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Thursday, <strong>March</strong> <strong>11</strong>, <strong>2021</strong> | Issue 936 | www.starnews.co.nz<br />

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Sunday, <strong>March</strong> 21, <strong>2021</strong><br />

city2surf.co.nz<br />

Rating<br />

strategy<br />

worries<br />

mayors<br />

By DAVID HILL<br />

<strong>North</strong><strong>Canterbury</strong> mayorsare not amused by<br />

the rates increaseproposedbyEnvironment<br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong>(ECan).<br />

The regional council proposes arates<br />

increase of up to 24.5 percentthis yearaspart<br />

of its<strong>2021</strong>/31 Long Term Plan.<br />

The decision hasleft local mayors<br />

concernedthat therates bill could have a<br />

severe impact on ratepayers already reeling<br />

from the effects of Covid­19uncertainty.<br />

ECan planstoentirely fund its work<br />

programme up­frontwithoutresorting to<br />

loans, which is considered standard practice<br />

for councils.<br />

At present, ECan’sratesare collected<br />

alongside each localdistrict council’s rate<br />

demand.<br />

WaimakaririMayor Dan Gordon is calling<br />

on ECan to reconsider how it funds its<br />

projects.<br />

‘‘Like mostbusinesses and organisations,<br />

the Waimakariri District Councildebt­funds<br />

its projects.It’s exactlylike anormal loan —<br />

you borrow up­front and repay over time.<br />

‘‘This ensures inter­generationalequity —<br />

afterall, the next generationisabeneficiary.’’<br />

Borrowing allows for rates smoothing and<br />

ensures rate increasesare lower and ‘‘aren’t<br />

so unsympathetic to communities already<br />

finding toughtimes’’, he says.<br />

‘‘At the moment borrowing is the right move.<br />

Interestratesare remarkably low, and the<br />

necessary work can be undertaken without<br />

significantly burdening householdsalready<br />

strugglingduring Covid­19.’’<br />

Continued Page 2<br />

Lessons from the humble spud<br />

Mayoral victory ... Spud competition organiser, Ginny Macfarlane, counts Hurunui Mayor<br />

Marie Black’s potatoes grown in abucket as part of acompetition. Mrs Black, centre, and her<br />

husband, Dave, look on.<br />

PHOTO: ROBYNBRISTOW<br />

By ROBYN BRISTOW<br />

Delegation is the keyto<br />

growing agood crop of<br />

spuds,according to Hurunui<br />

Mayor Marie Black.<br />

Mrs Blackwas one of<br />

many enjoying the<br />

camaraderieatthe Amuri<br />

Community Fun Day at<br />

RotherhamonSunday.<br />

Her shore of 14 Ilam<br />

Hardy spudsinabucketwas<br />

the winner. But she had to<br />

concede she had delegated<br />

much of the responsibility,<br />

as husband Dave looked on<br />

with keen interest.<br />

Cr Nicky Anderson, on the<br />

other hand, admitted she<br />

had alot to learn, after her<br />

bucketyieldednothing but a<br />

rotting mess.<br />

She says she willlearn<br />

from her mistakes and come<br />

back stronger and more<br />

competitive next year. Not<br />

using pig manure, and a<br />

drier medium, will be high<br />

on her list.<br />

The Farmlands­supported<br />

competition wasthe<br />

brainchild of Ginny<br />

Macfarlane.<br />

It was part of apopular<br />

day, organised by the Amuri<br />

A&P Show committee and<br />

community groupsto<br />

replace their annual show,<br />

cancelled after the region<br />

temporarily moved to Covid<br />

alert level 2.<br />

The day attracted agreat<br />

crowd,rewarding the<br />

committee’s optimismthat<br />

the alert levelwould drop to<br />

1intime,allowing the event<br />

to go ahead.<br />

There were egg­and­spoon<br />

races,sack races, decorated<br />

bike competitions, tug­ofwar<br />

contests, aterrier race,<br />

and events forpet dogs.<br />

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Artisan’sbuns on top again<br />

By ROBYN BRISTOW<br />

Acourier mess­up almost foiled<br />

Artisan by Rangiora Bakery’s<br />

winning entry in the Great New<br />

Zealand Hot Cross Bun<br />

competition reaching its<br />

destination.<br />

But bakerystaffer Tania<br />

Browncame to the rescue,<br />

offering to deliver the buns to<br />

Dunedinfor judging on her way<br />

to Invercargill.<br />

She arrived with 30 minutes to<br />

spare, gavethe box akiss, and<br />

continued on her journey.<br />

The bakerythen heard<br />

nothing, and thoughtthe worst.<br />

OperationsmanagerMarcus<br />

Braunsaid they weresurprised<br />

when acrew turneduplate last<br />

week withthe president of the<br />

Baking Industry Association of<br />

New Zealand, Kevin Gilbert, to<br />

announce the bakery had won.<br />

Marcus says Tania’s effort in<br />

delivering the entry earnedher<br />

asmallaward in recognition of<br />

her efforts, which allowedthe<br />

bakery to take outthe prize for<br />

the second year in arow.<br />

Marcus, who developed the<br />

recipe, says it is amatterof<br />

gettingthe right balance of<br />

spices, dried fruits macerated in<br />

orange juice, and zest.<br />

Breadbaker ShaneHancox<br />

honedthe recipe, and did alot<br />

of test baking before suggesting<br />

the addition of some of the<br />

bakery’s secret glazetothe fruit,<br />

whichgave the bun an edge.<br />

Staffthen gavethem the taste<br />

test,which ledtomore refining,<br />

until, after threeweeks,the<br />

buns werecompetition­ready.<br />

Marcus says the winhas given<br />

the production staffof130 ashot<br />

in the arm,asafter last year’s<br />

win, the country went into<br />

lockdown soon after, meaning<br />

the bakery was unabletoreap<br />

the rewards.<br />

People had beentravelling<br />

from Timaruand Ashburton and<br />

buying astashofbuns, taking<br />

them home and divvying them<br />

up, says Marcus. But lockdown<br />

put the brakes on sales.<br />

This year, the bakery can<br />

hardly keep up with demand.On<br />

the first day, 600 packetsofsix<br />

were baked andsold.<br />

Production was stepped up for<br />

the weekend.<br />

‘‘We havebeen inundated<br />

with messagesand texts from<br />

people wanting to know how to<br />

get hold of some buns,’’Marcus<br />

says.<br />

Chance for asay on plans<br />

By ROBYN BRISTOW<br />

Environment <strong>Canterbury</strong>’s draft longterm<br />

plan <strong>2021</strong> to 2031 has been released<br />

for community feedback.<br />

It contains two options for<br />

consultation, both proposing anotable<br />

increase in activity and the funding<br />

required to deliver it.<br />

Option one proposes work costing<br />

$246.54 million —about $46m more than<br />

this year financial year. It would mean<br />

an average increase of $136 per rateable<br />

property.<br />

It includes provision to accelerate key<br />

projects, including public transport and<br />

the Government’s essential freshwater<br />

package.<br />

ECan says $143m of the amount would<br />

be funded by rates, with the rest made<br />

up of government grants and user­pays<br />

charges.<br />

Option two represents work costing<br />

$240.19m —about $40m more than this<br />

year —for an average increase of $<strong>11</strong>0<br />

per rateable property.<br />

Compared to the first option, some<br />

projects will be delayed, scaled back or<br />

not proposed to be funded. Of that,<br />

$135m would be rate­funded, with the<br />

rest made up of government grants and<br />

user­pays charges.<br />

Chairwoman Jenny Hughey said at an<br />

ECan council meeting that the proposals<br />

to increase activity and accelerate<br />

environmental outcomes across the<br />

region is to address issues such as<br />

climate change, natural hazards, water<br />

quality and biodiversity.<br />

No decision will be made on the final<br />

Championbuns ... Shane Hancox, left, headbread baker at<br />

Artisan by Rangiora Bakery,holdsafreshly bakedbatch of hot<br />

crossbuns alongsideoperations manager Marcus Braun, who<br />

is holding the trophy.<br />

Mayors<br />

concerned<br />

From Page 1<br />

While her council has yet to discuss<br />

ECan’s proposed rates rise, Hurunui<br />

Mayor Marie Blacksays she agreeswith<br />

Mr Gordon’s comments.<br />

‘‘We need to be mindful of the impact<br />

on the mum and dad ratepayerswho<br />

bear the bruntofthese decisions.<br />

‘‘It certainly begs the question of why<br />

you would have such asignificant<br />

increase when we are coming out of<br />

austerity, withthe overall impact of<br />

Covid still unknown.’’<br />

Kaikoura Mayor Craig Mackle said he<br />

would like asimilar ratesrise to get<br />

through the projectshis district needs,<br />

but he realises there would not be the<br />

support.Now is not the time to burden<br />

ratepayers, he says.<br />

As all three districtcouncils collect<br />

ECan’s rates as part of theirrates<br />

demand,there is aconcern the rates rise<br />

will reflect on them.<br />

‘‘We are not lookingforward to those<br />

big rate numbers coming up on our rates<br />

bill, so it’s up to the community to have<br />

their say, which is their right,’’Mrs Black<br />

said.<br />

The Waimakariri District Council is<br />

proposing arates rise this year of 3.95%,<br />

while Hurunui is proposing 8.49%.<br />

The Kaikoura District Council has only<br />

just begunwork on its Long Term Plan.<br />

ECan’s draft Long Term Plan is<br />

availableonlinefor submissions by<br />

visitinghaveyoursay.ecan.govt.nz.<br />

Fun day abig hit with Amuri residents<br />

From Page 1<br />

Horseriders turnedout in<br />

forcefor aday of competing<br />

afterthe cancellation of the<br />

Amurishow and other blows,<br />

including the lossofthe<br />

Horseofthe Year Show.<br />

Sheepalso featured, along<br />

Long­Term Plan until after the council<br />

has received and reviewed submissions<br />

from the community, including hearing<br />

in­person from those who want to speak<br />

in support of their submission.<br />

The percentage increase in rates that<br />

is attached to each of the proposed<br />

options (24.5% for Option 1and 18% for<br />

Option 2) refers to the percentage<br />

increase in the total amount paid to the<br />

council in rates.<br />

Not every ratepayer will see this on<br />

their bill, ECan says.<br />

To help illustrate what different<br />

ratepayers will pay, ECan has anew tool,<br />

ratescalculator.ecan.govt.nz, where<br />

people can enter their address and see<br />

what each option will do to the dollar to<br />

be paid.<br />

The existing rates ‘‘bubble’’ tool will<br />

give the breakdown of income —that is,<br />

how much are rates, grants and userpays<br />

—for each portfolio, programme<br />

and project proposed. This can be found<br />

at rates.ecan.govt.nz.<br />

For more information on the draft<br />

Long­Term Plan and to make a<br />

submission, members of the community<br />

should go to haveyoursay.ecan.govt.nz/<br />

ltp, where the consultation documents<br />

can be found and where there is access<br />

to the two rates tools.<br />

An online submission form is available<br />

on the page.<br />

Public consultation on the plan runs<br />

from <strong>March</strong> 8toApril <strong>11</strong>.<br />

Hearings are scheduled for April 27,<br />

April 28 and May 4.<br />

It will be adopted on June 17, and<br />

become effective from July 1.<br />

with anew shepherd’scontest<br />

aimedatshowcasingand<br />

recognising the important<br />

contributionshepherds make<br />

on <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> farms.<br />

Steerand calf riding, and<br />

barrel racing,were well<br />

supported.<br />

Woodchopping and<br />

shearing went aheadas<br />

planned on the Saturday, with<br />

careful managementofthe<br />

numbers gathered.<br />

Show president Don<br />

McLean was justifiably proud<br />

of what had been salvaged<br />

from the show. He saysthe<br />

Amuricommunity is well<br />

usedtolooking after itself,<br />

and it was not going to let a<br />

little bit of Covid get in the<br />

way of agreat time.<br />

Likethe annual show, it<br />

provided agreat opportunity<br />

to catch up withfriends and<br />

neighbours.<br />

Pictures, page44


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Felicity loves brigade spirit<br />

By SHELLEY TOPP<br />

An interest in helping her community<br />

has led volunteer firefighter Felicity<br />

Lang to agroundbreaking role.<br />

The young mother of two is about to<br />

become the Waipara Volunteer Fire<br />

Brigade’s first senior woman firefighter.<br />

She has passed all the senior firefighters’<br />

course requirements and is<br />

now completing aconsolidation period<br />

before being promoted to her new rank<br />

in about two months.<br />

‘‘Growing up in asmall community, I<br />

always thought about giving back and<br />

being part of the community,’’ Felicity<br />

says.<br />

She enjoys having the skills and<br />

knowledge to be able to help people in<br />

the community when it is needed.<br />

Felicity began volunteering as a<br />

firefighter about 12 years ago in Hanmer<br />

Springs, where she grew up, but after 12<br />

months at the Hanmer Springs<br />

Volunteer Fire Brigade she moved to<br />

Waipara to be with her husband, Mike<br />

Lang.<br />

The couple run adairy support and<br />

stud sheep farm, and have family living<br />

in the area.<br />

The farm is also close to Amberley<br />

and, initially, Felicity considered<br />

joining the Amberley Volunteer Fire<br />

Brigade.<br />

‘‘It was quite ahard decision to choose<br />

which brigade to join when Imoved<br />

down here,’’ she says.<br />

She eventually chose the Waipara<br />

brigade because it was closer to the farm<br />

and also had more of asmall community<br />

feel.<br />

‘‘There is areally good bunch of<br />

people in this brigade,’’ Felicity says.<br />

‘‘We all work together as ateam really<br />

well.’’<br />

Felicity also has great support from<br />

her family for the volunteer work she<br />

does.<br />

Her children, Adele, aged 6, and<br />

George, 4, think it is pretty cool that<br />

their mum is afirefighter.<br />

The Waipara brigade has 22<br />

volunteers, including another woman,<br />

Anne Carter.<br />

Chief fire officer Paul Harris says<br />

women now play abig role nationwide in<br />

No elevated lead levels found in water<br />

By DAVID HILL<br />

Precautionaryscreening has confirmed<br />

that Waimakariri does not haveelevated<br />

lead levels in its drinkingwater supplies.<br />

Testing was undertakenafterlead<br />

contaminationwas identified in water<br />

supplies in Otago in early February.<br />

The sourceofthe contamination in<br />

Otagoremainsunder investigation.<br />

3<br />

Groundbreaking role ... Felicity Lang is about to become the first senior woman firefighter<br />

in the Waipara Volunteer Fire Brigade.<br />

PHOTO: SHELLEY TOPP<br />

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qualityofthe Waimakariri District<br />

Council’s supplied water,staff assessed<br />

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The resultsshowed no elevated<br />

amountsoflead or otherconcerning<br />

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The riskprofile for council’s supplies is<br />

deemed to be very low because of the low<br />

what we do these days. Women don’t<br />

have the brute strength of male<br />

firefighters but they bring other skills<br />

and together we make agreat team.’’<br />

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Positives seen<br />

in roading plan<br />

By DAVID HILL<br />

Thereare plenty of positives<br />

for the Waimakariri districtin<br />

ajust­released draftofamajor<br />

roading plan, despite the<br />

Woodend Bypassbeing<br />

overlooked,again.<br />

Waimakariri Mayor Dan<br />

Gordon welcomed the<br />

inclusion of LinesideRoad and<br />

Skew Bridgeinthe draft<br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong> RegionalLand<br />

Transport Plan <strong>2021</strong>/31 plan,<br />

whichstill needstobesigned<br />

off by the New Zealand<br />

Transport Agency.<br />

But he expressed<br />

disappointmentthat the<br />

Woodend Bypassisdeemed<br />

not to meet thenational<br />

frameworkfor funding<br />

priorities. ‘‘It’s an important<br />

project for Waimakariri and<br />

we havemade asubmission to<br />

say thatitshould be included,’’<br />

Mr Gordon says.<br />

Waimakariri MP Matt<br />

Doocey has also expressed his<br />

concernsatthe exclusion of<br />

the WoodendBypassand<br />

called on residentstomake a<br />

submission beforethey closed<br />

last week.<br />

The Woodend Bypass is<br />

included as an ‘‘on the<br />

horizon’’project, with the draft<br />

plan notingthat trafficvolumes<br />

are expected to double over<br />

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improve connectivity for<br />

residents and businesses in<br />

Woodend, Pegasus,Kaiapoi<br />

and other localcommunities.<br />

The draftplan allocates<br />

$16.64 million for work on<br />

Lineside Road,$<strong>11</strong>m towards<br />

the proposed upgrade of Skew<br />

Bridge at Silverstream,<br />

Kaiapoi, and $6.4mfor extra<br />

scoping work on State Highway<br />

1from AshleytoBelfast.<br />

Mr Gordonwill also be<br />

followinguponother proposed<br />

safety initiativesfor Woodend<br />

and expectstoget an indication<br />

of the likelytimeframe<br />

at the nextregional transport<br />

committeemeetinginMay.<br />

Crossing signals were<br />

installedoutside Woodend<br />

School in timefor the start of<br />

the new schoolyear.<br />

‘‘It’s greattofinallysee the<br />

lights at the school,but there<br />

are otherinitiatives alongthat<br />

corridor that were consulted<br />

on but we haven’t seen that<br />

commitment,’’MrGordonsays.<br />

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Work resumes on Kaikoura hotel<br />

Workhas resumed on the<br />

new Sudima Hotelin<br />

Kaikoura,which is expected<br />

to openlaterthisyear.<br />

Constructionstalledin<br />

April last yearbecauseof<br />

Covid­19 and itsimpact on<br />

the tourism industry.<br />

The restartofthe $35<br />

million project, developed by<br />

KirkRobertsConsulting,will<br />

be awelcome boost to the<br />

tourist town’seconomyasit<br />

continues to recover fromthe<br />

2016earthquake andthe<br />

impact of thepandemic.<br />

The 120­room,4.5 starrated<br />

waterfront hotelis<br />

expected to bringmore<br />

domestic touriststothe area,<br />

withanestimated 70,000<br />

additional newvisitors<br />

coming to town annually.<br />

The state­of­the art hotel<br />

willalsoprovide jobs for<br />

about 60 staff, who will be<br />

employedlocally.<br />

KirkRobertsChristchurch<br />

regionalmanager NikGeorge<br />

saysitisexciting to see work<br />

restart after theprojectwas<br />

putonholdbecauseofthe<br />

lossofthe international<br />

tourism marketwhen Covid­<br />

19 hit.<br />

“We decided to push out<br />

the dateofcompletion,and<br />

we expectthe hotel to be<br />

open beforethe end of the<br />

year.”<br />

KaikouraMayorCraig<br />

Macklesaysthe push to<br />

finish theSudima shows<br />

confidenceinKaikoura’s<br />

future. ‘‘Itisthe first major<br />

Building resumes ... Construction workers have returned to the Sudima Hotel.<br />

stepintaking our district to<br />

the nextlevel.”<br />

Te RunangaoKaikoura<br />

Ltd managing director<br />

RawiriManawatu saysitis<br />

pleasing to seethe<br />

resumption of construction.<br />

He saysheislooking<br />

forwardtothe employment<br />

and economic benefitsitwill<br />

provide for the community.<br />

KirkRobertsConsulting is<br />

alsoworkingwithTe<br />

Runanga oKaikoura to<br />

integratethe new hotel into<br />

the story beingtold in art<br />

installations alongthe<br />

highway on Kaikoura’s<br />

coastline.<br />

NEWS<br />

The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>March</strong> <strong>11</strong>, <strong>2021</strong><br />

PHOTO: FILE<br />

Progress again ... An artist’s impression of the new Sudima<br />

Hotel in Kaikoura.<br />

IMAGE: SUPPLIED<br />

5<br />

Real estate<br />

riding wave<br />

By ROBYN BRISTOW<br />

The real estate industry has fared well in<br />

the Waimakariri District, according to<br />

the latest Infometrics quarterly<br />

economic report.<br />

Salesjumped 9.4 percent in the year<br />

endedDecember 2020,while<br />

Waimakaririhouseprices grew 8.6% in<br />

the sameperiod.<br />

Stuart Morris, owner of Ray White<br />

Rangiora Morris &CoReal Estate, says<br />

his sales teamisworkingflat out.<br />

“The real estate market has been one<br />

of the more fortunate industries that has<br />

rebounded since last year’s Covid­19<br />

lockdown in an unexpectedly busy<br />

fashion to date.<br />

‘‘Acrossthe country demand is<br />

outweighing supply,fuelled by<br />

historically low interest rates.”<br />

He says interest in <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />

property is now coming from across<br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong>and the <strong>North</strong>Island.<br />

Buyers were realising the comparative<br />

affordability of housing in the<br />

WaimakaririDistrict compared to other<br />

partsofthe country.<br />

Enterprise <strong>North</strong><strong>Canterbury</strong> business<br />

development manager Miles Daltonsays<br />

the Infometric report is pleasing.<br />

“While some businessesin<br />

Waimakariricontinue to do it tough,<br />

overall —giventhe yearour business<br />

communityhas had —this report really<br />

highlights the resilience and strengthof<br />

our localbusiness operators and the fact<br />

that the Waimakariri District continues<br />

to be an attractive place to live, workand<br />

do business.”<br />

It showedthe district’s economy had<br />

largely shunned any lingering effect from<br />

the Covid­19 lockdown, with retailalso<br />

doingwell alongside realestate.


OPINION AND NEWS<br />

6 The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>March</strong> <strong>11</strong>, <strong>2021</strong><br />

KAIKŌURA VIEWS<br />

MAYOR CRAIG MACKLE<br />

Show was fantastic<br />

day for community<br />

Ireally enjoyed the KaikouraA&P Show<br />

held recentlyatSouth Bay.<br />

The standard of the trade stalls was<br />

impressive. Everyone could find<br />

something of interest there,from<br />

religious talksthrough to farm<br />

equipment.<br />

Apersonal highlight was judging the<br />

trade stallswith show president Colin<br />

Nimmo and checking out the incredible<br />

array of retrofittedbikes that were on<br />

displayand available for riding.<br />

Thankstothe people who volunteered<br />

their time to organise the show, those<br />

who helped on the day, and everyonewho<br />

attendedthis great community event.<br />

Irecently attendedaFreightTour<br />

organised by the Mayoral Forum in<br />

Christchurch. This was afascinating<br />

insightinto the issues facing the freight<br />

businessinNew Zealand. The tour<br />

involved everything from trucks and rail,<br />

through to shipping, inland ports, and<br />

airports. It’s always good to see how much<br />

work goesonbehind the scenes, making<br />

sure that the right things arrive, in the<br />

right place, at the right time.<br />

You’re goingtohear alot about the<br />

Long Term Plan (LTP) in the next few<br />

months. The council is meeting regularly<br />

to review the numbers and look at the<br />

services and projects that are proposed<br />

over the next 10 years.The team at the<br />

council is busy with this, and many<br />

councillorsare doing four times what<br />

they normally would, depending on what<br />

community groups and/or boards they<br />

represent.<br />

The LTP is afine balancing act<br />

between what we would like to do for the<br />

district and what we can afford.<br />

Some key jobs we are likelyto<br />

prioritiseare amajor road resealing<br />

programme (addressing abacklog that<br />

has built up since 2010), the introduction<br />

of arubbishcollection service in the<br />

urbanregion, and an overdue review of<br />

the District Plan.<br />

At this stage, formalconsultation on the<br />

LTP is scheduled for late May/June. We<br />

have afair bit of work to do before then,<br />

but we will keep you updated along the<br />

way.<br />

Keep an eye out for the America’s Cup<br />

fan zone in town.<br />

The KaikouraDistrict Councilis<br />

hosting one of the fan zones being set up<br />

in locations throughout New Zealand.<br />

These free events are for the whole<br />

family.<br />

Times and locations will be advertised<br />

through Facebook and on the Civic<br />

Centre noticeboard.<br />

See you out there.<br />

Culturalidentity... Kaiapoi High School students havebeen practisingaheadofthe school’s<br />

debutat<strong>Canterbury</strong> Polyfest on Saturday, ledbySelina Pesefea, centre.<br />

PHOTO: DAVIDHILL<br />

Students bound for Polyfest<br />

By DAVID HILL<br />

Maoriand Pasifika students have joined<br />

forces so Kaiapoi High School can take part<br />

in <strong>Canterbury</strong> Polyfest forthe first time.<br />

Teacher Danna Robson wouldnormally<br />

be busypreparing theschool’s kapa haka<br />

team for the <strong>Canterbury</strong> regional<br />

secondary schools kapa haka competition,<br />

beingheld in Christchurch later thisyear.<br />

Instead,she found herself learning about<br />

Pacific Islandculture as students have<br />

been practising in earnest for Polyfest.<br />

Head girl Charlie Wickssays the Maori<br />

students made adeal with the Pasifika<br />

students at lastyear’s inaugural Maoriand<br />

Pasifika cultural awards evening.<br />

‘‘We agreed thatthe kapahaka kids<br />

woulddoPolyfest if the Pasifika kidsdo<br />

kapa haka.Itmeans that as aMaori I’m<br />

learningabout Samoan culture, which is<br />

similar, and the Pasifika kidswill learn<br />

aboutMaori culture, whichisreally cool.’’<br />

The Polyfest teamcomprises 10 Fijians,<br />

sevenSamoans, three Cook Islanders,two<br />

Tongans,aSolomon Islander and 10 Maori.<br />

‘‘This group has got so many different<br />

culturesand we’reall from big families<br />

who are coming along to supportus, so we<br />

hope to blowaway the other schoolswho<br />

have neverheard of us,’’ Charlie says.<br />

Year 12 students SelinaPesefea and<br />

Onge Junior Lafulafu have taken the lead<br />

in teaching students someoftheirSamoan<br />

culture.<br />

‘‘It’s not an easy job, but our teachers<br />

made it way easier,’’Selina says.<br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong> Polyfest is being heldin<br />

Christchurch and is subject to the region<br />

remainingatalert level 1.<br />

The school’s Level 3Maori Tikanga class<br />

is organising ahangiand fried bread<br />

tomorrow (Friday), withtickets, at $10,<br />

available through the school office.<br />

Racecourse quarry proposal may be acase of putting the cart before the horse<br />

Dear Editor,<br />

Inote that neitherthe<br />

Rangiora Harness Clubnor the<br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong> Jockey Clubhave<br />

authoritytoallow aquarry at<br />

theirRangioravenue.<br />

The RacingIndustry Act 2020,<br />

section 21, confirms this.<br />

Written approval of the<br />

respective racingcodesis<br />

required first. So,can the codes<br />

give permission? Isuspect this<br />

is dependentonnavigatingthe<br />

following:<br />

Showing reason for<br />

overriding section 21. The<br />

legislation is in place to enable<br />

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR<br />

the rationalisation of the<br />

industry following a2018<br />

review.<br />

Provingthey can meet health<br />

and safety, animal welfare, and<br />

community consultation<br />

requirementsunder the Act.<br />

Confirming agreed future<br />

venue plans. The harnesscode<br />

hasn’t even established its<br />

criteria for these yet.<br />

Demonstrating an encumbrance<br />

on its land for 15 years is<br />

viable in its fraught state.<br />

This situation is a“cartbefore<br />

the horse”. Not appropriate at a<br />

racecourse!<br />

Yours,<br />

JulieLamplugh,<br />

Rangiora<br />

No authority<br />

Dear Editor,<br />

At apublic meetingon<br />

February 23, thatIunderstand<br />

the <strong>Canterbury</strong>JockeyClub and<br />

the Rangiora Harness Racing<br />

Club were both invited to but did<br />

not attend, there was a<br />

presentation outlining that they<br />

did not havethe authorityunder<br />

the Racing Act to allow whatis<br />

proposed.<br />

Controversially, the racing<br />

industry received$72 millionof<br />

public fundinginMay 2020.<br />

Was that money well spent in<br />

aCovid­19 year? Behindthe<br />

scenes,your clubs appear to be<br />

ignoring legislative<br />

requirements.<br />

Are you not concerned about<br />

the valuable ECan and<br />

Waimakariri Council resources<br />

you are wasting pursuing your<br />

agreement with Taggart Earth<br />

Moving for this quarrying<br />

activity without yet having<br />

obtained thelegalright to do so?<br />

Why are you not engaging with<br />

the community on this issue,or<br />

are you above legislative<br />

requirementsand the opinion of<br />

people whosesupportyou rely<br />

on?<br />

Yours,<br />

StephanieSchwabe,<br />

Rangiora<br />

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

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NEWS<br />

The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>March</strong> <strong>11</strong>, <strong>2021</strong><br />

<strong>11</strong><br />

Children’sday ahuge hit in Kaiapoi<br />

Kaiapoi’sTrousselot<br />

Parkcame alive with the<br />

sound of children<br />

laughing and squealing<br />

during playtime on their<br />

specialday.<br />

LastSunday’s event,<br />

heldtocelebrate<br />

Children’s Day,was<br />

organisedbyTianaWills<br />

of Kaiapoi’s Reflections<br />

Community Trust. It was<br />

openedbyWaimakariri<br />

DistrictMayor Dan<br />

Gordon.<br />

Tiana said she was<br />

thrilled thatSunday’s<br />

event wentahead after an<br />

anxious wait to see if the<br />

level 2Covid­19<br />

restrictions wouldbe<br />

reduced in time.<br />

‘‘It was an awesome<br />

event.Itwas really<br />

lovely,’’ she said.<br />

‘‘It is aday set aside in<br />

many countries around<br />

the worldtocelebrate,<br />

nurture and treasure our<br />

children,promotingfive<br />

important messages:<br />

Givingtime, praise and<br />

encouragement, listening<br />

and talking, love and<br />

affectionand new<br />

experiences.’’<br />

Go­cart fun ... Khaleesi McDonald­Rush, aged 3, of<br />

Christchurch, enjoys Children’s Day in Kaiapoi.<br />

Father and son ... Ryan Loader, aged <strong>11</strong>, of Christchurch, with his father,<br />

Glen, who is amember of Christchurch’s True Life Characters Group. He<br />

was Pokemon character Pikachu during Children’s Day. PHOTOS: SHELLEY TOPP<br />

Jumping for joy ... Chloe Green, aged 10,<br />

of Kaiapoi, enjoys herself on the air track.<br />

Hearing expert<br />

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Audiology professional Claire Stacey<br />

introduces hearingcaretoRangiora<br />

ADVERTORIAL<br />

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Accordingtoresearch,approximately<br />

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region suffer from hearingloss, andit<br />

cantake7-10years forthemtoact on<br />

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ITHINK IMAY BE HARD OF<br />

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“Our research foundthattwo in three<br />

NewZealanders 40 yearsand older<br />

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Often someone closetothe person<br />

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Claire encourages anyone from<br />

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maybehardofhearing to comein<br />

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INEED HEARING AIDS–WHAT<br />

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Purring pair star in new book<br />

By SHELLEY TOPP<br />

Two fun­loving cats,owned by an earlychildhood<br />

teacher who grew up in Kaiapoi, arethe subjectofanew<br />

children’s book. Shadow andWillow —The MouseHunt,<br />

written and published by Shannon Barker, is the first in<br />

aplanned series of seven books about her much­loved,<br />

pampered cats, Shadow and Willow.<br />

Shannon, who lives in Christchurchbut plans to<br />

eventually returntoKaiapoi to live, has beenanearly<br />

childhood teacher for almosteightyears.<br />

She has alwaysenjoyed writing and says it was a<br />

spontaneousdecision to write achildren’s book.<br />

‘‘I just sat downand wrote it in about an hour on my<br />

phone,’’she says.<br />

‘‘The rhyming wasthe hardest part, but Ireally enjoy<br />

children’s booksthat rhymesoIknew this was something<br />

Iwanted to do.’’<br />

Finding an illustrator was also difficult.<br />

‘‘There wereacouple of people Itried first, but they<br />

fellthrough.<br />

‘‘Eventually, Iwas told about awebsite wherepeople<br />

can advertise for illustratorsand Itried this out,’’<br />

Shannon says.<br />

She liked Elena Dubova’s work and endingup<br />

choosingher to illustrate the book, whichwas printed by<br />

Christchurch Blueprint Ltd.<br />

Shannon has already written threemore booksand is<br />

eventually hopingtofind apublisher for them.<br />

In the meantime, she has aChristmas book she would<br />

lovetoreleasethisyear,but firstneeds to sell all copies<br />

of Shadow and Willow —The Mouse Hunt to fundthe next<br />

book.<br />

Elena has illustratedall of the books.<br />

‘‘I reallylike her illustrations,’’ Shannon says. ‘‘She has<br />

beengreat to work withand has illustrated all four of my<br />

books so far.<br />

‘‘Wehave discussed the next books in the series.I<br />

really wanted to work with someone that would illustrate<br />

the whole series.’’<br />

One dollar fromeverypurchase of Shadow and Willow<br />

—The MouseHunt will be donatedtothe Bowel and<br />

Liver Trust to go towardsresearch for Crohnsand<br />

irritable bowel research.<br />

Shannon decided to do this because many of her<br />

family members haveeither Crohn’sdisease or irritable<br />

bowel disease.<br />

Her book can be bought at <strong>North</strong><strong>Canterbury</strong> Books in<br />

Rangiora, Kaiapoi Paper Plus, Rangiora Shoe Lines,<br />

Wee KiwiKidz Rangiora,Piccadilly BooksinAvonhead,<br />

Lavain<strong>North</strong>lands,PaperPlus Barrington, Paper Plus<br />

Blenheim,PaperPlus Kaikoura, Encounter Kaikoura,<br />

Little Rock Kaikouraand Kitz DesigninWanaka.<br />

People can alsobuy it directly from Shannonvia her<br />

Facebook page, Shadowand Willow—Children’s Books.<br />

All in the family ... Shannon Barker with her cats Shadow, left, and<br />

Willow, who feature in anew children’s book Shannon has written, titled<br />

Shadow and Willow —The Mouse Hunt.<br />

PHOTO: JORDAN MILLS<br />

NEWS<br />

The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>March</strong> <strong>11</strong>, <strong>2021</strong><br />

13<br />

Buskers in<br />

new festival<br />

By DAVIDHILL<br />

Abuskersfestival is coming to Kaiapoi.<br />

The Kaiapoi Promotions Association<br />

(KPA)isplanning the event for October,<br />

as it looks to bring more iconic events to<br />

the river town alongside the Christmas<br />

Carnival and the River Carnival.<br />

KPA business manager MartynCook<br />

says the event is set to attractmany top<br />

localbuskers.<br />

‘‘We’re not expectingtoattract any<br />

international acts this year, withthe<br />

border restrictions, but we willhave a<br />

number of acts that localpeoplewill be<br />

familiar with from our other events.’’<br />

Therewill be daytime performances<br />

for families at Trousselot Park,<br />

complemented by foodstalls, while<br />

evening performances will be held in the<br />

Kaiapoi High School auditorium.<br />

KPA is watching nervously as the<br />

Waimakariri District Council considers<br />

submissions for mixedbusiness use<br />

proposalsfor the former red zone site on<br />

Hilton Street, across the road from<br />

Countdown.<br />

The site has beenusedfor the<br />

Christmas Carnival in recent years.<br />

‘‘We’re workingonthe theory that<br />

nothing will happen this year,’’MrCook<br />

says.‘‘The council has made it clear that<br />

they want to develop amarket green<br />

whichwill sit alongside amixed business<br />

use proposal,but what we don’t knowis<br />

how big thatmarketgreen space willbe.’’<br />

In the meantime, the association is<br />

exploring other options in case its<br />

preferredsite is out of action. Options<br />

include Norman Kirk Park,Murphy<br />

Park,Wyllie Park and former red zone<br />

land in Black Street.<br />

Overall, the Kaiapoi business<br />

community appears to be weathering the<br />

Covid­19 uncertainty reasonably well, Mr<br />

Cook says. ‘‘Thefeedback we are getting<br />

is that everything is tracking along OK.’’<br />

He says anecdotal evidence suggests<br />

the official unemploymentrate,which is<br />

lowerthan it was 12 months ago, is not a<br />

true measureasitdoesnot include those<br />

with aspouse working, students, or those<br />

‘‘under­utilised’’ in parttimeorcasual<br />

employment.<br />

IT’S IN OUR HANDS<br />

Kai roto iōtātou rikarika<br />

#toitūWaitaha #our<strong>Canterbury</strong><br />

Steppingupfor thefuture of our regionnow… means asking morefromall of us.<br />

Environment <strong>Canterbury</strong> needs your input intothe draft Long-Term Plan <strong>2021</strong>-31, whichoutlines the proposed actions<br />

that will help shape our region’s future. Make asubmission at haveyoursay.ecan.govt.nz/LTP.


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18 The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>March</strong> <strong>11</strong>, <strong>2021</strong><br />

Council finalises its<br />

water submission<br />

By DAVID HILL<br />

Water reform,roading,the infrastructure<br />

stimulus programmeand Covid­19 social<br />

recovery were amongthe items discussed<br />

at Jim Palmer’s final council meetinglast<br />

week.<br />

DeputyMayor NevilleAtkinsonpaid<br />

tribute to the retiring chief executive,<br />

notingthe significant role Mr Palmer had<br />

playedinhis 20 years of service.<br />

‘‘Thiscouncil has beenrunning for 32<br />

years and in that time therehave been<br />

384 standard council meetings and Jim<br />

Palmerhas attended 220 of them for his<br />

sins.’’<br />

Councillorsdebated acouncil<br />

submission to the Health Select<br />

Committee on the WaterServices Bill,<br />

which seeks clarification on chlorination<br />

exemptions and raises concerns about<br />

the status of private water suppliers.<br />

The council’s main urban water<br />

supplies in Rangiora, Kaiapoi, Oxford,<br />

Woodend and Pegasus, and some rural<br />

supplies, are able to meet the national<br />

drinking water standards without<br />

chlorination.<br />

‘‘We have statedinthe submission that<br />

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the past,and the community has made it<br />

clear that it does not want chlorination of<br />

its drinking water,’’ three waters<br />

manager KalleySimpsonsays.<br />

The council supplies drinking waterto<br />

about 80 percentofresidents in the<br />

district, while the remaining 20%<br />

receive their water from private<br />

supplies.<br />

Private water supplierswill be<br />

included in the legislation and willbe<br />

required to register withthe Crown<br />

agent,Taumata Arowai, whichisbeing<br />

establishedthis month.<br />

The council believes compliance<br />

requirements need to be proportional to<br />

scale and it is concernedabout the<br />

impactofthe legislation on private<br />

suppliers, and who is responsible for<br />

supporting these suppliers.<br />

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straightforward for suppliers compliant<br />

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several privateschemes which are not.<br />

The WaterServices Bill states that<br />

territorial authorities wouldbeobliged<br />

to step in and ‘‘take over the management<br />

of afailing private drinking water<br />

supplier’’,hesaid.<br />

Councillorsvotedtoapprove the<br />

council’s contribution of $147,000<br />

towards roadimprovements in<br />

Southbrook, including preparing the<br />

designationofland for the proposed<br />

Rangiora easternlink road.<br />

The council is hopeful of receiving a<br />

51% New Zealand Transport Agency<br />

subsidy towards the project.<br />

The proposed eastern linkisunlikely<br />

to be constructed until 2035 at the<br />

earliest, but Cr Joan Ward calledonthe<br />

project to be brought forward in abid to<br />

ease traffic congestion at Southbrook.<br />

Councillorsapproved the creationofa<br />

Cust headworks upgradetobeadded to<br />

the council’sinfrastructure projects<br />

underthe government’s stimulus<br />

funding,with $220,900 set aside.<br />

Mr Simpson reported thatmost of the<br />

contracts have been awarded, with<br />

several awardedunder budget.<br />

Funding of $70,000 was also approved<br />

from the council’s Covid­19 recovery fund<br />

to allow the community team to continue<br />

to supportsocial recoveryover the next<br />

15 months.<br />

Communityteam manager Tessa<br />

Sturley saidfunding had been received<br />

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our district can continue to be<br />

supported.’’<br />

To date, the funding had helped<br />

facilitate severalinitiatives, including<br />

neighbourhood barbecues over the<br />

summer, she said.<br />

Years of service honoured<br />

Efforts acknowledged... Outgoing Waimakariri DistrictCouncil chief executive Jim<br />

Palmer, left, receives aMayor’s Awardfrom Dan Gordon duringhis farewell gatheringto<br />

acknowledge his many years of service.MrPalmer finished lastFridayafterfirstjoiningthe<br />

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AgroupofRangiora teenagers are<br />

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TheYear 9to 13 students areall<br />

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Environment <strong>Canterbury</strong> and your local Council will be undertaking public consultation on Long-Term<br />

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Long-Term Plansset out Council priorities over a10-year timeframe andare updated every threeyears.Your views<br />

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20 <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>March</strong> <strong>11</strong>, <strong>2021</strong><br />

Covid’sfull impact yet to be felt<br />

By SCOTT MASON<br />

The true impact of Covid restrictions and<br />

lockdowns on business revenue and<br />

balance sheets will becomeapparent this<br />

year,and there willbemany weird and<br />

wonderful changes in tax.<br />

Most tax changes proposed in 2020were<br />

in response to Covid. It is safe to say that<br />

in <strong>2021</strong> we may see more tax changes in<br />

relationtoCovid recovery.<br />

The Governmentmay also look for ways<br />

to generate more tax revenue as we come<br />

out of Covidwith adeficit becauseofall<br />

the extra money pumped intothe<br />

economy, and aburgeoningpublicsector.<br />

One thing we knowfor sureisthat the<br />

new 39% personal tax rateonincome<br />

above$180,000 comes into effectfrom<br />

April1,<strong>2021</strong>,for the <strong>2021</strong>­2022income<br />

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the alphabet soup. All theserate changes<br />

will alsoapply from April1,<strong>2021</strong>.The<br />

changetofringe benefits tax in particular<br />

may make some employersreconsider the<br />

provisionofbenefits to employees.<br />

However, company and trust tax rates<br />

remainunchanged at 28% and 33%,<br />

respectively. For now.<br />

InlandRevenuealso has new<br />

information­gathering powersfor trusts<br />

and other entities. This will mean trustees<br />

and beneficiariesmay have to be more<br />

cautious when it comesto(aggressive) tax<br />

planning.<br />

The Government has made it clear that<br />

it couldincreasethe trust tax rate to 39%,<br />

which InlandRevenuehas already<br />

recommended. Of course, the Government<br />

is likely to suggest that it is not anew tax,<br />

in breach of election commitments,but<br />

ratherabuttressingofthe existing 39­cent<br />

tax rate for individuals.<br />

One measure that was introduced<br />

duringCovidwas atemporary losscarryback<br />

scheme, whichallowsbusinesses that<br />

anticipatebeinginaloss position for 2020<br />

or <strong>2021</strong> tax years to carry some, or all,of<br />

the loss back to the preceding incometax<br />

year, to enable an immediate cash refund<br />

of prior tax paid.<br />

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scheme is on the agenda for the 2022<br />

income tax year.Itisyet to be seen if this<br />

option willbetransformative.<br />

Currently, if acompany experiencesa<br />

change of ownership of 51% or greater, it<br />

cannot carry forwardits tax losses to be<br />

offset against future profits under<br />

continuityrules.<br />

The Governmentintends on passing<br />

somelegislation introducing asimilar<br />

business test. Australiaand Britain<br />

currently use atest that allows acompany<br />

to carryforward losses despite changes of<br />

ownership, provided the company carries<br />

on the same business.<br />

Thiscomes at atime where some<br />

companiesmay be lookingtoraise capital<br />

to stay afloat, and will assistinsuccession<br />

planning.Itistherefore awelcome<br />

improvement to thetax system.<br />

The low valueasset write­offthreshold<br />

was temporarily increased to $5000 from<br />

$500because of Covid to try to increase<br />

cashflow to businesses.This is increasing<br />

from$500 to $1000permanentlygoing<br />

forward with application on and after<br />

<strong>March</strong> 17, <strong>2021</strong>. Yes, Iknow —why not<br />

<strong>March</strong> 31?<br />

Lastyear we had largediscussion<br />

aroundexcessive and skyrocketing house<br />

prices. The Labour Government has<br />

committedtonot implementingacapital<br />

gains tax so long as we have an Ardern­led<br />

government.<br />

Accordingly, the bright­linerule has<br />

beeninthe spotlightpolitically (in terms of<br />

apotential extensionbeyond five years)as<br />

wellasonInlandRevenue’s radar.<br />

The IRD has recently sent letters to alot<br />

of taxpayers regarding potential<br />

undisclosed bright­line income from many<br />

property salesover the past few years.<br />

It is once againareminder that it has<br />

access to alot of information.<br />

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Findex in Dunedin.<br />

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In thecommunity<br />

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The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>March</strong> <strong>11</strong>, <strong>2021</strong><br />

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Passion for<br />

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Ramona and<br />

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as theylookforwardto<br />

presidingover theHawarden<br />

A&PShowonSaturday,<strong>March</strong><br />

20.<br />

TheWaikaricouplehave<br />

returnedfor asecond yearas<br />

co­presidents,afterthe 2020<br />

show wascancelled because of<br />

Covid­19.<br />

TheSideyfamily’slinksto<br />

theHawarden A&P<br />

Association datebacktothe<br />

show’s originsin1907,when<br />

Mr Sidey’s great­greatgrandfather,JamesLittle,<br />

was<br />

theassociation’sfirst show<br />

president.<br />

Mr Littleisbelieved to have<br />

developed theCorriedale<br />

sheepbreed whilemanaging<br />

Corriedale Station in <strong>North</strong><br />

Otago in the 1860s.<br />

He latermoved north to the<br />

Waikari area, laying the<br />

foundationsfor the<br />

StrathblaneCorriedaleStud,<br />

nowfarmed by Jim and<br />

Ramona.<br />

Theirsheep havewon the<br />

supreme champion wool<br />

sheepseveraltimesoverthe<br />

years at the<strong>Canterbury</strong>A&P<br />

Show.<br />

Today, the Sideys farmon<br />

thewesternoutskirts of the<br />

<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> township of<br />

Waikariwiththeir daughters<br />

Hannahand Millie,both high<br />

school students at Hurunui<br />

College.<br />

Mr Sideyalsohas twoadult<br />

children, Tom, an airforce<br />

officer,and Ella, aprimary<br />

school teacher.<br />

Thefamily runs250 stud<br />

ewes and farms cattle on their<br />

property.They are also<br />

breeding andtrainingworking<br />

dogs.<br />

Twoyears ago,MrSideysent<br />

rams to Chile, Argentina and<br />

Uruguay, and hasjudged<br />

sheep in the region.<br />

Lastyear, he was to travel to<br />

Braziland Uruguay for<br />

judging, buthis plans were<br />

thwartedbyCovid­19.<br />

The Sideyshavefarmedthe<br />

Waikariproperty for13years,<br />

while Mr Sidey previously<br />

worked at GlenRock in the<br />

Rakaia Gorge, andmanaged<br />

Waitohi Hills,near Hawarden,<br />

for about 12 years before<br />

coming to Strathblane.<br />

He has alsospenttime in<br />

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Blenheim lastyearwithhis<br />

dog,Ace,and planstocompete<br />

at this year’s Hawardenshow.<br />

Mrs Sidey saysworking<br />

alongside herhusband on the<br />

farm ‘‘isadream come true’’,<br />

having worked as avet nurse,<br />

studied farmingand worked<br />

on farms in her homecountry<br />

of Germany and during her<br />

OE. She likes lookingafter the<br />

youngdogsand loves horses,<br />

havingbeen involved with<br />

thoroughbredsinGermany<br />

and England.<br />

The couple are alsokeen<br />

supporters of their daughters’<br />

hobbies.<br />

Hannah, aged 14,isa<br />

member of JuniorDog<br />

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Zealand (formerlythe New<br />

Zealand KennelClub). She<br />

trains her border colliein<br />

obedience through the<strong>North</strong><br />

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the Waimakariri Dog Training<br />

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dad’s helponsheep.<br />

She also attendsthe annual<br />

junior dogtrainingcamps in<br />

the<strong>North</strong> andSouth Island,<br />

meeting young peoplefromall<br />

over NewZealandand<br />

learningfromvarious dog<br />

trainers fromaround the<br />

country.<br />

Millie, 13,isakeen horse<br />

rider, having had ponies from<br />

ayoung age.<br />

Herlatest project is amuchloved<br />

black pony, aformer<br />

barrel racer,who sheis<br />

training for showjumpingwith<br />

thehelpofher coach, Sam<br />

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Saturday, <strong>March</strong> 20.<br />

The show, whichhas thecommunityat<br />

its heart, offersplentyofentertainmentin<br />

every corner of the picturesque<br />

showgrounds,somakesureyou get along<br />

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There willbeaninflatable climbing<br />

wall, Silly Billy the clown, aface­painting<br />

fairy, asunflowersandpit,lolly scramble,<br />

rides, and plenty of side­shows forthe<br />

children.<br />

The community area will have<br />

mechanical bull rides and live music<br />

featuring country singer Sharon Miller.<br />

BradLake, representing Koaka,<br />

Original Canvasand Brothers Green, will<br />

giveapresentationinthe communityarea<br />

during the day.Hewillalso be speaking<br />

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AYoung Person’s Challenge runbythe<br />

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There willbeplentyofaction in the ring<br />

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displays,vintage cars, tractors and<br />

machinery, photography, flowers,home<br />

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vegetablecompetitions.<br />

An added featureisthe rodeo display in<br />

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Localrodeoriders will be demonstrating<br />

theirskills at the Hawarden A&P Show.<br />

Hawardenfarmer and saddle bronc<br />

riderTim Costello is bringingan<br />

invitational rodeo backthe show, after it<br />

proved to be amajor hit two years ago.<br />

‘‘My parents(Tom and AnneCostello)<br />

were co­presidents that year, so theyasked<br />

us to do it, and the show committeewas<br />

keen to keep it going.<br />

‘‘It provedtobehugely popular two<br />

yearsago, so hopefully we will get asimilar<br />

response.It’s good promotionfor the sport,<br />

because alot of the people thereprobably<br />

wouldn’t go out of their way to go and<br />

watcharodeo, but hopefully theywill<br />

come away withapositive viewofwhat<br />

rodeois,’’says Mr Costello, aNew Zealand<br />

RodeoCowboys Association(NZRCA)<br />

boardmember.<br />

Several <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> riders have<br />

optedtoforgonational circuit points up for<br />

grabsinthe <strong>North</strong> Island to support the<br />

Hawardenshow, while others have come<br />

out of retirement for the invitational event.<br />

Mr Costello took up rodeoin2010 and<br />

spentsix wintersfrom 2014 competing in<br />

Canada, whileriding the summercircuitin<br />

New Zealand. ‘‘It’s very different in<br />

Canada. You willbegoing to two or three<br />

or more rodeos in the sameweekend. You<br />

compete and then jump in the car and<br />

you’re off again. Here, you just go to one<br />

rodeoand spend the whole weekend<br />

there.’’<br />

Despite the busyschedules,few<br />

Canadian riders made afortune fromthe<br />

sportand the riskofacareer­ending injury<br />

is ever­present, justasitisinother sports.<br />

‘‘The qualityofbucking stock and riders<br />

they’ve got over there means you’ve got to<br />

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Budding photographers are<br />

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30 The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>March</strong> <strong>11</strong>, <strong>2021</strong><br />

Birds of afeather ... Donald Stuart has been putting on duck­herding demonstrations for years.<br />

Quacker entertainmentassured<br />

Donald Stuart is adept at getting his<br />

ducksinarow.<br />

He roundsthem up with his dog, and<br />

marches them through apurpose­built<br />

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The veteran dog trialler from Wairau<br />

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ducksin1986 to help train his puppies,<br />

afterheran out of sheep.<br />

Donald recognised the entertainment<br />

the ducks and dogsprovided and took it<br />

on the road.<br />

Today, he is in demand at events,such<br />

as A&P shows, to show off his duckherding<br />

routine.<br />

Even aftermore than30years, he still<br />

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His ducks march through aseries of<br />

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ramps, tunnels, bridges,seesawand<br />

even take to the slippery slope of aslide.<br />

Why ducks? Well, chickens are<br />

cluelessand geese are too big, says<br />

Donald, who will be givingdisplays<br />

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includingone final fling in the main<br />

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Hunt on for<br />

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The hunt is on for the heaviest,<br />

funkiest, grooviest and puniest<br />

pumpkins growing in the Hawarden<br />

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There are children’s classes for<br />

all shapes and sizes, and the<br />

heaviest in both the children’s and<br />

open section will winits owner a<br />

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Christchurch GardenFestival Programme<br />

Christchurch Botanic Gardens 12-14 <strong>March</strong><br />

We can’t wait to see you at Grow Ōtautahi –aFREE garden festival like you’ve never seen before designed for the people of Aotearoa.<br />

The festival is free for all and there’s something that will entertain and inspire everyone. You’ll find exciting garden exhibits, celebrity chefs<br />

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Take alook at our programme and plan your visit –you can come back every day to get across all the great events!<br />

HorticulturalFutures HubPresentations<br />

How tobeaSpace Sustainonaut -DrTrevor Stuthridge, AgResearch<br />

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Behind the stink: The corpse plant at Lincoln University -<br />

Dr Meike Rombach, Lincoln University Fri 10.30am<br />

To plant ornot to plant -Don Royds, Lincoln University<br />

Fri <strong>11</strong>.30am, Sun 1.30pm<br />

Grow mahinga kai -Mananui Ramsden, Environment <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />

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Geeks gogourmet: how science is transforming our food -<br />

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Garden Design and Construction Tips and Tricks -<br />

Dan Rutherford Fri, Sat, Sun 2.30pm<br />

Green Gardeners of the Future -Ruud Kleinpaste Fri 3.30pm<br />

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Walk among the Palms Fri <strong>11</strong>.30am, Sat 1.30pm, Sun 2.00pm<br />

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Andy Bardsley, Hospo Co Sat 1.00pm<br />

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Passionate about passionfruit<br />

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Amberley’s Little Vintage Espresso Cafe<br />

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Vanessa makes everything sold in the<br />

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passionfruit and white chocolate muffins<br />

and passionfruit cheesecake are already<br />

winners.<br />

They are hoping the Amberley<br />

community will support the cafe by voting<br />

for their muffins and cheesecake in the<br />

baking contest.<br />

The winner will receive two trays of<br />

fresh New Zealand passionfruit, one for<br />

their business and another for their<br />

customers.<br />

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closes on April 30.<br />

Most of New Zealand’s commercially<br />

Baking with passion ... Matt Rudge and<br />

Vanessa Hanna, owners of the Little Vintage<br />

Espresso Cafe in Amberley.<br />

PHOTO: SHELLEY TOPP<br />

grown passionfruit is exported to the<br />

United States but increased competition in<br />

that market and high airfreight costs<br />

arising from the pandemic has hampered<br />

passionfruit exports this year, which<br />

means there will be more available for the<br />

domestic market.<br />

‘‘We are working with wholesalers and<br />

encouraging consumers to try our delicious<br />

passionfruit,’’ says Rebekah Vlaanderen,<br />

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ARTHURBURKELTD<br />

Established 1935<br />

35<br />

Beware of fishhooks in consent-free builds<br />

The list of building workthat doesnot require aconsent<br />

was expandedlast August.Kerry Walsh,the building<br />

and property managerfor the Hurunui DistrictCouncil,<br />

explainsthe changes, but warnsthere can be pitfalls.<br />

The types of building work that<br />

do not require building consent<br />

was expandedinAugust 2020 to<br />

allowlargerand more types of<br />

structurestobeconstructed<br />

without any approval from<br />

councils.<br />

However, there aresome large<br />

fishhooks with most of these<br />

builds —and, of course, the<br />

District Plan rulesstill applytoo.<br />

For example,you can now<br />

design and buildashed, garage<br />

or sleepoutupto30square<br />

metres (sq m). However,itmust<br />

be madeout of lightweight<br />

materials —that is, not concrete<br />

blocks or bricks, norcan you have<br />

aconcretetile roof.<br />

Sleepouts cannot contain any<br />

sanitaryfixtures or fittings<br />

(basins,showers, baths,toilets,<br />

kitchens, kitchenettes etc), and<br />

they are allowedonly on a<br />

section thathas ahouse.<br />

Another new exemption allows<br />

for unconsentedhay barns up to<br />

<strong>11</strong>0 sq m. These can be built as<br />

long as they are in arural zone<br />

and on asite with wind speeds<br />

that don’t exceed44metres per<br />

second (a “high wind zone”).<br />

Even though this soundsgood, in<br />

realitymost of the Hurunui<br />

district and someofthe<br />

Waimakariri are rated higher.<br />

Carports can now be built up to<br />

40 sq mifthey havebeen<br />

engineer­designed or are<br />

designed and built by alicensed<br />

building practitioner.<br />

The good news is that you can<br />

still design and build a20sqm<br />

carportentirely yourself.<br />

Outdoor coveredspacesare<br />

verypopularatthe moment, and<br />

as long as they are connected to<br />

yourhouse thenyou can build<br />

one of these up to 20 sq m.<br />

If you use aLBP designer and<br />

LBP builderyou can thengoup<br />

to 30 sq m.<br />

And if you would likean<br />

outdoorfire or pizza oven, these<br />

willnot require consentaslong<br />

as they are not connected to a<br />

wallorroof, are1maway from<br />

the house,and the smoke doesn’t<br />

annoy the neighbours.<br />

Bridges for private use that are<br />

entirely on privateland no longer<br />

require aconsent —aslong as<br />

theydon’tspan more than 6m<br />

and are no higher than 3m.<br />

There are also several rather<br />

obscureexemptions that are<br />

new,including water bladders,<br />

ground­mountedsolar arrays,<br />

ground moisture barriers,<br />

structures supporting water<br />

pipes and temporary storage<br />

stacks, to name afew.<br />

It is important to remember<br />

thatbuildings that don’t require<br />

Popular projects ... Outdoor covered spaces up to 20 sq mare exempt as long as they are connected to<br />

your house.<br />

PHOTO: NZ GOVT<br />

consent generally need to be at<br />

least their own height from the<br />

boundary and residence, so if the<br />

shed is 3m highthen it must be<br />

3m from the boundary or<br />

residential accommodation, plus<br />

any requirements that may be in<br />

the Hurunui or Waimakariri<br />

district plans.<br />

If youwant to save yourself a<br />

whole lot of grief, then someof<br />

the things to avoid include<br />

building too close to the<br />

boundary,constructingwithin a<br />

recession plane, exceedingthe<br />

maximum site coverage, building<br />

over an easement or council<br />

drains, or on someone else’s land.<br />

It is also important to<br />

remember that any building work<br />

that does not require aconsent<br />

stillhas to comply with the<br />

building code, meaning that the<br />

construction still needstobe<br />

abovethe minimumstandard. It<br />

pays to do your research.<br />

The Hurunui District Building<br />

team has recently been meeting<br />

real estateagents fromall around<br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong> to adviseofthese<br />

new exemptions. They all say it is<br />

getting toughertosell ahouse<br />

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Most prospective buyers<br />

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The usual way to fix up<br />

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This is basically aconsent in<br />

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so it pays to check with the<br />

council prior to starting any<br />

building work to ensure you<br />

have it right.<br />

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building officers who are<br />

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you can Google “exempted<br />

building work” to read it for<br />

yourself (but awarning; it’s a<br />

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The council processes<br />

quite afew Certificate of<br />

Acceptances where owners<br />

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consents and now have to<br />

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We find with almost every<br />

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cladding or framing being<br />

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PHOTO:SUPPLIED<br />

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PHOTO: SUPPLIED<br />

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Environmental factors<br />

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Glyphosate is not as effective on<br />

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vegetativepropagules.<br />

<strong>11</strong>. Manage weed seedatharvest and<br />

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Farmers and growers can rest assured<br />

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Wool competition the<br />

latest Covid victim<br />

By DAVID HILL<br />

The annual Golden Fleece competition<br />

has been added to the long list of events<br />

that have fallen victim to Covid­19.<br />

The prestigious event, scheduled to<br />

have been held in May in Rangiora, has<br />

been cancelled for the second year<br />

running, with the Royal Agricultural<br />

Society (RAS) choosing to focus on<br />

salvaging what it can from the A&P show<br />

circuit.<br />

‘‘We decided to cancel this year<br />

because people aren’t always able to get<br />

their fleeces out to their local shows,’’<br />

event convenor Christine<br />

Roberts said.<br />

‘‘But hopefully we will<br />

still get afew autumn shows<br />

in this year.’’<br />

Mrs Roberts is also the<br />

Oxford A&P Association<br />

executive officer, with the<br />

show scheduled to be held<br />

on April 3.<br />

The Golden Fleece would<br />

have been held at the<br />

Rangiora Showgrounds<br />

Function Centre, where it<br />

was last held in 2019.<br />

The fate of the event is<br />

expected to be discussed at the RAS<br />

Conference in June.<br />

Several high profile events have been<br />

casualties of Covid­19, including the<br />

New Zealand Agricultural Show in<br />

Christchurch last November and the<br />

Royal Auckland Easter Show, for the<br />

second year running.<br />

RAS executive officer Debbie<br />

Cameron said the timing of the ‘‘latest<br />

surge in Auckland’’ was unfortunate for<br />

South Island show committees, as<br />

several shows are held in <strong>March</strong> and<br />

April.<br />

The Amuri and Temuka/Geraldine<br />

shows were cancelled on <strong>March</strong> 6and it<br />

has created nervous times for the<br />

organisers of other autumn shows.<br />

Christine Roberts<br />

‘‘We were fully aware that these things<br />

could happen, but the uncertainty makes<br />

it very hard for show committees,’’ Mrs<br />

Cameron said.<br />

‘‘With all the work and effort that goes<br />

into shows, it’s devastating for the<br />

community. The committees start<br />

working on their next show the day after<br />

the show.’’<br />

As the country went into lockdown in<br />

<strong>March</strong> last year, the Hawarden,<br />

Methven, Malvern (Sheffield),<br />

Flaxbourne, Oxford and the Mackenzie<br />

Highland (Fairlie) shows were all<br />

cancelled.<br />

‘‘Fingers crossed those<br />

shows can go ahead this<br />

year,’’ Mrs Cameron said.<br />

‘‘Covid is something new<br />

for us, so it creates that<br />

uncertainty —‘do we? —<br />

don’t we?’.’’<br />

‘‘But there’s not alot we<br />

can do about it until<br />

everyone is vaccinated and<br />

it is proven to work, and the<br />

situation is more stable.’’<br />

The <strong>Canterbury</strong> A&P<br />

Association made the call<br />

in May last year to cancel<br />

the New Zealand<br />

Agricultural Show, which left the event’s<br />

future in doubt.<br />

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association had been overwhelmed by<br />

the support from the community in<br />

raising enough funds to allow the<br />

committee to start afresh this year.<br />

‘‘We are certainly working towards<br />

having ashow this year, but it’s amatter<br />

of organising how we can manage the<br />

risk.’’<br />

The show committee will meet next<br />

month to discuss some safety protocols<br />

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said.<br />

‘‘The show committee has been<br />

amazing. They’re 100 percent behind<br />

us.’’<br />

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The South IslandDairying<br />

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the management structuresince the<br />

departure of formerexecutive director<br />

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the farm’s consultantsince November<br />

2018 and has changedroles to be the<br />

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consultant. The farm will continue with<br />

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“Our goal is to improve efficiency<br />

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management’’. Our cost structuresare<br />

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engagement.<br />

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around the demonstration side of<br />

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Going forward, thefarm will keep<br />

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42 The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>March</strong> <strong>11</strong>, <strong>2021</strong><br />

Machinery demonstrations ahighlight<br />

By DAVID HILL<br />

Two <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> brothers<br />

have been nervously watching<br />

the government’s daily Covid­<br />

19 updates.<br />

Andrew and Nathan Stewart,<br />

of Waikuku, are organising the<br />

demonstrations for the South<br />

Island Agricultural Field Days,<br />

to be held at Kirwee on <strong>March</strong><br />

24 to 26.<br />

The event is subject to the<br />

region remaining at alert level<br />

1.<br />

‘‘There’s afair bit of<br />

discussion every time there’s a<br />

press conference, but it’s just a<br />

matter of holding on and hoping<br />

we can do it,’’ Andrew says.<br />

Some of the big machinery is<br />

scheduled to start arriving this<br />

week as the workload begins to<br />

step up ahead of the main<br />

event, while the brothers<br />

continue to juggle their day<br />

jobs.<br />

Andrew runs the family’s<br />

dairy farm at Waikuku with his<br />

wife, Rachel, and works for<br />

Landpower, while Nathan runs<br />

an agricultural contracting<br />

operation, Cresslands<br />

Contracting.<br />

‘‘It certainly does get pretty<br />

hectic from now,’’ Andrew says.<br />

‘‘We’ve been getting the crops<br />

ready and the gear starts<br />

arriving this week, and really<br />

starts to get full­on the week<br />

before.’’<br />

One of the main attractions<br />

this year is expected to be the<br />

inter­plant weeder, designed<br />

for maintaining vegetables<br />

without the need for hand<br />

weeding, Andrew says.<br />

The demonstration area this<br />

year includes about 10 hectares<br />

of crops, including barley<br />

stubble, oats, lucerne and grass,<br />

where various companies can<br />

demonstrate their gear.<br />

‘‘There’s no fodder beet or<br />

❛It’s the best place to<br />

have alook at the<br />

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and alot of companies<br />

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—Andrew Stewart<br />

maize this year. We’ve kept it<br />

fairly simple because we<br />

weren’t sure how people were<br />

going to get on with their<br />

machines,’’ Andrew says.<br />

‘‘At the moment we’ve got just<br />

over 20 different companies<br />

demonstrating and more than<br />

50 machines.<br />

‘‘We have agood range of<br />

cultivators, ploughs, grubbers<br />

and drills.’’<br />

Nathan has added to his<br />

contracting fleet with<br />

purchases from previous field<br />

days, and the brothers will have<br />

their eye on acouple of<br />

machines this year.<br />

‘‘That’s what alot of guys<br />

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have alook at the machines<br />

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too.’’<br />

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Demonstrations ... Machinery is<br />

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44 The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>March</strong> <strong>11</strong>, <strong>2021</strong><br />

Amuri parties on after Covid torpedoes show<br />

And the winneris... Clara<br />

Johnson, centre, in the pinkhat,<br />

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5sack race as others tumble<br />

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Victorious ... Barbara­Sue the daschund is held by Ben McFadden, and<br />

Millie McLean, the proud owners of the Best Small Pet Dog.<br />

Hanging on ... Arider hangs on during the steer­riding contest.<br />

Koru art ... Koru art added atouch of colour to the day.<br />

Barrel racing ...<br />

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Relaxing ... Bella Davis, from Cheviot, and<br />

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awaiting their event to start.<br />

Tug of War ... The children out­muscled the dads to win atug of war contest.<br />

PHOTO: ALASTAIR LANG PHOTOGRAPHY<br />

Spiderman ... Beau<br />

Shanks, aged 2.


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Leeston­Southbridge shottothe top of<br />

country cricket, but it was <strong>Canterbury</strong> star<br />

HenryShipley who stolethe showon<br />

Saturday with abrilliantmatch­winning<br />

innings.<br />

Shipley’s stunningunbeaten140 runs off<br />

just 80 ballswas the highlight of the latest<br />

roundofthe CRV Ambreed Country<br />

Premier One Day 2020/21 competition.<br />

At DarfieldDomain, Shipley’s home side<br />

was forced to bowl first on afinepitch,<br />

with Weedons taking advantage.<br />

Afterlosing Todd Inness early,Brad<br />

Nightingale(65 off<strong>11</strong>1) and James<br />

Richards (98 off 109) plundered140 runs<br />

for thesecondwicket.<br />

Alate flurryfrom former <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />

wicket­keeper batsmanPaul Rugg(27 off<br />

24) and Charlie Robson (23 off 23) lifted<br />

Weedonstoarespectable 235/4 off its<br />

allotted45overs.<br />

Darfield’s run chasegot off to a<br />

reasonable start,but Weedons felt it was<br />

stillinthe gamewith the score at 51/2 after<br />

12 overs.<br />

But it was Shipley, returning to full<br />

fitness after aseasonbattlinginjuries, who<br />

soon took overthe game.<br />

His incredible innings of 140 not out<br />

included 19 foursand threesixes as he<br />

almost single­handedly closed out the win<br />

with nearly 10 overs to spare.<br />

He was ably supportedatthe other end<br />

by Liam Foulkes, who sensiblyfed the<br />

strike to the rampaging Shipley.<br />

Ohokawalloped<br />

Ohokawas handed asavage home soil<br />

nine­wicket thumping by Leeston­<br />

Southbridge afterbeing restricted to 178/9<br />

in its firstinnings.<br />

Former Dutch international Tim<br />

Gruijters ensured there was no slip­up<br />

chasing the meagre total, with an unbeaten<br />

78 off 105 balls,sharinganunbroken<br />

<strong>11</strong>5­run partnershipwith HarryMowat,<br />

SPORTS RESULTS<br />

Rangiora GolfClub<br />

9Hole Stableford: Ladies:Pam Holland 22,<br />

Hilary Lakeman 19,Elaine Klopper 17c/b, Rita<br />

Moore17c/b,CatherineBoddy17.<br />

Men: Cliff Boddy 18c/b, NelsonMoffatt 18 c/b,<br />

RossMcQueen18, RossGillespie 17 c/b, Hudson<br />

Deane 17.<br />

RangioraBridge Club<br />

Thomas Pairs: <strong>North</strong>/South: Des Steere/Ruth<br />

Boulton 1, JeanetteChatterton/DawnSimpson2,<br />

Bernie Lukken/PamMcAlister 3. East/West:<br />

David McRae/Fern McRae 1, Linda Hanham/<br />

Robin Hassall2,Margaret Pickering/Janice<br />

Pickering 3.<br />

Presidents: N/S PhillipaWatkins/JoyceGray 1,<br />

who contributed auseful 49 not out.<br />

The winlifted Leeston­Southbridge<br />

ahead of rivals Sefton, which suffered a<br />

49­rundefeattoCheviot.<br />

Dominating performance<br />

Cheviot openerGeorge Waddy<br />

continued his break­out seasonwith a<br />

match­defining 94 at the Cheviot Domain.<br />

His side made236/9 in its 45 overs.<br />

Seftonpaceman Jed Roberts was the<br />

standout forhis side, grabbing four<br />

wickets.<br />

McKenzie Smith, as he often has this<br />

season, got Sefton off to aflying chase<br />

makingaquickfire 46, before collapsingto<br />

lose sixwickets for just 51 runs.<br />

CallumSimpson(65 off 62) and Ollie<br />

Bragg (33 off60) made avaliant latestand<br />

but it wasntenough, as Sefton was bundled<br />

all out for 187 in 38 overs.<br />

Winfor Southbrook<br />

Struggling Southbrook recordedits first<br />

victory sincethe opening round of the<br />

seasoninOctober,with awin over fellow<br />

strugglers Lincoln at MainPower Oval.<br />

Oxford­Rangiora had thebye.<br />

Short scorecards<br />

Weedons 235/4 (J Richards98, B<br />

Nightingale 65, PRugg 27, CRobson 23no;<br />

RHughes 2/73) losttoDarfield 236/2(H<br />

Shipley 140no, LFoulkes 56no; HDArcy<br />

2/36).<br />

Ohoka 178/9 (P Miller 46,JBurns 31, W<br />

Hamilton 30, HFitzpatrick 26; DMunro<br />

3/31, WMacfarlane 2/27) lost to Leeston­<br />

Southbridge 181/1 (T Gruijters 78no, H<br />

Mowat 49no).<br />

Cheviot 236/9 (G Waddy 94, SSidey 39, T<br />

Whelan20; JRoberts 4/46, NGranger2/28,<br />

MCampbell 2/58) beat Sefton 187 (C<br />

Simpson 65, MSmith 46, OBragg 33; S<br />

Burnett 3/28, CSidey 3/43,JFitzpatrick<br />

2/24<br />

IsobelChartres/Jill Amerand Janet Apperley/<br />

Linda Hanham equal 2.E/W: Lesley Shipley/<br />

David McRae/AnneAnderson/DavidRainey2,<br />

Catherine Boddy/Gaynor Hurford3.<br />

Evening: N/S: Kerryn Lange/Karen Manson 1,<br />

FonsSanders/Ellis Sanders 2, LizCalder/<br />

LindseySigglekow 3. E/W: TrishWarnes/Diane<br />

Graham 1, Wayne Hutchings/StuartAtkinson 2,<br />

Johns Kennedy/Eamonn Waters 3.<br />

PlatePairs: N/S: Maria Evans/Owen Evans 1,<br />

Veronica Hall/DerekWilson 2, Carole<br />

Anderson/Jeanette Joyce3.E/W: Jill Amer/<br />

AndrewFindlay 1, Bernice Lloyd/Mike<br />

Cornwall 2, Robin Hassall/Gaynor Hurford3.<br />

Eye on the ball ... Ben Chorley brings the ball out of defence for the Rangiora Amen's<br />

masters team. The other Rangiora players are, from left, Bendon Forrest, Grant Dix, Stu<br />

Hannah (goalkeeper) and Andy Howell.<br />

PHOTO: SUPPLIED<br />

Masters squads show<br />

steadily improving form<br />

Rangiora Hockey Club’s two men’s<br />

masters teams had contrasting results<br />

through the summer season, but<br />

achieved their best results since<br />

joining the competition only ahandful<br />

of years ago.<br />

The Bteam finished undefeated and<br />

top of division 2inthe Pre­Christmas<br />

round, beating the Harewood<br />

Grasshoppers in the final.<br />

However, the Ateam struggled for<br />

consistency and could manage only<br />

fifth after beating Ashburton in its<br />

pre­Christmas round playoff.<br />

For the post­Christmas round, the<br />

competition was split into three<br />

divisions, with Rangiora’s teams<br />

remaining in divisions 1and 2.<br />

This time the Ateam found another<br />

gear, losing only one game in pool play<br />

then coming from behind to secure a<br />

draw in its last round­robin game<br />

against Carlton.<br />

That was enough to get the side into<br />

the final against the unbeaten<br />

Southern Stags.<br />

The team had nothing to lose going<br />

into the final, and didn’t give up even<br />

after going four goals down by the end<br />

of the third quarter. In fact, the side<br />

had the better of the final quarter,<br />

with two goals to star striker and New<br />

Zealand Masters rep Ben Chorley and<br />

another goal disallowed, ensuring<br />

Southern couldn’t relax.<br />

Despite the game ending with a5­2<br />

score, the Rangiora players were<br />

elated with their improvement<br />

through the season.<br />

In contrast, the Rangiora Bteam<br />

struggled in the New Year<br />

competition, thanks largely to injury<br />

and the unavailability of key players.<br />

Aheavy loss in the last round of pool<br />

play ended its chances of making<br />

another final against the Harewood<br />

Grasshoppers, but the players were<br />

able to redeem themselves in the playoff<br />

for third and fourth with adominant<br />

defensive effort, giving the side a<br />

3­1 win over the Southern Sharks.<br />

In the Masters Women’s<br />

competition, the Waimak team, which<br />

includes several <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>based<br />

players, finished second in<br />

division 1.<br />

Unfortunately, while the side won<br />

12 of its 15 games through the season,<br />

two losses and adraw against its arch<br />

rivals, the Hornby Bengals, sunk its<br />

chances of clinching amasters title.<br />

The Hinemoa­Kaiapoi women’s<br />

masters team finished its season at the<br />

top of division 2with some dominant<br />

performances through the season.<br />

After Christmas, the side lost just<br />

one game against the second­placed<br />

Southern Slamma Jammas, and<br />

scored atotal of 24 goals while<br />

conceding only six.<br />

At the end of the <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />

Masters hockey season, many of the<br />

players from these local teams were<br />

looking forward to playing for the<br />

province at the National Masters last<br />

week. However, the event was<br />

cancelled because of the Covid­19<br />

alert level.<br />

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46 The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>March</strong> <strong>11</strong>, <strong>2021</strong><br />

Volunteers at work ... Oxford museum secretary Voila Brown, left, gets assistance from long­serving volunteers Ray Mehrtens and Alma<br />

Johnstone in naming the boys in a1937 image of the Oxford School Band, where ayoung Ray played the bass drum. The museum would<br />

welcome more volunteers to its ranks.<br />

PHOTO: RON HAZLEHURST<br />

Museum has enthusiastic supporters<br />

The OxfordMuseumhas an enthusiastic<br />

membership,offering awealthof<br />

information about the life and times of the<br />

district overmany decades.<br />

Ninety­two­year­old Ray Mehrtens has<br />

had along association with the museum and<br />

was instrumental in its extensionover the<br />

years to include transportation and early<br />

farm machinery.<br />

The museum welcomesvisitors to its<br />

comprehensive displays of Oxford life from<br />

the earlydays of forestry, clothing and home<br />

life through to adiverse display of<br />

photographs, familyancestry records,<br />

radios,books, paintings, cameras,<br />

motorcycles, a1927 Briscoecar, and lots of<br />

early farm machinery.<br />

Entry is free, but donations are always<br />

appreciated. Its summers hours are every<br />

Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from1pm<br />

to 3.30pm, and Sundays from <strong>11</strong>amto4pm.<br />

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Cust 87 Campions Road<br />

Cust 93 Campions Road<br />

Prime location!<br />

•Views back towardsthe Port Hills across the Waimakariri Plains<br />

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•Power to boundary<br />

•Soils described as Claremont moderately deep silt and Waipara<br />

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•Soils described as Claremont moderately deep silt and Waipara<br />

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•Somedeer fencingonboundary<br />

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ViewHill 91070 WoodstockRoad<br />

Collapsed Sale<br />

This attractive 6.18 hectare blockwas thefirstonetogo underoffer, but due to achange of circumstances, it is now available.<br />

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What’s happening in your<br />

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Dra LTPNow Open for Your Input<br />

Let's talk about the next 10 years... That's the<br />

purpose of the dra Long Term Plan <strong>2021</strong>-2031<br />

which is out for public engagement.<br />

The Long Term Plan(LTP) is Council’s key strategic<br />

document and sets out projects and priorities, as well<br />

as howmuch it willcost and howitwillbefunded.<br />

Over the next 10 years the Council is focused on<br />

making sure we keep up with growth, Covid-19<br />

economic recovery, climate change/sustainability,<br />

and the impact of the Three Waters Review.<br />

Specifically the Council are asking for feedback on:<br />

• New community facilities for Pegasus and north<br />

Woodend (Ravenswood)<br />

• Upgrades to the Rangiora Library and wider<br />

civic area<br />

• Parking in Rangiora–including acar parkbuilding.<br />

“The big challenge facing Waimakariri is balancing<br />

agrowing population –while making sure we have<br />

ahealthy environment, resilient infrastructure, and<br />

remain an attractive place for business and new<br />

residents,” says Mayor Dan Gordon.<br />

“We’re also conscious that this LTPtakes place<br />

following Covid-19 lockdowns, at atime of<br />

economic uncertainty, and with possible changes<br />

to how services like reticulated wastewater and<br />

drinking water are managed.<br />

“We’ve had to carefully balance what the community<br />

can afford and the impacts on households, without<br />

unduly delaying building core community facilities<br />

which encourage and foster business and growth.”<br />

The proposed rates increase if the dra LTPis<br />

supported is3.95 percent in the first year before<br />

moving to 4.2 percent for the following years.<br />

“People are at the centre of everything we do<br />

as aCouncil which is why we want to hear your<br />

thoughts and aspirations for the District.”<br />

Youcan findout more at waimakariri.govt.nz/letstalk<br />

Commissioners Appointed for Rangiora<br />

Racecourse Resource Consent<br />

Environment <strong>Canterbury</strong>’s Regulation Hearing<br />

Committee have appointed commissioners for the<br />

Taggart Earthmoving Ltd Rangiora Racecourse<br />

resource consent application.<br />

Taggart Earthmoving Limited has applied to<br />

Environment <strong>Canterbury</strong> and Waimakariri District<br />

Council for resource consents to establish,<br />

maintain and operate an aggregate quarry located<br />

at the Rangiora Racecourse.<br />

The resource consent applications were jointly<br />

notified on 31 October last year and 404<br />

submissions were received. 62 submitters wish to<br />

be heard insupport oftheir submission, 394 are in<br />

opposition; nine support and one is neutral.<br />

There have also been anumber of public meetings<br />

held by those in opposition of the proposed quarry.<br />

Because of this hearings are expected to take place<br />

in May to best review the proposal. The Regulation<br />

Hearing Committee meeting, on 4<strong>March</strong>, was the<br />

first step inthis process and appointed:<br />

• Paul Rogers as aHearings Commissioner,<br />

Chairman and member of the Hearing Panel<br />

• Reginald Proffit as aHearings Commissioner and<br />

member of the Hearing Panel<br />

• John Iseli as aHearings Commissioner, and<br />

member of the Hearing Panel<br />

Submissions in opposition raise concerns about<br />

dust, air quality, and increased traffic, impacts on<br />

health, noise, and disruption to the local residential<br />

neighbourhood, groundwater quality, flood risk and<br />

reduction on house prices, amongst anumber of<br />

other matters.<br />

Submissions in support focus on benefits tothe<br />

local economy and retention of the racecourse.<br />

Ahearing date, which is expected to take place in<br />

May, will be advised in the coming weeks.<br />

CANCELLATION OF MEETING<br />

The District Planning and Regulation Committee<br />

meeting previously advertised for Tuesday<br />

16 <strong>March</strong> <strong>2021</strong> at 1pm has been CANCELLED.<br />

Public Health Notice<br />

Please Flush Your Taps<br />

Some plumbing fittings may allow<br />

tiny traces of metals to build up in<br />

water that has been standing in the<br />

fittings for several hours.<br />

Although the health risk is small, the Ministry<br />

of Health recommends you flush acouple of<br />

cups of water from your drinking-water tap<br />

each morning before drinking, or aer long<br />

absences from your property.<br />

This simple precaution is recommended for<br />

all public and private water supplies for all<br />

households in New Zealand.<br />

For more information contact the Waimakariri<br />

District Council on 0800 965 468.<br />

Free Computer Classes<br />

at Waimakariri Libraries<br />

Term 1<strong>2021</strong><br />

RealMe and MyMSD<br />

Rangiora -Monday15<strong>March</strong> 10am-12pm<br />

Pinterest<br />

Rangiora-Monday22<strong>March</strong>10am-12pm<br />

Bookings essential<br />

Formore informationortobook,<br />

phone033<strong>11</strong> 8901orask at any<br />

WaimakaririLibrary<br />

libraries.waimakariri.govt.nz<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 />

Monday29 <strong>March</strong> <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 atwaimakariri.govt.nz<br />

If youhaveany questionsplease contact<br />

the administrator, KarenLivingstone<br />

Phone033<strong>11</strong> 8901or0800965 468<br />

Email karen.livingstone@wmk.govt.nz


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51<br />

Give usyour<br />

feedback<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

The Council isfocused on making sure<br />

we keep up with growth, Covid-19<br />

economic recovery, climate change/<br />

sustainability, and the impact of the<br />

Three Waters Review.<br />

Specifically we are asking for feedback on:<br />

• New community facilities for Pegasus and<br />

north Woodend (Ravenswood)<br />

• Upgrades to the Rangiora Library and<br />

wider civic area<br />

• Parking in Rangiora –including acar<br />

park building.<br />

We are holding anumber of events where<br />

people can come and ask aquestion directly<br />

about the dra Long Term Plan.<br />

We hope to see you there.<br />

•Kaiapoi New World<br />

Thursday <strong>11</strong> <strong>March</strong>, 3–5pm<br />

•Ohoka Farmers Market<br />

Friday 12 <strong>March</strong>, 9–<strong>11</strong>am<br />

•Woodend Community Centre<br />

Wednesday 17 <strong>March</strong>, 7–8.30pm<br />

•Rangiora New World<br />

Friday 19 <strong>March</strong>, 3–5pm<br />

•Oxford Fresh Choice<br />

Saturday 20 <strong>March</strong>, 9am -12pm<br />

•Kaiapoi –Outside Ruataniwha<br />

(176 Williams Street, Kaiapoi)<br />

Friday 26 <strong>March</strong>, 2–5pm<br />

•Oxford A&P Show<br />

Saturday 3April, 9am onwards<br />

•Ohoka Farmers Market<br />

Friday 9April, 9am –12pm<br />

Find out more atwaimakariri.govt.nz/letstalk<br />

Going the extra mile ... The volunteer drivers who run Cheviot residents to health appointments offer a<br />

caring, attentive service.<br />

PHOTO:SUPPLIED<br />

Volunteer driversoffer<br />

morethan ataxiservice<br />

By ROBYN BRISTOW<br />

❛It is used mostly by older people, which allows them<br />

to feel more confident and reassured about staying in<br />

the area, because they can still get to medical<br />

appointments.❜<br />

Gettingtohealthappointments<br />

is noweasier for Cheviot<br />

residents, thanks to adedicated<br />

teamof volunteerdriverswith<br />

accesstoacommunity vehicle.<br />

Theservice was setupbythe<br />

CheviotCommunity Trust after<br />

an applicationtoEnvironment<br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong>(ECan)tofund a<br />

car.<br />

It supports locals to get to<br />

health appointments, suchas<br />

those for physiotherapy,dental<br />

care,X­rays, generalpractice,<br />

andmedicalspecialists.<br />

FayeDaly,adistrict nurse<br />

basedinCheviot, says the<br />

servicehelpsolder people stay<br />

well andthriveinthe<br />

communities theyhave loved to<br />

livein foryears.<br />

“It is usedmostly by older<br />

people, whichallows them to<br />

feelmoreconfidentand<br />

reassuredabout stayinginthe<br />

area, becausetheycan still get<br />

to medicalappointments,”<br />

Faye says.<br />

It alsohelpsmake hospital<br />

visits easier as they are<br />

dropped off and pickedup at<br />

the door.<br />

When peopleneedthe<br />

service, theycall the Cheviot<br />

Community Health Centre to<br />

book it. Thevolunteer coordinator<br />

thenorganises the<br />

roster from alistofvolunteer<br />

drivers who have beenpolice<br />

checkedand had their driving<br />

assessed.<br />

‘‘The dedicated volunteers<br />

are more thanjust ataxi<br />

driver,’’ Fayesays. Attimes<br />

theyare alsothe patient’s<br />

support person at<br />

appointments.<br />

‘‘Thiscan be agreat help<br />

during whatcan be a<br />

vulnerable and scary timefor<br />

people,” she says.<br />

Serviceco­ordinatorBev<br />

Thiele says thecar is usedtwice<br />

aweekonaverage to go to<br />

Rangiora, Burwood, Amberley,<br />

and centralChristchurch.<br />

“The volunteer driversare<br />

brilliantand go the extramile,<br />

suchasoccasionally usingtheir<br />

owncar if the communitycar is<br />

fully booked,” Bev says.<br />

“Theyalso pick up peopleto<br />

takethemto the Cheviot<br />

Community Health Centre,<br />

—District nurse Faye Daly<br />

which the practice receptionist<br />

andnurseused to do<br />

sometimes. Now, the practice<br />

staff have moretime to spend<br />

with patients.”<br />

Thecar hashigh seats, is easy<br />

to enter and exit, andhas plenty<br />

of roomfor walking frames and<br />

wheelchairs.<br />

Thereisasubsidisedfee for<br />

the trip, to help with running<br />

costs.<br />

ECan provides an annual<br />

fundtohelpwithvehicle<br />

maintenanceand replacement<br />

when needed.<br />

TheCheviotCommunity<br />

Health Centrealsoensures<br />

there is fundingavailable for<br />

peopleinfinancial hardship<br />

whomayotherwise be unable to<br />

paythefee.<br />

Thereare three other<br />

communityvehiclesinthe<br />

Hurunui andAmuri area,<br />

which covers Hanmer Springs,<br />

Hawarden­Waikari and<br />

Amberley.<br />

Waterproof cover being considered<br />

Laboratory analysis of ground contaminants and<br />

initial modelling of the smoke plume from<br />

Amberley’s tyre fire are being reviewed by experts<br />

and sent to the <strong>Canterbury</strong> District Health Board<br />

for comment.<br />

Environment <strong>Canterbury</strong> (ECan) expects the<br />

results will be available next week.<br />

ECan is assessing options for adding a<br />

waterproof cover to the site which has been<br />

capped with soil.<br />

It is also working on aprogramme for regular<br />

inspections of the site.<br />

Specifications have been confirmed for the<br />

work, materials are being sourced, and work is<br />

expected to start soon to ensure the site is<br />

protected.<br />

ECan says it is continuing to work closely with<br />

the landowner on site management and<br />

monitoring.<br />

‘‘We will be applying to the Environment Court<br />

for an enforcement order, by agreement with the<br />

landowner, that will stipulate ongoing reporting<br />

and monitoring requirements,’’ ECan says.<br />

‘‘However, this application will not delay<br />

progress on the capping itself.’’<br />

This is similar to the approach taken in relation<br />

to the 2018 fire, after which ECan served an<br />

abatement notice to ensure site remediation was<br />

completed.<br />

It was also taken with the full co­operation of the<br />

landowner.<br />

Work will commence on researching the full<br />

remediation of the site once the protection of the<br />

site has been completed.


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With a lot of support and information,<br />

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Rangiora later this<br />

year.<br />

“I never knew about<br />

cochlear implants<br />

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Following a speaker from SCIP coming<br />

to talk to members the Rangiora Lions<br />

Club decided to nominate SCIP as the<br />

cause for the Ashley River Ramble<br />

<strong>2021</strong>.<br />

This is the 5th year of the Ramble,<br />

with previous recipients including Koru<br />

Care, Diabetes NZ and the Ashley-<br />

Rakahuri Rivercare group. The event<br />

evolved out of the Lions Club Rangiora<br />

- Kaiapoi Fun Run, and provides a<br />

relaxed family friendly event with great<br />

scenery of the river which is home to<br />

“It’s amazing what technology can do.”<br />

Established in 2003, SCIP is one of<br />

two cochlear implant providers in<br />

New Zealand.<br />

The not-for-profit organisation<br />

currently provides care to more than<br />

950 adults and children throughout<br />

the South Island and as far north as<br />

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regular visiting clinics throughout the<br />

catchment area.<br />

SCIP performs all cochlear implant<br />

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administers adjustments and provides<br />

post-implant rehabilitation services.<br />

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ARR coordinator Kirstyn Barnett<br />

says the event is all about enjoying the<br />

outdoors with family and friends.<br />

“Every time I go to the Ashley-<br />

Rakahuri river I see something new.<br />

We are so lucky to have this national<br />

treasure in our backyard, so easily<br />

accessible for cyclists and walkers.”<br />

She is delighted that the funds raised<br />

from the event will go towards helping<br />

local people enjoy a better quality of<br />

life.<br />

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Registration: from 8am<br />

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Tickets can be purchased on the day, CASH ONLY<br />

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Bus for runners/walkers returning to Waikuku<br />

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Rangiora, Stan’s 7Day Pharmacy, Port and Eagle Kaiapoi, New World Rangiora,<br />

Hanmer Springs Thermal Reserve and our major sponsor Anytime Fitness Rangiora<br />

ick’s Kaiapoi Rarotonga Cultural Trip<br />

bout<br />

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arotonga, which St Patrick’s<br />

elationship with.<br />

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y to seee the lay of the land. We<br />

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quickly realised the school doesn’t have<br />

alot and in the last few years they had a<br />

fire burn down some of their classrooms<br />

and to date, nothing has been rebuilt<br />

due to alack of funding.”<br />

The St Patrick’s contingent plans to<br />

take some resources for the school and<br />

is seeking support from the local <strong>North</strong><br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong> community.<br />

Anumber oflocal sports organisations<br />

have agreed to donate sports equipment<br />

and local businesses have given some<br />

stationery.<br />

Pax says the group is also liaising with<br />

community groups in Rarotonga to do<br />

some volunteering, planting and clean<br />

up work.<br />

The group will be staying at the<br />

Rakahanga hostel, which is named after<br />

one ofthe islands, and is like amarae,<br />

Pax says.<br />

“It’s very basic, but community focused<br />

and everybody pitches in with cooking<br />

and cleaning.<br />

“They are wonderful hosts and are quite<br />

proud of their country and are really<br />

happy, humble people.”<br />

The pupils said they were looking<br />

forward to visiting Rarotonga and<br />

meeting their new penpals atNukutere<br />

College, who they have been<br />

corresponding with in the lead up to the<br />

trip.<br />

Pupil Mason Robson says his penpal<br />

‘likes taro’, apopular vegetable inthe<br />

Pacific Islands.<br />

His classmate Caleb Spence says he<br />

has been to Rarotonga before and is<br />

looking forward to returning.<br />

“I’m exciting to see the beach. It’s pretty<br />

hot at 30 degrees most of the time and it<br />

rains alot.”<br />

Their classmates are looking forward to<br />

learning about Cook Islands culture and<br />

meeting their penpals.<br />

They have been busy fundraising and<br />

collecting stationery supplies and books<br />

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15 tropical islands totalling 240 square<br />

kilometres and has apopulation similar<br />

to Rangiora.<br />

Far more Cook Island nationals live<br />

in New Zealand, with the 2013 census<br />

identifying more than 60,000 as<br />

resident in this country, about the same<br />

population as the Waimakariri district.<br />

The culture and language are similar<br />

to Maori and the indigenous people are<br />

known as Cook Island Maori.<br />

Nukutere is also believed to be the<br />

name of one of the waka on which Maori<br />

tipuna (ancestors) travelled to Aotearoa<br />

New Zealand.<br />

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Sausage sizzle<br />

Afundraising barbecue willbeheld on<br />

Saturday, <strong>March</strong> 20, for the Rangiora<br />

CommunityPatrol, which is the ‘‘eyes<br />

and ears of the police’’. It will be outside<br />

PAKn’SAVE, Southbrook, from 10amto<br />

2pm. Come forasnack and find outwhat<br />

the patrolisabout. Barbecues will be on<br />

the third Saturday each month.<br />

Balcairn Hallconcert<br />

Graham Wardrop will perform in the<br />

Balcairn Hall on Saturday, April 10,at<br />

8pm. Grahamisacclaimed as New<br />

Zealand’sfinestfinger­style guitarist,<br />

with more than30years as a<br />

professional musician. He has<br />

performedsolo and alongside some of<br />

Cup fan zone for Kaikoura<br />

Kaikoura has been selected to host one<br />

of 15 official Emirates Team New<br />

Zealand America’s Cup fan zones.<br />

All weekdayraces will be screened at<br />

Sicario’s, behind Dusky Lodge, at 67<br />

Beach Rd, Kaikoura.<br />

‘‘We have an outdoor screen and<br />

some fun planned, butwecan’t do it<br />

without you,’’ Kaikoura District<br />

Council community development and<br />

events co­ordinator Jo York says.<br />

Quarry panel appointed<br />

Apanel has beenappointed to hear the<br />

TaggartEarthmoving Ltd resource<br />

consent applicationstoestablish a<br />

quarry at the Rangiora racecourse.<br />

Hearing commissioner Paul Rogers<br />

will chair the panel.Hewill be joinedby<br />

hearing commissioners ReginaldProffit<br />

and John Iseli.<br />

Environment<strong>Canterbury</strong>’s regulation<br />

hearing committee made the<br />

appointmentsand delegated the<br />

commissioners the function, powers and<br />

duties required to dealwith any<br />

Adam branches out in career<br />

By SHELLEY TOPP<br />

One of <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>’s most<br />

experienced farriers is branching out<br />

into adifferentkind of trim.<br />

Ohoka’s Adam White, who was the<br />

blacksmith for two of New Zealand’s<br />

fastest pacers,Kiwi Ingenuity and<br />

Monkey King,isstartingElite Mowing<br />

and Gardening to run alongside his<br />

farriery business.<br />

Adam began trimming and shoeing<br />

horses’ feetwhen he left school.<br />

‘‘Mumsaid if Iwas to leave school Ihad<br />

to have atrade,soafarrier<br />

apprenticeshipwas the obvious choice<br />

with our family’s harness racing<br />

background.’’<br />

Adam’s father, Barry White, who now<br />

livesinWaimate, is also afarrier.<br />

‘‘Mum’s familywere all involved in<br />

harness racing with Tom Roberts, owning<br />

LOST AND FOUND<br />

The following property has been<br />

reported lostto<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />

police: ANissan key with alock and<br />

unlockbutton and asingle key,<br />

prescription glasseswith agold frame, a<br />

key chain with threekeys, ablack wallet,<br />

black­rimmed readingglasses, ablack<br />

wallet, aladies blackwallet, ablack<br />

Samsung Pro in ablack leathercover, a<br />

the world's finestmusicians. Tickets are<br />

$25 from Sally Mac’sAmberley, Stan’s<br />

7­Day Pharmacy in Rangiora, Sefton<br />

Garage and online via balcairnhall.com.<br />

Classic cars<br />

The annual<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>Classic<br />

Tour, scheduled for <strong>March</strong> 21, has been<br />

postponed because of ill health.<br />

However, the third gathering at the<br />

Better Half Cafe and Kitchen will still be<br />

heldon<strong>March</strong>28.<br />

Kaiapoi fair<br />

The Kaiapoi <strong>North</strong> School is holding a<br />

faironSunday, April<strong>11</strong>. It willrun from<br />

10amto2pm on the school grounds.<br />

There willbefood, stalls, awhite<br />

elephant stall, and games.<br />

Meal deals and $2 swims will be<br />

available for locals.<br />

Weekend race events will be held<br />

outside the Kaikoura Memorial Hall, at<br />

34 Esplanade. Fans are encouraged to<br />

bring apicnic, friends and family.<br />

Races start at 4pm.<br />

Keep up­to­date on the Kaikoura<br />

District Council page on Facebook,or<br />

email joanna.york@kaikoura.govt.nz,<br />

or text (022) 061 4558.<br />

preliminarymatters, and to hearand<br />

decidethe consent applications.<br />

Panel members were chosen based on<br />

experience workingwith the Resource<br />

Management Act,chairing large<br />

hearings,working with submitters, and<br />

technical knowledge.<br />

The key issuesassociated with the<br />

applicationsrelate to air quality,<br />

flooding, amenity values, traffic,<br />

groundwater quality and noise.<br />

The date for the hearing, expected to<br />

takeplace in May,will be advisedsoon.<br />

many nicehorses overthe years, and<br />

Dad’s family also had manyharness<br />

horses,’’ Adam says.<br />

Adam’scareerasafarrier hasprovided<br />

manyhighlights, but he had alwayshad<br />

an interest in gardening and thought that<br />

when he ‘‘semi­retired from shoeing<br />

horses’’ he woulddevelop agardening<br />

business.<br />

‘‘Ienjoy making gardensand lawns look<br />

great. When we lived in Southbrook, we<br />

hadbeautiful big iceberg roses and<br />

people would stoptotake photos of<br />

them,’’ he said.<br />

‘‘I have some wonderful clientsinboth<br />

businesses, and have made some<br />

wonderfulfriendships with the horses, so<br />

Iwill keep doingboth as long as Ican.<br />

‘‘The farrier business was never forlife.<br />

It is justtoo hardonyour body, but<br />

hopefully Ican accommodate both fora<br />

fewyears to come.’’<br />

Galaxy 8cellphone, an Apple iPhone<br />

XS, car keyswith “Deer” on the ring,a<br />

silver chain with astone and magnets,<br />

prescriptionmedication,anApple<br />

iPhone 7inadusky pink/brown card<br />

wallet, ablack Samsung S5 in adark<br />

greycharcoal case, agold ruby and<br />

diamond ring. Ared and blackdrone<br />

(Kaiapoi)iswaiting to be collected.


Public Notices<br />

CLASSIFIEDS<br />

The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>March</strong> <strong>11</strong>, <strong>2021</strong><br />

Situations Vacant<br />

53<br />

What is backflow?<br />

Backflow is when the flow of water is reversed and<br />

it mixes with the Water Supply Network, potentially<br />

contaminating it. Therefore, backflow is an identified<br />

risk to Council water supplies. The Backflow Prevention<br />

Policy (the Policy) sets out how the Council intends to<br />

mitigateand manage that risk and includesadministrative<br />

matters related to fees and charges.<br />

What is Council proposing?<br />

Council initially anticipated the installation of one<br />

managed air gap per property,which means the<br />

installation of an overflow pipe in your water tank.<br />

The Council is proposing amending the fees and charges<br />

to include fixed charges for property owners wheremore<br />

than one managed air gap is required per connection.<br />

This will enable Council to charge property owners<br />

for the costs associated with any additional time and<br />

parts where more than one managed air gap (overflow)<br />

installation is required per property.<br />

One installation per connection will still be covered by<br />

2362286<br />

What do you think?<br />

We want to hear from you. Your comments will help<br />

us decide what the best approach is to charge for<br />

more than one managed air gap.<br />

Find out more<br />

Afull Statement of Proposal can be found on our website<br />

https://www.hurunui.govt.nz/report/consultations.<br />

Kaiapoi Christadelphians<br />

“The Key of Knowledge ..“(Luke <strong>11</strong>:52)<br />

THE RETURN OF JESUS CHRIST:<br />

THE WORLD’S ONLYHOPE<br />

In the beginning God created everything ‘very good’. So<br />

where does all the suffering come from, and what can<br />

possibly be the solution?<br />

The Bible reveals that EVERY aspect of the creation CAN<br />

be healed and returned to the state at the beginning. This<br />

needs the stability of apermanent ruler who will establish a<br />

world ruled under divine direction. Promises that will never<br />

be broken through corruption or challenges to power.<br />

Today, conditions all around us ,more than ever before<br />

critically challenge our comfort zone. Wecan turn away<br />

and scoff or we can reason through the truth of the matter,<br />

through freewill.<br />

DVD presentation –Sunday 14th <strong>March</strong> 7.00pm<br />

Kaiapoi Community Centre -24Sewell Street<br />

Contact 03 352 5453<br />

website -bibletruthandprophecy<br />

To Let<br />

PROFESSIONAL person<br />

required for double bedroom<br />

in brand new townhouse.<br />

$150 pw plus internet<br />

& power. Phone Erin<br />

027 825 4862.<br />

Gardening<br />

Have your say onthe Proposed<br />

BACKFLOW PREVENTION FEES AND CHARGES<br />

2364<strong>11</strong>1<br />

A+ GARDEN hedges cut<br />

to perfection. Tree &arbor<br />

work. Also spraying. Free<br />

quotes. Ph 03 312 0668 or<br />

021 <strong>11</strong>1 4322.<br />

the district wide ratingand no changes to the fees and<br />

chargesfor on-demandhigh and medium risk properties<br />

(i.e. the installation and testing of RPZs and DCVs) are<br />

proposed.<br />

Why does the backflow prevention fees and<br />

charges need amending?<br />

When the costings of this initiative were undertaken,<br />

it wasenvisaged that one overflow would be required<br />

per property. However,itisincreasingly more common<br />

to find largerproperties having multiple water tanks,<br />

requiring multiple overflows to be installed.<br />

Where multiple tanks are directly connected to the<br />

council water supply,each tank poses abackflow risk<br />

and needs to be managed by an overflow device which<br />

createsamanaged air gap. These additional costs have<br />

not been factored into the budgets.<br />

What are the proposed changes?<br />

Each additional overflow installation will be cost<br />

recovered (in relation to time and parts required) through<br />

Submissions close on 12 April <strong>2021</strong>.<br />

Notice of Annual<br />

General Meeting<br />

(AGM)<br />

Forthe Rangiora RSA<br />

to all Members<br />

Date: Saturday 20th<br />

<strong>March</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />

Time: 1000hrs<br />

Venue: Lounge area of<br />

Mess, Rangiora RSA<br />

building, 82 Victoria<br />

Street, Rangiora<br />

Agenda<br />

1. Apologies for<br />

absence<br />

2. Minutes of previous<br />

AGM<br />

3. Presidents report<br />

4. Financial report<br />

5. Confirmation of<br />

Executive Committee<br />

Members<br />

6. General business<br />

Kindest regards<br />

Bill Peck<br />

Secretary/Treasurer<br />

Rangiora RSA<br />

2359456<br />

afixed fee. Property owners will still havethe option<br />

of completing the overflow installation themselves, in<br />

accordance with HDC instructions.<br />

Where property owners have completed installations<br />

themselves, HDC accept photos of proof of the<br />

installation–afurther on-site inspection by apoint of<br />

supply officer has only occasionally been necessary<br />

where thephotos are ineligible.<br />

The following charges are proposed to be added to<br />

the Hurunui District Council Fees and Charges. These<br />

charges relate to acouncil officer installing any additional<br />

managed air gaps wheremore than one managed air gap<br />

is required.<br />

Item<br />

Price<br />

1 Installation of 20mm $90.00<br />

managed air gap<br />

2 Installation of 32mm $100.00<br />

managed air gap<br />

Make asubmission<br />

Online:<br />

https://www.hurunui.govt.nz/report/consultations<br />

Email to:<br />

submissions@hurunui.govt.nz<br />

Post to: PO Box 13, Amberley 7441<br />

Hand deliver to: 66 Carters Road, Amberley<br />

Please indicate if you wish to be heard in support of your submission.<br />

All submissions will be publicly available on thecouncil’s website at<br />

https://www.hurunui.govt.nz/report/consultations<br />

AUDITION<br />

NOTICE<br />

Rangiora Players are<br />

calling for cast for "How<br />

Does Your Garden<br />

Grow?” acomedy set in<br />

astruggling hotel, written<br />

by Geoff Bamber,<br />

directed by Peter<br />

Edwards, performances<br />

in July. Full audition<br />

information from<br />

our website as listed<br />

below, to book an audition<br />

call Mark 313 3441.<br />

http://rp.nz/auditions<br />

AGM (Annual General<br />

Meeting) at<br />

Tuahiwi Community<br />

Preschool 7.30pm on<br />

13 th April <strong>2021</strong>,<br />

to be held at<br />

204 Tuahiwi Road,<br />

Tuahiwi.<br />

All welcome to attend.<br />

2362748<br />

ASHGROVE SCHOOL<br />

AGM. Everyone welcome,<br />

stay informed and get<br />

involved. Ashgrove School<br />

library, Tuesday 16th<br />

<strong>March</strong> <strong>2021</strong> at 7pm.<br />

Refreshments provided.<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 />

Cars Wanted<br />

ANY old cars, anything pre<br />

1990, unfinished Hot Rods,<br />

Classic Cars. Please call<br />

027 258 8366.<br />

CARS, vans, 4WD’s<br />

wanted for dismantling or<br />

repair. Phone 027 258<br />

8366.<br />

MindFit Facilitator<br />

Toiora MindFit is a mental health and<br />

wellness programme developed in<br />

partnership with Toiora NZ and NZ Rugby.<br />

We are seeking a facilitator to run 4-6<br />

workshops over 6 weeks as a pilot<br />

programme with preparation beginning in<br />

April. The workshops will consist of 8-10<br />

people.<br />

This is aparttime role approximately 8hours<br />

per week and could fit around your current<br />

employment. Youwill receive full training in<br />

the material to be delivered.<br />

The role would be great for someone who<br />

is passionate about personal development,<br />

mental health and community well being,<br />

and confident working with groups.<br />

The course may be filmed and distributed<br />

for promotional material through NZ Rugby<br />

Channels.<br />

It is envisioned that this may lead to more<br />

opportunities or full time role if the pilot is<br />

successful.<br />

To apply please submit 1 page CV and<br />

introduction email to hugo@toioranz.com<br />

www.toioranz.com<br />

2363682<br />

Cars Wanted<br />

CASH 4CARS<br />

and 4WD'S<br />

Phone<br />

Automotive<br />

Parts<br />

03 313 7216<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 />

For Lease<br />

FOR LEASE<br />

Industrial sheds for<br />

manufacturing or storage/warehouse<br />

with yard<br />

space Newnham St<br />

Rangoira .Unit 1shed 18<br />

x12metres &480 m2 yard<br />

,Unit 212x9metres &590<br />

m2 yard . Both have<br />

single &3phase power ,<br />

water & alarms .Lease<br />

Terms Negotiable .<br />

Phone Allan on 0274342831<br />

The Widest Music Variety<br />

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and103.7 Hanmer Springs andKaikoura<br />

Want to reach 47,000 readers<br />

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find out how we can help you.<br />

Phone 03 314 8335<br />

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

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54 The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>March</strong> <strong>11</strong>, <strong>2021</strong><br />

Livestock<br />

HOMEKILL<br />

&Wild Game<br />

Meat Processing<br />

313 0022<br />

2309602MEAT2U.NZ<br />

TEXEL Romney Cross<br />

young rams suitable for<br />

breeding. Ph 021 626 449<br />

or 03 385 4966.<br />

SENIOR RETAIL ROLE<br />

We haveanexciting opportunity for an experienced retailer<br />

to join our leadership team.<br />

This role requires aleader who can think on their feet, put<br />

out fires and keep all the plates spinning, while ensuring<br />

our team maintain the highest standards of customer<br />

service.<br />

Under the guidance of the Retail Manager our two Zone<br />

Leaders are responsible for leading and developing<br />

our teams, whilst driving our growth by increasing sales<br />

results year on year and overseeing the replenishment<br />

and merchandising of their departments ensuring they<br />

consistently meet the company’sstandards.<br />

As theideal candidate you will require:<br />

•Prior retail leadership experience from abig box high<br />

volume environmenttoreally hit the ground running<br />

•Demonstrable leadership abilities that develop and<br />

inspire high performing teams<br />

•Proven sales ability and the knowledge and drive to<br />

make adifference<br />

•The ability to fosterstrong relationships with team<br />

members, peers, customers and leaders<br />

•Lotsofenthusiasm, initiative,problem solving abilities<br />

and areliable nature<br />

McAlpines Mitre 10 Mega is one of <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>’s<br />

largest established businesses.<br />

McAlpines have an active drug &alcohol policy, apreemployment<br />

drug test and medical will be required.<br />

Written applications including your CV should be<br />

forwarded to: ZONE LEADER POSITION, McAlpines<br />

Mitre 10 MEGA, Private Bag 1003, Rangiora 7440<br />

or email applications@mcalpines.co.nz<br />

2363273<br />

Personal<br />

SINGLE Pegasus man,<br />

zippy, charming, educ, NS,<br />

fun and witty seeks aslim<br />

lady in her late 50s/60s<br />

keen for some company<br />

either casually or more<br />

committed long term. Ph/<br />

text 027 659 4425.<br />

Entertainment<br />

GRAHAM WARDROP is<br />

performing at the Balcairn<br />

Hall on Saturday 10th April<br />

<strong>2021</strong> at 8pm. Acclaimed as<br />

NZ’s finest finger-style<br />

guitarist. Family friendly,<br />

alcohol free event, raffles<br />

and famous free country<br />

supper. Tickets $25.00<br />

(cash) from Sally Macs in<br />

Amberley, Stan’s 7 Day<br />

Pharmacy in Rangiora, Sefton<br />

Garage and online at<br />

www.balcairnhall.com.<br />

Firewood<br />

Situations Vacant<br />

BEECH mix firewood<br />

$140 per cube, delivered.<br />

Facebook Pricecon firewood.<br />

Phone 021 458 258.<br />

DRY Wattle & Old Man<br />

Pine. 6m load Wattle $700,<br />

Old Man Pine $550. Phone<br />

03 312 8726.<br />

STYX APIARIES (2019) LTD<br />

FACTORY&APIARYOPERATIONS<br />

2633 Oxford Road, Oxford<br />

Beekeeping & Honey Processing<br />

employment opportunities for the <strong>2021</strong><br />

production season.<br />

Immediate Start<br />

1. BEEKEEPING STAFF –Full time roles, experienced<br />

or newentrant to beekeeping<br />

Three full time position exist for beekeepers to join the<br />

apiary team, whether you have past experience or are<br />

keen to consider this as anew occupation, we would<br />

be keen to talktoyou.<br />

Beekeeping is agreat occupation; full training will be<br />

givenwhere appropriate.<br />

Youmust be physicallyfit and enjoy the outdoors<br />

Hourly rate and team bonuswillapply.<br />

2. PROCESSING HONEY EXTRACTION STAFF<br />

–Seasonalrole<br />

Processing staff are required to work inthe honey<br />

extraction facility, would consider school hours shift,<br />

operating through to end July.<br />

Must be fit and able to handle some light lifting etc.<br />

In the first instance, please email your application<br />

(covering letter and shortCV) to<br />

john@hartnellnz.com<br />

or phone: John 021 578754 orDoug021 048 5099<br />

Educational<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 />

Wanted To Lease<br />

WANTED garage for storage<br />

in Rangiora, short term.<br />

Phone 020 420 2712.<br />

Wanted To Buy<br />

BUYING estate type old<br />

china, crystal, collectables,<br />

vases. Ph 027 350 3963, or<br />

313 1878.<br />

WANTED 6X4 glasshouse<br />

for pensioner. Please phone<br />

03 327 3777.<br />

Wanted To Buy<br />

For Sale<br />

HONEY 4kg bucket<br />

cooking honey, $30 special.<br />

Available at Gracebrook,<br />

Amberley. Telephone 03<br />

314 7076.<br />

STEEL for sale, all<br />

sections, off cuts, cut<br />

lengths. Contact by email:<br />

siteweld@xtra.co.nz<br />

phone: 027 450 8785.<br />

2362829<br />

$$$<br />

Amalgamated Scrap Metal<br />

Ltd. Specialists in farm<br />

machineryand farm clean<br />

ups, old vehicles etc.<br />

100% locally owned.<br />

Ph 0800 030 712 or<br />

027 695 0480.<br />

2312759<br />

DAILY NEWSPAPERS<br />

Christchurch Star and<br />

Christchurch Press or Timaru<br />

Herald 1950’s-1980’s.<br />

Horse Racing - Friday<br />

Flash’s 1950’s-1970’s. Mid<br />

-South Canty Foto <strong>News</strong>,<br />

V1-no 1-8, V2 No 1-4.<br />

School end of year magazines,<br />

Mid- South <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />

1950’s-1970’s. Phone<br />

03 348 1783.<br />

or<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 6<strong>11</strong>0.<br />

Trade&Services<br />

ABEL &Prestige Chimney<br />

Cleaning. Nth Cant owned<br />

& operated. Covering all<br />

areas from Waimak to Hanmer.<br />

Professional, guaranteed,<br />

service. Firebox<br />

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 />

or A/H 03 359 4605.<br />

ALL TREE SERVICES,<br />

arbour work, pruning, tree<br />

removal. Affordable &<br />

friendly service. Telephone<br />

021 <strong>11</strong>1 4322.<br />

ARBORIST qualified.<br />

Copper Beech Tree<br />

Services. Tree removal,<br />

pruning, height reduction,<br />

hedge trimming, shaping,<br />

tree planting, firewood.<br />

Free quotes. Contact Angus<br />

Edwards 027 259 6741<br />

copperbeechtreeservices@gmail.com<br />

BRIAN’S Tree Services.<br />

Tree felling, topping,<br />

shaping, firewood cut, rubbish<br />

removed, stump grinding,<br />

branch chipping.<br />

Affordable rates. Phone 03<br />

327 5505 or 021 124 4894.<br />

BRICK &blocklaying. All<br />

types of work undertaken,<br />

repairs. Phone Hamish<br />

0272 386 003 or 313 5678.<br />

BUILDING & concrete<br />

work. Decks, fences, paths,<br />

patios and drives. Small<br />

projects not aproblem. Ph<br />

021 228 3864 to discuss.<br />

CONCRETE PLACING<br />

Le’ Concrete Placing.<br />

Please phone Peter Hackett<br />

027 408 5319 for all your<br />

concrete ideas.<br />

PAINTERS<br />

Reg Tradesman<br />

Interior,exterior.<br />

<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> Painters<br />

specialising in decorating for<br />

over 65 at adiscount rate.<br />

Free quotes.<br />

Covering Nth Canty,Oxford,<br />

Kaiapoi, Rangiora, Amberley.<br />

Rob 03 327 7899<br />

or 027 432 3520 2227597<br />

FIRE GUARDS Custom<br />

made with safety latch.<br />

Phone 021 169 9066. E:<br />

pjfabricators123@gmail.com.<br />

DIRTY TILES &Grout?<br />

Professional tile cleaning,<br />

tiled shower restorations,<br />

mouldy silcone, shower<br />

glass & we can even<br />

recolour your old grout!<br />

For all your tile and grout<br />

issues call Grout Pro for a<br />

free, no obligation quote.<br />

Ph Darryl 0800 882 772.<br />

Log Fires<br />

Pellet Fires<br />

Heat Pumps<br />

Sales<br />

Service<br />

Installations<br />

Free Quotes<br />

03 343 1651<br />

472 Blenheim Rd<br />

www.heatstore.co.nz<br />

KITCHEN,<br />

renovations,<br />

pergolas, fencing. Honest<br />

reliable licenced builders.<br />

Ph Don 027 727 9162.<br />

METAL WORX. Flashing,<br />

Sheetmetal Fabrication,<br />

Wrought Iron,<br />

Welding, Custom Trailers,<br />

General Metalwork. No job<br />

too big or too small. Ph 021<br />

265 5428 or 03 314 6908.<br />

Find us on facebook/<br />

Glenmark Metal Worx.<br />

glenmarkmetalworx.ltd@gmail.com.<br />

PAINT & wallpaper<br />

services. Wayne Bryant,<br />

exterior, interior. Qualified<br />

tradesman. Free quotes. Ph<br />

313 5337 or 027 654 4568.<br />

PAINTER & Decorator.<br />

25 + years experience.<br />

Interior /exterior, roofs &<br />

waterblasting. For a free<br />

quote, please ph Steve 03<br />

314 4620 or 027 477 1930.<br />

PAINTER. Qualified local<br />

professional, Int / Ext,<br />

roofs, wallpaper. Call or<br />

text Corban 027 846 5035.<br />

POWER TOOLS repairs,<br />

parts &sales for over 40<br />

years. All main brands serviced.<br />

Grossman Trade<br />

Tools, 23 Watts Road,<br />

Christchurch. Ph 389 9230.<br />

RANGIORA Rubbish<br />

Removal and RRR skips.<br />

Wheelie bins any frequency<br />

and skips from 1.5 cube to<br />

9cube. Skips and wheelie<br />

bins for any use, rubbish,<br />

greenwaste, building sites<br />

or just cleanups. Give us a<br />

phone call 313 6957 or for<br />

skips 021 313 255.<br />

ROOFER All roof repairs,<br />

roof painting, water blasting,<br />

moss treatment,<br />

repointing, gutter cleans &<br />

snow straps. And more.<br />

Free quotes. Phone Nathan<br />

027 516 6609.<br />

Trade &Services<br />

SCREEN PRINTING.<br />

For all your printing<br />

requirements. T-shirts,<br />

Hoodies, Hi-Vis vests and<br />

polos, Overalls, Caps etc.<br />

Please phone Heather 03<br />

313 0261 or email heather.<br />

norstar@gmail.com.<br />

SHEARER. Hap’s Farm &<br />

Lifestyle Services. Shearing,<br />

crutching, drenching,<br />

tailing, feet trimming &<br />

health check. Trailer, generator<br />

&mobile handpiece<br />

available. Experienced,<br />

reliable and honest. Ph 03<br />

4233713 or 021 267 4025.<br />

SHEEP SHEARING,<br />

drenching, feet trimming.<br />

For Lifestyle blocks. Call<br />

Stu 027 315 6916.<br />

STONEMASON, Brick<br />

and Blocklayer. Earthquake<br />

repairs, grind out and<br />

repoint, River/Oamaru<br />

stone, Schist, Volcanic<br />

Rock, paving, all alterations<br />

new and old. Quality<br />

bathroom,<br />

decking, workmanship. Visit<br />

featureworks.co.nz or ph<br />

027 601 3145.<br />

SUMMERFIELD<br />

FENCING<br />

IN YOUR AREA NOW.<br />

Lifestyle or farm, sheep, cattle,<br />

horse, all types of animals.<br />

Fences, yards, sheds, arenas,<br />

shelters, runs.<br />

30+ years contract fencing.<br />

Steve is available to help with<br />

your design &planning.<br />

Ph office03312 4747<br />

Pride &Quality Painting<br />

&Decorating Services<br />

20 yrs exp, fast and friendly<br />

service. For all your painting<br />

needs, phone: Martin 310<br />

6187 or 021 128 9867<br />

WINDOW TINTING<br />

tintawindow<br />

advanced film solutions<br />

99% uv block<br />

fade protection<br />

heat control<br />

reduce glare<br />

25 Years Experience<br />

privacy films<br />

frosting designs<br />

non-darkening films<br />

Workmanship Guaranteed<br />

Lifetime Warranties on Most Films<br />

UV<br />

block<br />

Free Quotes <strong>Canterbury</strong> and Districts<br />

03 365 3653 0800 368 468<br />

Trusted Trades &<br />

Professional Services<br />

2091848<br />

ANTHONY SYMONDS<br />

Forall your painting &<br />

plastering requirements<br />

Local with 30 years<br />

experience<br />

All workmanship<br />

Guaranteed.<br />

Phone 021 344 023<br />

2220615<br />

SEPTIC TANK<br />

CLEANING<br />

Bill’s Liquid<br />

Waste<br />

REMOVALISTS<br />

Movemen Ltd<br />

2Men &agood sized<br />

truck. From $157 per hour<br />

(incl gst). Kaiapoi based.<br />

Call Gerard<br />

027 668 3636<br />

2316549<br />

Dressmaking<br />

&Alterations<br />

40yrs experience.<br />

Will pick up &<br />

deliver.<br />

Ready 3-7 days.<br />

Ph Robyn<br />

022 317 2948<br />

2363766<br />

You dump it...<br />

Blair pumps it...<br />

Blair Tavendale<br />

Ph 03 314 9371<br />

0275 379-694<br />

VALUATION -<br />

Specialising in <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>.<br />

Contact Geoff at<br />

Maxwell Valuation. Phone<br />

03 310 8541 or email<br />

geoff@maxval.co.nz.<br />

Guide<br />

2225862<br />

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

Automotive &Recovery<br />

Builder<br />

Butchery<br />

Computer Repairs<br />

2070788<br />

• WOF Cars &Trailers<br />

• Vehicle Servicing &<br />

Repairs<br />

• Tyres &Punctures<br />

• Jump Starts<br />

•<br />

Towing &Salvage<br />

• Courtesy Car Available<br />

Ph Aaron Rowlands<br />

0272 588 366<br />

13 Stone Eyre Place,<br />

Swannanoa<br />

Eftpos available Mon –Fri 8am –5pm, Sat 9am –1pm<br />

OxfordButchery<br />

Shane and Leanne Frahm<br />

We cankill&process yourstock<br />

FourGenerations of Frahms<br />

since 1957<br />

Ph 312 4205<br />

Oxford<br />

1680439<br />

Number one<br />

old-fashioned bacon<br />

&ham curing.<br />

A/H 312 4709<br />

For all your computer repairs, parts, servicing, sales &more..<br />

Come and see us for friendly &supportive service<br />

2208126<br />

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


Trusted Trades &<br />

Professional Services<br />

Guide<br />

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

Construction &Concrete<br />

All Construction & Concrete Work<br />

•Driveways, patios &paths<br />

•Bridges and Culverts<br />

•Floors, foundations<br />

•Sheds and buildings<br />

•Dairy Sheds, Herd homes<br />

•Silage pits, effluent ponds<br />

•Excavation and cartage<br />

•Precast concrete<br />

•Insulated panels<br />

Excavation &Cartage<br />

Excavation &Cartage Ltd<br />

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

• Screened Soil • Boulders -Large suitablefor soak holes<br />

Dean Hurley -Managing Director<br />

Hurley Excavation &Cartage Ltd<br />

Ph 0274 336 993 |hurleyexcavation@xtra.co.nz<br />

Mechanical &Pipe Systems<br />

•Upto2”pipethreading &fitting<br />

•Oil lubricationpumprepairs&systems installation<br />

•BulkDieselTank polishing (filtering)<br />

•Industrialservicing andmaintenance<br />

•Based inWaimakaririregion<br />

Tony 027 243 5337<br />

Email:Mpipesystems@gmail.com<br />

If it stands still<br />

long enough we<br />

will paint it<br />

•17metre spray<br />

booth<br />

•FullPaint &Panel<br />

Service<br />

•Insurance Work<br />

Panel Beater<br />

Daryl Power<br />

027 230 9401<br />

concretepower@scorch.co.nz<br />

www.concretepower.co.nz<br />

•Fullcoachbuilding service, fabricating<br />

doors, lockers, windows, tanks<br />

•PaintingMotorhomes, Caravans, Boats,<br />

Trucks,Tractors&Cars<br />

Now moved to 8Seven Mile Drive, Belfast<br />

Phone (03) 323 4<strong>11</strong>5<br />

www.autobodyrepairs.co.nz<br />

2352471<br />

2346458<br />

2354024<br />

2273277<br />

RANGIORA<br />

DENTURE CLINIC<br />

Garry WMechen<br />

Registered Clinical DentalTechncian<br />

✓ Mowing<br />

✓ Edging<br />

✓ Trimming<br />

2360356<br />

DENTURE CLINIC<br />

Phone (03) 313-9192<br />

38a Ashley Street, Rangiora<br />

NEW N W DENTURES D ES<br />

*RELINE * *REPAIRS<br />

* I S<br />

HOURS<br />

8.30am -12noon<br />

- Monday to Friday<br />

FREE E CONSULTATION O<br />

AND ADVICE<br />

A V C<br />

For a/h repairs<br />

phone (03) 310-3044<br />

Mowing &Gardening<br />

✓ Blowing<br />

✓ Pruning<br />

✓ Cleanups<br />

And much<br />

more ...<br />

CALL US NOW: 027 294 8279<br />

elitemowingandgarden<br />

YOU<br />

COULD<br />

BE<br />

HERE<br />

Advertise<br />

your business<br />

in our Trades<br />

and Services<br />

Phone<br />

Amanda Keys<br />

on<br />

03 313 2840<br />

Plumbing<br />

For all<br />

general<br />

aspects of<br />

plumbing<br />

Discounts for over<br />

65 years old<br />

Fast friendly service<br />

All work guaranteed<br />

Aaron McCartney<br />

Certifying Plumber<br />

Cell 027 366 9091<br />

A/H 03 310 2137<br />

Free Call:<br />

0508 44EVER<br />

EMAIL:<br />

plumber_27@yahoo.com<br />

2172994<br />

2089195v2-4/4-S<br />

Landscaping<br />

STEWART CONTRACTING<br />

Landscaping -Fencing<br />

& Earthworks<br />

ENJOYABLE STRESS FREE LANDSCAPING<br />

03 313 9375 •027 369 3974<br />

www.stewartcontracting.co.nz<br />

contact@stewartcontracting.co.nz<br />

Scaffolding<br />

•Edge protection<br />

•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 />

2136148<br />

• Ear Health checks.<br />

• Wax removal using Microsuction<br />

• Removal of foreign bodies<br />

• Basic hearing aid care<br />

Clinics in Rangiora, Amberley and Kaiapoi<br />

Rest homes/retirement villages, booking by prior arrangement.<br />

Bookings: Online www.earcare.nz |Phone 020 4124 25 25<br />

Email alison@earcare.nz | Ear Care <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />

2324849<br />

Lawn &Garden Care<br />

Lawn Mowing<br />

Water Blasting<br />

Gardening<br />

Spraying<br />

Pruning and Trimming<br />

Lawn Care<br />

Rubbish Removal<br />

Compost, Worms, Bark<br />

and Stone Chip Delivery<br />

Mark Borck<br />

markborck@icloud.co.nz<br />

Ear Health<br />

• ACC provider<br />

• WarVeteran provider<br />

• No medical referral<br />

required<br />

Free Quotes<br />

www.mrgreen.co.nz<br />

2358470<br />

027 2214 936<br />

0800 674 733<br />

AMPLIFY YOUR BUSINESS<br />

AND BE THE NAME THEY<br />

REMEMBER FIRST<br />

Advertise your trade or service in our<br />

Trusted Trades &Professional Services<br />

Phone Amanda today and get your<br />

business noticed 03 313 2840 or email<br />

amanda.keys@ncnews.co.nz<br />

Seamless Spouting<br />

Seamless Spouting<br />

Supply and Install<br />

of Seamless Gutters<br />

10 year no leaks<br />

guarantee<br />

• Continuous spouting made on site,<br />

large colour range available<br />

• High grade and thicker material used<br />

• Repair or replace any type of gutter<br />

• Undertake all insurance work<br />

• Independently owned and operated<br />

• Competitive pricing<br />

Servicing <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>Districts<br />

Call Danie 021 875 462<br />

2359362<br />

Scrap Metal<br />

CASH PAID FOR SCRAP<br />

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

Machinery•All non Ferrous<br />

MAINLAND<br />

METALS LTD<br />

Ph (03)338 7000<br />

Mike0274 818544 •Robbie 0274 818 027<br />

Locally owned and operated<br />

1902273<br />

Trellis<br />

Proud specialists in enviro-friendly<br />

timber manufacturing trellis from<br />

premium Macrocarpa &treated Pine<br />

2351878<br />

•Trellis •Outdoor Living<br />

•Outdoor Furniture •Gates<br />

331 CFlaxton Road, Rangiora |sales@kaiapoitrellis.co.nz<br />

Ph 027 575 45<strong>11</strong> |www.kaiapoitrellis.co.nz<br />

Windows & Doors<br />

WINDOW MARKET PLACE<br />

• New & Used<br />

• Timber & Aluminium<br />

• Windows & Doors<br />

8am-5pm Weekdays<br />

8am-2pm Saturday<br />

215 Waltham Rd, Sydenham<br />

Ph (03) 379 6159 info@windowmarket.co.nz<br />

Fax (03) 962 1012 www.windowmarket.co.nz<br />

ncn1242200aa<br />

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


BARKINGMAD<br />

MARCH<br />

SALE IN MARCH<br />

ON ALL OUR KITSET BUILDINGS *<br />

Kitset price does not include permit, foundation or assembly of the building. Pricing is based on lowest snow load and<br />

wind zone and will vary dependent onyour location inNew Zealand. Buildings shown in this mailer are non-habitable.<br />

Tractor Shed<br />

7m x 6m x 3.6m<br />

$<br />

7,519 *<br />

$<br />

654<br />

incl GST<br />

KITSET ONLY<br />

Flat Roof Double Garage<br />

9m x 6m x 3m with Sectional<br />

Door & Ranchslider<br />

$<br />

14,595 *<br />

$<br />

1,051<br />

incl GST<br />

KITSET ONLY<br />

Storage & Lock-up<br />

16m x 7m x 2.7m, 3 Roller<br />

Doors, PA Door & Window<br />

$<br />

20,309 *<br />

incl GST<br />

$<br />

1,669<br />

KITSET ONLY<br />

Heritage Barn<br />

10.5m x <strong>11</strong>m x 2.7m<br />

3 Sectional Doors<br />

$<br />

26,060 *<br />

$<br />

2,213<br />

incl GST<br />

KITSET ONLY<br />

127Main<strong>North</strong> Road,Woodend P: 03 3100247 E:northcanterbury@totalspan.co.nz<br />

HC TLS2072<br />

*Terms &Conditions apply,please refer to TOTALSPAN.CO.NZ for more information. Promotion ends 31st <strong>March</strong> <strong>2021</strong>.

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