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Oxford Hospital ... Residents are moving out until Omicron peaks. 

PHOTO: ROBYN BRISTOW 

Concern for the future of hospitals 

By ADAM BURNS, 

Local Democracy Reporter 

ConcernedNorth Canterbury Mayors are 

urginghealthofficalstoreopenits rural 

hospitals‘‘as soon as possible’’following 

the temporaryclosure of four facilities in 

Canterbury. 

Hospitals in Oxford,Waikari, Darfield 

and Ellesmere havebeen closeddue to 

the rapidly increasingCovid19case 

numbers in the region,following a 

Canterbury District Health Board 

(CDHB)announcement lastweek. 

Atotal of 23 patientsand residents 

acrossthe facilities have had to be 

transferred to alternative locations. 

WaimakaririMayorDan Gordon and 

Hurunui Mayor Marie Black have echoed 

community concerns around the impact 

of the closures on patient wellbeing, 

alongside fearsthe move could be 

permanent. 

The unease of the situationprompted 

the Canterbury MayoraltyForum to pen 

aletter to CDHBchair Sir John Hansen, 

chief executive PeterBramley and 

Health Minister Andrew Little, outlining 

concernsaround ‘‘patient’swellbeing as 

they’re movedoutsideoftheir 

communities, as well as our concerns 

about potential future plans for these 

facilities’’. 

‘‘Westronglysupport the retention of 

the essential rural hospital health 

service in Oxford and Waikari,’’ Mr 

Gordon and Mrs Black, say in ajoint 

statement. 

‘‘Weare committed to doing all we can 

to see that they are reopened promptly.” 

Friends of Oxford Hospital president 

Linda Huria says it was extremely 

upsetting for patients, families and staff. 

‘‘They’reprobably more proneto 

getting sick[in Christchurch], than they 

would if they were at Oxford Hospital,’’ 

she says. 

‘‘The fact they’ve moved 9899yearold 

patients from their homeand taken them 

to aplacethey don’t know...and if they 

get settled there they’re going to uplift 

them again.’’ 

She addedtherewas uncertainty 

aroundthe hospital’s Meals on Wheels 

service, which cateredtoresidents 

throughout the Waimakariridistrict. 

The CDHB is assuring the move willbe 

shortlived,and residents should be back 

‘‘within six weeksofthe Omicron 

outbreak’speak’’. 

‘‘We would have preferred not to have 

to relocate these residentsbut it is better 

to do now in acareful,planned way,than 

under urgencyinasituation thatwould 

makeour patients vulnerable,’’ DHB 

emergency coordination centre incident 

controller Tracey Maisey says. 

‘‘It’s aprecautionary move as we 

cannot guarantee that duringthe 

outbreakwewill be able to sustainsafe 

staffinglevels of these facilities.’’ 

The DHB says it is working with 

residents’ families, or next of kin, to 

decide on asuitablealternativefacility 

for each resident and to supporta 

smooth transition. 

Ms Maisey saysitwas also working 

withstaff from the affected facilities,to 

identify areas wherethey can be 

redeployed to. 

‘‘Eitherwithin the Canterbury DHB or 

withlocalcommunity providers, where 

their skills as nursing and care providers 

are needed.’’ 

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Covid hits Anzac Day services 

By ROBYN BRISTOW 

Anzac Day services in Rangiora and 

Fernside have again fallen victim to 

Covid19. 

More NorthCanterbury servicesare 

expected follow. 

The RangioraRSA’s traditional 

service at the town’s CenotaphonApril 

25, and the Fernside Hall’s Anzac 

committeeservicehave both been 

cancelled to keep people safe, 

particularly those most vulnerable to 

catching the rampant Omicron. 

The Red Light Covid19 settingalso 

restricts numbers to 100, putting 

volunteers chargedwith keeping 

numbers to 100 at the Rangiora 

Cenotaph, and in the Fernside Hall, in 

invidious positions. 

However, individualsand families 

are expectedtohold theirown 

Remembrance tributes as they did in 

2020 when Covid19 also dealt ablow to 

Anzac Day. 

Many stood at their gates, or the end 

of driveways for several minutes at 6am 

to commemorate the sacrifice of those 

who did not return fromwar. 

Othersraised flags on polesintheir 

backyards, or joined in neighbourly 

gatherings, with suitable spacing, 

remembering through fellowship, over 

acuppa, or astrongertipple. 

Remembering ... Bugler, Bill Peck, will 

play the Last Post and Reveille at the 

Rangiora Cenotaph, accompanied by RSA 

president Ian Thompson, who will lay a 

wreath in the absence of atraditional 

service. 

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Rangiora RSA president,Ian 

Thompson, and secretarytreasurer Bill 

Peck, will again visitthe Rangiora 

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Mr Peck, who is also abugler, will play 

the Last Postand Reveille. 

The pair will alsovisit the Charles 

Upham retirement complex and holda 

brief ceremony on the lawn, and visit 

other resthomes, wherethey know RSA 

members reside,for brief services. 

‘‘The first visit will be at 6am and the 

lastprobably about 7pm,’’ says Mr 

Thompson. 

White pigeons willalso be released at 

the Rangiora Cenotaph as asymbol of 

peace, and in recognition of the 

important rolepigeons played in WWI 

whenthey were used to carrymessages. 

Graham Morrisfrom the Fernside 

HallAnzac committee says it is with 

sadness the decision was made to 

cancel the service,but the safety of 

everyone, including older veterans 

through to Fernside School pupils, who 

always took an active part in the 

service,was foremostincommittee 

members minds. 

Poppy Day will also, once again, be 

cancelled and is likely to become a 

virtual event on line. 

The annualPoppy Day Appeal – 

usuallyheld on the Friday beforeAnzac 

Day –has become the NZRSA’s primary 

means of raisingfunds for the welfare 

of returned servicepersonnel and their 

dependants. 

Wastewater upgrade costs rise 


Local Democracy Reporter 

Upgrades at the Loburn Lea wastewater 

system have blown out by more than a 

halfamillion dollars from what was 

first estimated, another result of supply 

chain and labour shortage issues. 

But Waimakariri District Council staff 

say there was sufficient residual 

budgets from within its shovel ready 

programme to cover most of the 

increased costs on the project. 

The multimillion upgrades, which 

remain in construction, are part of the 

council’s $11 million Governmentfunded 

three waters stimulus 

programme. 

The budget blowout on the Loburn 

project forced afinal reshuffle of 

programme costs, which were reviewed 

and approved at last week’s council 

meeting, with savings identified in other 

areas. 

Council’s inability to recruit for a 

drainage and waterways manager 

position meant it was able to reallocate 

costs across the programme. 

The labour market was responding to 

‘‘increased economic activity, inflation 

and supply chain issues’’ which were 

being reflected in increased tender 

prices across arange of projects, a 

council report says. 

Part of the Three Water reforms’ 

rollout, the stimulus programme for the 

Waimakariri comprised of 10 

construction projects and funded by an 

$8 million government grant, $2 million 

from council development contributions 

and $1 million from scheme 

contributions. 

The funding package was said to 

provide ‘‘immediate postCovid19 

stimulus to local authorities to maintain 

and improve three waters 

infrastructure’’. 

The Loburn Lea upgrades will include 

improved sewer infrastructure on Cones 

Road, Dixons Road, Adian Way and 

Millton Ave, anew pumping station and 

pipework extending across the Ashley 

Bridge. 

Stimulus and Shovel Ready delivery 

manager Rob Kerr says there had been a 

‘‘number of challenges’’ on the project. 

‘‘It’s avery long pipeline and the 

estimates certainly weren’t up to where 

we would hope in terms of levels of 

accuracy,’’ he says. 

‘‘Part of the (latest) increases has been 

caused by increased scope but Ithink it 

also reflects the market conditions that 

we’re seeing at the moment. 

Loburn Lea .. Work continuing on the 

Loburn Lea wastewater system at the 

Ashley River Bridge. 

PHOTO: FILE 

‘‘To receive only one tender for a 

relatively normal pipeline job like this 

is unusual.’’ The Loburn Lea wastewater 

project had been estimated to generate 

$1.47 million worth of growth across a10 

year period. 

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Covid dampens return at pools 


LOCAL DEMOCRACY REPORTER 

Hurunui District Council chief 

executive Hamish Dobbie has ruled out 

any impact on next year’s rates should 

further financial hurt ensue at Hanmer 

Springs Thermal Pools and Spa. 

But there are question marks as to 

whether the pool’s struggles will spill 

over into subsequent budgets amid the 

ongoing Omicron outbreak. 

The tourist hotspot is ‘‘well behind’’ 

budget for the financial year as the 

brunt of Covid19 restrictions eats into 

financial projections. 

Questions were raised by councillors 

at arecent council meeting around how 

the fiscal fallout would be managed at 

the councilowned pools during areview 

of January’s financial report, including 

apossible impact on rates. 

Council usually receives adividend of 

$2 million per year from the pools with 

any further surplus allocated to repay 

debt attributed to the site. 

Mr Dobbie says pools’ operations have 

been considerably impacted by Covid19 

restrictions, including the lockdown in 

August 2020. 

‘‘The financial impacts of these 

operational restrictions are significant, 

and financial results are tracking well 

behind budget for the year to date.’’ 

He says the important factor in 

council’s next annual plan is the 

budgeted Hanmer Springs Pools 

operating surplus for the corresponding 

year. 

‘‘The previous year results do not 

impact the setting of rates for the next 

year.’’ 

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Tourism spend in the district for the 

year ending November 2021 was 

recently noted to be up on preCovid 

levels, however local sector 

representatives suggested the impact 

was yet to hit. 

The Hanmer Springs pools 

outperformed during this period, 

recording an operating surplus of $4.9 

million for the 202021 financial year. 

At the February 24 council meeting, 

council chief financial officer Jason 

Beck said the success of 2021 had meant 

it was able to reduce debt by about $3 

million as it was ‘‘simply looking to 

break even’’. 

He says the facility would be 

struggling to make a‘‘cash profit’’ based 

on the current numbers. 

‘‘We’re still well behind the eight 

ball,’’ he says. 

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Pinetreenursery nervous about staffing 


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The nursery, based in the Eyrewell, 

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past years. 

But this sourcehas dried up thanks to 

Covid19 andborder controls. 

Humanresources manager Chelsie 

Boltar says backpackers were keen on the 

work because it was short term,and paid 

good money on contract rates. 

‘‘Some then movedon,’’ she says. 

‘‘If we are luckywecan bringpeople 

across from the five week cutting 

programme.’’ 

Chelsie says there has been alittle bit of 

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numbers. 

‘‘Thereare stillafew backpackers 

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It willproduce around8million pine 

tree seedlings and cuttings this year. 

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‘‘We havetodeliver,’’she says. 

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Rural plunket rooms retained 


ADavid andGoliath battleover the 

assets of Waiau and CulverdenPlunket 

is over. 

The local plunket groups are thrilled 

withthe outcome to futureproof their 

buildings, whichhas been bubbling 

awaysince2016. 

The groups hadchallengedPlunket 

New Zealand over retainingtheir 

community assets, saying they werenot 

for sale. 

Plunket NewZealand,late lastyear, 

agreedtoallow the Waiau and 

CulverdenPlunketbuildingstobe 

retainedinthe community,for 

community use, through theAmuri 

CommunityTrust. 

The buildings were built by thelocal 

communities,onland giftedbyfamilies 

livinginthe district,and maintained 

by thelocalcommunities so plunket 

servicescouldbedelivered in each 

area. 

HurunuiMayor, Marie Black, says 

the decision emphasises thatretaining 

delivery of service to parents in rural 

areas,suchasPlunket, is integral to 

providing support to communities and 

new families. 

Mrs Black, whowas employedby 

Plunket when the plunketgroups were 

put on notice theirbuildings couldbe 

sold, says the outcome of theWaiau 

and Culverdencommunitiestoretain 

their rooms is is great news for those 

communities. 

The Waikari rooms,whichsuffered 

earthquake damage in 2016,however, 

willbesold. After negotiation with 

Plunket NZ,aportionofthe salewill 

be returned to theHawardenand 

Waikaricommunities. 

The funds will be heldbythe Waikari 

CommunityTrusttosupportthe future 

delivery of Plunket servicesinthe 

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Waikari andHawarden areas.Plunket 

Services will be delivered fromthe 

Waikari Medical Centre 

BronaYoungman, whohas beenone 

of thedriving forces behind 

negotiationswith thenational body, 

andinitiatedgettinglegal support, 

says theoutcomeisfantastic newsfor 

thetwo communities. 

‘‘It has taken afew years,and has 

been quite stressful, butwenow have a 

really positive result,’’she says. 

‘‘It now means we can keepthese 

buildings for the community,inthe 

community.’’ 

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Former HurunuiDistrict councillor, 

DickDavison,who chairedameeting 

in 2018 wherelegal actionagainst 

Plunket NZ was supported,saidatthe 

timeachallengewas requiredover the 

ownership. 

‘‘They(PlunketNZ) are undermining 

the veryethos thatsupportsa 

voluntaryorganisation. 

‘‘Win,lose or draw, this is areal 

exampleofaruralcommunity ready to 

right awrongand face down a 

bureaucraticorganisation that has lost 

touch with itsoriginalpurpose,and the 

verypeople it is setuptoserve.’’ 

Protest and 

balloons 

cause upset 

Returnedservices personnel are 

angry theCenotaph in Rangiorawas 

usedasaplatform by asmallgroupof 

protestors last week. 

Rangiora RSApresident Ian 

Thompsonsayshefielded manycalls 

frommembers angry their‘‘sacred’’ 

place wasbeing used by the 

protestors. 

‘‘This hasupsetRSA members, and 

manyinRangiora whohave linksto 

those remembered on thismemorial,’’ 

he says. 

The protestlasted aboutanhour 

and half. It was unclearwhatitwas 

about. The group stood on the 

Cenotaph,and tiedballoonsonthe 

site. 

Theyleftafter aboutanhour and 

half, leaving the balloonsbehind. 

Theywere removed by an RSA 

member. 

‘‘Werespect andacknowledge the 

right of New Zealanderstoprotest 

and have their voice heard,’’Mr 

Thompsonsays. 

‘‘Afterall thatisone of thereasons 

our peopleleft ourshores to serve in 

avariety of conflicts. 

Our cenotaphs record thatservice 

and thenames of those who gave their 

lives in those conflicts. 

Theyshould notbeusedbyprotest 

groups to further theiragendas,’’ he 

says. 

‘‘Weare disappointed balloons 

wereattachedtoour cenotaph,and 

requestthose responsibledesist using 

our cenotaph to highlighttheir 

cause.’’ 

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Jacinda pops in for atasty lunch 

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Providing ahealthy lunch is making a 

difference in more ways than one at 

Tuahiwi School. 

When Tuahiwi School was invited to 

join the Ka Ora, Ka Ako /Healthy School 

Lunches programme last year, principal 

Mel TaitePitama jumped at the 

opportunity and decided to support a 

local business. 

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Te 

Tai Tonga MP Rino Tirikatene recently 

joined the tamariki(children) for lunch 

to celebrate the success of the 

programme. 

Ms TaitePitama says Covid19 has 

presented challenges for whanau and 

making lunches for tamariki places 

extra pressure, especially for those who 

don’t have the same resources to 

provide ‘‘a quality, healthy lunch’’. 

‘‘It’s ahard time for families and 

sometimes tamariki don’t like what’s in 

their lunches, so they come home from 

school and it hasn’t been eaten.’’ 

Often older children are left to make 

their own lunches, so they may come to 

school with no lunch, she says. 

Tuahiwi School also had the 

opportunity to look at supporting alocal 

business, in terms of the supplier. 

After looking at various options, Ms 

TaitePitama decided to support local 

mum Ataahua Maia Tirikatene and her 

business Lazy Lunches, which now 

provides employment for three people. 

The programme is funded by the 

Ministry of Education, which supplies a 

list of ingredients of foods with no sugar 

or minimal sugar. 

Different diets are catered for such as 

dairy free, vegan, vegetarian and gluten 

free. 

It now means each day tamariki and 

staff are essentially eating the same 

lunch, while allowing for different 

Healthy lunch ... Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern joined Tuahiwi School children for lunch 

recently. 

PHOTO: TUAHIWI SCHOOL 

dietary requirements. 

For the Prime Minister’s visit, the 

tamariki ate teriyaki chicken, nacho 

chips and cut up oranges. 

Each day the lunches are dropped off 

to the classrooms at 12pm and come on 

biodegradable plates, which are 

collected the next day. 

Any left over kai is redistributed and 

uneaten food is fed to the pigs owned by 

aschool whanau. 

‘‘When we first started doing it, we had 

whanau who thought their tamariki 

wouldn’t eat lettuce or mayonnaise,’’ Ms 

TaitePitama says. 

‘‘But every kid is eating the same 

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is going without kai, so there’s now an 

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‘‘And it’s an encouraging thing. If a 

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lettuce or trying new things they eat it 

too, so they’re trying things they 

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The best thing is, no child is going 

hungry and tamariki return to class after 

lunch with afull belly and ready to 

learn, Ms TaitePitama says. 

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OPINION 


In the Electoratewith 

MattDoocey 

MP forWaimakariri 

Authorised by Matt Doocey MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington. 

Covid in classrooms 

Like many other parents across the 

district Ihave noticed an addedlevelof 

concern at the schoolgate as Covid 

starts to appearinthe classroom. 

This is an anxioustime for parents 

and children alike,and for those with 

childrenwho test positive it can be a 

real struggle to balancework 

commitments with a10dayisolation 

period forthe family. 

Itake my hat off to all those parents 

who are doing it tough juggling isolating 

childrenand work, and encourage them 

to take care and not be too hard on 

themselves if they drop aball or two 

alongthe way. 

Ienjoyed hosting National’s 

agriculturespokesperson, andhopefully 

New Zealand’s first female Ministerof 

Agriculture,Barbara Kuriger in the 

Waimakariri last week. 

It was great to be able to showcase the 

amazing things being done in our rural 

sector, and hear fromgroups like 

Waimakariri Landcare Trustand 

Federated Farmers about the fantastic 

work they are undertaking to ensure our 

primary industries remainworldclass. 

Barbara also visited LuisettiSeeds 

and heard abouttheirincredible efforts 

in establishing aplant in Ashburton 

despite borderclosures severely 

impacting the flow of skilled engineers 

into the country. 

The team at Luisetti is ahugeasset to 

our community and we should be proud 

to have had them operating on our 

doorstep for the past threegenerations. 

The opening of aCovid testing centre 

in Rangiora last week was agreat win 

for the community and one Ihad called 

on the CDHB to establishafter residents 

told me they were frustrated with alack 

of service northofthe Waimakariri 

River. 

Not onlywere some rural residents 

strugglingtoget into Christchurch to 

access atesting centre, business owners 

were hamstrungwith alack of RATs 

locally. 

The feedback I’ve received since the 

centre opened on ColdstreamRoad has 

been very positive and I’m pleasedthe 

CDHB acted so promptly to get local 

businessesupand running and avoid 

the costly exercise for peopletravelling 

into the city. 

Lastly it was great to visitthe team at 

TieUpp Aviation to officially award 

them with their TOITU carbon zero 

certification recently. 

Basedatthe Rangiora airfield, Tie 

Upp is now the first flight training 

organisationinthe wold to achieve this 

certification. 

This is agreat resultfor ahardworkinglocal 

team and Ihope others 

follow suit. 

Waimakariri 

Focus from Dan Gordon, Mayor 

Covid numbers climb 

After years of pandemic uncertainty and 

now the unprovoked and senseless 

attack on Ukraine by Russia we can all 

be forgiven for thinking much doesn’t 

make sense in the world at the moment. 

There’s asense of powerlessness as 

the rest of the world sits by and watches 

not wanting to provoke abroader 

conflict. 

Our thoughts go out to the people of 

the Ukraine. 

Their bravery is inspiring. 

At home the effects of Covid continue 

and with increasing cases of Omicron in 

our community it is important that we 

follow the guidelines in order to keep 

safe and protected. 

Iampart of the Regional Leadership 

Group that meets weekly with 

government officials including 

Canterbury District Health Board 

(CDHB), Ministry of Health and the 

Department of Prime Minister and 

Cabinet. 

Because of this Iamable to keep our 

communities voice connected at this 

level and make sure the issues facing 

Waimakariri are known and acted on. 

Iwas very pleased to see last week the 

new Covie19 Community Testing Centre 

opened in Rangiora. 

We have been working for some time 

to see this achieved. 

Ihave personally been advocating 

strongly as Iknow our community would 

prefer alocal site. 

We offered council facilities to 

support the efforts of CDHB. 

The location is council’s Waimakariri 

Hockey Turf, at 291 Coldstream Road 

Rangiora, and is open each day 9am to 

3pm. 

At this point the site is offering Rapid 

Antigen Test (RAT) collection only. 

Ireally appreciate the efforts of 

council staff who have worked hard to 

turn this project around so quickly. 

As we have cases in our community, we 

should spare athought for all the 

essential services, our Police, 

Ambulance, doctors, nurses, pharmacy 

staff, Fire Service, schools and all 

frontline staff including our 

supermarkets. 

Thank you to you all for what you are 

doing to keep our community supported 

and safe through this time. 

Just as we have before, we will get 

through this with the same community 

spirit we have always had. 

Keep an eye out for those in need and 

might require alittle support through 

this time. 

Afriendly hello or call to aneighbour 

or friend on their own may make that 

difference to them. 

As always, Iwelcome contact from 

anyone who needs assistance or has an 

issue that you may want to discuss. 

Email me at dan.gordon@wmk.govt.nz 

or phone 021906437. 

I’m here to help. 

Lower speed limits overdue 

Dear Editor, 

Driving a1928 Essex Super Six at the 

age of 15, Iobtained my driver's license 

in November of 1955. 

In spite of enjoying some tracktime in 

recent years,Iwas neveraspeedster on 

the public roads.Iamproud to say that I 

had neverhad aspeeding ticket in 66 years 

behind the wheel. You willnotice thatI 

am using past tense. Istarted the new year 

on adownwardtrend. 

On the first day of January this year I 

was clocked while travelling through 

Waikuku at 78 km/h when Ishould have 

been travelling at 60 km/ h. 

Iwas 18 km/ over the speed limit. This 

resulted in a$120 fine. Fairenough. Iwas 

travelling too fast, apparently on astretch 

of road that has wide open space either 

side and carrying very little traffic in the 

earlyhours of the morning daylight. 

Yet here we are just half amile away, or 

less,and we are permitted to cross the 

narrow Ashley river bridgeat100 km/h. 

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ridiculousisthat, lask you? 

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60 km/h is more thanfast enough.This 

small section of road should have been 

reduced in speed many decadesago. I 

shuddertothink of the resultofahead on 

at current permittedspeed. 

Yours, Trevor Stanley, 

Amberley. 

Society 

Dear Editor, 

What asociety we live in now days. Some 

things are for better, but some thingsfor 

theworse.When Iwent to school, many 

moons ago, it was ‘‘Johnny and Iwent to 

thepictures’’.Now that has changed to 

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youcan see the emphasis is now on ME. 

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It’s aMEfirst, ME second and what is left 

over is mine too. Perhaps thiswhy we have 

riotsatParliament. Give ME, Give ME etc. 

Yours, Corran Vincent. 

Reply 

Dear Editor, 

In response to MWatson(NC News, March 

3). Iamglad that MWatson and Iboth 

agreethatthingsare getting more difficult 

for Kiwis with the rising costsofliving. 

Inflationisatathree decade high. With 

prices rising twice as fastaswages, Kiwi 

families are worse off than they were 12 

months ago. Food pricerisesare the 

highest in adecade, petrolhas hitalmost 

$3 alitre, and rents are through the roof. 

However where Idisagree is MWatson’s 

defence of the current government’s 

performance on costofliving, by framing 

rising inflationasaresult of international 

drivers. 

Ok 

Fair 

Best 11:58am 

Times 

What is becoming increasingly clearin 

NewZealand is this is beingdriven by 

domesticinflation.For the last quarter of 

2021domestic inflationwas higherthan 

international inflation. Economists have 

warned domestic inflationmay remain 

elevatedeven when current overseas 

disruptions ease. 

The reason for our domestic inflation 

hasbeen driven largely from excessive 

government spending. 

Almost abilliondollars has been 

allocated for the ThreeWaters asset grab, 

$500milliontorestructurethe entire 

health caresystem in the middle of a 

pandemic,and at least $15 billion for apet 

public transport project in Auckland. 

Iagree withindependenteconomist, 

Cameron Bagrie, who saidrecently‘‘now 

is not the timefor abig spending 2022 

Budget.Itwillonly add to the excess 

demand and inflation’’. 

Yours, 

Matt Doocey, 

Waimakariri MP 

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Blessing ... Kaumatua Tahu Stirling (centre) joined with Community Wellbeing North Canterbury Trust manager Deirdre Ryan (fourth from 

left), board chairperson Brian Davey (third from left) and staff to bless the new Community Wellbeing North Canterbury office in Rangiora 

last week. 

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NC social agency is growing 

By DAVID HILL 

NorthCanterbury’s social service agency 

is growing. 

The CommunityWellbeing North 

Canterbury Trustmoved to anew 

Rangiora officeat200 King Streetlast 

week to meet the needs of the growing 

organisation. 

‘‘It’s amuch bigger premises and we had 

outgrown our High Street office,’’ manager 

Deirdre Ryan says. 

‘‘It’s areflection of our growth as we 

have respondedtoour community’s needs. 

‘‘We are seeing an increaseindemand 

for ourservices, but that’s reflected 

around the country.There’s lots of 

differentreasons for that, but Covidis 

definitely one of them.’’ 

She saysthe trusthas grown 

considerably sinceshe becamethe 

manager the day before theFebruary 2011 

earthquake. 

In thosedays the trust met in asmall 

house,but has since grown with the 

equivalent of 34 full time staffand more 

than 60 volunteersnow engagedbythe 

agency. 

Ms Ryan says Wellbeing is expanding its 

reach into the Hurunuidistrict with a 

dedicated familysupport worker for the 

districtand two social workers working 

acrossthe Hurunui and Waimakariri 

districts, instead of one. 

‘‘It certainly means we can be more 

flexible and havefeet on the ground in the 

Hurunui.’’ 

The agency is continuing withits 

established services in both primary and 

secondary schools, including the Mana 

Ake kaimahi (workers)and aspecialised 

youth drugand alcohol service. 

Advanced driver skills 

Data showsthat young drivers are more at 

risk of havingaseriouscrash in the firstsix 

to 12 monthsofdriving solo on their 

restricted licence than at any other time in 

theirlives. 

This increased riskispartly due to 

driving inexperience. 

The risk of crashing diminisheswith 

experienceand the development of 

decisionmakingskills to recogniserisky 

situations and make safe choices. 

Improvingknowledge and skills, and 

increasing the abilitytomake the right 

decisions when driving are some of the 

benefitsgained from extratraining. 

The Waimakariri District Council is 

providingsubsidisedplacesona 

classroom based ‘‘Advance Your Skills– 

DrivingTraining’’ course for young drivers 

on theirrestrictedlicence to be heldin 

Rangiora in March. It is aWaka KotahiNZ 

Transport Agencyapproved training 

course. 

There is four, two hour classroom based 

group sessionsplus aone hour oneonone 

driving session for each participant to help 

prepare them to sit theirfull licencetest. 

Courses are offered at the Rangiora 

Town HallonMarch 10, 15, 17 and 22. They 

cost $95 each, instead of the usual $195 fee. 

The subsidy is available to Waimakariri 

district residents andthose who pay rates 

in the Waimakariri district.Participates 

require avaccine pass. 

For more information, safedriving tips 

and to register go to drive.govt.nz or nzta. 

govt.nz/safety/whatwakakotahiisdoing/ 

nzroadsafetystrategy. 

The Widest Music Variety 

It alsooperates theKaranga Mai Early 

Learning Centre in Kaiapoi, Kaiapoi 

CommunitySupport and the food bank, 

the volunteer drivers scheme in Kaiapoi, 

restorative justice and counselling 

services. 

The agency alsocollaborates withother 

local organisations,such as Food Secure 

North Canterbury, and nationalagencies 

to meet the needsofthe North Canterbury 

community, Ms Ryan says. 

‘‘It’s been abusy time preparing for 

Omicron and moving to anew office. 

Moving in apandemic probably isn’t the 

best time, but it seems to be whatour 

world is like at the moment. 

‘‘It’s areasonably sized agencynow and 

we are growing and flexing as the 

community’s needs expand, and we are 

reallyproud to do our littlebit. 

‘‘We are here and we are here to stay.’’ 

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By SHELLEY TOPP 

NorthCanterbury winemakers have 

celebrated the start of the grape harvest 

in whatthey say is the ‘‘toughest season 

ever’’. 

The region is now preparing for a 

challenging harvest with Omicrononits 

doorstep. 

“Our grapes won’twait for Covid, so we 

are doingeverything we can to protect 

ourselves and ensure we can remain 

operational,” North Canterbury 

Winegrowers Association chairman and 

GreystoneWines viticulturist,Mike 

Saunders says. 

However, while it has beenone of the 

toughest seasons Mike has worked in, 

‘‘thefruit is looking superb’’, he says, 

despite amixedbag of rain and lack of 

sunlight. 

This has meant working smarterinthe 

vineyard by ‘‘doingall we can to protect 

the vines throughout the season’’, 

including opening up the leafcanopyto 

allowthe air to get in to dry out the vines. 

The startofharvestwas celebrated on 

February 25, under strict Covid19 

protection protocols, with Hurunui 

MayorMarie Black pickingthe first 

grapes at Greystone's vineyard. 

Mrs Black said the combination of 

challenging weather and working in a 

Covidenvironment this seasonplaced 

additional pressureonlocal vineyards. 

‘‘TheNorthCanterbury WineRegion is 

acrucialpart of our district’s fabric, and 

Ican onlyimagine all the hours and hard 

work that has gone in to getting to this 

point.’’ 

Mr Saunders said winegrowers were 

lucky to have critical worker status. 

‘‘Wehave to be exemplary,and thatis 

whatweintend to be.’’ 

Teams are beingsplit into two distinct 

bubbles‘‘so we can carry on as best we 

can in case ateam member has to 

Harvest time ... Greystone Wines viticulturist Mike Saunders, and Hurunui Mayor Marie 

Black discuss the wine harvest season. 


isolate’’. 

‘‘It is nothing new to us though, as we 

had to operate like this duringthe first 

lockdown at the start of the pandemic.’’ 

Some new safetymeasures have also 

been adopted this season including 

having two teamsofpickers which willbe 

distanced acrossrows. 

‘‘For the vineyard team,individuals 

will be assigned atractor, with nobody 

workinginanything but the tractor 

assigned to them.’’ 

‘‘Thenets are now on the vines, and I 

can’twait to dive into abusy harvest,’’ 

Mike said. 

‘‘This is what we work towards each 

year,sobring it on.’’ 

NorthCanterbury is New Zealand’s 

fourth largest wine region, with nearly 

1400 hectares plantedinvines. 

Around 600 people are employed in the 

region’s 71 wineries. 

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Dog owners 

flaut bylaw 

Waimakariri dog owners are 

continuing to exercise their dogs 

alongside moving vehicles,indefiance 

of acouncil bylaw. 

The practice is prevalent in the 

AshleyRakahuri Regional Park where 

threedog owners wereseen exercising 

five dogs offleadalongside moving 

vehicles in the park one afternoon late 

last month. 

Although all three dog ownerswere 

told by other park visitors that 

exercising dogs this way contravened 

Waimakariri District Council bylaw, 

they were all adamant that was not 

correct, withone adding: ‘‘Sowhat if it 

does. Iamnot hurtinganyone’’' 

However, section 7.12 of the 

Waimakariri District CouncilDog 

Control Bylaw2019 says: ‘‘No person 

shallexercise theirdog(s),inapublic 

place, from amoving vehicle.’’ 

Anyone caughtdoing so faces a$300 

fine under the Dog ControlAct. 

The council passedthe bylawin 

2019 after reviewing customer services 

requests followingaserious incident 

whichoccurred earlier that yearwhen 

aLoburn woman and her young dog 

wereattacked by apack of 

uncontrolled dogs beingexercised 

alongside their owner’s moving 

vehicle. 

Council’s planning and regulation 

manager TracyTierney, says it must 

havebeen ‘‘quite concerning’’ for the 

parkvisitors to have encountered five 

dogsbeing exercisedthis way. 

‘‘However, we do find that overall 

mostdog owners in the district are 

veryresponsible and if something 

happens (they)work withus 

proactively to address (the issue).’’ 

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Pandemic begins to stifle economy -ENC 

ADAM BURNS, 

LOCAL DEMOCRACY REPORTER 

Latesteconomic figures for the 

Waimakariridistrict are in stark 

contrast to the realities of the Omicron 

outbreak for local businesses. 

This is the assessmentbyregional 

economic agency Enterprise North 

Canterbury who believes businesses 

were feeling the stingover the first 

three monthsofthe year, and the 

numbers wereset to confirm this. 

The Waimakariri’s December 2021 

economic quarterly report,released a 

fortnight ago, highlights‘‘abnormally’’ 

high growthinthe district last year 

compared to national trends. 

A9.7 per cent riseinthe district’s 

GDP was up on nationwide figures 

which sat at 5.5 percent. 

Employment of Waimakariri 

residents was also up by 2.7 percent 

over the year to December 2021, 

compared to 1.1 percentrecorded in 

Christchurch, 

‘‘There are ample signsofconfidence 

in the Waimakaririeconomy,’’ the 

reportsays. 

‘‘Waimakariri’s growing population 

and employment has kept localtills 

ringing.’’ 

Enterprise North Canterbury 

business support manager Miles Dalton 

says alot has changed since then, as the 

effects of the pandemic begin to stifle 

the local economy. 

‘‘On the surface, this report paints a 

very rosypictureofour districtwith all 

indicators pointing in the right 

direction,’’ he says. 

‘‘However, whatweare hearing and 

seeing on the groundover the first two 

months of 2022 is very different. 

Less foottraffic for retail and 

hospitality businesses, supply issues for 

trades and services,and staff shortages 

across the board are someofthe 

challengesfacing North Canterbury 

businessesasOmicron makes its 

presence felt.’’ 

On February 21, the Government 

announced furthertargeted support for 

businessesstruggling in the red light 

setting, alongside an interestfree 

extension to small business loans, and 

flexibility on tax paymentdates. Mr 

Dalton hopes the latest subsidy 

announcement will alleviatechallenges 

enough to get local traders through the 

next few months. 

‘‘It’s hard to predict whatthe next few 

months will hold, locally and nationally, 

but the next[quarterlyreport] will 

likely tell avery differentstorytothis 

latest one.’’ 

The Canterbury Employers’ Chamber 

of Commerce, in responsetothe 

targeted financial support 

announcement, pointedout financial 

supportwould help mitigate financial 

pressure, but not workforce supply. 

Chief executive LeeAnn Watson says 

the most ‘‘meaningful impact’’ would be 

areductioninselfisolation periodsand 

widespread availability of rapid 

antigentesting (RATs). Free RATswere 

made available online last week to test 

Covid19 household contacts or 

symptomatic people. 

CONTENT MARKETING 

Helping the kids buy their first home 

THE AVERAGEaskingprice in 

all regionsacrossthe countryhas 

reachedrecordheights, making it a 

toughand competitivelandscape for 

first home buyers,who will nowneed 

adepositof$187,000for thenational 

average asking price andawhopping 

$250,00for theAucklandaverage 

askingprice. 

So,whatcan youdoto 

helpyourkidsfinancetheir future? 

Howitusually works 

The most common case of parents 

steppinginiswhere thekidshave10 

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savedand Mumand Dadare topping 

that up to getthemto20per cent. 

There areseveralwaysyou cango 

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ownassetstoprovide theshortfall the 

kids need. 

Agood number of young 

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to their KiwiSaverfundthis 

year,soit’saccruedverywelland is a 

greatstartingpoint foradeposit. 

Knowwhat you’re letting 

yourselfinfor 

If youare well resourced, youas 

parentscan provideaguaranteeon 

thewhole loan,but this is abig step, 

andunusual,asmostofyou will want 

your children to be responsiblefor the 

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Be clearabout theresponsibilityyou 

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Remember,itcan just be atemporary 

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startwithafootonthe propertyladder,whichisbecomingincreasingly 

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Thiscan be atemporary 

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Kaikoura has plenty of options for those 

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He hopes the firstsections will be 

available in 18 months. 

‘‘We’ve been working closelywith the 

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outcome that willgoalong way to help 

the town.’’ 

Kaikoura lacks the populationto 

support aretirement home, but Mr 

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Mr Robertson is also soledirector of 

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Kaikoura’s slow expansion is continuing, 

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The town’stwo mainresidentialsubdivisionshave 

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Seaview Kaikoura was established in 

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‘‘We had hoped to get away in March,but 

we had to go for variation in the consent, 

whichwe’venow got, so we will get back 

into it in the spring.’’ 

Seaview Kaikoura plans to engage local 

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‘‘There’s been quite abit of interest,so 

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HurunuiCollege’s junior pupils were 

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Maoridom central to who we are as a 

school.’’ 

Mr Beck saysthere is still some 

landscapingtodooutsideand he is hoping 

to have amorepublicopeningfor Whare 

Tuhura in term two, depending on Covid 

19 restrictions. 

Theoutside space includesthe 

preservation of the school’stotara tree, 

whichthat now sitscentral to thenew 

building.The outside learning space 

capturesthe cultural narrative of the 

school, linking the Lake Sumner / 

Hokakura areawiththe Hurunui River 

and‘‘our prominent maungaTeKoa’’,Mr 

Beck says. 

He says the schoolhas settledinto the 

newschoolyearwell, with no issues 

aroundmask wearing. 

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ACC levy changes will target 

those with poor safety records 

By THOMASCOUGHLAN 

WELLINGTON:Employers withbad 

safety records will pay significantly 

more in ACC leviesthankstoarule 

change by the Government, and 

businessesthat have ahistory of 

accidentalworkplacefatalities will be 

hit the hardest. 

The changes will increase the 

maximum additional levy paidby 

businesseswith ahistory of ACC 

claims, and add anew calculation to 

add levy costs for businesses where an 

employee died. 

The rule changes werefirstmulled 

in 2018, but the Cabinet could not 

agreeonthem. 

Changes were subsequently agreed 

at the end of lastyear, following 

consultation. 

Employers pay leviestoACC which 

part fund cover for injuries their staff 

mighthave on the job. 

Each business pays adifferent levy 

basedontheir industry and, since 

2011,mediumand large businesses 

have had theirlevies adjusted to 

reflect their claims history. 

This adjustmentiscalledan 

experience rating, and it appliestoall 

businessesthat pay $10,000 or more a 

year in ACC levies. 

Businesses in accidentintensive 

industries pay higher levies, 

reflecting the fact theiremployees are 

morelikely to claim. Businesses with a 

history of accidentspay more again. 

Partofthe thinking behind the 

experience ratingsystem is to create 

an incentivefor employerstoreduce 

workplaceaccidents. Workplaces with 

ahigh experience rating would face 

additional ACC levy costs of up to 75%, 

while thosewhich had no accidents 

could have their ACC levies 

discounted by as much as 50%. 

But aregulatory impactstatement 

fromthe Ministry of Business, 

Innovation and Employment argued, 

using an analysisfrom 2014, that 

experience ratingsdid not ‘‘appear to 

be delivering amaterial reduction in 

claims,and in someinstanceswas not 

equitablyreflecting the costs of 

employers’ poorperformance, to the 

detrimentofbetter performers’’. 

ACC Minister Carmel Sepuloni has 

agreed to two changes. 

The first increasesthe ‘‘loading’’ on 

the experience rating—effectively 

the penalty for poor safety 

performance —from 75% to 100%. 

Thisincreases the maximum 

amount businesses which perform 

worse than the average in their 

Toprate in spotlight 

By THOMAS COUGHLAN 

The Government’s new 39% top tax rate is 

hitting more than 50% more people than 

Labour expecteditto. 

During the 2020election Labour 

promised to create anew top tax bracket 

for veryhigh earners, meaning instead of 

paying amaximum of 33 cents in thedollar 

on someincome,highearners would be 

taxedat39%. 

To ensurethat few people fell intothe 

new tax bracket, Labour said it wouldonly 

startatincome earned over$180,000, 

meaning just2%ofearners would be hit by 

the tax. 

The InlandRevenueDepartment 

estimated that workedout at 75,000 New 

Zealanders. However, since the tax came 

into effectonApril 1last year,IRD hadrun 

the numbers again. 

Those numbers, releasedunder the 

Official InformationAct, showed the ‘‘highincomepopulation’’ 

was actually about 

119,000 people —44,000people morethan 

expected. 

Revenue Minister David Parker 

cautioned the paper was ‘‘based on only 

part of the 2021 tax yearand may be 

affectedbythe impacts of Covid so it is too 

early to be certain’’. 

But National Partyfinancespokesman 

Simon Bridges said the tax takeshowed 

‘‘rankincompetence’’. IRD cautioned the 

estimates couldchange,aspeople who had 

earned more than $180,000inprevious 

years—who IRD included in its figures— 

mightearn lessthis yearand drop out of 

the rankings. The higher numbers might 

also be because of lump sums of money 

paid out in redundancies as aresultof 

Covid19. —The New Zealand Herald 

industry willhave to pay. 

Thesecondchangeistointroduce a 

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increase the levy paid by employers 

which havehad afatal accident occur 

at work. 

Those businesses will now face an 

additional 20% loading on theirlevies 

in the year the fatalityis‘‘assessed’’, 

this will drop to 10% the yearafter. — 

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Migrant survey to assess needs 

By DAVID HILL 

The WaimakaririDistrictCouncilis 

keen to hear from migrants still living in 

the district. 

Covid19 has changedthe landscape, 

with many migrant workers returning to 

their home country, while others face 

uncertainty around their residency or 

employment status,community 

development facilitator Carolyn Boswell 

says. 

The council’s community team is 

conductingtwo surveys, one of migrants 

living in the Waimakariri district and 

the other of employers of migrant 

workersand of the agencies who support 

them. 

The 2018 Census found that there were 

3606 peopleliving in the Waimakariri 

district who were from another country. 

But this number has most likely 

changed‘‘andprobably gone down’’ in 

the last two years, Ms Boswell says. 

‘‘Thesesurveys are timely as we look 

towardsopeningthe border and 

potentially getting more workers into 

the district. 

‘‘I’ve heard that some migrantsare 

laying low due to their Visa statusand 

Covid. It’s atough timefor alot of people 

and there is alot of uncertainty. 

‘‘Thereisasense that alot left in 2020 

to return to their home country, while 

others decided to stay and stick it out 

and somehave got stuck here as there 

aren’t many flightsfor them to get 

home.’’ 

Last year’s changestoResidency Visa 

regulations will have given migrants 

some relief and Ms Boswell understands 

ImmigrationNew Zealand has issued 

more than 11,000residency Visas 

throughout the countryunderthe new 

rules. 

Ms Boswell wants to hear from all 

migrants living in the district, 

Community facilitator ... 

regardless of how longthey have lived 

here, to learn about their experiences, 

what workedfor them and what didn’t. 

‘‘We want to get asense of where the 

gaps are and what support they need, 

and how the council, agencies and 

employers can bettersupportand help 

people to settleinto the district.’’ 

She says there are anumber of 

potential challengesfor migrants 

settling in anew country, as language 

and cultural differences ‘‘can be 

confusing’’. 

‘‘New Zealand structure is veryfluent 

Carolyn Boswell is encouraging migrants to have their say. 

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compared to other countries, which may 

be more hierarchical,sofor people 

trying to navigatethe culturallandscape 

it can be difficult. 

‘‘If we can help themnavigate that 

easier,that will make abig difference.’’ 

To helpengagemigrants, some local 

migrants are sharing their stories 

throughaseriesofvideosbeing shared 

on the Global Locals of Waimakariri 

Glow pageonFacebook. 

To complete the surveys, go to 

waimakariri.govt.nz/letstalk. 

The surveys run until April4. 

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The cancellation of the Hawarden A&P 

Show was amajor blow,but the Hawarden 

Ewe Fair provedtobeasuccesswith 

higher than expected ewe numbers 

resulting in atwo day sale. 

Local businessessay it is business as 

usual across the two towns, as residents 

grapple with the red traffic light setting. 

Alocal Hawardenbusiness owner says 

the moodofthe town is generally positive, 

but some residents are understandably 

worried aboutwhat might happenwhen 

Covid strikes. 

‘‘There’safew campers at the camping 

ground, but it has been very quiet and we 

haven’t had much of summer,’’ she says. 

‘‘Every now and then we get afew visitors 

when peopleare going through to Hanmer 

and we’ve had afew Aucklanders,but 

there’s not many because we’re not on the 

main route.’’ 

In Waikari, alocal business owner says 

there are still visitors passing through, but 

not as many as normal, which is having an 

impact on local cafes. 

But she says the mood in the town is ‘‘not 

too bad’’. 

‘‘We have crackerjack bowls each week 

and we’re still doing it under Covid,’’ she 

says. 

‘‘We maskupand go along and play our 

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playing and don’t mix with the other teams. 

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He was extremelypositive about the 

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Chemical price concerns 

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were increasing concerns about the 

agrichemical supply chain. 

Farmers are being advised to do a 

stocktake in theirsheds andtalkto 

suppliers. 

Federated Farmers arable 

chairmanColin Hurst saysagrichemicalsupplies 

aretight andthe 

main concerniswith fodder crops. 

‘‘A lot of the foddercrops kale, 

swedes and fodder beet are 

established and havehad most of the 

chemicals applied, but there willstill 

be followup spraying as wellas 

fertiliser at the moment and going 

forward.’’ 

Most arable farmers have sprayed 

their herbicides, fungicides and 

insecticidesfor theseasonand seed 

and grain crops areatthe point of 

harvest. 

Mr Hurstsays glyphosateisused 

year round and prices have 

increased. 

‘‘Atthe startofthe yearitwas $5.50 

for onelitre of glyphosate,but now 

they are talkingabout$13 and 

percentagewiseit’s absolutely huge. 

‘‘What we arefindingwithin the 

chemicalmarket is the mainstream 

companies are prettywell sorted. 

‘‘That’s because theyare large on 

an international scale, but between 

themare the smallergeneric 

companiesthat are manufacturing in 

China and if there is onehiccup that 

puts pressure on theothers.’’ 

Farmers stockpiling supplies will 

only make the situationworse,he 

says. 

‘‘I don’tknow if there has been 

some stockpiling of glyphosate. 

‘‘Isuspect the glyphosateprice will 

go down sharply whenthe supply 

situationissorted out as glyphosate is 

acommodity.’’ 

Congested freighting routesare 

causing delays globally. 

Container ships arewaitingfor 

unloadingoutside cloggedports 

during Covid19and sometimesare 

notarriving from Singapore or 

Australia, he said. 

It isn’tjust agrichemicalsunder 

pressure as fertilisersupplies such as 

urea and machineryparts are also 

tight, Mr Hurst says. 

Farmers are fortunate their 

fertiliser suppliers are cooperatives, 

he says. 

‘‘TheNew Zealand price for ureais 

just under $1200 atonne, but the 

world price is$1500—so doesthat 

meanweare going to get higher 

prices or are the coopshelping to 

keep the price at afair price? 

‘‘Any hintofaprice rise would go 

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Growers aregettinghigher returns, 

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Technology reduces nitrogen use 

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Roscoe Taggart is embracing new 

technology as he looks to reduce his 

environmental footprint. 

The Cust farmer has been trying out a 

new method for applying fertiliser, 

which has resulted in significant savings. 

‘‘I ordered 160 tonnes of fertiliser, 

based on what Ihad used in previous 

years, and we didn’t use it all. We’ve cut 

out fertiliser use by 28 tonnes,’’ Mr 

Taggart says. 

‘‘I underestablished how good it would 

be and the yields are on apar or 

potentially better.’’ 

Mr Taggart farms 730 hectares of 

mostly cropping with his father Murray at 

Cust. 

He has been using GPS autosteer on his 

tractors, with ayield meter on the header 

to implement variable rate spreading of 

nitrogen fertiliser. 

By sensing choroful levels in the 

plants, Mr Taggart and his staff can 

pinpoint exactly where the nitrogen 

needs to applied and how much. 

‘‘We used to use satellite technology 

and download satellite maps, but the 

cloud cover in Canterbury meant it 

wasn’t always reliable.’’ 

The new system uses the latest 

technology and imaging to adjust the 

spread as it goes. 

‘‘It hasn’t had any negative impacts. In 

some areas we actually put more 

fertiliser on. 

‘‘It takes out the guess work. It was an 

educated guess, of course, but now we’re 

not missing out any areas or applying 

more than we need.’’ 

Five years ago the Taggarts grew 

mostly wheat, barley, ryegrass and rape 

seed, as well as fattening lambs. 

Now they grow about 20 different 

crops, with the variety of income sources 

allowing them to spread their risk. 

Mr Taggart plans to adopt variable rate 

technologies right across the farm. 

He is already using variable rate 

irrigation on one of his pivots and plans 

to convert the rest of his pivots, as it 

adjusts water applications to where it’s 

needed. 

Variable rate phosphate and 

potassium will also be added to improve 

efficiencies. 

‘‘There’s going to be alot more variable 

rates going round the farm and alot more 

core soil sampling to just ascertain 

exactly where our nutrient levels are in 

our soil and to tailor the nutrients to 

exactly what’s required. 

‘‘We are trying to get it as precise as we 

possibly can.’’ 

Mr Taggart is participating in a 

Ministry of Primary Industries funded 

trial, as part of work being carried out by 

the Waimakariri Landcare Trust. 

‘‘I like to be one of the first ones to try 

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RURAL LIFE 


Summer poses irrigation challenges 

By SHELLEY TOPP 

Last summer’sunusualweather has 

prompted EnvironmentCanterbury (ECan) 

to issue irrigation advice to help farmers. 

All farmers who irrigate must follow good 

management practice (GMP), whichisaset 

of industryagreed onfarm actions to 

improve waterquality. 

‘‘GMP alsohelpsfarmers irrigate in a 

more sustainableand efficient way, 

identifies areastoimprove theirsystems/ 

practices, and can help in developing farm 

environmentplans,’’ ECan’s Waimakariri 

and HurunuiWaiau waterzone delivery 

lead, MarcoCatalonisays. 

GMP in irrigationincludes checking soil 

temperatures and not irrigating whereitis 

lower than 10 degrees celsius. 

Collectingreliableinformation including 

soil moisture monitoring, pastand forecast 

rainfall, and potential evapotranspiration 

forecasts ensurespasture /crop water 

needs are met. 

Farmers are advised to starting irrigating 

beforecropsget to stress points and never 

put on so much thatitexceeds field 

capacity. 

Its recommended to aim for 90 percentof 

field capacity. 

Checking for any waterrestrictions helps 

to ensure you avoidcompliance issues. 

Make sure the rate of application does 

not causepondingorrunoff, especially 

where effluentisapplied. 

If it does, too muchisbeing applied. 

Grazing in advanceofthe irrigator helps 

to reduce soil compaction, as stock hooves 

compact wetsoils. 

It is agood idea to keep aspadehandy 

duringthe seasontocheckonsoil 

compaction. 

Recording irrigation dataand decisions 

helps to ensure you are ready for whenthe 

auditor arrives, while adjusting the 

application rateorturning off the irrigator 

Good management ... Environment Canterbury is offering some irrigation tips. 

when rain is forecast is alsorecommended. 

Water metering is anotherimportant 

element in efficientirrigation. 

Last year, changes were made to the New 

Zealand Water Meter Code of Practice, 

which sets the requirements and good 

industry practicefor watermetering/ 

measurement devices. 

‘‘The key changes were to ensure these 

requirements aligned with the 

Government’s resourcemanagement 

regulations, to requireall water takesof 

five litresper second or more to record 

water use at 15minute intervals,and 

provide thisdata to regional councils 

daily,’’ Marco says. 

‘‘Thiswill be phasedinbetween now and 

September 3, 2026, dependingonthe rate of 

water taken.’’ 

More information about whatthis means 

for Canterbury farmers can be found at 

www.ecan.govt.nz/watermetering. 

Keeping up withthe latesttechnology is 

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another key element in maintaining 

efficient irrigation, Marcosays. 

Some questions to askyourself to ensure 

the irrigationsystem is runningoptimally 

include ‘‘how uniform is your water 

application?’’ 

Using abucket test to checkthe rate of 

application and distributionuniformityis 

recommended. 

Other thingstoconsider include does 

your watermeter, pivotcontrol and bucket 

test all agree on the application rate?How 

effectiveisthe rate of application–isit 

infiltrating into the soil,ponding, or 

running off?Are you abletocontrolthe 

systemsothat it is not applying morewater 

than the soilcan hold? 

This is more challenging for Klinesand 

guns. 

‘‘It is alsoimportant to remember that 

help is available,’’ Marco says. 

Contact EnvironmentCanterbury on 0800 

324 636 or IrrigationNZ. 

Milk price 

rise boost 

amid Covid 

Afurtherrise in the Farmgate Milk Price 

will give another boost to farmers in an 

uncertain time. 

Fonterra Cooperative Limitedliftedits 

2021/22 forecast Farmgate Milk Price 

rangeto NZ$9.30 to $9.90 perkilogram of 

milk solids, up fromNZ$8.90to$9.50per 

kgMS. 

This increasesthe midpoint of the 

range, which farmers are paidoff, by 40 

centstoNZ$9.60per kgMS. 

Fonterra chiefexecutive MilesHurrell 

says the lift in theforecast reflects the 

increase in globaldairy prices sincethe 

coop’slastmilkprice update in January, 

and goodlevels of ongoingglobal demand 

for dairy. 

‘‘Since we last revised our forecast, 

average Whole MilkPowderprices on 

GDT haveincreased 10.3%, while Skim 

Milk Powder hasincreased 8.4%. Both 

products are key drivers of our milk price. 

‘‘Global demand for dairy remainsfirm, 

whileglobal milksupply growth 

continues to trackbelowaverage levels. 

Thesedemand and supplydynamics are 

supporting the increase in prices. 

Mr Hurrell says theforecastmidpoint of 

NZ$9.60 per kgMSrepresents acash 

injection of over$14 billion into theNew 

Zealand economy through milk price 

paymentsalone,and will be welcome 

news for farmers who are facing rising 

costsonfarm,including from inflation 

and rising interest rates. 

‘‘Analysis by Statistics New Zealand 

showsanumber of key farm inputs have 

experiencedsignificant inflation 

pressure over the past two years, for 

exampleelectricity costsare up 21%, 

whilestock grazing costsare up 36.9%.’’ 

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Dairy awards set to defy Covid 

Dairy farmers acrossthe centralSouth 

Island are getting ready to celebrate 

their sector. 

The annual New Zealand Dairy 

Industry Awards are backand judging is 

taking place across the 11 regions, with 

the finalists in each regionset to gather 

at localdinners, despite Covid. 

The CanterburyNorthOtago region is 

holdingits awards dinner on March 22. 

Preliminaryjudginghas already been 

held across the threeaward categories: 

dairy traineeofthe year, dairy manager 

of the year and share farmer of the year. 

The next stage of judging was due to 

take placethis week. 

The sharefarmer winner will host a 

field day, at whichthe other two 

category winners will alsobeinvited to 

speak. 

This is plannedfor April 12 in the 

CanterburyNorth Otago region. 

The threewinnersfrom each regiongo 

on to the national final which will be 

held at Te Pae,Christchurch, on May 14. 

The 2022 competitions havebeen 

refreshed and revamped acrossall three 

categories,after months of consultation, 

feedback and discussion. 

The age rangefor the dairytrainee is 

now 18 to 30. 

Conditions for visa entrants havebeen 

removedand there is no minimum 

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Askills day replacedthe preliminary 

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Visa conditions and time in New 

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The onfarm judging format has been 

changedtoamix of presentation and 

interview. 

The finals judging is an extension of 

the preliminary round, wherefurther 

informationisgiven, and aquestionandanswer 

segment has been added. 

Increased guidance has alsobeen 

provided for each judging round. 

Share farmer entrants willhave an 

extra Q&A in theirfinals judging. 

Awards dinners willhave amaximum 

attendance of 100 people, with vaccine 

passes required at the venue. 

‘‘We realise cappingnumbers means 

some will missout, and for those who 

can’t attend, the events willbelivestreamed 

on the relevantregional dairy 

industry award Facebook page,’’ awards 

generalmanager Robin Congdon says. 

The New ZealandDairyIndustry 

Awards are supported by national 

sponsors DeLaval, Ecolab, Federated 

Farmers, Fonterra, Honda, LIC, 

Meridian Energy,MediaWorksand 

Ravensdown,along with industry 

partnerDairyNZ. 

Visit www.dairyindustryawards.co.nz 

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Trainee ... Mattes Groenendijk, of 

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Good employer awards open 

The searchhas begun to findAotearoa New 

Zealand’smost exceptionalprimary sector 

employers. 

Entries are open for the 2022 Primary 

IndustriesGood Employer Awards, which 

are run by the Ministry for Primary 

Industries(MPI)and the Agricultural and 

Marketing Research and Development 

Trust(AGMARDT). 

‘‘Theawards provide the opportunity to 

recognise and celebrate outstanding 

employers across the primarysector that 

may otherwise fly under the radar,’’ MPI 

investment, skills and performance 

directorCheyne Gillooly says. 

‘‘Thesector hasbeen resilient 

throughoutthe pandemic and thehard 

mahi of farmers, growersand processors is 

leading our exportledrecovery from 

COVID19. 

‘‘Revenue fromfood and fibres exports is 

predictedtohit arecord $50.8billioninthe 

year to June30.’’ 

The primarysector employs around 

367,000 people, representing almost 14 

percent of the total workforce. 

Mr Gillooly says nineemployers,ranging 

from transport companies,to 

environmental guardians and agritech 

innovators,have received accolades since 

the awards were established in 2018. 

‘‘We're on the lookout for employers, both 

largeand small, who go above and beyond 

by creating productive,safe,supportive, 

and healthy work environments for their 

people. 

‘‘OurFit for aBetter World economic 

roadmap setsagoal of employing 10 

percent more New Zealandersinthe 

primary sectorby2030.’’ 

Entries closeMarch 25, with the winners 

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The Arts on Tour NZ event is 

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Street headingnorth.Queen Street to 

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This will change to the opposite side of 

the road from Monday, March 14, with 

one way of King Street heading south 

and Queen Street closed to the western 

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To minimise disruption during the 

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Dra Annual Plan Open for Feedback 

Waimakariri District Council’s Dra Annual Plan 

2022/23 is now open for feedback and we would 

love to know what you think. 

Key issues requiring further funding include: 

• Funding required to complete the Kaiapoi 

Community Hub 

• Kaiapoi Stormwater and Flooding Improvements 

• Service Level Changes to our Road Network. 

The Dra Plan includes aproposed 4.3% rates 

rise –only 0.1% higher than predicted –and 

allows the Council to continue todeliver services 

at ahigh level despite lower than expected 

central funding contributions. 

People are able to provide feedback until 4April by 

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Update onWoodend and Kaiapoi 

Water Supplies 

Over the last couple of weeks the Council have 

taken the precautionary measure to chlorinate 

both these water supplies as testing indicated 

there may have been organic material present. 

The level of chlorine is monitored and is consistent 

with New Zealand Drinking Water Standards. 

We understand the community’s preference for 

unchlorinated water and are doing everything we 

can to resolve the issue as soon as possible. 

Woodend/Tuahiwi Supply 

Sterilisation of the reservoir is being carried out this 

week as well as flushing the whole supply. Flushing 

with chlorine in the system will help breakdown any 

remaining organic material in the supply. 

If this all goes toplan we should be able to switch 

from the Pegasus supply back to the Woodend/ 

Tuahiwi supply early next week. 

Kaiapoi Supply 

The team are investigating anumber of possible 

causes with the supply and monitoring the 

pressure to check for any changes or unexpected 

results. We’ve accelerated backflow preventer 

installation on some properties to ensure the 

supply is as secure as possible. 

We will be flushing the network this Thursday and 

Friday, the chlorine helps clean out any remaining 

organic material in the pipework. 

We will then carry out more testing early next 

week to make sure the water quality is stable. 

Once we are fully confident, will we look to start to 

remove chlorine zone by zone. 

We hope to start this from around 17 March and 

we will continue tokeep the community updated. 

Traffic Management for Testing Centre 

Canterbury District Health Board’s Covid-19 Centre 

opened last week on Coldstream Road, Rangiora. 

It’s adrive-through facility and will only be 

providing RAT (Rapid Antigen Test) collection. 

Due to the high demand for tests, the Council have 

put traffic management plans in place to try to 

minimise disruptions and delays. 

Please access the centre via Golflinks Road and 

then Coldstream Road turning le into the carpark. 

When leaving the centre exit le only from the car 

park towards Cones Road. There will be no right 

turn into or out of the centre carpark. 

Unless you are visiting the centre please consider 

using an alternative route to Coldstream Road. 

Please follow directions and take care in the area. 

Please remember that you only need to get tested 

if you are experiencing Covid-19 symptoms, are a 

household contact of aknown case or have been 

advised toget tested by ahealth professional. 

Haveyou signed upfor the Waimakariri 

District CouncilNewsletter? 

To join visit: 

waimakariri.govt.nz/subscribe 

Public Health Notice 

Please Flush Your Taps 

Some plumbing fittings may allow 

tiny traces of metals to build up in 

water that has been standing in the 

fittings for several hours. 

Although the health risk is small, the Ministry 

of Health recommends you flush acouple of 

cups of water from your drinking-water tap 

each morning before drinking, or aer long 

absences from your property. 

This simple precaution is recommended for 

all public and private water supplies for all 

households in New Zealand. 

Formore informationcontact the Waimakariri 

District Councilon0800 965 468. 

The Waimakariri 

Event Funds 

Enterprise North Canterbury isinviting 

organisers of Waimakariri events to 

apply for one of two event funds. 

The funds offer between $500 and $10,000 

towards events held in the Waimakariri District. 

The current funding round is open from 

1March until 31 March 2022. 

Check out the criteria for the Waimakariri 

Regional Events Fund and apply online at 

www.northcanterbury.co.nz/regional-events-fund 

Check out the criteria for the Waimakariri 

Event Fund and apply online at 

www.visitwaimakariri.co.nz/events/organisers/ 

Or contact events@visitwaimakariri.co.nz for 

more information. 

The Waimakariri Regional Events Fund is Ministry of 

Business, Innovation and Employment funding and the 

Waimakariri Event Fund is Waimakariri District Council 

funding. Both are administered by ENC.

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feedback 

Atip to 

makesure 

your rubbish 

bag is 

collected... 

Rubbish bags need 

to be on the berm, 

footpath or verge 

–not on top ofbins or 

in the gutter. 

Help the driver spot 

your bag by putting it in 

front ofbins. 

— 

Find out more 

collection tips at 

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NEEDFUNDING 

FORA 

COMMUNITY 

PROJECT? 

Your Community Board can support 

your project with grant funding. 

Application forms and grant criteria are available 

online or from any Council Service Centre. For more 

information about funding visit the Council website. 

Find out more at 

waimakariri.govt.nz/communitygrants 

AGM 

(Annual General 

Meeting) at Tuahiwi 

Community Preschool 

7.30pm on 12 th April 

2022, to be held at 

204 Tuahiwi Road, 

Tuahiwi. 

All welcome to 

attend. 

Please note that whilst 

we are under the red 

setting, anyone wishing 

to attend MUST RSVP 

by emailing 

tuahiwipreschool@ 

gmail.com 

and be prepared to 

show their vaccine 

pass. Thank you. 

2461412 

Notice of Annual 

General Meeting 

(AGM) 

Forthe Rangiora RSA 

to all Members 

Date: Saturday 19 th 

March 2022 

Time: 1000hrs 

Venue: Lounge area of 

Mess, Rangiora RSA 

building, 82 Victoria 

Street, Rangiora 

Agenda 

1. Apologies for 

absence 

2. Minutes of previous 

AGM 

3. Presidents report 

4. Financial report 

5. Confirmation of 

Executive Committee 

Members 

6. General business 

Kindest regards 

Bill Peck 

Secretary/Treasurer 

Rangiora RSA 

2459762 

Cars Wanted 

ANY old cars, anything pre 

1990, unfinished Hot Rods, 

Classic Cars. Please call 

027 258 8366. 

CASH 4CARS 

and 4WD'S 

Phone 

Automotive 

Parts 

03 313 7216 

CARS, vans, 4WD’s 

wanted for dismantling or 

repair. Phone 027 258 

8366. 

FALCONS & 

COMMODORES 

WANTED 

Suitable for 

dismantling or repairs 

Ph 313 7216 

2412522 

Automotive Services 

CARAVANS & 

MOTORHOMES. 

Interior &exterior repairs, 

maintenance & upgrades, 

based in North Canterbury. 

Solar, satellite, awning 

installations. Sheetmetal, 

light engineering &welding 

services. Professional 

coach builder specializing 

in the RV industry 25 years. 

Call Darryl @ Advanced 

Auto Homes 027 220 6566. 

Public Notices 

Proposed Amendments to the Tūhaitara 

Coastal Reserve and Waikuku Beach 

Reserves Management Plan 

Reserves Act 1977 

Public noticedate:Saturday5th March 2022 

Closingand time: Friday 6th May 2022,5PM 

Pursuant to section 41(9) of the Reserves Act 1977, 

Te Kōhaka oTūhaitara Trust herby notifies its intention 

to amend the Tūhaitara Coastal Reserve and Waikuku 

Beach Reserves ManagementPlan. 

The purpose of theamendments are to: 

(1) remove the Waikuku Beach Reserves from the 

Management Plan. These reserves will be subject to 

anew management plan prepared by the Waimakariri 

DistrictCouncil which is the responsible entity. 

(2) Include Te Kōhanga Wetlandsand Kaitiritiri Ridge 

within the Management Plan. These are ecologically 

andculturallysignificant reserves established through 

the development ofPegasus town and transferred 

into the ownership of Te Kōhaka oTūhaitara Trust in 

2017. The future use and management ofthese two 

areas has been prescribed in aDeed of Governance; 

the outcomes and activities of which are consistent 

with Tūhaitara Coastal ReserveManagement Plan. 

(3) Include Pines Beach and Kairaki Regeneration 

Areas. These land parcels were identified in the 

Waimakariri Residential Red Zone Recovery Plan 

for divestment from the Crown to the Te Kōhaka 

oTūhaitara Trust for management as part of the 

Tūhaitara CoastalReserve. 

Including these areas into the Tūhaitara Coastal 

ReserveManagementPlan will provide for aconsistent 

approach to management and better achievement of 

outcomeswhich are ecologically integrated. 

The proposed amendments may be viewed here 

https://www.tuhaitarapark.org.nz/reserve-managementplan 

Any person wishing to make a submission on the 

proposed changes tothe Tūhaitara Coastal Reserve 

and Waikuku Beach Reserves Management Plan may 

do so in writing andaddressedto: 

Te Kōhaka oTūhaitara Trust 

C/- Waimakariri District Council, 

Bag 1005 RANGIORA 7440 

Alternatively,you can emailyour submission to: 

tkot@farmside.co.nz 

The submission should be received no later than 5pm 

on 6May 2022. 

Greg Byrnes 

General Manager 

Te KōhakaoTūhaitara Trust 

Temporaryclosure to ordinary 

vehicular traffic 

2464037 

The Council has approved an application from RATEC 

Motorsport Inc. organisers of the, Limeworks Rd 2022 

timetrials Event for the temporaryclosure of: 

•Limeworks Road 

•Sunday 3April 2022 

•From9am to 6pmeachday. 

This closure is made under paragraph 11(e) ofthe Tenth 

Scheduleofthe Local Government Act 1974. This applies to 

all vehiculartrafficwith the exception of emergency services 

vehicles. It will be an offence under the above regulationsfor 

any person, other than those underauthority of an authorised 

permit, to use the road for ordinary vehicular traffic during 

the period of closure. 

Motorcycles 

WOF your motorcycle or 

light trailer at South Pacific 

Motorcycle Services, Mandeville. 

Ph 03 312 0066 

office@motorbiketours.co.nz. 

2464651 

ASHGROVE SCHOOL 

PTA AGM to be held at 

7pm on 15th March 2022, 

via zoom. Email 

ashgroveschoolpta@gmail.com 

for the zoom link. 

All welcome. 

Conical Hill Reserve–Lease for a 

gravity-based recreationalride 

The operation ofagravity-based recreational ride ona 

section of Conical Hill Reserve is on the cards, pending 

on Hurunui District Council granting alease toHanmer 

Springs Thermal Pool &Spa (HSTP&S). 

In this case, formal public notification isnot required by 

the ReservesAct 1977 (Section 54 (2A)), as aresource 

consent has been granted for the activity (pending the 

appeal period) under the Resource Management Act 

1991. 

Do you haveany suggestions and/orfeedbackregarding 

what you think we should consider for the lease that is 

not already covered in theresourceconsent conditions? 

For more information and to view the resource consent 

decision, pop onto our website www.hurunui.govt.nz 

under consultations. 

We’d like to hear your suggestions and/or feedback; you 

can get in touch with us via: 

Email submissions@hurunui.govt.nz- 

Subject Line: ‘Conical Hill Reserve–Lease 

for agravity-based recreational ride’ 

Phone 03 3148816 (Amberley office.)or03 315 

8400(Amuri &Hanmer Springs Freephone.) 

Post Hurunui District Council,POBox 13, 

Amberley 7441, NorthCanterbury- 

Subject Line: ‘Conical Hill Reserve –Lease 

for agravity-based recreational ride’ 

Drop in 66 Carters Road, Amberley -Hours: Monday to 

Friday (exceptpublic holidays)from 8.30am to 5.00pm. 

Please have any suggestions and/or feedback to us by 

5pm, Monday28th March 2022. 

2464814 

For Sale 

Situations Vacant 

Wanted To Buy 

THREE BEDROOM CLOTHING WANTED. 

house lot of wool carpet in 

good condition. Please ph 

021 154 5809. 

Retro Clothing wanted for a 

dress up 70’s party. Would 

love asafari suit but anything 

considered. Phone or 

txt 021 861 732. 

Peppertree Preschool 

133 Kippenberger Ave Rangiora 

We are looking for casual relievers to join our 

team working in our beautiful well appointed 

Preschool. 

Applicants will have a calm and nurturing 

personality, have experience with children, 

be hard working, have initiative, good 

references, be fully vaccinated and be 

available preferably between 7.30 am and 

5.30 pm. 

For more information about us please see 

our website www.peppertreeprechool.co.nz. 

Please apply to Leah our office Manager at 

info@peppertreepreschool.co.nz 

CustomerSupportOfficerFixed Term 

(1 year)Parental Leave Cover. 

40 hours per week. 

MondaytoFriday8.30am 5.00pm 

2464034 

The front of house Customer Support Team at Hurunui 

District Council have awonderful opportunity awaiting 

the right person, someone to help contribute toward 

achieving their serviceexcellencegoal. 

If this sounds like you, thenwewould lovetohearfrom 

you! Please go to our careers website hdcjobs.co.nz/ 

Vacancies and apply online. Applications close Sunday, 

20 March 2022 . 

If you require furtherinformation, pleasecontact 

Cynthia Otto,Customer SupportTeam Leader, 

cynthia.otto@hurunui.govt.nz, call 027 808 9528 

or Michael Prisk HumanResources Team Leader, 

Michael.prisk@hurunui.govt.nz, call027 528 6967 

2464653

CLASSIFIED 


We need you ! 

We are seeking applications from outgoing, friendly and enthusiastic people to join our team and have the following 

Fixed Term positions available: 

Inwards Goods /StorePerson 

• Mon –Fri up to 40 hours 

• Mustbephysicallyfitand strong 

• Will be required to lift and carry heavy products 

all day 

• Work as part of ateam 

• Beable to think proactively 

• Work hard and smart 

• Mustbecustomer focused 

• Forklift licencewould help 

• Musthavea“Can Do” attitude 

Retail Assistants 

• Weekend work required, up to 40 hours 

• Working inside and outside 

• Mustbephysicallyfitand strong 

• Required to climb ladders and use lifting equipment 

• Required to pick, carry,assemble products 




• Customer focused 

• Familiarity ineither Power tools, Power garden or 

Bathroom products preferred 

Inwards Goods Forklift Driver 

• Monday–Friday 

• Forklift licenceand OSH cert 

• Experience in abusyenvironment 

• Musthavea“Can Do” attitude 

• Ability to get the job done 

• Reliable, flexible and disciplined 

• Able to think and act on the go 

• Beagoodteamplayer 

• Show an eye for detail and proactive planning 

• Have great communication skills 

Garden Products Team Member 

• Garden plant and product knowledge critical 

• Weekend work required 

• Upto40hours 

• Mustbecustomer focused 

• Working inside and outside 

• Mustbephysically fit and strong 

• Will be required to climb ladders and use lifting 

equipment 




• Must be customer focused 

McAlpines have an active drug &alcoholpolicy in place, apre-employment drug test and medical will be required. 

If any of these positions sound like you, send your application and CV to: 

Fixed Term Roles 

McAlpines Mitre 10 Mega 

PO Box 1003 

Rangiora 7440 

Or email applications@mcalpines.co.nz 

PLEASE SPECIFY WHICH POSITION YOU ARE APPLYINGFOR 

Reporter–AshburtonCourier 

We arecurrently looking foraversatile reportertojoin our team at the 

AshburtonCourier.Allied Press Limited employs over 450 people on 

apermanentbasis across our 15 sites in the South Island. Weoperate 

across multiple media platforms (print, online,digital) delivering news, 

information and entertainmentthrough our various regional and city 

publications including the AshburtonCourier,The Star (Christchurch) and 

the Otago Daily Times. 

Thesuccessful candidate will have: 

• Excellentwriting ability 

• Ahigh degreeofinitiative 

• The abilitytoworkautonomously,juggle multiple tasks and meet regular 

deadlines 

• Afull NZ driver’s licence 

• Photography, video and websiteskills aredesirable. 

• Relevantjournalism qualification (or equivalentexperience) would be a 

distinctadvantage 

What we offer 

• Agreatteam environmentand an opportunitytogrowyour 

journalism skills 

• Enjoybeing partofasmall,dedicatedteam. 

• Employeewellbeing benefits including medical insuranceand EAP 

Acopyofthe full position description can be found at 

alliedpress.co.nz/employment. 

If youthink this role is foryou,please apply to: 

Daniel Tobin (Editor) daniel.tobin@ashburtoncourier.co.nz 

with your covering letter and CV by Friday4March 2022, 

or post to 199 Burnett Street,Ashburton,7700. 

Gardening 

LAWN MOWING, Waimakariri 

area. Please ph 

027 933 6523. 

Personal 

A SEXY BLONDE, talk 

live or listen. Ph 0900 44 

666. $3.99 +GST pm. R18. 

Livestock 

HOMEKILL & Wild 

Game meat processing. Ph 

313 0022. www.meat2u.nz. 

Pets 

BICHON HOMESTAY 

for smaller dogs. We look 

after your dog in our home. 

"No kennels". Phone today 

03 314 6110. 

Pets 

STOCK WANTED 

Old /Injured or Unwanted 

(Cattle &Horses) 

MEAT2U.NZ 

313 0022 

2457344 

Situations Vacant 

2464774 

Wanted To Buy 

$$$ 

Amalgamated Scrap Metal 

Ltd. Specialists in farm 

machineryand farm clean 

ups, old vehicles etc. 

100% locally owned. 

Ph 0800 030 712 or 

027 695 0480. 

2312759 

FARMER/TRACTOR/ 

MAINTENANCE 

Farming job available. Stock 

experience required along 

with full range of tractor 

and general maintenance 

experience. This is a job 

full of variety 10-20 min 

commute from Rangiora/ 

Oxford. Accommodation 

required if needed. 

Call 027 236 7577 for 

further details. Excellent 

references essential. 

2465017 

COMMUNICATIONS 

OFFICER 

Kaikoura District 

Council 

Permanent 

Parttime 

Due to an internal 

transfer, this role needs 

to be filled. Reporting to 

the Senior Manager 

Corporate Services this 

role provides a wide 

range of communications, 

development, co-ordination 

and support. 

Compile information 

and news, design collateral 

and public consultation 

documents, 

pulling together information 

and views from 

Council, partner agencies 

and community 

sources. You then 

deliver it to our varied 

community via anumber 

of channels; community 

meetings and 

supporting materials, 

newsletters, emails, 

website, flyers and 

social media. You'll 

write content, look after 

our social media and 

website, assist with 

community events, capture 

photos and videos, 

and respond to unexpected 

events affecting 

our community. 

You will also be responsible 

to lead the current 

implementation of a 

new Council website, 

replacing our out-dated 

software. 

You will find it easy to 

multi-task and work 

with contrasting views 

and opinions. You can 

think on your feet and 

adapt swiftly and easily 

to change, and you are 

willing to help with a 

variety of other tasks, 

as part of our small 

team. 

What you'll need: 

• Experience in a 

similar role or an 

administration-based 

role where high 

standards of writing, 

initiative and creativity 

were required 

• High standard of 

written and verbal 

communication 

skills 

• Document design 

skills (Canva and/or 

Adobe InDesign, 

Photoshop) 

• Well-developed skills 

with Microsoft Office, 

particularly Word, 

Excel and Power- 

Point 

• Good digital skills 

both with social 

media (Facebook, 

Twitter, LinkedIn), 

websites and content 

management systems 

• Proven ability in 

performing a range 

of tasks under competing 

demands, and 

producing a quality 

result, consistently 

on time 

• Ability to take 

onboard differing 

views both at astrategic 

and micro level 

Hours of work will be 32 

hours per week. 

Afull job description is 

available on our website 

www.kaikoura.govt.nz 

Applications should be 

emailed to: 

hr@kaikoura.govt.nz 

Applications close 

March 21, 2022. 

FACTORY, Poultry, Traffic 

Control, Sawmill. Short 

and long term roles available, 

immediate starts. 

Contact Daphne or PJ at 

Superior Personnel. 03 313 

6180. For other roles see 

our website 

www.superiorpersonnel.co.nz 

Firewood 

SPILT old man pine, 3.7 

$260. Ph 021 993 497. 

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. 

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. 

Log Fires 

Pellet Fires 

Heat Pumps 

Sales 

Service 

Installations 

Free Quotes 

03 343 1651 

472 Blenheim Rd 

www.heatstore.co.nz 

FIRE GUARDS Custom 

made with safety latch. 

Phone 021 169 9066. E: 

pjfabricators123@gmail.com. 

GENERATORS Honda / 

Rato /Diesel, plus parts & 

accessories 027 262 2266 

www.BLAX.nz. 

KITCHEN, bathroom, 

renovations, decking, 

pergolas, fencing. Honest 

reliable licenced builders. 

Ph Don 027 727 9162. 

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 

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 

ANTHONY SYMONDS 

Forall your painting & 

plastering requirements 

Local with 30 years 

experience 

All workmanship 

Guaranteed. 

Phone 021 344 023 

2220615 

Trade &Services 

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 

STUMP GRINDING: 

Stumpclear is here for 

stump grinding at your 

home or lifestyle block in the 

Waimakariri District. —Ph. 

027-242-3522. 

2225862 

CRAIGS Trees 

(03) 327-4190 

TREE REMOVALS 

THINNING &PRUNING 

STUMPGRINDING 

FELLING &TOPPING 

FULLYINSURED 

QUALIFIED ARBORIST 

Free Quotes 

027 2299 454 

craigstrees@xtra.co.nz 

2434390 

TRUCK WASH. Mobile 

touchless on-farm foam 

wash solutions. Telephone 

027 262 2266 

www.CLEANFLEET.nz. 

VALUATION - 

Specialising in North Canterbury. 

Contact Geoff at 

Maxwell Valuation. Phone 

03 310 8541 or email 

geoff@maxval.co.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

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 

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Cattle Problems 

• Live Humane Capture 

• Trucking 

• Tagging 

• Testing 

• Sale of unruly, difficult, pesky 

cattle 

Profit share 50-50 

Craig Flintoft 03312 9432 

craigflintoft@gmail.com 

2459888 

2269236 

Engineering 

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 

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