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Thursday,<strong>March</strong> <strong>17</strong>,<strong>2022</strong> | Issue987 | www.starnews.co.nz<br />
Hospitals<br />
shrouded in<br />
uncertainty<br />
By ADAM BURNS,<br />
Local Democracy Reporter<br />
Aleading health expert says the future of rural<br />
hospitals, including those in <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>,<br />
could be ‘‘under threat’’ after the DHBs are<br />
scrapped later this year.<br />
It has been suggested the health reforms, set to<br />
come into effect in July, leave the long term<br />
prospects of healthcare facilities in the<br />
provinces shrouded in doubt.<br />
Former executive director of Salaried Medical<br />
Specialists and health commentator Ian Powell,<br />
says there is adanger of rural hospitals and GP<br />
services being compromised by acentralised<br />
system.<br />
Four hospitals in <strong>Canterbury</strong>, including<br />
facilities in Oxford and Waikari, were<br />
temporarily closed afortnight ago as 23 patients<br />
and residents were located to alternative<br />
facilities due to staffing concerns amid the<br />
Omicron outbreak.<br />
The move triggered fears from the community<br />
the hospitals were facing permanent closure.<br />
The suggestion, however, was ruled out by the<br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> District Health Board who assured<br />
those uplifted would be back within six weeks of<br />
the Omicron outbreak’s peak.<br />
But with the Government cutting DHB’s with<br />
the establishment of anational health service<br />
body, Mr Powell says the delivery of healthcare<br />
in rural communities could be in jeopardy.<br />
‘‘The threat to rural health is decisions will be<br />
made much further away from where those<br />
localities and communities are,’’ he says<br />
‘‘[The <strong>Canterbury</strong> DHB] has defined<br />
responsibilities for the whole of its population<br />
and its care, from what happens in general<br />
practice, resthomes, treatment in hospitals ...<br />
that disappears from July 1.<br />
Mr Powell says rural hospitals in <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />
were ‘‘potentially’’ endangered. ‘‘Those running<br />
the hospitals will no longer have a<br />
irresponsibility for the care outside of the<br />
hospitals,’’ he says.<br />
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Classy hobby horses ... Cheviot Area School students line up in apony class at the Cheviot Area School’s show. Max<br />
O'Carroll (left), riding Diesel, Jonty O'Carroll with Blaze, along with Zoe Green, Carley Mee and Maddie Wilkinson aboard<br />
Robbie.<br />
PHOTOS: SUPPLIED<br />
The Cheviot show did go on<br />
Young competitors were out in<br />
force at Cheviot Area Schoollast<br />
week, celebratingthings<br />
agricultural,pastoral, culinary,<br />
alongsideartsand crafts.<br />
As their local A&P Showwas ano<br />
show, thankstoCovid19, theschool<br />
heldthe nextbestthing ashowof<br />
its own.<br />
Horsesweresubstituted for<br />
hobby arrangements, mumand<br />
dad’s gardenwas raided for prized<br />
veges, whileothersbaked or<br />
decoratedeggsand crafted lego<br />
creations.<br />
It was agreatday outfor the<br />
pupils,who likemany in rural<br />
populations, havehad fewevents to<br />
attend in recent times, including<br />
their annualshowwhichisa<br />
highlightonthe calendar.<br />
OrganiserMrs Loughnan saysit<br />
was great to havethe chance to<br />
celebrate theshow in ‘‘our own<br />
specialway’’.<br />
‘‘The childrenreally got into the<br />
spiritofthe day,and therewere<br />
fabulous entries from our<br />
wonderful children,’’ she said.<br />
Mrs Loughnan saiditwas decided<br />
to celebrate andrun their own<br />
versionofthe cancelledCheviot<br />
A&P Showtopromote‘‘our healthy<br />
schoolculture andthe schoolbeing<br />
partofthe Cheviot community’’.<br />
Activities were spreadaround the<br />
schoolgrounds,withstudents<br />
dressedinhouse colours.<br />
The wholeschoolwas involved<br />
withsections for everythingfrom<br />
decorated hardboiledegss in acup,<br />
to decorated cupcakes, thebiggest<br />
and ugliest vegetable,flowers,lego<br />
creations,crafts and afashion show.<br />
Hobby horseclasses included<br />
bestturned out, bestpaced and<br />
Third prize ... Jim’s decorated egg.<br />
manner, showjumping, andbarrel<br />
racing.<br />
Allwinnerswere awardedhouse<br />
points.<br />
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Proposed rate increase too steep<br />
By ADAM BURNS<br />
Local Democracy Reporter<br />
Environment<strong>Canterbury</strong>isproposing<br />
an average rate increase of 24.1<br />
percent whichhas been described by<br />
onecouncilloras‘‘ridiculous’’<br />
Claire McKay,a<strong>North</strong><strong>Canterbury</strong><br />
constituentcouncillor saysthe<br />
increase is far too steep for ratepayers<br />
amid extensivecostofliving concerns.<br />
An average rates increase of 24.1 %<br />
forratepayers is beingrecommended<br />
by the regionalcouncilinabid to<br />
tacklethe ‘‘impacts of climate change’’.<br />
It is partofaproposed $264 million<br />
worthofactivitiesfor the upcoming<br />
financial year.<br />
ECan openedupits draft annual plan<br />
forconsultation afortnight ago with<br />
options on atwoyear trial of free, or<br />
reduced bus fares,recovery from the<br />
May2021 <strong>Canterbury</strong> floods and<br />
redistribution of floodprotection rates<br />
in the Ashburtondistrict.<br />
Afuture levy to fund action in<br />
response to climatechange is another<br />
mattercouncilwas seekingfeedback<br />
on.<br />
‘‘It's ridiculous...ifitwas 12 %you<br />
couldjustify it in thecurrent<br />
circumstances,’’she says.<br />
‘‘What doesconcernmeissince that<br />
draft (plan)has been puttogether,we<br />
know we're looking at ahigher<br />
inflation figureinthe nextquarter and<br />
probably the middle quarter before<br />
2440277<br />
Claire McKay<br />
RVCentral<br />
Rangiora<br />
we've even got started.’’<br />
She was one of two members,<br />
alongsideMegan Hands,tovote against<br />
the documentgoing out for<br />
consultation,there was someconcern<br />
elsewherearound thetableabout the<br />
sizeofthe increase.<br />
In <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>, residents are<br />
facing increases of between 18 to 26 %,<br />
including an average increase of 21.5%<br />
in theWaimakariri,23%inthe<br />
Hurunui and18.5%inthe Kaikoura<br />
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Rural communities in <strong>North</strong><br />
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average 19 %increase, compared to<br />
23.25 %for urban ratepayers.<br />
<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>ECAN councillor<br />
Grant Edgebelieved it was an<br />
investment whichneeded to be made.<br />
‘‘The worldhas to reduceits carbon<br />
emissions and thebiggestemitters are<br />
transport,’’ he says.<br />
‘‘The groupswe'retargeting for the<br />
free[bus] fares,they're disadvantaged<br />
lower incomegroups of people.<br />
‘‘Ifwedon't start doing things now,<br />
it'sonlygoing to get worse.’’<br />
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thancars.<br />
Cr McKayagreed morepeople<br />
neededtoutilise public transportbut<br />
saysthere hasbeen anotableabsence<br />
of central government supportfor a<br />
proposed targeted farestructure,<br />
‘‘despiteits message public transport<br />
was akey tool forreducing emissions’’.<br />
‘‘I challengethis[council]table to<br />
pause, reflect and consider this huge<br />
impact,inthe faceofthe realworld<br />
challenges, including economic signals<br />
thatour communities are already<br />
being significantlyimpacted and<br />
stressed,’’ she said, at the February 24<br />
meeting.<br />
‘‘This is noteven remotelyaffordable<br />
for our ratepayers and communities.’’<br />
Consultationonthe draftplan closes<br />
April 3.<br />
Four-wheel tour over NC high country<br />
Afourwheel drive tour over some of<br />
<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>’sspectacularhigh<br />
country, will be held by the Amuri and<br />
HawardenWaikari Lions Clubs on<br />
Sunday, April 3.<br />
Participants can enjoy views of the<br />
Waipara Gorge, the Amuri Basin, Greta<br />
Valley and the distant Port Hills.<br />
The tour runs through the farming<br />
propertiesofRed Oaks, Three Deans,<br />
Rural hospitals are important to communities<br />
From Page 1<br />
‘‘Thefurther away decisionmakers<br />
are from understanding what smaller<br />
hospitals do, the lessthey know their<br />
importance.<br />
‘‘There’sagreaterrisk of the wrong<br />
decisions being madebecausethe<br />
nature of rural healthmay not fully be<br />
understood.’’<br />
Friends of Oxford Hospital<br />
president Linda Huriasays a<br />
temporary closure of Oxford wouldbe<br />
‘‘very devastating’’.<br />
‘‘It’s afocalpointofthe community...<br />
the communitywould fight forit.’’<br />
Broxtonand the Pyramids, finishing at the<br />
Pyramid Valley Moa swamp.Adisplayof<br />
moa bones and an informativetalk will be<br />
held at the site.<br />
Participants will meet at the Red Oaks<br />
Woolshed at 9.30am 32 Fergusons Road,<br />
Waikari(follow the Weka Pass Loop Road<br />
to Fergusons Road).Vehicles move off at<br />
10am.<br />
Avaccinepass and masks are required<br />
The Future of Health websitesays<br />
Health NZ’slocalitymodel willenable<br />
muchgreater community<br />
consultation, involvement, and<br />
representation on how health care is<br />
designed and delivered, an assertion<br />
echoedbyHealthMinisterAndrew<br />
Little,asreportedbythe NZ Herald<br />
lastweek.<br />
Mr Powell rubbished the remarks,<br />
saying it was nothing more than a<br />
rhetorical soundbite.<br />
‘‘They haven’t worked it out...they<br />
havenoidea.’’<br />
The temporary closures of Oxford,<br />
when outside of vehicles. No dogs are<br />
allowed as vehicles travelover working<br />
farms. The drive is for 4x4 vehicles with<br />
suitable tyres,high clearance and four<br />
wheeldrive.Right of refusal for<br />
unsuitablevehicles. Take your ownlunch.<br />
To enter go to the Amuri Lions Club<br />
Facebook page for onlineregistration.<br />
It will cost $85 per vehicle. The<br />
postponement date is April 10.<br />
Waikari, Darfieldand Ellesmere<br />
hospitalswere touched on by the<br />
healthselect committee duringlast<br />
week’s<strong>Canterbury</strong> DHB annual<br />
review.<br />
DHB chair Sir John Hansentold<br />
Waimakariri MP Matt Doocey long<br />
term decisions around thehospitals<br />
were out of the board’shands.<br />
‘‘I’vemadeitvery plain thatitisnot<br />
up to this boardtomakeany longer<br />
term decisions around those rural<br />
hospitalsgiventhe reforms that are<br />
comingalong,’’hesays. ‘‘It is a<br />
decision for Health NZ and others.’’
Demolition of hospital begins<br />
By SHELLEY TOPP<br />
NEWS<br />
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3<br />
Work hasbegun demolishing the old<br />
Rangiora Hospital to make way for<br />
<strong>North</strong><strong>Canterbury</strong>'s new health centre.<br />
It is expected to take four to five<br />
months.<br />
The new facility will be part of the<br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> District Health Board’s<br />
(CDHB) Rangiora Health Hub,which<br />
will sitalongsidethe board’s<br />
MaternityUnit andCommunity<br />
ServicesCentre.<br />
CDHB infrastructure executive<br />
director Dr Rob Ojala saysthe work<br />
will include redevelopment workat<br />
the Ashley Street entrance, and<br />
gravelling the formerRangiora<br />
Hospital site.<br />
‘‘`SouthLink Health Services Group<br />
is working througharesource consent<br />
process, and hopestobe able to<br />
progress theirplans to buildand<br />
operate the new family health and<br />
urgent care centre on the site,’’ he<br />
says.<br />
The new facility will include the<br />
existingRangiora general<br />
practitioner centres of Good Street<br />
Medical Corner and Rangiora Family<br />
Doctors, and willbeopen for extended<br />
hoursbetween 8am and 10pm, sevendaysaweek.<br />
The old hospital building was<br />
opened in 1924,and is being<br />
demolishedbecause it is no longer fit<br />
for purpose. Rangiora’s Taggart<br />
Earthmoving began demolition on<br />
February 21. Asbestos was removed<br />
from the building lastOctoberby<br />
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Demolition under way ... Work has begun knocking down the old Rangiora Hospital after<br />
work was completed to remove asbestos from the building .<br />
PHOTO: SHELLEY TOPP<br />
Waimakariri housing issues spark concern<br />
ADAM BURNS,<br />
LOCAL DEMOCRACY REPORTER<br />
Ongoing work by aworking group<br />
enlisted to tackle housing issues in the<br />
Waimakariri district has sparked<br />
concerns about the council<br />
unnecessarily burdening its ratepayers.<br />
Waimakariri District Councillor<br />
Kirstyn Barnett has suggested the aims<br />
of the councilled housing working<br />
group are too vast, and believes there<br />
needs to be greater clarity on council’s<br />
role in addressing issues which were<br />
ultimately central government’s<br />
responsibility.<br />
The committee —first established in<br />
May 2021 to assess ‘‘short and long term’’<br />
housing needs in the district —<br />
presented an interim report to council a<br />
fortnight ago around its progress.<br />
However councillor Barnett has<br />
doubts as to how much onus council was<br />
putting on itself around what was a<br />
‘‘critical’’ national issue.<br />
‘‘Should it come from taxes or rates,’’<br />
she says.<br />
‘‘I’ve always had aphilosophical<br />
problem with taking initiatives for<br />
housing out of rates.’’<br />
‘‘The scope of this working party...I<br />
was alittle concerned it was expending<br />
too far, and that’s in response to a<br />
growing need in this district,<br />
particularly around elderly housing.’’<br />
The Ministry of Social Development’s<br />
(MSD) waiting list for those requiring<br />
housing assistance sat at 90 in the<br />
Waimakariri as of December 2021, more<br />
than half of available housing stock with<br />
Kainga Ora in the district.<br />
The rapidly increasing number of<br />
elderly persons on limited incomes, and<br />
‘‘uncertainty about how they will be<br />
adequately housed in the future’’ has<br />
also been recorded as akey concern by<br />
the group.<br />
Council is determining how $2.5<br />
million can be reinvested after it sold off<br />
seven community housing units which<br />
were not meeting strategic objectives.<br />
It agreed to advance $35,000 for<br />
additional resourcing to support its<br />
housing, acquisitions and disposals<br />
working groups, although councillor<br />
Barnett voted against this<br />
recommendation at the <strong>March</strong> 1<br />
meeting.<br />
Although supportive of the group, she<br />
says there needed to be more robust<br />
discussions with the wider community<br />
to determine whether there was an<br />
appetite for rates to be expended on<br />
housing.<br />
‘‘In terms of consenting, land<br />
provision and zoning...I think that’s<br />
definitely council’s role in terms of<br />
infrastructure,’’ she says.<br />
‘‘But I’m not entirely sure we should<br />
be moving any further into the arena of<br />
social housing.’’<br />
Waimakariri Mayor Dan Gordon says<br />
councils and local government could<br />
have ‘‘more influence’’ in the area of<br />
social housing in the future.<br />
‘‘We have agood record with social<br />
housing in this district, but we could be<br />
do so much more.’’<br />
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Sleep very important<br />
By SHELLEY TOPP<br />
Sentimental value ... The theft of avase prompted Ken Marsh to place asign outside his<br />
home to alert others to the theft.<br />
PHOTO:ROBYN BRISTOW<br />
Metre high urn stolen<br />
By ROBYN BRISTOW<br />
Ken Marshisangry, and sad.<br />
Ametrehighurnshapedvase, which<br />
has huge sentimentalvalue, has been<br />
stolen from his Rangioraproperty.<br />
It was given to him by his late wife, and<br />
stoodbeside the garagedoor of his<br />
Collingwood Avenuehome.<br />
Mr Marsh polished it every couple of<br />
weeks.<br />
He has reported the thefttothe police,<br />
and desperately wantsitback.<br />
‘‘It’s been thereeight years.Ithas<br />
sentimental value,otherwiseIwouldn’tbe<br />
bothered about it,’’ he says.<br />
‘‘It wassimply ornamental.Itwas lovely<br />
and bright.’’<br />
He wrote asignonplywood, and placed<br />
it against his mailbox, alerting people to<br />
the theft, appealingfor information, and<br />
sayingthe policewere looking for it.<br />
Alot of peoplehad read the signsince<br />
the vasewas stolen, Mr Marshsays. He has<br />
now taken it inside. ‘‘The main reason Iput<br />
the signout was so everyone around here<br />
knows someone is pokingaround,’’hesays.<br />
Mr Marshsays it was pretty heavy and<br />
would have needed agood strong person,<br />
or acouple of people, to lift it.<br />
If Kaiapoi author and public speaker<br />
MichaelHempseed was runningfor<br />
publicoffice hissloganwould be: ‘‘Make<br />
New Zealand Sleep Again’’.<br />
``Sleepisthatimportant,’’the authorof<br />
Being ATrue Hero: Understanding and<br />
Preventing Suicide in Your Community,<br />
toldthe audienceattending hispublictalk<br />
heldinKaiapoi on Wednesday lastweek.<br />
Michaelisaprofessionalspeaker on<br />
topics suchasunderstanding and<br />
preventing mentalillness, suicide<br />
prevention andovercomingfailure.<br />
His freeKaiapoi talk, TheArt of<br />
Resilience: How to cope in these tough<br />
times,was thefirstinthe PersonTo<br />
PersonHelpTrust's Cafe Connection<br />
seriesbeingheldinthe Rivertown Cafe.<br />
Research showed thatmorethan<br />
anythinglackofsleepwas aleading<br />
contributor to depression and anxiety,<br />
Michaelsaid.<br />
‘‘Ifyou wanttocopebetter with anxiety<br />
and depressionyou need to get good<br />
sleep.’’<br />
To do this peopleshouldnot sleepwith<br />
their mobile phones nearby, because<br />
brokenorinterruptedsleep was worse<br />
thannosleep, he said<br />
‘‘Ifpeople reallybelievetheirarmswill<br />
falloff without theirphones on the<br />
bedside table,theyshould at least switch<br />
it offorontoflight mode to avoid<br />
interruptedsleep.’’<br />
‘‘Racing thoughts,’’ where intrusive,<br />
often negative or depressing scenarios<br />
bombarded the brain werealsoacommon<br />
cause of sleeplessness, which could<br />
sometimeseven lead to suicidal thoughts.<br />
The best waytodeal withthiskindof<br />
sleep interruption wastoget up andwrite<br />
those thoughts down,Michaelsaid.<br />
Thishelped to slowthe brain down and<br />
Sleep advocate ... Kaiapoi author and<br />
public speaker, Michael Hempseed.<br />
PHOTO:SHELLEY TOPP<br />
enablesleeptoreturn.<br />
Low resiliencewas alsoakeyfactor<br />
contributing to anxiety anddepression,<br />
and overcoming afearoffailure wasa<br />
goodway to developbetterresilience, he<br />
said.<br />
People withlow resilience were often<br />
overwhelmed when things wentwrong.<br />
Those withhigher resilienceexpected<br />
thingscould go wrong and were ableto<br />
copewith adversitybetter.<br />
Michaelsaid therewere fourkey factors<br />
which contributed to highresilience.<br />
Being part of afamily,travelling,<br />
challenging yourself to do new things and<br />
volunteering.<br />
The Person To PersonHelp Trust’s<br />
community coordinator, Audrey<br />
Dragovich,said theyare pleasedwithhow<br />
the event went.<br />
The next talkisoncrime prevention,on<br />
Wednesday, April 6.<br />
New outdoor market starts up in Rangiora at showgrounds<br />
By SHELLEY TOPP<br />
Anew outdoormarkethas been<br />
established in Rangiora by agroup of<br />
volunteers wanting to provide an<br />
event for people to enjoy.<br />
The inauguralRangiora Welcome<br />
Market washeld at the Rangiora A&P<br />
Showgrounds on Thursday,<strong>March</strong> 10,<br />
from3pm to 7pm with around 50<br />
stallholders taking part and agoodsized<br />
crowdattending.<br />
Its plannedtohold the market every<br />
Thursday with reduced hours of 3pm<br />
6pm during the winter.<br />
One of the booking agents forthe<br />
market, Donald Tappin, said it was<br />
organised for the community because<br />
of the lack of eventsinrecent times<br />
due to Covid19 isolation restrictions.<br />
‘‘It has worked, look at how many<br />
peopleare here.Itisagreat turnout<br />
for the first night.’'<br />
Another volunteer said the idea for<br />
the market ‘‘just sort of gre’’' from a<br />
group of communitymindedpeople<br />
who wanted to createsomething in<br />
Rangiora for peopletoget together<br />
duringdifficult circumstances.<br />
‘‘We didn’twant to callitthe<br />
Freedom Market,because that is<br />
divisive,and we are not quitea<br />
farmers’ market either.<br />
‘‘It is about being welcoming,’’ he<br />
said.<br />
The Rangiora WelcomeMarketwas<br />
seen as agood option.<br />
More information about the market<br />
can be foundat<br />
rangiorawelcomemarket.nz<br />
Music man ... John Forster, aretired school teacher from Pegasus, busking at the<br />
market.<br />
PHOTO: SHELLEY TOPP
Longer hospital stays<br />
wanted for new mums<br />
By SHELLEY TOPP<br />
Audrey Dragovich spent International<br />
Women’sDay much like any other, being<br />
involved in the Kaiapoi community.<br />
It began by joiningmums and adad at<br />
Waka iti Playgroup, apreschool ministry<br />
organised by the PersonToPersonHelp<br />
Trust.<br />
In the afternoon Audreydid avolunteer<br />
shiftatRivertown Options,another trustrun<br />
ministry whichoffers good<br />
secondhand clothing for families where<br />
she chatswith acrosssectionofpeople.<br />
Audrey, who livesinMandeville and is<br />
community coordinatorfor the Person To<br />
Person Help Trust, and also amember of<br />
GLOW (Global Locals of Waimakariri),<br />
beganvolunteering in 2004when she<br />
worked alongside others to run aMothers<br />
of Preschoolers community group aptly<br />
name MOPS.<br />
‘‘This drew out my passion for working<br />
with preschoolmums and sensinghow<br />
important it is to allow mums the<br />
opportunity for timeout and build<br />
resilience,supporting mental health,’’ she<br />
says.<br />
``Followingthat Ihave beenapart of<br />
otherpreschool ministries like<br />
playgroups, playcentresand Mainly<br />
Music.’’<br />
Audrey says she feels blessed to be living<br />
and working in <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> and<br />
seeing more and more collaboration<br />
occurring.<br />
‘‘This is great, but Ialso sense the need<br />
to build on connectivenessbyidentifying<br />
talents, and skills so everyone has asense<br />
of belonging,’’she says.<br />
Her greatest concern for women’s<br />
welfare is how new mumsare discharged<br />
from hospitals almostimmediately after<br />
Community minded ... Person To Person<br />
Help Trust’s community coordinator,<br />
Audrey Dragovich.<br />
PHOTO: SHELLEYTOPP.<br />
givingbirth.<br />
‘‘`It is so, so wrongtome. We set mothers<br />
up for failure from the outset,’’ she says.<br />
‘‘Midwivesand Plunket are great in New<br />
Zealand but there is alot of alonetime for<br />
mothers and even more so todayfor many<br />
who don'thave family support. Not only<br />
immigrant mums, but manyKiwi mums<br />
from brokenfamilyrelationships.’’<br />
InternationalWomen’s Day is held every<br />
year on <strong>March</strong> 8tomark the economic,<br />
political and social achievements of<br />
women.<br />
NEWS<br />
<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>March</strong> <strong>17</strong>, <strong>2022</strong><br />
5<br />
Head students<br />
DearEditor,<br />
Ihavebeen startledafter movingto<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>, andstartingtolookat schools<br />
forouryoungchildren, to findthat thelocal area school hasanevident lack of<br />
commitment to gender equality.<br />
Irefer to the‘headstudents’ (no more boys and girls, apparently) of Oxford Area<br />
School, all of whomare young women.<br />
The situation appears to be the same at Hurunui College. Iamsure theseyoung<br />
women are well qualified for theirposts, and congratulate them on their<br />
achievements.<br />
But are we to believe that there is not asingle male student in Oxford or Hurunui<br />
who can be trusted in aleadership position?<br />
If this is so –anditisveryconcerning –Iinvitethe principals to explain what they,<br />
and their staff, havebeendoingfor thepastthirteen years to prepare alloftheir<br />
students to become theleaders that oursociety needs. At present, it appearsthat<br />
theyare leavinghalfof thembehind.<br />
Yours,<br />
BenKingsbury,<br />
Burnt Hill.<br />
Hurunui CollegePrincipalStephen Beck replies:<br />
Thefundamental definition of gender equality is thestate in whichaccesstorights<br />
or opportunitiesisunaffected by gender. Hurunui College reinstated the concept of<br />
head students nine years ago and intentionally did not introducethe ideaof head<br />
boys andheadgirls.Itwas importanttousthatthe rightpeoplewith the right<br />
abilitiesand attitudesare given theopportunityto be head students. In that time<br />
we have had head students that have been all males, all females and amixtureof<br />
both.Studentshave movedonfromthetraditional concept that school student<br />
leaders need to be divided intomales andfemales and arecomfortable withthe idea<br />
thatit's the right personfor thejob thatcounts. It may just takesomeofusalittle<br />
longer to cometo termswiththis, butI'm surewe'll getthere.<br />
Oxford Area School Principal, Mike Hart replies:<br />
Formany years Oxford Area School has assembled ateamofstudentleaders<br />
based on the bestfit forthe role,neithergender nor number of students<br />
predetermined. Some years there may be more boys thangirls, others where gender<br />
is even (for example in 2021 three boys and three girls).<br />
We have awellthoughtoutprocessthat starts with anomination, collected voice<br />
from theirpeers,our staff, andeach nominated student is interviewed to<br />
understand more closely how they see themselves fit the role. Aside fromour<br />
student leadershipteam, we havemanyleadership opportunities available<br />
throughout our school.<br />
More Letters to<br />
the Editor page 6.<br />
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6 <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>March</strong> <strong>17</strong>, <strong>2022</strong><br />
Acomplex time and<br />
now time to pause<br />
It’s time <strong>Canterbury</strong> website provides<br />
comprehensive insights from the Climate<br />
change working group under the<br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> MayoralForum.<br />
The website provides detailed<br />
information on what the Hurunui District<br />
is doing, alongside otherterritorial<br />
authorities across the region.<br />
Climate change affects communities<br />
now, but its full impact will be felt across<br />
generations.<br />
The specific impactswill be felt<br />
differently, in different places,with the<br />
risks and opportunities also differing from<br />
place to place.<br />
As amember of the <strong>Canterbury</strong> Mayoral<br />
Forum Climate change working group, I<br />
am pleased to signify the progressweare<br />
making although Iammindful that there is<br />
much more to do.<br />
Following the announcementinOctober<br />
2021 to legislate to establish four new<br />
publicly owned water services entities,<br />
many within local government and the<br />
communityraised concernsabout public<br />
ownership, the risk of privatisation and<br />
loss of local voice.<br />
Aministerial working group was<br />
established headed by an independent<br />
chair and equalnumber of local<br />
government and iwi leaders.<br />
The working group heard arange of<br />
views, considered people’s frustrations,<br />
and have formed arange of 47<br />
recommendations, whichmay be found on<br />
www.threewatersreform.co.nz.<br />
One recommendation includesthe need<br />
to rethinkhow to recover confidence lost<br />
by the earlier media campaign.<br />
Communities4local Democracy now<br />
has growing membership, and is<br />
representative of 32 councils and believes<br />
McALPINES MITRE 10 MEGA RANGIORA -OCEAN WATCH<br />
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there is abetter option than the ‘‘one size<br />
fits all” being proposed. Local<br />
responsibilityand accountability,<br />
meaningful mana whenuarepresentation,<br />
and local infrastructure in direct<br />
ownership of local communities, with real<br />
protectionagainstprivatisation, are key<br />
elements to be addressed at aplanned<br />
meetingthe Minister in Wellington on<br />
Wednesday, <strong>March</strong> 16.<br />
The raft of legislative change, the speed<br />
of delivery, and the apparentpoorly<br />
constructed policy is having adetrimental<br />
impact on rural businesses. Our<br />
community feels like it has lost its voice<br />
over awide range of issues, and I<br />
encourage the government to engage –stop<br />
and have aconversation, listentothose<br />
who are doing the hard mahiand let’s work<br />
together so thatNew Zealand INC gets the<br />
outcomes it needs and deserves.<br />
Rushing to deliver inside this<br />
parliamentary term will not necessarily<br />
deliveroptimum results.<br />
Covid19 continues to have apresence in<br />
our district with many families being<br />
either confirmed or aclose contact.Iurge<br />
you to initially reach to your health centre<br />
for advice, and if welfaresupport is<br />
required, the Community Partnership<br />
team at council can supportthrough the<br />
MSD funded NextStep facilitator.<br />
Our grandold hospital at Waikari is<br />
having to take atemporary closureduring<br />
this time of Covid19.Asacommunitywe<br />
will work together to ensure awelcome<br />
return to strong occupancy. Along with the<br />
qualitycare it is known for, this hospital<br />
providesacriticallink to health care for<br />
our district.<br />
So much is happening in the world,lets<br />
be safe out there. Kia Kaha<br />
Clarification of expenditure<br />
The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong><strong>News</strong> published<br />
astoryon<strong>March</strong> 3onthe Kaikoura<br />
District Council'sroadingexpenditure,<br />
whichsuggested stormdamagedroads<br />
was the primaryfactor in the council's<br />
high expenditure over thesummer<br />
period. The bulk of the $1.7million<br />
expenditure betweenNovember 2021<br />
and January was planned capital<br />
expenditure in terms of the council's<br />
roading resealand <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />
TransportInfrastructure Recovery<br />
(NCTIR) haul routesprogramme.<br />
Weatherrelated costsamountedto<br />
between $50,000$60,000over this<br />
period. Councilsays generally its<br />
roading network "performed very well<br />
during the recent heavyrain periods".<br />
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Future of hospitals<br />
DearEditor,<br />
Perhaps it is unfair of me to suggestthat the CDHB's assurance that the Oxford,<br />
Waikari, Darfield and Ellesmere hospitalswill again be acceptingresidents<br />
‘‘within six weeks of theOmicron peak’’, whenever that mightbe, cannot be<br />
relied on (NC <strong>News</strong>10<strong>March</strong>).<br />
The reasonIsuggest thisisthat as fromJuly 1, <strong>2022</strong>the CDHB will no longer<br />
exist,andwillnot be in aposition to makeany decisions about the longterm<br />
future of these hospitals. Instead, HealthNew Zealand and the Maori Health<br />
Authority will be makingdecisionsaboutpublic healthcare in <strong>North</strong><br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong>, once the new ‘‘localities’’ havebeen establishedthroughoutNew<br />
Zealand.<br />
The Mayorsshould instead be focussingtheir efforts solely on the Minister of<br />
Health aboutthese hospitalsinthe newera,assuggested in thearticle about<br />
their concernsfor thepotential future plansfor these facilities.<br />
So far, while Nationalhas threatened thatifelected theywill repealthe Three<br />
Waters legislation, they have not indicatedtheir intentions to do the same with<br />
the Pae Ora Healthy Futures Bill, soon to be an Act, which will disestablish the<br />
20 DHBs.<br />
Yours,<br />
Dr Michael Gousmett, FGNZ PhDBCom(Hons) BBS Dip CM DipTchg.<br />
Rise 7:31am<br />
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Covid leadership<br />
DearEditor,<br />
In reply to MWatson’sletter (<strong>North</strong><strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>March</strong> 3), my husband and<br />
Iheartily endorsewhat she stated.<br />
We are both pensioners andare so pleased thatsofar none of our family has<br />
contracted Covidthanks to the leadership of Jacinda Ardernand her<br />
Government.<br />
Yours, LExeter, Rangiora.<br />
Three waters<br />
DearEditor,<br />
Waimakariri ratepayersclearly won’t be fooledby Labour’s working groups or<br />
any other proposed amendmentstotheirfailing Three Waters reforms.<br />
The realityis thereistoo muchbad faithalreadywith this assetgrab. The<br />
government’s approach of forcing this on localcommunities hasbackfired.<br />
Any changesthey propose nowwon’tbe enoughtoconvince people, and any<br />
proposed changeswon’t fix the fundamentalflaws in the government’s reforms.<br />
Waimakariri ratepayers whohave workedhardtopay for local waterassets<br />
willstill have no localcontrol.<br />
They don’t need the governmentinsultingtheir intelligence by proposing<br />
amendments fromahandpicked working group, including former Labour<br />
ministers.<br />
I’m encouragedbythe manyresidents who have reachedout to me to offer<br />
their fence for my opposing ThreeWaters billboard campaign.<br />
I’m not convinced the reformscould achievethe efficienciespromised by the<br />
government, andneither are the Waimakariri ratepayers.<br />
The government, however, appearsnot to be listening.<br />
Once again, they’ve made up their mind, and thinktheyknowbestfor all of us.<br />
Iintend to fight, along with my Nationalcolleagues, to keepthe ‘local’inlocal<br />
government by encouraging councils to collaborate, contract or formCCOs, and<br />
letting communities decidewhat’s rightfor them–not bureaucrats in<br />
Wellington. (Abridged. Editor).<br />
Yours, Waimakariri MP,<br />
Matt Doocey.<br />
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Gentle Sbecoming<br />
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Lost and found property<br />
The following property has been reportedtothe police as lost in <strong>North</strong><br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> –have you seen it? Ablack purse; aSamsung A50 phone in ablue<br />
case.<br />
ABauer Razor bike was found in Pegasus.<br />
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Tide Chart<br />
3<br />
2<br />
SE 1.2 m SE 0.8 m E0.8 m E1.1 m E1.4 m E1.4 m E1.2 m<br />
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Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows<br />
Waimakariri 4:47am 2.3 11:01am 0.7 5:29am 2.3 11:44am 0.6 6:12am 2.3 12:07am 0.6 6:59am 2.4 12:53am 0.5 7:48am 2.4 1:41am 0.5 8:41am 2.3 2:31am 0.5 9:37am 2.3 3:23am 0.5<br />
Mouth<br />
5:07pm 2.2 11:21pm 0.6 5:51pm 2.3<br />
6:37pm 2.3 12:28pm 0.6 7:26pm 2.4 1:15pm 0.5 8:<strong>17</strong>pm 2.4 2:03pm 0.5 9:10pm 2.4 2:53pm 0.5 10:05pm 2.4 3:47pm 0.5<br />
Amberley 4:47am 2.3 11:01am 0.7 5:29am 2.3 11:44am 0.6 6:12am 2.3 12:07am 0.6 6:59am 2.4 12:53am 0.5 7:48am 2.4 1:41am 0.5 8:41am 2.3 2:31am 0.5 9:37am 2.3 3:23am 0.5<br />
Beach<br />
5:07pm 2.2 11:21pm 0.6 5:51pm 2.3<br />
6:37pm 2.3 12:28pm 0.6 7:26pm 2.4 1:15pm 0.5 8:<strong>17</strong>pm 2.4 2:03pm 0.5 9:10pm 2.4 2:53pm 0.5 10:05pm 2.4 3:47pm 0.5<br />
4:56am 2.3 11:10am 0.7 5:38am 2.3 11:53am 0.6 6:21am 2.3 12:16am 0.6 7:08am 2.4 1:02am 0.5 7:57am 2.4 1:50am 0.5 8:50am 2.3 2:40am 0.5 9:46am 2.3 3:32am 0.5<br />
Motunau 5:16pm 2.2 11:30pm 0.6 6:00pm 2.3<br />
6:46pm 2.3 12:37pm 0.6 7:35pm 2.4 1:24pm 0.5 8:26pm 2.4 2:12pm 0.5 9:19pm 2.4 3:02pm 0.5 10:14pm 2.4 3:56pm 0.5<br />
4:58am 2.3 11:12am 0.7 5:40am 2.3 11:55am 0.6 6:23am 2.3 12:18am 0.6 7:10am 2.4 1:04am 0.5 7:59am 2.4 1:52am 0.5 8:52am 2.3 2:42am 0.5 9:48am 2.3 3:34am 0.5<br />
Gore Bay 5:18pm 2.2 11:32pm 0.6 6:02pm 2.3<br />
6:48pm 2.3 12:39pm 0.6 7:37pm 2.4 1:26pm 0.5 8:28pm 2.4 2:14pm 0.5 9:21pm 2.4 3:04pm 0.5 10:16pm 2.4 3:58pm 0.5<br />
4:50am 1.7 11:03am 0.5 5:33am 1.8 11:46am 0.5 6:18am 1.8 12:06am 0.4 7:06am 1.8 12:53am 0.4 7:56am 1.8 1:43am 0.4 8:48am 1.8 2:36am 0.4 9:43am 1.8 3:31am 0.4<br />
Kaikoura 5:11pm 1.6 11:20pm 0.5 5:55pm 1.7<br />
6:42pm 1.7 12:30pm 0.5 7:30pm 1.8 1:18pm 0.5 8:21pm 1.8 2:07pm 0.4 9:13pm 1.8 2:59pm 0.4 10:08pm 1.8 3:52pm 0.4<br />
*Not for navigational purposes. Wind and swell are based on apoint off Gore Bay. Maori Fishing Guide by Bill Hohepa. www.ofu.co.nz www.tidespy.com Graphic supplied by OceanFun Publishing Ltd.<br />
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10 <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>March</strong> <strong>17</strong>, <strong>2022</strong><br />
CAB focus on renters’ rights<br />
By DAVID HILL<br />
‘‘Renters’ rights’’ is set to be the focus of<br />
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Renting issues are among the most<br />
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14 <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>March</strong> <strong>17</strong>, <strong>2022</strong><br />
Stormwater work under way<br />
By DAVID HILL<br />
Physical worksare finally under way in<br />
the Kaiapoistormwaterand flooding<br />
improvements‘‘shovelready’’ project.<br />
The first major stage of construction<br />
workiswell underway, with works being<br />
carried out on Otaki Street,Porters Place,<br />
ChapmanPlaceand AshleyPlace.<br />
DeputyMayorCrNevilleAtkinson is<br />
thrilled to see workfinally happening.<br />
‘‘It’sfantasticthat it’shappening. It’s<br />
reallygood news. We’vetalkedabout it for<br />
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‘‘Ifall the calculationsare right,<br />
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least be alot less.’’<br />
The projectisbeingjointly fundedby<br />
the WaimakaririDistrictCouncil andthe<br />
Government, which is contributing$9<br />
million as aCovid19 ‘‘shovelready’’<br />
project.<br />
The upgrade works willimprovethe<br />
stormwaternetwork across Kaiapoiand<br />
reducethe likelihood of flooding in major<br />
storm events.<br />
The workincludes theOtakiStreet<br />
pumpingstation,BeachRoadpumping<br />
station, McIntosh Drain pumping station,<br />
Parnhams Drain accessway, the Sneyd<br />
Streetand Beach Road culvertworksas<br />
wellasthe mains replacementsand other<br />
infrastructure as required.<br />
The council’s initialcontributionwas $9<br />
million, committed to in last year’s2021/31<br />
LongTerm Plan.<br />
While initialassessments for the project<br />
werecostedat$18 million, the projectis<br />
now expectedtocost $22.3 million.<br />
Aconditionofshovel ready is that the<br />
project needs to be completed during this<br />
year, so thecouncilisseekingan<br />
additional $4.3 million from this year’s<br />
annual plan.<br />
Cr Atkinson saysthe budgetblowout is<br />
due to an underestimationofthe total<br />
costs, resultingfrom the risinginflationof<br />
construction material costs.<br />
‘‘It’sasignofthe times,’’hesays.<br />
‘‘Beingable to tenderand get apriceis<br />
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throughanincrease in development<br />
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<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>March</strong> <strong>17</strong>, <strong>2022</strong><br />
Kaiapoi businesses resilient<br />
By DAVID HILL<br />
Kaiapoi businesses remain<br />
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The town’s retailers have<br />
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for ahit.’’<br />
But Cr Redmondsays there is<br />
plentytobepositive about in<br />
Kaiapoi with the success of the<br />
Kaikanui AqualandNZaqua<br />
play park thissummer and<br />
plentyofexcitingprojectsinthe<br />
pipeline.<br />
Work is under way on the<br />
Kaiapoi stormwater ‘‘shovel<br />
ready’’ project, the councilis<br />
consulting on theproposed<br />
Kaiapoi Community Hub, the<br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> Motorhome<br />
Association is developing a<br />
caravan site in the town and<br />
there are several major projects<br />
under going feasibility studies.<br />
‘‘It’snot all doom and gloom,’’<br />
Mr Redmond says.<br />
‘‘But there are some dark<br />
cloudslooming and hopefully<br />
they willpass quite quickly.<br />
‘‘Another positive is that it’s<br />
election yearand councillors<br />
will comeupfor ajob review<br />
later in the year.’’<br />
Tech Medicsowner Aaron<br />
Lovelace saysoverallthe town<br />
seems to be OK, but the town is<br />
reeling from the loss of events<br />
and businesses are dealing as<br />
best they can with staffbeing<br />
forcedinto isolation.<br />
‘‘Things are up and down.We<br />
are hearing of businesseswith<br />
staff gettingCovid, so it’s<br />
definitely having an impact.<br />
‘‘It’sapity the events have<br />
been cancelled, but noone<br />
wants to responsible for having<br />
asuperspreader event.’’<br />
Mr Lovelacesays the<br />
combinationofuncertainty and<br />
risinginflation meansbusiness<br />
ownersare ‘‘holding their cards<br />
close to theirchest’’.<br />
While therehas been strong<br />
demand for IT services, with<br />
more peopleworking from<br />
home, Mr Lovelace says<br />
sourcing supplies is proving to<br />
be aheadachewith asix to eight<br />
week delay.<br />
All Together Kaiapoi (ATK)<br />
coordinator Linda Dunbar says<br />
all eventsare on hold for now.<br />
‘‘Hopefully it won’tbetoo<br />
long before somenormality can<br />
resume.’’<br />
Among the Kaiapoi events<br />
impacted are the annual<br />
15<br />
River town ... Popular Kaiapoi events such as the Waitangi Day<br />
family celebration (above) and Children’s Day (below) have been<br />
casualties of Covid19.<br />
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FunRun, runbyATK, and the<br />
Reflections Community Trust’s<br />
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Communityviews are againbeing sought<br />
on the proposed multimillion dollar<br />
Kaiapoi CommunityHub.<br />
The community hub is being developed<br />
as apartnershipmodelinthe Kaiapoi<br />
south regeneration areaand is expected to<br />
cost around $3.9 milliontobuild.<br />
The Waimakariri District Council<br />
committedtoacontribution of $618,000in<br />
last year’s 2021/31Long Term Plan and is<br />
proposing to increase that to $1.22 million.<br />
It is seeking feedback as part of this<br />
year’sannual plan consultation.<br />
The Kaiapoi Community Hub,which<br />
would be built on red zone, is similar to the<br />
communityfacility at <strong>North</strong>brook Studios<br />
in Rangiora, with the council providing the<br />
land and infrastructureand community<br />
groupsestablishing their own buildings.<br />
DeputyMayor Cr Neville Atkinsonsays<br />
he looksforward to seeing the community<br />
hub develop.<br />
‘‘I thinkit’s going to be hugely beneficial<br />
for the town and it probably can’t come fast<br />
enoughfor some of the groups involved.<br />
‘‘It willgive them some certainty in<br />
havingapermanent base so they can look<br />
to future and continue supporting the<br />
community.’’<br />
The Kaiapoi Croquet Club, the Kaiapoi<br />
Menz Shedand Food Secure<strong>North</strong><br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> have alreadyexpressedan<br />
interest in being located at the huband will<br />
provide the balance of the funding needing<br />
to establish the hub.<br />
The groups are seeking support, with<br />
help from the council, from other funding<br />
organisations, through sponsorship and<br />
other inkind grants to establish buildings<br />
onsite.<br />
Atrust is being established between the<br />
three groups and the council to manage the<br />
hub.<br />
Cr Atkinson says the previous<br />
consultationhas gonewell and believes the<br />
work of council staff to respond to the<br />
Community hub ... The Kaiapoi<br />
Community Hub concept plan was released<br />
last year.<br />
PHOTO: FILE<br />
feedback will havegonealong way towards<br />
easingcommunity fears.<br />
‘‘Frommydiscussionsthe aqua play park<br />
has gone extremely welland people are<br />
enjoying it and the worriespeoplehad<br />
have not eventuatedand Ibelieve it’s the<br />
same with the communityhub.’’<br />
Aproposedconcept design has been<br />
developedafter extensive community<br />
engagement.<br />
But the cost of infrastructure needed on<br />
site has increased significantly over the last<br />
three years.<br />
Council staff havealso made design<br />
changes based on community feedback,<br />
including changestocar parking,<br />
landscaping and site establishmentwhich<br />
all require additional funding.<br />
Changes for<br />
kahui ako<br />
School principals in the Kaiapoi learning<br />
cluster are facing ayear of change.<br />
As the principals of the nineschools in<br />
the Katote Kahui Ako (learning cluster)<br />
navigatethe challengesofthe Covid19 red<br />
trafficlight framework, they are preparing<br />
to farewell lead principal Bruce Kearney.<br />
Mr Kearney will be moving on from<br />
Kaiapoi High School at the end of this term,<br />
before taking up the reins at Rangiora High<br />
School in term two.<br />
TuahiwiSchool principal Mel Taite<br />
Pitama has been sharing the lead principal<br />
role and is set take over.<br />
‘‘Whilewewill miss Bruce, Ilook forward<br />
to stepping up and leading Katote,’’she<br />
says.<br />
‘‘Bruceand Ihave developed aclose<br />
friendship, so I’msure there will alwaysbe<br />
aplace for me in Bruce’s office.<br />
Ms TaitePitama says the role of school<br />
principalcan be alonely one, so the Kahui<br />
Ako plays an important role, with<br />
principals supportingeach other.<br />
‘‘We have an amazing team of principals,<br />
who are not only colleagues, but are also<br />
friends.<br />
‘‘We are in contact every second day<br />
making sure everyone is OK. We are very<br />
strong in our network.<br />
‘‘I guess we become mentors for one<br />
another. Being aprincipal is lonely<br />
because there’ssomuch that’s confidential,<br />
so we do look for and seek support from our<br />
colleagues.’’<br />
Mr Kearney has been principal at<br />
Kaiapoi HighSchool for 10 years. Board of<br />
Trustees chairperson BelindaSmith says<br />
the board is working through aprocess as it<br />
looks to find anew principal.<br />
‘‘Whileweare sad to be losingBruce, it is<br />
certainlyanexciting time ahead for<br />
Kaiapoi High School.’’<br />
Deputyprincipal GeraldineEnersen has<br />
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20 <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>March</strong> <strong>17</strong>, <strong>2022</strong><br />
Farm machinery in demand amid Covid<br />
Large deliveries of tractors and<br />
equipment towards the end of last year<br />
reflect strong demand throughout the<br />
country on the back of strengthening<br />
commodity prices, according to the<br />
Tractor and Machinery Association<br />
(TAMA).<br />
TAMA president Kyle Baxter says the<br />
second half of last year continued the<br />
exceptionally strong sales growth of the<br />
first half, compared with 2020.<br />
Overall tractor deliveries to the end of<br />
November reflected an average increase<br />
in demand of 27 percent.<br />
‘‘There has been significant growth<br />
across the traditional lifestyle 060hp<br />
segment, which increased by more than<br />
35%, while the 60100hp horticulture,<br />
orchard, viticulture segment was up 20%<br />
and the 100120hp dairy sector up 9%.’’<br />
The biggest increase was in the<br />
120250hp mainly arable and drystock<br />
farming sector, which increased 42%<br />
compared with 2020.<br />
The big agriculture outlays of 250hpplus<br />
increased almost 36%, he says.<br />
‘‘Tractor sales are only one<br />
measurement of the state of the industry<br />
and we’re also seeing increased<br />
equipment demand,’’ Mr Baxter says.<br />
‘‘Both locally manufactured and<br />
imported equipment are all reporting<br />
strong demand.’’<br />
While New Zealand was experiencing<br />
growth in tractor and equipment<br />
deliveries, so were other countries as<br />
commodity prices remained favourable,<br />
he says.<br />
‘‘Many local and overseas suppliers are<br />
stating that production for <strong>2022</strong> is<br />
already nearing maximum capacity on<br />
large, specialised equipment.<br />
‘‘There is limited capacity to<br />
accommodate new orders that haven’t<br />
Kyle Baxter<br />
already been forecasted or placed with<br />
the manufacturer.<br />
‘‘Quarter 1and 22023 delivery time is<br />
becoming very much areality for alot of<br />
this type of product.’’<br />
This level of global demand plus the<br />
inflation of shipping costs and extended<br />
ocean shipping timetables all added to<br />
the challenge of ensuring equipment<br />
deliveries to local customers, Mr Baxter<br />
says.<br />
‘‘TAMA is encouraging its members to<br />
discuss equipment requirements for<br />
springsummer <strong>2022</strong> and autumn 2023<br />
with their customers as soon as<br />
possible.’’<br />
Recordlow unemployment levels and<br />
international border restrictions<br />
continued to add further challenges<br />
across the sector due to the shortage of<br />
skilled technical staff.<br />
TAMA members were reiterating the<br />
same messages as many other New<br />
Zealand businesses, that Covid<br />
restrictions and compliance with Covid<br />
In demand ... Farm machinery sales have been strong despite the challenges of Covid<br />
19. PHOTO: FILE<br />
requirements were adding to the<br />
reduced efficiencies across many areas<br />
of their businesses, further increasing<br />
the challenges presented each day.<br />
On apositive note, TAMA dealership<br />
members reported astrong uptake of<br />
apprentices this season.<br />
This is helping to future proof the<br />
technician support side of the sector, and<br />
the recruitment of apprentices is set to<br />
remain akey factor for the years ahead<br />
across TAMA members, Mr Baxter says.<br />
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<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>March</strong> <strong>17</strong>, <strong>2022</strong><br />
Industry steps up to train machinery operators<br />
21<br />
Ruralcontractors are taking the<br />
initiativetofill the shortageof<br />
agricultural machinery operators.<br />
Agroup of rural contractors and<br />
educators has been brought together to<br />
drivethe establishment of aNational<br />
Training Council for the rural<br />
contracting sector.<br />
RuralContracting New Zealand<br />
(RCNZ) chief executive Andrew Olsen<br />
will actaschair of the foundation<br />
group.<br />
Ruralcontractors werestrugglingto<br />
get enough people trained up to<br />
operate big agriculturalmachinery<br />
even before Covid struck.<br />
Border closures have meant many<br />
contractors have not beenable to fill<br />
staffing gapswith skilledmachinery<br />
operatorsfrom overseas.<br />
‘‘Recognising this, RCNZstepped up<br />
big timein2020 to increasetraining by<br />
working with the Telford andTaratahi<br />
agricultural campuses,’’ Mr Olsen says.<br />
‘‘There was also an upswinginsome<br />
of the private sector training but amid<br />
apandemic and increasing labour<br />
shortages, we wereall pushingit<br />
uphill.’’<br />
Conversations with industry and<br />
trainers as well as Government<br />
officials, notably the Ministry for<br />
Primary Industries, began to see some<br />
common threads emerge.<br />
‘‘Rural contractors areactually<br />
natural trainersbecause every<br />
machine and taskisdifferent,’’Mr<br />
Olsensays.<br />
RuralContractors NZ and MPI have<br />
supported atraininginitiative by<br />
Nelsonbased HanzonJobs, which sees<br />
trainees record all their work activities<br />
on an app.<br />
Around 100 peopleare now working<br />
for rural contractors usingthe<br />
HanzonJobs app, giving them and their<br />
employers the benefit of arecord of<br />
work and experience, Mr Olsen says.<br />
‘‘That’s agreat tool but it’s only part<br />
of the journey.<br />
‘‘Traineesneed somethingwhich<br />
formally recognises their developing<br />
skills –and plugs into aqualification.’’<br />
February’sRuralContractors NZ<br />
boardmeeting approvedMrOlsen’s<br />
proposaltoestablishaNational<br />
Training Councilfor the sector.<br />
Mr Olsen will be joinedonthe<br />
council by Richard Houston,of<br />
HanzonJobs,Gareth Evans, from Rural<br />
Training Solutions, former Rural<br />
Contractors NZ president John<br />
Hughes, Bob Stewart, from Universal<br />
College of Learning, and Rural<br />
Contractors NZ president Helen<br />
Slattery.<br />
‘‘We will get things started and part<br />
of that is seeking agroupof<br />
experienced,pragmaticand practical<br />
contractors large and small who can<br />
bringthe voiceofour industry and our<br />
trainees to the council,’’ Mr Olsen says.<br />
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<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>March</strong> <strong>17</strong>, <strong>2022</strong><br />
Challenging year for student president<br />
By DAVID HILL<br />
JeremyKilgour has abusy year in<br />
store.<br />
The Oxfordstudent was elected<br />
president of the Lincoln University<br />
Students’ Association at the end of last<br />
year and is continuing to study part<br />
time as he looks to complete his<br />
agricultural sciencehonours degree.<br />
‘‘It’svery interesting times, but it<br />
makes life interesting,’’ Jeremy saysof<br />
overseeingthe students’ associationas<br />
it navigates through Covid19.<br />
‘‘I started my role in December,soit<br />
was pretty cruisy withnostudents<br />
around, butnow it’s full on with<br />
meetings andcatching up with<br />
students’concerns.’’<br />
In the Covid environment, some<br />
students feelmore comfortable<br />
studyingathome, or are havingto<br />
isolate, but there’sstill plenty of<br />
students on campus each day, he says.<br />
The university has set up for online<br />
learning so students can keepupwith<br />
their studies, evenifthey’re unable to<br />
attendclasses, but beingoncampus is<br />
still preferred.<br />
Jeremyadmits it has been afast<br />
learning curve as he was elected<br />
straight in as president, without having<br />
servedonthe student executive<br />
previously.<br />
‘‘It was abit of ashock to the system.<br />
‘‘ Ididn’treally know whatIwas<br />
getting myself into.<br />
‘‘I had afew goalsinmind which I<br />
could see fromthe outside looking in<br />
and what IthoughtIcould bring to the<br />
table.’’<br />
He now chairsastudent executive of<br />
nine elected members and oversees an<br />
organisationwithsix staff,including a<br />
generalmanager.<br />
The student executive also hastwo<br />
advisory members.<br />
During his tenure, Jeremy hopes to<br />
make studentsmore aware of the role<br />
their students’ association plays.<br />
‘‘I think alot of studentsthink we are<br />
here to provide free foodand run<br />
events,soit’s about how do we get that<br />
messageout there so they knowthere’s<br />
awhole lot of thingswecan helpthem<br />
with.’’<br />
All students pay astudent services<br />
fee as part of their tuition fees, which<br />
goes towards the recreation centre,<br />
studenthealth, acareers advisory<br />
service, general student services and to<br />
thestudents’association.<br />
Jeremy says, while the association<br />
does run events and sometimes gives<br />
away free food, it also supports clubs,<br />
andprovides financial servicesand<br />
advocacy.<br />
It can evenhelp students whoare<br />
struggling to pay the rent.<br />
Students at Lincolnand <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />
universities pay on average $145 to<br />
$165 aweek on rent, while students in<br />
Wellington and Auckland can pay up to<br />
$300 aweek,hesays.<br />
Jeremy was bornand bred near<br />
Oxford.<br />
Hisparents run apig farm with 200<br />
sows and Jeremy stillenjoys coming<br />
home to help out in the weekendswhen<br />
he’s able to.<br />
After finishingschool,Jeremy had<br />
twogap yearswhich includedsome<br />
overseas travel, studying for a<br />
semester and playing soccer in the<br />
United States, and workingonfarms.<br />
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chairpersononthe Lincoln Young<br />
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in the 2021 YoungFarmer of theYear<br />
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When he completes his degree,<br />
Jeremy hopes to do some more<br />
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Student leader ... Oxford’s Jeremy<br />
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<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>farmers<br />
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The Oxford dairy farmers<br />
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This year’s regionalawards<br />
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will do this when it can be<br />
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Consultation on new carbon farming rules<br />
Anew proposaltobetter manage<br />
carbon farming could see future<br />
permanent plantings of exotic forests,<br />
like radiata pine, excluded fromthe<br />
Emissions TradingScheme (ETS).<br />
Forestry Minister Stuart Nash and<br />
Climate ChangeMinister James Shaw<br />
have released apublic discussion<br />
documentthat seeks feedback on ideas<br />
to better manageafforestation.<br />
‘‘Climatechange is achallengewe<br />
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‘‘Thegovernmentwantstoencourage<br />
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change targets,offsetcarbon<br />
emissions,and alsohelp farmers,<br />
landownersand investorsdiversify<br />
theirincome stream.<br />
‘‘We want to balancethe risks<br />
created by new permanent exotic<br />
forests whichare not intended for<br />
harvest.<br />
‘‘We have awindow to build<br />
safeguardsinto the system, prior to a<br />
new ETS framework coming intoforce<br />
on January 1, 2023.’’<br />
From 2023, under the existing rules,<br />
anew permanent forestcategoryofthe<br />
ETS would allow both exoticand<br />
indigenousforests to be registered in<br />
the ETS,and earn New Zealand Units<br />
(NZU).<br />
The new proposed rules would<br />
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permanent forestcategory.<br />
‘‘We want to encourage the righttree,<br />
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Mr Nash says.<br />
‘‘We intend to balance the need for<br />
afforestation with wider needsoflocal<br />
communities, regional economiesand<br />
the environment.’’<br />
Climate ChangeMinister James<br />
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‘‘A proliferation of permanent exotic<br />
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carbonpricesand potentially limit<br />
investment in lowcarbon<br />
technologies,’’ Mr Shaw says.<br />
‘‘At the sametime, an increase in<br />
nativeforestry willrequire additional<br />
management effortstoeliminatepests<br />
that feedonnative trees.<br />
‘‘The decisions we takenow will be<br />
felt decades into the future, so it’s<br />
reallyimportant we get this right.’’<br />
Publicsubmissions close in April 22.<br />
For more informationgoto mpi.govt.<br />
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What’s happening in your<br />
community…<br />
All Redinfo traffic onchanges light restrictions to Council are services in placeand -visit facilities waimakariri.govt.nz can be found atfor waimakariri.govt.nz/covid19<br />
further info.<br />
Services Impacted by Staff Shortages<br />
As Covid-19 cases continue torise throughout the<br />
District and beyond, Council services are beginning<br />
to feel the impact of staff shortages as our team<br />
members need to isolate.<br />
Waimakariri’s kerbside bin collection service is<br />
currently being affected by driver shortages.<br />
While thereare processes in place to keep the<br />
kerbside collection running through the peak of the<br />
Omicron outbreak,collectionsmay be laterthan usual.<br />
Ourcontractor mayend uphavingtocollect bins<br />
aer 6pm on weekdays andonSaturdays,and if<br />
that happensplease leave your binskerbside. Our<br />
contractor will get to your bins as soonastheycan,<br />
which may be thefollowing day.Other operational<br />
changes, such as temporarily movingtoafortnightly<br />
organics collection, mightalsoberequired.<br />
We will advise you ifwemove to this situation.<br />
If your bin is not full and you can hold off until the<br />
next collection cycle without having tooverload it,<br />
please consider not putting your bin out.<br />
“If there are fewer bins to empty, itwill help drivers<br />
complete their routes within normal operating<br />
hours –and they may be able to help with other<br />
Council collections as well,” says Council’s Solid<br />
Waste Asset Manager Kitty Waghorn.<br />
Similar service interruptions are being felt at our<br />
pools where temporary changes need to be made<br />
to better support our staff's wellbeing and ensure<br />
we minimise the overall impact on customers.<br />
Forthe next eight weeks, KaiapoiAquatic Centre will<br />
be closingatthe earliertimeof 3pmonweekends.<br />
At thecurrentRED light setting, between 9amand<br />
12 noonwerun ourWaiSwim learntoswimlessons<br />
with no public swimming during thistime. This is to<br />
help us manage space, facility capacity anddistancing<br />
within the facility.From midday thefacility will be<br />
openfor recreation swimminguntil3pm.<br />
This may also affect our Dudley Park Centre and<br />
any updates or changes will be communicated via<br />
our website, social media and on 0800 Waiswim.<br />
The Council is Keen to get your Feedback<br />
on Three Different Topics.<br />
Dra Annual Plan<br />
The Dra Annual Plan <strong>2022</strong>/23, Council’s yearly<br />
strategic document which prioritises plans, projects<br />
and sets the budget, is out for feedback until 4April.<br />
The plan includes aproposed 4.3% rates rise which<br />
is only 0.1% higher than predicted –and allows<br />
the Council to continue todeliver services at a<br />
high level despite lower than expected central<br />
funding contributions.<br />
We have some key issues requiring further funding<br />
which include:<br />
• Funding required to complete the Kaiapoi<br />
Community Hub<br />
• Kaiapoi Stormwater and Flooding Improvements<br />
• Service Level Changes to our Road Network.<br />
E-scooter Trial<br />
We approvedasix-monthtrial of e-scootersinthe<br />
Waimakariri District. From November 2021until<br />
April <strong>2022</strong>,upto400 Flamingo e-scootershavebeen<br />
available forhireacross Rangiora, Kaiapoi, Woodend<br />
andPegasus. We arecoming to theendofthe trial<br />
andwewouldbethrilled to hearyour feedback.<br />
Migrant Experiences<br />
The Council’s Community Team work to support<br />
migrants and have developed programmes to do<br />
this. Your feedback through this survey will help<br />
make sure what the team provide is relevant and<br />
responds towhat migrants need to feel settled<br />
and part of the community.<br />
If you’re amigrant or an agency, employer and<br />
stakeholder supporting migrants –please take a<br />
few minutes to complete our confidential survey.<br />
Youcanfind outmore about each of these and let us<br />
know what youthinkatwaimakariri.govt.nz/letstalk<br />
Free Digital<br />
Skills Classes<br />
SmartPhones<br />
Pegasus Community Centre<br />
Wednesday 23<strong>March</strong> • 10am -12pm<br />
OxfordLibrary<br />
Monday 28<strong>March</strong> • 10am -12pm<br />
Kaiapoi Library<br />
Thursday 31<strong>March</strong> • 10am -12pm<br />
RangioraLibrary<br />
Friday 1April • 10am -12pm<br />
Bookings essential<br />
steppingup.nz<br />
03 311 8901<br />
Does Your Pool<br />
Fence Comply?<br />
Summer is here and it’s important pool barriers<br />
and fencing comply with the Building Act.<br />
From November to <strong>March</strong>eachyear we’ll be visiting<br />
properties to checkifapool is still present, the type<br />
and if the pool fence complies.<br />
We’ll leave anotice inthe letterbox aer the check, and<br />
note any items that may need to be addressed.<br />
Why we’re doing this:<br />
The Building Act requires us to inspect pool barriers<br />
regularly for compliance to the Building Code.<br />
Call us on 03 311 8906 if you have any questions.<br />
Register your pool at waimakariri.govt.nz -<br />
keyword search Swimming Pool Registration<br />
All lids and<br />
tops belong<br />
in the bin.<br />
Even if it’s a<br />
plastic type 1, 2<br />
or 5, please don’t<br />
put them in the<br />
recycling bin.<br />
rethinkrubbish.co.nz
Cheviot makes semis<br />
CRICKET<br />
An unbeaten century by<br />
Harrison Darling gave Cheviot<br />
an inspired mustwin over<br />
Weedons at the weekend to<br />
secure aspot in the country<br />
cricket semifinals.<br />
Thisweekend’s semifinalists<br />
are now locked in for the<br />
45overCRV AmbreedCountry<br />
Premier One Day competition,<br />
with Darfield hosting Cheviot,<br />
and LeestonSouthbridge taking<br />
on Sefton at Leeston Park.<br />
In the plate section, Ohoka<br />
will play Lincoln at Mandeville<br />
and OxfordRangiora will host<br />
Weedons at Pearson Park.<br />
At Weedons Domainon<br />
Saturday, the homeside elected<br />
to make first use of the<br />
conditions,with <strong>Canterbury</strong>rep<br />
Blake Coburngetting Weedons<br />
off to aflying start, smashing 32<br />
runs off 27 balls.<br />
Weedons got handy<br />
contributionsthroughout its<br />
battingorder, led by topscorer<br />
JamesWatson (56 off 75), and<br />
headedinto the change of<br />
inningsconfident they could<br />
defend224.<br />
Andwhen Cheviot was left<br />
reelingat47/3, the home side<br />
appeared to havethe game<br />
under control.<br />
Butenter Darling. The<br />
Magpies batter has had a<br />
breakout season, and teaming<br />
up with Angus Sidey (55 off 65),<br />
ruthlessly put the game beyond<br />
reach.<br />
He raised his bat for an<br />
unbeaten 100 and led his team<br />
off for afine six wicket win,<br />
securing aspot in the semis.<br />
SPORTS RESULTS<br />
Rangiora Bridge Club<br />
Thomas Pairs: <strong>North</strong>/<br />
South: ColleenAdam/Dawn<br />
Simpson1,JudyBruerton/<br />
Joyce Gray 2, Pauline<br />
Miller/Veronica Hall3.<br />
East/West:Margaret<br />
Pickering/JanicePickering<br />
1, Andrea Dempsey/Nita<br />
Sheasby 2, Warwick Wyatt/<br />
Robyn Dawson 3.<br />
AutumnPairs: N/S: Robin<br />
Hassall/Linda Hanham 1,<br />
Stephanie Galbraith/Judy<br />
Bruerton 2, Moody Shokry/<br />
Tricia Riddolls 3.<br />
E/W: PaulineMiller/<br />
Bunty Marshall 1, Gaynor<br />
Hurford/Liz Duke2,Liz<br />
Partridge/David Rainey3.<br />
Junior Evening: N/S:<br />
Kerryn Lange/Karen<br />
Manson1,Annette<br />
Caldwell/Gail Dunlop 2,<br />
Diane Graham/Trish<br />
Warnes3.<br />
E/W: SueJones/Lynne<br />
Johns 1, Desley Simpson/<br />
Judith Robinson 2, Marilyn<br />
Eliet AlisonHowe 3.<br />
Plate Pairs:N/S: Pauline<br />
Miller/Linda Hanhan 1,<br />
Phillipa Watkins/David<br />
McRae2,RichardLuisetti/<br />
Liz Duke 3.<br />
E/W: LizPartridge/Kevin<br />
Kuch 1, GaynorHurford/<br />
RobinHassall 2, Tony<br />
Biddington/Dave Tocker3.<br />
WaimakaririGorge<br />
Women’s Golf<br />
LGU &Putting, 18 Holes:<br />
Silver:JCollins +4.3, N<br />
At Sefton Park, the Sefton<br />
Seals made short work of<br />
visiting Lincoln, knocking off an<br />
easy sevenwicket win.<br />
Rightarm pace bowler Micah<br />
Campbell knockedthe top off<br />
Lincoln's batting,snaring four<br />
wickets.<br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong>firstclass seamer<br />
Fraser Sheatthen mopped up<br />
the tail.<br />
Chasing just 114 runs to win,<br />
recruit of the season, Amandep<br />
Arora, smacked another<br />
brilliant halfcentury,ending up<br />
with 63 off just 34 balls. Oxford<br />
Rangiorawas decimated by<br />
Covid19and was forcedto<br />
default against Leeston<br />
Southbridge on Saturday.<br />
But it was even worse news<br />
for Southbrook.<br />
The 2011/12champion has<br />
struggledfor numbers for the<br />
past few seasons,and has now<br />
pulled out of this year’s<br />
competition.<br />
Southbrook defaulted the<br />
match against Ohoka and the<br />
stalwart club now faces areal<br />
struggle to survivein<br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> Country's top flight<br />
of club cricketnext season.<br />
Darfield had the bye.<br />
Shortscorecard:<br />
Weedons 224/10 (J Watson 56,<br />
CRobson 35, SClarke35, B<br />
Coburn 32; CCameron 2/27, T<br />
Fitzpatrick 2/33, WAnderson<br />
2/44, WSmith 2/46)lost to<br />
Cheviot 226/4 (H Darling 100no,<br />
ASidey 55; CRobson2/39).<br />
Lincoln 113/10 (J Eggleston 27,<br />
BMoore 24; MCampbell 4/33, F<br />
Sheat 2/13,JJones2/31) lost to<br />
Sefton 116/3(AArora 63, L<br />
Taylor 23; BMoore 2/31).<br />
Weavers +4.3.Bronze I: L<br />
Smith +1.3,KBattersby<br />
+6.3. Bronze II: RPilbrow<br />
+1.3, TCraig+3.3,NViney<br />
+5.3,SGillespie+10.3.<br />
Putting: RPilbrow 26.<br />
Nine holes: C. McDonald<br />
+2.9. VMcKenzie +3.1.<br />
Putting: JJenkins 12. Two’s:<br />
SFarrar.<br />
AmberleyGolf<br />
<strong>March</strong>12men: WVan<br />
Zuylen 70, NRhynd 71, R<br />
Clifton 71. Women: J<br />
Cumming 66, JLucas 67,S<br />
Platt 68.<br />
ExcelDesign Longest<br />
Putt. IHolding.<br />
Midweek men:B<br />
Balderstone 38, MIrving 38,<br />
KRayner 37,NFindley37,<br />
MCarson 36, WElder 36,T<br />
Morgan36. Twos: K<br />
Gussette,RKeith, MIrving.<br />
MidWeekWomen: BScott<br />
70, BPettigrew 73, JRouse<br />
73, KPercy73. Longest Putt:<br />
JMorgan.<br />
Nine Holers:LGU:L<br />
Edwards 34, LDenby 37,V<br />
Crooks 37.<br />
Men. DPercy 36, P<br />
Neumann39.<br />
RangioraGolf Club<br />
Nine Hole Stroke<br />
competition:Women:<br />
Coleen White 29, Catherine<br />
Boddy 36 c/b,Pat Benny 36,<br />
Sarah Rutherford37c/b.<br />
Men: Robert Madden 34<br />
c/b, Dennis Brook 34, John<br />
Walker36c/b,Hudson<br />
Deane 36.<br />
OXFORD WORKING<br />
MEN’S CLUB &<br />
MSA<br />
Nominations for<br />
Officers of the<br />
Oxford Club<br />
now open<br />
President<br />
Vice President<br />
Committee<br />
Close 8pm Friday<br />
25 th <strong>March</strong><br />
ELECTIONS<br />
Friday 8th April<br />
Vote from<br />
4pm -8pm<br />
ANNUAL GENERAL<br />
MEETING<br />
Thursday<br />
31 st <strong>March</strong> 7.30pm<br />
In the function room<br />
All Financial<br />
Members are invited<br />
to attend<br />
2466657<br />
Wanted To Rent<br />
RANGIORA AREA<br />
wanted to rent by 2Adults,<br />
prefer 3 bedrooms, very<br />
tidy, excellent gardens.<br />
Phone 021 048 5923.<br />
TWO ADULTS, 1retired<br />
midwife pensioner & her<br />
professional IT employed<br />
son, working in Christchurch<br />
or from home. We<br />
are looking for ahouse in<br />
the country within 30 -60<br />
minutes commute to Chch<br />
Airport. Must allow<br />
kenneled dogs and prefer<br />
lifestyle property without<br />
city type close houses. Rent<br />
$400 to $650 weekly<br />
depending on condition of<br />
property. Willing to accept<br />
older share milkers house<br />
or cottage not up to tenancy<br />
standards regarding insulation<br />
&heating as long as<br />
there is ongrid power &<br />
water. Financially stable<br />
with good references.<br />
Looking to move within the<br />
next month or so April 1st<br />
or May 1st. Please call<br />
Luke 021 915 795 or<br />
Marilyn 021 919 861 if you<br />
would be able to house our<br />
family with dogs.<br />
Wanted To Buy<br />
CASH PAID: Antiques<br />
and Collectables, Estate<br />
Lots, collections of Old<br />
Tools; pay up to $200 for<br />
Brass and Metal Planes,<br />
Wood Braces, Levels,<br />
Rulers, Scribes, Drills,<br />
Saws; pay $3,000 for Gold<br />
Nuggets, Gold Bars, Pocket<br />
Watches, Chains, Gold<br />
Jewellery, Diamond Rings,<br />
Brooches, Damaged Jewellery,<br />
Old Jewellers Tools;<br />
pay up to $10,000 for Petrol<br />
Pumps, EnamelSigns, Juke<br />
Boxes, up to $500 for<br />
Money Boxes, up to $1,000<br />
for Mechanical Poker<br />
Machines, Arcade Penny<br />
Slot Machines; also wanting<br />
old Windup Toys, Fun-<br />
Ho, Triang, Tonka and<br />
Minic, Hornby Train Sets,<br />
Matchbox, Motor Bikes, to<br />
collections of Toys, Display<br />
Cabinets. —Ph. 021-441-400.<br />
CLOTHING WANTED.<br />
Retro Clothing wanted for a<br />
dress up 70’s party. Would<br />
love asafari suit but anything<br />
considered. Phone or<br />
txt 021 861 732.<br />
CommunityServiceAwards<br />
nominations open<br />
The Community Service Awards recognise long periods<br />
of exceptional service to the community by residents of<br />
the district.<br />
Hurunui District Council is calling for nominations from<br />
community members for who they believe are worthy<br />
recipients.<br />
Amaximum of six nominees may beselected –one<br />
from each community i.e. Cheviot, Glenmark, Hanmer<br />
Springs,Amuri,Hurunui andAmberley.<br />
More information and nomination forms, head to<br />
the Council website at hurunui.govt.nz/community -<br />
Community ServiceAwards.<br />
Forms can also be collected from Council offices in<br />
Amberley or service centres / libraries inAmberley,<br />
Culverden,Cheviot, Hawardenand Hanmer Springs.<br />
Completed formsshould be sent to:<br />
MareeHare,maree.hare@hurunui.govt.nz,<br />
or Hurunui District Council.POBox 13, Amberley 7441,<br />
by 5.00pmMonday 2May <strong>2022</strong>.<br />
2466498<br />
PUBLIC NOTICE OF<br />
APPLICATION FOR<br />
OFF-LICENCE<br />
SECTION 101, SALE<br />
AND SUPPLY OF<br />
ALCOHOL ACT 2012<br />
Lost Cafes Ltd has made<br />
application to the District<br />
Licensing Committee at<br />
Rangiora for the renewal of<br />
an Off-Licence in respect<br />
of the premises situated<br />
at 398 High St, Rangiora<br />
known as Thirsty Liquor<br />
Rangiora.<br />
The general nature of the<br />
business conducted (or to<br />
be conducted) under the<br />
licence is bottle store.<br />
The days on which and the<br />
hours during which alcohol<br />
is (or is intended to be)<br />
sold under the licence are<br />
Monday -Sunday 9am to<br />
10pm.<br />
The application may be<br />
inspected during ordinary<br />
office hours at the office<br />
of the Waimakariri District<br />
Licensing Committee at<br />
215 High Street, Rangiora.<br />
Any person who is entitled<br />
to object and who wishes<br />
to object to the issue of<br />
the licence may, not later<br />
than 15 working days after<br />
the date of the publication<br />
of this notice, file anotice<br />
in writing ofthe objection<br />
with the Secretary of<br />
the Waimakariri District<br />
Licensing Committee<br />
at Private Bag 1005,<br />
Rangiora.<br />
No objection to the renewal<br />
of alicence may be made<br />
in relation to amatter other<br />
than amatter specified in<br />
section 131 of the Sale and<br />
Supply of Alcohol Act 2012.<br />
This is the first publication<br />
of this notice.<br />
2465549v1<br />
Wanted To Buy<br />
HAY MOWER, UFO type<br />
or similar. Going or not,<br />
anything considered.Please<br />
ph 021 129 2256.<br />
$$$<br />
Amalgamated Scrap Metal<br />
Ltd. Specialists in farm<br />
machineryand farm clean<br />
ups, old vehicles etc.<br />
100% locally owned.<br />
Ph 0800 030 712 or<br />
027 695 0480.<br />
2312759<br />
Public Notices<br />
PUBLIC NOTICE OF<br />
APPLICATION FOR<br />
ON-LICENCE<br />
SECTION 101, SALE<br />
AND SUPPLY OF<br />
ALCOHOL ACT 2012<br />
Lost Cafes Ltd has made<br />
application to the District<br />
Licensing Committee at<br />
Rangiora for the renewal of<br />
an On-Licence in respect<br />
of the premises situated<br />
at 398 High St, Rangiora<br />
known as The Plough<br />
Hotel.<br />
The general nature of the<br />
business conducted (or<br />
to be conducted) under<br />
the licence is Tavern &<br />
Restaurant.<br />
The days on which and the<br />
hours during which alcohol<br />
is (or is intended to be)<br />
sold under the licence are<br />
Sunday - Thursday 8am<br />
to 11pm. Friday -Saturday<br />
8am - 1am the following<br />
day.<br />
The application may be<br />
inspected during ordinary<br />
office hours at the office<br />
of the Waimakariri District<br />
Licensing Committee at<br />
215 High Street, Rangiora.<br />
Any person who is entitled<br />
to object and who wishes<br />
to object to the issue of<br />
the licence may, not later<br />
than 15working days after<br />
the date of the publication<br />
of this notice, file anotice<br />
in writing of the objection<br />
with the Secretary of<br />
the Waimakariri District<br />
Licensing Committee<br />
at Private Bag 1005,<br />
Rangiora.<br />
No objection to the renewal<br />
of alicence may be made<br />
in relation to amatterother<br />
than amatter specified in<br />
section 131 of the Sale and<br />
Supply of Alcohol Act 2012.<br />
This is the first publication<br />
of this notice.<br />
2466237v1<br />
For Sale<br />
MEADOW HAY, conventional<br />
bales $15 each. Dry<br />
and barn stored. Ph Deb<br />
021 289 9256.<br />
TRAILER, 6X4 home<br />
built with crate. Unregistered<br />
and unwarranted.<br />
$400 ono, please phone 03<br />
327 3777.<br />
SPORT &CLASSIFIED<br />
<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>March</strong> <strong>17</strong>, <strong>2022</strong><br />
29<br />
MILITARYEXERCISE<br />
Army Training (Blank Firing)<br />
Thegeneral public is to be advised<br />
thataNew Zealand Army Exercise will<br />
be conductedinthe Oxford Forest<br />
over the period 25-27 Mar22.<br />
Theexercise will involveupto40<br />
personnel of 2/4 RoyalNew Zealand<br />
InfantryRegimentfromBurnham<br />
MilitaryCamp.<br />
Training will involvesoldiersfiring<br />
blank ammunition and pyrotechnics<br />
TheNew Zealand Army takes fire<br />
risk seriously and will ensurefire<br />
mitigation is present.<br />
Formoreinformation please contact:<br />
SSgt Heather,Mob: 02108476053 or<br />
0212411150<br />
Road Stopping<br />
Portion of the unnamed unformed legalroad adjoining<br />
Ashworth Bush Road to the south and the unnamed<br />
unformed legal roadtothe north in Balcairn, Hurunui<br />
District.<br />
Public Notice is herby given that, pursuant toSection<br />
319(h) and 342(a) of the Local Government Act 1974,<br />
the Hurunui District Councilproposestostop partofthe<br />
road described in theschedule hereto:<br />
SCHEDULE<br />
Area(m2) Shownonthe plan as Plan<br />
15050 Road to be stopped Bruce Alexander<br />
(proposed) Surveyors<br />
–Copyofthe Plan–<br />
14 December 2021<br />
PURPOSE<br />
The portion of roadwhenstoppedshallbeamalgamated<br />
pursuanttoSection 345(1)(a) of the Localgovernment<br />
Act 1974withadjoining landasfollows:<br />
Area(m2) Shown<br />
Land to be amalgamated with<br />
15050 Road to be Road to be stopped(proposed)<br />
stopped is to be amalgamated with<br />
(proposed) Lot 3DP305915<br />
The above-mentioned plan may be viewed at the<br />
Hurunui District Library orthe Hurunui District Council<br />
Offices at66Carters Road, Amberley during normal<br />
office hours oronthe Councils website www.hurunui.<br />
govt.nzunder Have yoursay –Consultations.<br />
If you would like toobject to this proposal you must<br />
lodge your objection in writing to the Hurunui District<br />
Council Attn: Cameron Ashworth either in person to<br />
66 Carters Road, Amberley, orposted to PO Box 13,<br />
Amberley 7441 or email Cameron.ashworth@hurunui.<br />
govt.nztoarrivenolater than5:00pm25<strong>March</strong> <strong>2022</strong>.<br />
DatedatHurunuiDistrict Council,Amberleythis13day<br />
of January <strong>2022</strong>.<br />
Thisisthe second publication of thisnotice.<br />
HDobbie<br />
Chief ExecutiveOfficer<br />
Livestock<br />
FOR HIRE portable cattle<br />
yards & ramp, Loburn.<br />
Phone 027 540 0027.<br />
STOCK WANTED<br />
Old /Injured or Unwanted<br />
(Cattle &Horses)<br />
MEAT2U.NZ<br />
313 0022<br />
2457344<br />
Pets<br />
2466662<br />
Garage Sales<br />
SATURDAY 19TH<br />
<strong>March</strong>, 8am onwards, 23<br />
Wales Street, Rangiora.<br />
Tools, furniture, aluminium<br />
BBQ, compressor.<br />
Grazing<br />
GRAZING available in<br />
Flaxton for sheep &young<br />
cattle, 5acres, 6paddocks,<br />
short or long term. Text /<br />
Phone 021 373 512.<br />
BICHON HOMESTAY SHEEP GRAZING,<br />
for smaller dogs. We look approx 7acres, well fenced<br />
after your dog in our home. & watered, Mandeville<br />
"No kennels". Phone today<br />
03 314 6110.<br />
area, $65 per week. Ph 021<br />
129 2256.
CLASSIFIED<br />
30 <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>March</strong> <strong>17</strong>, <strong>2022</strong><br />
We need you !<br />
Situations Vacant<br />
We are seeking applications from outgoing, friendly and enthusiastic people to join our team and have the following<br />
Fixed Term positions available:<br />
Inwards Goods /StorePerson<br />
• Mon –Fri up to 40 hours<br />
• Mustbephysicallyfitand strong<br />
• Will be required to lift and carry heavy products<br />
all day<br />
• Work as part of ateam<br />
• Beable to think proactively<br />
• Work hard and smart<br />
• Mustbecustomer focused<br />
• Forklift licencewould help<br />
• Musthavea“Can Do” attitude<br />
Retail Assistants<br />
• Weekend work required, up to 40 hours<br />
• Working inside and outside<br />
• Mustbephysicallyfitand strong<br />
• Required to climb ladders and use lifting equipment<br />
• Required to pick, carry,assemble products<br />
• Work as part of ateam<br />
• Beable to think proactively<br />
• Work hard and smart<br />
• Customer focused<br />
• Familiarity ineither Power tools, Power garden or<br />
Bathroom products preferred<br />
McAlpines have an active drug &alcoholpolicy in place, apre-employment drug test and medical will be required.<br />
If any of these positions sound like you, send your application and CV to:<br />
Fixed Term Roles<br />
McAlpines Mitre 10 Mega<br />
PO Box 1003<br />
Rangiora 7440<br />
Or email applications@mcalpines.co.nz<br />
PLEASE SPECIFY WHICH POSITION YOU ARE APPLYINGFOR<br />
Entertainment<br />
BALCAIRN HALL welcomes<br />
the Alpaca Social<br />
Club with special guest<br />
Cousin Alice an Arts On<br />
Tour NZ event, 7.30pm,<br />
Saturday 26th <strong>March</strong> <strong>2022</strong>,<br />
free supper, alcohol free<br />
event, raffles, CD sales.<br />
Tickets $25 from Sally<br />
Macs, Amberley, Stan’s 7<br />
Day Pharmacy Rangiora,<br />
Sefton Garage and<br />
via www.balcairnhall.com -<br />
Covid guidelines will apply<br />
Educational<br />
TUITION available. Primary<br />
and secondary up to<br />
NCEA level 3. In centre<br />
(Rangiora) or interactive<br />
online from your home.<br />
Each student on an individually<br />
tailored programme.<br />
Kip McGrath Rangiora has<br />
been serving the local community<br />
for 30 +years. Give<br />
us acall (03 313 3638) or<br />
book your free assessment<br />
online https://www.kipmcgrath.<br />
co.nz/rangiora<br />
Public Notices<br />
Inwards Goods Forklift Driver<br />
• Monday–Friday<br />
• Forklift licenceand OSH cert<br />
• Experience in abusyenvironment<br />
• Musthavea“Can Do” attitude<br />
• Ability to get the job done<br />
• Reliable, flexible and disciplined<br />
• Able to think and act on the go<br />
• Beagoodteamplayer<br />
• Show an eye for detail and proactive planning<br />
• Have great communication skills<br />
Garden Products Team Member<br />
• Garden plant and product knowledge critical<br />
• Weekend work required<br />
• Upto40hours<br />
• Mustbecustomer focused<br />
• Working inside and outside<br />
• Mustbephysically fit and strong<br />
• Will be required to climb ladders and use lifting<br />
equipment<br />
• Work as part of ateam<br />
• Beable to think proactively<br />
• Work hard and smart<br />
• Must be customer focused<br />
Personal<br />
A SEXY BLONDE, talk<br />
live or listen. Ph 0900 44<br />
666. $3.99 +GST pm. R18.<br />
Gardening<br />
A+ GARDEN hedges cut<br />
to perfection. Tree &arbor<br />
work. For a quote, phone<br />
021 111 4322.<br />
LAWN MOWING, Waimakariri<br />
area. Please ph<br />
027 933 6523.<br />
Minor amendment to the enrolment scheme<br />
of Rangiora Borough School<br />
The Ministry of Education is proposing aminor amendment tothe<br />
enrolment scheme ofRangiora Borough School. This is to add<br />
their Te Reo Māori special programme, Ngā Rākau eRua, to<br />
their enrolment scheme.<br />
Students who meet the criteria for enrolment and live within the<br />
home zone must be enrolled ahead of out ofzone students. Out<br />
of zone students who meet the criteria for enrolment in the<br />
special programme have priority in enrolment above all other out<br />
of zone students while special programme places are available.<br />
The enrolment of out of zone students is governed by the<br />
provisions of the Education and Training Act 2020.<br />
Acopy of the proposed enrolment scheme is available at<br />
https://consultation.education.govt.nz/education/rangioraborough-school-special-programme<br />
Comments can be made to<br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong>.EnrolmentSchemes@education.govt.nz by 14 April<br />
<strong>2022</strong>.<br />
2466714<br />
2464774<br />
Rangiora High<br />
School<br />
Casual<br />
Cleaners<br />
Rangiora High School<br />
is proud to be acaring,<br />
community-based<br />
environment inspiring<br />
life-long learning.<br />
Students are at the<br />
centre of our work.<br />
We are seeking to<br />
expand our pool of oncall/casual<br />
cleaners for<br />
both afternoon and/or<br />
evening shifts.<br />
Please email your<br />
CV and a covering<br />
letter to: vacancies@<br />
rangiorahigh.school.nz<br />
2466239<br />
SUPERIOR PERSON-<br />
NEL jobs, we have forklift,<br />
labouring, factory, traffic<br />
control, seasonal, poultry,<br />
perm and temp roles. <strong>North</strong><br />
Cant and Christchurch. Get<br />
in quick. Phone us on 03<br />
313 6180. See<br />
www.superiorpersonnel.co.nz<br />
FACTORY, Poultry, Traffic<br />
Control, Sawmill. Short<br />
and long term roles available,<br />
immediate starts.<br />
Contact Daphne or PJ at<br />
Superior Personnel. 03 313<br />
6180. For other roles see<br />
our website<br />
www.superiorpersonnel.co.nz<br />
Drum Tutor<br />
Malvern School of<br />
Music Inc, based in<br />
Darfield, requires a<br />
suitably qualified<br />
person to teach drums<br />
after school hours.<br />
For all inquiries contact<br />
h.langen.nz@gmail.com<br />
FALCONS &<br />
COMMODORES<br />
WANTED<br />
Suitable for<br />
dismantling or repairs<br />
Ph 313 7216<br />
2412522<br />
CASH 4CARS<br />
and 4WD'S<br />
Phone<br />
Automotive<br />
Parts<br />
03 313 7216<br />
WANTED to buy Ford,<br />
Holden, Chrysler or<br />
Chev’s, Classic cars. Any<br />
other types considered, any<br />
condition. Please phone<br />
Tony 027 313 5000.<br />
CARS, vans, 4WD’s<br />
wanted for dismantling or<br />
repair. Phone 027 258<br />
8366.<br />
Cars Wanted<br />
ANY old cars, anything pre<br />
1990, unfinished Hot Rods,<br />
Classic Cars. Please call<br />
027 258 8366.<br />
Automotive Services<br />
CARAVANS &<br />
MOTORHOMES.<br />
Interior &exterior repairs,<br />
maintenance & upgrades,<br />
based in <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>.<br />
Solar, satellite, awning<br />
installations. Sheetmetal,<br />
light engineering &welding<br />
services. Professional<br />
coach builder specializing<br />
in the RV industry 25 years.<br />
Call Darryl @ Advanced<br />
Auto Homes 027 220 6566.<br />
Motorcycles<br />
WOF your motorcycle or<br />
light trailer at South Pacific<br />
Motorcycle Services, Mandeville.<br />
Ph 03 312 0066<br />
office@motorbiketours.co.nz.<br />
FARMER/TRACTOR/<br />
MAINTENANCE<br />
Farming job available. Stock<br />
experience required along<br />
with full range of tractor<br />
and general maintenance<br />
experience. This is a job<br />
full of variety 10-20 min<br />
commute from Rangiora/<br />
Oxford. Accommodation<br />
required if needed.<br />
Call 027 236 7577 for<br />
further details. Excellent<br />
references essential.<br />
24650<strong>17</strong><br />
Firewood<br />
SPILT old man pine, 3.7<br />
$280, 3.7 Macrocarpa<br />
$400. Ph 021 993 497.<br />
Trade&Services<br />
A PAINTER WITH<br />
PASSION! Local painter<br />
with 30 years of quality and<br />
integrity in all aspects of<br />
painting. Phone Mike on<br />
021 0903 8546.<br />
ABEL &Prestige Chimney<br />
Cleaning. Nth Cant owned<br />
& operated. Covering all<br />
areas from Waimak to Hanmer.<br />
Professional, guaranteed,<br />
service. Firebox<br />
repairs, carry most parts. Ph<br />
0800 661 244.<br />
ALL TREE SERVICES,<br />
arbour work, pruning, tree<br />
removal. Affordable &<br />
friendly service. Telephone<br />
021 111 4322.<br />
ARBORIST qualified.<br />
Copper Beech Tree<br />
Services. Tree removal,<br />
pruning, height reduction,<br />
hedge trimming, shaping,<br />
tree planting, firewood.<br />
Free quotes. Contact Angus<br />
Edwards 027 259 6741<br />
copperbeechtreeservices@gmail.com<br />
BRIAN’S Tree Services.<br />
Tree felling, topping,<br />
shaping, firewood cut, rubbish<br />
removed, stump grinding,<br />
branch chipping.<br />
Affordable rates. Phone 03<br />
327 5505 or 021 124 4894.<br />
CHIMNEY SWEEPS.<br />
Time to service your fire.<br />
Accumulation of soot seriously<br />
affects performance.<br />
Latest rotary brush technology.<br />
Free moisture check<br />
on wood. Safety inspection.<br />
All work insured and guaranteed.<br />
From $80 single<br />
story. 0800 SWEEPME or<br />
www.sweepnz.co.nz.<br />
DIESEL<br />
Infrared radiant & fan<br />
forced workshop heaters.<br />
027 262 2266<br />
www.BLAX.nz.<br />
DIRTY TILES &Grout?<br />
Professional tile cleaning,<br />
tiled shower restoration,<br />
mouldy silcone, shower<br />
glass & we can even<br />
recolour your old grout!<br />
For all your tile and grout<br />
issues call Grout Pro for a<br />
free, no obligation quote.<br />
Ph Darryl 0800 882 772.<br />
DRESSMAKING Bev’s<br />
Sew Good Services. For all<br />
your alterations, repairs,<br />
dressmaking, curtains.<br />
Phone 327 5535.<br />
FIRE GUARDS Custom<br />
made with safety latch.<br />
Phone 021 169 9066. E:<br />
pjfabricators123@gmail.com.<br />
HOMEKILL & Wild<br />
Game meat processing. Ph<br />
313 0022. www.meat2u.nz.<br />
KITCHEN, bathroom,<br />
renovations, decking,<br />
pergolas, fencing. Honest<br />
reliable licenced builders.<br />
Ph Don 027 727 9162.<br />
METAL WORX. Flashing,<br />
Sheetmetal Fabrication,<br />
Wrought Iron,<br />
Welding, Custom Trailers,<br />
General Metalwork. No job<br />
too big or too small. Ph 021<br />
265 5428 or 03 314 6908.<br />
Find us on facebook/<br />
Glenmark Metal Worx.<br />
glenmarkmetalworx.ltd@gmail.com.<br />
LOGSPLITTERS Honda<br />
or Rato powered, plus parts<br />
& accessories. Telephone<br />
027 262 2266 www.BLAX.nz.<br />
ANTHONY SYMONDS<br />
Forall your painting &<br />
plastering requirements<br />
Local with 30 years<br />
experience<br />
All workmanship<br />
Guaranteed.<br />
Phone 021 344 023<br />
2220615<br />
Log Fires<br />
Pellet Fires<br />
Heat Pumps<br />
Sales<br />
Service<br />
Installations<br />
Free Quotes<br />
03 343 1651<br />
472 Blenheim Rd<br />
www.heatstore.co.nz<br />
PAINT & wallpaper<br />
services. Wayne Bryant,<br />
exterior, interior. Qualified<br />
tradesman. Free quotes. Ph<br />
313 5337 or 027 654 4568.<br />
PAINTER & Decorator.<br />
25 + years experience.<br />
Interior /exterior, roofs &<br />
waterblasting. For a free<br />
quote, please ph Steve 03<br />
314 4620 or 027 477 1930.<br />
PAINTER. Qualified local<br />
professional, Int / Ext,<br />
roofs, wallpaper. Call or<br />
text Corban 027 846 5035.<br />
Pride &Quality Painting<br />
&Decorating Services<br />
20 yrs exp, fast and friendly<br />
service. For all your painting<br />
needs, phone: Martin 310<br />
6187 or 021 128 9867<br />
POWER TOOLS repairs,<br />
parts &sales for over 40<br />
years. All main brands serviced.<br />
Grossman Trade<br />
Tools, 23 Watts Road,<br />
Christchurch. Ph 389 9230.<br />
ROOFER. All roof repairs,<br />
roof painting, water blasting,<br />
moss treatment,<br />
repointing, gutter cleans &<br />
snow straps, and more. Free<br />
quotes. Please ph Nathan<br />
027 516 6609.<br />
Trade &Services<br />
HEATERS RANGIORA Rubbish<br />
Removal and RRR skips.<br />
Wheelie bins any frequency<br />
and skips from 1.5 cube to<br />
9cube. Skips and wheelie<br />
bins for any use, rubbish,<br />
greenwaste, building sites<br />
or just cleanups. Give us a<br />
phone call 313 6957 or for<br />
skips 021 313 255.<br />
REMOVALISTS<br />
Movemen Ltd<br />
2Men &agood sized truck.<br />
From $150 plus GST per hour.<br />
Kaiapoi based.<br />
Call Gerard<br />
027 668 3636<br />
movemen.co.nz<br />
2401953<br />
SEPTIC TANK<br />
CLEANING<br />
Bill’s Liquid<br />
Waste<br />
Blair Tavendale<br />
Ph 03 314 9371<br />
0275 379-694<br />
2362002<br />
You dump it...<br />
Blair pumps it...<br />
027 216 0000<br />
SCREEN PRINTING.<br />
For all your printing<br />
requirements. T-shirts,<br />
Hoodies, Hi-Vis vests and<br />
polos, Overalls, Caps etc.<br />
Please phone Heather 03<br />
313 0261 or email heather.<br />
norstar@gmail.com.<br />
SHEARER. Hap’s Farm &<br />
Lifestyle Services. Shearing,<br />
crutching, drenching,<br />
tailing, feet trimming &<br />
health check. — Ph. 03-<br />
423-3713 or 021-267-4025.<br />
SHEEP SHEARING,<br />
drenching, feet trimming.<br />
For Lifestyle blocks. Call<br />
Stu 027 315 6916.<br />
STUMP GRINDING:<br />
Stumpclear is here for<br />
stump grinding at your<br />
home or lifestyle block in the<br />
Waimakariri District. —Ph.<br />
027-242-3522.<br />
2225862<br />
CRAIGS Trees<br />
(03) 327-4190<br />
TREE REMOVALS<br />
THINNING &PRUNING<br />
STUMPGRINDING<br />
FELLING &TOPPING<br />
FULLYINSURED<br />
QUALIFIED ARBORIST<br />
Free Quotes<br />
027 2299 454<br />
craigstrees@xtra.co.nz<br />
2434390<br />
TRUCK WASH. Mobile<br />
touchless on-farm foam<br />
wash solutions. Telephone<br />
027 262 2266<br />
www.CLEANFLEET.nz.<br />
VALUATION -<br />
Specialising in <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>.<br />
Contact Geoff at<br />
Maxwell Valuation. Phone<br />
03 310 8541 or email<br />
geoff@maxval.co.nz.<br />
WATERBLASTERS Hot<br />
or cold electric, 3phase or<br />
petrol. Tel 027 262 2266.<br />
wwwBLAX.nz.<br />
WINDOW TINTING<br />
tintawindow<br />
advanced film solutions<br />
99% uv block<br />
fade protection<br />
heat control<br />
reduce glare<br />
25 Years Experience<br />
privacy films<br />
frosting designs<br />
non-darkening films<br />
Workmanship Guaranteed<br />
Lifetime Warranties on Most Films<br />
UV<br />
block<br />
Free Quotes <strong>Canterbury</strong> and Districts<br />
03 365 3653 0800 368 468
Trusted Trades &<br />
Professional Services<br />
Guide<br />
To book your spaceinthis guide,phoneAmanda Keys 313 2840 or email amanda.keys@ncnews.co.nz<br />
2434425<br />
Air Conditioning<br />
Stay cool this summer<br />
Call us now for your free quote<br />
03 310 6087<br />
18 Albert Street, Rangiora<br />
Design |Installation |Servicing<br />
Appliance Repairs<br />
•REGISTERED TECHNICIAN<br />
•AUTHORISEDLOCAL SERVICE<br />
F&P, Bosch, Smeg,<br />
Ariston, LG, Classique,Haier,<br />
Samsung andmore....<br />
“Forbestresults be sure to useauthorised service”<br />
NORTHCANTERBURY APPLIANCE SERVICES<br />
Rangiora: 03 313 4420 Kaiapoi: 03 327 3810<br />
2332343v2<br />
Butchery<br />
OxfordButchery<br />
Shane and Leanne Frahm<br />
We cankill&process yourstock<br />
FourGenerations of Frahms<br />
since 1957<br />
Ph 312 4205<br />
Oxford<br />
Number one<br />
old-fashioned bacon<br />
&ham curing.<br />
A/H 312 4709<br />
WE ARE OPEN, WEARE AESSENTIAL SERVICE<br />
2227889v2<br />
Computer Repairs<br />
Bruce Evans<br />
131 Ohoka Road<br />
Kaiapoi<br />
03 327 3111<br />
021 293 6331<br />
compucare@xtra.co.nz<br />
www.compucare.co.nz<br />
Computer Repairs &upgrades<br />
Prompt professional services<br />
2276525v2<br />
Virus &malware removal<br />
New &UsedPC’s4Sale<br />
Construction &Concrete<br />
All Construction & Concrete Work<br />
•Driveways, patios &paths<br />
•Bridges and Culverts<br />
•Floors, foundations<br />
•Sheds and buildings<br />
•Dairy Sheds, Herd homes<br />
•Silage pits, effluent ponds<br />
•Excavation and cartage<br />
•Precast concrete<br />
•Insulated panels<br />
Daryl Power<br />
027 230 9401<br />
concretepower@scorch.co.nz<br />
www.concretepower.co.nz<br />
Glass &Windscreens<br />
2273277<br />
YOU<br />
COULD<br />
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Phone 03 313 7144<br />
027 432 1534<br />
Fax 03 313 2144<br />
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PO Box 69, Rangiora<br />
Electrician<br />
Allan Pethig<br />
For all your electrical needs. Residential &Commercial<br />
Engineering<br />
2397712v5<br />
pet doors installed<br />
from only $165<br />
Phone<br />
Amanda Keys<br />
on<br />
03 313 2840<br />
2420841<br />
▪ Painting ▪ Gardening<br />
▪ Fencing ▪ Lawn mowing<br />
▪ All General Maintenance<br />
Performed to the highest<br />
standard by a straight up,<br />
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If it stands still<br />
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•<strong>17</strong>metre spray<br />
booth<br />
•FullPaint &Panel<br />
Service<br />
M: 0275 543 958<br />
E: aaron@ahel.co.nz<br />
Panel Beater<br />
2269236<br />
For your Engineering needs<br />
187d Ohoka Road, Kaiapoi<br />
Phone 03 327 5246 |027 495 2821<br />
toppeng@xtra.co.nz<br />
Landscaping<br />
STEWART CONTRACTING<br />
Landscaping -Fencing<br />
& Earthworks<br />
ENJOYABLE STRESS FREE LANDSCAPING<br />
03 313 9375 •027 369 3974<br />
www.stewartcontracting.co.nz<br />
contact@stewartcontracting.co.nz<br />
2136148<br />
Landscaping<br />
For all your landscaping needs<br />
All Landscaping, Retaining Walls (Engineered and<br />
Non-Engineered), Timber Fences, Landscape Structures<br />
and more...Lifestyle Block, Rural and Residential.<br />
Phone Jeremy 021 169 9394<br />
www.blackhill.co.nz<br />
www.facebook.com/blackhillltd<br />
2372616v2<br />
Scrap Metal<br />
CASH PAID FOR SCRAP<br />
•Car Bodies •Scrap Steel•Specialists in Farm<br />
Machinery•All non Ferrous<br />
MAINLAND<br />
METALS LTD<br />
Ph (03)338 7000<br />
Mike0274 818544 •Robbie 0274 818 027<br />
Locally owned and operated<br />
1902273<br />
CAP 65<br />
CAP 40<br />
CAP 20<br />
Shingle<br />
SHINGLE SUPPLIES<br />
Quarry Prices<br />
DRAINAGE CHIP<br />
from $40 per cube<br />
from $23 per cube<br />
from $25 per cube<br />
from $30 per cube<br />
all +gst<br />
Plus all excavation and truck hire<br />
house excavations, driveways, subdivisions<br />
CONTRACTING<br />
Ph: KEN 027 201 3302<br />
Email: stress@xtra.co.nz<br />
2009594<br />
Now moved to 8Seven Mile Drive, Belfast<br />
Phone (03) 323 4115<br />
www.autobodyrepairs.co.nz<br />
Tools &Equipment<br />
SALES<br />
PARTS<br />
SERVICE<br />
ACCESSORIES<br />
ON-FARM VISITS<br />
Water Blasters, Log Splitters, Generators,<br />
Air Compressors, Water Pumps, Air Tools, Spray<br />
Equipment, Replacement Ag Seats, Small Motors.<br />
Free local machinerydelivery.<br />
Richard Black www.BLAX.nz<br />
<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>owned &operated<br />
2435547v2<br />
•Insurance Work<br />
•Fullcoachbuildingservice, fabricating<br />
doors,lockers, windows, tanks<br />
•PaintingMotorhomes, Caravans, Boats,<br />
Trucks,Tractors&Cars<br />
2354024<br />
Quarry Supplies<br />
QUARRY SUPPLIES<br />
2426159<br />
●CAP 65 ● CAP 40<br />
●CAP 20 ● Pit Run<br />
●Large Soakpit Boulders<br />
●Crusher Dust<br />
●Screened Sand<br />
●Horse Arena Sand<br />
Dean Hurley0274 336 993<br />
hurleyexcavation@xtra.co.nz<br />
2064 Tram Road<br />
Windows & Doors<br />
WINDOW MARKET PLACE<br />
• New & Used<br />
• Timber & Aluminium<br />
• Windows & Doors<br />
8am-5pm Weekdays<br />
8am-2pm Saturday<br />
215 Waltham Rd, Sydenham<br />
Ph (03) 379 6159 info@windowmarket.co.nz<br />
Fax (03) 962 1012 www.windowmarket.co.nz<br />
ncn1242200aa<br />
To book your spaceinthis guide,phone Amanda Keys 313 2840 or email amanda.keys@ncnews.co.nz
RangioraToyota<br />
PASSENGER<br />
Signature<br />
CLASS<br />
2007 Toyota BladeHatch<br />
•2.4LPetrolAuto, 7-Airbags<br />
•Camera, Alloys, Half Leather<br />
•80,300kms<br />
$<br />
12,995<br />
20<strong>17</strong> Toyota Corolla GX<br />
Hatch<br />
•1.8L PetrolAuto, Camera<br />
•Bluetooth, 7-Airbags<br />
•Only 39,800kms<br />
$<br />
22,995<br />
Signature<br />
CLASS<br />
2019 CorollaGXHatch<br />
•2.0L Petrol, Auto,Camera, Bluetooth<br />
•5-Star Safety<br />
•Only 25,300km<br />
$<br />
26,995<br />
2013Daihatsu Sirion<br />
•1.3LPetrolAuto<br />
•5-door,NZNew<br />
•Only 42,936km<br />
WAS$10,995<br />
$ NOW 9,995<br />
2011 Toyota Avensis<br />
Wagon<br />
•2.0L PetrolAuto, Alloys,<br />
•Camera, Bluetooth<br />
•Keyless<br />
SUV<br />
NOW<br />
WAS$14,995<br />
$<br />
11,995<br />
Signature<br />
CLASS<br />
2014 CamryGLSedan<br />
•2.5LPetrolAuto<br />
•Cruise Control, Bluetooth<br />
•7Airbags<br />
$<br />
12,995<br />
Signature<br />
CLASS<br />
20<strong>17</strong> CorollaGLXHatch<br />
•1.8L PetrolAuto, Alloys,<br />
•Camera, FogLights<br />
•Only 47,700km<br />
$<br />
23,995<br />
2015Toyota Ractis<br />
•1.3LPetrolAuto, 45,550km<br />
•CD/AUX/USB<br />
Connectivity<br />
WAS$14,995<br />
$ NOW 13,995<br />
2010 Mitsubishi Lancer<br />
VRX<br />
•2.4LPetrolAuto, Alloys<br />
•Leather<br />
•80,750kms<br />
WAS$11,995<br />
$ NOW 10,995<br />
2018 Toyota HighlanderGXL<br />
•3.5LPetrol<br />
•Leather 7-seater,SAT/NAV<br />
•Camera, only29,300km<br />
$<br />
53,995<br />
2018 Rav4 GXL<br />
•2.5LPetrolAWD<br />
•Alloys, Camera, Satnav<br />
•Keyless,DualZone Climate<br />
$<br />
29,995<br />
2018 Toyota HighlanderGX<br />
•3.5LPetrol, 8-Speed Auto<br />
•7-Seater,Camera, Bluetooth<br />
•84,700km<br />
$<br />
43,995<br />
2020 Toyota RaizeZ2WD<br />
•1.0L TurboPetrol, 5-door<br />
•Keyless,Parking Sensors<br />
•Only 44,400km<br />
$<br />
36,995 33,995<br />
2019 Toyota Rav4 GX<br />
•2.0L PetrolAuto2WD<br />
•Alloys, Satnav, Camera<br />
•Only 18,250kms<br />
COMMERCIAL<br />
$<br />
39,995<br />
2014 Toyota Highlander<br />
GXL<br />
•3.5LV6Petrol, 7-Seater Leather<br />
•Camera, Towbar<br />
•Bluetooth<br />
$<br />
27,995<br />
2016 Rav4 GXL<br />
•2.5LPetrolAWD,Camera<br />
•Keyless,Towbar,Bluetooh<br />
•88,900km<br />
2014 Toyota Highlander GX<br />
•3.5Lpetrol, 7- Seater<br />
•Camera, Bluetooth<br />
•Towbar<br />
$<br />
31,995 $<br />
31,995<br />
2019 Toyota Highlander<br />
GXL<br />
•3.5LPetrolAuto, Leather<br />
•7-Seater, Satnav<br />
•Only18,500kms<br />
$<br />
55,995<br />
2021 Daihatsu Hi Jet<br />
•Petrol, 5-Speed Manual, 4WD<br />
•AutoTipping Deck,Due Mid-<strong>March</strong><br />
•Only 150kms<br />
$<br />
24,995<br />
20<strong>17</strong> LandCruiserPrado TX<br />
•2.8L Turbo Diesel, 7-Seater, Keyless<br />
•Camera, Leather<br />
•Only 37,150kms<br />
$<br />
63,995<br />
2016 HoldenTrailblazer<br />
Colorado 7<br />
•2.8L Turbo Diesel 4WD<br />
•Leather,7-seater<br />
•63,800km<br />
WAS$44,995<br />
NOW $ 41,995<br />
2015Ford RangerXLT<br />
•3.2LTurbo Diesel Auto, 2WD<br />
•Alloys, Bluetooth, Tonneau<br />
•Rear Sensors<br />
$<br />
29,995<br />
2018 Landcruiser 200 VX<br />
2016 HiluxSR5 Limited 2018 Hilux SR5 Cruiser 2WD 2018 Toyota HiaceMinibus 2011 HiluxSR5 4WD<br />
2WD<br />
•2.8L Turbo Diesel Auto<br />
•3.0L TurboDiesel Auto, 12-Seater •3.0L TurboDiesel Auto,<br />
•2.8L Turbo Diesel, Leather,18”Alloys •Leather,Satnav, Alloys, Hard-Lid<br />
•Camera, Bluetooth<br />
•Bluetooth, USBConnect<br />
$<br />
•SportsBar<br />
•64,118km<br />
•Only 55,250kms<br />
•Flatdeck, Cruise Control<br />
•Tonneau.<br />
124,995<br />
$<br />
42,995<br />
$<br />
49,995<br />
$<br />
49,995<br />
$<br />
29,995<br />
Percival Street,Rangiora • Ph (03) 313-8186 any time • www.rangiora.toyota.co.nz<br />
•4.5lTwin Turbo v8 Diesel<br />
•Leather 8Seater<br />
•Satnav,360 Camera<br />
•Only63,550kms<br />
Signature<br />
CLASS<br />
2459213<br />
FINANCE &INSURANCE AVAILABLE