North Canterbury News: September 03, 2020

Thursday,September 3, 2020 | Issue912 | www.starnews.co.nz 

Stats show 

district’s 

resilience 

Dressed for adventure 

By ROBYN BRISTOW 

Waimakariri is weathering the 

Covid storm better than the wider 

Canterbury region and the country 

as awhole, according to the latest 

Infometrics Quarterly Economic 

Monitor. 

The report covers the year to 

June 30 and shows asmaller drop 

in gross domestic product (1.2%) 

and tourism spending (1.7%) in 

the Waimakariri district, than in 

the rest of the Canterbury region 

and New Zealand overall. 

The district also experienced an 

increase in consumer 

spending, up 1.5%, 

compared with a4% 

fall in Canterbury and 

a2.8% decline across 

New Zealand. 

Commercial 

consents are up 58% in 

the district compared 

with significant 

decreases elsewhere. 

Like elsewhere in 

the country, jobseeker 

support recipients 

rose sharply, by 26%, but the 

unemployment rate is actually 

lower than it was in June 2019, 

sitting at 3%. 

Enterprise North Canterbury 

business support manager Miles 

Dalton says it is important to 

understand the jobseeker and 

unemployment figures to get an 

accurate picture. 

Miles Dalton 

❛Waimakariri as adistrict 

is likely to get through 

this with alot less 

disruptionthan other 

districts.❜ 

—Miles Dalton 

“Jobseeker support recipients 

and the unemployment rate are 

two separate measures,” he says. 

“A 26.1% increase in jobseeker 

support recipients 

looks like ahuge 

number, but we are 

coming from avery 

low base. 

‘‘Unemployment is 

still 3% in 

Waimakariri, down 

from 3.1% ayear ago. 

‘‘In statistical terms 

anything below 4% is 

considered full 

employment.” 

Stephanie Reeves, 

who owns Red Eight Cafe in 

Kaiapoi, says that despite the 

changes and uncertainty over the 

last few months, business has 

remained steady. 

“We have been blown away by 

the incredible community support 

we have received throughout 

Covid,’’ she said. 

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Images show slice of Kaikoura life 

Ahigh standard of entriesleft judges in 

astalemate in the annual 48 Hours in 

Kaikouraphotographycontest. 

The four judges weresplit between 

the junior category winnerenteredby 

Christchurch 11yearold Arielle 

Lansley and the opencategory winner 

entered by Nyree Galloway, prompting 

organiser NeroliGold to invitethe 

public to pick awinner. ‘‘Weare to give 

one of themthe title of overall winner, 

once the public havetheirsay.’’ 

Public votes were accepteduntil 

yesterday. 

‘‘Overall we had morepeople enter 

than the last couple of years, but fewer 

entries,’’Nerolisays. 

‘‘Thestandard of entries was 

fantastic.There were afew farmers 

burning over the weekend so there 

were not as many classic clear 

Kaikouralandscape images,but still 

plenty to enjoy.’’ 

The annual48Hours in Kaikoura 

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Ruralvista... Nyree Galloway’s Rustic Meadow,the open section winner. 

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‘‘People havereally embracedthe ‘shop 

local’ concept and, although customer 

spending is down in level 1and 2, things 

have remained overall pretty steady.” 

Mr Dalton says, overall, the 

Waimakariri district is weathering the 

stormbetter than the rest of Canterbury 

and betterthan New Zealand as awhole. 

‘‘TheGDP figure is muchbetterthan 

we expected and recentstatistics show 

that consumerspending hasbounced 

back quitenicely.’’ 

However, he warns there is still alot of 

pain to come. ‘‘But Waimakariri as a 

district is likely to get throughthis with a 

lot less disruption than other districts.” 

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The evening, run by the Balcairn Hall 

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Committee’srole scrutinised 


The role of the Hurunui Waiau Zone 

committee is under the spotlight.Its 

functions and purposewill be discussed at 

an special meeting of the Hurunui District 

Council today (Thursday). 

Hurunui MayorMarie Blacksays 

disbanding the zonecommittee is not on 

the table at the meeting. However, the 

committee’s termsofreference and future 

purpose willbediscussed. 

In aletter to Environment Canterbury 

chairwoman Jenny Hughey, Mrs Black 

said the committee had playedapivotal 

role in water management, including the 

Canterbury WaterManagement Strategy. 

The council’sview was the committee 

couldhave an ongoingrole in CWMS 

governance,but it was not envisaged it 

wouldreplaceortry to managecommunity 

initiatives. Rather,itwould support 

existing initiatives and identifyfurther 

opportunities, issues or barriers to enable 

the community to meet CWMS targets. 

The meeting follows apresentationby 

Rural Advocacy Network (RAN) 

spokesman Jamie McFadden at last 

week’scouncilmeeting,during which he 

said relationships between ECan and the 

Hurunuicommunity wereatan‘‘alltime 

low’’, with awidespread lossoftrust. 

He saidbecause of ECan’sbehaviour, 

the zone committee, and other zone 

committees, were viewed by many as a 

mechanism forECan to achieve its agenda 

‘‘underthe guise of collaboration’’. 

‘‘The ability of the zonecommittee to 

constructively engage with the Hurunui 

community has been compromised by its 

association withECan to the point it is no 

longer able to operate as an effective 

committee,’’ he said. 

Areport commissioned by the zone 

committee, ajoint committeeofECan and 

the Hurunuicouncil, aboutits future, 

identifies arange of challenges. 

The HenleyHutchingsreport says the 

committee is wellawareofthem. 

The committeehad prepared draft 

termsofreference and askedECan and 

the Hurunuicounciltocommissiona 

review of its mandate, method of 

operation, achievements and thefuture 

challengesitwouldface. 

The reportsays historic tensions 

between Hurunui and ECan councillors 

abouthow information was distributed to 

zone landowners, braided riverbedissues, 

courtactions led by Forest &Bird, and the 

subsequentwithdrawal of Fish &Game 

from committee deliberationshad led to 

relationship issues. There weremore 

challenges ahead with discussion 

documentsand policy statements, 

indicating its task would notget any easier. 

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Covid19 restrictions. 

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Toursrelies solely on 

international clients for 

income, so the closure of New 

Zealand’sbordershit the 

business hard. 

They were advised to close, 

but that was not an optionfor 

the familyownedbusiness, 

with clients already booked for 

the nextfew years. 

‘‘Most of the moneyreceived 

for the tours is reinvested into 

thirdparty operators such as 

accommodation,activities and 

attractions,’’ says operations 

manager Kim Johnston,whose 

mum, CaroleLester, ownsthe 

business with her husband, 

Mike. 

‘‘South Pacific Motorcycle 

Toursacts as an inbound tour 

operator bringinginvisitors to 

New Zealand and creating 

toursfor these clientsto 

explore New Zealand. 

‘‘It is awhole forgotten 

tourism sector,’’ she says. 

‘‘These clients come to New 

Zealand specifically to ride a 

motorcycle here.’’ 

The company and other 

motorcycle touroperators 

bringinmillions of tourism 

Innovative team... Fromleft, South Pacific Motorcycle ToursownersMike and Carole Lester, operations 

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it prepaid in early bookings. 

However,with their 

international clientsunable to 

visit New Zealand in the 

foreseeable future, the 

company faces achallengeto 

remain in business until 

borders reopen. 

Its solutions include 

providing anew motorcycle 

maintenance and repair 

service. As well, it is 

establishingNew Zealand 

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applies the same elementsthey 

already provide for its 

motorcycle tours, allowing 

kiwis to explore New Zealand 

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To target domestic tourism, 

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incorporatesthe annual 

motorcycle rally in his honour 

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‘‘Thismotorcyclerallyis 

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yearinInvercargill,the 

motorcycling mecca of New 

Zealand.’’ 

The company has alsoadded 

a‘‘bring yourown bike’’option, 

Kim says. 

The tour willinclude 

accommodation, tickets to all 

races, aSouthIslandtour and 

someextras. 

Kim says they are keepinga 

positive outlook, and have 

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Fun times ... Mia Burgess, aged12, Julia 

McLaughlan,12, andJasmine Olliver, 11, give the 

thumbs up to sherbet duringSouthbrook School’s 

science day last week. 

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Magic of kitchen science 

Southbrook School children enjoyed a 

little ‘‘kitchen chemistry’’ last week. 

Agroup of pupils got to try some 

science experiments during the 

school’s science day on Friday. 

The experiments were led by 

teacher Katie Owens, who used to 

teach secondary school science. She 

sought to inspire pupils and get ‘‘their 

science minds working’’. 

Pupils tried their hand at ‘‘milk 

magic’’, using food colouring and 

detergent to separate fat in milk, 

making sherbet and ‘‘unicorn 

noodles’’, using the pigment in red 

cabbage to change the colour of 

noodles in boiling water. 

Younger pupils got to make 

‘‘exploding volcanoes’’ using lemons, 

baking soda and vinegar. 

‘‘It’s really simple things which they 

can go home and do, and show mum 

and dad,’’ Katie says. 

‘‘Sometimes you don’t get alot of 

feedback from them, but when you see 

it in their faces, you know that they’re 

engaged.’’ 

The school is aiming to hold the 

science days once aterm, with 

different pupils getting aturn. 

Gas scare: Five off to hospital 

ShoppersinRangiora’s High Street were 

taken to hospitalonTuesday afternoon 

after asuspected gas leak. 

Rangiora Volunteer Fire Brigade chief 

fireofficer Hamish Peter said fire crews 

responded after shoppers in aHigh Street 

store raised concerns aboutagas smell. 

‘‘Five peoplebecameunwell and were 

taken to hospitalwith related symptoms 

for checks.’’Others alsofelt unwell. 

Police cordonedHigh Street between 

Victoriaand Percival streets while fire 

crews worked with thermal imaging and 

gas detectors on the north side of the street 

to find the source of the smell. 

‘‘A few retailstores had to evacuate,’’Mr 

Peter said. ‘‘People’s health is our 

priority.’’ 

Rangiora High School chalks another win 

The Rangiora High School 1st XV rugby 

team continued its winning ways last 

Saturday, beating Nelson College 257. 

Coach Craig Mullan says the focus is 

Gas leak ... Emergency services respond 

to asuspected gas leak on Rangiora’s High 

Street on Tuesday afternoon. PHOTO: DAVID HILL 

It is now believed adecomposing 

cellphone battery may havebeen the 

cause. 

now on playing Christchurch Boys’ 

High School this Saturday at Rangiora 

High School at 2.45pm. Boys’ High is at 

the top of the table.

Council accepts $8m 

for water upgrades 

By DAVID HILL 

The Waimakariri District Council has 

agreed to work withcentral government to 

find three waters solutions. 

Councillorsvoted to enter intoa 

memorandum of understanding (MOU) 

with the government at aspecial council 

meeting last week.Itwill get up to $8.02 

million in funding as part of the 

government’s $761m Covid19 recovery 

programme for newwater projects for 

drinkingwaterand storm water. 

‘‘We haveagreed to the enter into an 

MOU, whichisthe first part of the reform 

programme, but we willreserveour 

decision on further parts of the 

programme,’’Mayor Dan Gordonsays. 

‘‘Butwecertainly have agreed to receive 

the funding and to consider options for 

watersupplies, but there’salot of water to 

flow under the bridge.’’ 

The council’sdecision is in line withthe 

recommendation fromthe Canterbury 

Mayoral Forum, which is seekinga 

regional solution for three waters. 

Adeliveryplan needs to be supplied and 

will be monitoredbyCrown Infrastructure 

Partners, with work to begin by March next 

year and completedbyMarch 2022. 

The funding cannot be spent on existing 

projects, Mr Gordon says.‘‘TheMOU notes 

that delivered projects needtosupport 

economic recoverythroughjob creation 

and maintain, increase or accelerate 

investment in water infrastructure.’’ 

While he welcomed the extra funding, 

Mr Gordon says he is concerned the 

proposed reformswill take control over 

three waters awayfrom localcouncils 

following the Havelock North drinking 

water supply contaminationin2016. 

‘‘I understand that the government did 

need to respond in thatenvironment,but 

they havenow put in placeawater 

regulator whichhas widepowertodirect 

councils and can stepinand upgrade 

supplies if they feel they need to, so that’s 

afairly bold step. But we are in aposition 

where we have investedinour water 

supplies over anumber of years.Only one 

supplyisnot compliant and we are 

working with residentsinPoyntzRdto 

upgrade thatsupply.’’ 

4000 signatures 

Apetition opposing aquarry at the Rangiora 

Racecourse has drawn more than 4000 

signatures. 

The number shows ‘‘overwhelming 

opposition to the quarry’’inthe community, 

says its organiser, Tracey DimmockRump, 

who lives nearby. 

‘‘I am so grateful to everyone who signedit. 

‘‘Why would you give aresource consent to 

putaquarryrightinthe firingline of homes, 

rest homes, preschools, parks, ashopping 

centre and restaurants? It is such astunning 

area. Why not give it aprotected greenspace 

status instead?’’ 

Taggart Earthmoving Ltd lodgedaresource 

consent application with the Waimakariri 

District Council to quarry 700,000 cubic 

metres of material over 15 years. It already 

has aquarry at its base in Cones Rd, Rangiora, 

nearthe Ashley Rakahuri Regional Park. 

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Show cancelled 

The Covid19 pandemic has claimed 

another established North 

Canterbury event. 

The Scargill Horticulturaland 

Home Industries Society, whichhas 

been running its annual Spring 

Show for more than 100 years,has 

cancelledthe September 19 event. 

The committeesays the wellbeingofthe 

communitywas at the 

heartofits decision. Also, the ability 

to run it in away that honoured the 

relaxed spirit of the event, and 

brought thecommunity together, 

couldnot be guaranteed at alert 

level2.‘‘The numberofparticipants 

involved in show day far exceeds 

currentrestrictions and adequate 

social distancing will be difficultto 

achieve,’’ the committee says. 

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Cash raised for St John 


Threeyoung CheviotArea School students 

have helped Cheviot St John to continue 

supporting the local community. 

Lucy Ensor, aged 11, and Lily Dampier 

Crossleyand Katie Pain,both 12, 

organised adisco,raising $457for St John. 

PeterCrawford, ateacheratthe school 

and aStJohn member, said it was an 

awesome achievement. 

‘‘It is donations like this that helpusin 

continuing to support our local 

community.’’ 

The money was handed over to Bronwyn 

Etchells, St John station manager, last 

week during assembly. She was supported 

by team members Kate Cave, Zoey Young, 

Lucy Spencer and Mr Crawford. 

Cheviot St John recently received anew 

firstresponse vehicle to replace its ageing 

ambulance. 

‘‘As afirst response vehicle, it has the 

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hospital, but we would normally expect an 

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Crawford says. 

The CheviotStJohn teamhas 10 active 

volunteersand is keen for more. 

Cheviot Area School students also 

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OPINION 


KAIKŌURA VIEWS 

MAYOR CRAIG MACKLE 

It is important that 

service is honoured 

It was great to see our community 

facilities supervisor, Ian Woodward 

(also known as Woody), receive an 

award from the Lions Club for longstanding 

community service. 

We really appreciate all the work that 

goes on in our community, and it is 

important to see this hard work 

recognised. 

One of the positive aspects of my 

duties as mayor is being able to 

leverage support for our local 

community. 

The Mayoral Task Force for Jobs is a 

collection of rural councils focused on 

increasing youth/community 

employment opportunities. We have 

been given funding to deliver this 

programme in Kaikoura. 

We have allocated the funding to Te 

Ha oMatauranga Learning in Kaikoura 

as it is already delivering many of these 

services. 

It is in the best position to support the 

new appointments and target 

community members who will benefit 

from the service. 

The funding will enable afulltime 

role for an employment coordinator. 

I’ll be working closely with the new 

position to connect local businesses 

and employment opportunities with 

locals looking for work. 

The programme has alot of potential 

for our community and I’m fully on 

board with Te Ha oMatauranga, 

working to ensure it is asuccess. 

There are also two parttime roles for 

ayouth employability facilitator and a 

driving coordinator. 

The earthquake rebuild programme 

managed by the council is ending later 

this year and this milestone gives us the 

LOST AND FOUND 

The following property is reported to 

the police as lost in North Canterbury: 

AFord car key fob with an Avon City 

Ford key ring, aflorentine mosaic 

multicoloured stone ring on awhite 

gold band, aSamsung GalaxyS9, a 

black fliptype emu skin wallet, asmall 

white pouch purse, agrey garage 

opportunity to reflect on what has been 

achieved. 

For the past few years, the council 

team has managed a$38.6 million 

programme of works covered by 

government funding, of which only $2m 

has been contributed by the council. 

All this is being accomplished within 

budget. And what’s more, if it had not 

been for Covid19, on time! 

That is great news for Kaikoura and 

its ratepayers. 

The Ministry of Business, Innovation 

and Employment has announced 

further funding for responsible 

camping, to follow on from the success 

of last summer. 

The council has put in an application 

to fund local camping ambassadors to 

educate, encourage and enforce 

responsible camping in the district. 

There is agrowing sense of unease 

globally as the impacts of Covid19 

continue to affect our lives, and I’m 

noticing that in Kaikoura as well. 

The normal business that the council 

undertakes is under extra pressure 

because of Covid19 delays affecting 

the revision of the Annual Plan to 

ensure lower rates increases, and the 

beginning of the Long Term 10 Year 

Plan process. 

Iwould like to remind people how 

much work is happening behind the 

scenes at the council right now. 

From what Ican see, staff are going 

above and beyond what is normally 

being asked of them in anormal year. 

Iamproud of what we have 

accomplished since the earthquake 

and would like everyone to reflect on 

how far we have come. Good work. 

Right, what’s next? 

remote,aniPhone 8plus, Tissori blackandlimesunglasses, 

ared holder with 

asmallkey and aHolden Commodore 

key. 

The following property is waiting to 

be claimed: 

Agold ring with flower design on top, 

and asilver Diamondback bike. 

Removing trees also 

erases memories 

Dear Editor, 

Regarding theremoval of trees at the 

Ashley Rakahuri River Park,Iam 

pleasedthatthe meeting between 

elected representatives of ECan, the 

Waimakariri District Council andthe 

chairwoman of ECan tookplace. But 

willthis prevent similar intentions to 

clear fellany otherareas or just create 

adelay following community 

consultation? 

It seemsitisfashionable to remove 

introduced species that wereplanted 

many years ago and replace them with 

natives, thus changing thewhole 

natureand appearance of an area. 

Sadly, by removing old trees, old 

memoriesand associations are 

obliterated, too.The sense of loss is not 

mitigated by little busheswhichmight 

growinto atreeand if so, bearno 

resemblance to what wasthere. 

Yes, timesand fashions change, but 

it is hardtobelieve that those beautiful 

poplars were aflooding hazard and 

had to be removed. Maybe their only 

sin was they werethe wrong species in 

ayoung landscapegraduate’s lexicon? 

Surely we canhonour our beautiful 

introduced species andadd natives to 

the samearea. 

Will theremoved trees be replaced 

LETTERS 

by the samespecies, evenifmost of us 

won’tget to enjoy them in their 

maturity? 

Yours sincerely, 

S.M.V.Stewart 

Southbrook congestion 

DearEditor 

Traffic congestioninSouthbrook 

(North CanterburyNews,August 27) 

waswarned about before thearrival of 

PAK’nSAVE. 

There has been concern for a 

number ofyears thathightraffic 

volumes would be an everincreasing 

issue in this area. 

Idoremember aproposal to extend 

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OPEN LETTER TO CANTERBURY RESIDENTS 

Advocacy group explores 

ECan consents process 

The RuralAdvocacyNetwork is 

seeking feedback from Canterbury 

residents over thehandlingof 

consents by Environmental 

Canterbury. 

Thenetwork,through its chairman 

Jamie McFadden, madethe appeal in 

an open letter to Canterbury 

residents.Itreadsasfollows: 

Areyou having problemswithan 

ECanconsent process?Frustrating 

delays, repeatedrequests for further 

information, inflexibility, nitpicking 

over minor detail, intimidation 

tactics? 

Over the past few weeks we have 

receivedanumberofcomplaints 

aboutECan’s consentsystem.Inthe 

last six monthstherehas been a 

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McALPINES MITRE 10 MEGA RANGIORA -OCEAN WATCH 

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Waimakariri 5:15am 2.2 11:26am 0.6 5:59am 2.2 

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Mouth 

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Amberley 5:15am 2.2 11:26am 0.6 5:59am 2.2 

6:43am 2.2 12:32am 0.6 7:26am 2.2 1:14am 0.6 8:10am 2.2 1:56am 0.7 8:54am 2.1 2:39am 0.7 9:38am 2.1 3:23am 0.7 

Beach 

5:36pm 2.3 11:51pm 0.6 6:17pm 2.3 12:09pm 0.6 7:00pm 2.2 12:50pm 0.6 7:43pm 2.2 1:32pm 0.7 8:27pm 2.1 2:15pm 0.7 9:13pm 2.1 3:00pm 0.8 10:00pm 2.0 3:48pm 0.8 

5:24am 2.2 11:35am 0.6 6:08am 2.2 12:00am 0.6 6:52am 2.2 12:41am 0.6 7:35am 2.2 1:23am 0.6 8:19am 2.2 2:05am 0.7 9:03am 2.1 2:48am 0.7 9:47am 2.1 3:32am 0.7 

Motunau 5:45pm 2.3 

6:26pm 2.3 12:18pm 0.6 7:09pm 2.2 12:59pm 0.6 7:52pm 2.2 1:41pm 0.7 8:36pm 2.1 2:24pm 0.7 9:22pm 2.1 3:09pm 0.8 10:09pm 2.0 3:57pm 0.8 

5:26am 2.2 11:37am 0.6 6:10am 2.2 12:02am 0.6 6:54am 2.2 12:43am 0.6 7:37am 2.2 1:25am 0.6 8:21am 2.2 2:07am 0.7 9:05am 2.1 2:50am 0.7 9:49am 2.1 3:34am 0.7 

Gore Bay 5:47pm 2.3 


5:21am 1.7 11:29am 0.5 6:07am 1.7 12:00am 0.5 6:51am 1.7 12:43am 0.5 7:35am 1.7 1:26am 0.5 8:19am 1.7 2:10am 0.5 9:03am 1.6 2:54am 0.6 9:49am 1.6 3:38am 0.6 

Kaikoura 5:45pm 1.8 


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An expanse of mellow yellow 

By DAVID HILL 

North Canterbury 

businesses‘‘painted the 

town yellow’’ lastweek in 

aid of the CancerSociety. 

Judgeswere impressed 

with the efforts of retailers, 

but there could be only one 

winnerineach town. 

WaimakaririMayorDan 

Gordonwas on handto 

present trophies to the 

winners, including 

RangioraShoe Lines store 

owner Rebecca Barker. 

‘‘It’s wonderful.Wejust 

really wanted to make it 

fun for Daffodil Week 

because it’ssuch agreat 

causeand everyoneknows 

somebody who has been 

affected by cancer,’’ said 

Rebecca, who took over the 

storeonly three months 

ago. ‘‘I’ve had so many 

comments aboutthe 

window display.’’ 

The highlycommended 

prizefor Rangiora went to 

BootsnAll. In Kaiapoi, the 

main prizewent to The 

Collective, while the 

Vintage Rose was highly 

commended. 

The Rangiora Men’s 

Shed made the trophies for 

Rangioraand Kaiapoi, with 

McAlpines Mitre 10 Mega 

supplying yellow paint 

brushes and Boots nAll 

doingthe engraving. 

In Hanmer Springs,the 

iSitewon top prize. 

Colourful display... Rangiora 

Shoelinesowner Rebecca 

Barker outside her High Street 

shop windowwith the winning 

display in the Rangiora Cancer 

Society’sPaint The Town 

competition to promote 

Daffodil Day. PHOTO: SHELLEY TOPP 

Out on the street ... 

Waimakariri Mayor Dan 

Gordon, second fromright, 

checks on the Cancer Society 

Bambinas on High St, 

Rangiora, with, fromleft, North 

Canterbury Cancer Society 

membersGabrielle O’Connell, 

Jenny CobdenCox, Doug 

Moody and Tiff Wafer. 

PHOTO:DAVIDHILL 

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Pams closing early 

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The Pams Pantrystore in Amberley will close 

two days earlierthan planned becauseofthe 

success of the store’s closingdown sale. The 

retail general manager for Foodstuffs South 

Island,Tim Donaldson,says pretty much 

everything in the store has been snapped up. 

‘‘There’snot enough stock left to last us through 

the weekend.’’ The last day of trading will be 

Friday, September 4, not Sunday, September 6. 

Committee oversight 

Construction of aflyride at Hanmer Springs 

will be led by the Hanmer Springs Thermal 

Pools and Spa management committee.The 

committee’s track record in getting projects 

done on time and within budget made it the 

suitable vehicle to carry out governance for the 

development and constructionofthe 

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Hamish Dobbie said in areport. There was also 

arelatively condensed timeline to get the 

project completed,henoted. The council will 

receive $2.123m to build the flyride from the 

government’s infrastructure funding scheme 

($2m) and the ProvincialGrowth Fund 

($123,000). 

Rangiora concert 

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perform in Rangiora Library’s Chamber 

Gallery next Thursday evening.The 

Christchurchbased trio, with Cathy Irons on 

violin, Tomas Hurnikoncello and Anna 

Maksymova on piano, has been together since 

2007. They will play works by Kammel, Brahms, 

Beethoven, Albrechtsberger, Resphigi, 

Martinu and Piazolla. Theconcert is presented 

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Aglitzyextravaganza willlight up 

the darkness in Rangiora for four 

nights laterthis monthas 

organisers forgeaheadwith 

plansfor aRangiora Lightand 

SoundFestival. 

Victoria Parkwill be 

transformed in afairyland of 

talking trees, discolights,music, 

dancing lights,interactive 

lighting displays, andsmokeand 

bubble machines. 

Basedonthe popular Botanic 

Delights Festival in Christchurch, 

the festival is aimed at 

lifting spirits for people wearied 

by the disruption of Covid19. 

It will run from September 16 

to 19, culminating in aSaturday 

nightgrandfinale, including an 

outdoor movie.Festival tickets 

are limited and sellingfast. 

Organisers are determinedit 

will go ahead evenifCovid19 

alertlevel2remainswhen the 

festival begins on the Wednesday 

evening. 

SpokesmanKarl Horwarth 

says contingency plans could see 

groups of 100 go on site every 20 

minutes to enjoy the lights and 

the familyorientated festival. 

‘‘So having aticket becomes 

very important,’’ he says. 

Spectrum will be installingthe 

lights, and have come on board as 

amajor sponsor, along with New 

WorldRangiora, MainPower, 

Ray White Rangiora, Visit 

Waimakariri, Fools of Desire, 

Compass FM and the North 

CanterburyNews. 

Music, food trucks, and some 

additionallight installations 

havebeen confirmed, and the 

MainPower North Canterbury 

Lights photo competition has 

beenlaunched. It is open to 

anyone who would liketoshow 

their appreciationfor places in 

North Canterbury, with afocus 

on what makes the region such a 

great place to live. Theycan use 

North Canterbury lighting for 

inspiration. All entries must be 

submitted electronically by noon 

on September16. 

To enter, email your photo or 

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competition’’ in the subject line. 

Multiple entriesmay be made, 

withamaximum of five photos. 

Adescription must be 

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in either JPG or PNG format. 

There is ayouth and adult 

category, so state if you are under 

16 to be eligiblefor the youth 

category. Finalists willhave their 

workshowcased in the North 

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Acouple of Have You Seen the 

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Karlsays the festival aimsto 

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all the family. Tickets are $5 a 

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It’sfull steam ahead for hop plans 

By DAVID HILL 

Kaikouraisgetting readytoparty 

amid the uncertainty of Covid19. 

As Doug and FondaO’Callahan 

prepare for the 10th annual 

KaikouraHop, and their first 

wedding anniversary, they face 

the possibilityofneedingto 

postpone it if New Zealand 

remains at alert level 2. 

‘‘Fornow we are pressing on 

with holdingitfrom September 16 

to 19, but if we need to move it,we 

have set aside October 17,’’ Doug 

says. 

Roadworks on State Highway 1 

continuetopose alogistical 

challengeasthe eventcontinues 

to increase in popularity. 

Doug estimatesthere were 

more than1500 cars at theSouth 

Bay Racecourse on theSaturday 

last yearand probably more than 

3000 carsparked around South 

Bay, adding up to around 10,000 

car movements throughoutthe 

day. 

‘‘Last year we had more than 

4000 carsand the problem is, it’s 

getting too big for Kaikoura, so we 

have to look at how we can run 

largenumbers of peoplein 

smaller groups,’’ Doug says. 

‘‘We’ve got afew challenges this 

year with the road, but the 

council has got behind us in abig 

way and we havebeen working 

with NCTIR(the North 

Canterbury Transport 

Infrastructure Recovery alliance) 

and the police.’’ 

This year’s themeis‘‘Kaikoura 

Hop Graffiti 10 Years’’, with 

festivities getting under way with 

aquiz night at the Groper Bar on 

Wedding anniversary ... Doug and Fonda O’Callahan are enjoying Fonda’s first wedding anniversary gift, a 

1995 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am. The pair married at last year’s hop. PHOTO: DAVID HILL 

Wednesday evening. The next 

day, Hop organisers are planning 

aroad triptoBlenheim to greet 

North Island arrivals. 

Fridaynightisdrivein movie 

night,with ascreening of 

American Graffiti,after the poker 

run around town. 

To manage the traffic, Fonda 

has two plans for the poker run. 

‘‘We will be winging it, so Ijust 

wanttosee how many people 

thereare. If we get not so many 

people, we can all go together; 

otherwisewewill needtosend 

them to different places.’’ 

Saturday’scar show will have 

the usual live band, food stalls 

and bar, market and trade stalls 

and the ‘‘Miss Kaikoura Hop and 

her pals’’ competition, while in 

the evening there will be night 

cruising and the rock’n roll dance 

party,with the band Route 66 

performing. 

The week’s events will 

culminatewith the popular 

burnouts on Sunday, afundraiser 

for the Kaikoura Aquatic Centre. 

For more informationorto 

book tickets, go online to 

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gridlock, the councilwillbe 

offering ashuttlebus service 

fromthe town centre to the 

Kaiapoi Hop’sSouth Bay 

Racecourse venue, 

community development and 

events coordinator Jo York 

says. 

‘‘Wehad abig meeting with 

policeand NCTIR (theNorth 

CanterburyTransport 

Infrastructure Recovery 

alliance)and the Hopteamto 

planhow we will manage the 

trafficflow. 

‘‘Last year we had abig 

turnout of daytrippers from 

Christchurch. 

‘‘NCTIR hasbeen really 

supportive. They will put in a 

temporary twolanepathway 

on thehill and they’re doing 

the traffic management for 

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NCTIRhas beenworking 

to restore State Highway 1on 

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By DAVID HILL 

The next two months could be busy in 

Kaikoura, should New Zealand return 

to alert level 1. 

While Covid19 has created some 

uncertainty, plenty of events are 

planned in the tourist town in coming 

weeks, depending on the alert level. 

The Kaikoura Whale Run scheduled 

for September 5has been cancelled, but 

the town is gearing up for the Kaikoura 

Hop from September 16 to 19, while the 

Kaikoura Spring Festival and Lip Sync 

competition are planned for October. 

Residents are undeterred by the 

cancellation of the inaugural Kaikoura 

Winter Festival because of level 2, and 

will bounce back with the inaugural 

Spring into Summer Festival from 

October 2to4. 

There’s neverbeen 

abetter time to 

support local. 

It will feature apoetry night, live 

music, latenight shopping, markets, 

food, games, The Great Kaikoura Road 

Trip, astreet parade and the annual 

Kaikoura Lip Sync Competition. 

The lip sync contest was originally set 

for August, but will now be on October 3, 

with residents encouraged to ‘‘double 

up and wander the streets of Kaikoura’’ 

in their lip sync costume. More details 

will be available closer to the event. 

One event which is going ahead is the 

Porsche Club of New Zealand’s visit 

this weekend, with 60 cars expected to 

line up outside the White Morph Motor 

Inn for public viewing. 

The Kaikoura council has been 

working to create events during quieter 

periods in abid to attract visitors to the 

town, community development and 

events coordinator Jo York says. 

Pool work to begin soon 

The longawaited Kaikoura Aquatic 

Centre will soon start to takeshape. 

The tendertobuild the centre has 

been awarded to CMT Group NZ Ltd, and 

construction of the 25metre pooland 

complex will start earlythis month. 

The Marlborough and Canterbury 

company willwork with local 

subcontractors, withKaikoura firms 

expected to provide at least 35 percentof 

the building works or products. 

KaikouraCommunity Charitable Trust 

boardchairmanJohn Wyatt says it is 

exciting to be breaking ground. 

‘‘Theaquatic centre is somethingthat 

the communityhas wanted for years. 

Thereisareal sense of anticipation as 

we see the project physically begin.” 

Between the boardand the Kaikoura 

District Council,funding of $3.7 million 

has been secured. 

The complex will include a25m by 12m 

lap pool, a6mx10m multiuse learntoswim/hydrotherapy 

pool and abeachentry 

toddler pool.Changing rooms and a 

picnic/barbecue areawill alsobebuilt. 

“Many of our funders havementioned 

the unique sitewith the best view of any 

pool in the country,’’MrWyatt says. 

The fundraisingteam is now focusing 

on extras, including achildren’saqua 

play area and asplashpad with awhale 

tail fountain and jet streams. 

Eventssuch as The Great Kaikoura 

‘‘Part of it is changing the way 

businesses think. Winter has 

traditionally been aquiet period so 

many of them have shut their doors and 

relied on the busy summer period, so 

it’s about persuading the businesses to 

open.’’ 

As long as New Zealand is at level 1, 

more events are in the pipeline to 

attract visitors, including the annual 

Kaikoura Trotting Cup, which is set to 

return in November, and the Kaikoura 

A&P Show will be back in February. 

The council has also been talking to 

Fusion Events and has confirmed 

Kaikoura will host atriathlon on 

January 3. 

Afanzone is also being planned for 

the America’s Cup yacht racing in 

March, with alarge, movable outdoor 

screen to view the races. 

Planned ... An artist’s impression of the 

children’s splash pad. 

RoadTrip on October 4will help 

fundraise for thisadditional feature.To 

learn more, contact poolfundraising@ 

gmail.comorphone 027 438 2678. 

Ultrasound machine aboost 

KaikouraHealth’s new ultrasound 

machineisproving to be an invaluable 

asset. 

KaikouraHealthdoctor Andrea Judd 

says it is usedmultipletimeseveryweek. 

‘‘It reallyismakingasignificant 

differenceinensuring patients getthe 

rightcare at the righttime,” she says . 

The Maia Health Foundation bought it 

for Kaikoura Health thanks to substantial 

donations of $22,000 each from Pegasus 

Health and MainPower, and an individual 

donationfromGerald and Peggy Salkeld. 

It was installedinMarch.However, the 

lockdown meant hopes for an official 

unveiling were dashed. 

However, in late Julythat was rectified, 

with MainPower chief executive Andy 

Lester, the MainPower executive 

leadership team, Pegasus Health chief 

executive Vince Barry, and Anna Galvan 

and Michael Flatmanfrom the Maia 

HealthFoundationtravellingtoKaikoura 

to meetthe Kaikoura Health team. 

Mr Lester saiditwas amazing to see the 

equipmentinactionand discoverthe 

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It’sspring: Let’sget cracking 

Spring is upon us, and with it 

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Gardening is therapy, and now is the time 

to get yourgreen prescription. 

The joys, rewards and sense of selfsatisfaction 

provided by adirty weekend 

in the garden are numerous. 

The wait is over. Spring is here. 

Stretch your arms above your headand 

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afew more weeks. Working and planting 

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Just becauseitisspring, it doesn’tmean 

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and wet periods,frosts can lurkuntil 

November in somepartsofthe country. 

Seedlingscan be protectedwith small 

cloches, plastic covers, or frost cloth. If it 

feelscold, tuck plants up for thenight. 

Vegetables 

This month is all aboutpreparationand 

planting, so if your patchisstill toowet, get 

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cropssuch as tomatoes, chillies, eggplants 

and cucumbers.Ifsoilconditions are right, 

sow the first rows of carrots, beetroot and 

radishes. Hardycrops such as spring 

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lettuce, spinach and silver beet can all go 

in by the punnetload. For potatoes, make 

sure you get them sprouting quickly to 

ensure there are some for Christmas. 

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Tips from aself-confessed potato-head 

Afew straightforward strategies will have you on the path to producing 

abumper crop of potatoes. Rachel Vogan explains. 

Potatoes are abreadandbutter crop, with 

origins that dateback centuries. 

The highcarbohydrate tubers are 

packed with fibre, potassiumand vitamins 

Band C. Best of all,they taste far better 

than theylook. 

It isn’t the health benefitsthat see me 

getting excited aboutseed potatoes 

appearinginthe shops. It is the end 

results. Iamapotatohead.Icome froma 

long lineofpotatogrowers and lovers. 

They were astaple in my grandparents’ 

garden. Theystillare in my father’s 

garden andinour garden,too. 

Potatoes are an easy croptogrow,with 

the quickest varietiestakingabout three 

months to mature from planting, through 

to the longerterm cropsthat take fouror 

five months. Initially, not alot of effort is 

required,other thansprouting seed 

potatoes. 

Don’tbetempted to plant those runaway 

ones you find at the bottom of the 

vegetable binorpantry that havebegun to 

sprout. Thoserogue escapeeswill never 

produce adecent harvest, making them 

not worth the effort. 

Plantingcertified seed potatoes gives 

you the assurance that the potatoesare 

free from pestsand disease,true to type 

and more reliable growers. 

Lay seed potatoes in asingle layer, in a 

tray or box, in acool, dark area.While the 

seed potatoesare sprouting,prepare the 

area in whichyou plan to plantthem. 

Seed potatoes are available to buy in all 

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Potatoes enjoy abalanceddiet; theyare 

agreedycrop. For best results, use 

specific potatofertiliser before planting. 

The trick is to make surefertiliser is well 

mixed into thesoil before planting seed 

potatoes. The young potatoissensitive and 

might getburnt by the fertiliserifitisn’t 

mixed well enoughinto the soil. 

For those who have no other option and 

wish to do everythinginone day, you can 

insteadsprinkle the fertiliser on top of the 

soil afterplanting and water it in. 

Mounding 

Mounding up the soilaround your 

potato plants keepsthe sun off the 

developing crop, improves drainage and 

increases the potentialharvest. 

Watering 

Potatoes are made up of alot of water, 

which they absorb from the soil as they 

develop. Keep the crops well watered 

throughdrier periods. Rather than 

watering alittle every day, give beds asoak 

two or three timesaweek.Pour abucket 

of waterover tubs and containers. 

Planting 

Whetheryou choosetogrow spudsin 

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In the garden, dig over the soil and 

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compost.This organic matter will add 

nutrients and increasethe soil’sability to 

hold moisture, which is vital as the crop 

develops. Next, blend in potato fertiliser. 

Plantinrows 30cmapart,about 20cms 

deep.Within amatter of weeks, the new 

shoots will appear through the soil. 

Theseare very frost tender, so for those 

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The key to awildlife-friendly native garden 

Why not attract native birds and pest-devouring lizards 

to your garden? Veronica Armstrong reports. 

somenative plants and 

dispersing their seeds. 

Gardens are not just where we 

grow our favouriteflowers, fruits 

and vegetables. They are also 

shared with avarietyofwild 

birdsand other smallanimals, 

whether seen or unseen. 

Attractingthem means we get 

to enjoy their presence. 

Encouraging native specieshas 

addedvalue when you consider 

many of themare now in decline, 

have lost their habitat to 

development,and are falling 

prey to introduced predators. 

Here are some suggestions to 

for awildlifefriendlygarden. 

The most important things that 

native animals look for in garden 

environments are places to 

shelter from bad weather, 

predatorsand competitors, safe 

places to nestand reartheir 

young, and sourcesoffood. A 

good,hospitable garden needs to 

provide all of these things. 

Birds 

To provide shelterand safe 

nesting/roosting sites for birds, 

you need to havelarge shrubs 

and trees.Installing ametal 

possum guard aroundthe trunk 

can helpprotect them in rural 

areas, and can also work to keep 

cats and ratsfrom nests. 

Introducingavarietyofnative 

plants will provide fruit, nectar 

and insects thatthe wild birds 

can feedon. For nectar, kowhai, 

flax,kakabeak, wineberry, 

rewarewa and hebe are all 

nativesknowntobegood 

sources, while species such as 

coprosma, pittosporum, 

broadleaf,poroporo, kawakawa 

and cabbage trees –among others 

–provide fruit. 

Fruittrees attract adiverse 

rangeofbirdlife including 

silvereyes, bellbirds, tui, kereru 

and kaka. 

Otherdelightful littlebirds 

such as fantailsand grey 

warblers willbeattracted to 

insectsonthe shrubs, trees and 

in the leaf litter. Some introducedplant 

species such as 

banksias and aloescan prove to 

be usefulproviders of nectar. 

Putting out asugar solution 

can alsoprovide avaluablefood 

source for nectarfeeding birds 

when natural sourcesare scarce. 

Avoidusinghoney as, while birds 

like it, so do bees, meaning it can 

spread bee diseases. Instead, use 

raw sugarand add afew drops of 

red colouring, as birdsare 

attracted to red flowers. 

Providing extrafood helps the 

birdssurvivethe winter. 

Lizards 

It’s not only birds that can be 

attracted to our gardens –lizards 

can be tempted in, too. 

We have twotypes:geckos and 

skinks.Surprisingly, the secretto 

attracting lizards lies in not 

having atidy garden.Agood 

covering of leaflitter and thick, 

shrubby growthwill provide a 

Tasty treat ... Silvereyes feast on melon in aFernside garden. 

habitat they willfind safe. 

Coprosma, muehlenbeckia, 

kanuka, manuka, mahoe, 

rengarenga and tussockgrasses 

are all attractive plants to lizards, 

and branching shrubs provide 

themwith goodhiding places. 

Being coldblooded, they also 

likeaplacetobask and warm 

themselves in the sun,so 

providing stonesorbrickswill 

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givethemplacestodothis. 

These interesting little lizards 

are also gardenhelpers, as they 

eat pests suchassnails,slugsand 

someinsects. 

Theysupplementtheir diet 

withnectar and smallberries, 

making them especially good 

plants to populate gardens. 

Lizards play an importantrole 

in bothpollinating the flowers of 

Insects 

While lizards are somewhat 

uncommon, you are morelikely 

to have weta in your garden. They 

are nocturnal and, likelizards, 

theyretreat intoholes for safety 

whenthreatened. Weta are 

useful as they break down plant 

material into soil nutrients and 

disperse native plant seeds. 

Everyoneknows that swan 

plants attract monarch 

butterflies, but New Zealand has 

other butterflies, mostofwhich 

comprise eithercoppersor 

admirals and include the red 

admiral –kahu kura(the red 

cloak),and the yellow admiral – 

kahukowhai(the yellow cloak). 

Butterflies like sunny gardens 

with nectarrich flowers, 

includingnatives suchashebes 

(veronicas), lacebark and,in 

particular, muehlenbeckia. 

While most of us wouldn’t want 

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canget hurt by them. 

Finally, all visiting wildlife will 

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Rodriguez the cat has been 

doing his bit to save 

Kaikoura’s endangered 

dotterels. 

The South Bay cat has 

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collar, allowing researchers 

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The findings show 

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issues and their impact on 

local wildlife. 

Last year, on the beach 

between South Bay and 

Pohowera, around 82 

percent of nests were 

invaded, almost all by cats, 

which are thought to have 

been responsible for the 

deaths of at least 10% of the 

breeding birds. 

As well as the GPS collars, 

live capture traps are being 

placed intermittently along 

the South Bay beach in an 

attempt to reduce the feral 

cat population. 

The volunteers are aware 

cats captured in the traps 

may be domestic, so they 

will be held for three days 

where there is uncertainty 

in abid to reunite them with 

their owner. 

The SPCA in Blenheim 

has also offered to take in 

cats for rehoming if an 

owner is not located. 

Kaikoura Vetcare is 

offering to microchip pet 

cats for $20 each to make the 

process of cat identification 

easier. 

Desexing of cats is also 

being encouraged to reduce 

the number of feral cats, 

while Kaikoura Vetcare is 

stocking arange of cat aids, 

including collars with 

multiple bells, cat 

scrunchies and reflective 

collars to help the birds 

escape. 

Anyone who is interested 

in volunteering their cat for 

the GPS tracking study can 

call Heath Melville on (022) 

198 8280. 

The Hurunui District Council has signed 

up for the first wave of governmentbacked 

water reforms. 

It means the council will get agrant of 

up to $7.5 million to upgrade its threewaters 

assets as partofthe Government’s 

$761mCovid19 funding package to 

support economic recovery. 

Councillorssoughtassurance during 

Thursday’s council meetingthat signing 

up to amemorandumofunderstanding, 

and aseparate funding agreement,did 

not commit the council to the second 

tranche of the reforms. They also wanted 

certaintythere would be fullpublic 

consultation on futureplansfor water. 

The government proposes anationwide 

reform of waterservices, with five 

waterauthoritiesnationwide. 

Currently, their delivery in each 

district is the responsibility of the local 

territorial authority. 

The secondlot of funding will be late 

next year, when aCrownwaterauthority 

or authorities couldtake over council 

waterfunctions, includingtheirassets. 

Council chief executive Hamish 

Dobbie told councillorsthat signing up to 

the memorandum committed the council 

to providing the government withdetails 

aboutits threewaterassets —drinking 

water, stormwaterand wastewater— 

and services,along with its plans for the 

department in the future. 

It did not mean the council would be 

handing over control of its water assets. 

He emphasisedthe agreements were 

not binding on either party and it was the 

council’s view that entering into the 

agreements was in the best interests of 

Hurunui ratepayers. 

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Cupcake fundraiser ... People can phone in their order for Adriel’s cup cakes. 

Residents kept busy 

during lockdown 

Zoom meetings, baking and A&P show 

preparation helped Adrielresidents 

and staff cope with Covid19 level2 

restrictions. 

Adriel Houseand Rest Home, for 

thosewho have memory loss, locked 

down to keepits residentssafe. This put 

the brakes on visitors coming into the 

home,and took outings off the 

programme. 

Restrictions also forced the 

cancellation of an open day and a 

community education evening, where 

some fundraisingwas going to take 

place. 

The owner of the Amberleybased 

home,Mischeal McCormack, said 

August was International Awareness 

monthfor Spark of Life, which wasgoing 

to be celebratedatthe education 

evening. The Spark of Life philosophy is 

embracedatAdriel. 

The focus of the programme is on the 

quality of the connection betweencarers 

and residentsand theirfamilies, and to 

foster kindness, compassion, empathy, 

and respect. 

Acupcake fundraiser, whichwas to 

be partofthe open day, has now been 

brought inhouse, with cook Amy 

McCormack readytosupply an 

assortment of cup cakeswhich will sell 

for $5 fortwo. 

Mischeal says anyonewho would like 

to supportthe fundraisercan simply 

phoneintheir order. 

Residents have also beencooking up a 

storm, using favourite recipes to make 

tempting baking and dishes as part of a 

project to produce arecipe book. 

Mischeal says residents haveloved 

beinginthe kitchen and reminiscing 

abouttheirfavourite recipes, andwhat 

theirmothers used to make. 

Staffhave takenphotos of the end 

productstoensure the recipe bookis 

full of colour and variety. 

‘‘It is afun thing.Even the menhave 

lovedjoiningin,’’ she says. The recipe 

book will alsosell for $5. 

Restricted visitinghas introduced 

residents to new technology, with Zoom 

meetingstakingplace with family, 

particularly on Mother’s Day. 

However, keeping residents busy, 

includingbringinganimals intothe 

home for avisit, has ensured they have 

not hadtime to misstheir families. 

Mischeal says the vegetablegardenis 

stunning thankstothe effortsof 

residents, mostly men,who havespenta 

lot of timecultivatingand planting. 

‘‘It has neverlookedsogood. They 

have lovedbeingout there helping.’’ 

Residents are also preparing to enter 

in avarietyofclasses at the local A&P 

show in late October.Adriel will have a 

tent at the show for anyone to pop in and 

say hello, and get any informationthey 

want about whatAdriel can offer. 

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Bonus Bonds scheme 

What will the end of BonusBonds mean 

for those withahistoryofthese 

investments? 

ANZ Investment Services (New Zealand) 

Ltd (ANZIS) has said it will stopaccepting 

new investment into the schemeaslow 

interestrates continue to reducethe prize 

pool. 

“We’re always reviewing our investment 

productstoensure they bestserve the 

interests of investors,”said Ben Kelleher, 

the managing director of retail and 

business banking for ANZ. 

“Low interestrates have reduced the 

investment returns of the scheme,which 

affects the size of the prize pool. 

‘‘It has now becomeapparent those 

trends are likely to continueinthe 

medium term. The Official Cash Rate, 

currently at ahistorically low 0.25 percent, 

may fall further in early2021asthe global 

economy grapples withthe impacts of 

Covid19. 

“The ANZISboard decided it is no 

longer appropriate to acceptnew 

investment into Bonus Bondswith 

immediate effect, and intends to start 

winding up the schemenolater than the 

end of October. 

‘‘Winding up the schemeincludes the 

process of returning fundsto 

bondholders,’’hesays. 

Mr Kelleher said before the startofa 

windup, the schemewill continue to 

operate, with two more prize draws. 

Bonus Bonds was launched by the New 

Zealand Government through the Post 

Officein1970. 

Instead of earning interest or receiving 

investment gains or losses, each eligible 

Bonus Bond givesbondholders one entry 

into the monthly prize draw,where 

investment returnsare returned as 

prizes. 

The topprize in the monthlydraw is $1 

million. 

The Septemberand October prize draws 

are intended to be held as scheduled and 

customers can continuetoredeemtheir 

bonds until windingupstarts. 

However, ANZIS might move to an 

earlier windup, for example, if there is a 

heavy demand for redemptions or it 

otherwise considers it is in the overall best 

interests of investorstodoso. 

“Investorshave two choices.Theycan 

redeemtheirBonus Bonds beforethe 

schemestarts to wind up,orstay in the 

schemeand be entitled to ashare of the 

remaining reserves, after expenses,when 

the scheme is wound up,”MrKelleher 

says. 

“Thosewho choose to stay during the 

windup phase will have their investments 

lockedinduringthis process, whichmay 

take up to 12 months.The board believes 

current reserves are sufficientfor 

bondholders to be confident they will 

receive back their initial investment.’’ 

The reserves represent the surplusof 

the value of assetsinthe schemeover the 

claimsofbondholders. 

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Independence ... 


Books coowner 

Charlotte Turner, 

centre, with staff 

members Raewyn 

Growcott, left and 

Rosemary Hough, 

in the Rangiora 

High Street store. 

PHOTO: SHELLEY TOPP 

Independent outlook 


PaperTree Rangiora’sowners 

have renamed theirbusiness 

NorthCanterbury Books. 

The move was madebecause 

the High Street shop’s owners, 

Fernside couple Charlotte and 

GrantTurner, wanted to become 

independent fromthe Paper 

Tree book,art and office 

distributor group. 

‘‘We wanted to provideamore 

independent servicefor our 

customers,’’ Charlotte says. 

As independent booksellers, 

the couple can source books and 

productstheir customers have 

been askingfor that were not 

available to them within the 

PaperTree group. 

‘‘We wanted to support local 

people,’’Charlotte says. ‘‘I grew 

up in RangiorasoIwant to see 

Rangiora thrive.’’ 

She describes High Street as a 

‘‘beautiful place’’ to shop and do 

business. ‘‘There is good foot 

traffic,greatsupport for local 

businesses, and anice 

community of retailers.’’ 

Although the business has a 

new name,everythingelse 

remains the same, including the 

store’s Post Shopand Kiwibank 

services. 

Mortuary returned to original Hanmer hospital site 

Amortuary in the former Queen Mary Hospital 

grounds at Hanmer Springs is now back on its 

original site at the north end of the grounds. 

Built in 1901, it was shifted to the south end of 

the ground in the 1950s to amore secluded spot. 

Rosemary Ensor, the historian at Hanmer 

Springs library, was instrumental in getting it 

moved. She says she is thrilled to have the 

building ‘‘almost back perfectly from where it 

started’’. 

‘‘It’s great to see this lovely old building back 

where it began.’’ 

Mrs Ensor is certain it will hold aspecial place 

in the town’s future. Work is in progress to get the 

mortuary back to its former glory, with the local 

Menz Shed keen to lend ahand. 

Bulbs for sale 

The Lions Club has freesia 

and lily bulbs for sale as a 

fundraiser. Freesias are $5 a 

bag, lilies $10. Proceeds to 

local community projects. 

Contact Anne on (03) 313 6124. 

Movie afternoon 

Amovie afternoon will be 

held at the Woodend 

Methodist Church on 

September 2at1pm. 

Afternoon tea to follow. This 

month’s film is Singin’ in the 

Rain.Entry is by gold coin 

donation. Phone Ruth on (03) 

312 2094 with queries. 

Rock’n’Wheels 

The popular Amberley car 

show will be held on 

September 13 provided alert 

level 1isinforce. The show 

was to have been held on 

Sunday, September 6, but has 

transferred to next week. 

Repurpose and Repair Expo 

Resourceful, creative people 

in the Hurunui community 

will come together at the 

Amberley Pavilion on 

Saturday, September 26, from 

12.30pm to 4.30pm, to share 

their skills and ideas about 

how to transform and extend 

the life of everyday objects 

and materials, and reducing 

waste. There will be 

opportunities to learn, 

discuss and watch 

demonstrations. Activities for 

kids include adisplay and 

workshop by Creative Junk 

from Christchurch. Cost is $5 

per person, children are free. 

(Refreshments included). 

Check the TimeBank 

Hurunui Facebook page for 

updates on displays, repair 

services, and workshops. 

People can still register to 

participate or help. Call (03) 

314 3406, or email 

tbhlearningexchange@ 

gmail.com. 

Dutch concert 

Atraditional Dutch concert 

will be held at the Balcairn 

Hall, on Sunday, September 

27 at 2pm. Tickets are $10 for 

adults, and $5 for students. 

They are available from 

Blackwell’s Kaiapoi, Artisan 

Rangiora and Sally Mac’s in 

Amberley. There are limited 

door sales. Internet bookings, 

updates and inquiries to Deb 

at vink406@gmail.com. 

Stage musical 

The Hartley School of 

Performing Arts will host a 

wholeschool production of 

The Lion, the Witch and the 

Wardrobe in the Rangiora 

Town Hall, which will mark 

the school’s 25th anniversary. 

The shows are from Wednesday 

to Saturday, September 

30 to October 3. There will be 

daily shows from 2pm and 

Thursday and Friday evening 

shows from 7.30pm. The show 

is suitable for children of all 

ages. Children under 7must 

be with an adult. Running 

time, with interval, is 140 

minutes. Tickets: $15 plus 

booking fee, family of four $55 

plus booking fee. Tickets 

available at Town Hall 

Cinemas, over the counter or 

online at townhallcinemas.co. 

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Two actors who have played 

Fagin in the musical Oliver! will 

perform asong together from the 

show in North Canterbury 

Musicals’ Retrospective: ADecade 

of Favourites. 

Dave Sanderson, who played 

Fagin in the group’s production of 

Oliver! in 1988, and Darren 

Sundborn, who played Fagin in its 

2013 production, will perform 

Reviewing the Situation in the new 

retrospective show, scheduled for 

October 9, 10 and 11 at the 

Rangiora Town Hall. 

Dave and Darren will also 

perform in the show’s ensemble 

chorus. 

They were at the group’s rooms 

and costume hire shop, in the 

Northbrook Studios, last Sunday 

evening for arehearsal and 

costume fittings. 

The show will feature songs and 

other performers from some of 

North Canterbury Musicals’ most 

popular shows, including Jesus 

Christ Superstar, Chicago, Aida, 

The Sound of Music, Oliver! and 

more. 

Rehearsals are going well, they 

say, and all performers are looking 

forward to getting together for 

the show to lift community spirits 

in the Covid19 era. 

The new show was arranged 

after the group had to postpone its 

2020 feature show, Joseph and the 

Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, 

until 2021, leaving it without any 

revenue for the year. 

‘‘We all need something to look 

forward to, performers and 

audience alike,’’ said Angela 

Peverill, the executive committee 

secretary and the show’s 

production manager. 

She hopes people attending the 

show will join in the fun by hiring 

something glamorous to wear 

from the group’s costume hire 

shop, and make aspecial night of 

the occasion by going out for 

dinner before the show to support 

Rangiora’s hospitality industry. 

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END OF LIFE CHOICE REFERENDUM —ELECTION 2020 


The end of the journey 

The euthanasia debate has taken a 

long and winding path to become the 

End of Life Choice referendum. Mike 

Houlahan reviews how New Zealand 

got to this point, and how the law 

stands in other countries. 

PHOTO: REBECCA RYAN 

French philosopher and author 

Albert Camus said since we were 

all going to die, it was obvious 

that when and how did not 

matter. 

Had Camus been in New 

Zealand for the past 25 years, he 

would have seen that in fact it 

matters to agreat many people, 

very much indeed. 

ACT New Zealand leader 

David Seymour’s End Of Life 

Choice legislation, which will 

come into force should New 

Zealanders vote in favour of it in 

areferendum being held in 

conjunction with the October 17 

election, is the fourth attempt by 

parliamentarians to change the 

law in this area. 

Michael Laws —now on the 

Otago Regional Council but then 

aNational Party MP — 

introduced the Death with 

Dignity Bill in 1995, inspired by 

the battle of colleague Cam 

Campion against terminal bowel 

cancer. 

That voluntary euthanasia 

proposal failed by amargin (61 to 

29), but advocates were not 

deterred. 

New Zealand First MP Peter 

Brown, who had watched his wife 

die of cancer in 1984, waged a 

dignified and determined 

campaign throughout 2003 for his 

Death with Dignity Bill —apiece 

of legislation almost exactly the 

same as Mr Laws’ Bill. 

This time the debate was much 

more finely balanced, Mr 

Brown’s Bill being defeated 

6058, with one abstention. 

Although there was an 

apparent change in political 

mood, it took until 2012 for 

another MP, Labour’s Maryan 

Street, to put abill on the issue in 

the Member’s Bill ballot. 

Despite her bill prompting 

considerable public debate, Ms 

Street opted to withdraw it the 

following year, saying she did not 

believe it would receive the 

consideration it was due in an 

election year. 

Parliament also considered 

three petitions during this time: 

Two opposed to euthanasia and 

one, in the name of Ms Street, in 

favour. 

None of the subsequent select 

committee reports proposed law 

reform in the area. 

Undeterred, ACT leader David 

Seymour took up the baton and 

proposed his End of Life Choice 

Bill, which in November last year 

Parliament passed 6951, but 

subject to the outcome of the 

upcoming referendum. 

While lawmakers have 

wrestled with this issue, so have 

the courts, and several 

significant cases have influenced 

public opinion on the matter. 

New Zealand’s first major 

courtroom test of euthanasia 

came in 2004, when former 

Whanganui intensive care nurse 

Lesley Martin was tried for the 

attempted murder of her mother. 

Police had investigated cancer 

patient Joy Martin’s death in 

1999, but moved to prosecute 

after her daughter published a 

memoir, To Die Like ADog,in 

which she described injecting 

her mother with morphine. 

Lesley Martin was convicted 

and eventually spent 7 1 ⁄2 months 

in jail, but not without 

considerable controversy. 

Acase with strong parallels 

played out in Dunedin in 2011, 

when university professor Sean 

Davison was charged with the 

attempted murder of his mother 

seven years previously. 

Davison, from South Africa, 

also wrote abook about his 

experiences, and returned to 

New Zealand to face trial. 

However, four days into that 

High Court hearing, the Crown 

amended the charge to one of 

inciting and procuring his 

mother’s suicide. 

Davison, now the president of 

the World Federation of Right to 

Die Societies, pleaded guilty and 

was sentenced to five months’ 

home detention. 

Those cases involved grieving 

children who argued they were 

helping adesperately ailing 

parent. 

A2015 case brought by 

Wellington lawyer Lecretia 

Seales was entirely different. 

Diagnosed with aterminal 

brain tumour, Ms Seales, 42, went 

to the High Court at Wellington to 

argue for adeclaration on behalf 

of her GP that the doctor would 

not face prosecution if he 

assisted her to die. 

While too ill to argue her case 

herself, Ms Seales did make it to 

court to hear some of the 

arguments. 

Ms Seales died, unassisted, the 

day after Justice David Collins 

delivered his decision, which 

declined to grant any of the 

declarations Ms Seales sought 

and said the issue was one for 

Parliament rather than the 

courts to address. 

Almost immediately, David 

Seymour announced he would 

place the End of Life Choice Bill 

in the Member’s Bill ballot. 

In 2017, Mr Seymour struck it 

lucky —firstly, that in June his 

bill was drawn and, secondly, 

that he retained his seat in that 

year’s election, which meant he 

was able to keep the bill on 

Parliament’s Order Paper. 

The ‘‘Bill History’’ on 

Parliament’s website testifies to 

the dogged struggle of both proand 

antieuthanasia advocates: 

The bill’s first and second 

readings were 18 months apart, 

and its four monthlong 

committee stage saw the House 

discuss 113 proposed 

amendments —many of which 

were proposed to filibuster the 

bill’s progress. 

The act, which has received 

Royal Assent, will come into 

force only if more than 50 percent 

of voters in the referendum vote 

‘‘yes'’. 

We will not know that on 

election night: The Electoral 

Commission says it will 

announce preliminary results for 

both the End of Life Choice and 

cannabis referendums on 

October 30. 

Bill would leave people in control of their fate 

By DR FRANKKUEPPERS 

Iamaurological surgeon. The majority 

of my workinvolvescancer treatment: I 

witness terminal illnessand death from 

canceronaregularbasis. 

Lengthy talks with my patients about 

the final stageoflife show me their 

anxieties and worriesthatcome with 

that. 

Often, Iamsurprisedthatthe 

approaching deathisnot their main 

worry. Many of my patients dread the 

potentiallossofbodily andmental 

functions, the lossofautonomy and 

dignity in thatstageoflife. 

Personally, Ishare thisconcern. 

As amedicalpractitioner, Isee my 

roleinprotecting lives and prolonging 

lifewherepossible. 

THE CASE FOR EUTHANASIA 

Thiscan,unfortunately, result in 

prolonging astateofverylittlequality of 

life. 

One wayofmanaging these patients is 

withholdingofmedical treatmentand 

supportivepalliativecare. 

While this approach canspeedupthe 

timetodeath, it still leavesthe patient 

withthe prospect of suffering, and 

dependence on others. 

Unfortunately,Isee patientsthat need 

painfulpalliative interventions at the 

end of theirlife where specialised 

medicalinput is needed that is beyond 

the abilitiesofahospice. 

Thisdreadful stage of adiseasecan 

lastfor weeks. 

Ithink it is very important thatany 

form of medically assisted dying does 

not replace palliative care. 

However,ifIwereever faced with a 

conditionthatmakeslifeunbearable,I 

would wanttolive in acountrythat 

allows me the autonomy to diewith 

dignity as Ichoose it. 

The proposed law change in Aotearoa 

is very conservativeininternational 

comparison. 

The example of othercountries 

(Belgium, TheNetherlands, 

Switzerland)showsthat abuseofendoflifechoice 

is prettymuch nonexistent. 

Asignificantpercentageofpatients 

who havebeenacceptedfor medically 

assisted dying might not takethe lethal 

medications and still seeout the natural 

cause of theircondition. 

But knowing thatthey are in controlof 

their fateseems to give them peaceand 

assurance —something that Idonot 

often seewithmypatients here. 

New Zealandhas astrong and proud 

historyofpioneering societalchanges 

thatare common sense now,suchas 

votingrights for women or the right to an 

abortion. 

As asociety, we are matureenough for 

the End of LifeChoiceAct. 

Dr Frank Kueppers, aged54, is a 

urologistatChristchurch Public 

Hospitaland Urology Associates. He 

lives in Lyttelton, andismarriedwith 

two sons. 

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Difficult time ... Euthanasia provision may be difficult, even for those who personally 

support assisted dying, says Dr Dave McKay. 

PHOTO: FILE 

Making the peaceful 

transition to death 

THE CASE AGAINST EUTHANASIA 

By DR DAVE MCKAY 

As aGPand palliativemedicinedoctor, 

Iamprivilegedtoworkwith dying 

patients. 

Dying is rarely easy, often difficultto 

bear witness to, andcan be atense 

journeyforeachpatient,their whanau 

andattendinghealthprofessionals. 

It is acomplex andvitaltransitionin 

life. 

Imaintainacommitment to patients, 

assisting in the bestwayIcan, 

respecting their wishes while 

addressingthe illness. 

Likewise, Icommittowhanauand the 

healthcareteamsinvolved,assisting 

with my medical knowledge,skills and 

practiceexperience. 

Ourmutual goal is to make this 

complextransitionaspeacefuland 

resolvedaspossible. 

My professionalguiding philosophies 

andethics include the Hippocraticoath 

—‘‘I will notgiveafataldraughtto 

anyoneifIamasked, norwill Isuggest 

such athing’’ —and the matriarch of 

palliative medicine,CicelySaunders: 

‘‘You matterbecause youare you and 

youmattertothe end of yourlife.Wewill 

do all wecan not onlyto help you die 

peacefully but also to liveuntil youdie.’’ 

Iamnotinfavourofthe EndofLife 

ChoiceBill. Isupport treating suffering, 

helping peopleliveuntil they die. 

Icannotsupport proactively ending a 

person’s life. Irejectlegislation 

requiring that of me. 

Nonetheless, Idonot advocate futile 

prolongationoflife in thefaceof 

suffering thatisnot resolvable with 

impendingdeath inthe near future. This 

is averyimportantdistinction. 

People need to be abletotrust my 

unreservedintention of supportinglife 

until death ensues, whiletrustingthat 

we wouldnotprolong suffering. There 

should be no ambiguity aboutthis. 

Forthosewho wish controlovertheir 

timeofdeath,they can taketheir own 

life. However, for one to ask another to 

provide euthanasia for them is asking 

another to kill them. 

Theconceptofkilling apatient whose 

lifeis entrustedtoourcare is foreign, 

andtensionfilled for doctors. 

It would be impossible for many 

doctors. 

Euthanasia provisionmay be difficult 

foreventhose whopersonally support 

❛The concept of killing a 

patient whose life is entrusted 

to our care is foreign, and 

tensionfilled for doctors. It 

would be impossible for many 

doctors.❜ 

assisted dying. Icannotimagine 

administering alethaldose to then 

watch andwaitwhile theperson diesas 

aconsequence. Thisiswhatthe bill 

requires. 

Although somehavecommittedtoa 

choicetodieat thetimethey choose, 

mostlypeople are afraid of suffering. It 

is oftenpainand existential distress that 

produces the fearofliving until death. 

Occasionally, peopleaskfor their 

distress, present or anticipated, to end 

by way of early death.Upon alleviating 

suffering, it is rarely aprescribed death 

that many wishfor. 

Palliative careaddressessuffering, 

not intentionally ending life,and so 

euthanasia and palliativecare are 

mutually exclusive. 

There is aquestionable role for 

euthanasia in palliativecare. 

Unfortunately, this bill opensupa 

slidingscale for peopleto giveupon 

living.People may miss out on valuable 

timealive if theyenacted an earlier 

death. 

If legislation for euthanasia is passed 

in New Zealand, therewillbeachoice 

for terminalpatients, and as adoctor,I 

will respect the person’schoice, 

irrespective of my ethics. 

Iwill provide ongoing palliative care 

to maintain as good alife until death 

ensues. 

Myrole in their care willbe 

unchanged, helping theperson to liveas 

wellaspossible to theirlast days. 

Atthe point where theywish to end 

theirlife, Iwould needto hand over to 

the appropriate service. However,Ido 

not believe individual doctors should be 

allowed or responsible forendinga 

person’slife. 

Euthanasia is not amedical or 

palliativetreatment; it is aperson’s 

choicetoendtheirlife. 

Dr DaveMcKay is aDunedin GP and 

palliativecaredoctor.

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Community Wellbeing NorthCanterburyTrust hasusedtheir 

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Seasoned shearer to compete 

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Oxford shearer Dave Brooker 

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shearers at November’s New 

Zealand Corriedale Shearing 

and Woolhandling 

Championships. 

Entries are open for the 

annual competition, which 

will be held at Marble Point 

Station, near Hanmer 

Springs, on November 5to6, 

after the annual New 

Zealand Agricultural Show 

was cancelled because of 

Covid19. 

The Shearing Sports New 

Zealand region 2chairman 

first learned to shear 45 years 

ago as ateenager. 

‘‘I’m planning to compete 

this year. Idon’t quite match 

the speed of those elite 

shearers any more, but Ihold 

my own,’’ Mr Brooker says. 

In his 20s he took up 

shearing professionally when 

‘‘I finally realised Iwasn’t 

going to be an All Black’’. 

‘‘And since then I’ve been 

trying to make the Golden 

Shears final, which Ihaven’t 

managed to do,’’ Mr Brooker 

jokes. 

While his All Black dreams 

came up short, his daughter 

Grace is amember of the New 

Zealand women’s rugby team, 

the Black Ferns. 

These days, Mr Brooker has 

his own business, Lifestyle 

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and small farms. It includes a 

mobile shearing service. 

❛I’m planning to 

compete this year. I 

don’t quite match the 

speed of those elite 

shearers any more, 

but Ihold my own.❜ 

—Shearer Dave Brooker 

While there was still some 

uncertainty with Covid19, Mr 

Brooker says the intention is 

for the shearing at Marble 

Point Station to be open to 

the public. 

Woolhandling will be held 

on the Thursday, with aplace 

in the New Zealand woolhandling 

test team to 

compete against Australia up 

for grabs for the winner. 

The shearing will be held 

the next day, with the annual 

contest being part of the 

circuit leading up to the 

Golden Shears final. 

The event also includes 

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‘‘So it’s avery prominent 

competition. It’s just not 

being held at the show this 

year,’’ Mr Brooker says. 

‘‘We’re not sure yet how 

many entries we will get, but 

we are expecting it to be a 

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Support from sponsors has 

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‘‘All of our sponsors bar one 

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By DAVID HILL 

Every day farm items ... Hay 

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Controlling sedimentand 

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Farmers in theKaikoura 

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more than 90 percentof 

sediment and nutrient 

materialfromentering 

waterways duringdrainage 

work. 

Filtering sediment during 

drainage works reduces 

sediment and nutrient runofffrom 

enteringlocal waterways. 

Project manager Jodie 

Hoggard saysthe team 

wantedtofindasimple, costeffectivemethod 

thatuses 

everyday items foundaround 

thefarm. 

“Number 8wire kindof 

stuff,that would align with 

industryagreed good 

managementpractice 

(GMP),” shesays. 

Theteam usedmaterials 

such as haybales, warratahs 

andclothavailablefrom 

general farm retailersor 

roading contractors. 

By lining theend of the 

drain withclothcovered hay 

bales and staking the bales 

into theground,the team 

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“Withoutany realindustryled 

examples forsediment 

controlduring works onfarm, 

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together on the fly,but 

realised it’s actually 

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Jodie says. 

“We foundtherewas 

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farm.” 

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Book fundraiser 

... Lorraine 

Brydon and her 

helper Ray 

Pocock prepare 

for the book sale, 

which will run for 

two days in early 

October. 


Books sought for sale 

Rangiora Rotary is reaching out to its 

community for books as it prepares forits 

35th book fair. 

The fair will be held at the Rangiora 

Borough School on Friday,October 2, and 

Saturday October3. 

Books are sought, with collection bins at 

New World Rangioraand the Rangiora Z 

Station. 

Organiser Bruce Walker saysthe fair is 

amammothundertaking, but the 

community alwaysswings behind it to 

make it asuccess. 

Donations of booksare already coming 

in from all over Rangioraand North 

Canterbury. 

“Thereisawide selection of books, 

including New Zealand titles, which are 

alwaysindemand,”hesays. 

The first book fair was held in 

Rangiora’s Conway BookShop by Harold 

and Mary Conway. Their daughter, 

Lorraine Brydon, was ahelperfrom the 

beginning and is stillinvolved in assisting 

with sorting books for the club. 

Rangiora Rotarypresident Craig 

Sargison says funds raised from the book 

sale go to supporting community projects. 

All set ... Linden Adonis awaits a 

delivery. 

All concentration ... Captain Jeff Jones 

in action. 

Rams take shield home 

The NorthCanterbury Rams have 

claimed the Canterbury Shieldfor the 

season, as it storms into the finalofthe 

Canterbury Indoor Cricket competition. 

The Rams beat the Titans8952 in its 

first away gameofthe season. 

In the previousround, theRams 

squared offagainst the Central City 

Sharks, in arematchbetween thetwo 

bestsides in thecompetition. The Rams 

won 9364, reversing theprevious 

result, andhandingthe first lossofthe 

season to the Sharks. 

In the latestround,the Rams won the 

tossand batted first against the Titans. 

Shannon Venis and Kyle Brown started 

well, as theyhave all season, scoring a 

30, withBrownnotching 19 of them. 

Sefton cricketersJeffJones and Kane 

Campbell battedsecond, scoring32, 

INDOOR CRICKET 

with thecaptain, Jones,scoring23. The 

thirdand fourthpairsstruggled, but 

hung in, scoring 27 runsbetween them 

to take the score to 89. 

TheTitans sentout its bestpair, 

captain Matty Wilcockand Rupert Bool, 

butitwas to no avail. Just likelastweek, 

theRamsdominated withthe ball. The 

firsttwo pairs managed only 22 runs. 

Thelasttwo pairs fought back,but 

managed just 30 runsbetween themto 

finish withatotalof52. 

Jones tookthreewickets for six runs, 

ShannonVenis3/1, AaronTurner 2/4, 

andKane Campbell 4/10. 

TheRams will contestthefinal in two 

weeksatHowzat Indoor SportsCentre. 

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HOCKEY 

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Canterbury Hockey’s senior 

competitions were disrupted 

last week,with many high 

schoolstudentsinvolvedin 

tournament week. 

Many games were therefore 

deferred through the weekend, 

including the games involving 

Rangiora Hockey Club’s 

Division 1Men and Women. 

With only acouple more games 

beforethe finals, these 

postponementsput more 

pressure on all the teams 

jockeying for the bestposition 

leading intothe playoffs. 

Of the seniorgamesable to 

be played, Rangiora won five 

and drewtwo, withthe best 

resultgoing to the Platinum B 

Men’s team,which secureda 

51 win over SouthernUnited. 

Both Platinum Women's 

teams had comfortable wins, 

despite having afew players 

away at tournaments. The 

Division 3Men and Rangiora 

Hurunui Mid Week Women’s 

teams both claimedwins in 

close matchups,whilethe 

Rangiora Allsorts Mid Week 

Men almost squandered a10 

lead goinginto the final 

quarter as the HornbyRebels 

slotted two quickfire goals. 

However,agoal to Jon Green 

with three minutesonthe clock 

delivered adraw. 

In the junior competition, 

Rangiora’steamsalso had a 

good weekend, with sixwins, 

three drawsand five losses. 

The Rangiora Rabbits Mini 

Sticksgirls’ teamand the 

Rangiora Rogues Kiwi Sticks 

boys’ team continue to 

SPORTS RESULTS 

Waimakariri Gorge Women’s Golf 

LGU and Putting, August 27: 

18 holes, silver: BThompson77. 

Bronze I: LSmith 76, LScott 82. 

Bronze II: SMardon72, Ida Beets 

Huchshorn 75, MRobertson 78. 

Putting: BThompson 31. 9Holes: T 

Craig 34, JSmith 38, SFarrar 41, H 

Chamberlain 41. Putting: TCraig 16. 

Amberley Golf Club 

Ladies:Senior: Lyn Robertson. 

Intermediate: Kathy Pepper, Junior: 

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Contesting the ball ... Rangiora’s Keighley Robertson, left, in action against the University of 

Canterbury Mayans in the Division 2women’s competition. 


dominatetheirpools, with 

doubledigitwins against 

Harewood teams. 

Results 

Division2:Women –Rangiora 1 

(GraceMitchell 1) drewwith 

UniversityMayans1.MVP:Sarah 

Hinchley GK. 

Division3:Men –Rangiora1 

(Mike Roberts 1) beat UC 

Barbarians 0. 

Mid WeekOpen: Men–Rangiora 

Allsorts 2(JonGreen 2) drewwith 

HornbyRebels2. 

Women –Rangiora Hurunui2 

(LouMonesCazon1,VikiHolland 

1) beat Harewood 1. MVP: Annabel 

Harris. 

Rangiora B5(James Clark2, 

Jackson Hill1,Thomas vander 

Heiden 1, SamFirth1)beat 

Southern United1. 

Platinum Women:Rangiora A2 

(Abbi Gibbs 1, Phoebe Monopoli 1) 

beatAvonGold0.MVP: Phoebe 

Monopoli &AnnaNalder. 

Rangiora B3(AnnaWithers1, 

Amelia Green1,BrookeCooper 1) 

beat SouthernUnited Blue0.MVP: 

Ella Kellman. 

KwikSticksGirls: Rangiora 

Rascals0losttoSouthernUnited 1. 

MVP: Emily Leech. Rangiora 

Rubys 1losttoMarist Blue 1. 

Rangiora Rhinos2(Felicite 

AntoniukNewall 2) drewwith 

Carlton Redcliffs2.MVP: Maia 

McKeeverGK. 

KwikSticksBoys: Rangiora 

Renegades1(HarrisonForbes 1) 

lost to WaikirikiriHarriers 3. MVP: 

Allan Jenkins. RangioraRampage 

6(Henry Webb 4, MattCorey1, 

Michael Lewis 1) beatWaikirikiri 

Hawkes0.MVP: Henry Webb. 

Girls: Rangiora Rubys 1(Sarah 

Walsh 1) losttoMarist Blue 7. MVP: 

AmberBowler. 

KiwiSticksGirls: Rangiora 

Raiders 3(Imogen Abernethy 2, 

Amelia Hutchison1)beat Marist0. 

MVP: Emma Schaffer. Rangiora 

Jan Morgan. Best Nett: Jan Bishop 70 

Nett. 

Men: Senior:Ron McPhail. 

Intermediate: Mark Neale.Junior: Neil 

Rhynd. Presidents: Bruce Mills. Best 

Nett: Laurie Widdowson, David Rowell 

71 Nett, equal1. 

Nine Hole: Senior: James Douglas 35 

Nett 1; John Evans36, 2; Ron Kemp37, 

3. 

Mid Week Men: Stableford: Bruce 

Mills 39 points 1; Mike Bruner, Darryl 

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Rainbows 2(RubyTaylor2)drew 

with SouthernUnited 2. MVP: 

Ruby Taylor.Rangiora Rebels3 

beat Malvern 2. MVP: Ruby. 

RangioraRoad Runners 4drew 

with SouthernUnited Violet4. 

Kiwi Sticks Boys: Rangiora 

Rogues14(JamieRyan 5, Dustin 

Wright3,Eru Te Awa 2, Joshua 

Godinet 2, GregoryMcKay1,Joel 

Pulley1)beat Harewood Hornets 1. 

MVP:DustinWright. Rangiora 

Rangers1losttoMarist Invaders 2. 

MiniSticks Girls: Rangiora 

Rabbits 10(CatherineMcKellow 3, 

Ruby Hutchison2,AimeeDunlop 

2, QuinceyHawes1,ZarahHealey 

1, Emma McKellow 1) beat 

Harewood2.MVP: AimeeDunlop. 

RangioraRockets2(Shaylee 

Eeatmond 1, AshleeHarkess 1) 

beat SouthernUnited Green 0. 

MVP:HazelO’Steen &Mya Dyndul. 

MiniSticks: Boys:Rangiora Roadsters1(Harrison 

Pullar1,MVP)lost 

to SouthernUnited Red10. 

Smith, Peter Furlong 35 2nd equal. 

Points Mid Week Women: Stableford: 

Judy Brown 38 pts, 1; Jan Morgan, Jan 

Bishop36, 2nd equal . 

Amberley Smallbore Rifle Club 

DQuigley 100.7,KQuigley 100.6,G 

Wright 100.5, KBrown100.5, MQuigley 

99.5, HHenderson 97.3, CRhodes 96.3, O 

Mitchell 91.3, WParker 90.1, MParker 

90.0, BParker88.1, MPalmer 64.1. 

Everyone welcome to come and have a 

go, with all gearsupplied. 

NORTH CANTERBURY 

RUGBY SUB UNION DRAW 

5 th September 2020 

UoC Championship 

2.45pmRangiora HS 1st XV vCBHS1st XV,RHS 1. 

Chch Metro U18 

1.00pm RHS 2ndXVvHurunuiU18, RHS. 

www.sporty.co.nz/drawsresultsstandings 

Ellesmere/North Cant/MidCantCombinedU18 

1.30pm Oxford vMCAlps, Oxford Oval. 

Metro U16 Girls 

11.00am Kaiapoi vSuburbs -Prebbleton,Kaiapoi Oval. 

www.sporty.co.nz/drawsresultsstandings 

Mike Greer Homes North Canterbury Ltd Teenage 

DevelopmentGrades 

MetroU14 - www.sporty.co.nz/drawsresultsstandings 

Mike Greer Homes North Canterbury Ltd -Under 13 

11.45am Saracens Ashley,Sbk 1. 

MikeGreer Homes North CanterburyLtd -U12 

10.00am Saracens vAshley Blue, Sbk 1. 10.00am 

Woodend vAshley Green, Wood 2. 10.45am Oxford 

vKaiapoi, Oxford. 

MikeGreer Homes North CanterburyLtd U11 

9.30am Oxford Black vAshley Green, Oxford. 9.30am 

Ashley BluevSaracensRed, Lob5a. 9.30am Saracens 

BluevOhoka, SbkJnr 6. 

Games of Three Halves 

9.30am Kaiapoi vOxford Red, Kai Jnr 3. 

10.15amWoodend vOxford Red, Kai Jnr3. 

11.00amKaiapoi vWoodend, KaiJnr 3. 


12.30pm Ashley Green v Saracens Red, Lob Jnr 

3. 12.30pm Saracens Blue vOhoka Red, Sbk Jnr 6. 

12.30pm Kaiapoi vAshley Blue, Kai Jnr 3. 12.30pm 

WoodendvOhoka Black,Wood Jnr4. 


10.00am Saracens Blue vKaiapoi Blue, Sbk Jnr 7. 

10.00am AshleyvSaracensRed. 

GamesofThree Halves 

9.45am Kaiapoi Gold vOhoka Black, Kai2a. 

10.25amOhokaBlack vOhokaRed, Kai2a. 

11.00amKaiapoi GoldvOhoka Red, Kai2a. 

MikeGreer Homes North Canterbury Ltd U8 

11.05am Kaiapoi vAshley Green, Kai 1a. 11.05am 

WoodendvAshleyBlue, Wood 1a. 11.30am Saracens 

RedvOhoka Black,Sbk Jnr6. 

Games of Three Halves 

11.00amSaracens Blue vOhoka Red, Sbk3a. 

11.35amAmberley vOhoka Red, Sbk3a. 

12.10pm Saracens BluevAmberley, Sbk 3a. 

MikeGreer Homes North Canterbury Ltd U7 

11.00am WoodendvAshley Blue, Wood 2a.11.00am 

Kaiapoi vAshley Green, Kai2a. 11.00am Saracens Red 

vOhoka Black, SbkJnr 6. 

Games of ThreeHalves 

9.30am Saracens Blue vOhoka Red, Sbk 3a. 

10.00amOhoka GreenvOhoka Red, Sbk3a. 

10.30amSaracens Blue vOhoka Green, Sbk3a. 

Mike Greer Homes North Canterbury Ltd U6 

10.00am Woodend Black vAshley Blue, Wood 2a. 

10.00am Kaiapoi vAshley White, Kai 2a. 10.00am 

Woodend Green vAshley Gold, Wood 3a. 10.00am 

Saracens Blue vOhoka Red, Sbk 4a. 10.00am Oxford 

BlackvOhoka Green, Ox 4a. 

GamesofThree Halves 

9.30am Ohoka Black vSaracens Red, Mand Jnr 7. 

10.00amSaracensRed vAshleyGreen,Mand Jnr 7. 

10.30amOhokaBlack vAshley Green, Mand Jnr7. 

For all draw information 

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while thesun soaked open plan living means you'll be able to 

cook and entertain forany occasion.The property is fully fenced, 

perfectfor families and pet owners. 

3 1 1 2 

Deadline Sale closes Thursday 10th 

September, 2020 at 2.00pm, (unless 

sold prior) 

View Sun 6Sep 1.30 -2.30pm 

Web pb.co.nz/RU77528 

Sally Davies 

M 027 359 5509 

Motivated Vendor 

Only eleven years old,this propertyhas an excellent kitchen, openplanliving,separate 

lounge, two outstandingbathroomsand is heated by twoheat pumps and Contessa logburner 

with wetback.The living areas enjoyasunny aspect, with seamless flow to the patio. 

In additionthere is aseparate double garage with an attached office, givingfourcar 

garaging.Onfree drainingsoil, it is ideal for horsesorany other class of stock. Thereis 

established shelter on foursides, it is private withplenty of shelterand has it's ownwell. Just 

30 minutes from Christchurch Airport, thisproperty is available now. Priced to sell at 

$720,000 

3 2 2 4 

For Sale $720,000 


Web pb.co.nz/RL76076 

Maurice Newell 

M 027 2401718 

Hamish Anderson 

M 027 6788888 

Oxford 241 Depot Road 

Open Home 

AUCTION 

Spring 2020 

Entry LevelLifestyle 

This 4hectare block, close to Oxford andaneasy commute to Darfield, 

is your opportunity to enter the lifestyle market. This attractive villa is 

in exceptionally good order, having been rewired, replumbed, 

insulated, re-piled and reroofed. It comprises three good size 

bedrooms, with room to add an ensuite. Open plan living with a 

modern Contessa log-burner and an HRV system, refurbished 

bathroom with aspa bath,separate toilet, separate laundry and a 

huge central hall. Thereisalarge deck in front of the home and at the 

back alarge pump shed and storage shed. 

3 1 1 

For Sale $520,000 


Web pb.co.nz/RL77698 

Maurice Newell 

M 027 240 1718 

Hamish Anderson 

M 027 678 8888 

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107 Sutherland Drive, Kaiapoi 

Enquiries over $795,000 

Distinguished Quality in Sovereign Palms 

'Distinctive and simply stunning' 

accurately describes this new 

gorgeous 294m2 home. Built to the 

highest standards by aRegistered 

Master Builder 

Richard Green 

Business Partner 

M 0275 364 260 

E richard.green@tallpoppy.co.nz 

Michelle Facer 

Sales Consultant 

M 027 307 4530 

E michelle.facer@tallpoppy.co.nz 

2Ruby Lane, Kaiapoi 

Offers Over $619,000 

Adream match for you 

If Golf, Garaging, extra off-street 

parking &private entertaining are on 

your must have list, then you cannot 

go past this immaculate home. Right 

across the road from the Kaiapoi Golf 

Club finds this 5bedroom entertainers 

delight your must see. 

4 2 2 3 295 860 

Viewing: Saturday 2:00 -2:30pm 

Ref: TPNC8814 

tallpoppy.co.nz/homes-for-sale 

Nancy Holmes AREINZ 5 1 2 3 255 946 

Business Partner &Sales Consultant 

M 027 282 8028 

Viewing: Sunday 2:00 -2:30pm 


Ref: TPNC8856 

E nancy.holmes@tallpoppy.co.nz tallpoppy.co.nz/homes-for-sale 

14 Streamside Terrace, Kaiapoi 

Offers Over $489,000 

Effortless Modern Living 

This warm and sunny property will 

have widespread appeal, nestled in 

lovely Silverstream and all that has to 

offer. Sunny and private this is ahome 

to enjoy and be proud of. Private, well 

fenced section and colourful garden 

allows for outside enjoyment. Ahome 

of this quality, in this location atthis 

price is adream. 

Nancy Holmes AREINZ 3 2 2 150 350 


M 027 282 8028 

Viewing: by appointment 


Ref: TPNC8835 


51B Cam Road, Kaiapoi 

2Finchley Mews, Rangiora 

Enquiries Over $759,000 

Superior home, premium location 

Exuding plenty of character and 

timeless street appeal, this two-storey 

home sits perched upon asubstantial 

parcel of land on the sought-after 

western pocket of Rangiora, 

properties like this are few and far 

between. Interest in homes of this 

calibre is always high, and potential 

buyers will need to act quickly - 

contact me 

April Wellington 


M 027 722 7354 

E april.wellington@tallpoppy.co.nz 

11 Denton Street, Amberley 

Enquiries over $555,000 

Stunning Family Home in Amberley 

Presenting this remarkably private 

home with stunning rural views, we are 

delighted to offer you this gorgeous 

home inthe sought after Oakfields 

Richard Green 


M 0275 364 260 




M 027 307 4530 


1Johnson Street, Kaiapoi 


Smart Start Or Investment Gem 

PLEASE BE AWARE THERE ARE STRICT 

VIEWING CONDITIONS FOR THIS 

PROPERTY, WHICH WILL BE 

REQUIRED TO BE ADHERED TO FOR 

ENTRY. 

To pre-register for the open home at 

9.30am on Sunday, visit https://www.t 

allpoppy.co.nz/homes-for-sale/proper 

ty-detail?tppID=TPNC8812 

Rachael Lay 


M 027 442 2277 

E rachael.lay@tallpoppy.co.nz 

4 2 2 2 288 1231 

Viewing: Saturday 1:00 -1:45pm &Sunday 

2:00 -2:45pm 

Ref: TPNC8828 


4 2 2 2 218 700 


Ref: TPNC8753 


3 1 1 1 126 239 

Viewing: Sunday 9:30 -10:00am 

Ref: TPNC8812 


3/31 Percival Street, Rangiora 


The perfect Starter Home 

Hey -First home buyers, your 

opportunity awaits here with this tidy 

stand-alone home, giving you the 

chance to fulfil your dream of home 

ownership. When the kids and family 

pets arrive, they can run amok in this 

small, secure, fully fenced section or 

older folk can enjoy the peaceful north 

facing setting. Check it out! 

Nancy Holmes AREINZ 3 1 1 1 104 


M 027 282 8028 

Viewing: Sunday 1:00 -1:30pm 


Ref: TPNC8743 



Investment or Retirement Opportunity in Rangiora 

If you are looking for atwo bedroom, 

low maintenance property that has 

had all the hard work done, look no 

further. 

Richard Green 


M 0275 364 260 




M 027 307 4530 


2 1 1 1 70 


Ref: TPNC8626 


CONTACT AGENT FOR MORE INFORMATION 

BULSARA T/A TALL POPPY LICENSED UNDER REAA 2008 

tallpoppy.co.nz

What’s happening in your 

community… 

Mandeville Footbridge Repairs 

Kaiapoi’s Mandeville Foot Bridge will remain closed 

for awhile longer so further repairs can be made 

following the discovery of timber rot in asecond 

structural tower. 

Since January, contractors have been busy 

repairing the bridge, aer rot was found in one of 

the structural tower posts during aroutine check in 

December 2019. That tower has been replaced. 

However while using awater blaster, asecond 

bridge pile on the northern embankment was found 

to be in poor condition. 

Athick steel sleeve has been designed to cover the 

damaged portion of the bridge pile, which will be 

installed. 

Rot has also been found in three sections of deck 

beams, as well as in asecond tower directly above 

the damaged bridge pile, also at the northern 

embankment. Hardwood timber has been sourced, 

and this repair will follow ononce the steel sleeve 

has been fitted to the bridge pile. 

We aim to complete the structural and 

maintenance works as soon aspossible to allow 

for the bridge to re-open in early September. 

It will need to close again in summer for repainting 

work. We’ll provide an update when timing 

has been confirmed. 

10 Years Since Kaiapoi Earthquake 

It’s been 10 years this weekend since we were 

shaken awake with amajor earthquake that 

significantly changed Kaiapoi, The Pines Beach 

and Kairaki as well asthe wider District. Much has 

happened in those 10years. 

We’ve been working on behalf ofthe community 

to deliver on the outcomes inthe Waimakariri 

Residential Red Zone Recovery Plan. This includes 

building new facilities like parks and reserves, 

walking and cycling tracks, aBMX track, dog park, 

restoring alowland forest as well as allocating 

mixed use business areas and the infrastructure 

that services them all. 

There is still much todowith projects like soball 

courts, Mahinga kai areas to be developed and 

the shovel ready project to reduce the impact of 

flooding on urban and rural areas of Kaiapoi, to 

name afew. 

The event planned tocommemorate this 

anniversary has been postponed due to COVID-19 

restrictions. However, weare sure many people will 

take amoment to reflect on our journey over the 

last 10 years. 

Reminder About Christchurch 

Northern Corridor 

Delays are expected as road resurfacing on the 

Waimakariri Bridge’s southbound lanes will started 

this week, requiring the closure of the Tram Road 

on-ramp during the morning peak hours on working 

days. Please take care and build in extra time to 

your journey. 

HAS YOUR 

EMPLOYMENT SITUATION 

BEEN AFFECTED 

BY COVID 19? 

Come along to one of our workshops 

for information, support and advice 

Rangiora RSA: 

Thursday 17 September 

Oxford Cancelled 

Contact 021481796 for 

transport to the Kaiapoi or 

Rangiora workshop 

Find out more &register: 

waimakariri.govt.nz/workshops 

Stay home 

if you are sick 

Wash &dry or 

sanitise your hands 

Kaiapoi 

Workingmen’s Club: 

Thursday 3September 

All from 9am to 12.30pm 

MORNING TEA PROVIDED 

Keep a1-metre 

distance fromothers 

Cough or sneeze 

into your elbow 

Help keep our 

community safe 

FRI 

25 

SEP 

5–8pm 

Raven Quay 

Kaiapoi 

FREE 

FESTIVAL 

To Acknowledge 10 Years from The Earthquakes 

Join us for Fun, Food &Fireworks 

Food &Market Stalls + 

Roving Entertainers + 

Outdoor Screen Slide show 

reflecting on 10yrs + 

LIVE BAND 

THE ALLIN DRIVE BAND 

PROUDLY SPONSORED BY 

AllTogetherKaiapoi acknowledgeand thank 

those thathavesupportedthis event... 

Visit Waimakariri, Waimakariri Creative Communities NZ, Harcourts, 

Misco Joinery, Blackwell’s Kaiapoi, Silverstream, Smith Crane &Construction, 

Waimakariri Arts Trust, Waimakariri District Council, Kaiapoi Club, 

Wilsons Traffic Management, Kaiapoi -Tuahiwi Community Board, Larsen 

Sign Studio, Acropolis, Wentworth Carrying, Paper Plus, Corcoran French 

For more information visit: 

AllTogetherKaiapoi 

PUBLICHEALTHNOTICE 

PLEASEFLUSH YOUR TAPS 

Some plumbing fittings may allow 

tiny traces ofmetals to build up 

in water that has been standing in 

the fittings for several hours. 

Although the health risk is small, the Ministry 

of Health recommends you flush acouple of 

cups of water from your drinking-water tap 

each morning before drinking, oraer long 

absences from your property. 

This simple precaution is recommended for 

all public and private water supplies for all 

households in New Zealand. 

For more information contact the Waimakariri 

District Council on 0800 965 468 (0800 WMK GOV)

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Give usyour 

feedback 

Community Service 

Awards 2020 

Nominations are Open 

These awards are torecognise 

our community volunteers 

that go above and beyond. 

Full criteria, details and nomination 

forms are available now. 

You can pick upanomination form 

from one of Council’s Service Centres 

or libraries at Rangiora, Kaiapoi and 

Oxford and it is also on our website 

waimakariri.govt.nz 

Criteria 

• Anyone who has carried out significant 

voluntary services in the Waimakariri 

District to: the arts, culture, education, 

health, recreation, sport, welfare oryouth. 

• Must be nominated by two people of the 

Waimakariri District. 

This year’s Community Service Awards 

ceremony will be held in November. 

Nominations close5pm, 

Friday 18 September 2020 

Road Closure 

Event: 

Kaiapoi 10 Year Earthquake Celebrations 

Organisers: 

All Together Kaiapoi (Linda Dunbar) 

Date: Friday 25 September 2020 

Time: 3pm –9pm 

Roads involved: Raven Quay,Kaiapoi from 

Williams Street to Black Street (approx.) 

Traffic Management Company: 

Wilsons Traffic Management 

Detours: nil 

Want 

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potential 

buyers? 

Advertise 

withus 

and reach 

47,000 

readers! 

Phone 

314 8335 

formore 

info. 

Have you 

heard 

a story 

you’d like 

to share 

withyour 

district? 

Shareit 

with us! 

Call our 

Editor, 

Robyn, 

on 

314 8325 

Wanted To Buy 

OLDER style tractor with 

afront end loader bucket. 

Phone 03 319 5756 Peter 

Kerr. 

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. 

Vinyl Records Wanted 

by collector/seller 

• 7&12inch LP’s, 

happy to appraise. 

• Also old guitars or amps 

-working, broken. 

• Retro toys, 60’s 70’s 80’s 

&hot wheels & 

matchbox as well. 

Call Paul 022-694-5445 

Cars Wanted 

CASH 4CARS 

and 4WD'S 

Phone 

Automotive 

Parts 


CARS, vans, 4WD’s 

wanted for dismantling or 

repair. Phone 027 258 

8366. 

CASH /CASH ! for any 

unwanted vehicles, ph 03 

347 9354 or 027 476 2404. 

2305625 

Situations Vacant 

Forestry worker 

Lee Logging is seeking an experienced 

machine operator to join our team, based 

out of Rangiora. 

This position entails operating aHarvester 

and load out machine. 

Experience inthis industry isamust and 

qualifications would be an advantage. 

Pre employment drug and alcohol testing 

will be required. 

Please apply to leelogging12@gmail.com 

Business Recovery Co-ordinator 

–30hours per week –Fixed Term. 

The Hurunui District Council is looking for someone 

to co-ordinate the Mayors Taskforce for Jobs (MTFJ) 

Community Recovery Programme and support the 

BusinessRecoveryOfficer as partofsupporting business 

recoveryinthe Hurunui district. 

The purpose of the role to help assist small to medium 

sized businesses with recruitment, training and subsidies, 

to help them take on young workers or those who have 

been displaced due to the impact of the Covid-19 and 

supportthem into sustainable roles. 

We are looking for a person who has a passion for 

community and is committed to making a genuine 

difference inthe lives of people, particularly 18-24-year 

olds. You will have an understanding and familiarity of 

recruitment and marketing and be equally comfortable 

working with peopleand computer systems. 

Aqualification in Business Administration or related field 

will be highly regarded as will Strategic and problemsolving 

skills. Great interpersonal and communication 

skills will enable youtodevelop ready rapportwith arange 

of stakeholders in the community. 

The role will be based in our Amberley office, 35 minutes 

north of Christchurch and the entrance to the Waipara 

wine growing region and our award winning Hanmer 

Springs Thermal Pools and Spa. No parking or traffic 

hassles, scenic vistas inabundance, flexible employment 

conditions and friendly,family-oriented staff to share your 

work life. 

This six-month fixed term position reports to the 

Community Recovery Team Leader. Ifthe above sounds 

like you, we would welcome your application. 

Formore information aboutthe position descriptionand to 

apply,goonline to http://hdcjobs.co.nz. 

Enquiries to rhea.duffy@hurunui.govt.nz; 

phone 027-808-7797. 

Applications close 18th September 2020. 

For Sale 

200 LITRE steel drums, 

$10 each. Ph 027 440 1230. 

Entertainment 

TRADITIONAL Dutch 

Music Concert, at the 

Balcairn Hall, 4 Ashby 

Road, Balcairn, Sunday 

27th September 2pm, tickets 

$10 adult, $5 student 

from Blackwells Kaiapoi, 

Artisan Rangiora, Sally 

Macs Amberley. Limited 

door sales / Dutch afternoon 

tea. Internet bookings, 

updates and enquiries to 

deb.vink406@gmail.com. 

Grazing 

GRAZING available on 10 

acre block, Summerhill, 

Cust. Please phone Barry 

021 108 6324. 

Wanted To Rent 

RETIRED gentlebloke 

seeking single bedroom 

cottage in quiet country 

location up to 40 mins 

away from Christchurch. 

Very good references. 

Telephone 020 4077 7307. 

HOUSE in Loburn area for 

two adults. Very tidy and 

keen gardeners. Ph Yvonne 

021 048 5923. 

STORAGE WANTED for 

Classic Car, Rangiora or 

outskirts, reasonable rates. 

—Please ph. 03-313-5207. 

Gardening 

GARDEN hedges cut to 

perfection. Tree & arbor 

work. Also spraying. Free 

quotes. Ph 03 312 0668 or 

021 111 4322. 

2310462 

2310723 

PRACTICE NURSE ROLES x2 

We are looking for x2 

superstar Practice Nurses to 

join our team. One permanent 

position of 1.5 days per 

week and the other acasual 

position to cover planned and 

unplanned leave. Youmust 

have a“can do” attitude and 

enjoy working in alarge 

pro-active multi disciplinary 

team. Please email acover 

letter and CV to 

chantal@durhamhealth.co.nz 

or call Chantal to discuss 

03 313 4659. 

2309593 

Public Notices 

PUBLIC NOTICE OF 

APPLICATION FOR ON 

LICENCE 

SECTION 101, SALE 

AND SUPPLY OF 

ALCOHOL ACT2012 

Holco Holdings Ltd has 

made application to 

the District Licensing 

Committee at Rangiora for 

the issue of an On Licence 

in respect of the premises 

situated at 37 High Street, 

Rangiora or the Tavern 

Sports Bar known as 

Mainstreet Sports Bar. 

The general nature of the 

business conducted (or to 

be conducted) under the 

licence is Tavern. 

The days on which and the 

hours during which alcohol 

is (or is intended to be) 

sold under the licence are 

Monday to Thursday 8am 

-11pm, Friday &Saturday 

8am -1am, Sunday 8am - 

11pm. 

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 to the issue of 

the licence may, not later 

than 15 working 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. 

2310757v1 

Lost and Found 

FOUND 


PUBLIC NOTICE OF 

APPLICATION FOR 

ON-LICENCE 

SECTION 101, SALE 

AND SUPPLY OF 

ALCOHOL ACT 2012 

JCapersLimited has made 

application to the District 

Licensing Committee at 

Rangiora for the renewal 

of an On Licence in respect 

of the premises situated at 

56 Fletchers Road, Loburn 

or the Restaurant known as 

Lemongrass. 

The general nature of the 

business conducted (or to 

be conducted) under the 

licence is Restaurant /Cafe. 

The days on which and the 

hours during which alcohol 

is (or is intended to be) 

sold under the licence are 

1 st May -31 st August Mon 

-Wed 9am -8pm, Thurs 

-Sun 9am -10pm then 1 st 

September to 30 th April 9am 

-10pm. 

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 to the issue of 

the licence may, not later 

than 15 working 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. 

2309629v1 

Travel &Tours 

DayTrips 

TwopassesArthurs /Lewis 

Saturday5th September $45pp 

Pickup /Dropoff-Kaiapoi, Amberley, Woodend, 

Rangiora, Oxford 

Mt Cook DayTripSaturday12th September $55pp 

Tours 

HokiangaCape Reinga BayofIslands 8Days 

includesflightshome pick up $2250pptwin share. 

Central South Island Pukaki DownsStation Morven 

Hills Mt Aspiring8Days $1795pptwin share 

Xmas Tour 4Days 

Call Reid Tours 0800446 886 

Email:reidtours@xtra.co.nz www.reidtours.com 

Found shivering and soaking wet in apaddock in Balcairn at 8am Friday 

28 August 2020. No microchips, collars or rego tags. The wee boy (green 

bandana) is approx. 10 years old, wee girl is approx. 14 ish. CONTACT:Ifyou 

know who these cuties belong to, please call or TXT -021 167 0077. 

2310450

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PUBLIC NOTICE OF COUNCIL RESOLUTION 

ON ELECTORAL SYSTEM AND OF RIGHT TO 

DEMAND APOLL 

Notice is given under Section 28(1) of the Local 

ElectoralAct 2001 that the Waimakariri District Council 

has reconfirmed at its meeting of 4August 2020 to 

hold the 2022 and 2025 Local Authority elections 

under the First Past the Post (FPP) electoral system. 

This electoral system has been used for past triennial 

elections of this Council. The FPP system would apply 

to the Council and CommunityBoard elections. 

Electors of this Council have aright under Section 

29 of the Act to demand apoll tocountermand the 

resolution touse this system. Should avalid demand 

for apollbereceived, apollwill be held on whether the 

First Past the Post or Single Transferable Vote electoral 

system will be used. 

Avalid demand must be: 

•Made in writing; 

•Signed by at least five (5) per cent of eligible 

electors of the Waimakariri District Council. This 

will require 2,485 valid electorsignatures; 

•Delivered to the office of this Council, 215 High 

Street, Rangiora by 4pm, 18 February2021. 

Every elector who signs ademand must also set out 

in it his or her full name and the address for which 

he or she is qualified asanelector of the Waimakariri 

District Council. 

Dated at Rangiorathis 1st day of September 2020. 

Sarah Nichols 

Governance Manager 

2309634 

Road Stopping 

Portion of unformed legal road known as 

Grassington Road, Rotherham, Hurunui District. 

Public Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to Section 

319(h) and 342(1)(a) of the Local Government Act 1974, 

the Hurunui District Council proposes to stop part ofthe 

road described in the schedule hereto: 

SCHEDULE 

Area (m 2 )ofland 19,900 

Shown on the plan as Section 1 

Plan 3DWorld –Drawing 1311A - 

Revision P1 –June 19 

PURPOSE 

The portion of road when stopped is intended to be 

amalgamated with adjoining land as follows: 

Area (m 2 )ofland 19,900 

Shown on the plan as Section 1 

Land to be amalgamated with 

Rural Section 36851 comprised in 

CB439/198) and with Part Section 

47-48,56, 70 Square 84 Amuri 

and Part Section 5-7, 46 Square 

85 Amuri and Part Section 200- 

204 and Part Section 206 Square 

88 Amuri and Part Section 49, 

164, 263 Square 89 Amuri 

(comprised in CB408/197) 

The above mentioned plan may be viewed at the Amuri 

Community Library&Service Centre or the Hurunui District 

Council Offices at 66 Carters Road, Amberley during normal 

office hours or on the Councils website www.hurunui.govt. 

nz under Alerts/Public Notices. 

If you would like to object to this proposal you must lodge 

your objection in writing to the Hurunui District Council Attn: 

Kait Murray either in person to 66 Carters Road, Amberley, 

or posted to PO Box 13, Amberley 7441 or email kait. 

murray@hurunui.govt.nz to arrive no later than 5:00pm, 

Thursday 22 October 2020. 

Dated at Hurunui District Council, Amberley this 27th day 

of August 2020. 

This is the second publication of this notice. 

H Dobbie 

ChiefExecutive Officer 

Pets 

BICHON HOMESTAY 

for smaller dogs. We look 

after your dog in our home. 

"No kennels". Phone today 

03 314 6110. 

Garage Sales 

2307844 

KAIAPOI 10 Vickery St. 

Sat & Sun 8am-3pm. 

Deceased estate clearance. 

Household goods, heaps of 

linen, doll collection, elec 

goods, washing mc, fridge, 

clothing, shoes etc plus 

heaps more. 



Patchwork & 

Quilting Group 

will be meeting at 

Rangiora Bowling Club next 

Tuesday 8th September 

from 9.30am –12noon. 

All welcome. 

Bring &Buy, Show &Tell, 

Raffle &Pattern Library will 

all run as usual. 

This month we are also 

making decorations for our 

entry inthe Christmas Tree 

Festival 2020. 

September 2020 meeting dates 

2306654 

3September ExtraordinaryCouncil meeting 

9.30am (Venue: Council Chambers, 

Amberley) 

9September South Ward Committee 7.00pm 

(Venue: Council Chambers, Amberley) 

10 September Strategy &PolicyCommittee meeting 


Amberley) 

14-16 September District Licensing Committee Hearing 


Amberley) 

16 September Amuri Community Committee 7.30pm 

(Venue: Culverden Council Chambers) 

17 September Operations Committee 9.30am 


21 September Hurunui-Waiau Zone Committee 3.00pm 

(Venue: Cheviot –tba.) 

24 September Council meeting 9.30am 


28 September Hanmer Springs Community Board 1.00pm 

(Venue: The Gallery, Hanmer Springs Library) 

29 September Cheviot Community Committee 6.00pm 

(Venue: Cheviot Library/Service Centre) 

THE ROTARY 

BOOK FAIR 

FRIDAY 2ND & 

SATURDAY 3RD 

OCTOBER 2020 

PHONE 

RANGIORA BOROUGH 

SCHOOL HALL 

HELP USTODOTHIS AGAIN BY 

DONATING BOOKS, MAGAZINES, 

DVDS, CDS, PUZZLES, RECORDS. 

IF YOU HAVE BOOKS 

ETC TO DONATE WECAN 

COLLECT THEM. 

027 472 4439 

DROP BOXES ARE AVAILABLE 

AT: Z RANGIORA 

RANGIORA NEW WORLD. 

Rangiora Charitable Trust 

2310249 

Farms Wanted 

Farms Wanted 

On the back of recent sales throughout 

North Canterbury, wehave buyers still 

looking for the following properties: 

➢ Buyers looking for 10,000SU plus 

➢ Buyers looking for properties 

running between 3,000 and 

7,000SU 

If you are considering selling, or would 

like amarket update, please call Ben 

Turner in the strictest confidence. 

2308066 

Ben Turner 027 530 1400 

Whalan and Partners Ltd, Bayleys, 

Licensed under the REA Act 2008. 

SHOWCASE 

Hurunui Community Arts Council 

DUE TO DIFFICULTIES 

SURROUNDING 

COVID 19 

RESTRICTIONS 

THE HURUNUI 

COMMUNITY ARTS 

COUNCIL HAVE 

DECIDED TO CANCEL 

SHOWCASE SEPT 2020. 

Kaiapoi Senior Touch Module 

(Thursday’s) 

Start date: Thursday 15 th October 2020 

Grades: Men’s/Mixed Grades 

Cost: $320 per team 

Registrations: Email alastair@cooltranz.co.nz 

or mobile 021 826 384 

Kaiapoi Junior Touch Module 

(Thursday’s) 

Start date: Thursday 15 h October 2020 

Grades: Grades- Year 1/2, Year 3/4, 

Year 5/6, Year 7/8. 

Cost: $120 per team 

Contact: Email: Bronwyn.hamish@icloud.com 

– mobile 0274893110 2310457 

Menz Shed of Kaiapoi 

Trust 

Notice of Annual 

General Meeting 

To be held at the Kaiapoi 

Club, 113 Raven Quay, 

Kaiapoi, on Tuesday 8th 

September 2020 starting 

at 7:00 pm sharp. 

To be followed by 

the monthly ordinary 

meeting. 

All welcome. 

William Titulaer 

Secretary 

2309633 

Personal 

Educational 

2309613 

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. 

Ladies 40+ 

Read Sammyjo’s story 

privatearrangements.co.nz 

2310684 

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 

builder. Telephone Trevor 

313 5013 or 027 431 1864. 

POWER TOOLS repairs, 

parts &sales for over 40 

years. All main brands serviced. 

Grossman Trade 

Tools, 23 Watts Road, 

Christchurch. Ph 389 9230. 

PAINTER, qualified, local 

professional. Int / Ext, 

roofs, wallpaper. Call or 

text Corban 027 846 5035. 

PAINTER & Decorator. 

25 + years experience. 

Interior /exterior, roofs & 

waterblasting. For a free 

quote, please ph Steve 03 

314 4620 or 027 477 1930. 

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. 

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. 


KAIAPOI CHRISTADELPHIANS 

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

“GOOD NEWS” 

What the Bible says about Jerusalem: 

“Swear not atall; neither by heaven, for it is GOD’s 

throne. Nor by the earth, for it is HIS footstool. 

Neither by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great 

King”. Matthew 5:34-35 

Hawarden A&P 

Show AGM 

Wednesday 9 th 

September 2020 

7pm at the 

Hawarden Hall 

8Horsely Down Rd. 

All members and 

those interested 

in the future of the 

annual A&P Show 

welcome. 

Ange Cooper 

021 457 707 

2309796 

Ashley Community 

Church 

AGM 

Meeting Room 

Ashley School Hall 

7.30pm, 

Wed 16 th September 

Enquiries 

027 289 1380 

2310829 

MEET the Electoral 

Candidates at Balcairn 

Hall, Tuesday 15th September 

2020 - 7pm. We 

have invited the following 

four candidates who represent 

their incumbent party 

to meet the good people 

here at the southern boundary 

of our electoral area:- 

Greens Richard McCubbin, 

Labour Matt Flight, 

National Stuart Smith, NZ 

First Jamie Arbuckle. This 

is your chance to ask your 

questions and raise any 

concerns. Written questions 

for the candidates can be 

submitted at the meeting 

but we would prefer written 

submissions ahead of time 

emailed to the Society’s 

Secretary 

via 

balcairnpublichall@gmail.com. 

During the light supper 

there will be an opportunity 

to mingle and talk to the 

candidates. Gold coin 

donation would be appreciated. 

Please monitor our 

Facebook page/email for 

advice of the need for swift 

cancellation. 


STONEMASON, Brick 

and Blocklayer. Earthquake 

repairs, grind out and 

repoint, River/Oamaru 

stone, Schist, Volcanic 

rock, paving, all alterations 

- new and old. Quality 

workmanship. Visit www. 

featureworks.co.nz or ph 

027 601 3145. 

ROOFER All roof repairs, 

roof painting, water blasting, 

moss treatment, 

repointing, gutter cleans & 

snow straps. And more. 

Free quotes. Phone Nathan 

027 516 6609. 

PAINT & wallpaper 

services. Wayne Bryant. 

Exterior, interior. Qualified 

tradesman. Free quotes. Ph 

313 5337 or 027 654 4568. 

SHEEP SHEARING, 

drenching, feet trimming. 

For Lifestyle blocks. Call 

Stu 027 315 6916. 

PLASTIC WELDING 

licenced North Canterbury Specialist. 

All plastic &fibreglass 

repairs. Telephone James 

021 180 5103. 

BUILDER available, 

licensed, alterations and 

maintenance. Labour only 

contracting. Phone Peter 

027 294 1423. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

2309625


SHEARER. Hap’sFarm & 

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. 

VALUATION - 

Specialising in North Canterbury. 

Contact Geoff at 

Maxwell Valuation. Phone 

03 310 8541 or email 

geoff@maxval.co.nz. 

ANTHONY SYMONDS 

Forall your painting & 

plastering requirements 

Local with 30 years 

experience 

All workmanship 

Guaranteed. 

Phone 021 344 023 

2220615 


Log Fires 

Pellet Fires 

Heat Pumps 

Sales 

Service 

Installations 

Free Quotes 


472 Blenheim Rd 

www.heatstore.co.nz 

CLASSIFIEDS, TRUSTED TRADES &PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 



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 

SEPTIC TANK 

CLEANING 

Bill’s Liquid 

Waste 

You dump it... 

Blair pumps it... 

Blair Tavendale 


0275 379-694 

2225862 


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 

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 

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 

Accountant 

47 

Debra Jowsey &Karla Kilner 

Ph 03314 9480 

We help with all Taxreturns for the 

salary &wage earner,self employed, rental, 

business, farm,GST,pay dayfiling, rental returns 

Appliance Repairs 

•REGISTERED TECHNICIAN 

•AUTHORISED LOCAL SERVICE 

F&P, Bosch, Smeg, 

ASKO, Ariston, LG,Classique, 

Haier, Samsung and more.... 

2287949 

“For best resultsbesuretouseauthorised service” 

NORTHCANTERBURY APPLIANCE SERVICES 

Rangiora: 03 313 4420 Kaiapoi: 03 327 3810 

1913020 

Builder 

Builder 

Butchery 

Chiropractic Services 

Contact Jamie for 

your free quote: 

027 2754099 

info@jgbuild.co.nz 


owned &operated 

Renovation specialists 

New homes, alterations 

&farm buildings 

2309608 

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 

Dr Carissa McGregor Chiropractor 

Injury, accidents and maintenance 

ACC Registered and Accredited 

Monday-Thursday | 03 313 0350 

Libi McKinnon Physiotherapy 

privatephysio@xtra.co.nz 

027 868 2574 

ACC Registered Provider | Tuesday&Friday 

Select Health 

51 Ashley Street, Rangiora 

2227883 

Computer Repairs 

Construction &Concrete 

Electrician 

For all your computer repairs, parts, servicing, sales &more.. 

Come and see us for friendly &supportive service 

2208126 

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 

2089195v2-4/4-S 

Domestic Commercial Industrial 

Heatpumps and servicing 

Contact Jeremy your local electrician 

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

2302105 

YOU 

COULD 

BE 

HERE 

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 

2269236 

Engineering 

For your Engineering needs 

187d Ohoka Road, Kaiapoi 

Phone 03 327 5246 |027 495 2821 

toppeng@xtra.co.nz 

Landscaping 

STEWART CONTRACTING 

Landscaping -Fencing 

& Earthworks 

ENJOYABLE STRESS FREE LANDSCAPING 

03 313 9375 •027 369 3974 

www.stewartcontracting.co.nz 

contact@stewartcontracting.co.nz 

2136148 

Scrap Metal 

Advertise 

your business 

in our Trades 

and Services 

Phone 

Amanda Keys 

on 


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 

Scaffolding 

•Edge protection 

•Working platform 

Phone 

0274 366 901 

Plans for pricing 

jas.rangiorascaffolding@xtra.co.nz 

North Canterbury wide 

1783878 

Motorcycle Service &Repair 

2305591 

▶ Service ▶ Repairs ▶ Tyres ▶ Rental 

▶ WOF arranged ▶ Quality work 

▶ Affordable rates 

South Pacific Motorcycle Services 

- your LOCAL motorcycle service centre 

Ph: 03 312 0066 |www.motorbiketours.co.nz 

office@motorbiketours.co.nz 

SERVICES 

Thursday,August 2, 2018 | Issue 808 | www.ncnews.co.nz 

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OUR WEBSITE LATELY? 

www.ncnews.co.nz 

Visit now to view the paper online &more! 

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SHINGLE SUPPLIES 

Quarry Prices 

DRAINAGE CHIP 

from $40 per cube 




all +gst 

Plus all excavation and truck hire 

house excavations, driveways, subdivisions 

CONTRACTING 

Ph: KEN 027 201 3302 

Email: stress@xtra.co.nz 

2009594

Arthur BurkeLtd 

Trusted in NorthCanterbury since1935 

2017 HoldenColorado LTZ 

2018 Holden EquinoxLTZ-V 

2018 Mazda CX-5 GSX 

2020 Holden Trax 

4x4 ,Automatic, 

Towbar,Tuff 

deck, Tonneau 

cover, 

Reversing 

Camera, 

Climate 

control 

2.0 Petrol 

Turbo,AWD, 

66,000km, Tow 

bar,Balance of 

Manufactures 

FREE Servicing 

&Warranty 

2.5 Petrol, AWD, 

55,000km, 

Reversing 

Camera, 

Cruise Control, 

Balance of 

Manufactures 

Warranty 

1.4 Petrol Turbo, 

Leather,Front 

heated seats, 

Reverse camera, 

Sunroof, Balance 

of 3years - 

100,00km FREE 

Servicing & 

Warranty 

$36,995 

was$34,995 

NOW 

$32,995 

$32,995 

$27,995 

2020 Holden Trax LTZ 

1.4 Turbo, 

Automatic, 

9,000km,Leather, 

Front heated seats, 

Reverse Camera, 

Sunroof, Balance 

of Manufactures 

FREE Servicing & 

Warranty 

2019 Mazda 3GLX 

2.0P, 

41,000km, 

Reversing 

camera, 

Cruise Control, 

Balance of 

Mazda Care & 

Warranty 

2019 Mazda 3GLX 

2.0P, 

36,000km, 

Reversing 

camera, 

Cruise 

Control, 

Balance of 

Mazda Care & 

Warranty 

2018 Toyota Corolla GX 

34,000km, 

2.0 Petrol, 

Reversing 

Camera, 

Navigation, 

Balance of 

Manufactures 

Warranty 

$26,995 

$23,995 

$23,995 

$21,995 

2018 Toyota Yaris GX 

2017 Holden AstraR 

2016 Toyota Yaris GX 

2011 Suzuki Swift Ltda 

33,000km, 

1.3 Petrol, 

Reversing 

Camera, 

Balance of 

Manufactures 

Warranty 

Hatch, 1.4 

Petrol Turbo, 

77,000km, Tow 

bar,Reversing 

Camera, 

Reversing 

Sensors 

1.3 Petrol, 

Automatic, 

54,000km, NZ 

New, Reverse 

Camera 

1.4 Petrol, 

Automatic, 

52,000km, 

NZ New, 6 

Airbags 

$15,995 

$14,995 

$13,995 

$10,995 

Sales: Tim 03 3140135 |Service: Michael 03 3140131|Bridgestone Tyres: Ash 03 3140137 

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$1,000 * KINGQUAD LT-A400F 

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2304167 

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MarkhamStreet,Amberley |Karaka Road, Waikari 

www.arthurburke.co.nz 

ARTHUR BURKELTD 

Established 1935

North Canterbury News: September 03, 2020

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