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Thursday,<strong>April</strong> 1, <strong>2021</strong> | Issue939 | www.starnews.co.nz<br />

clocks<br />

back<br />

one hour<br />

Masterful<br />

thinking<br />

by David<br />

By ROBYN BRISTOW<br />

DavidThompson may have amasters<br />

degreeinmarketing,but he has found<br />

histrue passion liesinbeingatowie.<br />

TheTuahiwi­basedman,who<br />

describes himself on his businesscard<br />

as the ‘‘chief car picker upper guy’’,<br />

thrives on helping people.<br />

It is ajob carved out of disasters,<br />

courage, adaptability,and afrustrating<br />

job search.Davidwas abouttostart<br />

work at aChristchurch consulting<br />

companywhenthe 2<strong>01</strong>1Christchurch<br />

earthquake changed his careerpath.<br />

Theofficehewas about to moveinto<br />

‘‘fell over’’, so Daviddecided to go to<br />

university, where he completed a<br />

masters degreeinmarketing.<br />

Armed with hisdegree,and years of<br />

marketingexperience,hebeganwhat<br />

turnedinto ademoralisingjob hunt.<br />

‘‘When you’re in your50s,nomatter<br />

howexperienced or qualifiedyou are,<br />

no­one is reallyinterestedinemploying<br />

you,’’David says.<br />

After 147failed job applications he<br />

tooksomeadvice from afriendand<br />

obtained histrucklicence.<br />

In no timehehad ajob with HornbybasedParks<br />

Towing.<br />

‘‘I fell in love with the job. At theend<br />

of thefirstday Iasked them howmuchI<br />

hadtopaytoworkthere.’’<br />

He saysheespecially enjoys helping<br />

people who inadvertently lock<br />

themselves outoftheir car,orend up<br />

❛When you’re in your 50s, no<br />

matter how experienced or<br />

qualified you are, no­one is<br />

really interested in employing<br />

you.❜<br />

—DavidThompson<br />

strandedonthe sideofthe road.<br />

But severalyears intothe job, Covid­<br />

19 hit, andDavidwas made redundant.<br />

He and his wife, Nicole, movedto<br />

Tuahiwi, where David puthis marketing<br />

skills to work, detectingagap in the<br />

marketfor atowie in <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>.<br />

‘‘It seemedlikeagreatopportunity to<br />

serve peoplein need of atowie,’’ says<br />

David, whoboughthimselfatow truck,<br />

hadcards printed for Thompson<br />

Towing, engagedasignwriter, andset<br />

up awebsite,tomtow.co.nz.<br />

‘‘Whenpeople needatow truck they<br />

have aproblemandare having abad<br />

day. Ican have their car on atruck in no<br />

timeand, if they need aride, Iwillgive<br />

themone.<br />

‘‘Mywhole focus is beingthe best<br />

towie in town. Iwill lookaftermy<br />

customers, charge afair price anddomy<br />

job well.<br />

‘‘I want to makethe situationbetter<br />

for them,not worse,’’ he says.<br />

In for the long haul ... David Thompson, who has amasters degree in marketing, has set<br />

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Pipe project ... Operations to run asewer line to Loburn Lea are currently just north of the Cones<br />

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Major sewer works<br />

to replace scheme<br />

By ROBYN BRISTOW<br />

Resource consent breaches, growth, and<br />

financial sustainability are themain drivers<br />

behind anew sewer line beinglaid to the<br />

smallLoburn Lea subdivision.<br />

Governmentstimulus funding is helpingto<br />

pay for the upgrade, which is expected to cost<br />

about$2.8 million.<br />

In all,itwill hook 38 LoburnLea properties<br />

into the eastern districtssewer schemein<br />

Rangiora. Other properties along the line will<br />

also have the chance to connect.<br />

Construction willmove north from the<br />

ConesRoad bridgetowardDixons Roadand<br />

AdianWay.<br />

Aseparate construction crew will build the<br />

pumping station outsideLoburn Lea.<br />

It is expected that the work willbe<br />

completed beforeMarch 2022.<br />

The Waimakariri District Council said that<br />

without the financialboost to pay the upfront<br />

cost of the upgrade, affected ratepayers had<br />

been at risk of having to dig deepintheir<br />

pockets forimprovementstohelp stop<br />

resourceconsent breaches.<br />

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Call for<br />

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By DAVIDHILL<br />

The Woodend and Pegasus area<br />

needsanew strategy, says<br />

ShonaPowell.<br />

The Woodend­Sefton<br />

Community Boardchairwoman<br />

says the Woodend Pegasus<br />

Strategy,writtenin2<strong>01</strong>3, is out<br />

of date.<br />

‘‘Thearea has changed alot<br />

since2<strong>01</strong>3 and when we look at<br />

the strategy, alot of it has<br />

already been achieved.<br />

‘‘It’s in the Long Term Plan,<br />

but it’s afew years out (2023/24)<br />

and we wouldlike it brought<br />

forward.’’<br />

Both Woodend and Pegasus<br />

have populations around 3500,<br />

whileWaikuku has more than<br />

1800 residents. New subdivisionssuch<br />

as Ravenswood<br />

and WoodlandsEstate are<br />

selling fast.<br />

The area’spopulation is<br />

expectedtopass 12,000 over the<br />

next 30 years.<br />

‘‘In the first two months of the<br />

year,79consents fornew houses<br />

were issued for Woodend and<br />

Pegasus,and that’shalf of the<br />

district­wide consents,’’Ms<br />

Powell says.<br />

Safety improvementsin<br />

Woodend, youth facilities,<br />

GladstonePark developments,<br />

community facilitiesand the<br />

Woodend Bypassremain<br />

priorities for the area.<br />

‘‘There’salack of youth<br />

facilities. Thereisfunding<br />

available so we need to start<br />

working on that.We’ve tried to<br />

encouragelocalyouth to get<br />

involved, but it’s hard.’’<br />

The Rangiora­Woodend<br />

shared pathway is also set to be<br />

extendedfrom Chinnerys Road<br />

to School Road, which will<br />

improve safety for Woodend<br />

School children.<br />

The recentinstallation of the<br />

signalised crossing on Main<br />

<strong>North</strong>RdinWoodend has made<br />

adifferencefor school children<br />

and the elderly,but it is only<br />

‘‘stage one’’inthe town’s safety<br />

improvements, Ms Powellsays.<br />

Bulb sales to aid Rangiora Rotary school initiative<br />

Primary school students across <strong>North</strong><br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong> will be readytolearn each<br />

day thanks to aproject launched by the<br />

Rangiora RotaryClub.<br />

Project director Dorothy Stewartsays<br />

thousands of springbulbs are being sold,<br />

with fundsraised helping studentsstart<br />

school each day with the necessities.<br />

The scheme, whichhas been running<br />

for someyears, is being expanded, and all<br />

rates bills decrease.<br />

The council said the existing scheme was<br />

small and struggled to achieve the required<br />

quality fordischargedwaste. It would require<br />

ongoing spending to try to improve its<br />

performance, it said.<br />

‘‘Typically, the one way in whichrates can<br />

be lowered on small schemes is if growth<br />

occurs. This distributes the cost acrossawider<br />

pool of residents.’’<br />

The gravitywastewatersystem will be<br />

extended from the scheme boundary about<br />

1.8km along Dixon Road, and ConesRoad up<br />

to the north side of the Ashley River Bridge.<br />

Apump station will be built to pumpthe<br />

piped waste across the bridge, where it will<br />

connect into the Rangiora system in Ashley<br />

Street.<br />

It will be treatedatthe Rangiora<br />

wastewater treatment plant.<br />

The existingLoburnLea plant willbe<br />

decommissioned and the land eventually sold<br />

as aresidentialsection.<br />

There will be speed reductions and<br />

disruptions, with traffic managementinplace<br />

in the area,particularlyonConesRoad and<br />

the Ashley Bridge.<br />

Culverden winner of book giveaway<br />

Melody Popplewell, of Culverden, has won<br />

acopy of Shadow and Willow, The Mouse<br />

Hunt,ina<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong> book<br />

give away.<br />

The children’s book, written by Shannon<br />

Barker and illustrated by Elena Dubova,<br />

features two fun­loving cats.<br />

Shadow and Willow are owned by<br />

Shannon, an early childhood teacher who<br />

grew up in Kaiapoi.<br />

Thank you to all those who entered the<br />

competition.<br />

38 schools in <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> are<br />

invited to submit arequestfor funding.<br />

‘‘We believeall children shouldbeable<br />

to participate equallyalongside fellow<br />

students, being preparedwith the<br />

uniforms, stationery and equipment to<br />

participate at school.’’<br />

Packets of daffodils, bluebells and<br />

tulipshave at least10bulbsand cost$10.<br />

“They are top quality bulbs sourcedfrom<br />

theHadstock nursery and local daffodil<br />

breeder Michael Brown.”<br />

Dorothy says the lateprincipalof<br />

Rangiora Borough School, Alan Sutton,<br />

helped Rotarydirectits focus on critical<br />

areas of need and formaproject plan.<br />

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The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>April</strong> 1, <strong>2021</strong><br />

3<br />

Waimakariri retailers appear<br />

to have defied gravity in<br />

withstanding the economic<br />

impact of Covid­19.<br />

While the lockdown 12<br />

months ago brought the region<br />

to astandstill forseveral<br />

weeks, eftposspending in the<br />

Waimakariri districtincreased<br />

by 1.3 percentin2020<br />

compared with the year before,<br />

according to Marketview.<br />

This resultdefiedthe<br />

national picture, with the<br />

eftpos spend across New<br />

Zealandfallingby7.4% in the<br />

same period.<br />

‘‘This represents agreat<br />

result for Waimakariri,’’<br />

Waimakariri DistrictCouncil<br />

recovery manager Simon Hart<br />

says. ‘‘We saw areally good<br />

bounce­back afterthe<br />

lockdown.’’<br />

While Waimakariri spending<br />

dived duringthe lockdown, it<br />

trackedahead of the 2<strong>01</strong>9<br />

spend for the rest of the yearto<br />

deliverthe annualspending<br />

increase.<br />

Food, liquorand pharmacy<br />

spending led the way with a<br />

14.3% jump on the previous<br />

year, while hospitalityand<br />

accommodation felt the full<br />

brunt of Covid­19, withan<br />

11.6% slump.<br />

‘‘I thinkifyou talkto<br />

retailers they would say,‘yes, it<br />

was adifficult year, butweare<br />

doing better now,’’ Mr Hart<br />

says.<br />

‘‘A lot of credithas to go to<br />

local businesses and our<br />

commercial sector for being as<br />

resilient as they havebeen,<br />

and forbeinginnovative.<br />

‘‘All of our townshavebeen<br />

reallybusy through the<br />

balance of theyear under Alert<br />

Still spending ... Residents in the Waimakariri district have bucked national trends, with local<br />

spending up in aCovid­disrupted year.<br />

PHOTO: DAVID HILL<br />

Level2or1,and it’s beengreat<br />

to see someofthoseevents<br />

come back.’’<br />

The good resultalsoshowed<br />

that the community responded<br />

positivelytothe ‘‘buy local’’<br />

message as the country came<br />

out of lockdown.<br />

Whileoverallretail spending<br />

is up and the official<br />

unemploymentrate is lower<br />

than 12 months ago, Mr Hart<br />

says several businessesare<br />

finding it tough.<br />

The unemployment figures<br />

do not reflect job losses in<br />

casual employment, students,<br />

thosewho have partners<br />

working,orthosewho have<br />

entered re­training.<br />

Mr Hart hasabusy few years<br />

ahead in his regular role as the<br />

council’s business and centres<br />

manager, with projects being<br />

implementedinboth the<br />

Kaiapoi and Rangiora town<br />

centre plans as partofthis<br />

year’sLong Term Plan.<br />

TheWoodend Area Strategy<br />

andthe OxfordTown Centre<br />

Plan are also up for review.<br />

‘‘Therehas been alot of<br />

activity in Woodend, Pegasus<br />

andRavenswood,sowewill be<br />

consideringthat activity, how<br />

we can support that ongoing<br />

growth, and the linkages<br />

betweenthe towns.’’<br />

The councilwill also be<br />

developing aLocal Economic<br />

Development Strategy in<br />

conjunction withEnterprise<br />

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

‘‘Thelast strategy was<br />

developednot long after the<br />

earthquakesand the projects<br />

were accelerated to support<br />

the recovery,’’ Mr Hart says.<br />

‘‘We havebeen meeting with<br />

the stakeholders involved on a<br />

regular basis to understand the<br />

spending data and how Covid<br />

is impactingonthis, and to see<br />

how the councilcan support<br />

businesses and how we can<br />

continuetooperateinthis<br />

environment.’’<br />

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Top performer ... Dunit Magnum Style, an Americanquarter horse stallionridden by his owner<br />

AngelMarsh, of Wellington, accepts the winner’s ribbonfor the amateurreining competition from<br />

judgeIan Loader during the two­day New ZealandWestern RidingFederationSouth Island<br />

Championship Show.<br />

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Western riding on show<br />

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The New Zealand Western Riding<br />

Federation’s South Island<br />

Championship Show was held at the<br />

Mandeville Sports Club Centre last<br />

weekend.<br />

The show was hosted by the<br />

Christchurch Western Riding<br />

Association at its Mandeville<br />

headquarters and marked the end of the<br />

South Island season which runs from<br />

October to the end of March.<br />

Thirty­two horse and rider<br />

combinations from around the country<br />

took part in the show, including stallion<br />

Dunit Magnum Style, an American<br />

quarter horse bred in Canada and<br />

imported to New Zealand by ownerrider<br />

Angel Marsh, of Wellington.<br />

Show secretary Catherine Sellin, who<br />

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vice­president, said most competitors<br />

came from the South Island.<br />

People were attracted to the sport<br />

because of the challenge, she said.<br />

‘‘There are really high expectations of<br />

horse performance and horsemanship.<br />

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However, the cowboy­style dress code,<br />

which was less formal than other equine<br />

disciplines, also appealed to many, with<br />

riders favouring wide­brimmed cowboy<br />

hats, jeans with belts and western­style<br />

buckles, cowboy boots, spurs and<br />

colourful shirts with bling.<br />

Students show farming skills<br />

<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> schools have again<br />

shown their farming talents.<br />

<strong>North</strong> Loburn School’s Karetu Kids<br />

took out the New Zealand Young<br />

Farmers’ Tasman region agrikids<br />

competition at the Malvern A&P Show<br />

in Sheffield last Saturday.<br />

Waikari School’s Kool Keas and<br />

Klassic Keas took second and third<br />

places respectively and will join the<br />

Karetu Kids in the national final, which<br />

coincides with the <strong>2021</strong> FMG Young<br />

Farmer of the Year grand final in<br />

Christchurch in July.<br />

Amberley, Cust, Cheviot and Greta<br />

Valley School teams were among the<br />

39 squads that competed.<br />

Meanwhile, Oxford Area School’s<br />

Oxford Dags finished 10th in the<br />

region’s junior Young Farmer of the<br />

Year contest.<br />

St Bede’s College and Christchurch<br />

Girls’ High School teams qualified for<br />

the junior Young Farmers’ national<br />

final.<br />

<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>’s Dean Gardiner<br />

was 7th in the Young Farmer of the<br />

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Kaiapoi aqua play park<br />

By DAVID HILL<br />

Kaiapoi could have anew inflatable<br />

aqua play park later in the year if a<br />

proposal from the WHoW Charitable<br />

Trust is approved.<br />

The Kaiapoi­Tuahiwi Community<br />

Board has agreed to allow the proposal<br />

to go out for public engagement to<br />

establish atemporary aqua play park at<br />

the lake within Kaiapoi’s NCF Reserve,<br />

tucked in behind Courtenay Drive in the<br />

former residential red zone.<br />

WHoW deputy chairman Jason Mill<br />

says the trust hopes to have it operating<br />

on October 1ifthe play park is approved.<br />

‘‘The feedback we’ve had from the<br />

council is that we should know by mid­<br />

<strong>April</strong>.<br />

‘‘We need to order it and pay for it by<br />

May 15 so we can get it here in time.’’<br />

The aqua play park would be a<br />

temporary project while the trust<br />

completes afull feasibility study for an<br />

aqua sports facility as aKaiapoi<br />

regeneration project.<br />

An initial pre­feasibility study<br />

conducted last year indicated such a<br />

facility could be commercially viable.<br />

The trust has been engaging with the<br />

Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga to support<br />

long­term mahinga kai initiatives in the<br />

area, and it plans to engage local school<br />

children to help with water quality<br />

testing.<br />

The lake is an old stormwater pond,<br />

but if looked after could provide a<br />

valuable community resource, Mr Mill<br />

says. ‘‘It’s apiece of water that needs<br />

some work.<br />

‘‘There’s abit of weed in there, but we<br />

are very keen to instigate some more<br />

work to ensure it is safe to use.<br />

‘‘There’s apicnic area and adog park,<br />

so it will make agreat space for<br />

families.’’<br />

Initial tests indicate that the water<br />

quality in the lake would be suitable. But<br />

the Waimakariri District Council will<br />

require more testing and discussions<br />

with Environment <strong>Canterbury</strong> before<br />

making afinal decision.<br />

The trust plans to use large storage<br />

containers on the site as akiosk,<br />

changing rooms and toilet facilities.<br />

The aqua play equipment is inflatable,<br />

so it can be deflated each night and<br />

locked away in one of the storage<br />

containers.<br />

It would operate for six months of the<br />

year, with the containers and all<br />

equipment removed from the site during<br />

the off­season.<br />

Kaiapoi­Tuahiwi Community Board<br />

chairwoman Chris Greengrass<br />

welcomed the proposal.<br />

‘‘Any new proposal is welcome for<br />

Kaiapoi which will bring visitors to the<br />

town for the right reasons, and I’m very<br />

encouraged by the positive comments<br />

I’m hearing and seeing.<br />

‘‘The aqua play park will be aunique<br />

experience for residents and visitors<br />

alike, and will bring another dimension<br />

to what Kaiapoi already offers. Another<br />

reason to spend the day here.’’<br />

NEWS<br />

The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>April</strong> 1, <strong>2021</strong><br />

Legal matters for seniors explored<br />

Dementia <strong>Canterbury</strong> will host a<strong>North</strong><br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong> public seminar exploring<br />

residential care subsidies and other legal<br />

matters relevant to seniors.<br />

Families facing the importantdecision<br />

regardingsomeonemoving out of their<br />

own home and into aretirement village or<br />

permanent residentialcareinarest<br />

home or hospital are encouraged to<br />

attend, Dementia <strong>Canterbury</strong> educator<br />

Lee Andrews says.<br />

Thosesimply wantingtobeprepared<br />

for thispossibility in the futurewill also<br />

benefit fromthe tips offered by elderlaw<br />

specialist FleurMcDonald.<br />

‘‘Fleur will alsoshare her knowledge<br />

Rangiora<br />

Rangiora Baptist Church,<br />

111 East Belt<br />

Wednesday 7<strong>April</strong><br />

12:30pm –5:00pm<br />

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Eligibility criteria applies.<br />

5<br />

Boost for Oxford observatory<br />

By DAVID HILL<br />

Oxford Area School’s observatory has<br />

received afunding boostfrom the local<br />

community.<br />

The Oxford PromotionsAction<br />

Committee (OPAC) has got in<br />

behind the observatory,<br />

helping with the costs of<br />

installing its new 12­inch<br />

telescope and creating<br />

outside pier mountsfor the<br />

10­inch telescope.<br />

Principal Mike Hart says<br />

OPAC wantstosee people<br />

coming into the community,<br />

and they see the potential of<br />

the observatory.<br />

‘‘People can come in for a<br />

coffee or ameal and then go the<br />

observatory.<br />

‘‘We have something whichisreally<br />

awesome and unique, and with the new<br />

motorway, getting to Oxfordisawhole lot<br />

quicker.’’<br />

Strategy review<br />

Is Waimakaririan‘‘accessible’’<br />

community?<br />

Towards an Inclusive Environment is<br />

the Waimakariri accessibility strategy<br />

for 2<strong>01</strong>7 to <strong>2021</strong>. The council wants to<br />

find out how the strategy is working, agefriendlycommunity<br />

facilitator<br />

Madeleine Burdon says.<br />

‘‘We are really looking forward to<br />

receiving feedbackasitwill give us a<br />

clear picture of how the council is doing<br />

and where we can improve.’’<br />

The feedback deadline is 5pm on<br />

Friday,<strong>April</strong> 30. The findings,tobe<br />

reported to the council and community,<br />

will help update the strategy.<br />

The strategy can be found on the<br />

council website or contact Madeleine<br />

Burdonon0800 965468, or email<br />

madeleine.burdon@wmk.govt.nz for<br />

more information.<br />

Mike Hart<br />

Mr Hart saysthe new telescope has<br />

beeninstalled and the committee has<br />

had lessons on how to operate it, so are<br />

all set for the end of daylight saving.<br />

‘‘It’s all automated once it’s calibrated<br />

to the stars,soit’s much easier to use<br />

thanthe 10­inch telescope.<br />

We should be able to use the<br />

observatory alot more.’’<br />

The old 10­inch telescope<br />

willbekept inside the<br />

observatory,but can be<br />

wheeledoutside to be<br />

mounted in ordertocaterfor<br />

larger groups.<br />

‘‘Westillhave our eyesset<br />

on buying a16­inch telescope<br />

and,ifweachievethat,we<br />

willhave three telescopes, so<br />

we will be abletocater for even more<br />

people,’’ Mr Hart says.<br />

Thisterm the school is offering an<br />

Earth to Mooncourse for year 9and 10<br />

students, supported by the observatory<br />

committee.<br />

and experienceregarding other legal<br />

mattersasthey relatetopeople with<br />

dementia, suchasenduring powers of<br />

attorney and what happens whenthere is<br />

no enduring power of attorney, advance<br />

directives, wills andfamily trusts.’’<br />

The seminarwill be heldinthe Stewart<br />

Room at the JohnKnox Centre, on the<br />

cornerofHigh and King streets,<br />

Rangiora, on Friday, <strong>April</strong> 9, from<br />

10.30amto12pm.<br />

Numbersare limited.Toregister,<br />

phone 0800 444776 or email<br />

admin@dementiacanterbury.org.nz.<br />

The event is subject to the region<br />

remaining at Covid­19 alertlevel1.<br />

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6 The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>April</strong> 1, <strong>2021</strong><br />

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

This<br />

Week<br />

Sun<br />

Fishing<br />

Guide<br />

Moon<br />

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Swell<br />

KAIKŌURA VIEWS<br />

MAYOR CRAIG MACKLE<br />

We’re in good shape<br />

I’d liketo acknowledge our younger<br />

generation and give ashout­outtotwo<br />

girlsfrom SuburbanSchool.<br />

Rosa andAmelia tookit upon<br />

themselves toclear rubbishalongthe<br />

roadsidethathad flownfrom atrailer<br />

last week.Itreallyheartened me to see<br />

our young people noticing their<br />

surroundings, and taking action to care<br />

for our environment.<br />

Withkidslike thatinchargeIreckon<br />

thefuture is looking good.<br />

Irecently attended a3WatersReform<br />

meetinginChristchurch.<br />

Whilethere arestill nodefinite steps<br />

to deliver the next stage of the<br />

government reforms, in Kaikoura we are<br />

making the most of the first stage of the<br />

water reform programme.<br />

The Suburban Scheme was hookedup<br />

to theKaikoura Urbanwater scheme<br />

bores and treatment plant on Mount<br />

Fyffe Road last week.<br />

Thiswillliftthe qualityofthedrinking<br />

waterand ensurethatresidents on the<br />

suburban water schemedonot have<br />

dirty water after heavyrain.<br />

This is goodnews forresidents who<br />

have beenaffected bythisproblemsince<br />

the2<strong>01</strong>6earthquakes.<br />

Aspartofthe Long Term Plan, the<br />

councilteamhas beendevelopinga<br />

Pegasus Bay<br />

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❛The 30­year strategy is a<br />

large piece of work.❜<br />

30­yearinfrastructure strategythat<br />

looksatthe assets the council owns,and<br />

when theymay need to be replacedor<br />

renewed.<br />

Weare requiredtoinclude roading,<br />

footpaths, water supply, wastewater and<br />

storm waterinthis document.<br />

The30­yearstrategy is alargepieceof<br />

work,not made easy bythe fact that the<br />

Kaikoura DistrictCouncil doesnot have<br />

acurrent plan. There is somegoodnews<br />

in there.We’reinprettygoodshape,<br />

thanks to all the work done after the<br />

earthquakes, and our successful $40<br />

million council rebuild.<br />

Much of the veryearly water<br />

infrastructure has been replaced, and<br />

therestofthe pipeinfrastructure from<br />

the 1950s and 1980s shouldn’t need any<br />

major renewal work untilthe late 2060s<br />

and 2070s.<br />

This is amuchbetter position than<br />

manycouncils. It is also great to have<br />

this knowledge of our assets on record<br />

as we plan for the future.<br />

Take careand seeyouout there.<br />

Concern over region'shousing shortage<br />

By JOANNE GUMBRELL,chairwomanofthe<br />

Waimakariri Age­friendly Advisory Group<br />

The WaimakaririAge­friendly Advisory<br />

Group has beenupdated by its housing<br />

sub­group, which is focusedonthe<br />

shortage of suitable housing in the<br />

district as our population continues to<br />

rise, particularlyinthe olderage group.<br />

Nearlyaquarter of New Zealanders<br />

will be over the age of 65 by 2034,<br />

accordingtoStatistics New Zealand<br />

figures.<br />

Thirtypercent of peopleinthe<br />

Waimakariridistrict will be over 65 by<br />

2028.<br />

We just need to look in our local<br />

paperstosee what is goingoninthe<br />

community.<br />

The council has awhole page towards<br />

the backofarecent issue of the <strong>North</strong><br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong><strong>News</strong> on its DraftLong<br />

TermPlan. The plan is now openfor<br />

comment, withsubmissions closingon<br />

<strong>April</strong> 12.<br />

Specifically,the council wants<br />

feedback on three things: New<br />

community facilities for Pegasus and<br />

Ravenswood, upgrades to the Rangiora<br />

Library and civic area, and parking in<br />

Rangiora.<br />

As residents, we havethe right to<br />

makesubmissions on anything.<br />

We are seeingthis currently with the<br />

resource consent application for the<br />

proposed quarryatthe Rangiora<br />

Racecourse.<br />

Commissioners have been appointed<br />

and the hearing is scheduled to take<br />

place in May.<br />

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Around the electorate with<br />

STUART SMITH MP FOR KAIKOURA<br />

Climate Commission needs<br />

to provide economic analysis<br />

Climate Change is fast becoming atopical<br />

issue amongmany in thefarming<br />

community.<br />

Alargenumber of farmers Ihavespoken<br />

to saytheyareopentotransitional change,<br />

so long as their lifestyle is not greatly<br />

affected too quickly.<br />

The Climate Commission was created<br />

followingbi­partisan support acrossthe<br />

52nd parliament.<br />

The National Party wanted to commit<br />

New Zealand to thetarget ofnet­zero<br />

emissionsby2050. Hence,thecommission<br />

was createdtoprovide parliament with<br />

independent and sound<br />

recommendations.<br />

Sincethe commission releaseditsdraft<br />

report, theNational Partyhas been<br />

underwhelmed.<br />

Theentire point ofthe commission was<br />

to provideuswithpolicy<br />

recommendationsto enableusto reach<br />

ourtargets,but with sufficienteconomic<br />

analysisalongside them.<br />

We have yet to see sufficient economic<br />

modelling or costsassociatedwiththe<br />

policiesithas recommended.<br />

Farmers need to see thisinformation.<br />

Theyneedtounderstand whatisgoingon,<br />

andhow government policy will affect<br />

them.<br />

National leader Judith Collins has said<br />

You might like to meet with friends<br />

and neighboursand put asubmission<br />

together on the Long TermPlan, while<br />

enjoying asocial get­together at the<br />

same time.<br />

Our Mayor Dan Gordon assures us<br />

that people are at the centreof<br />

everything thatthe council does. We<br />

are listened to.<br />

For moreinformation, go to<br />

waimakariri.govt.nz/letstalk or phone<br />

0800 965 468.<br />

All this fits withthe Waimakariri Age­<br />

Friendly Plan,inwhich the Office for<br />

Seniorsdefinesanage­friendly<br />

community as a‘‘place where you can<br />

stay connected, healthy,active and<br />

respected whatever your age”.<br />

Haere ora, haerepai —gowith<br />

wellness, go with care.<br />

Fair<br />

Best<br />

Times<br />

8:52am<br />

9:17pm<br />

❛We have yet to see sufficient<br />

economic modelling or costs<br />

associated with the policies it<br />

has recommended.❜<br />

openly that, in orderfor theparty to<br />

support the commission’sreport, we need<br />

tosee thecostings.<br />

We have awonderful, market­driven<br />

vehicle that is abletodeliveranet­zero<br />

target called theEmissions Trading<br />

Scheme (ETS).<br />

In fact, the commission’s own report<br />

suggests that the Emissions Trading<br />

Scheme can deliver usnet­zeroemissions<br />

in 2050 through acarbon price of $50.<br />

It therefore begs the question, why do we<br />

need these nanny­statepoliciestodictate<br />

whatwecanand can’t dowhen the<br />

EmissionsTradingSchemecandeliver the<br />

resultsweneed?<br />

Farmers need the commissiontofront<br />

up withtheir numbers. It needs to tellus<br />

the advantages and disadvantages of each<br />

policy they give.<br />

This will allowMPstounderstandthe<br />

policy prescription,and explain to<br />

everyday New Zealanders what they’re<br />

getting themselves into.<br />

Planting day at<br />

coastal park<br />

Volunteers are welcome at a<br />

community planting day being held in<br />

Waimakariri’s Tuhaitara Coastal Park<br />

on Saturday, <strong>April</strong> 17, to continue<br />

restoring the park’s native wetland and<br />

coastal ecosystems.<br />

The meeting point will be in Tiritiri<br />

Moana Drive, in Pegasus. The day will<br />

run from 10am to 1pm.<br />

The Te Kohaka oTuhaitara Trust<br />

will supply spades, and the trees for<br />

planting.<br />

It will also provide drinking water<br />

but to minimise the use of single­use<br />

plastic, volunteers are asked to bring<br />

their own reusable water bottle.<br />

Volunteers should also take work<br />

gloves, sun screen, ahat and clothing<br />

suited to the weather.<br />

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

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6:11am 0.5 12:48am 2.4 7:07am 0.5<br />

Mouth<br />

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Amberley 8:25am 2.5 2:14am 0.3 9:24am 2.4 3:10am 0.3 10:23am 2.4 4:08am 0.4 10:22am 2.3 4:09am 0.5 11:20am 2.3 5:11am 0.5<br />

6:11am 0.5 12:48am 2.4 7:07am 0.5<br />

Beach<br />

8:56pm 2.6 2:38pm 0.3 9:54pm 2.5 3:34pm 0.4 10:52pm 2.5 4:32pm 0.4 10:50pm 2.4 4:32pm 0.5 11:50pm 2.4 5:31pm 0.5 12:18pm 2.3 6:29pm 0.5 1:14pm 2.3 7:26pm 0.6<br />

8:34am 2.5 2:23am 0.3 9:33am 2.4 3:19am 0.3 10:32am 2.4 4:17am 0.4 10:31am 2.3 4:18am 0.5 11:29am 2.3 5:20am 0.5<br />

6:20am 0.5 12:57am 2.4 7:16am 0.5<br />

Motunau 9:05pm 2.6 2:47pm 0.3 10:03pm 2.5 3:43pm 0.4 11:<strong>01</strong>pm 2.5 4:41pm 0.4 10:59pm 2.4 4:41pm 0.5 11:59pm 2.4 5:40pm 0.5 12:27pm 2.3 6:38pm 0.5 1:23pm 2.3 7:35pm 0.6<br />

8:36am 2.5 2:25am 0.3 9:35am 2.4 3:21am 0.3 10:34am 2.4 4:19am 0.4 10:33am 2.3 4:20am 0.5 11:31am 2.3 5:22am 0.5 12:<strong>01</strong>am 2.4 6:22am 0.5 12:59am 2.4 7:18am 0.5<br />

Gore Bay 9:07pm 2.6 2:49pm 0.3 10:05pm 2.5 3:45pm 0.4 11:03pm 2.5 4:43pm 0.4 11:<strong>01</strong>pm 2.4 4:43pm 0.5<br />

5:42pm 0.5 12:29pm 2.3 6:40pm 0.5 1:25pm 2.3 7:37pm 0.6<br />

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

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HDC in <strong>April</strong><br />

The latest local news, views and announcements from the council<br />

Meetings ,<br />

Events,<strong>News</strong>.<br />

<strong>April</strong> meetings<br />

6th Youth Council 5.30pm (Venue:<br />

Council Chambers, Amberley)<br />

13th Hurunui Tourism Board 1.00pm<br />

(Venue: Waipara Hills Winery)<br />

14th Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools<br />

and Spa Management Committee<br />

9.00am (Venue: Boardroom, Hanmer<br />

Springs Thermal Pools)<br />

14th South Ward Committee 7.00pm<br />

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

SolarenergyatHDC in Amberley<br />

An array of solar panels has recently been installed on our<br />

Council building in Amberley. They will be used to supplement<br />

electricity from the grid, providing up to 30% of the total<br />

energy needed atthe main office building. The system would<br />

also avoid up to 21 tonnes of CO2 emissions/year.<br />

As aCouncil weare enormously conscious of our obligation to<br />

be sustainable and set apositive example for our community.<br />

MTFJ<br />

Mayoral Taskforce<br />

For Jobs<br />

$190,000<br />

Allocated to<br />

local business<br />

The Mayor's Taskforce For Jobs<br />

programme (MTFJ) supports<br />

young people into sustainable<br />

employment. The programme is<br />

targetted at youth aged 25and<br />

under who have been displaced by<br />

Covid-19 and uses funding to<br />

assist them with employment<br />

opportunities.<br />

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placements<br />

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15th Strategy &Policy Committee<br />

9.30am (Venue: Council Chambers,<br />

Amberley)<br />

15th Extraordinary Council Meeting<br />

(Adoption ofLTP Consultation<br />

Document) 1.00pm (Venue: Council<br />

Chambers, Amberely)<br />

20th Glenmark Community Committee<br />

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

21st Amuri Community Committee<br />

7.30pm (Venue: Culverdon Council<br />

Chambers)<br />

22nd Operations Committee (9.30am),<br />

followed by the Audit and Risk<br />

Committee (1.30pm) (Venue: Council<br />

Chambers, Amberely)<br />

27th Hanmer Springs Community Board<br />

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

Springs Library)<br />

27th Cheviot Community Committee.<br />

6.00pm (Venue: Cheviot<br />

Library/Service Centre)<br />

28th Hurunui Community Committee.<br />

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

29th Council Meeting. 9.00am (Venue:<br />

Waiau Hall, Waiau)<br />

Afriendly reminder<br />

Attention Dog Owners<br />

We are encouraging you to update your<br />

registration details. If you own adog and your<br />

details or address has changed, now is a<br />

good time toupdate your details with us.<br />

Look at our website under ‘Apply and Pay’.<br />

Planning forthe long term<br />

The Long Term Plan (LTP) public consultation will be<br />

happening soon. Dates are to be confirmed, but look out for<br />

our drop in sessions around the district taking place during<br />

<strong>April</strong> and May. These will take place around the district’s<br />

libraries, cafes, and community halls. The larger public<br />

consultations will take place in early May, one in each ward.<br />

Details will follow soon, more details soon.<br />

New public toilet at Conical Hill<br />

Work began this week on the new toilet block at the base of<br />

Conical Hill, Hanmer Springs.<br />

It will be awell used facility as it will compliment the great work<br />

that is going onaround the area with all the walking and biking<br />

trails.<br />

These toilets are almost finished, and once completed will look<br />

the same as the toilet blocks at Hanmer River Reserve, Brooke<br />

Dawson Reserve and SH1 Domett.<br />

For more information:<br />

Email: MTFJ@hurunui.govt.nz<br />

Call: Chris King 0278087006 or Joni Howe 0278089170<br />

"As a Council, we are carefully<br />

evaluating this. We look forward to<br />

public consultation to better<br />

understand your views on these<br />

essential services. In the meantime,<br />

we will use this funding to upgrade<br />

many services, we have until the end<br />

of March 2022 to use this funding."<br />

Aword from your CEO, Hamish Dobbie<br />

There’s something in the water. This expression is relevant now more<br />

than ever, with central government proposing to amalgamate three<br />

waters (drinking, waste and storm water) services regionally, into newly<br />

formed super entities separate from local government – local<br />

government being entities like Hurunui District Council.<br />

Earlier this year the Hurunui district was allocated $7.5 million for three<br />

waters projects throughout our district, as part of the Government’s<br />

$761 million COVID-19 stimulus package, and a way to get the<br />

conversation rolling about this potential amalgamation. So far, we have<br />

identified 22 individual projects. To date we have used $1.1 million.<br />

Currently underway isthe installation of 2.4km of new waste water main<br />

from Teviotview Place to Hursley Terrace, Amberley. This larger<br />

diameter of the new main will increase the capacity in the township’s<br />

wastewater network to cater for future development. Other projects<br />

include the construction of new water reservoirs district wide to improve<br />

storage capacity. Groundwater investigations district wide aim to find<br />

potential new drinking water sources toprovide amore resilient water<br />

supply and cater for future demand. Anumber of watermain upgrades<br />

have been planned to replace aging infrastructure and increase<br />

capacity. Over the next few months you will see watermain upgrades in<br />

Amberley, Hanmer Springs, and Waiau.<br />

The rationale behind amalgamation is largely based on economies of<br />

scale associated with larger organisations, significantly increasing<br />

compliance (and costs) associated with the government's new water<br />

regulator (Taumata Aurowai) and socialisation of costs across<br />

population density.<br />

As aCouncil, we are carefully evaluating this. We look forward to public<br />

consultation to better understand your views on these essential<br />

services. In the meantime, we will use this funding toupgrade many<br />

services, we have until the end of March 2022 touse this funding.<br />

Fun<br />

fact!<br />

With Easter coming up, we have afew facts about the Hurunui District’s roading toprepare you for your Easter travels!<br />

We have 6<strong>01</strong>kms ofsealed roads and 853kms of unsealed roads. These roads feature 274 hectares of reserves, 286<br />

bridges, 15 halls and pavilions, and 17 other community buildings. These roads also provide the convenience of 30 public<br />

toilets for comfortable travel. Stay safe this Easter weekend!<br />

Contact us :<br />

www.hurunui.govt.nz<br />

info@hurunui.govt.nz<br />

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It’snoholds barred as wrestlers<br />

prepare for Kaiapoi fight night<br />

By DAVID HILL<br />

Wrestling fanswill get to live out their<br />

fantasies at the Kaiapoi Club on Saturday<br />

night.<br />

The Kaiapoi­basedUnified<br />

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memories for those who remember 1980s<br />

wrestling starssuch as The Bushwhackers,<br />

Macho Man Randy Savage,and Hulk<br />

Hogan.<br />

Just likethe 1980s television show, WWF<br />

Superstars of Wrestling,the Kaiapoi­based<br />

wrestlers have their own personas and<br />

back stories.And, of course, thereare good<br />

guys and badguys, saysChris Miles,of<br />

Kaiapoi.<br />

Chris is known as ‘‘The Bogan Jesus’’,<br />

who ‘‘turns water into bourbon’’, and his<br />

main rival is ‘‘Robbo the Aussie<br />

Dreamboat’’.<br />

‘‘Robbo’’, or Shaun London, is one of the<br />

‘‘bad guys’’ because, well, ‘‘who doesn’t<br />

hate adirty Aussie’’, Shaunsays.<br />

True to form, Robbo’strademark move<br />

is the ‘‘under­arm bowl’’.<br />

‘‘It’sasmuch about the story as the<br />

wrestling.It’s Days Of Our Lives for men.<br />

It’s likewatching Shortland Street —<br />

somethinginitmakesyou want to keep<br />

comingback,’’ he says.<br />

‘‘There is banter and beverages.’’<br />

But safety is paramount, with wrestlers<br />

training for monthsbeforeentering the<br />

ring. ‘‘It hurts more than you realise. We<br />

might be putting on ashow, but Ican<br />

assureyou theimpact is very, very real,’’<br />

Shaun says.<br />

The semi­professional wrestlers train<br />

two or three nights aweek for the fight<br />

nights, with about six to eightshows ayear<br />

held upstairs at the Kaiapoi Club.<br />

‘‘It’sanamazing wrestlingcrowd. Our<br />

oldestfan is in her 90s and we had ababy<br />

at the last show,’’ Shaun says.<br />

‘‘We make sure there’s no swearing, so<br />

kids can come.And no­one is on steroids—<br />

we’re all naturalathletes,’’says Shaun,<br />

who playedbasketball to ahigh levelin<br />

Australia before moving to Christchurch.<br />

The wrestlers preferthe 1980s style of<br />

wrestling,which they grew up withon<br />

television, to the ‘‘ninjaflips’’ used by<br />

modern­day professional wrestlers.<br />

While theirwrestling heroes made a<br />

fortune from their sport, Kaiapoi’s<br />

wrestlers have day jobs.Shaunhas a<br />

masters degreeinpsychologyand is a<br />

support worker for peoplewith<br />

disabilities, whileChrisisatradesman.<br />

‘‘We don’tmake alot of money (from<br />

wrestling), but it’sprofitable enough to go<br />

into the next show,’’ Chris says.<br />

Saturday night’s wrestling will hostthe<br />

company’s first women’smatch with<br />

‘‘Shay’’— Ayesha Still, of Christchurch —<br />

takingon<strong>North</strong>land wrestler ‘‘Grace<br />

Lightning’’.<br />

Fight night ... Referee ‘‘John Reginald’’, also known as John Barnden, of Christchurch,<br />

preps ‘‘Shay’’ (Ayesha Still, of Christchurch) on the finer points of wrestling ahead of her<br />

first big fight at the Kaiapoi Club on Saturday night.<br />

PHOTO:DAVID HILL<br />

OUR TOWN KAIAPOI<br />

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Kaiapoi <strong>North</strong> School’s fairwill return<br />

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It will be held on Sunday, <strong>April</strong> 11,<br />

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It was last held just days before two<br />

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Anew classroomblock<br />

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Because of building site restrictions,<br />

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Once again, therepromises to be lots<br />

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Supporters step out<br />

inaid ofAmaria<br />

By DAVID HILL<br />

Covid­19 has failed to stop Kaiapoi mums<br />

from supporting aspecial little girl.<br />

Last year’slockdown put adampener on<br />

the efforts of Kaiapoibased<br />

dance group Hot<br />

Mamas to raise fundsfor<br />

5­year­old Amaria (Riri)<br />

Emery,who has arare<br />

developmental condition.<br />

Amariahas CDKL5<br />

deficiency,meaning her<br />

body is unable to produce<br />

the proteinresponsible<br />

for providing instructions<br />

for brain function and<br />

development.<br />

CDKL5 deficiency,<br />

which standsfor cyclindependent<br />

kinase­like 5,<br />

has symptoms that<br />

include uncontrollable<br />

epilepsy, andresults in a<br />

compromised immune<br />

systemwhich requires a<br />

specific keto diet, her<br />

mum, Stephanie Emery,<br />

says.<br />

The group had plannedtorun ahalfmarathon<br />

in Marlborough in May lastyear.<br />

It was cancelled, but they continued to<br />

pound the pavementstotrain in isolation.<br />

Their effortswere not in vain as they<br />

managed to raisesome fundsthrough a<br />

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Runningfor Riri ... Alessandra<br />

Emery, aged 7, goes out for arun<br />

with her little sisterAmaria in the<br />

all­terrain buggy.<br />

parents to buy an all­terrain buggy.<br />

‘‘One good thing that happened is I<br />

managed to take her up Rapaki (last<br />

month)with the buggy we purchased<br />

duringlockdown withsomeofthe money<br />

we raised, so she could<br />

come running with us,’’<br />

Stephanie says.<br />

‘‘It was really good and<br />

she loved being out in the<br />

fresh air.’’<br />

The groupalso<br />

managedtorun ahalfmarathon<br />

in Queenstown<br />

in November.<br />

Amaria’s dad James is<br />

runningthe Christchurch<br />

half­marathon next<br />

weekend,not as a<br />

fundraiser but still in<br />

support of Amaria and all<br />

those withher condition.<br />

While the all­terrain<br />

buggy has allowed Amaria<br />

more freedom, her<br />

prognosis is not so good.<br />

‘‘Amaria has<br />

unfortunatelygone<br />

downhill since lockdown,’’ Stephanie said<br />

from ChristchurchHospital lastweek.<br />

‘‘She has had some stomach issuesand<br />

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<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> has anew<br />

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The region has continued<br />

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The 25­year­old is afarm<br />

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Mattes, afirst­time entrant,<br />

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Staffing shortages through<br />

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Mattes would like to see an<br />

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Rebecca named as finalist<br />

ACheviot farmer is one of<br />

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Milking time ... AgriTraining training adviser Warner Cottrell shows students from Villa<br />

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PHOTO: DAVIDHILL<br />

Dairyrecruitersbusy<br />

By DAVID HILL<br />

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Lincoln University<br />

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Sefton triumphs<br />

in cricket final<br />

Sefton won its first country<br />

cricket title in three years<br />

after its senior players<br />

stood up in key moments in<br />

ahard­fought final against<br />

Darfield on Saturday.<br />

Rangiora’s showpiece<br />

MainPower Oval cricket<br />

ground hosted the final of<br />

the CRV Ambreed Country<br />

Premier One Day 2020/21<br />

competition.<br />

Ayoung and talented<br />

Darfield XI batted first on<br />

the first­class ground, but<br />

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trouble at 33/2 after<br />

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

paceman Jed Roberts<br />

cheaply removed its<br />

openers, brothers Zak and<br />

Liam Foulkes.<br />

Ryan Hughes batted<br />

superbly to anchor the<br />

innings before he was<br />

stumped by Tim Harrison<br />

off the wily bowling of Nigel<br />

Granger for 64 off 80 balls.<br />

It was then another<br />

experienced and canny<br />

Sefton campaigner, Jeff<br />

Jones, who swung the match<br />

firmly in favour of the<br />

Seals.<br />

Jones ripped through the<br />

middle order, snaring four<br />

key wickets and helping<br />

restrict Darfield to 177,<br />

being all out in the 45th and<br />

final over.<br />

Chasing the mediocre<br />

total, Sefton’s run chase got<br />

off to abad start, losing<br />

Micah Campbell in the first<br />

over.<br />

Chris Warner (32 off 48)<br />

and Matt Laffey (56 off 106)<br />

knuckled down to repair<br />

the innings, putting on 70<br />

runs for the second wicket.<br />

Acomposed unbeaten<br />

half­century by Lance<br />

Taylor steered the Seals to<br />

the six­wicket win with 21<br />

balls to spare.<br />

Jones was named man of<br />

the match for his<br />

inspirational spell with the<br />

ball. Sefton was thankful for<br />

the experience and biggame<br />

knowledge of Jones,<br />

Laffey, Taylor, Harrison<br />

and Granger to guide the<br />

side to the title.<br />

Plate final<br />

Weedons beat Oxford­<br />

Rangiora in the premier<br />

plate final, while<br />

Greendale edged out<br />

Allenton in the Senior<br />

competition.<br />

Short scoreboard<br />

Darfield 177 (R Hughes<br />

64, NGilbert 22; JJones<br />

4/36, JRoberts 3/27) lost to<br />

Sefton 178/4 (L Taylor 56no,<br />

MLaffey 56, CWarner 32; J<br />

Frew 2/36).<br />

Man of the match: Jeff<br />

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NEWS AND SPORT<br />

The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>April</strong> 1, <strong>2021</strong><br />

27<br />

Tsunami sirens to be<br />

tested at beaches<br />

Gold medal winners ... The under­15 fours squad with <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>’s Max Walsh (cox) and Josh Hamer in the<br />

stroke seat.<br />

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Success for <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> rowers<br />

<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> boyshave enjoyed success<br />

at the Maadi Cup rowing competition.<br />

Josh Hamer, Sam Earl,Max Walsh, James<br />

Walsh,Oli Ellenbroekand NeilKamat all<br />

made it through to finals or won medals at<br />

Lake Karapiro, near Cambridge.<br />

The boys, who row for St Bedes College,<br />

won three gold medalsand abronze. Golds<br />

went to Josh Hamer and Max Walsh in the<br />

under­15 coxed 4, Josh, NeilKamatand Oli<br />

Ellenbroek in the under­16 coxed 8, and Sam<br />

Earl andOli in the under­18 noviceevent.<br />

Sam and Max took out the bronze medalin<br />

the under­18 novice fours.<br />

James Walsh was fifth in the under­18<br />

singlescullCfinal and sixth in the under­18<br />

pairs Bfinal, in both casesachieving<br />

personal bests.<br />

The novice crews were coached by<br />

Rangiora’s Quentin Monaghan.<br />

St Bedes rowingchairman KerryWalsh<br />

said the whole squad had agreat regatta<br />

after agood summer season.<br />

The Maadi Regatta was the final eventin<br />

the school rowing calendar.<br />

Good regatta ...<br />

Assistant coach Quentin<br />

Monaghan and under­18<br />

rower James Walsh.<br />

Top performers ... The gold­medalwinning<br />

Under­15 four. Josh Hameris<br />

frontright, Max Walshsecond from<br />

rightatrear.<br />

The Waimakariri District<br />

Council Civil Defence<br />

team will testits coastal<br />

tsunami warningsirens<br />

at 1pmon Tuesday, <strong>April</strong><br />

6.<br />

There are three sirens,<br />

at The Pines/Kairaki,<br />

Woodendand Waikuku<br />

beaches.<br />

They are tested at least<br />

twice ayear, usually on<br />

the firstworking day after<br />

the change in Daylight<br />

Saving time, which<br />

always occurs on a<br />

Sunday morning.<br />

Adaytime test, during<br />

working hours, is chosen<br />

in order to minimise the<br />

inconveniencefor coastal<br />

Photographs on display<br />

The fine linebetween<br />

tranquility and turbulence<br />

has been captured in Point<br />

of Convergence,anew<br />

photographic exhibition in<br />

Kaiapoi.<br />

The exhibition, at Art on<br />

the QuayGallery is a<br />

collaboration between<br />

sevenphotographers,<br />

Shelley Harveyand Richard<br />

Laing, plus fiveRangiora<br />

Photographic Society<br />

members,Lisa Carter,<br />

Marilyn Holgate, Cheryl<br />

Muirson, Cathy Price and<br />

VeronicaWedlake.<br />

The photographs,<br />

communities.<br />

Thetest usually takes<br />

one minute and,<br />

depending on wind<br />

conditions, the sound<br />

may travel further inland<br />

to other townships.<br />

Sirensplay acritical<br />

role in preparations for<br />

the risk of atsunami,<br />

which would most likely<br />

be triggeredby an offshore<br />

earthquake.<br />

ButCivil Defence staff<br />

say there may not be<br />

enough time for the<br />

sirenstoactivate, so if<br />

residents feel an<br />

earthquake and it’s long<br />

or strong, they should<br />

evacuate immediately.<br />

employingtwo models, were<br />

inspired by Scottish<br />

photographer Scott Fowler<br />

and taken under his<br />

guidance at asix­day<br />

workshop at Central Otago’s<br />

Otematata Station. The<br />

photographers have<br />

achieved multi­layered<br />

imagesreflecting life’s<br />

fragility, instabilityand<br />

reality.<br />

Hundreds of images were<br />

taken during the workshop,<br />

but only 27 made the<br />

exhibition cut. The<br />

exhibition runs until<strong>April</strong><br />

22.<br />

Industrial land on SH1<br />

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•Top location on the south<br />

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This property provides<br />

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Boundary lines are indicative only

What’s happening in your<br />

community…<br />

Coastal Warning Siren Test<br />

Civil Defence will be testing Waimakariri’s coastal<br />

warning siren system on Tuesday 6<strong>April</strong> at 1pm.<br />

The sirens are tested twice ayear, usually on the<br />

first working day following achange in Daylight<br />

Savings time.<br />

Residents in Kairaki, The Pines, Woodend and<br />

Waikuku beaches are likely to hear the test,<br />

however wind conditions can allow the sound to<br />

travel further inland.<br />

Any residents with concerns can call the Council<br />

on 0800 965 468 and ask to speak with one of our<br />

Civil Defence officers.<br />

New Tsunami Zones<br />

The siren test is agreat reminder to learn about<br />

your tsunami evacuation zone and check your<br />

home’s emergency plan.<br />

The Council has recently updated tsunami<br />

evacuation zones aer modelling showed flooding<br />

from atsunami could travel further inland than<br />

previously thought.<br />

We now have three tsunami evacuation zones: red,<br />

orange and yellow. View the map and search for<br />

your address at waimakariri.govt.nz/tsunami<br />

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acar thatisdesigned to show youhow important<br />

safety features are when buying acar.<br />

Come try it out at the show this Saturday 3<strong>April</strong><br />

and enter the prize draw. You could win your young<br />

driver the chance to learn how tobeabetter driver<br />

by spending aday at Mike Pero Motorsport Park<br />

with the Street Smart team this school holidays<br />

(27 <strong>April</strong>).<br />

Alerts for Kerbside Collections<br />

Text and email alerts for kerbside collections on<br />

Good Friday will still come through. However,<br />

collection itself is moving to Saturday 3<strong>April</strong>. We<br />

apologise for any confusion this may cause.<br />

Let's Talk about the LTP<br />

You’ve got just over two weeks to have your say<br />

about the dra Long Term Plan <strong>2021</strong> -2031.<br />

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

strategic document and sets out projects and<br />

priorities, as well as how much it will cost and<br />

how itwill be funded.<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 tothe Rangiora Library and wider<br />

civic area<br />

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

Visit waimakariri.govt.nz/letstalk and let us know<br />

what you think about these priorities.<br />

Try out the Inflatable atDudley!<br />

Want to keep the kids amused during the teachersonly<br />

day on Tuesday? Bring them down to Dudley<br />

Park Aquatic Centre for agoonthe new inflatable!<br />

Available between 1-3pm.<br />

Have you signed up for<br />

the Waimakariri District<br />

Council <strong>News</strong>letter?<br />

Tojoin visit:<br />

waimakariri.govt.nz/subscribe<br />

COASTAL WARNING<br />

SIREN TEST<br />

TUESDAY 6 APRIL 1PM<br />

Civil Defence will be testing the coastal warning<br />

system at 1pm on Tuesday 6<strong>April</strong>.<br />

Sirens are located at The Pines Beach/Kairaki,<br />

Woodend and Waikuku beaches, however depending<br />

on wind conditions, the sound may travel further.<br />

The test message will last for approximately one<br />

minute and depending on how close you are, may be<br />

quite loud.<br />

Easter Kerbside<br />

Collections<br />

Bins and bags collected<br />

on Good Friday move to<br />

Saturday 3<strong>April</strong>.<br />

The Kaiapoi CBD Friday collectionwill be moved<br />

to Thursday1<strong>April</strong>.<br />

There arenochanges for Easter Monday<br />

collections.<br />

Bins and bags should be out for collection by 7am.<br />

Transfer Stations<br />

Good Friday –the Southbrook Resource Recovery<br />

Park and Oxford Transfer Station are closed.<br />

Easter Sunday -ReSale Store closed, and the<br />

rest of the Southbrook ResourceRecoveryPark<br />

is open.<br />

Transferstations will be open as usual for the<br />

remainder of Easter weekend.<br />

rethinkrubbish.co.nz<br />

Save Time on Dog Registrations<br />

Update Your Details Now<br />

Dog registrations for <strong>2021</strong>/22 are just around<br />

the corner, soit’s agreat time to check your<br />

details are up to date.<br />

• Have your contact or address details changed?<br />

• Have you got anew dog, or has afurry friend<br />

passed away?<br />

• Was your dogdesexed or microchippedinthe last year?<br />

• Are you new to the district and have aregistration<br />

to transfer?<br />

If youansweredyes to anyofthose questions, you’ll<br />

need to let us know.Visit waimakariri.govt.nz and fill<br />

in aform at Dogs Online, email office@wmk.govt.nz<br />

or callinto any CouncilServiceCentre.<br />

Ensuring your dog is microchipped, wearing acurrent<br />

registrationand your contact detailsare up to date makes<br />

it easier for ustoreturn your dog home when lost.

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Fun day ... <strong>Canterbury</strong> United Pride head coach Alana Gunn, centre, from Christchurch, with the Waimakariri<br />

United Football Club’s Women’s Premier League players Lily Gerrard, far left, from Rangiora, and Rebecca<br />

Gillett, far right, from Christchurch, with participants in the club’s recent Girls’ Football Festival. PHOTO: SHELLEYTOPP<br />

Council Hours<br />

Over Easter<br />

We wish everyone an enjoyable long<br />

weekend. The following changes to<br />

Council services and facilities apply for<br />

Easter weekend.<br />

Council Service Centres and Libraries<br />

Service Centres will be closed and re-open on<br />

Tuesday 6<strong>April</strong>.<br />

All libraries will be open on Saturday 3<strong>April</strong>,<br />

and closed on Good Friday, Easter Sunday<br />

and Easter Monday.<br />

Rubbish and Recycling Collection<br />

Bins and bags collected on Good Friday move<br />

to Saturday 3<strong>April</strong>. The text alert will still<br />

advise to put bags and bins out on Friday –<br />

we apologise for any confusion.<br />

Transfer Stations<br />

Good Friday –the Southbrook Resource<br />

Recovery Park and Oxford Transfer Station<br />

are closed.<br />

Easter Sunday –ReSale Store closed, and the<br />

rest of the Recovery Park is open.<br />

Transfer stations will be open as usual for<br />

the remainder of Easter weekend.<br />

Aquatic Facilities<br />

Friday<br />

Saturday<br />

Sunday<br />

Monday<br />

Tuesday<br />

10am-7pm<br />

7.30am-7pm<br />

7.30am-7pm<br />

10am-7pm<br />

Normal hours<br />

Urgent Enquiries<br />

For urgent enquiries such as noise control<br />

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

Hours service on 0800 965 468.<br />

Girls get ataste of football<br />

By SHELLEY TOPP<br />

The popularity of agirls’<br />

football festival at Kaiapoi last<br />

Saturday shows people can see<br />

the benefits of girls­only sport,<br />

acoach says.<br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong> United Pride<br />

women’s football head coach<br />

Alana Gunn was at the<br />

Waimakariri United Football<br />

Club’s Girls’ Football Festival<br />

at Kendall Park to help<br />

introduce potential new<br />

recruits to playing the game.<br />

‘‘For aclub to be so<br />

supportive of women’s football<br />

is great to see,’’ she said.<br />

‘‘It is also great to see so many<br />

young girls beginning their<br />

journey of love for football.’’<br />

The festival was part of New<br />

Zealand Football’s March<br />

national initiative, Girls and<br />

Women’s Month, to help<br />

promote interest in the 2023<br />

Fifa Women’s World Cup, being<br />

jointly hosted by New Zealand<br />

and Australia.<br />

Waimakariri United Football<br />

Club’s general manager Amy<br />

Pawson said the festival<br />

provided the club with agreat<br />

chance to introduce potential<br />

new players to football in alow<br />

key, ‘‘no pressure’’ way.<br />

Electric bikes given aspin in car park<br />

By DAVID HILL<br />

WaimakaririMayor Dan Gordon is<br />

considering buyinganotherset of<br />

electric wheels.<br />

Amayorale­bike could soon be<br />

joining the hybrid, sign­written car<br />

in which Mr Gordon is regularly<br />

seen aroundthe district.<br />

The mayor joined with council<br />

staffintaking atestride in the<br />

council car park lastweek when<br />

EvoCycles visited Rangiora.<br />

‘‘Super cool, especially in ‘turbo’<br />

mode,’’ he declared. ‘‘I’m thinking<br />

seriously about getting one.’’<br />

EvoCycles is touring parts of the<br />

SouthIsland as part of an initiative<br />

with localgovernment and district<br />

health boardstoencourage staff to<br />

change to more environmentally<br />

friendly transportfor their<br />

commute.<br />

To encouragestaff, the council is<br />

offering ashort term loan of up to<br />

Golden oldiescountry music<br />

Tuesday country music will<br />

return to the Rangiora RSA on<br />

<strong>April</strong>13, at 2pm.Join Smokey &<br />

Lorraineand their group of<br />

entertainersand followers, for<br />

some goodold­fashioned country<br />

music, with the sounds of the<br />

guitar, keyboard,accordion,<br />

ukulele, and banjo and singa­longs.Admission<br />

is $2. For<br />

more information, phone<br />

Lorraineon(03) 327 3231.<br />

Free Sunday concert<br />

Two world­classmusicians will<br />

perform afree concertin<br />

Rangiora Library’s Chamber<br />

$2000 towards the price of an<br />

e­bike, which staff can pay off from<br />

their wages.<br />

‘‘I’m keen to encourage anyone<br />

to look at buying an e­bike and<br />

anything we can do to make it<br />

easiertomake that choice I<br />

definitely support,’’MrGordon<br />

says.<br />

Nick Helyar­Magill, with<br />

EvoCycles, says e­bikesrange from<br />

$1500 to $11,000. They have arange<br />

of 50kmto100kmand take four to<br />

six hours to charge. An annual<br />

service is recommended.<br />

While EvoCycleshas two stores<br />

in Christchurch, locale­bike<br />

stockists include Pushbikes in<br />

Rangiora and MeloYelo e­bikes in<br />

Loburn.<br />

The council’s e­bike initiativeis<br />

part of its overall sustainability<br />

strategy,developed in abid to<br />

improve its environmental<br />

performance.<br />

GalleryonSunday, <strong>April</strong> 11.<br />

Pianist Jun Bouterey­Ishido and<br />

violinist MatildeLoureiro will<br />

play music by Mozart, Bachand<br />

Ravel. The 1.30pmconcertis<br />

presented by the Waimakariri<br />

Community ArtsCouncil as part<br />

of its <strong>2021</strong> music programme.<br />

Wardrop to perform<br />

Christchurch musicianGraham<br />

Wardrop, one of New Zealand’s<br />

best finger­style guitarists, will<br />

perform at the Balcairn Hall on<br />

Saturday, <strong>April</strong> 10.Graham has<br />

beenperforming as a<br />

professionalmusicianfor more<br />

than30yearsand also holds<br />

Mayoral e­bike? ... Waimakariri<br />

Mayor Dan Gordon is keen for<br />

adventure.<br />

PHOTO: DAVIDHILL<br />

workshopsinadvanced fingerstyle<br />

techniques for the steel<br />

stringguitar. He is recognised as<br />

amusician of great versatility<br />

withalove of balance, harmony<br />

and precisionwhichculminates<br />

in arich sound and unique<br />

performance style. The concert<br />

starts at 8pm. Tickets includethe<br />

Balcairn Hall’sfamous free<br />

countrysupper. Tickets,at$25,<br />

are available at Sally Mac’s in<br />

Amberley,the Sefton Garage, or<br />

Stan’s 7Day Pharmacyin<br />

Rangiora, with cash preferred.<br />

Tickets can alsobepurchased<br />

online at balcairnhall.com.

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Public Notices<br />

Easter Refuse and Recycling Arrangements<br />

Some refuse and recycling collections in Hurunui are changing during week commencing<br />

5<strong>April</strong>.<br />

Monday 5<strong>April</strong><br />

Tuesday 6<strong>April</strong><br />

Wednesday 7<strong>April</strong><br />

Thursday 8<strong>April</strong><br />

No Collections<br />

Hanmer Springs, Mt Lyford and Gore Bay<br />

Amberley,Amberley Beach, Leithfield and<br />

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

Greta Valley and Motunau Beach<br />

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

Hawarden<br />

Please remember the following.<br />

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

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

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

bags that are placed out late.<br />

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

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

transfer stations.<br />

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

removed.<br />

What cannot be recycled?<br />

Softplastics (those that can be scrunched in your hand), plastics types 3, 4, 6and<br />

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

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

food waste are not recyclable.<br />

If in doubt throw it out as recycling bags containing contaminants will be stickered<br />

and left.<br />

Recycling glass bottles<br />

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

stations providing lids are removed.<br />

Hurunui Council Transfer Stations are closed on Good Friday and Easter Monday.<br />

Normal opening hours apply at all other times.<br />

2367392<br />

Annual General Meeting<br />

12 th <strong>April</strong>, <strong>2021</strong> @7.30<br />

4B Millton Avenue, Rangiora<br />

All Welcome<br />

2370608<br />

KAIAPOI CHRISTADELPHIANS<br />

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

“GOOD NEWS”<br />

In these uncertain times especially regarding diseases and<br />

viruses which are plaguing us rightnow,wemight wonder<br />

how it will all end. The GOD of Israel has said, that there is<br />

atime coming, when there shall be “peace on earth and<br />

goodwill to all men” in Jeremiah 6:33 HE says “Behold, I<br />

will bring ithealth and cure, and Iwill cure them and will<br />

reveal untothem, the abundance of peace and truth”..<br />

2368533<br />

WarMemorial Hall<br />

1AlbertStreet, Rangiora 7400<br />

PO Box 351, Rangiora 7440<br />

www.bsnc.org.nz<br />

Covid-19 and Level 1–Keeping everyone safe<br />

Dear Clients and prospective clients,<br />

•WeARE open and ready to provide you with<br />

budgeting supportand advice.<br />

•WeARE able to meet with you face-to-face. Strictly<br />

by appointment only.<br />

•Wewillbeabletosee walk-in clients. Please phone<br />

first<br />

•Home visits are by arrangement only.<br />

•Wewill trytocontinue advocating on your behalf<br />

with WINZ, banks, creditors etc.<br />

•Weregularly workwith other supportagencies and<br />

food banks; to provide you with additional<br />

assistance.<br />

Phone: 03 313 3505<br />

(please leave amessage and we’ll get back to you)<br />

Email: servicemanager@bsnc.org.nz<br />

Monday to Thursday 09:00 am to 4:00 pm<br />

• However, Ifyou cannot wait to talk with us, then<br />

please call the MoneyTalks helpline on 0800 345 123<br />

2300807<br />

Entertainment<br />

RANGIORA Country<br />

Music Club night at 7pm,<br />

7th <strong>April</strong> at the RSA,<br />

Victoria St, Rangiora. All<br />

welcome. Enquiries phone<br />

027 928 1730.<br />

Public Notices<br />

PUBLIC NOTICE OF<br />

APPLICATION FOR<br />

ON-LICENCE<br />

SECTION 1<strong>01</strong>, SALE<br />

AND SUPPLY OF<br />

ALCOHOL ACT 2<strong>01</strong>2<br />

Lala’s Limited has<br />

made application to<br />

the District Licensing<br />

Committee at Rangiora<br />

for the renewal of an On<br />

Licence in respect of the<br />

premises situated at 246<br />

High Street, Rangiora<br />

known as Golden Panda<br />

Restaurant.<br />

The general nature of the<br />

business conducted (or to<br />

be conducted) under the<br />

licence is Restaurant.<br />

The days on which and<br />

the hours during which<br />

alcohol is (or is intended<br />

to be) sold under the<br />

licence are 11.30am -<br />

2.30pm, 4.30pm -9.30pm<br />

Monday -Sunday.<br />

The application may be<br />

inspected during ordinary<br />

office hours at the office<br />

of the Waimakariri District<br />

Licensing Committee<br />

at 215 High Street,<br />

Rangiora.<br />

Any person who is entitled<br />

to object and who wishes<br />

to object to the issue of<br />

the licence may, not later<br />

than 15 working days after<br />

the date of the publication<br />

of this notice, file anotice<br />

in writing of the objection<br />

with the Secretary of<br />

the Waimakariri District<br />

Situations Vacant<br />

Licensing Committee<br />

at Private Bag 1005,<br />

Rangiora.<br />

No objection to the<br />

renewal of alicence may<br />

be made in relation to a<br />

matter other than amatter<br />

specified in section 131<br />

of the sale and supply of<br />

Alcohol Act 2<strong>01</strong>2.<br />

This is the first publication<br />

of this notice.<br />

2370560v1<br />

Casual<br />

Bottling Line Staff<br />

Wanted<br />

-Clarkville<br />

Tiki Wine and Vineyards operate a wine<br />

bottling line for one to three days at atime<br />

throughout the year. The working day and<br />

time varies depending on the volume to be<br />

bottled. We are seeking expressions of<br />

interest from local people who are positive,<br />

enthusiastic, reasonably fit and enjoy working<br />

in ateam environment on acasual basis.<br />

Tasks include labelling, packing bottles, and<br />

monitoring packaging for purpose.<br />

If this is something that may suit you please<br />

send an email to nicola@tikiwine.com<br />

to register your interest.<br />

2369180<br />

Doyouwantyour<br />

business noticed?<br />

Advertise on our<br />

Classifiedor Trusted<br />

Trades andServicespages!<br />

PhoneAmanda on<br />

313 2840 or<br />

Email info@ncnews.co.nz<br />

to discussyouroptions<br />

and be thenamethey<br />

remember!<br />

Memorial Services<br />

GERALD ALEXANDER<br />

LAWSON STONE 28th<br />

June 1938-16th February<br />

<strong>2021</strong>. A celebration in<br />

remembrance of Gerry<br />

Stone will be held at<br />

4.30pm on Friday 9th <strong>April</strong><br />

at the Rangiora RSA, Victoria<br />

Street, Rangiora.<br />

Please join us as we<br />

remember Gerry.<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 />

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

book your free assessment<br />

online https://www.kipmcgrath.<br />

co.nz/rangiora<br />

Firewood<br />

BEECH mix firewood<br />

$140 per cube, delivered.<br />

Facebook Pricecon firewood.<br />

Phone 021 458 258.<br />

Wanted To Buy<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 />

For Sale<br />

HONEY 4kg bucket<br />

cooking honey, $30 special.<br />

Available at Gracebrook,<br />

Amberley. Telephone 03<br />

314 7076.<br />

Cars Wanted<br />

ANY old cars, anything pre<br />

1990, unfinished Hot Rods,<br />

Classic Cars. Please call<br />

027 258 8366.<br />

CASH 4CARS<br />

and 4WD'S<br />

Phone<br />

Automotive<br />

Parts<br />

03 313 7216<br />

CARS, vans, 4WD’s<br />

wanted for dismantling or<br />

repair. Phone 027 258<br />

8366.<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 />

Pets<br />

BICHON HOMESTAY<br />

for smaller dogs. We look<br />

after your dog in our home.<br />

"No kennels". Phone today<br />

03 314 6110.<br />

Poultry<br />

ROOSTERS to give away.<br />

Born Nov 30 2020, small to<br />

medium breed. 2black and<br />

white spec, 2white, ph or<br />

txt 021 861 732.<br />

Livestock<br />

TEXEL Romney Cross<br />

young rams suitable for<br />

breeding. Ph 021 626 449<br />

or 03 385 4966.<br />

Livestock<br />

HOMEKILL<br />

&Wild Game<br />

Meat Processing<br />

313 0022<br />

2309602MEAT2U.NZ<br />

Gardening<br />

A+ GARDEN hedges cut<br />

to perfection. Tree &arbor<br />

work. Also spraying. Free<br />

quotes. Ph 03 312 0668 or<br />

021 111 4322.<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 />

021 111 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 />

DIRTY TILES &Grout?<br />

Professional tile cleaning,<br />

tiled shower restoration,<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 />

DRESSMAKING Bev’s<br />

Sew Good Services. For all<br />

your alterations, repairs,<br />

dressmaking, curtains.<br />

Phone 327 5535.<br />

FIRE GUARDS Custom<br />

made with safety latch.<br />

Phone 021 169 9066. E:<br />

pjfabricators123@gmail.com.<br />

KITCHEN, bathroom,<br />

renovations, decking,<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 />

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 />

Trade&Services<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 />

PAINT & wallpaper<br />

services. Wayne Bryant,<br />

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