North Canterbury News: May 14, 2020

Thursday,May 14,2020 | Issue896 | www.starnews.co.nz

Mollie’srecycling legacy

By ROBYN BRISTOW

Mollie Anderson was apioneer in

recycling. Her leadership,

contribution, passionand

dedicationtowaste minimisation

in Amberley and beyond was

inspirational.

Mrs Anderson’s enthusiasmfor

the recycling andwaste industry

overthreedecades was well

known throughout New Zealand,

withmany localgovernment

politicians familiar withher

name and nononsenseattitude.

Mrs Anderson, who died

recently at her home in

Broomfield, aged 91, saw waste

minimisation as an obligationto

preserve our fragile

environment, whileatthe same

time sustaining alifestyleto

which we haveall become

accustomed.

She started arecycling

operation in Amberley with a

groupoflocals in theearly 1980s,

when concernsabout the future

of landfills began to gain traction.

She and her helpersaccepted,

sorted and disposedofrecycling

materials on Saturday mornings,

initially fromthe old fire station,

but lateratthe council depot in

Carters Road and the adjoining

Frewsblock, over which anew

street now runs,named in her

honour.

Mrs Andersonwas blunt with

her messages to anyone who did

not fall into linewith her

thinking: ‘‘Ifwetrulyaspiretobe

greenand clean, there is agreat

deal of work to be done.’’

She was afounder of the

Amberleyand District Residents’

Association, whichran Hurunui

Recycling.

As an active volunteer, Mrs

Anderson recognised the need to

instil goodrecycling practices in

people from averyyoung age,

and wrotefour children’s books

Mollie Anderson ... The recycling stalwart has died at the age of 91.

on waste minimisation.

She hosted school toursat

Hurunui Recycling and, withher

husband, Andrew, worked

tirelessly on waste minimisation

tools to help achieve it, as well as

findingmarkets for recyclables.

The recyclingshop became a

muchloved destinationfor many

in the district who tookhome

many treasures. As they left,

more would be dropped off.

Afriend and coworker for

many years, EsmayEllis,said

Mrs Anderson was atenacious,

amazing ladywho,aspartofa

group,made recycling happenin

the region.

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‘‘Shewas veryintelligent.She

did the paperwork and we did

the hardwork.She was good at

her job and we all got on well

together.’’

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resources are available to library users.

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Library offers wealth

of online resources

By ROBYN BRISTOW

The world is youroyster with alibrary

card and PIN number at the local

Hurunui library.

Gone are the days of it justgiving you

access to borrow books.

By going online,particularlyover the

past few weeks when the physical

library doors have been shut due to

Covid19 protocols,the doorsto

everything elsehave been open. Library

members have been able to watch

movies, look up their ancestry,read

magazinesand newspapers from around

the world, or borrow an ebookor

eAudiobook.

District librarian MarkO’Connell says

the library community can also run their

own book club by sharing their viewson

booksthey have enjoyed.

The library is also rich in resources

for students researching school projects,

doinghomework,and seeking

information while learning fromhome.

Mr O’Connell saysKanopy, amovie

and documentary service, had recently

joinedthe library’s stable.

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month,with three daystowatcheach

film. Kanopy Kids has unlimited plays.

Hurunui Library membersalso have

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format. People can view and download

the latest issue of popular magazines.

They never become overdue and

peopledon't have to returnthem.

Members canalso study the Road

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Bunnings looks at closure

Bunnings Rangiora is earmarked to

close. It is oneofseven stores that

Bunnings Warehouse proposes to

close. Staff have been informed.

Waimakariri MP Matt Doocey says

his heart goes out to employeesofthe

business who learned of the proposal

on Tuesday.

‘‘I am disappointedatthe announcement,which

will leave families in our

community hurting. Unfortunately, we

are likelytosee more of this,’’ he says.

‘‘I know from working with our

businesses overthe past few weeks that

the impacts of Covid19 have included

business closures,income losses and

unemployment. There are goingtobe

people in our communitywho aregoing

to need our support.’’

He says it is vital thatthe community

backs businesses.‘‘I urge everyone to

shoplocal.Our support is going to be

importantfor businessestorecover.

‘‘Business owners and employers,

and their employees, are allmembers

of our community. They are our

neighboursand they are us.’’

He says local job losseswill put pressureonlocal

communityservices. ‘‘I

ask anyone who cansupport our frontlinecommunity

groupsinany way to

please do so. We’re all in thistogether.’’

Legacy for

community

From Page1

IanTaylor,alongtimefriend of thefamily,says

MrsAndersonwas astalwart of theAmberley

andDistrict Residents’ Association,and gave

advicetopeople throughout NewZealand who

sought her experienced counsel.

‘‘She alwayshad an opinion and there was

always agoodchat to be had, andnot justabout

rubbish.

‘‘Alot of local people were employed and

Mollie hadastrong socialistethic.

‘‘Mollie andEsmay didn’t get anythingfor the

hourstheydid,but theydid paypeopletowork

for them,’’hesays.

Marriedin1953,Mrs Andersondied justtwo

daysshort of celebrating her 67thwedding

anniversary withAndrew.

Shewas arespected teacher at St Margaret’s

College inChristchurch,where she was the

infant mistress,beforereturning to their

Amberley farm, which they bought in 1974.

She was involved with the Brackenfield Hunt,

helping organise itscentenary celebration in

1984.

‘‘She loved to be involved in acommittee,

ringing up and bossingeveryone about,’’ says

Ian, whose association withthe Andersons

began in 1975 when the couple ran asmall

engineering business on their farm, making

small vehiclesfor farmers.

‘‘Molliegot involved helping withthe book

work andsometimesinthe workshop,’’hesays.

Mrs Anderson alsowroteabookinthe 1960s

aboutvintage cars.

Andrew Anderson is thelast remaining

founding memberofthe national Vintage Car

Club. When they married,Molliebecamethe

editorofthe club’s BeadedWheels magazine.

They left their farm‘‘on the hill’’ in 2008and,

forthepast 12 years,lived on asmall vineyard

propertyatthe endofMound Road.

Mollie wasbornatKakaPoint,near

Balclutha. SheissurvivedbyAndrewand son,

Julian.

Amemorial gathering is planned when

Ministry of Healthguidelines permit.

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Canterbury rates rise.

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12 months.

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as it would be awhite elephant and will

never work.What are the councillors

thinking?

As for ECan, what an absolute disgrace in

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Dismay over riverside dumping

By ROBYN BRISTOW

Rubbish dumped off

stopbanks along the Ashley

River behind the Rangiora

Racecourse is ‘‘outrageous

stupidity’’, alocal resident

says.

One huge dump last week

of whiteware and household

plastic was ‘‘criminal’’ and

the laststraw for the resident

who runs alongthe

stopbanks every day.

It is apopular area for

recreation and she is joined

by other runners,aswell as

peoplewalkingand biking.

The woman, who asked not

to be named, tookher

concerns aboutthe latest

dump of rubbish directlytoa

company whom she traced

from siftingthrough the pile.

She also rang the

Waimakariri District

Council, and Environment

Canterbury (ECan).

Afew days later the

rubbish had disappeared.

‘‘It is not acceptable. There

is an astonishing amount of

stuffbeing dumped around

there.

‘‘It is suchabeautiful area

Hanmer pools to reopen by end of month

By ROBYN BRISTOW

The Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools and

Spa will reopen on May 26.

Generalmanager GraemeAbbot says

the pools are avital component of the

wellbeing of HanmerSprings and getting

themopen as soon as possible would

helpdrawvisitors to thetown and its

businesses.

Openingwas alsoimportant in

providing socialand mentalinteraction

for its staff, on the backof18staff being

maderedundant, includingthreefrom

Artisan Spa, off site in the village.

Mr Abbot says123 people are

employed at the pools,but somehad

already leftatthe end of the busy

summer season.

Those remaining were already starting

to filter back, and management was hard

at work crunching thenumberstosee

how to manage thosevisiting the pools at

any one time.

He says the reality is the complex

won’t make anymoney initially.

The Level2Covid19 protocols meant

numbers would havetobelimitedto

provide distancing.

However, it was all part of rebuilding

and so peaceful.

‘‘Tosee something like that

is horrifying,’’ she says.

There was absolutelyno

excuse for the company, or

one of its employees, to

dumprubbishinthe

beautifulcountryside,

particularlywhen the

Rangiora Transfer Station

was open, she said.

‘‘Most of it was recyclable,

and that can be dropped off

for nothing.’’

She says the amountof

illegal dumping has

increased sincethe

lockdownand the easing of

restrictions seen at alert

level 3.

The area is becoming

‘‘completelylittered’’, she

says. The area had been

beautified with alot of

nativesplanted and apicnic

table installed.

‘‘Itnow looks more

inhabitedwhich helps,and a

rubbishbin has been put in

at the picnic area,’’ she says.

She hopes this might

encourage peopletostop

dumping theirrubbish in the

areaand ruining the

environmentfor others.

Graeme Abbot ... ‘‘It is veryexcitingatthe

end of asad week,with the redundancies, to

see arainbow ahead.’’

sinceclosing on March 22.

‘‘Other organisations haven’t got the

rebuilding potential we do. Also 80

percent of our customers in the past have

been domestic, so we don’t have ahuge

Eyesore ... The stopbank rubbish, which has since been removed.

relianceonoverseasvisitors,’’hesays.

A100person plan was being worked

through, and how to manage thiswhile

using safe distancing and complyingwith

the Covid19 protocols.

Mr Abbotsays the hexagonal pools

could potentially accommodate 20

peopleand still providesafe distancing.

Consideration was also being givento

selling time spots of maybetwo hours.

This wouldthen allowmore peopleto

use the complex in the eighthour day,

with 100 people in eachspot.

However, moreentrances may have to

be consideredtoensure all those who

boughtatime spot actually got theirtime.

‘‘We will be open absolutely. It is very

exciting at the end of asad week,with

the redundancies, to see arainbow

ahead.’’

However, he says what the final

outcome will look like is stillbeing

workedthrough, and also withnumbers

greater than 100.

‘‘It willbeachanged lookinthese

changing times.’’

Marketing planswere being worked on

for Hurunui Tourism, as wellasthe pools

complex,todraw visitors back to the

Hurunui district and HanmerSprings.

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Council briefs

Summerset application

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Resthome developer Summerset is

seeking to rezone land for its major

Rangiora development. The

Waimakariri District Council has

received a‘‘Private Plan Change 29’’

requestfrom Summerset Villages

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and 104 Townsend Road from

Residential4BtoResidential 2. The

application, which went before last

week’s council meeting, also contains a

provision for aretirement village within

the zone. Councillors directed council

staff to notify the plan change request ‘‘at

the first opportunity’’.

Groupestablished

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established, with Crs Paul Williamsand

Sandra Stewartthe council appointees.

The reference group will have

representationfrom groups including

Environment Canterbury, police, the

Waimakariri Access Group, the Agefriendly

Advisory Group, Enterprise

North Canterbury, promotion agencies

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By SHELLEY TOPP

Business has increased 150

percent for North

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lockdown restrictions.

‘‘It has been areal

challenge at times that is for

sure but we are really

enjoying it,’’ says managing

director Stephen Carr, who

owns the business with Paul

Love.

Running it under

lockdown restrictions has

proved arollercoaster ride

for the Waipara pair.

Courier services were

recognised as an essential

service and could operate

under strict guidelines.

However, they were

initially unsure how their

business would go under

lockdown.

They temporarily lost the

custom of regular customers

who were unable to trade —a

setback which came only

three weeks after the

partners bought Rangiora

Couriers to add to their

business.

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collect’’ shopping gained

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Shesays upgradingdrinking

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drinking water standards, and

replacing pipes, which will

cost$35.5 million, would be a

significant stepforward for

everyone in the district.

‘‘Weare looking at practical

projects that will improve the

lives of people. People are

front and centre of the

projects we havenominated,’’

Mrs Black saysofthe council’s

infrastructure application for

government funding for

projects that are ready togo,

and which will helpstimulate

the economy.

Two otherbigticket items,

valued at $9.3m, are for

projects in HanmerSpringsto

helpdevelopmentand

tourism.

Theseprojects will notbe

announceduntil funding is

secured and agreement

reached withall stakeholders.

Thecouncil has also

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Thishas been costed at $4m.

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Scott steps up for trust

By SHELLEY TOPP

ANorthCanterbury man continues to

raisefunds for the Westpac Canterbury

West Coast Air Rescuehelicopter service

yearsafter it helped to save his life.

ScottBamford, who almost diedalonein

an upturnedtruck on an isolated road in

CulverdenonChristmas Eve in 2015,says

he willalwaysbegrateful for thehelp he

received from the air rescue service.

‘‘Everyoneknows someone the air

rescue service has helped,’’ Scottsays.

‘‘They are there for every major accident,

not justroad accidents. It can be asimple

hiking accidentinthe PortHills.You don’t

have to be miles away to be in danger.’’

Air Rescue Trustchief executive

Christine Princesays Scott is avalued

fundraiserfor the service.In2017, Scott

and two friends, Mitch Pannett and Ben

Irwintookpart in the Mongol Rally, billed

as ‘‘thegreatest motoring adventure on the

planet’’ and ‘‘motoringstupidity on a

globalscale’’, to raise funds for the service.

They raised $9400inthe 1700km rally

through 20 countries in Europe, finishing

in Russia in the car they bought for $700.

Since the rally Scott has continued to

help the air servicewith fundraising,

including the annual air rescuetrust’s

chopper appeal beingheld now.

Christine says many of the trust’s

fundraising events have been cancelled

duringthe lockdown restrictions and

grantsare down. Helpisneeded now more

than ever.

‘‘We recognise it is adifficult time for

everyone but life carriesonand things

happen,’’ she says.‘‘Thecrew have been

busy responding to motor vehicle

accidents, cardiac incidents, strokes, burn

victims, aprematurebaby,seizures and

several winchrescues.’’

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Water focus must remain

By DAVID HILL

Waimakariri Zone

Committee chairman

Michael Blackwell has

warned that the

‘‘environmental crisis’’

should not take aback

seat to the Covid19

recovery.

Mr Blackwell issued

the warning while

delivering the zone

committee’s annual

report to the

Waimakariri District

Council’s Zoom meeting

livestreamed last week.

While the world has

changed since the

annual report was

written, ‘‘nothing has

changed in the environment,

so anything we

don’t do now will pass

the burden on to future

generations’’.

Mr Blackwell said it

was important the

council continued to

progress the Zone

Implementation Plan

Addendum (ZIPA)

recommendations,

which the council

endorsed in December

2018. It is now subject to

Environment

Canterbury’s (ECan)

Plan Change 7process.

He said many of the

recommendations had a

timeframe of five to 10

years, so any delay

would ‘‘push those

Andrew Blackwell

changes further down

the track, so it’s

important to maintain

the impetus’’.

He acknowledged the

Covid19 crisis had

changed the world,

something Mr Blackwell

knows all too well given

that he was among

retailers on hold

awaiting the move to

alert level 2toreopen

the family’s 149yearold

Blackwell’s Department

Store in Kaiapoi.

‘‘It’s not an easy

period for anyone, but

you’ve got to manage

things and get through.

‘‘But Ikind of feel our

district is awee bit used

to going through

adversities. We take it in

our stride.’’

Mr Blackwell stepped

up as Zone Committee

chairman last year,

taking over from Dave

Ashby who led the

committee through the

ZIPA process.

The committee’s main

focus over the last year

has been working on the

‘‘nonstatutory requirements’’

of the ZIPA.

‘‘We’ve been working

with community groups

on planting projects and

trying to educate and

encourage more people

to get involved.’’

Acontroversial

approach adopted by

the committee is putting

the health and wellbeing

of water first in

decisionmaking, with

human needs second

and other uses third,

which Mr Blackwell says

is apolicy direction at

both aregional and

national level.

‘‘It’s an indication of a

direction of travel, even

though it’s not in law

yet,’’ Mr Blackwell said.

‘‘The primary focus of

this process going

forward will be on the

health of waterways,

because if that is

created and maintained

you will find your

drinking water is of

equal standard,

eventually, because

everything is connected

and that is important to

remember.’’

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STUART SMITH MP FOR KAIKOURA

Govt must justify actions

Some major issueshave emerged fromthe

Governmentinthe past week.

Last Fridayafternoon, the Government

decided to dump more than 300

documents, including papers, minutes and

advice to most sectors of the Government,

from January until April17.

In aMarch20document, top health

officials recommended New Zealand

move to AlertLevel 2, and remain there

for up to 30 days.

Only three days later, the Government

movedtolevel3,and in another two days

went to level 4. Thereare clear contradictions

between what the Government

saw aboutits response and what it was

telling the New Zealand public.

Then we had the leaked memo froma

ministerialadvisertothe prime minister

to Beehivestaff which said: ‘‘There’s no

real need to defend. Because the public

have confidence in what has been

achieved and whatthe Government is

doing. Instead we can dismiss.’’

The Government’s conclusion that it can

dismiss questioning of its decisionmaking

over Covid19 is deeplytroubling. For a

Governmentthat claims to be open and

transparent, it is incredibletothinkits

ministers won’tfrontthe public on what

has been the biggestpublic health

response this country has experienced.

Rather than dismissing and concealing,

the Government should be explainingand

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justifying. The Government thinks the

public has theutmost confidence in its

response, but it is clearthey don’t have

confidence in themselves.

Billionsofdollars are being spent and

1000 peopleaday are losingtheirjobs.

Now, more thanever, the Government

should be scrutinised and held to account

forits decisions.Itisnot the New Zealand

waytohave one voicemake all our

decisions for us, declaring they are the

right decisions and thennot being

accountable for them.

Alleyes will also be on the Government

over the Budget.

We all know there willbeamajordeficit

in future budgets due to Covid19. It will

therefore be essential that the Government

has aplan to prevent the current

financial hole frombecoming adisaster.

We need to act fast to save jobs with a

cashflow injection and provide other

supportfor businesses.

We need commonsenseand practical

rulemakingtoboost development. We

need to unleashthe private sector to

become more productive and innovative.

And, unlikethe current Governmentof

thepast two years, we need to build the

infrastructure for amodern New Zealand

to get us moving, earning and working

again. Let us at least hopethe

Government’s Budget documents aren’t

leaked earlyagain this year.

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Planning for the future

We should consider what it means to

be aregion supporting the primary

industry, as we work towards opening

up our district and region, including

the possibility of an Australian

bubble.

An important lesson learned

through this forced lockdown is that

our district is able to continue to

function, with 68 percent of its

workforce deemed essential services.

It has been well documented that

the most severely hit is our valuable

hospitality and retail business.

We have been hit hard by drought,

earthquake and Covid19.

For our district to prosper, we need

to be considered in what and where

we spend —‘‘keeping it local is key to

our recovery”.

For several months now,

governments around the world have

advised or instructed their citizens to

stay at home and keep healthy.

The importance of our health has

never been in such sharp focus and,

consequently, it is not surprising that

consumers are thinking more about

the foods they eat and the impact that

these will have on their longterm

health and wellness.

It is apparent that consumers are

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searching out diet and lifestyle

choices that will boost immunity and

therefore protect the wellness of their

families.

The traditional government

response to an economic crisis is to

build roads to get people back into

work and money into the economy.

There is an opportunity to create

the right space to lift the country’s

food resilience, by investing in water

storage, improving rural connectivity,

and continuing to ensure health and

education opportunities are available

to all.

This is atime when we all need to

play our part to ensure that our supply

chain is secure.

There has never been amore

important time to value everyone’s

contribution to our district.

These practices are embodied in

Maori culture “manaakitanga” (caring

and supporting others) and

“kaitiakitanga” (caretaking of the

environment).

These generate responsibilities for

remembering what has come before

us, realising wellbeing today and

creating sustainable conditions for

future generations.

Keep safe.

Glorious local celebrations as peace came to the world

We are ‘‘at war’’ withavirus,but

it needs to be remembered that

the lossoflife and lost/damaged

soulsmakes this war seem like an

inconvenience to those of us left

who remember that scary time

that ended 75 years ago.

Locally,here in Waipara a

hastycelebrationwas set up all

thoseyears ago at the Waipara

Hall,which was thenalittle

wooden building with astageand

an attachedrifle rangetunnel.

Dave McGuckin and Iwere

aged 7. We weretaken along by

our parents. There werealso

otherfarm workers and visitors

who witnessed an effigyofAdolf

Hitler burnt atopabig bonfire.

Everyone cheered,clapped,

and passedaround afew beers.

Tearswere shedfor those who

Waipara resident John McCaskey has fond memories of VE Day celebrations in the

district from 75 years ago, after World War 2ended in Europe.

wouldnever come home.

Then the partystarted in the

old hall —Charlie Phillips (the

stationmaster) was master of

ceremonies, and auctioneer for

all the local baking and produce

sold to raise money for the Red

Crossand the “boys and girls”

overseas.

This was interspersed with a

glorious singalong of those wellknownsongs

from both world

wars —all sung with gusto.Ican

stillsee Jack Rule(a‘‘wheel

tapper’’ withthe Railways) on

stageplaying his harmonica.

Everyyear therehad been

many such community

gatherings, but this one was

extraspecial. The world was at

peaceatlast.

However, rural NewZealand

continued as it had during the

war —therewas starvingwartorn

Britain and muchofEurope

to feed. King, countryand the

Commonwealth were atightknit

and supportive communityand

therewas agreat dealofintercountry

banter.

Our farm(typical of the time)

had plenty of staff.MrRichards

livedinthe hut that was the

original WekaPlains residence

in 1915.Itstill stands. Then there

was the ‘‘landgirl’’, Val Williams,

who spent her lastyears in

Amberley. Her ‘‘room’’ was a

little former Railways hut.A

married couple occupied the

cottage.

Visitorstothe farm included

the US Marines —Jack,Manuel

and others on R&R before

deploymentinthe Pacific.

Therewere also two university

holiday workers who were

helping my dad build an

irrigationscheme.

Then of course, there were the

shearing/crutchinggangs of up to

seven. There was the Manawatu

family from the Peninsula and

then the Pomarefamilyfrom

Tuahiwi —the dad, sonsand

daughters. There were some

greatsingalongs. Theyeven took

me eeling afterdinner.

Ican assure readersthere was

never adull momentgrowing up

on the “Weka Plains”. Everyone

ate at the homestead dinner table

—myMum, chief caterer, was a

former citygirl.Itwas quite a

culture change for her.

My Dad’s wartime diaries are

pretty empty.Hewas too damn

tired!

Iwon’t be herefor the

centennial of VE Day but Isure

wish we had been able to

organise a75th in the ‘‘oldtime

way’’. We could have sung Land

of Hope and Glory, Pokarekare

Ana, Maori Battalion,and the

nationalanthems one moretime.

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Gore Bay 11:05pm 2.3 4:48pm 0.6 11:57pm 2.2 5:42pm 0.7 12:24pm 2.2 6:34pm 0.7 1:13pm 2.2 7:24pm 0.7 2:00pm 2.2 8:12pm 0.7 2:46pm 2.2 8:58pm 0.7 3:29pm 2.2 9:43pm 0.7

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Kaikoura 11:05pm 1.8 4:45pm 0.5 11:56pm 1.7 5:38pm 0.5 12:21pm 1.7 6:28pm 0.5 1:08pm 1.7 7:18pm 0.6 1:54pm 1.7 8:05pm 0.6 2:38pm 1.7 8:51pm 0.6 3:22pm 1.7 9:36pm 0.6

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ADRIEL HOUSE AND REST HOME

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Adriel’srecipe for a

fruitful lockdown

There is abounty of fresh jam and

baking in the larder at Adriel House

and Rest Home.

Residents at the Amberleybased

home, which cares for those who have

suffered memory loss, have been busy

picking fruit, making jam, fruit

crumbles, and baking during Covid19

alert levels 3and 4.

Owner Mischeal McCormick says

the harvest has kept everyone busy,

and this has led to alot of discussion

about recipes and baking, which in

turn has led to aphoto shoot, with a

recipe book now on the menu.

‘‘The recipes will definitely be tried

and true. The harvest, baking and

recipe book provided alot to talk

about with relatives when they rang to

talk to their loved ones over recent

weeks,’’ Mischeal says.

Staff and residents had all

responded to the constraints of the

Covid19 alert levels well. The home’s

amazing diversional therapy staff

developed aprogramme that ensures

there is always plenty to do every day.

Acircuit has been developed

around the rest home to ensure

residents get plenty of exercise. It has

developed into a‘‘bit of aracetrack’’,

with residents keen to walk around it,

finding things to do and talk about

along the way.

‘‘The residents have been really

active, which is great, and we have

been really lucky everyone has got on

board with the lockdown and

supported each other.’’

Clinical nurse manager Elaine

Recipe for success ... Wynne Mathieson

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Fitting in well ... Adriel's new clinical

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Mulholland, who joined the staff a

couple of months ago to look after the

daytoday running of the home, has

fitted into life at Adriel well, and staff

and residents are loving having her on

the floor, Mischeal says.

Zoom meetings are up and running

and proved invaluable on Mother’s

Day, with residents and family being

able to see each other and have achat

on the special day.

‘‘We have tried to ensure residents

have been able to keep in touch with

family the whole way through these

trying times,’’ Mischeal says.

Support from the Ministry of Health

and the Canterbury District Health

Board has been invaluable.

‘‘Everyone has come on board and

worked together and kept us in touch

every day, keeping us connected.’’

Mischeal says because of the nature

of Covid19, homes such as Adriel are

vulnerable. However, protocols are in

place and they have kept everyone

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COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD MAY 14 2020

Waimakariri District Council

Services at Alert Level 2

As we move to Alert Level 2and closer to asense of normality we have

more facilities open to the public. While more is open we still need to

distance, practice good hygiene and collect contact details of our visitors.

All information below comes into play when

the country moves toAlert Level 2.

Service Centres

Service Centres in Rangiora, Kaiapoi and Oxford

will open to the public for essential customer

service enquiries like dog registration, and

requesting or changing awheelie bin. Please

ring us if you want to arrange an appointment

for arates rebate. We will be able to accept

payment by cash, cheque or epos.

You can always contact us by email, phone and

online and we encourage you todothis in the

first instance.

Community Facilities

We can re-open our playgrounds, skate parks

and dog parks -which will be arelief to parents

and dog owners alike. Other community

facilities like sports grounds and community

halls will take abit longer to open to ensure that

they have contact tracing and health and safety

processes in place.

Aquatic Centres

Aquatic Centres will reopen but options are

limited to mainly lane swimming with physical

distancing. The smaller pool, leisure pool, lazy

river and spa pool remain closed.

As we are restarting the equipment this means

that our pools will take some time to heat up so

it will be chilly.

We ask that users arrive and leave inyour togs

so we can limit the number of people using

shared changing rooms. Check out our website

or Facebook page for our opening date and

when other aquatic activities start.

Libraries

Our staff areworking hard to openfromMonday

18 May but you can now return books and other

items at our return slots –please remember

there are no late fees for items borrowed before

the lockdown.

We are continuing our click and collect service

My Book Bag. You can find the online form at

waimakariri.govt.nz/covid19, drop us an email

library@wmk.govt.nz or call 027 381 5906/

03 311 8901.

Until we reopen you can continue to enjoy virtual

story times, activities and helpful videos via our

Facebook page.

Rubbish and Recycling

Kerbside Collections continue as normal -with

plastic types 1, 2and 5accepted along with

clean cardboard, paper, tins, cans and glass.

Transfer Stations

Southbrook Resource Recovery Park

The recycling drop-off area will reopen for

plastic and glass. We can’t accept paper,

hazardous waste, white ware, electrical waste

or child car seats at this time. The ReSale store

remains closed.

Oxford Transfer Station

The recycling area, rubbish pit and green waste

areas will reopen.

Both transfer stations will have physical

distancing measures in place. Please ensure

items are pre-sorted before arriving.

At this stage, the Cust Rural Recycling Drop-off

remains closed.

Other Services

If you want to meet with Environmental Services

staff, adutyplanner or buildingconsent processor

you will need tomake anappointment.

If you are unsure what services are available in

the District at Alert Level 2pop onto our website

waimakariri.govt.nz/covid-19

We are here to help. You can contact us

in anumber of ways:

• Rangiora Service Centre

office@wmk.govt.nz, 0800 965 468

• Orsearch for us on facebook

@WaimakaririDistrictCouncil

• Try our online options waimakariri.govt.nz/

services/online-services

• Snap Send Solve App.

Upcoming Meetings

Meetings will belivestreamed on the

Council website and agendas will be

available online two working days

before the meeting.

• Audit & Risk Committee

CANCELLED

Tuesday 19 May at 9.30am

• Utilities &Roading Committee

Tuesday 19 May at 4pm

• Council Dra Annual Plan

Deliberations

Tuesday 26 May at 9am

• Council Dra Annual Plan

Deliberations (Continuation Day)

Wednesday 27 May at 9am.

Sarah Nichols

Governance Manager

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Dog registrations for 2020/21 are just

around the corner, so it’s agreat time

to check your details are up to date.

• Have your contact or address details

changed?

• Have you got anew dog, or has afurry

friend passed away?

• Was your dog desexed or microchipped

in the last year?

If you answered yes toany of those

questions, you’ll need to let us know.

Email office@wmk.govt.nz or phone

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resilience in the face of adversity.

Waimakariri Deputy Mayor Neville

Atkinson says the town’s earthquake

experience meant the town and the

wider district were ‘‘semiprepared’’ for

the impacts of the Covid19 lockdown.

‘‘The attitude around town is

extremely positive. People are looking

forward rather than back.

‘‘There is alot of resilience in the

district as aresult of the quakes, so even

though it’s very different —it’s a

pandemic —people were semiprepared.’’

While the recovery could take several

years, Mr Atkinson says the big

advantage for this recovery is there is no

infrastructure damage.

‘‘We need to look at recovery not just

as adistrict, but also from aregional

point of view as part of Greater

Christchurch and also Canterbury as

well, and we also need to consider how

Canterbury fits into New Zealand Inc.

‘‘None of us will recover on our own.

We need each other.’’

Mr Atkinson says, besides Covid19

itself, his biggest concern is the mental

wellbeing of residents.

‘‘Like everybody I’m concerned about

what people are really thinking. I’m

keen to find out how people are actually

feeling.’’

KaiapoiTuahiwi Community Board

chairwoman Chris Greengrass says she

has been pleased to see the increase in

traffic in the town over the last week.

She hopes to encourage landlords of

empty shops on Williams St to make

them more attractive to bring in tenants.

‘‘The whole environment has changed,

so it will depend on people’s mindset.

Will people be going to the malls?

‘‘Places like Kaiapoi and Rangiora

may become more attractive places for

businesses to rent.’’

Mrs Greengrass also chairs All

Together Kaiapoi, which was

established as the You Me We Us

Kaiapoi Project to support community

Boating fun ... Edie Barber and her younger cousin Willow Henson, in an aqua boat

during last year’s Kaiapoi Spring Festival. All Together Kaiapoi is hopeful it will be able to

stage the festival this spring.

PHOTO: FILE

recovery after the earthquakes.

She hopes activities can still happen

in the coming months, even if they are

reduced.

While the Kaiapoi Art Expo and the

Fire &Ice Festival have been cancelled,

All Together Kaiapoi still plans to put up

lanterns along Williams St during the

winter “which will give something for

the locals”.

Earthquake commemorations

planned for September 4, to mark the

10th anniversary, have been postponed

until next year, but All Together Kaiapoi

still hopes to proceed with the spring

festival in late September.

‘‘We probably won't be able to have

Party in the Park, but the week prior we

will look at putting the decorations up

the street and we will encourage

businesses to put up window displays,”

Mrs Greengrass says.

Sadly, the children’s division of All

Together Kaiapoi, KYDz, which was due

to meet in March, has been ‘‘put on the

back burner until next year’’.

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Principal to hunt out suit

as school prepares to open

By DAVID HILL

OUR TOWN KAIAPOI

North Canterbury News, May 14, 2020

Kaiapoi in push

to attract visitors

By DAVID HILL

Bruce Kearney is ‘‘living the

dream’’.

TheKaiapoi High School

principal is pleased to be back at

school and is looking forward to

having all of the students back

under Covid19 Alert Level 2.

Aprobable Covid19 case forced

theschoolinto immediate

lockdownonMarch 23, but the

school community rallied in

support and theygot through, he

says.

“Weare social creatures, that’s

whywebecometeachers. The

problem willbegettingback into a

routine.”

ForMrKearney, that will

involve finding his suit, as he has

been wearing casual attiretowork

under level3.

He saysmost students seemtobe

coping well withonline learning,

butthere were35without

technology and mostwere senior

students.

“Because we locked downearly

we couldn’t get computers out to

those students.

‘‘The ministry said they would

sort it and so we ordered 35

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Bruce Kearney ... ‘‘The pressure on parents is enormous, running a

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from home themselves.’’

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computersonApril4.’’ But just

fourhad arrived by lastweek.

‘‘These are our most vulnerable

families, so it’sreally toughon

them.’’

Mr Kearney advises students

who are finding online learning

“toomuch” to focus on wellbeing

first and the ‘‘mustdos’’ suchas

assessments, andthenlook at the

‘‘shoulddos’’ if they havetime.

‘‘We’vedonethis beforewith the

earthquakes andour results ended

up goingup. Schools are fantastic

machines. We know what to do and

how to do it.

‘‘Aslong as theyget their

internal assessments done,there

are very few situations we can’t

rectifywhen they get back to

school.’’

He says staff are working hard to

connect with studentsonline,but

he feels for the parents.

‘‘The pressure on parents is

enormous, runningahousehold,

makingsure children are studying,

and they're often working from

homethemselves.

‘‘It’s especially difficult if you’re

doing it on your own.’’

Kaiapoi Borough School

principal Murray Overton says he

is missing his students.

While staff are back at school,

there have been fewer than20

studentsatschool on most days

under level 3.

‘‘It’s been adifficult few weeks

for families, but we’ve made sure

we haveopened up to support

them.

‘‘Itwill be really nice to get

everyone back at school,aslong as

we can meet the safety

requirements.’’

Kaiapoi hopestoattract

visitorstothe river town

over the coming months.

The Kaiapoi Promotions

Association (KPA)is

looking to step up its

visitor promotions as the

country moves into Covid

19 AlertLevel 2.

Businessmanager

Martyn Cooksays the KPA

is seeking fundingtoprint

aseriesofdetailed maps

of walking andcycle trails

around the towninabid to

attract Christchurch

residents who are keen to

escape the confinement of

lockdown.

The lockdownhas seen

more people out walking

and cycling around their

localneighbourhoods in a

bid to stayactive and

healthy.

“We were already

talkingabout how to get

people out from north

Christchurch intoKaiapoi

and the feedback we’ve

had from businesseswhen

we did the Kaiapoi brand

workshops and survey last

year was they saw the

priority was promoting

the cycletrails and

walkways.

“As the countryemerges

from the lockdown,itis

clear that domestic

visitorstoKaiapoiwill be

key to ensuring that a

wide rangeofbusinesses

in the Kaiapoi area

flourish.

“We also knowthat

Kaiapoi’skey pointof

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difference is the Kaiapoi

River,and KPA is

continuingits advocacy

with Environment

Canterbury and the

Waimakariri District

Council to improve the

water quality and flows in

the river.”

Mr Cook says KPA is

seeking feedback from

local businessesasit

continues to develop

strategies for attracting

visitors out from

Christchurch.

While the lockdownhas

disruptedits meeting

programme, the KPA

plans to holdits annual

meeting and anetworking

event on Wednesday,June

3, dependingonwhat level

2restrictions allow.

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12 North Canterbury News, May 14, 2020

New location ... The Precision Autoglass team, from left, Janine, Ricky, Tanya, Tim

and Jordyn outside the company’s new premises, at 20 High Street in Rangiora.

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Precision Autoglass

moves to High St

Theowners of Precision Autoglass are

excited to have moved their business to

a‘‘much bigger, brighter,more

convenientspace’’ at 20 High Streetin

Rangiora.

The windscreenrepairand

replacementbusiness has been trading

fromKingsford Smith Drive in

Southbrook since 2015.

‘‘We wanted to make it easier for

customers to findusand have acoffeeor

dosomeshopping whilewework on

theirvehicle,’’ Precision Autoglass

owners Tim and TanyaHuffadine say.

‘‘However, we stillhave courtesycars

available forconvenience.’’

The couple established Precision

Autoglass in 2013 withamobile

workshop callout service to clients in

the Canterbury region.

The mobile service is stillan

important andpopular part oftheir

business.

‘‘We can come to your home, farm or

workplace to do the repair work,’’ Tim

says.

The company’s technician team has

more than 25 years’ experience between

them. They specialisein glass repairs on

all types of vehicles including cars,

buses, loaders, tractors and trucks.

‘‘Ifithas gotglass anditmoves we are

thespecialists,’’ Timsays.

‘‘We offer alifetimeguaranteeonour

work anddon’t takeshortcuts.

‘‘Acustomer’s vehicle is often their

pride and joy so we want to take good

care of it for them.’’

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Precision Autoglass also specialisesin

insuranceclaims.

‘‘We do insurance work with allthe

major companies. However, we find

many peopleareunder the impression

that they are obligated to use therepairer

theinsurancecompany recommends.

‘‘You can choose your own repairer.

Call us first. We are often able to take

care of all the paperwork for you.’’

Customer service is atop priority at

Precision Autoglass.

‘‘We are here for the customers and

we want to make our service as

affordable and hasslefree as possible,’’

Tim says.

Tim andTanya haveenlisted the help

of many local companies to help withthe

move, from signagetopainters. The

couple are passionate about supporting

local businesses.

‘‘We have grown and the local

communityhas helped make that

happen.’’

Visitors are welcome at the new High

St workshop, which is openMondayto

Friday from 8am to 5pm, and Saturdays

from 8.30am to12pm.

Appointments can also be madeby

phoning 0800 582 582.

NEWS

River effort to help at-risk terns

Nationally endangered native blackfronted

terns have been handed abig

advantage when it comes to the ongoing

battle against braidedriver predators

on the Clarence River.

Aerial weed control is scheduled to

take place in autumn, as Covid19

restrictions allow, after aerial surveys of

nesting islands in February indicated

weeds were growing back, the Kaikoura

land management and biodiversity

officer for Environment Canterbury

(ECan), Heath Melville, said.

The weeds reduce the viability of

nesting sites, which are monitored as

part of ECan partnership's with the

Department of Conservation.

The project focuses on restoring the

numbers of blackfronted tern.

In an effort to curb the predator

population, traps will also be laid every

100 metres along the banks of the river,

with the aim of improving the odds of

survival in the terns' nests, Heath says.

The riverbed has been degraded

throughout its catchment by predators

and weeds, which threaten the braided

river habitat.

In the breeding season, terns pick

braided river islands free of woody

vegetation to nest, which the likes of

broom and gorse can rapidly colonise.

This reduces available nesting

habitats and forces terns into less

desirable locations where they are more

vulnerable to predators and flooding.

Hedgehogs, stoats, weasels, cats, rats,

mice, possums and the karoro (southern

blackbacked gull) have all been

targeted with the trapping strategy

because of their hunger for eggs, chicks

and, occasionally, adult birds.

Karoro are significant predators of

birds that depend on braided rivers for

breeding grounds and food, such as the

blackfronted tern.

The terns are endemic to New Zealand

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and have ‘‘threatened –nationally

endangered’’ conservation status.

In 2016, the Kaikoura Zone Committee

committed $250,000 of Immediate Steps

biodiversity funding over five years to

protecting indigenous biodiversity in the

Clarence/Waiau Toa catchment through

ongoing weed control and pest

management.

Heath says it is important to be

providing the native terns “a hand up”.

“We’ve seen huge benefits to trapping

and habitat enhancement over the

course of the study.”

“Aboveaverage river flows in October

created many natural islands and

cleared vegetation to the benefit of the

birds.

“But, unfortunately, high flows

followed, leading to islands being

flooded and only 14 chicks fledging this

season compared to 142 chicks the

season before,” Heath says.

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WINTHROP DESIGN &CONSTRUCTION

North Canterbury News, May 14, 2020

Graduate ... Apassion for sheep led Lucy Burrows to complete aPhD in sheep genetics

at Lincoln University.

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Lucy tackles flystrike

in her university work

By DAVID HILL

Flystrike is no laughing matterfor

Canterbury sheepfarmers, butafamily

joke led to aRangiora womanstudying

genetic resistancetoit.

Lucy Burrowsdeveloped an interest for

sheepgenetics while at Rangiora High

School.

“My brother John had jokingly said that

one of his friends was trying to breed

sheep, on alifestyle block, thatweren’t

susceptible to flystrike.

“It occurred to me, ‘wouldn’t it be goodif

we could breed asheep thatwas resistant

to flystrike’.”

That was during the summer afterher

thirdyear at LincolnUniversity andshe

was looking for atopic for adissertation as

part of the requirements for her science

honours degree.

She proposed the topic to her

supervisor, Professor Jon Hickford, and

went on to studythe FABP4gene for

possible resistance to flystrikeinsheep.

Lucy found the development of agene

marker test for selecting sheep thatare

genetically resistant to flystrike was

possible, but more research was needed,

so she spent afurtherfour yearsatLincoln

University’s GeneMarketLaboratory and

completedaPhD. “We probably won’t

eliminate flystrike, but we cancertainly

reduce its impact,” she says.

The original dissertation is beingpeerreviewedfor

publication in ascientific

journal.

Lucy was born at Culverdenand her

family moved to her maternal

grandparents’ farmatKaitaiawhen she

was eight. The Burrowssettled at

Horrelville, nearOxford,threeyears later.

Her parents, Tom and Fiona Burrows,

are wellestablished Corriedale and

Perendale sheep breeders,while brother

John has DorsetDown sheep.

Lucy has taken ashine to the less

common Shropshire breed. “I hadmyfirst

lambing seasonin2008 and my dad helped

me alot with managing them, whichwe

have worked on together.”

Now that she has graduated, Lucyis

working at the Ministry of Primary

Industries’ animal healthlaboratory in

Wellington.

She saysthere are plentyofgaps in the

studyofsheepand other animals for other

budding scientists to make their mark.

Diversifying. .. Drew Parkinson, left, and business partner Joshua PirikaCoburn have

used the lockdown to chart the next chapter for their business, Winthrop Design and

Construction.

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New excavator marks

anew chapter for firm

WinthropDesign andConstruction is

diversifying.

The Waikaribased architectural

design business run by DrewParkinson

andbusiness partner Joshua Pirika

Coburn is now offering landscape design

and construction as well as smaller

earthmoving jobs.

Drew says Winthrop had been looking

at contractingforthe past 12 months, but

Covid19hadforcedits handto diversify.

“Intheleaduptolockdown we had

alreadynoticedadownturn in our core

business. That reallyjust gave us the

pushwe neededtochange things up.”

They have used the time over

lockdown to start preparing forthe next

chapterintheir businessbybuyinga

new 2.6tonne excavatorand spreading

thewordaboutwhattheycan offer.

‘‘Wewantedtocome outofthis andhit

theground running,’’Drewsays.

‘‘It’sgoing to be achallengingnew

economyandIthinkflexibility and

diversitywillbethe keytosurviving the

next fewyears.’’

Withbackgroundsinboth civil and

residential construction, the two can

offerabreadthofknowledgeto

prospectiveclients.

“We’vebeenlucky to have worked on

adiverserange ofprojects in previous

jobs.

‘‘Josh has finished floorsinmultimilliondollarhouses

and I’vebuilt

stormwateroutlets in tidal estuaries.

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we had already noticed a

downturn in our core

business. That really just

gave us the push we needed

to change things up.❜

—DrewParkinson

‘‘We’re hopingclients can see us as a

onestopshop.”

Drew and Josh, who were mates at

high school, both have aconstruction

background.

Drew had been working as aproject

engineerinChristchurch before starting

the business in 2018, while Josh worked

as aspecialistfloorfinisher inAustralia

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HARVESTING CONTRACTORS HAPPY TOBEBACK ATWORK

Harvesting contractors in Canterbury are feeling

more optimistic following the return to work

under COVID-19 Alert Level 3. Log markets in

China plummeted inFebruary, and all harvesting

operations were forced to stop under Alert Level

4leaving many workers with an uncertain future.

Operations have been allowed to start upagain

with strict protocols around physical distancing

and hygiene. International and domestic markets

for New Zealand logs are improving and there is

renewed interest from private forest owners

wanting to take advantage ofthe current

opportunity.

Alex Davies ofDavies Logging (pictured) says he

is just happy to be able tostart harvesting again.

“It has been atough year for loggers, especially

these last few months. It’s great to see the

demand for logs recovering and being able to get

back to work”. Alex ispictured here inhis Tiger

Cat processor in asmall woodlot inthe

Waimakariri District.

The logs Alex iscutting will be sold through PF

Olsen into domestic and export markets to

generate the best returns for the forest owner.

The Canterbury region isfortunate to have solid

and well-established domestic log processing

facilities. This domestic processing capacity

provides price stability that benefits the forest

owner and workers right along the supply chain

by reducing exposure to volatile export prices.

The mix of domestic and export log options

enables forest owners to maximize financial

returns and utilize all different parts ofthe tree

with variable log qualities.

Market update

Domestic demand for structural grade sawntimber

prior to the COVID-19 lockdown was very strong,

driven mainly by construction in the upper North

Island. There was also asurge in DIY sales.

Sawmills are currently assessing demand

post-lockdown as they recommence production.

The New Zealand Government has also signalled

an intent to undertake infrastructure projects to

kick start the economy.

Log prices inChina have increased by30% since

New Zealand entered the COVID-19 lockdown.

The log sales are in USD and with the NZD also

weakening against the USD over this period, this

has further increased the prices New Zealand

forest owners receive for their logs. Ocean freight

is also very cheap currently with reduced demand

and low oil prices.

Before the New Zealand COVID-19 lockdown log

stocks inChina had reached 8million m 3 .They

remained stubbornly high as New Zealand logs

continued to arrive in China onvessels that set sail

just prior to lockdown. Log stocks have started to

reduce and are now below 4million m 3 .This trend

will continue as it will beseveral weeks before the

first of New Zealand’s post-lockdown logs reach

China.

Concern among Chinese log buyers about global

log supply is supporting current strong pricing. Log

supply from many countries is still affected by

COVID-19 restrictions. There is reduced supply of

logs and lumber from Russia due to unseasonably

warm weather hindering their winter harvest

programme. The previously growing supply of

spruce from Europe is currently constrained due to

alack of consumer demand in Europe for Chinese

products leaving very few containers available to

be back-loaded with logs.

During the first three months of the year (Q1

2020), China imported just short of 12m m 3 of

logs which was down about 20% from last quarter

of 2019 (Q4 2019) and down around 15% in

comparison with the first quarter of 2019 (Q1

2019).

While the current situation is very positive, there

are some concerns about the China log market in

the medium term. Some sawmills inChina are

struggling to operate profitably with the high cost

of logs and we have yet to see any stimulus

package from the Chinese Government have a

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Now is an exciting time for young people

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While exporters have faced uncertainty

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Covid19,there have been big opportunitiesfor

graduates in recent years. He

expects that to continue long term.

“It’s an exciting time to be in forestry.

There’s been amazing volumes that have

been harvested forexport in the last few

years and the One BillionTrees initiative

has put forestry centrestage.”

The university’sschool of forestry is the

only one of its kind in Australasia,

meaninggraduates are in demand on

both sides of the Tasman.

“Our graduates have been getting jobs

very easily. Our students have been

getting offeredsummer jobs in Australia

to encourage them to go back and work

there,” he says.

Two years ago, the school attracted

about 25 firstyear students annually for

its fouryear forestry sciencedegree,

while just five or six ayear were takingup

the forestry engineering degree.

ForestryMinister Shane Jones visited

the school in 2018 to ask how the

government couldhelp. “We said ‘we

need to increaseour profile’.’’

From that meeting,scholarships were

made availabletoencourage more

female and Maori studentstostudy

forestry.“Last year the quality wasso

good they ended up giving eight scholarships

rather than the four they’d planned.

“This year they presented six and next

year they plan to award another eight.”

Scholarshipsare also available through

the WIDE (Wood Industry Development

and Education) Trust and from forestry

companies, meaningabout half of the

forestry studentsare on scholarships.

Last year there were 41 firstyear

forestry science students. There are 34

this year, and 15 forestry engineering

students entered their firstprofessional

year this year.

Fate of wood products explored

AKenyan student hopes her research

into harvested New Zealand trees will

help this country meet its climate

change targets.

Anne Wekesa has been studying for a

PhD in forestry science for the past

three years at the University of

Canterbury, researching the carbon lifecycle

of New Zealandharvested trees

which remain in the domestic market.

“It used to be thought that when atree

was harvested the carbon entered the

atmosphere, so in New Zealand the

information has been lacking for how

long carbon stays in wood products.

“I’m hoping my research will be used

in developing policy in New Zealand, but

it could be applicable in other countries,

including Kenya.”

Ms Wekesa talked to sawmills,

manufacturers and pulp plants, but

found many had little idea where wood

products went after being processed, so

it had taken considerable research to

track timber. Her preliminary data

suggests most domestically consumed

New Zealand timber is used in products

with alife of perhaps 50 years before

being burned.

International researcher ... Kenyan

student Anne Wekesa hopes her research

will benefit the New Zealand forestry

industry.

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WEB ID RU75620

RANGIORA

27 Melford Close

On aquiet cul-de-sac in ahighly sought-after pocket of

Rangiora, this solid home represents awonderful

opportunity for astute purchasers to take several steps

up the property ladder. Presented in immaculate

condition throughout after extensive modernising, this

delightful home boasts four bedrooms (master with

ensuite), agood-sized family bathroom and alarge

modern kitchen complete with all the bells and

whistles. Two heatpumps, DVS system and anew pellet

fire promise year-round comfort, while excellent

indoor/outdoor flow ensures you'll spend plenty oftime

outside.

Modern lifestyle

View By Appointment

Aaron Clark

Mobile 027 873 5121

Office 03 313 8022

aaronc@pb.co.nz

BY NEGOTIATION

WEB ID RR74886

COOPERS CREEK

121 Mountain Road

Nestled at the base ofMount Oxford sheltered bythe

sleeping giant, as it is known to locals -isahidden

gem, aversatile 87.92Ha farm in aspectacular location

featuring agood balance of flats combined with gently

rolling to steeper contours, and captivating views of the

mountains and across the plains. With agenerally

higher rainfall, and acombination of both grazing land

and some regenerating native bush with an excellent

mix of flowering natives that boundary the Oxford

Forest. This property presents many options, hunting,

farming, forestry, bees, alifestyle hideaway or retreat.

DEADLINE SALE

View By Appointment

DEADLINE SALE closes Thursday 21st May, 2020 at2.00pm,

(unless sold prior)

Leigh Miller

Mobile 021 308 202

Office 03 310 6471

leighm@pb.co.nz

Malcolm Garvan

Mobile 027 231 4425

Office 03 310 6471

malcolmg@pb.co.nz

Looking for a

new place to

call home?

Property Brokers arethrilledtoannounce

thatHanmer Springslocal Janice Clyma

is nowpart ofthe PropertyBrokers team.

WEB ID RL75406

OXFORD

88 Bush Road

View By Appointment

Purchasers looking to upscale toalifestyle block will be

delighted with the opportunity to secure astunning

family home, neat as apin and low-maintenance. This

236sqm home on apicturesque 4hectare lifestyle block

Leigh Miller

presents an opportunity to relish the peace and privacy

Mobile 021 308 202

of the rural life. Located just minutes from Oxford town

Office 03 310 6471

centre and walking distance to the School, lovingly leighm@pb.co.nz

maintained and immaculately presented, this property

will attract interest from awide range of buyers. Built to Malcolm Garvan

the highest standards, this comfortable family home

Mobile 027 231 4425

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Office 03 310 6471

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NEWS &CLASSIFIEDS

18 North Canterbury News, May 14, 2020

LOST AND FOUND

The following property is reported as

lost to North Canterbury police:

Ared nylon backpack with “Special

Olympics Junior” written on the back,

multiple keys, including aToyota car

key and an electric garage opener, a

black Samsung S8 in abrokencase (all

lost in Rangiora), ablack leather

wallet (Oxford), ablack wallet, ablack

Apple iPhone in alifeproof case, a

blackheaded silver car key with

buttons, aSamsung S10 in ablack

cover, amountainbike front mudguard,

aSamsung Galaxy S8, acolourful

leatherwallet, agrey garage door

opener, black Nike schoolbagwith a

shoulder strap, black leather ‘‘Claude’’

wallet,ablack Quicksilver wallet, a

teddybear keyring with floating balls

and one key on silver ring, ablack

digital Casiowatch with pink

strapping, abrown wallet,awhite gold

diamond stud earring (all Rangiora).

The following is found property and

is being held at the various stations:

Two surfboards (Amberley), asilver

round charm in threepieces, ablue/

black Dunlop backpack, aDunlop

chair/fishing net, asilver bangle, a

Skoda key, alady’s gold watchwith a

black face,two keys —one with red

plastic on it with aremote —and ared

bike light (all Kaiapoi).

Facilities to reopen

Public facilities in the Waimakariri

District will reopen at alert level 2.

Playgrounds, skateparks and dog parks

will immediately reopen.

Council service centres, libraries and

aquatic centres will be progressively

opened, although some services may not

resume where they cannot be delivered

safely, with physical distancing.

Hall reopenings will be delayed.

Tenders

FARM LAND FOR LEASE

The North LoburnHall Society invites written tenders

for the lease of 21.7haof bare land at North Loburn

for a5year term, with one right of renewal.

Copies of the lease are available from J Kay

(Chairperson), 90 Loburn Kowai Road, RD2,

Rangiora 7472, or jeffk@xtra.co.nz, with whom

tenders close on May 29 th 2020. The lowest or any

tendernot necessarily accepted.

2275872

HOMEKILL

Butchery &

meat processing

313 0022

MEAT2U.NZ

2276971

For Sale

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Livestock

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ewe hoggets suitable for

breeding /lifestyle blocks.

Phone 021 626 449 or 03

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Properties For Sale

SELL /SWAP Hawarden

23 bed on flat section,

approx quarter acre,

minutes walk to shop and

school. Curtains, carpets

through out, coal range,

dining room, log burner

lounge /bedroom, separate

hallway. New exterior

paint, fencing, guttering &

deck, 3 sheds $250,000

negotiable or swap property

Oxford area, cash either

way. Phone 027 521 1969.

Wanted To Buy

FORESTRY plantations

and shelter belts wanted for

export and local market.

Please ph 029 773 1001.

Situations Wanted

BOOKKEEP

ING AND

OFFICE

SUPPORT

I have experience in

Xero, Workflow Max,

MYOB, AR, AP, Payroll,

GST. If needing

short or long-term help

please call Cheryl

3129168 or 0273463006

cheryld@windowslive.

com.

Situations Vacant

Collaborative Teacher

Year 0/1

Part time (.6) Fixed Term -

8/06/2020 to 18/12/2020

An opportunity has arisen at our amazing school for

acollaborativeand passionate educator in our Year

0/1team.

We are seeking anenthusiastic, innovative and

collaborative teacher to join our Southbrook team.

You will have a strength in supporting student

behaviour in apositive, restorative and purposeful

way.

Please contact Julie Walls (021 294 5857) julie.

walls@southbrook.school.nz for the application

pack, for further information and if you would like a

tour of our school.

Vacancy closes 29 May @9:00am

MOBIL AMBERLEY

Aposition foramotivated&well

presented person.

Includes cashier duties, sales&

assistingcustomers.

Computer &communication skills

would be an advantage.

Phone Andrew 021 355 890

Pets

BICHON HOMESTAY

for smaller dogs. We look

after your dog in our home.

"No kennels". Phone today

03 314 6110.

Public Notices

Kaiapoi Christadelphians

“The Key of Knowledge ..“(Luke 11:52)

CREATION

Gardening

The Bible states:

Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

1:5 The first day, evening and morning, God divided the light from

the darkness.

1:8 The second day, God divided the waters under the firmament

from the waters above the firmament.

1:13 The third day,God separated the waters and created dryland

and seas. Grass, herbs and fruit trees bearing seed after their own

kind.

1:19 The fourth day, God appointed sun, moon and stars for

seasons, signs days and years. Forlight upon the earth, the sun to

rule the day and the moon to rule the night.

1:23 The fifth day, God made living moving creatures in the sea

and fowl flying in the open firmament of heaven, after their kind.

1:31 The sixth day,God brought forth from the earth,

cattle, creeping things and beasts of the earth, after their kind. His

final creative act-he made man in his image, after his likeness,

male and female.They were to have dominion over all the creation.

Thus, all was finished, God blessed and sanctified and rested the

seventh day.

Forinformation phone 03 352 5453. When the Government allows

public meetings we will be back in the Kaiapoi Community Centre.

Amendment to the Freedom Camping Bylaw 2018

At its meeting on 30 April 2020 the Council made the

following amendments to the Freedom Camping Bylaw

2018:

•Freedom camping is to be prohibited at Gore Bay.

•Upto4vehicles may now camp at the Cheviot

Service Centre (previously 2).

•The freedom camping parks on Cheltenham Street,

Hanmer Springs are to be limited to certified selfcontained

vehicles only.

No further amendments are proposed as aresult of the 2019

consultation. These amendments have immediate effect.

Inspection and availability of copies

Copies of the Bylaw (including the maps) are available:

•Onthe Hurunui District Council website:

https://www.hurunui.govt.nz/find/public-documents/

bylaws-and-policies

•Byrequest at the offices of the Hurunui District

Council: 66 Carters Road, Amberley.

For all enquiries please contact Customer Services on 03

314 8816.

2277193

2276523

2090492

GARDEN heges cut to

perfection. Tree & arbor

work. Also spraying. Free

quotes. Ph 03 312 0668 or

021 111 4322.

2276529

Public Notices

WarMemorial Hall

1AlbertStreet, Rangiora 7400

PO Box 351, Rangiora 7440

www.bsnc.org.nz

Covid -19 and maintaining asafe space for all

Dear Clients and prospective clients,

•Weremain open and ready to provide you with

budgeting supportand advice.

•However,the way we provide this service will be a

little different to normal.

•Wewon’t be abletocome to your home or meet face

to face.

•Wewon’t be able to see walk-in clients.

•PLEASE call us on 03 313 3505 and we’ll contact

you as soon as we can.

•We’ll contact you by phone, mobile, text or email.

•Wewill trytocontinue advocating on your behalf with

WINZ, banks, creditors etc.

•Wewill attempt to work with all the other agencies and

food banks and trytodeliver all our normal services.

Phone: 03 313 3505

(please leave amessage and we’ll get back to you)

Email: servicemanager@bsnc.org.nz

Monday to Thursday

09:00 am to 4:00 pm

However,

•Ifyou cannot wait to talk with us please call the

MoneyTalks helpline on 0800 345 123 as they are

open 64 hours aweek

Budgeting Services North Canterbury Inc., gratefully

acknowledges the support of:

Ministry of Social Development, Oranga Tamariki -

Ministry for Children and the Rātā Foundation.

Affiliated member of: The National Building Financial

Capability Charitable Trust

Registered Charity Number: CC10710

PUBLICNOTICE OF

APPLICATION FOR

OFF-LICENCE

Section 101, Sale

andSupply of

AlcoholAct 2012

Barkshire Ltd has made

application to the District

Licensing Committee at

Rangiora for the issue of

an Off Licence in respect of

the premises situated at 16

Southbrook Rd, Rangiora

known as Liquorland

Southbrook.

The general nature of the

business conducted under

the licence is bottlestore.

The days onwhich and the

hours during which alcohol

is sold under the licence

are 8am -10pm Monday

-Sunday, excluding Good

Friday, Easter Sunday,

Christmas day & before

1pm Anzac Day.

The application may be

inspected during ordinary

office hours at the office

of the Waimakariri District

Licensing Committee at 215

HighStreet,Rangiora.

Any person who is entitled

to object and who wishes

to object to the issue of

the licence may, no later

than 15 working days after

the date ofthe publication

of this notice, file anotice

in writing of the objection

with the Secretary of

the Waimakariri District

Licensing Committee at

Private Bag1005, Rangiora.

No objection tothe issue

of alicence may be made

in relation to amatter other

than amatter specified in

section 105(1) of the Sale

and Supply ofAlcohol Act

2012.

This is the second

publication of this notice.

This notice was first

published on 7thMay 2020.

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KAIAPOI /

RANGIORA TAXI

SERVICE

Bookings advisable

For prices

Ph 0800 453 873

2268203

Firewood

$95M3, Dry firewood. Ph /

Text 027 335 3189,

sales@thefirewoodmerchant.co.nz

DRY pine cones, no

needles. Pick up 3 mins

from Rangiora, $5 per sack,

purchase 10, receive 11.

Phone 027 649 3451.

DRY Pine $80m, 4m or 8m

loads. Woodend, Kaiapoi,

Rangiora areas. Telephone

027 312 7179.

Cars Wanted

CASH 4CARS

and 4WD'S

Phone

Automotive

Parts

03 313 7216

CARS, vans, 4WD’s

wanted for dismantling or

repair. Phone 027 258

8366.

Trade&Services

AFFORDABLE concrete

cutting with quality and

removal work. Free quotes.

No job too small. Ph 027

442 2219, Fax 03 359 6052

or A/H 03 359 4605.

BRIAN’S Tree Services.

Tree felling, topping,

shaping, firewood cut, rubbish

removed, stump grinding,

branch chipping.

Affordable rates. Phone 03

327 5505 or 021 124 4894.

CARPENTER / Painter

specialising in alterations &

renovations, repairs &

maintenance, 35 plus years,

experienced licenced

builder. Telephone Trevor

313 5013 or 027 431 1864.

PAINTER, qualified local

professional, Int / Ext,

roofs, wallpaper. Call or txt

Corban 027 846 5035.

Denture Clinic

AFFORDABLEDENTURE

CLINIC

(Formerly Riccarton Denture Clinic)

1843944

Trade&Services

ABEL &Prestige Chimney

Cleaning. Nth Cant owned

& operated. Covering all

areas from Waimak to Hanmer.

Professional, guaranteed,

service. Firebox

repairs, carry most parts. Ph

0800 661 244.

NORTH CANTERBURY

Tree Care. Qualified

Arborist specialising in big

trees in small places, long

term tree plans, Riparian &

shelter planting, land clearing,

stump grinding, branch

chipping, fully insured, free

quotes. Ph 0800 873 336.

CHIMNEY SWEEP

Winter’s coming!!! Time to

service your fire. From $80

+ gst single storey. 0800

SWEEP ME or 021 0277

1927.

BUILDERS father &son

team. Amac Builders are

available to help you with

your building needs. High

standards, low overheads.

No job too small. Check us

out on fb. Amac builders

Ltd. Ph 027 318 4400.

PLASTIC

North Canterbury specialist.

All plastic &fibreglass

repairs. Telephone James

021 180 5103.

PAINT & wallpaper

services. Wayne Bryant.

Exterior, interior. Qualified

tradesman. Free quotes. Ph

313 5337 or 027 654 4568.

ROOFER All roof repairs,

roof painting, water blasting,

moss treatment,

repointing, gutter cleans &

snow straps. And more.

Free quotes. Phone Nathan

027 516 6609.

Chiropractic Services

Dr Carissa McGregor Chiropractor

Injury, accidents and maintenance

ACC Registered and Accredited

Monday-Thursday | 03 313 0350

Libi McKinnon Physiotherapy

privatephysio@xtra.co.nz

03 0278 686 2574

ACC Registered Provider | Tuesday&Friday

Select Health

New Dentures

Relines

Repairs

BRYCE JWARD NZCDT

Kaiapoi

Ph (03)327-0077

Gold Card

Discount

Trade&Services

METAL WORX. Flashing,

Sheetmetal Fabrication,

Wrought Iron,

Welding, Custom Trailers,

General Metalwork. No job

too big or too small. Ph 021

265 5428 or 03 314 6908.

Find us on facebook/

Glenmark Metal Worx.

glenmarkmetalworx.ltd@gmail.com.

PAINTER & Decorator.

Semi retired painter. Small

jobs. Ph Peter 03 312 7945

or 027 693 8360.

POWER TOOLS repairs,

parts &sales for over 30

years. All main brands serviced.

Grossman Trade

Tools, 31A Watts Road,

Christchurch. Ph 389 9230.

RANGIORA Rubbish

Removal and RRR skips.

Wheelie bins any frequency

and skips from 1.5 cube to

9cube. Skips and wheelie

bins for any use, rubbish,

greenwaste, building sites

or just cleanups. Give us a

phone call 313 6957 or for

skips 021 313 255.

WELDING SCREEN PRINTING.

For all your printing

requirements. Tshirts,

Hoodies, HiVis vests and

polos, Overalls, Caps etc.

Please phone Heather 03

313 0261 or email

heather.norstar@gmail.com.

SHEARER. Hap’s Farm &

Lifestyle Services. Shearing,

crutching, drenching,

tailing, feet trimming &

health check. Trailer, generator

&mobile handpiece

available. Experienced,

reliable and honest. Ph 03

312 1214 or 021 267 4025.

51 Ashley Street, Rangiora

KAIAPOI VILLAGEARCADE,

123 WILLIAMS STREET

2103107

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CLASSIFIEDS, TRUSTED TRADES &PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

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Trade&Services

Log Fires

Pellet Fires

Heat Pumps

Sales

Service

Installations

Free Quotes

03 343 1651

472 Blenheim Rd

www.heatstore.co.nz

ANTHONY SYMONDS

Forall your painting &

plastering requirements

Local with 30 years

experience

All workmanship

Guaranteed.

Phone 021 344 023

2220615

DIRTY TILES &Grout?

Professional tile cleaning,

tiled shower restorations,

mouldy silicone, shower

glass & we can even

recolour your old grout!.

For all your tile and grout

issues call Grout Pro for a

free no obligation quote. Ph

Darryl 0800 882 772.

Computer Repairs

Trade &Services

BULLDOZING

3 DMC 2 GPS

• 45 years experience • Roading • House sites

• Dam construction • Farm tracks

• 23 ton blade and rippers

SEPTIC TANK

CLEANING

Bill’s Liquid

Waste

You dump it...

Blair pumps it...

Blair Tavendale

Ph 03 314 9371

0275 379-694

Phone TimEarl 027 435 5071

T.D. Earl Ltd

2225862

VALUATION

Specialising in North Canterbury.

Contact Geoff at

Maxwell Valuation. Phone

03 310 8541 or email

geoff@maxval.co.nz.

2276525

SUMMERFIELD

FENCING

IN YOUR AREA NOW.

Lifestyle or farm, sheep, cattle,

horse, all types of animals.

Fences, yards, sheds, arenas,

shelters, runs.

30+ years contract fencing.

Steve is available to help with

your design &planning.

Ph office03312 4747

2091848

Pride &Quality Painting

&Decorating Services

20 yrs exp, fast and friendly

service. For all your painting

needs, phone: Martin 310

6187 or 021 128 9867

YOU

COULD

HERE

Advertise

your business

in our Trades

and Services

Phone

Amanda Keys

03 313 2840

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276

108

House &Garden

Property services Ltd

Tree and hedge trimming

Stump grinding

Tree removal

Gardening

Landscaping

CALL us021 405 277

REMOVALISTS

2Men &agood

sized truck.

From $157 per hour

(incl gst).Kaiapoibased.

Call Gerard

027 668 3636

2225244

Appliance Repairs

•REGISTERED TECHNICIAN

•AUTHORISED LOCAL SERVICE

F&P, Bosch, Smeg,

ASKO, Ariston, LG,Classique,

Haier, Samsung and more....

Butchery

OxfordButchery

Shane and Leanne Frahm

We cankill&process yourstock

FourGenerations of Frahms

since 1957

Ph 312 4205

Oxford

Electrician

“For best resultsbesuretouseauthorised service”

NORTHCANTERBURY APPLIANCE SERVICES

Rangiora: 03 313 4420 Kaiapoi: 03 327 3810

Builder

Construction &Concrete

All Construction & Concrete Work

•Driveways, patios &paths

•Bridges and Culverts

•Floors, foundations

•Sheds and buildings

•Dairy Sheds, Herd homes

•Silage pits, effluent ponds

•Excavation and cartage

•Precast concrete

•Insulated panels

Number one

old-fashioned bacon

&ham curing.

A/H 312 4709

Daryl Power

027 230 9401

concretepower@scorch.co.nz

www.concretepower.co.nz

AARON HARRIS

ELECTRICAL LTD

NEW HOUSES • ALTERATIONS

ELECTRICAL INSPECTIONS • SMART WIRING

SYSTEMS AND MORE...

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

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Engineering

For your Engineering needs

187d Ohoka Road, Kaiapoi

Phone 03 327 5246 |027 495 2821

toppeng@xtra.co.nz

Plastering

“Specialists in all aspects of plastering

from traditional to modern”

• Stucco finishes

• Exterior and interior • Foundations

• Landscape walls • Insurance work

No job too small,

free quotes.

Ph 021 193 2073

Scaffolding

•Edge protection

•Working platform

Phone

0274 366 901

Plans for pricing

jas.rangiorascaffolding@xtra.co.nz

North Canterbury wide

1783878

Landscaping

STEWART CONTRACTING

Landscaping -Fencing

& Earthworks

ENJOYABLE STRESS FREE LANDSCAPING

03 313 9375 •027 369 3974

www.stewartcontracting.co.nz

contact@stewartcontracting.co.nz

Scrap Metal

CASH PAID FOR SCRAP

•Car Bodies •Scrap Steel•Specialists in Farm

Machinery•All non Ferrous

MAINLAND

METALS LTD

Ph (03)338 7000

Mike0274 818544 •Robbie0274818 027

Locally owned and operated

1902273

2136148

CAP 65

CAP 40

CAP 20

Shingle

SHINGLE SUPPLIES

Quarry Prices

DRAINAGE CHIP

from $40 per cube

from $23 per cube

from $25 per cube

from $30 per cube

all +gst

Plus all excavation and truck hire

house excavations, driveways, subdivisions

CONTRACTING

Ph: KEN 027 201 3302

Email: stress@xtra.co.nz

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