North Canterbury News: October 14, 2021

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NEWS 26 North Canterbury News, October 14, 2021 Remember, by LisaGenova In Remember,neuroscientist andacclaimednovelist LisaGenova delvesintohow memories are madeand how we retrieve them. You’lllearn whether forgotten memories are temporarilyinaccessible or erasedforever and whysome memories arebuilt to exist foronly afew seconds while others canlast alifetime. Of Horses andMen,byFransJansen Whetheryou’reatrueblooded horsepersonorare simply interested in peopleand their animals, you willlovethis unique perspective fromafarrierin rural Northland andhis keen understanding of the special relationship people have with their horses. The Backofthe Painting, by Linda Waters Thisfascinating book by three painting conservators explores the backs of 33 paintings, ranging from14th century artworkstothe present day andheld in the collectionsofthe Museum of New ZealandTePapaTongarewa,the Auckland ArtGallery ToioTamaki and theDunedin Public Art Gallery. Thesetitles are available in bothWaimakariri and Hurunui libraries.Find outmore about recent additions to the librarycollection by goingtothe librarycatalogue at waimakariri.kotui.org.nzorhurunui.kotui.org.nz or contact your local library. Residents line up for the jab In North Canterbury more than53,000 people have had their first dose of the Covid19 vaccine and more than 34,000 have had their second dose, says Canterbury District HealthBoard senior officer responsiblefor the Covid19 response,DrHelenSkinner. Vaccination ratesare: Kaikoura :76.1% of the eligible enrolled populationhave received at least one dose and 61.4%are fullyvaccinated. Hurunui:75.7% have received at least one dose and 48.7%are fullyvaccinated. Waimakariri: 76.2% have received at leastone dose and 48.3% are fully vaccinated. Up to 50 % Off *Call for Terms &Conditions Off * ADJUSTABLE MASSAGE BED by
NEWS North Canterbury News, October 14, 2021 27 Leading the way ... Georgia Rhodes (left) and Hillary Cooper lead some Lowline cattle at apast Rangiora Show. PHOTO: FILE Competitions in bubbles By DAVID HILL Cattlewill be back at the Rangiora Showgrounds next week. While the Rangiora Show has been cancelled, cattle, alpaca and donkey competitions will be held with no public present due to Covid19 AlertLevel 2 restrictionsonSaturday,October 23. The cattlecompetition will also include the junior handling and judging competitions, convenor Phil Worthington says. The three sections will be separated into three separate bubbles, with only listed exhibitors,officials and supporters able to enter the showgrounds. Mr Worthington says 24 Hereford and lowline cattle have been entered,along with 14 youngpeople in the junior herdspersoncompetition. Youngcattle handlers willbetravelling from Ashburton, Lincoln and Oxford to compete againstmembers of the Rangiora High School cattle show team. They willbeput through their paces by judgeAmy Hoogenboom, who will provide atutorialfor the young handlers once judging has been completed. ‘‘It’s disappointingnot to have afull show,but it looksasthough we will have to do avirtual competition at Canterbury and there will be no handling competition,’’ Mr Worthington says. ‘‘So we are thrilled we can offer something for our young people.’’ Whilemodern technology offered new opportunities, it was not the same as beingable to judge an animal up close, he says. ‘‘Technology means we can do afew more things, but the thing is with aphoto or avideothe judge can’tsee the animal up close, so you can’t tell if acow is pigeon toed. ‘‘And the skills of handling will wane over time if we can’t offer opportunities like this for our young people.’’ Keeping it Scottish ... Marshall Stokes (then 15), of Oxford, leads his 4yearold Galloway bull at Canterbury Agricultural Park last year. PHOTO: FILE Show week to be revised By DAVIDHILL The show must go on, but without the public. Whilethe New ZealandAgricultural Show has officially beencancelled for the second year in arow, Canterbury A&P Association presidentChris Harris says individualsectioncommitteesare considering holding theirown competitions similartolastyear. Mr Harris says it was disappointing to cancel the showfor the secondyear running, but ‘‘itcan’t really be helped’’. ‘‘Ourpulling out doeseffect anumber of businesses and we are very conscious of that. ‘‘It’s an icon event and everyone wants it, but there’s just no way we be can confident of safelyrunning the show.’’ He says the horse section will not be holding acompetitionthis yeardue to the size of the competition and the lack of lead in timetorevisethe event. But other sections will holdamix of onfarm competitions and judging at Canterbury Agricultural Park at Wigram. ‘‘We were lucky enoughtodoitunder Level 1last year, but it will be more challengingunder Level2toseparate people,’’ Mr Harrissays. ‘‘Some of the eventswill be judgedon farm, so it’s alot easierwhen you know who’s coming.’’ Some of the judging will be filmed and available online,hesays. ‘‘It means the show will still exist in some form. It’s one of thethingsthe sections are working out, how they will be able to do it.’’ Alert Level 2restrictions mean that none of the social events people looked forwardtowill be held and it is unlikely exhibitors willbetravelling fromother parts of the country,MrHarris says. ‘‘Hopefully we will only have to wait for another year untilwecan do it again.’’ Depending on vaccination rates and government regulations,MrHarris suspects if the showdoes go ahead in 2022, vaccination certificatesmay be required for entry to the show. WIN afree solar system for your favourite charity it’s time to let the sun in the solar for good project to celebrate the opening of our new solar hub in Christchurch we are gifting a$30k solar system to alocal organisation that you think does great things in your community. to nominate scan this QR code or visit www.lightforce.co.nz entries close Thursday 21st October Robert Webb of The Whangarei Native Bird Rescue Centre -Lightforce Northland charity winner
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