North Canterbury News: December 04, 2020

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buyer for 

complex 

By ROBYN BRISTOW 

The Brackenfields shoppingprecinct in 

Amberley has beensold to an Auckland 

property investor. 

The buyer is described as aseasoned 

property investor who has asignificant 

retailand supermarketportfolio. 

Tim Rookes,the managingdirector of 

real estate firm CBRE Christchurch, 

which marketed the centre, said the 

buyer is aspecialistproperty owner 

and developer. He takesownershipin 

April. 

‘‘The sale is very positive for the 

centre,’’ Mr Rookes says. 

The retailmarket was challengingat 

the moment, but the new ownerhad 

some great ideas, he said. 

‘‘He is workingwith the current 

ownersoninitiatives and ideas.’’ 

The shopping centre—the land and 

buildingsonly —includes aCountdown 

supermarket as the anchortenant, as 

well as retailstores. It was offered for 

sale by deadline private treaty. 

The lettable area on the 27,021 square 

metre site is 5790sqm. 

The centrefronts on to Carters Road 

(StateHighway1)through the town 

centre. There is also access off 

Amberley Beach Road. 

When the property went on the 

market, Mr Rookes said there had been 

unprecedented results in commercial 

sales this year.Therehad been aspike 

in owneroccupier enquiry, fuelled by 

low interest rates. 

He had anticipated good national 

interest in Brackenfields, as 

supermarketanchored investments 

were seldom availablefor purchase. 

The centreopened in May 2014,with 

acore group of abouthalf adozen retail 

outlets joiningCountdown. 

Alife of adrenaline and adventure 

Nick Latz’sfamily says the impact The 

Champion Centre had on his life is 

immeasurable. 

Nick, aged 39, hasDown syndrome. 

His younger sister, Annabelle, will run 

the Tarawera 100 miler Ultramarathon 

in Rotorua in February to raise funds to 

help fill the significantfinancial gap the 

centre must make up everyyear. 

Each year, more than 200 preschool 

children with significant disabilities rely 

on the critical early intervention work by 

The Champion CentreinChristchurch. 

The centre gets 78 percent of its 

fundingfrom the governmentand relies 

on grantsand fundraisers for the rest. 

Unable to accesssome traditional 

fundingstreams because of Covid19, the 

organisation is this year fighting to make 

up a$600,000 shortfall. 

Annabelle remembers her brother 

attending thecentreand knows firsthand 

how muchthe early intervention 

therapyhelped him to lead afull and 

independent life. 

‘‘It’s aprivilege to run ultramarathons, 

andaneven bigger privilege to have Nick 

as my big brother,and have this 

opportunity to raisemoney for these 

youngsterswho arestartingontheir very 

special journey,’’ Annabellesays. 

Conqueringpersonal challenges 

seems to run throughthe veins of the 

Latz family. 

Nick started skiing at theage of eight 

under the wing of Skiing for the 

Disabled, through which he spends 

almost every Saturday in winter up on 

the slopestraining at Mount Hutt. 

In 2013, Nick won abronze medalin 

the Alpine Skiing IntermediateGiant 

Slalom at the 10th Special Olympics 

World Winter Games in South Korea. 

Nick’sparents,Kate and Peter Latz, 

saythe Champion Centreliterally saved 

them after Nick was born. 

‘‘From those initial feelings of being 

completely at aloss,wewere reassured 

within hours of Nick’s birththat not only 

was help at hand,but that there was far 

more that was normal about our baby 

than not normal, and we should treat him 

Challenge ahead ... Nick Latz with his sister, Annabelle, who is running an 

as the precious baby boy that he was.’’ 

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Events draw record crowds 


Three North Canterbury 

eventsheld overone weekend 

in the Hurunuidistrict 

attractedarecord numberof 

visitors. 

The HanmerSprings Fete, 

the Hurunui GardenFestival 

and the Amberley A&P Show 

were held during the last 

weekend of October. 

Atotal of 2500 visitors 

turnedout for the third 

Hurunui Garden Festival, 

doublelast year’s number. 

Collectively, theypaid more 

than 7000 visits to gardens. 

Organiser GaryMitchell 

said peopleenjoyed exploring 

their own backyard. 

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number of visitors from the 

North Island.’’ 

He said running all three 

events over one weekend 

encouraged people to stay 

longer and do more. 

‘‘The visitors loved getting a 

chance to visitprivate 

gardensand talk to the 

owners,and learn from them. 

The owners loved people 

oohing and aahing overtheir 

gardens.’’ 

It was the second year for 

the Hanmer SpringsFete. 

Organiser Catherine 

Batterson said the fetewas a 

great boostfor site owners 

who, like so many, had 

enduredatough year. 

One stallholder’s turnover 

was up four timesonlast year. 

Troubled times 

in Ted'sworld 

It has been no picnic for Ted, who has been 

found lost and alone on the Rakahuri Trail at 

the Ashley River. 

He is now in the safe hands of the police, who 

are anxious to get him home for Christmas. 

Ted is no lightweight and stands about a 

metre tall. 

He will remain hanging out with the local 

constabulary while efforts continue to find his 

owner. 

Officers hope he will soon be reunited with 

his rightful owner. 

He was found by apasserby on Thursday, 

November 12. 

Anyone who may be able to help get him 

home can call the police on 105 and quote the 

file number 201112/7099. 

Visitor numbers through 

the gates totalled 3100, 

compared with 2000 last year. 

‘‘We had amazingfeedback 

from lastyear, so Ithink it was 

acombination of that success, 

and the pandemic,which 

boosted visitornumbers by 

1100 on last year.’’ 

Ms Batterson said many 

visitors attendedthe fete 

because they wantedto 

support local businesses. 

‘‘I’mreally thrilled with the 

amount of supportwehave 

had, fromvisitors and 

sponsors,including the 

Hanmer Springs Thermal 

Poolsand Spa.’’ 

Hurunui District Mayor 

MarieBlack said the 

Amberley A&P Showwas a 

success. 

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the weather played its part, 

and there was areal buzz and 

energyaround. Withouta 

doubt,itwas aboost to the 

region.’’ 

Mrs Blacksaid the 

cancellation of boththe New 

Zealand AgriculturalShow in 

Christchurchand the 

Northern A&P Showin 

Rangiora created more 

interest, as it was one of the 

few shows to go ahead. 

New figuresshow tourism 

spending is up significantlyin 

the Hurunui district, bucking 

the national trend. 

Ministry of Business, 

Innovationand Employment 

figures show an increase of 

22% for September, compared 

to Septemberlast year.By 

contrast,figuresnationally 

show a16% fall in spending. 

Annabelle in ultramarathon fundraising run 

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‘‘As parents, we celebrated every 

milestone,big and small, and our initial 

despair became our greatest joy as we 

watched our beautiful boy embrace life,’’ 

Kate says. 

Nick now lives independently in aselfcontained 

unitinRangiora,where a 

support workervisits in the evenings 

whilehecooks his own dinner. 

He often prepares ameal in acrockpot 

or useshis barbecue to cook some meat, 

and he makes‘‘the best’’ salads. 

Nick loves to dance. He is currently 

Lost ... Ted in the safe hands of Senior Sergeant Stephen McDaniel. 

planning his 40th birthday celebrations 

next March, which will include some 

great food, drinks and music. Music is a 

passion thatruns in his familyand he has 

enjoyed many live concerts overthe years 

—David Bowie, The RollingStonesand 

Joe Cocker, to name afew. 

Nick worksparttime at the Rangiora 

cafe FoolsofDesire, where he washes 

dishesand enjoysthe camaraderiewith 

his workmates. 

On his morning break he can be seen 

sipping on acup of Belltea. 

‘‘He’sgrowninto an awesome, 

confident guy, and that’slargelythanksto 

hisearlyyears at The Champion Centre,‘‘ 

Annabellesays. 

‘‘And he’s arock’n’roller fromway back, 

so it’s fitting that the funds Iraise will be 

going straight to The Champion Centre’s 

music programme. 

‘‘As we’vesaid in our family, Down 

syndrome is what Nick has, not what he 

is,’’ Annabelle says. 

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There is alittle bit of magic in 

Culverden’s Rutherford 

Reserve and Domain. 

Afairyland awaits visitors, 

with 34 fairy doors now 

gracing the area. 

The tiny doors, which 

proved ahit with many 

children on Sunday, are 

thanks to an initiative by the 

Culverden Playcentre, 

supported by playcentre 

families, local businesses and 

organisations. 

The magical world of 

fairyland was introduced to 

the playcentre during atrip 

to Hanmer Springs, where 

fairy doors in the forest 

captivated their little 

charges. 

Culverden playcentre mum 

Stacey Ginders organised the 

doors, using ajigsaw to 

produce some interesting 

shapes from designs 

submitted by families. 

Kathryn Langford finished 

the doors, using her eye for 

detail in painting them. 

There are traditional 

Filipino homes, gumboots, 

and farm animals, and an 

important door thanking 

sponsors. They include the 

Culverden Community 

Committee, which funded the 

project alongside the 

Culverden Lions Club, the 

Community Response 

Committee, Four Square, 

Stockers, The Red Post, 

Farmsource and North 

Canterbury Tyres. 

Last Sunday’s opening day 

was described as awesome, 

with abig crowd appreciating 

the fantastic team effort. 

The playcentre, at 43 

Montrose Avenue, has 24 

little people enrolled. It is 

open on Tuesdays and 

Thursdays from 9am to 12 

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Prime land in Hanmer Springs to be sold 


The Ministry of Health is quitting the 

southern part of the formerQueenMary 

HospitalsiteatHanmer Springs. 

It has decided to sell the prime 

9.42hectare property on Amuri Avenue. 

Land Information New Zealand, on 

behalf of theministry, has told the 

Hurunui District Council of its plans. 

The council was formally told because 

it ownsthe adjoiningland.However,it 

had decided in April 2018 it had no 

interestinacquiringthe property after 

the ministry first signalled it wouldsell it. 

The council can submitanintention to 

acquire it onlyifthe landisneeded for a 

publicworks project. 

Ngai Tahu hadfirst refusalonthe 

property under the NgaiTahu Claims 

Settlement Act 1998. 

The site, with acapitalvalue of 

$6 million in 2018, includes the 

Rutherford ward, whichwas the 

administrative hub of the oncerenowned 

alcohol and drug rehabilitation centre. 

It hasbeen in Crownownership since it 

was boughtfrom NgaiTahu through the 

Kemp Purchase of June 1848. 

The northern part of the hospital 

property, comprising 5.2 hectares which 

includes the historicSoldiers’, Chisholm 

and Nurses’blocks, wastransferred to the 

council in November2010 after yearsof 

lobbying for public ownershipofpart of 

the site. 

However, the bulkhas remained in 

Crown ownership and in limbo, withthe 

ministry as its caretaker. 

Built in 1916,the Queen Mary Hospital 

in the alpine settlementinitially operated 

as aconvalescent home for soldiers 

injuredduring World War 1, using the 

medicalbenefits believed to be obtained 

frombathinginthe nearby thermal 

waters. 

The hospital later became atreatment 

centre for those withfunctional nervous 

disorders, and lateraninternationally 

recognised facility for treating drug and 

alcohol dependenciesuntil2003. 

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Council looks beyond 

zone committee 


Acommittee focused on the Hurunui 

District being agreat place to live, 

where people have acommon goal of 

looking after their land and water, is 

destined to take over the work of the 

Hurunui Waiau Zone Committee. 

It is intended that the Hurunui Water 

and Land committee will be made up of 

people with connections to 

organisations, but who have talents to 

develop strategies rather than working 

for any one group. 

They will advocate to remove barriers, 

policies and rules that are not working, 

and enable the ‘‘doers’’ to get on and 

make the Hurunui District agreat place. 

Cr Lynda Murchison said at last week’s 

council meeting that there would be a 

continued relationship with 

Environment Canterbury, Ngai 

Tuahuriri, and ahost of other 


Those involved in the committee 

would be influencers and strategists. 

She said there needed to be free and 

frank discussion between parties so the 

committee did not unravel. 

Its purpose and function would need 

to be clearly defined, she said. 

Wellness, and other Local Government 

Act requirements, would be among the 

aims of the committee, ‘‘not resource 

management stuff’’, she said. 

‘‘We need to find away to pull people 

together and come up with asystem that 

works for the Hurunui, and we will then 

have the opportunity to do great things,’’ 

she said. 

‘‘It will be the role of the committee to 

facilitate, make connections, and help 

the doers.’’ 

This was an opportunity to untangle 

the past and consider the future, 

recognising the effort, time, work and 

energy of the previous zone committee. 

The council agreed in principle to a 

proposed terms of reference, which will 

form the basis for discussions with 

ECan, and Ngai Tuahuriri. 

Aworking party of Mayor Marie Black, 

and Crs Murchison, Fiona Harris and 

Vince Daly was appointed. 

Meantime, the zone committee will 

continue to operate as usual. 

Thomas and his friends enter 

into the spirit of Christmas 

By DAVID HILL 

Thomas the tank engineisonaspecial 

Christmas mission and he is enlisting the 

help of North Canterbury children. 

The littleblue engine andhis friends 

will begin delivering presentsfrom Santa’s 

NorthPole toy factory to the children of 

Sodorfrom thisSunday, December 6, at 

the North Canterbury Model Railway 

Club’s rooms in Blake Street, Rangiora. 

The club hasbeen busysetting up a 

special ThomasGrotto,which president 

Arthur Linnellbelievesisthe firstofits 

kind in New Zealand. 

Amongthe displayswill be atree with 

traintracks, which Mr Linnell has been 

constructing. 

‘‘I sawapictureinanadvertisementin 

aUKmagazine and decided Ineeded one, 

but Icouldn’t find one anywhere,soI’ve 

made up my own version. 

‘‘It’s taken alot of hours to put it 

together, but it’s all worthit.’’ 

The train tree gave Mr Linnellthe idea 

of decoratingthe clubroomsand the main 

displays with Christmas lights and 

decorations. 

‘‘Andthenthe actual grotto idea came. 

It’s amodel railway with aChristmas 

theme,’’ he says. ‘‘It’swhat we all want for 

Christmas —someone to buy us lots of 

trains.’’ 

The ThomasGrotto will be open during 

the Rangiora SundayMarketthis weekend 

and will continue to be open each day until 

Christmas Eve. 

SantaClaus is expected to pop in each 

day fromSunday, December13, ‘‘to make 

sure Thomas is doing the right thing’’. 

‘‘It’s going to be alearningcurvefor us 

Traintree ... Arthur Linnellputs finishing 

touches to his train tree at theThomas Grotto 

at the club’s rooms in Rangiora. PHOTO: DAVID HILL 

with not doing it before, so we want 

people’scomments about what we can do 

better,’’ Mr Linnell says. ‘‘You can onlysee 

as far as your imagination goes, so we are 

keen to hear otherpeople’s ideas.’’ 

Entry is $2 for adultsand $1 for children, 

with the children receiving a‘‘Merry 

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cents,young visitors also get to drive 

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Abid to establish aThirsty 

Liquor bottlestore in Amberley 

has failed. 

An application by Townill Ltd 

for the bottlestoreinthe town’s 

business area was declined by 

the HurunuiDistrictLicensing 

Committee, chaired by Hurunui 

MayorMarie Black. 

Mrs Black, who sat on the 

committee withcouncillor 

Michael Ward and former 

mayorWinton Dalley, released 

the decisionlast Friday. The 

trio ruled thatthe impact of a 

new offlicenceat86Carters 

Road would be more than minor 

on the locality. 

They also found that granting 

the application wouldbe 

contrarytothe objectives of the 

Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act, 

in that it would not minimise 

alcohol harm. 

The decision was supported 

by many local people,with some 

suggesting on the North 

Canterbury News Facebook 

page that there wereenough 

liquor outletsinAmberley. 

Some hailed it as agood 

outcome for the town. 

The committee received 93 

objections to the application, 

finding 56 of them valid under 

the act.Concerns centred on the 

adverse impactabottle store 

wouldhave on the amenity 

values of the planned locality, 

and the proliferation of alcohol 

outletsinAmberley. 

Objectors werealso 

concerned about thelevelof 

alcoholrelatedharm already in 

the community, the proposed 

days and hours of operation, 

and the designand layoutofthe 

business. 

‘‘Put simply, the objectorsdo 

not want anotherbottle store in 

their community,’’the decision 

says. 

‘‘A common theme of 

evidence we heard was that 

many communitybased 

activities and services are 

conducted in and around the 

township,beingagathering 

place for localsand forming a 

hub for the community. 

‘‘Activities and amenities 

include, for example,the parks, 

the library,the schooland 

preschools,the retail stores, the 

cafes,the sportsclubsand 

community groups,the 

churches, and the farmers 

market,’’ the committee said. 

Its proximity to several 

‘‘sensitive sites’’ and other 

licensedoutletsalso concerned 

objectors, and it was felt 

another bottlestore was not 

compatiblewith the 

pleasantnessand character of 

the township. 

Some objectors said they had 

encountered alcoholrelated 

harm, including rubbish, 

nuisance, alcoholism,damage, 

vandalism, motor vehicle 

incidents involving alcohol, 

consumption of alcohol in parks 

and public places, and alcoholrelated 

incidents at the local 

school, according to the 

decision. 

‘‘The increasedavailability of 

afull range of alcohol products 

thatappeals to youth was 

concerning. Others expressed 

concern that the bottle store 

would expose young children to 

alcohol and would normalise 

alcohol consumption in the 

community. 

‘‘A large number of objectors 

believed Amberley already had 

enough retail alcohol outlets, 

because there is already abottle 

store should the community 

wishtoobtainalcohol, 

specifically the fuller range of 

alcohol products,’’ thedecision 

said. 

Severalobjectorstoldthe 

panel they did not believethe 

store would be a‘‘highend’’ 

store as suggested by the 

applicant,but rather would be 

an ordinary discount chain 

liquor store. 

Partieswho took part in the 

proceedings,and who disagree 

withthe committee’s decision, 

can appealtothe Alcohol 

Regulatoryand Licensing 

Authority. 

Appeals must be lodged 

within 10 workingdays of the 

dateofthe decision being 

notified to the parties involved. 

Appeals are dealt with through 

arehearing. 

Hard at work ... Membersofthe Rangiora Community Corrections 

Departmentoffenders team carted mulchfor the Kaiapoi FoodForest garden 

last year. 

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Award for food forest 

By DAVID HILL 

Kaiapoi’s first communityled 

regeneration initiative has 

gained national recognition. 

The Kaiapoi FoodForest Trust 

has been named the New 

Zealand Gardener of the Year, 

thanks to receiving the most 

public votesinNew Zealand 

Gardener magazine’s annual 

award. 

Chairman Brent Cairns said 

the trustwas thrilled by the win. 

‘‘Thetrust is the kaitiakitanga 

(guardians) of the foodforest. The 

awardisfor all of the many 

residents and local businesses 

that have supported the food 

forest and continue to support 

the trust and the work it does. 

‘‘We are tremendouslygrateful 

for themany volunteersthat 

come on aWednesday afternoon 

to pullweeds and plant trees, 

along with the many other 

volunteers that comethrough the 

week to helpout unsupervised.’’ 

The foodforest was formed in 

2017 when the Waimakariri 

District Council allocated some 

land fromthe formerresidential 

red zone. 

Brent gave particularthanks to 

the Department of Corrections 

for its helpininstalling more 

than 500 cubic metres of mulch 

and installing the borders. 

‘‘Theydid the grunt work that 

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MattDoocey 

MP forWaimakariri 

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

Corridor agame-changer 

On Monday morning, Igot up early before 

the kids —and those withchildren will 

know how early that is —and drovein 

from Waimakariritobeone of the first to 

help bed the chipseal surfacefor the 

partial opening of the northern corridor 

to vehicles. 

Iwas at the Cranford Street opening at 

7am but,Murphy’s Law,ithad been 

postponed because of wet weather. 

Ihelped turn the sod with then prime 

minister John Key in 2016for this project, 

and have been advocating for it each step 

of the way. 

Ipetitioned for the threelaning of the 

bridge southboundtobeincluded in the 

northern corridor works because it made 

sensetoget it done at the sametime to 

resolve congestion in the mornings 

backing up to Tram Road.The northern 

corridor will be agamechanger for North 

Canterbury commuters, unlocking traffic 

corridorsinand out of Christchurch. 

Add to that thegains we enjoy from the 

Western Belfast Bypass and it puts more 

emphasisthan everonour need for the 

Belfast to Pegasus motorway,including 

the WoodendBypass, to be started 

without delay. 

Our country’s 53rdParliament was 

officially opened last week and arainy 

day didn’t detractfrom the solemnity of 

the event. 

Our country faces challenges as we look 

to our economic recoveryfollowing the 

pandemic,aswellasincreasingdemand 

for housing and healthservices. 

As National’sspokesperson for mental 

health, associatespokesperson for 

health, and associate spokesperson for 

social development and employment,I’ll 

be holding the government to account 

over these key areas. 

As senior whip, Ihave been in 

Wellington assistingour new MPs to find 

their way aroundthe complexitiesof 

what can be abewilderingenvironment, 

andproviding them with pastoral 

support. 

It was greatnews last weektohave our 

newafterhours healthcare centrefinally 

signed off by the healthminister. Imet in 

personwith Canterbury District Health 

Board chief executive Andrew Brant 

followingthe board’s recent loss of 

leadership to ensuretimeframes and 

deliverywould remain apriority. 

Iwas reassuredtohearhewas keeping 

theprojectontrack. Thisisawin for our 

community and there are so many people 

to acknowledge. 

Sandi McLean wastireless in her 

efforts to collect signaturesfor our 

community petition, which we presented 

to the board at my public meeting on the 

issue. We got the commitment thatnight 

that we would get our sevenday family 

health centre. ResidentPaula Thackwell 

wasastrong voicefrom the beginningin 

raising this as an issue of importancefor 

ourcommunity. 

Last week,Iwent back to school, 

judgingthe St Patrick’sKaiapoi student 

speeches ahead of the Rotary speech 

competition. It was alot of fun and I 

thoroughly enjoyedgetting to know the 

studentsand staff.Iamgrateful to St Pat’s 

forthe opportunity to be involved. 

Waimakariri 

Focus from Dan Gordon, Mayor 

Avery merry mayoral 

Christmas message 

As we enterthe holiday season, Iwish to 

extend to youall bestwishesfor aMerry 

Christmas andahealthy,safeand happy 

NewYear. 

It is amagical time of year as our 

community comes alive withtwinkling 

lightsand decorations, Santa parades, 

carol singing, and thespreading of 

goodwill. 

School prizegivings have been 

enjoyabletoattend. 

Itry to get alongtoasmanyofour school 

celebrations as Ican.Itismarvellous to 

see ouryoung peoplebeingrecognisedfor 

their achievements. 

The Christmas TreeFestival this year 

will be heldinthe RangioraTownHall 

from December 5, and adds something 

special each year to thefestive season. 

The Christmas Wonderland at Oxford’s 

GP Hall from December16isalsowell 

worth alook. 

Weare very lucky to have organisations 

that organise festive activities each year 

for ourcommunity. 

Thankstoall thosewho go to such an 

LOST AND FOUND 

The following property has been reported 

to the police as being lost in North 

Canterbury: 

Ablack squareleather wallet, a 

cellphone in aclear plastic cover with 

jewels, aNissan key and Harrodsteddy 

bear keyring,ablacksilk material purse, a 

efforttomakeChristmas extraspecial. 

Whenyou arelookingtocross some 

itemsoff yourChristmas shopping list, I 

hope that you will choosetosupportlocal 

businesses and services. 

Please also keep an eye out forpeople 

on their own this Christmas. 

Thank you to our emergency services, 

medical teams andall other staff working 

and keeping us safe over the coming 

holiday period. 

We allknow it has beenan 

extraordinary year unlike anywehave 

experienced before. 

Despitethis, or perhapsbecauseofit, it 

is importantthatweall make timeto 

reflect on whatChristmas is about in our 

own individual way. 

Forme, Christmas is about spending 

timewith my family and enjoying seeing so 

manypeople in thecommunity connect 

and sharejoy. 

Iespecially enjoyChristmas carols. 

On behalfofthe Waimakariri District 

Council,Iwish you and yourfamily a 

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. 

brown wallet,asilver engraved bracelet, 

and ablack leatherfolding wallet with zip. 

The following property is waitingtobe 

claimed:Ared backpack with shoes, 

clothes, schoolbooks and notes (found in 

Pegasus), and anavy blue Le Queen 

backpack(foundinKaiapoi). 

Waimakariri district shows ongoing resilience after Covid-19 

The Waimakariri district 

continues to fare better than 

expectedfollowing the impact of 

Covid19. 

The September Infometrics 

Quarterly EconomicMonitor for 

Waimakariri was releasedlast 

week.While containingafew 

expected declines, it is a 

positive report. 

This followsOctober’s North 

Canterbury Business Opinion 

Survey which showed ahigher 

levelofbusiness confidence 

thanatany other timeinthe 

pastthree years. More thana 

third of surveyed businesses 

reported growth. 

EnterpriseNorth Canterbury 

business support manager Miles 

Dalton sayswhile Covid19 has 

had an impact, the report is 

‘‘reassuringly dull’’. 

‘‘Thingsaren’t as flash as they 

would havebeen without Covid 

19. However,weare in amuch 

better place thanexpected,and 

doing comparatively betterthan 

most,”hesays. 

One of the key statistics is 

consumer spending in the 

district, whichisup9.1 percent 

for the September quarter 

compared to the sametime last 

year. 

For the yeartoSeptember, 

consumer spending is up 3.3%, 

meaning retailers areahead for 

the yeardespite the lockdown. 

House prices are also rising, 

with values appreciating by 5.9% 

in the past year. However, 

residential and commercial 

building consents areboth down 

significantly (17.1% and 41.2% 

respectively). 

The numberofjobseekers has 

risen by 344 from last year, but 

the unemployment rate in 

Waimakariri sits at 3.1% —the 

sameasSeptember 2019. 

Tourismspendingin 

Waimakariri isalso slightly 

downonlast year–another 

expected outcome –but the 4.4% 

decline is minimal compared to 

13% for Canterbury and 16.5% 

for New Zealand as awhole. 

The district’s growth in gross 

domestic product, although 

down slightly, was also higher 

than both Canterburyand New 

Zealand. 

Waimakariri’s dairy sectoris 

dubbed‘‘a source of strength 

through the recession’’ in the 

report, withdairyfarmers 

expected to reap $199 million 

this season, down onlyslightly 

from $209m lastyear. 

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Lunch and friendship 

By DAVID HILL 

Claire Cameron has stepped up to coordinate 

thisyear’s Waimakariri 

CommunityChristmas Lunch at the 

Kaiapoi Rugby Club. 

‘‘I wasasked by friends who are partof 

the Reflections Community Trust, as they 

didn’t haveacoordinator,’’ she said. 

Claireattended afew years ago with 

family, before returningtovolunteer. ‘‘So I 

have abit of an ideawhat I’m getting 

myself in for and it willbeagreat day.’’ 

Fortunately,last year’s coordinator, 

TianaWills, had already done alot of the 

planning, so Claire saysher main role will 

be pullingthe volunteers together and 

seeking donations from local businesses. 

The Christmas Day lunch has been made 

possiblebythe support of Nelson Ching 

from Who’s the Caterer, and the Kaiapoi 

RugbyClub.Italso receives grants from 

MainPowerand the RataFoundation, and 

supportfrom local firms.MainPower’s 

supportmeans children under 14 can eat 

for freeand get aChristmaspresent. 

‘‘Theevent is designedfor people who 

are on their own or don’t have 

relationships in the area.’’ 

Doorswill openataround 11.30am, with 

lunchserved at 12pm, followed by dessert, 

Christmas cake and alolly scramble, 

before the event ends at 2.30pm. 

Some tickets have been allocated to 

churches for those in need. People are 

welcome to sponsor someone to attend. 

Ticketsare $22 for adults and can be 

purchased from the Kaiapoi iSite. 

Thereare no door salesand numbers 

are limited. 

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Thelatestlocalnews, views and announcements from the council 

Meetings & 

Events 

December Meetings 

8th Hurunui Tourism Board 

1.00pm (Venue: Council 

Chambers, Amberley). 

9th South Ward Committee 

7.00pm (Venue: Council 

Chambers, Amberley). 

10th Operations Committee 

9.30am, followed by Audit & 

Risk Committee 1.00pm 

(Venue: Council Chambers, 

Amberley). 

11th Hanmer Springs Thermal 

Pools &Spa Management 

Committee 9.30am (Venue: 

Boardroom, Hanmer Springs 

Thermal Pools). 

14th Hanmer Springs 

Community Board 1.00pm 

(Venue: The Gallery, Hanmer 

Springs Library). 

15th Glenmark Community 

7.30pm (Venue: Omihi Hall). 

17th Hurunui District Council 

Meeting 9.30am (Venue: 

Council Chambers, Amberley). 

December Events 

10th 

AmberleyNZ Christmas Festival. 

4pm -8pm. 

The event will take place 

between Chamberlain Park and 

Markham Street. 

15th &16th 

Old4New Lifejacket Upgrade. 

Cheviot: Tuesday 15 December, 

10am -2pm. 

Cheviot Lions Club -Picnic 

Area. 

Amberley: Wednesday 16 

December, 10am -1pm. Outside 

Council Building. 

Swimming seasonishere 

The Amberley Pool is open for the summer. 

School Term Hours: Monday -Friday: 3.00pm -5.30pm, 

Saturday -Sunday: 12.30pm -5.30pm 

School Holiday Hours: Monday -Sunday: 12.30pm-5.30pm. 

Please Note: The Amberley Pool isclosed public holidays. 

Take your library with you 

We are very well-resourced to let you take books away for 

the young and old and save you the packing! 

For E-books and Audio books check out Bolinda and 

Overdrive. Magazines may be found on RB digital and 

PressReader, which is also rich with thousands of daily 

newspapers. For the very young we now have Story Box 

Library with picture books, read bywell-known Australians 

and New Zealanders. These are very engaging and 

another great way tospark the joy of reading. 

Christmas LightComp 

Be in to win afamily pass to Hanmer Spring Thermal Pools 

and Spa - visit Amberley and vote for your favourite 

Christmas light display. Voting is via the app Snap Send 

Solve, open until Friday December 18th, Mayor Marie 

Black will announce the winners via online video on 

December 21st. Visit us at the Council booth at the 

AmberleyNZ Christmas Festival next Thursday to find out 

more. Alternatively, visit your Service Centre; make sure 

you have a photo of the lights you like. Visit 

www.amberleynz.nz for more information. 

Fun 

fact! 

Contact us : 

www.hurunui.govt.nz 

Our Community Wishing Tree 

Thank you for your great support so far. Simply take agift tag 

from the tree at the Council office or your local Service 

Centre/Library, fill in the details and place your gift (unwrapped 

is fine) under the tree. Prezzy cards are agreat idea ifyou are 

stuck! The Lions and Inspire Church will deliver it to someone in 

the Hurunui inneed ofalittle cheer this Christmas. 

AgRecovery Day asuccess 

More than atonne of plastic containers and drums, unwanted 

farm chemicals and used/no longer required feed and seed 

bags were dropped off for recycling at the Agrecovery Day in 

Culverden on November 3. The plastic containers are all 

shredded and remade into cable covers to be used on farms. 

info@hurunui.govt.nz 

"This is a really 

important decision for the 

future of your council, we 

all know how important 

water is for each and 

every one of us." 

Aword from your CEO, Hamish Dobbie. 

The term ‘Three Waters’ (drinking water, waste water and storm 

water) has filtered its way into the public realm. Currently, HDC 

provides reticulated three waters’ services to many (but not all) 

properties in Hurunui. Properties not serviced by HDC make their 

own arrangements. Over the last two years, central government 

has been pursuing aproposal to amalgamate three waters’ 

services into new entities separate from local government. The 

rationale is largely based oneconomies of scale associated with 

larger organisations, increasing compliance required from the new 

water regulator (Taumata Aurowai) and socialisation ofcosts 

across population density. Government has allocated $761 million 

of “COVID-19 stimulus funding” to the water reform programme. 

HDC has signed aMemorandum ofUnderstanding (MOU), a‘good 

faith agreement’ in return for $7.5 million from the stimulus fund. 

Before we respond to any government proposal, there will be full 

public consultation in 2021. What doyou want tohappen? It's a 

really important decision for the future ofyour council, we all know 

how important water isfor each and every one ofus. 

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5,600 dogs/10,000 people. Wellington City has the lowest ratio; approximately 500 dogs/10,000 people. 

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11 

Land lease 

approved 

by Little 

By DAVID HILL 

Creative mates ... Bruce Osborn, left, and Pete Hollobon displayed their wood carvings and sculptures at the recent Dunedin Art Show. 

Pair carve out aniche market 

By TRACEY BINGHAM 

Two downtoearth blokes fromNorth 

Canterbury are carving out aniche in the 

art worldfrom their Mandeville base in 

North Canterbury. 

Artisan woodcarvers Pete Hollobon 

and Bruce Osborn,who call their 

business Kaimahi Toi New Zealand, 

exhibited at the DunedinArts Show 

recently, bring their carvingand 

woodworking skills together to form 

beautifuland unique art pieces. 

Both originally had alove for native 

timbers when they werestill at school, 

which remained withthem through their 

chosencareer paths in the construction 

industry. As friends and neighboursfor 

over20years,they have now combined 

their skills. 

Theymostly use recycledSouth Island 

totara sourced mainly fromthe 

aftermath of the 2011Christchurch 

earthquakes. 

New Zealandkauri and swamp kauri 

fromNorthland (carbondatedat1200 

years old)also featurestrongly in their 

artworks. 

Having initially been inspired by 

North American sculptureartistSalam 

Baker, who Pete sharedtime with while 

in Illinois in 2019, theirworks are now 

mainly inspired by the nature and 

weather of New Zealand, and 

Canterbury’senvironment. 

Piecesinclude theirnor’ westseries, 

the braided river series,and the seismic 

squeeze. 

Each piece is created mainlybyhand 

with the help of handheld electric power 

and air tools,followed by sanding to 

createthe shapes. 

The sculpturescan be finishedwith 

waterresistant sealantsfor increased 

durability for outsidedisplayifrequired. 

The pair will be exhibiting at the 

Mandeville Craft Festival at Swannanoa 

on Sunday,December 6from 10am. 

For further information, email 

kaimahitoi@gmail.com or go to the 

Kaimahi Toi Facebook page. 

Authorities to review tsunami risk zones 

By DAVIDHILL 

Waimakariri Civil Defence willreview 

tsunami evacuation zones after fresh 

modelling showed flooding could travel 

further inland than previously thought. 

EnvironmentCanterbury(ECan) 

commissionedGNS Science to model the 

impacts of various tsunami scenarios for 

NorthPegasusBay, afterwork completed 

for Christchurch last year resulted in 

larger evacuationzonesfor the city. 

The reportshowsthe largesttsunami 

threats could affect parts of the Kaiapoi 

and Pegasus townships, further inland 

than previous modelling indicated. 

Waimakariri DistrictCouncil 

emergency management adviser Brennan 

Wiremu welcomes the modelling, which 

will helpthe districtbebetter prepared. 

‘‘It was really important to have afull 

picture of how it could affect our district 

beforemakingany changes.We’re now 

able to make decisions based on the latest 

and mostaccurate science available.’’ 

Waimakariri Civil Defence is working 

withECan, neighbouring councils and 

emergency services to draw up new 

tsunami evacuation zones and response 

plans, Brennan says. It is hoped the new 

zones will be ready early in the New Year 

and will be accompanied by apublic 

education campaign. 

‘‘While it’s too early to say exactly what 

the new zones will look like, it’s likely to 

change fromfour distinct zones centred 

on our beach communities to alarger 

rectangle that extends the lengthofthe 

coast,’’ he says. 

Afterhours doctors in Rangiora are a 

step closer to becoming areality. 

Newly appointed Health Minister 

Andrew Little approved the lease of 

Canterbury District Health Board land 

to enable afterhours healthcare at the 

Rangiora Health Hub. 

He gave the nod during aZoom 

meeting with Waimakariri Mayor Dan 

Gordon last week. 

“Afterhours provision is amatter 

important to our community and a 

matter Ihave been involved in 

advocating for over anumber of 

years,” Mr Gordon says. 

“The minister approving this lease 

is excellent news.’’ 

Mr Gordon said he looked forward to 

continuing to work with the board to 

see afterhours healthcare available 

at the Rangiora Health Hub in the 

near future. ‘‘It’s apriority for me and 

the community.” 

The board had been awaiting 

approval from the minister to lease 

the land to aprivately owned GP 

practice to enable the extension of 

hours. 

Part of the agreement is that the GP 

practice provides extended hours and 

is open seven days aweek. 

Waimakariri MP Matt Doocey has 

been lobbying for afterhours health 

care in North Canterbury and says the 

announcement is awin for the 

community. 

“This is an exciting milestone for 

our residents and Iwant to 

acknowledge our community who 

worked together to bring this over the 

line.’’ 

Mr Doocey acknowledged Sandi 

McLean for her ‘‘tireless’’ efforts in 

collecting signatures for apetition to 

the board, community advocate Paula 

Thackwell and former board planning 

and funding general manager Carolyn 

Gullery. 

“We can’t have aconversation about 

afterhours health care without 

acknowledging Paula Thackwell for 

her energy and persistence in raising 

this as an issue of importance for our 

residents.’’ 

Following the recent loss of 

leadership within the board, Mr 

Doocey met with acting chief 

executive Andrew Brant in person to 

ensure timeframes and delivery of the 

afterhours facility would remain a 

priority. 

‘‘I was reassured that he was 

keeping afterhours on track,’’ Mr 

Doocey said. 

WaikukutoLineside Road 

NEW PERMANENT SPEEDLIMITS from 15 December 2020 

LOCATION 

NEW SPEED 

LIMIT 

LOCATION 

NEW SPEED 

LIMIT 

Thesetting of the permanent speed limits follows 

public consultation. 

We thank everyone who provided feedback. 

Waikukutownship: 130m north 

of WaikukuBeach Road, Waikuku, 

to 210m south of Gressons Road, 

Waikuku 

South end of Waikukutownship to 

Pegasus: 210m south of Gressons 

Road, to 270m north of Pegasus 

Blvd 

South end of Woodend township to 

Pineacres: 140m south of Rangiora 

Woodend Road, to 220m south of 

the Cam River Bridge 

60km/h 

80km/h 

80km/h 

Pineacres intersection: 185m north, 

to 220m south of Williams Street 

South of Pineacres intersection to 

Lineside Road interchange: 220m 

south of the Cam River Bridgeto 

Lineside Road 

80km/h and 

variable 

60km/h 

No change 

Formoreinformation, visit: 

nzta.govt.nz/projects/sh1-waikuku-to-lineside-roadspeed-limits/

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The paraderouteisunchanged from 

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It is believed to be the largest schools 

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The perfect time to create herb-inspired gifts 

Fragrant herbs from the garden providethe basis for several 

greathome-grown gifts, writes Marilyn Wightman. 

These three herbal craft ideas 

are easily madebygardeners. 

Getting children to help both 

encourages their appreciation 

of the herb gardenand extends 

their skills. 

Herbal Posy 

Aposy made and given at 

Christmas is apersonalised 

gesture of friendship and 

appreciation. 

Harvest flowersand foliage 

fromthe garden and remember 

thatany plantthat has a 

fragrance is aherb. Pick 

perfumedflowersand leaves. 

Smallersized flowersare best 

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daisiesasthesewilt quickly. 

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pinks (carnations),violets; and 

savoury and fragrant foliage 

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thyme, santolina, scented 

pelargoniumand wormwood. 

To make aherbal posy, strip 

and remove the lower foliageoff 

the picked herbs to revealthe 

stalks. Choose arose or larger 

flower for the centre, then place 

around thisseveral smaller 

flowers. Using ametrelong 

piece of woolorstring,wrap this 

to hold and securethe 

arrangement in placeasyou 

progressivelyadd flowersand 

fragrant leaves around the 

centrepiece.Aposy about the 

size of asauceristhe ideal size. 

Finish it witharing of large 

leaves –violet and scented 

pelargonium work well. Tie off 

the woolorstring and cut the 

stemsevenly to make agoodsizedhandhold.Placeitina 

glassorwater to keep it fresh. 

When it comes time to giftit, 

drainand wrap the handhold 

with Christmas paper. 

Potpourri 

Process herbs from the 

garden to provide natural 

products thatsweeten the air 

and provide fragrance in the 

home. 

Aquantity of dried petals, 

flowers and leavescan be mixed 

together. This is an oldfashioned 

way of creating sweet 

air freshenersfor the house. 

To makepot pourri, on adry 

day, preferably in the morning, 

harvest herbalmaterial by 

trimming the planttoagood 

shape. Spreadthe cuttings on 

cleannewspaper or tie it into a 

bunchand hang to dry. After 10 

days,strip the leaves and 

flowers off the stalks and store 

in lidded jars or large plastic 

containers. Label each with the 

variety and date.Asageneral 

rule,dried herbs can be usedup 

to ayear afterharvest. 

For gifting, pot pourri can be 

placed in any suitable 

container;perhaps something 

from an op shop. 

Perfect gift ... Homemade herb salt is aChristmas winner. 

Herb salt 

Combine dried culinary herbs 

with table salt to make a 

flavoursome mix to use in food 

dishes. Herb saltcan be used in 

salsas, dips, pesto, pasta, 

stuffing, or just as acondiment 

to add piquancytoameal. 

To make herbal salt, hand 

grind one part herbs to three 

parts salt. Akitchen whiz will 

powder the mix if preferred. 

One herb or amix of flavours 

works well. Packageinasmall 

jar or container. 

To encourageaperson 

unfamiliar withusingherbs for 

flavouring, include afavourite 

recipe with the herb salt. 

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garden.The recipient can start 

their own adventure in growing 

and experiencing herbs. 

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Ahearty garden is aChristmas drawcard 

It’s time to get your garden spaces 

ready for summer entertaining, 

writes Rachel Vogan. 

Fill the gardens with laughter this 

month and embrace all your garden has 

to offer you and your loved ones. Enjoy 

the best of both worlds by using your 

patio, lawn or deck as extra entertaining 

space. 

Investing wisely in outdoor furniture, 

shade sails and umbrellas will pay 

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practicality in the hottest months. 

For patio tubs and planters, choose 

larger urns and containers to use as 

focal points, rather than amyriad of 

smaller pots, which tend to dry out 

faster. 

When it comes to watering, do it at the 

start or the end of the day, rather than 

the middle of the day; your plants will 

thank you. 

Sunflowers 

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to grow from seed, they are ideal 

planting projects for children and all 

members of the family. 

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grow. For the tall ones, place them near 

the back of the garden, away from 

blustery winds. 

From sowing to flower takes about 

three months. Full sun is essential and 

stakes for the taller types will keep them 

standing tall. 

Vegetables 

Newseason potatoes should be on the 

menu this month. If you don’t want to dig 

up the entire plant, just tickle afew from 

under the soil. To store new potatoes, 

leave alittle soil on them, and cover 

them with adamp towel or sack to 

prevent them drying out. 

This month is your last chance to get 

sweet corn seedlings in the ground. 

Plant out new batches of spring onions 

and beetroot. Sow seeds of Brussels 

Summer challenge ... Lawn clippings can 

be blended in to the compost heap, or left 

on the lawn to feed the soil. 

sprouts in acool part of the garden, with 

the aim of having them ready to plant 

out in the new year. Remember, these 

are alongterm crop, and in the ground 

for about six months. 

Roses 

With the first flush of blooms nearly 

finished, it is time to do the first lot of 

deadheading. Removing the spent 

flowers will encourage new stems to 

appear sooner. Asprinkle of rose 

fertiliser is agood idea, as well as a 

layer of mulch. Water roses deeply a 

couple of times aweek, aiming not to 

water the foliage, just the soil. This 

helps prevent black spot and mildew 

issues. 

Berries and currants 

These are plumping up and becoming 

juicier by the day. For the besttasting 

berries, pick them as close to eating as 

possible. 

Allow them to fully ripen on the plants 

and avoid putting them in the fridge 

unless you have to. Cold berries are 

never as sweet as room temperature 

ones. Protect ripening fruit by covering 

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Grass clippings 

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mulch around trees and shrubs; again 

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5cm. Chooks enjoy them, too. 

If lawn clippings are quite short they 

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quickly melt down into the soil below 

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Plums andcherries 

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eye out for aphids and greenfly, which 

are drawn to the fresh new foliage. 

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and stems to aid in the fruit ripening. 

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Christmas cheerwill be in abundance in 

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the town heralds in the festive season. 

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and light. 

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Therewill be around 40 stallholders 

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drinks. 

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Allvotesmust be in by December 20, 

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Advisers will 

help farmers 


The Hurunui District 

Landcare Group welcomes 

government funding that will 

helpthe region’s farmerswork 

toward meeting regulatory 

requirements, while 

protecting andenhancingtheir 

environment and businesses. 

The group’schairman, 

Cheviotsheep and beef farmer 

Ben Ensor,saysthe funding is 

being used to employthree 

catchment farmadvisers who 

willhelp members putfarm 

plans together andidentify the 

risks and opportunities 

specifictotheir farm. 

“It’s agreatopportunity for 

us to be able to assistfarmers 

withthe incredibleamount of 

change facing them at the 

moment,” he says. 

“A lotofthe farmersthe 

group represents haven’t had 

muchtodowith regulation and 

farmplansbecausetheirfarm 

systems are lowimpact. 

‘‘InCanterbury, thefocus 

has been on intensivefarming 

and irrigation, butthisis 

changing anditisweighingon 

alot of people’sminds.” 

The advisers will support 

farmers as theytake theirfirst 

steps towardputting afarm 

plantogetherand,where 

possible,frontfootessential 

freshwaterand biodiversity 

regulatory requirements. 

“We hope thatbydoing this 

work now,whenthe 

Freshwater Farm Plan 

Moduleregulationsare 

introduced,the farmsinour 

district will be in good shapeto 

meet them.” 

He says thatdocumenting 

existing landsteward 

practices is agood start, and 

part of theadvisers’ role is to 

help farmers identify and 

capture these. 

He believesthe farmerled 

HurunuiDistrict Landcare 

Group could be auseful 

template forfarmersinother 

parts of the country. 

“Itisthe bestway forthe 

industry to dealwith 

regulatory pressuresand 

achieve positive environmentaloutcomes. 

‘‘It is aboutthat relationship 

with thecatchment farm 

advisers. 

‘‘Farmersneed someoneto 

talk to that is notthe regulator, 

whowill helptailorafarm 

plan specifically for their 

farm’s environmental risks.” 

He says, as an industry, 

farmersneedtoget resultsand 

need to be held accountable. 

“Having afarm planthat 

suitsyour individual farm will 

give youamuch greater 

chance of achievingresults 

andthe outcomes we all,asa 

nation, strive for.” 

Thefundinghas been 

provided by the Ministry for 

Primary Industries. 

Air cadets enjoy flying time 

By SHELLEY TOPP 

Members of Rangiora’s No. 88 Air 

CadetSquadron havetakento 

the skyfor aflying and 

adventuretraining weekend at 

Rangiora Airfield. 

The cadetswere givenfree 

flying timelast weekend by the 

Canterbury RecreationalAircraft 

Club,accompanied by 

instructors. 

The squadron is part of New 

Zealand’sAir Training Corps 

(ATC), alsoknown as AirCadets. 

ATC members are civiliansand 

it is funded in apartnership 

between the Royal New Zealand 

Air Forceand communities. 

The corps was formedin1941, 

when New Zealandwas 

considered at riskfrom Japanese 

invasion. Its purpose was to train 

potential airmen in basic 

airmanship and provide an 

insight intoAir Forcework. 

Warrant OfficerHamish Cook, 

aged 18, of Woodend,joined the 

No. 88 Squadron six years ago. 

Hamish, who is now head 

cadet, says the free flying time 

wouldhave been the highlight of 

the flyingand adventure training 

weekend for all of the cadets. 

Hamish leads ateam of noncommissionedofficers. 

He enjoysthe camaraderie of 

the squadron andsays it is 

rewardingtobeable to pass on 

all the leadership,life, aviation 

and bushcraft skills he has learnt 

during his timewithinthe ATC. 

‘‘I wasmentored. Now Ihave 

stayed on to be that mentor.’’ 

Camaraderie ... Warrant officer Hamish Cook relishes his role with the 

New Zealand Cadet Forces Air Training Corps No. 88 Rangiora 

Squadron. 

PHOTO: SHELLEY TOPP 

High standards areset for the 

cadets. ‘‘All cadets are taughtto 

iron.Weexpect ahigh standard 

of dress,’’ Hamish says. 

Outside the squadron, Hamish 

attends the Ara Institute of 

Canterbury, studyingtobean 

automotive engineer. 

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Familiar face ... Christine Staines enjoys supporting North Canterbury families through 

the John Rhind office in Kaiapoi. 

Care, compassion at the end 

John Rhind Funeral Directors has been 

serving North Canterbury for 15 years. 

From its Kaiapoibase, John Rhind is 

available to travel across the Waimakariri, 

Hurunui and Kaikoura districts, general 

manager Tony Garing says. 

“In North Canterburywework as much 

as we can with local people,including 

caterers, florists and celebrants. 

“We are committed to supporting the 

NorthCanterbury community with all of 

the arrangements.” 

The only exception is in the preparation 

of the body,done at the mortuary in 

Christchurch and then returned to 

Kaiapoi. 

John Rhind Kaiapoiisbased in an old 

family homeat118 Williams Street. 

“One of the biggestassets in Kaiapoi is 

our funeral director Christine Staines, 

who runsour Kaiapoioffice,” Tony says. 

“She is very wellknown in the 

community, she knowsalot of people and 

shehas agood knowledgeofthe district 

and knows the history of Kaiapoi.She’s 

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Christine is supported by the mainoffice 

in LondonStreet, Christchurch, which 

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Canterburyresidents. 

John Rhind offers arange of different 

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“We can caterfor services which are 

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John Rhind Kaiapoi moved to its present 

location after the earthquakes. 

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obvious choice. It’s like walking into your 

grandparent’s home,” Tony says. 

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Diverse works showcased 


The Arts in Oxford Galleryisending 

the year on ahigh note, showcasing 

the diversework of 24 artists. 

The SummerShow Community of 

Creatives is acelebration of the 

exhibition’s mantra, ‘‘we all helpone 

another’’ —aconceptportrayed in 

DavidDawon Choi’s Inhabitants of 

the Nest. 

The young awardwinning 

Koreanborn artist,who now lives in 

Christchurch, was borndeaf and 

severelysightimpaired.Hebegan 

drawing at the age of three to convey 

his thoughts and feelings. 

Aftermoving to New Zealand with 

his familywhen aged nine, David 

became inspiredbyMaori culture 

and the naturalworld around him to 

create the intricate and detailed 

worksfor which he has become wellknown. 

The deafblind artist uses aunique 

technique for drawinghis work, 

utilising aclosedcircuit television 

monitor to see what he is doing. 

David’s artworkwas described as 

‘‘very special’’ by Waimakariri 

District Mayor Dan Gordon, who was 

aguest speaker at the official 

exhibition opening in Oxfordlast 

Saturday. 

Mr Gordon praised the gallery and 

the volunteers who run it. 

‘‘This gallery is absolutely 

outstanding,’’ he said.‘‘It is an 

important part of thiscommunity 

because it is community driven and 

has greatleaderswith vision.’’ 

The gallery’s board of trustees 

chairwoman, Areta Wilkinson, also 

thanked the volunteers for their 

hard work during adifficult year 

hamperedbyCovid19 restrictions. 

Telling astory... Englishborn artistPaul Smith, who lives in Kaiapoi,with his 

acrylic diptych, NeverEndingStory,ondisplay in the exhibition. 

PHOTOS:SHELLEY TOPP 

‘‘We should be really proud that 

the gallery is stillhere,’’ she said. 

Its patron, Christchurch artist 

PhilipTrusttum, said the gallery had 

experiencedhighsand lows since it 

was established in2010. 

‘‘To still be going is pretty good 

really.Having agalleryiseasy. 

Having to run it, that is thekiller,’’he 

said. 

The exhibition willrun until 

January24. 

Special perspective 

... Christchurchartist 

DavidDawonChoi, 

centre, with 

WaimakaririDistrict 

MayorDan Gordon 

and the Arts in Oxford 

Arts Trust Board of 

Trustees chairwoman, 

AretaWilkinson, in 

frontofDavid’s 

artwork. 

Mayor pushes for 

local arts strategy 

By DAVID HILL 

The growth of the artsin 

North Canterbury means 

the timeisright to 

develop an artsstrategy, 

Waimakariri MayorDan 

Gordon says. 

The KaiapoiArt Expo 

has become established 

as theforemostart event 

in the district, while the 

ArtsinOxford Gallery and 

Rangiora’s Chamber 

Gallery bothplaytheir 

partinsupporting a 

burgeoning arts 

community,among other 

initiativesand 


The ideafor an arts 

strategygrewout of a 

conversationwith 

KaiapoiTuahiwi 

Community Board deputy 

chairwomanand arts 

advocateJackie Watson, 

Mr Gordon says. 

‘‘She’sinvolvedinalot 

of things in the 

community, so shewill be 

akey partofwhat 

develops.’’ 

The council already has 

an artinpublic places 

policy,but now wasthe 

ideal time to support the 

artscommunityfurther. 

‘‘I’m keentopull 

together allthe 

organisationsinvolved in 

the artstocomeupwith 

an overridingstrategy for 

us into the future,’’Mr 

Gordon says. 

‘‘Andwe’re looking at 

having an arts portfolioon 

thecouncil.’’ 

Mr Gordon studied art 

history at university and 

haslong been an advocate 

of thearts in thedistrict. 

‘‘I’ve beeninvolved in a 

number of initiatives such 

as establishingthe Arts in 

OxfordGalleryand the 

Kaiapoi Art Expo. 

‘‘Theartsare avery a 

strong area of interest to 

me.’’ 

TheKaiapoi ArtExpo 

wasconceivedfroma 

conversation between 

neighbours in Ohoka,he 

said. 

‘‘It’s an ideathat 

originated when Iwas 

livinginOhoka—Jackie 

Watson was my 

neighbour. 

‘‘We encouraged others 

to getinvolved and it went 

from beingsomething that 

we thoughtmightbea 

oneoff event to beingin 

its15th year this year.’’ 

TheKaiapoi ArtExpo 

revertedtobeing an 

onlineeventthis year 

because of Covid19,but 

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Just in time for summer ... Fernside School pupils with Mark Larsen, centre left, owner of Larsen's Art NSigns Studio in Kaiapoi, and Waimakariri 

District councillor and Waimakariri Creative Communities NZ assessment committee member Philip Redmond during the official reopening of 

the school pool last Friday. 


Revamp part of pool’slong history 


Fernside School’s 120yearold 

swimmingpool hasreopened 

after an extensive, $150,000 

upgrade. 

The original‘‘swimming bath’’ 

cost£90 and openedonelection 

day in 1899. It didn’thave a 

reliable water supply until1953 

whenthe school committee 

decided, under pressure from 

the HealthDepartment, to sink 

awelltoprovideabetter flow. 

After 15.24mofpipe was 

driven into a5.4mwellwithout 

muchwater flow, twoplugsof 

gelignitewere exploded at the 

bottom. 

‘‘This was justwhatwas 

neededand aflow exceeding 

1500 gallons (5678 litres)per 

hour wasfound,’’ said the 

school’s principal,DavidTaylor, 

reading fromthe school’s150 

Year jubileebook during the 

officialpoolreopening 

ceremonylast Friday in the 

Fernside Hall, nexttothe 

school. 

Thebathswere plastered and 

painted in 1954,markinganew 

eraofclean,clear water for the 

pool. 

Many older residents joke that 

it wasalot easier to learnto 

swim backintheirday as they 

hadsimplytofollow theactions 

of thefrogs,eels,and the many 

othercreaturesthatinhabited 

themurkypool water. 

Since1955,the facility has 

been maintainedbythe 

FernsideSwimming Club in 

conjunction with theschool 

committee. 

Last year,asmallfundraising 

group of parents, including 

Sarah Clenshaw,Vicky Edwards 

andLizzy Anderson, working 

with assistant principalAndrew 

Spencer,worked to get thepool 

upgraded. 

‘‘Oneyeardownthe track the 

pool upgrade is complete,’’ 

Andrew says. ‘‘Wenow havea 

brandnew pump, which allows 

us to have 56 children swimming 

at anyone timeand anew 

systemtocontrol thechemical 

flow into thepool.’’ 

Other improvementsinclude 

anew PVCliner, two newpool 

covers, anew pump shed, new 

signage,apaintedwall,and 

murals painted by pupils with 

help from MarkLarsen,owner 

of Larsen’s Art NSigns Studio in 

Kaiapoi, and funding from 

Waimakariri Creative 

Communities. Andrew thanked 

thoseinvolvedinthe 

renovation. 

‘‘Thepoolisatreasured asset 

by our whole community,’’ he 

said. 

In brief 

Lionscakes 

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maximumtwoyear shelf life. The 

cakes make an ideal gift for 

family, friends, staffand clients. 

They can be delivered within 

Rangioraand the surrounding 

area at no extra cost. Proceeds 

will go to variouscommunity 

projects.Contact Anne on (03) 

313 6124. 

Blackboard concert 

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blackboard concert, the final 

event for the year.Itwill be held 

on December 13 from 2.30pm. 

There will be live music, local 

performers, abit of country,folk, 

pop, quizzes, raffles, and a 

supplied afternoon tea for agold 

coin donation. Entry is free. 

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WaimakaririMayor Dan Gordonhas 

been goinginto bat for the district’s 

transport woes. 

Mr Gordon wroteto the New 

Zealand TransportAgencylast week 

to express the district’s frustrations 

that new speed limits on State 

Highway 1betweenLineside Road 

and Waikuku ignored concernsraised 

by the WoodendSeftonCommunity 

Board. 

The letter followedapresentation 

the mayor gave to the Christchurch 

City Council earlylast month in 

support of Cranford Street 

improvements in the city, in response 

to opposition fromthe PapanuiInnes 

Community Boardand localresidents. 

‘‘As an adjoiningRoad Controlling 

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with us as you finalisedyour 

considerations over these speedlimit 

changes, rather thannotification once 

decisionshad been made,’’MrGordon 

said in his letterto thetransport 

agency’s director regional 

relationships in the SouthIsland,Jim 

Harland. 

The concerns relate to thespeed 

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remaining at 100kmh,the retentionof 

the 70kmhlimit at the Pegasus 

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us.❜ 

—Waimakariri Mayor Dan Gordon 

crossing overSH1 for pedestrians and 

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The mayor calledonthe agencyto 

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The PapanuiInnes Community 

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disappointing if the city council could 

not havemade it apriority to ease 

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president Tini 

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Masks to be money-makers 

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Face masks have becomeafashion 

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The Rangiora Lions Club has 

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The masks are being auctioned 

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Project coordinator Quentin De 

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has been an extraordinary year. 

“I felt aface mask was agood 

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“I was delightedthat both 

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LeestonSouthbridge jumped to the top of 

the countrycricket standings with a 

comprehensive eightwicket demolition of 

Ohoka on Saturday. 

The combined side’svictory sees it 

leapfrogWeedons, which suffered ahefty 

79run loss to Darfield, and lead the CRV 

Ambreed Country PremierOne Day 

2020/21competition. 

At LeestonPark, the home side chose to 

bowl firstand immediately rolledthrough 

Ohoka’s top order. 

Sam Chamberlain and Tom Burt did the 

damage at the top,hitting goodareas and 

grabbing four wickets between them. 

Burt bowledaclosetounplayable 

delivery to remove the dangerous Will 

Hamilton. 

But it was atotal team bowlingand 

fieldingeffort,creatingtwo run outs, 

which resultedinthe dismissalofan 

Ohoka side missing afew key players to 

injury.The side was all out for apaltry 93 

in 35 overs. 

Only Harry Fitzpatrick offeredany 

resistance and was left stranded on 40 not 

out off 86 balls. 

After losing RupertYoung for aduck in 

the first over after apeach from Austin 

Hamilton, LeestonSouthbridge knocked 

off the win inside15overs, with 

Canterbury Country star Harry 

Chamberlain smashing 45 off 31 balls, and 

Country development coachesToby Doyle 

(15 not out) and formerDutch 

international Tim Gruijters (20 not out) 

finishing the job. 

Big Darfieldwin 

Darfield’spowerfultoporder set up a 

commanding victory to knock Weedons off 

the top perch on its home soil. 

Liam Foulkes (26 runs off 52 balls) and 

Nick Jenkins(33 off 45) put on a63run 

opening stand, before Jesse Frew (73 off 

87) and Canterbury Kings star Henry 

Shipley(52 off 56) put on 109 for the third 

wicket and set up afine first inningstotal 

of 222/6 in the side’sallotted 45 overs. 

Weedons’ reply stuttered to17/2, with 

allrounder Frew again in the action to 

remove the openers, and the run chase 

never recovered. 

James Richardsagain showed his class, 

topscoring with an unbeaten 59, but aside 

from keeperbatsmanJames Watson (26), 

he got little help and the side was all out 

for 143 in the 39th over. 

Southbrook defaults 

Crisishit Southbrook,winless since the 

opening roundback on October 3, 

defaulted against fellowstrugglers 

Lincoln after being unable to find enough 

available players. 

In the other game, Seftonbeat Cheviot 

by sevenwicketswhile the Oxford 

Rangiora Vikings had the bye in this 

round. 

Shortscorecards 

Ohoka 93 (H Fitzpatrick 40; W 

Macfarlane 2/16, SChamberlain2/17, T 

Burt 2/19) lost to LeestonSouthbridge97/2 

(H Chamberlain 45, TGruijters 20no) 

Darfield222/6 (J Frew 73, HShipley 52, 

NJenkins 33, LFoulkes 26; ADeb 4/41) 

beat Weedons 143 (J Richards 59no, J 

Watson 26;WGreenslade 2/14, JFrew 2/27, 

LFoulkes 2/27, JPauling 2/42). 

Cheviot 114/9 lost to Sefton116/3. 

Hope family tribute 

... Junior driver Ben 

Hope paid tribute to his 

late grandfather, Peter 

Hope, at the Rangiora 

Raceway last week, 

driving three winners 

in aday. PHOTO: SHELLEY TOPP 

Special racing tribute 

Aspecialtribute hasbeen paidto 

former harness racing licenceholder 

PeterHope,who diedrecentlyat89. 

Grandson Ben Hope drove three 

winners at the Rangiora HarnessRacing 

Club’s recentmeetinginhis honour. 

Ben won with Loyalistinrace three, 

Krystal Delight in race six, and Baxter in 

race seven.All threeare trained by his 

parents, Woodend Beachtrainers Nina 

and Greg Hope. 

Peter, who trained46winners and 

shared in the ownership of the Denis 

Nyhantrained, freelegged champion 

pacerRobalan,died in Blenheim on 

Friday, November 13. 

Rangiora horseman GavinSmithalso 

looked likely to drivethree winners at 

the meeting, but fateintervened when 

Fun In The Dark, his drive in race 6, 

brokeand fell with200 metres to run, 

tipping Gavin from thesulky. 

Apostrace veterinary checkofthe 

marerevealedlamenessinafront leg 

and she was stood down from racing 

pending aveterinary clearance and the 

completionofone satisfactorytrial. 

Gavin was not hurt in the crashand 

joked after the race that he didn’twant 

to be greedy winning three races. 

His first win came in the second race, 

withMuscle Bank, who looked 

impressiveclearing out at the finish by 

5 1 ⁄2 lengthsfor her first winfrom only two 

starts. 

Muscle Bank is trained by Phil 

Burrows and it was his third training 

success this season from anew property 

in Rangiora established earlier this year 

by one of themare’sowners, Ron Dawe, 

and his brother, Kevin. 

Gavin’s other win came in racefour, 

withanother trotting mare, Miss 

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Combined hockey club to 

mark important milestone 


The country’s oldesthockey 

club willcelebrateits 125th 

anniversary in Kaiapoi next 

year. 

TheHinemoaKaiapoi 

Hockey Club’s celebration was 

initially planned forthisyear’s 

LabourDay Weekend,but was 

postponed because of Covid19 

restrictions. 

Thecelebration will now be 

held duringnextyear’s 

Waitangi DayWeekend,on 

February 6and 7. 

TheHinemoaKaiapoi club 

can traceits beginningstoJuly 

1895, when themenonly 

KaiapoiHockeyClubwas 

established. 

Kaiapoi’s womenonly 

Hinemoa Hockey Clubwas 

formed in 1896,and in 1996 the 

two clubs amalgamated to 

become theHinemoaKaiapoi 

Hockey Club. 

‘‘Wewere separate clubs 

until then,’’ HinemoaKaiapoi 

Hockey Club jubilee committee 

memberAnn Harpersaid. 

‘‘Thewomen’s clubwas 

formed only afew months later 

thanthe men’s because women 

weregoing to the men’s 

practicesessions.’’ 

Both clubscelebratedtheir 

100yearanniversaries 

separately,thenmergedinto 

one club. 

Each clubwas establishedby 

aLiverpudlian,Rev. Henry 

❛The women’s club was formed only afew months 

later than the men’s because women were going to 

the men’s practice sessions.❜ 

Mathias, who cametoNew 

Zealand in 1890 after being 

appointedtothe St Jameson 

Cust Church. 

He thenmade amove to 

Kaiapoi in 1891. 

TheCanterburyMuseum now 

hasmany of the club’s historic 

documents, photosand 

memorabilia. 

‘‘These were given to them 

forsafekeeping afterthey 

requestedinformation on early 

women’s sportinNew Zealand. 

‘‘They were saferthere than 

in abox under mybed,’’ Ann 

says. 

Theclubisbased in Kaiapoi 

Park but also hasfacilities at 

theWaimakariri Hockey Turf 

in Rangiora and at the Kaiapoi 

Mini Turf at Kaiapoi High 

School. 

TheMiniTurfispart of a 

$98,000 multipurpose turf 

establishedin2017 at the 

schoolinpartnershipwith the 

hockeyclub,the Kaiapoi High 

Schooland theNorth 

Canterbury Sportand 

Recreation Trust. 

Eventsplanned for the club’s 

anniversaryweekendinclude 

registration at the clubrooms in 

—Ann Harper 

KaiapoiParkonthe Saturday, 

with ajunior hockey showcase 

later that afternoon. 

Ameetandgreet willbeheld 

at theKaiapoi Rugby Club’s 

rooms in Kaiapoi Parkthat 

evening. 

On theSunday, there willbe 

hockey at theWaimakariri 

HockeyTurfinRangiora 

duringthe afternoon, which 

will be followed by dinner and a 

danceat the Kaiapoi Clubthat 

night. 

People wantingtoattendthe 

celebrations can registeratthe 

club’s website, kaiapoihockey. 

co.nz 

SPORT RESULTS 

RangioraBridge Club 

Grey pairs:North/South: Denise 

Lang/Sue McIlroy 1, Janine 

Tyler/JohnMcKenzie 2, David 

Rainey/Jeanette Chatterton3. 

East/West: Ken Johns/Jack 

Lyons1,NoreenThompson/ 

Janelle Crawley 2, Pat Green/ 

SelwynGreen 3. 

Monday, November11: N/S: 

Jeanette Chatterton/Gaynor 

Big occasion ... HinemoaKaiapoi Hockey Club life members Graeme 

Wyatt and Ann Harper are looking forward to the club’s 125th 

anniversary celebrations in Kaiapoi during Waitangi Day weekend next 

year. 


Hurford1,Robin Hassall/Sue 

McIlroy2,DeniseLang/Julie Day 

3. E/W:BeverleyBrain/Heather 

Waldron 1, PaulineMiller/Jill 

Amer 2, Liz Duke/Dave Tocker 3. 

Monday evening: N/S:Gavin 

Dunnett/NoelLangdon 1, Mark 

Apperley/Janet Apperley 2, 

Stuart Atkinson/BernieLukken 

3. E/W:KerrynLange/Karen 

Manson 1, FonsSanders/Ellis 

Sanders 2, JohnKennedy/ 

Eamonn Waters, Murray Davis/ 

Sharyn Davisequal 3. 

Wednesday individual: N/S: 

Sue McIlroy/Dawn Simpson1, 

Jan Thayer/Sarah Waldron2, 

Anne Anderson/Jeanette Joyce 

3. E/W: Joy Hayward/Junette 

McIntyre1,Gaynor Hurford/ 

LyndaGrierson 2, Steve Noad/ 

DerekWilson 3. 

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What’s happening in your 

community… 

Tsunami Modelling Leads toReview of 

Evacuation Zones 

Waimakariri Civil Defence will review tsunami 

evacuation zones following the completion of 

modelling that shows in worse-case scenarios, 

flooding could travel further inland than 

previously thought. 

Environment Canterbury (ECan) commissioned 

GNS Science to model the impacts of various 

tsunami scenarios for North Pegasus Bay, aer 

work completed for Christchurch last year resulted 

in larger evacuation zones for the city. 

The report shows the largest tsunami threats could 

affect areas of the District that are outside of the 

current evacuation zones, including parts of the 

Kaiapoi and Pegasus townships. 

Waimakariri District Emergency Management 

Advisor, Brennan Wiremu is welcoming the 

modelling and says it will help the District be 

better prepared for tsunami risks. 

“It was really important to have afull picture of 

how itcould affect our District before making any 

changes,” says Brennan. “We’re now able to make 

decisions based on the latest and most accurate 

science available.” 

Brennan says they’re planning to have the new 

zones ready early in the New Year and they’ll be 

accompanied by alarge public education campaign 

for the community. 

Modelling shows that the largest tsunami scenario 

that could affect the Waimakariri coast would be a 

large, rare tsunami from South America in which the 

District would have more than 12hours of warning. 

Rangiora Health Hub 

During arecent meeting between Waimakariri 

District Council Mayor Dan Gordon and Health 

Minister Andrew Little, the minister approved the 

lease of Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) 

land to enable aer-hours healthcare at the 

Rangiora Health Hub. 

CDHB have been awaiting approval from the 

minister to lease the land to aprivately owned 

GP practice to enable the extension of hours. Part 

of the agreement is that they will provide for 

extended hours and be open seven days aweek. 

Woodend School Traffic Signals 

Making it safer for Woodend School students 

to cross SH1 is now one step closer with work 

on installing traffic signals outside the school 

beginning last week. 

Mayor Dan Gordon and Woodend School Principal 

Adrienne Simpson were there to celebrate the start 

of work and try out the temporary crossing. 

The original crossing point has been withdrawn 

and atemporary crossing has been put in place 

until the traffic signals are operational ahead of 

the start of the new school year. Please note, 

travel speed through the area will be reduced to 

30km/h while the work is ongoing. Please take 

extra care and follow the signs. 

Final Week of Preschool 

Sessions for 2020 

It’s nearly the endofthe year,socomeand joinusfor a 

 

andToddlertimes at WaimakaririLibraries. 

Babytimes: 

Rangiora: Monday7 

December,10.30am 

Kaiapoi: Friday11 

December,11am 

Toddlertimes 

Oxford: Tuesday8 


Kaiapoi: Wednesday9 


Storytimes 

Rangiora: Tuesday 

8December,10am & 

Thursday10December, 

10am 

Oxford: 

Friday 

11 December, 

10am 

libraries.waimakariri.govt.nz 

Does Your Pool Need 

to be Fenced? 

To keep people safe, any above or below ground 

swimming pool deeper than 40cm and less than 

1.2m high needs to have abarrier, like afence. 

Spasand hottubs have somesafety requirements and 

needtobeinspectedtomake surethey comply. 

We’re happy tocheck your pool to let you know ifitneeds 

afence, and the best way to make sure it meets safety 

standards. 

To find out more visit 

waimakariri.govt.nz or phone 0800 965 468 

We’re looking to further develop Millton 

Memorial Park and we’d like your 

feedback on adra Master Plan. 

The proposed features include: 

MILLTON MEMORIAL 

PARK DEVELOPMENT 

• Adog agility area 

• AnArboretumcontaining exotic and native 

specimentrees 

• Anarea forthe North Canterbury ModelRailway 

Club to lease and build anew clubroom 

• Path networks to link everything together 

Let us know what you think before 

Friday 8January 2020. 

Find out more at waimakariri.govt.nz/letstalk 

BOOK LAUNCH 

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THURSDAY 10DECEMBER, 

4.30PM –6.30PM 

Kaiapoi Libraryisproudtohost Friends Indeed:Assist 

Dogs and Their People .BySue Allison 

Aseries of 41 interviews, telling the stories of dogs 

workinginassistance roles, helping their humanfriends 

whentheyare mostinneed. 

Comealong, hearthe storiesand meet Hazel 

the WaimakaririLibraries Reading Dog at the 

event. Assistancedogs and theirhumans are 

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RURAL LIFE AND CLASSIFIEDS 


45 

Ram hogget fetches $17,000 

By DAVID HILL 

Give usyour 

feedback 

C H A L L E N G E 2 0 2 0 / 2 1 

Four age categories from 

preschool to adult. 

Register online now – 

waimakariri.beanstack.org. 

Challenge runs from 1st December 

to 20th January. Win great prizes. 

Waikuku Paddling 

Pool Shade Sails 

We’ve temporarily removed the 

shade sails over the paddling pool 

for urgent repairs. 

While visiting, please remember toapply 

sunscreen and wear ahat. Our team are 

working toreinstall the shade sails as 

soon aspossible. 

REGISTER NOW 

waimakariri.govt.nz/aquatics 

Anew record was set in an otherwise challengingday 

of selling at the Canterbury A&P Association elite ram 

and ewe fair last Friday. 

Blenheim farmer Christina Jordantopped the sale, 

pickingupanew Canterbury A&P Associationrecord 

of $17,000for her Southdownram hogget, sold to 

Lachie Elliot of Lammermoor StationinCentral 

Otago. 

The record beat three sales of $16,000paid in recent 

years, twice by Oxford farmerDave Gilliespie,with 

one of those occasionsbeing in partnershipwith 

Omihi farmer PhilWilliams to buy aram hoggetoff Ms 

Jordan seven yearsago. 

Aregular at the Canterbury A&P Association ram 

fair, Ms Jordan has bought and sold several toppriced 

rams in recent years. 

Carrfields studstock agentCallumDunnett saidMs 

Jordan’s ram hogget was “a magnificent animal, as 

good aram as you’ll ever see”. 

Stock agentsreported amixedresultoverall. 

“It’s been patchy,”PGG Wrightson livestock 

genetics auctioneerJohn McKonesaid. While the 

Suffolksheep had agood sale, other breedsstruggled. 

The low woolprice andlower ewe numbers were 

having an impact, and several stud breederswere now 

hostingtheirown onfarm ram sales, he said. 

The day's secondhighest price was $10,000paid for 

aSuffolk ram hoggetoffered by Eric Ross, of 

Hakataramea in South Canterbury. The ram was sold 

to asyndicate comprising North Canterbury farmers 

Jimmy Gardiner and Charles MillerBrown, along 

with Symon Howard,ofLawrence. 

Livestock 

HOMEKILL 

&Wild Game 

Meat Processing 

313 0022 

2309602MEAT2U.NZ 

Pets 

BICHON HOMESTAY 

for smaller dogs. We look 

after your dog in our home. 

"No kennels". Phone today 

03 314 6110. 

7X200L steel drums. Ideal 

to be converted into incinerators 

$10 per drum. 

Phone 027 440 1230. 

HONEY 4kg bucket 

cooking honey, $30 special. 

Available at Gracebrook, 

Amberley. Telephone 03 

314 7076. 

FINISHING MOWER 

1.8m 3blades. Suitable for 

small tractor. P.T.O. Little 

use $1000 plus gst. Phone 

03 312 5839. 

RIDE ON MOWER, yard 

machine by MTD. Needs 

new battery $600. Phone 

027 326 4386. 

Situations Vacant 

For Sale 

QUEENSTOWN LAKEVIEW HOLIDAY PARK 

GENERALMANAGER 

TheBusiness 

QueenstownLakeviewHolidayParkisawell-established4-star holidaypark 

in the centre of Queenstown. It offers44accommodation units,aswell as 

poweredandnon-poweredtent, caravanandcampervansites.Queenstown 

Lakeview Holiday Park is one of4holiday parks within CCR ltd inthe 

QueenstownLakesDistrictarea. 

TheRole 

Asthegeneralmanager,yourmainresponsibilitiesare: 

- Ensuringthebestpossibleholidayexperienceforyourguests; 

- Financial Management(includingsetting/adhering to budgets and 

payroll); 

- Maintainingasafeandcomfortableenvironmentforstaffandvisitors; 

- Ensuring compliance with all regulatory, legal and commercial 

requirements; 

- Facilitatingchangeinadynamicenvironment; 

- Marketingwithinaverycompetitivebusinessenvironment. 

SkillsandExperience 

- Relevantqualificationsand/orexperienceinasimilarposition; 

- Abilitytoworkautonomously,useinitiativeandmeetdeadlines; 

- Abilitytobalanceaquality guest experiencewithbusinessand yield 

objectives; 

- Excellentcommunicationskills; 

- Greatteamworker; 

- Capabilityofconcurrentproblemsolvingandadaptabilitytochanging 

workenvironmentsandworkloads; 

- TeamLeaderwhocanprovideguidancetoothers; 

- Familiaritywithaccounting,payrollandreservationsystems; 

What’s onoffer 

- Your own team to work with but also the backup of ahighly 

experiencedboardand anumber of like-minded managers within 

thecompany; 

- Your chance tobepart ofguiding the park through arebuild of 

offeringsandthroughthepostCovidmarketplace; 

- 2-bedroomon-siteaccommodation; 

- Remunerationtoreflecttheexperienceandskillset. 

Howtoapply 

If this sounds like you, you can email your detailed application to 

ccrheadoffice@gmail.com.Applicationsclose7thDecember2020at1pm. 

2335041-S 


HSET (Health, Safety, Environment &Training) 

Advisor -(Hurunui /Waimakariri Focus) 

SICON Ltdare leadersinassetmanagement,maintenance, construction 

services and infrastructurethroughout Canterbury. 

What’sthe role? 

Record price ... Blenheim farmer ChristinaJordan,left, 

was thrilled to sellher Southdown ram hogget for $17,000, 

whichset anew recordfor the highest price at the 

Canterbury A&P Association elite ram fair on Friday. 

Carrfieldsstud stock agentCallum Dunnett was in awe of 

“a magnificent animal”. PHOTO: DAVIDHILL 

We haveanexciting opportunity foranexperienced Health, Safety, 

Environment &Training (HSET) Advisor tojoin our newly appointed 

HSET Manager.You will work collaboratively to drive, influenceand 

imbed HSET plans and actions in our business. 

The position is based in our Rangioraofficeand will requireyou to spend 

some time in our newly built Rolleston Office. 

To be successful in this role, youwill haveapassion forworkplace 

health and safety, environmental issues and training and possess agood 

working knowledgeofrelevant legislation. Ideally,you’ll havehelda 

similar position previously,and havecompletedrelevant training. You’ll 

also havesolid experiencewith health and safetysystems, processes 

and training, and it goes without saying that you’ll haveexcellent 

communication skills. We arelooking forpeoplewho will thriveinthis 

role and makesignificant contributions to the success of our business. 

If youthink this job is foryou and youhavethe necessaryskills and 

experience, then we’d love to hear from you! 

Youwillbring the following: 

• Tertiaryqualification in Health and Safetyorrelevant industry 

experience(essential) 

• Experienceworking in the road maintenance/contracting industry 

(advantageous) 

• Physically fit and self-motivated 

• Health and Safetyconscious with apositiveattitude 

• Able to work as part of ateamand to deadlines 

What we offer: 

• Competitiveand rewarding remuneration package 

• Great working conditions and an excellent team environment 

• Varied and interesting work everyday 

• Ongoing training, development and support 

• Aninnovativecompany with diverse projects 

Our mission is to build and preservethe foundations forcommunities 

to thrive. 

SICON Ltdiscommitted to providing asafework environment. 

Successful candidates arerequired to pass apre-employment medical, 

drug and alcohol test prior to employment. 

To apply,pleasevisit our websitewww.sicon.co.nz or email your CV and 

coverlettertorecruit@sicon.co.nz. 

Applicants forthis position shouldhaveNZresidency or avalidNZwork visa. 

If youwould likesome moreinformation, please call RichardCopeland 

on 021 866 492 or email richardc@sicon.co.nz

CLASSIFIEDS 



WANTED: Experienced Machine 

Operators, Supervisors, 

Experienced Grader Drivers, 

Labourers, Drain Layers 

For projects based in 

Wanaka and Queenstown. 

Good rates of pay and training opportunities 

with areputable locally owned company. 

Applicants must be innovative, physically 

fit, able to work unsupervised but also be a 

proactive team member and have acan do 

attitude. 

Please send CVto 

kim@wilsoncontractors.co.nz or phone 

027 292 9008 for more information. 

CONTRACTORS 

Earthmoving • Infrastructure • Roading 

Daimler Jaguar &Lanchesterowners in NZ Spare 

PartsClub 

Office Administrator 

Due to retirement of our office administrator we are looking 

to fill the position of Office administrator.This is apermanent 

parttime position for up to approx 20 hours per week. 

We are small club/business operating on Tuesday and 

Thursdays between the hours of 8.30 and 3.00pm, located 

in Northwood, Belfast. The balance of the hours to suit 

the successful applicant are negotiable. Duties include 

daily invoicing &freight arrangements, banking, accounts 

payable, preparing our annual accounts for end of year,plus 

maintaining our customer data base. 

This position would or could suit astay at home person. 

For more information of to submit your application contact 

Peter Jenkins at, parts@daimjag.nz. 

2338608 

SALES 

ASSISTANT 

We, at North Canterbury 

Seafood Market, 

are looking for someone 

to join our team in our 

speciality seafood shop 

in Rangiora. We need 

someone with retail/ 

customer service 

experience, cashier and 

computer skills. 

For full Job 

Description and 

application either 

email 

info@seafoodmarket. 

co.nz or pick up from 

shop 2High Street, 

Rangiora. Closes 13th 

December. 

Wanted To Buy 

BUYING estate type old 

china, crystal, collectables, 

vases. Ph 027 350 3963, or 

313 1878. 

PRE 1990’s vehicles suitable 

for resurrection and 

restoration, not wrecking. 

Anything considered, dead 

reg ok. Ph 021 227 6878. 

VINYL RECORDS 

wanted by collector /seller. 

7&12 inch LP’S, happy to 

appraise. Also old guitars 

or amps -working, broken. 

Retro toys, 60’s, 70’s, 80’s 

&hot wheels &matchbox 

as well. Please call Paul 

022 694 5445. 

$$$ 

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 

Gardening 

A+ GARDEN hedges cut 

to perfection. Tree &arbor 

work. Also spraying. Free 

quotes. Ph 03 312 0668 or 

021 111 4322. 

Garage Sales 

RANGIORA 12 Carmana 

Gardens, Saturday 5th Dec, 

9am. Household goods, 

womens items & many 

more. 

Public Notices 

PUBLIC NOTICE OF 

APPLICATION FOR 

ON-LICENCE 

SECTION 101, SALE 

AND SUPPLY OF 

ALCOHOL ACT 2012 

Anthony Cross /51Main 

St / Owner has made 

application to the District 

Licensing Committee at 

Rangiora for the renewal of 

an On Licence in respect of 

the premises situated at 51 

Main Street, Oxford or the 

Cafe known as Cafe 51. 

The general nature of the 

business conducted (or 

to be conducted) under 

the licence is Cafe / 

Restaurant. 

The days on which and 

the hours during which 

alcohol is (or is intended to 

be) sold under the licence 

are Sunday to Thursday 

8.00am to 11pm, Friday 

to Saturday 8.00am to 

1.00am following day. 

The application may be 

inspected during ordinary 

office hours at the office 

of the Waimakariri District 


215 High Street, Rangiora. 

Any person who is entitled 

to object and who wishes 

to object to the issue of 

the licence may, not later 

than 15working days after 

the date of the publication 

of this notice, file anotice 

in writing of the objection 

with the Secretary of 

the Waimakariri District 

Licensing Committee 

at Private Bag 1005, 

Rangiora. 

No objection to the renewal 

of alicence may bemade 

in relation to amatterother 

than amatter specified in 

section 131 of the sale and 

supply of Alcohol Act 2012. 

This is the first publication 

of this notice. 

2337677v1 

WarMemorial Hall 

1AlbertStreet, Rangiora 7400 

PO Box 351, Rangiora 7440 

www.bsnc.org.nz 

Covid-19 and Level 1–Keeping everyone safe 

Dear Clients and prospective clients, 

•WeARE open and ready to provide you with 

budgeting supportand advice. 

•WeARE able to meet with you face-to-face. Strictly 

by appointment only. 

•Wewillbeabletosee walk-in clients. Please phone 

first 

•Home visits are by arrangement only. 

•Wewill trytocontinue advocating on your behalf 

with WINZ, banks, creditors etc. 

•Weregularly workwith other supportagencies and 

food banks; to provide you with additional 

assistance. 

Phone: 03 313 3505 

(please leave amessage and we’ll get back to you) 

Email: servicemanager@bsnc.org.nz 

Monday to Thursday 09:00 am to 4:00 pm 

• However, Ifyou cannot wait to talk with us, then 

please call the MoneyTalks helpline on 0800 345 123 

Public Notices 

2300807 

KAIAPOI CHRISTADELPHIANS 

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

“GOOD NEWS” 

What the Bible says about HOPE: 

“Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear 

HIM, upon them that HOPE in HIS mercy.” Psalm 33:18. 

“That they might set their HOPE in GOD, and not forget 

the works of GOD, but keep HIS commandments”. 

Psalm 78:7. 



ON-LICENCE 


AND SUPPLY OF 


JGV Cuisines Ltd has 

made application to 

the District Licensing 

Committee at Rangiora 

for the renewal of an On 

Licence in respect of the 

premises situated at 3A, 29 

Huntingdon Drive known 

as Himalayas Restaurant 

Rangiora. 


business conducted (or to 

be conducted) under the 

licence is Restaurant. 

The days on which and 

the hours during which 

alcohol is (or is intended to 

be) sold under the licence 

are Sunday - Thursday 

8.00am -11.00pm, Friday 

-Saturday 8.00am -12.00 

(midnight). 






215 High Street, Rangiora. 











Licensing Committee 

at Private Bag 1005, 

Rangiora. 


of alicence may bemade 

in relation to amatterother 




This is the first publication 

of this notice. 

2337676v1 



ON-LICENCE 

2337687 


AND SUPPLY OF 


Avinash Enterprises Ltd 

has made application 

to the District Licensing 

Committee at Rangiora 

for the renewal of an On 

Licence in respect of the 

premises situated at 2/75 

Victoria Street, Rangiora 

known as La Tandoor 

Restaurant &Takeaways. 


business conducted (or to 

be conducted) under the 

licence is Restaurant. 

The days on which and the 

hours during which alcohol 

is (or is intended to be) 

sold under the licence are 

Monday to Sunday 11am to 

Midnight. 





Licensing Committee at 215 

High Street, Rangiora. 












Private Bag 1005, Rangiora. 


of alicence may be made 

in relation to amatter other 




This is the second 

publication of this notice. 

This notice was first 

published on 26 November 

2020. 

2335051v2 

Powerline thermographic 

surveysinthe area 

MainPowerwillbecarryingout aerialpower line asset 

inspectionsduringthe monthofDecember. 

Theinspectionswill beconducted usingacamera 

mounted on ahelicopter flyingatlowlevel close to the 

power lines.The work will not affect electricitysupply. 

Areas whereinspectionswillbetakingplace: 

• Kaikōura district(from Conway Flat Road up to 

South Bay) 

• Waimakariri district,Ashley (from Loburn 

Whiterock Road to Upper SeftonRoad) 

This work is dependent on suitable weather conditions, 

andwill be conducted betweenTuesday 1December 

and Tuesday15December 2020. 

If youhaveany specificconcernsrelating to MainPower 

completingthe worknear yourproperty, please contact 

MainPoweron0800309080. 

mainpower.co.nz 

Enrolment Scheme 2021 -Omihi School 

The Boards of Trustees from Omihi School would like to 

notify parents who wish to enrol their children at Omihi 

School for 2021. Enrolment at this school is governed by 

an enrolment scheme, the details of which are available 

from the school office. 

Applications for out of zone placesare now being invited. 

The Board ofTrustees at Omihi School has determined 

that there are up to 10 places for out of zone students 

in 2021. 

The exact number of places will depend on the number 

of applications received from students who live within the 

school’s home zone. Parents of students who live within 

the home zone should also apply by this date to assist the 

schools to plan appropriately for the remainder of the year. 

Students who live in the home zone are entitled to enrol at 

the school. 

The deadline for receipt of applications for out of zone 

places is 3pm Friday 11 December 2020. If aballot for out 

of zone places is required, itwill be held on Monday 14 

December 2020. Parents will be informed of the outcome 

by Tuesday 15 December 2020. 

Forfurther information, including application forms, please 

contact the school office. 

2338081 

Notifying an enrolment scheme has been 

adopted 

To avoid overcrowding, or the likelihood of 

overcrowding, the board of Omihi School has adopted 

an enrolment scheme that has been approved by the 

Secretaryfor Education. 

Under this scheme, students will be enrolled if they live 

within the home zone described below. 

All addresses accessed from Omihi Road (SH1) 

between the Omihi Creek (at theBlacks Avenue /Omihi 

Road intersection) and 1611 Omihi Road (adjacent to 

the Burrows Road /Omihi Road intersection). 

This includes all addresses on this portion of Omihi 

Road (SH1), andaddressesonBlacks Avenue,Baxters 

Road, Omihi Station Road, Reeces Road, Crofts Road, 

Cotswold Road, Jurys Road, Sloss Road, and Burrows 

Road. 

The enrolment of out-of-zone students is governed by 

the provisions of the Education Act 1989. 

The enrolment scheme, which includes a precise 

description of the home zone, may be viewed at the 

school office, where copies of the scheme are also 

available. 

2338079 

Ashley Rugby 

Football Club 

AGM 

Loburn Domain 

Tuesday 8 th 

December 

7.30pm 

Any enquiries 

phone 

Dave Gambold 

03 312 8986 

All welcome 

2336795 

RESPONSIBLE hunter 

looking for properties to 

shoot rabbits, hares, 

possums. Large properties 

preferred. Phone Ritchie 

021 999 520. 

TOOT NCROON 

Present 

aMusical Farewell 

to 2020 

Rangiora RSA 

12 TH DECEMBER,7.45pm 

$10 door sales 

2333517 

Stock Feed 

HAY BALING 

Conventional (small) 

Or round bales. 

Loburn, Woodend, 

Kaiapoi, Ohoka areas 

Ph 027 478 2925 

or 313 7938 

2337334 

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. 

BUILDER licenced, available 

now. For all your 

maintenance, repairs & 

alterations. Phone Keith for 

afree quote 021 127 7202. 

BUILDERS Father &son 

team. Amac Builders are 

available to help you with 

your building needs. High 

standards, low overheads. 

No job too small. Check us 

on fb. Amac Builders Ltd. 

Ph 027 318 4400. 

DRESSMAKING Bev’s 

Sew Good Services. For all 

your alterations, repairs, 

dressmaking, curtains. 

Phone 327 5535. 

PAINTERS 

Reg Tradesman 

Interior,exterior. 

North Canterbury Painters 

specialising in decorating for 

over 65 at adiscount rate. 

Free quotes. 

Covering Nth Canty,Oxford, 

Kaiapoi, Rangiora, Amberley. 

Rob 03 327 7899 

or 027 432 3520 2227597 

LAWNMOWING 

Reliable, affordable, clean 

&tidy. Please phone Kev 

021 198 7751. 

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 & Decorator. 

25 + years experience. 

Interior /exterior, roofs & 

waterblasting. For a free 

quote, please ph Steve 03 

314 4620 or 027 477 1930. 

PAINTER, qualified, local 

professional. Int / Ext, 

roofs, wallpaper. Call or 

text Corban 027 846 5035. 

PLASTIC WELDING 

North Canterbury Specialist. 

All plastic &fibreglass 

repairs. Telephone James 

021 180 5103. 

POWER TOOLS repairs, 

parts &sales for over 40 

years. All main brands serviced. 

Grossman Trade 

Tools, 23 Watts Road, 

Christchurch. Ph 389 9230. 

RANGIORA Rubbish 

Removal and RRR skips. 

Wheelie bins any frequency 

and skips from 1.5 cube to 

9cube. Skips and wheelie 

bins for any use, rubbish, 

greenwaste, building sites 

or just cleanups. Give us a 

phone call 313 6957 or for 

skips 021 313 255. 

ROOFER All roof repairs, 

roof painting, water blasting, 

moss treatment, 

repointing, gutter cleans & 

snow straps. And more. 

Free quotes. Phone Nathan 

027 516 6609. 

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. 

LIFESTYLEBLOCK MOBILESHEARING 

NO JOB TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL 

•Shearing •Crutching •Tailing 

•Drenching •Foot Trimming 

•Single &Double Crutching Trailers 

A professional, friendly service 

Call Shaun Adams for afree quote 

021 204 1274 or 03 960 3112 

adamsshearing.com 

•shearing contracting •mobile shearing trailer •mobile crutching trailer 

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

SHEEP SHEARING, 

drenching, feet trimming. 

For Lifestyle blocks. Call 

Stu 027 315 6916. 

SHEARER. Hap’s Farm & 

Lifestyle Services. Shearing, 

crutching, drenching, 

tailing, feet trimming & 

health check. Trailer, generator 

&mobile handpiece 

available. Experienced, 

reliable and honest. Ph 03 

4233713 or 021 267 4025. 

ANTHONY SYMONDS 

Forall your painting & 

plastering requirements 

Local with 30 years 

experience 

All workmanship 

Guaranteed. 

Phone 021 344 023 

2220615 

SEPTIC TANK 

CLEANING 

Bill’s Liquid 

Waste 

You dump it... 

Blair pumps it... 

Blair Tavendale 

Ph 03 314 9371 

0275 379-694 

Trade &Services 

2225862 

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 

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 

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. 

REMOVALISTS 

Movemen Ltd 

2Men &agood sized 

truck. From $157 per hour 

(incl gst). Kaiapoi based. 

Call Gerard 

027 668 3636 

2316549 

VALUATION - 

Specialising in North Canterbury. 

Contact Geoff at 

Maxwell Valuation. Phone 

03 310 8541 or email 

geoff@maxval.co.nz. 

CASH 4CARS 

and 4WD'S 

Phone 

Automotive 

Parts 

03 313 7216 

CARS, vans, 4WD’s 

wanted for dismantling or 

repair. Phone 027 258 

8366. 

Cars Wanted 

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. 

Trusted Trades & 

Professional Services 

Guide 

To book your spaceinthis guide,phoneAmanda Keys 313 2840 or email amanda.keys@ncnews.co.nz 

Automotive &Recovery 

Builder 

DENTURE CLINIC 

Butchery 

2070788 

• 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 

Computer Repairs 

Construction &Concrete 

RANGIORA 

DENTURE CLINIC 

Garry WMechen 

Registered Clinical DentalTechncian 

Phone (03) 313-9192 

38a Ashley Street, Rangiora 

OxfordButchery 

Shane and Leanne Frahm 

We cankill&process yourstock 

FourGenerations of Frahms 

since 1957 

Ph 312 4205 

Oxford 


Number one 

old-fashioned bacon 

&ham curing. 

A/H 312 4709 

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 

2273277 

NEW N W DENTURES D N 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 

2089195v2-4/4-S 

Ear Health 

• Ear Health checks. 

• Wax removal using Microsuction 

• Removal of foreign bodies 

• Basic hearing aid care 

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 

Scaffolding 

• ACC provider 

• WarVeteran provider 

• No medical referral 

required 

•Edge protection 

•Working platform 

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 

Electrician 

Landscaping 

STEWART CONTRACTING 

Landscaping -Fencing 

& Earthworks 

ENJOYABLE STRESS FREE LANDSCAPING 

03 313 9375 •027 369 3974 

www.stewartcontracting.co.nz 

contact@stewartcontracting.co.nz 

Scrap Metal 

2136148 

Motorcycle Service &Repair 

• Service • Repairs • Tyres 

• Motorcycle Rental 

•Fully Equipped Workshop •Quality Work •Affordable Rates 

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

www.motorbiketours.co.nz 

2313195v2 

AARON HARRIS 

ELECTRICAL LTD 

NEW HOUSES • ALTERATIONS 

ELECTRICAL INSPECTIONS • SMART WIRING 

SYSTEMS AND MORE... 

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

SERVICES 

Electrician 

South Pacific Motorcycle Services 

“we’re your LOCAL motorcycle guys” 

(based in Mandeville) 


YOU 

COULD 

BE 

HERE 

Advertise 

your business 

in our Trades 

and Services 

Phone 

Amanda Keys 

on 

03 313 2840 

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 

Windows & Doors 

2172994 

Phone 

0274 366 901 

Plans for pricing 

jas.rangiorascaffolding@xtra.co.nz 

North Canterbury wide 

1783878 

CASH PAID FOR SCRAP 

•Car Bodies •Scrap Steel•Specialists in Farm 

Machinery•All non Ferrous 

MAINLAND 

METALS LTD 

Ph (03)338 7000 

Mike0274 818544 •Robbie 0274818 027 

Locally owned and operated 

1902273 

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 

ncn1242200aa 

To book your spaceinthis guide,phone Amanda Keys 313 2840 or email amanda.keys@ncnews.co.nz

RangioraToyota 

WANTED 

Quality used late 

modelToyotas. 

Contactustoday 

if you’relooking 

to sell! 

2019 Toyota Yaris GX 

•1.3LPetrolAuto, Bluetooth 

•Reverse Camera 

•Done 23,650kms 

2017 Corolla Levin SX 

• 1.8L Petrol Auto, Satnav 

•Keyless, ReverseCamera 

•Done21,700kms 

$ 18,995 

$ 

21,995 

2013Toyota Aqua 

•1.5LHybrid PetrolAuto 

•ParkingSensors NOW 

•Bluetooth 

2017 Corolla GX Hatch 

•1.8L PetrolAuto 

•Bluetooth, ReverseCamera 

•Done 46,900km 

Signature 

CLASS 

S 

WAS$15,995 

$ 

17,995 

2013Toyota Prius S 

•1.8L Hybrid Petrol Auto 

WAS$17,995 

$ •Keyless 

NOW 

14,995 $ 

12,995 

•5-door Hatch 

2017 Corolla GLXHatch 

•1.8L PetrolAuto, Alloys 

•RadarCruise, Lane Assist 


$ 

19,995 

2015Toyota Yaris SX 

•1.5LPetrolAuto, Alloys 

•ReverseCamera 

•Only 24,550km 

$ 

15,995 

2008 DaihatsuSirion 

•1.3LPetrol5-Speed Manual 

•Aircon, AM/FM &Radio 

•Done 128,890km 

$ 

5,995 

2006 Toyota Vitz 

•1.3LPetrolAuto 

•NZRadio, 5-Door 

•Done94,750km 

$ 

8,995 

2010 Toyota Prius Silver 

•1.8L Hybrid Petrol Auto 

•Keyless,Bluetooth 

•Done 180,650km 

$ 

8,995 

2012Toyota Yaris YR 

•1.3LPetrolAuto, NZ-new 

•Bluetooth/USB Connect 


$ 

9,995 

2017 CamryAtara SL 

•2.5LHybrid Petrol, Alloys 

•Leather,ReverseCamera 

•Only 21,200kms 

$ 

31,995 

2018 Toyota Yari risGX 

•1.3LPetrolAuto 

•ReverseCamera, Bluetooth 


$ 

17,995 

2005 Aurion Sport rtivo SX6 

•3.5LV6Auto, Alloys 

•Spoiler,Sports Seats 

•91,300kms 

$ 

10,995 

2018 Suzuki Swift GL 

•1.2LPetrol5-SpeedManual 

•NZNew,Bluetooth 

•Cruise Control 

$ 

15,995 

2018 Corolla GX 


•Satnav,Bluetooth 

•Alloys, only 49,000kms 

$ 

21,995 

2018 Rav4 GXL 

•2.0L PetrolAuto2WD 

•Alloys, Satnav,Rev.Camera 


$ 

27,9955 

2014 Rav4 GXL 

•2.0 PetrolAuto2WD 

• Reverse Camera, Climate Air 

•Done 115,000km 

R C Cli t Ai $ 19,995 

2019 Rav4 GXL 

•2.5LPetrolAutoAWD 

•New Shape,SafetySense 


$ 

37,9955 

2018 Toyota C-HR AWD 

•1.2LTurboPetrolAuto 

• Toyota Safety Sense, Satnav 

•Only29,700km 

$ 31,995 

2017 Rav4 Limited 

•2.5LPetrolAutoAWD 

•Leather,Sunroof 

• Only 26,400km 

, 

$ 

34,995 

2018 LandCruiser PradoGX 

•2.8L Turbo Diesel, Satnav 

•ReverseCamera 


$ 

52,995 

2018 LandCruiser Prado VX 

•2.8L Turbo Diesel Auto, Satnav 

•Leather,Keyless 


$ 

61,995 

2017 Highlander GX 

•3.5 Petrol Auto AWD, 7-seater 

•Bluetooth 


$ 

37,9955 

2017 HighlanderGXL 

•3.5LPetrolAuto, Leather 

• 7-Seater, Satnav, Keyless 


7 S t S t K l $ 

47,995 47995 

2018 Hiace ZL 

•3.0L TurboDiesel Manual 

•Camera, Bluetooth, 5-Door 


$ 

34,995 

2007 Toyota Hilux-SurfSSRX 


•4WD,Satnav 


2019 FortunerGXL 

•2.8L Turbo Diesel Auto4WD 

•Satnav,ReverseCamera 

•Only 23,600 

2018 LandCruiserPrado VX 


•2.8L Turbo Diesel 


•2.8L Turbo Diesel 

•Satnav,Leather 

•Done 57,100km $ 

58,995 

•2.8LTurbo Diesel,Leather 

$ •Leather,7-seater 

19,995 

$ •SafetySense,Satnav 

48,995 

$ 

61,995 •Done68,100km $ 


57,995 

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

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2331787-3/12-s 

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