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Thursday,<strong>February</strong>4,<strong>2021</strong> | Issue931 | www.starnews.co.nz<br />

<strong>North</strong><br />

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Dating app<br />

delivers for<br />

pair in 80s<br />

By SHELLEY TOPP<br />

Acouple in their 80s who met on a<br />

datingwebsitefor peopleover 70<br />

have married in Tuahiwi.<br />

Theservice tookplace last<br />

Saturday afternooninthe historic St<br />

Stephen’sChurchbefore asmall<br />

group of family andclose friends.<br />

It wasthe secondmarriagefor<br />

ThelmaRobertson,aged 89, and<br />

BrianSmith, aged 88, of Woodend.<br />

‘‘I am thetoy boy,’’ Brianquipped<br />

beforethe service, conductedby<br />

marriage celebrantPhil Harris.<br />

Following thedeathsof their<br />

spouses, friends noticedhow lonely<br />

ThelmaandBrianwereand<br />

persuaded themto put theirpersonal<br />

detailson the datingwebsitein<br />

searchof companionship.<br />

Both wereinitially reluctant, but<br />

eventuallydecided to try the modern<br />

way of dating.<br />

They were thenlivinginAuckland<br />

andmet in person forthe first timeat<br />

acoffeeshop in Henderson.<br />

Thepair clicked immediately,<br />

findingthey hadmanycommon<br />

interests,includinggardening and<br />

dancing.<br />

Thelma also liked Brian for being<br />

‘‘nice and polite’’ andwalking on the<br />

‘‘rightside’’ of thefootpath closest to<br />

theroadwhen they were together.<br />

Aftertheybegan going out together,<br />

Thelmafound that Brianwas also<br />

‘‘very romantic andabit cheeky’’.<br />

However, justthreemonthsinto<br />

❛There was no pressure.<br />

She just kept asking me<br />

every week.❜<br />

—Brian Smith<br />

theirrelationship,one of Thelma’s<br />

grandsonshad atrickyquestionfor<br />

her.<br />

‘‘Nanna,areyou going to livewith<br />

Brian?’’ he asked.<br />

At the time, she had no ideahow to<br />

answer hisquestion.<br />

‘‘Sevenyears later hereweare<br />

gettingmarried,’’ shesaidbeforelast<br />

Saturday’s service.<br />

Thecoupleeventually did decideto<br />

live together.<br />

‘‘Weare verymodern and thisisthe<br />

trendtotry before youbuy,’’ Brian<br />

said.<br />

However,they bothbelieveinthe<br />

sanctity of marriage and eventually<br />

decided theywanted to formalise<br />

theirrelationship in thatway. But<br />

therewas no formal proposal.<br />

‘‘There was no pressure. Shejust<br />

keptasking meeveryweek,’’ Brian<br />

joked.<br />

Brian, who hasabrownbelt in<br />

karate,and Thelma, abowler who<br />

represented NewZealand, havean<br />

optimistic outlookonlife.<br />

‘‘Yesterday is history, today is agift,<br />

tomorrowisamystery,’’ Thelma said.<br />

‘‘Liveeach day thebest you can and<br />

always be positive.’’<br />

Newlyweds ... Thelmaand Brian Smith step out of the historic St Stephens Church in Tuahiwi<br />

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Distress, frustration over tyre fire<br />

By ROBYN BRISTOW<br />

The latesttyre fire near Amberley has<br />

left land­owner WarrenHislop and<br />

his long­timesupporter Angelique<br />

Hyde distraught.<br />

‘‘It’s soul destroying,’’Angelique<br />

says.‘‘Heisdistraught, Iam<br />

distraught. Thiswill destroy us and it<br />

is not of our doing.’’<br />

She was at work withadigger at the<br />

RacecourseRoad site on Tuesday,<br />

with the authority of Environment<br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong>, preparing the site before<br />

dirt,then clay is piled on the tyre<br />

remains to smother the fire.<br />

‘‘This is goingtocost amillion<br />

dollars, plus.How is one person<br />

supposed to come up with that sortof<br />

moneywithout goingbankrupt?<br />

‘‘We didn’t do this. We didn’t do any<br />

of it, but we cop the lot.’’<br />

Despite the cost she is committed to<br />

cleaning up the mess left behind by<br />

the fire in the pileofabout160,000<br />

tyres. ‘‘I said we woulddoit, and we<br />

will.’’<br />

She is angry the fire occurred just<br />

weeksbefore gettingrid of the tyres.<br />

ECan northernzone manager<br />

Andrew Arps says the tyres are now a<br />

pile of ash and wire, and the smoke<br />

mostly grey.Two or three pockets<br />

Fire in park<br />

investigated<br />

Police are investigating afire in<br />

Rangiora’sLilybrook Reserve<br />

last Sunday.<br />

Kaiapoi­based Constable Mark<br />

Stewart said at this stage it was<br />

not known how it started.<br />

However, the police were<br />

following acouple of lines of<br />

inquiry.<br />

The fire began about5.40pm. It<br />

damaged asmall sectionofbush<br />

and sent plumes of blacksmoke<br />

abovethe reserve, on the corner<br />

of Percival and Victoria streets.<br />

Two fire enginesfrom the<br />

Rangiora brigade putitout<br />

within 15 minutes.<br />

Brigade chief fireofficer<br />

Hamish Peter said two engines<br />

were sent to the fire because of<br />

the homes nearby. Early<br />

notification from the public was<br />

crucial in getting it undercontrol<br />

so quickly.<br />

The cause is unknown at this<br />

stage, he said.<br />

‘‘It is borderingonsuspicious.<br />

Ican’t confirm that, but there is<br />

no reason for afire to have<br />

started in areservelike this.’’<br />

were still burning. No waterorfoam<br />

was usedtoprotect the water table.<br />

Fire breaks werecut around the fire.<br />

He is also gutted afterspending<br />

hourshelping findasolution, which<br />

involved sending the tyres to Golden<br />

Bay Cement WorksatWhangarei, for<br />

use in its furnaces. The final step,<br />

funding, was just weeksaway. While<br />

this workwas now futile for these<br />

tyres, he is optimistic it will benefit<br />

others in the SouthIsland.<br />

ThereisamachineinChristchurch<br />

that can chip the tyres, for transport<br />

northtothe cement works.The chips<br />

hold aconsistently high temperature<br />

in the furnaces, whichalso burns the<br />

toxins.<br />

‘‘They can burn up to 7500 tyresa<br />

day, and couldbuild up to 15,000<br />

depending on how much volume they<br />

needed to produceatthe works.’’<br />

Meanwhile,ECan is addressing<br />

community concernsraised at a<br />

meeting last Saturday night, where<br />

winemakers,lifestyle block owners,<br />

and residents aired their frustration.<br />

The tyres should have been removed<br />

yearsago, they said. Testingwill<br />

determine the effects.<br />

A63­year­old man hasbeen<br />

chargedwith arson in relation to the<br />

fire.<br />

Police investigating ... Last Sunday’s fire at Lilybrook<br />

Reserve, Rangiora.<br />

PHOTO: MIKAYLA HILL<br />

Major blaze ... Smoke from last week’s fire could be<br />

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Bruce Abernethyproudly<br />

donned his CheviotVolunteer<br />

FireBrigadedress uniform<br />

one last time on Saturday<br />

night.<br />

The humble 83­year­old,<br />

who servedthe brigade and<br />

the district for 57 years,woreit<br />

to his farewell.<br />

His service,alongwiththat<br />

of Jim Forbes,who has served<br />

25 years with thebrigade, was<br />

celebrated at aspecial<br />

function.<br />

Bruce, whoseattendance<br />

recordisinthe high 90<br />

percent, is one of an elite<br />

group in NewZealandwho<br />

havereceived adouble gold<br />

star, and the onlyone in the<br />

local brigade.<br />

He officiallyretiredlastJuly<br />

after Covid­19protocols<br />

prematurely sidelined him, as<br />

no­oneover 70 was allowed on<br />

active duty. But thebrigade,<br />

which he joined in 1963,was<br />

determined to acknowledge<br />

his service.<br />

His daysofdrivingand<br />

crewing an enginehad already<br />

cometoanend,ashetookup<br />

support duties keepingthe<br />

station, engines andgarden<br />

spick andspan.<br />

It was the little things Bruce<br />

did behindthe scenes that<br />

madehim stand out.He<br />

quietlyworked away ensuring<br />

thateverythingwas in working<br />

order, andexplainedthings in<br />

layman’s terms to new<br />

recruits.<br />

He hadnodesire to move up<br />

the ranks.Hejustwanted to<br />

servehis community,support<br />

his fellowbrigade members,<br />

and enjoy their company.<br />

‘‘I didn’t play sport so it (the<br />

brigade)was my interest,’’ he<br />

says.<br />

His practical,easy manner<br />

helped many, withone recruit<br />

happytoreceive instructions<br />

on how to workthe pump after<br />

strugglingwiththe training<br />

officer’s version.Bruce told<br />

himto‘‘turn that,pullthis and<br />

work that’’,and away it went.<br />

Brucehas enjoyed the<br />

camaraderie. There was<br />

nothing like returningfroma<br />

fire or accidentand debriefing<br />

over afew drinks,orenjoying<br />

asocial evening at the station.<br />

He wasoften theengine<br />

driver, but on at leastone<br />

occasion directed traffic while<br />

fellow officers dealt with an<br />

accident.Hegot leftbehind,<br />

and it wasn’tuntiltheyall<br />

returnedtothe station they<br />

realised he wasn’t with them.<br />

Back theywent.<br />

His sharpeye helpeda<br />

womanwhosecar hadrolled<br />

down abankthree hours<br />

earlier. He sawahanky<br />

waving in thebreeze in afence<br />

and stopped.<br />

In the earlyyears, one of the<br />

threefiretelephoneswas in<br />

Bruce’shouse,with another at<br />

the Cheviot LimeWorkswhere<br />

he worked until he was 75.<br />

His wife,Valerie, would get<br />

the details overthe phone<br />

whilehedressed, beforehe<br />

Long service ... Bruce Abernethy served the Cheviot Volunteer<br />

Fire Brigade for 57 years.<br />

PHOTO:ROBYN BRISTOW<br />

raced to thestation to push the<br />

sirenand summon others.<br />

Bruce was adab handat<br />

fundraising.Both he andVal<br />

helpedcut firewood, which<br />

assisted in raisingfunds fora<br />

new station. There werealso<br />

bottledrives.<br />

Mayor praises prudent nature of plan<br />

By DAVID HILL<br />

The Waimakariri District Council’s draft<br />

Long Term Plan (LTP) offersaprudent<br />

and responsible budget,Mayor Dan<br />

Gordon says.<br />

Councillors, who considered the LTP<br />

last week, settled on aproposed 3.95<br />

percent average rates rise, slightly higher<br />

than the 3.9% signalled by council staff.<br />

‘‘I’mreally pleasedwith where we<br />

endedupand Ithinkwhat we are<br />

presenting over this 10­yearperiodisa<br />

prudent and responsiblebudget,’’ Mr<br />

Gordon says.<br />

The council’sStandard and Poor’s<br />

credit ratingannounced this week shows<br />

the district has retained its credit ratingof<br />

AA/A­1+ ‘‘with astable outlook’’.<br />

It has giventhe council confidence it is<br />

heading in the rightdirection, Mr Gordon<br />

says.‘‘There is ahigher degreeof<br />

confidence in New Zealand, so we are very<br />

fortunatecomparedtoothercountries.’’<br />

The budget for the <strong>2021</strong>/22financial year<br />

includes funding for land purchasesin<br />

Pegasusand Ravenswood, andanew<br />

grittedfootpathinTuahiwi.<br />

Councillors agreed to set aside $1.8<br />

milliontopurchase landinPegasus this<br />

year and earmarked$2.7m fora<br />

community centre in 2024­25.<br />

Afurther $1.8m was budgeted to buy<br />

land for aproposed community facility in<br />

Ravenswood, likely to include alibrary.<br />

The facility, earmarked for 2029, hasa<br />

price tag of $4.8m.<br />

While refurbishment and strengthening<br />

work is continuing in the Rangiora Civic<br />

Precinct, planned extensions to the<br />

building and to the Trevor InchMemorial<br />

Libraryhave beenpostponed to 2028.<br />

In the meantime, work is being done to<br />

upgradesome elements, including<br />

flooring, layout, heating and ventilation.<br />

‘‘Butinthe current climate with<br />

uncertainty around Covid­19 and the<br />

three­waters reform, we didn’t think it was<br />

an appropriate time to plan anew building<br />

or extension.’’<br />

More Rangiora parking is proposed for<br />

the Blake Street car park,Durham Street,<br />

Kerr Street, and at an undecided location,<br />

to provide around500 extracar­parks over<br />

the next decade.<br />

Kaiapoi is also settobenefit, with<br />

$435,000 set aside in <strong>2021</strong>/22for the<br />

proposed Kaiapoi Hub to be developed in<br />

the formerred zone, southofthe river.<br />

Afurther $200,000 hasbeen set aside for<br />

the 2023/24 financial yeartoassist the<br />

Sefton Community Halldevelopment.<br />

Councillors will meet again on <strong>February</strong><br />

23 to adopt the draft <strong>2021</strong>/31LTP, before it<br />

goesout for consultation in March.<br />

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The Kaikoura District Council is<br />

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The council received $9.88million<br />

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The Kaikoura Marine Development<br />

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It is also keen to provide<br />

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The quay was built in the early 1900s<br />

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Business is boomingatthe Hanmer<br />

Springs Thermal Poolsand Spa. It has<br />

enjoyed arecord Christmas­January<br />

season.<br />

The pools had its highestever number<br />

of consumers in the 37 days from<br />

Christmas to the end of January, general<br />

manager GraemeAbbot said.<br />

This represented 2percent growth<br />

over the sameperiod last year—and<br />

‘‘last yearwas out biggestyear’’.<br />

‘‘We are rapt.Very happy and<br />

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The pools generateda$1,865,142<br />

surplus for the six months to December<br />

31, instead of the budgeted $1m deficit.<br />

However, it had to be viewedinthe<br />

context of budgetinginthe middle of the<br />

Covid­19 lockdown.<br />

The surplus had to be tempered with<br />

reduced hours for alarge part of the<br />

time,which reducedoperating and staff<br />

costs. At the same time, repairsand<br />

renewals were cut back.<br />

‘‘I am delighted the assumptions we<br />

made at that timeproved to be<br />

incorrect.’’ People came backindroves<br />

to the poolsafter lockdown, he said.<br />

This generated growth in numbers<br />

and revenue. ‘‘We thought therewould<br />

be areluctance by people to travel, and<br />

to sit next to eachother. But our<br />

Christchurch market cameback from<br />

day one afterlockdown, and the <strong>North</strong><br />

Island hasyielded big numbers since<br />

November.’’<br />

He says SouthIsland road trips have<br />

been popular with <strong>North</strong>Islanders.<br />

Mr Abbot says he expectsgood<br />

numbers overWaitangiweekend.<br />

Feedback on<br />

water sought<br />

By ROBYN BRISTOW<br />

The Hurunui District Council is calling<br />

on farmerstooutline their needs for<br />

stockwateraschanges loom on<br />

freshwater management.<br />

MayorMarie Blacksays whilethe<br />

council has no direct relationship with<br />

the developmentorimplementation of<br />

the NationalPolicy Statement for FreshwaterManagement,<br />

it wantstoensure<br />

farmers have adequate stock water.<br />

‘‘To ensurewecan plan ahead for<br />

council’s water schemes and<br />

infrastructure, we needtoknow if your<br />

stockwaterneeds are likelytochange, or<br />

if morestock water willbeneeded into<br />

the future,’’ she says.<br />

Underthe policystatement, the<br />

integratedand holistic well­being of the<br />

watermust be considered.<br />

Mrs Black says, to date, there has been<br />

less demand on water suppliesthis<br />

summer, probably becauseofnew pipe<br />

networksand aseasonally cooler period.<br />

‘‘However, throughuntil autumn there<br />

couldbemany variations in weather.’’<br />

She saysasignificant amountofwork<br />

on the district’s water schemesis<br />

planned in <strong>2021</strong> to ensureschemes and<br />

infrastructure are ‘‘robust, safe and in a<br />

greatposition to upholdany future<br />

demand’’.<br />

‘‘We urgeyou to make contact if you<br />

are likelytorequire more unitsof<br />

council’s water in the future.’’<br />

In addition,the councilisdrafting its<br />

Long Term Plan for <strong>2021</strong>­2031, which will<br />

include consideration for stock water<br />

and the planning around this.<br />

‘‘As your council, we need to plan for<br />

future growth, to enable your farm to<br />

prosper,’’ she says.<br />

• 80-150HP rated gearbox<br />

• Open back for high discharge<br />

• Y flails for cleaner cuttings<br />

• Double skin chassis<br />

• Strong regrowth for increased<br />

production<br />

• No windrows like a slasher/topper<br />

• Multipurpose – deals to rushes,<br />

thistles, maize stubble and crop<br />

residues<br />

Normal lending criteria applies


Pair devoted years to St John<br />

By ROBYN BRISTOW<br />

Jeff and Margaret Walker have<br />

collectively given nearlya<br />

centuryofservicetoStJohn.<br />

Many of those yearswere<br />

devotedtothe Culverdenbased<br />

AmuriStJohn, where<br />

they filled theregularroster,<br />

and always made themselves<br />

available to crewthe second<br />

ambulance whenthe first one<br />

was calledout.<br />

Both also provided firstresponse<br />

cover in the<br />

immediateneighbourhood<br />

before an ambulancearrived.<br />

Jeff and Margaret have<br />

retiredfromactiveduty, with<br />

Jeff keeping his handinasa<br />

member of the Amuri Area<br />

Committee of St John.<br />

They leave ahuge gap in St<br />

John’s ranks.<br />

Jeff was in charge of the St<br />

John cadets for severalyears<br />

and bothhave given their time<br />

to crewing the events vehicle at<br />

A&P Shows, trail­ridesand<br />

other outdoorevents.<br />

Jeff beganhis connection<br />

with St John as an 11­year­old<br />

cadet in Auckland.<br />

At 16, he joined the adult<br />

service, but also continued to<br />

serve as acadet officer. He<br />

took partinmany competitions<br />

in the<strong>North</strong>Island, and did a<br />

lot of publicduty at rugby<br />

matches, cinema, theatres and<br />

concerts.<br />

He continued to work as a<br />

brigadeofficerinAuckland<br />

until theearly 90s, followed by<br />

18 months overseas. On his<br />

return he joinedthe Mt<br />

Dedicated pair ... Jeff and Margaret Walker have provided decades of service to St John.<br />

Ruapehu Ski Patrol and<br />

continued with the brigade.<br />

He met Margaret at<br />

Ruapehu,who was also a<br />

member of the ski patrol.<br />

Once,when Mt Ruapehu<br />

erupted,the pair were tasked<br />

with getting injuredpatients<br />

down the slopes in arescue<br />

basket.<br />

Margaret,keen to get more<br />

St John experience, joined the<br />

Hamiltoncombined division,<br />

and then Mt Wellington<br />

(Auckland)StJohn.<br />

Subsequently she joined the<br />

Auckland Nursing Division<br />

and attended all public duties<br />

customary for St John<br />

volunteers. Shecontinued with<br />

the division until the birth of<br />

their firstson, Richard.<br />

Jeffand Margaret moved to<br />

Hawarden in 1994. Margaret<br />

taught at Hurunui College and<br />

joined the local St John. The<br />

collegewanted teachers with a<br />

first­aid certificate, and the<br />

Culverden ambulanceservice<br />

was lookingfor volunteers.<br />

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Margaret served as an<br />

ambulanceofficer, and Jeff<br />

joinedher some yearslater.<br />

Although bothwere<br />

stationed at Culverden,<br />

crewing anight shift at the<br />

weekends, they also helped<br />

other stationsover summer.<br />

Margaret also workedwith the<br />

Geraldine Ambulance Service<br />

for fiveyearsand Kaikoura for<br />

3 1 ⁄2 years when she took<br />

teaching posts there. She was<br />

on duty in Kaikoura on the<br />

nightofthe 2016 earthquake.<br />

In brief<br />

Street collectorswanted<br />

Matt Doocey<br />

MP forWaimakariri<br />

Rangiora Office<br />

03 310 7468 •waimakariri@parliament.govt.nz<br />

Level 1Conway Building, 188 High Street<br />

KaiapoiOffice<br />

We’re moving to the corner of<br />

Williams and Charles streets.<br />

03 3270514 •kaiapoi@parliament.govt.nz<br />

Iamrunning constituent<br />

clinics inOxfordonthe<br />

last Friday of every month<br />

and in Belfast onthe first<br />

Monday of every month.<br />

Authorised by Matt Doocey,<br />

Parliament Buildings, Wgtn.<br />

5<br />

Those with two hours to spare on Friday,<br />

<strong>February</strong> 26, or Saturday, <strong>February</strong> 27,<br />

are being asked to help the Child Cancer<br />

Foundationwith its annualappeal.<br />

Support would benefit the livesof<br />

children with cancer and their families.<br />

Visitvolcanmatch.com or phone (03)<br />

366 2442.<br />

Sausage sizzle<br />

Afundraisingbarbecue will be held for<br />

the Rangiora CommunityPatrol on<br />

Saturday, <strong>February</strong> 21. The patrol is the<br />

‘‘eyes and ears of thepolice’’. The<br />

barbecue will be outside Rangiora<br />

PAK’nSAVE from 10am to 2pm. Come<br />

along for asnack and find out what the<br />

patrol is all about. Barbecues will be<br />

held the thirdSaturday of every month.<br />

JOIN US NOW!<br />

See website for details<br />

WE HAVE<br />

MOVED!<br />

Sign uptoSmart Deals &beinthe monthly draw for a$100 Dress-Smart gift card!<br />

Open 10am-5pm, 7Days 03 349 5750<br />

CHRISTCHURCH 409 Main South Road, Hornby<br />

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Rivers to Ranges is now located at<br />

9HighStreet<br />

(nexttoThe Warehouse).


OPINION<br />

6 The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>February</strong> 4, <strong>2021</strong><br />

In the Electoratewith<br />

MattDoocey<br />

MP forWaimakariri<br />

Authorised by MattDoocey,Level1ConwayLane,188 High Street,Rangiora.<br />

Year off to busy start<br />

With school goingback, my wifeand Iare<br />

excited for our youngestchild starting<br />

school this year.<br />

It’s amazingtothink of our childrenat<br />

school. Where has all that timegone? I<br />

know there willbeplenty of parents like<br />

us looking forward to the openingof<br />

school.<br />

On Friday, Iwent to Woodendtohave<br />

alook at the new signalisedcrossing at<br />

Woodend School.<br />

Iwas delighted to see it built and<br />

operational in time for the new school<br />

year.<br />

Our residents foughthard for this,<br />

holding the New Zealand Transport<br />

Agency to account at my public meeting<br />

last year, and many parents will be<br />

relieved thattheir child’swalk to school<br />

is now alot safer.<br />

It’s been abusy start to the year.<br />

Many wouldhave seen my petition to<br />

reverse the speed limitsonMarshland<br />

Road.I’ve been overwhelmed by the<br />

thousands of responses fromfrustrated<br />

people. You can read more on thisat<br />

national.org.nz/reinstate­speed­limit­onmarshland­road.<br />

Ihave also started adiscussion with<br />

our communities around the potential for<br />

anew highschool for Waimakariri. With<br />

the Ravenswoodtown centre plan going<br />

out for community consultation, it poses<br />

thequestion of whetherland shouldbe<br />

protected now, to allow for anew high<br />

school as ourpopulation continues to<br />

grow. I’ve had alot of feedback on this, so<br />

please let me know yourviews.<br />

Some of you may be awareofanissue<br />

over the summerbreakwhere aresident<br />

faced a$500 bill to get home by taxiafter<br />

leavingthe emergencydepartment at<br />

hospital. I’m meetingthe <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />

District Health Board’s new chief<br />

executive and am keen to take similar<br />

experiences to the meeting, so pleaselet<br />

me knowifyou weren’t offered ataxi chit.<br />

Mediareportsofincreased anti­social<br />

behaviour in our communities are<br />

concerning.While it’s reassuring to hear<br />

from the policethat Waimakaririhas a<br />

lowcrime rate when considered against<br />

national statistics,Ithinkit’s fairtosay<br />

widespreadanti­socialbehaviour is not<br />

something we regard as normal. It’s<br />

important we lookout for ourneighbours,<br />

reportsuspiciousbehaviour and support<br />

ourcommunity organisations and police<br />

workingwithin this space.<br />

This weekend, our communities will<br />

come together on Waitangi Day to<br />

acknowledge our past and reconnect with<br />

those values that make us proud to be<br />

NewZealanders.<br />

Iwish everyone asplendid day with<br />

your loved ones.<br />

Stance on water resources supported<br />

Dear Editor,<br />

Isupportthe message fromJohn<br />

McCaskey on the need to use our natural<br />

resources wisely.<br />

Water is the keytoall life and it is<br />

sensible to storewhen it is plentiful,and<br />

to distribute it where it can sustain food<br />

production.Usingthe passage of water<br />

from asourcetoother locations,from a<br />

higher elevationtoalower one, also<br />

provides ameanstogenerate electricity.<br />

The full flood effect that occurs with<br />

our braidedrivershas an ecological<br />

LETTER TO THE EDITOR<br />

purpose, and so long as this is not closed<br />

off forever but managed, abundant water<br />

shouldbearesource we manage (to<br />

lessen damagingmajor flood events), and<br />

use productively.Itisthe long­term<br />

visionthat the lateSir Max Smith no<br />

doubt held for Lake Sumner.<br />

Yours,<br />

Ian Bywater<br />

Rangiora<br />

Appeal lodged over liquor store proposal<br />

The AlcoholRegulatory Licensing<br />

Authorityconfirmsitreceived an appeal<br />

againstthe decisiononaThirsty Liquor<br />

bottle storeapplication at Amberley.<br />

It will go to ahearing,but no date has<br />

beenset. TheHurunui Licensing<br />

Committee denied the bid by Townill<br />

Ltd for abottlestoreat86Carters Road.<br />

Waimakariri<br />

Focus from Dan Gordon, Mayor<br />

Many challenges in<br />

balancing spending<br />

The start of the year has come and gone,<br />

and the council and Ihave beenbusy<br />

setting priorities and the work<br />

programme for thecomingyears.<br />

Last week, the councilfinalised its<br />

draft10­year budget, or draft Long Term<br />

Plan (LTP), whichwill be releasedfor<br />

public consultation in March.<br />

The LTP is the council’s key strategic<br />

document and sets out projects and<br />

priorities, as wellashow much it will<br />

cost and howitwill be funded.<br />

Over the next 10 years the councilis<br />

focused on making sure we keep up with<br />

growth, Covid­19 economic recovery,<br />

climate change/sustainability, and the<br />

impact of the Government’s three waters<br />

review.<br />

We willspecifically be asking for<br />

feedbackon:<br />

New community facilitiesfor Pegasus<br />

and north Woodend (Ravenswood);<br />

The timing of upgrades to the<br />

Rangiora Library and wider civic area;<br />

and<br />

Parking in Rangiora, includingacarpark<br />

building.<br />

The big challengefacing our districtis<br />

balancingagrowing population—we<br />

expect to have about78,000 residents in<br />

10 yearsand possibly up to 100,000 by<br />

2050 —whilemaking surewehave a<br />

healthy environment,resilient<br />

infrastructure, and remainanattractive<br />

placefor businessesand new residents.<br />

We’realso conscious thatthis LTP<br />

takesplaceatatime of economic<br />

uncertainty, and with possible changes<br />

to how services such as wastewater and<br />

drinkingwaterare managed.<br />

For thesereasons, we have had to<br />

carefullybalance whatthe community<br />

can afford and the impacts on<br />

households, withoutdelayingbuilding<br />

core community facilities.<br />

The proposed ratesincrease,ifthe<br />

draftLTP is supported,is3.95 percent in<br />

the first year before movingto4.2% for<br />

the followingyears.<br />

From whatIunderstand we willhave<br />

one of the lowestproposed rate<br />

increasesacrossthe country.But we will<br />

continuetolook at ways that the council<br />

can be efficient and makesavings.<br />

The council has abusy programme<br />

with projects such as the new stadium<br />

scheduledtobecompleted aroundJuly,<br />

roadingprojects includingFlaxton<br />

Roadupgrades, and anew roundabout<br />

at Fernside/FlaxtonRoad.<br />

We will continue to lobbyGovernment<br />

and the NewZealand Transport Agency<br />

for the Woodend bypassand a<br />

replacement Skewbridge.<br />

Planning is under way for both an east<br />

and west bypass of Rangiora, and we are<br />

investigatingoptions to address traffic<br />

congestion in Southbrook, which carries<br />

about 26,000 vehicle movementsaday.<br />

Apriority this year sees asafer<br />

crossing for Southbrook School<br />

students.<br />

Withstimulus funding announced last<br />

year, we havebeen working with<br />

communities acrossthe districtto<br />

identify $8 millionofwaterand<br />

wastewaterupgrades.<br />

The council also received $9m to<br />

upgrade flood protection and mitigation<br />

projects for Kaiapoi, conditional on the<br />

samecontributionfrom the council.<br />

The $18m project is well underway.<br />

It is greattosee the new lightsand an<br />

operational pedestrian crossing in<br />

Woodend.Ithas been along time<br />

coming. It is pleasing that there is now a<br />

safecrossing for school students.<br />

Thishas been aproject that has come<br />

about through effectiveadvocacy with<br />

the transport agency.<br />

The community and Woodend School<br />

can take huge creditfor this.<br />

We now need the agency to confirma<br />

timetablefor the remaining roading<br />

improvements through Woodend.<br />

We will continue to keep pushing for<br />

this, along with further TramRoad<br />

safety improvements.<br />

Lastweek,credit ratingagency<br />

Standard and Poor’s confirmed its AA<br />

long­termand A­1+ short­term credit<br />

rating with astableoutlookfor the<br />

council.This reflects the prudent<br />

financialmanagement of the council.<br />

The draft LTP will open for feedback<br />

fromearly March.Wewant to hear your<br />

thoughtsand welcome feedback.<br />

Iwelcome contactfrom anyonewho<br />

needs assistance or has an issue that you<br />

may wanttodiscuss. Email me at<br />

mayor@wmk.govt.nz or phone<br />

021906437.I’m here to help.<br />

McALPINES MITRE 10 MEGA RANGIORA -OCEAN WATCH<br />

This<br />

Week<br />

Sun<br />

Fishing<br />

Guide<br />

Moon<br />

Wind<br />

Ok<br />

Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday<br />

Feb 4 Feb 5 Feb 6 Feb 7 Feb 8 Feb 9 Feb 10<br />

Rise 6:34am<br />

Set 8:50pm<br />

Best<br />

Times<br />

6:36am<br />

7:02pm<br />

Moderate SE<br />

becoming fresh NE<br />

Good<br />

Rise 6:35am<br />

Set 8:49pm<br />

Best<br />

Times<br />

7:28am<br />

7:54pm<br />

Set 1:29pm Rise 12:25am<br />

Set 2:43pm<br />

Moderate Ebecoming<br />

fresh NE<br />

Good<br />

Rise 6:36am<br />

Set 8:48pm<br />

Best<br />

Times<br />

8:21am<br />

8:49pm<br />

Rise 12:56am<br />

Set 3:58pm<br />

Moderate SE<br />

Good<br />

Rise 6:38am<br />

Set 8:46pm<br />

Best<br />

Times<br />

9:18am<br />

9:47pm<br />

Rise 1:34am<br />

Set 5:11pm<br />

Moderate NE<br />

strengthening<br />

Good<br />

Rise 6:39am<br />

Set 8:45pm<br />

Best 10:17am<br />

Times 10:46pm<br />

Rise 2:20am<br />

Set 6:18pm<br />

Moderate NE<br />

Rise 6:41am<br />

Set 8:44pm<br />

Best 11:16am<br />

Good<br />

Times 11:45pm<br />

Rise 3:14am<br />

Set 7:16pm<br />

Gentle SW becoming<br />

moderate S<br />

Rise 6:42am<br />

Set 8:42pm<br />

Best 12:14pm<br />

Good<br />

Times<br />

Rise 4:17am<br />

Set 8:05pm<br />

Moderate SW turning<br />

S<br />

Swell<br />

Pegasus Bay<br />

Tide Chart<br />

3<br />

2<br />

E1.1 m E1.1 m E1.1 m E1.3 m E1.4 m E1.1 m E0.9 m<br />

3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9<br />

1<br />

0<br />

Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows<br />

Waimakariri 10:55am 2.4 4:40am 0.5 11:51am 2.4 5:37am 0.5 12:20am 2.4 6:38am 0.5 1:19am 2.4 7:38am 0.5 2:20am 2.4 8:38am 0.5 3:19am 2.4 9:35am 0.5 4:15am 2.5 10:30am 0.5<br />

Mouth<br />

11:24pm 2.4 5:10pm 0.5<br />

6:05pm 0.5 12:47pm 2.3 7:02pm 0.5 1:46pm 2.3 7:59pm 0.5 2:44pm 2.3 8:56pm 0.5 3:40pm 2.3 9:53pm 0.4 4:34pm 2.3 10:49pm 0.4<br />

Amberley 10:55am 2.4 4:40am 0.5 11:51am 2.4 5:37am 0.5 12:20am 2.4 6:38am 0.5 1:19am 2.4 7:38am 0.5 2:20am 2.4 8:38am 0.5 3:19am 2.4 9:35am 0.5 4:15am 2.5 10:30am 0.5<br />

Beach<br />

11:24pm 2.4 5:10pm 0.5<br />

6:05pm 0.5 12:47pm 2.3 7:02pm 0.5 1:46pm 2.3 7:59pm 0.5 2:44pm 2.3 8:56pm 0.5 3:40pm 2.3 9:53pm 0.4 4:34pm 2.3 10:49pm 0.4<br />

11:<strong>04</strong>am 2.4 4:49am 0.5<br />

5:46am 0.5 12:29am 2.4 6:47am 0.5 1:28am 2.4 7:47am 0.5 2:29am 2.4 8:47am 0.5 3:28am 2.4 9:44am 0.5 4:24am 2.5 10:39am 0.5<br />

Motunau 11:33pm 2.4 5:19pm 0.5 12:00pm 2.4 6:14pm 0.5 12:56pm 2.3 7:11pm 0.5 1:55pm 2.3 8:08pm 0.5 2:53pm 2.3 9:05pm 0.5 3:49pm 2.3 10:02pm 0.4 4:43pm 2.3 10:58pm 0.4<br />

11:06am 2.4 4:51am 0.5<br />

5:48am 0.5 12:31am 2.4 6:49am 0.5 1:30am 2.4 7:49am 0.5 2:31am 2.4 8:49am 0.5 3:30am 2.4 9:46am 0.5 4:26am 2.5 10:41am 0.5<br />

Gore Bay 11:35pm 2.4 5:21pm 0.5 12:02pm 2.4 6:16pm 0.5 12:58pm 2.3 7:13pm 0.5 1:57pm 2.3 8:10pm 0.5 2:55pm 2.3 9:07pm 0.5 3:51pm 2.3 10:<strong>04</strong>pm 0.4 4:45pm 2.3 11:00pm 0.4<br />

11:02am 1.8 4:46am 0.4 11:59am 1.8 5:44am 0.4 12:25am 1.8 6:44am 0.4 1:23am 1.8 7:43am 0.4 2:21am 1.9 8:42am 0.4 3:19am 1.9 9:39am 0.4 4:16am 1.9 10:34am 0.4<br />

Kaikoura 11:28pm 1.8 5:16pm 0.4<br />

6:10pm 0.4 12:56pm 1.8 7:<strong>04</strong>pm 0.4 1:52pm 1.8 8:00pm 0.4 2:48pm 1.7 8:56pm 0.4 3:43pm 1.7 9:52pm 0.4 4:38pm 1.7 10:47pm 0.4<br />

*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.<br />

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NEWS<br />

<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>February</strong> 4, <strong>2021</strong><br />

7<br />

Meeting the Prime Minister ... AngelaOosthuizen, fourthfrom right, joined with MayorCraig<br />

Mackle, councillors, staff andcommunity leadersinmeeting PrimeMinister Jacinda Ardern and<br />

othercabinetministers during avisit to Kaikouraduringher tenure.<br />

PHOTOS: KAIKOURA DISTRICT COUNCIL<br />

Departing boss proud<br />

of district’sprogress<br />

By DAVID HILL<br />

CENTRAL<br />

OTAGO<br />

AngelaOosthuizen was farewelled last<br />

weekafter herfive­year tenureas<br />

Kaikoura DistrictCouncilchief executive.<br />

In her role,she oversawthe<br />

construction of acivicbuilding,<br />

earthquake recovery,and the local<br />

challenges of Covid­19.<br />

‘‘Overthe last fiveyearstherehave<br />

beensome big challengesand curveballs,<br />

but it’s alsobeen atime of growth and<br />

opportunity forthe district,whichIfeel<br />

privileged to have been apartof,’’she<br />

said.<br />

Her firstchallenge, in 2016, was to<br />

overseeconstruction of apartlybuilt civic<br />

building.<br />

Council staffmovedinonFriday,<br />

November 11,2016, just threedays before<br />

the 7.8­magnitude quake.<br />

‘‘Nothinghad prepared us forthe<br />

quake, and it changed ourworld for the<br />

foreseeable future,’’she said.<br />

‘‘While it was atough time, Iconsider<br />

myself lucky to have worked alongside the<br />

community and with somegreat people.<br />

There are toomanytoname, butIwould<br />

liketomention Winston Gray (former<br />

mayor)and Danny Smith (formerrecovery<br />

manager andmayor).<br />

‘‘Their support was instrumentalinthe<br />

response andrecoveryphase. We also had<br />

generous external help from countless<br />

others, particularlyJane Parfitt<br />

(Christchurch CityCouncil), Jim Palmer<br />

(Waimakariri District Council and Bill<br />

Bayfield (Environment <strong>Canterbury</strong>).’’<br />

Mrs Oosthuizenoversawa$38 million<br />

infrastructure rebuild, completedlast<br />

yearonbudgetand delayed only by Covid­<br />

19.<br />

Opening theSouthBay Harbour one<br />

yearafterthe quake was aparticular<br />

highlight,aswas securingProvincial<br />

Growth Funding of $10.8million to<br />

upgrade Wakatu Quayand delivera<br />

feasibility studyfor further harbour<br />

development in South Bay.<br />

A Project of<br />

the Ashburton Lions Club<br />

Style gurus ... Angela Oosthuizen, second<br />

from right, and Mayor Craig Mackle met<br />

Taranaki storytellers Erika and CoCo Flash<br />

during afun visit to Kaikoura in August last<br />

year.<br />

Upgrades to the Kaikoura Memorial<br />

Halland the Cuddons Building havebeen<br />

completed,while theKaikouraScout Hall<br />

willberenovated later thisyear and the<br />

Kaikoura AquaticCentre is expected to<br />

openinthe spring.<br />

At thepeakofthe earthquake recovery,<br />

staff numbersswelledto42, butare now<br />

backdown to 32,making it the second<br />

smallest council in NewZealand.<br />

‘‘I am really proudtohave led thisteam<br />

and seen their achievements.<br />

‘‘Some council decisionsinmy time<br />

havenot always beenpopular,’’ she said,<br />

‘‘but we always sought to do the best thing<br />

for Kaikoura.<br />

‘‘I believethat Iamleaving Kaikoura,<br />

our community and theirwhanau, and the<br />

council in areally goodposition,with<br />

improved council systems, agood<br />

financialpositionpost­quake (ourdebtis<br />

lower than pre­quake), renewed<br />

infrastructure and community facilities,<br />

and astrong leadership team.’’<br />

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HDC in <strong>February</strong><br />

The latest local news, views and announcementsfromthe council<br />

Meetings&<br />

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<strong>February</strong> meetings<br />

2nd Youth Council. 5.30pm (Venue:<br />

Council Chambers, Amberley)<br />

10th South Ward Committee. 8.00pm<br />

(Venue: Council Chambers, Amberley)<br />

11th Strategy and Policy Committee<br />

9.30am (Venue: Cheviot<br />

Library/Service Centre)<br />

11th Hurunui Community Committee<br />

8.30pm (Venue: Waikari Hall)<br />

16th Hurunui Tourism Board 1.00pm<br />

(Venue: Iron Ridge Quarry, Amberley)<br />

16th Glenmark Community Committee<br />

7.30pm (Venue: Scargill Hall)<br />

17th Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools &<br />

Spa Management Committee 9.00am<br />

(Venue: Boardroom, Hanmer Springs<br />

Thermal Pools)<br />

17th Amuri Community Committee<br />

7.30pm (Venue: Culverden Council<br />

Chambers)<br />

18th Operations Committee 9.30am<br />

(Venue: Council Chambers, Amberley)<br />

22nd Hanmer Springs Community<br />

Board 1.00pm (Venue: The Gallery,<br />

Hanmer Springs Library)<br />

23rd Cheviot Community Committee<br />

6.00pm (Venue: Cheviot<br />

Library/Service Centre)<br />

24th Road Safety Co-ordinating<br />

Committee 10.00am (Venue: Council<br />

Chambers, Amberley)<br />

25th Council meeting 9.30am (Venue:<br />

Council Chambers, Amberley)<br />

<strong>February</strong>events<br />

13th Markham Street Summer Festival:<br />

HDC and Hurunui Youth Programme<br />

will have representation there.<br />

14th Hurunui Youth Programme and<br />

the Social Experiment:<br />

HYP will be running this event to help<br />

youth gain some personal development<br />

skills, planning skills, and make new<br />

friends at the same time. This event is<br />

open toWaimakariri and Kaikoura<br />

youth as well.<br />

School's back -think safety<br />

Young ones are back to their daily school commute. Road<br />

Safety Coordinator, Dean Eades said remember the<br />

golden rule ’20 Keither way’ -drop your speed to 20km/h<br />

when going past aschool bus. Look out for ‘safe route to<br />

school’ signs dotted around -well used options for school<br />

commuters. Kiwirail will be hosting education sessions for<br />

schools about safe behaviour this week. Always stop at a<br />

train track and look. Hurunui District Council works closely<br />

with its local schools, Waka Kotahi New Zealand<br />

Transport Agency (NZTA), police, Kiwirail, NZ Trucking<br />

Association, AA New Zealand, ACC, plus more, to create<br />

safer driving environments and effective public messaging<br />

-all in the name of keeping our community safe.<br />

Speed educationapproach<br />

Areminder that the Speed Limits Bylaw 2020 came into<br />

play on Tuesday. You will notice some adjusted speed<br />

signs dotted around the Hurunui district. Amessage from<br />

local police; ‘For the first couple of weeks there will be a<br />

grace period where we stop and educate, rather than<br />

prosecute, to change local behaviour.’ Thank you in<br />

advance to everyone for their cooperation.<br />

MTFJ in fullswing<br />

Abig thanks to the local businesses who have recruited<br />

from the Mayoral Taskforce For Jobs (MTFJ) pool of youth<br />

so far this year; Hurunui Labour Force, Waghorn Builders,<br />

Nor Wester Café, Cheviot Trust Hotel, Clemens Spraying.<br />

Pictured here is Jackson Muir who’s working at E-Cycle<br />

Limited in Amberley. Jackson started off grubbing nassella<br />

tussock last year for six weeks, before transitioning. For<br />

those interested in joining MTFJ as a youth or a local<br />

business, email MTFJ@hurunui.govt.nz or call Chris King,<br />

027 808 7006, or Joni Howe, 027 808 9170.<br />

Fun<br />

fact!<br />

Scargill Pavilionnearfinished<br />

We're into <strong>2021</strong> and HDC is full swing with its earthquake<br />

strengthening and renovation work. Scargill Pavilion, (pictured<br />

above) is just about finished, with abit of new decking and<br />

earthworks to go. The entire building has been strengthened<br />

and renovated, and there has been a50sqm extension. The<br />

work on the Waiau Hall will be completed in about six weeks.<br />

Hanmer Memorial Hall is next on the list after that. Many<br />

thanks to Waghorn Builders for the great work.<br />

"Your Council is interested in hearing<br />

your views on how you envisage your<br />

water assets being governed in the<br />

future. We look forward to consulting<br />

you before any decisions are made on<br />

this matter."<br />

Awordfrom your CEO, Hamish Dobbie<br />

The recent tyre fire at Racecourse Road highlighted once again<br />

the reliance of our communities on water. Thanks to good<br />

planning and communications within FENZ and Environment<br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong>, no water or retardants were used directly on the<br />

fire to reduce the potential impacts on both private and public<br />

drinking water supplies. All drinking water supplies are<br />

significant to those who use them, and in the dry areas of <strong>North</strong><br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong> where water can be scarce, these supplies are<br />

even more significant. The government is proposing that water<br />

assets transfer from local government to newly formed crown<br />

entities, claiming this will be more efficient than local councils<br />

and will have the ability to borrow more to fund the upgrades<br />

that the government believes will be required inthe future to<br />

meet the tougher compliance standards it is proposing to set.<br />

Further, the government is of the view that costs can be<br />

socialised between more populous metropolitan centres and<br />

those rural areas with more dispersed populations, providing<br />

greater consistency in the costs of three waters services<br />

nationally. This socialising of costs may look attractive to some<br />

in our area, particularly when we look at the future cost of<br />

drinking water. The cost benefit picture does not look to be as<br />

clear or compelling for waste water and storm water though, as<br />

the future costs for these waters contain many more unknowns<br />

than is the case for drinking water. In order to transfer these<br />

services from local government, central government is<br />

contemplating changes to the Local Government Act to remove<br />

the necessity for mandatory community consultation on this<br />

issue. You will be able to have your say on any potential<br />

changes to the act through the normal central government<br />

process. More importantly, your Council is interested in hearing<br />

your views on how you envisage your water assets being<br />

governed in the future. We look forward to consulting you<br />

before any decisions are made on this matter.<br />

Afew fun facts from January's Community Pool Parties, held at local community and school pools around<br />

Hurunui. 9pool parties *Amberley and Rotherham had the most attendees *50loaves of bread *<br />

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NEWS<br />

12 The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>February</strong> 4, <strong>2021</strong><br />

Sun and fun fills village family day<br />

The heat was on during the<br />

Charles Upham village<br />

family fun day in Rangiora.<br />

The temperature rose<br />

well into the 30s, with many<br />

finding acool spot around<br />

the lawn or in the central<br />

courtyard.<br />

The theme was fairies<br />

and fairytales, though<br />

there were afew pirates<br />

spotted among the young<br />

dress­up set.<br />

There were tunes<br />

blasting on the village<br />

speakers, including<br />

Monkey Man by The<br />

Specials and Hot Potato by<br />

The Wiggles.<br />

Everyone let their hair<br />

down, though hats were<br />

also the order the day.<br />

The crowd was also sun<br />

smart, and plenty of cool<br />

drinks were handed out.<br />

Village staff and their<br />

families joined the fun and<br />

handed out popcorn, candy<br />

floss, fairy bread and hot<br />

chips.<br />

For the young, there<br />

were attractions such as a<br />

bouncy castle, snakes and<br />

ladders and pony rides.<br />

Village concierge Lizz<br />

Read dazzled the children<br />

with her fairy outfit and<br />

activities co­ordinator<br />

Mealofa Faimalo drew out<br />

the biggest of bubbles with<br />

his magic wand.<br />

Assistant to the manager<br />

Amy Amtman and clinical<br />

manager Madelyn<br />

Premacio were the dance<br />

crew and barbecue host.<br />

All smiles ... Charles Upham<br />

village assistant to the manager<br />

Amy Amtman, left, and clinical<br />

manager Madelyn Premacio<br />

helped to keep the partygoers<br />

entertained.<br />

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Fun day... Charles Uphamvillage<br />

resident Neville Yorke was thrilledto<br />

have grandchildren Thomas and<br />

Emilie with him for the familyday.<br />

Jun Bouterey­Ishido<br />

Pianist to<br />

perform<br />

An internationally acclaimed<br />

pianist, Jun Bouterey­Ishido,<br />

will performinconcert in<br />

Rangiora this month.<br />

The Waimakariri Community<br />

Arts Councilwill hostJun in a<br />

solo performanceafter a<br />

popular concert with his<br />

violinistpartnerMatilde<br />

Loureiro at the Chamber Gallery<br />

last November.<br />

Jun, who was bornin<br />

Christchurch, recently returned<br />

from Europe. He began playing<br />

at the age of 5. His studies took<br />

him to the Liszt Academy in<br />

Budapest and to Stuttgart,<br />

where he completed aMaster in<br />

Piano in 2011,and graduated<br />

with Distinction fromthe<br />

Konzertexamen(Concert Artist)<br />

programme in <strong>February</strong> 2014.<br />

His Rangiora concert, on<br />

Wednesday,<strong>February</strong>17, will<br />

start at 7.30pm. Jun will perform<br />

Haydn,Chopin, Bartokand<br />

Debussy. Tickets cost $35 for<br />

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The family atmosphere is another<br />

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Andrew’s threeboardinghouses–one<br />

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Matt’sphilosophy on supporting<br />

studentwell-beingand achievement<br />

revolvesaroundmaking decisions based<br />

on “whatagreatparentmight do”. “I<br />

believe greatparentsset theculture and<br />

tone of their family andfosterasense of<br />

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setthe same intentions in ourboarding<br />

family at St Andrew’s.”<br />

“BoardingatStAndrew’sCollegeis<br />

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andcaringinnature. We welcomeany<br />

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to experience ourculture andmeetthe<br />

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Be part of the Nelson<br />

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Nelson CollegeisNew Zealand’s oldest<br />

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Nelson Collegeknows thevalue of a<br />

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howtoachieve positive goals, andour<br />

MentoringProgramme pairsevery Y9 boy<br />

with aY13,fostering connectionsacrossyear<br />

groups.<br />

Nelson College’sacademiclevelsare<br />

consistentlywellabove thenationalaverage.<br />

We also have ahugereputationfor sport,<br />

with ourSportsAcademies providing<br />

thehigh-performancetrainingneeded to<br />

performtoexceptional levels in regional<br />

andnationalcompetitions. Ourthriving<br />

co-curricular programme –from Chessand<br />

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BOARDING SCHOOL<br />

Home away from home at St Margaret’s College<br />

By creating awarm, caring homeaway-from-homeatmosphere,<br />

boarding<br />

at St Margaret’s Collegecombines a<br />

first-class educationwithbuildingstrong<br />

relationshipsand learninglifelongvalues.<br />

When school finishesatthe endofeach<br />

day, theboardinghousescomealive with<br />

thesounds of many voicesand laughter<br />

andbecause theboardingschoolisan<br />

integral part of theschool campus those<br />

whochose to canattendextra circularand<br />

after-schoolactivitieswithout disruption.<br />

The boardingcommunity is at theheart<br />

of St Margaret’s andthe culture is closely<br />

alignedwiththe school’s visionofa<br />

holistic education, embracingthe spiritual<br />

andemotional wellbeingofthe girls, as<br />

well as their academic growth andtheir<br />

developmentinsport andthe arts.<br />

“Boardingteaches youmanylifeskills<br />

aboutbeingindependentand looking<br />

afteryourself,”saysJessica, aYear13<br />

boarder from Darfield. “Italsoteaches<br />

time management as many girlsbecome<br />

involvedwithall theopportunities<br />

availableatschool. Boarding is agreat<br />

waytomeetmanydifferent people,so<br />

youlearn alot about yourself andother<br />

people.”<br />

The threeboardinghousesare arranged<br />

in year groups andstructuredtothe<br />

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forthe girlstomakethe transition into<br />

boarding. KilburnHouse (Years 11-12)<br />

encouragesthe girlstobegin personally<br />

integratingthese skills.Cranmer House<br />

(Year13) allows formore freedom to<br />

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driven, self-managed youngwomen, all<br />

in amonitored setting. These seniorgirls<br />

thrive as they become theleadersofthe<br />

boardingschooland the‘older sisters’ of<br />

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“Inthe boarding house, youformreally<br />

closefriendships with theother girlsand<br />

areabletoget alongwithanyone,”says<br />

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Warm,openrelationships developover<br />

theyears as they sharethe girls’ highs and<br />

lows, encourage,celebrate andnurture as<br />

they all journeythrough lifetogether.<br />

The St Margaret’s CollegeOpenDay<br />

takes place on Monday 22 March<strong>2021</strong><br />

with theSMC Boarders’ Sleepover<br />

thenight before on Sunday 21 March,<br />

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experience lifeasanSMC boarder.For<br />

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To learn more about lifeatSt<br />

Margaret’s College, visit www.<br />

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OPEN DAY&<br />

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When:<br />

Where:<br />

Hurunui<br />

Rugby Club<br />

Rugby Registrations<br />

Between the 8 th and 26 th<br />

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Contact: Nadia 027 602 6665<br />

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NORTH CANTERBURY JAB REGISTRATIONS<br />

16 <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>February</strong> 4, <strong>2021</strong><br />

KEY POINTS<br />

The JAB competition starts on May 1.<br />

About 127 rugby teams are expected<br />

to play in the <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> junior<br />

rugby competition this season.<br />

Youngsters interested in taking part<br />

should contact their local club.<br />

Anew under­13 girls’grade will be<br />

introduced this year.<br />

The Game On initiative will be in<br />

place for the season, allowing game<br />

changes if teamsare short.<br />

Amberley Rugby<br />

Football Club<br />

All Grades - Under 6 to Division 2<br />

ARFC Clubrooms at the Amberley Domain<br />

Touch tournament and registration day<br />

Sunday 21 st <strong>February</strong>, 10am<br />

To register your touch team contact Sarah 027 220 7505<br />

Oxford RFC JABregistration<br />

Wednesday 10 th <strong>February</strong> -3to5pm<br />

Wednesday 17 th <strong>February</strong> -6to8pm<br />

New players, coaches and managers welcome.<br />

Fees: (eftpos available at clubrooms)<br />

REGISTRATION<strong>2021</strong><br />

Foranyoneinterested in joiningoursuccessful"social"<br />

DIV2team contactScott Drewery027 531 4805.<br />

Pre-season training has started - every Monday<br />

7 - 8pm at the Amberley Domain<br />

All welcome.<br />

See facebook page for more details.<br />

Un6 -Un10: $70<br />

Un11 -Un18: $80<br />

Family sub: $150<br />

Sub includes free team photo, socks and mouthguard<br />

Registration also available online at:<br />

https//www.sporty.co.nz/oxfordrugby /orfcjab@gmail.com<br />

Any enquiries please contact Joey 021 157 1942<br />

Senior Div1, 2, Colts and Un18<br />

Pre-season training starts on 2 nd <strong>February</strong> athome. 6.30pm.<br />

Allnew players welcome. SEEYOU THERE!!!<br />

AnyJAB trophiesmustbereturned on either of these<br />

registration dates.<br />

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Kaiapoi Rugby Club <strong>2021</strong><br />

Registration /Fun Day Sunday 21 st <strong>February</strong> 11am –1pm<br />

All registration is done online, and can be done before coming to the club.<br />

Go to http://www.sporty.co.nz/krfc.<br />

Click on the online registration tab for your age group.<br />

JAB pre season training starts late March <strong>2021</strong>.<br />

Women’s Rugby: Training has started.<br />

Men’s Open Grades: Training has started.<br />

All enquiries please contact:<br />

Under6to Under 11: Phil Sleeman 021 340 595<br />

Under12toUnder 18: Wayne Pullin 027 678 3672<br />

Women’s and Under 16 Girls: Norm Bell 027 366 3826<br />

Div2: Dennis Rowe 027 550 0973<br />

Div 1: Matt Newton 027 228 3583<br />

or Simon Gunn 027 493 9379<br />

K.R.F.C Secretary Amy Rae 027 620 6201<br />

All players returning from last season should receive an email inviting to<br />

re-register.Ifyou have not received the email please send your details to<br />

info@krfc.co.nz. All new and existing players are welcome.<br />

KRFC Smith Street, Kaiapoi<br />

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All about fun ... JAB rugby is meant to be fun, and spectators, as well as players, are<br />

expected to be respectful and encouraging to all those taking part.<br />

PHOTOS: FILE<br />

Fun season of junior<br />

rugby lies ahead<br />

About127 rugby teams from under­6 to<br />

under­18 are expected to playinthe<br />

<strong>North</strong><strong>Canterbury</strong> juniorrugby<br />

competition this season.<br />

<strong>North</strong><strong>Canterbury</strong> Rugby manager<br />

CraigMullansays it is hopedplayer<br />

numbers willreturn to thelevels seen<br />

before lastyear’s Covid­19 lockdown,<br />

whichhad abig impact on numbers.<br />

Game On is backagainin<strong>2021</strong>.<br />

This initiative provides arange of<br />

game modifications, which can include<br />

smaller sides,rollingsubstitutions and<br />

uncontested scrums.<br />

Rugbymatcheswithinmost grades<br />

may be played under the Game On<br />

approach, whereateamhas 15 and/or<br />

fewerplayers, or doesn’t have enough<br />

frontrowers.<br />

Mr Mullan says Game On means that<br />

more rugby games kick off.<br />

The approach aims to limitthe<br />

number of defaultsinschool and club<br />

rugbybecause of too few front rowers or<br />

players.<br />

‘‘Rugby players want to playthe game<br />

they love, and GameOnmakes sure that<br />

happens,’’ Mr Mullan says.<br />

Agreement must be reachedwith<br />

teamsand match officials before the<br />

startofthe match.<br />

RipRugby, agame for all juniorrugby<br />

players,will continuethis season for<br />

years6and 7, and 8and 9­year­olds.<br />

It is non­contactand easy­to­play.<br />

❛Rugby playerswant to play<br />

the game they love, and<br />

‘Game On’ makes sure that<br />

happens.❜<br />

—Craig Mullan<br />

‘‘Best of all, it’s fun and excitingfor<br />

everyone.<br />

‘‘While the rulesare simple and the<br />

game easy to learn, RipRugby promotes<br />

excellent ball handling and running<br />

skills and givesall players achanceto<br />

participate in agamesimilar to rugby<br />

7s,’’MrMullan says.<br />

Thereisabig push by the <strong>North</strong><br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong> RugbySub Union to again<br />

caterfor girls.<br />

Girlscan play in mixed teams up until<br />

the under­13 grade.<br />

This yearthereisalso the opportunity<br />

to compete in the new under­13 female<br />

grade.<br />

Mr Mullansays thisgrade could<br />

possibly compete with teams outside of<br />

the sub­union area, but it willdependon<br />

the number of teams registering, as to<br />

the final make­up of the competition.<br />

Thereisalso an under­17 women’s<br />

grade, and asenior women’s grade.<br />

The JAB competition startsonMay 1.<br />

High hopes ... Organisers hope that junior player numbers will recover to those seen<br />

before last year’s lockdown to control Covid­19.


NORTH CANTERBURY JAB REGISTRATIONS<br />

The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>February</strong> 4, <strong>2021</strong><br />

Junior format afun way to enjoy rugby<br />

17<br />

<strong>North</strong><strong>Canterbury</strong> rugby clubs provide a<br />

greatplatform to introduce players to the<br />

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Budding youngrugby players, both girls<br />

and boys, are now being invited to come<br />

forward and register with their chosen<br />

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Youngplayers are fostered through the<br />

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cleargoals and codes in place to ensure<br />

youngplayers enjoythe gameinasafe<br />

environment, while learningthe basic<br />

skills required.<br />

Childrenofall ages can join clubs and<br />

experience countryrugby. It also provides<br />

the opportunitytomeet others fromthe<br />

localcommunity, especially for those new<br />

to the area.<br />

Country rugby has long provided the<br />

recipe for people to enjoy not justthe<br />

sport, but also country hospitality.<br />

The whole family,including<br />

grandparents, can come along and watch,<br />

and are welcome to help behindthe<br />

scenes with catering, washing gear, or just<br />

supporting the young players.<br />

Clubsare all run by volunteers who<br />

pitchintohelp make sure everything runs<br />

smoothlyand helpwith fundraising. Some<br />

take up the whistletoassist with<br />

refereeing,ensuring the games can go on.<br />

Others offer theirskills as acoachso<br />

youngplayers get agood grounding in the<br />

rulesand regulations.<br />

The sport,like most others, cannot<br />

function without these volunteers. People<br />

who can offer refereeing are becoming<br />

particularly important.<br />

Ahandbook is available through the<br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong>Rugby Football Union to guide<br />

parentswhen their kidsstart to playrugby.<br />

It setsout all the clubs available in<br />

<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>, contacts, grounds, and<br />

the various rules surrounding age<br />

grouping and weights, and the codes of<br />

behaviour expected from spectators,<br />

playersand coaches.<br />

Thecode of behaviour for players<br />

stipulates thatplayers takepart for<br />

enjoyment, playhard but fair, abide by the<br />

lawsofthe game, remain committed to<br />

their team andattend all practicesand<br />

matches, never argue withthe referee,<br />

control their temperatall times, work<br />

equally hard for themselves and the team,<br />

be agood sport,and applaud good play<br />

whetherbytheir team or their<br />

opponents.<br />

Spectators are also asked to show<br />

respect for both teams, be positive to the<br />

referee,acknowledge the efforts of the<br />

referee,and let players play theirgame,<br />

‘‘not your game’’.<br />

‘‘Praiseefforts not results and set an<br />

example for the players,’’ the code says.<br />

Thecode of behaviour for coaches asks<br />

them to positivelyreinforce the actions of<br />

players, lead by example, and be honest<br />

with themselvesand the players.<br />

It alsostresses thatthey should create<br />

an enjoyable environmentinwhichtoplay<br />

thegame, develop teamrespectfor<br />

referees, and give all players the<br />

opportunity to participate.<br />

Coaches should insistonfair play and<br />

discipline, be reasonable with their<br />

demands on players’time, energy and<br />

enthusiasm, and encourage<br />

sportsmanship.<br />

Good times ... JAB rugby provides afun­filled experience for junior grades. The<br />

Southbrook Sparkers had ahoot in the 2018 competition.<br />

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In the 2020 season we fielded 18 Junior teams plus three senior teams in<br />

Colts/Division 2and 1. <strong>2021</strong> season will again see Colts/Div. 1&2playing in Country<br />

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We have an outstanding reputation for both our friendly hospitality, our outstanding<br />

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Our aim is to provide afun environment where kids can develop their skills and<br />

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Click onjunior registrations or senior registrations<br />

Registration Night /Boot sale for those wishing to register in person will be<br />

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We look forward toseeing current and new players.<br />

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President, Brent Summerfield 021 226 8770<br />

Secretary, Carla Weaver 027 457 8306<br />

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brightdespitethe significantchallenges<br />

from Covid­19, Agriculture, Trade and<br />

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O’Connor says.<br />

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andfibre export revenue of more than<br />

$47.5billionfor the year endingJune<br />

<strong>2021</strong>,and arecord $49.2 billion the<br />

following year,”hesays.<br />

Forestry MinisterStuart Nashsays<br />

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“Strong demandfor logsfrom China<br />

andfor sawntimberfrom the United<br />

Statesisdriving recoveryinour forestry<br />

exports,”hesays.<br />

“Exports are expected to increase by<br />

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ending June<strong>2021</strong>.Thisreflects the<br />

resilienceand hard work of our forestry<br />

sector, which shouldbecommended.”<br />

Mr O’Connor says theprimary sector’s<br />

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ability to adapt to keepbusinesses<br />

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‘‘Producers areworkingtokeepstaff<br />

andcommunities safefromCovid­19,and<br />

providethe foodand fibre products<br />

needed at home andabroad.<br />

‘‘Ourprimary sector canbeproud of the<br />

wayithas respondedaspart of our<br />

broadercommunity.’’<br />

Another starperformer wasthe<br />

horticulture sector, withits export<br />

revenue forecast to hit nearly$7.1billion,<br />

an increase of 8.9% fromthe previous<br />

year, Mr O’Connor says.<br />

‘‘It’s driven by successful harvests in<br />

❛Strong demand for logs from<br />

China and for sawn timber<br />

from the United States is<br />

driving recovery in our forestry<br />

exports.❜<br />

—Forestry Minister Stuart Nash<br />

early 2020and continued strong demand<br />

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“Further increasesinexport revenue<br />

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of abumper23% increase the previous<br />

year.”<br />

Mr O’Connorsaysexport revenue for<br />

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yeartoJune<strong>2021</strong>,but areexpectedto<br />

bounce backevenstrongernextyear.<br />

“Dairyexport revenueisforecastedto<br />

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to June<strong>2021</strong>, drivenbyweaker global<br />

dairy prices,asmarketscontinue to deal<br />

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particularlyfrom China, to support strong<br />

sector profitability over the mediumterm,<br />

withexport revenue expected to<br />

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New Zealand’s forestrysectoris<br />

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Forestry NewZealand is moving<br />

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‘‘The Wood Fibre Futuresproject<br />

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products suchastransport fuel,<br />

concrete, steel, and coal.<br />

‘‘Havingidentified the options,weare<br />

now lookingtoaccelerate to stage two of<br />

the project,which willbetobuild<br />

businesscases for attracting<br />

international investors to New<br />

Zealand.’’<br />

Mr Wilsonsays thereisconsiderable<br />

interest in biofuels andbiomass energy<br />

from organisationssuch as AirNew<br />

Zealand and Fonterra.<br />

‘‘Wearenow putting out atender,<br />

seeking an organisation with extensive<br />

international contacts and experience<br />

thatcan developcompelling business<br />

casesfor investinginthe biofuels and<br />

solidfuelssector in New Zealand.’’<br />

Thesebusinesscasesare expected to<br />

be completedbythemiddle of this year<br />

and will focusonwood­based products<br />

thatwill provide alargesource of<br />

residues thatcan be used to produce<br />

threepriority products identified in<br />

stageone of the project.<br />

Thepriority products include<br />

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sustainable aviation fuel)andsolidfuels<br />

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‘‘Wehave ahuge amount of pinein<br />

NewZealand that can be usedtocreate<br />

thesefuels,but we needtoattract<br />

investment andprove that there is both<br />

the demandand aviable supply, and<br />

thatiswhat we are aiming to do by<br />

developingthese business cases,’’ Mr<br />

Wilsonsays.<br />

‘‘The growing demand for alternatives<br />

❛The growing demand for<br />

alternatives to fossil fuels has<br />

the potential to transform the<br />

forestry sector.❜<br />

—Jason Wilson<br />

to fossil fuels hasthe potentialto<br />

transformtheforestry sectorinto a<br />

providerofbiofuels,bioenergy, and a<br />

rangeofrenewablebioproducts<br />

alongside more traditionalwood<br />

products.<br />

‘‘The government is committed to<br />

moving New Zealandtoalow carbon<br />

future and forestryhas amajor role to<br />

playinthat future.’’<br />

Mr Wilson saysbiofuelswillalso have<br />

the addedbenefit of supporting regional<br />

development,withbiofuelmanufacturingcentres<br />

beinginareas where<br />

forestryisprevalent.<br />

‘‘Wearealready seeingsizeable<br />

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coaluse in NewZealandandthiswill<br />

onlyincrease as the domesticcarbon<br />

pricerises.<br />

‘‘In<strong>North</strong>America and Europe,<br />

government policies targetingtransport<br />

emissions are beginningtocatalyse<br />

investment in biofuels, which alsohave<br />

the ability to benefitNew Zealand<br />

economically and environmentally, and<br />

create employmentinour regions.’’<br />

Forestry NewZealandisleading this<br />

workaspart of theForestryand Wood<br />

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The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>February</strong> 4, <strong>2021</strong><br />

23<br />

No record highs at ewe fair, but sales sound<br />

By DAVID HILL<br />

Bidding was strong at the Hawarden<br />

Ewe Fair last Friday.<br />

While ewe numbers were down and<br />

there were no record bids, there was<br />

some ‘‘pretty sound’’ selling throughout<br />

the day, Peter Walsh &Associates<br />

auctioneer Allister Orchard said.<br />

The day’s top price was $234 for alineup<br />

of two­tooth ewes in pen two offered<br />

by Christophersen Ltd, of Hawarden —<br />

well short of prices in excess of $280<br />

paid in recent years.<br />

About 13,000 ewes went under the<br />

In full cry ... Peter Walsh &Associates<br />

auctioneer Allister Orchard accepts abid.<br />

hammer this year, less than half the<br />

numbers on sale at last year’s two­day<br />

ewe fair.<br />

‘‘I would have thought that the top end<br />

of the two­tooths may have made some<br />

bigger money, but we more than made<br />

up for it with the prices for mixed­age<br />

ewes,’’ Mr Orchard said.<br />

‘‘I think with the mixed­age and older<br />

ewes, the buyers know they have higher<br />

lambing percentages, so they’re looking<br />

for proven performers.’’<br />

Several pens of two­tooth ewes sold<br />

for around $200 each, while mixed age<br />

ewes sold for $160 to $190, and annual<br />

draft ewes fetched $160 to $180.<br />

‘‘We had agood gallery of buyers right<br />

through to the end, so most vendors<br />

should be pretty happy with today’s<br />

results,’’ Mr Orchard said.<br />

The lower ewe numbers were put<br />

down to uncertainty around Covid­19,<br />

farmers having plenty of feed, and the<br />

fact that no capital lines of stock were<br />

offered this year.<br />

‘‘This season has certainly been one<br />

out of the blocks, with plenty of feed<br />

around which gives farmers abit more<br />

confidence,’’ Mr Orchard said.<br />

Several farmers would have gone<br />

home without buying some ewes<br />

because of the lower numbers, so it<br />

should create plenty of interest for the<br />

Sheffield Ewe Fair on Friday, <strong>February</strong><br />

12, Mr Orchard said.<br />

While the catalogue is yet to be<br />

confirmed, indications are there will be<br />

more than 15,000 ewes offered at the<br />

Sheffield Saleyards. That would be<br />

down on last year, when the sale had to<br />

be split between two saleyards.<br />

Have youseenany of these pest plants?<br />

Bid ... Hazlettlivestock generalmanager Ed Marfell acceptsabid during the Hawarden Ewe<br />

Fair.This pen of two­tooth ewes offered by ChristophersenLtd sold for $234.<br />

PHOTO: DAVID HILL<br />

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24 The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>February</strong> 4, <strong>2021</strong><br />

Zak on attack was not enough<br />

By LINDSAY KERR<br />

The heroic efforts of<br />

Darfield teenager Zak<br />

Foulkescould not save<br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong> Country<br />

cricketfrom defeat in its<br />

Hawke Cup defence<br />

against Nelson at<br />

MainPower Ovallast<br />

weekend.<br />

Country, in an often<br />

predictably tense<br />

encounter, had every<br />

reason to feel confident,<br />

having beaten its<br />

opponents in the zone<br />

preliminary match in<br />

Nelson earlier in the<br />

season.<br />

Batting first, the<br />

visitors wereinearly<br />

trouble when the Country<br />

bowling attack had them<br />

at 4/57 before Nick Clark<br />

and Jo O’Connor came<br />

together and took full<br />

advantage of five<br />

droppedcatches and a<br />

flattening pitch to add a<br />

271­runpartnership.<br />

Both batsmen recorded<br />

centuries before Clark<br />

was dismissed.<br />

Once the breakthrough<br />

was made,the innings<br />

quickly folded, with the<br />

team total restricted to<br />

365.<br />

Foulkes finished with<br />

six Nelson wickets for 88<br />

runs.<br />

With the state of the<br />

pitch clearly favouring<br />

CRICKET<br />

batting, Country felt<br />

confident the Nelson<br />

total was achievable.<br />

However, in afashion<br />

similar to the<br />

challengers, early<br />

wickets came in quick<br />

succession and, at 111 for<br />

7, the target looked along<br />

way off.<br />

That was before<br />

Foulkes cametothe<br />

crease.<br />

He joined Jo Williams<br />

and the pair took the total<br />

to 162 before Williams<br />

departed. Sefton’s Fraser<br />

Sheet then joined<br />

Foulkes. They<br />

methodicallywent about<br />

adding 117 to the total,<br />

and aglimmer of hope<br />

began to appear. Sam<br />

Chamberlain came in at<br />

No. 11 afterSheet was<br />

dismissed, and like the<br />

bowlers before him went<br />

about his job with a<br />

degree of confidence.<br />

The end came as a<br />

surprise, with both<br />

batsmen appearing<br />

comfortable and their<br />

target only 40 runs away.<br />

Nelson batted again,<br />

but any thoughts Country<br />

had of dismissing them<br />

cheaply did not eventuate<br />

and, with only one wicket<br />

falling, stumpswere<br />

drawn and the cup<br />

Form with bat and ball ... Zak Foulkes’ fine all­around<br />

performance was unable to save the <strong>Canterbury</strong> Country<br />

cricket team from aloss.<br />

PHOTO:SUPPLIED<br />

changed hands.<br />

Scoreboard: <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />

Country 325;ZFoulkes 92,<br />

FSheet76, JWilliams 28,<br />

TGruijters23, RMariu 21,<br />

SChamberlain 20 notout.<br />

TZohrab4/48, JNewport<br />

4/74 losttoNelson 365; N<br />

Clark172, JO’Connor 120.<br />

ZFoulkes6/88and 54/1.<br />

Triumphant ... Avictorious Matt Sherlock atop his<br />

Mitsubishi FTO.<br />

PHOTO: SUPPLIED<br />

Matt claimstitle<br />

By ROBYN BRISTOW<br />

Localproduction saloon<br />

driver Matt Sherlock has<br />

been crowned New<br />

Zealand champion.<br />

Sherlock, aged24,<br />

claimed the honouratthe<br />

New Zealand Production<br />

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Whanganui last month.<br />

In doing so, the<br />

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Sherlockheaded north<br />

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Sherlock givesalot of<br />

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What’s happening in your<br />

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Waitangi Day Events inKaiapoi<br />

The weather is looking great for people who want<br />

to get out and about this Waitangi Day weekend<br />

with two events happening in Kaiapoi.<br />

Starting at 10am join in the annual Waitangi Day<br />

celebrations at Trousselot Park in Kaiapoi.<br />

Chris Greengrass, Chair of All Together Kaiapoi<br />

says, “This is your chance to take part in amass<br />

haka led by Kaiapoi High School –you can learn<br />

more on the day with the students and join in with<br />

Tēnei te rūrū (Tahu Pōtiki). We would love to see<br />

heaps of people there.”<br />

With free entry and heaps of live entertainment<br />

as well as market and food stalls, bouncy castles,<br />

pony rides, face painting, flip out air tracks and<br />

photo booth there is something for everyone.<br />

And you can always pre-order the infamous Kaiapoi<br />

High School Hangi from the Kaiapoi i-Site for $10 –<br />

this isalways very popular and sells out every year<br />

making itagreat fundraiser for the school.<br />

If you’re more of asports fan you can pop down<br />

to the opening of the soball diamonds at the<br />

Norman Kirk Park from lunchtime onSaturday.<br />

Duncan Roxborough, Implementation Project<br />

Manager says, “This opening of the diamonds sees<br />

the last big project delivered in the Norman Kirk<br />

Park from Council’s District Regeneration Team.<br />

It is great to see the community’s vision for this<br />

area coming alive and being used by the Kaiapoi<br />

Soball Club.”<br />

Mayor Dan Gordon will officially open the<br />

diamonds with aceremonial first pitch and the<br />

public are welcome to come and watch the premier<br />

games being played in the aernoon. And it’s a<br />

great opportunity to learn more about soball and<br />

maybe give itago.<br />

Council Maintains aHigh Standard and<br />

Poor’s Credit Rating<br />

Credit rating agency Standard and Poor's has<br />

confirmed its AA long-term and A-1+ short-term<br />

credit rating with astable outlook for Waimakariri<br />

District Council.<br />

The AA rating equates the Council with New<br />

Zealand’s national credit rating –the ‘sovereign<br />

rating’. Standard and Poor’s does not rate any<br />

individual Council higher than the sovereign rating.<br />

Mayor Dan Gordon says the result speaks to the<br />

prudent financial management ofthe Council.<br />

“We have afantastic team who do agreat job<br />

making sure our finances are exceptionally<br />

managed and we appropriately balance our goals<br />

and aspirations for the District while keeping debt<br />

and affordability in check.”<br />

The stable outlook is based on Standard and Poor’s<br />

view that Council’s debt will significantly reduce<br />

aer it completes its significant capital<br />

work programme in 2022. The programme<br />

includes delivering amulti-court indoor facility,<br />

flood protection and mitigation projects for<br />

Kaiapoi, creating park and ride facilities<br />

district-wide, shovel-ready and stimulus funded<br />

water infrastructure projects and western road<br />

route upgrades.<br />

2020/21 Rates<br />

Third Instalment Due<br />

We’d like to remind you that the<br />

third instalment of the 2020/21<br />

rates is due on 20 <strong>February</strong> <strong>2021</strong>.<br />

Pleasenotethat a10% penalty will be<br />

added to any part of thethird instalment<br />

that remains unpaidaer27<strong>February</strong> <strong>2021</strong>.<br />

If you are having difficulty paying your rates,<br />

we encourage you toget in touch with us to<br />

talk through suitable payment options -phone<br />

0800 965 468 or email rates@wmk.govt.nz<br />

Internet/Telephone Banking Payments<br />

are Welcome<br />

To help us process your payment, please:<br />

• Use the valuation number asareference<br />

• Ifyou are paying the rates for more than<br />

one property, send the remittance advices<br />

marked “internet banking” ore-mail<br />

property valuation references and details<br />

of payment to rates@wmk.govt.nz<br />

• Payments to account number:<br />

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• Please make sure the valuation number<br />

reference on your payment is the same as<br />

on your rates invoice.<br />

Payments by Visa or MasterCard:<br />

• Payments may be made online using Visa,<br />

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• AnEFTPOS online fee of2.34% of the<br />

total amount ofthe payment ischarged for<br />

all payments made by credit card.<br />

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Waitangi Day Hours<br />

-Council Services<br />

We wish everyone an enjoyable long<br />

weekend. The following changes to<br />

Council services and facilities apply for<br />

Waitangi Day and Monday 8<strong>February</strong>.<br />

Council Service Centres and Libraries<br />

Council Service Centres will be closed for<br />

Waitangi Day and reopen on Tuesday<br />

9<strong>February</strong>.<br />

Libraries will be closed for Waitangi Day and<br />

reopen on Tuesday 9<strong>February</strong>.<br />

Rubbish and Recycling Collection<br />

Kerbside rubbish, organics and recycling will<br />

be collected as normal for Waitangi Day.<br />

Southbrook Resource Recovery Park and<br />

Oxford Transfer Station<br />

Southbrook Resource Recovery Park open as<br />

normal from 8.30am -4.30pm.<br />

Oxford Transfer Station closed as<br />

per normal.<br />

Aquatic Facilities<br />

On Waitangi Day, Waimakariri Aquatic<br />

Facilities will be open between 10am -7pm.<br />

Normal hours resume on Tuesday 9<strong>February</strong>.<br />

Waikuku Beach Paddling Pool will be open.<br />

Urgent Enquiries<br />

For urgent enquiries such as noise control<br />

or animal management, please call our Aer<br />

Hours service on 0800 965 468.


NEWS<br />

<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>February</strong> 4, <strong>2021</strong><br />

In brief<br />

29<br />

Nightsky meeting<br />

Give usyour<br />

feedback<br />

NEED FUNDING FOR A<br />

LOCAL ARTS PROJECT?<br />

Assistance is available for groups and<br />

individuals who are keen to provide arts<br />

and cultural activities in the Waimakariri<br />

District from the Creative Communities<br />

New Zealand Scheme.<br />

The next CreativeCommunities round will close<br />

Monday29March<strong>2021</strong>,for eventsoractivities that<br />

takeplace between1May<strong>2021</strong> and 1May 2022.<br />

The Application Form and Guide for Applicants is<br />

available from Council Service Centres and Libraries or<br />

from the Council website at waimakariri.govt.nz<br />

If youhaveany questionsplease contact<br />

the administrator, KarenLivingstone<br />

Phone03311 8901or0800965 468<br />

Email karen.livingstone@wmk.govt.nz<br />

Historic day ... The18competitorsinthe first tournament, in 1947.<br />

PHOTO: SUPPLIED<br />

Golf milestone marked<br />

By ROBYN BRISTOW<br />

Hanmer Springs Golf Club will<br />

celebrate its 75th Women’s Golf<br />

TournamentonMarch 3, 4and 5.<br />

More than150 entrieshave been<br />

received forthe three­day<br />

tournamentwhich had its<br />

beginnings in 1947, possibly making<br />

it the oldestwomen’s club<br />

tournamentinthe country.<br />

Eighteen womenplayedinthe<br />

firsttournament.<br />

Today, it draws players from<br />

across the SouthIsland.Over the<br />

yearsithas not beenunusual to<br />

have to ballot the numberofplayers<br />

because of the interest.<br />

Thosewho missed the drawsin<br />

the 1976to1994 era still came along,<br />

playing in the Amuri ‘‘Overflow’’<br />

tournament.<br />

The tournamentnow caters for<br />

both 18 andnine­holersplaying for<br />

the E. M. ParsonsChallengeCup,<br />

the Lynne MilneChallenge Cup,the<br />

Jean Wilson Memorial Salver, the<br />

Beverley Pool Cup, the Barbara<br />

Reese Trophy andthe Anne<br />

VincentMemorial Trophy.<br />

Both Bev Pool and Barbara<br />

Reese are life membersofthe club,<br />

with Bev Pool the club’s patron.<br />

The tournament startswith a<br />

cocktail evening on Tuesday night<br />

followed by three daysofgolf,and<br />

ongoing less formalsocial<br />

occasions.<br />

Many playershave theirnames<br />

on the cupsmultiple times,<br />

including MissSusan Grigg,who<br />

won the tournament eight times.<br />

One Avondale player managed<br />

two holesinone at the same<br />

tournamentonconsecutive dayson<br />

the old 17th.<br />

This year there willbeanew<br />

challenge, with the course being<br />

changedin2020.Players now begin<br />

on two par­three holes, with some<br />

water to negotiate.<br />

The club was fortunate to have<br />

had lastyear’s tournament three<br />

weeks before the lockdown.<br />

Building consent numbers soar<br />

TheWaimakariri DistrictCouncil<br />

says requestsfor building<br />

consentsare at alevel unseen<br />

sincethe rebuildafter the<br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong> Earthquakes.<br />

In December, the council<br />

received 164buildingconsent<br />

applications compared to 94 in<br />

December last year —anincrease<br />

of 74 percent.<br />

‘‘The lift in consentnumbers<br />

doesn’t fully describe the scaleof<br />

thechallenge,’’ buildingunit<br />

manager Warren Taylor says.<br />

‘‘The biggest jump in workhas<br />

come from new dwelling consents,<br />

which are up 185% compared to<br />

thesame month in 2019.’’<br />

Extraprocessing staffhavebeen<br />

broughtin forthe influx.<br />

“We’re confident we can<br />

continue to meet expectations. We<br />

have aplaninplacetokeep<br />

applicants informed ofprogress.’’<br />

RequestsforLIM reports have<br />

alsohit record levels.<br />

Apublic meeting to discuss<br />

establishingaKaikoura dark sky<br />

reserve to aid astronomy will be<br />

held next Wednesday from 6pm<br />

at the Kaikoura Museum.<br />

Speakers will include retired<br />

University of <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />

astronomy ProfessorJohn<br />

Hernshaw and Kyra Xavier,a<br />

dark sky ambassador with the<br />

International Astronomical<br />

Union. The meeting will be<br />

presentedbythe newly formed<br />

Kaikoura Dark Sky Reserve<br />

WorkingGroup.<br />

Call for stallholders<br />

Stallholders are sought for<br />

Rangiora’s festival of food and<br />

music, set to return in March.<br />

Applications close tomorrow<br />

(Friday) for the Happy Hire Eats<br />

and Beats event, run by<br />

RangioraPromotions. It will be<br />

held at VictoriaPark, Rangiora,<br />

on Saturday, March13. Apply at<br />

rangiorapromotions.co.nz.<br />

New exhibition<br />

An oil painting of the MV Tuhoe<br />

takes centre­stage in anew<br />

exhibitionbyRangiora artist<br />

Ivan Button. It showsthe vessel<br />

in her glory days on the Kaiapoi<br />

River beforeshe ran aground at<br />

the mouth of the river in<br />

September 2015.Itisone of 24<br />

paintings in the This orThat —<br />

The Two Worlds of Ivan Button<br />

exhibitionatKaiapoi’s Art on<br />

the Quay Gallery.The exhibition<br />

features mainly watercolours,<br />

including severallocal<br />

landscapes.<br />

Mass haka<br />

Amass haka is plannedfor<br />

Saturday’s Kaiapoi Waitangi<br />

Day Family Celebration, ledby<br />

Kaiapoi High School’s kapa<br />

haka group. Waitangi Day<br />

celebrations will be held at<br />

Trousselot Park in Charles<br />

Street, Kaiapoi. All Together<br />

Kaiapoi is again hosting the<br />

event, which startsat10am. The<br />

day includes ahangi prepared<br />

by the kapa haka group. Meal<br />

tickets are on sale at the Kaiapoi<br />

iSite for $10 (cash only).Family<br />

fun will feature at the free event.<br />

Neighbourhood<br />

Barbeques<br />

Come and join your neighbours for aBBQ.<br />

Baker Park, Kaiapoi<br />

Karen Eastwood Park, Pegasus<br />

Pink Elephant Park, Rangiora<br />

Gladstone Park, Woodend<br />

Arlington Park, Rangiora<br />

28 January 5-7pm<br />

11 <strong>February</strong> 5-7pm<br />

18 <strong>February</strong> 5-7pm<br />

25<strong>February</strong> 5-7pm<br />

4March 5-7pm<br />

All ages welcome, for these free nights of fun.<br />

Check theevents website link belowfor any cancellation details.<br />

Find out more information here:<br />

waimakariri.govt.nz/community/community-initiatives/<br />

neighbourhood-events<br />

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•Larger lifestyle property with own well and<br />

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•Lifestyle properties in Waimakariri district up<br />

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•Bareland lifestyle blocks<br />

Review your sale options and call us<br />

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CLASSIFIEDS<br />

30 The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>February</strong> 4, <strong>2021</strong><br />

Public Notices<br />

Refuse and Recycling Arrangements –Waitangi Day<br />

Some refuse and recycling collections will be changing week commencing 8<strong>February</strong>.<br />

Monday 8<strong>February</strong><br />

Tuesday 9<strong>February</strong><br />

Wednesday 10 <strong>February</strong><br />

Thursday 11 <strong>February</strong><br />

NoCollections<br />

Hanmer Springs and Gore Bay<br />

Amberley,Amberley Beach, Leithfield and<br />

Leithfield Beach, Cheviot, Waipara, Scargill, Omihi,<br />

Greta Valley and Motunau Beach<br />

Waiau, Rotherham, Culverden, Waikari and<br />

Hawarden<br />

Please remember the following.<br />

•Onlyofficial Hurunui Council bags will be collected; these must not exceed 15kg.<br />

•Bags must be securely tied and at the kerbside or council collection point by<br />

8am as collection times may varytonormal. The crew will not returntocollect<br />

bags that are placed out late.<br />

•Bags split prior to the crew’s arrival and non-official bags will not be collected.<br />

•Bundles ofcardboard will not be collected; these need to be recycled via the<br />

transfer stations.<br />

What is accepted via the recycling collections?<br />

The following are accepted, providing they are free from food waste and loose (i.e.<br />

papers should not be tied in bundles) in aCouncil recycling bag.<br />

•Clean newspapers, magazines, office paper and telephone directories.<br />

•Clean cardboard, greetings cards, junk mail, envelopes and egg boxes.<br />

•Clean food, drink and pet food cans.<br />

•Clean rigid plastic bottles and small containers, types 1, 2and 5onlywith lids<br />

removed.<br />

What cannot be recycled?<br />

Softplastics (those that can be scrunched), plastics types 3, 4, 6and 7, tetrapaks,<br />

polystyrene (including meat trays), plant pots, plastic strapping, clothing and shoes,<br />

food stained paper or cardboard, coffee cups, plastic lids, foil trays and food waste<br />

are not recyclable.<br />

Recycling bags containing contaminants will be stickered and left.<br />

Recycling glass bottles<br />

Glass bottles must not be put in recycling bags but can be recycled via the transfer<br />

stations providing lids are removed.<br />

Hurunui Council Transfer Stations<br />

All transfer stations will open as normal on Saturday 6th but close on Monday 8th.<br />

2348907<br />

Glenmark Community<br />

CommitteeUpdate<br />

Welcometothe first update from theGlenmark<br />

Community Committeefor <strong>2021</strong>.<br />

Contestable Fund Applications: Money from the contestable fund<br />

is eligible to bespent in our local Reserves, and we advertise for<br />

applications annually. The following applications were approved in<br />

2020: Greta Valley Resident’s Association, Scargill Squash Club,<br />

Waipara District Residents Association and Scargill Golf Club<br />

Scargill Hall Site: The Committee recommended to the Council<br />

that this land be sold to an adjoining landowner and for the money<br />

from this sale is to go the Scargill/Motunau Reserve for the<br />

development of the new pavilion.<br />

Long Term plan: There is still time for the community to submit<br />

projects for the Long Term Plan (LTP). Ifthere are projects anyone<br />

in the community would like considered for the LTP, please contact<br />

the Committee Chairperson orSecretary listed below.<br />

On behalf of the Glenmark Community Committee, we wish you a<br />

safe and happy <strong>2021</strong>!<br />

Chair: Jock Foster: pip.jock@gmail.com 027 878 8514<br />

Secretary: Kowhai.Thompson@hurunui.govt.nz 027 808 9422<br />

Selling something?<br />

Looking to buy? Need help?<br />

Advertise it all in our popular<br />

classified section!<br />

To find outhow we canhelp you<br />

- phone Amanda today!<br />

03 313 2840 or email info@ncnews.co.nz<br />

Rangiora High School<br />

AMENDMENT TO ENROLMENT SCHEME<br />

–SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMME<br />

An amendment to the Rangiora High School Enrolment Scheme, providing for 25<br />

places in the Lighthouse Programme, has been approved by the Secretary for<br />

Education. From <strong>2021</strong> applications for the Lighthouse Programme will be allocated<br />

on the following order:<br />

• Those who live within the Rangiora High School home zone (which is the same<br />

as theexisting home zone for mainstream enrolments to Rangiora High School).<br />

• Those who live within the geographic catchment of Allenvale Special School,<br />

north of the Waimakariri Bridge.<br />

• Those who have already attended aspecial school or specialised programme.<br />

• All other applicants.<br />

The number of out of zone places for the Lighthouse Programme available each<br />

year will be determined by the Board and published on the School’s website and in<br />

acommunity newspaper. Aballot may be held to determine which applications will<br />

be accepted.<br />

Further information on the enrolment scheme may be viewed on the School’s<br />

website or at the reception Rangiora High School.<br />

2351093<br />

CAT CARE INCOR-<br />

PORATED Cat Care are<br />

holding their Annual General<br />

Meeting on Sunday<br />

14th March <strong>2021</strong> at 4pm at<br />

156A White Street, Rangiora.<br />

HINEMOA - KAIAPOI<br />

Hockey Club AGM,<br />

Sunday 14th <strong>February</strong>,<br />

3pm, HKHC Clubrooms,<br />

Smith Street, Kaiapoi.<br />

RESPONSIBLE hunter<br />

looking for large properties<br />

to shoot rabbits, possums<br />

and hares. Phone Richard<br />

021 999 520.<br />

Situations Vacant<br />

GARDENER wanted 3<br />

hours pw in Rangiora,<br />

small garden. Please phone<br />

021 174 2802.<br />

Pets<br />

BICHON HOMESTAY<br />

for smaller dogs. We look<br />

after your dog in our home.<br />

"No kennels". Phone today<br />

03 314 6110.<br />

Personal<br />

SINGLE older man, educ,<br />

NS, witty, finance ok and<br />

living on own locally.<br />

Seeks to find a similarly<br />

placed slim tallish vibrant<br />

modern lady for company<br />

and to do things with. Ph/<br />

Txt 027 659 4425.<br />

TUITION available. Primary<br />

and secondary up to<br />

NCEA level 3. In centre<br />

(Rangiora) or interactive<br />

online from your home.<br />

Each student on an individually<br />

tailored programme.<br />

Kip McGrath Rangiora has<br />

been serving the local community<br />

for 30 +years. Give<br />

us acall (03 313 3638) or<br />

book your free assessment<br />

online https://www.<br />

kipmcgrath.co.nz/rangiora.<br />

Educational<br />

GUITAR &Uke lessons.<br />

Private and group sessions,<br />

beginner to intermediate.<br />

Experienced Rangiora<br />

based tutor. Ph Tim Davis<br />

on 027 489 5957.<br />

To Let<br />

LARGE modern 3bdrm<br />

house in Rangiora, double<br />

glazed, large open plan<br />

living, external access,<br />

double garage $470pw.<br />

Phone 027 696 2577.<br />

Public Notices<br />

&ASHBURTON 4WD CLUB<br />

Trade&Services<br />

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Cleaning. Nth Cant owned<br />

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Professional, guaranteed,<br />

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repairs, carry most parts. Ph<br />

0800 661 244.<br />

AFFORDABLE concrete<br />

cutting with quality and<br />

removal work. Free quotes.<br />

No job too small. Ph 027<br />

442 2219, Fax 03 359 6052<br />

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ALL TREE SERVICES,<br />

chopping, pruning, firewood<br />

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021 111 4322.<br />

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Meet at Mt Somers Domain (oppositeTavern)<br />

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Cost $80 per vehicle.<br />

Must be 4X4 vehicleswith lowratio,<br />

current registration and wof.<br />

Pleasebring ownlunch,drinksand sunscreen.<br />

Toilets available.<br />

ContactAlan Wakelin 0274 967136<br />

Proceedstoupgrade the Sharplin FallsTrack<br />

Lost and Found<br />

Irecently lost my Versace sunglasses between<br />

Kaikoura and Cheviot on Monday 25 Jan <strong>2021</strong><br />

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Stunning Coastline +gorgeous baby seals<br />

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Willing to drive back to Kaikoura to collect.<br />

Phone Tania 027 865 4083<br />

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Services. Tree removal,<br />

pruning, height reduction,<br />

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tree planting, firewood.<br />

Free quotes. Contact Angus<br />

Edwards 027 259 6741<br />

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2350099<br />

Trade&Services<br />

BRICK &blocklaying. All<br />

types of work undertaken,<br />

repairs. Phone Hamish<br />

0272 386 003 or 313 5678.<br />

BRIAN’S Tree Services.<br />

Tree felling, topping,<br />

shaping, firewood cut, rubbish<br />

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Affordable rates. Phone 03<br />

327 5505 or 021 124 4894.<br />

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PAINTER. Qualified local<br />

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Log Fires<br />

Pellet Fires<br />

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pergolas, fencing. Honest<br />

reliable licenced builders.<br />

Ph Don 027 727 9162.<br />

PAINT & wallpaper<br />

services. Wayne Bryant,<br />

exterior, interior. Qualified<br />

tradesman. Free quotes. Ph<br />

313 5337 or 027 654 4568.<br />

METAL WORX. Flashing,<br />

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POWER TOOLS repairs,<br />

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RANGIORA Rubbish<br />

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Wheelie bins any frequency<br />

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skips 021 313 255.<br />

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Please phone Heather 03<br />

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For Lifestyle blocks. Call<br />

Stu 027 315 6916.<br />

Trade&Services<br />

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Ph 03 314 9371<br />

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6187 or 021 128 9867<br />

REMOVALISTS<br />

Movemen Ltd<br />

2Men &agood sized<br />

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Call Gerard<br />

027 668 3636<br />

2316549<br />

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•Independent,<br />

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021 376 145<br />

2353161<br />

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Cars Wanted<br />

CASH 4CARS<br />

and 4WD'S<br />

Phone<br />

Automotive<br />

Parts<br />

03 313 7216<br />

Cars Wanted<br />

CARS, vans, 4WD’s<br />

wanted for dismantling or<br />

repair. Phone 027 258<br />

8366.<br />

WANTED to buy Ford,<br />

Holden, Chrysler, or<br />

Chev’s, classic cars. Any<br />

condition. Please phone<br />

Tony 027 313 5000.<br />

Motorcycles<br />

MOTORBIKE servicing<br />

and repairs, quality service,<br />

affordable rates. South<br />

Pacific Motorcycle<br />

Services, Mandeville.<br />

Phone 03 312 0066. Or visit<br />

www.motorbiketours.co.nz<br />

Poultry<br />

BROWN SHAVER POL<br />

pullets, order now, ready<br />

Feb, pickup Clarkville,<br />

$30, ph /txt 027 433 7720.<br />

Gardening<br />

A+ GARDEN hedges cut<br />

to perfection. Tree &arbor<br />

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Amalgamated Scrap Metal<br />

Ltd. Specialists in farm<br />

machineryand farm clean<br />

ups, old vehicles etc.<br />

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Ph 0800 030 712 or<br />

027 695 <strong>04</strong>80.<br />

Trusted Trades &<br />

Professional Services<br />

2312759<br />

31<br />

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HONEY 4kg bucket<br />

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Amberley. Telephone 03<br />

314 7076.<br />

CARPET & underlay<br />

about $100, netting odd<br />

rolls, make an offer, and<br />

fence posts, make an offer.<br />

Please phone 314 7300 or<br />

027 224 8019.<br />

Guide<br />

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

Appliance Repairs<br />

Builder<br />

Butchery<br />

Chiropractic Services<br />

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•Bridges and Culverts<br />

•Floors, foundations<br />

•Sheds and buildings<br />

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•Silage pits, effluent ponds<br />

•Excavation and cartage<br />

•Precast concrete<br />

•Insulated panels<br />

Phone 03 313 7144<br />

027 432 1534<br />

Fax 03 313 2144<br />

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PO Box 69, Rangiora<br />

Electrician<br />

Daryl Power<br />

027 230 9401<br />

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Engineering<br />

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187d Ohoka Road, Kaiapoi<br />

Phone 03 327 5246 |027 495 2821<br />

toppeng@xtra.co.nz<br />

Mechanical &Pipe Systems<br />

•Upto2”pipethreading &fitting<br />

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•BulkDieselTank polishing (filtering)<br />

•Industrialservicing andmaintenance<br />

•Based inWaimakaririregion<br />

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• HORSE ARENAS -Cheap 0-6mm Screened sand<br />

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•Car Bodies •Scrap Steel•Specialists in Farm<br />

Machinery•All non Ferrous<br />

MAINLAND<br />

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Ph (03)338 7000<br />

Mike0274 818544 •Robbie0274818 027<br />

Locally owned and operated<br />

1902273<br />

2352471<br />

Scaffolding<br />

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•Working platform<br />

Phone<br />

0274 366 901<br />

Plans for pricing<br />

jas.rangiorascaffolding@xtra.co.nz<br />

<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> wide<br />

1783878<br />

CAP 65<br />

CAP 40<br />

CAP 20<br />

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DRAINAGE CHIP<br />

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from $23 per cube<br />

from $25 per cube<br />

from $30 per cube<br />

all +gst<br />

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Ph: KEN 027 201 3302<br />

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•91,350km<br />

$<br />

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2017 Corolla LevinSX<br />

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•8,250km<br />

$<br />

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2010 Toyota Prius Silver<br />

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•180,650km<br />

$<br />

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2018 Corolla GX<br />

•1.8L PetrolAuto<br />

•Bluetooth, Camera<br />

•20,850km<br />

$<br />

22,995<br />

2009 Toyota Corolla GLX<br />

•2.0L turbo diesel<br />

•6-speed manual<br />

•Only 31,100km<br />

$<br />

12,995<br />

2019 CamryHybrid GX<br />

•2.5LPetrolHybrid, Alloys<br />

•SafetySense,Camera<br />

•16,250km<br />

$<br />

36,995<br />

2019 CamryGXHybrid<br />

•2.5LPetrolHybrid, Alloys<br />

•Bluetooth, Safety Sense<br />

•15,250kms<br />

$ 36,995<br />

2019 Toyota Yaris<br />

•1.3Lpetrolauto<br />

•Bluetooth, Reversecamera<br />

•24,200km<br />

$<br />

19,995<br />

2018 Corolla GX<br />

•2.0L PetrolAuto<br />

•Satnav,Bluetooth<br />

•Alloys, only 49,000kms<br />

$<br />

23,995<br />

2011 SubaruOutback<br />

•2.5LpetrolautoAWD<br />

•Towbar<br />

•Alloys<br />

$<br />

11,995<br />

2014 Honda CR-V SportLtd<br />

•2.4LPetrolAuto, AWD<br />

•Leather,Sat/Nav<br />

•68,700km<br />

$<br />

29,995<br />

2018 HighlanderGXL<br />

•3.5LPetrolV6<br />

•7-seater, leather, Sat/Nav<br />

•70,100km<br />

$<br />

43,995<br />

2018 Toyota C-HR AWD<br />

•1.2LTurboPetrolAuto<br />

•Toyota Safety Sense,Satnav<br />

•Only 29,700km<br />

$<br />

31,995<br />

2016 Rav4 GX 2WD<br />

•2.0L PetrolAuto<br />

•Reversecamera, Bluetooth<br />

•49,550km<br />

$<br />

25,995<br />

2018 Highlander GX<br />

•3.5LPetrol, 8-speed auto<br />

•7-seater, Bluetooth<br />

•Camera, 56,100km<br />

$<br />

42,995<br />

2018 Highlander GXL<br />

•3.5LPetrolAWD,Alloys<br />

•7-Seater,Satnav, Leather<br />

•29,700kms<br />

$<br />

47,995<br />

2018 Highlander GX<br />

•3.5LPetrol6-speedauto<br />

•Bluetooth, camera<br />

•Cruise control, 55,800km<br />

$<br />

42,995<br />

2017Highlander GXL<br />

• 3.5L PetrolAuto, Leather<br />

• 7-Seater, Satnav, Keyless<br />

•29,000kms<br />

$<br />

47,995<br />

2018 Highlander GXL<br />

•3.5LPetrol8-Speed Auto<br />

•Leather,Satnav<br />

•59,500km<br />

$<br />

44,995<br />

2010 LandRoverDiscovery SE<br />

•3.0L TurboDieselV6<br />

WAS$31,995<br />

•Leather,7Seater<br />

•Climate Air<br />

2016 HiluxSR5 Prerunner<br />

•2.8L Turbo Diesel Auto2WD<br />

2016 HiluxSR5 4WD<br />

•2.8L turbodieselauto<br />

•Canopy, 3-bar roof rack $<br />

•Towbar 41,995<br />

2020 HiluxSRExtra Cab<br />

2008 HiluxSR5 4WD<br />

•4.0L V6 petrol<br />

NOW •2.8L Turbo Diesel Manual4WD<br />

$ •Satnav,ReverseCamera $ •Bluetooth<br />

$ •5-speedauto, sportslid<br />

29,995<br />

•66,950 38,995<br />

•Only250kms 48,495<br />

$<br />

•Bluetooth 26,995<br />

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