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Rangiora Vets reign supreme<br />
Supreme ... Rangiora Vet Centre claimstop <strong>North</strong><strong>Canterbury</strong> Business Award.<br />
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By ROBYN BRISTOW<br />
Staff whooped and hollered when the<br />
Rangiora Vet Centre was announced as<br />
the MainPower Supreme Award winner<br />
at the <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> Business<br />
Awards online event hosted by<br />
Enterprise <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>.<br />
Managing director Ben Davidson says<br />
it was really exciting to have the staff on<br />
board as the announcement was made.<br />
‘‘Normally it would just be afew of us<br />
at an awards dinner. But this year<br />
because it was online about 30 of them<br />
were present when the announcement<br />
was made.<br />
‘‘It was really nice to share it with<br />
them. They are such are hardworking<br />
and passionate team,’’ he says.<br />
‘‘We are really proud and thrilled,’’<br />
says Dr Davidson.<br />
Rangiora Vet Centre (RVC) had won<br />
the BDO Professional Services Award<br />
the previous day. Dr Davidson then sent<br />
the link to staff for the big<br />
announcement the following day for<br />
those who could watch.<br />
The judges found the Vet Centre was a<br />
‘‘truly great <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> business<br />
in every sense.’’<br />
The vision of RVC is to be the centre of<br />
veterinary excellence and innovation,<br />
and to enhance the lives of animals,<br />
their owners and its people who work in<br />
the business, together in partnership.<br />
It aims to be the best total solution of<br />
animal health, care, focusing on the<br />
customer and through building strong<br />
and meaningful relationships with its<br />
clients while maintaining the values of<br />
excellence, empathy, respect, team,<br />
community and innovation.<br />
The centre says there is an increasing<br />
demand for more specialist care, as<br />
owners expect their animals to receive<br />
the same level of care as humans receive<br />
in human health.<br />
Many of its vets have postgraduate<br />
qualifications, including two specialists.<br />
This means it is able to provide a<br />
referral service for vet clinics around<br />
the South Island.<br />
It sees pets and horses from Nelson to<br />
Invercargill for specialist procedures<br />
such as advanced orthopaedic and soft<br />
tissue surgeries, including airway<br />
reconstruction, heart surgery and<br />
complicated abdominal surgery.<br />
RVC is unique in that there is no other<br />
privately owned veterinary clinic in<br />
New Zealand that offers both large, and<br />
small animal specialist surgical<br />
services.<br />
Its two Board Certified surgeons, the<br />
highest qualification in the world for a<br />
veterinary surgeon, take referrals such<br />
as total hip replacements and heart<br />
surgery in dogs, while its equine<br />
specialist offers complex horse surgery.<br />
Alongside its daytime services team, it<br />
has alarge animal vet on call overnight.<br />
Also onsite overnight, there is a<br />
dedicated small animal vet and nursing<br />
team, who specialise in critical care and<br />
emergency medicine and surgery.<br />
As it is the only centre offering this<br />
care, many other local clinics now send<br />
their intensive care patients to the<br />
centre for overnight, round the clock,<br />
care and monitoring.<br />
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War service of animals honoured<br />
By SHELLEY TOPP<br />
Aplaquehonouring thewartimeservice<br />
of animals hasbeen unveiledatthe<br />
RangioraWar Memorial Cenotaph.<br />
Thegraniteplaque wasunveiled by<br />
Waimakariri DistrictMayor, DanGordon<br />
andone of theorganisers,Thereza<br />
Rosanowski, of Okuku, last Friday<br />
evening.<br />
It featuresawar horse, acamel, a<br />
donkey,adog andapigeon and is<br />
inscribedwith the words: ‘‘Dedicated to<br />
allthe animalsthatservedinwarsand<br />
conflicts.They died forour country. We<br />
honour and thank them’’.<br />
Seven wreaths were laid, includingone<br />
from theRangiora RSA,the Rangiora<br />
RSAWomen’s Section,the RangioraPony<br />
Club,NZServiceAnimals and Memorials,<br />
NZ Veterinarians, the Waimakariri<br />
DistrictCounciland the <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />
Regiment.<br />
At the end of the ceremony Rangiora<br />
pigeon owner Tony Hyde, helpedbrother<br />
andsister, Juliana Carter, agedseven,<br />
andKelekolio Carter, aged five, of Okuku,<br />
release 40 pigeons whiletheir sister,<br />
Haylley sang theNational Anthem.<br />
It is believed honouring the warservice<br />
of animals in this wayisafirstinNew<br />
Zealand. Awar horse, adonkey and adog,<br />
plus Tony’s pigeons,were at the<br />
ceremonytorepresentthem.<br />
Thereza says theeventhad been<br />
plannedsince 2015 and wouldnot have<br />
happened without help fromAnn Stewart<br />
andClareHammondplusthe RSA<br />
national president,Barry Clark, Rangiora<br />
RSApresident,Ian Thompsonand the<br />
Waimakariri DistrictCouncil.<br />
‘‘It takes acommunity to organise<br />
something like this,’’Thereza said.<br />
Nitrate limits and minimum flows adopted<br />
By DAVID HILL<br />
New nitrate limitsand minimum flows<br />
havefinally beenadopted for<br />
Waimakariri.<br />
Environment<strong>Canterbury</strong> (ECan)<br />
adoptedPlanChange 7tothe <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />
Landand Water RegionalPlanon<br />
Wednesday, <strong>November</strong>17, acceptingthe<br />
hearingcommissioners’<br />
recommendations.<br />
It bringstoanend aprocess begun in<br />
2012.<br />
PlanChange7introduces new<br />
irrigation, winter grazing and nitrate<br />
thresholds andminimumflows forthe<br />
Waimakariri andOrariTemukaOpihi<br />
Pareora (OTOP) zones.<br />
It alsoprovidednew rulesacross the<br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> region.<br />
<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> Cr Grant Edge said<br />
the new ruleswill require somefarms to<br />
reducenitrogenlosses andtomake<br />
effortstoexcludestockfromwater ways.<br />
Memorable tribute ... Wreaths laid alongside aplaque honouring the wartime service of<br />
animals which was unveiled at the Rangiora War Memorial Cenotaph last Friday evening.<br />
Aflurry of feathers ... Pigeons find their wings after being released during the service in<br />
honour pigeons and their war service.<br />
PHOTO: ARTHUR LINNELL<br />
Butthey areachievable, he says.<br />
‘‘Plan Change7willbetough for many,<br />
butrural economies willsurvive.<br />
‘‘This is notthe endofdairying,it’sjust<br />
aresettoaddress thebalance between<br />
theeconomyand looking after the<br />
environment.’’<br />
Mid<strong>Canterbury</strong>farmer, Cr John<br />
SunckellsaidPlan Change 7was ‘‘a<br />
monumental piece of work’’.<br />
He said thenitrate limitsand higher instreamflows<br />
will present challenges for<br />
farmers and growers in both zones.<br />
‘‘This willbechallenging for folk in<br />
thosecommunities, but equallywewill<br />
seeenvironmental outcomes whichwill<br />
seeusget to whereweneed to be.’’<br />
Several councillors expressedconcerns<br />
thenew rules didnot go farenough in<br />
protectingthe environment.<br />
ChristchurchbasedCrLanPham<br />
hopedPlan Change 7would be ‘‘thelast<br />
relic of the wayweused to do things’’.<br />
Sheexpressed concerns at balancing<br />
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‘‘short termprofits’’ against protectingthe<br />
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South <strong>Canterbury</strong> Cr Elizabeth<br />
McKenzie said PlanChange7was ‘‘a step<br />
in therightdirection’’.<br />
‘‘Itisagood exampleofhow slow our<br />
planningsystemsare at respondingto<br />
environmentalproblems.’’<br />
TumuTaiaomana whenuaadviser<br />
Iaean Cranwellsupported the plan<br />
changes, but said they did notgofar<br />
enough in addressing cultural concerns.<br />
ECannotifiedPlan Change 7inJuly<br />
2019, following an extensivecommunity<br />
engagementprocessbythe Waimakariri<br />
ZoneCommittee to develop azone<br />
implementation plan addendum.<br />
PlanChange7will remainoperative<br />
until at least2024,when thecouncilis<br />
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in line with thegovernment’s2020<br />
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Ballet socks the People’sChoice<br />
By ROBYN BRISTOW<br />
Designerdance socks, whichare<br />
helping point buddingballerinas in the<br />
right direction,wooed the crowd to<br />
takeout thePeople’s Choiceinthe<br />
<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>BusinessAwards.<br />
Sponsoredbythe <strong>North</strong><strong>Canterbury</strong><br />
<strong>News</strong>, theDance SockAcademy<br />
received awhopping 895 votes to claim<br />
the <strong>2021</strong>People’sChoice title.<br />
The award wasannouncedlive<br />
online last week in lieuofanawards<br />
dinner which wasscuttledbyCovid19<br />
restrictions.<br />
The first runner up was Waghorn<br />
Builderswith758 votes, andthe second<br />
runnerupwith 754voteswas So You!<br />
The Dance SockAcademyisthe<br />
brainchild of Jenna McKenzie,the<br />
principalofRangiorabasedJenna<br />
McKenzieSchool of Dance.<br />
Jenna continues to be amazedher<br />
‘‘crazylittle sock idea’’has universal<br />
appeal, and that it wonthe People’s<br />
Choice accolade.<br />
‘‘I am excited, honouredand very<br />
grateful to thedancecommunity,its<br />
families andmyfriends.<br />
‘‘Itisanew business and it is so cool<br />
to have so much support,’’ says Jenna.<br />
Sheloves to make ballet magicaland<br />
interesting forher students anduses<br />
imageryand propstohelp themwith<br />
their technique.<br />
The socks withfairies,wands, stars,<br />
and withafew strings attached, are<br />
now provingtobe an invaluable<br />
extensiontothis.<br />
Jenna, learntballetfromage 6, and<br />
has taughtinRangiora for over20<br />
Dance socks ... Two budding ballerinas in their ballet socks designed to help with their<br />
lessons.<br />
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years,and also in Londonfor atime.<br />
It took ayear to developthe designof<br />
thesocks, incorporating alifetime of<br />
dance teachingtricks.Rangiora’s<br />
Create Designhelpedbringthe project<br />
to life withfinal designs, alogoand the<br />
Dance Sock Academy website.<br />
Jennahas 12 retailers around the<br />
worldincluding in Italy, Chile,<br />
Australia, South Africa and Scotland.<br />
At present sheisworking on repackagingthe<br />
product,and<br />
approaching more distributorsand<br />
wholesalersoverseas.<br />
‘‘Itissuperexciting, and so coolto<br />
havethe support, andtowin the<br />
People’s Choice.’’<br />
For every pair of ballet sockssold,<br />
the Dance SockAcademydonatesa<br />
pairofsports or school sockstoKiwi<br />
childreninneed throughThe Clothing<br />
Project.<br />
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Thesurvey, released thisweek by<br />
Enterprise<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> (ENC), is<br />
forthe six months to the endofOctober<br />
<strong>2021</strong>.<br />
Theresults showthatathird of<br />
surveyedbusinesses considerCovid19<br />
restrictions to be limiting their ability<br />
to grow.<br />
In addition,profitability has<br />
decreased, costs have increased,and<br />
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Forty percent of surveyed<br />
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Fiftyeight percent of businesses<br />
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doingbusiness, with atrickledownto<br />
the consumer,while40% of businesses<br />
reportedanincreaseintheirprices.<br />
Business confidence has also dropped,<br />
with 41% of those surveyedexpecting<br />
the businesssituationtodeteriorate in<br />
the comingsix monthscompared to<br />
just 29% who expect it to improve.<br />
‘‘There’s alot goingonfor ourlocal<br />
businessesrightnow,” says ENC<br />
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Dalton,who compiledthe survey.<br />
‘‘In addition to the difficulties<br />
highlightedin thereport, businesses<br />
are dealingwith general uncertainties,<br />
fearofanother lockdownand theflowon<br />
effects fromsupply chainissues.<br />
‘‘As such, thesurveyresults are nota<br />
hugesurprise,’’ saysMrDalton.<br />
“However,despite the current<br />
situation, we notedanincreasein<br />
staffinglevelsoverthe past six months<br />
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businesses investing in buildings,<br />
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‘‘This showsthatthereisdefinitelya<br />
degree of optimismfor the future.”<br />
The full<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>Business<br />
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demand for holiday homes in Hanmer<br />
Springs is causing an accommodation<br />
crisis.<br />
‘‘Wedon’t want Hanmer Springs to go<br />
the way of Queenstown where workers<br />
facealong commute to work,’’ she says.<br />
Marywould liketosee alarge piece of<br />
land, which is part of the old QueenMary<br />
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The landiszoned for medium density<br />
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There is also achronic shortage of<br />
workers in the town, says Cr Holloway.<br />
‘‘Itisimpossible to get stafffor some<br />
roles normallyfilled by young<br />
backpakers. They are just not here,’’ she<br />
says.<br />
‘‘Moteliers are also feeling the pinch,<br />
trying to find cleaners.’’<br />
The alpine tourist hotspotisgearingup<br />
for another busy summer, but the<br />
accommodation and worker shortage is<br />
alsocausing concerns among other<br />
business owners.<br />
Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools and<br />
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Hospitality crisis ... Alan McNabb, who owns five hospitality businesses in the village, is<br />
struggling for staff and places to house them.<br />
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holidayseason.<br />
Alan McNabb,who owns five<br />
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including Monteiths Brewery Bar, says<br />
13 of his staff have left during the last<br />
three weeks and anotherthree chefsare<br />
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‘‘We havecut opening hours so we can<br />
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‘‘I need at leastanother 10 to 15 staff to<br />
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New Zealand’s closed border, due to<br />
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from overseas coming to New Zealandis<br />
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‘‘Backpackers accounted for at least 50<br />
percent of the workforce but now they<br />
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‘‘This is agreat place for any students<br />
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Internet woes cause frustration<br />
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Spark customersinseveral areas of<br />
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They are angryatextremely slow, or<br />
in some cases no internet service<br />
since early last week,and at Spark’s<br />
responsetothe problem.<br />
Customers took to social media to<br />
share their problems, and bombarded<br />
Spark in increasing numbers<br />
demandingafix.<br />
After more than aweek of problems<br />
forsome customersSpark finally<br />
admitted on Tuesdaymorning,<br />
<strong>November</strong> 23, it had aproblem, and<br />
‘‘wantstoassure customers it is on the<br />
case now, and in addition to that this<br />
work is being given urgency’’.<br />
It told the <strong>North</strong><strong>Canterbury</strong><strong>News</strong><br />
that in lateOctoberthere was afault<br />
on the fibre network which resultedin<br />
some Spark customersinthe<br />
Waimakariri and Rangiora areas<br />
experiencing adegraded internet<br />
service.<br />
‘‘We knowhow much our customers<br />
relyoninternetconnectivity,sowe<br />
apologise forany inconvenience this<br />
may have caused.<br />
‘‘We havebeen working withChorus<br />
to urgently fix the fault, however there<br />
has been unforeseen delaysdue to the<br />
complexity of the fix –whichrequires<br />
traffic management approval to repair<br />
the fibre underneath the motorway.<br />
‘‘Therehave also beendelays in<br />
sourcing the parts required.’’<br />
Spark says because traffic<br />
management approval has not yet<br />
beengranted,aninterim solution has<br />
beenidentified to restore connectivity<br />
thatwas to be implemented on<br />
Tuesdayevening at 11pm (<strong>November</strong><br />
23).<br />
‘‘Weare aware that some of our<br />
customers were incorrectly advised<br />
that theconnectivity issue was due to<br />
theirmodems,and we apologise for<br />
this incorrect advice beingprovided.<br />
‘‘Forany customers who purchased<br />
anew modem basedonthis advice,we<br />
ask you to get in touch with us directly<br />
so we can issuearefund.<br />
‘‘We’dalso like to remindour<br />
customers that if they have aSpark<br />
mobile or landline with us, theycan<br />
activate ‘connection promise’–which<br />
provides customersfree mobiledata<br />
or national calling.’’<br />
‘‘Thiscan be activatedthroughtheir<br />
MySpark account or by getting in touch<br />
with us directly. More information<br />
aboutconnection promisecan be<br />
foundatwww.spark.co.nz/help/<br />
internet/manage/connectionpromise.’’<br />
This comes after hundredsof<br />
customers eitherrang the callcentre<br />
for help, took to social media, or went<br />
to themedia.<br />
Many remain furiousthey weretold<br />
it was their modem,and havereplaced<br />
it, onlytodiscoverthe problem<br />
remained. They are out of pocketand<br />
are furious it was nothing to do with<br />
theirindividualconnection.<br />
SherylJohnson, from Swannanoa,<br />
says her problems began lastTuesday,<br />
more than aweek ago,after apower<br />
outage.<br />
Sheryl worksfrom home as many<br />
others in the districtdo, and is<br />
frustrated at thelength of timeand the<br />
impact it has had on her work while<br />
the problem receivedattention.<br />
She relies on the internet for her<br />
business,havinghad to look for<br />
alternative incomeafter the tourism<br />
industry took ahit from Covid19,and<br />
associatedrestrictions.<br />
Sherylisnot alone in workingfrom<br />
home, withmany home industries<br />
operating in the Waimakariri district,<br />
5<br />
Internet woes ... Many residents have<br />
suffered internet loss on their home<br />
computers in the past week.<br />
PHOTO: FILE<br />
and many electing to workfrom home<br />
rather than commute to workevery<br />
day.<br />
For some in the OkukuLoburn area,<br />
whose problemsset in aweek ago, it<br />
appearedthere was afix, only to have<br />
the problem return the next day.<br />
Spark told severalcustomers<br />
eventually after they persisted in<br />
trying to get answers, there was a<br />
problem, but they were havingtrouble<br />
locatingit.<br />
Customers soughthelp from<br />
WaimakaririMayor Dan Gordon, and<br />
local media, while in one area thereis<br />
now over 80 in agroup thatare<br />
targetingSparktoget afix.<br />
Our little 6kg pocket rocket, Vito, is available for adoption!<br />
Vito is an adventurous little 3-year-old male Chihuahua<br />
cross, who is clever, active, &looking for acareful balance<br />
of love and boundaries, for him to thrive! Vito is de-sexed,<br />
vaccinated, flea/wormed, microchipped, Council registered<br />
and vet checked.<br />
Vito must go to averyexperiencedowner who can implement<br />
boundaries &training. NO small animals/cats, not fond of<br />
large dogs. Small dog of similar energy may be OK. Children<br />
only if aged 6+. Property must be fully fenced, no holes/gaps<br />
&nofull time workers, Vito needs day time company.<br />
IF you meet the above criteria download the Adoption<br />
Application here: www.nzchihuahuarescue.co.nz/vito<br />
NO adoptions via email or phone.<br />
New Zealand Chihuahua Rescue is a registered New<br />
Zealand Charity that assists Chihuahuas, crossbreeds and<br />
toy dogs. www.nzchihuahuarescue.co.nz<br />
2438190<br />
organisers of<br />
the Waimakariri<br />
Community<br />
Christmas Lunch<br />
Due to the uncertainty around covid<br />
restrictions, it is with much regret<br />
that the Trustees of the Reflections<br />
Community Trust have decided<br />
to cancel this year’s Waimakariri<br />
Community Christmas Lunch.<br />
Thank you for your understanding.<br />
We look forward to this event<br />
returning on Christmas Day in 2022.<br />
Trustees of Reflections Community Trust<br />
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OPINION<br />
6 The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>November</strong> <strong>25</strong>, <strong>2021</strong><br />
In the Electoratewith<br />
MattDoocey<br />
MP forWaimakariri<br />
Authorised by MattDoocey,Level1ConwayLane,188 High Street,Rangiora.<br />
Groundswell protest<br />
successful, well run<br />
With Covidrestrictions there<br />
haven’t been many family events in<br />
the Waimakaririoflate, so it was fun<br />
to take the kids to the Moscow Circus<br />
whileitwas in Woodend recently.<br />
It was greattosee manyother<br />
families makingthe most of the<br />
opportunity to enjoy an outing as we<br />
come to the endofanother<br />
challenging year.<br />
On SundaymorningIjoined the<br />
startofthe Groundswell<br />
Waimakaririprotest as it leftCust<br />
on its waytoChristchurch.<br />
Well done to Shelley Drummond<br />
and her team who organisedanother<br />
successful local Groundswell event.<br />
Iwas encouraged not only by the<br />
number of local residents who took<br />
part,but alsothe supportthey<br />
received, with peoplecheering them<br />
on as they drove past.<br />
Beingpart of the protest in<br />
Memorial Ave in Christchurchwas a<br />
real buzz as manyhad travelled from<br />
differentparts of <strong>Canterbury</strong> to<br />
show their support for our farmers.<br />
As manywill know, when our<br />
farmers are doing wellweall benefit<br />
in <strong>Canterbury</strong>.<br />
Ihave recentlybeen appointed to<br />
sit on theselectcommittee of two<br />
Bills whenthey are introducedinto<br />
Parliament:Three Waters and the<br />
Disestablishment of our DHBs.<br />
Both are examples of the<br />
government’splantocentralise our<br />
lives in their beliefthey should be<br />
running the whole country from<br />
Wellington.<br />
I’m pleasedI’ll be able to bring the<br />
local voicesand local views of<br />
Waimakariri to the debate around<br />
the tableinParliament on both<br />
these importantissues for our<br />
district.<br />
Ialwayslove to get out and meet<br />
business owners in the electorate<br />
like Reganand Jo Hartley of<br />
Energised Personal Training in<br />
Kaiapoi, who set up agym space in<br />
their garage so they could work from<br />
home.<br />
Regan and Jo are aclassic<br />
example of acouple who want to cut<br />
down on their overheads and work<br />
for themselves, enjoying their three<br />
daughterswhile they are young.<br />
Itake my hat off to them for<br />
putting in the hard yards. It justgoes<br />
to show, in Waimakaririyou never<br />
know what innovativecommunity<br />
minded business is up adrivewayin<br />
our neighbourhoods.<br />
Police station opens<br />
Rangiora's new policestation is up and<br />
running.<br />
The station at the cornerofSouthern<br />
Cross Roadand Kingsford Smith Drive,<br />
in Southbrook, has amodern<br />
environment for the community, with<br />
plentyoffree parking.<br />
The station willbeatthis location for<br />
the next few years until apermanent<br />
facility is developed, says Inspector<br />
Peter Cooper,Area Commander<br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> Rural.<br />
‘‘Finding abuilding suitable for a<br />
temporarystation has been<br />
challenging and although it is not in<br />
the town centre, the new station offers<br />
improved facilitiessostaff can provide<br />
abetter service to the public,’’ he says.<br />
Mr Cooper says apublic counter was<br />
not available at the previous<br />
temporary premises on King Street<br />
since early2020, so it was pleasing to<br />
have amore permanent solution.<br />
The Southern Cross Road location<br />
will be open to the public 9am4pm,<br />
MondaytoFriday.<br />
The community is reminded to call<br />
111 in an emergency.<br />
Incidents that do not require an<br />
immediate Policeresponse can be<br />
reported to 105, either online or over<br />
the phone.<br />
Waimakariri<br />
Focus from Dan Gordon, Mayor<br />
Water unites councils<br />
ThreeWaters Reformcontinues to be a<br />
very important issuefor our communities.<br />
Thereisn’taday thatgoes by that Iam<br />
not stopped multiple times on the streetor<br />
contacted by phone or email to hearour<br />
residents concern, angerand frustration at<br />
the Government’s decision to force Three<br />
Waters reform.<br />
Councils acrossNew Zealand are<br />
mobilising and working together to fight<br />
this.<br />
It’s important the Government hearsthe<br />
voiceofour residents.<br />
Thirty Mayors and Councils have jointly<br />
signed aletter to the Prime Minister,<br />
Jacinda Ardern.<br />
We wanttomeet with the Prime Minister<br />
so she hears your voiceand whatmatters<br />
to you.<br />
WaimakaririDistrictCouncilispart of a<br />
groupofcouncils taking the matter to<br />
Court, and we lodgedproceedings in the<br />
High Court aweekago. We are not against<br />
this for thesake of it.<br />
What we do agree on is thatquality<br />
drinkingwaterand betterenvironmental<br />
outcomes are essential, and support the<br />
new waterregulator and coming<br />
regulation.<br />
Who wouldn’t support this?<br />
What we don’t support is the flawed and<br />
now forced fourentity model that takes<br />
control of our assets which, overthe years,<br />
you have paidfor, and also takes away the<br />
localsay.<br />
Our messagetothe Governmentisthis —<br />
pressthe pause button, let the new water<br />
regulator embed, thenget backaround the<br />
table and talk to us about alternative and<br />
viabledelivery models.<br />
We are open to the discussion.<br />
Reformneedstohave the supportof<br />
councils and support of the communities<br />
they serve. Rushed and forcedreform is a<br />
recipefor disaster.<br />
On Sunday Iwas proud to standbeside<br />
fellowMayors MarieBlack fromHurunui<br />
and Craig Mackle from Kaikoura at the<br />
Groundswell event in Amberley, at which<br />
we were invitedtospeak.<br />
The above was our messageonThree<br />
Watersreform. Together, strongly<br />
supported by our councillors, we will do<br />
our utmost to make sure yourvoices are<br />
heard and will work tirelessly to make sure<br />
we get the bestoutcomes possible for you<br />
on ThreeWaters.<br />
We won’t leave any stone unturned in<br />
our questtochangethe Government’s<br />
position.<br />
On FridaynightIhad the honourto<br />
speak at aceremony at Rangiora Cenotaph<br />
and help unveilaWar AnimalMemorial<br />
Plaque.<br />
This is the first cenotaph in New<br />
Zealand to haveaplaque to honour<br />
animals lost in warsand conflicts<br />
throughoutour history.<br />
Special thanks to Thereza Rosanowski,<br />
ClaireHammond and Ann Stewart for<br />
their tireless work in leadingadedicated<br />
group of animallovers to see this project<br />
reach fruition, andfor their efforts in<br />
organisingamovingevent which was a<br />
fitting tribute to our fallen service animals.<br />
Lest we forget.<br />
Health warning<br />
Highlevels of faecal bacteria have<br />
beenfound in the Waipara River at the<br />
BoysBrigade.<br />
Consecutive samples of faecal<br />
bacteria in the water has prompted a<br />
health warning from Community and<br />
Public Health.<br />
Dr Cheryl Brunton, Medical Officer<br />
of Health, says the water is not suitable<br />
for any recreational uses including<br />
swimmingbecause of the risk to health<br />
from the bacteria and other pathogens.<br />
Water contaminated by human or<br />
animal faecal matter may contain a<br />
rangeofdisease causing microorganismssuch<br />
as viruses, bacteria and<br />
protozoa.<br />
In most cases the illhealth effects<br />
from exposure to contaminated water<br />
are minor and shortlived. However,<br />
there is the potentialfor more serious<br />
diseases, suchashepatitis A, or<br />
salmonella infection, Dr Brunton says.<br />
The sites where water quality is<br />
affected are monitored and are listed<br />
on Environment <strong>Canterbury</strong>'s website.<br />
If fish from the river are eaten, remove<br />
the gutand liver and wash the fish in<br />
clean water before cooking. For further<br />
information on gathering Mahinga Kai<br />
go to cph.co.nz/wpcontent/uploads/<br />
saf0112.pdf.<br />
McALPINES MITRE 10 MEGA RANGIORA -OCEAN WATCH<br />
This<br />
Week<br />
Sun<br />
Fishing<br />
Guide<br />
Moon<br />
Wind<br />
Swell<br />
Pegasus Bay<br />
Tide Chart<br />
3<br />
2<br />
1<br />
Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday<br />
Nov <strong>25</strong> Nov 26 Nov 27 Nov 28 Nov 29 Nov 30 Dec 1<br />
Rise 5:47am<br />
Rise 5:47am<br />
Rise 5:46am<br />
Rise 5:45am<br />
Rise 5:45am<br />
Rise 5:45am<br />
Rise 5:44am<br />
Set 8:44pm<br />
Set 8:45pm<br />
Set 8:46pm<br />
Set 8:47pm<br />
Set 8:49pm<br />
Set 8:50pm<br />
Set 8:51pm<br />
Fair<br />
Best 5:27am<br />
Best 6:16am<br />
Best 7:04am<br />
Best 7:51am<br />
Best 8:37am<br />
Best 9:24am<br />
Best 10:12am<br />
Fair<br />
Fair<br />
Fair<br />
Fair<br />
Good<br />
Fair<br />
Times 5:52pm<br />
Times 6:40pm<br />
Times 7:28pm<br />
Times 8:14pm<br />
Times 9:00pm<br />
Times 9:47pm<br />
Times 10:37pm<br />
Rise 1:02am<br />
Rise 1:39am<br />
Rise 2:10am<br />
Rise 2:37am<br />
Rise 3:01am<br />
Rise 3:24am<br />
Rise 3:47am<br />
Set 9:56am<br />
Set 11:00am<br />
Set 12:06pm<br />
Set 1:15pm<br />
Set 2:24pm<br />
Set 3:35pm<br />
Set 4:50pm<br />
Gentle SW becoming<br />
Moderate SW Moderate Wturning Gentle Sbecoming<br />
Gentle SE Moderate SW turning Gentle Sbecoming<br />
moderate S<br />
strengthening<br />
S<br />
moderate E<br />
strengthening<br />
SE<br />
moderate SE<br />
SE 0.7 mturning<br />
NE 1.0 m<br />
NE 1.1 m<br />
E NE 1.0 m E0.8 m E0.6 m E0.7 m<br />
3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9<br />
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Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows<br />
Waimakariri 9:49am 2.2 3:31am 0.7 10:33am 2.2 4:15am 0.7 11:17am 2.2 5:01am 0.7<br />
5:49am 0.7 12:31am 2.1 6:39am 0.7 1:19am 2.2 7:30am 0.6 2:10am 2.3 8:24am 0.6<br />
Mouth<br />
10:16pm 2.0 4:05pm 0.8 11:00pm 2.0 4:51pm 0.8 11:45pm 2.1 5:38pm 0.7 12:04pm 2.2 6:<strong>25</strong>pm 0.7 12:52pm 2.2 7:11pm 0.6 1:42pm 2.3 7:59pm 0.6 2:34pm 2.3 8:48pm 0.5<br />
Amberley 9:49am 2.2 3:31am 0.7 10:33am 2.2 4:15am 0.7 11:17am 2.2 5:01am 0.7<br />
5:49am 0.7 12:31am 2.1 6:39am 0.7 1:19am 2.2 7:30am 0.6 2:10am 2.3 8:24am 0.6<br />
Beach<br />
10:16pm 2.0 4:05pm 0.8 11:00pm 2.0 4:51pm 0.8 11:45pm 2.1 5:38pm 0.7 12:04pm 2.2 6:<strong>25</strong>pm 0.7 12:52pm 2.2 7:11pm 0.6 1:42pm 2.3 7:59pm 0.6 2:34pm 2.3 8:48pm 0.5<br />
9:58am 2.2 3:40am 0.7 10:42am 2.2 4:24am 0.7 11:26am 2.2 5:10am 0.7<br />
5:58am 0.7 12:40am 2.1 6:48am 0.7 1:28am 2.2 7:39am 0.6 2:19am 2.3 8:33am 0.6<br />
Motunau 10:<strong>25</strong>pm 2.0 4:14pm 0.8 11:09pm 2.0 5:00pm 0.8 11:54pm 2.1 5:47pm 0.7 12:13pm 2.2 6:34pm 0.7 1:01pm 2.2 7:20pm 0.6 1:51pm 2.3 8:08pm 0.6 2:43pm 2.3 8:57pm 0.5<br />
10:00am 2.2 3:42am 0.7 10:44am 2.2 4:26am 0.7 11:28am 2.2 5:12am 0.7<br />
6:00am 0.7 12:42am 2.1 6:50am 0.7 1:30am 2.2 7:41am 0.6 2:21am 2.3 8:35am 0.6<br />
Gore Bay 10:27pm 2.0 4:16pm 0.8 11:11pm 2.0 5:02pm 0.8 11:56pm 2.1 5:49pm 0.7 12:15pm 2.2 6:36pm 0.7 1:03pm 2.2 7:22pm 0.6 1:53pm 2.3 8:10pm 0.6 2:45pm 2.3 8:59pm 0.5<br />
9:56am 1.7 3:42am 0.6 10:40am 1.7 4:<strong>25</strong>am 0.6 11:<strong>25</strong>am 1.7 5:09am 0.6<br />
5:55am 0.5 12:37am 1.6 6:43am 0.5 1:24am 1.7 7:35am 0.5 2:14am 1.7 8:28am 0.4<br />
Kaikoura 10:<strong>25</strong>pm 1.6 4:18pm 0.6 11:08pm 1.6 5:02pm 0.6 11:52pm 1.6 5:46pm 0.5 12:12pm 1.7 6:31pm 0.5 1:00pm 1.7 7:16pm 0.5 1:50pm 1.8 8:03pm 0.5 2:41pm 1.8 8:52pm 0.4<br />
*Not for navigational purposes. Wind and swell are based on apoint off Gore Bay. Maori Fishing Guide by Bill Hohepa. www.ofu.co.nz www.tidespy.com Graphic supplied by OceanFun Publishing Ltd.<br />
2118223
Mysterious boom<br />
likely ameteor<br />
By DAVID HILL<br />
Mysteriousexplosions overthe weekend<br />
have left <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> residents<br />
shaken.<br />
Residents in Rangiora, Fernside,<br />
West Eyreton, Cust,Oxford, Ashley,<br />
Okuku, Loburn,Sefton and Hanmer<br />
Springs took to socialmedia in search of<br />
answers.<br />
Some suggested the explosions<br />
sounded like a‘‘sonic boom’’,while<br />
others wondered if it was meteors.<br />
One resident reportedto<strong>North</strong><br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong> of an explosion at<br />
around 3.20pm on Saturday. ‘‘It sounded<br />
like amassivegas explosion,which it<br />
obviously wasn’t because it was heardso<br />
widely, but that was my first thought,’’<br />
the resident said.<br />
Hanmer Springs residents reported<br />
seismic activity late Sunday afternoon,<br />
with buildingsshaking.<br />
Oxford AreaSchoolObservatory<br />
volunteer James Moffat saysafriend<br />
reported seeingameteor,but didn’t<br />
hear the boom.‘‘I did hearaboom the<br />
othernight, but didn’t see anything<br />
visual.’’<br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> AstronomicalSociety<br />
vicepresident Simon Lewis suggested it<br />
was bolides or small meteors, with<br />
multiple explosions heard over awide<br />
area.‘‘We’ve had afew booms recently.<br />
Therewas one afew months ago and one<br />
at the weekend overBanks Peninsula.’’<br />
BanksPeninsula residents reported a<br />
‘‘sonic boom’’like sound on Saturday<br />
evening.<br />
Crownscience instituteGNS picked<br />
up signals on some of their<br />
seismometers. While it was unableto<br />
determine what it was,itisunlikely to<br />
have been an earthquake.<br />
Accordingtothe Royal Astronomical<br />
Society of New Zealand (RASNZ)<br />
website, the planet Earthpasses<br />
through various collections of small<br />
spacerocks, particles and dust during<br />
its orbit aroundthe sun.<br />
Because thoseobjects are small they<br />
tend to burn up in the Earth’s<br />
atmosphere, with the larger ones<br />
causing explosions. During the month of<br />
<strong>November</strong> the Earth passesthrough<br />
what is known as the alpha<br />
Monocerotids meteor shower,with the<br />
peak around <strong>November</strong>21.<br />
In 1995, the alphaMonocerotids<br />
meteor shower produced arateofabout<br />
420 objects entering the Earth’s<br />
atmosphere per hour,for 5minutes, at<br />
its peak, the RASNZ website says.<br />
Thereare much larger space rocks in<br />
the solar system whichare large enough<br />
to make landfall and cause serious<br />
damage. But these are closely<br />
monitored by astronomers ,and none<br />
are expected to approach the Earth<br />
anytime soon.<br />
St Martins celebrates<br />
Amilestone will be celebrated in<br />
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The church is built on land gifted by<br />
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It was builtbyBoydo Keirfor 65<br />
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The wooden pattern inside, and the<br />
simple stained glasswindows, givea<br />
feelingofwarmth and comfort.<br />
Over the years the congregation,has<br />
maintained the church retaining its<br />
country feel.<br />
The present congregation will<br />
celebrate its 130 years at aspecial<br />
service at 6pm on Sunday, <strong>November</strong><br />
28<br />
Former parishioners are welcome,<br />
alongwith anyone new who would like<br />
to join the celebration.<br />
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Thousands expected at 2022 Masters Games<br />
By ROBYN BRISTOW<br />
Organisers of the 2022 Otago Community<br />
Trust New Zealand Masters Games<br />
being held next February in Dunedin,<br />
the Dunedin City Council, are expecting<br />
between 5000 and 5500 competitors,<br />
events marketing assistant Ben Anngow<br />
says.<br />
The biennial games will run from<br />
February 5to13, with competitors<br />
arriving from across New Zealand to<br />
take part, many having already taken<br />
advantage of the earlybird fee, Ben says.<br />
“At this stage we are still accepting<br />
overseas entries as well, in particular<br />
from Australia.<br />
‘‘However, there is no guarantee the<br />
border will be open, though we are<br />
trying to remain positive in case there<br />
are any changes to the border<br />
restrictions before the games.”<br />
Participants will compete in 64 sports,<br />
with new sports including cowboy action<br />
shooting, jigsaw racing and diving.<br />
The Games bring people together to<br />
compete, but for many, the nine days of<br />
fun, entertainment, comradery and<br />
friendships made are equally as<br />
important.<br />
Among those taking part will be Basil<br />
and Ilonka Buwalda from Rangiora.<br />
The couple are no strangers to the<br />
Masters with the Dunedin games their<br />
third appearance, having competed in<br />
Whanganui in February in the 40 to 49<br />
age group, with some success earlier<br />
this year.<br />
Both Basil and Ilonka took up the<br />
sport of trampolining, but when Ilonka<br />
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and other problems, she turned to<br />
indoor rowing and swimming.<br />
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and working out on arowing machine —<br />
alove of two new sports was born.<br />
Basil was told to keep an eye on her<br />
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would slip into depression and ‘‘crash’’.<br />
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enjoyed considerable success in<br />
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Basil who admits to being an ‘‘awkward’’<br />
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Basil says if you don’t challenge<br />
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He is now heading south to the<br />
Masters next year, under the guidance<br />
of coach Nigel Humphreys who takes<br />
‘‘no hostages’’.<br />
‘‘He keeps you motivated,’’ says Basil<br />
who is amazed at what he has<br />
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what he could do when he started, to the<br />
things he does now such as multiple<br />
back somersaults.<br />
‘‘You have to learn your limits and<br />
Family affair ... Ilonka (left), and Basil Buwalda, from Rangiora, with their son Jett.<br />
PHOTO: SUPPLIED<br />
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Basil says they love taking part in the<br />
disciplines and going to the Masters<br />
Games. They enjoy meeting others, and<br />
it is something they have in common,<br />
which gives them plenty to talk about.<br />
Basil is now starting to train to<br />
become acoach. ‘‘I enjoy working with<br />
the kids and helping them with the<br />
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10 The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>November</strong> <strong>25</strong>, <strong>2021</strong><br />
Rangers make adifference<br />
Christmas raffle<br />
By SHELLEY TOPP<br />
The old proverb Many hands<br />
make lightwork rings true at<br />
Waimakariri’s Silverstream<br />
Reserve near Clarkville.<br />
‘‘The presence of four rangers<br />
working alongside the volunteers<br />
and other community groups at<br />
the reserve this year has madea<br />
huge difference,’’the reserve’s<br />
volunteercoordinator Noelene<br />
Francis, says.<br />
‘‘We are delighted with the<br />
progress to dateand the<br />
appreciation shownbywalkers in<br />
the reserve. It is avery special<br />
place.’’<br />
The 52hectare reserve, which<br />
was onceariverbedwhere the<br />
WaimakaririRiver’s north arm<br />
used to flow, is ownedbythe<br />
WaimakaririDistrict Council<br />
(WDC) and has been managed by a<br />
volunteeradvisory group since<br />
2006. In that timemore than<br />
37,000native plants have been<br />
planted in the reserve,<br />
transformingitinto anative<br />
forest. Councillor Al Blackie says<br />
Silverstreamis‘‘the jewel’’inhis<br />
portfolio of Waimakariri<br />
reserves.<br />
‘‘It is amagic place,still largely<br />
undiscovered and as aboundary<br />
landowner Iamnot sure if that is<br />
good or bad,’’ he said.<br />
‘‘We are very proudofthe last<br />
10 years hard work,especially<br />
when Irememberthe council had<br />
at one timeplannedtoplant a<br />
commercial forest on the reserve<br />
land.’’<br />
The employment of the rangers<br />
has beenpossible with<br />
Department of Conservation<br />
funding, which came from the<br />
Making adifference ... Silverstream Reserve volunteer coordinator and<br />
local resident, Noelene Francis, left, with Silverstream Reserve rangers Erica<br />
Gray, Kate O’Brien and Esther Riddell, far right. The fourth ranger, Simon<br />
Woods was absent on the day the photo was taken.<br />
PHOTO: MIKE KWANT<br />
Government’s Jobs For Nature<br />
programme,and was then given to<br />
the Sustainable Business<br />
Network (SBN) which in turn<br />
enabled them to fund anumberof<br />
environmental projects,<br />
including the rangers at<br />
Silverstream Reserve,through its<br />
Partnering to Plant Aotearoa<br />
programme.<br />
Council parks and recreation<br />
community projects officer Mike<br />
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through naturebased<br />
employmentand to stimulate the<br />
economy postCovid19. While<br />
SBN’sPartneringtoPlant<br />
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localcommunity groups to<br />
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valuableecological restoration.<br />
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worthy project for funding<br />
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involvement, the potential for<br />
biodiversity and recreational<br />
gains, the scaleofthe project and<br />
the workexperience<br />
opportunities it offered the<br />
rangers.Mike saysthe benefits of<br />
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significant in the council’s<br />
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the community,inparticularthe<br />
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By SHELLEY TOPP<br />
Agiant Christmasraffle,with<br />
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beenorganisedbyRangiora<br />
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shoppinginthe town.<br />
Rangiora Promotions coordinatorBelinda<br />
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having to cancelthisyear’s<br />
Christmas Celebration Night<br />
and theRangiora Santa<br />
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isolation restrictions was‘‘a<br />
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the leaduptoChristmas.<br />
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‘‘Ifanyone can takearaffle<br />
sheet and sell on our behalf,<br />
please contactmeat<br />
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com,’’ Belinda said.<br />
AChristmas givingtree<br />
initiative hasalsobeen<br />
organised in conjunction with<br />
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Trees willbelocated around<br />
the townfor people to leave<br />
donated giftswhich willbe<br />
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There willalso be a<br />
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Belindasaid it wasalsogreat<br />
to see Devlin RealEstate’s<br />
annual Christmas Lights<br />
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number of retailers who have<br />
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The Mother of all Protests<br />
United ... Waimakariri Mayor Dan Gordon (left), Hurunui Mayor Marie Black and Kaikoura Mayor Craig Mackle at Amberley on Sunday after speaking at the Groundswell protest.<br />
PHOTO: SHELLEY TOPP<br />
By STAFF REPORTERS<br />
<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>’s threemayors joined<br />
forces at Sunday’sAmberleyGroundswell<br />
protest in ashow of support for the rural<br />
community.<br />
Dan Gordon (Waimakariri),Marie<br />
Black (Hurunui)and Craig Mackle<br />
(Kaikoura) wereguest speakers.<br />
An organiser,Jamie McFadden, whois<br />
also chairmanofthe Rural Advocacy<br />
Network, said Groundswellwas pleased<br />
to havethe mayors‘‘standing withusin<br />
ourfightagainst theGovernment’s<br />
unworkableregulations’’.<br />
‘‘Theseare regulationsthat are<br />
impractical, impossibletocomplywith,<br />
do notcater forregionaldifferences,<br />
unfairly removelocaldecisionmaking,<br />
andfail to achievepositiveoutcomes,’’he<br />
said.<br />
The protest was heldonthe front lawn<br />
outsidethe HurunuiDistrictCouncil<br />
Service CentrelastSunday afternoon and<br />
was partofGroundswellNZ’s nationwide<br />
Mother of AllProtests.<br />
It attractedalarge crowd of young and<br />
old,someofwhom travelled to Amberley<br />
in farm vehicleswhichwere parkednear<br />
the council servicecentre.Many people<br />
alsocarriedlargeplacards displaying<br />
their protestmessages.<br />
The mayorsall spoke aboutthe needfor<br />
change, withMarieBlackand Dan<br />
Gordonalso taking timetooutlinetheir<br />
opposition to the Government’s<br />
controversial ThreeWaters Reform<br />
Proposal.<br />
The HurunuiDistrict Council was<br />
‘‘unanimous in rejectingthe reform in its<br />
current state’’, Marie said.<br />
‘‘Formalconsultation allows you as<br />
residents and ratepayers to communicate<br />
with us,and provide feedback,which<br />
closes on December 5,’’ shesaid.<br />
TheWaimakaririDistrict Council and<br />
95%ofresidents whorespondedtoa<br />
surveywere alsoopposed to the proposed<br />
reforms.<br />
‘‘We all agree that qualitydrinking<br />
waterand environmental outcomes area<br />
good thingfor the country, andweare<br />
open to discussions about how we can<br />
work together to bestachieve this,’’ Dan<br />
said.<br />
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proposed reformsare not thebest way to<br />
achieve this.<br />
‘‘If this wasasoundproposal,you<br />
wouldnot have 60 out of the67councils<br />
against it.’’<br />
Meanwhile Waimakariri farmers<br />
rolled into Christchurch as part of the<br />
Groundswellprotests.<br />
Tractors, farm machinery, utesand<br />
other farmvehicles drove through<br />
Rangioraand Kaiapoi, beforejoining<br />
other farmersfromthe south andweston<br />
Memorial AvenueinChristchurch.<br />
The protestwas centredaround<br />
Burnside Park, with farmersjoinedby<br />
other supporters to make theirviews<br />
known against theproposed Three<br />
Waters Reformsand environmental<br />
regulations.<br />
Protestersweregenerally wellbehaved<br />
withnoreported incidents, withlocals<br />
coming out to see what all thenoisewas<br />
about.<br />
Antivaccineand antimandate<br />
campaigners also joinedinthe protest,<br />
liningRussley Road and Memorial<br />
Avenuewith placardsand honkingtheir<br />
horns.
Protest action ... Farm vehicles and supporters lined Memorial Avenue in Christchurch<br />
during Sunday’s Groundswell protest. PHOTOS: BY STAFF REPORTERS Farm comes to town ... Tractors parked up on Memorial Avenue in Christchurch during<br />
the protest.<br />
Blunt message ... Aprotestor makes aclear message while driving<br />
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16 The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>November</strong> <strong>25</strong>, <strong>2021</strong><br />
Quilt exhibition fundraiser<br />
By SHELLEY TOPP<br />
An exhibition of 12 quilts in Rangiora’s<br />
Chamber Gallery, will be used to raise<br />
moneyfor four charities.<br />
Springbank artisanVerina Thirlwellhas<br />
lovedfibre crafts,sewing, knitting and<br />
quiltmaking for more than 40 years.<br />
During that time she has givenaway<br />
hundreds of quiltstocharities and for the<br />
last 10 years she has alsobeen teaching the<br />
art of patchworkand quiltmaking.<br />
Verina and her students haveput<br />
together an exhibition, From One<br />
Community to Another,of12quiltstoraise<br />
moneyfor FosterHope NZ, Child Cancer<br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong>, Aviva(formerly Christchurch<br />
Women’sRefuge), and CanTeenNZ.<br />
‘‘This is not acollection of showquilts.It<br />
is avery special collection of utility quilts,’’<br />
Verina says. ‘‘All are designed to provide<br />
warmth and comfort,althoughacouple<br />
wouldnot look outofplace on the wall.’’<br />
Thousands of fabric pieceshave been<br />
used to makethe quilts. Most of the<br />
material has been sourced from Verina’s<br />
largepersonal collection of fabricscraps,<br />
many of which havebeen giventoher over<br />
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Before lastyear’sCovid19 lockdown<br />
Verina and her students worked together<br />
once aweek,creatingquilts, table runners,<br />
and wall hangings, for their own use.<br />
But duringlockdown Verina decided that<br />
when they were abletoget backtogether<br />
againshe would reduce the classes to once<br />
amonth and use the time with her students<br />
to make 12 quilts to raisemoney for charity,<br />
usingher fabric scraps.<br />
‘‘Ourintention was to completethe quilts<br />
and distributetoour usual recipients,<br />
Foster Hope, CanTeen, Child Cancer NZ<br />
and Aviva.’’ She decided to hold an<br />
exhibition after afabric artistsaw the<br />
quilts whilevisitingVerina’s workshop,<br />
and told her she should exhibit them.<br />
All quiltsinthe exhibition havea<br />
sponsoring or purchasing option.<br />
Sponsoring coversthe cost of the backing<br />
fabric, plus batting and binding fabrics<br />
whichhave been purchased specially, not<br />
drawnfrom the scrapbins.<br />
The price of apurchased quilt, lessthe<br />
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Zealand and around the world.<br />
Speaking on the 5th anniversary of the<br />
7.8 magnitude quake on <strong>November</strong> 14,<br />
2016, Earthquake Commission (EQC)<br />
chief resilience and research officer Dr<br />
Jo Horrocks says the event created alot<br />
of questions as well as providing ahuge<br />
amount of information about<br />
earthquakes.<br />
‘‘Multifault ruptures were known to<br />
exist before this, but this earthquake<br />
was unprecedented in the number of<br />
faults involved, and the distance<br />
involved in the ‘gaps’ between them –<br />
recorded at up to 15 metres.’’<br />
More than 20 different faults, the most<br />
ever recorded,ruptured Monday,<br />
<strong>November</strong> 14, 2016.<br />
This caused adramatic land lift of up<br />
to 12 metres along the Kaikoura coast as<br />
well as significant surface deformation<br />
inland, and even atsunami when a<br />
smaller fault was ruptured.<br />
EQCfunded research has helped<br />
engineers, plannersand insurers<br />
understand the earthquake and enable<br />
the mapping and documentation of the<br />
series of faults that slipped. It has also<br />
provided an understanding of what the<br />
faults look like at the surface.<br />
‘‘A key area of inquiry has been trying<br />
to understand why so many faults were<br />
involved in this earthquake, and how<br />
and why earthquakes ‘jump’ across<br />
faults,’’ Dr Horrocks says. ‘‘Finding out<br />
what happened below the surface, as<br />
well as whetherthis could happen in<br />
other locations, is amore complex and<br />
ongoing endeavour.’’<br />
Local troupe realises dream<br />
The Woodend Theatre Troupe realised<br />
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prescreening, at Sumner, of the<br />
first film in the Five Kingdoms Trilogy.<br />
The troupe worked tirelessly over the<br />
last few years to realise the dream of<br />
cinema, and on Friday night they<br />
previewed their creation.<br />
The series of three Neo Gothic films,<br />
which are in the offing, follow the<br />
fortunes of aMonk sent to aprovincial<br />
town in 1901.<br />
In the spirit of Shelley, the fantasy<br />
period costume films are avision of a<br />
time long since past.<br />
Written and directed by Sam Miller,<br />
the series of films star industry veteran<br />
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The Wizard of Christchurch as the owner<br />
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as the Mayor, Herbie Berger as the<br />
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The festival is run by Tuahiwi School<br />
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schools from throughout the<br />
Waimakariri district and some from<br />
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Alert Level 2restrictions with a<br />
maximum of 100 people allowed indoors<br />
made the event impossible, with some<br />
school kapahaka groups having more<br />
than 100 members.<br />
Instead, Tuahiwi School will be hosting<br />
its own Kapahaka Twilight Show this<br />
evening (Thursday, <strong>November</strong> <strong>25</strong>) on the<br />
grass outside the school office from<br />
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Classic Cars<br />
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Tuahiwi School’s junior, middle and<br />
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Entry is by way of koha at the gates,<br />
while the school’s Matua Tautoko will be<br />
running asausage sizzle, raffles and a<br />
baking stall.<br />
Ahangi is also available, with 200<br />
presold tickets on sale at the school<br />
office for $15 each.<br />
Whanau are encouraged to bring a<br />
chair, blanket or abean bag, and sit back<br />
and enjoy the entertainment.<br />
all display vehicles park on the grassed<br />
oval. The gravel is reservedfor Better<br />
Half Kitchen and Bar customers.<br />
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The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>November</strong> <strong>25</strong>, <strong>2021</strong> 17<br />
Zone committees essential<br />
Zone committeesplay an importantrole as<br />
avoice for local communities, says Andrew<br />
Arps.<br />
Environment <strong>Canterbury</strong>’s <strong>North</strong><br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> zone manager was responding<br />
to concerns aboutthe role of zone<br />
committees now that they had completed<br />
their Zone Implementation Plan<br />
Addendum duties.<br />
Speaking at the Waimakariri District<br />
Councilmeeting earlier this month, Cr<br />
Sandra Stewart expressed concerns about<br />
the zone committee’slack of authority and<br />
financialclout.<br />
‘‘The zone committee is wondering what<br />
it’s role is now that it’s completed the ZIPA<br />
process.It’s meeting bimonthlynow and it<br />
has only alimited budgettosupport local<br />
projects.’’<br />
Mr Arps says zone committees are<br />
similar to community boards,exceptthey<br />
are not elected.<br />
‘‘The committee is in aprocess where<br />
they are adapting and evolving.It’s a<br />
differentfocus because it’s no longerthe<br />
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Zone committees have afunding<br />
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The HurunuiWaiau Zone Committee,<br />
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Mr Arps saysheis hopeful somethingwill<br />
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The Kaikoura Zone Committee has been<br />
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The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>November</strong> <strong>25</strong>, <strong>2021</strong><br />
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Backing for Kaiapoi marina<br />
By DAVID HILL<br />
Kaiapoi community and business<br />
leaders are backing aproposed marina<br />
on former red zone land.<br />
They say aproposed 24berth marina,<br />
townhouses, business and event space,<br />
announced last week, will be ‘‘a gamechanger’’<br />
for Kaiapoi.<br />
The three hectare site is part of the<br />
Kaiapoi south regeneration, created<br />
after 1000 homes were red zoned<br />
following the 2010 and 2011<br />
earthquakes.<br />
Enterprise <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> chief<br />
executive Heather Warwick says a<br />
marina would make Kaiapoi unique.<br />
‘‘This development would attract<br />
residents back into the heart of Kaiapoi<br />
which will help the retailers and<br />
hospitality.’’<br />
The new venture has been proposed<br />
by William Hill Consulting Ltd, a<br />
consortium of local businesses PLC<br />
Group, Smith Crane and Construction,<br />
and Hazeldine Construction.<br />
‘‘They are local and very capable.<br />
They will listen to the community,<br />
versus aconsortium that doesn’t have<br />
that same understanding and<br />
relationship with its town,’’ Ms<br />
Warwick says.<br />
Kaiapoi Promotions Association<br />
chairperson Martin Pinkham says his<br />
organisation is keen to support the<br />
project.<br />
But he is disappointed the concept of<br />
amarket square or village green, which<br />
was identified in the Kaiapoi Town<br />
Centre Plan, appears to have been<br />
overlooked.<br />
‘‘We are really keen to be involved in<br />
the project, because we see the<br />
opportunity to build adestination focus<br />
for Kaiapoi.’’<br />
Heather Warwick<br />
The Kaiapoi Christmas Carnival has<br />
been held on the proposed site in<br />
recent years, Mr Pinkham says.<br />
‘‘We tried Murphy Park afew years<br />
back, but it didn’t connect with the town<br />
centre as well so the retailers didn’t get<br />
the same benefit.’’<br />
Blackwells Department Store<br />
managing director Andrew Blackwell<br />
says the marina proposal is ‘‘an<br />
absolute gamechanger for Kaiapoi’’.<br />
‘‘It’s abig project which will create a<br />
lot of jobs and Jedd Pearce (of PLC<br />
Group) has aproven track record as a<br />
developer in the town.’’<br />
Mr Blackwell has sympathy for those<br />
who felt forced to abandoned their<br />
homes after the earthquakes, but says<br />
the town needs to look to the future.<br />
‘‘We are 10 years down the track now<br />
and we have to realise that Kaiapoi<br />
can’t expand too much more, so it’s a<br />
good opportunity to create aresidential<br />
area close to the main shopping area.’’<br />
Kaiapoi resident Brent Cairns opted<br />
to remain in the red zone and was an<br />
Martin Pinkham<br />
Andrew Blackwell<br />
advocate for residents who felt forced<br />
to abandon their homes.<br />
But he says ‘‘things have moved on’’<br />
and the project will benefit the town.<br />
‘‘I would love to see it up and running<br />
as we need to make more use of the<br />
river views.’’<br />
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The KaiapoiTuahiwi CommunityBoard<br />
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‘‘Because of the resourceconsent<br />
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20 The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>November</strong> <strong>25</strong>, <strong>2021</strong><br />
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The possibility of residential housing in<br />
Kaiapoi’s former residentialred zonehas<br />
been met withmixedreaction.<br />
More than 1000residential properties<br />
across 100 hectaresofland in Kaiapoi, The<br />
Pines and Kairaki Beach weredeemed<br />
uneconomical to repairinAugust 2011,<br />
following the 2010 and 2011earthquakes.<br />
It led to the government offeringtobuy<br />
the properties from affected residents, with<br />
ahandfulofresidents opting to stay.<br />
The Waimakariri District Council<br />
announced earlier thismonthitis<br />
partneringwith local developer William<br />
Hill Consulting Ltdtoinvestigate a<br />
proposed marina development, on three<br />
hectares of former red zone land on Hilton<br />
Street,behindthe Ruataniwha Kaiapoi<br />
Civic Centre.<br />
The developmentisexpected to include<br />
high density housing.<br />
While the news of the proposed<br />
development has been welcomedbymost,<br />
some have taken to socialmedia to<br />
question howhousing can be built on land<br />
once deemed uneconomical.<br />
WaimakaririDistrictCouncil strategy<br />
and engagement manager Simon Markham<br />
says he is not surprisedbythe comments.<br />
‘‘Engineers would say they can<br />
remediate anything,but remediating the<br />
land sectionbysection would havebeen<br />
impossible.’’<br />
It onlybecomes feasiblewhen alarge<br />
pocket of land is remediated at once,such<br />
as the 3ha site on HiltonStreet,Mr<br />
Markhamsays.<br />
The siteofthe Ruataniwha Kaiapoi Civic<br />
Centre had to be remediated with deep<br />
piling at acost of $2 million,beforethe<br />
foundations could be laid.<br />
Other commercial sites, much larger<br />
than anormalresidentialsection, faced<br />
similarcosts, Mr Markham says.<br />
Residentialhousingonformerred zone<br />
Town centre ... The possibility of residential housing returning to the former red zone was<br />
first mooted in the Kaiapoi Town Centre Plan, signed off in 2018. The 3ha of land which<br />
makes up the proposed marina development is pictured bottom right.<br />
IMAGE: FILE<br />
land was first mootedaspart of the Kaiapoi<br />
Town Centre Plan,which wasadopted in<br />
<strong>November</strong> 2018.<br />
The planidentified three sites near the<br />
town centre for mixed used development,<br />
including commercial, retail and housing.<br />
The council’s business centres manager,<br />
Simon Hart, saysamixeddevelopment<br />
with commercial, retailand residential is<br />
much more viable thanapurely residential<br />
development.<br />
But Mr Hart saysthe proposed marina<br />
development is not yet adone deal.<br />
‘‘It’sstillgot to go through afeasibility<br />
study,’’ he says.<br />
‘‘There are three testsis it technically<br />
feasible, is it economicallyviable and is it<br />
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The feasibility study is expectedtobe<br />
completed by September nextyear, when<br />
the council will consider whether to enter<br />
into adevelopment plan, allowing William<br />
Hill Consulting Ltd to begin its consent<br />
applications.<br />
Other projects in the former red zone,<br />
such as the proposed community hub and<br />
the aquasports park,have met withsimilar<br />
reactions fromconcerned former residents<br />
and neighbours.<br />
Mr Markham says all projects on former<br />
red zone landgothroughthe normal<br />
consentingprocesstodetermine whether<br />
they are feasible and are subjecttopublic<br />
scrutiny.<br />
Churches aiming to bring Christmas cheer<br />
Kaiapoi churches arehoping to offer<br />
some Christmas cheer amid the<br />
uncertainty of Covid19.<br />
The pandemichas claimed anumber<br />
of local events including the annual<br />
Kaiapoi Santaparade and Christmas<br />
carnival, carols in the parkand the<br />
WaimakaririCommunity Christmas<br />
Day Lunch.<br />
Reflections Community Trusttrustee<br />
JulieKnowles saysthe trust is<br />
considering alternativestothe annual<br />
Christmas day lunch to connect with<br />
thosewho willbealone.<br />
‘‘We have so many people coming to<br />
the event, but withthe uncertainty with<br />
what the AlertLevel will be, we just felt<br />
we couldn’t do it successfully.’’<br />
Kaiapoi has hostedthe Waimakariri<br />
district’s annual Christmas day lunch<br />
sincethe 2010 and 2011earthquakes.<br />
The eventhas proven to be popular<br />
with all ages and in recent years has<br />
beguntooutgrow its venue, the Kaiapoi<br />
Rugby Clubrooms, which has a<br />
capacity of 100.<br />
Ms Knowles saysone ideaisfor local<br />
churches to visit the elderly, who are<br />
on their own, and givethem aslice of<br />
Christmas cake.<br />
Kaiapoi Anglican vicarRev Sandy<br />
Constablesays the Kaiapoi Brass Band<br />
has agreed to perform on the St<br />
Bartholomew’s Church lawn on Cass<br />
Street, for an informal Carols by<br />
Candlelight on Sundayevening,<br />
December 19.<br />
‘‘We wantedtodosomething for the<br />
community because people look<br />
forward to singing Christmas carols<br />
and we figured it needed to be an<br />
outside event, so there’sless risk,’’ she<br />
says.<br />
Ms Constable says each of the four<br />
Anglican congregations in the Kaiapoi<br />
parishwill be hostingthe usual<br />
Christmas services.<br />
A‘‘Blue Christmas’’ service will also<br />
be offeredatStBartholomew’s Church<br />
on December 4for those experiencing<br />
loss or unable to be withlovedones at<br />
this time of year.<br />
The annualStBartholomew’s<br />
Christmas pageantwillbeheld during<br />
the usualSunday service on December<br />
5, withchildren welcome to come along<br />
dressed up and to take part.<br />
The Kaiapoi Cooperating Parishwill<br />
be hold its annual St Andrew’s Day<br />
service with apiper and drummer<br />
outside the church this Sunday.<br />
The usual Christmas services will<br />
also be held,including the Lessonsand<br />
CarolsserviceonDecember 12.<br />
Rev Stephanie Wells will also be<br />
officially farewelled on December 19<br />
after fiveyearsatthe parish,asshe<br />
leavestotake up anew appointment in<br />
the New Year.<br />
For moreinformation about local<br />
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The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>November</strong> <strong>25</strong>, <strong>2021</strong><br />
Gabi’sjourney from volunteer to co-ordinator<br />
By DAVIDHILL<br />
When Gabi Barlow began volunteering at<br />
Kaiapoi Community Support (KCS) six<br />
years ago, she never imagined she would<br />
one day be running the social support<br />
agency.<br />
Gabi took over as coordinator at KCS,<br />
aservice of Community Wellbeing <strong>North</strong><br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong>, in September, having<br />
previously volunteered from 2015 to 2020.<br />
‘‘It will always have aplace in my<br />
heart, whether volunteering aday aweek<br />
or helping out with Toot for Tucker, but I<br />
would never have imagined Iwould be<br />
back running the place,’’ she says.<br />
‘‘It’s about helping people out when<br />
they need it and giving back, because I’ve<br />
been that person who needed that help.’’<br />
Gabi started volunteering in 2015 when<br />
afriend suggested she give it ago.<br />
‘‘I thought Iwould do three to six<br />
months and Iended up staying until last<br />
year.<br />
‘‘I was amum at home for 10 years and<br />
Ineeded to upskill so Icould get back<br />
into the workforce.’’<br />
Volunteering at KCS led Gabi to<br />
studying for adegree in health, which<br />
she has just completed.<br />
Gabi says there has been an increase in<br />
need for food banks throughout <strong>North</strong><br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> in the wake of Covid19.<br />
But there is still stigma around going to<br />
afood bank, ‘‘so it’s about challenging<br />
that’’.<br />
‘‘We are seeing people come in for<br />
support who have never needed to before<br />
and it’s not just for food, it’s for awhole<br />
range of wellbeing services.<br />
‘‘We are afriendly bunch and here at<br />
Wellbeing we have wrap around services<br />
to tackle those wider social issues.’’<br />
Gabi says Wellbeing <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />
is asupportive organisation to work for<br />
and she is backed by ‘‘an amazing clinical<br />
team and support team’’.<br />
She also has some ‘‘amazing<br />
volunteers’’ who range in age from<br />
19years to senior citizens.<br />
‘‘Volunteering needs to be awin, win.<br />
The organisation benefits and the<br />
volunteer benefits, whether it’s<br />
upskilling or the opportunity for social<br />
connection.’’<br />
KCS has abusy time in the lead up to<br />
Christmas, including Toot for Tucker on<br />
December 7, with the Kaiapoi collection<br />
set to stock up KCS’ community pantry<br />
ahead of the Christmas rush.<br />
‘‘We want to break the record again this<br />
year and we need to because we are<br />
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Braden is also aYear 12 prefect, ajunior<br />
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‘‘Braden’s involvementwith St Johnis<br />
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Dream big ... Kaiapoi teenager Braden<br />
Sole wants to study biomedical engineering.<br />
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engineering at the same time.<br />
‘‘I’m looking forward to following his<br />
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Braden saysthe financial assistance<br />
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‘‘Engineering is by no means acheap<br />
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Harry Fitzpatrick,beforeLiam<br />
Foulkes’ offspin through the<br />
middleovers completed the<br />
dominant win.<br />
OnlyCheviot opener Ryan<br />
Ellis, withawellmade 61,<br />
showed much resilience as the<br />
Magpies collapsed to be all out<br />
for 129inthe 33rd over, falling<br />
to aheavy 120run defeat.<br />
OxfordRangiora,with afew of<br />
theirconsistent performers<br />
away,pickedupaquality 80run<br />
victory overOhoka at<br />
Mandeville.<br />
New openingpairJonty<br />
Fleming (44 off 68) and Eden<br />
Sinclair (40 off 90) setupthe win<br />
with afine 83run opening<br />
stand, as OxfordRangiora made<br />
169/8inits 45 overs.<br />
Ohoka, also depleted, never<br />
threatened the total especially<br />
afterJake Waghorn knocked off<br />
threekey scalps at the top of the<br />
order.<br />
Thenitwas Nathan Cook who<br />
stolethe show. Cook’sleftarm<br />
spinners tore through the<br />
remaining Ohoka batters, who<br />
had no answer, leaving him with<br />
the quality figures of 6/22 off 6.3<br />
overs.<br />
Sefton overcame Leeston<br />
Southbridge to claim asolid<br />
awayvictory, afterdefending<br />
237/6. Five Sefton players<br />
scored more than 30, with Matt<br />
Laffey the pick, making arunaball<br />
halfcentury.<br />
After <strong>Canterbury</strong> seamer<br />
Fraser Sheat blasted out three<br />
toporder wickets,Toby Doyle<br />
(49 off57) and Chris Beatson (49<br />
off 65) setabout resurrecting the<br />
chase.<br />
But when they fell in the 21st<br />
and 26th overs respectively,<br />
nobody elsewas able to step up<br />
and the visitors claimed a72run<br />
win.<br />
In the final game of the round,<br />
Weedons walloped Lincoln by 83<br />
runs,with BradNightingalethe<br />
standout performer, topscoring<br />
in the match with 64.<br />
Southbrookhadthe bye.<br />
Short scorecards:<br />
Darfield 249/8 (N Jenkins 77, L<br />
Foulkes45, HShipley 42, A<br />
Collins 35no;SBurnett 5/<strong>25</strong>, C<br />
Sidey 2/34) beat Cheviot 129 (R<br />
Ellis61, JHarris22; LFoulkes<br />
4/19,HShipley 2/12, THauschild<br />
2/28).<br />
OxfordRangiora169/8(J<br />
Fleming 44, ESinclair 40, J<br />
Waghorn21; MBurns4/23, A<br />
Hamilton 2/24) beatOhoka 89 (N<br />
Burnett 28; NCook6/22,J<br />
Waghorn3/12).<br />
Sefton 237/6 (M Laffey 50, L<br />
Taylor 40, CWarner 34,B<br />
Fleming 31no, OBragg 30no; L<br />
O'Sullivan 2/44) beat Leeston<br />
Southbridge 165 (T Doyle49, C<br />
Beatson49; FSheat 3/19,CRowe<br />
Singh3/28, MCampbell 3/38).<br />
Weedons 213(BNightingale 64,<br />
JRichards 42, SClarke33, J<br />
Watson 27; TCross 4/21, BMoore<br />
3/54)beat Lincoln 130 (T<br />
Holland 37, JSuzana 24; H<br />
Pandya 4/24,HD’Arcy 2/22, C<br />
Robson 2/26).<br />
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Top 10 for Bronwyn<br />
TRAMPOLINE<br />
By SHELLEY TOPP<br />
Rangiora trampolinist<br />
Bronwyn Dibb and her coach<br />
Nigel Humphreys had an<br />
eventful journey to the World<br />
TrampolineChampionships<br />
in Azerbaijan, Eastern<br />
Europe, recently.<br />
Planningthe long journey<br />
involved many hurdles in the<br />
Covid19 environment.<br />
‘‘We both needed to get<br />
MIQ spots on the way home,’’<br />
said Nigel, who is senior<br />
coach at ICE Trampoline<br />
Sports in Rangiora.<br />
‘‘I got one for <strong>November</strong>24,<br />
but Bron couldn’t get one<br />
until December 22, so she has<br />
to spend four weeks in<br />
London with an auntie before<br />
she can come home. In saying<br />
that we were both very lucky<br />
to get spots in MIQ anyway.’’<br />
There were also issues with<br />
GymnasticsNew Zealand<br />
which was concerned about<br />
Bronwyn’swelfare being<br />
overseas for so long. Bronwyn<br />
has also been suffering from a<br />
back injury, which has now<br />
healed, but effectedher<br />
training until three weeks<br />
ago.<br />
‘‘Bron’s training is now<br />
Bronwyn Dibb<br />
going very well and she is<br />
certainlyontrack for another<br />
excellent performance,asin<br />
2019 when she won asilver<br />
medal in the women’sdouble<br />
mini trampoline event,’’<br />
Nigel said. ‘‘It was New<br />
Zealand’sfirst world<br />
championshipmedal for 21<br />
years.’’<br />
Nigel was ‘‘a bit nervous’’<br />
about travelling to Europe<br />
during the pandemic, but<br />
trusted the event organisers<br />
to provide asafe event.<br />
Nigel and Bronwyn had to<br />
be fully vaccinated against<br />
Covid19 to attend the<br />
champs, which ended on<br />
Sunday.Bronwyn placed<br />
ninth,tofollow her silver<br />
medal in 2019.<br />
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Muddy Water show champion<br />
By ROBYN BRISTOW<br />
Adiverse range of wines and styleswere<br />
linedupatthis year’s Amberley A&P Show<br />
Alpine PacificWine Challenge.<br />
Chairofthe judges, Petter Evans, says<br />
the overall wine quality was very high,<br />
whichwas reflected in the numberof<br />
medals given.<br />
MuddyWater2018 Chardonnay was<br />
crowned ShowChampion.<br />
The socialenterprise range of wines, 27<br />
Seconds,produced agreat combination of<br />
results aGold Medaland the Peoples’<br />
Choice white winefor their<strong>2021</strong> Rose, and<br />
Mon Cheval picked up thePeoples’ Choice<br />
for their 2019 Pinot Noir, and Museum<br />
Classchampion for their2015 Riesling.<br />
Firsttime entrant, HanmerSprings<br />
Wines, picked up the Natural WineofShow<br />
Awardfor its 2019Field Blend White.<br />
‘‘Thewines from traditionallygrown<br />
Waipara varieties Riesling,Chardonnay<br />
and Pinot Noir were verystrong,whilethe<br />
diversity of the regionshowedthrough in<br />
the Syrah and Gruner Veltliner,’’ said<br />
Petter.<br />
Petter was joined by PaulHarre and<br />
Adam Bennettonthe judging panel.<br />
Entries were open to the whole<br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> district and the effectsofa<br />
toughbusinessyear, battlingCovid19<br />
restrictions and some damaging frosts,<br />
attracted asmallernumber of entries this<br />
year.But theywere a‘‘seriously high<br />
quality field,’’ the judges said.<br />
In addition to the panel of judges, there<br />
was aPeople’s Choicepanel, which<br />
included alocal chef,avet and an<br />
education professional. This triofocused<br />
on rating wines for their drinkability,<br />
rather than precise winemaking, givingthe<br />
opportunity to showcase another couple of<br />
superb wines from the local area.<br />
Unfortunately the wines could not get<br />
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any local exposure this year due to the A&P<br />
showbeing closedtothe public and only<br />
selected animal classes beingrun.<br />
The Champion Muddy Water<br />
Chardonnay, an organic wine, did go<br />
through to the Aotearoa RegionalWine<br />
Competition, and was crowned this year’s<br />
top <strong>Canterbury</strong> wine. The TerraceEdge<br />
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AmberleyA&P Show AlpinePacificWine<br />
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Oxford pupils win ribbons<br />
OxfordArea Schoolpupils had asuccessful<br />
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Springston,Broadfieldand Ladbrooks<br />
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‘‘wereabsolutely blown awaybythe<br />
amazing entries this year’’.<br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> A&P Association /<br />
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Cooper, of Oxford Area School. PHOTO:SUPPLIED<br />
AmeliaBay, Oxford Area School,<br />
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School, reservechampion. Senior Beef<br />
Calf: Elizabeth Cooper, Oxford Area<br />
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Whileram saleswere heldatMt<br />
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Rams from all over the South Island<br />
are expected to go underthe hammer<br />
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will turn to the annualMint Lamb<br />
competition, with judgingat3.30pm,<br />
followed by the presentations.<br />
The inaugural Virtual BeefAwards<br />
will be announced in amarquee on the<br />
cattle lawn, with the judges and<br />
exhibitors arriving from 6pm ahead of<br />
thelivestream and presentationsfrom<br />
6.30pm.<br />
Ram sales continue nextmonth with<br />
the annual TheGumsStevenson<br />
Genetics Sale at CheviotonDecember<br />
2and the Red Oak Romney and Half<br />
Bred SaleatWekaPass the next day.<br />
The Glenaffric South Suffolkand<br />
Corriedale Salewill be held at<br />
Waipara on December 9and the Mt<br />
Cass Station WiltshireLamband Ram<br />
Sale at Waipara on January 19.<br />
The Stevenson familyhas been<br />
breeding andsellingfor morethan 100<br />
years,with Mark and Joanne<br />
Stevenson striving to help their clients<br />
overcomethe challengeoffootrot.<br />
‘‘This yearweare highlighting our<br />
rams’industryleading footrot EBV’s<br />
[estimated breeding values],’’ Mr<br />
Stevenson says.<br />
‘‘We’ve worked hardbuilding a<br />
genetic base thatislesssusceptible to<br />
footrot, so our clients won’thave to<br />
work as hardwiththeir progeny.’’<br />
Mr Stevenson saysfootrot is an issue<br />
which creates extra workfor farmers<br />
and cancripple abusiness.<br />
‘‘Wesee footrot resistanceasa<br />
critical partofbuilding aresilient<br />
business,’’hesays.<br />
Morethan200 ramswill go underthe<br />
hammer, includingquarterbred,<br />
halfbred, PollMerinos,Dorset Down<br />
andSouthDorsetrams.<br />
‘‘We run our ram hoggets under<br />
challenging conditions at timestosee<br />
how they perform,’’ Mr Stevensonsays.<br />
‘‘It is critical thatweidentify those<br />
that cannot handlevaried conditions,<br />
asatthe end of the day thatiswhat<br />
their progeny needtohandlefrom<br />
time to time.<br />
‘‘Sheep need to be easycare,<br />
productive,profitable and fun to<br />
farm.’’<br />
Overseer concerns remain<br />
By DAVIDHILL<br />
Community leaders have expressed<br />
relief at the adoption of new nitrate<br />
limits and minimum flows for<br />
Waimakariri.<br />
Waimakariri Zone Committee<br />
chairperson Michael Blackwell says<br />
Environment <strong>Canterbury</strong>’s (ECan)<br />
adoption of Plan Change 7tothe<br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> Land and Water Regional<br />
Plan has been along time coming.<br />
‘‘I think everyone is pleased to get it<br />
over the line, it’s been ahuge effort to get<br />
there.<br />
‘‘It will be acontinuation of responses,<br />
some people will be disappointed and<br />
some will be happy, but we now have<br />
something to work with.’’<br />
The zone committee was first formed in<br />
2012, with efforts to develop azone<br />
implementation plan addendum (ZIPA)<br />
stepping up in 2016 until it was adopted<br />
by ECan and the Waimakariri District<br />
Council in December 2018.<br />
Plan Change 7addresses 59<br />
recommendations from the ZIPA.<br />
While people would like decisions to<br />
be made faster, Mr Blackwell says<br />
‘‘you’ve got to talk with your community<br />
and bring them with you’’.<br />
‘‘If you try to force change it doesn’t<br />
work.’’<br />
The farm management software<br />
Overseer, which is ‘‘a corner stone’’ of<br />
Plan Change 7was the subject of review<br />
earlier this year.<br />
The review found that Overseer was<br />
‘‘fundamentally flawed’’.<br />
Mr Blackwell hopes ‘‘some big brains’’<br />
can come up with asolution as attention<br />
turns to writing new freshwater plans by<br />
2024.<br />
Waimakariri Landcare Trust<br />
chairperson Sam SpencerBower says<br />
while the delays have been frustrating,<br />
the trust is pleased its concerns were<br />
listened to.<br />
‘‘We are pleased the nitrate loss table<br />
has had the longer time frames removed,<br />
which removes the sub areas within the<br />
nitrate priority area.’’<br />
But he acknowledges the new nitrate<br />
limits will be achallenge and concerns<br />
remain around groundwater consent<br />
renewal changes.<br />
Michael Blackwell<br />
‘‘We are committed to doing what we<br />
can to support farmers to develop<br />
solutions and strategies to meet the new<br />
targets,’’ Mr SpencerBower says.<br />
The trust plans to continue working<br />
collaboratively to develop water quality<br />
measuring and monitoring to help inform<br />
future plan changes.<br />
But for now, Plan Change 7regulations<br />
were based on the use of Overseer, ‘‘so<br />
that is what we will work with’’, he says.<br />
Federated Farmers <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />
president Caroline Amyes says there<br />
weren’t too many surprises in the<br />
adopted Plan Change 7, but concerns<br />
remain.<br />
She says Overseer was ‘‘never designed<br />
as aregulatory tool’’, so Federated<br />
Farmers will continue to voice its<br />
concerns.<br />
‘‘We are hoping that for the 2024 plan it<br />
will be taken into account.’’<br />
The 10year consent window remains a<br />
concern, as it impacts on farmers’ long<br />
term planning, she says.<br />
Ms Amyes says Federated Farmers’<br />
policy analysts will continue poring over<br />
the document in the coming weeks to<br />
consider how the new winter grazing and<br />
nitrate leaching rules line up against the<br />
government’s National Policy Statement<br />
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Councils Mobilise on Forced Three<br />
Waters Reform<br />
Last week Waimakariri Mayor Dan Gordon sent<br />
aletter to the Prime Minister onbehalf of30<br />
Mayors and Councils across New Zealand to<br />
seek ameeting toaddress the now forced Three<br />
Waters Reform.<br />
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sector there was near consensus that the model<br />
now being mandated wasn’t acceptable to Councils<br />
or our communities.”<br />
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have filed legal proceedings seeking to affirm<br />
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infrastructure asset owners.<br />
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unlawful for the Government’s public education<br />
campaign to contain incorrect or misleading<br />
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The Kaiapoi-Tuahiwi Community Board granted the<br />
Trust aLicence to Occupy for aterm of three years,<br />
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six months of the year during the peak summer<br />
months and holidays. In the off-season, inflatables<br />
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supporting the project and 23 percent opposed.<br />
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traffic management and parking, noise and the<br />
risk of vandalism. The resource consent conditions<br />
manage those concerns raised.<br />
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<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>November</strong> <strong>25</strong>, <strong>2021</strong><br />
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Exhibition survives Covid<br />
By SHELLEY TOPP<br />
Upcoming Council<br />
meetings<br />
The following meetings will<br />
be held in December <strong>2021</strong>.All<br />
meetings will be held in the<br />
Council Chamber, 215 High Street,<br />
Rangiora, unless otherwise stated.<br />
Council<br />
Tuesday 7December at1pm.<br />
Rangiora-Ashley Community Board<br />
Wednesday 8December at7pm.<br />
Oxford-Ohoka Community Board<br />
Thursday 9December at 7pmintheA&P<br />
Room,Oxford TownHall, Main Street, Oxford.<br />
(The Public Forum section of the agenda<br />
will occur from 7-7.20pm.)<br />
Kaiapoi-Tuahiwi Community Board<br />
Monday 13 December at 5pm inthe<br />
Kaikanui Room, atthe Ruataniwha Kaiapoi<br />
Civic Centre, 176 Williams Street, Kaiapoi.<br />
Woodend-Seon Community Board<br />
Monday 13 December at 6pm at theWoodend<br />
CommunityCentre, SchoolRoad,Woodend.<br />
Mahi Tahi Joint Development Committee<br />
Tuesday 14December at 9am.<br />
District Planning and<br />
Regulation Committee<br />
Tuesday 14December at 1pm.<br />
Utilities and Roading Committee<br />
Tuesday 14December at 2:30pm.<br />
Community and Recreation Committee<br />
Tuesday 14December at 4pm.<br />
To ensure compliance with theCovid-19<br />
restrictions,some of themeetings’<br />
arrangementsmay change. Pleasecheck<br />
theCouncil’s website waimakariri.govt.nz<br />
forthe latest updates.<br />
Allmeetingsare open to thepublic.<br />
Agendas areavailable twoworking days<br />
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Agendas and minutes for meetings<br />
can be found onthe Council's website:<br />
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Sarah Nichols<br />
Governance Manager<br />
It was thirdtime luckyfor the<br />
Rangiora Art Society’s(RAS)<br />
annual SpringInto Spring<br />
exhibition in Rangiora.<br />
Lastyear’sexhibition was<br />
cancelled because of Covid19<br />
lockdownrestrictions and this<br />
year’s exhibition looked likelytogo<br />
the same way.<br />
Aday before the exhibition was<br />
scheduledtoopen, it lookedlikeit<br />
might have to be postponedor<br />
cancelledagain whentwo Covid19<br />
Delta caseswere reported in<br />
Christchurch.<br />
Afterananxious waituntil<br />
Thursday afternoonthe all clear<br />
was given for theexhibition to go<br />
ahead when <strong>Canterbury</strong> remained<br />
at Level 2restrictions.<br />
‘‘Itwas ahuge relief,’’ RAS<br />
president Margaret Stephenson<br />
said.<br />
‘‘Wehave hadlots of positive<br />
comments aboutthe exhibition, so<br />
it hasbeen great.’’<br />
It was the first time the society<br />
has heldits exhibition at the<br />
Rangiora Showgrounds function<br />
centre and it’s hopedtomake it a<br />
permanent venue for the event.<br />
‘‘Wemeetthereevery Tuesday<br />
for painting days, so it feels like<br />
home,’’ she said.<br />
The guest artist was Lyttelton’s<br />
AdriennePavelka, awatercolourist<br />
Merit award winner ... Rangiora artist Sarah Beal won amerit award with<br />
her oil painting Pastures Green.<br />
PHOTO: SHELLEY TOPP<br />
who beganher careerasagraphic<br />
artist.<br />
The exhibitionhad two main<br />
awards, the Russell Andrew<br />
Memorial Cup,won by LibbyHandy<br />
for her oil painting, AfarAnd Above.<br />
The Gordon Harris Award was<br />
won by Mary Fraserfor her oil<br />
painting Briar Rose.<br />
Rangiora artist SarahBeal won<br />
the People’s ChoiceAward withher<br />
oil painting Pastures Green,which<br />
also won aMerit Award.<br />
‘‘There were ahuge number of<br />
votesfor the People’sChoice<br />
Award,’’ Margaret said.<br />
‘‘I think nearly everyone who<br />
attendedthe exhibition voted, and<br />
Sarah’s painting was avery clear<br />
favourite.’’<br />
It’sall in the mind for Kaiapoi artist<br />
By SHELLEY TOPP<br />
Abstractartist PaulSmith enjoys<br />
taking risks withhis painting style<br />
and his latestexhibition It’s All In<br />
The Mind You Know reflects that.<br />
Paul wasborn in EastLondon,<br />
but he has lived in Kaiapoi for 50<br />
years.<br />
He is aretiredpainter and<br />
paperhanger who has swapped the<br />
largebrushes of his tradefor<br />
smaller paint brushes,and has been<br />
creating striking abstract paintings<br />
from his home garage for 35 years.<br />
‘‘Some peoplethinkabstract art is<br />
just aboutthrowing abit of paint on<br />
to ablank canvas.<br />
‘‘Butthere is muchmore to it than<br />
that,’’ he says<br />
He beginshis paintingswith an<br />
open mind and allowsthe flowof<br />
painttodictate how he progresses<br />
with the work.<br />
‘‘It is all about creating balance<br />
with the right colours.’’<br />
Paul loves colour.<br />
Orange andlime are favourites<br />
Amoment to live for ... Kaiapoi artist Paul Smith with his acrylic work Live<br />
The Moment.<br />
PHOTO: SHELLEY TOPP<br />
and he often adds one or both hues<br />
to his paintings.<br />
He has paintingsinhomesand<br />
businesses nationwide and<br />
overseas, whilesome of his artwork<br />
features in local galleries.<br />
Waimakariri Mayor Dan Gordon<br />
has one of Paul’s paintings, As Time<br />
Goes By,hanging in his office and<br />
some artforhire businesses also<br />
feature Paul’s work,but he still<br />
callshimself an amateurpainter.<br />
‘‘I could not painteighthours a<br />
day likesome artistsdo,’’ he says.<br />
Sculpture destined for Cathedral<br />
Asculpture by Amberley's Sharon<br />
Earl is destinedfor the reinstated<br />
Christ Church Cathedral,whichis<br />
scheduled to open early in 2028.<br />
The artwork, But Now, Under<br />
Bright Blue Sky,was created by<br />
Sharon as ‘‘a love letter to<br />
Christchurch’’ in recognition of<br />
the loss of architecture and<br />
history in the 201011<br />
Christchurch earthquakes.<br />
It was also intended to reflect<br />
the artist’s optimism that<br />
Christchurch would regenerate as<br />
agreat new city.<br />
The sculpture was sold to its<br />
former Auckland owners through<br />
aChristchurch Art Centre art<br />
gallery once owned by Ohoka<br />
artist Min Kim.<br />
When the sculpture’s owners<br />
decided to close their business<br />
soon after last year’s first Covid<br />
19 lockdown, the board of<br />
directors decided the work should<br />
be displayed in Christchurch.<br />
With that in mind they gifted it<br />
to the city.<br />
‘‘It was an incredibly generous<br />
gesture to gift arather expensive<br />
art work to the city,’’Sharon said.<br />
The sculpture is in storage and<br />
will remain there until the new<br />
cathedral opens.<br />
It is along wait, but Sharon is<br />
excited the sculpture has<br />
returned to Christchurch and she<br />
is looking forward to seeing it<br />
installed in thenew cathedral.<br />
Sharon created the work using a<br />
drawing she did as ateenager of a<br />
stained glass window in one of the<br />
Christchurch Art Centre rooms.<br />
Many years later when Min Kim<br />
approachedher for sculptures to<br />
sell in her new gallery in the arts<br />
centre, Sharon was astonished to<br />
see the window she had sketched<br />
as abasis for her But Now, Under<br />
Bright Blue Sky sculpture was a<br />
feature in Min’s new gallery<br />
space.<br />
‘‘It was quite extraordinary,’’<br />
she said.<br />
Before meeting Min, Sharon<br />
considered givingupart, but the<br />
connectionbetween the gallery<br />
window, her sculpture and<br />
meeting Min, who loved her work,<br />
convinced her to continue.<br />
It is adecision she hasn’t<br />
regretted.<br />
She now does commissionsfrom<br />
alarge workshop behind her<br />
home whereshe also has asmall<br />
gallery for displaying her work.
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COMPRESSORS Honda/<br />
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DRESSMAKING Bev’s<br />
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Phone 327 5535.<br />
GENERATORS Honda/<br />
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LOG SPLITTERS Honda<br />
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specialising in decorating for<br />
over 65 at adiscount rate.<br />
Free quotes.<br />
Covering Nth Canty,Oxford,<br />
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Rob 03 327 7899<br />
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REMOVALISTS<br />
Movemen Ltd<br />
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From $150 plus GST per hour.<br />
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2401953<br />
027 668 3636<br />
movemen.co.nz<br />
HAY MAKING<br />
Rounds or<br />
conventional with<br />
mower /conditioner.<br />
Ph Gary<br />
2431786<br />
027 478 29<strong>25</strong><br />
or 313 7939<br />
TRUCK WASH Mobile<br />
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027 262 2266.<br />
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$350 per week including<br />
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CRAIGS Trees<br />
(03) 327-4190<br />
TREE REMOVALS<br />
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<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>,<br />
Local Business<br />
Contact:<br />
Tiana 022 431 2917<br />
tianawills@outlook.co.nz<br />
2437508<br />
VALUATION -<br />
Specialising in <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>.<br />
Contact Geoff at<br />
Maxwell Valuation. Phone<br />
03 310 8541 or email<br />
geoff@maxval.co.nz.<br />
WATER BLASTERS<br />
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WATER PUMPS Trash,<br />
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BAILEY 4-5 BIRTH CARAVAN FOR<br />
HIRE ON ADAILY BASIS.<br />
Fully self contained. Hirer will need to supply bed<br />
wear,wewill supply cooking pots, cutlery, glasses,<br />
cups, plates, dishes and some utensils.<br />
From now until 22 nd December $80.00<br />
for each 24 hour period.<br />
From 23 rd December until 30 th January $150.00<br />
per 24 hour period.<br />
Bond will need to be held by owners.<br />
If the caravan is to be placed on asite we will quote<br />
for re location as avehicle with 2.5 ton towing<br />
capacity will be required for towing. The caravan is<br />
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2436936<br />
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study, on large section with<br />
DBL garage.Near RHS.<br />
$430p/w. Avail Now. Refs<br />
Reqd. Sorry No Pets or<br />
Smokers. Ph. 03 313 6439<br />
Public Notices<br />
BOOK FAIR<br />
WE NEED<br />
YOUR BOOKS<br />
DROP BOXES ARE AVAILABLE<br />
AT: ZSERVICE STATION &<br />
RANGIORA NEW WORLD.<br />
Help us to do this again by donating books,<br />
magazines, dvds, cds, puzzles &records.<br />
Rangiora Charitable Trust<br />
Rangiora A&P<br />
Showgrounds Pavilion<br />
156 Ashley St, Rangiora<br />
If you want us to collect<br />
your books, call:<br />
Wanted To Rent<br />
Book Fair<br />
26th &27th<br />
<strong>November</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />
027 472 4439<br />
Kaiapoi Christadelphians<br />
“The Key of knowledge...” (Luke 11:52)<br />
DO WE STILL NEED<br />
TO OBSERVE THE<br />
SABBATH TODAY?<br />
This is averyinteresting subject<br />
using Scriptural proof to show the<br />
true meaning of the sabbath.<br />
DVD presentation<br />
-Sunday 28 th <strong>November</strong>,7.00pm<br />
Kaiapoi Community Centre -Sewell Street<br />
For information -phone 03 352 5453<br />
Website -bibletruthandprophecy<br />
Garage Sales<br />
TOYS AND CLOTHES,<br />
furniture, instruments, all<br />
sorts. Sign out at 8am<br />
Saturday 27th <strong>November</strong>,<br />
Rowse Street, off South<br />
Belt, Rangiora.<br />
Property Wanted<br />
PRIVATE BUYER, 24<br />
year old wanting to buy<br />
first home. Please phone<br />
021 111 4322.<br />
For Lease<br />
FOR LEASE<br />
Industrail shed 18x9<br />
metres all steel with<br />
single &3phase power<br />
plugs ,alarm &water .<br />
with 480 m2 shingle<br />
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Phone 0274342831<br />
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garden.Nodogs dogs or children -has cat<br />
andhorses. Ownfencing, sensible<br />
horses. Preferindependence,<br />
not willing to share space.<br />
Ph 027 472 6391<br />
2438951<br />
2433278
PUBLIC NOTICE OF<br />
APPLICATION FOR<br />
ON-LICENCE<br />
SECTION 101, SALE<br />
AND SUPPLY OF<br />
ALCOHOL ACT 2012<br />
Mackenzie Holdings 20201 Ltd<br />
has made application to the<br />
District Licensing Committee<br />
at Rangiora for the issue of<br />
an On Licence in respect of<br />
the premises situated at 468<br />
Mandeville Road known as<br />
The Platform Bar, Restaurant<br />
&Cafe.<br />
The general nature of the<br />
business conducted (or to be<br />
conducted) under the licence<br />
is Restaurant.<br />
The days on which and the<br />
hours during which alcohol<br />
is (or is intended to be) sold<br />
under the licence are: Sunday<br />
to Thursday 8am to 11pm,<br />
Friday & Saturday 8am to<br />
12am.<br />
The application may be<br />
inspected during ordinary<br />
office hours at the office of the<br />
Waimakariri District Licensing<br />
Committee at 215 High Street,<br />
Rangiora.<br />
Any person who is entitled to<br />
object and who wishes to object<br />
to the issue of the licence may,<br />
not later than 15 working days<br />
after the date of the publication<br />
of this notice, file anotice in<br />
writing of the objection with the<br />
Secretary of the Waimakariri<br />
District Licensing Committee<br />
at Private Bag 1005, Rangiora.<br />
No objection to the issue of<br />
a licence may be made in<br />
relation to amatter other than<br />
amatter specified in section<br />
105(1) of the Sale and Supply<br />
of Alcohol Act 2012.<br />
This is the second publication<br />
of this notice.This notice was<br />
first published on 18 <strong>November</strong><br />
<strong>2021</strong>.<br />
2436935v2<br />
Rangiora Country Music<br />
Club, Christmas night,<br />
1st December at the<br />
RSA. Starts 6.30pm -<br />
YEE HA! Members<br />
please bring a grocery<br />
item for Xmas Baskets.<br />
Raffles for sale. No<br />
admission charge.<br />
Please wear masks to the<br />
RSA. All welcome. No<br />
dancing due to covid<br />
rules. Lucky members<br />
give away. Please bring<br />
your Covid injection card<br />
with you.<br />
Pets<br />
BICHON HOMESTAY<br />
for smaller dogs. We look<br />
after your dog in our home.<br />
"No kennels". Phone today<br />
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2424357<br />
Livestock<br />
HOMEKILL & Wild<br />
Game meat processing. Ph<br />
313 0022. www.meat2u.nz.<br />
Educational<br />
TUITION available. Primary<br />
and secondary up to<br />
NCEA level 3. In centre<br />
(Rangiora) or interactive<br />
online from your home.<br />
Each student onanindividually<br />
tailored programme.<br />
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Public Notices<br />
FINAL PROPOSAL FOR REPRESENTATION<br />
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE 2022 LOCAL ELECTIONS<br />
Submissions<br />
On 12 October <strong>2021</strong> the Waimakariri District Council considered the submissions received on its initial proposal regarding the<br />
representation arrangements for the Council and its constituent community boards to apply for the local elections to be held on 8<br />
October 2022.<br />
The Council received fifteen submissions on its proposal. Eight submissions were in favour of the Council’s proposal. Seven<br />
submissions contained objections to various elements of the proposal, as follows.<br />
• One submitter wanted the removal of wards and for Councillors to be elected by the whole district.<br />
• Two submitters objected to the continuance of community boards.<br />
• Six submitters objected to asubdivision within the Rangiora-Ashley Community Board (two of those submitters objected to the<br />
continuance of community boards in general).<br />
• One submitter objected to the community board names (and objected to the continuance of community boards in general).<br />
• One submitter sought more than ten Councillors.<br />
• Two submitters sought less than ten Councillors.<br />
Final Proposal<br />
Having considered all of the objections, the Council (at its 2<strong>November</strong> <strong>2021</strong> meeting) resolved to adopt its initial proposal as the<br />
Council’s final proposal.<br />
The Council rejected the matters raised in objections for the following reasons:<br />
• The Council agreed to retain wards as communities of interest are located in identifiable geographical areas.<br />
• The Council agreed to retain community boards as the majority of submitters believed they aid representation to the Council.<br />
• The Council agreed to retaining the Rangiora-Ashley Community Board subdivision with asix (Rangiora subdivision)/two (Ashley<br />
subdivision) member split as they wished to retain rural members to ensure effective representation.<br />
• The Council agreed to retain all ward, community board and subdivision names for reasons of familiarity to electors and<br />
consistency.<br />
• The Council agreed to retaining ten Councillors as that number is in line with Councils of asimilar size.<br />
Therefore the final proposal is as follows.<br />
Council Representation<br />
It is proposed that the Council comprise of ten (10) members elected from three (3) wards, and the mayor. The three wards reflect the<br />
following identified communities of interest:<br />
Ward<br />
Communities of Interest<br />
Kaiapoi-Woodend Ward<br />
The east coast of the District including Clarkville, Kaiapoi, Tuahiwi, Woodend,<br />
Pegasus, Ravenswood, Waikuku and Sefton<br />
Rangiora-Ashley Ward<br />
Rangiora (including Southbrook) Fernside, Cust, Mairaki Downs, Ashley,Loburn<br />
and Okuku to the Garry River<br />
Oxford-Ohoka Ward<br />
Eyreton, Ohoka, Mandeville, Swannanoa, West Eyreton, Eyrewell, Oxford urban<br />
and rural, Lees Valley and Glentui<br />
The population that each member will represent is as follows:<br />
Ward Population Members Population<br />
(2018 census) (Councillors) per member<br />
Kaiapoi-Woodend Ward 24,900 4 6,2<strong>25</strong><br />
Rangiora-Ashley Ward 26,700 4 6,675<br />
Oxford-Ohoka Ward 13,050 2 6,5<strong>25</strong><br />
Total 64,650 10 6,465<br />
In accordance with section 19V(2) of the Local Electoral Act 2001 the population that each member represents must be within the range<br />
of 6,465 +/- 10% (5,820 to 7,110), unless particular community of interest considerations justifyotherwise.<br />
Community Board Representation<br />
It is proposed that the following four community boards be elected:<br />
Community Board<br />
Area of Community<br />
Kaiapoi-Tuahiwi Community Board<br />
Located in the southernarea of the Kaiapoi–Woodend Ward,<br />
including Clarkville, Kaiapoi and Tuahiwi<br />
Woodend-Sefton Community Board<br />
Located in the northernarea of the Kaiapoi–Woodend Ward,<br />
including Woodend, Pegasus, Ravenswood, Waikuku and Sefton<br />
Rangiora-Ashley Community Board<br />
Located in the Rangiora-Ashley Ward<br />
Oxford-Ohoka Community Board<br />
Located in the Oxford-Ohoka Ward<br />
Kaiapoi-Tuahiwi and Woodend-Sefton Community Boards<br />
The Kaiapoi-Tuahiwi and Woodend- Sefton Community Boards will each elect five (5) members. The boards will not be subdivided for<br />
electoral purposes. They will each have two appointed members (councillors) as follows:<br />
Community Board<br />
Number of members from ward<br />
Kaiapoi-Tuahiwi Community Board<br />
2members appointed from the Kaiapoi–Woodend Ward<br />
Woodend-Sefton Community Board<br />
2members appointed from the Kaiapoi–Woodend Ward<br />
Rangiora-Ashley Community Board<br />
The Rangiora-Ashley Community Board will elect eight (8) members. Four members (councillors) will be appointed to the Board from<br />
the Rangiora-Ashley Ward.<br />
The Rangiora-Ashley Community Board will be subdivided for electoral purposes as follows:<br />
Subdivision<br />
Area of Subdivision<br />
Rangiora<br />
Rangiora and Southbrook (urban)<br />
Ashley<br />
Fernside, Cust, Mairaki Downs, Ashley,Loburnand Okuku to the<br />
Garry River (rural)<br />
The population that the members of each subdivision will represent is shown below:<br />
Subdivision Population Board Population<br />
(2018 census) Members per member<br />
Rangiora 19,400 6 3,233<br />
Ashley 7,360 2 3,680<br />
Total 26,760 8 3,345<br />
The population each member of the Rangiora-Ashley Community Board represents falls within the range of 3,345 +/- 10% (3,010 to<br />
3,680) in accordance with section 19V(2) of the Act.<br />
Oxford-Ohoka Community Board<br />
The Oxford-Ohoka Community Board will elect six (6) members. Two(2) members (councillors) will be appointed to the Board from<br />
the Oxford-Ohoka Ward.<br />
The Oxford-Ohoka Community Board will be subdivided for electoral purposes as follows:<br />
Subdivision<br />
Area of Subdivision<br />
Ohoka-Swannanoa<br />
Ohoka, Mandeville, Swannanoa<br />
Oxford<br />
West Eyreton, Eyrewell, Oxford urban and rural, Lees Valley and Glentui<br />
The population that the members of each subdivision will represent is shown below:<br />
Subdivision Population Board Population<br />
(2018 census) Members per member<br />
Ohoka-Swannanoa 6,620 3 2,207<br />
Oxford 6,450 3 2,150<br />
Total 13,070 6 2,178<br />
The population each member of the Oxford-Ohoka Community Board represents falls within the range of 2,180 +/- 10% (1,960 to 2,400)<br />
in accordance with section 19V(2) of the Act.<br />
Appeals and objections<br />
Any person who made asubmission on the Council’s initial proposal may lodge an appeal against the Council’s decision. An appeal<br />
must relate to the matters raised in that person’s submission.<br />
Appeals must be made in writing and must be received by Council no later than 20 December <strong>2021</strong>.<br />
Appeals are to be forwarded to: Attention: Sarah Nichols, Governance Manager (021 679 063), Private Bag 1005, Rangiora 7440.<br />
Physical address:<br />
Rangiora Service Centre (215 High Street, Rangiora).<br />
Email:<br />
representation@wmk.govt.nz<br />
Further Information<br />
Direct any queries regarding the Council’s decision to Sarah Nichols (contact details above).<br />
Jim Harland<br />
Chief Executive<br />
18 <strong>November</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />
2438526<br />
Protecting native taonga<br />
species with predator control<br />
in Arthur’s Pass.<br />
To protect orange-fronted parakeet/kākāriki karaka from local extinction in<br />
Arthur’sPassand Lake Sumner areathe DepartmentofConservation (DOC),<br />
Rangiora District intends to carry out predator control over approximately<br />
53,765 hectares of public conservation land. (Refer to the application area<br />
on map)<br />
Descriptionofthe area<br />
The Arthur’s Pass project area includes the Crawford, Polar, Poulter and Savannah<br />
ranges, as well as the western ends of theDampierand Studleigh ranges.<br />
The southern boundary runs from near Binser Saddle inawesterly direction to apoint<br />
just past Douglas Stream. The western boundary then more or less follows the ridge<br />
onto the Polar Range to Walker Pass, Mt Hunt and Worsley Pass towards MtKoeti<br />
before dropping downtothe Minchin Bivouac and back uptoMtByrne.<br />
The northern boundary runs from Mt Byrne along the Crawford Range to the Lake<br />
Mason Hut. The eastern boundary runsfrom Binser Saddletothe head of Lower Farm<br />
Stream, follows the Poulter River East Branch across toBull Creek and up onto the<br />
Dampier and Studleigh rangesthen downtonear Lake MasonHut.<br />
TheArthur’s Passand Lake Sumner areaispredominately beech forest with open and<br />
steep sidedriver valleys that extendtotussocklandsand exposedmountain tops.Itis<br />
home to orange-fronted parakeet/kākāriki karaka, great spotted kiwi/roroa, rock wren/<br />
pīwauwau andyellowhead/mohua.<br />
Why we are doing predatorcontrol.<br />
Predation by rodents and stoats causes orange-fronted parakeet/kākāriki karaka and<br />
other threatenednativespecies to decline and, in some cases, they face localextinction.<br />
Predator control works<br />
In 2019 asimilar predator control operation was undertaken. Since then, the wild<br />
population of orange-fronted parakeet/kākāriki karaka inArthur’s Pass and Lake<br />
Sumner has grown from approximately 150-200 to just over 300 birds.<br />
Method of predatorcontrol<br />
DOC has worked closely with its Treaty partner Te NgāiTūāhuriri Rūnunga on desired<br />
outcomes and consulted with stakeholders and thecommunity.<br />
From the 2nd of December <strong>2021</strong> helicopters will aerially apply baits containing<br />
biodegradable 1080 over the area shown on the map. Non-toxic prefeed bait will be<br />
applied 5-7 days beforehand to entice the rodents to eatthe pellets.<br />
Non-toxic pre-feedbaits arecylindrical cerealpellets, approximately 2cminlength and<br />
sandy coloured (not dyed). Prefeed contains acinnamonluretoattract rodents.<br />
Toxic baits are cylindrical cereal pellets, approximately 2cminlength. They are dyed<br />
green todeter birds and contain acinnamon lure to attract rodents. Each toxic bait<br />
contains 0.15% of sodium fluoroacetate (1080).<br />
The aerial operation uses calibrated buckets and GIS mapping technology to ensure<br />
bait drops in thedesignatedarea. Please see map attached.<br />
Thepesticideis poisonous to humans and domestic animals. Always remember:<br />
• DO NOT touchoreat thebait<br />
• WATCH CHILDREN at all times<br />
• DO NOT EAT animals fromthis area<br />
• Toxic baits andcarcasses are DEADLYtoDOGS<br />
Observe theserules whenever you see warning signs placed at thepublicaccess ways<br />
in the above areas. Warning signs indicate that pesticide residues may remain inbaits<br />
and carcasses, possibly formore than six months.<br />
If you suspect poisoning<br />
Always contact: Your local doctor or local hospital orthe National Poisons Centre:<br />
0800 764766 (urgent calls) or 03 479 7248 or dial 111.<br />
For further information,contactthe Arthur’s Pass Operation Controller:<br />
Vector Free Marlborough Limited<br />
PO Box 5171,Springlands, Blenheim7241<br />
Freephone: 0508548 008<br />
Email: communications@vectorfree.co.nz<br />
Adetailed map of the application area may be viewedatthe following locations:<br />
DOC’s Rangiora Office, and DOC’s website for pesticide summaries and the Vector<br />
FreeMarlborough Limited website:<br />
https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/pests-and-threats/pesticide-summaries/<br />
http://www.vectorfree.co.nz/current-aerial-operations.html<br />
Visit also: www.doc.govt.nz/tiakina-nga-manu<br />
2438761
CLASSIFIED<br />
38 The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>November</strong> <strong>25</strong>, <strong>2021</strong><br />
Public Notice<br />
Decisionsonsubmissions on PlanChange2<br />
to theWaimakaririRiver Regional Plan<br />
Pursuant to clause10of theFirst Schedule of<br />
the ResourceManagement Act1991,<strong>Canterbury</strong><br />
Regional Council(Environment <strong>Canterbury</strong>)<br />
gives public notice that it has made decisionson<br />
provisionsand mattersraisedinsubmissions on<br />
Plan Change 2tothe WaimakaririRiver Regional<br />
Plan (PC2).<br />
PC2 isamended inaccordancewith thedecisions<br />
from the dateofthis public notice.<br />
Any person who made asubmission on PC2<br />
may appeal to theHigh Court against adecision<br />
on submissions, butonly onaquestion of law.<br />
Appeals mustbefiled inthe High Courtwithin 15<br />
working days after receiving notification of the<br />
decisionsonsubmissions.<br />
Acopy of thefull Public Notice regarding PC2,<br />
including information onthe inspection and<br />
availabilityofPC2,isavailable at ecan.govt.nz/<br />
wrrppc2.<br />
If you haveany questions aboutPC2,please<br />
contact Customer Services on 0800324 636orby<br />
email to ecinfo@ecan.govt.nz.<br />
This public notice was given on 20 <strong>November</strong> <strong>2021</strong>.<br />
Dr Stefanie Rixecker<br />
CHIEFEXECUTIVE<br />
Please contactEnvironment<br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong>withany queries:<br />
0800 324636<br />
Public Notice<br />
Decisions onsubmissions on Plan Change<br />
7tothe <strong>Canterbury</strong>Landand Water<br />
Regional Plan<br />
Pursuant toclause 10 of the First Schedule of<br />
theResource Management Act 1991, <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />
Regional Council (Environment <strong>Canterbury</strong>)<br />
givespublic notice that ithas made decisions on<br />
provisions and matters raised in submissions on<br />
Plan Change 7to the <strong>Canterbury</strong> Land and Water<br />
Regional Plan (PC7).<br />
PC7isamended inaccordance with the decisions<br />
from the date ofthis public notice.<br />
Anyperson who made asubmission onPC7<br />
may appeal to the High Court against adecision<br />
on submissions, but only on aquestion of law.<br />
Appeals must be filed inthe High Court within 15<br />
working days after receiving notification of the<br />
decisions on submissions.<br />
Acopy of the full Public Notice regarding PC7,<br />
including information onthe inspection and<br />
availability of PC7, is available at ecan.govt.nz/<br />
lwrppc7.<br />
If you have any questions about PC7, please<br />
contactCustomer Services on 0800 324 636 orby<br />
email toecinfo@ecan.govt.nz.<br />
This public notice was given on 20 <strong>November</strong> <strong>2021</strong>.<br />
Dr Stefanie Rixecker<br />
CHIEFEXECUTIVE<br />
Please contactEnvironment<br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong>withany queries:<br />
0800 324636<br />
Situations Vacant<br />
PUBLIC NOTICE OF<br />
APPLICATION FOR<br />
OFF-LICENCE<br />
Section 101,Sale<br />
and Supply of<br />
AlcoholAct 2012<br />
HM Liquor Ltd has made<br />
application to the District<br />
Licensing Committee at<br />
Rangiora for the issue of<br />
an OffLicence in respectof<br />
the premises situated at 16<br />
Southbrook Rd, Rangiora<br />
known as Liquorland<br />
Southbrook.<br />
The general nature ofthe<br />
business conducted under<br />
the licenceisbottlestore.<br />
The days on which and the<br />
hours during which alcohol<br />
is soldunderthe licence are<br />
Monday to Sunday 9am to<br />
10pm.<br />
The application may be<br />
inspected during ordinary<br />
office hours at the office<br />
of the Waimakariri District<br />
LicensingCommittee at 215<br />
HighStreet, Rangiora.<br />
Any person who is entitled<br />
to object and who wishes<br />
to object to the issue of<br />
the licence may, no later<br />
than 15working days after<br />
the date ofthe publication<br />
of this notice, file anotice<br />
in writing of the objection<br />
with the Secretary of<br />
the Waimakariri District<br />
Licensing Committee at<br />
Private Bag 1005, Rangiora.<br />
No objection to the issue<br />
of alicence may be made<br />
in relation to amatter other<br />
than amatter specified in<br />
section 105(1) of the Sale<br />
and Supply of Alcohol Act<br />
2012.<br />
This isthe first publication<br />
of thisnotice.<br />
BUILDING SUPPLIES YARD ASSISTANT<br />
Do you have apassion for DIY/Building and Customer Service?<br />
Bashers is an independent building supplies outlet serving the<br />
farming, building and DIY community in the Hurunui District. We are<br />
seeking afull-time Service Assistant for the timber yard. Afull drivers<br />
license and forkliftlicense is essential. HT license an advantage.<br />
Full time hours: Monday 7am to 5.30pm, Tues-Fri 7.30am to 5pm<br />
If you have:<br />
•Enthusiasm and team spirit<br />
•Good time management<br />
•Forkliftexperience<br />
•Excellent communication skills<br />
Public Notices<br />
•Agood level of fitness<br />
•Safe work practices<br />
•Attention to detail/stock<br />
BUILDING SUPPLIES YARD ASSISTANT<br />
Bashers ITM is seeking apart-time Service Assistant/Handyman to<br />
join our busy team.<br />
Duties would include putting orders together, general yard<br />
maintenance including monitoring vehicle, trailer and forklift for<br />
maintenance. We also construct farm gates and garden furniture so<br />
skills in that area would be essential. Fendorsed license essential.<br />
Part time hours: Monday 7am to 5pm, Tues-Fri 8am to 1pm, must<br />
be flexible<br />
If you have:<br />
•Enthusiasm and team spirit •Agood level of fitness<br />
•Good time management •Safe work practices<br />
•Forkliftexperience<br />
•Attention to detail/stock<br />
•Excellent communication skills<br />
2438120v1<br />
PUBLIC NOTICE OF<br />
APPLICATION FOR<br />
OFF-LICENCE<br />
SECTION 101, SALE<br />
ANDSUPPLYOF<br />
ALCOHOLACT 2012<br />
SL Kaiapoi Ltd has made<br />
application to the District<br />
Licensing Committee at<br />
Rangiora for the renewal<br />
of an Off Licence in<br />
respect of the premises<br />
situated at 196A Williams<br />
St, Kaiapoi known as<br />
Bottleland.<br />
The general nature of the<br />
business conducted (or to<br />
be conducted) under the<br />
licence is Bottlestore.<br />
The days on which and<br />
the hours during which<br />
alcohol is (or is intended<br />
to be) sold under the<br />
licence are Monday -<br />
Sunday 9am to 10pm.<br />
The application may be<br />
inspected during ordinary<br />
office hours at the office<br />
of the Waimakariri District<br />
Licensing Committee<br />
at 215 High Street,<br />
Rangiora.<br />
Any person who is entitled<br />
to object and who wishes<br />
to object to the issue of<br />
the licence may, not later<br />
than 15 working days after<br />
the date of the publication<br />
of this notice, file anotice<br />
in writing ofthe objection<br />
with the Secretary of<br />
the Waimakariri District<br />
Licensing Committee<br />
at Private Bag 1005,<br />
Rangiora.<br />
No objection to the<br />
renewal of alicence may<br />
be made in relation to a<br />
matter other than amatter<br />
specified in section 131<br />
of the Sale and Supply of<br />
Alcohol Act 2012.<br />
This is the firstpublication<br />
of this notice.<br />
2438313v1<br />
Email applications to<br />
diane@bashersitm.co.nz<br />
82 Carters Road,<br />
Amberley<br />
T: 03 314 8311<br />
Email applications to<br />
diane@bashersitm.co.nz<br />
82 Carters Road,<br />
Amberley<br />
T: 03 314 8311<br />
2436466<br />
2436467<br />
Part Time Office Administrator Position<br />
We are seeking afun, friendly, team player, who is ahighly<br />
capable person with proven success in managing the<br />
essential skills/experience areas as follows, for our special<br />
little country school:<br />
●Beafriendly,welcomingand empathetic person,<br />
with acan do attitude whoispart of our Omihi whānau<br />
●Beable to uphold our Omihi values at all times<br />
-Pohokererū/Pride, Kotahitanga/Unity, Whakaute/<br />
Respect &Hiranga/Excellence<br />
●Beflexible and adaptable to take on arange of tasks<br />
●Awillingness to learn and continue to grow<br />
●Displayconfidentiality,ethics &responsibility,<br />
especially when dealing with sensitive information.<br />
●Experience in EdPay,Hero(student management<br />
system) and Xero would be an advantage, but not<br />
essential<br />
●Outstanding written and verbal communication skills<br />
and ahighlevelofaccuracy and attention to detail<br />
●Outstanding organisational skills and be able to<br />
effectively find solutions<br />
●Ateam player and happy to do what is needed to<br />
help the school run effectively<br />
Job description available on request. Please send acovering<br />
letter, your curriculum vitae, detailing relevant experience to<br />
the position, as well as details of three referees.<br />
This role begins at the end of January 2022. It is a<br />
permanent, part time position of approximately 12-14 hours<br />
per week (negotiable), across 3or4days, duringterm time.<br />
There will be afew hours during holidays. We have flexibility<br />
around days and times.<br />
If you would like to come and have alook at our school<br />
before applying, we would love to show you around -please<br />
contact Maree, details below.<br />
Applications close: Friday 3rd December,<strong>2021</strong> at 4pm.<br />
Email applications only -please send to Maree Lucas -<br />
principal@omihi.school.nz<br />
For more info about our school -www.omihi.school.nz<br />
Sutton Tools NZ Ltd<br />
We are adrill manufacturing company<br />
based in Kaiapoi.<br />
We are looking for staff for our<br />
Packing Room.<br />
You will be responsible for ensuring<br />
our drill bits are packaged and ready<br />
for distribution to customers. Youwill<br />
be working in asmall team and must<br />
have great communication skills, a<br />
strong work ethic and apositive ‘can<br />
do’ attitude.<br />
Hours of work<br />
7.30am to 4.00pm Monday -Friday<br />
Email your CV to<br />
bmccallum@suttontools.co.nz<br />
Sutton Tools NZ Ltd<br />
We are adrill manufacturing company<br />
based in Kaiapoi.<br />
We are looking for staff in our<br />
Production Line.<br />
You will need to be mechanically<br />
minded, attention to detail and<br />
willingness to learn. Training will be<br />
provided. All safety equipment will be<br />
provided.<br />
Hours of work<br />
7.30am to 4.00pm Monday -Friday<br />
Email your CV to<br />
bmccallum@suttontools.co.nz<br />
Situations Vacant<br />
24385<strong>25</strong><br />
2437510<br />
Trade Quotes Co-Ordinator<br />
and<br />
Sales &Rep Support<br />
Can you work hard and smart?<br />
Do you want to be part of asuccessfulteam?<br />
Doyou know the difference between trade and retail?<br />
Can you “live” not just talk, excellent customer service?<br />
Can you help turn our customers and trade partners into<br />
advocates for our business?<br />
Do you want to be apartofagrowing business where you<br />
are valued, can make adifference andare important?<br />
Great, and do you have:<br />
•Experience with trade building supplies<br />
•Experience with residential building<br />
•Experience with quotations and pricing<br />
•The abilitytoread house plans, and make decisions<br />
from them<br />
•Experience with Microsoft excel, word &outlook<br />
•Exceptional organisational skills<br />
•Ability to problem solve<br />
•Strong people skills<br />
If so, please send us your CV as we are currently looking<br />
for suitable applicants for the position of Trade Quotes Co-<br />
Ordinator at McAlpines Mitre 10 Mega Rangiora.<br />
We offer agreat working environment in <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>,<br />
with ongoing training and competitive remuneration.<br />
McAlpines have an active drug &alcohol policy in place,<br />
apre-employment drug test and medical will be required.<br />
If you think you can add value to our team please forward<br />
your application including an up to date CV to: Trade<br />
Quotes Co-Ordinator,McAlpines Mitre 10MEGA, Private<br />
Bag 1003, Rangiora 7440 or email:<br />
applications@mcalpines.co.nz<br />
Forklift Driver needed for our Inwards<br />
Goods team.<br />
Full Time Fixed Term Contract<br />
MONDAY -FRIDAY<br />
We are seeking to employ an experienced Forklift Driver<br />
with the right attitude and skills to join our Inwards Goods<br />
team at our growing Mitre 10 Mega Store in Rangiora.<br />
The successful applicant will have amix of skills and<br />
experience:<br />
• forkliftlicense &OSH certificate<br />
• forkliftingexperience in abusyenvironment<br />
Andasthe Inwards Goods team is critical in our business,<br />
you will:<br />
• displaya“Can-do “attitude<br />
• demonstrate the ability to get the job done<br />
• bereliable flexibleand disciplined<br />
• beabletothink and act on the go<br />
• beagoodteamplayer<br />
Havingworked well in ateamand/orbyyourself you will:<br />
• showaneye for detail and proactive planning<br />
• havegreat communication skills<br />
McAlpines have an active drug &alcohol policy inplace,<br />
apre-employment drug test and medical will be required.<br />
Written applications including your CV should be forwarded<br />
to: Forklift Driver – Inward Goods, McAlpines Mitre<br />
10 MEGA,Private Bag 1003, Rangiora 7440 or email:<br />
applications@mcalpines.co.nz<br />
CAREGIVER companion,<br />
Rangiora for semi invalid<br />
lady, some afternoon and<br />
evenings, pay rates to be<br />
agreed. Phone 310 7232<br />
evenings.<br />
Wanted To Buy<br />
$$$<br />
Amalgamated Scrap Metal<br />
Ltd. Specialists in farm<br />
machineryand farm clean<br />
ups, old vehicles etc.<br />
100% locally owned.<br />
Ph 0800 030 712 or<br />
027 695 0480.<br />
2312759<br />
2439313<br />
Wanted To Buy<br />
BUYING estate type old<br />
china, crystal, collectables,<br />
vases. Ph 027 350 3963, or<br />
313 1878.<br />
WANTED<br />
ANTIQUE FURNITURE<br />
and good quality<br />
second hand furniture<br />
Happytotravel<br />
Phone Rick 021 376883<br />
or email photo to:<br />
hall.coffey@xtra.co.nz
Country Romance!<br />
Adowntoearth lady with ahappy,caringand bubbly<br />
personality. Shestands at 5’5 with aslim figure, blonde<br />
hair &blue eyes. She loves the outdoors, tramping,<br />
fishing, cooking, swimmingand agood conversation.<br />
To meet,Pleasecall"ecode53<br />
0800 446 332<br />
2437528<br />
Personal<br />
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indep &easy going seeks a<br />
slim vibrant lady to build a<br />
relationship with or maybe<br />
something more casual. Ph/<br />
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ANY old cars, anything pre<br />
1990, unfinished Hot Rods,<br />
Classic Cars. Please call<br />
027 <strong>25</strong>8 8366.<br />
Gardening<br />
A+ GARDEN hedges cut<br />
to perfection. Tree &arbor<br />
work. For aquote. Phone<br />
021 111 4322.<br />
CASH 4CARS<br />
and 4WD'S<br />
Phone<br />
Automotive<br />
Parts<br />
03 313 7216<br />
Cars Wanted<br />
CLASSIFIED<br />
The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>November</strong> <strong>25</strong>, <strong>2021</strong><br />
CARS, vans, 4WD’s<br />
wanted for dismantling or<br />
repair. Phone 027 <strong>25</strong>8<br />
8366.<br />
WANTED to buy Ford,<br />
Holden, Chrysler or<br />
Chev’s, Classic cars. Any<br />
other types considered, any<br />
condition. Please phone<br />
Tony 027 313 5000.<br />
FALCONS &<br />
COMMODORES<br />
WANTED<br />
Suitable for<br />
dismantling or repairs<br />
Ph 313 7216<br />
241<strong>25</strong>22<br />
39<br />
Motorcycles<br />
SOUTH PACIFIC Motorcycle<br />
services, local family<br />
business based in Mandeville.<br />
Repairs, servicing,<br />
WOF etc for all road bikes,<br />
classic bikes, farm bikes &<br />
more. Collection service<br />
available. Ph03312 0066<br />
office@motorbiketours.co.nz<br />
www.motorbiketours.co.nz<br />
Trusted Trades &<br />
Professional Services<br />
Guide<br />
To book your spaceinthis guide,phoneAmanda Keys 313 2840 or email amanda.keys@ncnews.co.nz<br />
24344<strong>25</strong><br />
Air Conditioning<br />
Stay cool this summer<br />
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03 310 6087<br />
18 Albert Street, Rangiora<br />
Design |Installation |Servicing<br />
Construction &Concrete<br />
All Construction & Concrete Work<br />
•Driveways, patios &paths<br />
•Bridges and Culverts<br />
•Floors, foundations<br />
•Sheds and buildings<br />
•Dairy Sheds, Herd homes<br />
•Silage pits, effluent ponds<br />
•Excavation and cartage<br />
•Precast concrete<br />
•Insulated panels<br />
Daryl Power<br />
027 230 9401<br />
concretepower@scorch.co.nz<br />
www.concretepower.co.nz<br />
2273277<br />
Appliance Repairs<br />
•REGISTERED TECHNICIAN<br />
•AUTHORISEDLOCAL SERVICE<br />
F&P, Bosch, Smeg,<br />
Ariston, LG, Classique,Haier,<br />
Samsung andmore....<br />
“Forbestresults be sure to useauthorised service”<br />
NORTHCANTERBURY APPLIANCE SERVICES<br />
Rangiora: 03 313 4420 Kaiapoi: 03 327 3810<br />
Denture Clinic<br />
AFFORDABLEDENTURE<br />
CLINIC<br />
(Formerly Riccarton Denture Clinic)<br />
1843944<br />
New Dentures<br />
Relines<br />
Repairs<br />
BRYCE JWARD NZCDT<br />
Kaiapoi<br />
Ph (03)327-0077<br />
Gold Card<br />
Discount<br />
KAIAPOI VILLAGEARCADE,<br />
123 WILLIAMS STREET<br />
2332343v2<br />
Butchery<br />
OxfordButchery<br />
Shane and Leanne Frahm<br />
We cankill&process yourstock<br />
FourGenerations of Frahms<br />
since 1957<br />
Ph 312 4205<br />
Oxford<br />
Number one<br />
old-fashioned bacon<br />
&ham curing.<br />
A/H 312 4709<br />
WE ARE OPEN, WEARE AESSENTIAL SERVICE<br />
Phone 03 313 7144<br />
027 432 1534<br />
Fax 03 313 2144<br />
rgrantelectrical@gmail.com<br />
PO Box 69, Rangiora<br />
Electrician<br />
Allan Pethig<br />
For all your electrical needs. Residential &Commercial<br />
2227889v2<br />
YOU<br />
COULD<br />
BE<br />
HERE<br />
Advertise<br />
your business<br />
in our Trades<br />
and Services<br />
Phone<br />
Amanda Keys<br />
on<br />
03 313 2840<br />
2269236<br />
2438377<br />
Engineering<br />
For your Engineering needs<br />
187d Ohoka Road, Kaiapoi<br />
Phone 03 327 5246 |027 495 2821<br />
toppeng@xtra.co.nz<br />
Plumber &Gasfitter<br />
PLUMBER &GASFITTER<br />
Maintenance &Filtration<br />
Plumbing renovations/<br />
Plumbing alterations &New Build<br />
Cylinder replacement<br />
Gas hot water,Gas Cooking &more..<br />
EMERGENCYAFTER HOURS<br />
Call James ph: 022 063 15 85<br />
Scrap Metal<br />
CASH PAID FOR SCRAP<br />
•Car Bodies •Scrap Steel•Specialists in Farm<br />
Machinery•All non Ferrous<br />
MAINLAND<br />
METALS LTD<br />
Ph (03)338 7000<br />
Mike0274 818544 •Robbie 0274 818 027<br />
Locally owned and operated<br />
1902273<br />
2420841<br />
▪ Painting ▪ Gardening<br />
▪ Fencing ▪ Lawn mowing<br />
▪ All General Maintenance<br />
Performed to the highest<br />
standard by a straight up,<br />
honest, Handy Guy<br />
No job too small!<br />
Flat hourly rate, no hidden surprises!<br />
THE<br />
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CAP 40<br />
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SHINGLE SUPPLIES<br />
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from $40 per cube<br />
Handyman<br />
Call Guy “The Handy Guy” Now<br />
0275 040 658<br />
from $23 per cube<br />
from $<strong>25</strong> per cube<br />
from $30 per cube<br />
all +gst<br />
Plus all excavation and truck hire<br />
house excavations, driveways, subdivisions<br />
CONTRACTING<br />
Ph: KEN 027 201 3302<br />
Email: stress@xtra.co.nz<br />
2009594<br />
2397712v5<br />
Glass &Windscreens<br />
pet doors installed<br />
from only $165<br />
Skip Hire<br />
100% locally owned and operated<br />
Hardfill |Green Waste |General Waste |BuilderSkips<br />
Various sizes to suit all needs<br />
Commercial placement at competitive rates<br />
Call us directly on 021 280 1132<br />
wastecontrolskips@gmail.com<br />
www.wastecontrolskips.co.nz<br />
Get 5% off your first skip order, use code WASTE5<br />
2431576<br />
For all your landscaping needs<br />
All Landscaping, Retaining Walls (Engineered and<br />
Non-Engineered), Timber Fences, Landscape Structures<br />
and more...Lifestyle Block, Rural and Residential.<br />
Phone Jeremy 021 169 9394<br />
www.blackhill.co.nz<br />
www.facebook.com/blackhillltd<br />
2372616v2<br />
Tools &Equipment<br />
SALES<br />
PARTS<br />
SERVICE<br />
ACCESSORIES<br />
ON-FARM VISITS<br />
Water Blasters, Log Splitters, Generators,<br />
Air Compressors, Water Pumps, Air Tools, Spray<br />
Equipment, Replacement Ag Seats, Small Motors.<br />
Free local machinerydelivery.<br />
Richard Black www.BLAX.nz<br />
<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>owned &operated<br />
2435547v2<br />
Quarry Supplies<br />
QUARRY SUPPLIES<br />
2426159<br />
Landscaping<br />
●CAP 65 ● CAP 40<br />
●CAP 20 ● Pit Run<br />
●Large Soakpit Boulders<br />
●Crusher Dust<br />
●Screened Sand<br />
●Horse Arena Sand<br />
Dean Hurley0274 336 993<br />
hurleyexcavation@xtra.co.nz<br />
2064 Tram Road<br />
To book your spaceinthis guide,phone Amanda Keys 313 2840 or email amanda.keys@ncnews.co.nz
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2018 SUZUKI SWIFT<br />
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$<br />
15,494<br />
2015 HONDA FIT<br />
81000kms,1500cc,Hybrid, Full<br />
Electrics, Automatic, Alloys, Very<br />
Popular Colour<br />
$<br />
13,994<br />
2018 MITSUBISHIMIRAGE<br />
full electrics, alloys, 57,000km,<br />
sharp wee car<br />
$<br />
19,494<br />
2012 SUBARUIMPREZA<br />
WAGON 2.0I-S<br />
59000kms, 2000cc, Automatic, Full<br />
Electrics, Alloys, Chain Drive<br />
$<br />
15,894<br />
2016NISSAN MARCH 12C<br />
29000kms, 1200cc, Automatic,<br />
Full Electrics,Smartwee car!<br />
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17,294<br />
2016 SUZUKI IGNIS HV<br />
1200cc,full electrics,alloys,<br />
5-star safety rating, 3.6 litrefuel<br />
economy,66,000km<br />
$<br />
14,494<br />
TOYOTA VITZ<br />
full electrics, push-button start<br />
and what agreatcolour,87000km<br />
$<br />
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