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Airborne ... Liam
Goodwin on his
way to the elite
men’s title at the
South Island BMX
Titles event last
weekend.
PHOTO: PAM FRASER, MAK SHOTS
Liam soars to
elite men’stitle
By ROBYN BRISTOW
Woodend’s Liam Goodwin is
flyinghigh in his sport.
The 20yearold tookout the
elite men’s sectionatthe
South Island BMXTitles in
Rangioralastweekend.
‘‘Iampretty stoked to win
my first elitetitle,’’hesays.
Liamloves thehighenergy,
adrenalinepumping sport
that‘‘gets theheart going’’.
‘‘It’s good fungoing riding at
highspeed andsoaring through
the air doing huge jumps.
‘‘I haveapassionfor the sport
and Iwillkeep doing it for as
longasIhave thatpassion.’’
Liamenjoystravelling to
eventsthroughout NewZealand,
revelsinthe camaraderie, and
hopes oneday he mightattend a
World Cup once theCovid19
threat passes.
Liamwas one of 25 members
of the North Canterbury BMX
Clubcompeting in the twoday
event,whichdrew morethan260
riders fromthroughoutNew
Zealand.
The riders turned on an
extraordinarydisplay of skill
and speed on theclub’s new
track,whichmeets national
standards. Manyclub members
wereplaced, with Liam,Riley
Smart and Nigel Coughlan
winningtitles.
Liamhas beenriding for 16
years.Hecould barely reach the
pedalsasa4yearold whenhe
began competing.
His older brother rode, and
the sport became afamily affair.
‘‘I kind of grew up riding. Ilove
riding bikes andracing. I’m a
prettycompetitive person.’’
His title comes aftershoulder
surgerylastSeptember —an
injurycausednot only by spills
fromhis BMXbike,but his
motorcycle.
‘‘Itisjust my secondrace back
after keyholesurgery. My
shoulder keptdislocating.
‘‘Itisahighrisksport,’’he
acknowledges.
He is vicepresident of the
cluband says thetrackisacredit
to everyone who volunteered
their time, particularly
president andtrack manager
MikeSmart, who spent hours
workingtoensure it was up to
scratchfor theevent.
‘‘It’snow aworld class facility,’’
saysLiam, whobelievesit
putsthe clubinagood position
to one dayhost thenationals.
‘‘Itisagreatcommunity asset
and will hopefully increase the
number of people riding.’’
For many, it wasachance to
use the South Island event as a
springboard in preparation for
the nationals in Rotorua in
March.
Liamsays thefacility will
benefithis preparations for the
nationals. He also hopesitwill
encouragenew members.
KerrynClark,whoseson
Logan rode intosixthplace in
the 14 boys section, and whowas
trackside earlier than many to
ensureeveryone waswellfed,
saysthe sport is not justabout
competing.
‘‘It’saboutfriendships. There
is no negativity, andithas been
amazing to watch the group my
son hascompeted with become
great mateswho encourage each
other,and congratulate each
other at the finishlinefor agreat
ride.
‘‘Theyare agreat bunch, andit
is worthtravellingtoevents to
keepthese friendships growing,’’
saysKerryn, whowill be heading
north withLogan and herfamily
to the nationals.
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Reckless behaviour ... Adirt biker, far right, rides through abreeding colony of critically
endangered blackbilled gulls on the AshleyRakahuri riverbed last Thursday.
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Rare black-billed gulls
killed by dirt bike riders
By SHELLEY TOPP
Dirt bikers have killed 10
rare blackbilled gulls by
speeding through a
breeding colony on the
AshleyRakahuri riverbed
in Rangiora.
The bikers were
photographed riding
through the colony around
1.50pm on Thursday last
week.
They could be fined up to
$100,000 or face two years
in prison for killing the
critically endangered
birds, which are found only
in New Zealand.
The blackbilled gulls are
the most threatened gull
species in the world.
The death of the birds is
being investigated by the
guardians of the river area
and its unique birdlife, the
AshleyRakahuri Rivercare
Group, the Department of
Conservation, and Environment
Canterbury (ECan).
AshleyRakahuri
Rivercare Group member
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‘‘This sort of thing should
not still be happening,’’
Grant says.
Fourwheeldrive
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photographed driving
through the colony and, in
one case, avehicle on the
riverbed was seen to speed
up when approaching the
birds.
‘‘Most of the chicks can
fly and get out of the way to
some extent, but at least 10
have been killed and there
are much more vulnerable,
smaller (blackbilled gull)
chicks, as well as blackfronted
tern and banded
dotterel chicks in the
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The deaths of the birds
comes in an otherwise
positive breeding season
for the blackbilled gull
colony.
‘‘This year we have had
the second biggest blackbilled
gull colony on the
Ashley River in 20 years,’’
Grant says.
‘‘The 1278 nests have
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Oxford exhibition
Images of personalencounters
with the Christchurch
townscape, its environs and
denizensduringthe 1960s and
1970s will feature in an
upcoming exhibition in Oxford.
The Life of Ron exhibition,
scheduled to open in the Arts in
Oxford GalleryonThursday,
January 28, is the work of
photographer Ron Hazlehurst,
who grew up in Linwoodduring
‘‘the great social and musical
era of the 1950s and 60s’’. It was
atime that saw the birth of
rock’n’ roll, the Beat
Generation social and literary
movement, the Woodstock
music festival and the rise in
popularity of ElvisPresley, Bob
Dylan and the Rolling Stones.
‘‘Mix this in with antiapartheid
demonstrations,
Vietnam War protests,and the
rise of the women’s liberation
movement, and Christchurch
was acity undergoing
significant social change,’’ Ron
says. Duringhis university
years, Ron carried his Minolta
SRT 101 camera with him
everywhere he went,
photographing friendsand
capturing the political and
culturalchangeof
Christchurch.The photographs
in the exhibition provide an up
close and personal look at that
time in Ron’s life. The Life of
Ron will be on show at the
gallery until March 14.
Arts workshop
Aworkshop providing amix of
creativity and science is open
to children aged 10 and older. It
will be held from 1.30pm to 3pm
at the NEST Arts Creative at 88
Carters Road, Amberley,
tomorrow (Friday). The cost is
$30 per person(plus abooking
fee). Bookings are essential and
can be made onlineat
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Work explored
Afun and colourfulworkshop
for children aged 8and older,
exploring the art of Eric Carle,
using mixed media techniques,
will be held at the NEST Arts
Collective on Monday, January
25, from 10am to 2pm at 88
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North Canterbury News, January 21, 2021
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Building hub ... The majority of consents for new houses in the Waimakariri district
last year were in the Woodend, Ravenswood and Pegasus area, figures show. PHOTO: FILE
Facilities sought for
burgeoning region
By DAVID HILL
Forwardplanning is essential to meet
the demands of rapid growth in
Woodend, Ravenswood and Pegasus,
saysShona Powell.
The WoodendSeftonCommunity
Boardchairwoman saystheboard will
be lobbyingfor community facilitiestobe
considered as part of the council’s Long
TermPlan(LTP)process.
MsPowellwas commenting on the
latest consent numbers for new houses in
the Waimakariri district.
Last year, the Waimakariri District
Council issued 582 consents for new
houses, downslightly on lastyearbut
aheadofpreearthquake years.
Woodend, Ravenswood and Pegasus
accounted for 319 of thoseconsents.
‘‘It’s prettyamazing. It’s areally high
growth area, whichmeansthe planning
has to be happening now to cope with
thatgrowth —and that’s abig focusfor
theboardthis year,’’ MsPowellsays.
Shewelcomed Waimakariri MP Matt
Doocey’s call for anew high school to be
consideredaspartof Ravenswood.
New community centres,alibraryand
evenaswimmingpoolare likelytobe
consideredaspartof this year’s LTP, she
says.
‘‘As aboard,wehaveawish list of
things for the community and we will be
pushing hard forthatthisyear.
‘‘IknowthePegasus Residents’ Group
is looking at trying to get funding for a
purposebuiltcommunitycentreand I
thinkweneedtobeconsideringifthat is
❛As aboard, we have awish
list of things for the
community and we will be
pushing hard for that this
year.❜
—Shona Powell
somethingthat is needed in
Ravenswood, or is theWoodend
Community Centre going to be enough?
‘‘If we are going tobuildthese things,
the key thing is to get thelandset aside
now, even if we don’t build them for
another 10 years. Because once the
land’s gone, it’s gone.’’
Finding solutions for StateHighway1
issues,pedestriansafety,cyclewaysand
algalbloomsinLakePegasusare also
prioritiesasthe WoodendSefton
Community Boardlooks to thefuture,Ms
Powell says.
‘‘One of thechallengesforusisthat
Woodend, Ravenswood and Pegasus are
treated as separateentitiesandwedon’t
reallyhaveadefined town centre like
Rangiora,Kaiapoi and Oxford.’’
Another concernis aperceivedlack of
representationaround thecounciltable,
as theareaisincludedinthe Kaiapoi
Woodendward.Thisissomething Ms
Powell wouldlike addressedaspartof
thecouncil’srepresentationreview.
‘‘It’sabit likewhen Kaiapoi felt like it
was playing second fiddle to Rangiora.’’
Covid fails
to quell
consents
North Canterbury’s building boom is
continuing apace, despite the
uncertainty of Covid19.
Both the Hurunui and Waimakariri
councils have reported strong
building consent numbers for 2020,
while the Kaikoura District Council
is looking forward to its Provincial
Growth Fund initiatives.
Last year, the Hurunui District
Council issued 449 building consents,
including 115 for new houses.
While this was down on the 465
consents (including 133 new houses)
issued in 2019, building and property
manager Kerry Walsh says the
combined dollar value of the various
building projects rose from
$64.3 million to $65.3m.
‘‘We planned for a20percent dropoff
due to Covid19, but it hasn’t
happened yet, so it’s certainly still a
popular area.
‘‘I don’t know what’s going to
happen in 2021, but at this stage it
looks to be astrong year.’’
Mr Walsh says consent numbers
have been slowly dropping back to
normal since the earthquakes, but
are holding up better than expected.
Holiday homes in Hanmer Springs
continue to be in demand, while the
opening of the Christchurch northern
corridor is expected to help make
Amberley more attractive, Mr Walsh
says.
Amajor development consented
last year was a$2.5m carmaking
facility near Waiau for Roden Cars.
The Waimakariri District Council
issued 582 consents for new houses in
2020, down slightly on the previous
year but ahead of preearthquake
years.
Amajor consented development in
the Waimakariri district last year
was the NPD service station at
Southbrook.
The council is processing aconsent
for more largeformat retail in Smith
Street, Kaiapoi, with akey
outstanding question remaining
around traffic layout.
The proposed Rangiora
Racecourse quarry consent is still in
process, with further information
being sought, and the appointment of
commissioners under way.
Consent has also been lodged for
the proposed Summerset Retirement
Village in Rangiora.
In Kaikoura, Mayor Craig Mackle
says his council will be working on
the Provincial Growth Fund projects
at Wakatu Quay and the Kaikoura
Marina in 2021.
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Hundreds of eels saved as pit dries up
By ROBYN BRISTOW
Hundreds of native tuna/eels,
some up to 60 years old, have
been rescued from Whites Pit at
Ohoka in the past two months as
the huge waterhole dries up.
About 200 were rescued prior
to Christmas and several
hundred since as dry
conditions reduced the pit to a
large mud puddle.
In alastditch effort to
protect those that had
burrowed deeply into the mud,
the Swannanoa Fire Brigade
was called in to pour atruckload
of water in to help protect
Painstaking work ... The eel
recovery unfolded in the muddy
remains of Whites Pit.
those remaining.
Makarini Rupene, pou matai
ko/cultural land management
adviser for the area extending
from the Waimakariri to
Kaikoura, says the eels, which
are an important mahinga kai
(food source) for his people,
have been relocated to asafe
freshwater environment.
Makarini, who is also the
chairman of the Tangata Tiaki
Kaitiaki board of Ngai
Tuahuriri Runanga, which
plays apart in guarding food
sources, is appealing to farmers
and landowners to contact
Environment Canterbury
(ECan) if they have water races
or ponds on their properties
that are drying out.
He says it is important that
people know the significance of
what they have on their land
and its importance to the ecosystem.
Makarini says both shortfin
and longfin native eels, which
are an endangered species,
were rescued from Whites Pit.
Rescuers initially used
electric fishing to catch the
eels, before turning to nets, to
catch about 200.
‘‘Over the Christmas period I
went back with family and took
out another 100 eels,’’ Makarini
says.
As the pond dried up it was a
matter of wading around in a10
metre by 10 metre mud puddle,
sometimes up to their waists,
catching eels by hand.
ECan and Department of
Conservation staff helped in
the rescue of around another
Flushing out survivors ...
Swannanoa firemen Assina
Dalglish, left, and Scott Pilkington
pour water into Whites Pit as part
of efforts to recover more
stranded eels.
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200 eels, but eventually had to
give up as the remaining few
eels were dug deep in the mud.
Makarini says he will be
keeping aclose eye on the pit
and will rescue any other eels
that come to the surface.
It was the second time in 10
years Whites Pit had dried up
and he is keen to understand its
hydrology.
‘‘This emphasises the
importance of water and
looking after our waterways,’’
he says.
On the move ... Eels in abucket, awaiting relocation to anew home.
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North Canterbury News, January 21, 2021
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Council names new
chief executive
By DAVID HILL
Jim Harland is set to trade managing the
South Island’s roads for areturn to local
government.
The New Zealand Transport Agency
(NZTA) director of relationships has
been appointed as the Waimakariri
District Council’s new chief executive,
replacing Jim Palmer who retires in
March after 17 years in the role.
Waimakariri Mayor Dan Gordon
says he is exceptionally pleased to
announce the appointment of Mr
Harland as chief executive.
‘‘The council and Iare excited
about working with Jim and
welcoming him to this new role.
“As an experienced chief
executive, Jim comes with
significant and strong
stakeholder relationships with
iwi, other territorial authorities,
central government, ministers,
the private sector, and knows
the operating landscape of
councils exceptionally well,’’ Mr
Gordon says.
Mr Harland’s present NZTA
role means he is amember of the
Greater Christchurch
Partnership and already has a
good knowledge and
understanding of the issues
facing the Waimakariri district,
Mr Gordon says.
“In the current climate it is vital
that our council has an experienced
chief executive to help guide and lead
our council.
‘‘We are very fortunate to have
recruited someone with the many skills
that Jim will bring.
“He will be ahugely capable leader for
the organisation while we navigate the
New Year and changes that come with
it.”
Mr Harland says he looks forward to
starting in his new role in late March.
‘‘It’s exciting to take the helm of a
highly successful council and continue
to build on this success for the benefit of
residents today and in the future.”
Before joining the transport agency,
Mr Harland was the Dunedin City
An opportunity to recharge
By ROBYN BRISTOW
It is time for Hurunui women to have a
cuppa, refresh and recharge.
Refill Your Cup returns next month,
afterahiatus last yearbecause of Covid
19.
The event,arisingfromthe drought
yearsinthe district, has since becomean
important date on the socialcalendar,
providingthe opportunity to listento
inspirational speakersand connect with
friends and neighbours away fromthe
office, farm and home.
The event is on February 24, from 10am
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New challenge ... Jim Harland will be the
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Council chief executive for 11 years.
He holds amasters degree in town
planning and has worked in several
senior roles in local government and the
private sector, including for the North
Shore City Council as the director of
strategy and policy, and then director of
policy and planning.
to 2pm, at the Omihi Community Hallin
ReecesRoad. World rowing champion
anddouble Olympian Eve MacFarlane,
whoisalocal resident,will speak.
Shewill be joinedbyLindy Nelson,
whose mission is to ‘‘amplify, empower
andsupport womenglobally’’.
Lindy is thefounder of the Agri
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NEWS AND OPINION
6 North Canterbury News, January 21, 2021
In the shadow of the virus
Itrust that, as we workour way through
January and settle into the New Year, you
have takensome time to appreciatethe
district we call home.
No matterour location, politics,
profession or personalsituation, there is
no doubt we have been affected by what we
naively considered 12 months ago would
be the shortterm effect of Covid19.
Now, with hindsight, we have amuch
greater understanding of the lingering
impact of the virus, and that there are
likely to be fundamental changes to the
way we live.
Whilemany of us have had our head
down,focusing on getting our jobs done
whiledealing with the constraints to keep
our families and colleaguessafe, we have
also been learning about the drastic
impacts the virus is having on our markets,
access to labour,supplychains and even
the basis of our economy.
Consumers have become more
concerned about the impact of production
on the environment, and are driving the
need for producers to deliver a
provenance story underpinned by
authenticated data.
Our country is becomingheavily
regulated,despite being abletoproduce 10
timesmore foodthan we require
ourselves. We are looking at the possibility
of thisfood becoming less accessible and
more expensivebecause of escalating
costs right at atime when we shouldbe
encouragingsustainability.
Why do we let more than 98 percent of
our alpinefedrivers go straight out to sea?
We needtobepromoting sustainable
water storageand use, not prohibiting it.
It begs the question:Dowereally want to
importall our food from countries that
have asignificantly lower environmental
standard than our own, ahigher carbon
footprint and nonexistent labour laws,
simplybecauseofthe regulatory costswe
have burdened upon ourown producing
sector?
New Zealandproduces enough foodto
feed 50 million people,yet thousands of
Kiwi children go withoutproper nutrition
every day.
Our primary producers are facing new
laws withinthe freshwaterframework.
Don’t get me wrong.Iagree that we want to
preserve our freshwater status, but Iam
concerned that the targetwill be met by
farmers and farmers alone.Weall playa
part in maintaining this standard, so we all
shouldbepart of the solution and not
place the economic burden on the primary
sectoralone.
Make the most of summer
By JOANNE GUMBRELL, chairwoman of
the Waimakariri Agefriendly Advisory Group
HappyNew Year. It’s backtowork for
many.
Some of my best childhoodmemories
are of summer holidays. My father was a
builder/joiner and built us one of the first
caravans withacurved front.Mum baked
for daysbeforeweleft, and preparations
took weeks.
We toured the South Islanduntil we
childrengot sick of that and demanded
we stayinone place so we could meet
people and do thingstogether.
Social connectionisone of the aspects
of our Waimakariri AgefriendlyPlan.
Madeleine, our facilitator, sent me a
link to aRadioNZprogramme about
living wellinto our 90s,inwhich social
connection is seen as ahuge factor:
rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/sunday/
audio/2018774880/thesecrettolivingtowellintoyour90sorolder.
On the community page, our local
paperslist the datesfor neighbourhood
barbecues.These sound likefun and are
away to meet people living nearby. It’sa
super initiative by ourcouncil’s
community team.
Afamily near us invited us to visit them
while on holidayonBanks Peninsula. We
hadawonderful day. We tookour
daughterand her 13yearold son with us.
Ourdaughter is awidow so it was great
forher to meet otherparentsof
teenagers. It was also good for us “older
folk” to be part of that.
Twoofour three children with adult
families liveinNew Zealand.Weare the
fortunateones.There must be manywho
live abroad who havenoidea when they
will meetfriends and family again.
Waimakariri has ahigh proportionof
older people. It is agreat, friendly place
to live.Let’s spend the summer meeting
peopleand making new friends.
Ngamihi nui.
Around the electorate with
STUART SMITH MP FOR KAIKOURA
Farmers should not
carry an unfair
emissions burden
As the saying goes, ‘‘may you live in
interestingtimes’’. We certainly did in
2020,but whatdoes 2021 haveinstorefor
the agriculture sector?
On February1,the ClimateChange
Commission willrelease its draft carbon
budgetsand policy adviceproposals.The
key questionfor Kiwis will be: what will
it costand how will the burden of change
be shared in our communities?
What concerns me is the narrative that
farmers are widelyviewedasthe
problem, and therefore they should carry
the burden of the cost.
Iwanttochallenge this notion. While it
is popularly believed that agriculture is
responsible for nearly half of our
emissions, thisisbeing challenged on at
leasttwo fronts.
Firstly, research from Auckland
University of Technology ecologist Dr
Bradley Case indicatesthat woody
vegetation on sheepand beeffarms is
offsetting about90percent of their
emissions.
This makes senseand it is great news
for the sector. However, it also highlights
aproblem. While it is impractical, if not
impossible to accuratelymeasure
emissions at afarm level, officials are
more thanhappy to go with estimates.
But when it comes to sequestration on
farm,itseemsestimates are not good
enough.
On anotherfront, aresearch project led
by Oxford UniversityProfessorMyles
Allenconcluded thatgovernments are
setting targets for differentgreenhouse
gasemissions which could be unfair,
inefficient and dangerous.
They argue that the current GWP100
methodofconvertingmethaneand
nitrous oxide (predominantly from
agriculture)doesn’t reliably accountfor
thedifferent impacts of long and shortlived
gases.
Thestudyconcludes thatmethane’s
warming potentialisaquarter of the
currentestimate. This would have a
significant impact on New Zealand’s
emissionsprofile.
Iinvited ProfessorAllen to speak about
this study to GLOBE,acrossparty group
of MPs interestedinenvironmental
issues.Itgenerated alot of positive
discussion.
It is clear that scientific opinion is
dividedonthis issue,and it is also clear
that, to date, it has been easytoblamethe
farmers for half of our emissions whenin
fact it is not that simple.
Because the farming community is
small in number, it is consideredaneasy
target for activists,who rely on public
support. Until now, the averageKiwi
thinks that others needtoreduce
emissionsand they won’t have to worry,
butthat is likely to changesoon.
It willbeinteresting to see what the
ClimateChange Commission
recommends on February1.
Butone thing is for certain. The
narrative that the agricultural sector is
solely to blame for causing the biggest
impact on our emissions andonclimate
change is simply unfairand unwarranted.
Open day planned for coastal park
Acelebration of community and
conservation is planned for Tuhaitara
Coastal Park’s10th annualopen day.
The event will be held on Sunday,
January 31, at the Woodend Beach
Domain from 10amto2pm.
Thoseattending will be able to meeta
mudfish, takepart in mural painting,
and learnhow to become involved with
volunteer park projects.There will be
displays, demonstrations, guided walks,
music, children’s activities, and local
vendors’stalls. Dogs are permitted.
Email Greg Byrnes or Meredith
Leutzinger at tkot.enquiries@farmside.
co.nz or phone (03) 313 1768.
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Tide Chart
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Set 9:02pm
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Mouth
12:01pm 2.1 6:16pm 0.7 12:49pm 2.1 7:04pm 0.7 1:38pm 2.1 7:51pm 0.7 2:27pm 2.1 8:37pm 0.7 3:14pm 2.1 9:23pm 0.7 3:59pm 2.1 10:10pm 0.7 4:43pm 2.1 10:56pm 0.6
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5:47am 0.8 12:26am 2.1 6:38am 0.8 1:15am 2.1 7:30am 0.8 2:05am 2.1 8:21am 0.8 2:55am 2.1 9:10am 0.8 3:42am 2.2 9:57am 0.8 4:27am 2.2 10:43am 0.7
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12:01pm 2.1 6:16pm 0.7 12:49pm 2.1 7:04pm 0.7 1:38pm 2.1 7:51pm 0.7 2:27pm 2.1 8:37pm 0.7 3:14pm 2.1 9:23pm 0.7 3:59pm 2.1 10:10pm 0.7 4:43pm 2.1 10:56pm 0.6
5:56am 0.8 12:35am 2.1 6:47am 0.8 1:24am 2.1 7:39am 0.8 2:14am 2.1 8:30am 0.8 3:04am 2.1 9:19am 0.8 3:51am 2.2 10:06am 0.8 4:36am 2.2 10:52am 0.7
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Gore Bay 12:12pm 2.1 6:27pm 0.7 1:00pm 2.1 7:15pm 0.7 1:49pm 2.1 8:02pm 0.7 2:38pm 2.1 8:48pm 0.7 3:25pm 2.1 9:34pm 0.7 4:10pm 2.1 10:21pm 0.7 4:54pm 2.1 11:07pm 0.6
5:59am 0.6 12:36am 1.6 6:49am 0.6 1:23am 1.6 7:39am 0.6 2:11am 1.6 8:28am 0.6 2:58am 1.7 9:15am 0.6 3:44am 1.7 10:01am 0.6 4:29am 1.7 10:45am 0.5
Kaikoura 12:14pm 1.6 6:26pm 0.5 1:02pm 1.6 7:11pm 0.6 1:49pm 1.6 7:56pm 0.6 2:35pm 1.6 8:41pm 0.6 3:20pm 1.6 9:26pm 0.6 4:04pm 1.6 10:10pm 0.6 4:49pm 1.6 10:55pm 0.5
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perfect opportunity to showcase local
talent.
Fyffe House, Kaikoura’s oldest
building, providesa‘‘stunningbackdrop
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The event wasfirst held nearly 20 years
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Limit treats such as potato chips and
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Nutritious ... Students will benefits from taking ahealthy lunch to school.
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Grain foods: Aim to include whole
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with us!
Sky’sthe
limit for
students
Broadening horizons ... TheWarwick sistersofOxford,Emma, left,
and Pippa, enjoy viewingthe stars on cold winternights. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
By DAVID HILL
Two Oxford sisters have
opened their eyes to another
worldthroughstudying
astronomy.
Emma Warwick, aged 15,
and Pippa Warwick, 10, have
been attending night classesat
the Oxford Area School
Observatory with their parents,
Davidand Nikki Warwick,
since 2017,when the classes
were first offered.
Retired teacherErik
Vermaat has developedsix
astronomy courses over the
last few years, learningabout
the latestdiscoveries as he
goes.
“We started in the local solar
systemand worked our way
through to the end of the
observable universe, and we’ve
done some of the courses more
than once,” Nikki says.
“Our youngestwas only
seven years old when we first
started and Icertainly didn’t
know much aboutspace. I
thought it was all too hard, but
Erik is fantastic because he
makes sure everyone can
understand and does lots of
handson experiments.”
Nikki saysthe family will be
enrolling for as many courses
as they can this year, while
Emma will be helping to teach
apractical astronomy course,
The Rhythmic Sky,planned for
terms two and three.
“Ithas open my daughters’
eyes to another world.When
they understand how and why
thingsare the way they are, it
helps to broaden their
understanding.”
Emma has developed a
passion for the mythology
behindthe names of the
planets in the solarsystemand
astroarchaeology.
Pippa is fascinated by Mars
and is developing an interest in
atoms, Nikki says.
“I think both girls will end up
doing something to do with
science and this has given
them agood grounding.
“I can see Emma going into
either conservationor
archaeology, while Pippais
fascinated about going to Mars
and how we will live there.”
The Warwicks can’t waitfor
the courses to start nextmonth,
but in the meantime they have
their own telescope at home
and the girls have come up
with their own research
projects,Nikkisays.
She encourages others to
enrol as afamily and to start
from the beginning, Exploring
theSolar System,interm one.
“You are never too young to
learn astronomy and no
question is astupid question,’’
Nikki says.
Coursesbegin with
Exploringthe Solar System.Itis
followed by Leaving the Solar
System (out to 7000 light years)
in term two, Exploringthe
Milky Way (out to 500,000 light
years) in term three and Going
Deep (out to the edge of the
observable universe)interm
four.
Apracticalcourse, The
Rhythmic Sky is planned for
both terms two and three to
allow for plenty of observing
through the telescope.
With threemissions,
includingNasa’s Perseverance
rover, due to arrive at Mars
next month, the red planetis
certain to be in focus.
For more information go to
oxford.ngawhetu.nz.
BACK TO SCHOOL
North Canterbury News, January 21, 2021
11
RANGIORA BOROUGH SCHOOL
Nau Mai, Haere Mai
Welcome to Rangiora Borough School
for 2021
School commences at 8.55am on
Wednesday 3 rd February
All stationerywill be provided and
available on day 1.
Uniforms are available from The Warehouse.
Forenrolment enquiries and enrolment procedures,
please visit our website -www.rangiora.school.nz
under ‘Enrolment’
ncnrgaborough
Ahappy New Year to allour existing and new
school families.Welook forward toseeing you
when schoolreopens.
Ourschool has an enrolment scheme,soifyou
are considering our wonderful, family-focused
school for your child, please check our website
for the enrolment scheme details orcontact us
to reserve aplace.
School will be open for new enrolments from
Wednesday27January.
Students return to school on Wednesday 3
February.All stationery information forthe new
year is on ourschoolwebsiteorcan be accessed
throughwww.myschool.co.nz
www.leithfield.school.nz
Phone 03 3148024
principal@leithfield.school.nz
2342028
BACK TO SCHOOL
12 North Canterbury News, January 21, 2021
• General Dentistry
• Hygienist
• Dental Therapy
• Periodontal Therapy
• Minor Oral Surgery
• Family Dentistry
2286891
PAGPegasus Dental
54 Pegasus Main St Pegasus
03 920 4003
pagpegasusdental@gmail.com
Welcomes pupils back to school on
Wednesday 3 rd February 2021
at 8.50am.
• Cosmetic Dentistry
• Facial Pain
• Oral Medicine
Specialist
• Oral Cancer Detection
• Ulcer Management
New enrolments on
Monday 1 st February 2021
The School office will be open from
Monday 1 st February 2021
If you wish to contact the school prior
to enrolment day, please email
admin@ashgrove.school.nz
Phone: 03 313 8552
2336763
Open Monday to Friday 8.30 to 5.30 |www.pagdental.com
Rangiora High School
www.rangiorahigh.school.nz
Start Dates for 2021
Nau mai haere mai. Welcome to the new school year.
27 January New Enrolment Day, 9.00am to 10.45am
(for all new non-enrolled students at all year levels)
28-29 January Teacher Only Days
1February First day for Years 11-13 (who return on 4February)
2February Year 9Orientation (first day for Year 9)
3February Year 9-10 Orientation (first day for Year 10)
4February First day all levels are at school (Years 9-13)
5February House Sports Day (Years 9-13)
8February Waitangi Day observance
•Ample parking, easy
access
•Clinicians all New
Zealand trained
•Super Gold and
Community Services
Card Discounts
PAGSilverstream Dental
4/42 Silverstream Boulevard Silverstream
03 925 8003
pagsilverstreamdental@gmail.com
More detailed information onour
2021 start dates is available at:
www.rangiorahigh.school.nz
Govt sets priorities
for education system
The Government has released aset of
priorities for early learning through to
tertiary education and lifelong learning.
Education Minister Chris Hipkins says
the priorities will build astronger, fairer
education system that delivers for all
New Zealanders.
“The election delivered aclear
mandate from New Zealanders to
accelerate our plan to reduce
inequalities and make more training
opportunities available as the country
recovers from Covid19,” he says.
“We have asignificant programme of
work in education which began in our
first term in Government to improve the
wellbeing of students and teachers, lift
achievement and investing to train and
reskill New
Zealanders.
“It’s now about
building on those
foundations as we
prioritise
programmes like the
rollout of the Free
and Healthy School
Lunches, move to
significantly closing
the pay gap for
teachers working in
education and care
centres, replace the
blunt and outdated
decile system, and
target additional
tertiary spending in
areas that are critical
for the country’s
economic recovery.’’
The Government’s
direction in
education is set out
in the new statement
of National
Education Learning
Priorities (NELP), a
legal framework for early learning
services, schools and kura.
The new Tertiary Education Strategy
(TES) sets out the priorities for tertiary
providers.
Mr Hipkins says the documents signal
the government’s commitment to making
Chris Hipkins
❛We have made significant
progress over the last three
years towards an education
system thatmakessurenoone
is left behind.❜
—Chris Hipkins
ameaningful difference.
These include:
Reducing barriers to education for all
learners;
Ensuring places of learning are safe,
inclusive and free from racism,
discrimination and
bullying;
Developing staff to
strengthen teaching,
leadership and learner
support capability
across the education
workforce;
Collaborating with
industries and
businesses to ensure
learners have the skills
to succeed.
“From scrapping
NCEA exam fees,
implementing free fees
for the first year of
tertiary study, the
school donations
scheme, setting clear
expectations for the
pastoral care of
students, and
connecting more
students to the internet,
we have made
significant progress
over the last three years
towards an education
system that makes sure noone is left
behind,’’ Mr Hipkins says.
“I am confident that the education
system, in responding to this set of
priorities, will give students the skills
and confidence needed to succeed in
education, in work and in life.”
Accepting enrolments for 2021 from young parents
or expectant parents aged under 21 years
The on-site ELC has spaces available for children
aged 6weeks to 6years
Proud ofour Past -Focused on our Future
Monday 1February 2021, 9am to3.30pm
Early Learning Centre open for new enrolments.
Transport available. Whānau welcome.
Tuesday 2February 2021, 10.30 amto12noon
Young Parents’ College enrolment for
new and returning students
For all YPC enquiries please contact
Ruth Robertson P: 327 8386 M:022 074 2326
Robert Coup Road, Kaiapoi 7630
E: ypc@kaiapoi.school.nz
For ELC enquiries please contact:
Jacinta McInerney P: 327 8315 M: 027 816 5388
E: karangamai@wellbeingnc.org.nz
2335594
BACK TO SCHOOL
North Canterbury News, January 21, 2021
13
Moving on to primary school ... Fernside Preschool assistant manager Katherine Street
with pupils, from left, Piper Barrett, Rosalie Travaille, Lachlan Evans and Ian Visagie, who
have been working towards leaving preschool for the next stage of their education at
primary school.
PHOTO: SHELLEY TOPP
Children ready for
school adventures
2339208
27 th -29 th of January -Office open for enquiries
1 st -2 nd of February -Teacher Only Days
3 rd of February -Y11-13 students only
4 th of February -Y1-10 students only
5 th of February -Full School Y1-13
-Mihi Whakatau 9am
School Hours 8.45am -3.00pm
Phone (03) 314 4430 •office@hurunuicollege.school.nz
Stephen Beck —Principal
By SHELLEY TOPP
Four pupils from Fernside Preschool
are excited to be joining the ‘‘big kids’’
soon at primary school when the first
term begins next month.
The four youngsters, Piper Barrett,
Rosalie Travaille, Lachlan Evans and
Ian Visagie, began working towards
leaving preschool last year, preparing
for the next stage of their education.
‘‘When the pupils turn four and ahalf,
they move into the ‘Be Ready For
School’ group,’’ says the preschool’s
assistant manager, Katherine Street.
The ‘‘Be Ready For School’’ group’s
education includes spending time with a
teacher at the preschool for 30 minutes
every day to do primary schoolpreparation
work with letters, shapes,
numbers and colours, and every Friday
the children and their teacher walk to
Fernside School, just alittle further
along O’Roarkes Road.
They spend an hour in the classroom
with the new entrants teacher getting to
know each other and learning how
things work at their new school.
‘‘It is avery relaxed learning time with
the children,’’ Katherine says.
Caution urged around schools
Driversare beingurged to take special
care near schools when pupils return.
The Waimakariri District Council is
asking road drivers to be especially
careful near schools.
This is particularlyimportant during
the busypickup and dropoff times.
‘‘Children cannot accurately judge the
speedand distance of approaching cars
and cannotalways locate the source of
sounds,’’ saysthe council’s journey
planner and road safety coordinator,
KathyGraham.
‘‘They tend to be farsighted,have
difficulty with side vision, and their eye
levels are lower than adults so theymay
not always be abletosee around parked
cars.Plus, they are easily distracted and
may forget to look for traffic.’’
Kathyalso wants to remind drivers that
they are required to slowdown to 20kmh
when passing astationary school bus, no
matter which direction they are
travelling in, and that there are morning
and afternoon speed limit restrictions
outside many schools based on the local
environmentand nature of the area.
Kathyreminds drivers to show courtesy
and patience when they encounter a
school patrol.
‘‘Schoolpatrols help to keepstudents
safe on the road by controlling the flow of
vehicles and pedestrians at pedestrian
crossingsand ‘kea’ crossings(school
crossing points).
‘‘Itisahuge responsibility for the
young students to operate the crossings
and we relyondrivers to showcourtesy
and patience.’’
Staying safewhile parkingaround
schools during the oftenchaotic pickup
anddropoff times is another issue Kathy
wants parentsand caregivers to carefully
consider.
The council receives continual
feedback from schools aboutthe ‘‘chaos’’
at school gates,with many parents
wantingtoparkright outsidethe gate. It
is notuncommon forparentstoalso park
illegally, or block visionfor other road
users.
‘‘We would encourageparents to
consider parking further away from the
school where possible and walking with
their childifthey are not comfortable to
lettheir child walkbythemselves.’’
2021 KEY DATES
Aspecial welcome to all new and returning students –weare
looking forward to “Year 2” at Te MatauruPrimary!
Our office opens for 2021 on Monday 25 th January.
Our first day for all students is Wednesday 3 rd February.
Enrolment queries (in zone only) can be made through
office@tematauru.school.nz or phone 03 928 3191.
Please note that summertime emails and phone enquiries will be
replied to on 25th January.
DNicholls, Principal
2334265
BACK TO SCHOOL
14 North Canterbury News, January 21, 2021
NorthCanterbury
AcademyofMusic Inc
32 years of Music Education
in North Canterbury
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Back to school ...
Reducing the stress
around areturn to
school is helpful for
both children and
parents. PHOTO:FILE
Come&try an instrumentatour
OPEN DAY
Friday5February4-6pm
at theRangiora Town Hall Studios
Entry from carpark
Enrolonline or at the open day.
Closing datefor applications is 8February.
Lessons start week beginning 22 February
www.ncam.ac.nz |enquiry@ncam.ac.nz
Tips for astress-free return to school
We would like to wish everyone a
Happy New Year!
Our school office will be open from Monday 1 st February.
The first day backfor studentsisWednesday 3 rd February 2021 startingat8:55am.
Forall enquiries please phone the school office on 3149444.
2341201
If your child is new to school, visit the
school grounds over the holidays to help
them feel comfortable with their new
surroundings;
Get your child to have their clothing
and backpack ready the night before
school to reduce stress in the morning;
If your children are anxious about the
first day, make time to talk about their
worries;
Pack alunchbox that will give your
child energy to last the day —try
including amix of fruit, vegetables,
whole grains, dairy products and
protein;
Check if your school has asecondhand
uniform shop, or put apost online to see
if you can buy aless expensive secondhand
uniform;
Netsafe has great advice for parents
on buying and using devices for school:
If you have concerns about your
children’s progress, make atime to chat
with their teacher;
Health experts recommend 9to11
hours sleep for schoolage children, and
8to10hours per night for teens;
Parents on abenefit or low incomes
may be eligible for assistance from Work
and Income for some costs associated
with school.
—Ministry of Education
Mon |1st February |2021
9.30am -2.30pm &5pm -6.30pm
2021 Year 12 &13Programmes
Pre-Professional Programmes
Student Centre, Cnr StAsaph &Hagley Ave
Last Chance to
Enrol for 2021
BACK TO SCHOOL
North Canterbury News, January 21, 2021
15
Care around children ... The Hurunui District’s road safety coordinator, Dean Eades, says
drivers have abig part to play in ensuring children get to school safely.
PHOTO: SUPPLIED
Driver care crucial in
keeping children safe
By DEAN EADES, road safety coordinator
for the Hurunui District Council
School buses doingtheir dailyroundsis
always afirstindicationthat the summer
holidays arefinished for our young ones.
Remember the golden rule–‘‘20K
either way’’which means dropping your
speed to 20kmhwhen going past aschool
bus,regardlessofwhat side of the road
you or thebus are on.
Roadcrossings willbebusy, both on our
state highways anddistrict roads.
Islands in the middleofthe roadmean
pedestrianscan waituntil carshavegone
past, but patienceiskey here and so is
yourwillingness to stopand letthe
childrencrossthroughtothe footpathso
theycan carry on theirway.
Lookout for ‘‘Safetoschool route’’signs
dotted around thedistrict in urbanareas.
These are wellused optionsfor school
commuters,sokeep yourspeed down and
youreyespeeled.
It’snot abad ideatodrivewithyour
lightson, (not fullbeam, but not park
lightseither) allthe time,asitwill keep
Dates for 2021
Wednesday 27th January 2021
Course Confirmation (Old Library)
1.30pm-2.30pm, Year 11
2.30pm-3.30pm, Year 12&13
Monday 1st February 2021
All students Year 1–13
9.00am: Start
11:30am: Mihi Whakatau
(Welcome), GP Hall,
Welcome to the new school year
and to new students, staff and
parents.
Buses run from Monday 1st February
2340510
youmore visible when youare behindthe
wheel.
Forschools closetorailwaycrossings,
Kiwirail willbehosting education
sessions for schools aboutsafe behaviour.
Agreatrule of thumb foreveryone is to
always stop at atraintrack andlook,
before youcross.
Noteveryone is back into workmode in
February.Several people arestillout and
aboutenjoying the great spots around
NewZealand.
So let’sset agood exampleinthe
Hurunuidistrict by keeping our speeds
down duringthe morning and afternoon
commutetoand fromschools,and help
everyoneget safely to wheretheyneedto
be.
TheHurunui DistrictCouncil works
closelywithits local schools,the New
ZealandTransportAgency, police,
Kiwirail, theNew ZealandTrucking
Association,AANew Zealand,ACC,as
well as others, to createsaferdriving
environments and effective public
messaging—all in thename of keeping
ourcommunity safe.
WAIPARA
SCHOOL
commences on
Wednesday
3February 2021.
Please remember to bring sunhats
and swimming togs.
Enquiries and new enrolments to
Di Officer, Principal
Ph 03 314 6814
waipara@xtra.co.nz
www.waipara.school.nz
Waipara School
Loffhagen Drive, Waipara
2335043
Theschoolwelcomes allits students back foragreat school year in 2021!
Monday 1February: 9.00am SurnamesA-L (+ Peer SupportLeaders)
CourseConfirmation(Yrs11-13)
(Church Auditorium)
Tuesday2February:
Wednesday3February:
Back to School Safety
It’s “back to school” time! Help keep each other
safe byfollowing some simple tips:
• Children and young people
get distracted and may
forget to look for traffic –
be alert
• Stop if aschool patrol sign
is extended –nomatter
which side it’s on
• Children often don’t
accurately judge the speed
and distance of approaching
cars –slow down
11.00am SurnamesM-Z:Course Confirmation(Yrs 11-13)
(Church Auditorium)
12.00pm
10-3pm
AllNetNZ students
• Either way it’s 20k –this is the legal speed when driving past a
stationery school bus in any direction
• Avoid chaos at the school gate by parking further away
• Help your children learn tobesafe bybeing asafe road user yourself.
Thank youfor slowing down to keep our tamariki safe.
Find out more -waimakariri.govt.nz
PeerSupport Leader Training (Rm29)
SmithBlock
TeacherOnly Day
TeacherOnly Day
Thursday 4February: 8.50am Yr1-8 students(inclusive) to classrooms.
Yr 9&Peer SupportLeaderstoEvents Centre
(gymnasium)
Friday 5February: 8.50am WholeSchool House Day(mufti) –Primaryand
Secondary
Monday 8February:
9.00-9.30am
Pōwhiriwelcome forallstudentsat
Events Centre.
Waitangi Day–schoolclosed
Enrolmentsfor 2021haveclosed duetoRNLS beingatcapacity. Forenrolment in future
years, please check outour website forPrimary and/or SecondaryProspectusand
Enrolment Form.Newsletters, stationery requirementsand otherrelevant information
for2021 enrolled students is available on websitewww.rnls.school.nz
Schoolbuses will resume asnormal from andincludingThursday 4February2021.
PROVIDINGQUALITY CHRISTIANEDUCATION FORYR1-13 STUDENTS IN
NORTHCANTERBURY
Denchs Road,Rangiora|Ph(03) 313 6332
admin@rnls.school.nz |www.rnls.school.nz
2334637-S
ARA INSTITUTE OF CANTERBURY
Free computing course
delivers unexpected benefits
Asimple desire tobecome more confident
using computers has opened up aworld of
possibilities forbusinessowner ThomasKing.
Forthe past 20 years, Thomas has been acodirectorofalogistics
business.Overthattime
he’s seen huge changes inthe way business is
conducted.
“The world is rapidly changing and to keep
pace with it, having some confidence and
competence in computing iscrucial,” hesays.
“I realised that I’d have toembrace this scary
but exciting new tech-driven world sooner or
later, and now here Iamtoday, loving what I
once feared.”
Thomas took his first steps in computing at
an AraConnect community hub, oneofseveral
in Christchurch. Each AraConnect huboffers
free, non-assessed computing courses for
anyone wanting togain skills and confidence
usingdigital technology.
Thomas says the tutors at Ara Connect
welcomed him warmly, made learning an
enjoyableexperience andwereverysupportive.
“I felt so inspired during my journey and this
is areflection of the good folk who work
at Ara. They’re very attentive and always
eager toassist. They want you to succeed
and they encourage you to push your
boundaries without ever throwing you in
thedeepend.”
Discoveringsomethingnewandamazing
every time hegot on acomputer was one
of the things Thomas enjoyed most about
his time atAra. “There are some amazing
apps andsoftware outthere just waitingto
be discovered. I’ve especially fallen in love
with collaborationtools whichcan help me
complete ahost ofproject management tasks.
What Ilearned wasmindbogglingand Irealise
now that wehaven’t even really scratched the
surface of theseamazingtools andhow useful
they canbe.”
Having now completed a New Zealand
Certificate in Computing (Advanced User),
Thomas is considering further study and
possibly acompletecareerchange. “I’m keeping
my optionsopenbut afuture in IT is becoming
more likely formewithevery passingday.”
His advice for anyone else considering
the computing courses atAra Connect isto
just go for it. “You have the chance toadd an
invaluable credential to your CV,and theLevel
3and 4certificates are agreat way toprepare
forfurther studyinany subject.Knowing how
to usecomputersinaway that delivers results
canmakelifesomucheasier, especiallyinthe
world ofbusiness. Icertainly wish I’d taken
courses like these two decades ago. Myadvice
is to pluckupthe courageand just go forit.”
To find out more, visit ara.ac.nz or call
08002424 76.
NEWS
16 North Canterbury News, January 21, 2021
No leads over fake banknotes
identified after race meeting
By SHELLEY TOPP
Apolice investigation into areport that
counterfeit $100 notes were paid out by
the Totalisator Agency Board in
Rangiora was unable to establish how
the notes came into circulation.
‘‘Canterbury police are aware of a
number of reports of counterfeit notes
circulating over the last couple of
years,’’ apolice spokesman said.
However, in the Rangiora incident
‘‘there were no available lines of enquiry
into how the notes came to be in
circulation’’.
The notes were paid to regular
racegoer Bruce Gasson during the
Rangiora Harness Racing Club’s New
Year meeting on January 3.
He did not notice the notes were fake
until he returned home from the
meeting.
Mr Gasson reported the counterfeit
note to the TAB and the police.
He has since been reimbursed by the
betting agency.
TAB general manager for broadcasting
and operations Edward Rennell said the
agency had arange of measures to
reduce the possibility of betting fraud,
including training staff and contract
operators on how to identify counterfeit
money. ‘‘Regrettably, in the recent
incident in Rangiora, avery small
number of notes went undetected by a
tote operator,’’ he said.
‘‘Since the issue was discovered we
have reinforced to our staff the guidance
from the Reserve Bank of New Zealand
on how to spot this illegal activity.
‘‘The incident is areminder to
businesses, such as the TAB, and the
wider public to be aware of counterfeit
cash.’’
In form ... Rakiatea Tau, left, and Jack Mckenzie reached the finals of the under16
boys’ division at the New Zealand surf nationals at Piha.
PHOTO: SUPPLIED
Pair master thePihasurf
Two young Waikuku Beach surfers
rode their way to the top at the New
Zealand surf nationals in Piha.
Rakiatea Tau, 14, and Jack
Mckenzie, 15, from the Northside
Boardriders Club, reached the finals
of the under16 boys’ division during
the nationals, which ran from January
11 to 16.
The boys had to surf in challenging
sea conditions at Piha, but mastered
the surf to knock out some of the best
under16 surfers in the North Island to
make finals day.
The final saw better conditions than
earlier in the week. Jack finished
third and Rakiatea fourth.
The surf nationals are the largest
surf competition in the country, and
are part of the Surf NZ circuit.
Te reo initiative for Canterbury
Schoolleaders, teachers and support
staff can now register for aprogramme
that encourages the education
workforce to grow theirconfidence in
using te reo and integratingitinto the
learning of all students.
Te Ahu oteReo Maori willroll out
nationwide in 2021 for both new,
emerging and competentspeakers in
education who are keentodevelop their
fluency and expandtheir knowledge.
Successfully pilotedlast yearwith
more than 1000 principals, teachers and
support staff, the 120hour programme
will be offered throughweekly classes,
onlinelessons, and wananga or noho
marae.
Afurtherpostdelivery support
programme, consistingofabout50hours
for up to eightweeks,will offer
additional support to help embed and
enhance learninginthe classroom.
Registrations are open to:
English medium teachers from early
learning services through to secondary
school;
Maorimedium kaiako, from Kohanga
Reo through to wharekura;
Nonteaching and supportstaff in
kura, schools, wharekura,earlylearning
services and Kohanga Reo.
Based on atereo Maori competency
framework,Nga Taumata oTeAhu ote
Reo Maori,learning will focus on the
use of localdialect, practiceofits use
for aclassroomsetting, grammar and
writingconventions, curriculum
development and language planning for
the classroom,
It will be rolled out in 10 Ministry of
Education locations, including
Canterbury.
To register, teachers,kaiako and
supportstaff will need their Education
Sector Logon (ESL) details.Email
tereo.maorigroup@education.govt.nz.
2021 BMX NZ SOUTH ISLAND TITLES EVENT
20 North Canterbury News, January 21, 2021
2021 BMX NZ SOUTH ISLAND TITLES EVENT
21
Nearly 270 competitors vie for honours in South Island BMX champs
Focused on the finish
line ... Blake Glover
(Kaitangata) and Austin
Mortimer (Nelson),
battle for line honours in
a10boys race.
PHOTO:JOSH CLARK.
Winner ... Rico Bearman (North Harbour) rides to take out the
junior men’s category.
PHOTO: JOSH CLARK
Ready to go ...
Snapping out of the
gates during
competition.
PHOTO:JOSH CLARK
Competing again ... North Canterbury past club
president Aaron Clark took third place after having
hung up his bike for ayear or two.
PHOTO: PAM FRASER, MAK SHOTS
Pedalpower ... Skyla Hansen (from the North Canterbury BMX Club)
on course to win her Sprockets,girls6,race.
PHOTO:PAM FRASER, MAK SHOTS
Flying high ... Riders take on the prostraight in the elite men’s
competition.
PHOTO: JOSH CLARK
Corner one ...
Young riders get to grips with the course.
PHOTO: JOSH CLARK
Congratulations ... Agroup of boys in the 14 age group, congratulate each other on aride
well ridden.
PHOTO: JOSH CLARK
Jumping ... Heath Boyce (North Canterbury) tackles the course.
PHOTO: PAM FRASER, MAK SHOTS.
Speeding by ... Matthew Snelling (North Canterbury) negotiates the third
straight.
PHOTO: PAM FRASER,MAK SHOTS
Bumpy ride ... Riding through the pros.
PHOTO:JOSH CLARK
Heading down the straight ... Competition for line honours in the 14 boys class.
PHOTO: JOSH CLARK
Crowded banks ... Ahuge number of spectators visited the North Canterbury track at Rangiora during the South Island Titles.Taylor
Carpenter (Christchurch City) races in the foreground.
PHOTO: JOSH CLARK
Start line ... Riders await the drop of the gate to
start their race.
PHOTO: JOSH CLARK
Riley Smart .. . The North Canterbury rider heads for first place in the 11 boys
competition. PHOTO: PAM FRASER,MAK SHOTS Steep incline ... Riders negotiate the last corner before racing to the finish. PHOTO: JOSH CLARK
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Kai time ... Acrowd lined up for the hangi served by the Kaiapoi High School kapa haka
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PHOTOS: FILE
Busy events calendar
for rest of summer
By DAVID HILL
Kaiapoi has abusy couple of months ahead
with events.
Whilethe Kaiapoi River Carnival is
taking ayear off,events groupAll Together
Kaiapoi is back with the Kaiapoi Garden
Competition on Friday, January 29, the
Waitangi Day Family Celebrations on
Saturday, February 6, and the KaiapoiFun
Run on March14.
Once again, the Waimakariridistrict’s
Waitangi Day celebration willbeafree,
family day at TrousselotParkinCharles
Street, Kaiapoi,starting at 10am.
Live entertainment is being provided,
alongwith bouncycastles, pony rides, face
painting,airbrush tattoos, Flip Out Air
Tracks, and aphoto booth.
Kaiapoi High School’s kapa hakagroup
will once again organise ahangi
fundraiser, withparticipantsable to preorderfromthe
KaiapoiiSite for $10 per
person (cash only) before the event.
Therewill also be plentyofmarket and
food stallstokeeppeople entertained and
fed.
For more information on the Waitangi
Day Celebrations, visit the All Together
Kaiapoi page on Facebook.
The KaiapoiFun Run willbeback on
Sunday, March 14, with more details to
come.
OtherKaiapoievents includethe
Wellbeing Festival/TeWhakaora Ra and
RivertownVibes.
The KaiapoiFoodForest and Eco
Educate arejoining forces to organise the
annualWellbeing Festival on Saturday,
February 27, at the foodforest, oppositeSt
Bartholomew’s Anglican Church in Cass
Street.
The festival gets under way at 10am with
stalls, demonstrations, food and music.
For more information, visit the “Kaiapoi
Food Forest –Kai is in our name” and/or
the Eco Educate pages on Facebook.
RivertownVibeswill bringfolk,pop,
country, blues, funk, reggae,electric and
rock music to Kaiapoi on Saturday,March
20.
The lineup of musicians includes Lost
Tribe Aotearoa, Dillastrate, Stonehurst,
Scrooge, Black &Gold and Lee Martin.
For more information, visit
rivertownvibes.co.nz.
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Achance to reminisce andchatatthis
informalmeetingand supper.
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DINNER &DANCE
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Culturaldiversity ... Dancers fromother cultures,such as Rangiora’s Scottishcountrydance
group, performed during last year’sWaitangi Day Family Celebrations.
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Colourful history to be celebrated
By DAVID HILL
Kaiapoi’s men’s and women’s hockey
clubshad contrastingfortunes in their
earlyyears.
The KaiapoiHinemoa Hockey Club
celebrates its 125thanniversary during
Waitangi Weekend afterstartingout as
two separate clubs.
The maleonly Kaiapoi Hockey Club in
1895 became the first registered New
Zealand hockeyclub, thanks to the
influenceofAnglican vicarRev Henry
Mathias.
As playing numbers were limited,young
womenand girls frequentlymade up the
numbers. So, the following year,the
Hinemoa Ladies Hockey Club was
established.
The men’s club started strongly, winning
the CanterburyHockey Association
competition in 1898 and 1899.
But hockeywas not the onlysport for
men in town, competing againstrugby and
laterrugby league, meaning in the period
up to WorldWar 1the men frequently
struggled to field asenior team after Rev
Mathias left the town in 1900.
Whilesurviving records of the men’s
club are limited, the Hinemoa clubkept a
detailedminutebook and journal of its
activities,and therewere extensive
newspaperreportsatthe time.
The 1890s saw agrowing emancipation
movement, with women havingbeen
granted the vote in 1893 and the Women’s
Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) was
particularly stronginKaiapoi.
Wellknown locals —the Blackwell,
Blakeley, Evans and Pearce families
amongthem —were active in both the
WCTU and the Hinemoa club.
Hinemoa’s firstofficial match was
played against Christchurch at Kaiapoi on
October 6, 1897,with thehome side
winning 60 and proclaiming itself‘‘the
Famous ball ... Kaiapoi’s Myrtle Pearce
was presented with the ball after scoring all
three goals in Canterbury’s 32 win over All
England in September 1914.
champions of the southern hemisphere–
amen!’’.
Atrip to Wellington for atournamentin
1900 showedthe growing popularityof
women’shockey,with newspaper reports
indicatingthat parliamentarians were out
in force to support their hometeams.
Butthe newspaper reports also
highlighted somecurious notionsfrom the
era, lamenting the physical demands of
hockeyonyoungwomen,playerstaking
thegame tooseriously, getting
overexcited,and ‘‘almostbehaving like
men’’.
TheCanterburyLadies Hockey
Associationand competition was
established in 1908, 10 years later than the
men.
Hinemoawent on to dominate the club
competition,winning in 1910, 1911 and
1914, and placingsecondthree times.
Gardeners urged to step up
The Kaiapoi Garden Competition is back.
Gardeners are encouraged to get their
entries in now, beforejudging in the
annual gardening competition is held on
Friday, January 29.
‘‘Last year we had 23 entries,’’All
Together Kaiapoi project manager Linda
Dunbar says.‘‘Wewould ideally love to
see even more entries this year.’’
Categories include ‘‘walkaround’’,
‘‘view from thestreet’’, town house,
garden under threeyears, and structured
landscape (builtfeatures combined with
plantselection).
A‘‘community pride’’ category allows
individualgardeners or groups to present
agarden outside their boundary for
others to enjoy, while ‘‘houseand garden’’
is judged on the indoor/outdoor flow.
The environmentally consciouscan
enter the sustainability section.
There is alsoa‘‘best street’’ category.
Acommercial or business premises
category allowsbusinessestoenter.
Atrophy and certificate will be
awarded to the winnerofeach class, with
certificates for second and third.
The‘‘supreme gardenaward’’ willbe
presentedtothe garden which receives
themost pointsoverall.
Entryisfree,but competitorscan enter
only one category.
Once again the competition is being
sponsoredbyChristine Watton of Ray
White Kaiapoi.
People can get entryforms on ATK’s
pageonFacebook,byemailing
alltogetherkaiapoi@gmail.com or by
phoning Chris Greengrass on (03)3277818
or 021781939.
The club’s success on the fielddrew
largecrowds,with the Kaiapoi Borough
Council challenging the clubtocharity
matches.
In September 1914,six Hinemoa players
were selected in theCanterbury starting
11 to play the touringAll England women’s
team.
The day began with astreet paradein
Kaiapoi,beforethe playersand
supporters boarded atrain intoChristchurch
for the match at Lancaster Park.
Myrtle Pearce, of Kaiapoi, was the
Canterbury captain and scoredall three
goalsinthe homeside’s 32 win.She went
on to play for the national side in the
threetest series.
The two clubscombined in 1896 to form
the KaiapoiHinemoa Hockey Club.
The anniversarycelebrationsget under
way withregistration at the Kaiapoi Park
clubrooms on the Saturday,with ajunior
hockey showcase in the afternoon and a
meetandgreet at the Kaiapoi Rugby
Club’s rooms in the evening.
Participants can attend the Waimakariri
Hockey Turf in Rangiora on Sunday
afternoon, which will be followed by
dinner and adance at the Kaiapoi Club.
For more information go to
kaiapoihockey.co.nz.
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Georgia previously worked in family
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She is married with adelightful stepdaughter.
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28 North Canterbury News, January 21, 2021
Delay sought to
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RuralWomenNew Zealand is calling for
ahalt to the demiseofcheques aftera
recent surveybythe group showed70
percent of membersopposed themove.
The group’s policymanager, Angela
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‘‘Theaim is not to permanently halt the
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Sharron DavieMartin,the group’s
social issues portfolio convenor,says
banksstress they will help customers
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then thatisnot going to work.”
New Zealand Bankers’ Association
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By DAVID HILL
The recent wetweather hasproduced a
mixed bagfor North Canterbury’s rural
sector.
Summer rain hasproven to be amixed
blessing. While the extra moisture has
sparked somelateseason growth, it has
frustratedthosemaking hay.
Clarkville contractor Chris Watts says
the season hasbeen ‘‘prettyhorrible’’so
far.
‘‘Itwas really wet over Christmas and
thenwehad acoupleoffinedays,but now
the windisgettingupsoweare getting all
the elements.’’
But the rain hadraisedthe spirits of
farmers afterarelatively dry2020, amid
Covid19 uncertainty.
The dry springand wet summermeant
farmers aroundSwannanoaand Ohoka
had produced less baleage, but the rain
had provided awelcome boost to someof
the laterseason crops, Chrissays.
‘‘I’vetalked to afew peoplewithbarley
and grain who saiditwas strugglingtoget
established, butit’s nowcoming away
withthat rain.’’
Ohoka contractor StuartSanders says
he is enjoying the milderweather, and the
recentrain has given the cropsjustthe
boost theyneeded.
While thesun is neededtoharvesthay
and straw,‘‘a wet day or twocreatesmore
growth forlater on’’, Stuartsays.
‘‘Weare getting towards theend of our
run.Wetendtoget abit of straw, butwe
are mostly working withdryland
farmers.’’
Waimakariri Irrigation Ltdoperations
manager Jamie Hamilton says therain
has eased thepressureonthe
Waimakariri River afteradry 2020.
Food issues to the fore
Food sustainability is set to
be given more attention
thanks to anew initiative
between Canterbury and
Lincoln universities.
Anew Food Transitions
2050 postgraduate school has
been launched as apartnership
between the two
universities, Plant &Food
Research, Landcare
Research and AgResearch.
The school will focus on
supporting the transition of
regional, national and
international food systems to
meet future challenges,
offering postgraduate study
and research opportunities.
Areas for study include
‘‘zero carbon futures’’, water
Summer challenges ... Regular rain has caused frustration for contractors.
‘‘We started out over the winter, when
theWaimakariridistrict gotonlyhalfof
itsaveragerainfall, so thewells started
offatlow levels.
‘‘On topofthat therewas not alot of
snow build up in thehills, so runninginto
springwehad adry period.’’
Climate agency Niwahad predicted
that La Nina would be drier for the east
coast, but instead the warmer seaweather
hasresulted in fronts from theTasman
Seabringing unexpectedrain, Jamiesays.
Easterly winds have brought steady
rain both on theeast coast and in the hills,
in contrast to the usual northwesterlies
issues, international
transport, plantbased diets
and rural economies.
Lincoln University acting
vicechancellor Professor
Bruce McKenzie says the new
postgraduate school will be
instrumental in attracting
and growing talent in the
rural sector.
“We are effectively
enhancing postgraduate
research volume and quality,
and encouraging more
people to study and work in
the landbased sector, to
meet industry demands for
skills and capability,
increased productivity and
tackle future technical
changes.”
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which candry outthe plains while
bringing upcountry rain andleavingthe
rivers prone to flooding.
‘‘Wewere getting60to80mlsofrain
through December which has topped the
river up to around150 cumecs,whichisa
goodoperatinglevel,’’ Jamie says.
It means WILshareholderfarmers
havehad just four daysofrestrictionsso
far this season.But he warns the season is
far from over.
‘‘The troubleis, in Canterbury, we are
onlyeverone or two weeks away from a
dry period,asitcan turnaround pretty
quick withanorthwesterly.’’
Food transitions... Landcare Research chief executive Dr Richard
Gordon, left, AgResearch chief executive Dr Sue Bidrose, Plant&Food
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CONSOLIDATEDINTERIM FINANCIALSTATEMENTS
SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2020
CHAIR'S REVIEW
This review covers the operations of MainPower New Zealand Limited
(“MainPower”) and its subsidaries ("the Group") for the six months
ended 30 September 2020.
MainPower plays an important role in
North Canterbury, powering the lives
of residents and businesses while
contributing towards apositive future
for the region.
MainPower has endured the effects
of COVID-19 with little impact to the
business. As an essential service, our
priority is to continue to provide asafe,
secure and reliable supply of electricity
to our consumers in an economically
sustainable way. Our employees take
this seriously and we are grateful for the
ongoing efforts they have put in through
these challenging times to ensure our
customers can access power and the
network maintenance is upheld.
The reinvigoration of MainPower’s asset
maintenance programme is progressing
well. As we experienced last year, the
consistent SAIFI figure is due to the
continued intensive planned works
programme, the rural nature of our
network with many areas that cannot
have power redirected to them, and
the better recording of outage data
through our new Advanced Distribution
Management System (ADMS).
We are pleased to report adecrease
in SAIDI (compared to the six months
ending 30 September 2019). With
improved reporting from the ADMS
we still expect to see an increase in
SAIFI and SAIDI figures shorter-term as
reporting accuracy improves, however
we still expect longer-term we should
see areduced impact on network
performance. This reduction in SAIFI
and SAIDI will be due to increased
asset renewals, as well as the ADMS
providing better network visibility and
data required for improved risk-based
decision making and works planning.
Efforts over the last three years have
focussed on improving the stability
of the business and identifying and
addressing opportunities to make the
business more efficient. We believe we
have achieved asignificant amount and
have moved the business to ahealthier
position. We have adopted and refined
systems and processes to ensure we
can continue to manage an effective
network business.
Given this position, we believe it is time
to introduce alonger-term strategic
intent -'MPowered Future'. MPowered
Future requires the development
and implementation of alonger-term
framework. The basis of this framework
includes four core functions: Networks,
Services, Investments and Generation.
The MPowered Future strategic
framework has been developed and the
implementation plan is being worked
on. We want to be able to provide our
customers, consumers and communities
with choice about their future electricity
consumption and the technologies they
may wish to adopt. We also want to
ensure our shareholders are receiving
value from MainPower and we look
forward to providing further updates on
how this is progressing.
Renewable generation is still apriority
for usand the Mt Cass Wind Farm
project is progressing well, despite
financial close being moved toearly
2021 due to delays caused by
COVID-19. We believe this project will
add economic value to our shareholders
and North Canterbury, while also
benefitting wider New Zealand by
providing increased security of electricity
supply.Wewill continue to monitor
how the Tiwai Point situation evolves,
however the financial modelling still
reinforces the long-term viability of the
wind farm.
Financial Performance
For the six months ended 30 September
2020, the Group earned revenues of
$26.5m from continuing operations,
down $1.2m on the corresponding
period last year.This was principally due
to afall in external revenue as other
revenue lines have held up well during
COVID-19.
Profit and Total Comprehensive Income
after Taxofthe Group amounted to
$2.5m, which is above budget and
better than the same period last year
due to costs being deferred until later in
the year due to COVID-19.
Customer rebates for the period
amounted to $4.2m (September 2019:
$4.7m).
The Group has continued to generate
ahealthy cash surplus from operations
in the past six months. The operating
cash surplus of $9.5m has allowed the
Company tofurther reinvest $12.1m
in the expansion of network and other
assets to meet the future needs of
our region.
Debt remained steady at $22m, the
same as September 2019.
The following is asummary of both the
Consolidated Financial Performance
and Consolidated Financial Position of
the Group for the six months ended
30 September 2020, and the Service
Performance of the network for
that period.
Acopy ofMainPower’s Consolidated
Interim Financial Statements and Report
for the period ended 30 September 2020
can be obtained via mainpower.co.nz.
This Statement has not been
Audited
Financial Performance
A C King
Chair of Directors
MainPower New Zealand Limited
19 November 2020
6Months)
30 Sep 20)
$000)
6Months)
30 Sep 19)
$000)
12 Months)
31 Mar 20)
$000)
Operating Revenue 26,533) 27,755) 59,399)
Income TaxExpense 834) 441) 1,760)
Customer Rebates 4,240) 4,745) 10,546)
Profit and Total Comprehensive Income 2,528) 1,049) 10,732)
Equity 241,718) 229,507) 239,190)
Liabilities 92,547) 76,229) 97,361)
Assets 334,265) 305,736) 336,551)
Net Cash Flows
From Operating Activities 9,484) 8,505) 24,348)
From Investing Activities (12,067) (10,174) (24,986)
From Financing Activities (416) -) (2,121)
Net Decrease in Cash Held (2,999) (1,669) (2,759)
Closing Cash Balance 3,035) 7,124) 6,034)
Customer Service Statistics
SAIDI–Average Number of Minutes that a
Customer has been without power because
of planned and unplanned outages
SAIFI –Average Number of Interruptions
experienced by aCustomer during the
six months because ofplanned and
unplanned outages
6Months)
30 Sep 20)
6Months)
30 Sep 19)
12 Months)
31 Mar 20)
165.5) 181.9) 343.3)
1.1) 1.1) 2.3)
Total Units Delivered to Customers (GWhs) 311.6) 294.5) 634.4)
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Sefton holds top spot
with eight-wicket win
AresurgentSefton consolidated its leadat
the topofthe country cricket leaderboard
with ademolition jobover Lincoln at the
weekend.
Sefton’sopening bowlers Jed Roberts
and Micah Campbellgrabbedseven
wickets between them before their
powerfultop orderchased down Lincoln’s
meagre 124 runs with the lossofjust two
wickets, inside 16 overs.
McKenzie Smith waschief destroyer,
smashing60runs off just 27 balls,
including 11 boundaries.
Snapping at Sefton’s heels at the top of
the CRV Ambreed CountryPremier One
Day 2020/21competition is Leeston
Southbridge,whichhad acomfortable
73run win over Cheviot on Saturday.
Choosing to bat first at Cheviot Domain,
the visitors piled on the runs,making226/7
in theirallotted 45 overs.
Former Dutch international Tim
Gruijters topscoredwith arunaball 62,
whileDougaldMunro provided lowerorderlustre,smashing
48 off 40 balls.
Chasing 227 to win, the Cheviot Magpies
appeared to be building nicelyat66/2 in
the 15th over, but when JedRobertson was
bowled by David Neal for 35,Tom
Klingenderripped through the middle
order, grabbing four wickets.
LeestonSouthbridge strangledCheviot
in the field and completedits solid win in
the 36th over.
Lowscoring match
At Southbrook Domain, the home side
lost another lowscoring affair.
Batting first,Southbrook, as it has for
much of the season,struggled to build
partnerships and spluttered through to be
all out in 44 overs for just 138.
Shanan Stewarttopscored with 39
before he was run out by Josh Mariu.
Opener Daniel Lyons (35 runs off 53
balls) got Ohokaoff to asolid chase,but the
side was soon reeling at 74/4.However,
experienced allrounderPaul Miller
steadiedthe shipand his composed,
unbeaten halfcenturyguided Ohoka to a
hardfought threewicket win with eight
overstospare.
Winfor OxfordRangiora
At Pearson Park, OxfordRangiora
dispatched Weedons by 89 runswith
another solidteam performance.
Contributions throughout its batting order
saw the home side post 168 in 44.3 overs,
with sevenplayersmakingdoublefigures.
Jake Waghorn (4/15)and Lachie Stove
(3/15) ripped through Weedons for just 79,
completing the win in just the 32ndover.
Darfieldhad the bye.
Shortscorecards:Lincoln124 (A Gulati
35, EPaterson 24, RSporke24; JRoberts
4/21,MCampbell3/23) losttoSefton125/2
(M Smith 60, CWarner 30; EPaterson 2/31).
LeestonSouthbridge 226/7(TGruijters
62, DMunro 48, TDoyle 26, CBeatson 24;
JRobertson2/28, CCameron 2/40) beat
Cheviot 153 (C Cameron 44, JRobertson 35;
TKlingender4/35).
Southbrook138 (S Stewart 39, H
Williams 3/20,MBurns 2/13,AHamilton
2/23) losttoOhoka 139/7 (P Miller 54no, D
Lyons35; DBoyle 2/21, GGunn 2/28, J
Green2/44).
OxfordRangiora 168 (L Waghorn 31,M
Power27, DSmith 22; HD’Arcy3/15,C
Robson 2/20) beat Weedons 79 (J Waghorn
4/15;LStove 3/15).
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31
In the saddle ... Some of the players in last year’s South Island Women’s Polo
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Six teams will be competing at the
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Women’spolo is one of the fastestgrowing
sports in the world.
The UnitedStates has the largest
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Australia on 393, and New Zealand with
145 players. The age of players varies
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Flaxton Road Roundabout and Upgrade
Underway
The upgrade ofFlaxton Road through the
Southbrook industrial area and construction of
aroundabout at the intersection of Flaxton and
Fernside Roads has now begun.
This is an exciting project that will provide asafe
intersection and reinforce Southbrook as amain
entrance to Rangiora. The work is likely to cause
delays and the Council encourages drivers to think
about using alternative routes such as Lineside
Road.
“These projects will address many safety issues as
well as cater for the increasing amount oftraffic
using Flaxton, Fernside and Townsend Roads to
access west Rangiora,” says Don Young, Senior
Engineering Advisor.
The work involves new kerbs, parking bays and
footpaths aswell asthe roundabout itself which
will provide abetter layout to suit the amount of
traffic using the road.
During the project, asection of Flaxton Road
between Fernside Road and Kingsford Smith Road
will be closed to northbound traffic -which will be
diverted via Townsend Road and South Belt. There
will also be a30km/h speed limit in place.
Work will be completed in stages through to May
2021 with final asphalt sealing later in the year.
Find out more about this and other roading
projects on the Council website.
Let’s Talk about how Council Cemeteries
are Managed
Cemeteries play an important role in our
community. It's essential that Council-managed
cemeteries are well-maintained and peaceful
places for family and friends.
To guide how Council cemeteries are managed
day-to-day, and to cover things like memorial
headstones, grave decorations, gravesite
maintenance, the natural environment and the
reservation of ashes or burial plots, we’ve draed
aCemetery Policy and want to hear your thoughts.
Visit waimakariri.govt.nz/letstalk and share your
thoughts with us before 15 February.
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21 January 5-7pm
28January 5-7pm
11 February 5-7pm
18 February 5-7pm
25 February 5-7pm
4March 5-7pm
All ages welcome, for these free nights of fun.
Check the events website link belowfor anycancellation details.
Find out more information here:
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neighbourhood-events
Welcome Back Kids!
The Learn to Swim and toddler areas at
Kaiapoi Aquatic Centre are now open again
following maintenance.
The lane pool is still closedwhile work is completed,
thismaintenance will help us keepour facility in
greatshapefor years tocome.
Whilethere’s no goodtime to close the pool,the
holidays are traditionally our quietest time.Dudley
Park Aquatic Centre in Rangiora is available for
swimming during this time.
The lane pool will be available from6February.
We’ve developed adra Cemetery
Policy to guide how Council cemeteries
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• Installation and maintenance of memorial
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• Gravedecoration
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• Reservationofashes or burial plots
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Upcoming Council
meetings
The following meetings will be
held in January and February 2021.
All meetings will beheld inthe
Function Room,(upstairs)Rangiora
Town Hall, 303 High Street,
Rangiora, unless otherwise stated.
• Council –Long Term Plan
Budget Meetings
Tuesday 26, Wednesday 27and Thursday
28 January at9am to 6pm each day.
• Waimakariri Water Zone Committee
Monday 1February at 3.30pm atthe
Ruataniwha Kaiapoi Civic Centre, 176
Williams Street, Kaiapoi.
• Council
Tuesday 2February at1pm.
• Oxford-Ohoka Community Board
Wednesday 3February at 7pm atthe
Oxford Town Hall.
(The Public Forum section ofthe agenda
will occur from 7pm to 7.20pm.)
• Woodend-Seon Community Board
Tuesday 9February at6pm at the
Waikuku Hall.
• Rangiora-Ashley Community Board
Wednesday 10 February at7pm.
• Kaiapoi-Tuahiwi Community Board
Monday 15February at5pm at the
Ruataniwha Kaiapoi Civic Centre, 176
Williams Street, Kaiapoi.
• Audit and Risk Committee
Tuesday 16 February at9am.
• Land and Water Committee
Tuesday 16 February at1pm.
• Utilities and Roading Committee
Tuesday 16 February at3.30pm.
• Council
Tuesday 23 February at 10am.
• Community and Recreation Committee
Tuesday 23 February at 4pm.
• Multi Sports Facility Steering Group
Thursday 25 February at 10.30am.
All meetings are open tothe public.
Agendas are available two working days
prior to meeting.
Agendas and minutes for the meeting
can be found onthe Council’s website:
waimakariri.govt.nz
Labour of love ... Ray Lilley, left,and RangioraWoodend Methodist Parish minister Rev Veitomoni Siufanga admire the
bounty in the small community gardentuckedinbehind Rangiora’sTrinityMethodist Church.
PHOTO: DAVID HILL
Agarden bounty to enjoy
By DAVID HILL
ARangiora parish is sharing in
nature’s bounty.
Tucked behind Rangiora’s
Trinity Methodist Church is a
community garden with raised
garden beds. It flourishes with
vegetables year round.
The garden was established
several years ago in partnership
with the Rangiora Borough
School to teach the children how
to grow their own food.
Since then, the school has
developed its own garden, but
the church kept the garden going.
It now gives vegetables away to
South Bank
showcased
By ROBYN BRISTOW
Three wineries and asculpture park
will showcasetheir wares at aDiscover
South Bank event thisSunday.
Peopleare invited to discover the
secrets of a7.5kmstretch of Georges
and Rampaddock roads,onthe south
bank of the Waipara River—the home
of Terrace Edge, Bonelineand Georges
Road wineries, and the Iron Ridge
Sculpture Park.
Loversoffood will be able to enjoy
local produce, whitebait fritters,
foraged food,icecreamand antipasto
platters, while exploring the area and
enjoying the views.
The familyowned wineries and
sculpturepark will offer wine and art
experiences, and seminars.
Terrace Edge will run an Aged
Riesling Seminar,opening up its cellar
to explore how rieslings age over the
years.Tobook, visit terraceedge.co.nz/
collections/vineyard.
At Boneline, winemaker Willie Trew
will present Exploring IridiumRed
Blend.Hewill talk about the Iridium
red blend of cabernet franc, cabernet
sauvignonand merlot. To book, email
sales@theboneline.co.nz.
Aseminar, Wine and Cheese Matching,
will be held will at Georges Road.
Kaikoura cheese will be matched with
the Georges Road wine range. Email
wine@georgesroadwines.co.nz to book.
Each of the three seminars cost$25
per person.
There willbeaforging
demonstration at the sculpture park,
where parking is free. There willbeicecream
and coffee available, and views
to enjoy.
those in need, and to
parishioners on Sunday
mornings.
‘‘It’s agood way of getting
people to church early on
Sunday, as they come early to get
the pick of the crop,’’ Rangiora
Woodend Methodist minister
Rev Veitomoni Siufanga says.
At this time of the year the five
raised garden beds are full of
tomatoes, potatoes, peas,
radishes, cabbages, courgettes,
broccoli, celery, rhubarb, onions,
beetroot, chilli plants, beans, bok
choi, asparagus, carrots, lettuce
and spinach.
During the winter there is
Kaikoura eyes its
longer-term goals
By DAVIDHILL
Abusy year is in store as the
KaikouraDistrict Council
seekstoplan around the
uncertainties of Covid19.
MayorCraig Mackle says
thereisplenty for the
community to considerinthe
postearthquake and Covid
19 environment.
He was commentingas
council staff were busy
draftingthe 2021/31 Long
Term Plan (LTP) and the
revised District Plan.
One thing is certain, Mr
Mackle says —there willbea
ratesrise this year.
‘‘If we don’tgowith the
ratesrises we are askingto
standstill and then we end
up falling back,’’ he says.
‘‘My personal viewisthat
ratesrises are part and
parcel of whatwedo; it’s just
aboutcontrollingthat and
making sure we can keep
things running on the smell
of an oily rag.’’
In the last LTP, in 2018,the
council set ratesrises at 10
percent ayear for three
yearstofund earthquake
recovery, but hastilyrevised
it in last year’s annual plan
in the faceofCovid19 to a
rise of 4% for the 2020/21
financial year.
The realitiesofCovid19
stillloom large, with the
international border
usually asupply of leeks, silver
beet, Brussels sprouts and
pumpkin, volunteer Ray Lilley
says.
‘‘If something comes out, we
put something else in.
‘‘It’s all seasonal growing, so
there’s always something
growing, even in the winter
months.’’
The success of the Trinity
Church garden encouraged
Veitomoni to start up a
community garden at the
Woodend Methodist Church in
2019. He also enjoys growing
kumara at the minister’s
residence in Rangiora.
remaining closedasthe
councildevelops its latest
LTP,while uncertainty over
the futureofthree waters
regulation poses another
headache.
‘‘Wehaven’t seen the
major effects of Covid yet,
but Ithink we will get asense
overthe next few months.
‘‘WhileKiwis are outdoing
their bit and looking after the
nation’s businesses, we are
still billions of dollars out
across the whole country
withthe border beingclosed.
‘‘But, in sayingthat, we are
better off compared to other
parts of the world.’’
Despite the uncertain
times, Mr Macklesays there
willbelongterm costsifthe
councildoes not investinits
future now.
‘‘Every dollar we don’t
spend now is going to cost
$30 in 10 years’ time.
‘‘But regardless of what the
riseisorwhat we’redoing,
it’snot an easy decision,’’ he
says.
The prospectofworking
on the Provincial Growth
FundprojectsatWakatu
Quayand the Kaikoura
Marina provide some
positives.
But,whatever is decided
thisyear,asthe earthquakes
and Covid19 have shown, ‘‘it
can all change’’,MrMackle
says.
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PUBLIC NOTICE OF
APPLICATION FOR
ON-LICENCE
SECTION 101, SALE
AND SUPPLY OF
ALCOHOL ACT 2012
J & R Restaurant Ltd
has made application
to the District Licensing
Committee at Rangiora for
the issue of renewal of an
On Licence in respect of
the premises situated at
257 High Street known as
Nom Nom Kitchen.
The general nature of the
business conducted (or to
be conducted) under the
licence is Restaurant.
The days on which andthe
hours duringwhichalcohol
is (or is intended to be)
sold under the licence are
Monday to Sunday 12pm
to 11pm.
The application may be
inspected during ordinary
office hours at the office
of the Waimakariri District
Licensing Committee at
215 High Street, Rangiora.
Anypersonwho is entitled
to object and who wishes
to object to the issue of
the licence may, not later
than 15 working days after
the date ofthe publication
of this notice, file anotice
in writing of the objection
with the Secretary of
the Waimakariri District
Licensing Committee
at Private Bag 1005,
Rangiora.
No objectiontothe renewal
of alicence may be made
in relation to amatter other
than amatter specified in
section 131 of the sale and
supply of AlcoholAct 2012.
This is the second
publication of this notice.
This notice was first
published on 14th January
2021.
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PROPOSEDCHANGE 1TOCHAPTER 6OFTHE
CANTERBURYREGIONAL POLICY STATEMENT
USINGTHE STREAMLINED PLANNING PROCESS
Sections80B and80C andPart5of Schedule 1, Resource Management Act
1991
TheCanterbury Regional Council (EnvironmentCanterbury)has prepared,
andgives public notice of,Proposed Change1toChapter6ofthe Canterbury
Regional Policy Statement(the Proposed Change).
TheProposed Changeseeks to amendChapter6and Map Aofthe Canterbury
Regional Policy Statementasfollows:
• Identify Future DevelopmentAreas in Rolleston, Rangiora and Kaiapoi
as shownonProposedAmendmenttoMap A: Identification of Future
Development Areas.
• Insertanew policy (Policy6.3.12),toenableland withinthese Future
Development AreastoberezonedbySelwynand Waimakariri District
Councilsifrequiredtomeettheirmedium term (ten year)housingneeds.
• Makeconsequential changes to objectives,policies, textand definitions
within Chapter6of the Canterbury Regional PolicyStatement.
Acopy of thefullPublic Notice regardingthe Proposed Change, including
informationonthe inspection and availabilityofthe Proposed Change, the
Minister’s Direction, making submissions, and the streamlined planning
process, is availableonlineathaveyoursay.ecan.govt.nz/chapter6CRPS.
Submissionsmustbereceivedby5pm Monday15February 2021.
If youhaveany questionsabout theProposed Change, please contact Customer
Services on 0800 324636 or by email to ecinfo@ecan.govt.nz.
Dr Stefanie Rixecker,
CHIEFEXECUTIVE
ThePublicNoticeand shortsummary of thenoticewas first published on 16 January2021.
Please contactEnvironment
Canterbury with anyqueries:
0800 324636
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Kaiapoi Christadelphians
“The Key of Knowledge ..“(Luke 11:52)
WHY CHRISTADELPHIANS
BELIEVE IN THE HOPE
OF ISRAEL
Jesus Christ of the New Testament was aJew
borninIsrael. The historical kingdom of God
was reigned over by King David, in Israel, but
through unfaithful descendants was overturned
until he (Jesus Christ) would come whose right
it is to reign as King. Arighteous King ruling
over the Earth guiding all in his Father’sways.
DVD presentation -Sunday 24 th January, 7.00pm
Kaiapoi Community Centre
Sewell Street
All Welcome
for information -phone03352 5453
Website -bibletruthandprophecy
Livestock
HOMEKILL
&Wild Game
Meat Processing
313 0022
2309602MEAT2U.NZ
TEXEL ROMNEY
CROSS Ram lambs. Suitable
for breeding & lifestyle
blocks. Please phone
021 626 449 or 03 385
4966.
TEXEL ROMNEY
CROSS ewe lambs, suitable
for breeding stock &
lifestyle blocks. Please
phone 021 626 449 or 03
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Entertainment
2348119
BALCAIRN HALL welcomes
the return of Fiona
Pears with Connor Hartley-
Hall performing as the
Gypsy Jazz Duo, an Arts on
Tour NZ event, 8pm Saturday
30th January 2021.
Free supper, alcohol free
event, raffles, CD sales.
Tickets $25 from Sally
Macs Amberley, Stan’s 7
Day Pharmacy Rangiora,
Sefton Garage and via
www.balcairnhall.com.
Educational
TUITION available. Primary
and secondary up to
NCEA level 3. In centre
(Rangiora) or interactive
online from your home.
Each student on an individually
tailored programme.
Kip McGrath Rangiora has
been serving the local community
for 30 +years. Give
us acall (03 313 3638) or
book your free assessment
online https://www.
kipmcgrath.co.nz/rangiora.
Situations Vacant
School Bus DriversRequired
Would youliketoearn extraincome whilestill
having mostofyour dayfreeand at the same time
do your community aservice by helpingtoprovide
asafe, high standardofschool transportfor our
region’schildren.
Torlesse Travel has positionsavailable forpart time
schoolbus drivers in Rolleston, Darfield, Oxford
and Rangiora.
If youhaveaClass 2license, aPassenger
Endorsement andare interestedindriving on a
part time basis then this couldbefor you.
Alternatively,ifyou areinterestedinbecoming a
bus driver,wecan provide assistance to help you
achieve the correctlicencing.
If youare interestedinthisrole or wish formore
information, please email.
customerservices@torlessetravel.co.nz
Phone: 021 198 7358
Customer Service /Roading
Administration Superstar:
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Fixed Term until 24 December 2021
•Helpustodeliver an exceptional customer
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•Fastpaced and complex administration
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Youwill be working in abusy,and challenging
environment where attention to detail is essential
and communication is key.This is an important
role providing general front-of-house, online and
telephone customer care services as well as assisting
our roading team with administration support.
We need someone with great people skills, who is
flexible, resilient, efficient,enthusiastic andquick to
pick up and retain information. Youwill be process
driven, abletofollow instructions but be confident
enough to ask questions and take initiative. You
will be dogged in your focus on achieving the
best outcome for our customers. Experience in
administration and front of house service is essential
-asisacan-do attitude, strong work ethic and
willingness to learn!
Ideal applicants will have:
•Strong computer skills -including Microsoft
Office Suite
•Excellent communication skills, both written and
verbal
•The ability to multitask and work to deadlines
with attention to detail and accuracy
•Adesire to exceed expectations and become a
valuable partofacommitted team
•Reliability,responsibility and the ability to
convey aprofessional corporate appearanceat
all times
If you’re looking for avaried, rewarding position that
will see you kept on your toes... you’ve come to the
right place!
Preferred applicants will live locally and be nonsmokers.
Foraposition description or to apply for this job go
to: http://hdcjobs.co.nz/Vacancies &enter ref code:
5338874. Forany further information please email
Cynthia.otto@hurunui.govt.nz.
Applications close 31 January2021.
LABOURING, Sawmill,
Factory and Traffic control
work available. Please contact
Superior Personnel, BICHON
phone 313 6180, unit 1/6
Cone Street, Rangiora.
www.superiorpersonnel.co.nz.
For Lease
FOR LEASE
2Industrial Work shops
with yard areas in
Newnham st Rangiora
unit 1shed 162 m2 yard
480m2 unit 2shed 108 m2
yard 590m2 .single &3
phase plugs & water.
Lease terms negotiable
Phone 0274342831
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REMOVALISTS
Movemen Ltd
2Men &agood sized
truck. From $157 per hour
(incl gst). Kaiapoi based.
Call Gerard
027 668 3636
2316549
Pets
2347218
HOMESTAY
for smaller dogs. We look
after your dog in our home.
"No kennels". Phone today
03 314 6110.
ABEL &Prestige Chimney RANGIORA Rubbish
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areas from Waimak to Hanmer.
Professional, guaranteed,
Removal and RRR skips.
Wheelie bins any frequency
and skips from 1.5 cube to
9cube. Skips and wheelie
service. Firebox bins for any use, rubbish,
repairs, carry most parts. Ph
0800 661 244.
greenwaste, building sites
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removal work. Free quotes. SCREEN PRINTING.
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Please phone Heather 03
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shaping, firewood cut, rubbish
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text Corban 027 846 5035.
PLASTIC WELDING Blair Tavendale
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Gardening
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work. Also spraying. Free
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or 313 7938
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vases. Ph 027 350 3963, or
313 1878.
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Anything considered, dead
reg ok. Ph 021 227 6878.
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23rd January, 8am-
2pm. 25 Goodwood Close,
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clothes, RHS uniform,
tools, sports equipment,
bric and brac.
For Sale
HONEY 4kg bucket
cooking honey, $30 special.
Available at Gracebrook,
Amberley. Telephone 03
314 7076.
Training Opportunities
GUITAR &Uke lessons.
Private and group sessions,
beginner to intermediate.
Experienced Rangiora
based tutor. Ph Tim Davis
on 027 489 5957.
In Memoriam
WEST GARNETT 26th
January. Left us 30 years
ago. Remembered with
love, the family.
Poultry
BROWN SHAVER POL
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RangioraToyota
WANTED
Quality used late
modelToyotas.
Contactustoday
if you’relooking
to sell!
2015Nissan Leaf
•30Kw, 86%SOH
•ReverseCamera, Bluetooth
•28,100kms
2008 DaihatsuSirion
•1.3LPetrol5-Speed Manual
•Aircon, AM/FM &Radio
•Done128,890km
$
20,995
$
5,995
2013Toyota Aqua
•1.5LHybrid PetrolAuto
•ParkingSensors NOW
•Bluetooth
2006 Toyota Vitz
•1.3LPetrolAuto
•NZRadio, 5-Door
•Done94,750km
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WAS$15,995
$
8,995
2013Toyota Prius S
•1.8L Hybrid Petrol Auto
WAS$17,995
$ • Keyless
NOW
14,995 $
12,995
•5-doorHatch
2018 Toyota Yari ris GX
• 1.3L Petrol Auto
•ReverseCamera, Bluetooth
•Done40,400kms
$
18,995
2018 Corolla Sedan GX
•1.8L PetrolAuto, Alloys
•Bluetooth, ReverseCamera
•45,800kms
$
21,995
2018 Corolla Levin SX
•1.8L PetrolAuto
•Sat Nav, Camera
•9,800km
$
25,995
2017 Corolla LevinSX
•1.8L PetrolAuto
•Alloys, Camera
•8,250km
$
24,995
2010 Toyota Prius Silver
•1.8L Hybrid Petrol Auto
•Keyless,Bluetooth
•Done 180,650km
$
8,995
2018 Corolla GX
•1.8L PetrolAuto
•Bluetooth, Camera
•20,850km
$
20,995
2015Toyota Aurion AT-X
•3.5LPetrolV6Auto, Alloys
•Camera, Bluetooth
•100,250km
$
13,995
2019 CamryHybrid GX
•2.5LPetrolHybrid, Alloys
•SafetySense,Camera
•16,250km
$
36,995
2005 Aurion Sport rtivo SX6
•3.5LV6Auto, Alloys
•Spoiler,Sports Seats
•91,300kms
$
10,995
2011 Ford TerritoryTitanium
•2.7LTurboDiesel
•7-seater, Leather
•Camera
$
15,995
2018 Corolla GX
•2.0L PetrolAuto
•Satnav,Bluetooth
•Alloys, only 49,000kms
$
23,995
2018 Rav4 GXL
•2.0L PetrolAuto2WD
•Alloys, Satnav,Rev.Camera
•Only 60,550km
$
27,995
2019 KiaSportageGT-Line
•2.0L PetrolAuto
•Satnav Leather,Keyless
•Only 15,000kms
WAS$39,995
NOW $
37,995
2019 CamryGXHybrid
•2.5LPetrolHybrid, Alloys
•Bluetooth, Safety Sense
•15,250kms
$
36,995
2018 Toyota C-HR AWD
•1.2LTurboPetrolAuto
•Toyota Safety Sense,Satnav
•Only 29,700km
$
31,995
2017 Rav4 Limited
•2.5LPetrolAutoAWD
•Leather,Sunroof
•Only 26,400km
$
35,995
2012Highlander Limited
•3.5LPetrolV6Auto,
•Alloys, Leather
•7-Seater,Camera
$
19,995
2010 LandRoverDiscovery SE
•3.0L TurboDieselV6
WAS$31,995
•Leather,7Seater
•Climate Air
2018 Highlander GXL
•3.5LPetrolAWD,Alloys
•7-Seater,Satnav, Leather
•29,700kms
2016 HiluxSR5 Prerunner
•2.8L Turbo Diesel Auto2WD
$
47,995
2014 Highlander GXL
•3.5LPetrol6-SpeedAuto
•Alloys, Leather
•121,700kms
$
29,995
WANTED
Qualityusedlate
model Toyotas.
Contact us today if
you’relooking to sell!
2017Highlander GXL
• 3.5L PetrolAuto, Leather
• 7-Seater, Satnav, Keyless
•Done 29,000kms
2020 HiluxSRExtra Cab
$
47,995
2018 Highlander GXL
•3.5LPetrol8-Speed Auto
•Leather,Satnav
•59,500km
2017 HiluxSRPrerunner
•2.8L turboDiesel 2WD
$
44,995
NOW •2.8L Turbo Diesel Manual4WD
$ •Satnav,ReverseCamera $ •Bluetooth
$ •6-speed Manual,Bluetooth
29,995
•66,950 38,995
•Only250kms 48,495
$
•ReverseCamera 33,995
Percival Street,Rangiora • Ph (03) 313-8186any time • www.rangiora.toyota.co.nz
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