North Canterbury News: April 21, 2022

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Jobs Taskforce turns lives around 

By ADAM BURNS, 

Two determined Amberley siblings 

are crediting ayouth employment 

intiative in helping turn their lives 

around. 

Blair and Kelsey Milnesay the 

Hurunui District Council’s Mayoral 

Taskforce for Jobs (MTFJ), which has 

helpedthem bothgain employment, 

has beenabig confidence booster 

amid sometough lifechallenges. 

The Governmentfunded 

programmeaims to connectlocal 

businesseswith youth agedbetween 

1625,and those displacedbyCovid 

19, to create ‘‘sustainable employment 

opportunities’’. 

Blair (19) and Kelsey (20) have not 

had it easy. 

Securing work has also meant the 

siblings can provide financialsupport 

for theirfamily. 

‘‘Mum’s got five of us at home, on her 

own, so it’s quitetough on her 

sometimes,’’ Blairsays. 

‘‘Our brotheralso has autism, and 

mum has quite bad anxiety, so she 

hardlyleaves the house.’’ 

The pair are also open about their 

own mental health struggles. 

Blair and Kelsey were previously on 

the Work andIncome (Winz) jobseeker 

benefit and bothacknowledge it was 

difficult to secureemployment before 

being redirectedtothe MTFJ. 

‘‘I went in for ameetingwith my case 

manager one day andshe askedifI 

wantedher to pass on my details to the 

council,’’ Blair says. 

Kelseygot windofthe programme 

through her brother, after also toiling 

unsuccessfully to obtain employment. 

‘‘So now Iwork two jobs,’’she says. 

Happy in their work ... Siblings Kelsey and Blair Milne say the Mayoral Taskforce for Jobs has provided asignificant confidence 

booster. 

PHOTO: ADAM BURNS 

After joiningthe initiative she 

secured apart timejob at alocal cafe, 

where she has been since last year, 

and is also working at arestaurant in 

Amberley. 

‘‘Coming to the cafeitset my anxiety 

off abit,’’she says. 

‘‘The peoplehere helpedmesettle 

and it made me feel safe. The people 

hereare so lovely and welcoming.’’ 

Theyhad previous stints workingon 

afarm, and at aCovid19 vaccination 

dropin clinic through the taskforce. 

The programme alsopaid for them 

to sit their restricted driver license 

tests. 

Blair workedwithincouncil’s 

maintenance team before moving to 

ECycle, acompany which recycles 

electronicwaste. 

Most importantly, he found it did 

wonders for his mental health. 

‘‘Before Iwas working Iwas just 

sittingathome all day,doing nothing 

and everything just mademebored,’’ 

he says. 

‘‘Once Igot ajob, the stuff Iused to 

do for fun...it was fun again.’’ 

Blairsays he is now doing an 

electricalengineering courseatAra 

Institute of Canterbury. 

‘‘I wanttobe asparkie...they seem to 

be in quitehigh demand,’’hesays. 

Kelsey has long term aspirations to 

becomeapreschool teacher. But for 

now she says she is comfortable 

working in hospitalityand ‘‘being 

aroundpeople’’. 

Hurunui Mayor MarieBlack saysthe 

benefits of the taskforce were evident 

in the transformations she had 

observed. 

‘‘Blair and Kelsey have both come 

out the othersidewithconfidence, 

sustainable employment and 

incredible attitudestoward their 

futures in the workforce. 

‘‘We are incredibly proud.” 

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Keeping local government local 

By ROBYN BRISTOW 

Marie Black 

Keepinglocal government local is 

important,Hurunui MayorMarieBlack 

says. 

She fears agradual withdrawal of 

local inputwill meansystems could 

become too centralisedinWellington. 

Mrs Black says with 90 percent of 

public expenditure beingcontrolled by 

central government, reponsestolocal 

government issuesand challenges were 

tendingtoward atopdown, onesize fits 

all approach. 

Mrs Black was responding to 

questions duringaremote meetingwith 

those charged with reviewing local 

government, and how it will lookinthe 

next30years. 

She and councillors spoke with 

Antoine Coffin, and Sarah Polaschek, 

fromthe review panel which is being 

chaired by former Waimakaririchief 

executive officer, Jim Palmer. 

Mrs Black says localism is acrucial 

aspect for the ongoingsuccess of local 

government. 

The strength of localisminthe 

Hurunui District, and localgovernment 

throughout New Zealand, helped to be 

connected and in tune with their own 

people. 

She acknowledged central 

government had arole to play in local 

government, but often policies were put 

in placefor localcommunitieswith 

little understanding of the localcontext 

and the needs and wantsofindividuals. 

‘‘Weneed to work with acentral 

government which supports afit forpurpose 

model,allowing for flexibility 

and adaptation to change for individual 

units of localgovernment.’’ 

Mrs Blackused the Mayors’ Taskforce 

For Jobs as agreat example of local 

governmentand central government 

success, which with its clear objectives 

has allowed Hurunui District Council to 

use funds from central government to 

help young people move from the job 

seekermarketinto the workforce in 

their own district. 

‘‘But positive examplesofcentral 

governmentworking collaboratively 

like this are few and far between for us 

here in Hurunui.’’ 

Mayor Black identifiedhealth 

centres and social housing as examples 

of successfully meetinglocal 

community needs. 

‘‘The majorityofour health centres 

being solely owned and funded by the 

communities,and likewise the 

ratepayers of this district have funded 

the entiresocial housing stock, without 

any assistancefrom central 

government.’’ 

Mrs Black, in reference to the angst 

over proposed Three Waters Reform, 

which includes central government 

taking over the delivery of these 

essential services whichsit with local 

government. 

‘‘Central governmentshould not take 

away from us what we do well, and part 

of this is water delivery to our people.’’ 

She says the lack of trust from central 

government disables meaningful 

communication, and this needs to be 

addressed to enable asuccessful 

collaborative future. 

Centralgovernment needed to 

acknowledge the significant 

importance of local communities being 

able to look to theirown councilsfor 

essential services such as roading, 

water and welfare, withoutbeing 

hamstrung by centralgovernment 

policiesand attitudes that holdlittle 

connection or relevance to its regions. 

‘‘Our communities feel exhausted, 

tired, and fatigued, but collectively we 

are committedtoensure localism is 

retained. Without it, therewill be little 

lefttogovern. 

The Review panel filed an interim 

report last September. Adraft report is 

due by September2022, with afinal 

report due in April 2023. 

It is the first review in more than 30 

years since localgovernmenthas been 

independentlyreviewed. 

Most councillors to stand again 

By DAVID HILL 

Most of Waimakariri’s councillors look 

set to stand for reelection later thisyear, 

but noneare planning to take on Mayor 

Dan Gordon. 

The Mayor has yet to confirmifhewill 

seek reelection in October, but it would 

be asurprise if he did not seek asecond 

term. 

Cr Kirstyn Barnett has announced she 

will retire in October,and Cr Wendy 

Doody will also calltime on her council 

career. 

Cr Barnett was first introduced to 

political life through her advocacy on the 

Woodend Bypass. 

She joined the WoodendAshley 

Advisory Board in 2008,before being 

elected to the councilin2010, one month 

after the September 4earthquake. 

She remembers ‘‘discussing 

liquefaction at the swearingin meeting’’. 

Cr Doody says the highlight of her time 

at the council was the opening of the 

MainPowerStadium. 

DeputyMayor Neville Atkinson is keen 

for another termafter six termsonthe 

council and 21 years in local government. 

‘‘I would like to be around to see what 

these government changes are going to 

bring to local government and to see what 

happens withthe Three Waters.’’ 

While he would like to see some ‘‘new 

blood’’ around the council table, Cr 

Atkinson says some experiencewill be 

neededtonavigate the council through 

the storm clouds looming on the horizon. 

FellowKaiapoi councillors Al Blackie, 

PhilipRedmond and Sandra Stewart 

have yet to announcetheir intentions, 

but all have projects they want to see 

progressed. 

Cr Blackie expects the nextthree years 

to be ‘‘very tumultuous with all the things 

they’re chucking at us from Wellington’’. 

Cr Redmond says three years is short 

for acouncil term and he would support 

four years. 

‘‘In the first year you’re learning the 

ropes,then in year two you’restartingto 

get things under way and then you’ve got 

Retiring ... Kirstyn Barnett is retiring from 

the Waimakariri District Council in October. 

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an election in year three.’’ 

Withthe various freshwater and 

biodiversity projects ‘‘just starting to get 

somelegs’’, Cr Stewartiskeentostick 

around and see them progress. 

CouncillorsJoan Ward, NikiMealings, 

Robbie Brineand Paul Williams will 

seekanother term, citing unfinished 

business. 

Cr Wardiskeen to see the eastern 

bypass and the Rangiora Airfield runway 

extension projects progressed, while 

there is stillmore work to do in the town 

centres. 

An eightterm councillor, Cr Brine’s 

highlights have been opening 

MainPower Stadium, the council’s Covid 

response and gettingthe western link 

running as an alternative to Southbrook 

Road. 

While he stoodfor mayor in 2019, Cr 

Williams has all but ruled out asecond 

run. 

‘‘Atthis stage Ithink Dan is doing a 

really good job and putting in alot 

hours.’’ 

Cr Williams is lookingforwardto 

meetings returning to the council 

Considering standing ... Thomas Robson 

is considering standing for council. 

chambers and staff being morereadily 

available, as Zoom is just not the same. 

OxfordOhoka CommunityBoard 

deputychairperson and former 

WaimakaririYouth Council cochair 

ThomasRobsonran aclose racefor a 

council seat in 2019 and is ‘‘definitely 

thinking about’’ standing again. 

At just 27years of age, he is nearly two 

decades youngerthan the youngest 

sitting councillor, Mayor Gordon,who is 

46yearsold. 

‘‘Juggling council meetings with work 

would be achallenge. 

‘‘I would be abletodoit, but it’sabig 

commitment and time out of work is abig 

step,’’ Mr Robson says. 

Havingservedtwo terms as a 

community board member, he says the 

boardsplay an important role in giving a 

voice to diversecommunities. 

‘‘In the OxfordOhoka ward you’ve got 

Oxford, West Eyreton, Mandeville, 

Swannanoa and Ohoka,’’ he says. 

‘‘It’sdefinitely atricky ward to be a 

community board memberbecause it’s a 

big area and there’s such adiverse range 

of living situations.’’

Ayarn about Hurunui tourism 


Visit Hurunui is inviting the community 

to ‘‘have ayarn’’ about the district’s 

future using adown to earth video as a 

tool in its campaign. 

Scotty Bamford, stands on the edge of 

acliff on his Hurunui Hills farm in the 

video, trying to engage with amob of 

sheep below about tourism potential in 

the district. 

For obvious reasons, none of his flock 

respond. 

The comedy is part of Visit Hurunui’s 

new initiative, Let’s have aYarn,which 

is calling on the public to guide the 

future of tourism in the region. 

Visit Hurunui has launched the 

initiative to help guide the creation of 

the region’s destination management 

plan (DMP). 

Through the campaign, the 

community are being encouraged to 

submit feedback online or join one of 

the various inperson sessions being 

held in the community. 

The feedback will provide Visit Hurunui 

withideas and inspirationtobetter meet 

the needs of bothvisitors and residents. 

Visit Hurunui marketing manager 

Shane Adcocksays the DMPisessential to 

creatingafuturefor tourism, which 

benefits everyone. 

‘‘Visitor numbers to New Zealand were 

growing at an unprecedented rateprior to 

the pandemic. 

‘‘Asacountry we were facing some real 

challenges because of this. 

‘‘InHurunui,wewere just startingto 

feelthe impactofthat growth, so we now 

haveachance to plan ahead and ensure 

thattourism can grow alongside our 

communities,’’ says Shane. 

‘‘The DMP is about bringing everyone 

together to find out what we can be doing 

better to createanepic visitor experience 

thatbenefitsour communities in every 

sense, while takingusinto thisnew eraof 

tourism.’’ 

In the Let’shave aYarn videos,Scotty 

Out on the farm ... Local farmer Scotty Bamford stars in avideo asking for people to ‘‘have 

ayarn’’ about tourism. 

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interviews local talent at three 

identifiable locations, includingthe 

Hurunui rugby grounds, aplaycentre 

group andhis own farmcalledHurunui 

Hills, to highlight the need for the public 

to get their voice out there. 

In one video Scotty is hollering to his 

sheep, askingthem what theirdreams are 

for development, while in another,he 

stands aloneinthe middle of the Hurunui 

Rugby Club groundsinterviewingarugby 

tacklepad to awkward silence. 

Hanmer Springs playcentre members, 

Eliza, Hazel and Myra are perhaps the real 

stars of the show. 

Whatdoyou loveaboutHanmer Springs 

and the Hurunui region? Scotty asksMyra. 

‘‘The moon,’’ answers the three yearold. 

Shane says the short videos draw on 

humour to break up an otherwise fairly 

serious subject. 

‘‘We reallywant our communities across 

Hurunuitohave ayarn withusinperson, 

butifthey can’t make one of the dropin 

sessions,they can spin their own online. 

‘‘We’vemade this reallyaccessible 

becausewedowant thistobeaDMP 

reflectiveofour communities,’’ says 

Shane. 

Formore informationabout the Visit 

HurunuiDMP and community sessionsgo 

to visithurunui.co.nz/yarn 

Subdivisions growing Amberley township 

The Amberley townshiphas seen 

significantgrowth with more than eight 

largesubdivisionsapproved in the past 

two years. 

Most of the subdivisions are on the east 

of State Highway 1. 

Threeofthe largest developmentsare 

the Retirement Village at 175 Carters 

Road with 250 units, Oakfields at 21 

Hilton Drivewith 177 lots, and The 

Clearing at 64 Amberley BeachRoad 

with 125 lots. 

The Retirement Village is divided into 

11 stages, all of which havebeen 

consented.Stage 1isnearing an end, in 

the stagebystageapproach being taken 

by the developer. Stage one includes 

seven double units,six single units, and 

atemporaryoffice/facilitatesbuilding. 

The Oakfields subdivision is 

consented throughStages7to11. The 

building of several houses has started 

with site works at Stage 8. 

Chief strategy and policyofficerJudith 

Batchelorsays with regular 

developments happening within the 

Amberley township, and the 

government's proposed Spatial Planning 

Act,the council is in the early stages of 

scoping aspatial planningprojectfor the 

district. 

‘‘The spatial planning process is an 

opportunity to consider how towns 

should develop.and to ensure growth 

occurs in asustainableway, protecting 

the environment, and providing for the 

community.Future capacity planning for 

the required infrastructure is akey 

componentofthe process.’’ 

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Remembering in NC 

By DAVID HILL 

World War 2mighthave ended 77 years 

ago,but New Zealand continuesto 

produceveterans. 

Rangiora RSA president Ian Thompson 

saysglobal conflict hasneverreally 

ceased,including the presentRussian 

invasion of the Ukraine. 

‘‘People haven’tlearntanything about 

war.Itjust keepsgoingon,’’ he says. 

‘‘A lot of people thinkwhen it comes to 

the RSA’s welfaresupport, it must be dying 

out.But we’ve got one group getting older 

and then we’ve got the young veterans.’’ 

There are more than 30,000 veteransin 

New Zealand under the age of 50, who 

haveserved in Africa,Bosnia, Timor Leste, 

Afghanistan andIraq, he says. 

‘‘These veteranscomewith differentand 

often morecomplexsupport needs, and 

there is far lessunderstanding in society of 

how their service mighthaveaffected 

them.’’ 

Thismakesthe annualPoppy Appeal 

justasimportant as ever,MrThompson 

says. 

Poppy Day is tomorrow (April 22), but 

there will be alow keycollection in 

Rangiora as volunteersand localretailers 

grapplewith the spread of Covid19. 

There willbecollection on Anzac Day by 

members of Squadron 88 District of 

Waimakariri air cadets, who willbe 

assisting with Rangiora’s main Anzac Day 

service. 

The annualAnzac Day service will be 

heldatthe Rangiora Cenotaph at 11.30am, 

but without the usual parade. 

Rangiora Salvation Army bandmaster 

BillPeck willbeback to play the bugle and 

to give an address, along withRangiora 

HighSchool deputyhead girlAlice Reid, 

Waimakariri MayorDan Gordonand a 

local veteran. 

‘‘Wehave thelargestnumber of veterans 

we’ve had in along time, so it willbegood 

to have aveteran speak about what Anzac 

Day means to them,’’ Mr Thompson says. 

The Rangiora RSA will alsobe 

supporting the Rangiora High School 

Anzac Dayservice at the Courtof 

Memoriesat9.30am and the Ohoka 

Community Hallservice at 11am on 

Sunday. 

Ian Thompson, Rangiora RSA president. 

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The Charles Upham Retirement Village 

is also offering an Anzac Day service for 

residents, but withnoRSA involvement 

this year. 

TheKaiapoi RSA is preparing for alow 

key AnzacDay. 

Afterinitially calling off its Anzac Day 

commemorations due to Covid19, Kaiapoi 

RSA presidentNeill Price saysheis 

hastily makingarrangements following the 

easing of restrictions. 

The day beginswithbreakfast at the 

Kaiapoi Club at 8am,servingamaximum 

of 200 people.Therewill be no dawn 

service thisyear,with the traditional 10am 

public service beingheld at the Kaiapoi 

Cenotaph,instead of Trousselot Park. 

Whitecrosses willonce againbelaid out 

beside the cenotaphinmemory of local 

soldiers who have served overseas. 

‘‘We willbehaving areduced public 

service thisyear.It’s still abit risky, butwe 

will welcome everybody,’’ Mr Price says. 

Arrangements arestillbeing finalised, 

but Mr Price is hopeful there will once 

againbeyouthinvolvementfrom Kaiapoi 

High School’s headstudents and the 

Squadron 88 District of Waimakariri Air 

Cadets. But there willbenoDefenceForce 

personnelattendingthis year’s services. 

PoppyDay will be held on Friday, April22, 

but poppies arealready available at local 

retailersinthe lead up to AnzacDay. 

Anzac Day Services 

April 24 

Ohoka 11am, Ohoka Community 

Hall. 

April25 

Amberley6am,AmberleyDomain. 

Pegasus 6am,LakePegasus 

waterfront. 

Woodend6.30am, Woodend War 

Memorial. 

Oxford 9am,OxfordWar Memorial. 

Cust9.30am, Cust War Memorial. 

Rangiora High School 9.30am, Court 

of Memories. 

Kaiapoi10am,Kaiapoi Cenotaph. 

WestEyreton 10.15am,West Eyreton 

Memorial Gates. 

Rangiora 11.30am,Rangiora 

Cenotaph. 

Tuahiwi 2pm, Tuahiwi War 

Memorial.

Three Waters in spotlight 

By ADAM BURNS 

Waimakariri Mayor Dan Gordon 

believes the Three Waters’ 

Communities 4Local Democracy 

(C4LD) group has been 

‘‘misrepresented’’ around its 

ongoing relationship with iwi. 

Simmering tensions between 

councils and mana whenua have 

ensued as the group continues to 

lobby against the controversial 

Three Water reforms. 

The group has reiterated its 

commitment towards a 

‘‘positive’’ ongoing partnership 

with iwi Maori after Ngai Tahu 

leaders raised concerns around a 

lack of engagement and the 

group’s objectives. 

Mr Gordon, who is deputy chair 

of the 31 council group, says the 

collective observes the 

importance of developing 

‘‘strong and meaningful’’ 

partnerships with iwi Māori for 

the future of Three Waters. 

‘‘I believe this is apoint that is 

often, and unfortunately 

misrepresented about the 

group,’’ he says. 

‘‘We have reached out on a 

number of occasions to brief 

Ngai Tahu on our position, and 

we will continue to seek the 

opportunity for ongoing 

discussion as partners.’’ 

Some councils in the South 

Island have recently 

reconsidered moves to join the 

group, in order to reconcile 

strained relationships with their 

iwi partners. 

Christchurch mayor Lianne 

Dalziel recently apologised to 

chair of Te Kura Taka Pini, the 

NgāiTahu freshwater group, Dr 

Te Maire Tau for not engaging 

with its local runanga around a 

decision to join C4LD. 

The Dunedin City Council also 

reversed adecision to join the 

group last month. 

Dr Tau, whose family lives at 

Tuahiwi, recently indicated to 

Newsroom its relationship with 

the Waimakariri District Council 

was in jeopardy. 

At arecent council meeting, Mr 

Gordon said he was committed to 

astrong iwi relationship, but it 

may be acase of ‘‘agreeing to 

disagree’’ on Three Waters. 

The C4LD group, including Mr 

Gordon, Hurunui Mayor Marie 

Black and Kaikoura Mayor Craig 

Mackle, recently presented a10 

point plan for reform to Local 

Government Minister Nanaia 

Mahuta, Department of Internal 

Affairs officials and Green Party 

coLeaders Marama Davidson 

and James Shaw. 

‘‘It is not too late to rescue this 

reform,” Mr Gordon says. 

Mrs Black says the 

Government’s fourentity 

proposal was not workable for a 

rural community like the 

Hurunui. 

‘‘These megaentities will 

never have the same level of 

community connection and 

responsiveness of alocally 

Waimakariri Mayor, Dan Gordon 

managed and delivered 

alternatives such as the C4LD 

have provided.” 

In its proposed model, C4LD 

says in regard to investment 

decisions, water asset owners 

should seek ‘‘authentic 

discussions with mana whenua’’ 

which ‘‘consider codesign and 

partnership arrangements that 

acknowledge and enable Te 

Tiriti based pathways at alocal 

and regional level’’. However Mr 

Gordon says there was no ‘‘fixed 

view’’ on how it would best 

achieve this. 

‘‘The alternative reform 

models we’ve investigated have 

been shown to have better 

outcomes for iwi Māori 

partnership by allowing more 

local focus and responsiveness 

than aremote bureaucracy.’’ 

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Go Figure. .. Exhibits at the Go Figure exhibition. 

Go Figure exhibition 

By SHELLEY TOPP 

Jeff Elliot has posed a 

conundrum by naming his 

unforgettable oil painting, 

What is Average,inanew 

art exhibition. 

The painting is included 

in the Woodend Life 

Drawing Group’s 

exhibition Go Figure,which 

opened in the Art on the 

Quay Gallery, in the 

Ruataniwha Kaiapoi Civic 

Centre earlier this month 

The large, confronting 

painting of anaked woman 

sitting nonchalantly on an 

elegant chaise longue, 

wearing only reading 

glasses, dominates the 

exhibition despite its 

placing at the back of the 

gallery. It is one of five 

memorable exhibits in Go 

Figure by Jeff who is the 

owner of CJ’s Nursery in 

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Amberley. 

But there are many 

others in this exhibition, 

which features work by 

nine artists, including 

Edward Fry, Neil 

Fitzgerald, Alan Raine, 

Reatha Ackroyd, Joan 

Whillans, Caroline Blackie, 

Jon Marrett, Moya Deacon 

Radley and Jeff. 

‘‘Go Figure is agreat 

example of the hidden 

artists among us, and of the 

depth of local talent in our 

community,’’ says the 

gallery’s manager, Jackie 

Watson. 

The Woodend Life 

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Authorised by Matt Doocey MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington. 

Virus arrives in the 

Doocey household 

My family joined thegrowing number 

of North Cantabrians to get Covid last 

week,turning the school holidaysin 

our house into athreeweek affair. 

Likemanyfamilies,the arrival of the 

virus essentially just put an end to our 

wait for the inevitable. 

Fortunately we recovered enough to 

eat plenty of chocolate eggsoverthe 

weekend. 

Having writtentoCDHB CEOPeter 

Bramleyabout progress on 

Waimakariri’s afterhourshealth 

facility,IunderstandCDHBchairSir 

JohnHansen has now metwith 

Waimakariri District Councilwith a 

viewtosupporting the development’s 

progression. 

Ihave since written to Waimakariri 

District Councilaskingfor their help to 

removeany obstacles relating to 

consenting, and willcontinue 

advocatingfor afterhours health 

servicesonbehalf of the community 

until we see it happen. 

It wasgreattohostLeaderofthe 

OppositionChristopher Luxon in the 

Waimakariri recently. 

He enjoyed meeting arangeof 

people across the electorate, and 

hearingabout whatresidents and 

businesses are concerned about on the 

ground. 

It waslovelytobehosted by Kaiapoi 

High School’s headstudents, and talk 

to young parents in theKaranga Mai 

College about theirjourneysand 

By DAVID HILL 

aspirations. 

It wasalso interesting for him to meet 

thefamily at Sutherland Timberand 

discuss someofthe industrybarriers 

with those who understand it the best, 

as well as checkinwith the motivated 

teamatSutton Tools,whereenergy 

levelsremain high and plentyhas been 

achievedsince the devastatingfactory 

fire in January. 

Thisweekmarks the launch of my 

newmonthly FacebookLive sessions, 

Around the ElectorateLive!, which will 

build on my more traditional methods 

of meetingresidents,such as my offices 

in Kaiapoi and Rangioraormymonthly 

communityclinics in Oxford and 

Belfast. 

Whatever the issue the Woodend 

Bypass, afterhours healthcare or the 

skyrocketing cost of living,I’m keento 

talk allthingsWaimakariri. 

Lastly, forthose residents still 

strugglingwithconnectivityissues 

around the district,Iwill be hosting a 

followuppublicmeetingonMonday, 

May2,atthe MandevilleSportsClub. 

Since my public meeting on this issue 

in December, funding has been 

announced for partsofWaimakariri. 

Comeand hear whathas been 

happening in the connectivity space 

from Spark,Chorus,AmuriNetand 

Enable, and what more we can expect 

to see from themtoimprove lifefor 

thosecurrently livingwith below par 

phone andinternet services. 

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Waimakariri 

Focus from Dan Gordon, Mayor 

Anzac Day special 

Beingable to gathertoremember 

sacrifices made by New Zealanders 

makes thisAnzac Day special. 

It is important to recognisethe 

contributions of our service people in 

conflicts including the SouthAfrican 

War,World War One, World War Two, 

the KoreanWar,the Malayan 

Emergency, the Borneo 

Confrontation, the VietnamWar and 

Afghanistan, along withpeace 

keeping roles in places including 

Iraq,Cambodia,East Timor, and the 

Solomon Islands. 

Many of us will also be thinking of 

the recent invasionofUkrainewhich 

serves as astark reminder thatwar is 

notlimited to previous conflicts. 

It is disturbing and of great concern 

that lessons fromthe past have not 

been learnt. 

2022 marks the 100thanniversary of 

New Zealand’s first Poppy Day. 

Colonel AlfredSamuel Moffatt 

visited New Zealandin 1921 and 

proposed sellingpoppies to 

commemorate fallen service 

personnel and assist returned 

veterans. 

The concept was created by a 

French woman called Madame 

Guerin who sold silk poppies to 

supportveterans’ organisations, 

widows, and orphans in Northern 

France. 

An order for 350,000 poppies was 

placed withMadameGuerin’s French 

Children’s League, however the 

poppies didn’t arriveintimefor 

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Armistice Day, so the Returned 

Services Association(RSA) heldNew 

Zealand’s first PoppyDay on April24, 

1922. 

From 1931the ReturnedServices 

Association (RSA)produced its own 

poppieswhich were madebydisabled 

returned servicepeople at the 

Auckland andChristchurch RSAs. 

Today, almostone million poppies 

are made each year in Christchurch 

for the annualPoppyAppeal. 

PoppyDay is NewZealand’s longest 

running appeal, and this year the 

RSAwants to raise awareness of New 

Zealand’s younger veterans and the 

supportthey need whenthey return 

home fromactive duty. 

Our localRSAs offer outstanding 

supportinour communities, from 

organising commemorative events 

and assisting thoseinneed of welfare 

supportofevery kind. 

Iwould like to take the opportunity 

to thank them on behalf of all our 

communities. 

On Anzac Day let’s remember the 

sacrificesmade by our Armed Forces 

across each generation. They are our 

great grandparents, grandparents, 

parents, sons, daughters, brothers 

and sisters, and they all deserveour 

respect and support. 

It is important to remember the 

braveryofpeople who headedinto 

the unknown so we can have the 

freedomsweenjoy today. 

We remember them –today, 

tomorrow, and forever. 

Dark sky reserve is gaining impetus in Kaikoura 

Movestoestablish aKaikoura dark 

sky reserve are starting to take off. 

Aproject coordinator, Colette 

Doughty, was appointed lastmonth 

and the project committeeisplanning 

aseriesofeventstomark 

International Dark Sky Week 

beginningtomorrow. 

Project chairperson Nicky 

McArthur says the committeehas been 

working closely with Gareth Davies 

and Nayalini Brito,from the DarkSky 

NZ Network, and University of 

Canterbury physics lecturer Dr 

Michele Bannister as it works towards 

its accreditationwith the 

InternationalDark Sky Association. 

All three have agreed to speak at a 

public meeting at the Kaikoura 

Museumnext Thursday, April28, from 

6pm to 7pm. Entry is via koha / 

donation. 

Adark sky information wall has 

been preparedinthe library and there 

is an art competition for children 

which closes on May 2. 

The Kaikoura Youth Councilisalso 

planning to collaborate on an event to 

coincide with the weeklong 

celebrations of the night sky. 

Ms McArthur says the International 

DarkSky Week activitiesoffer an 

opportunitytoeducate the community 

on the benefits of the dark skyand 

reducinglight pollution. 

‘‘Half of our life is at night, in the 

last100 years withartificial light 

we’ve forgotten to look up and enjoy 

the wonder of the night sky.’’ 

She says creatingadark sky reserve 

willhelp to improve the wellbeing of 

people and local wildlife, as well as 

providing economic benefits by 

adding another elementtoKaikoura’s 

tourist attractions. 

The project has already made some 

inroads, withthe Kaikoura District 

Council agreeingtoreduce its street 

lighting powerby25percent, she says. 

It is believed this has resultedin 

fewerHutton’sshearwater birdscrash 

landing into the town as the young 

fledglings learn to fly and leave for 

theirwinter feeding grounds. 

‘‘Theimportantthingtoremember, 

is we are not going to end up in the 

dark.It’s aboutmanaging light for the 

benefit and wellbeing of all and all 

life,’’ Ms McArthur says. 

International Dark Sky Week runs 

from April 22 to 30. Followthe 

Kaikoura Dark Sky on Facebook. 

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8:30am 2.4 2:18am 0.5 9:29am 2.3 3:16am 0.5 10:28am 2.3 4:16am 0.5 11:25am 2.3 5:16am 0.5 

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Gore Bay 8:59pm 2.5 2:39pm 0.5 9:57pm 2.5 3:36pm 0.5 10:55pm 2.5 4:35pm 0.5 11:54pm 2.4 5:35pm 0.5 12:22pm 2.3 6:34pm 0.5 1:19pm 2.4 7:32pm 0.6 2:13pm 2.4 8:27pm 0.6 

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Boast to numbers ... Five Waiau 

Volunteer Firefighters are now fully 

operational Tim Grant (left), Andrew 

Murdoch, Michael Raleigh, Mehui 

Patel, Peter Bush with Hurunui 

Kaikoura FENZ group manager and 

assistant commander, Colin Russell. 

Special celebration 


Asmall volunteer North Canterbury fire 

brigade celebrates ahuge milestone early 

next year. 

The Waiau Volunteer Fire Brigade, 

whichhad its beginnings back in 1949, will 

celebrate 75 yearsservicetoits district at 

Waitangi Weekend 2023. 

As it prepares for the event,itis 

celebrating five new firefighters joining its 

team. 

Tim Grant, AndrewMurdoch, Michael 

Raleigh,MehuiPatel, and PeterBush, 

recently all became fullyoperational 

firefighters, helping boostnumbersatthe 

brigade. 

HurunuiKaikoura Fire and Emergency 

NZ, (FENZ) groupmanager and assistant 

commander, Colin Russell, says it is a 

huge achievement to attract fivenew 

members to the brigade, in suchan 

isolatedarea,and becoming fully 

operational firefighterswas something to 

celebrate. 

‘‘Theeffort theseguys have put in at 

training, and what they havegiven up for 

the community is amajorachievement,’’ 

he says. 

Mr Russell saysemployers who backed 

theiremployees to become volunteer 

firefighters neededtoberecognised also 

for releasingstaff to attend fires,along 

with thosewho were self employed, who 

selflessly gave their timefor their 

community. 

He says in rural areas it is difficultto 

maintain astable volunteer brigade in 

termsofnumbers, as people, particularly 

engaged in the dairy industry, moved on. 

‘‘It takes along time to replacethem,’’ 

says Mr Russell. ‘‘However, joining a 

brigade when you moveinto an area is a 

good way to meet peopleand pick up new 

skills.’’ 

All five members, who havehad varying 

times with the brigade, say they joinedto 

giveback to their communityand it is a 

way of helpingpeople in their momentof 

need. 

‘‘Itisaprivilege,’’ theysay. 

Firefighter Tim Grant moved to Waiau 

for work, and found joining the brigadea 

great waytoget involved in the 

community, and meet peoplewith a 

common goalofworking together. 

Meanwhile plans are well advanced to 

celebrate the brigade’s 75thbirthday. It 

began following afire on alocal farm, and 

has been goingstrongsince, having 

attended manyfiresand major incidents. 

Today it has 18 members,amixture of 

males andfemales,and ages, and from all 

walks of life. 

In the pastdecade it has celebrated 

three members receiving their Gold Star 

Medals Alan Broomhall, Anthony 

Swarbrick and most recently Pam 

Murdoch. 

The weekend willbegin on the Friday 

withameet and great, and wine and 

cheese evening, at the Waiau Fire Station. 

On the Saturday there will be adisplayof 

old and new fireequipment at the Waiau 

School from10am. There willbegames for 

allthe family, followed by aGrandParade 

aroundWaiau at 2.30pm, with localclubs, 

and fireequipment.Therewill be an 

honourseveningonSaturday, followed by 

formal dance.AChurch servicewillbe 

held at the station at 10.30am,followed by 

abarbecue lunchand farewell. Jubilee 

chairman Rebecca Murdoch is hoping 

past and present members of the brigade, 

andother brigade members willjoin in the 

celebrations. 

Email secretary,Pam Murdoch at 

murdochtribe@xtra.co.nz for a 

registration formortoexpress an interest 

in the celebrations. Anyone interested in 

joining the brigade should phone Robbie 

Roborgh,training officer,on021 454 633. 

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In remembrance ofthose who died, 

and in honour ofall who serve. 

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10 North Canterbury News, April 21, 2022 

Kaiapoi memorial walkway stalls 

By ADAM BURNS 

AdisappointedReturned Services 

Association (RSA) Kaiapoipresident is 

accepting adecision to putoff upgradesto 

theRiverbankWalkway and Memorial 

Reserve foratleast another twoyears. 

It comesafter recommendedchanges to 

thedesign inflatedthe projectout to 

$271,000 —morethan doubleofwhatwas 

originally budgeted. 

TheWaimakariri District Councilhas 

Proudly family owned and 

operated. Based in North 

Canterbury 

. 

Canterbury 

now agreed to defer the projectuntil the 

2023/2024 financialyear, so the upgrades 

could be funded appropriately withinthe 

council’slong term plan. 

Development of the walkway through 

the reservewas approvedatKaiapoi 

TuahiwiCommunity Board meeting in 

Novemberdue to its poor condition. 

Major design changes includean 

extensionofthe reserveintoRaven Quay, 

reduced kerb heights alongthe street, 

new terracesand lightingtreatments. 

KaiapoiRSA president NeillPricehas 

beeninvolvedindiscussionswith 

community leadersasproject plans 

advanced andsaysheunderstood 

council’sposition. 

‘‘We’re disappointed but we fully 

understandthe situation andappreciate 

whatthe council have done for us overthe 

years,’’ Mr Price says. 

‘‘We’re not expecting any big changes 

on thereservethis year.’’ 

He saysthe RSAwas pragmaticand 

conscious of the need to ‘‘keep rates 

down’’. 

‘‘Wehave to accept what the situation 

is.’’ 

Mr Price hoped some featurescouldbe 

completed sooner, including theinstall of 

an additionalflagpole at theeastern of 

reserve. 

The matter was hotly debatedatthe last 

council meetingaftercouncillor Kirstyn 

Barnett criticised howthe planshad 

transpired, amid tough economic times. 

‘‘Whendowesay enoughisenough... 

we’ve pouredmillions of dollarsintothe 

Kaiapoiarea. 

‘‘I’m reallyconcernedabout us adding 

costs by deferringprojects, doubling the 

scope and doubling thebudget. 

‘‘The intention is great butthe process 

Walkway stalls ... Kaiapoi RSA president 

Neill Price is disappointed but 

understanding of the decision to defer 

planned upgrades to the town's memorial 

walkway. 

PHOTO: ADAM BURNS 

is wrong.’’ 

Deputymayor NevilleAtkinson fiercely 

refuted these sentiments anddefended 

theeconomic contributionsinto the town. 

‘‘It’s hadmillions of dollars spent on it 

because therewas alittle thing calledan 

earthquake. 

‘‘This council decided to rebuild it back 

better of which it has done. 

‘‘It hasn’tgot anythingexcessively overthetopoutsideofthat.’’ 

Council greenspace manager Grant 

MacLeod says cost increases dueto 

inflation was apossible factor. 

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New development 

The developmentofa13.8 hectare 

block of landonthe corner of Todds 

and Fernsideroads,in Rangiora, 

will be greatfor the town, says 

Colliers investment sales broker, 

Noel Gilchrist. 

The land which is zoned ‘‘business 

2’’ and was marketed for saleasan 

‘‘industrialcommercialgreenfield’s 

site at its best’’ was listed for sale in 

October last year,and sold by 

Colliers lastmonth. 

Mr Gilchrist said he was unable to 

revealany furtherdetails aboutthe 

sale. 

This includes who purchased it, or 

what their plansare for the 

property. 

However, he said it was an 

exciting project and ‘‘will be great 

for Rangiora’’. 

Business 2zoned land sold ... Anew 

development is planned for this 13.08 

hectare block of land on the corner of 

Todds and Fernside roads in Rangiora. 

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We will 

remember 

them 

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MP for Kaikōura 

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Improvisation the key 

By DAVID HILL 

Sefton Ukraine appeal 

By DAVID HILL 

Improvisationwas thenameofthe 

gameatthe Hartley Schoolof 

Performing Arts(HSPA) recently. 

The event hasbeen runningfor 

nearly20years and wascancelledin 

2020due to covid. 

Thisyearthe event was runona 

muchsmaller scale,atthe studio, to 

avoid any Covid restrictions from 

affectingit. 

But covid was still keen to payapart, 

with HSPA schooldirectorand event 

organiser DaleHartley Brown having 

to stepdownasMCdue to Covid at the 

lastminute. 

The event still went ahead thanks go 

to an amazing standin MC for the night, 

RachelMay,who is avocal tutor at 

HSPAand ateacherintraining. 

Rachelisnostranger to standing up 

in front of peopleand told Dale she 

would just‘‘wing it, no problem’’, Dale 

says. 

Alongside Rachel, wereateamof 

awesomejudges,ElliottAndrews, Kitty 

Jamison andIonaMain, allperformers 

and previous tutorsatHSPA. 

‘‘Theyhad agreat timegettingideas 

fromthe audience of familyand friends 

and working withthe playerstopresent 

someveryentertaining scenes,which 

weremet withmuch laughter and 

applause,’’ Dalesays. 

Dalehas nevermissed the event in 

the yearsand says shefelt‘‘dreadful’’ 

havingtosit at home and await news on 

how the event wentand whowon what. 

But says shelovedthe facther team 

of staff were‘‘exceptional at just 

carryingoninher absence’’. 

‘‘HSPAstudents have enjoyed being 

partoflive productionsduringthe 

pandemic and have thought outsidethebox 

multiple times in order to still 

havetheir moments in the spotlight 

Live performance ... The winning senior 

team giving their starting poses for the 

judges for the final round. PHOTO: RACHEL MAY 

and sittheir exams,’’ Dalesays. 

‘‘The show must go on. 

‘‘Welove that’’. 

Results 

Intermediatetrophy winners: ‘WorkIn 

Progress’ consisting of Benjamin 

Howson,Cameron Jefferies,Naomi 

Svobodaand Grace Kazianis. 

Intermediateplayerofthe day: 

BenjaminHowson. 

Senior‘FoolsofDesire’ Trophy 

winners: ‘How Do You Pronounce 

This?’comprising EllaPutwainHarris, 

Matilda Fauth,Rhys Holyoake and 

AzariaWesteneng. 

Seniorplayer of thenight trophy 

winner:Ella PutwainHarris. 

Aconversation in alocal park has led to 

an appealtosupportthe Ukraine. 

Rangiora women MarieMcMillanand 

Karen Joycehave gathered together a 

group of friends to form the Ukraine Blue 

and Yellow Ribbon Appeal. 

After the conversation Mrs McMillan 

searched the internet to find New 

Zealand links to the Ukraine, and found 

the Ukraine consul based in Auckland. 

She rangAlex Kirichuk out of the blue 

and he agreed to come down and speak. 

‘‘We were strugglingwith what’s 

comingout in the mediaand we wanted 

to hearwhat’s reallygoing on, so having 

Alex fromthe consulate will hopefully 

give us some insight.’’ 

Athreeday speaking tour has been 

hastily arranged, with Mr Kirichuk to 

visit the region fromWednesday to 

Friday, May 18 to 20, and will be hosted 

by WaimakaririMayor Dan Gordon. 

The airfares and accommodation have 

all beendonated, which means all of the 

money raised will go to ‘‘where it’s 

needed’’, Mrs McMillan says. 

The visit will begin withMrKirichuk 

speaking to residentsatthe Charles 

Upham Retirement Village on the 

Wednesdaymorning,with an evening 

talk at the Rangiora Baptist Church hall 

from 7.30pm. 

Mr Kirichuk will be in Christchurch on 

Thursday with talks at the Cashmere 

Club at 2pm and St Bede’s Hall at 7.30pm. 

He returns to WaimakaririonFriday 

for two talksatthe KaiapoiClub at 2pm 

and 7.30pm. 

Students at Rangiora High School have 

been busymaking blueand yellow 

ribbons for the appeal. 

Entry to each of the talkswill be via 

donation, with raffles being plannedwith 

donated prizes. 

Mrs McMillan says she has always had 

Shopping expedition ... Sefton School 

pupils Zara Simpson (7) and Ernie Iddles (7) 

went on ashopping expedition to support 

the Ukraine. 

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an interest in Russia and the 

surroundingcountries and has visited 

the region three times, including abus 

trip whichtook her through the Ukraine. 

Tickets will be available on the 

Ukraine Blue and Yellow Ribbon Appeal 

on Facebook. 

Sefton School children Zara 

Simpson and Ernie Iddles (both aged 7) 

have raised $1500 to support the Ukraine. 

Afterhearing about whatwas 

happening in Ukraine, Ernie and Zara 

organised araffle and ablue and yellow 

day at school to raise money, Ernie’s 

mum Amy says. 

Agenerous donation got them started, 

allowing themtohead off to the 

supermarkettobuy groceries for two 

hampers worth$100 and $50. 

The raffle was due to be drawn at a 

school assembly last week. 

The proceeds willbepassedonto Save 

The Children’sUkraine Appeal see: 

savethechildren.org.nz/howtohelp/ 

donate/ukraineemergencyoneoffdonation/. 

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Green glut ... Sheep and beef farmers have no shortage of feed, but that’s throwing 

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PHOTO: TIM CRONSHAW 

Green glut, but feed 

quality questioned 

By TIM CRONSHAW 

There’s no shortage of feed for upper 

South Island sheep and beef farmers, 

but it is the quality that is coming into 

question. 

Beef+Lamb New Zealand is 

encouraging farmers who are 

establishing new crops and pastures 

to keep an eye out for slugs and other 

insect pests because of moist soils and 

pasture surpluses. 

More pasture thatch than usual is 

creating an environment for insects to 

thrive, as farmers deal with other 

grass quality problems. 

Northern South Island extension 

manager Lucy Murray said some 

farmers had up to two winters’ worth 

of feed in front of them. 

She said feed quality was dropping 

due to alarge feed surplus, and 

farmers would need to focus on 

maintaining feed quality to maximise 

animal production come spring and 

next summer. 

‘‘We need to encourage farmers to 

target key paddocks that they will be 

lambing on and grazing lambs on in 

spring. 

‘‘Farmers may want to look at buying 

in stock to help manage feed quality 

and there are afew options with 

weaner calf sales, store lambs coming 

up from Southland and dairy cattle for 

fattening.’’ 

The southern drought was meaning 

farmers were putting store lambs on 

the market. 

Miss Murray said cull cows could 

also enter the market as dairy farmers 

dealt with limited space in meat works 

because of Covid19 and chains unable 

to operate at full capacity. 

She said cull cow prices could play 

into the hands of sheep and beef 

farmers with excess feed. 

There were tupping concerns that 

long rank pasture could produce a 

toxin called Zearalenone, which 

suppresses ovulation. 

This followed agreater worm 

burden in pastures over summer for 

lambs, she said. 

‘‘Most farmers are on to that, but it 

means slightly more drenching than 

usual.’’ 

The flipside is that farmers were 

successfully establishing pastures as a 

result of moist soils from consistent 

rainfalls. 

Farmers would still need to be 

careful as there was alot of thatch 

around and slugs might increase in 

numbers. 

Grass grubs were also likely to rear 

their heads in higher numbers, she 

said. 

Miss Murray said hay barns were 

full and farmers had the potential to 

sell supplementary feed. 

Farmers with good feed supplies 

could hold on to lambs longer until 

meat works returned to normal. 

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Cup was empty, with nothing left to give 

ClarenceValley farmer Hamish 

Murray now knows the importance of 

soft skills for his family’s highcountry 

sheepand beef farm. 

The trigger for this was when he went 

through one of the region’s toughest 

droughts in 201415. 

‘‘My cup was empty; Ihad nothing left 

to give,’’ he says. 

‘‘WhenIreached emotionalbreaking 

point, it was obviousthattobe 

successful atleading others,Ineeded 

to lookatmyselffirst. 

‘‘Soft skills aren’t atypical priority 

onfarm, but they matter the most if you 

want to attract, trainand retain the 

best team.’’ 

Mr Murray is sharing hisexperience 

at BluffStation, in the Clarence River 

Valley,aspartofanew initiative 

funded by the Ministryfor Primary 

Industries to have more great 

workplacesinthefood and fibre 

sector. 

Knowing he had to makeachange, he 

joined aseriesofcoachingcourses, 

foundmentorsand did aNuffield 

scholarship. 

He thenshared thiswith his team. 

‘‘I worked out what Ican controlor 

change,and whatIcan’t,’’ he says. 

‘‘I learnt how to ask better andmore 

openquestions.Wecreated ateam, not 

ahierarchy. 

‘‘Accessing some verypractical and 

powerful resources,improved my 

wellbeing, grewour staff’sselfawareness,and 

madeour family 

business abetterplace to work.’’ 

The Great Workplaces initiative is 

being led by theGrowing New Zealand 

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(Pica) afterbeing developedwiththe 

helpofindustry organisations. 

Picachiefexecutive Dr Michelle 

Glogau said theproject promoted 

peopleand initiativesalready leading 

the way. 

‘‘It’s away to sharetheir ideas and 

knowledge,and inspire other 

employers, managers andbusiness 

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said. 

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Rangiora Toyota 

Challenging the best of Ellesmere and Mid Canterbury 

Pool A 

Thursday April 21 

Oxford vs Southbridge, Oxford 7.30pm 

Saturday April 23 

Woodend vs Darfield, Woodend 2.45pm 

Ashley vsLincoln, Loburn 2.45pm 

Combined 

Comp!! 

Pool B 

Hurunui vs Kaiapoi, Culverden 2.45pm 

Celtic vs Glenmark-Cheviot, Celtic 2.45pm 

Pool C 

Rakaia vs Saracens, Rakaia 2.45pm 

Southern vs Ohoka, Hinds 2.45pm 

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Successful season for Rangiora Croquet 

By LINDSAY KERR 

Eight years ago the Rangiora Croquet 

Club remained in recess following the 

loss of its facility adjacent to the 

Rangiora Bowling Club in 2004. 

In 2022, it boasts amembership of in 

excess of 60, amodern facility in River 

Road and it has doubled its playing 

facility with the opening of two new 

playing lawns. 

The 2021/22 season also met with 

considerable playing success for the 

club in both forms of the game —the 

traditional Association Croquet and the 

modern Golf Croquet. 

Alister Newey and John Foster won 

the Canterbury division one interclub 

golf croquet competition, and John 

Whyte won the junior grade 

competition. 

Newey then combined with former 

New Zealand representative Peter 

Parkinson in afour person Canterbury 

Association croquet team to win the 

South Island competition. 

The pair won five of their six games, 

with afinal team score of ten wins from 

twelve games. 

Alister and Hilda Newey earned the 

runners up spot in the provincial 

handicap pairs. 

Neville Turner won the singles title in 

both forms of the games, highlighting 

the club competition championships. 

Results 

Golf croquet: Singles Division 1: 

Neville Turner 7beat John Foster 4. 

Division 2Bruce Wayman 7beat Wil 

Henderson 3. 

Handicap pairs: Lesley Smith and 

Reid Caldwell beat Bruce Wayman and 

Neville Turner. 

Association Croquet: Singles: Neville 

Turner. Doubles: Alister and Hilda 

Newey. 

Top season ... Neville Turner (left), and 

Alister Newey, two of the Rangiora Croquet 

Club's successful players. 

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Ashley wins an even NC rugby encounter 

RUGBY 

By BY PETER WILLIAMS 

Only two seniorNorthCanterbury rugby 

matches wereplayed over the Easter 

period withthe points earned counting 

towards the LuisettiSeedsNorth 

Canterbury onlycompetition. 

Kaiapoi beat Ohoka at Mandevillewhile 

Ashley met Hurunui at Culverden, beating 

it in aclose contest. 

Ashley vHurunui 

Hurunui, always hard tobeatathome, 

welcomed the return of theinspirational 

“Nordy” Anderson. 

Ashley opened the scoring in the 9th 

minutewithaLuke Goldkick and chase 

which was scooped up by Anthony 

Tavendaletoscorebetweenthe posts. 

Korbyn Gray converted. 

Hurunui’s SimonSmith landedtwo 

penalties in thefirst quarter, and athird 

early in thesecondhalf,tokeepitintouch. 

With Anderson carryinghard and 

constantly getting his teamover the 

advantageline, and fiveeighth Kyle 

McKenzie kicking judiciously, Hurunui 

was able to play enough of the match deep 

in Ashley’s territory to takeadvantage of 

these penalty opportunities. 

Anderson was also tigerish on defence 

while Louie Bethell who debuted at lock, 

also caught theeye. 

The secondhalf wasabout defence.A 

penalty to Jack Marshallatthe start of the 

lastquarter,extended Ashley’s lead to 

159. 

Bothsideshad limitedopportunities to 

score tries.Hurunui made the most of its 

opportunities withatry to prop Will 

Jamison inthe 62nd minute,closing the 

gaptoapoint.Buoyed by the local crowd, 

Hurunui had thebetter of thelastquarter 

makingnumerous attacksintothe Ashley 

22.With time up on the referee’s clock 

Hurunui had theopportunity to take the 

match whenapenaltywas awarded. The 

kick, however, swung away to theright. 

Ashleyplayerstoshinewere Anthony 

Tavendale and Matt Couch in thecentres, 

along withLukeGold’s pace from fullback. 

Jack Marshall alsoran well from 10 when 

substitutedintothe gameinthe second 

half. In the forwards the “old and new” 

were resolute in defence with Matt King, 

Richie Hancox, Louis James, Paddy 

Skerten,Josh Duckworth, andNick Sim all 

featuring high in the tackle count lateinto 

thesecondhalf.” 

Hurunui14((Will Jamison, try, Simon 

Smith3penalties)losttoAshley15 

(Anthony Tavendale, Korbyn Graytries, 

Korbyn Gray, conversion, Jack Marshall 

penalty). 

Woodend vKaiapoi 

Woodend startedthe gamestrongly,but 

the Kaiapoiforwards took controlofthe 

collisions, allowingKaiapoi’s inside backs 

PeteMudunaivaluand Taine Jacobs 

Lawson to control thefield position. 

Kaiapoi campedonthe Woodend goal 

line forthe rest of the half withthe 

forwards being able to patientlygrind out 

tries to NacaNamata and Jacob Hurring. 

Throughoutthis period theconditions and 

Kaiapoi’s willingnesstokeepattacking, 

along with Woodend’s concertedefforts in 

defence, did allowWoodend to have some 

opportunities to get out of itshalf, but 

Kaiapoi remained dominant at set piece, 

especially at scrum time. 

Woodend wasable to extend its 

attackingefforts in the second half,well 

intothe Kaiapoi half, mainlyled by Jordy 

Swain who hadmoved closertothe ball 

intocentrefrom aquieter first half at 

fullback. 

Kaiapoi’s scrumadvantage setupawell 

workedtry to winger Kimeon Reade in his 

49th appearance as he scored just to the 

rightofthe posts allowing Tainetoconvert 

again.The lastquarterwas scrappy with 

an ever excitable, and encroaching 

sideline, encouragingWoodendtoget over 

the line, or Kaiapoitoget the bonus point 

trytheywere craving. 

Acontentioustackleonthe sideline, in 

frontofthe two team benches, endedup 

having theoriginal penalty overturned 

duetoretaliation.The excitable sideline 

were involved,leavingablightonthe 

game. Woodendended up with the try its 

supporterssought, to halfbackJayden 

Stokes, whowon a22mracetoscore in the 

corner.Swainecoverted. It was deep in 

injury time before Kaiapoi’s Kafu 

Misiuata, one of three hookers on thefield 

at the time,scored the 4try bonuspoint. 

Starting hooker RyanClark was 

Kaiapoi’s Player ofthe Dayfor atireless 

defensive effortaswell as carrying 

stronglyatevery opportunity.Hewas ably 

supported by looseforwards Jarrod Smith 

and Jarred Gilmore. The Kaiapoimidfield 

of DanteLoveand Matty Joyita were 

enterprising, withplentyoflinebreaks. 

For WoodendJordySwain, particularly 

in thesecondhalf, wasalways to the fore 

in anyWoodend raidintothe Kaiapoi half, 

usinghis boottogoodeffect. Centre Scott 

Powell defendedstoutly andran hard. 

Kaiapoi28(Nacanieli Namata, Jacob 

Hurring, Kimeon Reade, Kafu Misiuata 

tries, Taine JacobsLawson (3)and David 

Cook conversions beat Woodend 7 (Jayden 

Stokes try,JordanSwaine, conversion). 

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Busy Beach Store and Community Hub 

•Wellestablished iconic business at apopularbeach destination. 

•Steady trade with localcommunity,increasing overlongweekends and peaking overthe summer 

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•Primecorner site with excellentparking. 

•Income streams: NewZealand Post products and services. Groceries. Burgers andfish and chips. 

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27 

The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music, by 

Dave Grohl 

Dave Grohl writes these storiesinhis own 

hand.Hesays it gives him aplace to shed a 

little light on what it's like to be akid from 

Springfield, Virginia. 

From hitting the roadwithScreamat18years 

old, to time in Nirvana and the Foo Fighters, 

jamming with IggyPop or playingatthe 

Academy Award. 

The list goeson. 

The Women of Pearl Island, by PollyCrosby 

When TartelinBrown acceptsajob as aPAto 

areclusive lepidopterist, she finds herself on 

awild island with amysterioushistory. 

Atmosphericand deeplyemotional, The 

WomenofPearl Island is acaptivatingnovel 

aboutthe secrets we can onlydiscover when 

we look beneath thesurface. 

ATerribleKindness, by Jo Browning Wroe 

Nineteenyearold William Lavery is dressedfor success,his firstblacktie do.It's the Midlands 

Chapter of the Institute of Embalmers Ladies' NightDinner Dance, and WilliamistakingGloria in 

her sequined eveninggown. 

But as the guests sip theirdrinks and smoke their postdinner cigarettesatelegram delivers news 

of atragedy. An event so terribleitwill shake the nation —alandslideatacoal mine has buried a 

school: Aberfan. 

William decides he must act, and discovers giving to otherscan sometimes heal ourselves. 

Thesetitles are available in both Waimakaririand Hurunuilibraries. 

Find out more aboutrecent additionstothe library collection by goingtothe library catalogueat 

waimakariri.kotui.org.nz or hurunui.kotui.org.nz or contact yourlocallibrary. 

Classic Cars 

The 15th monthly classic car gathering will be held on Sunday, April 24. 

For the first time, amusic duo will play and sing music from the 50, 60 and 

70s period, very appropriate for the type of classics that will be on display. 

This is afree event for all spectators and classic vehicles. 

It is held at the Better Half Kitchen and Bar, on the corner of Ashworths 

Beach Road and SH1, Leithfield, from 9.30 am until 2pm. 

Cemetery tour 

The Rangiora Museum is holding atour of the Rangiora Anglican 

Cemetery, looking at headstones of noted early Rangiora residents. 

Meet at the Edward Street entrance at 1.20pm, Saturday, April 30. 

SPORTS RESULTS 

Rangiora Golf Club 

Nine Hole, Stroke /LGU/ Hills &Thomas 

Qualifying Round: Men: John Gregan 38, John 

Walker42c/b,Robert Madden 42 c/b, Peter van 

Hout 43 c/b, Howard Thomas43c/b. Ladies: Sarah 

Rutherford 36, Pamela Holland 37 c/b,Diane 

Sinclair 37, Pat Glassey 38. 

Amberley GolfClub 

4BBB: NBemelman and BGill 58, BMills and D 

Stringer, SThomasand GDemmocks,NScott and 

RDenby all 64. 

ExcelDesign, longestputt: SPratt. 

Mid WeekMen: DStringer 44, SMilne 41, BGill 38, 

Darryl Smith 38, BFitzgerald37, MHarris 37, D 

Flewelllen 36. 

Nine holders: VCrooks 33, GReid 34, LEdwards 34. 

LGU: VCrooks 33. 

Rangiora BridgeClub 

Individual:North/South:Sue McIlroy/Gaynor 

Enquiries to Ann, 03 3137592. 

Dinosaur exhibition 

Cantabrians can discover the dinosaurs’ secrets of survival in anew 

exhibition at the Canterbury Museum. 

Developed in Australia by Gondwana Studios, Dinosaur rEvolution: 

Secrets of Survival is now showing at the museum. 

It showcases recent discoveries that have revolutionised the way we 

picture dinosaurs. 

Dinosaur rEvolution runs until October 24. 

Ticket prices are: Adults $10, Children under 15, $5, under 3, free. Family 

pass one adult and 2children $18, two adults and up to 3children $28. 

Hurford 1, Faye Priest/Veronica Hall2,Bernie 

Lukken/MoodyShokry 3. East/West:Bunty 

Marshall/Janice Pickering 1, Janelle Crawley/ 

Robyn Dawson 2, Lynne Stephenson/Margaret 

Smith 3. 

Rata Pairs:N/S Shona Keating/Kevin Kuch 1, Dawn 

Simpson/Sue McIlroy2,JudithCalder/JillAmer 3. 

E/W: Pat Green/Noreen Thompson 1, Brian 

Presland/Robyn Dawson 2, AlisonPrice/Helen 

Paterson 3. 

JuniorEvening: Annette Caldwell/Gail Dunlop1, 

KerrynLange/Karen Manson 2, Marilyn Eliet/ 

AlisonHowe Sue Jones/LynneJohn equal 3. 

AutumnPairs: Judy Hayton/Kevin Kuch 1, Steve 

Noad/Veronica Hall 2, Marion Lomax/David McRae 

3. 

Waimakariri GorgeWomen’s golf 

Nancy McCormick Foursomes:18holes: LScott& 

JBlatch161, SMacdonald &WMehrtens 161, B 

Thompson &KBattersby 162, KChappell &L 

Steele163, MRobertson &MTeAwa163. 

Nine holes: JJenkins,JSmith 36, VMcKenzie &R 

Benny 38. 

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application to the District 

Licensing Committee at 

Rangiora for the renewal 

of an On Licence in 

respect of the premises 

situated at 416 Williams 

Street, Kaiapoi known as 

Armadillo’s Kaiapoi. 

The general nature of the 

business conducted (or 

to be conducted) under 

the licence is Restaurant / 

Tavern. 

The days on which and the 

hours during which alcohol 

is (or is intended to be) 

sold under the licence are: 

Monday - Sunday 8am - 

11pm. 

The application may be 

inspected during ordinary 

office hours at the office 

of the Waimakariri District 

Licensing Committee at 

215 High Street, Rangiora. 

Any person who is entitled 

to object and who wishes 

to object to the issue of 

the licence may, not later 

than 15 working days after 

the date of the publication 

of this notice, file anotice 

in writing of the objection 

with the Secretary of 

the Waimakariri District 

Licensing Committee 

at Private Bag 1005, 

Rangiora. 

No objection to the renewal 

of alicence may be made 

in relation to amatter other 

than amatter specified in 

section 131 of the Sale 

and Supply of Alcohol Act 

2012. 

This is the second 

publication of this notice. 

This notice was first 

published on 14 April 2022. 

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What’s happening in your 

community… 

Orange traffic light restrictions are in place -visit waimakariri.govt.nz for further information. 

Changes to Services on ANZAC Day 

All libraries and service centres will be closed on 

Monday 25 April, reopening on Tuesday 26 April. 

Aquatic Centres will be open between 10am and 

7pm on Monday 25 April. 

Rubbish bins and bags normally collected on 

ANZAC week will move tothe next day. This means 

that those normally collected on Monday will be 

collected on Tuesday. The Tuesday collection will 

move to Wednesday and so on through till Saturday 

30 April. Collections will return to the normal cycle 

the following week. 

The Southbrook Resource Recovery Park and 

Oxford Transfer Station will be closed. 

Waimakariri, Hurunui and Kaikoura 

Mayors Present Plan for Water Reform 

Mayors Dan Gordon, Marie Black and Craig Mackle 

along with representatives of the 32 member 

councils ofCommunities 4Local Democracy He 

hapori mō te Manapori (C4LD) have presented 

politicians with their plan for three waters reform 

that could gain wide support. 

The mayors presented their 10 point plan for 

reform to the Minister for Local Government, 

Nanaia Mahuta and Department of Internal 

Affairs officials, as well as Green Party Co-Leaders 

Marama Davidson and James Shaw, and Green MP 

Eugenie Sage. The group had already presented its 

models to the National Party and ACT. 

The three mayors went to Wellington to share the 

views of North Canterbury with the Minister. 

“It is not too late to rescue this reform,” says 

Waimakariri Mayor Dan Gordon. “We are offering 

in our 10 point plan an approach that we believe 

would achieve broad support. The whole local 

government sector iseager to partner and work 

with the Government to turn this around and find a 

lasting solution that Councils and communities can 

all support.” 

C4LD reiterated their position that the group is 

keen to work will all parties toensure any reforms 

have the broad base of support needed for major 

long-term infrastructure investment. 

The full presentation to the Minister outlining 

C4LD’s 10 point proposal for compromise 

and framework for reform is now available at 

communities4localdemocracy.co.nz/ideas 

One Card, Endless Possibilities 

Waimakariri Libraries are delightedtolaunchfour 

brand new Library card designs this week to bring 

newlifetoyourwallet.The Library Card offersso 

much freeentertainment and education foreveryone. 

And now, the new designs explore four aspects of 

what makes the Waimakariri District abeautiful 

place to live, play, learn, and thrive. The designs 

represent the whenua, wai, tāngata, and tāone of 

the Waimakariri (land, waters, people, and towns). 

The cards are titled: 

• Ngā wai oWaimakariri (the waters 

of Waimakariri) 

• Ngā tāngata oWaimakariri (the people 


• Ngā tāone oWaimakariri (the towns 


• Ngā whenua oWaimakariri (the lands 

of Waimakariri). 

The designs reflect the diversity of our people, the 

warm welcome of our towns and communities, 

the beauty of our waterways, and our strong 

connection to our lands. 

If you aren’t alibrary member already, come and 

sign up so you can explore the collections and 

services at Waimakariri Libraries, find new gems 

and have new experiences. 

Library cards are free for new members to 

Waimakariri Libraries. For current members there 

is no need to replace your existing card. However 

if you wish to do so there is acharge of $2. 

Find out more about the huge range of services 

you can access with your library card at 

waimakaririlibraries.com 

ANZACKerbside 

Collections 

Bins and bags collected 

on ANZAC week move to the 

following collection day. 

• Monday25th collected on Tuesday26th 

• Tuesday 26th collected on Wednesday 27th 

• Wednesday 27thcollected on Thursday 28th 

• Thursday 28th collected on Friday 29th 

• Friday29th collected on Saturday 30th 

Collection returns to normal the following week. 

Bins and bags should be out for collection by 7am. 

Transfer Stations 

ANZAC Day –the SouthbrookResource Recovery 

Park and Oxford TransferStationare closed. 

rethinkrubbish.co.nz 

OneCard 

Endless 

Possibilities 

Startyour adventuretoday 

Sign up and get free access to digital 

audiobooks, eBooks, learning apps, 

movies, and much more! 

waimakaririlibraries.com/onecard 

BOOK LAUNCH 

The Eel of Te Raki 

by BarbaraPetrie 

Thursday12May at 6.30pm 

Kaiapoi Library, RuataniwhaCivic Centre 

Guest Speaker Dr.TerryRyan 

Book sales available on night -cash only. 

Find Out More 

waimakaririlibraries.com

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North Canterbury News, April 21, 2022 

29 

Upcoming Council 

meetings 

Due tothe number of Covid cases 

in the community, the Council has 

agreed that until further notice, all 

meetings would beheld virtually 

while simultaneously being audio 

streamed onYouTube. 

The YouTube links for the 

meetings will be available on 

the Council's Website. This is 

regularly reviewed and ifwe 

move to in-person meetings, 

changes will benotified onour 

website. The following meetings 

will be held in May 2022. 

Council 

Tuesday 3May at 1pm. 

Annual Plan Submissions Hearings 

Wednesday 4May at 10.30am and 5pm, 

then continuing onThursday 5May 

commencing at1.30pm. 

Oxford-Ohoka Community Board 

Wednesday 4May at 7pm. 

Woodend-Seon Community Board 

Monday 9May at 6pm. 

Rangiora-Ashley Community Board 

Wednesday 11May at 7pm. 

Kaiapoi-Tuahiwi Community Board 

Monday 16May at 5pm. 

Audit and Risk Committee 

Tuesday 17May at 10am. 

Land and Water Committee 


Utilities and Roading Committee 

Tuesday 17May at 3.30pm. 

Council Annual Plan Deliberations 

Thursday 24 May at9am. 

District Licencing Committee 


Community and Recreation Committee 

Tuesday 31May at3.30pm. 

Agendasare availabletwo working 

days before themeeting. Agendas, 

Minutes and audiorecordings for 

meetings can be foundonthe Council's 

website: waimakariri.govt.nz 

Sarah Nichols 

GovernanceManager 

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★ ★ ★ 

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682 3222. 

WANTED -OLD tractors 

and bulldozers, Landrover 

or any other redundant 

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and secondary up to 

NCEA level 3. In centre 

(Rangiora) or interactive 

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Kip McGrath Rangiora has 

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us acall (03 313 3638) or 

book your free assessment 

online https://www.kipmcgrath. 

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stone massage 

Open 7days 

10am –7pm 

Ph /txt 

020 4109 9246 

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based in North Canterbury. 

Solar, satellite, awning 

installations. Sheetmetal, 

light engineering &welding 

services. Professional 

coach builder specializing 

in the RV industry 25 years. 

Call Darryl @ Advanced 

Auto Homes 027 220 6566. 

Firewood 

SPILT old man pine, 3.7 

$300, 3.7 Macrocarpa 

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WOF your motorcycle or 

light trailer at South Pacific 

Motorcycle Services, Mandeville. 

Ph 03 312 0066 

office@motorbiketours.co.nz. 

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WINTER grazing wanted 

for 46 in calf R2’S, Mid / 

North Canterbury. Contact 

Wayne 021 185 6691. 

Pets 

BICHON HOMESTAY 

for smaller dogs. We look 

after your dog in our home. 

"No kennels". Phone today 

03 314 6110. 

2469322 

Situations Vacant 

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. 

Assistant Site Manager 

We are seeking an Assistant Site Manager to work partof 

alternating weekends at our busy self-storage business 

in Rangiora. 

We are looking for an energetic and outgoing person, who 

clearly cares for client needs, has experience with basic 

office tasks, and has excellent client communication 

skills. 

This role will involve 

• Providing welcoming, friendly and exceptional 

customer service 

• Managing phone and email enquiries 

• Assisting in the administration and booking of units 

• Maintaining aclean andorganised workspace 

• Providing administrative and social media support 

for management staff. 

• Assisting with on-site supporttasks where needed 

To be successful in your application you will have very 

good relationship building skills, be well organised, 

punctual, reliable and contribute positively to our 

customer service team. You will also need to be 

computer literate, flexible with your time, enthusiastic 

and willing to learn. 

If you have the above skills and wish to be considered 

for this position, please send your CV and cover letter in 

confidence to info@lockboxstorage.co.nz 

This is apermanent part time role. Applications close 

5pm Monday 25 th April 2022 

Livestock 

HOME KILL 

MEAT PROCESSING 

MEAT2U.NZ 

313 0022 

2466978 

Cars Wanted 

CASH 4CARS 

and 4WD'S 

Phone 

Automotive 

Parts 

03 313 7216 

CARS, vans, 4WD’s 

wanted for dismantling or 

repair. Phone 027 258 

8366. 

2475205 

RELIEF MILKER 5mins 

from Rangiora, 200 cows 

24 ASHB -2person shed, 

drive in position, from mid 

July. Ph/txt 021 185 6691. 

Cars Wanted 

ANY old cars, anything pre 

1990, unfinished Hot Rods, 

Classic Cars. Please call 

027 258 8366. 

Wanted To Rent 

A 2-3 bedroom house or 

unit for young father and 2 

young children in or around 

Christchurch, Kaiapoi, 

Rangiora area. Please ph 

Tim on 022 388 3285. 

Trade&Services 

ABEL &Prestige Chimney 

Cleaning. Nth Cant owned 

& operated. Covering all 

areas from Waimak to Hanmer. 

Professional, guaranteed, 

service. Firebox 

repairs, carry most parts. Ph 

0800 661 244. 

Rangatahi Counsellor / 

Social Worker 

The R13 Youth Development Trust provides 

mentoring and counselling to our North Canterbury 

rangatahi. Due to an increase in demand of our 

services, we are currently looking to employ a 

Counsellor /Social Worker /Mentor for up to 30 

hours per week. 

Experience/Skills Required: 

• Strong engagement with local rangatahi and 

government agencies. 

• Operational knowledge of child development 

and youth mentoring 

• Knowing legislation associated with working 

with rangatahi 

• Social Worker /Counselling qualifications are 

required 

• A minimum of 2years’ experience working in 

arelevant social work, mentor health, and/or 

alcohol and drug service settings 

• Current practising certificate with a 

professional body e.g. DAPAANZ or other 

HPCA registration 

• Afull, clean, and current driver’s licence 

• Fully vaccinated against COVID-19 

Please note, under the Children’s Act, the successful 

candidate will be required to undergo Police Vetting 

as acondition of employment. 

AJob Description is available on request. 

Please email your CV &Covering Letter by 

Friday tMay to: renno@xtra.co.nz 

Property Wanted 

WANTED 

2475897 

Doer upper preferably with outbuildings 

ongood size section. 

About $600k 

Phone John 021 978 348 

Trade &Services 

ARBORIST qualified. 

Copper Beech Tree 

Services. Tree removal, 

pruning, height reduction, 

hedge trimming, shaping, 

tree planting, firewood. 

Free quotes. Contact Angus 

Edwards 027 259 6741 

copperbeechtreeservices@gmail.com 

ALL TREE SERVICES, 

arbour work, pruning, tree 

removal. Affordable & 

friendly service. Telephone 

021 111 4322. 

COMPRESSORS Honda/ 

Rato / 240v / 3PH, plus 

hoses, parts &accessories. 

Telephone 027 262 2266 

www.BLAX.nz.

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Arborist 

Situations Vacant 

Deliverers Wanted! 

Need someextra cash?? 

Be partofadynamicteam from areputable and 

well-respected companyand deliver advertising 

material and newspapers 

to local houses. 

Interested? 

We requirehonest,reliable people, 

aged 11 or over, 

in your area NOW! 

Forfurther details contact: 

deliveries@alliedpress.co.nz 

Please include your name, 

address and contactdetails 

BRIAN’S Tree Services. 

Tree felling, topping, 

shaping, firewood cut, rubbish 

removed, stump grinding, 

branch chipping. 

Affordable rates. Phone 03 

327 5505 or 021 124 4894. 

BUILDERS Father &son 

team. Amac Builders are 

available to help you with 

your building needs. High 

standards, low overheads, 

no job too small. Check us 

out on fb. Amac Builders 

Ltd. Phone 027 318 4400. 


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. 

DIESEL HEATERS 

Infrared radiant & fan 

forced workshop heaters. 

Phone 027 262 2266. 

www.BLAX.nz. 

FIRE GUARDS Custom 

made with safety latch. 

Phone 021 169 9066. E: 

pjfabricators123@gmail.com. 

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. 

www.theprogroup.co.nz/dpc9385 

KITCHEN, bathroom, 

renovations, decking, 

pergolas, fencing. Honest 

reliable licenced builders. 

Ph Don 027 727 9162. 

Accountant 

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. 

Community Mentor / 

Rangatahi Youth Worker 

The R13 Youth Development Trust provides 

mentoring and counselling to our North Canterbury 

at risk youth. Due to an increase in demand of our 

services, we are currently looking to employ a 

Community Mentor /Rangatahi Youth Worker for up 

to 20 hours per week. 

Experience/Skills Required: 

• Strong engagement with local youth and 

government agencies. 

• Operational knowledge of child development 

and youth mentoring 

• Good understanding of adolescent behaviour 

• Knowing legislation associated with working 

with rangatahi 

• Social Worker / Counselling qualifications 

would be an advantage 

• Afull, clean, and current driver’s licence 

• Fully vaccinated against COVID-19 

Please note, under the Children’s Act, the successful 

candidate will be required to undergo Police Vetting 

as acondition of employment. 

AJob Description is available on request. 

Please email your CV &Covering Letter by 

Friday 6May to: renno@xtra.co.nz 

2475931 

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. 

HOMEKILL & Wild 

Game meat processing. Ph 

313 0022. www.meat2u.nz. 

Log Fires 

Pellet Fires 

Heat Pumps 

Sales 

Service 

Installations 

Free Quotes 

03 343 1651 

472 Blenheim Rd 

www.heatstore.co.nz 


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 

PAINT & wallpaper 

services. Wayne Bryant, 

exterior, interior. Qualified 

tradesman. Free quotes. Ph 

313 5337 or 027 654 4568. 

PAINTER & Decorator. 

25 + years experience. 

Interior /exterior, roofs & 

waterblasting. For a free 

quote, please ph Steve 03 

314 4620 or 027 477 1930. 

PAINTER. Qualified local 

professional, Int / Ext, 

roofs, wallpaper. Call or 

text Corban 027 846 5035. 

PAINTERS 

Reg Tradesman 

Interior,exterior. 

North Canterbury Painters 

specialising in decorating for 

over 65 at adiscount rate. 

Free quotes. 

Covering Nth Canty,Oxford, 

Kaiapoi, Rangiora, Amberley. 

Rob 03 327 7899 

or 027 432 3520 2227597 

Automotive &Recovery 

ANTHONY SYMONDS 

Forall your painting & 

plastering requirements 

Local with 30 years 

experience 

All workmanship 

Guaranteed. 

Phone 021 344 023 

2220615 

WINDOW TINTING 

tintawindow 

advanced film solutions 

99% uv block 

fade protection 

heat control 

reduce glare 

25 Years Experience 


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 $169 plus GST per hour. 

Kaiapoi based. 

Call Gerard 

027 668 3636 

movemen.co.nz 

2475397 

SEPTIC TANK 

CLEANING 

Bill’s Liquid 

Waste 

You dump it... 

Blair pumps it... 

Blair Tavendale 

Ph 03 314 9371 

0275 379-694 

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. 

2225862 

privacy films 

frosting designs 

non-darkening films 

Workmanship Guaranteed 

Lifetime Warranties on Most Films 

UV 

block 

SMALL MOTORS 

Replacement engines & 

parts, 6.5HP-27HP, petrol / 

diesel 027 262 2266 

www.SMALLMOTORS.nz. 

TRUCK WASH. Mobile 

touchless on-farm foam 

wash solutions. Telephone 

027 262 2266. 

www.CLEANFLEET.nz. 

VALUATION - 

Specialising in North Canterbury. 

Contact Geoff at 

Maxwell Valuation. Phone 

03 310 8541 or email 

geoff@maxval.co.nz. 

Free Quotes Canterbury and Districts 

03 365 3653 0800 368 468 

2362002 

Builder 

SHEARER. Hap’s Farm & 

Lifestyle Services. Shearing, 

crutching, drenching, 

tailing, feet trimming & 

health check. — Ph. 03- 

423-3713 or 021-267-4025. 

POWER TOOLS repairs, 

parts &sales for over 40 

years. All main brands serviced. 

Grossman Trade 

Tools, 23 Watts Road, 

Christchurch. Ph 389 9230. 

027 216 0000 

CRAIGS Trees 

(03) 327-4190 

TREE REMOVALS 

THINNING &PRUNING 

STUMPGRINDING 

FELLING &TOPPING 

FULLYINSURED 

QUALIFIED ARBORIST 

Free Quotes 

027 2299 454 

craigstrees@xtra.co.nz 

2434390 

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 

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 

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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 

Carpentry 

2287949 

2475070 

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 

AMPLIFY YOUR BUSINESS 

AND BE THE NAME THEY 

REMEMBER FIRST 

Advertise your trade or service in our 

Trusted Trades &Professional Services 

Phone Amanda today and get your 

business noticed 03 313 2840 or email 

amanda.keys@ncnews.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 

Cattle Problems 

Chimney Sweeping 

Computer Repairs 

Construction &Concrete 

• Live Humane Capture 

• Trucking 

• Tagging 

• Testing 

• Sale of unruly, difficult, pesky 

cattle 

Profit share 50-50 

Craig Flintoft 03312 9432 

craigflintoft@gmail.com 

2459888 

$70 Chimney Sweeping 

Waimakariri and Hurunui wide! 

Chimney fires are extremely dange 

erous 

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 

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 

DENTURE CLINIC 

Ear Health 

Electrician 

Hedge Cutting /Tree Topping 

RANGIORA 

DENTURE CLINIC 

Garry WMechen 

Registered Clinical DentalTechncian 

Phone (03) 313-9192 

38a Ashley Street, Rangiora 

NEW N W DENTURES D ES 

*RELINE * *REPAIRS 

* I S 

HOURS 

8.30am -12noon 

- Monday to Friday 

FREE E CONSULTATION O 

AND ADVICE 

A V C 

For a/h repairs 

phone (03) 310-3044 

• Ear Health checks. 

• Wax removal using Microsuction 

• Removal of foreign bodies 

• Basic hearing aid care 

• ACC provider 

• WarVeteran provider 

• No medical referral 

required 

Clinics in Rangiora, Amberley and Kaiapoi 

Rest homes/retirement villages, booking by prior arrangement. 

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

Email alison@earcare.nz | Ear Care Canterbury 

2324849 

2269236 

Engineering 

For your Engineering needs 

187d Ohoka Road, Kaiapoi 

Phone 03 327 5246 |027 495 2821 

toppeng@xtra.co.nz 

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 

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 

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Landscaping 

2464654 

HAVE YOU HAD 

THE SNIP YET? 

❖ Tree Topping ❖ Hedge/Shelter belt cutting 

❖ Gorse Hedge &Under Pivot cutting 

❖ Vegetation mulching 

TAKING BOOKINGS NOW 

Call Craig 

027 222 1632 

or 0800 SNIP IT 

Email 

craig@treesnip.co.nz 

2MACHINES OPERATING CANTERBURY WIDE 

2452097 

www.treesnip.co.nz 

If it stands still 

long enough we 

will paint it 

•17metre spray 

booth 

•FullPaint &Panel 

Service 

•Insurance Work 

Panel &Paint 

•Fullcoachbuilding service, fabricating 

doors, lockers, windows, tanks 

•PaintingMotorhomes, Caravans, Boats, 

Trucks,Tractors&Cars 

Now moved to 8Seven Mile Drive, Belfast 

Phone (03) 323 4115 

www.autobodyrepairs.co.nz 

Hours Monday toFriday 6.30am to3pm 

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 

2468481 

Painter /Plasterer 

HURUNUI Painting 

• Qualified tradesmen, quick,neat and friendly. 

• Reasonable rates. • Interior /exterior painting. 

• Interior plastering &wallpapering. 

• Spray painting &water blasting. 

P: Rod Hermes 027 414 0830 or 03 314 2391 

E: r.hermes@xtra.co.nz 

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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 

YOU 

COULD 

BE 

HERE 

Advertise 

your business 

in our Trades 

and Services 

Phone 

Amanda Keys 

on 

03 313 2840 

Plumbing 

For all 

general 

aspects of 

plumbing 

Discounts for over 

65 years old 

Fast friendly service 

All work guaranteed 

Aaron McCartney 

Certifying Plumber 

Cell 027 366 9091 

A/H 03 310 2137 

Free Call: 

0508 44EVER 

EMAIL: 

plumber_27@yahoo.com 

2172994 

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 

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

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$ 

21,999 

$ 

11,794 $ 

9,485 

$ 

18,394 

$ 

20,494 

2018 GREATWALLSTEED 

2.4P/5MT,41,000km, 2378ccc, 

5-speed Manual, 2WD, Excellent 

Safety Rating! 

$ 

17,394 

2012 TOYOTA RACTIS X 

SMART 2TOP 

30,000km, 1300cc,Pretty in Pink 

$ 

11,394 

2013MAZDA DEMIO 

13-SKYACTIV 

96,000km, 1300cc, I-Stop,Rebate 

Available 

$ 

7,999 

2014 MAZDA AXELA 

SPORT 15S 

57,000kms, 1500cc, Bluetooth Audio, 

Alloys 

$ 

13,494 

2012 SUBARUXV2.0I-L 

33,000km, Reverse Camera, Cruise 

Control 

$ 

15,494 

2016 TOYOTA AURIS 150X 

1500cc,93000kms, Reverse 

Camera, Alloys, Push Button Start, 

Great Fuel Economy,4-Star Safety 

$ 

12,294 

2016 NISSAN MARCH 12C 

29,000kms, 1200cc,FullElectrics, 

Keyless Entry,5StarFuel Rating! 

$ 

14,494 

2010TOYOTA BLADES 

PACKAGE 

2400cc, Alloys, Keyless Entry, 

Traction Control 

$ 

19,999 

2014 HONDA FIT 13G 

50,000km, 1300cc, Electric 

Windows,Keyless Entry,Very 

Reliable Vehicle 

$ 

10,994 

2017 SUZUKI BALENO XG 

62,000kms,1200cc,Cruise 

Control, Push Start 

$ 

9,494 

2016 TOYOTA VITZF 

87,000km, 1300cc,Full Electrics, 

Keyless Entry, Push Button Start, 

Lane DepartureWarning 

$ 

12,894 

2010 MITSUBISHIRVR G4WD 

1800cc, Alloys,FullElectrics, 

GreatColour 

$ 

8,999 

2016 NISSAN JUKE 

NZ New, HIGH SPEC, 66,605km, 

1598cc,GreatSafety Rating! 

$ 

27,990 

2013 NISSAN NOTE XDIG-S 

BODYKIT 

72,000kms, 1200cc, Push Start, 

Reverse Camera, I-Stop 

$ 

16,494 

2011 MAZDA DEMIO 

13-SKYACTIVE 

1300cc Alloys, Full Electrics, 

I-Stop,PushButtonStart, 5.5-Star 

Fuel Rating! 

$ 

9,999 

2012 SUBARU IMPREZA 

SPORT1.6I-L 

51,000kms,1600cc, Alloys, 

ReverseCamera, 5StarSafety 

Rating! 

2007 NISSAN DUALIS 20G 

1990cc,Alloys, Full Electrics, 

Keyless Entry 

2017 KIA SPORTAGEURBAN EX 

63,700km, 2000cc, Alloys, 

Bluetooth, Chain Drive, Reverse 

Camera, Towbar,Full Electrics 

All prices include on road costs, 12 month registration and new WOF 

2017SUZUKI SWIFT XL 

47,000kms, 1200cc, Amazing 

SafetyPackage, 6Airbags,Reverse 

Camera, PushButton, Cruise 

Control and much more! 

2009 SUBARU LEGACY 

TOURING 

2500cc, 4WD, Alloys, Cruise 

Control, Sunroof,KeylessEntry 

*Safety ratings are from year of manufacture* 

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North Canterbury News: April 21, 2022

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