North Canterbury News: November 25, 2021

Kapahaka casualty of Covid
The North Canterbury Kapahaka
Festival has been cancelled for the first
time in nearly 20 years due to Covid­19.
The festival is run by Tuahiwi School
and has grown into one of largest annual
events in North Canterbury, involving
schools from throughout the
Waimakariri district and some from
Christchurch.
Alert Level 2restrictions with a
maximum of 100 people allowed indoors
made the event impossible, with some
school kapahaka groups having more
than 100 members.
Instead, Tuahiwi School will be hosting
its own Kapahaka Twilight Show this
evening (Thursday, November 25) on the
grass outside the school office from
3.30pm.
Classic Cars
The 11th monthly classiccar gathering will
be held on Sunday, November 28, at Better
Half Kitchen and Bar on the corner of
Ashworth’s Beach Roadand State
Highway One, from about 10am to 2pm. A
log fire,coffee, abeer, brunchand lunch
can be enjoyed at BetterHalf, whichopens
from 9am. Drive straight forward at the
entrance and follow the conesinorderthat
LOST &FOUND
The following propertyhas been
reported to the police as lost in North
Canterbury ­haveyou seen it?
ABunch of about 30 keys (padlock/safe/
trailer lock/house/old style caravan key),
aset of three keys (black and silver key
The event is weather dependent and
whanau are encouraged to wear aface
mask while moving around.
Tuahiwi School’s junior, middle and
senior kapahaka groups will be
performing and will be joined by the
finalists from the school’s talent show
and the Kaiapoi High School kapahaka
group.
Entry is by way of koha at the gates,
while the school’s Matua Tautoko will be
running asausage sizzle, raffles and a
baking stall.
Ahangi is also available, with 200
presold tickets on sale at the school
office for $15 each.
Whanau are encouraged to bring a
chair, blanket or abean bag, and sit back
and enjoy the entertainment.
all display vehicles park on the grassed
oval. The gravel is reservedfor Better
Half Kitchen and Bar customers.
Rangiora Golf Club
Nine Hole Stableford: Ladies: Diane
Sinclair 18, ElaineKlopper16c/b, Rita
Moore 16. Men: David Klopper 19,
Hudson Deane 18 c/b, Dennis Brooke 18,
John Gardner 16 c/b, RobertMadden 16
c/b.
for mobility scooter/blue key/silver key), a
black Samsung phone in clearholder
(sticker with property of MOE on the
back), agold necklace with gold pendant,
black and grey with big flower ‘‘Rip Curl’’
wallet, aset of keys with blue Warriors
lanyard/black FOB key/orange bottle top
opener.
The following property is waiting to be
claimed: Ared/black/white Avanti bike
(Kaiapoi).
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The North Canterbury News, November 25, 2021 17
Zone committees essential
Zone committeesplay an importantrole as
avoice for local communities, says Andrew
Arps.
Environment Canterbury’s North
Canterbury zone manager was responding
to concerns aboutthe role of zone
committees now that they had completed
their Zone Implementation Plan
Addendum duties.
Speaking at the Waimakariri District
Councilmeeting earlier this month, Cr
Sandra Stewart expressed concerns about
the zone committee’slack of authority and
financialclout.
‘‘The zone committee is wondering what
it’s role is now that it’s completed the ZIPA
process.It’s meeting bi­monthlynow and it
has only alimited budgettosupport local
projects.’’
Mr Arps says zone committees are
similar to community boards,exceptthey
are not elected.
‘‘The committee is in aprocess where
they are adapting and evolving.It’s a
differentfocus because it’s no longerthe
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Disruptions this year with Covid­19 has
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to date with projects, such as braided rivers
work on the Ashley Rakahuri River,he
says.
Zone committees have afunding
allocationof$50,000each this year to
support community projects, which will
increase to $75,000 next year and $100,000
in 2023 and can make recommendationsfor
larger projects.
The Hurunui­Waiau Zone Committee,
which was the first one out of the blocks,
was disbanded earlier this year.
Mr Arps saysheis hopeful somethingwill
be put in place early next year.
The Kaikoura Zone Committee has been
successful in reinventing itself, he says.
‘‘Kaikoura is in agood spaceand they seem
to have adapted well and they have some
exciting projects they are workingon.’’
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