North Canterbury News: September 23, 2021

48 Hours exhibition delay
Theshowmust go on,even ifithas to be
delayed untilNovember.
Covid­19has disruptedtheannual48
Hours in Kaikoura photography
competition, delayingthe judging and
forcingthe exhibitiontobepostponed
until November.
Organiser Neroli Goldsays judging was
finallycompletedlastFriday,after it was
delayed duetothe lockdown.
‘‘Wehad the least number of entries
ever,but the quality was extremely high
so judgingtookmuchlongerthannormal.
‘‘Iamreleasingthenames of the
winners to theentrants,but Iamgoingto
askthemtokeeptheirimagesoffline
until the exhibition to help drivevisitors
to theevent.’’
This year’soverall winner is John Vasta
forhis photo TheDucks Deluxe,which
also wonthe nature /wildlife category.
John Vastaalsowon theland/seascape
category withhis photo Beach Hideaway
Other winners included HollySouth
(11) in thejunior category forher photo
Hapuku,ZoeBattersby for That’s
Amusing in theportrait /peoplecategory,
Marc Angelo’sphoto 10,000Light Years
From Home won thethe dark skycategory
andZarahGreen’s photo Inarush? Stop
andadmire the beauty won the open
category.
Kaikoura’s MayfairArts andCulture
Centre is unable to host theexhibition
this month due to Alert Level2
restrictionsand with anexhibition
already plannedfor October, the48
Hours in Kaikoura exhibitionwill nowbe
heldfrom November 20 to December 4.
The Mayfair centre will be open to the
public dailyfrom10amTuesday to
Sundayfor the duration of theexhibition.
Results:
Junior:
Holly South (11) Hapuku 1, Cameron
South (11) RockyRoad 2, HollySouth (11)
MellowYellow 3, TaylorHeger (11) Shards
of Memories andIsla Heger (11) Iwonder
where they are going? highly commended.
Portrait or people:
ZoeBattersby That’sAmusing 1, Nyree
Alexander Areweready yet? 2,Zarah
Green Riding the wave 3, Linley
Earnshaw TheSelfie highlycommended.
Nature /wildlife:
John Vasta TheDucks Deluxe 1, Robyn
Hay PlayingBefore theStorm 2, Zarah
Green Majestic gulls 3­equal, Kristen
Kinny Let it show 3­equal, Rhonda South
Throughthe Trees andZarah Green
Buriedtreasure highlycommended.
Land or seascape:
John Vasta BeachHideaway 1, Marc
Angelo Sunrise over Kaikoura 2,Linley
Earnshaw Dawn 3, Zarah Green Kaikoura
bynight highlycommended.
Dark sky:
Marc Angelo 10,000Light Years from
Home 1,ZarahGreen Space Kiwiover
Kaikoura 2, NyreeAlexander Star Sailing
3, Marc Angelo Jimmy ArmersBeachby
Night highlycommended.
Open:
ZarahGreen Inarush? Stop and admire
the beauty 1,SusanneDunnet GoneViral
2, Nyree Alexander Heather Honeymoon
the WeddingCow 3,RhondaSouth Marine
Chart highly commended.
OverallWinner:
John Vasta TheDucks Deluxe.
NEWS
North Canterbury News, September 23, 2021
23
Cans for food banks
By LOUISE LEITCH
Asurge in demand for food parcels in
NorthCanterbury duringlockdown has
seen BayleysCans for aCause food drive
extendedtothe end of September.
Now in its secondyear, Cans for aCause
is acollaborationbetween Bayleys North
Canterbury and the Community Wellbeing
NorthCanterbury Trust to helplocal
families struggling to put foodonthe table.
Bayleys North Canterbury property
consultantJan McCormick says winteris
especially tough for some families, so the
food drive was originally planned for
August.
‘‘Buthearing of the increased needinour
community, we decided to extend the
collection date to helpmore families across
the Hurunuiand Waimakariri,’’she says.
Community Wellbeing NorthCanterbury
Trustmanager Deirdre Ryansays demand
for food has beensohigh thatsome North
Canterbury food banks wereliterallyout of
food during lockdown.
‘‘Thankstogenerouscommunity
donations to Cans for aCause prior to
lockdown, we were able to respond quickly
to help these foodbanks replenish their
supplies and get foodout to families in
urgent need,’’ she says.
Anumber of primary schoolsinNorth
Canterbury are supportingCans for a
Causewith events such as crazy headress
day, sausage sizzles,mufti days or a
wellbeing afternoon.
This yearBayleys North Canterbury
manager Ross Ditmer is giving away $1000
on behalf of BayleystoaNorth Canterbury
primary school.
All participatingprimaryschools will go
Cans for cause ... Roger Hornblow, of the
Hurunui District Council community team,
accepts adelivery of food from Community
Wellbeing North Canterbury to deliver to
Hurunui food banks.
PHOTO: SUPPLIED
in the drawtowin theprize to put towards
sports equipment.
Anyone who wouldlike to donate to Cans
for aCausecan drop their donation into the
trolley at theBayleysoffice at 251 High
Street, Rangiora, or phone(03) 3118020.
Anything you would buy in yourown
groceryshopping thatisnot perishable,
and has agood shelflife, makesagreat
donation, saysDeirdre.
Itemslike toiletries, dishwashing liquid
and laundry powder are welcome also.
Phone: 021­454656 or email:
marketing@wellbeingnc.org.nz.
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