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Ace for Trevor in comeback game
THRILL: Trevor Michael bagged his first ever hole in one at the Greendale golf course last week in his first hit-out after
coming out of lockdown.
PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN
• By Jacob Page
TREVOR MICHAEL aced
his return to the Greendale
golf course last week with his
first ever hole in one.
Trevor, who has played golf
for 16 years, managed it on
the 124m 17th named Toss Up
which is a par three with an
elevated green and a bunker on
the right side of the green.
The 76-year-old and his wife,
Marie were one of the first to
swing their clubs on Tuesday
after level 4 coronavirus
restrictions eased to level 3 and
allowed golf to be played under
strict conditions.
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District’s
schools
empty
with few
students
• By Devon Bolger
VERY FEW students in the
district are turning up for class
amid the Covid-19 crisis.
Darfield High School principal
James Morris said only three of
its 485 year 7, 8, 9 and 10 students
have attended school since alert
level 3 began.
“We may be getting another
couple over the course of this
week. All in all, it has been working
well,” he said.
The school’s library is being
used to house the students.
“It is a quite big space which is
nice and does make it easier. We
have roped off an area outside as
well so they have plenty of space
to run around outside.”
Lincoln High School has had a
maximum of four students turn
up each day.
Principal Kathy Paterson said:
“Social distancing has not been a
problem at all. The students have
2m distancing inside and out and
they have been managing that
really well.”
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ACTION: Six city counci lors including
Catherine Chu, Sam MacDonald (top right),
James Daniels (above left) and Aaron
Keown have ca led on Mayor Lianne Dalziel
to lead a conversation on how to achieve a
zero per cent rates increase this year.
• By Louis Day
CALLS HAVE b en made to
stop rates increases in response
to the Covid-19 crisis.
City counci lors James Gough,
Sam MacDonald, Catherine
Chu, Phil Mauger, Aaron Keown
and James Daniels have sent a
le ter to Mayor Lianne Dalziel
asking her to lead a conversation
as to how a zero per cent rates
increase could be achieved this
year.
The city council is proposing
an average rates increase of 4.65
per cent acro s a l ratepayers in
this year’s Draft Annual Plan
which is cu rently under public
consultation until April 5 and
wi l be finalised before July 1.
The 2018-2028 Long Term
Plan also predicts a 50 per cent
rates increase over 10 years.
Said Cr MacDonald: “In
the cu rent environment it’s
clear business as usual is not
appropriate and the council
needs to l ok at how we enable
this 12-month rates increase
fr eze to o cur, it’s crucial for
the economic confidence of our
city.”
Ms Dalziel said the las thing the council’s budget, which is urchNZ, the Canterbury Employers’
Chamber of Commerce
the city council n eded was for not entirely funded by rates, and
someone to hi the panic bu ton. the consequences that wi l flow and other key players so we are
“Calm heads must and wi l from decisions we make. best prepared for the economic
prevail,” she said.
“The Annual Plan is not cha lenges that lie ahead.”
“Our residents and busine ses signed off for thr e months so City council chief executive
wi l be depending on us to we have time to ge this advice. Dawn Baxendale did not rule a
make adjustments, and we wi l, A the same time, the council zero rates rise out.
however, we wi l n ed advice is m eting with our economic “We’re considering a series of
on the impacts on a l aspects of development agency, Christch-
options in light of the extraordinary
circumstances related to the economy in response to the
Covid-19. We wi l discu s these Covid-19 pandemic.
options with elected members The bi gest b ost is $5.1
as we develop the Annual Plan,” billion towards wage subsidies
she said.
for affected businesses in all
The push from city counci lors sectors and regions.
for a freeze on rates rises comes •Tips for weathering virus, p3
shortly after Minister of Finance
•Mayor’s column, p9
Grant Robertson announced
a $12.1 bi lion package to aid •From the editor’s desk, p10
No review
A message
Councillor takes
Davids heads
Views on
Lively group
over
of love, unity
matters into
community board cricket nets
celebrate
multi-storey
and prayers
his own hands
advocating body sought
St Patrick’s Day
house
for peace
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Eastern
Motorway
Bid to
suburbs
opening
secure
repairs
delay
funding to
could take
brings
demolish
a while
relief
service
RESIDENTS MOST affected by
• By Louis Day
centre
the new Northern Motorway are
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• By Georgia O’Connor-Harding
the eastern suburbs start to
Northern Corridor opening has
see Lianne Dalziel’s campaign
been delayed by six months.
THE earthquake-damaged
aspirations for the area come to
The CNC was due to open in
former Sockburn Service Centre
fruition.
the middle of this year, but last
could finally be demolished in
During October’s local body
week the New
July – if the funding needed is
elections, Ms Dalziel identified
Zealand Transport
Agency
It comes as the
obtained.
repairs to the eastern part of the
city’s footpaths, pipes and roads
announced more
Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton
as one of her main priorities for
time was needed
this term.
to complete the
Community
“We need a fully integrated
$290m motorwayten
in its draft
Board has writ-
programme of works for the
east, I have loosely called this
The original
submission to
Readers respond
Chance to the eastern alliance, which
scope of the
the city council’s
would essentially be an alliance Helpless to
Victorious
Delay in
Market day
project has been Mark Wilson
Annual Plan
Mike Mora
to supermarket
farewell Holden
of contractors who can take
extended include
stoked
making mall
goes green at 2019-2020,
stop property
captain the whole area bit by bit and
a third southbound lane on
requesting the city council addresses
the budget gap so the
rebranding
in style
systematically get the work
the Waimakariri River bridge and
flooding
with cup done,” she said during the
a clip-on win
exit safer
Cashmere HS
cycleway.
buildings can be removed as soon
campaign.
St Albans resident Mark Wilson
as possible.
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GIRL Page BOSS: Julia 17 Holmes But chief wants executive to be a Dawn geneticist after Page high school, 3 and feels the GirlBoss Advantage programme will Page help 10 said GIRL the BOSS: community Julia Holmes are “somewhat
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PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN Page 11 said the final submission is yet to
wants to be a geneticist after high school, and feels the GirlBoss Advantage programme will help Board chairman Mike Mora
her achieve her dreams. Baxendale said any request to
PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN
• By Bea Gooding
pursue a specific for biology, project in and the from a young Julia is one of 25 young were often male-dominated, •“The By community Bea Gooding will be somewhat
thankful for a reprieve of the
for biology, and from a young Julia is one of 25 young were often male-dominated, be completed but it was likely the
east would have age to has be always agreed been interested women chosen around the with particular focus on science,
technology, engineering
age has always been interested women chosen around the with particular focus on science,
technology, engineering requested.
demolition of the site would be
FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD upon Julia by council.
effects of this motorway for six
South New Brighton School pupil Jacob McMillan enjoying the foam pit at Christchurch School of
City councillors are yet to pass
Gymnastics, which opened its doors to pupils while the school was closed due to fire damage.
Holmes is on a mission on to
in how things worked, often country to participate in the
FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD Julia
Consent
in how things worked, often country to participate in the
months, but it’s still there. Until
taking things apart just to put GirlBoss Advantage programme
next month, designed She was shocked to hear the
and maths.
Holmes is on a mission to Rates
taking things apart just to put GirlBoss Advantage programme
next month, designed She was shocked to hear the Main South Rd, has been a source
and maths.
The former service centre, on
make a difference in the world. any guidance them to back staff together. around
decisions are made to put our
make a difference in the world. them back together.
•Story, more photos, page 5
PHOTO: GEOFF The SLOAN year 11 St Margaret’s this, she said.
community first, then there is no
That passion has landed her to mentor the female leaders news from her mother.
The year 11 St Margaret’s That passion has landed her to mentor the female leaders news from her mother.
of tension for years with residents
College student has a passion •Turn to page the 5
relief,” he said.
opportunity granted
of her dreams. of tomorrow in industries that • Turn to page 6
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to the Covid-19 crisis.
Pleasant resident, who is also award for Best Sustainability Centre earlier this month.
• 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
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NO SURPRISES over the number of
students not going to school since alert
level 3 came into force.
We reveal today the tiny numbers attending
high schools and primary schools in the
district.
I guess the Government had its reasons for re-opening schools
but was it worth it?
At Rolleston College only 17 students have turned up, three at
Darfield High and just four at Lincoln High.
Ellesmere College didn’t respond to our questions – maybe all
students stayed home.
So you seriously have to question the value of schools reopening
under level 3 conditions.
On another note, good to see the golf courses back in action.
Trevor Michael (page 1) agrees. He bagged his first hole in one
on the day courses re-opened.
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Max’s marathon effort to emulate Capt Tom
• By Devon Bolger
MAX TAYLOR was inspired
to raise money for charity after
world-wide sensation Captain
Tom Moore raised more than
$66 million by walking laps
around his garden.
The eight-year-old Springfield
resident ran 6.02km every day
over seven days.
As of Monday, $1174 had been
donated to his givealittle page.
The money will be going to Age
Concern Canterbury.
Max’s mother, Kathryn Taylor,
said he came up with the idea all
on his own.
“It came about after seeing the
news about Captain Tom Moore,
the Englishman who was doing
laps of his garden. He thought
that was pretty amazing and
wanted to do something similar
here,” she said.
Captain Moore is a former
British Army officer who served
in World War 2.
He gained attention worldwide
when he began to walk laps of his
garden with the goal of raising
$2068 (£1000) for the National
Health Service by his 100th
birthday 24 days later.
On the morning of his 100th
birthday the total raised had
passed $62 million (£30 million),
PUFFED: Max Taylor of Springfield ran the length of a marathon
in his backyard over a week to raise money for Age Concern
Canterbury.
and by the time the campaign
closed at the end of the day it
had increased to $66.1 million
(£32.79 million).
The Queen sent Captain
Moore a personalised birthday
card congratulating him on his
efforts.
Mrs Taylor said: “Max had
been really worried about elderly
people being more vulnerable.
We talked about how they had
SENSATION: Englishman Captain Tom
Moore raised millions of dollars by walking
laps of his garden. PHOTO: GETTY
to isolate for a long time and he
thought that sounded horrible
and they’d be lonely so he
wanted to help,” she said.
Each morning Max wrote a
list of the laps that he needed to
do and left it by the
starting line to cross
off as he went past.
“He would do a
few in the morning
on his own before
school work and then
throughout the day
we would just do a
few with him, he is
the only one who did
all of them.
“I have been really
proud of him. We
would wake up in
the morning and he
would be out there
already, we’d see him
running past the
window.”
Max is absolutely
stoked with the
amount he has raised
so far, she said.
“We didn’t talk
about a figure but
we were saying if
we could raise a
couple of hundred
he’d be happy, so to
have over a thousand
is awesome.”
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Rules being
followed by
dog owners
• By Devon Bolger
DOG OWNERS seem to be
keeping their pets in their bubbles
during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The district council received
just four complaints regarding
dogs being off
their leash from
March 26 to April
27.
The Ministry for
Primary Industries
has asked dog
Steve
Clarke
owners to keep
their canines on
a leash under all
alert levels to minimise any need
to break a “bubble” to retrieve
their pet, as well as the risk of
accidents.
Said district council senior animal
control officer Steve Clarke:
“We have seen little change in
the number of reports we receive
about dog attacks and dogs being
off-leash during the lockdown
period.
During the lockdown period
the district council received
eleven reports of dog attacks,
which is similar to the numbers of
previous years.
Only one dog was housed at the
district council pound and it was
able to be returned to its owner.
‘We have no indication of whether
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Rolleston College had a
maximum of 17 students attend
out of 533.
Principal Rachel Skelton said
it has been going well as students
are already used to online
learning.
Ellesmere College did not
respond to questions by the
Selwyn Times.
Prebbleton School has had
about five or six pupils each day
out of a total of 480.
Said principal Kim Alexander
said: “It was what we were expecting
but it is going well so far.
We have had no indication
of whether numbers will increase.
“The small numbers of pupils
mean they can all be in the
same large teaching space,”
she said.
Lincoln Primary School has
had about 18 to 20 students show
up each day compared to the
usual 621.
Said principal Vivienne
Butcher: “It has been going
very well so far. We have the
pupils split into a junior bubble
and a senior bubble. Family
members are kept to the same
bubbles.”
Four teachers are on-site at the
school each day.
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Said Weedons School
principal Kathy Bell: “Things
have been very good. We are
happy and the children are
happy. We have had the same
amount of children each day
which is a small portion of our
usual number.”
The school’s roll is typically
about 160 pupils.
“We have been in contact with
families and are not expecting
the numbers to increase this
week,” she said.
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numbers will increase’
DISTANCING: Darfield High School students studying in the library that has been set up for
them to work in.
Mrs Bell said social distancing
at the school is going well and
having a small number of pupils
makes it easier.
Meanwhile, 30 pupils out of
about 200 have attended Lemonwood
Grove School in Rolleston
each day.
Principal Jen Hodgkinson
said: “Some pupils are coming
for full weeks and others are
only attending on the days both
parents work.
“We are expecting a couple
more pupils next week as
more parents return to work.
However, we were aware of these
and they have already been
factored into the bubbles,” she
said.
Ms Hodgkinson said everyone
at the school is adapting well
and following changes implemented
to mitigate the risk of
Covid-19.
These include having different
pick-up and drop-off times,
timetabling to ensure no bubbles
are crossed and work stations
being distanced.
Punched during road rage
• By Devon Bolger
A 30-YEAR-OLD man suffered
minor injuries after being
punched in the head during a
road rage incident near Rolleston
on Sunday.
Said Senior Sergeant Dean
Harker: “The victim wasn’t feeling
well and pulled over to the
side of the road. He has sort of
cut a car off while doing that.
“The driver has got out and
punched him a couple of times
in the head. He also yelled abuse
about the man’s driving.”
The incident took place on
Lincoln Rolleston Rd at about
12.10pm.
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The couple are both members
at Greendale and their property
backs onto the course.
Trevor said modestly, the shot,
with a seven wood, “was an absolute
fluke.”
“I didn’t see it go in,” he said.
“I used a seven wood and with
no pin in there and the cups are
upside down so it’s flush with the
level of the green and when we
got up the slight hill and Marie
turned to me and said: ‘My goodness,
it’s in there.’
“It could have so easily rolled
The victim lives in Christchurch
and was working in the
district at the time of the assault.
The perpetrator is a caucasian
male aged 30-40 and about
185cm tall.
He was driving a white Toyota
Hilux with roof racks.
Senior Sergeant Harker said the
victim was unable to get the registration
of the vehicle and they
are currently following leads to
track down the man responsible.
“If any members of the public
did see something in the area at
that time please contact Constable
James Bourne at the Rolleston
Police.”
past so it was such an amazing
fluke for it to be sitting there.”
Trevor took up the game at
60 as something to do during
semi-retirement after a life on
the farm and plays off an 18
handicap.
Trevor said if the bar was open,
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“I would have shouted because
I was so rapt because I’m running
out of time to do it.”
Trevor said he hoped to
continue playing socially twice
a week once things got back to
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BE INTO
EXTENDED: The submission period for the Countdown Lincoln supermarket
development will stay open until two weeks after alert level 2 begins.
Residents in a losing
battle against
Flemington supermarket
• By Devon Bolger
THE BATTLE to stop a
Countdown supermarket
going in at the Flemington
subdivision in Lincoln
appears to be failing.
The district council has
received 43 public submissions,
26 of which support
and 15 oppose the development.
Flemington
developer Shane
Kennedy said: “This
is something the
community has
been talking about
for quite some time.
There was always,
from an economic
point of view, the
need for a supermarket in
this area.
“We have been fielding a
lot of clarification calls versus
people who are directly
opposed to it. To be honest,
nobody has contacted me
directly that is completely
opposed. It has been more
around seeking traffic information
and things like
“Exclusive”
Shane
Kennedy
that,” he said.
A Flemington resident
who previously spoke
against the development to
Selwyn Times did not wish
to comment after receiving
backlash.
In March, Selwyn Times
reported a group of Flemington
residents opposed
the proposed location for
the supermarket.
The submission
period on the development
has been
extended until two
weeks after Alert
Level 2 begins.
Said district council
planning manager
Jesse Burgess: “The
extension is on the basis
that under alert level 2,
members of the public are
likely to have greater access
to libraries and support for
the use of technology to
enable everyone fair and
natural access to submit on
the application,” he said.
Mr Burgess said based
on current information,
alert level 2 could begin on
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May 12 and, therefore, the
notification period would
end on May 16.
Said Springs Ward
councillor Malcolm Lyall:
“I wouldn’t like to draw
any conclusions on the
submissions received
as people have had a lot
going on. It is great the
submission period has
been extended,” he said.
The district council
received a resource consent
application from Lincoln
Developments Ltd last
year.
They have applied
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3063m 2 supermarket in the
Flemington subdivision
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Our People
Supporting the district’s mums for 11 years
Lauree Welford has
been helping to support
mothers in the district for
11 years. The Rolleston
resident speaks to Devon
Bolger about her work
with the Time4Mums
group and love for the
district
How did you get started with
the Time4Mums group?
I have been involved for about
11 years now. I had just moved
down from Auckland a few
months earlier and I started
getting involved with a few bits
and pieces, mainly baking to
start with.
The group itself has been
around for quite a while under
different banners. It came out
of a group affiliated with MOP
international, which stood for
Mothers of Preschoolers.
Over-time it was converted
to a New Zealand version and
that eventually shut down. We
decided it was something that
was quite important so we made
Time4Mums and kept a similar
structure to what we were doing.
I would say the group has been
in Rolleston for at least 15 years.
Could you tell me about what
the group does?
It is about encouraging
and connecting mums in the
community. You arrive, have
some morning tea, we have an
amazing baker at the moment,
and just chat for a bit.
We usually get in speakers on
all sorts of things from antenatal
depression, to processing grief,
to cup cake decorating. There
is also a bit of a craft activity
afterwards for whoever would
like to do that.
During this time we have also
got a place for the little ones.
There are a lot of volunteers
around to help babies and play
with them so the mums can
sit down and actually enjoy
a cup of coffee without being
interrupted. When they get a bit
older, crawling or walking, they
come through to where I am at
SUPPORT: Lauree Welford of Rolleston cares for children every second Wednesday while their
mothers have a well-deserved cup of tea and a chat.
PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN
the moment looking after the
kids in the next room. It is just
like a daycare really where we
look after the little ones while
the mums are having their chats.
It gives them a chance to build
friendships and grow as a mum.
It is great having some of the
grandmothers come along and
offer wisdom, support and a
listening ear.
A lot of the children are
younger or having started
childcare so when we are looking
after them it is sometimes the
first time mum and baby have
actually been apart at all. So it
is quite a big step for them and
the kids but because we are right
next door if they get sad you
can take them back. It’s not like
taking them to daycare, it’s a nice
gradual transition.
How many people typically
attend the meetings?
It can vary anywhere between
10 to 20 mums. We meet on the
first and third Wednesday of the
month during school time.
I recently looked back at last
year’s roll and we had about
60 different mums attend
throughout the year at different
times.
It gets a bit difficult to keep
track because a child might
start school or things change for
people.
Why do you think it is
important to have a support
group for mothers in the
district?
I think it is important
anywhere with young mums
but I think Rolleston more so
than most because it is such a
new area. New people are always
shifting here and they don’t have
any kind of family connections.
There are also a lot of people
shifting from overseas so
they don’t have parents or
grandparents or anything to get
a chance to have a break and get
that care and support they need.
Does the group get any
help from any community
organisations?
The Hope Presbyterian Church
started supporting the group
about 10 years ago. We need
an organisation to help with
funds for things like hiring the
Rolleston Community Centre
and the morning tea. We also ask
for a donation to come along to
the meetings.
It is all run by volunteers, the
church helps us through funding
and background support.
We usually have a team of
people helping. There is someone
who is a bit more of a leader, which
I did for a few years, where you
organise speakers to come in and
make sure there are enough team
members and things like that.
For Mother’s Day, I’ve gone
around to a few businesses and
they’ve donated things to make
the day just a bit more special so
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Lauree Welford
that kind of thing is great too.
We have had an amazing team
of people over the years and it
is pretty cool how sometimes
it might feel like numbers are
dwindling on the volunteer front
and then others come along.
How long have you lived in
Selwyn?
We have been here for 11 years
now, we moved down from
Auckland. We have always lived
in Rolleston.
What do you like about living
here?
I really love the sense of
community. We were in
Auckland for quite a few years.
We came here and it was great
because my kids could bike
to school and walk to friends’
houses.
We had to drive everywhere
in Auckland but here everything
is close by and there are friends
around the corner. That
community feel is definitely my
favourite part.
Do you have any hobbies
or skills outside of your
community work?
I work locally over in Izone.
They are very flexible which is
great because I still can help
with the group on Wednesday
mornings.
I spend a lot of time watching
my kids play sport, especially
cricket. I’m really involved with
that.
I also like to go for walks and
the odd bit of a birthday cake
decorating for family.
Could you tell me a bit about
your family?
My husband Martin has an
electronics business and works
from home.
We have three children. Our
daughter started university this
year but is back home at the
moment with the lockdown.
Our middle son is in year 11 at
Lincoln High and my youngest
son is in year 7 at Rolleston
Primary School.
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Keeping your bubble small and making space around you are two important
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keep other people safe too. Because the more contact you have with others,
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and other motorised vehicles is not allowed.
Keep your bubble small Keeping it small means restricting your bubble to your immediate
household, and maybe extending it a small amount if you need to – perhaps by one or two people maximum.
This could mean reconnecting with close family, bringing in a caregiver, or supporting isolated an isolated person.
Can I visit my family if they are spread out across
more than one other bubble?
You can’t join multiple family bubbles together. The way to stay
safe is to limit your exposure to other people as much as possible,
including family members. As mentioned, you can visit someone
who is isolated or needs help. However, you should make sure
you’re the only one joining their bubble.
Are neighbours allowed to merge bubbles?
Not for social reasons. Unfortunately, we all need to say ‘no’ to a beer
with the neighbour until COVID-19 is under control. You can, however,
support someone who is isolated and needs help.
Can I pop in and visit another bubble?
We know you’ve missed your friends and whānau, but now is not the
time to pop in for a chat or to say ‘hi’. Stick to checking-in via a phone
or video chat instead.
Can our flat extend our bubble to another flat?
At Alert Level 3 this is not allowed. It would open up the potential
for the virus to spread. Remember, the more people in your bubble,
the greater the risk.
Thank you New Zealanders
Alert Level 3 is a big moment in our fight against COVID-19. Thanks to each and every
one of you for putting your community first, and following the rules that keep us all safe.
Got questions?
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Wednesday May 6 2020 11
Tradies – look after your valuables
Area response manager
Senior Sergeant Dean
Harker talks about police
activity in the district
WITH THE reduction from a
level 4 to level 3 lockdown a large
number of building sites are
again becoming operational and
tradesmen are busy making up
for lost time to try and get houses
and industrial builds completed
before winter.
Selwyn police have noticed
an increase in calls for service
regarding thefts and suspicious
behaviour being reported around
building sites and also sites
where road maintenance is being
carried out.
With Selwyn police working
24hr from the Rolleston station I
would encourage members of the
public to report any suspicious
behaviour by calling at the time
it happens and to try and record
as many details to help identify
the suspects.
There have been houses that
are near completion which have
been entered and whiteware
stolen, some of these offences are
occurring in the evenings or early
hours of the morning, some of the
suspects have been described as
wearing hi-vis clothing and appear
to be dressing as tradesmen
and also using tradesmen-like
vehicles such as utes.
For tradesmen, do not leave
your tools or valuables in your
vehicles overnight, instead keep
them secure and out of sight.
SECURE: Have your tools
engraved with your driver
licence number.
Only buy tools from reputable
businesses – if the price sounds
too good to be true, it probably is.
ENGRAVE – Engrave your
tools with your driver licence
number – that way, if found they
are easier to return to you.
RECORD – Record the serial
numbers of your tools and keep
the list in a safe location.
SECURE – Always secure your
tools using good strong, locks.
REPORT – Report any suspicious
activity to police.
Local police are looking at
holding events where we will
engrave tradesmen’s tools once
Dean Harker
Selwyn Police
the lockdown has lifted.
Last week local police have
been busy holding offenders to
account and have had some very
good results and apprehensions
thanks to help and information
being supplied by the public.
Last week a male was charged
with cannabis cultivation and
selling cannabis offences after a
search warrant was executed in
the district. We also dealt with
a fatal accident, and attended
an incident at an address where
a firearm was discharged, the
suspect for this has been apprehended.
At another incident, a person
has been apprehended and is facing
charges in relation to being
found in possession of prohibited
firearms.
We have a few new police staff
starting work in the district over
recent weeks.
On a personal note, like a
number of other locals, I am
waiting for the Covid-19 restrictions
to be lifted so I can travel to
the West Coast and go hunting
and, hopefully, bag myself a deer
to fill my freezer before winter.
Take care and be safe.
BACKYARD CRITTERS
Mike Bowie is an ecologist who
specialises in entomology (insects and
other invertebrates). Each week he
introduces a new species found in his
backyard at Lincoln. His column aims to
raise public awareness of biodiversity,
the variety of living things around us.
Check out the full list of invertebrates
found at www.inaturalist.org/projects/
backyard-biodiversity-bugs-in-my-lincoln-section
A furry favourite
AT THIS time of the year with
temperatures dropping, insect
pollinator diversity is reduced
mainly to the larger, introduced
bees and bumblebees.
Four bumblebee species
were introduced from England
between 1885 and 1906 to aid
pollination of crops. Bumblebee’s
hairy bodies, long tongues, and
ability to buzz-pollinate make
them better pollinators than
honeybees for some species like
red clover, broad beans, kiwifruit,
zucchini, aubergines, peppers,
blueberries and tomatoes.
They can also fly in colder
temperatures than honeybees
and can be used in glasshouses
particularly for pollinating
tomatoes which honeybees
dislike.
Bombus terrestris, or the
buff-tailed bumblebee, is the
most common species you will
encounter.
As its name suggests, the tip
of this species is buff-white in
colour. They have been recorded
visiting 47 native species and
500 exotic flowering plants. The
queens are 20-22mm long, while
workers are considerably shorter
at 11-17mm long.
During winter, fertilised
queens seek somewhere to
hibernate and excavate a 100mm
deep hole. In spring they emerge
to feed for several weeks before
establishing a nest in a dry cavity.
Like honeybees, they do sting,
but bumblebees differ in that
after stinging,
they survive
for another
day.
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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
Cricket Awards. Mariu then continued the trend when he and good friend Jesse Frew received the Fulton Scholarship for
emerging Canterbury Country players.
SELWYN TIMES
Work at grassroots recognised
• By Jacob Page
CANTERBURY Country
Cricket manager Toby Doyle
believes his national award is just
the cherry on top of the work he
does at a grassroots level.
The 29-year-old, who lives in
Darfield and plays for Leeston-
Southbridge was named development
officer of the year at the
New Zealand Cricket Awards,
which were announced online
last week.
“It was certainly unexpected
and a weird feeling at this time,”
he said.
“To get awards like this is really
nice but it’s not the reason I
do my role.
“I get more of a buzz out of
seeing more kids join local clubs
and players coming through our
pathway and fulfilling potential.
“Those are the things I sit back
and get satisfaction from.”
Oxford-Rangiora and former
St Andrew’s College batsman
Rhys Mariu was crowned co-
Gillette Cup player of the year
during the event for his efforts at
the national secondary schools
tournament in December.
Mariu scored 254 runs at an
average of 50 at the tournament
RECOGNISED: Canterbury Country cricket manager Toby Doyle
was honoured at the New Zealand Cricket Awards, which were
announced online last week.
PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN
with a best of 104.
He shared the honour with
Otago Boys’ High School’s Jacob
Cumming, the son of former
Black Cap Craig Cumming.
Doyle has been working at the
Canterbury Country Cricket Association
for the past six years after
studying at Waikato University.
He said he enjoyed the different
facets of the role and its connection
to the community.
“I think there are a thousand
different hats I wear each week
and I’ve learnt how to prioritise
my time,” he said.
“It’s about prioritising where
we, as an organisation, can get
the biggest bang for our buck.
“When I help coach 10 junior
coaches, they go back and help
80 to 190 junior cricketers who
will benefit from it.
“You can’t be afraid to go the
extra mile especially during the
season to get a good outcome.”
He said it was important both
he and Canterbury Country development
officer Tim Gruijters
have good working relationships
with schools to introduce the
game to children and then the
clubs take over.
He said with several townships
in Selwyn seeing decent population
growth and with the popularity
following the 2015 and
2019 Cricket World Cups, it’s
been important to capitalise on
increased interest and demand.
“The clubs do a fantastic job
getting kids into junior cricket
and over the last five years we’ve
seen a lot of growth in team
numbers.
“It’s a juggling act but Tim and
I work well together and we are
seeing some rewards there.
“Our player base has doubled
SPORT
over my time here and a lot of
that has to do with increased
population and the World Cup
success.
“The number of junior teams
in 2014/15 was at 65 and this past
season we had 127 teams so it
makes a big difference when kids
have role models to look up too.”
Doyle said the definition of
success in his role had changed
from when he first started.
“It used to be how many
schools could you go into and
how many kids could you deliver
sessions too,” he said.
“You never knew what the
quality or sustainability was
behind those numbers.
“Now we’ve transitioned to
where everything we do we do
for a reason and a sustainable
reason.
“There’s been a lot of administration
that’s come about over
the years but it allows us to see
the work we are doing.”
Doyle said he hasn’t received
the physical award yet but was
happy to be recognised for a job
well done.
Mates Mariu and Frew share scholarship
• By Jacob Page
GOOD MATES Jesse Frew and
Rhys Mariu have added another
chapter to their cricket story by
being named joint recipients of
the Fulton Scholarship for 2020.
“We’ve been playing together
since we were eight or nineyears-old
and we’re best mates
so it’s pretty pleasing to have
someone like Rhys alongside me
for this,” Frew said.
Frew, an all rounder and
Mariu an opening batsmen
are both 18-years-old and have
represented Canterbury Country
through the junior age-groups
and we’re teammates in the St
Andrew’s College first XI that
won the Gillette Cup national
schoolboys title in December.
The Fulton Cricket
Scholarship is named after
former Canterbury Country,
Canterbury captain and Black
Caps batsman Peter Fulton who
created the scholarship in 2015
in an effort to help emerging
Canterbury Country players
progress.
Each recipient receives $2500
and will receive one-on-one
coaching and mentoring from
Fulton as well as other personal
development assistance.
Frew, who plays for Darfield,
said it was a great opportunity.
“It’s a great stepping stone.
I’ve worked with Fults (Fulton)
TALENTED DUO: Jesse Frew,
left, and Rhys Mariu are the
co-recipients of the Fulton
Scholarship for 2020.
PHOTO: CANTERBURY CRICKET
before and it will be great to do
it again.”
The pair were in the New
Zealand under-19 squad together
with Mariu making the World
Cup team earlier this year and
Frew missing out, in part because
of a stress fracture he has dealt
with for the past three years which
prevented him bowling.
“We’re having good results
with the physio and (New
Zealand under-19 coach Paul
Wiseman) said he would help me
with my return.”
Mariu, who plays for Oxford-
Rangiora said it was an honour
to be recognised by Fulton.
He said he was thrilled with
his season and felt opening
the batting really suited his
mentality on the field.
“I want to be in the game and
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I want to score the bulk of the
runs,” he said.
“I don’t want to leave it to
anyone else.
“I’m not a fan of sitting and
watching cricket so opening
works for me.”
He said he was keen to
improve his technique against
spin bowling in the short term.
“I think it’s where New
Zealand batsmen often struggle
so I want to ensure I get better at
playing it.”
Both players said they
wanted to progress through the
Canterbury ranks and push for
higher honours.
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Wednesday May 6 2020 13
FULL POWER: The
upgraded lights at
Lincoln Domain’s No
1 ground were turned
on for the first time on
Sunday.
Domain lights power-up
after $233,000 upgrade
NEW LIGHTS at Lincoln
Domain were turned on for the
first time on Sunday night.
The district council upgraded
the lights on the No 1 rugby field
for the purposes of training and
matches.
Lincoln Rugby Football Club
president Corran Pywell said he
was sure they would be a great
community asset for many
years.
“The old ones had been up for
decades and all the fuses and
bulbs kept blowing on them.
”It was becoming a bit of a
hazard so the council had to
upgrade them for the benefit of
the domain.
Pywell said it would continue
to give his club the option of
night rugby during duck shooting
season and give the division
three rugby teams a venue for
their Friday night rugby.
Council property project manager
Sandrine Carrara said it was
a two-phase implementation.
“Last year, the council covered
the upgrading of the lighting
SPORT
for fields three and four of the
Lincoln Domain – this first stage
was project-managed by the
rugby club.
“For stage two of the project,
this week we have installed lighting
towers to bring field one up
to a standard for holding night
matches and we added some
lighting to bring field two up to
training level.”
The stage two work cost
$233,000.
Ransley out of
sorts at Barcelona
PREBBLETON’S Jaden Ransley
is hoping a familiar Phillip
Island track will help him
bounce back during round six
of the eSports Cup virtual car
racing event tonight.
“That’s a track I am familiar
with as I’ve raced there so, hopefully,
we can make it count,” he
said at the prospect.
A sluggish 12th place in qualifying
at Barcelona last week on a
technical track was compounded
by two early crashes in the respective
races.
In spite of finishing 10th and
27th overall, Ransley was able to
maintain a top five spot in the
STRUGGLES:
Jaden Ransley will
hope Phillip Island
next week goes
better than round
five at Barcelona.
PHOTO: RANSLEY
FAMILY
overall competition with three
rounds remaining.
“We qualified down the pack
but had a decent start in race one
but then I tried to avoid a car
next to me and got taken out by
a car behind me,” he said.
“We battled back to 10th but it
was tough.
“Then race two was pretty
much over after the first corner.
“I tried to give my teammate
room but ended up hitting a
pothole/judder bar thing and so
we just got round in 27th.”
Ransley said he did not do
enough testing in the week leading
up to the event and it showed.
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Selwyn Times
Selwyn businesses
open local to you
OPEN
OPEN
#selwynopen
A growing number of Selwyn businesses are now operating safely under Alert Level 3 conditions
and we’re encouraging people to take advantage of the great service local to you.
The ‘Selwyn Open’ campaign launched by the Council aims to help Selwyn residents find the
large number of businesses that are open and local to you.
A list of businesses that are open and ready to provide everything from groceries, to takeaways
and flowers is now available on the Council website at selwyn.govt.nz/selwynopen.
As we limit travel to help stop the spread of COVID-19 it is a good time to learn about the great
businesses that are there to support us through this pandemic and into the future.
The list shows some of the wide range of businesses across Selwyn that provide quality goods,
excellent service and competitive prices right on our doorstep. These businesses are often times
at the heart of our community sponsoring sports teams and supporting local events and charities.
Selwyn open aims to support these businesses as they restart and help our communities restart.
Manu Rangimoekau from Suburban Eatery says the business has seen a surge in takeaways
being ordered from their Leeston based restaurant and café.
He is glad the Council is doing something to drive residents to buy local, because this is critical
for the survival of the many diverse Selwyn industries.
“If we can’t get the support from the locals, then we can’t buy from our local suppliers and it’s a
complete domino effect. It doesn’t just affect our front doors, it affects the guys around the corner
growing the lettuce.”
Phillippa Boa from The Lincoln Pantry said the support businesses have received from locals and
the Council since opening for contact deliveries on Thursday has been great.
“We’re a small community of small business owners and we need that support to flow all around
and keep the economy going”
Major projects back under way across Selwyn
Major infrastructure and building works are swinging back into action in Selwyn following the move to
Alert Level 3.
Roading upgrades, cycleways and water upgrades are among the projects restarting across the district,
alongside $60 million of large building projects.
Work has restarted, or is due to start soon on the Selwyn Aquatic Centre extension, the Selwyn Health
Hub, Foster Park Indoor Courts, Rolleston Rugby Football Club, car parking and landscaping at the
Dynes Road end of Foster Park, Te Ara Ātea and the Rolleston Town Centre infrastructure upgrade on
Tennyson Street.
This means Tennyson Street is closed to traffic the length of Rolleston Park and the Markham Way
temporary extension is reopened.
Council roading projects across the district including rural intersection upgrades and the Leeston to
Doyleston cycleway will be restarting, along with the Reconnect Project making major upgrades at the
Pines Resource Recovery Park.
The upgrade of the intersection of Tennyson Street and Lowes Road will also restart, meaning Lowes
Road will be closed to traffic travelling towards the intersection.
The New Zealand Transport Agency has also advised that work is back
under way on the for the CSM2 Southern Motorway work. This means
for up to four weeks, Jones Road will be closed at the intersection with
Weedons Ross Road to all traffic. This work is taking place while traffic
volumes in the area are lower due to the Level 3 COVID-19 restrictions
and is needed to be completed before winter sets in.
The northbound and southbound off-ramps at the Weedons
Interchange remain open along with the east west bridge. Hoskyns
Road remains left in/left out.
Work will also restart on the $23 million of upgrades to the district’s
water services of 59 projects to build and upgrade pump stations,
increase capacity and improve water quality.
OPEN
OPEN
Pines Resource Recovery Park
re-opens with booking system
The Pines Resource Recovery Park in Rolleston has reopened under
Level 3 using a booking system and with some changes in place to
operate safely.
The new online booking system allows Pines to be open to
the public, while still complying with Government Alert Level 3
requirements, Council Solid Waste Manager Andrew Boyd says.
“We recognise that during the lockdown, residents have been
busy in their gardens and garages and are itching to get rid of
their rubbish, recycling and garden waste. We think customers will
be glad to see some familiar services restart – albeit in a slightly
different form.”
To ensure safe distancing spaces will be available for five vehicles
in each 30-minute time slot and only Paywave contactless payment
will be available, or those with accounts already set up.
The online booking system is available through the Council website
selwyn.govt.nz/bookpines, and Mr Boyd says people without
internet access can call 0800 SELWYN (0800 735 996) and Council
customer services staff will be able to arrange a booking.
Customers will receive a specific booking reference number that
must be presented at the gate to allow entry. Site staff will be strictly
managing access at the gate to ensure we can safely operate the
site in compliance with Alert Level 3 requirements and people
without a reference booking number will not be allowed entry.
Apply for the
rates extension
Selwyn ratepayers who may be facing financial difficulties
as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic can apply for a
payment extension.
You can extend payment out to 30 June 2021, provided you
agree to a payment plan with the Council. This extension
is available for the final instalment of rates for the 2019/20
financial year and rates for the 2020/21 financial year.
Payments can be made by direct debit weekly, fortnightly or
monthly and will need to be a minimum of $10 per week.
To apply for the rates extension visit
selwyn.govt.nz/rates and fill out the form under the
rates payment extension section.
To complete your request you will need your Valuation
Number, which can be found on your rates invoice, or by
contacting us on 0800 SELWYN (735 996)
An easy way to pay your rates is by direct debit.
You can set up a direct debit by filling out the Direct
Debit Authority form at selwyn.govt.nz/rates.
If you are considering cancelling or stopping an
existing direct debit arrangement that you have with
the Council, please contact us first.
If you cancel the direct debit authority directly with
your bank there is a nine-month security stand down
period before it can be reinstated. This is because
the Council is authorised to set up the direct debit
arrangement directly, rather than you having to set it
up with your bank.
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Stories from our households to yours
Continuing our series on how Selwyn residents are spending their days in isolation. We hope it will
inspire you with some ideas. This week, Weedons Primary School teacher April Fitzjohn shares about
her lockdown diary, inspiring pupils and spending lots of time in her garden.
When lockdown was first mooted, I thought, “Great, I’ll spend more time in the garden.” The first day
was sunny and all went according to plan; then we had four wet days on the trot…
I remember because on the second day of lockdown I decided to keep a daily diary. The diary logs
my gardening, books read, new recipes tried, other news and all the ‘funnies’ circulating the internet.
Undoubtedly, we’ll look back one day and wonder if this really happened.
My day starts about 7.30am feeding my chickens and kunekune pig, watering plants and walking
Murphy, our dog. Over breakfast, I catch up on news and emails.
As my school’s enviro teacher, I try to post outdoor challenges and ideas every few days.
One project has been harvesting vegetables and wondering what to do with nasturtium leaves. After
several tests and trials I found a recipe for nasturtium pesto and I now have oodles of it in my freezer.
Another has been working on a seven foot high ‘hugelkultur’ [a type of raised garden bed] — an
excellent place to plant potatoes or pumpkins.
I should do some weeding but there’s always something more appealing to do, chat to the fantails,
cuddle the lamb and give the pig a good belly scratch!
Every few days we take Murphy to a local track for a walk and enjoy the view of the Southern Alps —
we are lucky living in New Zealand.
Zoom has become a way to socialise — Saturday nights are games with friends and no one knows if
you have your pyjama bottoms on! And on weekday nights, thank heavens for Netflix!
Kids enjoy environment lockdown challenge
Inspired by Mrs Fitzjohn’s weekly ideas 19 of her pupils have been getting their hands dirty completing
a range of outdoor challenges over lockdown.
Some have been helping their parents with watering, weeding, moving plants and trimming bushes and
hedges. Others have been making beeswax wraps to use instead of plastic wrap and eco bricks made
from stuffing bottles with used soft plastic waste.
Planting is also popular for families like the Smolenski family, Lachie, Jonty and Ruby.
“We replanted strawberries, planted parsley and daffodils, did weeding, trimmed trees, put lots of pea
straw down and even did renovations on our tree hut,” Lachie said.
The Tresize brothers have also been busy, establishing a bird and bee friendly garden, mowing the lawn
and becoming self-sufficient sourcing food from their garden.
“Mum let us choose our own fruit tree each to care for from a plant nursery. I chose a red apple and
Cooper chose a green apple tree. We also grow our own veggies from seeds,” Nic Tresize said.
By doing these activities, Mrs Fitzjohn says students have earned ‘ticks’ towards an ‘Enviro badge’
normally gained during enviro club meetings.
"It's been fantastic seeing so many Weedons students and their siblings doing a multitude of outdoors
and environmental activities during the lovely lockdown weather!”
Children taking part in Mrs Fitzjohn's environmental lockdown challenge. from left
Lachie, Jonty and Ruby Smolenski weeding. Kase, Connor and Hunter Barnes planting carrots and Nic Tresize digging.
Change in fire seasons for Selwyn
Fire and Emergency New Zealand has moved Selwyn to open
fire season.
Principal Rural Fire Officer Bruce Janes says while the fire seasons
are changing, Fire and Emergency NZ is asking people to think
twice before lighting an open-air fire.
“While we know essential industries like farmers will still need to
light fires as part of their land management, we would appreciate if
people would hold off lighting non-essential fires for a couple more
weeks while we remain under COVID-19 Alert Level 3.
“Now is the time to be more vigilant than ever to avoid an upturn in
the spread of the virus.”
Bruce Janes says even if a fire is permitted and under control,
the smoke often generates a 111 call from the public, meaning
firefighters need to leave their bubble to deal with an avoidable fire.
“We know that weather conditions have been good and that burning
is an easy way to dispose of waste, but we would prefer Cantabrians
hold off a few more weeks or take it to the Council refuse station.”
Finding yourself an
essential worker
Selwyn Youth Council member, Ben Dodson, 22, shares his
lockdown experience in Selwyn as a graduate and essential worker.
Friday 24 April was supposed to be graduation day for my Bachelor
of Agribusiness and Food Marketing degree, however with the
pandemic this was cancelled.
I felt this degree would open many options, particularly in New
Zealand’s large agri-food industry. But when Covid hit, returning to
my high school job at the supermarket seemed like a logical choice.
I’ve been working in the produce department, helping keep the
store stocked. With the huge upswing in demand a regular day’s
order has almost doubled to around 500 crates — that’s 5000kg
of produce. As an experienced ‘essential worker’ it feels as though
there is an increased responsibility to keep things going, resulting in
some exhausted evenings. Initially, there was uncertainty about how
the store would run in lockdown, but the management team has
effectively implemented PPE and other strategies to keep everyone
safe. The ‘essential worker’ tag feels a bit hollow, however I am glad
to have been working rather than sitting at home.
Working in a familiar environment with friends has helped me
through this lockdown period, along with a cheeky bit of Football
Manager and Fifa20 to disappear into for a couple of hours.
My advice to other graduates feeling anxious is to keep applying,
keep positive — eventually an opportunity will arise. This generation
from Selwyn has been through a lot in their youth, between
earthquakes, a shooting and now a pandemic, we’re tough and will
adapt to whatever the post-Covid world will look like.
Notices
MALVERN WATER RACE DISRUPTIONS
Council contractors will be doing repairs to the Waimakariri Water
Race Intake Tunnel from Tuesday 12 May 2020. This work will
require shutting flows from this intake and the work is expected to
be completed on Wednesday 3 June.
While the other scheme intakes will still be operational, it is
expected that there will be widespread disruptions to the Malvern
water race scheme for the month of April.
This work is necessary to ensure the intake is safe and to keep the
water race scheme operating.
Please be prepared that there may be no supply of stock water via
the water race to your property for this works period.
CREATIVE COMMUNITIES FUNDING AVAILABLE
Applications are open for Creative Communities funding.
Funding is available to groups or individuals with communitybased
creative projects that promote arts or culture in Selwyn.
The aim of the scheme is to increase participation in the arts at a
local level, and increase the range and diversity of arts available to
communities.
Applications for this funding round close at 5pm, Friday 15 May.
Visit selwyn.govt.nz/artsfunding for more information and to apply.
Meetings
Council meeting
Wednesday 13 May 2pm
Council meetings will be streamed live on facebook.com/
SelwynDistrictCouncil
Leeston Library & Service Centre
19 Messines Street, Leeston
Ph 347 2871
Lincoln Library & Service Centre
Gerald Street, Lincoln
Ph 347 2876
0800 SELWYN
www.selwyn.govt.nz
SelwynDistrictCouncil
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Here’s the plan
...have your say
Here’s the plan
...have your say
Annual Plan 2020/21
Consultation Document
Kia ora koutou
Selwyn
Thanks for checking out this summary of our Annual Plan
2020/21 Consultation Document, which includes six key issues
that we are seeking your feedback on, plus information on the
range of projects and developments planned for the coming 12
months. It also outlines the proposed impact on rates.
This plan was developed before the impact of COVID-19 and
its disruptive effect on the Selwyn community and economy. As
a result, the time is right for us to take another look at our plans
and proposals. Our focus will change and some of the projects
we previously saw as priorities may now be less important.
A key item in this consultation is our proposal to review
the rate increases proposed for 2020/21. We are seeking
feedback on options to reduce the increase we had originally
planned – we want to hear your views on what level of rates
increase is acceptable.
The consultation process gives you the opportunity to tell us
what you like in our Draft Plan, as well as things we might do
differently or how our priorities might change.
We look forward to your feedback and submissions on the plan
– check the links on this page for more detailed information,
copies of supporting documents and details on how you can
provide feedback.
Sam Broughton
Mayor
Six key issues
We’re seeking your feedback on six key issues for the 2020/21 year:
1 Review options to reduce the level of rates increase
The draft plan originally proposed an average 3.5% rate increase, in line with the 2018-2028 Long Term
Plan. In light of the changing circumstances caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re seeking feedback
on options to reduce this. Options are:
· Maintain the proposed 3.5% average increase. This would provide full funding for the Council’s plans,
without the need to adjust budgets and spending plans. See the information below for more details on
how this affects rates.
· A rates freeze – with rates held at the same level as the current year. You would pay the same in
2020/21 as you have in 2019/20. The Council’s income would fall by about $2.8 million and it’s likely
higher rates increases would be needed in future years to make up the shortfall.
· An increase somewhere between 0% and 3.5%, depending on savings that can be identified. This
would result in a lower rates increase than initially planned and would not require catch-up rates
increases in the future. However some increase would still be required as it will be difficult to find
savings without having an impact on services and programmes.
2 Deferring the Prebbleton Community Centre project. We’re proposing to pause this project to allow
for more detailed consideration. There’s uncertainty around the best location and type of facility. Taking
more time to work with the community on planning would help us find the best long-term outcome.
3 Reviewing wider community needs for community facilities in Leeston. In 2019, an assessment
of the Leeston Library building showed it was earthquake-prone. We now want to review the original
community centre proposals to take account of local needs for library, medical and other facilities.
4 Increasing water supply charges to provide for quality improvements and demand
management. We need to review charges, so that we are making adequate provision for future growth
and security in our water supply infrastructure network, to encourage water conservation, and to provide
for any impact from the Government’s Three Waters review.
5 Planning and building a new wastewater system for central Darfield and new developments. We’re
keen to find out more about community views on the proposal to develop a reticulated wastewater scheme for
central Darfield, and in particular the preferred method to pay for the scheme, for those who connect.
6 Changes to our Development Contributions Policy. We’re proposing to make three technical
changes to our Development Contributions Policy. Development contributions help fund the cost of
providing additional community facilities due to growth.
Your Say
Check our online consultation document for more details, costs and options – and
send us your feedback on these proposals: www.selwyn.govt.nz/annualplan20
Rates changes 2020/21
The average proposed total rates increase across the
district in 2020/21 is 3.5% – but this is an average,
and for individual ratepayers actual movements may
be different, depending on their location and the
services provided.
This table shows examples of rating changes for
typical properties in different locations.
What would this mean for your rates?
For a typical residential property in Rolleston (CV:
$665,000) or Lincoln (CV: $675,000) the increase
would be around $2.20 a week
For a typical residential property (CV $390,000) in
Southbridge the increase would be around $2 a week
For a typical residential property (CV $615,000) in
Kirwee the increase would be around $2.20 a week
For a typical rural property (CV $3.6m) in Springs ward
the increase would be around $5 a week
For a typical residential property in Glentunnel (CV:
$660,000) the increase would be around $2.20 a week
For a typical commercial property in Rolleston (CV
$2.8m) the increase would be around $4.20 a week
Total rates
Major Townships
Actual
Annual
Plan
Annual
Plan
Capital
Value
2019/20 2020/21 2020/21
$ $ $ % change
Darfield 490,000 2,730 2,836 3.9%
Leeston 430,000 3,104 3,207 3.3%
Lincoln 675,000 3,341 3,455 3.4%
Prebbleton 660,000 3,299 3,416 3.5%
Rolleston 665,000 3,357 3,475 3.5%
Rural
Actual
Annual
Plan
Annual
Plan
Capital
Value
2019/20 2020/21 2020/21
$ $ $ % change
Darfield 9,900,000 13,772 14,654 6.4%
Ellesmere 2,060,000 4,452 4,700 5.6%
Malvern 3,900,000 12,737 13,672 7.3%
Springs 3,595,000 4,731 4,985 5.4%
Selwyn Central 6,610,000 11,587 12,262 5.8%
Commercial
Actual
Annual
Plan
Annual
Plan
Capital
Value
2019/20 2020/21 2020/21
$ $ $ % change
Rolleston 2,790,000 3,882 4,100 5.6%
Locations
Actual
Annual
Plan
Annual
Plan
Capital
Value
2019/20 2020/21 2020/21
$ $ $ % change
Armack Drive 550,000 2,623 2,723 3.8%
Arthur’s Pass 320,000 1,831 1,912 4.4%
Castle Hill 590,000 2,593 2,670 3.0%
Coalgate 415,000 1,933 2,028 4.9%
Doyleston 470,000 2,713 2,826 4.1%
Dunsandel 305,000 2,456 2,551 3.9%
Edendale 715,000 2,848 2,968 4.2%
Glentunnel 660,000 2,235 2,349 5.1%
Hororata 450,000 2,057 2,158 4.9%
Johnsons Road 710,000 2,706 2,821 4.2%
Jowers Road 795,000 2,769 2,870 3.6%
Kirwee 615,000 2,763 2,877 4.1%
Lake Coleridge 270,000 2,321 2,379 2.5%
Rakaia Huts 295,000 1,886 1,978 4.9%
Rolleston (Lifestyle
Property)
650,000 1,667 1,741 4.4%
Sheffield 370,000 2,461 2,556 3.9%
Springston 475,000 3,142 3,248 3.4%
Southbridge 390,000 3,070 3,171 3.3%
Tai Tapu 680,000 3,316 3,434 3.6%
West Melton 720,000 3,350 3,471 3.6%
Whitecliffs 330,000 1,955 2,049 4.8%
Note: Rates assistance
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
more information or call us on 0800 SELWYN (735 996).
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Around the district: local projects
Here are some of the new, updated and significant projects in each ward, planned
for 2020/21.
Southbridge Hall
Darfield Library
Brookside Park
Broadfield Reserve
Find out more and have your say
Find out more at our YourSay Selwyn site www.selwyn.govt.nz/annualplan20
· Details on our consultation proposals
· Information on planned projects – district wide
and local
· Information on costs and rates impacts
· Online copy of the consultation document
· Online submission form
· Online survey
· Supporting documentation
You can also talk to your local councillor if you have any questions, or to discuss our proposals.
Contact details are on our website.
Send us your feedback
Ellesmere ward
Development of new neighbourhood reserve in Southbridge ($88,655)
Wastewater pipeline renewals ($1 million)
Southbridge – Southbridge pool painting and sealing ($5,000)
Southbridge Hall – replacement of windows ($200,000)
Southbridge Hall – entrance pavement safety improvements
($35,000 brought forward from 2022/23)
Leeston Park – installation of new cricket nets ($37,000)
Lakeside Hall – car park lighting ($8,200)
Malvern ward
Hororata Reserve – upgrade public toilets ($183,690 brought forward
from 2023/24 and part funded from the Government’s Tourism
Infrastructure Fund)
Hororata, Blackberry Patch House – roof replacement ($50,000
brought forward from 2027/28)
Darfield Library – roof replacement ($46,600 brought forward
from 2025/26)
Springfield Pit Reserve – continued development ($20,000) to
continue momentum on this community-led project
Lake Coleridge – playground equipment renewal ($61,000 brought
forward from 2022–26)
Castle Hill – additional budget for extension to Castle Hill Community
centre ($100,000)
Rewi Alley Car Park resurfacing ($5,000 brought forward from 2022/23)
Darfield Community Centre – entrance upgrade ($52,839)
Castle Hill Wastewater Pond upgrade
Selwyn Central ward
West Melton – Retford Common reserve development ($100,000
to undertake development of this reserve – funded from reserve
development contributions)
Brookside Park – installation of new cricket nets ($40,000)
Foster Park – internal roadways for emergency access to indoor
courts ($433,280 brought forward 2021/22 and 2022/23)
Rolleston – development of new neighbourhood reserves ($155,064)
Rolleston and Lincoln water capacity upgrades ($920,000)
Springs ward
Prebbleton – first stage of development at new ($2.68 Million)
Shands Road Cemetery roadway extension ($104,448)
Lincoln – upgrade Liffey Domain public toilet ($317,034)
Broadfield Reserve – renew lighting at tennis courts ($29,326)
Springston Cemetery – renewal of gazebo ($8,000 brought forward
from 2022/23)
Water renewals ($370,000)
Wastewater upgrades and renewals ($646,000)
District projects
Progress on our Long-Term
Plan projects
We’re making good progress on key projects from our Long-
Term Plan 2018–2028, although the COVID-19 pandemic is
likely to have an effect on completion times. Major projects
currently under way include:
· Rolleston town centre and Te Ara Ātea – the new library and
community facility in Rolleston
· Selwyn indoor courts complex at Foster Park
· Selwyn Aquatic Centre extension
· Selwyn Health Hub
Township maintenance contracts
We’ve made provision for an additional $263,000 in township
maintenance budgets for the 2020/21 year, bringing the total
budget to $751,000.
Transportation – maintenance
and renewals
Increased funding provided by the NZ Transport Agency
through the National Land Transport Plan (NLTP) will help
to meet the increasing maintenance requirements on the
transportation network driven by sustained growth in
population and traffic volumes.
Pines Resource Recovery Park
Work has started on the project to improve facilities at the
resource recovery park. Work planned this year includes initial
work on the development of a reuse shop, salvage material
yard and education centre.
Water supply
Water supply reticulation and scheme capacity upgrades and
renewals are planned for Darfield, Hororata-Acheron, Kirwee,
Leeston, Lincoln, Prebbleton and Rolleston. Water treatment
upgrades also continue this year.
Stormwater
In Leeston work will start this autumn on the Stage 3 Volkman
Road Drain upgrade, while Stage 4 is expected to proceed
from next spring. In Hororata, works to improve stormwater
management in the township will continue.
Wastewater
Expansion of the Pines Wastewater Treatment Plant continues,
including two additional solar drying hall lanes, plus other
upgrades to cater for continuing population growth.
Key dates
22 April: Consultation opens
22 May: Consultation closes, 5pm
2–3 June: Public hearings
(if possible under COVID-19 restrictions)
11–12 June: Council deliberations
Online: Complete an Online Submission Form or Survey at www.selwyn.govt.nz/annualplan20
24 June: Council formally adopts Annual Plan
By email: Send your submission form or comments to annualplan20@selwyn.govt.nz
By post: Download and complete a submission form, and post to Freepost 104 653, Annual
Plan Submissions, PO Box 90, Rolleston 7643.
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Tasty Bites
Belly-warming comfort food for cooler nights
For those who love a
good loaded baked
potato but don’t want the
loaded carbs that come
with it – try this healthy
lower carb alternative
Loaded golden kumara
Serves 2
Ingredients
2 medium golden kumara
5 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil,
divided
Salt
½ cup black lentils (or any kind
of lentils)
¼ cup unsalted peanuts,
coarsely chopped
½ tsp chilli flakes (optional)
1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
1½ cups sliced citrus fruit (like
peeled grapefruit, oranges,
and/or clementines)
¼ cup crumbled feta
Coriander leaves with tender
stems (for serving; optional)
Directions
Preheat oven to 200 dec C.
Roast kumara on a small rimmed
baking sheet until skins are
browned and they are tender all
the way through, about 45min.
Remove from oven and, using
a heavy spatula or small pot lid,
smash the kumara, then drizzle
with 1 Tbsp oil. Season with salt.
Continue to roast until flesh is
lightly browned, 12-15min.
Meanwhile, cook lentils in a
small pot of boiling salted water
until tender, 20-25min. Drain
and transfer to a small bowl. Let
cool until just warm. Add 1 Tbsp
oil, season with salt, and toss to
combine.
Heat peanuts and 3 Tbsp oil in
a small saucepan over medium
heat. Cook until peanuts are
toasted and golden brown, about
2min from the time they start
bubbling. Transfer to another
small bowl. Add chilli flakes and
a pinch of salt; let cool. Stir lemon
juice into peanut dressing just
before using.
Top kumara with lentils, citrus,
and feta. Drizzle with dressing.
Loaded golden kumara
Do Ahead: If you want to roast
the kumara ahead of time as part
of your meal prep, let cool, wrap
in foil, and chill up to 4 days
while they’re still intact, then
smash and reheat in olive oil in a
nonstick pan over medium heat
until crispy on both sides.
Roasted Aloo Gobi
(potatoes and cauliflower)
Serves 4
Ingredients
2 medium potatoes, cut into
5cm long sticks
1 medium head of cauliflower,
cut into small florets
5 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil,
divided
1 tsp cumin seeds
½ tsp ground turmeric
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 Tbsp thinly sliced ginger
Pinch of red chilli powder
1 tsp (or more) salt
1 Tbsp (or more) fresh lime juice
½ cup chopped coriander leaves
Directions
Preheat oven to 200 deg C. Line
a rimmed baking sheet with foil.
Toss potatoes and cauliflower
with 3 Tbsp oil on prepared
sheet. Spread in an even layer
and roast, tossing once halfway
through, until cauliflower
and potatoes are browned and
slightly crisped, about 30min.
Let cool.
Meanwhile, heat remaining
2 Tbsp oil in a large skillet over
medium-high until it begins to
shimmer. Add cumin seeds and
cook, stirring frequently, until
they turn a medium shade of
brown, about 1min. Reduce heat
to medium and swirl in turmeric.
Add onion and cook, stirring
frequently, until translucent,
4-6min. Add ginger and chilli
powder and cook, stirring,
until heated through and well
combined, about 1min longer.
Stir in roasted potatoes and
cauliflower, including any charred
bits from the foil, and gently mix
(don’t overmix, or the cauliflower
will fall apart). Add salt and
cook, tossing occasionally, until
potatoes and cauliflower are
tender (but not soggy), 5-6min.
Roasted
Aloo Gobi
Remove from heat and add lime
juice. Taste and add more lime
juice or salt, if needed.
Transfer to a platter. Top with
coriander.
Need funding for your
Creative Communities
Selwyn can help!
Funding is available to groups or individuals with
community-based creative projects that promote
arts or culture in Selwyn.
Applications for this funding round close at 5pm,
Friday 15 May.
Visit www.selwyn.govt.nz/artsfunding for more
information and to apply.
project?
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Your guide to Selwyn’s delicious food options and hospitality supplies
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call OPENING 325-2408 from midday SOON 7 days a week.
Payment over the phone to be made before
pick up or delivery.
Contactless pick up from our back car park
Delivery is free of charge within Lincoln
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17 West Belt Lincoln
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The team @ Veenuz are happy to re-open the kitchen, adhering to all the new safety and
social distancing practices for delivering food safely.
Orders can be made by phone, walk in (with enough distancing in place) and through Facebook messenger.
Online ordering through the website www.veenuzindian.co.nz will commence Tuesday.
Customers will be given a specific time for pickup. Delivery of orders are mainly handled by UBER and we can also deliver
(local) in certain cases if we have sufficient staffing. The delivery facility will not be guaranteed for every order and will be
the sole discretion of the management.
Phone 03 344 5554. Shop 3, 575 Springs Road, Prebbleton
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Young Farmer of the Year
cancelled
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, NZ
Young Farmers (NZYF) has cancelled the
remaining FMG Young Farmer of the Year
2020 Contest including the grand final,
planned to be held in Christchurch in July.
Before the severity of this outbreak
became clear, NZYF had looked at the
possibility of postponing three FMG
Young Farmer of the Year South Island
Regional Finals to hold at a later date, but
it has become clear that was no longer an
option.
Four North Island Regional Finals were
held before the COVID-19 outbreak,
however Aorangi, Tasman and Otago
Southland Regional Finals have had to be
postponed indefinitely.
NZYF CEO Lynda Coppersmith says
it’s the first time in the contest’s 52-year
history that the grand final and remaining
contest season has been cancelled.
“I appreciate this decision will be
disappointing for everyone involved
with the FMG Young Farmer of the Year
Contest, but for the safety of competitors,
volunteers, spectators and sponsors it’s the
right thing to do,” Coppersmith says.
“I’d like to acknowledge all of our
competitors this year and in particular
highlight the efforts of our four Grand
Finalists for 2020 who support the
decision and appreciate the unique
situation we’re all in. We also want to
thank our South Island Regional Finalists
for their patience as we worked through
the postponement of their regional finals.”
“In the interests of being as fair as
we possibly can to the contest and all
competitors, the NZYF Board has agreed
to take a clean slate approach with regards
to next year’s contest.”
“That means the 2020 Grand Finalists,
along with all those who have qualified
for the cancelled Regional Finals will need
to re-qualify at district level for Regional
Finals and Grand Final 2021. This year’s
Grand Finalists will keep their titles as
FMG Young Farmer of the Year for their
Region.”
“Given this is an unprecedented
situation, the Board has agreed to show
flexibility with a one year age extension
and also revoke the number of Grand
Final and Regional Final qualifications for
the 28 competitors affected.”
“This flexibility will apply to 2020 Grand
Finalists, and those who have qualified for
the cancelled Regional Finals.”
“These are trying times for so many of
us right now, and we could not run the
FMG Young Farmer of the Year Contest,
nor begin planning to rearrange it,
without the support of our sponsors–and
I’d like to thank them for that support.”
As the principal sponsor of the
Contest, FMG fully backs NZYF’s
decision. FMG will work with NZYF, its
Board and the FMG Young Farmer of
the Year Contest organising committee,
along with other sponsors, to prepare for
the 2021 season.
The AgriKids and FMG Junior Young
Farmer of the Year Grand Finals will be
run online and, at this stage, the 2021
FMG Young Farmer of the Year Grand
Final will be held in Christchurch.
Source: Young Farmers
Firewood & Coal
Coal
20 kg bags or
500kg bulk bags
Firewood
Pick up or deliver
(delivery charges apply)
Free delivery to Darfield township when
3 cubic metres or more is ordered.
Landscape Products
Now Available!
• Forest Mulch
• Bark Mulch
• Bark Nuggets (10/20mm)
• Premium Organic Compost
• Screened Soil
• Landscape Rocks
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• Railway Sleepers (2.1 Lengths)
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Darfield
Phone 03 975 4502
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Gardening
Backyard tasks for autumn temperatures
THERE IS always plenty to do
in the autumn garden and it’s a
much more pleasant time to be
working outdoors than during
the heat.
Here are some timely
tasks for autumn:
Lawn care
Grasses will stay a better green
if they are fed with a good quality
lawn fertiliser.
Many weeds establish themselves
in the lawn when it’s
weakened by cold. Examples are
Onehunga weed, cotula, clover,
hydrocotyle and creeping oxalis.
Moss in lawns can be spot
sprayed. Winter’s the ideal time
to lime the lawn to keep the soil
sweet and the grasses happy.
Pest and disease control
Treat caterpillars on winter
veges with low toxic sprays.
Check for borers in trees.
Clear away debris and spray
exposed holes.
Spray deciduous plants with
lime sulphur after their leaves
fall. This helps clean up fungal
spores and some insect pests.
Do the same (lime sulphur) to
roses immediately after pruning.
Watch for aphids on new growth
in late winter.
Pruning tips
Cut out old canes from
multiple-stemmed plants such as
abelia and buddleia.
Prune deciduous plants (such
as crepe myrtles). Don’t, however,
prune spring bloomers or you’ll
prevent them from flowering in
spring.
When winter arrives cut back
gardenias and hibiscus.
Prune most of your roses midwinter.
Prune hydrangeas but only cut
the stems that have flowered.
Camelia season
Camellia should be coming
into season soon and the
camellia that is best-loved by
traditionalists is the japonica
camellia.
There are more than 200
named varieties of japonica
camellias with blooms in shades
of pink, white and red.
How to grow japonica
camellias
Japonicas need light shade to
flower and grow well. In full sunlight
their leaves will burn and
the flowers will be very shortlived.
Try to choose a spot that
receives dappled light but is protected
from the early morning
sun.
Sun striking the buds in the
morning can contribute to a
MAINTENANCE: Now is the time to cut old
canes from multiple-stemmed plants. Plant
your camellias in acidic soil.
problem called balling which
means that the flowers fail to
open.
Soil for camellias
Camellias prefer an acidic soil
that contains plenty of organic
matter.
A mixture of old leaves
and milled cow manure can
be dug into the soil before
planting and don’t overwater,
rain should suffice.
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Ford Focus wagon
an SUV alternative
I WAS talking to a new car
buyer the other day, he is
in the market for a sport
utility vehicle at the lower
end of the price bracket.
He is keen on diesel so
we were discussing options
that fell within his budget,
but I also threw in a couple
of curved balls to consider,
one being the Ford Focus
diesel wagon.
My acquaintance may
well have been tempted
but for a painful hip, the
lure of easy access in an out
of an SUV is too great to
ignore.
That aside, he was once
a long-term station wagon
owner and was well aware
of the merits the traditional
wagon offers.
I’m in the same
situation, I’ve had a wagon
for personal use and
simple fell in love with
it, the practicality and
functionality of it overcame
many load carrying
difficulties during the time
it was in my care.
The Focus wagon has
been a solid seller here
in New Zealand, it’s
something Ford has always
offered in Focus and
the entire range has just
entered a new generation,
there’s an entirely new body
style.
The wagon is an integral
part of that make-up, and
the designers have done
a fine job of blending the
wagon section, so that it
looks well integrated into
the sleek shape of the new
series.
Whereas the Focus
wagon was once available
in petrol and diesel, it
now it gets diesel power
only, and instead of the
hardworking 1.5-litre threecylinder
engine that powers
the hatchback range, the
diesel is a four-cylinder
2-litre unit which is pretty
much a carryover.
It develops 110kW and
370Nm, even though the
latter only peaks for a short
span of the torque curve –
2000 to 2500rpm – there
is enough specific energy
to offer solid mid-range
boost, and that’s the secret
with modern turbocharged
diesels, they have energy
through the rev band which
is honest and decisive.
The engine works
through an eight-speed
FORD FOCUS TREND WAGON: Powerful, economical
diesel engine.
automatic. A few years
ago you would never have
believed a mainstream car
would have so many ratios,
but that’s the reality of
today’s transmissions, they
are technically efficient, and
in the context of everyday
motoring the constant
supply of ratios optimises
fuel use.
• Price – Ford Focus
Trend wagon,
$37,990
• Dimensions –
Length, 4669mm;
width, 1852mm;
height, 1481mm
• Configuration
– Four-cylinder,
front-wheel-drive,
1997cc, 110kW,
370Nm, eight-speed
automatic
• Performance –
0-100km/h, 9.9sec
• Fuel usage –
4.4l/100km
Ford claims an
outstanding 4.4-litre per
100km (65mpg) combined
cycle for the 1997cc
engine. I’d say that would
be easily achievable, the
trip computer readouts
hovered around 5.2l/100km
(54mpg) during my testing
time, with a 4l/100km
(70mpg) figure available at
a steady 100km/h (engine
speed 1400rpm).
PRACTICAL: Opening the Focus’ tailgate exposes a
healthy cargo load space.
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If you add in its 47-litre
fuel tank, distances of
around 800km can easily
be travelled between fillups.
It’s that economy that
makes diesel power so
attractive.
One of the Focus’
greatest attributes hasn’t
been compromised by the
inclusion of the wagon
section. It has long had a
reputation for handling
quality, and nothing has
changed.
The Trend wagon
is divine in a corner,
especially at the rear where
constant communication
from the fully independent
suspension is transmitted
in-cabin. The jolts that
often make up travel
in Canterbury are well
absorbed, comfort is high,
and a lot of that has to do
with the tall tyre profile, at
205/60 x 16in the sidewalls
have a lot of cushioning.
The Trend wagon
lists at $37,990. For that
money you get a whole
host of items which
characterise Ford product.
Features of note include
satellite navigation, voice
recognition infotainment
and communication,
automatic stop-start,
paddle-shifters, and cruise
control with speed limiter.
The Focus wagon is
tailor-made for the fleet
market and will score many
sales there given there
isn’t a lot of competition –
especially diesel powered.
Yet it is also a sensible
choice for the private buyer,
I would have no hesitation
owning one – one single
family-sized grocery trip
to the supermarket was
enough to remind me how
practical the traditional
station wagon is.
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RESTRICTED FIRE
SEASON REVOKED TO AN
OPEN FIRE SEASON
Fire and Emergency New Zealand revokes the
restricted and prohibited fire seasons in the
following areas, which are now in an open fire
season:
• Those lands encompassed by the
Christchurch City Council (including
Banks Peninsula), Selwyn District
Council; and
• Those lands encompassed by the
Hurunui and Waimakariri District
Councils
The revocation of the restricted fire season
and the change to an open fire season is
effective from midnight Saturday 2 May
2020.
An open fire season allows fires to be lit in
the open air, without a fire permit.
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North Canterbury
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Christchurch Metro
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Canterbury
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