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NEWS AND OPINION 6 The North Canterbury News, May 27, 2021 Waiau endures further woes Adversity is astate of hardship, difficulty or misfortune that we all face from time to time. Waiau district is again facing adversity with the loss of another community asset, the Waiau Lodge Hotel. Built in 1910, it has faithfully served the community as ameeting place and “watering hole” over the years until it faced the misfortune to sustain significant damage in the 2016 Hurunui Kaikoura earthquake. Managers have come and gone over the years, each bringing their own style and flair to the place. “Frothy Jack”, as the name suggests, had his own way of pulling apint. All this now rests within the rich history of Waiau. The district also faces adversity with the ongoing dry conditions. There is access to help with support and guidance available through the Rural Support Trust. With this in mind, the “Refill your Cup” team has secured awintertime presentation, and on this occasion is delighted to host an inspiring speaker who will be of interest to all. Gilbert Enoka is coming to the Hurunui on June 22, speaking at 7pm at the Omihi Community Hall. Gilbert has along history of success as amental skills coach with New Zealand’s corporate and sporting elite, and is internationally renowned for his 19year history with the All Blacks. His expertise is not limited to the sports field. He is ahighly soughtafter speaker, offering insights into the psychology behind individual and team success in worldlevel sport, and how this can be applied to any walk of life. Gilbert will talk about leadership, performing under pressure, mental management, strategic planning, and building athriving culture. This presentation promises to provide insights to stimulate and motivate arange of ideas that can be adapted to all individual situations. The “Refill your Cup” team is delighted to offer this opportunity in these challenging times. Save the date and watch out for booking details to come. Kia kaha, and take care. Looming loss of bank branch disappoints By DAVID HILL Localcommunity leaders have voiced theirdisappointment at Westpac’s announcement that it will close itsKaiapoi branch on June23. Waimakariri Mayor Dan Gordon and KaiapoiTuahiwiCommunity Board chairwoman Chris Greengrass are among thosetohave expressed their concerns. ‘‘Thetiming of thisdecision is alarming, with cheques also no longerbeing accepted at the sametime,’’Mrs Greengrass said. ‘‘I desperately feel for the older Westpac customerswho arestruggling to understand moderntechnology, and many will now have to relyonotherstotake them to Rangiora.’’ Mr Gordon wrote to Westpac New Zealand chief executive David McLean last week, calling on him to reconsider. Mr Gordon highlighted the district’s growth, and even offered to help the bank find a new location in Kaiapoi whenits lease expires. ‘‘Despite the positive economic profile of Kaiapoi, as well as the repercussions for businessesand members of our community (especially our seniors), the decision has been made to close the branch on June23,’’MrGordon said. ‘‘My thoughts are with the staff. However, Ihave beenassuredthroughout the process that all staff will be reassigned to other branches.’’ Mr McLean,inresponding to Mr Gordon, explained thatoverthecounter transactions had dropped 65 percent nationwide overthe last four years, making many branches ‘‘unsustainable’’. ‘‘This was astrong trend beforeCovid19 and has since accelerated. In the case of northeastChristchurch andthe area immediately north,wehavebranchesat Eastgate, Kaiapoi, Rangiora,and we expect to reopen Papanui laterthis year. ‘‘In thiscontext, we are proposingto closeKaiapoi, where overthecounter transactions havedropped by 45% since the first Covid19lockdown.’’ Whilereduced opening hours may be a factor in thisdecline, Mr McLean believes the mainreason is most customersare simply choosingtobank online. But he acknowledged internet banking ‘‘is not easier foreveryone’’. Westpac is working on solutions for organisationsneedingtochange signatories. ‘‘In the meantime, these customerswill unfortunatelyneed to travel to another branch,’’MrMcLeansaid. The feasibilityofupgrading the ATM at Kaiapoi’s Countdownsupermarket is being investigated,and Westpac is working with SeniorNettoassist with the transition to digitalbanking, he said. Residents concerned about nature of resthome plans From Page 5 Mr Huismansays not asingle property owner he had spoken to supportedthe application. ‘‘We first learnt of the developer’s plans when the resourceconsent and acouncil coverletter arrived in our mailboxesacoupleofweeks ago, and it’s only after askingfor more information from the council’s planning team that we’vebeen able to understand just how imposing and unsuitable the planned development is. ‘‘My wife and Iare not against the development itself.We bought our home knowingthe land would be developed. ‘‘However, we expected — quitereasonably in my view — that it wouldbeafairly standard McALPINES MITRE 10 MEGA RANGIORA -OCEAN WATCH This Week Sun Fishing Guide Moon Wind Ok Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday May 27 May 28 May 29 May 30 May 31 Jun 1 Jun 2 Rise 7:46am Set 5:05pm Best 12:29am Times 1:00pm Set 8:17am Rise 5:37pm Gentle Sbecoming moderate E Ok residential subdivision, consisting of homessimilar in size to the surrounding area.’’ He says the land has already been lifted to the heightofthe topofhis backfence, and the developer had requested abuild height of nine metres on alreadylifted land. This would introduce highdensity townhouse style buildingsinconsistentwith the character and amenity of the existingresidential area,which consistsmostly of singlestorey lowdensity houses,Mr Huismansays. Highintensity residential buildings should be confinedtothe inner parts of thedevelopment, he says. Already,residentshad experienced months of noise, vibrations, dust and house damage because of ongoing, Rise 7:47am Set 5:04pm Best Times 1:32am 2:04pm Set 9:35am Rise 6:31pm Moderate SW turning S Ok Rise 7:47am Set 5:04pm Best Times 2:36am 3:08pm Set 10:43am Rise 7:34pm Moderate SW turning S Ok Rise 7:48am Set 5:03pm Best Times On the drawing board ... An artist’s impression of the resthome development at Silverstream. largescaleearthworks. ‘‘BothIand aneighbourhave had paintcracking damage from the current earthworks, which is frustrating, as we just finished our quakerepairs and renovations recently. 3:39am 4:09pm Set 11:39am Rise 8:44pm Moderate SW turning S Ok Rise 7:49am Set 5:03pm Best Times 4:38am 5:06pm Set 12:23pm Rise 9:56pm Moderate Sbecoming fresh SW Good Rise 7:50am Set 5:02pm Best Times ‘‘Wealso had the land under our house remediatedto prevent future slumping, and are concernedthe constant vibrationsover weeks and months couldundermine that strengthening work.’’ 5:33am 5:58pm Set 12:57pm Rise 11:06pm Fresh SW Good Rise 7:51am Set 5:02pm Best Times Set 6:22am 6:45pm 1:25pm Moderate SW turning S IMAGE:SUPPLIED There are alsoconcerns about flooding from stormwaterfrom the development. Mr Huisman has taken his concerns to the Kaiapoi Tuahiwi CommunityBoard and Mayor Dan Gordon. Swell Pegasus Bay Tide Chart 3 2 E1.6 m E1.8 m E1.6 m E2.0 m E2.0 m E1.5 m E1.1 m 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 1 0 Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Waimakariri 4:47am 2.5 11:02am 0.3 5:45am 2.5 6:45am 2.4 12:37am 0.3 7:45am 2.4 1:33am 0.3 8:44am 2.4 2:30am 0.4 9:41am 2.3 3:27am 0.4 10:36am 2.3 4:24am 0.5 Mouth 5:21pm 2.7 11:40pm 0.3 6:19pm 2.7 12:00pm 0.3 7:16pm 2.6 12:57pm 0.3 8:14pm 2.6 1:53pm 0.4 9:10pm 2.5 2:50pm 0.4 10:06pm 2.4 3:46pm 0.5 11:00pm 2.3 4:43pm 0.6 Amberley 4:47am 2.5 11:02am 0.3 5:45am 2.5 6:45am 2.4 12:37am 0.3 7:45am 2.4 1:33am 0.3 8:44am 2.4 2:30am 0.4 9:41am 2.3 3:27am 0.4 10:36am 2.3 4:24am 0.5 Beach 5:21pm 2.7 11:40pm 0.3 6:19pm 2.7 12:00pm 0.3 7:16pm 2.6 12:57pm 0.3 8:14pm 2.6 1:53pm 0.4 9:10pm 2.5 2:50pm 0.4 10:06pm 2.4 3:46pm 0.5 11:00pm 2.3 4:43pm 0.6 4:56am 2.5 11:11am 0.3 5:54am 2.5 6:54am 2.4 12:46am 0.3 7:54am 2.4 1:42am 0.3 8:53am 2.4 2:39am 0.4 9:50am 2.3 3:36am 0.4 10:45am 2.3 4:33am 0.5 Motunau 5:30pm 2.7 11:49pm 0.3 6:28pm 2.7 12:09pm 0.3 7:25pm 2.6 1:06pm 0.3 8:23pm 2.6 2:02pm 0.4 9:19pm 2.5 2:59pm 0.4 10:15pm 2.4 3:55pm 0.5 11:09pm 2.3 4:52pm 0.6 4:58am 2.5 11:13am 0.3 5:56am 2.5 6:56am 2.4 12:48am 0.3 7:56am 2.4 1:44am 0.3 8:55am 2.4 2:41am 0.4 9:52am 2.3 3:38am 0.4 10:47am 2.3 4:35am 0.5 Gore Bay 5:32pm 2.7 11:51pm 0.3 6:30pm 2.7 12:11pm 0.3 7:27pm 2.6 1:08pm 0.3 8:25pm 2.6 2:04pm 0.4 9:21pm 2.5 3:01pm 0.4 10:17pm 2.4 3:57pm 0.5 11:11pm 2.3 4:54pm 0.6 4:53am 1.9 11:02am 0.3 5:52am 1.9 6:52am 1.8 12:43am 0.2 7:52am 1.8 1:42am 0.3 8:51am 1.8 2:42am 0.3 9:49am 1.8 3:40am 0.3 10:44am 1.7 4:37am 0.4 Kaikoura 5:24pm 2.0 11:44pm 0.2 6:22pm 2.0 12:01pm 0.3 7:20pm 2.0 12:59pm 0.3 8:18pm 2.0 1:58pm 0.3 9:17pm 1.9 2:56pm 0.3 10:14pm 1.9 3:54pm 0.4 11:11pm 1.8 4:51pm 0.4 *Not for navigational purposes. Wind and swell are based on apoint off Gore Bay. Maori Fishing Guide by Bill Hohepa. www.ofu.co.nz www.tidespy.com Graphic supplied by OceanFun Publishing Ltd. 2118223
NEWS The North Canterbury News, May 27, 2021 7 All amatter of luck for Rangiora High School By ABIGAIL CHESSUM With luck on its side, Rangiora High School took the runnerup trophy in the Canterbury regional section of the recent national performing arts competition, ShowQuest. The school chose ‘‘Luck’’ as its theme. More than 86 students took part, practising anywhere from four to 10 hours aweek outside school hours. Schools that enter must deliver amessage or theme through the language of dance, drama, music, art, culture and technology. Up to 100 students can be involved, encouraging asense of community within the school, as well as creating room for students to become involved in leadership positions. ‘‘Regardless of where you finish in this competition, it provides areally valuable experience for our school community,’’’ says Keith Anderson, an overseeing teacher who has seen Rangiora place in many ShowQuests. ‘‘It enables adiverse number of people to work on something really worthwhile.’’ Luck was explored in four sections —good luck, bad luck, superstitions, and the luck of being in New Zealand. Students created anineminute dance spectacle that also took awards for best use of costumes, best props, and best backdrop. Rangiora High School has competed in the contest for many years, alongside other fierce competitors such as Burnside High School, which won, and Cashmere High School, which finished third. Student leader and choreographer Ella Spark said it was a cool experience for everyone. Best of luck ... Rangiora High School students perform during ShowQuest. PHOTOS:SUPPLIED Just the ticket ... The students explored different aspects of luck. Lucky to live here ... Kiwis were portrayed as fortunate to live in New Zealand. Concerned about nitrate contamination in your drinking water? FREEDROP-IN WATER TESTING Book your reserved table today! Sunday 30 May, 9am–1pm Woodend Community Centre, 6A School Road, Woodend Bring a100ml sample of your bore water in aclean container. REGISTER NOWAND Proudly brought to you by the Rangiora Promotions Association ‘Splash for Cash’ for the Rangiora Stroke Club Be the 2021 ‘Splashfor Cash’Champion! OR the ‘Best Dressed’Participant! www.rangiorapromotions.co.nz 5PM FRIDAY18JUNE RangioraRSA Club Want to reach 47,000 readers every week? Talk to us today to find out how we can help you. Phone 03 314 8335 or email info@ncnews.co.nz Source 2018 Nielsen Readership research all people 10+ NCN Circulation area
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