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Fears as river blaze raged

By ROBYN BRISTOW

Kelvin and Kerryn Clark were on

tenterhooks on Sunday as awindfanned

fire raged along the Hurunui River,

forcing the precautionary evacuation of

the Hurunui rivermouth bach

community.

The Rangiora couple could do little

but wait for reports on the fire, which

began after an old burn flared up,

pushed along by astrong nor’wester.

Kerryn said it was unnerving waiting

for news in Rangiora, but they were

relieved when word reached them that

people staying in their bach near the

mouth had made it out safely.

Their holiday home was safe.

Six helicopters, urban and rural

volunteer fire brigades, and a20tonne

digger tackled the blaze that raced down

the north bank of the Hurunui River and

through three farms.

It was eventually stopped about 12

hours after it started, having burnt

within 2km of the settlement.

Principal Rural Fire Officer for

Canterbury Bruce Janes said quelling

the fire was agreat collaborative effort,

with the urban brigades from Waipara

and Cheviot looking after assets and

home protection, while the rural

brigades worked in the riverbed.

The three farmers involved were also

very helpful to firefighters.

The fire was reported about 6am,

starting where afarmer had undertaken

aburn afew days earlier.

‘‘It was so windy it started 20 fires,

which were separated by green grass

from pastures, which was the saving

grace,’’ Mr Janes said.

Continued Page 2

Festival

an event

to dye for

By SHELLEY TOPP

Ablast of colourrained down on

Victoria Parklast Saturday during the

annual Rangiora FestivalofColour.

Zany masterofceremonies David

Greensmith kept thingsmadcap

throughoutthe day with random, inyourface

colour blastsaddingtothe

fun. The day featured along listof

entertainers, and livemusic from three

bands, Isolde, Funk and Disorderly and

the Electric Temples.

‘‘It was the bestlineup we haveever

had,’’ said organiser Karl Horwarth.

However, after rescheduling four

timesbecauseofCovid 19 restrictions,

extreme weather warnings and an

unplanned clash with school holidays,

attendance was down on last year.

‘‘It was disappointing to seethe

numbers down, but the feedback from

thosewho did come has been

awesome.’’

More pictures, page 29

Playing the blues ... Funk and Disorderly band members Danni McCord and Phill Hoodz, of Waikuku, relax during the Rangiora Festival

of Colour in Victoria Park last Saturday afternoon, after performing with the band at the event earlier in the day.

PHOTO: SHELLEY TOPP

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By ROBYN BRISTOW

The Brackenfields shopping

precinct in Amberley is for

sale.

The property, ownedbya

syndicateoflocal investors,

went on the marketthis week.

The shopping centre—the

land and buildings only—

includes a3564squaremetre

Countdown Supermarket and

retail stores. It is for sale by

deadlineprivatetreaty, with

offers due by November 5

unless sold prior.

Tim Rookes, the managing

director of real estate firm

CBRE Christchurch, says there

is 5790sqm of lettable area on a

27,021sqm sitewhich fronts on

to Carters Road (State

Highway 1), withaccess alsooff

Amberley Beach Road.

He says demandfor

supermarketanchored

investments is at an alltime

highinthe Covid era, given

thatthey are tenantsthat

provide an essentialservice.

‘‘CBRE has beeninstructed

to sell the landand buildingsas

atenanted investment,’’ he

says.

‘‘Weare not aware of any

tenant movement within the

centre.’’

Mr Rookessays the climate

for commercialsales is pretty

tough.

However,therehad been

unprecedented resultsinthe

commercialsales spacethis

year.

This was notwithstanding

the arrival of Covid19, with

recordsalesinChristchurch,

numerous inquiriesonone

property asset worth more

than $5m, and morethan 212

qualified parties enquiring

about the TerraceDowns golf

resort, which soldrecently.

‘‘We are seeingareal spike

in owneroccupierenquiry,

fuelled by low interest rates

and the likelihood of negative

interest.

‘‘We have also seen the

introduction of the ‘essential

service’ tag, which is seen as

valuable as agovernment

tenant.’’

Thisapplied to Brackenfields,

with Countdownasthe

anchor tenant. ‘‘As such,

expectBrackenfields to attract

goodnational interestas

supermarketanchored

investments are seldom

available for purchase.’’

The centre openedinMay

2014, with acore group of about

halfadozen retail outlets

joining Countdown.

However, asmall numberof

other tenants have quit, and

someretail spaces havenever

beentenanted in the past6 1 ⁄2

years.

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Evan'sefforts remembered by walkers

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AformerRangiora High

School pupil’s contribution to

restoringChristchurch’s Avon

Riverwas remembered

during awalk on Sunday.

Evan Smith, who died last

August, was born in 1951 and

raised in Kaiapoi. He was

instrumental in efforts to turn

the Christchurch red zone

around the banks of the Avon

Riverinto apark.

Participants in the annual

GreatOtakaro AvonRiver

Walk stopped at aformer culdesac

off River Road in

Richmond, where Mr Smith

and his familylived for many

yearsuntilitwas redzoned,

to hear from membersofthe

Avon Otakaro Network

(AvON), which he cofounded.

‘‘I think of this as the ‘Evan

zone’and he’sleft his mark

everywhere really,’’ AvON

secretarytreasurer Sarah

Butterfield says.

‘‘As you come aroundthe

bend there’s someamazing

plantings and some beautiful

artworksfrom childrenand

you look at the signage and it’s

Wind fans blaze

From Page 1

The bach community was

evacuated by the Hurunui

District Council Civil

Defence team because of the

high risk of the fire running

down terraces directly into

the village.

Aspecialist dangerous

tree team was on site on

Monday, felling burnt trees

afantastic example of how

Evan collaborated withlots of

people.

Walk leaderMark Gibson,

who cofounded AvON with

Mr Smith, recalled the latter’s

efforts to save redzone trees.

‘‘Early on Evan realised

they were bringingthe

bulldozers in and just

and keeping awary eye on

any flaresups as the high

winds returned.

Mr Janes urges anyone

with old burns to check

them. There is no legal

requirement, but it made

good sense, he said.

An ongoing series of

northwest winds is lifting

the fire risk across the

region.

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Paying tribute ...

The Great Otakaro

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founder Mark

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Network secretarytreasurerSarah

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Awoolly adventure unfolds

Local author Jennifer

Somervell, who is behind the

awardwinning TalesFrom

the Farm series, launched

her sixth bookinOxford on

Saturday.

More than 80 people

attended, including Peter

Carrell, the Anglican Bishop

of Christchurch, who

described ABaarilliant

Adventure,as‘‘a brilliant retelling

of the famous story of

the shepherds’ visit to

Bethlehem’’.

The book is not atale from

the farm likeJennifer’s

other books, but atale from

Israel, inspiredbyavisitby

Jennifer to that nation in

2011.

‘‘I imagined the angel

appearing to shepherds and

their sheepinthe fields

outside Bethlehem, and I

thought, ‘what happened to

the sheep? Wouldn’t they

followtheir shepherds?’ ’’

Adramatic adventure

results, as threesheep,

Rumbly, Tumbly and Woolly,

stumble after their

shepherds in the dark.

In keepingwith the

nativitysheepthemeofthe

book, the mostpopular guest

for the 30 or so children at

the launch was Sooty, a

South Suffolk crossbred

lamb.

Children were entertained

by sheepmaking, stardecorating,

colouringin

activities,and facepainting

animals from the book.

Jennifer waited seven

years for the rightillustrator.

Atale with atwist ... Author of ABaarilliant Adventure,Jennifer Somervell, right, with the book’s

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‘‘I needed an illustrator

who could capture emotion

and facial expression,

including in sheep.’’

She met her Southland

illustrator, Zerika van

Jaarsveld, in early 2019 at

the Oxford Baptist Church.

‘‘Fromthe momentIsaw

her first pictures,Iknew the

book would be special. They

were outstanding.’’

Thoughthe story is

imaginative,itisset in an

accurate historic setting.

“I didn’twant white faces

and Romney lambs. We

neededthe right breed of

sheep —fattailed —and

clothing and footwear that

could havebeen worn 2000

years ago by Middle Eastern

shepherds.”

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scholar in Israel to clarify

pictures.

Jennifer’s husband, Ken

Fletcher, researched the

nonfiction end section,

explaining the real nativity

history, and the close

relationship betweensheep

and shepherds of the time.

“There are layers in this

book. On one level it can be

read as adramatic storyof

rescue.But it alsospeaks of

the good shepherd and what

that means.”

Books are available from

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Early polling places an hour away for some

By ROBYN BRISTOW

Voters keen to castanearly vote this week

in the generalelection face an hourlong

journey each way if theylive in some

partsofthe Hurunui district.

Voting facilitiesinthe district are not

available untilthis Saturday, meaning a

trip to Rangiora or Kaikoura for those

needing to votebeforethen.

Bill Blain, from Greta Valley, is

incredulous there are no voting booths in

the Hurunuidistrict, which is in the

Kaikouraelectorate,for residents to vote

beforeSaturday. He believes it is an

oversight and lacks common sense.

Mr Blainhas brought thematter to the

attention of the Electoral Commission

and MinisterofJustice AndrewLittle, but

is resigned to the fact his wife will haveto

traveltofindapolling booth before she

heads away ‘‘intothe bush’’before

facilitiestovote earlyopen on Saturday

throughoutthe district.

Maps availableonline on the Electoral

Commission’s website show an

abundance of earlyvoting booths, but they

confirm that Saturday is the earliest

peoplecan vote withinthe Hurunui.

In Rangiora, there are facilitiesinthe

shoppingcomplex nearthe Warehouse to

castanearly vote todayright up until

Friday, October16. Opening timesvary.

In Kaiapoi, early votescan be cast at

the Kaiapoi Cooperating Parish each day

until Friday next week,but hoursvary.

Voters heading north to Kaikoura can

voteevery day until October16, but,once

again, voters needtocheckthe map for

times the booth is open.

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Ellie in top youth council role

By DAVID HILL

Waimakariri’s new youth

leader is keen to promote

what young peopledoin

the community.

EllieTizzard, who was

Oxford AreaSchool’s

head girland dux last

year,was elected

Waimakariri Youth

Council cochair last

week,joining Arabella

Jarman.

She replacesJacob

Harford,aformer

Kaiapoi High School

deputy headstudent.

‘‘It’s exciting for me

beingonthe youth

council for the last three

yearsand it means that I

can support other likeminded

people who want

to do the same sortof

things Ido,’’Ellie says.

‘‘It’s just cool to see

things that we work on in

ameetingroom cometo

life in the community.’’

The youth council has

been working on a

project to make the

Dudley Park skatepark

area more familyfriendly,

and Elliesays it

is closetocoming to

fruition.

In partnershipwith the

council’s Greenspace

team,the youthcouncil

hopestoput in new

seating and an entertainment

area. The youth

have lots of other ideas,

she says.

‘‘It’sentirely youthled

and it’s exciting to

facilitatesomething

that’sgoing to be a

concrete project in the

community.’’

Last year, Ellie was

chosenasWaimakariri

MP Matt Doocey’s Youth

MP and hassince been

working on ayouth

employment project.

‘‘Mattdid asurvey with

the council and

Enterprise North

Canterbury and there

were afew businesses

who mentioned some of

the concerns and challengesthat

they have

employingyoungpeople.

‘‘Lackofexperience

was aproblem, especially

in these Covid times, so

without things like the

90daytrial it’s hard to

give them atrialand it’s

expensive to train

people.’’

Youth employment

was identified as an area

of focus in the

Waimakariri Youth

Development Strategy,

approved by the

Waimakariri District

Council two yearsago.

In her roleascochair,

Ellie hopes to raisethe

profile of the youth

Young leader ... Ellie Tizzard is the new Waimakariri

Youth Council cochair.

PHOTO: DAVID HILL

counciland to continue

workingonbridging the

gap between employers

and youth.

Ellie is in herfirst year

studying criminal justice,

psychology,Maori and

human services at the

UniversityofCanterbury.

She hopes to join the

police, but politicsisa

possibility.

Keen and green... Members of Keep Rangiora Beautiful, the

Rangiora/AshleyCommunity Board and the Waimakariri District

Council at the end of avolunteer planting day at the Flaxton ponds

last Saturday.

PHOTO: SHELLEYTOPP

New name sought

By SHELLEY TOPP

Aformalname is being

sought for the Flaxton

stormwater management

area near akey entrypointto

Rangiora.

Seventysix trees were

planted at the reserveonthe

corner of Flaxton and

Fernside roadslast Saturday

by volunteers from Keep

Rangiora Beautiful, the

Rangiora AshleyCommunity

Boardand the Waimakariri

District Council.

The plantings are part of a

plan to develop the councilownedarea,next

to Soda

Cafe and other businessesin

Kingsford Smith Drive, into a

community space. Keep

Rangiora Beautifulhas been

working withcouncil staffto

enhance the site for two

years, plantingtoadesign

createdbyFernside landscape

architect, Grant Edge.

It is hopedthe area will

eventually have awalkway/

cycleway aroundthe ponds.

The public entrance will

be from Kingsford Smith

Drive.

Although the areadoes not

haveaformal name,some

callitthe Flaxton Ponds.

Waimakariri councillor

Sandra Stewart, among

Saturday’s volunteers, says

the area is officially called

‘‘StormwaterPond C’’ or just

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she would liketosee public

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formal name for the area.

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Changing coast ... Aresident surveys Amberley Beach during asoutherly storm.

PHOTO: FILE

By ROBYN BRISTOW

Hurunui coastal communities

will be the champions of the

coastalhazardand erosion

process, saysHurunuiMayor

MarieBlack.

The council willwork

alongside them to help codesign

away forward to help

thosemost at riskfrom coastal

hazards, such as erosion and

inundation,she says.

‘‘While the council canhold

the penonthis, it is important

the communitiesdrive the

decisionmaking.

‘‘It is their coastline,’’ she

says.

The council has heldfive

meetings over the last two

weekstodiscussthe changing

coastal environment.

Areportprepared by

consultancy firmJacobs was

presented whichset out

potentialscenarios overthe

next35, 50 and 100 years.More

than140 people attended, with

the vibe generally positive and

inquisitive.

Councilchiefexecutive

Hamish Dobbiesaid the

scientific presentation from

Jacobs was onlypart of the

story, and the council needed

to hear from local experts to

build afull picture of the

changingcoastal environment.

The Jacobs reportsays

Amberley Beach,Motunau and

GoreBay settlementsare most

at risk fromcoastal erosion

hazards because of the

proximity of the settlements

to the shoreline.

The most atrisk critical

infrastructure from coastal

erosion was assessedasthe

coastal segments of roadat

Amberley Beach(GolfLinks

Road),Conway Flat (Conway

Flat Road)and Claverley

(ClaverleyRoad).

Sections of all these roads,

plus sections of Cathedral

Road and GoreBay Road in

Gore Bay,are projectedtobe

affected by erosion within30

years.

Properties and houses at

LeithfieldBeachand

Amberley Beachare deemed

most at riskfrom coastal

inundation.

The nextstepwill be aseries

of dropin sessions in

Novembertolearn fromlocals

about whathas happened at

beach communities andhow

theysee steps being takento

protectthem.

The council emphasised that

one size willnot fit all, and any

approachneededtoreflect the

characterofeach area.

The finalstages willinvolve

identifying andassessing a

range of optionstohelp adapt

to the changing coastline.

Fromhere,the council

hopes to identifyapreferred

way forward, and trigger points

willbeidentifiedtoensure

theyare ready to be

implemented before the status

quo is no longeracceptable.

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An eye to the coast

The Hurunui District council has been

engaging in recent weekswith our

coastal communities to listenand work

together to understand the potential

consequences of our changing coastal

environment.

The council, like others across New

Zealand, has arangeofresponsibilities

set out in legislation that requires it to

look 100 years into the future.

It is therefore critical thatwework

together to understand the issues and

develop aplan that provides certainty

and direction for future decisions.

It is important thatthose wholive in

the coastal environment share their

knowledge as this will be valuable in

directionsetting.

Jacobs Consultancy has identified

what coastal hazards may or maynot be

an issue in 30, 50 and 100 years from

now.

Further opportunities for public

consultation will be confirmed during

November and it has been agreed that a

series of dropin sessions willbe

hosted. Communication can also be

provided online at hurunui.govt.nz/

find/coastalconversations or by

contacting the team by email on

coastal@hurunui.govt.nz.

Iwould like to acknowledge the work

of the council’s Three Waters team,

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placetomitigate these risks.

These planswill be required on

eachofthe 19 schemes acrossthe

district.

This has required ahuge amount of

analysis,understanding and recording.

Welldone to council staff on this big

achievement. (Learn more, page 10)

Manyofour events have been

cancelled thisyear. However, some

iconic events are coming up, including

the Amberley A&PShow, the Hurunui

Garden Festival, the Country

Christmas Fete, and the Hanmer

Springs Fete.

This is amagic opportunity to

showcase our district and enjoy all that

it has to offer. Iwish them all well for

successful events.

The fire risk is high at present, with

frequentnorthwest winds anddry

conditions. Please consider your

actions.

Professor to talk

about farming tool

Dr Hamish Rennie will speak on The

Resilient Farm Planning Tool at an evening

hosted by Resilient Hurunui on October 22.

The tool helps farmers to cope with

significant natural adverse events, with the

prototype tested in the Hurunui district.

Dr Rennie is an associate professor of

planning in Lincoln University’s Faculty of

Environment Society and Design.

He is ageographer, professional planner

and resource manager, and lectures in

environmental planning, policy and law.

He was raised on amixed cropping and

livestock farm at Irwell.

The evening will be held at the Amberley

School Hall at 7.30pm. A$5donation would

be appreciated.

The talk will be followed by aquestion

session and light refreshments.

Matt Doocey Dan Rosewarne Gerrie Ligtenberg

Candidates voice

support for NGOs

By DAVID HILL

Candidates at an election forum last

week say they are committed to

supporting social services in North

Canterbury.

The online forum, organised by

Social Services Waimakariri, was

different from most local forums as it

focused on the provision of social

services in rural areas rather than

being specific to the local electorate.

Candidates from several political

parties were invited to provide a

candidate, but just three logged in,

with Matt Doocey representing

National, Dan Rosewarne

representing Labour, and Gerrie

Ligtenberg stepping in for the Green

Party.

All three candidates agreed that

nongovernmental organisations

(NGOs), which fulfill government

contracts in their local areas, were

underfunded and saw aneed for more

social workers to be employed in rural

communities.

Mr Rosewarne says recent research

shows NGOs are funded for just twothirds

of their actual costs.

‘‘This has given the Labour Party

some figures to work with, but Covid

19 has added ahuge layer of

complexity.’’

Labour was committed to increasing

funding to NGOs to meet their costs

and to reduce the ‘‘pay parity gap’’

between NGO staff and state sector

employees, Mr Rosewarne said.

Mr Doocey questioned whether it

was possible for central government to

fully fund NGOs.

‘‘There’s aslight irony that it is

going to be more difficult financially,

sustainably for NGOs, but there’s

going to be increased need and Ithink

it’s incumbent on the government of

the day to understand about how they

can resource the NGO sector as afirst

line of defence.

‘‘Because we know that if you can

get to people earlier before they

develop either an entrenched

behaviour or asense of crisis, then you

can keep them out of statutory

services.’’

Ms Ligtenberg said it was time for

NGOs to be properly funded for their

contracted services.

‘‘The Green Party believes that

where there is awill there’s away. It’s

very easy to say that you are unable to

pay for everything, but that’s actually

not true.’’

Covid19 is an opportunity to do

something different, but it also

exposed inflexibilities in existing

systems and exacerbated preexisting

issues, the retired nurse said.

‘‘It (the social sector) needs to be

fully funded and it needs to be

necessary that there is pay equity.

‘‘You cannot say that you want a

highly experienced nurse or social

worker and then say they are worth

less than someone who is working in a

hospital.

‘‘And this is only atemporary cost,

because if you create an inclusive

society by having services available

from early childhood and people have

adequate incomes, you will save alot

of cost in the health service by

preventing people becoming sick.’’

McALPINES MITRE 10 MEGA RANGIORA -OCEAN WATCH

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Rotary book fair pulls the crowds

By SHELLEY TOPP

Along queueofbook lovers

waitedfor the Rangiora

RotaryClub’s35th annual

book fairtoopen last Friday.

There was also aqueue of

customers waiting at the door

the following morning, keen

to peruse the books,

magazines,CDs, DVDs

jigsaws and vinyl LPs on offer.

Recordsales were

achieved duringthe two days,

with all proceeds going to

worthylocal causes.

‘‘It was one of the bestfairs

we have had,’’ said organiser

Bruce Walker, aRangiora

Rotarian.

“Everyone seems to have

used the lockdown period to

sort theirbooks and we had a

great selection of different

titlesthat appealedtoawide

audience.

‘‘The strong support from

the community makes the

effortinmounting the book

fair very worthwhile.”

Rangiora Rotary Club

presidentCraigSargison said

the clubappreciatedthe high

level of community support.

Rangiora’sTracey

Loffhagen nevermisses the

fair.She enjoysthe chance to

trawl through the cookbooks

on offerand ‘‘grab agood

bargain’’.

WaimakaririDistrict Mayor

Dan Gordon, who is also a

Keen cook ... Tracey Loffhagen, of Rangiora, peruses the cookbooks at the annual Rangiora

Rotary Club Book Fair last Saturday.

PHOTOS:SHELLEY TOPP

Rangiora RotaryClub

member, joined bookbuyers

at thefair.

‘‘I purchasedabook called

TheShock of the New,by

Robert Hughes. Iregularly

read thisasatext bookwhile

at university studying art

history.’’

He also bought afew other

booksand the set of Bridget

Jones’ Diary DVDs for one of

his sisters.

Wide selection ... Book lovers explore the offerings.

NEWS

North Canterbury News, October 8, 2020

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Determinationpaid off for the cast of The

Lion,The Witch And The Wardrobe.

The Hartley School of PerformingArts

25th anniversary production finally took

centrestage at the Rangiora TownHall

last weekafter uncertainty over Covid

19.

AlertLevel 2restrictions in the leadup

made rehearsalsachallenge, but it

didn’t show as the cast rose to the

occasion.

School director Dale HartleyBrown

says it has been close to asellout season,

with more than300 people watching

each of the six performances.

‘‘I’mvery happy and muchrelieved. I

couldnot have imagined it would sell

this well.Ithoughtpeople would be abit

reluctanttocome out, but Ithinkpeople

are just desperate to be out doing things

and they want to support localwhichis

really nice.’’

The show itselftook the audience to

faraway places,with the opening

prologue catching the fear of wartime

London duringthe blitz.

Soon after,the audiencewas

introduced to the magicalland of Narnia

with adanceperformance to the Queen

classic It’s AKind Of Magic,while

another Queen number, UnderPressure

kicked things off after the interval.

The musical score wasanappropriate

mix fromwartime classicstoold

favouritesand more modern songs.

The loveable lion Aslan, playedbySian

Hassan, provedtobeacrowd favourite

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Thumbs up for jobs initiative

The Mayoral Taskforcefor Jobs is

provingsuccessful for local businesses

and the youth of Hurunui district.

The Hurunui District Councilisusing

$500,000 in funding from central

government, in ajoint project withthe

Ministry of SocialDevelopment, to build

working relationshipsbetween local

businesses and those aged1824who

havelost jobs because of Covid19.

Council project leader Chris King said

one majorpart of the successstory so far,

since starting midAugust,had been

connectingwith local farmerstohelp

manage theirnassella tussock control

programmes.

The youthsput in agood day’swork

while gainingskills andconfidence, and

the farmers were getting assistance with

anecessary but timeconsumingannual

job.

Mr King is grateful to the local

businesses who responded positively to

the task force, as he has alsoestablished

placements with Waghorn Builders,the

Nor’wester Cafe, Bee Buzz Apiaries,

White Lily Hairdressers, GVT Landlines

and JP Morgan Contracting.

Local businesses receive funding to

helpwith workgear, travel, supportin

training, or anything else thatmakes the

transition backinto the workforceeasier

for those involved.

Mayor Marie Black spentanafternoon

on the hills in Greta Valley grubbing

nassellatussock last week,which

brought back memories of her childhood

in the Hurunui.

‘‘This initiative is just wonderful.

Wholesome work like this providesthe

foundationfor theseyouths to put their

bestfoot forward and proveto

themselves and those they workfor that

theyhave skillsand drive that will

benefit our district,’’ she says.

Thereisstill funding availablefor

localbusinesses and youths.

Contact Chris King at the council for

more information on (03) 314 8816, or

(027)808 7006.

Digging deep ... Hurunui Mayor Marie

Black tackles nassella tussock in the Greta

Valley.

PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Food banks

eye future

By ROBYN BRISTOW

The push is on to ensureNorth

Canterbury food banks havelongterm

supplies of food.

Hurunui District Council community

engagement officer Roger Hornblow told

the council recently that work was being

done to develop acollective approachto

meet the demand for food boxes,50of

whichare going out weekly aroundthe

district.

He says thereare three main

foodbanks, at Waikari, Waipara and

Amberley/Leithfield. Two others, at

Hanmer Springs and Waiau,had grown

out of acommunity response during the

Covid19 lock down.

Mr Hornblow is working with

Waimakariri organisations in abid to get

acohesiveapproach to food gathering

and storage.

However, more needs to be done in the

area of food forests and working with

supermarkets to secure aconsistent

supply of food.

‘‘We are now working on acollective

and setting up infrastructuretoensure

food security.

‘‘It’s not around supportingfood banks,

but aboutwhat is going to happenone

day whenwecan’tprovidefood,’’hesays.

‘‘We havetohave food provision longterm,through

foodforestsand other

initiatives and partnerships with

organisationssuch as Food Secure North

Canterbury.’’

The work was exciting and involved

settingupastoragearea in the Hurunui

District, with tablesand afreezersofood

couldbedistributed to foodbanks. At

present, foodbank volunteersneeded to

go to Rangiora to collectfood.

Jamie Arbuckle

NZ First Kaikoura Candidate

Jamie is aMarlborough District Councilor

with over 10 years’ governance in local

government. Jamie has worked across

all facets of Council and as aqualified

Hearings Commissioner, has experience

with Environment Planning and the

RMA. Prior to Council and still apassion

for Jamie today, ishis involvement in

Horticulture. He is well known from his

time at local markets and for his family’s

long involvement in farming and fruit

growing in the region. Jamie completed

his Business and Management Diploma at

NMIT. His wife Sally, ahairdresser, and

their four children aged 11 -20, have been

actively involved in local markets and

festivals. Youwill often find them at local

sporting events and day to day schooling

activities.

Being ahard worker, good listener,

communicator and an active member of

the community -Jamie know the issues.

There are many major infrastructure

projects in the Kaikoura Electorate that

need Government support including

the Picton Ferry Terminal upgrades,

The Whale Trail along the East coast of

Kaikoura, Irrigation Schemes and future

water storage proposals, road and rail.

The Provincial Growth Fund will play

acritical role in our Region; Hanmer

Springs recently received $3.1m towards

domestic tourism to improve the thermal

pools and Kaikoura received $10.88m

for the Wakatu Quay and South Bay

Developments which are important for

employment and growth.

Covid-19 has presented major challenges

for our local economy. There are many

affected sectors such as hospitality,

tourism, accommodation, retail,

construction and the small to medium

sized businesses within that. Primary

sectors such as viticulture, seafood,

aquaculture, farming and forestry will be

critical for our recovery. Afocus must be

on stopping business closure, job losses

and providing support to our communities

around mental health. Parts of the

Kaikoura electorate are reliant on tourism

activities and it will be vital to showcase

our region as the gateway to the South

Island. There are major opportunities

with offshore aquaculture -the resilience

and growth of primary industries can

be ensured with favourable government

policies and the right investments into key

strategic assets.

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Here are the items we accept for recycling

or safe disposal:

• Agrichemical containers and drums

• Used motor oil

• Unwanted agrichemicals

• Seed, feed, and fertiliser bags

For one stop shop dates and locations in your area

and information on how toprepare waste

streams for drop off, see our website.

To register or find out more visit

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or call us on 0800 247 326

GET

INVOLVED!

After years ofrenovations and living

in cold damp rentals, Sarah and Nick

Hoffman’s dream was tohave ahome in

which to watch their future family grow up

in.

They both agreed that when the day came

to build their dream home, itwould be

done properly.

Almost all the companies they went to

presented them with abook of plans as

aplace tostart. They were told “these

are our plans, this is our spec, so if you

makes changes, then there isachange in

the fee’’ or “once you make changes after

this point, then we have to charge you a

modification fee’’.

Feeling frustrated and unhappy with

what they were being offered, Sarah

went searching for acompany they felt

comfortable with. She discovered Build7 Christchurch.

Sarah and Nick meet with construction manager Jamie Cowan and were

presented with ablank sheet ofpaper and asked to write down their

wish list for their dream home.

He asked them tolist things they really wanted "that will make the home

work for you and your family both now and into the future’’.

Jokingly Nick asked where the plan book was. Jamie replied Build7 did

not use them, "as we never build the same design twice’’.

On presentation of the first concept anestimate, Sarah and Nick

were pleasantly surprised with just how different Build7’s home

was compared to the others that were offered. It was clear Build7

had listened, understood and translated their wants into abeautiful,

architecturally, designed home.

With the design close, itwas time to start thinking about construction. Sarah and Nick had heard stories from friends

and family about the stress of building, and that being on site consistently each week was the only way to make sure

that things were being done right.

To add anextra complication, Sarah was now pregnant with the couple’s first child, and the due date was expected to

be exactly onthe scheduled complete date. Stress levels were high for both ofthem. Nick told Build7 they had to be in

the home before their son was born. Jamie took it in his stride.

There were things during the build that did not goright. The difference

was Jamie knew about them before Nick and Sarah did, event hough

they were onsite every week. When Jamie told them about the issues,

he also told them he had asolution which hefelt would suit them both.

To his word, they moved intotheir new home on schedule. Charlie was

born aweek later.

After reflecting on the exciting and fun building process, coupled with

the extra pressure ofpregnancy, Sarah and Nick knew they had found

something special with Build7.

During Covid-19, Nick’s job asanairline pilot was injeopardy. The family faced alot of uncertainty about whether he

would retain his job. One day they received aphone call from Jamie, who asked if they would like to come on board as

sales partners inBuild7 for the North Canterbury region.

Nick and Sarah never dreamed they would have been able tobuild anarchitecturally designed home with their budget

and enjoy the process. They wanted others to experience what they had in building their new home.

So Nick and Sarah are now helping bring dreams to life for clients inNorth Canterbury.

If you are looking for honesty, transparency, and something that you can truly be proud of living in, come and talk to

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THE 2020 GENERAL ELECTION

AND REFERENDUMS

Caring for the

carers ...

Rangiora Lions

Club president

Tini Lawry is

keen to support

local carers of

people with

dementia or

other medical

challenges.

PHOTO:RANGIORA LIONS

Documentary to screen

The Rangiora Lions Club is focusing on

caring for the carers.

Carers of peoplewithdementia or

othermedicalchallenges are invited to

attend afree moviescreening at the

Town Hall Cinema with their family

member on Sunday, October 18.

Rangiora Lions has arranged two

screenings of the documentary Whispers

of Gold,whichfeatures the story of

Waiuta, agoldmining town near Reefton

on the West Coast.

The film is just45minutes, which

allows plenty of timefor socialising and

enjoying freerefreshments.

The event will takeplace in cinema 3

at the Rangiora Town Hall Cinemas,

with sessions at 1.30pm to 3pm and

3.30pm to 5pm.

PresidentTini Lawry says club

members recognise the hard workof

carers and that Covid19 has been a

lonely time for many.

“Lockdown has been particularly

hard for dementia sufferers and their

carers as they haveoften been quite

isolated.

‘‘We wanted to treat carers and their

family membertoafun, socialafternoon

out, where they can feel relaxed and

welcomed.”

Application forms are available from

the Rangiora Library, Five Stags,

Rangiora RSA and Expresso Garden

Cafe at Mitre10MEGA Rangiora.

People can also apply by phoning

John on (03) 313 0116 or emailing

rangioralionsclub@gmail.com.

Call for better funding

By DAVID HILL

Advocateshave called for more funding for

social servicesinNorthCanterbury as the

country goes to the polls.

Affordable and healthy housing, poverty,

funding for mental health services, climate

action and investment in Maori family

education,income,healthand housing are

election prioritiesfor North Canterbury’s

social service agencies.

Barnados rural social worker Sandy

Honeybonesays rural areassuch as the

Waimakariri and Hurunui are particularly

disadvantaged when it comes to accessing

central governmentfunded services.

‘‘Barnados always has lengthy delays for

services in NorthCanterbury as we have

available funding for onlyone fulltime

social worker.Yet in the Waimakariri and

Hurunui areaswehave seen multiple

setbacks which have impacted wellbeing.

‘‘We would like to see afuturewhere

everychild growing up in this country has

what theyneed to thrive, so we believe we

need to put children at the core of the

election.’’

Waimakariri AgeFriendly Advisory

Groupchairwoman Joanne Gumbrellsees

climate changeasthe biggest election

issue.

‘‘We older people despairfor the lives of

the youngergeneration and the world they

will inherit.

‘‘We fearfor our grandchildren and their

descendants, and mental health has

become abig issue.

‘‘From all of theseemergesthe fact that

the number one issue is climate change.

Everything else willbetrivial unless the

worldattendstothat nowand New

Zealand must playits part.’’

Joanne says Waimakaririhas an ageing

populationbut many olderpeopledonot

have access to adequate, affordable,

secure and warm housing.

‘‘Retirement villages are therefor those

who can afford it, while rentals are often

expensiveand/or substandard, and with

no support systems shouldweneed them.

‘‘We older people want to be heard, we

want to live well, we want to participate,

continuetolearnand to use our skills.

‘‘We wanttofeel safe when we walk

alongour streets. No cycles and scooters in

town centres please.’’

She alsocalls for fair pay for all health

and care workers.

Culverden water scheme gets ministry tick

The first Water SafetyPlan approved

underthe Ministry of Health’s new

frameworkwas submitted by the Hurunui

District Council.

The Culverden scheme is thefirstto

receive ministry approval.

It is the result of nearlyhalf adecade of

work by the council’s Three Waters team.

Chiefoperations officer DanHarris

says it is ahuge step for the council,

achieved after alot of work over afew

yearsbythe team.

‘‘Theteam’s effort is outstanding, and

the willingness and innovative thinking

throughout this process has been

validated.’’

Increased automation at pump

stations, new sheds,replumbing, greater

security of reservoirs and backflow

preventionare examples of whatithas

taken to achievethe milestone.

It is about how to keep the water safe

and mitigaterisk across the 19 drinking

water schemes in the district. The Three

Waters teamwill eventually alignall of

them with the ministry’smodel.

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When Allantook over RobertGrant

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There from the start ... Cheviot St John founding members, from left, Paul Bush, Eric Page, Tom Barnes and Bruce Childs, at the

dedication of the new firstresponse unit.

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Specialist vehicle first in region

By ROBYN BRISTOW

Anewgeneration of

emergency vehicles has

arrived in Cheviot.

Anew firstresponse unit

(FRU),the firstofits typein

North Canterbury, is now

housedatthe Cheviot St

John headquarters.

Its purchase was made

possible by the generosity of

Eric Seelan, who died

earlier thisyear and lefta

donation to St John.

The new Volkswagen

vehicle is designed

specifically for volunteer

teams,such as Cheviot.

Past and present members

of St Johngathered recently

for its dedication.

Founding members,

current crewmembers,the

area committee, and

Hurunui District Mayor

Marie Black attended.

Since receiving the FRU

in early August, CheviotSt

John has been busy,

responding to eightcallouts

in September alone.

Area committee chairman

Emmett Dalytold those

gathered that it was only

throughthe generosity of

people such as Eric thatSt

John was able to provide the

essentialservice to the

community.

Young people raise their key election issues

By DAVID HILL

Mental wellbeing, access to transport,

climate changeand youth employment

are the leading issuesfor young people

goinginto theelection.

Waimakariri Youth Councilmembers

HollyDuff and Sasha Crawford

addressed election candidates lastweek

aboutissues facing young people.

Youthaged12to14number morethan

9000 in the Waimakariri district.

Hollysays Covid19 had taken atoll on

youthmental wellbeing and was

impacting on NCEA assessments,which

addedtoanxiety levels.

‘‘This is especially important with

Covid19 expectedtodoublemental

health issuesamongst youth.

‘‘[Mediareports have indicated]the

past decadesaw arapidand concerning

rise in youth mental distress and suicide

rates, and that the Covid19 effects are

likelytobeextensive and enduring.

‘‘Manyofmyfriendsare stressed, as

duringthe lockdown we had to rush

through assessments and so got lowerthanexpected

results.’’

Alackofaccesstotransport means

many young are missingout on ‘‘forming

connections withfellow youth’’,

employment opportunitiesand

participatinginsports, community and

council run events, Holly said.

Sasha saidthe youthcouncil had

identified youth employmentasakey

issue,with alack of work experience

opportunities and concerns around

healthand safety and youth pay rates.

‘‘Lastyear therewas ayouth employment

expo which was well attended. I

attended it and thought it was very worthwhile,

so good things are happening, but

there was asetback this year.’’

The youthcouncil’s survey in 2018

found thatyoung people ‘‘care alot about

the local environment and protecting it

forfuturegenerations,’’ shesaid.

Hawarden Youth Council member

Bradley White said wellbeing was a

challenging subject for youth, ‘‘letalone

being in arural area’’. Finding atrusted

individual to talk to was alwaysa

challenge, he said.

‘‘I’d liketosee more youthful

counsellors/youth workers come into the

industry who are able to have that

connectionwith youngpeople, but still

being withinthe sameage demographic

where it’s not awkwardtohave ayarn.’’

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and in Kaikoura. Ihave met many hundreds if not thousands of rural families and understand the

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As well as being aGPand acandidate, Iamnew grandfather of two grandsons aged 19 months

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runs in 2018.

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run apopular affair

The PegasusBay Winery’s VineRun

has raisedmorethan $70,000 for the

New Zealand Brain Research Institute

overthe lastthree years.

It is hopedthatthe 2021event,on

January31, will pushthe funds raised

over$100,000.

All proceeds fromentryfees go to the

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eligiblefor the earlybird rate of $90for

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the nextfortnight.

‘‘It’sfilling fast,’’hesays.

He says there had been great

feedback aboutthe 18kmoption,which

was added last yeartothe 6km and

10kmwalk/runs.

The longerdistance includes an 8km

looponaneighbour’sproperty, and

gives those taking part stunningviews

out to sea andoverthe Waipara Valley.

‘‘The 18km runappealstoabroader

range of athletes. It is alsoacouple of

weeks beforethe CoasttoCoast,so

peoplecould useitasatraining run,’’

Mikesays.

However, theemphasisremained

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People areencouraged to bring apicnic

lunch andenjoy it in thelawns of

PegasusBay Winery afterthe event,

where there will be entertainment, and

livemusic, alongwith some food

options.

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and picnic on the sheltered lawns.

Teamentriesare beingencouraged

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enjoy some team bonding,while

entertainmentalongthe coursewill

includeastring quartet, theKaiapoi

Brass Bandand one or two other

surprises.

The Pegasus Bay Wineryand

Vineyardisafamily affair, withthe

Donaldsonfamilyseriously involvedin

the wine industrysince theearly1970s.

Theyare pioneers of the North

Canterbury wine region.

IvanDonaldsonhas been amember

of the NewZealandBrain Research

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established Friendsofthe NZBRI to

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He has had adistinguishedcareer as

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viticultureand wine styles,startingthe

vineyard while holdingdownhis day

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Site to

be sold

Sturgeon to lead

Kaikoura project

By ROBYN BRISTOW

The former Amuri County

Council chamber site in

Culverden is for sale.

The Hurunui District

Council has backed a

recommendation from

the Amuri Community

Committee and decided

to put the land and

buildings on the site up

for tender.

Preference will be

given to abuyer intending

to retain the historic

former council building,

or at least the full facade.

The decision followed

extensive community

engagement, and calls for

expressions of interest in

leasing or developing the

site.

During earthquake

strengthening of the

facade, it was revealed

more strengthening work

on the building was

needed, so adecision was

made to consider options.

Atwostorey building

built in the 1960s is

attached to the historic

chambers building. There

is also afourbay open

shed and adepot built in

the 1970s, and three small

sheds built in the 1920s.

There is nearly 5000

square metres of land at

the Mountain View Road

site.

John Macmillan

John Appleby

Servicerecognised

Three memberswho together have

given 83 years service to the Amuri

St John Area Committee were

recognised for their commitment to

their community at the committee’s

annual midwinter dinner for

volunteers.

John Macmillan and John

Applebywere bothrecognised for

their longstanding commitment to

the ambulanceserviceinthe

Amuri, whileMareeHare served as

committee secretary for 21 years.

Mr Macmillangave 42 years of

servicetothe committee. He was

the primemover in the planning

and building of the ambulance

stationatCulverden,and the

Hanmer Springs Station.

John Appleby was amember of

the committee for 20 years.He

projectmanaged the building of

MacmillanHouse,whichprovides

accommodationand facilitiesfor

the dayand night crews operating

out of the Culverden station.

During her 21 yearsassecretary,

Mrs Hareguided the running of the

CulverdenServicethrough manyof

the major changes that tookplace.

Don McLean’s nineyearterm as

chairman was alsorecognised. He

is stepping downbut will continue

to serve as acommittee member.

Judith Hoban (Dame Grand Cross

of the Order) presented tokens of

appreciationtoall retiring

members of the committee and

certificates of achievement to

volunteers for years of service.

BruceAnink was awarded his

12year medal of service.

By ROBYN BRISTOW

Chris Sturgeon has been

appointed to lead the

$10.98 million Kaikoura

Marine Development

Project, funded by the

Provincial Growth Fund.

He will report to the chair

of the project’s governance

group, Danny Smith.

Since 2012, Mr Sturgeon

has been general manager of

Hapuku Lodge and Tree

Houses, recognised as one of

the country’s leading luxury

lodges.

He has extensive

experience at executive

management level in many

sectors, leading significant

projects for the Ministry of

Foreign Affairs and Trade,

Meridian Energy and

Kiwibank. He has been

working as aconsultant

leading change for

businesses.

Mr Sturgeon says the

project is asignificant

opportunity for Kaikoura as

it rebuilds after the

earthquake and the Covid19

pandemic.

‘‘It will position us well for

the future and Iampleased

to have the opportunity to be

involved.’’

Mr Sturgeon will be

responsible for overseeing

the $9.8m development of

Wakatu Quay and the $1.1m

business case study for

South Bay Harbour. The two

projects are part of the

council’s vision to provide

jobs, attract investment and

enable sustainable growth in

the district.

Mr Smith said there were

quality applicants for the

role.

‘‘We are pleased to

appoint Chris, considering

his extensive commercial

expertise and passion for

the development of

Kaikoura.’’

Council chief executive

Angela Oosthuizen says she

is pleased someone

connected to the community

and invested in the future of

Kaikoura has been

appointed.

‘‘The marine development

is an exciting proposition for

the district, and Ilook

forward to supporting Chris

and the Governance Group

as the project develops,’’ she

says.

Wakatu Quay is currently

closed to the public.

Scope Ltd has removed the

asbestos and is now working

on the demolition of the

buildings.

The site is on target to be

open to the public in time for

the summer holidays.

Public engagement and

expressions of interest for

the development of Wakatu

Quay will be sought later in

the year.

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22 North Canterbury News, October 8, 2020

Mayoral approval ... Hurunui Mayor Marie Black, second from left, joined Waimakariri Mayor Dan Gordon, fourth

from left, as well as councillors and council staff from the region, in an inspection of the Christchurch Northern

Corridor last week.

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Corridor work impresses

By DAVID HILL

Dan Gordon is impressed by

progress on theChristchurch

Northern Corridor.

The WaimakaririMayorwas

joined by HurunuiMayor Marie

Black andWaimakariridistrict

and Christchurch city councillors

and council staffinaninspection

of developments on StateHighway

1north of Christchurch and into

the city.

‘‘I was reallyimpressedwith

their project management.It’sa

big project with new(flyover)

bridges andsubways,’’MrGordon

says. ‘‘For our district,it’s goingto

be agamechanger,particularly

with thecycleway.’’

The$290 million project,

scheduled forcompletion in

December, includes the triplelaning

of the northern motorway

forboth northbound and

southbound trafficbetween

Belfast andTramroads,

strengtheningofbridges, thefourlaning

of CranfordStin

Christchurch,and the Belfastto

Kaiapoi cycleway.

Thethirdsouthboundlane will

be ahigh occupancy lane, for

multipassenger vehicles and

buses.

Mr Gordon wasparticularly

impressedwith thesteel beams

placed underthe State Highway 1

WaimakaririRiver road bridge.

‘‘It’smaking surethe

Waimakariribridge is goingtobe

safer and last foralongtime.’’

‘‘I’m veryimpressed with where

the projectisat. They were

certainlyabit behindwithCovid,

but they looktobewellontrackfor

midDecember,’’ Mr Gordon says.

There is also an extensive

landscaping project, with630,000

plants beingplanted along the

corridor.

Workonthe parkandride

facilitiesinRangiora and Kaiapoi

is scheduled to begininJanuary.

Bureau worried by

digital exclusion

By ROBYN BRISTOW

The Citizens Advice

Bureau in North

Canterbury is concerned

at adrive to get people to

access government

services online.

Chairwoman Margaret

Finnie says the bureau is

concerned that

government services are

being withdrawn from

communities.

The service wants local

parliamentary hopefuls

to commit to ensuring

public services remain

accessible to everyone.

‘‘People of all ages are

coming to us stressed and

frustrated about their

experiences of trying to

access government

services. It’s getting

harder to access human

support from government

agencies, but people’s

need for facetoface

services is as real as

ever,’’ she says.

‘‘While online services

are great for some people,

the drive towards onlineonly

is leaving some of the

most vulnerable members

of the community

behind.’’

Many individuals

sought support from the

bureau because they

needed access to facetoface

services, paperbased

resources, and

empathetic human

connection.

Earlier this year, a

report by the Citizens

Advice Bureau made it

clear the public sector

relied heavily on the

goodwill of the bureau

and volunteers to fill the

gap from the

government’s withdrawal

from facetoface and

paperbased service

delivery.

Election candidates are

being asked to support

the recommendations of

the report, particularly to

pledge support to leaving

noone behind through

ensuring steps are taken

to address the digital

exclusion.

The bureau also wants

public services accessible

to all through offline

channels, and for its

branches to be

compensated through

being properly funded to

meet the demands as a

result of government

services going online.

It is also asking the

public to get behind a

petition. Apaper copy is

available at the bureau in

Percival Street, Rangiora,

in the Trevor Inch

Memorial library.Phone

(03) 313 8822 of freephone

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October 29 to Sunday, November 1, will

showcase 17 gardens, two self-driven tours

off the beaten track, and garden-based

events to educate and entertain. The gardens

are open from 9am to 5pm each day.

The popularity of the annual event has

grown since being launched in 2018, and the

district is preparing to host abounty ofvisitors

keen to enjoy gardens from Amberley to Gore

Bay, and Hawarden to Hanmer Springs.

The committee hopes the festival will

provide the opportunity for visitors to enjoy

along weekend, and visit wineries in the

region and cafes, and enjoy the many other

attractions the district has to offer during their

stay.

Two self-driven tours, over well maintained

shingle roads, will run each day. The $95

cost includes entry to each garden, morning

tea, lunch, afternoon tea, or sweet treats and

refreshments.

Anew tour, Mysteries of the Waipara Gorge,

complete with iron sculptures, concretions

and moa bones, has been introduced, while

the Hidden Gems from the Lowry Hills to the

Sea, makes its return.

Garden entry tickets at $10 per garden, are

available online at

www.hurunuigardenfestival.com, until

October 18. After that date tickets can be

purchased on the day, atthe gate.

The 17 gardens, five of them new to the

event, feature in the programme. They are in

six geographically-based clusters making it

easy to plan visits to multiple gardens.

Each cluster has its own detailed map on

the website, or in the glossy guide that is

available, showing the exact locations of the

gardens, along with other useful information,

such as the location of public toilets, fuel

stations and food outlets.

Owners have been hard at work maintaining

their gardens, especially as Mother Nature

has sent gales and frosts to thwart their

preparation. However, the team has banded

together to give each other ahand toclear

fallen trees and any other damage, to ensure

the gardens are pristine.

Check the website and guides for

information about each garden and the list of

events (pages 26 to 28), that some gardens

are hosting, such as photographic and art

exhibitions, stalls, floral art, music and jazz

singing, and learning about natives and

planting.

All the information to help visitors to enjoy

the garden festival is available on the website

www.hurunuigardenfestival.com or email

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Many visitors turned out to the inaugural

event, making it along weekend so they

could enjoy the many attractions the district

has to offer, which this year will again

include the Hanmer Springs Fete onFriday,

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Hurunui Mayor Marie Black says the

festival offers the opportunity for aunique

chance to visit private gardens across the

district, three of which are under the New

Zealand Garden Trust, Gardens of National

and International Significance.

Hurunui Garden Festival Incorporated

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community. Itwill give astudent, graduating

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study in horticulture at their choice of

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Aphotographic competition is also being

run.

The Hero Photo competition invites people

and budding photographers who take photos

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resolution photos via email to the festival

organisers.

The photos will be used in all advertising

and marketing in 2021.

The winning entry will win anight for two at

the Hurunui Village Cottage at the Hurunui

Hotel with dinner (main, dessert and aglass

of wine), and adouble pass to the Hanmer

Springs Thermal Reserve hot pools.

The 17 gardens, in six clusters, are just

one hour’s drive from Christchurch and

the airport, and garden owners are looking

forward to greeting visitors, and sharing their

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26 North Canterbury News, October 8, 2020

Players battle their

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Players had to fight hard for

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CanterburyTable Tennis

championships.

Junior and seniorplayers

fromClarkville,Oxford,

Rangiora,Woodendand

Kaiapoi took part.

JuniorsHector Harris

(Clarkville), JemimaTodd

(Rangiora)and Amelia Todd

(Rangiora)shone.

Hector won the under18

junior and under18 boys’

singles titles, whileJemima

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Jemima and Amelia

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Jemima entered the senior

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winning the openwomen’s

doubles withGeorgina

Walker.

Junior Mika Kawasaki won

theopen women’s singles

bracelet. Other outstanding

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McNabb(Rangiora)and Lily

McNabb (Rangiora).

Clarkville’s Michael

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decade. She joined with

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Todd to triumph in the open

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Both finalists in their

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Grant Ripley (Woodend)and

ClaireLoudon (Kaiapoi),

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title.Sharyn Bright (Kaiapoi)

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singleswhile Josh Svoboda

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men’s singles plate.

In the Areserve grade,

Georgina won the titlefor the

third consecutive year.She

also won the Areserve

doubles with juniorHector

Harris. Jeff Erickson

(Oxford) won the Areserve

singles plate.

In the Bgrade,Johnny

Croft (Oxford) narrowlybeat

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JuniorJosh Lubbers won the

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Sisters aim to help

families with loss

By ROBYN BRISTOW

MiscarriageMatters NZ is

helping to show families that

theirexperience of losinga

baby to miscarriagematters.

NorthCanterbury sisters,

Aleisha Black and Corrine

Christian,started the charity

to supportfamilies and help

them find answers to

questions about miscarriage.

Aleisha explainsthat they

both became pregnant in 2018.

‘‘ButIwas the only one who

got to meetmybaby.

‘‘I am now mother to two

little boys aged 4and 2and

work parttime in acute little

gift shop in Amberley, Ruby

Six. Corrineisanoptometrist

at Rangiora Eye Carebut is on

maternityleave, caring for her

5monthold babygirl.

Both knew littleabout

miscarriage, but through their

personal experience and

subsequent research they

discoveredmany thingscan

be donetoimprove the

experience, which prompted

them to form Miscarriage

Matters NZ.

To celebrate its launchand

to mark International Baby

Loss AwarenessWeek,which

runs fromOctober 9to15,

Aleisha and Corrine will host

afun run at The Groynes

Reserve, Christchurch, on

Sunday, October 11.

Aleisha says their

organisation is supported by

volunteers, and local

businesses.

‘‘We have created awebsite

full of practical information

and advice, started a

Facebook page to be avoice

for miscarriage, and are

making and distributing care

packages in Canterbury.

‘‘We try to put homemade

love into our carepackages, so

we sew the calico bags

ourselves, andwemake seed

bombs and keepsakestoput

in them.

‘‘We know thatwecan’tgive

families backtheir babiesbut

we are trying to do everything

else that we can.’’

Aleishasays there are no

official records of the number

of miscarriages in New

Zealand, but in partnership

with Sands Canterbury, they

are supplying50care

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By DAVID HILL

Federated Farmers is looking

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the past.

Afterachallenging year,the

NorthCanterbury provincial

executive has decided to hold

its 75th anniversaryannual

meeting online.

‘‘With the country bouncing

in and out of Covid restrictions,

we weren’ttoo sure whether it

was worthplanning something

onsite for our 75th jubilee, so

we thought it would be better

to keep it low key,’’ president

Cam Hendersonsaid.

‘‘I think it willbe

rememberedfor other reasons,

as it willbeour first AGM by

conference call and it’s in an

environment where the whole

worldhas changed.’’

Normally, AGMs are held

alongside an onfarm field day.

This year’s AGM was

originallyscheduled for May,

but was postponed in the hope

therewould be more certainty

laterinthe year.

It will nowbeheld from

5.30pm on Friday, October 16,

at theprovincialoffice in

Christchurch and will be

livestreamed.

‘‘We willlook at havinga

cake forthose who are onsite

Cam Henderson ... The Oxford farmer has racked up three years as provincial president.

and we may lookatdoing

somethingspecial to mark our

76thnext year,’’ he says.

The NorthCanterbury

provincialexecutive heldits

first meetingonline last week

and Mr Henderson wonders if

thiscould be the way of the

future.

‘‘The AGM events are good

for the regulars, but because

we are ageographically

diverse province,it’s not

always possible for some

memberstotake the whole day

offfarm, so we need to move

withthe times.

‘‘Evenfor executive

meetings,itcan be achallenge

for those further from

Christchurch if it takes them

1 1 ⁄2 hourstocome to

Christchurchfor a1 1 ⁄2hour

meetingand thenthey’vegot to

go homeagain, so it may be

easierfor members to get

involved online.’’

Freshwater regulations are a

hot topic, so Federated

Farmers national board

memberChrisAllen and

Environment Canterbury

councillor ClaireMcKay will

be guestspeakers.

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North Canterbury News, October 8, 2020

PHOTO: FILE

Mr Henderson has

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Amberley show body presses on

By DAVID HILL

The show must go on in Amberley. The

Amberley A&P Association has decided to

proceed with its annual showonSaturday,

October 31, under alert level1.

‘‘There’s no stopping us country folk.

Underlevel 1it’s all go. It’sreally exciting,’’

secretaryAmy Broomhall says.

With other Canterbury showscancelled

because of Covid19, includingthosein

Rangiora, Selwyn,Ashburton and

Christchurch, Amberley could be in for a

busy day.

‘‘We’ve have areallygood response from

exhibitors. Nooneseems to be deterred.

‘‘We are certainlyexpectingabig crowd as

long as thesun shines on the day and, with

the horse section,thereisqualifying for

Horseofthe Year,sowe have riders coming

from all over the South Island.’’

The show committeewill meet thisweekto

work out some of the details, such as Covid

19 regulations andmanaging the crowd.

Entries closeonSaturday, October 10, and

can be made via the internet on

Showday.online. Schedulesare available in

Amberley and Rangiora.

Meeting Ceasar ... Annie McCracken, from Hawarden, and her granddaughter

Izzy Stone, from Amberley, say hello to billy goat Ceasar at last year’s Amberley A&P

Show.

PHOTO: SHELLEY TOPP

Lincoln dairy event set for October 15

The Lincoln UniversityDairy Farm is

gearing up for its first onfarm eventfor

farmers sinceFebruary.

It will run its spring focus day on

Thursday,October 15, from 10.15am to

1pm, in its first onfarm event since the

lockdown. Covid19 forced the farm’s

managementtogoonline for six months

to keep farmers up to date.

The focus day willbeachance for

farmers to get an update on the 2020/21

seasonsofar, progress on the farm’s

matingand calving programmes,and get

tips on springfeeding, keeping cows at

peak milk production, and pasture

monitoring and feedbudgeting tools.

The new cap of 190kg of nitrogen per

hectare willalso be covered.

Participants willdiscuss what it means

for the dairy industry, and tipsonhow to

interpret and comply with the rules.

Should the regionreturn to alert level2,

the eventwill be limited to the first 100

RSVPs and willbestreamedonline.

It willbefollowed by alight lunch,

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