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Spring gale causes havoc<br />
By ROBYN BRISTOW<br />
Mother nature delivered the first<br />
fierce nor’west storm of the<br />
season last week, leaving atrail<br />
of destruction in northern parts<br />
of the Hurunui district.<br />
It fannedtwo fires,toppled a<br />
camper van near Hanmer<br />
Springs, felled trees, wrecked<br />
sheds, and blewpanes of glass<br />
from aglasshouse.<br />
Acalf shed at Medbury had<br />
sheets of ironwrenched from its<br />
roof,and part of it collapsed,<br />
whileanearby henhouse was<br />
scattered across ayard.<br />
Everypane of glass in alarge<br />
glasshousewas smashed and<br />
treescrashedacrossmany rural<br />
roads.<br />
Logging truck driversfled<br />
through paddocks to escape<br />
falling trees in Balmoral Forest.<br />
Egg producerHurunui Hens,<br />
ownedbyMatthewand Belinda<br />
RutherfordonLeslieHills Road,<br />
northeast of Culverden, got<br />
‘‘prettysmashed’’, according to<br />
Belinda.<br />
They lost an irrigation pivot,<br />
numeroussheds were damaged,<br />
the eggshed was destroyed, and<br />
more than100 treesfell victim to<br />
the gale.<br />
‘‘Then we woke up to snow,<br />
with no power or water, the next<br />
day,’’ she says.<br />
Eggs were smashed when the<br />
shed was torn apart. It was left<br />
without aroof or walls.<br />
‘‘Remarkably, the hens were<br />
safe and happy insidetheir<br />
house,’’Belinda says.<br />
Crewsfrom across the Hurunui<br />
district attended the two fires<br />
that broke out at the height of the<br />
winds. Bothwere difficult to<br />
access.<br />
The first flared up near Marble<br />
Point, between Culverden and<br />
Hanmer Springs, closing the<br />
highwayfor atime because of<br />
thick smoke and dangerous<br />
conditions.<br />
It lateropenedtooneway<br />
trafficand the fire was eventually<br />
brought under control thanks to a<br />
windchange,rain and the efforts<br />
of volunteer firecrews.<br />
The second firewas in a<br />
private forestry blockonHappy<br />
Valley Road, Motunau, where<br />
access was particularlydifficult.<br />
Fortunately,ittoo died down<br />
as the wind changed to the<br />
southwest and delivered<br />
welcome rain, as well as snow to<br />
parts of the district.<br />
Police trying to help peoplein<br />
the overturnedcamper van about<br />
3pm near Hanmer Springs found<br />
the conditions tough.They<br />
struggled to stay on their feet.<br />
Fortunately,noone was<br />
injured whenthe camperflipped<br />
on its side, landing on the grass<br />
verge.<br />
Power cutsarising from trees<br />
falling across lines, and sheets of<br />
ironflying into them, brought<br />
pumping to ahalt at manyofthe<br />
Hurunui DistrictCouncil water<br />
supplies, and farmsand homes<br />
werewithout power for several<br />
hours.<br />
MainPowercould do littleto<br />
repair the damageuntil the wind<br />
dieddown,and was still busy on<br />
Friday repairing the networkin<br />
the Culverden,Hawarden,<br />
Medbury, Waiau, Leslie Hills,<br />
Emu Plains and Hanmerareas.<br />
Meanwhile, Topp Contracting<br />
and Sicon were kept busy<br />
clearingtrees off ruralroads,<br />
includingarow of trees off<br />
ShimminsRoad, in the Medbury<br />
area.<br />
More pictures, page 2<br />
Spring chaos ... Firefighters on State Highway 7battled aseries of windfanned blazes across the Hurunui<br />
district last week.<br />
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Buildings damaged, fires fanned in gale<br />
From page 1<br />
Hoporganisers pull<br />
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Morethan 1000 cars roared into Kaikoura over the<br />
weekendtoset the town buzzing, despite alert level 2<br />
restrictions.<br />
Kaikoura Hop organiser Doug O’Callahan was<br />
thrilled withthe turnout, afterastressful buildup<br />
because of Covid19.<br />
‘‘Itwas agoodweekend.Under level 2restrictions, we<br />
managed to pulloff the impossible. It wasn’t anormal<br />
Hop,but bring it on next year. It’s going to rock.’’<br />
While the car show, rock’n roll danceparty and<br />
Sundayburnouts were cancelled, therewas lots of<br />
cruising aroundtown and about 250 carscruised to<br />
Hanmer SpringsonSaturday.<br />
‘‘Itwas aplanned strategywith theKaikoura District<br />
Council and the police to ease the pressure on the bars<br />
and cafes, because we knew they would struggle to cope<br />
withthe numbers.’’<br />
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Storm conditions ... Some of the<br />
damage at Hurunui Hens.<br />
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Fanned ... The blaze at Marble Point, between Culverden and Hanmer. It was one of<br />
several fires fanned by the wind.<br />
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Torn asunder ... A<br />
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with its residents.<br />
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<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>September</strong> <strong>24</strong>, <strong>2020</strong><br />
3<br />
Pair mark 60 years of marriage<br />
By SHELLEY TOPP<br />
Lorraine and Graham<br />
Robinson are celebrating<br />
their 60th wedding<br />
anniversary next month<br />
with afamily outing on the<br />
Kaiapoi River Queen.<br />
The octogenarians, from<br />
Summerhill, near Cust, first<br />
met when they were both<br />
working in Amberley, where<br />
Graham was doing an<br />
apprenticeship at McLean’s<br />
Engineering shop.<br />
Lorraine worked in a<br />
drapery store in the town at<br />
that time and often used to<br />
go past the engineering<br />
shop, but always on the<br />
other side of the road to<br />
avoid wolf whistles directed<br />
at women passing closer.<br />
However, Lorraine’s<br />
detour to avoid the<br />
engineering shop didn’t stop<br />
Graham noticing her from<br />
afar.<br />
‘‘She is anice looking<br />
girl,’’ he says. ‘‘She still is. I<br />
couldn’t have done better.’’<br />
When the pair eventually<br />
got together they found they<br />
had amutual interest in<br />
hunting, but for different<br />
reasons.<br />
‘‘Graham enjoyed pig and<br />
deer hunting but Ienjoyed<br />
the tramping. Idon’t like<br />
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Lorraine says she admires<br />
Graham’s calm, placid<br />
nature. ‘‘Graham is very laid<br />
back, very accepting,’’ she<br />
says.<br />
The couple married on<br />
October 1, 1960, at the tiny<br />
Balcairn Church, which is<br />
now aprivate residence.<br />
They did aroad trip around<br />
the <strong>North</strong> Island for their<br />
honeymoon.<br />
The year after Lorraine<br />
and Graham married, his<br />
father, Ernie, bought a<br />
sheep and crop farm in Cust,<br />
and in 1974 the couple<br />
bought their own farm<br />
nearby, a32hectare<br />
property at Summerhill,<br />
where they still live.<br />
Farming life and family<br />
have provided many<br />
highlights for the couple,<br />
but they have also enjoyed<br />
several overseas holidays<br />
and were planning to do a<br />
European River Cruise<br />
earlier this year until the<br />
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scuppered that.<br />
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Shortcomings in elderly man'scare identified<br />
The care of an elderly manata<br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> Rest Home has<br />
been criticised in areport<br />
releasedthis week.<br />
The reportbythe deputy<br />
health and disability<br />
commissioner, Rose Wall, said<br />
therewas alack of attention<br />
and responsiveness to the<br />
man’sdeteriorating condition<br />
by multiple staff,and alack of<br />
oversight by the clinical<br />
manager.<br />
The resident,inhis 80s, was<br />
admitted to Ultimate Care<br />
Karadean Court in Oxfordfor<br />
hospitallevel care. During his<br />
six years at the facility his<br />
health deteriorated.<br />
He was eventually admitted<br />
to public hospital, where he<br />
died from blood poisoning and<br />
askin infection.<br />
The officeofthe Health and<br />
Disability Commissioner<br />
received acomplaint from the<br />
man’s familyconcerning his<br />
careatthe Oxford facility.<br />
Ms Wall found there were<br />
several failingsbystaffatthe<br />
facility.Her report says<br />
interventions were required to<br />
manage the man’s continence,<br />
hydration, medication,<br />
diabetes,podiatry, pressure<br />
areas, and pain.<br />
‘‘Overall, there was alack of<br />
attentionand responsiveness<br />
to his condition by multiple<br />
staff, and alack of oversight by<br />
the clinical managers.’’<br />
She was critical that<br />
Ultimate Care Groupdid not<br />
review the man’s continence<br />
careaccurately,did not<br />
arrange podiatry reviews,did<br />
not monitor the man’s diabetes<br />
or pain reliefadequately,and<br />
did not obtain an airrelieving<br />
mattress.<br />
She was also critical of the<br />
inaccuratedocumentation<br />
recording the man’s wound<br />
care, and monitoring of the<br />
man’s pressure wounds, along<br />
with the failure to seek<br />
specialist adviceinatimely<br />
manner. She also saidthere<br />
were not enough registered<br />
nursesavailable to provide<br />
oversight to junior staff.<br />
Ms Wall recommendedthe<br />
group provide awritten<br />
apologytothe man’sfamily,<br />
and thatclinical managers<br />
undertake trainingonclinical<br />
documentation, care planning<br />
and assessment, wound care<br />
management, community, and<br />
clinical leadership.<br />
She also recommended it<br />
shouldauditcompliance with<br />
policies developed in response<br />
to the complaint, review staff<br />
levels, induction andtraining,<br />
and equipment and supplies.<br />
‘‘I consider that deficiencies<br />
in the careprovided by<br />
multiple staff represent<br />
systemicissues at (the<br />
facility),’’ she says.<br />
SinceMsWall’s provisional<br />
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carried out, staffing levels<br />
increased, and there hasbeen a<br />
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quality outcomes for all<br />
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The provider has been<br />
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Proceedings, who could<br />
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4 <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>September</strong> <strong>24</strong>, <strong>2020</strong><br />
Samantha shines in butchery contest<br />
By ROBYN BRISTOW<br />
Impressive display ... Samantha Weller’s efforts caught the eye of judges.<br />
ARangiora butcher has cut her<br />
way to the top after apressureladen<br />
twohour competition.<br />
Samantha Weller, from<br />
PAK’nSAVE Rangiora, won the<br />
Alto Young Butcher of the Year<br />
title at the Upper South Island<br />
regional <strong>2020</strong> competition.<br />
She was up against butchers<br />
from across the upper South<br />
Island who sharpened their<br />
knives and cut their way<br />
through atwohour competition<br />
in the regional stages of the<br />
<strong>2020</strong> Alto Young Butcher and<br />
ANZCO Foods Butcher<br />
Apprentice of the Year<br />
competition.<br />
Samantha is no stranger to<br />
the competition.<br />
It was the fifth time she<br />
entered, and she says there are<br />
many positives to competing.<br />
She says it provides young<br />
butchers with the chance to<br />
learn new skills, meet new<br />
people and profile their<br />
careers.<br />
“I believe my final display<br />
gave me the edge this year —I<br />
worked really hard to make it<br />
pop,” Samantha says.<br />
‘‘I am really looking forward<br />
to the grand final now and have<br />
abunch of new ideas for my<br />
next display.’’<br />
The contestants put their<br />
boning, trimming, slicing and<br />
dicing skills to the test as they<br />
broke down asize 20 chicken, a<br />
whole pork leg, and abeef short<br />
loin into adisplay of valueadded<br />
products.<br />
Blair Wright, from Peter<br />
Timbs Meats in Christchurch,<br />
claimed first spot in the ANZCO<br />
Foods Butcher Apprentice of<br />
the Year category.<br />
Samantha and Blair will<br />
compete in the grand final on<br />
November 10 at the ASB<br />
Showgrounds in Auckland,<br />
where they will further<br />
showcase their skills, creativity<br />
and knowledge of the trade<br />
against the best in the country.<br />
Head Judge Peter Martin,<br />
who is the butchery manager of<br />
Fresh Choice in Cromwell, is a<br />
strong advocate of butchery<br />
competitions.<br />
“I believe the gains are huge<br />
for every entrant who has had to<br />
plan, practise and come up with<br />
creative ideas in order to<br />
compete against their peers<br />
today.<br />
“It not only boosts their<br />
confidence, but helps to raise<br />
the standard in the industry”.<br />
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Peter is particularly excited<br />
about the new mentorship<br />
programme introduced to the<br />
competition this year, which<br />
has helped guide and support<br />
entrants, giving them the<br />
confidence to put their best<br />
knife forward on the day.<br />
Alongside industry and peer<br />
recognition, the winning Alto<br />
Young Butcher and ANZCO<br />
Foods Butcher Apprentice of<br />
the Year receive atrophy and a<br />
study tour.<br />
Stability<br />
concerns<br />
Aproposed shared<br />
pathway for walkers and<br />
cyclists on Flaxton Road<br />
has gone back to the<br />
drawing board.<br />
Waimakariri District<br />
Council staff have been<br />
designing ashared<br />
pathway alongside the<br />
drainonthe westernside<br />
of Flaxton Road, between<br />
LinesideRoad and<br />
Kingsford Smith Drive.<br />
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the proposed pathway<br />
created an increasedrisk<br />
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on the western side,a<br />
largelength of the drain<br />
bank would need<br />
substantialearthworks,<br />
adding significant costs.<br />
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businessesaboutpossibly<br />
moving the path to the<br />
eastern side of the road.<br />
RangioraAshley<br />
Community Board chairman<br />
Jim Gerard says the<br />
boardbacks the proposal.<br />
“We see the benefitsin<br />
relocatingthe path.<br />
‘‘We lookforward to<br />
working with (local<br />
businesses) and hearing<br />
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go to the council on<br />
October 6for afinal<br />
recommendation.”<br />
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No surprises likely in<br />
representation review<br />
By DAVID HILL<br />
No major changes are expected to come<br />
out of the Waimakariri District Council’s<br />
representation review.<br />
Mayor Dan Gordon believes the<br />
balance of three wards, established six<br />
years ago, is ‘‘about right’’, despite the<br />
growth of Rangiora<br />
compared with the rest of<br />
the district.<br />
The council is required to<br />
review its model of<br />
representation every six<br />
years, including the voting<br />
system, the number of<br />
councillors, the composition<br />
of wards, whether<br />
councillors are elected at<br />
large, and whether to<br />
continue having community<br />
boards.<br />
‘‘The process will need to<br />
be informed by arange of<br />
information, including<br />
population changes,’’ Mr Gordon says.<br />
‘‘I think the work done last time has set<br />
us up pretty well, so I’m not picking we<br />
will need to make any major changes.’’<br />
Six years ago the council changed<br />
from four wards to three in abid to<br />
address the population growth in<br />
Rangiora.<br />
Two community boards were created<br />
in the KaiapoiWoodend ward —<br />
KaiapoiTuahiwi and WoodendSefton<br />
Dan Gordon<br />
—inresponse to community feedback.<br />
Subdivisions were created in the<br />
RangioraAshley and OxfordOhoka<br />
boards to ensure representation across<br />
the community.<br />
‘‘It was amatter for that community (in<br />
Woodend). They wanted to have their<br />
own community board and that’s what<br />
the process is about,’’ Mr<br />
Gordon says.<br />
‘‘All our community<br />
boards work really well and<br />
Iget along along to as many<br />
community board meetings<br />
as Ican.’’<br />
Mr Gordon says the<br />
community boards play an<br />
important role in making<br />
decisions for their<br />
communities and in keeping<br />
the council informed of<br />
local issues.<br />
‘‘I place alot of<br />
importance in community<br />
board decisions and it<br />
would take alot for me to not endorse a<br />
board’s recommendations.’’<br />
Arepresentation review committee<br />
comprising the mayor, one councillor<br />
from each ward and arepresentative<br />
from each community board, has been<br />
appointed to consider the<br />
representation needs for the 2022 and<br />
2025 local body elections.<br />
It is expected that the firstpastthepost<br />
voting system will be retained.<br />
Council reviewing hazards<br />
Waimakariri residents are being invited<br />
to learn about the latest natural hazard<br />
information in the area.<br />
The Waimakariri District Council has<br />
been updating models and planning<br />
maps, to show the possible extent of<br />
natural hazards on land in the district,<br />
as part of its District Plain review.<br />
Development planning manager<br />
Trevor Ellis says improving the accuracy<br />
of hazard maps is an important piece of<br />
work because of legislative changes<br />
around climate change, reducing<br />
natural hazard risk and ensuring<br />
preparedness and response to natural<br />
disasters.<br />
“Updating these maps is an ongoing<br />
process. The environment is dynamic<br />
and constantly changing,’’ he says.<br />
‘‘As acouncil we update our maps to<br />
show the latest information so property<br />
owners can make informed decisions<br />
before undertaking building works,<br />
buying property or preparing for a<br />
natural disaster.”<br />
The maps and models are available at<br />
Waimakariri.govt.nz/letstalk.<br />
The hazard information being updated<br />
includes flooding from rainfall, coastal<br />
inundation and stopbank breaches, as<br />
well as tsunami, liquefaction and fault<br />
lines.<br />
Hazard maps are used when<br />
processing resource consents, rezoning<br />
land, for project information<br />
memoranda and for building consents to<br />
ensure the risk from natural hazards to<br />
people and buildings is assessed, Mr<br />
Ellis says.<br />
They are also referred to on land<br />
information memorandum (LIMs) for<br />
buyers and sellers of properties.<br />
“We want to make sure people are<br />
aware of the updated maps and know we<br />
are available to answer any questions<br />
regarding the update,’’ he says.<br />
“The next step in this process is<br />
through the District Plan Review,<br />
looking at how we can respond to this<br />
new information so any future<br />
development is done in as safe away as<br />
possible.”<br />
Residents can view the models and<br />
maps, ask questions, and offer feedback<br />
online until October 19, or attend the<br />
consultation evenings being held in the<br />
Rangiora Town Hall on October 14, from<br />
6pm to 9pm, or in the Ruataniwha<br />
Kaiapoi Civic Centre on October 19, from<br />
4pm to 7pm.<br />
Election seminar to be staged<br />
Social issues will be the focus of an<br />
election seminar being held on<br />
Wednesday.<br />
Social Services Waimakariri (SSW)<br />
will host an online webinar with localsector<br />
groups informing election<br />
candidates of the local issues, before<br />
the candidates are invited to respond to<br />
prepared questions.<br />
‘‘We are going to hear from speakers<br />
from the four main sectors, giving five<br />
minutes each —families with children,<br />
youth, older persons and the disability<br />
sector,’’ SSW facilitator Nicki Carter<br />
says.<br />
Candidates from Labour, National,<br />
the Greens and the New Conservatives<br />
will then be invited to respond to<br />
questions around social sector funding,<br />
operating in the postCovid<br />
environment, and service provision in<br />
rural areas.<br />
Recent surveys conducted by SSW<br />
following the Covid19 lockdown reveal<br />
the challenges faced by social service<br />
agencies in rural communities.<br />
The issues highlighted include<br />
funding and the lack of acommunitybased<br />
social worker in the Hurunui<br />
district, Nicki says.<br />
People can tune in to watch the forum<br />
live at 3pm on <strong>September</strong> 30 on<br />
YouTube at https://youtu.be/<br />
ahg70WrlGS8.<br />
It can be watched later at the same<br />
address.<br />
Light fest<br />
Rangiora’sVictoria Park was<br />
transformed intoafairylandlast night<br />
as the Rangiora Light and Sound<br />
Festival got under way.<br />
The festival continues tonight,<br />
Thursday,<strong>September</strong> <strong>24</strong>, Friday, and<br />
culminates on Saturday night with a<br />
grandfinale.<br />
The event is based on the popular<br />
Botanic Delights Festival in<br />
Christchurch, and is aimedatlifting<br />
spirits of people wearied by the<br />
disruptionofCovid19.<br />
Talking trees, discolights, music,<br />
dancing lights,interactive lighting<br />
displays, and smoke and bubble<br />
machines glow in the darkness.<br />
The Saturdaynight grandfinale<br />
includes afamily movie on abig<br />
screen, light displays, music from local<br />
bands, and aspecialappearanceby<br />
the Rangiora Brass Band.<br />
It runs from 6pm on week days.<br />
Saturday’sgrand finale starts at 5pm.<br />
The Rangiora Festival of Colour<br />
follows on Sunday, 10am to 4pm.<br />
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to buy or<br />
sell?<br />
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Residential &Lifestyle Sales Consultant<br />
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Saturday 26 <strong>September</strong><br />
Creative Forum &Panel Discussion<br />
‘What is the value of arts and culture in our region?’<br />
11 am -12.30 pm By registration: artsinoxfordgallery@gmail.com<br />
Philip Trusttum<br />
Artist Talk and Exhibition Opening<br />
1.30 -4pm By registration: artsinoxfordgallery@gmail.com<br />
Sunday 27 <strong>September</strong><br />
Public Maker’s Day<br />
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OPINION<br />
6 <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>September</strong> <strong>24</strong>, <strong>2020</strong><br />
KAIKŌURA VIEWS<br />
MAYOR CRAIG MACKLE<br />
Learning agency aims<br />
to make adifference<br />
Te HaoMataurangaLearningin<br />
Kaikoura is going great guns, with<br />
funding from theMayoral Task Force<br />
for Jobs.<br />
The initiative, which is all about<br />
creating, promoting and encouraging<br />
learning opportunities in Kaikoura, has<br />
filled three new positions: Sean<br />
Maddenisthe employmentcoordinator,<br />
Rosie PoharamaHepi is the<br />
youth employability facilitator, and<br />
Renee Woodisthe drivingcoordinator.<br />
Thecalibre of applicantswas high.<br />
Everyonehad something uniquetooffer<br />
theteamandsomegreatexperience<br />
they could bring to the role. Thank you<br />
to everyone who applied.<br />
The Porsche Club visitoverthe<br />
weekend of <strong>September</strong> 5and 6wasa<br />
greatsuccess, with 64 cars coming to<br />
Kaikoura.<br />
Feedback was that club members<br />
were impressed with whatthe district<br />
hadtooffer. They alsowantedtothank<br />
allthe businesses in town for making<br />
them feelwelcome, andextended a<br />
personal note of thanks to the council<br />
for the helpprovidedbycommunity<br />
development/events coordinator<br />
Joanne York.<br />
It sounds like theywillbevisitingus<br />
again.<br />
TheChevyClubarrived intownthe<br />
weekend after that,andthe Kaikoura<br />
Hophas just takenplace with an<br />
amended programme and Covid<br />
restrictions in place.<br />
However, it is not all about the<br />
visitors that are coming to town. The<br />
upcoming Spring Festival on October 2<br />
and 3isachancefor ourcommunity to<br />
gather andcelebrate the new season.<br />
There willbelivemusic andgood<br />
food. Therewill be interactivegames,a<br />
LOST AND FOUND<br />
The following property has been<br />
reported as lost to <strong>North</strong><strong>Canterbury</strong><br />
police.Have you seen it?<br />
Agrey iPhone 6, ablack wallet, a<br />
metrelong chrome strippaneloff a<br />
vehicle, ablack Samsung S5, Coach<br />
sunglasses, aSamsung phoneina<br />
black leather folder, atan leather<br />
❛The Porsche Club visit over<br />
the weekend of <strong>September</strong> 5<br />
and 6was agreat success,<br />
with 64 cars coming to<br />
Kaikoura. ❜<br />
poetry reading, alip synccompetition,<br />
and an organisedroadtrip.<br />
It is safe to sayIthink there should be<br />
something for everyone at the Spring<br />
Festival.<br />
The Provincial Growth Fund Marine<br />
Development project is tracking nicely.<br />
We are making headway with<br />
appointing aproject leader,who will<br />
takesomeofthe work off the<br />
governance group and helpdevelop a<br />
business plan for South BayHarbour.<br />
Ihavebeenviewing thedemolition of<br />
the buildings with atinge of sadness. I<br />
have strong memories of working there<br />
and the charactersImet along the way,<br />
but Iamquiteexcited aboutthe future<br />
of thespace and the opportunities that<br />
this project presents.<br />
Underlying all this news is the great<br />
sadness Ifeel as we cope with the death<br />
of oneofour young people. Ithink I<br />
speak formanyinthe community when<br />
Isaythat this tragic eventhas rocked<br />
me to thecore andmademethink of<br />
othersthat we have lost.<br />
Thisisavery sadtimefor our<br />
communityand my heartfelt thoughts<br />
are with family and friends, and our<br />
wider community.<br />
Let’s keeplooking after each other<br />
through this difficult time.<br />
wallet,agreen iPhone 11, an Apple<br />
iPhone S5 in agreen/blackcase, a<br />
white gold diamond ring with fiveor<br />
six rows of small stones which<br />
resemble asea shell,ablack and<br />
orange shoulder bag, abrown leather<br />
shoulder bag, and agrey iPhone 6ina<br />
greydropproof case.<br />
Busy crossing ... Woodend School road patrol students at work.<br />
LETTER TO THE EDITOR<br />
Dear Editor,<br />
My suspicionshave proven correct.<br />
The socalledtemporary trading<br />
hoursand days at the Kaiapoi Westpac<br />
branch havenow been made<br />
permanent.<br />
ANZinKaiapoihas alsoreduced the<br />
number of trading days tothree,<br />
removing Monday and Friday from its<br />
trading days in the process.<br />
PHOTO: FILE<br />
Wait for traffic lights<br />
called akick in the guts<br />
By STAFF REPORTERS<br />
Traffic lights to help students cross<br />
the main highway in Woodend safely<br />
are months away.<br />
They have been designed and will<br />
be tendered in coming weeks, says<br />
New Zealand Transport Agency<br />
network manager, Andrew Crofts.<br />
But they are not expected to be<br />
operating until the start of the new<br />
school year. The wait has riled local<br />
MP Matt Doocey.<br />
He says it is afurther kick in the guts<br />
for the community.<br />
‘‘I’m devastated to learn of NZTA’s<br />
announcement that the signalised<br />
crossing, which was promised to our<br />
Woodend community in March, is<br />
going to be kicked out to next year.<br />
‘‘The Woodend community is<br />
running out of patience after going<br />
through endless consultations and<br />
meetings.’’<br />
Mr Doocey says moving the goalposts<br />
yet again leaves residents with<br />
no reason to trust that the lights will<br />
be delivered next year. ‘‘Any delay<br />
will put children’s lives at risk.’’<br />
Waimakariri Mayor Dan Gordon is<br />
demanding atimetable from the<br />
agency for safety improvements.<br />
He had aZoom meeting last week<br />
with the agency officials and planned<br />
to meet regularly with them until the<br />
promised improvements were<br />
completed. ‘‘I want to see that crossing<br />
implemented and an engagement with<br />
the community about projects NZTA<br />
consulted on last year.’’<br />
These include safety measures at<br />
the Pegasus/Ravenswood<br />
intersection, lights at the Woodend/<br />
Main <strong>North</strong> Rd intersection, aroundabout<br />
at the RangioraWoodend Road<br />
corner, and safety improvements at<br />
Pine Acres.<br />
‘‘These are important projects for<br />
our community and for the council,’’<br />
Mr Gordon says. ‘‘These are NZTA<br />
projects, but Ifeel it’s important that<br />
we work with them to ensure they are<br />
implemented.’’<br />
Woodend School principal<br />
Adrienne Simpson says the school is<br />
looking forward to avisit from agency<br />
officials this week to provide a<br />
briefing on the signalised crossing.<br />
The school is also working with the<br />
agency and Mr Gordon to progress the<br />
other safety projects.<br />
‘‘The school roll keeps growing and<br />
we are starting to get the flowon from<br />
people moving into the Two Roads,<br />
Ravenswood and Copper Beach<br />
Estate subdivisions.’’<br />
The roll is expected to reach 370 by<br />
the end of the year, with the school<br />
able to take about 400 pupils. Future<br />
building work will cater for up to 600.<br />
TheBNZ remains the onlytrading<br />
bank to retain MondaytoFriday<br />
trading withnormal trading hours.<br />
This raises thequestion: Are Kaiapoi<br />
customers less valuedatboth Westpac<br />
and ANZ thanthose of Rangioraor<br />
Christchurch?<br />
Thereisaword for that: Contempt.<br />
Yours,<br />
John Moody<br />
McALPINES MITRE 10 MEGA RANGIORA -OCEAN WATCH<br />
This<br />
Week<br />
Sun<br />
Fishing<br />
Guide<br />
Moon<br />
Wind<br />
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Pegasus Bay<br />
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Sep <strong>24</strong> Sep 25 Sep 26 Sep 27 Sep 28 Sep 29 Sep 30<br />
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W SW 1.4 m S1.5 m SE 1.3 m<br />
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Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows<br />
Waimakariri 10:23am 2.5 4:03am 0.4 11:22am 2.4 5:02am 0.5<br />
6:00am 0.5 12:47am 2.2 7:57am 0.6 2:42am 2.2 8:52am 0.6 3:33am 2.2 9:43am 0.6 4:21am 2.2 10:31am 0.6<br />
Mouth<br />
10:51pm 2.3 4:41pm 0.5 11:49pm 2.3 5:43pm 0.5 12:21pm 2.4 6:41pm 0.5 2:18pm 2.4 8:36pm 0.6 3:12pm 2.3 9:26pm 0.6 4:00pm 2.3 10:13pm 0.6 4:44pm 2.3 10:57pm 0.6<br />
Amberley 10:23am 2.5 4:03am 0.4 11:22am 2.4 5:02am 0.5<br />
6:00am 0.5 12:47am 2.2 7:57am 0.6 2:42am 2.2 8:52am 0.6 3:33am 2.2 9:43am 0.6 4:21am 2.2 10:31am 0.6<br />
Beach<br />
10:51pm 2.3 4:41pm 0.5 11:49pm 2.3 5:43pm 0.5 12:21pm 2.4 6:41pm 0.5 2:18pm 2.4 8:36pm 0.6 3:12pm 2.3 9:26pm 0.6 4:00pm 2.3 10:13pm 0.6 4:44pm 2.3 10:57pm 0.6<br />
10:32am 2.5 4:12am 0.4 11:31am 2.4 5:11am 0.5<br />
6:09am 0.5 12:56am 2.2 8:06am 0.6 2:51am 2.2 9:01am 0.6 3:42am 2.2 9:52am 0.6 4:30am 2.2 10:40am 0.6<br />
Motunau 11:00pm 2.3 4:50pm 0.5 11:58pm 2.3 5:52pm 0.5 12:30pm 2.4 6:50pm 0.5 2:27pm 2.4 8:45pm 0.6 3:21pm 2.3 9:35pm 0.6 4:09pm 2.3 10:22pm 0.6 4:53pm 2.3 11:06pm 0.6<br />
10:34am 2.5 4:14am 0.4 11:33am 2.4 5:13am 0.5 12:00am 2.3 6:11am 0.5 12:58am 2.2 8:08am 0.6 2:53am 2.2 9:03am 0.6 3:44am 2.2 9:54am 0.6 4:32am 2.2 10:42am 0.6<br />
Gore Bay 11:02pm 2.3 4:52pm 0.5<br />
5:54pm 0.5 12:32pm 2.4 6:52pm 0.5 2:29pm 2.4 8:47pm 0.6 3:23pm 2.3 9:37pm 0.6 4:11pm 2.3 10:<strong>24</strong>pm 0.6 4:55pm 2.3 11:08pm 0.6<br />
10:29am 1.9 4:10am 0.3 11:29am 1.9 5:07am 0.4<br />
6:04am 0.4 12:52am 1.7 7:59am 0.4 2:45am 1.7 8:53am 0.5 3:35am 1.7 9:44am 0.5 4:23am 1.7 10:33am 0.5<br />
Kaikoura 10:59pm 1.8 4:50pm 0.3 11:57pm 1.7 5:50pm 0.4 12:27pm 1.9 6:48pm 0.4 2:23pm 1.8 8:42pm 0.4 3:16pm 1.8 9:31pm 0.5 4:05pm 1.8 10:18pm 0.5 4:51pm 1.8 11:03pm 0.5<br />
*Not for navigational purposes. Wind and swell are based on apoint off Gore Bay. Maori Fishing Guide by Bill Hohepa. www.ofu.co.nz www.tidespy.com Graphic supplied by OceanFun Publishing Ltd.<br />
2118223
Come along and see HSPA’s musical adaption of the<br />
classicC.S.Lewis storytheseholidays!<br />
The Pevensie children discover amagical world called<br />
Narnia inside the wardrobe ofanold mansion, after<br />
they are sent there to escape the 1942 London Blitz.<br />
In Narnia the evil White Queen and her crew, led by<br />
Maugrim the wolf, hold everyone infear and have<br />
cast aspell across the land making itwinter all the<br />
time.<br />
The children defeat the White Queen, with the help<br />
of many magical friends they make along the way, as<br />
MaisyEder<br />
Specialty Dancer<br />
Ihave been amember<br />
of HSPA for 8yrs. Ienjoy<br />
production time.<br />
You put everything you<br />
have practised into a<br />
performance. It’s<br />
pretty busy but Iget to<br />
see my friends a lot<br />
more during the week<br />
which makes the show<br />
very worth while!<br />
FelixHorwarth<br />
Edmund<br />
I’ve enjoyed playing a<br />
leading role this year.<br />
There is alot to learn<br />
but it’s a good challenge.<br />
The show isgreat and I<br />
can’t wait to be doing it<br />
with my friends.<br />
well as Aslan, the great and benevolent Lion. Thus<br />
bringing warmth andjoy to theKingdom once again.<br />
Our story ends with all four children becoming Kings<br />
&Queens of therealm.<br />
This is atimely story ofhow courage and strength of<br />
character helps our heroes overcome something that<br />
has cast ashadow across the land, much as Covid has<br />
cast ashadow acrossthe world at thistime. Originally<br />
drawing parallels with both the Christian teachings<br />
and the events of second world war, today this story<br />
draws parallels with the war we are all currently<br />
Hanmer Holiday Home<br />
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fighting againstCovid 19.<br />
Performed by the entire student body of Hartley<br />
School of Performing Arts, ranging from 4yrs –18yrs.<br />
Featuring dance numbers, singing, acting, great costumes,and<br />
fun special effects.<br />
Afantastic musical showfor ourtime.<br />
Tickets only $15. Available at Town Hall Cinemas both<br />
over the counter andonlineunder‘Live Shows’.<br />
Group discountsare available.<br />
Don’t miss outonthisentertainingfamilyshow!!<br />
Thankyou to theWDC Council &our sponsorsbelow.<br />
Azaria Westeneng<br />
Queen’s Dwarf<br />
I’m proud to have<br />
gotten aspeaking part<br />
in awhole school show.<br />
I am playing a dwarf<br />
and love that Iamplaying<br />
acomical character.<br />
I’m really looking forward<br />
to getting back on<br />
stage in front of alarge<br />
audience.<br />
Isabella<br />
Westeneng<br />
Specialty Dancer<br />
I’m excited to be on<br />
stage again. I will be<br />
acting and tap dancing<br />
andI’m lookingforward<br />
to deing in 6 performances<br />
thisyear!<br />
Iona Main<br />
Mr Beaver<br />
Being a part of HSPA<br />
and participating in the<br />
shows for the last 7yrs<br />
has been somuch fun. I<br />
love getting to do<br />
something I love with<br />
best friends. This year<br />
has been hard so it’s<br />
been amazing working<br />
on this show. I can’t<br />
wait to getonstage.<br />
Anabel&Rueben<br />
Bester<br />
Witch’sFollower<br />
&Faun<br />
This is our 4th Show<br />
and itlooks like it will<br />
be the biggest and<br />
best! We have been<br />
really enjoying all the<br />
rehearsals with our<br />
friends for The Lion,<br />
The Witch and The<br />
Wardrobe.<br />
Lily Williams<br />
Lucy<br />
I've loved working on<br />
production this year!<br />
It's such agood experience,<br />
and the rest of<br />
the cast are super kind,<br />
supportive people. I'm<br />
super excited for the<br />
opening next week!! I<br />
can't wait to get into<br />
the theatre and start<br />
the performances<br />
Currentlytakingenrolments<br />
forTermFour<strong>2020</strong>!<br />
Sian Hassan<br />
Aslan<br />
This year is my last student<br />
year at HSPA and I<br />
am leaving on a good<br />
note! Working with a<br />
such talented and passionate<br />
cast and crew is<br />
always ahighlight, andI<br />
am especially grateful<br />
for it this year! Get<br />
readytobeinawe!<br />
Jasmine-JayWhite<br />
Good Narnian<br />
Whilst certainly it’s not<br />
my first time on the<br />
stage, Isure amlooking<br />
forward to my debut<br />
performance with my<br />
HSPA family.<br />
I love the stage and<br />
performing in front of<br />
an audience.<br />
Olivia Houghton<br />
NarnianHedgehog<br />
this is my first production.<br />
I’ve attended<br />
some HSPA summer<br />
camps and Iamreally<br />
enjoying weekly drama<br />
classes. Hedgehogs<br />
are my favourite animals<br />
and Ilove that I<br />
get toplay ahedgehog<br />
character. I can’t wait<br />
forthe show.
NEWS<br />
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Music concert<br />
Agroup of musicians, MadeInHolland,<br />
will perform in concert at theBalcairn<br />
Hall this Sunday.<br />
The concert, which will begin at 2pm,<br />
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Former courthouse now tenanted<br />
By SHELLEY TOPP<br />
The formerRangioracourthouse<br />
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10 <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>September</strong> <strong>24</strong>, <strong>2020</strong><br />
Te reo lessons in cafe setting<br />
By SHELLEY TOPP<br />
The Fresca Mediterranean<br />
CafeinRangiora is the<br />
meeting placefor asmall<br />
group of people wanting to<br />
learn te reoMaori.<br />
The informal lessons are<br />
being conducted by Desray<br />
Lithgow, ateacherand artist<br />
fromOkuku.<br />
‘‘They are gentle, light and<br />
not boggeddownwith<br />
technicalities,’’ Desray says.<br />
‘‘There arenotests, there is<br />
onlyaroha. We have been<br />
joyfully meeting onceaweek<br />
for overthreemonths now.<br />
‘‘The ropu (group of<br />
people) all have different<br />
motivations for comingalong.<br />
One thingthey areunited in<br />
is their desire to learn te reo<br />
Maori andbuilding<br />
community/whanaungatanga,’’<br />
she says. ‘‘Wehave<br />
betweensix and nine regular<br />
attendees, and we cover<br />
manythings like<br />
pronunciation,mihi<br />
(greetings), tikanga (Maori<br />
customs), kiwaha(colloquial<br />
sayings) andwereview and<br />
build on our previousweeks’<br />
work.’’<br />
The sessions areheldusing<br />
alow key,dropinapproach.<br />
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who is interested, aimed at<br />
beginners andinteractive<br />
withnostress and no<br />
minimum attendance,’’<br />
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We have been<br />
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over three months<br />
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get your lingual juices<br />
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The group is built on<br />
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‘‘Wediscuss howitfeels to<br />
speak Maori whenyou feel<br />
unsure,where we mightstart,<br />
suchastalking to our pets,’’<br />
Desray says.<br />
‘‘Wesupport themistakes<br />
so that the group may<br />
improveand feel confident in<br />
whattheytake out into the<br />
wider community.’’<br />
The classes areheldat<br />
FrescaeveryThursday at<br />
9am,withattendance by koha<br />
(donation).However Desray<br />
has recentlystartedanother<br />
class on Wednesday<br />
mornings—‘‘same time,<br />
sameplace’’—after she was<br />
approached by someone<br />
wanting to jointhe group at<br />
the cafe.<br />
‘‘Tojoinatthisstage, when<br />
so much has beencovered,<br />
would be daunting,’’she says.<br />
Low key approach... Members of the Te Reo Maori Fresca<br />
learning group, from left,Graeme andMargaretMartin, Joanne and<br />
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PHOTO: SHELLEYTOPP<br />
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The Hutton’s shearwater/titilives on<br />
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<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>September</strong> <strong>24</strong>, <strong>2020</strong><br />
Fun day awelcome interlude<br />
By DAVID HILL<br />
11<br />
Woodend School pupils enjoyed anoisy,<br />
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After the cancellation and<br />
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‘‘The kids are just having agreat time<br />
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‘‘Hopefully, we will have alevel 1term<br />
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The school held aWhare Manu Day,<br />
full of fun activities and aspecial lunch.<br />
The day was held instead of the Whare<br />
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‘‘None of the venues we normally use<br />
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Making his mark ... Len Holmes, of Kaiapoi, with his 1960 cobalt blue Ford Zephyr Mark 2convertible at the Rock’n’Wheels gathering<br />
in Amberley.<br />
PHOTO: SHELLEY TOPP<br />
Rock’n’Wheels set to roll<br />
By ROBYN BRISTOW<br />
The wheels are finally set to<br />
turn at the Amberley<br />
Rock’n’Wheels car show.<br />
The 10th anniversary show<br />
opens at the Amberley<br />
Domain, at 8am this Sunday,<br />
<strong>September</strong> 27, after acouple<br />
of false starts because of<br />
Covid19 level 2restrictions.<br />
However, with level 1<br />
kicking in this week, the<br />
show will go on, with several<br />
hundred cars expected to<br />
arrive.<br />
Cars, bikes, fourwheel<br />
drives, campers —infact<br />
anything on wheels —will<br />
arrived from as far afield as<br />
Motueka and Dunedin.<br />
The community event is<br />
now under the umbrella of<br />
the Rock’n’Wheels Meet<br />
Charitable Trust.<br />
This year, the event will<br />
benefit eight community<br />
groups, all of which will be<br />
helping on the day.<br />
Trust spokeswoman<br />
Katrina Platt says in spite of<br />
having to push the event out<br />
for several weeks, the day<br />
will still offer plenty of good<br />
oldfashioned family fun.<br />
There will be swapmeet<br />
sites, craft and food stalls,<br />
live music, and<br />
entertainment.<br />
Cars turning up to<br />
Rock’n’Wheels do not have to<br />
have apedigree.<br />
‘‘If it has wheels and you<br />
love it, bring it along,’’<br />
Katrina says.<br />
Atotal of 104 vehicles<br />
turned out to the first event.<br />
It has since grown<br />
substantially, with hundreds<br />
of car owners taking the<br />
opportunity to give their<br />
vehicles arun to the<br />
picturesque domain.<br />
Entry is $10 per set of<br />
wheels, including the driver<br />
and one passenger. It will be<br />
$5 for all extra people in the<br />
vehicle, except for children.<br />
Swap meet and craft sites<br />
are $20 each.<br />
Entry is $5 at the gate for<br />
adults, with those under 15<br />
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Public parking will be at<br />
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The school is running the<br />
car park as fundraiser.<br />
In brief<br />
Liquor decision pending<br />
Adecision on an application by Thirsty<br />
Liquor to open an outlet in Amberley is<br />
pending,after athreeday hearing before<br />
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objections were received, with 16<br />
opting to be heardbefore the chairwoman,<br />
HurunuiMayor Marie Black, and<br />
committee members Winton Dalley and<br />
MichaelWard. Issues of alcohol abusein<br />
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prominent siting on Carters Road in the<br />
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Rangiora police search<br />
Astash of cash and cannabisplants were<br />
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discovered, along with more than $100,000<br />
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possession for supply. He is scheduled to<br />
appear in court later this week.<br />
Rangiora Lionesses<br />
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Rangiora Lionesses presented grants of<br />
between$2000 and $10,000 to 16 schools in<br />
the Rangioraand Kaiapoiareas for pupils<br />
from families who have suffered hardship<br />
becauseofCovid19. In fact, the amounts<br />
were $200 to $1000.The error is regretted.<br />
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Walk planned for Sunday<br />
Food security will be the focus of awalk<br />
in Kaiapoi on Sunday.<br />
The Kaiapoi River Wellbeing Walk is<br />
back for the secondyear,leaving fromthe<br />
Kaiapoi Food Forest after ashort talkon<br />
food securitygiven by Brent Cairns at<br />
9.30am.<br />
Waimakariri Mayor Dan Gordon will<br />
join the walk,which will do aloop around<br />
the Kaiapoi River, before finishingatthe<br />
Kaiapoi SpringFestival at Trousselot<br />
Park at 11.30am.<br />
Food security is ahot topic in the<br />
district as it faces uncertainty because of<br />
Covid19. Satisfy Food Rescueisworking<br />
with the Waimakariri District Council<br />
community teamonafood security<br />
initiative and has received funding from<br />
theMinistry of Social Development.<br />
While the walkisfree,donations to<br />
Community Wellbeing <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />
areencouraged.<br />
Thewalk,organised by Walk forthe<br />
Planet,was originally intended as partof<br />
theChristchurch Walking Festival, which<br />
waspostponeduntil April.<br />
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organising other walks.<br />
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Matt Flight<br />
Labour Kaikoura candidate<br />
Introducing Matt Flight<br />
The Hurunui and Kaikoura districts<br />
face particular challenges to come<br />
through the economic impacts of<br />
COVID-19.<br />
Iwant to work as your Member of<br />
Parliament tomake sure we can<br />
overcome those challenges.<br />
With Jacinda Ardern’s leadership,<br />
the Labour-led Government has<br />
already made investments that will<br />
make adifference for us.<br />
With alot of small communities<br />
scattered across the districts,<br />
Hurunui and Kaikoura stand to<br />
benefit from more than threequarters<br />
of abillion dollars to help<br />
councils upgrade under-pressure<br />
water services. We all saw what<br />
happened in Havelock <strong>North</strong> where<br />
some died and thousands got sick<br />
after such investments were not<br />
made.<br />
Our Government has also invested<br />
nearly $2.5m across Hurunui<br />
Tourism, Whale Watch and Dolphin<br />
Encounter to keep tourism going in<br />
Hurunui and Kaikoura.<br />
As your MPIwill advocate for such<br />
investment when and where it’s<br />
needed.<br />
Iwas raised in asharemilking<br />
family, soIknow about hard work.<br />
Iqualified asanelectrician before<br />
moving into amanagement role<br />
maintaining Housing New Zealand<br />
homes in the Kaikoura region.<br />
I’m arugby referee, and I’ve been<br />
aradio announcer. Istill MC at<br />
weddings, school, and charity events.<br />
My wife Dallas is medical scientist<br />
and we have two sons Logan 12 and<br />
Elijah 7. We’ve lived in our electorate<br />
for 17 years.<br />
If elected as your Member of<br />
Parliament, Iwill work with Jacinda<br />
Ardern and the Labour team in<br />
Government to get the best support<br />
for Kaikoura and Hurunui. Ihope I<br />
can count on your support.<br />
Thanks,<br />
Matt<br />
Matt Flight stands for:<br />
Jobs – ensuring we create jobs and<br />
support workers<br />
Training - getting afair share of the<br />
$1.6b training fund for Kaikoura and<br />
Hurunui<br />
Housing – using my background in<br />
trade and housing to target support<br />
for more new home builds<br />
Environment - championing our<br />
special environment and protecting it<br />
from climate change<br />
Matt Flight<br />
Labour candidate<br />
Kaikoura electorate<br />
2312979<br />
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forKaikōura<br />
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up on Sundaywith the Party in thePark in Trousselot Park.<br />
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<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>September</strong> <strong>24</strong>, <strong>2020</strong><br />
21<br />
John McCaskey -<br />
Social Credit Kaikoura Candidate<br />
Iamstanding in my 9th election since<br />
1972. The incumbents are wedded<br />
to adoctrine that has produced<br />
an increasingly divided/unequal<br />
community.<br />
This is fostered by indoctrination<br />
and brain-washing, not life<br />
experience, especially in matters of<br />
the land &water -the “commons”.<br />
My lifetime in <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> has<br />
two parts. The first, the post-war<br />
pre-80s when tremendous social<br />
and productive progress was in full<br />
swing. The second is notable for<br />
increasing social divisiveness and<br />
no new productive infrastructure.<br />
Governments appear fixated on<br />
“patching up the holes” like adog<br />
chasing its tail.<br />
Over the past 4decades I’ve borne<br />
witness to acountry indecay -once<br />
near top of the world OECD rankings,<br />
and proud of it. Now we’re well beaten<br />
by the Scandinavians who are lightyears<br />
ahead in agriculture, forestry,<br />
aquaculture and transport.<br />
Don’t believe me? Go -look, listen<br />
and learn!<br />
From my first working OE in<br />
Australia in 1960, where Isaw water<br />
harvesting, I’ve travelled widely. I’ve<br />
walked through the slums of Nairobi<br />
and Beijing and the “glitter” of St<br />
Petersburg and New York.<br />
My interests have always been the<br />
people, the land, and how it is used,<br />
from Siberia to Argentina, Kenya<br />
to Helsinki and most others. More<br />
recently, coming back to NZ from<br />
Canada, I’ve asked myself “what’s<br />
happening to my country?”<br />
My priorities for <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>,<br />
Hurunui, and my electorate which<br />
I’ve fought for over 4decades are:<br />
1: Aconstant pure water supply for<br />
domestic use, stock, and irrigation,<br />
and aself sufficient cheap source of<br />
electricity. These can be supplied by<br />
gravity feed to Amberley and all<br />
townships upstream by harnessing<br />
our own Lake Sumner potential.<br />
2: Re-establishing commuter-rail<br />
from the already existing facilities at<br />
Waipara to Christchurch. This would<br />
enable all surrounding areas north to<br />
commute, if not every day, Monday to<br />
Friday for medical, education, sport<br />
and even social events. This would<br />
help retain rural communities and<br />
avoid exorbitant student loans<br />
(accommodation &car expenses).<br />
3: Future proof the fragile coastal<br />
access route from Christchurch to<br />
Picton by re-introducing the once<br />
very successful Lyttleton-Wellington<br />
overnight ferry service for passenger<br />
and ex-road freight, thus lowering<br />
emissions and costs. When, not if, the<br />
Waipara (or Hurunui) bridges become<br />
storm/flood/quake victims the only<br />
way north could be via Arthurs Pass<br />
and by sea!<br />
4: Withdraw all long term<br />
infrastructure planning from the<br />
Resource Management Act and reestablish<br />
the very successful M.O.W.<br />
and Catchment Board models, fully<br />
funded by Treasury. Cleaning out<br />
“crack” willows from streams and<br />
rivers is also apriority.<br />
We,in<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>/Kaikoura<br />
electorate have so much untapped<br />
economic potential, therefore social<br />
enhancement. It’s presently drowning<br />
in aplethora of theory-based<br />
negativity.<br />
The key tounlock this is, and always<br />
has been, WATER!<br />
Only a“sea-change” to the political<br />
landscape can release it!<br />
My record up to the mid-80s<br />
“reformation” proves it, but only YOU<br />
can change it.<br />
John McCaskey, Social Credit<br />
Kaikoura electorate candidate <strong>2020</strong><br />
www.socialcredit.nz<br />
RECLAIM YOUR FUTURE<br />
Vote for<br />
JOHN McCASKEY<br />
Stuart Smith<br />
National Kaikoura candidate<br />
Icome from a<strong>Canterbury</strong> family that<br />
comprises five generations of sheep &<br />
deer farmers. Iammarried toJulie and<br />
father to three children.<br />
Julie and Imoved to Marlborough in<br />
1994 and began growing grapes. In<br />
1996 we established our own wine label<br />
and Ibecame interested in the wider<br />
Viticulture industry, resulting in an early<br />
involvement with the Marlborough Grape<br />
Growers Association.<br />
Since then Ihave held several local and<br />
national roles including being President of<br />
the New Zealand Grape Growers Council<br />
and Chair of New Zealand Winegrowers. I<br />
was subsequently inducted as aFellow of<br />
the New Zealand Winegrowers Board for<br />
services to the industry.<br />
In 2014 Ientered Parliament winning<br />
the election with amajority of around<br />
12,500 votes and successfully held my<br />
seat in the 2017 election by asimilar<br />
number. Icurrently sit on the Economic<br />
Development, Science and Innovation<br />
Select Committees.<br />
Iamalso the National Party’s<br />
spokesperson for Viticulture and<br />
Immigration, as well as being Chairperson<br />
for GLOBE-NZ, an association of national<br />
parliamentarians working on sustainable<br />
development policy whose mission is to<br />
work across party political divisions to<br />
develop legislative responses to the major<br />
environmental challenges.<br />
Iamcurrently the Member in charge of<br />
my own members’ bill, ‘Insurance (Prompt<br />
Settlement of Claims for Uninhabitable<br />
Residential Property) Bill’, which recently<br />
passed its First Reading and is currently<br />
with the Governance and Administration<br />
Select Committee. This bill will aim<br />
to facilitate the swift resolution of<br />
uninhabitable property claims lodged with<br />
insurance companies. My first Members<br />
bill ‘The Friendly Societies and Credit<br />
Unions (Regulatory Improvements)<br />
Amendment Act 2018’ came into force on<br />
1April, 2019.<br />
Position Statement<br />
Resource Management Act Reform<br />
The RMA is New Zealand’s biggest<br />
barrier to future development. With New<br />
Zealand facing an extraordinary jobs and<br />
economic crisis, we simply cannot let the<br />
RMA stand in the way of urgently needed<br />
infrastructure development. National<br />
will repeal and replace the Resource<br />
Management Act, and reform New<br />
Zealand’s planning rules if elected in <strong>2020</strong>.<br />
The RMA has failed in its duty to<br />
protect the environment and allow our<br />
infrastructure to grow. There is now<br />
widespread support for reforming how<br />
we manage our resources. The dream of<br />
home ownership is drifting further away<br />
Stuart Smith<br />
Kaikōura<br />
Isupport:<br />
Responsible Economic Management<br />
Delivering Infrastructure<br />
Reskilling and Retraining our Workforce<br />
AGreener, Smarter Future<br />
BuildingStronger Communities<br />
in this country asthe sight of hammers<br />
on building sites is replaced with people<br />
filling out forms and paying consultants.<br />
National will replace it with two new<br />
pieces of law: an Environment Standards<br />
Act, setting our environmental bottom<br />
lines; and an Urban Planning and<br />
Development Act, giving clarity and<br />
consistency. Wewill begin this work<br />
in our first 100 days. The building and<br />
construction sector once exemplified the<br />
best ‘can-do’ spirit of New Zealand, but<br />
this has been ground out of people by<br />
planning rules and their application.<br />
It’s near impossible to get aresource<br />
consent within the statutory deadline of<br />
20 working days. The cost of consenting<br />
can quickly run into the tens of thousands<br />
with council processing fees on top of<br />
planning consultants charging hundreds<br />
of dollars per hour. The RMA has become<br />
afoil for anti-competitive behaviour.<br />
National has worked with interest groups<br />
that are looking at solutions to the RMA’s<br />
failures. National has the political will to<br />
take onRMA reform because we believe<br />
our complicated planning rules are largely<br />
to blame for the unaffordability of houses<br />
and urban land.<br />
Taxes<br />
National’s policy is clear –wewon’t<br />
introduce any new taxes in our first term.<br />
We know that what businesses need now is<br />
confidence to invest and create more jobs,<br />
not higher taxes.<br />
We know the Labour lead Government is<br />
desperate for higher taxes to pay for some<br />
of their spending. This is concerning for<br />
all hard working Kiwis and businesses<br />
who risk being whacked with higher taxes<br />
in atime ofeconomic crisis if Labour are<br />
elected for another three years.<br />
Only afew months ago they increased<br />
fuel taxes -aclear signal that they saw<br />
no problem with stinging New Zealand<br />
households and businesses with higher<br />
taxes in the middle of an economic crisis.<br />
Labour plans on spending as much as<br />
it takes in an attempt to keep their poll<br />
numbers high until the election, and on<br />
October 19 the smiles will drop and New<br />
Zealanders will be presented with the bill.<br />
National has avery different approach.<br />
We will ensure all new spending is highquality<br />
and promotes economic growth<br />
–and unlike Labour we won’t be afraid to<br />
make hard decisions about eliminating<br />
wasteful spending. Higher economic<br />
growth, and amore disciplined approach<br />
to spending, is the best way to keep debt<br />
manageable –not the Labour-Green’s<br />
approach of higher taxes.<br />
When you enter the polling booth it<br />
is two ticks Blue for RMA reform and<br />
sound economic management.<br />
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Richard Evans<br />
ACT Kaikoura Candidate<br />
Richard Evans, aBlenheim<br />
based business owner and<br />
resident for the last 22 years,<br />
is once again standing as the<br />
ACT Party’s Kaikoura electorate<br />
candidate. Richard has stood as<br />
the ACT candidate since the 2011<br />
election and continues to support<br />
ACT’s values of “Freedom and<br />
Responsibility”.<br />
As along-standing resident<br />
Marlborough/Kaikoura area, his<br />
goal is to see the region recover<br />
from the Covid-19 impacts quickly<br />
with “Kiwi ingenuity” rather than<br />
government intervention and<br />
handouts –and has akeen interest<br />
in supporting small businesses.<br />
“Looking forward over the next<br />
few years, our region’s farms and<br />
businesses face an uphill battle<br />
for survival and Ibelieve the ACT<br />
Party’s policies around efficient<br />
government spending and a<br />
reduction in regulation burden<br />
will go along way to supporting us<br />
to survive” Mr. Evans said.<br />
Originally from Malawi, the<br />
chartered professional engineer<br />
in (civil and structural) is an<br />
employer of more than 25 staff in<br />
the electorate and the business<br />
provides support to people wishing<br />
to develop their properties or<br />
business.<br />
Richard has akeen interest<br />
in supporting small businesses,<br />
including farming, he is strongly<br />
backing the ACT Party’s 5-point<br />
plan to recovery.<br />
“We really need to get as<br />
many people back in work as<br />
soon as possible and Isee the<br />
governments’ role as an enabler<br />
to business so they really need to<br />
be reducing red tape and rules<br />
and supporting public health<br />
initiatives that will reduce the<br />
impact of the flip flop in and out<br />
of COVID Restriction Levels ”he<br />
said.<br />
As part of the ACT suit of policies<br />
to support farmers and business,<br />
Mr. Evans will support bringing<br />
back the 90-day trial period for<br />
all businesses as well as placing<br />
athree-year hold on minimum<br />
wage increases. In addition, ACT<br />
would support privatization of<br />
the managed isolation facilities<br />
to enable the seasonal labour<br />
shortages for dairy, viticulture<br />
and horticulture to be met.<br />
“We don’t have alot of very<br />
large employers that other<br />
regions have and we are<br />
running alot of smaller<br />
businesses…it is important<br />
for me to make things easier<br />
for small businesses so we<br />
can keep wheels turning,”<br />
Mr Evans said.<br />
He said the trial scheme will<br />
make it easier for people to employ<br />
and allow more opportunities for<br />
untried mployees so they can pick<br />
up jobs later on.<br />
The scheme will also ensure that<br />
people trying to transition from<br />
sectors badly effected by COVID<br />
downturn will get achance at a<br />
trial.<br />
“Being gainfully employed is a<br />
huge positive for mental health<br />
and the government must assist<br />
where it can to ensure we are all<br />
being effectively supported” he<br />
said.<br />
The ACT Party’s proposal to<br />
create an independent Mental<br />
Health and Addiction agency<br />
will go along way to ensuring the<br />
varied needs of individuals can<br />
be provided for whilst monitoring<br />
providers to ensure cost effective,<br />
high quality care is occurring.<br />
“A Party Vote for ACT will ensure<br />
more independent thinking MPs<br />
support David Seymour in areal<br />
change from the Red vsBlue<br />
politics” Mr. Evans concludes.<br />
Only the ACT Party iscommitted<br />
to:<br />
• Afully costed plan to start<br />
repaying debt now and not leaving<br />
it to the next generation to worry<br />
about.<br />
• Having and honest debate<br />
about dealing to the debt –visit<br />
debtdestroyer.nz to have your say<br />
• Areal strategy to jump start<br />
the economy through cutting tax<br />
and bureaucracy, having smarter<br />
borders and supporting farmers<br />
and small businesses with less<br />
legislation.<br />
Jamie Arbuckle<br />
NZ First Kaikoura Candidate<br />
Jamie is aMarlborough District<br />
Councilor with over 10 years’<br />
governance in local government.<br />
Jamie has worked across all facets<br />
of Council and as aqualified<br />
Hearings Commissioner, has<br />
experience with Environment<br />
Planning and the RMA. Prior to<br />
Council and still apassion for<br />
Jamie today, ishis involvement<br />
in Horticulture. He is well known<br />
from his time at local markets and<br />
for his family’s long involvement<br />
in farming and fruit growing in<br />
the region. Jamie completed<br />
his Business and Management<br />
Diploma at NMIT. His wife Sally, a<br />
hairdresser, and their four children<br />
aged 11 -20, have been actively<br />
involved in local markets and<br />
festivals. Youwill often find them<br />
at local sporting events and day to<br />
day schooling activities.<br />
Being ahard worker, good<br />
listener, communicator and an<br />
active member of the community<br />
-Jamie know the issues. There<br />
are many major infrastructure<br />
projects in the Kaikoura Electorate<br />
that need Government support<br />
including the Picton Ferry<br />
Terminal upgrades, The Whale<br />
Trail along the East coast of<br />
Kaikoura, Irrigation Schemes and<br />
future water storage proposals,<br />
road and rail. The Provincial<br />
Growth Fund will play acritical<br />
role in our Region; Hanmer<br />
Springs recently received $3.1m<br />
towards domestic tourism to<br />
improve the thermal pools and<br />
Kaikoura received $10.88m for<br />
the Wakatu Quay and South Bay<br />
Developments which are important<br />
for employment and growth.<br />
Covid-19 has presented major<br />
challenges for our local economy.<br />
There are many affected<br />
sectors such as hospitality,<br />
tourism, accommodation, retail,<br />
construction and the small to<br />
medium sized businesses within<br />
that. Primary sectors such as<br />
viticulture, seafood, aquaculture,<br />
farming and forestry will be critical<br />
for our recovery. Afocus must be<br />
on stopping business closure, job<br />
losses and providing support to<br />
our communities around mental<br />
health. Parts of the Kaikoura<br />
electorate are reliant on tourism<br />
activities and it will be vital to<br />
showcase our region as the gateway<br />
to the South Island. There are<br />
major opportunities with offshore<br />
aquaculture -the resilience and<br />
growth of primary industries<br />
can be ensured with favourable<br />
government policies and the right<br />
investments into key strategic<br />
assets.<br />
What NZ First has achieved<br />
NZ First has commonsense<br />
policies that bring balance to any<br />
government. With a regional focus,<br />
NZ First has provided historic<br />
investment into the regions.<br />
We’ve increased frontline<br />
police numbers by 2200 with the<br />
commitment of another 1000 in the<br />
next term.<br />
We’ve secured an unprecedented<br />
amount of funding for the defence<br />
force to boost NZDF equipment<br />
and capabilities.<br />
Our seniors have seen arevamped<br />
SuperGold Card and Winter Energy<br />
Payments while our youth now<br />
have free doctors’ visits for under<br />
14’s and free trade training.<br />
NZ First has rejuvenated our rail<br />
network and invested arecord<br />
amount in our health sector.<br />
We’ve increased the minimum<br />
wage and got rid of secondary tax.<br />
We have stopped Capital Gains<br />
Taxand have listened to farmers by<br />
pulling back onextremes and bring<br />
balance to the Zero Carbon Act.<br />
Why Jamie’s running for NZ First<br />
NZ First has anexperienced and<br />
strong Caucus that has been a<br />
constructive Coalition partner.<br />
Acore principle ofNZFirst is<br />
putting New Zealand and New<br />
Zealanders first in our decision<br />
making. There has never been a<br />
time when we must ensure more<br />
than ever, that we protect New<br />
Zealand businesses and jobs.<br />
The Kaikoura Electorate needs<br />
central government support and<br />
recognition for the key role that we<br />
play in the New Zealand economy.<br />
NZ First has backed the regions<br />
with support for primary industries<br />
such as farming, forestry,<br />
aquaculture, viticulture and<br />
horticulture, vital to our region,<br />
because of their employment and<br />
export earnings.<br />
To ensure we get Jamie Arbuckle’s<br />
effective representation in<br />
Parliament for the Kaikoura<br />
Electorate, Party Vote New Zealand<br />
First.<br />
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Trees and vegetation<br />
What are you responsible for?<br />
Treestoo closetopowerlinesare ahazardand amajor cause of powerfailures during badweather.<br />
They can breakpower linesand networkequipment,resultinginrisk of seriousinjury ordeathas<br />
well as causing widespread powerinterruptions.This inconveniencesfarms and households, affects<br />
business productivity andcauses damagetocustomers’ electronic equipment and appliances.<br />
Tree Owners’ Responsibilities<br />
Underthe Electricity (Hazards fromTrees) Regulations,<br />
tree owners areresponsiblefor their trees; theresults<br />
of treedamagetopower lines can be asignificant<br />
cost to atreeowner.Please check your trees, hedges<br />
or shelterbelts regularly.Ifyou are notsurewhat to<br />
look for, please callussowecan help.<br />
Remember, treesneed to be kept asafedistance<br />
awayfrom powerlinesand otherelectricity network<br />
equipmentbecause:<br />
•Children that climb trees close to powerlines are at<br />
riskofserious injury or death.<br />
•Insevere weather conditions,vegetation can<br />
become electrically ‘live’ andmay electrocute<br />
anyone coming into contact withit.<br />
•Treesand vegetation coming intocontactwith<br />
powerlines can cause poweroutages, not just for<br />
the tree owners, but the wider community.<br />
•Inbad weather, trees can topple or branches break<br />
away causing damage to powerlinesresulting<br />
in apoweroutage. In snoworicy conditions,the<br />
additional weight on thetreecan causeasimilar<br />
scenario.<br />
•Treesclose to lines maycause electrical sparking<br />
resulting in fire.<br />
•Tree roots cangrowaroundundergroundelectricity<br />
cables, rupturing theinsulationand causingpower<br />
outages.<br />
What do theElectricity (Hazards from Trees)<br />
Regulations mean to you?<br />
These regulations are toprovide asafe electricity<br />
supply to you and to protect the security of<br />
electricity supply to everyone inthe community.<br />
The regulations place responsibilities ontree<br />
owners (you) and the electricity network operator<br />
(MainPower)<br />
Following theregulations will help ensure securityof<br />
supply to youand thewider community.<br />
Pleasedon’t wait to be reminded that your trees<br />
need to be cut.Beproactive,regularly inspect your<br />
trees and if they areineither the NoticeZone or the<br />
Growth Limit Zone they must be trimmedsafely.<br />
Calluson0800 30 90 80 forafree inspection and a<br />
quotefromour utility arborists.Beaware thatifyour<br />
trees cause anyproblems on our network,you canbe<br />
charged forall costs of repair.<br />
TheZones<br />
Theregulationsspecify different zones fortrees<br />
growing closetopowerlines andother electricity<br />
network equipment: the Notice Zone and the<br />
Growth LimitZone (illustrated below).<br />
Tree “A”<br />
In Notice Zone<br />
needs trimming soon<br />
Overhead line<br />
Notice<br />
Zone<br />
Tree“B”<br />
In Growth Limit Zone<br />
must be trimmed<br />
Growth<br />
LimitZone<br />
66,000V(highvoltage) 5.0 metres 4.0metres<br />
33,000V (high voltage) 3.5metres 2.5 metres<br />
11,000V (high voltage) 2.6metres 1.6metres<br />
400V /230V(lowvoltage) 1.5 metres 0.5 metres<br />
Notes:<br />
•These distances are from the power line, not the<br />
power pole.<br />
•Thesedistancesare aminimum andapply in all<br />
conditions, includinghigh wind or snow.<br />
•Inmost instances,the powerlinesthatgoto a<br />
houseorbuilding arelowvoltage powerlines.<br />
•Powerlines thatgodownastreetmaybelow or<br />
high voltage.<br />
Cut/Trim Notice<br />
If your tree is growing within the Notice Zone<br />
(Tree A) youwillreceivealegal notice from us saying<br />
that it must be trimmed soonbecause it is growing<br />
tooclose to powerlines and equipment.<br />
If your tree continues to growinto the Growth Limit<br />
Zone (TreeB)youwillreceivealegal notice from<br />
us requiring thetree to be trimmed (byaqualified<br />
contractor)within aspecified time frame. This is<br />
becausethe tree is nowtoo closetopowerlines and<br />
equipment, and could cause apoweroutage and/<br />
or harm thepublic. As youmight expect, thenotice<br />
zonesvary depending on thevoltage of thepower<br />
lines.<br />
OffencesCommitted by Tree Owners<br />
There arepenaltiesfor tree owners who do not<br />
complywithawritten request to cuttheir trees, or do<br />
notadvise MainPoweron0800 30 90 80 of thetime<br />
andlocation of thecutting work.<br />
On summary conviction,treeownersmay be liable<br />
for afine not exceeding $10,000and afurtherfine of<br />
$500 forevery dayonwhichthe offence continues.<br />
If your trees are considered an immediate dangerto<br />
our network,MainPowerhas an obligation to remove<br />
anyhazard. If youhave failed to keep your trees<br />
clear of powerlines, or have not respondedtoour<br />
requests,thenasthe tree owner youare responsible<br />
forall costs incurred by us toremoveany hazard.<br />
Alwaysremember: Touching live powerlines,<br />
or trees close to thelines, canresultinserious<br />
injury or death. Please ensure that youengage<br />
qualified contractors to carry outany trimming<br />
work near powerlines.<br />
Cutting TreesNear LiveLines<br />
Trimming trees and vegetation closetopower lines<br />
canbeextremely dangerousand must be undertaken<br />
by acompetent worker.When selectingacontractor<br />
please ensure they aretrainedtocarry outthis work.<br />
MainPowerhas ateam of experiencedand qualified<br />
utility arborists (arborists trained to work near live<br />
lines).Youmay engage MainPower arborists, or other<br />
arboristsofyour choosing,but it is essentialtoensure<br />
that anyone working near powerlines is suitably<br />
trainedand qualifiedtodoso.<br />
Contactus:<br />
mainpower.co.nz<br />
info@mainpower.co.nz<br />
0800 30 90 80<br />
Further informationonthe Electricity (Hazards from<br />
Trees) Regulations can be found on our website:<br />
mainpower.co.nz.<br />
MainPowerprovides afreecomplaints resolution<br />
service. If youhave anyconcerns or acomplaint about<br />
aMainPowerservice, please call us on 08003090 80<br />
or email usatfeedback@mainpower.co.nz.<br />
If youare not satisfied with theoutcome after<br />
contactingMainPower.UtilitiesDisputes provides<br />
afree and independentdispute resolution service<br />
forelectricitycomplaints.MainPower is amember<br />
of this scheme. Contact UtilitiesDisputesat:<br />
utilitiesdisputes.co.nz orphone0800223340.
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Green Party co-leaders James Shaw and Marama Davidson talk to<br />
Mike Houlahan about polling and the Green new deal.<br />
Green Party coleader James Shawhas<br />
mixed feelings about polling.<br />
He cametoparliament in 2014 after<br />
consistently high polls,when the party<br />
recorded its secondbest election result.<br />
But, in 2017, he gavethe Green’s<br />
adjournment debatespeech, havingjust<br />
been handedapoll saying the partywas<br />
well under 5percent.<br />
The numbers lookatouch better three<br />
yearson, but coleader MaramaDavidson<br />
said she and the Green campaign team<br />
were well awarethey were trying to defy<br />
history —smaller parties haveconsistently<br />
fared poorly after aterm as agovernment<br />
support party.<br />
‘‘We have polledconsistently around<br />
and above that 5% threshold, which is<br />
absolutelyencouraging, and Ithink it goes<br />
to bothwhat we have managed to get done<br />
in government,aswell as being very clear<br />
about how we would like to go further.<br />
‘‘We are notresting on any sort of<br />
security,and what we havetodoisreally<br />
focus on our policiesand get out there; that<br />
it is the Green Party and only the Green<br />
Party whowill prioritise astable climate,a<br />
thriving environment, and making sure we<br />
are taking careofeach other;that it is the<br />
Green Party who are putting out abroad<br />
visionfor the future of Aotearoa.’’<br />
The coleaders’ optimism perhaps<br />
reflects the fact they wereinterviewed<br />
beforedetails of Mr Shaw’s advocacyon<br />
behalfofaGreen schoolinTaranaki<br />
becamepublic. Mr Shaw’s backing ran<br />
contrary to partypolicy, and alsoraised<br />
questions about how stringentlyhehad<br />
examined the proposal.<br />
It remains to be seen whetherMrShaw’s<br />
profuse apologies and statement that he<br />
would not make the same decision again<br />
are enough to stave off serious harm to the<br />
Green’s electoral prospects.<br />
Reviewingthe party’ssupport<br />
agreementwith Labour, the Greens have<br />
not achievedeverythingthe partysought,<br />
but the pair felt initiativessuch as the Zero<br />
CarbonAct and the ban on oil and gas<br />
exploration marked asolid three years.<br />
‘‘Therewas thisview that youshould<br />
never let the Greens nearthe levers of<br />
government, theywill destroythe country,<br />
they’re crazy, they’lldestabilise the<br />
Government,’’MrShaw said.<br />
‘‘If you look at our actual track record,<br />
we have been aresponsiblepartnerin<br />
government, we havedelivered an<br />
enormous amountand way more thanwe<br />
actually anticipated whenwestarted,and<br />
at the same time we know we need to go<br />
further and faster thanwehave been able<br />
to do in the pastcouple of years.’’<br />
Water —specifically the destiny of Lake<br />
Manapouri—was the issue which more<br />
than any othercreatedagreenpolitical<br />
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movement in New Zealand. Fortyyears on,<br />
the GreenParty now has to wrestle with<br />
the future of the Tiwai Point aluminium<br />
smelter—the facility for which Manapouri<br />
was dammed to generate power.<br />
Mr Shaw said with his Climate Change<br />
Minister’shat on, part of him wouldlike to<br />
see the smelter remainsothat New<br />
Zealand had to take responsibility for what<br />
it consumed.<br />
However, with the closureofthe plant<br />
announcedbyownerRio Tinto, Mr Shaw<br />
was excitedatthe prospectofmore<br />
environmentally friendly alternatives<br />
replacing it.<br />
‘‘Thereare things that we can do to<br />
diversify and support industry down there,<br />
and actually utilisethe factthat we have<br />
got thisincredibleresource in the area,if<br />
we can retain alot of thoseengineers<br />
involved and involve theminnew<br />
industries down there.’’<br />
There is alsothe possibly vexed issue of<br />
building new hydro generation<br />
infrastructure—something with fiscaland<br />
environmentalramifications.<br />
Likeall parties, the Greens havehad to<br />
recalibrate their election strategies, with<br />
Covid19 stillapresentdanger.<br />
While the pandemic is unwelcome,ithas<br />
resulted in some gains for the Greens, with<br />
policies such as green jobs being<br />
acceleratedtomeet the potentialneed of<br />
workers laidoff to retrain.<br />
‘‘The $1.3 billionfor JobsFor Nature<br />
schemewas an example of realising that<br />
we can have agreenreset, thatwecan<br />
have agreen reimagination of our<br />
country,’’MsDavidson said.<br />
While economicswere certaintobea<br />
major election talkingpoint, Mr Shaw said<br />
the Greenphilosophy of sustainability<br />
meant it brought aunique perspectiveto<br />
the economic recovery picture.<br />
‘‘All that liquidity that we are pumping<br />
into the New Zealand economy has to be<br />
repaidbyafuturegenerationoftaxpayers,<br />
who are alsogoing to be confronted,<br />
whilstthey are paying that,with climate<br />
change, ahousing crisis that hasn’t gone<br />
away, poverty whichhasn’t gone away,the<br />
cost of the threewatersinfrastructure<br />
rebuild.<br />
‘‘Whatweare sayingis, everything we<br />
are talking about, whether it is the poverty<br />
action plan,the cleanenergy plan, the<br />
other stuff we have got coming up, is the<br />
Green new deal.<br />
‘‘We need to be putting everydollarwe<br />
can of that stimulustowork solvingthe<br />
longterm challenges so thatfuture<br />
generationsdon’t havetopay twice:you<br />
can actually do two things at once.’’
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25<br />
Putting ahuman face on politics<br />
NewZealand First leaderWinstonPeters talkstoMike<br />
Houlahan aboutpolitical longevityand hisparty’srole in<br />
thecoalition government.<br />
Having first been elected to<br />
Parliamentbefore manyyounger<br />
MPs wereevenborn,New<br />
Zealand First leaderWinston<br />
Peters hasseen most of the<br />
surprises that politics can<br />
provide.<br />
But even he cannot believe the<br />
alarms andincursions that have<br />
unfoldedover the pastthree<br />
years.<br />
‘‘The level of outsideincursion<br />
is unparalleled,’’MrPeters said.<br />
‘‘I knowwehavebeen through<br />
wartimeand lost far more<br />
people, but we didhavesome<br />
sort of fixonwhat we were up<br />
against.<br />
‘‘Inthiscase (Covid19), we<br />
don’t because itisasilentkiller<br />
...and there is no reasontobe<br />
careless.’’<br />
QuiteapartfromCovid19 —<br />
enough to testany government —<br />
Mr Petershas,asdeputy prime<br />
minister, beenalongsidePrime<br />
Minister Jacinda Ardern as she<br />
also dealt with terror attacksand<br />
naturaldisasters.<br />
Athreepartygoverning<br />
arrangement, which sceptics<br />
claimedwould not last three<br />
months, has proven remarkably<br />
resilient in thepast three years,<br />
with Mr Petersmostlyrefraining<br />
from goading favourite target<br />
Green coleaderJames Shaw<br />
untilthe end of the<br />
parliamentary term.<br />
Much of New Zealand First<br />
LEADER INTERVIEW<br />
politicsfor the past three years<br />
hasfocused on the provinces,and<br />
it is in theheartlandwhere Mr<br />
Peters hopes to find muchofhis<br />
hopedfor 5percent of the vote.<br />
Thediversity of Mr Peters’<br />
portfoliosmeansthat while he<br />
hasperhaps gainedfavourinthe<br />
south for championinglocal<br />
industry, he has alsoearned local<br />
criticismasRacing Minister for<br />
the revamp of the sport which<br />
has cast realdoubt on the future<br />
of somesmaller race venues.<br />
‘‘If youcan’tkeep it going how<br />
doyou expect central<br />
government to keep you going,<br />
because youare just sucking the<br />
wholelifebloodout of the<br />
industry’s future,solet’s have<br />
some rationalisation,’’MrPeters<br />
said.<br />
‘‘Parochialismhas stopped it<br />
all this time, butanybody whois<br />
interestedinracing’s longterm<br />
future,weare puttingitall<br />
togethernow ...<br />
‘‘I knowthat people willbe<br />
upsetand won’t wantthisto<br />
happen, but if you enjoyracing<br />
youwant racing to be performing<br />
like the Irish racing model does,<br />
andwehaven’t been.’’<br />
While Mr Peters claimsmany<br />
winsonNew ZealandFirst’s<br />
watch, such as the provincial<br />
growth fund,increased funding<br />
forForeign Affairsand Trade,<br />
andsubstantial investmentin<br />
equipment for the defence<br />
forces, it is perhapsanonthehoof<br />
policy change which was his<br />
most significant politicalmoment<br />
in the past three years.<br />
Following the mosque<br />
shootings, NewZealand First,<br />
whichhad previouslyproven<br />
difficult to budge on firearm<br />
reform, agreed to sweeping<br />
changes to gunlaws; Mr Peters<br />
explainedsimply thatthe world<br />
hadchanged.<br />
Although it might have cost his<br />
party some muchneededvotes,<br />
he stands by his shift in position.<br />
‘‘We arefromthe countryside,<br />
we havelivedonfarms, we have<br />
used guns, we knowthat pest<br />
control is massive anditis<br />
literally amatter of survivalin<br />
some cases.<br />
‘‘Weunderstand allthat, but<br />
we werenever going to be the<br />
puppets of the NRA(National<br />
Rifle Association) from the<br />
UnitedStates.<br />
‘‘Youcan’t have 51 people lose<br />
their lives and 49 almostdeador<br />
damaged for the rest of theirtime<br />
on this Earth withoutyou doing<br />
something...We don’t want to be<br />
the party that does that.WhenI<br />
waschallenged Isaid, ‘yes, we<br />
have changed ourmind’. We want<br />
rules thatwork.’’<br />
Mr Peters saidthe past three<br />
yearshad been hard work, and,<br />
aswas to be expected, not allof<br />
the governing partieshad agreed<br />
Winston Peters<br />
... He has seen<br />
most of the<br />
surprises that<br />
politics can<br />
provide.<br />
PHOTO:GETTY IMAGES<br />
all of the time.<br />
He has copped considerable<br />
flak from National—which<br />
polledthe most partyvotesin<br />
2017—for backing Labour,but<br />
Mr Peters, aged75, contrasted<br />
this term with his first in<br />
parliament in 1979, when he was<br />
partofaNational Partywhich<br />
had10,000 fewer votes than<br />
Labour, but asubstantialfirstpastthepostmajority.<br />
‘‘At leastnow it is atransparent<br />
and honest system,’’ he said.<br />
‘‘My colleagues and Itooka<br />
massiverisk goingwith Jacinda,<br />
but we could seethattherewas a<br />
better chance of aleadership<br />
change and adirectional change<br />
andthe systemwould regain its<br />
humanface,and it has.’’<br />
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The show must go on ...and it will<br />
Cause for celebration ... Cast members are jubilant at the move to alert level 1.<br />
Some of the cast of the Hartley School of<br />
Performing Arts’ production of The Lion, the<br />
Witch and the Wardrobe let out ajubilant<br />
‘‘whoop’’ at news the region is moving to alert<br />
level 1, allowing the muchanticipated show to go<br />
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The 200strong cast and the backstage crew<br />
moved into the Rangiora Town Hall on Saturday,<br />
in anticipation of the government’s Covid19<br />
PHOTO:DALE HARTLEYBROWN<br />
level 1announcement on Monday afternoon.<br />
The wholeschool production marks the<br />
school’s 25th anniversary.<br />
It will be performed in six shows, with daily<br />
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Saturday, October 3, and two evening shows from<br />
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On display ... Arts in Oxford Gallery volunteer Paul Smith with two of Philip<br />
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exhibition at the gallery.<br />
PHOTO: SHELLEYTOPP<br />
Trusttum exhibition<br />
marks anniversary<br />
By SHELLEY TOPP<br />
The Arts in Oxford Gallerybegan its 10th<br />
anniversary celebrations last weekwith<br />
the installationofanexhibition by<br />
Philip Trusttum, one of New Zealand’s<br />
leading figurative, expressionist artists.<br />
The Christchurch octogenarian, who<br />
livedinOxfordfrom 1949 until 1954, is<br />
also apatron of the gallery.<br />
He is known for his largescale,<br />
energetic paintings,and the work in his<br />
latest exhibition, What Have We Got<br />
Here,istrue to form.<br />
All of the confronting work in this<br />
exhibition begs that veryquestion.<br />
At firstglance, DonkyDance could be<br />
aportrait of alarge voodoo doll but it is<br />
actually a2018 figurativeportrayal of<br />
one of the artist’s grandchildren wearing<br />
amask, purchased from a$2shop.<br />
Suzuki,a2019 painting of the Suzuki<br />
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interpretwith its giveaway title.<br />
However, the answer to ‘‘what have<br />
we got here’’ is not so obviousfor Philip's<br />
painting of another motor company<br />
emblem, entitled Holden.<br />
The 14 acrylics on unstretchedcanvas<br />
in WhatHave We Got Here wereinstalled<br />
at the gallery on Wednesdaylastweek.<br />
An officialopening of the exhibition<br />
willbeheld in the galleryat1.30pm this<br />
Saturday.<br />
Before theopening, acreative forum<br />
and paneldiscussion will be held at the<br />
gallery and, afterthe opening,Philip<br />
willgive atalk and create a<br />
collaborative artworkwith hisaudience.<br />
Oxford Arts Trustchairwoman Areta<br />
Wilkinson saysthe gallery is excited to<br />
havePhilip’s involvement in the<br />
celebrations. The exhibition runs until<br />
Sunday, November8.<br />
Well said ... Winners and placegetters in the speech competition, from left, Millie<br />
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Praise for quality of speeches<br />
Twenty five young studentsshowed off<br />
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JudgeSally MacDonald congratulated<br />
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<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>September</strong> <strong>24</strong>, <strong>2020</strong><br />
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Spring warmth ... Contractors are hoping for abusy season, but there has been alack of consistent spring rain so far.<br />
Staffrecruited as<br />
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By DAVID HILL<br />
Spring is in the air and <strong>North</strong><br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> agricultural contractors are<br />
looking forward to abusy season.<br />
Local contractors spoken to by <strong>North</strong><br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong> say they have their<br />
staff recruited and the machinery is<br />
ready for whatever Mother Nature<br />
throws at them.<br />
‘‘There’s abit going on, but we are all<br />
shaping up for adry one,’’ Bethell<br />
Agriculture owner Sam Bethell says.<br />
‘‘The winter crops are being reworked<br />
and resown and the fodder crops<br />
are in the ground, and it’s not long until<br />
the baleage starts.’’<br />
Adry winter, alack of consistent<br />
spring rain and the predicted La Nina<br />
weather pattern this summer has left<br />
farmers and contractors on aknifeedge.<br />
‘‘It’s very dry at the moment. We would<br />
be lucky to have had half of our annual<br />
rainfall so far, which doesn’t bode well<br />
with La Nina just around the corner,’’ he<br />
says.<br />
Sam runs asmall operation with just<br />
four staff.<br />
Fletcher Farms owner Nigel Fletcher<br />
says it has been aspring of extremes so<br />
far, with last week’s ‘‘horrific’’<br />
northwesterly wind blowing away the<br />
little bit of rain which had fallen, and<br />
then followed up by about 2.5cm of snow.<br />
‘‘It’s starting to get abit busier, but it’s<br />
very weather dependent,’’ he says.<br />
But he has had no trouble recruiting<br />
staff.<br />
‘‘We advertised and we had 20odd<br />
people put their CVs in. Alot of people<br />
were scared they wouldn’t get skilled<br />
staff, but Ifind more often than not<br />
people from higher skilled jobs can<br />
transition pretty quickly.’’<br />
BA Murray Ltd director Steve Murray<br />
says he is enjoying abusy start to the<br />
season.<br />
‘‘It’s busy enough, which is interesting<br />
in spite of the fact that everybody is<br />
predicting it to be arecession.<br />
Everybody Italk to is flat out.<br />
‘‘The silage started early and we’re on<br />
to cultivation and drilling. It’s been an<br />
interesting season.<br />
‘‘We started doing silage in August,<br />
which is unusual.<br />
‘‘We normally start in <strong>September</strong> and<br />
then November is manic, but for<br />
someone to say get into it in August, it’s<br />
abit unusual.’’<br />
But Steve says the earlycut silage may<br />
be needed later in the season if<br />
conditions remain dry.<br />
He has two more staff joining his<br />
ranks over the next few weeks and then<br />
his team will be full.<br />
Sanders Contracting owner Stuart<br />
Sanders says there has been some good<br />
grass growth through the winter, but it is<br />
too early to say whether the spring is<br />
going to be agood one.<br />
‘‘These showers are good and, if they<br />
keep up, it will make adifference, but<br />
what snow there’s been has been<br />
disappearing pretty quickly.<br />
‘‘It’s just amatter of staying positive<br />
and see what Mother Nature throws at<br />
us, because she will decide what work<br />
there is.’’<br />
Stuart is asole operator, with acouple<br />
of casual staff he can call on when<br />
needed.<br />
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32 <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>September</strong> <strong>24</strong>, <strong>2020</strong><br />
Cash needed to avert crisis<br />
Ruralleaderssay more funding is needed<br />
to supportmental wellbeing, before it<br />
reaches crisis point.<br />
<strong>North</strong><strong>Canterbury</strong> Rural Support Trust<br />
chairwoman Gayle Litchfield and Rural<br />
WomenNew Zealand national president<br />
FionaGower say morefundingisneeded<br />
for frontlineinitiatives to reduce rural<br />
suicide rates.<br />
The pair were speakinginresponse to<br />
the Zero Suicide Aotearoa report<br />
commissionedfor Parliament’s crosspartyMental<br />
Healthand Addiction<br />
Wellbeing Group.<br />
‘‘It tells us what we already know,that<br />
suicide in rural New Zealand is an issue.<br />
It’s an appalling situation that needs<br />
fixing,’’ Mrs Gower says.<br />
‘‘It’s great to see some thoughtand<br />
commitment giventosolutions for rural<br />
New Zealand. They havemerit,and<br />
RuralWomen New Zealand wouldlike to<br />
see every part and level of the community<br />
included.<br />
‘‘We would like to see thatcommitment<br />
materialise in fundingand resources.<br />
The solutionsneed to be properly<br />
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youth and men in rural communities as<br />
being the most atriskgroups, Mrs Gower<br />
says rural women are equallyatrisk of<br />
becoming isolated, especially in times of<br />
adversity and low payouts.<br />
‘‘They talkabout the poor farmer who<br />
worriesabout the farm and theiranimals,<br />
butthe women also worry about the farm,<br />
theanimals, the kids, the booksand the<br />
community.<br />
‘‘Womenare the glue whichholds<br />
communities together. The common<br />
worry is ‘ifsomething happens to me, who<br />
will pickupthe pieces’. They are holding<br />
everything together.’’<br />
Education around selfawareness of<br />
wellbeing is agood place to start,Mrs<br />
Litchfield says.<br />
‘‘Through education,wecan make sure<br />
employers are more aware of their<br />
employees’wellbeing and in turn their<br />
ownwellbeing.<br />
‘‘We need to normalise ‘baddays’, that<br />
it’s OK to have ‘bad days’ and thatfeeling<br />
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sundefinitely comes out the next day.’’<br />
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Not amused ... Federated Farmers <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> president Cameron Henderson<br />
is not impressed with the government’s freshwater consultation.<br />
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continue to irk<br />
By DAVID HILL<br />
A‘‘lack of goodconsultation’’has led to<br />
‘‘badfreshwater regulation’’, Cam<br />
Hendersonsays.<br />
The Federated Farmers <strong>North</strong><br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> presidentsays theinitial<br />
sixweekconsultation period, during<br />
one of the busiest times on the farming<br />
calendar, was not good.<br />
The governmentextendedthe<br />
consultation periodtoeight weeks and<br />
received more than 17,000 submissions.<br />
‘‘To be fair to the government, there<br />
were some changes made in theface of<br />
that avalancheofopposition,’’ Mr<br />
Hendersonsays.<br />
‘‘Butwarnings at that time, and many<br />
timessince, from Federated Farmers<br />
and othersthat some of the proposals<br />
wouldnot only be extremely expensive<br />
but also unworkable in apractical sense,<br />
were ignored.’’<br />
Agriculture Minister Damien<br />
O’Connordisputedthis,saying extensive<br />
consultation was done with farming<br />
leaders ‘‘over aperiod of many months<br />
both before and after the public<br />
consultation’’.<br />
‘‘There were thousands of<br />
submissions received as partoflast<br />
year’s consultations. The Government<br />
listenedand as aresult many changes<br />
were made to the original plan.’’<br />
Changes included alongertimeline to<br />
implement changes, anational bottom<br />
line for dissolved inorganic nitrogen not<br />
to be implementedatthis stage, and<br />
existing permanentfencesare not<br />
required to be moved viaregulation, Mr<br />
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Low slope mapsprepared for the new<br />
stockexclusionrules are equally<br />
confusing as consultation documents<br />
identified 3.8 millionhectares as low<br />
slopepastoralland, whereas the final<br />
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million hectares, includinghill and high<br />
country land, he says.<br />
Mr O’Connorsays he is meetingwith<br />
farmers around the country and,while<br />
the policy is good, the implementation<br />
may need to be adjusted for each region.<br />
‘‘Implementation comes downtothe<br />
sensibleapplication of necessary<br />
regulations. It became apparentthat<br />
some of the regulations withinthe<br />
freshwater standards,including ones<br />
around winter grazing, needed to be<br />
adjusted, so we did that.’’<br />
Meetingsare ongoing with Ministry<br />
for the Environmentand Primary<br />
Industries officials to work on making<br />
the mappingdata more accurate, Mr<br />
O’Connor says.<br />
‘‘Theintentisvery clear —tocleanup<br />
our waterways. Where the regulations<br />
are impractical or unclear, we will<br />
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‘‘It is achange in practice for some<br />
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PARADISE FOUND<br />
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Central village rare opportunity<br />
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<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />
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Ohoka 693 Tram Road<br />
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Vendors havepurchased<br />
Lookingfor a4ha lifestyle property with ahighly convenient location, privacyand avery well presented 232 sqm four<br />
bedroom home? Thentake alookat693 Tram Road. There is anewly completed92sqm addition withfloor to ceiling double<br />
glazed glass doors, opening to astunning Kwila deck. This area has been built to ahigh standardand includes main living,<br />
master bedroom and ensuite and asecondbedroom. This area has oak flooring and no expense hasbeen spared on the<br />
plumbing,which includes aVailantcombi boiler which runs four radiatorsaswell as the hot water. Clad in Stria witha<br />
Colorsteel roof and internalgutters it is ultra modern. Theland is subdivided into ninepaddocks, with cattle-yards and afour<br />
bay barn,including one enclosed bay. With its ownwell,thereisplenty of water available for thegarden as well as the house.<br />
With themotorway only 7kmaway and the well regarded decile 10 Ohoka school nearby it is anideal location.<br />
4 2 2 1<br />
Auction 1.00pm, Sat 10th Oct, <strong>2020</strong>, Rangiora Town Hall<br />
View Sat 26 Sep 2.45 -3.30pm<br />
Web pb.co.nz/RL77927<br />
Maurice Newell<br />
M 027 <strong>24</strong>0 1718<br />
E mauricen@pb.co.nz<br />
Hamish Anderson<br />
M 027 678 8888<br />
E hamisha@pb.co.nz<br />
Oxford 497 Steffens Road<br />
Auction<br />
Job transfer dictates sale<br />
This 398sqmhome, set inapicturesque park-like setting, consists of three separate accommodation areas. Currently -main<br />
dwelling, "parents wing" and guestwing -providingfor atruly multi-generational living scenario. In the main dwelling, step<br />
into abeautifulhome with character features, modern conveniences, open plankitchen/dining with generous walk-in pantry,<br />
family lounge and large formal lounge, two very generous double bedrooms, family bathroom and walk-inlinen/storage room,<br />
complimented by two fabulous outdoorentertaining areas. The tworemaining wingsare self-contained with their own<br />
bathroom, bedrooms and living areas. Allwings have their own separate entry and inter-connect with the main dwelling. The<br />
4ha of landissubdivided intofive paddocks ,withgoodqualityTempleton and Eyre-Paparua soils, (according to soil maps)<br />
and you have your own well. Buildings and features outside consistof100sqm Totalspan garage/workshop, hayshed,tool<br />
shed, wood shed.<br />
Property Brokers Ltd Licensed REAA 2008 |pb.co.nz<br />
5-6 3 4 2+<br />
Auction 1.00pm, Sat 10th Oct, <strong>2020</strong>,Rangiora Town Hall<br />
View Sun 27 Sep 2.30 -3.30pm<br />
Web pb.co.nz/RL77379<br />
Maurice Newell<br />
M 027 <strong>24</strong>0 1718<br />
Hamish Anderson<br />
M 027 678 8888<br />
E mauricen@pb.co.nz<br />
E hamisha@pb.co.nz<br />
Proudtobehere
<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />
Sefton 107 Harleston Road<br />
Auction<br />
We're out, you're in<br />
Our vendors are retiringand leaving their magnificent home that theylovingly built. Nowisyour opportunity.This versatile<br />
rammed earth home has seven bedrooms, with awest wing of 180m2 comprisinglargeopen planlivingwith twobedrooms<br />
plus an office, cool store room and bathroomdownstairs, as well as three bedrooms upstairs, with another bathroom and<br />
kitchenette/living area. The east wing has two living areas, twobedrooms andashared bathroom.There is a100m2 shared<br />
garage and off the garages, separate toilets andseparate laundries. Energyefficiency is afeature of this homewith thethick<br />
rammed earth walls providing aheat sink for winter and keeping the interior cool in summer. In the west wing there is a<br />
Warmington open fire as well as aRayburn withawetback which also provides underfloorheating through pipes which pass<br />
beneathconcrete floor pavers. Thekitchen alsohas awalk-in pantry and abutlers sink. Theeast wing hasawood-burner.<br />
8 3 3 4<br />
Auction 1.00pm, Sat 10th Oct, <strong>2020</strong>, Rangiora Town Hall<br />
View Sun 27 Sep 1.30 -2.30pm<br />
Web pb.co.nz/RR72756<br />
Hamish Anderson<br />
M 027 678 8888<br />
E hamisha@pb.co.nz<br />
Maurice Newell<br />
M 027 <strong>24</strong>0 1718<br />
E mauricen@pb.co.nz<br />
Rotherham 74 Topps Road<br />
Auction<br />
Call to action, call to auction<br />
Our vendor is retiringafteralifetime of farming, thisproductive property is nowyour opportunity. Property Brokers are proud<br />
to present this attractive and productive 83ha farm. The soils on the flat are predominately Ayreburn Deep Clay, with the<br />
balance Waipara Moderately Deep SiltyLoam. Currentlythe flats are being irrigated with hard hose irrigatorsfrom hydrants<br />
down the central lane.There are 45 Amuri Irrigation Company shares, which provide 27 litres/sec. The home is athree<br />
bedroom wooden bungalow of approximately 186sqm with aseparate twocar garage, with power. There are alarge number<br />
of support buildings including a9mx13.5m three bay shed,awoolshedofapproximately 120sqm,with additional storage<br />
underneath, afour bay shed measuringapproximately 8m x16m, the red shed approximately 12mx10m, the fully lockable<br />
shed, which is approximately 12mx9m, as well as an old dairyand piggery. There is apumpshed on the flatwhich is used for<br />
irrigation.<br />
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3 1 2<br />
Auction 1.00pm, Sat 10th Oct, <strong>2020</strong>, Rangiora Town Hall<br />
View By appointment<br />
Web pb.co.nz/RR74876<br />
Hamish Anderson<br />
M 027 678 8888<br />
Maurice Newell<br />
M 027 <strong>24</strong>0 1718<br />
E hamisha@pb.co.nz<br />
E mauricen@pb.co.nz<br />
Proudtobehere
<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />
Eyrewell Forest 599 Downs Road<br />
Auction<br />
Vendors downsizing<br />
Our vendors have built in Rangiora and need to sell this beautifully designedthreebedroom, two bathroom home.One wing<br />
contains the master bedroom with an ensuite and walk in wardrobe.Another winghas two bedrooms and the main bathroom.<br />
There are two living area's with an openplankitchen living andaseparatelounge.The log-burner has awetback and there is<br />
aheat pump as well.ABelling stove and AEG dishwasher are typical of the quality of the chattels and fit out. The garage is a<br />
largesingle withanadjoining separate laundry and mudroom.Extra accommodation is available in the one bedroomflat<br />
adjoiningthe shed, which has akitchen/living area andagood bathroom and is approximately 45m2.The shed itself is<br />
approximately 150m2 with acommercial roller door and clear span, highstud steeltrusses. It has three phase power and<br />
excellent lighting.The <strong>24</strong>m2 studio is transportable, so could be sold separately if not wanted.<br />
4 3 3 1<br />
Auction 1.00pm, Sat 10th Oct, <strong>2020</strong><br />
View Sun 27 Sep 11.15 -12.00pm<br />
Web pb.co.nz/RL76179<br />
Maurice Newell<br />
M 027 <strong>24</strong>0 1718<br />
E mauricen@pb.co.nz<br />
Hamish Anderson<br />
M 027 678 8888<br />
E hamisha@pb.co.nz<br />
Oxford 7A Bay Road<br />
Attractive Townhouse AMust View<br />
This immaculatelypresentedthree-bedroom homeisthe idealstart forfirst home buyers, small families and retirees looking<br />
for alowmaintenance property in beautiful surrounds. Located afew minutes fromOxford's bustling amenities, tuckedaway<br />
in aprivate setting this attractive Oamarustonehomewith established gardens, patio,BBQ area andasingle internalgarage<br />
provides all theessentials for comfortableliving. With <strong>North</strong>facingliving areas, the kitchen, diningand lounge receivethe full<br />
benefit of the sun keeping these spaces warm and cosy. The bedrooms all havedouble wardrobes and anattractive updated<br />
bathroomgives youabeautiful space to feel pampered in. Alightfilled kitchen looks out onto theattractive gardens and<br />
indoor/outdoor access from the dining andlounge areas make it easy to enjoy alfresco meals and outdoor living. The home<br />
has gas hot water, andaheat pump for the cooler months.DeadlineSale closes Tuesday 6th October 5:00 pm. Call Di nowto<br />
see<br />
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3 1 1 1<br />
Deadline Sale closes Tuesday 6th October, <strong>2020</strong>at4.00pm,<br />
(unless sold prior)<br />
View Sun 27 Sep 1.00 -1.30pm<br />
Web pb.co.nz/RU77963<br />
Di Moreira<br />
M 027 848 8020<br />
E di@pb.co.nz<br />
Proudtobehere
<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />
Eyrewell 2199 South Eyre Road<br />
Eyrewell Forest 805 Downs Road<br />
Motivated Vendor<br />
Only eleven years old,this propertyhas an excellent kitchen, open plan<br />
living,separate lounge, two outstanding bathroomsand is heated by<br />
two heat pumpsand Contessa log-burner with wetback. The living<br />
areas enjoyasunny aspect, with seamlessflow to the patio. In<br />
addition there is aseparate double garage with an attached office,<br />
giving four cargaraging. On freedrainingsoil, it is ideal for horses or<br />
any other classofstock. There is establishedshelteronfour sides, it is<br />
private with plenty of shelter and hasit's ownwell. Just 30 minutes<br />
from ChristchurchAirport.<br />
3 2 2 4<br />
For Sale $720,000<br />
View Sun 27 Sep 12.15 -1.00pm<br />
Web pb.co.nz/RL76076<br />
Maurice Newell<br />
M 027 <strong>24</strong>0 1718<br />
Hamish Anderson<br />
M 027 678 8888<br />
Forest Field Opportunity<br />
Arare opportunity to purchase aproperty with access to arguably one<br />
of the bestprivate airfields in the country.Situatedjust minutes by air<br />
from Christchurch International Airport, it has three runwayscatering<br />
for every wind direction.Our vendorismoving and wants it sold. The<br />
hangar is approximately 16m X13.5m with avery high stud and 4m<br />
high opening doors and there is athree bay barn, one of which is<br />
enclosed with two roller doors, as well as tie down points forvisiting<br />
planes. Thetemporary accommodationisapproximately 12m x7m<br />
and has an insulated lunch roomand shower.<br />
1 1 1 1<br />
Deadline Sale closes Thursday 15th<br />
October, <strong>2020</strong> at 4.00pm<br />
View By appointment<br />
Web pb.co.nz/RL77889<br />
Maurice Newell<br />
M 027 <strong>24</strong>0 1718<br />
Hamish Anderson<br />
M 027 678 8888<br />
Kaiapoi 148 Butchers Road<br />
Rangiora 8/26 Victoria Street<br />
Location, soils and Irrigation<br />
Excellent opportunity to secure thisproductive propertylocated on<br />
Butchers Road, close to Silverstreamretail villageand approximately<br />
15 minutes to Christchurch International Airport. Good water supply,<br />
includingtwo irrigation waterrights, one being from thecrystal clear<br />
OhokaStream.Appealing, sunny 200 sqm four bedroomresidence<br />
with two livingareas, heatedbyanew Masport log-burner andan<br />
Everhot rangebyClassic Cookers, both with wet-backs. Extensive<br />
mature shelter belts andtrees, 6.2ha of quality freedraining<br />
Waimakariri Silt Loam soils.<br />
4 2 2 1.5<br />
Deadline Sale closes Wednesday 14th<br />
October, <strong>2020</strong> at 4.00pm, (unless sold<br />
prior)<br />
View Sun 27 Sep 11.30 -12.30pm<br />
Web pb.co.nz/RL78098<br />
Maurice Newell<br />
M 027 <strong>24</strong>0 1718<br />
Hamish Anderson<br />
M 027 678 8888<br />
Over 60's unit -Simply delightful<br />
Lovelytwo bedroom unitthat has been designed withthe over 60's in<br />
mind.Everything in thekitchen is at your fingertips andisopen plan to<br />
be sunny and spacious. The wonderful compact garden is easily<br />
accessed from the lounge. Themasterbedroomisspaciouswith a<br />
good wardrobe, and the bathroom has aheatednon-slip floor and<br />
large walk in shower. Aseparate laundry andsingle attached garage<br />
roundsoff thiswonderfulproperty. Don't miss it, come and havea<br />
look. The vendors are asking for offers over$340,000<br />
2 1<br />
Deadline Sale closes Wednesday 30th<br />
<strong>September</strong>, <strong>2020</strong> at 4.00pm, (unless<br />
sold prior)<br />
View Sun 27 Sep 1.00 -2.00pm<br />
Web pb.co.nz/RU77643<br />
Bev Wright<br />
M 027 434 <strong>24</strong>86<br />
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Proudtobehere
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What’s happening in your<br />
community…<br />
Bin Spot Checks<br />
In October we start undertaking bin audits –<br />
checking that people are putting the right things<br />
in their bins. We’re doing this because recycling<br />
contaminated by rubbish has resulted in 179<br />
truckloads ofrecycling going to the landfill.<br />
To help educate people, we will be hitting the<br />
streets to spot check that people are putting<br />
the right items in the right bin. Learn more at<br />
rethinkrubbish.co.nz<br />
Cycleway Connection for Woodend<br />
The Woodend-Sefton Community Board were<br />
excited at their meeting on Monday tohear<br />
more about the proposed extension of the<br />
Rangiora Woodend Path to complete the<br />
connection to Woodend.<br />
Aworkshop was held explaining the options,<br />
including the connection to the signalised<br />
pedestrian crossing on SH1 outside the school that<br />
NZTA has approved. Staff will make some changes<br />
after feedback from the Board and then go out for<br />
community consultation in coming weeks.<br />
Natural Hazard Drop In Sessions<br />
The Council has been updating models and<br />
planning maps, to show the possible extent of<br />
natural hazards on land in the Waimakariri District.<br />
These models and maps are updated every few<br />
years to provide the best possible information for<br />
landowners looking to buy, build or develop.<br />
If you want to find out more about the natural<br />
hazard map update, Council staff are available to<br />
answer your questions online and are also holding<br />
in person drop-in sessions. Details are below:<br />
18 <strong>September</strong> –19 October<br />
Online event -waimakariri.govt.nz/letstalk<br />
<strong>24</strong>/7 during duration<br />
14 October<br />
Rangiora Town Hall -303 High St, Rangiora<br />
6pm –9pm<br />
19 October<br />
Ruataniwha Kaiapoi Civic Centre<br />
176 Williams St, Kaiapoi<br />
4pm –7pm<br />
TwoFree Events this weekend –<br />
Friday and Sunday<br />
On Friday head to Kaiapoi to join the community<br />
in acknowledging 10 years since the earthquakes<br />
with afree festival. Join in the fun, food, fireworks,<br />
market stalls and live entertainment at Raven<br />
Quay in Kaiapoi from 5–8pm.<br />
On Sunday the Rangiora Festival of Colour is held<br />
in Victoria Park from 10am –4pm. You can expect<br />
vibrant colours, cultural performances, great music<br />
and food.<br />
Park &Ride Coming Soon<br />
We’re improving facilities for people using bus<br />
services, and work will soon start on Park &Ride<br />
sites in Rangiora.<br />
Work at the northern site on River Road beside the<br />
dog park will start in late <strong>September</strong>, and will be<br />
finished in late November. Dog park access will be<br />
available during the work.<br />
Work on the southern site on South Belt, alongside<br />
Southbrook Park will start from early October and<br />
will be finished inlate November. Park users won’t<br />
be affected by the work.<br />
Acentral Rangiora site is located in White Street,<br />
and Kaiapoi will have acentral site behind New<br />
World, and asouthern site just south of the Tram<br />
Road on-ramp.<br />
The facilities will complement new peak hour bus<br />
services, and make accessing the Christchurch CBD<br />
easier for residents and commuters.<br />
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make sure they have<br />
the right items going<br />
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your bin check and how to<br />
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COASTAL WARNING<br />
SIREN TEST<br />
MONDAY 28 SEPTEMBER1PM<br />
Waimakariri Civil Defence will be testing the<br />
District’s coastal warning system at 1pm on<br />
Monday 28 <strong>September</strong>.<br />
Sirens are located at The Pines Beach/Kairaki,<br />
Woodend and Waikuku beaches, however<br />
depending on wind conditions, the sound may<br />
travel further.<br />
The test message will last for approximately one<br />
minute and depending on how close you are, may<br />
be quite loud.<br />
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Kaiapoi<br />
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To Acknowledge 10 Years from The Earthquakes<br />
Join us for Fun, Food &Fireworks<br />
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Men book two finals berths<br />
HOCKEY<br />
Rangiora Hockey’sDivision 3Men<br />
and Platinum Boys’ Ateams will be<br />
the club’s only senior teams to contest<br />
competition finals this weekend.<br />
The Division 3men qualified<br />
second in its grade and will meet<br />
Southern UnitedinSunday’s final<br />
against ateam the side lost to earlier<br />
in the season, butsoundly beatjust a<br />
couple of weeks ago.<br />
The Platinum Boys’ Ateam was<br />
demoted to the Division 2<br />
competition earlier in the season and<br />
since then has won every game,<br />
including recently defeating Avon,<br />
which they will face in the final.<br />
Last weekend, Avon beat<br />
Rangiora’s Bteam in the semifinal,<br />
meaning the Bs play off for third<br />
against HSOB/Burnside.<br />
Despite wins in the penultimate<br />
round, Rangiora’s Division 1and<br />
Division 2women’s teams will be<br />
playing off for the minor placings in<br />
their respective competitions.<br />
Meanwhile, the season is over for<br />
Rangiora’s Division 1men and<br />
Division3women.Losses last<br />
weekend gives both sides abye.<br />
The Platinum Agirls’ team also<br />
missed out on the final, losing to topofthetable<br />
HSOB/Burnside in its<br />
semifinal.<br />
The Rangiora Hurunui Mid Week<br />
Women’s team faced Southern<br />
United in the Division 2minor semifinal<br />
last Tuesday, after newspaper<br />
deadline. The side will be hoping to<br />
reach the final in only its second year<br />
in the competition.<br />
The Rangiora Allsorts Mid Week<br />
Men’s team willbeplaying off for the<br />
Division2wooden spoon against<br />
Southern next week after a<br />
disappointing loss to Harewoodon<br />
Monday night.<br />
In the junior grades, the Kiwi<br />
Sticks boys’ teams both had big wins,<br />
as did the Renegades Kwik Sticks<br />
boys’ team. The Rampage Kwik<br />
Sticks boys and Rubys Kwik Sticks<br />
girls drew their games against<br />
Harewood teams,but, unfortunately,<br />
the Rascals and Rhinos Kwik Sticks<br />
girls teams lost, leaving them to<br />
contest theminor placings in their<br />
divisions this weekend.<br />
Meanwhile, the Rangiora and<br />
Kaiapoi High School hockey teams<br />
have been performing well in<br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> competitions. The RHS<br />
boys team won the School Sport<br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> competition, beating<br />
Papanui High School in the final 20.<br />
The KHS boys camethird in the<br />
same competition after beating<br />
In control ... Joe Taylor, for the Rangiora Allsorts, in action against Harewood. The<br />
Allsorts suffered adisappointing loss.<br />
PHOTO: SUPPLIED<br />
Riccarton 21. This was atight<br />
competition between five teams, with<br />
RHS and KHS drawing both of their<br />
encounters during the season.<br />
The RHS girls’ team finished third<br />
in the School Sport<strong>Canterbury</strong><br />
competition, beating the Riccarton<br />
High1st XI in the playoff game 21.<br />
Meanwhile, the KHS girls’ team<br />
entered the <strong>Canterbury</strong> HockeySSL<br />
competition this year for the first<br />
time.The side has lost only one game<br />
this season –against Christchurch<br />
Girls’ High whichthey face in the<br />
finalthis week.<br />
Results<br />
Division 1Men: Rangiora CBK 1lost to<br />
Marist Mulisha 4. Women:Rangiora CBK<br />
2(Sue Shearer 1, Jess Cooper 1) beat<br />
Marist 1. MVP: Jess Cooper.<br />
Division 2Women: Rangiora 1(Lucy<br />
Asher 1) beat Hornby Panthers 0. MVP:<br />
Lucy Asher.<br />
Division 3Women: Rangiora 1(Maddi<br />
Plimmer 1) lost to University Athenians<br />
3. MVP: Annie Robertson.<br />
Mid Week Open Men: Rangiora<br />
Allsorts 1(Tim Hawke 1) lost to<br />
Harewood Red 2. Women: Rangiora<br />
Hurunui 2(Lou MonesCazon 1, Lucy<br />
Murray 1) drew with Hornby Cats 2.<br />
Platinum Men: Rangiora A4(Patrick<br />
Green 1, Giles Witt 1, Ricco Pepper<br />
Edwards 1, Byron Turner 1) beat HSOB/<br />
Burnside 0. MVP: Ricco Pepper<br />
Edwards.<br />
Rangiora B0lost to Avon 8. Platinum<br />
Women: Rangiora A1(Kaylee McDonald<br />
1) lost to HSOB/Burnside 4. MVP: Olivia<br />
Winn. RangioraB4(Brooke Cooper 1,<br />
Anna Withers, Ella Kellman 1, Aimee<br />
Planner 1) beat Harewood Green 0. MVP:<br />
Sasha Smith.<br />
Kwik Sticks Girls: Rangiora Rascals 1<br />
(Rosie MonesCazon 1) lost to Carlton<br />
Redcliffs 4. MVP: Rosie MonesCazon.<br />
RangioraRubys 1(Sarah Walsh 1) drew<br />
with Harewood 1. MVP: Libby Baggott.<br />
RangioraRhinos 0lost to Southern<br />
United 5. MVP: Brooke Neutze.<br />
Kwik Sticks Boys: Rangiora Renegades<br />
10 (Ollie Taylor 2, Luke Cherry 2, Logan<br />
Austin 2, Connor Smith 2, Tenzin Woods<br />
1Cody Harkess 1) beat Medbury 0. MVP:<br />
Logan Austin. Rangiora Rampage 1<br />
(Henry Webb 1) drew with Harewood<br />
Blue 1. MVP: Jonathan Myall and Seth<br />
Anders. Girls: Rangiora Raiders 1(Zara<br />
Cartwright 1) lost to HSOB/Burnside<br />
Llamas 4. MVP: Laura Blackadder &<br />
Clementine Forbes. Rangiora Rainbows<br />
7(Ruby Taylor 3, Sophie Cartwright 2,<br />
Kayleigh Sweeney 2) beat Hornby Pumas<br />
2. MVP: Sophie Cartwright.Rangiora<br />
Rebels 9beat Waikirikiri Herons 0. MVP:<br />
Bella Cherry. Rangiora Road Runners<br />
won by default<br />
Kiwi Sticks Boys: Rangiora Rogues 5<br />
(Joel Pulley 3, Eru Te Awa 2) beat<br />
Waikirikiri Rurus 2. MVP: Cameron<br />
Kuch. Rangiora Rangers 6beat HSOB/<br />
BurnsideWizards 1.<br />
Mini Sticks Girls: Rangiora Rabbits 12<br />
(Adele Ferguson 6, Emma McKellow2,<br />
Catherine McKellow 2, Quincey Hawes 2)<br />
defeated HSOB/Burnside Bunnies 2.<br />
MVP: Adele Ferguson and Erika Zwick.<br />
RangioraRockets 3(Arlette Newman 1,<br />
Mya Dyndul 1, Caitlin Price 1) beat<br />
HSOB/Burnside Piglets 2. MVP: Arlette<br />
Newman.Boys: Rangiora Roadsters 1<br />
(Jaks Joslen 1) lost to HSOB/Burnside<br />
Leopards8.MVP: Patton Cooper.<br />
SPORT<br />
<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>September</strong> <strong>24</strong>, <strong>2020</strong><br />
SPORT RESULTS<br />
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Rangiora Croquet<br />
Theclub’s 2019<strong>2020</strong>seasons successincluded winning<br />
four <strong>Canterbury</strong> titles.<br />
Golf croquet: Knockout:(JohnFoster, AlisterNewey,<br />
Lesley Smith, Hilda Neweyand Neville Turner). Pairs:<br />
(Lesley Smith andNeville Turner). Division3:(Liz<br />
Partridge,Wil Henderson,JennyGalbraith, Ivan<br />
Hayward, Terry Greenand Joan Barnard).<br />
Association Croquet:Pairs: (CarolKidd andAlister<br />
Newey).<br />
Club winners: Senior singles:Alister Newey. Division<br />
two: GlendaHamilton.Handicappairs: Neville Turner<br />
andWil Henderson.Mostimproved player:Alister<br />
Newey. Most improvednovice:JohnWhyte.<br />
Theclub alsowon the <strong>Canterbury</strong> Association’s<br />
Millennium Cup for the mostsuccess in provincial<br />
competitionand —the jewelinthe crown —the <strong>North</strong><br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong>Sportand Recreation’sClub of theYeartitle<br />
at its annualawards.<br />
Amberley Smallbore Rifle Club<br />
<strong>September</strong>14: DQuigley 99.6,KQuigley99.5,GWright<br />
99.5, KBrown 99.5, MQuigley 98.5,OMitchell 95.2, H<br />
Henderson 95.1,WParker 91.2,IFrazer 91.0,MParker<br />
90.2, BParker 86.0, MPalmer 75.0.<br />
<strong>September</strong> 20:DQuigley 99.6,KBrown98.6, MQuigley<br />
98.5,KQuigley97.5,KMoriarty96.2, HHenderson95.3,<br />
SBush94.3, SMoriarty 93.1,WParker 92.1, OMitchell<br />
90.0,IFrazer85.0, MParker 85.0,BParker 84.0, M<br />
Palmer68.0.<br />
Rangiora Golf Club<br />
Ninehole stableford:Men:Tony Fox20, 1; JohnGardner<br />
19,2;Dennis Brook 18, 3. Ladies: JanMoffatt20, 1; Rita<br />
Moore17, 2; PatBenney 16, 3.<br />
Ladiesstableford: Division1:JaneMoratti36. Division 2:<br />
Julie Eliott31. Division3:Ann Woods 35.Division 4:<br />
Denise Hall 39.<br />
Midweekmen, stableford:NoelMcLaughlan 41,1;<br />
Murray Fyall 40,2;AndyReeves 39.<br />
Fridaymixedopen,stableford: TonyStephenson 36,1;<br />
Mary Harris 36,2;Dennis Bennett 36, 3.<br />
Weekend men:TeamYellow Ball stableford: Mark<br />
Graham, Keith Anderson,Mike Block, Maurice McNally.<br />
AmberleyGolf Club<br />
Combined stableford: Ash Genet and DavidRowell 62,1;<br />
Judy Brown andJannene Cumming, Grant Dunlop and<br />
Scott Manson, Gavin Burrows andShaun Heslop, equal<br />
2, 60; Robin Denby and Bruce Mills, 5, 57; Lyn Robertson<br />
andBrian Fitzgerald,BrianGilland andTonyFleete,<br />
equal6,56.<br />
Ninehole (stroke):Val Crooks541737, 1onac/b from<br />
Heather Kemp572037. Men:Mike Carpenter 52 17 35,<br />
1; John Evans 51 14 37, 2.<br />
Men’s midweek(stableford):DavidRowell 41,1;Geoff<br />
d'Auvergne,Neil Rhynd, equal 2, 38.<br />
Ladies’ midweek 27 Hole Closed Tournament, VMW<br />
Trophy: Judy Brown 74 Nett, 1onac/b from Kate Percy<br />
74.<br />
Rangiora BridgeClub<br />
Saturday, <strong>September</strong>12, PocockPairs: N/S: Margaret<br />
Pickering/Jeanette Chatterton 1, Janine Taylor/John<br />
McKenzie2,Helen Dunn/Sue Solomons3.E/W: David<br />
McRae/Fern McRae1,DawnSimpson/LindaHanham 2,<br />
Norm Shipley/LesleyShipley 3.<br />
Monday, <strong>September</strong>14, Rimu Pairs: N/S:Dave Tocker/<br />
SueMcIlroy 1, David Rainey/DavidMcRae 2, Hilary<br />
Lakeman/JillAmer 3. E/W PatGreen/Denise Lang1,<br />
Gaynor Hurford/Lynda Grierson2,ShonaKeating/Linley<br />
Thomas3.<br />
Monday, <strong>September</strong>14, Evening:N/S:Liz Calder/<br />
Lindsey Sigglekow 1, MarkApperley/JanetApperley2,<br />
Annette Caldwell/Gail Dunlop 3. E/W:Murray Davis/<br />
SharynDavis1,NoelLangdon/Gavin Dunnett 2, Fons<br />
Saunders/Ellis Saunders 3.<br />
Wednesday, Sept16, PremierPairs: N/S: JeanetteJoyce/<br />
LizPartridge 1, JillAmer/Hilary Lakeman 2, Derek<br />
Wilson/Alison Price3.E/W:NikkiLuisetti/Richard Peter<br />
1, Liz Duke/Jenny Shore2,FernMcRae/David McRae 3.<br />
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44 <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>September</strong> <strong>24</strong>, <strong>2020</strong><br />
Cadets welcome return to level 1<br />
By DAVID HILL<br />
Waimakariri’s CivilDefence<br />
cadets are hopingfor more<br />
consistencyafter apandemicaffected<br />
first year.<br />
MakaylaKoppert, aged 13, is<br />
among agroupofyoung people<br />
selectedfor the first intake of the<br />
Waimakariri District Council’s<br />
Civil Defence cadetsprogramme,<br />
which began in February.<br />
But the cadets have been able to<br />
meetonly during level 1, so<br />
training opportunities have been<br />
limited.<br />
‘‘Duringthe lockdown we did<br />
sometraining fromhome (via<br />
Zoom) and some paperwork, and<br />
we hadreally only justgot back<br />
intoitand then we wentback to<br />
level 2,’’ Makaylasays.<br />
The cadets managed to have a<br />
weekend camp in July, which was<br />
meant to be thesecondcamp for<br />
the year after the firstwas cancelled<br />
because of the lockdown.<br />
‘‘Itwas really fun. Ididn’t think<br />
we would be doing as many<br />
activities, but we got to use radios<br />
and we learned about fire<br />
extinguishers, and we got closer as<br />
ateam,’’she says.<br />
Makaylahopestotrain as a<br />
nurse and wants to be involved in<br />
emergency services.<br />
The cadets programme is the<br />
first of its kindinNew Zealand,<br />
but the initiative is popular in<br />
Australia, says Waimakariri<br />
DistrictCouncil civil defence<br />
emergency management officer<br />
Chris Field.<br />
Chris is working alongside the<br />
council’s youth development<br />
facilitator, Sam Redman,sothe<br />
In training... Waimakariri DistrictCouncil Civil Defenceemergency management officer Chris Field, left, and cadet<br />
MakaylaKoppert, aged 13, are looking forward to returning to cadettraining nightsunder alert level 1.<br />
PHOTO:DAVIDHILL<br />
trainingisabout developing young<br />
leaders as well as trainingfor<br />
emergency services.<br />
‘‘We think this is good for<br />
Waimakariri.<br />
‘‘It fits in with the youth<br />
development strategy,and in the<br />
youthsurvey young people said<br />
they wanted to be involved in the<br />
communityand to be recognised<br />
...as having value, and Ithink this<br />
is agood way of doing that.’’<br />
The programme has good<br />
support from other local<br />
emergency, volunteer and cadet<br />
organisations, such as Fire and<br />
Emergency New Zealand, the<br />
police, St John, theWaikuku<br />
Beach Surf Life Saving Club, the<br />
Rangiora 88 Squadron air cadets,<br />
and the StudentVolunteer Army.<br />
Chris hopes, with level1,the<br />
cadets will have more time to get<br />
involved in the community.<br />
The programme is funded for up<br />
to 20 cadets, so there will be<br />
anotherintake next year.<br />
In brief<br />
Fisheriesmeeting<br />
Acommunity meeting to<br />
considerwhethertoreopen<br />
Kaikoura’s shellfish and<br />
seaweedfisheries has been<br />
called for Monday.The<br />
Kaikoura coastal shellfish<br />
and seaweedfisheries have<br />
been closed for more than<br />
three years because of<br />
damage from the 2016<br />
earthquake. Te Korowai is<br />
hosting the gathering to<br />
considerthe latestscience<br />
and coastalrecovery<br />
research, and to hear the<br />
community’s views. It will<br />
be at the Kaikoura Trotting<br />
Club Hall at the South Bay<br />
Racecourse, with doors<br />
opening at 3.30pm and<br />
presentations from 4.30pm.<br />
To learn more, visit<br />
teamkorowai.org.nz.<br />
Feedback on theissue will<br />
be received until<br />
Wednesday, <strong>September</strong> 30.<br />
Proposals sought<br />
The Kaikoura District<br />
Council is seeking<br />
expressions of interest to<br />
develop the former<br />
community swimming pool<br />
site on The Esplanade. The<br />
site, comprising about 1800<br />
square metres,isclassified<br />
as recreationreserve.<br />
Expressions of interest are<br />
open untilOctober19.<br />
Contact dave.clibbery@<br />
kaikoura.govt.nz for more<br />
information.<br />
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Outdoor spring burns<br />
worry local firefighters<br />
By ROBYN BRISTOW<br />
Fire and EmergencyNew<br />
Zealand (FENZ)iscalling on<br />
Cantabrians to thinkbefore<br />
lighting fires as spring’s<br />
nor’westwinds and dry<br />
weather kickin.<br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> PrincipalRural<br />
Fire Officer Bruce Janes says<br />
windsand dry conditions<br />
create the perfect recipe for<br />
firestoget out of control.<br />
‘‘We knowalot of land<br />
managers have been<br />
undertakingpreplanned<br />
burnsoverthe last coupleof<br />
months, but we just want to<br />
remind themtobecareful<br />
aboutconditions if theyhave<br />
any moreplanned overthe<br />
next monthorsix weeks.<br />
‘‘We are expectingsummerlike<br />
conditions to hit earlier<br />
than previousyears,socaution<br />
and care are needed when<br />
planningand undertaking the<br />
burn,’’ he says.<br />
FENZisalso calling for<br />
caution if peoplehave had a<br />
fireinthe pastweek or so.<br />
Withhigh winds forecast, it is<br />
important to ensure there are<br />
no hot embers remaining,even<br />
if it means turning over the fire<br />
and pouring water on the ashes<br />
to prevent flareups in a<br />
howlinggale.<br />
FENZwarnsthat fires in<br />
nor’west winds limits its<br />
resources, with aircraftnot<br />
abletohelp in highwinds.<br />
If anyone is planning afire,<br />
FENZwouldlike to be<br />
informed about howbig it is<br />
expected to be, what timeit<br />
was going to be lit, and if there<br />
was any way FENZ could help.<br />
‘‘Wecan help with reviewing<br />
weather patterns and<br />
identifying safe areas to burn.<br />
It is also important to be aware<br />
of the weather conditions in<br />
the days after your planned<br />
burn, as fires could easily flare<br />
up.’’<br />
UV water unit for Hanmer<br />
Drinkingwater safety<br />
standardsinthe Hurunui<br />
District are keepingupwith<br />
the latest technology.<br />
The council recently<br />
installed anew ultraviolet<br />
(UV) disinfection unit for<br />
Hanmer Springs.<br />
Before the water reaches<br />
households, it is exposed to<br />
Guinea pig show<br />
The organisation <strong>North</strong><br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> Guinea Pigs<br />
will hold anational guinea<br />
pig show on Saturday,<br />
October <strong>24</strong>, from 10am to<br />
3pm, at Woodend. There<br />
will also be local events for<br />
enthusiasts at 38 Rangiora<br />
Woodend Road. Entry is by<br />
gold coin entry. For<br />
enquiries, ring Jenny on<br />
(021) 145 7<strong>24</strong>5.<br />
Stage musical<br />
The Hartley School of<br />
Performing Arts will be<br />
performing its wholeschool<br />
production, The<br />
Lion, the Witch and the<br />
Wardrobe,atthe Rangiora<br />
Town Hall. It will be<br />
performed in six shows,<br />
with daily shows at 2pm<br />
from Wednesday,<br />
<strong>September</strong> 30, to Saturday,<br />
October 3, and two evening<br />
shows from 7.30pm on<br />
Thursday and Friday. The<br />
show celebrates 25 years of<br />
business for the school. It is<br />
suitable for children of all<br />
ages. Children aged seven<br />
and under must be<br />
accompanied by an adult.<br />
Running time is around 140<br />
minutes. Tickets cost $15<br />
each or $55 for afamily of<br />
four, plus abooking fee.<br />
They are available at Town<br />
Hall Cinemas, over the<br />
counter, and online at<br />
townhallcinemas.co.nz/<br />
liveshows.<br />
Ohoka School plant sale<br />
The Ohoka School, on<br />
Jacksons Road, will hold a<br />
plant sale on Sunday,<br />
UV light at aspecified<br />
wavelength, which kills<br />
bacteriaand protozoa.<br />
Chief operations officer<br />
Dan Harris said the unit<br />
meets drinking water<br />
standards. UV intensity is<br />
continuously monitored and<br />
alarmed, ensuring that the<br />
water being supplied is safe.<br />
October 18, from 10am to<br />
1pm. Entry is free. More<br />
than 15,000 plants will be<br />
for sale at prices starting<br />
from $2. There will be<br />
hedging, natives, grasses,<br />
trees, awide variety of<br />
perennials, edibles, and<br />
flower and vegetable<br />
seedlings. Bring atrailer.<br />
Check out the Ohoka<br />
School Plant Sale on<br />
Facebook.<br />
Repurpose expo<br />
An expo aimed at sharing<br />
ways to look after and<br />
transform objects and<br />
materials, to save<br />
resources and reduce<br />
waste will be held at the<br />
Amberley Domain on<br />
Saturday, <strong>September</strong> 26,<br />
from 12.30pm to 4.30pm.<br />
Upholsterer Nigel Cook<br />
will make achair from<br />
recycled components and<br />
artist Mark Lander will<br />
make paper from flax fibre<br />
and cotton rags, alongside<br />
30plus other creative folk<br />
who will showcase their<br />
arts and crafts. Repairers<br />
will offer basic repair,<br />
sharpening and mending<br />
services for tools,<br />
machinery, bikes, clothes,<br />
and household items (not<br />
electrical appliances).<br />
Entry is $5 per person.<br />
Children are free.<br />
Refreshments are<br />
included. Facebook: Time<br />
Bank Hurunui. Contact:<br />
(03) 314 3406, (027) 5<strong>24</strong> 7332,<br />
or send an email to:<br />
tbhlearningexchange@<br />
gmail.com.<br />
Situations Vacant<br />
PEOPLE wanted for traffic<br />
control work, factory<br />
work and labouring roles.<br />
A variety of shifts and<br />
hours. We also do CVs.<br />
Superior Personnel, phone<br />
313 6180, unit 1/6 Cone St,<br />
Rangiora. Or see<br />
www.superiorpersonnel.co.nz.<br />
MUSICAL<br />
DIRECTOR<br />
The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />
Academy of Music Inc<br />
(NCAM)<br />
currently has avacancy<br />
for a Musical Director<br />
to join our small and<br />
dedicated team. Based<br />
in Rangiora, the position<br />
is for 4 hours per<br />
week during term time.<br />
Please see our website<br />
www.ncam.ac.nz/<br />
faculty-vacancies<br />
for a full job description.<br />
If interested please<br />
email acovering letter<br />
to<br />
enquiry@ncam.ac.nz<br />
Applications close<br />
Friday 9th October<br />
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If you’re looking for avaried, rewarding position that will<br />
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Applicants for this position should live locally, have NZ<br />
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Formore informationplease email<br />
Cynthia.otto@hurunui.govt.nz.<br />
To apply for this job go to: http://hdcjobs.co.nz/Vacancies<br />
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<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>September</strong> <strong>24</strong>, <strong>2020</strong><br />
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Citizens Advice Bureau <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />
is looking for volunteers<br />
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At CAB we aim to give the best SERVICE<br />
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Come and join us?<br />
Application formavailable on<br />
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or collect from our office in the Rangiora Library,<br />
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Applications close on Friday,16October <strong>2020</strong>.<br />
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For Sale<br />
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Available at Gracebrook,<br />
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314 7076.<br />
Entertainment<br />
TRADITIONAL Dutch<br />
Music Concert, at the<br />
Balcairn Hall, 4 Ashby<br />
Road, Balcairn, Sunday<br />
27th <strong>September</strong> 2pm, tickets<br />
$10 adult, $5 student<br />
from Blackwells Kaiapoi,<br />
Artisan Rangiora, Sally<br />
Macs Amberley. Limited<br />
door sales / Dutch afternoon<br />
tea. Internet bookings,<br />
updates and enquiries to<br />
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“The Key of Knowledge ..“(Luke 11:52)<br />
BRITAININBIBLE<br />
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This is acomprehensive examination of<br />
the scriptures to find evidence that Britain<br />
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clues to point to who this power is? Careful<br />
reading leads to the answers.<br />
DVD presentation:<br />
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First Aid Training<br />
Meditrain South Central<br />
are conducting Workplace<br />
(one day) and Refresher First<br />
Aid training (half day)<br />
in Rangiora on:<br />
Tuesday 6 th October<br />
To enroll onto these courses<br />
or for further details,<br />
please contact us on<br />
0508 428 428 or book on-line at:<br />
www.meditrain-sc.co.nz/bookings.html<br />
Meditrain is registered with NZQA as a Private<br />
Training Establishment (PTE).<br />
Our courses are recognised by the Ministry of<br />
Education and meet the minimum workplace<br />
requirements specified by Worksafe NZ.<br />
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Entertainment<br />
Kun je zingen? Zing dan mee!<br />
NEDERLANDS MUSIC CONCERT<br />
MADE IN HOLLAND presents:<br />
Traditional Dutch music<br />
singalong and fun!<br />
at BALCAIRN HALL,<br />
4Ashby Road, Balcairn<br />
Sunday, 27<strong>September</strong><br />
2.00 pm.<br />
Tickets $10 adult,<br />
$5 Dutch afternoon tea<br />
Text 027 625 6485 to<br />
reserve door sale /ticket enquiries<br />
Garage Sales<br />
78 MAYS ROAD, Leithfield.<br />
Saturday 26th Sept,<br />
9am -12noon. Small farm<br />
and building tools, lambing<br />
trailer for quad bike, tailing<br />
irons (gas), wooden<br />
ladders, paper back and<br />
hardcover books (many NZ<br />
history).<br />
Public Notices<br />
Pets<br />
BICHON HOMESTAY<br />
for smaller dogs. We look<br />
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46 <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>September</strong> <strong>24</strong>, <strong>2020</strong><br />
Public Notices<br />
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR ONE TRUSTEE FROM THE AMBERLEY<br />
DISTRICT CATCHMENT FOR THE KATE VALLEY LANDFILL<br />
COMMUNITY TRUST<br />
The Kate Valley Landfill CommunityTrust is seekingnominations for one community<br />
trustee from the Amberley Ward of the HurunuiDistrict for the Trust.<br />
The principal task of this charitable Trust is to distribute funds provided by Transwaste<br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> for purposes that are beneficial to the community in the Waipara area.<br />
This includes funding community activities or facilities in any location within the<br />
Hurunui District which are capable of conferring such benefit.<br />
In the event of more than one nomination being received, apublic meeting will be<br />
held in the Amberley Memorial Library, Amberley,onMonday,16th November,<strong>2020</strong>,<br />
where avote will take place to elect one trustee who will be appointed for aterm of<br />
three years. It will be arequirement of those wishing to vote at this electionmeeting<br />
to sign aregister stating their name and address in orderthat eligibility to votecan be<br />
assessed. The initial trustee is notprecluded from offering themselves for election.<br />
The Kate Valley Landfill Community Trust is made up of three Community trustees,<br />
one Amberley trustee and two Settlor’s trustees.<br />
Who CanMake aNomination?<br />
Any person over the age of 18 whose principal place ofresidence is within the<br />
Amberley Ward of the Hurunui District identified on the plan in the Trust Deeds,<br />
and whose name and address appears on the applicable current electoral roll, can<br />
nominate people from the Amberley Ward.<br />
How Can aNomination Be Made?<br />
Writtennotice in the formofaletter of nomination is required. This must:<br />
•Contain the full name and residential address of the person making the<br />
nomination, and that person’s date of birth and signature.<br />
•Contain asignedstatementofwillingness to serve as atrustee from the person<br />
nominated, together with his/her full name, date of birth and residential address.<br />
•Becomplete in all respects and be received by The Secretary, ADRAInc, PO<br />
Box87, Amberley on or before the closing date of Friday, 23rd October,<strong>2020</strong>.<br />
Who CanBeNominated?<br />
Any person over the age of 18 whose principal place ofresidence is within the<br />
Amberley Ward of the HurunuiDistrict identified on the plan in the Trust Deed.<br />
More Information<br />
Acopy of the KateValleyLandfill Community Trust Deed can be requested by<br />
phoning 0800 TRANSWASTE(872 679). The Deed sets out the purposesofthe<br />
Trust and the way in which it operates.<br />
2313311<br />
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR ONE COMMUNITY TRUSTEE<br />
FOR THE KATE VALLEY LANDFILL COMMUNITY TRUST<br />
The Kate Valley Landfill Community Trust is seeking nominations for one community<br />
trustee from the Waipara Community Area.<br />
The principal task of this charitable Trust is to distribute funds provided by Transwaste<br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong>for purposes that are beneficial to people whose principal place of residence<br />
is within the contributing area to the Waipara School (the Community Area). This<br />
includes funding community activities or facilities in any location that are capable of<br />
conferring such benefit.<br />
In the event of more than one nomination being received, apublic meeting will be held<br />
in the Waipara Memorial Hall on Monday, 16 November <strong>2020</strong>. Voting will be open from<br />
6:30pm-7:30pm. Avote will take place to elect one trustee who will be appointed for<br />
aterm of three years. It will be arequirement of those wishing to vote to be present on<br />
the night of this election meeting and to sign aregisterstating their name and address in<br />
order that eligibility to vote can be assessed.Noproxy/absentee votes will be accepted.<br />
The existing trustee whose term isexpiring isnot precluded from offering themselves<br />
for re-election.<br />
The Kate Valley Landfill Community Trust is made up of three Community trustees, one<br />
Amberley trustee and two Settlor’s trustees.<br />
Who Can Be Nominated?<br />
Any person over the age of 18 whose principal place of residence is within the Waipara<br />
Community Area identified on the plan in the Trust Deed.<br />
Who Can Make aNomination?<br />
Any person over the age of 18 whose principal place of residence is within the<br />
Community Area and whose name and address appears on the applicable current<br />
electoral roll.<br />
How Can aNomination Be Made?<br />
Writtennotice in the formofaletter of nominationisrequired. This must:<br />
•Contain the full name and residential address of the person making the nomination,<br />
and that person’s date of birth and signature.<br />
•Contain asigned statement of willingness to serve as atrustee from the person<br />
nominated, together with his/her full name, date of birth and residential address.<br />
•Becomplete in all respectsand be received byThe Secretary, Kate Valley Landfill<br />
Community Trust, POBox 96, Amberley7441 on or beforethe closing date of<br />
Friday,23October<strong>2020</strong>.<br />
More Information<br />
Enquiries can be directedtoSecretaryKVLCT@gmail.com<br />
Officialcomplaints must be made to the Secretarynolater than 5days after the<br />
electionresults announced.<br />
Acopy ofthe Kate Valley Landfill Community Trust Deed can be requested by phoning<br />
0800 TRANSWASTE (872 679).<br />
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APOLL ON ELECTORAL SYSTEM<br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong>Regional Council electorshavethe righttodemand apoll on the<br />
electoral systemtobeused at the next twotriennial general elections<br />
(2022 and 2025) forthe <strong>Canterbury</strong>Regional Council.<br />
The choice is between the First Past the Post (FPP) and the Single Transferable<br />
Vote (STV) electoral systems. Unless apolldetermines otherwise, the<br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong>Regional Council will continue to use the FPP electoral system.<br />
Avalid demand forapollmustbe:<br />
• Made in writing.<br />
• Signed by at least5percentofeligible electorsofthe <strong>Canterbury</strong>Regional<br />
Council. This willrequireaminimum of 20,356 elector signatures.<br />
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on Tuesday 13 October<br />
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2316939<br />
Public Notices<br />
PUBLIC NOTICE OF<br />
APPLICATION FOR<br />
ON-LICENCE<br />
SECTION 101, SALE<br />
AND SUPPLY OF<br />
ALCOHOL ACT 2012<br />
Ryman Healthcare<br />
Limited has made an<br />
application to the District<br />
Licensing Committee<br />
for the Renewal of the<br />
On Licence in respect<br />
of the premises situated<br />
at <strong>24</strong> Charles Upham<br />
Drive Rangiora known<br />
as Charles Upham<br />
Retirement Village.<br />
The general nature of the<br />
business to be conducted<br />
under the licence is a<br />
Retirement Village. The<br />
days on which alcohol is<br />
(or intended to be) sold<br />
under the licence are<br />
Monday to Sunday 12pm<br />
to 10pm.<br />
The application may<br />
be inspected during<br />
ordinary office hours of<br />
the Waimakariri District<br />
Licensing Committee<br />
at 215 High Street,<br />
Rangiora.<br />
Any person who is entitled<br />
to object and who wishes<br />
to object to the issue of<br />
the licence may, not later<br />
than 15 working days<br />
after the first publication<br />
of this notice, file anotice<br />
in writing of the objection<br />
with the secretary of<br />
the District Licensing<br />
Committee at Private Bag<br />
1005, Rangiora.<br />
No objection to the issue<br />
of arenewal licence may<br />
be made in relation to a<br />
matter other than amatter<br />
specified in section 131<br />
of the Sale and Supply of<br />
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03 327 3111<br />
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<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>September</strong> <strong>24</strong>, <strong>2020</strong><br />
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Ph (03) 379 6159 info@windowmarket.co.nz<br />
Fax (03) 962 1012 www.windowmarket.co.nz<br />
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South Pacific Motorcycle Services<br />
“we’re your LOCAL motorcycle guys”<br />
• Service • Repairs • Tyres<br />
• Motorcycle Rental<br />
•Fully Equipped Workshop •Quality Work •Affordable Rates!<br />
Ph: 03 312 0066 |office@motorbiketours.co.nz<br />
www.motorbiketours.co.nz<br />
2313195<br />
SERVICES<br />
CASH PAID FOR SCRAP<br />
•Car Bodies •Scrap Steel•Specialists in Farm<br />
Machinery•All non Ferrous<br />
Contact Jamie for<br />
your free quote:<br />
027 2754099<br />
info@jgbuild.co.nz<br />
Scrap Metal<br />
Builder<br />
MAINLAND<br />
METALS LTD<br />
Ph (03)338 7000<br />
Mike0274 818544 •Robbie0274818 027<br />
Locally owned and operated<br />
<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />
owned &operated<br />
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Renovation specialists<br />
New homes, alterations<br />
&farm buildings<br />
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RangioraToyota<br />
2018 Yaris GX<br />
•1.3LPetrolAuto, ReverseCamera<br />
•Bluetooth<br />
•Only 37,600kms<br />
$<br />
15,995<br />
2010 Toyota Ractis<br />
•1.5LPetrolAuto<br />
•Climate Air,<br />
•KeylessEntry &Start/Stop<br />
$<br />
10,995<br />
2010 Toyota Wish<br />
•1.8L Petrol, 7-seater<br />
•Alloys<br />
•Climate air<br />
$<br />
11,995<br />
2010 Toyota Prius S<br />
•1.8L Hybrid Petrol Auto<br />
•Keyless,ClimateControl<br />
•Only 78,100km<br />
WAS$17,995<br />
NOW $<br />
14,995<br />
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Ex-Demo 2019 CorollaSXSedan 2013Toyota Prius S<br />
•1.8L Hybrid Petrol,<br />
•1.8L Hybrid Petrol Auto<br />
•Satnav,TSS<br />
$ •Keyless<br />
33,995<br />
• Only 150kms<br />
•5-door Hatch<br />
$<br />
17,995<br />
2016 Corolla GX Sedan<br />
•1.8L PetrolAuto, Bluetooth<br />
•ReverseCamera<br />
•Done 63,500kms<br />
$<br />
17,995<br />
2007 Toyota CamryGL<br />
•2.4LPetrolAuto<br />
•FM/AM &CDPlayer<br />
•NZnew<br />
$<br />
6,995<br />
2013Toyota Aqua<br />
•1.5LHybrid PetrolAuto<br />
•ParkingSensors<br />
•Bluetooth<br />
WAS$15,995<br />
NOW $<br />
14,995<br />
2016 Yari ris SX<br />
•1.5LPetrolAuto, Alloys<br />
•Fog Lights<br />
•Only 29,100kms<br />
$<br />
15,995<br />
2016 Corolla GLX Sedan<br />
•1.8L PetrolAuto, Alloys<br />
•ReverseCamera<br />
•Done 65,800kms<br />
$<br />
17,995<br />
2017 Corolla GLX Sedan<br />
•1.8L PetrolAuto, Alloys<br />
•Satnav,Keyless<br />
•Only 17,750kms<br />
$<br />
20,750<br />
2018 Corolla GX<br />
•2.0L PetrolAuto<br />
•Satnav,Bluetooth<br />
•Alloys, only 44,350kms<br />
$<br />
21,995<br />
2018 Corolla Wagon GX<br />
•1.5LPetrolAuto, Bluetooth<br />
•ReverseCamera<br />
•Only 13,450kms<br />
$<br />
19,995<br />
2012Corolla WagonGX<br />
•1.5LPetrolAuto<br />
•Bluetooth/MP3,CD/USB<br />
•Only 26,150kms<br />
$<br />
14,995<br />
2015HondaJazzRS<br />
•1.5LPetrolAuto, Satnav<br />
•Alloys, ReverseCamera<br />
•Only30,300km<br />
$<br />
16,995<br />
2018 Corolla GX<br />
•2.0L PetrolAuto<br />
•Satnav,Bluetooth<br />
•Alloys, only 49,000kms<br />
$<br />
21,995<br />
<strong>2020</strong> CamryV6<br />
•3.5LPetrol8-speedAuto, Leather<br />
•Satnav,Sensors/Camera<br />
•Only 200kms<br />
$<br />
44,995<br />
2017 CamryAtara SL<br />
•2.5LHybrid Petrol, Alloys<br />
•Leather,ReverseCamera<br />
•Only 21,200kms<br />
$<br />
31,995<br />
2005 Aurion Sportivo SX6<br />
•3.5LV6Auto, Alloys<br />
•Spoiler,Sports Seats<br />
•91,300kms<br />
$<br />
10,995<br />
2019 RAV4 AWD GXL<br />
•2.5LPetrolAuto<br />
•Toyota Safety Sense<br />
•Satnav,only 17,350kms<br />
$<br />
37,995<br />
2019 RAV4 GXL<br />
•2.5LPetrolAutoAWD,Satnav,ReverseCamera<br />
•Latest Shape<br />
•Only22,200kms<br />
$<br />
37,995<br />
2018 Highlander GXL<br />
•3.5LPetrolAWD,Leather-7 Seater<br />
•ReverseCamera<br />
•35,300kms<br />
$<br />
46995<br />
2018 LandCruiser PradoGX<br />
•2.8L Turbo Diesel Auto<br />
•7-seater, 4WD<br />
•Only 48,300km<br />
$<br />
51,995<br />
2009 LandCruiser 200 Seri<br />
es<br />
WAS$51,995<br />
•4.5LTurbo-Diesel, V8<br />
•8-seater, Satnav NOW $<br />
• ClimateAir 49,995<br />
2018 Toyota PradoGX<br />
•2.8L Turbo Diesel, 7-Seater<br />
•ReverseCamera<br />
•Done 42,900km<br />
$<br />
51,995<br />
2019 HiluxSR5 4WD<br />
•2.8L Turbo Diesel, Satnav<br />
•ReverseCamera<br />
•Done33,750km<br />
$<br />
47,995<br />
2017 HiluxSRPrerunner<br />
•2.8L Turbo Diesel Manual<br />
•ReverseCamera, Bluetooth<br />
•Tonneau<br />
2019 FortunerGXL<br />
•2.8L Turbo Diesel Auto4WD<br />
•Satnav,ReverseCamera<br />
•Only 23,600<br />
2019 Hiace ZR<br />
•2.8L Turbo Diesel 6-SpeedManual<br />
2015Hilux4x4 Single Cab<br />
•3.0L TurboDiesel Manual<br />
•Roof Racking<br />
•Only58,650km<br />
2016 HiluxSRPrerunner<br />
•2.8L Turbo Diesel, Alloys<br />
•ReverseCamera<br />
•Done93,900km<br />
$ $ •5-Door,Satnav<br />
29,995<br />
48,995<br />
$<br />
41,995<br />
$<br />
30,995<br />
$<br />
•ReverseCamera,only 250kms<br />
30,995<br />
Percival Street,Rangiora • Ph (03) 313-8186 any time • www.rangiora.toyota.co.nz<br />
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