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Our Place for Our People ... The Knox Community Centre’s colourful southern wall. 

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Mural acommunity masterpiece 

By ROBYN BRISTOW 

Cheviot’scommunityhas been 

captured in aswish, colourful mural 

now gracing the south wall of theKnox 

Community Centre. 

The Di Dixon commissioneddesign, 

who had abig handincoordinating 

and addingfinessetothe project, has 

also seen plenty of communityinput 

andartistry. 

Above carheight thecheerful project 

entitled Our Place forOur People has 

been drivenbythe Trustees of the 

formerPresbyterianChurch and Hall. 

Looking to the future theTrustees 

decidedtospruceupthe rather dull 

south wall. 

‘‘It had to be about community, and 

havecommunity involvement. 

‘‘TheTrustees have beenvery keen 

to takethe oldPresbyterian halland 

look to the future,’’ says Cheviot Knox 

Community Trust chairwoman Jane 

Maxwell. 

Janesays most of the workonthe 

mural has been voluntary. 

There was consultation withthe 

local CheviotA&P committee,and a 

series of three meetingsfor anyonein 

the communitytogather ideas for the 

design, whichincorporatesdaffodils, 

surfers and farm scenes. 

‘‘We asked forsomething 

contemporary, butwhich lookedtothe 

futureand representedCheviot,’’says 

Jane. 

Theend result is anice, bright, rayof 

sunshine‘‘inthis Covid world’’. 

Theideabecame reality whenthe 

project was givenaboostbythe 

CreativeCommunities Scheme,which 

granted enough fundingtobuy the 

materials forthe job. 

RangioraResene alsoswungin 

behind the project, ahelping hand that 

wasa‘‘huge boostfor theproject’’, says 

Jane. 

Jane saysthe mural incorporatedthe 

SchoolHoliday Programme with 

participantscoming alongand 

painting several panels. 

Thelongnarrow designhas been 

painted on to woodenpanels,soas 

time passes, thepanelscan be removed 

andupdated to look further into the 

future. 

It canbeseenaspeople drive into 

town from thesouth end. 

Thehallisproving to be agreat 

optionfor organisations andgroups to 

use, including the FrankieHarris’ 

Academy of Dance.Mirrorshave been 

installedonthe walls for the dancers 

Helping hands ... Volunteers helping install an end panel of the mural. 

as part of theefforts of the Trustees 

keento‘‘keep moving forward’’ and 

growthe centre’s use. 

Janesaysthe KnoxChurch doors are 

openedand closedeveryday by alocal 

resident, for anyonewho wants to visit, 

or sit andhavelunch, photograph it or 

justenjoythe space. Atotal of 529 

people signed in to the Churchoverthe 

past12months. 

‘‘People say how nice it is to see the 

Church open.’’ 

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Moving up the road to Rangiora 

By DAVID HILL 

In his 10 years at KaiapoiHigh School, 

BruceKearneyhas overseen a 

transformation to become the schoolof 

choice for many in thetown. 

Mr Kearneyarrived in term four of 2011 

andadmits he was enteringthe unknown. 

Back thenthe schoolroll wasaround 

500, withjust 45 percent of young people 

in theschool’s catchment area attending 

theschool. 

‘‘It was on theend of the earthquakes 

andwewere still getting someand the 

community wasstill reeling fromthat.It 

wasahard time.’’ 

Being new to Kaiapoi and makingthe 

leap frombeing head of commerce at a 

Christchurch schooltoaprincipal 

appointment, Mr Kearney admits he felt 

like ‘‘afraud’’. 

‘‘Theway thatprincipalship tends to go, 

Ikind of like view it as atrimester. 

‘‘Your first threeyears you arekind of 

afraud, you’rewaitingfor someone to 

come in and takeyourseat. 

‘‘Youdon’t knowyour community,you 

don’tknow yourstudents,you don’tknow 

your school ,you don’t know yourteachers 

andyou kindofbowl up andsay ‘hi,I’m 

thenew principal’.’’ 

Mr Kearneysaysittakes agoodthree 

years foranew principaltobecome 

establishedand gettoknowtheir 

community. 

‘‘Being principal in acommunity school 

is fantasticand reallyhard,becauseyou 

areatthe centreofeverything. 

‘‘When you packyour kidsupand send 

them into townyou don’t seewhatgoes 

on,but all thegoodthings and the bad 

things are on display every day at our 

schooland you have to learntoembrace 

that and look uponitas apositive.’’ 

Thenext threeyearsisan opportunity 

to implement changesand then thethird 

periodofthreeyears are ‘‘your 

empowermentyears’’tofocus on growing 

thestaffand offering leadership 

opportunities. 

The centre of everything ... Bruce Kearney 

on his role as aprincipal. He takes up the 

principalship at Rangiora High School next 

term. 

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Whenhewas first appointed, theBoard 

of Trustees had setagoal of attracting 

75% of young people from thecatchment. 

Achieving this meant changing 

perceptions, improving connections with 

local primaryschoolsand thewider 

community,and ‘‘improving ourresolve’’, 

including addressingNCEA results. 

‘‘I thinkthe reputation of Kaiapoiwas 

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Friday 6pm & replayed at 12pm Sunday 

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and103.7 Hanmer Springs andKaikoura 

slantedand it was slantedmore towards a 

tradebased school,really strongwith 

building, with outdoor education and it’s 

hospitality. 

‘‘But academic pathwaysfor those 

students whowanted to go to university 

wasn’t afocus. 

‘‘Ifthis area is agreatplacetolivein, 

then it should be agreat placetosend 

your children to school and to be fair we 

weren’t there. We weren’tasolidchoice 

and that wasn’t right.’’ 

Mr Kearney says 10 years ago Kaiapoi 

was achieving good NCEApassrates, but 

merit and excellent results were almost 

nonexistent. 

It meant changingthe schoolculture to 

one of fostering academic excellence. 

‘‘Tobefair, if youask me what our focus 

is now,it’s connection with community, 

perceptions andcontinuingtomovefrom 

goodtogreatand building thatacademic 

portfolio.Ithasn’t changed.’’ 

As he preparestomovealongthe road 

to Rangiora High School,MrKearneyis 

leavingaschoolwhichhas been 

attracting 75% of itscatchmentfor several 

years,has arollof1100 andisachieving 

goodNCEA results with merit and 

excellence. 

The secret to Kaiapoi’ssuccessisthe 

teachers, who are diverse,passionate and 

haveadesire to do the bestfor their 

students,hesays. 

‘‘I am really awesome at hiringgood 

teachers...aboveall else they’re 

passionate about young people and what 

theydo. 

‘‘And I’ve made some reallycrazy 

appointments notevenknowingwhat they 

taught. 

‘‘I’vedone that four timesatthe 

teacher’s college days... they’ve walkedin 

and they werejustlike,well,this person 

has something.’’ 

While he willmiss the staff,the 

students andsupporting sporting, 

cultural and academicsactivities, he 

looks forward to returning to Kaiapoi to 

cheer on hisnew school. 

Wakatu Quay project progresses 

Kaikōura’s WakatuQuay projectismaking 

progresswith the selection of a 

development partner. 

The designand construction of the 

Quay’s redevelopmentisbeing fundedbya 

$9.88million grant from the Provincial 

Growth Fund,and is being managed by the 

government’s regionaleconomicgrowth 

unit,Kānoa RDU. 

The prime wharf location has someof 

the best views in the area, and when 

completed, the project is envisioned to 

provide aplace of interconnected 

hospitality, tourismand activity. 

Architectural firmWarren and Mahoney 

has designed aset of buildings to reflect a 

small village, witheach referencing the 

nautical look of ships and boat hulls. 

It willbeaccessibletoall and celebrate 

the best theregion has to offer. 

The projectincludes extensive 

landscaping and plantings, alongwith 

upgrades to roading and carparks. 

The Kaikōura DistrictCouncil and 

Kaikōura MarineDevelopment 

Programme say the Wakatu Quay project 

will haveasignificant positive impact on 

the localand regionalcommunity, both 

sociallyand economically. 

Kaikōura District Council’s 

infrastructure upgrade programme, 

starting thisautumn, will include water 

supply and utilities servicingWakatu 

Quay. 

The Kaikōura MarineDevelopment 

Programmeand Kaikōura District Council 

haveselected Cooper Developmentsto 

worktogether to progress thepotential 

opportunities of the site andcommercial 

aspectsofthe development. 

Kaikōura Mayor Craig Mackleis 

welcoming the selection of Cooper 

Developments. 

‘‘This investigation process willtake 

place over the nextthreemonths. As a 

council we are very excited aboutthe next 

steps for the project, and building a 

relationshipwith the Cooper team.’’ 

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North Canterbury News, April 7, 2022 

Renewed optimism in tourism 

By ADAM BURNS 

Tourism 

operators in 

Kaikoura 

may need to 

‘‘smartenup’’ 

their 

operations 

moving 

forward, says 

alocal industry leader. 

There is arenewedsense of optimism 

for the struggling tourism sectorasthe 

road back for operators becomes clearer. 

Timeframes and criteria for the border 

reopening have been mappedout by the 

Government overthe past few weeks, 

providingsome certaintyfor tourism 

outfits starved of patrons duetothe 

pandemic. 

Kaikoura tourism leaders say they are 

‘‘pleasantly surprised’’ more businesses in 

the townhave not succumbed to the effects 

of Covid19 after floundering over the past 

two years. 

However, Encounter Kaikoura coowner 

Lynette Buurmansays the pandemic could 

force arethink for businesses, including 

its reliance on the internationalmarket. 

‘‘In our business we were80percentplus 

exposed to international with our 

tours and gift shop. 

‘‘Fortunately for us we’ve had the cafe, 

that’sbeen agreatopportunity to connect 

with our domesticclientsand brought 

peopleinthe door.’’ 

‘‘We’ve had to learnour to diversifyour 

thinkingand the reliance on the global 

markets hadtochange.’’ 

Encounter Kaikoura runs apopular 

dolphinwatching attractionand Ms 

Buurman says Covid19 forced the 

businessestorevise how it enticed 

neighbouringregions. 

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Tourism rethink ... Encounter Kaikoura operator Lynette Buurman says Covid19 has 

forced them to think more about the domestic market. 

PHOTO: ADAM BURNS 

‘‘We’ve never had to think about [how we 

connectwith the Auckland market] 

before,’’ shesays. 

‘‘We’re known in that international 

space but once that stops it’s like you’re 

cut adriftand you realise there is risk 

there. It could easilyhappen again.’’ 

Tourismmakesupclose to half of the 

Kaikoura district’s grossdomestic product 

(GDP) and the town, like other hotspots 

aroundthe country, has ensured adversity 

overthe past 24 months. 

Withthe border reopening to Australian 

residents from next week and the looming 

winter period, the ski market was set to be 

the first sector to potentially experience a 

revival. 

Ms Buurman says for Kaikoura it would 

be more of a‘‘slow burn’’asitassesses 

required resourcemovingforward. 

‘‘Whateverweget fromend of the school 

holidays throughtoOctober willbea 

bonus. 

‘‘The challenge for us will be how we 

scale up but it’s agood problemtohave.’’ 

She says the town’ssmall economy, 

includinghospitalityand retail, had 

scrapped its way through the period which 

was encouraging. It’s amazing how we’ve 

all managed to get through to this point,’’ 

she says. 

‘‘But now we’ve got some firmdates 

which indicates when our market can start 

to return.Ittakes youreyes off the 

hardship and helps us focus on the horizon 

and there is somelight there.’’ 

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Public has chance to have asay about park 

By SHELLEY TOPP 

Environment Canterbury (ECan)is 

calling on the public to have asay in 

developing amaster plan for partof 

the AshleyRakahuri Regional. 

Rivers manager, Leigh Griffiths says 

the regional council is running an 

online survey, which closes on April 

24, and two onlinecommunity 

meetings today (Thursday April 7), 

starting at 1.30pm and 6.30pm, on the 

area ECan staffcall ``Rangiora Reach' 

'. 

The area is apopular place for 

fishing, walking, swimming, and 

cycling and includes the Mike Kean 

walkway, adog park and aBMX track. 

It alsoincludes bothbanksofthe 

AshleyRakahuri Riverfrom Dunlops 

Road to BeattiesRoad on the north 

side near Ashley and MertonRoad to 

Smarts Road on the south sidenear 

Rangiora. 

‘‘The largerarea under 

consideration also includes the 

floodwaybetweenthe primaryand 

secondary stopbanks near Cones Road 

where trees were removedinJuly 

2020,’’Leigh says. 

ECan hasalso been working withthe 

WaimakaririDistrictCouncil (WDC), 

theAshleyRakahuri River Rangiora 

Reach Advisory Group, and aparks 

andrecreation consultant, Geoff 

Canham, to developthe masterplan. 

Oneofthe advisory group members, 

Keith Harris, of Rangiora,has put 

forward aplan for the land in the park 

where the treeswere removed in July 

2020. His proposalistoplant aterrace 

of treesand shrubsalong the north 

sideofthe second stopbank,far 

enough away so the trees don’t effect 

the stability of thestop bank. 

The terrace would be about 20 

metreswide,and run the length of the 

stop bank. Awalking path would run 

through the middle of the trees with 

gaps strategically placed so those who 

are exercising can use the equipment 

already set up by the Rangiora Rotary 

Club. 

‘‘Thisterrace of treeswould provide 

walkers with shadefrom the sun in 

summertime and protection from the 

north easterly and south westerly 

winds throughoutthe year.They 

would also encourage the birds and 

wildlife to return to thisarea,’’ Keith 

says. The public can havetheir say by 

going to: ecan.govt.nz/rangiorareach, 

completing the short online survey, 

and/ortaking part in one of the two 

onehourlong online community 

meetings today. 

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Amberley’snew pool has the `wow’ factor 


The nice thing about opening night for 

the new Amberley Swimming Pool was 

the ``number of wows,'' says Roger 

Hornblow. 

The community activator for the 

Hurunui District Council’s community 

partnerships team, says that level of 

excitement for the new pool ``was great 

to see and adds to that specialness of the 

place.’’ 

The official opening was held last 

Friday evening (on April 1) with 

Hurunui Mayor Marie Black, invited 

guests, the pool contractors, sponsors 

and members of the Save Our Pool 

group, ``a legendary group of locals who 

raised more than $100,000’' towards the 

cost of the pool, Roger says. 

That initial $100,000 helped attract 

funding for the pool from other sources, 

including the Lottery Grants Board and 

the Rata Foundation. 

‘‘Once they saw that amount of money 

had been raised they realised the 

community was genuine about building 

anew pool,’’ Roger says. 

Aless formal opening for the public 

was held last Saturday morning with the 

doors opening at 10am and many people 

of all ages calling in to take adip in the 

new indoor facility which has alarge 

main pool, including a‘‘bombing 

platform’’ and asmalle ‘‘toddlers’ pool’’ 

alongside. 

‘‘The emphasis is on fun,’’ Roger says. 

‘‘We wanted to give kids permission to 

be kids. That is why we put the bombing 

platform in because kids just want to 

make asplash.’’ 

Having fun ... Visitors enjoying the new, indoor Amberley Swimming Pool last Saturday morning. 

New experience ... 

Jasper Hughes, aged one, of Amberley, tries out the toddlers' pool with his 

mum, Lauren Hughes, of Amberley. 

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Keeping watch ... Lifeguards Archie 

Harris, aged 17, of Ohoka, left, with Lilly 

McQuillanReese, aged 18, of Amberley, 

during the opening day. morning. 

Toddler time ... Elena Holden, aged 4, of Waipara, enjoying 

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Successful first season for park 

By DAVID HILL 

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Kaiapoi’saquaplay parkTrust has 

overcome its challenges to enjoy a 

successfulfirst season. 

The aquaplay park has been packed 

awayfor winter, butWHoWCharitable 

Trust vicechairperson JasonMill says 

it hasshown Kaiapoiwhat is possible. 

‘‘Itwas agreatoutcome. 

‘‘Wehad some fantastic crowds and 

we held afree communityday on the 

final daytothank the North 

Canterbury communityfor their 

support. 

‘‘Itwasn’t theeasiest seasonwith the 

wet weatherand Covid created some 

challenges, but Ithinkthe investors 

werehappywith the outcome 

consideringwhatwehad to overcome 

and we fulfilledmostofour community 

objectives.’’ 

The aquaplay park was opened in 

LakeCourtenayinNovember as a 

transition project forthe proposed 

aquasports park, which the trust hopes 

to establishonformer redzoneland to 

the north of the KaiapoiRiver. 

While thetrustisstilltodoits 

debriefwiththe Waimakariri District 

Council,MrMill says just under 15,000 

people wentthroughthe aquaplay 

parkduringthe three monthsitwas 

open, even though18days werelost to 

wet weather. 

‘‘Wecloseditthreetimes because of 

the heavy raincausing flooding,’’ Mr 

Millsays. We were overcautious, but 

we wantedtomakesure we had aclear 

testbefore we reopened.’’ 

The trust has worked with Ngai 

Tuahuriri, an ecologist, local schools 

and communitygroups to conduct 

water testing and to plant trees around 

the lake’s edge. 

Kaikanui AqualandNZis 

responsible for the daytoday running 

Demonstration ... Kaikanui Aqualand NZ director Mark Holder demonstrates cable wakeboarding 

during the final day of the season at Kaiapoi’s aqua play park last month. 

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of theoperation and directorMark 

Holderis‘‘looking forwardtoabigger 

and better seasontwo’’. 

‘‘Next season we willbringinsome 

more features, we wanttocater to 

differentage groups and we’re looking 

at howwecan runaslicker operation.’’ 

Whilethe detailsare still to be 

finalised,there is likely to be a 

separatearea forsmaller childrennext 

summer. 

Thetrustalsohopes to cofund some 

toilets and facilities, whichwould 

onsiteremain to supportmahingakai 

projectsafterthe aquaplaypark 

permanently moves offsite. 

On thefinalday Mr Holdergave a 

demonstration of cable wakeboarding, 

one of the sports whichwill feature 

shouldthe biggeraqua sportsparkgo 

ahead. 

‘‘We’ve shown whatcan do on asmall 

scale,sohopefully we cankeepthe 

community on board.Ifwecan provide 

the facilities to the community, there’s 

no reason whywecan’t produce some 

world classtalent from Christchurch 

and Kaiapoi.’’ 

Mr Mill saysfinal touches are being 

madetothe trust’s feasibilitystudy 

intothe proposedaquasports parkand 

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OPINION 


Changes to drinking 

water may impact you 

This month the Hurunui District Council 

made six submissions to central 

government’s new drinking water 

regulator Taumata Arowai, on asuite of 

proposed regulatory documents by the 

regulator that specify compliance 

requirements for registered water 

suppliers. 

The council operates 18 separate 

water supply networks and has one 

registered drinking water tanker, which 

will all require compliance with the new 

set of rules. 

In council’s capacity as aDrinking 

Water Supplier, and as avoice for its 

communities, council has significant 

interest in ensuring that the rules are fit 

for purpose and practical, while also 

providing arobust regulatory framework 

that ensures communities are provided 

with safe water. 

What some of you may not realise is 

that the new regulatory regime has been 

designed to reach further into the 

delivery of safe water than was 

previously covered. 

The type of water supplies that are 

now regulated are outlined in the Water 

Services Act, with the proposed 

regulatory documents providing the nuts 

and bolts detail of the rules that will be 

applied to each category of supply. 

If your drinking water is provided by 

anything other than anetworked council 

supply, you need to check carefully 

whether the new rules will apply to you 

or not. 

If you have your own water source (e. 

g. abore) and that water source is used 

to provide drinking water to buildings on 

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meet the definition of a‘drinking water 

supplier’ and there will be compliance 

requirements for you to meet. 

The old rules that limited the 

definition of ‘drinking water supplier’ to 

supplies that was serving 25 people for 

at least 60 days of the year are no longer 

applicable. 

Therefore, water supply arrangements 

such as private water supplies to small 

subdivisions, small noncouncil 

community water supplies, nonresidential 

properties with their own 

water source or properties with their 

own water source supplying multiple 

buildings, should all check out the new 

rules carefully. 

Council is fully aware of the varying 

arrangements for water supply, delivery, 

ownership and use throughout the 

District. 

Sometimes these arrangements can be 

complex, with historical agreements in 

place for the sharing of and access to 

water sources. 

Council is fully aware of the impact 

these new regulatory requirements may 

have on hundreds of property owners in 

the District. 

Council’s submissions aim to ensure 

that cost, scale, risk and rural 

perspectives are all considered, as 

Taumata Arowai moves to finalise the 

compliance rules that will apply. 

Taumata Arowai’s website provides 

more information on the new regulatory 

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Joanne Gumbrell 

Chair, Waimakariri Age-friendly 

Advisory Group 

Many older people 

miss social contact 

Iampart of agroupof sixfriends who 

callourselvestheFriday LunchClub. 

Those of us whocan meet every 

Friday at acafé for lunch. 

We are all in our 70’s and 80’s. 

SinceCovidcameto North 

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safer to stay at home. 

Although we telephoned and 

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physicaltime of 

being together 

and we shared 

thisrecently at a 

byo lunch at one 

of our homes. 

We are sureweare not the only 

friends who are missing each other. 

Newspapers are full of storiesabout 

lonely people,and the effect this is 

having on their mental health. 

People wholive alone, or in an 

unhappy relationship, are the most 

vulnerable. 

This is particularly so for older 

people, and Iread in arecentedition 

of this newspaperthat some people are 

not having carers coming as regularly. 

This means that not only are they not 

gettingthe carethey needtolive 

healthy lives, they are missing out on 

social contact. 

Our Agefriendly plan,developed 

fromaWorld Health Organisation 

initiative. 

North Canterbury Police report 

Monday,March 28 to Tuesday March29: 

Acaged trailer was stolen from Bayliss 

Drive, Kaiapoi; Alarge DeWalttoolbox 

and tools were stolen from alocked 

garage in Carters Road, Amberley. 

Tuesday,March 29 to Wednesday, 

March 30: Aset of number plates was 

stolen from acrashed vehicle in the 

Lewis Pass. 

Wednesday,March 30: Agreen Isuzu 

Big Horn was stolen from White Street, 

Rangiora. 

Thursday,March 31: Aset of number 

plateswas stolenfrom avehicle in River 

Road,Rangiora;Alocal resident 

received ascam call from somebody 

sayingthey were from Norton internet 

security. The fraud was identified soon 

after asignificantamount of money was 

stolen,and the victim is hopeful of 

havingtheir money returned. 

Thursday,March 31 to Friday, April 1: 

Asilver Subaru was stolen from Murray 

Street, Kaiapoi. 

Sunday, April3:Anumberof 

temporary speed signs, cones and other 

road signs used in acycle race in Sefton 

were stolen;Avehiclewas broken into at 

the jet boat ramp near the Northern 

Motorway. Awallet was stolen and used 

in Christchurch. Tools and an axle set 

were stolen in aburglary of agarage in 

Lilian Street,Kaiapoi. 

Ok 

Rise 6:57am 

Set 6:01pm 

Best 

Times 

8:48am 

9:12pm 

Set 1:10am 

Rise 4:15pm 

Gentle SW 

strengthening 

❛We want to make 

Waimakariri an even better 

place for older people to 

live.❜ 

Ok 

Rise 6:58am 

Set 5:59pm 

Best 

Times 

9:35am 

9:58pm 

Set 2:17am 

Rise 4:41pm 

Moderate SW turning 

SE 

It is supported by the Office for 

Seniors, and the Ministry of Social 

Development who define an agefriendly 

community as “a place where 

you can stay connected,healthy, active 

and respected, whateveryour age”. 

We wantto makeWaimakaririan 

even better place for older peopleto 

live. 

Theworld has 

changed since the 

plan began, and 

the Waimakariri 

Agefriendly 

AdvisoryGroup 

now make social 

interaction a 

priority. 

Communication is so important, and 

Iam grateful to have this monthly 

columnto inform the age cohort I 

belongto. 

Waimakaririhas an abundanceof 

groups we can go to and be as involved 

as we want. 

The Community Team at the Council 

phone 03 3118902 and Citizens Advice 

Bureauphone 03 3106205 have 

information aboutthese. 

We can also becomevolunteers– 

phone Roni at Presbyterian Support 03 

3138588 

Likethe Friday LunchClub Ibelong 

to, Iencourageeveryone to actively 

seek to contact and be with others. 

Yournext friend could be just a 

phone call away. 

Lost property 

The following propertyhas been 

reportedtothe police as lost in 

NorthCanterbury –have youseen 

it? 

Amen’s flat gold wedding band, a 

Blackleather wallet, aTweety Pie 

key ring and keys,brown rimmed 

serengeti sunglasses. aZoleo 

EPIRP(green colour) GPS unit, a 

Victalawn mower catcher, ablue 

tarpaulin, and aRyobi pole 

pruner. 

Swell 

Pegasus Bay 

Tide Chart 

3 

2 

SE 1.7 m SE 1.4 m SE 0.8 m SE 0.7 m SE 0.8 m SE 0.8 m E1.2 m 

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1 

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Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows 

Waimakariri 9:22am 2.1 3:06am 0.8 10:10am 2.0 3:57am 0.8 10:58am 2.0 4:48am 0.8 11:46am 2.0 5:39am 0.8 12:04am 2.1 6:27am 0.8 12:52am 2.2 7:11am 0.8 1:39am 2.2 7:54am 0.7 

Mouth 

9:41pm 2.2 3:26pm 0.8 10:28pm 2.1 4:14pm 0.8 11:16pm 2.1 5:03pm 0.8 

5:51pm 0.8 12:32pm 2.1 6:39pm 0.8 1:17pm 2.1 7:25pm 0.8 2:02pm 2.2 8:12pm 0.7 

Amberley 9:22am 2.1 3:06am 0.8 10:10am 2.0 3:57am 0.8 10:58am 2.0 4:48am 0.8 11:46am 2.0 5:39am 0.8 12:04am 2.1 6:27am 0.8 12:52am 2.2 7:11am 0.8 1:39am 2.2 7:54am 0.7 

Beach 

9:41pm 2.2 3:26pm 0.8 10:28pm 2.1 4:14pm 0.8 11:16pm 2.1 5:03pm 0.8 


9:31am 2.1 3:15am 0.8 10:19am 2.0 4:06am 0.8 11:07am 2.0 4:57am 0.8 11:55am 2.0 5:48am 0.8 12:13am 2.1 6:36am 0.8 1:01am 2.2 7:20am 0.8 1:48am 2.2 8:03am 0.7 

Motunau 9:50pm 2.2 3:35pm 0.8 10:37pm 2.1 4:23pm 0.8 11:25pm 2.1 5:12pm 0.8 


9:33am 2.1 3:17am 0.8 10:21am 2.0 4:08am 0.8 11:09am 2.0 4:59am 0.8 11:57am 2.0 5:50am 0.8 12:15am 2.1 6:38am 0.8 1:03am 2.2 7:22am 0.8 1:50am 2.2 8:05am 0.7 

Gore Bay 9:52pm 2.2 3:37pm 0.8 10:39pm 2.1 4:25pm 0.8 11:27pm 2.1 5:14pm 0.8 


9:37am 1.6 3:25am 0.6 10:25am 1.6 4:14am 0.6 11:11am 1.5 5:03am 0.6 11:56am 1.6 5:49am 0.6 12:13am 1.7 6:34am 0.6 12:58am 1.7 7:16am 0.6 1:43am 1.7 7:58am 0.5 

Kaikoura 9:52pm 1.7 3:39pm 0.6 10:40pm 1.7 4:26pm 0.6 11:27pm 1.7 5:12pm 0.6 


*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. 

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Agricultural business fined 


Theowners of an Amberley company 

fined $49,000 fordischarging a 

herbicide, Betanal Quattro, into a 

Hurunui creek, say they are 

disappointed the accident occurred. 

However, Sam and Amber Douglas, 

the owners of Douglas Farm 

Contracting, an agricultural spraying 

business, are also disappointed with 

the way it has been handled by 

Environment Canterbury (ECan), the 

District Court and also the 

‘‘inaccurate,misleading’’ way it has 

been reported. 

‘‘We want to make it clearthatwe 

arenottrying to take awayculpability, 

we are truly disappointed the 

accident occurred,’’ they say. 

Douglas Farm Contractingpleaded 

guiltyto onechargeofdischarging a 

chemical into awaterway, in the 

Christchurch DistrictCourtonMarch 

18. 

Thecouple want to point out that 

before the accident, on November 24, 

2020, Douglas Farm Contracting had 

an ‘‘impeccable record’’ and had had 

been engaged to undertake work for 

ECan and Land Information New 

Zealand (LINZ)for many years. 

‘‘Wewereregularly audited, we 

passed with ease eachtimeand we 

have neverhadany issues with local 

councils,’’theysay. 

‘‘The simple facts of the matter are 

that18monthsago Irinsed out the 

truckinthe paddockatthe farmasI 

alwaysdowith myrinsing tank. 

‘‘Then Ipumped 200 litres of water 

out of the nearbystreamtocomplete a 

secondrinse outatthe farm yard,’’ 

says Sam. 

‘‘Unbeknown to me, thedrain tap 

valve was notcompletely closed and 

20 secondsworth of waterbeing 

pumped in,flowedbackoutofthetap 

beforeIcouldreachthetap to close it. 

‘‘No raw chemical was discharged 

as was reported online. 

‘‘The twicediluted chemical in the 

wateriswhat came out of the tank. 

‘‘The spray truck also produced GPS 

datafor ECan which showed clearly 

thattwo rinses were completed on 

farmland and not anywhere near the 

water.’’ 

The couple say that at theMarch 18, 

❛We want to make it clear 

that we are not trying to take 

away culpability, we are truly 

disappointed the accident 

occurred.❜ 

—Sam andAmber Douglas 

hearing both ECan and the District 

Court judge described Washpen Creek 

as depauperate withsediment issues 

due to logging trucks accessing the 

ford regularly. 

‘‘The beekeeper who reported the 

incident thought he saw chemical 

discharged and provided ECan with 

photos of murky water. 

‘‘However, logging trucks were 

causing sediment issues in the 

stream,’’ Sam says. 

‘‘The beekeeper's laboratory sample 

did not accurately list the products I 

was spraying,only thefouractive 

ingredients of Betanol Quattro. All 

five land and watersamples taken by 

ECan didnot detect anything. There 

were no proven environmental 

effects.’’ 

The couple also say that during the 

court hearing Betanal Quattro was 

said by ECan to be toxictoaquaticlife 

and soil withlonglasting effects. 

‘‘Onewouldthinkthatatoxic 

chemical that has longlasting effects 

would be present in samples taken the 

next day, had we washed out at the 

ford.’’ 

Amber and Samalso believethatthe 

amount their companywas fined is 

highconsidering thatinthesame 

weekaNorthIsland dairy factory was 

finedthe same amount forillegally 

dumping more than seven million 

litres of contaminated wastewater 

acrossmultiple farm paddocksafter 

numerouswarnings by the local 

council. 

ECan's Northern Zone Manager 

Andrew Arps says the council is 

pleased with the outcome of the 

prosecution and thanks the 

community for its vigilance in raising 

concerns with staff. 

‘‘Even where the environmental 

effects are low,accountability needs 

to be taken for incidents such asthese. 

‘‘Thedischargeinvolved an ecotoxic 

substance which elevated the 

seriousness.’’ 

‘‘Above all,ithas been greattosee 

thecommunity taking action to raise 

concerning incidents with us. 

‘‘Nomatter howisolated aspotyou 

arein, it'sessentialyou do theright 

thing,oryoumay find yourself being 

held to account,facingcharges and a 

fine,’’ Mr Arps says. 

SyntheticNitrogen Fertiliser Limit 

What farmersneed to do 

To help protect and improve our waterways, 

alimit now applies to the amount of 

synthetic nitrogen fertiliser applied to 

pastoral land. This was introduced as part 

of the Essential Freshwater package. 

Carefully managed, fertiliser is auseful 

farming tool. However, itcan contribute 

to nutrient loss into soil and waterways, 

impacting water quality and in-stream life. 

Allfarmers 

•The amountofsyntheticnitrogen fertiliser 

youapplytopastoral land cannot exceed 

190 kilograms of nitrogen perhectare 

peryear 

Dairyfarmers 

•Report your synthetic nitrogen fertiliser 

use to Environment Canterburyannually 

•Submit your first report by 31 July2022 - 

we’ll be in touch soon about how to do this 

We’rehereto help 

For more information, visit 

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ARPIL 2022 

HDC NEWS... 

What's happening Hurunui? 

AMBERLEY POOL OPENS 

The atmosphere was buzzing at Amberley Pool on Saturday as keen swimmers joined in for a 

Community Pool Party to make asplash for the opening. 

Inflatables, games, prizes, and abarbecue created agreat day for all, and even featured Mayor 

Marie Black and Compass FM presenter Kerry Treymane trying out the bombing platform. 

To open the celebrations, families who were nominated by the community for the ‘first swim’ 

spent an hour checking out the new facility then having the inaugural dip. 

More than 150 people attended the day in total, and Mayor Black was thrilled so see so many 

people throughout Hurunui come together for agreat celebration. 

Ahuge thank you to all our sponsors. 

ROTHERHAM VILLAGE GREEN PROJECT UNDERWAY 

The Rotherham Village Green project is underway, this being the last of three community-led 

projects within the ‘Positively Rotherham’ vision following the Rotherham Pool and the 

Rotherham Track. The Village Green project is led by the Rotherham Citizens Committee, and 

Chair Hayley Clark said it has been atopic of discussion for more than ten years, and she is 

thrilled to see it finally making tracks. New toilets have recently been installed on the Village 

Green, funded in equal halves by both Council and the Tourism Infrastructure Fund. The 

Committee plans to discuss landscaping and fencing options in the coming months. 

LAKE SUMNER ROAD IS OPEN AGAIN 

Following significant storm damage, a section of Lake Sumner Road has been rebuilt further 

away from the river and is open to traffic. 500 metres ofthe road has been realigned, the new 

alignment is around 25 metres further away from the river and up the hill. Work has included 

bulldozing a track into the hillside, carting stones from the river, crushing, shaping, spreading 

crushed material, and installing new culverts including concrete capping, and carrying out 

concrete ford repairs. 

Meetings 

5th Hurunui Tourism Board 1.00pm (Venue: Audiovisual 

meeting only.) 

6th Hanmer Springs Thermal Pool &Spa Management 

Committee 9.00am (Venue: Boardroom, Hanmer 

Springs Thermal Pools.) 

13th Audit &Risk Committee 9.30am (Venue: Council 

Chambers, Amberley.) 

13th South Ward Committee 7.00pm (Venue: Council 


20th Amuri Community Committee 7.30pm (Venue: 

Hilcrest Chambers, Culverden.) 

21st Operations Committee 9.30am (Venue: Council 


26th Hanmer Springs Community Board 1.00pm 

(Venue: The Gallery, Hanmer Springs Library.) 

26th Cheviot Community Committee 6.00pm (Venue: 

Cheviot Library/Service Centre.) 

27th Hurunui Community Committee 7.30pm (Venue: 

Waikari Hall.) 

28th Council Meeting 9.30am (Venue: Council 


Events 

Aqua Fitness at Amberley Pool 

Come along to the Amberley Pool and join one of 

the FREE ‘Have aGo’ aqua fitness sessions. 

These sessions will run on 11th and 13th ofApril. 

At 11am isAqua Gentle Class and at 12.30pm is 

the Aqua Blast Class, 

Classes last 40 minutes. 

No need to book, just come along and join in on the 

fun! 

School Holiday Library Activities 

Amberley Pool opens. 

SPORTS NZ RURAL TRAVEL FUND 

Applications for the Sport NZ Rural Travel Fund are open. 

This fund is open to rural sport club teams and rural school club teams with members aged 

between 5and 18 years who require assistance with transport costs toparticipate in competitions. 

For Application Forms and more information, visit Hurunui District Council website: 

https://www.hurunui.govt.nz/community/awards-and-funding 

Or email: maree.hare@hurunui.govt.nz 

Applications close: 5pm, Monday April 11. 

WAITAHA PRIMARY HEALTH 

Tsarina Dellow, Waitaha Primary Health rep. 

Tsarina Dellow is Hurunui District Council’s newly appointed representative for Waitaha Primary 

Health. 

The Hanmer Springs resident acknowledges there are different health challenges and needs for 

rural and urban people, and different expectations. She believes that in arural area like Hanmer 

Springs lies abig importance on community connections and letting people know there is support 

out there across all health areas. 

Waitaha Primary Health’s focus ‘Your health, your whānau, our community’ is to provide and 

support health services inCanterbury’s rural and urban communities. 

Mayor Marie Black is thrilled to welcome Tsarina, adding that she will add great value to the 

organisation and the District. 

Far away from Hurunui, but... Germany was the first country to implement daylight saving 

time, in 1916 to save fuel during World War I. The US adopted the practice in 1918, 

Come along to your local library these school 

holidays to see what awesome activities our 

library staff have organised for the kids! 

Arts and craft (Amberley only), short story 

competition, guess the eggs inthe jar, and lego 

creation (Amberley only). Visit or contact your 

local library to learn more. 

Driver refresher courses 

Sign up to this FREE classroom-based course, 

supported by Hurunui District Council, that will 

help you refamiliarise yourself with traffic rules 

and safe driving practices. This course will also 

increase your knowledge about other transport 

options and help you remain independent for 

longer. 

Grab your friend or partner and join Age Concern 

on Wednesday 11 May 2022 from 10am-2pm at 

the Council Chambers, 66 Carters Road, 

Amberley (light lunch provided). RSVP toWendy 

Fox from Age Concern Canterbury on 03 331 

7808 by Wednesday 4May 2022. 

PHONE US: 

Amberley: 033148 816. 

Cheviot Freephone: 03 319 8812. 

Amuri &Hanmer Springs Freephone: 03315 8400. 

info@hurunui.govt.nz 

www.hurunui.govt.nz 

Hurunui District Council

PROPERTY 

M ANAGEMENT 

104.9 Waimakariri 

103.7 Hurunui 

Proudlysupporting theNorth CanterburyCommunity

Rga Rotary spring bulb sale 

North Canterburyprimary school children 

will benefit from the annual Rangiora 

RotaryClub spring bulb sale. 

The proceeds of the club’s annualbulb 

sale willsupport funding of the ‘‘Ready to 

Learn’’ programme for primary school 

children. 

Project coordinator Dorothy Stewart 

says sales havegoneonline with orders 

being placed through the Rotary website 

and facebook. 

‘‘Feedback from the schools involved has 

been extremelyencouraging and the funds 

raisedfrom the bulb saleshave made a 

difference for many children’’ she says. 

The Rangiora Rotary Clubisworking 

with the North Canterbury Principals’ 

Group to assist withthe provisionof 

uniforms, stationery and footwear. 

Ms Stewart says the support will ensure 

all children are equal at start of the day, 

ready to learn. 

‘‘We believe every child should be ableto 

participate in school activities, school sport 

and specialist support without costbeing a 

barrier,’’ she says. 

There are 40 primary schools withinthe 

club’sarea and funds are administered by 

the principal of each school for the benefit 

of children who needahand. 

Bulbs have been sourced from daffodil 

growers Michael Brown, of Loburn, 

Hadstock Nursery, Bulbs Direct, and 

Bulbs aplenty ... Rangiora Rotary bulb 

sales organiser Dorothy Stewart (left) and 

Rotarian Malcolm Garvin prepare bulbs for 

sale. 

PHOTO:SUPPLIED 

Edendale Tulips. 

Daffodils, tulips, bluebellsand snow 

drops are for saleat$10 per packet of 10, 

and Freesias at $10 per packet of 15. 

To order email 

secretary@rotaryrangiora.co.nz, text 

Dorothy Stewart 0274898496, Craig 

Sargison 021716984 or use the form on the 

club’sfacebook page. The club is extremely 

grateful for the support of everyone buying 

the bulbs. Supplies are now limited and 

ordersafter April 15, may not be filled. 

Corrections and clarifications 

Amberley Anzac Day 

The Amberley RSA dawn service will be 

held in the Amberley Domain at 6am on 

April 25. 

It is open to the public, and there will be 

formalities, speeches and wreath laying. 

The traditional 11am service will not be 

held this year. 

The North Canterbury incorrectly 

reported the service would be at the 

Monument beside the Hurunui Library 

on Amberley’s main street. 

Fairy Forest 

The before and after photographs of the 

Fairy Forest at The Pines Beach were 

taken by the White Bus Family 

Production. 

The North Canterbury News incorrectly 

stated they were supplied in its March 31 

edition. 

NEWS 

North Canterbury News, April 7, 2022 11 

Event planning under way 

By DAVIDHILL 

The Kaiapoi Promotions Association 

(KPA)islooking forward to planning 

some big events for laterinthe year. 

The Kaiapoi Christmas Carnival and 

SantaParade is set to return on 

December 3, after it was cancelled last 

year,whilethe Kaiapoi River Carnival 

is set to return in the spring, KPA 

chairperson Martin Pinkham says. 

The announcement follows the 

recent easing of Covid19 restrictions 

on largeoutdoor events. 

‘‘It’s reallygood news to be able to 

have outdoor events withoutany limits 

again,’’ Mr Pinkham says. 

‘‘Because we had planned to havethe 

Kaiapoi RiverCarnival lastmonth,but 

had to postpone it, we are now looking 

at late September or earlyOctober. 

‘‘We’ve been very fortunate in that 

some of the funders have heldover 

funding,soasfar as the Christmas 

carnivalgoes it is already largely 

funded.’’ 

Mr Pinkhamsays being able to offer 

outdoor events without limits is arelief 

to stall holders, who have beenhit hard 

by the restrictions over the lasttwo 

years. 

‘‘Talkingtosomeofthe stallholders, 

some are reallystruggling as every 

time they signupto an event,itgets 

cancelled.’’ 

Kaiapoi retailershave been 

reporting aquiet trading periodunder 

the red traffic light setting, with people 

preferring to stayathome, Mr Pinkham 

says. 

The Kaiapoi Promotions Association 

is continuingtotarget north 

Christchurch to lure people out for 

‘‘sport, recreation or to livehere’’. 

It is alsohopingtosecure some funds 

to produce some walking and cycling 

trail maps to complement Enterprise 

North Canterbury’sVisitWaimakariri 

promotions to encouragevisitors to 

visit the town. 

Milestone for local trainer 


Woodend Beach trainer Regan Todd 

had aday to celebrate lastSunday, 

notching up his 200thtraining success, 

at the RangioraHarness Racing Club’s 

meeting. 

The exciting threeyearold Art 

Majorfilly, PlayPhilly took the 

trainer's tallyto199 with an impressive 

win in the day’s feature, the $20,000 

Kotare Downs Rangiora ThreeYear 

Old Stakes. 

Then Mr Todd’s only otherrunner on 

the day,Stac, won the nextrace in a 

tightfinish,toachieve thetrainer's 

double century milestone. 

Sunday’s meeting was the first to be 

held since the PrimeMinister’sMarch 

23 announcement that Covid19 

pandemicrestrictions would be 

reduced. 

Rangiora Harness Racing Club 

presidentGreg Wrightsaid it was a 

delight to be able to welcome the 

publicback and run the meeting under 

‘‘nearly normal’’conditions. 

‘‘It has been agreatday of racing,run 

in wonderful late summer weather and 

agood crowd attending,’’MrWright 

said. 

The more relaxed attendance 

conditionsprovided aboostfor the 

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Did you check you smoke alarms last 

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says daylight savings is agood time to 

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alarms are working. 

‘‘When you look after your smoke 

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easy and should actually be done once a 

month,’’ he says. 

‘‘Just push the button on each of your 

smoke alarms. If you hear the beep, you 

know they are ready to protect you and 

your household.’’ 

Smoke alarms can’t detect smoke 

through closed doors, so it’s important 

there are enough smoke alarms installed 

to cover the whole house. 

‘‘We recommend you have an alarm in 

every bedroom, living area and hallway,’’ 

Mr Turek says. 

In ahouse fire, you have less than three 

minutes to get out alive so the early 

warning from your smoke alarm is vital. 

The thick black smoke which makes it 

hard to see, hear and think clearly, will 

also kill you. 

‘‘That’s why it’s also important to have 

an escape plan so you can get to safety 

quickly,’’ Mr Turek says. 

‘‘Making an escape plan takes just 

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on asafe meeting place for you and your 

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Hitting the heat sweet spot 

The days are getting darker, colder and 

the temptation to run the heat pump at 

full blast might be growing. After all, 

they’re alow cost and efficient way to 

heat your home. 

Tempting though it might be, blasting 

your heat pump will add to the numbers 

on your electricity bill, and it also adds to 

your carbon footprint, according to 

Energy Efficiency and Conservation 

Authority. 

Housing expert Gareth Gretton says it’s 

easy to run your heat pump the smart 

way. 

Just like cleaning the filter in your 

dishwasher or washing machine can help 

it run more efficiently, cleaning the filter 

inside your heat pump can make areal 

difference to how well it works. 

You should give your filter agood 

clean heading into the cold season, and 

ideally clean your heat pump filters once 

amonth during winter. 

You can always clean them more 

frequently if they’re particularly dirty. 

How do you get awarm, dry home 

without churning through power? 

There is amiddle point that’ll help you 

with both. Set your heat pump to 18 

degrees celsius or above to help fight 

damp and mould, but below 21 degrees to 

save on power. 

It might sound obvious, but heat pumps 

use the most energy when they’re getting 

aroom up to aset temperature. 

Spending more time in the space your 

heat pump is in will help you make the 

most of the energy you’re using. 

Often, that’s in the living room, which 

is also conveniently where couches, TVs, 

and magazines live. 

You can close the doors to any rooms 

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you don’t use, to make sure they’re not 

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Alot of people believe that keeping a 

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But in fact, that idea is actually amyth. 

When you do that, you’re actually using 

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Doing that will also save you money on 

your electricity bill. 

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or before you wake up in the morning. 

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Home heating choices made easier at Kings 

Fire home heating is now agreat option 

for everyone thanks to the modern 

technology of ultra low emission wood 

burners (ULEB). 

The low emission wood burners 

available at Rangiora’s Kings Mowers 

and Heating can be installed anywhere 

in Canterbury, including clean air zones 

such as Kaiapoi and Rangiora, because 

they all meet Environment Canterbury 

emission standards, says the company’s 

owner, Andrew Walton. 

There are also options for more rural 

areas where emissions regulations are 

not quite so strict. 

‘‘The rules have changed, you can 

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let us show you one of our range of 

ULEB log burners,’’ says Andrew. 

‘‘We make the whole process of 

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Waimakariri District Council consents, 

and also installing the heating 

appliance. 

‘‘That is our point of difference. 

‘‘We are heating experts and more 

than happy to give you afree, no 

obligation quote,’’ Andrew says. 

‘‘Our company specialise in offering a 

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Andrew says fire home heating is a 

great option because it provides the 

most heat you can get out of an 

appliance and is not reliant on 

electricity to function. So if there is a 

power cut you can still keep your home 

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Fire burners also provide a 

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many manufacturers of the new heating 

appliances are carbon neutral by 

planting trees for every fire appliance 

sold. 

Kings Mowers and Heating is a 

longstanding Rangiora business that has 

been trading for 25 years. 

Andrew, who is aformer high school 

teacher, bought the business from his 

father Philip, and who still works at the 

business. It has been in their family for 

15 years and was in existence in 

Rangiora for 10 years before that, under 

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Home decorating made easy at local store 

Flooring Connection Rangiora is your 

locally owned, onestop shopfor home 

decorating. 

Based at 10 High Street,Rangiora, 

Flooring Connection has beenowned by 

local couple Sam and Kate Woods for 

seven years,stocking carpet, hard 

flooring (vinyl, laminateand timber) and 

rugs. 

The couplealso owns Guthrie Bowron 

next door,supplying curtains, blinds, 

interiors, wallpaper and paints, meaning 

homeowners and localtradies can come 

to one local stockist. 

Sam says it is all about ‘‘locals 

supporting locals’’. 

‘‘We provide alocal service, and we 

look after the community,rugbyclubs 

and stadiums. We do work for the council 

and we try to help everybody out. 

‘‘We reallytry to makethings easy for 

the customer. They only need to come to 

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consulting. 

‘‘It’s all aboutword of mouth and 

relationships. Rangiora is abig town, but 

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to look after the peopleand we really 

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service.’’ 

Born and bred in Loburn,Sam was a 

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‘‘As an installer Iknow the floor 

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‘‘You’ve got to pull back the carpetto 

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‘‘People comeinand talk to me about 

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Flooring Connection willalso install 

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Anew display floor was createdjust 

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Sam is abig fan of wool carpetand is 

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‘‘I’m abig believer in supporting New 

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Big Brothers need support 

Inspirationalspeaker and much loved 

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Aimingtoraise $15,000in15days, Jake 

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heartwarming video showcasing the 

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sister’, can haveonachild’slife. 

‘‘Having someonetorely on when things 

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Jake. 

‘‘Matchingvulnerablechildren in our 

communities withasafeand trustedadult 

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development, helpingyoungpeople build 

resilience, atraitsoimportant in 

overcoming thechallenges andobstacles 

thatlife throws at us.’’ 

No stranger to adversity, having been 

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Relyingentirely on community grants 

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mentor training,the charity has beenhit 

hardbythe ongoingpandemic. 

The North Canterburyteam is faced 

withanincreasing demandfor a 

decreasing pool of community funds and 

has been forcedtocancel and postpone its 

regular fundraising efforts. 

But withthe support of The Funding 

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new ways to raise themoneyneeded to 

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‘‘Raising 15k in 15 dayswillbeno mean 

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‘‘For someofthe children in our 

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‘‘For those exposedtopoverty or 

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change alife.’’ 

Several local schoolshave joinedinthe 

online appealand raisingmoneythrough 

mufti daysand aseveral North Canterbury 

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matchfunders. 

Young artists ... Rangiora High School students who contributed work for the school’s 

Starting Line exhibition, during its opening at the Chamber Gallery, in the Rangiora Library, 

last Sunday afternoon. 

PHOTO: LOUISEJOHNS 

Starting line for student art 


Rangiora High School students have 

overcome the challenges of Omicron to 

complete an impressive body of work for 

their exhibition Starting Line. 

The students, aged from 17 to 18 years, 

had just one term to complete their work 

for the exhibition, which includes 

painting, photography and design. It 

opened in the Chamber Gallery in the 

Rangiora Library, last Sunday afternoon. 

Rangiora High School’s head of 

learning and creative arts and design, 

and photography teacher, Claire 

Aldhamland, says the exhibition 

provided an opportunity for the students 

to create work that is purposeful, that 

they can share with viewers in arealworld 

context. 

‘‘This is very difficult in these strange 

times so we relish the connection we gain 

with an audience and the feedback from 

the work,’’ she says. 

‘‘This can be daunting for an artist but 

there is safety in numbers.’’ 

Line was chosen as the exhibition's 

overarching theme because it is an 

element that is present in every form of 

artistic discipline and usually the 

starting point for any artwork. 

Each student has interpreted the 

concept of line from their own unique 

viewpoint and moment in time. 

‘‘They are all inspired and informed by 

the work of artist models of their own 

choosing,’’ Claire said. 

‘‘Although we all have the same 

starting point, each student will take 

their work in apersonal direction and 

the journey may continue into other 

work. We are excited to share this art 

with the local community and hope this 

will become aregular celebration of 

student success.’’ 

The exhibition closes on April 28. 

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Season begins with adraw 

HOCKEY 

The 2022 hockey season started last 

weekend, with the Rangiora Hockey Club 

fielding eight senior teams across six 

competitions. 

This is two fewerteams than last 

season as the result of player attrition 

and anumber of offturf factors. 

The club's flagship team remains the 

CBK Division 1women's team, which is 

looking to build on last year’s 7th placing 

in the competition. 

The team began theseason with asolid 

1all draw with Avon. 

Rangiora's women are also competing 

in the Sunday Superleague (SSL) 

Championship (Division 3) and have two 

teams in themidweek open competition 

(played on Tuesdays) where the 

RangioraHurunui team is the defending 

champion in Division 1. 

Unfortunately the Rangiora Men's 

Division 1team from last year have been 

unable to field enough quality players to 

remain in the grade, so it has dropped 

down to theSSL Premiership (Division 

2), which will allow it to introduce 

youngerplayers to the squad so they can 

build back up to return to Division 1next 

year. 

It started the 2022 campaign with a 

comfortable victory over University 

Trojans. 

The Rangiora Hockey Club is also 

fieldingmen's teams in the SSL 

Championship and two teams in the midweekopen. 

The midweek open Ateam won the 

Division 2competition last year, but will 

find the going tougher in Division 1this 

year if the first outing is anything to go by 

ahigh scoring loss to Harewood. 

Results:Division 1women: Rangiora 

CBK 1drew with Avon Swans 1. SSL 

Championship women: Rangiora 

Korimako8beat University Incas 1. 

SSL Premiershipmen: Rangiora Gold 6 

beatUniversity Trojans 1. SSL 

Championship men: Rangiora 

Oddfellows0losttoUniversity Apache 2. 

Midweekopen men, Division 1: 

Rangiora Mighty MidweekMen 3lost to 

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Division 2: Rangiora Allsorts1 lost to 

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North Canterbury News, April 7, 2022 23 

Local umpire on world stage 

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TheWhite Ferns may nothavebeenin 

actioninthe ICCWomen’sWorld Cupfinal 

at Hagley Oval on Sunday, but one Kiwi 

womanwas. 

Kaiapoi’sKim Cotton wasappointedto 

umpire the final. She was the onlyNew 

Zealandumpire officiating at the 

tournament, and had obviously impressed 

in the round robinmatches as thebest 

umpireswere chosen to take control of the 

semifinals and final. 

Cotton umpiredthe semifinalatthe 

BasinReserve between Australia and the 

West Indies, and then backed it up by being 

appointed to thefinal between Australia 

and England.Her partner in thefinal was 

ayoung umpire from South Africa, Lauren 

SPORTS RESULTS 

Rangiora BridgeClub 

Daylight Saving Pairs: North/South: Cath 

Costello/Judy Bruerton 1, Sue Solomons/ 

DavidMcRae2,Joyce Gray/Sue McIlroy 3. 

East/West: Janene Mussen/Gaynor Hurford 

1, Margaret Pickering/Janice Pickering 2, 

DavidRainey/CraigShanahan 3. Rimu 

Pairs: N/S: Judith Driver/Jan Roose1,Mary 

Rickard/Adrienne Paine 2, DaveTocker/ 

SueMcIlroy 3. E/W: Marion Lomax/Liz 

Partridge1,Bunty Marshall/Kevin Kuch2, 

IreneCarson/Helen Thornburgh 3. 

JuniorNight: N/S: Kerryn Lange/Karen 

Manson 1, Annette Caldwell/Gail Dunlop 2, 

AnneBagrie/Trish Warnes3.E/W:Marilyn 

Eliet/Alison Howe 1, GerardMcRae/Denis 

Milne 2, Murray Davis/Sharyn Davis3. 

Presidents: N/S:BernieLukken/Gaynor 

Hurford1,Andrea Dempsey/Derek Wilson 

2, Adrienne Lamb/Judith Calder 3. E/W: 

Karen Manson/Dawn Simpson 1, Rhoda 

Agenbag.They hadthe bestseatinthe 

house as Australia’s opening batter,Alyssa 

Healy set up the winfor Australia with a 

magnificent innings of 170. 

In September, another Kaiapoi umpire, 

Peter Williams will officiate at the 

inauguralOver60’s Cricket WorldCup to 

beplayed on theSunshineCoast.Virtually 

allofthe top cricketplaying nations will be 

involvedinthe 12 teamtournament. 

Each country was invitedtonominate 

one umpire to officiate at the tournament, 

and Williams, aformer firstclassumpire, 

who has umpired alot of Veteranscricket 

in recentseasons,isNew Zealand’s 

nominee. 

KaiapoiUmpires, DeanArps and Dave 

Haskett, werealsoappointedtoumpirethe 

local Canterbury CountryClubfinal played 

recently at Mainpower Oval. It was won 

decisively by Darfield. 

Quinn/Liz Duke 2, Richard Luisetti/Fern 

McRae 3. 

Rangiora Golf Club 

Nine Hole,Stroke /LGU/ HomelinksRound 

2: Women: Catherine Boddy 36 c/b,Carol 

Van Hout 36, PatBenny 37 c/b, PatRoberts 

37, c/bDiane Sinclair 37. Men: Stephen Bell 

37,PeterVan Hout38c/b, David Klopper38 

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Bronze I: LSteele 74,JBlatch81. Bronze II: 

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Kaiapoi walk set to return 

The 4th annual Kaiapoi River Wellbeing 

Walk is going ahead on Saturday, April 30. 

The walk was originally going to be held 

as part of the Christchurch Walking 

Festival in April, but the festival has been 

cancelled. 

The Kaiapoi walk is going ahead to 

support community wellbeing initiatives, 

and in particular thework of the 

Community WellbeingNorth Canterbury 

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day. 

Like otherfood banks aroundthe region, 

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swamped with demand in the lead up to 

Christmas 2021. 

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Christmas 2020. 

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where and when there’s need. 

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operating for 15 years and facilitates 

around20supportgroups amonth. 

‘‘It’sexciting to make those 

connections,’’ says Mr Cope,who is 

based in Rangiora. 

‘‘Let’s normalise depression. The 

language is reallyimportant as many 

peoplestill see it as anegativeand some 

peopledon’t know why they are the way 

they are. 

‘‘So it’s amatter of unpacking that and 

givingpeople some choices.’’ 

The Covid19environment has been 

challenging, with lockdowns, 

workplacesand families divided over 

vaccine mandates and restrictions, and 

anxieties aroundcatching the virus 

itself. 

‘‘For me, we’vehad the dominant 

narrativeand everybody’s different 

interpretations,’’ Mr Copesays. 

‘‘In the workplace and eveninfamilies 

there has been conflictbecause some 

are antivaxand some are pro vaccine 

and we’ve forgotten how to communicate 

with each other. 

‘‘We need to reconnect on acommon 

cause and to limit the time we talk about 

Covid and focus on the good.’’ 

Mr Cope says the meetings will 

provide people with tools and strategies 

to copewith anxiety and depression as 

they navigatethe ‘‘new normal’’. 

‘‘We forget that we already have those 

tools,’’ he says. 

‘‘We are coming at it fromastrengths 

Bryon Cope 

based,holistic approach. 

‘‘Somepeople are saying weare going 

to get back to ‘normal’, but we are never 

going to go back to ‘normal’. It’sa‘new 

normal’.’’ 

He says it is important to reconnect 

with neighbours, friends and family and 

start aconversation to check on how 

they are coping. He recommends 

following the Mental Health 

Foundation’s fiveways to wellbeing 

connect, be active, takenotice, keep 

learningand give. 

‘‘It only has to be two or three of those 

and Iwould add being gentle, eating 

well,drinking plenty of waterand 

getting plentyofsleep. See yourGPif 

you haven’t seen yourGPinthe lastsix 

to 12 months. When you are in aconstant 

stateof‘fight or flight’ you can get 

yourself into amental state as wellasa 

physicalstate.’’ 

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Kaiapoi’s Person To Person Trust has 

created ahealthy meals programme in 

response to community feedback. 

Trust and social enterprises manager 

Ian France says the increased cost of 

living is having an impact on many 

people who are also time poor. 

‘‘Takeaways are becoming the go to, 

and they often have little nutritional 

value and are also expensive,’’ he says. 

``More and more families have also lost 

the skill of making nutritional meals.’’ 

The trust's meals, which will need to be 

preordered, will be available from 

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They will be prepared in the cafe’s 

commercial kitchen and cost $2. 

The trust is hoping to expand the 

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own healthy meals. 

‘‘Nutrition is one of the pillars of 

resilience, and we believe improved diet 

will have apositive impact on our ability 

to deal with the daytoday challenges we 

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The trust is being supported in this 

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Waitaha Health, with food support from 

Satisfy Food Rescue and the Kaiapoi 

Food Forest. 

Anyone else wishing to assist the 

programme can ‘‘support our partners 

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meals and spread the word of the 

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The Person To Person Trust was 

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community. 

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Oxford manager among dairy winners 

By DAVID HILL 

An Oxford dairy farm manager is among 

the prizewinners in the 2022 Canterbury 

/North Otago Dairy Industry Awards 

announced in Ashburton last week. 

Todd Portsmouth won amerit, the 

DeLaval Livestock Management Award, 

in the dairy manager of the year 

category. 

Mr Portsmouth manages a557cow 

Oxford farm, working for Bill Mason at 

Oxford Farming Ltd. 

Hinds Sharemilker Will Green took 

out share farmer of the year title, Jaspal 

Singh, of Waimate, won dairy manager 

of the year and Peter O’Connor, of 

Mayfield, won dairy trainee of the year. 

Mr Green says benefits of the awards 

programme includes networking 

opportunities and meeting and making 

new likeminded friends. 

‘‘The programme made me focus on 

goals and the direction Iwanted to be 

heading.’’ 

Mr Singh says it was alove for animals 

and the land which led him to choosing 

afarming career. 

“Every day is anew challenge in dairy 

farming and Ilike challenges!” 

Mr O’Connor believes the new 

technology being developed to make 

dairy farming better across many 

different measures will make the dairy 

industry more efficient and even more 

competitive on aglobal scale. 

The Canterbury/North Otago Dairy 

Industry Awards field day will be held 

on April 12 from 10am at 861 Coldstream 

Road, Hinds, where share farmer of the 

year Will Green sharemilks. 

The dairy manager and dairy trainee 

of the year winners will also be present. 

For further information go to 

dairyindustryawards.co.nz. 

Todd Portsmouth 

Share Farmer Awards: 

Share farmer of the year Will Green 

(Hinds). 

Runnerup Kerry and Aimee Burt 

(Leeston). 

Third place Johno and Tania 

Burrows (Ashburton). 

DairyNZ People and Culture Award 

Will Green. 

Ecolab Farm Dairy Hygiene Award 

Johno and Tania Burrows. 

Federated Farmers Leadership 

Award Will Green. 

Honda Farm Safety, Health and 

Biosecurity Award Johno and Tania 

Burrows. 

LIC –Animal Wellbeing, Recording 

and Productivity Award Nick and Kylie 

Marriott (Hinds). 

Meridian Environmental 

Sustainability Award Kerry and Aimee 

Burt (Leeston). 

Ravensdown Pasture Performance 

Award Will Green. 

Top trio ... Canterbury /North Otago’s winners are dairy trainee of the year Peter 

O’Connor (left), with share farmer of the year Will Green and dairy manager of the year 

Jaspal Singh. 


ANZ Business Performance Award 

Kerry and Aimee Burt. 

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Dairy farmer of the year Jaspal Singh 

(Waimate). 

Runnerup Jaspreet Singh 

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Agrass gruband slug problemcouldput a 

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Theyare being advisedbythe 

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an eyeout forbuilding populations as they 

headinto autumn sowing. 

Abad grass grubyear canresult in an 

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Researcher RichardChynoweth said 

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He saidwhite cloverseedcropscouldbe 

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areas could deplete averageyields of 

500kg600kg ahectare. 

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Ofthebeaten teamsOhoka, and 

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of thefirst half Tyler Power 

scoredfollowedbyaJosh 

Duckworth try, and Ashley went 

to thebreak ahead1410. 

Ashley looked thebetterteam 

formuch of the secondspell,but 

many promising attacks turned to 

nothing. 

With15 minutes remaining 

Saracensmadethemost of arare 

attacking opportunity andBrett 

Hancox dotted down.Ricky Allin 

duly converted andadded a 

penaltyonly afew minutes from 

time to seal thewin. 

Scoreboard: Saracens20(Liam 

Dunseath, BrettHancoxtries; 

RickyAllin 2conversions,2 

penalties) beat Ashley 14 (Tyler 

Power,JoshDuckworth tries; 

NathanEmery 2conversions). 

Kaiapoi vHurunui 

ACovidridden Kaiapoi team– 

13 playersfromtheirDivision1 

squadand twooftheir coaches 

were struckdown with thevirus 

on Saturday –stillmanagedto 

hold theupper handfor the 

majority of the matchagainst 

Hurunui. 

Thenortherners shotout to a7 

point lead virtually fromthe kickoff, 

when Kaiapoi made thefirst 

of amyriad of handlingerrors 

andThomasMaxwellgratefully 

collected aloose balland 

sprinted over. 

It held the lead tilllate in ahalf 

that wasfull of mistakes from 

both sides butthe writing wason 

thewallasKaiapoi established 

Pool C 

Saracens vs Southern, 

Southbrook Park 

Home Round 

Glenmark Cheviot vsOhoka, 

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On the charge ... Kaiapoi’s dangerous Reuben Tiweka evades the desperate clutches of Hurunui No 8Ben 

Funnell on his way to scoring one of his two tries. 


early dominance at scrum time. 

Allthree starting frontrowers 

putinimpressiveperformances, 

notjustinthe scrums. 

RyanClark topped the tackle 

count while Nathan Cassidy 

Richards in particular,and Luka 

Tootoo showed up withanumber 

of bullocking runs. 

Whenthe bench was utilised in 

thesecondhalf, thefront row 

replacementscontinuedto 

impress. 

ZacAndrews showed he willbe 

an invaluableasset to hisnew 

teamwhile IniaToadisplayed his 

mobility to be on hand to finish off 

twosuperbteam tries. 

Kaiapoi’sother twotries were 

scored by theenterprising 

fullbackReuben Tiweka, who 

wasbyfarthe best of Kaiapoi’s 

backs. 

It wasgood to see twolongstandingKaiapoi 

surnames back 

on the team list. 

Former captainMatt 

Etheredgestarted the game on 

thesideofthe scrumwhileLeo 

McConchie, sonofKaiapoi 

stalwartCraig,was borrowed 

fromthe Coltssquad andshowed 

he has plenty of talent, making his 

Division 1debutoff the bench at 

halfback. 

Hurunui putinawholehearted 

effort.Its linespeed on 

defence was impressive. It was 

rewarded late in thegame when 

the industrious Jed McDonald 

and replacementDigbyHeard 

bothscoredopportunisticlate 

tries. 

Scoreboard: Kaiapoi 27 

(ReubenTiweka (2) andIniaToa 

(2) tries;TaineJacobsLawson 1 

conversionand 1penalty) beat 

Hurunui 17 (Thomas Maxwell, 

Jed McDonald andDigby Heard 

tries;SimonSmith 1conversion.) 

Woodend v 

GlenmarkCheviot 

GlenmarkCheviot made asolid 

start to theseason withsix 

debutants gelling wellwith more 

experienced players. 

Theforwards were ledstrongly 

by George Fox and TomBlyth, 

eachbeing rewarded with tries, 

whileinthe backs, the midfield of 

MikeKeane andMatt Jensen 

proved strong ondefence,while 

making themost ofopportunities 

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keeping you 

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and its people 

onattack. 

Woodendput upaspirited 

performance. 

ReoKennett impressedatno8 

whilethe fiveeighth pairing of 

Aidan Wakefield andJoel 

Stockwellalso hadfine games. 

However, theteam couldillafford 

to have two players 

despatched to thesinbin if it 

hopedtothreaten aquality outfit 

like GlenmarkCheviot. 

Scoreboard: GlenmarkCheviot 

43(George Fox (2), Hayden 

O’Donnell, Matt Jensen, Blair 

Norton, TomBlythe, Nicholas 

Hyde tries; Corrigan Harnett 4 

conversions beat Woodend 12 

(Liam Good, Jack Clarke tries; 

Aidan Wakefield 1conversion). 

Saracensisthe only North 

Canterburyteamtohave ahome 

game on Saturday,asattention 

turns to theLuisetti Seeds 

combined competition. 

It plays lastseason’s 

champions, Southern. 

Ohoka andGlenmarkCheviot 

bothhave abye in theirsection, 

sotheywillplay eachother at 

Mandeville withpoints going 

towardsthe North Canterbury 

onlycompetition. 

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Hamish Anderson 

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Swannanoa 128 Harpers Road 

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This soundand attractive three bedroom homeisset well back from 

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Local boys win rowing gold 

ROWING 

NorthCanterbury boysSam Earl, Josh 

Hamer, Max Walsh, Harry Cournane and 

Dom Morgan all brought home medals from 

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Sam,JoshandMaxwerepartof thenine 

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Samwon asilverinthe U174+ andHarry 

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were part of the19strong StBede’ssquad. 

The crew picked up gold medalsatthe 

South IslandSecondarySchoolschamps 

two weeks earlier in theU17 8+,U17 4+, 

U16 4+, Novice 4+and Novice8+events. 

Covid restrictionsmeantthat some 

rowers missed theregatta duetothe 

reduced numberofraces on offer. Overall 

St Bede’sfinished third in the Executive 

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St Bede’s College Rowing Club 

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Public Notices 

Come along to the Amberley Pool and join one of the 

FREE ‘Have aGo’ 40 minute aqua fitness sessions. 

These sessions will run on both the 11th and 13th of 

April. 

At 11am we will have the Aqua Gentle Class which 

is ashallow water session for beginners to improve 

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PUBLIC NOTICE OF 

APPLICATION FOR 

ON-LICENCE 

SECTION 101, SALE 

AND SUPPLY OF 

ALCOHOL ACT 2012 

Five Kings Hospitality Ltd T/A 

The Station Cafe & Shop, 

2Blackett St, Rangiora has 

made application to the 

District Licensing Committee 

at Rangiora for the renewal 

of a On-Licence in respect 

of the premises situated at 2 

Blackett Street, Rangiora or 

the Restaurant/Bar known as 

The Station Cafe &Shop. 

The general nature of the 

business conducted (or to be 

conducted) under the licence 

is Cafe/Restaurant. 

The days on which and the 

hours during which alcohol 

is (or is intended to be) sold 

under the licence remain 

Sunday - Thursday: 8am - 

11pm. Friday -Saturday: 8am 

-midnight. 

The application may be 

inspected during ordinary 

office hours at the office of the 

Waimakariri District Licensing 

Committee at 215 High 

Street, Rangiora. 

Any person who is entitled 

to object and who wishes 

to object to the issue of the 

licence may, not later than 15 

working days after the date of 

the publication of this notice, 

file anoticein 

writing of the objection 

with the Secretary of the 


Committee at Private Bag 

1005, Rangiora 7440 or email 

to records@wmk.govt.nz. 

No objection to the renewal 

of alicence may be made in 

relation to amatterother than 

amatter specified in section 

131 of the Sale and Supply of 

Alcohol Act 2012. 

This is the first publication of 

this notice. 

2470875v1

What’s happening in your 

community… 

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 

further informantion. 

Dra Annual Plan Feedback Closes 

The Council want to thank residents for their 

feedback on the Dra Annual Plan 2022/23. Your 

feedback is important tohelp inform the decisions 

Council make when planning for the District’s future. 

The Dra Annual Plan 2022/23 includes a 

proposed 4.3% rates rise –only 0.1% higher than 

predicted –and allows the Council to continue to 

deliver services at ahigh level despite lower than 

expected central funding contributions. 

The Council will meet in early May to consider 

the feedback received and hear from submitters 

before making changes to the final plan which is 

adopted in June. 

Roading Round-up 

Work continues on the Rangiora sewer project. The 

intersection at Church and Queen Streets isclosed 

now and access to the Dudley Aquatic Centre and 

netball courts will be from the south only. 

There is afull closure of the Queen/King Streets 

roundabout planned from Tuesday 19April for 

three weeks to coincide with school holidays and 

minimise disruption. 

Anew water main is beinginstalled alongHigh Street 

near WestonPlace in Rangiora andstop/go traffic 

management may be in place at times. 

Johns Road, Rangiora is closed to westbound 

traffic from Townsend Road/West Belt. This is to 

install service connections for the new subdivision 

and the construction of new footpath and kerbing 

along the south side of Johns Road. Detours via 

Oxford or Fernside Road toLehmans Road. 

There will be signage in place. Pleasefollowdirections 

and takecare in the area. Thanks foryourpatience. 

Improve the Riverside near Rangiora 

Our colleagues at EnvironmentCanterburyare looking 

forfeedback on howtoimproveanarea thatincludes 

both banksofthe Ashley River/Rakahuri to thenorth 

of Rangiora racetrack andMillton Memorial Reserve. 

We areworkingonaplantodevelopanarea we call 

‘RangioraReach’whichispartofthe Ashley Rakahuri 

RegionalPark. 

It includes both banks of the Ashley River/Rakahuri, 

from Dunlops Road to Beatties Road on the north 

side near Ashley, and Merton Road toSmarts Road 

on the south side near Rangiora. 

This area is part of our flood protection 

infrastructure known as the Ashley River/Rakahuri 

Flood Protection Scheme. The goal is to create 

an environment that people can enjoy while 

prioritising community safety and flood resilience. 

We’ll be using your feedback to identify and 

prioritise works that will aim to increase 

community connection to the river. 

Find out more at haveyoursay.ecan.govt.nz/projects 

Foil items 

belong in 

the bin. 

Scrap metal 

including lids can 

also be dropped at 

the Transfer Station 

for free. 

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Woodend Community Centre 

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or contact Wendy Howe 021 432 028 

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Give usyour 

feedback 

NEED FUNDING 

FOR A 

COMMUNITY 

PROJECT? 

Your Community Board can support 

your project with grant funding. 

Application forms and grant criteria are available 

online or from any Council Service Centre. For more 

information about funding visit the Council website. 

Find out more at 

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Ablocked drain? 

New pothole? 

Fallen tree? 

PUBLIC NOTICE OF 

APPLICATION FOR 

ON-LICENCE 

SECTION 101, SALE 

AND SUPPLY OF 

ALCOHOL ACT 2012 

Summit Hospitality Ltd, Five 

Stags Rangiora has made 

application to the District 

Licensing Committee at 

Rangiora for the renewal of 

a On-Licence in respect of 

the premises situated at 3/29 

Huntingdon Drive, Arlington, 

Rangiora or the Restaurant/Bar 

known as Five Stags Rangiora. 

The general nature of the 

business conducted (or to be 

conducted) under the licence 

is Tavern. 

The days on which and the 

hours during which alcohol is 

(or is intended to be) sold under 

the licence remain Sunday to 

Thursday: 8am -11pm. Friday 

&Saturday: 8am -1am (the 

following day). 

The application may be 

inspected during ordinary 

office hours at the office of the 


Committee at 215 High Street, 

Rangiora. 

Any person who is entitled to 

object and who wishes to object 

to the issue of the licence may, 

not later than 15 working days 

after the date of the publication 

of this notice, file anoticein 

writing of the objection with the 

Secretary of the Waimakariri 

District Licensing Committee 

at Private Bag 1005, Rangiora 

7440 or email to records@ 

wmk.govt.nz. 

No objection to the renewal of a 

licence may be made in relation 

to amatter other than amatter 

specified in section 131 of the 

Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 

2012. 

This is the second publication 

of this notice. This notice was 

first published on 31st March 

2022. 

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For Lease 

FOR LEASE: 

304 FLAXTON ROAD 

RANGIORA 

Easter and ANZAC Refuseand Recycling Arrangements 

Some refuse and recycling collection days are changing over Easter and ANZAC. This also applies to some 

ruralcollection points. 

Monday 18 Apriland 

Monday 25 April 

Tuesday 19 Apriland 

Tuesday 26 April 

Wednesday 20 April and 

Wednesday 27 April 

Thursday21Apriland 

Thursday28April 

No Collections-Public Holiday 

Hanmer Springs, Mt Lyford and Gore Bay 

Amberley,AmberleyBeach, Leithfield, Leithfield Beach, Cheviot, 

Waipara,Scargill, Omihi, Greta Valleyand MotunauBeach 

Waiau,Rotherham,Culverden,Waikari andHawarden 

• OnlyHurunui Council bags will becollected,theseare available fromvariousoutletsinHurunui. 

• Bagsmust be securely tiedand at thekerbsideorcouncil collectionpointby8am. Collection timesmay vary 

to normal,and the crew willnot return to collect bagsplacedout late. 

• Refuse bags mustnotexceed 15kg in weight. Bags split priortothe crew’sarrivaland non-official bagswill 

not be collected. 

• Bundlesofcardboardwill not be collected butcan be recycled viaany transferstation. 

What is accepted viathe recycling collectionsif it is cleanand looseinaCouncil recyclingbag? 

• Newspapers,magazines,office paper andtelephone directories. 

• Cardboard,greetings cards,junkmail,envelopes,andegg boxes. 

• Food, drink, and pet food cans. 

• Rigid plastic bottlesand small containers, types1,2and 5with lids removed. 

What cannot be recycled? 

Soft plastics, plastics 3, 4, 6and 7, tetrapaks, polystyrene (including meat trays), plant pots,plasticstrapping, 

clothing, food-stained paper or card,coffee cups, plasticlids,foil trays andfood wasteare notrecyclable-if 

in doubt throw it out. 

Do not put glass bottlesinrecyclingbags, thesecan be recycled via any transferstation. 

ALLTransfer Stationsare Closedon: 

• Good Friday Friday15April 2022 

• Easter Monday Monday18April 2022 

• ANZAC Day Monday25April 2022 

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Wanted To Buy 

$$$ 

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Ltd. Specialists in farm 

machineryand farm clean 

ups, old vehicles etc. 

100% locally owned. 

Ph 0800 030 712 or 

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Cars Wanted 

ANY old cars, anything pre 

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CASH 4CARS 

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Phone 

Automotive 

Parts 

03 313 7216 

CARS, vans, 4WD’s 

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Cars Wanted 

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WANTED to buy Ford, 

Holden, Chrysler or 

Chev’s, Classic cars. Any 

other types considered, any 

condition. Please phone 

Tony 027 313 5000. 

Motorcycles 

WOF your motorcycle or 

light trailer at South Pacific 

Motorcycle Services, Mandeville. 

Ph 03 312 0066 

office@motorbiketours.co.nz. 

Gardening 

A+ GARDEN hedges cut 

to perfection. Tree &arbor 

work. For a quote, phone 

021 111 4322. 

Waimakariri District Council 

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Warehouse / 

Workshop / 

Storage 

200-500m 2 Floor 

2863m 2 Land 

Currently split into 

twoequal spaces. 

Leaseone or both. 

Large secure yard 

for storage or 

parking. 

Phone: Simon 

027 412 5832 

2471676 


WINTER FEEDING: 

Person required for weekend 

help over winter with 

feeding out &break fencing 

to beef animals. Experience 

driving tractors preferred, 

working with full 

time staff. Okuku area. 

Phone 027 924 6619. 

2469322 

We are building anew Trade Team! 

This is your chance to be apart of something special in North Canterbury. 

We want only the very best, as the potential here is unlimited. 

If you think you’re good enough, and can prove it please apply. 

Trade Sales Rep Building Quotes &Estimator Trade Sales Support 

This is an opportunity to really shine! 

Do you like people? 

Are you part of the building industry? 

Can you fix problems? 

Are you professional in your endeavours? 

If you have experience in any of these roles please forward your written 

application including your CV to: 

McAlpines Mitre 10 MEGA, Private Bag 1003, Rangiora 7440 

or email: applications@mcalpines.co.nz 

Please specify which position you are applying for.

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StormwaterEngineer 

The HurunuiDistrict Council is looking foranenthusiastic person to help us deliver 

longtermassetcapital improvement strategies for our District’s stormwater systems. 

Workingasthe StormwaterEngineer will put you at theforefrontofthe creationand 

ongoing operation of our community’s critical infrastructure, with adirect influence 

on the formand shape of our urban andrural environment. 

The positionwillbeinvolved in stormwater management planning, consultation, and 

the scheduling of capital expenditure for our stormwater systems, working under 

limited supervision within adefined area of responsibility on projects with drainage 

and flooding elements. You will be responsible for checking thequality and accuracy 

of your own and otherswork. The rolewill encompassdevelopment of hydrological 

and hydraulic models, reportsand other documentation. 

Youwill play akey role in providing technical expertise for the planning and 

implementation of best-practicestormwater management systems and work within 

amulti-disciplinary team oflike-minded professionals. We need someone who 

can work on arangeofvaried stormwaterprojects, including watersensitiveurban 

design. Youwill be aself-starter withgreatideasand an enquiringmind whoenjoys 

seeking innovative solutions. Inaddition, you will communicate and manage time 

welland have agood eye for detail. Arecognised engineeringqualification to the role 

and experience in the provision of stormwater willbewell regarded. 

Thispermanent fulltime positionisbasedinour Amberley office, about45minutes’ 

drive north of Christchurch. Amberley is the entrance tothe Waipara wine-growing 

region and on the way to our awardwinningHanmer SpringsThermal Pools andSpa. 

No parkingortraffic hassles,scenic vistas in abundance, competitive remuneration, 

flexible employment conditions and friendly, family oriented staff toshare in your 

worklife. 

Formore informationabout the position description (PD)and howtoapply go to our 

careers websitehttp://hurunui.currentjobs.co.nz. 

Enquiries to brett.beer@hurunui.govt.nz phone027 520 2426. 

Applications close Monday April 18 2022. 

2471630 

WANTED 

Person to help 

split firewood 

for asmall 

wood yard 

Amberley based. 

Part time and flexible 

hours. 

2472042 

Splitters have 

mechanical lifters. 

Ph 0274 438 462 

Pets 

BICHON HOMESTAY 

for smaller dogs. We look 

after your dog in our home. 

"No kennels". Phone today 

03 314 6110. 

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& operated. Covering all 

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Professional, guaranteed, 

service. Firebox 

repairs, carry most parts. Ph 

0800 661 244. 

ALL TREE SERVICES, 

arbour work, pruning, tree 

removal. Affordable & 

friendly service. Telephone 

021 111 4322. 


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ARBORIST qualified. 

Copper Beech Tree 

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pruning, height reduction, 

hedge trimming, shaping, 

tree planting, firewood. 

Free quotes. Contact Angus 

Edwards 027 259 6741 

copperbeechtreeservices@gmail.com 

BRIAN’S Tree Services. 

Tree felling, topping, 

shaping, firewood cut, rubbish 

removed, stump grinding, 

branch chipping. 

Affordable rates. Phone 03 

327 5505 or 021 124 4894. 

BUILDERS Father &son 

team. Amac Builders are 

available to help you with 

your building needs. High 

standards, low overheads, 

no job too small. Check us 

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CHIMNEY SWEEPS. 

Time to service your fire. 

Accumulation of soot seriously 

affects performance. 

Latest rotary brush technology. 

Free moisture check 

on wood. Safety inspection. 

All work insured and guaranteed. 

From $80 single 

story. 0800 SWEEPME or 

www.sweepnz.co.nz. 

DIRTY TILES &Grout? 

Professional tile cleaning, 

tiled shower restoration, 

mouldy silcone, shower 

glass & we can even 

recolour your old grout! 

For all your tile and grout 

issues call Grout Pro for a 

free, no obligation quote. 

Ph Darryl 0800 882 772. 

FIRE GUARDS Custom 

made with safety latch. 

Phone 021 169 9066. E: 

pjfabricators123@gmail.com. 

HOMEKILL & Wild 

Game meat processing. Ph 

313 0022. www.meat2u.nz. 

METAL WORX. Flashing, 

Sheetmetal Fabrication, 

Wrought Iron, 

Welding, Custom Trailers, 

General Metalwork. No job 

too big or too small. Ph 021 

265 5428 or 03 314 6908. 

Find us on facebook/ 

Glenmark Metal Worx. 

glenmarkmetalworx.ltd@gmail.com. 

PAINTER & Decorator. 

25 + years experience. 

Interior /exterior, roofs & 

waterblasting. For a free 

quote, please ph Steve 03 

314 4620 or 027 477 1930. 

PAINTER. Qualified local 

professional, Int / Ext, 

roofs, wallpaper. Call or 

text Corban 027 846 5035. 

POWER TOOLS repairs, 

parts &sales for over 40 

years. All main brands serviced. 

Grossman Trade 

Tools, 23 Watts Road, 

Christchurch. Ph 389 9230. 

ANTHONY SYMONDS 

Forall your painting & 

plastering requirements 

Local with 30 years 

experience 

All workmanship 

Guaranteed. 

Phone 021 344 023 

2220615 

Pride &Quality Painting 

&Decorating Services 

20 yrs exp, fast and friendly 

service. For all your painting 

needs, phone: Martin 310 

6187 or 021 128 9867 

PAINTERS 

Reg Tradesman 

Interior,exterior. 

North Canterbury Painters 

specialising in decorating for 

over 65 at adiscount rate. 

Free quotes. 

Covering Nth Canty,Oxford, 

Kaiapoi, Rangiora, Amberley. 

Rob 03 327 7899 

or 027 432 3520 2227597 

RANGIORA Rubbish 

Removal and RRR skips. 

Wheelie bins any frequency 

and skips from 1.5 cube to 

9cube. Skips and wheelie 

bins for any use, rubbish, 

greenwaste, building sites 

or just cleanups. Give us a 

phone call 313 6957 or for 

skips 021 313 255. 

REMOVALISTS 

Movemen Ltd 

2Men &agood sized truck. 

From $150 plus GST per hour. 

Kaiapoi based. 

Call Gerard 

027 668 3636 

movemen.co.nz 

WINDOW TINTING 

tintawindow 

advanced film solutions 

99% uv block 

fade protection 

heat control 

reduce glare 

25 Years Experience 

privacy films 

frosting designs 

non-darkening films 

Workmanship Guaranteed 

Lifetime Warranties on Most Films 

UV 

block 

Free Quotes Canterbury and Districts 

03 365 3653 0800 368 468 

Trusted Trades & 

Professional Services 

2469858 

KITCHEN, 

renovations, 

pergolas, fencing. Honest 

reliable licenced builders. 

Ph Don 027 727 9162. 

PAINT! A PAINTER 

WITH PASSION! Local 

painter with 30 years of 

quality and integrity in all 

aspects of painting. Phone 

Mike on 021 0903 8546. 

2401953 


bathroom, 

decking, SCREEN PRINTING. 

For all your printing 

requirements. T-shirts, 

Hoodies, Hi-Vis vests and 

polos, Overalls, Caps etc. 

Please phone Heather 03 

313 0261 or email heather. 

norstar@gmail.com. 

SEPTIC TANK 

CLEANING 

Bill’s Liquid 

Waste 

Blair Tavendale 

Ph 03 314 9371 

0275 379-694 

2362002 

You dump it... 

Blair pumps it... 

027 216 0000 

SHEARER. Hap’s Farm & 

Lifestyle Services. Shearing, 

crutching, drenching, 

tailing, feet trimming & 

health check. — Ph. 03- 

423-3713 or 021-267-4025. 

CRAIGS Trees 

(03) 327-4190 

TREE REMOVALS 

THINNING &PRUNING 

STUMPGRINDING 

FELLING &TOPPING 

FULLYINSURED 

QUALIFIED ARBORIST 

Free Quotes 

027 2299 454 

craigstrees@xtra.co.nz 

VALUATION - 

Specialising in North Canterbury. 

Contact Geoff at 

Maxwell Valuation. Phone 

03 310 8541 or email 

geoff@maxval.co.nz. 

Guide 

2225862 

2434390 

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

Arborist 

Accountant 

Automotive &Recovery 

Builder 

2435705 

North Canterbury Tree Services 

Tree felling, cutting and 

clearing service, including 

stump grinding 

Insured qualified and 

certified arborists 

0274 537 834 

northcantytrees378@gmail.com 

Debra Jowsey &Karla Kilner 

Ph 03 314 9480 

We help with all Taxreturns for the 

salary &wage earner,self employed,rental, 

business,farm,GST,pay dayfiling, rentalreturns 

2287949 

2070788 

• WOF Cars &Trailers 

• Vehicle Servicing & 

Repairs 

• Tyres &Punctures 

• Jump Starts 

• 

Towing &Salvage 

• Courtesy Car Available 

Ph Aaron Rowlands 

0272 588 366 

13 Stone Eyre Place, 

Swannanoa 

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

• New Builds &Renovations 

• Light Commercial /Re-strengthening 

• Project Management 

• Bathrooms 

• Farm Buildings 

• House Lifting Re-piling 

• Shop Fit Outs 

2408831 

40+ years experience 

027 222 5078 

markw.hills@xtra.co.nz 

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

Trusted Trades & 

Professional Services 

Guide 

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

Butchery 

OxfordButchery 

Shane and Leanne Frahm 

We cankill&process yourstock 

FourGenerations of Frahms 

since 1957 

Ph 312 4205 

Oxford 

Number one 

old-fashioned bacon 

&ham curing. 

A/H 312 4709 

WE ARE OPEN, WEARE AESSENTIAL SERVICE 

2227889v2 

Cattle Problems 

• Live Humane Capture 

• Trucking 

• Tagging 

• Testing 

• Sale of unruly, difficult, pesky 

cattle 

Profit share 50-50 

Craig Flintoft 03 312 9432 

craigflintoft@gmail.com 

2459888 

Chimney Sweeping 

$70 Chimney Sweeping 

Waimakariri and Hurunui wide! 

Chimney fires are extremely dange 

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and can spread to other areas of your 

home. Make sure your home is safe 

this winter and get your chimney 

swept today! 

Book now! Call/Text 020 4121 0967 or 

message us on Facebook at Hurunuiui Chimney Sweeping 

2470290 

DENTURE CLINIC 

RANGIORA 

DENTURE CLINIC 

Garry WMechen 

Registered Clinical DentalTechncian 

Phone (03) 313-9192 

Computer Repairs 

Construction &Concrete 

Ear Health 

38a Ashley Street, Rangiora 

Bruce Evans 

131 Ohoka Road 

Kaiapoi 

03 327 3111 

021 293 6331 

compucare@xtra.co.nz 

www.compucare.co.nz 

Computer Repairs &upgrades 

Prompt professional services 

2276525v2 

Virus &malware removal 

New &UsedPC’s4Sale 

All Construction & Concrete Work 

•Driveways, patios &paths 

•Bridges and Culverts 

•Floors, foundations 

•Sheds and buildings 

•Dairy Sheds, Herd homes 

•Silage pits, effluent ponds 

•Excavation and cartage 

•Precast concrete 

•Insulated panels 

Daryl Power 

027 230 9401 

concretepower@scorch.co.nz 

www.concretepower.co.nz 

2273277 

• Ear Health checks. 

• Wax removal using Microsuction 

• Removal of foreign bodies 

• Basic hearing aid care 

Clinics in Rangiora, Amberley and Kaiapoi 

Rest homes/retirement villages, booking by prior arrangement. 

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

Email alison@earcare.nz | Ear Care Canterbury 

2324849 

• ACC provider 

• WarVeteran provider 

• No medical referral 

required 

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HOURS 

8.30am -12noon 

- Monday to Friday 

FREE E CONSULTATION O 

AND ADVICE 

A V C 

For a/h repairs 

phone (03) 310-3044 

Hedge Cutting /Tree Topping 

Electrician 

Engineering 


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▪ Painting ▪ Gardening 

▪ Fencing ▪ Lawn mowing 

▪ All General Maintenance 

Performed to the highest 

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honest, Handy Guy 

No job too small! 

Flat hourly rate, no hidden surprises! 

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HURUNUI Painting 

• Qualified tradesmen, quick,neat and friendly. 

• Reasonable rates. • Interior /exterior painting. 

• Interior plastering &wallpapering. 

• Spray painting &water blasting. 

P: Rod Hermes 027 414 0830 or 03 314 2391 

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2394026v2 

Scrap Metal 

CASH PAID FOR SCRAP 

•Car Bodies •Scrap Steel•Specialists in Farm 

Machinery•All non Ferrous 

MAINLAND 

METALS LTD 

Ph (03)338 7000 

Mike0274 818544 •Robbie 0274 818 027 

Locally owned and operated 

1902273 

HAVE YOU HAD 

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❖ Tree Topping ❖ Hedge/Shelter belt cutting 

❖ Gorse Hedge &Under Pivot cutting 

❖ Vegetation mulching 

TAKING BOOKINGS NOW 

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027 222 1632 

or 0800 SNIP IT 

Email 

craig@treesnip.co.nz 

2MACHINES OPERATING CANTERBURY WIDE 

2452097 

www.treesnip.co.nz 

Seamless Spouting 

Seamless Spouting 

Supply and Install 

of Seamless Gutters 

10 year no leaks 

guarantee 

• Continuous spouting made on site, 

large colour range available 

• High grade and thicker material used 

• Repair or replace any type of gutter 

• Undertake all insurance work 

• Independently owned and operated 

• Competitive pricing 

Servicing North CanterburyDistricts 

Call Danie 021 875 462 

2359362 

A-GR8-SPARKYLTD 

• All Commercial &Residential electrical work 

• Fault finding and Test &tag 

• Heat pumps, TV comms /Data 

Daniel Parkin P 03 314 3706 |022 642 7078 

Dirk Potgieter P 03 960 3798 |022 658 3344 

E quicksill@gmail.com | W agr8sparky.co.nz 

2130 Omihi Road, Greta Valley, 7483 

YOU 

COULD 

BE 

HERE 

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your business 

in our Trades 

and Services 

Phone 

Amanda Keys 

on 

03 313 2840 

Plumbing 

2464654 

For all 

general 

aspects of 

plumbing 

Discounts for over 

65 years old 

Fast friendly service 

All work guaranteed 

Aaron McCartney 

Certifying Plumber 

Cell 027 366 9091 

A/H 03 310 2137 

Free Call: 

0508 44EVER 

EMAIL: 

plumber_27@yahoo.com 

2172994 

2269236 

For all your landscaping needs 

All Landscaping, Retaining Walls (Engineered and 

Non-Engineered), Timber Fences, Landscape Structures 

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

Phone Jeremy 021 169 9394 

www.blackhill.co.nz 

www.facebook.com/blackhillltd 

2372616v2 

Possum Fur 

GOOD PRICES – PROMPT PAYMENT 

Minimum quantity 10kg – Machine or Hand Plucked 

If hand plucked, no skin or epidermis. 

No Tail Fur and No Belly Fur 

Weft Knitting Co. 

Est. 1982 Christchurch 

Merino Possum Knitwear Manufacturer 

Phone (03) 379 5314 hugh@weft.co.nz 

Tools &Equipment 

SALES 

PARTS 

SERVICE 

ACCESSORIES 

ON-FARM VISITS 

Water Blasters, Log Splitters, Generators, 

Air Compressors, Water Pumps, Air Tools, Spray 

Equipment, Replacement Ag Seats, Small Motors. 

Free local machinerydelivery. 

Richard Black www.BLAX.nz 

North Canterburyowned &operated 

2435547v2 

For your Engineering needs 

187d Ohoka Road, Kaiapoi 

Phone 03 327 5246 |027 495 2821 

toppeng@xtra.co.nz 

Landscaping 

Possum Fur 


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

Arthur BurkeLtd 

Trusted in NorthCanterbury since1935 

2017 Nissan Qashqai Ti 

2015 Mazda CX-5 GSX 

2019 Holden Trax LTZ 

2013 Holden Commodore 

VF SV6 

2.0 Petrol, 54,850km, Towbar, Sunroof, Leather, 

Reversing Camera 

REDUCED 

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$26,995 

2.5P AWD, 105,000km, NZ New, Towbar, Reversing 

Camera 

REDUCED WAS $27,995 

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1.4 petrol Turbo, 82,000km, Leather, Heated Seats, NZ 

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$19,995 

169,500km, Reversing Camera & Sensors 


NOW 

$18,995 

2020 Mazda CX-9 

Takami 

2019 Hyundai Santa 

Fe TM 

2017 Toyota Hilux 

SR5 Limited 

2018 Ford Ranger 

XLT 

2018 Mazda CX5 

LTD 

SOLD 

ARRIVING 

SOON 

2.5 PetrolTurbo,29,000km, Towbar, 

BalanceofWarranty 

2.2 Diesel Turbo,Low km’s 37,000km,1NZ 

NewOwner 

4x4,Auto, 113,000km, Hard lid, Bull bar 

4x4,Auto, 95,000km, Towbar,Canopy, 


2.5PAWD,49,000km, Leather Seats, 

Sunroof 

$60,995 

$52,995 

$50,995 

$48,995 

$40,995 

2013 Mercedes Benz 

ML350 Blue Tec 

2014 Ford Ranger 

XLT 

2014 Mazda 3GLX 

2013 Ford Territory 

Titanium 

2015 HoldenCaptiva 

5LTZ 

Diesel, Immaculate ConditionNZNew, 

142,000km,Towbar 

4x4,Auto, Towbar,Canopy, Roof Racks, 


2.0L, LowKm’s36,000km, Reversing 

Camera, NZ New, very tidyexample 

2.7LDiesel, AWD, Towbar,ParkingSensors, 

LeatherSeats 

2.2 Diesel,AWD,78,000km, Towbar, 1NZNew 

Owner 

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

Mazda3 &CX-30 

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Sales: Tim 03 3140135 |Service: Michael 03 3140131 

MarkhamStreet,Amberley 

www.arthurburke.co.nz 

ARTHUR BURKELTD 

Established 1935

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