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Plane crash fails to deter Alan 

By ROBYN BRISTOW 

Nosediving into apaddock in a 

light aircraft has not put 73yearold 

Alan Macdonald off flying. 

The Rangiora retiree had just 

started taking lessons in abid to 

tick off one of the items on his 

bucket list —learning to fly. 

He smashed his wrist, suffered 

cuts, bruising, acouple of black 

toenails, and whiplash. 

Both he and the Canterbury 

Recreational Aircraft Club’s chief 

instructor, Stewart Bufton, were 

taken to Christchurch Hospital, 

but have since been released. 

‘‘I was really lucky. Iwon’t be 

playing golf anytime soon,’’ Alan 

says. 

But he has every intention of 

carrying on with his lessons as 

soon as his body is willing. 

‘‘You have to get back on the 

horse again. Iamnot going to let it 

beat me. 

‘‘It is alovely view up there. On a 

fine day, it is serene. You get a 

view of the countryside from 

another perspective. 

‘‘I also want to see my farm in 

Sheffield, which my son has now, 

every now and then from the air.’’ 

Alan and Mr Bufton were 

practising engine failure protocols 

when the plane clipped power 

wires and nosedived, at low speed, 

into apaddock on afarm near 

Glentui on Wednesday last week. 

‘‘I was under instruction when 

we caught some wires on the 

opposite side of the hedge we were 

climbing over,’’ Alan says. 

‘‘ It was aslow speed, lowaltitude 

accident. 

‘‘ It happened in microseconds, 

so Ididn’t get time to have any 

thoughts as we nosedived into the 

paddock,’’ Alan says. 

He did not want to comment 

further about the crash until the 

Civil Aviation inquiry was held to 

establish what went wrong. 

Continued Page 2 

Spirit not dented ... Alan Macdonald visited Rangiora Airfield yesterday to find his 

missing shoe. It was wedged under the rudder pedal. 

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Quarry 

panel 

down 

to two 

By DAVID HILL 

After months of highprofile publicity, the 

proposed Rangiora Racecourse quarry 

consent hearing got under way with little 

fanfare on Tuesday morning. 

The small public gallery, packed with staff 

from Environment Canterbury (ECan) and 

the Waimakariri District Council, had 

barely taken their seats when the councilappointed 

commissioners momentarily 

adjourned proceedings at the Rangiora 

Showgrounds Function Centre. 

Commissioner Reginald Proffit, of 

Gisborne, realised he had aprior working 

relationship with one of the submitters and 

duly resigned from the panel. 

The remaining commissioners, chairman 

Paul Rogers and John Iseli, both of 

Christchurch, decided to press on, with the 

agreement of the applicants and council 

staff. 

The morning session took in the opening 

legal submissions from the applicant, 

Taggart Earthmoving Ltd, presented by its 

solicitor, Monique Thomas, before she 

answered questions from the 

commissioners. 

The commissioners were due to pay avisit 

to the proposed quarry site after Tuesday’s 

opening session. 

Taggart Earthmoving Ltd is proposing a 

quarry covering 14.5 hectares, with only two 

hectares disturbed at atime. 

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Upended ... The plane ended up 

standing on its nose in aGlentui 

paddock. 

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‘They were incredibly lucky’ 

From Page 1 

On Tuesday, Alan went to 

the Rangiora Airfield to 

have alook at the plane, and 

search for his log book and 

one of his shoes, which had 

got stuck under the rudder 

pedal. 

His family had been 

Lucky escape ... 

scare. 

belatedly told that Alan was 

intending to take flying 

lessons. 

Alan’s daughter, Bridget, 

told him he was mad. 

‘‘I said Ihoped he didn’t 

fly away too soon. He nearly 

did,’’ Bridget says. 

‘‘They were incredibly 

lucky.’’ 

Alan Macdonald is determined to return to the air, following his recent 

Alan’s wife, Christine, 

said it was traumatising to 

get acall from apoliceman 

to tell her about her husband 

being in aplane crash. 

She continues to have 

nightmares about what 

might have been. 

‘‘That’s what has been 

waking me in the night. The 


thought of them burning to 

death,’’ she says. 

‘‘But we will be all right. It 

could have been worse.’’ 

She reminded her 

husband yesterday of their 

wedding vows —insickness 

and in health —asshe 

helped to shower and dress 

him. 

Groundwater risks `acceptably low' 

From Page 1 

It is seeking three consents from ECan 

and alanduse consent from the 

Waimakariri District Council, which 

would be active for 15 years. 

The quarry would assist Taggart 

Earthmoving Ltd in meeting the 

demand for aggregate in the 

Waimakariri district without the need 

for any crushing or screening on site. 

It would supply Taggart’s Cones Road 

site, which employs 12 fulltime staff, 

with up to another 20 staff employed 

when supporting largescale 

construction projects in the area. 

In her submission, Ms Thomas said if 

the consent was not granted, it would 

not be viable for Taggart to continue 

operating in Rangiora, leading to 

closure and redundancies. 

‘‘This proposal is asustainable and 

efficient use of resources and existing 

processing facilities. 

‘‘Its adverse effects can be suitably 

avoided, remedied or mitigated by the 

imposition of consent conditions,’’ she 

said. 

Risks to groundwater were 

‘‘acceptably low’’, she submitted, and 

will be minimised through the backfill 

acceptance and screening processes 

proposed. 

‘‘Given the clear overall benefits and 

demand for aggregate in this area, the 

purpose of the (Resource Management) 

Act is best served by granting these 

consents,’’ Ms Thomas concluded. 

The proposed quarry has attracted 

widespread concern from the 

community, with apetition opposing 

the proposal attracting nearly 5000 

signatures. 

Senior resource management 

consultant Adele Dawson, appointed by 

the two councils, has recommended the 

resource consents be declined, citing 

concerns about the proposal’s effects 

on groundwater and the ability to 

enforce consent conditions. 

More than 400 submissions were 

received on the quarry proposal, with 

390 opposed to the proposed quarry 

and 62 submitters wishing to be 

heard. 

The hearing is scheduled to continue 

into next week to hear from the various 

submitters and experts, before the 

commissioners adjourn to consider the 

evidence. 

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TheawardwinningCheviot Rest Home 

will closeonMay 26. 

Funding woes haveleft owners Sueand 

Steve Coleman, the owneroperators for 

more than20years, with no optionbut to 

closethe home. 

Five permanentresidents willneed to 

be rehomed. They will losetheirexisting 

home, and move awayfromfriends, family 

andthe community in which theyhave 

lived all their lives. 

‘‘It is withheavy hearts we willclosethe 

doors. Iamdevastatedthat thissmall 

community is in this position,’’Sue says. 

‘‘It is goingtobearealshocktoour 

community and thewidercommunity of 

Hurunui because they believe abusiness 

like this will always be therewhenthey 

need it.’’ 

Suesays the home, whichhas taken out 

the Best Small Rest Home in the South 

Island forthe pastfiveyears, has four 

empty bedswhichtheyhave notbeen able 

to fill, putting hugefinancial pressure on 

thehome. 

Sheplaces theblame squarely on the 

‘‘unsustainablestructure’’offunding to 

independent, rural agedcarefacilities. 

Thefunding model foraged care is 

cappedbythe Ministry of Health, and 

dependsupon where peoplelive.Hurunui 

aged care facilities receive lessfunding 

than someother areas. 

Allavenuestosecure further funding 

have been explored through meetings 

with theCanterbury DistrictHealth Board 

(CDHB), theNew ZealandAged Care 

Association, theMinistryofHealth and the 

Canterbury ClinicalNetwork. 

Politicians locallyand nationallyhave 

been lobbied, but to no avail. 

Sueand Steve, who have lived in 

Cheviot for 37 years,say the closure will 

have asignificantimpact on residents and 

staff, local doctorsand district nurses,the 

Cheviot community,and beyond intothe 

Kaikouraregion. 

Localdoctors usebeds at the 

home to refer patientsfor 

respite care, and endoflife 

care. 

‘‘Ourmedicalstaff and 

district nurses willbebeside 

themselvesover theloss,’’ Sue 

says. 

ThehomealsodeliversMeals 

on Wheels, haspeople in for 

daycare, with community 

members oftenjoining 

residents to takepart in exercise classes. 

‘‘Thehome is not justfor longterm care. 

It is all the other things andother services 

we offer to thecommunity.’’ 

Suebelieves the healthboardthinksit 

cansave funding by keeping peoplein 

theirhomes. 

‘‘Butthey(theelderly)become socially 

isolated, don’t taketheirmedication 

properly, and don’t eatproperly.Then 

hospitalcareisneeded,’’ Sue says. 

Healthier folk were alsotaking up the 

optionofretirement villages,whichwere 

abig ‘‘drawcard’’, butsometimes fellshort 

of expectationswhenresidents became ill, 

Suesays. 

HurunuiMayorMarieBlack haslobbied 

thehealth board for more equitable 

funding forthe home. 

She says allthe services thehome 

offers align strategically with better 

health outcomes,asservices are 

delivered closer to home. 

‘‘I am mostconcerned that the 

residentsofthisfacility will haveno 

alternative but to movetoalarge facility 

whichislikely to incur much 

greater overheads andcosts 

and take themfurther away 

fromtheircommunity of 

interest and families,’’ she 

saidinaletter of support to 

the board. 

The board’s funding model 

was better suited to larger 

urban facilities, andhad 

littleregard to supporting 

and enabling asmallerresthome 

of the calibre of 

Cheviot to continuetoprovide quality 

careinaruralsetting, shesaid. 

The home offered an integrated 

service, working with the general 

practitionerand thedistrict health 

nurse to enableappropriate, timely and 

equitable carecloser to home. 

‘‘The decision on funding had littleor 

no regardtoservices that havebeen 

provided to achieve the CDHB’s own 

goals of health deliveredcloser to home. 

‘‘Community health and wellbeing 

willbeimpactedbythis decision, which 

is concerningfor the Cheviot 

community,but alsothe entiredistrict, 

particularlywhen we have an ageing 

population.’’ 

Marie Black 

Bush set alight on Rangiora church grounds 

By DAVID HILL 

Rangiora’s Anglican Parish is relieved a 

fire on Sunday night was not more 

serious. 

VicarRevTobyBehan says he was 

awokenat12.15amand told afirehad 

beenlit in abushbehind theflower 

vestry door atRangiora’s St Johnthe 

Baptist AnglicanChurch. 

By then, the Rangiora Volunteer Fire 

Brigade was already at the scene. 

‘‘Someone must have called it in and 

the firstthing that occurredtomewas, 

‘thankyou’. Butwedon’t knowwhoit 

was. ‘‘It is abig bush,soitcould have 

been alot worse.’’ 

Damage has been done to the exterior 

of thebuildingand there is smoke 

damageinside,which will needtobe 

addressed through an insurance claim. 

‘‘The firenearly gotupintothe 

❛We can’t assume that these incidents are connected, but these 

were unprovoked and are happening at acertain time of night. And 

they are very malicious.❜ 

woodenpart of the church and, if it had, 

it could have been adisaster, but thefire 

departmentwasverythorough in getting 

upintothe eavesandmakingsurethe 

firedidn’t spread,’’ Mr Behan says. 

The policeare investigatingthe 

matter. 

MrBehan says it is thethirdsuspicious 

incident at the church in recent months, 

withthe letterbox beingvandalisedand 

taken100metres up theroad, and 

someone has also attemptedtounhook 

thechurchbell. 

‘‘We can’tuse thebell at themoment 

—VicarRev Toby Behan 

because of that incident. It was definitely 

deliberate because you have to climb up 

to get to it.’’ 

While aparish membersaw agroupof 

youngpeople leavethe siteafter 

interferingwiththechurch bell, Mr 

Behan says little is known about the 

otherincidents, and thepolice arekeen 

to hear from anyone with information. 

‘‘Wecan’tassume that these incidents 

are connected, but these were 

unprovoked and are happening at a 

certain time of night. And they are very 

malicious.’’ 

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New faces join youth council 

By DAVID HILL 

The WaimakaririYouth Council 

has welcomed six new recruits 

as it gears up for abusy year. 

WaimakaririDistrict Council 

youth developmentfacilitator 

Sam Redman says the 

recruitment process was 

conducted entirely by the youth, 

with apanel of youth council 

members conductingthe 

interviews and filling the six 

vacancies from 13 applicants. 

The applicants who missed 

out have the opportunity of 

joining the WaiYouth events 

group,hesays. 

‘‘We’ve had two of the new 

recruits who have come over 

from WaiYouth. It’s amazing to 

have thesedevelopment 

opportunities for our young 

peopleand to see how it 

improves their confidence.’’ 

While in recent years, there 

has beenaRangioradominance 

on the council, three of the new 

recruits are from Kaiapoi and 

one from Woodend. 

Sam says both the youth 

council and WaiYouth were 

representedatthe South Island 

Activate Conferencelast month, 

where he learned that other 

youth council recruitments are 

subject to approvalfrom the 

adult councils, making 

Waimakariri’s recruitment 

process unique. 

Next up for localyouthis 

Youth Week,which runs from 

this Saturday to May 16. 

WaiYouth is running asocial 

media campaign by makinga 

video and asking community 

figures: In what ways are youth 

important to our local 

communities? 

‘‘Youth Week is about 

encouragingand celebrating 

youth,and thisyear it’s about 

recognising thatcollaborative 

approach,’’ Sam says. 

WaiYouth members also plan 

to joinwith local youth workers 

in holding sausagesizzles at 

local high schoolsduring Youth 

Week. 

Youth council members will 

also be on duty as navigatorsat 

the NorthCanterbury Youth 

Futures careersexpo at Rangiora 

High School on May 19. 

Ateambuilding workshop for 

both groups is being planned for 

June and will be the firstone 

held since2019 because of 

Covid19. 

Looking ahead, WaiYouth is 

planning its popularAll Night 

Party in Augustand CentreStage 

in October. It hopes to do 

something for Mental Health 

Awareness Week, whichruns 

from September27toOctober 3. 

The youth council plans to 

have more of an environmental 

focus this year, with several 

members looking to support 

local planting initiatives over 

the next few weeks. 

New recruits ... The Waimakariri 

Youth Council welcomed several 

new recruits at last week’s monthly 

meeting at the Pegasus 

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Forest idea 

given nod 

Apocket forest could be 

popping up in Kaiapoi soon. 

The KaiapoiTuahiwi 

CommunityBoard has 

approved aproposal from the 

Kaiapoi East Residents’ 

Association to plant astrip of 

treesand shrubs in the 

Kaiapoi East Regeneration 

Area to formabuffer between 

existing homes and anyfuture 

development. 

The land in question is the 

subject of atemporary lease to 

the WHOW CharitableTrust, 

whichproposes to build an 

aqua sportspark. 

The trust does not intend to 

buildwithin 50 metresof 

existing homes. 

The residents’ association 

hopestoplant the area with 

natives and create apocket 

forest to form a20metre 

ecological corridor. 

Thegroup would be 

responsible for the costs and 

labour associated with the 

project, and has already 

received support fromlocal 

residents, Rymans and the 

Kaiapoi Food Forest. 

‘‘It’s heartening to see 

people so passionate about 

making our communities 

greener and more inviting,’’ 

boardchairwoman Chris 

Greengrass says. 

‘‘We think the conceptof 

pocket forestsfits perfectly 

into what the community 

wishes to see as part of 

Kaiapoi’s ongoing 

regeneration.’’ 

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Two fire trucks attended acallout in 

Fernside earlyonSunday evening aftera 

quad bike caught fire. 

OwnerRon Williams was usingitto 

tow harrows on his lifestyle blockwhen 

the bikeburst intoflames. He tried to put 

out the fire,but quickly realiseditwould 

not be possible and called firefighters. 

Rangiora Volunteer Fire Brigade 

member Hayden Ealam said too much 

damage had been donetothe bike to 

determine how the firestarted. 

Farm bike fire ... Rangiora firefighters at the scene of afire involving aquad bikeonaFernside lifestyle blocklast Sunday. 

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Rural group backs the stance of Groundswell NZ 


The Hurunuibased Rural Advocacy 

Network (RAN) group has formed an 

alliance with Groundswell NZ, anew 

farmers lobby group which began in 

Southland and Otago. 

Groundswell aims to provide astrong 

voice on behalf of farmers against 

freshwater legislation across New 

Zealand. 

Rural Advocacy Network chairman 

Jamie McFadden says his group is fully 

in support of helping Groundswell to 

grow its campaign nationally. 

He says it has gained traction on the 

West Coast after asuccessful speaking 

tour, during which he spoke about how 

the government is implementing a 

‘‘straightjacket, onesizefitsall state 

control’’ regime, taking away the 

decisionmaking abilities of council 

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national farming voice, and why it 

needs to change.’’ 

Groundswell NZ is planning to call 

for all farmers not to allow anyone from 

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Around the electorate with 

STUART SMITH MP FOR KAIKOURA 

Power to the people 

This week, the Ministry of Business, 

Innovation and Employment revealed 

its appointments to the Technical 

Reference Group, for the New Zealand 

Battery Project. 

The project is agovernment initiative 

to address dry year problems —that is, 

when our hydropower catchments don’t 

receive enough rainfall or snow melt, 

and the level of the storage lakes run 

low. 

We are in the midst of adry year right 

now, with soaring wholesale electricity 

prices that go with it, which will 

inevitably flow through to our domestic 

electricity bills. 

The manufacturing sector has already 

suffered as aresult, with Norske Skog 

being forced to temporarily close its 

Kawerau paper mill and New Zealand 

Steel being forced to scale back its 

operations at Glenbrook. 

Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter has 

also agreed to reduce production and 

power consumption, as the hydro lakes 

reach their lowest levels in 25 years. 

These reductions are only the 

beginning. If we do not see significant 

rainfall in the next few weeks, it will 

have an impact on our economy. 

Like it or not, our standard of living is 

dependent on access to affordable 

energy. 

There is no doubt that we need to 

address this issue, which will be 

exacerbated as we electrify our economy 

further with the likes of electric 

vehicles. 

However Iwas astounded to learn that 

the Technical Reference Group includes 

aGreenpeace climate campaigner and a 

School Strike 4Climate founder. 

How these two will assist in meeting 

the project’s stated objectives of 

providing ‘‘comprehensive advice on the 

technical, environmental and 

commercial feasibility of pumped hydro 

and other potential storage projects” is 

hard to fathom. 

The group is not to advise on, or 

advocate for, climate change policies. It 

is being asked to provide advice on the 

viability of various battery options, the 

one on the table at the moment being a 

pumpedhydro scheme for Lake Onslow. 

This proposal is estimated to cost 

around $4 billion, but industry experts 

expect it will end up being more like $10 

billion, and many question its viability 

on technical grounds. 

Surely we need the best people with 

the relevant qualifications that will be 

courageous and recommend the best 

battery option for New Zealand (or not), 

rather than try to promote apolitical 

agenda. 

We cannot afford afinancial flop, to 

merely signal our virtue. 

Pondering the future 

The time has arrived when the Hurunui 

District Council will present its Long 

Term Plan to the community. 

The Hanmer Springs Community 

Board, the South Ward and the 

community committees in Amuri, 

Cheviot, Glenmark and Hurunui have 

all had the chance to insert capital 

expenditure items into the plan for 

consideration. 

All these capital expenditure items 

are an influential part of improving the 

communities represented. 

In the Hurunui District, we are 

fortunate that local people involve 

themselves in looking to the future of 

their communities, and this is 

something for which I, and your elected 

members, are grateful. We feel that the 

voices of these people reflect the 

community vision. 

Internally, we have had the Office of 

the Auditor General scrutinise all 

aspects of the LongTerm Plan and this 

is about to be adopted by council. 

The audit provides an independent 

review of council processes, to ensure 

that ratepayers are receiving 

appropriate and timely outcomes from 

the rates they pay. 

This process occurs across all 

councils, and sign off for this council is 

expected on Thursday, May 6. 

The next step is to actively engage 

with you, and this will take place 

throughout our community with a 

session in each of the three wards, 

along with aplanned series of “dropin” 

sessions across the district. 

Dates and locations will be 

extensively advertised shortly. People 

are welcome to attend at any of the 

locations. 

The consultation document is titled 

Finding the Fairway. 

We urge you to submit your thoughts 

to this plan. We want to understand if 

you support our strategy and our focus 

on core business, managing the debt 

that has accumulated, particularly in 

roading, and our focus on reducing the 

debt by year three. 

Thankyou to everyone who took time 

to reflect and remember the 

importance of Anzac Day. The dawn 

services were well attended. 

Iamgrateful to the people who coordinate 

these services —your work is 

appreciated. 

This Sunday is Mother’s Day —a 

wonderful opportunity to take time to 

give thanks for all mothers for the love 

they give out every day, and in the 

words of our grandchildren: “They look 

after you when you are sick, and always 

know where my missing things are’’. 

LETTER TO THE EDITOR 

Show atriumph 

Dear Editor, 

Iattended the ‘‘Anzac Show’’, 

presented by the Rangiora Brass Band 

on April 17. 

Iwish to congratulate all concerned 

on afantastic performance of great 

music and entertainment. 

The Anzacfeel was beautifully 

portrayed with reference to 

Passchendaele and the Maori 28th 

Battalion. 

The presence of the Air Force88 

squadron was agreat addition. 

Thank you for agreat time at a 

wonderful venue. 

Yours, 

PeterGallagher, 

Kaiapoi. 

Concerns over possible bank closure 

By DAVID HILL 

Waimakariri Mayor Dan Gordon has 

gone into bat for Kaiapoi residents 

who face apossible bank closure. 

Upon hearing that Westpac had 

started discussions with staff at the 

Kaiapoi branch about apotential 

closure, Mr Gordon arranged a 

meeting with Kaiapoi ward 

councillors, KaiapoiTuahiwi 

Community Board chairwoman Chris 

Greengrass and Westpac representatives, 

asking the bank to reconsider. 

‘‘We pointed out the district’s strong 

growth, the tight community in 

Kaiapoi, and council plans to 

continue to build on the ongoing 

development and success of the 

Kaiapoi town centre.’’ 

Mr Gordon is now seeking ameeting 

with the bank’s chief executive to 

build on this discussion before any 

final decision is made. 

‘‘While this is aprivate business 

decision, the loss of inperson banking 

services will have asignificant effect 

on members of the Kaiapoi 

community. 

‘‘I will always advocate strongly for 

the continued presence of services in 

our community and protecting local 

jobs.’’ 

AWestpac New Zealand 

spokesperson confirmed the company 

has started consultation with 

employees about closing its Kaiapoi 

branch. 

The spokesperson says overthecounter 

transactions have fallen by 38 

percent in the Kaiapoi branch in the 

past year, and have fallen 65% 

nationally in the past four years. 

‘‘There are now 100 logins to online 

banking for each transaction in a 

branch, and Covid19 has only 

accelerated these trends. 

‘‘Most households in New Zealand 

have access to either alandline, 

mobile phone or computer which 

gives them 24hour access to banking. 

‘‘We encourage customers to talk to 

us about their banking options,’’ the 

spokesperson said. 

Should the closure go ahead as 

proposed, Westpac says customers 

can ‘‘continue to use other banks’ 

ATMs in Kaiapoi for free’’, while the 

Rangiora branch is less than 15 

minutes away by car. 

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Motunau 1:00pm 2.3 7:12pm 0.6 1:52pm 2.2 8:04pm 0.6 2:41pm 2.2 8:54pm 0.7 3:27pm 2.2 9:41pm 0.7 4:11pm 2.2 10:26pm 0.7 4:53pm 2.2 11:09pm 0.7 5:35pm 2.2 11:51pm 0.7 


Gore Bay 1:02pm 2.3 7:14pm 0.6 1:54pm 2.2 8:06pm 0.6 2:43pm 2.2 8:56pm 0.7 3:29pm 2.2 9:43pm 0.7 4:13pm 2.2 10:28pm 0.7 4:55pm 2.2 11:11pm 0.7 5:37pm 2.2 11:53pm 0.7 


Kaikoura 12:57pm 1.7 7:06pm 0.5 1:47pm 1.7 7:59pm 0.5 2:35pm 1.7 8:49pm 0.5 3:22pm 1.7 9:37pm 0.5 4:07pm 1.7 10:22pm 0.5 4:51pm 1.7 11:07pm 0.6 5:34pm 1.7 11:50pm 0.6 

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The latestlocal news, views and announcements from the council 

6th Extraordinary Council Meeting 

(Long Term Plan Consultation 

Document) 1.00pm (Venue: Council 

Chambers, Amberley). 

12th South Ward Committee 7.00pm 

(Venue: Council Chambers, Amberley). 

13th Audit &Risk Committee 9.30am 

(Venue: Council Chambers, Amberley). 

19th Amuri Community Committee 

7.00pm (Venue: Hillcrest Chambers, - 

formerly the Culverden Council 

Chambers). 

During the school holidays Hurunui Youth Programme 

provided some youthful fun. ARiccarton Mall visit and atrip to 

Hoyts Cinema were some of the highlights. Aday hike up to 

Packhorse hut in the Port Hills caused some puffing, but the 

views from the top was well worth it - looking out over to 

Lyttelton and over the Canterbury plains with not acloud in the 

sky. There was also a planning day in Hanmer for some 

finishing touches on the upcoming Youth week. 

MTFJ 

To date... 

$230,000 

The Mayor's Taskforce For Jobs 

programme (MTFJ) supports 

young people into sustainable 

employment. The programme is 

targetted atyouth aged 25 and 

under who have been displaced by 

Covid-19 and uses funding to 

assist them with employment 

opportunities. 

38 

15+ 

Email: 

MTFJ@hurunui.govt.nz 

Call: 

Chris King 0278087006 or 

Joni Howe 0278089170 

20th Operations Committee 9.30am 

(Venue: Council Chambers, Amberley) 

24th Hanmer Springs Community Board 

1.00pm (Venue: The Gallery, Hanmer 

Springs Library). 

25th Road Safety Co-ordinating 

Committee 10.00am (Venue: Council 

Chambers, Amberley). 

25th Cheviot Community Committee 

6.00pm (Venue: Cheviot 

Library/Service Centre). 

27th Council Meeting 9.30am (Venue: 

Council Chambers, Amberley) 

6th May 

Adoption of Consultation Document and 

supporting information. 

7th May -7th June 

Public Consultation/Submissions open: 

Tuesday 25th May 7.00pm (Culverden 

Golf Club). 

Wednesday 26th May 6.30pm (Cheviot 

Golf Club). 

Thursday May 27th 6.30pm (Amberley 

Domain). 

** Keep an eye on your community social 

media and print news for dates for local 

drop in sessions 

6th June 

Close of submissions 

14th -16th June 

LTP hearings 

30th June 

Adoption of LTP 

The Amuri Chambers has new owners. The Croft family in 

Culverden has recently purchased the historic building, They 

are looking forward tocreating agreat community facility, and 

have many exciting plans in the mix. 

The Three Waters team has been enjoying some of the best 

Autumn views recently, while out and about checking Hurunui 

district’s water reservoirs. Hurunui District Council continually 

strives to deliver the best quality drinking water, which means 

making sure water reservoirs are safe and secure. 

Remember to let your ashes cool for seven days in abucket of 

cool water before you put them in your rubbish bag. This 

significantly lessens the risk of hot ashes causing fires in rubbish 

bags. Please inform transfer station staff if you have ashes. 

"Needless to say, a major 

priority for our district is 

‘look after yourself’ and 

your community. This 

means supporting local as 

much as you can, looking 

out for each other....." 

As we drive through the Hurunui district we can’t help but notice 

stock in great health, despite the dry conditions. This is thanks to a 

good supply of hay and baleage farmers have on hand at the 

moment. The pending winter drought is becoming areality though 

as these warm autumn days are not complemented with any rain, 

and the frosty nights are beginning to creep in. Little to no green 

feed bears asignificant burden, especially on ewes and cows who 

will be lambing and calving come spring. 

Needless to say, a major priority for our district is ‘look after 

yourself’ and your community. This means supporting local as 

much as you can, looking out for each other, and remembering 

there is arange of health and wellbeing providers available -North 

Canterbury Rural Support Trust or your local medical centres 

being good places to start. 

Currently the Waipara Water Scheme and Ashley Southern Water 

Schemes are on restrictions. Be mindful of water usage at all 

times, and use this time to have aclose look at your gutters and 

get rid of all the leaves and debris, to avoid unnecessary overflows 

once the winter rain does arrive. 

LTP engagement is just around the corner. We welcome your 

considered thoughts on the proposed rate increase of 8.49%. Last 

year our Council, like many others, considered the impacts of 

Covid-19 and a hiatus was placed on many cost centres for 

example awards and grants. The impact of this is part of the 

reason for the higher than normal rate increase for year one. 

In 1893 the Government bought Cheviot Hills, a33,600 hectare run owned byWilliam ‘Money Ready’ Robinson, which 

stretched from the Hurunui River to Waiau River, out to the Pacific Coast and to the Lowry Hills in the West. After the 

purchase it was divided into smaller ballot farms. Robinson’s house burned down in 1936, its foundations and magnificent 

grounds now part of the Cheviot Hills Domain, the house’s original front steps now supporting asmall cricket pavilion. 

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Focus on youth employment ... Waimakariri MP Matt Doocey chats to Ellie Tizzard about 

her report into youth employment in the Waimakariri District. 

PHOTO:DAVID HILL 

Report identifies job 

barriers for the young 

By DAVID HILL 

AWaimakaririyouth leader is hopingto 

break downbarrierstoyouth 

employment. 

Ellie Tizzardhas beenengaged by 

WaimakaririMPMatt Doocey to develop 

aprogramme to improve ‘‘workplace 

literacy’’ among youngpeople and to 

support them into employment. 

The initiative follows areport Ellie 

compiled after Mr Doocey’s office 

reached out to 74 localbusinesses 

following the WaimakaririJob Summit 

held in Rangiora after the Covid19 

lockdown. 

‘‘I’vebeen talkingtoemployers and 

seeking to understand theirconcerns 

aroundemploying ayoung person, and 

looking at how we can break downthose 

barriers,’’Ellie says. 

While the official unemployment rate 

in the districtremains low, official 

statistics hide the true impact of youth 

unemployment because those under18, 

in training, or who haveapartner 

working, are not included. 

The reportidentifies several barriers 

for employers in taking on youngpeople, 

including alack of experience,ongoing 

uncertainty, the costsoftraining young 

people, and the fact that many youth are 

not adequately prepared for the 

workplace. 

‘‘If we can develop aprogramme where 

we can better support young peoplewith 

building up their workplace literacy, it 

will be awinwinfor our young people 

and for employers,’’ Mr Doocey says. 

‘‘There’salot of talented young people 

out thereand we need to be promoting 

that —and that was akey thing that came 

out in the report.’’ 

Ellie, who is also the Waimakariri 

YouthCouncil chair and aformer Oxford 

Area School student, first got the idea of 

developingaworkplace literacy 

programme while serving as Mr Doocey’s 

YouthMPtwo years ago. 

At the time,she completed asurvey of 

localyouthaboutthe challenges of 

finding employment. 

She chose the project becauseshe 

came across astatistic while working on 

the WaimakaririYouth Development 

Strategy with the youth council showing 

that 8in10young peoplefoundithard to 

find work, 

‘‘What Ifound is thatyoungpeople said 

they found it hard to get ajob and alot of 

the time when they did get ajob, it was 

through family and friends.’’ 

Whilegateway programmesinschools 

offered supportinpreparing CVs, 

interview skills and preparing for 

apprenticeships, thiswas not available to 

all studentsbecause of the constraints of 

theirschool timetables. 

‘‘I firstwrote my CV when Iapplied to 

be the Youth MP and that was my first 

interview. 

‘‘It’s throughthat and the youthcouncil 

that Ihave found the confidencetoapply 

for otherjobs.’’ 

Ellieplans to engagewith employers 

and young peopleduring the North 

Canterbury Youth Futures careers expo 

at Rangiora High School on May 19 as she 

begins work on developing the work 

literacy programme. 

Quay closed to the public 

Kaikoura’s WakatuQuaywillbeclosed 

to thepublicfromMondayascouncil 

staff worktofullyclearthe site. 

TheKaikoura District Council chose to 

wait until after theschool holidays 

before closing public access. 

Closingthe site willallow forthe 

removal of contaminants discoveredlate 

last year. 

At that time,the permittedconsentdid 

notallow for theremoval of this 

additionalmaterial,soareas were 

covered overand furtherinvestigations 

were undertaken. 

Consent applicationswerethenmade, 

whichhavenow beenapproved, 

allowing work to continue to clearout 

the remainderofthe site. 

Theproject teamremains on target 

and willbeevaluating concept designs 

overthe next few weeks, withafurther 

update due next month. 

Thecouncilreceived$9.88million last 

yearfromthe government’sProvincial 

Growth Fundtoredevelop the quay and 

afurther$1m forafeasibility study for 

developmentofSouth Bay’sharbour. 

Ideasweresought for developingthe 

siteearlierthis year. 

Thereisnot expected to be any 

construction onthe siteuntil towards the 

end of this year, or earlyin2022.

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Omihi School sets off on London mission 

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Pupils and staff fromOmihi 

PrimarySchool are taking a 

virtualwalk to London to raise 

funds for their school. 

The walktoChrist Church 

School in London beganlast 

Monday,and will finish on July 

26. 

All of the childrenand 

teachers at Omihi Schoolwill be 

taking part in the walkand they 

are hoping that their Omihi, 

Hurunuiand wider North 

Canterburycommunitieswill 

join them. 

The walkwill take placebyway 

of an app,called My Virtual 

Mission, that has beenset up for 

the virtual journey from Omihi 

School to Christ Church School. 

People pay adonationto 

register —children are $20, 

adults $30 and families $50, 

explains Omihi principalMaree 

Lucas. 

‘‘Then,once they are 

registered, every time they do 

some form of exercise theycan 

either upload it manuallytothe 

app or it is linked to an 

exercise app such as Strava 

and it will upload automatically,’’ 

she says. 

‘‘Then everyone’sdistances are 

added togetherand we can track 

it acrossamap of the world on 

the app and see where we have 

made it to.’’ 

Maree usedtoteach at Christ 

Church School and the idea to do 

avirtual journeyback to her old 

school arose after staff contacted 

her about their mission to 

virtually walk26,724km from 

❛Everyone’s distances 

are added together and 

we can track it across 

the map of the world.❜ 

—Maree Lucas 

London, to Christchurch, New 

Zealand. ‘‘They sentusavideo 

and we sent one back, learning 

about each other’s schools. 

‘‘So we thought it would be 

great if we could virtuallyget 

back to thembyrunning, walking, 

biking, swimming or any form of 

exercise, and we want our 

community to comewith us. 

‘‘It is agreat opportunity for us 

to all be active, and involved in 

somethingthat isn’taffected by 

Covid alert levels.’’ 

There is aleaderboardonthe 

My Virtual Mission app, so 

everyone’s distances will be 

added together and mapped 

acrossthe world. 

‘‘You will also be able to see 

who is leading the way withthe 

distances,’’ Maree said. 

‘‘Plus, it is away for us to 

fundraisewithout worrying 

about our eventbeing cancelled.’’ 

Last year, the Omihi School 

Farm Race was cancelled twice. 

‘‘Thisyear we decided we still 

wantedtoparticipate in some 

form of exercise, but ensure it 

was somethingwecould still do if 

we changed alert levels.’’ 

Formore information about 

the fundraiser,gotothe school’s 

website, omihi.school.nz/ 

virtualmission 

Fundraising mission ... Omihi Primary School pupils Zac McBreen, left, aged 8, and Fergus Tomlinson, aged 

6, are keen to add all the kilometres they do on their scooters to the My Virtual Mission app, which is tracking 

the school’s virtual journey to Christ Church School in London. 

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Awards achance for businesses to shine 


The2021North Canterbury 

Business Awards were 

launchedinPegasuslast 

Wednesday evening. 

The FlatWhite Cafe Barin 

Pegasushostedthe launch in 

associationwith Enterprise 

North Canterbury(ENC),the 

economic development armof 

the Waimakariri and Hurunui 

districtcouncils. 

ENCbusiness growth adviser 

GuyGraham,who organises the 

awards,saidthey werea 

celebration of businesses in 


It gavethose whoentered the 

opportunity for ‘‘shameless’’ 

selfpromotion. 

Mr Grahamsaysthere has 

been keen interestsincethe 

launch. 

‘‘Businesss are enteringdaily 

andexcitement is growing.’’ 

The awards are open to all 

North Canterbury businesses, 

andofferthem achance to 

become betterknown andgrow 

their presenceinNorth 

Canterbury, he says. 

Thisevent is held every two 

years, butwas interruptedlast 

yearbecauseofCovid19. 

Mr Grahamsaidwhenpeople 

began fillingout applications to 

entertheir businessinone of 

the nine categories, it made 

themreflect on their 

achievements and goals. 

Plus, there was alsothe 

People’s ChoiceAward, which 

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by whatever means,intheir 

endeavourstotakeoutthe 

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MainPower continues to be 

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from all sections. 

The2018 Supremewinner 

was Totalspan North 

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ownersJamie andEllen 

Petersen at thehelm. 

Ellen told Wednesday 

evening’s gatheringthat,while 

enteringand filling outthe 

application wasalittle 

daunting,itwas good to ‘‘drill 

down’’and lookatthe business 

as awhole —the goodand the 

not so goodbits. 

It helped themto reflect on 

theirbusiness,andconsider if 

things could be donedifferently 

or better. 

Entering wasalsogoodfor 

staffmorale and provided a 

goodchance to get theirinput 

into thoughts around what 

madethe business great. 

Thesponsorsare:BDO 

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(Excellence in Retail),Hanmer 

SpringsThermalPools andSpa 

(Tourismand Hospitality), 

MiscoJoinery(Manufacturing 

and Trades), Made North 

Canterbury, supportedby 

Harris Meats andPatoa Farms 

(Foodand Beverage), Hellers 

(Emerging Business), Spark 

BusinessCanterbury 

(Innovation),PAK’nSAVE 

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Business boost ... Ellen and 

Jamie Petersen, owners of 

Totalspan North Canterbury, were 

the Supreme winners in the North 

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Tony’scommunity efforts honoured 

Tony Hall, who played apivotal 

role in the establishment of 

community colleges, the first of 

which opened in Rangiora nearly 

40 years ago,will receive an 

honorary doctorate. 

Mr Hall admitsheused to 

wonder what an honorary 

doctorate was all about. 

The one he is abouttoreceive 

from LincolnUniversity will 

recognise his contributions over 

severaldecadesinthe wider 

community to sport, business and 

education. 

He willreceivethe degree on 

May 13 at the university’s 

rescheduled2020 graduation 

ceremony. 

Last year’s eventwas 

postponed because of Covid19. 

Mr Hall began his association 

with Lincoln Universityin2004 

after he was invited to become a 

member of the council by the 

chancellor at thattime, Margaret 

Austin. 

He served on the council until 

2017, serving as prochancellor 

from 201116and chancellor in 

2016 and 2017. He is now 

chairman of thePartnershipof 

Excellence LifeSciences, 

MasseyLincoln and Agricultural 

Trust. 

Mr Hall was motivatedto 

become involved with the 

universitybecause of the 

innovative work being done 

there by ‘‘a wonderful group of 

people,scientists,researchers 

and tutors’’. 

He received aCompanion of 

the New Zealand Order of Merit 

(CNZM) for servicestosport and 

educationin2017,and was made 

aMember of the New Zealand 

Order of Merit (MNZM) in 2007 

for servicestothe community 

and sport. 

He describescommunity work 

as apleasure. 

‘‘If you are in apositionwhere 

you can addvaluetoother 

people’s lives,that is aprivilege. 

It gives meaningtowhat you are 

doing.’’ 

Mr Hall says he is lucky to have 

had many inspirational mentors 

who recognised qualities in him 

he did not realise he had. 

‘‘My latewife Gilly was a 

wonderful inspiration.’’ 

He rates his role in 

establishing Community Colleges 

New Zealand (CCNZ), for 

foundation levelstudents who 

have no academic qualifications, 

as his most significant 

achievement. 

He has been CCNZ governing 

director since 1986 and says it is 

an incrediblyrewardingrole. 

‘‘I am pretty proud of the work 

we have done in that sector.’’ 

Nearly40years after the first 

community college was 

establishedinRangiora, the 

South Island has seven colleges 

that providementoring and 

education for more than 1500 

young studentsannually. 

Although his life has been 

crowded with community 

service, he has stillfoundtime to 

compete in the CoastToCoast 

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Peak, Coastal Classic and 

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New Yorkand along the Great 

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Target 

reached 

By DAVIDHILL 

Kaikoura’s Mayoral 

Taskforce for Jobs has 

achieved its targetof 

assisting 50 peopleinto 

jobs. 

The initiative was 

established last yearto 

support young people in the 

wake of Covid19, and with 

earthquake recovery work 

winding down. 

MayorCraig Mackle 

hailed the programme’s 

success. He said 

registrations reached 190 in 

sevenmonths. 

‘‘It is hugely satisfyingto 

know that we haveassisted 

50 people into work so far. 

‘‘We havehad no trouble 

engaging withpeople 

seeking employment or 

trainingopportunities, but 

we do needmanymore 

businesses and organisations 

to register as 

potential employers. 

‘‘Even if there are no 

rolesavailable, Iencourage 

businesses to get in touch, 

find out about the benefits 

and register in case 

opportunities arise.’’ 

Support is available 

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taking someone on, he says. 

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Delighted school pupils walking on air 

By DAVID HILL 

Inflatables haveprovideda 

fun challengefor local 

school pupils. 

FourWaimakariri 

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interschool challenge 

recently. 

Schools competedat 

Murphy Park foratrophy 

donated by the Lions Club 

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All 350 Year 5to8 

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Boroughand St Patricks 

schools were buzzing with 

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Inflatarun director 

GrahamMoss said that, 

during lockdown, he 

decided to create 

somethingfun for rural 

schools to enjoy without 

travelling intothe city. 

He designed 15 inflatables, 

shipping them from 

China and bringing 12 of 

themtoMurphy Park for 

the competition. 

Kaiapoi Borough School 

pupils SummerBartlett 

and Makayla Krahagen 

wereeager to compete 

againsteach other, saying it 

looked ‘‘really fun’’. 

Their teacher,Bron 

Rankin, said it wasgreat to 

see the local parkbeing 

used for the event and the 

schools interminglingand 

cheering one another on. 

Waimakariri MayorDan 

Gordon saw firsthand how 

much thestudents enjoyed 

participating. 

‘‘I’mreallythrilled it’s 

beingoffered to so many 

students throughoutthe 

Waimakariri District.’’ 

Eventmanager Tracy 

Inwood saidshe hoped it 

couldcontinue to be afree 

annual event. 

KaiapoiPromotions 

Association chairman 

Martin Pinkhamsays 

funding left over fromthe 

KaiapoiChristmas 

Carnival allowedthis first 

eventtobefree and 

accessible for the schools. 

‘‘It’s fantastic to see all 

the schoolstogether like 

this.Wewant peopleto 

know that Murphy Park is a 

greatvenueand Kaiapoi is 

afun place for people to do 

things.’’ 

Results 

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1st Year 5Beau Liggins. 

1st equal Year6Connor 

McKenzie and Zyon 

Faimalo. 

1st Year 7Tom Waghorn. 

1st Year 8Dan Keating. 

Most Sportsmanship 

Charlotte Donovan. 

Most MotivatedRyan 

MacLean. 

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KaiapoiBoroughSchool 2, 

St Patrick’sSchool 3. 

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Festival to include 22 gardens 


Planning is well under way for 

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There will be 22 gardens in 

six clusters to visit during the 

festival, which runs from 

Thursday, October 28, to 

Sunday, October 31. 

Some favourite gardens 

return, along with seven new 

ones, with the addition of some 

artists and historic homesteads. 

There will be no tours 

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year, but tour company EW 

planning to organise some, 

festival president Gary Mitchell 

says. 

Lynda Hallinan, agardener, 

author, broadcaster, journalist, 

parttime farmer, parent and 

plantaholic, will join the 

festival for two chats —one 

during an afternoon tea and the 

other will be adinner talk. 

For half her life, the former 

editor of New Zealand Gardener 

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growing food and flowers in 

Kiwi gardens. 

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the foothills of the Hunua 

Ranges, southeast of Auckland, 

and is currently splitting her 

time between her large country 

garden and asmall colonial 

cottage renovation project. 

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gardens on different days. 

With abackground in writing, 

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in love with gardening while 

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Christchurch patch just 4 1 ⁄2 

years ago. 

Mr Mitchell says aguide to 

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information about all the 

gardens, homesteads and 

artists. 

There will be maps of each 

garden to download and print, 

and the website shop will be 

open from July 1, selling earlybird 

garden entry tickets —buy 

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He says there will also be a 

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calendar for sale. 

Mr Mitchell says the Hurunui 

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committed to investing back 

into its community. 

If it makes areasonable 

profit, it will give one student 

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The cause of areeking smell 

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Residents have reported a 

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Bridgestone TyresSales: Ash and Paddy 03 3140137 

And foryour Home and Garden 

Lindsay,Ann and Julie 03 3140130 

www.arthurburke.co.nz 

Markham Street,Amberley 

Trusted in NorthCanterbury 

Karaka Road, Waikari 

ARTHUR BURKE LTD 

Established 1935 

ArthurBurke Ltd is an Amberley-based 

businesswhich has given dedicated 

service to North Canterbury, and beyond, 

since 1935. 

The businessatthe corner of Markham 

Streetand CartersRoad (main highway), 

is aone-stopshop for all yourmotoring, 

motorcycle, parts and hardware needs. 

It is constantly reassessing its stockto 

ensure it can meetthe needs of North 

Canterbury’sgrowing and changing 

population, andtoensureithas afull 

complement of experienced and trained 

stafftolook aftercustomers needs. 

Arthur Burke is beginning anew chapter 

in its history. As of March1this year it 

becameaMazda Franchise, complete 

with agreat range of vehicles,backedup 

with Mazdaserviceand parts, along with 

agood range of used cars. 

It willcontinue to offer Holden vehicle 

servicingasaHolden CertifiedService 

Agent in bothits Amberley and 

Waikari branches for at least the next 

10 years, and willcontinue to carry a 

comprehensive range of Holden partsin 

stock. 

Arthur Burke alsohas the Suzuki 

motorcyclefranchise for North 

Canterburyand will continuetooffer 

new andused motorcycles for sale. 

Bridgestonetyres are all still available 

on site in its extensivebusiness premise. 

General manager Craig Schroder says 

Amberleyisadestination forNorth 

Canterburyshoppers and offers avaried 

retail experiencewith products that are 

the equal of any offered in the city. 

Sales are backedupwith experienced 

and highly qualified staff at both 

Amberley and Waikari. 

Amberley and Waikarihave automotive 

technicianswho are fully up-to-datewith 

the computerised systems in modern 

cars and who are also familiar with the 

workings of quadand other motor bikes 

that manyfarmers and recreational 

ridersuse in the district. 

It specialisesinrepairs and maintenance 

and tackles any problems be it avehicle, 

lawnmowerorweed trimmer. 

ArthurBurke has beenissuing warrant 

of fitnesses since1937and the workshop 

team is always on hand with courteous 

service to ensure your vehicle is in tip 

top condition. 

Its Waikari branch also has afully 

stocked parts department which is 

also open to the general public to buy 

everythingfrom tyres to batteriesand 

oil. 

As part of the Hammer Hardware 

group,the well-stocked hardware shop 

is alsoanAladdins Cavefor gifts. There 

are housewares, giftware,electrical 

goods, key cuttingservices and security 

products, including ride-on lawnmowers 

and camping equipment. Agents for 

Victa and Echo. 

Customers can also phone in and order a 

product which can be thensent to them 

by courierorpost, withvarious payment 

options available. 

And the whole business is backed up by 

the hardworkingteam in the office.


Destination dining experience 

Better Half Kitchen &Bar 

locatedonthe corner of SH1 

and Ashworths Beach Roadat 

Leithfield,opened justover 12 

monthsago andhas weathereda 

challenging first year in business 

to firmly cementitself as adining 

destination. 

Afamily owned business,the 

Better Half Kitchen&Barsupplies 

fabulous local Waiparawines and 

includes localbeersontap to go 

alongside theirdiverse menu which 

offers everything from pizzas and 

burgers to theirspecialty low,and 

slow BBQ style cooking. 

The restaurant isfamily friendly, 

with akidsmenu andcan cater for 

larger groups and special events. 

It runsaclassiccar gathering on 

the last Sunday of everymonth 

from9am.Itoffers lunchand 

dinner,Wednesday to Sundayand 

alsoopens at 9amfor breakfast on 

the weekends. 

Thereisplentyofparkingavailable 

to accommodate carand bike 

enthusiasts,and is the perfect final 

destination to relax andre-fuel after 

atour or foraspecialcelebration. 

2377083 

Wed-Fri 11.30am -Late 

Sat-Sun 9.00am -Late 

14 AshworthBeach Road, Leithfield 

Ph 03 312 9083 | info@betterhalf.co.nz 

www.betterhalf.co.nz 

• KITCHENS 

• LAUNDRYS 

• WARDROBES 

• JOINERY 

Quality workmanshipatits finest 

Gavin’s Joinery in Amberley offers quality 

workmanship and design of kitchens, 

laundries, and wardrobes. 

Owner Gavin Cattermole, who has 35 

years experience as a joiner, can also 

help out with joinery in bathrooms, and 

design and build doors and stairways. 

Much of Gavin’s Joinery work is in new 

homes in the Hurunui district building 

and installing kitchens. 

Gavin is happy to work to acustomers 

specifications, designing, building and 

installing a kitchen of their choice, or 

designing one for their new home. 

He also fits out laundries and does 

shelving and fitouts for walk-in 

wardrobes. 

Gavin is happy to help out with joinery 

during renovations, and can also assist 

with repairs where necessary. His 

workmanship and attention to detail is 

well known, 

Gavin’s Joinery, asmall business which 

employs one worker, has been in its 

present site at Grays Road on the 

southern outskirts of Amberley, just off 

Carters Road, for 15 years. 

240 Carters Road (Cnr Grays Rd), Amberley, NorthCanterbury MOBILE 0274 593832 • EMAIL gavinsjoinery@xtra.co.nz 

Revamped and well stocked 

Thenew-lookFourSquareCheviot is 

your local storewhereyou’realways 

welcome. 

Owners Steveand GinnyAllison wish 

to welcome localsand visitors to their 

revamped store, whichhas recently 

been paintedinternally,with newLED 

lights installed and new check-outs 

and self-scan check-outs. 

Thenew-lookstore has morespace 

with an additionalgrocery area which 

allows foranincreased range of 

products to be on display. 

‘‘If youcan imagine shoppingata 

nice, new supermarket in town -it’s 

likethat, but smaller,’’Steve says. 

Thestore is locally owned and 

operated and employs loyalpeople 

who arelong-standingCheviot 

residents. 

Four SquareCheviotstocks avast 

rangeoffresh meats,fruit, vegetables 

and deli products,and stocks a 

numberofthe major grocerybrands. 

‘‘Whether youjust need afew bits 

and pieces,orifyou need to do a 

fullgrocery shop –wehavegot you 

covered,’’ Stevesays. 

‘‘We look forwardtoseeing youinstoresoon.’’ 

Alpine Horse Safaris offerahighcountry 

experience, deep in the heart of the 

South Island. 

Jenny and Lawrie O’Carroll have been 

offering treks from two hours to 12 

days from their 1012 hectare property, 

Waitohi Downs property, in North 

Canterburyfor nearly 30 years. 

Their unequalled knowledge of the 

area and understanding of the horses 

they have bred, are great assets in 

guaranteeing guests the ‘Ultimate Ride’ 

on asafeand suitable mount. 

Lawrie cares for and trains the horses to 

makethemapleasure forpeopletoride, 

while Jennyconcentrates on keeping the 

business side going, and cooking and 

baking to feed hungry mouths once the 

day’s ridingisfinished. 

Waitohi Downs 

Hawarden 

North Canterbury 

2373921 

The12-dayTekapoMainDivideExpedition 

is the most adventurous alpine horse trip 

available in NewZealand. 

It takes riders through famous high 

countrystations, and crosses some of the 

largest riversinthe South Island, while at 

the other end of the scale there are two 

and one day treks, and the popular half 

day and two hour safaris, all of which 

give expansive and breath taking views 

of lush native bush, snow-fed rivers, and 

rugged mountainous countryside. 

Alpine Horse Safaris is just 1¼ hours 

north of Christchurch. 

To book,ormakeanenquiry, 

go to alpinehorse.co.nz 

or email alpinehorse@amuri.net. 

TRADING HOURS 

8.00am -6.30pm 

7Days 

NEWLYRENOVATED STORE 

2Rolleston Street, Cheviot |Ph319 8849 

Lawrie and Jenny O’Carroll p: 03 314 4293 

0800 4 Alpine e: alpinehorse@amuri.net www.alpinehorse.co.nz


Original McAlpines Mitre10. 

RANGIORA 

Allyour garden supplies in oneplace 

under ourcovered roof. 

 

A100% owned and operatedHome Improvementand DIYstore,Rangiora’s 

McAlpines Mitre10MEGA, startedasasmall business,and has grown into a 

store that caters for everyone fromprofessional tradies to the home handyman. 

Newly stockeditems areonthe wayto 

fillinour retailextension. 

 

 

 

 

 

Thebusiness stocks an extensiverange of building 

supplies,hardware, and homewarealong with a 

well stocked garden centre.Itissteeped in history, 

having traded in North Canterburyfor 46 years. 

It wasthe first South Island companytobecome a 

Mitre10franchisee,opening its doors as ahome 

and trade storein1975. 

It laterjoined the MEGA programme and expanded 

the store, opening as McAlpines Mitre10MEGA 

Rangiorain2007. 

Arecentexpansion of the premises,which will 

provide 35 per cent moreretail spaceand 35 per 

cent morespacefor the drive-through trade outlet, 

is aimed at future-proofing the Southbrook-based 

business forthe anticipatedpopulation growth in 


Plans forthe extension began in 2017, chief 

executivePeter Crightonsays. 

‘‘It wasapparentthattherewould be asignificant 

population increase in the districtoverthe next 

20 years,and it wasconsidered thatthe current 

storesize, with subsequentlimitations on the 

range thatcould be offered,had little capacityto 

accommodate forthis futuregrowth. 

‘‘Thenew spacewill give us the opportunityto 

better showcase our products,provide awider 

range of goods forour customers,and an improved 

shopping experiencefor them,’’ Mr Crightonsays. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

McAlpines Mitre10MEGA is one of North 

Canterbury’slargest employers and has a 

tremendously loyalcustomer base. 

Thebusiness is apopular retailer and abig 

supporterofthe community, sponsoring many 

causes.Itisthe major sponsor of the McAlpines 

North CanterburyPipe Band and assists many 

schools,sports clubs and other groups. 

McAlpines Mitre10Mega wasalso recently 

announced as naming-rights sponsor of the new 

$28 million WaimakaririMainPower stadium’s 

fitness facilityand its four sports courts,extending 

Find alleingredients foraPerfect Kchen


WANT IT NOW? 

 

its commitmenttothe North CanterburySportand 

Recreation Trust’s fitness centresinRangiora, Kaiapoi, 

Amberley and Oxford. 

Thenew fitness centre will be knownasthe 

McAlpines’s Mitre10 Mega Fitness Centre. Thecourts 

will be named in recognition of the McAlpine family, 

which established its first business in Rangioranearly 

100 years ago. 

McAlpines managing directorAndrew Davidson 

says the sponsorship is avital step in affirming its 

continuing commitmenttothe North Canterbury 

community. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pay for it using your 

Airpoints Dollars 

1Airpoints Dollar = 

$1New Zealand Dollar 

When youspend $75 or more. 

Seein-storefor terms &conditions. 

‘‘McAlpines has supportedcommunityinterests, 

especially in sport, forcoming up to four decades. 

We see this investmentasnot only deepening our 

partnership with the North CanterburySportand 

Recreation Trust,but also supporting grassroots 

activities through the provision of exceptional 

facilities forall ages,’’hesays. 

McAlpines’historydatesback to 1925, transitioning 

from abusy timber yard and coal business in 

Rangiora’smain street,toanewhardwareand 

builders supply store. 

TheSouthbrook storebegan trading in 1971 after 

atriptothe United StatesofAmerica by Doug 

McAlpines wherehesaw the concept of one stop DIY 

and builders supply stores just outside towncentres. 

He boughtadditional land at Southbrook when he 

returned and the foundations fortoday’ssuccessful 

business were laid. 

This signalled the end of the High Street business, 

and effectively meantagreater range of products at 

competitivepriceswerenow available forcustomers. 

AwareofMitre10inAustralia, through its export 

business,Doug McAlpine and TedTimings who were 

then majorityshareholders of McAlpines,decided to 

join Mitre10in1975. 

Thestore changedcolour,signs went up and Mitre 

10 became arealityinthe district. 

An outdoor garden centre wasestablished in 1988, 

and adrive through facilitywas added in 1993. 

During 2007-08, the Southbrook Mitre10Mega was 

developed to replacethe Mitre10Home and Trade 

store(as it wasthen known) and the new facility 

opened in September 2008. Abig investmentwas 

made in recent times to roof partofthe garden 

centre to provide shelter and shade forboth plants 

and costumers. 

McAlpines has an enthusiastic team, manyofwhom 

arelong serving,with strong productknowledge 

and who arereadily able to assist with all youhome 

improvementproducts. 

FINANCE OPTIONS 

AVAILABLE 

MONTHS 

INTEREST FREE 

12on purchases $299 -$798 

or 24 MONTHS 

INTEREST FREE 

on purchases $799 &over 

•20% deposit 

•Pay cash price only 

•Nobooking or insurance charge 

Terms, Conditions &Credit Criteria apply 

100% LOCALLYOWNED &OPERATED. 

Spend them & 

Earn them here 

RANGIORA 


If youfind the same productfromanother Mitre10store or Mitre10website, we’ll match that price. 

Excludestrade and special quotes,stock liquidations and commercial quantities.The in-storepricemay be lowerthan thatadvertised.

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Comfort, Style &Indulgence 

in the heart of Hanmer 

at unbelievably good rates 

Boutique boardroom for intimate &corporate functions, Family Gatherings 

–Celebrations -Management &Training Retreats 

Catering as required 

1&2Bedroom 

Apartments -Spa 

E: info@clearridge.co.nz |W:www.clearridge.co.nz 

T: +64 (3) 3155144 |Reservations NZ: 0800 555 596. 

A: 28 Jacks Pass Road | Hanmer Springs 7334 | NZ. 

Luxury‘home-away-from-home’ 

Avery warmwelcomeawaitsyou at Clear Ridge Apartments in Hanmer 

Springs. 

Relax in style in your own fully equipped,5star luxury ‘home-away-fromhome’ 

apartment that’s perfectly situated near the alpine hot pools of 

Hanmer. 

Each apartment is self contained and appointed to high standards. If 

you are coming asacouple, afamily, abusiness group, or travelling 

solo, Clear Ridge will not disappoint. If you prefer to eat out, restaurants 

and cafes are nearby. 

If you are planning awork retreat Clear Ridge has aboardroom and 

will arrange catering and meeting support. If you just want to get on 

the golf course, you just have to walk across the road. 

Hanmer Springs is the place to holiday, play golf, ski, soak in the hot 

pools, have your business retreat or just quietly relax. 

The St James in Hamner Springs 

Located in theheart of Hanmer 

Springs The St James is the perfect 

place forcouples to completely relax 

and recharge. 

Offering award-winning,premium 

accommodaon, The St James has 

consistently beenrated numberone 

in Hanmer Springs on Trip Advisor 

over the years. Thisyear it gained 

the presgious ‘Bestofthe Best’ 

award, thatputs it in the topone 

percentofall Trip Advisor lisngs 

aroundthe world. 

“Weare very proud to be one of the 

less than 5,000 hotels, restaurants 

and airlines worldwide to receive 

this award,” says Paul Baigent, who 

has co-owned TheStJames with his 

wife Rae since2010. The St James 

was also named ‘New Zealand’s 

Best Motel’ at the New Zealand 

Hospitality Awardsinboth 2018 

and 2019. The Qualmark 5-star 

gold-rated property has amix of 

luxury suites and studios, which all 

have balconies or paos, mostwith 

stunning views to the mountain 

ranges. 

It’s surrounded by cafesand shops 

and the thermal pools arejusta 

short walk away. 

Luxury accommodation and Hanmer Springs’ ultimate 

wedding, conference and events venue, overlooking the 

beautiful high alpine basin of the Southern Alps. 

128 Medway Road, Hanmer Springs |027 554 4056 

amuriestate@gmail.com |www.amuriestate.co.nz 

2373922 

pure relaxation 

LUXURYAND STYLE IN THE HEART 

OF THEVILLAGE 

“Best of the Best” 

Tripadvisor2020 

“BestMotel” 

HospitalityNZ2018 &2019 

Amuri Estate offers acountry escape, aplace to unwind, and the perfect 

venue for weddings, business conferences and events. 

We pride ourselves on quality, personal service and eminent customer 

satisfaction, says Vanessa Orr. 

Just 10 minutes from Hanmer Springs, new owners Richard and Debra 

Orr, and daughter Vanessa, have created aunique venue catering for 

weddings and avariety of events which sits comfortably alongside the 

lodge accommodation. 

The events centre has abarn-style reception hall, bathroom facilities, a 

kitchen, bar and multiple outside areas, with breathtaking views of farm 

land and mountains. 

The hall can seat 200, while asmall meeting room within the complex can 

seat up to 60 people. 

Amuri Estate’s luxury lodge accommodation features three king size rooms 

suitable for up to six people, with ajoint kitchen-living area. 

The one-bedroom Wallace Peak Cottage is ideal for acouple’s retreat. 

The facilities provide the perfect place for even just aone-night getaway, 

providing guests with the opportunity to enjoy panoramic views, and the 

chance to explore Hanmer Springs. 

For those attending awedding at Amuri Estate, off-site accommodation is 

also available in the alpine village, with transport available to and from 

the venue. 

Amuri Estate has an event manager on site who can help with planning 

your special day or event, to ensure everything runs smoothly on the day. 

Wedding and conference equipment packages are available for hire. 

There is wi-fi access, tables, and chairs, allowing you to concentrate on 

the event, without the clutter of having alist of things to bring. 

The new event centre is the largest in the Hanmer Springs area, and just 

90 minutes from Christchurch. 

Vanessa says they endeavour to make the experience at Amuri Estate just 

the way guests envisaged it. 

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ADVERTISEMENT 

Specsavers Rangiora, professionals 

providing quality care 

COMMON EYE 

QUESTIONS: 

Through their combined 30 years of 

experience inboth optometry and 

audiology and vast knowledge, health 

professionals May, Dan and Claire, along with 

their team members, provide superior eye 

and ear care for patients inthe community. 

The team is professionally trained and fully 

qualified, with ashared passion for eye 

health, ear health and the local community. 

They pride themselves onoffering expert 

advice and supporting their customers on 

their health journeys, both pre and post 

examination. The team works together 

to ensure the best health outcomes 

for all patients who come into the store. 

“Our experienced team consists of 

two Optometrists and an Audiologist 

professional, who are all equally concerned 

with diagnosing, treating and the aftercare 

experience ofour customers, making it 

atrue health partnership. Wedon’t want 

people in Rangiora tomiss out on hearing 

and seeing all the best parts of life!” says 

Optometrist partner May Young. 

“For every comprehensive eye exam, we 

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of advanced 3D scans of the back ofthe 

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Optometrist partner May. 

“Every patient over 40 is also offered afree 

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The team is passionate about eyes and 

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Specsavers Rangiora is open 7days. 

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Supporting local 

Warwick Kirwan Plumbing has 

been serving the North Canterbury 

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Based in Rangiora, Warwick and 

Sue established the business in 

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to qualified and experienced 

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Supporting local isimportant and 

the local team is dedicated to 

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Warwick and his team can visit 

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No job is too big or too small for RGrant Electrical 

Every job is important, regardless of 

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The trusted and popular Rangiorabased 

business can turn its hand 

to large commercial and domestic 

housing jobs, to general wiring 

and helping elderly folk change 

lightbulbs out of their reach. 

Allan Pethig brought the business 

from Robert Grant in August 2014 

after working for him for 18 years, 

and retained all the key trading 

principals that makes the company 

atrusted and popular local business. 

It is a small company with a friendly 

team, offering efficient, quality 

service, using quality materials. 

Along with residential and 

commercial work, it does general 

wiring, security cameras, burglar 

alarms and data cabling throughout 

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RGrant Electrical can installyour new 

oven, wire your new home, change 

lights and switches, maintain your 

electrical services, or do complete 

electrical fitouts of your business. 

RGrant Electrical from left Allan, Joel, Chris &Chris 

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Rangiora is your one-stop local panel and 

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Theteam can handle all kindsofvehicle 

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Totalspan North Canterbury’s foundationisbuilt on 

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It is arecipe thatsees the Woodend-based business steeped in success and its building 

range of hardwearing,affordable and versatile structures characterised by functionality 

thatfranchise owners Jamie and Ellen Petersen have worked hard to reflect in their 

services. 

The award-winning business offers everything from afarm shed, garage or commercial 

building, all are built with high-grade New Zealand-made parts and finished in Coloursteel 

in avariety of attractive colours. 

The companystill producesall its materials at afactoryinChristchurch so aclose eye can 

be kept on quality,with buildings highly customisable,making them easy to add to if an 

expansion is required. 

Jamie and Ellen have owned the North Canterburyfranchise since January 2014 and have 

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Jamie is aqualified carpenter and aLicencedBuilding Practitioner. 

He has experience in all roles at TotalspanNorth Canterbury, which has its display site on 

State Highway 1. 

Ellen is aregistered school-teacher and has taught students in both New Zealand and 

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She has also proved her commitmenttothe business by studying aMasters degree in 

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Meeting needs: 

•The companybuilds to anysize, anyrequirement,toany budget, at atimeframe to suit. 

There is akitset-onlyoption for the do-it-yourself style handyman. 

•Whether it is agarage, commercial building, rural building, carport, or farm shed, 

Totalspan has the building to suit the needs of customers. 

•The buildings range in size up to 25 metres wide, depending on each buyer’s 

requirements, and can stand up to six metres high, with superior construction features. 

•Anindustry-leading 25-year guarantee and five-year guarantee on workmanship 

applies. 

•The firm also supports its local communities, having suppliedand built Under Cover Kids 

bus shelters for areas across North Canterbury. 

•Italsosupports local North Canterburyschools, trusts, charities and events. 

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MainPower 

Live Lines 

Issue 195 May 2021 


Business Awards 

Entries are now open for theNorth Canterbury Business 

Awards! 

Taking placeevery two years, the awards are North 

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RunbyEnterprise NorthCanterbury,the event honours 

the bestbusinessesinour regionand bringsthe business 

community together foragreat night out atthe awards 

ceremony. 

Enter online, or nominate abusiness, before 18 Juneat 

northcanterbury.co.nz.Winners willbeannounced at the 

Business Awards Galaevent to be held on 24 September. 

MainPower are proud tosupport ourregion’s businessesand 

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Well owners urged 

to carry out testing 

By DAVID HILL 

Private well owners are being 

encouraged to do regular tests to ensure 

their water is safe to drink. 

The Waimakariri District Council has 

released an information booklet for 

owners of private wells, which provides 

guidance on how to drill anew well, test 

water regularly, and what to look for 

when buying aproperty with aprivate 

well. 

Maps of welltesting results give an 

indication of where there are specific 

contaminants in the district to watch out 

for. 

The booklet’s release is timed with a 

report on the second year of acouncilled 

study of 19 private wells in the Cust 

and Eyreton areas. 

Nitrate and other chemical 

parameters were analysed in private 

wells, in response to arecommendation 

from the Waimakariri Zone Committee. 

Cust and Eyreton have been selected 

for annual sampling because of reports 

of elevated nitrate levels. 

The study results highlight the 

importance of private well owners 

understanding that they are responsible 

for undertaking their own monitoring 

and at what frequency to test their water. 

The study found one of 19 private wells 

with nitrate levels above the maximum 

acceptable value of 11.3 milligrams per 

litre nitratenitrogen (equivalent to 

50mg/L nitrate), as set out in the 

drinkingwater standards for New 

Zealand. 

Consumption of nitrate over 11.3 mg/L 

can cause adverse health effects for 

unborn babies, young infants and those 

with rare metabolic disorders. 

Waimakariri District Council water 

environment adviser Sophie Allen 

recommends regular testing, at least 

annually, to check that water is safe to 

drink, as nitrate levels can change 

seasonally. 

‘‘The test for nitrate is particularly 

important in the inland plains areas of 

our district, stretching roughly 

westwards of Rangiora towards the 

hills,’’ she says. 

‘‘Nitrate is just one contaminant that 

all well owners should look for, with 

testing also recommended for other 

potential contaminants such as arsenic, 

and bacteria such as E. coli.’’ 

Elevated levels of nitrate over the 

accepted limit had been found in an 

Environment Canterbury monitoring 

well in the Cust area and in private wells 

in Eyreton before the council study, 

utilities and roading manager Gerard 

Cleary said. 

‘‘Private well owners should have 

their water checked by an accredited 

laboratory to ensure water is safe to 

drink.’’ 

Affordable treatment options exist for 

nitrate removal, but many standard 

filters are not adequate for the removal 

of nitrate, and advice should be sought 

from awater treatment specialist on the 

appropriate filtration system for 

removal. 

‘‘There is no need for landowners 

supplied by acouncil reticulated water 

scheme to test their water. The council 

supplies have regular testing, with no 

water supply in the district affected by 

high levels of nitrate or other 

contaminants,’’ Mr Cleary said. 

Work recognised ... Jason Clements has had his haiku, Shengze Haiku,chosen for Best 

New ZealandPoems2020. 


Poet'swork recognised 


Ahaiku written by Oxford poet Jason 

Clements duringthe Shengze Silk and 

Poetry Festival in China in 2018 has 

been selected for BestNew Zealand 

Poems2020. 

Jason, who writes under the pen name 

Doc Drumheller, was bornin 

Charleston, South Carolina,but has 

livedmost of his adult life in New 

Zealand. 

It is the second time one of his poems 

has been chosenasone of the country’s 

Zealand’sbest.His poem, Guangzhou 

City Haiku,was selected for BestNew 

Zealand Poems2018. 

His latest winner, ShengzeHaiku,was 

firstpublished last yearinLandfall239, 

New Zealand's longestrunning arts and 

literary journal. 

‘‘Itisahuge honourtohave your 

poems selectedfor Best New Zealand 

Poems,asthere are only 25 selected 

fromthe thousandsofpoemsthat get 

published each year,’’ Jason says. 

‘‘This year’sselection was extra 

special, as the editorfor the collection is 

David Eggleton, and he is one of my 

favouritepoets. He has done so much for 

literatureinNew Zealand, as apoet, 

editor, performer, andreviewer.’’ 

There was alsoanhonour for Jasonas 

an editor and apublisher. Socially 

Distant,one of the poems Jason 

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Organisation looks to the big picture 

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Community generosity has helpedNorth 

Canterbury’s bigsisters and big brothers 

getthrough achallengingyear. 

BigBrothers BigSisters of North 

Canterbury manager EllieLeGrossays 

herorganisation is proud to be part of a 

supportive community,after last year’s 

annualfundraisingbreakfastwas a 

casualty of Covid19. 

‘‘Wehavejust skimmedright back.We 

haven’t been abletodoany marketing, 

which is showingwith notgetting many 

newmentors,’’she says. 

‘‘Wewereable to keepgoingwith the 

governmentwagesubsidyand peopleare 

just so generous. 

‘‘Things havebeenreally tough, but 

peopleare still goingout of their wayto 

helpusand I’mreally in aweofhow 

peoplegoout of theirway to support 

children.’’ 

Three new mentors were recruited 

towardsthe end of last yearafteran 

article raninthe North Canterbury News, 

Ellie says. 

NextWednesday (May12), the 

organisation is holdingits first 

fundraising breakfast in Rangiorasince 

2019, withBilly Graham,aformer boxer 

and motivational speaker,asthe special 

guest. 

‘‘BillyGraham hadarough upbringing 

and apolice officerpulled himasideand 

said‘youneedtochange yourways’, so he 

tookupboxing,’’ Ellie says. 

He wentontobecome aNew Zealand 

and Australasianlightwelterweight 

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Since retiring fromthe ring, Billyhas 

become aboxing trainer, workingwith atriskyouth. 

‘‘He’s pulling them, boysand girls, off 

the streetsand gettingthem intoboxing. 

It’sabout reaching them before they do 

any of thebig stuff,sohis story fitswell 

withBig Brothers,’’Elliesays. 

She says that,onceagain, Nelson Ching, 

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‘‘Thingscan be prettynegative,but I’m 

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Awatchful eye ... From left, Kaiapoi Community Patrol coordinator Bill Diggons and the group’s trainer, Owen Cassidy, North Canterbury Neighbourhood Support manager 

Sarah Saunders, Constable Tony Maw, Rangiora Community Patrol member Chris Barker, and Gordon Kneale, who is the vetting officer for the Rangiora patrol. 

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Crime control to be discussed at meeting 


Crime prevention will come 

under the microscope at a 

public meeting in Rangiora on 

May 13. 

Senior Constable Tony Maw, 

Kaiapoi and Rangiora 

Community Patrol personnel, 

and Neighbourhood Support 

are hosting ameeting at the 

Rangiora Borough School Hall 

at 7.30pm. 

The meeting will discuss 

ways crime can be prevented 

in communities. 

Constable Maw says while 

the meeting will talk about 

crime prevention tools, it will 

also be aimed at recruiting 

more volunteers to the 

community patrols, and 

getting more people to sign up 

to Neighbourhood Support. 

‘‘Both the community patrols 

and Neighbourhood Support 

are valued partners of the 

police and we would love to 

increase their numbers to 

keep our communities safe,’’ 

he says. 

Rangiora Community Patrol 

vetting officer Gordon Kneale 

says Kaiapoi and Rangiora 

each have about 20 volunteers. 

‘‘Ideally we would like to 

double that number. The aim 

is to get our car out more often 

and show value to our 

community and our sponsors,’’ 

he says. 

‘‘We want to be visible, and 

be the eyes and ears for the 

police.’’ 

Neighbourhood Support 

North Canterbury manager 

The Widest Music Variety 

Sarah Saunders says 3000 

people are signed up to its Get 

Ready programme. The 

programme promotes 

preparedness of people in 

case of disasters, so they can 

be self reliant until help 

arrives. 

It also provides agood 

database for Civil Defence and 

others about where resources 

are in communities. 

‘‘We are really wanting to 

grow that number,’’ she says. 

She says Neighbourhood 

Support also acts to help 

people to get to know their 

neighbours, and to find street 

leaders in both urban and 

rural communities to help 

form relationships to keep an 

eye out for each other. 

‘‘Our goal is strengthening 

communities with acrime 

prevention slant,’’ she says. 

Constable Maw says the 

threepronged approach to the 

evening is to provide 

communities with information 

and ways they can help each 

other and keep crime down. 

However, he is also happy to 

speak about crime prevention 

strategies with groups, 

organisations or clusters of 

residents. 

The direct link between the 

police and the community 

patrols meant efforts could be 

focused on aparticular 

problem area. 

‘‘High visibility of patrols is 

adeterrent.’’ 

Patrols are 24/7, but if more 

people volunteer it meant the 

patrols could be seen in 

communities more regularly 

across a24hour period. 

Police and community 

patrols often went unseen 

because they could be in the 

early hours of the morning, so 

the police are also reliant on 

people reporting anything 

suspicious, Constable Maw 

says. 

He urges people to ring the 

police immediately when they 

see something happening, not 

several days later. 

Dial 111 if something is 

happening ‘‘now’’, and 105 if it 

has already happened. People 

can also file reports online at: 

police.govt.nz/105support. 

‘‘That includes anything 

down to minor property 

damage or aperson acting 

suspiciously,’’ he says. 

The important role of pines highlighted during walk 


VisitorstoTuhaitara Coastal Park have 

been shown howfastgrowing pine 

treesare providing shelter for the 

regeneration of native forest in the 

575hectare reserve. 

The visitors were on arecent guided 

walk hostedbyGreg Byrnes, general 

manager of Te Kohaka oTuhaitara Trust, 

whichmanages the park, and parkranger 

Adele Jackson.The twohour walk began 

at the trust’s WoodendBeach office. 

The visitorswere shown the effects of 

forestfires and how forest lifeisreborn 

from the charred remains, with cabbage 

trees playinganimportant role because of 

their fireresistant trunks. 

Participants were also shown howto 

attract fantails in the forest, by making 

kissing noises, and how 50 biotanodesare 

breathingnew life into the park by 

increasing biodiversity, but more would 

do an even better job. 

‘‘We couldhave 1500 and just let nature 

do the work,’’Greg said. 

He alsostressed how important it is to 

get rid of animal and weed pestsinthe 

park. ‘‘If we get rid of these,nature willdo 

the rest.’’ 

Late in the walk, participants were 

taken into PegasusBay to see the park’s 

dune restoration trial, where parkstaff 

and volunteers are plantingafencedoff 

areawith sandbinding nativegrasses to 

start the restoration of the dunesystemin 

northern Pegasus Bay. Dunes restore 

sandtoeroded beaches, provide vital 

ecological habitat and provideprotection 

for the forest beyond from stormsand 

highwaves. 

The next guided tours will be to view 

the night sky during Matariki celebrations 

in July, with dates still to be confirmed. 

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Rowers out on the water for the long haul 

Alate entry for the SeaThruBridge 2 

Bridge Cure Long Distance Rowing Race 

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head race. 

The AvonRowing Club’s Dusty Lads 

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for it on thewater by winningthe event 

and taking time honours, finishingthe 

10km race in 36 minutes. 

The racewas staged by the CureBoating 

Club last Sunday morning, with the start 

and finish on the Kaiapoi Riveralongside 

the club’s headquarters in Raven Quay. 

Competitors rowedupthe Kaiapoi 

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Stewarts Gully,back down to the 

Waimakariri Yacht Club and then 

returned to the club for the finish. 

Club healthand safety officerand raceday 

umpirePeterMidgleysaid it was 

unusualfor the winner of ahead race 

(with boatsstarting at set intervals) to also 

take time honours. 

Thirty coxed rowing crews and 160 

rowers took part. Many inspected the 

club’s almostcomplete new clubrooms. 

Memberswill be abletomove in soon,but 

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The old way ... The Cure 

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North Canterbury’s drought 

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Agriculture Minister 

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Additionalfunding of 

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Local farmers to gather for AGM in Rangiora 

Federated Farmers North Canterbury 

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When members gatheratthe Rangiora 

RSA on Friday, May 14, from5.30pm, it 

will be with some relief thatthey can 

meet in person. 

Last year’s75th AGM was postponed 

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One thing that will be familiar to 

farmers is the knowledgethat, once again, 

the region is affected by drought, with the 

governmentextending the adverse event 

classification to November 30. 

‘‘I think we were in drought at the last 

AGM as welland probably when Iwas 

first elected, too,’’ says Cam Henderson, 

who will step down after four yearsas 

provincial president. 

Fish and Game North Canterbury chief 

executive Rasmus Gabrielsson will be the 

guest speaker, while Federated Farmers 

national boardmember ChrisAllen will 

give an update on biodiversity legislation, 

andEnvironment Canterbury councillor 

Claire McKay will be available to answer 

anyquestions. 

Nominations are open for all positions, 

including president, and senior and 

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TheNorth Canterbury dairy,arable 

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Droughts may prompt rethink 

By DAVID HILL 

Ongoing drought could cause arethink 

in the way North Canterbury farms. 

Agriculture Minister Damien 

O’Connor last week extended the 

region’s drought classification to 

November 30. 

Farmers had just two years of respite 

from athreeyear drought, before the 

latest round of dry conditions struck last 

year, prompting outgoing Federated 

Farmers North Canterbury president 

Cam Henderson to wonder if arethink is 

needed. 

‘‘ECan is looking at it, as this is 

becoming avery regular event, so we 

need to consider, ‘do we need alongerterm 

strategy?’ 

‘‘It’s no longer the exception to the 

norm. Potentially, it’s too early to look to 

asolution, but we need to be looking at 

how often these things can happen.’’ 

Different areas had different 

experiences, with Banks Peninsula 

unusually dry this season, whereas dry 

seasons are more common in the 

Hurunui district, Mr Henderson says. 

‘‘Responding to droughts every year is 

putting abandaid on the issue, so 

maybe we need to be looking at whether 

there are opportunities for more 

sustainable land use. 

‘‘But it’s also important that we don’t 

get too swept up in what is the latest 

phase.’’ 

Finding solutions to making farms 

more sustainable in the face of ongoing 

drought is not simply about using the 

best science and agronomy, Mr 

Henderson says. 

‘‘If we swamp the market with anew 

product which we can’t sell then we just 

create more problems for farmers.’’ 

Growing hemp and other plantbased 

food and fibre is an option, but farmers 

need more support, and Mr Henderson 

wonders if the existing levyfunded 

organisations, such as DairyNZ, Beef 

and Lamb New Zealand and the 

Foundation for Arable Research, 

provide the best coverage. 

‘‘Our levy groups are good at doing 

research for their own sectors, but 

arguably those farmers could benefit 

Greener times ... Oxford dairy farmer Cam Henderson wonders whether arethink may 

be necessary in Canterbury as more droughts unfold. 

PHOTO: FILE 

from research into other areas. 

‘‘It takes alot of learning to become a 

dairy farmer, so if you add in other 

aspects to your operation it becomes a 

challenge.’’ 

But there are benefits for farms 

having more diversity in their operation, 

providing avariety of income sources, 

he says. 

The Oxford dairy farmer believes 

several of his colleagues are open to the 

idea of converting to producing plantbased 

protein. 

‘‘I’m afarmer, but Idon’t have to be 

milking cows. If you can find me abetter 

option which has less impact on the 

environment, Iwill look at it. 

‘‘But the success of things like 

kiwifruit and sheep milk has come from 

it being aselect market, so if you swamp 

the market, are you going to be able to 

make the same returns? 

‘‘So Ithink we will have animal 

farming in this country for awhile yet.’’ 

While he is stepping back from 

Federated Farmers, Mr Henderson’s 

focus will now be on the work of the 

Waimakariri Landcare Group, which is 

investigating ways of farming more 

sustainably. 

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competitions since 2019,eventorganiser 

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‘‘These competitions were canned last 

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SPORT RESULTS 

By LINDSAY KERR 

and PETER WILLIAMS 

Saracens continued its recent 

barnstorming performances in 

North Canterbury premier 

rugby,with amauling of 

Woodend last Saturday, while 

Kaiapoi bounced back from its 

defeatbySaracens the week 

before, with acomfortable win 

over an improving Ashley XV. 

Meanwhile, Glenmark 

Cheviot continued its unbeaten 

record, heading off Ohoka 3910, 

and Oxford comfortablybeat 

Hurunui 4512, in its preduckshootingmidweek 

clash. 

Much was expected of 

Woodend after its draw with 

Oxford, but the seasiders never 

reallyturned up to face a 

confident Saracens unit. 

Saracens was quicklyout of 

party mode afterits shockloss to 

Kaiapoi the week before, 

scoring firstearly in the half. It 

then went on to rack up another 

eight tries, winning 6411. 

Woodend was the first to 

admit it didn’t turn up to this 

match.Itwas the reliable boot of 

JordieSwaine and alastminute 

try to Nick Van de Weil that 

helpedsave face. 

Saracens benefited from its 

own confidence, and built on 

this with asuperb displayof 

support play to scoreits tries. 

Prop Jordie Smith was in the 

thick of things and earnedhis 

team’splayeroftheday award. 

Scoreboard: Saracens 64 

(BrettHancox 2, Oscar Burney 2, 

Harry Murray 2, Nathan 

Goodwin, AdrianJackson, 

KieranJenkins tries. Archie 

McBride 3conversions, Ricky 

Allin 5conversions, 1penalty 

beat Woodend 11 (Jordie 

Swaine2penalties, NickVan de 

Weil atry). 

Injurieshit Ohoka 

Sadly,Ohoka’s match against 

GlenmarkCheviot will be 

remembered as the game which 

had to change fields not once, 

but twice, as the resultoftwo 

potentially seasonending 

injuries to Ohokaplayers.There 

was an ankle injurytohalfback 

Sam Englandand aconcussion 

to lockZane Paterson. 

With these two playersjoining 

several other squad members in 

agrowing casualtyward, 

Ohoka’splaying depth was 

sorely tested. 

It was aday when things 

tended to happened in pairs. 

GlenmarkCheviot’s two best 

forwards, the hardworking 

prop HaydenO’Donnell and the 

ruthlessly effective flanker 

Heath Cruickshank, were both 

rewarded by abrace of tries. 

The match also saw the 

emergenceoftwo promising 

young halfbacks. Max Murray 

made agood fistofhis firstrunon 

start for GlenmarkCheviot, 

while,for Ohoka,18yearold 

Caleb Parsons softenedthe blow 

of losing England. 

It was atypically efficient 

team performance from 

GlenmarkCheviot. 

Mike Keanewas the only 

GlenmarkCheviotback to score 

atry, and he combined with 

Matt Jensen to form atigerish 

defensive line in midfieldthat 

snuffed out mostattacking 

attempts. 

Right wing GeorgeWiggins 

scoredOhoka’s solitary try,with 

fiveeighth ScottAllin kickinga 

penalty and aconversion, while, 

for the visitors,the everreliable 

boot of BrookRetallick added 

four conversions, apenalty goal 

and adropped goal. 

The resultsofGlenmark 

Cheviot’s matches in the next 

two weeks against Kaiapoi and 

Saracens will determine which 

of thesethreeteams will 

progress to the championship 

section of the Luisetti Seeds 

combined competition. 

Scoreboard: Glenmark 

Cheviot 39 (HaydenO’Donnell 2 

tries,Heath Cruickshank 2, 

Nike Kean1;Brook Retallick 4 

conversions, one penalty, and a 

dropped goal) beat Ohoka 11 

(George Wiggins 1try, Scott 

Allin apenalty,and conversion). 

Oxforddominates 

Oxfordprovedtoo strong for a 

youthful Hurunui side on 

Thursday evening, recordinga 

convincing 4512 win. 

The early exchanges were 

even enough. It took nearly half 

an hour before Oxford put any 

pointsonthe board. 

Awatershed moment 

occurred immediately after this, 

when Hurunui swept on to 

Going high ... Ohoka captain Ryan McCallum secures lineout 

possession against GlenmarkCheviot. 


attack and had the throwinto a 

lineoutjust 5metres fromthe 

Oxford line, but Hurunui’s 

inexperience showed through 

when the side allowed Oxford to 

snare possession by throwing up 

Nick Inchatthe front of the 

lineout, and aglorious 

opportunity to hit back 

immediately was lost by 

Hurunui. 

Oxford tooka125 lead into 

half time, but the floodgates 

opened in the second half. 

Oxford ran in atotal of seven 

tries to Hurunui’stwo. No. 8 

Jesse Houston was apowerful 

force for Oxford, and the 

effervescent halfback Matt 

Robertswas aconstant threat 

with his darting runs. 

As always, WillieJamison 

never flinchedinhis efforts for 

Hurunuiinthe forwards, being 

ably supported by Tomas 

Willamsand Ben Johnson, 

while HunterJohnson and 

Digby Heard were the pick of 

the backs. 

Scoreboard:Oxford45(Luke 

Nabulagi 2, Liam Stevenson, 

Dayne Paton, JesseBowring, 

Matt Roberts and Angus 

Mitchell tries. Mitchell 2 

penalties and two conversions) 

beat Hurunui12(Hunter 

Johnson, Sam Grigg tries,Digby 

Heard 1conversion). 

Kaiapoiontop 

Kaiapoirecovered from its 

loss to Saracenstocomfortably 

head off Ashley3618. 

Its win kept the sidein 

quarterfinal contention in the 

combined country competition, 

but perhaps more importantly, 

fired doubt in the minds of 

its North Canterbury rivalsfor 

the later games in the 

competition. 

Ashley landed apenalty in the 

opening moments, only for 

Kaiapoi to immediately strike 

backwith atry. Kaiapoi then 

scored two more tries, but in 

between Ashley showed its 

competitive spirit with atry. 

Kaiapoi kept attacking and, 

after blowing two possible tries, 

scored againbefore half time. 

The lossofcaptain Ashley 

Tavendale with injury fromthe 

Ashley midfield helped the 

Kaiapoi causeinthe second 

half, and, with its scrum taking 

control, the side scoredtwo 

moretries. 

Dante Love was responsible 

for the solid and well coordinated 

play in the Kaiapoi 

midfield. 

Scoreboard: Kaiapoi36 

(Ruebin Tiweka, Nacaniela 

Namata, Robert DodsSamson, 

Codey Grimes, LanceTaylor, 

Peniamina Tootoo tries. Taine 

JacobsLawson 3conversions) 

beatAshley 18 (Andrew 

Olorenshaw, Blake Walesby 

tries. Korbyn Gray 1conversion, 

2penalties). 

Points after four rounds: 

Saracens17, GlenmarkCheviot 

17, Kaiapoi 15, Ashley 7, Oxford 

7, Ohoka5,Hurunui 5, Woodend 

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Moving forward ... JasiahWoods, of the Rangiora RenegadesKwik Sticks team,clears the ball out of defencetoTenzinWoods. 

Knock-out wins for club teams 

The Rangiora Hurunui Hares 

have continued their strong 

earlyseason form, taking out 

the Knock Out Cup in the Mid 

Week Women’s Division 1 

competition. 

The team faced Malvern in 

the final at Nga Puna Wai, 

coming away witha30win 

and givingthe side 

confidence as it heads into the 

winter season proper. The 

otherMid Week Women’s 

team,the Rangiora Hurunui 

Hawks, finished its Knock Out 

Cup Division 3competition 

with abig 50 win over 

SouthernUnited in the 7/8 

playoff. 

Meanwhile, the Rangiora 

CBK Men’s Hockey team find 

themselves in aform slump 

following another highscoring 

losstothe UC 

Spartans. Things won’t get 

easier for the sidethis 

weekend when it takes on topofthetable 

Carlton Redcliffs. 

In the Division 1women’s 

championship,Rangiora CBK 

founditself 30 downathalf 

time against the Universityof 

Canterbury Huns. However, 

the squad regrouped to 

dominatethe second half, 

scoring two great goalsearly 

in the fourth quarter,then 

pushed hard for an equaliser 

righttothe finalwhistle. 

Rangiora’s Colts and 

Oddfellows are at opposite 

ends of the Sunday Super 

League Men’s Championship 

HOCKEY 

table afterthe Colts loggeda 

50 win overUCBarbarians, 

while the Oddfellowslost to 

the UC Celts. 

In this week’s local derby, 

the Rangiora Men’s Ateam 

took out ascrappy20 win 

over HinemoaKaiapoi. 

The Rangiora Allsorts were 

down agoal earlyinits clash 

against the Waikirikiri 

Petrels, despite dominating 

the first quarter, but rallied to 

score five goals to put the 

gamebeyond doubt. 

It was the first weekend of 

Platinum (under18) and Kwik 

Sticks (Year 7/8)games last 

week, with the Kwik Sticks 

competitionsdivided into 

both7and11aside formats. 

The Rangiora Hockey Club 

is again fielding four 

Platinum teams and has one 

11aside Kwik Sticks team in 

boththe girls’ and boys’ 

competitions, backedupby 

three girls’ 7aside and two 

boys’ 7aside teams. 

Mostoftheseteams 

struggled in their first 

outings, but showedpositive 

signs theywill improve as the 

season progresses. 

Kiwiand Mini Sticks grades 

kickoff this coming weekend. 

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Men Rangiora CBK 3(Tim 

Smit2,Lachlan Miller 1) lost 

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Men Rangiora Colts 5(James 

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RUGBYSUB UNION DRAW 

8 th May 2021 

Luisetti SeedsCombinedDiv 1(Pool C) 

Ashley VOxford, 02:45pm, Lob Lr1.Hurunui VSaracens, 

02:45pm, Cul 1. Woodend VOhoka, 02:45pm, Wood 1. 

Kaiapoi VGlenmark Cheviot, 02:45pm,Kai Ov. 

Ellesmere &North Canterbury Div 2(SectionA) 

Woodend VAmberley Seniors, 01:00pm, Wood 1. Hurunui 

VAshley 01:00pm, Cul 1. Saracens VGlenmark Cheviot, 

01:00pm, Sbk 1. Kaiapoi GOLDS VOhoka, 01:00pm, Kai Ov. 

Kaikoura VOxford, 02:45pm, (defaulted). 

Combined Colts (Section A) 

Ashley SOL Colts VBDI Colts, 01:00pm, Lob Lr 1. Glenmark 

CheviotColts VWaihora Colts, 01:00pm, Omi 1. 

1st XV Round Robin 

RHS1st XV VTimaruBoys’ HS 1st XV,01:00pm, RHS1. 

Under 17 Girls 

Kaiapoi vPrebbleton, 1:00pm, Kai 2 

Under 18 

Kaiapoi VWaihora, 01:00pm, Kai 1. Hurunui VMCRU Alps, 

01:00pm, Cul 2. RHS 2nd XV VTimaru Boys’ HS 2nd XV, 

01:00pm, RHS2.Oxford BYE. 

Under 16 

RHS Green VWaihora, 11:20am,RHS 1. 

RHSGold VWest Melton, 11:30am, RHS 2. 

Under 15 

RHS Gold VRHS Green, 10:00am, RHS2.Woodend Pegasus 

Bay VOxford,11:10am, Wood 1. Hurunui U15BYE. 

U12 -U13 -North Canterbury Only 

Section A 

Glenmark Cheviot U12/13 VOxford Red, 12.00pm, Omi 2. 

Amberley Black VHurunui Blue, 11:30am, Amb 1. Woodend 

Black VSaracens 13, 10.00am, Wood 1. Kaiapoi Gold V 

Ashley 13,11:30am, KaiOv. Ohoka Bye. 

Section B 

Woodend Green VAshley 12, 11:05am, Wood 2. Kaiapoi 

Blue VSaracens 12,11:45am, Kai 1. KaikouraBlue VHurunui 

Black, 11:25am, Kaik 1. Oxford U12 Bye. 

Under 11 

Kaiapoi V Oxford, 11:00am, Kai 3. Glenmark Cheviot V 

Saracens Blue, 11:00am, Omi 2a. Ashley Blue VAmberley 

Black, 11:00am, Lob Lr 2a. Woodend V Ashley Green, 

11:00am, Wood 3b. OhokaBlack VKaikoura, 11:05am,Mand 

2a. Saracens Red VHurunui Black, 11:05am, Sbk 4b. Ohoka 

RedBYE. 

Under 10 

Glenmark Cheviot V Amberley Black, 10:00am, Omi 1a. 

Saracens Red VOhoka Red, 10:50am, Sbk 4a. Ohoka Black 

VOxford, 11:05am, Mand 3a. Kaiapoi VSaracens 10Blue, 

12:05pm, Kai 3. Woodend VHurunui Black, 11.00am, Wood 

3a. Ashley U10 BYE. 

Under 9 

HurunuiBlack VSaracensBlue,10:00am,Cul 1a. Woodend V 

Glenmark Cheviot, 10:00am, Wood 2a.Kaiapoi BLUE VOxford 

9, 10:00am, Kai 2c. Kaiapoi GOLD VOhoka Black, 10:00am, 

Kai 2b. Ohoka Red VKaikoura, 10:00am, Mand 3b. Ashley 

Green VAmberley Black,10:00am,Lob Lr 6. AshleyBlueBYE. 

Under 8 

Kaikoura VAmberley Black, 10.00am, Kaik 1a. Kaiapoi V 

Woodend, 10.50am, Kai 1b. Ohoka Black VOhoka Red, 

11:05am, MandJ4a.Saracens Blue VAshley Green, 11:05am, 

Sbk 5a. Oxford VHurunuiBlack, 11:05am, Ox jn 5a.Saracens 

RedVGlenmark Cheviot, 11:05am, Sbk 5b. Ashley Blue BYE. 

Under 7 

Kaiapoi VOxford 7, 10:00am, Kai 1b. Ohoka Black VOhoka 

Red, 10:05am, Mand j4a. Saracens Orange V Glenmark 

Cheviot Blue, 10:10am, Sbk 5b. Saracens Blue VHurunui 

Black, 10:10am, Sbk 5a. Ashley Blue VAmberley Black, 

11:00am, Lob Lr 1a. Glenmark CheviotBlack VSaracens Red, 

11:05am, Omi1a. Woodend Black VAshley Green,11:10am, 

Wood J4a. 

Under 6 

Section A 

Woodend Green V Hurunui Black, 10:00am, Wood 3b, 

Woodend Black VGlenmark Cheviot 6, Blue 10:00am, Wood 

2b, Woodend White VGlenmark Cheviot 6, Black 10:00am, 

Wood 3a, Kaiapoi GOLD VKaiapoi WHITE, 10:00am, Kai Ov 

a. KaiapoiBLUEVHurunui Blue, 10:00am, KaiOvb.Amberley 

Black BYE. 

Section B 

Ashley Blue vOhoka Green, 10.00am, Lob 5a. Ohoka Black 

vAshley Green, 10.00am, Mand J5a. Ashley White vOhoka 

Red, 10.00am, LobJr2.Saracens Orange vOxford, 10.05am, 

SB Jr 7. Saracens Blue vSaracens Red, 10.00am, SB Jr 7. 

AshleyGoldBye. 

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35 

SCHOOLS, SPORTS 

CLUBS, CULTURAL EVENTS 

OUTSTANDING 

Fundraising Opportunity 

When you are looking to raise funds 

to attend tournaments or events, expenses 

are often large and at times problematic... 

Fun times ... Snuggle Inn’s Eiryn Pollock gets up close and personal with one of her 

mature charges, Rosie, and cocker spaniel puppy Arwen. 


Dogged determination 

behind business rebirth 


Doggie daycare has been the silver 

lining for aNorth Canterbury business 

that lost alot of its custom because of 

Covid19. 

When the lockdown occurred, 

partners in life and business Michael 

Stossel (Snuggle Inn Kennels) and 

Noeline King (Snuggle Inn Cattery) 

faced the overnight decimation of 

their business. 

But adecision to open daycare 

facilities has breathed new life into it. 

Michael says the Doggie Daycare 

business has doubled in the last 12 

months. While it hadn’t completely 

covered the drop in boarding, it had 

allowed them to continue to trade 

strongly, and to retain their two staff 

members. 

“Things did look pretty bleak for a 

bit,” Michael said. 

Their bookings took a75to80 

percent hit as travel dried up, costing 

the couple upwards of $100,000 in lost 

business. 

“When you consider all of our 

clients that used to go overseas for 

four weeks —there were 40 to 50 of 

those. Some of them would go 

overseas for three months. All that has 

gone. 

‘‘Some do tour locally, but not alot.” 

The couple run two of the larger 

boarding facilities in the South Island 

for their customers’ fourlegged 

friends. 

Michael had contemplated aDoggie 

Daycare service before the lockdown, 

so people could drop their dogs off on 

their way to work. 

When the boarding business took a 

hit from Covid19, he revisted the idea. 

“It took me 10 years to work out how 

simple it was,” he laughs. 

They decided to use asemidetached 

part of their office building. 

It offers external access for their 

clients to drop off and pick up their 

dogs at their discretion, using a 

security lock and passcode that offers 

access to individualised pens. Dropoff 

times start from 6am, with evening 

pickups available until 8pm. 

“I come in here in the morning when 

all the dogs are first in, and Ican’t 

hear myself think, because they are 

that excited to get out and play,” 

Michael said. 

“They know they’re about to have 

some fun.” 

For two hours from 9am, all the dogs 

spend time playing outdoors with 

Snuggle Inn’s Eiryn Pollock and the 

other dogs they have been matched 

with on temperament and/or size. 

They then retire for arest, before 

having more playtime between 2.30 

and 4.30pm. 

From 4.30pm they are back inside 

and ready for their owners to pick 

them up. 

“I went in there at 5pm the other 

night before everyone got picked up, 

and there wasn’t asound even though 

there were 15 dogs in there,” Michael 

said. 

“They were all just tired and 

happy.” 

It costs from $15 aday for Doggie 

Daycare. For more information, 

contact Snuggle Inn on (03) 313 1774 or 

email info@snuggleinn.co.nz. 

Field work to protect parakeets 

Jobs funding will help protect the 

critically endangered kakariki karaka/ 

orangefronted parakeet in the Lake 

Sumner Forest Park and Arthur’s Pass 

National Park. 

The funding will support staffat Hiking 

New Zealand under the Jobs for Nature 

programme.Aside from aidingthe birds, 

the initiative will also help retain the 

Covidaffected naturebased tourism 

business, keeping its outofwork hiking 

guidesemployed in conservation. 

Hiking New Zealand will work on an 

18month project with the Department of 

Conservation protecting the parakeet, 

with training that could lead to ongoing 

work in conservation. Part of the work 

centres on predator control. 

Hiking NewZealand codirector Dan 

Murphy saysit is huge getting the 

contract. 

‘‘As abusinessyou suddenly feel useful 

again. You’re employing peopleand 

getting work done that is critically 

important for our biodiversity. 

‘‘Jobsfor Nature funding, and the 

ability of the guides to turn their outdoor 

skills to valuableconservation work has 

provenalifelinefor the business with 

several positive spinoffs,’’ he says. 

The North Canterbury News is pleased to 

be able to give you the opportunity to generate 

funds, while at the same time, helping to promote 

some of the great work being done in our 

community. 

For full information on how your school, club 

or organisation can fundrais 

se while also off 

ering 

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promoting yourselves, 

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and the Ashley River Ramble 

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SUNDAY 28 FEBRUARY 9AM 

“It’s an indescribable feeling to know that your child can hear you” 

When Renee Cain learned her son 

was born profoundly deaf she was in 

shock. It was 2016, and little Jackson 

was only days old when he was given 

a hearing test that all new babies 

receive, but his results weren’t what 

they’d hoped for. 

Renee says it took quite a while for 

the news to sink in, and it was heartwrenching 

when it did. 

“We tried hearing aids and we 

thought he could hear things, like 

doors banging, but they weren’t 

working at all,” says Renee, who lives 

in Rangiora. 

With a lot of support and information, 

Renee decided that cochlear implants 

were the right option for Jackson and 

their family. A cochlear implant is a 

surgically-implanted electronic device 

that restores hearing for those with 

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profound hearing loss. 

At six-months-old 

Jackson underwent 

surgery to have the 

implants fitted. 

The surgery was 

arranged by 

the Southern 

Cochlear 

Implant 

Programme 

(SCIP) in 

Christchurch. 

Renee 

remembers when 

her little boy could 

finally hear her voice. 

“His face lit up and 

he had a big smile when I 

spoke. It brought tears to my eyes,” 

she says. 

Registration from 8am 

Proud to support the 

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Call: (03) 423 3158 

Rangiora clinic: 83B Ivory St 

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“It’s an indescribable 

feeling to know that 

your child can hear 

you. When he heard 

sounds for the first 

time he had a look 

of amazement on 

his face.” 

Jackson, now 

four, will start 

at Southbrook 

School in 

Rangiora later this 

year. 

“I never knew about 

cochlear implants 

until I was in this 

situation,” says Renee. 

Following a speaker from SCIP coming 

to talk to members the Rangiora Lions 

Club decided to nominate SCIP as the 

cause for the Ashley River Ramble 

2021. 

This is the 5th year of the Ramble, 

with previous recipients including Koru 

Care, Diabetes NZ and the Ashley- 

Rakahuri Rivercare group. The event 

evolved out of the Lions Club Rangiora 

- Kaiapoi Fun Run, and provides a 

relaxed family friendly event with great 

scenery of the river which is home to 

“It’s amazing what technology can do.” 

Established in 2003, SCIP is one of 

two cochlear implant providers in 

New Zealand. 

The not-for-profit organisation 

currently provides care to more than 

950 adults and children throughout 

the South Island and as far north as 

Taupo. Its offices in Christchurch 

and Wellington are complimented by 

regular visiting clinics throughout the 

catchment area. 

SCIP performs all cochlear implant 

assessments, arranges surgery, 

activates the cochlear implant, 

administers adjustments and provides 

post-implant rehabilitation services. 

Rangiora Lions Club Chooses SCIP for Ramble 

Sunday 28 February 2021 

some of NZ’s rarest birds. 

ARR coordinator Kirstyn Barnett 

says the event is all about enjoying the 

outdoors with family and friends. 

“Every time I go to the Ashley- 

Rakahuri river I see something new. 

We are so lucky to have this national 

treasure in our backyard, so easily 

accessible for cyclists and walkers.” 

She is delighted that the funds raised 

from the event will go towards helping 

local people enjoy a better quality of 

life. 

Waikuku Beach North Oval (near river mouth) 

Registration: from 8am 

Event starts 9am - Cyclists, 9.10am - Runners/Walkers 

Tickets can be purchased on the day, CASH ONLY 

$20 Adults, $10 Child (18 years and under) 

On rain or shine – prepare for all weather 

Two water stops on route 

Bus for runners/walkers returning to Waikuku 

leaves approx. 12pm - $2 – thanks to Torlesse Travel 

For more information see our website ashleyriverramble.nz 

or phone 021 312 230 

Thankstoall our sponsors to date 

EVENT 

INFORMATION 

12km (approximately) 

–Hortons Signs, Wilson Print, Artisan Bakery, Mitre 10 Rangiora, Compass FM, 

Aaron Clark Property Brokers, Vera Setz Audiology, Peter Lawry Business Success 

Partners, TheMark, Hagley Kitchens, TheWarehouse Rangiora, River to Ranges 

Rangiora, Stan’s 7Day Pharmacy, Port and Eagle Kaiapoi, New World Rangiora, 

Hanmer Springs Thermal Reserve and our major sponsor Anytime Fitness Rangiora 

ick’s Kaiapoi Rarotonga Cultural Trip 

bout 

time to 

olic Primary 

7and 8pupils 

ok Islands in 

the local culture 

y service. 

p and what we’ve 

unity to do an 

her,” says teacher 

accompany the 

p, where the 

me fun, but it’s Raro 

ortunity to give back 

y and an opportunity 

hare in common 

nities as well asour 

d on the trip by parent 

stees member Angela 

ook Islands is officially 

ealand and uses New 

s, life is very different on 

dlo 

ocal schools do not 

eresources. 

ndraising for the trip, Pax 

ool has been fundraising to 

utere College, aYear 7to11 

arotonga, which St Patrick’s 

elationship with. 

trip last 

year was an 

y to seee the lay of the land. We 

Pax O’Dowd 

-Head Teacher 

admin1@morgan-pollard.co.nz 

03 349 8228 

www.morgan-pollard.co.nz 

Billie Bradley 

A.A. Drainage 

021 533 201 

Dylan Hamblyn 

bhworks@xtra.co.nz 

027 432 7698 

Mason Robson 

andy@ajrobsonbuilders.co.nz 

021 335 051 

quickly realised the school doesn’t have 

alot and in the last few years they had a 

fire burn down some of their classrooms 

and to date, nothing has been rebuilt 

due to alack offunding.” 

The St Patrick’s contingent plans to 

take some resources for the school and 

is seeking support from the local North 

Canterbury community. 

Anumber oflocal sports organisations 

have agreed to donate sports equipment 

and local businesses have given some 

stationery. 

Pax says the group is also liaising with 

community groups in Rarotonga to do 

some volunteering, planting and clean 

up work. 

The group will be staying at the 

Rakahanga hostel, which is named after 

one of the islands, and is like amarae, 

Pax says. 

“It’s very basic, but community focused 

and everybody pitches in with cooking 

and cleaning. 

“They are wonderful hosts and are quite 

proud of their country and are really 

happy, humble people.” 

The pupils said they were looking 

forward to visiting Rarotonga and 

meeting their new penpals atNukutere 

College, who they have been 

corresponding with in the lead up to the 

trip. 

Pupil Mason Robson says his penpal 

‘likes taro’, apopular vegetable inthe 

Pacific Islands. 

His classmate Caleb Spence says he 

has been to Rarotonga before and is 

looking forward to returning. 

“I’m exciting to see the beach. It’s pretty 

hot at 30 degrees most of the time and it 

rains alot.” 

Their classmates are looking forward to 

learning about Cook Islands culture and 

meeting their penpals. 

They have been busy fundraising and 

collecting stationery supplies and books 

to take to Nukutere College and packing 

their bags. 

The Cook Islands is acollection of 

Caleb Spence 

Royce Ellis 

Plastering Ltd 

Interior plasterers 

theroc@xtra.co.nz 

027 407 8928 

Emily Evans 

brooktrucks@xtra.co.nz 

03 313 6361 

www.brooktrucks.co.nz 

Max Oberndorfer 

mail@modesign.co.nz 

03 327 2626 

www.modesign.co.nz 

15 tropical islands totalling 240 square 

kilometres and has apopulation similar 

to Rangiora. 

Far more Cook Island nationals live 

in New Zealand, with the 2013 census 

identifying more than 60,000 as 

resident in this country, about the same 

population as the Waimakariri district. 

The culture and language are similar 

to Maori and the indigenous people are 

known as Cook Island Maori. 

Nukutere is also believed to be the 

name of one of the waka on which Maori 

tipuna (ancestors) travelled to Aotearoa 

New Zealand. 

Angela Lamont 

-Student support 

admin@employment-law.co.nz 

03 365 2150 

www.employment-law.co.nz 

Carla Mangubat 

HR@irecruitexpress.co.nz 

021 259 7293 

www.sparklin.co.nz 

Jade Lamont 

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021 108 9899 

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admin@totaltrans.co.nz 

03 349 8237 

www.totaltrans.co.nz 

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AND BE THE NAME THEY 

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in our Trusted Trades & 


Phone Amanda today and see 

how we can help get your 

business noticed 

03 313 2840 or email 

amanda.keys 

@ncnews.co.nz

What’s happening in your 

community… 

Council Encourages Private Well Testing 

The Waimakariri District Council has released an 

information booklet for owners of, or those looking 

to buy property with, aprivate well. The booklet 

provides guidance on how todrill anew well, test 

water regularly, and what to look for when buying 

aproperty with aprivate well. 

Maps of well testing results give anindication of 

where there are particular contaminants in the 

District towatch out for. 

The release is timed with areport on the second 

year of astudy of 19 private wells in the Cust and 

Eyreton areas. Nitrate and other chemicals were 

analysed inresponse to arecommendation from 

the Waimakariri Water Zone Committee. Cust and 

Eyreton have been selected for annual sampling 

because ofreports of elevated nitrate levels. 

The results highlight the importance ofprivate 

well owners understanding they are responsible for 

their own monitoring and how frequently to test 

their water. 

Utilities and Roading Manager Gerard Cleary 

says “Private well owners should have their water 

checked regularly by an accredited laboratory to 

ensure water is safe todrink.” 

Affordable treatmentoptions exist fornitrate removal. 

However, common filters areoften not adequate 

and advice should be sought from awater treatment 

specialist on anappropriate filtration system. 

Gerard advises “There is no need for landowners 

supplied byaCouncil reticulated water scheme to 

test their water. The Council supplies have regular 

testing, with no water supply in the District affected 

by high levels of nitrate orother contaminants.” 

Find out more about testing: 

The Waimakariri District Council booklet ‘Managing 

aPrivate Water Supply Well’ can be found on the 

Council website. 

Pocket Forest and EV Chargers Approved 

for Kaiapoi 

Apocket forest and new EV charging stations 

could be on the way for Kaiapoi following the 

Kaiapoi-Tuahiwi Community Board’s April meeting. 

Meridian Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations 

were installed in Rangiora earlier this year. An 

identical charger is planned for Kaiapoi. 

TheKaiapoi East Residents Association (KERA) 

gainedtheBoard’s approval to plantastripoftrees 

andshrubs in the Kaiapoi EastRegenerationAreato 

form abuffer between existinghomes and anyfuture 

development.Thelandinquestioniscurrently leased 

to theWHoWCharitable Trustwho have proposed 

building an AquaPark on theland,howevertheydo 

notintendtobuild within50m of existingresidents. 

KERA are hoping to plant this area with natives 

and create apocket forest that would form a 

20 metre ecological corridor. The group would 

be responsible for all the costs and labour 

associated with establishing the pocket forest and 

have already received strong support from local 

residents, Rymans and the Kaiapoi Food Forest. 

“It’s heartening to see people so passionate 

about making our communities greener and more 

inviting,” said Board Chair, Chris Greengrass. “We 

think the concept of pocket forests fits perfectly 

into what the community wishes to see as part of 

Kaiapoi’s ongoing regeneration.” 

EV chargers will be installed in the public car 

park behind the Ruataniwha Kaiapoi Civic Centre 

as part of an ongoing agreement between the 

Waimakariri District Council and Meridian. 

They will be fully owned and operated by Meridian 

who will cover the full cost of the equipment and 

installation. In return the Council will license access 

to the land and adjust anearby pedestrian walkway 

to make the area suitable for the stations. 

Good Street Improvements 

There’s still time to let us know what you think 

about the draft concept plan for Good Street, 

Rangiora to make improvements to the laneway 

between High Street and the service lane to New 

World. Let us know your thoughts by Sunday 9May 

waimakariri.govt.nz/letstalk 

Free Computer Classes 

at Waimakariri Libraries 

Term Two2021 

Introduction to Digital Banking 

Rangiora Monday10May 2.30pm-4.30pm 

Kaiapoi Thursday13May 10 am-12 pm 

Introduction to Email 

RangioraWednesday19May 10 am–12 pm 

Kaiapoi Thursday20May 10 am–12pm 

Introduction to Smart phones 

RangioraMonday24May 10 am–12 pm 

Kaiapoi Thursday27May 10 am-12 pm 

Bookingsessential 

Phone03311 8901 

or at anyWaimakaririLibrary 

libraries.waimakariri.govt.nz 

2021 Mystery in the Library 

Series -RangioraWrongdoings 

Join four Canterbury authors foracriminally 

goodevening. 

Past Ngaio Marsh Awards longlistee Mark McGinn 

will chair adiscussion on crafting page-turning 

stories with pastNgaios longlisteeKatherine 

Hayton,and 2021Ngaios entrants Kevin Berry, 

and Justin Warren. 

Friday14May,7pm, RangioraLibrary. 

Register at anyWaimakaririlibrary, 

or phone 03 311 8901 

libraries.waimakariri.govt.nz 

KNOW YOUR ZONE 

TSUNAMI INFORMATION EVENINGS 

Hear about the science behind the new tsunami 

evacuation zones and learn practical thingsyou can 

do at home to be better prepared in this series of free 

public meetings. 

TOPICS INCLUDE: 

The Science Behind the Tsunami Zones |How Likelyisa 

Tsunami |Overview of the New Zones |Responding to a 

Tsunami Event |Having aPlan at Home |Q&A Time 

INFORMATION EVENING DATES: 

Pegasus 

Wednesday12May,7pm 

Pegasus School Gymnasium 

WaikukuBeach 

Thursday 13 May, 7pm 

WaikukuBeach Hall 

Kaiapoi 

Wednesday19May,7pm -Kaiapoi Riverside Church 

Wednesday2June, 7pm -Kaiapoi High School Auditorium 

Pines Beach/Kairaki 

Thursday3June, 7pm 

The Pines Beach/Kairaki 

Community Hall 

Woodend 

Wednesday9June, 7.30pm 

Woodend Community 

Centre 

Online 

Wednesday16June,7pm -Watch on Facebook &Youtube 

facebook.com/WaimakaririDistrictCouncil 

youtube.com/waimakaririDC

NEWS 


37 

Wrestlers 

put up a 

good fight 

Overall winner ... Stuart Allan’s champion image, Islands of Mohua. 

Island image wins landscape contest 

Stuart Allan won the champion 

overall image at the Rangiora 

Photographic Society’s 

landscape competition. 

His image, Islands of Mohua, 

also won the Agrade section 

and gained honours. 

Daniel Wong was the judge. 

Runners pour into 

Hanmer for races 

More than1140 competitors 

took part in Saturday’s three 

racesstaged as part of the 

Hanmer 4Square Half 

Marathon. 

Competitors were mainly 

from Christchurch, with20 

percent from the North 

Canterbury area,and similar 

numbers fromthe North 

Island, including Auckland, 

Rotorua and Wellington. 

The events, which 

comprised the halfmarathon 

plus a10km race and a5km 

race,were heldbyHanmer 

Events as partofthe Hanmer 

Springs CommunityTrust to 

raisefunds for the Hanmer 

community. 

Eventdirector Jessica 

Hildage was pleased with the 

support the event received. 

‘‘We had afantastic turnout 

and it was greattosee so many 

people in Hanmersupporting 

Results 

Champion image overall: 

Islands of Mohua,byStuart 

Allan. 

Best in grades: 

AGrade: Islands of Mohua. 

BGrade: West Coast Evening, 

by Alan Dunscombe. 

the event and the village,’’ she 

said. 

It was adelayed 40th 

anniversaryevent, withlast 

year’s halfmarathoncancelled 

because of Covid19. 

Hanmer Springs turned on a 

clear and crisp day for the 

racing.Jessica said every 

participant completed their 

race. 

Results 

Halfmarathon, men:Blair 

McWhirter–1hr 17min. 

Halfmarathon, women: 

Hannah Oldroyd –1hr 24min. 

10km, men:Dave Cox – 

41min 32 sec. 

10km, women: Katherine 

Camp, 39min 18sec. 

5km,men: Scott Ferguson, 

19min 06sec 

5km,women:EllenBurch, 

23min 26sec. 

CGrade: Kaikoura Ranges 

Mirrored in Miniature,byStuart 

Taylor. 

Honours: Grade, Fiordland 

Waterfall, by Cathy Price; 

Pegasus Sunrise,bySarah 

Perrins; Stoney Face,byLisa 

Carter; Light Breaks Through by 

Rosie Coster; Islands of Mohua, 

by Stuart Allan. 

BGrade: West Coast Evening, 

by Alan Dunscombe. 

CGrade: New Brighton Pier, 

by Nathan Green; Kaikoura 

Ranges Mirrored in Miniature, 

by Stuart Taylor. 

Job well done ... Lisa Jones, from Christchurch, finishes the 10km race in 

Hanmer Springs last Saturday. 


Unified Championship 

Wrestling’s Rise To The 

Top fight night was held at 

the Kaiapoi Club recently. 

Rhys Gibson and Kai 

Solomon defeated Nick 

Silver and Tripp Hazard. 

John Reginald (senior 

referee) defeated Damian 

Knight, ‘‘to retain his 

referee contract’’. 

Grace Lightning 

defeated Shay in the first 

Unified women’s fight. 

Stuart the Druid 

defeated Jitters 

C.O.T. to qualify for the 

light heavyweight ladder 

match. 

Luka The Tootoo Train 

defeated Robbo ‘‘The 

Aussie Dreamboat’’, while 

Southern Wrecking Crew 

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The next Unified event, 

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LOST AND FOUND 

The followingproperty has 

beenreported to the police 

as lost in North Canterbury: 

AblackSamsung 

cellphone, apearshaped 

pearl with asingle diamond 

on awhitegold chain, a 

Huawei phonewitha 

cracked screen, abrown 

leatherwallet withteal 

edges, aMazda keywith a 

green Vbottle opener,two 

keyswith black on them/ 

securitysystem fob/red tag, 

agold Seiko men’s watch. 

The followingproperty is 

waitingtobeclaimed:A 

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(Kaiapoi). 

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WarMemorial Hall 

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PO Box 351, Rangiora 7440 

www.bsnc.org.nz 

Covid-19 and Level 1–Keeping everyone safe 

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CLUB, next General meeting 

is Monday 10th May at 

7.30pm in the Bowling 

Clubrooms in the Domain. 

Our speaker is Colleen 

Murfin on Mediterranean 

and Succulent gardens. All 

welcome. Enquiries to 

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Public Notices 

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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 

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All Financial Members are invited to attend 

Notice of AGM 

Woodend Beach 

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AGMMeeting forElection of 

Committee and discussion of 

other matters to be held at 

Woodend Community 

Centre, School Road, 

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Date:13/05/21 

Time: 7.00pm 

Public arewelcome. 

Free entry. 

Contact: President KevinTaylor 

03 327 8920. 

Personal 

RANGIORA Counselling 

Service. All private & 

discret. For appointments 

phone 03 313 3537 or 021 

0823 8029 between 9am & 

3pm, Monday -Friday. 

Firewood 

SPLIT PINE $350 for 4.5 

cube trailer load, free delivery 

to Rangiora area. Phone 

021 241 8075. 

Wanted To Rent 

3 - 4 BEDROOM house 

req’d for family with 3 

desexed & house-trained 

cats. North Canterbury / 

Rangiora area. Good refs. 

Ph 027 826 3487. 

Health &Beauty 

SEVALIGHT HATHA 

Yoga. Rangiora, 8 week 

term, beginning Saturday 

8th May, 9am -10.30am. 

Suitable for beginners, 

small classes $112. Email 

pameladwyer4@gmail.com 

Phone 027 721 2140. 

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 

us acall (03 313 3638) or 

book your free assessment 

online https://www.kipmcgrath. 

co.nz/rangiora 

Livestock 

HOMEKILL 

&Wild Game 

Meat Processing 

313 0022 

2309602MEAT2U.NZ 

SHEEP TO SELL. Young 

to prime ewes for breeding 

or grazing. Ideal for lifestyle 

block as lawnmowers. 

Have been raised on small 

block so very friendly. 

Price nego, phone or text 

021 861 732. 

Gardening 

A+ GARDEN hedges cut 

to perfection. Tree &arbor 

work. Also spraying. Free 

quotes. Ph 03 312 0668 or 

021 111 4322. 

PEA STRAW Medium 

square bales $70 delivered, 

no minimum Small bales $7, 

minimum delivery 21 bales 

Phone 021 077 3692 

Cars For Sale 

NISSAN LAUREL 

$10,000 Ad# 35449 

Nissan Laurel C32, 1985, 

2.4 GL, 6-cylinder, 2owners; 

220,000km; radio/cassette, 

electric windows, towbar, 

4-speed auto, handbook, 

reg. and w.o.f. NO RUST. 

New Zealand new, oil and 

filter done, very tidy cond. 

This car could take arb26 

conversion or put a 

L28 engine in. 

Search postanote.co.nz 

for more details. 

Cars Wanted 

AAA CASH - CASH - 

Cash. Any unwanted cars. 

Phone 347 9354 or 027 476 

2404. 

ANY old cars, anything pre 

1990, unfinished Hot Rods, 

Classic Cars. Please call 

027 258 8366. 

CASH 4CARS 

and 4WD'S 

Phone 

Automotive 

Parts 

03 313 7216 

CARS, vans, 4WD’s 

wanted for dismantling or 

repair. Phone 027 258 

8366. 

WANTED to buy Ford, 

Holden, Chrysler or 

Chev’s, Classic cars. Any 

condition. Please phone 

Tony 027 313 5000. 

Pets 

BICHON HOMESTAY 

for smaller dogs. We look 

after your dog in our home. 

"No kennels". Phone today 

03 314 6110. 

Livestock 

TEXEL Romney Cross 

young rams suitable for 

breeding. Ph 021 626 449 

or 03 385 4966. 

Trade Personal 

ALTERATION 

PLANS FOR 

YOUR HOME 

25 years abuilder, 

13 years abuilding 

inspector. Now licensed 

to draw your plans for 

alterations to improve 

your home. 

Available for an 

appointment at your place. 

027-355-5481 

phillip@movingwalls.nz 

Wanted To Buy 

BUYING estate type old 

china, crystal, collectables, 

vases. Phone 027 350 3963, 

or 313 1878. 

$$$ 

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. 

ONE 5FIN and one 8fin 

oil column heater and a 

Nilfish vacuum cleaner 

with all attachements. 

Phone 03 313 7563. 

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. 

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. 

BRICK &blocklaying. All 

types of work undertaken, 

repairs. Phone Hamish 

0272 386 003 or 313 5678. 

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. 

CONCRETE 

Le Con Placing. Phone 

Peter Hackett 027 408 5319 

for all your concrete ideas. 

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 

FIRE GUARDS Custom 

made with safety latch. 

Phone 021 169 9066. E: 

pjfabricators123@gmail.com. 

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. 


KITCHEN, bathroom, 

renovations, decking, 

pergolas, fencing. Honest 

reliable licenced builders. 

Ph Don 027 727 9162. 


Log Fires 

Pellet Fires 

Heat Pumps 

Sales 

Service 

Installations 

Free Quotes 

03 343 1651 

472 Blenheim Rd 

www.heatstore.co.nz 

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. Qualified local 

professional, Int / Ext, 

roofs, wallpaper. Call or 

text Corban 027 846 5035. 

PAINTER & Decorator. 

25 + years experience. 

Interior /exterior, roofs & 

waterblasting. For a free 

quote, please ph Steve 03 

314 4620 or 027 477 1930. 

POWER TOOLS repairs, 

parts &sales for over 40 

years. All main brands serviced. 

Grossman Trade 

Tools, 23 Watts Road, 

Christchurch. Ph 389 9230. 

RANGIORA Rubbish 

Removal and RRR skips. 

Wheelie bins 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. 

PLACING 

SCREEN PRINTING. 

For all your printing 

requirements. T-shirts, 

Hoodies, Hi-Vis vests and 

polos, Overalls, Caps etc. 

Please phone Heather 03 

313 0261 or email heather. 

norstar@gmail.com. 

SHEARER. Hap’s Farm & 

Lifestyle Services. Shearing, 

crutching, drenching, 

tailing, feet trimming & 

health check. — Ph. 03- 

423-3713 or 021-267-4025. 

WINDOW TINTING 

tintawindow 

advanced film solutions 

99% uv block 

fade protection 

heat control 

reduce glare 

25 Years Experience 

privacy films 

frosting designs 

non-darkening films 

Workmanship Guaranteed 

Lifetime Warranties on Most Films 

UV 

block 


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. 

STYLETILE by dumawall 

suitable for DIY or installation 

available. This new 

waterproof tile, no grouting 

required is suitable for 

bathroom, laundry and kitchen. 

Various colours and 

patterns available. Fab 

Plastics. Ph 366 3634 or 

www.styletile.nz. 

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 

ANTHONY SYMONDS 

Forall your painting & 

plastering requirements 

Local with 30 years 

experience 

All workmanship 

Guaranteed. 

Phone 021 344 023 

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 

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 

2091848 

2220615 

2362002 

2343272 

You dump it... 

Blair pumps it... 

027 216 0000 

2225862

Trusted Trades & 


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 

DENTURE CLINIC 

Construction &Concrete 

Ear Health 

RANGIORA 

DENTURE CLINIC 

Garry WMechen 

Registered Clinical DentalTechncian 

✓ Mowing 

✓ Edging 

✓ Trimming 

2360356 

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 

Mowing &Gardening 

✓ Blowing 

✓ Pruning 

✓ Cleanups 

CALL US NOW: 027 294 8279 

elitemowingandgarden 

Seamless Spouting 

Seamless Spouting 

And much 

more ... 

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 

For all your landscaping needs 

All Landscaping, Retaining Walls (Engineered and 

Non-Engineered), Timber Fences, Landscape Structures 

and more...Lifestyle Block, Rural and Residential. 

Phone Jeremy 021 169 9394 

www.blackhill.co.nz 

● 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 

All 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 

Landscaping 

Daryl Power 

027 230 9401 

concretepower@scorch.co.nz 

www.concretepower.co.nz 

Plumbing &Gasfitting 

Discount forSuper Gold card holders! 

james@plumbingandgashq.co.nz 

0800 H2O LPG 

4 2 6 574 

2372616 

2273277 

2089195v2-4/4-S 

2374056 

Trellis 

Proud specialists in enviro-friendly 

timber manufacturing trellis from 

premium Macrocarpa &treated Pine 

2351878 

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 

Recycling 

Free Quotes 

www.mrgreen.co.nz 

027 2214 936 

0800 674 733 

TIME FOR ACLEAN UP 

AROUNDTHE YARD? 

FREE COLLECTION OF 

METALITEMS 

Washing machines–Dryers –Dishwashers - 

Microwaves –Stoves–Cooktops –Ovens 

-Food mixers -Heat pumps –Fridges–Lawn 

Mowers –Cultivators -Electric motors - 

SawBenches- Carparts –Car batteries– 

Lead –Brass –Steel –Iron–Aluminium –Tin 

–Drums -Electric cable –Nuts–Bolts 

–Screws -Steel bath -Stainless Steel sinks 

and benchtops -Tapsetc 

Unsureabout anyitems youhavefor 

disposal? Please ask as we collectitems 

that aremetal. 

Forany items not listedpleaseask 

TO ARRANGE YOUR COLLECTION 

Phone or Txt0274332 176 

Email: ben@anyoldiron.co.nz 

•Trellis •Outdoor Living 

•Outdoor Furniture •Gates 

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

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

2358470 

• Ear Health checks. 

• Wax removal using Microsuction 

• Removal of foreign bodies 

• Basic hearing aid care 

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 

2324849 

Plumbing 

For all 

general 

aspects of 

plumbing 

Discounts for over 

65 years old 

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 

2172994 

Scrap Metal 

• ACC provider 

• WarVeteran provider 

• No medical referral 

required 

YOU 

COULD 

BE 

HERE 

Advertise 

your business 

in our Trades 

and Services 

Phone 

Amanda Keys 

on 

03 313 2840 

CASH PAID FOR SCRAP 

•Car Bodies •Scrap Steel•Specialists in Farm 

Machinery•All non Ferrous 

MAINLAND 

METALS LTD 

Ph (03)338 7000 

Mike0274 818544 •Robbie0274818 027 

Locally owned and operated 

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 

1902273 

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

ALL-NEW MAZDA BT-50RANGE 

2.9% 

INTERESTP.A. 

NO DEPOSIT OVER 48 MONTHS 

NO REPAYMENTS FOR 3MONTHS 

OR NOINTEREST -1/3 • 1/3 • 1/3 

5YEARS 

150,000 KM 

FIXEDPRICE SERVICING 

150,000 KM 

WARRANTY 

UNLIMITED KM 

ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE 

All-New Mazda BT-50 (TF series) 

Available for alimited time or while stocks last on the All-New Mazda BT-50 range (TF series). Mazda Finance is only available through UDC Finance Ltd. 

Normal credit and lending criteria apply. Not valid with any other discounts or offers. Excludes Runout BT-50 range (UR series) and any other special prices that are less 

than the RRP. Photos are used for illustration purposes only. OPTION 1: Defer your loan repayments for up to 3months. Onpayment of the ORC and any fitted accessories, 

the above RSP plus a$365.35 Establishment Fee are financed and paid over up to 45 equal monthly instalments with 2.9% fixed interest rate p.a. No deposit, balloon or 

residual payments required. OPTION 2: On 1/3 deposit of the above RSP, payment of the ORC and any fitted accessories, the balance of the above RSP plus a$365.35 

Establishment Fee are financed and paid over two further equal instalments of 1/3 in 12 months and the remaining 1/3 in 24 months at 0% interest rate p.a. 

Arthur Burke Mazda 

2Markham St, Amberley 7410 /03314 0127

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