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Record turnout
at Santa Parade
It was a record turnout
of more than 5000
spectators at the Lincoln
Christmas Parade and
Market on Saturday. The
sun was shining and it
was a brilliant day. Dozens
of floats made their way
through the township,
preceding the grand finale
of Santa on the last float. The
parade has been an annual
tradition for decades.
•More photos, pages 4 & 5
PHOTOS: KAREN CASEY
St John
starts
ambulance
trial at
Lincoln
Fire Station
• By Matt Slaughter
AN AMBULANCE is scheduled
to start operating from the Lincoln
Fire Station this week meaning
response times to emergencies will
be faster for its residents and others
in nearby areas.
Fire and
Emergency New
Zealand area
Commander
Dave Berry said
the ambulance
service will be
available between
10am and 10pm Dave Berry
seven days a
week.
St John Mid-Canterbury
territory manager James Watkins
said the service will be trialled for
six months.
Said Watkins: “The trial
will provide valuable data for
assessing response performance
improvements and improved
patient health outcomes delivered
across the local communities.”
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A GREAT step forward for
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today.
Finally, an ambulance
will be based in Lincoln (at
the fire station) which will
service the township and
surrounding areas.
This will mean an
ambulance won’t have to
race from Rolleston or
Leeston to back up the
usual first responders in an
emergency in rural areas –
volunteer firefighters.
The firefighters have
done a tremendous job
in recent years, not only
tackling fires, but being
on call to be the first to
vehicle crashes, and medical
emergencies.
They will no doubt
continue to do this but
with an ambulance and
paramedics now based in
Lincoln, it will make their
lives a lot less frantic and
stressful.
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SELWYN REMAINS a great
place to live for most residents
but a district council survey
SORED shows dissatisfaction CONTENThas
increased over swimming pools,
roads and public halls.
The findings from the district
council’s annual survey of
residents shows 92 per cent
think Selwyn is a great place to
live, consistent with the results
in 2018 (91 per
cent) and 2019
(93 per cent).
Three quarters
of residents
surveyed also
said they felt a
sense of belonging
and community.
However,
residents’
satisfaction has decreased for
community-run swimming
pools, down 10 per cent, urban
roads, down 5 per cent, and
public halls, down 4 per cent.
Overall, 63 per cent of residents
rated the district council’s
performance as good or very
good.
The survey notes that it is unclear
what impact the Covid-19
pandemic may have had on the
figures. It was undertaken in
July, soon after the lockdown,
when a number of district
council services were closed or
reduced.
Mayor Sam Broughton said
the results reflect the positive
feeling around the district.
“I’m delighted that the people
of Selwyn think this is a great
place to live, in particularly as we
continue to grow at such pace.
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NEWS 3
In Brief
There’s already plenty of interest in the
beautiful new homes at Woodcroft Estate
Lifestyle Village especially with its next
generation financial model where
owners benefit from any capital gain
BUS IMPROVEMENTS
The district council has endorsed a
proposal for improvements to bus
networks over the next 10 years.
The key changes outlined in the
proposal include a new service
between Lincoln and Christchurch
city centre, bus priority
improvements on routes that will
benefit Selwyn users like the yellow
line, bus stop improvements,
improvements to frequencies of
Rolleston and Lincoln services
and supporting park and ride
investments. This is part of a $115
million plan to revitalise greater
Christchurch’s public transport.
when it comes time to sell. If approved, the proposal will add
about 100 buses to the greater
FUN: Events like Christchurch network, which the
Selwyn Sounds district is part of.
There are many things to consider when makes to receive the the district capital gain when the unit
making the decision to move into a a is great sold, less place a small to fee. Our FIREFIGHTERS aim is to free IMPROVISE
lifestyle village. Everyone has different live our in. residents from their worries, Springfield while firefighters improvised
requirements, whether it be a true residents get the financial when freedom it came that to clearing the road
“We’re community constantly atmosphere thinking with an inclusive All six areas comes of the from district retaining and of building an overturned on trailer. About
about the social future scene, for all or our be situated council’s in a new water their services, equity. The covering Next Generation 2.30am Model on Friday firefighters were
communities suburb across where Selwyn, everything you drinking, need is waste means and you storm have water, choice. called Whether to the you a crash on a bend
the challenge close by, ahead or well-designed is how quality saw home increases gift in your user chosen satisfaction. charity, leave leading a legacy into to the Thomas River
maintain which our supports high standards caters as to all District aging chief your executive grandchildren David through cutting. contributing Chief fire officer Grant
we grow.” requirements. Whatever your Ward fancy, said it’s the to council their education is looking or first Williams home, said the the trailer was
Residents rather were easy also to see asked Woodcroft to closely Estate at as ways choice to address is in your the hands. blocking the road. Firefighters
rate a range your new of services home. and “Our facilities
off provided in every by way,” the council. says Manor Group “We CEO are always looking to of a logging truck by securing a
owners issues are better raised in the survey. were able to secure the services
For rubbish Adam Yates. collection, 94 per improve the service Comfortable we deliver chain living to it and shifting the trailer
cent rated “Here, good people or very enjoy good, a recycling
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per cent, libraries 85 per cent and our planning you’ll for services meet likeminded in the people
community, while the onsite manager
responded who like to an abandoned car
parks and reserves on 84 per cent coming year to and make further most ahead,” of life. Owners
looks after any concerns or maintenance
fire on Weedons tell us Rd about 2am
were the highest rated services. he said. that have never been happier Wednesday – residing last week.
issues. All those jobs you had to do to
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any repairs and maintenance to your
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RURAL | LIFESTYLE | RESIDENTIAL
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A double internal garage, separate laundry, office, and ample storage
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Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz
•From page 1
Selwyn Times reported in
August an ambulance would
be based at the station but
there has been uncertainty
over the last few months as
to a start date for the service.
Berry said ambulances
have previously had to travel
from Rolleston and Leeston
to help those in need in Lincoln
but response times will
now be much faster for these
emergencies.
NEWS 7
Response times will be much faster
THE DISTRICT has fared
better than the rest of the
country from the impacts of
Covid-19.
The district saw a smaller
impact on its economy than
the rest of New Zealand,
with its economy already
returning to growth and adding
more than 600 jobs since
lockdown.
This is according to the latest
report on the impacts of the
pandemic by analytics company
Infometrics.
The report shows Selwyn’s
economy decreased by 10.4
per cent over the April-June
quarter this year, compared
with a 12.4 per cent decline
nationally.
The district’s economy grew
over the three months to
September, ending 2.6 per cent
higher than the same time last
year.
Nationally over the same
period the economy decreased
by 3.2 per cent.
By the end of September the
district had also added 640
jobs, with healthcare and
social assistance and manufacturing
the industries leading
the way.
However, the report warns
that the biggest impacts of
Covid-19 are still to come and
the international recession will
slow New Zealand’s economy
as the district’s construction
boom eases.
The forecast is for Selwyn’s
economy to slow down less
than the rest of the country.
This second report on the
expected impacts of Covid
for the district forecasts it will
do significantly better than
initially thought, thanks to a
stronger than expected residential
market and construction
growth.
The report warns that
the impacts on tourism
and other international
demands are expected to lead
to an economic downturn
nationwide over the next year,
before the economy begins to
grow again in 2022.
It forecasts Selwyn will see a
smaller economic slowdown,
led by a predicted easing in
the district’s construction
boom. It also forecasts that this
“It’s going to benefit everyone
with quicker response
times.
“Rather than coming from
Rolleston, we’ll have an
ambulance based here,” said
Berry.
As well as Lincoln, the
ambulance will be available
to attend emergencies in
areas including Rolleston
and Tai Tapu.
Last year the Lincoln
Volunteer Fire Brigade responded
to 54 motor vehicle
crashes and 17 medical calls.
There are also St John ambulances
based at Rolleston
and Darfield.
Last year, Rolleston Fire
Station became staffed
24/7 meaning it has one
ambulance operating 24
hours a day, seven days
a week and a second
ambulance on a 12-hour day
shift from mid-morning to
mid-evening.
Covid-19 economic hit less for Selwyn
slowdown and recovery will
come later than the rest of New
Zealand.
The district’s economy is
forecast to decrease by about
0.9 per cent by March next
year compared to 4.1 per cent
nationally and by 0.7 per cent
the following year.
The economy nationally is
predicted to grow by 1 per
cent.
The report is based on
national and international
conditions at the time of
writing, and notes that
forecasts could change
depending on global factors
such as the rollout of vaccines
in 2021 and travel restrictions
which it forecasts to last into
2022.
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NEWS
Tai Tapu School recovering
from financial difficulty
• By Matt Slaughter
TAI TAPU School is
recovering from the
serious financial difficulty
it was said to be in the
Auditor-General’s 2019
schools audit.
THe Ministry of
Education says it has been
committed to supporting
the school through this
difficulty.
Principal Bernadette
May said the school it is
now back in the positive.
“THe board of trustees
and principal of the school
have been working hard
this year to address this
and are pleased to report
the working capital is now
in the positive of $27,020.
“THroughout this time
period the financial
viability of the school was
not threatened nor the
education outcomes for the
students compromised.
“THrough the efforts
of the governance team,
principal and wider school
community we are already
seeing an increased student
role and continue to take
further inquiries for
enrolment.
“We are confident that
the school will finish in a
financially secure position
for 2020,” May said.
THe school had a
negative working capital of
$37,000 in 2019.
Said May: “This was
due to a number of
unprecedented demands
on the school which in part
• By Susan Sandys
BRAZEN THEFTS from
cars are occurring in
Selwyn even after people
lock their vehicles and put
belongings out of sight.
One Lincoln resident
Aleisha Tweedy experienced
this first-hand. Her
neighbour came knocking
on her door last Wednesday
morning to let her
know her family’s Toyota
station wagon had been
broken into.
It was parked on the
street outside their home
on Roblyn Pl. The neighbour
had heard the sound
of smashing glass earlier,
around 3am.
The 24-year-old said she
had been shocked to find
a smashed rear window in
the car, and a UE Boom
speaker missing from the
glove box.
“There was a baby car
seat in there, who breaks
into a mother’s car? It’s just
POSITIVE: Tai Tapu School principal Bernadette
May says its finances are improving following a
tough period over the last few years.
PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN
has reduced the student
roll.”
Ministry of Education
deputy secretary of sector
enablement and support
Katrina Casey said there
were previously concerns
the school may have
difficulty paying its bills,
particularly if they were to
be due at the same time.
When the Auditor-
General has assessed that
a school is in financial
difficulty, the Ministry of
Education is asked whether
it will continue to support
the school.
If the ministry confirms
it will provide support,
schools can complete their
financial statements as a
‘going concern.’
THis has been the case
for Tai Tapu School.
THe ministry wrote three
horrible, what are they expecting
to find, they found
a speaker, that’s about it,
is that worth a crime?”
Tweedy said.
Senior Sergeant Dean
Harker said in the last two
to three weeks there had
been an increase in thieves
smashing windows to
break into locked vehicles
throughout the district,
with numbers climbing
letters supporting Tai Tapu
School to the Auditor-
General in 2017, 2018 and
2019.
Said Casey: The Auditor-
General has required
letters of support in 2017,
2018 and 2019.
“THese letters ‘of going
concern’ confirm our
commitment to providing
continued operational and
staffing support for the
foreseeable future.
“We have been working
with Tai Tapu school to
improve its finances since
2017. At the end of 2019
the school had negative
working capital of $37,000.
This is an improvement
of $24,000 or 39 per
cent since 2017. We will
continue to support the
school to get back to
financial health,” she said.
Police follow leads after
car break-ins continue
into double figures.
This was alongside a
spate of thefts of items
from unlocked vehicles,
particularly at Lincoln and
Rolleston, over the last
couple of months.
Police were following
some leads and investigating
a couple of potential
offenders in relation to at
least some of the incidents.
He urged residents to report
not only such crimes
when they occurred, but
also any suspicious vehicles
they saw being driven
around streets. Residents
should get a description of
the vehicle and registration
number, although the latter
may be of limited use
depending on whether the
licence plate was stolen.
Harker said the more
reports the better, as such
information could help
police know what areas to
seek any relevant security
camera footage.
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Courts finished at new sports centre
THE FIRST courts have been
completed at Selwyn Sports
Centre.
The four polyurethane
courts, similar to many school
gyms, have been laid and the
lines painted on last week. The
building is on track to open in
time for the 2021 winter sports
season.
The courts will be a multiuse
space, with the markings
set up for basketball, netball,
futsal, tennis, korfball, floorball
and other sports.
The surface will also allow
the space to be used for exhibitions
and events. The hall will
also host an interactive sports
BACKYARD CRITTERS
ACTION: The first courts
have been completed at
the Selwyn Sports Centre,
it is on track to open for
winter 2021.
and educational wall.
Selwyn Netball has agreed
with the district council to use
the centre for the 2021 winter
season and beyond.
Selwyn Netball Centre president
Andrea James confirmed
it will use the centre for its
year 1 to 4 programme and
its Saturday competition will
be split between the Selwyn
Sports Centre and the court
facilities in Lincoln.
In addition, a community indoor
netball competition open
to the district’s residents will be
held at the sports centre.
The centre will have a focus
on serving the community,
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and will feature two halls with
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NEWS 17
Jet setters now call Prebbleton home
The Faces of Selwyn exhibition was launched last year
and a new set of 12 stories about people in the district
are on display at Selwyn Libraries. The stories, written
by Hayley Tate, celebrate diversity and highlight the
differences in people’s backgrounds and journeys to
Selwyn. Selwyn Times continues its coverage.
Sam and Lillian
Ragnarsson
TWO STRANGERS from
Iceland and China, sat next to
each other on a flight to New
Zealand. 19 years later, they call
New Zealand their home.
For Sam and Lillian
Ragnarsson, living in different
countries was the norm.
At 23 years old, Sam left his
birth place Iceland, and until he
moved to Prebbleton six years
ago, he had never stayed in one
place for more than a year.
Having lived in countries,
including England, Australia,
and China, he was very happy
to gain New Zealand citizenship
recently.
“For someone living in seven
countries, five continents and
moved this often since I left
home at 17, to find a place and be
• By Susan Sandys
WHEN LINCOLN High
School teachers Sandra McLean
and Robyn Wylie planned
a fundraising Christmas
production, their target figure
was around $1000.
However, after tallying up
how well the school’s inaugural
Christmas Extravaganza went,
accepted was really important.”
Likewise, Lillian grew up in
China, later worked in Japan and
went to America to learn English
for a year.
While it was a big milestone
giving up her Chinese passport
and visa, Lillian says gaining
citizenship made her feel a part
of New Zealand.
“I am ready to fight for New
Zealand, that’s how I feel.”
The couple have always had
a connection to New Zealand.
They first met in 2000 at
Melbourne airport and by
coincidence had the seat next
to each other on the same flight
to Auckland. They got talking
again several years later over the
internet and got married in 2008
in China.
After living together for a year
each in Japan, the USA and China,
the two project managers sat
they have arrived at the stunning
total of $2369.90.
“It went fabulously, excellently;
it exceeded expectations, because
the students really made it their
own,” drama head of department
McLean said.
Students and their dedicated
teachers were not motivated only
by raising money for the charity
of KidsCan, but also by wanting
SATISFIED: Sam and Lillian Ragnarsson and their children
Nicole and Caitlin have no plans to leave Prebbleton.
to make the extravaganza experience
as enthralling as possible.
“This year we really powered it
out,” said McLean, who oversaw a
similar smaller-scale event at the
school a couple of years ago.
Students staged the extravaganza
in the school’s hall over six shows –
two daytime performances and one
evening performance on each of
two days in late November.
down with an Excel spreadsheet
to make an important decision
about where to settle down. They
listed everything they wanted
from a country and New Zealand
came out on top.
“We always laugh that we
met on the way to New Zealand
and then we ended up in New
Zealand, so many years later.”
Sam said.
They chose Christchurch
to help out with the postearthquake
rebuild and were
surprised how friendly everyone
was.
“When you walk on the street,
people say hello, give a smile,
that’s something that never
happened to me when I lived in
Tokyo,” said Lillian.
In the first year, Sam studied
software and information technology
at Lincoln University and
would travel into town passing
through Prebbleton.
Visitors were treated to a walkthrough
grotto experience and an
interactive grotto experience. For
the latter, they got to do fun activities
such as pin the nose on the
reindeer, shoot the bah humbug
balloons with a nerf gun, limbo as
low as they could, and guess what
was in wrapped presents.
This was followed by a 30min
drama and dance production,
“I remember the day that I first
drove past Prebbleton, we came
in and I just saw the trees and I
was like wait a minute, we’ve just
come out of the city. We just see
for miles; mountains, cows and
horses and it’s like wow, this is
where I want to live.”
Now having lived in Prebbleton
for over six years, the pair
enjoy the peace and quiet and
have finally found their feet.
Sam owns a slice of Iceland at
restaurant The Kiwi Viking in
Christchurch and volunteers as
the emergency response street
co-ordinator in Prebbleton and
runs two Prebbleton Facebook
community groups.
Lillian supports Chinese residents
who do not have access to
the Facebook group on We Chat.
Sam says there’s now even an
Icelandic flag flying at Prebbleton
School where his girls attend.
The pair considered leaving
Prebbleton and buying a lifestyle
block, but their girls Nicole and
Caitlin turned to them and said,
we love this house, we love this
place, why should we leave?
“And it made us think, they’re
right, why would we leave?”
Lincoln High production raises more than $2300
mostly staged by year 10 drama
students and year 9 dancers.
McLean said over 800 visitors
came through altogether, and it
was fantastic to now be able to
support KidsCan.
The charity partners with
low decile schools and early
childhood centres to provide
resources such as food, raincoats
and shoes for needy children.
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The town that never was sits just
ALTHOUGH regarded as
being ‘just off the beaten track,’
Ladbrooks has remained the
town that never was.
After over 170 years of
European settlement, the
community remains relatively
unknown apart from those who
are fortunate enough to live in
this charming location situated
between Halswell, Tai Tapu,
Lincoln and Prebbleton.
Originally known as ‘the
swamp south of Prebbleton’ or
as ‘Lincoln Swamp,’ the name
Ladbrooks was only given to the
area sometime in the 1890s.
William Ladbrook and his
family had emigrated from
Britain and were one of the first
colonists to settle in the area in
1853. The official name came
about through the establishment
of the local primary school
in 1889. It was first known as
Prebbleton Side School until local
residents decided on a name
change to Ladbrooks later that
year.
This new name was reinforced
a few years later when a new
railway station, known as Ladbrooks
Station, was built to serve
farmers living between Lincoln
and Prebbleton. The station
was built on land that had been
formerly owned by the Ladbrook
family along Birches Rd, north
of Robinsons Rd.
Historian and district council staff member
Wayne Stack continues his regular look at
Selwyn’s past. Anyone with suggestions for
future features can phone Wayne on 021 119
9107. This month’s feature is about the small
community of Ladbrooks
IMPORTANT: Ladbrooks Hall is sited next to the school on
Barnes Rd, it houses a roll of honour for men and women
who served in the two world wars.
This station became part of the
Christchurch-Southbridge-Little
River branch line and provided
a modern communication and
transport link for residents.
It consisted of a sizeable
weatherboard ticket office and
waiting room, built on a concrete
platform, along with a siding and
storage goods shed, typical of the
small railway stations throughout
the district at the time.
The boggy ground prone to
flooding, that remains a feature
of the area, made the location
unsuitable for the establishment
of a township. Although,
it appears it may have been the
dream of some when the local
community hall was built in
1913; the name ‘Ladbrooks Town
Hall’ was proudly painted on the
front of the building for decades.
After 107 years the original
hall remains an important meeting
place for the people of the
Our Great
history
WITH WAYNE STACK
CARGO: Ladbrooks railway goods shed and wagons.
community, especially for the
school which is located next to
it on Barnes Rd; and after recent
refurbishment, it continues as a
popular venue for weddings and
other social events.
As Ladbrooks has no official
war memorial another important
role the hall fills in the
community is housing the rolls
of honour which record the local
men and women who served in
the two world wars.
The school and the hall
became, and remain, the social
centre for Ladbrooks. The school
was built on land donated by a
local farmer, John Sharp, and the
original two-classroom wooden
building not only provided
primary education for local children,
but also became the hub of
community.
This was where local events
such as dances, concerts, socials,
singing clubs, card playing
evenings, Sunday school lessons
and religious meetings were
regularly held before the hall was
built.
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off the beaten track
NEWS 19
In the early years children
would ride ponies to school or
walk along the web of unsealed
roads.
In 1889 the school role was just
18 pupils, but by the early 1900s
it had risen to 90. It currently has
around 150 students. In 1966 a
new school building replaced the
original wooden structure, which
was then demolished.
After World War 1 several
tennis courts were built next to
the school and the tennis club
that was formed in the 1920s still
remains well supported within
the community.
During the 1950s a number of
senior players gained high honours
within the premier competitions
throughout the county.
Farming was the main feature
of the area, but this was only
achieved through drainage and
clearing of flax, toi-toi and rushes
that originally covered the peaty
land. Early pioneering families
such as the McDrurys and Mc-
Carthys from Ireland, Tuckers
and Mussons from England, and
the Arnsts, Roeslers, Schroeders
and Meyers from Germany, set
about digging drains and building
rough roads to help establish
sustainable farm land. This
was mainly done through hard
manual labour and horsepower.
The area was exposed to seasonal
flooding of the Halswell
River and to ensure the roads
in the area remained usable, the
local roads board (forerunner of
the district council) transported
shingle from quarries at Birdlings
Flat, Halswell and Broadfield
to raise the level of the roads
so that they were above the level
of the flooded farmland.
Dairying was an important
feature of the community, along
with growing potatoes and other
crops, with cows initially being
milked by hand.
In 1893 the Central Dairy
Company built a new creamery
to serve the district near the
intersection of Ellesmere and
Robinsons Rds.
Local farmers would deliver
their milk to the creamery by
horse and dray for separation.
By 1906 this had been taken over
by the Tai Tapu Dairy Company
which had its own larger creamery
in Tai Tapu, with local milk
then being processed there or at a
new smaller creamery that
had been built near the intersection
of Ellesmere and Tancred
Rds.
Ladbrooks lacked the churches
and a hotel that were commonplace
in most pioneering
communities. However, it did
have a store for a number of years
that had been opened by John
Brown on Robinsons Rd, near
the intersection with Barnes and
McDrurys Rd.
This establishment provided
general goods, including bread,
milk, meat, household items,
and later on, petrol. It also
incorporated a post office and
telephone bureau, where locals
could send and receive mail and
telegrams, along with being able
to make telephone calls at a time
when not everybody had a home
phone.
Over the years as family cars
became commonplace and roads
Left:
Ladbrooks
School
before
it was
demolished
in 1966.
Right: the
general
store before
it closed in
1955.
improved, many locals chose
to shop in nearby towns, such
as Lincoln, for a greater variety.
Through the loss in local custom
the store became financially
unviable and closed in 1955.
The building reverted back to a
private residence and can still be
seen on Robinson Rd, around the
corner from the school.
Today, dairying is still a feature
of Ladbrooks, but there is only
one dairy farm operating in the
area, which belongs to the Stone
family on McDrurys Rd. Most of
the traditional family farms have
been broken up as the land was
more profitable being subdivided.
The sealed and picturesque
tree-lined country roads, along
with its proximity to Christchurch,
has ensured that the area
is highly sought after real estate
for those looking for a country
lifestyle within a short commute
to the city.
The physical character of
the district has changed from
the early years, where colonial
weatherboard farmhouses have
been replaced with many modern
palatial homes set on lifestyle
blocks of only several acres.
Although the railway station
has long gone, the concrete
platform can still be seen from
the cycleway on Birchs Rd,
north of the Robinsons Rd
intersection.
•Descendants of the
original settlers still live
in the area, including
Maurice McCarthy, who is
part way through writing
a history of the area and
who would be pleased to
hear from anyone who has
old photographs or family
stories of the district (email
mccarthy@hotmail.co.nz or
phone 329 6713).
MERRY
Christmas
We would like to thank all our customers for
supporting us during the year and wish you all
a very happy Christmas and a great 2021.
We have a lite night shopping Thursday
17 December until 7.00pm, enjoy a glass of
bubbles while shopping, specials on the night
and gift with purchase.
Gift vouchers available in store and online.
Our Christmas hours are:
Last shopping day before Christmas Day
Thursday 24 December: 9.00am-6.00pm
25 - 29 December: Closed
30 - 31 December: Open 9.00am-5.00pm
1 - 4 January: Closed
5 January: Reopen as normal
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20 Selwyn Times Wednesday December 16 2020
63%
Overall Council
performance
76%
Water supply
94%
Rubbish collection
92%
Selwyn is a great
place to live
51%
Cycleways and
footpaths
84%
Parks and reserves
Proportion of residents rating
service good or very good
Selwyn still a great
place to live –
residents say
Selwyn remains a great place to live according to most Selwyn residents.
The Council’s annual survey of residents this year shows 92% of people surveyed thought Selwyn
was ‘a great place to live’, consistent with the results in 2018 (91%) and 2019 (93%).
Three quarters of residents surveyed also said they felt a sense of belonging and community.
Mayor Sam Broughton says the results reflect the positive feel of the district.
“I’m delighted the people of Selwyn think this is a great place to live, in particular as we continue
to grow at such pace. We’re constantly thinking about the future for all our communities across
Selwyn, the challenge ahead is how we maintain our high standards as we grow”.
Residents were asked to rate a range of Council services and facilities, with rubbish collection
(94% rated good or very good), recycling (90%), playgrounds (86%), libraries (85%) and parks and
reserves (84%) the highest rated services.
All areas of the Council’s water services—covering drinking, waste and storm water—saw
increases in satisfaction among users.
Satisfaction decreased for community-run swimming pools (down 10%), local urban roads (down
5%), and public halls (down 4%).
Overall 63% of residents rated the Council’s performance as good or very good.
The survey notes that the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic are unclear, but it was undertaken in
July, soon after lockdown when a number of Council services were closed or reduced.
Council Chief Executive David Ward says the Council is looking closely at ways to address the
issues raised in the survey.
“We are always looking to improve the service we deliver to our community and we have taken
account of this feedback in our planning for services in the coming year and further ahead.”
The survey was carried out by independent research company Research First, and surveyed 624
people using telephone, cellphone and online surveys.
The full residents’ survey is available at: selwyn.govt.nz/residents-survey.
Annual report shows Council in sound position
The Council’s annual report shows its financial position remains stable despite the impacts from
Covid-19. The report, which is now available on the Council website, shows the district continued to
experience high levels of population and economic growth during the financial year. The Council largely
kept to its budgeted spending, with expenditure $1.8 million under forecast mainly from delays in work
due to the Level 4 lockdown. Strong economic and population growth helped fuel positive operating
revenues and cash flow, largely made up of infrastructure assets being transferred to Council from
developers and increased development contributions. The sound economic position leaves the Council
with a good capacity to deal with uncertain times in the future.
Selwyn in good place to respond
to Covid impacts
Selwyn has fared better than the rest of the country and is wellplaced
to bounce back from the impacts of Covid-19.
The district saw a smaller impact on its economy from Covid-19 this
year than the rest of New Zealand, with Selwyn’s economy already
returning to growth and adding over 640 jobs since lockdown,
according to a report on the impacts of the pandemic by analytics
company Infometrics.
It is the second Infometrics report on the forecast impacts of
Covid-19 for Selwyn and predicts the district will do significantly
better than initially expected, thanks to a stronger than expected
residential market and construction growth.
However, the report warns the biggest impacts of Covid-19 are
still to come as the international recession slows New Zealand’s
economy, before returning to growth in 2022.
Mayor Sam Broughton says it is good to see the resilience in the
economy so far, but the report highlights the need to continue to
support each other over the next 18 months.
“We’ve seen a fantastic response by our community over this year.
It’s good to see that we remain in a good place to handle the tough
times ahead. Just as important as our economy though will be our
community strength and how we support each other.”
The report shows Selwyn’s economy contracted by 10.4% in the
April-June quarter compared to 12.4% nationally. Over the next
three months it bounced back, ending the September quarter 2.6%
higher than last year, while nationally the economy shrank by 3.2%.
Selwyn’s economy is forecast to see a small slowdown later than
the rest of New Zealand, shrinking by 0.9% for the year to 30 March
2021 compared to 4.1% nationally and shrinking again by 0.7%
over the next year, before returning to growth.
You can read the full report at selwyn.govt.nz/economy.
Next steps for Proposed District
Plan as consultation closes
Consultation on the Proposed Selwyn District Plan has now closed.
The Council received about 500 submissions on the plan, which
was open for the public to have their say for 10 weeks.
Council Planning Manager Ben Rhodes says the plan will now go
through further submissions, hearings, decisions, and appeals
stages.
“That process normally takes around two years and we’re hoping
to have decisions on the new plan by the end of 2022. The full
completion of the final plan will depend on any appeals that follow
Council’s decision.”
The Council will now prepare a summary of the submissions, which
will be made available to the public early in 2021. Followed by a
further submission period which will allow people the opportunity to
comment on matters raised in the submissions.
All submissions will then be presented to a hearing panel made
up of councillors and independent hearing commissioners. Public
hearings will be held for those who wish to be heard, before a final
recommendation is presented to the Council.
The Council will give notice of its decision on the Proposed District
Plan (and matters raised in submissions, including its reasons for
accepting or rejecting submissions). Submitters have the right to
appeal this decision to the Environment Court. The plan will then be
adopted, except any areas that have been appealed and these will
be added according to the outcome of the appeal.
Development contributions are retained to fund new infrastructure and support future growth needs
from developments. Vested assets reflect the transfer of infrastructure assets from developers to the
Council. Neither of these are available to reduce rates.
The full annual report is available at selwyn.govt.nz/annualreport.
ON THE
ROADS
On the Roads
Leeston Road has extensive road works and delays are expected until 18 December.
Leeston Road is closed at the intersection with Station Street for work on the Leeston
stormwater bypass and traffic control is in place outside of Doyleston and Irwell Village.
Priority is given to the peak traffic flow. The works are to facilitate seal widening, storm
water upgrades and a new sewer main between Doyleston and Leeston.
Repairs are taking place on Waimakariri Gorge Bridge. Traffic management is in place.
Council Call
Selwyn District Council
Norman Kirk Drive, Rolleston
Ph 0800 SELWYN (735 996)
Rolleston Library
Rolleston Drive, Rolleston
Ph 347 2880
Darfield Library & Service Centre
1 South Terrace, Darfield
Ph 318 8338 or 347 2780
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Meetings
Public Forums: Council, Community Board and local committees meetings are open to the public. Time is
available at the start of meetings for people to speak on matters of concern. Please notify Therese Davel or
Bernadette Ryan if you wish to speak at the Council meeting at least five days before the meeting.
Township, Hall and Reserve Committee meetings: To list or make changes to meeting details, email meeting.
changes@selwyn.govt.nz or phone 0800 SELWYN (735 996) by 9am Wednesday the week before publication.
*Livestreamed on the Council website and YouTube channel
COUNCIL & COMMUNITY
BOARD
Extraordinary Council meeting
Wed 16 December 8.30am
Council Rolleston Offices*
DISTRICT COMMITTEE
MEETINGS
Dunsandel Community
Committee
Mon 21 December 6pm
Council services holiday hours
Dunsandel Tavern
Sheffield-Waddington
Community Committee
Thu 17 December 7.30pm
Sheffield Community Hall
Here is a summary of Selwyn District Council services and opening hours during the holiday period.
Council headquarters in Rolleston will be closed from 12 midday Thursday 24 December, reopening
8.30am Tuesday 5 January.
Rubbish and recycling collections scheduled on Friday 25 December will take place on Saturday 26
December. Collections scheduled on Friday 1 January will take place on Saturday 2 January. All other
collection days will proceed as normal.
Pines Resource Recovery Park is closed both Friday 25 December and Friday 1 January. Standard
opening hours operate for the rest of the holiday period (9am–4.30pm).
West Melton Community and Recreation Centre is closed from Monday 21 December. Rolleston
Community Centre, Lincoln Event Centre and Tai Tapu Community Centre are closed from midday
on Thursday 24 December. All centres will reopen on Monday 11 January.
All Selwyn Libraries and service centres will close at 12 midday on Thursday 24 December and will
be closed on public holidays: Friday 25 December, Saturday 26 December, Monday 28 December
Friday 1 January, Saturday 2 January and Monday 4 January.
All libraries and service centres will be open 10am–4pm on 29–31 December.
Lincoln Library and Service Centre and Rolleston Library will also be open 10am–4pm Sunday 27
December and Sunday 3 January.
All libraries and service centres will resume normal hours from Tuesday 5 January.
Selwyn Aquatic Centre will be closed on public holidays: Friday 25 December, Saturday 26 December
and Friday 1 January.
The Aquatic Centre will be open 6am–6pm on Thursday 24 December, 8am–6pm Thursday 31
December, 8am–8pm from 27–30 December and 2–4 January.
Normal hours resume from Tuesday 5 January.
Darfield and Southbridge pools will be closed Friday 25 December, Saturday 26 December and
Friday 1 January.
Sheffield Pool will be closed on Friday 25
December, Saturday 26 December, Friday 1
January and Saturday 2 January.
All three community pools will be open normal
hours (1–7pm) on all other days.
Animal Control services are available, operating
24 hours 7 days a week.
The last full day of building inspections will be on
Tuesday 22 December. Normal hours resume from
Tuesday 5 January.
The Council’s customer contact line will be
operating 24 hours a day over the Christmas and
New Year break for urgent issues, phone 0800
SELWYN (735 996).
West Melton Community Park work underway
The first stage of the West Melton Community Park is due before Christmas, but a small area may
face delays.
The Council is still hoping to have the first stage of the community park at the West Melton Domain
open before Christmas. However, there is the potential a small part of this area may have to be
completed in the new year due to delays caused by the weather and difficulty accessing construction
material due to high demand.
The first stage of the community park next to the
West Melton Community will be the skate park,
including a bowl, ramps, ledges and a pump
track. A new playground, sheltered barbecue
area and half-court basketball court will be built
in the new year, along with landscaping to help
create a space for the whole community to enjoy.
The Council is also investigating an incident
where someone broke into the construction area
and skated on the wet concrete. This risked
causing significant delays and extra costs to the
project. The Council is looking at solutions to
prevent further vandalism that could delay when
people are able to enjoy the park.
Selwyn Events
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DECEMBER
Employment Zone Clinic
Wednesday Lincoln Library,
1–3pm, Thursday Leeston Library
9.30–11.30am
Are you looking for employment? An
employer needing staff? Employment
Zone clinics are a series of drop-in
sessions, where people can access
one-to-one support around job
seeking, redundancy, staff retention
and recruitment with Sarah Parker,
Work broker from the Ministry of
Social Development. Free. Bookings
not required. See selwynlibraries.com/
events for more times and locations.
Christmas Storytime
All Selwyn Libraries, 6–7pm
Celebrate Christmas with our final
storytime for the year. Listen to your
favourite Christmas stories, sing
songs and take part in our Santa hunt.
Suitable for 3+ years. Free. Bookings
not required.
Selwyn Carols
Rolleston Community Centre,
5–8pm
Selwyn Carols is a family-friendly event
where you can bring along your dinner
or purchase something from the food
and drink vendors onsite. There will
also be craft stalls and performers
entertaining with song and dance.
Paper Snowflakes
Lincoln Library, 1–3pm
Drop by and create a white Christmas
at the Lincoln Library! Did you know,
snowflakes form even basic shapes:
stars, needles, dendrites (having
branches), plates, columns, columns
capped with plates, and irregular
(damaged). Will your snowflake end up
with six points or six sides like a real
snowflake? Free. Bookings not required.
Selwyn Car Seat
Champions clinic
Council Offices, Rolleston, 9–11am
Get your child restraint checked before
the holidays, or ask for advice from a
registered Child Restraint Technician.
The Car Seat Champions will be
available in the Council offices car park
to help you. Donations of canned goods
or Christmas treats for the Ellesmere
Foodbank gratefully accepted.
Message the team at facebook.com/
selwyncarseats to book a slot.
Christmas Pool Party
Selwyn Aquatic Centre 2–4pm
Celebrate the start of school holidays
and the festive season with big
inflatables and a visit from Santa
Claus! Normal pool entry applies.
For information on listing a community event visit
selwyn.govt.nz/councilcall
Leeston Library & Service Centre
19 Messines Street, Leeston
Ph 347 2871
Lincoln Library & Service Centre
Gerald Street, Lincoln
Ph 347 2876
0800 SELWYN
www.selwyn.govt.nz
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Trainer Chmiel drives 700th winner
• By Jonny Turner
TERRY CHMIEL’S evolving
harness racing career hit new
heights when he drove his 700th
winner in his own colours at
Addington on Saturday night
with Annie Richter.
The Leeston horseman ticked
off the milestone when getting
the best out of his four-year-old
in a thrilling three-horse finish to
race 1.
“It is good to get there, really
good,” Chmiel said.
Chmiel’s winning run in the
sulky started almost 26 years ago
when Seaview Girl won at Westport’s
Christmas meeting in 1994.
After that the reinsman went
on to become a leading junior, a
leading open reinsman and then
a trainer who concentrated on his
own team rather than travelling
to take outside drives.
“As a junior, I was pretty busy,”
Chmiel said.
“I used to get heaps of drives
and travel a bit, but when you
start training your own team you
don’t go as much and you start
just driving your own and a few
others for good friends.”
“It is hard to do both, getting all
the travelling done and trying to
do the team at home.”
At the end of Chmiel’s time as
a junior, he hit the sport’s biggest
heights in headline-making
Win keeps Leeston-Southbridge at top of leader board
A DEPLETED Leeston-
Southbridge still managed to
preserve their status atop the
Canterbury Country premier
one-day leader board with a
hard-fought win over Ellesmere
rivals Lincoln.
Archie Reekie (40 runs off 58
balls), Chris Beatson (48 off 68)
and Tim Field (45 off 63) enabled
the combined XI to post a respectable
209/7 from their 45 overs
at Lincoln Domain on Saturday
before they restricted Lincoln to
192/8 in reply to lead the competition
via a superior net run rate.
Lincoln, who had celebrated
only one win leading into the
10th round, threatened an upset
MILESTONE: Terry Chmiel brings Annie Richter back to the birdcage after clocking up his
700th win on Saturday night at Addington Raceway.
circumstances.
The reinsman brought home
his first group 1 win when Sunny
Action upset superstar trotter
Lyell Creek, who had to settle for
third in the New Zealand Trotting
Free-For-All.
“It was good to beat Lyell Creek
that day, she was never expected
to win and it was a bit of a surprise.
when Hugh Paterson (58 off 95)
and Cameron Powell (49 off 82)
combined to post an opening
stand worth 112.
But once the duo were both
back in the pavilion with the
score on 129 in the 33rd over the
chase lost momentum.
Beatson capped a fine allround
performance with 3/37
from seven overs as Lincoln fell
17 runs short of victory.
At Mandeville, Sefton snatched
a nail-biting last ball win over
Ohoka with seasoned campaigner
Neil Granger sealing the
win after being dropped during a
frantic final over.
Needing three to win off the
“It was a good Cup Week that
week. I won on Cup Day with one
of Andrew Stuart’s – Felix Redmond
– he paid about $70 and
that just kicked the whole week
off,’’ Chmiel said.
Sunny Action’s win started the
steady flow of group race victories
Chmiel drove over the next two
decades.
Some of the highlights include
final over, Ohoka managed three
dot balls and then they effected a
run out to put Granger on strike.
He skied the penultimate ball
to point but a simple catch was
grassed and the batsmen scrambled
two runs to tie the scores.
Then, off the final ball of the
contest, Granger calmly drove
through the covers to secure a
two-wicket triumph.
A spectacular collapse condemned
Oxford-Rangiora to a
33-run victory over Darfield at
Pearson Park after they lost six
wickets for just 10 runs after appearing
comfortable at 144/4 in
pursuit of 188.
Liam Foulkes (5/15) and David
Hurricane Flyer winning the 2004
Great Northern Trotting Derby
and Susie Maguire winning the
Peter Breckon Memorial Ladyship
Stakes in 2007.
“Hurricane Flyer was a good
horse to me, I just liked driving
him.
“It was good to win the big race
up north with Susie Maguire, too.
And I have won some good races
Beatty (3/22) engineered the rout
at Darfield ended Oxford’s chase
in the 42nd over.
Southbrook, who had to default
their last two matches, managed
to field a team for their away fixture
in Cheviot but the makeshift
line-up was no match for the
hosts, who prevailed by 48 runs.
Cheviot’s 154/8 was based on
a string of double digit contributions
from the top order, though
William Inch’s 30 was the pick of
the bunch.
Weedons had the bye.
Short scoreboards:
Leeston-Southbridge 209/7 (C
Beatson 48, T Field 45, A Reekie 40;
C Shalfoon 3/44, A Gulati 2/37) beat
down south, as well. I have had a
pretty good run, to be fair.
“There have been some nice
horses over the years.
“I can’t complain, it has been
a good game to be in. There are
long hours, but you get rewards,’’
he said
Heading north to drive for
other stables is not the focus for
Chmiel these days.
The commitments involved in
preparing his own team make
that his main focus.
“I have been a big seller over
the years. You have got to concentrate
on getting them up and
going instead of driving,’’ Chmiel
said.
Chmiel’s dedication to training
has seen him prepare many of the
big race winners he has driven.
They include Southland
Oaks winner Dibaba, Southern
Supremacy Stakes winner
Memphis Tennessee and
Kaikoura Sales Series Aged Pace
winner Franco Tai.
Chmiel has also provided other
reinsman highlights in the sulky
through his training.
Nek Time won the Southland
Oaks and Harness 5000 event
with Dexter Dunn driving.
Dibaba won the Premier Mares
Championship for Stephen
McNally and the Sires Stakes
Northern Mares Classic for Tim
Williams.
Lincoln 192/8 (H Paterson 58, C
Powell 49, A Paterson 20; C Beatson
3/37, W Macfarlane 2/42).
Darfield 187/6 (R Hughes 61, J
Frew 34no, A Collins 28; J Fleming
4/47, M Power 2/24) beat Rangiora
Oxford-Rangiora 154 (D Smith 43,
L Waghorn 25; L Foulkes 5/15, D
Beatty 3/22, I Earl 2/28).
Cheviot 154/8 (W Inch 30, T
Whelan 26, J Hyde 24; S Stewart
2/18, D Boyle 2/28, G Gunn 2/30,
J Green 2/31) beat Southbrook 106
(W Anderson 30, S Stewart 20;
S Burnett 2/7, C Burnett 2/19, T
Fitzpatrick 2/24).
Points:
Leeston-Southbridge 56, Sefton
56, Darfield 48, Weedons 48, Ohoka
32, Cheviot 32, Oxford 28, Lincoln
8, Southbrook 0.
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HOME PROFESSIONALS
Christmas is not only a time for
festivities but also a time to catch
up on all those holiday projects
Increasing your home’s value
A garage door is the biggest door in your home and
needs to stand up to the elements for years to come.
Custom Made Garage Doors designs and builds high
quality garage doors in Selwyn/Christchurch and is New
Zealand’s leading architectural garage door company.
Their mission is to give you the best quality and design
for your money while providing the look of tomorrow
today. They stand by their workmanship and innovative
door designs and invite you to find out what garage
door works best for you and your home. Call Custom
Made Garage Doors Ltd on 0800 661 366 to discuss
your options or visit www.custommade.co.nz.
Wednesday December 16 2020 Selwyn Times 25
It’s a great time to get outside and
whip that backyard into shape for
summer barbeques and family
celebrations. It’s also a good time
to head indoors and get those UFPs
(un-finished projects) sorted too.
Check out our Home Professional
businesses on the following pages;
you might even get some gift ideas
Gifts for any occasion
Lincoln’s Any Excuse is the perfect store for all
your Christmas gift buying. For her a beautiful
range of jewellery, scarves, candles, books, Huski
wine tumblers and bottles, ceramics, wallets
and personal products. And for him there are
wallets, socks, overnight bags, puzzles, barbecue
accessories, fishing and golfing hardware and
personal products. Located at 3/4 Eastfield Drive,
Lincoln, Any Excuse is open seven days a week
from 9am until 5pm on Mondays to Fridays and
10am until 3pm during the weekend. Phone
03 321 7557 or 021 022 06287 or visit
www.anyexcuse.co.nz.
Local company provides wealth of
knowledge
Building a new home is a major commitment so it
helps to know that Generation Homes Christchurch has
a wealth of expertise, quality workmanship and reliability
with a proven record in the Selwyn district. Over the past
few years the company built more than 120 new homes
in Rolleston, Lincoln and other areas. Generation Homes
Christchurch currently has two show homes in Halswell
- visit their website at www.generation.co.nz/christchurch
to find out more about opening hours and current home
and land packages. All homes are built for a fully fixed
price and guaranteed build time. And stay tuned for a
new show home opening in Rosemerryn, Lincoln in 2021.
GARAGE DOORS
The Genuine
Custom Made Garage
Door Professionals
The very popular
oak arm chair rest is
now back in store.
Available in black.
0800 661 366
info@custommade.co.nz
Auckland • Christchurch • Wanaka
www.custommade.co.nz
3/4 Eastfield Drive, Lincoln | Phone 03 321 7557 | www.anyexcuse.co.nz
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19 Holmes Hanover Lane (off Halswell Rd)
OPEN: Wednesday to Sunday 12-4pm
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HOME PROFESSIONALS
Extending the life of your
spouting
Birds nesting in your home’s spouting is not only be
a noise issue but the eggs and young chicks can also
attract vermin which can then get inside roof cavities
and chew through wiring creating a fire hazard within
your home. Gumleaf Gutter Guard is an effective way
of preventing birds from making nests in the spouting
and soiling walls and windows with their droppings.
The guards can also protect tank water from being
contaminated, ensuring the safety and quality of
the water supply and keeps out leaves/debris which
prevents spouting over flows and extends the life
of the spouting. To discuss your requirements with
Gumleaf Gutter Guard, phone Rohan on
0800 486 532, or email rohan@gumleaf.co.nz.
Electrical expertise on your
doorstep
The increasing rate of residential development has
seen many new residents calling on the services of
the experts at local company Laser Electrical with
their reputation for being dependable and their
focus on quality work, great customer service and
accessibility. The placement of lighting, electric
sockets and heating and cooling appliances is a key
aspect of any new home design and that’s where Laser
Electrical’s knowledge and expertise comes to the
fore. The business is located at 831 Jones Road, phone
0800 527 3748. Opening hours are Monday to Friday
from 8am until 5pm with the team on call 24/7.
Email Rolleston@laserelectrical.co.nz or visit www.
laserelectrical.co.nz.
All you need for your outdoors
Looking towards the warmer weather and
entertaining under the stars, the team at The Outdoor
Space can build patios, fire pits, pizza ovens, decks,
pergolas, water features, garden sheds or built in
seating. A local company, Aaron and the team at
The Outdoor Space have expertise in drawing up
a personalised landscape design for clients or they
can provide a free quote to those home owners
who already have an existing design in mind. Get
in touch with Aaron at The Outdoor Space on 021
542 402 or 03 347 4422 or Aaron@theoutdoorspace.
co.nz. For more ideas visit their website at www.
theoutdoorspace.co.nz. The team wishes everyone a
merry Christmas.
STOP BIRDS
hail, leaves, snow & vermin from
blocking & damaging your spouting
Quality materials: BHP Colorbond steel mesh with unique patented louvre
will even keep out pine needles. Will not rust or sag with age or load.
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Call Rohan anytime Mon-Sat for a
no-obligation assessment & quote
03 982 8850 0800 486532 www.gumleaf.co.nz
For the Outdoor Space
of your Dreams...
Paving, Irrigation, Lawns, Planting,
Fences, Pergolas, Water-features,
Outdoor fires, Raised Vege beds,
Decks, Artificial grass & more...
Merry Christmas
& a Happy New Year
from The Outdoor Space
Call Aaron & the team today!
Phone: 03 347 4422 or 021 542 402
Email: Aaron@theoutdoorspace.co.nz
www.theoutdoorspace.co.nz
Wednesday December 16 2020 Selwyn Times 27
HOME PROFESSIONALS
Looking after all
your needs
Pumps & Filters is the go to
place for irrigation, pump and filter
solutions for all your domestic or
business needs whether it is increasing
water pressure or saving energy.
Instore there is a wide range of
irrigation products include nozzles,
sprinklers and pop-ups, solenoids
and controllers. For caravan and
campervan owners Pumps & Filters
has 12 and 24v campervan pumps in
stock. Pumps & Filters is open from
8am until 4.30pm, Monday to Friday
at 551 Halswell Junction Road, with
plenty of parking outside. Phone
03 423 1925 or 0800 478 633, email
chch@pumps-filters.co.nz or visit their
website at www.pumps-filters.co.nz.
Enhance your
outdoor area
Specialising in custom-made shade
options, local company Shadecraft can
meet all your needs. Their products
are high quality and includes the
Eclipse canopy which offers protection
from all weather conditions, but still
lets in the natural light. It can also be
fitted with drop blinds to fully enclose
the area. Shade sails are another
popular choice providing protection
from the sun while also visually
enhancing the area. So if you are
considering enhancing your outdoor
area give owner Mark a call on 0800
742 332, Cell phone 027 498 1239 or
visit their website at www.shadecraft.
co.nz.
Beautiful lawns
make a difference
A beautiful new lawn can really set off
your home and makes a huge difference
to how it looks. Canterbury Lawns are
specialists in great looking lawns whether
they are instant roll-out lawns or
hydroseeding. Their roll-out lawns
use top quality products and are
locally sourced. Hydroseeding is a
spray-on application of water, grass
seed, wood fibre mulch, fertiliser
and tackifier (a glue which holds the
mix to the surface it is sprayed on)
creating a green and luscious lawn.
For more information phone the
team at Canterbury Lawns on 027
456 7777 or 03 347 4000. You can also
visit www.canterburylawns.co.nz.
The perfect gate
for every home
When it comes to custom-made
gates and fencing, Town & Country
Gates has the experience to help
you choose the perfect gate or
fencing solution for your home.
A Canterbury-based and familyoperated
business, the team prides
themselves with their workmanship,
producing high quality customised
gates and fencing to ensure you
get a product built to last. Town &
Country Gates offers a range of gate
styles including louvered, slat, T &
G, ACM or standard open railed
designs for sliding or swing driveway
and pedestrian gates. They also offer
a free measure and quote and a full
installation service. Check out their
products at www.townandcountry.
co.nz. Order your new gates now for
installation in February.
Canterbury Ltd
Merry Christmas from the
Pumps & Filters Canterbury Team
CLOSED from the 23 rd Dec
RE-OPENING 11 th Jan 2021
For emergencies, our staff is available on call.
NEW LOCATION
551 Halswell Junction Road
0800 GRUNDFOS / 0800 478 633
For sales and service or
after hours service call
Jason 021 649 944
or Mike 021 560 044
www.pumps-filters.co.nz
HydRoSEEdINg, INStaNt
LawNS aNd LaNdSCaPINg
• Locally owned &
operated
• Residential &
commercial lawns
• Hydroseeding
• Instant roll out lawn
• Full lawn preparations
• Site clearing
• Erosion and dust
control
• Irrigation
• Posthole boring
• Landscaping
• No job too small
Call us today to discuss all your lawn
and landscaping requirements
Phone 347 4000 or 027 456 7777
Email zac@canterburylawns.co.nz
www.canterburylawns.co.nz
PATIos - ouTDoor AreAs - CAr PorTs
Shadecraft is a locally owned company who specialise in shade and weather
protection products to enhance your homes design and use of outdoor areas.
Louvres – sHADe sAILs – uMBreLLAs – ALL WeATHer CANoPIes
ShadeCraft (SI) Ltd
0800 742332 • Cell 0274 981239 • www.shadecraft.co.nz
See us now to
order your gates
for summer
• Driveway gates • Pedestrian gates
• Sliding gates • Swing gates
• Louvered gates • T & G gates
• Aluminium frames with timber infill
• Fencing aluminium or timber
• Full gate automation systems
• Keypads • Video intercom
Ph: 0508 4 gates (0508 442 837) 03 325 4397
E: info@townandcountrygates.co.nz
Town and Country Gates
www.townandcountrygates.nz
28 Selwyn Times Wednesday December 16 2020
HOME PROFESSIONALS
Irrigation vital in hot
dry weather
Now the hot days of summer are on
their way, Canterbury home owners
will be wanting to make full use of
their outdoor areas to entertain family
and friends, so having lawns and
gardens in tip-top condition will be
a priority. Freeman Irrigation has a
range of irrigation services, not just
for residential homes but also lifestyle
blocks, parks, horticultural properties,
sub-divisions and commercial
properties. For more information about
Freeman Irrigation’s maintenance service
or installation of new systems and
products email phil@freemanirrigation.
co.nz or call 0800 223 392.
All your garden needs
locally
Located at the 1002 Robinsons Road
between Templeton and Rolleston, look
no further than Southern Woods for
your gardening needs. The purpose-built
retail store has been specifically designed
with the customer in mind making it
easy to find hedging, natives, deciduous
trees, bushes, grasses, spots of colour or
ground cover. Southern Woods’ team of
40 dedicated staff is also on hand to help,
happy to provide free advice based on
their many years in the business. Visit
Southern Woods garden centre for some
garden inspiration, call them on 0800
800 352 or visit their website at www.
southernwoods.co.nz.
Expertise to design
your garden
With warmer temperatures on
the horizon it is a good time to
start planning your new garden
or revamping your existing one.
Landscape designer Sharon Crofts lives
locally and says a good way to start is
with a consultation to discuss ideas.
She will then design a concept and
planting schedule to create a garden
that is unique to you and your lifestyle.
Homeowners can implement the plan
themselves or give Sharon at Sharon
Crofts Landscape Design a call on 03
329 6229, mobile 027 431 1558 or email
s-crofts@xtra.co.nz to start your new
garden redesign.
Chris Smith, Plant
Centre Manager,
Southern Woods
Sharon CroftS
LandSCape d e S ign
• Consultations • Design Concepts • Planting Plans
Got a summer
planting project?
See Southern Woods for all
your tree & shrub needs.
P. 329 6229
M. 0274 311 558
s-crofts@xtra.co.nz
www.sharoncrofts.co.nz
Established in 1987, Southern Woods has
been growing millions of quality plants
for over a generation.
Talk to our knowledgeable team about
plant supply for your next project.
- New Zealand Natives - Specimen Trees
- Landscaping Plants - Ornamentals
Visit our great plant centre - Open 7 days
1002 Robinsons Road - Between Templeton & Rolleston 0800 800 352 southernwoods.nz
Wednesday December 16 2020 Selwyn Times 29
HOME PROFESSIONALS
Enjoy the spirit of
Christmas on a budget
Christmas does not have to
be an expensive time of year,
for those whose budgets are
tight this year.
Creating your own wrapping paper and
decorations not only adds an individual
look for the festive season but can also be
a great way to spend family time – and
save money.
Old Christmas cards can be
transformed into great decorations. The
more vintage the better: simply cut out
Christmassy shapes like trees and stars
from the covers, put a hole in the top
and string them up around the house.
If you have any cards left over create
personalised gift tags with a difference.
Pine cones can be placed in a vase
on the table or in your wood burner
or strung up as festive bunting. They
look great when spray-painted gold or
silver and placed randomly around the
house.
Christmas decorations can also be
made using a dough consisting of flour,
salt, and water moulded into any shape
you want such as stars, Christmas trees
or Santas. Bake until hard and decorate
with glitter and paint.
Adorn areas like mantelpieces
and bannisters with real leaves, pine
cones, knitted or crochet garlands,
paper chains, fabric bunting or edible
treats.
Instead of buying a live Christmas
tree each year, think about having a
living potted Christmas tree that you
can plant outside once the festive
season ends. Or make your own
Christmas tree using driftwood.
Wrapping paper can be
personalised by buying simple brown
paper or sacking and adding stamps
using potatoes and some paint. Children
can create their own artwork with felt
pens and stickers or how about using
their artwork from kindergarten or
school? Christmas-themed stamps can be
another option with red and green ink.
Making Christmas gifts is another
great option not only to save money but
add your own personal touches to
your present. There are hundreds of
inspiring recipes for festive cookies,
ginger bread, cakes and fudge or how
about filling a special mug with coffee
sachets and a chocolate spoon?
Finally purchasing presents for the
entire extended family can cost a lot.
Think about having a secret Santa
where everyone buys one gift for a
set amount of money and then have
a lucky dip – always plenty of fun
without emptying the wallet.
Create your dream
pool
Make a splash with a new pool,
courtesy of local company Lagoon
Pools. The company installs pools
in sizes to suit both small and large
sections, ranging from five metres to
12 metres in length with a variety of
widths, colours and shapes. A unique
fully automatic slat cover system is
a popular option as well as other
cover systems including the safety
cover. Lagoon Pools are the dealer for
Leisure Pools and every swimming
pool has a lifetime structural and
osmosis warranty. Contact Lagoon
Pools by phoning 0800 927 282 or
03 349 2160 or visit their website
www.lagoonpools.co.nz.
Look local for electrical
needs
Locally owned and operated and based
in Rolleston, Juice Electrical has been
servicing the Selwyn district for 15 years
with Greg Horton and his team of four
qualified master electricians dedicated
to the local community – and there is
no service vehicle charge for Rolleston.
Juice Electrical can help with all your
electrical needs providing a professional
and timely service whether it is residential,
commercial or industrial, indoors or
outdoors. Look out for the brightly
coloured Juice Electrical vans as they work
hard to look after the Selwyn district’s
electrical needs. The team wishes all their
customers a happy and safe Christmas and
New Year. Call Greg and the team at 03
379 6644.
The Juice Electrical Ltd dog Sparky is ready for Christmas.
Lagoon
Pools
03 349 2160
0800 92 72 82
Our Services
• House Re-Wiring
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30 Selwyn Times Wednesday December 16 2020
SELWYN RURAL LIFE
Defer Prebbleton
plan for rate’s sake
North Canterbury Federated Farmers (NCFF)
supports a freeze on the Prebbleton Community
Centre project and backs a review of plans for
Leeston.
The provincial arm made the recommendation as a
submission on rates to Selwyn District Council’s draft
annual plan for 2020/1.
SDC presented three options to reduce the level
of rates increase 1. Proceed with proposed 3.5%
average rates increase; 2. Reduce the rates increase
by identifying savings, 3. No rates increase from the
2019/20 rates.
NCFF’s submission said: “We are aware that many
Selwyn businesses could not operate during Level 4,
and it is likely there will be a considerable reduction
in productivity in the district for some time. This
could have a direct impact on the district ratepayers’
ability to meet any increase in rates. Nonetheless,
we believe the Council has options open to them to
ensure it balances meeting growth demands with
its responsibility to sustain the long-term social,
economic and cultural wellbeing of its residents well.”
NCFF accepted SDC may not be able to completely
stall a rate increase ‘but we think a 3.5 per cent, on
average (emphasis added), is untenable. We suggest,
instead, the increase is lowered across the different
rate classes. We believe the council is in a strong
position to do so. For example, we note rates in
the rural areas are at the higher end of the increase
range, between 5.4 per cent and 7.3 per cent. This
should be lowered to 2 per cent at the most.”
NCFF said its rates position was based on several
factors, including Selwyn being the fastest-growing
district in New Zealand in the last 10 years. The
growth was likely to continue and, with it, the
ratepayer base that SDC could draw rates from.
Further, in September 2019, SDC received the
highest credit rating of any council in New Zealand:
an AA+ by ratings agency Fitch Ratings. This rating
was based on the council’s prudent financial forecasts
and the diversity of the district’s economy.
Overall, the SDC debt was very conservative, and
with the current interest rates at an all-time low, it
could borrow more for key capital projects. Also, in
the 2018 Annual report, SDC stated it under-spent by
$2m on its operational budget ($106 million actual
compared to the forecasted $108 million.
SDC also reported it received $20 million more
revenue than it expected to in the 2018 financial year.
“Crucially, SDC borrowed $45 million less than what
it intended to, and it has an operating cash flow of
$49 million.”
Meanwhile central government was willing, during
this unusually challenging time, to support and
accelerate ‘shovel ready’ capital projects across the
country.
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SELWYN RURAL LIFE
Wednesday December 16 2020 Selwyn Times 31
‘Consent to Farm’
regime takes hold
About 900 farmers in the Selwyn Waihora
land and water catchment now need a land
use consent to farm, including a Farm
Environment Plan.
On farms with nitrogen losses over 15kg
per hectare per year, reductions of between
5% (horticulture) and 30% (dairy) are
required from 2022.
After gaining a land use consent, the farm
will be regularly independently audited
to ensure good management practices are
being followed, and nitrogen limits and
reductions are being met.
Stock access rules are tighter in Selwyn
than elsewhere, including drains as well
as other waterways, wetlands and lakes.
Within the cultural area, further restrictions
apply for wetlands and beds of lakes, rivers
and drains.
A Cultural Landscape Values
Management Area takes account of the
mahinga kai, wāhi tapu and wāhi taonga
(sacred or treasured) sites, and places
additional requirements on farmers to
address these values.
One of the most precious areas is Te
Waihora/Lake Ellesmere, which has
vulnerable to nutrient loads from the
catchment.
Not all nitrogen losses from farming,
community and industrial activities end
up in the lake, but regardless of source,
it’s widely accepted that restoring the
macrophyte beds in the lake and addressing
the legacy phosphorus in the lake bed
silts will be challenging. Current work to
rehabilitate the lake includes macrophyte
(aquatic plant) trials behind artificial wave
barrier, a floating wetland trial and using a
nutrient model to explore ways to address
the lake’s phosphorus.
Alongside this work, the Selwyn Waihora
Zone Committee, a regional-council
linked body responsible for environmental
planning, has allocated $100,000 per year
of Immediate Steps biodiversity funding to
biodiversity projects. More than $600,000
has already been allocated to a wide range
of projects.
Projects include a Hororata biodiversity
corridor, featuring more than a dozen areas
of native vegetation including wetland. The
aim here is to create “stepping stones” for
biodiversity from the top of the catchments.
Region-wide, there’s also Te Ara Kākāriki,
a native planting programme large areas
across the plains to Te Waihora/Lake
Ellesmere.
Native planting will also protect and
rehabilitate nutrient-loaded springheads
and wetlands, which will help protect
vulnerable species like Canterbury Mudfish.
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by 5pm each Wednesday
A glasshouse is a
good investment
Christmas Storytime will be held at all Selwyn libraries on Thursday
from 6pm to 7pm. Go along and celebrate Christmas at the final storytime
of the year. Listen to Christmas stories, sing songs and take part in the
Santa hunt. Suitable for 3+ years. Free. Bookings not required.
Selwyn SeniorNet
Lincoln on Wednesday,
10am-noon, Leeston on
Thursday, 10am-noon and
Rolleston on Fiday 10amnoon
SeniorNet brings older
adults and technology
together in a friendly, fun
and stress-free way. It’s for
people over the age of 50
who’d like to learn more
about technology and what
it can do for them. To join
in Rolleston or Lincoln
phone Tui Heighway 027
765 5194 and for Leeston
phone Terry Pierson 324
2300.
Lincoln Event Centre,
Leeston Library and
Rolleston Men’s Shed
Rhymetimes
Rolleston on Wednesday,
9.30-10am, Lincoln on
Tuesday and Friday, 9.30-
10am
Stories, songs, rhymes
and bubbles make up
this Rhymetimes session,
which is designed to
assist with early language
development. Aimed at
children aged one to three.
Free, weekly sessions,
term-time only.
Rolleston and Lincoln
libraries
Sensory Babytimes
Wednesday, 9.30-10am
Share interactive songs,
stories, sensory boards and
bubbles. These sessions
are designed to help
cultivate early language
and literacy and support
the development of motor
skills for those up to oneyear-old.
Lincoln Library
Chess Club
Wednesday and Monday,
3.30pm-4.30pm and
Saturday, 1.30pm-3pm
Chess is one of the oldest
games in the world and
is estimated to have been
invented in about 600BC.
Go along and find out
what makes this game
so popular. No bookings
necessary.
Lincoln Library on
Wednesday and Leeston
Library on Monday
Craft and Chat Group
Thursday, 10am-12pm
Go along with your
current craft project
to work on while you
get to know fellow
craft enthusiasts. An
opportunity to share tips,
tricks and skills.
Lincoln Library
Rekindle Circular
Baskets
Saturday, 11.30am-
3.30pm
This course will give
you a resourceful skill.
This technique for basketweaving
can be used with
many different materials.
You will be taught how to
use tī kōuka / cabbage tree
leaves. If you have access
to brown cabbage tree
leaves take them along.
Suitable for 18+ years.
Greenpark Community
Centre
Down By The Liffey
Gallery Exhibition
Now until December
13, Wednesdays and
Thursdays, 11.30am-
2.30pm and Fridays to
Sundays, 10am to 4pm
Featuring Guild artists
from Christchurch and
Canterbury districts. The
Guild aims to promote
painting through
friendship and fun. This
two week exhibition
features a special
Christmas Gift Shop full
of gift ideas.
1 James St, Lincoln
Markets
Rolleston Farmers
Market:Sunday, 9am-
12.30pm, 96 Rolleston
Drive
Darfield
Market:Saturday, 9am-
1pm, opposite Challenge
Darfield, South Tce.
Market@254:Saturday,
9.30am-1pm, rain or shine,
254 Lawford Rd, West
Melton.
Lincoln Farmers and
Craft Market:Saturday,
10am-1pm, Gerald St.
Running groups
Rolleston Road
Runners: Thursday
registration from 6.15pm
for a 6.30pm start.
3km, 6km and 9km
options in Foster Park,
next to the gravel car park.
Lincoln Road Runners:
Tuesday registration from
5.40pm for a 6pm start.
3km or 6km options.
Starts outside Coffee
Culture on Gerald St.
Malvern Road Runners:
Tuesday registration from
5.45pm for a 6pm start.
1.8km, 3km and 6km
options. Meet at McHughs
Plantation.
Ellesmere Road
Runners: Wednesday
registration from 5.45pm,
starts at 6pm. 3km or 6km
walk or run. Starts from
Leeston Physiotherapy.
Foster Park Run:
Saturday from 7.50am.
Free weekly timed 5km
run, jog or walk. Register
at www.parkrun.co.nz/
foster and don’t forget
your barcode. Foster Park,
Rolleston.
IF YOU DO not have a
glasshouse but are keen
on gardening, you should
invest in one.
It can be a plastic or glass
structure and if you have to
choose between the two, go
for glass as you only have to
replace broken panes – not
all of the plastic every few
years.
Plastic is cheaper, especially
if you build your own.
It takes only a little bit of
building skill to construct
an A-frame using 50 x
50mm wood and covering
it with horticulture plastic
film. Alternatively cover
with a clear light-type nova
lite.
The bigger the house, the
more ventilation is needed.
The door is one major vent,
and one or more roof vents
should be included. Never
paint or use shade cloth on
the outside of my glasshouses.
The glass is allowed to
become dirty from the end
of winter but washed clean
once a year in autumn.
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lime and water and paint
this over the outside of the
glass.)
Try to keep the temperature
below 30 deg C and
ideally at about 25 deg C.
Good ventilation and water
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will likely effect plants, so
be careful.
Opt for a concrete floor
and grow all plants in
containers. This makes it
easy to remove a plant if it
becomes diseased.
On hot sunny days you
can wet the concrete and
the evaporation will cool
the glasshouse. If you are
unable to lay a concrete
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GARDENING 33
If you want summer colour – plant now
• By Henri Ham
DECEMBER MARKS the start of
summer.
This is also the perfect time
to plant some fun and (often)
colourful summer veges.
General garden tidy up
• Trim your hedges, small trees
and shrubs
• Deadhead your flowers
• Mulch around your plants
• Trim lawn edges
Flower garden
Fill up your garden with some
bright blooms this summer. Plant
varieties like foxgloves, lavender,
impatiens and poppies.
If you’re after something a bit
different, why not try growing
some lupins or some salvia, they’ll
add a bit of colour and height to
your garden.
If you’re wanting to create a bee
haven, remember to add some
blue, yellow and purple flowers
to your garden – flowers such
as asters, zinnias and daisies are
great for them.
Vege and herb garden
Now is the time to get stuck
in and plant your cucumbers,
tomatoes, chillies, watermelon,
rockmelon, sweet corn and passionfruit.
We recommend staking
your tomatoes and cucumbers
early, to prevent damaging their
roots later on.
While your garden is in full
swing, remember to keep an eye
on your zucchini, tomatoes and
capsicums; as they are prone to
blossom end rot.
Blossom end rot is a fungal disease
which is caused by a calcium
deficiency; which is a result of irregular
watering. The best way to
prevent it from spreading is to cut
the infected leaves off and burn it
– do not throw it in your compost
heap, as it will spread.
And take care of those weeds –
Get basil in
the ground
now.
For
summer
colour
plant
zinnias.
with the humid weather they’ll be
growing like crazy. Harvest your
herbs early to prevent them from
going to seed.
Give your passion fruit another
boost of fertiliser as they will be
in full swing at the moment.
It’s basil season. Nurseries will
tock many varieties, try bush,
lemon, Thai, sweet, red rubin,
cinnamon, Greek mini and
mixed. Cinnamon and lemon
basil are quite fragrant and work
well in desserts too. Try using
the lemon basil in your custard
or crème brulee filling, to add a
citrus burst of flavour.
It’s also time to harvest your
garlic. Traditionally garlic
harvesting should occur on
the longest day of the year,
(December 21) but keep an eye
out on the leaves – if it’s turning
a yellowish colour it’s time to pull
them out; you don’t want your
hard work to go to waste.
Christmas
Get ready for
with intelligro
With Christmas just around the corner, now is the time to
get everything ready for the big day. Us Kiwis love to do
some DIY around the house, and summer is a great time to
get it done. Whether you are looking to lay some pavers,
add mulch to the garden or grab a gift card for that hardto-buy-for
relative, Intelligro has you covered.
The summer heat will start to take its toll, so weeding,
feeding, and mulching are on the top of the list for garden
maintenance this month. Your plants will love some more
nutrients to maintain healthy growth, and adding a good
layer of mulch will not only suppress the weeds, but help to
retain that much needed moisture in the soil.
Christmas Opening Hours
Mon 21st – Thursday 24th Dec 7.30am – 5.30pm
Christmas Day – Closed | Boxing Day – Closed
Sun 27th Dec 8.30am – 4.30pm
Mon 28th – Thursday 31st 7.30am – 5.30pm
New Years Day – Closed | 2nd Jan – Closed
Sun 2nd Jan 8.30am – 4.30pm
Mon 4th Jan – Resume normal opening hours
261 Manion Road, Weedons
Access to Intelligro from Manion Road is now available from both
the Weedons Ross Road end, and Curraghs Road entrances.
Spring Opening HOurS
Monday – Saturday 7.30am – 5.30pm
Sunday & Public Holidays 8.30am – 4.30pm
Phone: 03 347 9012
@igro.co.nz
Intelligro is open to the public 7 days a week
www.igro.co.nz
34 Selwyn Times Wednesday December 16 2020
Environmentally-friendly Forester
A SOUTHERLY gale was
buffeting the media evaluation
car and the roads were drenched
with rain, not ideal conditions to
be out driving.
However, I was relaxed because
I was driving a Subaru Forester
sport utility vehicle, its permanently
engaged four-wheel-drive
offering security through grip
and composure. It wasn’t just any
Forester either, it was a hybrid,
one of two petrol/electric models
that Subaru has introduced this
year, the other being the XV.
If you are thinking that being a
hybrid jeopardises the concept of
Forester (or XV) you had better
think again, both hybrid variants
are still capable cross-country
vehicles when grip is low and slippery
conditions demand surety.
I’ve always liked the Forester,
it’s a mid-size SUV that makes
you feel part of the car, it always
feels tightly connected to the
road, and when conditions are
bad you, as a driver, can relax
knowing that the mechanicals are
working for you.
The Forester has always been
based on the Impreza floorpan,
so that gives you some indication
of its size; it’s not big, but it does
have all the SUV characteristics
you want when buying into that
part of the market.
The hybrid system is fairly
traditional, think Toyota Prius
and the other hybrids from
that stable, the Forester’s unit is
similar in its function; it is a lot
more than a mild system, it is
fully developed and contributes
markedly to economy and performance.
Subaru rate the Forester hybrid
with a 6.7l/100km combined
cycle fuel usage rating. That compares
to the Forester in standard
form of 7.4l/100km which, over
time, will represent financial
savings.
During my evaluation time,
and considering conditions
were at their worst, l recorded
an 8l/100km average with a
5l/100km instantaneous figure
appearing on readouts when I
was travelling at 100km/h, the
engine firing at 2000rpm.
Of course, as with all traditional
hybrids the electric motor
would want to work the entire
time. It can’t realistically, so the
engine cuts in to generate power
to the batteries and provide drive
through a continuously variable
automatic transmission to each
corner of the vehicle.
All in all it’s a complicated system
made simple through clever
engineering practise. Drive is
smooth and seamless through all
of the processes, and unless you
were told the Forester had hybrid
technology I’d defy anyone really
knowing, bar the comprehensive
FUNCTIONAL: The hybrid Forester loses none of its
practicality.
SUBARU FORESTER HYBRID: Two models from $47,490.
display graphics that inform the
driver of what is happening mechanically
and electronically.
Providing drive in the first instance
is a horizontally-opposed
engine with twin-overhead
camshafts on each bank. Subaru
simply calls the engine a boxer
type, or else as I grew up, that
configuration was known as a
flat-four made popular in those
days by Jowett, Volkswagen and
Porsche. Interestingly, the hybrid
model has just 2-litre capacity, as
opposed to a 2.5-litre unit in the
petrol-only models.
Subaru rates the boxer hybrid
with 110kW and 196Nm.
Of course, you get extra power
through the electric system that
adds a chunky 12.3kW and
66Nm.
Together the Forester hybrid
feels sprightly, and without power
loss through the transmission
there is good acceleration and
healthy overtaking power available
at highway speed. The hybrid
Forester can reach 100km/h from
a standstill in 10sec and cut out
a 120km/h from 80km/h time of
5.8sec.
These figures are adequate for
the Forester’s role, and given
that there isn’t huge weight in
the lithium-ion battery pack the
Forester still feels agile.
Because the weight sits mostly
low, especially up front where the
boxer design sits low under the
• Price – Subaru Forester
Premium hybrid, $54,990
• Dimensions – Length,
4625mm; width, 1815mm;
height, 1730mm
• Configuration – Fourcylinder,
four-wheel-drive,
1995cc, 123kW, 262Nm,
continuously variable
automatic.
• Performance –
0-100km/h, 10sec
• Fuel usage – 6.7l/100km
bonnet, there is little gravitational
shift when corners are presented.
Add in considerable feel from the
225/55 x 18in Bridgestone Dueler
rubber and you get an involving
handling experience, and one
which is dynamic and informative.
I took the evaluation car on
my normal high country route, it
is quiet on the highway, and even
though the roads were wet for
most of the drive I felt comfortable
with the feel from behind the
wheel.
Inside, the Forester hybrid gets
all of the technical ingredients
and features for comfort that
has made the petrol-only model
a big seller through the years.
Safety also has a high presence,
and the camera-based EyeSight
driver-assist technology is also
included, easily contributing to
a five-star Australasian New Car
Assessment Program rating.
The Star Media accountant has
long been a Forester user. Not so
much in recent years when a replacement
brand was chosen, but
I would like to think that car will
soon go up for sale. I’m trying to
convince the keen skier that the
Forester is still the car for him,
and I’ve asked him the question,
would the return in petrol savings
over time justify the extra cost of
the hybrid?
Subaru list the petrol only
Forester Premium at $49,990, the
hybrid in that specification adds
$5000, although if you don’t want
all the bells and whistles a Sport
model lists at just $47,490, and
that would be the car for me.
Also, the extra reward you get
as a driver certainly justifies the
extra cost, and for those who feel
that hybrids are part of the ecofriendly
solution going forward,
choices such as those Subaru are
offering can only be a step in the
right direction.
When the Forester and XV
hybrids were launched, supply
was a problem, and in some ways
that’s a good thing – today’s new
vehicle buyers are well aware of
the benefits of hybrid technology.
Both models are now steady
on stream, and I guess Subaru
is looking at further developing
its hybrid system, watch for it
in other models in the near
future.
Wednesday December 16 2020 Selwyn Times 35
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Classifieds Contact us today Phone our local team 03 379 1100
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SELWYN DISTRICT PLAN
Wanted To Buy
PRE 1990’S VEHICLES.
Wanted to buy, suitable
for resurrection &
restoration,not wrecking.
Anything considered, dead
reg OK. Ph 021 2276878
National Policy Statement Urban Development 2020 – Removal of Minimum Car
Parking Numbers
At its meeting on Wednesday 9 December 2020, the Selwyn District Council resolved
to remove minimum parking requirements provisions from the Operative Selwyn District
Plan without using Schedule 1 of the Resource Management Act 1991, pursuant to the
National Policy Statement for Urban Development (NPS-UD) 2020.
This decision has legal effect from the date of this notice and the Operative District Plan
is deemed amended in accordance with this decision.
The full text of this decision can be read online at www.selwyn.govt.nz/publicnotices or,
during working hours, at the Council’s Rolleston Headquarters, or electronically at any
Selwyn Library or Service Centre.
For further information, please contact Jon Trewin, Strategy and Policy Planner on 0800
SELWYN (735 996) or at PO Box 90, Rolleston 7643.
This notice is give in accordance with Clause s55 (2A)(b) of the Resource Management
Act 1991.
selwyn.govt.nz
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Bigger Better Bush Inn!
The Provedore
Grocery Market
now oPen!
plus Briscoes, unbelievable
food and hospitality outlets
and over 65 great stores!
42 Selwyn Times Wednesday December 16 2020
Our long awaited speciality grocery development is now open!
Everything you need for your weekly grocery shop and
more. Despite Covid delays we have many stores open
with others coming on stream shortly .
Our boutique V- Mart Supermarket now open as is
Salmon Heaven, The Source bulk foods, Tank Juice.
Corey Winder Master Butcher and European Deli has
opened just this week, House of Spices Indian Bazaar
and Bush Inn Fine Wines and Spirits follow in December.
2021 will be the year you make The Provedore at Bush
Inn your choice for grocery shopping!
Unbelievable Food Line up!
When you’ve done your shopping whether you
want fast food, breakfast or dinner we reckon
we have the best line up of food outlets in the
city!
From Burger Fuel and Lone Star to Smokeshack
BBQ, Tuk Tuk Thai, Kebab Inn we have over 30
eateries – you wont go hungry at Bush Inn !
Over 60 speciality stores
Despite a difficult year for retail everywhere our line up of speciality
stores remains strong. From services such as BNZ, NZ Post, Phonefix
and Copyprint , to boutique fashion, Fascino Shoes, Leather Direct ,
All About a Girl and of course the wonderful Caroline Eve. Petersens
Jewellers, Frontrunner, health and beauty stores and gifts galore –
come on in and support local.
TM Dfo
vo GFO DFo
TM GFO DFo
GFO Dfo
… of course
vo DFo
GFO Dfo
www.lonestar.co.nz
(Terms and Conditions apply)
… of course
Wednesday December 16 2020 Selwyn Times 43
Some offers to make your visit even more worthwhile
Lone Star
Get together for a Lone Star
Christmas at our place!
Starting at $39.90pp. We’ll serve-up
a mouth-watering two new set menus
including starter, mains and dessert.*
*NO vouchers are redeemable when on this menu
*Minimum of 12 guests
Christmas Set Menu
$39.9 per head
STARTER
Holy Moly Guacamole
Fresh house made tasty guacamole to share (between 4) served with corn chips.
Mains (choice of one)
Stir crazy SIRLOIN
250g of premium-aged NZ sirloin, cooked how you like it. Served with sautéed onions, buffalo chips, Lone Star coleslaw
and your choice of steak sauce. Steak sauce options: Chunky Mushroom or Garlic Butter GFO
RUNNING BEAR SALMON
Pan-seared boneless fi let of Marlborough sea-run NZ salmon. Meal set changes with the seasons.
Your waiter can te l you a l about it.
DIXIE CHICKEN TM
Free Range Chicken breast poached in a creamy sauce of white wine, garlic, spring onion, fresh herbs,
corn and carrot. Served with buffalo chips and Lone Star coleslaw .a fair dinkum legend.
Redneck Ribs
Six legendary Lone Star pork spare ribs blanched in honey and spices. Blasted in the Lone Star fire, piled high then
smothered in our famous hoisin, orange and sesame seed sauce .often copied, never beaten.
CAMPFIRE BURRITO vo
Ro led soft flour torti la fi led with seasonal roasted vegetables, spicy bean mix, greens and rice. Topped with Lone Star
burrito sauce, gri led cheese, salsa, sour cream and jalapeños. Or have it with Spicy Free Range Chicken or New Zealand
premium Beef. Served with buffalo chips and Lone Star coleslaw.
Desserts (your choice)
LONGHORN CHEESECAKE TM
Our legendary Kahlua and Moro Bar cheesecake. Served with chocolate sauce and Chanti ly cream.
KIWI PAVLOVA GFO
STARTERs
Mini pavs fi led with Chanti ly cream. Served with premium vani la bean ice cream, fresh fruit and berry coulis.
GFO — Gluten Free Option DFO — Dairy Free Option VO — Vegetarian Option Minimum of 12 people dining.
LONE STAR ARTISAN Garlic LOAF Dfo
A traditional seeded ciabatta loaf to share (between 4), hand-crafted by Loaf Bakery exclusively for Lone Star.
Oven baked with a lashing of Lone Star garlic butter.
Eight legendary Lone Star pork spare ribs to share (between 4), blanched in honey and spices. Blasted in the Lone Star
fire, piled high then smothered in our famous hoisin, orange and sesame seed sauce .often copied, never beaten.
Fresh house made tasty guacamole to share (between 4) served with corn chips.
Redneck Ribs
TM Dfo
Holy Moly Guacamole
www.lonestar.co.nz
(Terms and Conditions apply)
vo GFO DFo
Mains (choice of one)
Stir crazy SIRLOIN
250g of premium-aged NZ sirloin, cooked how you like it. Served with sautéed onions, buffalo chips, Lone Star coleslaw
and your choice of steak sauce. Steak sauce options: Chunky Mushroom or Garlic Butter GFO
Pan-seared boneless fi let of Marlborough sea-run NZ salmon. Meal set changes with the seasons.
Your waiter can te l you a l about it.
Free Range Chicken breast poached in a creamy sauce of white wine, garlic, spring onion, fresh herbs,
corn and carrot. Served with buffalo chips and Lone Star coleslaw .a fair dinkum legend.
400g of ro led NZ Free Farmed Pork loin with a prune, carrot and seeded mustard stuffing. Oven-roasted with
crackling and finished with a fresh apple and ginger sauce. Served with buffalo chips and Lone Star coleslaw .world famous
in New Zealand!
Slow-roasted NZ lamb shoulder, served with spring onion and feta mash, sautéed seasonal greens, roasted cherry tomatoes
and a mint jus .cause after a l he’s just a lamb.
Ro led soft flour torti la fi led with seasonal roasted vegetables, spicy bean mix, greens and rice. Topped with Lone Star
burrito sauce, gri led cheese, salsa, sour cream and jalapeños. Or have it with Spicy Free Range Chicken or New Zealand
premium Beef. Served with buffalo chips and Lone Star coleslaw.
Garnish with Lone Star famous vinaigrette.
Tossed in herb salt. Served in a basket with a side of sriracha aioli.
RUNNING BEAR SALMON
DIXIE CHICKEN TM
LASSOO OF HOG
TM DFo
STAND BY YOUR LAMB
CAMPFIRE BURRITO vo
Sides (For the table)
TM GFO DFo
Fresh Green Garden Salad
Kumara Home-style chips Gfo
Desserts (choice of one)
LONGHORN CHEESECAKE TM
KIWI PAVLOVA GFO
MILKY BAR PUD TM
Christmas Set Menu
$59.8 per head
TM GFO DFo
Our legendary Kahlua and Moro Bar cheesecake. Served with chocolate sauce and Chanti ly cream.
Mini pavs fi led with Chanti ly cream. Served with premium vani la bean ice cream, fresh fruit and berry coulis.
White chocolate and buttermilk pudding. Served hot with butterscotch
sauce, white chocolate sauce and premium vani la bean ice cream.
GFO — Gluten Free Option DFO — Dairy Free Option VO — Vegetarian Option Minimum of 12 people dining.
Salmon Heaven
Raw trimmings 1kg
Usually $30.00 NOW $22.50
*RT1P, December 2020 only.
180g Traditional and cracked
pepper hot smoked salmon portions
Usually $13.80ea NOW $11.50ea
*HSP180PS & HSPP180PS, December 2020 only.
The Source Bulk Foods
The Source Bulk Foods is the
perfect gift giving destination
this Christmas so come instore or
online and be inspired! We have
zero waste gift ideas, you can
create hampers for loved ones, and
stock up on all your Source goodies
for the holidays ahead.
Our Source team love celebrating
this time of year and would like to
gift you with a free bag of Source
chocolates, valued at $5 with any
purchase in store or online when
you mention this ad. *only while stocks last.
Front Runner
Crusaders Replica Shirts
RRP $149.90
NOW $ 89.90
Limited stock!!
Adidas Casual Shoes
20% off!*
*Applies to specific styles.
Prices as marked.
Haircuts for
Haircuts
Christmas
haircuts for the
entire family.
No appointment
necessary. Don’t
forget our loyalty
card, every 8th haircut is FREE.
CATERING
EASY CROWD
PLEASER
FROM JUST
$
3 66
PER
PERSON
Corianders
15% off food when
you dine in at
Bush Inn
$5 snack sized
crispy chicken
available with any
order, dine in only
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bUsh iNN shOPPiNG CENtrE
All About a Girl
Hair Cuts for Haircuts
Be a Beauty
La Wheat
BNZ
Leather Direct
Briscoes
Lincraft
Caroline Eve
Mister Minit
Elite Meats
OK Mart
Fascino Shoes
Petersens Jewellers
Haircare Market
PhoneFix NZ
Sunshine Travel
TAB Sports Bar
The Front Runner
The Main Skein
The Nail Shop
Unichem Pharmacy
Copy Print
Christmas
Meet and take your
own FREE photo with
Santa
FREE gift wrapping
12th -24th December
11am -3.30pm
fOOD OUtLEts
Black & White Coffee
Cartel
Burger Fuel
Carl’s Jr
Coffee Culture
Corianders
Dubba Dubba
Hachi Hachi
Jinabob Korean Food
Kebab Inn
Lone Star
Moko Sublime Cafe
Muffin Break
New York Deli
Noodle Station
Pizza Hut
Roast Ease
Shake Shed & Co
Shanghai Street
Dumplings
Smokeshack BBQ
The Sushi Company
Tuk Tuk Thai Street
bUsh iNN CENtrE traDiNG hOUrs
9am – 5pm Weekdays
10am -4pm Sundays
25th Dec
26th Dec
27th Dec
28th Dec
29th Dec
CLOSED
10am -4pm
10am-4pm
9am-5pm
9am-5pm
PUbLiC hOLiDays
10:00am – 5:00pm
30th Dec
31st Dec
1st Jan
2nd Jan
3rd Jan
9am-5pm
9am-5pm
CLOSED
10am-4pm
10am-4pm
fOOD OUtLEts
11:30am – Until Late
thE PrOvEDOrE
Corey Winder Master
Butcher and European Deli
The Source Bulk Foods
Tank Juice
Salmon Heaven
V-Mart Boutique
Supermarket
LOCatiON
Cnr Riccarton and Waimairi Roads,
Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041
THe BeST PRoPeRTieS AcRoSS
THe SeLWYn DiSTRicT
INSIDE
PUBLiSHeD eVeRY WeDneSDAY
Week commencing WeDneSDAY, 16TH DecemBeR, 2020
Luxury living with a great outlook!
Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 2 Garages: 2
What better than a property with an enticing outlook of the park? A
property with an outlook against the vista of the Port Hills.
Built in 2017, this home was designed with spacious flowing
living which opens seamlessly to the outdoors where you have
wrap-around decking, lighting throughout the outdoor areas and
speakers indoors and out to enjoy from morning through to night,
all year round.
The centralised kitchen enjoys a spacious walk-in pantry, whilst the
open plan dining and lounge areas remain separated, but visually
connected. The master with ensuite and walk-in-robe has sliding
doors which open to a sheltered deck and spa pool area, whilst
further accommodation is provided by 2 double bedrooms, each
with good wardrobing, and a sleek family bathroom.
With ducted heating, separate laundry, additional lighting, sensors,
keyless entry and so much more, this home is centred around the
luxuries of life and could just be what you’ve been looking for.
Listing ID: ROU80036
Deadline Sale: All offers to be presented by
22 December 2pm (unless sold prior)
Tanya Marillier
Contact:
Mobile: 027 383 3844
Email: tanya@pb.co.nz
Monty Marillier
Contact:
Mobile: 021 943 973
Email: monty@pb.co.nz
Address: 18 Pentire Parade, Lincoln
Wishing you a
Merry Christmas
Call your Property Brokers & Farmlands team
Property Brokers Selwyn | P 03 929 0306
pb.co.nz
Property Brokers Ltd Licensed REAA 2008
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Harcourts
Lincoln 25 Veuve Drive
l,106m 2 till 5 -. 2 • 2 em 2 J:iJ
This stunning contemporary property will offer an
exceptional lifestyle, perfectly positioned in the blue-chip
location of Barton Fields. A quality home ensuring privacy,
security & future proofing with no detail overlooked.
Four Seasons Rea tty 2017 ltd Licensed Agent REM 2008
Harcourts -
ForSale
View- Please call for an appointment to view
harcourts.co.nz/LN2788
Jan Green
M 027 222 8736
!jarcourts
Linwood 627 & 631 Worcester Street
1•
Calling all investors! Welcome to Worcester Mews! An exciting and innovative development located
only moments from the city centre. Comprised of7 freehold ultra-modern 3 bedroom townhouses.
Supreme quality in a secure gated community, due for completion in August 2021.
For Sale
View by appointment, harcourts.co.nz/BF35564
Email glen.young@harcourts.co.nz
Glen Young
M 022 493 7037
PLATINUM INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY!
Four Seasons Realty 2017 Ltd Licensed Agent REM 2008
Rolleston 7 Full Moon Lane
655sqm !'81 4 e 2 • 2 3
Large home office
Two spacious lounges
Amazing north facing section and spa.
Charing Cross 1041 Bealey Road
4.0002ha 4 -. 2 • 6 J:iJ l a
What a find! Stunning modernised home, excellent
shedding & various outbuildings, pool and beautiful
established setting. Motivated owners keen for SOLD on
Wednesday at Auction.
Four Seasons Realty 2017 ltd Licensed Agent REM 2008
Auction 16th December at 2.00pm, Russley Golf Course
View by appointment
harcourts.co.nz/RL2398
Katie Harrison
M0211350887
!jarcourts
For Sale Deadline Treaty 21 Dec 2020
View Thursday 12.00pm-12.45pm, Sunday 12.00pm-12.45pm
harcourts.co.nz/RL2406
Richard Tait (Taitie)
M 027 777 8080
Four Seasons Realty 2017 Ltd Licensed Agent REAA2008
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SELWYN
Properties wanted in all price ranges for residential & lifestyle.
Harcourts Four Seasons Realty has a formidable presence in the Selwyn district with 40+
sales consultants working out of three offices.
Contact your local and most trusted real estate experts to help you with your next move.
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Looking to sell in the New Year?
2020 has been an interesting year with incredible prices seen
across the region!
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Shearer Ave, Papanui.
SOLD Over 22% above the original RV
Te Waikare Street, Lincoln.
SOLD over 8% Above RV
Northmoor Boulevard, Rolleston.
SOLD Over 18% above RV
JUST
SOLD
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SOLD
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Lewis Crescent, Rolleston.
SOLD with only the frames up, with multiple
offers and over the asking prices.
Dunns Crossing Road, Rolleston.
SOLD Over 10% above RV
Turin Avenue, Rolleston.
SOLD with only the frames up, with multiple
offers and over the asking prices.
My goal is to make every story a success story!
Give me a call before or after Christmas and let me show you what I can do!
CaineHopcroft
027 330 1002 | 03 347 1411 caine.hopcroft@harcourts.co.nz
Four Seasons Realty 2017 Ltd | Licensed Agent REAA 2008
Caine
Four Seasons Realty
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Due to continued success as Selwyn’s leading
Real Estate team, we need more homes to
satisfy these genuine waiting buyers.
Please, if you can help, call us today!
Rolleston
2-3 bedroom home
1-2 car garaging
Section 300m2 - 500m2
Price up to $550,000
Contact
Mandie Ashwell 027 552 4478
mandie.ashwell@raywhite.com
Selwyn
Lifestyle property 2-4 hectares
4-5 bedroom home
Ideally 10-15 mins drive to Rolleston
Price up to $850,000
Contact
Mandie Ashwell 027 552 4478
mandie.ashwell@raywhite.com
Leeston/Southbridge/
Springston
2-3 bedrooms
In good condition
Price up to $400,000
Contact
Trina Rea 027 424 6901
trina.rea@raywhite.com
Lincoln
3-4 bedrooms
Any size section
Any price
Contact
Trina Rea 027 424 6901
trina.rea@raywhite.com
Rolleston
4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms
2-3 car garaging
Price $500,000 - $700,000
Contact
Leisa Webster 027 722 5537
leisa.webster@raywhite.com
Weedons/West Melton/Tai
Tapu/Broadfield/Lincoln
Quality 4 bedroom home
Small to medium lifestyle property
Price up to $1,200,000
Contact
Leisa Webster 027 722 5537
leisa.webster@raywhite.com
Prebbleton/Halswell
A home that needs improvements
3+ bedrooms
Price $500,000 - $600,000
Contact
Kate Cameron 027 688 8057
kate.cameron@raywhite.com
Prebbleton/Halswell
3-4 bedrooms, good garaging
Potential for boat parking
Section 700m2 plus
Price up to $800,000
Contact
Kate Cameron 027 688 8057
kate.cameron@raywhite.com
Rolleston
3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms
Modern home
Flexible on section size
Price up to $560,000
Contact
Nick Booth 027 306 3186
nick.booth@raywhite.com
Rolleston
3+ bedrooms, 2 bathrooms
For First Home Buyers & Investors
Section 600m2 plus
Price $500,000 - $550,000
Contact
Lorraine Gardiner 021 207 6661
lorraine.gardiner@raywhite.com
Selwyn
1-3ha lifestyle or rural land
Or with home suitable for removal
Prefer West Melton or Lincoln but
anything considered
Contact
Frank Dowle 027 528 0480
frank.dowle@raywhite.com
West Melton/Weedons
3-4 bedroom lifestyle home
Land approximately 4 hectares
Price $750,000 - $1,000,000
Contact
Frank Dowle 027 528 0480
frank.dowle@raywhite.com
Tai Tapu
Modern 4 bedroom home
2 living areas, spacious garden
Peaceful with a rural outlook
Price $700,000 - $900,000
Contact
Emma Langton-George 027 555 0568
emma.langton-george@raywhite.com
Tai Tapu/Ladbrooks/Lincoln
4 bedroom lifestyle property
Modern home
Good sheds and paddocks
Price $1,200,000 - $1,400,000
Contact
Emma Langton-George 027 555 0568
emma.langton-george@raywhite.com
Lincoln
2+ bedrooms
Any state of repair
Price up to $500,000
Contact
Courtney Hopkins 027 291 8979
courtney.hopkins@raywhite.com
Lincoln/Leeston
3+ bedrooms
2 bathrooms
Any size section
Price up to $550,000
Contact
Courtney Hopkins 027 291 8979
courtney.hopkins@raywhite.com
Rolleston
Investment with tenant in place
3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms
Section 425m2 - 650m2
Price $500,000 - $580,000
Contact
‘Big Red’ Shefford 027 224 4733
brendan.shefford@raywhite.com
West Melton
4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms
Section 800m2 plus
Price $700,000 - $850,000
Contact
‘Big Red’ Shefford 027 224 4733
brendan.shefford@raywhite.com
Rolleston
4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms
2-3 car garage
Section 1000m2 plus
Price $800,000 - $950,000
Contact
Dwayne Bloomfield 021 163 9874
dwayne.bloomfield@raywhite.com
Rolleston
3-4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms
2 car garage
Section 500m2 plus
Price $500,000 - $650,000
Contact
Dwayne Bloomfield 021 163 9874
dwayne.bloomfield@raywhite.com
Are you considering selling? Do you have a property that matches one of these descriptions?
Contact us now for a no obligation appraisal
If you want to get SOLD, call us TODAY
Ray White Rolleston 347 9988 | Ray White West Melton 347 9933 | Ray White Lincoln 325 7299
rwtownandlifestyle.co.nz
Ray White Town & Lifestyle Real Estate Limited Licensed (REAA 2008)
8
Rolleston 53 Bavaria Drive
Springfield 27 Tramway Road
Exceptionally attractive
3 1 2 2
Vendors on the move!
3 1 2 3
Set on a 589sqm (approx.) section, this fabulous
178sqm (approx.) home has three double bedrooms,
(ensuite/WIR off the master) and separate Jack & Jill
bathroom. Well-appointed kitchen with WIP and sink,
granite benchtops, soft-close drawers and modern
appliances. High spec fixtures and fittings throughout
including Daiken heating/cooling system, surroundsound
indoor/outdoor speakers, TV ports in every
room, smoke detectors, night lights in hallway,
electronic entry and pet-friendly alarm. Covered patio
and landscaped grounds. Double glazed, double
internal access garage, separate laundry.
bayleys.co.nz/5513894
For Sale offers invited over $630,000
View by appointment
Adrienne Goodeve 021 977 877
adrienne.goodeve@bayleys.co.nz
Jo McIntosh 027 384 4279
jo.mcintosh@bayleys.co.nz
WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED REAA 2008
Superbly positioned on a 1,012sqm section and wellpresented,
this beautiful 130sqm home has been
tastefully modernized. Warm, comfortable and
inviting, this lovely home has three bedrooms (master
with ensuite/WIR), a well-appointed family bathroom,
separate toilet and hide-away laundry. The open plan
living/dining and kitchen area attracts plenty of sun,
with excellent indoor/outdoor flow. Log burner and
four heat pumps. Established grounds, BBQ area,
deck, separate triple-park garage with studio/office,
wood shed, playhouse, glass house and pizza oven.
bayleys.co.nz/5513671
For Sale offers invited over $499,000
View by appointment
Jo McIntosh 027 384 4279
jo.mcintosh@bayleys.co.nz
Emma Groom 027 555 1075
emma.groom@bayleys.co.nz
WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED REAA 2008
ALTOGETHER
LOCAL
Ben Turner
027 530 1400
Chris Jones
027 220 5043
Jo McIntosh
027 384 4279
Kevin Jenkins
027 577 4232
ALTOGETHER STRONGER
Our brand has been part of the fabric of New Zealand since 1973,
when Pam, Graham and John Bayley began working from their
family home in Pakuranga. A locally owned and operated
New Zealand business with 88 offices breathing life and jobs into
our towns and cities. Up and down New Zealand, our origins are
deeply rooted in the local community.
Selling your property? Contact your local Bayleys expert.
Adrienne Goodeve
021 977 877
Bianca Davidson
027 322 9055
Craig Blackburn
027 489 7225
Emma Groom
027 555 1075
Bayleys Darfield 03 975 4559
Bayleys Leeston 03 375 4700
Evan Marshall
027 221 0910
Haley Smith
027 341 3846
John Bailey
027 893 0234
Nathan Collett
027 826 1535
bayleys.co.nz
WHALAN & PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008
Sam Sidey
027 346 3500
Sandy Butterick
027 417 2639
Suzy McPherson
027 695 0519
Tim Dyer
027 495 0979
Urszula Bedggood
027 338 7889
Residential / Commercial / Rural / Lifestyle
bayleys.co.nz
9
Rolleston 14 Hulme Lane
Lincoln 18 Pentire Parade
New Listing
New Listing
Location, Size and Triple Car Garaging!
Situated down a quiet cul-de-sac in the established Maddison Gardens
subdivision, this 256sqm home on a 1568sqm section could be your
next best move!
With an open kitchen, large open living / dining area and a separate
lounge, you can enjoy family living and entertaining with the easy
indoor / outdoor flow to the tranquil setting of the pergola covered
patio. Accommodation is provided with a master, which includes an
ensuite, a walk-in-robe and a further 3-bedrooms, newly renovated
family bathroom and a separate toilet.
4 2 2 3
Deadline Sale closes Tuesday 22nd
December, 2020 at 4.00pm, (unless
sold prior)
View Sun 20 Dec 11.00 - 11.30am
Web pb.co.nz/ROU79157
Tanya Marillier
M 027 383 3844
Monty Marillier
M 021 943 973
Luxury Living with a Great Outlook!
What better than a property with an enticing outlook of the park? A
property with an outlook against the vista of the Port Hills.
Built in 2017, this home was designed with spacious flowing living
which opens seamlessly to the outdoors where you have wrap-around
decking, lighting throughout the outdoor areas and speakers indoors
and out to enjoy from morning through to night, all year round. With
ducted heating, separate laundry, additional lighting, sensors, keyless
entry and so much more, this home is centred around the luxuries of
life.
3 2 1 2
Deadline Sale closes Tuesday 22nd
December, 2020 at 2.00pm, (unless
sold prior)
View Thu 17 Dec 5.00 - 5.30pm
Web pb.co.nz/ROU80036
Tanya Marillier
M 027 383 3844
Monty Marillier
M 021 943 973
Sheffield 91 West Coast Road
Sheffield 41 and 43 Wrights Road
New Listing
New Listing
Sunny & Spacious Home + Oversized Shed
Solid brick construction delivering the perfect introduction to first
home ownership, on a 1480m2 section with plenty of space for
gardens, fruit trees or keeping a few chooks. Well-spaced over 160
squares featuring three bedrooms, main bathroom, three toilets,
kitchen/dining, lounge and study all kept warm by a heat-pump, logburner
and a naturally sunny disposition. Tidily presented with scope
to update with your own touches, complete with over-dimensional
high-span double garage ideal as a workshop or motorhome.
3 1 1 3
For Sale Buyers $395,000+
View By appointment
Web pb.co.nz/DFU79627
Amy Jones
M 021 077 9945
Matt Collier
M 027 205 6626
Fresh, Trendy & Family Friendly
Refurbished and trendy and incredibly family-friendly where this four
bedroom home with ready-made living sits on a fully fenced 1618m2
section divided into two titles projecting inspirational rural views.
• Freshly renovated, spacious family home
• Kitchen/dining/living plus separate lounge
• Wet-back log burner, open fire, heat-pump
• Double glazed, heat transfer to all bedrooms
First home bliss not to be missed where you can start the New Year in
a like-new home. Call Shar and Amy for further detail
4 1 2 2
For Sale $489,000
View Sun 20 Dec 12.00 - 12.30pm
Web pb.co.nz/DFU79775
Shar Simon
M 027 555 0654
Amy Jones
M 021 077 9945
Property Brokers Ltd Licensed REAA 2008 | pb.co.nz
Proud to be here
2
10 [Edition datE]
Your guide to all things Real Estate
in the Selwyn District
Home projects you
can start and finish
over the holidays
Home improvement projects (of the
design kind) aren’t necessarily long term
or big budget. In fact, get the right advice
and you can make quick work of a fresh,
new feel around your home. We spoke
to interior design experts McKenzie &
Willis for their tips on how you can use the
Christmas holidays to change things up
and start 2021 on a positive note.
Define a consistent style
There are no rules when it comes to
style; it all comes down to personal choice.
And sometimes, just creating a consistent
style from room to room is all you need
to feel at peace with a space. Common
elements like flooring and paint colour
or accent touches repeated in different
rooms (like something black in each
room) can create a flow throughout your
home. But you don’t need to wait for a
dramatic once-a-decade change. Let your
home evolve organically by changing a few
things each year and that’ll help you keep a
contemporary look.
Reimagine your layout
with furniture
Sometimes, just switching up your
layout can give you a fresh new feel, like
moving the furniture to follow the sun
and make the most of longer, warmer
days. You can take pieces away to create
more space, or find unique and interesting
pieces to add as an accent and focal point
of the room.
Swap out your colour,
texture and patterns
Small changes can have a big visual
impact. Painting or wallpapering a new
feature wall opens the door for a range of
accessory choices that will feel like a whole
new room. Play around with new cushions
or add a colourful rug to layer texture
and patterns into each room. Consider
warmer tones or move into greens and
terracottas— earthy and on-trend. Florals
and geometrics (think art deco) or even
slubby, chunky
textures like
wools and thicker
weaves. And for a
classic feel, linens
and cottons are always divinely fresh.
Create an outdoor room
If you’re starting from scratch, create an
outdoor ‘room’ simply by adding furniture.
Small, cosy corners can quickly become
intimate dining spaces (don’t forget to add
the twinkle of fairy lights) and outdoor
sofas make perfect sun-loungers for long,
lazy afternoons. Just add leafy green
plants or colourful potted blooms to blend
perfectly with outdoor accessories.
If you’re looking for ideas or expert
interior design advice, visit the
McKenzie & Willis showroom at 181
Blenheim Road, or check out their
website www.mcw.nz
Leeston 19 Woodville Street
New Listing
Rolleston 7 Longcot Drive
Wow-factor on Woodville
This beautiful 4 bedroom home is available now and offers open-plan living/kitchen and
dining with an adjoining lounge and fantastic indoor/outdoor flow. The kitchen offers great
storage space and gas hobbs and, the design allows for you to be involved with family and
friends while `whipping-up a treat`. On the other side of the breakfast bar is a spacious
dining area with external access on to a private patio ideal for alfresco dining. The family
living area has a gas fire for those chillier evenings and has doors opening onto a large,
covered patio area over-looking the established lawns and gardens.
4 2 1 2
For Sale Buyers $559,000+
View By appointment
Web pb.co.nz/LEU79648
Property Brokers Ltd Licensed REAA 2008 | pb.co.nz
Penny Dadson-Clausen
M 027 895 5943
Oxford 3933 South Eyre Road
Deadline Sale
Productive 41 hectares
Rarely available 101 acre block, with executive home and good infrastructure is available for
buyers needing more than a lifestyle block. Situated just seven kilometres from Oxford, it is
an easy commute to Darfield or the ski fields. The spacious homestead has double glazing in
the living area with a large log-burner, four good sized double bedrooms, master bedroom
with walk in robe and ensuite. In addition to the double internal access garage, there is
another detached double garage. There are modern steel cattle-yards, a woolshed and sheepyards,
two sheds and good shelter.
Property Brokers Ltd Licensed REAA 2008 | pb.co.nz
4 2 2
Deadline Sale closes Friday 18th
December, 2020 at 4.00pm, (unless sold
prior)
View By appointment
Web pb.co.nz/RR79797
Maurice Newell
M 027 240 1718
Hamish Anderson
M 027 678 8888
Flawless & as Neat as a Pin!
If you've been looking for a stunning 3-bedroom home, then look no
further! This home offers a light, open living space, master bedroom
with walk-in robe and ensuite, two further bedrooms, family bathroom,
a double carpeted garage with attic storage and a defined laundry
space. You'll fall in love with the modern kitchen, complete with stone
bench tops, looking out onto the dining and entertainment area, and
have your cozy winters taken care of with a Wood Burner, Heat Pump
and HRV.
Property Brokers Ltd Licensed REAA 2008 | pb.co.nz
3 2 1 2
For Sale By Negotiation
View By appointment
Web pb.co.nz/ROU79917
Tanya Marillier
M 027 383 3844
Monty Marillier
M 021 943 973
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This Week’s
Thursday 17 Th december
11.45am – 12.15pm 72 Kathleen Crescent, Hornby
Harcourts Four Seasons Realty
12.00pm – 12.45pm 7 Full Moon Lane, Rolleston
Harcourts Four Seasons Realty
1.00pm – 1.30pm
5.00pm – 5.30pm
38 Preston Avenue, West Melton
Harcourts Four Seasons Realty
3 Henley Close, Rolleston
Ray White West Melton
saTurday 19 Th december
11.00am – 11.30am 12A Lyttelton Street, Lincoln
Ray White Lincoln
12.00pm – 12.30pm 10 Trainor Street, Lincoln
Ray White Lincoln
sunday 20 Th december
11.00am – 11.30am 12A Lyttelton Street, Lincoln
Ray White Lincoln
11.00am – 11.30am 14 Hulme Lane, Rolleston
Property Brokers
11.0am – 11.30pm
7 Leading Light, Governors Bay
Ray White Rolleston
11.15am – 11.45am 27 Sarsfield Street, Southbridge
Ray White Lincoln
12.00pm – 12.30pm 9 Trents Road, Templeton
Property Brokers
12.00pm – 12.30pm 10 Trainor Street, Lincoln
Ray White Lincoln
12.00pm – 12.45pm 7 Full Moon Lane, Rolleston
Harcourts Four Seasons Realty
12.30pm – 1.00pm
1.00pm – 1.30pm
1.00pm – 1.30pm
1.00pm – 1.30pm
1.15pm – 1.45pm
9 Salisbury Drive, Rolleston
Ray White Rolleston
1 Laird Place, West Melton
Ray White West Melton
510 Buchanans Road, Yaldhurst
Ray White West Melton
631 Shands Road, Prebbleton
Ray White Lincoln
37 Tiny Hill Drive, Rolleston
Ray White Rolleston
1.15pm – 1.45pm
1.30pm – 2.00pm
2.00pm – 2.30pm
2.00pm – 2.30pm
2.30pm – 3.00pm
2.30pm – 3.00pm
2.30pm – 3.00pm
426 Drain Road, Doyelston
Property Brokers
24 Raptor Street, Rolleston
Ray White Rolleston
19 Tod Place, Lincoln
Ray White Lincoln
27 Newman Road ,Rolleson
Property Brokers
3 Henley Close, Rolleston
Ray White West Melton
25 Siltstone Street, Rolleston
Ray White Rolleston
1 Rossington Drive, West Melton
Ray White West Melton
CHECK OUT THE SELWYN
TIMES PROPERTY DIRECTORY
EVERY WEDNESDAY FOR THE
BEST OF PROPERTY IN THE
SELWYN DISTRICT
For full details of all
Open Homes, please
contact the Real
Estate companies
RAY WHITE
Rolleston 03 347 9988
www.rwrolleston.co.nz
West Melton 03 347 9933
www.rwwestmelton.co.nz
Lincoln 03 325 7299
www.rwlincoln.co.nz
PROPERTY BROKERS
www.propertybrokers.co.nz
Rolleston 03 929 0306
Darfield 03 975 4506
Leeston 03 929 0306
Lincoln 03 595 6954
HARCOURTS
www.fourseasons.harcourts.co.nz
Harcourts Hornby 03 349 9919
Harcourts Rolleston 03 347 4711
Harcourts Lincoln 03 662 9933
MATSON & ALLAN
www.marealestate.co.nz
Rolleston 03 347 9949
Darfield 03 318 8204
Leeston 03 324 3704
BAYLEYS CANTERBURY www.bayleys.co.nz 03 375 4700
Thinking of Building?
Come on over... and be inspired.
Jennian Homes Canterbury are proud to deliver quality homes at affordable prices, alongside
our Jennian Completion Promise and a 36 month defects warranty.
Start your building journey by visiting us at any one of our three Display Homes...
Rolleston
Ashburton
Ravenswood
Promote your
Showhome throughout
Christchurch and the
Selwyn District
Show
home
Guide
2 Thornborough Drive
The Borough
Open Saturday and Sunday
12-4pm or by appointment
Jennian Homes Canterbury | 212 Main South Road, Sockburn, Christchurch
P 03 7411436 | E canterbury@jennian.co.nz | jennian.co.nz
LOOKING FOR DESIGN INSPIRATION?
Visit one of our three stunning showhomes to gather ideas for your dream home
97 Falcons Ledbury Landing, Drive, 1 Faringdon Falcon Road, Rolleston
37 Prestons Park Drive, Marshland
39 Prestons Park Drive, Marshland
SHOWHOMES:
All three showhomes
Open Wed-Sun 12pm-4pm
Cnr Whiteoak Gr and
Waterford Pl, Oaklea, Tinwald
Wednesday and Thursday 12-
3pm, Sunday 12-3pm
SHOWROOM / OFFICE:
31 Watts Road, Sockburn
Open Mon-Fri 8am-5pm
2 John Raven Lane,
Ravenswood, Woodend
Open Saturday and Sunday
12-4pm or by appointment
0800 844 488
signature.co.nz
Contact Mike Fulham:
Phone 03 379 7100
mike@starmedia.kiwi
Signature Homes
Falcons Landing
1 Falcon Road, Rolleston
Open Wed to Sun 12pm - 4pm
Faringdon
47 & 49 Lanner Drive, Rolleston
Both Open Wed to Sun 12pm-4pm
Show Room/Office:
31 Watts Road, Sockburn
Open Mon to Fri 8am - 5pm
0800 8444 88 or 03 342 7788
www.signature.co.nz
Jennian Homes, Canterbury
Rolleston
2 Thornborough Dr, The Borough
Open Sat & Sun 12pm - 4pm
New Display Home Now Open
Woodend
9 John Raven Lane, Ravenswood
Open Sat & Sun 12pm - 4pm
Ashburton
Whiteoak Grove, Oaklea
Development, Tinwald
Open Wed & Thur 12pm - 3pm
Open Sun 12pm - 3pm
www.jennian.co.nz
12
M-A
MATSON & ALLAN
REAL ESTATE LIMITED
‘The
Selwyn
Experts’
Residential
Lifestyle
Rural Property
Licensed REAA2008
LINCOLN - 13 Goodwood Avenue
STUNNING IN A PREMIUM LOCATION
• Stunning and spacious property
• Four double bedrooms
• Large master bedroom with walk in robe and ensuite
• Substantial open plan living area
• Well specified kitchen with quality appliances
• Walk in pantry
• Log burner and two heat pumps
• Excellent internal storage options
• Large covered outdoor entertaining area
• Separate laundry
• Secure and established section
• Additional parking space for caravan or trailer
• Highly desirable location
ROLLESTON - 6 Carrick Place
LARGE FAMILY HOME ON 1200M 2
• 250m 2 four bedroom seven year old home
• Two large living areas plus office
• Modern kitchen including granite benchtop and
double oven
• Walk-in pantry
• Located less than 200m walk from Clearview
Primary School
• Brand new heat pump plus large log burner
• Sunny outdoor patio area
ROLLESTON
HOUSE ANd LANd PACKAGES
• High spec house and land packages
• Currently under construction, these high spec
150 - 190m 2 (approx.) three bedroom homes on
landscaped 430 – 640m 2 (approx.) sections won’t
last long
• Located in the sought-after and sold out Branthwaite
and Park Grove subdivisions, close to Rolleston’s
growing town centre
• Specifications include: Engineered stone kitchen
bench, walk-in pantry, 90cm freestanding oven, tiled
wet areas, separate laundry, brick cladding with Titan
board feature. *Specific features vary between the
homes
• Finished to a very high standard
• Completion dates vary, please enquire
• Please get in touch to register your interest in these
particular homes or the other upcoming new builds,
and we’ll send you a detailed information pack
Andrew Taylor 027 435 5930
andrew@marealestate.co.nz
Amelia Nisbet 027 376 3868
amelia@marealestate.co.nz
NEW LISTING
Price: $565,000
View: www.marealestate.co.nz/MA0820
Andrew Taylor 027 435 5930
andrew@marealestate.co.nz
Amelia Nisbet 027 376 3868
amelia@marealestate.co.nz
NEW LISTING
Price: Neg over $719,000
View: www.marealestate.co.nz/MA0823
Jackie Derrick
027 636 3576
jackie@marealestate.co.nz
Grass Enhanced Digitally
Price: Neg over $699,000
View: www.marealestate.co.nz/MA0824
Artist Impression Only
NEW LISTING
WEST MELTON - 9 Rossington Drive
UTTER PERFECTION ON 2008M 2
• Four bedroom award winning 304m 2 (approx.) West
Melton home
• 2008m 2 fully fenced North-facing section located in
sought-after Gainsborough subdivision
• Open plan kitchen/dining/living PLUS separate lounge
• Three car garage with attic storage
• Beautifully landscaped and fully irrigated section incl.
vegie gardens
• Heated tiled wet areas
• Extra large master wing
• Quality fittings and fixtures throughout
• Immaculate presentation
• Warmed by two heat pumps and a gas fire
LEESTON - 45 Manse Road
ALL THINGS TO EVERYONE
• Growing families, car enthusiasts, or work from home
• As new 251m 2 (approx.) home
• Four double bedrooms
• Master with ensuite and walk-in wardrobe
• Two huge living areas and study nook
• Fabulous kitchen with Belling Stove, heaps of storage
• Spacious 1141m 2 section with semi rural outlook.
• Fabulous vege garden with raised beds and
glasshouse plus mature shrubs and hedging
• Fantastic west facing out door dining areas
• Internal access double garage, plus 84m 2 (approx.) of
additional garaging and workshop/studio complete
with toilet and plumbing
• Automatic gate for safety
• Street parking for numerous vehicles
• I f you have been looking for a family home in the
city with facilities like these, why not grab your car
keys, take a short drive out to Leeston and see for
yourself!
SOUTHBRIDGE - High Street
“BELLFIELd”
• Stages 2 and 3 now released
• Sections from 729m 2 to 854m 2 (approx.)
• Sensible Covenants
• All services to boundary
• Some fencing provided
• Titles due April 2021
• Easy commute to Rolleston and Lincoln
To all our past, present and future clients.
May the simple joys of the festive season warm
your hearts, fill your home and last a lifetime!
Enjoy good friends, great food and holiday cheer
and we look forward to assisting you in 2021!
Andrew Taylor
027 435 5930
andrew@marealestate.co.nz
Stephan Knowler
027 229 9522
stephan@marealestate.co.nz
Stephan Knowler
027 229 9522
stephan@marealestate.co.nz
NEW LISTING
Viewing: By appointment
Price: Neg over $930,000
View: www.marealestate.co.nz/MA0821
NEW LISTING
Price: Neg over $679,000
View: www.marealestate.co.nz/MA0822
Price: $135,000
View: www.marealestate.co.nz/MA0790
holiday
CELEBRATE
season
THE
ROLLESTON PH: 03 347 9949 LEESTON PH: 03 324 3704 DARFIELD PH: 03 318 8204 www.marealestate.co.nz
Chris Flanagan
027 433 4657
Andrew Taylor
027 435 5930
Jackie Derrick
027 636 3576
Jo Barrett
021 859 006
Amelia Nisbet
027 376 3868
Stephan Knowler
027 229 9522
Cameron McRae
027 769 6696
Bronwyn van der Pol
022 073 7757
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