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NEWS 2 The North Canterbury News, May 28, 2020 Build customers, sales &profits with North Canterbury’s best read newspaper Thursday, January24, 2019 Issue 830 | www.ncnews.co.nz news Robyn Bristow Managing Editor 027 312 1581 robyn.bristow @ncnews.co.nz Reporters Neil Clarkson, David Hill, Shelley Topp, Rachel MacDonald. 46,000 46,000 0 readers every issue 46,000 readersevery week 30,150 copies delivered to EVERY home,farm, RDand lifestyle block in Waimakariri, Hurunui and Kaikoura districts every Thursday! advertising DaynaBurton Sales Co-ordinator 027 312 0089 dayna.burton @ncnews.co.nz Amanda Keys Advertising 027 536 6224 amanda.keys@ncnews.co.nz Claire Oxnam Advertising 021 560 386 claire.oxnam@ncnews.co.nz Kerryn Clark Advertising 021 586 138 kerryn.clark@ncnews.co.nz Karikaas triumphs in awards By ROBYN BRISTOW Cheesemaker Karikaas has a golden glow following the New Zealand Champions of Cheese Awards. The Loburnbased business was awarded the only gold medal in the European category at the awards for its maasdam. It was judged the best Europeanstyle cheese. The champion cheese, which was also awarded the European Trophy, was crafted by new Karikaas cheesemaker Petra Kasalova and head cheesemaker Bryar Enerson. It was made in December 2019. Maasdam has adistinctive flavour —sweet and nutty — and has adistinctive appearance. It is the cheese that is in every cartoon where mice and cheese are drawn together —the cheese with lovely big holes. Karikaas manager Di Hawkins says Petra, who joined the production team early in 2019, also made the goldmedalwinning Pepper cheese. ‘‘To have achieved such excellence in cheesemaking over that period of time speaks volumes for her dedication and skill,’’ Di says. The Karikaas team also won silver medals for all the Karikaas standard cheeses — gouda and leyden/cumin gouda, and pumahana. Karikaas is one of the few cheesemakers that specialises in vintage cheese, Di says. ‘‘It takes ateam to make winning cheeses, and everyone at Karikaas contributes to the quality of what we make. ‘‘Noone can do it alone, but it is always very pleasing for a cheesemaker to get agold medal, and atrophy is the icing on the cake. ‘‘We pride ourselves on consistently winning gold and silver medals. We are good at what we do, and our customers appreciate that we do it consistently.’’ Covid19 restrictions meant the cheese awards event in early May went ahead by video via YouTube and Facebook. ‘‘I sent all the staff alink so that we could watch at 4pm on May 6from our own homes to see how we went,’’ Di says. ‘‘Delta wines were the sponsors for the European category, so Itoasted our win with atoast to Delta wines, because wine and cheese are such agreat combination.’’ The Karikaas shop at Loburn is closed to the public at this time to protect the manufacturing business. However, Di says people wanting to buy cheese can do so by mail order and through its website. Recognition ... Petra Kasalova started with the Karikaas Cheese production team early in 2019. Her skills have been recognised in the New Zealand Champions of Cheese Awards. Local farmers' markets make their return By DAVID HILL Some normality has returned to North Canterbury, with farmers’markets reopening. Farmers’ markets throughoutthe regionclosed when the countrywent into lockdown,leaving many stallholders withoutan income. The Amberley and Oxford farmers'markets reopened in the first weekend underalert level2,while the Kaiapoi Farmers’ Marketand the NorthCanterbury Sunday Market at Rangiora Racecourse returned last weekend. Last Friday was the turn of the popularOhoka Farmers’ Market, nearRangiora, with the market’s biggestsupporter, Waimakariri MayorDan Gordon, popping out before getting downtobusinessatthe Canterbury Mayoral Forum’s online Zoom meeting. Mr Gordon grew up just down the road from the Ohoka Domain,wherethe market operates. ‘‘Thereisvery much that sense of returning to normal where you canpop out and have that social interaction and get some goodproduce. ‘‘It’s very much an established market on the Canterburyscene. Imeet alot of people here who come out from Christchurch and it clearlyworks, because you have regular stallholdersthat come here each week and it’s important for them.’’ The market was agood opportunityfor some timeout, ahead of abusy week, withthe councilscheduled to spend three daysdeliberating over the revised 2020/21 annual plan. Stallholderand Ohoka grower Andrew Warrenwas pleased to be back at the market. ‘‘Everyoneknows how to Ready for business ... Andrew Warren was pleased to be back at the Ohoka Farmers’ Market on Friday. behave,’’ he says of the social distancingrequirements. Mr Warren survived during the lockdown by delivering food boxes to his loyal customers. ‘‘So it just carried on really, but it’s less fun. The market is PHOTO: DAVID HILL fun and getting back here is easier. ‘‘There’s less shuffling aroundand peopleget exactly whatthey want. ‘‘And look around the market and you’ll see everyone is enjoyingthemselves.’’ getintouch Editorial info@ncnews.co.nz Advertising sales@ncnews.co.nz Graphic Design heather.hood@ncnews.co.nz Distribution/Deliveries 03 314 8335 Amberley: 03 314 8335 119 Carters Road, Amberley Rangiora: 03 313 2840 77-83 High Street, Rangiora Christchurch: 03 364 7460 www.starnews.co.nz *Source 2018 Nielsen readership survey. WINNERS OF THE GREAT NZ HOT CROSS BUN 2020 Baked fresh daily •Home baking •Licensed •Open 7Days Mon-Thurs 8.00 am -4.00 pm Fri-Sun 8.00 am -5.00 pm Main Rd, Culverden |Ph03315 8492 2278303
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Hunters reported the best numbers of birdsseen frequenting ponds in many years. NorthCanterbury Fish and Game rangers coveredawide area to check for compliance, whichthey found was high across the region. Hunters said the Government’s decision to delaythe startofthe game bird seasonuntil after New Zealand movedinto alert level2,enabled the cultural fabric of what is opening day to be maintained. Hunters were positive aboutbeing able to enjoya game bird season and grateful to be able to get out hunting. Fish &Game New Zealand chiefexecutive MartinTaylor said the weekend was an important opportunity for thousands of New Zealand families to harvestsome organic freerangefood for the table. ‘‘In these economic times, being able to provide good wholesome wildfood may takethe pressureoff some families in the months ahead,’’ he says. New Zealand has many places for hunters to gather gamebirds, and many regions benefit from the resultant ‘‘Duck Tourism’’. Gamebird seasons vary in lengthacross the country, so hunters can travel to a different region to increase hunting opportunitiesand support the regional economy. No agreement over Amberley tyre mountain By ROBYN BRISTOW Aplan to get rid of atyre mountain near Amberley has hit aspeed bump. The landownerisnot buying into aplan by AccountabilityAction (AA) to shred and ship the tyresoff the property. AA members Julia McLean andBruce Gledhill outlined their plan to the Hurunui District Council last week. The council agreedtohold funds if its application to the Waste Minimisation Fund was successful. Richard Smith, the lawyer for the RacecourseRoad landowner, says AA’s business plan is the most ‘‘amateurish, unsophisticated, and contradictory’’ he has ever seen. Hesaysuntil aviableformal business plan is received by the landownerhe cannotconsider endorsing an application by AA to the Waste Minimisation Fund. A plan has not been received. Mr Smithsays the landownerdoesn’t rule out working with AA, but it must be collaborative rather than the ‘‘adversarial approach’’ that had prevailed. Meanwhile, adetermination as to who owns the tyresisbefore the court, Mr Smith says. Until this was determined no progress could be made by any party. Mr Smith saysthe landowner alsohas concerns over the shredder to be used to processthe tyres before packing them intocontainers to be shipped north to Golden Bay Cement to fuel afurnace. Mr Smith saysheand the landowner are working with Environment Canterbury to find away forward in both legal and practical terms, including its own application to the wastefund. ‘‘That application was drafted collaboratively between the applying party and the landowner,’’ Mr Smith said. 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