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Mixed 

reaction 

to school 

proposal 

By DAVID HILL 

Anew North Canterbury high school is 

unlikely to make it on to the drawing board 

anytime soon. 

The possibility of factoring in anew high 

school in the town centre at Ravenswood 

was suggested by MP Matt Doocey in 

response to the region’s strong growth 

(North Canterbury News,January 14). 

In his regular column, Mr Doocey said 

continuing growth in the eastern portion of 

the electorate posed the question of whether 

anew high school should be factored into 

the Ravenswood town centre strategy. 

However, the idea has yet to gain traction. 

The Ministry of Education, responding to 

Mr Doocey’s comments, said the 

Waimakariri district was able to handle a 

growing secondary school student 

population. 

Sector enablement and support acting 

deputy secretary Jann Marshall says the five 

secondary education providers in the 

Waimakariri district are ‘‘wellplaced to 

accommodate their student population’’. 

The schools include Kaiapoi and 

Rangiora high schools, Oxford Area School, 

Rangiora New Life School and acampus of 

One School Global on Lehmans Rd, 

Rangiora. 

Both Rangiora and Kaiapoi high schools 

have capacity to accommodate increased 

school rolls to allow for anticipated growth 

in the eastern district, Ms Marshall says. 

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In his element ... Nash Hogbem, aged 5, of Christchurch, takes the wheel of amouse rod on the first day of Muscle Car 

Madness. The mouse rod is the handiwork of Shane Harpur, asheet metal fabricator from Invercargill, to provide something 

for kids to enjoy at the show. 

PHOTO: SHELLEY TOPP 

‘Mouse rod’ draws little fans 

By SHELLEY TOPP 

Trillo Metals Muscle Car Madness 

show organiser Craig Stare feared 

Covid19 would stall thisyear’s event 

when entries were opened. 

But the global pandemic seemed a 

distant concern last weekend as huge 

crowds packedinto Rangiora’s A&P 

Showgrounds for the twoday annual 

event. 

‘‘We beatCovidthis year, but next 

year who knows,’’Craigsaid.‘‘Saturday 

was abig day, not arecord crowd,and 

Sunday was abit down, but overall it 

was as goodasyou could expectunder 

the circumstances.’’ 

About1300 cars of all shapes, sizes 

and condition were parked around the 

grounds. 

They camefrom all over New 

Zealand, including Ruakaka in the Far 

North to Stewart Islandinthe Deep 

South. 

Saturday’spopularRetro Rockabilly 

Pageant attractedalarge, enthusiastic 

crowd, but the hottest placetobefor 

many was the burnout pad. The crowd 

was10deep in placesaround the pad 

on Saturday. 

Theshow’s star was Martin and 

Marion Bennett’s 1923Ford TBucket, 

called Uncertain T, parkedinits own 

marquee. However, aclose secondwas 

aweatheredlooking, pintsizedrat rod, 

owned by Shane Harpur, asheet metal 

fabricator fromInvercargill. 

Shane builtthe ‘‘mouserod’’, 

pictured above,which was named 

‘‘best creation’’ at the showbecausehe 

wanted somethingfor children to 

enjoy. He was not able to be at the show 

but his brother, Jason, and Jason’s 

partner, Shelley Clark, brought it north 

for the show. 

Jasonsaid Muscle Car Madness was 

afamilyoriented showwith many 

childrenattending, but most vehicles 

were not allowed to be touched. 

‘‘Kids love to touchand feel things,’’ 

he said. ‘‘SoShane decided to builda 

vehicle theycould climbinto.’’ 

It provedahit,with queuesof 

childrenlinedupall day on Saturday 

to getbehind the steering wheel of the 

cutdownKBedford truck. 

Shanehas also built atrailerwith a 

motorcycle on board for the truck and 

it willbeincluded in next year’sshow. 

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Rates rise of 3.9pc proposed 

By DAVID HILL 

Jim Palmer’s lastWaimakaririDistrict 

Council Long TermPlan hasproven to be 

the mostchallenging. 

The outgoing chiefexecutive, speaking 

at Tuesday’s openingdeliberationsonthe 

planatthe Rangiora Town Hall, said 

there wereuncertaintiesfacing all 

communities in New Zealand, 

particularlyurban areas. 

‘‘It’ssomething we willhavetoconsider 

in our plan. 

‘‘Theremay evenbeanimpact when 

the nextproperty values aredone. 

‘‘There’s already somesoftening in the 

value of farmproperties, butit’stoo early 

to predict how this is going to play out.’’ 

The council’sfinance andbusiness 

supportmanager, JeffMillward,saidthe 

draft 2021/31Long TermPlan(LTP) had 

beendifficulttowrite,amidthe 

uncertaintyfacing the region. 

‘‘This is probablythe mostuncertain 

Long TermPlanwe’vedone,’’hesaid. 

‘‘There’s climate change,uncertainty 

aroundwater policy, Covid, andifwego 

into anotherlockdown it will change 

things again.’’ 

Thepair proposedanaverage rates rise 

acrossthe district of 3.9percent ayearfor 

thenexttwo years,upfrom the1.5%rise 

of 2020/21,but down on previousyears. 

Therise reflects inflation, anda1%rise 

to cover earthquake loan repayments. 

‘‘Looking at othercouncils, I’m not 

seeinganything as low as this,’’Mr 

Millward said. 

‘‘Theyearof1.5%from Covid is having 

an impact,and this (3.9%)doesn’t include 

theoptin option for kerbside waste 

collection.’’ 

Based on data fromStatisticsNew 

Zealand, the Waimakariridistrict 

population, as at June30, 2020,was 64,700. 

It is expected to riseto78,400 in 2031 

and hit100,000 by 2051. 

Growth of 13,700 representsaround 

4800new houses overthe nextdecade, Mr 

Millward said. 

To allowfor thisgrowth, the council 

willbeconsulting on buildingcommunity 

facilitiesfor Pegasus andWoodend, 

upgradingthe Rangioralibraryand civic 

precinct, and anew carpark building for 

the RangioraTown Hall. 

Feedback will alsobeinvited on the 

Covid19 response,climatechange and 

sustainability, the threewaters review 

and proposed upgrades,the District Plan 

review, andwestRangiora road 

improvements. 

The upgrade of Skew Bridge,on 

Skewbridge Road, hasalsobeen included 

for later in theLTP. 

Deliberationsweredue to be 

completed today (Thursday),with the 

draft 2021/31 LTPdue to go out for 

consultation on March 6. 

Vandals target commemorative tree 

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By SHELLEY TOPP 

Vandals have destroyed a 

small commemorative tree 

planted by Cust/West 

Eyreton Garden Club 

members. 

The flowering dogwood 

tree, donated by Cust’s 

Querky Style and Roses, was 

planted in the Jack Graham 

Reserve in the Cust 

Community Centre grounds 

last October to mark the 

club’s 70th anniversary. 

Club committee member 

Anna White, of Oxford, said 

the tree had been snapped 

off and the top half 

discarded. 

‘‘It is very disappointing 

for this to happen. We had 

such alovely day during the 

planting ceremony.’’ 

The tree was vandalised 

early in the New Year and 

was reported to the 

council’s Greenspace team. 

It will replace the tree later 

this year. 

The council’s parks and 

community assets officer, 

Greg Barnard, said it was 

disappointing to lose the 

tree. ‘‘It was in aperfect spot 

and areally nice tree.’’ 

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the tree last October. 

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Waimakariri has capacity for roll growth 

From Page 1 

‘‘We continuetomonitor 

actual andprojectedschoolaged 

population growth in 

order toplan for additional 

schooling provisionas 

required,”MsMarshallsays. 

Under present zoning, 

Woodend,Ravenswood and 

Pegasus sit in theKaiapoi 

HighSchool zone. Kaiapoi 

HighSchool’s presentrollis 

around 900 pupils. 

PrincipalBruce Kearney 

would havepreferred Mr 

Doocey had spokenwithlocal 

principalsbefore making a 

public statement, as it hasthe 

dangerofcreating 

‘‘unrealisticexpectations’’. 

‘‘This is not asimple thing 

anditactuallyrequires quite 

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A50yearplan was 

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school’s earthquakerebuild, 

with planning in placeto 

expandtoaroll of 1800 if 

required. 

‘‘Wecertainly have roomfor 

growth,aswehavecapacity 

for1100, and when we 

approachthatwecan putina 

newblock which wouldallow 

foranother450. 

‘‘Fromthe ministry’s 

perspective,itismorecosteffectivetoadd 

more 

buildings to an existing 

school, rather thanstarting 

from scratch andbuild anew 

school, where you need an 

administration block, 

gymnasium andsupport 

services.’’ 

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formore, principal Karen 

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Last year theschool 

consultedwith itscommunity 

to prepare aconsultation 

document forthe Ministryof 

Education,tostartwork on a 

newplanfor the 

redevelopment of Rangiora 

High School. 

Theministrywillbe 

considering theschool’s 

existing needs,building 

repairsand development,as 

well as potentialrollgrowth 

andwhere newbuildings can 

be built, shesays. 

JaredKelly,the principal of 

Pegasus BaySchool in 

Pegasus Township, saidwhile 

it would benicetohave anew 

high school ‘‘on our 

2095268 

doorstep’’,the demographics 

do notstack up. 

‘‘Whenyou look around, 

thereappears to be astrong 

roll catchment with the 

population growth, butthe 

demographic coming into 

Pegasus is olderand, 

typically,the families coming 

through arerenters, so they’re 

transient. 

‘‘Butit’s trickyfor usto 

gauge, because anumberof 

parentsmoveout,but still 

work in thecity,sotheyoften 

taketheir kidsintoschools in 

thecity.’’ 

Pegasus Bay School’sroll 

jumpedfrom280 to 380 in its 

firstyearin2014,but has 

sinceplateaued at around450 

pupilsover thelastfew years, 

‘‘sowe’renot really seeingthe 

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week’s fire at Pines 

Beachshows just how 

brutal Mother Nature 

can be. 

Nikki, who lives 

across the road from 

wherethe fire started, 

watchedflamesleap 

over aroad and intoa 

paddock. 

‘‘They just jumpedthe 

road.Itwas scary. Once 

the fire was in the 

paddock,itwas ‘woof’ 

and it was off —all the 

way to the beach.’’ 

Nikkiwas alerted to 

the fire by afriend who 

saw smokeatPines 

Beach, and called her as 

he travelled along the 

motorway. 

‘‘I was watching a 

movieand could smell 

smoke. WhenIwent 

outside and looked 

aroundour big hedge, 

there it (the fire) was, 

right there.’’ 

‘‘It was huge, and 

there werepeople 

everywhere. Then the 

fire enginesarrived,’’ 

says Nikki,who initially 

thoughtahouse overthe 

road was on fire.She 

later realiseditwas a 

shed. 

‘‘Icould see the 

flamesand ahelicopter 

flyingover. Iamso 

grateful no houseswere 

in the path of the fire.’’ 

Nikki was evacuated 

‘‘pretty quickly’’, and 

wasnot allowed home 

until 10pmonMonday. 

Shewas ‘‘dumbfounded’’ 

over what to 

pack, and nervous about 

what she mightfind 

when she returned to 

her Kain Street house. 

‘‘I got the dog and dog 

food,mywedding 

photos, and afew cans 

of L&P. Ididn’t know 

what to take or what to 

do. 

‘‘Mother Nature is 

harsh. Iwas toldIhad to 

leave, so in the end Ijust 

took the dog, Roxy.’’ 

She warned her 

sister, Veronica, who 

liveswith her, not to 

come home, but when 

she got to the park down 

the roadshe was there. 

The pair lookedonas 

helicopters and Fire 

and Emergency New 

Zealand crews tackled 

the blazethat spread 

through 20 hectaresof 

vegetation. 

‘‘Heads up to the 

police, the fireservice 

andthe Pines Beach 

community. Theywere 

brilliant, and calm,’’ 

Nikki says. 

By Tuesday morning 

thefire had been 

contained but not 

controlled. 

Principal Rural Fire 

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firefightersdid an 

outstandingjob. ‘‘Our 

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threatened by the fire.’’ 

Crewsremained 

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Church restoration begins 


Cracked and battered,StPaul’s Anglican 

Church at Glenmark has sat emptyand 

forlorn for adecade. 

The church,which has served the 

communitysince 1905, was redstickered 

afterthe 2010 Canterbury earthquakes. 

Burglars, vandals, weather,rats and 

pigeonshave taken theirtoll, with the 

church left vulnerablewith cracks to a 

wall,damagetothe bell tower and an 

entranceway fallingaway fromthe 

building.Now, its restoration hasbegun. 

Threeworking bees paved the wayfor 

RPC Construction to moveinand take over 

the site. The first saw vegetation cleared 

around the building. At the second, all 

screws were removed from pews,while a 

thirdgot the furniture intostorage. 

The windowswere removed 18 months 

ago and are now with an expertrestorer. 

The 1906 Normanand Beardorgan, 

from England, is alsoonthe move. It rose 

skyward on the south wall whichwas badly 

damaged in the quakes. It is the firsttime 

it has had to leave the south transept. 

It is headedfor Timarutobeoverhauled 

by the South IslandOrgan Co. Asound can 

stillbecoaxed from the organ, whichfor 

many years was consideredthe best in the 

southern hemisphere, and one of the 

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It remainedingreat order thanksto 

frequent visits from atunerfrom Timaru. 

The chairman of the Friendsofthe 

Glenmark Church, Andy Munro, said there 

wasafair bit of heavy lifting involved in 

stripping the interior, with acouple of the 

longer pews having to be cut in two. 

Attentionisnow beingturned to finding 

theremainder of the funds to completethe 

church restoration. While there is no 

definitive figure stillneedingtoberaised, 

he hopes it canbekept to around $200,000 

to $300,000. 

Thekitty currentlystands at $1.65 

million,asubstantialportion of which 

came from the New Zealand Lottery 

Grants Board. 

‘‘It is ahuge relieftoget the project 

started,’’ Mr Munro says.‘‘There are not 

too many brick buildingsleft after the 

earthquakes. Alot were demolished.’’ 

St Paul’s was consecrated in 1907 with 

thebuilding, organ,churchfurniture and 

bells costing about £8000. Theywere agift 

to the parish by MrsTownendinmemory 

of her father, Mr George Henry Moore, 

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Town eyes visitor opportunities 

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Kaiapoi businesses 

anticipate abusy year, after 

an uncertain 2020. 

The Kaiapoi Promotions 

Association (KPA) hopes to 

cash in this year on the river 

town’s growing popularity as 

adestination for 

Christchurch and Selwyn 

residents. 

With the recent opening of 

the Christchurch Northern 

Corridor cycleway and the 

freedoms being enjoyed 

under alert level 1, KPA 

business manager Martyn 

Cook is keen to press on with 

projects delayed by Covid19. 

The Destination Kaiapoi 

Collective, ajoint initiative 

between KPA and local 

businesses to promote the 

town, was ‘‘stalled through 

Covid’’ but will have a 

renewed energy this year, Mr 

Cook says. 

‘‘It’s still an important 

initiative because, despite 

the local economy surviving 

well through the Covid crisis, 

there’s alot of data 

suggesting it won’t continue. 

‘‘It’s an initiative to put 

something in place to help 

our businesses to be seen, 

particularly in 

Christchurch.’’ 

KPA plans to continue 

working alongside 

Enterprise North Canterbury 

to implement the new 

Waimakariri Visitor Strategy 

and to push for funding for 

the proposed Wheels to 

Day trippers ... Kaiapoi’s popularity as adestination is likely to grow this year, with more visitors from 

Christchurch and Selwyn. 

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Waipara cycleway project. 

Conversations have also 

begun with Environment 

Canterbury to reinstate 

mountainbike tracks around 

Kaiapoi, which could bring a 

new group of visitors to town, 

alongside the new northern 

corridor cycleway. 

‘‘We see cyclists all over the 

place now, so there are plenty 

of opportunities for this to 

grow to support our 

businesses,’’ Mr Cook says. 

KPA will be watching the 

Waimakariri District 

Council’s Long Term Plan 

process with interest, 

particularly conversations 

around the future of the 

Hilton Street site used for the 

Kaiapoi Christmas Carnival. 

‘‘The council is looking at 

proposals for that site and it 

has stipulated that it wants a 

village green or market space 

as part of that proposal. 

‘‘Once we know what space 

we’ve got, we can fill it the 

best way we can.’’ 

The KPA is also looking at 

adding an event for Kaiapoi, 

with the prospect of a 

buskers’ festival in April. 

‘‘We’re looking at acutdown 

version of the old 

Christchurch Buskers’ 

Festival, featuring local 

Canterbury street 

performers, which people 

will be familiar with from the 

Santa parades and other 

community events. 

‘‘All Together Kaiapoi does 

an awesome job at running 

events, so we are looking at 

how we can augment those 

events and, in particular, the 

big ones.’’ 

Mr Cook sees the Kaiapoi 

River Carnival, abuskers 

festival and the Kaiapoi 

Christmas Carnival as 

potentially being three iconic 

events for the river town, with 

many smaller events in 

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MAYOR CRAIG MACKLE 

Nervousness over 

the year ahead 

Welcome to 2021 everyone. Ihope you 

had ahappy holiday season and enjoyed 

time with friends and family over 

Christmas. 

It was great to see the influx of tourists 

over the Christmas period. 

While there is asense of nervousness 

on how the rest of the year will play out, 

the Mayors Taskforce for Jobs coordinator, 

Sean Madden, has been 

working with local businesses, 

identifying potential apprenticeships 

and employment opportunities for 

community members whose jobs have 

been affected by Covid19. 

Sean is currently working with 90 

clients. Forty casual jobs and 16 fulltime 

jobs have been filled since the funding 

was announced in August 2020. 

This is agreat result and Iurge anyone 

looking for work to get in touch with 

Sean through Te Hao Matauranga. 

The Kaikoura District Council, 

runanga, Department of Conservation, 

Environment Canterbury, and 

neighbouring councils have been 

working together to investigate 

possibilities for the next stage of the 

Jobs for Nature funding. 

This joint approach considers the 

issues and opportunities facing the 

greater region, from the Hurunui to 

Marlborough. 

There is an awful lot of work going on 

behind the scenes at the council. 

The team is busy working on the Long 

Term Plan, District Plan and Waste 

Management and Minimisation Plan. 

This is ahuge amount of work, even for 

alarge council, but especially for one as 

small as ours. 

While there are several unknowns for 

our district, including the proposed 

water reforms and Covid19, one of the 

advantages of our small team is the 

ability to adapt and respond to changing 

circumstances, as shown by our reaction 

and successful rebuild after the 

earthquakes. 

Chief executive Angela Oosthuizen 

will have her last day on Friday and I 

would like to extend my sincere thanks 

for all that she and her team have done 

to get the district where it is today, after 

some huge hurdles. 

These are uncertain times and while it 

is not easy for many businesses out 

there, Ihope you find some time to relax 

and connect with friends while the 

weather is good. 

The need for the `magic fertiliser' 

DearEditor, 

Hurunui MayorMarie Blackraises 

the subject of wasting water by making 

the pertinentpoint that 98 percent of 

our alpinefed flow goes straight outto 

sea. 

Fromababe in arms it seemsmylife 

has revolved around water —the lack of 

it. 

My father came to Waipara in 1935 

and his dream of harnessing thatwater 

thatcould so easily be stored in Lake 

Sumner cameasalegacy. So I’m hoping 

thatwhen I’m gone the fire won’t go out. 

Iknow fromontheground 

experience that it is what Iterm the 

magic fertiliser —all else is adream 

without it. 

My experimentalcroppinginthe 

1970s proved it. Who can imagine 33 

tonnes of tomatoes offtwo acres? And 

LETTER TO THE EDITOR 

broad beansfor Watties plus manyother 

very successfultrial crops?The local 

wine production thatpays Treasury 

around$20 million ayear? 

I’ve been toldbywitnesses that the 

late Sir Max Smith had abig file on 

harnessingLake Sumner.Ifear he 

added it to abonfire (which Ifilmed) out 

of sheer frustration withbureaucracy. 

The wholesouthern Hurunui area has 

available the very bestwater sourcethat 

naturecan supply for towns, electricity 

and irrigation—all by gravity. 

It is way past time that MainPower got 

on board instead of tilting at windmills. 

Yours, 

John McCaskey, 

Waipara 

ECan considers options to 

open up land for housing 


More land for housing in Rangiora and 

Kaiapoi is under the spotlight. 

Environment Canterbury is 

considering rezoning more land for 

housing in the two North Canterbury 

towns, and also Rolleston, to help 

meet future demand. 

Growth scenarios for the region 

show there is unlikely to be enough 

land for housing in the Waimakariri 

and Selwyn districts in the medium 

and long term —10to30years. 

ECan proposes achange to Chapter 

6ofthe Canterbury Regional Policy 

Statement that will enable councils to 

develop plans and consult with 

communities on additional land for 

housing, through district planning 

processes. 

The targeted change will identify 

future development areas for urban 

housing in Rangiora, Kaiapoi and 

Rolleston, and provide guidance for 

councils when rezoning land. 

It was notified on January 16 as part 

of astreamlined planning process, 

with the public able to have asay up 

until 5pm on Monday, February 15. 

ECan’s director strategy and 

planning, Katherine Trought, says the 

monthlong submission process gives 

everyone an opportunity to look at the 

proposed change and have asay about 

the future of housing development in 

greater Christchurch. 

“Once the submission period is over, 

we will carefully consider all the 

comments we receive and deliver a 

report to the Minister for the 

Growth pains ... There is unlikelytobe 

enough land for housing in the Waimakariri 

and Selwyn districts in the mediumtolong 

term. 

Environment that will show how the 

submissions have been considered 

and any recommended changes.” 

To make awritten submission, view 

the proposed change, and find further 

information about the planning 

process, go to ECan’s Have Your Say 

page on its website. 

New JP clinic in Kaiapoi 

Kaiapoi is set to offer anew weekend 

justice of the peace service. 

The Kaiapoi Library will host a 

weekly JP clinic from this Saturday, 

January 30, from 10am to 12pm, 

alongside its weekly Tuesday clinic. 

Kaiapoi justice of the peace Neill 

Price says the clinic will be open to 

anybody from North Canterbury and 

will take the pressure off local JPs. 

‘‘It’s surprising how many enquiries 

we get at night and at weekends, so we 

are going to make it available with the 

very good cooperation of the staff at 

the library.’’ 

Kaiapoi has at least 15 justices of the 

peace who are qualified to perform a 

variety of tasks, including witnessing 

signatures on documents, certifying 

copies of original documents, 

confirming identities and taking oaths, 

declarations, affidavits and 

affirmations, Mr Price says. 

Other duties include filling out 

dissolution of marriage documents and 

assisting with foreign documents. 

Being ajustice of the peace is 

voluntary, with prospective JPs filling 

out anomination form from their local 

MP’s office, then going through an 

interview process before training is 

provided. 

If successful, JPs are then sworn in by 

adistrict court judge and issued with a 

ministerial manual, stamps and abible, 

Mr Price says. 

McALPINES MITRE 10 MEGA RANGIORA -OCEAN WATCH 

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Waimakariri 5:11am 2.3 11:28am 0.7 5:55am 2.3 

6:40am 2.4 12:29am 0.5 7:28am 2.4 1:16am 0.5 8:17am 2.4 2:04am 0.4 9:08am 2.4 2:53am 0.4 10:01am 2.4 3:45am 0.4 

Mouth 

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Amberley 5:11am 2.3 11:28am 0.7 5:55am 2.3 

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5:20am 2.3 11:37am 0.7 6:04am 2.3 

6:49am 2.4 12:38am 0.5 7:37am 2.4 1:25am 0.5 8:26am 2.4 2:13am 0.4 9:17am 2.4 3:02am 0.4 10:10am 2.4 3:54am 0.4 

Motunau 5:37pm 2.2 11:51pm 0.6 6:23pm 2.2 12:22pm 0.6 7:12pm 2.3 1:07pm 0.5 8:02pm 2.3 1:54pm 0.5 8:53pm 2.3 2:42pm 0.5 9:46pm 2.4 3:32pm 0.5 10:39pm 2.4 4:24pm 0.5 

5:22am 2.3 11:39am 0.7 6:06am 2.3 

6:51am 2.4 12:40am 0.5 7:39am 2.4 1:27am 0.5 8:28am 2.4 2:15am 0.4 9:19am 2.4 3:04am 0.4 10:12am 2.4 3:56am 0.4 

Gore Bay 5:39pm 2.2 11:53pm 0.6 6:25pm 2.2 12:24pm 0.6 7:14pm 2.3 1:09pm 0.5 8:04pm 2.3 1:56pm 0.5 8:55pm 2.3 2:44pm 0.5 9:48pm 2.4 3:34pm 0.5 10:41pm 2.4 4:26pm 0.5 

5:13am 1.8 11:29am 0.5 5:58am 1.8 

6:44am 1.8 12:28am 0.4 7:32am 1.9 1:16am 0.4 8:21am 1.9 2:05am 0.4 9:13am 1.9 2:57am 0.4 10:07am 1.9 3:50am 0.3 

Kaikoura 5:34pm 1.6 11:41pm 0.5 6:21pm 1.7 12:14pm 0.5 7:08pm 1.7 1:01pm 0.4 7:58pm 1.7 1:49pm 0.4 8:48pm 1.8 2:39pm 0.4 9:40pm 1.8 3:30pm 0.4 10:33pm 1.8 4:23pm 0.4 

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

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North Canterbury News, January 28, 2021 

Ewe sale exceeds all expectations 

By SANDRA TAYLOR 

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Top rams sold for$4000while 

fullshedding twotooth ewes 

made up to $375 at the 

inaugural Mt Cass Station 

Wiltshireram and ewe salelast 

week. 

Buyers fromaround the 

countrycompeted strongly for 

the 3444 Wiltshires on offer, 

reflectingthe growing interest 

in the lowinput, shedding 

sheep. 

Alongside the Mt Cassrams, 

lambs, twotooth and annual 

draft ewes on offer were twotooth 

ewes fromHartsCreek 

farm at Leeston and twotooth 

ewes and lambsfrom Waitui 

Holdings in the Marlborough 

Sounds. 

All lines soldstrongly, with 

the average pricefor fullshedding 

Mt Cass twotooth 

ewes being$347. 

The station’s ewe lambs 

averaged $210, with the top 

lines making$270. Annual 

draft ewes averaged $230. 

Mt Cass’s 48 rams all sold 

with an average price of $1670. 

The Mt Cass shareholders 

said they could not be happier 

with their firstsaleofMtCass 

Wiltshire genetics. 

“Stock are being trucked to 

new homes from Kerikeri in 

Northland to North Otago, and 

we are delighted with three 

significant volume sales into 

the NorthIsland.’’ 

They saidthe sale wasa 

culmination of more than 12 

years’ workdeveloping asheep 

suitable for the needs of the Mt 

Cass organic programme. 

Great prices ... Mt Cass twotooth Wiltshire ewes sold for $375 each. PHOTO: SUPPLIED 

‘‘Ourteam is buzzingwith 

the support and interestshown 

in our firstsale.” 

Mt Cass covers 1800 hectares 

of hill countrynear Waipara. 

The Wiltshires, with their 

inherent internal parasite 

resistance and resilience, 

come into theirown in the 

farm’s lowinput, organic 

system. 

The sheep do not need 

shearing, dagging or crutching, 

and they do not get flystrike. 

Thisresults in significant 

savings in shearing,labour and 

agrichemical costs. 

Mt Cass started its Wiltshire 

studtomeet agrowing demand 

for the genetics, and the shareholders 

saythere has been 

growing interestinWiltshires 

fromfarmers frustrated by 

ongoing depressed wool prices 

and the work associated with 

woolproduction. 

The progressiontoanoshearflock 

is quiterapid and, 

withinacouple of generations, 

crutching, dippingand 

flystrike is eliminated. Within 

three to four generations, so 

too is shearing. 

While theydonot produce 

wool, the Wiltshireare good 

meat producers, and Mt Cass 

weans 135145percent off the 

hill country. 

About 40% of the Mt Cass 

lamb crop is sold prime pre 

Christmas at a16.5kg to 17.5kg 

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Woodend enjoys post-lockdown buzz 

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Woodend retailers have enjoyed abusy 

summer afteranuncertain 2020. 

Businesses spoken to by North 

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supported by theircommunity and are 

optimisticabout the future. 

Canterbury Hondaowner Ted Marris 

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Rd, has been busyinrecentmonths. 

‘‘Farmers areour mainbusiness and 

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Mr Marris says trafficvolumeshave 

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sincethe earthquakes,soheis in favour of 

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‘‘It won’t impact on our business too 

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here anyway.But it can be quite 

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Woodend Automotive owner Dave Ollis 

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customers‘‘coming from farand wide’’to 

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‘‘There’s been alot of growtharoundthe 

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Mr Ollis recentlytook on another person 

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WoodendBakery owner Serey Chum 

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lockdown. ‘‘With Covid we shut the door 

and struggled for business, but after we 

opened the peoplecame backbecause 

they’restill hungry.’’ 

Mr Chum ownsbakeries in Sockburn 

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The people are very friendly.’’ 

He has had goodsupport from local 

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visitors fromChristchurch and the North 

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Grub Hub Cafe owners MichaelYan and 

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Big fish prove elusive in fishing contest 


Fishytales and camaraderie were in 

abundance at the Amberley Lions 

Surfcasting Competition on Sunday. 

Atotal of 250 fishers registered, 41 of 

them children. It was the second largest 

number of registrations in the event’s 

28year history. Unfortunately not many 

fish came to the party during the contest at 

Amberley Beach, organised by the 

Amberley and District Lions Club. 

Fishing was poor compared to last year, 

but it didn’t deter fishers wholined the 

beachfor 3.2km to lure the longest fish, 

and snare the $1000 top senior prize. 

In the end, that honour went to Ben 

McGill with a980mm stingray. Felix 

Anderson won the junior title with a 

653mmdogfish. 

Alan Rhodes, of Rangiora, who usually 

goes net fishing in the estuary, decided to 

enterfor fun. ‘‘But,Ithink Iamjust 

feeding the crabs,’’ he said. ‘‘I havecaught 

areal collection of them.’’ 

Dean Lamport of Christchurch last 

enteredback in the 90s.Heboughtnew 

gear,but it did notseem to help. 

The Walkerfamily, 17 in in total,had a 

greatday at the beach, with two of them 

fishing while the kids enjoyed the surf. 

Winning catch ... Ben McGill, left, won the senior section of the surfcasting 

competition at Amberley Beach on Sunday, catching a980mm stingray. He is with 

contest organiser Simon Mather. 

PHOTO: SHANE JONES PHOTOGRAPHY 

Chasing the bigone ... Alan Rhodes, of Rangiora, 

with his bucketofbait, and acrab he caught whichhe 

was about to return to the sea. 

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Waiting patiently ... 

Fishers make themselves 

comfortable on the water’s 

edge as they wait for a 

bite. 

PHOTO: ROBYN BRISTOW 

Time out ... Hinearangi Walker, aged 3, of Christchurch, enjoys an 

iceblock after taking an untimely dip when arogue wave wet her. 


Watching the waves ... Five of the 17strong contingent from the Walker family, 

from Christchurch, enjoy the surf. 


Competition time ... 

Fishers lined Amberley Beach for 3.2km. 

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On the hook ... Felix Anderson was the junior 

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Keen fishers ... Atotal of 250 tried their luck. 

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Agreat day of racing and family fun promised 

Head to the Rangiora racecourse 

on Monday, February 8, for afunfilledfamily 

day. 

The Amberley Trotting Club is 

hosting its annual race day at the 

course, along with goodoldfashioned 

fun, games and 

competitions for young and old. 

The Amberley committee is 

determined that 2021 will get off 

to an entertaining and fun start, 

as peopleput 2020 behindthem. 

Entry is free,allowing people 

to see some greatracingand 

enjoy local hospitality. 

The Amberley Club will once 

again host some of the bestgrass 

track horsesand drivers in 

Canterbury. There will be 

competitivefieldsand exciting 

racing, withthe feature once 

again being the 2021 Rangiora 

EquineServices Amberley Cup. 

There will alsobetwo heats of 

the everpopular Kids Carts 

races for upandcoming young 

drivers in Canterbury. 

There is plenty happening off 

courseaswell. 

In the Amberley JuniorDrivers 

Kids area, children’s entertainer 

Neville Barrywill put on his 

popular show. There will be a 

bouncycastle,pony rides, alolly 

scramble, sack races, atugofwar 

and running races—all free. 

The Lucky Horseshoe draw 

returns, where 15 lucky children 

will be drawn during the day to 

win great prizes, includinga$500 

Interislander Travelvoucher. 

John McCabe will onceagain 

be the oncourse entertainer. 

There will alsobe‘‘Telfers 

MysteryEnvelope’’, with five 

Close finish ... Blair Orange, driving Cast No Shadow (outer), winning the Rangiora Equine Services Amberley Cup at the Amberley Trotting Club’s 

annual meeting at the Rangiora Raceway last year. Homebush Lad, inner, driven by Ben Hope, was second with Just Holla, third. 

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Entering the drawisaseasy as 

buyingaracebook, filling out the 

entry inside, and popping it in 

the entry barrel. 

There are wireless headsets, 

and Oakley sunglasses also up for 

grabs. 

Raceday packages are also 

available which consist of 

catered and/or uncatered 

10person marquees and 

reserved car parks,near the 

racingaction. 

Contact Warwick Duke on (027) 

323 6849 for further details or 

visit amberleytrottingclub.co.nz. 

Having fun ... Harley Marsh, of Belfast, 

took part in the InterIslander Tug of War in 

the birdcage at last year’s meeting. 

Busy day ... Robbie Close, winning driver of Claus, in race 

seven last year, with his sponsor Adam White. Both men are 

also on the Amberley Trotting Club committee. Claus was 

trained by Regan Todd at Woodend Beach. 

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End of an era ... Workers dismantle signage from Waimakariri MP Matt Doocey’s 

electorate office at 156B Williams Street to make way for the opening of anew office 

close to the Kaiapoi Marina. 

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Old MPs’ office has 

many stories to tell 


Amove to anew Kaiapoi premises 

has Waimakariri MP Matt Doocey 

taking awalk back in time. 

Kaiapoi residents have been 

coming through the shop front of 

156B Williams Street for help from 

their local MP since Mike Moore 

first set up the office in 1996. 

But Mr Doocey is breaking with 

tradition and moving to anew office 

closer to the river. 

He says the move to the heart of 

Kaiapoi is part of achange to reflect 

the river town’s exciting and vibrant 

new spaces. 

Over the years, 156B has housed 

four members of Parliament, who 

settled into the space with very little 

change, except for achange in party 

affiliation. 

‘‘The baton has been passed from 

Mike Moore to Clayton Cosgrove to 

Kate Wilkinson, and Imoved in after 

being elected in 2014.’’ 

Mr Doocey said, when packing 

began, the team became aware of an 

old sticker on the shared power 

board that is still labelled for Mike 

Moore. 

‘‘An old press cutting dated 

October 16, 1996, announces the 

start of the very first threeyear MP 

lease, to cover the parliamentary 

term.’’ 

Mr Doocey says he is looking 

forward to welcoming residents to 

his new office. 

‘‘While we wait for the fitout to be 

completed, residents can continue 

calling (03) 327 0514 for assistance,” 

he says. 

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Smoking ... The burnout pad was a 

drawcard during Muscle Car 

Madness at the Rangiora A&P 

Showgrounds over the weekend. 

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The victor ... Miss Rockabilly winner Francesca 

Pasco, of Christchurch, during the Retro Rockabilly 

Pageant last Saturday. 

Eyecatching ... Uncertain T, a1923 Ford TBucket owned by Martin and Marion Bennett, 

of Cambridge, was the star of the show. 

Burning rubber ... Action during the 

burnout competition on the first day of 

Muscle Car Madness. 

Stylish look ... Retro Rockabilly Pageant contestant Molly 

Pomeroy, aged 13, of Christchurch. 

Funfilled weekend ... Muscle Car Madness organiser Craig Stare, left, 

with the winner of the men’s section of the Retro Rockabilly Pageant, ‘‘Mr 

Fox’’, Frank Newton, of Christchurch. 

Touring in style ... A1928 Model A 

Roadster pickup truck made ahandy house 

truck, well kitted out for holiday road trips. 

Sea of cars ... The event drew enthusiasts from all over the 

country. 

Black beauty ... A1930 Ford Roadster on display. 

Plenty of power ... Acustomised Mini 

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NEWS 


Big plans for sports hub 

An updated clubhouse, 

recreational tracks and 

extensive landscaping are part of 

an ambitious 20year strategic 

plan for the Mandeville Sports 

Club’s 80hectare home. 

Club chairwoman Anne 

Prattley says the reserve is an 

integral part of the growing 

community and provides quality 

sport and recreation facilities for 

the Waimakariri District. 

It caters for 13 sports and 

leisure clubs, and hosts some of 

North Canterbury’s biggest 

annual community events. 

Despite this, many people still 

didn’t know it existed. 

‘‘We need to let people know 

we are here, what clubs we have, 

and that we provide awelcoming 

space for the community to 

enjoy,’’ she says. 

The strategic plan has been 

compiled by NTM Consulting 

with the support of Sport 

Canterbury, the Rata 

Foundation, the Waimakariri 

District Council and the clubs 

based at the grounds. 

The club hopes it will help the 

reserve, which is owned by the 

council, become selffunding. 

It lays out ablueprint for 

current and future Mandeville 

Sports Club’s boards of 

management, while promoting 

recreation and leisure areas for a 

Eye to the 

future ... 

Mandeville 

Sports Club 

chairwoman 

Anne Prattley, 

with the 

club’s 

groundsman, 

Richard 

Belcher, 

outside the 

clubrooms in 

Mandeville. 

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variety of groups and people. 

Improved facilities for women, 

and providing fitness and indoor 

facilities for recreation and 

leisure are promoted in the plan. 

Awifi upgrade, aclubroom 

revamp plan and costings, 

signage in te reo, apartnership 

with local iwi, and the 

establishment of amonthly quiz 

evening are some of the 

outcomes the club is aiming for 

by 2023. 

Meanwhile, anew toilet block 

near the equestrian area of the 

reserve is due to open early next 

month. 

Richard Belcher is the fulltime 

manager and groundsman. 

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At least five recipes will be everyday 

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Tooth and Veil, by Noel O’Hare 

In 1921, when the School Dental Service was established, 

New Zealand embarked on aunique 

social experiment: improving the 

terrible state of the nation’s teeth. The 

service was run like amilitary 

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This book tells the stories of dogs 

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affordable option 

Toy libraries are alowcost way for 

families to access the latest toys. 

There are active toy libraries all 

over North Canterbury that are run by 

volunteers. They allow families to 

borrow toys without the big expense. 

The Kaiapoi Toy Library is open on 

Saturdays from 10.30am to 12.30pm 

and offers two levels of membership, 

depending on whether parents have 

time to help with library duties. 

Toy hire is free once families have 

paid their annual subscription, 

committee member Erin Harvie says. 

‘‘We’re alittle bit unusual because 

we don’t charge an additional fee for 

toy hire, which makes it abit easier for 

families. 

‘‘And we are open during the school 

holidays, except over the Christmas 

period.’’ 

The Kaiapoi Toy Library also has a 

bouncy castle, and party packs are 

available for hire to help with 

children’s birthday parties. 

To find out more, visit the group’s 

Facebook page, send an email to 

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There are other North Canterbury 

toy libraries at Amberley, Amuri, 

Cheviot, Cust, Hanmer Springs, 

Hawarden/Waikari and Rangiora. 

Most can be found on Facebook. 

Playtime ... Children enjoy playing with 

the toys at the Kaiapoi Toy Library. 

PHOTO: SUPPLIED 

Woodend Toy Library is now closed, 

with its toys relocated to the Rangiora 

Toy Library. 

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION 


Afun, safe 

environment 

With school abouttostart back,families 

will be looking for things to do with the 

littlies. 

The Amberley Playcentre offersasafe 

environmentwhere childrenaged 0to6 

yearscan grow in confidence by exploring 

theirimaginationthrough play and 

interactionwith otherlittle ones. 

Amberley Playcentre, one of the oldest 

in the country,turned 75 in 2019. 

Activities for childrenrange from 

building sandcastles, baking biscuits, 

painting,singing, and workingwith wood, 

to cuttingshapes in playdough. 

“I like making play dough,then playing 

with the play dough and Ilove the sandpit 

and trucks,”says Leo, aged 4. 

“The swings and also working in the 

sandpit. Thoseare my two favourite parts,” 

says Jack, aged 4. 

Each Friday the Amberley Playcentre 

runs ‘‘babies and me sessions’’, aimed at 

under2s, witholder siblings welcome to 

join in thegeneral session. 

The centre, at Chamberlain Park,is 

open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and 

 

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At play ... Children learn through play at 

the Amberley Playcentre. 


Fridays from 9.15amto12.15pm. 

For more information, visit the 

Amberley Playcentre page on Facebookor 

emailamberleypc@gmail.com. 

Thereare other playcentres at Ashley, 

Clarkville, Culverden, Cust/West Eyreton, 

Hanmer Springs,Leithfield, Kaikoura, 

Oxford, Rangiora,Waiauand Woodend. 

Each can be found on Facebook. 

 

 

 

Food safety rules enacted 

Sausages, cherrios, whole nuts and 

popcorn,are out, as the Ministry of 

Education moves to minimise the risk of 

children choking while eatingatearly 

learning centres. 

New food rules for early childcare 

centres which aim to prevent choking 

came into force this week. 

They mean centres whichprovidefood 

are no longer allowed to give children 

nuts, large seeds, hard or chewy lollies, 

crisps, hard rice crackers, driedfruit, 

sausagesorsaveloys, popcorn and 

marshmallows. 

Small hard foods such as raw apple or 

carrot has to be grated if raw or cooked 

until soft and cut into strips. 

Stonesand large seeds must be 

removedfrom fruit, including 

watermelon, while grapes, berries and 

cherry tomatoes must be quartered or 

finely chopped. Peas must be cooked and 

squashedwith afork for under3s.Whole 

cooked peas are acceptablefor older 

children. 

Skin mustberemoved from chicken, 

while stone fruit, apples,pears and 

tomatoes and raw salad leaves must be 

finely chopped. 

Meat must be cooked until very tender 

and minced,shredded or finely chopped. 

Services that do not provide food are 

required to promote the guidance to all 

parents. 

Ministry of Education spokeswoman 

KatrinaCasey says the rules are designed 

to keep young children safe. 

Before the change, early learning 

serviceswere encouragedtofollow the 

Ministry of Healthguidanceonfood 

provision. Now it will be compulsory. 

Children are requiredto be seated and 

supervised while eating, and early 

learning services thatprovide food must 

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Major development ... An artist’s impression of The Sterling village at Silverstream, 

Kaiapoi. Construction is expected to start this year. 

IMAGE: SUPPLIED 

Kaiapoi village to be 

built in seven stages 

Landuse consent has been granted to 

Lime Living Ltd to establish and operate 

aretirement village in Silverstream, 

Kaiapoi. 

The Sterling Village will be built in 

seven stages, starting this year, with the 

first residents expected in the second 

half of the year. 

The first stage will incorporate 18 

villas and atemporary community 

centre, along with the main reserve and 

green spaces. 

When complete, The Sterling will 

spread over seven hectares, and offer 76 

independent living villas, 267 

apartments, 48 residential care beds, 

and 36 memory care beds. 

The existing Silverstream amenities 

such as the cafe, hairdresser and 

medical centre are all just ashort walk 

away. 

Lime Living Ltd is the parent company 

responsible for managing its delivery. 

It was established by Alan Edwards, 

Fred Rahme and Jack Lin, who have 

backgrounds in aged care, urban 

planning and residential development. 

Mr Rahme, aLime Living director, 

says they are not just creating a 

retirement village. 

‘‘Through our architectural detailing 

and bespoke design, we will create a 

fivestar village that raises the bar on 

aged care in New Zealand.’’ 

Mr Lin, also acompany director, says 

their first principle is to create avillage 

connected to awider community, that is 

safe and secure, and where residents 

always have avoice —‘‘a village where 

we would be happy for our mums to 

live”. 

Collaborating with internationally 

renowned architecture firm Marchese 

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the boundaries in terms of quality and 

design. 

Marchese Partners has more than 15 

years of experience creating awardwinning, 

landmark agedcare facilities 

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The Sterling will promote community, 

connection and choice. This emphasis 

will ensure every resident lives as 

independently as they choose, to select 

services and care when needed, but 

always being independent in making 

those decisions for themselves. 

Mr Edwards, who is Sterling chairman 

and executive director, says they will 

ensure every resident is central to the 

decisionmaking about what care is 

required and when it is required, so 

people can live with the level of 

independence they desire. 

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flag. Doors open 10amto2pm. Entry is 

by gold coin. Publicpet entries will be 

taken at 11am. It is $5 per animal. The 

fancy dress theme is ‘‘useyour 

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Book fair 

Abook fairwill be held on Friday, 

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Oxford pair claim top sheep prize 

By DAVID HILL 

North Canterbury sheep 

genetics came out on top at 

Little River on Saturday. 

Johnand StaceyBurrows, of 

Burrows Genetics at Oxford, 

won supreme champion sheep 

at the Banks Peninsula A&P 

Showwith asixtooth 

Southdown ram. 

‘‘Wewon it in 2017 at Little 

River with aDorset Downram. 

We like coming over here. It’sa 

goodlittle show and very well 

run,’’MrBurrowssaid. 

The champion ram was 

bought from Lincoln farmer 

Brent Macaulay,while the 

ram’s daughter, atwotooth 

Southdown ewe, claimed allbreeds 

championewe. 

One of Mr Burrow’sDorset 

Downs alsowon allbreeds 

champion ram lambtocap off a 

goodstarttothe year. 

‘‘Itmakes the earlystart 

worth it,’’ Mrs Burrows said. 

The Burrows familyentered 

21 sheep in all, to helpboost 

sheep entry numbers to 190. 

‘‘The entries closed before 

Christmas and theywere slow 

comingin, so (show junior vicepresident) 

Ben Butterick put 

out amessage saying‘we’ve got 

no entries’, so we made sure we 

had agood team,’’MrBurrows 

said. 

The Burrows have100 

Southdown, 100 DorsetDown 

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‘‘I’ve had agood run with the 

Dorset Downsand when Igot 

together with Stacey, she 

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Young Farmers gear up for busy year 

By DAVID HILL 

Waimakariri’s Young Farmers are hoping 

for abusy year after an uncertain 12 

months. 

With so many events cancelled in 2020 

because of Covid19, Waimakariri Young 

Farmers Club chairman ChrisWattssays 

he is lookingforward to catching up with 

members. 

‘‘(Covid19)did stun our clubabit as 

people weren’t turning up to meetings. 

Too manypeoplewere stayingathome 

thinking about the wrong things. 

‘‘In away it’s luckyfor us in farming,as 

it didn’t reallyaffect us as much. But for 

youngpeople, we couldn’t see our 

friends.’’ 

Mr Watts, abusy ruralcontractor, says 

her thing,really,’’ Mr Burrows 

said. 

‘‘I’m astickler for the Dorset 

Downs really,but they’ve all 

got their attributes. 

‘‘The Southdowns, we sella 

lot of them for hogget mating 

and they’re going really well. 

‘‘We’vegot asheep conveyor 

business and alot of placeswe 

go to use Suffolks.’’ 

The Suffolk stud has been 

establishedfor 13monthold 

daughter Holly. 

Stud sheep are in Mr 

Burrow’s blood, as his father 

Tom Burrows, the New 

Zealand Sheepbreeders’ 

Association president, has 

been breeding sheep since the 

1970sand his greatuncle Tug 

Burrows wasawellknown 

Corriedale breeder. 

Mr Burrows said he was 

pleased to be back to showing 

sheepand catching up with 

farmers, afterseveral shows 

were cancelledlast year 

because of Covid19. 

‘‘We’ve got ayear to catch up 

on now and have alook at 

everyone else’ssheep. 

‘‘We wereathome lookingat 

our sheepthe wholetime,’’he 

said. 

SheepconvenorDave 

he looksforward to attending club events. 

‘‘I’m seven daysoncall, all day every 

day, so YoungFarmersissomething I 

make an efforttoget along to. 

‘‘There’s people Iwant to see and the 

job isn’t that importantthatIcan’t have 

time to myself.’’ 

The clubhad its first meetingfor the 

year earlierthis month and hopes to get 

back to hosting ayoung farmers’ ball, 

havingsome trips away and supporting 

local community events. 

Members were keen to get backto 

hosting monthly‘‘funtivities’’,beginning 

with anight at the races last week. 

‘‘Hopefully we will do aWest Coast trip 

and aNorthIslandtrip for the National 

Fieldays, if it doesn’t get cancelled,’’ Mr 

Watts says. 

Family affair ... 

Oxford farmers 

John and Stacey 

Burrows and 

their daughter 

Holly, aged 13 

months, 

celebrate after 

winning supreme 

champion sheep 

of the show with 

aSouthdown 

ram at the Banks 

Peninsula A&P 

Show at Little 

River on 

Saturday. 

PHOTO: DAVID HILL 

Butterick said he was pleased 

withthe response, after an 

uncertainyear. 

While entries were down 

compared to lastJanuary, 

there was no feature breed this 

time, which tended to boost 

entries. 

‘‘Last year was one to forget, 

so it’s just good to get back to 

having some shows.’’ 

Southdown sheep entries 

werestrong, whilethe black 

and colouredsheepclasses 

werewellsupported. 

There werealso good 

numbers of Poll Dorsets and 

Suffolks, Mr Buttericksaid. 

Anew social activity the club will trial 

this year is trying out different businesses 

forameal and acatchup. 

Ayoung farmers’ ball was hosted by the 

club two years ago,but had to be 

cancelled lastyear becauseofCovid19, 

Mr Watts said. 

‘‘We’rehoping to run aball in April and 

we want to get at least 100people. It’s a 

fun night outand young farmers’ balls 

used to happenall the time.’’ 

The PendarvesYFC in MidCanterbury 

hosts an annual‘‘after harvestball’’, while 

theDunsandel club has held one in 

recentyears, ‘‘so hopefully we can havea 

bitofaball season’’. 

Theclub also plans to support community 

eventssuch as the SwannanoaFair 

and the Oxfordand Rangiora A&P Shows. 

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Sefton consolidates lead 

at top of country cricket 

Weedons squeaked athrillingonewicket 

win over rivals Lincoln in the 

latest roundofcountry cricket on 

Saturday. 

Therewere also hardearned 

victories for Darfieldand Ohoka, 

whileSefton thumped adepleted 

LeestonSouthbridge to consolidate 

its lead at the top of theCRV 

Ambreed CountryPremier One Day 

2020/21 competition. 

Lincoln won the tossand elected to 

bat on its home domain,but was soon 

rueing the decision when Arnav Deb 

struck withhis secondball. 

They were theninall sorts of 

trouble at 34/6, when Deb, the 

competition’stop wickettakerwith 

28, claimed his second fivewicket 

bag of the season. 

Abattling unbeaten 36 from 86 

ballsfrom Hugh Patersonhelped 

Lincoln to post108 before the side 

was bowled out in the 42ndover. 

The tiny total proved areal 

challengefor Weedons, losing 

wickets throughout its chase. 

Akshan and Akshay Gulati bowled 

tightly to combine for fourwickets, 

whileEdgar Patersonchipped out 

threemore, and when Weedons’ 

ninthwicketfell, it still needed11 

runs for victory. 

The cool head of Charlie Robson 

steered Weedons home, with an 

unbeaten knockof22off 43 ballsto 

claimthe win in the 33rd over. 

Difficultchase 

Ohokaalso made hard workofits 

run chase againstOxfordRangiora 

at Pearson Parkoval on Saturday. 

The homeXIbatted firsttopost a 

competitive 183/7,led by Dave 

Fulton’s composed 76. 

Leftarm paceman Hamish 

Williams continuedhis finerun of 

form with three wickets. 

Ohoka’srun chase got off to a 

steady start beforeJake Waghorn 

removedboth openers. 

Wily offspinner Mark Murphy 

then bowledastunned Harry 

Fitzpatrick through thegate, 

sparking morewickets to falland 

Ohoka was reeling at 97/6. 

But KyleBrown, returning to topflight 

club cricket after time away 

from thegame, played amatchwinningknock, 

cominginat No. 8. 

Brown smashed an unbeaten 47 

from just 43 balls to lift Ohoka over 

the line withthree overstospare. 

Fine century 

Asavage century by Seftonopener 

McKenzie Smith set up aspectacular 

160runwin over topofthetable 

rivals LeestonSouthbridge at 

LeestonPark. 

LeestonSouthbridge,with many 

key playersaway on Canterbury 

Countryrepresentativeduties,was 

put to the sword by Smith, who 

scored 107 off just 58 balls. The 

remarkable84minute innings 

included ninefours and eight sixes. 

The other Sefton batsmen keptthe 

foot on the gas too, helping the side 

notch 301 in 44.5 overs. 

The combined side never 

challenged theimposing totaland 

capitulatedtobeall out for 141 in the 

29th over, with Callum Simpson 

pickingupafivewicket haul. 

Fivewicketbag 

Five wicketsfor WillGreenslade 

helped Darfield defend 178 against 

Cheviot. 

Cullen Moody’s 46 was Darfield’s 

topscorer after it elected to bat at 

the neutralMandevilleground. 

Cheviot’s run chasewas looking 

comfortable at 99/3after 19 overs, but 

when Archie Redfern(31 off 50) and 

Jack Harris(31 off 35)fell in quick 

succession, the Magpies crumbled to 

be all outfor 135 in the 33rdover, 

falling to a43runloss. 

Southbrook had the bye. 

Shortscorecards: 

Lincoln 108 (H Paterson36no, R 

Sporke 20; ADeb 5/30,HD’Arcy 2/20) 

losttoWeedons 109/9 (C Robson 22no; 

EPaterson3/24). 

OxfordRangiora183/7 (D Fulton 76, 

LStove 38, JFleming 23no; HWilliams 

3/24, KBrown 3/55) lost to Ohoka 184/7 

(K Brown 47no,RKelly 23, H 

Fitzpatrick 22;JWaghorn 3/39,M 

Murphy2/30). 

Sefton 301 (M Smith 107,THarrison 

54no, NGranger 42, CWarner 25, M 

Laffey25; TBurt 4/56,TKlingender 

2/24, BChamberlain 2/46)beat Leeston 

Southbridge141/9 (C Beatson 35, T 

Field 23no, JMcSweeney21; C 

Simpson 5/35, JRoberts 3/32). 

Darfield178 (C Moody 46,TBoyle 31, 

JFrew 27, MHogan 25; ARedfern2/15, 

SBurnett 2/23) beat Cheviot 135(A 

Redfern31, JHarris31; WGreenslade 

5/33, CMoody 2/5, LFoulkes 2/30). 

Success ... 

Alister Newey 

in action 

during an 

earlier 

competition. 

PHOTO: FILE 

Strong inter-club showing 

The Rangiora Croquet 

Club completed a 

successfulCanterbury 

interclub programme 

recently. 

The division 1pairs 

team of Alister Newey 

and John Fostertook 

second place. 

Lesley Smith,Neville 

Turner, Ivan Hayward, 

HildaNewey and Jenny 

Galbraith were third in 

the division 2fours 

competition, while the 

foursteam of Liz 

Partridge, Will 

Henderson, Terry Green 

and Jenny Galbraith won 

theirdivision 3 

competition. 

In AssociationCroquet, 

the pairs team of Carol 

Kidd andAlister Newey 

were second. 

RangioraBridge Club 

Holiday match: N/S: Pat 

Green/Jeanette 

Chatterton 1, Judith 

Calder/Sarah Waldron 2, 

Colleen Adam/Joan Lloyd 

3. E/W:Sam Gurney/Tony 

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What’s happening in your 

community… 

New Chief Council Executive Appointed 

Mayor Dan Gordon has announced the 

appointment of Waimakariri District Council’s new 

Chief Executive, Jim Harland. 

Most recently Mr Harland was the director 

of regional relationships for Waka Kotahi NZ 

Transport Agency. 

Before joining the transportagencyJim was Chief 

Executive of Dunedin CityCouncil for11years. 

Priortothat roleheheld the positionofDirector 

of Strategy andPolicy, then Policyand Planningat 

NorthShore CityCouncil utilising Jim’s background in 

planning whereheholds aMasters in Town Planning. 

“I am exceptionally pleased to announce the 

appointment of Jim as Chief Executive ofthe 

Council. The Council and Iare excited about 

working with Jim and welcoming him to this new 

role,” says Mayor Gordon. 

“As anexperienced 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. 

In Jim’s current role he is amember of Greater 

Christchurch Partnership and works well with all 

of Council’s strategic partners. He brings a 

wealth of knowledge and understanding of the 

Waimakariri District. 

Current Chief Executive Jim Palmer finishes with 

the Council in early March aer 17 years with the 

organisation. Mr Harland will join the Council in 

late March. 

Free Travel Period Extended for New 

Direct Buses 

Environment Canterbury is offering another week 

of free travel on the new direct bus services from 

Waimakariri to central Christchurch. 

“We’ve had excellent feedback from the community, 

with people particularly enjoying the extra ‘me 

time’ gained on their journey to and from the city. 

People returning from their holidays can now also 

enjoy this great opportunity to try the new services 

for free,” says Cr Clearwater. 

Fast and Direct Services, Supported by 

Park &Ride Facilities 

The 91 Rangiora –City direct and 92 Kaiapoi 

–City direct pick up from the Park &Ride 

locations, and drop off at key hubs within central 

Christchurch, with no stopping along the way. The 

aernoon return service is the same. 

Each service runs Monday toFriday, with four 

trips in the morning to the central city, and five 

aernoon trips back to the Park &Rides. 

The Park &Ride facilities provide between 40–100 

carparks with lighting, security cameras and 

facilities for secure bike storage. Parking is free. 

Learn more about the Park &Ride facilities. 

More Information 

The free travel is on the 91 and 92 services only, 

until Friday 29 January inclusive. Normal Metro 

fares apply on all other services, including the 

other routes in the Waimakariri District: 1Rangiora 

to Cashmere, 95 Pegasus/Waikuku to City and 97 

Pegasus to Rangiora. 

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Neighbourhood 

Barbeques 

Come and join your neighbours for aBBQ. 

Baker Park, Kaiapoi 

Karen Eastwood Park, Pegasus 

Pink Elephant Park, Rangiora 

Gladstone Park, Woodend 

Arlington Park, Rangiora 

28January 5-7pm 

11 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 

Free Computer Classes 

at Waimakariri Libraries 

Term 12021 

Introduction to Smart Phones 

Kaiapoi-Monday 1February 10am-12pm 

Oxford -Tuesday2February10am-12pm 

Rangiora-Wednesday3February 10am-12pm 

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Kaiapoi-Tuesday9February 1.30pm-3.30pm 

Rangiora-Wednesday10February 10am-12pm 

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Formore information or to book, 

phone 03 3118901 or ask at any 

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We’ve developed adra Cemetery 

Policy to guide how Council cemeteries 

are managed day-to-day and want to 

hear what you think. 

It covers things like: 

ABOUT CEMETERIES 

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headstones 

• Gravedecoration 

• Gravesiteand cemetery maintenance 

• Reservationofashes or burial plots 

Shareyour thoughts.Feedback is openFriday 

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Developing 

mindfulness 


Matt Chisholm will discuss 

the challenges of depression 

at the Waiau Town Hall on 

April 10. 

The former television 

personality, whose twopart 

documentary Man Enough 

aired last year, will share why 

he set out on anationwide 

campaign to smash the stigma 

around mental health and 

break the silence around 

suicide. 

Matt is sharing his insights 

to help men become better 

connected and to speak out 

about their mental health. 

He visited rugby clubs, 

construction sites, 

boardrooms, men’s 

barbershops and boxing 

gyms, and presents a 

thoughtful investigation into 

the health of modern Kiwi 

men. 

The event is being hosted 

by the Community Response 

Committee, which was 

formed after the Covid19 

lockdown last year. 

The committee, which 

operates under the umbrella 

of the Amuri Community 

Trust, has been fortunate to 

receive further funding from 

the Ministry of Social 

Development to continue its 

work connecting people in 

communities in the Amuri 

district, and to help with their 

health awellbeing. 

Boost for students ... Year 8students Mila StanleyPihera and Blake Painter with some of the 

stationery, which is being distributed free to students. 


Calendars selling fast 


Amberley School studentswill 

be starting the school year 

with free stationery. 

It will be the secondyear 

students have started theyear 

with theirsupplies fully paid, 

thanks to the continued 

support of local businesses 

and the initiative of the school 

fundraising team. 

‘‘Teachersand parents love 

that every child has all their 

booksonday one, ready to 

startlearning together,’’ 

Principal Simon Green says. 

An Amberley Businesses 

Voucher bookhelpedfund the 

stationery previously.This 

year, alocal historical 

calendar returnstohelp drive 

fundraising efforts. 

Parentand graphic designer 

Laura Cropper has again 

workedwith the Kowai 

Archives to produce a 

calendar showcasing gorgeous 

old photos fromthe wider 

Amberley region. 

Advertising for the calendar 

was supplied by local firmsto 

support printing costs. 

Thisyearthe project was 

supportedbyRangiora 

Museum, which held some 

glassplate negatives which 

theyscanned for theschool. 

The firstrun of calendars in 

2019was asellout, and the 

2021edition is headingthe 

sameway, with only asmall 

number left. 

Theycan be boughtfrom a 

range of Amberley businesses 

including Arthur Burke,the 

Amberley Post Shopand Sally 

Macs. 

Free mindfulness and wellbeing 

courses are coming to North 

Canterbury. 

The Community Mindfulness 

Project is acollaboration between 

Community Wellbeing North 

Canterbury Trust, Mindfulness North 

Canterbury and Logan Smythe and 

Associates. 

The project will offer wellbeing 

courses, workshops and podcasts. It is 

possible thanks to an AIA Vitality 

grant. 

The Community Mindfulness 

Project went through acompetitive 

application process and was one of 

only 10 winners across New Zealand to 

receive up to $50,000 towards 

programmes that make apositive 

difference to the health and wellbeing 

of local communities. 

North Canterbury resident Dean 

Logan, afinancial adviser at Logan 

Smythe and Associates, says the grant 

is an opportunity to make adifference 

locally. 

‘‘As acurrent board member of 

Community Wellbeing North 

Canterbury Trust, Irecognise the 

importance of health and wellbeing to 

athriving community. 

‘‘The Community Mindfulness 

Project will raise awareness of how to 

take care of your mental health and 

give people tools and resources to help 

them feel good and function well,’’ he 

says. 

Those who live in the Hurunui or 

Waimakariri can apply to attend the 

courses and workshops for free. 

Anyone keen to attend can register 

at mindfulnessnorthcanterbury. 

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New role in 

community 


Acommunity activatorhas been 

appointed for the Amuri district to 

help support, connect andstrengthen 

communities. 

CourtsMcSkimming has been 

appointed to the new positionona 

parttime basis by the community 

response committee. 

She will focus on supporting Amuri 

communities and work alongside the 

community response committee, 

formed in 

response to 

the Covid19 

lockdown, to 

ensure anyone 

in need in 

Amuri communities 

were 

looked after 

with food, 

supplies, and Courts McSkimming 

chats on the 

phone. 

The position was made possible 

throughthe Lottery Covid19 

Community Wellbeing Fund, with the 

supportofthe Amuri Community 

Trust. 

Courts has beenanintegral part of 

the community, through which she has 

demonstrated her passionand love of 

the district. 

She will work alongside the 

committee,engaging with people in 

the community, creating opportunities 

and spacesfor themtoconnect. 

Courts can be contacted at crc. 

amuri@gmail.com,oron021 176 3744. 

Entertainment 

Public Notices 

KAIAPOI CHRISTADELPHIANS 

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

“GOOD NEWS” 

The Apostle Paul believed in the Hope of Israel 

so strongly,that he was prepared to go to prison 

and he continued to speak to people about it 

saying ”I am bound with this chain because I 

believe in the Hope of Israel”. Acts 28:20 NLT. 

Glenmark Lions Club 

Charity Golf Tournament 

Proceeds to Camp Quality 

At the Scargill Golf Course 

Saturday 6 th February 2021 

Draw at 10.30am. 

American Greensome (pairs) $30pp 

Afternoon Tea Provided. 

Entries to Jack 03 314 6763 

or post entries on the day. 

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. 

RANGIORA Country 

Music Club night starts 

again 3rd February at 7pm. 

Venue is the RSA Rangiora. 

All welcome. 

Enquiries 027 928 1730. 

TAI CHI AND 

QIGONG 

CLASSES 

2349305 

2348914 

Exercise to improve balance, 

posture, breathing, 

immunity and relax the 

body and mind. A great 

combination of benefits 

New term starting in February. 

Check out the website 

taichiwell.co.nz or 

phone Rose 0274388364 

Public Notices 

Oxford A&P 

Association 

Easter Saturday 3April 2021 

Entries Close: 28th February 

No late entries accepted. 

Schedulesavailableonline: 

showday.online 

SomeTrade and Art/Craft 

sites stillavailable 

Contact Christine Roberts 

E: secretary@oxfordapshow.co.nz 

oxfordapshow.co.nz 

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 31 st January, 7.00pm 

Kaiapoi Community Centre 

Sewell Street 

All Welcome 

for information -phone03352 5453 

Website -bibletruthandprophecy 

KATE VALLEY LANDFILL 

COMMUNITY TRUST 

APPLICATIONS FOR FUNDING 

ASSISTANCE 

The Trust invites applications from eligible 

groups/individuals for grants from the 

16th funding round. Application period is 

from 1February 2021 to 5March 2021. 

Only applications on the 2021 form will 

be accepted. Forms are available from 

the Hurunui District Library or by emailing 

secretaryKVLCT@gmail.com. 

An Information evening will be held at the 

Waipara Hall on Thursday 11th February 

2021, 7:30 - 8:30 pm at which Trustees 

will explain the eligibility requirements and 

assist with any application questions. 

Enquiries should be directed toJulian Ball 

on 021 671 721. 

2350658 

&ASHBURTON 4WD CLUB 

4WDSafari 

From Lake Heron to southAshburtonthrough 

Mt ArrowsmithStation. 

SUNDAY,14FEBRUARY 

Meet at Mt Somers Domain (oppositeTavern) 

between 8-9am forregistration. 

Cost $80 per vehicle. 

Must be 4X4 vehicleswith lowratio, 

current registration and wof. 

Pleasebring ownlunch,drinksand sunscreen. 

Toilets available. 

ContactAlan Wakelin 0274 967136 

Proceedstoupgrade the Sharplin FallsTrack 

2346688 

2350433 

2350099 

Trade&Services 

REMOVALISTS 

Movemen Ltd 

2Men &agood sized 

truck. From $157 per hour 

(incl gst). Kaiapoi based. 

Call Gerard 

027 668 3636 

2316549 

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 

SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS 

required for Ohoka School and 

Pegasus Bay School. 

Casual / Part-Time positions available. Full 

training & financial assistance provided for 

suitable applicants. Class 2&Pendorsement an 

advantage –Newcomers are encouraged to apply. 

All enquiries to Karen 

(03) 348 0897 /karen@citylinechch.co.nz 

2350779 

Livestock 

Educational 

GUITAR &Uke lessons. 

Private and group sessions, 

beginner to intermediate. 

Experienced Rangiora 

based tutor. Ph Tim Davis 

on 027 489 5957. 

Personal 

Hi, my name is Tranz 

and Iseek a65+ lady 

with acar licence and 

internet capabilities 

who is able to cook. 

Iamaretired engineer 

so will pay for all fuel 

and warrants. 

Ph 027 397 8614 

for more info. 

TEXEL ROMNEY 

CROSS Ram lambs. Suitable 

for breeding & lifestyle 

blocks. Please phone 

021 626 449 or 03 385 

4966. 

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. 

ABEL &Prestige Chimney 

Cleaning. Nth Cant owned 

& operated. Covering all 

areas from Waimak to Hanmer. 

Professional, guaranteed, 

service. Firebox 

repairs, carry most parts. Ph 

0800 661 244. 

For Lease 

FOR LEASE 

2Industrial Work Shops 

with yard areas in 

Newnham st Rangiora 

Unit 1shed 162 m2 yard 

480 m2. Unit 2shed 108 

m2 yard 590 m2. Single 

& 3 Phase power & 

water . Lease terms 

negotiable. 

Phone 0274342831 

2349128 

Livestock 

HOMEKILL 

&Wild Game 

Meat Processing 

313 0022 

2309602MEAT2U.NZ 

TEXEL ROMNEY 

CROSS ewe lambs, suitable 

for breeding stock & 

lifestyle blocks. Please 

phone 021 626 449 or 03 

385 4966. 


SEPTIC TANK 

CLEANING 

Bill’s Liquid 

Waste 

You dump it... 

Blair pumps it... 

Blair Tavendale 

Ph 03 314 9371 

0275 379-694 

2225862 


AFFORDABLE concrete 

cutting with quality and 

removal work. Free quotes. 

No job too small. Ph 027 

442 2219, Fax 03 359 6052 

or A/H 03 359 4605. 

ALL TREE SERVICES, 

chopping, pruning, firewood 

cut. Affordable & 

friendly service. Telephone 

021 111 4322. 

ARBORIST qualified. 

Copper Beech Tree 

Services. Tree removal, 

pruning, height reduction, 

hedge trimming, shaping, 

tree planting, firewood. 

Free quotes. Contact Angus 

Edwards 027 259 6741 

copperbeechtreeservices@gmail.com. 

BRIAN’S Tree Services. 

Tree felling, topping, 

shaping, firewood cut, rubbish 

removed, stump grinding, 

branch chipping. 

Affordable rates. Phone 03 

327 5505 or 021 124 4894. 

BRICK &blocklaying. All 

types of work undertaken, 

repairs. Phone Hamish 

0272 386 003 or 313 5678. 

PAINTERS 

Reg Tradesman 

Interior,exterior. 

North Canterbury Painters 

specialising in decorating for 

over 65 at adiscount rate. 

Free quotes. 

Covering Nth Canty,Oxford, 

Kaiapoi, Rangiora, Amberley. 

Rob 03 327 7899 

or 027 432 3520 2227597 

DIRTY TILES &Grout? 

Professional tile cleaning, 

tiled shower restorations, 

mouldy silcone, shower 

glass & we can even 

recolour your old grout! 

For all your tile and grout 

issues call Grout Pro for a 

free, no obligation quote. 

Ph Darryl 0800 882 772. 

FIRE GUARDS Custom 

made with safety latch. 

Phone 021 169 9066. E: 

pjfabricators123@gmail.com. 

KITCHEN, bathroom, 

renovations, decking, 

pergolas, fencing. Honest 

reliable licenced builders. 

Ph Don 027 727 9162. 

METAL WORX. Flashing, 

Sheetmetal Fabrication, 

Wrought Iron, 

Welding, Custom Trailers, 

General Metalwork. No job 

too big or too small. Ph 021 

265 5428 or 03 314 6908. 

Find us on facebook/ 

Glenmark Metal Worx. 

glenmarkmetalworx.ltd@gmail.com. 

PAINT & wallpaper 

services. Wayne Bryant, 

exterior, interior. Qualified 

tradesman. Free quotes. Ph 

313 5337 or 027 654 4568. 

PAINTER. Qualified local 

professional, Int / Ext, 

roofs, wallpaper. Call or 

text Corban 027 846 5035. 

PLASTIC WELDING 

North Canterbury Specialist. 

All plastic &fibreglass 

repairs. Telephone James 

021 180 5103. 


POWER TOOLS repairs, 

parts &sales for over 40 

years. All main brands serviced. 

Grossman Trade 

Tools, 23 Watts Road, 

Christchurch. Ph389 9230. 

RANGIORA Rubbish 

Removal and RRR skips. 

Wheelie bins any frequency 

and skips from 1.5 cube to 

9cube. Skips and wheelie 

bins for any use, rubbish, 

greenwaste, building sites 

or just cleanups. Give us a 

phone call 313 6957 or for 

skips 021 313 255. 

ROOFER All roof repairs, 

roof painting, water blasting, 

moss treatment, 

repointing, gutter cleans & 

snow straps. And more. 

Free quotes. Phone Nathan 

027 516 6609. 

SCREEN PRINTING. 

For all your printing 

requirements. T-shirts, 

Hoodies, Hi-Vis vests and 

polos, Overalls, Caps etc. 

Please phone Heather 03 

313 0261 or email heather. 

norstar@gmail.com. 

SHEARER. Hap’s Farm & 

Lifestyle Services. Shearing, 

crutching, drenching, 

tailing, feet trimming & 

health check. Trailer, generator 

&mobile handpiece 

available. Experienced, 

reliable and honest. Ph 03 

4233713 or 021 267 4025. 

SHEEP SHEARING, 

drenching, feet trimming. 

For Lifestyle blocks. Call 

Stu 027 315 6916. 

STONEMASON, Brick 

and Blocklayer. Earthquake 

repairs, grind out and 

repoint, River/Oamaru 

stone, Schist, Volcanic 

rock, paving, all alterations 

- new and old. Quality 

workmanship. Visit www. 

featureworks.co.nz or ph 

027 601 3145. 

SUMMERFIELD 

FENCING 

IN YOUR AREA NOW. 

Lifestyle or farm, sheep, cattle, 

horse, all types of animals. 

Fences, yards, sheds, arenas, 

shelters, runs. 

30+ years contract fencing. 

Steve is available to help with 

your design &planning. 

Ph office03312 4747 

2091848 

ANTHONY SYMONDS 

Forall your painting & 

plastering requirements 

Local with 30 years 

experience 

All workmanship 

Guaranteed. 

Phone 021 344 023 

2220615 

Pride &Quality Painting 

&Decorating Services 

20 yrs exp, fast and friendly 

service. For all your painting 

needs, phone: Martin 310 

6187 or 021 128 9867 

VALUATION - 

Specialising in North Canterbury. 

Contact Geoff at 

Maxwell Valuation. Phone 

03 310 8541 or email 

geoff@maxval.co.nz. 

WINDOW TINTING 

tintawindow 

advanced film solutions 

99% uv block 

fade protection 

heat control 

reduce glare 

25 Years Experience 

privacy films 

frosting designs 

non-darkening films 

Workmanship Guaranteed 

Lifetime Warranties on Most Films 

UV 

block 

Free Quotes Canterbury and Districts 

03 365 3653 0800 368 468

Cars Wanted 

CASH 4CARS 

and 4WD'S 

Phone 

Automotive 

Parts 

03 313 7216 

Cars Wanted 

CARS, vans, 4WD’s 

wanted for dismantling or 

repair. Phone 027 258 

8366. 

Gardening 

A+ GARDEN hedges cut 

to perfection. Tree &arbor 

work. Also spraying. Free 

quotes. Ph 03 312 0668 or 

021 111 4322. 

Pets 

BICHON HOMESTAY 

for smaller dogs. We look 

after your dog in our home. 

"No kennels". Phone today 

03 314 6110. 

Poultry 

BROWN SHAVER POL 

pullets, order now, ready 

Feb, pickup Clarkville, 

$30, ph /txt 027 433 7720. 

Poultry 

BROWN 

Pullets, handreared, quiet, 

point of lay, $30. Phone 

021 062 3835 (Cust ). 

Wanted To Buy 

PRE 1990’s vehicles suitable 

for resurrection and 

restoration, not wrecking. 

Anything considered, dead 

reg ok. Ph 021 227 6878. 

Wanted To Buy 

SHAVER A FLAT WANTED to 

buy, by local cash buyer. 

Anything considered. 

Please phone Yvonne 021 

055 3751. 

BUYING estate type old 

china, crystal, collectables, 

vases. Ph 027 350 3963, or 

313 1878. 

Wanted To Buy 

$$$ 

Amalgamated Scrap Metal 

Ltd. Specialists in farm 

machineryand farm clean 

ups, old vehicles etc. 

100% locally owned. 

Ph 0800 030 712 or 

027 695 0480. 

2312759 

CLASSIFIEDS 


For Sale 

HONEY 4kg bucket 

cooking honey, $30 special. 

Available at Gracebrook, 

Amberley. Telephone 03 

314 7076. 

ROAD Chief boat trailer, 

suitable dinghy, jetski, 

motorcycle. Almost new, 

very little use $700. Phone 

03 261 2181. 

Trusted Trades & 

Professional Services 

31 

Garage Sales 

DOWNSIZING Saturday 

30th January. 20 West Belt, 

Rangiora, 8am to when it’s 

all gone. Furniture, clothing, 

lawnmower, 

overlocker, Red Hats clothing 

and accessories and 

most of everything else you 

want or need. 

Guide 

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

Automotive &Recovery 

Builder 

DENTURE CLINIC 

Butchery 

2070788 

• WOF Cars &Trailers 

• Vehicle Servicing & 

Repairs 

• Tyres &Punctures 

• Jump Starts 

• 

Towing &Salvage 

• Courtesy Car Available 

Ph Aaron Rowlands 

0272 588 366 

13 Stone Eyre Place, 

Swannanoa 

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

Construction &Concrete 

RANGIORA 

DENTURE CLINIC 

Garry WMechen 

Registered Clinical DentalTechncian 

Phone (03) 313-9192 

38a Ashley Street, Rangiora 

OxfordButchery 

Shane and Leanne Frahm 

We cankill&process yourstock 

FourGenerations of Frahms 

since 1957 

Ph 312 4205 

Oxford 

Ear Health 

1680439 

Number one 

old-fashioned bacon 

&ham curing. 

A/H 312 4709 

All Construction & Concrete Work 

•Driveways, patios &paths 

•Bridges and Culverts 

•Floors, foundations 

•Sheds and buildings 

•Dairy Sheds, Herd homes 

•Silage pits, effluent ponds 

•Excavation and cartage 

•Precast concrete 

•Insulated panels 

Daryl Power 

027 230 9401 

concretepower@scorch.co.nz 

www.concretepower.co.nz 

2273277 

2089195v2-4/4-S 

NEW N W DENTURES D N ES 

*RELINE * *REPAIRS 

* I S 

HOURS 

8.30am -12noon 

- Monday to Friday 

FREE E CONSULTATION O 

AND ADVICE 

A V C 

For a/h repairs 

phone (03) 310-3044 

• Ear Health checks. 

• Wax removal using Microsuction 

• Removal of foreign bodies 

• Basic hearing aid care 

• ACC provider 

• WarVeteran provider 

• No medical referral 

required 

Clinics in Rangiora, Amberley and Kaiapoi 

Rest homes/retirement villages, booking by prior arrangement. 

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

Email alison@earcare.nz | Ear Care Canterbury 

2324849 

Electrician 

Electrician 

Mechanical &Pipe Systems 

Motorcycle Service &Repair 

Allan Pethig 

For all your electrical needs. Residential &Commercial 

Phone 03 313 7144 

027 432 1534 

Fax 03 313 2144 

rgrantelectrical@gmail.com 

PO Box 69, Rangiora 

Plumbing 

For all 

general 

aspects of 

plumbing 

Discounts for over 

65 years old 

Fast friendly service 

All work guaranteed 

Aaron McCartney 

Certifying Plumber 

Cell 027 366 9091 

A/H 03 310 2137 

Free Call: 

0508 44EVER 

EMAIL: 

plumber_27@yahoo.com 

2172994 

Scaffolding 

•Edge protection 

•Working platform 

Phone 

0274 366 901 

Plans for pricing 

jas.rangiorascaffolding@xtra.co.nz 

North Canterbury wide 

1783878 

AARON HARRIS 

ELECTRICAL LTD 

NEW HOUSES • ALTERATIONS 

ELECTRICAL INSPECTIONS • SMART WIRING 

SYSTEMS AND MORE... 

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

YOU 

COULD 

BE 

HERE 

Advertise 

your business 

in our Trades 

and Services 

Phone 

Amanda Keys 

on 

03 313 2840 

2020478 

•Upto2”pipethreading &fitting 

•Oil lubricationpumprepairs&systems installation 

•BulkDieselTank polishing (filtering) 

•Industrialservicing andmaintenance 

•Based inWaimakaririregion 

Tony 027 243 5337 

Email:Mpipesystems@gmail.com 

Scrap Metal 

CASH PAID FOR SCRAP 

•Car Bodies •Scrap Steel•Specialists in Farm 

Machinery•All non Ferrous 

MAINLAND 

METALS LTD 

Ph (03)338 7000 

Mike0274 818544 •Robbie0274818 027 

Locally owned and operated 

Windows & Doors 

WINDOW MARKET PLACE 

• New & Used 

• Timber & Aluminium 

• Windows & Doors 

8am-5pm Weekdays 

8am-2pm Saturday 

215 Waltham Rd, Sydenham 

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

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

1902273 

2346458 

ncn1242200aa 

• Service • Repairs • Tyres 

• Motorcycle Rental 

•Fully Equipped Workshop •Quality Work •Affordable Rates 

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

www.motorbiketours.co.nz 

2313195v2 

SERVICES 

Thursday,August 2, 2018 | Issue 808 | www.ncnews.co.nz 

South Pacific Motorcycle Services 

“we’re your LOCAL motorcycle guys” 

(based in Mandeville) 

HAVE YOU BEEN TO 

OUR WEBSITE LATELY? 

www.ncnews.co.nz 

Visit now toview the paper online &more! 

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

RangioraToyota 

WANTED 

Quality used late 

modelToyotas. 

Contactustoday 

if you’relooking 

to sell! 

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 

Signature 

CLASS 

S 

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 

2009 MazdaDemio 

•1.5LPetrolAuto 

•Alloys, ReverseCamera 

•91,350km 

$ 

8,995 

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 


•Bluetooth, Camera 

•20,850km 

$ 

22,995 

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 

2019 Toyota Yaris 

•1.3Lpetrolauto 

•Bluetooth, Reversecamera 

•24,200km 

$ 

19,995 

2018 Corolla GX 


•Satnav,Bluetooth 

•Alloys, only 49,000kms 

$ 

23,995 

2016 Toyota Aqua 

•1.5LpetrolHybridauto 

•Climate air 

•38,000km 

$ 

14,995 

2014 Honda CR-V SportLtd 

•2.4LPetrolAuto, AWD 

•Leather,Sat/Nav 

•68,700km 

$ 

29,995 

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 

2018 Highlander GX 

•3.5LPetrol, 8-speed auto 

•7-seater, Bluetooth 

•Camera, 56,100km 

$ 

42,995 

2018 Highlander GXL 

•3.5LPetrolAWD,Alloys 

•7-Seater,Satnav, Leather 

•29,700kms 

$ 

47,995 

2018 Highlander GX 

•3.5LPetrol6-speedauto 

•Bluetooth, camera 

•Cruise control, 55,800km 

$ 

42,995 

2017Highlander GXL 

• 3.5L PetrolAuto, Leather 

• 7-Seater, Satnav, Keyless 

•Done 29,000kms 

$ 

47,995 

2018 Highlander GXL 

•3.5LPetrol8-Speed Auto 

•Leather,Satnav 

•59,500km 

$ 

44,995 

2010 LandRoverDiscovery SE 

•3.0L TurboDieselV6 

WAS$31,995 

•Leather,7Seater 

•Climate Air 

2016 HiluxSR5 Prerunner 

•2.8L Turbo Diesel Auto2WD 

2017 Ford Ranger XLT 

•3.2Lturbo diesel auto, 2WD 

2020 HiluxSRExtra Cab 

1997Nissan Caravan 

•3.0L dieselmanual 

•11-seater,daytimelights $ 

•132,800km 9,995 

NOW •2.8L Turbo Diesel Manual4WD 

$ 

29,995 

•Satnav,ReverseCamera $ •Wildtrak lid 

•Bluetooth 

$ 

•66,950 38,995 

$ 

•Facelift model 34,995 •Only250kms 48,495 

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

Signature 

CLASS 

2346875-28/1 

FINANCE &INSURANCE AVAILABLE

THE 

SALE 

TEN DAYS OFSAVINGS 

STARTS FRIDAY 29 JANUARY 9:30AM 

29 JANUARY –7FEBRUARY 

WOMENSWEAR |LINGERIE |WOMENS SHOES 

ATRIUM |CONTEMPORARY LOUNGE |ACCESSORIES 

COSMETICS |CHILDRENSWEAR |MENSWEAR 

MENS SHOES |MENS GIFTING |BED &BATH 

LUGGAGE |PANTRY |HOME &LIVING |COOK &DINE 

POTTERY BARN |POTTERY BARN KIDS |WEST ELM 

OFFERS INSTORE ONLY

UP TO 50% OFF 

SELECTED MENSWEAR 

UP TO 50% OFF 

SELECTED WOMENSWEAR 

SHOP THE SALE FOR 

10 DAYS OF SAVINGS 

29 JANUARY –7FEBRUARY 

EXTENDED STORE HOURS 

FRIDAY 29JANUARY /9.30AM-7PM 

SATURDAY 30 JANUARY /9AM-6PM 

UP TO 50% OFF 

SELECTED CHILDRENSWEAR 

UP TO 50% OFF 

SELECTED ACCESSORIES 

NORMAL STORE HOURS THEN RESUME 

OPEN ON WAITANGI DAY 6FEBRUARY 10AM-5PM 

WWW.BALLANTYNES.CO.NZ/OPENING-HOURS 

The Sale TIP 

HIGH ST 

UP TO 50% OFF 

SELECTED HOMEWARES 

UP TO 50% OFF 

SELECTED FOOTWEAR 

If you’re shopping inChristchurch, we recommend 

parking inthe Lichfield Street Carpark as it’s the 

closest to the store and isfully undercover. You can 

even take the yellow lift (as opposed to the red or 

purple lifts) to bring you straight to the store -ideal 

for aquick entry! 

P 

CASHEL ST 

BALLANTYNES 

LICHFIELD ST 

COLOMBO ST 

P

THE 

SALE 

TEN DAYS OF SAVINGS 

STARTS 

FRIDAY 29 JANUARY 

9:30AM 

NOW ACCEPTING: 

Instore Only, City Mall, Christchurch. PHONE (03) 379 7400

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