North Canterbury News: May 14, 2020

PRECISION AUTOGLASS
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.
PHOTO: SUPPLIED
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.’’
❛We can come to your
home, farm or workplace to
do the repair work.❜
—Tim Huffadine
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
Tania
Ara graduate
Support ... . Endangered black­fronted
terns will receive help after achallenging
year.
PHOTO: ENVIRONMENTCANTERBURY
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.
WINDSCREEN
• INSURANCE CLAIMS WELCOME, CALL US FIRST -
WE WILL TAKE CARE OF THE PAPERWORK
•Convenient centrally located workshop
•Mobile workshop –wecan come toyour home, farm, orworkplace.
•All vehicle glass repair and replacement; cars, caravans, boats,
motorhomes, buses, trucks, tractors, ifit’s got glass and it moves
we are the specialists.
Now open SaturdayMornings
REPAIRS&
&
REPLACEMENTS
Call the team today - Phone 0800 582 582
Same Day Service - Best Prices -Workmanship Guarantee
20 High St Rangiora
(next to Artisans)
www.precisionautoglass.co.nz
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