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Vet was astrong family man
Dr Gerald Alexander Lawson Stone, a
stalwart of the Rangiora community and a
valued and respected veterinarian,has
died, aged83.
Dr Stone, who had movedback to
Northland in recent years,died while
swimmingatOmokoroa Beach.
He was an accomplished rugbyplayer
and coach, acouncillor on both the
RangioraDistrict Council and later the
Waimakariri District Council, and a
Commodore of the Waimakariri Sailing
Club. The legacy of his time with the
councilwas the Rangiora Sports Centre.
Dr Stonegrew up in rural Northland, in
Kaipara Flats,along with two brothers and
asister.
He went to SacredHeart College in
Auckland,where he played and captained
the SacredHeart1st XV. He gained a
bursaryscholarship from the Veterinary
Services Councilin1957 to study
veterinaryscience at SydneyUniversity.
He was selected and played rugby for
Australian Universities and New South
Wales. It was here he met his wife, Jennie,
afellowstudent. They married in 1962.Dr
Stone graduated in 1961,and returned to
New Zealand with Jennie. He took up a
position in Dannevirke.His work for the
Dr Gerald Stone
next 10 years took him to Napier, where he
played rugby for HawkesBay at atime
when it held the RanfurlyShield for
several seasons.
In 1970, the family moved to Rangiora,
whereDrStone joined the practiceofDr
Richard Hopkirk. Drs LindsayFraser,
BruceTaylorand Dave Martin joined
later. Hopkirk Stone Taylor Fraser Martin,
in various permutations over the years,
became awell­recognised and respected
localveterinaryservice.
Theclinic for many years operated from
purpose­built premisesclosetothe Stone
family home in Rangiora.
Dr Stonewas aloyalmember of theNew
Zealand Veterinary Association
throughout his career,believing strongly
in the collegiality of the profession.
Thecoupleraised seven children,
William, Edward, Charlie,Mathew,
Prudence, Mary­Anne and Daniel.They
were knownasawonderful family with
sound values, and an ethical framework of
love, affection and good humour.
Unfortunately, Edwardwas lost at 21.
Dr Stonecoached many of his children’s
school sports teams in rugby andcricket,
andbuilt acricket net with aconcrete
pitch, and later atennis court,onthe
lawns of the family home.
Thecouple moved to Waikuku Beach
while Dr Stone was still practicing. They
later moved to Wellington to be nearer
their grandchildren, and finally on to
Omokoroa in Northland.Heissurvived by
hiswife, six children, 15 grandchildren,
and one greatgrandchild.
Acelebration of Dr Stone’s life will be
heldat4.30pmonFriday, April 9, at the
RangioraRSA, Victoria Street.All are
welcome.
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School master plan off to the Ministry of Education
From Page 1
‘‘It’s quite exciting to be able to
redesign aschool and essentially swap
out old pre­fab classrooms with
purpose­built classrooms.
‘‘It will be astaged build because the
school has to continue to operate, so
once we know the priorities, aphased
approach of building will take place so
Flyride to include several switchbacks
From Page 1
The ride changes direction at each of
the seven poles, which provide the
tension and anchoring for the flyride
system.
The applicant is asking that the ride
be allowed to operate from 10am to 6pm,
but consent is sought to extend the hours
during the summer from 9am to 7pm.
Alicence will be sought from the
council to allow the flyride to operate in
the reserve, as commercial activities are
not allowed on Conical Hill under the
Conical Hill Reserve Management Plan
without permission.
The applicant has offered acondition
to ensure the protection of the Rough
Gecko habitat, the South Marlborough
Grass Skink and other lizards.
it doesn’t impact on students’ learning.’’
The school roll is sitting at 520 and is
expected to grow.
‘‘We finished last year with 520
students and we started with 520 this
year, with in excess of 40 new students.
‘‘The largest part of the school is the
year 7to10s, which is more than 200, so
it looks really promising for the future.’’
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While it is too early to say what the
redevelopment will look like, Mr Hart
says the school’s observatory will
feature in the redesign.
‘‘We will be making use of the natural
environment, the surrounding hills,
and acknowledging the night sky, and
the observatory is very much apart of
our planning.’’
Further west... An artist’s impressionofthe configuration of the proposedflyride.
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