North Canterbury News: April 08, 2021

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Roddy gets 

ashear of 

the action 

By ROBYN BRISTOW 

It is just like riding abike, says 84yearold 

Roddy Kidd, who picked up ahandpiece 

at the OxfordA&P ShowonSaturday and 

shore asheep —well, most of it. 

‘‘Mentally, you know what you are doing, 

but physically you are abit rusty,’’ he says. 

Roddy finished the long blow on his 

sheep,but decided nottotempt fate and 

swing his legover his sheep to move on to 

its last side. 

This wouldhave meant putting all his 

weightontohis lefthip —amanoeuvre his 

hip might have protested. 

Roddy handedover to Allan Thompson 

to finish thejob. 

The pairjoined Colin King in the 

shearing shed as thetrio relivedtheir 

experience of competing in the Oxford 

A&P Association’s first shearing 

competition 50 years ago. 

‘‘I was abit stiffand sorethe nextday,’’ 

says Roddy, who had not picked up ahandpiece 

for 25 years. 

‘‘It was aforeign handpiece and the 

sheep was sticky. Everything was against 

me,’’ he says. ‘‘If Icouldhave another go, I 

probably could finish the job, butIwon’t be 

bothered.’’ 

Roddy is proud he instigated shearing at 

the showfive decades ago, but sad his mate 

RodgerCorby, who helped get it off the 

ground, wasn’t there withhim on Saturday. 

The competition grew fromhumble 

beginnings and had to overcome some 

scepticism. However, after alot of planning 

—and being directed to an area ‘‘a way 

over there by the trees’’ —itproved to be 

ahuge success. 

Back then, stock agent Dalgetys supplied 

shearing machines.Frews Transport 

brought in the sheep for nothing, and one 

of its trucks was used as ashearing 

platform untilthe pavilion was built 20 

years ago. 

Showpictures, page 13 

Blow by blow ... Roddy Kidd, aged 84, picked up ahandpiece for the first time in 

25 years to shear asheep at the Oxford A&P Show. PHOTO: DAVID HILL 

Rain 

would 

help 

By DAVID HILL 

Farmers and contractors are lookingfor 

rain as winter approaches. 

The groundisdrying out after afavourable 

summer, leavingmany farmers 

chasing supplementaryfeed. 

The dry conditions mean there is ‘‘no 

guts’’ to pastures and several farmers are 

already feeding out supplements, BA 

Murray Ltd director Steve Murray says. 

‘‘I wouldn’t say there’sashortage of 

feed aroundjust yet, butit’s getting very 

dry. If you look back to December and 

January, we’ve had asuccessfulseason 

and we’ve made plentyofproduct, butwe 

haven’thad that decent followup rain 

sinceJanuary. 

‘‘In Canterbury, you’re only ever three 

weeksaway from adrought.’’ 

Feed in the barn waslike ‘‘moneyin 

the bank’’,asyou can neverhave too 

much of it, Mr Murray says. 

Fletcher Farms owner Nigel Fletcher 

says alackofdecent autumnrain meant 

farmers were starting to feed out in the 

Hawarden/Waikariarea. 

‘‘It has definitely got dry. Iwouldn’t say 

there’safeed shortage, but silage is just 

startingtobesoughtafter now. It’s been 

apretty good seasonaround here so far, 

but otherareas like Banks Peninsulaand 

Marlborough have been verydry.’’ 

Warm autumnweathermeans there is 

some opportunity for some lateseason 

growth, but withnodecent rainforecast 

untilMay, Mr Fletchersays it could be a 

long winter. ‘‘Abit of rain now would get 

things established for winter,with some 

greenfeed in front of stock. But without 

it, it’sgetting dryand aweekend of 

nor’westers doesn’thelp things, either.’’ 

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Trying their luck... Entrants in the Rangers Fishing Competition line the banks of the Waimakariri River mouth. 

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Contest asocial get-together 

Readership: 47,000 weekly 

Circulation: 30,150 copies delivered 

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and home inWaimakariri, Hurunui 

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More than130 anglerslined 

the Waimakariri River mouth 

on Wednesday last week for 

the final day of the salmon 

season, and the annual 

Rangers FishingCompetition 

organised by North 

Canterbury Fish &Game. 

The event, coming at the 

end of the searun salmon 

fishing season,isa 

celebration of the wild searun 

salmon fishery and the 

riversthat support them. 

It has becomemore about 

getting together, enjoying a 

chat, partakinginthe free 

Hellers sausages, and the 

luckyprizedraw sponsored 

by localbusinesses than the 

fishing competition. 

Anglers needed only to 

show theirfishinglicence at 

the Fish&Gametent to go in 

the drawfor prizes from 

Blackwells Kaiapoi, Hunting 

and Fishing Tower Junction, 

Rivers to Ranges Rangiora 

and Desolve clothing. 

The competitionbegan 

more than 45 years ago after 

four honorary rangers fishing 

together reeledinachild’s 

fishing rod and reel that 

floated past. It became a 

trophy awarded for the 

heaviest fish caught in the 

competition each year. 

Two other trophies are also 

awarded —the Angler of the 

Year,which went to Lindsay 

Smith, and theFishing 

Personality of the Year, 

whichwent to Colin and 

DianeEaton for theirefforts 

in raising the profile of the 

localsalmonfishery. 

Anearcontinuous free 

sausage sizzle keptthe 

anglers fuelledup, with more 

than 300 sausages consumed 

by anglers who arrivedbefore 

dawn to start fishing. 

NorthCanterbury Fish & 

Game chiefexecutive 

Rasmus Gabrielsson saysthe 

eventisabout anglers and 

rangers getting together, 

discussingthe season,and 

highlighting the importance 

of salmontothe region. 

Searun salmonare facing 

challenges, withpoor returns, 

ineffectivefish screens and 

warming oceantemperatures 

affecting the size and timing 

of the run. Butthe work of 

Fish &Game and anglers to 

highlight the conservation 

and habitat protection work 

required is starting to pay off, 

with water issues now 

understoodbymostNew 

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Keith grateful for help received from St John 


Keith Elefitheriou says it is the 

best$90 he has spent on ataxi. 

The Rangiora marriage 

celebrant suffered several 

heart attacks in the early hours 

of March16, 2019,and is 

incredibly grateful to the team 

fromStJohn in North 

Canterburywho got him to 

Christchurch Hospital in an 

ambulance. 

‘‘Itisthe cheapest and most 

effective taxi you can get,’’ 

Keith says of the ambulance 

and those who staffed it. 

Keith had two stents 

inserted,but not all wentwell 

withthat procedure. Later,he 

had aquadruple bypass. 

He cannot believe the calm 

and caring mannerofthe St 

Johnstaffwho arrived at his 

homethat evening. Keith was 

unaware of how serious his 

situation was, or even that he 

was having aheart attack. 

‘‘Between these guys and the 

hospital staff, it was justa 

normal day.Iowe these guys a 

hellofalot.’’ 

Keith had finished officiating 

at awedding and headed 

home. He couldn’t sleep as it 

feltlike alump of food was 

lodgedthat neededtogo‘‘up or 

down’’. He had adrink and a 

smoke,and waited for it to 

pass. Meanwhile, his wife 

calledStJohn, who recognised 

Keith was havingaheart attack 

and geareduptoget him to 

hospital, which was busy 

because of the Christchurch 

mosqueshootings. 

He protested when arriving 

that he was fine and for staff to 

look afterpatients fromthe 

shootings who needed more 

attention than him. 

Keith says it waslucky for 

him that there is such agood 

pathwayfor St John carein 

North Canterbury, particularly 

in aclose radius of Rangiora. 

‘‘Anywhere else and Imight 

havebeen sitting there till 

morning.’’ 

St John is calling on New 

Zealanders to support its 

annual appeal,which runs 

until Sunday, April11. 

It aims to raise $1.8million 

Grateful ... From 

left, Keith 

Elefitheriou with 

intensive care 

paramedic Steve 

Pudney and 

emergency medical 

technician Mark 

Handley, who took 

care of Keith the 

night he had aheart 

attack. They are 

joined by local 

territory manager 

Cole Gillman. 

in its Heart of Gold appeal for 

ambulancesand equipment. 

St John chief executivePeter 

Bradley says funding is 

received from the government, 

but St John hastofundraiseto 

plug agap in operating costs. 

Last year, there were more 

than half amillion emergency 

calls into 111 Ambulance 

Communication centres, and 

more than 460,000 patients 

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Hazel has 

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By SHELLEY TOPP 

Reading dog Hazel is winning hearts 

and helping children gain confidence 

as readers at Rangiora and Kaiapoi 

libraries. 

The calm, friendly, maltese terrierminiature 

poodlecross, owned by 

Kaiapoi’s Kim Flanagan, is helping 

children, aged 7to10, with their 

reading at the libraries every week. 

Each child has a15minute reading 

session withHazel sitting quietly 

alongside on her cushion. Assistant 

librarian Donna McMillan is nearby to 

help with any queries from the child. 

Aftereach reading session, the child 

is allowed to giveHazelasmallfood 

treatasa‘‘thank you’’ for her help. 

‘‘Hazel loveschildren and they are 

drawntoher,’’ Donnasays. 

‘‘Shejust sitstherequietly as they 

read and her calm, nonjudgmental 

presence seemstogive the children 

confidence to readbetter.’’Hazel has 

completed aGood Canine Certificate 

(silver) with Leithfield dog trainer 

Janice Kirk as part of her training to 

become areadingdog. 

The wellbehavedlittledog is a 

popular visitor to the librariesand 

attractsalot of attention from staff and 

library goers of all ages when she 

arrives for workfor the sessions. 

The sessions run during school terms 

on Tuesdays, between 3.30pm and 

4.30pm at Rangiora Library, and 

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The free sessions with Hazelcan be 

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Kaikouratourist operators have received 

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District Council, theKaikoura runanga, 

Destination Kaikouraand tourist 

operatorstodiscuss the latest funding 

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We have already seen the closure of a 

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“For the accommodation providers, it is 

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others,but for our tourist operatorsout on 

thewater, they are significantly down, 

with some down to 20% of the numbers 

they had (in 2019).” 

Theannouncementofnew tourism 

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“Kaikoura as acommunity is well 

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Winners .. . North Loburn School’s Karetu Kids team of John Lundy, left, Cate Ambury and 

Ryan Herlihy came out on top in the New Zealand Young Farmers Tasman region agrikids 

competition. 

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Schools perform well 

in agrikids contest 

By DAVID HILL 

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Asmall North Canterbury school exceeded 

its expectations at last month’s young 

farmers event. 

Waikari School, which has just 37 pupils, 

entered three teams in the New Zealand 

YoungFarmers’agrikids competition 

when it competed for the firsttime at the 

Malvern A&P Show at Sheffieldlate last 

month. 

All three teams made the final seven for 

the raceoff, with the Kool Keas placing 

second and Klassic Keas third to qualify for 

the national agrikids final.Itwill coincide 

with the 2021 FMG Young Farmer of the 

Year grand final in Christchurch in July. 

The third team, Krazy Keas,were seventh. 

‘‘We never even thought we would place 

in the top seven.Wejust thought we would 

go along and giveitgo,’’ says Waikari 

School office administrator Caryn Hunt, 

who accompanied the teams to Sheffield. 

Kool Keas teammemberFinn Fricker 

was named‘‘agrikid of the day’’. 

The final was taken out by Karetu Kids 

from NorthLoburn School, whichentered 

threeteams in all, with the Gumboot Gang 

placingfourth and the Tasman Tykes 16th. 

NorthLoburn School has along 

tradition in the competition,and principal 

Darren Wardisproud of his pupils’ 

achievements. 

‘‘They’revery excited.It’sbeen acouple 

of years since we’ve been in the nationals, 

but we certainly punch above our weight in 

the competition.’’ 

Places in the teams are soughtafter 

amongthe Year 7/8 class, he says. 

Thrilled to be there ... Waikari School’s 

Kool Keas team of Harry Glasson, left, Finn 

Fricker and Jack Philp placed second. 

Classic result ... Waikari School’s Klassic 

Keas team of Jamie Oberholzer, left, Keygan 

Philp and Skyla RataSmith. 

The agrikids completed arangeoftasks, 

including changing quad bike tyres, 

naming agricultural plants and managing 

the heath and safety of adieseltank leak. 

Otherrural modules challenged their 

knowledge of seasons,animal health and 

agricultural plants. 

Strong presence ... North Loburn School had three teams competing, including the Karetu 

Kids, Gumboot Gang and Tasman Tykes. 

PHOTO:DAVID HILL

Marilyn steps up to challenge 


Soon after Marilyn Pond was 

diagnosed with Parkinson’s 

disease, she dreamt her 

illness was cured. 

It was heartbreaking for 

her to realise when she 

awoke that she still had the 

incurable neurological 

disorder that affects 

movement, balance and coordination. 

The loss of spontaneity is 

particularity hard to accept. 

‘‘You can’t just jump in 

the car without thinking 

twice. We have to make sure 

we have got medication, and 

snacks to help if there are 

problems with the 

medication working.’’ 

Despite this, she 

maintains apositive outlook 

on life. 

Since her diagnosis 11 

years ago, Marilyn, who lives 

in Ohoka with her partner 

Neville MajorJohnston, has 

been taking part in aNew 

Zealand Brain Research 

Institute study to find acure. 

‘‘I want to know what 

causes Parkinson’s, because 

until we know that we are 

not going to change alot,’’ 

she says. 

‘‘If you are going to have 

Parkinson’s you may as well 

use it for something good. It 

brings apositive to it, 

instead of anegative.’’ 

Marilyn separated from her 

partner of 20 years soon 

after she was diagnosed and 

started anew relationship 

with Neville four years ago. 

‘‘It is the best decision I 

have ever made. 

‘‘He takes me as Iamand 

we laugh alot about some of 

the Parkinson’s stuff, and 

his family is extremely 

accepting of the 

Parkinson’s,’’ she says. 

However, she misses the 

energy she used to have. 

‘‘I used to move mountains 

in aday, and now Istruggle 

with some of the simpler 

things like baking –itwill 

take most of the day.’’ 

It has also been hard 

learning to accept help from 

others. 

‘‘Helping people was 

always my role and it is hard 

to change places. Idon’t 

hide the fact that Ihave 

Parkinson’s, but some 

people then turn you into an 

invalid.’’ 

She prefers Neville’s 

approach of allowing her to 

do as much as possible 

without help on the 

understanding that she will 

ask for help if she needs it. 

The Brain Research 

Institute’s clinical director, 

Professor Tim Anderson, 

says 12,000 people in New 

Zealand have Parkinson’s 

disease. This number is 

expected to double in the 

next 20 years. 

There is no single cause 

and there are many 

Life with Parkinson’s ... Marilyn Pond maintains apositive 

outlook on life. 

different symptoms, so each 

person requires 

individualised diagnosis 

and treatment. 

Parkinson’s Awareness 

Month is being held this 

month, with Parkinson’s 

Awareness Day this Sunday. 

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Service 

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Waimakariri MayorDan Gordon 

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Mr Dormer,his wife Winsome and sons 

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since the 1990s. 

The ground was 

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and acricketclub. 

The field, in an idyllic countrysetting, 

is larger than many overseas test venues. 

The Willows CricketClub was 

established in 1994 to foster youth 

involvement in cricket. 

It aims to encourage top secondary 

school cricketers to playwith and against 

experienced players, as well as offering 

qualitycricket to lovers of the game. 

Overthe years,many organisations, 

including the Salvation Army, have 

benefited from the annual Christmas 

Party for children and families at The 

Willows. 

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years, supported the Champion Centre in 

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OPINION 


In the Electoratewith 

MattDoocey 

MP forWaimakariri 

Authorised by MattDoocey,Level1ConwayLane,188 High Street,Rangiora. 

Dismay over govt stance 

on sex offenders bill 

The Doocey family Easter egg hunt last 

weekend got off to an early start, with 

the kids racing around the garden to 

find every tasty egg the Easter bunny 

left. 

It has become atradition to visit the 

grandparents afterwards so they can 

enjoy aplaybyplay commentary of the 

morning’s activities and my wife and I 

get some recovery time. 

Ihope you and your family were able 

to be together and enjoy asafe and 

happy Easter. 

Many in our school communities are 

appalled the government has voted 

down my bill to ensure schools are 

notified when sex offenders move into 

their community. 

My bill received great support from 

both teachers and parents. 

Iwrote my bill after being informed 

by Corrections that two sex offenders 

were being placed in the Waimakariri 

electorate. 

Iimmediately wrote to Corrections, 

asking them to confirm that schools had 

been advised. 

As aparent, Iwas outraged to be told 

there is no legal requirement for 

schools to be notified. 

Iasked the Minister of Corrections in 

parliament how many schools had been 

notified of the placement of sex 

offenders in their communities. 

Iwas astounded to hear that there is 

no central oversight of this information, 

and that it is held in manual case files 

around the country. 

Iamappalled the Labour 

government believes this is good 

enough. 

Ihave been heartened by community 

support for Gina, alocal mum who has 

been denied surgery by the Canterbury 

District Health Board. 

Ihave been fighting for Gina to get 

jaw reconstruction surgery after the 

board dropped it from the list of 

surgeries it offers, making Gina the 

latest victim of our postcode lottery 

health system. 

Iurgently called on the minister to 

intervene and was devastated when he 

declined to be involved. 

Ihave written to the board’s head of 

funding and planning, and am following 

this up with afacetoface meeting with 

the board chief executive to continue 

our fight for Gina to have her surgery. 

Oxford A&P Show president Marie 

FitzPatrick and her committee can be 

congratulated on asuccessful show on 

Saturday. 

Ialways enjoy attending local A&P 

shows and supporting our rural sector, 

which contributes so much to our local 

economy. 

Marie is one of the youngest show 

presidents to step into this role. 

She has balanced this with not only 

running an Angus stud farm but also 

looking after anew baby. Well done! 

Waimakariri 

Focus from Dan Gordon, Mayor 

Worries over reforms 

You may haveread about the 

Government’s proposed three waters 

reform. Whenwetalk of threewaters, this 

meansdrinking water, sewer and storm 

water. 

Central Government is lookingto 

remove thesefunctions fromcouncils,with 

the argument there is aproblemwhere 

some councilshave underinvested in 

infrastructure over many years. 

Whilethat mightbethe case for some 

councils, this is nottrue for all, and 

certainlynot in Waimakariri. 

Waimakariri residentscan have faith in 

the quality of water services we provide. 

The council is proud of theinvestment 

undertaken over several yearstoget our 

infrastructure upgraded, compliant, and 

that the waterissourced fromdeep and 

secure aquifers. 

Thirteen of the 14 schemes run by this 

council complywith the New Zealand 

DrinkingWater Standards, and the 14th 

will be fullycompliant by June 2021. 

The delay on thislast scheme, asmall 

ruralsupplyinPoyntzRoad, was caused by 

ensuring we adequately consulted the 

community to ensure buyin. 

All this has come at acost to our 

community —more than$100 million over 

20 years—and while it hasn’t beeneasy to 

have theseconversations (because these 

projects are fundedbyrates), the resultis 

infrastructure that is reliable and is acore 

part of ensuring healthy communities. 

We knowour supplies better than 

anyone and have a150year asset 

managementstrategy to managethem. 

When Ispoke at parliament’sHealth 

Select Committee Iraisedthese points, 

and reiterated them at aGovernment 

forumonthree watersreform last week. 

Howeverour council, and mostothers I 

am in regular contactwith, are worried 

aboutthe proposed timetable for reform. 

We are told thatwewill need to consult 

our communities later thisyear —the 

worsttime to consult,near Christmas. 

The timetable does not allow enough 

time to properly considerthe reforms, 

mainly becauseweare unclear on most of 

the detail. At the momentwedon’t know 

what structureswill be established to 

manage our waterservices, how they will 

be funded, what compensation the council 

will receive for its waterassets,the impact 

this wouldhave on ratepayers, andthe 

inputthat community has to shapethis 

direction. Thereisalot we don’tknow. 

We are beingasked to consult withyou, 

our community, before we have all the 

information for an informeddecision. 

Unfortunately, the concerns of our 

sector appear to be falling on deafears of 

both theMinister of Local Governmentand 

the Department of Internal Affairs. 

Idon’tunderstandthe urgency. It is only 

fair we are equipped with all the 

information, haveenough time to consider 

it, and properly consultour community. 

The process needstobeslowed right 

down. 

At this stageour councilwill maintain an 

open mind on the reform process but we 

firstneed answerstoalot of questions and 

time to hear communityviews. 

Untilthen, and until there is amuch 

higher level of transparency, it is difficult 

to see how theGovernment’s proposed 

reform is right for us. 

Proposed ECan rates increase will be punitive for some 

Dear Editor, 

Environment Canterbury’s10year 

Long TermPlan proposes an average 

24.5 percent annual rates increase —a 

significant rise, especially as it is ECan’s 

statedpolicyofa“limit on rates 

increases of 5.3%’’. 

About 400,000 Cantabrians live in the 

Christchurch electorates, contributing 

about 52% of rates raisedbyECan. The 

balanceispaid by around 230,000 

Cantabrians outsideofChristchurch. 

In the March31edition of the North 

Canterbury News,ECan chairwoman 

McALPINES MITRE 10 MEGA RANGIORA -OCEAN WATCH 

This 

Week 

Sun 

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Rise 6:53am 

Set 6:07pm 

Best 9:41am 

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Times 10:04pm 

Rise 2:20am 

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR 

JennyHughey commentedonthe 

proposed rate increases that“the actual 

dollar figurewould be comparatively 

little for most Cantabrians, especially 

thoselivinginChristchurch”. 

What thisstatement fails to convey is 

that alargenumber of ratepayers 

outside of Christchurchwill face massive 

rate increases. 

ECan’swebsiteprovides example 

properties. The lowestproposed rate 

Rise 6:55am 

Set 6:04pm 

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Good 

Times 11:30pm 

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Set 5:37pm 

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SE 

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E 

rise is 9.6%for aChristchurch electorate 

property, the highestaKaikoura 

propertywith an increase of 63.4%. Using 

the ECan online rates tool, thereare 

several nonfarming rural properties 

with raterises of morethan 150%. 

Mrs Hughey conveniently forgotto 

mention that the modest rate increases 

in Christchurch would be countered by 

punitiveincreases elsewhere. 

ECan’s goalsofaddressingclimate 

change and improving biodiversityare 

laudable, but pushing the highest rate 

increases on communities outside of 

Rise 6:57am 

Set 6:01pm 

Best 12:11am 

Good 

Times 12:32pm 

Rise 6:35am 

Set 6:19pm 


SE 

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Set 5:59pm 

Best 12:52am 

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1:34am 

1:55pm 

Christchurch is flawed. 

ECan’s approachisdiscriminatoryand 

risks driving divisionsbetweenurban 

and rural communities. 

We will only achieve the bestoutcomes 

for Canterburyifall communities are 

working together, and all are making a 

fair contribution to the costs. 

Istrongly encourageyour readersto 

make asubmission on ECan’s Long Term 

Plan. The closing date is April 11. 

Yours, 

RichardShaw, 

Domett 

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Mouth 

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6:39pm 2.2 12:27pm 0.7 

Amberley 1:44am 2.3 7:59am 0.5 2:36am 2.3 8:47am 0.5 3:23am 2.3 9:34am 0.6 4:07am 2.3 10:18am 0.6 4:49am 2.2 11:02am 0.6 5:31am 2.2 11:44am 0.6 6:14am 2.1 12:09am 0.7 

Beach 

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6:39pm 2.2 12:27pm 0.7 

1:53am 2.3 8:08am 0.5 2:45am 2.3 8:56am 0.5 3:32am 2.3 9:43am 0.6 4:16am 2.3 10:27am 0.6 4:58am 2.2 11:11am 0.6 5:40am 2.2 11:53am 0.6 6:23am 2.1 12:18am 0.7 

Motunau 2:16pm 2.3 8:28pm 0.6 3:06pm 2.3 9:19pm 0.6 3:53pm 2.3 10:07pm 0.6 4:38pm 2.3 10:52pm 0.6 5:21pm 2.2 11:36pm 0.6 6:05pm 2.2 

6:48pm 2.2 12:36pm 0.7 

1:55am 2.3 8:10am 0.5 2:47am 2.3 8:58am 0.5 3:34am 2.3 9:45am 0.6 4:18am 2.3 10:29am 0.6 5:00am 2.2 11:13am 0.6 5:42am 2.2 11:55am 0.6 6:25am 2.1 12:20am 0.7 

Gore Bay 2:18pm 2.3 8:30pm 0.6 3:08pm 2.3 9:21pm 0.6 3:55pm 2.3 10:09pm 0.6 4:40pm 2.3 10:54pm 0.6 5:23pm 2.2 11:38pm 0.6 6:07pm 2.2 

6:50pm 2.2 12:38pm 0.7 

1:48am 1.8 8:04am 0.4 2:39am 1.8 8:53am 0.5 3:28am 1.7 9:39am 0.5 4:14am 1.7 10:24am 0.5 4:59am 1.7 11:08am 0.5 5:43am 1.6 11:52am 0.6 6:28am 1.6 12:18am 0.5 

Kaikoura 2:10pm 1.7 8:20pm 0.5 2:59pm 1.7 9:12pm 0.5 3:47pm 1.7 10:01pm 0.5 4:34pm 1.7 10:48pm 0.5 5:20pm 1.7 11:33pm 0.5 6:04pm 1.7 

6:48pm 1.7 12:36pm 0.6 

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

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Let’s Talk 

aboutthe next 

10 years... 

DraftLongTermPlan 

2021-2031 

LAST WEEK TO HAVE YOUR SAY... 

CONSULTATION CLOSES 12 APRIL 

Over thenext10years theCouncil is focusedonmakingsurewe 

keep up with growth,Covid-19economicrecovery,climatechange/ 

sustainability,and theimpactofthe ThreeWatersReview. 

Specificallythe Council areasking forfeedbackon: 

• New community facilities for Pegasus and north Woodend (Ravenswood) 

• Upgrades tothe Rangiora Library and wider civic area 

• Parking in Rangiora –including acar park building. 

Let’s Talk. Draft Long Term Plan 2021 -2031 

Waimakariri.govt.nz/letstalk

NEWS 


Programme enriches the lives of students 


ANorth Canterbury School was 

recognisedlast week for its 10year 

contribution to the William Pike 

Challenge. 

LoburnSchool hostedanevent to 

celebrate the milestone, and the positive 

impactthe challenge has had on its 

young students. 

Founder and directorWilliam Pike 

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Stuart Priddy decided the programme 

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“I was looking at something that the 

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special.Recognising that manyofour 

studentsare here for the eight years, I 

wanted something that recognised their 

positionwithin the school but was also 

challenging and engaging.’’ 

At the time, Mr Pike was ayoungman 

living in Auckland. He was facing 

challenges of his own, rebuildinghis life, 

learninghow to walk and reestablishing 

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He was one of two young climbers 

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Special programme ... Stuart Priddy, left, 

and William Pike. 

Facing challenges ... All Year 8students at Loburn School participate in the William Pike 

Challenge. 


Doctors and nurses doubted his 

survival becauseofhis critical injuries 

and low body temperature. 

Mr Pike’swill to surviveprovedthem 

wrong, but his right leg was amputated. 

He learnt firsthand the importance of 

life skills and resiliencetoface and 

overcome big challenges. 

During his long rehabilitation, he was 

inspired to share his lifechanging 

experiences to help develop 21st century 

life skills,and the William Pike 

Challengewas born. 

Loburn becamethe firstschool in the 

SouthIsland to offer it to its students. 

“As the years wentby, Mr Priddy made 

an enormous contribution and worked 

tirelessly to make his community abetter 

placeand young people bettercitizens 

through the William Pike Challenge”Mr 

Pike said. 

Today, closeto100 schools throughout 

New Zealand take part, with the 

Canterbury region boastingthe 

involvementofmore than 25 schools. 

To complete the challenge, students 

Alabour of love for Trish 


ARangiora grandmother is creating a 

legacy of love by makingwoollen 

blankets for her children and 

grandchildren. 

TrishHarrishas also beenpassingon 

her knittingskills to customers of 

Rangiora’sWilloughbyscraft and wool 

shop.Its new owner, KatherineMcLeod, 

has invited her to continue doing that. 

Trishhas always loved knitting and 

beganlearning the craft as achild. 

She began making the blankets for her 

family after visitingThe Stitching Post in 

Arrowtown in 2016. Aknittedwoollen 

blanket in the front window caughther 

eye. ‘‘I loveditso much Iboughtthe wool 

and the pattern right then,’’ Trishsays. 

Since thenshe has knitted 10 blankets 

for the family. Trish does mostofher 

knitting at night, while watching 

television, or in thecar on roadtrips. 

They get heavytohandle, especially 

towardscompletion,but they are easyto 

knit and keep her warmwhile knitting. 

‘‘The grandchildrenlove snuggling up 

in them on the sofa to watch TV,’’she 

says. 

‘‘Theycost me alot to make,but it is my 

hobby and somethingIenjoy, creating 

something withlove for my family.’’ 

Anyoneinterested can ask about her 

classes at Willoughbysat123 High St. 

are requiredtoparticipate in five 

outdooractivities,20hours of community 

service, and 20 hours of passion projects 

over aschool year. 

Loburn School has put every Year8 

studentthrough the challenge for the last 

10 years. This includes achild with 

cerebral palsy, one with autism and 

others with behavioural learning 

difficulties. 

“The beauty of what LoburnSchoolhas 

done is thateveryYear 8student is 

automatically involved in the 

programme,’’ Mr Priddy says. 

‘‘Whilethis may seem to be 

challenging, it has opened up anumber 

of tremendous opportunities for all the 

students. 

‘‘Some aspects of the activities have 

been modifiedtoensure that all 

experiencesuccess.” 

Mr Pikesays the stories and 

achievementsofstudents are highlights 

of the past 10 years, during which221 

Loburn studentshave completed the 

challenge. 

Knittingtime ... TrishHarris, of Rangiora, 

with two of her grandchildren,Sean Harris, 

aged 5, and his sister ChloeHarris, 4, of 

Waikuku, and some of the woollen blankets 

Trishhas been knitting. 

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Doocey 

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stiffen 

penalties for 

attacks on 

police dogs. 


MPs to ponder police dog bill 


When police dog Gazza died in 

action in Poriruain2016during a 

routine search, it saddened animalloving 

ThomasTripp. 

He was even more upset when he 

discoveredthe maximumpenalty 

for killingapolice dog was only two 

years’ jail. It prompted the 

Waimakariri constituent to write to 

localMPMatt Doocey. 

‘‘I felt compelled to do something 

because of my loveofanimals, and 

in particularlythose in service, 

such as police dogs,who risktheir 

livesfor theirhandler andcommunity,’’ 

he says. ‘‘It is verysad 

when they are killedinthe line of 

duty. Theyare alivingcreature and 

avery expensive asset.’’ 

He was pleasantly surprised 

when Mr Doocey responded,taking 

his concerns to then Police Minister 

JudithCollins. She supported trying 

to increase the penalties. 

Mr Doocey drafted amember’s 

bill to try to get the maximum 

penalty lifted to five years. 

Last week, over four years on 

from Gazza’sdeath, Mr Doocey’s bill 

was pulledfrom the ballotbox. It is 

due for its firstreading in 

parliament in the next week or two. 

Mr Dooceysays his research 

showed the penalty for killing a 

police dog in theUnited States is up 

to 10 yearsinprison. In Canadaand 

South Australia,itis up to five 

years. It costs about $60,000totrain 

apolice dog. 

He said the New Zealand penalty 

for killing apolice dog remained at 

two years,even after the PoliceAct 

was modernised in 2008. 

New Zealand PoliceAssociation 

president Chris Cahillalso backsa 

tougherpenalty. Violenceagainst a 

police dog needs to be recognised 

for the seriousoffence it is, he 

says. 

Rural crime fighter ... The South Island police tractor on 

show at the recent Hawarden A&P Show. 

PHOTO: SHELLEY TOPP 

Vehicles gain traction 

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They have become a 

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making regular 

appearances at A&P 

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The tractors are part of 

anationwide initiative 

established in 2015, with 

one tractor based in the 

North Island and one in 

the South Island. 

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sporting distinctive 

yellow and blue police 

colours, are owned by 

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They are taken to rural 

events where they prove a 

popular attraction and 

conversation starter. 

Senior Constable Tony 

Maw, of the Rangiora 

Police, says the tractor is a 

great public relations tool 

and is popular with 

children. 

‘‘It is areally great way 

to engage with rural 

people about crime 

prevention and issues that 

may be affecting them. 

‘‘It is areally great 

resource.’’ 

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Supreme champion ... Dick Frahm was 

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Kidding around ... Cousins Maddelyn WilsonPeters, left, aged 8, 

of Tinwald, and Charlotte Wilson, 5, of Burnham, were helping their 

grandmother, Jennifer Williamson, of Prebbleton, with her goats. 

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Cattle handlers ... Rangiora High School cattle show team 

members Harry Roe, left, aged 16, and Tasi Sydell, 13, prepare to 

enter the show ring with two Woolstone Park Lowline heifer 

calves. 

PHOTO: DAVID HILL 

Saddle up ... Donkeys are put through their paces in the pack 

saddle donkey class. 

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No. 127 ... Teegan Hall, aged 19, of 

Waikaka, near Gore, leads her uncle's 

Galloway cow from Hall Genetics. 


Colourful display.. The 

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an abundance of produce, 

jams,preserves,crafts, 

children’s creations,flowers 

and photography. 

PHOTO:VICTORIA CASELEY 

Shear fun ... Huntly shearer John 

Cherrington, who is working with ashearing 

gang in Oamaru, enjoyed success in the 

shearing shed. 


Golden touch ... Former Kaikoura MP 

Colin King shows the style which took him 

to three Golden Shears titles. PHOTO: DAVID HILL 

Presidential team... Oxford A&P Association junior vicepresident 

SteveMcCauley, left, president Marie Fitzpatrick and 

senior vicepresident Letitia Schroeder visit the sheep pens. 


Presidential duties ... Royal Agricultural Society 

president Brent Snellex, of Sefton, inspects the cattle. 


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Crusade 

rolls on 

Success on the sports field can 

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North Canterbury paddock. But 

for Stu Loe those daydreams 

came true. 

In his foreword to anew book, 

Crusade On!: Celebrating 25 

Years of the Crusaders,the 

Glenmark stalwart says 

‘‘remembering those moments 

is agreat way to pass the time 

working on the tractor’’. 

Loe playedinthe original 

Super Rugby campaign in 1996, 

under the captaincy of his 

cousin Richard Loe, and his last 

game was at EdenPark on May 

30, 1998, whenthe Crusaders 

claimed their first title under 

the captaincy of Glenmark 

clubmate Todd Blackadder. 

Author Matt McIlraith 

captures the first25campaigns 

by one of the country’s most 

successful sporting teams. 

In 24 Super Rugby 

tournaments, the Crusaders 

missed just four playoffs, 

appearing in 14 finals and 

claiming 10 titles. North 

Canterbury’sCrusaders include 

Scott Hamilton from the 

Glenmark club, Oxford’s Tim 

Stokes, who made one 

appearancein1996, and 

Kaiapoi contributed Andrew 

Mehrtens and Matt Todd. 

Glenmark also produced 

coaches Robbie Deans and 

Blackadder. 

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Armani reaches for the sky 

WhenAir Force veteran Derrick 

Hubbard flew solo on his 90th 

birthday with the Canterbury 

Recreational Aircraft Club in 

2017, he and his wife, Vera, 

decided to sponsor ayoung 

person so they could get the same 

opportunity. 

In 2020, amid the turmoil of 

Covid19 and the passing of his 

wifeof70years, Derrick 

approachedclub flying instructor 

DaveMitchell and Air Force 

Museum of New Zealand 

EducationOfficer Chris Davey to 

seekout adeserving young 

traineepilot. Armani Hansen, a 

16yearold Rangiora High 

School student, was selectedfor 

the opportunity provided by the 

Hubbards to obtain sufficient 

instruction to achieve asolo 

flight. 

Armani was already working 

parttime at the Rangiora New 

World supermarket to save to 

become apilot. 

He was also involved in a 

Gateway Aviation programme at 

highschool to enhance his theory 

of flight knowledge. 

He took to weeklyflying 

lessons with Mr Mitchell witha 

passionand, on arecentTuesday 

at the Rangiora airfield, Armani 

flewsolo. 

He had no priorwarning, as it 

is onlywhen astudentisdeemed 

ready by the instructor that they 

get to take off on their own. 

Armani’s family was secretly 

escorted into the clubrooms and 

watched as Mr Mitchell, sitting 

withthe teenager in the plane, 

instructed him through touchandgo 

circuits,before taxiing to 

the clubrooms. 

Aday to remember ... Armani Hansen is congratulated by his flying instructor, Dave Mitchell, following the 

youngster’s first solo flight at Rangiora airfield. 

As Davegot out of the plane,he 

told Armanihewas on his own. 

Armani thentook to the skies 

on his own. 

He saiditwas an exciting and 

exhilarating experiencehewill 

never forget. 

‘‘When Dave, my flight 

instructor, got off the planeand 

said Iwas going to go up solo,I 

couldn’t keep the grinoff my face, 

even though it was nerveracking 

the thought of knowing thatI 

would be at 1200 feet all alone.’’ 

Armani chatted to Mr Hubbard 

via avideo call afterthe flight. 

He sayshewill be forever 

grateful for beingprovided with 

the Hubbard Flying Opportunity. 


Reachfor the sky ... Air Force veteranand former Air Force Museum 

volunteerguide Derrick Hubbard,aged 94, meets Armani Hansen, 16, for the 

firsttime at the museuminDecember2020. 

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By DAVID HILL 

Rangiora'sAnzac Day paradeisset to be 

longer and moreinclusive. 

In recent years, the Rangiora RSA has 

run asplit parade in abid to managethe 

growing numbersofsupporters, but this 

year it will revertback to one parade 

spread over alongerroute, Rangiora 

RSA presidentIan Thompsonsays. 

“In the lastfew yearswe've separated 

the young people, followed by the main 

veterans' parade, but it means along 

wait for the children standing until the 

main paradearrives. 

“The youngpeople arevery good to us 

and it’s not fairthat they have to wait, so 

therewill be one paradethis year 

insteadofasplitparade.” 

The paradewill assembleinAlfred 

Street, behind the Farmers Department 

Store, from 10.30am, underthe guidance 

of parade commander Patrick Duggan. 

The road will be closed, with the 

parade turning left intoPercival Street 

and then rightinto High Street to march 

Walk in park part of festival 

Waimakariri’s TuhaitaraCoastal Park 

has beenincluded in the Walking 

Festival 2021. 

This year’sfestival, from April 17 to 

May 2, includesmore than 50 walks in 

Christchurch, Selwyn and Waimakariri. 

The park’s4to 5km walkat10am on 

Wednesday, April 21, will be led by park 

manager Greg Byrnes. It will start from 

the park’s officeand informationcentre 

at Woodend Beach. 

It willbeafamilyfriendly walk, 

suitable for children accompanied by 

to the Rangiora Cenotaph. 

The McAlpines North Canterbury 

PipeBand will be placed in the centre of 

the parade, so “peopleatthe rear can 

hearthe pipeband”,MrThompson says. 

Rangiora’s Anzac Day serviceatthe 

cenotaphwill start at the slightly later 

timeof11.30am,which should allow 

moretime for localdignitaries and 

media whostruggle to get to Rangiora in 

timeafter attending other paradesinthe 

district, he says. 

Poppy Day thisyear willbeonFriday, 

April 16, with fundsraised supporting 

the Rangiora RSA welfare fund. 

The Rangiora RSA is also supporting 

services on Saturday, April24, at the 

Ohoka Community Hallat11am and the 

Sefton Cenotaphand Woodend War 

Memorial, both at 6pm. 

On Anzac Day, the Rangiora RSA will 

onceagain support the Rangiora High 

School “Wall of Remembrance” service 

at 9.30am, followed by ashort service at 

the Rangiora Veterans’Cemetery,then 

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of the incomplete burning of 

wood or coal. 

As long as the wood is truly 

seasoned (dry), it will burn hot 

and clean, meaning the type of 

wood being used becomes less 

important, although woods 

from different tree species can 

still burn differently. 

Pine species typically burn 

with asplendid flame, and are 

easily lit when dry. Because of 

the wood’s high resin content, it 

makes excellent kindling to 

help start fires. 

Oregon is another soft wood 

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but it is essential the wood is dry. 

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ideal for starting fires. It 

seasons quickly and burns fast. 

Burning larch provides for 

fairly good heat, but it needs to 

be well seasoned and tends to 

produce more oily soot buildup 

in chimneys than some other 

woods, while black poplar 

tends to burn slightly hotter 

than other soft woods such as 

pines. 

When burning hard woods, 

such as sycamore, gum, 

macrocarpa and manuka, it is 

essential to ensure the wood is 

seasoned. Sycamore burns long 

and provides moderate to good 

heat but is useless green. 

Macrocarpa and gum are 

other hardwoods known for 

their high heat output and 

longevity, the latter considered 

slightly longerburning. 

Manuka wood is considered 

the best wood available 

because of its high density, 

which provides long burning 

times at high temperatures. 

Pick the option to suit 

when the heat goes on 

Heatingyour home efficiently 

is important for comfortand 

health. 

Choosing the right type of 

heater is important to getthe 

full benefitofall of theheat 

you’re payingfor. 

Types of electricheaters: 

Heat pumps 

Singlesplit systems are the 

most common heatpumpsin 

NewZealand. Theyare airtoair, 

withone indoorunit 

connected to an outdoor unit. 

Thesesystemsare designed 

to heat just theroom in which 

they are installed in, not the 

whole house. 

While leaving internal 

doorsopenmay allowsomeof 

theheated airtotravel into 

otherrooms, in most houses 

this does not workwell, 

particularlyifthere is a 

hallway in between,ifthere 

are highceilings,orifthe 

house needs alot of heating. 

Multisplitheat pumpsare 

designed to heatmultiple 

rooms. They consistofone 

outdoor unit serving multiple 

indoor unitsinstalled in 

differentrooms. 

Ducted heat pumpsprovide 

central heating by blowing 

heated airthrough ducts into 

multiplerooms of ahouse. 

While some canonly be 

controlled centrally, others 

allow youtochoose which 

rooms or groups of rooms you 

wanttobeheated at anygiven 

time(zoning). 

Forexample, you may only 

want to have your bedrooms 

heated overnight. 

Panelheaters 

Flatpanelheatersare 

oftenpromoted as ‘‘eco’’or 

cheaptorun. 

Thesize of the room will 

dictate howwell they are able 

to heat to comfortableand 

healthytemperatures. 

Lowsurfacetemperature 

panel heatersusuallydon’t 

gethot enough forchildren or 

pets to burn themselves,but 

be carefulaboutcovering 

them with towels or clothes as 

that could pose afire risk. 

Convection and oil column 

heaters 

Thesemostly heatair 

rather than surfaces. Thehot 

airrises and then slowly 

circulates the room, 

providingbackground 

warmth. Oilcolumnheaters 

also provide some radiant 

heat. 

They usuallyhavea 

thermostat,which is good for 

quiet background heating. 

They can be goodfor 

heatingbedroomsovernight 

because they are quiet,but 

because heat rises they could 

strugglewith highceilings. 

Micathermic heaters 

Theseprovideheatina 

similar way as oilcolumn 

heaters but can warmmore 

quickly. 

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Once the nights turnfrosty, 

the benefits of awarm home 

becomemore obvious,says 

Environment Canterbury 

chairwoman Jenny Hughey. 

‘‘Not only is it more 

comfortabletobewarm, but 

also it is far healthier.’’ 

She says noone wants to 

live in ahouse where 

residentscan see their 

breath, and condensation 

streams down the inside of 

windows. 

Ms Hughey saysthere is 

nothing like using amodern 

woodburner and dry wood,to 

stay warmand boost air 

quality. 

‘‘I rememberwhenIfirst 

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student in 1969. Iwas biking 

down Bealey Avenuefrom St 

Albanstothe old Teachers’ 

College and the smoke was so 

thick it wouldmake you feel 

sick. It would literallychoke 

you. Whenyou arrived, you 

reekedofsmoke. 

She says good, seasoned 

wood is the key to an efficient, 

cleanburning fire. 

‘‘Manyofyou who use 

approved woodburners will 

already have your supply of 

wood tucked away in adry 

spot for this winter –though 

for the best results this year, 

your wood should have 

arrived lastspring.’’ 

She says it is worth 

Purrfect ... Cosy homes don’t just make humans happy. 

rememberingthat wet wood 

burning suboptimallyisoften 

responsible for smoking out 

the neighboursand causing 

air pollution. 

‘‘Often it can take up to 

three years for wood to dry 

properly. 

‘‘Makesure when buying 

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annually and testing moisture 

content is part of the audit. 

‘‘Generally,ifthey don’t 

have dry wood, they willlet 

you knowhow greentheir 

wood is and when it should be 

ready for burning.’’ 

Ms Hughey saysnot all dry 

woods are equal.Some burn 

hotter and produce less 

smoke. 

‘‘Plantation pine, Douglas 

fir and blue gum arethe best, 

while oldman pinecan be 

smoky, and so is probably best 

for kindling or mixed with 

otherwoods. 

‘‘Ourexperts alsosuggest 

trying the upsidedownfirelighting 

technique,with 

larger wood at the bottom and 

kindlingontop,and resisting 

the urgetoturn down the heat 

overnight and leavewood 

smouldering, producing more 

smokeasaresult. 

‘‘None of us would want to 

go back to the way things were 

Choose the right heating option 

From Page 22 

Their exterior cangetquite hotsothis 

canbeahazardforchildren. They are 

lightweightand easytomovearound. 

Radiantheaters 

Barheaters withglowingelements and 

areflectorare radiant heaters. 

Theymainly heat objects and people 

rather than airinaroom, and are 

availableinfreestanding, wall or highwall 

mounted models. 

Thesecanbegood for large rooms 

where you onlyneedtoheatone area of 

theroom, or for roomswithhighceilings. 

Theyare notsuitable forbedrooms as 

they willemit more lightand could also 

be afireriskinchildren’sbedrooms. 

Infrared heaters 

Thesearegoodforrooms with high 

ceilingsorifyou want to heatone area of 

averylarge space. However,toheata 

largeliving roomwell, ahighercapacity 

type heater such as aheatpump,wood 

burner, woodpelletburnerorfourstar 

flued gasheatercan be more effective 

andeconomical. Highwallorceiling 

mounted models can be installed out of 

children’sreach. 

Fanheaters 

Fanheaters(orceramic heaters) can 

benoisy,but distribute heatedair 

around your room ratherthanletting it 

form alayerofhot airbelow theceiling. 

They providequick warmth in smaller 

rooms. 

Electric underfloor heating 

Electricunderfloorheating canbe 

cheaper to installthan hydronicunderfloorheating(where 

heated waterflows 

through pipes embedded in thefloor). 

They canfeel very comfortable in 

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if youonlywanttoheat intermittently,a 

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Surge in demand 

forlifestyle blocks 

By DAVID HILL 

Demand forlifestyle blocks in North 

Canterbury hasleft local realestate 

agents in aspin. 

Covid19 appearstohaveprompted 

people to rethink theirlifestyle 

choices,with manyseeingNorth 

Canterbury as asafe choice as they 

looktobuy their ownsliceofparadise, 

local realestateagentssay. 

Data released last monthbythe 

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more lifestyle property sales across 

thecountryfor thethree months 

endedFebruary 2021, compared to the 

same periodlast year. 

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‘‘I’ve never seenanything like it and 

I’vebeen in realestate for 28 years. 

‘‘Afterwecameout of lockdownI 

thoughtmaybepeoplewere returning 

to adegree of normality, but the high 

demand hasjust kept going.’’ 

He suspected it wasacombination 

of low interest rates and ‘‘people 

wanting to be alittlebit rural’’. 

‘‘It’s really amazedme. 

‘‘Mystaffhavequite aswag of buyers 

whosay ‘as soon asyou hear of 

anything let me know’,and they’vegot 

quiteasubstantial database.’’ 

Property Brokerslifestyle/rural 

sales consultant MauriceNewellsays 

there is so muchdemand,that several 

lifestyleproperties arebeing sold as 

❛I’ve never seen anything 

like it and I’ve been in real 

estate for 28 years.❜ 

PHOTO: FILE 

—Athol Earl 

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‘‘Theprices have goneup 

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$260,000mark (foranempty section)a 

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gettingover $300,000.’’ 

The biggest demandwas for 

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andSwannanoa, withpeople wanting 

to be closetothe cityfor work or 

school, Mr Newell says. 

He said there had beenalotof 

enquiries fromNorth Islandersand 

people wanting to move out from 

Christchurch,and there was even the 

oddbuyer from overseas,with New 

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‘‘I thinkCovid has hadanimpact. 

People are probably thinking they 

would prefer to be on alifestyle block 

thaninanapartment building if we go 

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‘‘I’vegot no proofofthat, but it must 

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Hereford group inspires youth 

By DAVID HILL 

Young people are getting the 

chancetolearn about 

agriculture throughHereford 

cattle. 

New Zealand Hereford 

Youth is hosting its first youth 

developmentforum in North 

Canterbury from April 16 to 

18, with 20 young people from 

throughout the country 

comingtogether. 

Hostedbythe Beechwood 

and Woodburn Hereford 

studs,the weekend will 

involve farmtours, avisit to 

Xcell Breeding Servicesin 

Woodend, astockjudging 

competition, and workshops 

on performance recording 

and buying and sellingcattle. 

Coordinator Rebecca 

Paterson says New Zealand 

Hereford Youth aims to 

inspirepeople agedfrom 6to 

30 to get into agriculture. 

‘‘We can’t go forward as an 

industry without the youthas 

our future. But obviouslynot 

everyone can be astud 

breeder, so it’s aboutfindinga 

path for them, so acareers 

development workshop will 

be partofthe forum. 

‘‘They couldbeafarmer, 

study genetics, or be astud 

stock agentorastockagent. 

Agriculture is ahuge industry 

with alot of options, so it’s 

about making young people 

aware of the options, 

especially the urban kids.’’ 

Hereford Youth raised 

$11,500from its annual 

auctiononMarch11. 

Funds werebolstered after 

Culverden farmers Rob and 

Mary Ann Burrows donated 

the proceeds from lot one 

from their Beechwood 

HerefordHeifer Sale held on 

the sameday, raising $2500. 

The two auctions weredue 

to be heldaspart of the New 

Zealand Herefordsannual 

farm tour, cancelled because 

of Covid19. 

Instead, the auctions 

revertedonline to the BIDR 

platform. 

Ms Paterson says the 

proceeds will go towardsthe 

youthdevelopment forum and 

preparing young people for 

future opportunitiessuch as 

Herefordambassador trips 

around New Zealand and 

Australia. 

The ultimate goalissending 

aNew ZealandHereford 

YouthTeam to the next World 

HerefordConference in 

Kansas in 2024 to defend the 

youngbreeders competition 

Networking 

... Culverden 

farmer Rob 

Burrows shares 

his knowledge 

with New 

Zealand 

Hereford Youth 

members. 

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HEREFORD YOUTH 

title won at Wanaka last year. 

‘‘It’s about looking for 

opportunities for young 

people to gainthe knowledge 

so we can select ateam,as 

well as encouraging young 

people from all walks of life 

into agriculture through 

Herefords.’’ 

Hereford Youth also runs a 

calendar competition through 

the wintermonths and 

connects with young people 

onlinethrough Facebook and 

Instagram. 

‘‘It’s really important that 

they develop anetwork 

because it can seem like 

they’re quite far apart,’’ Ms 

Paterson says. 

‘‘But if they can develop 

friendships and networks and 

inspireeach other, we can 

foster,encourage and develop 

future leaders.’’ 

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Bull'ssemen 

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NorthCanterbury Charolaisgenetics 

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CulverdenfarmersSam andViki 

Holland recently soldsemenrightsfor 

theirbull, Hemingford Next Direction, 

to stud breedersinAustralia and 

Canada. 

Canadian cattle stud Valleys End 

Charolais haspurchased semen to use 

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‘‘Hemingford Next Direction is the 

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Phil turns to earthquake repairs 

By DAVID HILL 

PhilSmith is lookingforward to having 

moretime at homeafter losinghis seat on 

the Beef and LambNew Zealand board. 

While disappointed to loselast month’s 

northern South Island board election, Mr 

Smith says he looks forward to getting on 

withearthquake repairs at his Balmoral 

farm, nearCulverden. 

‘‘I want to thank the farmers who have 

supported me overthe years.After the 

(2016) earthquake, being able to visit and 

helpfarmerswho were affected by it was 

areal privilege. 

‘‘Wewere affected too, so it will be good 

to get on with our own earthquake 

repairs.’’ 

Rebuilding the homestead andrepairs 

to otherfarm buildings willkeep him busy 

for the nextyear or two. 

First elected to the board in 2015, Mr 

Smith served two termsand is proud to 

haverepresented ‘‘a grounded farmer 

view’’. 

During his time on the board, Mr Smith 

worked on gatheringfarmerfeedback on 

Beefand Lamb’s marketing direction, 

which led to the Taste Pure Nature 

marketing campaign in Chinaand North 

America. 

‘‘I did quite abit of workinthe TriLamb 

Partnership, trying to keep the flow of 

lambfrom New Zealand andAustralia into 

the UnitedStates. 

‘‘Since Covid, it’s been donebyZoom 

calls, so it’s been abit more difficult.’’ 

Overthe last few years, muchofthe 

board’s time has been taken up discussing 

freshwater, biodiversity and climate 

change legislation, and Mr Smith says his 

work is incomplete. 

‘‘I’mstill working on that with (Climate 

Change Minister) James Shaw and I’ve just 

heardthat he has agreed to come down 

and talk with farmers in the Canterbury 

area,sohopefully we can have some 

influenceinto discussionsaround native 

biodiversity.’’ 

His Balmoral property comprises 958 

hectares, which Mr Smith farms with his 

wife,Sue, running 10,000 to 12,000stock 

Looking ahead 

... Culverden 

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has enjoyed his 

time on the Beef 

and Lamb New 

Zealand board. 

PHOTO: FILE 

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‘‘I’ve always saidIwas afarmer before I 

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‘‘I’ve had alot of callsfrom individual 

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He said it madeapleasant 

change fromZoom meetings, 

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‘‘More and moreitseems to 

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Combined competition returns 

RUGBY PREVIEW 

By LINDSAY KERR 

Areturn to acombined senior 

rugby competition with 

Ellesmere and Mid 

Canterbury awaits the eight 

North Canterburysides when 

the new championship kicks 

off next Saturday. 

However, unlike the last 

time this competition was 

held, the North Canterbury 

teams willplay in their own 

pool, with the top teams going 

into quarterfinals against the 

sides from the other two 

pools. 

The grand final will be 

played on June 13,and a 

second roundfor the North 

Canterbury teams will 

culminate withthe traditional 

grand finals day for all grades 

on July 31. 

Defending combined 

country and North 

Canterbury side Glenmark 

Cheviot faces the season with 

considerableexpectation, 

Northern powerhouse ... The GlenmarkCheviot squad celebrates after avictory at home in the grand 

final against Kaiapoi last year. 

PHOTO: FILE 

coming on the back of an 

unbeaten run thatdates back 

to May 2018. 

Thecombined side starts 

the season withachangein 

coachingstaff,with former 

player Jamie Gray taking over 

Decider ... Last year’s final saw GlenmarkCheviot and Kaiapoi 

battle out the final at the Omihi Domain in the absence of spectators 

because of Covid19 restrictions. Ahandful of onlookers enjoyed 

the match from acherrypicker in an adjoining paddock. PHOTO: FILE 

the rolefrom Matt Keane. 

Gray reports that the preseason 

builduphas been 

good, with asquad that sees 

several new players replacing 

the inevitable loss of players 

who have either moved on or 

retired. 

Kaiapoi, the beatengrand 

finalists in the last two years, 

has been preparing for a 

season that will hopefully end 

a12year break between 

championship victories. 

Matt Newton and Simon 

Gunn will again lead the 

coaching staff. 

Newton advises that preseason 

activity has not been 

the greatest but he is not too 

concerned given thatmost of 

last season’ssquadhas 

returned. 

One notableaddition to the 

team is exciting Crusaders 

outside back JoshMcKay. 

McKay played his younger 

years with Kaiapoi and 

follows his father,who was a 

senior stalwart for many 

years. 

Ben Gorstwill again coach 

Oxford. 

This team will be keento 

break aseries of semi final 

departures and return to the 

winners podium for thefirst 

time since2012. 

Saracens has had asolid 

season build up under the eye 

of headcoach TroyManaena, 

as has Ashleywith Al Sim 

again in charge. 

The Ashley forward pack 

again looks strong, with 

veteran loosie Richie Hancox 

again in themix. 

Regrettably,inpreseason 

play, they lost promising 

outsideback Luke Goldtoa 

seasonendingshoulder 

injury. 

Hurunui and Ohoka will be 

hoping to build on the steady 

growth both sides made last 

year. Both sides were never 

outclassed, but victories were 

scarce. 

Ohoka had thesatisfaction 

of being the only team to take 

points off GlenmarkCheviot, 

when it held the northern side 

to adraw. 

Arejuvenated Woodend 

teamhas secured some 

suitablegains and has new 

coaching staff, withTom 

Tamati and Dewet Nortje in 

charge. 

Former Glenmark coach 

MattKeane,along with 

Kaiapoi’s SimonGunnand 

James Lowe (Ashley), will 

takecharge of the North 

Canterbury representative 

side. 

With the absence againof 

any Country programme, the 

North Canterbury team will 

takepart in the Tane Norton 

Cup competition against 

Ellesmere, Canterbury 

Maoris and aCantabrians XV. 

The side will alsoplay a 

warmup game againstthe 

Buller invitational side 

before theHeartland 

programme begins. 

NORTH CANTERBURY 

RUGBYSUB UNION DRAW 

10 th April 2021 

Luisetti Seeds Combined Div 1(Pool C) 

2.45pm Saracens vs Ashley, Southbrook Park, 

Southbrook 1.2.45pm Glenmark Cheviot Rugby vs 

Oxford RFC, Omihi, Omihi 1. 2.45pm Woodend RFC 

vs Hurunui, Gladstone Domain, Woodend 1. 2.45pm 

KaiapoiRFC vs OhokaRFC,Kaiapoi, Kaiapoi Oval 

Ellesmere&NorthCanterbury(SectionA) 

1.00pmAmberley RFCvsAshley,Amberley,Amberley 

1. 1.00pm Hurunui vs Glenmark Cheviot Rugby, 

Culverden, Culverden 1. 1.00pm Kaiapoi RFC Div2 

Golds vsSaracens, Kaiapoi, Kaiapoi Oval. 1.00pm 

Kaikoura Rugby Football Club vs Woodend, Kaikoura 

Rugby Club, Field 1.1.00pm Oxford RFC vs Ohoka 

RFC, Oxford,Oxford Oval. 

Combined Colts (Section A) 

1.00pm Hampstead /Southern RFC Combined vs 

AshleySol Colts, Hinds Domain, Field 1. 1.00pmCeltic 

EuroAgri vs Glenmark Cheviot Rugby, Ashburton 

Celtic RFC,Field 1. 

Womens(CanstaffWomen’s Round Robin) 

2.45pm Kaiapoi RFC Women’s vs Lincoln University 

RFC Hoggets,KaiapoiRugby1. 

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CANTERBURY 

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No restrictions 

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Rotary backs swimming initiative 

Rangiora Rotary has swung 

behind the MainPower 

Waiswim primary schools 

swimming programme. 

The club has made a 

donation to the programme, 

run by the Sport and 

Recreation Trust (NCSRT), 

ensuring it continues to reach 

more than 5500 primary 

school children across North 

Canterbury. 

Major sponsor MainPower 

joined NCSRT and the 

Waimakariri District Council 

in 2010 to develop the 

programme, which aims to 

ensure North Canterbury 

children are taught basic but 

valuable swimming and water 

safety skills. 

Initially, it targeted Year 6 

to 8students. However, it was 

so well received by schools it 

was soon expanded to include 

younger age groups, with each 

child receiving 10 swimming 

lessons (plus transportation 

to the local pool if required) 

at minimal cost to families. 

In recent years, changes to 

KiwiSport funding priorities 

has meant the programme no 

longer receives government 

funding, so Rotary Club 

support is awelcome addition 

to the programme’s 

sponsorship family. 

It is particularly well 

received this year as the 

NCSRT was forced to cancel 

the Rakahuri Rage Mountain 

Bike Race —its main swimming 

programme fundraiser 

—because of changes in 

Covid alert levels. 

Rangiora Rotary president 

Craig Sargison says the club 

has apassion for supporting 

the community. 

‘‘The MainPower Waiswim 

project is an opportunity for 

Rotary to help young students 

learn the basics of swimming 

in cooperation with the 

North Canterbury Sport and 

Recreation Trust. 

“Water safety is abig issue 

in North Canterbury, with its 

beaches, rivers, streams and 

ponds, and our young people 

need to learn basic swimming 

skills to survive in the water,” 

he says. 

Rotary’s support has been 

made possible through 

Rangiora Rotary’s many fundraising 

activities including 

the annual Rotary book sale. 

“Rangiora Rotary play a 

valuable role in our 

community by showing 

leadership and working to 

make apositive difference,” 

Mr Sargison says. 

The programme will benefit 

young people and keep them 

safe, he says. 

Support in the water ... Rosie 

Oliver, left, from the North 

Canterbury Sports Trust, Emma 

Hyde from MainPower, and 

Craig Sargison from Rangiora 

Rotary Club at Dudley Aquatic 

Centre 

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Rangiora Golf Club 

9Hole, Ladies stroke/LGU/ 

Homelinks,second round 

competition: Pam Holland 33, Anne 

Smith 34, Lyn Leech 35c/b, Jan 

Moffatt35c/b, Sarah Rutherford 35. 

Men: Alan Macdonald34, Bruce Pugh 

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Truck 

revived 

Oxford author Jennifer 

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seventh book recently. 

Old Truck and the Flood is 

the sixth title in her Tales 

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series, illustrated by her 

sister Margery Fern, and 

designed by Jennifer’s niece, 

Ezra Andre. 

The old truck’s 100th 

birthday was also celebrated 

with ascale replica cake 

model created by cake 

artisan Lilian Loh, of 

Oxford. 

“The truck is worth 

celebrating,” Jennifer says. 

“It’s atrue survivor.” 

The truck had been 

through two complete 

restorations by Jennifer’s 

brother, John Somervell. 

But, in 2004, the Tongariro 

River flooded the truck, 

completely wrecking it, 

along with his home. He set 

about restoring it for athird 

time, thanks to support from 

afriend. 

The story is toldfrom the 

viewpoint of the truck, as it 

is trapped in the flooded 

river. 

Anonfiction section 

researched by Jennifer’s 

husband, Ken Fletcher, 

includes information about 

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weather system that 

produced it, and practical 

tips on preparing for natural 

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Jeska launches venture 

By DAVID HILL 

Having beenalandlord herself, Jeska Kingknows 

only too wellthe pitfalls for landlords and tenants. 

Last year'sCovid19 lockdown provided the 

Kaiapoi woman with the chance to develop anew 

business venture to support local landlords and 

tenants, and throughthe helpofEnterpriseNorth 

Canterbury (ENC)ithas become areality. 

Property ManagementSolutions was launched 

last month, but the process has takenlonger than 

she imagined. 

“It’sbeen aquite aprocesstrying to get 

everything lined up —the website,the collatoral 

and all thoseextra things Ididn’t think about and 

didn’t knowabout. 

“I had agreat ideaand I’ve been working in the 

fieldfor some time.Iknow my area of expertise, but 

operatingabusiness is not that easy,”Jeska admits. 

Support from ENC business development 

manager Miles Daltonhas been abig help. 

“Miles has been agreat mentor.He’s connected 

me with some really good business partners and the 

business startup course was great to get some 

people together and bounceideas. 

“Initially,Iwas ready to hit the floor running, 

without setting good processes in place. My advice 

to people is to take astep back and develop your 

business plan and make sure it’sinplacefrom the 

start.” 

Jeskaisnow offering amobile servicefor clients 

all over Canterbury. 

“I have met alot of landlordsand after talking to 

them,I’ve heard alot of disaster stories where 

landlords lost alot of money from investing in 

property. 

“The ideacame from areal needtohelp 

landlords and especially firsttime landlords who 

maynot know what they’re really buyinginto. 

“I had abad experience being alandlordmyself, 

with atenant who chose not to pay.I’ve been there 

and Imanaged to survive.” 

Pitfalls include understandingcontracts, doing 

backgroundchecks on tenantsand “hidden costs”. 

New venture ... Jeska King looks forward to 

supporting North Canterbury landlords and tenants. 


While finding the right tenants is crucial, Jeska 

says landlords have responsibilities, too. 

“Landlords needtolook after their tenants as 

much as tenantsneed to look after the property. 

You need to have agoodrelationship so there is 

good communication. Otherwise,peopleget their 

backs up.” 

NEWS 


In brief 

Warning lifted 

35 

Algal bloomhealth warnings 

issued for the Hurunui River 

at State Highway1,and the 

Waiau River at Waiau 

Township Bridge, have been 

lifted. The Canterbury 

DistrictHealth Board says 

recent cyanobacteria surveys 

of the two rivers have shown 

that levels of potentially toxic 

algae (benthic cyanobacteria) 

have fallenbelow levels of 

concern to public health. 

Canterbury Medical Officer 

of Health Dr Ramon Pink 

says Environment Canterbury’s 

monitoring of Hurunui 

River has finished for the 

winter, but will resumein 

November. 

Car celebration 

Classic car enthusiasts will 

celebrate the 50th 

anniversary of the American 

Classic Car Club this 

weekend. The milestone will 

be celebrated with acruise 

and an eveningcelebration. 

The club, which beganin 

1971, will be reenactingthe 

first cruisetaken by members 

when the tour heads off from 

The Peg in Belfast on 

Saturday, April 10, travelling 

to Hawardenfor lunch. 

Participantswill then head to 

an undisclosed vineyard on 

Saturdaynight for an evening 

celebration. The cruiseends 

in Rolleston on Sunday, April 

11. 

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What’s happening in your 

community… 

Gold Stars for Great Bins 

District-wide recycling bin checks resume 

from Monday 12 April, and this time gold 

stars will appear on bins where residents have 

got their recycling right. 

“During the first round of bin checks we found 

that people wanted ustolet them know when 

they got things right. Agold star isasimple 

and low cost way of acknowledging residents 

who are doing agreat job”, says Kitty Waghorn, 

Council’s Solid Waste Asset Manager. 

Educational material will be le in letterboxes 

of properties where bins are collectable but 

still have afew incorrect items. 

Bins that are too contaminated with rubbish 

and incorrect items will be le uncollected, 

with alabel on the handle explaining which 

items shouldn’t be in the recycling bin. 

Recent figures show that 60% of recycling is 

going to the landfill, prompting the Council to 

continue the bin checks. 

“Bin checks help us see which items are 

causing confusion, so we can do abetter job 

of educating people. Italso means we can 

remove contaminated bins from collection 

before they can ruin the whole truckload”, 

says Kitty. 

As well as being wasteful, poor recycling hits 

ratepayers hard in the pocket. Kitty says that 

between October and December last year, 

extra landfill charges piled up to more than 

$149,000. Unfortunately this year’s figures 

aren’t looking any better with January and 

February’s extra costs sitting at$92,000. 

“Incorrect recycling is costing ratepayers 

dearly, each additional truckload to the landfill 

costs more than $1,000.” 

So far during bin checks, 1,723 bins have been 

found to be contaminated. The most common 

issues are food, liquid cartons like Tetra-Pak, 

takeaway cups, so plastics and dirty nappies. 

The Council says that if people are in doubt, 

it’s best to throw itout. Find out more about 

recycling correctly at rethinkrubbish.co.nz 

Dra Long Term Plan 

Remember to give usyour feedback on our 

Dra Plan by 12 April -it’s important you tell 

us whatyou thinkatwaimakariri.govt.nz/letstalk 

Applications for Civil Defence Cadets 

Close Soon 

The Waimakariri Civil Defence Cadets is a 

programme for young people aged between 

12-17 years old. 

Cadets learn emergency management and 

leadership skills, make great friends and get a 

taste of how rewarding afuture career in the 

emergency services could be. 

There are only four places available for the 

2021 intake and applications close on 9April. 

Know someone who might be interested? Find 

out more at waimakariri.govt.nz/cadets 

 

 

 

 

 

The Council isfocused on making sure 

we keep up with growth, Covid-19 

economic recovery, climate change/ 

sustainability, and the impact of the 

Three Waters Review. 

Specifically we are asking for feedback on: 

• New community facilities for Pegasus and 

north Woodend (Ravenswood) 

• Upgrades to the Rangiora Library and 

wider civic area 

• Parking in Rangiora –including acar 

park building. 

We are holding anumber of events where 

people can come and ask aquestion directly 

about the dra Long Term Plan. 

We hope to see you there. 

Ohoka Farmers Market 

Friday 9April, 9am–12pm 

Find out more atwaimakariri.govt.nz/letstalk 

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Mystery Trail 

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at Waimakariri Libraries 

Term One 2021 

Smart Phones Introduction 

Kaiapoi -Monday12April10am-12pm 

Rangiora-Thursday 15 April 10am-12pm 

Bookings essential on 

03 311 8901 

or ask at anyWaimakariri Library 

libraries.waimakariri.govt.nz 

ColouringCompetition 

School 

Holidays 

Creative Writing Cometition 

Visit libraries.waimakariri.govt.nz or pop 

into the library for more information.

Give usyour 

feedback 

Checking in 

on your bin… 

We’re doing recycling bin checks 

across the District to make sure they 

have the right items going into them. 

 

 

 

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an issue? 

Use the free Snap Send Solve app to tell 

Waimakariri District Council about it. 

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Freshwater 

issues to be 

discussed 

Farmers and landowners concerned 

about environmental regulations are 

invited to Groundswell NZ tour meetings 

throughout the South Island. 

Groundswell NZ is anew group formed 

by Southland and Otago farmers, initially 

aimed at providing astronger voice on 

behalf of farmers against the freshwater 

legislation. 

Two meetings are being held in 

Canterbury. The first will be at the 

Ashburton Events Centre on Monday, 

April 12, at 7.30pm, and the secondatthe 

Omihi Community Hall on Tuesday, April 

13, at 7.30 pm. 

Environmentalist Jamie McFadden, 

who chairs the Hurunuibased Rural 

Advocacy Network, will be speaking at the 

meetings. 

Jamie says he aims to provide attendees 

with aclear understandingofthe new 

freshwater and indigenousbiodiversity 

laws, and why he sees them as 

unworkable. 

He says he will offer other solutions, 

and explain whathebelieves is 

‘‘happening with our national rural voice 

and what needs to change’’. 

He will be joined by Jane Smith, an 

Otago farmer and vocal critic of the 

freshwater legislation. 

Jane will speak on the legislation, her 

experiences overseas, and the work of 

their local catchment group, North Otago 

Sustainable Land Management 

(NOSLaM). 

Bryce Mckenzie, from the Pomahaka 

Water Care Group, will speak about the 

work of the catchment group in 

addressing environmental issues. 

Groundswell NZ is canvassing arange 

of action options to challenge the 

regulations. 

Visit its Facebook page,orfor any more 

information about these meetings, contact 

Jamie on (027) 321 8747. 

SPORT RESULTS 

Amberley Smallbore Rifle Club 

KQuigley 100.5, GWright100.5, D 

Quigley 99.7, KBrown 98.5, MParker 

91.2, WParker 89.2, RMorgan 72.0,M 

Palmer65.1. Withthe new season 

starting, people are welcome to come 

and have ago, with all gearsupplied. 

Waimakariri GorgeWomen’s Golf 

Competition: LGU &Putting: 18 holes: 

Silver, NWeavers73. Bronze A, K 

Battersby 77, LSmith 80, LSteele 80, L 

Scott 81. Bronze B, SMardon76, H 

Chamberlain 79, IBeetsHuchshorn 79, 

KBush 82. Putting: TCraig 30. 

9Holes: JSmith 37, SFarrar 37, R 

Roy 39. Putting: SMcDonald 17. 

Cars Wanted 

CASH 4CARS 

and 4WD'S 

Phone 

Automotive 

Parts 

03 313 7216 

Public Notices 

Annual General Meeting 

12 th April, 2021 @7.30 

4B Millton Avenue, Rangiora 

All Welcome 

2370608 

Cars Wanted 

ANY old cars, anything pre 

1990, unfinished Hot Rods, 

Classic Cars. Please call 

027 258 8366. 

CARS, vans, 4WD’s 

wanted for dismantling or 

repair. Phone 027 258 

8366. 

NEWS, SPORT AND CLASSIFIEDS 



MURPHY PARK RESERVE, KAIAPOI 

SEASONAL ALCOHOL CONTROL AREA 

1APRIL –1SEPTEMBER 2021 

Under the Council’s Alcohol Control Bylaw 2018, Murphy 

Park Reserve is aseasonal alcohol control area. This 

means the possession, consumption or bringing of 

alcohol into Murphy Park Reserve is prohibited 24 hours, 

from 1April to 1September 2021. 

Murphy Park Reserve is the area of reserve bounded to 

the north by the Kaiapoi River and west by Raven Quay, 

and up to but not including, the area south-east of the 

reserve that contains the Kaiapoi Croquet Club and the 

Kaiapoi Boat Club Reserve. 

If you have any questions about this seasonal alcohol 

control area at Murphy Park Reserve please contact: 

Environmental Services Manager 

Waimakariri District Council 

Phone: 0800 965 468 

2371671 

Proposed Temporary Road Closures 

2021 Lone Star Canterbury Rally 

Sunday 6June 2021 

The Council has received an application from Autosport 

Club Inc. seeking the temporaryclosure of the following 

roads to run the 2021 Lonestar Rally. Six Stages as 

detailed below: 

7.30am –10.45am –Stage 1 runs from the Ashley 

Forest gate East along Cramptons Bush Rd for 

1.17kms. 

9.30am –12.45pm -Stage 2 runs Happy Valley 

Rd from Fisherman’s Lane to end. Stonyhurst Rd 

from Happy Valley Rd to Blythe Rd. Blythe Rd from 

Stonyhurst Rd to Nape Nape Rd 

11.00am – 2.00pm - Stage 3 runs Sinclair Rd 

(entire length) 

11.20am –2.30pm -Stage 4 runs Waiau West 

Rd from end of seal to end. Leamington Rd (entire 

length). Eggleston Rd (entire length). Kaiwara 

Rd from Eggleston Rd to apoint 1Km from the 

beginning of seal 

1.30pm –4.30pm -Stage 5 runs Greys Rd (gravel 

section). Heathstock Rd from Greys Rd to McDonald 

Downs Rd. McDonald Downs Rd (entire length). 

Ram Paddock Rd from McDonald Downs Rd to 

Laidmore Rd 

2.00pm –5.00pm -Stage 6 runs Onepunga Rd 

(gravel section). Berridale Rd (entire length). Brodies 

Rd (from Berridale Rd to apoint 1Kmfrom the 

beginning of seal 

To lodge anobjection tothe proposed closures, please 

contact Council by: 

midday Thursday 15 April 2021 

This application will go before the Temporary Road 

Closure Committee, Thursday 6 May 2021 for their 

consideration. 

Hurunui District Council 

POBox 13, Amberley 744 

Email: info@hurunui.govt.nz 

Kaiapoi Christadelphians 

2372171 

“The Key ofKnowledge ..“(Luke 11:52) 

THERE IS NO EVOLUTION 

IN GOD’SCREATION 

The creation record in Genesis states ‘In the beginning God 

created the heaven and the earth. His word went forth and all 

the components of abeautiful world were formed. His hand 

is upon everything he had made. In Isaiah 45:7 he states 

‘I am the LORD and there is none else. Iform the light and 

create darkness: Imake peace and create evil: Ithe LORD 

do all these things. The Lord Jesus Christ referred frequently 

in his discourses to Old Testament teaching. Compare Mark 

10 -when questioned over amatter concerning marriage, he 

stated “But from the beginning of creation God made male and 

female. Forthis cause shall aman leave his father and mother, 

and cleave to his wife; and they twain shall be one flesh: so 

then they are no more twain, but one flesh’- Genesis 2:24 

DVD presentation -Sunday 10th April, 7.00pm 

Kaiapoi Community Centre, Sewell Street 

Forinformation -phone 03 352 5453 

Website -bibletruthandprophecy 

2372135 

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PUBLIC NOTICE OF 

APPLICATION FOR 

ON-LICENCE 

SECTION 101, SALE 

AND SUPPLY OF 

ALCOHOL ACT 2012 

Lala’s Limited has made 

application to the District 

Licensing Committee at 

Rangiora for the renewal of 

an On Licence in respect 

of the premises situated at 

246 High Street, Rangiora 

known as Golden Panda 

Restaurant. 

The general nature of the 

business conducted (or to 

be conducted) under the 

licence is Restaurant. 

The days on which and 

the hours during which 

alcohol is (or is intended to 

be) sold under the licence 

are 11.30am - 2.30pm, 

4.30pm -9.30pm Monday 

-Sunday. 

The application may be 

inspected during ordinary 

office hours at the office 

of the Waimakariri District 

Licensing Committee at 

215 High Street, Rangiora. 

Any person who is entitled 

to object and who wishes 

to object to the issue of 

the licence may, not later 

than 15 working days after 

the date of the publication 

of this notice, file anotice 

in writing of the objection 

with the Secretary of 

the Waimakariri District 

Licensing Committee 

at Private Bag 1005, 

Rangiora. 

No objection to the renewal 

of alicence may bemade 

in relation to amatter other 

than amatter specified in 

section 131 of the sale and 

supply of Alcohol Act 2012. 

This is the second 

publication of this notice. 

This notice was first 

published on 1st April 

2021. 

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HURUNUI 

TIME BANK & 

LEARNING 

EXCHANGE 

Public Meetings 

Time Bank And Learning 

Exchange 

Amberley Library 7pm 

Tuesday 13th April 2021 

Culverden Library 7pm 

Thursday 15th April 

2021 

Presentations on 

• 

The benefits of the 

services 

• 

How they work 

• 

What's involved in running 

them 

• 

Funding available to 

subsidise administration 

All Welcome 

Ashburton Fanciers 

Society 

POULTRY AUCTION 

Sunday April 18, 

Sports Hall 

Tancred Street West 

Ashburton 

Viewing 11am 

Start 12.30pm 

Poultry, Bantams, 

Ducks,Cavies 

Huge selection on offer. 

Big birds, little birds. 

Something for every body. 

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Entertainment 

GRAHAM WARDROP is 

performing at the Balcairn 

Hall on Saturday 10th April 

2021 at 8pm. Acclaimed as 

NZ’s finest finger-style 

guitarist. Family friendly, 

alcohol free event, raffles 

and famous free country 

supper. Tickets $25.00 

(cash) from Sally Macs in 

Amberley, Stan’s 7 Day 

Pharmacy in Rangiora, Sefton 

Garage and online at 

www.balcairnhall.com. 

Motorcycles 

MOTORBIKE servicing 

and repairs, quality service, 

affordable rates. South 

Pacific Motorcycle 

Services, Mandeville. 

Phone 03 312 0066. Or visit 

www.motorbiketours.co.nz 

Wanted To Rent 

MATURE woman seeks 

long term, nicely kept 2-3 

bdrm spacious home in 

Rangiora or surrounding 

areas, excellent references. 

Phone Julie 020 420 2712. 

Pets 

BICHON HOMESTAY 

for smaller dogs. We look 

after your dog in our home. 

"No kennels". Phone today 

03 314 6110. 

ZEBRA FINCHES $10 

each. Phone 03 313 8763. 

Gardening 

A+ GARDEN hedges cut 

to perfection. Tree &arbor 

work. Also spraying. Free 

quotes. Ph 03 312 0668 or 

021 111 4322. 

Livestock 

HOMEKILL 

&Wild Game 

Meat Processing 

313 0022 

2309602MEAT2U.NZ 

Wanted To Buy 

$$$ 

Amalgamated Scrap Metal 

Ltd. Specialists in farm 

machineryand farm clean 

ups, old vehicles etc. 

100% locally owned. 

Ph 0800 030 712 or 

027 695 0480. 

2312759 

For Sale 

HONEY 4kg bucket 

cooking honey, $30 special. 

Available at Gracebrook, 

Amberley. Telephone 03 

314 7076. 

GUINEA FOWL sell, 

great for insect, bug and 

wasp control, ideal in wineries 

and organic properties. 

$25 ea. Please phone 

03 312 0224. 

Firewood 

BEECH mix firewood 

$140 per cube, delivered. 

Facebook Pricecon firewood. 

Phone 021 458 258. 

DRY Wattle & Old Man 

Pine. 6m load Wattle $700, 

Old Man Pine $550. Phone 

03 312 8726. 

Garage Sales 

GARAGE SALE 38 ASPEN 

ST Large variety of household 

items from kitchen, 

Cushions, Rugs to furniture, 

Clothing and much more. 

From 8am to 2pm 

Saturday,10th April at 38 

Aspen St (off Acacia Ave) 

Educational 

TUITION available. Primary 

and secondary up to 

NCEA level 3. In centre 

(Rangiora) or interactive 

online from your home. 

Each student on an individually 

tailored programme. 

Kip McGrath Rangiora has 

been serving the local community 

for 30 +years. Give 

is acall (03 313 3638) or 

book your free assessment 

online https://www.kipmcgrath. 

co.nz/rangiora 

Trade&Services 

ABEL &Prestige Chimney 

Cleaning. Nth Cant owned 

& operated. Covering all 

areas from Waimak to Hanmer. 

Professional, guaranteed, 

service. Firebox 

repairs, carry most parts. Ph 

0800 661 244. 

AFFORDABLE concrete 

cutting with quality and 

removal work. Free quotes. 

No job too small. Ph 027 

442 2219, Fax 03 359 6052 

or A/H 03 359 4605. 

ALL TREE SERVICES, 

arbour work, pruning, tree 

removal. Affordable & 

friendly service. Telephone 

021 111 4322. 

ARBORIST qualified. 

Copper Beech Tree 

Services. Tree removal, 

pruning, height reduction, 

hedge trimming, shaping, 

tree planting, firewood. 

Free quotes. Contact Angus 

Edwards 027 259 6741 

copperbeechtreeservices@gmail.com 

BRIAN’S Tree Services. 

Tree felling, topping, 

shaping, firewood cut, rubbish 

removed, stump grinding, 

branch chipping. 

Affordable rates. Phone 03 

327 5505 or 021 124 4894. 

BUILDERS Father &Son 

team. Amac Builders are 

available to help you with 

your building needs. High 

standards, low overheads. 

No job too small. Check us 

out on fb. Amac Builders 

Ltd. Ph 027 318 4400. 


BRICK &blocklaying. All 

types of work undertaken, 

repairs. Phone Hamish 

0272 386 003 or 313 5678. 

BUILDING & concrete 

work. Decks, fences, paths, 

patios and drives. Small 

projects not aproblem. Ph 

021 228 3864 to discuss. 

PAINTERS 

Reg Tradesman 

Interior,exterior. 

North Canterbury Painters 

specialising in decorating for 

over 65 at adiscount rate. 

Free quotes. 

Covering Nth Canty,Oxford, 

Kaiapoi, Rangiora, Amberley. 

Rob 03 327 7899 

or 027 432 3520 2227597 

DIRTY TILES &Grout? 

Professional tile cleaning, 

tiled shower restoration, 

mouldy silcone, shower 

glass & we can even 

recolour your old grout! 

For all your tile and grout 

issues call Grout Pro for a 

free, no obligation quote. 

Ph Darryl 0800 882 772. 

Log Fires 

Pellet Fires 

Heat Pumps 

Sales 

Service 

Installations 

Free Quotes 

03 343 1651 

472 Blenheim Rd 

www.heatstore.co.nz 


CONCRETE PLACING 

Le Con Placing. Phone 

Peter Hackett 027 408 5319 

for all your concrete ideas. 

FIRE GUARDS Custom 

made with safety latch. 

Phone 021 169 9066. E: 

pjfabricators123@gmail.com. 

KITCHEN, 

renovations, 

pergolas, fencing. Honest 

reliable licenced builders. 

Ph Don 027 727 9162. 

METAL WORX. Flashing, 

Sheetmetal Fabrication, 

Wrought Iron, 

Welding, Custom Trailers, 

General Metalwork. No job 

too big or too small. Ph 021 

265 5428 or 03 314 6908. 

Find us on facebook/ 

Glenmark Metal Worx. 

glenmarkmetalworx.ltd@gmail.com. 

PAINT & wallpaper 

services. Wayne Bryant, 

exterior, interior. Qualified 

tradesman. Free quotes. Ph 

313 5337 or 027 654 4568. 

PAINTER & Decorator. 

25 + years experience. 

Interior /exterior, roofs & 

waterblasting. For a free 

quote, please ph Steve 03 

314 4620 or 027 477 1930. 

PAINTER. Qualified local 

professional, Int / Ext, 

roofs, wallpaper. Call or 

text Corban 027 846 5035. 

POWER TOOLS repairs, 

parts &sales for over 40 

years. All main brands serviced. 

Grossman Trade 

Tools, 23 Watts Road, 

Christchurch. Ph389 9230. 

PROPERTY MAINTEN- 

ANCE, lawns, chainsaw & 

scrub cutting, fencing, 

painting &minor building 

repairs. Ph 022 137 9209. 

RANGIORA Rubbish 

Removal and RRR skips. 

Wheeliebins any frequency 

and skips from 1.5 cube to 

9cube. Skips and wheelie 

bins for any use, rubbish, 

greenwaste, building sites 

or just cleanups. Give us a 

phone call 313 6957 or for 

skips 021 313 255. 


ROOFER. All roof repairs, 

roof painting, water blasting, 

moss treatment, 

repointing, gutter cleans & 

snow straps. And more. 

Free quotes. Phone Nathan 

027 516 6609. 

SCREEN PRINTING. 

For all your printing 

bathroom, 

requirements. T-shirts, 

decking, 

Hoodies, Hi-Vis vests and 

polos, Overalls, Caps etc. 

Please phone Heather 03 

313 0261 or email heather. 

norstar@gmail.com. 

SHEEP SHEARING, 

drenching, feet trimming. 

For Lifestyle blocks. Call 

Stu 027 315 6916. 

SHEARER. Hap’s Farm & 

Lifestyle Services. Shearing, 

crutching, drenching, 

tailing, feet trimming & 

health check. — Ph. 03- 

423-3713 or 021-267-4025. 

STONEMASON, Brick 

and Blocklayer. Earthquake 

repairs, grind out and 

repoint, River/Oamaru 

stone, Schist, Volcanic 

Rock, paving, all alterations 

new and old. Quality 

workmanship. Visit 

featureworks.co.nz or ph 

027 601 3145. 

SUMMERFIELD 

FENCING 

IN YOUR AREA NOW. 

Lifestyle or farm, sheep, cattle, 

horse, all types of animals. 

Fences, yards, sheds, arenas, 

shelters, runs. 

30+ years contract fencing. 

Steve is available to help with 

your design &planning. 

Ph office03312 4747 

2091848 

ANTHONY SYMONDS 

Forall your painting & 

plastering requirements 

Local with 30 years 

experience 

All workmanship 

Guaranteed. 

Phone 021 344 023 

2220615 


SEPTIC TANK 

CLEANING 

Bill’s Liquid 

Waste 

Blair Tavendale 

Ph 03 314 9371 

0275 379-694 

Pride &Quality Painting 

&Decorating Services 

20 yrs exp, fast and friendly 

service. For all your painting 

needs, phone: Martin 310 

6187 or 021 128 9867 

2362002 

You dump it... 

Blair pumps it... 

027 216 0000 

WINDOW TINTING 

tintawindow 

advanced film solutions 

99% uv block 

fade protection 

heat control 

reduce glare 

25 Years Experience 

2225862 

privacy films 

frosting designs 

non-darkening films 

Workmanship Guaranteed 

Lifetime Warranties on Most Films 

UV 

block 


Dressmaking 

&Alterations 

40yrs experience. 

Will pick up & 

deliver. 

Ready 3-7 days. 

Ph Robyn 

022 317 2948 

REMOVALISTS 

Movemen Ltd 

2Men &agood sized truck. 

From $150 plus GST per 

hour.Kaiapoi based. 

Call Gerard 

027 668 3636 

VALUATION - 

Specialising in North Canterbury. 

Contact Geoff at 

Maxwell Valuation. Phone 

03 310 8541 or email 

geoff@maxval.co.nz. 

Free Quotes Canterbury and Districts 

03 365 3653 0800 368 468 

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Trusted Trades & 

Professional Services 

Guide 

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

Automotive &Recovery 

Builder 

Butchery 

Computer Repairs 

2070788 

• WOF Cars &Trailers 

• Vehicle Servicing & 

Repairs 

• Tyres &Punctures 

• Jump Starts 

• 

Towing &Salvage 

• Courtesy Car Available 

Ph Aaron Rowlands 

0272 588 366 

13 Stone Eyre Place, 

Swannanoa 

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

OxfordButchery 

Shane and Leanne Frahm 

We cankill&process yourstock 

FourGenerations of Frahms 

since 1957 

Ph 312 4205 

Oxford 

1680439 

Number one 

old-fashioned bacon 

&ham curing. 

A/H 312 4709 

For all your computer repairs, parts, servicing, sales &more.. 

Come and see us for friendly &supportive service 

2208126 

Construction &Concrete 

Ear Health 

A l Construction & Concrete Work 

•Driveways, patios &paths 

•Bridges and Culverts 

•Floors, foundations 

•Sheds and buildings 

•Dairy Sheds, Herd homes 

•Silage pits, effluent ponds 

•Excavation and cartage 

•Precast concrete 

•Insulated panels 

Daryl Power 

027 230 9401 

concretepower@scorch.co.nz 

www.concretepower.co.nz 

2273277 

2089195v2-4/4-S 

• Ear Health checks. 

• Wax removal using Microsuction 

• Removal of foreign bodies 

• Basic hearing aid care 

• ACC provider 

• WarVeteran provider 

• No medical referral 

required 

Clinics in Rangiora, Amberley and Kaiapoi 

Rest homes/retirement villages, booking by prior arrangement. 

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

Email alison@earcare.nz | Ear Care Canterbury 

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Trusted Trades & 

Professional Services 

Guide 

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

DENTURE CLINIC 

RANGIORA 

DENTURE CLINIC 

Garry WMechen 

Registered Clinical DentalTechncian 

Phone (03) 313-9192 

38a Ashley Street, Rangiora 

NEW N W DENTURES D ES 

*RELINE * *REPAIRS 

* I S 

HOURS 

8.30am -12noon 

- Monday to Friday 

FREE E CONSULTATION O 

AND ADVICE 

A V C 

For a/h repairs 

phone (03) 310-3044 

Scrap Metal 

CASH PAID FOR SCRAP 

•Car Bodies •Scrap Steel•Specialists in Farm 

Machinery•All non Ferrous 

MAINLAND 

METALS LTD 

Ph (03)338 7000 

Mike0274 818544 •Robbie 0274 818 027 

Locally owned and operated 

Trellis 

Proud specialists in enviro-friendly 

timber manufacturing trellis from 

premium Macrocarpa &treated Pine 

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•Trellis •Outdoor Living 

•Outdoor Furniture •Gates 

550 Oxford Road, Fernside |sales@kaiapoitrellis.co.nz 

Ph 027 575 4511 |www.kaiapoitrellis.co.nz 

AMPLIFY YOUR 

BUSINESS 

AND BE THE 

NAME THEY 

REMEMBER 

FIRST 

1902273 

Excavation &Cartage 

Excavation &Cartage Ltd 

• HORSE ARENAS -Cheap 0-6mm Screened sand 

• Screened Soil • Boulders -Large suitable for soak holes 

Dean Hurley -Managing Director 

Hurley Excavation &Cartage Ltd 

Ph 0274 336 993 |hurleyexcavation@xtra.co.nz 

Mechanical &Pipe Systems 

•Upto2”pipethreading &fitting 

•Oil lubricationpumprepairs&systems installation 

•BulkDieselTank polishing (filtering) 

•Industrialservicing andmaintenance 

•Based inWaimakaririregion 

Tony 027 243 5337 

Email:Mpipesystems@gmail.com 

Advertise with 

us and get 

noticed 

today! 

Phone us today on 03 314 8335 or email 

sales@ncnews.co.nz to find out how we can help! 

Plumbing 

For all 

general 

aspects of 

plumbing 

Discounts for over 

65 years old 

2352471 

2346458 

Fast friendly service 

All work guaranteed 

Aaron McCartney 

Certifying Plumber 

Cell 027 366 9091 

A/H 03 310 2137 

Free Call: 

0508 44EVER 

EMAIL: 

plumber_27@yahoo.com 

Seamless Spouting 

Seamless Spouting 

2172994 

Supply and Install 

of Seamless Gutters 

10 year no leaks 

guarantee 

• Continuous spouting made on site, 

large colour range available 

• High grade and thicker material used 

• Repair or replace any type of gutter 

• Undertake all insurance work 

• Independently owned and operated 

• Competitive pricing 

Servicing North CanterburyDistricts 

Call Danie 021 875 462 

2359362 

Landscaping 

STEWART CONTRACTING 

Landscaping -Fencing 

& Earthworks 

ENJOYABLE STRESS FREE LANDSCAPING 

03 313 9375 •027 369 3974 

www.stewartcontracting.co.nz 

contact@stewartcontracting.co.nz 

✓ Mowing 

✓ Edging 

✓ Trimming 

2360356 

Mowing &Gardening 

✓ Blowing 

✓ Pruning 

✓ Cleanups 

And much 

more ... 

CALL US NOW: 027 294 8279 

elitemowingandgarden 

● Filtration –whole house, kitchen tap 

● Domestic maintenance 

● Gas fitting –servicing, new, 

renovations 

● Gas hot water installs 

● Gas cookers and Gas fires 

● Kitchen /Bathroom renovations 

● Backflow testing and installs 

● New housing plumbing and gas 

2365549 

Plumbing &Gasfitting 

Discount forSuper Gold card holders! 

james@plumbingandgashq.co.nz 

0800 H2O LPG 

4 2 6 574 

Windows & Doors 

WINDOW MARKET PLACE 

• New & Used 

• Timber & Aluminium 

• Windows & Doors 

8am-5pm Weekdays 

8am-2pm Saturday 

215 Waltham Rd, Sydenham 

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

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

2136148 

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Lawn &Garden Care 

Lawn Mowing 

Water Blasting 

Gardening 

Spraying 

Pruning and Trimming 

Lawn Care 

Rubbish Removal 

Compost, Worms, Bark 

and Stone Chip Delivery 

Mark Borck 

markborck@icloud.co.nz 

•17metre spray 

booth 

•FullPaint &Panel 

Service 

•Insurance Work 

Panel Beater 

Free Quotes 

www.mrgreen.co.nz 

2358470 

027 2214 936 

0800 674 733 

If it stands still 

long enough we 

will paint it 

•Fullcoachbuildingservice, fabricating 

doors,lockers, windows, tanks 

•PaintingMotorhomes, Caravans, Boats, 

Trucks,Tractors&Cars 

Now moved to 8Seven Mile Drive, Belfast 

Phone (03) 323 4115 

www.autobodyrepairs.co.nz 

Scaffolding 

•Edge protection 

•Working platform 

Phone 

0274 366 901 

Plans for pricing 

jas.rangiorascaffolding@xtra.co.nz 

North Canterbury wide 

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indoorand outdoor paints, 

stains and supplies 

• Potting Mix • Compost • Sheep Pellets 

• Push Mowers 

• Ride-on Mowers 

• Wheelbarrows • Hedge &Line Trimmers 

• Plants • Home Irrigation • Tools 

Come inandsee Lindsay,Ann and Julie today or phone 03 3140130 

Markham Street, Amberley | www.arthurburke.co.nz 

ARTHURBURKE LTD 

Established 1935 

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North Canterbury News: April 08, 2021

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