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Teamwork for agreat cause ... Amberley MenzShed and Volunteer Cancer Support Group members are joined by North Canterbury Cancer Society area coordinator, Gabrielle 

O’Connell, (second from left, rear) and North Canterbury Cancer Society fundraiser and events manager, Tiffany Wafer, (second from left, front). 

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Daffodils helping grow awareness 

By SHELLEY TOPP 

Huge yellow wooden daffodils are 

helping grow the profileofCancer 

Society North Canterbury. 

Crafted by Amberley MenzShed 

members, the daffodils, along witha 

bunch of smaller ones, were to have 

bloomed during the annualDaffodil 

Day street appeal fundraiser in August. 

It was hoped they wouldenhance the 

presence of collectors, brighten the day 

for people out and about, and providea 

funtalking point. 

But DaffodilDay had to be cancelled 

because of the Covid19 lockdown 

restrictions. 

The large daffodils will now haveto 

waituntilnext yeartobloom, whenthey 

willbeused by the six North 

Canterbury volunteer Cancer Support 

groups during the 2022 Daffodil Day 

street collections. 

There are also planstouse them at 

other local Cancer Societyevents and 

promotions. 

The smaller variety will, however, 

lendtheir support to the North 

Canterbury centre, providing avalued 

source of income. 

Theyare being sold for $25 eachand 

are available at the centre’shome at 

143 Percival Street, Rangiora. 

While Covid19 has taken its toll on 

the project, it has failedtodampen 

spirits. 

Those involvedsay the effortsofthe 

MenzShed members,and the society, 

which embraced the project, has 

provided a‘‘winwin for everyone’’. 

Cancer Society North Canterbury’s 

fundraisingand events manager, 

TiffanyWafer, saysthe organisationis 

extremely grateful for the support from 

fantastic local community groups like 

the MenzShed Amberley, in raising the 

profileand awareness of the Cancer 

SocietyNorthCanterbury and its work 

and support in the community. 

Amberley MenzShed member and 

daffodil project manager Chris 

Constable says working on the project 

was beneficial to the MenzShed 

members, the Cancer Society and the 

cancerpatients the societysupported. 

‘‘It was awinwin for everyone and a 

very enjoyableprojecttowork on,’’ he 

says. 

‘‘We have been delightedtobe 

working with the CancerSociety on this 

project, as we see it as athoroughly 

worthwhile activity for both themand 

us. 

‘‘Theyneed the publicity and 

potential promotional valueofthis sort 

of thing, while we need the ongoing 

activities which are apart of such a 

relationship.’’ 

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Plaque to honour WW1 service 

By ROBYN BRISTOW 

The Rangiora War MemorialCenotaph 

will be the firstinNew Zealand’s historyto 

honourthe war serviceofanimals, 

alongsidethe listed menand womenthat 

served. 

Agraniteplaque will take prideof 

placeonthe rearface of the Cenotaph in 

central Rangiora, and will be unveiled by 

Waimakariri Mayor Dan Gordon, on 

November 19 at aspecialservice. 

The unveilingwill followaparade from 

the Rangiora RSA of dignitaries, including 

RSA president Ian Thompson, supporters 

and animals. 

The plaque carries the logo designed by 

local Okuku artist, Stephanie 

Skjoldebrand,in2015 for the Birch Hill 

Station WWI Memorial Ride. It hasbeen 

crafted by Decra Art, in Christchurch, and 

is the result of tireless workbya 

passionate group of animal loversto 

honourand remember the serviceof 

animals, none of which received any 

recognition for the important part they 

playedinthe WWI 1914 to 1918. 

Skjoldebrand’s logohas alreadyfound 

its way to the Pozieres memorial in the 

Somme Valley in France, in an 

internationaldisplaytohonour the WWI 

service animals. 

It willnow takeits rightful place on the 

Rangiora cenotaph, thanks to $1460 being 

raisedfrom the local community during a 

Birch HillStation Remember the War 

Horse Ride in 2018, and the hardwork of 

Thereza Rosanowski, Okuku,Ann Wilson, 

Cust, and Clare Hammond, Mt Thomas. 

It honours the 10,000 New Zealand 

horses, alongwith donkeys, mules and 

camels, and around2000 dogs,cats, 

canaries and pigeons.Dogs served as 

mascots, sniffed outbombs and found 

injured soldiers, cats caught ratsinthe 

trenches, canarieswent into tunnels to 

identify the presence of gas and the 

pigeons flew through gunfire or mustard 

gas taking lifesavingmessages. 

‘‘These animalswere alsothe soldiers’ 

best friend on their darkest days. They did 

not really receiveacknowledgement until 

recentyears,’’says Thereza. 

She says theirloyalty was 

unquestionable, their human partnership 

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Plaque of honour ... This logo, honouring the WWI service of animals, will be etched on 

to aplaque and placed on the Rangiora War Memorial Cenotaph at aspecial ceremony next 

month. 

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unforgettable, and their sacrificehuge. 

As Rangiora prepares to honourthe 

animals, Purple Poppy Day has been 

established in New Zealand, Australia,the 

United Kingdom and the United States on 

February24, to jointly show respect and 

acknowledge all animalsthat diedduring 

conflict. ‘‘Itgivesmeasense of peace,’’ 

saysThereza. She says Anzac Day honours 

the men and women who sacrificed their 

lives for peace. But there was now aday to 

honour the animals. 

Unfortunately the groupwas unable to 

organise the plaque to coincide with the 

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February date, but discussion with the 

localRSA and president Ian Thompson, 

alongwith Mr Gordon, has culminated in 

the specialceremonynext month. The 

cenotaph,which was built on land donated 

by Charles Leech, in 1924, is amemorial to 

thosewho fell in WW1.Itwill be given a 

spruce up by stonemason PeterDunn for 

the ceremony. Alarge stone monument at 

the Birch Hill cemetery in memory of the 

horses of the 8th Regimentofthe NZMR 

that died in the WW1 wasofficiallyopened 

by LieutenantColonelEdward Bowler 

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They were notified in July 2019, 

following extensive public consultation by 

the Waimakariri Zone Committeein 

developing the zoneimplementation plan 

addendum. The process was further 

delayed earlierthis year when 

Environment Minister DavidParker 

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ECan to consider the implications of the 

Overseer review by the Ministryof 

Primary Industriesand the Ministryfor 

the Environment. The decisionfound 

Overseer had ‘‘overarching structural 

problems’’. ECan’s independent hearing 

commissioners have delivered their 

recommendations on the proposed plan 

changes. They will be made public as part 

of the meetingagendawhen ECan finally 

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Ashley fury ... Afire volunteer keeps akeen eye on the Ashley/Rakahuri River from the Cones Road Bridge, as flood waters continued 

to rise during the May 31 flood. The severity of flood damage to some properties meant the question of ‘‘retreat scenarios’’ was pondered. 

Retreating afuture possibility 

By DAVID HILL 

‘‘Retreat scenarios’, where land is 

damaged so much it is deemed 

uneconomic to restore, may need to be 

considered in future disaster 

recoveries. 

Waimakariri District Council 

recovery manager Simon Hart says 

council staff engaged with government 

agencies and the insurance industry, 

following the May 31 flood event to help 

determine whether some properties 

were economically viable to be 

repaired. 

A‘‘retreat scenario’’ is where 

properties with land damage are 

deemed uneconomical to restore, such 

as the residential red zone following the 

2010 and 2011 earthquakes in Kaiapoi. 

‘‘It’s amassive issue. The discussion of 

‘retreat scenarios’ is anational level 

conversation and Ithink it will be 

something councils will need to 

consider in the future,’’ Mr Hart says. 

‘‘As the discussion evolves, things will 

become clearer how this might work in 

the future, but for now we have to do the 

best valuation we can and make 

decisions on acasebycase basis 

alongside communities and the 

appropriate agencies.’’ 

Legislation such as the Climate 

Change Adaptation Act and the revised 

Resource Management Act should 

provide some clarity in time, he says. 

‘‘It’s adifficult conversation to have. 

Someone who has just had their home 

flooded is faced with the anxiety of ‘is 

someone going to come along and tell me 

Ican’t live here any more’.’’ 

When these issues arose after the May 

31 flood event the council sought advice 

from Land Information New Zealand, 

the Department of Conservation, the 

Department of Internal Affairs, the 

Insurance Council and the Ministry for 

the Environment. 

‘‘The indication we got was that this 

event wasn’t considered to be significant 

enough to trigger that and the insurance 

companies said there would still be 

insurance available following this 

event,’’ Mr Hart says. 

The prospect of climate change and 

sea level rise means ‘‘retreat scenarios’’ 

may be triggered in future events. But 

Mr Hart says the experience of red 

zoning in Kaiapoi after the earthquakes 

shows these are complex decisions and 

‘‘the impact on people should not be 

understated’’. 

‘‘As Simon Markham stated from the 

Kaiapoi experience, the focus has to be 

the people. 

‘‘What is in the best interests of the 

people who reside in those locations? 

That has to be the starting point. 

‘‘It’s such asignificant thing to move a 

community who have been through a 

significant event. It’s one thing to say 

‘we’ve got afinancial package’, but 

people have neighbours and support 

networks, workplaces and routines and 

all those other things that are part of 

people’s lives.’’ 

The experience of the earthquakes 

and the May 31 flood event has shown 

that while the event itself may not cause 

significant harm to people, ‘‘the harm 

can happen during the recovery’’ to 

mental wellbeing due to the ongoing 

dealings with agencies and insurance, 

Mr Hart says. ‘‘It needs to be aholistic 

approach and not just the handing over 

of acheque to rebuild ahouse.’’ 

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Roundabout planned at Rangiora crash site 


Aroundabout willbeinstalled at one 

of Rangiora’smost dangerous 

intersections, but not until2025 at the 

earliest. 

Acrash at the intersection of 

Lehmans andOxfordRoadslast week, 

between atruckand autility, 

highlightedthe dangerthe 

intersection poses. 

The drivers escaped with moderate 

injuries, but around 100subscribers 

were left without internet connection 

afteraChorusbroadband cabinet 

became avictim of the crash, 

damaging it beyondrepair. 

Moneyhas been budgeted by the 

councilfor 20252026 and 20262027to 

buildthe roundabout,says Karen 

Lindsay Lees, aWaimakariri District 

Council communications and 

engagement officer. 

It alsorecentlyfeatured in areview 

on proposed new speed limits across 

the district. Public feedback closed on 

October 18. 

Data from thatreview is still being 

analysed. However, the Rangiora 

Ashley CommunityBoard recently 

approvedareport recommending 

‘‘Give Way’' signs be replacedwith 

‘‘Stop’’signs at three locations in 

Rangiora. 

‘‘These include the intersectionsof 

Lehmans Rd at Fernside Rd, Lehmans 

Rd at JohnsRdand Elm Driveat 

Oakwood Drive,’’ Karen said.The 

intersection at Lehmans Rd and 

Oxford Rd is alreadycontrolled by 

‘‘Stop’’signs on Lehmans Road. 

The Lehmans Rd intersectionshave 

had numerous nearmisses and 

accidents over the years including the 

latest crash. 

Chorus communityrelations 

manager Jo Seddon said the cabinet 

had to be replaced after the 

electronics in it weredecimated. It 

was replacedtwo days after the crash. 

Apower pole on LehmansRd, close 

to the intersection, was also damaged 

during the crash withdowned power 

lines causingapower cut in the area. 

The intersection was closed to 

trafficwhile MainPowerreplaced the 

pole and powerwas restored later that 

day. 

Restored connections ... The replacement 

cabinet installed last Tuesday which 

restored internet to more than 100 homes 

and businesses in the area close to the crash 

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Work in progress ... Downer workmen prepare to remove the broadband severely 

damaged in the collision at the Lehmans Road/ Oxford Road intersection in Rangiora last 

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Rewriting disaster management in Waimak 

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By DAVID HILL 

Multiple natural disasters in recent 

yearsmay cause arethinkofhow the 

WaimakaririDistrict Council 

managesdisasterrecovery. 

Afterleading the council’s May 31 

floodrecovery efforts,and responding 

to Covid19 lockdownsand storm 

events, recovery managerSimon Hart 

has proposed the council rewrite its 

recovery plan,whichwas written in 

2002. 

The review would also consider 

lessonsfrom the district’s recovery 

from the 2010 and 2011earthquakes, 

when strategy and engagement 

manager Simon Markham was 

recovery manager. 

‘‘Theplan we have is fundamentally 

OK, it covers all the normal aspects of 

recovery and it was referred to 

initially afterthe earthquakesand 

afterthe floodevent. 

‘‘It refers to CivilDefence recovery 

options and it takes you through how 

to set up variousstructures. 

‘‘Butwehavelearned alot and 

gathered amountain of material in 

recovery documentsover the last 10 

years.’’ 

The earthquakeexperience 

provided lessonsonscaleand 

duration, which proved to be greater 

than anticipated, and gave the council 

the opportunity to thinkabout ‘‘how 

recovery happens’’. 

The Covid19 experience, on top of 

the earthquake recovery, has raised 

the importance of considering how 

people areimpacted, what agencies 

are likely to be involved and ‘‘how do 

we look aftersocialwellbeing?’’, Mr 

Hart says. 

‘‘We stillhave adepthofknowledge 

with Simon Markhamand other senior 

managers who worked through the 

earthquakerecovery, so while that 

knowledge is still herewewant to 

capture those learnings. 

‘‘If Simon Markham and Iaren’t 

aroundwhen the nextbig event 

happens, we want to leave something 

for the next recoverymanager so 

they’re not having to trawlthrough 

mountains of documents to findwhat 

they need. 

‘‘SimonMarkham has created 

documents which havebeen 

implemented aroundthe worldfrom 

the experience of the earthquake 

recovery in Kaiapoi, so we willlook to 

includethat in the recoveryplan, 

rather thanjust having aset of 

documents.’’ 

The reviewwouldalso consider the 

National Emergency Management 

Agency’s ‘‘director’sguidelines’’, 

which incorporate government 

legislation. 

Mr Hartsays the important thing for 

arecoverymanager to rememberis 

‘‘that the nature of recovery is 

continually evolving’’. 

‘‘What you write up in the firstweek 

as your priorities are likelytobe 

significantly different by weeks four 

and five. 

‘‘What wassignificantinweek one 

may be resolved very quickly, but then 

there’sthings like wellbeing, 

underground infrastructure and rural 

lifestyleblocks (as in the flood), which 

may not be immediateemergency 

situations, but become more 

important as the recoveryprogresses. 

‘‘Your underlying arrangements and 

the actualtasks will be continually 

evolving, so you needtohave a 

recovery plan which is agile.’’ 

Under the recoverymanager, the 

counciltypically callsonother 

‘‘pillars of recovery’’ or expertise as 

needed,such as economic,community 

Simon Hart 

and social, rural sector, infrastructure 

and natural environmentsrecovery. 

For economic recovery expertise, 

Enterprise North Canterbury is called 

upon,whilethe council’s community 

team leads communityand social 

recovery,with the Ministry of Social 

Development also abletobecalled 

upon. 

Future recoverymanagers may need 

to manage simultaneous events,Mr 

Hart says. 

‘‘If you think aboutthe floodevent in 

May, then therewas afloodinBuller, 

the windevent in June andacouple of 

Simon Markham 

months later we wereinlockdown and 

there were other events regionally 

and nationally. 

‘‘It’ssomething we need to consider 

through the recoveryplan that it’s 

likelythat the next big event may not 

be the only event in town or the biggest 

event in town, and we may be working 

with agencieswhich are dealing with a 

numberofdifferent events andon 

different scales.’’ 

Mr Hartwill be preparing aproposal 

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OPINION 


Around the electorate with 

STUART SMITH MP FOR KAIKOURA 

Electoral law review 

Labour Minister KrisFaafoi’s decision 

earlier this month to commissionareview 

of electoral law is franklyabsurd for two 

reasons. 

The first is that New Zealand is 

currently battling through restrictions, 

businesses throughout thecountry are 

beingstarvedofincome, people are locked 

up in their homes, the immigration system 

is amess and the New Zealand economyis 

losing $1 billion aweek. 

But despite this, the Minister is more 

interested in electoral law changes than 

the pressing issues at hand. 

Secondly, the Justice Select Committee 

in Parliament,whichhas opposition 

members on it, is already undertaking an 

inquiry into the 2020 General Election 

alongwith the 2019local body elections. 

So the question is, why would Minister 

Faafoi want to spend more taxpayerfunds 

on asecond review? What is the real 

reason this was suddenly announced? 

It’s adistraction. When the Government 

is in trouble it diverts attention any way it 

can. 

In Minister Faafoi’s review, it promises 

‘crossparty engagement and participation’ 

but it really needs to promiseNew 

Zealanders therewill be no law changes 

without agreement fromotherpartiesin 

Parliament. Istrongly believe that the 

votingage shouldbekept at 18. Thatis 

when most peoplebecomeindependent, 

finishschool, move out of homeand go to 

university or seek fulltimeemployment. 

It makes logicalsense then,tohave the 

votingage at apoint where peoplemake 

this transition.But regardless of what I 

think,any changestothe voting age,term 

limits, or even the MMP threshold, should 

all go to referendum. 

The Government has ahabitofdoing 

thingsbystealth, like the He Puapua 

reportand Three Waters, but they won’t 

get away withthis. Our democracyisfar 

too important for any single political party 

with aParliamentary majority to be 

tinkering with.Infact, whatshould be of 

concern forNew Zealanders, is that the 

current Government is abletorush 

through legislation underthe guiseof 

urgency using theirsheer weight of 

numbers without due consideration. 

This can onlylead to bad outcomes and 

reinforcesthe old adage that ‘power tends 

to corrupt, and absolutepower corrupts 

absolutely’. This applies no matter the 

political persuasion. 

Iamcertainly opentodiscussing change 

to electorallaw, and in fact,welcome any 

engagementonthe issue. 

KAIKŌURA VIEWS 

MAYOR CRAIG MACKLE 

Vaccination the key 

Getting aroundthe districtIcan feel the 

tension. 

And it’sall Covid uncertainty. 

Deltaiscomingand we all knowit. 

And as Iwrite this for the papers 

deadline, aBlenheim case is 

announced. 

The Governmentistelling us moreof 

what theyare going to do, and the key is 

gettingvaccinated. 

The 90% target is not goingtobeeasy. 

And it needs to be aminimum, not the 

finalgoal. 

Kaikouramade greatprogress –thank 

you to the Health Centreteam and all 

thosesupporting them. 

Now its even more importanttoget as 

many of the rest across the line. 

Iget it that it’sachoice. 

But it’s achoice that has serious 

consequences. 

The main danger is Covid’s impact on 

people’s health, andthe pressure that 

will put on local and regional health 

services. 

And the lateststatistics show Delta’s 

not justfor the elderly,it’s also affecting 

20 to 40yearolds and children. 

Covidisimpacting on our businesses 

and jobs. 

Getting around, people are worried. 

It’sbeen tough as we havenot had 

visitorsafter lockdown like we did last 

year —many were fromAuckland. 

Now we are close to summer season 

and if we canget to 90%, our local 

businesseswill needtooperate vaccine 

certificates. 

Thoseofyou who have not got the jabs 

yet because you been busy, please make 

it top priority. 

And for thosewho have been 

hesitating pleaseget advice from the 

likesofthe medical centre people. 

The restrictions that will apply to the 

unvaccinated are becomingmuch 

clearer. 

Localevents are affected. 

The Trotting Club had to make ahard 

call.Good luck to The Hop whichis 

trying to run arestricted version 

complying withevent restrictions. 

Let visitors know about Crayfest over 

the next couple of weeks.Ispotted a 

couple of dishes that I’ve got my eye on. 

Maybecelebrate your vax with anight 

out. Let’s do our part. And let’ssupport 

each other. 

Disadvantaged elderly 

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regarding digital disadvantage to the 

elderly (North CanterburyNews 

September 23). 

The followingnight on the news we 

havereport on the increase of 

homelessness among our senior 

citizens. 

It seemstomeit is notthat long ago 

theywere discussingways to keep us 

all healthy, happy and independent. 

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earthquake, lines are not available 

andanyway, Iforgot to charge it. 

Is my corded phone going to be any 

goodwhenpower is downfor along 

time? I’m not sure. 

We cannot afford to rent. 

Alot of us do notunderstand modern 

technology,we cannot payour bills by 

cheque,and we arefeelingleftout and 

isolated. 

Thelatest survey tellspeoplethere a 

more and moreofus suffering 

depressionand what can we do about 

tit. 

All the availablesocialevents — 

swimming, exercise classes, movies — 

all cost moneywedon’thave. 

We arenot going to get up at 6amto 

joinkeep fitwithLes Mills on TV. 

Thereare alot of veryunhappy senior 

citizens out ther,e and Ithink we 

deserve better. 

Yours, 

Yensie Eder,Oxford 

Amberley 

DearEditor, 

There was arecent promotion for the 

townofAmberley whichcovered a 

numberofaspectsthatmake it a 

destination. 

Ireally have nothing against 

Amberley, Ilive here, and lovethetown, 

the peoplewho livehereand am pleased 

to see apromotion to try to entice 

visitors. 

However, Iwould takeissuewhen the 

townispromoted as agatewaytocycling 

adventure,itisnot. 

Twotrails arementioned,the Hurunui 

HeartlandCyclerouteis just that,a 

route. It is on somesealed roads anda 

lot on unsealed. 

The unsealed areoftenveryrough 

going and dusty withvehicles, including 

loggingtrucks, oftenpassingatspeed. 

Certainly notaroute for afamily day 

trip. 

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TheAmberley to Leithfield‘‘trail’’ is 

again on existing roads. It is abeautiful 

rideonaniceday and reasonablysafe, 

butit is not amadetrail,again justa 

route. 

In the winteritisoftenimpassable as 

there is asection which isn’t atrail at all 

andcrosses theKowai river which, in 

thewinter, haswaterflowing, sometimes 

alot of water. 

Yes, in the summeritisrelatively easy 

to cross asthe river bedisdry but 

covered in rocks. 

Amberley has littlesafe cycling, andin 

comparisontoChristchurch, and the 

evennearer Rangiora, offers virtually no 

truecycling trails. 

If you want purposemade,off road, 

safe,cycletrails go to Rangiora or 

Pegasus, there are many kilometres of 

them. 

Yours, 

Mike Gilbert 

Amberley 

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Amberley 11:07am 2.1 4:50am 0.8 11:53am 2.1 5:37am 0.8 12:20am 2.0 6:25am 0.8 1:07am 2.1 7:14am 0.7 1:54am 2.1 8:03am 0.7 2:42am 2.2 8:54am 0.6 3:33am 2.3 9:46am 0.5 

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Motunau 11:43pm 2.0 5:36pm 0.8 12:02pm 2.1 6:24pm 0.8 12:49pm 2.2 7:12pm 0.7 1:37pm 2.2 7:57pm 0.7 2:26pm 2.3 8:43pm 0.6 3:15pm 2.3 9:30pm 0.5 4:05pm 2.4 10:19pm 0.4 

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Gore Bay 11:45pm 2.0 5:38pm 0.8 12:04pm 2.1 6:26pm 0.8 12:51pm 2.2 7:14pm 0.7 1:39pm 2.2 7:59pm 0.7 2:28pm 2.3 8:45pm 0.6 3:17pm 2.3 9:32pm 0.5 4:07pm 2.4 10:21pm 0.4 

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Kaikoura 11:45pm 1.6 5:38pm 0.6 12:02pm 1.7 6:24pm 0.6 12:49pm 1.7 7:09pm 0.5 1:36pm 1.7 7:54pm 0.5 2:24pm 1.8 8:38pm 0.5 3:12pm 1.8 9:25pm 0.4 4:02pm 1.8 10:13pm 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. 

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Sand dune project is hands-on 


Aunique TuhaitaraCoastal Parksand 

dunesprojectaimstoreestablish a 

coastal forest sequenceofindigenous 

vegetation to mitigate againstclimate 

change. 

Theproject steers away from hard 

engineeringand concrete seawalls. 

TheNorthern Pegasus Bayproject, 

whichbegan in 2020, is acollaboration 

betweenthe Te Kohaka oTuhaitara Trust 

andthe CoastalRestoration Trust of New 

Zealand(CRTNZ). 

It is partofthe Te Kohaka oTuhaitara 

Trust’s 200 year vision to restore thepark 

land,coastal communities andprovide 

opportunities for mahinga kai(food 

gathering). 

Greg Byrnes, the generalmanagerof 

thepark,whichisrun by theTeKohaka o 

TuhaitaraTrust, saysthe trust sees 

strengthening thedune systembetween 

theAshleyRakahuri and Waimakariri 

rivers as aprioritytomitigatethe 

increasing threat of storm, seaand sealevelrise. 

Thehopeisthat theprojectwill 

eventually restore the area to what would 

have existed therebeforehuman 

settlement. 

MichaelBergin, of the CRTNZ says the 

TuhaitaraCoastal Parkprovidesaunique 

area forthe project. 

``We have gotoverakilometre long 

transectabout 50 metres widewhere 

thereisnoinfrascructure, no roads, and 

thereisnohousing or carparks. 

‘‘This is quite rare now because 

historicallywehave allgoneand putour 

houses up on the topofthe dunes because 

that is wherethe seaisand that is where 

theview is.’’ 

This seaside developmenthas occurred 

despite the sanddunesprobablybeing 

themost volatile anddelicate of allthe 

ecosystems in NewZealand, Michael says. 

Planting day ... Te Kohaka oTuhaitara 

Trust trustee Rex Anglem during a 

community planting day in the sand dunes 

in Northern Pegasus Bay in Waimakariri's 

Tuhaitara Coastal Park recently. 

PHOTO: SHELLEY TOPP 

``Theyare not natural buffers. 

‘‘Natural vegetation will present afar 

moreresilient buffertoerosionevents,'' 

Michael says. 

However thePegasus Baysitedoes 

present difficulties reestablishing 

vegetationbecause of itsexposed, harsh, 

saltladen coastal location andoften dry 

summers. 

``Oncecover hasgoneitisverydifficult 

to reestablish,soatthe moment we are 

goingthroughthoseearlysuccession 

processesofoftryingtofind which 

species, whichfirstnurserycrop, will 

bringthat initalshelterand shadeand 

prevent weedgrowth to providenice 

habitat for other moredelicatespeciesto 

eventually come in,’’ Michaelsays. 

Managing theweedsisabalancingact 

because they keep thenative plantsaway. 

‘‘Then of course every second year we 

seem to be having droughts,largely 

perhaps induced by climatechange, so it 

is arealmission.’’ 

Duringarecent planting day at the 

park, Michael,who is from Rotorua, 

joined Greg, Te KohakaoTuhaitaraTrust 

trustee,Rex Anglem, andcommunity 

volunteers, planting spinifexand pingao 

in the foredune sectionofthe coastal 

forest sequence. 

‘‘These arethe onlyindigenous species 

suitedtothat exposed, harsh coastal dune 

margin,’’ Michaelsays. 

‘‘The arevery effectiveinbuilding a 

resilientnatural buffer along our coastal 

sand dunesacross the upperSouth Island 

andall of the NorthIsland beaches.’’ 

In themid to backdune areas of the 

coastal forest sequence otherindigenous 

coastal ground cover such as shrub 

hardwoodand tree species suchasngaio, 

akeake, harakeke and ti kouka,have been 

planted. 

‘‘We havealso establishedaseries of 

monitoring plots across thesite to assess 

thesurvival and growth rates of the 

plants,’’ Michaelsays. 

‘‘Thiswill allow us to determinewhat is 

working and which species do bestinthis 

very challengingenvironment.’’ 

Theresultsofthe project will be 

disseminated and distributed to provide 

recommendations to thepublic and 

community groups,pluscoastal and 

environmental managers to useand apply 

in their ownareas. 

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7 

Nina Valley 

award 

The Hurunui College Nina Valley 

Restoration group has been 

recognised by the CanterburyAoraki 

Conservation Board, winningthe 

Schools Award in its awards. 

Thegroup received a$500 grant 

fromsponsor Glentanner Park (Mt 

Cook) ltd. 

Each yearthe CanterburyAoraki 

Conservation Board acknowledges 

and celebrates theconsiderable 

conservation work beingdelivered by 

communityand school groups across 

Canterbury. 

‘‘The level of commitment and 

enthusiasmfrom theselargely 

volunteer groups andtheirsuccesses 

for our native species are just 

amazing,’’says chair Paula Smith. 

‘‘We had entries fromall over 

Canterbury.All the entries were of 

such high calibre that we wishwe 

couldgive allofthem an award. 

‘‘This is conservation leadership 

andmahitobecelebrated,’’she says. 

Working together in the Nina 

Valley of the LewisPass over thelast 

13 years,thisdedicated groupofhigh 

school students has installed and 

maintained extensive predator 

trapping lines. 

There are over 200 traps forpest 

control as part of supporting roroa 

(great spotted kiwi) and whio (blue 

duck) in the Nina Valley. 

Making the experience available 

forall student volunteers, regardless 

of personal access to gear, is a 

priority for project leadand teacher 

TimKelly, along withensuring 

availability to appropriate health 

andsafety gearfor thischallenging 

environment .

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Spending patterns normal 

By DAVID HILL 

Waimakariri spending patterns 

have returned to ‘‘normal’’ 

followingthe latest lockdown, 

accordingtorecentspending data. 

Figuresfrom Marketview, based 

on Paymark eftpostransactions, 

shows retail spending patterns in 

theWaimakariridistrict are 

similartothe lasttwo years, 

followingthe latest lockdown. 

Theoverall retail spend for the 

year to date was back to tracking 

3% ahead of last yearbythe second 

week of October. 

‘‘We did see asignificant 

increaseinspend for 24 hours 

before the lockdown and the trend 

almost exactly mimickedMarch 

2020, and then we saw adip in 

spend, but it wasn’t as bad thistime 

around,’’ Waimakariri District 

Council business and centres 

manager SimonHart says. 

‘‘Alot of our businesses have 

become more slick,they’ve got 

better processes in place and 

they’reoffering onlineoptions. 

‘‘Overall areasonably good 

result, andabig well done to our 

business communityfor showing a 

high level of innovationand 

resilience, and to our residents for 

supporting their localbusinesses.’’ 

Enterprise North Canterbury 

hasreported thatbusinesses 

appeared to be better prepared 

andwere aware of what 

government support packages 

were available. 

While last yeartherewas abig 

bounceback in retail spend 

followinglockdown, this time the 

bouncewas not as high due to 

ongoing Alert Level2restrictions, 

Mr Hart says. 

Retail spend ... Innovation, resilience and people supporting local, has 

kept the spend in the Waimakariri district on apart with the past two years. 

‘‘The levels in Delta have 

changed. Last year alot of people 

wentout and spent moneyonhome 

improvements, buyinganew car or 

going on anational holiday rather 

thangoing overseas.But Idon’t 

think we are seeingthe same post 

lockdownspikethis time,Ithink 

people arejust settlingback into 

their routines.’’ 

The Waimakariri District 

Council has aCovid19 recovery 

plan, whichwas prepared 

following lastyear’s lockdown, but 

it has not been needed, Mr Hart 

says. ‘‘We were lookingatitand 

having conversationstosee if we 

needed to run that again, but the 

lockdownwas alot shorter and we 

got the sense from our 

conversations withEnterprise 

North Canterbury that there didn’t 

PHOTO: FILE 

seemtobeaneed for any major 

recoveryeffortsfrom this end.’’ 

While the localeconomy 

remains resilient, there is still 

uncertainty with severalmajor 

events includingthe Rangiora 

Showbeing cancelled. How the 

nextfew months playout will 

determine whether the recovery 

endures, Mr Hartsays. 

‘‘After Christmas we will 

probably get more of asense of 

how the country has responded,’’ 

he says. ‘‘There is still alot of 

uncertainty, but Ithink New 

Zealanders are pretty good in that 

we would rather look aftereach 

other rather than excessively go 

out there and reclaimthe 

freedoms we had. But it will be 

interesting to see what the new 

normal lookslike.’’ 

Petition gets 

broad backing 

Ambulance officers and 

frontline police are among 

those who have put their 

name to apetition calling 

for helpaddressingarise 

in mental healthcallouts. 

More than 800 people 

have signed apetition, set 

up by Waimakariri MP 

Matt Doocey and Rangiora 

resident Matt Hennessey, 

which calls on the 

Canterbury District Health 

Board (CDHB)toestablish 

acoresponse team. 

‘‘What is validating is 

seeing the broadspectrum 

of people backing this 

initiative,’’ Mr Doocey 

says. 

‘‘We’ve got emergency 

responders tellingusthis 

is desperatelyneeded for 

them, but we’ve also got 

familymembers, and 

peoplewith their own 

mentalhealth struggles, 

sayingthis could save 

lives.’’ 

Mr Hennessey initially 

approached Mr Doocey 

abouthow the police could 

be better supported to deal 

with emergency callouts 

wherementalhealth 

issues were afactor. 

Subsequent meetings 

with Rural Area 

CommanderInspector 

PeterCooper revealed20 

per cent of Canterbury 

police callouts are for 

people in mentalhealth 

crisis, up almost one third 

between 2018and 2020. 

‘‘InCanterbury thereis 

growing concernthat 

police, who are not trained 

in psychology, are being 

heavily relied upon to 

providefrontline mental 

health support.’’ 

Amental health coresponse 

servicewould see 

amentalhealth 

professional joining 

emergency respondersto 

attend to mental health 

emergency calls. 

Mr Hennessey says this 

would provide better 

support for people in 

distress,and ensure 

frontline responders were 

making best use of people, 

skills and resources. 

AtrialinWellington, 

launched in Marchlast 

yearand subsequently 

extended, proved the case 

for acoresponseteam 

approach. 

Police did agreatjob, but 

it was vitally important the 

mostvulnerable,intimes 

of crisis, got the best help 

frommentalhealth 

professionals, Mr Doocey 

says. 

To sign the petition go to 

change.org, and search coresponse 

callout. 

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Scooter training run 

Waimakaririresidents are being 

invited to take apink scooter for aspin 

this weekend. 

To mark the start of asix month trial 

of commercial hire escooters in the 

district, Flamingo Scooters is offering 

community training days this weekend 

for anyone wishes to learnhow to use 

the scooters or simply enjoyafree 

ride. 

Training dayswill be held in the 

council’s Rangiora service centrecar 

park on Saturdayfrom10am to 1pm 

and in Charles Street parkand ride 

site, next the Kaiapoi New World on 

Sundayfrom 10amto1pm. 

The trial will run from November 

until April next year,with escooters 

available for hire in Rangiora, 

Kaiapoi, Woodendand Pegasus. 

The escooters will be abletotravel 

most places withinthe natural town 

boundaries and betweenRangiora, 

Kaiapoi and Woodend usingthe 

Passchendaele Memorial Path and the 

RangioraWoodend Path. 

WaimakaririDistrictCouncil 

business and centres advisor Vanessa 

Thompson says the trial will allowthe 

council to explorethe impact of 

commercial hire escooters on public 

spacesand to see if there is aplace for 

this technology as an alternative 

transport solution. 

‘‘One potential benefit is that the 

successful uptake of escooters 

alongside other alternative transport 

options, could help alleviate pressure 

on town centrecar parking and reduce 

transport emissions,’’ she says. 

The SelwynDistrictCouncil held a 

similar trial in 2019which was deemed 

asuccess, with22,000 escooter trips 

taken throughoutthe trial’s duration 

and permitswere issued to bothLava 

and Lime to continue operating 

commercial hire escooters. 

In the pink ... Training runs are on offer this 

weekend on aFlamingo Scooter. PHOTO:FILE 

Council staffhave discussed the trial 

with localaccessibility, youthand 

olderpersongroups, with some of the 

feedback incorporatedinto the trial 

with the inclusionofspeed 

restrictions and nogo zones in busy 

pedestrian areas 

Flamingo Scooters will be 

responsible for covering the 

infrastructure and operational costs. 

More information about the trial can 

be found at waimakariri.govt.nz/ 

scooters. 

Kaikoura shows the way 

Kaikouraisleading the three North 

Canterburydistrictsinfullyvaccinated 

rates against Covid19, with68% of the 

vaccine eligible population fully 

vaccinated as of lastMonday(October 

25). 

This compares to 66 per centofthe 

vaccine eligible population in Hurunui 

now fullyvaccinated,and 64 per centin 

Waimakariri,MinistryofHealth 

figures show. 

Eighty fiveper centofthe vaccine 

eligiblepopulationinWaimakariri 

have hadtheir first vaccineshot. 

Hurunui is nextwith84per cent and 

Kaikoura has 82 per cent. 

Nationwide, 87 per centofvaccine 

eligibleKiwishave had their first 

vaccineinjection but only 71 per cent 

arefully vaccinated,which is still 

considerably belowthe 90 per cent the 

Governmenthas saidisrequired 

beforeisolation restrictions canbe 

eased. 

Book printing flaw awindfall 

Aminor printing flaw in abook run has 

provided alucky windfall for schools in 

Samoa, Fiji and Tonga. 

The flaw in Just Imagine: ADrawing 

BookFor Children,byWoodendartist and 

children’s book author, Joanne McDougall, 

meant the bookscouldnot be sold and 

weredestined for the landfill. But instead 

of that Joannecame up withamuch better 

idea. 

‘‘A bit of fluff on aprinting plate meant 

there was aminor flaw,and rather than 

dumping perfectly functional books in the 

landfill, Caxton Pressallowedmetoget rid 

of them,’’ she says. ‘‘Four hundred and fifty 

copieshave goneuptothe Pacific Islands, 

to be giventoschools or needy children, 

thanks to Rotary International.’’The books 

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hugenetwork of people and organisations 

working behind the scenes to help people 

and make the world abetter place.’’ 

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Support for rehomed greyhounds 


Acountrystyle high tea hosted by an 

adopted greyhound and his new forever 

family is being planned to raise funds 

for Greyhounds As Pets (GAP). 

The November fundraiser is the idea 

of West Eyreton’s Amanda Scott 

Richards. 

Her son Enzo (9) did his own 

fundraising for two years to raise the 

$380 he needed to adopt agreyhound, 

now called Zinzan, from GAP earlier 

this year. 

GAP marketing team leader Emelia 

Lake is thrilled with the initiative to 

raise funds for GAP’s national 

rehoming programme. 

``It is really amazing that Amanda 

has stepped up and offered to do this 

for GAP. 

‘‘Our amazing adoptees never cease 

to surprise us with their ongoing 

support and kindness.'' 

The casual country style high tea is 

planned for November 21 between 

11am and 3pm in the West Eyreton Hall. 

The tea will feature arange of homebaked 

sweet and savoury treats, served 

with tea or coffee. 

There will also be live music and 

raffles, plus the chance to take part in a 

silent auction to purchase agreyhound 

painting by Swannanoa artist Ros Beck, 

who is also agreyhound owner and has 

donated one of her paintings for the 

fundraiser. 

The auction will be run via the GAP 

Facebook page for one week. 

It will start on Saturday, November 

13, and end aweek later, says Emelia. 

An email will be sent out to everyone 

who has purchased aticket to the high 

tea before the auction goes live to invite 

them to bid and also let them know that 

Best friends ... Enzo ScottRichards (9), of West Eyreton, and his sister Poppy (7), play 

with Zinzan, the greyhound Enzo fundraised for two years to purchase from the 

Greyhounds as Pets (GAP) charity. 

PHOTO:SHELLEY TOPP 

if they win they can take the painting 

home on the day, as it will be displayed 

at the event. 

‘‘This will also open up bidding to 

other hound owners in Canterbury, and 

beyond, who are unable to attend the 

event, as we think this will give the 

painting the best chance to raise agreat 

amount of funds,’’ she says. 

‘‘It also means that we can share Ros's 

work with awider audience as Iwould 

say there may be afew hound owners 

who would be interested in purchasing 

her work if they don't win the auction. 

‘‘We have run lots of auctions on our 

Facebook page (https://www.facebook. 

com/GAPNZ) before and they are 

always asuccess. 

‘‘We are really looking forward to this 

one.’’ 

The event will have two booking 

times, 11am and 1pm. 

Tickets are $25 per head, can be 

purchased at the GAP website 

greyhoundsaspets.org.nz and need to be 

bought in advance as only 100 will be 

sold and there will be no door sales on 

the day. 

The fundraiser is also an opportunity 

to celebrate GAP’s 15th birthday this 

year and the success the organisation 

has had since it was established, 

finding forever homes for more than 

3200 retired greyhounds. 

Project offers 

life lessons 

Dodgeball and school work seeman 

unlikelymix. 

But at NorthLoburnSchool its proved to 

be arecipe for success, withthe schoolnow 

having its own dodgeball arena. 

Towards the end of 2020senior pupil, 

HarryKendrick, held asausage sizzle,with 

the proceeds earmarked foraGaga 

Dodgeball Arenafor the school. 

Gaga is aform of dodgeball where 

players start in an octagon shapedcourt, 

hitting and rollingthe ballwith their hand 

to eliminate other players. 

The schoolwas successful with an 

application to the Ministry of Education for 

ashareofaspecial pool of funding 

enabling it to build adodgeball arena. 

The funds were used to employ ateacher, 

buy materialsand complete the 

constructionofthis project. 

Six students were nominated by their 

teacherstobeinvolved in this project. 

They selected students who they felt 

wouldbenefit fromthe exciting project, 

and enjoy all aspects of getting completed 

—Crew6was born. 

The programme had astrongfocus on 

differentiated and appliedlearning. It 

encompassed reading, writing and maths 

and led towards the completionofan 

authentic outcomeadodgeball arena. 

The project helpeddevelop selfmanagementskills, 

embracedschool 

values, encouraged cooperation, and 

weekly reflection. 

Aspects of the programme involved 

discussing, drawing up expectations, 

planning, modelling, preparing, 

purchasing,contacting, constructing and 

presenting. 

Crew 6isextremely proud of the end 

product,and can leave it as alegacy at 

Tihiraki/ North Loburn,when they move 

on. It will also be somethingthe community 

will enjoy for manyyears to come. 

another favourite charity has won afree solar system 

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it’s time to 

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Award for local winery 

Waipara winery Muddy Water Wines 

has taken out the Canterbury region 

award in the Canterbury A&P 

Association’s annual wine 

competition. 

The winery’s Muddy Water 

Chardonnay 2018 was one of the 

regional winners in the Aotearoa 

Regional Wine Competition (formerly 

the New Zealand Aromatic Wine 

Competition). 

The annual competition is normally 

held in October ahead of the New 

Zealand Agricultural Show, which has 

been cancelled for the second year in a 

row. 

More than 240 of New Zealand’s best 

wines were judged by apanel of 

judges, chaired by Jim Harre of 

Waipara. 

Several changes were made to this 

year’s competition, including the 

requirement that at least 85 percent of 

the grapes are produced from asingle 

New Zealand region. 

‘‘The changes made to the show are 

reflective of the reemergence of the 

traditional concept of an A&P show, to 

showcase and highlight the best of 

produce,’’ Mr Harre says. 

‘‘Embracing this concept of a 

traditional A&P show, this year we 

invited all New Zealand regions to 

enter their wines and compete against 

each other with the criteria being, 85% 

of grapes need to come from aspecific 

region. 

‘‘We’re delighted at being able to 

showcase the different varieties each 

region excels in.’’ 

Panel lead judge Terry Copeland 

says the diversity of wines, regions and 

styles is ‘‘a real testament to the depth 

of the New Zealand wine industry’’. 

Marlborough winery Spy Valley 

Wines took out the supreme champion 

wine in show ribbon with its Envoy 

Johnson Vineyard Riesling 2015. 

Mr Copeland described the 

champion wine as ‘‘a great example of 

arecognition of anew and emerging 

lighter alcohol style and bottle age 

when the majority of wines are 

consumed young’’. 

‘‘It shows areal maturity in our wine 

perception of when we should be 

drinking our wines.’’ 

Other North Canterbury medal 

winners included: 

Gewurtstraminer: Bronze Medal: 

Torlesse Wines, Torlesse 

Gewurztraminer, 2020. 

Pinot Gris: Bronze Medal: Mount 

Brown, Mount Brown Estates Grand 

Reserve Pinot Gris, 2020. 

Riesling: Silver Medals: Mount 

Brown, Mount Brown Estates Riesling, 

2020; Mt Beautiful Winery, Mt. 

Beautiful Riesling, 2018. 

Sauvignon Blanc: Silver Medal: 

Mount Brown, Mount Brown Estates 

Sauvignon Blanc, 2021. 

Chardonnay: Silver Medal: Mount 

Brown, Mount Brown Estates Grand 

Reserve Chardonnay, 2020. 

Sweet Wines: Silver Medal: Torlesse 

Wines, Torlesse Shadowy Kym, 2017. 

Rose: Silver Medal: Tiki Wine & 

Vineyards, Tiki Single Vineyard North 

Canterbury Pinot Noir Rose, 2020. 

Bronze Medals: Mischief With Wine, 

Mischief Waipara Rose, 2021; Mount 

Brown, Mount Brown Estates Rose, 

2021. 

Pinot Noir: Bronze Medals: Hanmer 

Springs Wines, Hanmer Springs Pinot 

Noir, 2018; Mt Beautiful Winery, Mt. 

Beautiful Pinot Noir, 2018. 

Red Blends: Bronze Medal: Torlesse 

Wines, Cabernet Merlot, 2016. 

Old style ... Alan Vliet Vlieland, of West Eyreton, leads his Clydesdale stallion Goldenlane 

George at the 150th anniversary Ellesmere A&P Show on October 16. 


Top award for local breeder 

Alocal stallion claimed top honours 

when Clydesdales made awelcomed 

return to the Leeston Showgrounds 

earlier this month. 

Clydesdales were meant to be afeature 

of the Ellesmere A&P Association’s 150th 

anniversary celebrations, until Covid19 

scuppered plans. 

Last year’s 150th show was cancelled 

due to Covid19 uncertainty, while this 

month’s second attempt ended up being 

an exhibitor only show spread over the 

three days to comply with Alert Level 2 

restrictions. 

Clydesdales were present at the 

original Ellesmere A&P Show in 1871, 

but it has several years since Clydesdale 

classes were competed for at the show, 

even though one of the association’s 

oldest cups was for Clydesdales. 

Clydesdale classes were judged on 

October 16, with West Eyreton breeders 

Alan and Margo Vliet Vlieland claiming 

the breed’s top prize. 

The couple’s Clydesdale Stallion 

Goldenlane George won best presented, 

best male Clydesdale and supreme 

champion Clydesdale.

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An evening celebrating Kaikoura’syouth 

The contributions of Kaikoura youth were 

celebrated on Saturday evening. 

The Kaikoura Youth Council presented 

awards to 20 young people across 10 

categories. 

InspiringChild Award: Chelsea Annen 

and Georgie Kavanagh. 

Chelsea often helps out at the library, 

assisting behindthe counter,putting books 

away or whatever else is needed and is 

active in swimming, netball and at school. 

Georgiealsospends her time helping out 

at the locallibrary,assisting with events, 

issuing booksand helping to run activities, 

and she performedinapromotionalvideo 

for Kaikoura. 

Entrepreneurship Award: Hailey Timms 

and SiennaBelle Norton. 

Hailey and SiennaBelle both 

participated in Te Ha oMatauranga’s Fast 

Fail youngentrepreneur programme this 

year. 

Hailey createdacandle and wax melt 

business, securing sales withinfive 

minutes of walkinginto abuilding. 

SiennaBelle came up with the ideato 

make rings from small bits of rock and glass 

foundonthe beach. 

Contribution to Arts: Hanatia Timms 

Waihirereand Mananui Te Karu. 

Hanatia is avocalist who enjoys singing 

waiata as away to embraceher mauriand 

feel connectedtoher culture. 

Mananui wrote slam poetrywhich he 

performedatthe Matariki event at Hapuku 

School. 

Hauora Award: DanielleBond and 

Ruslan AtariaIvannikov. 

Daniellehas beenlearning new skillsas 

abarista, volunteering at the library and 

embracing her Maori culturethroughKapa 

Haka. 

As head boy at Kaikoura High School, 

Ruslan has been demonstrating leadership 

and looking out for the wellbeing of others. 

RuralLiving Award: Mary McGarry and 

Awards evening ... Kaikoura Youth Council 

secretary Theo Rae (left) and chairperson 

Maia Kahu address the crowd. 

Reuben Kinney. 

Mary and Reubenhave been sharing 

theirskills on the land, and Reubenisa 

level3raft guide. 

LeadershipAward: CheyenneLaugesen 

and Moki Manawatu. 

Cheyennehas been working at the 

KaikouraDistrict Council and has been 

active in the Mayor's Taskforcefor Jobs 

Tuia MentoringProgramme, which aimsto 

develop youngMaori. 

Moki has shownleadership throughTe 

Ha oMatauranga’s youth employability 

programme and the BlueLight 

EmpoweringYouth programme and as a 

member of the Kaikoura High School rugby 

team. 

EnvironmentalAward: Tuhawaiiki 

McDonald and Josh Doughty. 

Tuhawaiiki has participatedinthe 

Mayor’s TaskForce for Jobs ‘‘VinesFree 

Programme’’and is now working on the 

Jobs for Nature Project. 

Josh has been volunteering with the 

Banded Dotterels group and the Hutton 

Wellbeing award ... Ruslan Ataria 

Ivannikov (left) and Danielle Bond receive the 

Hauora (wellbeing) Award. 

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Amberisacoachwiththe Kaikoura Judo 

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Customer Service Award: Savannah 

Manawatu and Zachary Wilson. 

Savannah is the Kaiawhina runanga 

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Adult Who Supports Youth: Mani 

Columbus and LaurenMartin. 

Manisupports localTeKura distance 

learning students at the local library, while 

Lauren runs Kaikoura’snewly established 

rainbow (LGBTQI+) group ‘‘Proudly 

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Taking flight again ... Albie Roxburgh, aged 11, in aswing made for him when he was 

five years old, in the garden of his Leithfield home at The Old Vicarage, owned by his parents 

Eryn and Andrew Roxburgh. The garden was part of the Leithfield Garden Tour which was 

held last Saturday and Sunday to raise funds for the Leithfield Public Library. PHOTOS:SHELLEY TOPP 

Supreme champion ... Richard and Wendy Farquhar, of Dunedin, travelled up to the 

Rangiora Showgrounds on Saturday to win supreme champion suri alpaca with Paru Nui 

Fyfe at the exhibitors only Northern A&P Association’s show. 

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Keep him close ... 

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judge Amy 

Hoogenboom offers 

some tips to 

competitors. 

Garden beauty ... A 

bearded iris in Jenny 

and Colin Bryce’s 

garden during the 

Leithfield Garden 

Tour. 

Birds eye view ... Afloral cross at the 

entrance to St Paul’s Anglican Church in 

Leithfield, which was part of the Leithfield 

Garden Tour. 

Day out in the sunshine ... Niki Hulston, of Oxford, left, and Ginny 

Waghorn, of Amberley, called in at The Old Vicarage, owned by 

Eryn and Andrew Roxburgh, during the Leithfield Garden Tour. 

First place ... Nicola Green, of Fernside, and her 

donkey Daisy after claiming first place for best jenny. 

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In training ... Hillary Cooper (16), of Oxford Area 

School, won the senior handler class in the junior 

herdsperson competition after leading her Wagyu 

Friesian cross steer, which she has in training for the 

2022 Future Beef New Zealand ‘‘hoof and hook’’ 

competition, in Hawkes Bay in May.

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communities to getvaccinated. 

Asocial media campaign launched by 

DairyNZisstrongly encouraging rural 

communities, particularly farmers, to 

get behind thenationwidedrive for 

Covid19 vaccinations. 

New data releasedbythe University 

of Otago suggests vaccinations are 

around 10 percentlowerinrural areas, 

puttingour farms, rural communities 

and supply chains at risk. 

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vaccinationshas fallenright in the 

middleofthe busiest time of yearon 

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‘‘But nowisagreat time to nudge our 

teams to take the opportunity to get 

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DairyNZ hassupportedfarmers 

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Scientists now have proof that scotches 

the widely held belief that intensive 

dairy farming adds more carbon to stony 

soils. 

Afiveyear multiagency study led by 

Landcare Research is based at dairy and 

dryland units at Lincoln University’s 

Ashley Dene Research and Development 

Station. 

Climatesmart agriculture principal 

researcher Dr David Whitehead said 

they wanted to see if they could help 

farmers reduce nitrogen losses and 

secure carbon stocks on stony, shallow 

soils. 

‘‘The impression out there is that if you 

start with adryland site and irrigate it 

and supply fertiliser then you will build 

up soil carbon. Of course, the crop grows 

much better and there’s alot more 

animal feed available, but we found if 

you don’t manage it carefully with 

grazing and cutting and irrigation, we 

can lose soil carbon from those sites.’’ 

Higher carbon levels helped to retain 

water and nutrients and made soils more 

resilient to extreme climate events, 

while absorbing carbon helped reduce 

the warming effect, he said. 

Studies included monitoring irrigated 

and nonirrigated lucerne crops. 

Large lysimeters —deep columns 

containing undisturbed soils and crops — 

were used to capture water and nutrients 

draining out of the bottom. 

Sophisticated technology measured 

the carbon exchange. 

Dr Scott Graham said they found all the 

additional plant growth was being fed to 

animals either on site or elsewhere at the 

farm. 

‘‘The big takeaway message was that 

the sites were losing soil carbon, not 

gaining, under irrigation. So where 

everybody’s perception is that irrigation 

would increase soil carbon because you 

go from this dry and dusty place to this 

nice green paddock, it’s not actually the 

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The dryland system was plus or minus 

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intensive harvesting. 

Dr Graham said there were also extra 

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crops. 

On the dryland site about 7kg30kg of 

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Abenefit of lucerne being grazed on 

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behind in the crop, whereas more was 

removed in cutandcarry crops, Dr 

Graham said. 

However, animal excrement led to 

three times more nitrogen leaching when 

it was grazed, so this was atradeoff, he 

Digging deep ... Scientists John Hunt (left) 

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Dr Whitehead said farmers took the 

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The lucerne crops were replaced last 

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Another part of the study looked at 

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Winteractive plants such as oats and 

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Fodder beet in animal diets was also 

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Dr Whitehead said acombination of 

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Plantain was also found to make cows 

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DairyNZ is callingfor more investment in 

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Eke Noa. The partnershipisachieving 

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‘‘But we also needadaptable 

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technologies as they become available. 

We’re lagging behind other countries in 

the toolstofight climate changeright 

now, because the flexibility is not there.’’ 

DairyNZ is callingonthe Government 

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‘‘Addressing climatechange requires 

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Young judges exhibit their skills 

By DAVID HILL 

Young peopletook centre 

stage, as exhibitor only 

competitionswereheld at 

the RangioraShowgrounds 

on Saturday. 

Withthe Northern 

(Rangiora)A&P Show 

cancelleddue to Covid19for 

the secondyear in arow, 

junior herdsperson,cattle, 

gumboot throwing, alpaca 

and donkey competitions 

wereheld in separate 

bubbles in abid to keep the 

showing tradition alive. 

Competitorsfrom 

Ashburton, Oxford Area 

Schooland members of the 

RangioraHigh School cattle 

showteamlineduptobe 

tested on their handlingand 

stockjudgingskills,with 

RangioraHigh School 

principal Karen Stewart 

attendingtosupporther 

students. 

‘‘It’s beengood to get it 

going and I’ve enjoyed 

watching thekids,’’ organiser 

PhilWorthingtonsays. 

‘‘It’s amazing the bonds 

theyget withtheiranimals.’’ 

Junior herdsperson 

competitionjudgeAmy 

Hoogenboom offered some 

tipstothe young competitors 

and agumboot throwing 

competitionwas tossed in for 

goodmeasure. 

Oxford Area School sisters 

Hillary (16) and Elizabeth 

(11)Cooper were thesenior 

and junior herdsperson 

sectionwinners,while 

Champions in their field ... Judge Amy Hoogenboom (left) and Rangiora High School principal Karen 

Stewart (right) congratulate the junior herdsperson champions including senior class winner Hillary 

Cooper (16), junior class winner Elizabeth Cooper (11), both of Oxford Area School, and intermediate 

class winner Emily Pye (14), of Rangiora High School. 

PHOTO: DAVID HILL 

RangioraHighSchool’s 

Emily Pye(14) wasthe 

intermediatesectionwinner. 

After lunch24beefcattle, 

entered by breedersfrom 

Ashburton, Oxford and 

Fernside, wereput through 

their paces. 

By far the largestsection 

was the alpacas, with 122 

animalsmustered fromasfar 

north as Blenheim andfrom 

Dunedin, Waimate and 

Fairlie in thesouth. 

Dunedincouple Richard 

and Wendy Farquhar 

claimed supremechampion 

surialpaca withParu Nui 

Fyfe. 

OrganiserMartinBennett 

was pleased with theturnout, 

withbreeders justhappy to 

haveashowafter an 

uncertain18months. 

‘‘It’sabit differentthis 

year, withabit of adifferent 

vibe,’’ Mr Bennettsays. 

‘‘There’snot many shows 

doing anything, so we are 

reallygratefulthe Rangiora 

A&P was kind enough to 

allow us to exhibit.’’ 

Mr Bennett says asidefrom 

the cancellation of A&P 

shows,Covid19 has caused 

minimaldisruptionsfor 

alpaca breeders,with life on 

the farm‘‘just carryingon’’. 

‘‘Wehave seenexportsof 

animalstoEurope slow 

down, butthat’sprobably 

moretodowith Brexit.’’ 

There werealso15donkeys 

entered, whichshow 

president Graeme Greensays 

is closetothe usual number. 

Withhorse competitions 

not helddue the challenges 

of complying withCovid19 

restrictions,therewas plenty 

of roomfor the donkeys. 

‘‘It’sprobablythe onlytime 

we will be in the top of the 

ring,’’ Mr Green says. 

‘‘It’sjust abouttrying to 

keepitgoingafter we missed 

lastyear’s show.’’ 

Red meat sector seeking new recruits 

Anew initiative aimstoprepare young 

people for ared meat sector career. 

Beef +Lamb New Zealand (BLNZ) has 

signedafundingagreement with the 

Growing Future Farmers Essential Farm 

SkillsProgrammetohelp attract and 

train more young people in the sector. 

The programmeoffers arange of 

specialised industry training and 

development opportunities across the 

country including formal New Zealand 

Qualifications Authority (NZQA) 

qualifications. 

The agreement will give enrolled 

learners aboost of $500 each in 2021, 

while the programmewill receive a 

$25,000 cash injection. 

‘‘The futuresuccess of our industry 

reliesonattracting talented and 

motivated young people and equipping 

them with the skills to be successful,’’ 

BLNZchief executive Sam McIvor says. 

‘‘Farmers have told us how important 

building the next generation is to them 

and emphasised that they wanted us to 

focus on initiatives that would build 

practical capability behind the farm gate, 

so BLNZ is implementing that approach.’’ 

Growing FutureFarmers chairman 

John Jackson says BLNZ’s support is a 

significant step in the growth and 

development of the programme. 

‘‘The success of this initiativeisvery 

muchdependent on supportfrom wider 

industry participants as it relies on our 

farmer trainers who sponsor our students 

in the workplace as they learn. 

‘‘Currently, we have 45 student trainees 

on farms throughoutNew Zealand and 

are expecting to start afurther 70 first 

year students in February 2022,’’ Mr 

Jackson says. 

The funding is part of BLNZ’s 

investmentinto recruiting,trainingand 

retaining peoplefor the red meat sector. 

‘‘As well as havingour own initiatives, 

BLNZ collaborateswith and provides 

funding supportfor other sector 

organisations to attract, train and retain 

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Lyons continued, however, bringing 

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bowlers ensured Weedons never 

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Extrastopscoredwith 21 as Weedons 

wasbundled out in 30.2 overs, falling 

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remarkableindividual displayasthe 

homeSeals sidetippedover 

Southbrookinalowscoring slog. 

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its firstinnings, with onlyexBlack 

Cap Shanan Stewart(11) making 

double figures. 

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Nightingale 2/37) beat Weedons 95 (M 

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SPORT 


27 

Masterclass on the Kaiapoi River ... Members of the Cure Boating Club and other rowers 

taking part in the club’s Rego Row initiative to attract new members and to reacquaint 

rowers with their passion for rowing. 

PHOTO:SHELLEY TOPP 

Initiative brings rowers back 


Members of Kaiapoi’s CureBoating Club 

say theirnew premises provide an 

amazing facilityfor the Waimakariri 

community. 

The new clubrooms, at 136 RavenQuay, 

alongside the KaiapoiRiver, also havethe 

best water views in Kaiapoi and have 

provided the club with an opportunity to 

expandits masters rowing squad. 

With this in mind the club recently held 

atwoday ‘‘Rego Row’’ programme to 

showcase their facilities to new rowers 

and attractnew members. 

The ‘‘RegoRow’’ sessions provided an 

introduction to the club and information 

on rowing options in the districtfrom 

rowingfor fitnesstorowing competitively. 

The club’s masters coordinator, 

Catherine Kappelle, of Kaiapoi, said the 

programmewas for adultrowerslooking 

to improve their rowing skills and others 

who may not have been involvedinthe 

sport for sometime but were keen to start 

rowing regularlyagain. 

‘‘Not everyone who wants to learn to 

row is interestedincompetition,’’ 

Catherine said. 

‘‘As aclub we are interestedin 

accommodating awhole rangeofrowers.’’ 

The ‘‘Rego Row’’ sessions were held on 

two Saturdays this month and led by the 

club’s master rowers, starting with time 

on the indoor rowing ergometers followed 

by outdoorrowing practice in the boatson 

the KaiapoiRiver. 

‘‘Rowing is agood way of keeping fit,’’ 

Catherine said. 

However, competitive rowingrequires 

ahigh level of commitment, with training 

on the water up to fiveorsix days aweek 

near the peakofthe seasonand regular 

trips away to regattas. 

People interestedinbecominga 

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The Councilwere pleasedwith the amount of 

feedback about speedlimits in and around our towns. 

Almost 300 people provided feedback onthe 

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Wally the Whale and the Waikuku Beach paddling 

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There is still time to give usyour feedback on the 

Proposed District Plan. 

This is the ‘rule book’ that manages how people 

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where they can build, and what kind of activities 

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With the Waimakariri being one of New Zealand’s 

fastest growing areas, up to 15,000 houses may 

be needed to accommodate our population which 

will near 100,000 over the next 30 years. 

Mayor Dan Gordon encourages the community to 

have their say on the proposed plan that will shape 

development and growth for the next ten years. 

Feedback closes 5pm Tuesday 26 November. 

Have you signed up for 

the Waimakariri District 

Council Newsletter? 

Tojoin visit: 

waimakariri.govt.nz/subscribe 

WANT TO 

TRY AN 

ESCOOTER? 

Flamingo are hosting free community training 

sessions in preparation for asix-month trial of 

hire e-scooters in Waimakariri. 

Learn howtouse theFlamingoScootersapp to ride and 

parke-scooters safely. 

Rangiora –Saturday 30 October 

10am-1pm, Rangiora Service Centre Carpark 

Kaiapoi –Sunday 31October 

10am-1pm, Charles Street Park and Ride Site 

(next to New World) 

Find outmore waimakariri.govt.nz/scooters 

ABOUT THE 

DRAFT DISTRICT 

PARKING STRATEGY 

In arecent parking survey, our community 

told uswhat they saw asthe key parking 

issues for Waimakariri. 

Respondents wanted it to be easier tofind parks 

in town centres and have options for parking 

longer than two hours. They wanted parking 

to remain affordable, while also supporting 

alternative transport options that could reduce 

the need for private vehicles. 

We’ve now produced adra District Parking 

Strategy which plans for the future parking 

needs of our growing District and wewant 

your feedback. 

Have your say waimakariri.govt.nz/letstalk 

English Language Classes 

Is English your second language? 

Come along toourour classes to improve 

your speaking and listening skills. 

We cover some interesting topics in afriendly 

and welcoming space with opportunities to 

socialise with your classmates too. 

When 

Every Saturday, 13November to 11 December 2021 

10am-1pm 

Where 

Rangiora Town Hall Function Room 

303 High Street, Rangiora 

Cost 

Classes are free 

For more information or to register 

Julie Cloughley |Tutor 

Email: cloughju@hotmail.com 

Phone: 027 403 8245 

For more info 

waimakariri.govt.nz/migrants-and-newcomers 

Windy 

weather? 

If you think your bin could be blown over, 

consider putting it out on the morning of 

your collection day, before 7am, and bring it 

in as soon aspossible after collection. 

— 

Find out more collection tips at 

rethinkrubbish.co.nz 

rethinkrubbish.co.nz

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Give usyour 

feedback 

Temporary Road Closures 

The Natural Health Service, by Isabel 

Hardman 

In 2016, Isabel Hardman's mind, in her own 

words, ‘stopped working' as she fell prey to 

severe depression and anxiety. She credits 

her better health to her passion for exercise, 

nature and the great outdoors. 

Simple Comforts, by Mary Berry 

Mary Berry shares over 120 of her ultimate 

food recipes, all made simply and guaranteed 

to get smiles around your kitchen table. 

Being the Supervet, by Noel Fitzpatrick 

Noel shares the moving and often funny 

stories of the animals he has treated and the 

unique ‘animal people' he has met along the 

way. 

These titles are available in both 

Waimakariri and Hurunui libraries. Find out more about recent additions to the library collection 

by going to the library catalogue at waimakariri.kotui.org.nz or hurunui.kotui.org.nz or contact your 

local library. 

The Council has received applications for 

various events to temporarily close the 

following roads for the periods shown. 

Rangiora Celebration Night 

19 November 2021 | 2.30pm -10.30pm 

High Street from King Street toAshley Street 

Durham Street from Blake Street to 

High Street 

Percival Street from Alfred Street to 

High Street 

Victoria Street from Alfred Street to 

High Street 

19 November 2021 | 8.45pm -10pm 

Alfred Street from Toyota car park to 

Percival Street 

Percival Street from Queen Street to 

Alfred Street 

Cust Rally Sprint 

28 November 2021 | 7am -6pm 

TippingsRoadfrom168 Tippings Road to 

Ashley Road 

Ashley Road from 172 Ashley Road to 

Tippings Road 

Terrace Road from 825 Terrace Road to 

Ashley Road 

Glews Road from 102 Glews Road to 

Ashley Road 

Pegasus Half Marathon 

5December 2021 | 7am -6pm 

Pegasus Main Street from Infinity Drive to 

Kawari Drive 

Detours will be in place for all events. 

The closures are in accordance with 

Section 11(e) of the Tenth Schedule of 

the Local Government Act 1974 and will 

apply to all vehicular traffic with the 

exception of the Fire Service, Ambulance, 

Police, Council vehicles and other vehicles 

authorised by the Council. 

Classic Cars 

The 10th monthly classic car 

gathering will be held on Sunday, 

October 31, at the Better Half 

Kitchen and Bar, on the corner of 

State Highway 1and Ashworth’s 

Beach Road, Leithfield. 

Do not be put off by the weather as 

there is acosy log fire indoors 

where you can enjoy brunch or 

lunch. 

We expect numbers to grow as the 

weather warms up. Suggested 

time is from about 10am to about 

2pm. 

SPORTS RESULTS 

Rangiora Golf Club 

Nine hole competition: Stableford /Hidden 

Partners: Ralph Sinclair &Ann Martin 45, Ross 

McQueen &Lyn Leech 43, Hudson Deane &Jan 

Moffat 41, Dennis Brook &Jenni Brook 40 c/b, 

David Klopper&Jenni Brook 40 c/b. 

Rangiora Bridge Club 

Grey Pairs: Robyn Dawson/Colleen Adam 1, Dawn 

Simpson/JoyceGray 2, Gaynor Hurford/Helen 

Paterson 3. Presidents: Dawn Simpson/Julie 

Elliott 1, David McRae/Sue Solomons 2,Judy 

Hayton/Noeline Goodgame 3. 

Junior Night: North/South: Ian Rouse/Isabel 

Better Half opens at 9am for those 

wishing to start the day off with 

cooked breakfast. 

Christmas Cakes 

The Lions Club of Woodend 

Pegasus are selling Christmas 

cakes, which are an ideal 

Christmas gift or in ahamper for 

family, friends, work colleagues 

or clients. 

The popular cakes are $22 each. 

Order early to avoid 

disappointment. Proceeds will go 

to various community groups. 

Contact Anne on 03 313 6124. 

AMPLIFY YOUR 

BUSINESS 

AND BE THE 

NAME THEY 

REMEMBER 

FIRST 

Advertise with 

us and get 

noticed 

today! 

Phone us today on 03 314 8335 or email 

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

Waimakariri Country Music 

Festival Fundraiser 

The festival committee is hosting 

aday of country music presented 

by local and visiting musicians 

and singers as afundraiser on 

Saturday, November 12, from 

11am to 4pm at the Rangiora 

Showgrounds Pavilion. 

There will be an open mic, come 

along and enjoy yourselves and if 

you can sing, give it ago. 

There is a$5door charge. 

Contact: (03) 3278920, 

stkev30@gmail.com. 

Goodhew1,Liz Calder/Lindsay Sigglekow 2, Val 

Atkinson/StuartAtkinson 3. East/West:Terry Davis/ 

Louise Davis 1, Marilyn Eliet/Janet Apperley 2, 

Anne Bagrie/Judith Robinson 3. PlatePairs: 

Maggie Johnston/Janice Pickering 1, Jeff Bergman/ 

Rhondda Bergman 2, Victor Paul/Sue McIlroy 3. 

AmberleyGolf Club 

Men and Women, President verse Captain: 

President won 3up. 

Two’s: DVan Turnout, KPepper. 

Excel Design Longest Putt: RClifton. 

Mid Week Men: BBateman 42, GWilliams 38, D 

Esler 38, DFlewellen 37,.G D’Avergne 36, PWylie 

36. 

Two’s: PWylie, MCarson. 

Nine Holers: LGU: HAstel 34, VCrooks 39. 

Men: NCarpenter 40. OPatchett 40. 

Public Notices 

MILITARYEXERCISE 

2/1 RNZIR BATTALION 

EXERCISE FOXHOUND 

08 -11November2021 

Thegeneral public is to be advised thatNZArmy 

Training will be conductedinthe Burnham, West 

Melton Rifle Range and the Oxford Forest areas 

over the period 08 –11November 2021. 

Theexercise will involvepersonnel of the 2/1 

Battalion RoyalNew Zealand InfantryRegiment 

from 1(NZ) Brigade,Burnham. Theexercise will 

involvethe movementofupto200 personnel and 

vehicles by dayand night. 

Training will involvesmallarmslive, simulation 

and blank firing ammunition as well as explosives 

and pyrotechnics.The exercisewill involvemilitary 

activities being run by dayand night. Activities 

will be run overan80hr period starting at 0600 on 

Mondaythe 8thand finishing middayThursday 

the 11th. 

Formoreinformation please contact 

WO2J.van Arendonk on 021 941 453.

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PUBLIC NOTIFICATION 

KATE VALLEY LANDFILL 

COMMUNITY TRUST 

The Trust advises that it received 

one valid nomination, being James 

McGuckin, for a community trustee 

from the Waipara Community Area, 

therefore James McGuckin will be reelected 

as the Waipara Community 

Area Trustee. 

2430342 

BOOK FAIR 

WE NEED 

YOUR BOOKS 

DROP BOXES ARE AVAILABLE 

AT: ZSERVICE STATION & 

RANGIORA NEW WORLD. 

Help us to do this again by donating books, 

magazines, dvds, cds, puzzles &records. 

Rangiora Charitable Trust 

Rangiora A&P 

Showgrounds Pavilion 

156 Ashley St, Rangiora 

If you want us to collect 

your books, call: 

Book Fair 

26th &27th 

November 2021 

027 472 4439 

CONWAY WAIAU TB MANAGEMENT AREA 

POSSUM GROUND CONTROL -POISON WARNING 

Vector Free Marlborough Limited wishes to advise that a 

ground-based possum control operation will be taking place 

to keep possum numbers under control to prevent the spread 

of bovine tuberculosis to livestock. It is important that we keep 

possum numbers low, aswework towards eradicating TB 

from New Zealand over the long term. This operation will be 

conducted as apartofOSPRI’s TBfree programme. 

Description of control area 

Hanmer Basin: Located between the Hanmer Range and the 

Waiau River. The area includes the pastoral farmed flats south 

and west of Hanmer Springs township to the bush edge on the 

foothills at the base of the Hanmer Range. 

Amap of the area can be found on the Vector Free Marlborough 

website under the Current Operations tab. 

Operation date 

20 September 2021 to 30 December 2021 (approximate) 

Poisoning methods, poison used and nature of poison 

• Feratox encapsulated cyanide in the form ofacapsule, 

dyed green/blue, presented with feed-paste or similar 

attractant contained inside areusable bait stations 130 

cm above the ground. 

General warning 

The public are reminded of the danger that toxic baits and 

possum carcasses pose, particularly to children and dogs. 

• Follow advice stated on poison warning signs 

• Donot touch poison baits, bait stations or traps 

• Donot touch poisoned possum carcasses 

• Keep children under strict supervision in the control area 

• Keep pets under supervision; do not let dogs eat poisoned 

carcasses 

Warning signs will be erected at all main public entry points 

and the public are reminded that it is an offence to remove 

any of these signs. Please follow the instructions stated on 

the signs. 

If you suspect poisoning 

• Contact your local hospital, or dial 111 

• National Poisons Centre 0800 POISON –0800 764 766 

• Inthe case of adomestic animal being poisoned, contact 

alocal veterinarian. 

Forfurther information please contact 

Vector Free Marlborough Limited 

Free Phone: 0508 548 008 

Email: communications@vectorfree.co.nz 

Website: www.vectorfree.co.nz 

OSPRI helps protect and enhance the reputation of New Zealand’s 

primary industries and currently runs the TBfree and National 

Animal Identification and Tracing (NAIT) programmes.. 

2427302 


PUBLIC NOTICE OF 

APPLICATION FOR 

OFF-LICENCE 

SECTION 101, SALE 

AND SUPPLYOF 

ALCOHOL ACT 2012 

BVM Rae Ltd t/as New 

World Kaiapoi has made 

application to the District 

Licensing Committee at 

Rangiora for the issue of 

an Off-Licence in respect 

of the premises situated at 

52 Charles St, Kaiapoi or 

the Supermarket known as 

New World Kaiapoi. 

The general nature of the 

business conducted (or 

to be conducted) under 

the licence is Retail - 

Supermarket. 

The days on which and the 

hours during which alcohol 

is (or is intended to be) 

sold under the licence are 

Monday -Sunday, 7am - 

10pm. 

The application may be 

inspected during ordinary 

office hours at the office 

of the Waimakariri District 

Licensing Committee at 

215 High Street, Rangiora. 

Any person who is entitled 

to object and who wishes 

to object to the issue of 

the licence may, not later 

than 15 working days after 

the date of the publication 

of this notice, file anotice 

in writing of the objection 

with the Secretary of 

the Waimakariri District 

Licensing Committee 

at Private Bag 1005, 

Rangiora. 

No objection to the issue 

of alicence may be made 

in relation to amatter other 

than amatter specified in 

section 105 (1) of the Sale 

and Supply of Alcohol Act 


This is the first publication 

of this notice. 

2429868v1 

THE DARNLEY 

CLUB 

KAIAPOI DAYCENTRE 

FOR SENIORS’ INC 

Day Care Centre 

For The Elderly 

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MONDAY 

NOVEMBER 8, 

2021, 1.30PM 

Darnley Room, 

Kaiapoi Community 

Centre, 

24 Sewell St Kaiapoi 

ALL WELCOME 

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or wanting 

to buy or 

sell 

something? 

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in our 

classified 

section 

Phone 

Amanda on 

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Local Democracy 

Reporter 

-NorthCanterbury 

Jobtype: Fixed term–24months 

Location: Rangiora 

Closingdate:October29, 2021 

Are you an outstanding reporter looking for anew challenge and wanting 

to serve your community? 

Allied Press, with the supportofRNZ andNZOnAir’sPublic Interest 

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2022 and2023 from the North CanterburyNews office in Rangiora. 

Youwillbecoveringlocal authoritiesand otherpublicly-funded 

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Your focuswill be providing great publicinterestjournalism coveragedaily 

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and Kaikōura. This is amulti-mediarole so experienceinvideo,audio and 

photography would be an advantage. 

Youwillreport to Allied Press’North Canterbury bureau chief. Youwill 

receive extra trainingand support from RNZ, and your workwillbemade 

available at the sametime to all of the programme’smedia partners, 

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This could be ajunior,intermediate or senior roledependingonthe 

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Waimakariri Country Music 

Festival 

FUNDRAISER 

 

Admission: $5 per person 

Venue: Rangiora Showgrounds, 

Ashley St 

Date: Friday 12 th November 

Time: 11am –4pm 

Bring cord charts 

Food for sale 

ALL WELCOME 

Situations Vacant 

2429909 

Rotary ClubofRangiora 

Charitable Trust 

ALEX MURRAY 

EDUCATION AWARD 2021 

The Rotary Club of Rangiora awards agrant each 

year inmemory of aformer member, Alex Murray, 

to assist ayoung person about toleave school to 

undertake further training at an education centre, 

polytechnic or university. 

The grant, to a value of $5000, will be awarded 

to ayoung person living ineither the Waimakariri 

or Hurunui Districts. The grant is to assist with 

course costs and/or study materials (excluding 

accommodation costs) over the first two years of 

tertiarystudy. 

We are calling for applications for this grant for study 

to becommenced in 2022. 

The application form may beobtained by emailing 

ayers.david@xtra.co.nz. 

Applications willclose on Thursday 18 th November 


2428463 

Trade&Services 

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Pellet Fires 

Heat Pumps 

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Installations 

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472 Blenheim Rd 

www.heatstore.co.nz 

A PAINTER WITH 

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painting. Phone Mike on 

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ABEL &Prestige Chimney 

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Professional, guaranteed, 

service. Firebox 

repairs, carry most parts. Ph 

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No job too small. Ph 027 

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PAINTER. Qualified local 

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roofs, wallpaper. Call or 

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ethic, please contact us 

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Send your CV to Maree:- 

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phone 03 3274830 


PAINT & wallpaper 

services. Wayne Bryant, 

exterior, interior. Qualified 

tradesman. Free quotes. Ph 

313 5337 or 027 654 4568. 

ARBORIST qualified. 

Copper Beech Tree 

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hedge trimming, shaping, 

tree planting, firewood. 

Free quotes. Contact Angus 

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Tree felling, topping, 

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removed, stump grinding, 

branch chipping. 

Affordable rates. Phone 03 

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Solar, satellite, awning 

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light engineering &welding 

services. Professional 

coachbuilder specializing 

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Call Darryl @ Advanced 

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Latest rotary brush technology. 

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For all your tile and grout 

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Ph Darryl 0800 882 772. 

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dressmaking, curtains. 

Phone 327 5535. 

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heat control 

reduce glare 

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privacy films 

frosting designs 

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your building needs. High 

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No job too small. Check us 

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call Canterbury Spouting 

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Welding, Custom Trailers, 

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too big or too small. Ph 021 

265 5428 or 03 314 6908. 

Find us on facebook/ 

Glenmark Metal Worx. 

glenmarkmetalworx.ltd@gmail.com. 

POWER TOOLS repairs, 

parts &sales for over 40 

years. All main brands serviced. 

Grossman Trade 

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Christchurch. Ph 389 9230. 

RANGIORA Rubbish 

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Wheelie bins any frequency 

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phone call 313 6957 or for 

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ROOFER All roof repairs, 

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moss treatment, 

repointing, gutter cleans & 

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SWEEPS For Lifestyle blocks. Call 

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horse, all types of animals. 

Fences, yards, sheds, arenas, 

shelters, runs. 

30+ years contract fencing. 

Steve is available to help with 

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Ph office03312 4747 

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All workmanship 

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Phone 021 344 023 

Free Quotes Canterbury and Districts 

03 365 3653 0800 368 468 

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Ph 03 314 9371 

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2225862 

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Rob 03 327 7899 

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027 699 5815 03 313 7933 

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geoff@maxval.co.nz. 

2253902 


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Call Gerard 

027 668 3636 

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2401953 

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2362002 

027 216 0000 

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for horses, within 15 

minutes of Rangiora. 

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professional &responsible, 

no children or dogs, 

respectful care taken of 

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drinker. Ph 020 4129 5331. 

Pets 

BICHON HOMESTAY 

for smaller dogs. We look 

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"No kennels". Phone today 

03 314 6110. 

Livestock 

HOMEKILL & Wild 

Game meat processing. Ph 

313 0022. www.meat2u.nz. 

Wanted To Buy 

BUYING estate type old 

china, crystal, collectables, 

vases. Ph 027 350 3963, or 

313 1878. 

$$$ 

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machineryand farm clean 

ups, old vehicles etc. 

100% locally owned. 

Ph 0800 030 712 or 

027 695 0480. 

2312759 

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27 KINLEY STREET, 

Rangiora. 30th October, 

1pm start (no earlier). Furniture, 

whiteware, clothing, 

bric-a-brac, make an offer. 

RANGIORA 161 Oxford 

Road, Saturday 30th October, 

gates open 8.30am. 

CLASSIFIED 


Gardening 

A+ GARDEN hedges cut 

to perfection. Tree &arbor 

work. Also spraying. Free 

quotes. Ph 021 111 4322. 

Cars Wanted 

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. 

Trusted Trades & 

Professional Services 

31 

Cars Wanted 

FALCONS & 

COMMODORES 

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Suitable for 

dismantling or repairs 

2412522 

Ph 313 7216 

WANTED to buy Ford, 

Holden, Chrysler or 

Chev’s, Classic cars. Any 

other types considered, any 

condition. Please phone 

Tony 027 313 5000. 

Motorcycles 

SOUTH PACIFIC Motorcycle 

services, local family 

business based in Mandeville. 

Repairs, servicing, 

WOF etc for all road bikes, 

classic bikes, farm bikes & 

more. Collection service 

available. Ph03312 0066 

office@motorbiketours.co.nz 

www.motorbiketours.co.nz 

Guide 

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

Appliance Repairs 

Butchery 

Chiropractic Services 

Construction &Concrete 

•REGISTERED TECHNICIAN 

•AUTHORISEDLOCAL SERVICE 

F&P, Bosch, Smeg, 

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Samsung andmore.... 

“For best results be sure to useauthorised service” 

NORTHCANTERBURY APPLIANCESERVICES 

Rangiora: 03 313 4420 Kaiapoi: 03 327 3810 

2332343v2 

OxfordButchery 

Shane and Leanne Frahm 

We cankill&process yourstock 

FourGenerations of Frahms 

since 1957 

Ph 312 4205 

Oxford 

Number one 

old-fashioned bacon 

&ham curing. 

A/H 312 4709 

WE ARE OPEN, WEARE AESSENTIAL SERVICE 

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Dr Jess Ross 

ACC RegisteredDrChiropractic 

Monday &Thursday |03313 0350 

Injury, accidents and maintenance 

Libi McKinnon Physiotherapy 

privatephysio@xtra.co.nz 

027 868 2574 

ACC Registered Provider | Tuesday&Friday 

Select Health 

51 Ashley Street, Rangiora 

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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 

Daryl Power 

027 230 9401 

concretepower@scorch.co.nz 

www.concretepower.co.nz 

2273277 

YOU 

COULD 

BE 

HERE 

Glass &Windscreens 

UNDER NEW 

MANAGEMENT 

Allan Pethig 

For all your electrical needs. Residential &Commercial 

Phone 03 313 7144 

027 432 1534 

Fax 03 313 2144 

rgrantelectrical@gmail.com 

PO Box 69, Rangiora 

Electrician 

2269236 

Engineering 

For your Engineering needs 

187d Ohoka Road, Kaiapoi 

Phone 03 327 5246 |027 495 2821 

toppeng@xtra.co.nz 

Advertise 

your business 

in our Trades 

and Services 

Phone 

Amanda Keys 

on 

03 313 2840 

Landscaping 

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 

www.facebook.com/blackhillltd 

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Quarry Supplies 

QUARRY SUPPLIES 

2426159 

●CAP 65 ● CAP 40 

●CAP 20 ● Pit Run 

●Large Soakpit Boulders 

●Crusher Dust 

●Screened Sand 

●Horse Arena Sand 

Dean Hurley0274 336 993 

hurleyexcavation@xtra.co.nz 

2064 Tram Road 

2420841 

▪ Painting ▪ Gardening 

▪ Fencing ▪ Lawn mowing 

▪ All General Maintenance 

Performed to the highest 

standard by a straight up, 

honest, Handy Guy 

No job too small! 

Flat hourly rate, no hidden surprises! 

THE 

HANDY 

GUY! 

Handyman 

Call Guy “The Handy Guy” Now 

0275 040 658 

Scrap Metal 

CASH PAID FOR SCRAP 

•Car Bodies •Scrap Steel•Specialists in Farm 

Machinery•All non Ferrous 

MAINLAND 

METALS LTD 

Ph (03)338 7000 

Mike0274 818544 •Robbie0274818 027 

Locally owned and operated 

1902273 

CAP 65 

CAP 40 

CAP 20 

Shingle 

SHINGLE SUPPLIES 

Quarry Prices 

DRAINAGE CHIP 

from $40 per cube 




all +gst 

Plus all excavation and truck hire 

house excavations, driveways, subdivisions 

CONTRACTING 

Ph: KEN 027 201 3302 

Email: stress@xtra.co.nz 

2009594 

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

RangioraToyota 

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2017 Corolla GX Hatch 

•1.8L PetrolAuto 

•Bluetooth, Camera 

•Cruise Control, 37,100km 

$ 

22,995 

2013CorollaGXHatch 

•1.8L Petrol, Auto 

•Bluetooth, CruiseControl 

•7Airbags 

2015Yaris GX Hatch 

•1.3LPetrol5-speed manual 

$ •Camera, Bluetooh 

13,995 $ 

10,995 

•NZ-new 

2019 Corolla SX Hybrid Sedan 

•1.8L Hybrid Petrol 

•SafetySense, Satnav, Keyless 

•Only7,200km 

$ 

33,995 

Holden Spark LS 

•1.4LPetrolAuto, 5-Door 

•Bluetooth, Cruise Control 

•49,050kms 

$ 

11,995 

2015Toyota Ractis 

•1.3LPetrolAuto, 45,550km 

•CD/AUX/USB 

Connectivity 

WAS$15,995 

NOW $ 14,995 

2014 TOYOTA SPADE 

•1.5Lpetrolauto, 

•4-door/left side door 

•Climate,5-seater 

$ 

13,995 

2016 Corolla GX Sedan 

•1.8L PetrolAuto, 

•Camera ,Bluetooth 

•4.5-Star Safety 

$ 

19,995 

2015Mazda6GSXSedan 

•2.5LPetrol, Auto 

•Satnav, Cruise, Head Up Display 

• Keyless 

$ 

18,995 

2015Corolla GX Hatch 


•Rear Camera &Sensors 

•62,000km 

$ 

18,995 

2015BMW320iM-Performance 

•2.0L TurboPetrol, PerformanceBrakes 

•Exhaust, NZ New 

•Only 59,200kms 

$ 

31,995 

2017 Corolla GLXHatch 

•1.8L Petrol, Auto, Alloys 

•Camera, Bluetooth 

•5-Star Safety, only 47,700km 

$ 

23,995 

2016 Corolla GX Sedan 

•1.8L PetrolAuto, Bluetooth 

•ReverseCamera&Sensors 

•60,000kms 

$ 

19,995 

2019 CorollaGXHatch 

•2.0L PetrolAuto, 5-Star Safety 

•Satnav,Alloys 

•25,250kms 

$ 

26,995 


•2.0L PetrolAuto 

•Satnav ,Radar Cruise 

•Only 16,500km 

$ 

36,995 27,995 

2011 Toyota Avensis Wagon 


•Alloys, Camera 

•Bluetooth, Keyless 

$ 

14,995 


•2.0L Petrol, Auto 

•Camera, Bluetooth 

•5-Star Safety,only 25,300km 

$ 

26,995 

2014 CamryGLSedan 

•2.5LPetrolAuto 

•Cruise Control, Bluetooth 

•7Airbags 

$ 

12,995 

2011 Toyota Wish Z 

•1.8L PetrolAuto, 6-Seater 

•Sunroof,Alloys, Camera 

•82,300kms 

WAS$15,995 

NOW $ 14,995 

2012CamryGLSedan 


•CD&USB Connectivity 

•Bluetooth 

$ 

13,995 

2009 Toyota Wish Z 

•2.0L PetrolAuto, 6-seater 

•Alloys, Keyless 

•88,500km 

WAS$14,995 

NOW $ 13,995 

2010 Mitsubishi Lancer VRX 


•Alloys, Leather 

•80,750kms 

WAS$12,995 

NOW $ 11,995 

2016 HiluxSR5 4x4 

•2.8L Turbo Diesel Auto 

•Sat Nav 

•Cruise Control 

WAS$46,995 

NOW $ 45,995 

2019 LandCruiser Prado VX 

•2.8L Turbo Diesel, Facelift 

• Leather, Safety Sense 

•Only31,300kms 

$ 

82,995 

2019 Nissan Navara ST 

Double Cab 

•2.3LTurbo Diesel 6-Speed 

•Manual, Camera $ 

• Satnav 45,800kms 45,995 

2016 Holden Trailblazer 

Colorado 7 

•2.8L Turbo Diesel 4WD 

•Leather,7-seater 

•63,800km 

$ 

44,995 

2019 Ford Ranger Wildtrak 

•3.2LTurboDiesel4X4,Alloys 

•Satnav,Camera 

• Only 39,150kms , 

$ 

62,995 

2013Toyota AlphardSC 

•2.4LPetrolAuto, 7-Seater 

•DualElectricDoors 

•25,250kms 

WAS$36,995 

NOW $ 34,995 

2016 Hilux SR5 Limited 2WD 

•2.8L Turbo Diesel, Leather 

•18”Alloys 

•SportsBar &Tonneau. 

$ 

42,995 

2018NissanNavaraRX4x4 

•2.3LTurbo Diesel Manual 

•Alloys, Bluetooth 


$ 

41,995 

2018 HiluxSR5 Cruiser 

•2.7LTurboDiesel, leather 

•18” alloys,Tonneau 

•Only 37,250km 

$ 

60,995 

2018 HiluxSExtra Cab 

•2.8L Turbo Diesel Manual 

•2WD,Camera 


$ 

34,995 

Percival Street,Rangiora • Ph (03) 313-8186any time • www.rangiora.toyota.co.nz 

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