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Thursday,February10, 2022 | Issue982 | www.starnews.co.nz 

Increase 

in home 

schooling 

By STAFF REPORTERS 

Home schooling is increasinginNorth Canterbury in the 

wake of Covid19. 

Rangiora Borough School principal Shane Buckner says 

he is aware the trend of families choosing to home school 

in 2022 is particularly high in NorthCanterbury. 

‘‘Thenumber of applications from whanau in North 

Canterbury really standsout from the restofwider 

Canterbury. This willimpact the numbers of students 

across all our schools.’’ 

AshgroveSchoolwas the first schoolinthe town to open 

for 2022. 

PrincipalLeon Van't VeenGibbon says the school has 

enjoyed an excellentfirst week with students settling back 

in, happy to be back together and feeling resilient.. 

‘‘Therequirements around maskwearingare new and 

we are having to adapt to their use. The wide majority of 

families across North Canterbury havebeen wonderfully 

supportive of the mandates set out by the Ministries of 

Health and Education. 

‘‘‘However sadly some principals in North Canterbury 

Fire presents opportunities 

are dealing withnegative andfrustrated family members 

for implementing these safety measures in theirschools.’’ 

The Rangiora principalssay they are awareofthe split 

feelings in the wider community,and haveaunited 

message to share. 

‘‘Schools are places wherewewant our children to feel 

safe,and where any health risks areminimised, and 

wherestaff and leaders feel safe, and respectedintheir 

work.” 

They ask the community to continue to trust them in 

theirwork and the systems theyare implementing as 

health precautions. 

They are united in focusing on the goalofensuring all 

primary schoolchildren in Rangiorareceive an excellent 

educationin2022. 

The new rules have required some changestohow 

schools operate and the principalssay theyare doing their 

best to positivelymanage growing tensions withinschool 

communities. 

As soon as the PrimeMinister announced the Red traffic 

lightrollout, the summerbreak effectively finished and 

principals moved straight intoplanning mode for 2022, 

Ben Gorman, St Josephs Schoolprincipal,Rangiora, says. 

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Dampening down ... ASouthern Demolition and Salvage fog cannon, shoots out afine mist, to suppress dust and smells 

at the Sutton Tools factory fire site in Kaiapoi. 

PHOTO:SHELLEY TOPP 

By SHELLEY TOPP 

Thereare no firmplans to rebuild 

Kaiapoi'sSutton Tools factorywhich 

wasalmostcompletely destroyed by 

fire latelast month. 

However,the company'sgeneral 

manager,Kevin Donovan, saysthe 

machinery builtatthe factory is 

worldclassleadingtechnologyand 

unique, andthe Australianowners 

arecommittedtomanufacturing it. 

Althoughplansaboutthe future of 

thefactory remainuncertainMr 

Donovan says ‘‘the goahead’’has 

been given to begin building the 

machinery to providemanufacturing 

capacity for thenew factory. 

Whileitwas ahugeshocktolose 

theold factory in the early morning 

fireonJanuary 30,ithas presented 

the company with aunique 

opportunity to replace it with a 

modern, customdesigned drillmaking 

plantthat could be the best 

in theworld. 

‘‘Sometimesadversitybrings 

opportunity,’’ Mr Donovansays. 

‘‘Wehave avisionofwhatwe 

would likelocally,but no confirmed 

plansyet. 

‘‘Ourmain focusison howto 

manageour current situation in the 

best possible way for ourstaff, the 

community andthe company,’’ he 

says. 

‘‘The support thecompany has 

receivedfrom thelocal community 

before and sincethe fire has been 

phenomenaland we arevery 

gratefulfor that.’’ 

The companyhas beeninundated 

withjob offersfor their staffsince 

the fire. 

Production andengineering 

manager GlennMorgan saysthe 

offershave come fromlocal 

businesses, Australia, and other 

overseas factories. 

Onlythe engineering building 

remainedatthe Kaiapoi factory’s 

DaleStsiteafterthe fire and staff 

havebeentold that some 

redundancies will occur. However, 

the companyhas employment 

assistance programmes to help with 

thatand Mr Morgan saysthere are 

morethanenough jobofferstofill 

those vacancies. 

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Farmers fear for productive land 

By DAVID HILL 

North Canterbury farmersfear 

productive farmland could be turned into 

carbonforestsifchanges are not madeto 

the Overseas Investment Act. 

The Overseas InvestmentAct's benefit 

to New Zealand clauseiswaived undera 

special forestry test,which makes it too 

easyfor overseasinvestorstobuy 

farmlandfor forestryactivities, says 

FederatedFarmers highcountryvicechairperson 

RobStokes. 

‘‘Ithasn't come intoour area toomuch 

yet,but it'sbeenquitebad in the North 

Island, especially in the Wairarapa, 

where productive landistaken away from 

sheep andbeeffor carbon credits. 

‘‘Itwill becomeaSouth Islandissue too, 

if something isn'tdonesoon.’’ 

Mr Stokessays many of theseoverseas 

investors are getting intoforestryinNew 

Zealandsotheycan earn carboncredits 

Skilled workforce delivering quality product 

From Page 1 

‘‘Sutton ToolsinKaiapoi is responsible for 

manufacturing around 80 percentofthe 

High Speed Steel drills, from 0.8mm to 

32mm diameter,requiredbythe Sutton 

group. 

‘‘After over 60 yearsofdrill 

manufacturing, we have ahighly skilled 

workforcedelivering ahigh quality 

product that is wellknownbyDIY people 

and tradies alikethroughout Australasia 

and worldwide. 

‘‘As wellasthe Kaiapoi production 

facility, we alsohave ateam of highly 

skilled engineers who design andbuild 

world leading CNC grindingmachines 

which are usedtomanufactureour 

product,’’ he says. 

‘‘Thisteam is going to be instrumental in 

getting our manufacturingback to the 

level we were at beforethe fire.’’ 

Waimakariri MP MattDoocey attended 

ameetingatthe factory lastweek with Mr 

Morgan, Mr Donovan, KaiapoiVolunteer 

Fire Brigade chief fireofficer, Tim 

Reynolds,and deputychief fire officer 

Matt McPhee. 

He saidhewould do whatever he could 

to assistthe company to rebuild the 

Kaiapoi business. Mr Doocey also spoke to 

SuttonToolsAustralian ownerPeter 

Sutton, who was keentocome to Kaiapoi. 

Schools support staff, pupils 

From Page 1 

‘‘Theconversationsbetween 

principalsand withthe Ministry of 

Education havebeen ongoing since 

then.’’ 

Southbrook Schoolprincipal Julie 

Wallssays local schools have been 

supportingstaff and studentsthrough 

the vaccination mandates. 

‘‘We have aclear plan in place with 

all schoolsopen for business,aswe 

manage our way together through the 

pandemic.’’ 

The requirement for all school staff 

to be fully vaccinated came into effect 

in November lastyear. 

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Thepriceofcarbon underthe New 

ZealandEmissionsTrading Scheme 

(ETS)has hit arecord $68per unit. 

Thedemand for forestry landispushing 

up land prices for farmland and making it 

impossiblefor theaverageKiwifarming 

family looking to buythe neighbour's 

farm. 

Mr Stokessayssellinglargescale 

productive farmland into forestry can 

have adetrimentaleffectonrural 

communities. 

Thereislittle or no employment 

benefit,sofamiliesmoveout, schoolrolls 

fall, meatprocessingplants close and 

thereisalossofexportearnings from 

meat and wool. 

Theforestry testassumes the planted 

trees will eventuallybelogged, but there 

is no mechanismtoensure this happens, 

norany rulestoensure pruningorpest 

Taking alook ... Waimakariri MP Matt Doocey, front left, with Sutton Tools engineering 

manager Glenn Morgan, Kaiapoi Volunteer Fire Brigade deputy chief fire officer Matt 

McPhee and Sutton Tools general manager Kevin Donovan at the factory fire site in 

Kaiapoi. 

PHOTO: SHELLEYTOPP 

Mr Dooceyofferedtodowhat he couldto 

helpthat happen. 

Waimakariri MayorDan Gordonalso 

visited the factoryalong with Deputy 

Mayor Neville Atkinson, chief executive 

Jim Harland, strategy and business 

manager SimonHart and Enterprise 

North Canterbury chiefexecutive Heather 

Te Matauru Primary School 

principal Danny Nicholls says while 

he did not know the total number of 

schools affected by this, he knows 

anecdotally it has affected many 

schools in NorthCanterbury. 

‘‘We build our schools on the basis of 

community and relationships, so this 

mandate has hit communities hard 

with teachers who electednot to be 

vaccinated.’’ 

Allschools in the areaare now fully 

staffed for 2022. 

‘‘Many schools havelost exceptional 

staff and are now needing to rebuild,’’ 

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Federated Farmers is calling on the 

government to reviewthe ‘‘special 

forestry test’’ to protectproductive 

farmland. 

‘‘Wewish the government wouldsee it 

for what it is,’’MrStokes says. 

‘‘We'renot opposing forestry. Some 

people have gone into it on part of the 

farmand made it workalongside farming. 

‘‘It's generally on thecornersofthe 

farmoronpoor, unproductiveland, so it 

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Morerecent datashowsanother 40 

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forestry testtoaforeign applicant 

between July2020 and August2021. 

Warwick,tooffer their support. 

Mr Gordon and Mr Atkinson returned 

againonMonday. Mr Gordonalso spoke 

with the company’s owner PeterSutton. ‘‘It 

was an encouraging conversation and Igot 

the sense they would do everythingthey 

couldtokeep the business here in 

Waimakariri,’’ he says. 

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North Canterbury News, February 10, 2022 

Isolation rules will curb tourism 

By ADAM BURNS 

Local Democracy Reporter 

Bosses at someofCanterbury's leading 

tourismhotspots believegainstothe 

Covidhit sector will not happen until selfisolation 

is scrapped. 

Hanmer Springs ThermalPools and Spa 

has echoed the muted reactions of many 

operators around the country, in response 

to Government's plan to reopen the 

borderstothe rest of the world. 

Ten day selfisolation requirements for 

fully vaccinated travellers uponarrival 

has dampened enthusiasm for the sector 

with tourism leaderspredicting little 

uptake due to the demands. 

Hanmer Springs general manager 

Graeme Abbotsays the requirementsdid 

not make it ‘‘terribly appealing’’ for 

prospective visitors. 

‘‘Untilthere's unrestricted entry, it's 

hard to see us getting any real growth back 

into the tourism market,’’ he said. 

‘‘It wontbeuntilthere's no isolation will 

we start to see somenumbers again.’’ 

Mr Abbot says there maybesome upturn 

with those Kiwis returning home to visit 

families, oncethey finishself isolation but 

he expected it to be small. 

The facility usually attracts thousands 

over along weekend period, however 

numberswere significantly cut back due to 

Relief maybe in sight for agricultural sector 

By ADAM BURNS, 

Local Democracy Reporter 

The agricultural sector in North 

Canterbury has expressed relief at the 

Government’s borderreopening plan, 

but those on the ground have highlighted 

awider issue farmers are facing alack of 

home–grown skilledlabour. 

This has beencompounded by farmers 

being unabletosecure skilledworkers 

off shore, due to atighteningof 

restrictionsatthe border over the past 24 

months, causing significantstrain for 

many in the primarysector. 

Record low unemployment, which 

dropped to 3.2 percent this week, further 

underlineshow competitive the labour 

marketisbecoming. 

But some respitemay be on the cards 

as Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern 

outlined aphased plan last week to 

reopen the country,starting with 

vaccinatedKiwis and other eligible 

workers from Australia from February 

27. 

The criteria will open up to New 

Zealanders and eligible travellers 

including skilled workers, from 

anywhere in the world afortnight later. 

MIQ will not be required, however 

Hotspot ... Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools 

and Spa general manager Graeme Abbot 

says an increase in visitors to the tourism 

hotspot will not occur until self isolation 

requirements are discarded. PHOTO: FILE 

restrictions under the red lightsetting. 

‘‘We werewell underhalf, between a 

thirdtoahalf of where we should've 

been,’’ Mr Abbottsaid. 

Tourism leaders in Kaikoura also 

expressedmixed feelings overborder 

reopeningplans;self isolation again the 

travellers will have to self isolate upon 

arrival. 

Medburydairy farmerDavid Hislop 

says the pandemicand the border 

closure underlined bigger questions 

around attracting Kiwis backinto the 

agricultural sector. 

‘‘We're offeringfull time hours,not 

piecemeal work, good rates,good 

housing and agood community to live 

in,’’ he said. 

‘‘I'm sure alot of those skills are 

transferable.’’ 

Mr Hislop says alot of his staff, who 

had residency, had been‘‘doingitreally 

hard’’ duringCovid. 

‘‘They can't go home to the Philippines 

to visit familysoopeningupthe borders 

is areal positive from that perspective.’’ 

Similar sentiments were raised by 

Rural Women New Zealand board 

member and North Canterbury dairy 

farmer Sharron DavieMartin,who says 

unfair criticism of the sector had put 

Kiwis off. 

‘‘They're (Kiwis)still not coming into 

farming,’’ she said. 

‘‘Wehave to show the attractive parts 

of farming but we also have to stop 

slagging it.’’ 

DairyNZlaunched acampaign last 

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main point of concern for those on the 

ground. 

Destinaton Kaikoura general manager 

Lisa Bondsays she did not envision 

anyone willing to travel to New Zealand to 

then spend asignificant portion of timein 

self isolation. 

She says the stopstart natureofthe 

pandemic had caused alot of uncertainty 

for both local operatorsand 

holidaymakers. 

‘‘If it'shard forthe business thenit's 

hard for the traveller,’’ she said. 

‘‘Following the [2016 Kaikoura] 

earthquake and now apandemic, Ithink 

some peopleare genuinely waryand 

tired.’’ 

Compoundingmatterseven further was 

an announcement by Australian Prime 

Minister Scott Morrison on Monday, 

confirmingthe country wouldbe 

welcoming visitors from February 21. 

TourismExport Council of New Zealand 

(TECNZ)says it was disheartening for 

operators as there was a‘‘very high chance 

New Zealand will lose market share to 

Australia’’. 

‘‘We’rethrilled for our Australian 

counterparts,’’ TECNZ chief executive 

Lynda Keenesaid.‘‘Tourismbusinesses in 

Australia are rejoicingthey haveadate 

and can now plan to gearup their 

operations and put the welcome mat out.’’ 

week, aiming to help communities 

understandwhat drives dairyfarmers, 

and to ‘‘encourageyoung Kiwistoget into 

the dairy sector’’. 

Ms DavieMartin says she was thrilled 

the borders were set to be reopened to 

rest of the world, although last year's fasttracked 

skilled worker visa scheme had 

significantlyalleviated the challenges. 

Federated Farmers' North Canterbury 

provincial president Caroline Amyes 

hoped the announcement provided those 

in the sector somecertainty for farming 

contractors who were‘‘doing it tough’’. 

‘‘We have to make surethose dates 

happenand those MIQ spaces are made 

availablebyNew Zealand citizenswho 

don't need MIQ for those contractors that 

we're really desperatefor.’’ 

Waimakariri MP Matt Doocey says it 

was goodnews for businessesand 

workplacesthat reliedonNew Zealand 

being open to the world. 

‘‘I've beencontacted by very concerned 

business owners acrossthe electorate 

who are struggling to get skilledstaff they 

need to survive. National has been 

callingonthe governmenttoend the 

lottery of human miserythat is MIQ and 

it's great all those Kiwisstuck overseas 

now havelightatthe end of the tunnel.’’ 

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Work and volunteer fire fighting juggled 


About80percent of New Zealand’s 

firefighters are volunteers who juggle 

important community work witha 

regular ninetofive paidjob to earna 

living. 

Most of the largeteam of 

firefighters, who fought the early 

morning Sutton Toolsfactory fire in 

Kaiapoi, on January 30, were 

volunteers, who put in along, 

exhausting, and at timestraumatic 

shift, fightingthe fire. 

Then they were backattheir paid 

jobs firstthing on Monday morning. 

Kaiapoi’sVolunteer Fire Brigade 

was first to arriveatthe factory, where 

the crews foundafast developing fire 

with manyneighbouringhomesin 

closeproximity. 

The brigade’s deputy chief fire 

officer, Matt McPheesaid whenhe 

arrived the fire was ‘‘quite intense 

with alot going on’’. 

As theinitialincident controller Mr 

McPhee's first task was to quickly 

establishanincident command 

structure and delegate roles for his 

Kaiapoi crews and the largenumber of 

firefighters arrivingsoon after from 

otherNorthCanterbury and 

Christchurch brigades. 

AssistantGroup Manager Mike 

Bowden later took over as incident 

controller when he arrived at the 

scene. 

It was acomplex, largescalefire 

whichwas exhausting andchallenging 

to deal with. 

The firstfire truck arrived at the 

sceneabout 12.30am on Sunday.Six 

appliances arrived soon afterwards. 

Therewere 18 appliances and 65 

firefighters at the sceneduring the 

height of the blaze for five hours, with 

asmaller crew remaining at the scene 

Long shift ... Fire and Emergency New Zealand fire fighters working at the Sutton Tools factory fire in Kaiapoi early on the morning of 

Sunday January 30. 

PHOTO: KAIAPOISTATION OFFICER BARRY WOOLFORD 

all day. 

After the fire was extinguished 

WaimakaririDistrictMayorDan 

Gordonpraisedthe firefighters. 

‘‘The fire crews did agreat job 

getting the fire under control and 

supporting our community aroundthe 

area,’’ he said. 

Fire and EmergencyNew Zealand’s 

(FENZ)Canterbury area commander 

Dave Stackhouse, was also quickto 

praisethe work donebyhis 

firefighters. 

‘‘The Kaiapoi brigade was first on 

site, and did areallygood job 

establishing exposure protection to 

prevent the fastdeveloping fire 

spreading to nearby homes. 

‘‘They then received great support 

from theother Christchurch and 

NorthCanterbury brigades to 

extinguish the blaze,’’ Mr Stackhouse 

said. 

However, for the firefighters 

themselvesrecovery from sucha 

toughshift can have longterm 

consequences‘‘because we live in 

such asmall community where 

everyoneknowssomeone who has 

been affected by the fire so we haveto 

be mindful of this’’, Mr McPhee said. 

‘‘Fortunately FENZisproactive 

about thepossibility of this occurring 

and has resourcesinplace to help if 

required,’’ he said. ‘‘New Zealandhas 

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organisations whether it be 

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‘‘People who wanttovolunteer in 

these organisations see aneed to help 

our communityand lookfor waystodo 

this. We wanttomake surethat those 

who require assistance in timesof 

need are supported and to be assured 

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Park trees massacred ... Alison Clay, of Rangiora, with her dog Jafa, left, and Bernadette Canavan, of Rangiora, with her dog Nugget, 

at the AshleyRakahuri Regional Park, in August 2020, after ECan removed 500 trees from the park. 

PHOTO: SHELLEY TOPP 

Parks future under the spotlight 


The publiccan have their say about the 

development of three parks owned by the 

Environment Canterbury Regional 

Council (ECan). 

The survey, beingconducted by ECan, 

aims to determine development options 

for theAshleyRakahuri Regional Park, 

the Waimakariri River RegionalPark and 

the Lake Tekapo Regional Park. 

Thosewho takepart in the survey will go 

in the drawtowin a$100 Prezzy card. 

ECan’s parksand forests team leader 

JamesPage saysthe recreational areas of 

the Waimakariri,Ashley/Rakahuri and 

Lake Tekaporegional parks have had 

extensive development. 

‘‘Ourresearch explores the perceptions, 

attitudes and behaviours of the park users 

and the (survey) datawill be used to gain 

an understanding of current behaviour 

and valuableinsight for future 

development.’’ 

Interviews with parkvisitors and 

vehiclecounts are also being done.The 

survey is being heldduring the summer 

and winter months, and is in its second 

year of threewhich will allow for 

comparative analysis of the data. 

ECan decided to hold the survey after 

staff removed500 trees from the Ashley 

Rakahuri RegionalPark in July 2020 

withoutpublic consultation,causing 

widespread anger. 

ECan said then the trees had to be 

removedfor flood protection, but regular 

park usersdescribed the removal of the 

trees as amassacre. 

Alison Clay, who is aregularvisitor to 

the park with her dog Jafa,said at the time 

she was ‘‘incredibly saddened to see my 

beautiful walkway massacred for what? 

How doesitstop flooding?’’ 

Cyclist Bernadette Canavan, who also 

regularly visitsthe park with her dog 

Nugget,said she was disappointed to see 

so manytreeshad been felled. 

‘‘I felt verysaddened when Isaw the 

trees. 

‘‘This was my very favouriteplacetoride 

my bike and nowall that beauty has been 

destroyed.’’ 

Alison saidshe had taken part in the 

survey and toldECan to ‘‘plant the trees 

back they stole from us’’. She would like to 

see nativetreesplantedinthe park, ‘‘and 

maybe some fruittreestocreate afood 

forest like in Kaiapoi’’. 

WillInnes, of FOLKL, aWellington and 

Napierbased research companyis 

carryingout the survey, on behalf of ECan. 

People can take part by emailingWill at 

info@folkl.co.nz. 

The surveyisclosedfor the summer and 

willreopen again in July. 

NEWS 

The North Canterbury News, February 10, 2022 

5 

Youths being 

recruited 

for council 

Young people in the Waimakariri 

district are encouraged to apply for a 

seat on the youth council. 

Youth development facilitator 

Emily Belton says the youth council 

provides adirect link to the 

Waimakariri District Council, 

ensuring ayouth voice is heard on 

local issues. 

As well as advocating for their 

peers, youth councillors have 

supported or taken the lead on 

several projects such as the Ashley 

Rakahuri River Clean up and the 

Dudley Park improvements, youth 

council cochairperson Ellie Tizzard 

says. 

‘‘Being involved in the youth 

council is really rewarding. 

‘‘I enjoy meeting other people and 

working with them to make things 

happen in our community. 

‘‘We get lots of experience working 

with the council staff and 

Councillors too.’’ 

The youth council is particularly 

interesting in hearing from young 

people who might be from more 

rural areas of the district and would 

like to have some younger people 

involved too. 

Meetings are held on the last 

Tuesday on the month at 7pm in 

Rangiora. 

Young person aged between 12 

and 24 years old can apply at 

waimakariri.govt.nz/youthcouncil or 

contact Emily Belton for more 

information at emily.belton@wmk. 

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McALPINES MITRE 10 MEGA RANGIORA -OCEAN WATCH 

This 

Week 

Sun 

Fishing 

Guide 

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Ok 

Around the electorate with 

STUART SMITH MP FOR KAIKOURA 

Challenging times 

We are living in challenging times, 

with the economic effects of the 

lockdowns, the threat of Omicron and 

the thief in the night, inflation, which 

has returned at arate not seen in 30 

years. 

We will have to wait and see if the 

numbers of Omicron infections reach 

the levels which the modellers 

predicted, but at least from evidence 

overseas, Omicron is not as virulent as 

previous variants. 

So far the modellers do nothave a 

stellar record, andhave been miles off 

with their predictions, which for now 

is comforting. 

It is true that some of our 

inflationary pressures are 

international, butourinflation rate is 

almost twice that of our neighbours in 

Australia, and the difference is all 

down to poor fiscal management by 

our Government. 

The Covid packages were indeed 

needed, but the Government has used 

Covid and the funds set aside for it, to 

expand Government spending, most of 

it has been down right wasteful. The 

head count of Wellington bureaucrats 

has increased by over 10,000since 

Labour came to power and that has 

hardly made any services betterfor 

the taxpayer. 

More importantly it has not 

delivered the front line medical staff 

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We are all paying theprice for it 

through the losses that inflation 

silently steals away. 

Our incomes are rising at half the 

rate of inflation and our cousins 

across the ditch only have to work 44 

minutes to earn what we do in an hour. 

In short we are going backwards and 

fast. 

All this is bad enough but the Covid 

isolation rules are adisaster waiting 

to happen. 

The prospect of being in isolation 

for dayshas businesses very 

concerned thatthey will be unable to 

operate at all. If these rules aren’t 

changed, supply chains willgrind to a 

halt, shelves will be empty and 

emergency services will be crippled. 

The Government seem to be 

blissfully unawareofthe chaos that 

will ensue, why? 

Well few, if any cabinet ministers 

have had any real world experience, 

they have had stellar careers as 

student politicians andworking in the 

beehive. 

But they do not understand business 

and how supply chains work.Welive 

in challenging times, and the 

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KAIKŌURA VIEWS 

MAYOR CRAIG MACKLE 

Kaikoura projects 

under the spotlight 

Januaryended in Kaikoura with a 

great hui withthe Rūnanga. 

Discussions on howtonavigate the 

challenges we face in the year ahead 

together were had, alongwithmany 

other constructiveconversations. 

Thehui helped us to build on our 

relationship, and to getabetter 

understandingofeach other’s 

priorities. 

Speaking of priorities, we are just 

gettingintothe crunch time of some of 

our exciting capital projects. 

This includes theWakatuQuay and 

the LinkPathway,sostaytuned for 

some big news around them in thenext 

few months. 

We are also just finishingupthe 

planned roadresealing programmein 

the LTP which doesn’t sound like 

much but is very cool considering as a 

council we have done what we said we 

would do,inthe time framewesaid we 

would do it, and haven’t spent more 

than we said wewould! 

Whowould believeweare already 

into thesecond month of the year. 

Thespeed Januarywent, Iwould put 

down to how busy thetownwas. 

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quieter after areasonably busy 

holiday period. 

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ourcommunity. 

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going into business continuity 

planning, andalso care in the 

community and responses for when we 

have aserious outbreak in our 

community. 

To update you all on theCampaign4 

LocalDemocracy —the three waters 

coalitionofcouncils and mayors trying 

to get government to consider 

alternate solutions. 

Alot of work is going on behind the 

scenes, to put ourbestfoot forwardto 

the government andshowthe strong 

communityviews. 

Last Friday theC4LDcasewas 

presented to theMinisterial Working 

Group. 

We are nowwaiting for confirmation 

of meeting dates andtimes with the 

Prime Minister, andother political 

partiesthatwewerenot able to meet 

in Wellingtonatthe endof last year. 

TheMinisterialWorking Groupwill 

be reportingback to government at the 

end of February. 

There is alot to play out in this space 

yet! 

Stay safe, and well, and look out for 

each other. 

Inflation, Omicron and reform impact plan 

By DAVID HILL 

Rising inflation, Omicron and 

governmentreform loom as 

stormclouds for the 

WaimakaririDistrict Council 

as it prepares to presentits 

annual plan. 

Council staffhave proposed 

arates riseof4.3 percent 

average acrossthe district, in 

line with the 4.2%signalled in 

last year's 2021/31 Long Term 

Plan. 

Speakingatthe opening 

session for the council's 

2022/23 annualdeliberations, 

chiefexecutive Jim Harland 

said the council is in astrong 

position as it faces 

uncertainty on several fronts. 

“The operating 

environment,accordingto 

Standardand Poor's,for us is 

very stable, so we are getting 

the samecredit rating we've 

had before—AAlongterm 

and A1+ shortterm, —with a 

stable outlook. 

“Omicron is kind of likethe 

phoney war. 

‘‘We know it's there, but we 

can'tsee it. 

“As an organisation we are 

doingeverything we can to 

prepare for it,but we don't 

know how it's going to work 

because we haven't been there 

before.” 

Pressure on staff from the 

government'sreformagenda 

aroundThree Waters, the 

revised Resource 

Management Act and climate 

changereformislikely to take 

atollthis year, he said. 

The proposed ratesrise 

takes intoaccount the Local 

GovernmentCost Index set by 

BERL, whichisbetween 2.5% 

to 2.9%, a1%increase to fund 

an earthquake loanand 0.8% 

towards MainPowerStadium 

loan repayments, chief 

financialofficer Jeff Millward 

said. 

He saidthe council is aware 

of the impactsofrising costs 

on ratepayers, withConsumer 

Price Index inflation now at 

5.9%. 

“The primary reason is the 

cost of housing which is 

affecting the average 

consumer. 

‘‘There is arestriction on 

supplies andthe pricinghas 

gone haywire. 

‘‘Economists are predicting 

the real take homepay for 

peopleisreducing and it will 

do for the nextthree for years, 

so afair bit of risk sits in our 

numbers.” 

But Mr Millward predicts 

the impact on rateswillbe 

softened over the next few 

years by the ongoing 

population growth in the 

district. 

He says it is predicted 4800 

new homes will be built 

duringthe life of the 2021/31 

LTP. 

The council will consulton 

three key areas in theannual 

plan, includingroading,the 

Kaiapoi stormwater and 

flooding improvements, and 

the Kaiapoi Community Hub, 

where extrafundingissought. 

The 2022/23 annual plan 

will be consultedonbetween 

March 4and April 4, ahead of 

planned hearings in May. 

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Amberley 12:43am 2.2 7:01am 0.8 1:36am 2.1 7:54am 0.8 2:28am 2.1 8:45am 0.8 3:17am 2.2 9:32am 0.8 4:02am 2.2 10:17am 0.8 4:45am 2.2 10:59am 0.7 5:25am 2.3 11:41am 0.7 

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Motunau 1:18pm 2.1 7:30pm 0.7 2:09pm 2.1 8:18pm 0.7 2:58pm 2.1 9:06pm 0.7 3:44pm 2.1 9:53pm 0.7 4:28pm 2.1 10:38pm 0.7 5:10pm 2.1 11:22pm 0.7 5:52pm 2.1 

12:54am 2.2 7:12am 0.8 1:47am 2.1 8:05am 0.8 2:39am 2.1 8:56am 0.8 3:28am 2.2 9:43am 0.8 4:13am 2.2 10:28am 0.8 4:56am 2.2 11:10am 0.7 5:36am 2.3 11:52am 0.7 

Gore Bay 1:20pm 2.1 7:32pm 0.7 2:11pm 2.1 8:20pm 0.7 3:00pm 2.1 9:08pm 0.7 3:46pm 2.1 9:55pm 0.7 4:30pm 2.1 10:40pm 0.7 5:12pm 2.1 11:24pm 0.7 5:54pm 2.1 

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Kaikoura 1:21pm 1.6 7:27pm 0.6 2:09pm 1.6 8:13pm 0.6 2:55pm 1.6 8:59pm 0.6 3:39pm 1.6 9:44pm 0.6 4:23pm 1.6 10:29pm 0.6 5:06pm 1.6 11:12pm 0.5 5:49pm 1.6 11:55pm 0.5 

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Aprogramme aimed at helping young 

Maoritofind inspiration, strength and 

wherethey fit withintheir culture, is 

underway in the HurunuiDistrict. 

NorthCanterbury local Jamie 

McMahon has been selected by Hurunui 

MayorMarie Blacktobepart of the Tuia 

Programme for 2022. 

The programme aims to supportyoung 

Maorithroughout New Zealand in 

leadership development. 

Underthe programme, which is 

supported by the MayorsTaskforce for 

Jobs,Mrs Black willbeJamie’s mentor 

over the next 12 months. 

This involves both formal and informal 

monthly catchups, to support Jamie in 

his cultural, personaland leadership 

development. 

MayorBlack saysshe is honoured to be 

providingJamiewith this opportunity. 

‘‘He is alovely youngman who will do 

verywell in the programme,’’ she says. 

Jamie is excitedabout the 

programme's prospects, and the chance 

to learn alongside Mrs Black. 

‘‘I feelvery privilegedtobeapart of 

the TuiaProgramme and to have Mayor 

Black mentoring me throughthe process. 

‘‘I am very blessed.’’ 

Jamie will attendfour wananga during 

the yearwith more than 100 otheryouths 

throughout the country. 

The conferences are basedon 

strengthening leadership skills and 

networking. 

‘‘I’m reallylooking forwardto 

connectingwith otheryounglikeminded 

Maori throughout New Zealand and 

developingthose relationships,’’ Jamie 

says. 

The Programme includes acommunity 

project, an aspect Mrs Black is very 

passionate about. 

Leadership development ... Jamie McMahon and Mayor Marie Black after their first catch 

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‘‘It is important to me that Jamie gets 

the most out of the projectofhis choice, 

and enjoys himself. 

‘‘Thereare manylessons to be learnt 

from givingback to the community.’’ 

Their first catchuphas alreadytaken 

place, with Jamieproviding insightinto 

his culture and what he is keen to 

achieve throughout the Tuia Programme. 

‘‘It was really good to chat withMayor 

Black and haveaoneonone 

conversation.Wetalked about my family, 

my iwi, and my goalsfor the year.’’ 

With apositive looking horizon, both 

are eagertosee what thisnew 

experience will bring. 

Mrs Black says it is the first time she 

has taken part in the Tuia Programme, 

and she is looking forward to the journey 

ahead. 

‘‘It is agreat investmentinour young 

people,’’she says. 

Convoy 

Aconvoy stretching for several 

kilometres rumbled through North 

Canterbury on Monday protesting 

Covid19 mandates, the Bill of Rights, 

and censorship. 

As it headed north from 

Christchurch where it stopped 

overnight, people turnedout on 

footpaths and roads,with banners in 

support. 

By the time it reached Amberley the 

convoy stretchedasfar back as 

SaltwaterCreek, and the protest 

appearedtotake on anew life as 

banners about Significant Natural 

Areas, and Three Waters, joined those 

supporting freedom of rights. 

The convoy of trucks, utes, cars and 

motorbikes, left Southland last week, 

and met up with aNorth Island convoy 

at Parliament on Tuesday.Itdid not 

always meet with support, particularly 

from other road users. Some truckies 

heading north to the ferries were not 

impressedatbeing held up and forced 

to travel at 30kph until they could find 

asafe passagepast the convoy. One 

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driving up the middle of the road in 

Amberleytoget ahead of the line up. 

Correction 

The Amberley District’s Resident’s 

Association was akey organisation in 

ensuring Amberleygot anew pool. The 

associations’s contributionwas left out 

of astory in the North Canterbury 

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organisations who supported the 

facility. The pool opens Saturday, 

March 19. 

IntroducingStMargaret’sCollege’s newDirector of Boarding 

Deanne Gath is acutelyaware howharditcan be for parents 

when their daughtersheadtoboarding school. 

As the newly-appointed DirectorofBoarding at St Margaret’sCollege (SMC), 

Deanne wantsparentstofeelsecureinthe knowledgethat their girls arebeing 

trulycared for. 

“Everygirl is different, and bringsher owngiftsand talents, whichisjustone of 

the delightsofaboarding family!The most importantthing to me and theboarding 

team is the happiness,wellbeing,safety and success of the girls. Iwant our 

boarding school to be ahome away from home that is positive, vibrantand fun.” 

Deanne joinedSMC in early2021, having previouslybeenInternationalStudent 

Manager at Christ’sCollege, SMC’s brother school. Having workedwith teenagers 

for 20 years, includingthree of her own, Deanne has aunique understanding 

of the complexitiesyoung people face when living away from home whether 

domestic boardersorinternational students. 

“Being able to understand and respecthow the girls arefeeling is crucial. 

Young people face alot of change, we need to ensurewehavethe right team 

to supportthem through those times.” 

SMC’s three boarding houses arearranged by year groupstomeetthe specific 

needsofeachgirl’sdevelopment phase. In Julius House(Years7-10) the 

environment is structured and nurturing for the girls to make the transition 

intoboarding.Kilburn House(Years11-12)encouragesthe girlstobegin 

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skills that willset them up for success in life beyond school. 

“It is wonderfultosee theolder girls taking on the role of 

‘older sisters’toour new boarders. SMC enablesthe girls 

to grow their independence as they progress through the 

College,supportedbyaboarding team whoensureclose 

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The Kaiapoi Community Hub, stormwater 

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MayorDan Gordonsays this year’s plan 

is focusingondelivering key community 

and infrastructureprojects, while juggling 

pending legislative changes. 

‘‘There are topicswe’ll be askingfor 

feedback on during March that require 

further funding. 

‘‘Thecouncilisalso usingthe 

opportunity to let residents know about 

new regulations and external changes 

whichwill affectthe council, such as 3 

Waters Reform and new urban 

development rules.’’ 

The Kaiapoi Community Hub, which is 

beingconstructedbehindCourtenay 

Drive, will supportthe development of 

community facilities. 

Satisfy FoodRescue,the Kaiapoi 

Croquet Cluband the KaiapoiMenz Shed 

are already confirmed starters, but there 

is room for more communitygroupstojoin 

the project. 

The hub is set to be developed in two 

phases, and the council is consulting on its 

intention to contribute $1.218million 

towardsinfrastructure, services and site 

preparation. 

External funding has beenraised and 

the council’s community team is 

continuing to work with funders and user 

groupstoensure the project is cost 

effective, Mr Gordon says. 

‘‘Thisisimportant,interms of 

communityownership and long term 

sustainability.’’ 

Afinal budget for the projectis 

expected to be completed soon. 

The projectissubject to aresource 

consent, which is likely be completed over 

the next few months. 

The council received $9 millionof 

government‘‘Shovel Ready’’ funding into 

2020 towards an $18 million stormwater 

upgrade in Kaiapoi. 

An additional $4.175 millionisbeing 

soughtfrom this year’s annualplan, with 

$705,000 allocated from the Kaiapoi Urban 

Drainage accountand $3.47million from 

Waimakariri Mayor Dan Gordon 

the district drainage account. 

The council received less funding than 

expectedlast yearfrom Waka Kotahi NZ 

TransportAgency in the National Land 

TransportProgramme. 

Additional funding of justover $1 

millionisbeing sought to make up some of 

the shortfall and will be consulted on in 

the annual plan. 

The council had planned to consulton 

developments at the RangioraAirfield in 

the 2024 LongTerm Plan,but alocal 

developer has come forwardwith a 

proposal which is expected to result in 

cost savings, Mr Gordon says. 

To support the development, upgrades 

will be needed to water supply, sewer, 

airfield security and improvements to the 

runway. 

This will be consulted on in the annual 

plan. 

Mr Gordonsays the district continues to 

experience significantgrowth, which 

meansthe council is in astrong position to 

meet its commitments,aswell as the 

challenges posed by government reform 

andCovid19 uncertainty. 

He is thrilled the proposed ratesrise is 

at 4.3 percent, which is in line with the 

4.2% ratesrise proposed in the 2021/31 

LTP. 

‘‘Keeping rates affordable is apriority 

forthe council. When making budget 

decisions thisisalways frontofmind when 

determining that we have the balance 

right and Ithinkthis plan does just that.’’ 

Waimakariri council in strong position financially 

TheWaimakariri District Council is in a 

strong position, according to an 

internationalcreditrating agency. 

Credit rating agency Standard and 

Poor's has confirmedthe council’s AA 

longterm and A1+shortterm credit 

rating with astable outlook for another 

year. 

The council’s credit rating matches 

theNew Zealand government’s rating. 

The AA rating maintains an 

exceptionally high credit rating, which 

endorses thepositionthe councilholds 

with its investors,stakeholders and 

community. 

It alsoprovides an ongoing ability to 

fund significant work programmes. 

Mayor Dan Gordon saysthe council 

continues to have some of the best 

financial management in the local 

government sector. 

‘‘Thesovereign rating is the highest 

rating councils can achieve at this time 

andtomaintain this through aglobal 

pandemic is quite the achievement, 

particularlysignificant as the council 

completes the last of its work 

programmes relating to the 2010 and 

2011 earthquakes. 

‘‘Theconsistency of council’s 

financial performance,and how it is 

rated,assists significantly when it 

comestofuture borrowing and means 

the council is better positioned to cater 

for the future needs of the community 

whilemaintaining affordability.’’ 

Chief executiveJim Harland says the 

high rating is recognition of thework of 

chieffinancial officer Jeff Millward and 

the wider finance team. 

‘‘Ontop of the Standard and Poor’s 

review, thecouncil has anumber of selfimposed 

safeguards to ensure prudent 

management of debt,which ensurewe 

manage our finances wisely. 

‘‘Our internal policies place limits 

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ensure we’reprepared for the 

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Brakes to be applied to motorists 

By DAVID HILL 

Speed limits,Rangiora Town Hallcinema 

seating andthe proposed Kaiapoi 

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the WaimakaririDistrictCouncil last 

week. 

The council held its first monthly 

meeting of theyear, before beginningits 

annual plan deliberations the next day. 

Mayor DanGordon saysthere was 

considerabledebatearound thecouncil 

table beforeapproving changestospeed 

limits, which were consultedontowards 

the end of last year. 

‘‘This will see anumber of reduced 

speed restrictionsbeingintroducedon 

busyroads around thedistrict to help 

improvesafety on ourroads.’’ 

The speed limit on FernsideRoad, 

betweenFlaxtonand Lineside Roads, 

willbereducedto80kph. 

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dropfrom 80kphto60kph from 

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80kph to Skewbridge Road. 

Several otherroadswillsee speed 

limitslowered from 100kph to 80kph and 

60kph. 

SectionsofRavenQuay, Charles Street 

and Jollie Streetwilldrop to 30kph. 

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the towncentre,will drop from60kph to 

50kph. 

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school willalso drop from100kphto 

60kph. 

Councillorsalsoapproved achangeto 

the operatingtimesofthe variable speed 

signs at Swannanoa and Loburn schools, 

to better alignwithnational standards. 

Aseating upgradehas been approved 

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‘‘increasethe functional capability of the 

space’’. 

‘‘This upgrade willprovide 

opportunities for niche arts and cultural 

eventsand entertainment.’’ 

It will be loanfunded with repayments 

servicedbyanincreasedrent chargedto 

the cinema operator.Councillors also 

receivedanupdate on theproposed 

KaiapoiCommunity Hub, whichwill be 

further consultedoninthis year’sannual 

plan. 

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Tuesday, February 1: AChristchurch 

woman was stopped by Waimakariri 

Police on Southbrook Road. She was 

found to be over twice the legalbreath 

alcohol limit and she is appearing in 

Court; abusinesspremise in Rangiora 

was burgled. Atill was stolen. 

Tuesday 2February: Agrey Nissan 

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alcohol; aChristchurch manwas 

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another person; an elderly Kaiapoi 

resident fell victim to atelephone scam, 

losing asignificant amount of money. 

Thursday, February 3: Awork vehicle, 

with the keys in, was stolen from 

Woodend. It was recovered minus the 

tools and personal effects. Acredit card 

that was in the vehicle was used and 

enquiries are under way; a20yearold 

male was arrested for breach of bail. 

Friday, February 4: Avehicle was 

broken into and personal effects stolen, 

at the Kaiapoi Club. The offence was 

captured on CCTV; aSubaru Legacy was 

stolen from aKaiapoi address; an 

18yearold Christchurch man was 

processed for Excess Breath Alcohol 

after acrash in Flaxton. Police are 

following astrongline of enquiry after a 

hit and run collision on Upper Sefton 

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were stolen from avehicle in Gibbs 

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arrested for assault. 

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Trees and vegetation 

What are you responsible for? 

Treestoo close to powerlines areahazard andamajor causeofpower failures duringbad weather. 

They canbreak powerlinesand network equipment,resulting in risk of seriousinjury or death as 

well as causing widespread powerinterruptions.This inconveniencesfarms and households, affects 

business productivity and causes damagetocustomers’electronic equipmentand appliances. 

Tree Owners’ Responsibilities 

Underthe Electricity(Hazards fromTrees)Regulations, 

tree owners are responsible fortheir trees;the results 

of tree damage topower lines can be asignificant 

cost to atreeowner.Please checkyourtrees,hedges 

or shelter beltsregularly.Ifyou arenot sure what to 

look for, please call us so we can help. 

Remember,trees need to be kept asafedistance 

away frompower lines and other electricity network 

equipment because: 

•Children thatclimb trees close to powerlines areat 

riskofserious injuryordeath. 

•Insevereweatherconditions,vegetationcan 

become electrically ‘live’ andmay electrocute 

anyone comingintocontact with it. 

•Trees andvegetationcoming into contactwith 

powerlines can causepower outages,not justfor 

the treeowners,but thewider community. 

•Inbad weather, treescan topple or branchesbreak 

away causingdamagetopower linesresulting 

in apower outage. In snoworicy conditions, the 

additional weightonthe tree can causeasimilar 

scenario. 

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resulting in fire. 

•Treeroots can grow around undergroundelectricity 

cables,rupturing the insulation andcausingpower 

outages. 

What do the Electricity(HazardsfromTrees) 

Regulationsmeantoyou? 

These regulations are to provide asafe electricity 

supply toyou and toprotect the security of 

electricity supply to everyone inthe community. 

The regulations place responsibilities on tree 

owners (you) and the electricity network operator 

(MainPower) 

Following theregulations will help ensure security of 

supply to youand thewider community. 

Pleasedon’t wait to be remindedthatyourtrees 

need tobecut. Be proactive, regularly inspect your 

trees andiftheyare in either the Notice Zone or the 

Growth LimitZone they must betrimmed safely. 

Call us on 0800 30 90 80 forafree inspection and a 

quote fromour utilityarborists.Beaware that if your 

trees causeany problems on our network, youcan be 

charged forall costs of repair. 

Always remember: Touching live 

powerlines, or trees close to the 

lines,can result in serious injury 

or death. Please ensurethatyou 

engage qualified contractors to 

carryout anytrimming work near 

powerlines. 

Notice and Growth LimitZones 

Theregulations specify different zonesfor trees 

growingclose to powerlines and other electricity 

network equipment:the NoticeZone and the 

Growth LimitZone (illustratedbelow). 

Tree “A” 

In Notice Zone 

needs trimming soon 

Overheadline 

Notice 

Zone 

Tree“B” 

In Growth Limit Zone 

must be trimmed 

Growth 

LimitZone 

66,000V(high voltage) 5.0metres 4.0 metres 

33,000V (high voltage) 3.5 metres 2.5 metres 

11,000V (high voltage) 2.6metres 1.6 metres 

400V /230V(lowvoltage) 1.5metres 0.5metres 

Notes: 

•These distances are from the power line, not the 

power pole. 

•Thesedistancesareaminimum andapply in all 

conditions, including highwind or snow. 

•Inmostinstances, the powerlines that go to a 

house orbuilding arelow voltagepower lines. 

•Powerlinesthatgodown astreetmay be lowor 

highvoltage. 

Cut/Trim Notice 

If your treeisgrowingwithin the Notice Zone 

(TreeA)youwill receive alegal noticefromussaying 

that it must be trimmed soon becauseitisgrowing 

tooclose to powerlinesand equipment. 

If your treecontinues to growintothe Growth Limit 

Zone (TreeB)youwill receivealegalnotice from 

us requiring thetreetobetrimmed (byaqualified 

contractor)within aspecifiedtime frame. This is 

because the treeisnow too close to powerlines and 

equipment, and could causeapower outage and / 

or harm the public. As youmightexpect, the notice 

zones vary depending on thevoltage of the power 

lines. 

Offences CommittedbyTreeOwners 

There are penaltiesfor tree owners who do not 

comply with awritten request to cuttheir trees, or do 

not advise MainPoweron0800309080ofthe time 

andlocation of the cutting work. 

On summary conviction, treeownersmay be liable 

for afinenot exceeding $10,000 andafurther fineof 

$500 forevery dayonwhich the offence continues. 

If your trees are considered an immediatedanger to 

ournetwork,MainPowerhas an obligation to remove 

anyhazard. If youhave failed to keep your trees 

clear of powerlines, or have notresponded to our 

requests, thenasthe tree owneryou are responsible 

forall costsincurred by us to remove anyhazard. 

Cutting TreesNearLiveLines 

Trimming treesand vegetation closetopowerlines 

can be extremely dangerous and must be undertaken 

by acompetent worker.Whenselecting acontractor 

please ensure theyare trained to carry out this work. 

MainPowerhas ateamofexperienced andqualified 

utilityarborists (arborists trained towork nearlive 

lines).Youmay engage MainPowerarborists, or other 

arboristsofyourchoosing, but it is essential to ensure 

thatanyone working near powerlinesissuitably 

trainedand qualified to do so. 

Fall Hazard Zone 

Tree owners should be aware that trees presenta 

hazard if theyfall and damage powerlines.Theclosest 

atree can be located is calculated on thebasis of the 

height of treeplus 4metres. Check that your trees are 

outside the fall hazard zone and consider trimming or 

removaltoavoid causing damage and incurringfuture 

costs. 

Tree “C” 

Tree Cisoutside 

the fall zone. 

Contact us: 

mainpower.co.nz 

info@mainpower.co.nz 

0800309080 

Tree “D” is inside 

the fall zone and 

would damage 

the network. 

Further informationonthe Electricity (Hazardsfrom 

Trees)Regulations canbefound on our website: 

mainpower.co.nz. 

MainPowerprovides afree complaints resolution 

service. If youhave anyconcernsoracomplaint about 

aMainPower service, please call us on 0800309080 

or emailusatfeedback@mainpower.co.nz. 

If youare notsatisfiedwith the outcome after 

contactingMainPower.Utilities Disputes provides 

afreeand independentdispute resolutionservice 

forelectricity complaints. MainPower is amember 

of this scheme. Contact Utilities Disputes at: 

utilitiesdisputes.co.nz or phone 0800223340.

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Boarders at St Margaret’s College 

cannow ‘bring theirponiesto 

school’ in anew programme. 

In an initiativetoenhance theboarding 

experience,SMC is usingstables at Clarkville, 

on theoutskirts of Christchurch,where thegirls 

canstabletheir horses andare taken to seethem 

twice aweek. 

DirectorofSport Helen Belchersaysit’sanidea 

SMChas been thinking aboutfor awhile. 

“Wehaveagood number of ourboarderswho 

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greatengagement from ourfamilies throughout 

Canterburyinresponsetoour equestrian 

programme.” 

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From Lake HayesinQueenstown,Brooke 

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lovesgivingdifferentthings ago. 

“I don’thaveahorse at home anymorebut I’m 

abletouse ahorse called Pradaout at thestables. 

She’saverysweet,full height pony,who wasonce 

arescuepony. Shehas afew quirks but is exactly 

what my ridingneedstoimprove. 

“Havingthe opportunity to ride regularlyand 

compete, whileboardingatSMC,isreally bigfor 

me.Iwas originallyabit reluctanttomoveaway 

from home becauseIthought Iwouldn’t be able 

to look after aponyand continue riding. Ifeel 

very lucky that such an amazingopportunity has 

come up!” 

Brooke is lookingforward to competingagain 

this season andiseventuallylooking at increasing 

theheightsatwhichshe competes in thering. 

“But fornow,I’m quitehappy to just seewhat 

happensasPradaand Iare still quitenew to each 

other.” 

Ellie Scotland is from Kurow, WaitakiValley. 

She toohas been ridingsince she wasyoung. 

“Mymum hadaPalominohorse that Irode 

andIgot my first pony when Iwas eight.Iwas 

reallykeenonshowjumping but Ididn’t getinto 

it properlyuntil Igot Piperin2019. Shecame 

back up with me at thestart of term. 

“It’sreallygood to be able to go out andride 

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Kaikoura provides ideal learning ground 

Two students have enjoyed a 

summer in Kaikoura as part of 

Environment Canterbury’s 

summer student programme. 

Keen environmentalists Abby 

Clarke and Alana Kimber spent 

three months working in 

Kaikoura, helping out with the 

Banded Dotterel Study and fish 

passage assessment work, 

through ECan’s regional 

biodiversity programme. 

Alana graduated from Lincoln 

University last year with an 

environmental management 

degree, majoring in water 

management, and was keen to 

gain some experience. 

‘‘Last year Iworked at the 

Tasman District Council, so I 

decided Canterbury would be a 

good next move for me,’’ she 

said. 

‘‘For our work with the 

Banded Dotterel Study, we’ve 

been out on beaches, identifying 

birds, helping band them, and 

checking in to see which ones 

have survived the season.’’ 

The fish passage assessments 

include amixture of office and 

outdoor work, including looking 

at where fish access to upstream 

areas might be challenged. 

‘‘We started by scanning 

Canterbury Maps, looking to see 

where things like roads or 

railway lines intercept with 

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In the thick of it ... Abby Clarke gets her hands dirty at Nagari Wetland. Bird life ... Alana Kimber holds ablack fronted tern chick. 

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water ways,’’ Alana says. 

‘‘Structures like culverts, 

dams and bridges can impede 

fish passage.’’ 

Alana says barriers were 

assessed so they could identify 

ways to modify it to allow fish to 

pass. 

‘‘So, we’re up underneath 

bridges, getting dirty and wet. 

It’s good fun.’’ 

She hopes to continue doing 

handson environmental 

biodiversity work after the 

programme finishes and longer 

term wants to study bushfire 

planning in Australia. 

Abby is studying for amasters 

degree in wildlife management, 

centred around yelloweyed 

penguins, at Otago University. 

The summer student 

programme gave her the chance 

to do some hands on work with 

birds and learn some new skills. 

‘‘It’s gorgeous here, and so 

much warmer than Dunedin. I’m 

really interested in marinelife, 

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Notevery change youmakehas 

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‘‘I also like going foraging 

there are some great plums 

around at the moment.’’ 

In South Bay they studied 53 

banded dotterel nests over the 

season. 

Each nest had three eggs, yet 

only six of them have made it 

through the season. 

‘‘The single biggest threat to 

the dotterels in Kaikoura are 

cats,’’ Abby says. 

‘‘They’re also threatened by 

entire space.Sometimes, allthat’s 

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Focusonareas that receive alot 

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irresponsible use of their beach 

and dune habitat, such as letting 

dogs roam off their leashes, 

driving vehicles on the beach 

and dunes and people not 

staying away from marked nests. 

‘‘These threats aren’t unique 

to the dotterels but shows why 

it’s so important to do our best to 

reduce our impact. 

‘‘Cat owners can help by 

keeping their pets inside and 

beach users need to be aware of 

what wildlife may be around.’’ 

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Amuri awaits rebuild news 

By DAVID HILL 

Amuri Area School hopes to have 

some good news to share with its 

community soon, as it grapples 

with Covid19. 

As staff prepare for the new 

schoolyear underthe red traffic 

light regulations, principal 

James Grigg is awaiting news of 

the school's rebuild. 

Ministry of Education staff and 

contractorsvisited the school 

over the summer holidays to 

complete site assessmentsin 

preparation for the 

redevelopment of the senior part 

of the school. 

Mr Griggsays adecision on 

what the rebuild will entail is due 

at the end of the month, but he 

does not expect construction to 

begin thisyear. 

‘‘It'salong, old process. It 

doesn't happen over night and 

you havetobequitefirm about 

what you want to achieve.’’ 

The redevelopmentwill 

replace buildings whichdate 

back to the early 1970sand 

ensurethe growing school has 

buildings fit for purpose in the 

21st century. 

When the junior partofthe 

schoolwas redeveloped several 

years ago,the site was expected 

to cater for up to 309 Year 1to13 

pupils. 

‘‘WhenIfirst camehere in 2015 

we had just ticked over 300,but 

we topped out at 370 at the end of 

last year and we expect to do the 

same this year,’’ Mr Grigg says. 

‘‘It means we havebeen making 

do with spaceswhichare not 

intended as classrooms for afew 

years. 

Head students ... Sarah Forbes (left) and Nathan Kay are looking forward 

to abusy year at Amuri Area School. 


‘‘It's just the way of thingsin 

general.Weare all in the same 

boat.’’ 

Staff are contemplatingthe red 

traffic light protocols, including 

the mandating of masksfor 

pupils from Year4upwards. 

‘‘It's goingtobeinteresting. 

We're talking about8yearoldsso 

it'spretty young,but through the 

whole Covid19 periodwe've all 

had to adapt.’’ 

Mr Grigg says the school's 

managementteam is working 

throughcontingency plans to 

cope withwhatever scenarios are 

thrown at them. 

‘‘Afterthe experience of the 

last two yearsbehindthem,he 

says his staff have learnttobe 

adaptable and can quicklypivot 

to home learning if required. 

Race meeting scaled 

to Covid restrictions 

The Amberley Trotting Club 

had to scale back its popular 

annual summer picnic 

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protection system. 

The familyfriendly meeting 

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Tuahiwi School is bulging at the seams. 

PrincipalMel TaitePitamasays the 

school, which was built for 140 pupils, has 

aroll fastapproaching 200 as whanau are 

attracted by the opportunity to embrace Te 

Reo and Maori culture. 

Therewere just 83 pupils when Ms Taite 

Pitama arrived at the schoolfive years ago. 

‘‘Spaceisvery, very tight.It's the highest 

roll it's been in our history,‘‘ she says. 

‘‘I've done no marketing, except in the 

firstyear when we had some capacity. 

‘‘Since then it's been, ‘how do we manage 

this growth?'.’’ 

The schoolhas been working with the 

Ministry of Education on amaster plan, 

whichwill include anew classroomblock 

with two teaching spaces, and the potential 

to extend the existing hall or build anew 

one. 

The schoolhas opted for ‘‘a modular 

approach’’for the new classroom block, 

rather than atraditionalschool building, 

whichwill be ‘‘faster and less expensive to 

build’’, Ms TaitePitamasays. 

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quiet, dedicated facility in central 

Rangiora to help people find their way 

around acomputer. 

There is asession on Wednesday 

morning, February 16, which offers 

first steps in using acomputer. 

The following Wednesday morning, 

February 23, there will be oneonone 

computer tutorials, and on Wednesday 

The designwill allow for onelarge 

teachingspace whichcan be closedoff for 

two classrooms. It is hoped work will begin 

laterthis year. 

The Board of Trusteesisalso going 

through theprocessofputtingtogether an 

application for special character status to 

help manage futuregrowth. 

Around 75 percent of the pupils are 

Maori, but the school also offers the 

opportunity for Pakeha families to 

embrace another culture,MsTaitePitama 

says.Threeclasses offering 80% to 100%of 

the lessonsinTeReo, while the other 

classes have ‘‘lots of instruction in Maori’’ 

but the lessons are in English. 

‘‘We haveparticular character about us 

that promotes the use of Te Reo and 

TikangaMaori,whereasatotherschools it's 

perhaps not thesame focus,’’she says. 

‘‘Themorepeople learn aboutour 

culture the more they want to be apart of 

it. We have ahigh number of enrolments 

from otherschoolswhere it hasn't worked 

out, butthey come here and thereisa 

feeling of belonging and they feel 

welcome.’’ 

morning, March 9, asession on internet 

banking is planned. 

It will be followed with another session 

on internet banking on Wednesday 

morning, March 16. On March 23, 

finding ‘‘things’’ on the internet will be 

the topic. 

Further details and course 

registration are available from Lynda 

Marie on 0211079169. Every person 

attending any Seniornet course needs 

to be vaccinated against Covid19. 

NEWS 


27 

The Man ... Artist Li Ying’s artwork is appearing in the Body Language exhibition in the 

Art on the Quay Gallery in Kaiapoi. 

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The Body Language 

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lastmonth ,features a 

collection of portraits, 

nudes, sculptures, paintings 

and drawings done in awide 

range of artforms. 

Exhibition curator and 

gallery manager Jackie 

Watson has two oil paintings 

of her own in the show, Tea 

withNani and Ready for 

Ballet. 

She searched out artists 

who did portraits and 

figurative art andinvited 

themtocontributetowards 

the group show. 

The other artists are 

Mandy Palmer, Brent 

Cairns, Mary Fraser,Kris 

Waldin, Georgette 

Thomson,JonathanMarrett, 

Nikki Parker, Li Ying, Neil 

Fitzgerald, Casey Macaulay, 

CarolineBlackie, Marc 

McKinlay, Mark Larsen, 

Nigel Wolson and Meg 

Maguire. 

Mostofthe artists are 

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Ewe fair day 2 ‘more fluent’,despite the rain 

By DAVID HILL 

Sheep from far and wide were up for sale 

at the Hawarden Ewe Fair. 

Around 20,000 ewes and rams went 

under the hammer over two successive 

Fridays at the Hawarden Saleyards. 

PGG Wrightson Marlborough livestock 

manager Pete Barnes sold more than 

2500 ewes on behalf of clients at the 

second day of the Hawarden ewe fair last 

Friday. 

The northern contingent included 

capital stock from Ragged Point Station 

on D'Urville Island in the Marlborough 

Sounds. 

Ragged Point Station was selling 1200 

ewes as it makes the switch from 

Perendale to Wiltshire sheep, as it 

follows the trend away from wool. 

Mr Barnes also sold Romney ewes from 

Ward and Romneycross ewes from 

Woodbank Angus at Clarence Valley. 

‘‘The Marlborough Ewe Fair has 

dwindled with the uptake of vineyards, 

so we've made the decision to send the 

sheep to the market,’’ he said. 

‘‘I'm pretty impressed with the 

presentation here today, it's avery strong 

lineup of crossbred sheep and they're in 

good condition.’’ 

The northern contingent was not just in 

Hawarden to sell sheep. 

‘‘We've got abit of buying power from 

Marlborough as well, so chances are 

some of those sheep will end up in 

Marlborough,’’ Mr Barnes said before the 

sale. 

Unlike the sunny opening day, 

attendees at the ewe fair's second day 

were greeted by showers of rain. 

But that failed to deter the small, but 

enthusiastic crowd who came to support 

the annual ewe fair, amid the restrictions 

Pete Barnes 

of the Covid19 red traffic light settings. 

Last Friday's sale got off to astrong 

start with pen one selling for $280, 

matching the top price from day one. 

Pen one comprised 166 Romney twotooth 

ewes vendored by Millton Farm 

Ltd, of Birch Hill, near Oxford. 

While that proved to be the top price of 

the day, PGG Wrightson livestock agent 

Kevin Rowe said the second day was ‘‘a 

bit more fluent’’, with aslightly bigger 

crowd and an average price of around 

$180. 

‘‘People were still competing to the last 

pen which is always agood sign. 

‘‘It was agood trading day for both 

sides. The farmers would be happy with 

the prices they got and most of the buyers 

Sizing up the sheep ... Hazlett Livestock rep Henry Miller (left) and Topcon Agriculture 

Canterbury sales manager Cannan Elvines chat ahead of the Hawarden Ewe Fair's second 

sale on Friday. 

PHOTOS: DAVID HILL 

went home with what they wanted.’’ 

The increased interest in the second 

day may have been due to the demand for 

strong wool sheep, whereas the opening 

day featured fine wool sheep, Mr Rowe 

said. 

Hazlett Livestock auctioneer Allister 

Orchard says ewes travelled from 

Marlborough, north and central 

Canterbury. 

Buyers travelled from Marlborough in 

the north to South Canterbury in the 

south to compete for ‘‘some good, 

genuine lines of capital stock ewes’’, he 

says. 

The capital lines of stock on sale 

included Millton Farming Ltd, which 

fetched between $238 and $280 for its 

pens of twotooth Romney ewes. 

Woodbank Angus also had agood day 

selling 1000 mixed aged ‘‘Romdale’’ and 

‘‘Romtex’’ ewes for between $169 and 

$216. 

For those still looking to buy some 

ewes, afull yarding is expected at 

tomorrow's Sheffield Ewe Fair. 

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Pilot project asuccess 

ANextGenerationFarmingpilot will 

add‘‘real valuetofarm management’’, 

say agroup of Waimakariri farmers. 

The pilot was aimed athelping 

farmers developpracticalsolutions to 

reduce environmental risk, while 

remaining profitable. 

The farmers worked withthe 

WaimakaririLandcareTrust (WLT) and 

agriculturespecialists to develop 

integrated farm plans (IFPs). 

The plans pull together activities 

which many farmersand growers 

alreadydo, helping provide assurance 

of good practice, especially to 

consumers. 

The pilot study is partofathreeyear, 

farmerledsustainabilityprojectled by 

WLT. 

Chairperson SamSpencerBower 

says the project’s objective develop 

practical solutions so farmers can farm 

intothe future. 

‘‘It’s notjust aboutbetter ways to 

complywithenvironmental 

requirements,’’ he says. 

‘‘The real challenge is to identify how 

environmental improvements onfarm 

can be valueadd projects, contributing 

to farm income and business 

sustainability.’’ 

All three farmers in the pilot agreed 

the way the IFP project is planned will 

add value to farm management. 

Oxford farmer Gavin Reed saysa 

major benefit of thetrial is exposureto 

different experts to identify and 

mitigate issues on thefarm, and point to 

opportunities forimprovement to farm 

performance and income. 

Mr Reed runsabeef and cropping 

farmer on 227hectares at Bennetts, 

near Oxford. 

‘‘There’s no way one person can come 

on to your farm and give you all that 

knowledge,’’ he says. ‘‘I think farmers 

will find it veryuseful, as longasthey 

areprepared to go intothe project with 

an open mind, and listen to whatthe 

experts have to say andthe 

opportunitiestheypresent.’’ 

Richard Pearce, aSwannanoa 

sharemilker with a350ha dairy 

platform and 220ha in mixed cropping, 

says the feedback he received from the 

experts will benefithis business. 

‘‘It wasvery worthwhile, youthink 

you know your own business, but you 

don’t always know what youdon’t know. 

‘‘TheIFP process was very goodat 

identifying all of the issues and 

opportunities.’’ 

Mr Pearce says he welcomed the WLT 

initiative because farming in amore 

environmentally sustainable way will 

be an essential part of the future. 

‘‘We are acommodity driven business 

at the mercy ofwhat consumersare 

preparedtobuy. 

‘‘In themarkets where NewZealand 

farmers canaddvalue, thecustomers 

areincreasinglyaware of 

environmentalissues andwanttoknow 

that what they are eating, or wearing, 

has come from sustainable farming 

practice.’’ 

Finding away to spendlesstimein 

theofficeandmore time out on the farm 

is the benefit Gavin Bay expects will 

come from theproject. 

Mr Bayfarmsa260ha nonirrigated 

dairy property in the Ashley Gorge area. 

‘‘There are just so many issues now, 

so manythingswehavetobecompliant 

with.There hastobe amore efficient 

wayofmanaging all of that, so we can 

actually be out on the farm putting 

these ideas into practice, where they 

will be contributing to our farming 

future.’’ 

Thethreefarmersall foundprocess 

issuesthatneeded tidyingup, butsaid 

thatwas thenature ofapilottrial. 

TheNextGenerationFarmingproject 

isabout working with farmers to devise 

better, sustainablewaysoffarming, Mr 

SpencerBower says. The farmer 

feedback will help ensure when the IFP 

service is rolled out,itisfitforpurpose 

and will enable ashared journey 

toward astrongand sustainable 

farming future. 

Factorsconsideredwere:business 

planning; animal welfare; biosecurity; 

employee wellbeing and management 

(including health and safety); 

agricultural greenhousegas emissions; 

freshwater; intensive winter grazing; 

biodiversity; waste management; 

nutrient management; adverse event 

plan(to ensure anagribusinesscan 

keep operating during astorm);Te 

Manaote Wai; consentsand permits; 

andfoodsafety. 

RURAL LIFE 


29 

On-farm sale 

Around8000eweswent underthe 

hammer at lastweek’s onfarm saleat 

The Lakes Station,near Hawarden. 

HazlettLivestock auctioneer 

AllisterOrchard saysthe teamatThe 

Lakes overcame the wet winter anda 

latespring in the highcountryto 

bring the lambs forward in good 

condition for the sale. 

It wasthe second annualonfarm 

salehosted by TheLakesStation 

Partnership, whichismanaged by 

Jim and Sarah Greenslade. 

‘‘Weoffered about 8000primeand 

store ‘Romdale and downcross’ 

lambs and 13005year‘Romdale’ 

breeding ewes and60yearling cattle, 

which wereall in good forward 

condition. 

‘‘Mostofthe sheepcome downfrom 

the headofLakeSumner, whichtakes 

three to fourdaysfor the teamtoget 

themhome.’’ 

Mr Orchard says theHazlett team 

arrived on Sunday, January30, to 

weanthe lambs, with18,000sheep 

going throughthe yards to be drafted. 

‘‘Conditionswere veryhot with 

temperaturesinthe late20s while 

drafting,’’ he says. 

The sale was held the followingday, 

withcompetitionfrombuyersfrom 

North Canterbury,Darfield, 

Ellesmereand MidCanterbury. 

The primelambsfetched between 

$140and $168,whilethe store lambs 

received$84 to $125. 

The breeding ewes fetched$151 to 

$180, whilethe yearling cattle sold for 

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He drove 1141winners, beginningwith 

RogeratForburyPark in 1983and made 

the decision to retireatWestportlast 

December endinghis careeronawinning 

note behindMasterly atalented trotting 

colt he and Catherine bred, and stillpartown 

as partners in their successful 

Birchbrook Breeding business. 

Davidsays he is retiring from driving 

mainly due to health issues. He was 

diagnosed with vertigo about sixyears ago, 

whichcan cause dizziness,loss of balance, 

nausea and vomiting. 

‘‘There is alot of dizziness. It is always 

thereand cannot be fixed,’’ he says. 

The hardworkingcouple wereNew 

Zealand’s top harness racing trainers in 

2004,2006and 2007. They say winning 

threepremierships and training 740 

winners was very satisfying. 

‘‘We havetothank allour staff over the 

years, and the ownerswho entrusted their 

horses withus, for achievingthat.’’ 

Catherine made history becoming the 

firstwomantowin thetrainers 

premiership in 2004, whichisnot 

something she had ever dreamtof 

achieving. 

‘‘Even thoughIhad worked the horses 

with my father since Iwas 13, and then 

laterwhen ImarriedDavid, Ihad really 

just hoped to be able to breed ahorse or 

New direction ... Threetime harness racing training premiership winners, Catherine and 

David Butt, of Woodend Beach, who have retired from training this year, with their son Bob, 

atalented young trainerdriver who is currently fourth on the trainer's premiership. 

PHOTO: TARRYN JONES 

two myselfand potter around with them,’’ 

she said. 

‘‘I was very lucky to have apartner who 

is suchagreat horseman, and this helped 

us win so many races.’’ 

The couple made an inspired choice22 

years ago to buy arundown, 12 hectare 

property, at Woodend Beachwith direct 

accesstothe beach. 

Theyhave developed it into apurposebuilt 

equestrian centreand highly 

successfulharness racingtraining 

establishment, where they lease facilities 

to New Zealand’s leading harness racing 

trainers Robert and Jenna Dunn,aswell 

as Regan Todd, Matt Purvis, Craig and 

Aimee Edmonds, LeonneJones, Cam 

Jones and CraigSmith. The Butt’s son Bob 

also trains his team from theirproperty. 

The couple wanted to buy abeach 

property because Catherinegrew up 

working horseswith her father at Spencer 

Park Beach in Christchurch and knew 

they often thrivedinthat training 

environment. 

‘‘David had neverworkedhorsesonthe 

beach,but once he gave it agohewas 

hookedand decidedthat was where he 

wantedtobuy aproperty,’’ Catherinesaid. 

‘‘We scoured the beaches and therewas 

reallyonly one property that could have 

accessdirectly without having to go down 

the road.’’ 

The propertywas awork in progress for 

manyyears,but when aneighbouring 

property came up the couple alsobought 

thattobuild abigger track, followed by 

anotherabout nine years ago. 

‘‘That is wherewedeveloped 

BirchbrookEquestrian afterhaving alot 

of inquiries from horse ridersover the 

years aboutgrazing. 

‘‘Wehave agistment along withtwo 

arenas and asand trackplus accesstothe 

beach. We also haveour mares and young 

stock on that partofthe property.’’ 

Whenthe couple moved to their 

Woodend Beachpropertythey only had 

two horsesinwork,sothey bothhad 

outsidejobs to supplementtheir training 

income. 

‘‘Eventuallywegot enoughhorsesin 

workfor bothofustogive up the outside 

jobs, and graduallywegot busier, so we 

built acoupleofthe extra stable blocksfor 

ourselves withthe idea that theycould be 

rented out if we didn'thave enough 

horses.’’ 

Thatprovedtobeanother inspired 

move. ‘‘We have had lots of lovely horses 

overthe years but Dartaway holds 

sentimental value as he wasone of the first 

two horseswehad here,’’ Catherinesays. 

‘‘Hewon 10 racesand afew country 

cups, so he gaveusthe start we needed to 

get new owners and horses into the stable. 

‘‘Other favouritesincludeBondy (23 

wins) and Habibti (16wins),who took us on 

manywonderful trips away,and It's Ella 

(16 wins) our first GroupOne winner.’’ 

The couple are lookingforward to a 

quieter lifewithout the pressures of race 

days, but willstill be busy with the farm to 

run,aselect group of broodmares to breed 

fromand youngstock to educate.They also 

intend to continue helping their son Bob, 

who had his bestseason ever lastyear 

training 39 winners. 

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opportunity for subdivision down to 2000m sections.The paperroad betweenthe two lotsisapproximately 3,600m2,sothe 

grazing area is currently 3.1 hectares. There is asmall two bay barn, sheep yards with loading ramp, achook-house and aviary. 

The soils are described as Salix deep clay and Ayreburn deep clay, which is veryproductive,soideal for sheep,cattleorhorses. 

Water is from the Hawardentownwater supply. Hawarden.is averyfriendly rural community withafoodmarket, garage, golf 

club,bowlingclub,Lions club andSunflowers preschooldirectly acrossfromthe property. You canenjoy fishing, jetboating 

and walks in the Lake Sumner Forest Park and theHurunui River,which is renownedfor its trout fishing, and afterwardsdineat 

the upmarket local pub "The Hogget". HurunuiCollege,which caters foryears 1to13 is only 1km away,asare all the other 

facilities. Only 7km fromWaikari whichhas amedical centre and otherrural support businesses. 

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TheEstatesaleofMount Brown, 220.4417 hectares (moreorless). 

Subdivided into approximately 30 paddocks and easy downs. 

Complementedbyavast arrayoffarminfrastructureand anew 

double-glazed three-bedroom homewith internal access garage. 

Mount Brown is afantastic property, conservatively farmed and as a 

result looks to be in very good heart. 

Located in agood farming area of North Canterbury, well 

renowned for producing very healthy stock. 

Your early inspection is highly recommended as property of this 

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HurunuiLibraries arecurrently 

operatingunder the RED trafficlight 

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The hoursfor publicaccesstoHurunuiLibraries located 

in schools havechanged. 

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Amuri Library and ServiceCentre 

Monday: 3-4pm 

Tuesday:3-4pm 

Wednesday: 9-10am and 3-4pm 

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Oxford RFC JAB registration 

Wednesday 16 th February -3pm to 5pm 

Sunday 27 th February -10am to12pm 

New players, coaches and managers welcome. 

Fees: (eftpos available at clubrooms) 

Un6 -Un10: $70 

Un11 -Un18: $90 

Family sub: $190 

Sub includes free team photo, socks and mouthguard 

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who might like along term 

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travelling and gardening. 

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Pets 

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CARS, vans, 4WD’s 

wanted for dismantling or 

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2412522 

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condition. Please phone 

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Parts 

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Cars Wanted 

ANY old cars, anything pre 

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HAAST, trying to 

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in campervan parked 

beside our Jayco van 

and orange Ranger ute 

on 7Jan. 

We were intending to 

catch up after meeting 

again atMakarora Cafe 

but ran into some old 

acquaintances. If you 

would care to contact 

me on 027446 6269. 

Motorcycles 

WOF your motorcycle or 

light trailer at South Pacific 

Motorcycle Services, Mandeville. 

Ph 03 312 0066 

office@motorbiketours.co.nz. 

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Friday 11 and Saturday 12 February, 2022 

9:00am to 6:00pm Friday 

and 9:00am to 2:00pm Saturday. 

St Bartholomew’s Church Hall, 

23 Cass St., Kaiapoi. 

Vaccination certificates required. 

Eftpos available 

Books $2.00 each or 6 books for $10.00. 

Tea and coffee available. 

An Anglican Parish of Kaiapoi Fundraiser for the 

maintenance of St Bartholomew’s Church and Hall. 

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Council to Apply for Chlorination Exemptions 

Council is preparing applications to present to 

new water regulator, Taumata Arowai, to exempt 

Council from having to use chlorine in the District’s 

on-demand water supplies. 

In late 2021, the Water Services Act came into 

force requiring all water supplies in New Zealand 

to be chlorinated unless awarded an exemption. 

Water Asset Manager, Colin Roxburgh says 

exemption applications open in March 2022 and 

exemptions must be awarded or chlorination in 

place before November 2022. 

“Weare currentlyworkingthroughaprocesstoget 

our suppliesand systems readytosubmit exemption 

applications withinthis window,”saysColin. 

“We must demonstrate how the safety of the water 

will be maintained without the use of chlorine, and 

this will then be assessed by Taumata Arowai. 

“We believe wehave, and can continue to maintain, 

high quality and safe drinking water for our 

residents without the use of chlorine.” 

The schemes that are currently unchlorinated 

(or intended to be unchlorinated subject to the 

application process) are: 

• Rangiora 

• Kaiapoi 

• Woodend-Pegasus 

• Oxford 

• Waikuku Beach 

• Cust. 

All Waimakariri District Council schemes have 

chlorination equipment ready to be used as and 

when required, ifachange in water quality or the 

risk profile of asupply were to change. 

While we’re making every effort to demonstrate 

the safety and quality of our water supplies, 

exemptions may besubject to further work 

taking place, and may require chlorine tobe 

administered temporarily. Alternatively, the 

applications may be declined, and chlorine could 

become permanent, depending on the assessment 

made by Taumata Arowai. 

“We will keep residents updated on the status 

of our exemption applications throughout the 

process, as well as any subsequent decisions 

from Taumata Arowai.” 

More information on Taumata Arowai and 

drinking-water standards can be found at 

taumataarowai.govt.nz 

Council’s High Credit Rating Reconfirmed 

Credit rating agency Standard and Poor's has 

reconfirmed its AA long-term and A-1+ short-term 

credit rating with astable outlook for Waimakariri 

District Council. 

The AA rating maintains an exceptionally high 

credit rating which endorses the position the 

council holds with its investors, stakeholders and 

community. Italso provides an ongoing ability to 

fund significant work programmes. 

This is the second year the Council has maintained 

the AA long-term and A-1+ short-term credit 

rating with astable outlook. 

Let’s Talk About Gambling 

There’s still time to complete our anonymous 

survey on gambling behaviour and availability in 

the District. 

Council plays animportant role in helping to 

manage the growth and minimise the harm of 

gambling in our community, while enabling people 

to use gaming machines and TABs if they wish to 

do so. 

We adopted our Gambling Venue and Board Venue 

Policies in 2016 and now it's time to review them 

to ensure they still make sense for our community. 

Haveyour sayatletstalk.waimakariri.govt.nz/gambling 

Survey closesMonday 21 February. 

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2021/22 Rates 

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We’d like to remind you that the 

third instalment of the 2021/22 

rates is due on 20 February 2022. 

Please note that a10% penalty will be added to 

any part of the second instalment that remains 

unpaid aer 27 February 2022. 

For payment options visit waimakariri.govt.nz/pay 

If you are having difficulty paying your rates, we 

encourage you toget in touch with us at 

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Available to young people living 

in the Waimakariri District aged 

between 12 and 24. 

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Proposed Temporary Road Closure 

LimeworksRd 

The HurunuiDistrict Council has received an application 

from RATEC Motorsport Inc. 

Requesting the temporaryclosure of LimeworksRoad: 

Sunday 3April 2022 

From 9am to 6pm 

Thisisrequired to runthe Limeworks Road 2022, motor 

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email: info@hurunui.govt.nz 

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2457805 

Deaths 

JACKSON, Julie Mary née Bamford 

Passed on the 31 st of January 2022. 

Loved wife of Clarry for 66yrs. 

Dearly loved mother of Anne,Jeffrey and Lynda. Both in 

Melbourne. Loved grandmother &great grandmother 

to Anne’s grandchildren. Loved sister to Peter, Don & 

Janice, all deceased and their spouses and family’s. 

Loved sister in law of Leo, Phylis, Myra, Doreen 

(deceased), Estelle (deceased) Gordon (deceased) 

and Annette and their spouses and family’s. 

Loved and respected by many including Littelies, 

preschool and kindys, IHC voluntary worker for 20 yrs. 

Loburn RedCross and many others during her lifetime. 

Special mention of staff at Ballarat Care Home and 

Burwood Hospital, Ward DG for the fantastic love and 

care of all the staff. Our heartfelt thanks toall, she 

appreciated it and loved you all. 

To honour Julie’s wishes, aprivate service has been 

held. 

Message to 70 Kensington Ave, Rangiora 7400 

2457231 

PUBLIC NOTICE OF 

APPLICATION FOR 

CLUB LICENCE 

SECTION 101, SALE 

AND SUPPLY OF 

ALCOHOL ACT 2012 

Rangiora Bowling Club 

has made application 

to the District Licensing 

Committee at Rangiora 

for the renewal of aClub 

Licence in respect of the 

premises situated at 25 

Good Street, Rangiora 

known as Rangiora Bowling 

Club. 

The general nature of the 

business conducted (or to 

be conducted) under the 

licence is Bowling Club. 

The days on which and the 

hours during which alcohol 

is (or is intended to be) 

sold under the licence are 

Monday -Sunday 8.00am 

-11.00pm. 

The application may be 

inspected during ordinary 

office hours at the office 

of the Waimakariri District 

Licensing Committee at 215 

High Street, Rangiora. 

Any person who is entitled 

to object and who wishes 

to object to the issue of 

the licence may, not later 

than 15 working days after 

the date of the publication 

of this notice, file anotice 

in writing of the objection 

with the Secretary of 

the Waimakariri District 

Licensing Committee 

at Private Bag 1005, 

Rangiora. 

No objection to the renewal 

of alicence may be made 

in relation to amatter other 

than amatter specified in 

section 131 of the Sale and 

Supply of Alcohol Act 2012. 

This is the second 

publication of this notice. 

This notice was first 

published 3 rd February 2022. 

For Lease 

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2455023v2 

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or email photo to: 

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For Sale 

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ea. Ph 027 440 1230. 

Central Kaiapoi 

Ideal for mobile 

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Reasonable rent 

Enquire at 

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School Bus DriversRequired 

We areproud to be atransport provider forthe 

Ministry of Education in the North Canterburyarea. 

We arelooking forSchool BusDriversto 

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technology routes. 

Days of work areMondaytoFridayduring the 

school term. Extracharter work will be available at 

times. 

If youare or have 

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• Excellentcommunication skills 

• ATeam player 

• Health and Safety focused 

• Keen to contributeand acan-do attitude 

• Fully vaccinatedagainstCovid 19 

Then this could be ajob foryou. Support to achieve 

licencing maybe given to suitable applicants. 

Please registeryour interest by contacting Vern by 

emailing manager@torlessetravel.co.nzorphone 

021 198 7358 

Part-time Small Engine Mechanic 

We require help on apart time basis in our busy 

Rangiora workshop. Duties will include servicing 

and repair of small engines especially 2-stroke, 

helping out with customer inquiries, ordering parts. 

Experience with outdoor power equipment, 

particularly 2-stroke is essential. Some heavy 

lifting involved. This is part-time position of 16 

hours per position with flexible work hours by 

arrangement 

If you are areliable, honest, self-starter who has 

good communication skills and prepared to work 

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We have five job vacancies at HDC, come and join us! 

For more information about the requirements for each role, head to the Council website hdcjobs.co.nz/Vacancies 

Utilities Officer - 

Storm and Wastewater 

This role involves maintaining 

ourstorm and wastewater 

schemes, delivering safe and 

compliant services and 

maintaining the water, 

wastewater, electrical and 

communications assets. 

Applicationsclose 28 

February 2022. 

Senior Building Officer 

This role involves inspecting 

and consenting buildingwork 

across all building categories, 

mentoring team members, 

inspectingand approving a 

range of projects and making 

sound and robusttechnical 

decisions. 

Applications close23 


Utilities Officer - 

Electrical and Automation 

This role involves maintaining 

our water, wastewater, 

electrical and communications 

assets, establishing and 

implementingmaintenance 

routines forall water and 

wastewater sites and assisting 

with the electrical design of a 

new plant. 

Applications close 28 February 

2022. 

Compliance Officer 

This roleinvolvesinvestigating 

andmanaging compliance with 

rulesand regulations, 

monitoring resource consents, 

assisting ourAnimal 

ManagementOfficer, 

investigatinghealth nuisances 

andinspectingresidential 

swimmingpool fencing under 

the Building Act. 

Applications close 21 February 


Building Support Officer 

12 monthsfixedterm -full 

time. This role involves 

providing administration 

support in awide area of work 

related to buildingconsenting, 

inspections and code 

compliance processing etc. 

Applicationsclose 28 February 


Driver -Truck and Trailer 

Canterbury Waste Services provides resource 

recovery, waste transport and waste disposal 

services in Canterbury. 

We currently have an opportunity for an experienced 

class 5driver to join our friendly team based in 

Christchurch. Inthis role, you will ensure the safe 

and efficient operation of ahook-lift truck and trailer 

unit (hook-lift training will beprovided). Wehaul 

waste from anumber of Refuse Transfer Stations 

from around the region, to the Kate Valley Landfill, 

in North Canterbury. 

We operate afleetoflatemodel trucks,fully equipped 

with modern technology, and take great pride in 

delivering an essential service to the residents and 

businesses of Canterbury. 

We are offering aposition on our dedicated team 

of professional drivers, where safety and full 

compliance with road transport standards and 

driving rules, are paramount. 

We offer ongoing training and development, with 

opportunities to grow and expand your driving 

career. 

If you are an experienced multi-skilled driver, then 

we wouldlike to hear from you. 

Youwill need the following attributes: 

• A valid class 5licence with relevant driving 

experience. 

• Relevant transport industry knowledge and 

experience. 

• You willneed to be physically fit . 

• Have the ability to work both autonomously 

and as part of ateam. 

• Bereliable andtrustworthy. 

• Haveawillingness to learn. 

• Apositive, friendly attitude and outlook. 

The closing date for applications is Saturday 26 


Apply online www.wastemanagement.co.nz or to 

obtain an application form and job description, 

please contact: 

CanterburyWasteServices 

PO Box 142, Amberley7441 

Attention: Linda Chandler 

or email: lindac@cws.co.nz or telephone 

03 3591800 

At Waste Management, the health and safety of our people 

is our highest priority. For this reason, we have introduced 

a policy requiring all employees and visitors to be fully 

vaccinated for COVID-19 within our offices and sites, unless 

an official medical exemption applies. We have chosen to 

share this information early in our hiring process, so that 

candidates can make an informed choice. Onthis basis, as 

part ofthe application process you will be asked to confirm 

your vaccination status with us. 

Canterbury Waste Services has aZero Tolerance to drugs and 

alcohol in the workplaceand undertakespre employment and 

random testing. 

Livestock 

HOMEKILL & Wild 

Game meat processing. Ph 

313 0022. www.meat2u.nz. 

Gardening 

2457577 

LAWN MOWING, Waimakariri 

area. Please ph 

027 933 6523. 

Landfill -Operator/Driver 

Canterbury Waste Services provides resource 

recovery, waste transport and waste disposal 

services in Canterbury. 

Canterbury Waste Services is seeking afit, versatile 

team player, preferably with heavy plant operating 

experience, willing to learn all aspects of waste 

disposal and civil construction works at the Kate 

Valley Landfill in North Canterbury. The position is 

part ofadedicated team involved in the operational 

aspects of earthworks construction and waste 

disposal, in a safe and environmentally secure 

manner. 

If you are an experienced multi-skilled operator, 

driver or relatively new to the construction industry, 

then we would like to hear from you. Alternatively, 

if you have any machine operating experience, or a 

mechanical aptitude, and are keen to advance in this 

industry, we’d also be keen to hearfrom you. 

Youwill need the following attributes: 

• Possessappropriate licences to operate heavy 

machinery–Classes 1&4. 

• Ideally have experience in the operation of 

heavy earth moving machinery. 

• Bephysically fit. 

• Bereliableand trustworthy. 

• Haveawillingness to learn. 

• Enjoy working as partofaproductive team. 

• The ability and willingness to work within 

the variable timeframes required by the CWS 

operation. 

• A positive, friendly attitude and outlook. 

The closing date for applications is 5.00pm on 

Monday 28 February2022. 

Apply online www.wastemanagement.co.nz or to 

obtain an application form and job description, 

please contact: 

CanterburyWasteServices 

PO Box 142, Amberley 7441 

Attention: Linda Chandler 

or email: lindac@cws.co.nz or telephone 

03 359 1800 

At Waste Management, the health and safety of our people is 

our highestpriority.For this reason, we have introduced apolicy 

requiring all employees and visitors to be fully vaccinated for 

COVID-19 within our offices and sites, unless an officialmedical 

exemption applies. Wehave chosen toshare this information 

early in our hiring process, sothat candidates can make an 

informed choice. On this basis, as part of the application 

process you will be asked to confirm your vaccination status 

with us. 

Canterbury Waste Services has aZero Tolerance to drugs and 

alcohol in the workplace and undertakes pre employment and 

random testing. 

Firewood 

SPILT old man pine, 3.7 

$260. Ph 021 993 497. 

Home Services 

STUMP 

Stumpclear is here for 

stump grinding at your 

home or lifestyle block in the 

Waimakariri district. Ph: 

027 242 3522 

2457466 

Automotive Services 

CARAVANS & 

MOTORHOMES. 

Interior &exterior repairs, 

maintenance & upgrades, 

based in North Canterbury. 

Solar, satellite, awning 

installations. Sheetmetal, 

light engineering &welding 

services. Professional 

GRINDING 

coach builder specializing 

in the RV industry 25 years. 

Call Darryl @ Advanced 

Auto Homes 027 220 6566. 

CHIMNEY SWEEPS. 

Time to service your fire. 

Accumulation of soot seriously 

affects performance. 

Latest rotary brush technology. 

Free moisture check 

on wood. Safety inspection. 

All work insured and guaranteed. 

From $80 single 

story. 0800 SWEEPME or 

www.sweepnz.co.nz. 

DIRTY TILES &Grout? 

Professional tile cleaning, 

tiled shower restoration, 

mouldy silcone, shower 

glass & we can even 

recolour your old grout! 

For all your tile and grout 

issues call Grout Pro for a 

free, no obligation quote. 

Ph Darryl 0800 882 772. 

HAY MAKING 

Rounds or 

conventional with 

mower /conditioner. 

Ph Gary 

2431786 

Educational 

TUITION available. Primary 

and secondary up to 

NCEA level 3. In centre 

(Rangiora) or interactive 

online from your home. 

Each student on an individually 

tailored programme. 

Kip McGrath Rangiora has 

been serving the local community 

for 30 +years. Give 

us acall (03 313 3638) or 

book your free assessment 

online https://www.kipmcgrath. 

co.nz/rangiora 

Trade&Services 

A PAINTER WITH 

PASSION! Local painter 

with 30 years of quality and 

integrity in all aspects of 

painting. Phone Mike on 

021 0903 8546. 

ABEL &Prestige Chimney 

Cleaning. Nth Cant owned 

& operated. Covering all 

areas from Waimak to Hanmer. 

Professional, guaranteed, 

service. Firebox 

repairs, carry most parts. Ph 

0800 661 244. 

ARBORIST qualified. 

Copper Beech Tree 

Services. Tree removal, 

pruning, height reduction, 

hedge trimming, shaping, 

tree planting, firewood. 

Free quotes. Contact Angus 

Edwards 027 259 6741 

copperbeechtreeservices@gmail.com 

BRIAN’S Tree Services. 

Tree felling, topping, 

shaping, firewood cut, rubbish 

removed, stump grinding, 

branch chipping. 

Affordable rates. Phone 03 

327 5505 or 021 124 4894. 

BUILDERS Father &son 

team. Amac Builders are 

available to help you with 

your building needs. High 

standards, low overheads, 

no job too small. Check us 

out on fb. Amac Builders 

Ltd. Phone 027 318 4400. 

027 478 2925 

or 313 7939 

FLEETWASH Mobile 

touchless on/off farm foam 

wash solutions. Telephone 

027 262 2266 

www.CLEANFLEET.nz. 

KITCHEN, bathroom, 

renovations, decking, 

pergolas, fencing. Honest 

reliable licenced builders. 

Ph Don 027 727 9162. 

LBP BUILDER available. 

For work on bathrooms, 

decks, renovations, property 

maintenance. Fully 

vaccinated. Please phone 

027 294 1423. 

LOGSPLITTERS Honda 

or Rato powered, plus parts 

& accessories. Telephone 

027 262 2266 www.BLAX.nz 

METAL WORX. Flashing, 

Sheetmetal Fabrication, 

Wrought Iron, 

Welding, Custom Trailers, 

General Metalwork. No job 

too big or too small. Ph 021 

265 5428 or 03 314 6908. 

Find us on facebook/ 

Glenmark Metal Worx. 

glenmarkmetalworx.ltd@gmail.com. 

PAINT & wallpaper 

services. Wayne Bryant, 

exterior, interior. Qualified 

tradesman. Free quotes. Ph 

313 5337 or 027 654 4568. 

PAINTER & Decorator. 

25 + years experience. 

Interior /exterior, roofs & 

waterblasting. For a free 

quote, please ph Steve 03 

314 4620 or 027 477 1930. 

PAINTER. Qualified local 

professional, Int / Ext, 

roofs, wallpaper. Call or 

text Corban 027 846 5035. 

PAINTERS 

Reg Tradesman 

Interior,exterior. 

North Canterbury Painters 

specialising in decorating for 

over 65 at adiscount rate. 

Free quotes. 

Covering Nth Canty,Oxford, 

Kaiapoi, Rangiora, Amberley. 

Rob 03 327 7899 

or 027 432 3520 2227597 

Log Fires 

Pellet Fires 

Heat Pumps 

Sales 

Service 

Installations 

Free Quotes 

03 343 1651 

472 Blenheim Rd 

www.heatstore.co.nz 

Trade &Services 

ANTHONY SYMONDS 

Forall your painting & 

plastering requirements 

Local with 30 years 

experience 

All workmanship 

Guaranteed. 

Phone 021 344 023 

2220615 

Pride &Quality Painting 

&Decorating Services 

20 yrs exp, fast and friendly 

service. For all your painting 

needs, phone: Martin 310 

6187 or 021 128 9867 

POWER TOOLS repairs, 

parts &sales for over 40 

years. All main brands serviced. 

Grossman Trade 

Tools, 23 Watts Road, 

Christchurch. Ph 389 9230. 

RANGIORA Rubbish 

Removal and RRR skips. 

Wheelie bins any frequency 

and skips from 1.5 cube to 

9cube. Skips and wheelie 

bins for any use, rubbish, 

greenwaste, building sites 

or just cleanups. Give us a 

phone call 313 6957 or for 

skips 021 313 255. 

REMOVALISTS 

Movemen Ltd 

2Men &agood sized truck. 

From $150 plus GST per hour. 

Kaiapoi based. 

Call Gerard 

027 668 3636 

movemen.co.nz 

2401953 

ROOFER. All roof repairs, 

roof painting, water blasting, 

moss treatment, 

repointing, gutter cleans & 

snow straps, and more. Free 

quotes. Please ph Nathan 

027 516 6609. 

SCREEN PRINTING. 

For all your printing 

requirements. T-shirts, 

Hoodies, Hi-Vis vests and 

polos, Overalls, Caps etc. 

Please phone Heather 03 

313 0261 or email heather. 

norstar@gmail.com. 

SEPTIC TANK 

CLEANING 

Bill’s Liquid 

Waste 

Blair Tavendale 

Ph 03 314 9371 

0275 379-694 

SHEARER. Hap’s Farm & 

Lifestyle Services. Shearing, 

crutching, drenching, 

tailing, feet trimming & 

health check. — Ph. 03- 

423-3713 or 021-267-4025. 

SHEEP SHEARING, 

drenching, feet trimming. 

For Lifestyle blocks. Call 

Stu 027 315 6916. 

2362002 

You dump it... 

Blair pumps it... 

027 216 0000 

CRAIGS Trees 

(03) 327-4190 

TREE REMOVALS 

THINNING &PRUNING 

STUMPGRINDING 

FELLING &TOPPING 

FULLYINSURED 

QUALIFIED ARBORIST 

Free Quotes 

027 2299 454 

craigstrees@xtra.co.nz 

VALUATION - 

Specialising in North Canterbury. 

Contact Geoff at 

Maxwell Valuation. Phone 

03 310 8541 or email 

geoff@maxval.co.nz. 

WATERPUMPS Trash, 

clean water, Honda or Rato, 

parts &accessories. Telephone 

027 262 2266 

www.BLAX.nz 

WINDOW TINTING 

tintawindow 

advanced film solutions 

99% uv block 

fade protection 

heat control 

reduce glare 

25 Years Experience 

privacy films 

frosting designs 

non-darkening films 

Workmanship Guaranteed 

Lifetime Warranties on Most Films 

UV 

block 

Free Quotes Canterbury and Districts 

03 365 3653 0800 368 468 

2225862 

2434390

Trusted Trades & 

Professional Services 

Guide 

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

Arborist 

Automotive &Recovery 

Builder 

Butchery 

2435705 

North Canterbury Tree Services 

Tree felling, cutting and 

clearing service, including 

stump grinding 

Insured qualified and 

certified arborists 

0274 537 834 

northcantytrees378@gmail.com 

2070788 

• WOF Cars &Trailers 

• Vehicle Servicing & 

Repairs 

• Tyres &Punctures 

• Jump Starts 

• 

Towing &Salvage 

• Courtesy Car Available 

Ph Aaron Rowlands 

0272 588 366 

13 Stone Eyre Place, 

Swannanoa 

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

• New Builds &Renovations 

• Light Commercial /Re-strengthening 

• Project Management 

• Bathrooms 

• Farm Buildings 

• House Lifting Re-piling 

• Shop Fit Outs 

2408831 

40+ years experience 

027 222 5078 

markw.hills@xtra.co.nz 

OxfordButchery 

Shane and Leanne Frahm 

We cankill&process yourstock 

FourGenerations of Frahms 

since 1957 

Ph 312 4205 

Oxford 

Number one 

old-fashioned bacon 

&ham curing. 

A/H 312 4709 

WE ARE OPEN, WEARE AESSENTIAL SERVICE 

2227889v2 

Computer Repairs 

Construction &Concrete 

DENTURE CLINIC 

Ear Health 

2269236 

Bruce Evans 

131 Ohoka Road 

Kaiapoi 

03 327 3111 

021 293 6331 

compucare@xtra.co.nz 

www.compucare.co.nz 

Computer Repairs &upgrades 

Prompt professional services 

Engineering 

2276525v2 

Virus &malware removal 

New &UsedPC’s4Sale 

For your Engineering needs 

187d Ohoka Road, Kaiapoi 

Phone 03 327 5246 |027 495 2821 

toppeng@xtra.co.nz 

For all your landscaping needs 

All Landscaping, Retaining Walls (Engineered and 

Non-Engineered), Timber Fences, Landscape Structures 

and more...Lifestyle Block, Rural and Residential. 

Phone Jeremy 021 169 9394 

www.blackhill.co.nz 

www.facebook.com/blackhillltd 

2372616v2 

Landscaping 

CASH PAID FOR SCRAP 

•Car Bodies •Scrap Steel•Specialists in Farm 

Machinery•All non Ferrous 

MAINLAND 

METALS LTD 

Ph (03)338 7000 

Mike0274 818544 •Robbie 0274 818 027 

Locally owned and operated 


Scrap Metal 




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1902273 

All Construction & Concrete Work 

•Driveways, patios &paths 

•Bridges and Culverts 

•Floors, foundations 

•Sheds and buildings 

•Dairy Sheds, Herd homes 

•Silage pits, effluent ponds 

•Excavation and cartage 

•Precast concrete 

•Insulated panels 

2420841 

Daryl Power 

027 230 9401 

concretepower@scorch.co.nz 

www.concretepower.co.nz 

▪ Painting ▪ Gardening 

▪ Fencing ▪ Lawn mowing 

▪ All General Maintenance 

Performed to the highest 

standard by a straight up, 

honest, Handy Guy 

No job too small! 

Flat hourly rate, no hidden surprises! 

THE 

HANDY 

GUY! 

Handyman 

Call Guy “The Handy Guy” Now 

0275 040 658 

Painter /Plasterer 

HURUNUI Painting 

• Qualified tradesmen, quick,neat and friendly. 

• Reasonable rates. • Interior /exterior painting. 

• Interior plastering &wallpapering. 

• Spray painting &water blasting. 

P: Rod Hermes 027 414 0830 or 03 314 2391 

E: r.hermes@xtra.co.nz 

2394026v2 

Seamless Spouting 

Seamless Spouting 

Supply and Install 

of Seamless Gutters 

10 year no leaks 

guarantee 

• Continuous spouting made on site, 

large colour range available 

• High grade and thicker material used 

• Repair or replace any type of gutter 

• Undertake all insurance work 

• Independently owned and operated 

• Competitive pricing 

Servicing North CanterburyDistricts 

Call Danie 021 875 462 

2359362 

2273277 

RANGIORA 

DENTURE CLINIC 

Garry WMechen 

Registered Clinical DentalTechncian 

Phone (03) 313-9192 

38a Ashley Street, Rangiora 

NEW N W DENTURES D N ES 

*RELINE * *REPAIRS 

* I S 

HOURS 

8.30am -12noon 

- Monday to Friday 

FREE E CONSULTATION O 

AND ADVICE 

A V C 

For a/h repairs 

phone (03) 310-3044 

Plumbing 

For all 

general 

aspects of 

plumbing 

Discounts for over 

65 years old 

Fast friendly service 

All work guaranteed 

Aaron McCartney 

Certifying Plumber 

Cell 027 366 9091 

A/H 03 310 2137 

Free Call: 

0508 44EVER 

EMAIL: 

plumber_27@yahoo.com 

2172994 

Skip Hire 

YOU 

COULD 

BE 

HERE 

Advertise 

your business 

in our Trades 

and Services 

Phone 

Amanda Keys 

on 

03 313 2840 

100% locally owned and operated 

Hardfill |Green Waste |General Waste |BuilderSkips 

Various sizes to suit all needs 

Commercial placement at competitive rates 

Call us directly on 021 280 1132 

wastecontrolskips@gmail.com 

www.wastecontrolskips.co.nz 

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

2431576 

• Ear Health checks. 

• Wax removal using Microsuction 

• Removal of foreign bodies 

• Basic hearing aid care 

• ACC provider 

• WarVeteran provider 

• No medical referral 

required 

Clinics in Rangiora, Amberley and Kaiapoi 

Rest homes/retirement villages, booking by prior arrangement. 

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

Email alison@earcare.nz | Ear Care Canterbury 

2324849 

HAVE YOU HAD 

THE SNIP YET? 

❖ Tree Topping ❖ Hedge/Shelter belt cutting 

❖ Gorse Hedge &Under Pivot cutting 

❖ Vegetation mulching 

TAKING BOOKINGS NOW 

Call Craig 

027 222 1632 

or 0800 SNIP IT 

Email 

craig@treesnip.co.nz 

2MACHINES OPERATING CANTERBURY WIDE 

2452097 

Hedge Cutting /Tree Topping 

www.treesnip.co.nz 

Tools &Equipment 

SALES 

PARTS 

SERVICE 

ACCESSORIES 

ON-FARM VISITS 

Water Blasters, Log Splitters, Generators, 

Air Compressors, Water Pumps, Air Tools, Spray 

Equipment, Replacement Ag Seats, Small Motors. 

Free local machinerydelivery. 

Richard Black www.BLAX.nz 

North Canterburyowned &operated 

2435547v2 

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

NEWMAZDAVEHICLE RANGE 

4.9% 

NO DEPOSIT OVER 48MONTHS 

INTEREST P.A. 

OR 1.9%INTEREST -1/3 • 1/3 • 1/3 

3YEARS 

5YEARS 

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100,000KM 

FREESERVICING 

UNLIMITEDKM 

WARRANTY 

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ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE 

5YEARS 

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Mazda2, Mazda6, MX-5, CX-3, CX-5, CX-8 & CX-9 

Mazda3, CX-30 &MX-30* 

Available for alimited time or while stocks last on selected new Mazda vehicle range (Mazda2, Mazda3, Mazda6, MX-5, CX-3, CX-30, MX-30*, CX-5, CX-8 &CX-9). 

Also available for MX-30 Limited Mild-Hybrid and the BT-50 (TF series) range. *Low interest rate finance offers are not available for All-Electric MX-30 Takami BEV. 

Mazda Finance is only available through UDC Finance Ltd. Normal credit and lending criteria apply. Not valid with any other discounts or offers. Excludes any vehicles with 

special prices that are less than RRP. Photos are used for illustration purposes only. OPTION 1: On payment of the ORC and any fitted accessories, the RRP plus a$365.35 

Establishment Fee are financed and paid over 48 equal monthly instalments with 4.9% fixed interest rate p.a. No deposit, balloon or residual payments required. 

OPTION 2: On 1/3 deposit of the RRP, payment of the ORC and any fitted accessories, the balance of the RRP plus a$365.35 Establishment Fee are financed and paid over 

two further equal instalments of 1/3 in 12 months and the remaining 1/3 in 24 months at 1.9% interest rate p.a. 

Arthur Burke Mazda 

2Markham St, Amberley 7410 /03314 0127

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