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NEWS 6 The North Canterbury News, January 27, 2022 Vaccine passes needed at NC councils By ROBYN BRISTOW NorthCanterbury Councilsrequire vaccinepasses at many of their premisesand facilitiesfollowingthe changetoRed under the Covid19 trafficlight system. They say while it’smainly be business as usual, Redprotocols will require people to present their vaccine certificates, wear masks, and socially distance. Waimakaririchief executiveJim Harlandsaysall council servicesand facilitieswillremain openthroughout theRed alert level. ‘‘Therequirementfor customers to show aMyVaccinePass, in our busiest publicfacilities, means customers won’t seeaprofound changeinhow we’re operating. ‘‘There will primarilybesmall tweakssuch as reviewing our requirements fordistancing, maskuse, andabig focus on making surewedon’t breachany of the new capacity limits.” WaimakaririMayor Dan Gordon says he’s encouragingeveryone to remain calm, workwith therestrictionsand be prepared. ‘‘I’dencourage everyonetomake sure you’rereadyfor Omicron. Make sure you get your boostershotwhen eligible and ensureyou scanorsign in andwear yourmaskwhenout and about. ‘‘We allcan helpminimisethe riskof Covid19 in ourcommunity by making sure we play by the rules and each do ourpart in limiting the spreadonthis latestvariant.’’ TheHurunui District Council has moved to requiringstaffand publicto have vaccine passestoenter all council service centres, libraries, including the mainHurunuiLibrary in Amberley. Council’schiefexecutive Officer Hamish Dobbie saysthe moveisto ensure the health and safety of staff, andslow thetransmission of Omicron. ‘‘It’s about everyone’s protection. We McALPINES MITRE 10 MEGA RANGIORA -OCEAN WATCH This Week Sun Fishing Guide Moon Wind Good Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Jan 27 Jan 28 Jan 29 Jan 30 Jan 31 Feb 1 Feb 2 Rise 6:22am Set 8:59pm Best Times 8:26am 8:54pm Rise 1:07am Set 3:59pm Gentle Sbecoming moderate SE Good Rise 6:24am Set 8:58pm Best Times 9:23am 9:53pm Rise 1:41am Set 5:17pm Moderate SE turning E Jim Harland need to keepour staffhealthy so they can help keep thecommunityhealthy.’’ To keepwithinthe government’s guidelinesofRed setting, council’s essential workforce will be splitting into selfcontained teams, so thereis no crossover of use of vehicles,papers or tools,and no physical interaction. ‘‘Ourteams will see changeswithin theirown operations,but as far as the people of Hurunuiare concerned, therewill be no disruption to delivery of services,normality willcontinue.’’ Mr Dobbiesays the traffic light system is a‘‘movingbeast’’,and council is doing itsupmost to continuequality delivery of services, while keeping everyone’ssafety at the forefront. ‘‘It’s frustrating timesfor allofus, so Ithankyou foryourcooperation as we workthroughthistogether.’’ Waiauand Rotherham community Good Rise 6:25am Set 8:57pm Best 10:24am Times 10:56pm Rise 2:24am Set 6:32pm Gentle E strengthening Rise 6:27am Set 8:56pm Best 11:28am Good Times Rise 3:18am Set 7:39pm Moderate SW turning SE Hamish Dobbie swimming pools will not requireaMy VaccinePass.For communityhallsthe onuslies on the person hiringthe facility whomustcomply with government guidelines. Reserves and playgrounds areopentothose withand without aMyVaccine Pass. Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools &Spa entry doesrequire aMyVaccine Pass. Entry to the mainKaikoura Council buildingonWest Endwillbeby VaccinePass only. Thisapplies to everyone over 12 and includes the museum, library, council chambers and offices, Environment Canterbury and theKaikouraStarOffice. ‘‘Inaddition to vaccine passeswe willcontinuetorequire peopletowear masks, limit thenumbers of people in our buildings andfacilitiestoensure goodphysicaldistancingcan be maintained,signing in and regular Rise 6:28am Set 8:55pm Best 12:01am Ok Times 12:33pm Rise 4:25am Set 8:35pm Gentle SE becoming moderate E Ok Rise 6:29am Set 8:54pm Best Times 1:05am 1:35pm Rise 5:40am Set 9:17pm Moderate E Ok Rise 6:31am Set 8:53pm Best Times 2:05am 2:33pm Rise 6:59am Set 9:53pm Moderate Sturning SE cleaningtoensure any potentialhealth risksremain low. ‘‘Theoverridingconsideration is keeping ourpeople andcommunity safe. ‘‘Vaccination remains ourstrongest andmosteffective tool to protect against infectionand disease, andwe need the staff and the community, especially our vulnerable, to continue to accessfacilities safely,’’ aKaikoura spokesperson says. Unprepared Meanwhile WaimakaririMPMatt Doocey is concernedaboutthe lackof preparation forthe arrivalofomicron in the community. ‘‘It doesfeel likewearen’tprepared foromicron as muchaswecouldhave been.Ihave beencalling for rapid antigen testingfor thosetravelling to theSouthIsland for monthsnow. Overseas, rapid antigen testing kitsare sold freelyinsupermarkets whereas here someNew Zealand companies are stillwaiting for permission to import them.’’ Mr Dooceysays thankfully the Canterbury District HealthBoard has worked hard,after aslow start, to increase vaccination rates acrossthe region. ‘‘I’dliketothankour hardworking vaccinators and encourageeveryone whocan to getthe booster. Duetothe government’s lackofplanningfor much of 2021, New Zealand hadthe slowestvaccinerolloutinthe developed world. NowOmicron is here,and we are thefourth slowest in thedevelopedworldfor boosters.’’ Business owners, whohad contacted him, wereworriedaboutthe financial impacts of the latestoutbreak, he says. ‘‘Whether it’sour local accommodation and hospitality sector concerned in thedrop off of customers, or our local building sectorwho are concerned aboutsupplychains,I’m working hardtoensure theyreceive thesupport theyneedtokeep people in jobs,’’says Mr Doocey. Age is no barrier to Dynamic Vanessa in the grading stakes By TIM CRONSHAW ACanterbury cow has earned an excellent grading for the sixth time at agrand old age. The 20yearoldHolsteinFriesian, Belbrook DynamicVanessa, is believed to be the only cow to have achieved asixth EX classification in the country. OwnedbyJohn and Robbie Wakelin of Belbrook Holsteins, in Rangiora,Vanessa was the only HolsteinFriesian to get an EX5 in 2019. Robbie Wakelinsaid her longevityand consistent calving had contributed more thananythingelse. ‘‘She’s onlystartedtolook older recently. She’s agood old cow.She runs through the herd, she’scarefree, and at 19 she’s still going strong.’’ Eachyear,HolsteinFriesian New Zealand members submittheirregistered inmilk heifers and cowsfor classification. The system aims to improve the breed’s overall standard by recognising each cow’s strengthsand weaknesses. All cowsclassified are alsoscoredfor nonproductiontraits. To achieve an excellentgrading, acow must have calved at least threetimes. Born in 2001, Vanessa had come from a long line of Canterburycentred genetics, Mr Wakelin said. ‘‘Her sire,Bellview WM Dynamic, was bred by Johnand I. ‘‘He was an outstanding bull, producing 17 daughters who classified excellent.’’ Vanessa’s dam was Belbrook LP Valda. The cow got herfirst excellent mark in 2009,with her milkproduction peaking at 513kgofmilk solids in 2013. She had produced13calvesduring 15 lactations in her lifetime, and two of her daughters have classifiedexcellent twice. Holstein Friesian New Zealand president DougCourtman saidthe achievement was evidence of the longevity of the breed, and the breeding skills of families such as the Wakelins. Mr Wakelin said they had never shied awayfrom breedingwith older cows,and longevity was atrait his father bred for specifically. Swell Pegasus Bay Tide Chart 3 2 E1.2 m E0.8 m E0.9 m E0.8 m E0.6 m E0.9 m NE 1.3 m 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 1 0 Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Waimakariri 12:28am 2.3 6:45am 0.6 1:24am 2.3 7:44am 0.6 2:24am 2.4 8:43am 0.5 3:24am 2.5 9:42am 0.5 4:23am 2.5 10:40am 0.4 5:19am 2.6 11:36am 0.4 6:14am 2.6 Mouth 12:53pm 2.3 7:08pm 0.5 1:50pm 2.3 8:03pm 0.5 2:48pm 2.3 9:01pm 0.4 3:46pm 2.4 10:00pm 0.4 4:44pm 2.4 10:59pm 0.3 5:40pm 2.4 11:57pm 0.3 6:37pm 2.5 12:30pm 0.4 Amberley 12:28am 2.3 6:45am 0.6 1:24am 2.3 7:44am 0.6 2:24am 2.4 8:43am 0.5 3:24am 2.5 9:42am 0.5 4:23am 2.5 10:40am 0.4 5:19am 2.6 11:36am 0.4 6:14am 2.6 Beach 12:53pm 2.3 7:08pm 0.5 1:50pm 2.3 8:03pm 0.5 2:48pm 2.3 9:01pm 0.4 3:46pm 2.4 10:00pm 0.4 4:44pm 2.4 10:59pm 0.3 5:40pm 2.4 11:57pm 0.3 6:37pm 2.5 12:30pm 0.4 12:37am 2.3 6:54am 0.6 1:33am 2.3 7:53am 0.6 2:33am 2.4 8:52am 0.5 3:33am 2.5 9:51am 0.5 4:32am 2.5 10:49am 0.4 5:28am 2.6 11:45am 0.4 6:23am 2.6 12:06am 0.3 Motunau 1:02pm 2.3 7:17pm 0.5 1:59pm 2.3 8:12pm 0.5 2:57pm 2.3 9:10pm 0.4 3:55pm 2.4 10:09pm 0.4 4:53pm 2.4 11:08pm 0.3 5:49pm 2.4 6:46pm 2.5 12:39pm 0.4 12:39am 2.3 6:56am 0.6 1:35am 2.3 7:55am 0.6 2:35am 2.4 8:54am 0.5 3:35am 2.5 9:53am 0.5 4:34am 2.5 10:51am 0.4 5:30am 2.6 11:47am 0.4 6:25am 2.6 12:08am 0.3 Gore Bay 1:04pm 2.3 7:19pm 0.5 2:01pm 2.3 8:14pm 0.5 2:59pm 2.3 9:12pm 0.4 3:57pm 2.4 10:11pm 0.4 4:55pm 2.4 11:10pm 0.3 5:51pm 2.4 6:48pm 2.5 12:41pm 0.4 12:32am 1.8 6:50am 0.4 1:27am 1.8 7:48am 0.4 2:25am 1.9 8:47am 0.4 3:24am 1.9 9:45am 0.4 4:23am 1.9 10:42am 0.3 5:21am 2.0 11:39am 0.3 6:17am 2.0 Kaikoura 1:01pm 1.7 7:09pm 0.4 1:56pm 1.7 8:04pm 0.4 2:52pm 1.8 9:00pm 0.4 3:49pm 1.8 9:58pm 0.3 4:46pm 1.8 10:56pm 0.3 5:44pm 1.8 11:55pm 0.3 6:41pm 1.8 12:35pm 0.3 *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. 2118223
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