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Thursday,May 19,2022 | Issue996 | www.starnews.co.nz 

Victoria Park aglow ... The home of the MainPower Light Festival on July 1and 2. 

PHOTO:LIGHT PAINTER NZ, JEAN WILLIAMS 

Rga extravaganza ashining light 

By ROBYN BRISTOW 

Alighting extravaganza is finallygetting 

its opportunity to shine in Rangiora’s 

Victoria Park. 

The MainPowerLight Festival willgo 

ahead on July 1and 2, and be ‘‘Bigger, 

Better, Brighter’’ than the inaugural 

event in 2020. 

There will be alot more installations 

which will transform the park into alight 

and sound wonderlandover the two 

nights, along withattractions, including 

marketstalls, fine food, and alicenced 

bar. 

Eventsspokesman Karl Horwarth says 

interactive installations will add to a 

fairyland of laser lights,neon, disco 

lights, interactive lighting displays, glow 

toys and more. 

He says some of the best light 

installationsfrom the installers who 

worked on BotanicD’Lights in 

Christchurch has been handpicked for 

the event. 

‘‘Plus there is more food, more market 

stalls and moreentertainment,’’hesays. 

People can dance the night away on a 

UV dance floor, while enjoying the 

atmosphere. 

Covid19 protocolshave stymied 

attempts to hold the festival last year, 

and earlier this year. 

But organisersare confident it will 

shine brightly in earlyJuly and provide 

plenty of excitement for people keenfor 

entertainment. 

There are two nights of lights with 

tickets able to be used both nights. 

It is $5 aticket or $20 for afamily of 5, 

with gatesopeningat5pm each evening, 

with the show running throughto9pm. 

Tickets already purchased for the 

postponed datesare valid for these new 

dates. 

The MainPowerNorth Canterbury 

Lights photo competition will also run 

againthis year. 

The competition is open to anyone who 

would like to showtheir appreciation for 

placesinNorth Canterbury, withafocus 

on what makes the region such agreat 

place to liveand using “North 

Canterbury Lights” as inspiration. 

To submit aphoto for entry in the 

competition, you must email your 

photo(s) with adescriptionto 

rangioralightandsound@gmail.com by 

June 28. Please use Photo Competition in 

the subjectline. Multiple entries may be 

made to amaximum of 5photos. 

There is also aNight Lights 

Competition where people can 

photograph the lights,and get some 

special effect shots, and enter themin 

the competition. 

To enter you can tag the festival on 

facebook, using the hashtag 

#rangioralightfestival on instagram,or 

email rangioralightandsound@gmail. 

com and be in to win. 

Competition finalists will have their 

workshowcasedinthe North Canterbury 

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New principal appointed to KHS 

By DAVID HILL 

An exRangiora High School pupil has 

beenappointed to take the reins at 

Kaiapoi. 

Jason Reid has been appointed 

KaiapoiHighSchool principal and will 

takeupthe positioninterm three, 

replacing Bruce Kearney whomoved to 

RangioraHighSchool lastmonth. 

‘‘I’m looking forwardtoit. I’manold 

RangioraHighlad,soit’s like 

returninghome,’’hesays. 

‘‘I’m abig fanofBruce andhis work. 

‘‘He’swell known in thecommunity 

of principalsfor hisinnovative waysof 

doing things, so I’ve been keeping an 

eye on what he’s been doing at 

Kaiapoi.’’ 

Mr Reidhas beenprincipal at 

Mackenzie College in Fairlie forthe 

lastsix years. 

His present school,ofyear 7to13 

pupils,has aroll of justunder 200. In 

his newrolehewillbeincharge of a 

rollapproaching 1100. 

He hasbeen thelead principal of his 

local kahui ako (community of 

learning) for the lastfew years,which 

has been‘‘a massivegrowth 

experience’’inleadingamuchlarger 

organisation. 

Mr Reidattended both Rangiora 

Boroughand Ashgrove Schools, before 

New leader ... Jason Reid 

attending high school. 

He studied biochemistryatLincoln 

University, before attending teacher’s 

college. 

As ascience teacher, he taught at 

Forest View High School in Tokoroa 

beforeservingasheadofscience at 

AparimaCollege in Riverton for 15 

years. 

Mr Reid moved to MackenzieCollege 

as deputy principal in 2015,before 

becomingprincipal ayear later. 

‘‘Here at Fairlie we have afantastic 

staff andwe’reachievingsome 

amazing results both academically and 

in physicalactivities, so Iwantedto 

keep thecore of those amazing staff in 

tact by creating opportunities for 

advancement. 

‘‘Movingtoabiggerschoolismynext 

step.’’ 

He admitspreparing for his 

interviewwas like swotting foran 

exam, as he sought to familiarise 

himself withthe school and considered 

howhecouldadd value. 

‘‘Visiting the school reallyreinforced 

formeitwas the right choice,whenI 

sawthe interactionbetween the staff 

andstudents. 

‘‘Theschoolislarge, butitretains 

that emphasisonbeingwelcoming and 

in those positiverelationships and 

interactions.’’ 

Mr Reidispreparingtotakethe reins 

on July25, and is planningtobejoined 

by an entourage fromMackenzie 

College andrepresentativesfrom the 

localmanawhenuatoofficially hand 

himover at apowhiri. 

Hisfocusfor the first term willbeon 

getting to knowhis staff, students, 

familiesand thelocalcommunity and 

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Park aspecial community space 

By SHELLEY TOPP 

Waimakariri’s AshleyRakahuri 

RegionalPark has been identifiedasa 

special community place in apublic 

survey conducted by Environment 

Canterbury (ECan). 

‘‘Oneofthe thingsthat wasclear 

through the surveywas the importance 

of the area,how easyitistoaccessand 

the many wellbeing benefitsthat it 

brings to people’s dailylives,’’ says 

ECan’s rivers manager LeighGriffiths. 

‘‘There was also interest in raising the 

profile of the Ashley/RakahuriRiver as a 

special location. 

‘‘People use the area for walking, 

biking, fourwheel driving and horseriding, 

and feedback included waysto 

better accommodate these uses,’’ Leigh 

says 

The area is also hometosome of the 

world’s rarestbirds, includingthe 

wrybillngutu pare, blackfrontedterntarapiroeand 

the blackbilled gulltarāpuka. 

Almost 200 people took partinthe 

online survey, whichwas run from 

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March 23 until April 24, to determine 

how the public wantthe Rangiora Reach 

area of the park, nearWest Beltand 

Millton Memorial Park, to be developed. 

Ideas from the survey will be included 

in amaster plan of work to be done at the 

park as partofthe BraidedRiver 

Revival/WhakahaumanuNgā Awa ā 

Pākihi, programme to restore braided 

riversascritical ecologicalcorridors, 

from the mountains to the sea,and 

revitalising the connection between 

peopleand rivers. 

‘‘In Canterbury’s braided river 

environments, government agencies 

have arange of roles and responsibilities 

and there are many community groups 

doing outstanding work,’’ Leigh says. 

‘‘Braided River Revival intends to 

align the work of these multiple agencies 

and community groups towardsa 

commonvision.’’ 

Suggestions from the online survey 

also included more native plantings, 

walking tracks,protectionfor nesting 

birds and otherwildlife, and separate 

tracks for walking and biking. 

Some also wantedrubbish bins and 

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signs installed in thepark, while others 

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using the park should be responsible for 

their own rubbish and binswouldbean 

added costtomaintainingthe park 

which could be betterspent in other 

ways. 

Two public online meetings werealso 

heldduring April 7tohelp develop the 

master plan. 

The meetings gave peoplean 

opportunity to speakindepth about 

their valuesand vision for the area. 

‘‘These conversations gaveusabetter 

understandingofthe specific 

improvements peoplewould like to see, 

and the range of valuesand issues that 

needtobeconsidered in the master 

plan,’’ says Leigh. 

Information from the survey and 

online meetings will now be analysed by 

ECanstaff and asummary of the key 

findings uploaded on to the ECan 

website at: haveyoursay.ecan.govt.nz/ 

rangiorareach by June. ‘‘Once the 

analysisiscompletedamaster plan will 

be draftedand presented to the advisory 

committee for review,’’ Leigh says. 

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North Canterbury News, May 19, 2022 

Mental health system outdated 

BY ADAM BURNS 

3 

AWaimakaririYouth Councilmember, 

who attempted to take her own life, 

believes the country’s mental health 

systemisdesperately outdated and 

shows no signs of improving. 

Sasha Crawford, aged 20, says based on 

her personalexperience seeking help in 

the system, which she describesasan 

unsympathetic box tickingexercise, 

mentalhealth services needed a 

dramatic reset. 

Ms Crawford, who has had ongoing 

battles with depression and anxiety, says 

she was driventodesperate measures 

back in 2018, becauseshe was not getting 

the help she needed. 

‘‘I honestly didn’t see any other way,’’ 

she says. 

‘‘The only reason—so Iwouldn’t have 

to deal with mental health services ever 

again. 

‘‘But Idon’t want any other person to 

think that is the only way.’’ 

Her teen years were punctuated by 

regular sessions with psychologists, who 

she sayswere largely dismissive and 

were overly reliantonprescribing 

medication. 

Sessions are exorbitantly priced for 

teensand students, and waiting times on 

Healthline could stretch to 15 minutes, 

she says. 

Ms Crawford says she knows of some 

friends paying up to $100 for some 

consultations. 

Further skepticism around the system 

were based off claims some mental 

health practitioners were utilising 

outdated publications to diagnose 

patients. 

Ms Crawford, who is studying 

psychology at the University of 

Canterbury, says her lecturers are 

equally scathing of mentalhealth 

services in the country. 

This is underlined by claims some 

services were using an outdated 28yearold 

editionofthe Diagnostic and 

Statistical ManualofMental Disorders to 

diagnosepatients. 

The publication's fourth edition 

(DSM4), is listedamongalist of data 

referencesonthe Ministry of Health 

website,despite the publication 

undergoing asignificant revision when a 

fifthedition was released in 2013. 

Ms Crawford says afriend of hers was 

recently diagnosed with gender identity 

disorder,based off adiagnostic criteria 

dating back to the 1980s. 

They're not concernedwith their 

gender, theywent (to seekhelp)because 

of depression and anxiety. 

Theseideas were created in the 1980s 

and are still being usedtoday ...it is an 

example of very concerning diagnostic 

criteria. 

Reset ... Sasha Crawford says mental health services in New Zealand are outdated and 

need adramatic reset. 

PHOTO: ADAM BURNS 

The Government has comeunder 

scrutiny in the past few weeks after a 

damning report by the Mental Healthand 

Wellbeing Commission revealed little 

change into specialistservices, despitea 

$1.9billionfunding boost. 

University of Canterbury professor of 

clinical psychology Julia Rucklidge, 

whose research centersonthe role of 

nutrition whentreating mental illness, 

madeacomprehensive submission to the 

Mental Health and Wellbeing review in 

2018. 

She says she is not surprised no gains 

had been madewithin the mental health 

crisis. 

‘‘I haverattled cages, Ihave spokento 

MP's, Ihave spokentoAndrew Little, I 

havetried to bring this (research) to their 

attention ...and this littlething, whichI 

believe contributes to the mental health 

crisis, has not been touched,’’ she says. 

‘‘More of doing the same isn't goingto 

dealwith theseunderlying socioeconomic 

issues, and social 

determinants of poor mental health.’’ 

Health Minister Andrew Little has 

defended the Government following the 

release of the Mental Healthand 

Wellbeing report, whichprompted an 

investigation by the AuditorGeneral. 

‘‘The investmentprincipally addresses 

the major gap in our mental health 

services,offered in primary care,’’ he 

said, duringparliamentary questions in 

the house lastweek. 

‘‘It's afive year programmedue to be 

completed in 2024 and has so far resulted 

in more than 900 frontline rolesin341 GP 

practices,covering about 46 percent of 

the enrolled population. 

‘‘All of theseservices weren't available 

to New Zealanders two years ago.’’ 

WaimakaririMPand National mental 

health spokesperson Matt Doocey, says 

there needs to be greater focus on access 

to mental health services. 

‘‘I'm not sure just puttingmore money 

into services that are already 

overstretched —meaning moremoney 

isn't going to magicupaworkforce 

overnight —isgoing to make a 

difference,’’hesays. 

Mr Doocey says he wants to see an 

increase in available psychology training 

placements. 

‘‘There's some long term work where 

we need to intervene alot earlier with 

our youngpeople,toensure theyhave 

better mental health and ultimatelythat 

should reduce mental illnesslaterin 

life.’’ 

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Sea level rise one risk to beach communities 

By DAVID HILL 

LivinginNorthCanterbury’s beach 

communities carries alevel of risk and 

it’sabout findingthe levelthat’s 

acceptable. 

Hurunui DistrictCouncil chief 

strategy and communityofficer Judith 

Batchelor sayssea levelrisedue to 

climatechangeisone of several risks 

facing beachside communitiesand 

how to managethatriskisadifficult 

conversation. 

She was reflecting on new sealevel 

risedatareleasedbythe government 

earlier this month. 

‘‘It’s not straightforward. It’snot a 

caseofin2035weneed to do a 

managed retreat. It’satrigger 

response andthe scienceischanging, 

so the speed at which we reach those 

trigger pointscan change. 

‘‘There areways of mitigatingthat 

risk,such as building asea wall, but if 

themost importantthingfor residents 

is easyaccess to the beach, thenthat 

maynot be adesirable solution. 

‘‘So it needstobeacommunity 

solution.’’ 

Communities are at different stages 

of readiness, withsomeactively 

engaged with the council, whilefor 

others it may takeastorm event to spur 

them into action, Ms Batchelor says. 

Conversations include considering 

at what pointacommunity will needto 

retreat,wheretorelocate the 

communitytoand who is going to cover 

thecost. 

Thereisalso thecost of restoring the 

coastal environmentonce the 

communityhas beenrelocated. 

Shesays theChristchurch City 

Council is exploring theoption of 

relocatablehousingonpiles,which 

caneasily be relocatedand protectthe 

homeowner’sinvestment. 

WaimakaririDistrict Council 

planning andregulation manager 

Tracy Tierneysays the council will 

taketime to consider thelatest 

information. 

‘‘Our most recenthazardmap update 

includes an allowance forsea level rise 

and changing rainfall.’’ 

The newreport includes data for 

landsubsidence as well as sea level 

rise, so the council is keen to explore 

how the combination of twomay affect 

hazards in the future, shesays. 

Kaikoura District Council strategy, 

policyand planning manager Matt 

Hoggardsays the impactofclimate 

change hasalways beenonthe 

council’sradar, but theuplift in the 

coastlinecaused by the2016 

earthquake hasreducedthe risk. 

The data suggests Kaikoura will 

experienceayearly sea levelrise of 

millimeters,which is offsetbythe 

recentseabed uplift, fornow. 

Thecouncilwillcontinue to monitor 

data as it becomes available andis 

working closely withEnvironment 

Canterbury, Mr Hoggard says. 

‘‘Based on this information we find it 

reassuringthatthe Kaikoura coastline 

hasresiliencefor the forseeable future 

andour long termdevelopment plans 

arestillonsolid ground.’’ 

ClimateChange Minister James 

Shaw says thenew sea levelrisedata 

provides furtherevidence of the 

challengeseaside communities face. 

‘‘Theunderlying questionitasksis 

whether we can addressthe challenge 

in away that benefitseveryone,’’ he 

says. 

TheGovernment is consultingonthe 

National Adaptation Plan for 

addressing theimpactofclimate 

change.ConsultationclosesonJune3. 

Rangiora youthtakes giant strides to wintop award 

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‘‘Itwas so cool when 

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‘‘One of the staff members 

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The 14yearoldwas awarded 

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The camp in Burnham from 

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ability to learn Life Skillssuch 

cleaning ablution blocks and 

the exterior of the camp, rising 

early, makinghis bed, and 

cleaning the roomby6am for 

morninginspection. 

Codyalso tookpart in 

experiential learning 

activities suchasthe highwire 

course, mountain biking, 

parade grounddrills, taking 

part in leadership, teamwork, 

and physicalactivities,along 

with avisit to the International 

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‘‘The camp was fantastic. 

‘‘Everything was wellorganised 

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Slumped culvertrepairscostly 

By ADAM BURNS, 

Local Democracy Reporter 

Aslumped culvert nearKaiapoi, 

battered in the February floods, will cost 

about $450,000 to replace. 

But engineering consultants for the 

WaimakaririDistrict Council say the 

structure on Butchers Roadhad preexisting 

issues and had not been 

inspectedfor a‘‘number of years’’. 

Reinstatementofthe culvert — 

believed to be about60yearsold—is 

the majorassignment for the council, 

amid ongoing postflood clean up works 

which will cost about $730,000. 

Athird of the average rainfall lashed 

the eastern part of the Waimakariri 

district duringan‘‘unusually wet’’ 

fortnight in February. 

The area coppedabout 200mmof 

rainfall during the two week period. 

Council is banking on a51percent 

emergency works subsidyfrom Waka 

KotahiNZTransport Agency (NZTA) 

which could reduce the bill down to 

$357,000. 

It is hoping construction of anew 

culvert will be completed by December. 

The road surfaceabove the culvert 

collapsed duringthe February 12 

flooding, with subsequent inspections 

confirming the Armco structurebuckled 

at key stress points. 

The WPS report says the failureofthe 

culvert barrel may haveoccurred ‘‘some 

time ago’’, and the split allowedwater to 

track behind the culvert wall. 

‘‘The inspectionfoundheavy corrosion 

in the wallalong the waterline,and 

inwardslumpingofthe barrel. 

‘‘It appearedthat the steelplatehas 

failedalong the corroded steel at the 

waterline.’’ 

Under repair ... Work under way on culvert battered by February floods. 

The report says the structure was not 

previously recorded in [council’s]bridge 

database prior to the failure and hence, 

had not been included in bridge 

inspections ‘‘foranumber of years’’. 

At lastweek’s council meeting, 

councillor Paul Williams queried 

whetherits contractors should be liable, 

rather than the ratepayers footingthe 

bill. 

‘‘Should our contractors be held 

responsible for the culvertfailure 

becauseifthat drain had been cleaned 

out properly would it have happened?’’ 

Senior engineering advisor Don Young 

saysmattersofongoing maintenance was 

council’s responsibility and there were 

doubts over whetherincreased 

maintenance would have made a 

difference. 

‘‘Itwas quite asubstantialflood, 

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the waterway.’’ 

Only pedestrians can accessthe 

culvert area, withButchers Road 

remaining closedtomotorists due to the 

‘‘riskofcollapse’’. 

The closureofthe roadhas sparked 

community frustration,particularly from 

farmers who are experiencing 

disruption, councilsays. 

It has indicated in its reportrestoring 

accesswas amatter of urgency, but it was 

seeking further advice from engineerson 

what would be required to openthe road 

to lightvehicles. 

Repair of the existing culvert was 

considered but was not deemed viable 

due to the ‘‘lesser lengthoflife, higher 

cost and greater risk’’. 

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There are araft of reforms dominating 

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Standards, there is littleattention being 

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while the ResourceManagement Act is 

being repealedand replaced withthree 

new acts thatwill govern the future of 

our country —the NaturalBuiltAct, 

Spatial Planning Act and the Climate 

ChangeAdaption Act. 

These are considerable, and 

undoubtedly will change the landscape 

of our country. 

Another legislative change, the 

National Emergency Management 

Agency, is planning to align three 

piecesofemergency management 

legislation thatpurportstobuild a 

modern, fit for purpose, enduring 

framework for emergency management 

so communities better understandthe 

risks they faceand are better prepared 

to respondto, and recover from 

emergencies. 

The Hon Geoffrey Palmer stated in 

1989 ‘‘sometimes it doesusapowerof 

good to remind ourselvesthat we 

live……. Where two tectonic plates 

meet, in asomewhat lonelystretch of 

windswept ocean just above the roaring 

forties. If you want drama–you’vecome 

to the right place”. 

The overall purpose during an 

emergency is to provide the response 

with overall direction,control, interagencycoordination 

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develop their own strategies, and move 

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structureof‘‘doing to’’ communities to a 

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enablecommunitiestobebetter 

prepared and more resilient. 

Given that we have someofour 

communities that are at differentstages 

of understandingand planning for 

emergencies,itmay be helpful to 

understandwhat some groups are 

planning. The Hawarden Waikari Civil 

Defence team,alongwith critical 

emergency services, are collectivelyto 

host apublicmeetingonMay 26, at 7pm 

in WaikariHall, to share information of 

how local responses work. 

This is afabulous initiative 

particularly for newcomers to the area, 

or those who are seeking an update, to 

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communityfaces and the workour 

emergency servicesprovide in the 

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host asimilar information session, I 

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Few changes afoot 

By DAVID HILL 

There will be at least one vacancy on 

the Kaikoura District Council in this 

year’slocal body elections. 

Mayor Craig Mackle and most 

sitting councillors have indicated 

they willbeseeking reelection,but 

Crs DerrickMillton and Tony Blunt 

are both planning to retireafter three 

terms on the council. 

No sittingcouncillors are expected 

to challengeMrMackle for the 

Mayoralty, for whichhewill be 

seeking asecond term. 

Mr Mackle says thereare ‘‘plenty of 

exciting projects’’ to keephim 

motivated. 

‘‘I haveenjoyed the whole thing. It’s 

reallygood doing what you can to help 

people. 

‘‘The council is in apretty strong 

position compared to whatitwas a 

few years back and we are getting the 

roading sorted.’’ 

While the Three Waters reformis 

continuing to cause some headaches, 

some ‘‘exciting’’ projects like the 

WakatuQuay redevelopment and the 

proposed KaikouraLink Pathwayare 

starting to take shape. 

Cr Millton, aClarence Valley 

farmer, says he wouldlike to see some 

young people put their handsup. 

‘‘Kaikoura is going reallywell and 

is building on the earthquakerebuild. 

‘‘There’s beenalotofnew buildings 

going up in the last few years 

including the hospital, the police 

station, St John and the firestation, so 

the infrastructureisthere and we are 

looking good.’’ 

Both Crs Milltonand Blunt have 

provided arural voice on the council 

and are keen to see the rural 

community represented. 

The council has been catching up 

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on rural roading projects and setting 

funding aside for rural watersupplies 

in recent years, thanks to havinga 

rural voice on the counciltable. 

Cr Blunt, an Inland Roadfarmer, 

has served three terms on the council 

and is relieved the council got 

through its earthquake recoverywork 

on time. 

‘‘It’s been hugelychallenging,but 

alsohugelyrewarding,’’hesays. 

Crs VickiGulleford, LisaBond and 

Robby Roche have all indicated they 

willseek another term. 

Cr Neil Pablecheque will decide 

closer to the deadlinefor 

nominations. 

Afirstterm councillor, Cr Gulleford 

saysshe has enjoyed seeing ‘‘the staff 

teamsupporting eachotherand the 

community’’ and seeing the Scout 

Hallrestored thanks to Lotteries 

funding and the Provincial Growth 

Fund. 

Cr Bond says the opening of the 

KaikouraAquatic Centre and the 

ScoutHall have been ‘‘exciting’’ for 

the town and she looks forward to 

projects such as Wakatu Quay and the 

Link Pathway ‘‘moving forward’’. 

Cr Rochestood for Mayor in 2019, 

but says he has already ‘‘had that 

chat’’ with Mr Mackle. 

‘‘I will be standing behind Craig. 

‘‘If he wasn’tstanding again Iwould 

definitelybegoing for it. 

‘‘It has been areal honourbeing on 

the councilover the last few years 

and Ihope the community sensesthat 

we are doing the bestwecan,’’ Cr 

Rochesays. 

Cr Pablecheque who is in his fourth 

term,says there have beenanumber 

of highlights over the last threeyears, 

despite the challenges of Covid19. 

Cr JulieHowdenwas unavailable 

for comment. 

Vigilance needed at boat ramps due to vehicle break-ins 

North Canterbury Police are asking 

peopletobevigilant whenparking at 

eitherofthe boat ramps near Askeaton 

Park or SH1, in Kaiapoi. 

Several vehicles havebeen broken 

into, and Police are urging people not to 

leave any valuables in vehicles. 

If anyone sees any suspicious vehicles, 

pleaserecord the numberplateand 

contact Police. 

Policesay there has been agood 

uptakeofthe Rural Lookoutapp. 

‘‘We encourage anyone working or 

livingonafarm or lifestyle blockin 

North Canterbury to visit Rurallookout. 

co.nz to see how this app could help you. 

‘‘Thereisalso lots of good crime 

prevention advice on the website,’’ 

Police say. 

Incidents reported to police from May 

11: 

Wednesday 11 May:Anumber of tools 

were stolen from ashed in Mount 

Thomas Road. 

Thursday 12 May:Avehicle parkedby 

the boat ramp nearthe SH1 bridgehad 

its window smashed and awallet stolen. 

Amale driving ared convertible was 

disturbed on aproperty in Amberley.A 

sawnoff pistol was recovered from an 

addressinWoodend. 

Friday 13 May:Aset of Maxtrax 4WD 

recovery trackswere stolen from a 

vehicleroof rack whileparked in 

Kingsbury Ave, Rangiora. Agreen and 

bluemountain bike was stolen from the 

Kaiapoi High Gym. 

Saturday14May:Three further vehicles 

werebroken into at the SH1 Jet Boat 

rampinKaiapoi. 

AChristchurchmale was chargedwith 

excess breath alcoholafterbeing 

stoppedinKaiapoi. Apoachingincident 

was reported in Waiau. 

ARangiora male was charged with drink 

drivingoffences after being stopped in 

Rangiora. 

Ahard top roofwas stolen off amaroon 

Mazda MX5 that was parkedinWoodend. 

Sunday15May:Atyre statue in the form 

of a‘Minion’ was stolen from aCharles 

Street, address. 

The theft was captured on CCTV. 

The offenders were driving ablue double 

cab ute. 

Monday16May: An Oxford resident 

received acall from aperson sayingthey 

were from their bank, requesting access 

to the victim’s computer. 

The victimprovided the security codes 

and soon afterwas phoned by the actual 

bank saying there was an unsuccessful 

attempt to access the accountand the 

originalcall was afraud. 

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It’sahard knock life for ‘Annie’ 

Abilliondollars can’t buy you 

happiness,but adopting abubbly,redheadorphan 

can. 

The NorthCanterbury Musicals 

production of Annie kicked off in the 

RangioraTown Hall lastweek, with 

fanstravellingfrom far and wide to see 

the show. 

For billionaire Oliver Warbucks (Paul 

Fidow)lifehad been far fromeasy. 

He hadbeenorphaned himself at age 

10 andhevowedtobecome rich. 

But wealthhad not bought him 

happiness,sohesent hisprivate 

secretaryGraceFarrell (Andrea 

Koorey) offtofindhim an orphanand 

she comes home with abubbly,redhairedgirl. 

Withthe production runningfor two 

weeks, twoAnnieshavebeencast 

Molly Chisholmand Isla Palmer along 

withtwo setsoforphansthe Queens 

castand the Brooklyncast tospread 

the load. 

LastFriday evening it was the turnof 

Molly Chisholminthe title role, along 

withthe Brooklyn cast. 

Right fromthe opening number, the 

audienceistransportedback in time to 

New York in 1933 in theyearsafter the 

WallStreet stockmarketcrashin1929. 

The audience is immediately 

enthralled withthe delightful,young 

orphansand their hard lotinlife. 

We soonlearnedofAnnie’s desire to 

findher parents, wholeft ababyonthe 

steps of theorphanage on New Year’s 

Eve 1922withhalfalocket andanote. 

The orphans are soonput to workat 

4am in themorning by the cruel, 

embittered MissHannigan(Roz Ellis), 

who runsthe orphanage. ‘‘It’s ahard 

knock life’’, indeed, as the Brooklyn 

castmakestheir mark. 

But Miss Hannigan seems to be as 

muchavictim of hertime, with jobs 

hardtocome by andfew optionsfor 

Orphans ... Annie (aka Molly Chisholm) and the ‘‘Brooklyn cast’’ of the North Canterbury 

Musicals production of Annie were onstage in the Rangiora Town Hall on Thursday evening. 

women, other than to secureahusband. 

And havinganogood brother, 

Rooster Hannigan(AaronBoyce), 

certainly doesn’thelp. 

Annie soon escapes into the streets to 

findthe downtroddenand we hearthe 

tales of misfortune. 

She is soon roundedupbyapolice 

officerand returned to theorphanage, 

where shemeets MissFarrell andher 

lifechanges.She evenbefriends 

President Roosevelt. 

But therealstar of the showstands on 

fourlegs.Asandycoloured dognamed 

Sandy plays thestray dog whostrollson 

to the stage, ratherthanthe streets of 

New York. 

Annie findshim and names him, well, 

Sandy,ofcourse. 

The seasonofAnnie continues in the 

RangioraTown Hall until May 28. 

Reviewed by David Hill 

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Finding aconnection ... Annie (aka Molly 

Chisholm) chats to Oliver Warbucks (Paul 

Fidow) during the North Canterbury Musicals 

production of Annie. 

Amberley 

ANZ Bank 

ATM to close 


The ANZ bank automated teller 

machine (ATM) in Amberley is to be 

shut down and customers are being 

advised to use arival bank’s ATM 

instead. 

An ANZ bank spokesperson said the 

bank plans to shut down the ATM 

which is located in leased space at 

Brackenfields Mall on the corner of 

Carters and Amberley Beach roads. 

‘‘We understand the local 

community values the service 

provided by the ANZ ATM in Amberley 

but in order to provide ongoing service, 

we need consistent electrical supply 

and the ability to access the site to 

service the machine as required,’’ the 

spokesperson said. 

‘‘Unfortunately, we have been 

experiencing disruption to electrical 

supply and having issues accessing the 

site. 

‘‘While we have worked hard over a 

number of months to find aresolution 

to these issues, ANZ has made the 

difficult decision to exit the site. 

‘‘We understand the frustration this 

will cause customers and apologise for 

the inconvenience,’’ the spokesperson 

said. 

‘‘We would like to confirm that there 

is aWestpac ATM in Amberley 

available 24/7 which our customers can 

use for free.’’ 

Aremoval date for the ANZ Bank 

ATM has yet to be confirmed and the 

spokesperson said the machine will 

continue working in the meantime. 

Huria Reserve 

Community 

Planting Day 

28 May |10am -12.30pm 

NCF Park, off Courtenay Drive 

(look for the flags) 

Come down and help us plant some lovely native plants 

including haraheke, hoheria, kanuka and the mighty totara. 

We will have acoffee cart on site and you can grab afree 

sausage from the BBQ. 

For more information contact Hannah-Rose White 

Landscape Architect 

Phone: 0800 965 468 (0800 WMK GOV) 

Heritage and Mahinga kai project

In 2021 we consulted the community on our 10-Year LongTerm 

Plan (2021-2031). Wereceived yourfeedback on the key 

proposalsand developed the final plan. 

To deliver that 10 year programme the average ratesincrease 

for the 2022 financial year was5.4%, withanaverage increase 

of 3.3% forecast over the 10years. 

What have we been doing 

- We have been busy delivering yearone of the Plan 

What's next 

- Year two commences on 1 July 2022 

- Weneedtoapprove anAnnual Plan for 2022-23(Year 2) 

Work on the 2022-23Annual Plan budget and work 

programme is well underway – and it will closely follow 

the LTP year 2 plan. 

The Mayor andCouncillorsare sticking to the Plan, and 

wanttocontinue to do whatwesaid we were goingto 

do. 

As thereisnomaterial change proposed weare not 

consulting on the Annual Plan 2022-23.Councilhas 

taken thecommunity's LTP feedback on board and want 

to continue to do whatthey promised. (Many Councils 

regularly do notconsult formally on theirAnnual Plans, 

especially in the early years after an LTP.) 

DOING WHAT WE SAID WE WERE GOING TO DO....2021-22 

1-ROADS 

The Long Term Plan (LTP) set out $4.99million over 6years 

to clear abacklog of work –mainly road reseals and 

renewals in rural areas. We have completed $1.56 million 

worth of reseals and renewals so far this financial year (to 

end ofMarch). 

2-FOOTPATHS 

We increased the maintenance budget and look forward to 

next year’s extra $100,000 per year for the rest ofthe LTP 

to upgrade our footpaths. 

4-TOURISM &BUSINESS SUPPORT 

We have kept the grant toDestination Kaikōura at 

$225,000 to assist with the work needed tobring visitors 

to Kaikōura, as our businesses and jobs have been 

challenged by Covid-19. 

5-DISTRICT PLAN REVIEW 

We have done well with the actions for year 1ofthe 

review ofthe outdated District Plan (costing $2.25 million 

over 9years) 

3-URBAN RUBBISH COLLECTION 

The fortnightly rubbish collection has been implemented – 

100% user paid through bag purchases. 

Water Supplies 

Upgraded 

Kaikōura Aquatic 

Centre 

New 

Waste Transfer 

Station being 

built 

New Technology 

at 

Library 

Scout Hall 

Renovated 

& 

Refurbished 

Open! 

DO WHAT WE SAY WE ARE GOING TODO... 2022-23 

Extra $100,000 of footpath upgrades 

Develop the Link Pathway 

Review core sections ofthe District Plan 

Progressing the Waiau Toa/Clarence Valley 

access project 

Finish Waste Transfer Station 

Start development ofWakatu Quay 

$740k more on road reseals backlog 

Undertake aRating Review 

NextSteps:Draft AnnualPlantoCouncil 25 Mayand finaltobeadopted29 June 

Phone: Ph: 319 035026 319 5026 | www.kaikoura.govt.nz 

www.kaikoura.govt.nz 

| @ KaikouraDistrictCouncil 

@KaikouraDistrictCouncil

NEWS 


Rangiora Op shop to celebrate 50 years 

By DAVID HILL 

Judy Stewart has been helping 

out at Rangiora’s Thrive 

Opportunity ShoponaThursday 

for 48 years. 

She was asked at churchone 

morningtocome in and help sort 

the clothing, which was kept in 

boxes outside, and she has been 

helpingout ever since. 

Thrive Opportunity Shop 

celebrates 50 yearsofserviceto 

the community this month and 

raisingfunds for the 

ChristchurchCity Mission. 

Over the years the shop has 

been basedatfive different 

locations, but the needsinthe 

community have not changed in 

50 years, Mrs Stewartsays. 

‘‘We had of lot of youngmums 

who wouldcome in, we would 

give them acup of tea and we 

would make them up abag of 

clothing for free if they needed 

it.’’ 

Thelma Smith joined Thrive 

Opportunity Shop35years ago 

when she was looking for 

employment. 

‘‘We had all sorts up in Durham 

Street,wehad aburglary, we had 

the earthquakes and we had acat 

upstairs and then the cat had 

kittens.’’ 

When the shop first opened it 

supported the Mt Grey Downs 

Rehabilitation Centre, which 

was later closed and moved into 

Rangiora. 

It is now known as the 

MaungatereAlternative 

Education Centre,with the City 

Missionnow providing the 

buildings rent free to Rangiora 

and KaiapoiHigh Schools and 

Oxford Area School. 

Today the ThriveOpportunity 

Shop’s proceedsgotosupport 

the City Mission’s general work 

of meeting community needin 

the Greater Christchurch area. 

RossMcQueen first got 

involved in the City Mission 45 

years ago,when he was living 

nextdoor to the Mt Grey Downs 

Rehabilitation Centre. 

Whenhefirstjoinedthe 

financecommittee, the City 

Missionhad abudget of $100,000. 

Now it is closeto$7million, he 

says. 

The CityMission has three Op 

shops in Christchurch, as well as 

the Rangiorashop.The mission’s 

Kaiapoi shop closed afew years 

ago. 

Thrive Opportunity Shop 

manager Deb Spencersays the 

shopcontinues to support 

families in need, as well as 

sellingqualitysecondhand 

clothingand household items. 

‘‘Wehave 14 volunteers and we 

havealot of fun in the shop,’’ she 

says. 

‘‘Ifwesee anyone in need we 

encourage them to come intothe 

backofthe shop for acuppa and 

offer to callthe City Mission for 

supportand we can give them 

freeclothing.’’ 

Rangiora’s Thrive 

OpportunityShop, in Gable’s 

Arcade plans to celebrate its 50th 

birthdayonSaturday, May 28. 

The shopwill be open from 10am 

to 4pm, with asausage sizzle 

from11am to 2pm. There will be 

a50percent off saleand all 

customers who make apurchase 

willgointo adraw to win a$50 

voucher to spend in store. 

Customer service ... Ross McQueen chats to Thrive Opportunity Shop manager Deb Spencer. 

Long service ... Judy Stewart (left) and Thelma Smith have been long serving volunteers at the Thrive 

Opportunity Shop. 

PHOTOS: DAVID HILL 

Areyour pēpi and 

tamarikiprotected 

againstmeasles? 

• It’sbest to get your baby (pēpi) protected with their two doses of 

MMR vaccination when they’re12and 15 months old. If they don’t 

have their two doses yet, now is the time! 

• Measles is an illness caused by avirus and it spreads really easy. 

• Yourbaby,toddler or child (tamariki) can get very unwell from 

measles, and can be affected forthe rest of their lives. Some 

people can dieofmeasles. 

• Ifyou need to get your baby, toddler or child vaccinated contact 

your GP. 

• You can find moreinformation on all the available vaccinations 

foryourbaby at www.healthnavigator.org.nz/health-a-z/c/ 

childhood-immunisation 

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We asked our team why they choose Lime... 

Q: What is the Lime 

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Q: How would you describe 

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Q: Why did you 

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When Ilook at our Lime Family and 

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Farmers face challenging times 

By ADAM BURNS 

AWaimakariri dairy farmer believes the 

ruralsectorhas becomea‘‘pressure 

cooker’’, takingatoll on farmers’ mental 

health as aresult. 

Swannanoadairyfarmer Sam Spencer 

Bower, who is chair of theWaimakariri 

Landcare Trust, saysthose at the top need 

to be aware of the strain farmersare facing 

amid several challenges the sector is 

enduring. 

Extensive administrativeduties, 

brought about by socalled high handed 

regulations on farm, and alabour shortage 

meansheisone of many who are spending 

significanttime in the office, as opposed to 

out on the paddock. 

‘‘It’s not reallywhat Isigned up for,’’ he 

says. 

‘‘Farming is becoming more 

complicated. 

‘‘Everyoneisshortofstaff and costs are 

goingup.’’ 

When it cametoenvironmentaland 

climate change impacts,hesays farmers 

were not the villains. 

‘‘We wanttoget keep gettingbetter at 

farming,’’ he says. 

‘‘We’re not trying to wreck the 

environment. 

‘‘Butwe’ve gotsomany things coming at 

us.’’ 

Mr SpencerBower, who admitshas 

battled about of depressioninthe past, 

spokeataconference in Christchurch last 

monthabout rural mentalhealth, 

alongside Waimakariri MP Matt Doocey 

and eatingdisorder campaigner Rebecca 

Toms. 

He says further workwas required in 

developing farmers’ skills in dealing with 

pressure. 

‘‘Some handle it (the pressure) more 

than others. 

‘‘Hopefully its becoming more 

commonplacetotalk about it.’’ 

Mental health taking its toll ... North 

Canterbury dairy farmer Sam Spencer 

Bower understands the strain which the 

rural sector is facing. 


The general disillusionment of the rural 

community against multiple Government 

policies has reportedly grown in recent 

times. 

This frustrationcame to ahead in 

November when thousandsoffarmers 

took theirtractors to the streets as part of 

theGroundswell NZ protests. 

Thegrouphas taken aim at several 

Government guidelines,including 

National Policy Statementsonfreshwater 

andbiodiversity,the New Zealand 

EmissionsTrading Scheme and Three 

Waters to name afew. 

Rural Support Trust North Canterbury 

chair GayleLitchfield says resilience was 

prominent among communities,but there 

wasalimit to this. 

‘‘People can copewith curveballs,’’she 

says. 

‘‘But it’s when you start to layer up the 

curveballs and then throw adrought on 

top of that, that’s when peoplestop 

coping,’’ she says. 

‘‘Your resilience canstill get worn 

down.’’ 

She suspected the rural community was 

learning to adapt and communityled 

agricultural initiatives on the groundwere 

showing awillingness for innovation. 

‘‘We’ve been taughtadifferent way and 

now they’re wanting that all to change,’’ 

she says. 

‘‘We don’t haveeasy access to all that 

information...we’refarmers, we’renot 

scientists.’’ 

She saysthe support trust remained 

open those wanting to talk, asentiment 

echoed by the Ministry for Primary 

Industries (MPI). 

MPI’sacting director of rural 

communities and farming support Andrew 

Spelman says the ministry invests in 

several programmestohelp strengthen 

the resilience, connectedness and 

wellbeing of communities. 

‘‘[Weare] undertaking significantwork 

to support farmers, growersand whenua 

Maoriownerstoadapt to changeand 

improve land management practices,’’ he 

says. 

MPI confirmed last weekithad renewed 

funding for two programmes training 

farmers,growers and other rural people to 

manage pressure and adapt to change. 

The AgriWomen’sDevelopment Trust 

(AWDT) has beenallocated$339,000 to 

expand its ‘KnowYour Mindset. Do What 

Matters’and ‘Our Resilient Farming 

Business’programmes. The Government 

also announced a$25 millioninitiative to 

recruit and train farm advisers who can 

helpfarmers meetgrowing compliance 

requirements 

last month. 

Public 

Interest 

Journalism 

funded through 

NZ On Air. 

11 

Tram to Cam 

work ends 

NEWS 

The North Canterbury News, May 19, 2022 

North Canterbury driversand 

commuterswillbegladtoknow 

thatwork to installsafety barriers 

along SH1 between the Cam River 

and Tram Road wrapped up in 

April. 

WakaKotahiNZTransport 

Agencycrews startedinstalling the 

median flexible safetybarriersless 

thanayear ago, workingatnights 

wheneveritwas suitableand 

trafficvolumes were lower. 

Workonthe 6.5kmstretchof 

highway has run prettywell to 

schedule despitethe Covid 

interruptions, says ChrisCollins 

SeniorProjectManager forWaka 

Kotahi. 

‘‘Weappreciate that localpeople 

willhavehad short delaysover this 

timearound ourworksitesand 

thank everyone forsticking to the 

reducedspeedlimitsand keeping 

our crewand other roaduserssafe. 

‘‘SH1 betweenTram Road and 

the Cam River is now asafer place 

to drive. Thepotential for headon 

and potentially fatal crashes is 

reduced,’’hesays. 

SH1 through NorthCanterbury is 

one of Canterbury's busiestroutes, 

withclose to 23,000vehicles daily 

in each direction,including 

essentialfreightservices heading 

north of TramRoad,and slightly 

morevehicles coming towards 

Christchurchonweekdays. 

The work is partofAotearoa's 

RoadtoZero strategy, aimingfor a 

40 percent reduction in road deaths 

by 2030,and afuture wherepeople 

no longer acceptthat deathsand 

disabilitiesare the price we pay for 

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NEWS 

14 North Canterbury News, May 19, 2022 

Oustanding entries 


The Be aTouristinYour Town 

competition, run by Waimakariri 

Libraries, delivered outstanding workby 

young people. 

Heldduring the school holidays the 

competition was to encouragethe 

creativity and community pride of the 

youth in Waimakariri,says libraries’ 

digital inclusioncoordinator, Sarah 

Stenhouse. 

‘‘Wewere thrilled with the quality of the 

entries, and inspired by the skills and 

confidenceofthe winners of the photo and 

video categories. 

‘‘Wehad entriesfrom Kaiapoi, 

Rangiora,Oxford and Pegasus. 

‘‘Skate parks were the most popular 

topic,’’ Sarahsays. 

Entrants couldtake up to three photosor 

makeashortvideo to showsomething that 

makes the town they liveinspecial. 

The competition was judgedbylibrary 

staff who saidthe winning video,Why I 

LoveLiving in Pegasus, filmed by Ben 

Jackman,aged 10, of Pegasus,was a 

‘‘gorgeous,spectacular pieceofwork’’. 

The winning photograph, takenby 

BenjaminBoltar, aged 13, of his brother 

Blake, aged10, doinga‘‘deck grab’’ on his 

scooter at the skate parkinKaiapoi’s 

TrousselotPark, also earned high praise 

fromthe judgeswho said it was an 

‘‘awesome photo’’. 

Ben’s mother HeatherJackman,said he 

filmedthe video on her iPhone13which 

has ‘‘incredible stabilisation’’. 

He edited it on the Final Cut Pro 

softwareprogramme and was ‘‘surprised 

but overthe moon’’ to win the video section 

of the competition. 

BenjaminBoltar’smum, Chelsie, said 

his winning photographwas alsotaken on 

an iPhone. 

The family all enjoy taking photographs. 

Benjaminand Blake's brother, 

Winning image ... Blake Boltar, aged 10, 

doing a‘‘deck grab’’ scooter move at the 

Trousselot Park Skate Park, in Kaiapoi, 

during the recent school holidays. The 

photo, taken by his brother, won first prize in 

the photo section of the Waimakariri 

Libraries’ school holidays’ photo and video 

competition, Be ATourist In Your Town. 

PHOTO: BENJAMIN BOLTAR 

Christopher, aged 8, also won aprize in the 

competition for his videotakenatthe 

skatepark. 

The brothers use their camera skillsto 

critique theirscootertechniquesand 

when Benjamin’sphoto won first prizein 

the competitionBlake was quick to point 

out that he should havewon the prize 

because he did the trick which madethe 

photo. 

Chelsie saidthe skate parkis‘‘a real 

featurefor Kaiapoi.The boyslove it. It is a 

drawcardfor families and kids of all ages’’. 

Ben and Benjamin each received a 

BluetoothSpeaker,while the secondplaced 

entrants received afamilymovie 

pass,donated by Rangiora TownHall 

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Staff turnover begins to bite 

By DAVID HILL 

The Waimakariri District Council is 

grapplingwithhigher staff turnover than 

usual, as labour shortages continuetobite. 

Staffturnoverhas been hovering above 

15 percent since latelast year, compared to 

the preCovid rate of 710%, says chief 

executive Jim Harland. But this is still 

lowerthan other industries,with the 

nationalaverage being 2024%, he says. 

Staffmove on for avarietyofreasons, 

with several heading off to higher paid 

government jobs,MrHarland says. 

Some level of staff turnover is goodfor 

bringing in new ideassogettingthe right 

balance is essential, he says. 

‘‘If it’s too low you’re not getting new 

ideasand if it’s too high you’re not getting 

continuity. Compared to the national 

average we havegoodstaffretention, but 

we would like to see thatturnover 

reduced.’’ 

Work areas under themost pressure 

include threewaters, engineering, 

resourceconsent staff,building inspectors 

and planning staff,where thereisalimited 

supply of people with the right skills. 

The council has employed interns and 

summer graduates to help the threewaters 

staffget through the backlog, Mr Harland 

Jim Harland 

says.‘‘Inboth casesyou can endupwith 

useful employees, but it takes time.’’ 

Gaps will often be filled withconsultants, 

but even they are underpressure. 

Mr Harlandsays he has beenhaving 

conversations with chiefexecutives from 

neighbouring councils around retention of 

key staff. 

Arecent staff survey found most staff 

were happy in their work,hesays. Work / 

life balance and the opportunity to support 

the community werecited as the most 

attractive reasonstowork for the council. 

Roading contract awarded 

Corde Limited (formerly Sicon Ltd) has 

been awarded the road maintenance 

contractfor Hurunui District Council. 

An evaluationteam found Corde had the 

appropriate resource levels, experience 

and management team to ensure levels of 

service could be met. 

The contract term is for five years, with 

two additional two year extensions 

availableifthe performance criteria are 

met. 

The currentcontract with Corde expires 

on June 30. 

Council’s chief executive Hamish Dobbie 

says awardingthe contract to Corde is good 

for the district. 

‘‘Theywill continue to work hard 

providing the district with agood level of 

service,’’ he says. 

‘‘We expected to see amarked difference 

in pricing for the new contract, versusthe 

old, and this is understandable giventhe 

global issues and uncertainty everyone is 

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Music for dementia concert 


Anew cabaret showband is helping 

dementia patients to enjoy music and 

revive memories of daysgoneby. 

The Rangiorabased band, Rose Between, 

is supporting registered charity Music For 

Dementia New Zealand at its concerts, 

donating$100 to the charity to buy aset of 

head phones for adementia patienttouse. 

Band members, Ken Richards and 

Matthew Field,are bothfrom Rangiora, 

whileAroha Williams is from Christchurch. 

The trio willplay its first official concert 

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May 25, performing popularmusic fromthe 

1930sthrough to the presentday. 

Before returning to New Zealandtolive, 

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performing concerts for the CanberrabasedDementia 

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Last Sunday afternoon 

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Oxford set to light up Matariki 

By DAVID HILL 

Oxford is set to celebrate Matariki next 

month. 

The annual winter lightsfestival willrun 

from June 10 and will culminatein 

Matariki celebrations on Friday, June 24. 

Oxford Promotions Action Committee 

chairperson Dani Riellysays havingthe 

new Matariki public holiday will make the 

event extra special. 

‘‘We’restillfinalising the programme, but 

from June 17 to 24 we will run anumber of 

small events culminating on theFriday.’’ 

Local businessesand residents are being 

encouraged to get in behind the event with 

Christmas light displays from June 10, with 

registrationsclosing on June 3. 

The Oxford Farmers’ Market will be on 

as usual on both Sundays during the two 

weeklong festivities, givingeven more 

reason to visitOxford. 

The Oxford Observatoryisplanningan 

open nightonFriday, June17, from 7.30pm 

to 9.30pm so peoplecan view the Matariki 

constellation (with June 18 as aback up in 

case of cloudorrain).Followthe Oxford 

ObservatoryonFacebook for more 

information. 

Afree children’s moviescreening of 

Abominable will be held in the Oxford Town 

Hall on Sunday, June 19, from 1pm, 

organised by the OB&I League (Oxford 

Benevolent and Improvement). 

The Oxford Librarywillbeofferingan 

eveningofstorytelling, songs,crafts and 

puppetsonTuesday,June 21, from 5.30pm 

to 7pm. 

TheOxfordCommunityTrust will step 

things up with aroller disco in the Oxford 

GP HallonThursday,June 23, from 6pm to 

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Winter wonder ... The Village Foods Bakery Takeaway Cafe in Oxford during aprevious 

Oxford Winter Lights Display. 


8pm. There is agold coin donation for the 

hire of skates. 

Waimakariri Mayor Dan Gordon is set to 

join the festivitiesonMatariki Day, judging 

the lights and announcing the winners in 

the Oxford TownHall at 3.30pm. 

The townhall will be open from 12pm to 

4pm withfree entry and children’s crafts 

including makingorigami stars, poi 

making, astarry night mobile and 

decoratingsticks for titi torea /Maori stick 

games.The Oxfordand Districts Lions will 

be running afree sausage sizzle. 

Rounding out Matariki Day will be alive, 

familyfriendly performance by ‘‘Danni and 

Hoodz’’ at the Oxford Working Men’s Club 

function room from 7pm, performing some 

of their waiatainTeReo. Follow Oxford 

PromotionsNZon Facebook for more 

information. 

Weekend visitors returning 

Activity on Oxford’s Main Street is 

starting topickupagain,following the 

easing of Covid19restrictions last month. 

Weekend visitors arestartingtoreturn 

to town, providing somerelief to local 

retailers. 

Main StreetCafe has seen adefinite 

boost in patronage in recent weeks, a 

spokesperson says. 

‘‘I thinkthings have definitely picked 

up, whichisreally nicefor all the 

businessesinvolved,’’ she says. 

‘‘It’s gettingabitmore back to normal, 

especially on the weekends and we’re 

getting people coming from out of town 

again andeventhe oddcampervan.’’ 

Staff morale hasbeengood,the 

spokesperson says. 

‘‘We’ve beensoblessed with our staff. 

Theyare loyaland throughall this they’ve 

justbeen there.There’s always been 

someone to covershiftswhensomeoneis 

sick.’’ 

Oxford Community Trust manager Jo 

Ealam says the ‘‘beautiful’’autumn 

weather has provided awelcomed boost 

on Main Street. 

‘‘It’s nice to see everyone back in the 

workforce andthe weekends are busy 

which Ithinkthe businesses are happy 

with. We are all ticking along.’’ 

ButCovid hastakenit’s tollonthe local 

community, MrsEalam says. 

‘‘It’s been really busy andthat’s going to 

continue andpeopleare goingtostruggle 

with the priceoffuel. 

‘‘We’ve seen arise in demand for food 

parcelsinthe last month.’’ 

The trust has been out in force with its 

‘‘I’ve Got Your Back’’ promotion in recent 

weeks, visitinglocalbusinesses with 

Easter hampers and erecting new 

billboards to encourage people to ‘‘look 

outfor each other’’. 

‘‘I think it willbeahard winter for 

people, but if someoneisstruggling 

there’s always someoneout there for 

you,’’ Mrs Ealam says. 

OxfordOhoka CommunityBoard 

deputy chairpersonThomas Robson says 

thetownseems to be faring well, despite 

therecentpressures of Covidrestrictions. 

‘‘I think we areover the worst of Covid 

andIknow the communitytrust has been 

busy supporting peopleathome. 

‘‘Buteverything seemsto be getting 

back on track and the UDrive is busy 

againwith drivinglessons for young 

people.’’ 

Mr Robsonsays the community board 

hasbeenbusy recent months making a 

submission to the Waimakariri District 

Council’s annual planadvocating for 

improvements to local footpaths and 

roads. 

The board is also continuing to back the 

local community in its desire to havea 

lower speed limitonOxford’s Main Street 

lowered andiskeen for the councilto 

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Wet season produces great crops 

North Canterbury’s wet summer has 

produced some impressive winter feed 

crops. 

Judges Matt McKenzie, of Agricom, and 

Sam Lucas, of Farmlands, were kept busy 

during last week’s Oxford A&P 

Association Winter Feed Competition, 

organiser Steve Macaulay says. 

‘‘Thanks to all involved with our 2022 

competition. We had great support from 

sponsors and competitors and it was a 

fine couple of days judging some great 

crops, particularly the nonirrigated 

crops this year,’’ he says. 

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Dairies, 2nd; Bradley Wilcock, 

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Dryland Kale: Phil Wells, Carleton 

Dairies, 1st; Glen Morris, 2nd; Timperley 

Farming, 3rd; Andrew Mehrtens, 

Ngakuroa, 4th. 

Forage Rape: Jeremy &Nerolie 

McIntosh, Moana Downs, 1st; Marie & 

Andrew FitzPatrick, Eyredale, 2nd; 

Alistair Bird, The Grange, 3rd. 

Swedes: Jeremy &Nerolie McIntosh, 

Moana Downs, 1st; Harry Meijer, 

Silvercrest Farms, 2nd; Timperley 

Farming 3rd. 

Fodder Beet, Irrigated: Tim Stokes, 

Stokes Farming, 1st; Luke Hurley, Cox 

Farming, 2nd; Kevin Mehrtens, 

Weirbank, 3rd. 

Head high ... Judges Matt McKenzie (left), and Sam Lucas (right), judge acrop of irrigated 

kale at Andrew Mehrtens, Ngakuroa. It was judged first. 

PHOTO: LETITIA SCHROEDER 

Busy time for Oxford Gallery 

Oxford Gallery is open again and has a 

busy couple of months planned. 

Gallery volunteers are gearing up to 

celebrate Matariki with aprogramme of 

events in the pipeline. 

Afiveweek life drawing course starts 

tonight at acost of $120 per person. No 

drawing experience is required. 

‘‘It's great for anyone looking for anew, 

creative challenge and there's always a 

very supportive atmosphere on this 

course,’’ says public programmes and 

communications coordinator Katie 

Hallam. 

Achildren's ceramics workshop on 

Saturday, May 28 is sold out ,but there 

are spaces available for asecond 

ceramics workshop on Saturday, June 4. 

The workshop runs from 10am to 

12.30pm, is aimed at tamariki aged 11 to 

15 years and costs $15 per person. 

Aspiring artists are also encouraged to 

mark Thursday, July 28, on their 

calendars for ahow to: creative 

communities session. 

This is achance to explore possibilities 

and fund your creative projects. 

The session runs from 6.30pm to 8pm 

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Fodder Beet, Dryland: Luke Hurley, 

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Winter Saved, Pasture: Glen Morris, 

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2nd; Bradley Wilcock, Stoneleigh Park, 

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New Pasture: Alex Daniel, Daniel 

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Bridge tournament 

Directing asession of bridge is like 

directing and producing astage show, says 

Craig Shannahanfrom the Rangiora 

Bridge Club. 

Craig will be the chief directoratthis 

weekend’s Top of the South Pairs bridge 

tournament in Kaikoura. 

Two rising stars on the New Zealand 

bridge scene will be competing in the May 

2122 tournament. 

Eighteenyearold Leon Meier from 

Christchurch will partner with his club 

mate, Max Morrison,while 23yearold 

Jeremy FraserHoskin from the Akarana 

club in Auckland will make the trek south 

to play with the experiencedGraeme 

Tuffnell, from Christchurch. 

Jeremyfinished second in the event last 

year playing with adifferent partner, and 

will be aiming to go one better this time 

around. 

Both of thesepairs are expected to 

figure prominently in the twoday event. 

They can expect strong opposition from 

wellestablished pair Michael Johnston 

and Paula Gregory from Timaru, who 

come in as the top ranked players in the 

tournament with 2378 rating points 

between them. 

The local Kaikoura club will be 

representedbytwo pairs. 

Tournament secretary Pam Whitehead 

will playwith her regularpartner Stuart 

Grant. Peter and Jenny Story will also be a 

force to be reckonedwith, having finished 

10th in last year’s event. 

Rangiora’s sole representativesare 

David and FernMacRae who are regular 

players on the Top of the South and 

Canterbury tournament circuits. 

Last year’s winners MichaelWare and 

David Skipper will not be defending their 

title this year. 

The oneday Kaikoura Multigrade Pairs 

for intermediateand junior ranked 

players will run concurrently with the 

open eventonSaturday. 

Atotal of 124 players have entered for 

the two events. 

Top contenders in the multigrade event 

will include Michael and Valerie 

Fitzsimons from Nelson and Viv Murray 

and Trish Clearwater from Marlborough. 

Both these pairs haverecently been 

selected to play for Top of the South in the 

nationalinterprovincial championships 

to be held online later this year. 

This event has attracted 18 players from 

the host club Kaikoura and eight players 

fromRangiora. 

Other visiting playersfor the two 

tournaments will come from arange of 

clubs across the Top of the South and 

Canterbury regions including 

Marlborough, Westport, Picton, Nelson, 

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Thereisachange of venue this year. 

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after havingbeen played at the Kaikoura 

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‘‘Hosting these tournaments is the 

highlightofthe year for us. 

‘‘We always look forward to welcoming 

our friends from other clubs,’’ Pam says. 

Thereare currently 12,500 registered 

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BOXING 

NewZealanderNicila Costello 

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fighter, Hannah Morgan atthe 

Royal International Convention 

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Queensland,Australia. 

Bothboxers, whowereonthe 

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in at 52.1 kgs. 

It onlytook38secondsfor Nicila 

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wasthe keyingredient of the 

wholefight —thestraight right. 

After that, theMuayThai fighter 

Hannah Morgan was in trouble as 

shetriedtoget away from Nicila 

by moving around the ring. 

However,Nicila,originally from 

thesmall NorthCanterbury town 

of Hawarden, landed another jab 

andstraight right to dropHannah 

Morgan downhard. 

Hannah showed some heart, got 

up andwas willing to continue,but 

Nicila wassimply too good, and 

likeashark smellingblood inthe 

water she went for the kill. Nicila 

knockedher opponentdown again 

to endthefight. 

‘‘I’m feeling very good andI’m 

really gratefultoHannahfor 

showingupready forawar. My 

goal was definitely to stop thefight 

early, butIwaspreparedtogothe 

whole wayifithadcome downto 

it,’’ Nicilasaid. 

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right hands so wereally worked on 

Champion ... Hawarden born boxer Nicila Costello has won her latest fight 

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trying to havemeset it up more, 

utilisingthe jaband coming in for 

agood right hand, which Ibelieve 

we achieved.‘‘We also workeda 

lotongoingtothe body so I'm 

really happywith my level 

changing during thefight.’’ 

Nicila'strainer,another South 

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‘‘The WIBA titlehas been 

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opponentisthehardest part.’’ 

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The North Canterbury News, May 19, 2022 25 

Back in the chambers 

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Waimakariri’sdistrict 

councillorsare pleased to be 

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The council returned to the 

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its monthlyonMay 3, after 

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Meetingswere moved online 

fromFebruary28, as Covid19 

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Thecouncil metonMay 4and 

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Change of focus for farmer 

By DAVID HILL 

Supreme champion ... Te Mania 18555 was named supreme champion Angus bull ahead 

of the 2020 National Angus Bull Sale. 

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‘Meaty’ bulls on display 

Next Thursday’s (May 26) North 

Canterbury bull walk provides farmers 

with the opportunity to see what 

breeding bulls are available in the area. 

Kaiwara Angus of Culverden will be 

opening its gates on Thursday, with 25 

‘‘meaty’’ bulls on display, ahead of its 

annual onfarm sale on Thursday, June 

16, from 11am. 

The stud was established in 1973, with 

all breeding stock run on the dry hills of 

Culverden. 

The dry hilly conditions are ideal for 

testing the fertility and constitution of 

the animals, manager George Johns says 

An intensive AI programme is coupled 

with sourcing bulls and females from 

various studs around the country to keep 

the stud’s genetics at the forefront. 

‘‘On offer will be 25 meaty hill country 

bulls backed by acomprehensive three 

year guarantee,’’ Mr Johns says. 

Enquiries can be made to George Johns 

on 0221983599. 

Te Mania Angus bulls will go under the 

hammer in an onfarm sale at Conway 

Flat Road, Parnassus, on Wednesday, 

June 22, from 1pm, with viewing from 

10am. 

The stud has been operating at Conway 

Flat in North Canterbury since 1928, 

having been established by Edwin and 

Esther Wilding. 

Today, the Wildings run 500 Angus stud 

cows. Contact Will Wilding on 

0278264015. 

Cheviot farmer and keen fisher Daniel 

Maxwell has plenty to keep him busy, 

despite stepping down from his role with 

Federated Farmers. 

Mr Maxwell stepped down as North 

Canterbury meat and wool chairperson 

at the provincial annual meeting at 

Leeston earlier this month, after four 

years in the role. 

But he will continue to provide a 

farmer voice as Federated Farmers’ 

representative on the North Canterbury 

Fish and Game Council, as well as 

playing an advisory role to support his 

successor. 

He will also continue to serve on the 

Hurunui Adverse Events Committee. 

The last four years have been eventful, 

tackling drought, flooding, regulations 

and Covid19. 

‘‘You name it, there’s been afair bit 

going on,’’ he says. 

He is stepping back to focus on his 

farming business and to spend more time 

with his family. 

Mr Maxwell says progress has been 

made in recent years in finding common 

ground between Federated Farmers and 

Fish and Game. 

He looks forward to helping the two 

organisations continue to work together 

for ‘‘a better future’’. 

‘‘There’s alot of things there that are of 

concern to both farmers and Fish and 

Game, like firearms regulations, so 

there’s alot of common goals. 

Mr Maxwell is keen to find a 

replacement meat and wool chairperson. 

‘‘If need be, Iwill be adelegate at the 

[Federated Farmers] meat and wool 

council meetings, because it’s really 

important North Canterbury has avote 

and some influence. 

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‘‘But if anyone is keen to take on the 

role Iwould encourage them to do it or to 

go along as an observer to get afeel for 

what the role is about.’’ 

After several years of drought, Mr 

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best one on his farm in more than 20 

years. 

‘‘We just had 15mls of rain so that’s 

been really welcomed as we were getting 

abit dry, but we’ve had afantastic 

autumn. 

‘‘We’ve been really lucky we’ve had 

extra feed on hand when it’s come to a 

shortage of capacity at the works. If it had 

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By TIM CRONSHAW 

Farming families are being told to put 

their health first as workloads come 

under pressure from Covid19 sickness. 

Unwanted longCovid is the risk they 

face if they drive themselves too hard to 

make up for being shorthanded as 

workers isolate or look after ill family 

members. 

To lighten the load on teams, North 

Canterbury dairy farmers are reducing 

milkings, and are grateful that the peak 

has arrived at the tailend of the dairy 

season. 

The concern is that sheep and beef 

farmers who are sole owneroperators 

will also put their own welfare second to 

that of livestock. 

Federated Farmers North Canterbury 

president Caroline Amyes said it was 

important that farmers got the worklife 

balance right when infection rates were 

high, and to keep in mind their health 

and safety. 

‘‘This isn’t unique to farmers, and as it 

continues to root through the country, 

people have to look after themselves and 

isolate until they get better.’’ 

Some farmers have introduced flexible 

rostering and adjusted rostered or 

annual days off. 

Others had reduced their milking 

frequency to help them get through this 

period, she said. 

‘‘They’ve gone 16hour milking, onceaday 

milking or 10 milkings in seven 

days. 

‘‘There has been challenges getting 

cull cows to the works and possibly 

labour is having an impact on that. 

Labour supply was already tight and our 

unemployment rate was really low, so it’s 

been challenging. 

‘‘When you are ateam member down 

Caroline Amyes 

with Covid it just makes it harder to 

bear.’’ 

Ms Amyes said the timing was 

fortunate in that milkings could be 

tweaked. 

‘‘If we continue to have Covid into 

calving, that would be areally hard 

situation for people to manage.’’ 

She said sheep and beef farmers 

should contact the Rural Support Trust 

for help, rather than place their health at 

risk by continuing to work when they are 

sick. 

No farmer wanted longCovid, she said. 

With border restrictions starting to 

relax, Federated Farmers hopes more 

Kiwi, migrant and other workers will 

enter the country to fill gaps in rosters. 

But meaningful relief might not arrive 

until next year. 

Kaikoura wetland planting 

Kaikoura farmers are encouraged to 

join acommunity wetland planting day 

next week. 

The New Zealand Landcare Trust is 

leading aplanting day on Thursday 

(May 26) at the Kaikoura 

Demonstration Site as part of the 

‘‘Managing Wetlands As Farm Assets’’ 

initiative. 

The planting will be on the wetland 

at Silverbank Farm, which is one of 14 

demonstration sites between Kaikoura 

and Otematata. 

The wetland area has been fenced 

off and preplant spraying has been 

completed in preparation for the day. 

The farm is owned by Will and Chris 

Boyds and managed by Shannon 

Wards, who is passionate about the 

area. 

‘‘It’s simple, farmers have been 

pretty hard on the land in the past, so 

it’s giving back to nature, to what is 

should be like,’’ Shannon says. 

‘‘It’s about the health and wellbeing 

of the land, to help revert at least some 

of it back to what it would have been 

generations ago. 

‘‘As abit of agreenie, it’s about 

replenishing, filtering and 

encouraging ahealthy place on the 

land.’’ 

The aim of this 3year project is to 

work with farmers and the wider 

community to provide advice and 

share knowledge about the range of 

benefits both natural and constructed 

wetlands offer to the farming system, 

the environment and the wider 

community. 

The planting day will take place from 

10am to 3pm, with amorning session 

beginning with abriefing at 10.15am 

and an afternoon session briefing at 

1pm. 

Lunch will be sponsored by the 

Kaikoura Zone Committee between 

12pm and 1pm, with RSVP required. 

Contact Jodie Hoggard on 0276107574 

or email jodiedenton75@gmail.com. 

NAIT bull movement rules 

When bulls are sold or leased for mating 

there are legal requirements for farmers 

to be aware of, says Ospri New Zealand. 

Ospri remindsfarmers that the bull 

provider and farmer receiving the 

animals must record movements in 

NAIT. 

When you send bulls off the farm you 

need to ensure they are tagged and 

registered in NAIT, complete an animal 

status declaration check if the animals 

need apremovement TB test or arrange 

aservicebull TB test. 

Asending movement needs to be 

recorded in NAIT within 48 hours of the 

animals leaving your farm. 

Farmers receiving bulls need to check 

that the bulls are tagged and registered 

in NAIT and tested for TB if they are 

from amovement control area. 

They should also check that they 

receive an animal status declaration 

form and confirm all bull movements in 

NAIT within 48 hours of the animals 

arriving on their property. 

Whenever an animal moves on or off 

your farm, you will need to recorda 

movement in the NAIT system recording 

your NAIT number, the NAIT number of 

the sender or receiver and the date the 

animals moved. 

Individual RFID tag numbersofthe 

animals that havemoved should also be 

recorded. 

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Saracens remains unbeaten 

RUGBY 

By PETER WILLIAMS 

With just two roundsof section play left 

before the quarterfinals,Saracens is the 

only unbeaten teaminthe Luisetti Seeds 

country rugby competition. 

It is alsothe only team to have already 

secureditself aguaranteed positionin 

the quarterfinals. 

Saracens has the bye in the last round 

of section play, but has already secured 

sufficientpointsto qualify. 

Avictory over the improvingOhoka 

team nextSaturday, in amatchthat 

doubles for the DeansShield, would 

ensure Saracens homeadvantage in 

everymatch its plays in the knockout 

finals series. 

The only other North Canterbury sides 

with any chance of qualifying are 

GlenmarkCheviot and Kaiapoi, with the 

former being the more likely after 

beating Kaiapoi at the weekend. 

Kaiapoi vGlenmark 

Cheviot 

The teamthat madethe fewest errors 

prospered. 

Kaiapoi, especially in the backs was 

frankly awfulinthe first half, conceding 

astring of penalties that ensured 

GlenmarkCheviot spent most of the half 

on attack. 

That enabled CalebBeck who had a 

solid gameat firstfive, to kick two 

penalties while in the second quarter 

Angus Gibb who wasonthe top of his 

form,and MattJensen toucheddownto 

give the visitors avery handy halftime 

lead of 16nil. 

Some straight talking, no doubt, bythe 

Kaiapoicoaches at halftime was quickly 

rewardedbyagood try to replacement 

lock,Bailey Counihan. 

Game on. The scoring seesawed in a 

tightand entertaining second half. 

GlenmarkCheviot led 1912 when Beck 

scored the try of the match that sealed 

Kaiapoi’s fate. 

It had its genesis in the vision of Mike 

Keane who sliced back for an inpass 

creating agap. As Kaiapoi’s cover 

engulfed him he offloaded to Beckwho 

scored closetothe posts. 

There was just enough timeon the 

clockfor Kaiapoi to mount aprolonged 

siegeonGlenmarkCheviot’s line. 

Peter Mudunaivalu matched his 

brother’s effort from earlier in the half by 

scoring what provedtobemore than just 

aconsolation try.Taine JacobLawson’s 

conversionwasenough to secure 

Kaiapoiabonus point that could yet be 

invaluableinatight section. 

For GlenmarkCheviot, AngusGibb 

impressedwithhis hard running and 

solid defence, as did No 8Andrew Hull 

who was the pick of GlenmarkCheviot’s 

forwards, whilefor KaiapoiDante Love 

restored somemuchneededto Kaiapoi’s 

midfield. 

In the forwards Matt Etheredge was 

againastandout while captain Jacob 

Hurring led from the frontwith astrong 

performance. 

Kaiapoi 19,(Bailey Counihan, Makario 

Mudunaivalu,Peter Mudunaivalu tries , 

TaineJacobs Lawson 2conversions) lost 

to GlenmarkCheviot26(AngusGibb, 

MattJensen,Caleb Becktries, Beck 3 

penalties,1conversion). 

Ohoka vHornby 

Ohoka scoredits second consecutive win, 

comfortably accounting for Hornby. 

Appropriately, it wasBlain 

O’Loughlin, playing in his 100th match 

for Ohoka, whoopened the scoring with a 

good try, quicklyfollowedbyatry by 

Angus Gunn. 

But Hornby tightened its defences and 

31 

Celebration time ... The Ohoka rugby team hoist Blain O’Loughlin high after playing in his 

100th match for Ohoka. Ohoka beat Hornby 3114. 

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the only othertry in the firsthalf was 

scored by them, keepingthe match very 

much alive at halftimewith Ohoka 

leading 147. 

Ohokasoon reestablished its 

ascendancy after halftime when Scott 

Allinsplit the defence open for the first 

of threeunansweredtries that putthe 

gameoutofHornby’s reach,although it 

did score aconsolation try justbefore the 

hooter. 

Hooker Jack Wedlakewas the pick of 

the Ohoka pack while O’Loughlin, 

Wiggins andAllin all caughtthe eye in an 

Ohoka backlinethat was expertly guided 

around the field by Paddy McCallum. 

Ohoka 31(Blain O’Loughlin,AngusGunn, 

Scott Allin, GeorgeWedlake andGeorge 

Higgins tries,Allin 3conversions) beat 

Hornby 14. 

Ashley vWoodend 

Afterahardfought battle,Ashleygot the 

better of adeterminedWoodend side at 

GladstonePark. Ashleystartedto gain 

somedominance with Jack Marshall 

controlling his backs well. Fullback 

Nathan Emery scoredabrace of tries 

while Korbyn Gray,onthe wing, proved 

hardto put down, oftenattracting 

multiple defenders. 

At the base of the scrum,TylerPower 

madethe most of his opportunities with 

several sniping runs.He was rewarded 

with atry rightonthe stroke of halftime, 

giving Ashley a250 lead. 

Instructionsto the Ashleypack wereto 

be more direct in the second half and it 

was rewarded with three forward tries. 

LukeDuckworth, Nick Sim and Elijah 

Coulstonall workedtirelessly in the 

Ashley pack, as did evergreen prop, 

Andrew Olorenshaw, who put in a 

sterling effort in his 100th match for 

Ashley. 

This addstohis 137 appearances for 

Burnsidein the Metrocompetition,and 

his 37 gamesfor Canterbury. 

Woodend neverstopped trying and 

wererewarded by atry in the 76th 

minute. 

Matt Handwas one of its bestforwards, 

while halfback Jayden Stokes utilised 

the boxkick to goodeffectin an excellent 

allroundperformance, while Jayden 

Young was the best of the rest of the 

Woodend backline. 

Woodend 7 (Daniel Pauro try, Ethan 

Hobbs conversion) lost to Ashley44 

(Nathan Emery (2), Korbyn Gray, Tyler 

Power, Richie Hancox, Josh Duckworth 

and JimmyThiele tries, Jack Marshall 1 

penalty, Gray (2) and Emery, 

conversions). 

Saracens vSpringston 

Thiswas an important win for the 

Saracens as Springston was in second 

positionin the pool goinginto the match, 

and it began as though it was determined 

to knockSaracens off its perch.After 

trading early penalties Springston 

scored the first try and wasleading103 

at the end of the first quarter. 

But the second quarter belonged 

almost entirely to Saracensasitpiledon 

20 unanswered points, with goodtries to 

Hadrian Jacksonand Ollie Bithray, while 

the everreliable Ricky Allinconverted 

themboth and added two further 

penaltiestoenable Saracenstotakea 

2310 leadinto halftime. 

Saracens thensurvived arockyperiod 

during the thirdquarter muchof which 

wasplayed with 14 menwhen bench 

player,IsaacPulley, was sinbinned. 

Whentwo furtherSpringston penalties 

closed the gap to 2316 it seemed as 

though apulsating finish wasbeckoning. 

Springstonpiled on the pressure but the 

Saracens defence held.With thatassault 

repulsed,Saracens rallied andfinished 

much the stronger of the two teams, with 

Ricky Allin landingtwo more penalties 

before areplacement, LemuelHill,put 

the issue beyond doubtwith atry in 

injury time. 

Saracens’defensive effort wasled by 

clubstalwart, Nathan Goodwin, who was 

adeserved winner of his team’splayeroftheday 

award. Others to impress 

included the rugged prop,Rawiri 

Karena, while the importance of Ricky 

Allintothis team,especially with regard 

to his goalkicking ,should never be 

underestimated. 

Springston 16 lost to Saracens34 

(Hadrian Jackson,OllieBithray,Lemuel 

Hilltries,Ricky Allin 5penalties and 2 

conversions). 

Methven vOxford 

Methven is one of three teams, the others 

being Lincoln and Southbridge,who are 

all tied up on 17 points at the top of the 

standingstable in Section 1, after 

Methvenhad little difficultyindisposing 

of Oxford on Saturday. Oxfordtriedhard 

to matchthe efforts of Methven.Flanker 

BenFosterand lockLiam Stevenson 

were the pick of the packbut Methven 

had the game well undercontrol 

throughout. Methven 38 beat Oxford10 

(Stew Dalzell, try.Toni BakerJoass1 

penalty, 1conversion). 

NORTH CANTERBURYRUGBY 

SUB UNION -21 st May 2022 

LuisettiSeeds Combined Div 1Pool A 

Oxford VWoodend, 02:45PM, OxOval. Ashley BYE. 

LuisettiSeeds Combined Div 1Pool B 

Glenmark Cheviot V Hurunui, 02:45 PM, Chev 1. 

Prebbleton VKaiapoi,02:45 PM, Prebb Oval. 

LuisettiSeeds Combined Div 1Pool C 

Saracens VOhoka,02:45PM, Sbk1. 

Division 2-Ellesmere &North Canterbury 

Glenmark Cheviot V Hurunui, 01:00 PM, Chev 1. 

Saracens V Ohoka, 01:00 PM, Sbk1. Oxford V 

Woodend,01:00 PM,OxOval. KaikouraVAshley,02:00 

PM,Kaik1. 

CombinedColts A 

GlenmarkCheviotVAshley, 01:00 PM. Kaiapoi BYE. 

U18 Combined 

Hurunui VWaihora/Lincoln, 01:00 PM. MCRU ALPS V 

Kaiapoi GOLD, 01:15 PM, Celtic3.RHS 2nd XV BYE. 

U16 Combined 

Leeston VKHS,11:30 AM,Prebb 1. Lincoln VHurunui, 

11:30 AM, Linc 3. Waihora VOxford, 12:00 PM, TT 2. 

RHS VMethven, 01:00PM. 

Un14.5Ellesmere &North Canterbury 

Prebbleton VRangiora Green, 11:30 AM, Prebb 2. 

Oxford VKaikoura, 01:00PM. RangioraGold BYE. 

Under 13 

Saracens VOxford, 11:30 AM. HurunuiVAshley,11:30 

AM. Amberley VKaiapoi GOLD, 11:30 AM. Woodend 

BYE.. 

Woodend 12s vsKaiapoi 13s vs Amberley 13s in a 

game of 3halves at Woodend,12.00 PM. 

Under 12 

Oxford VOhoka Red, 12:00 PM. Kaikoura VAshley, 

12:00 PM. Glenmark Cheviot VHurunui, 12:00 PM. 

SaracensVOhoka Black, 12:00PM. 

Under 11 

Amberley VAshley,10:30 AM. Saracens Blue VKaiapoi 

BLUE, 11.10 AM, Jnr6. Saracens Red VOhoka Red, 

11.10 AM, Jnr7. Woodend VOxford, 10:30 AM. Ohoka 

Black VHurunui,10:30 AM. Kaiapoi GOLD BYE. 

Under 10 

Kaiapoi GOLD VAmberleyBlack,12:10 PM. Woodend 

VOxford ,10.00 aM. KaikouraVOhokaRed,12:10 PM. 

Amberley Blue VAshley Blue, 12:10 PM. Ohoka Black 

VHurunui, 12:10PM 

Under 9 

SaracensBlueVAshley Green. 10:00 AM. Ohoka Black 

VHurunui. 10:00 AM. Saracens Red VOhoka Red, 

10:00 AM. Woodend VOxford, 12.10 PM. Glenmark 

CheviotVAshley Blue,10:00 AM. Kaiapoi GOLD BYE 

Under 8 

Kaikoura Red VOhoka Red, 11:05 AM. Ohoka Black V 

HurunuiU8, 11:05 AM. AmberleyVAshley Blue,11:05 

AM. Glenmark Cheviot VKaikoura Blue, 11:05 AM. 

Glenmark Cheviot blue VKaiapoi GOLD, 11:05 AM. 

Woodend Black VOxford, 11:05 AM. Saracens Blue V 

SaracensRed,11:05 AM.Ashley Green BYE. 

Under 7 

Amberley VAshley Blue, 10:50 AM. Ashley Green 

VWoodend Green, 10:50 AM. Glenmark Cheviot V 

Kaiapoi GOLD, 10:50 AM. Woodend Black VOxford 

Black, 10:50 AM. Kaiapoi BLUE VOhoka Red, 10:50 

AM.SaracensBlueVSaracensRed, 10:50 AM.Ohoka 

Black V Hurunui Black, 10:50 AM. Ohoka Red V 

Hurunui, 10:50AM. 

Under 6 

Amberley VAshley Blue, 10:00 AM. Glenmark Cheviot 

Gold VOhokaRed, 10:00AM. Woodend Black VOxford, 

RFC: Under 610:00 AM. Woodend Green VAshle 

Green, 10:00 AM. Glenmark Cheviot Black VOhoka 

Green, 10:00 AM. Glenmark Cheviot Blue VKaiapoi 

GOLD, 10:00AM. Ohoka Black VHurunui Black, 10:00 

AM. Saracens Blue VWoodend Green, 10:00 AM. 

Ashley Gold VAshley White, 10:00 AM. Saracens Red 

VKaiapoi BLUE, 10:00 AM. 

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HOCKEY 

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Hares suffer first loss of the season 

An understrengthRangiora Hurunui 

Hares sufferedits first loss of the hockey 

season against aCarlton Redcliffs team 

stacked with former premier players. 

Despitemissing anumber of key 

players to illness, isolationand injury, 

the Haresput up astrongperformance 

and were always in with achancebefore 

going down 32. 

Rangiora's CBKDivision 1women's 

teamalso putupagood fight against 

highly fancied Hornby Wildcats,trailing 

by just onegoal untillate in the forth 

quarter when Hornby netted twice to 

overinflatethe final scoreline. 

Winning teams from theweekend 

included Rangiora Korimakointhe 

Division3women's competition and the 

Mighty Midweek Men who took down 

archrivals Avon. 

RangioraGold found itself withjust11 

players and probably couldhave pushed 

for awin if they had fresh legs. 

Instead it had to settlefor adraw 

against Carlton Redcliffs. 

RangioraAllsorts scored twoearly 

goals in their Mid WeekMen's Division 2 

clash with Southern, but couldn't 

maintain thatmomentum to go down42. 

In Platinumhockeythe Rangiora Kaka 

girls putinadominant performance 

against Avon while both the Platinum 

Boysteams, the Snakes andJets, played 

well, butlost their games to Hornbyand 

Harewood respectively. 

Results: 

Div 1womenRangioraCBK 2lost to 

HornbyWildcats 5. 

SSL Championshipwomen Rangiora 

Korimako 3defeated Hornby Pumas 0 

MWOWomen's Div 1Rangiora Hurunui 

Hares 2losttoCarlton Redcliffs Blue3 

MWOWomen's Div 3Rangiora 

Piwakawaka 0losttoUniversity Aztecs3 

SSL Premiership menRangiora Gold 3 

drewwith Carlton Redcliffs3 

SSL Championshipmen Rangiora 

Oddfellows 1losttoUniversity Celts2 

MWOmen Div 1Rangiora Mighty 

Midweek Men4defeated Avon 2 

MWO menDiv 2Rangiora Allsorts 2lost 

to Southern United 4 

Platinum Grades 

Girls Rangiora Kaka 5defeated Avon0. 

MVP: Dilyn Johnson 

Girls Rangiora Kakariki won by dafault 

against HornbyMeercats 

BoysRangiora Jets2lost to Harewood 

4. 

BoysRangiora Snakes 1lost to Hornby 

Dragons 2 

Junior Grades 

(Canterbury is not postingany score 

results for these grades) 

KwikSticksBoys :Rangiora Rampage 

On target ... Eliza Smith from the Rangiora Kaka Platinum Girls team evades the tackle of 

Avon in her teams 50 win. Rangiora player in background is game MVP Dylin Johnson. 

PHOTO:TONY KEAN 

playedSouthern Salamanders; Rangiora 

Roguesplayed Harewood Hornets. 

Kwik Sticks Girls:Rangiora Rainbows 

playedHarewood Storm; Rangiora 

Raiders played Waikirikiri Tui; 

RangioraRoad Runners playedAvon 

Swans; RangioraRubies played 

WaikirikiriKorimakos 

Kiwi SticksBoys: Rangiora Rangers 

playedSouthern Snakes; Rangiora 

Raptors played HinemoaKaiapoi Matai; 

KiwiSticks Girls: Rangiora Rabbits 

played Marist Tigers; Rangiora Rebels 

played Marist Leopards; Rangiora 

Rhinos playedWaikirikiri Fantails 

MiniSticks Boys; RangioraRoadsters 

played HornbyTimberwolves. 

MiniSticks Girls: Rangiora Rockets 

played HarewoodDynamos; Rangiora 

Rockstars played Southern Squirrels. 

Young athletes to feature in Oceania Games 

By ROBYN BRISTOW 

Two local North Canterbury 

athletes, Jess Hendren and 

Emma Ferguson, have been 

selected in the New Zealand 

athletics squad to compete at 

the Oceania games, in Mackay 

Australia in June. 

The event will feature 750 

plus athletes from 18 nations. 

New Zealand is sending 104 

athletes, comprising amix of 

youth and experience. The 

team includes senior, under 20, 

and under 18 athletes, with 

some of the selected names 

using the event as asteppingstone 

in their preparations for 

the World Championships, 

Commonwealth Games and 

World U20 Championships. For 

others the Oceania 

Championships will serve as an 

important opportunity to build 

experience on the 

international stage. 

Jess and Emma only live 5km 

apart in the GlentuiOkuku 

area, but their road to the 

Oceania games are worlds 

apart. 

They have both been 

schooled in different islands, 

Jess is aseasoned campaigner 

at athletics for Rangiora High 

School and the North 

Canterbury Athletics Club, 

while Emma is anew kid on the 

block. 

The most recent success for 

Jess, was winning the under 18 

women’s high jump at the 

Jennian Homes New Zealand 

Track and Field 

Championships 2022, with a 

jump of 1.72m. 

She was selected to compete 

in the New Zealand Secondary 

School team in February. 

Usually the team travels to 

Australia, but Covid intervened 

so the tour was conducted 

internally in New Zealand with 

athletes competing in the 

senior section at various classic 

meets. 

Jess gained two fourths at the 

In action ... Jess Hendren. 

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Cooks Classic at Whanganui, 

and the Capital Classic in 

Wellington. She was third at the 

New Zealand invitation meet in 

Christchurch. 

Due to Covid and the 

cancellation of the Canterbury 

and South Island Secondary 

athletic sports, Jess has not 

On the road to Mackay ... Emma 

Ferguson. 

competed since early March, so 

she will be hoping the good 

form she had over the summer 

can carry over into the outof 

seasonevent. 

Emma, a17yearold has been 

running competitively for just 

over 12 months. 

This year she has gained 

national titles, silver in the 

800m, bronze in both the 1500m, 

and the mile for under 20 

women in New Zealand. 

Emma, who goes to school at 

Nga Tawa Diocesan School in 

Marton, and runs for the 

Fielding Moa’s, is excited about 

being selected to compete at 

the Oceania games. 

She has also been selected 

for apreOceania champion 

tour where she will have the 

opportunity to experience what 

it is like to travel, live, train and 

prepare with ateam leading up 

to apinnacle event. The tour 

will also include acompetition 

on May 28 against the 

Australian world under 20 

team. 

Emma is coached by Kent 

Horner, adedicated coach who 

trains her from afar. When 

Emma isn’t running she is 

competing in the junior rider 

on her horses or singing. She is 

sitting her Trinity College of 

London diploma this year. 

WaiWecare 

"I joined to help protectindigenousbiodiversity,while 

allowingfor economicneeds,recreation andcultural 

requirements. Havinglocal representationonthe 

committee helps givethe community avoice." 

Martha Jolly – 

Waimakariri 

Water Zone 

Committee member 

Nine of Canterbury’s waterzone committees arelooking for new community 

members. If youare interested in joining,visit ecan.govt.nz/waiwecare and letus 

know waiyou care. Applications close Monday30May. 

Canterbury’s water zone committeesrecommend actions and tactics to councils while working with 

the community.They deliver sustainable benefits from ourwater resource andenhance natural values. 

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We need you ! 

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

Fixed Term positions available: 

We are building anew Trade Team! 

Inwards Goods /StorePerson 

• Mon –Fri up to 40 hours 

• Mustbephysicallyfitand strong 

• Will be required to lift and carry heavy products 

all day 

• Work as part of ateam 

• Beable to think proactively 

• Work hard and smart 

• Mustbecustomer focused 

• Forklift licencewould help 

• Musthavea“Can Do” attitude 

Retail Assistants 

• Weekend work required, up to 40 hours 

• Working inside and outside 

• Mustbephysicallyfitand strong 

• Required to climb ladders and use lifting equipment 

• Required to pick, carry,assemble products 

• Work as part of ateam 

• Beable to think proactively 

• Work hard and smart 

• Customer focused 

• Familiarity ineither DIY or Customer Service 

preferred 

Inwards Goods Forklift Driver 

• Monday–Friday 

• Forklift licenceand OSH cert 

• Experience in abusyenvironment 

• Musthavea“Can Do” attitude 

• Ability to get the job done 

• Reliable, flexible and disciplined 

• Able to think and act on the go 

• Beagoodteamplayer 

• Show an eye for detail and proactive planning 

• Have great communication skills 

Customer Service Checkout Superstars 

We are seeking outgoing, friendly and enthusiastic 

people to join our Customer Service Checkout team. 

Weekend work will be required. 

• Ifyou are passionate about providing excellent 

customer service, then we want to hear from you. 

• Doyou have the ability to smile and relate to people 

• Apositive and friendly outlook 

• Astrong customer focus 

• Areasonable level of fitness as someheavy lifting 

will be required. 

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

Applicants must be aNZresident or have avalid work visa. 

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

Fixed Term Roles 

McAlpines Mitre 10 Mega 

PO Box 1003 

Rangiora 7440 

Or email applications@mcalpines.co.nz 

PLEASE SPECIFY WHICH POSITION YOU ARE APPLYING FOR 

Deliverers Wanted! 

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2481112 

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 

McAlpines have an active drug and alcohol policy in place, apre-employment drug test and 

medical will be required. Applicants must be aNZresident or have avalid work visa. 

Livestock 

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Please include your name,address and contactdetails 

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Please specify which position you are applying for. 

JOBS, JOBS, JOBS. 

Local opportunities for 

Labourers, Sawmill workers, 

Factory, and lots of 

other local opportunities. 

An advantage if you are 

physically fit, able to pass a 

drug test, have drivers’ 

license and reliable transport. 

Contact Donna 027 

636 6960 Elevate 113A 

High Street, Rangiora. 

Accounting Technician 

Required 

Prosser Quirke are a well established 

accounting firm in Rangiora who have 

15 staff and are looking to add an 

Accounting Technician to their team. 

Particular knowledge /skills of the below 

is essential: 

• The Xero and/or MYOB Accounting 

Package 

• GST Preparation 

• Strong communication skills 

• Attention to detail 

• Good time management 

It would be an advantage to have 

knowledge of 

•Drafting of Financial accounts. 

Please apply with cv’s and cover letter 

to Cheryl@prosser-quirke.co.nz 

Applications close 16 th June 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. 

Changing Colours 

It’s that time of year as we move into autumn and 

the changing colours of the leaves are creating a 

beautiful scene across the Waimakariri District. With 

this also comes the drop ofleaves along the berms, 

footpaths and gutters of tree-lined streets. 

Street sweeping will ramp up in streets that have a 

high build-up ofleaves in the road kerb and channel, 

and this will occasionally be supplemented by staff 

on the ground with blowers to remove the build-up of 

leaves on verges and footpaths at critical times. 

Joanne McBride, Roading Manager says, “Leaf pickup 

happens aer leaves ‘turn’, and weather events 

bring down amass drop. Because of this, accurate 

programming of sweeping is difficult. Contractors 

regularly check and assess tree-lined streets to make 

sure kerbs and channels are clear.” 

This year leaf fall has been extremely late and not 

consistent throughout the district, so it is not aneasy 

task to schedule individual streets. Following feedback 

from residents, streets can be inspected todetermine 

whether extra sweeping isactually necessary and ifso, 

those streets can beprioritised efficiently. 

Anumber ofstreets are known high leaf-fall streets 

and will be monitored for pick up during autumn. 

Residents can help out by removing leaves from 

outside their homes and putting them intheir 

compost, green or red bin, and are encouraged to 

park vehicles off-street wherever possible during 

heavy leaf fall, so that the sweeper can access the 

leaves and do amore thorough job. 

During autumn, it’s impossible to maintain aleaf-free 

street atall times as weather and wind can cause 

amass drop. During windy conditions, leaves may 

build up again within hours of aclean. Streets will 

be monitored and additional sweeping rounds will be 

done where needed. 

Chemical Recovery Events Planned for 

Canterbury Farmers and Growers 

Canterbury farmers and growers are being urged to 

make use of asubsidised programme to return their 

unwanted orexpired agrichemicals. 

Throughout June, Agrecovery will be running several 

chemical recovery events in the Canterbury region. 

With free or subsidised recovery and disposal ofmore 

than 3000 products, the programme provides the 

perfect opportunity to safely dispose of potentially 

dangerous chemicals. 

Agrecovery Chief Executive Tony Wilson says, “The 

agrichemical recovery programme isacrucial part 

of the work Agrecovery does to ensure the safety of 

the environment and the future of the agriculture and 

horticulture industries.” 

“These are chemicals that could pose asafety risk 

by being le in sheds,” says Wilson. “Recovering old 

legacy orunwanted chemicals ensures they don’t end 

up in landfills or in our waterways. We want to see 

farmers and growers book safe disposal to alleviate 

any potential safety risk.” 

These collections events follow onfrom extremely 

successful events held inCanterbury in 2020 where 

nearly 6,000 kg of agrichemicals were recovered and 

safely disposed of. Environment Canterbury (ECan) 

is again partnering with Agrecovery to support the 

programme, alongside Ashburton, Hurunui, MacKenzie, 

Selwyn, Timaru, Waimakariri, Waimate and Waitaki 

District Councils. 

Bookings for the June Canterbury events are essential. 

Farmers, growers, and contractors can log their 

unwanted and expired chemicals for collection with 

Agrecovery by registering atagrecovery.co.nz or 

calling 0800 247 326. 

Council ConcernedAbout Road Sign Vandalism 

Arecent spate ofroad sign vandalism will mean many 

Waimakariri motorists will be unsure what obstacles 

lie ahead of them when driving across the District. 

Road signs are important cues for road users to 

warn, encourage or inform them –they help us make 

good decisions, can provide direction and warn us of 

something weneed to know. 

The Council’s Roading &Transport Manager Joanne 

McBride says that unfortunately for Waimakariri 

motorists there has been arecent increase in the 

number ofsigns being vandalised. 

“We’ve seen asharp increase in the number of road 

signs being cut down or run over in the Mandeville 

and Ohoka areas specifically. 

“While the people doing this might think it’s a 

victimless crime, the reality is that drivers rely 

on speed and warning signs, markings and other 

features to help them safely drive and without road 

signs the likelihood someone will have an accident is 

alot higher.” 

The Council wants everyone, whether they’re walking, 

cycling, driving, motorcycling or taking public 

transport, toget where they’re going safely. 

2021/22 Rates 

Instalment Due 

We’d like to remind you that the 

fourth instalment of the 2021/22 

rates is due on 20 May 2022. 

Please note that a10% penalty will be added to 

any part of the fourth instalment that remains 

unpaid aer 27 May 2022. 

For payment options visit waimakariri.govt.nz/pay 

If you are having difficulty paying your rates, we 

encourage you toget in touch with us at 

rates@wmk.govt.nz to talk through payment options. 

Free Digital 

SkillsClasses 

Smartphone photos: 

storingand sharing 

RangioraLibrary 

Monday 30May • 10am -12pm 

Kaiapoi Library 

Thursday 2June • 10am -12pm 

Bookings Essential 

steppingup.nz 

03 311 8901 

Have you signed up for 

the Waimakariri District 

Council Newsletter? 

Tojoin visit: 

waimakariri.govt.nz/subscribe 

Rating Information 

Database Available 

for Inspection 

The Waimakariri District Council and 

Environment Canterbury (Waimakariri 

District properties only) Rating Information 

Database is available for inspection. 

The Rating Information Database may be viewedfor free 

at the Council’sRangioraService Centre,215 High Street, 

Rangiorabetween the hours of 8.30am to 5pm, Monday 

to Friday,excluding public holidays. 

The RatingInformationDatabase (ratinginformationonly) 

may be viewed at the Council’swebsite waimakariri.govt.nz 

The RatingInformationDatabase contains arecordofall 

information required forsetting and assessing rates.

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Drop your used household 

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Hydraulic Mobile 

Service Technician 

Hurunui Hydraulics completes the Hurunui Engineering 

and Toolshed Amberley group, with aproud history in 

North Canterbury spanning 50 years. We have built 

a respected reputation, providing skilled engineering, 

hydraulic and field service to the area, combined with 

Tool sales and service. 

We operate aHydraulink Distributorship covering North 

Canterbury, between the Ashley and the Waiau Rivers, 

from the sea to the Alps. 

We service awide range of industries and equipment 

including Forestry, Transport, Earthmoving, Agriculture, 

Viticulture and Fishing, covering virtually every possible 

mechanical operation. Our strong customer support 

is the result of our quality products, our reputation for 

service and of course the great supportofthe Hydraulink 

Team behind us. 

The Job: 

It’s all about servicing our customer’s fixed and mobile 

equipment, often in high pressure breakdown situations, 

on sites throughout our North Canterbury territory. We 

also want you to develop mutually beneficial relationships 

with potential new customers in the region. Our Service 

Truck one of Hydraulink’s larger “flagship” vehicles, 

fitted out to the max. We provide our customers with our 

services 24/7. From time to time therefore you may be 

required for some out of hours work. 

Youwillneed: 

•anadaptable, hands on, self-managing approach 

•bemechanically inclined and experience in asimilar 

role would be helpful but not essential 

•a strong customer service focus with effective 

communications skills 

•astrong work ethic; be proud of your workmanship and 

committed to providing top class professional service 

•the ability to secure new customers through your dayto-day 

contact with potential clients in the field aClass 

2licence. (possible assistance with this, for suitable 

applicant). 

•Applicants for this position will need NZ residency or a 

valid NZ work permit. 

To apply for this role please contact 

mike@hurunuieng.co.nz 

2480971 

PUBLIC NOTICE OF 

APPLICATION FOR 

CLUB LICENCE 

SECTION 101, SALE 

AND SUPPLY OF 

ALCOHOL ACT 2012 

Oxford Rugby Football Club, 

28 Bay Road, Oxford has 

made application to the 

District Licensing Committee 

at Rangiora for the renewal 

of aClub Licence in respect 

of the premises situated at 

28 Bay Road, Oxford known 

as Oxford Rugby Club. 

The general nature of the 

business conducted (or to be 

conducted) under the licence 

is Supply of alcohol to club 

members on game days and 

nights. 

The days on which and the 

hours during which alcohol 

is (or is intended to be) 

sold under the licence are 

Sunday - Thursday 4pm - 

11pm. Friday & Saturday 

4pm -12am. 

The application may be 

inspected during ordinary 

office hours at the office 

of the Waimakariri District 

Licensing Committee at 215 


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 


Licensing Committee at 

Private Bag 1005, Rangiora. 

No objection to the renewal 

of alicence may be made 

in relation to amatter other 

than a matter 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 12th May 

2022. 

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ON LICENCE 


AND SUPPLY OF 


CHUN SIK LEE & 

CRYSTAL SUNWOOK 

JANG has made 

application to the District 


Rangiora for the renewal 

of a On-Licence in 

respect of the premises 

situated at 79 Main North 

Rd, Woodend known as 

79 Impresso Cafe. 


business conducted (or 

to be conducted) under 

the licence is Cafe. 

The days on which and 

the hours during which 

alcohol is (or is intended 

to be) sold under the 

licence are Monday to 

Sunday 8.30am -3.00pm. 





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 a notice 

in writing of the objection 

with the Secretary of 



at Private Bag 1005, 

Rangiora. 

No objection to the 

renewal of alicence may 

be made in relation to a 

matter other than amatter 

specified is section 131 

of the Sale and Supply of 

Alcohol Act 2012. 

This is the first publication 

of this notice. 

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ON-LICENCE 


AND SUPPLY OF 


Himchuli Enterprise Limited, 

3/97 Williams St, Kaiapoi 

has made application to the 

District Licensing Committee 

at Rangiora for the renewal 

of an On Licence in respect 

of the premises situated at 

3/97 Williams St, Kaiapoi 

known as Zaafran Moroccan 

&IndianCuisine Restaurant. 


business conducted (or to be 

conducted) under the licence 

is Restaurant. 

The days on which and the 

hours during which alcohol 

is (or is intended to be) 

sold under the licence are: 

Monday to Sunday (7 days) 

8am -11pm. 





Licensing Committee at 215 




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 inwriting of the 

objection with the Secretary 



Private Bag 1005, Rangiora. 

No objection to the renewal 

of alicence may be made 

in relation to amatter other 

than a matter specified in 

section 131 of the Sale and 

Supply of Alcohol Act 2012. 

This is the first publication of 

this notice. 

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OFF LICENCE 

SECTION 101, SALE AND 

SUPPLYOFALCOHOL 

ACT 2012 

KOSHER LIQUOR LIMITED 

has made application 

to the District Licensing 

Committee at Rangiora 

for the renewal of an Off 

Licence in respect of 

the premises situated at 

73 VICTORIA STREET, 

RANGIORA known as 

LIQUORLAND RANGIORA 


business conducted (or to 

be conducted) under the 

licence is BOTTLE STORE. 

The days on which and 

the hours during which 

alcohol is (or is intended 

to be) sold under the 

licence are MONDAY TO 

SUNDAY7AM TO 10PM. 






215 High Street, Rangiora. 



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 



at Private Bag 1005, 

Rangiora. 

No objection to the 

renewal of alicence may 

be made in relation to a 

matter 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 12th May 2022. 

Pets 

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BICHON HOMESTAY 

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after your dog in our home. 

"No kennels". Phone today 

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Public Notices 

BALCAIRNPUBLIC HALL SOCIETY 

INCORPORATED 

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 

Notice is hereby given that the 12 th annual general 

meeting of the Society will be held at the Balcairn 

Public Hall on Monday, 13June 2022 at 7.00 pm. 

Any member wishing to present a Notice of 

Motion must do so in writing and deliver it to the 

secretaryat406 Terrace Road, Amberley RD 1, 7481, 

at least 14 days prior to the date of the AGM. 

Order of Business 

GUEST SPEAKER –Local Historian, TerryGreen - 

Kowai Archives Group 

Minutes of 2021 AGM 

Chairman’s Report. 

Notices of Motion (if any) 

Presentation of Accounts 

Election of Officers and Committee 

General Business 

****** Please bring your $10 membership 

subscription to enable your voting rights ****** 

2483252 

COMMUNITY MEETING,WAIKARI 

Emergencies in our community - 

How doesour response work? 

Winds, storms, floods, fires, pandemics,earthquakes, 

crime, medical emergencies… we’ve been through 

them all recently. How can we make sure weknow 

whatwecan do forourselves and our neighbours and 

howthings are organised in ourlocal community? 

The Hawarden-Waikari Civil Defence team, 

Neighbourhood Support, and our local emergency 

services are collectively holding apublic information 

evening for any group or individual interested inthe 

developments and changes about how their local 

community might react and cope if or when an 

emergency occurs. 

The information eveningwill involveshortpresentations 

from our local response agencies, followed by 

discussion and question time. 

Supper provided. 

WaikariHall. 

Thursday 26 May, 7pm. 

To help with catering, pleaseRSVP by Friday 20 May: 

Text or email: 

Paul 027-630-4747 /paul.munnerley@gmail.com 

Rachiel 021-112-0782 

Jenny 027-223-9584 

orsee Paul at the Hawarden Library. 

2483641 

FALCONS & 

COMMODORES 

WANTED 

Suitable for 

dismantling or repairs 

Ph 313 7216 

2412522 

Educational 

TUITION available. Primary 

and secondary up to 

NCEA level 3. In centre 

(Rangiora) or interactive 

online from your home. 

Each student on an individually 

tailored programme. 

Kip McGrath Rangiora has 

been serving the local community 

for 30 +years. Give 

us acall (03 313 3638) or 

book your free assessment 

online https://www.kipmcgrath. 

co.nz/rangiora 

Personal 

FINANCIALLY secure 

58yr old male, searching 

for a woman for love & 

romance. Phone Shane 

0210 273 6985. 

Cars Wanted 

ANY old cars, anything pre 

1990, unfinished Hot Rods, 

Classic Cars. Please call 

027 258 8366. 

CASH 4CARS 

and 4WD'S 

Phone 

Automotive 

Parts 

03 313 7216 

CARS, vans, 4WD’s 

wanted for dismantling or 

repair. Phone 027 258 

8366. 

Automotive Services 

CARAVANS & 

MOTORHOMES. 

Interior &exterior repairs, 

maintenance & upgrades, 

based in North Canterbury. 

Solar, satellite, awning 

installations. Sheetmetal, 

light engineering &welding 

services. Professional 

coach builder specializing 

in the RV industry 25 years. 

Call Darryl @ Advanced 

Auto Homes 027 220 6566. 

Motorcycles 

WOF your motorcycle or 

light trailer at South Pacific 

Motorcycle Services, Mandeville. 

Ph 03 312 0066 

office@motorbiketours.co.nz. 

Firewood 

DRY pinecones, no 

needles, $5 per sack (20kg 

feed wheat sack), purchase 

10 receive 11, pickup 

within 5 mins north of 

Rangiora, local delivery 

possible at small cost. Ph or 

text 027 649 3451. 

SPILT old man pine, 3.7 

$300, 3.7 Macrocarpa 

$400. Ph 021 993 497. 

Gardening 

A+ GARDEN hedges cut 

to perfection. Tree &arbor 

work. For a quote, phone 

021 111 4322. 

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. 

ALL TREE SERVICES, 

arbour work, pruning, tree 

removal. Affordable & 

friendly service. Telephone 

021 111 4322. 

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. 

BUILDER available, 

licensed, renovations, 

bathrooms, kitchens, etc, 

property maintenance and 

repairs. Ph 027 294 1423. 

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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 

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Ph Darryl 0800 882 772. 

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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. 

KITCHEN, 

renovations, 

pergolas, fencing. Honest 

reliable licenced builders. 

Ph Don 027 727 9162. 

Log Fires 

Pellet Fires 

Heat Pumps 

Sales 

Service 

Installations 

Free Quotes 

03 343 1651 

472 Blenheim Rd 

www.heatstore.co.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. 

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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. 

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. 

POWER TOOLS repairs, 

parts &sales for over 40 

years. All main brands serviced. 

Grossman Trade 

Tools, 23 Watts Road, 

Christchurch. Ph 389 9230. 

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Wheelie bins any frequency 

and skips from 1.5 cube to 

9cube. Skips and wheelie 

bins for any use, rubbish, 

bathroom, greenwaste, building sites 

decking, or just cleanups. Give us a 

phone call 313 6957 or for 

skips 021 313 255. 

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Interior,exterior. 

North Canterbury Painters 

specialising in decorating for 

over 65 at adiscount rate. 

Free quotes. 

Covering Nth Canty,Oxford, 

Kaiapoi, Rangiora, Amberley. 

Rob 03 327 7899 

or 027 432 3520 2227597 

Pride &Quality Painting 

&Decorating Services 

20 yrs exp, fast and friendly 

service. For all your painting 

needs, phone: Martin 310 

6187 or 021 128 9867 

ANTHONY SYMONDS 

Forall your painting & 

plastering requirements 

Local with 30 years 

experience 

All workmanship 

Guaranteed. 

Phone 021 344 023 

2220615 

REMOVALISTS 

Movemen Ltd 

2Men &agood sized truck. 

From $169 plus GST per hour. 

Kaiapoi based. 

Call Gerard 

027 668 3636 

movemen.co.nz 

2475397 

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. 

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 

SEPTIC TANK 

CLEANING 

Bill’s Liquid 

Waste 

Blair Tavendale 

Ph 03 314 9371 

0275 379-694 

SHEARER. Hap’s Farm & 

Lifestyle Services. Shearing, 

crutching, drenching, 

tailing, feet trimming & 

health check. — Ph. 03- 

423-3713 or 021-267-4025. 

027 216 0000 

CRAIGS Trees 

(03) 327-4190 

TREE REMOVALS 

THINNING &PRUNING 

STUMPGRINDING 

FELLING &TOPPING 

FULLYINSURED 

QUALIFIED ARBORIST 

Free Quotes 

027 2299 454 

craigstrees@xtra.co.nz 

VALUATION - 

Specialising in North Canterbury. 

Contact Geoff at 

Maxwell Valuation. Phone 

03 310 8541 or email 

geoff@maxval.co.nz. 

Free Quotes Canterbury and Districts 

03 365 3653 0800 368 468 

2362002 

You dump it... 

Blair pumps it... 

2225862 

2434390 

Trusted Trades & 

Professional Services 

Guide 

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

Accountant 

Automotive &Recovery 

Builder 

Butchery 

Debra Jowsey &Karla Kilner 

Ph 027673 3330 

We help with all Taxreturns for the 

salary &wage earner,self employed, rental, 

business,farm,GST,pay dayfiling, rentalreturns 

2469229 

2070788 

• WOF Cars &Trailers 

• Vehicle Servicing & 

Repairs 

• Tyres &Punctures 

• Jump Starts 

• Towing &Salvage 

• Courtesy Car Available 

Ph Aaron Rowlands 

0272 588 366 

13 Stone Eyre Place, 

Swannanoa 

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

• New Builds &Renovations 

• Light Commercial /Re-strengthening 

• Project Management 

• Bathrooms 

• Farm Buildings 

• House Lifting Re-piling 

• Shop Fit Outs 

2408831 

40+ years experience 

027 222 5078 

markw.hills@xtra.co.nz 

OxfordButchery 

Shane and Leanne Frahm 

We cankill&process yourstock 

FourGenerations of Frahms 

since 1957 

Ph 312 4205 

Oxford 

Number one 

old-fashioned bacon 

&ham curing. 

A/H 312 4709 

WE ARE OPEN, WEARE AESSENTIAL SERVICE 

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Trusted Trades & 

Professional Services 

Guide 

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

2475070v2 

Carpentry 

Quality Workmanship •Friendly Service 

New Builds, Renovations, Alterations, Decks, Pergolas, 

JoineryInstallation (incl. Windows), Roofing 

Ph: 027 390 3307 Email: jakec478@gmail.com 

Cattle Problems 

• Live Humane Capture 

• Trucking 

• Tagging 

• Testing 

• Sale of unruly, difficult, pesky 

cattle 

Profit share 50-50 

Craig Flintoft 03312 9432 

craigflintoft@gmail.com 

2459888 

Chimney Sweeping 

$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 

Construction &Concrete 

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 

2372616v2 

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 

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•Car Bodies •Scrap Steel•Specialists in Farm 

Machinery•All non Ferrous 

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Panel &Paint 

If it stands still 

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•Insurance Work 

•Fullcoachbuildingservice, fabricating 

doors,lockers, windows, tanks 

•Painting Motorhomes, Caravans, Boats, 

Trucks,Tractors&Cars 

Now moved to 8Seven Mile Drive, Belfast 

Phone (03) 323 4115 

www.autobodyrepairs.co.nz 

Hours Monday to Friday 

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Painter /Plasterer 

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• 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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Seamless Spouting 

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Supply and Install 

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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 Marvin 027 371 4179 

spouting2u@gmail.com 

2481421 

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 

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 

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COULD 

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HERE 

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your business 

in our Trades 

and Services 

Phone 

Amanda Keys 

on 

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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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2014 TOYOTA VITZ 

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2014MAZDA AXELA 

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2016 NISSAN MARCH 12C 

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2016 MAZDA CX-5 20S 

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$ 

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2015 HONDA HR-VVEZEL 

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93,000kms, 1500cc,Reverse 

Camera, Cruise Control, Heated 

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2010 MITSUBISHIRVR G4WD 

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$ 

27,999 

2016 NISSAN JUKE 

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1598cc,GreatSafetyRating! 

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18,894 

2013 NISSAN NOTE XDIG-S 

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72,000kms, 1200cc, Push Start, 

Reverse Camera, I-Stop 

$ 

46,494 

2011 MAZDA DEMIO 

13-SKYACTIVE 

1300cc Alloys, Full Electrics, 

I-Stop, PushButtonStart, 5.5-Star 

Fuel Rating! 

$ 

9,999 

2013 TOYOTA AQUAS 

91,000kms, 1500cc, Reverse 

Camera, PushButtonStart, Heated 

Seats! 

2011 MITSUBISHIPAJERO 

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3200cc, 4WD, RV/SUV,Cruise 

Control, Full Electrics,Reverse 

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50,000kms, 1500cc, Partical 

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17.96 

23.00 

273 

405m² 

17.01 

11.95 

18.22 

9.42 

16.52 

15.00 

9.42 

179 

402m² 

22.52 

12.22 

28.01 


420m² 

15.00 

178 

362m² 

15.00 

28.01 

15.00 


420m² 

15.00 

28.01 

16.08 14.20 14.20 17.20 17.00 

SOLD 

22.52 

16.08 

177 

319m² 

SOLD 

22.52 

14.20 

176 


SOLD 

15.00 


420m² 

22.52 

14.20 

15.00 

28.01 

175 

387m² 

SOLD 

15.00 


420m² 

22.52 

18.00 

17.20 

15.00 

28.01 

174 

382m² 

SOLD 

15.00 

189 

420m² 

22.52 

17.00 

17.67 

28.01 

173 

405m² 

SOLD 

15.00 

188 

420m² 

15.00 

19.00 9.01 

22.52 

12.60 

Pump 

Station 

18.00 

15.67 

172 

397m² 

21.29 

22.52 

11.86 

17.67 

28.01 

187 

438m² 

15.00 

21.58 

170 

424m² 

0.93 

171 

417m² 

SOLD 

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15.00 

23.41 

28.01 

15.67 

186 

420m² 

11.38 6.01 

15.00 

28.01 

15.00 

185 

420m² 

1.50 

28.01 

15.00 

184 


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13.27 

1.76 

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13.04 

183 

437m² 

27.79 

1.96 

182 

442m² 

SOLD 

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28.02 

18.74 

(18.70) 

181 

452m² 

180 

568m² 

23.14 

19.24 

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