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Locals

dig in

over

quarry

By ROBYN BRISTOW

Residents opposed to aproposal to

quarry the Rangiora Racecourse have

no intention of shying away from

making their feelings known, despite

submissions closing this week.

Atotal of 172 submissions were

received by the Waimakariri District

Council and Environment Canterbury

by last Friday.

But ameeting of residents on

Monday night to discuss their

submissions and refine them suggests

there could be aflood of additional

ones by the cutoff time of 5pm on

Friday.

John Mather, who has facilitated

several meetings of residents, says

there will be no let up during the

hiatus between submissions closing

and the hearing of the quarry proposal

by Taggart Earthmoving Ltd.

‘‘There is awillingness to keep the

awareness about the proposal high,

and to keep the momentum going,’’ he

says. ‘‘This is avery democratic

process about people having asay,

rather than experts arguing (the

consent) in the Environment Court,

although it may come to that.

‘‘The best approach is to allow

people to have avoice, and people are

going to find out what heartfelt

thoughts Rangiora residents have

about the quarry,’’ Mr Mather says.

Continued Page 2

Unicorn fan ... Katie Daer, of Rangiora, inspects her freshly painted face during Rangiora Promotion’s MainPower Christmas

Celebration Night in High Street.

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Street party anight to remember

By SHELLEY TOPP

Christmas Celebration

Night hit the right spot for

the large crowd attending

the annual street party in

Rangiora last Friday night.

High Street was closed to

traffic for the evening, and

there were many stalls

selling arange of products.

It was arelaxed, fun

atmosphere, with an array of

street performers,

children’s entertainment,

live music from

Christchurch covers band

Danger Baby,and Father

Christmas in attendance.

Rangiora’s Steve

Hamilton, who was watching

Lyttelton contortionist Skye

Broberg’s performance, said

it was ‘‘an amazing show’’.

His daughter Zara, aged 6,

was excited to be chosen by

Skye as her assistant for part

of the show.

‘‘We love this stuff. These

kind of community events

are awesome,’’ he said.

‘‘It is one of the reasons we

came to live here. Rangiora

is such agreat community

for families.’’ The show

started at 5.30pm and closed

with afireworks display in

Victoria Park.

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By DAVID HILL

North Canterbury’s food

banks are looking forward to

receiving aboost from

Tuesday’s Toot for Tucker.

Organiser Bev Wright says

the volunteers are ready to go

and now they need food to

collect when Toot for Tucker

hits the streets of Oxford,

Rangiora, Woodend, Kaiapoi

and Amberley between 6pm

and 7pm on Tuesday.

Food banks that have been

busy supporting families

struggling in the wake of

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boost to help them get

through the Christmas

period.

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‘‘Times can get tough when

people go back to work after

Christmas and the kids go

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people cut back on, Bev says.

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Tooting ... Volunteers will be out in force on Tuesday evening for Toot for Tucker.

for many families. You have

to keep your car on the road

and keep it insured, so you

can find work, so it means the

only real flexibility in the

budget for most people is

food or Christmas presents.’’

Bev says all food collected

on the night will stay in North

Canterbury.

Toot for Tucker collections

Submissions pour

in over quarry plan

From Page 1

He saysheisimpressed with

the response to the submission

process, and the qualityof

submissions. Many submitters

have asked to speakatthe

hearing.

Mr Mather’s comments

follow aprotest outsidethe

Rangiora premisesofTaggart

Earthmovinglast Saturday.

Fifty placardwaving residents

showed their opposition to the

proposal.

Many are concerned about

potential dustand noise

nuisance fromthe proposed

venture, and some living near

the racecourse fear it will

harm the value of theirhomes.

Apetition opposingthe

quarry and presented to the

WaimakaririDistrictCouncil

in September gathered more

than 4000signatures.

Taggartisseekingapproval

to quarry the racecourse land

in stagesover 15 years.

Both ECan and the

WaimakaririDistrictCouncil

have received the application

for consents to establish,

maintain and operate an

aggregate quarry at 309 West

Belt,Rangiora.

The proposed quarry will

involvetopsoil stripping,

aggregate extraction to adepth

of no more than fivemetres

belowground level, and

rehabilitation of the site by

backfilling.

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in Oxford and Cust will go to

the Oxford Community

Trust’s food bank, while food

collected in Rangiora and

Woodend will go to the

Rangiora Salvation Army.

Donations in Kaiapoi will

go to Kaiapoi Community

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Tucker for the first time.

While no Toot for Tucker

bags have been provided this

year, Bev says food will be

collected in any bag.

If anyone misses getting

food collected, they can drop

it into Bev Wright at Property

Brokers Rangiora, or to their

local food bank.

Roadside protest... Quarryopponents gathered outsidethe

premises of TaggartEarthmoving Ltd last Saturday. PHOTO: NEIL CLARKSON

material willmaintain at least

one metreofseparationto

groundwater at all times.

No crushing,screening or

washing of aggregates is

proposed at the site.

According to the application,

the quarrying willbedone in at

least eight stages of no more

thantwo hectares each,over a

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The show was held in the

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Eventcoordinator Tiffany

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Cust brigade takes delivery of new tanker

By SHELLEY TOPP

The keys to anew MillsTuiHino 500 fire tanker

havebeen officially handed over to the Cust

Volunteer FireBrigade.

Fireand EmergencyNew Zealand (FENZ)

Canterbury areacommander MikeJohns, who

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Stationlast Thursday evening for the handover

to Cust Volunteer Fire Brigadechief Peter

Clements.

Mikesaid it was aprivilege to hand over

anothernew vehicle to this‘‘exceptional

brigade’’.The tankersits alongside a2019 Iveco

EuroCargofire truckwhich the Cust brigade

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The new trucks are part of FENZ’scascade

system, which ensures the busiest firestations

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equipment.

Under the system, oldervehicleswhich are

still in pristine condition are passed on to

quieter stations to upgrade their equipment.

Mr Johns praised the brigade for the way it

takes care of its firefighting equipment.

‘‘The recipients of yourlast truckthoughtit

was brand new,’’ he said.

The dieselpoweredfire tanker cancarry

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Region takes on aChristmas flavour

By DAVID HILL

Christmas trees and all the trimmings are

adding festive cheer outside the Rangiora

service centre and the Ruataniwha Kaiapoi

Civic Centre.

The Waimakariri District Council is doing its

bit to raise Christmas spirits after achallenging

year, with alarge Christmas tree installed

outside the Rangiora service centre last week.

Kaiapoi’s contribution was delayed until

Saturday to avoid disruption to weekday traffic.

Christmas flags are also going up in Rangiora,

Kaiapoi and Oxford, while little Christmas

trees have been put up on the Williams Street

bridge in Kaiapoi.

Summer flags that usually go up in early

January will arrive alittle later than usual as a

new flag system is being introduced, and the

changeover has caused ashort delay.

The everpopular North Canterbury News

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Rangiora Town Hall this year, where up to 40

trees will be on display throughout the ground

floor from December 5to18.

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By DAVID HILL

Aproposal to create anew town

centre zone at Ravenswood has

been met with amixed

reaction.

The Waimakariri District

Council has expressed

concerns at the proposals in the

private plan change request

submitted by Ravenswood

Developments Ltd, which was

notified this month.

But WoodendSefton

Community Board chairwoman

Shona Powell suspects the

development is inevitable,

although the board has yet to

discuss the proposal.

‘‘Personally, Isee that it

certainly has pros and cons, but

the way Ilook at it, where is the

retail going to go if it doesn’t go

here? Rangiora is pushing out

in all directions and it runs the

risk of becoming disjointed,

while development opportunities

in Kaiapoi are

limited.’’

The biggest challenge with

developing anew town centre

at Ravenswood is access,

because of traffic volumes on

State Highway 1, Ms Powell

says. ‘‘It’s going to happen

anyway, but the big question is

how do people get there safely?

‘‘The only safe way to get into

Ravenswood is by private car.

There’s no bus and no safe

access for walkers and

cyclists.’’

With the retail developments

in the area set to grow, she

believes now is the time to look

at creating aWoodend/Pegasus

promotions group to support

local businesses.

At present, Woodend and

Pegasus come under the

Kaiapoi Promotions

Association.

‘‘There are alot of homebased

businesses in the area

and Ithink people are

surprised at just how many

businesses there are —it’s not

just retail.’’

Ms Powell says the board will

be meeting this week to discuss

whether to make asubmission

before the initial consultation

period ends on December 4.

The council’s development

planning manager, Trevor

Ellis, says council staff had

planned to review the zoning as

part of the District Plan review,

with aview to opening up more

commercial space.

‘‘The council has for some

time been looking at the zoning

in the area and looking at

where the key activity centres

should be and Ravenswood is

looking to drive that forward.

‘‘The proposal enables more

commercial floor space which

is good for the district in

potentially creating more jobs

and more commercial activity.’’

Ravenswood’s proposal is for

12.8 hectares to be rezoned as

business zone 1(town centre

zone), which would include

35,000 square metres of retail

floor space.

But the council has concerns

with the overall proposal and

will be making asubmission.

Concerns include ‘‘the extent

of the floor space’’ and the

potential impact on other

centres, Mr Ellis says.

‘‘The submission will be

around the scale of the

commercial centre and seeking

amore accurate plan and

clearer objectives.’’

There will be afurther

submission period in the New

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can review submissions before

public hearings in front of an

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NEWS AND OPINION

6 North Canterbury News, November 26, 2020

KAIKŌURA VIEWS

MAYOR CRAIG MACKLE

Fine service acknowledged

Last week we announcedthe appointment

of our new chief executive, WillDoughty.

As we welcome Will to the role, Iwant to

acknowledge everything that outgoing

chiefexecutive Angela Oosthuizen has

achieved.

Angela arrived in the job to find apartly

builtCivic Centre withbudget issues, and

oversaw its completion.

Then the quake completely changed the

lay of the land, literally!

This is not ajob thatmany would want or

understand,but she has led the council

staffand communitythroughthe response

and recovery phase successfully.

During Angela’s time as chiefexecutive,

a$38.6 million infrastructure rebuild has

been delivered on budget, she has built a

strong, capableteam of staff,and is leaving

council in amuch stronger financial

position than imagined.

Iknow that Angelaworked countless

hoursabove and beyond what was asked of

her, including nightsand weekends. As a

result we are in agood position to move

forward.

Council chief executives takealot of

flak,mostly incorrect and sometimes

personal and unfair.

Iknow that Kaikoura can rise above that

and is a‘‘bigger’’ community, so I’d like to

extend abig thank you to Angela for all

that she has done bothfor the district and

the people living there.

All ratepayerswill soon get the annual

LOST AND FOUND

The following property is reported to the

policeasbeing lostinNorth Canterbury:

About 12 keys on apig key ring

(Rangiora area), awoodenflat decktail

gate (Cheviot/Amberley area), atail gate

with “Pinto” written on it (lostbetween

Palmerstonand Waikuku Beach),a

Subarukey and 10 other keys with a

Resident Satisfaction Survey in their

mailboxes.Please take timeout to have a

cuppa and fill this in. Your feedback is

used to measure how we are going as a

council and whatweneed to improve, so it

is important we hearfrom you.

Iwould like to congratulate the North

Canterbury Transport Infrastructure

Recovery (NCTIR) alliance, the New

Zealand Transport Agency, KiwiRail and

Te Runanga oKaikoura for winning the

OutstandingPublic Sector Leadership in

Governance Award and aPrime Minister’s

Award recently.

We’re on the home straight withNCTIR

now. Most of its work willbefinishedby

midDecember. The canopy work south is

going to takelonger, until lateFebruary,

because of the rock there. However, the

road will be openover Christmas.

As we wrap up with NCTIR, several

community eventsare planned includinga

dawn karakia on Saturday, December 5, to

bless the Cultural ArtworkPackage along

our coast. Therewill be afun family event

on Sunday, December 13, and asign

unveiling on Tuesday, December 15.

More detailscan be found in the

Kaikoura Star and on the council

Facebook page.

The end of the NCTIR roadworks is a

milestone. It is alsoatime to reflect on

what we havebeen through together,and a

chancetomove forward as acommunity.

New chief executive, page7

yellow and grey swipeaccessfob (lost

nearMtOxford), abrown walletwith azip

on the side and an embroidered logo on

front, atan shoulderbag, asmall black

zipped purseand black frame glassesina

Quicksilver case.

The following propertyiswaiting to be

claimed: Avery largeteddy bear.

Farmers must unite to

stop being ‘run over’

DearEditor,

Iamone who has longbeen wary of

the agenda and operatingmethods of

Environment Canterbury and, as a

result,have not attended meetings

involving them or respondingfarmers.

Recently, anew ECan chief executive

invitedfarmers to ameeting (North

CanterburyNews,November 12). I

decided to attend. Anew broom,anew

beginning,ashowofgood faith.

My initial reaction was one of positive

surprise and even the beginnings of

optimism, but 15 minutes into the

2 1 ⁄2hour session,reality —anold reality

—began to reassert itself. Anew agent,

the same message.

Ilike to think in pictures.For abrief

timeIsaw in my mind’s eyeawooden

horse.Isaw threelittle pigs. Isaw a

gingerbread man. It is interesting how

old fables and old realities can cut

through dynamics intendedtofudge,

and what somemay callsophistry

intended to assuretrust—atrust

alreadydepleted, atrust now totally

bereft.

Ileft the meeting thinking thatif

farmers are to haveany chance of

avoiding being ‘‘run over’’ they needto

mirrortrade unions in other industries.

Hallmarksofsuccess aresixfold:

Singularity of focus, clearmessaging,

strength in numbers, assure resolute

leadership, absenceoffactions, and

solidarity.

Let’s do it. Whatstopsus? Apathy,

fear, yes but probably not. Rather, our

verystrengths renderuspowerlessand

ripefor takeover. Thesestrengths are

fierce individualism, independenceand

selfreliance. Indeed,thesequalitiescan

onlyensure that we willbedivided and

ruled.Together, these veryattributes

are our substantial weakness.

Teamwork is our ace card. The

obituary of two of the three pigs would

havelamentedthe lack of teamwork too

late.

As for the gingerbread man, his trust

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

and cooperative nature —his strengths

—led to his demise. If he was alive

today,and in asense perhapsheis, he

would be impressed by clever dynamics

and perhapssubtle sophistry.

He would be adept at giving the

benefit of the doubt.Hewould be second

to noneatturning the other cheekand

takingrefuge in naivety.

And as to the wooden horse?He/she

would be lavishly dining on oats, chaff,

and fresh lucerne—all products

supplied by responsiblefarmers.

Yours,

John Perriam

Greta Valley

Praise for sandpit

Dear Editor,

What agreat decision by Te Matauru

Primary Schooltoopt for agiant

sandpit, also for use by older students

(NorthCanterbury News,November 12).

Asandpitallows opportunities for a

large number of students to learn

together and to play without rules and

limitation. This is one of the cheapest

resources to provide for creativity,

engagement,cooperation, problem

solving and awide varietyofplay

choices. This is wherethe Key

Competencies of the New Zealand

Curriculum and inclusion can be seen in

actionduring every breaktime.

Many schools withlarge or multiple

sandpits have added hoses, ropes,

pulleys, buckets, funnels and ramps for

experimentation.Students oftenlike to

bring toys and objects from home which

also addstotheir learning through

sharing and managing theirpossessions.

Well done Rachele Poole and Te

Matauru School.

Yours,

Dr Llyween Couper

Canterbury University

Plants stolen from garden at BMX track in Rangiora

Something foreveryquilter, patchworker,artistand crafter!

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Hoursoffundraising and planting

has endedinheartbreak for

members of the North Canterbury

BMX Club.

About100 newly planted bronze

grasses have beenstolen from a

feature area of abank at the club’s

trackbeside the Ashley River

reserve at Rangiora.

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The $170 worthofplants,which

were just starting to get

established, were stolen last

week.They were pulled from a

barked area featuring an ‘‘NC’’

sign of black mondo grasses

surrounded by rocks, on the

second corner of the track.

Amember who spent ahuge

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number of voluntary hours

helping to organisethe planting

project is frustrated by the theft.

‘‘We want our track to lookgood

for our members, and also for the

community,’’she says.

The club will hostthe South

Island BMXchampionshipson

January 16 and17.

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Kaikoura 3:02pm 1.7 9:12pm 0.5 3:47pm 1.6 9:56pm 0.5 4:31pm 1.6 10:40pm 0.5 5:15pm 1.6 11:23pm 0.6 5:58pm 1.6

6:42pm 1.6 12:36pm 0.5 7:26pm 1.6 1:19pm 0.5

*Not for navigational purposes. Wind and swell are based on apoint off Gore Bay. Maori Fishing Guide by Bill Hohepa. www.ofu.co.nz www.tidespy.com Graphic supplied by OceanFun Publishing Ltd.

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Will to step into top council role

The Kaikoura District

Council has namedWill

Doughty as its new chief

executive.

He willtake over in

February from Angela

Oosthuizen, who has been

in the role for five years.

Mr Doughtyand his wife

Colette and children Olivia

and Josh have been living

in the districtfor just over

three years.

He originally cameto

Kaikoura for his role as the

council’s rebuild director

after the earthquake, and

subsequently as the

environment and key

deliverables managerwith

the NorthCanterbury

Transport Infrastructure

Recovery alliance, which

has beenresponsible for

the restoration of quakedamaged

road and rail

networks.

Mayor CraigMacklesays

Mr Doughtyhas leadership

experience acrossawide

range of projects,

delivering majorwork

programmes for the

ChristchurchCity Council

and successfullymanaging

many different

relationships throughthe

Christchurch

Infrastructure Rebuild.

‘‘During his time in

Kaikoura, Will has already

built strong relationships

in the community.He

works with people to get

thingsachievedina

collaborativeway, with the

business sense to support

this and drive us forward,’’

he says.

Mr Mackle saidithad

been atough few years for

Ms Oosthuizen, who was

involved in the response

and recoveryofKaikoura

after the 2016earthquake.

‘‘Angela has worked

really hard to get us in the

position we are now.’’

Her first job, he said, was

to oversee the completion

of apartly builtCivic

Centre,before the quake

completely changed things.

The councilinfrastructure

rebuild was a

$38.6 million projectthat is

tracking on budget and

nearingcompletion.

“This is ahuge

achievement for asmall

council. As CEO, Angela

has created astrong and

capableteam of staff, and

under her leadership we

are in amuch better

financial positionthan

forecast.

‘‘This places us in agood

position as we move

forward.”

Mr Doughty is excited

about the opportunity to

take the reins of the

council.

‘‘We liveinatruly

incredibleplace and Ilook

forwardtoleading agreat

team to help enable our

community to continue to

recover, prosper and thrive

after the many challenges

of the last few years.”

Settled in Kaikoura ... Will Doughty and his family, wifeColette and children

Olivia and Josh, have lived in the district for just over three years. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

NEWS

North Canterbury News, November 26, 2020

Chargers to

be installed

Electric Vehiclechargerswill soon

be poppingupacrossthe

Waimakariridistrict.

The WaimakaririDistrict Council

has signed an initial agreementwith

Meridian to support the installation

of chargers in car parksinRangiora.

“Getting anetworkofcharging

infrastructure in key locations is a

great result for Waimakariri,” says

Cr Niki Mealings, the council’s

climate change portfolio holder.

“This initiative is just asmall part

of the council’s ongoingcommitment

to sustainability and reducing

emissions in response to climate

change.”

In December last year, the council

committed to supporting the uptake

of electric vehicles in the districtby

making space available for charging

infrastructure in councilowned car

parks.

Councillors, afterconsidering two

formal proposals, ultimately

accepted astaffrecommendation to

work with Meridian,which has

extensive experience with electric

vehicles and associated

infrastructure.

The first chargers willbeinstalled

in the car park behindRangiora

Libraryand willallow four vehicles

to charge simultaneously.

Once those are established, there

are plans for installing more

charging stations at Woodend,

Kaiapoiand Oxford.

The dualsocketed22kW AC

charging stations can deliver up to

120km of travelper hour of charging,

depending on the vehicle make and

model.

Waimakariri Events

DEC EVENTS

5th: Woodford Glen

South Island

SuperStock Champs

6.30pm –9.30pm,

Woodford Glen Speedway.

Don’t miss SuperStock

action at its best with the

winner to be crowned

South Island SuperStock

Champion. Tickets start from

$10, children FREE.

6th: Mandeville

Craft Festival

10am –3pm,

Mandeville Sports

Centre, 431 Mandeville

Road. North

Canterbury’s idyllic

market festival featuring

awide range of topquality

arts and crafts

stalls, food marquees,

live music and

entertainment. $5 per

adult, children FREE.

5th –8th: The North

Canterbury News

Christmas Tree Festival

10am –6pm, Rangiora

Town Hall, Rangiora. Peruse

Christmas trees decorated

by the community and vote

for your favourite tree. Gold

coin entry.

5th: Kaiapoi

Christmas Carnival

and Santa Parade

9.30am –3.30pm,

Williams Street,

Kaiapoi. Free family fun!

Santa Parade 1.30pm.

Kaiapoi Carnival from

9.30am

6th –24th: The Model

Railway Christmas

Grotto

10am –4.30pm, 13 Blake

Street, Rangiora.

AChristmas grotto like

never before! Experience

agrand scale Christmas

train with Santa on board,

Thomas the Tank Engine

layout, special presents from

Santa and so much more!

$2 peradult and $1 perchild.

12th: Toot NCroon

Music Night

7.45pm –10.15pm,

Rangiora RSA, Victoria

Street, Rangiora. Aband

with harmony singing bring

an evening of entertainment

with a dash of Christmas

flavour, along with many of

your favourite songs. $10

per entry.

13th: Canterbury

Half Marathon

8.30am –12.30pm,

Pegasus Town. Pegasus

will host the Canterbury Half

Marathon and 9km Run and

Walk. There will be awalking

section in both the half

marathon and 9km, and a

hybrid in the half marathon.

From $79.

13th: Oxman

7am –3pm, South Eyre

Road. Take up the challenge

of apre-Christmas event

where there is something

for everyone.Withindividual

and team options for kids

from aged 5and up to elite

athletes testyourself on this

scenic country course.Entry

from $39.

13th: Rangiora Toyota

Santa Parade

12pm –5.30pm, High

Street, Rangiora. Party in

the Park is in Rangiora’s

Victoria Park from12pm-

6pm. Rangiora Toyota Santa

Parade High Street 2pm.

13th: Strawberry Fair

11am – 3pm, Kaiapoi

Food Forest, 32 Cass

Street, Kaiapoi. Everything

strawberries from fresh

fruit, cake, ice cream, ciders

and everything in between!

Sideline Swing Band,

bouncy castle for the kids

and Christmas shopping

area. This is azero-waste

event, please bring aplate

and cup.

13th: McAlpines Mitre 10

Mega’s Christmas Party

in the Park

12pm –5.30pm, Victoria

Park, Rangiora. Featuring

live music, children’s

entertainers, food and craft

stalls,animals, inflatables,

face painting andfun

activities for kids. Makesure

you bring your family and

friends along and join us

to celebrate themagic of

Christmas.

16th –24th: Oxford

Christmas Wonderland

Varied opening hours,

GP Hall, Showgate Drive,

Oxford. Back this year with

anew venue. Itwill be a

fantastic event for the whole

family -make sure you

check it out! $2 entry.

20th: Christmas at

the Races –Rangiora

Harness Racing Club

10pm –5.30pm, Rangiora

Racecourse, 312 Lehmans

Road. Celebrate the season

with Christmas at the Races!

An action-packed day with

ten exciting harness races,

activities for the kids and on

course entertainment for all

the family. $10 entry.

20th: Rangiora

Christmas Festival

10am–1pm, Victoria Park,

Rangiora. Lots of kids’

activities including inflatables,

rides,facepainting,games

and muchmore (allFREE),

as well as afree BBQ, coffee

and foodtrucks.

20th: Oxford 2020

Christmas Parade

12pm –2pm, Oxford

Township. “Who is your

superhero?” Prize for

best floats &fancydress.

Food caravan

along with free bouncy

castle &face painting.

24th: Sefton Christmas

Harvest Market

8am –1pm, 783

Marshmans Road, Sefton.

Aunique Christmas Eve

farmers marketwhere you

can get yourhands dirty

digging your own new

potatoes and picking fresh

peas. BYO forks and buckets.

Early bird entry 8-9am $5,

gold coin thereafter.

MARKETS

Kaiapoi Farmers Market

Morgan Williams Reserve,

Charles St, Kaiapoi.

Every Saturday 10am–12pm.

North Canterbury

Sunday Market

Rangiora Racecourse.

Every Sunday 9am–2pm.

Ohoka Farmers Market

Ohoka Domain, Mill Road,

Ohoka. Every Friday

9am–12.30pm.

Oxford Farmers Market

Main St, Oxford. Every

Sunday 9am–12pm.

Oxford Craft Market

Oxford Town Hall, Oxford.

First Sunday of each month,

10am-2pm.

Rangiora Sunday Market

Blake StCarpark, Rangiora.

Every 2nd Sunday, 10am-2pm.

*Please note markets are subject

to Christmas holiday closures over

the Christmas &New Years period.

ART EXHIBITIONS

Art on the Quay

3rd Dec –13th Jan: Earth

Sounds, ‘Whatungarongaro

te tangata toihū te whenua’

by Megan Flutey and Dion

Hancy

Over 120 Stallholders

Free Parking Live Music Gourmet Food

SUNDAY DEC 6TH 10AM -3PM

MANDEVILLE SPORTS CENTRE

Tickets $5 though our website

or cash at the gate. Children under 15 FREE

www.mandevillecraftfestival.co.nz

Proudly supported by Tall Poppy Real Estate

20 th December

Rangiora Racecourse: 312 Lehmans Road

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Catered and self-catered sites available

More info at: www.visitwaimakariri.co.nz/events

or Kaiapoi i-SITE Visitor Centre, Phone: 03 327 3134, Email: info@kaiapoivisitorcentre.co.nz

December 2020

KAIAPOI

CHRISTMAS

CARNIVAL

FREE FAMILY FUN!

SATURDAY

5DECEMBER

From 9:30 AM

#KaiapoiCarnival2020

OXFORD &DISTRICTS LIONS

christmas parade

who isyour

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PRIZES FOR BEST FLOATS

1st $300 -2nd $200 -3rd $150 *Floats will be judged mid parade*

PRIZES FOR FANCY DRESS With or without abike

Girls: 1st $30 -2nd $20 -3rd $10

Boys: 1st $30 -2nd $20 -3rd $10

*Judging for Fancy Dress &Bikes commences at 12:00pm*

BOUNCY CASTLE

&FACE PAINTING

LIONS FOOD CARAVAN

SUNDAY 20th DECEMBER 2020

Starts 12:30pm from Burnett Street Oxford

For further information contact Maurice on 027 240 1718

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AS A LIONS PROJECT WE RESERVE THE RIGHT OF ENTRY

Lions welcome volunteers to assist with this community event

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Sunday 13 December - 12 - 5:30pm - 2pm Parade

MANDEVILLE CRAFT FESTIVAL

Festival set for record crowd

The Mandeville Craft Festival has

firmly established itself on the North

Canterbury events calendar.

The cruisy day out for families,

complete with arelaxed community

vibe, has grown into more than just a

major fundraiser for the Ohoka Rugby

Club.

It is now amuch vaunted retail

experience, where visitors can enjoy

live music, entertainment, colour and a

country atmosphere at the picturesque

Mandeville Sports Centre.

Organiser Dee Bigelow believes this

year’s event on Sunday, December 6,

will see the largest crowd yet turn out

to enjoy the 130 stalls, including ahuge

array of tempting food stalls offering

everything from Mexican, barbecue and

gourmet burgers, to Sushi, hot potatoes,

dumplings and salads.

Then there are sweet treats to follow,

including pancakes, waffles, and ice

creams, along with hot and cold drinks,

juices, smoothies, and abar.

Dee has now been at the helm for five

years, ensuring acontinuation of the

work of all the people in the rugby club

who have served on the committee over

the years.

She has helped build asound platform

for the festival to flourish and believes

this year will help build momentum

toward next year’s 10th anniversary

celebrations.

Dee loves the challenge of providing

exciting and tempting stalls for people to

treat themselves, or buy gifts for others.

“There will be stalls you have visited

before and love, and you can discover

new favourites,” she says.

“I love it. Ilove the feedback, and love

to see people enjoying what’s on offer,”

she says.

She is also excited to have three

musicians this year. Acrowd favourite,

Sharon Miller returns.

Sharon is familiar to many as a

presenter at Compass FM. She will

also multi-task on the day as she has a

regular stall, Art of Aroma.

Acoustic duo, The WaxBirds, from

Oxford, will play arange of easy

listening songs, alongside their own

material. They will donate 20 percent of

merchandise and album sales to various

New Zealand Wildlife conservation

efforts.

Mandeville’s Ellen Rose has arrived

back in New Zealand and quarantined in

time to play at the festival. She has been

in the United Kingdom for the past few

years working as amusician playing at

restaurants, pubs, events and weddings,

and is “coming home”, having gone

to Pony Club at the Mandeville Sports

Centre for years.

Willoughby’s Creative from Rangiora

will provide ahands-on experience for

festival-goers with fibre and they will be

joined by several other activity-based

stallholders this year as Dee looks to

Crowd favourite, Sharon Miller is back again this year to entertain the crowds.

develop this area.

Dee begins organising the event in

March, with the rugby club joining her

later in the year.

She says the event is apassion because

it helps the community and provides a

platform for local crafts people sell their

products.

“It is acruisy day, atanawesome

location. There is lots of off street

parking and it is only $5 to get in.”

This year Tall Poppy Real Estate

North Canterbury and Enterprise North

Canterbury are supporting the event.

Event proceeds will go toward a

proposed LED lights upgrade, jerseys

and other gear for junior and senior

teams.

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NEWS

Launch of poetry book

By ROBYN BRISTOW

Quality work ... Staff at the North Canterbury Collision Repair Centre in Amberley, which

has just changed hands, will continue to offer the same topnotch service.

Local staff have areal

bent for collision repair

Afamiliarfacehasreturned to

Amberley’s localpaintandpanel

business.

Ryan Demmocks and his partner,

KellyOwens,have bought the North

Canterbury Collision Repair Centre —a

business that Ryan did his

apprenticeship with from the age of 15.

It was then known as Amberley Panel

andPaint.

Ryanstayedwith thecompany for

eight years,before leavingtorun the

paint shop at Smith Crane and

Constructionfor fiveyears, to get more

experience on awidevariety of vehicles

Back as the boss ... Ryan Demmocks and

his partner, Kelly Owens, with their daughter

Harper Demmocks. Ryan and Kelly are the

new owners of the North Canterbury

Collision Repair Centre in Amberley.

❛Crash and repairs will be our

main work, but we are also

happy to repair farm

machinery.❜

—Ryan Demmocks

—from big cranesand trucks to work

utes.

When thebusinesscameupforsale

recently,hewasapproachedbyowner

John Hamilton to buy it,and is nowback

workinginhis home town, thistimeas

the boss.

Ryanand Kelly stressthatnothing at

the business haschanged. ‘‘Itis

business as usual.’’

Thesameteam—Stu,Tony, Mike, and

Udara —willofferthe same quality

professional workmanship the centre

has become known for, and ensure

clients enjoy afriendly, efficient

experience when their vehicles are in

forrepairs.

Ryansaysthe centre will continueto

work with allinsurance companies,

offer freequotes, acourtesy car, and

free pickup and delivery.

It willcontinue to carryout awide

variety of panel andpaintwork, from

everyday bumpsand scrapes, to major

smashwork, rust, restorationwork, and

workonlargervehicles.

It will also continue to decreaseits

impact on the environment by using

waterbased paint.

‘‘Crash and repairs will be our main

work,but we arealsohappy to repair

farm machinery.

‘‘Come and see us and we willsee how

we can help you,’’ Ryan says.

Kelly willlookafter theaccounts side

of thebusiness.

Bernadette Hall’s ‘‘home away from

home’’, the Hurunui Library, will host

the launch of her 11th collection of

poetry — Fancy Dancing —next month.

Bernadette loves the Amberleybased

library, where she is akeen member of

The Friends of the Library. Since 2008

she has curated and chaired an annual

literary festival, The Writers’ Tea Party.

Bernadette will be joined at the

launch by Rangiora writer Chelsea

Houghton, whom she taught at the

Hagley Writers’ Institute afew years

ago.

Chelsea gained amasters degree in

Creative Writing from Massey

University, and has had her poetry

published.

‘‘We thought it would be fun to have a

launch which included readings and

conversation,’’ Bernadette says.

Fancy Dancing contains material from

four of Bernadette’s earlier books,

including Maukatere, Floating Mountain,

which was published in 2016.

There is also asubstantial number of

new poems, many of them touching on

her life at Amberley Beach.

‘‘It’s as close as I’ll ever get to writing

an autobiography,’’ she says.

Bernadette wonders where on earth

the ‘‘wilful’’ sonnets in the final pages of

the book have come from.

‘‘It was such fun writing them. It was as

if Ihad kicked down the stable doors and

taken to the hills.’’

Afeature of Fancy Dancing is artwork

by Christchurch artist Robyn Webster.

In 2015, Bernadette collaborated with

Robyn on Matakaea, Shag Point.

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22 North Canterbury News, November 26, 2020

Making Christmas special for everyone

By DAVID HILL

CommunityWellbeing NorthCanterbury

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families in need of alittle extra support.

The trust’sKaiapoi branch, Kaiapoi

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KCS coordinator Louise Griffiths says

preparations for the annual Christmas

giving programme are welladvanced.

It includes next week’s Toot for Tucker,

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stockupthe Kaiapoicommunity pantry.

Efforts alsoinclude collecting Christmas

presents and running theannual

Christmas raffle.

‘‘KCSisleading Toot for Tucker in

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that there willbecarsgoing around

tooting [on Tuesday evening],’’ Louise

says.

‘‘And, if as many people as possible

couldput aside somefood, it will make a

big difference.

‘‘Toot for Tuckerissuch afabulous

initiativeand it getsusthroughthe

Christmas period and alsosupports the

Rangiora Salvation Armyand Oxford

CommunityTrust,and Iwouldlike to

thankBev Wrightfor all the work she

does.’’

Staple food items and Christmastreats

are needed for theKCS Christmas packs.

Christmas giving trees will be set up at

the Kaiapoi Library, as well as Westpac

and New World in Kaiapoi, Ray White in

Kaiapoi and Rangiora, and PAK’nSAVE in

Rangiora, to be collected and delivered by

KCS volunteers.

Therewill be otherChristmas giving

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Library for the Rangiora SalvationArmy

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‘‘Our Christmas givingprogramme is

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Christmaspresents for all agesare

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delivered in time and should be new and

unwrapped.

‘‘We always unwrapthem if they are

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‘‘If anybodyinNorth Canterburyisin

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North Canterbury News, November 26, 2020

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Grandparents travelled from

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24 North Canterbury News, November 26, 2020

Kaiapoi’scarnival day to step up anotch

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Martyn Cooksays.

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starts at 9.30am on former red zonedland,

now areserve, between Raven Quay and

Hilton Street, opposite Countdown.

There willagain be afree family fun

zonewith activities for all ages, and a

‘‘chill zone’’ (outdoor living room), where

peoplecan relax.

The ‘‘show and shine’’ car show will

onceagain be sponsored by Kaiapoi

Alignment&Tyres, where people can

showoff theirvehicles. To enter, donate a

giftunder the Christmas treeatthe

carnival.

Commercial and localvendors, as well

as food stalls, willbeonoffer, along with

buskers throwninfor good measure.

The carnival runs until4.30pm and is

suretobeabig day out as families gearup

for the festive season.

The KPA Street Market willreturnto

Williams Street from 9.30am to 12.30pm

and will feature local community groups

and businessesshowing localsand visitors

alike what they’re about.

‘‘Tracy [Inwood] does an amazingjob

tracking down stallholdersand she’s

pulled in some new and interesting stalls

alongside the old favourites,’’Martyn says.

‘‘Webudgeted on 60, which we’ve

already surpassedand they’re still coming

in.’’

Community groups areadvised to get in

quickly if theywant to have astall.

Oncethe marketisover, the race will be

on to clearthe stallsoff the footpaths as

the crowdsgather for the Santa parade,

which starts at 1.30pm.

Health and safety and security have

beenabig issue for organisers thisyear

because of Covid19, Martyn says.

‘‘BecauseofCovid, the health and

safety team has goneupalevel and this

Old timer ... Members of the Kaiapoi Volunteer Fire Brigade make their way along

Williams Street in afire truck from the past during last year’s Kaiapoi Santa Parade.

year for the first time the Kaiapoi

Volunteer Fire Brigade has beenworking

with us.’’

The health and safety teamhas also had

support from the NorthCanterbury

Coastguard and St John,while Traffic R

Us will be lookingafter the traffic

management and October Protection will

be in charge of security.

RECORD FLOAT ENTRIES FOR KAIAPOI PARADE

The McDonald’sKaiapoi Santa Parade is

on track to break all records.

Kaiapoi Promotions Association

project manager Martyn Cook says float

entries have alreadysurpassedthe more

than 60 floatsenteredover the last two

years.‘‘We’regoing to breakthe record

for the third year in arow and that’s

thanksinnosmallpart to Christchurch

not having aSanta Parade.We’re getting

alot of interest out of Christchurch.’’

This year the parade has anew route,

starting at 1.30pmonthe corner of

Charles and Jonesstreets,near Kaiapoi

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‘‘With the Covid situation,wehave to be

abit more careful and since the mosque

shootings everyone organising events has

had to up their game withsecurity,’’

Martyn says.

For more information, visit

kaiapoicarnival.co.nz or visitthe Kaiapoi

Promotions Association page on

Facebook.

New World, continuing south along

Williams Street and finishingatHilton

Street.The floats will remainondisplay

at the Kaiapoi Carnival, being heldinthe

reserveoppositeCountdown.

Kaiapoi is the firstout of the blocks,

with itsparade on December 5, followed

by New Brightonthe following Saturday,

Rangiora on Sunday,December 13, and

Oxford on Sunday, December 20.

Float entriesclose on Tuesday,

December 1.

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ahead of the new school year.

Representatives from the New

Zealand Transport Agency and Fulton

Hogan talked to the children about the

work on Monday.

Waimakariri District Mayor Dan

Gordon and school principal Adrienne

Simpson were also there to celebrate

the start of the work and try out the

temporary crossing.

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contribution to musical theatre.

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North Canterbury Musicals life member

Edy Lawrey has been awarded the

prestigious Musical Theatre New

Zealand (MTNZ) Merit Award.

The national award was introduced in

1993 to honour outstanding achievement

and contribution to musical theatre.

North Canterbury Musicals secretary

Angela Peverill says Edy is atreasured

member.

‘‘We are very appreciative of the time

she has given and continues to give to

our society.’’

Edy began her association with the

North Canterbury Musical Society

(NCMS), as it was known then, with her

husband, Graeme Lawrey, in 1986.

‘‘Graeme was in the NCMS production

of Fiddler on the Roof that year,’’ Edy

says. Graeme died four months ago. He

had also been alife member of the

NCMS and aMerit Award recipient.

He was instrumental in establishing

Rangiora’s Northbrook Studios

performing arts buildings where North

Canterbury Musicals is based. He

negotiated with the council for the land

to establish Northbrook Studios and

organised the transportation of the

former tech block buildings from

Rangiora High School to the Northbrook

Road site in 1988.

‘‘That is his legacy,’’ Edy says.

The couple shared acommon interest

in music and the theatre. They met at the

Oamaru Operatic and Musical Society.

They were married for nearly 50 years

and their four children, including NCMS

committee member and life member

Leanne O’Mahony, all share their

interest in music and the theatre.

Edy’s role has been as apianist, either

as arepetiteur or as an orchestra

member (or both).

‘‘I have played piano for 25 shows and

concerts over the years,’’ she says.

Edy also served eight years as a

committee member and was the

treasurer for two of those years.

She has also done frontofhouse

ushering for many annual productions,

as did Graeme.

Edy has also been the pianist for the

weekly rehearsals of North Canterbury

Musicals’ singers group, as well as their

performances, for more than 10 years.

She loves the joy that the music and

harmonies give her and revels in the

camaraderie of the group.

‘‘They are avery friendly, social group

of people,’’ she says, which has been a

great help to her since Graeme’s death.

Her favourite show is Les Miserables.

‘‘The music is very uplifting,’’ she says.

Edy was born in The Netherlands and

came to New Zealand with her family

when she was five.

She inherited her love of music from

her mother, Anneke Buutveld, ‘‘a

proficient pianist’’, and her maternal

grandfather, Eduard van Vianen, a

professional violinist.

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30 North Canterbury News, November 26, 2020

Fun galore ... Maddison, aged 5, makes asplash at the opening of the new AquaPlay area

at the Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools and Spa.

Children make asplash

Teenage mumsand their childrenwere

giventhe honour of opening Hanmer

Springs Thermal Poolsand Spa’s new

AquaPlay water playground lastweek.

Students from Kaiapoi’s KarangaMai

YoungParents College and Karanga Mai

EarlyLearning Centre unveiled the

newest slide in thecomplex’s dedicated

childplay area.The opening marked the

completion of the AquaPlaydevelopment

—anallages play area with brightly

coloured waterslides and spouts.

Poolsgeneral manager GraemeAbbot

said it was aspecialmorning hostingthe

groupfrom the teen parent unit,which

offers studyand childcare support to

youngpeople.

‘‘Teen parents are oftenthe unsung

heroes of our society, making the bestofa

situation thatisoftennot of theirchoosing.

‘‘Butthese mumsare doing afantastic

job so we wantedtogive them, and their

children, abit of joy. It has meant alot to

our team,’’ he says.

Karanga Mai Young Parents College is

on the groundsofKaiapoiHigh School. It

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The neighbouringKarangaMai Early

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METRO

Look out for

Metro changes

Next week,Metro passengers will see

some timetablechangesand different buses

on some routes.

Newpublic transportcontracts coming

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service acrossthe networkinthe coming

months.

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consequence forpassengersisthatdifferent

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Sunday 29 November.

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32 North Canterbury News, November 26, 2020

Reserve to be developed

Architect recognised for house renovation

Rangiora architectural designer Jason

Higham, from Higham Architecture, is

back in the winner’s circle.

He has been awarded ahighly

commended in the Designer

Renovation category of the 2020 Trends

International Design Awards (TIDA).

Jason had earlier been shortedlisted

as aNew Zealand finalist for a

Redwood alterations project.

Higham Architecture has won more

Plans afoot ... Amaster plan is being

developing for Millton Memorial Park, which

will see undeveloped areas transformed.

Waimakariri residents will soon have an

opportunity to share their feedback on

the development of Millton Memorial

Park, alongside River Road in Rangiora.

The RangioraAshley Community

Board approved consulting on adraft

plan for the area earlier this month.

Staff outlined the proposed features of

the plan during the board’s November

meeting, which includes an arboretum

(an area devoted to specimen plantings

of trees and shrubs), and expansion of

the dog park with an agility area.

Aspace has also been identified for

the North Canterbury Model Railway

Club to construct anew building to

house the club’s displays.

Apublic toilet is included in the plans,

and is budgeted within the council’s

Long Term Plan for 2024/25.

Board chairman Jim Gerard says the

board is looking forward to sharing the

draft plan with the community and

encourages residents to tell the board

what they think, and provide ideas and

feedback to help form the final master

plan for the reserve.

During adeputation to the board in

June, Rangiora resident Trevor Wright

expressed his vision for an arboretum.

Staff are now looking into tree species

that will thrive in the stony, freedraining

soils of the area.

The board has used funds from its

General Landscaping Budget to help

seed the reserve development and get it

off the ground quicker.

‘‘The board is very supportive of the

reserve development that will also

enhance the entrance into Rangiora for

those crossing the Ashley Bridge,’’ Mr

Gerard says.

Feedback on the proposed plan will

open later this month, and more

information will be available on the

council website.

than 30 architectural awards during its

20 years in business, including ahighly

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The business was also overall winner

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home renovations.

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Children and pets

get chance to shine

By DAVID HILL

Canterbury children lined

up for their annual show

experience last week after

an uncertain year.

The cancellationofthe

New Zealand Agricultural

Show because of Covid19

did not stoplocal children

getting their annual taste of

showing, with the

Canterbury A&P

Association’s children’s

agricultural day going

ahead recently.

While therewere many

pet lambs, afew chooks and

apig on show, the pet calves

were notablyabsent

because of arecent reemergence

of Mycoplasma

bovis.

Senior lambs judge

JonathanCardenHoldstock

said he was impressed by

the stockskills of the

children.

Several childrenhad

even researched the origins

of their sheep breeds,he

said.

‘‘Thekids’ knowledge is

good,their communication

skills are very good, and

theirstock skills were very

Bringing home the bacon ...

Broomfield School pupil Gus

McLachlan, aged 13, was

thrilled to have his pet pig

Pigasso at the Canterbury A&P

Association’s children’s

agricultural day.

good. Generally, we are very

impressedwith the

standard of entries.’’

While most of the

prizewinners came from

south of the Waimakariri

River,Broomfield School’s

Gus McLachlan, aged13,

won champion pig with his

pet, Pigasso.

Chris stays as co-president

Chris Herbert plans to show

cattle with his sons for a

change at next year's New

Zealand Agricultural Show.

The North Canterbury

farmer has stayed on as

Canterbury A&P Association

copresident to support the

association through a

challenging 2020 after

presiding over last year’s

show and serving nearly 20

years on the cattle

committee.

This year’s show was

cancelled because of Covid

19.

Mr Herbert has agreed to

stay as copresident to

support incoming president

Chris Harris.

Over the last few years, Mr

Herbert’s sons Louie, aged

17, and Charlie, 15, have

taken charge of the family’s

blonde d’Aquitaine stud

cattle at showtime while dad

was busy with show duties.

“I’m looking forward to

just helping the boys with

our cattle because the whole

time the boys have been

showing, I’ve been on the

cattle committee and I

haven’t been able to do it.

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complete an embryo

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Dean Gardiner

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‘‘It is critical that we

maintain opportunities for

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the rural sector and to raise

their awareness of the livestock

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Weedons battle to win over Southbrook

Teams ravaged by their stars being away

on representative duty meant others had

to perform in the latest round of country

cricket at the weekend.

Weedons got back on track with ahardfought

win over Southbrook, while there

were also victories for Cheviot, Sefton

and Darfield in the CRV Ambreed

Country Premier One Day 2020/21

competition on Saturday.

Arriving at ablustery Southbrook

Park, Weedons won the toss and decided

to bowl on atricky wicket.

The home side struggled to gain much

momentum throughout its first innings,

getting contributions from batsmen

throughout the order, but noone kicked

on for abig score.

They were bowled out in the 44th over

for 138, with Sam Clarke returning the

fine figures of 4/20 off his maximum nine

overs.

At the change of innings, Southbrook

felt about 20 runs short and, after asolid

start by Weedons openers Todd Inness

(41 runs off 52 balls) and Jayden

McIntyre (17 off 75), appeared in

desperate trouble.

But when Weedons lost four wickets in

aquick cluster, Southbrook sniffed an

outside chance of victory. The side kept

chipping away and got anervous

Weedons six down before afew lusty

blows from Arnav Deb sealed the fourwicket

win for the visitors.

Dillon’s fivewicketbag

At Lincoln Domain, the visiting

Cheviot Magpies racked up 214/8 in its

allotted 45 overs.

Jack Hyde (46 off 67) and Ryan Ellis (55

off 87) set the strong foundations before

Scott Burnett whacked 42 off 27 balls to

round off the innings.

But it was 15yearold schoolboy

Ronan Dillon, making his senior debut,

who stole the day by taking afivewicket

bag.

Lincoln’s run chase was built around a

century opening partnership between

Hugh Paterson (80 off 108) and Cameron

Powell (31 off 61).

With the run rate climbing, keeperbatsman

Liam Robinson made alate

charge but it ultimately wasn’t enough,

and Cheviot secured avaluable 14run

win.

Seftongrinds out win

Sefton ground out atough 13run win

over North Canterbury rivals Oxford

Rangiora at Pearson Park on the back of

quality batting by club stalwarts Tim

Harrison and Nigel Granger.

Batting in the unaccustomed position

of No. 4, Harrison anchored the Sefton

Seals’ innings of 207/7, making an unbeaten

85, and combining with Granger

in a125run sixth wicket partnership.

Chasing 208 to win, OxfordRangiora

fell 13 runs short, despite 67 from allrounder

Lachie Stove. The Sefton

bowlers combined well to dry up the

runs and eke out the victory.

Darfield victorious

Adepleted LeestonSouthbridge,

ravaged by players away on

representative duties, was thumped by a

ruthless Darfield.

Inserted at Leeston Park, Liam

Foulkes destroyed the makeshift

LeestonSouthbridge batting order,

claiming the remarkable figures of 6/14

off nine overs.

Chasing just 104 to win, Darfield

completed the rout, knocking off the

total inside 16 overs.

Ohoka had the bye.

Short scorecards:

Southbrook 138 (S Bing 27, MBoyles

25, AProuse 20; SClarke 4/20, J

Richards 2/23, ADeb 2/25) lost to

Weedons 142/6 (T Inness 41, JRichards

23; AProuse 2/27, JGreen 2/31).

Cheviot 214/8 (R Ellis 55, JHyde 46, S

Burnett 42; RDillon 5/38, EPaterson

2/20) beat Lincoln 200/6 (H Paterson 80,

CPowell 31, LRobinson 30, APaterson

28; WInch 2/18, SBurnett 2/24).

Sefton 207/7 (T Harrison 85no, N

Granger 59; SFleming 2/26, LStove

2/30) beat OxfordRangiora 194/7 (L

Stove 67, LWaghorn 33, DFulton 22, C

Scott 21; MLaffey 2/39).

LeestonSouthbridge 103 (R Parker

20 rtd hurt; LFoulkes 6/14) lost to

Darfield 107/3 (B Innes 31no, NJenkins

30; LThomson 3/36).

School teams take to river track for Rakahuri Bike Blast

Pedal power was the name of the

game for about 260 young North

Cantabrians on Monday as they

competed in the Rakahuri Bike

Blast, aSefton School fundraiser.

Atotal of 130 teams of two, from

Years 5/6 and 7/8, took to the

Rakahuri/Ashley River track to

compete in their age groups.

School pupils from throughout

the region, including from the

Hanmer Springs, Amuri Area,

Oxford Area, Clarkville,

Swannanoa, and Southbrook

schools, joined with Sefton on

their mountain bikes and had a

blast.

The teams had to ride laps of

the course over three hours,

with atag system after each lap

to ensure the workload was

shared.

Prizegiving ... The Rakahuri Bike Blastattracted morethan 260 young riders.

Change over ... Southbrook’s Grace McNamara has atransponder fitted to her ankle to time her ride

during the Rakahuri Bike Blast after her teammate Caitlin Schluter, centre, returned from her lap.

Fellow competitor Josh Marsh is in the background.

PHOTOS: KERRYN CLARK

North Canterbury News: November 26, 2020

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