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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2<strong>02</strong>2<br />
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Firefighter’s sweet proposal<br />
FIERY ROMANCE: Dunsandel Volunteer Fire Brigade members Holly Pierce and Luke Bain are engaged after a<br />
proposal which could have ended in a callout for their colleagues.<br />
PHOTO: STAR MEDIA<br />
• By Susan Sandys<br />
THE SPARK of romance<br />
between Luke Bain and Holly<br />
Pierce ignited before they met,<br />
when they realised they were<br />
both firefighters.<br />
Now the couple serve<br />
alongside each other in the<br />
Dunsandel Volunteer Fire<br />
Brigade, and are planning to get<br />
married after a proposal which<br />
itself could have ended in a fire<br />
callout.<br />
“We pretty much live and<br />
breathe fire brigade really, it’s a<br />
huge commitment that we both<br />
love,” Pierce said.<br />
The couple met following<br />
a game of Tinder roulette in<br />
2018. Pierce was celebrating<br />
completing her firefighter<br />
recruitment training in<br />
Christchurch when her friends<br />
swiped right on Bain’s profile,<br />
impressed by one of his shots in<br />
firefighting gear.<br />
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<strong>Selwyn</strong>’s booming residential<br />
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The prospect of the Reserve<br />
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with negligible gains from<br />
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Bayleys<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> sales<br />
specialist Chris<br />
Jones said the<br />
district was being<br />
cushioned<br />
against such<br />
factors.<br />
Properties<br />
in <strong>Selwyn</strong>,<br />
Chris Jones<br />
alongside other Canterbury areas,<br />
were still catching up after being<br />
undervalued at the start of last<br />
year.<br />
Potential buyers were continuing<br />
to be attracted by good<br />
employment opportunities in the<br />
district’s rural communities and<br />
Christchurch.<br />
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Wednesday <strong>February</strong> 2 2<strong>02</strong>2 <strong>Selwyn</strong> <strong>Times</strong><br />
• By Susan Sandys<br />
THE DISTRICT council is<br />
requiring all of its staff, of about<br />
140 people, to be vaccinated<br />
against Covid-19.<br />
It comes as 13 Christchurch<br />
City Council staff have lost their<br />
jobs for being unvaccinated.<br />
The district<br />
council<br />
last week<br />
introduced its<br />
Covid-19 staff<br />
vaccination<br />
policy. It will<br />
now begin<br />
collecting<br />
information to<br />
find out who is not vaccinated.<br />
All employees not previously<br />
covered by the Government<br />
vaccination mandate now<br />
have until March 4 to get fully<br />
vaccinated.<br />
The district council has<br />
previously undertaken a<br />
voluntary survey of staff<br />
and said the majority are<br />
vaccinated, including all<br />
senior managers.<br />
Chief executive David Ward<br />
said the district council’s focus<br />
throughout the pandemic had<br />
always been to protect staff and<br />
the wider public.<br />
The spread of Covid-19,<br />
including the Omicron<br />
variant, meant the policy was<br />
Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz<br />
Protecting staff and public aim<br />
of council’s vaccination policy<br />
David Ward<br />
timely. It follows the district<br />
council introducing vaccine<br />
pass requirements for the<br />
public at its staffed facilities in<br />
December.<br />
“As a council we have to<br />
meet the requirements of the<br />
Health and Safety Act, but<br />
more than that we want to<br />
be doing the right thing to<br />
protect our staff and to do our<br />
bit in reducing the spread of<br />
Covid-19,” Ward said.<br />
“The nature of our work<br />
means that significant numbers<br />
of our staff are frequently<br />
interacting with the public and<br />
across different teams within<br />
the council. We supply essential<br />
services to the community, so it<br />
is important for us to do what<br />
we can to keep people safe – and<br />
vaccination is the best first line<br />
of defence.”<br />
District council staff at<br />
community and recreation<br />
centres including the <strong>Selwyn</strong><br />
Aquatic Centre, <strong>Selwyn</strong><br />
Sports Centre and Te Ara<br />
Ātea are already required to<br />
be fully vaccinated under<br />
the Government vaccination<br />
mandate.<br />
The district council said last<br />
month that in the event of it<br />
introducing the no-jab, no-job<br />
policy, it would work with<br />
unvaccinated staff to consider<br />
options.<br />
NEWS 3<br />
In Brief<br />
GAMBLING MACHINES<br />
Residents are being asked<br />
for their input on how many<br />
gambling machines should be<br />
allowed. There are currently 122<br />
pokie machines operating at 13<br />
venues in the district, all outside<br />
residential areas. Consultation<br />
on the district council’s Draft<br />
Gambling Venue Policy 2<strong>02</strong>2<br />
closes March 4, selwyn.govt.nz/<br />
gambling<br />
DOGS FIND HOMES<br />
Two stray labrador collie crosses,<br />
featured in last week’s <strong>Selwyn</strong><br />
<strong>Times</strong>, have been rehomed.<br />
District council animal control<br />
team leader Steve Clarke said<br />
the male and female went to two<br />
separate forever families. “We<br />
were very pleased that we were<br />
able to get these homes for them<br />
so quickly,” Clarke said.<br />
HOSPITAL MEMENTOS<br />
The Canterbury District Health<br />
Board is calling for memories of<br />
the Lincoln Maternity Hospital<br />
as it prepares to close the facility.<br />
Anyone with photos, stories<br />
and mementos associated with<br />
the building, which opened<br />
in 1927, is asked to email<br />
communications@cdhb.health.<br />
nz. Meanwhile, the board is<br />
expected to make a decision<br />
on whether or not to retain the<br />
building at its next full board<br />
meeting on <strong>February</strong> 17.<br />
Business Support<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> District Council in partnership with Canterbury Chamber of<br />
Commerce, is offering one on one business support sessions.<br />
Jason MacRae, Business Growth Advisor for Canterbury Chamber<br />
of Commerce will be based at <strong>Selwyn</strong> District Council HQ to provide<br />
advice for <strong>Selwyn</strong> businesses.<br />
The sessions are for <strong>Selwyn</strong> businesses of all sizes and stages looking<br />
to grow or overcome challenges. Based on individual needs, each<br />
business will be provided with feedback and suggestions along with<br />
expert connections and resources to move their business forward.<br />
The support sessions are 45 minutes each.<br />
Dates for support sessions:<br />
Wednesday 9 <strong>February</strong><br />
Wednesday 23 <strong>February</strong><br />
Wednesday 9 March<br />
Wednesday 23 March<br />
Wednesday 6 April<br />
Wednesday 20 April<br />
Bookings essential.<br />
To make an appointment email Jason at jasonm@cecc.org.nz<br />
SELWYN.GOVT.NZ
<strong>Selwyn</strong> <strong>Times</strong> Wednesday <strong>February</strong> 2 2<strong>02</strong>2<br />
4<br />
NEWS<br />
‘Yes,’ and tears of joy<br />
• From page 1<br />
The Dunsandel firefighter got<br />
in touch with Pierce the next day,<br />
impressed by the fact she was also<br />
a firefighter.<br />
Their romance blossomed and<br />
the following year they moved in<br />
together after Pierce transferred<br />
from the Pleasant Point brigade<br />
to the Dunsandel brigade.<br />
On Christmas Eve last year,<br />
Bain proposed to Pierce at their<br />
home as she was making russian<br />
fudge.<br />
“I just asked her to close her<br />
eyes and turn around and that<br />
was about it,” Bain said.<br />
He told her he had bought a<br />
ring, and “after she stopped crying”<br />
asked her to marry him.<br />
“I cried, I was so, so excited,<br />
I was so over the moon,” Pierce<br />
said.<br />
She phoned her mother and sister<br />
to let them know, and forgot<br />
about the pot on the stove to the<br />
point that the smell of burning<br />
sugar emanated through the<br />
kitchen.<br />
Pierce said the irony of two<br />
firefighters burning something<br />
on the stove would not have been<br />
lost on their fellow Dunsandel<br />
brigade members if it had of resulted<br />
in a fire.<br />
“If they saw our address pop<br />
up for a call-out they would be<br />
laughing, and it would be a big<br />
shout for us,” Pierce said.<br />
The couple are planning on<br />
getting married next year. In<br />
IMPRESSED: Holly Pierce<br />
met Luke Bain after finding<br />
out he was also a firefighter.<br />
PHOTO: STAR MEDIA<br />
the meantime they are enjoying<br />
supporting each other in their<br />
volunteer roles.<br />
“We kind of just bounce off<br />
each other, so we work very well<br />
together, We can have some really<br />
horrendous calls and it just<br />
makes us stronger,” Pierce said.<br />
They benefitted from each<br />
other’s strengths, with Pierce’s<br />
profession as a nurse providing<br />
a solid first aid background and<br />
complementing Bain’s firefighting<br />
skills gained from serving as a<br />
firefighter in Australia.<br />
The couple were apart for<br />
seven-and-a-half weeks in 2<strong>02</strong>0<br />
as Pierce worked on a Covid unit.<br />
Due to isolation requirements,<br />
she could not go to fire calls.<br />
“That was hard, but it probably<br />
made us a lot stronger,” Pierce said.<br />
•See the video on https://<br />
www.odt.co.nz/star-news<br />
Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz<br />
Mayoral snapshot: Who<br />
The local body<br />
elections are in<br />
October. Will anyone<br />
stand against mayor<br />
Sam Broughton, who<br />
claimed a huge 7556<br />
vote majority in 2019?<br />
Susan Sandys reports<br />
IT WILL BE the end of an era<br />
if serial mayoral candidate Bill<br />
Woods does not stand for the<br />
role in the local body elections<br />
this year.<br />
“I haven’t decided, I’m starting<br />
to get too old maybe,” the<br />
79-year-old said.<br />
“Although the Wizard<br />
has indicated he might stand<br />
for Christchurch and he’s over<br />
80.”<br />
Woods served one term as<br />
mayor of the district before<br />
losing the 1995 election, and<br />
time and time again has<br />
unsuccessfully stood for the role<br />
ever since.<br />
He was the only candidate<br />
who stood against incumbent<br />
Sam Broughton at the last local<br />
body elections in 2019, where he<br />
gained 4485 votes compared to<br />
12,041 for Broughton. In 2016,<br />
Broughton won by a majority of<br />
720 votes over the second<br />
highest polling candidate of Pat<br />
McEvedy.<br />
Bill Woods Sam Broughton Grant Miller<br />
While Woods was inspired<br />
by the Wizard, who said in<br />
December he would stand in<br />
Christchurch, the Springfield<br />
resident and Malvern<br />
Community Board member<br />
was also giving consideration<br />
to instead approaching several<br />
other potential candidates to ask<br />
them to stand. He did not have<br />
any one particular person in<br />
mind.<br />
“The reason that I stand is<br />
because I believe the <strong>Selwyn</strong><br />
District Council is doing things<br />
wrong. I do believe an alternative<br />
should be provided,” Woods<br />
said.<br />
“There’s a concern that most of<br />
the money spent by the council<br />
is within the high growth areas,<br />
and the people in the rural and<br />
low growth areas are suffering<br />
from that.”<br />
In addition, the participation<br />
of ordinary people was being<br />
“strangled” by the district<br />
council’s moves to discharge<br />
community committees.<br />
“The council has been trying<br />
to destroy that particular system<br />
that’s been going for well over<br />
100 years.”<br />
Woods is himself chairman<br />
of the Sheffield Waddington<br />
Township Committee. He<br />
commended district councillor<br />
Grant Miller on his initiative to<br />
give such committees a choice as<br />
to whether they remained part of<br />
the district council or not.<br />
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He was referring to a district<br />
council meeting in December,<br />
where Miller was successful<br />
in giving committees the<br />
power to decide the issue for<br />
themselves. Miller had moved a<br />
motion amendment which was<br />
supported by the majority of<br />
district councillors.<br />
The<br />
amendment<br />
went against<br />
what Mayor<br />
Sam Broughton<br />
and the<br />
remaining<br />
district<br />
councillors<br />
were wanting to<br />
achieve, and that<br />
was discharge<br />
the remaining<br />
community<br />
committees<br />
allowing<br />
them to create<br />
independent<br />
residents’<br />
groups.<br />
“I think<br />
that Grant<br />
Miller certainly<br />
is showing<br />
initiative to<br />
think outside the square,” Woods<br />
said.<br />
Miller himself is undecided<br />
on whether he will challenge<br />
Broughton for the mayoralty.<br />
The Springs Ward district<br />
councillor texted the <strong>Selwyn</strong><br />
<strong>Times</strong> saying: “I have not made<br />
a concrete decision regarding<br />
my future at <strong>Selwyn</strong> District<br />
Council. I remain committed<br />
to ensuring <strong>Selwyn</strong> is an<br />
affordable, great place to live<br />
and work.”<br />
Woods said he had not spoken<br />
to Miller about whether he was<br />
considering standing.<br />
However, he did consider<br />
Miller could be a good candidate.<br />
Miller has been a district<br />
councillor since 2013, when he<br />
first stood for election.<br />
Former mayoral candidate and<br />
long-serving district councillor<br />
Debra Hasson said she will stand<br />
again as a district councillor but<br />
not challenge Broughton for the<br />
mayoralty. She was the lowest<br />
polling of five mayoral candidates<br />
who stood in 2016, the first year<br />
that Broughton won and became<br />
Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz<br />
will take on Broughton • From page 1<br />
Debra<br />
Hasson<br />
Malcolm<br />
Lyall<br />
one of New Zealand’s youngest<br />
mayors.<br />
Deputy mayor Malcolm Lyall is<br />
also a former mayoral candidate<br />
and long-serving district<br />
councillor. He lost the mayoral<br />
race alongside Broughton in<br />
the 2013 election, as the lowest<br />
polling candidate. He said he<br />
would not stand for mayor<br />
and was “very happy” with the<br />
performance of Broughton.<br />
“I think why would an older<br />
generation try and unseat the<br />
younger generation. You have to<br />
be relevant with the community<br />
you have, and the community in<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> is a young community,”<br />
Lyall said.<br />
Broughton confirmed he<br />
would be standing for mayor,<br />
going into what would be his<br />
third term.<br />
“I am proud of our community<br />
and the things we are achieving<br />
together,” he said.<br />
The district continued to offer<br />
value for buyers seeking familysized<br />
homes and sections. In<br />
Lincoln, Rolleston and Leeston a<br />
modern double-glazed home on<br />
a decent section could be purchased<br />
for less than $1 million.<br />
Darfield and other areas of the<br />
district offered even better deals.<br />
“They are cranking. Darfield<br />
has become hugely popular,<br />
Leeston has become hugely<br />
popular,” Jones said.<br />
Already 2<strong>02</strong>2 had started<br />
with strong demand<br />
and limited supply.<br />
Bayleys Canterbury<br />
general manager of sales<br />
Rachel Dovey said for<br />
Canterbury generally<br />
there was good momentum even<br />
though the country had gone<br />
into red traffic light setting.<br />
“We’ve seen quite a lot of<br />
people moving down here from<br />
around New Zealand and it’s<br />
hard to see that momentum<br />
won’t continue,” Dovey said.<br />
“If you look at areas like<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> there’s been so much<br />
development. A lot of sections<br />
and house packages have really<br />
created another market.”<br />
New Zealand’s house prices<br />
are among the most expensive<br />
in the world relative to incomes,<br />
propelled by record gains from<br />
migration in the years leading<br />
up to Covid-19, followed by a<br />
Wednesday <strong>February</strong> 2 2<strong>02</strong>2 <strong>Selwyn</strong> <strong>Times</strong><br />
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‘They are cranking’<br />
further boost when interest rates<br />
were slashed in 2<strong>02</strong>0 and the<br />
Reserve Bank pumped billions of<br />
dollars into the financial system<br />
to maintain confidence.<br />
Forsyth Barr’s head of wealth<br />
management research Matt<br />
Henry said he would not be<br />
shocked to see a meaningful drop<br />
in prices through 2<strong>02</strong>2.<br />
He said the sharp increase in<br />
prices over the past two years,<br />
booming construction and<br />
low migration changed the<br />
dynamic between supply<br />
and demand.<br />
“Some of us think<br />
declines are highly likely<br />
and that these could be<br />
Matt Henry significant; others are more<br />
sanguine,” Henry said.<br />
“What there is agreement on is<br />
that the market does look more<br />
vulnerable today than it has for a<br />
long time.”<br />
A survey of mortgage<br />
advisers conducted by economist<br />
Tony Alexander on behalf of<br />
mortgages.co.nz showed most<br />
mortgage brokers were reporting<br />
fewer investors and first-time<br />
buyers, as well as a reduced willingness<br />
by banks to lend.<br />
Several New Zealand banks<br />
are expecting house prices to fall<br />
this year, with BNZ forecasting a<br />
drop of more than 3 per cent this<br />
year, with a smaller drop in 2<strong>02</strong>3.<br />
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Wednesday <strong>February</strong> 2 2<strong>02</strong>2 <strong>Selwyn</strong> <strong>Times</strong><br />
• By Susan Sandys<br />
SELWYN DAIRY farms may see<br />
a $110 million income increase<br />
as the industry underpins New<br />
Zealand’s resilience to the global<br />
pandemic.<br />
However, farmers in the<br />
district say the good news is<br />
tempered by lower production,<br />
high inflation and the threat<br />
posed by Omicron.<br />
Fonterra announced last<br />
week a high forecast payout<br />
for 2<strong>02</strong>1/22 with a midpoint of<br />
$9.20 per kg milksolids, compared<br />
to last season’s average<br />
payout across the sector of $7.62<br />
per kg.<br />
If the forecast comes to pass,<br />
it would be the highest milk<br />
price paid by the co-op in its<br />
two-decade-long history. The<br />
previous record was in $8.40/kg<br />
in the 2013/14 season.<br />
Dairy NZ principal economist<br />
Graeme Doole said dairy directly<br />
contributed $590 million<br />
to <strong>Selwyn</strong>’s economy last season,<br />
and when flow on economic<br />
impacts were included, it contributed<br />
$1.48 billion.<br />
“In the 2<strong>02</strong>1 to 2<strong>02</strong>2 season,<br />
dairy is forecast to directly<br />
contribute $700 million, and<br />
through flow on impacts contribute<br />
$1.76 billion to <strong>Selwyn</strong>’s<br />
economy,” Doole said.<br />
This was based on the most<br />
recent data showing there were<br />
228 dairy farms in the district.<br />
The industry contributed about<br />
$200 million in wages and employed<br />
about 2500 people.<br />
“The lift in milk prices will be<br />
welcomed by farmers,” Doole<br />
said.<br />
“<strong>Selwyn</strong> and New Zealand<br />
as a whole will benefit from the<br />
forecast lift in milk prices. The<br />
higher milk price will benefit<br />
other local businesses,” Doole<br />
said.<br />
“For every $1 increase in milk<br />
price, around another $1.50<br />
flows into other sectors within<br />
the economy. Flow-on spending<br />
injects cash into other sectors,<br />
including farm services, animal<br />
Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz<br />
Big dairy payout forecast for farmers<br />
care, construction, electricity<br />
and household expenditure.”<br />
However, farmers were also<br />
dealing with higher costs such<br />
as labour, due to staff shortages,<br />
as well as for feed and fertiliser,<br />
he said.<br />
North Canterbury Federated<br />
Farmers dairy section chairman<br />
Karl Dean said in real dollar<br />
terms, the higher forecast payout<br />
would not beat the 2013/14<br />
figure.<br />
This was due to inflation.<br />
Higher costs had particularly<br />
been noticeable in fuel and fertiliser,<br />
with the latter increasing<br />
by 100 per cent in one year.<br />
In addition, production was<br />
LOWER<br />
PRODUCTION:<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong><br />
farmers,<br />
including<br />
Karl Dean,<br />
welcome the<br />
high forecast<br />
payout,<br />
especially<br />
following a<br />
cool spring.<br />
PHOTO: GEOFF<br />
SLOAN<br />
down about five per cent in<br />
many areas across the country.<br />
This included <strong>Selwyn</strong>, which<br />
had a cool spring.<br />
“There just wasn’t that good<br />
grass growth in early spring to<br />
get the cows really humming,<br />
that carries on throughout the<br />
entire season,” Dean said.<br />
The potential for Omicron to<br />
take employees and farmers out<br />
of the workstream with sickness<br />
or isolation requirements also<br />
weighed heavily, he said.<br />
“(The forecast payout) is<br />
stopping farmers from having<br />
a big frown on their face, but I<br />
wouldn’t say they are grinning<br />
from ear to ear.”<br />
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on Saturday. The march is part of<br />
a nationwide stand being planned<br />
by the group, founded by Destiny<br />
Church leader Brian Tamaki.<br />
PARTNER SOUGHT<br />
Countdown is seeking an<br />
investment partner for its new<br />
Christchurch Fresh Distribution<br />
Centre at Rolleston. Construction<br />
of the $60 million state-of-theart<br />
building will begin shortly in<br />
Ngāi Tahu Property’s industrial<br />
park of Tawhiri, adjacent to<br />
the 180ha Izone Business Hub.<br />
Countdown owner Woolworths<br />
wants to secure a development<br />
partner who will provide it with<br />
the lowest return rate on the total<br />
development cost. The offer is by<br />
deadline private treaty, closing<br />
<strong>February</strong> 24.<br />
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A NEW STUDY monitoring<br />
the Lincoln University Rams<br />
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few injuries from tackling.<br />
Profiling the tackle and its<br />
injury characteristics in premier<br />
New Zealand club rugby<br />
union players over a complete<br />
season, recently published in<br />
the prestigious British Journal<br />
of Sports Medicine, included<br />
Lincoln University’s Professor<br />
Mike Hamlin and Sohei<br />
Takamori (team doctor for the<br />
Brave Blossoms – Japan men’s<br />
national rugby team) among<br />
its co-authors.<br />
It followed 28 Rams players<br />
over 18 matches in the 2017<br />
rugby season.<br />
The study’s objective was to<br />
identify whether New Zealand<br />
Rugby’s “RugbySmart” – safe<br />
tackle technique was exhibited<br />
by club rugby players and<br />
whether tackle-related injuries<br />
showed poor tackle technique<br />
characteristics.<br />
Professor Hamlin said that<br />
one of the most interesting results<br />
of the study was the very<br />
low injury rates attributed to<br />
the tackle which worked out to<br />
be approximately two injuries<br />
per 1000 tackles made over<br />
the whole season, which is far<br />
lower than previous reports.<br />
“This may have been due<br />
to the high calibre of players<br />
used in this study (all playing<br />
for the Lincoln University<br />
Rams division 1 team) and<br />
their prior experience and<br />
knowledge of tackling.<br />
“A major emphasis of the<br />
coaching staff on safety during<br />
training was also probably a<br />
factor in the low injury rates.”<br />
The research showed that<br />
forwards complete more<br />
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Surprising results from tackle research<br />
involving Lincoln University players<br />
tackles than backs and<br />
tackles using the shoulder are<br />
the most prevalent type of<br />
tackle.<br />
It found only 57.9 per cent<br />
of tackles during the season<br />
demonstrated currently<br />
prescribed good tackle<br />
technique.<br />
Two of the six tackle-related<br />
injuries occurred in spite of<br />
the RugbySmart reported<br />
tackle characteristics being<br />
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recorded over the season, the<br />
front foot was grounded and<br />
close to the ball-carrier which<br />
is one of the characteristics of<br />
the desired tackle technique<br />
as promoted by RugbySmart,<br />
and yet resulted in injury.<br />
It concluded further<br />
research is needed to confirm<br />
which tackling techniques are<br />
less likely to result in injury.
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10<br />
OUR PEOPLE – KELVIN DAVIDSON<br />
Numbers person has perfect job as<br />
Kelvin Davidson is chief<br />
economist of a leading<br />
property data company.<br />
The 41-year-old Lincoln<br />
dad talks to Susan<br />
Sandys about house<br />
prices, development in<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong>, and his life and<br />
career<br />
You are the chief economist<br />
at property data company<br />
CoreLogic, can you tell me<br />
about the company and your<br />
role?<br />
We sell a wide range of<br />
property information to clients.<br />
We do a lot of automated<br />
valuations on properties, services<br />
to the insurance industry, to<br />
government, real estate agents,<br />
banks. Every week we run a<br />
computer model that generates<br />
an estimated market value of<br />
every property in the country.<br />
We take some of these results and<br />
aggregate them up for research<br />
purposes. Everybody will have<br />
had contact with CoreLogic in<br />
their past but might not know it. I<br />
generate written content and talk<br />
to the media.<br />
Do you do research as well?<br />
Yes. Using our own data, we<br />
have a good sense of how the<br />
market is moving. So we can use<br />
that information to measure the<br />
property market. We monitor<br />
sales volumes, listing volumes,<br />
who’s buying – first home buyers<br />
or whatever. We use our own<br />
figures. We also have figures<br />
from Stats NZ, the Reserve<br />
Bank, Treasury, some of the<br />
banks, consumer confidence<br />
surveys. We feed all that in, we<br />
talk about what is interesting, do<br />
presentations, talk to the media.<br />
I’m like a client of CoreLogic<br />
really, I’m an end user of the<br />
information. I interpret it and<br />
sort of write about it and talk<br />
about it. We want to focus on<br />
helping our clients and try and<br />
help them keep up to date with<br />
what is going on, ranging from<br />
executives to your front-line<br />
staff at banks, talking to public<br />
servants, anybody who will listen<br />
really.<br />
NUMBERS PERSON: Kelvin Davidson works remotely from home at Lincoln in his job as<br />
CoreLogic’s chief economist.<br />
PHOTO: STAR MEDIA<br />
Where are you based?<br />
CoreLogic is Auckland and<br />
Wellington, offices are up there.<br />
I work from home. I’ve been the<br />
chief economist for four years.<br />
I’ve always been remote, I travel<br />
quite a lot, I’m up in Wellington<br />
and Auckland fairly regularly,<br />
but my base is home.<br />
The property market is a<br />
fascinating topic, do you think?<br />
For me, I love talking about<br />
property. When I was in the<br />
United Kingdom I used to do<br />
commercial property. It’s really<br />
interesting too, but the man on<br />
the street doesn’t understand it<br />
as much. But everybody has to<br />
live somewhere, everybody has a<br />
view of the residential property<br />
market. I find it really great that<br />
I can look at it from a top down,<br />
macroeconomic perspective,<br />
but also I can chat with my<br />
neighbour about it. So I find it<br />
really interesting and everybody<br />
else does to.<br />
But I guess it’s also a bit<br />
depressing. For example, first<br />
home buyers are being locked<br />
out of the market?<br />
Yes, that’s the thing about<br />
property. As a country, we don’t<br />
get richer by buying and selling<br />
houses off each other. If the<br />
house price goes up, as a home<br />
owner I’ve got more equity, but<br />
that just comes at the expense<br />
of that person who has had to<br />
pay that higher price. So as a<br />
nation, we definitely don’t get<br />
richer from buying and selling<br />
houses. There’s this transfer<br />
of wealth thing going on, I<br />
guess. And what we have seen<br />
for many years, but it has been<br />
really emphasised in the last 18<br />
months, there’s this huge boom<br />
in house prices. It just means<br />
home owners are gaining in<br />
equity, but first home buyers are<br />
having to find more to get on the<br />
ladder. They have to find a bigger<br />
deposit, save for longer, and now,<br />
with interest rates rising, have to<br />
pay more for that as well. There’s<br />
always two sides to the coin. If<br />
somebody is getting a higher sale<br />
price that means somebody else<br />
has had to pay more.<br />
As chief economist of<br />
CoreLogic, do you have a<br />
solution?<br />
There’s a lot of things<br />
successive governments<br />
have tried, and the current<br />
Government has a wide range of<br />
policies on the go. Things from<br />
tax measures, making investors<br />
pay more tax, the Reserve Bank<br />
is tightening up the amount of<br />
mortgage debt that people can<br />
take on, they are raising interest<br />
rates and the Government is also<br />
targeting more housing supply<br />
through things like the changes<br />
to the Resource Management<br />
Act, changes to planning rules,<br />
which allow you to put three<br />
houses on a plot of land rather<br />
than the single one that used<br />
to be the case. So there’s a lot of<br />
policy measures being thrown at<br />
it at the moment. In the end, the<br />
economics will tell you that the<br />
long-term solution is to simply<br />
have more houses. This is pretty<br />
basic stuff, it’s increase the supply<br />
and you will keep the lid on<br />
house prices. It’s just that that’s<br />
easier said than done. You can’t<br />
just create houses overnight, you<br />
have got to develop the land, get<br />
through the planning rules, you<br />
have to have builders to build<br />
these things and the industry at<br />
the moment is pretty stretched,<br />
Housing demand can go up and<br />
down very quickly in the short<br />
term. If the bank suddenly said<br />
overnight you can have a million<br />
dollars instead of $500,000,<br />
house prices would go up almost<br />
instantly. Whereas, the supply<br />
side takes a lot longer. That’s<br />
where in the long run more<br />
houses is the obvious solution,<br />
but it’s not an easy solution.<br />
What do you think of the<br />
policy of three houses on one<br />
block of land?<br />
I think it is a good idea. From<br />
an economist perspective,<br />
there’s only a fixed amount of<br />
land. We are going to have a<br />
growing population in future. It<br />
makes sense to use our existing<br />
land better. Around <strong>Selwyn</strong>,<br />
population density is already<br />
pretty low, so the case for it isn’t<br />
as clear. But certainly if you<br />
go to Auckland, a lot of those<br />
inner city houses are small<br />
state houses, one dwelling on a<br />
big section. There’s a clear case<br />
there for knocking it down and<br />
putting in lots of townhouses.
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It can potentially stop<br />
suburban sprawl. I guess in<br />
Lincoln, there is a classic case<br />
of the proposed Lincoln South<br />
development, which has been<br />
highly controversial?<br />
That’s right, I live in Verdeco<br />
Park, which will border that new<br />
subdivision, so literally I will look<br />
at it almost out my window.<br />
So what do you think of it, are<br />
you opposed to it?<br />
Personally, no, I am not<br />
opposed to it. I think it will<br />
bring more infrastructure and<br />
more facilities. We could end up<br />
with another school, so from a<br />
personal point of view I am okay<br />
with it. Other people will have<br />
different views. There’s always<br />
two sides to it in the property<br />
market. And I can understand,<br />
it will probably come with extra<br />
traffic, there’s going to be more<br />
strain on existing services.<br />
Lincoln is probably short of a<br />
doctors’ surgery or two. There<br />
are issues that might need to be<br />
addressed.<br />
Please tell me a little about<br />
yourself.<br />
I was born in Ashburton, went<br />
to high school at Ashburton<br />
College, studied at Canterbury<br />
University, did economics<br />
there. I got a graduate job for<br />
the government in Wellington,<br />
did that for a year or two. Then<br />
I went into the private sector,<br />
went to an economics firm called<br />
Infometrics, did that for a year<br />
or two. Then I went to the UK.<br />
I spent almost 10 years in the<br />
UK. I lived in London. London<br />
is fantastic, I had a good job, old<br />
friends came over for a year or<br />
two at a time. I just really loved<br />
it over there, the experiences<br />
you can do, the concerts and<br />
the shows and the travel, within<br />
the radius of a three or four<br />
hour flight you could get almost<br />
anywhere.<br />
How many different countries<br />
did you travel to?<br />
There’s probably not many I<br />
didn’t go to. Off the top of my<br />
head, 30. I did have a tally at<br />
one point, but I’ve forgotten it. I<br />
was doing all the tourist things,<br />
but also seeing what life is like<br />
in different countries. I think<br />
Kelvin Davidson graduates from Canterbury University. In 2013, he celebrates Christmas in<br />
his London flat.<br />
you realise that everybody is the<br />
same. Somewhere like Egypt,<br />
go to Cairo, it’s hard to imagine<br />
anywhere more different than<br />
Lincoln, just total chalk and<br />
cheese. But you still realise<br />
people go to work, they are<br />
trying to feed their family, that’s<br />
probably the one thing I took out<br />
of visiting overseas.<br />
What were the highlights?<br />
Turkey was a bit of a favourite,<br />
the cultural connections we have<br />
through Gallipoli, I really like<br />
Turkish food and Turkish coffee.<br />
In particular places of history,<br />
Italy was great, Greece, going to<br />
the beaches in Spain. Even just<br />
travelling around the UK, going<br />
to Wales and Scotland, seeing<br />
different parts of England.<br />
What concerts did you go to?<br />
I love listening to music, I’m<br />
into kind of 1960s and 1970s<br />
rock music, that’s my big thing.<br />
Bruce Springsteen is my favourite<br />
singer, but I like Pink Floyd,<br />
Led Zeppelin, Elton John, David<br />
Bowie, The Beatles, Rolling<br />
Stones, Dire Straits, anybody<br />
from that era. I have seen many<br />
of them live, that was the thing<br />
about the UK, is you could do<br />
these things. I have seen Bruce<br />
Springsteen three times I think.<br />
There was always festivals in<br />
London, Hyde Park, during the<br />
summer. The Rolling Stones<br />
played there, Rod Stewart, I went<br />
and saw a bunch of concerts as<br />
well, the Eagles, Guns N’ Roses,<br />
Bon Jovi, basically anybody and<br />
everybody came to London.<br />
What brought you back to<br />
New Zealand?<br />
I met my wife over there,<br />
Gemma, she’s from Southland.<br />
We came back to New Zealand<br />
to get married, went back to the<br />
UK. We really just came back for<br />
family reasons, as we came home<br />
Gemma was pregnant. We’ve<br />
got two kids, boy and a girl, aged<br />
six and three. My parents live<br />
out just past West Melton, so the<br />
family connections are priceless.<br />
How did you come to settle in<br />
Lincoln?<br />
We lived in Christchurch for a<br />
year or two, then we built a house<br />
in Prebbleton in 2016. We felt<br />
we needed something different,<br />
so we decided to take the plunge<br />
again and build another place,<br />
this time in Lincoln. We found<br />
at Verdeco Park, the sections<br />
were really well priced, good size.<br />
For us, Lincoln is spot on. We<br />
found Prebbleton got a bit busy<br />
with traffic, the cars were just<br />
becoming a bit overwhelming.<br />
We were looking for something a<br />
little quieter, we have absolutely<br />
found that. And there’s more<br />
facilities in Lincoln, a secondary<br />
school which was a big plus. And<br />
also, frankly, a bit more bang<br />
for buck in terms of property.<br />
We freed up money by shifting<br />
from Prebbleton to Lincoln. We<br />
have been in our new house six<br />
months. We got pretty lucky.<br />
The house was all signed up and<br />
finished just right on the cusp<br />
of this construction issue where<br />
costs are soaring.<br />
And you also beat the<br />
skyrocketing section prices?<br />
That’s right, we signed up 2019,<br />
our section was $260,000 and<br />
that’s 900 sq m.<br />
Now it would cost at least<br />
double that?<br />
Yes, that’s what I hear. So we<br />
got lucky in that sense. When we<br />
bought this, it was just a paddock.<br />
You couldn’t even actually go<br />
and stand on your land, so it was<br />
purchasing a promise really, of a<br />
section sometime in the future.<br />
The titles were delayed, when we<br />
started to hit Covid, but kind of<br />
got through it, the timing was<br />
pretty lucky.<br />
Did you ever forecast, as the<br />
chief economist at CoreLogic,<br />
that property prices could go so<br />
crazy?<br />
No, nobody foresaw this. If you<br />
go back to April, May 2<strong>02</strong>0, when<br />
Covid first hit, any economic<br />
forecaster or commentator at the<br />
time was saying we are going to<br />
see unemployment skyrocketing,<br />
house prices are going to fall.<br />
It’s easy in hindsight, to say “Oh<br />
well, we saw interest rates fall,<br />
ofcourse, house pieces weren’t<br />
going to go down.” But that’s<br />
easy with hindsight. At the time,<br />
it did just feel really uncertain<br />
and really negative. There was<br />
forecasts out there, that prices<br />
nationally might fall even as<br />
much as 20 per cent. We were<br />
much more cautious that that, I<br />
thought it could be something<br />
like five per cent. But still there<br />
was nobody out there that said<br />
house prices would go up 30 per<br />
cent, which was the rise last year.<br />
Hindsight is 20/20?<br />
I think anybody out there has<br />
to put their hand on their heart<br />
and say: ‘No, we didn’t see this at<br />
all.’ Interest rates were slashed,<br />
the government stepped in with<br />
a massive amount of spending,<br />
people couldn’t go anywhere,<br />
they couldnt’ spend on travel, so<br />
they put their money somewhere<br />
else. There was a bunch of things<br />
that conspired to, in hindsight<br />
make it pretty obvious, that<br />
house prices would rise, but that’s<br />
with hindsight, and at the time it<br />
certainly didn’t feel that way.<br />
What did you qualify for at<br />
university?<br />
I did a Bachelor of Commerce<br />
with Honours majoring in<br />
economics. University was great;<br />
by the end I was keen to get out<br />
and do something different. The<br />
last year for me was a bit of a<br />
battle I have got to say, but I got<br />
through it. As you get further<br />
into economics, it gets very<br />
mathematic and quite abstract.<br />
The thing I like about economics<br />
is the things you can see every day.<br />
What made you want to<br />
become an economist, were you<br />
good at maths?<br />
I’ve always been a numbers<br />
person, I probably was going<br />
down the accountancy path. Then<br />
I had a teacher at Ashburton<br />
College, my economics teacher<br />
just sort of captured me I guess<br />
and made the subject really<br />
exciting and really interesting, so I<br />
chose to go down that path.<br />
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I WAS surprised by the<br />
tenor of the <strong>Selwyn</strong> <strong>Times</strong><br />
article (p3, January 26).<br />
I participated in the<br />
extensive community<br />
consultation conducted by<br />
an independent provider<br />
on behalf of the Ministry of<br />
Education.<br />
It was not conducted in<br />
the rushed way implied<br />
by Kylie Horgan when she<br />
referred to it as being “the<br />
cheapest, the easiest and the<br />
fastest.” It spanned nearly<br />
a 12-month period and<br />
included community meetings<br />
and surveys.<br />
To focus solely on the<br />
projected size of Rolleston<br />
College is to overlook the<br />
way in which the roll will<br />
be distributed across two<br />
separate campuses and how<br />
each will function.<br />
As a retired New Zealand<br />
secondary teacher and a<br />
previous long-term resident<br />
of Canberra, I was particularly<br />
interested in one of<br />
the options proposed in the<br />
consultation, that of having<br />
two campuses to include a<br />
junior and senior college.<br />
Canberra’s public education<br />
operates with secondary<br />
schools and senior colleges<br />
(years 12 and 13) and I have<br />
seen how positively this<br />
system works. Each is able<br />
to provide a better focus for<br />
the different age groups.<br />
The senior colleges in<br />
Canberra provide a range<br />
of adult education courses<br />
BACKYARD CRITTERS<br />
Mike Bowie is an ecologist who specialises in entomology (insects and<br />
other invertebrates). Each week he introduces a new species found in<br />
his backyard at Lincoln. His column aims to raise public awareness of<br />
biodiversity, the variety of living things around us. Check out the full<br />
list of invertebrates found at www.inaturalist.org/projects/backyardbiodiversity-bugs-in-my-lincoln-section<br />
Hoverfly an extremely<br />
useful pollinator<br />
SYRPHIDS WOULD have to be one of<br />
my favourite taxonomic groups apart from<br />
weta.<br />
New Zealand has at least 47 species<br />
of Syrphidae, more commonly known<br />
as hoverflies. This fly family are regular<br />
flower visitors, and the more common<br />
ones are extremely useful pollinators.<br />
I recently found a new species for my<br />
garden which I was quite excited about.<br />
The endemic hoverfly I captured is<br />
known as Helophilus cingulatus and appears<br />
to be distributed throughout most<br />
of New Zealand. Thirteen species of Helophilus<br />
are known here and about 50 are<br />
known worldwide.<br />
Very little is known about Helophilus<br />
cingulatus other than adults appear<br />
mainly between October and <strong>February</strong><br />
when most floral resources are available.<br />
They are 14-20mm long with a wingspan<br />
of 30mm and a black body with a creamywhite<br />
stripe across their abdomen and two<br />
to eight white dots towards their rear end.<br />
Larvae have a rat-tail like siphon that<br />
allows them to breath while they filter feed<br />
in organic rich water.<br />
accessed in the evenings<br />
and I commented in my<br />
submission that this could<br />
be a development to consider<br />
once the new college<br />
is established. Currently,<br />
aside from a few workshops<br />
provided through local<br />
community centres and<br />
libraries, there is nothing of<br />
substance available locally.<br />
The nearest facility which<br />
offers such courses is the<br />
Hagley senior college.<br />
Considering the community<br />
meetings already<br />
held I am not sure what<br />
Kylie Horgan hopes to<br />
achieve by holding a further<br />
community meeting next<br />
month. She refers to “global<br />
evidence” that shows large<br />
schools do not serve young<br />
people well.<br />
We already have a local<br />
“super school” – Burnside<br />
High School in Christchurch.<br />
I find it surprising<br />
that she has not referred<br />
LETTERS 13<br />
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in the <strong>Selwyn</strong> district<br />
to it and wonder if she has<br />
evidence from its staff and<br />
community to indicate that<br />
Burnside High is experiencing<br />
the kind of problems<br />
she says are an issue for<br />
larger schools. It would be<br />
beneficial for her to provide<br />
evidence from a relevant<br />
local source instead of making<br />
generalisations about<br />
“global evidence”.<br />
Perhaps the principal<br />
of Burnside High School<br />
could be asked to attend<br />
her meeting to address and<br />
answer questions on “super<br />
school” issues.<br />
My view is that the<br />
new Rolleston College<br />
will provide a targeted<br />
educational experience<br />
through its two campuses.<br />
Rolleston is a fortunate<br />
community to have the<br />
chance to embrace this<br />
opportunity.<br />
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Rolleston<br />
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Join us to look after your<br />
reserve. Please wear closed<br />
toe shoes, gloves and<br />
eye protection. Working<br />
bees are held on the first<br />
Sunday of every month.<br />
LincolnEnvirotown.org.<br />
nz/event or phone <strong>02</strong>1<br />
100 1009, mahoereserve@<br />
gmail.com<br />
Mahoe Native Reserve,<br />
Boundary Rd, Lincoln<br />
Stephanie Parkyn<br />
Author Talk<br />
Tuesday 10.30am–noon<br />
Best-selling author<br />
Stephanie Parkyn will<br />
speak about her latest<br />
novel, The Freedom of<br />
Birds. The story travels<br />
through fairy tale German<br />
villages, Italian theatres<br />
and French battlefields<br />
while telling the story of<br />
a troupe of storytellers,<br />
circus artists and theatre<br />
performers at the fall<br />
of Napoleon’s Empire.<br />
She will share some of<br />
her historical research,<br />
images of her travels<br />
and introduce you to<br />
her novel’s characters.<br />
Bookings required.<br />
Te Ara Ātea<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> Library at<br />
Glentunnel Community<br />
Centre<br />
Thursday, 2.30-4pm<br />
Go along and choose<br />
some new reading material<br />
off the Edge Connector<br />
Vehicle, interact with<br />
robots or create an<br />
artwork. Children under<br />
eight must be accompanied<br />
by a parent. Free, bookings<br />
not required.<br />
Glentunnel Community<br />
Centre<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> Library at<br />
Rakaia Huts Campground<br />
Community Hall<br />
Friday, 10am-noon<br />
Can’t make it to the<br />
library this week? Go<br />
along and choose some<br />
new reading material<br />
off the Edge Connector<br />
Vehicle, place your own<br />
holds and collect them<br />
on the day, or request a<br />
mystery selection through<br />
the <strong>Selwyn</strong> Libraries’ click<br />
and collect service.<br />
Rakaia Huts<br />
Campground Community<br />
Hall
Wednesday <strong>February</strong> 2 2<strong>02</strong>2 <strong>Selwyn</strong> <strong>Times</strong> 15<br />
LoNG WEEKEND PRoJECTS SoRTED<br />
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OVER 11,500<br />
LEARNERS ON THE MOVE<br />
IN 2<strong>02</strong>2!<br />
Over 11,500 <strong>Selwyn</strong> learners will be travelling back to school soon – that’s nearly 20% of our<br />
population out and about and on the move.<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> School Road Safety Co-ordinator Stephanie Hautler is asking everyone to keep their eyes<br />
peeled for our young people heading back to school by foot and on wheels. “A lot of our little<br />
people will be really distracted when heading back to school with the excitement of seeing their<br />
friends and meeting new teachers, so it’s important to slow down and be alert when driving,” says<br />
Mrs Hautler.<br />
With the more settled weather, it’s a great opportunity to get active with your child. If you are<br />
pushed for time, park your car a block back from school so your child can still get the scooting or<br />
walking experience. It is good for them both physically and mentally, develops their road safety<br />
skills and helps with overall congestion at the school gate.<br />
“Road safety awareness is a vital life skill and starts developing when you are young. Take every<br />
opportunity to educate children on how to safely cross a road using their eyes and ears,” Mrs<br />
Hautler says. “A fluro yellow vest makes your child visible in poor weather as well as bright sun.<br />
Most schools have them available for free or a small cost and they really make a difference.”<br />
School travel safety tips:<br />
· Be bright be seen, ask your school for a safety vest.<br />
· Tackle the routes together talking about sneaky driveways and blind corners.<br />
· Get out and active together to reduce the chaos at the school gate.<br />
· Wear your helmets, this goes for caregivers too, young people are watching you!<br />
Road safety resources for parents and children are available from <strong>Selwyn</strong> District Council by<br />
emailing roadsafety@selwyn.govt.nz or phoning 347 2705.<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> introduces vaccine requirement for staff<br />
The Council is requiring all its staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19.<br />
The Council has introduced its COVID-19 Staff Vaccination Policy last week. All staff not previously<br />
covered by the Government vaccination mandate, will have until 4 March to get fully vaccinated.<br />
The decision is in line with the Council’s decision in December to introduce a My Vaccine Pass<br />
requirement to enter all its staffed facilities.<br />
Council Chief Executive David Ward says the Council’s focus throughout the pandemic has been on<br />
protecting staff and the wider public and this policy is the next step in doing so.<br />
The current community spread of COVID-19, including the recent spread of the Omicron variant meant<br />
the policy is timely in providing staff and the public the maximum protection at Council facilities and<br />
events, he says.<br />
“As a Council we have to meet the requirements of the Health<br />
and Safety Act, but more than that we want to be doing the<br />
right thing to protect our staff and to do our bit in reducing the<br />
spread of COVID-19.<br />
“The nature of our work means that significant numbers of<br />
our staff are frequently interacting with the public and across<br />
different teams within the Council. We supply essential services<br />
to the community so it is important for us to do what we can<br />
to keep people safe – and vaccination is the best first line of<br />
defence.”<br />
Council staff at community and recreation centres, the <strong>Selwyn</strong><br />
Aquatic Centre, <strong>Selwyn</strong> Sports Centre and Te Ara Ātea were<br />
already required to be fully vaccinated under the Government<br />
vaccination mandate.<br />
Council services on Waitangi weekend<br />
On Sunday 6 and Monday 7 <strong>February</strong> some Council services will be closed or unavailable due to the<br />
Waitangi Day public holiday.<br />
On Monday 7 <strong>February</strong> the Council offices in Rolleston, all <strong>Selwyn</strong> Libraries, Rolleston Community<br />
Centre, West Melton Community and Recreation Centre and Lincoln Event Centre will be closed.<br />
The <strong>Selwyn</strong> Aquatic Centre will be open from 8am–8pm, Sheffield, Southbridge and Darfield pools will<br />
be open from 1–7pm (Darfield pool 7am–1pm lane swimming only). Pines Resource Recovery Park will<br />
be open from 9am–4.30pm. Bin collections will occur as normal.<br />
Memories of Lincoln<br />
maternity unit sought<br />
Memories of the Lincoln Community Maternity Unit are being sought<br />
by the Canterbury District Health Board (DHB).<br />
Lincoln Community Maternity Unit will close in a few months and<br />
transfer to the brand new primary care unit, Oromairaki, in the Toka<br />
Hapāi <strong>Selwyn</strong> Health Hub in Rolleston, the DHB says. The new unit<br />
is expected to open in early May.<br />
Thousands of people have moved through the Lincoln unit since it<br />
opened in 1927 – staff, parents, whānau, visitors and of course the<br />
many babies who were born there. As part of the move the DHB<br />
is looking to collect some of the many memories from those who<br />
passed through the unit.<br />
Photos, stories and mementos from staff (past and present), parents<br />
and those born in the unit would be greatly appreciated by the DHB<br />
as it prepares to farewell an icon of the Lincoln community.<br />
People can email these to communications@cdhb.health.nz.<br />
ON THE<br />
ROADS<br />
On the Roads<br />
Tennyson Street is closed from south of 75 Tennyson<br />
Street (the Police Station) to 78 Tennyson Street<br />
and Rolleston Drive is one-way westbound for the<br />
upgrade of the Tennyson Street and Rolleston Drive<br />
intersection. Detours are in place.<br />
Wordsworth Street is closed from Shelley Street to Moore Street until<br />
6 <strong>February</strong> for a watermain renewal. A detour will be in place.<br />
Burnham Road is closed to northbound traffic north of the Burnham<br />
School Road intersection to State Highway 1 from 10 January to 26<br />
April. A detour will be in place.<br />
Seal widening is taking place on Weedons Ross Road from<br />
Kingsdowne Drive to Johnsons Road. Weedons Ross Road will be<br />
one-way open to traffic travelling south (towards Rolleston). A detour<br />
is in place.<br />
Bridge repairs are taking place on the Mt White Road bridge. Preseal<br />
repairs are taking place on Waterholes Road between SH1 and<br />
Hamptons Road, Trents Road between SH1 and SH76, Greendale<br />
Road between Dip Road and Coaltrack Road and Bridge Road<br />
between Greendale Road and Coaltrack Road.<br />
Repairs are taking place on Telegraph Road from Essendon Road<br />
to Bealey Road. Pavement repairs are taking place on Wards Road<br />
between Highfield Road and Kerrs Road. Traffic<br />
management is in place for these works. Please take<br />
care around work sites and follow site signage.<br />
Follow the QR code with this story for a map of<br />
these works, or view our road closures map at<br />
selwyn.govt.nz/roadclosures.<br />
Council and Chamber offering<br />
business support<br />
Expert advice and support will be available for <strong>Selwyn</strong> businesses<br />
through a new Council initiative to support the district’s business<br />
community.<br />
The Council, in partnership with Canterbury Chamber of Commerce,<br />
is offering one on one business support sessions in <strong>February</strong>, March<br />
and April.<br />
Jason MacRae, Business Growth Advisor for Canterbury Chamber<br />
of Commerce will be based at the Council’s Rolleston Offices to<br />
provide advice for <strong>Selwyn</strong> businesses.<br />
The sessions are for <strong>Selwyn</strong> businesses of all sizes and stages<br />
looking to grow or overcome<br />
challenges. Based on individual<br />
needs, each business will be<br />
provided with feedback and<br />
suggestions along with expert<br />
connections and resources to<br />
move their business forward.<br />
The support sessions are 45<br />
minutes each.<br />
Dates for support sessions:<br />
9 <strong>February</strong> 23 <strong>February</strong><br />
9 March 23 March<br />
6 April 20 April<br />
Bookings essential. To make<br />
an appointment email Jason:<br />
jasonm@cecc.org.nz<br />
Council Call<br />
SELWYN DISTRICT COUNCIL<br />
Norman Kirk Drive, Rolleston<br />
Ph 0800 SELWYN (735 996)<br />
TE ARA ĀTEA<br />
56 Tennyson Street, Rolleston<br />
Ph 347 2880<br />
DARFIELD LIBRARY & SERVICE CENTRE<br />
1 South Terrace, Darfield<br />
Ph 318 8338 or 347 2780<br />
CC<strong>02</strong><strong>02</strong>22
Wednesday <strong>February</strong> 2 2<strong>02</strong>2 <strong>Selwyn</strong> <strong>Times</strong> 17<br />
Notices<br />
ALCOHOL NOTICES<br />
Kedar Sai Limited (A Pocket Full<br />
of Spices, Rolleston) has applied<br />
for the renewal of an on licence.<br />
Objections to this application are<br />
open until 15 <strong>February</strong>. Leeston<br />
Rugby Football Club<br />
Incorporated has applied for<br />
the renewal of a club licence.<br />
Objections to this application are<br />
open until 17 <strong>February</strong>. For more<br />
information visit selwyn.govt.nz/<br />
alcoholnotices<br />
PRIVATE PLAN CHANGE<br />
REQUEST 66 BECOMES<br />
OPERATIVE<br />
Rolleston Industrial<br />
Developments Limited private<br />
plan change request Plan<br />
Change 66 (PC66) to rezone<br />
Rural Outer Plains land in<br />
Rolleston to an Industrial<br />
Zone has been approved by<br />
the Council. No appeals were<br />
received to this decision. PC66<br />
will become operative on 11<br />
<strong>February</strong> 2<strong>02</strong>2. The Operative<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> District Plan may be<br />
inspected online at selwyn.<br />
govt.nz/eplan or at any of the<br />
Council’s service centres and<br />
libraries in Darfield, Leeston,<br />
Lincoln and Rolleston.<br />
More information on this private<br />
plan change is available on the<br />
Council website at selwyn.govt.<br />
nz/pc66.<br />
PRIVATE PLAN CHANGE<br />
REQUEST 63 BECOMES<br />
OPERATIVE<br />
Merf Ag Services Ltd and<br />
Matthew Reed private plan<br />
change request Plan Change<br />
63 (PC63) to rezone Rural Outer<br />
Plains land in Darfield to a<br />
Living 1 Zone, with additional<br />
land to be rezoned to a Living<br />
1 (Deferred) Zone has been<br />
approved by the Council. No<br />
appeals were received to this<br />
decision. PC63 will become<br />
operative on 11 <strong>February</strong> 2<strong>02</strong>2.<br />
The Operative <strong>Selwyn</strong> District<br />
Plan may be inspected online at<br />
selwyn.govt.nz/eplan or at any<br />
of the Council’s service centres<br />
and libraries in Darfield, Leeston,<br />
Lincoln and Rolleston.<br />
More information on this private<br />
plan change is available on the<br />
Council website at selwyn.govt.<br />
nz/pc63.<br />
Event Guide<br />
RED SETTINGS PROTOCOLS ARE IN PLACE. VACCINE PASSES REQUIRED FOR<br />
THOSE OVER 12 YEARS THREE MONTHS OLD FOR ALL FACILITIES AND FOR<br />
BOOKED OR TICKETED EVENTS. CAPACITY LIMITS ARE IN PLACE.<br />
Thursday 3 <strong>February</strong><br />
West Melton Skate Jam and Picnic<br />
in the Park<br />
West Melton Community and Recreation Centre,<br />
3.30–5.30pm and 5–7pm<br />
A great way to introduce young people to skating<br />
with free gear hire, prizes, music and coaching from<br />
Cheapskates Skate Skool. All before our popular annual<br />
community picnic with music, kids entertainment, a<br />
free sausage sizzle, face painting and more. Bookings<br />
required. Book at selwyn.govt.nz/events.<br />
Meetings<br />
Public Forums: Council, Community Board and local committee meetings are open to the public. Time is<br />
available at the start of meetings for people to speak on matters of concern. Please notify Therese Davel or<br />
Bernadette Ryan if you wish to speak at the Council meeting at least five days before the meeting.<br />
Township, Hall and Reserve Committees: To list or make changes to meeting details, email meeting.<br />
changes@selwyn.govt.nz or phone 347 2800 or 318 8338 by 9am Wednesday the week before publication.<br />
COUNCIL & COMMUNITY<br />
BOARD MEETINGS<br />
Council Meeting*<br />
Wednesday 9 <strong>February</strong> 1pm<br />
Rolleston HQ building<br />
* Livestreamed on the Council<br />
website and YouTube channel<br />
DISTRICT COMMITTEE<br />
MEETINGS<br />
Coalgate-Glentunnel Reserve<br />
Management Committee<br />
Tuesday 1 <strong>February</strong> 7.30pm<br />
Coalgate Fire Station<br />
Kirwee Recreation Reserve<br />
Management Committee<br />
Monday 14 <strong>February</strong> 7.30pm<br />
Kirwee Recreation Reserve Pavilion<br />
Sheffield Waddington Township<br />
Committee<br />
Thursday 17 <strong>February</strong> 7.30pm<br />
Sheffield Hall<br />
Whitecliffs Township Committee<br />
Monday 14 <strong>February</strong> 7.30pm<br />
Glentunnel Community Centre<br />
On the district’s gambling venue rules<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> residents are being asked to have their say on the number of gambling machines<br />
allowed in the district and where they can be placed.<br />
The Council is required to review its gambling venue policy every three years and<br />
consultation on the Draft Gambling Venue Policy 2<strong>02</strong>2 is now open.<br />
The policy controls where in <strong>Selwyn</strong> Class 4 gambling (pokie machines) and TAB NZ venues can be<br />
established, and how many gaming machines can operate at each venue. The Council doesn’t have<br />
authority to:<br />
· control hours of operation of TAB or pokie venues<br />
· close down an existing gambling venue<br />
· be involved in decisions about what happens to proceeds of gambling.<br />
There are currently 122 pokie machines operating at 13 venues in <strong>Selwyn</strong> district, all outside residential<br />
areas. There are no TAB NZ stand-alone venues in <strong>Selwyn</strong>.<br />
The Council’s current gambling policy sets a cap of 114 pokie machines allowed in the district, although an<br />
error means this should have been 124 machines. It allows existing pokie machines to be moved to new<br />
venues, provided they keep the same number of machines and meet all<br />
other policy criteria. Machines are not allowed in residential areas. The draft<br />
policy proposes keeping the same rules, with a maximum of 124 machines<br />
allowed in the district.<br />
The Council wants to hear from residents on whether they agree with the<br />
proposed policy, including maximum number of pokie machines, the rules<br />
around relocating machines to new venues and that gambling venues<br />
continue to be allowed only outside residential areas in the district.<br />
You can find out more or have your say on the draft policy at<br />
selwyn.govt.nz/gambling.Consultation closes at 5pm, Friday 4<br />
March 2<strong>02</strong>2.<br />
START YOUR<br />
FITNESS JOURNEY<br />
ACTIVITIES IN SELWYN<br />
Group fitness and aqua classes<br />
Recreational swimming<br />
Indoor fitness track<br />
Sports equipment available<br />
FIND OUT MORE SELWYN.GOVT.NZ/RECREATION<br />
Thursday 3 <strong>February</strong><br />
Adult Book Club<br />
Lincoln Library, 6.30–7.30pm<br />
Join a fun group of likeminded people to expand your<br />
reading subjects, meet people in your area and share<br />
your thoughts and ideas about reading. Bookings<br />
required at selwynlibraries.co.nz/events.<br />
Friday 4 <strong>February</strong><br />
Children's Book and Board Games Club<br />
Leeston Library, 3.30–4.30pm<br />
Head along to Leeston Library every Friday afternoon to<br />
share your latest reading adventures, play board games<br />
games and enjoy some fun crafts. Bookings essential<br />
at selwynlibraries.co.nz/events. One booking per family<br />
bubble please.<br />
Tuesday 8 <strong>February</strong><br />
Stephanie Parkyn Author Talk<br />
Te Ara Ātea, 10.30am–12.30pm<br />
Bestselling Kiwi author Stephanie Parkyn will speak<br />
about her latest novel, The Freedom of Birds. The story<br />
follows a troupe of storytellers, circus artists and theatre<br />
performers at the fall of Napoleon's Empire. She will<br />
share some of her historical research, images of her<br />
travels and introduce you to her novel's characters.<br />
Free. Bookings required at selwynlibraries.co.nz/events.<br />
Tuesday 8 <strong>February</strong><br />
BYO Roller Skate<br />
Tuesday sessions<br />
Darfield Recreation Centre, 4–5pm<br />
Come skate around to some music and test your<br />
skating skills through some games. $2 per skater.<br />
Helmet essential. Caregiver required for under 10 years<br />
or learner skaters. Bookings required at selwyn.govt.nz/<br />
events or at Darfield Library.<br />
Wednesday 9 <strong>February</strong><br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> Response Team<br />
information night<br />
Council Rolleston Offices, 7.30pm<br />
Come and learn about our front-line emergency<br />
response team and how you could join the team and<br />
be a part of helping our community in an emergency.<br />
Hear from response team members about their work<br />
and training in light urban search and rescue, flood<br />
response, storm response, communications, and other<br />
specialist tasks.<br />
FOR INFORMATION ON LISTING A COMMUNITY EVENT<br />
VISIT SELWYN.GOVT.NZ/COUNCILCALL.<br />
LEESTON LIBRARY & SERVICE CENTRE<br />
19 Messines Street, Leeston<br />
Ph 347 2871<br />
LINCOLN LIBRARY & SERVICE CENTRE<br />
Gerald Street, Lincoln<br />
Ph 347 2876<br />
0800 SELWYN<br />
SELWYN.GOVT.NZ<br />
SELWYNDISTRICTCOUNCIL
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SPORT<br />
Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz<br />
Leeston-Southbridge’s Tim Gruijters is stumped by Darfield’s Alister Collins.<br />
Sam Chamberlain plays a straight bat defensive shot. He went on to<br />
score 48.<br />
Leeston-Southbridge contain Darfield for win<br />
WINS FOR Leeston-<br />
Southbridge, Cheviot<br />
and Ohoka marked<br />
the switch back to the one day<br />
format in country cricket at the<br />
weekend.<br />
After rounds of T20, it was a<br />
return to the 45-over CRV Ambreed<br />
Country Premier One Day<br />
competition on Saturday.<br />
A star-studded clash of the<br />
heavyweights played out at Leeston<br />
Park on Saturday.<br />
Leeston-Southbridge batted<br />
first against visiting Darfield and<br />
after a slow start, posted an<br />
imposing 228/8 in their allotted<br />
45 overs.<br />
Harry Chamberlain (62 runs<br />
off 94 balls) and brother Sam<br />
Chamberlain (48 off 70) led the<br />
charge, but there were solid contributions<br />
down the order, with<br />
every batsman coming in with a<br />
positive intent.<br />
Zak Foulkes was again the pick<br />
of the Darfield bowlers, taking<br />
2/25 in his nine overs, and showing<br />
why he is on the fringes of<br />
breaking into the Canterbury<br />
team.<br />
After seeing off firstclass<br />
seamer Will Williams,<br />
Darfield made their way through<br />
to 48/2 after 12 overs, bringing<br />
Jesse Frew to the crease.<br />
While Frew was in, Darfield<br />
felt like they had a chance<br />
of running down the total,<br />
especially when he formed an<br />
81-run partnership with Ryan<br />
Hughes (26 off 38) for the fourth<br />
wicket.<br />
Harry Chamberlain pulls a high ball to the leg side on his<br />
way to 62.<br />
But when the canny off-spin of<br />
Tim Gruijters had Frew trapped<br />
lbw for 79 in the 43rd over, Leeston-Southbridge<br />
quickly<br />
wrapped up the solid 27-run win.<br />
At Lincoln Domain, cellardwellers<br />
Lincoln came within a<br />
lusty blow of their first win of the<br />
competition.<br />
The road-tripping Cheviot<br />
Magpies elected to bat first and<br />
posted a par-score of 194,<br />
with opener Harrison Darling<br />
continuing his fine season with a<br />
well-made 61 off 88 balls.<br />
Drew Sporke was the pick of the<br />
bowlers, grabbing four wickets.<br />
Lincoln made a shaky start<br />
to their chase, with Cheviot’s<br />
Will Smith knocking off the top<br />
order, and leaving them reeling<br />
at 66/5.<br />
But middle-order batsman<br />
Josh Suzana played a sterling<br />
hand, hitting 68 off 81 balls and<br />
taking the game down to the<br />
An aggressive Zak Faulkes sends down a fast ball. He took<br />
two wickets for Darfield conceding just 25 runs.<br />
PHOTOS: KAREN CASEY<br />
final ball.<br />
Needing four to win, Suzana<br />
lucked out and was bowled by<br />
rising star Angus Sidey who held<br />
his nerve to claim the win for<br />
Cheviot.<br />
At Weedons Domain, Ohoka<br />
thrashed Weedons by 120<br />
runs, thanks to fine knocks by<br />
Will Hamilton (71 off 80) and<br />
Toby Beale (62 off 89), and a<br />
five-wicket haul from George<br />
Mauger.<br />
Southbrook, meanwhile, forfeited<br />
its match against rivals<br />
Sefton and Oxford-Rangiora had<br />
the bye.<br />
Short scorecard:<br />
Cheviot 194/10 (H Darling<br />
61, A Sidey 37, C Cameron 24,<br />
H Fitzpatrick 23, R Ellis 22;<br />
D Sporke 4/38, A Gulati 2/37)<br />
Beat Lincoln 191/10 (J Suzana<br />
68, A Pant 22; W Smith 3/30,<br />
A Sidey 3/36).<br />
Leeston-Southbridge 228/8 (H<br />
Chamberlain 62, S Chamberlain<br />
48, C Beatson 36; Z Foulkes<br />
2/25, R Hughes 2/52)<br />
Beat Darfield 201/10 (J Frew<br />
79, N Gilbert 32, R Hughes 26; C<br />
Beatson 3/38, T Burt 2/28).<br />
Ohoka 208/10 (W Hamilton<br />
71, T Beale 62; A Deb 4/42, C<br />
Robson 2/21, J Richards 2/37, D<br />
Nightingale 2/44)<br />
Beat Weedons 88 (C Robson<br />
41; G Mauger 5/37, M Burns 2/9,<br />
H Williams 2/17).<br />
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• By Chris Barclay<br />
THE CHANCE discovery of a<br />
warped wooden-shafted club<br />
at an Akaroa antique fair more<br />
than a decade ago has driven<br />
an authentic golfing experience<br />
that goes even further back in<br />
time.<br />
Stu Upton paid $25 for the<br />
manky old putter in 2010, and<br />
then did research which culminated<br />
in the Christchurch Golf<br />
Club planning the inaugural<br />
New Zealand Hickory Open for<br />
March 13.<br />
“It’s been a goal of mine since I<br />
got the putter,” said Upton, who<br />
has assembled the largest private<br />
collection of playable hickory<br />
clubs in the country, 461 at last<br />
count.<br />
“I thought to myself: ‘How the<br />
hell did they play golf with these<br />
in those days?<br />
Upton, who started golfing<br />
at age 12, subsequently learned<br />
hickory golf was popular in<br />
other golfing countries, though<br />
not New Zealand.<br />
“I decided I was going to<br />
change that and it’s taken me<br />
this long to get enough (playable)<br />
clubs where you can actually run<br />
something,” he said.<br />
Upton will provide a driver,<br />
mid-iron, mashie (short iron),<br />
mashie niblick (pitching wedge)<br />
and putter unless golfers in the<br />
field of 72 are already equipped<br />
with clubs cleared by a vetting<br />
process.<br />
“Some clever buggers put a<br />
modern (say 1970s) head on<br />
a hickory shaft. That’s called<br />
cheating,” he said.<br />
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OLD STYLE: Sir Bob Charles and Stu Upton will go back in time to a bygone era of golf<br />
when New Zealand’s inaugural Hickory Open is played at the Christchurch Golf Club in<br />
March.<br />
PHOTO: CHRIS BARCLAY<br />
Upton has eight left-handed<br />
sets, with the legendary Sir<br />
Bob Charles, who will host the<br />
tournament on his beloved links<br />
course in Shirley, requisitioning<br />
a putter and a niblick.<br />
“This is taking me back<br />
to my earliest playing<br />
days. These 100-year-old<br />
hickories are the original<br />
clubs and they have a<br />
special feel that provides a<br />
great challenge, enabling<br />
us to experience golf as it<br />
was meant to be played”<br />
– Sir Bob Charles<br />
“This is taking me back to<br />
my earliest playing days. These<br />
100-year-old hickories are the<br />
original clubs and they have a<br />
special feel that provides a great<br />
challenge, enabling us to experience<br />
golf as it was meant to be<br />
played,” said Charles.<br />
“This is our contribution to a<br />
world-wide revival of hickory<br />
golf, hopefully it will become an<br />
annual event.”<br />
The tournament concept gathered<br />
momentum when Glenn<br />
Bongartz, a former men’s club<br />
captain at Christchurch, bought<br />
a club from Upton.<br />
“We got talking about our love<br />
for the game and I said ‘Bob’s got<br />
a love for this as well” and after<br />
two years of talking we’ve finally<br />
made it happen.”<br />
Charles, 85, is also part of<br />
the core planning group for a<br />
one-day event featuring foursomes<br />
and individual stroke<br />
play.<br />
Golfers can take on a<br />
2700-yard nine-hole challenge<br />
designed by Charles, who<br />
has shortened some holes to<br />
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Paying homage to history<br />
– the hand-forged hickory<br />
era spanned the 1890s to the<br />
1930s – means you sacrifice the<br />
benefits of new technology.<br />
“A good drive, if you’re really<br />
lucky, might be 200m (compared<br />
to 250-285m with state<br />
of the art equipment) and you<br />
don’t have the volume of clubs,<br />
you’ve only got five (or six) in<br />
your bag,” Upton said.<br />
“You have to be a little bit<br />
inventive. That skill or art of<br />
the game has gone, with modern<br />
golf it’s all about drivers<br />
and wedges.”<br />
Charles and Upton will also<br />
look the part after a selection<br />
of plus fours, and tweed vests<br />
arrived from the United Kingdom<br />
last week.<br />
Upton is also producing<br />
hickory tee markers and period<br />
piece flags for the greens. Clubs<br />
will be carried in canvas and<br />
leather bags reminiscent of the<br />
sport’s formative years.<br />
“We’re going the whole nine<br />
yards,” said Upton, aware there<br />
is considerable ground to make<br />
up on a golfing world where<br />
Scotland has hosted the World<br />
Hickory Open since 2005.<br />
Upton built his catalogue<br />
from purchases throughout<br />
the country, and noticed there<br />
was no shortage of clubs based<br />
on the stiff, dense and shock<br />
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resistant wood originally imported<br />
from the United States.<br />
“There’s loads out there. They<br />
mass produced them in the<br />
millions. It was like: ‘Where<br />
can we get rid of these? We’ll<br />
dump them in New Zealand’,”<br />
he said.<br />
The 59-year-old has spent<br />
more than 2000 hours restoring<br />
clubs often found languishing,<br />
unloved, in garages or<br />
sheds.<br />
He separates the shaft from<br />
the head, sands the hickory<br />
and then soaks it in water for<br />
several days to reverse any<br />
bend in the club.<br />
“I let it dry for four to five<br />
days and nine times out of 10<br />
the bend comes out to a point<br />
where it’s acceptable.”<br />
While proud of his collection<br />
– Upton urges golfers not<br />
to snap one over a thigh if they<br />
land in the stream dissecting<br />
the 9th – it is not exactly priceless.<br />
“About one in 25 has some<br />
sort of significant value, the<br />
rest are just common muck,”<br />
he said.<br />
Upton has a putter which<br />
might be valuable – apparently<br />
it was used by John Henry<br />
Taylor to win the Open Championship<br />
at Royal St George’s<br />
in 1894.<br />
“I have no proof, all it has got<br />
is a plaque on it,” said Upton,<br />
SPORT 21<br />
in bygone era tournament<br />
TAYLOR-<br />
MADE: Fivetime<br />
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Henry Taylor<br />
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1908. PHOTO:<br />
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who paid $1000 for the club<br />
from a seller in Auckland six<br />
years ago.<br />
“I’ve seen a couple of drawings<br />
of him and his caddie on<br />
the green. You can see him<br />
holding on to a putter but<br />
there’s no way you can say it’s<br />
that putter.”<br />
Upton has no doubt about<br />
the recent history of the putter<br />
he’ll rely on next month, his<br />
original purchase in Akaroa.<br />
“It had a hellishly bent shaft,<br />
now it almost looks brand<br />
new.”<br />
• Further details on the<br />
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It’s around this time of year that you<br />
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Last year more than 850 smokerelated<br />
complaints were lodged with<br />
Environment Canterbury. The year before<br />
that, it was nearly 900.<br />
At around $350 per callout, the cost to<br />
the ratepayer can really add up and the<br />
council wants this number down.<br />
ECan Zone Delivery Lead Brian Reeves<br />
said many of these complaints related<br />
to people burning rubbish and waste<br />
material outdoors, but ECan also get<br />
plenty of complaints relating to stubble<br />
burning.<br />
“It’s often urban people making the<br />
call. Many don’t understand that stubble<br />
burning is a legitimate and effective<br />
way of dealing with crop residue and<br />
controlling weeds,” Reeves said.<br />
Having said that, the fact remains that<br />
smoke and ash from stubble burning can<br />
be a real nuisance and negatively affect<br />
the lives of neighbours and even those<br />
living many kilometres away.<br />
While stubble burning was a recognised<br />
option for dealing with crop residue,<br />
there were still some things that farmers<br />
can and should do before lighting up to<br />
ensure better and safer outcomes for all.<br />
First and foremost, you should check<br />
that it is alright to light. This is crucial.<br />
Fire and Emergency New Zealand has a<br />
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Fire and Emergency New Zealand also<br />
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burning, covering things such as weather,<br />
firebreaks, the right way to light, and<br />
insurance. I strongly recommend that you<br />
look at it.<br />
Before lighting up, it’s a requirement to<br />
have a smoke management plan, which<br />
the person controlling the fire must have<br />
on them at the time. The plan covers<br />
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the expected forecast, the location of the<br />
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Weather plays a big part in determining<br />
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So, it’s important to choose the right<br />
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Getting smart on when and how we water our gardens through<br />
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• Make sure sprinklers are watering the plants not the driveway,<br />
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• Use a watering can or hose<br />
• Water for shorter periods, for example watering for three fiveminute<br />
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• Water your garden and lawn every few days rather than every day<br />
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I’VE HAD THE good fortune to<br />
view the Grand Canyon, it certainly<br />
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environments on the planet.<br />
As part of the journey to get<br />
there, my wife and I passed<br />
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nestled below mountains and<br />
on a desert edge. It was hot, dry<br />
and some of the scenery almost<br />
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sport utility vehicles.<br />
However, it must be working for<br />
Hyundai, the Tucson as a name has<br />
been around since 2004, finding<br />
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not a lot has changed in terms<br />
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and almost borders on the luxury<br />
car class given its level of fitment<br />
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N-Line model as evaluated.<br />
Long gone is the old V6,<br />
technology has dictated that fuel<br />
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Today, the Tucson arrives with<br />
three engine options, there<br />
are two petrol units – 1.6-litre<br />
turbocharged and a 2-litre naturally<br />
aspirated – and a 1.6-litre turbo<br />
diesel. There are a total of 11<br />
Tucson variants with front and<br />
four-wheel-drive options thrown<br />
into the mix. The range starts at<br />
$46,990 and ends at $72,990.<br />
The evaluation car was a highspec<br />
N-Line variant. It is a fourwheel-drive<br />
model powered by the<br />
1.6-litre turbo petrol engine and<br />
lists at $68,990. I applaud Hyundai<br />
for the vast choice, it’s something<br />
that any prospective buyer will<br />
need to do a lot of homework on,<br />
but with such a wide variety of<br />
options there is a Tucson to suit<br />
every demand and the choice<br />
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In N-Line specification, the<br />
Tucson carries sporty cosmetic<br />
adornments that make it stand<br />
out from the rest of the group. The<br />
interior has a smattering of red<br />
stitched leather, and red accents<br />
and highlights that complement<br />
well the bold design of the new<br />
Tucson.<br />
Its shape is highlighted by<br />
widespread use of geometric<br />
angles and edges. According to<br />
Hyundai, the Tucson has crisp<br />
parametric shapes, creases that<br />
provide a contrast to its wedge-type<br />
lines. The result is a bold, striking<br />
exterior design that flows through<br />
to the interior.<br />
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you could wish for. Satellite<br />
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heated and cooling seats with<br />
electric movement, heated<br />
steering wheel, Apple CarPlay and<br />
Android Auto plus a host of other<br />
minor functions too numerous<br />
AGGRESSIVE: Bold wheels on the Hyundai Tucson give it<br />
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HYUNDAI TUCSON: Shape is highlighted by widespread use of geometric angles and edges.<br />
to mention, many that are<br />
manipulated through a large centre<br />
console touch screen.<br />
The 2<strong>02</strong>2 Tucson has also been<br />
crash tested, returning a five-star<br />
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Program safety rating.<br />
Given its design purpose, there<br />
are no surprises with the Tucson’s<br />
occupant and load carrying<br />
potential. The rear passenger space<br />
is spacious, and under the tailgate<br />
there is a cavernous cargo area that<br />
is certainly up to par.<br />
At the other end sits the delightful<br />
1591cc engine. It’s a unit that is used<br />
widely through Hyundai’s line-up<br />
and that of its Korean partner Kia.<br />
I’ve driven with this engine up front<br />
many times before and I’ve always<br />
delighted in its honesty and lively<br />
nature.<br />
It’s easily a match for the Tucson’s<br />
1538kg kerb weight, with 132kW at<br />
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A Tucson buyer with this engine<br />
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acceleration process of 8.8sec,<br />
and for that highway overtake it<br />
will accelerate from 120kmh from<br />
80km/h in 6.6sec.<br />
These are peace of mind figures<br />
that give some indication as to the<br />
ability of this engine and it works<br />
away without showing signs of<br />
fatigue or sounding angry. Drive is<br />
• Price – Hyundai Tucson<br />
N-Line, $68,990<br />
• Dimensions – Length,<br />
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height, 1650mm<br />
• Configuration – Fourcylinder,<br />
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• Performance –<br />
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• Fuel usage – 6.9/100km<br />
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paddle shifters should he/<br />
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Like most modern vehicles<br />
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drive modes through a consolemounted<br />
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used normal mode for most of my<br />
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As mentioned, I’ve experienced<br />
this engine many times before and<br />
have always been intrigued by its<br />
fuel use, or rather its lack of. In the<br />
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that figure. During my evaluation<br />
time the Tucson was constantly<br />
listing around 8l/100km with<br />
4l/100km showing instantaneously<br />
at 100km/h (engine speed<br />
1800rpm). They are similar figures<br />
to those I achieved in Hyundai’s<br />
sports car, the turbocharged<br />
Veloster, when I evaluated it last<br />
year, which just serves to prove you<br />
can have fun with this engine but<br />
at the same time knowing that it is<br />
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The day I took the Tucson on<br />
my inland highway loop a fierce<br />
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Canterbury Plains. That makes<br />
those fuel usage stats even more<br />
remarkable, a head wind going<br />
west was making the engine work<br />
harder than it should have been,<br />
also bearing in mind that heading<br />
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the Tucson in all forms is the<br />
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It is family-friendly, yet it is also<br />
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• Driveways<br />
• Car Parks<br />
• Lifestyle Blocks<br />
• Site Clearing<br />
& General<br />
Earthmoving<br />
Mark <strong>02</strong>1 345 571<br />
or Paul <strong>02</strong>1 705 996<br />
Email harrisbull@xtra.co.nz<br />
www.harrisbulldozing.co.nz<br />
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Please phone for a free quote<br />
• Tennis Courts &<br />
Swimming Pools<br />
• Chip Seal Driveways<br />
• Diggers – 2 Ton<br />
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• Excavators<br />
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<strong>02</strong>7 352 6225<br />
Ph Mike: <strong>02</strong>7 272 8058 OR 03 324 4323 A/H | sales@gmcontracting.co.nz www.gmcontracting.co.nz<br />
Phone: 329 7165 or <strong>02</strong>7 616 1761<br />
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LANDSCAPING<br />
Call Aaron &<br />
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Loan car available<br />
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Mobile Auto Electrician<br />
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For the Outdoor<br />
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or <strong>02</strong>1 542 4<strong>02</strong><br />
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www.theoutdoorspace.co.nz<br />
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Scott Warlow: <strong>02</strong>1 168 6118<br />
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Mon - Fri 8am - 5pm Sat 8am - 3pm<br />
shelterbelt trimming<br />
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Re Roofing<br />
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Spouting<br />
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Mobile <strong>02</strong>74 323 943<br />
N A BARRELL<br />
ROOFING LTD<br />
Ph: <strong>02</strong>75 389 415<br />
Email: nabroofing@xtra.co.nz<br />
Franklin Shelter Trimming<br />
Dallis Yates <strong>02</strong>1 287 4668<br />
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Wednesday <strong>February</strong> 2 2<strong>02</strong>2 <strong>Selwyn</strong> <strong>Times</strong> 29<br />
Classifieds Contact us today Phone our local team 03 379 1100<br />
YOur GuIde TO<br />
TrusTed Trades and<br />
PrOFessIOnaL servIces<br />
To place your advertisement contact Vicky Sayers<br />
379 1100 or email vicky.sayers@starmedia.kiwi<br />
landscaping<br />
Landscape<br />
Construction and<br />
Garden Maintenance<br />
You can have your gardens, trees,<br />
shrubs, plants and lawns maintained to look their best<br />
all year round, for a great price.<br />
Residential & Commercial Landscaping<br />
• Maintenance • Pruning • Reconstruction & Rejuvenation<br />
• Rental Property and Commercial Maintenance<br />
• Pre-Sale Tidy-Ups<br />
New Home Landscaping<br />
Lawns • Gardens • Decks • Paving • Water Features<br />
• Quality • Value for money • Experienced • Punctual<br />
• Professional • Flexible • Knowledgeable • Reliable<br />
Call Ross Legg - <strong>02</strong>7 222 0388<br />
Email ross@revivelandscaping.co.nz<br />
www.revivelandscaping.co.nz<br />
FOR ALL YOUR<br />
★Garden Clean-ups<br />
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Call us today for a FREE quote<br />
PH 0800 4 546 546<br />
(0800 4 JIMJIM)<br />
UDI PAINTING &<br />
DECORATING<br />
For all painting and<br />
decorating services.<br />
Fully Qualified<br />
• Interior &<br />
Exterior Painting<br />
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• Plastering<br />
• Roof Painting<br />
Quality Services<br />
FREE QUOTES<br />
Contact Udi Aale<br />
Ph. <strong>02</strong>1 074 2075<br />
BAILEY<br />
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Apartments Light Commercial<br />
Rural Homesteads<br />
Large & Small Jobs<br />
FREE QUOTES<br />
Contact Brent<br />
<strong>02</strong>1 363 432<br />
www.baileypaintingcontractors.com<br />
BATHROOM TILER<br />
wet area waterproofing,<br />
underfloor heating, soap<br />
boxes, old to new, for best<br />
results, call Devon on <strong>02</strong>1<br />
375-888 or 03 329 5511<br />
WINDOW TINTING<br />
tintawindow<br />
advanced film solutions<br />
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Workmanship Guaranteed<br />
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03 365 3653 0800 368 468<br />
BATHROOM<br />
RJB PLUMBING<br />
Renovations, complete Renovations, New Houses,<br />
service from start to finish, Hot Water Cylinders,<br />
free quotes, ph Dave <strong>02</strong>7 Kitchens Bathroom<br />
334 4125<br />
Upgrades, Laundries,<br />
BUILDER QUALIFIED General Maintenance ,<br />
Decks, T & G Flooring, Water Filters. Phone Mark<br />
Villa Restoring, New <strong>02</strong>78690<strong>02</strong>6<br />
Homes, Weatherboards. sTUMP GRINDING<br />
Free Quotes. Bennet & Best price guarantee Tony<br />
Sons Ltd Sam <strong>02</strong>7 496- <strong>02</strong>75 588 895<br />
9362 or Tony <strong>02</strong>7 224- TILING<br />
0374<br />
Flooring - Splashbacks -<br />
CARPET LAYING Wall incl tile removal, Ph<br />
Exp. Repairs, uplifting, Dave <strong>02</strong>7 334 4125<br />
relaying, restretching.<br />
Phone John on 0800 Bellamy’s<br />
003181, <strong>02</strong>7 240 7416 Furniture<br />
jflattery@xtra.co.nz<br />
Furniture made to<br />
CARPET LAYING order and restoration<br />
Exp. Repairs, uplifting, by tradesman with<br />
relaying, restretching. 35yrs experience.<br />
Phone John on 0800 PH Stephen<br />
003181, <strong>02</strong>7 240 7416 <strong>02</strong>1 073 2624<br />
jflattery@xtra.co.nz<br />
CARRs CHIMNEY <strong>Selwyn</strong><br />
CLEANING<br />
Carpet<br />
Servicing Lincoln,<br />
Tai Tapu, Motukarara, Binding<br />
Ladbrooks, Broadfields,<br />
Springston & Prebbleton,<br />
$70 a Chimney. Phone<br />
Rodney 03 324 2999 &<br />
Have your carpet off<br />
cuts bound by us<br />
leave a message.<br />
CHIM CHIM CHIMNEY<br />
2 Villa Mews,<br />
Rolleston<br />
sWEEPs<br />
We’ll sweep your Phone or text<br />
<strong>02</strong>1 254 4465<br />
logburner’s flue, check<br />
firebricks, baffles, airtubes Mon-Thur 9-2.30<br />
& controls. We’re experts<br />
on coal-rangers, and can<br />
sweep any sized open fire.<br />
Vehicles Wanted<br />
We quote & undertake<br />
repairs, flue extensions &<br />
install bird netting. 0800<br />
22 44 64 www.chimchim.<br />
nz<br />
PAINTER<br />
Is your property looking<br />
Tired, Dull & Dated?<br />
LICK OF PAINT. 40 years<br />
exp. Ph <strong>02</strong>2 314 0429<br />
POWER TOOLs<br />
REPAIRs<br />
Parts & Sales for over 40<br />
years. All main brands<br />
serviced. Grossman Trade<br />
Tools,23 Watts Road,<br />
Christchurch. Ph 389 9230<br />
Bellamy’s<br />
Furniture<br />
Furniture made to<br />
order and restoration<br />
by tradesman with<br />
35yrs experience.<br />
PH Stephen<br />
<strong>02</strong>1 073 2624<br />
Need a hand?<br />
✤ Lawns & Edges<br />
✤ Landscaping<br />
✤ Gardening<br />
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✤ Handyman Jobs<br />
✤ Casual or One Off<br />
Phone Mike Lineton<br />
<strong>02</strong>2 341 8848<br />
Your local<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> District<br />
GARDENER/<br />
HANDYMAN<br />
ALL YOUR<br />
BOOKKEEPING/TAX<br />
TAKEN CARE OF<br />
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• GST and everything<br />
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<strong>02</strong>7 283 3448<br />
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CAR REMOVALS<br />
$$CASH PAID$$<br />
CARS, VANS, UTES<br />
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0800 77 80 80<br />
www.pickapart.co.nz<br />
Wanted To Buy<br />
WANTED<br />
ANTIQUE<br />
FURNITURE<br />
and good<br />
quality second<br />
hand furniture<br />
Happy to travel<br />
Phone Rick<br />
<strong>02</strong>1 376883<br />
or email photo to:<br />
hall.coffey@xtra.co.nz<br />
Adult Information<br />
A SEXY BLONDE talk<br />
live or listen. Ph 0900 44<br />
666. $3.99 + GST pm.<br />
R18.<br />
Clairvoyance<br />
PSYCHIC READINGS<br />
Rolleston. In person,<br />
Phone, Video Call. Ph:<br />
Tabatha <strong>02</strong>2 586 9040<br />
Caravans, Motorhomes & Trailers<br />
TRAILER FOR SALE<br />
Single axle with spare wheel well built with<br />
stand up in tarpaulin cover. Great for carrier<br />
or camping. $1,400 Phone: <strong>02</strong>2 106 0<strong>02</strong>2<br />
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Situations Vacant<br />
Dairy Farm Assistants<br />
Grazing<br />
Grazing (cheap) 2 x 5<br />
acre blocks. Prebbleton.<br />
Ph <strong>02</strong>12 443 461<br />
Heating<br />
Log Fires<br />
Pellet Fires<br />
Heat Pumps<br />
Sales<br />
Service<br />
Installations<br />
Free Quotes<br />
03 343 1651<br />
472 Blenheim Rd<br />
www.heatstore.co.nz<br />
Lincoln University is the longest-running agriculturally-based university in the<br />
Southern Hemisphere. As New Zealand’s economy diversified, so have we. Lincoln<br />
University is here to enhance and enrich lives. To grow the knowledge of our<br />
students so they can shape a world that benefits from a greater understanding of<br />
the relationship between our land, the food produced from it and the ecosystems<br />
within it. With three academic faculties, one teaching division, several research<br />
centres and a range of corporate service units, the University draws its students<br />
from throughout New Zealand and from over 60 countries. Lincoln University has a<br />
student roll of around 3,000 and approximately 600 staff.<br />
We’re looking for Dairy Farm Assistants for one of our research dairy farms situated<br />
next to Lincoln township. We have both a permanent role and a 3-year fixed<br />
term role available. In these roles you will be responsible for herding, milking<br />
and the wellbeing of dairy cows while in the milking shed; stock handling; grazing<br />
management; irrigation and effluent management; weed and pest control. This<br />
role supports our research programmes and requires herding of multiple mobs and<br />
regular herd testing. You must be prepared to work under rostered hours.<br />
You won’t necessarily have extensive dairy farming experience but you will have<br />
some experience or transferable skills that you can bring to this role.<br />
You will also have:<br />
• an interest in learning;<br />
• the ability to follow defined procedures, to record data accurately and to<br />
maintain clear and concise records as records;<br />
• an understanding of the health and safety aspects of working on a dairy farm;<br />
• a commitment to livestock health programs and achieving high levels of animal<br />
welfare;<br />
• good organisational skills and the ability to work independently;<br />
• be reliable and a team player.<br />
Please note that accommodation is not provided with this position although we do<br />
provide an accommodation allowance for the permanent role.<br />
If you’re interested in this role, please go to the Lincoln University careers page<br />
www.careers.lincoln.ac.nz and look for Dairy Farm Assistant – LURDF and apply<br />
online with your CV and cover letter. Enquiries can be made to Louisa Pilkington,<br />
HR Business Partner, 03 423 <strong>02</strong>88.<br />
We have both a permanent role and a 3-year fixed term role available. Both<br />
roles are available immediately but for the right person we can accommodate<br />
a 1 June 2<strong>02</strong>2 start. We will be reviewing applications as we receive them.<br />
COVID-19 Vaccination requirement: Lincoln University requires all employees to<br />
hold a valid My Vaccine Pass.<br />
Lincoln University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity in education and<br />
employment and seeks to meet its obligations under the Treaty of Waitangi.
30 <strong>Selwyn</strong> <strong>Times</strong> Wednesday <strong>February</strong> 2 2<strong>02</strong>2<br />
Classifieds Contact us today Phone our local team 03 379 1100<br />
Situations Vacant<br />
Teacher Aide (Part time)<br />
16 hours per week spread across 5 days, term time<br />
only and Grade A or B of the Teacher Aide Matrix<br />
We are looking for a reliable, energetic and resilient person to work<br />
with and be a role model for, a junior male student with challenging<br />
behaviour needs. You need to be passionate about this work, able to<br />
work well as part of a team, and able to learn and apply specialised<br />
teaching practices.<br />
Ellesmere College - Te Kāreti o Waihora is committed to the health,<br />
safety and wellbeing of all staff and are proactively taking all<br />
necessary and required measures to protect staff and akonga from<br />
Covid-19.<br />
If shortlisted for an interview, applicants need to be able to confirm<br />
and verify their current Covid-19 vaccination status. A satisfactory<br />
Police vet is also a prerequisite for this position.<br />
Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ<br />
work visa. Please apply with a cover letter and CV to the Learning<br />
Support Coordinator: knopsd@ellesmere.school.nz<br />
Situations Vacant<br />
Situations Vacant<br />
McMILLANDrilling<br />
Drillers Assistants<br />
We have opportunities for Drillers Assistants<br />
or skilled labourers to join our team.<br />
• Permanent ongoing work<br />
• Opportunities in industry career pathways<br />
and NZQA accredited training<br />
We are looking for people with:<br />
• At least class 2 driver’s licence<br />
• A good level of physical fitness who<br />
enjoy working outdoors<br />
• Construction or roading experience<br />
would be an advantage<br />
Established in New Zealand since 1947,<br />
McMillan Drilling Ltd is one of the largest<br />
and leading multifaceted drilling companies<br />
in New Zealand.<br />
Here’s your opportunity to join our dynamic,<br />
expert team!<br />
For further information or tell us about<br />
yourself. Email: admin@drilling.co.nz<br />
Situations Vacant<br />
Community Mental Health Support Worker<br />
Ashburton office – 11 Elizabeth Street Ashburton<br />
Full time position<br />
Comcare is a well-regarded provider of a range of mental health and<br />
addictions support services and social housing.<br />
A great opportunity has arisen for a motivated professional to join<br />
the Community Support Service. This service provides support and<br />
assistance for people with mental health/AOD issues living in the<br />
community.<br />
Responsibilities include:<br />
• Working with a defined caseload of individuals to enhance their<br />
community living skills and to develop self-management of their<br />
lives,<br />
• Assisting clients make connections with appropriate services/<br />
agencies and ensure required services are received,<br />
• Active participation in shared planning with the client, their family,<br />
other clinical and non-clinical providers,<br />
• Communication and liaison with health and community agencies,<br />
• Maintaining accurate health records and statistical data.<br />
Experience in the mental health or related fields is essential with<br />
preference given to applicants holding the Health and Wellbeing/<br />
National Certificate in Mental Health Community Support Work Level 4<br />
or equivalent qualification.<br />
Comcare seeks staff who are positive, mature in attitude, reliable and<br />
who understand recovery principles and the application of a strengths<br />
approach to community support work. Applicants must hold a current<br />
full, clean driver’s license.<br />
Comcare provides a supportive and positive team culture that is<br />
committed to the ongoing development of its workforce and we would<br />
welcome you to be part of our team.<br />
“Ko te whakaora, he hīkoi whakāmarama. Māna anō tōna ake ara<br />
whakaora e whakarau”<br />
“A journey of discovery where an individual leads their own unique<br />
process of moving forwards”<br />
Applications close 4pm 18th <strong>February</strong> 2<strong>02</strong>2<br />
Under the Covid-19 Public Health Response (Vaccinations) Order<br />
2<strong>02</strong>1 and as part of Health and Safety at Comcare Trust, we require all<br />
new employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. This means you<br />
will need to provide confirmation that you are fully vaccinated before<br />
you can commence employment in this role.<br />
Please send a Cover letter, Resume and a Comcare Application form<br />
to recruitment@comcare.org.nz.<br />
The Job Description and Application Form can be downloaded from<br />
Comcare’s website by copying and pasting the following link into your<br />
browser; http://www.comcare.org.nz/current-vacancies/ and clicking on<br />
the relevant links.<br />
If you have any questions please contact the Recruitment Team on<br />
recruitment@comcare.org.nz.<br />
Classroom Supervisors (Casual)<br />
As part of our advance planning for potential major<br />
teaching staff shortages due to Omicron, we are<br />
seeking community members who may be interested<br />
in acting as classroom supervisors.<br />
• Casual position<br />
• Up to 10-days of work<br />
• Paid teacher relief rate<br />
• Supervisory capacity only -<br />
supported by on-site school<br />
staff<br />
• Must be available at short<br />
notice<br />
• Satisfactory police clearance.<br />
• Must be fully vaccinated and<br />
able to verify vaccination<br />
status<br />
Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ<br />
work visa. To register your interest please email us with the names &<br />
contact details of two referees: watsonj@ellesmere.school.nz<br />
ADVERTISE YOUR<br />
BUSINESS HERE<br />
Phone for further details<br />
(03) 379 1100<br />
Teacher aide<br />
posiTion<br />
Fixed term for 2<strong>02</strong>2<br />
We are searching for a motivated person<br />
who demonstrates initiative and empathy to<br />
join our small rural team. The position will be<br />
centred around working with a High Health<br />
Needs student.<br />
This position is fixed term for 2<strong>02</strong>2 due to<br />
the nature of the hours.<br />
Hours of work would be as follows:<br />
• Term 1 15 hours per week<br />
• Term 2 12.5 hours<br />
• Term 3 10 hours<br />
• Term 4 7.5 hours<br />
For more information or to submit your<br />
application, please email:<br />
office@springfield.school.nz.<br />
Applications close Wednesday,<br />
9th <strong>February</strong> 2<strong>02</strong>2
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Classifieds Contact us today Phone our local team 03 379 1100<br />
Public Notices<br />
Bangor<br />
Pony Club<br />
AGM<br />
Tuesday 15 <strong>February</strong><br />
2<strong>02</strong>2 at 7pm<br />
Courtney A&P Show<br />
grounds - Supper<br />
Room<br />
All Welcome<br />
Public Notices<br />
Read local<br />
Public Notice<br />
Public Notices<br />
Operative <strong>Selwyn</strong> District Plan<br />
PRIVATE PLAN CHANGE REQUEST<br />
63 BECOMES OPERATIVE<br />
Merf Ag Services Ltd and Matthew Reed lodged a private plan change request with <strong>Selwyn</strong><br />
District Council pursuant to Clause 20 of Schedule 1 of the Resource Management Act 1991.<br />
The proponents sought to rezone Rural Outer Plains land in Darfield to a Living 1 Zone, with<br />
additional land to be rezoned to a Living 1 (Deferred) Zone.<br />
The Council’s decision to approve Plan Change 63 (PC63), with no deferral over the<br />
additional land, was publicly notified on 17 November 2<strong>02</strong>1. No appeals were received by<br />
the Environment Court.<br />
Private Plan Change 63 will become operative on 11 <strong>February</strong> 2<strong>02</strong>2. This notice is made<br />
in accordance with Clause 20 of Schedule 1 of the Resource Management Act 1991. The<br />
Operative <strong>Selwyn</strong> District Plan may be inspected online at www.selwyn.govt.nz/eplan or at<br />
any of the Council’s service centres and libraries in Darfield, Leeston, Lincoln and Rolleston.<br />
More information on this private plan change is available on the Council website at www.<br />
selwyn.govt.nz/pc63.<br />
Public Notice<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> District Council<br />
Property Revaluation<br />
The Rating Valuation Act 1998 requires councils to revalue properties within their<br />
boundaries every three years. The last revaluation in <strong>Selwyn</strong> took place in 2018.<br />
The property revaluations for <strong>Selwyn</strong> have been completed by Quotable Value<br />
Limited (as the Council’s valuation service provider).<br />
The new valuations will be available for viewing from 2 <strong>February</strong> 2<strong>02</strong>2 online at<br />
www.ratingvalues.co.nz or www.selwyn.govt.nz/propertysearch. Alternately Council<br />
staff can assist with online search at any Council’s service centres/libraries.<br />
The notices of new rating valuation will be posted to owners and ratepayers from<br />
9 <strong>February</strong> 2<strong>02</strong>2.<br />
An increase in your property value may not mean you pay more in rates. Any rates<br />
increase is determined by your property value increase compared with the average<br />
increase for that property type across the <strong>Selwyn</strong> district. If there is an increase in<br />
your rates as a result of revaluation it will take effect from 1 July 2<strong>02</strong>2.<br />
Objections to the revaluations must be lodged in writing by 17 March 2<strong>02</strong>2. You<br />
can do it by completing the online form at www.ratingvalues.co.nz, or in writing<br />
posted to:<br />
Quotable Value Ltd – Business Support Private Bag 39 818 Wellington Mail<br />
Centre LOWER HUTT 5045.<br />
More information about understanding your rating value can be found at<br />
www.ratingvalues.co.nz<br />
Kelvin Mason<br />
Group Manager Organisational Performance<br />
SELWYN.GOVT.NZ<br />
selwyn.govt.nz<br />
Operative <strong>Selwyn</strong> District Plan<br />
PRIVATE PLAN CHANGE REQUEST<br />
66 BECOMES OPERATIVE<br />
Rolleston Industrial Developments Limited lodged a private plan change request<br />
with <strong>Selwyn</strong> District Council pursuant to Clause 20 of Schedule 1 of the Resource<br />
Management Act 1991.<br />
The proponents sought to rezone Rural Outer Plains land in Rolleston to an Industrial Zone.<br />
The Council’s decision to approve Plan Change 66 (PC66), was publicly notified on 17<br />
November 2<strong>02</strong>1. No appeals were received by the Environment Court.<br />
Private Plan Change 66 will become operative on 11 <strong>February</strong> 2<strong>02</strong>2. This notice is made<br />
in accordance with Clause 20 of Schedule 1 of the Resource Management Act 1991. The<br />
Operative <strong>Selwyn</strong> District Plan may be inspected online at www.selwyn.govt.nz/eplan or at<br />
any of the Council’s service centres and libraries in Darfield, Leeston, Lincoln and Rolleston.<br />
More information on this private plan change is available on the Council website at<br />
www.selwyn.govt.nz/pc66.<br />
selwyn.govt.nz<br />
ADVERTISE YOUR<br />
BUSINESS HERE<br />
Phone for further details<br />
(03) 379 1100<br />
Submissions invited:<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> District Council Draft<br />
Gambling Venue Policy 2<strong>02</strong>2<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> District Council (the Council) is undertaking consultation on a reviewed draft<br />
Gambling Venue Policy. The policy has been prepared under the Gambling Act 2003<br />
and the Racing Industry Act 2<strong>02</strong>0, and once adopted will replace the existing Gambling<br />
Venue Policy 2018.<br />
The Council’s draft Gambling Policy proposes that venues for Class 4 non-casino<br />
gaming machines or ‘pokie machines’ cannot locate in residential areas as defined in the<br />
Council’s district plans, and also proposes restrictions on the number of machines at the<br />
venues.<br />
The draft policy also prohibits stand-alone TAB New Zealand venues in Residential and<br />
Settlement Zones and provides for a (conditional) relocation policy for venues with<br />
Class 4 gaming machines.<br />
Since the current policy was adopted in December 2018 the population of <strong>Selwyn</strong><br />
district has increased from 60,000 to close to 74,000.<br />
The Council’s existing policy has a cap of 114 machines. It has transpired that this cap<br />
has been inadvertently breached and the approved number of machines for the district<br />
currently sits at 124.<br />
The proposed draft policy provides for a cap of 124 machines.<br />
The draft updated policy takes into account the current situation in the district and the<br />
views of stakeholders (including residents).<br />
The draft policy, submission form and a statement of proposal are available at all<br />
Council service centres and libraries, and on the Council’s website www.selwyn.govt.nz/<br />
gambling from Monday 31 January 2<strong>02</strong>2.<br />
The Council wants to hear your views on the draft policy.<br />
Consultation is open until 5pm on Friday 4 March 2<strong>02</strong>2.<br />
You can make your submission online at www.selwyn.govt.nz/gambling or fill in a hard<br />
copy submission form and:<br />
· email it to gambling@selwyn.govt.nz<br />
· post it to:<br />
Freepost 104 653<br />
Draft Gambling Venue Policy<br />
Regulatory Manager<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> District Council<br />
PO Box 90 Rolleston 7643<br />
selwyn.govt.nz
32 <strong>Selwyn</strong> <strong>Times</strong> Wednesday <strong>February</strong> 2 2<strong>02</strong>2<br />
STYLE & QUALITY<br />
FOR LESS<br />
4 DAY STOREWIDE FLASH SALE<br />
SUPER<br />
SPECIAL<br />
Lennox<br />
Collection<br />
Dark Green<br />
Golden<br />
Greenery<br />
Daintree<br />
WAS $1539<br />
$<br />
1299 Madison 3 Seater<br />
Armchair $ 819 $749<br />
Buffet Small $769 $699<br />
Buffet Large $1079 $989<br />
Hall Table $259 $219<br />
Coffee Table $269 $249<br />
Lamp Table $209 $189<br />
Tv Unit $669 $559<br />
SUPER<br />
SPECIAL<br />
Bari<br />
Dining<br />
Chair<br />
SUPER<br />
SPECIAL<br />
Haus<br />
Bar Stool<br />
QUALITY<br />
FURNITURE<br />
Dawn<br />
Collection<br />
Avalible in:<br />
Vintage Grey,<br />
Cognac,<br />
Dark Brown,<br />
Black<br />
Affordable<br />
PRICE TAG<br />
WAS $179<br />
$<br />
159<br />
WAS $199<br />
$<br />
189<br />
TV unit $929 From $839<br />
Cabinet $839 From $759<br />
Bedside $299 From $259<br />
SUPER<br />
SPECIAL<br />
SUPER<br />
SPECIAL<br />
Raglan Egg<br />
Chair<br />
SELL OUT<br />
Willis Chaise<br />
Outdoor Set<br />
SPECIAL SELL OUT<br />
SPECIAL<br />
Piha Extension<br />
Outdoor Table<br />
Black or White<br />
WAS $1899<br />
$<br />
1729<br />
Marley<br />
Outdoor Dining Chair<br />
WAS $179<br />
$<br />
149<br />
WAS $699<br />
$<br />
649<br />
Tekapo Outdoor Dining 11 Piece Extension<br />
Available in: Black, White<br />
QUALITY<br />
WAS $2199<br />
$<br />
1399<br />
FURNITURE<br />
LOADS OF<br />
DEALS<br />
PRICE TAG<br />
IN-STORE<br />
Affordable<br />
SUPER<br />
SPECIAL<br />
Palm Beach<br />
Egg Chair<br />
WAS $899<br />
$<br />
699<br />
Palm Beach Lounge Setting<br />
WAS $2399<br />
$<br />
2199<br />
When sold separately<br />
Tekapo Table $1099 $999<br />
Tekapo Chair $169 $139<br />
WAS $3299<br />
$<br />
2999<br />
FREE<br />
CARPARKING<br />
SOUTH CITY<br />
BATH ST<br />
WE ARE<br />
HERE<br />
255 MOORHOUSE AVE<br />
REBEL SPORT<br />
COLOMBO ST<br />
MON-FRI 9:30AM – 5:30PM<br />
SAT-SUN 10AM – 5:30PM<br />
0800 268 264<br />
Flash Sale starts from date of 3rd <strong>February</strong> through to 7th <strong>February</strong>; 5:30pm.<br />
While stock lasts.
THe beST ProPerTieS AcroSS<br />
THe SeLWYn DiSTricT<br />
INSIDE<br />
PUbLiSHeD eVerY WeDneSDAY<br />
Week commencing WeDneSDAY, 2nD febrUArY, 2<strong>02</strong>2<br />
Brand New & Ready for You ..... Right Now!<br />
Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 2 Living: 2 Garage: 2<br />
Brand new and never lived in being the first house complete<br />
in a contemporary and elite new subdivision.<br />
Conveniently formatted with separated zones for sleeping<br />
and socialising with safe, uncluttered movement through<br />
a single level floor plan ideal for young families or more<br />
elderly retirees.<br />
Form and function enjoy perfect melding in a designer<br />
kitchen featuring walk-in pantry with abundant shelving,<br />
quality oven and expanses of stone benches.<br />
Rest, relax and enjoy a few drinks in combined casual dining/<br />
family room or entertain with elegance in a second formal<br />
lounge all opening to a sunny patio via double sets of sliders.<br />
Four bedrooms are well attuned to the demands of family<br />
living supported by a main bathroom with free-standing tub,<br />
master ensuite plus walk-in and personal patio.<br />
Fully double-glazed with quality insulation and wood fire<br />
plus the convenience of internal double garage on a large<br />
and level freehold section.<br />
Walking distance to town and styled to the max all so brandnew<br />
you can’t even find it on Google Maps.<br />
Listing ID: ??<br />
Price: Offers over $879,000<br />
Shar Simon<br />
Contact:<br />
Mobile: <strong>02</strong>7 555 0654<br />
Email: shar@pb.co.nz<br />
Amy Jones<br />
Contact:<br />
Mobile: <strong>02</strong>1 077 9945<br />
Email: amy.jones@pb.co.nz<br />
61 Graham Foote Street, Darfield
2<br />
Rolleston 4 Ruby Drive<br />
New Listing<br />
What a gem!<br />
Check out this fantastic family home loaded with extras and in a great location, handy to central Rolleston and easy<br />
link to the motorway.<br />
•Fantastic 4 bedroom home with study<br />
•Solar panels on the roof keep the power bills at bay!<br />
•Heating is sorted with 2x heatpumps and panel heaters<br />
•Alarmed for your security<br />
•Wired for surround sound in the separate living room, plus outdoor speakers<br />
•Bi-fold doors out to the sun-drenched and sheltered large wooden deck<br />
•Lovely garden pergola<br />
•Big, secure back yard for kids and pets<br />
•Central kitchen with tiled floors and stone bench tops<br />
•Off street parking for a boat or camper<br />
•Master bedroom with external access, walk in robe and ensuite<br />
4 2 2 2<br />
For Sale Buyers $869,000+<br />
View Thu 3 Feb 5.00 - 5.30pm<br />
Mon 7 Feb 12.00 - 12.30pm<br />
Web pb.co.nz/ROU94687<br />
Angela Hunt<br />
M <strong>02</strong>1 548 777<br />
E angela.hunt@pb.co.nz<br />
Property Brokers Ltd Licensed REAA 2008 | pb.co.nz<br />
Proud to be here
3<br />
Rolleston 28 Jean Archie Drive<br />
New Listing<br />
Sophisticated, Stylish & Simply Stunning!<br />
This Family sized home is sure to impress! Showcasing quality and outstanding levels of comfort, this 2-year young,<br />
five-bedroom home strikes the perfect balance between style and function. Designed with space, comfort and<br />
everyday ease in mind, the kitchen provides the perfect platform for entertaining and comes with a large pantry,<br />
generous bench space and Bosch appliances.<br />
The spacious formal lounge is the ideal place to put your feet up at the end of the day, while the light filled dining and<br />
living areas interact effortlessly with the flow to the garden. The easy-care, fully fenced section, with various fruittrees,<br />
is the perfect space for the kids and pets to play<br />
The generous master suite boasts a dedicated dresser / vanity area, a walk-in robe and a sleek ensuite. Further<br />
accommodation is offered by four large bedrooms and are complemented by a spacious bathroom and separate<br />
toilet. Additional internal features of this home include a separate laundry, ample storage throughout, an oversized<br />
double garage, a log burner and a ducted heat pump.<br />
Property Brokers Ltd Licensed REAA 2008 | pb.co.nz<br />
5 2 2 2<br />
Auction 3.00pm, Fri 18th Feb, 2<strong>02</strong>2, (unless sold prior)<br />
View Sun 6 Feb 12.45 - 1.15pm<br />
Web pb.co.nz/ROU11448<br />
Tanya Marillier<br />
M <strong>02</strong>7 383 3844<br />
E tanya@pb.co.nz<br />
Monty Marillier<br />
M <strong>02</strong>1 943 973<br />
E Monty@pb.co.nz<br />
Proud to be here
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FINAL NOTICE<br />
Boundary lines are indicative only<br />
Lincoln 289 Tancreds Road<br />
Deadline now closes Wed 2 Feb 2<strong>02</strong>2<br />
Set well back from Tancreds Road, this beautifully presented 4 hectare lifestyle property offers a quiet and peaceful<br />
setting favourably positioned between Tai Tapu and Lincoln. Catering to a lifestyle of recreation and relaxation, the<br />
layout features two living areas, dedicated guest wing, an office, a striking internal courtyard and show-stopping<br />
indoor salt water swimming pool. The property has its own well, five paddocks, a lean-to shed for horses and a<br />
standalone second double garage with three-phase power ideal for the home handyman. Additional to its idyllic<br />
location, are numerous shops and cafes, family oriented activities, schools and sports grounds are close by and<br />
central Christchurch city is within a comfortable 20 minute commute. Our vendors already have their next plans in<br />
place, so now is the time to secure this exceptional property.<br />
bayleys.co.nz/5517416<br />
4 3 3 3<br />
Deadline Sale (unless sold prior)<br />
1pm, Wed 2 Feb 2<strong>02</strong>2<br />
Phone for viewing times<br />
Chris Jones <strong>02</strong>7 220 5043<br />
chris.jones@bayleys.co.nz<br />
Sam Sidey <strong>02</strong>7 346 3500<br />
sam.sidey@bayleys.co.nz<br />
WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008<br />
Motukarara 15 Park Road<br />
Rural retreat, short commute<br />
Sitting comfortably on 8.8ha (approx) of desirable lifestyle land, this spacious family home is light and tastefully<br />
decorated throughout. The land has exceptional shelter belts, a rural outlook by the Port Hills, new gravel driveway<br />
and many established trees. Four bedrooms split over two levels, master with ensuite and a further two family<br />
bathrooms, four bay shed and equestrian arena. Zoned for Tai Tapu Primary and Lincoln High.<br />
bayleys.co.nz/5517489<br />
4 1 3 2<br />
Auction (unless sold prior) 12pm, Thu 10 Feb 2<strong>02</strong>2<br />
3 Deans Avenue, Chch<br />
Phone for viewing times<br />
Tim Dyer <strong>02</strong>7 495 0979 tim.dyer@bayleys.co.nz<br />
Urszula Bedggood <strong>02</strong>7 338 7889<br />
urszula.bedggood@bayleys.co.nz<br />
WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008<br />
bayleys.co.nz
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Boundary lines are indicative only<br />
Boundary lines are indicative only<br />
Boundary lines are indicative only<br />
Leeston 215 Harmans Road<br />
Prebbleton 523 Shands Road<br />
The kiwi dream beckons<br />
3 1 1 4<br />
Live-work-play<br />
3 1 1 5<br />
This versatile 6.8 hectares is located within a great<br />
community. Horse lovers will appreciate the 725m<br />
race track and dual-use stable/storage shed with<br />
power, water and four loose boxes. A large four open<br />
bay shed provides ample room for vehicle parking and<br />
farm equipment. The comfortable home is wellappointed<br />
with plenty of scope to modernise and add<br />
value. Leeston township offers the usual range of<br />
amenities plus an excellent primary and secondary<br />
school. Even more services and shops are within a<br />
short drive to either Lincoln, Rolleston or Hornby.<br />
Deadline Sale (unless sold prior)<br />
1pm, Wed 23 Feb 2<strong>02</strong>2<br />
Phone for viewing times<br />
Chris Jones <strong>02</strong>7 220 5043<br />
chris.jones@bayleys.co.nz<br />
Sam Sidey <strong>02</strong>7 346 3500<br />
sam.sidey@bayleys.co.nz<br />
WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED REAA 2008<br />
On the city's fringe, this well-maintained and<br />
impeccably presented 5,412sqm mini lifestyle<br />
property is only a minute away from both north and<br />
southbound motorways. The home has been updated<br />
and refurbished over the years. Equipped for<br />
equestrian pursuits with a sand based arena, stable,<br />
wash-down area, a well and three paddocks. The<br />
standalone three-bay garage and a four-bay shed with<br />
extra height roller doors provide plenty of workshop<br />
space, storage and options. Register your interest<br />
early as we expect a strong level of enquiry.<br />
Auction (unless sold prior) 12pm, Thu 17 Feb 2<strong>02</strong>2<br />
3 Deans Avenue, Chch<br />
Phone for viewing times<br />
Sam Sidey <strong>02</strong>7 346 3500<br />
sam.sidey@bayleys.co.nz<br />
Chris Jones <strong>02</strong>7 220 5043<br />
chris.jones@bayleys.co.nz<br />
WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED REAA 2008<br />
bayleys.co.nz/5517499<br />
bayleys.co.nz/5517125<br />
Rolleston 4 Bellbird Place<br />
Settle down in style<br />
Located in Levi Park, this 218sqm (approx) build also excels in aesthetics, décor and form and function. The kitchen<br />
which is equipped with a versatile breakfast bar, crisp splashback and walk-in scullery. An expansive lounge and<br />
dining zone links effortlessly with the outdoors where the 800sqm (approx) parcel includes a generous deck, ample<br />
capacity for hosting guests and entertaining family. A separate lounge offers additional space and privacy, while a<br />
custom-built office space could make up a fifth bedroom if needed. Two stylish bathrooms support the home’s four<br />
double bedrooms, one of which is the well-appointed master that enjoys an ensuite, walk-in wardrobe and direct<br />
access to the outdoors. This beautifully established home is within reach of Rolleston’s exceptional and growing list<br />
of amenities.<br />
bayleys.co.nz/5517497<br />
4 2 2 2<br />
Auction (unless sold prior) 12pm, Thu 17 Feb 2<strong>02</strong>2<br />
3 Deans Avenue, Chch<br />
Phone for viewing times<br />
Urszula Bedggood <strong>02</strong>7 338 7889<br />
urszula.bedggood@bayleys.co.nz<br />
Tim Dyer <strong>02</strong>7 495 0979<br />
tim.dyer@bayleys.co.nz<br />
WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008<br />
bayleys.co.nz
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Buying a lifestyle block<br />
City life getting you down? Dreaming of<br />
living in the country, where you ‘commute’<br />
from the breakfast table to a barn or your<br />
home office? It might look like an easy life<br />
but buying a lifestyle property can be a<br />
complex business.<br />
While living in the country has much<br />
to recommend it, you need to do more<br />
preparation for buying a place there than<br />
buying a pair of gumboots and comparing<br />
the merits of ride-on mowers.<br />
We recommend comprehensive due<br />
diligence when buying any kind of property,<br />
but rural ones come with a whole extra set<br />
of things to think about compared to buying<br />
a straightforward stand-alone home in<br />
town”.<br />
While it’s tempting to focus on the dream<br />
wish list for your bucolic bolt-hole, but you<br />
should also compile a list of issues to be<br />
aware of (and people who can help you learn<br />
about them).<br />
“If the property you like is being sold by<br />
a licensed real estate agent, remember that<br />
you can ask them anything you like about it”.<br />
“Rural real estate agents have special<br />
skills in this area and they’ll be able to help<br />
you figure out what information you need<br />
to make a well-informed decision. It’s also<br />
a good idea to get your lawyer onboard<br />
early to check titles, consents and other<br />
information that you gather in the process.”<br />
It might feel like you’re getting away from<br />
it all when moving out of town, but rural<br />
developments can be subject to rules that<br />
restrict what you can do. REA recommends<br />
getting your lawyer to check if there are any<br />
covenants on the property that might have<br />
an impact on a future business you may<br />
run there, or any planned building projects.<br />
You don’t want to invest in an alpaca herd<br />
for your new dream property only to find<br />
that it’s not allowed to carry any livestock.<br />
Similarly, it would be tough to discover that<br />
your subdivision plans are not permitted by<br />
council rules.<br />
Be aware that there may be tax<br />
implications if you’re planning to use the<br />
property as a business.<br />
“In general, if it is currently being used for<br />
a business that is tax-registered – whether<br />
that’s selling organic eggs, grazing stock<br />
or running a B&B – then the seller will<br />
probably add GST to the price. This means<br />
you’ll pay an extra 15 per cent, unless you<br />
are also registered for GST. Ask your lawyer<br />
or accountant to check if the house or any<br />
other buildings on the property are GSTexempt.<br />
They will also be able to advise you<br />
on whether you need to be GST-registered.”<br />
A good place to start when trying to<br />
figure out what tax obligations might<br />
attach to your purchase of the property<br />
is Inland Revenue’s property tax decision<br />
tree (available at http://www.ird.govt.<br />
nz/property/property-terms-and-tools/<br />
property-decision-tree/), but keep in mind<br />
that it is always best to seek professional<br />
advice before you make a decision.<br />
Rural properties (like all properties) can<br />
also have easements on the title that relate to<br />
access, water or power. You should ask your<br />
lawyer to check the title and work out what<br />
the easements are, and how they will have an<br />
impact on your rights and responsibilities as<br />
an owner.<br />
“For example, if the title allows a<br />
neighbour access to a piece of their land<br />
through your property, do you have any<br />
right to limit the type and frequency of that<br />
access if you buy it?”<br />
Be aware too that there may be ‘unofficial’<br />
easements operating; the incumbent<br />
owners may have an informal arrangement<br />
with their neighbours, but this may not<br />
remain when the property passes into new<br />
ownership.<br />
Things that we take for granted when<br />
living in urban environments, like water,<br />
sewage and access, can require more<br />
involvement in rural areas. Check the water<br />
sources for the property – if it has its own<br />
bore, are there limits on the amount of<br />
water you can draw from it? What is the<br />
process for ensuring it is safe to drink? What<br />
happens to wastewater and sewage? Are you<br />
prepared for life with a septic tank? Will the<br />
current owner ensure the tank is empty as a<br />
condition of sale?<br />
When it comes to access, will you<br />
share a private road or right of way with<br />
other properties? What will be your<br />
responsibilities and potential costs for<br />
maintaining it? Don’t forget that your<br />
neighbours may be involved in unglamorous<br />
activities at ungodly hours – check the<br />
zoning rules for nearby properties if you’re<br />
worried about noise, smells or traffic. You<br />
might think it’s lovely to have stock grazing<br />
out the window, but are you ready for a<br />
milk tanker driving past every morning? Be<br />
aware that the LIM will not always alert you<br />
to any pending or current NZTA decisions<br />
regarding local highway linkages that often<br />
divert traffic away from urban centres in<br />
favour of immediate rural areas on the town<br />
boundary. Check with NZTA if you think<br />
your property could be affected by road<br />
changes.<br />
Like all property purchases, buying a place<br />
in the country requires careful, objective<br />
consideration.<br />
“There are lots of great things about<br />
living on the land, but it’s best to be realistic<br />
about it. You don’t want to be like the<br />
former townie I met a few weeks ago, who<br />
mournfully told me that their lifestyle<br />
block had become “a life sentence”. Do your<br />
homework and you’re far more likely to live<br />
happily ever after in rural bliss.”<br />
For independent advice on buying or<br />
selling property, check out settled.govt.nz.<br />
Experience<br />
Bayleys<br />
KEVIN JENKINS<br />
<strong>02</strong>7 577 4232<br />
ADAM WHITELOCK<br />
<strong>02</strong>7 408 3424<br />
BEN TURNER<br />
<strong>02</strong>7 530 1400<br />
CHRIS JONES<br />
<strong>02</strong>7 220 5043<br />
JO MCINTOSH<br />
<strong>02</strong>7 384 4279<br />
ADRIENNE GOODEVE BIANCA DAVIDSON<br />
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WED<br />
<strong>02</strong> FEBRUARY 2:00 PM<br />
RUSSLEY GOLF CLUB<br />
428 MEMORIAL AVENUE, CHRISTCHURCH.<br />
(Unless sold prior)<br />
AUCTION<br />
Hanmer Springs 136 Rippingale Road<br />
Harcourts ID: HS9749<br />
AUCTION<br />
Oxford 6 Kowhai Street<br />
Harcourts ID: RG9642<br />
Jackie Frame & Sue Mercer<br />
<strong>02</strong>7 435 9810 | <strong>02</strong>7 4368 548<br />
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Harcourts ID: HS9742<br />
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Harcourts ID: HS9744<br />
Harley & June Manion<br />
<strong>02</strong>1 149 8050 | <strong>02</strong>1 823 824<br />
Jackie Frame & Sue Mercer<br />
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Harcourts ID: RG9639<br />
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Kaiapoi 15 Lilian Street<br />
Harcourts ID: KI9328<br />
Christine Tallott<br />
<strong>02</strong>7 490 6042<br />
Liz Lewis<br />
<strong>02</strong>7 453 0952<br />
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Harcourts ID: HR5926<br />
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<strong>02</strong>1 0830 4660<br />
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Harcourts ID: HS9757<br />
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Harcourts ID: HS9747<br />
Harley & June Manion<br />
<strong>02</strong>1 149 8050 | <strong>02</strong>1 823 824<br />
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Harcourts ID: RL2593<br />
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Harcourts ID: RG9647<br />
Stu Jones<br />
<strong>02</strong>7 385 4321<br />
Lisa Tippen<br />
<strong>02</strong>7 454 5416<br />
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Harcourts ID: HR5927<br />
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Harcourts ID: BF36753<br />
Andrew Sare<br />
<strong>02</strong>1 714 287<br />
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<strong>02</strong>2 493 7037 | <strong>02</strong>1 668 925<br />
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Lifestyle<br />
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Licensed REAA2008<br />
ROLLESTON - 51 Stonebrook Drive<br />
SUN DRENCHED & PRIVATE<br />
ROLLESTON - 27C Stonebrook Drive<br />
DON’T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY<br />
• Solid and low maintenance construction<br />
• Built in 2016 by GJ Gardner Homes<br />
• Two separate living areas<br />
• Study nook<br />
• Three double bedrooms<br />
• Master with ensuite and WIR<br />
• Contemporary kitchen with large butler’s pantry<br />
• Fabulous outdoor entertaining area<br />
• Highly desirable location<br />
• West Rolleston School zone<br />
Price: Neg over $835,000<br />
View: www.marealestate.co.nz/MA0957<br />
Jackie Derrick<br />
<strong>02</strong>7 636 3576<br />
jackie@marealestate.co.nz<br />
• Private and sunny setting<br />
• Low maintenance<br />
• Three double bedrooms<br />
• Two versatile living areas<br />
• Modern spacious kitchen<br />
• Walk in pantry<br />
• Fantastic outdoor living<br />
• Wonderful heating options<br />
• Separate laundry<br />
• Popular and convenient central location<br />
• West Rolleston School Zone<br />
Price: Neg over $845,000<br />
View: www.marealestate.co.nz/MA0961<br />
Jackie Derrick<br />
<strong>02</strong>7 636 3576<br />
jackie@marealestate.co.nz<br />
SOLD<br />
ROLLESTON - 57 Haymakers Crescent<br />
TOTALLY BESPOKE IN EVERY WAY<br />
ROLLESTON - 37 Faringdon Boulevard<br />
FABULOUS ON FARINGDON BOULEVARD<br />
• 343m2 builders own home<br />
• 6358m2 section in the sought after Coles Fields<br />
subdivision<br />
• A truly unique home with a real X factor<br />
• Five true double bedrooms<br />
• Two living areas plus large covered outdoor area<br />
• Heated saltwater pool plus spa<br />
Price: Neg over $1,990,000<br />
View: www.marealestate.co.nz/MA0955<br />
• Four bedrooms<br />
• Master with ensuite and WIR<br />
• Two separate living areas<br />
• Modern and well-equipped kitchen<br />
• North facing outdoor living area<br />
• Established easy-care section<br />
Deadline Sale: All offers to be presented<br />
on or before 1pm, Wednesday 9th <strong>February</strong><br />
2<strong>02</strong>2 (unless sold prior) Inquiry is sought<br />
from those buyers with budgets over<br />
$805,000.<br />
View: www.marealestate.co.nz/MA0959<br />
• Three bay lockable shed<br />
• The best of the best fitting and fixtures<br />
Andrew Taylor<br />
<strong>02</strong>7 435 5930<br />
andrew@marealestate.co.nz<br />
• Convenient and popular location<br />
• Walking distance to popular amenities<br />
Jackie Derrick<br />
<strong>02</strong>7 636 3576<br />
jackie@marealestate.co.nz<br />
We would love the opportunity to work with you. Contact us today to discuss your options with our team.<br />
ROLLESTON PH: 03 347 9949 LEESTON PH: 03 324 3704 DARFIELD PH: 03 318 8204<br />
www.marealestate.co.nz
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[Edition datE]<br />
Your guide to all things Real Estate<br />
in the <strong>Selwyn</strong> District<br />
Simple touches make<br />
the difference<br />
It’s often the simple touches that make<br />
a difference as you start to visit show<br />
homes and gather ideas about your likes<br />
and dislikes.<br />
Building a home is a big decision and<br />
a visit to Orange Homes in Lincoln’s Te<br />
Whariki sub-division will reveal how<br />
subtle changes can create that impact.<br />
The modern Aoraki V-groove doors are<br />
stunning along with soft rounded corners<br />
throughout the build which are a great<br />
option for the younger family members.<br />
Ethernet throughout the home also<br />
future proofs it for all the family.<br />
Orange Homes is a second generation<br />
family-run company and, over 40<br />
years in business, has built over 1700<br />
quality homes in Canterbury. They have<br />
a reputation for high quality middle<br />
market builds and enjoy establishing<br />
a two-way relationship with all their<br />
clients.<br />
“When you build with us you get a<br />
personal project manager, ensuring a<br />
smooth easy process. All our homes<br />
are built to a specified timeframe,”<br />
says Ginny Orange, design and sales<br />
consultant.<br />
“I’m proud to be part of this familyowned<br />
business. I can promise you<br />
that my determination, integrity and<br />
passion will make the process seamless<br />
and enjoyable for you. We work hard to<br />
create beautiful homes that we can all be<br />
proud of.”<br />
The three-bedroom show home in Te<br />
Whariki sits on a spacious 764 square<br />
metre section with two living areas and a<br />
double garage and indoor/outdoor flow<br />
in spades. The separate lounge at the<br />
front of the home can be easily closed off<br />
while the open plan living/dining/kitchen<br />
also features a study nook, perfect for<br />
those who want to work from home.<br />
Storage options are another feature<br />
including a wall length linen cupboard in<br />
the spacious laundry and extra cupboard<br />
space in the hall. Overall the interior<br />
design features some amazing wall<br />
papers and a spacious master walk-in<br />
robe with a mix of built-in shelving,<br />
hanging space and drawers.<br />
For more ideas about whether<br />
Orange Homes would work for you,<br />
visit their show home at Te Whariki or<br />
in Rolleston’s Acland Park and Falcons<br />
Landing. For more information contact<br />
Ginny on <strong>02</strong>2 450 7942, email ginny@<br />
orangehomes.co.nz or visit their website<br />
at www.orangehomes.co.nz.<br />
Talk to us<br />
about our<br />
design and<br />
build service.<br />
Your section, your ideas.<br />
Our architect, our builders.<br />
30 years industry experience<br />
Locally owned family business<br />
Owner-operated hands on approach to<br />
both building and project management<br />
Call today <strong>02</strong>1 <strong>02</strong>52 6012 | www.absolutehomes.co.nz | facebook/absolutehomes
A large, quality home sited in a private and established<br />
5<strong>02</strong>1m 2 park-like se ting in the sought after Claremont<br />
Estate on the boundary of Christchurch City.<br />
The home features four bedr oms (master with<br />
en suite and walk-in robe), open-plan kitchen, dining<br />
and living along with formal dining, lounge and<br />
conservatory. Great ind or outd or flow to a large<br />
sheltered deck set in sprawling lawns and easy care<br />
gardens with automated watering. Triple car garaging,<br />
security gates, ducted heating, solar energy and<br />
security system are just a few of the many extras on<br />
offer with this property. There is a separate standalone<br />
spacious office/studio that gives options for<br />
those who require a dedicated work from home space<br />
or alternatively, r om for a dependant relative.<br />
Set amongst other quality homes on larger sections,<br />
this property maintains a semi-rural f el whilst being<br />
a short, easy commute into the city or ou to Ro leston.<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> <strong>Times</strong><br />
Auction (unless sold prior)<br />
Thursday 19 October, 2pm<br />
411 Blenheim Road<br />
www.pggwre.co.nz/DAR26164<br />
Karen Hennessy<br />
Contact:<br />
Phone: 03 341 4301<br />
Mobile: <strong>02</strong>7 967 0186<br />
karen.he ne sy@p gwrightson.co.nz<br />
W ek commencing Tuesday, 3Rd ocToBeR 2017<br />
As always, this builder has finished his latest new build to<br />
perfection, incorporating a l the ‘must haves’ and more for<br />
the discerning buyer. Situated on a 12 0m 2 section, with<br />
an established backdrop, the substantial 315m 2 fl or plan<br />
provides the ultimate in family living options. The su ny &<br />
spacious open plan living r om boasts a designer kitchen<br />
with 90cms oven, stone bench tops & a walk in pantry,<br />
together with define dining, living & study spaces that<br />
The formal lounge als opens to the landscaped garden<br />
& has a boxed high stud ceiling with sound speakers. A l 4<br />
bedr oms are fabulously proportioned qu en sized r oms,<br />
with the master suite providing the perfect parents’ retreat<br />
featuring an amazing dre sing r om with fu l wardrobe<br />
system, a ditional storage & a beautiful tiled ensuite with<br />
double tiled shower, fr estanding bath & twin vanities. The<br />
family bathr om is equa ly elegant with a tiled shower &<br />
twin vanities. Cosy up in front of the log burner, k ep your<br />
toes warm with the under tile heating in the bathr oms &<br />
k ep c ol or warm, as required, a the push of a bu ton with<br />
2 heat pumps.<br />
The home’s practical layout also includes a walk-in linen<br />
r om, a substantial separate laundry, a tic storage with<br />
la der a ce s and last, but certainly not least, hugely sought<br />
after 4 car garaging. From the moment you a proach this<br />
premium property, you wi l a preciate what a privilege it<br />
would be to be able to ca l it ‘home’.<br />
www.flemington.co.nz<br />
Brand new ‘show stopper’ with 4 car garaging<br />
DeaDline Sale:<br />
Closing 4pm on Monday<br />
11th June 2018<br />
(unless sold prior)<br />
rwro leston.co.nz/RLL23148<br />
Town & Lifestyle Real Estate Ltd<br />
Licensed (REAA 2 08) - West Melton<br />
Sarah Booth<br />
Contact:<br />
Mobile: <strong>02</strong>7 527 8258<br />
Brendan ‘Big Red’ Shefford<br />
Contact:<br />
Mobile: <strong>02</strong>7 224 4733<br />
Lincoln - 03 325 7299<br />
Ro leston - 03 347 9988<br />
West Melton - 03 347 9933<br />
W ek commencing WeDneSDAY, 23RD mAY 2018<br />
Town & Lifestyle Real Estate Ltd<br />
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Ray White Town & Lifestyle<br />
17 Josephine Cres, Aidanfield<br />
Property Brokers<br />
23 Philippa Drive, Rolleston<br />
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16 Manor Drive, Rolleston<br />
Ray White Town & Lifestyle<br />
50 Liddington Drive, Rolleston<br />
Property Brokers<br />
1/328 Yaldhurst Road, Avonhead<br />
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24 Te Raki Drive ,Lincoln<br />
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ThURsday 3 Rd FeBRUaRy 2<strong>02</strong>2<br />
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68 Liffey Springs, Lincoln<br />
Ray White Town & Lifestyle<br />
4 Ruby Drive, Rolleston<br />
Property Brokers<br />
37 A Masefield Drive, Rolleston<br />
Harcourts Four Seasons Realty<br />
saTURday 5 Th FeBRUaRy 2<strong>02</strong>2<br />
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2 Larnder Lane, Kennedys Bush<br />
Ray White Town & Lifestyle<br />
68 Liffey Springs, Lincoln<br />
Ray White Town & Lifestyle<br />
9 Wilbur Close, Rolleston<br />
Ray White Town & Lifestyle<br />
37A Masefield Drive, Rolleston<br />
Harcourts Four Seasons Realty<br />
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47 School Lane, Kirwee<br />
Ray White Town & Lifestyle<br />
25 Slate Street, Rolleston<br />
Ray White Town & Lifestyle<br />
14 Izone Drive, Rolleston<br />
Harcourts Four Seasons Realty<br />
16 Manor Drive, Rolleston<br />
Ray White Town & Lifestyle<br />
23 Oakwood Mews,Prebbleton<br />
Harcourts Four Seasons Realty<br />
24 Te Raki Drive ,Lincoln<br />
Harcourts Four Seasons Realty<br />
23 Lake Terrace Rd, Birdlings Flat<br />
Harcourts Four Seasons Realty<br />
711B Hoskyns Road, West Melton<br />
Ray White Town & Lifestyle<br />
11 Chesney Drive, Rolleston<br />
Ray White Town & Lifestyle<br />
370 Dunns Crossing Road, Rolleston<br />
Ray White Town & Lifestyle<br />
30 Jean Arechie Road, Rolleston<br />
Harcourts Four Seasons Realty<br />
6 Will Street, Rolleston<br />
Ray White Town & Lifestyle<br />
14 Fairfield Way, Rolleston<br />
Ray White Town & Lifestyle<br />
3 Kingsdowne Way, West Melton<br />
Ray White Town & Lifestyle<br />
1167 Goulds Road,Rolleston<br />
Harcourts Four Seasons Realty<br />
11.00am – 11.30am 304 Jones Road, Rolleston<br />
Property Brokers<br />
11.00am – 11.30am 14 Fairfield Way, Rolleston<br />
Ray White Town & Lifestyle<br />
11.00am – 11.30am 1/328 Yaldhurst Road,Avonhead<br />
Property Brokers<br />
12.00pm – 12.30pm 45 Tobollie Drive,Rolleston<br />
Bayleys Canterbury<br />
12.45pm – 1.15pm 28 Jean Archie Drive<br />
Property Brokers<br />
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Harcourts Four Seasons Realty<br />
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Bayleys Canterbury<br />
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Monday 7 Th FeBRUaRy 2<strong>02</strong>2<br />
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Property Brokers<br />
12.00pm – 12.30pm 50 Liddington Drive, Rolleston<br />
Property Brokers<br />
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Ray White Town & Lifestyle<br />
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17 Josephine Crescent, Aidanfield<br />
Property Brokers<br />
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Rolleston 03 347 9988<br />
www.rwrolleston.co.nz<br />
West Melton 03 347 9933<br />
www.rwwestmelton.co.nz<br />
Lincoln 03 325 7299<br />
www.rwlincoln.co.nz<br />
PROPERTY BROKERS<br />
www.propertybrokers.co.nz<br />
Rolleston 03 929 0306<br />
Darfield 03 975 4506<br />
Leeston 03 929 0306<br />
Lincoln 03 595 6954<br />
HARCOURTS<br />
www.fourseasons.harcourts.co.nz<br />
Harcourts Hornby 03 349 9919<br />
Harcourts Rolleston 03 347 4711<br />
Harcourts Lincoln 03 662 9933<br />
MATSON & ALLAN<br />
www.marealestate.co.nz<br />
Rolleston 03 347 9949<br />
Darfield 03 318 8204<br />
Leeston 03 324 3704<br />
BAYLEYS CANTERBURY www.bayleys.co.nz 03 375 4700<br />
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Perendale Place<br />
20<br />
Merino Crescent<br />
Suffolk Drive<br />
Gareth<br />
Cox<br />
School Lane<br />
Kirwee Plains Kirwee<br />
Lot 75<br />
666 m²<br />
(+ ROW)<br />
Lot 76<br />
6<strong>02</strong> m²<br />
(+ ROW)<br />
Lot 77<br />
675 m²<br />
Lot 74<br />
740 m²<br />
(+ ROW)<br />
Lot 78<br />
821 m²<br />
Lot 73<br />
1,218 m²<br />
Reserve<br />
Lot 72<br />
1,334 m²<br />
Lot 71<br />
846 m²<br />
(+ access)<br />
Lot 70<br />
838 m²<br />
Merino Crescent<br />
N<br />
Suffolk Drive<br />
Lot 83<br />
611 m²<br />
Lot 84<br />
676 m²<br />
Lot 85<br />
633 m²<br />
Lot 86<br />
6<strong>02</strong> m²<br />
Lot 87<br />
6<strong>02</strong> m²<br />
Lot 88<br />
601 m²<br />
New Road<br />
Lot 110<br />
560 m²<br />
Lot 111<br />
560 m²<br />
Lot 108<br />
1,496 m²<br />
Lot 112<br />
611 m²<br />
KIRWEE<br />
We are excited to release the sixth and final stage of Kirwee Plains!<br />
This is the last chance to secure your section in this subdivision located just 25 minutes from Christchurch. Kirwee has the<br />
perfect balance of rural living whilst being easily commutable to the city.<br />
Convenient access to services including schooling at both Kirwee and nearby Darfield. This central location with the Southern<br />
Alps & Waimakariri River on its backdoor provides a wealth of recreational activities for a truly genuine lifestyle option.<br />
• Great choice of sections ranging in size<br />
• Power and town water supplied<br />
• Fibre internet available<br />
• Reticulated sewage scheme supplied<br />
• Titles due August 2<strong>02</strong>2<br />
Tender closes 11am Friday 18th <strong>February</strong>,<br />
Property Brokers Ltd, Darfield.<br />
Web pb.co.nz/DFU61229<br />
Gareth Cox<br />
M <strong>02</strong>1 250 9714 P 03 975 4506<br />
E gareth@pb.co.nz<br />
Property Brokers Ltd Licensed REAA 2008 | pb.co.nz<br />
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