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By ROBYN BRISTOW 

TheWaimakaririand Kaikoura 

electoratesremained blueinaseaofred 

on Saturday night, but not beforesome 

anxious moments for National’ssitting 

members of Parliament. 

Matt Doocey,inthe 

Waimakariri electorate,and 

StuartSmith,inKaikoura, 

hung on to whathad been 

consideredsafe seats before 

electionnight, buttheir 

margins wereslashed. 

Mr Doocey’s 10,799vote 

majorityin2017, was cut by 

nearly 9000 votes, withthe 

provisionalcount showing 

him1976 ahead of Labour’s 

DanRosewarne. 

Mr Smith’s 2017 majority of 

10,553 waswhittled by about 

twothirds by Labour’s Matt 

Flight to 2282. 

Whilethe voters reelected 

thesittingMPs, thepartyvote 

belonged to Labourinboth 

electorates, particularlyin 

theWaimakaririseat, where 

party support fell fromthe 

57.6 percent to themid20s. 

Mr Dooceysays he is 

humbled by the support given 

to him, and is optimistic about 

thefuture. 

‘‘It is an opportunity to stepupand Iwill 

definitelybedoing that. 

‘‘My personalvote wasdouble my party 

vote. Thatsays to me thatpeople have 

valuedthe work Ihave put in over the 

time Ihavebeen in Parliament. 

‘‘We sawthat abit with (former Labour 

Matt Doocey 

Stuart Smith 

MP) Clayton Cosgrove. The Waimakariri is 

aplacewherepeople rewardtheir local 

MPs.’’ 

People voted forcontinuity.Internal 

disciplinewithinthe National Party did 

not help the party’s cause,hesaid. 

‘‘Quitesimply, if people thinkwecan’t 

manageourselves,they are 

not going to trust us to 

managethe country,’’ Mr 

Doocey says. 

It was the first electionhe 

had facedwithout the Green 

party in the mix in the 

Waimakaririelectorate, 

which he believesaccounted 

for about 2000 votesgoing to 

Labour. 

‘‘There wasabit more 

squeezethere, and Ihad been 

told by farmers, not justlocal 

ones, theywouldbevoting 

Labourtokeepthe Greens 

out, andtheir wealth tax.’’ 

He wasback in Wellington 

on Mondayattending to his 

duties as whip, organising the 

induction of the fivenew 

NationalMPs,beforethe first 

caucus meeting of around 32 

membersonTuesday. 

Nineteenmembers were 

farewelled—amix of 

retirees andthose who 

missedout on election night. 

Meanwhile,MrRosewarne is unsure 

about hispolitical futureafter runningso 

close to MattDoocey. 

He is twospotsawayfromcoming in on 

the Labour Party list, withabout 480,000 

specialvotestobecounted. 

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Reunion tells the storyof 

Ellie, who returns to her 

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pregnancy and is unexpectedly 

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Ellie, playedbyNew 

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He is counting on many of 

thosefavouringLabour. 

Hisfortune may alsohang 

on the outcomeinthe 

Waiarikielectorate,where 

Maori Party candidate 

RawiriWaititi has a421vote 

lead overLabour’s Tamati 

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Meanwhile, it wasback to 

hisday job on Monday, after 

taking time offsince March. 

He is an armyofficer working 

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‘‘It is disappointingit 

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democracy. 

‘‘You havetoaccept what 

voters giveyou.’’ 

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Dan Rosewarne 

Raffled quilt raises $1134 for breast cancer charity 

Apatchwork quilt has raised $1134 for 

the Breast Cancer Foundation New 

Zealand. 

The labour of love, handmade by 

members of apatchwork group based at 

the Quilters Quarters store in Rangiora, 

was raffled, with alocal Rangiora 

woman winning it. 

The group made it as achallenge over 

the last 12 months, store owner Pauline 

Forrest said. 

Each member contributed patches, 

month by month, until there were 

enough for one of the members to sew 

them all together. 

Pauline says everybody knows 

somebody who has been affected by 

breast cancer, and the quilters wanted 

to do something to help support 

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Rumours are rife in Hanmer 

Springs that the Heritage 

Hotel has found anew 

owner. 

The complex was 

mothballed in May in the 

aftermath of the Covid19 

lockdown. 

It now appears CPG 

Hotels could be about to 

breath new life into the 

historic hotel. 

CPG Hotels, the recent 

buyer of Terrace Downs, a 

resortstyle property near 

the Rakaia Gorge that 

boasts agolf course, is 

advertising for staff for its 

$6.6 million acquisition. 

Within the same 

advertisement for Terrace 

Downs staff, it is also asking 

for expressions of interest 

for senior staff roles at a 

‘‘historic hotel property’’. 

The advertisement says 

the Spanishstyle building 

has been adrawcard to the 

area for decades, and will 

continue to showcase the 

‘‘abundance of local 

produce and thermal 

activities in the area’’. 

CPG has 10 properties in 

its portfolio, and the 

advertisement on the 

website Seek says both 

operations are scheduled to 

open in the near future, 

under the new brand, Fable 

Hotels and Resorts. 

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both properties. 

The mothballing of the 

Heritage Hotel was seen as a 

huge loss for the Hanmer 

Springs community. 

It was not only used for 

conferences and business 

meetings, but was apopular 

wedding venue. 

The 66 privately owned 

units, some in the hotel and 

some on the grounds, were 

run as abody corporate and 

leased back to the hotel. 

Hurunui Mayor Marie 

Black said at the time of the 

mothballing that the job 

losses were gutwrenching. 

‘‘It is abig shock because 

of the personal impact its 

closure will have on many 

families in the Hanmer 

basin and further afield,’’ 

she said. 

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Aproposed quarry at the Rangiora 

Racecoursewas described as crazy at a 

Stop the Quarrypublic meetingonMonday 

night. 

Facilitator John Mathersaid thatwhile 

respecting Taggart, which is proposing the 

quarry, and the racecourse owners, ‘‘we 

utterly rejecttheir crazy quarryproposal at 

the racecourse’’. 

He said the meetingaimed to give people 

attending achance to sharetheir concerns, 

learnabout theprogress madebythe group 

opposing the quarry,and provide achance 

for more peopletobeinvolved. 

Mr Mathersaid therecould be people at 

the meeting who supported the proposal. 

‘‘That is OK. Our group has approached 

our response to thequarry proposal from 

the perspective that we are not against 

Taggart. 

‘‘Wecertainly acknowledgethat we have 

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that we havetocoexist in the 

same community together.❜ 

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to coexist in the same community together. 

‘‘We know theyprovide employment and 

contribute to thiscommunity. 

‘‘Similarly,weare not against the 

racecourse owners. 

‘‘In fact many of us support horse racing 

andlike living near the facility,’’hesaid. 

Around 200 peopleattended the meeting 

at the RangioraBaptist Church Hall to 

discussplans by Taggart to develop a 

quarry at the racecourse, which is near 

homes, rest homes,preschools, parks, a 

shopping centre and restaurants. 

Apetition opposing the quarry proposal 

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Loburn School’s electionday 

market, inviting localstocast 

their vote and lingerfor coffee, 

brunch and live music, was a 

hit withthe community. 

PrincipalStuartPriddy said 

thatwith avoting booth at the 

school on election day, he 

thought it would be agood 

opportunity to have a 

community day in the grounds. 

He contactedthe Electoral 

Commission first to ensure a 

market day could be held at the 

school on polling day. ‘‘They 

werefine withit,’’ he said. 

‘‘There hasn’t been many 

opportunitiesfor community 

gettogethers this year. It has 

worked out as areally neat day 

and Iamreally happytohave 

organised it.’’ 

The marketday also gave 

those students at the school 

taking part in the William Pike 

Challenge, ayearlong youth 

development programme,to 

complete someoftheir 

community service 

requirements. 

There was amix of stalls, 

withsomeraising fundsfor the 

school and other stallholders 

paying $20 to book aspot. 

School pupil Lucy 

McKenzie, aged 9, of Rangiora, 

had aclearout of books and 

clothingather stall.She was 

raising money for Christmas 

presentsand morebooks. 

Audrey Woolford, 13, and 

MilaMaree McLaughlin, 13, 

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HanmerSprings faces a 

worker crisis, as business 

booms. 

Finding stafftohelpcope 

with demand, andthenfinding 

somewherefor them to live, is 

provingdifficult, says 

Christine Hall, of CH 

Solutions. 

Christine,who provides 

business support throughout 

NorthCanterbury, saysthe 

villageisrocking, defying the 

effects of Covid19,asvisitors 

flocktothe townfor rest and 

recreation. 

Butwith theincrease in 

visitors to the alpine village, 

staffinghas becomea 

problem. 

‘‘Hanmerhas acrisis. 

Workershavenowheretostay. 

Thevillage is booming, butitis 

very hardtoget staff and even 

harder to findaccommodation 

forthe incomingworkers. 

‘‘If you are looking to rent 

outaroom over the summer, 

letmeknow,’’ she says. 

Christine says vacancies 

have oftenbeenfilled in the 

past by international 

travellers,suchasbackpackers. 

However, Covid19 

endedthat. 

With no unemploymentin 

HanmerSprings, accordingto 

theMinistryofSocial 

Development,workers are 

short. 

Filipinos whose partners 

aredairyworkersare in a 

tenuous position,Christine 

says, unless the government 

Buoyant trading ... Hanmer Springs has rebounded well since the lockdown, but worker shortages 

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Shenotesthat job vacancies 

areramping up on Trade Me 

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struggling to fill vacancies. 

Hurunui DistrictCouncil 

chiefexecutive Hamish 

Dobbie says accommodation 

optionstighten as thesummer 

season approaches. 

‘‘It is difficult forany tourist 

town.’’ 

He saysthere could be a 

collaborativesolutionif 

commercial organisationsgot 

together. 

HanmerSprings Thermal 

Pools andSpa general 

manager GraemeAbbot agrees 

business is growing in the 

town. He said it washard to 

imagineinMarch,during 

lockdown, thatbusinesses 

would bounce back so well. 

‘‘Wehad avery goodschool 

holidays (atthe pools). It was 

up 19 percent on lastyear.’’ 

But he believes thepinchto 

find staffand accommodation, 

is alittledifferent from 

previous years. 

‘‘It is always hard,’’ he says. 

Some businesses arranged 

accommodation forstaffand 

rentedafew houses. 

‘‘We (the pools)are looking 

at that option ourselves.The 

main differenceisthat midweek 

business hasincreased. 

‘‘It is stillnot likea 

weekend, butithas bounced 

back.’’ 

Literary tea party in Amberley proves ahit 


Poetry and oratory were to the fore at 

the Hurunui Library in Amberley on 

Sunday during the 13th annual Writers’ 

Tea Party. 

Canterbury authors Laura 

Borrowdale, Philip Norman and Doc 

Drumheller entertained the audience. 

Drumheller warmed up the crowd 

with quirky poems from his art journal 

Catalyst and asingalong to Oma Rapeti. 

Drumheller inspired some good 

chuckles with his poem about the time 

he thought he had rediscovered an 

extinct bird. 

He also shared asad, thoughtful, yet 

still playful poem that explored his 

need to tend the vegetables in his 

father’s hothouse after his death. 

Norman, known for composing the 

Footrot Flats musical along with many 

other achievements in his 40year 

career, shared some excerpts from his 

biography, Douglas Lilburn: His Life and 

Music. 

He amused the crowd with some 

thoughts about the value of art and had 

everyone laughing when he shared his 

original lyrics for apop song about 

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Local poet Bernadette Hall, who 

hosted the event with support from the 

Hurunui Arts Council, primed the 

audience for Laura Borrowdale’s Sex, 

with Animals collection of short stories. 

She read Guilt,arather raunchy 

poem by Borrowdale that had been 

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Catalyst. 

Borrowdale herself wasn’t so 

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instead to read anew piece titled Guilt 

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the ghost of the author’s mother 

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lives in Temuka. 

Audience member Mari Scott said she 

had alovely time. ‘‘I am an avid reader, 

and yet Ididn’t know of these people in 

our own community, so it is wonderful 

to come and hear about them and see 

how clever they are.’’ 

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In the Electoratewith 

MattDoocey 

MP forWaimakariri 

Authorised by MattDoocey,Level1ConwayLane,188 High Street,Rangiora. 

Support appreciated 

Thank you Waimakaririfor continuingto 

supportmeasyourlocal MP.Itisa 

privilege to represent you in the53rd 

Parliament. 

Lookingback, it hasbeen abusytime 

in Waimakariri. 

Together,wehave tackled Covid19 

and lockdown, getting behind ourlocal 

businesses to support them. 

As local MP, it wasmyprivilegeto 

supportour community during this time. 

My teamand Iwere set up remotely from 

day oneofthe lockdown, responding and 

connecting with ourresidents, 

community groups andbusinesses. 

At my WaimakaririJob Summit, local 

businessowners met withmetosee how 

we could boost business confidence in 

Waimakariri to keep peopleinjobsand 

grownew jobs. 

Workingtogether, we’ve locked in 

somesignificantgains forour 

community overthe pastterm. 

These haveincluded securing afterhours 

health care, saving our Waikuku 

bus service, bringing forward the thirdlaning 

over theWaimakaririBridge to 

makejourneys easier for our morning 

commuters,fightingfor asignalised 

crossingfor Woodend at theschool,and 

standing up for Belfast residents against 

aproposal to store 40,000balesofwaste 

nearhomes. Iwillcontinue workinghard 

to build on thesegains. 

Likeothers,Iamconcerned aboutthe 

lossofleadershipwithinthe Canterbury 

DistrictHealth Board and Iwant to 

ensure thisdoesn’timpact on 

timeframes forour afterhours 

healthcarefacility. 

Iammeeting withthe interimchief 

executiveofthe health board to ensure 

the building of our new facility continues 

to be prioritised. 

Iamalso meeting with theNew 

Zealand TransportAgency overarange 

of transport concerns,includingthe 

continuationofour fight for aWoodend 

Bypass andtoholdthe agency to its 

commitment to provide Woodend 

familieswithasignalisedcrossing 

before the newschoolyear. Ialso want 

them to meet timeframes in delivering 

solutionstothe problem of poorvisibility 

at the Tram Road offramp. 

In Parliament, as National’smental 

health spokesman—and after 

campaigning for acrossparty approach 

to mental health in NewZealand—Iam 

looking forward to launchingthe Zero 

Suicide Aotearoa crossparty reportin 

Parliament and debatingitinthe 

chamber. 

It is seldomareport gets to be debated 

in Parliament and this signifieshow 

strongly Ibelieve that acrossparty 

approachisthe only way forwardfor 

New Zealanders. This will deliver longterm 

solutionsand breakdown the 

barriers to progress in responding to the 

growingdemand formentalhealth 

services. 

Speed reductions planned 

Temporaryspeed reductionsonall 

approachestothe intersection of 

Flaxton Road and Fernside Road will 

be in placesoon. 

The reductions from80kmh to 60kmh, 

are temporary until aroundaboutis 

built, with work expected to startin 

January 2021. 

Funding for the roundaboutwas 

approved by Waka Kotahi New Zealand 

Transport Agencyinmid2020and 

design work has started. 

It is hoped the roundabout willbe 

finished by the end of June next year. 

Council roading and transport 

manager JoanneMcBride says an 

increase in trafficvolumesand several 

crashes at the intersection in the last 

two years, two of which havebeen 

serious, have prompted the temporary 

speedreductions. 

The 60kmh limit will apply on 

Fernside Road west on the stretch near 

Flaxton Road, and Flaxton Road north 

and southofFernside Road. 

The full length of Fernside Road east, 

between Flaxton Roadand Lineside 

Road,will be cut from 100kmh to 80kmh. 

Consultation on permanent speedlimitchanges 

will occur soon. 

SpeedlimitsonsectionsofFlaxton 

Road and west alongFernside Road 

were reduced from 100kmhto80kmhin 

late December2016. 

Waimakariri 

Focus from Dan Gordon, Mayor 

An eye to the future 

We all have ideas and visions of the kind 

of community, district and region we 

want future generations to inherit. 

There are tangible decisions which 

can be made in the coming years around 

infrastructure, transport, jobs, wellbeing 

and climate change, as well as 

input on development trends that will 

influence how our communities grow. 

The Greater Christchurch Partnership 

is acombination of the Waimakariri, 

Selwyn and Christchurch City councils, 

Ngai Tahu, Environment Canterbury, 

the Canterbury District Health Board 

and representatives of central 

government. 

The partnership has been around 

since 2007 and provided astrong 

foundation for the rapid and coordinated 

local response after the 

2010/11 earthquakes. 

It is now turning its eyes firmly to the 

future. 

We want to make sure we are planning 

now to ensure that we are ready for the 

challenges and opportunities ahead. 

To do this, we are commencing a 

project –Greater Christchurch 2050 – 

which, at its core, is about ensuring we 

have an aspirational vision and clear 

plan to build astrong future for our 

children and grandchildren. 

The starting point in this project is 

community engagement. We want to 

understand what our community values 

are as we look to the future to inform the 

development of the Greater 

Christchurch 2050 vision and plan. 

The partnership would like to hear 

what your vision is on how the Greater 

Christchurch area should grow and 

ultimately look in 2050. 

People can share their vision by 

visiting greaterchristchurch.org.nz and 

undertaking ashort survey before 

November 8. 

Your input will help influence each 

organisation’s future plans so that we 

are all working together to achieve a 

collective vision for Greater 

Christchurch. 

It’s easy to have your say. Your views 

are important. 

Iwelcome contact from anyone who 

needs assistance or has an issue that 

they may want to discuss. Email me at 

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906 437. I’m here to help. 

Speed feedback sought 


The Waimakariri District Council is 

asking for feedback on reducing speed 

limits south of Kaiapoi to improve 

safety. 

If approved, the speed limit on Main 

North Road, Tram Road, Doubledays 

Road and several side streets would be 

dropped to 60kmh. 

“The safety of road users is one of 

council’s top priorities”, says council 

roading and transport manager Joanne 

McBride. 

“Making sure speed limits are 

appropriate for local conditions is one 

way we can reduce the risk for 

everyone.” 

The review follows several upcoming 

major changes to roads in the 

surrounding area, which include new 

traffic lights at Tram Road, ashared 

path along Main North Road, and 

upgrades to State Highway 1. 

Feedback is open until Friday, 

November 6, with council staff 

available at the Ohoka Market on 

Friday, October 23, to talk through the 

proposals and answer questions. 

“We want to hear what the 

community think of the speed limit 

proposals, and if there are any other 

factors we should consider,” Ms 

McBride says. 

After collecting feedback, staff will 

report to the community boards and the 

council to make afinal decision. 

Changes proposed: 

Main North Road between the Old 

Waimakariri River Bridge and the 

Neeves Road intersection: 80kmh to 

60kmh. 

Main North Road, between the 

Neeves Road intersection and Kaiapoi, 

at the existing 50kmh limit change, 

80kmh to 60kmh. 

Tram Road between Main North 

Road and apoint 180 metres past the 

eastern intersection of Greigs Road, 

including 50m to 100m of the motorway 

on and offramps, 100kmh to 60kmh. 

Doubledays Road, 100kmh to 60kmh. 

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Mouth 

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6:20pm 0.5 12:56pm 2.4 7:16pm 0.6 1:51pm 2.3 8:09pm 0.6 2:43pm 2.3 8:57pm 0.6 3:30pm 2.3 9:42pm 0.6 

Amberley 10:05am 2.6 3:44am 0.3 11:02am 2.5 4:41am 0.4 11:59am 2.4 5:39am 0.5 12:27am 2.3 6:37am 0.6 1:23am 2.2 7:33am 0.6 2:16am 2.2 8:26am 0.6 3:06am 2.2 9:16am 0.7 

Beach 

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6:20pm 0.5 12:56pm 2.4 7:16pm 0.6 1:51pm 2.3 8:09pm 0.6 2:43pm 2.3 8:57pm 0.6 3:30pm 2.3 9:42pm 0.6 

10:14am 2.6 3:53am 0.3 11:11am 2.5 4:50am 0.4 

5:48am 0.5 12:36am 2.3 6:46am 0.6 1:32am 2.2 7:42am 0.6 2:25am 2.2 8:35am 0.6 3:15am 2.2 9:25am 0.7 

Motunau 10:42pm 2.4 4:29pm 0.4 11:40pm 2.3 5:29pm 0.5 12:08pm 2.4 6:29pm 0.5 1:05pm 2.4 7:25pm 0.6 2:00pm 2.3 8:18pm 0.6 2:52pm 2.3 9:06pm 0.6 3:39pm 2.3 9:51pm 0.6 

10:16am 2.6 3:55am 0.3 11:13am 2.5 4:52am 0.4 


Gore Bay 10:44pm 2.4 4:31pm 0.4 11:42pm 2.3 5:31pm 0.5 12:10pm 2.4 6:31pm 0.5 1:07pm 2.4 7:27pm 0.6 2:02pm 2.3 8:20pm 0.6 2:54pm 2.3 9:08pm 0.6 3:41pm 2.3 9:53pm 0.6 

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Kaikoura 10:41pm 1.8 4:31pm 0.3 11:39pm 1.8 5:31pm 0.3 12:07pm 1.9 6:28pm 0.4 1:03pm 1.8 7:23pm 0.4 1:57pm 1.8 8:14pm 0.5 2:48pm 1.8 9:02pm 0.5 3:36pm 1.7 9:48pm 0.5 

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looks to the future. 

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junior block for new entrant to year 

4pupils, opening up the three 

classrooms and adding breakout 

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The completed work means the 

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months. 

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senior classrooms, for years 5to8, 

as the school gears up to expand its 

roll. 

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went into lockdown and has since 

grown to 119, but has capacity for 

208. 

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for the start of term four, has been 

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MuseumUnveilsConcept Designs 

for Proposed Redevelopment 

Canterbury Museum has released concept designs for its $195 million 

proposed redevelopment, which celebrate and reveal more of the 

Museum’s heritage buildings, provide twenty-first century visitor facilities 

and meet the exhibition and storage needs of amodern museum. 

CanterburyMuseum DirectorAnthony 

Wright says that theMuseum has 

listened very carefully to thefeedback 

it has receivedtodateonthe proposed 

redevelopment. 

“Peoplehavetoldusthatprotecting 

theheritagebuildings andplacinga 

greateremphasisonMāori,Pasifika and 

multiculturalexhibitswereall important 

considerationsfor anyredevelopment of 

theMuseum. 

“They wanted to seethe blue whale 

skeleton back on display, improved 

visitorfacilities andnew prehistoric 

animal exhibits. People also want us 

to retain favourites such as Discovery, 

theChristchurchStreetand Fred and 

Myrtle’s Pāua ShellHouse.” 

He says that Athfield Architects 

have capturedall of thefeedback in 

theproposedconceptdesigns,while 

maintainingthe much-lovedintimate 

feel of theMuseum. “Thedesign 

increases thesense of discovery,surprise 

andthe feelingofnever beingquite sure 

of what’s around thecorner. Howeverthe 

waypeoplemovethrough theMuseum 

will definitely be improved. 

“Wewill be bringing back theblue 

whaleskeleton whichhas notbeenon 

public displayfor 26 years. The 26.5 

metreskeletonwillbeafocal pointin 

theMuseum, suspendedinanew central 

full-height glassroofedatrium,”saysMr 

Wright.“We arealsolooking forwardto 

developing anew,expandedAntarctic 

exhibition.” 

CanterburyMuseum ChairDavid 

Ayerssays, “Thebrief we provided 

AthfieldArchitectswas quite 

challenging.” 

“Wewantthe proposed redevelopment 

to enhance andcelebrate ourhistory by 

unveilingheritagefabricthathas been 

hidden formanyyears.Theconcepts 

have more than metour expectations 

andwe’re lookingforward to hearing 

what theCanterburycommunity thinks.” 

The Museum is workingcloselywith 

Ngāi Tūāhuririonthe conceptdesigns. 

Puamiria Parata-Goodall,Kaiurungi 

(Chair) of theMuseum’s Ōhākī oNgā 

Tīpuna says, “Atthe heartofthe new 

Museum is anew space called Araiteuru, 

housed in thecentral full-height atrium. 

Araiteurucelebratesthe importance of 

howwewelcome people to theMuseum 

andthisiswhere we will tell thestory 

of manawhenuaand tangatawhenua 

throughamix of contemporary and 

traditional methods.” 

Araiteuruwill be home to anew 

contemporary whare–aceremonialand 

educationalspace.TheWhare Whakairo 

(carvedmeeting house) HauTeAnanui 

OTangaroa,ataongathathasn’tbeenon 

displayfor 64 years, willalsoholdpride 

of place in Araiteuru. 

The conceptdesigns propose that 

thewallsonthe northernsides of the 

original Benjamin Mountfort-designed 

buildings willberevealed andoriginal 

exteriorelements, includingthe flèche 

(slender roof-top spire)ontheRolleston 

Avenue façade,will be reinstated. 

Anew three-storeybuilding, within 

theheight limits of theRolleston Avenue 

roof line, wouldwraparoundthe north 

side of theheritagebuildings, exposing 

their heritage wallstopublic view.The 

buildingwould include mezzaninefloors, 

multifunctionalspaces such as anew 

Artist’s impression of redeveloped Museum from Rolleston Avenue. 

Proposed atrium would feature the blue whale skeleton 

lecturetheatre andincreased space for 

permanentand temporaryexhibitions. 

Base isolationwould be addedacross 

thesitetoprotect theheritagebuildings 

andthe collections, andtobring the 

site up to 100% of BuildingCode. New 

collection storage wouldbecreated as 

part of this. 

Akey elementofthe conceptdesign 

is asecondRollestonAvenueentrance. 

The currententry to theMuseum is too 

small to be theonlyentrance, andwith 

more than 750,000 visitors ayearand 

rising, an additional entrance will reduce 

congestionand improve theflow of 

visitors into thebuilding. Thisentry will 

also houseacafewithsidewalk seating. 

Heritage architectureexpertJim 

Gard’ner says theconceptdesign forthe 

RollestonAvenuefacade respectsand 

celebrates theGothic Revivallanguage 

of Benjamin Mountfort. “Theadditions 

to theMuseum andplanned central 

circulation patterns areinformedby 

Mountfort’soriginalunrealised plansand 

ideas forthe extensionofthe Museum. 

“Theproposedadditional entrance 

on RollestonAvenuewill have three 

openings into acovered portico.This 

draws on thetypicaltripartiteform 

commonly foundinGothic Revival 

architecture,including the1878 porchof 

theexistingentrancetothe Museum, key 

entrances within theArtsCentre, and 

theporch of Christ Church Cathedral,” 

says Mr Gard’ner. 

Floor to ceilingglass will be addedto 

part of twofloors of theRoger DuffWing 

whichwill houseasplit-level family 

cafe alongsideDiscovery,the Museum’s 

naturalhistory centrefor children. 

Youcan seethe concept designs 

on displayand give feedback at 

theMuseum oronline at 

www.canterburymuseum.com 

until23October.

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Sense of anticipation ... Kaiapoi North School’s youngest pupils are excited at the prospect of moving into anew classroom at the end 

of the month. 

PHOTO: DAVID HILL 

Young pupils eye new classroom 

By DAVID HILL 

Kaiapoi North School’s twoyear 

wait for anew classroom 

block is nearly over. 

The school’s new entrant/ 

year 1pupils are looking 

forward to moving into their 

new classrooms, which 

replace ablock of two 

classrooms destroyed by arson 

in November 2018. 

Principal Jason Miles says 

the classrooms will be 

officially opened with aMaori 

blessing tomorrow, with the 

children due to move in on 

Friday, October 30. 

‘‘The children are very 

excited to see that new space 

finally completed. It’s been a 

long time watching that being 

constructed, so it will be good 

to finally enjoy it.’’ 

Brosnan Construction has 

been working on the project 

and Mr Miles says the firm has 

done an amazing job. 

‘‘They’ve had afew 

challenges along the away, but 

they’ve done agreat job to get 

it ready this term.’’ 

The new classrooms are 

‘‘beautifully set up’’, with two 

separate class spaces, shared 

areas, akitchen area, art 

space, and averanda for 

outdoor learning and 

activities, Mr Miles says. 

The 36 new entrant/year 1 

pupils and two teachers have 

been operating from a 

temporary classroom block, 

which will be removed from 

the school during summer. 

The ground underneath will 

be regrassed and turned back 

into aplay area. 

Cash to 

monitor 

campers 

The Hurunui District Council 

has secured more fundingto 

continue acampaign to ensure 

campers act responsibly in the 

district. 

TheMinistry of Business, 

Innovation and Employment 

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funding fromthe Responsible 

Camping Fundtoassist council 

efforts.The council trialled the 

initiative last season after 

getting ministryfunding. 

Compliance teamleader 

AndrewBrown says themoney 

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ambassadorwork in the 

Cheviot and Gore Bay area for 

asecond season. 

It willalso helpextend 

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worktoHanmer Springs, 

Waipara, Scargill and 

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“Wefoundimproved 

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working,’’ Mr Brown says. 

Thefunding, whichwill be 

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Group busy helping those in need 

By DAVID HILL 

Help is at hand in Kaiapoi for 

families in need. 

Kaiapoi Community 

Support (KCS), abranch of 

the Community Wellbeing 

North Canterbury Trust, has 

been experiencing an 

increase in demand for its 

services since the Covid19 

lockdown, coordinator 

Louise Griffiths says. 

‘‘We have been seeing 

people with reduced incomes 

and job losses. 

‘‘It seems to be mainly 

reduced hours and that’s 

someone’s food money.’’ 

The Kaiapoi Community 

Pantry has been busy and 

there is agrowing demand for 

counselling services. 

KCS has afamily 

counsellor, aPegasus Health 

brief intervention counsellor 

and acouple of private 

counsellors who use its 

rooms. 

‘‘Give us acall or come in 

and have achat if you’re 

needing support and, if we 

don’t have the support 

available, we can refer you,’’ 

Louise says. 

Louise expects demand to 

increase as Christmas 

approaches. 

KCS will soon be launching 

its Christmas Giving 

programme and is busy 

planning for Toot for Tucker. 

New and unwrapped 

Christmas gifts will be 

Kaiapoi Island ... Walkers take abreak along the river during last year’s Kaiapoi River Wellbeing Walk. 

This year’s walk aims to raise funds for Kaiapoi Community Support. 

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gratefully accepted for 

families in need, with the 

dropoff points to be 

confirmed. 

‘‘We always find it difficult 

to get enough gifts for 

teenagers, but toiletry packs 

are always good, or diaries, 

journals and stationery, so 

we’re not just looking for gifts 

for the kids,’’ Louise says. 

KCS offers avolunteer 

driver service for adonation 

to help people get to medical 

appointments, go grocery 

shopping, or get to the 

hairdressers —both around 

town or into Christchurch. 

People are encouraged to 

give the group two days’ 

Taking abreak ... Walkers stop for abreak during last year’s Kaiapoi River Wellbeing Walk. 

notice if they can. 

KCS has been supporting 

the community for more than 

30 years and relies on local 

support to keep going. 

The Kaiapoi River 

Wellbeing Walk, being held 

this Saturday, hopes to raise 

funds to support KCS. 

The walk will leave from 

the Kaiapoi Food Forest at 

around 10am, after ashort 

talk on food security given by 

Brent Cairns. 

Waimakariri Mayor Dan 

Gordon will join the walk, 

which will do aloop around 

the Kaiapoi River, before 

finishing back at the food 

forest about 1pm. 

It is being organised by 

Walk for the Planet, a 

Methodist Church initiative. 

For more information, visit 

the Walk for the Planet page 

on Facebook. 

Food security is ahot topic 

in the district as it faces 

uncertainty because of Covid 

19. 

Satisfy Food Rescue is 

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Waimakariri District Council 

community team on afood 

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Party anon-scary alternative to Halloween 

By DAVID HILL 

Forget ‘‘trick or treating’’. The 

Waimakariri Light Party is 

returning to light up Kaiapoi’s 

Wylie Park. 

The light part is offered as a 

‘‘nonscary’’ alternative to 

Halloween. 

The party, organised by the 

Reflections Community Trust, 

will be held on Saturday, 

October 31, from 4.30pm to 

7.30pm. 

After an extraordinary first 

half of the year with the Covid 

19 lockdown, the light party 

offers achance for the 

community to gather together 

and have some fun, organisers 

say. 

‘‘The light party is anationwide 

nonscary alternative to 

Halloween and is agreat option 

for parents who may not like 

the creepy side of the 

Halloween tradition, but at the 

same time, do not want their 

children to feel like they are 

missing out.’’ 

The event is aimed at 

families with youngsters aged 4 

to 14, providing familyorientated 

entertainment in a 

safe and positive environment. 

‘‘The light party effectively 

keeps children off the streets 

from trick or treating —an 

activity which can turn sour 

quite easily,’’ organisers say. 

‘‘Children and youth who 

attend receive lollies handed 

out by our team of volunteers. 

‘‘Local householders, 

particularly the elderly, have 

expressed their relief that 

Lighting up ... The Waimakariri Light Party is expected to light up Kaiapoi. 

there have been fewer children 

coming to their homes trick or 

treating on the evening of 

October 31.’’ 

Now in its 16th year, the 

Waimakariri Light Party 

started from humble 

beginnings, with about 350 

people at the first event. 

Since then, it has grown to 

draw more than 5000 

preschoolers, children, youth 

and families each year. 

Waimakariri Mayor Dan 

Gordon will officially open the 

event at 4.30pm, followed by the 

Kaiapoi High School kapa haka 

group performing awaiata. 

Entertainment will include 

bungees, bouncy castles, water 

walkers, horse and cart rides, 

climbing walls, mini jeeps and 

the Pedalmania crazy bikes. 

There will be anonscary 

fancy dress contest, followed by 

afancydress parade. 

Other entertainment 

includes displays by the 

Waimakariri Dog Training 

Club, Empire Athletics, and 

stage performances by the 

Hartley School of Performing 

Arts, Kaiapoi North School and 

Funkdafied Dance Club. 

Relay Rail Dog, Silly Billy 

Clown, Sweet Millie, 

Lieutenant Lou Lou and 

magician Josh Grimaldi will be 

interacting with families. 


Stalls will be selling food to 

raise funds for local groups, 

schools and churches, while 

there will be community 

information stands for Fire and 

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police and Eco Educate. 

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organisations, churches and 

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Making asplash ... Swimmers dive into the pool during last year’s Kane Shield swim meet at the Kaiapoi Aquatic Centre. 

Swimmers to take the plunge 

By DAVID HILL 

Kaiapoi’sKane Shield is 

returning. 

The popular annual swim 

meet will now be held on 

Monday, November9,afterit 

was postponed in August 

because of Covid19. 

Prospective participants 

are encouraged to get an entry 

form from the Kaiapoi 

Aquatic Centre,orthe All 

Together Kaiapoi (ATK) 

website or Facebook page, 

and get their entriesinnow. 

Spot prizes and asausage 

sizzle will be available on the 

night. 

The popular KaneShield 

swim meet began in 1948, 

when the Kaiapoi Swimming 

Club was low on funds. 

Then president Bill Kane 

issued arace challenge to 

committee members as a 

fundraiser. 

The Kane Shieldwas 

resurrected in 2014 by the 

You Me We Us Kaiapoi 

Project(now ATK)aftera 

fouryear break. It was run as 

afun night for localfamilies 

after the earthquakes. 

Teams can be family 

groups,orclub, schooland 

business teams. 

To be eligible for the Kane 

Shield,atleast three 

membersofateam must live, 

work or attendaschoolinthe 

Kaiapoiarea, or belongtoa 

Kaiapoi sports club. 

The competition involves 

teamsoffour swimming a 

handicapped relay race. 

Teamsare eliminated until 

two teams remain to race off 

for the shield. 

Othertrophies presented 

on the nightinclude the 

Industries Shieldfor business 

teams, the Bell Family Trophy 

for family teams, the Harry 

BatesCup for the fastest team 

time,the BurgessFamily 

Trophy for sportsteams, the 

You Me We Us Trophy for 

school teams, and the 

Westpac Cup for runnersup. 

Last year, 22 teams were 

entered in what provedtobea 

keenly contested competition, 

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Kaiapoi’s ‘‘Party in the Park’’ is back 

on Sunday. 

The grand finale to the Kaiapoi 

Spring Festival was postponed last 

month because of awind storm. 

It will now be held this Sunday from 

11.30am to 2.30pm at Trousselot Park. 

The free entertainment includes a 

live band, The Mule,aphoto booth, Flip 

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rides, face painting, the Pedalmania 

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walkers. 

An interactive farmyard featuring 

alpacas, calves, goats, lambs, rabbits 

and guinea pigs is sure to entertain all 

ages. 

There will also be araffle, food stalls 

and market stalls. 

Entries open next month for the 

Kaiapoi Garden Competition, with 

judging to take place in January. An 

awards evening will be held in 

February. 

Categories include: ‘‘walk around’’, 

with the judges considering the entire 

garden; ‘‘view from the street’’, ‘‘town 

house’’, ‘‘garden under threeyears’’, 

‘‘structured landscape’’, with built 

features combined with plants; 

‘‘community pride’’, where individual 

gardeners or groups present agarden 

outside their boundary for others to 

enjoy; commercial/business premises, 

house and garden, with an indoor/ 

outdoor flow; sustainability, which 

considers such things as composting or 

no sprays; and the best street. 

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providingour youngpeople with 

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personalgrowth, ensuring their voice is 

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Carryingonthe work of Hurunui 

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‘‘I am excited to get into the schools 

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relationships with our youthto 

understandtheirneeds and howIcan 

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‘‘I am always amazed at their ideas 

andthey directly inspirethe eventsand 

programmes that we hold, basedonwhat 

they identify as beingthe need. 

‘‘This canbeanentertainment event, a 

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As exam timekicksin, Rebeccawillbe 

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Meeting 

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By DAVID HILL 

The Kaikoura Trotting Club has abusy 

two days of racing planned next month. 

The Kaikoura Cup race meetingis 

back at the picturesqueSouth Bay 

RacecourseonSunday and Monday, 

November 1and 2, with 16 racesover the 

two days. 

New president Ben Smith expects the 

meeting to attract plentyofattention 

around New Zealand and in Australia. 

‘‘It’s classedasaniconic meeting and 

Kaikourahas the largestprofit turnover 

in New Zealandper race, basedonlast 

year’s results. 

‘‘It’s so well supported by the 

community and all our existing sponsors 

have all returned, and we’vegot more 

potential race sponsors thanraces, so it’s 

amazing to see that support given the 

economic climate.’’ 

The feature Group 2Alabar Kaikoura 

Cup, whichwas won last yearbyClassie 

Brigade,trainedbythe Dunn family of 

Woodend Beach and driven by John 

Dunn,isworth $47,500. 

The meeting’s mostlucrative race is 

the listed$50,000 PGG Wrightson Sales 

Series Aged Handicap Pace,while the 

Group3Majestic Son South Bay Trotters 

Cup is worth$28,500. 

Mr Smith says he has been in contact 

with the Dunn family and understands 

they will be back to resume their rivalry 

against fellow Canterburybased trainers 

Mark Purdon and Natalie Rasmussen, 

who won the Kaikoura Cup in 2018with 

theirhorse Spankem. 

The race meeting willbethe chanceto 

show off anew horse ambulance, which 

will be on course for the first time. 

‘‘Thesafety and welfare of the horses 

are our first priorities in case of any 

accidents,’’ Mr Smith says. 

Raceday patrons on Monday are 

encouraged to come dressed up for the 

‘‘most appropriateracedayattire’’ 

competition. 

The week is alwaysabusy one for 

Kaikoura, with the racecourse opening 

up to campervans from next Thursday, 

and is sure to givelocal businessesa 

welcome boost. 

EntrytoSunday’s six races is agold 

coin donation, with the proceeds goingto 

the Kaikoura Cricket Club. 

Monday, which is Marlborough 

Anniversary Day, is the main day of 

racing, with 10 races on the card.There 

will be a$10 entryfee. 

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Unbridled passion for 

racing shines through 

By DAVID HILL 

The Kaikoura Trotting Club’s new 

president has the pedigree and the 

horses to match. 

Ben Smith was elected president last 

month, following in the footsteps of his 

grandfather, Vic Smith, who was 

instrumental in building anew 

racetrack at South Bay in 1953. 

‘‘I’m athirdgeneration president. My 

grandfather closed his sawmill for a 

week and took his staff and machinery 

over to South Bay to build the 

racecourse just before the 1953 race 

meeting. 

‘‘I understand there was an old grass 

track before that where they held 

gymkhana races.’’ 

Mr Smith’s uncle, Mark Smith, is a 

pastpresident and life member, while 

his father Peter Smith was avicepresident 

and is the club’s patron and 

also alife member. 

His sister, Kaikoura Deputy Mayor 

Julie Howden, is also on the committee, 

‘‘so there’s abit of passion there in the 

family for the races’’. 

The Smith family has also made its 

mark on the racetrack, breeding and 

owning several past winners at the 

annual race meeting. 

Matua Tana, bred and coowned by 

Ben Smith, has been enjoying success at 

Addington Raceway in Christchurch 

this season, with the trainers targeting 

the Dominion Trot on Show Day. 

Wainui Creek, coowned by Ben and 

Peter Smith, won arace in Kaikoura in 

2018 before venturing over to Australia. 

Peter Smith also bred Lyell Creek, 

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Ball planned after festival setback 


The FiveKingdoms trilogy, 

filmed in North Canterbury, 

has had afew setbacks in 

recent times, including the 

cancellation of its Cannes Film 

Festival premiere because of 

Covid19. 

But the actorsand actresses 

involved in the epic films set in 

the 1900s, producedbySamuel 

Miller of Woodglen Studios in 

Woodend, are not letting it get 

them down. 

Instead, agrandcostume 

ball to benefit the Arts Centre 

in Christchurch is being held, 

as they try to make the bestof 

abad thing. 

Sam saysitissad not to be 

able to take his amazingcast to 

France. 

But the delay meant they had 

been abletoshoot extra 

scenes.Apreviewofsomeof 

the new scenes will be shown 

during supper at the ball. 

The castincludes Rusty 

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lead, and such notable 

personalitiesasThe Wizard of 

Canterburyasthe Bard Thun, 

Davey Round,ofPort Levy,as 

Mayor Simplistus,Herbie 

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Noel McGirr says ‘‘all is looking good’’ 

for the 119th Amberley A&P Show being 

held at the Amberley Domain on 

Saturday, October 31. 

This year’s show president says his 

hardworking committee has remained 

positive in ayear of uncertainty. 

‘‘Covid 19 has certainly made planning 

abit more challenging this year,’’ he 

says. 

‘‘However, the A&P committee 

remained positive throughout and set a 

deadline that we would need to be at 

level 1byOctober 1toproceed. 

‘‘Thankfully this was realised and 

preparations are continuing with 

confidence.’’ 

Having the show will bring asense of 

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‘‘The show is acelebration of the New 

Zealand way of life and atime for people 

from all walks of life to get together and 

enjoy aday out in the country,’’ Noel 

says. 

‘‘The show represents areal 

community effort. 

‘‘It is ashowcase for achievement 

beholding both to the past and forward 

to the future.’’ 

Covid19 has highlighted New 

Zealand’s reliance on agriculture and 

the show presents an opportunity for 

agribusinesses to showcase their ‘‘welldeserved 

superstar status’’ as the region 

looks to recover. 

Noel and his wife, Lois, are longtime 

residents in the Amberley area, with 

Noel serving as avet for more than 40 

years until his retirement nearly three 

years ago. 

He regularly attended the Amberley 

A&P shows as the showday vet. 

In 1974, Noel began working as avet 

for Cartridge and Wood (now North 

Canterbury Veterinary Clinics Ltd) in 

Waikari, while Lois was ateacher at 

Waikari School. 

‘‘I was equipped with abrand new 

Datsun 180B, which was amazing, a 

radio telephone and amixture of old 

and new equipment.’’ 

In those days, there was agood group 

of young people in Hawarden and 

Waikari, the train still delivered freight, 

the flour mill at Waikari was 

operational, and the town boasted a 

butcher and two grocery stores. 

Hawarden was also well serviced. 

Noel became apartner in Cartridge 

and Wood, and later established the first 

vet clinic in Amberley, in Pound Street, 

in 1982. 

Show president ... Noel and Lois McGirr, with their horse Hogan, are looking forward to 

this year's Amberley A&P Show. 


Changes to farming practice from the 

traditional sheep and beef saw the vets 

working with Angora goats, ostriches, 

emus and deer and, later, dairy cows. 

Since his retirement, Noel has been 

doing casual work with AsureQuality, 

centred around the export of cattle and 

horses. 

He is also active with the Amberley 

Lions and is vicechairman of the North 

Canterbury Rural Support Trust. 

Noel would like to give thanks to his 

dedicated committee, ‘‘without which 

the show would not happen’’. 

He also thanked entrants and 

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The show must go on. 

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coursetogoahead at the 

Amberley Domain on Saturday, 

October 31. 

Sheep and woolwill take 

centrestage, withawool expo 

showcasingthe versatility of the 

fibre.Itwill be complemented by 

ahandshearing display, and the 

Corriedale will be the feature 

breed. 

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hotplate competition is ashow 

highlight, withbragging rights at 

stake. 

Local lambs and beef calves 

are judged onfarm and at the 

processorsbeforethe show, with 

cooking and taste 

demonstrations held at the show 

in abid to findthis year’s winner. 

The Alpine Pacific Wine 

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feature, withlocally produced 

wine judged by the experts, along 

with the people’s choice award 

and wine tasting. 

The equestrian eventsare a 

major partofthe show, with 

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There are showingclassesfor 

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side saddle events,and 

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Shetland and miniature horses. 

The magnificentClydesdale 

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Celebrating wool’sversatility 

By DAVID HILL 

The environmental benefits of 

wool willbeshowcased at the 

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Afeaturedisplay of wool is 

being planned to highlightthe 

multiple usesand versatility 

of wool, saysorganiserLynda 

Dickson. 

‘‘One of the mainreasons 

for doingthis is to get people 

thinking about the adverse 

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and how wool and other 

natural fibres, thatare 

biodegradable and 

renewable, can replace 

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products. 

‘‘It’ssomething we’ve been 

doing at Cheviot for the last 

few yearswith North 

Canterbury Vets,because 

Cheviot doesn’t really have 

sheep coming to the show any 

more, so it’sagood way to 

keep the sheepfocus.’’ 

The wool showcasewas 

going to be taken to this year’s 

Hawarden A&P Show, which 

was cancelled because of 

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‘‘It’s been areallycool 

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Mrs Dicksonsays people 

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‘‘Wool is really starting to 

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Versatile resource ... Wool will be showcased at the Amberley A&P Show. It has multiple uses, 

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ewe title. Corriedales will be shown in big numbers at this year’s Amberley show. 

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Strong Corriedale 

presence assured 

By DAVID HILL 

Record sheep entries are set to flock into 

the Amberley Domain. 

With the New Zealand Agricultural 

Show cancelled, the New Zealand 

Corriedale Council has turned its 

attention to the Amberley A&P Show on 

Saturday, October 31. 

‘‘This is going to be our Christchurch 

show for the Corriedale,’’ New Zealand 

Corriedale Council president Mark 

Sidey says. 

‘‘It will be our biggest show of the year, 

without the Christchurch show being on, 

and the breeders have really got on 

board.’’ 

More than 80 Corriedale sheep are 

expected to line up at Amberley, 

including the ewe hogget and ram hogget 

production classes, which are normally 

decided at the New Zealand 

Agricultural Show. 

The ewe hogget production class has 

been running for more than 30 years. 

‘‘The sheep are grazed on one person’s 

property from January until now and 

they are judged on production, scanning 

and wool value, and there are three or 

four different judges doing the different 

categories,’’ Mark says. 

While the ewe hogget judging included 

eye muscle scans, CT scans were taken 

for the ram hoggets. 

Judging will be completed for the two 

classes beforehand, with the winning 

entries and fleeces on display at the 

show. 

Wool returns for the midmicron 

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‘‘It’s taken ahit this year with Covid, 

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‘‘We were getting $12 clean or higher 

for some of our wool.’’ 

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The Amberley A&P Show is putting 

together ataste of Hurunui for show 

visitors. 

Taste Hurunui is back with the hoof to 

hotplate event, with local farmers vying 

to enter the tastiest lamb or calf. 

More than 20 lambs and about 20 

calves lined up at Robert and Jean 

Forrester’s Omihi farm on Sunday, 

before being transported to Harris 

Meats at Cheviot to be killed and 

processed into meat cuts. 

Organiser Peter Greenwood says the 

animals will be judged on the hoof and 

then on the hook, which will make up 

half of the available points. 

Meat yield is an important 

consideration when the carcass is 

judged on the hook. 

Cuts of the meat will then be cooked by 

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‘‘We have 50 percent of the points for 

the taste test on the day, so taste is 

important,’’ he says. 

‘‘You’ve got to produce something that 

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and something that tastes good, 

otherwise people won’t buy it.’’ 

The meat is prepared and cooked in 

front of the public, who get to taste the 

meat for themselves after judging, Mr 

Greenwood says. 

‘‘We try to use the cuts people wouldn’t 

normally buy. 

‘‘When you get those cuts and throw 

them at achef they can come up with 

something quite nice and it shows you 

what is possible.’’ 

There will also be cooking 

demonstrations on the day in the Taste 

Hurunui marquee and an auction of 

fresh cuts of lamb and sirloin steak. 

‘‘It’s all put on for the public to raise 

awareness of what we have to offer in the 

Hurunui, so the more public who turn up 

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Mr Greenwood says. 

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School work took aback 

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There were 117 pets, 

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lambs, 13 horses and 

ponies, four goats, six 

calves, 16 ducks or 

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pigs. 

Their young owners took 

part in various 

competitions. 

The school hall was also 

packed with ahuge 

selection of arts, crafts 

and baking goods on 

display. 

It was abusy morning for 

the school principal, 

Hayden van Lent, who was 

master of ceremonies, and 

the organisers, school 

secretary Val O’Loughlin, 

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dressing as alion for the 

day, and deputy principal, 

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Lisa said she was 

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The work the children 

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sections, and also the 

imaginative way in which 

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Fancy ... Georgia Brown, aged 11, rode her horse Dandy during the Fancy Head Dress 

competition at the West Eyreton School annual Pet Day. 

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Colourful characters ... Sienna Harden, aged 8, of West 

Eyreton, and her dog Poppy, during the fancy dress 

junglethemed competition. 

Camouflaged ... Hannah Henderson, aged 6, with her pet 

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Playtime ... Kaiapoi Borough School pupils enjoy their new playground. 

PHOTOS: DAVID HILL 

Pupils return to find 

playground set to go 

By DAVID HILL 

KaiapoiBoroughSchoolpupils were in 

for abig surprisewhentheyreturned to 

school lastweek. 

Contractors Smart PlayLtd finished 

workonthe school’snew playground 

ahead of schedule,meaningthe 

childrenbegan thenew schoolterm 

withsome new playequipment. 

‘‘The kids were reallyexcitedtocome 

backtoschool on Monday andhavea 

whole newplayground waiting for 

them,’’principal Murray Overton said. 

‘‘Itwas alovely surprise.Theyknew it 

was coming, buttheydidn’t expect it to 

be finished.’’ 

Workisalso underway on the 

school’s newtechnologyblock, with 

workexpected to be completed at the 

start of term two next year. 

Morethan 600pupils from10primary 

schools from Ouruhia School,southof 

the WaimakaririRiver,toSefton 

School,inthe north, usethe technology 

facilitiesthroughout the week. 

‘‘The old building is stillfunctioning, 

but thenew building is going to be 

fantastic,withplenty of space forall the 

schools that cometouse it fromacross 

North Canterbury.’’ 

The newtechnology block will have 

fourclass spaces and replacean 

earthquakedamaged building. 

‘‘The old building has tilted on its 

slab. 

‘‘It’sstill safetouse, but it’stoo 

expensivetorepair.’’ 

Mr Overton is no stranger to 

redevelopment,astherehave been 12 

classrooms replacedorrefurbished 

since he arrived at theschool in 2014. 

Technology ... Work is progressing on Kaiapoi Borough School’s new technology 

block. 

Business survey under way 

Enterprise North Canterbury’s (ENC)sixmonthly 

business opinion surveyisunder 

way again. 

‘‘Thesurveyisheld every sixmonths to 

gain agreater understanding of how our 

localeconomy is currently performing,’’ 

ENC businesssupport manager Miles 

Dalton says. 

‘‘Thebusiness opinion survey does not 

directly assist businesses, but it does give 

ENC, counciland the widerbusiness 

community agood view of whatisactually 

happening in the district. 

‘‘It helpsustounderstandhow businesses 

are beingimpacted, where any stress points 

mightbe, and howweare performing 

comparedtoNew Zealand as awhole.’’ 

This helps with planning what services 

ENC can offer businesses, he says. 

‘‘The lastsurveyinMay was useful in that 

it showed us thatwewereperforming much 

betterthan we had expected. It helped us to 

realisethat the impact of Covid19 on the 

district was unlikely to be as severe as we 

had anticipated and we wereable to put that 

message out to the businesscommunity. 

‘‘Thisinturn assisted business owners 

with their own decisionmaking.’’ 

Business ownersormanagers in the 

Waimakariri and Hurunui arebeingasked 

to takefive minutes to completethe online 

survey. Confidentiality is assured. 

‘‘The dataprovided in the surveywill be 

consolidatedinto an overall report on issues 

and trends,’’ Mr Dalton said. The report will 

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Enjoying life with animals 

By DAVID HILL 

Penni Loffhagen and Rocci Scott have 

beenaround animalstheir whole lives. 

Afourth generation sheepbreeder, 

Penni was born andbred at Culverden 

and movedtoHawarden whenshe was 21, 

while Rocci has worked as azookeeper 

for 15 years on both sides of the Tasman. 

Today,they have three sheep studs, 

with560 Suffolk, 90 Romney and 180 

Gotland Peltsheep. They also run beef 

cattle on a260haproperty at Hawarden in 

North Canterbury. 

‘‘Wehad them(Gotland Pelt) as abit of 

ahobbyand thenthrough someexport 

workwith the Suffolk Iended up taking 

on someembryofromsome quality sheep 

in Sweden,’’Pennisays. 

The GotlandPeltsheep produce agood 

qualitywool,agoodcarcass and the pelt 

is used formaking sheepskins,making 

themacommercially viable sheep. 

Thewool fromthe GotlandPeltsheep is 

soldtospinners,weavers andfelters, she 

says. 

‘‘With Covid, it has been abit tricky. 

Hopefully, in time, we willbeable to send 

the wool overseas. 

‘‘Our pelt order (to the UnitedStates) 

fellover because they didn’tknow if they 

Kate to compete in mounted games 

Ayoung Rangiorarider will 

be in action among New 

Zealand’stop mounted games 

riders at the Leeston 

Showgrounds this weekend. 

The New Zealand Mounted 

GamesChampionships was to 

have been held in Waikato in 

April, but was cancelled 

because of Covid19. 

Kate Gutry, of Rangiora, is 

one of the top contenders in 

the under17age group,after 

beingdenied international 

competition this year because 

of the pandemic. 

She was selectedinthe 

New Zealand team to ride at 

the world championships in 

Scotlandand was to joinLuke 

Zydenbos, of West Melton,in 

the national team at the 

Nations Cup in Kentucky, in 

the United States. 

The decisiontomove the 

eventtoLeestonwill give the 

town aboost after the 

weregoingtobeabletomarket it, but we 

found it’squitepopularinNew Zealand.’’ 

Beefwas added to themix after the 

threeyear NorthCanterbury droughtas 

another income sourceonthe dryland 

property. 

After growingupatTakaka and Picton, 

Rocci movedtoChristchurch in the 1990s, 

where shebeganworkingatOranaPark 

and laterventured overtoAustralia, 

where sheworked at theWerribeeOpen 

Range Zoo,just out of Melbourne. 

‘‘Itwas so big;itwas openrange like a 

farm. 

‘‘The public caughtabus to see the 

animalsand we drove roundinToyota 

Hiluxes to feedout.’’ 

Overthe years,Roccihas worked with 

giraffes,rhinos,antelopes, primates and 

big cats, whileworkingwith snakes‘‘was 

an eyeopener’’. 

Moving fromworking with little New 

Zealandgeckos to bigAustralian lizards 

was another change. 

In Australia,Roccispecialisedin 

managing thefood storesand designing 

exhibits. 

‘‘I camebackfor family reasons, but I 

found Iwas alittleoverqualified fora 

zookeeper in New Zealand so Igot into 

pestcontrolwork,’’ Rocci says. 

cancellation of the Ellesmere 

A&P Show, which hosted the 

2019 mounted games Nations 

Cup, won by New Zealand. 

More than 60 ridersfrom 

around the country willvie 

for national titlesacross five 

divisions–under12s, under 

14s, under17s, open and 

veterans(over 35). 

“The friendly rivalry 

between the North and South 

Islands is great fun and really 

adds to the exciting 

atmosphere of anational 

competition,’’ Canterbury 

Mounted Games Association 

presidentSue Shankssays. 

‘‘Thesocial aspectof 

mounted gamesisahugepart 

of our sport and we have 

evening entertainment 

planned for visitorsstaying 

over for the long weekend.” 

Mounted games test the 

fitness, staminaand skillsof 

riders and ponies, she says. 

Vaulting on ... Kate Gutry, of Rangiora, vaults on to her pony 

Amber. 

PHOTO: CANTERBURYMOUNTED GAMES ASSOCIATION 

Successfulriders needto 

have excellent handeyecoordinationand 

keepacool 

headunder pressure. 

Different races involve 

riders vaulting on and off 

ponies at speed, leaningoff 

Winning 

combination 

... Rocci 

Scott, left, and 

Penni 

Loffhagen, 

right, 

celebrated 

after winning a 

champion 

ribbon with a 

Romney ram 

hogget at last 

year’s New 

Zealand 

Agricultural 

Show. 


‘‘Idomisshaving giraffesand rhinos in 

thefrontpaddock, but Idolove whatwe 

have in New Zealand with ournative bird 

species. 

‘‘At theend of theday, it’s allanimal 

husbandry. 

‘‘Themaindifference now is we don’t 

have to tranquilise the animalstotreat 

them.’’ 

They were covicepresidents of the 

Hawarden A&PAssociation thisyear, 

with theannual show in March cancelled 

five days before theeventbecauseof 

Covid19. 

‘‘It means we willhavetowait another 

year —2022willbeourshowascopresidents,’’ 

Penni says. 

Whiletheywill notbesendingsheep to 

A&Pshowsthis spring,theyare busy 

getting theirram hoggetsready for the 

ramfairs,with the Suffolk Breeders’Club 

duetohold an expo in Ashburton on 

Thursday,November 12. 

‘‘We willmissthe networking,catching 

up with peopleand seeinghow people are 

going, but we willbebacknextyear,’’ 

Penni says. 

Whilethe Suffolkand Romneystud 

males weresoldasram hoggets,the 

GotlandPeltmales were soldasram 

lambs. 

ponies to pick up equipment, 

bursting balloons with a 

spear, and hittingtargets with 

ajousting pole. 

Heats will takeplace on 

Saturday and Sunday, with 

the finalsheldonMonday.

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Exhibition opening ... Ed Donaldson, of Pegasus Bay Winery, speaks to guests at the launch of Sculpture. North 

Canterbury in the gardens of the Waipara property. 


Sculptures grace gardens 


Sculptures were the centrepiece 

of the Pegasus Bay Winery’s 

gardens last Friday, during the 

launch of Sculpture. North 

Canterbury. 

The pieces by contemporary 

artists are found throughout the 

extensive grounds of the winery, 

providing an opportunity for art 

lovers and collectors to view a 

diverse range of installations 

outside the walls of atraditional 

gallery. 

The launch was celebrated by 

130 art lovers. 

The sixweek outdoor 

exhibition, which is now in its 

third year, is organised by Art In 

aGarden curator Laura Forbes. 

Sculpture. North Canterbury 

gives visitors the opportunity to 

mix art with wine in a 

picturesque garden setting. 

The free exhibition will run 

until November 27. 

Doors are open, to enjoy the 

gardens seven days aweek, from 

10am to 5pm. 

All art work is for sale and can 

be taken home at the time of 

payment. 

Contact Laura Forbes on (021) 

414 162 or at email 

info@artinagarden.co.nz. 

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Believer:Conversations with MikeMoore, by Peter 

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Sefton loses nail-biter 

against Weedons 

Weedons chaseddown earlycountrycricket 

frontrunners Sefton in anailbiting contest on 

Saturday. 

Wins for Weedons, LeestonSouthbridge, 

Darfieldand Ohoka at the weekendhave 

shownthat the CRV Ambreed Country 

Premier One Day 2020/21 cricket competition 

will be hotlycontested this season. 

At Sefton,the home XI was in early trouble, 

losing stalwart opener Tim Harrison (7 runs) 

and returningstarsMatt Laffey (5) and Lance 

Taylor (1) early. 

Weedons’opening bowlersArnav Deb and 

Charlie Robson reduced Sealsto15/3 after 

nine overs. 

Acomposed 29 runsoff 71 balls from Brent 

Fleming righted the ship before some 

aggressivelowerorder playfrom Nigel 

Granger (30 off 28)and Jed Roberts (36 off 32) 

saw Sefton post149/8 in its allotted 45 overs. 

Aclassy75off 88 ballsfrom wicketkeeper 

and opening Weedonsbatsman Todd Inness 

set up the run chase well. 

But with littlehelp, and whenhewas 

removed by Robertsinthe 27th over with the 

scoreat114/4, Weedons appearedtobe 

blowingasolid away win. 

Again, it was Robson who came to the party, 

and his composed unbeaten32guided hisside 

to anervy twowicket win in the 37th over. 

Boyle shines 

One of Canterbury’s bestwhiteballbatsmen 

last season,Jack Boyle, hashad ahorror run 

into the new season. 

At Southbrook Park on Saturday, he looked 

like his form had finally returned, getting the 

home sideoff to ahot start against Darfield. 

Boylecruisedtoarunaball30beforehis 

renewed luck disappeared and he was run out 

by Tom Dempster. 

Afterbeing 38/0, Southbrookcapitulated to 

be all out for just105 in the 28thover. 

JesseFrew’s mediumpace bowling was 

excellent at the top of the innings, but Jackson 

Pauling claimed the best figures,with 4/20 off 

6.1 overs. 

Darfieldknockedoff the tiny targetinjust 

14.3 overs, withupandcomingstar Liam 

Foulkesmaking 28 and Frew toppingoff afine 

day with awhirlwind33not out. 

Cheviot falters 

Cheviot’s shaky starttothe newseason 

continuedonSaturday withacrushing ninewicketlosstoOhoka. 

At Mandeville,the visiting Magpies were 

rolledfor ameagre131 inside 343 overs. 

Leftarm paceman HamishWilliams was 

chief destroyer,grabbing afourwickethaul, 

while beingwellsupported by Austin 

Hamilton, Jordan Beltonand Paul Miller. 

Comingoff acentury last week against 

Lincoln, Daniel Lyons continuedhis fineform 

with arunaball unbeaten 75, with Ohoka 

romping to its win in the 24thover. 

Chamberlain shines 

Halfcenturiesfrom Calvin Scott (52 runs off 

119 balls) and David Fulton (56 off 63) lifted 

OxfordRangiora to 177/7inits firstinnings 

against LeestonSouthbridge at LeestonPark. 

In reply, it was alldown to one man. Harry 

Chamberlainshowed why he has just been 

selected for the Canterbury men’s Ateam by 

guiding his team to an eightwicketwin. 

Chamberlainsmashedanincredible 114 not 

out off just 82 balls, including eight sixes, 

while no other LeestonSouthbridge batsman 

got past 13. LeestonSouthbridgegot over the 

line, eightwickets down,with 14 oversleft. 

Lincoln hadthe bye. 

Short scorecards 

Sefton149/8(JRoberts36, NGranger 30,B 

Fleming 29; CRobson 3/8, ADeb 2/33)lost to 

Weedons 150/8 (T Inness 75, CRobson31no; J 

Roberts 4/41, MCampbell2/27). 

Southbrook105 (J Boyle30; JPauling 4/20) 

lost to Darfield 107/2 (J Frew33no, LFoulkes 

28). 

Cheviot 131(WSmith33, TWhelan 27; H 

Williams 4/17, JBelton 2/24, PMiller 2/26)lost 

to Ohoka 133/1 (D Lyons 75no, RMariu27no). 

OxfordRangiora 177/7 (C Scott52, DFulton 

56; CBeatson 4/41)lost to Leeston 

Southbridge 181/8 (H Chamberlain 114no; L 

Stove 4/40,MPower2/31,2/49 FFairbairn). 

SPORT 


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Rally contender ... Josh Marston will be acontender in the 2020 Canterbury 

Rally. 

PHOTO: EUAN CAMERONPHOTOGRAPHY 

Busy rallying weekend 


The fourthand finalroundofthe 

MainlandRally Championship will 

be heldinNorthCanterbury during 

Labour Weekend,with thestaging of 

the Lone Star RallyCanterbury. 

Covid19 hascut the Mainland 

series short,but Rally Canterbury 

promises greatcompetition from the 

49 entrants, with the eventbeing 

opened to North Island drivers 

because so many events were 

cancelled. 

The rally properstartsfromJoe’s 

Garage in Rangiora at 7.30am,on 

Sunday,October25, with the first car 

set to go at 8.30am. Aceremonial 

startwill be heldatEaton Place, 

outside the LoneStar Cafe and Bar 

in ManchesterStreet,Christchurch, 

on Saturday, October 24, at 5pm, with 

cars on display from3pm. 

The rally comprises of about 

124kmofspecial stages and 240kmof 

touring over roads in the Ashley 

Forest and public roads in North 

Canterbury. Parking areas for 

servicingwill be in Amberley, 

Cheviot and Waikari. StadiumCars 

StageOne is apowerstage,with a 

20km blastthrough AshleyForest, 

with aprize for the top 1300cc and 

1600cc cars. Crews then tour to 

Amberley for aservice in the 

Countdown car park at 9.20am 

before heading north.The first car is 

expected to finishat6pm at the Lone 

Star in Christchurch. 

Local drivers Josh Marston 

(HoldenBarina) and Matt 

Summerfield (Mitsubishi Mirage) 

will be favourites. Bothare in the top 

five in New Zealand at present. The 

1300cc class looks exhilarating, with 

Harri Judd entering afterwinning 

the classatCatlinsand South 

Canterbury, while Chris Herdman is 

also atop seed in the class, along 

with Jono Taylor. Peter Murch and 

Graham Wilson are the senior 

entrants. Leading drivers in the 

1600cc class include TimSmith, Nick 

Marstonand Dylan Thomson. 

There will be professional livestreaming 

of the event by “MoMac”. 

Rally spectator maps are available 

now at autosport.org.nz/rally/ 

Canterburyrally2020/#/. Vehicles 

will be divided into: Class A2WD 

0–1300cc;Class B2WD 1301–1600cc; 

Class C2WD 1601ccand over; Class 

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4WD. 

SPORT RESULTS 

RangioraBridge Club 

Grey Pairs: N/S:Helen Dunn/Janelle 

Crawley 1, Judy Bruerton/Sue Solomons2, 

DeniseLang/Sue McIlroy3.E/W: Fern 

McRae/David McRae1, DawnSimpson/ 

JoyceGray 2, JanicePickering/Heather 

Waldron3. 

Rata Pairs:N/S: JeanetteChatterton/Gaynor 

Hurford1,Joan Lloyd/Adrienne Paine2, 

PaulineMiller/BuntyMarshall3.E/W: 

Carole Bach/Ashley Bach 1, JennyShore/ 

Rewi Thompson2,Noeline Goodgame/ 

PhillipaWatkins 3. 

Monday Evening: N/S:BrianWarnes/Trish 

Warnes 1, Mark Apperley/Janet Apperley 2, 

Kate Whitehead/AnneBagrie3.E/W:Kerryn 

Lange/KarenManson 1,Lorraine Barnett/ 

Val Atkinson 2,MarilynElliot/Alison Howie 

3. 

Plate Pairs: N/S: Dave Tocker/Sue McIlroy 1, 

Kareen McKay/Maree Felstead 2, Veronica 

Hall/Derek Wilson 3. E/W: JennyHassall/ 

JulieBrown1,Gaynor Hurford/Maggie 

Johnston 2, Shirley Symns/Dawn Simpson 

and Jill Amer/Andrew Findlay equal 3. 

Amberley Golf Club 

Kotlowski Combined Stableford:Barbara 

Pettigrew &Lindsay Marsh 82 points, 1; 

Jannene Cumming &Gordon McGeddie 72, 

2; Barbara Scott &Scott Manson 70, 3. 

Saturday Stableford:Robin Denby 41, 1; 

Grant Dunlop, Bill Balderstone 40, equal2; 

Tony Fleete 39, 4. 

9HoleCompetition Stableford: Barbara 

Bonnett 20 pts, 1; Val Crooks17. Men:Rein 

Bakker22, 1; MikeCarpenter 19. 

Men’sMidweek Stableford:Brian 

Fitzgerald,DaveFlewellen, Jim 

Stringleman, KymRayner 38 pts,equal1. 

Women’sMidweek: Adele Wilshire 33 pts 1. 

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NEWS 


35 

Flotilla of plastic ducks goes with the flow 


Silverstream’s resident ducks had to 

make way for abunch of colourful 

visitors racing along their river last 

Sunday. 

The small, yellow, smartlydressed 

rubber ducks were part of 

the popular annual Silverstream 

Duck Race held along the Kaiapoi 

River between Butchers Bridge and 

the Hayson Drive Bridge. 

The event was organised by 

Charlotte Hickling, from the 

Silverstream sales office, and the 

Silverstream Social Club, to 

encourage community spirit. 

‘‘It is all about building oldschool 

values of community and 

connection. That is why we do it,’’ 

Charlotte said. 

There were three races, and four 

bestdressed categories at the event, 

which was also afundraiser for the 

Community Wellbeing North 

Canterbury Trust. 

The ducks were available for $2 

each, or adonation of nonperishable 

food, from Urban Revival 

cafe in Silverstream or the 

Silverstream sales office. 

‘‘We raised more than $200, plus a 

huge amount of food was donated,’’ 

Charlotte said. 

Two longtime friends of 

Charlotte’s who were visiting from 

Wellington, Brigit Kerr and Amy 

Maddock, were pleased to be asked 

to judge the bestdressed section of 

the event and ensure impartiality on 

the decisionmaking. 

Great care was also taken to 

retrieve all the ducks at the end of 

each race so each one could be 

returned to its owner or reused in 

next year’s event. 

Riveraction... The finishofthe first raceofthe Annual Silverstream Duck Race on the Kaiapoi River. 

Fashion sense ... One of the 

entrantsinthe bestdressed section. 

Worth ago... Scrooge McDuck 

in the bestdressed section. 

PHOTOS:SHELLEYTOPP 

Eye for ducky style ... The Wellington judges at the Annual 

Silverstream Duck Race, Brigit Kerr, left, and Amy Maddock, select 

the winners of the bestdressed sections before the racing began. 

Do youwant your businesstobe 

the name theyremember? 

And reach 

47,000 readers? 

Source 2018 Nielsen Readership research all people 10+ NCN Circulation area 

Phone 03 314 8335 or 

email info@ncnews.co.nz 

to find outhow we canhelp you.

What’s happening in your 

community… 

SpeedLimitsUnder Review South of Kaiapoi 

Councilare asking forfeedback on reducing speed 

limits southofKaiapoi to improve safety in the area. 

If approved, the speed limit on Main North Road, 

Tram Road, Doubledays Road and several side 

streets would be dropped to 60km/h. 

The review comes ahead of several upcoming 

major changes to roads in the surrounding area, 

which include new traffic lights at Tram Road, a 

shared path along Main North Road and upgrades 

to State Highway 1. 

Feedback isopen until Friday 6November, with 

Council staff available at the Ohoka Market on 

Friday 23 October to talk through the proposals 

and answer questions. 

We want to hear what the community think of the 

speed limit proposals, and if there are any other 

factors we should consider. 

Aer collecting feedback, staff will report to the 

Community Boards and the Council, who will make 

afinal decision. 

Splash Into Summer 

Summer is not complete without avisit to Waikuku 

Beach’s iconic paddling pool. With warmer weather 

just around the corner, Wally the Whale is ready 

to welcome back visitors when the pool opens this 

Saturday. 

Pool users are encouraged to bring their hats and 

sunscreen asthe shade sail won’tbeinstalled 

until aer Guy Fawkes. Last year, two new water 

features were installed, making the space even 

more interactive and entertaining for children. 

Preparing pools for summer isalso underway 

elsewhere in the District, with the Oxford 

Community Aquatic Centre due to open later in 

November. The popular facility includes afour lane 

25m lap pool and asmaller learner’s pool suitable 

for smaller children. 

Speed Limit Lowered at Busy Rangiora 

Intersection 

Atemporary speed reduction will soon be in place 

on both Flaxton Road and Fernside Road, on all 

approaches to the intersection. 

Council’s Roading and Transport Manager Joanne 

McBride says an increase intraffic volumes and 

several crashes atthe intersection in the last 

two years, two ofwhich have been serious, have 

prompted the temporary reduction. 

The speed limit on Fernside Road west, on the 

approach to Flaxton Road, and Flaxton Road north 

and south of Fernside Road west will bereduced 

from 80km/h to 60km/h. 

The length of Fernside Road east, between 

Flaxton Road and Lineside Road, will be reduced 

from 100km/h to 80km/h. 

The reductions will be in place until anew 

roundabout is constructed, with work expected 

to begin in January 2021. Funding for this was 

approved byWaka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency in 

mid-2020 and design work iscurrently underway. 

It is anticipated the roundabout will be constructed 

by the end of June 2021. 

We will be back in touch to talk about permanent 

speed limit changes in this area over the 

coming months. 

Free Computer Classes 

at Waimakariri Libraries 

Email 

Kaiapoi Library Thursday29October 

RangioraLibrary Friday30October 

Tablets 

Kaiapoi Library Monday2November 

RangioraLibrary Wednesday4November 

Each class runs for two hours 

from 10am to 12pm. 

Book on 03 311 8901 or steppingup.nz 

Classes available at Oxford Library 

on request. 

libraries.waimakariri.govt.nz 

SPEED LIMITS 

SOUTH OF KAIAPOI 

Have you signed up for 

the Waimakariri District 

Council Newsletter? 

To join visit: 

waimakariri.govt.nz/subscribe 

Time to Splash! 

Waikuku Paddling Pool is open 

from this Saturday. 

Come visit Wally the Whale and celebrate the 

long weekend with apaddle and play. 

Remember to bring your hat and sunscreen, 

as the shade sail won’tbeinstalled until aer 

Guy Fawkes. 

We’re reviewing speed limits south 

of Kaiapoi. 

With changes happening on Main North Road, 

including new traffic signals at Tram Road, ashared 

path and changes to the motorway,it’sagood time 

to makesure speed limits in the area are safe. 

We’re proposing to reduce the speed limitto 

60km/h in areas on MainNorth Road, Tram Road 

and Doubledays Road. 

Let us know what you think before 

Friday 6November 2020. 

waimakariri.govt.nz/aquatics 

Find out more at waimakariri.govt.nz/letstalk

SPORT 


37 

Give usyour 

feedback 

Labour Day Hours - 

Council Services 

We wish everyone an enjoyable long 

weekend. The following changes to 

Council services and facilities apply for 

Labour Day, Monday 26 October. 

Council Service Centres and Libraries 

Council Service Centres will be closed on 

Labour Day and reopen on Tuesday 

27 October. 

Libraries will be closed on Labour Day and 

reopen on Tuesday 27 October. 

Rubbish and Recycling Collection 

Kerbside rubbish, organics and recycling will 

be collected as normal on Labour Day. 

Southbrook Resource Recovery Park and 

Oxford Transfer Station 

Southbrook Resource Recovery Park open as 

normal from 8.30am -4.30pm. 

Oxford Transfer Station closed as 

per normal. 

Aquatic Facilities 

On Labour Day, Waimakariri Aquatic 

Facilities will be open between 10am -7pm. 

Normal hours resume on Tuesday 27 October. 

Waikuku Beach Paddling Pool will be open 

from Saturday 24 October. 

Urgent Enquiries 

For urgent enquiries such as noise control 

or animal management, please call our Aer 

Hours service on 0800 965 468. 

Star performers ... The Rangiora Rabbits Mini Sticks girls’ team withcoach Janelle McKellow after their lastgame of 

the 2020 winter season.The sidewas unbeatenthroughout the seasonand scored more than100 goals. 

PHOTOS: SUPPLIED 

Club members reflect on 

aCovid-affected season 

Rangiora Hockey Club recognised 

its standout performers during its 

annual postseason awards event 

at the Rangiora RSA last Sunday 

night. 

Club president PaulRobertson 

congratulated all teams and 

players onanother successful year, 

despite Covid19and its disruption 

to preseason trainingand trials. 

The club remains in astrong 

position, with adedicated 

committee and greatdepth of 

coaching, playing and umpiring 

talent. This will ensurethe club 

keeps improvingand fielding 

higher grade teams. 

In 2020,the Rangiora Hockey 

Club fielded 25 teams, five of which 

won their respective divisions. 

The club also supplied umpires 

to more than 200 games across 

almost all competition grades. 

Individual awards for each team 

were: 

Rangiora CBK Division 1men’s 

team. The Hannah &McBride 

Family Award for Most Valuable 

Player: Adam Hird.Most Improved 

Player: Logan Benson. 

Rangiora CBKDivision 1 

women’s team. Most valuable 

player: Macy Neale. Most 

improved player: Georgia 

Gainsford. 

Fine young umpire ... Rangiora 

Hockey umpire manager Tony Kean 

with Sam Firth, recipient of the 

Junior Umpire of the Year award. 

HOCKEY 

Rangiora Division 2women’s 

team. Most valuable player: Sarah 

Hinchley (GK). Most improved 

Player: Alyssa Campbell. 

RangioraDivision 3men’s team 

(Division 3Champions for 2020).R 

&MArcher Trophy for Most 

Valuable Player: Justin Meyers. 

Most improved player: Josh 

Clauson. 

RangioraDivision 3women’s 

team. Most valuable player: 

Amelia Plimmer. Most improved 

players: Courney Comley and Kala 

Ryan. 

RangioraAllsorts Mid Week 

men’s team. Most valuable player: 

Brandon McGreevy. 

RangioraHurunuiMid Week 

women’s team (Division 2 

champions for 2020). Most 

improved player: Lucy Murray. 

RangioraMasters men’s team. 

Gainsford Family Trophy for Most 

Valuable Player: Colin Fowler. 

RangioraAPlatinum U18 men’s 

team (Division 2champions for 

2020). Batchelor Trophy for Most 

ValuablePlayer: Theo van Dorp. 

John WhithamMemorial Cup for 

Most Improved Player: Ethan 

Plimmer. 

RangioraBPlatinum U18 men’s 

team. Most valuable player: 

Michael Planner. Most improved 

player: Mica Wilson. 

RangioraAPlatinum U18 

women’s team. Most valuable 

player: Abi Hannah. Whatarau 

Trophy for Most Improved Player: 

Anna Nalder. 

RangioraBPlatinum U18 

women’s team. Hurley Family 

Trophy for Most Valuable Player: 

Janayah Johnstone. Hurley Family 


Ella Kellman. 

RangioraRampage Kwik Sticks 

boys’ team. Most valuable player: 

Matt Corey. Oliver Trophy for Most 

Improved Primary Player: Aaron 

Eyles. 

RangioraRenegades Kwik 

Sticks boys’ team.Green Family 


Harrison Forbes. Most Improved 

Player: Finn Smith. 

RangioraRascalsKwik Sticks 

girls’ team. Most valuable player: 

Emily Leech. Most improved 

player:Claudia Grigg. 

RangioraRhinos Kwik Sticks 


Isabelle Galbraith. Hazel Cottam 


Maia McKeever. 

Rangiora Rubies Kwik Sticks 


Mikayla Molloy. Most improved 

player: Lara Marty. 

Rangiora Rangers Kiwi Sticks 

boys’ team. Most valuable players: 

Josh Pascoeand Oliver Lacombe. 

Most improved player: Bram 

Vermeulen. 

Rangora RoguesKiwi Sticks 


Joel Pulley. Most improved player: 

Gregory McKay. 

Rangiora RoadRunners Kiwi 

Sticks girls’ team. Most valuable 

player: PJ Mackintosh. Most 

improved player: Petra Lamont. 

Rangiora Rebels Kiwi Sticks 


Rose West. Mostimprovedplayer: 

Neve Fantham. 

Rangiora Raiders Kiwi Sticks 

girls’ team. Most valuable players: 

Amelia Hutchinson and Emma 

Schaffer. Most improved players: 

Hazel Jones and Lucy McLean. 

Rangiora Rainbows Kiwi Sticks 

girls’ team (Division 2champions 

for 2020). Most valuable player: 

Leilani Pokoina.Most improved 

player: BrooklinGlass. 

RangioraRoadsters Mini Sticks 


JaksJoslen. Most improved player: 

Fletcher George. 

Rangiora Rabbits Mini Sticks 

girls’team (Division1champions 

for 2020). PulleyMcKellowFamily 


Emma McKellow. Most improved 

player: Adele Ferguson. 

Rangiora Rockets Mini Sticks 


Shaylee Eastmond.Most improved 

player: Ila Bavis. 

Special Awards: 

Junior umpire:Sam Firth. 

Junior goalkeeper, the Andrew 

Hinchley Memorial Trophy: 

Cameron Kuch. 

Senior goalkeeper, the Wilson 

Family Trophy for Meritorious 

Goal Keeping: Eira Beverley 

Stone. 

Secondary Schools Girls’ 

FairplayAward, (the Joan 

RobertsonAward): Amelia 

Plimmer. 

Club Person of the Year (the 

Sharon Batchelor Trophy): 

Damian Allerby.

CLASSIFIEDS 


Situations Vacant 

School Bus DriversRequired 

Would youliketoearn extraincome whilestill 

having mostofyour dayfreeand at the same time 

do your community aservice by helpingtoprovide 

asafe, high standardofschool transportfor our 

region’schildren. 

Torlesse Travel has positionsavailable forpart 

timeschool busdriversinDarfield, Oxford and 

Rangiora. 

If youhaveaClass 2license, aPassenger 

Endorsement andare interestedindriving on a 

part time basis then this couldbefor you. 

Alternatively,ifyou areinterestedinbecoming a 

bus driver,wecan provide assistance to help you 

achieve the correct licencing. 

If youare interestedinthisrole or wish formore 

information, please email. 

customerservices@torlessetravel.co.nz 

Phone: 021 198 7358 

HOMESITTERS REQUIRED 

Ad# 36214 

Wanted: 

Homesitters required 

over Christmas! 

We are looking for mature, 

responsible, pet loving 

people to homesit some 

beautiful homes and pets. 

Sits vary from 1-3 weeks 

in Christchurch and surrounds. 

Singles/couples only please. 

Search postanote.co.nz 

for more details. 

Garage Sales 

RANGIORA 233 King 

Street, Sunday 25th October, 

9am - 3pm. Child’s 

Mud Kitchen, child’s bike, 

trailer bike, wooden toys & 

others, retro clothing, modern 

child, women’s & 

men’s clothing in great 

condition, fabric, general 

household goods. 

Lost and Found 

LOST IN RANGIORA. 

Car keys with locking 

sensor, between Noel 

Leemings, Kippenberger 

Ave and McPhail Ave on 

Tuesday 8th September, 

early afternoon. $40 reward 

if found, ph 027 447 4740. 

Wanted To Buy 

BUYING estate type old 

china, crystal, collectables, 

vases. Ph 027 350 3963, or 

313 1878. 

$$$ 

Amalgamated Scrap Metal 

Ltd. Specialists in farm 

machineryand farm clean 

ups, old vehicles etc. 

100% locally owned. 

Ph 0800 030 712 or 

027 695 0480. 

2312759 

For Sale 

ASPARAGUS, freshly 

picked $10 for 1kilo, 304 

Racecourse Road, Broomfield. 

Open Sunday to 

Friday. 

TWO saws, 600mm, and 

800mm, spindle and 

bearings, 4 inch pulley. 

Drive Belt any length, can 

make insert to fit spindle. 

Offers. Phone 313 8374. 

HONEY 4kg bucket 

cooking honey, $30 special. 

Available at Gracebrook, 

Amberley. Telephone 03 

314 7076. 

Cars Wanted 

CASH 4CARS 

and 4WD'S 

Phone 

Automotive 

Parts 

03 313 7216 

CARS, vans, 4WD’s 

wanted for dismantling or 

repair. Phone 027 258 

8366. 

CASH/CASH 

for anyunwanted 

vehicles,phone 

3479354 or 

027 476 2404 

WANTED to buy Ford, 

Holden, Chrysler, or 

Chev’s, classic cars. Any 

condition. Please phone 

Tony 027 313 5000. 

Gardening 

A+ GARDEN hedges cut 

to perfection. Tree &arbor 

work. Also spraying. Free 

quotes. Ph 03 312 0668 or 

021 111 4322. 

PEASTRAW. Excellent 

quality peastraw for sale. BICHON 

Ideal for garden. $8.00 / 

small bale ex - farm 

Bennetts -Oxford. Ph 027 

312 4009 or 03 312 4460. 

Property Wanted 

HOME 

WANTED 

Are you interested in 

selling your home? 

We are private cash 

buyers looking for a3-4 

bedroom home in the 

Northern Waimakariri / 

Southern Hurunui 

districts. 

We will be visiting the 

area Nov 9-14 so if you 

are interested we would 

love to hear from you. 

Ph Pete 0272238053 or 

email glenecho@xtra. 

co.nz 

To Let 

HOMESITTERS req’d 

from 20 Dec. Beautiful 

homes / pets. Phone Lisa 

021 547 262 or visit 

townandcountryhomesit.co.nz. 

Wanted To Rent 

FARM COTTAGE, 1/2 

bed with garage / shed 

within 50km of ChCh. 

Anything considered. 

Mature, self employed non 

smokers. Ph 022 608 8738 

any time. 

Pets 

HOMESTAY 

for smaller dogs. We look 

after your dog in our home. 

"No kennels". Phone today 

03 314 6110. 

AMPLIFY 

YOUR 

BUSINESS 

AND BE THE 

NAME THEY 

REMEMBER 

FIRST 

Advertise with 

us and get 

noticed 

today! 

Phone us today on 03 314 8335 

or email sales@ncnews.co.nz 

to find out how we can help! 

Public Notices 

Refuse and Recycling Changes Due to Labour Day 

Due to Labour Day, onOctober 26th, some collection days are changing (see 

below). As pick-up times may vary to normal, please place securely tied Hurunui 

Council bags at the kerbsideby8am. 

It is more important than ever, that recycling is clean and notcontaminated; please 

help by remembering: 

•Onlyrigid plastics numbered 1, 2and5canberecycled in Hurunui. 

•Always wash anddry recycling thoroughly. 

•Through the recycling bags, it is possible to recycle paper,cardboard,rigid 

plastics 1, 2and 5(no lids), food and drink cansonly. 

•Softplastics (those you can scrunch in yourhand) and shopping bags are not 

recyclable; place these in the refuse. 

•Food, clothing, garden waste, plastic strapping andpolystyrene are not 

recyclable. Bags will be stickered and left if they contain these. 

•Ifindoubt –place it in the refuse. 

Bundles of cardboard will not becollected, but can be recycled via the transfer 

stations. 

Monday26October 

Tuesday 27 October 

Wednesday 28 October 

Thursday 29 October 

No Collections 

Hanmer Springs and Gore Bay 

Amberley,Amberley Beach, Leithfield and 

Leithfield Beach, Cheviot, Waipara, Scargill, Omihi, 

Greta Valley and Motunau Beach 

Waiau, Rotherham, Culverden, Waikari and 

Hawarden 

All Hurunui transfer stations are closed on Monday 26 October. 

2323110 

Proposed Temporary Road Closure 

Markham Street, Amberley 

The Hurunui District Council has received an application 

from AmberleyNZ to run the 2021 Markham Street 

Summer Festival. 

This application asks for the temporaryclosure of 

Markham Street, Amberley, 

Saturday 13 February2021, 

from 10.30am to 8.30pm. 

Any objections to the proposed closure will need to be 

lodged with council by 12 noon, Thursday 29 October 

2020 

email: 

post: 

info@hurunui.govt.nz 

Hurunui District Council, 

PO Box 13 

Amberley 7441 

Council will consider this application on Thursday 5 

November 2020. 

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

Local Government Act 1974. The proposed closure will apply toall vehicular 

trafficwith the exception of emergency services vehicles. 

2325130 

KAIAPOI CHRISTADELPHIANS 

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

“GOOD NEWS” 

What the Bible says about FAITH: 

“Faith is the confidence that what we hope for, 

will actually happen; it gives us assurance about 

things we cannot see.” Hebrews 11:1 NLT. 

AGM Ahu Whenua Trust 

Tawera MR897 Section 2. 

To be held on Sunday 29th 

November 2020, 11am at 

Tuahiwi Marae. 

ART THERAPY classes. 

Friendly bunch of cancer 

survivors and carers having 

fun involved in art. Come 

along and learn from tutors, 

and discover your inner art 

talent. Starting Monday 

2nd November, every 

Monday, 11am, Gospel 

Hall, 22 High St, Rangiora. 

Parking available. Please 

contact Sandy Gottermeyer 

BA 027 252 0455. No 

experience necessary. 

Health &Beauty 

TRADITIONAL Indian 

Ayurvedic herbal massage 

& treatment clinic. Phone 

022 135 0177. 

2324372 

ENJOY The Port 

Hillbillies at Balcairn Hall. 

Bluegrass, American folk, 

toe tapping, catchy tunes - 

8pm, Saturday 7th November 

2020. Free supper, alcohol 

free event, raffles, CD 

sales. Tickets $25 from 

Sally Macs, Amberley, 

Stan’s 7 Day Pharmacy 

Rangiora, Sefton Garage 

and www.balcairnhall.com. 

Livestock 

HOMEKILL 

&Wild Game 

Meat Processing 

313 0022 

2309602MEAT2U.NZ 

Educational 

TUITION available. Primary 

and secondary to 

NCEA level 3. Math, Literacy 

and Science (NCEA). 

Each student on an individually, 

tailoured programme. 

Kip McGrath 

Rangiora has been serving 

the local community for 30 

years. Give us a call or 

book your free assessment 

online 03 313 3638 https:/ 

/www.kipmcgrath.co.nz/rangiora. 

Trade&Services 

ABEL &Prestige Chimney 

Cleaning. Nth Cant owned 

& operated. Covering all 

areas from Waimak to Hanmer. 

Professional, guaranteed, 

service. Firebox 

repairs, carry most parts. Ph 

0800 661 244. 

AFFORDABLE concrete 

cutting with quality and 

removal work. Free quotes. 

No job too small. Ph 027 

442 2219, Fax 03 359 6052 

or A/H 03 359 4605. 

ALL TREE SERVICES, 

chopping, pruning, firewood 

cut. Affordable & 

friendly service. Telephone 

021 111 4322. 

ARBORIST qualified. 

Copper Beech Tree 

Services. Tree removal, 

pruning, height reduction, 

hedge trimming, shaping, 

tree planting, firewood. 

Free quote. Contact Angus 

Edwards 027 259 6741 

copperbeechtreeservices@gmail.com 

BRIAN’S Tree Services. 

Tree felling, topping, 

shaping, firewood cut, rubbish 

removed, stump grinding, 

branch chipping. 

Affordable rates. Phone 03 

327 5505 or 021 124 4894. 

BRICK &blocklaying. All 

types of work undertaken, 

repairs. Phone Hamish 

0272 386 003 or 313 5678. 

CARPENTER available, 

licenced, alterations, and 

property maintenance, 

renovations, repairs and all 

building work. Please 

phone 027 294 1423. 

CHIMNEY SWEEP... 

Time to service your fire. 

From $80 + gst single 

storey. 0800 SWEEP ME 

or 021 0277 1927. 

DRESSMAKING Bev’s 

Sew Good Services. For all 

your alterations, repairs, 

dressmaking, curtains. 

Phone 327 5535.


DECORATORS 

Lilybrook Decorators. Now 

semi-retired looking for 

those odd jobs. Phone 

Gordon 027 430 2938. 

DIRTY TILES &Grout? 

Professional tile cleaning, 

tiled shower restorations 

mouldy silcone, shower 

glass & we can even 

recolour your old grout! 

For all your tile and grout 

issues call Grout Pro for a 

free, no obligation quote. 

Ph Darryl 0800 882 772. 

METAL WORX. Flashing, 

Sheetmetal Fabrication, 

Wrought Iron, 

Welding, Custom Trailers, 

General Metalwork. No job 

too big or too small. Ph 021 

265 5428 or 03 314 6908. 

Find us on facebook/ 

Glenmark Metal Worx. 

glenmarkmetalworx.ltd@gmail.com. 

PAINT & wallpaper 

services. Wayne Bryant, 

exterior, interior. Qualified 

tradesman. Free quotes. Ph 

313 5337 or 027 654 4568. 


PAINTER, qualified, local 

professional. Int / Ext, 

roofs, wallpaper. Call or 

text Corban 027 846 5035. 

CLASSIFIEDS, TRUSTED TRADES &PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 



SCREEN PRINTING. 

For all your printing 

requirements. T-shirts, 

Hoodies, Hi-Vis vests and 

polos, Overalls, Caps etc. 

Please phone Heather 03 

313 0261 or email heather. 

norstar@gmail.com. 

PLASTIC WELDING 

North Canterbury Specialist. 

All plastic &fibreglass 

repairs. Telephone James 

021 180 5103. 

POWER TOOLS repairs, SHEARER. Hap’s Farm & 

parts &sales for over 40 Lifestyle Services. Shearing, 

crutching, drenching, 

years. All main brands serviced. 

Grossman Trade tailing, feet trimming & 

Tools, 23 Watts Road, health check. Trailer, generator 

&mobile handpiece 

Christchurch. Ph 389 9230. 

RANGIORA Rubbish available. Experienced, 

Removal and RRR skips. reliable and honest. Ph 03 

Wheelie bins any frequency 4233713 or 021 267 4025. 

and skips from 1.5 cube to 

9cube. Skips and wheelie 

bins for any use, rubbish, SHEEP SHEARING, 

greenwaste, building sites drenching, feet trimming. 

or just cleanups. Give us a For Lifestyle blocks. Call 

phone call 313 6957 or for Stu 027 315 6916. 

skips 021 313 255. 

ROOFER. All roof repairs, 

roof painting, water blasting, 

SHEEP SHEARING - 

moss treatment, mobile. Fast, friendly, pro- 

repointing, gutter cleans & fessional service. 25 years 

snow straps. And more. exp. Shearing, drenching, 

Free quotes. Phone Nathan hoof trimming etc. Call 

027 516 6609. 

Shaun 021 204 1274. 


STONEMASON, Brick 

and Blocklayer. Earthquake 

repairs, grind out and 

repoint, River/Oamaru 

stone, Schist, Volcanic 

rock, paving, all alterations 

- new and old. Quality 

workmanship. Visit www. 

featureworks.co.nz or ph 

027 601 3145. 

VALUATION - 

Specialising in North Canterbury. 

Contact Geoff at 

Maxwell Valuation. Phone 

03 310 8541 or email 

geoff@maxval.co.nz. 

PAINTERS 

Reg Tradesman 

Interior,exterior. 

North Canterbury Painters 

specialising in decorating for 

over 65 at adiscountrate. 

Free quotes. 

Covering Nth Canty,Oxford, 

Kaiapoi, Rangiora, Amberley. 

Rob 03 327 7899 

or 027 432 3520 2227597 

Trade &Services 

WINDOW TINTING 

tintawindow 

advanced film solutions 

99% uv block 

fade protection 

heat control 

reduce glare 

25 Years Experience 

privacy films 

frosting designs 

non-darkening films 

Workmanship Guaranteed 

Lifetime Warranties on Most Films 

UV 

block 

Free Quotes Canterbury and Districts 

03 365 3653 0800 368 468 


ANTHONY SYMONDS 

Forall your painting & 

plastering requirements 

Local with 30 years 

experience 

All workmanship 

Guaranteed. 

Phone 021 344 023 


SEPTIC TANK 

CLEANING 

Bill’s Liquid 

Waste 

You dump it... 

Blair pumps it... 

Blair Tavendale 

Ph 03 314 9371 

0275 379-694 


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Pride &Quality Painting 

&Decorating Services 

20 yrs exp, fast and friendly 

service. For all your painting 

needs, phone: Martin 310 

6187 or 021 128 9867 

REMOVALISTS 

Movemen Ltd 

2Men &agood sized 

truck. From $157 per hour 

(incl gst). Kaiapoi based. 

Call Gerard 

027 668 3636 

2316549 

SUMMERFIELD 

FENCING 

IN YOUR AREA NOW. 

Lifestyle or farm, sheep, cattle, 

horse, all types of animals. 

Fences, yards, sheds, arenas, 

shelters, runs. 

30+ years contract fencing. 

Steve is available to help with 

your design &planning. 

Ph office03312 4747 

2091848 

2070788 

Automotive &Recovery 

• WOF Cars &Trailers 

• Vehicle Servicing & 

Repairs 

• Tyres &Punctures 

• Jump Starts 

• 

Towing &Salvage 

• Courtesy Car Available 

Ph Aaron Rowlands 

0272 588 366 

13 Stone Eyre Place, 

Swannanoa 

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

Builder 

Butchery 

OxfordButchery 

Shane and Leanne Frahm 

We cankill&process yourstock 

FourGenerations of Frahms 

since 1957 

Ph 312 4205 

Oxford 

1680439 

Number one 

old-fashioned bacon 

&ham curing. 

A/H 312 4709 

Computer Repairs 

Construction &Concrete 

DENTURE CLINIC 

Bruce Evans 

131 Ohoka Road 

Kaiapoi 

03 327 3111 

021 293 6331 

compucare@xtra.co.nz 

www.compucare.co.nz 

Computer Repairs &upgrades 

Prompt professional services 

2276525v2 

Virus &malware removal 

New &UsedPC’s4Sale 

All Construction & Concrete Work 

•Driveways, patios &paths 

•Bridges and Culverts 

•Floors, foundations 

•Sheds and buildings 

•Dairy Sheds, Herd homes 

•Silage pits, effluent ponds 

•Excavation and cartage 

•Precast concrete 

•Insulated panels 

Daryl Power 

027 230 9401 

concretepower@scorch.co.nz 

www.concretepower.co.nz 


RANGIORA 

DENTURE CLINIC 

Garry WMechen 

Registered Clinical DentalTechncian 

Phone (03) 313-9192 

2089195v2-4/4-S 

Ear Health 

Electrician 

38a Ashley Street, Rangiora 

Electrician 

• Ear Health checks. 

• Wax removal using Microsuction 

• Removal of foreign bodies 

• Basic hearing aid care 

• ACC provider 

• WarVeteran provider 

• No medical referral 

required 

Clinics in Rangiora, Amberley and Kaiapoi 

Rest homes/retirement villages, booking by prior arrangement. 

Bookings: Online www.earcare.nz |Phone 020 4124 25 25 

Email alison@earcare.nz | Ear Care Canterbury 

2324849 

Allan Pethig 

For all your electrical needs. Residential &Commercial 

Phone 03 313 7144 

027 432 1534 

Fax 03 313 2144 

rgrantelectrical@gmail.com 

PO Box 69, Rangiora 

NEW N W DENTURES D ES 

*RELINE * *REPAIRS 

* I S 

HOURS 

8.30am -12noon 

- Monday to Friday 

FREE E CONSULTATION O 

AND ADVICE 

A V C 

For a/h repairs 

phone (03) 310-3044 

AARON HARRIS 

ELECTRICAL LTD 

NEW HOUSES • ALTERATIONS 

ELECTRICAL INSPECTIONS • SMART WIRING 

SYSTEMS AND MORE... 

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


Plumbing 

For all 

general 

aspects of 

plumbing 

Discounts for over 

65 years old 

Fast friendly service 

All work guaranteed 

Aaron McCartney 

Certifying Plumber 

Cell 027 366 9091 

A/H 03 310 2137 

Free Call: 

0508 44EVER 

EMAIL: 

plumber_27@yahoo.com 

2172994 

Scaffolding 

•Edge protection 

•Working platform 

Phone 

0274 366 901 

Plans for pricing 

jas.rangiorascaffolding@xtra.co.nz 

North Canterbury wide 

1783878 

Motorcycle Service &Repair 

South Pacific Motorcycle Services 

“we’re your LOCAL motorcycle guys” 

• Service • Repairs • Tyres 

• Motorcycle Rental 

•Fully Equipped Workshop •Quality Work •Affordable Rates! 

Ph: 03 312 0066 |office@motorbiketours.co.nz 

www.motorbiketours.co.nz 

2313195 

SERVICES 

Water Blasting 

ENVIROTEC 

Waterblasting Ltd 

Servicing Canterbury 

Commercial &Residential 

 

SPRINGTIME 

Get cleanedupfor 

the summer 

months, getrid of 

the winter grime. 

 

 

 

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FREE QUOTES 

0800 SITECLEAN 

(0800 748 325) 

Mobile 0274 369 187 

2197694 

Scrap Metal 

CASH PAID FOR SCRAP 

•Car Bodies •Scrap Steel•Specialists in Farm 

Machinery•All non Ferrous 

MAINLAND 

METALS LTD 

Ph (03)338 7000 

Mike0274 818544 •Robbie0274818 027 

Locally owned and operated 

Windows & Doors 

WINDOW MARKET PLACE 

• New & Used 

• Timber & Aluminium 

• Windows & Doors 

8am-5pm Weekdays 

8am-2pm Saturday 

215 Waltham Rd, Sydenham 

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

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

1902273 

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RangioraToyota 

2018 Yaris GX 

•1.3LPetrolAuto, ReverseCamera 

•Bluetooth 

•Only 37,600kms 

$ 

15,995 

2008 DaihatsuSirion 

•1.3LPetrol5-Speed Manual 

•Aircon, AM/FM &Radio 

•Done128,890km 

$ 

5,995 

2010 Toyota Wish 

•1.8L Petrol, 7-seater 

•Alloys 

•Climate air 

$ 

11,995 

2010 Toyota Prius S 

•1.8L Hybrid Petrol Auto 

•Keyless,ClimateControl 

•Only 78,100km 

WAS$17,995 

NOW $ 

14,995 

Signature 

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Ex-Demo 2019 CorollaSXSedan 2013Toyota Prius S 

•1.8L Hybrid Petrol, 


•Satnav,TSS 

$ •Keyless 

33,995 

•Only 150km 

•5-door Hatch 

$ 

17,995 

2016 Corolla GX Sedan 

•1.8L PetrolAuto, Bluetooth 

•ReverseCamera 

•Done 63,500kms 

$ 

17,995 

2007 Toyota IST 

•1.5LPetrolAuto, ClimateAir 

•FM/AM Radio &CDPlayer 

•Done 124,400km 

$ 

6,995 

2013Toyota Aqua 

•1.5LHybrid PetrolAuto 

•ParkingSensors 

•Bluetooth 

WAS$15,995 

NOW $ 

14,995 

2006 Toyota Vitz 

•1.3LPetrolAuto 

•NZRadio, 5-Door 


$ 

8,995 

2010 Toyota Prius Silver 


•Keyless,Bluetooth 

•Done 180,650km 

$ 

8,995 

2012Toyota Yaris YR 

•1.3LPetrolAuto, NZ-new 

•Bluetooth/USB Connect 


$ 

9,995 

2018 Corolla GX 

•2.0L PetrolAuto 

•Satnav,Bluetooth 

•Alloys, only 44,350kms 

$ 

21,995 

2018 Corolla Wagon GX 

•1.5LPetrolAuto, Bluetooth 



$ 

19,995 

2012Corolla WagonGX 

•1.5LPetrolAuto 

•Bluetooth/MP3,CD/USB 


$ 

14,995 

2018 Suzuki Swift GL 

•1.2LPetrol5-SpeedManual 

•NZNew,Bluetooth 

•Cruise Control 

$ 

9,995 

2018 Corolla GX 

•2.0L PetrolAuto 

•Satnav,Bluetooth 

•Alloys, only 49,000kms 

$ 

21,995 

2020 CamryV6 

•3.5LPetrol8-speed Auto, Leather 

•Satnav,Sensors/Camera 

•Only 200kms 

$ 

44,995 

2017 CamryAtara SL 

•2.5LHybrid Petrol, Alloys 

•Leather,ReverseCamera 


$ 

31,995 

2005 Aurion Sportivo SX6 

•3.5LV6Auto, Alloys 

•Spoiler,Sports Seats 

•91,300kms 

$ 

10,995 

2018 Toyota C-HR AWD 

•1.2LTurboPetrolAuto 

•Toyota Safety Sense,Satnav 


$ 

31,995 

2019 RAV4 GXL 

•2.5LPetrolAutoAWD,Satnav,ReverseCamera 

•Latest Shape 

•Only22,200kms 

$ 

37,995 

2019 LandCruiserPrado VX 

•2.8L Turbo Diesel, Leather 

•Toyota Safety Sense 


$ 

66,995 

2017 HiluxSR5 Limited 4WD 

•2.8L Turbo Diesel Auto 

•Leather,18” Alloys 


$ 

44,995 

2009 LandCruiser 200 Seri 

es 

•4.5LTurbo-Diesel, V8 

•8-seater, Satnav 

•Climate Air , 

WAS$51,995 

NOW $ 

45,995 

2018 HiluxSR5 Prerunner 

•2.8L Turbo Diesel Auto 

•Canopy, Liner,Satnav 


$ 

38,995 

2019 HiluxSR5 4WD 

•2.8L Turbo Diesel, Satnav 



$ 

47,995 

2017 HiluxSRPrerunner 

•2.8L Turbo Diesel Manual 

•ReverseCamera, Bluetooth 

•Tonneau 

2019 FortunerGXL 

•2.8L Turbo Diesel Auto4WD 

•Satnav,ReverseCamera 

•Only 23,600 

2019 Hiace ZR 

2015Hilux4x4 Single Cab 

2017 LandCruiserPrado VX 

•2.8L Turbo Diesel 

•Satnav,Leather 

•Done 57,100km $ 

58,995 

•2.8L Turbo Diesel 6-SpeedManual 

•3.0L TurboDiesel Manual 

$ 

29,995 

$ •5-Door,Satnav 

•Roof Racking 

48,995 

$ $ 

•ReverseCamera,only 250kms 41,995 •Only 58,650km 30,995 

Percival Street,Rangiora • Ph (03) 313-8186any time • www.rangiora.toyota.co.nz 

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