North Canterbury News: November 04, 2021

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Thursday,November4,2021 | Issue970 | www.starnews.co.nz 

Christmas 

festivities 

curbed by 

Covid-19 

By DAVID HILL 

Covid19 uncertainty meansChristmaswill not be 

welcomed intoKaiapoi and Rangiora withthe 

usual fanfare nextmonth. 

The Kaiapoi Carnival and SantaParade, the 

Rangiora Santa Parade andPartyinthe Park,and 

Rangiora Promotions’ CelebrationNighthave all 

been cancelled due to Covid19. 

Gone along with Santaand Christmas festivities 

are the North Canterbury Business Awards Gala 

night whichwill now becomeavirtualceremony. 

Kaiapoi Promotions Association president 

MartinPinkhamand his Rangiora Promotions 

counterpart Ross Ditmer made ajoint 

announcement on Tuesday that thetwo Santa 

parades willnot be going ahead as the Covid19 

restrictions make them unfeasible. 

They cited uncertainty over whenthe proposed 

traffic lights system and vaccination passports 

will come into effect. 

The government has indicated thatthe region 

will move to the new traffic lightssystem once 90 

percent of the eligible populationhas beenfully 

vaccinated. 

‘‘It’sdisappointing, but we are very grateful to 

our sponsors,’’ Mr Ditmer says. 

‘‘At the end of the day, we havenochoice but to 

pull the pin, because it doesn’t giveusenough 

time.’’ 

Rangiora Promotions will nowlook at running 

some differenteventsnext year to givethe 

community ‘‘somethingtolook forward to’’. 

Mr Pinkham says KPA willnow turn its 

attention to organising the Kaiapoi River Carnival 

as afencedoff event, withsecuritystaffhired to 

check vaccinationpassports. 

Enterprise NorthCanterbury was due to host 

the annual awards gala on November 20, but will 

now release the results on November18and 

hopes to host acelebration eveningonce Covid19 

restrictions have eased. 

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First Lady of Iceypeak 

Champions ... Nicola Johns and Fern with their trophy haul. 

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By ROBYN BRISTOW 

Nicola Johns and Fern were doubtful 

startersatthe New Zealand Gundog 

FieldTrial championships. 

Nicola had concussionand was not 

allowed to drive. 

But the Canterbury Gundog 

Retriever ‘‘mob’’ rallied to ensure 

Nicola and Fern(First Lady of 

Iceypeak), got to the start linein 

Invercargill. 

And the North Canterburypair came 

home New Zealand champions. 

They are believed to be one of the 

youngest pairstocarry off the top 

trophy withNicola just 32, and Fern 

only twoandahalfyearsold. 

They gainedtop honours in the 

Retriever class,and won the Shadow 

Cup for gaining the highest aggregate 

scoreinthe New Zealand, North and 

SouthIsland championships. 

The pair were backinthe winners 

circle to be awardedNovice Walkup 

Dog of the Year and the Levenghyl 

Pirate Memorial Trophy, which was 

also based on performance duringthe 

year. 

‘‘I am so incredibly excited and 

proudshe is aNew Zealand champion. 

Idon’tbelieve it hassunk in yet,’’ says 

Nicola who had set two goals thisyear 

towin theLevenghyl Pirate Memorial 

Trophy and gainher firstFieldTrial 

challengepointofthe six required to 

win the NZ Gundog of the Year 

Trophy. Instead of gaining one point 

toward hergoal, shewas awarded 

threefor Fern’s efforts. Fern had also 

performed well at the South Island 

championships the week previous, but 

Nicola had no expectations of her 

becoming top retriever at the 

nationals. 

‘‘It feels like just the other day we 

won our first puppy trophy, and now to 

win aNew Zealand championship 

with Fern is just the most wonderful 

experienceand Iamsoincredibly 

excited for our future ahead.’’ Gundog 

triallingisnot just for keenhunters. 

However you do handleashotgun 

undersupervision, are taughtfirearms 

safety, but you only fire blank shots. 

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From Page 1 

Nicola puts much of her successand 

passion for thesport down to her 

apprenticeshipwithher dad, Graeme, 

andthe bloodlinesofhis dogKing, 

Peacehaven Candy Man,Fern’ssire. 

‘‘Ihavebeen gundog triallingfor pretty 

much my whole life, starting off in dad’s 

backpack. 

‘‘Ourholidaysweretravelling around to 

various events,’’ Nicola says. 

‘‘Winning the championship is very 

cool, andIfeelveryprivileged forFern to 

carryonKing’sbloodlines. Fern is a 

special bitchand the beginningof 

IceypeakLabradors.’’ 

Nicola is addicted tothe sport, and 

lovesher twodogs, which includesFern’s 

mumIce —Blackice ofTanara —whodid 

awee bitoftrialling when Nicola wasa 

shepherd. 

Shepherdingdid not allowformuch 

timeoff thejob.However, an ankleinjury 

broughtthattoahalt, andNicolatookup 

aposition in Cheviotasavetnurse. 

Today sheisthe senior animal health 

representative forNorth Canterbury Vets, 

whohave been‘‘incrediblysupportive’’ of 

Nicola’s passionfor hersport. 

‘‘The dogsaremyfamily. Iwouldn’t 

have my lifewithout them. 

‘‘They prettymuch come everywhere 

with me,’’ shesays. 

But behind the scenes there is another 

family —the retrievertraining mob— 

which includesGrahamPalmerand 

SonyaTamblyn, twoardent supportersof 

Nicola, Fern andthesport. 

Graham is the Canterbury Gundog 

Club’s vicepresident andsaysgundog 

trialling is notalot different fromsheep 

dogtrialling,except gundogsare in a 

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On target ... Nicola Johns, and her New Zealand champion retriever Fern, in action at the 

New Zealand Championships near Invercargill hosted by the Southland Gundog Club. 

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This includesonland andwater ,for 

marked and unmarked target birds, 

whichrequire different commands for 

dogstofindand retrieve.Itisatechnical 

sport,and if adog goesoff line,itbecomes 

acontrol exercise too, to getthemback on 

track. 

Graeme saysit normally takes twoor 

three dogsbefore anational 

championshipcomesyourway,but 

Nicola was able to do it with herfirst dog. 

‘‘We areall pretty proudofher.Itisnot 

adiscipline or asportthat youcan take 

lightly. It takesanawfullot of time and 

effort,’ he says. 

Mixed response to Level 2 

From Page 

‘‘We heldoff for as long as we could, 

hoping for achange in alertlevels,’’ 

chiefexecutive HeatherWarwick says. 

However, with the eventdate looming 

and of course the sudden news of Covid 

19 returning to the South Island, it was 

no longer responsible to host alarge 

indoor gathering, Mrs Warwick says. 

Despite the uncertain times, Mr 

Ditmer, who is alsoBayleysNorth 

Canterbury manager, says most local 

business owners appear to be ‘‘pretty 

upbeat and positive’’. 

‘‘At Bayleys we’ve justhad arecord 

monthlast monthfor listings, so while 

it’s atough market, we are doing well. 

‘‘People are not spending money on 

travel, so they’re spending it on other 

things. 

‘‘There are certainly some businesses 

whichare struggling particularly in the 

travel sector,but overall Ithink 

businessesare pretty resilient.’’ 

Mr Pinkham says Kaiapoi businesses 

seem to be doing ‘‘not too bad’’under 

Level2,but there has been fewer 

weekend visitorsthan expectedin 

recent weeks. 

‘‘Under Level 2the eating 

establishments and hairdressers are 

able to proceed and everyone seemsto 

be prettybusy, but the restaurantsare 

finding it hard withthe restrictions and 

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says.When afault is pointed out, she 

comesbackthe next week with it all 

ironedout. 

‘‘Inaworldwhere time is preciousand 

thereare lotsofdistractions,for ayoung 

person to putinthe timeandeffort, and 

getrewarded likethis is pretty fantastic,’’ 

he says. 

‘‘Itisall about trainingand problem 

solving,’’Graemesays. 

And themob cantakealot of thecredit 

forNicola’ssuccess too,with several 

doing ‘‘pretty well’’atthenationals 

themselves. 

Vaccinations 

Kaikouraisleading the way in North 

Canterbury for Covid19 vaccinations, 

with Ministry of Health figures 

showing 71 percentofthe district’s 

eligible population are now fully 

vaccinated against the virus and88% 

having had their first jab. 

This compares to 63%ofthe eligible 

New Zealand population now fully 

vaccinatedwith 74% havinghad their 

firstjab. 

Of the other NorthCanterbury 

districts, in Waimakariri 85% of the 

eligible population have had their first 

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Aqua park given the go-ahead 

By DAVID HILL 

Kaiapoi’s much anticipated aqua play 

park will be readytomake asplash 

this summer. 

The aqua park is expected to open 

laterthismonth. The consents for the 

aqua park havebeen approved, and 

the inflatable equipmenthas arrived 

in the country. 

WHoW CharitableTrust deputy 

chairpersonJason Mill says it is relief 

to finallyget the go ahead. 

The KaiapoiTuahiwi Community 

Boardgranted alicense to occupy to 

operate an aqua play park in 

Courtenay Lake, Kaiapoi, in August, 

subject to the trustobtaining the 

necessary resource consents. 

Land useand building consents have 

nowbeen obtained from the 

WaimakaririDistrictCouncil and a 

resourceconsent from Environment 

Canterbury. 

Mr Millsays the inflatable 

equipmentisnow in Hamilton,while a 

shipping containerisbeing modified 

to become the base of operations.Work 

on the Lake Courtenay site is expected 

to beginnext week for a72hour 

install. 

While an opening date has yet to be 

finalised,MrMill says he anticipates 

thefacility will be operatingbythe 

last weekend in November. 

‘‘We willbelookingtomake asoft 

start,operating at 50 to 60 percent 

capacity,and then slowlywinding it 

up. 

‘‘We expecttooperating under Level 

2tostartwith,which suits us because 

it gives us achance to getunderway 

and make surewehave all our systems 

in place.’’ 

Mr Mill saysthe trust contracted a 

formersnowboard andsurfing 

professional to managethe aquaplay 

park. Theyare expected to startnext 

week, while otherstaffare being 

recruitedlocally. 

The trustwill be arranging for some 

local schools to visit the park in its 

first week. The school children will 

help out withplanting and carry out 

othersocial projectsatthe park, with 

the promise of afree swim at the aqua 

park when it opens. 

Waipara vineyards face tough times 

By SHELLEY TOPP 

Waipara Valley wines are riding the wave 

of international popularity but despite this 

the region’s winemakers are facingtough 

times. 

‘‘The combination of Covid19 lockdown 

restrictions and the effects of lastyear’s 

frosts, whichwipedout whole blocksof 

grapesatsome vineyards, is hurting all the 

vineyards,’’ saysThomas Family Wines 

marketing manager Nik Mavromatis. 

‘‘Times are tough to be honest,’’hesays. 

Although customers are returning to the 

cellardoors, the extended lockdown in 

Auckland has seenafalloffindemand for 

wine, particularly from highend hotels 

and restaurants. 

‘‘International export markets the world 

over are still strugglingwith lockdowns 

and restrictions. Sometimes it is easy here 

(in New Zealand) to forget how bad it has 

been around other parts of the world,’he 

says. 

Kiwi winelovers canhelp Waipara 

winegrowers by tryinganew winefrom the 

regionthis summer, and recommendingit 

to friends. 

``We have great wine coming out of our 

region. Call intoone of the wineries or pop 

into agood local retailer and ask about 

some localwines. 

‘‘We sure wouldall appreciateit,’’Nik 

says. 

Greystone Wines wouldbeagood place 

to start. The 2020Sustainable Winery of 

the Yearwon two top awardsatthe 

Organic Wine Awards earlier thisyear 

with its 2019 chardonnay and its 2018 syrah 

. 

Greystone Wines and MuddyWaters 

viticulturistMike Saunders says North 

Canterbury has auniquemix of soilsand 

aperfectmicroclimate for growing 

grapes, but the regionisrightonthe edge 

climatically of grapegrowing conditions. 

‘‘Thismeans our winescan obtain 

Harvest time ... Waipara vineyards are hoping for abetter harvest this year after frosts 

badly damaged crops last year. 

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optimum ripeness with flavour and are 

truly unique within NewZealand,but it 

alsomeans growing conditionscan often 

be challenging.’’ 

AfrostonSeptember 30 last year 

adversely affected this year’s supplyof 

North Canterbury wine,with grape 

tonnage dropping 26 per cent on the 

previousyear. 

‘‘Some people lost whole blocks, others 

onlysustained partial damage,’’ Mikesays. 

In abig frost, primary grapevine buds 

and shoots can be damaged or even killed. 

However, the grapevine is incredibly 

resilient and can pushsecondary shoots in 

the same season, but the yieldoff these 

secondary shoots will be reduced. 

‘‘We are just farmers like all othersso 

we are very climate vulnerable,’’ Mike 

says. ‘‘Frost, hail, too muchrain, not 

enoughrain, hot destructive nor’west 

winds,weare susceptibletoitall.’’ 

The climatethisseasonhas beenless 

challenging so far, withlittledamage 

reported. 

‘‘We had acouple of clusters of frosts in 

midSeptember and in late September, but 

also somelong spells of fine, warm 

overnight temperatures,’’ Mike says. 

``Fingers crossed the most mild weather 

continues.’’ There are about 60 different 

wine brands in North Canterbury to 

choosefrom. Visitnorthcanterburywines. 

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Bugling Bill the bandmaster 

By DAVID HILL 

He is afamiliar sight as the bugler at 

Anzac Day events around the region 

and now Bill Peck has been 

recognised with Merit Award. 

Mr Peck received the Merit Award, 

the Royal New Zealand RSA’s 

second highest honour, and an RSA 

badge from RSA national president 

BJ Clark and chief executive Marty 

Donoghue at afunction at the 

Rangiora RSA Club recently. 

Rangiora RSA president Ian 

Thompson says Mr Peck is aservice 

member, as aretired police officer. 

As well as playing the bugle at 

Anzac Day and other services in 

Rangiora, Oxford, Cust, Amberley 

and surrounding areas, Mr Peck is 

also the Rangiora RSA’s secretarytreasurer 

and padre. 

He is also the Rangiora Salvation 

Army’s bandmaster. 

While local RSAs have been 

impacted by Covid19 cancellations 

of larger gatherings, Mr Thompson 

says the local groups are keeping 

busy. 

RSA members recently gathered at 

Bromley Cemetery, off Linwood 

Avenue in Christchurch, on 

Saturday, October 23, to remember 

local soldier Sergeant Henry James 

Nicholas, who served with the 1st 

Canterbury Regiment in World War 

1. 

Sgt Nicholas received both the 

Victoria Cross and Military Medal, 

but was killed in action on October 

23, 1918, just 19 days before the 

Armistice came into effect at 11am 

on November 11. 

While his grave is at Vertignuel 

Churchyard near Romeries, France, 

Sgt Nicholas’ family has amemorial 

grave at Bromley Cemetery, which 

Service recognised ... Bill Peck during the Anzac Day Service at Oxford earlier this 

year. 

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was badly damaged in the 2011 

earthquake. 

The memorial site has been 

restored and acommemorate service 

was held on October 23, attended by 

Veteran Affairs Minister Meka 

Whaitiri, Veterans Affairs chief 

executive Bernadine McKenzie, 

RSA national president BJ Clark and 

Canterbury District president Stan 

Hansen. 

The Rangiora RSA has agrowing 

membership of exVietnam service 

personnel, but aplanned Vietnam 

Day commemoration on August 18 

was cancelled as the region went 

into lockdown. 

The Kaiapoi RSA’s planned 

Waimakariri Passchendaele Day 

commemoration service on October 

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and Mr Thompson anticipates 

Rangiora RSA’s Armistice Day 

commemorations, planned for next 

week, will be another casualty. 

Despite the cancellation of events, 

he says local RSA members remain 

in good spirits. 

‘‘We’ve come through the 

lockdown very well. Even from a 

welfare point of view, I’m very 

impressed with the (Rangiora RSA 

Club) staff and family and friends are 

doing aheck of alot for our veterans. 

‘‘During last year’s lockdown it 

was just constant, answering the 

phone and responding to requests 

for help, but our veterans seem to be 

much better supported this time 

round.’’ 

Plan Change 7 

decision due 

Thefateofproposed new 

groundwater andsurface 

water quality limits will 

be known in twoweeks. 

Environment 

Canterbury (ECan) will 

decide whether to finally 

adopt PlanChange 7to 

theCanterburyLand and 

Water Regional Plan and 

Plan Change 2tothe 

Waimakariri River 

RegionalPlan at an 

extraordinarymeeting 

on Wednesday, 

November17. 

Plan Change 7relates 

to theWaimakariri and 

theOrari Temuka Opihi 

Pareorasubregionsand 

sets new water quality 

limits, requirementsfor 

farms to reducenitrogen 

losses over time, 

increases to minimum 

flowsfor riversand 

streams, places acap on 

thevolume of water 

availablefor allocation 

andsetsrequirements to 

excludestock froma 

broader range of water 

bodies. 

Theplan changes were 

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2019,but theprocessgoes 

back much earlier asthe 

Waimakariri Zone 

Committee developed 

theZone 

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consultationwiththe 

community. 

TheZIPA, which made 

aseries of 

recommendations, was 

adopted bythe 

WaimakaririDistrict 

Council and ECanin 

December 2018, with 

PlanChange 7 

addressing 59 ZIPA 

recommendations. 

Theprocesswas 

furtherdelayed earlier 

thisyearwhen 

Environment Minister 

David Parker granted a 

three monthextension to 

December 9toallow 

ECan to considerthe 

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scientificreviewofthe 

modelling tool Overseer 

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the Ministryfor the 

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Thereview foundthat 

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‘‘overarching structural 

problems’’. 

ECan’s independent 

hearingcommissioners 

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review’s findingsand 

have deliveredtheir 

recommendationsonthe 

proposed planchanges. 

Speaking at Monday’s 

WaimakaririZone 

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councillors were dueto 

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Forcing water reforms on North 

Canterbury communities has angered 

localmayors. 

The MayorsofWaimakariri, Hurunui 

and Kaikoura, say the Government has 

ignored feedback from their residents on 

the Three Waters Reform,and are 

disappointed it is forging aheadwith 

legislation that will makeitmandatory for 

councils nationwide to transfercontrol of 

theirthree waters infrastructure. 

This is despite an option to optout being 

announced early in the reformprocess, 

and calls for the Governmenttopause, and 

reflect on the feedback from councils up 

and down the country. 

Waimakariri Mayor DanGordonand 

Hurunui MayorMarie Blacksay they are 

bitterlydisappointedwith the 

announcement by the MinisterofLocal 

GovernmentNanaiaMahuta that the 

reforms willbemandatory. 

This is despite bluntand lengthy 

submissions to her expressing their 

opposition. 

KaikouraMayor Craig Mackle says her 

announcement is ‘‘unbelievable’’ and is 

‘‘much, muchbiggerthan the threewaters, 

it goesback to democracy’’. 

Mr Gordon saysGovernment has 

concededtowork with local government to 

ensure there is adequate governance, 

representation and accountability, but he 

is ‘‘exceptionally’’ disappointed at the 

mandatorynature of the reform,and the 

lack of informationhis council has 

received,despiteaformal request for 

more information. 

‘‘This is especially so as all councils 

entered into this reform process on the 

understanding that this was achoice,’’ he 

says. 

“Our analysis showed the argument for 

change for our community from the 

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being forced on us. 

‘‘We received avery clear message that 

95 percent of respondents to our 

community survey told the councilthat 

they wanted us to retainlocal decision 

making,control and influenceofour 

assets.’’ 

Mr Gordonsays the councilhad 

approached the review of Three Watersin 

good faith and hopedthe Government 

would showsimilar goodfaith, respecting 

the decision of themajority of councilsto 

optout of the reform. 

‘‘We hoped they would at leastpress 

pause to allow more timetofullyconsider 

the proposal based on the feedback from 

local government. 

“Throughout thisprocessthe council 

always maintainedthat quality drinking 

water and better environmental outcomes 

are essentialand we wereopen to change. 

Where we disagreed was withthe fixed 

view on the solution.Our residents also 

didn’t support this fixed view and willbe 

angry to hear this is beingforced on them.’’ 

Mrs Black saysthe council engaged with 

the government on its proposed Three 

Waters Reform Programme on the basis 

that any outcomes from the process would 

be voluntary and all councilswouldhave 

the opportunity to opt out of any proposed 

reform. 

Councillors and councilofficers 

undertook arobustinformal public 

consultation process togaugepublic 

opiniononthe proposed reforms. 

‘‘Therewas aresoundingnotohanding 

over thethree watersassets to 

government.’’ 

This flew in the face of previous 

assurancesgiven by the Minister that the 

processwouldbevoluntary. 

‘‘This is not how local democracy 

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central government under the beliefthere 

wouldbeacollective assessmentand 

understanding of the impact of the 

proposed reformontheirown district. 

‘‘Thegovernmenthas not honoured this 

agreement.The provision for opting out 

was always there,ithas neverbeen 

challenged or taken off thetable,until 

now. 

‘‘We find ourselves in asituation where 

we havebeen removed from ademocratic 

decision making process.’’ 

Mr Macklesays nobodyhas spoken 

directly to his council. 

‘‘We havea$57 millionassetand they’re 

saying we need to spend $280milliononit, 

but they can’t explainit. 

‘‘It’s not good that you can justdothat 

without without answering questions. I’ve 

asked simple questions severaltimes and 

they’ve never been answered.’’ 

While he acknowledges reform is 

needed, Mr Mackle suspects something 

moresinisterisathand and wonders if the 

Three Waters reform is justthe beginning. 

‘‘It’s amalgamationbystealth,’’ he says. 

‘‘This is biggerthan the Three Waters 

reform and Ihave grave concerns forthe 

future of local democracy and democracy 

in general in New Zealand.’’ 

Taking away Three Waters assets will 

potentially make many councils, including 

Kaikoura unviable,hesays. 

‘‘They are taking away our biggest asset, 

so it cuts our ability to borrow and it means 

you cannottake on any major building 

projects. Majorprojectsneed to be intergenerational 

so the costs are shared over 

the generations who will benefitfrom 

them, so you need to have the ability to 

borrow.’’ 

On the otherhand,MrMackle wonders 

if the government’s plan is to ‘‘overinflate’’the 

value of the country’s Three 

Waters infrastructure so it candoubleits 

borrowing capability. 

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Health care needs to 

be delivered locally 

Withalong weekend, andsomegood 

weathertoboot, Itook my family outto 

Woodend beach on Labour Day to 

spend some timerelaxingwiththe kids 

and makingthe most of whatweare 

lucky to have on our doorstep. 

We are prettyfortunate in the 

Waimakariritohave agreatchoice of 

swimming,fishing and recreational 

spots withoutthe crowds, and after 

what’sbeenadifficult winter formany, 

Ihope youhave alsobeenabletoget 

out andenjoyour stunning coastline 

and warmer days. 

It certainly feels likesummer has 

arrived –let’s hope it’sagoodone. 

Lastweek in Parliament Ispoke 

about the government’s 

disestablishment of our district health 

boards(DHBs) acrossthe country. 

The government’sown healthreview 

recommendations advised reducing 

DHBstoessentiallyhalvethe number, 

not takeasledgehammer to the lot. 

Many of youwillknow Iwas 

successful helping aconstituentget 

maxillofacialsurgery after the CDHB 

initially declined it, makingareal 

differencetothe quality of lifefor her 

and herson. 

As localMP, beingabletotalk to local 

decisionmakersdirectly is important. 

It representsthe value of local 

decisionmakingindeliveringhealth 

carethat is responsive to the 

community’s needs. 

The government’sproposal of a 

centralisedhealth system, where 

decisionswillbemade in Wellington, 

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Buy secondhandthis 

Christmas 

Dear Editor, 

We note thatdue to goods not coming 

into the country, things to buy for 

Christmas gifts are going to be inshort 

supply. 

There are going to be some 

disappointed people, particularly 

Authorised by MattDoocey,Level1ConwayLane,188 High Street,Rangiora. 

willnever be the bestoutcome for 

Waimakaririresidents. 

Another of the government’s reckless 

centralisationplans, the Three Waters 

asset grab, has similarramifications 

for residents in ourdistrict. 

Iwas inundatedwith calls andemails 

after the announcement,with residents 

telling me theyare going to take to the 

streetsofWaimakaririinprotestto 

showtheiranger. 

The announcement wasakickinthe 

gutsfor our district’sratepayers, who 

havethroughtheirratesinvested 

heavilyinour waterinfrastructure to 

achievegreat outcomesand an 

enviablemodel for manycouncils 

around thecountry. 

Iintendtokeep fightingfor therights 

of the ratepayers,the vastmajority of 

whomare equallyangryabout it. 

On ahappier note, Iwas impressed to 

hearabout Donna Somervail’s 

jewellery enterprise,Not Just Red 

Ones, when Ivisited herinKaiapoi’s 

Old Woollen Millrecently. 

WhenDonna foundherself outofher 

corporatejob five years ago she 

decidedtoturn her hobby intoan 

income. 

Specialising in costumeand fashion 

jewellery,she has made aname for 

herselfinrepairs and hasrequests 

fromall over New Zealand. 

Donna is so passionate about what 

she does thatshe’s nowteachingothers 

throughworkshops in herstudio. It’s 

wonderfultosee suchcreativity at the 

heart of our community. 

children. 

What do people do with gifts they do 

not like or use, and toys the children 

havegrownout of? We suggest they are 

donated to Opportunity Shops and that 

we support those charities by buying 

secondhand goods for Christmas 

presents this year. 

This means double joy is givenonce 

tothe charity and again to the receiver 

of the gift. 

Waimakariri 

Focus from Dan Gordon, Mayor 

Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday 

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Feedback ignored 

The Governments decision to force 

Three Waters Reform on to councils and 

legislate the transferofdrinking water, 

wastewater and stormwater 

infrastructure assets from67Councils to 

four large independent entities is 

exceedingly disappointing. We have 

absolutely no say. 

This decision ignores the feedback 

from our community, as wellasthe 

overwhelming majority of councils in 

New Zealand that disagreewith the 

reform. 

Throughout the process the 

Government had afixed view that 

centralisation was the solution and it is 

clear from last week that this view was 

never likely to alter. 

The advice from the Ministerwas that 

we would not need to consult with our 

community as all they were seeking in 

the past eight week period was feedback 

on the four entitybased model and 

there would be the opportunity to 

consultour community after this time. 

We were also assured at the startofthe 

processthat there would be the ability 

for councilstooptout.That's now gone. 

Throughoutthis process the council 

alwaysmaintained that quality drinking 

water and better environmental 

outcomes are essential and we were 

open to change. Where we disagreed 

was the fixed view on the solution. I’m 

pleasedwedid seek our community’s 

opinionasitenabledthe Council to have 

amandate to represent your viewsand 

ninety five per cent of respondents told 

the Council that they wanted to retain 

local decision making, control and 

influence of these assets. The Council 

In that way, we are not only 

supporting charities andlocal shops, 

we are also helpingwith the problems 

of climate change as fewer “things” are 

being manufactured andflown around 

the worldin planes using polluting 

fuel. 

Op shopping is fun to do and 

treasures can be found, including 

fabricand wool to make presents. 

Happy sustainable Christmas. 

Yours, 

Helen BalneavesMcGill, Joanne 

Gumbrell, Susan Laidlaw, Barbara 

Surtees. 

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Government signed by the Councillors 

and myself. Since the Government’s 

decision to force change we have been 

hearing the anger, concern and 

frustration expressed, loudly .Your 

council hears your anger. We share it, 

and are now focusingonhow we can 

best work to achieve effective 

opposition and workable solutions in 

partnership with other councils. This 

weekIreachedout to other councilsto 

join together in writingtothe Prime 

Minister seeking ameetingtodiscuss 

our opposition to the Government’s 

moves which overrides local decision 

making, ownership and control. 

Residents are asking how they can 

help.There are several ways. 

First, contact the Canterbury 

Government MPs. Let them know what 

you are thinking.The Government 

needstheir vote to pass legislation that 

will ultimately take controlofour assets. 

The other is make asubmission to 

Parliamentsselect committee process. 

We will let you know how you can do 

this, the timetable,when we have more 

details. 

Iwant to assure you we are not going 

to drop this matter nor are other 

councils, and we will find effective ways 

to make sure we continue to strongly 

advocate to ensureour community 

continues to have asay in the provision 

of the three waters in Waimakariri. As 

always, Iwelcome contact from anyone 

who needs assistance or has an issue 

that you may want to discuss. Emailme 

at dan.gordon@wmk.govt.nz or phone 

021906437. I’m here to help. 

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Hurunui Garden Festival ahit with visitors 


The highlight of the Hurunui Garden 

Festival for GaryMitchellwas being 

able to proceed, after cancellation 

loomedthe day it was scheduled to 

open. 

As chairmanofthe festival 

organising committeeGary’s phone 

ran hot last Thursday morning after 

two Covid cases were reported in 

Christchurch. 

‘‘I was glued to the television 

waiting for the PrimeMinister’s 1pm 

Covid19 news conference,’’ he says. 

It was ahugerelief when the 

lockdownlevelwas unchanged, 

allowing the festival to go ahead. 

‘‘The really lovelyvisitorswho were 

so appreciative of the gardens, were 

also ahighlight,’’ he says. ‘‘Therewere 

so many happypeople whichwas great 

to see. 

‘‘Theywere all so grateful to us for 

opening up our gardens,’’ saysGary. 

His awardwinning Ribbonwood 

Country House,and garden on the 

outskirtsofCheviot, which he owns 

with his partner, RobertDay, was 

included in the festival. 

‘‘People love gardens, theysoothe 

the soul.’’ 

A‘‘massive crowd’’ attended the 

festivallast Thursday, Friday, 

Saturday and Sunday with attendance 

up at all of the 21 gardens from 

Amberley, Cheviot, WaiparaGorge, 

Waikari and Hawarden,toCulverden, 

Rotherham,Hanmer Springs, Gore 

Bay and GretaValley. 

‘‘We are not just agarden festival 

focusing on one area. We are the only 

event thatpromotes all of Hurunui,’’ 

Gary says. Most accommodation was 

bookedout in the districtwith cafes, 

shops and theHanmer Springs pools 

busy during the festival. 

Stark beauty ... Raymond Herber’s 

striking sculpture, Matagouri, on display at 

his Waipara Iron Ridge Quarry Sculpture 

Park during the fourday Hurunui Garden 

Festival which began last Thursday. 

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Maskells Garden ... Juliet and David Hunter relaxing in their Amberley garden during the 

festival. 

Home sweet home ... The stunning entrance to the Karetu Downs Farmstay garden and 

homestead in Waipara Gorge, owned by Karen and Bruce Forrester. 

LET’S TALK... 

DISTRICTPLAN 

Farmers– 

let’stalkabout 

mahingakai & 

biodiversity 

Crayfish in your drain?Lizards in 

your kānuka?Mudfishinyourcreek? 

You’ll alreadyhaveareas you’re taking specialcare 

of –but there will be more. 

Join EnvironmentCanterbury cultural land management and 

biodiversityadvisorsMakariniRupene andZipporahPloeg 

to findout aboutmahinga kaiand biodiversityonyourfarm. 

TheWaimakariri District Councilhas reviewed 

itsDistrictPlanand is nowseeking feedback on 

anew ProposedDistrict Plan. 

TheProposedDistrict Plan is open foryour feedback until5pm 

on Friday 26 November. 

We encourage you tolook upyour property and any changes 

that may affect you onthe Proposed District Plan. 

Where: 

When: 

RSVP: 

Starting attheCustCommunityCentre, 

9Mill Road, Cust, thenvisitingalocalfarm 

Friday 19th November, 11am (doors open at 

10.45amformorning tea courtesy of Farm Source) 

Email events@ecan.govt.nz 

or call 027549 7646.All welcome. 

Find out more and have your say 

waimakariri.govt.nz/letstalk

HDC in November 

The latest localnews, views and announcements fromthe council 

Meetings& 

Events 

November Meetings 

10th South Ward Committee 

7.00pm (Venue: Council 

Chambers, Amberley) 

11th Audit &Risk Committee 

9.30am (Venue: Council 


17th Amuri Community 

Committee 7.30pm (Venue: 

Hillcrest Chambers) 

18th Operations Committee 



22nd Hanmer Springs 

Community Board 1.00pm 

(Venue: The Gallery, Hanmer 

Springs Library) 

23rd Road Safety 

Coordinating Committee 



24th (TBC) Hurunui 

Community Committee 7.30pm 

(Venue: Waikari Hall, Waikari) 

25th Council meeting 9.30am 

(Venue: TBC) 

30th Cheviot Community 

Committee 6.00pm (Venue: 

Cheviot Library/Service 

Centre) 

Events 

Hurunui Youth Council Open 

Night: 

Saturday November 13th, 5-7pm 

Join Youth Worker Brad and 

Youth Development Coordinator 

Rebecca at Hurunui District 

Council for adelicious free 

dinner of pizza and sushi, and 

to hear about all ofthe 

awesome things lined up for 

HYC 2022. Please RSVP by 

messaging our ‘Hurunui Youth’ 

socials. 

Applications for HYC are now 

open. Close November 21st. 

Time for some tailing 

The Mayors Taskforce For Jobs (MTFJ) youths have been 

busy onsome ofour local farms inHawarden and Masons 

Flat, from fencing and storm clean uptotailing lambs. It’s 

great to see our youngsters learning from our locals in the 

fresh air and learning plenty. 

In brief 

RAPID numbers 

If you are in arural area we encourage you to check you 

have the correct Rural Address Property Identification 

(RAPID) number for each dwelling, meaning simple 

identification for emergency services. Please see our 

website or phone Scott Rose at Council on 0278089913. 

Stormwater consents 

Some stormwater consents will now be applied for through 

HDC, not Environment Canterbury. Please ring Council on 

03 3148 816 to find out more, or visit the News section on 

our website. 

Smoke Free areas are now also Vape Free 

Made in consultation with the Cancer Society and 

Canterbury District Health Board, these Council areas are 

smoke free and vape free now, which include: all 

playgrounds, parks and reserves, swimming pools, 

cemeteries, within a10metre radius of the main entrances 

of all libraries, service centres, community facilities and 

halls, all indoor areas of council rental properties, all events 

run by council, and the current Hanmer Springs smokefree 

and vapefree zone which includes the entire CBD. 

Road resealing season soon 

The approach of summer means the start of the resealing 

season. This work will be starting soon, which involves 

putting adown anew layer of chipseal. While the chipseal 

is fresh and there may be some surplus chip on the road, 

we would ask you to take it slow, and follow any temporary 

speed limits, which will help protect the seal, other road 

users and yourselves. 

Fun 

fact! 

Contact us : 

www.hurunui.govt.nz 

The fantastic food forest 

The Hanmer Springs community is looking forward to getting 

back to the basics thanks toadedicated area of Tarndale Park. A 

community-run Food Forest with the support of the Kaiapoi Food 

Forest Trust (KFFT) has begun. 

info@hurunui.govt.nz 

"A reminder of how 

lucky we are to be able 

to deliver these events 

to showcase what 

Hurunui has to offer." 

Aword from your Mayor, 

Marie Black. 

It may be of no surprise to you that last week the government 

declared its intent todeliver on an ‘all in’ approach tothe Three 

Waters reform. 

We always made it very clear our intention to formally consult with 

our people about this reform. Our informal engagement process in 

recent weeks was successful whereby wereceived ahigh volume 

of responses. Very soon we will seek your feedback through a 

formal public community consultation process, please look out for 

this, as it is critical you submit your thoughts through this formal 

process, even if you’ve already told us once. 

On the lighter side of things –what afantastic celebration the 

Hurunui Garden Festival was last week, a real credit to the 

Committee who poured months into this four-day celebration. 

Thank you to Gary Mitchell and the team for your commitment 

and impeccable planning. 

And of course, not to forget the Country Christmas Fete at 

Amberley House and the Hanmer Springs Fete last week –they 

were just wonderful, enjoyed by so many folk from all pockets of 

our District, and areminder of how lucky weare to be able to 

deliver these events toshowcase what Hurunui has to offer. 

There really is an early summer feeling in the air, however, with 

known cases of COVID-19 within Canterbury, the threat of this 

nasty virus remains, and we all need toplay our part to manage 

and control its effects. 

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Plan progressing 

By DAVID HILL 

The Kaikoura District 

Council is ‘‘chipping away’’ 

at revising its District Plan, 

despite the uncertainty of 

government regulation. 

While the government is 

developing new legislation, 

including reviewing the 

Resource Management Act 

(RMA), the Kaikoura 

District Council is 

proceeding with planned 

hearings next week as it 

looks to update the natural 

hazards chapter in its 

District Plan. 

‘‘It really comes down to, 

what do we keep moving 

ahead with or what do we 

put on hold,’’ Kaikoura 

Mayor Craig Mackle says. 

‘‘We have decided we are 

going to keep chipping away 

with what we know, but we 

are aware that we could go 

through this whole process 

over the next two years and 

the new RMA could change 

things completely.’’ 

The council received a 

report, Districtscale 

landslide risk analysis of 

debris inundation for the 

Kaikoura District,atlast 

week’s council meeting, 

which will now be passed on 

to the Hearing 

Commissioners scheduled 

to meet next Tuesday and 

Wednesday, November 910. 

The GNS report follows 

an extensive process of 

community consultation 

into natural hazards, which 

was triggered after the 

November 2016 earthquake 

significantly changed the 

landscape in the district. 

‘‘We know have alot of 

data and knowledge we 

didn’t have before, because 

of the earthquake,’’ Mr 

Mackle says. 

In the report, the risk of 

landslips are assessed with 

risk thresholds based on the 

occurrence of aone in 

10,000 year event, which is 

similar approach to that 

used to determine red 

zoning in the Port Hills 

following the 2010 and 2011 

earthquakes in 

Christchurch. 

Instead of red zoning, the 

risk thresholds will 

determine if aresource 

consent is required. 

‘‘Apart from the obvious, 

it’s not an outright ‘you can’t 

build there’,’’ Mr Mackle 

says. ‘‘You might have to 

build massive bunding or 

sink massive pillars into the 

ground, so it will be a 

question of ‘how far are you 

prepared to go to build 

there’.’’ 

The report found that the 

most likely cause of 

landslips was heavy 

rainfall, as this is more 

frequent than major 

earthquakes. ‘‘As we 

anticipated, the areas 

considered to be at risk of 

landslips has significantly 

reduced across the district 

from when we began the 

process,’’ Mr Mackle says. 

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Lease step forward for hot pools 

The building of hot pools on 

Kaikoura’s Esplanade is astep 

closer, with the granting of a33year 

lease. 

The Kaikoura District Council 

last week voted to grant Joseph and 

Associates Ltd a33year lease on 

the formerKaikoura Community 

Poolsite, whichwill allow the 

lesseetoinvestigatethe viability of 

developing acommercial hot pool, 

health and wellness facility. The 

lease does not authorisethe 

development of the site, with 

Josephand Associates Ltd needing 

to go through aresource consent 

process. 

Kaikoura Mayor Craig Mackle 

says the granting of the lease 

provides some certainty to allow 

Josephand Associates Ltd to 

further investigate the project and 

begin the consentprocess,knowing 

the land will stillbeavailable. 

‘‘It’s only adrawing and an idea at 

the moment, but if it does happen it 

will be agood thing for the 

community, if it pans out to the 

conversations we are having with 

them. It needstobecome something 

that not only draws people in, but 

will benefit the community 

financially.’’The grantingofthe 

lease follows aconsultation 

process, with submissions generally 

in supportofthe proposal. 

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Tweenagertoteenager 

-the importance of the 

middleschoolyears 

The unique social, emotionaland 

academic needsofgirls in what we call 

themiddle schoolyears,that’sYears 7 

throughto10, arestill largely under 

cateredfor in theNew Zealandschool 

system. 

Whilethere is asignificantbodyof 

internationalresearchaffirmingthe 

opportunities andchallengesfor 11-14 

year olds,itdoesn’t appear to influence 

theeducational offeringfor these 

students. 

Girls face huge challengesatthistime. 

Theyare both aworkinprogressand a 

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future,theyare passionate andfun, they 

areenthusiasticand abreathoffresh air. 

Youngadolescents experience ahuge 

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emotional, social andmoral changes, 

second only to thefirst fiveyears of 

life. Changestothe brainand cognitive 

developmentpeak during this time and 

thecapacity andfunctioningofthe brain 

undergoes amajor overhaul. 

Whileresearchsupportstailoring 

educationtothese years, therealityis 

that this agegroup arestill the’muddle 

inthe middle,’ sandwiched betweenthe 

formativeyears andthe specialisation 

years.AtStMargaret’sCollegeour 

students areofferedprogrammesof 

learningthatare innovative, challenging 

andrelevant. Programmes ourgirls are 

interested in learning-learningthat 

encouragescreativethinking andnew 

initiatives. 

Youngadolescents also need social 

connection and, at this stageintheir 

lives, theconnectiontopeers becomes 

strongerthantoparents. Friendships 

starttodominatemanyaspectsoftheir 

livesand girls, in particular,ruminateon 

many aspectsoftheir social groupings. At 

this point, tweenagersand teenagersneed 

to be surrounded by greatpeoplewho 

canallow them to learnand grow and 

encourage them to be thebesttheycan 

be.This goes farbeyondgood education. 

The diverseopportunities we offer at 

St Margaret’s College, acrossperforming 

arts, sports andculture,are paramount, 

whetheritbetobuild 

strong relationships, to 

thinkcritically,tobepart 

of somethingway bigger 

than themselves, or to be 

surrounded by people who 

believe in them. 

Kathryn Gray is Head 

of Middle School at St 

Margaret’s College, a 

boardingand dayschool in 

Christchurch. Herworkwas 

recently recognised with an 

IndependentSchoolsNew 

Zealand Honours Awardfor 

services to Middle School 

education. To bookyour 

personal tour,contactSusie 

Campbell, (03) 3532563, 

enrol@stmargarets.school.nz 

Nurtured to thrive,inspiredtoshine. 

Learnmoreabout aStMargaret’s Collegeeducation foryourdaughter 

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Contact Susie Campbell, 

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Selwyn HouseSchoolisproud to offer a 

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Ourboarderscomefromaround 

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Casual boarding arrangementsare also 

abletobemade. 

We areproud of thediversity in 

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thespecialcharacterthateachgirl 

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Thegirls aresupportedbyacaring 

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At school, ourgirls areencouragedto 

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We believe boardingisaunique 

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Love your home 

Apicture framing business with panache 

CameoFine Arts is notjust apicture 

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Behind the doorsof10Cone Street, 

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troveofcolourful gifts, souvenirs, 

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Kirsty Watson boughtthe business 

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Kirsty has been apicture framer 

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CameoisNew Zealand’s only 

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Quality workmanship in both 

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individual piece —from cherished 

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waterski,Sir EdmundHillary’s 

pickaxe and a100yearold 

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One of her favouriteswas a 

bloodied tshirt and stickfrom a 

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“We framealot of needle works, 

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The winds slowdown, or are 

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I’Adore adestination for gifts and more 

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DebbieGriceopened the doors of 

I'Adore at 2Durham StreetinJune 

2018. Previously she managed a 

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had been wanting to openabusiness of 

her own. When the spacebecame 

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It was not long before I'Adore 

Homeware &Giftsdoubledits space, 

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her daughter Ashleigh Barrett. 

Ashleigh brought I'Adore Natural on 

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This comprises beautiful 

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small boutique rangeofItalian 

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scarvesfrom India, plus many fashion 

accessories such as jewelleryand 

handbags. 

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items where possible thatare unique 

to I'Adore. 

They have their ownniche product 

ranges and try not to replicate what 

other businesses in the area are doing, 

therefore keepingitindividual. 

Gift wrappingisalso abig focus. All 

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For those now focused on Christmas 

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ordered earlyand it is with great 

relief that despite the tryingtimes, the 

boxes have beenflyinginthe door, 

giving you plenty of options for gift 

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and Ashleigh are proud to be part of 

the Rangiora communityand are 

appreciative of the support theyget 

fromcustomersshopping local. 

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Issue 201 November 2021 

77 community groups and schools 

receiveafunding boostin2021 

TheMainPowerCommunity Fund providesagreatopportunity forlocal 

communitygroupsand schoolstoreceive afunding boost. 

Across twofunding rounds each year,atotalof$60,000 isavailable to 

groups doing greatthings for NorthCanterbury andKaikōura. 

Membersofthe localcommunity are invited to nominate, and vote for,who 

theybelieve shouldreceiveashare of the funding. 

Recipients of the latest funding roundhave nowbeen announced. 

Congratulations to all the groups listed below. 

CommunityGroups 

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-All Star MarchingTeam 

-Amberley Community Care 

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-Cure Boating Club 

-Cust Community Pool 

-CustToyLibrary 

-Darnley Club Kaiapoi 

-DementiaCharitableTrust 

-KaiapoiPonyClub 

-Kaiapoi Promotions 

-KaikōuraWildlife Rescue 

-Hurunui RangersFootballClub 

-ItTakes aVillage Hub 

-MakingTrax Foundation 

-North Canterbury Rodders 

-Oxford A&PShow 

-R13YouthDevelopmentClub 

-Rangiora Players 

-SalvationArmyJust Brass 

-Surfing for Farmers 

-WaimakaririFootballClub 

Schools/education providers 

-Ashgrove School 

-Ashley Playcentre 

-BroomfieldSchool 

-CheviotArea School 

-CustSchool 

-Fernside School 

-GretaValley School 

-Hanmer SpringsSchool 

-Hurunui College 

-Kaiapoi Borough School 

-KaikōuraHigh School 

-Karanga MaiEarly LearningCentre 

-Rangiora Borough School 

-Rangiora NewLife 

-SouthbrookSchool 

-Tuahiwi School 

-View HillSchool 

-Woodend School 

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moreinformation,and to makeanomination, either for agroup youare 

involved in or that you think are makingapositiveimpact in the region. 

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Picnic space under the spotlight 

The first step in providing picnickers 

with more space in the Queen Mary 

Hospital Historic reserve, while 

enjoying the facilities at the Hanmer 

Springs Thermal Pool and Spa (HSTPS), 

has been approved. 

The Hurunui District Council has 

granted Ministerial consent to its chief 

operations officer Dan Harris, to grant a 

lease to HSTPS over 1000 square metres 

of the reserve. 

The council, under delegation from 

the Minister of Conservation, is 

required to give consent before the 

administering body can grant the lease 

in the reserve. 

The council felt it could not justify 

declining consent, as the proposed lease 

meets the requirements under the 

Reserves Act 1977. 

HSTPS sought an extension to its 

picnic area for five years, with two rights 

of renewal of five years. 

It already has ashort term lease for 

part of the reserve adjacent to the pools. 

This followed the opening of the 

cascade pools and slide in November 

2019, and concerns about the complex’s 

existing picnic areas becoming 

overcrowded as people came to enjoy 

the expanded offering at the pools. 

It identified aneed for more space to 

accommodate customers particularly 

during the summer months, and sought 

the new lease for alonger timeframe. 

During their previous lease, HSTPS 

fenced the area with agreen wrought 

iron fence consistent with the existing 

HSTPS fence on the west boundary. 

The fence is on the east side of the 

Linden (lime) trees is far enough away 

from the trees so it didn’t assist in 

‘jumping the fence’. 

Security cameras will also be installed 

on the fence, which will remain if the 

new lease is granted. The rental charged 

will be amarket rental set by a 

Picnic time ... The new water slide installed in 2019, prompted asearch for an enlarged 

picnic area for the Hanmer Springs Thermal Pool and Spa complex. 

PHOTO: FILE 

registered valuer. 

The council publicly notified the 

application with two submissions being 

received —one in favour, and one 

against. It was also discussed by the 

Hanmer Springs Community Board. 

The submitter against the proposed 

lease considers the grounds would be 

better utilised for wider community uses 

such as markets, and community 

gardens, and not exclusively for the 

HSTPS. 

The submitter also considered that 

the HSTPS had plenty of picnicking area 

within its own property. 

The submitter in favour thought the 

proposed lease for apicnic area would 

add life to the area and additional 

income for council. 

No time has been given for adecision 

on granting the lease, following the 

council’s decision last week. 

Track closures in HS forest 

The Hanmer Heritage Forest is closed 

temporarily for logging operations. 

Rayonier Matariki Forests closed the 

forest from Monday to clear up storm 

damage and improve the safety for users. 

All tracks are closed, except for: 

•Dog Stream; 

•Forest Amble/Sculpture Trail (no 

MTBs); 

•Fairy Trail between Brooke Dawson 

and Tarndale Reserves. 

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reopened, and most tracks reinstated, 

well in time for Christmas. 

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Poet to chop his mop 


Waimakariri Libraries’ staff member 

and poet Jason Clements has set aside 

November 11 for anew look. 

On that day Jason, who is known for his 

trademark long hair and beard will have 

it all chopped off to raise money for 

Cancer Society North Canterbury. 

Chop the Mop is part of acollaboration 

between Waimakariri Libraries and 

Cancer Society North Canterbury to 

provide workshops for people with 

cancer, and families affected by cancer. 

For Jason, the libraries' learning 

connections coordinator, it also holds a 

deeply personal connection. 

‘‘I have lost two fathers to cancer, and 

cancer has cast along shadow on our 

family tree. Iwant to do afundraiser to 

help families and their loved ones who 

are living with cancer,’’ he says. 

‘‘It has been an honour to help the 

participants with their writing, and it 

feels like agood time to shave my hair to 

support the vital work done by the 

Cancer Society.’’ 

Chop the Mop is part of the Word 

Christchurch Festival, with Waimakariri 

Libraries assembling an allstar cast of 

some of New Zealand’s leading poets for 

the Rangiora event. 

It will feature special guest poetry 

readings by John Allison, Bernadette 

Hall, Ciaran Fox, Doc Drumheller, Ben 

Brown, Mally Hines, Stephanie 

Waterfield, Wendy Campbell, 

participants from the Cancer Society 

North Canterbury Writers and Orators 

Group, and local high school students. 

“Bernadette has done so much for 

literature in New Zealand, and we are 

thrilled to have her involved,” Jason says. 

“Ben is one of the best performance 

poets in New Zealand, and if you have 

never read, or heard his work, then this is 

amustsee event.” 

Cop the mop ... Jason Clements is set to 

loose his locks next week. 

PHOTO: FILE 

Doc Drumheller, Jason’s pen name for 

his poetry, and Ciaran Fox, who run the 

Catalyst poetry events and literary 

journal, have produced abooklet of 

poetry by the featured performers, and 

participants from the Cancer Society 

North Canterbury Writers and Orators 

group. 

All money raised from the sale of the 

book at Chop the Mop and the koha from 

entry to the event will be donated to the 

Cancer Society North Canterbury which 

has organised Rangiora barber, Tom , 

from Tom’s Chop Shop, in Good Street, to 

chop Jason’s mop. 

The event is being held in the Rangiora 

Library, starting at 6.30pm and ending at 

8pm with entry by koha. 

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North Canterbury News, November 4, 2021 25 

Local agencies join forces 

Anew budgeting dropin clinic willbe 

trialled in Rangiora thismonth. 

Citizens’Advice Bureau(CAB) North 

Canterbury has joined forces with 

Budgeting Services North Canterbury 

(BSNC) to offerthe newinitiative, which 

willbeavailable at the CAB’s office at 209 

HighStreet,Rangiora, alongside the 

Waimakariri District Council offices. 

The clinic willgive CAB clients the 

opportunity to discuss their budgeting 

needs andquestions with afinancial 

mentor from BSNC. 

If the trial is successful, it will become a 

regularfeature on alternate Wednesdays 

fromnext year. 

BSNCservicemanagerSharon Grant 

saysclientscan expecttolearn more about 

household budgeting, managing debt, 

advocacy services,support available to 

those in financial hardship, and to receive 

adviceoncompletinginsolvency 

applications. 

CAB NorthCanterbury chairperson 

Jacquie Wrigley says the sessions will be 

15 minuteseach, and it is recommended 

thatappointments be made to secure a 

spot. 

Cruise open for convertibles 

Owners of convertibles are being 

encouraged to dust them off and join in 

the second Canterbury Country 

Convertible Cruise. 

The Sunday, November 14, event is 

only open to convertibles, and is believed 

to be the only event of its type to be held 

in New Zealand. 

The cruise is not just for classics, 

however. 

Organiser Trevor StanleyJoblin says it 

is open to any convertible vehicles no 

matter their age 1886 to 2021. 

The entry fee is $15 avehicle, and there 

is achance to win ayear’s subscription to 

Budget advice ... Financial mentors will be 

available at Citizens’ Advice Bureau North 

Canterbury’s Rangiora office next week. 

PHOTO: FILE 

Dropinswill also be welcome, but there 

may be await, she says. 

Sessionswill be offered on Wednesday, 

November 10, between 9.30am and 

11.30am,and on Wednesday, November24, 

between 1pm and 3pm. 

To make an appointment phone CAB 

NorthCanterbury on (03) 3138822. 

the New Zealand Classic Car magazine. 

All funds raised will go toward two 

local charities. 

Vehicles start once again at the Better 

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Ashworths Beach Road and SH1, 

Leithfield. 

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NEWS 


Local boys need big brothers 

By DAVID HILL 

When making aNew Year’s Resolution 

this summer, why not make one to 

support alocal child. 

Big Brothers Big Sisters of North 

Canterbury manager Ellie Le Gros is 

keen to hear from prospective volunteer 

mentors, as her organisation looks to the 

future after achallenging two years. 

‘‘Christmas is coming and people might 

be looking to give back or thinking about 

what they might want to do next year and 

we encourage them to consider whether 

mentoring could be on the cards.’’ 

She says her organisation has survived 

the last two years thanks to generous 

community support, but has ashortage of 

male mentors on its books as it looks to 

meet agrowing demand. 

‘‘There’s lots of boys who need safe 

male role models. Boys often have only 

female preschool and primary school 

teachers and if they’re not involved in 

extracurricula activities they may miss 

out on having male role models. 

‘‘You can be an amazing mum or 

teacher, but you can’t be the male in their 

lives. 

‘‘Men often think it would be 

complicated, like ‘I don’t do anything of 

interest’. But it doesn’t need to be 

complicated or hard, you just have to 

spend some time with them.’’ 

While most of the mentor matches are 

in Kaiapoi and Rangiora, the 

organisation is in the process of setting 

up acouple matches in Hanmer Springs. 

‘‘It doesn’t have to be in Kaiapoi or 

Rangiora, they can be anywhere in 

Hurunui and Waimakariri,’’ Ellie says. 

‘‘A lot of other social services stop once 

they hit Rangiora, but we can go 

wherever the mentors are.’’ 

Ellie says local businesses can support 

Big Brothers by making acash donation 

or by allowing astaff member to donate 

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Boys day out ... Big brothers and their young friends enjoying apast ‘‘boys’ day out’’. 

PHOTO: FILE 

an hour of their time to spend with a 

child. 

This could be amatch through the 

schoolsbased programme, requires a 

commitment of one hour aweek during 

school hours for aminimum of one year. 

‘‘People can be frightened of the idea 

of giving up their time for acommitment 

of ayear, so this is another way people 

can get involved and for their employer 

to support us without having to make a 

commitment,’’ she says. 

It costs $1800 to create anew match, 

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match is progressing,’’ Ellie says. 

Prospective mentors are asked to give a 

commitment of one hour aweek for a 

minimum of aone year. For more 

information go to: bigbrothersbigsisters. 

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Amovienight fundraiserwill be held 

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December 5. 

The fundraiser, showing the film 

Respect about ‘‘QueenofSoul’’ Aretha 

Franklin, is beingorganised by Cancer 

Society North Canterbury. 

Tickets cost $20 per person and 

include adrink and nibbles on arrival. 

Therewill be Christmas gift items for 

sale with raffles and an auctionwith 

itemsincluding an autographed copy 

of Toni Street’s book, Lost and Found. 

Tickets are availablefrom the Cancer 

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HAY, BALEAGE &SILAGE 


Gains made from pre-slaughter feeds 

Giving bulls hay or silage 

before sendingthem to 

slaughter is not awaste of feed 

itcan provide goodgains. 

Different holdingconditions 

preslaughter can affect bull 

behaviour, meat quality and 

carcassvalue,says Beef + 

Lamb New Zealand (BLNZ). 

It is knownthat mustering, 

holdingand transporting cattle 

before slaughter can be 

stressful for animals, BLNZ 

says. 

Studiesinthe past have 

helped confirm thatstress can 

have anegativeeffecton 

carcassweight, meat pH, meat 

colour and can increase 

bruising. 

Reducing stresshelps 

ensure the pH level in the meat 

remainslow. 

High pH meat tends to be 

firm, dark, dry and less 

suitable for chilled trade. 

Previous research has 

recommended farmers can 

reduce preslaughter stress in 

cattle and improve carcass 

weightsand value by feeding 

cattle while settling them in 

the yard before transport, 

gettingcattle used to the yard 

environment and avoiding 

dehydration. 

Bulls heldonpasture are 

more aggressive and sexually 

active than bullsfed hay or 

fasted during holding time. 

This higher level of 

interaction may increase the 

risk of bruising. 

Feedinghay can increase the 

time spent eating, drinkingand 

ruminatingbybulls. 

Ruminating has acalming 

effect on animals, making them 

abletocope much better with 

subsequent transport. 

Feedinghay or silagetobulls 

while off pasture for 12 to 24 

hours beforecartage reduces 

stress compared with fasted 

cattle and thosetransported 

directly from pasture. 

Feedingsilage overnight (12 

hours) before transport can 

givecarcass weights11kg 

heavier than bulls fastedfor 

the same length of time. 

Feedingsilage becomes 

beneficial when holdingbulls 

for more than 12 hours. 

These benefitsare unlikely 

to occur if the bulls are 

unfamiliar witheach other. 

Mixing unfamiliarbulls 

overnight, as well as fasting 

them, causesanaverage 

carcass weightloss of 68kg. 

Feedingsilage for 20 hours 

before transport can result in 

significantly heavier carcass 

weights than eitherfasted 

bulls or those fed silage for 

onlythreeoreight hours 

before transport. 

Trial resultssuggest fasting 

for up to eight hours before 

transport is not detrimental to 

carcass weights, in comparison 

withtransporting straight off 

pasture. 

Stress responses to transport 

can be reducedifbullsare 

settledinthe yard for more 

thanfour hours before loading. 

Analysis showsmost bulls 

are at least mildlydehydrated 

No bull ... Feeding silage to bulls heading off to slaughter can pay off. 

aftertransport. 

Despite this, only asmall 

number drinkduring the four 

to five hours at the abattoir. 

Farmers needtoencourage 

bullstodrink as much water as 

possiblebefore transport, so 

feeding hay or silage is 

advisable. 

Transporting stock for longer 

than eighthours causes 

dehydrationand, for longer 

than 24 hours, can seriously 

affect welfare and 

productivity. 

Increase the animals’ 

familiarity with peopleand 

yards to reducestress preslaughter. 

Plan unit loads of cattle well 

in advancetopreventmixing 

unfamiliar stock in the preslaughter 

period. 

Bring cattle off pasture four 

hours or more before transport 

so they are easiertohandle. 

Minimise the length of 

fasting periods to less than 

eight hours. 

Alternatively, provide hay, 

baleage or silage to avoid 

weightloss, improve behaviour 

and encourage water drinking. 

Make sure stock are 

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collected on time. 

Keep yards, gates and 

loading ramps in good order 

and have water available. 

Farmers shouldavoid 

mustering cattle off pasture 

just before loading,asthey will 

be more stressed and become 

dirty during transport. 

Mustering overlong distances 

in the week before transport 

and slaughter, presenting 

horned stock for slaughter and 

transporting unfit stock should 

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The Foundation for Arable Research 

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emissions calculator and aplanning 

module for arable farmers. 

With the simultaneous release of 

these two tools, arable farmers have 

everything they need to meet their 

greenhouse gas reporting and 

planning commitments at their 

fingertips, FAR says. 

Obligations around agricultural 

greenhouse gas emissions 

understanding and management are 

being phased in via the He Waka Eke 

Noa, industry /government 

partnership, and arable, as well as 

livestock, farms are expected to 

comply. 

The first step for all farm businesses 

is to know their annual total onfarm 

biological greenhouse gas emissions 

(their ‘‘number’’) and to have awritten 

plan to manage emissions. 

Aquarter of New Zealand farm 

businesses must know their number 

and have aplan by the end of this year. 

That expectation expands to all 

farmers knowing their number by the 

end of 2022 and all having awritten 

plan by the end of 2024. 

It’s abig ask, and it’s why FAR 

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tools, FAR’s Turi McFarlane says. 

‘‘This is new territory and most 

farmers won’t have much of an idea of 

their number, or how to calculate it. 

‘‘At FAR, we were determined to 

make the process as easy as possible 

for our growers which is why we 

developed ECheck, aspreadsheetbased 

greenhouse gas calculator and 

the farm planning module. 

‘‘ECheck and the greenhouse gas 

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growers to meet their reporting and 

planning obligations using existing 

data and without great effort or 

expense.’’ 

Mr McFarlane says anumber of 

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By DAVID HILL 

The CanterburyA&P Association is looking 

to the future,asitpreparestohold ashow 

without the public forthe second 

successive year. 

While the officialNew Zealand 

Agricultural Show has become acasualty of 

Covid19, the country’s first virtual cattle 

showwill be heldaspart of afull weekof 

events. 

‘‘It’s fantastic and our goalwould be to 

haveonline contests as an annual event, 

running parallel to our normal show,’’ New 

Zealand Agricultural Show general 

manager TracyAhern says. 

‘‘Itmay not be all the sections thatdoit, 

but Ibelievethere’s an appetitefor 

watching it online and it givesusanother 

audiencewho wouldn’t otherwise be at the 

show. 

‘‘Itreally is achancetoshowcasethe 

country’s best sheep, cattle or horses and 

there’s no reason why we couldn’tattract 

international competitors in thefuture.’’ 

Entriesclosed for the virtual cattle show 

on Sunday (October31) with more than80 

beefcattle from all aroundNew Zealand 

entered. 

Participantsnow have until5pm on 

Friday, November12, to submit three 

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show, so it’s all very exciting,’’ Ms Ahern 

says. 

Showweek eventsatCanterbury 

Agricultural Park in Wigraminclude the 

judging of boer goats and dog trials on 

Wednesday, November 10, withthe dog 

trials continuing the next day alongside 

dairy goat and shearing and woolhandling 

competitions. On Show Day (November 12) 

the shearing will continue, alongside 

alpacas, pigs and sheep competitions. 

The annual prime cattle saleand 

competition was heldonTuesday 

(November 2), alongside the young 

auctioneers’ competition. 

‘‘At the moment we can holdthe events in 

bubbles of 100 people, but the worstcase 

scenarioiswecould hold these eventsin 

bubbles of 10,’’MsAhern says. ‘‘Wehave a 

large arena and the carpark, so we have 

the spacetospread out as much as we need 

to.’’ 

The boys’and girls’ agricultural day is set 

to return on Thursday,November 18, while 

the annual Canterbury A&P Association 

Elite Ram and Ewe Fair will be held on 

Friday,November 26, where the mint lamb 

competitionresults will be announced. 

Having the officialshow cancelledhas 

forced the association to have arethinkas 

Role of trees needs rethink 

The government’s acknowledgementthat 

carbon policies will likelysee too much 

forestry planted is good newsfor farmers, 

Beef +Lamb New Zealand (BLNZ) says. 

The Government has released a 

discussion paper, Transitioning to alow 

emissions and climate resilient future, 

which aims to help shape New Zealand’s 

emissions reduction plan. 

‘‘We welcome the Government’s 

recognition that fossil fuel emissions 

must be reduced, rather than continually 

offset, to ensure afair, equitable, and 

efficient transition to alow emissions 

economy,’’ BLNZchief executive Sam 

McIvor says. 

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any decision on changing the ETS 

(Emission Trading Scheme) rules would 

come by the end of 2022. We’re concerned 

that’s not fast enoughgiven the scale and 

pace of land conversion happening. 

‘‘What we need is urgent action to 

adjust the ETS to limit the amount of 

carbon forestry offsets available to fossil 

fuel emitters. 

‘‘New Zealand is the only country with 

aregulatory ETS thatcurrently allows 

100 percent carbon forestry offsetting.’’ 

In the last year more planting of trees 

has exceeded the recommended 25,000 

hectares, viewed as sustainable by the 

Climate Change Commission. 

‘‘We are absolutely not antiforestry, 

we’re concerned about carbononly 

forestry,’’ Mr McIvor says. 

‘‘Our sector believes there is abetter 

solution, where much of New Zealand’s 

requiredbudgets for sequestration from 

forestry could come from the integration 

of trees on sheep and beef farms, rather 

than through conversion of whole farms 

for carbonforestry and the significant 

negative impacts on rural communities 

and the economy.’’ 

Mr McIvor says the red meat sector is 

committed to playing its part in 

addressing climate change. 

‘‘We have already made asignificant 

contribution. Greenhouse gas emissions 

from sheep and beef farming have 

decreased by 30% in absolute terms since 

1990, while production levels have 

remained stable. 

‘‘Overall, total onfarm methane 

emissions have either been stable or 

declining over the last two decades. 

‘‘We are also further offsetting our 

emissions through the native and exotic 

trees on our farms.’’ 

Mr McIvor says there are arange of 

initiatives under way to deliverfurther 

emissions reductions, including the He 

WakaEke Noa primary sector climate 

change commitment and extension 

activities to help farmers and growers 

gain knowledge and resources to 

measure, manage, and reduce emissions. 

‘‘We note the document continues to 

refertoemissions rather than warming, 

whichiswhereleadinginternational 

climate change science is heading.’’ 

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CRICKET 

Strong wins for Darfield and Cheviot 

cementedtheir placesatthe top of country 

cricket at the weekend, while Oxford 

Rangiora and Lincoln remained rooted at 

the bottom. 

At MainPower Oval, the young and 

talented CheviotMagpies dominated the 

winless OxfordRangiora in round five of 

the CRV Ambreed Country Premier One 

Day 2021/22 competition on Saturday. 

On abatterfriendly firstclass track, 

Cheviot made the most of winning the toss, 

racking up 237/4 in their allotted 45 overs. 

After openers Ted Whelan and Harrison 

Darling put on 50 for the first wicket, 

Archie Redfern, who has been one of the 

early season competition standouts,topscored 

with an unbeaten 73 runs off 85 

balls. 

He was wellsupported by Harry 

Fitzpatrick (42 off 42) before Angus Sidey 

finished the innings with aquickfire 33 not 

out. 

Only young spin duo Jack Sail and 

Nathan Cook had any joy with the ball for 

OxfordRangiora, taking all four wickets 

between them. 

In reply, OxfordRangiora never really 

threatened the total, losing steady wickets, 

with David Fultonperforming his usual 

middleorder mainstayand earning ahalf 

century. 

Sam Fleming smashed arapid 45 but 

eventually his side fell to a52rundefeat, 

with Redfern capping off afine day, 

snaring four wickets. 

Darfield dismantledadisappointing 

Sefton by 127 runs at Darfield Domain after 

scoring 214. 

Tom Dempster topscored with 59, while 

others contributed throughthe innings, 

where Sefton tried eight bowlerswith 

varying levels of success. 

Jeff Jones was again the pick of the Seals 

bowlers,grabbing three more wickets to 

add to his impressive October tally. 

Seftoncrumbled in the chase, with just 

Amandep Arora (33 off 38) displaying much 

hope, and it was bundledall out in 26 overs. 

Darfield pace bowler Zak Foulkes 

grabbed four wickets, while Will 

Greenslade grabbed three cheap ones. 

At Lincoln Domain, Southbrook 

scrappedtoamuchneeded win over the 

cellardwellinghome side. Six Lincoln 

batters got starts, but none passed 25 as it 

was restrictedto169 runs in 44.1 overs. 

Handy contributions from Bevan Rich 

(40 off 94), Shanan Stewart (30off 50), Gus 

Mowat (31 off 30) and Luan Blom (18 not 

out) saw Southbrookearn ahardfought 

fourwicket win with two overs to spare. 

LeestonSouthbridge beat Ohoka by four 

wickets at LeestonPark on aday that 

neither sides’ big guns fired. 

Bundled out for 130, Ohokatried hard but 

failed to defend the low total, with the 

combined side claimingthe win in the 35th 

over, thanks to an unbeaten 46run 

partnership between James Coull and 

Dougald Munro. 

Weedons had the bye. 

Short scorecards 

Cheviot 237/4 (A Redfern 73no, H 

Fitzpatrick 42, TWhelan 37, ASidey 33no; 

JSail 2/46, NCook 2/53) beat Oxford 

Rangiora 185 (D Fulton 54, SFleming 45; A 

Redfern 4/19, CSidey 4/24, SBurnett 2/28). 

Darfield 214 (T Dempster59, NGilbert 29, 

RHughes 28; LTaylor 3/18, JJones 3/25) 

beat Sefton 87 (A Arora 33; ZFoulkes 4/29, 

WGreenslade 3/13). 

Lincoln 169 (N Lerm 25, THolland 24, R 

Clark 23, AGulati 21; WBaker 3/33, WShun 

3/34) lost to Southbrook171/6 (B Rich 40, G 

Mowat 31, SStewart 30; THolland 2/30). 

Ohoka 130 (M Burns25, NCourt 21; TField 

3/16, TGruijters 2/18, DMunro 2/27) lost to 

LeestonSouthbridge 132/6 (J Coull 43no, D 

Munro 23no, BHill 23; AHamilton 2/22). 

Making history ... The Rangiora Cricket Club has agirls cricket team. 

Girls take to the pitch 

CRICKET 


The Rangiora Cricket Club has its first 

ever girls team. 

The club is the second oldestclub in 

New Zealand, and while it has produced 

some of Canterbury’s and New Zealand’s 

most successful female cricketers, it has 

never managed to get the numbers to 

form an all girls team. 

However, abig push by Barry van 

Beurten, the Junior Girls Convenor, has 

seen enough girls turn outtoform ateam. 

It is playing inthe Christchurch Metro 

competition, with halfthe games in 


Christchurchand half in Rangiora. 

Rangiora High School has offered the 

girls to use of its artificial pitch for their 

home games. 

Aceremony was held for the girls 

recently, with accomplished North 

Canterbury cricketer and rugby player 

Kaylee Tavendale presenting themwith 

their caps after practice. 

Kaylee,who plays for the Premier 

women’s St Albans side, is giving some 

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Annabelle, Poppy,Hannah, Mikaela, 

CharlotteH,Quincey, Nia and Charlotte 

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School in their first gameand put up a 

great effort, losing in aclose match. 

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All info onchanges to Council services and facilities can be found at waimakariri.govt.nz/covid19 

Disappointed with Forced Three 

Waters Reform 

Waimakariri District Mayor Dan Gordon says he’s 

exceptionally disappointed the Government has forced 

the Three Waters Reform proposal on communities 

without adequatelytaking on feedback. 

During the announcement the Government did 

concede further work would be undertaken with 

local government toensure there is adequate 

governance, representation and accountability of 

these organisations to the communities they serve. 

Mayor Dan Gordon says despite this he’s 

exceptionally disappointed with the forced decision. 

“Our analysis showed the argument for change for 

our community from the Government is flawed 

and Iamupset and extremely concerned that this 

proposal is being forced on us. We received avery 

clear message that 95 percent of respondents to 

our community survey told the Council that they 

wanted us to retain local decision making, control 

and influence of our assets. 

“We approached this review in good faith and 

hoped the Government would show similar good 

faith and respect the decision of the majority of 

councils to opt-out of the reform. We hoped they 

would at least press pause to allow more time to 

fully consider the proposal based on the feedback 

from local government. 

“Throughout this process the Council always 

maintained that quality drinking water and better 

environmental outcomes are essential and we 

were open to change. 

“The Council will continue todiscuss the 

implications of the Governments decision and our 

next steps.” says Mayor Gordon. 

Awesome Day Enhancing Mudfish Habitat 

It was all hands on spades as tamariki from 

View Hill School and helpers planted 350 native 

seedlings in an effort to enhance an endangered 

Canterbury mudfish/kōwaro habitat. 

Aplanting day was held at Kowhai Farm recently. 

Owner Chris Thomas was joined by 64 children, 

teachers, parent helpers, the Working Waters Trust, 

Silverstream Reserve Volunteers, Waimakariri 

Water Zone Committee, and Cr Niki Mealings from 

the Oxford-Ohoka Community Board in what was 

described as an “awesome day”. 

Canterbury mudfish are classified by the 

Department of Conservation as the second most 

endangered native fish in New Zealand. In 2020 

kōwaro were found living in the creek running 

through the Thomas' farm. 

Kōwaro live inwetlands and slow-moving 

waterways and when streams dry out, they can 

burrow into damp mud and survive for several 

months until water returns. Since European 

settlement, alot of their habitat has been drained. 

Chris was keen to see the area enhanced, and 

apartnership was formed with the Working 

Waters Trust and View Hill School to carry out a 

restoration project for the endangered fish. 

“A highlight of the day was that everyone got 

to see the local kōwaro in their natural habitat, 

reinforcing the significance of the work to protect 

the habitat”, says Niki. 

The property owners worked closely with the 

Working Waters Trust to develop aplan for 

their project, who are acharitable organisation 

who focus on biodiversity restoration projects 

in Canterbury, Otago and Southland, aswell as 

educational and advocacy projects. 

Have you signed up for 

the Waimakariri District 

Council Newsletter? 

Tojoin visit: 

waimakariri.govt.nz/subscribe 

CHOP 

THE 

MOP 

Jason ClementsfromWaimakaririLibraries 

will Chop the Mop,saying goodbye to 

his beardand trademark long hair at this 

fundraising event forthe Cancer Society. 

Featuring special guest poetryreadings by: 

North Canterbury Cancer Society Writers Group 

John Allison |Ben Brown |Doc Drumheller 

Ciaran Fox |Bernadette Hall 

RangioraLibrary 

Thursday11November•6.30-8pm (entrybykoha) 

If we are still in Level 2,this event will be held at the 

Victoria Park Band Rotunda, Corner of Percival and 

Queen Streets, Rangiora (weather dependant), and 

Waimakariri Libraries Facebook Live. 

To support this Chop the Mop fundraising effort visit: 

youcanforcancer.org.nz/jason-clements 

Register Now 

In association with: 

libraries.waimakariri.govt.nz 

03 311 8901 

Does Your Pool 

Fence Comply? 

Summer is here and it’s important pool barriers 

and fencing comply with the Building Act. 

From November to Marcheach year we’ll be visiting 

properties to checkifapool is still present, the type 

and if the pool fence complies. 

We’ll leave anotice inthe letterbox aer the check, and 

note any items that may need to be addressed. 

Why we’re doing this: 

The Building Act requires us to inspect for pool barriers 

regularly for compliance to the Building Code. 

Call us on 03 311 8906 if you have any questions 

Register your pool at waimakariri.govt.nz - 

keyword search Swimming Pool Registration. 

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

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Tenders 

Public Notices 


Give usyour 

feedback 

YOUTH 

Development Grant 

Available to young people living 

in the Waimakariri District aged 

between 12 and 24. 

Applications are now open and will 

close on Friday 11February 2022. 

For more information: 

com.board@wmk.govt.nz 

027 254 3940 

waimakariri.govt.nz 

NEED FUNDING 

FOR A 

COMMUNITY 

PROJECT? 

Your Community Board can support 

your project with grant funding. 

Application forms and grant criteria are available 

online or from any Council Service Centre. For more 

information about funding visit the Council website. 

Find out more at 

waimakariri.govt.nz/communitygrants 

Request fortender 

Contract HDC 21/05 CemeterySexton 

Duties 2022–2025 

Tenders are invited for suitably qualified and 

experienced contractors with the capability and 

resources to partner with HDC to undertake 

cemeterysexton dutieswhich include: 

Preparing and closing in burialplots,and burialplot 

maintenanceacrossthe District’s cemeteries which 

are located inBalcairn, Glenmark, Waiau, Waikari, 

Culverden, Rotherham, Cheviot, HorslyDownsand 

HanmerSprings. 

Tender Documents can be downloaded on the 

GETS website (www.gets.govt.nz) - reference 

25026154 

Tenders close at 4pmonFriday 3rd December 

2021. 

2432158 

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LONG TERM RENTAL 

property wanted, with land 

for horses, within 15 

minutes of Rangiora. 

Extremely conscientious, 

professional &responsible, 

no children or dogs, 

respectful care taken of 

property and grounds. 

Experienced in gardening, 

pasture management and 

animal welfare. Seeking 

privacy and independence. 

All options considered at 

petlifestyle@hotmail.com. 

Wanted To Buy 

BUYING estate type old 

china, crystal, collectables, 

vases. Ph 027 350 3963, or 

313 1878. 

$$$ 

Amalgamated Scrap Metal 

Ltd. Specialists in farm 

machineryand farm clean 

ups, old vehicles etc. 

100% locally owned. 

Ph 0800 030 712 or 

027 695 0480. 

2312759 

Pets 

BICHON HOMESTAY 

for smaller dogs. We look 

after your dog in our home. 

"No kennels". Phone today 

03 314 6110. 

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DOG FOOD 

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2424357 

Livestock 

HOMEKILL & Wild 

Game meat processing. Ph 

313 0022. www.meat2u.nz. 

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. 

FALCONS & 

COMMODORES 

WANTED 

Suitable for 

dismantling or repairs 

Ph 313 7216 

2412522 

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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 

Gardening 

A+ GARDEN hedges cut 

to perfection. Tree &arbor 

work. Also spraying. Free 

quotes. Ph 021 111 4322. 

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 inwriting 

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 a matter specified in 

section 105 (1) of the Sale 

and Supply of Alcohol Act 


This is the second publication 

of this notice. This notice 

was first published on 28 

October 2021. 

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Personal 

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older) indep, positive 

chatty and tactile seeks a 

slim perky well presented 

lady with avibrant, happy 

personality to dine out with 

and enjoy company to the 

Court Theatre, movies, 

social occasions and to 

generally hang out with. 

Open to any sort of companionship 

027 659 4425. 

Educational 

TUITION available. Primary 

and secondary up to 

NCEA level 3. In centre 

(Rangiora) or interactive 

online from your home. 

Each student onanindividually 

tailored programme. 

Kip McGrath Rangiora has 

been serving the local community 

for 30 +years. Give 

us acall (03 313 3638) or 

book your free assessment 

online https://www.kipmcgrath. 

co.nz/rangiora 

AMPLIFY YOUR 

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Phone us today on 03 314 8335 or email 

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CONWAY WAIAU TB MANAGEMENT AREA 

POSSUM DETECTION SURVEY -WARNING 

Vector Free Marlborough Limited wishes to advise that a 

ground-based possum detection survey operation is taking 

place as we work towards eradicating TB from New Zealand 

over the long term. This operation will be conducted as apart 

of OSPRI’s TBfree programme. 

Before the operation, Vector Free Marlborough staff will seek 

written permission from landowners within the operational 

area to gain permission before undertaking work. They will 

discuss the proposed detection survey methods and answer 

any questions. 

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

website under the Current Operations tab. 

Description of control area 

Amuri Dog Creek -located immediately to the northwest of 

Waiau Township from Lottery River in the East then along the 

Waiau River to Cabbage Tree Island in the West and up into the 

foothills of the Amuri Range in the North. 

Operation date 

12 July 2021 to 30 November 2021 (approximate) 

Control methods, equipment used and nature of work 

• Detection Devices (non-toxic chew cards affixed to trees 

and structures such as fence posts presented with a 

blaze of flour and icing sugar from the ground up to the 

detection device) will be deployed for 7-8nights 

• Leg-hold traps or sentinel kill traps will be deployed for 3 

nights at the site when possum activity is detected 

• Concurrent Survey -animal carcasses will be retrieved 

and submitted for post-mortem 

General warning 

• Follow advice stated on warning signs 

• Donot touch detection devices and traps 

• Donot touch possumcarcasses 

• Keep children under strict supervision in the control area 

• Keep pets under supervision. 

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. 

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. 

2427303 

Read our digital 

edition online at 

www.ncnews.co.nz

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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 involvesmall arms live, 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. 

Public Notice 

DECISION ON SUBMISSIONS ON 

PROPOSEDPLANCHANGE 5TOTHE 

HURUNUI DISTRICT PLAN 

The decision onsubmissions to Plan Change 5– 

Hanmer Springsdesign standards, hasbeenmade. 

The Hurunui District Plan will be amended in 

accordance with this decision from the date of this 

public notice. 

Anypersonwhomadeasubmission on PlanChange 

5may appeal thedecisiontotheEnvironmentCourt 

against adecisiononaprovisionormatterraisedin 

theirsubmission. 

Appeals must be filed with the Environment Court 

within 30working days ofthis notice and therefore 

received no later than17December 2021. 

Acopyofthe decision can be viewedonthe Council’s 

website www.hurunui.govt.nz/pc5. 

Pleasedirect any enquiries to NicolaKirby 

03 3148816ornicola.kirby@hurunui.govt.nz. 

2431879 

AMBERLEY DISTRICT RESIDENTS 

ASSOCIATION AGM 

“A vision for Amberley” 

The Amberley District Residents’ Association Inc 

would like to invite you to their AGM to be held 

on Monday 15 th November 2021, 7.30 pm at 

the Tin Shed, Amberley. 

ADRAexists to advance the interests of residents 

and promote Amberley as a great place to 

live and do business. We publish The Hotline 

fortnightly and support Mollie’s Place, amuch 

needed and valued Community Reuse Hub. We 

are aregistered charity donating thousands of 

dollars to the community each year. 

If you have aVision for Amberley come to the 

AGM and bring your ideas with you. Roger 

Hornblow will be hosting the evening using 

robust discussions and post it notes. We also 

welcome locals who want to help. 

After the brief formalities of the AGM we 

plan to have an informal forum/discussion 

about AVision for Amberley followed by light 

refreshments so pleasecome along. 

If we are still at Level 2please do the following: 

•Scan or Sign in. 

•Social distance 2metres. 

•Use the sanitiser provided. 

•Wear your mask. 

Kind Regards the ADRAExecutive Committee. 

Please contact the Secretary, YoTurnbull, if you 

have any queries. 

03 314 5875 

027 387 3449 

2432190 


Extraordinary Council 

meeting 

To discuss astatement of proposal for formal 

public community consultation on the Three 

Watersreformannounced recently by government. 

Date: ThursdayNovember 4, 2.00pm. 

This meeting will belivestreamed, please see 

Hurunui District CouncilFacebook page at thetime 

of the meetingtoclick on the link. 

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: 

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 

Book Fair 

26th &27th 

November 2021 

027 472 4439 

2432286 

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 

Situations Vacant 

Tree Trimming Machine Operator Wanted 

Join a cohesive, positive small team in a self-led role 

Must Have: 

• Proof of solid work history 

• Honesty, Pride in work & customer service 

• Knowledge of Machine care 

• Rural mindset 

• North Canterbury based 

Well rewarded in both job satisfaction & payrate 

Interested? Please email 1 page of relevant information 

to ash@mtt.co.nz or this can be instead photo text’d to 

me 0272 384 624. Job description will be included in 

reply email. 

2430663 

Community Trust Position –North 

Canterbury Sport &Recreation Trust 

Upon the recent retirement of one of our Community 

Trustees we are now seeking areplacement who 

ideally has abackground in business management 

and be able to contribute to the financial 

literacy of the Trust. They will share our vision of 

modern and flexible governance, and have some 

understanding or exposure to the not-for profit 

sector. 

The North Canterbury Sport & Recreation Trust 

was established in 1982 as aCharitable Trust. We 

run five community Fitness Centres, with multiple 

community projects and initiatives. 

In recent years the Trust has expanded its charitable 

activities into avariety ofrecreational programmes, 

while remaining committed to dedicating its 

surpluses and assets to improving the wellbeing 

of the district’s communities through its Charitable 

Objectives and Trust Deed. 

The work of the Trust extends much further than 

providing gym and fitness facilities across the 

region. It is also involved with anumber of primary 

school sports and community initiatives, including 

in-school sports coaching, swimming and cycling 

programmes. We cater for Pre School and Silver 

Fitness and the coordination of arange of school 

sports competitions. 

The Trust also organises the North Canterbury 

Sports Awards, the Rakahuri Rage Mountainbike 

race, and hosts acharity golf tournament each year. 

It requires commitment and an investment in a 

wide range of initiatives to build ahighly productive 

community, in which individuals of all ages are 

encouraged to reach their full health, fitness and 

sporting potential. That’s why the work of the 

North Canterbury Sport &Recreation Trust is so 

important. 

If you are interested in being party of the Trusts 

continuing evolvement please contact 

roliver@sportstrust.org.nz by 19 th November 2021. 

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KAIAPOI CHRISTADELPHIANS 

“The Key of Knowledge ..“(Luke 11:52) 

“GOOD NEWS” 

The GODofthe Bible is “like aFATHERtoHIS children, 

tender and compassionate to those that love and fear 

HIM. For HE knows how weak we are; HE remember 

we are only dust… But the love of the LORD remains 

forever withthosewho fear HIM”. Psalm 103:13-17. 

2430945 

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Trade&Services 

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hedge trimming, shaping, 

tree planting, firewood. 

Free quotes. Contact Angus 

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BRIAN’S Tree Services. 

Tree felling, topping, 

shaping, firewood cut, rubbish 

removed, stump grinding, 

branch chipping. 

Affordable rates. Phone 03 

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BUILDERS Father &son 

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No job too small. Check us 

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Solar, satellite, awning 

installations. Sheetmetal, 

light engineering &welding 

services. Professional 

coachbuilder specializing 

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Call Darryl @ Advanced 

Auto Homes 027 220 6566. 

CHIMNEY SWEEPS 

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Accumulation of soot seriously 

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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. 

GUTTER CLEANING - 

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Total gutter / spouting 

cleaning and repairs. For 

Fast and friendly Service 

call Canterbury Spouting 

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PAINT & wallpaper 

services. Wayne Bryant, 

exterior, interior. Qualified 

tradesman. Free quotes. Ph 

313 5337 or 027 654 4568. 

METAL WORX. Flashing, 

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General Metalwork. No job 

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PAINTER. Qualified local 

professional, Int / Ext, 

roofs, wallpaper. Call or 

text Corban 027 846 5035. 

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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roof painting, water blasting, 

moss treatment, 

repointing, gutter cleans & 

snow straps, and more. Free 

quotes. Please ph Nathan 

027 516 6609. 

SUMMERFIELD 

FENCING 

IN YOUR AREA NOW. 

Lifestyle or farm, sheep, cattle, 

horse, all types of animals. 

Fences, yards, sheds, arenas, 

shelters, runs. 

30+ years contract fencing. 

Steve is available to help with 

your design &planning. 

Ph office03312 4747 

SEPTIC TANK 

CLEANING 

Bill’s Liquid 

Waste 

You dump it... 

Blair pumps it... 

Blair Tavendale 

Ph 03 314 9371 

0275 379-694 

Free Quotes Canterbury and Districts 

03 365 3653 0800 368 468 

2091848 

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SCREEN PRINTING. 

For all your printing 

requirements. T-shirts, 

Hoodies, Hi-Vis vests and 

polos, Overalls, Caps etc. 

Please phone Heather 03 

313 0261 or email heather. 

norstar@gmail.com. 


SHEARER. Hap’sFarm & 

Lifestyle Services. Shearing, 

crutching, drenching, 

tailing, feet trimming & 

health check. — Ph. 03- 

423-3713or021-267-4025. 

SHEEP SHEARING, 

drenching, feet trimming. 

For Lifestyle blocks. Call 

Stu 027 315 6916. 


ANTHONY SYMONDS 

Forall your painting & 

plastering requirements 

Local with 30 years 

experience 

All workmanship 

Guaranteed. 

Phone 021 344 023 

2220615 


Pride &Quality Painting 

&Decorating Services 

20 yrs exp, fast and friendly 

service. For all your painting 

needs, phone: Martin 310 

6187 or 021 128 9867 


2362002 

027 216 0000 


REMOVALISTS 

Movemen Ltd 

2Men &agood sized truck. 

From $150 plus GST per hour. 

Kaiapoi based. 

Call Gerard 

027 668 3636 

movemen.co.nz 

2401953 


HAY MAKING 

Rounds or 

conventional with 

mower /conditioner. 

Ph Gary 

2431786 

027 478 2925 

or 313 7939 


VALUATION - 

Specialising in North Canterbury. 

Contact Geoff at 

Maxwell Valuation. Phone 

03 310 8541 or email 

geoff@maxval.co.nz. 

Trusted Trades & 

Professional Services 

Guide 

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

2070788 

Automotive &Recovery 

• WOF Cars &Trailers 

• Vehicle Servicing & 

Repairs 

• Tyres &Punctures 

• Jump Starts 

• 

Towing &Salvage 

• Courtesy Car Available 

Ph Aaron Rowlands 

0272 588 366 

13 Stone Eyre Place, 

Swannanoa 

Eftpos available Mon –Fri 8am –5pm, Sat 9am –1pm 

Computer Repairs 

• New Builds &Renovations 

• Light Commercial /Re-strengthening 

• Project Management 

• Bathrooms 

• Farm Buildings 

• House Lifting Re-piling 

• Shop Fit Outs 

2408831 

Builder 

40+ years experience 

027 222 5078 

markw.hills@xtra.co.nz 

Construction &Concrete 

DENTURE CLINIC 

RANGIORA 

DENTURE CLINIC 

Garry WMechen 

Registered Clinical DentalTechncian 

Phone (03) 313-9192 

38a Ashley Street, Rangiora 

Butchery 

OxfordButchery 

Shane and Leanne Frahm 

We cankill&process yourstock 

FourGenerations of Frahms 

since 1957 

Ph 312 4205 

Oxford 

Ear Health 

Number one 

old-fashioned bacon 

&ham curing. 

A/H 312 4709 

WE ARE OPEN, WEARE AESSENTIAL SERVICE 

2227889v2 

Bruce Evans 

131 Ohoka Road 

Kaiapoi 

03 327 3111 

021 293 6331 

compucare@xtra.co.nz 

www.compucare.co.nz 

Computer Repairs &upgrades 

Prompt professional services 

2276525v2 

Virus &malware removal 

New &UsedPC’s4Sale 

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 

NEW N W DENTURES D ES 

*RELINE * *REPAIRS 

* I S 

HOURS 

8.30am -12noon 

- Monday to Friday 

FREE E CONSULTATION O 

AND ADVICE 

A V C 

For a/h repairs 

phone (03) 310-3044 

• Ear Health checks. 

• Wax removal using Microsuction 

• Removal of foreign bodies 

• Basic hearing aid care 

• ACC provider 

• WarVeteran provider 

• No medical referral 

required 

Clinics in Rangiora, Amberley and Kaiapoi 

Rest homes/retirement villages, booking by prior arrangement. 

Bookings: Online www.earcare.nz |Phone 020 4124 25 25 

Email alison@earcare.nz | Ear Care Canterbury 

2324849 

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 

Seamless Spouting 

Seamless Spouting 

Supply and Install 

of Seamless Gutters 

10 year no leaks 

guarantee 

• Continuous spouting made on site, 

large colour range available 

• High grade and thicker material used 

• Repair or replace any type of gutter 

• Undertake all insurance work 

• Independently owned and operated 

• Competitive pricing 

Servicing North CanterburyDistricts 

Call Danie 021 875 462 

2359362 

ENJOYABLE STRESS FREE LANDSCAPING 

03 313 9375 •027 369 3974 

www.stewartcontracting.co.nz 

contact@stewartcontracting.co.nz 

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 

2372616v2 

Landscaping 

STEWART CONTRACTING 

Landscaping -Fencing 

& Earthworks 

2136148 

YOU 

COULD 

BE 

HERE 

Advertise 

your business 

in our Trades 

and Services 

Phone 

Amanda Keys 

on 

03 313 2840 

Skip Hire 

Plumbing 

For all 

general 

aspects of 

plumbing 

Discounts for over 

65 years old 

Fast friendly service 

All work guaranteed 

Aaron McCartney 

Certifying Plumber 

Cell 027 366 9091 

A/H 03 310 2137 

Free Call: 

0508 44EVER 

EMAIL: 

plumber_27@yahoo.com 

100% locally owned and operated 

Hardfill |Green Waste |General Waste |BuilderSkips 

Various sizes to suit all needs 

Commercial placement at competitive rates 

Call us directly on 021 280 1132 

wastecontrolskips@gmail.com 

www.wastecontrolskips.co.nz 

Get 5% off your first skip order, use code WASTE5 

2172994 

2431576 

Painter /Plasterer 

HURUNUI Painting 

• Qualified tradesmen, quick,neat and friendly. 

• Reasonable rates. • Interior /exterior painting. 

• Interior plastering &wallpapering. 

• Spray painting &water blasting. 

P: Rod Hermes 027 414 0830 or 03 314 2391 

E: r.hermes@xtra.co.nz 

2394026v2 

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 

Windows & Doors 

WINDOW MARKET PLACE 

• New & Used 

• Timber & Aluminium 

• Windows & Doors 

8am-5pm Weekdays 

8am-2pm Saturday 

215 Waltham Rd, Sydenham 

Ph (03) 379 6159 info@windowmarket.co.nz 

Fax (03) 962 1012 www.windowmarket.co.nz 

1902273 

ncn1242200aa 

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

RangioraToyota 

Signature 

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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 

TZ-G LandCruiserPrado 

•2.8L Turbo Diesel, Leather 

•7-seater,AdaptiveSuspension 

•Only78,150km 

$ 

61,995 

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 

2017 Toyota C-HR 

•1.2LTurbo PetrolAWD 

•Camera, Satnav, 5-door 

• NZ-new, 44,7000km 

$ 

29,995 

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, only47,700km 

$ 

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 

2016 Rav4 GXL 

•2.5LPetrolAWD,Camera 

•Keyless,Towbar,Bluetooh 

•88,900km 

$ 

28,995 

2009 Toyota Wish Z 

•2.0L PetrolAuto, 6-seater 

•Alloys, Keyless 

•88,500km 

WAS$14,995 

NOW $ 13,995 

2010 Mitsubishi Lancer VRX 

•2.4LPetrolAuto 

•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 

2008 Highlander Limited 

•3.5LPetrolV6, Alloys 

• Leather, 7-seater, Camera 

•Bluetooth 

$ 

22,995 

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 

•Only39,150kms 

$ 

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 

•Only 58,100kms 

$ 

41,995 

2018 HiluxSR5 Cruiser 

•2.7LTurboDiesel, leather 

•18” alloys,Tonneau 

•Only 37,250km 

$ 

60,995 

1998Hilux SurfSSR-G 

•3.0L TurboDiesel 

•Alloys, Climate Air, CD Player 

•VeryTidy 

$ 

15,995 

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

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