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Committees gear up<br />
for country shows<br />
By DAVID HILL<br />
The shows must go on in <strong>North</strong><br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> thisspring.<br />
The Rangioraand Amberley showswill<br />
be staged thisOctober.Bothshow<br />
committeesare moving forward with<br />
planning,asthe nationcontinues to enjoy<br />
the freedoms of Covid19alertlevel 1.<br />
The announcementsfollow the<br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> A&P Association’s decision to<br />
holdaseriesofevents in November,in<br />
lieuofthe NewZealandAgricultural<br />
Show, which wascancelled because of<br />
Covid19.<br />
Newly elected <strong>North</strong>ern (Rangiora)<br />
A&P Association presidentPeterDixon<br />
sayshis committee is pleased to be able to<br />
announce theshow willgoaheadon<br />
Friday and Saturday, October <strong>23</strong> and24.<br />
‘‘Wewerereally rapt to makethe<br />
decision.Itwas going to be abit hitand<br />
miss, but oncethe government announced<br />
we were going backtobeingable to have<br />
eventswithbulknumbers,wedecidedto<br />
runwith it.<br />
‘‘Hopefully, thelocals willsupport their<br />
local show andcomeout for the day.’’<br />
Beef cattle classes are expected to be<br />
back at theshow,afteratwoyear absence<br />
because of the Mycoplasmabovis<br />
outbreak,with Mr Dixonworking through<br />
theprotocols withthe Ministry for<br />
Primary Industries.<br />
‘‘We willbehaving thehorse events on<br />
Fridayasnormal and then thebig show<br />
dayonSaturday, withthe normal<br />
farmyard animals andfanfare.<br />
‘‘I’mvery fortunatethat Ihaveagood<br />
team behindmethis year, which makes it<br />
allpossible.’’<br />
Amberley A&PAssociationimmediate<br />
pastpresidentHelenDouglasWithers<br />
says herassociation is ‘‘going ahead full<br />
blast’’ with planning for this year’sshow<br />
on Saturday, October31.<br />
Retiredvet Noel McGirr will be this<br />
year’sAmberley showpresident.<br />
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Triumphant team ... The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> Rams, back row, from left, Chris Sharpe,<br />
Michael Beattie, Aaron Turner, Ian King and Mackenzie Smith. The front row, from left,<br />
is Kyle Brown, Shannon Venis, Jeff Jones and Brendon Wellington.<br />
PHOTO: SUPPLIED<br />
Rams off to agreat start<br />
<strong>North</strong><strong>Canterbury</strong> has made a<br />
triumphant returntoindoor cricket.<br />
Afteran18year absence, the <strong>North</strong><br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> Rams are unbeateninthe<br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> SuperLeagueafter four<br />
games.<br />
In its recent match againstthe<br />
Spartans, the side took home the<br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> Shield.<br />
It has one team in the league made up<br />
of Sefton, Ohoka and Kaiapoicricket<br />
club players.<br />
Thereisashield challengefor the<br />
Rams this Friday evening, whereformer<br />
players, supportersand sponsors willbe<br />
turning out in support.OnSaturday, a<br />
reunion is planned.<br />
Organisers are hoping two teams can<br />
be fieldednext season.<br />
Results to date:Rams 110, Howzat<br />
Pack B42; Rams104, Howzat CrashB67;<br />
Rams 122, HornbySpartans 78 (shield<br />
challenge); Rams 149, CentralSharks<br />
White22.<br />
Council in sustainability push<br />
Sustainability continues to be afocus<br />
for the Waimakariri District Council.<br />
Crs Niki Mealings and Al Blackie<br />
were appointed to a‘‘sustainability<br />
strategy steering group’’, along with<br />
council staff, at last week’s council<br />
meeting.<br />
Chief executive Jim Palmer said the<br />
steering group would help the council<br />
to get ‘‘our own house in order’’ before<br />
championing sustainability in the<br />
community.<br />
‘‘It’s about making sure we are doing<br />
the things we should be doing in our<br />
organisation and, once we are<br />
confident with that, we can go out into<br />
the community with our sustainability<br />
message.<br />
Cr Mealings said she was excited to<br />
finally be able to make some progress<br />
on developing asustainability strategy.<br />
‘‘This is really important to our<br />
district and our whole country and we<br />
need all of you on board.’’<br />
Mayor Dan Gordon said: ‘‘The<br />
adoption of asustainability approach<br />
within the organisation complements<br />
the need for new approaches to the way<br />
council goes about its business,<br />
including playing its part in<br />
transitioning the country to alow<br />
emissions economy by 2050.’’
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