North Canterbury News: October 08, 2020

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OPINION 6 North Canterbury News, October 8, 2020 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, LOST AND FOUND The following property has been reportedtothe police as lost in North Canterbury: AMitsubishi key and one other, two keys on blue MVP disk, prescription glasses with thin black frames, abrown foldover wallet, ablack leatherwallet, amulticoloured credit card holder with three cards, ablue Adidas bag containing acellphone, glasses, jacket and wallet,a black iPhone 11, ablack iPhone 8+, ablack pearl Samsung S7 Edge cellphone, a Nokia cellphone in ablack wallet case, aredandblack wallet,ablack iPhone 8ina black leather case, and ablack folding wallet. which has approved the first Water Safety Plan under the Ministry of Health’s new framework. This is the firstinNew Zealand, which is a significant milestone. The new risk framework evaluates the source, treatment, storage and distribution of water supplies. Each water safety plan identifies whatcould go wrong and whatisin 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 This Week Sun Fishing Guide Moon Wind Swell Pegasus Bay Tide Chart 3 2 1 Fair Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Oct 8 Oct 9 Oct 10 Oct 11 Oct 12 Oct 13 Oct 14 Rise 6:49am Set 7:43pm Best Times 5:30am 5:55pm Ok Rise 6:48am Set 7:45pm Best Times 6:21am 6:47pm Ok Rise 6:46am Set 7:46pm Best Times 7:14am 7:41pm Ok Rise 6:44am Set 7:47pm Best Times Rise 6:42am Set 7:48pm Rise 6:41am Set 7:49pm Rise 6:39am Set 7:51pm Best 10:51am Times 11:18pm Rise12:51am Rise 1:51am Rise 2:47am Rise 3:37am Rise 4:21am Rise 5:00am Rise 5:33am Set 10:05am Set 10:49am Set 11:41am Set 12:42pm Set 1:50pm Set 3:03pm Set 4:19pm Light NWbecoming Moderate NE Moderate NE turning Moderate Wturning Gentle SW becoming Moderate SW turning gentle NE strengthening SW Moderate SW SE moderate SE SE SE 0.6 mturning SE 0.7 m NE NE 1.0 m NE 1.0 m NE 0.9 m E0.7 m E0.7 m 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 8:08am 8:36pm Ok Best Times 9:03am 9:30pm Fair Best 9:57am Times 10:24pm Good 0 Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Waimakariri 10:05am 2.2 3:49am 0.7 10:51am 2.2 4:34am 0.8 11:38am 2.2 5:22am 0.7 12:05am 2.0 6:11am 0.7 12:54am 2.1 7:02am 0.7 1:44am 2.2 7:54am 0.6 2:36am 2.3 8:48am 0.5 Mouth 10:29pm 2.0 4:17pm 0.8 11:17pm 2.0 5:07pm 0.8 5:59pm 0.8 12:27pm 2.2 6:49pm 0.7 1:18pm 2.3 7:40pm 0.6 2:11pm 2.3 8:29pm 0.5 3:04pm 2.4 9:20pm 0.4 Amberley 10:05am 2.2 3:49am 0.7 10:51am 2.2 4:34am 0.8 11:38am 2.2 5:22am 0.7 12:05am 2.0 6:11am 0.7 12:54am 2.1 7:02am 0.7 1:44am 2.2 7:54am 0.6 2:36am 2.3 8:48am 0.5 Beach 10:29pm 2.0 4:17pm 0.8 11:17pm 2.0 5:07pm 0.8 5:59pm 0.8 12:27pm 2.2 6:49pm 0.7 1:18pm 2.3 7:40pm 0.6 2:11pm 2.3 8:29pm 0.5 3:04pm 2.4 9:20pm 0.4 10:14am 2.2 3:58am 0.7 11:00am 2.2 4:43am 0.8 11:47am 2.2 5:31am 0.7 12:14am 2.0 6:20am 0.7 1:03am 2.1 7:11am 0.7 1:53am 2.2 8:03am 0.6 2:45am 2.3 8:57am 0.5 Motunau 10:38pm 2.0 4:26pm 0.8 11:26pm 2.0 5:16pm 0.8 6:08pm 0.8 12:36pm 2.2 6:58pm 0.7 1:27pm 2.3 7:49pm 0.6 2:20pm 2.3 8:38pm 0.5 3:13pm 2.4 9:29pm 0.4 10:16am 2.2 4:00am 0.7 11:02am 2.2 4:45am 0.8 11:49am 2.2 5:33am 0.7 12:16am 2.0 6:22am 0.7 1:05am 2.1 7:13am 0.7 1:55am 2.2 8:05am 0.6 2:47am 2.3 8:59am 0.5 Gore Bay 10:40pm 2.0 4:28pm 0.8 11:28pm 2.0 5:18pm 0.8 6:10pm 0.8 12:38pm 2.2 7:00pm 0.7 1:29pm 2.3 7:51pm 0.6 2:22pm 2.3 8:40pm 0.5 3:15pm 2.4 9:31pm 0.4 10:14am 1.7 4:02am 0.6 10:59am 1.7 4:46am 0.6 11:47am 1.7 5:31am 0.6 12:14am 1.6 6:17am 0.5 1:02am 1.6 7:06am 0.5 1:50am 1.7 7:57am 0.5 2:40am 1.7 8:50am 0.4 Kaikoura 10:41pm 1.6 4:31pm 0.6 11:28pm 1.6 5:19pm 0.6 6:08pm 0.6 12:35pm 1.7 6:56pm 0.5 1:26pm 1.8 7:45pm 0.5 2:17pm 1.8 8:34pm 0.4 3:09pm 1.9 9:24pm 0.4 *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. 2118223
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 BEECHWOOD, RICHON, LEES VALLEY, WOODBURN HEREFORDS WOODBURN SPECKLE PARK/HEREFORDS 3 rd ANNUAL YEARLINGBULLSALE 7 Hundreds enjoy shows By DAVIDHILL 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 as she faced off againstthe White Witch, played by MichelleO’Brien. TUESDAY13 TH OCTOBER 2020 At 2pm – Viewing from 12pm 77 MASKELLS ROAD, AMBERLEY FOR SALE 20 Hill Country commercial maiden Hereford heifers 53 Herefords and 14 Speckle Parks All BVD/EBL Tested and Vaccinated Vendor Contact:Rob Burrows: 027 2633582 Rob Stokes: 027757 1673 HelenMolloy: 027203 3854 AgentContact: AnthonyCox: 027208 3071
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