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Covid19 has donelittle to putthe brakes 

on newbusinessesopeninginNorth 

Canterbury. 

Twentyeight enterprises have 

openedtheir doorssince the lockdown, 

flyinginthe faceoffearsoftough 

economic times causedbythe 

pandemic. 

Enterprise NorthCanterbury 

business support manager MilesDalton 

saysitseemsCovid19 hasgiven people 

the nudge to pursuetheirideas. 

The new businesses includea 

women’sfashion boutique and a 

menswear shopinRangiora, agarage 

doorbusinessinCheviot,and an ‘‘oldschool 

cycle workshop’’ in Kaiapoi 

which closesonthe weekends to allow 

the owner to go cycling. 

MagpieStyle owner Bridget Hope is 

extendingher Ohoka women’sfashion 

business to includeaboutiquein 

Rangiora’s High Street, withthe 

opening planned nextmonth. 

At theotherend of HighSt, in the 

former Post Officebuilding,former 

Canterbury representative cricketer 

Simon Murphy will open his men’s 

clothingand grooming store Dappermen 

nextweek. 

Peter Page’s cycle business in Ohoka 

Road, Kaiapoi, is called Doctor Bike. 

‘‘DoctorBike is abicycle workshop, 

not abicycle supermarket,’’hesays. 

‘‘I maintain andrepairbikesofall 

types firstand foremost.New bikesales 

are abonusand thefocusison 

supplying therightbike,right size, right 

colourand righteverything,not just 

sellingwhat Ihave got. My customers 

buy bikes,Idon’t sellthem,Isupply 

themafterwehaveworked out whatthe 

right bike is.’’ 

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Where was the consultation? 

Felled ... Some of the poplars lost along the Ashley River, photographed by alocal resident 

before their removal by ECan. 

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By DAVID HILL 

Waimakariri Mayor Dan Gordon 

has voiced his disappointment 

over alack of communication over 

the felling of 500 trees near the 

Ashley River. 

Whileheacceptsthe reasoning 

behind theirremoval in the 

Ashley RakahuriRegional Park 

near Cones Rd, Mr Gordon has 

contacted Environment 

Canterbury (ECan) to raise his 

concerns. 

‘‘It is ECan’s responsibility,but I 

am disappointed that theywent 

aheadwithout communication 

with our Greenspaceteamorthe 

RangioraAshleyCommunity 

Board. 

‘‘We normally havevery good 

communication with ECan,but I 

am disappointed about this 

incident. 

‘‘We can’t changewhat has 

happenedwith the trees, but what 

Ican and will do is discussthis 

with the chair and acting chief 

executive of ECantoseek an 

assurance that, as acouncil and 

community, we are betterkept in 

the loop on future projects.’’ 

Mr Gordon saidhebecame 

awareofitonly afteramemberof 

the public alerted him to asocial 

mediapost. 

ECan saidthe trees were felled 

because of floodingrisks, with 

many of the trees in poorhealth. 

Localresident Diane Grant has 

added her voice to the chorus of 

disapproval over the loss of the 

trees. 

‘‘That area was such abeautiful, 

peaceful place to go to and walk, 

and sit in the shade in summer. 

‘‘I felt devastated when I 

realised what theyhad done and 

the trees stood no chance.’’ 

She saysshe does not accept 

ECan’s reasons. 

‘‘Onetiny risk is reduced(and 

this is debatable)versusadaily joy 

to residents.’’ 

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By DAVID HILL 

Arecent engineering report has forced a 

rethinkofthe budgetfor the Rangiora 

service centre’srefurbishment. 

Councillorsvoted last weektoadd 

$1 million to the budgetafter an 

engineeringreport foundparts of the 

building were at just 40 percent of the 

new building standard.This brings the 

project budget to $2.5m. 

The Waimakariri District Council 

planstostrengthen the building to 67% of 

code,aswell as upgrade the heating and 

ventilation systems and make the 

building more userfriendly for staff and 

the public. 

In areport presented to lastweek’s 

council meeting, staff saidthe structural 

review foundthe useof663 reinforcing 

mesh in concrete diaphragms meantthat 

the seismic performance of thewestern 

firstfloor of the building is at 40% of 

code,while the chambers were also 40% 

because of the roofring beam. 

The council originally approved a 

$4.6mbudget for acomplete 

redevelopmentofthe buildingbefore 

extending it to $6.75m last yearascosts 

begantoescalate. 

By the end of last year, projected costs 

were approaching $10m, before 

councillors decided to rein in the 

project, MayorDan Gordonsaid. 

‘‘At that point we decided it was time to 

go back and relook at it because it was 

getting beyond the realms of an 

affordablesolution. 

‘‘Andthen Covid19 hit, so we decided 

to focus on whatneeded to be done now 

and defer further plans for afull 

redevelopment. It’sbeenalong time 

sinceit’s been properly lookedatand we 

need to create abetter working 

environmentfor our staff.’’ 

Mr Gordon saysthe council will seekto 

give preference to localtradespeople 

wherepossible. 

‘‘It’s really important to us that locals 

are given theopportunity to price and 

undertake the work.’’ 

Meanwhile,the fullcouncil and 

committee meetings are being heldatthe 

Rangiora Town Halland other council 

venues,including the Kaiapoi Civic 

Centre and OxfordTown Hall. 

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Entrepreneurs take plunge 

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Meanwhile, Dean and 

Samantha Sangster have 

transferred their business, 

Summit Garage Doors, from 

Sydney to Samantha’s home 

town of Cheviot. 

The couple returned to New 

Zealand in March and began 

operating in Cheviot in June. 

They now run their business 

maintaining, servicing and 

installing garage doors in North 

Canterbury from Samantha’s 

parents’ sheep and cattle farm, 

Black Rock,inthe Ethelton 

Valley. 

They are amonth away from 

having their first child. 

The Sangsters are enjoying 

the slower pace of life in 

Cheviot, and are ‘‘very happy to 

be in New Zealand’’, Dean said. 

‘‘It is lovely to be home,’’ 

Samantha says. 

The new businesses also 

include achange of ownership 

for Rangiora’s Station Cafe, 

which is now owned by Steve 

and Vivienne King. The cafe, 

which now includes agift shop, 

reopened with afresh look 

under their ownership on 

Monday. 

New family venture ... Steve King and his wife 

Vivienne, the new owners of The Station Cafe and 

Shop in Rangiora, with their eldest daughter Evania, 

aged 19, during apreopening function at the cafe last 

Sunday. It opened for business under the new owners 

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Cash offered under water reforms 

By ROBYN BRISTOW 

NorthCanterbury councilsare 

bracingfor what could be one 

of the biggest reorganisations 

of local government since the 

1986 amalgamations. 

By this time next year, 

councils’ three waters 

departments —drinking water, 

wastewater and stormwater — 

couldbetaken over by aCrown 

waterauthority. 

The authority is part of the 

Government’s water reform 

regulations. 

They followaGovernment 

review into water, 

commissionedaftera 

gastroenteritis outbreak in 

Havelock North in 2016. 

In recent weeks the 

governmentpromised millions 

of dollarsacross the country as 

stimulus to get the reforms 

moving, along with the 

economy. 

The Waimakariri District 

Council is in line for $4.01 

million,Hurunui $3.75mand 

Kaikoura$940,000, as an 

incentive to sign up to a 

memorandum of understanding 

as the first partofthe 

reforms. 

It is believed the 

Government is looking at 

boundaries for local water 

authorities similar to those 

usedbySuper Rugby 

franchises. 

But the three North Canterburycouncils 

feel the governmentismovingwith 

indecent 

haste to launchthe reforms, 

withthe deadline to opt into 

signing the memorandum at 

the end of thismonth. 

The second lot of funding 

willbelate nextyear, when the 

Crown entity could take over 

the water functionsofcouncils, 

including theirassets. 

Councilscan opt into the 

secondround, but say aspecial 

community consultation has to 

happen before decisions are 

made. Theywant moredetail 

about the affectonratepayers’ 

pockets,and whethercouncils 

willbecompensated for the 

lossofalarge part of their 

business. 

Waimakariri MayorDan 

Gordon saysthe process is 

rushed and is happening 

without communityinput. 

‘‘We are workingtoa 

government timetable. What’s 

the rush?’’ 

He would like more time, 

and acollaborative approach. 

‘‘Over thenext 12 months 

there willbeanindepth 

examination of themerits of 

different service delivery 

options from the statusquo 

through to an assetowning 

model that the Government is 

signallingitprefers. 

‘‘That review is being 

undertakenataregional level, 

led by the Canterbury Mayoral 

Forum,and will extend to the 

West Coastand possibly the top 

of the south if theywish to 

participate.’’ Mr Gordonsays 

there willbeaneed for 

extensive community 

engagement on options and 

preferencesover the nextyear. 

‘‘There are arangeof 

possibleoutcomes, fromno 

changetosignificant changes, 

and it’stoo early to tell what 

the outcome willbe.’’ 

There are questions, he says. 

For example,ifthe council 

takes the money in the first 

roundofreforms,would it have 

to pay it back if it did not opt 

into the second tranche? 

‘‘If we do end up in one body, 

and our supplies are all joined 

together, what will happento 

all the assets?Isthere abuyout 

of theseschemes?’’ 

Hurunui MayorMarie Black 

says the governmenthas talked 

aboutthe reforms since 

Havelock North. 

‘‘Nowall of asudden we get 

into arushed process, with the 

lure of money. Ithink that is 

wrongbecause it is such an 

important process from a 

community prospective. 

‘‘At the moment it seems 

somewhatdisingenuous.’’ 

Mrs Black says the nextstep 

in the reforms has to involve 

community consultation. 

‘‘I think it would be unwise 

for it not to happen.’’ 

KaikouraDistrict Council 

chiefexecutive Angela 

Oosthuizensays the council 

will be considering the 

Government’s offer and 

whether to sign up to the 

memorandum in the coming 

weeks. 

Run organisers promise awhale of atime 

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The annualcharity fun run 

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Saturday, September 5, 

despite the challenges of 

Covid19, Kaikoura Suburban 

School principalMandy 

Woodssaid. 

‘‘It’s been goingfor 14 years 

and peoplekeep asking us if 

we are going to change the 

course, so we decided prior to 

Covid19 that we would. 

‘‘We are just really happy 

that we are able to go ahead. 

‘‘It’s cutour planning time 

down,but we’ve gotsuch a 

greatteam of parents and 

staff.’’ 

Parent, localfarmerand 

athlete JustineSchroder has 

been helpingdevelop the new 

course, which takes in the 

Schroderfamily farm. 

‘‘It’s still recognisable for 

what people knowofthe 

WhaleRun,but we’ve got 

some new challenges and 

tracks to run on this year,’’ she 

says. 

The 21km halfmarathon 

run and walkhas anew 

course, while the old 10km 

course has been tweaked and 

extendedto12km.A5km 

eventhas beenadded. 

The ‘‘marafun’’ event for 

children aged 8and under 

will again be heldonthe 

school grounds. 

Registrations can be made 

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First part of quay 

revamp under way 

By DAVID HILL 

Work has started on 

redevelopment of Kaikoura’s 

Wakatu Quay site. 

Localrunanga held an official 

blessing there, attendedby 

members of the Kaikoura Marine 

Development Governance Group, 

councillors and members of the 

public, beforedemolition of the 

old buildingsbeganonTuesday. 

“There has been alot of work 

behind the scenes and some 

delays with Covid19, so it’sgreat 

to see the project beginning on the 

ground,’’ Mayor Craig Mackle said. 

‘‘Thedemolition will takeabout 

12 weekssothat the site can be 

opened to the publicintime for 

the summer holidays.” 

The redevelopment has been 

made possible thankstoa$9.8 

million Provincial GrowthFund 

(PGF)grant. 

The first step in the demolition 

is the removalofasbestos from the 

buildings, with Scope Ltd having 

been awarded the demolition 

tender. 

The Kaikoura Marine 

Development Governance Group 

will oversee the project in line 

with Ministry of Business, 

Innovation,and Employment PGF 

requirements. 

The group was formedinlate 

May and held its firstmeeting on 

June 2. Members include 

chairmanDanny Smith, Mayor 

Craig Mackle, Cr Neil 

Pablecheque, WarrenGilbertson 

(MBIE), Te Runanga oKaikoura 

chair Ata Kahu, Darren Kerri 

Keepa,Chris Sturgeon, Neroli 

Gold, LynetteBuurman, Joe Van 

Rooyenand Gerald Nolan. 

Amemorandumof 

understanding has been drawn up 

between the governance group 

and council. 

“Members of the group are 

overseeingthe planning and 

development of the project and 

the council is providingvalued inkind 

support,’’ Mr Smith says. 

‘‘Thisallows us to tap into the 

experience of councilstaffand is 

much appreciated.’’ 

The governance group is now 

advertisingfor aproject leaderto 

oversee thedaytoday running of 

the project. 

“The PGF funding really covers 

two projects,$9.88m for 

redeveloping Wakatu Quay and 

$1.1m for abusinesscase for 

developing the harbour at South 

Bay,’’MrSmith says. 

‘‘A large partofthe project lead 

role willbepreparingastrong 

businesscase so we are able to 

seek further governmentfunding 

for the South Bay development.” 

Applications for the role close 

on August12and it is hopedan 

appointment will be made by early 

October. 

Creating magic... Performers withNorth Canterbury Musicals rehearse in Rangiora last week for anew 

show, Retrospective:ADecade of Favourites,scheduled for the Rangiora Town Hall this October. 

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Amusical stroll through past shows 

NorthCanterbury Musicals 

aims to lift communityspirits in 

the Covid19era with a‘‘bit of 

magic’’ in anew show. 

Retrospective: ADecadeof 

Favourites will be performedin 

the Rangiora Town Hall, with 

7pm shows on October 9and 10, 

and a2pm matinee on October 

11. It is hoped the community 

will support the showsand take 

the chance to hire glamorous 

outfits from the group’s 

costume hire shop to wear to 

the event. 

‘‘Covid19has hitour 

communities hard. Noone has 

beenleft unaffected,’’ its 

executive committee secretary 

and production manager for 

the show, AngelaPeverill, said. 

The grouppostponed its 2020 

feature show Josephand the 

Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat 

until2021, leaving it 

without revenue for the year. 

‘‘Weall need something to 

lookforward to, performers 

and audiencealike,’’Angela 

says. ‘‘We decided it was time to 

put on abit of magic to lift 

everyone’sspirits. So we are 

bringing back aselection of 

songs and performers from the 

last 10 years of our shows, and 

puttingthem all together into 

one spinetinglingconcert. 

‘‘We are so excited andproud 

to welcome back some of 

Canterbury’s top singers who 

have agreed to come and 

performinthis show.’’ 

The showwillinclude songs 

from Jesus ChristSuperstar, 

Chicago, Aida, The Sound of 

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Missing ... The round canvas Blossoming Time has been stolen from the Sacred Light 

exhibition at the Art on the Quay Gallery in Kaiapoi. 

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Removed ... One of the two stolen 

vases. 

Painting and vases stolen from gallery 


Two glass vases and a 

painting by Auckland artist 

VjekoslavNemesh havebeen 

stolen from the Sacred Light 

exhibition at the Art on the 

Quay Gallery in the Kaiapoi 

Library. 

The $850 painting, 

BlossomingTime,was noticed 

missing last Monday morning, 

but is believedtohave been 

stolen on Thursday last week. 

The glass vases,valued at 

$250 and $150,were stolenthe 

week before. 

Gallery manager Jackie 

Watson says she is devastated 

by the thefts. 

‘‘Both events have been 

reported to the policeand we 

are askingpeople to keepa 

look out for the stolen 

artwork.This is the first time 

anything has been taken in 

over 50 exhibitions sincewe 

opened.’’ 

Security camera footage 

from the library area is being 

examinedfor clues. 

Two new security cameras 

willnow be installed in the 

gallery. 

Vjekoslav said he was 

saddened the artwork had 

beenstolen. 

‘‘It shows someone really 

loves my work. Ijust wish they 

had paid for it.’’ 

Free library workshops for jobseekers 

Waimakariri librarystaff are providing a 

seriesoffreeworkshops to help people 

apply for jobs. 

Staff recently receivedtraining to run 

the workshops. 

The schemeisrun by customer 

serviceslibrarianSarah Stenhouse, with 

other staff alsotrained to run the 

workshops. 

‘‘Wehopetheseworkshops will ...be 

able to showjobseekers howtomakea 

good first impression,’’ Sarah says. 

Peopleare shownhow to write or 

update theircurriculum vitae (CV),apply 

forjobsand setupanemail address. 

Participantsare introduced to CV 

builder websitesand online job sites. 

‘‘We seepeopleworking on CVs, and 

applying forjobs almosteveryday on our 

public computers,and it is rewarding 

whenyou helpsomeonefindajob.’’ 

The firstworkshopwas heldbyAnna 

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KAIKŌURA VIEWS 

MAYOR CRAIG MACKLE 

Counting our blessings 

We’re along wayoff business as usual, 

butIkeepthinking howluckyweare to 

be living in New Zealandright now. 

Things are not exactly normal, but 

we’re lightyearsahead of the rest of the 

world and the turmoil other nations are 

going through. 

Thatsaid, there are several 

uncertaintiesand we’re doingthe best we 

cantopredict andprepare for the future. 

The endof the wage subsidyon 

September 1will have an impact on many 

businesses and peoplein Kaikoura. 

The councilhas beenworking with the 

KaikouraEconomic Recovery 

Governance Groupon severalfunding 

applications. If successful, this will result 

in more employment opportunities 

within the district. 

There is alot to considerand the 

playingfield keeps changing, but the 

council is working hard to ensure we 

have takeneveryopportunity availableto 

supportour community. 

Somerecentfunding announcements 

have helped boost the moodofthe town, 

including the $1.47 milliontowards both 

the aquatic centre and the renovation of 

the scout hall. 

Destination Kaikoura hasreceived 

$400,000fromthe government to support 

local tourism operators and push the new 

tourism campaignfor domestic travel. 

Greatnewsalso, that Dolphin 

Encounter has been offered assistance — 

a$450,000 grant from the Government’s 

Strategic Tourism Assets ProtectionPlan 

andaloanofthe sameamount if 

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General Election. 

TheNorth Canterbury News will be 

publishing aspecial edition 

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Waimakariri electorate September 3. 

To be involved, please contact us 

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❛Ikeep thinking how lucky we 

are to be living in New 

Zealand right now. ❜ 

required. Good work, Kaikoura. 

The Wakatu Quayprojectiskicking 

off. We had ablessing at the site from 

the local runanga on Tuesday,August 

11. 

Ihave spentagood few years of my 

working life here working for the 

fisheries and loading boats. Iremember 

that every sparemoment was used 

maintaining the buildings. 

It has beenashame to watchthe area 

degrade overtime, so I’m looking 

forward to seeing aclean building 

platform, and Iamconsidering the 

possibilities that might takeshape here. 

Iattended ameetingin Christchurch 

recently with acouple of fellow 

councillors andcouncil stafftolearn 

more about the proposed3Water 

ReformPackage. 

At this stageitlookslike amajority of 

Canterbury councils will sign the 

memorandum of understanding to work 

with the Government, but it’s still work 

in progress as we lookathow exactly 

this will unfold. 

What we all agree on is the needto 

improve and maintain water 

infrastructure. 

Fundingfor projects hasalsobeen 

announced. 

There is alotgoing on rightnow, but 

don’t forgetto take some time this 

weekend to appreciatewhere welive, 

and the people who live here. 

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The following property is waiting to be 

claimed: Ared trolley jack(Amberley). 

Clearance of woodland 

amounts to vandalism 

Dear Editor, 

To: David Parker, Minister for the 

Environment. 

As aresidentofRangiora, my wife and 

Iwalked on abeautiful walking track 

through thewoodland area on the bank 

of the Ashley/Rakahuri River three or 

four times every week. 

We took our grandchildren through 

this woodland each weekend and they 

played and learnedabout nature. The 

walking track,along with acycle track 

and fitness stations, were the best in 

Rangiora.There were hundreds of 

poplars and the bird life was great, with 

our favourite being the black fantails. 

On our return from atrip up northwe 

were shocked to read in the North 

Canterbury News that the trees had been 

felled. We immediately drove to the 

Ashley River bridge and into the car 

park. The site was like ascene of 

devastationfrom War of the Worlds.The 

entire woodlands had been flattened, 

with logs piled in severalareas and 

large machines turning these great trees 

into chips. The walking track,the cycling 

tracks and the fitness stations, the 

wildlife and birds all gone.The reasons 

given by Environment Canterbury for 

felling everything just do not add up. 

Environment Canterburysays this was 

just some routine work, and this forms 

part of our wider river management 

works. Engineer Shaun McCrackengoes 

on to say the treefelling would improve 

the resilience of Rangiora and Kaiapoi 

to the threat of floodingfrom the Ashley 

River. However, the Ministry for the 

Environment reportpublished in 2008 

concludedthat flood damage during 

New Zealand floods is rarely causedby 

floods exceedingdesign protection 

levels of stopbanksonrivers. It states 

that these risks do not change even 

when afforestation is factored in. 

My comments are, first, regarding the 

500 trees cut down: Most of these trees 

were soundand healthy. 

Further, our government has been 

encouraging the whole countrytoplant 

thousandsmore trees to help reduce 

greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. 

The stopbankwas installed in two 

stages. Stage one was completed in 2015, 

with stage two finishedin2018. 

There was never any indication of the 

removal of any trees or vegetation.The 

last time floodingoccurredonthis river 

north of Rangiora was 1952. If any water 

did manage to get over the recently built 

stopbanks, which is highly unlikely, then 

the trees would help to soak up any 

excess water. 

LETTERS 

Now, the result could be boggy land. 

The Rangioraresidents have never 

been consulted or notifiedregarding 

this issue, nor the councilorministry as 

far as Iamaware. 

The clearing of this once beautiful 

woodland,the wildlife and birdlifeis 

nothing more than vandalism. Whoever 

gave the order for this devastation to 

take place without consultation should 

be taken before the courts and 

prosecutedfor vandalism. 

Ieagerly await your reply and to know 

what the Government is going to do to 

restore Rangiora’s most beautiful 

walkway, cycleway, fitness stations, 

wildlife and birdlife,and to replace the 

trees. 

Yours, 

Keith BHarris 

(Abridged) 

Highway upgrades 

Dear Editor, 

Iread with interest about the roading 

projects southofKaikoura in the North 

CanterburyNews (July 16). 

There is rockfallprotection work 

being undertaken south of Peketa and 

stabilisationworks near the South Bay 

Racecourse. However there are other 

parts of State Highway 1that require 

attention south of Kaikoura,one being 

the onelane bridgeacross the Hurunui 

River which is achoke point. 

There are the tortuous hairpin bends 

just north of the Conway River flats and 

the twists and turns that still have to be 

endured by motorists in the Hundalees. 

Can we still call this astate highway, 

let alone SH1? Or is this just aglorified 

goat track? 

Yours, 

John Moody 

Cannabis 

Dear Editor, 

Regarding cannabis, in my day it was 

the norm to smoke cigarettes. 

Recently, my childrenjoked about 

how they used to steal mineand have a 

sneaky puff. Sadly, 30 years after Iquit, 

they are still smoking. Ijust can’t help 

but think that if cannabis becomesthe 

norm, this pattern will be repeated. 

There is no way Iamvoting yes. 

Yours, 

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McALPINES MITRE 10 MEGA RANGIORA -OCEAN WATCH 

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1 

0 

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Waimakariri 11:49am 2.1 5:36am 0.8 12:12am 2.0 6:23am 0.7 1:01am 2.0 7:10am 0.7 1:49am 2.1 7:57am 0.7 2:37am 2.2 8:46am 0.6 3:25am 2.2 9:37am 0.5 4:15am 2.3 10:29am 0.4 

Mouth 

6:07pm 0.8 12:38pm 2.1 6:58pm 0.8 1:28pm 2.2 7:47pm 0.7 2:17pm 2.3 8:35pm 0.7 3:05pm 2.4 9:23pm 0.6 3:53pm 2.4 10:11pm 0.5 4:41pm 2.5 11:00pm 0.4 

Amberley 11:49am 2.1 5:36am 0.8 12:12am 2.0 6:23am 0.7 1:01am 2.0 7:10am 0.7 1:49am 2.1 7:57am 0.7 2:37am 2.2 8:46am 0.6 3:25am 2.2 9:37am 0.5 4:15am 2.3 10:29am 0.4 

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5:46am 0.6 12:25am 1.6 6:31am 0.6 1:11am 1.6 7:16am 0.5 1:57am 1.6 8:02am 0.5 2:43am 1.6 8:49am 0.5 3:31am 1.7 9:38am 0.4 4:20am 1.7 10:28am 0.3 

Kaikoura 12:01pm 1.6 6:17pm 0.6 12:48pm 1.7 7:06pm 0.6 1:35pm 1.7 7:54pm 0.5 2:22pm 1.8 8:40pm 0.5 3:09pm 1.8 9:27pm 0.4 3:57pm 1.9 10:14pm 0.4 4:46pm 2.0 11:03pm 0.3 

*Not for navigational purposes. Wind and swell are based on apoint off Gore Bay. Maori Fishing Guide by Bill Hohepa. www.ofu.co.nz www.tidespy.com Graphic supplied by OceanFun Publishing Ltd. 

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Station takes atechnological leap 

By DAVID HILL 

Compass FM has been hauled into 

the modern era. 

The North Canterbury 

community radiostation’s main 

studio deskhas had acomplete 

overhaulofits computer systems 

and refurbishment, station 

manager Kerry Treymane says. 

‘‘Welcome to the 21st century, 

Compass FM,’’ he says. 

‘‘Thecapability of this studio 

has grownimmensely. We can now 

do everything that ametropolitan 

station can do and possibly more.’’ 

Compass FM was broadcast 

from the backup production 

studio fromWednesday last week, 

whileKerryrediscovered his 

former painting tradebefore 

kitting out the mainstudio with 

new technologywith help from 

localITexpert DavidBuckley. 

‘‘David gaveuphis time to help 

set it all up and (former manager) 

Mike (Le Petit)and Iwere hereall 

weekend,’’ Kerrysays. 

‘‘We finished at 4.15pm on 

Sunday and the first songfrom the 

new desk was Real Wild Child by 

Iggy Pop.’’ 

The first problem happened 20 

minutes later, Kerry admits. 

Despite the small hiccup on 

Sunday afternoon, Kerry was back 

on air at 6am on Mondaymorning, 

driving his new studio desk. 

The refurbishment has cost 

$21,000 so far. It was made 

possible thanks to the support of 

The Southern Trust, MainPower 

and McAlpine’sMitre 10 Mega. 

Announcers now havefive 

computerscreens,four keyboards 

and four micetonegotiate, but the 

technology allowsthem to do so 

much more, he says. 

‘‘Cosmetically, it’s not quite 

finished yet,but it will make it alot 

easierfor all the staffand there 

will be more room for everything. 

Everyone’spretty excited.’’ 

In timethey will be ableto 

operate the five computers witha 

singlemouseand keyboard, while 

the phone systemwill soonbe 

replaced to makeiteasier to 

recordphoneconversations on air. 

The technologywill make it 

easiertobroadcast live from 

sportsand community events, as 

well as improvingthe overall 

broadcast quality, Kerry says. 

‘‘WhenIfirst came here,within 

aweek Iworked out we had abit of 

aproblemwith the olddesk it used 

to feedout of. 

‘‘If you drovedown the road the 

music would come out one 

speaker instead of the other,so 

this will just sound so much 

better.’’ 

Kerry says plansare afoot for an 

open day to show off Compass 

FM’s new capabilities. 

State of the art ... Compass FM 

station manager Kerry Treymane is 

enjoying playing with his new toys. 

PHOTO: DAVID HILL 

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The mural, designed by 

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The grant providesa 

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paint from Resene,with a 

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space. 

Work is scheduledto 

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before LabourDay 

Weekend. 

Anyone with suitable 

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The collective will 

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Painters arealso 

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Night closures planned forSH1 south of Kaikōura 

Work to install permanentrockfall 

protectionisunderway southof 

Kaikōura,with night closures starting 

from mid-August to lateNovember. 

Thework is being undertaken at arockfall-prone corner 

between Peketa and the Parititahi Tunnels. Asix-metre 

high canopyis being installed, along with adrapedmesh 

fenceand barriersto prevent anyrockfall from hitting the 

road. Therehas been over 70 recorded rockfall incidents 

in the area sincethe 2016 earthquake, and this solution is 

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Thank youfor your patiencewhile we undertakethis 

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Thursday) between 7pm and 7am,until lateNovember.Trafficwill be cleared 

through at certain points (see table below).The road will be open each weekend 

from 7am Fridayto7pm Sunday. 

TIME 

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queued traffic through, and then close again for30minutes. 

This cycle is repeated until 9pm. (Average wait time20-25 minutes) 

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queue by 11:30pm to be let through. 

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New ECan boss 

Dr Stefanie Rixecker has been 

appointed Environment Canterbury’s 

new chief executive. She replaces Bill 

Bayfield, who has been appointed to a 

new Crown Water Regulation entity. 

Dr Rixecker has been the acting 

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Lockdown forced the Mandeville 

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More than 100 hunters entered the 

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Utes were bumpertobumper 

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neared. 

Pigs, usually hung on the game rail, 

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Agood number of stags and hinds 

were also laid out in the carpark, as a 

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Ryan Nesbitt enjoyed agood 

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heaviest boar at 68kg, and the heaviest 

red stag which weighed 168.5kg. 

Tairi Mullen won the heaviest sow 

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Oliver Smith was the winner of the 

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Oxford AreaSchoolislooking 

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WhileEnglishand maths 

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term four staff will be trialling 

new ‘‘connected’’ courses 

centred around project 

learning, in which pupils can 

follow their passions. 

‘‘It’s reallyexciting. Our staff 

are reallyexcited and our 

students are excitedtoget the 

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‘‘It’s reallyataster for 2021, 

when we plan to roll it out for 

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Learning mentors willoffer 

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‘‘Connected’’ course themes 

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Back at school ... Oxford Area School principal Mike Hart says pupils and staff are pleased to be back 

at school after the uncertainties of lockdown. 


‘‘pop culture’’, ‘‘rule the world’’ 

and ‘‘let’sget physical’’. 

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classroom. 

‘‘It’s exciting to see these 

happeningand the students 

getting the opportunity to learn 

beyond the classroom walls. 

‘‘We have been really 

focused on the learning,which 

is reallywhat they needed 

after the lockdown. 

‘‘But the lockdown meant 

they hadsomeamazing family 

time and the beauty foruswas 

that parents gainedan 

intimate knowledge of the 

learning and an appreciation 

of teachers.’’ 

Staff and students 

WAIAUBRIDGECLOSURES 

participatedin‘‘Shave for a 

Cure’’ at the end of last term, 

raising about $6000,with Mr 

Hartand deputyprincipal 

Sharon Varcoeamong those to 

choptheir mops. 

Oxford pupils will be 

participating in the Koru 

Games at the end of term, 

while school camps and 

outdooreductionare starting 

again. 

NEWS 


Planting 

initiatives 


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Two planting days are plannedfor the 

Tuhaitara Coastal Parkthis month. 

The firstisonTiritiriMoana Drive 

in Pegasus towntomorrow (Friday), 

from9.30amto11.30am. 

‘‘Followthe roadtowards the 

PegasusBeach carparkand you will 

see us on the hilltoyour right,’’ park 

rangerfor education and visitor 

services, Meredith Leutzinger, says. 

The secondday,involving aStudent 

Volunteer Army planting project, will 

be heldonSaturday, August22, on the 

TutaepatuTrail, with monitored 

vehicleaccess throughthe gateon 

Tiritiri Moana Drive,nearthe 

PegasusBeach carpark. 

The startingtime is undecided, but 

willbegiven soononthe Friendsof 

Tuhaitara Coastal ParkFacebook 

page, under theevents tab. 

Atracksideplantingday willalso 

be held on Tiritiri Moana Drive on 

Saturday, October 3, from 10amto 

1pm. 

‘‘Lookfor us on your rightasyou 

takethe road to thePegasus Beach 

carpark,’’ Meredith says. 

She advises all planting day 

volunteers to bring aspade, suitable 

footwear,gloves,drinkingwater and 

sun protection. 

Volunteers should be preparedfor 

all types of weather. 

Childrenare welcomeif 

accompanied by an adult. 

For more details andupdates about 

the days, includingcancellation 

becauseofpoor weather, go to the 

FriendsofTuhaitaraCoastal Park 

Facebookpage. 

Thetemporary BaileyBridgewas successfullyremoved, 

and we arenow ontothe lastconstruction phaseonthe 

WaiauBridge.We’reontrack forthis to be completeby 

early September.This work will requiresomeday and 

nightclosures. Due to upcoming closures on SH1for the 

installationofarockfall canopy, we arerestricted in thedates 

we can close the WaiauBridge. We’d liketothankyou for 

your patience whilewecompletethis essentialwork. 

What will we be doing? 

On Monday17August we 

will be prepping the road for 

sealing and lowering the bridge. 

On Tuesday18August, we’ll 

completethe road sealing. 

During anight closureonFriday 

28 August, we will be installing 

the final rubber expansion 

joints. These arecustom flexible 

joints that allowthe bridge 

deckstomove. This is thelast 

major repair to be completed on the bridge. 

BaileyBridge being removed. 

Howwill this impact me? 

DayClosures: 

• Monday17August –middayto2pm 

• Tuesday18August –middayto2pm 

Emergency vehicles will still have access. 

Night Closures: 

• Friday28August, from 8pm, until 8am Saturday29August. 

• Note–the night of Saturday 29 is ourcontingencydateifrequired. 

Therewill be restricted access foremergency vehicles. 

Please noteall closures areweather dependent. 

Detour 

Detour arrowswill be set up to diverttraffic, via River Road, continuing 

along Leslie Hills Road ontoMouse Point Road (SH7).This adds an extra 

20 –30minutes to your journey. 

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NEWS 


Council approves three draft policies 

By DAVID HILL 

Communityfeedback will be 

sought on natural hazards, climate 

change and cemeteries in the 

region. 


Council approved draft policies on 

all threetogoout for consultation, 

at itscouncilmeeting on Tuesday 

last week. 

The meeting washeld in the 

Rangiora Town Hall function 

room after restrictionswere 

imposed on the Rangiora service 

centre building following arecent 

engineeringreport. 

Council staff plan to consult with 

the community on anew natural 

hazards policy in October, to 

update residents and local 

businessesonthe latest districtwide 

modelling of riskssuch as 

coastalinundation, flooding, 

coastalerosion and earthquakes. 

Senior engineering adviser Don 

Youngsays while modelling ‘‘is 

always based on assumptions, this 

is what we have now’’. 

‘‘In terms of the risk,weare in 

the role of putting together the 

best information and we and our 

community are entitled to rely on 

that information.’’ 

The information is used to allow 

the council to set regulations 

around where to build, and 

building requirements. 

Mr Young acknowledged some 

property ownersand developers 

will seek thirdparty reviews 

specifictotheir property, which 

can leadtochanges. 

Strategy andengagement 

manager Simon Markham said 

council staff intend to seek 

Change of venue... The Waimakariri District Council met in the Rangiora Town HallonTuesday last week because 

of restrictionsimposedonthe Rangiora service centrebuilding afterarecentengineeringreport. 

PHOTO:DAVID HILL 

communityviews laterinthe year 

on the draftclimate change policy, 

before developing amore comprehensive 

policy alongside next 

year’s 2021/31 Long TermPlan. 

‘‘It’s an initial statement of 

intent for thecouncil on the 

significanceofthis issueand it 

provides asuite of actions for the 

counciltofollow.’’ 

In movingthe motion to accept 

the draft policy, Cr Niki Mealings 

acknowledged there were‘‘a lot of 

unansweredquestions’’ around 

climate change. ‘‘Councilsare at 

the forefrontofthis. We are the 

frontlinesoit’s important that we 

demonstrate leadership andthis 

draftpolicydoes that. 

‘‘Climatechangeneeds to be 

embeddedinto counciland not 

just be an addon, and we need to 

show our community that we are 

taking it seriously.’’ 

The council will be consulting 

on itsdraft cemetery policy until 

August 31 and amoratorium will 

remain in place on the reservation 

of plotsuntil the new policy is 

adopted. 

An update on Kaiapoi’s 

regeneration programme was also 

presented by district regeneration 

manager Duncan Roxborough, 

showing work has fallen behind 

slightly becauseofCovid19. 

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contest 

Entries are sought for the 

HawardenWaikari Lions 

Club speech competition. 

The biennial event is 

open to all Year7to13 

students who attend 

Hurunui College,Amuri 

Area School, Omihi, 

Waipara and Waikari 

Primary Schools, and 

thoseinthe Hawarden 

Waikari area who are 

home schooledortaught 

outside the district. 

They will competefor 

the McIlraith Trophies 

awarded to the winner in 

each of three age groups — 

Years7/8 with athreeminute 

speech, Years 9/10 

with afourminute speech, 

and Years 11/12/13 with a 

fiveminute speech. 

Thereisno set topic, but 

judges willbelookingfor 

speakers who are 

persuasive. 

Organisers have suggested 

topicssuch as: 

Should students have daily 

chores; beingvegetarian is 

asmartidea;orstudents 

have too many outofschool 

activities. 

Entries closewith JJ 

Gudopp on August 28. He 

can be reachedon(027) 

438 4140. The competition 

will be held on Tuesday, 

September8,atthe 

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Rock’n’Wheels marks its birthday 

For atreat for dad on Father’s Day, roll 

up to help celebrate the 10th 

anniversary of the Rock’n’Wheels Show 

and Swap Meet at the Amberley Domain. 

Several hundred vehicles are 

expected for the event, which runs from 

8am to 4pm on Sunday, September 6. 

Cars, bikes, fourwheeldrives, 

campers —infact, anything on wheels — 

will arrive from as far afield as Motueka 

and Dunedin. 

‘‘If it has wheels and you love it, bring 

it along,’’ is the motto for the popular 

gathering. 

The community event is now under 

the umbrella of the Rock’n’Wheels Meet 

Charitable Trust. This year it will 

benefit eight community groups, all of 

which will be helping on the day. 

Trust spokeswoman Katrina Platt says 

it promises to be a‘‘good oldfashioned 

rollup’’, with the emphasis on family 

fun. There will be swapmeet sites, craft 

and food stalls, live music, 

entertainment, including Peddlemania, 

and abouncy castle. 

‘‘It’s afun day out in the country for 

car enthusiasts and agreat way to treat 

dad on Father’s Day,’’ Katrina says. 

Cars turning up to Rock’n’Wheels, do 

not have to have apedigree. 

‘‘If it has wheels and you love it, bring 

it along,’’ Katrina says. 

Atotal of 104 vehicles turned out to 

the first event. It has since grown 

substantially, with several hundred car 

owners taking the opportunity to give 

their vehicles arun to one of the first 

events of the car show season. 

‘‘A lot of repeat people are coming.’’ 

Entry is $10 per set of wheels, 

including the driver and one passenger. 

It will be $5 for all extras in the vehicle. 

Swap meet and craft sites are $20 

each. 

Entry is $5 at the gate for adults, with 

those under 15 free. 

Public parking will be at the Amberley 

School, which runs the car park as a 

Surfs up ... Jason Wells, from 

Christchurch, with his Calistyle 1966 

Volkswagen Beetle during last year’s 

Rock’n’Wheels gathering at the Amberley 

Domain. 

PHOTOS: FILE 

fundraiser for the school. 

Disabled parking is available on the 

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Visitors will be able to select their 

favourite car, bike and other vehicle on 

aform handed out at the gate when they 

enter. 

For preregistration and information, 

email rocknwheelsmeet@yahoo.com or 

phone (027) 389 7319, or go to the 

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Cars galore ... Asea of interesting automobiles at last year’s Rock’n’Wheels. 

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safe bubble of 80.This includedYear13kiwi 

student MacHarris, whoseparents live in 

Japan. When thelockdownhappened, Mac 

thoughtabout goinghome, butdecidedit 

wassafer to stay.“Iwantedtostayincase 

things gotworse andIcouldn’t come back” 

Macsaid. “Beinginlockdownwithall the 

internationalstudentsalsomeant Igot to 

know everyone really well.They’repretty 

awesome.” 

Nelson Collegeisaprogressive and 

innovativeboys’ school. Ourlearning 

environmentfocuses on ‘inspiring young 

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“Our Boardersare at theheart of the 

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yearsare,and we want theboystohave 

everyopportunity to developtheir interests. 

We also want them to have fun, make 

lifelongfriendships andcreateunforgettable 

memories within thecontext of aclear and 

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Setalongside themaincollege campus,the 

college’stwo boardinghouses–Rutherford 

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buildingsthathaverecentlyhad major 

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Home away from home at St Margaret’s College 

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With itswarm, caring home-awayfrom-homeatmosphere, 

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When school finishesatthe endof 

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Arosy outlook, despite challenges 

By DAVID HILL 

Kaikoura has plenty to look forward to, 

Angela Oosthuizen says. 

The Kaikoura District Council chief 

executive believes the future is bright for 

the tourist town. 

‘‘The next 18 months will be tough to get 

through, but Ibelieve we will get through 

it.’’ 

There were several opportunities 

thanks to central government and 

commercial investment, including the 

$9.88 million Wakatu Quay 

redevelopment, the new swimming pool 

and the Sudima Hotel. 

Mrs Oosthuizen says Kaikoura has 

received strong support from New 

Zealanders visiting the town since the 

lockdown. 

‘‘We’ve been really fortunate. In the last 

wee while we’ve been top in New Zealand 

for visitor numbers over the school 

holidays and our retail spend has been 

up, but Ibelieve it’s going to be important 

to see what the next couple of months are 

going to hold.’’ 

Mayor Craig Mackle admits ‘‘doom and 

gloom’’ was anticipated when the country 

went into lockdown. 

‘‘You keep hearing the word 

unprecedented and it’s been ahell of a 

ride, but an awesome learning 

experience along the way.’’ 

‘‘It’s been atough gig,’’ Mrs Oosthuizen 

adds, reflecting on her 4 1 ⁄2 years in charge, 

which began with overseeing the 

construction of the civic building, 

followed by the earthquake and 

$39 million rebuild, and now Covid19. 

‘‘We moved in on the Friday, had the 

earthquake on the Monday. For the next 

three years we were dealing with 

response and recovery. 

‘‘We’re just finishing off our rebuild 

with minimal overruns ...and we’ve now 

Leading from the front ... Kaikoura District Council chief executive Angela Oosthuizen says 

she is planning atour around New Zealand this summer. 


gone into Covid and we’re dealing with 

that quite well.’’ 

Mrs Oosthuizen says she plans to do a 

tour this summer to support other New 

Zealand towns and encourages others to 

do the same. 

‘‘I would encourage the rest of New 

Zealand to come and see our unique place 

and see what we’ve got to offer.’’ 

Mr Mackle says he had been visiting 

other towns and chatting to locals since 

the lockdown. 

‘‘I’ve spent abit of time in Nelson. They 

probably thought Iwas crazy, just 

wandering around and talking to random 

people, and alot them said they would 

normally be overseas. 

‘‘But the general consensus was that 

they wished they had looked around New 

Zealand before they went away, because 

nothing compares to what we have.’’ 

Visitor numbers remain steady in 

Kaikoura despite the ongoing roadworks, 

which are leading to significant traffic 

delays. 

The North Canterbury Transport 

Infrastructure Recovery alliance is 

scheduled to complete its work in 

December, which will have amajor 

impact on employment in the district. 

Mosaic 

planned 


Adonation of broken china 

collected after the 2011 

Christchurch earthquake will be 

used for acommunity mosaic 

mural in Waimakariri. 

The china was collected by 

Crack’d for Christchurch, achina 

mosaics group set up after the 

quakes, for use in community 

projects. It was donated to North 

Canterbury’s NEST Arts Collective 

by city artist Jenny Cooper. 

NEST instigators Mel Eaton and 

Laura Hewetson hope the mural 

will be completed by February 22 

to mark the 10year anniversary of 

the earthquake. 

Potential sites within the district 

are being explored and the 

collective is keen to get in touch 

with mosaic artists or those with 

suitable experience to design, 

curate and install the mural. Mel 

and Laura can be emailed at 

nest.artscollective@gmail.com. 

Crack’d for Christchurch 

members have already created 

several mosaic artworks in 

Christchurch, including achair 

and ottoman installed in the 

daffodil woodlands in the Botanic 

Gardens in Christchurch. 

Examples of other public 

artworks created by mosaic artists 

can be see on the New Zealand 

Mosaic Art website, 

nzmosaicart.co.nz/publicart/, 

including the 125Year Memorial 

Suffragette Wall in Hastings and 

the 1981 Ohinemuri Flood Waikino 

Memorial Artwall in Coromandel. 

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It’stime to spring into action 

Spring is just around the corner. With it 

comes longer days, providing achance 

for aspruceup around the home and 

garden. 

For farmers, it’s atime to prepare for 

the arrival of lambs and calves. 

There’s lots to do, but remember: You 

don’t have to do it all yourself. 

The North Canterbury region has a 

host of skilled people who will take a 

load off your shoulders, whether it’s in 

the garden, maintaining your property 

or helping with any livestock issues. 

With calves and lambs arriving, aclose 

eye needs to be kept on the feed supply. 

Supplements may be necessary until 

spring growth really kicks in. 

Also, aclose eye should be kept on 

animals to ensure they are not having 

birthing difficulties. 

Spring is an excellent time to get rid of 

moss around the home, especially on 

brick paths and decked areas. 

There are several good moss removers 

available now and it should be abreeze. 

Better still, get aprofessional in to do it 

for you. 

Spring is agood time to hose down the 

house, too. Though it may not look 

“dirty”, it is surprising how fresh it will 

look after awash. But remember, you 

will have to do the windows too. 

While doing it, you may notice 

paintwork that needs atouchup, or you 

may even decide to paint the whole 

house. 

Take advice, and call in the 

professionals for the big jobs. 

Remember, DIY on this scale can take 

you out of action for weeks, while all the 

other jobs, including the garden and 

lawns, mount up. 

Glorious yellow ... Milena Marshall 

among the daffodils in the Cheviot Domain 

during last year’s Cheviot Spring Festival. 

Sure signofspring ... Spring deliverslonger days and the chancetoget out more. It also 

provides opportunities to catch up on home maintenance. 

PHOTOS: FILE 

Fresh, green growth and the first 

flowers of the season are areminder 

that spring is here. When the sap starts 

to rise and plants shift gear into active 

growth, they need fuel to keep them 

healthy and flourishing. 

Now is the time to get out with your 

bags of fertiliser and feed all your 

plants, especially roses and fruit trees, 

which depend on agood feed now to 

produce the best quality flowers and 

fruit later in the growing season. 

Don’t forget about your indoor and 

outdoor container plants. Any nutrition 

left in the potting mix is sure to have 

been bled away by winter rains, so give 

them afeed. 

It is also time to step up the watering 

and, if repotting, guard against the 

effects of ahot, dry summer by adding 

water crystals or wetting agents to your 

pots. 

Insect pests will be emerging from 

their overwintering eggs in vast 

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Disease spores are on the move too, 

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Weeds also love spring growing 

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After the rainy season, the lawn takes 

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rid of ugly weeds, and apply fertiliser to 

keep it looking lush and green. 

Consider installing irrigation if adry, 

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COUNCIL BRIEFS 


Council has appointed aworking 

party as part of its 

representation review. 

The working party will 

comprise Mayor Dan Gordon, 

Deputy Mayor Neville Atkinson, 

Crs Niki Mealings and Paul 

Williams and arepresentative 

from each of the four community 

boards. 

The council is required to 

conduct areview of how local 

government representatives are 

elected, the system of voting and 

ward boundaries every six years. 

The review will set procedures 

for the 2022 and 2025 local body 

elections. 

Tree damage 

Council greenspace staff were 

dismayed to discover significant 

damage to trees and vegetation 

at Matawai Park in Rangiora last 

week. 

“The Matawai Park Advisory 

Group has worked hard over the 

last 40 years, planting awide 

range of native trees and plants 

to create an urban forest to 

reflect what was once growing in 

the area,’’ greenspace manager 

Grant Macleod says. 

Mr Macleod says it appears 

trees and vegetation have been 

damaged or removed to make 

bike tracks and jumps. 

Contractors have removed 

jumps, fenced off the track and 

will be replacing destroyed trees 

with seedlings. 

River work ... Three additional berths are to be installed on the Kaiapoi River. 

OxfordOhoka 

The OxfordOhoka Community 

Board approved agrant of $449 

at its meeting last week to help 

the Oxford Community Night 

Patrol. 

“These volunteers give up a 

considerable amount of their 

own time and resourcestohelp 

keep our community safe,’’ board 

chairman Doug Nicholl says. 

‘‘We really appreciate all the 

good they do and hope this grant 

helps keep them visible and safe 

during patrols.” 

The group is made up of a 

small number of dedicated 

volunteers who have been 

patrolling Oxford and 

surrounding rural areas on 

Friday and Saturday nights for 

more than two decades. 

The board voted to back astaff 

recommendation to close a 

stockwater race near Siena 

Place in Mandeville. 

Staff said affected property 

owners have been consulted and 

it has been determined that, as 

most are lifestyle blocks rather 

than farms, the race is no longer 

required. 

Afinal report will be 

presented to the utilities and 

roading committee meeting, 

before going to afull council 

meeting on October 6. 

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KaiapoiRiver berths 

With dredging on the Kaiapoi 

River complete, contractors will 

now install four mooring piles to 

make space for three new boat 

berths. 

The berths will be installed 

along the rock embankment next 

to the wharf using arig mounted 

on afloating barge. 

Work began last week and 

involves installing piles using a 

vibration method, along with 

hammering to drive the steel 

piles and plastic sleeves into the 

riverbed beforethey are grouted 

into place. Floating collars and 

pile caps are then installed. 

Kaikoura 

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Two North Canterburyfarm 

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Jane Stanleyand Whitney 

Ross,who work for Patoa 

Farmsnear Hawarden, shared 

the traineeofthe year title at 

the 2020 New ZealandPork 

Awards presented at the New 

Zealand Pork Industry Board 

annual meetingin 

Christchurch lastmonth. 

The awardswere presented 

by Primary ITO training 

adviser SharonWatson and 

New Zealand Pig Breeders 

presidentJayne Corlett. 

Jane said the awardwas a 

completesurprise. 

‘‘We thoughtwewere just 

goingtoaconference. Our 

employer just asked us if we 

wanted to go. We had no idea 

we wereupfor an award.’’ 

SincejoiningPatoa Farms in 

October2006,Jane has gone on 

to complete her Primary ITO 

level 4qualification. 

‘‘I had afamilymember 

working thereand Iwas 

working at HurunuiCollege 

and helping out on the farmin 

the holidays. 

‘‘Butthe opportunitycame 

up and they say achangeisas 

good as aholiday.’’ 

After spending most of her 

time as ateam leader in the 

nucleus breeding herd, she 

recently movedinto aherd 

analyst role,reporting on herd 

performanceand managing 

the gilt selection process. 

‘‘Pigs are great to work with. 

Theyare amazing and they are 

awholedifferent animal to any 

other animal suchascows or 

sheep. 

‘‘They can end up being very 

friendly,almost petlike if 

you’re not careful, and they’ve 

got theirown personalities.’’ 

While she was mainly 

Dedication ... Patoa Farms worker Jane Stanley, right, received her joint trainee of the year award 

from New Zealand Pig Breeders president Jayne Corlett at the New Zealand Pork Awards. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED 

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outsidetowork with the pigs 

when theopportunity arises. 

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encourage us to increase our 

knowledge and to try to 

achieveour targets. 

‘‘It has anicefamily 

atmosphere,which is pretty 

good for abusiness with 

60plusemployees.’’ 

Originallyfrom the United 

States,Whitney Ross joined 

Patoa Farms in February 2018 

as astockperson and now 

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Recognition ... Primary ITO training adviser Sharon Watson, left, 

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By DAVID HILL 

NorthCanterbury’s arable 

growers areoptimisticina 

time of uncertainty. 

Growers, coming off strong 

2020 season yields and amild 

winter, haveeveryreasontobe 

confident, despite the 

uncertainty of Covid19, 

Federated Farmers North 

Canterbury arable chairman 

Roscoe Taggart says. 

‘‘It’s easy to feel confident at 

this time of year,but there’s a 

lot of year to go. 

‘‘Hopefully, things are 

looking up, but we don’t want 

to be too keen.You’ve got to 

look forward, but you can’t 

control the weather or what 

happens overseas.’’ 

The final harvest data for 

wheat, barleyand oats, across 

milling,malting and feed, 

releasedbythe Arable 

Industry MarketingInitiative 

Survey reportlast month, 

showed a17percentincrease 

in yields across the six crops. 

The surveyfoundthat, 

Scanning percentages down across region 

By DAVID HILL 

NorthCanterbury farmers can expect a 

mixedlamb drop after achallenging 

season, says localsheep scanner Daniel 

Wheeler. 

The Amberleybasedcontractor 

pregnancyscans ewes in the North 

Canterbury and Ellesmere areas. 

He estimatesscanning percentages are 

down about 10 percent across the region. 

Drought conditionsinthe NorthIsland 

and the top of the South Island, including 

partsofNorth Canterbury, meant lamb 

numbers could be down significantly 

nationwide. 

compared with 2019,wheat 

yields were up by an estimated 

26%,feed barleywas up 12%, 

millingwheatup11%, malting 

barley up 1%, milling oatswas 

up 5%, and feed oats up 6%. 

But Mr Taggart says it needs 

to be put into perspective after 

‘‘a coupleofyearsofpretty 

pooryields’’ and low dairy 

payoutsbefore that, which had 

led to adrop in grain prices. 

‘‘Itwas justnice to havea 

halfdecent year,’’ he says. 

The last seasonwas heldup 

by alack of raininNovember 

in North Canterbury, but was 

followed by nearperfect 

harvest conditions and ideal 

establishment conditionsfor 

thenext crops. 

Thenew plantingseason 

followed amild winter, 

allowing farmers to get on with 

sowing and spraying 

applications. But rain is 

neededsoon, Mr Taggart says. 

‘‘It’s drierthan people think. 

Three or four weeksago, when 

we were getting drizzly 

weather,people thoughtitwas 

‘‘We’rejust startingtowind down. The 

percentages are pretty mixed and the 

droughthas had areallybig impact on 

some farmers. 

‘‘I’ve scanned guys down from 170 to 

140%, but othersare up about 10%. It will 

be interesting to see whathappens, but the 

spring willlevelthings out.’’ 

The silver lining is that the lamb price 

was still strong,for now. 

Federated FarmersNorth Canterbury 

meat and wool chairman Daniel Maxwell 

says indicationsare the earlylambers, 

who mated theirewesinFebruary and 

March, arescanning lower, but those who 

mated ewes in May are faring better. 

Big yield ... North Canterbury farmers Murray and Roscoe Taggart 

enjoyed an excellent wheat harvest last season. 

PHOTO: FILE 

wet, but now there’s very little 

moisture in the soil.’’ 

Whilearable farmers were 

not directly affected by Covid 

19, the secondary effects are 

starting to be felt with reduced 

demand for specialist 

vegetable seeds and prime 

lambonthe international 

markets,hesays. 

‘‘Thingswere looking pretty dire for a 

whilethere. We had agood rain in March, 

but we didn’t get afollowuprainuntil 

May. 

‘‘Butsince then we’ve had afairly mild 

winter, so we’ve had somewinter growth 

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has gonewell,but it would be premature 

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can come in September.’’ 

Meatprices are holding up for now, but 

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27 

North Island 

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ANorth Islanddairy cattle breeder has 

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competitionfrom November 11 to 13. 

Te Awamutu contract milker Corey 

Ferguson will judge the onfarm 

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concept has beensuccessfullyrun in the 

Waikato region twice. 

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Jersey, Ayrshire, Milking Shorthorn, and 

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glenalla@slingshot.co.nz; or Clyde 

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PETERWILLIAMS 

Saturday’sNorth Canterbury 

rugbygrand final willbearepeat 

of lastyear’s,with defending 

champions GlenmarkCheviot 

taking on Kaiapoi. 

The combined side accounted 

for Oxford 2911 and Kaiapoi 

headed off Saracens 3318 in last 

Saturday’ssemifinals. 

The season’s formsuggests 

GlenmarkCheviot will get the 

better of its opponents. 

Apartfrom beingheld to a 

draw by Ohoka,the side has been 

unbeaten, with Oxford also one of 

its victims earlierinthe season, 

with a4521 scoreline. 

In agame played on apristine 

Cheviotground, the two sides 

traded penalties in the opening 

quarter beforeGlenmark made 

its move.Before halftime the 

side had scored two converted 

triestogain an ascendancy that it 

wouldneed in the second half. 

The first try came after a 

relentless buildup, withCogs 

Harnett on handaslast receiver 

to score. Fiveminutesfrom the 

break, Glenmark again attacked 

and, from 10 metresout, loosie 

JacobVincent wentthrough two 

tacklerstoscore.The consistent 

and accurate boot of Brook 

Retallick convertedand 

Glenmark was out by 206. 

Retallick put Glenmark further 

aheadinthe openingexchanges 

of the second half with two 

penalties but,asdemonstrated in 

RUGBY 

many of itspreviousgames, 

Oxford played its best rugby in 

the second half.Led by the everpresent 

Stew Dalzell, Oxford 

made its comeback and, with 20 

minutes left,propMose Fosita 

muscled over to score. 

However, Glenmark thwarted 

any further Oxfordadvancement 

and, with time dwindling, 

Retallickput the result beyond 

doubtwith adropped goal. 

Vincent wasGlenmark’s player 

of the day and prop Hayden 

O’Donnell put in afullhearted 

eightyminute effort. 

Oxford centre NickInch 

looked for work all game and left 

winger Luke Navuwaii was 

always dangerous when he spied 

agap. Sadly for StewDalzell, who 

celebratedhis 250th senior game, 

and Moko Prescott who marked 

100 games,itwas to be their last 

gamesofthe season. 

Convincing win 

In perfect conditionsat 

Kaiapoi, the hometeam earned a 

repeat of last season’sgrand final 

with aconvincing 3318 win over 

Saracens. 

Saracens’Willie Kerr set the 

tone for the opening quarter 

when he claimed his ownteam’s 

kickoff and Saracens parked 

itself in Kaiapoi’s territory for 

that period. During this spell, in 

Points on the board ... Nikora Jarvis scores for Saracens in its semifinal against Kaiapoi. 

particular, Saracens was 

scrummaging effectively. 

Kaiapoi’s defence was 

resolute, withDanteLove 

leading the way and all Saracens 

had to show for this initial 

dominancewere two welltaken 

penalty goals to Ricky Allin. 

Kaiapoi then burst into life, 

scoringfine tries to Codey 

Grimes and Nacanieli Namata 

within three minutes to take a 

lead it never surrendered. 

In the shadow of halftime, 

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1114when NikoraJarvis made 

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Kaiapoi made its intentions 

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excellent team try. 

Taine JacobsLawson, who has 

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Saracens’ soleresponse in the 

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Broderson,converted by Allin. 

Lance Taylorconverted four of 

Kaiapoi’s five tries,most of them 

fromthe sideline, as wellas 

adding alate penalty goal. 

The one blot on the day from a 

PHOTO: LEONIE HANCOX 

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Mixedfortunesfor 

Rangioraclubsides 

Rangiora Hockey Club’s top teams find 

themselves at opposite ends of their 

respective tables afterround one of the 

Canterbury Hockey competition for 2020. 

The Division 1men started the season 

slowly, but after astringofwinsinrecent 

weeks are wellinthe racefor the top four 

spots in atight grade. 

In contrast, the first gameofthe season 

was the only win for Rangiora’sDivision 1 

women.The young team has struggled to 

find goals lately, and was sunk last 

weekend by the University Huns scoring in 

the last 10 seconds of the game. 

Now sitting secondtolast,the teamhas 

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The Rangiora Hurunui Mid Week 

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The Rangiora Allsorts mid week men’s 

team has not been so fortunate, slipping to 

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to repeat the resultinround1intheir local 

derby against HinemoaKaiapoi Kauri. 

Prolificgoal scorer Kaylee McDonald 

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scoring fourmore for the Platinum Girls A 

team againstHarewood.The first of these 

set something of arecord, coming in the 

first 20 seconds of the game. 

In Platinum grade, bothboys’ and girls’ A 

teams had good wins thisweek,while both 

Bteams could manage onlydraws. 

In othergames this week,Rangiora and 

Kaiapoi HighSchools boys’ teams played 

each other in an 11aside competition for 

HOCKEY 

the firsttime in manyyears as part of the 

SchoolSportCanterburyseries. 

Kaiapoi scored two earlygoals to James 

Clarkeand JustinMeyer, but sustained 

pressure from Rangiora in the second half 

paidoff with two goalstoPatrick Green. 

Both teams had chances to score a 

winnerinthe final minutes, but couldn’t 

break the 2all deadlock. 

Results 

Division 1Men –RangioraCBK 2(Lachlan 

Miller1,PhilKirk 1) beat Universityof 

CanterburySpartans 1. MVP: Dominic Cleary. 

Division 1Women –Rangiora CBK 0lost to 

University of CanterburyHuns 1. MVP:Georgia 

Gainsford. 

Division 2Women —Rangiora 0lost to 

Harewood Red 5. MVP:SarahHinchley GK and 

RoseHurley. 

Division 3Men –Rangiora 0losttoSouthern 

United4. 

Division 3Women –Rangiora 0losttoMarist 

White 3. MVP:Eira BeverleyStoneGK. 

Mid Week Open Men –Rangiora Allsorts 1(Tim 

Hawke 1) losttoHinemoaKaiapoi 2. 

Mid Week Open Women –RangioraHurunui2 

(Lucy Murray 1, Sally Kelso 1) beatSouthern 

United1.MVP:Nicole Jackson. 

Platinum Men –RangioraA9(Patrick Green3, 

BrodieSimpson 1, GilesWitt1,Bradley Turner 

1, Theovan Dorp1,LukeWaldin 1, Ricco 

PepperEdwards1)beatSouthern United0. 

MVP: Luke Waldin; RangioraB1(JamesClark 

1) drewwithHornby Dragons1. 

Platinum Women –RangioraA5(Kaylee 

McDonald 4, Kara Cairns 1) beat Harewood 1. 

MVP:MadisynFoster; Rangiora B2(Amelia 

Green 1, Janayha Johnstone1)drewwith 

Harewood Black 2. MVP: AnnaWithers. 

Continued Page 37 

SPORT 

North Canterbury News, August 13, 2020 

31 

Amberley in 

major cup win 

Amberley GolfClub has won this year’s 

Kaikoura Cup. 

It is the premium cup for top golfers 

across North Canterbury. 

President Roger Hornblow says after 

recent dominance by Pegasus and 

Kaiapoi teams, it is asignificantwin for 

the club. 

‘‘We have agreat teamand after strong 

performances throughoutthe 

competitionitdeservedtocome out the 

winner.” 

Mr Hornblow says Amberley men’s 

golf is particularly strongand over the 

past three years the club has won the 

North Canterbury Templeton Cup twice, 

beaten the MetroAwinners,beatenthe 

Mid Canterbury winners twice, won the 

CanterburyOver50s team contest for the 

last two years, and the Canterbury Over 

50 individual title. 

Men’s club captain Dennie George 

says while the club is competitive, and its 

membership is growing, its strength is its 

strong socialside. 

‘‘We have great numbersplaying each 

Saturday on the golf course. We all enjoy 

the fun and rivalry over some food and a 

drink after golf.” 

Win and aloss 

for the Rams 

The North Canterbury Rams hadawin 

and aloss in the latest doubleheader 

round of theCanterbury Indoor 

Cricket competition. It won its opening 

encounter on Friday night, butfell to 

Sharks Silver on Saturday. However, it 

remainsatthe top of the table. 

Rams 149, Sharks 99 

The Rams welcomed back stars 

ShannonVenis and Kyle Brown, while 

Sefton’s Scott Barber made his Rams 

debut, replacing the injured Brendon 

Wellington. 

The Rams batted firstwith standout 

partnershipsbetween Sefton 

cricketers MattyBlackmoreand 

Mackenzie Smith (48), and Ian King 

and Kane Campbell (43). Its bowling 

was not the bestand it missed chances, 

but the Rams didenough to win. 

Rams 53,Sharks Silver67 

The Rams bowled first andstarted 

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just 15.However, the second pair got 

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the thirdand fourth pairs to 18 runs. 

The Rams didn’t start itsturnatbat 

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35 

Banking time ... 

Martin Pugh and 

Jennifer Penwell 

are looking 

forward to 

promoting 

initiatives for 

TimeBank 

Waimakariri. 


Pair share TimeBank role 

By DAVID HILL 

TimeBank Waimakaririhas new 

coordinators. 

Martin Pugh and Jennifer 

Penwell will share the roleofcoordinator 

and are keen to get 

events happening after the Covid 

19 interruption. 

Both havebeen active 

members,with Martin having 

served as committee chairman. 

‘‘Ourplan is to grow the 

TimeBank membership and 

interactions, and to run events to 

raisethe profile,’’ Martin says. 

‘‘Andtoserve the community in 

the same way as the community 

supports each other. 

‘‘Everyonehas aonehour 

credit when theystarttoget the 

ball rolling.’’ 

They hope to make events 

affordablesomore people can 

get involved. 

‘‘A lot of peopledon’t have alot 

of money,but everybody has time 

and everybody’stime is of the 

same value,’’ Jennifersays. 

‘‘Andeveryonehas useful 

skills,’’Martinadds. 

Aclothing swap was cancelled 

in March because of Covid19 and 

the pair plan to resurrect it soon, 

whileawheatbagmaking 

workshopwas held last weekend. 

A‘‘buzz on beekeeping’’ 

workshopisplannedfor 

members,and the annual 

meeting will be held in the 

Rangiora War Memorial Hallon 

August 31. 

TimeBankWaimakaririhas a 

reciprocal arrangement for 

credits withTimeBank Hurunui, 

whileBig Brothers Big Sisters of 

NorthCanterbury and the 

Charles Upham Retirement 

Village recently joinedas 

community organisations. 

People canlearnmore by 

visiting its website, 

waimakariri.timebanks.org,by 

following the TimeBank 

Waimakariri Facebook page, or 

by calling Martinon 

(021)0265 4071. 

Aday in the garden 

Loburn School pupils spent 

abackbreaking day at the 

Kaiapoi Community garden 

recently, helping to tidy up 

and plant as part of the 

William Pike Challenge 

Award. 

The Year 8students have 

to complete 10 challenges a 

year, including 20 hours of 

community service. 

Volunteering Canterbury 

helped coordinate the day, 

during which the students 

weeded, planted seeds and 

fruit trees, mowed the lawns 

and pruned trees to aid the 

community garden project. 

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Oxford 

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What’s happening in your 

community… 

Recruitment Process Begins for New 

Chief Executive 

Council Chief Executive Jim Palmer has announced 

he is leaving in March 2021, aer serving the 

community in this role for 17years. 

Mr Palmer reflected on his time at the Council and 

shared how hefelt fortunate to be leaving the 

Council in astrong position, with acommitted and 

skilled team of colleagues and elected members 

who will continue to lead the organisation and 

continue building our excellent community. 

The Council will appoint an external recruiter by 

September to help select the new Chief Executive. 

Ivory Street Upgrade 

Upgrades to Ivory Street are progressing well with 

the section between Alfred and Buckham Streets 

almost complete. 

Contractors will move into the next section 

between Alfred Street and Queen Street during the 

week of 17 August. 

Work will then continue on the west side of Ivory 

Street, moving north from Queen Street, before 

moving to the east side and working south towards 

Countdown. This stage will take about two months 

to complete. 

Atemporary speed limit of 30km is in place 

through the work area. Please take care and we 

thank you for your patience while we complete this 

upgrade. 

Devastating Damage toNative Trees 

Our Greenspace staff were dismayed to discover 

significant damage to trees and vegetation at 

Matawai Park in Rangiora earlier this week. 

Matawai Park is protected and classed as aScenic 

Reserve under the Reserves Management Act. 

This means that damaging or cutting down trees 

or any other vegetation isn’t allowed. 

It appears that the trees and vegetation have 

been damaged or removed tomake bike tracks 

and jumps. Contractors have removed the jumps, 

fenced off the track and will be replacing destroyed 

trees with seedlings. 

The Matawai Park Advisory Group have planted 

awide range of native trees and plants to create 

an urban forest. While the activity in question 

is suited to parks, this isn’t the right one and if 

people are keen to see more bike tracks please 

give the Greenspace Team acall on 0800 965 468. 

Earthquake 10th Anniversary 

Commemoration Event 

As the 10th Anniversary of the first Canterbury 

Quake approaches, All Together Kaiapoi (formerly 

You MeWeUsKaiapoi) are holding afree festival 

to mark the anniversary. While it will be held on 

Williams Street in Kaiapoi, the commemoration will 

be an event for the whole District. Some of the 

attractions proposed include food stalls, live music 

and afireworks display. 

Chris Greengrass, Community Board Chair says, 

“While in some ways the anniversary will be quite 

poignant for many of us, it’s also an opportunity to 

celebrate our Community’s remarkable resilience 

and share the story of our ongoing regeneration.” 

The District suffered significant damage as 

aresult of the September 2010 Earthquake, 

particularly Kaiapoi, The Pines Beach and Kairaki 

Areas. Since then the District has undertaken 

significant regeneration in affected areas. As 

well as completing infrastructure repairs across 

Waimakariri, the Council has invested heavily in 

Kaiapoi with completion of the $9.5M Kaiapoi 

Marine Precinct, rebuild of Williams Street, 

construction of the Ruataniwha Kaiapoi Civic 

Centre, as well as the recent addition of new 

sports fields, BMX track and dog park. 

The Waimakariri 

Event Fund 

Got agreat idea for anevent? 

Want to make your event bigger 

and better than last time? 

Your event needs to benefit theWaimakariri 

District andthe funding can be usedforevent 

promotion or coordination costs. 

Applications open1August2020and close 

31 August 2020. 

Checkout thecriteriaand apply online at 

visitwaimakariri.co.nz/events/funding/ 

Formoreinformation contact Lucy Harvey on 

(03)327 5735orevents@visitwaimakariri.co.nz 

This is Waimakariri District Council 

funding administered by ENC. 

Alternate Route Advised 

-Skew Bridge Repairs 

ABOUT 

CEMETERIES 

We’re planning for how we develop and maintain our cemeteries to 

make sure we have enough space set aside for future interments. 

Adra Cemetery Strategy has been developed, andwe’re keen to hear your thoughts. 

The Strategy broadly outlines the objectives and actions needed to plan for 

demand, and manage our cemeteries for the next 20 years. 

ACemeteries Policy will guide the day-to-day management of Council cemeteries 

including things like memorial headstone selections, how you can decorate plots 

and the reservation of ashes or burial plots. We’ll be asking for your feedback on 

that later this year aer the Strategy has been confirmed. 

Let usknow what you think before 5pm on Monday 31 August. 

Find out more at 

waimakariri.govt.nz/letstalk 

Residents who cross Skew Bridge near 

Silverstream are advised to use an 

alternate route from Monday 17 August. 

The bridge will remain open to traffic, however 

it will beone-lane only with temporary two-way 

traffic lights in place. 

This will cause delays, so using the alternative 

route isadvised if you can. 

The temporary traffic lights will be in place until 

repairs to abeam under the bridge are completed, 

which will take around four weeks. 

Work is mainly needed underneath the bridge, and 

requires concrete tocure which takes time. We’ll 

be working toget the repairs completed as quickly 

as possible. Thanks for your patience.

SPORT 

North Canterbury News, August 13, 2020 

37 

Give usyour 

feedback 

Having fun ... 

Members of the 

newly formed 

Special 

Olympics North 

Canterbury 

basketball team 

at their training 

venue in the 

Rangiora High 

School/Sports 

Centre 

gymnasium 

PHOTO: GEORGIAMAE 

MOLONEY 

2020/21 Rates 

Instalment Due 

Your first 2020/21 rates instalment 

is due. Also the last day to claim 

adiscount for early payment is 

approaching. 

We’d like toremind you that the first 

instalment of the 2020/21 rates is due on 

20 August 2020. 

Please note that a10% penalty will be 

added to any part of the first instalment 

that remains unpaid aer 27 August 2020. 

If youare intending to pay the total rates to 

claim the discount, please arrange payment of 

your total 2020/21 rates by27August 2020. 

If youare having difficulty paying your rates, 

we encourage you to get in touch with us to 

talk through suitable payment options. 

Internet/Telephone Banking Payments 

are Welcome 

To help usprocess your payment, please: 

• use the valuation number as areference 

• ifyou are paying the rates for more than 

one property, send the remittance advices 

marked “internet banking” or e-mail 

property valuation references and details 

of payment to rates@wmk.govt.nz 

• payments to account number: 

01-0877-0129222-00 

• please make sure the valuation number 

reference on your payment isthe same as 

on your rates invoice. 

Payments byVisa or MasterCard: 

• Payments may be made online using 

Visa, MasterCard or Account2Account at 

waimakariri.govt.nz 

• AnEFTPOSonline feeof2.20% of the total 

amount ofthe payment is charged forall 

payments madebycredit card (a minimum 

charge applies). 

Basketball proves ahit 


Special Olympics North 

Canterbury (SONC) has added 

basketball to thesportsthe clubis 

offeringmembers. 

The club provides sports 

training and competition 

opportunities for people with an 

intellectual disability,helping 

themtodevelop physical fitness 

and experience friendship and 

sharing within the local 

community. 

Although it alreadyoffers bocce, 

swimming, indoor bowls, 

equestrian, power lifting and 

skiing, the clubdecided to include 

basketball afteridentifyinghuge 

interest amongstthe SONC 

athletes. 

‘‘Weran three verysuccessful 

SPORTS RESULTS 

WaimakaririGorge 

Women’s Golf 

Secondchampionship qualifying 

match: 

18 Holes:Silver: JPottinger 90,B 

Thompson91. BronzeI:W 

Mehrtens 95, LScott 98, LSmith 98, 

MTeAwa 98. BronzeII: M 

Robertson102, KBush 105,S 

Gillespie106, JDeans 107, PRivers 

111. 

9Holes: TCraig52, VMcKenzie 53, 

FNimmo 57, HChamberlain57. 

Amberley Golf 

Ladies: Lyn Robertson 74 nett,1; 

Jannene Cumming 75 nett, 2. 

9Hole:Ron Kemp 19 points, 1; 

Owen Patchett, 18,2;Val Crooks, 

15, 3. 

Senior Men:Tala Napatu 68 nett, 1; 

Roger Hornblow 71 nett,2;Jed 

Robertsonand Dave vanTurnhout 

82 nett, equal3. 

Juniormen: PaulWylie 70 nettc/b 

basketballtastersessions at the 

Rangiora High School gym and had 

such agreatresponse that we 

decided to move forwardand 

source equipment, uniforms, 

venueand, most importantly, a 

sponsor,’’said SONCcommittee 

member and basketballmanager/ 

coordinator, Di Moloney. 

‘‘TheIdeal Foundation has very 

kindly comeonboard and has fully 

sponsored us for allour basketball 

uniforms and all of our equipment, 

for which we are extremely 

grateful.’’ 

The basketball training sessions 

are led by two experienced 

volunteer coaches, GeorgiaMae 

Moloney and CraigGriffiths,who 

are supported by ateam of Special 

Olympicsvolunteers. 

The Rangiora HighSchool 

1; Karl Rattray, Roger Hack, David 

Rowell70nett,equal 2. 

Ladiesmidweek: KathyPepper 70 

nett, 1; Pauline Mander, 2; Rose 

Lester 3. 

Rangiora Golf 

Nineholes,stroke/putting:Ladies: 

Ruth Crawford 15 (c/b) 1; Frances 

McDowell 15, 2; Ann Martin 16 

(c/b),3. 

Men: Stephen Bell15, 1; Ron 

Stroud16, 2; Richard Luisetti 16 

(c/b),3. 

Midweek men, stroke:John 

Kissack 65, 1; Ricky Whales 66, 2; 

Rob Sutton 67(c/b), 3. 

RangioraBridge Club 

OxfordPairs:N/S: ColleenAdam/ 

Jeanette Chatterton 1, Dawn 

Simpson/Veronica Hall2,Joan 

Lloyd/JoyceGray3.E/W: Rona 

Maslowski/Tom Rose 1, David 

Rainey/Liz Duke2,Pam 

McAllister/Warwick Wyatt 3. 

gymnasium/sports centre in East 

Belt has beenhiredand the club 

has basketballtraining sessions 

thereevery Tuesday from 6.30pm 

to 8pm. 

‘‘Theenthusiasm and passion 

shownbythe athletes for theirnew 

sportoption is fantastic to see,’’ Di 

says. 

At the moment there are about 

18 athletes involved. Somecan 

already play to ahigh standard, but 

everyone,nomatterwhat their 

skilllevel, is givenachance to 

shineand gain confidence on the 

court. 

With basketball now one of New 

Zealand’sfastest growingsports, 

SONC welcomesanyonewith an 

interesttocome along on training 

nights to see if they would like to 

join in thefun. 

Individual: N/S:MoodyShokry/ 

BabsMerel de Visser 1, Margaret 

Pickering/Jeanette Chatterton2, 

Dave Tocker/SueMcIlroy3.E/W: 

Richard Luisetti/Linda Hanham1, 

Jenny Shore/Liz Duke 2, Maggie 

Johnston/Gaynor Hurford 3. 

Monday Evening: N/S: Anne 

Bagrie/Rene Pabst 1, Gavin 

Dunnett/Noel Langdon2,Fons 

Saunders/Ellis Saunders and 

Annette Caldwell/Gail Dunlop 

equal3. 

E/W: WillamVan Der Mespel/Om 

Van Der Mespel1,Liz Calder/ 

Lindsay Sigglekow2,Marilyn Eliet/ 

AlisonHowie 3. 

Winterpairs:N/S Dave Tocker/Liz 

Duke 1, Judy Bruerton/Jenny 

Shore 2, VictorPaul/SueMcIlroy 3. 

E/W: David McRae/Tony 

Biddington 1, JennyHassall/Jill 

Amer2,BrianStewart/Jeanette 

Joyce 3. 

Stay up to date 

with what’s happening in the District 

by signing up to the Council’s e-news. 

To join visit waimakariri.govt.nz 

and scroll down until you see the 

sign up button. 

HOCKEY RESULTS 

From Page 31 

Kwik Sticks Girls —RangioraRascals 5(BrookeCooper 3, 

Sophie Bell1,Rosie MonesCazon 1) defeatedHornby Tigers 

0. MVP: LauraKelso; Rangiora Rubys3(MadelineHubber 

2, SamaravanWyk1)defeated HinemoaKaiapoi Manuka2. 

MVP: Mikayla Molloy;RangioraRhinos1(BellaFatham 1) 

lost to HSOB/BurnsideRed2.MVP: BellaFatham. 

Kwik Sticks Boys –RangioraRenegades 1(OllieTaylor 1) 

lost to SouthernUnitedOrange6.MVP:Rubin Carter; 

Rangiora Rampage7(HenryWebb2,JoshuaMetzger 2, Matt 

Corey1,NikunjChhabra 1, Michael Lewis 1) beat Medbury 

School Blue 0. MVP: Joshua Metzger. 

Kiwi SticksGirls –Rangiora Raiders 1(Imogen 1) lost to 

Hornby Legends 5. MVP: Lucy McLean; Rangiora Rainbows 

3(Ruby Taylor2,SienaCox 1) beatHornby 0. MVP: Bonnie 

Timms;Rangiora Rebels 4drewwithHarewood Jets 4. MVP: 

NeaveFantham; RangioraRoadRunners 4(PJ MacIntosh, 

JessBower)beat Waikirikiri 0.MVP: PJ MacIntosh. 

KiwiSticks Boys –Rangiora Rogues 12 (Jamie Ryan4, 

JoshuaGodinet 3, EruTeAwa 2, DustinWright2,JoelPulley 

1) beat HSOB/BurnsideDragons2.MVP:Ruby Wilson; 

Rangiora Rangers 6defeatedHSOB/Burnside Wizards 0. 

Mini Sticks Girls –Rangiora Rabbits 10 (Catherine 

McKellow 3,EmmaMcKellow2,Aimee Dunlop 2, Ruby 

Hutchison 1,Quincey Hawes 1, ZarahHealey1)beat 

Harewood Allstars1.MVP: RubyHutchison;Rangiora 

Rockets1(ArletteNewman1)lost to Harewood Lizards 2; 

Mini Sticks Boys –RangioraRoadsters 3(Harrison Pullar1, 

Pearse Cooper1,Jaks Joslen 1) beatWaikirikiriKakarikis 2. 

MVP:FletcherGeorge.

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with lashings of irony and 

humour." -East Auckland 

Times. Tickets (cash 

please) $25 from Sally 

Mac’s, Amberley, Sefton 

Garage, Stan’s 7Day Pharmacy, 

Rangiora, or book 

online: www.balcairnhall.com 

or via our Facebook, email 

inquiries 

balcairnpublichall@gmail.com 

Famous Free Supper / 

Alcohol free event / No 

stilettos /CDs /raffles. 

To Let 

BRAND new house in 

Oakfields, Amberley, 3 

bdrms, double garage, 2 

bathrooms. Close to all 

services. Ph 027 348 6267. 

AMBERLEY flat for rent. 

2 bedroom, sun all day, 

heat pump, auto garage 

door. No animals, no smoking. 

Over 50 years only. 

Easy walk to shops. Ring 

027 957 8030. 

Wanted To Rent 

RETIRED gentlebloke 

seeking single bedroom 

cottage in quiet country 

location within 30-40 mins 

from Christchurch. Very 

good references. Please 

phone 020 4077 7307. 

Educational 

TUITION available. Primary 

and secondary to 

NCEA level 3. Math, Literacy 

and Science (NCEA). 

Each student on an individually 

- tailoured programme. 

Kip McGrath 

Rangiora has been serving 

the local community for 30 

years. Give us a call or 

book your free assessment 

online 03 313 3638 https:/ 

/www.kipmcgrath.co.nz/rangiora. 

Pets 

BICHON HOMESTAY 

for smaller dogs. We look 

after your dog in our home. 

"No kennels". Phone today 

03 314 6110. 

Livestock 

HOMEKILL 

Butchery & 

meat processing 

313 0022 

MEAT2U.NZ 

2276971 

Wanted To Buy 

CARAVAN WANTED. 

UK type. Ph 027 249 5571. 

CARAVAN WANTED. 

4-5 berth, UK type, don’t 

mind repairs. Please phone 

027 367 9737. 

MATERIALS to deck out 

a mancave from Memorabilia, 

retro things of any 

kind including furniture or 

just cool things of interest. 

Ph or txt 021 861 732. 

Basedinour Rangiorabranch,this is an 

administration role working40hoursper 

week,MondaytoFriday,for our team. 

Property Brokers is areal estate company 

that values commitment, community, 

family andfun!Ithasover750 staff in 70 

branches and continuestodevelopand 

expand. We areaclose-knitprofessional 

team of people who areall team players. 

If youthink youhavewhat it takesand 

want to knowmore, please contact 

LindaFogarty Area Manager 

027 2944818 |lindaf@pb.co.nz 

pb.co.nz 

Property Brokers Ltd Licensed REAA 2008 

Personal 

JUST ret single indep man 

seeks a spunky zippy 

50s-60s lady for company, 

benefits outings etc. Pegasus 

or surrounding area. Ph 

027 659 4425. 

Gardening 

GARDEN hedges cut to 

perfection. Tree & arbor 

work. Also spraying. Free 

quotes. Ph 03 312 0668 or 

021 111 4322. 

LAWNS & GARDENS 

Time to plan for Spring. 

Lawns, gardening, section 

tidys, hedges trimmed, 

roses pruned. Call or text 

Megan 021 337 489. 

$3 a bottle(600mls) 

or 4 bottles for $10 

One bottle makes 

6 ltrs of nutrient enriched 

fertiliser for your garden. 

Ph Josh 

021 288 4848 or 

310 8489 (after school) 

2301670 

Garage Sales 

RANGIORA 161 Oxford 

Road, Saturday 15th 

August, 8.30am. 

Public Notices 


Proposed Temporary Road Closure 

Barron Avenue, Ashley Forest 

The Hurunui District Council has received an application 

from RATEC Motorsport Inc. requesting the temporary 

closure of Barron Road, As detailed: 

•Event: 2020 Ashley Forest Rally Sprint 

•Saturday 19 &Sunday 20 September 2020 

•From 9am to 6pmeach day 

Objections to the proposed closure will need to be lodged 

with council by 12 noon Thursday 20 August 2020 

email: 

post: 

info@hurunui.govt.nz 

Hurunui District Council, 

PO Box 13 

Amberley 7441 

The Temporary Road Closure Committee will consider 

this application Thursday 27 August 2020 

This closure is made under paragraph 11(e) of the Tenth Schedule of the Local 

Government Act 1974. This applies to all vehicular traffic with the exception of 

emergency services vehicles. 

It will be an offence under the above regulations for any person, other than 

those under authority of an authorised permit, to use the road for ordinary 

vehicular traffic during the period of closure. 2303936 

Project with an arts focus? 

CreativeCommunities Fund 

Applications Close 31st August 2020 

Application forms available via our website 

(www.hurunui.govt.nz) under 'Awards and Funds' or 

by emailing maree.hare@hurunui.govt.nz. Your 

project must begin after 24th September 2020 and 

be completed before 

20th September 2021 

HANDS-ON AT OTAGO 

Each year Otago University offers an experience 

of university life and study in the summer holidays 

(January) for students who will be in year 12 or 13 

that year. 

Entryiscompetitive so students are expected to have 

high grades at NCEA level in their subject(s) of choice. 

See https://www.otago.ac.nz/hands-on-at-otago/ 

about/index.html 

Each year the RotaryClub of Rangiora is willing to 

sponsor asuitable applicant from the Waimakariri or 

Hurunui areas to attend this event to the 

amount of $800. 

BEFORE APPLYING to ‘Hands-On at Otago,’ any 

student seeking this sponsorship needs to submit their 

CV to Rotarian Alan Missen (awmissen@xtra.co.nz) 

BEFORE 31st August 2020. 

The successful applicant will be notified 

as soon as possible. 

2303992 

BOOK SALE 

Friends of the 

Hurunui District Libraries Inc 

Friday, 14 th August 

9.00 -5.00 and 

Saturday, ,15 th August 

9.00 -1.00 

At the RSA Room, Hurunui District 

Library, Amberley. 

Supply your own bag and fill it with 

books for $5.00. 

2301632 


Kaiapoi Christadelphians 

“The Key of Knowledge ..“(Luke 11:52) 

IS THERE AGOD? 

Everyday,the sun rises and we have another day 

for our use. Have we ever stopped to consider 

why the sun ALWAYS rises and sets during a24 

hour period? Is there alaw established in all the 

creation, that controls the course of the Earth, 

Sun, Moon and Stars? Or is everything running 

on chance? We have the ability to reason,which 

is an amazing ability. Today is our opportunity to 

consider whether nature cries out as evidence of 

acreator, anintelligent designer, orweleave it to 

chance. 

DVD presentation -Sunday 16 th August, 7.00pm 

Kaiapoi Community Centre, 

Sewell Street 

Contact 03 352 5453 

Website -bibletruthandprophecy 

PUBLIC NOTICE OF 

APPLICATION FOR 

CLUB LICENCE 

SECTION 101, SALE 

AND SUPPLY OF 

ALCOHOL ACT 2012 

Woodend Rugby Football 

Club has made application 

to the District Licensing 

Committee at Rangiora for 

the renewal of aClub Licence 

in respect of the premises 

situated at 202 Gladstone 

Road, Woodend known as 

Woodend Rugby Club. 

The general nature of the 

business conducted (or to be 

conducted) under the licence 

is Sports Club. 

The days on which and the 

hours during which alcohol 

is (or is intended to be) 

sold under the licence are 

Monday -Thursday 5.00pm 

-11.00pm, Friday, Saturday 

& Public Holidays 11.00am 

-1.00am, Sunday 11.00am 

-11.00pm. 

The application may be 

inspected during ordinary 

office hours at the office 

of the Waimakariri District 

Licensing Committee at 215 

High Street, Rangiora. 

Any person who is entitled 

to object and who wishes 

to object tothe issue of the 

licence may,not later than 15 

working days after the date of 

the publication of this notice, 

file anotice inwriting ofthe 

objection with the Secretary 


Licensing Committee at 

Private Bag 1005, Rangiora. 

No objection to the renewal 

of alicence may be made in 

relation to amatter other than 

amatter specified in section 

131 of the Sale and Supplyof 

Alcohol Act 2012. 

This is the second publication 

of this notice. This noticewas 

first published on 6th August 

2020. 2300696v2 

TimeBank Waimakariri 

AGM 

7pm Monday 31 st August 

Rangiora WarMemorial 

Hall 

followed by aGuest 

Speaker on Economical 

and Sustainable Living! 

Supper and Spot Prize. 

Members and Public 

all welcome! 

See our FB page for more 

info/ upcoming events. 

2304258 

2303970 

PUBLIC NOTICE OF 

APPLICATION FOR 

ON-LICENCE 

SECTION 101, SALE 

AND SUPPLY OF 

ALCOHOL ACT 2012 

Karfa Moroccan Cuisine 

Limited has made 

application to the District 

Licensing Committee at 

Rangiora for the renewal 

of an On Licence in respect 

of the premises situated at 

124A High Street, Rangiora 

known as Karfa Moroccan 

Grill and Bar. 

The general nature of the 

business conducted (or to 

be conducted) under the 

licence is Restaurant. 

The days on which and the 

hours during which alcohol 

is (or is intended to be) 

sold under the licence are 

Monday - Sunday Lunch 

time 11.30am - 2.30pm, 

Dinner time 4.30pm - 

9.00pm. 

The application may be 

inspected during ordinary 

office hours at the office 


Licensing Committee at 215 

High Street, Rangiora. 

Any person who is entitled 

to object and who wishes 

to object to the issue of 

the licence may, not later 

than 15working days after 

the date of the publication 

of this notice, file anotice 

in writing of the objection 

with the Secretary of 

the Waimakariri District 

Licensing Committee 

at Private Bag 1005, 

Rangiora. 

No objection to the renewal 

of alicence may be made 

in relation to amatter other 

than amatter specified in 

section 131 of the sale and 

supply of Alcohol Act 2012. 

This is the first publication 

of this notice. 

2302323v1 

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. 

CARS WANTED under 

$5000. Tim Koller Motor 

Company, 380 Ferry Road. 

Phone 03 390 1717. 


THE DARNLEY 

CLUB 

KAIAPOI DAYCENTRE 

FORSENIOR’S INC 

Day Care Centre 

For The Elderly 

AGM 

FRIDAY 

AUGUST 28, 2020 

1.30PM 

Darnley Room, 

Kaiapoi Community 

Centre, 

24 Sewell St Kaiapoi 

ALL WELCOME 

2301624 

MEMORABLE 

MUSICAL MOMENTS 

Concert2, 

3pm 23 August 

St Bartholomew’s 

Church, 23 Cass St, 

Kaiapoi 

with Kaiapoi North 

School’s Kapa Haka 

Group, Kaiapoi Brass 

Band &the Sue-Tang 

Family Quartet. 

Adult $10, Family $25 (2 

adults, up to 3children). 

Includes afternoon tea. 

Tickets from Kaiapoi 

I-Site (cash only) or 

online from 

www.trybooking.com 

until end 20 August. 

Admission by ticket only. 

2304658 

An Anglican Parishof 

Kaiapoi event. 

For Sale 

HONEY 4kg bucket 

cooking honey, $30 special. 

Available at Gracebrook, 

Amberley. Telephone 03 

314 7076. 

CARAVAN... We can sell 

your caravan on your 

behalf in our busy yard at 

512 Blenheim Road. 

Affordable Caravans, 

phone 03 348 6614. 

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. 

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. 

BRICK &blocklaying. All 

types of work undertaken, 

repairs. Phone Hamish 

0272 386 003 or 313 5678. 

CARPENTER / Painter 

specialising in alterations & 

renovations, repairs & 

maintenance, 35 plus years, 

experienced licenced 

builder. Telephone Trevor 

313 5013 or 027 431 1864. 

DRESSMAKING Bev’s 

Sew Good Services. For all 

your alterations, repairs, 

dressmaking, curtains. 

Phone 327 5535.


DECORATORS 

Lilybrook Decorators. Now 

semi-retired looking for 

those odd jobs. Phone 

Gordon 027 430 2938. 

SHEEP SHEARING - 

mobile. Fast, friendly, professional 

service. 25years 

exp. Shearing, drenching, 

hoof trimming etc. Call 

Shaun 021 204 1274. 

PAINTER, qualified, local 

professional. Int / Ext, 

roofs, wallpaper. Call or 

text Corban 027 846 5035. 

PLASTIC WELDING 

North Canterbury Specialist. 

All plastic &fibreglass 

repairs. Telephone James 

021 180 5103. 

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. 

ROOFER All roof repairs, 

roof painting, water blasting, 

moss treatment, 

repointing, gutter cleans & 

snow straps. And more. 

Free quotes. Phone Nathan 

027 516 6609. 

Accountant 

Debra Jowsey &Karla Kilner 

Ph 03 314 9480 


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. 

BUILDER / JOINER 

licensed. Available now for 

all your repairs, maintenance 

and alterations. For a 

free quote, please call Keith 

021 127 7202. 

PAINT & wallpaper 

services. Wayne Bryant. 

Exterior, interior. Qualified 

tradesman. Free quotes. Ph 

313 5337 or 027 654 4568. 

PAINTER & Decorator. 

25 + years experience. 

Interior /exterior, roofs & 

waterblasting. For a free 

quote, please ph Steve 03 

314 4620 or 027 477 1930. 

WATERBLASTING, 

House wash, drives, paths, 

decks, moss kills, gutter 

cleans. Ph 020 4106 7205. 

BUILDER available, 

licensed, experienced, 

looking for labour only 

work in North Canterbury. 

Phone 027 294 1423. 

We help with all Taxreturns for the 

salary &wage earner,self employed, rental, 

business,farm, GST, payday filing, rentalreturns 

2287949 


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. 

POWER TOOLS repairs, 

parts &sales for over 30 

years. All main brands serviced. 

Grossman Trade 

Tools, 31A Watts Road, 

Christchurch. Ph 389 9230. 

ANTHONY SYMONDS 

Forall your painting & 

plastering requirements 

Local with 30 years 

experience 

All workmanship 

Guaranteed. 

Phone 021 344 023 

2220615 

REMOVALISTS 

2Men &agood 

sized truck. 

From $157 per hour 

(incl gst).Kaiapoibased. 

Call Gerard 

027 668 3636 

2225244 


LANDSCAPES 

Paving 

Patio &Pathways 

-New or Existing 

Free Quotes 

–Competitive Pricing 

Blair Gibson 

027 699 5815 03 313 7933 

PAINTERS 

Reg Tradesman 

Interior,exterior. 

North Canterbury Painters 

specialising in decorating for 

over 65 at adiscountrate. 

Free quotes. 

Covering Nth Canty,Oxford, 

Kaiapoi, Rangiora, Amberley. 

Rob 03 327 7899 

or 027 432 3520 2227597 

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 

2253902 


SEPTIC TANK 

CLEANING 

Bill’s Liquid 

Waste 

2070788 

You dump it... 

Blair pumps it... 

Blair Tavendale 

Ph 03 314 9371 

0275 379-694 

2225862 

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 

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. 


Log Fires 

Pellet Fires 

Heat Pumps 

Sales 

Service 

Installations 

Free Quotes 

03 343 1651 

472 Blenheim Rd 

www.heatstore.co.nz 

SCREEN PRINTING. 

For all your printing 

requirements. T-shirts, 

Hoodies, Hi-Vis vests and 

polos, Overalls, Caps etc. 

Please phone Heather 03 

313 0261 or email 

heather.norstar@gmail.com. 

Automotive &Recovery 

• WOF Cars &Trailers 

• Vehicle Servicing & 

Repairs 

• Tyres &Punctures 

• Jump Starts 

• 

Towing &Salvage 

• Courtesy Car Available 

Ph Aaron Rowlands 

0272 588 366 

13 Stone Eyre Place, 

Swannanoa 

Eftpos available Mon –Fri 8am –5pm, Sat 9am –1pm 

Trade &Services 

WINDOW TINTING 

tintawindow 

advanced film solutions 

99% uv block 

fade protection 

heat control 

reduce glare 

25 Years Experience 

privacy films 

frosting designs 

non-darkening films 

Workmanship Guaranteed 

Lifetime Warranties on Most Films 

UV 

block 

Free Quotes Canterbury and Districts 

03 365 3653 0800 368 468 

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. 

Builder 

VALUATION - 

Specialising in North Canterbury. 

Contact Geoff at 

Maxwell Valuation. Phone 

03 310 8541 or email 

geoff@maxval.co.nz. 

DENTURE CLINIC 

Butchery 

Computer Repairs 

Construction &Concrete 

RANGIORA 

DENTURE CLINIC 

Garry WMechen 

Registered Clinical DentalTechncian 

Phone (03) 313-9192 

OxfordButchery 

Shane and Leanne Frahm 

We cankill&process yourstock 

FourGenerations of Frahms 

since 1957 

Ph 312 4205 

Oxford 

1680439 

Number one 

old-fashioned bacon 

&ham curing. 

A/H 312 4709 

Bruce Evans 

131 Ohoka Road 

Kaiapoi 

03 327 3111 

021 293 6331 

compucare@xtra.co.nz 

www.compucare.co.nz 

Computer Repairs &upgrades 

Prompt professional services 

2276525v2 

Virus &malware removal 

New &UsedPC’s4Sale 

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 

Daryl Power 

027 230 9401 

concretepower@scorch.co.nz 

www.concretepower.co.nz 

2273277 

Electrician 

Domestic Commercial Industrial 

Heatpumps and servicing 

Contact Jeremy your local electrician 

Ph: 027 385 4606 |E:info@conciseelectrical.co.nz 

2302105 

38a Ashley Street, Rangiora 

NEW N W DENTURES D ES 

*RELINE * *REPAIRS 

* I S 

HOURS 

8.30am -12noon 

- Monday to Friday 

FREE E CONSULTATION O 

AND ADVICE 

A V C 

For a/h repairs 

phone (03) 310-3044 

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 •Robbie 0274 818 027 

Locally owned and operated 

1902273 

2089195v2-4/4-S 

Electrician 

AARON HARRIS 

ELECTRICAL LTD 

NEW HOUSES • ALTERATIONS 

ELECTRICAL INSPECTIONS • SMART WIRING 

SYSTEMS AND MORE... 

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

2020478 

Allan Pethig 

For all your electrical needs. Residential &Commercial 

Phone 03 313 7144 

027 432 1534 

Fax 03 313 2144 

rgrantelectrical@gmail.com 

PO Box 69, Rangiora 

Plumbing 

For all 

general 

aspects of 

plumbing 

Discounts for over 

65 years old 

Fast friendly service 

All work guaranteed 

Aaron McCartney 

Certifying Plumber 

Cell 027 366 9091 

A/H 03 310 2137 

Free Call: 

0508 44EVER 

EMAIL: 

plumber_27@yahoo.com 

Electrician 

2172994 

Water Blasting 

ENVIROTEC 

Waterblasting Ltd 

Servicing Canterbury 

Commercial &Residential 

 

Winterisnow upon us 

Now is the time to make 

sureyour drains are 

running clear 

Drains cleared 

only$80 +gst 

 

 

 

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FREE QUOTES 

0800 SITECLEAN 

(0800 748 325) 

Mobile 0274 369 187 

2168094 

Scaffolding 

•Edge protection 

•Working platform 

Phone 

0274 366 901 

Plans for pricing 

jas.rangiorascaffolding@xtra.co.nz 

North Canterbury wide 

1783878 

Windows & Doors 

WINDOW MARKET PLACE 

• New & Used 

• Timber & Aluminium 

• Windows & Doors 

8am-5pm Weekdays 

8am-2pm Saturday 

215 Waltham Rd, Sydenham 

Ph (03) 379 6159 info@windowmarket.co.nz 

Fax (03) 962 1012 www.windowmarket.co.nz 

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