North Canterbury News: June 16, 2022

CELEBRATING 

Thursday, June 16,2022 | Issue1000 | www.starnews.co.nz 

EDITIONS 

Milestone for community paper 

By ROBYN BRISTOW 

Today the NorthCanterbury News 

reaches amilestone—its 1000th issue. 

It grewout of themerger of theHurunui 

Newsand the North Canterbury News, 

bothbought by Allied Pressin2006and 

2013respectively. 

It was astrategic movebyAllied Press 

to givereaders and advertisers increased 

reach in astrong weeklypublication. 

It joinedthe stableofcommunity 

papersownedbyAllied Press,the owner 

of Otago Daily Times. 

The Hurunui News began life as the 

HurunuiDistrict Newsin1991, when 

22yearoldAmberley man, Barry Cropp 

decided it wastimefor theHurunui 

district to haveits own newspaper. 

He researched itsprospects before 

gettingtowork on the first issue–an eight 

pagetabloid –after buyingacheap 

typewriterand acamera. 

The first copy in September,1991, 

stated thatthe paper wasthere to: “keep 

readers informed on local happenings, 

HurunuiDistrict Council decisions,local 

sport, people whoaffect ‘your’ 

community,new businesses in the 

district, coming events, community 

organisations–new and old”. 

It contained avarietyofarticles written 

by Barryand acouple of contributorsas 

wellasagoodamount of advertising 

which helpedfund the freepublication. 

Initiallythe paper was delivered 

(fortnightly)from Leithfield throughto 

Cheviot, includingAmberley, Waipara, 

Hawarden,Waikari, Culverden,Waiau, 

Rotherham and HanmerSprings. 

Its original office was in Pound Street, 

Amberley,behind thePost Office, and it 

was printed by theWestport News and 

later by Guardian Print in Ashburton. 

Barry soldthe paper to John and Lynne 

Winsloein1993,withissue No.48the first 

under thenew owners. 

Johnhad previously been the 

postmaster at Amberley,but had a 

newspaperbackground. 

They introduced anew mastheadin 

1994, removingdistrict fromthe title and 

deliveringintothe Waimakariri, as well 

as covering thewhole of theHurunui. 

At the start of 1998the Winsloessold 

theHurunui News to Bevan andRosalie 

Archer, withtheirfirsteditionbeing 

March 2, 1998. 

Bevan hadbeen maderedundant from 

Air NewZealand theprevious year. 

Theycouple had no previous 

newspaperexperience andahad agreat 

dealtolearn. But they succeededwith 

the Hurunui Newscontinuingtobea 

wellreadpublication which was also 

wellsupportedbyits loyaladvertisers. 

For eightand half years theArchers 

becamepartofthe community,delivering 

news, views and interviewstothe district. 

Theymade afew changes, but keptmuch 

of the content, extending distribution to 

eventuallyincludemost of North 

Canterbury, except forRangiora and 

Kaiapoi. 

By Issue 208 they had introducedmore 

colour, andwhile they wereatthe helm 

the publication becamefully 

computerised. 

The masthead was changed again in 

May,2001with “the” being removed from 

the newspaper’s title. 

AlliedPressbought the paperin2006in 

astrategic move to fillagap, andbought 

the RangiorabasedNorth Canterbury 

Newssevenyears later. 

The merger of the two papersresulted 

in thepaper being rebrandedasThe 

News, andgoing fromfortnightlyto 

weekly. 

It laterreturned to the more familiar 

masthead,the North Canterbury News, to 

moreclearly reflect itsdistribution, 

readers and advertisers. 

Today, it is staffed by local people 

passionate about theirlocalcommunity. 

It has aweekly circulation of 30,150 and 

is printedbyAlliedPress in Dunedin. 

It comes under theumbrella of Star 

Media, another Allied Press acquisition. 

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Passion abounds at Ford Day 

By JOHN COSGROVE 

They camefrom Australia, England, 

Germany and of course Detroit,and who 

could notsee the passion in the eyesand 

voicesofthe hundredsofowners and 

enthusiasts who turnedupfor the Ford 

Dayatthe Waimak Classic Carsmuseum 

in Leithfield on Sunday. 

Despite the threateningrainwhich 

eventuallyforced many to head home 

early,nearly 200Fords of allagesand 

descriptionsturnedout to show offtheir 

lines,curves, engines andpedigrees. 

Therewere Falcons old and new, 

Fairlanes, Mustangs,Capris, 

Thunderbirds, Cortinas, Escorts, Zephrs 

andmore. 

Standingbeside hisimmaculate 66 

Mustang coupe,RickPaulsen of 

Prebbleton, said he hadbeenaFord fan 

allhis life, owning many overthe years, 

from Escorts to Mustangs. 

‘‘I've been ablue oval manthroughand 

through forall my life. 

‘‘My dad hadFalcons, and the reasonI 

owna66coupe like this one wasbecause 

my uncle hadone whenIwas sixyearsold, 

andIsaidone day I'm going to own 

oneand nowIdo,’’Paulsen said. 

WaimakClassic Cars spokesperson 

Sally Lanesaid it wasanhonour for them 

to host the FordDay. 

‘‘We were holdingthe Fordeventfor all 

theFord lovers, drivers, dreamersand 

owners. 

‘‘Therewas averygood vibe there. We 

hadthe Mustang Clubhereaswellasthe 

HotRod Club. Theyall competed fora 

wide variety of prizesfor best in show,’’ 

shesaid. 

ChrisAsh (70)ofParklands, turned up 

with his20215.0LtMachMustang and 

said he had grown up with Ford Coupes. 

‘‘As ayoungfellaIgrewupwith allthe 

earlier 39 Fordcoupes,Barrel noseand 

others, and Isaw the earlier Mach1 

modelsbackinthe 70s. 

‘‘Ithought Iwouldneverown one,’’he 

said. 

Buthereachedthe stage he could 

affordone, andwhile Mr Ash thought 

aboutbuyinganold one, he ended up with 

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An interested spectator ... Adog day out in aclassic Ford car at the Ford Day held by 

Waimak Classic Cars at Leithfield on Sunday. 

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break down’’. 

RossStubley of Avondale,chanced the 

weathergodsbybringinghis FordCapri 

softtop out for arun to Leithfield. 

‘‘I started offwithFordcars,buying EB 

Falcons and Fairlanes, and yeah,I've got 

afew now,Ijust like thesmoothnessof 

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ManyFord fans said they had beenborn 

intoFord families. 

Bruce McCormick of Harewood, saidhe 

had followedinhis fathers footstepsand 

had alifelong passionfor early Fords. 

‘‘Myfather had46, 48 sedans,and Ihave 

a37Ford V8 and a37ClubUte.Ilove 

them,’’hesaid. 

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Fate of sub-division known at end of June? 

The fate of the proposed Bellgrove subdivision 

in Rangiora could be known in 

two weeks. 

The Waimakariri District Council 

made an application to the Environment 

Minister in November last year to speed 

up the new northeast Rangiora 

development, following public 

consultation and an agreement from the 

developer, Bellgrove Rangiora Ltd. 

The application was made under the 

Covid19 Recovery Fasttrack 

Consenting Act 2020, on the basis it 

would provide much needed housing 

and employment. 

The Environment Minister referred 

the application to an expert consenting 

panel, which is being overseen by the 

Environmental Protection Agency 

(EPA). 

The EPA anticipates it will make a 

decision on or before June 30. The 

proposed development is to the north of 

Kippenberger Ave and straddles the 

Cam River. 

The fasttrack application is for stage 

one of the development, which proposes 

subdividing a20.8 hectare site to 

construct 209 sections, aneighbourhood 

commercial centre, open spaces, restore 

ecological areas and develop 

infrastructure including roads, parking 

and threewaters services. 

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New development .. An artist’s impression of the new Rangiora Industrial Park planned for the corner of Todds and Fernside roads in 

Southbrook, near Rangiora. 

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Industrial park for Southbrook 

By SHELLEY TOPP 

Anew industrialpark is planned for the 

corner of Toddsand Fernside roadsin 

Southbrook, near Rangiora. 

The 35site Rangiora Industrial Park is 

beingdeveloped by Christchurch 

commercial property investmentcompany 

MainlandCapital in partnership with 

Dunedinbased property investor,Tony 

Clearand it is beingmarketed by Sam 

Staite and NoelGilchrist of real estateand 

investment company Colliers. 

The national development manager for 

MainlandCapital,BlairBrown, says the 

economic strength of the Rangiora 

catchment, combined with the lack of 

supply of commercial land, attractedthe 

company to the project. 

‘‘Workingclosely with Waimakariri 

District Council, and neighbour Daniel 

SmithIndustries,has allowedustoarrive 

at adevelopmentplan we see as very 

complementarytoRangiora’s commercial 

precinct. 

‘‘We lookforward to being part of the 

region’s ongoing success.’’ 

The new industrial park willcover 13.8 

hectares, withthe 35 sitesranging in size 

from 1249 square metres(sqm) through to 

the largestwhich is 9156sqm. 

It is situatedacross the roadfrom where 

the new Sutton Tools factory is to be built, 

and is alsoinclose proximity to Mitre10 

Mega, PAK’nSave, andPlumbingWorld. 

Waimakariri DistrictMayor Dan Gordon 

says, the new industrialpark has the 

potential to createmore employment, 

greatereconomic activity and agreater 

range of products and services for local 

residents. 

‘‘The Waimakariri District, from the 

mountains to the sea haseverything in 

between, offering afantastic lifestyle and 

since the opening of the new motorways, 

Christchurch Northern Corridor and the 

WesternBelfast Bypass, it is now just a 

short drive to both the Christchurch 

CentralBusiness District and 

Christchurch International Airport. 

‘‘Soitiscertainlynot surprisingthat 

more and more peopleare wantingto 

move to the area, for both lifestyle and 

business,’’hesays. 

‘‘Last yearwehad 929 new homesbuilt 

in thedistrict, and consentsare still 

reaching new heights thisyear.Aswell as 

this, we are continuingtoreceiveinterest 

from big and small businesseslookingto 

develop and operate in the region,’’he 

says. 

‘‘We are well on track to meetour 

projectedpopulation of about 100,000by 

2050. 

‘‘Developments likethe Rangiora 

Industrial Park and theSmith Street 

Industrial Park in Kaiapoi are part of our 

commitment to sustainable futuregrowth 

in our district.’’ 

Enterprise North Canterbury business 

support manager, Miles Dalton,saysthe 

new development is an important addition 

to the offeringsfor commercialand 

industrial businessesinNorth 

Canterbury. 

‘‘Rangioraisthe rock star of the North 

Canterbury economy, and this 

development will add to that,but all of 

NorthCanterbury is doing well with fast 

growth occurring across the board,’’he 

says. 

‘‘North Canterbury is becoming 

recognised moreand moreasanattractive 

placetolive and work,and an extremely 

attractive place to establish abusiness. 

‘‘There is ahuge amountofsupportfrom 

Enterprise North Canterbury and a 

businessfriendlycouncil. 

‘‘There is also good infrastructure with 

space to grow and we are veryclose to a 

city, aport and an international airport. 

‘‘There is also agreat lifestyleavailable 

for those whoestablish abusiness here.’’ 

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Eastern link in National’ssights 

By DAVID HILL 

The proposed Rangiora Eastern Link 

bypass couldbefasttracked if National is 

able to formaGovernment next year. 

Land for the Eastern Linkhas been 

designatedinthe Waimakariri District 

Plan,but workisnot expectedtobegin 

until2035. 

Cr Joan Wardhas beenpushing to have 

the project broughtforward to help ease 

pressure on Southbrook, amid Rangiora’s 

growing population. 

She had the chanceonFridaytomake 

her case to Opposition Transport 

Spokesperson Simeon Brown, whovisited 

the regiontosee Waimakariri’s transport 

concernsfirsthand. 

‘‘I think the key thing going forwardis 

the Government has gutted the Waka 

Kotahi budget when it comes to building 

new roadsand that has put pressure on 

projects like this,soweneed to rebalance 

the NationalLand Transport Fundsowe 

can get back to building things,’’ Mr Brown 

said. 

‘‘Parts of New Zealand are growing 

rapidly.Rangiora is growingrapidly and 

you have alarge population that 

commutesintoChristchurch, so having 

good,safe connections is critical to 

support that growth.’’ 

Mr Brown said he and Waimakariri MP 

Matt Doocey would be investigating the 

EasternLink further. 

Without the Waka KotahiNew Zealand 

Transport Agency’s51 percent subsidy, the 

council would facethe full cost if it was to 

buildthe road sooner than2035. 

‘‘If we can get agovernment 

commitment Ican go back to the councilto 

do it now.This is urgent,’’ Cr Ward said. 

Mr Doocey saiditwas agood 

opportunity to press the case for 

Finding alink ... Waimakariri district councillor Joan Ward (centre) discusses the 

proposed Rangiora Eastern Link with Waimakariri MP Matt Doocey and National Transport 

Spokesperson Simeon Brown. 

PHOTO: DAVID HILL 

Waimakariri’s transportinitiatives before 

next year’s general election. 

‘‘Simeon Browncould be Transport 

Minister next year so we need to be 

thinking about the transport packagewe 

will bring to Waimakariri.’’ 

The proposed Woodend Bypass is sure 

to be on National’s wishlist, Mr Doocey 

said. 

Mr Brown saidwhile NZTA was facing 

‘‘cost pressures’’, the Government had 

been ‘‘wastingmoney on workinggroups’’ 

forbig cityprojects, such as the Auckland 

light rail and the ‘‘Let’s Get Wellington 

Moving’’initiative. 

While therehad been lesspetrol tax 

collected in the lasttwo yearsdue to the 

Covidlockdowns,the recent petrol tax cut 

had been funded by the Covid recovery 

loan,meaning it would not impact on 

NZTA’s funding, he said. 

Modalshifts in transport, such as 

electric vehicles, cycling, escooters, 

walking and increased publictransport 

usageall had an impact in reducing Waka 

Kotahi funding by reducing the petroltax 

take. 

Mr Brown said National is proposinga 

modelwhereall road userscontributeto 

funding roads and footpaths throughroad 

user charges. 

He would also like to see an end to 

NZTA subsidising KiwiRail and coastal 

shipping. 

Decision in 

High Court 

case now 

awaited 


Three local authorities, whotook 

their battle overproperty rights to 

the High CourtinWellington, 

finished presenting to the Court 

lastWednesday. 

Adecisiononthe case could take 

about fourweeks. 

MayorsNigel Bowen (Timaru 

District Council),Dan Gordon 

(Waimakariri District Council), 

and Sheryl Mai (WhangareiDistrict 

Council),asked the Court for a 

declaration on the rights and 

interestsofproperty ownership. 

The councils believe underthe 

Government’s Three Waters 

reform proposals, it is taking 

councilowned property without 

conceding it is ataking, and 

without fair compensation being 

paidtocommunities fortheir 

property. 

Theytook the action on behalf of 

their communities, as they 

contendedthat these actionswere 

incompatible withlongstanding 

and fundamentallaws around 

property ownership and 

democratic accountability. 

Theywere representedby 

Barrister Jack Hodder QC at the 

hearing. 

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Hunters willbeout in force in 

NorthCanterbury at Matariki 

weekend,June 24 to June 26, in 

search of aprizewinningcatch to 

enterinthe NorthCanterbury 

Hunting competition. 

Already there has been260 

entries, with entries not closing 

untilWednesday,June 22. 

The hunt is Rotherhambased 

with fundsraised goingtothe 

Rotherham CommunityPool, and 

the Rotherham School to support 

an extrateacher. 

Agroup of keen hunters are 

organising the familyorientated 

eventwhichwas originallyknown 

as the RotherhamPig hunt. 

An organiser Mat Bailey says the 

name change to the North 

Canterbury Hunting competition 

reflects its focus on afun family 

event. 

‘‘Andweare aiming to be the 

biggest hunt in the SouthIsland,’’ 

he says. 

Thereisa$15,000prize pool, 

with entrants not having to be 

theretocollect spot prizes. 

‘‘This opens it up to anyone who 

wantstoenter, and it supportsour 

fundraising efforts,’’ saysMat. 

It has attractedhuge 

sponsorship from businesses from 

throughoutNorth Canterbury, with 

JamesMorris’s Rangiorabased 

Rivers to Ranges,takingthe naming 

rights. 

Spot prizes include helicopter 

vouchers,hunting gear, including a 

thermalhandheld monocular, 

clothing and footwear. 

Thereisalso aspecialtrophy, 

The Paget Trophy, in recognition 

of Miranda and Wayne Paget’s 

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efforts, over many years,in 

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It will be awarded to the entrant 

with the heaviest stag. 

Hunters in the open section can 

enter in the heaviestboar,heaviest 

sow, best jaw,averagepig, heaviest 

stag, heaviest hind, average deer, 

ugliest head and the besthead 

categories.All attract goodcash 

prizes. 

Mat says the average deer and 

average pig offerhunters the 

opportunity to win $1000, as all 

animals are weighed in, the 

weights aretotalled, and the 

entrant with the closest deer and 

pig to thetotal,taking out the prize. 

‘‘It means anyoneisinwith a 

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Entries close on Wednesday, 

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The Gardener’sJournal 

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The Gardener’s 

Journal 

 

VOLUME II, ISSUE 1 

FEBRUARY 2021 

Show home ... Avilla under construction earlier this year at the 

Amberley Country Estate site. 

Building delayed 

By ANNA SARGENT 

Aretirement village beingbuilt 

in Amberley is delayed due to 

troubles with sourcing building 

supplies. 

The Amberley Country 

Estate,which began 

construction in February, is 

beingbuilt on 16ha of land in 

central Amberley. 

Therewill be around 500 

people in the village, and250 

villas ranging in size. 

Manager Hamish Lamont 

says the first show villawas 

meanttobeready in July, but 

that has been pushed back to as 

late as earlySeptember due to 

‘‘material delays’’. 

Mr Lamont says there is no 

date set for the grandopening 

of the village, but it will be later 

than intended due to not having 

the preferred showhome villa 

completed as soon as they 

wanted. 

‘‘We’ve gone to great efforts 

to ensure that thevillaslook as 

good insideand out as they 

perform, giventheir comfort 

and energyefficiency is of such 

ahigh standard.’’ 

Mr Lamontsays so far the 

village has been very well 

received,and they’ve had over 

150 enquiries.There hasbeen 

13 commitments to buy Villas in 

underfour weeks. 

He wants to get thosepeople 

who haveexpressed interest in 

the show villagetosee it and 

secure aspot if they want. 

Atemporaryresidence 

facility clubhouse willbe 

opening later in June, which 

will provide acommunal space 

for residents when they move 

in. 

‘‘This willbeaspacewhere 

the first residentscan come 

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OPINION 


KAIKŌURA VIEWS 

MAYOR CRAIG MACKLE 

Spotlight on funding 

Myself andchief executive Will 

Doughty attendedthe quarterly 

Canterbury Mayoral Forumrecently. 

The thingthat stood out mostfor 

me wasthe Ministry of Transport’s 

comments. 

The funding model is going to need 

abig reviewasthe revenue sources 

continue to change. 

Withthe currentmodelitwon’tbe 

longbefore onlyrenewaland 

maintenanceworkcan be funded. 

It reinforcestome, morethanever, 

thatweare doingthe right thing in 

our LongTerm Plan. 

Focusingonour roads and 

footpathsnow to bring them up to 

datebefore funding dries up. 

Lastweek aThreeWaters Reform 

workinggrouppublished its report 

on rural drinking water supplies, 

including somesound 

recommendationsonpricingand 

charging. 

It will be interesting to seehow 

many of the recommendations the 

Ministerwill takeonboard. 

This month we willbeconfirming 

theAnnualPlan for 202223. 

We arenot toofar off with our 

projected rates withoutsacrificing 

anyprojects. 

Ibelieve that is beyond awesome 

giventhe waythe world is nowand 

howmuchcosts and inflation have 

risen. 

Finally, we are waitingtohear 

aboutthe funding for the Mayors 

Task Force for Jobsnext year. 

When it comes to helping our youth 

into workit’s one of thebest ‘bang for 

buck’ projects outthereinmy 

opinion,sowehave our fingers 

crossed. 

Police report to June 14 

Tuesday, June 7:Anumber of ebikes 

were stolen in aburglary at Flaxton 

Road; atanker trailerwas stolen 

fromMain Drain Road. It was located 

and recoverednearby;agreyNissan 

Terranowas stolenfrom Martyn 

Street in Rangiora;aburglary was 

reported to premises in Tuahiwi; a 

drone wasreportedflying at night 

around Depot Road and South Eyre 

Road. 

Wednesday,June 8:Alargewater 

tankwas stolenfrom aWaikuku 

address; June8to9:Windowswere 

smashedonavehicleparked on King 

Street,Rangiora. 

Thursday,June 9:Avehiclestolen 

fromKing Street, Rangiora, wasused 

to commit aram raidtoashopon 

PercivalStreet.The offenders did 

not gainentry. Policeare following 

strong lines of enquiry;Taggingwas 

located on toiletsand playground 

equipment in Good Street, Victoria 

Parkand Kaiapoi Domain. 

June9to10: Anumberofroad signs 

and coneswere damagedonMain 

Drain Road in Flaxton. 

Sunday,June12:Aburglarywas 

reported at theMandeville Sports 

Club buildingwherecashwas stolen. 

Monday,June 13:Aburglarywas 

reported to the publictoilets in 

Waikari wherecleaning supplies 

were stolen;Aburglary was reported 

at theView Hill schoolinOxford. 

Tuesday,June 14:Aperson was seen 

looking into buildingsaround the 

Sterling complexinKaiapoiat4am. 

Rural Lookout App 

NorthCanterbury Policein 

conjunctionwithFederated Farmers 

andFMG will be holdingseveral 

workshopsfocusing on preventing 

rural crime. 

Policewillalso be introducingthe 

Rural Lookout Appinitiative. Please 

checkthe Compass FM and 

NeighbourhoodSupportFacebook 

Page forthe details. 

Theworkshopswillbeheld on 28 

and29June betweenAmberley, 

Oxford, Cheviotand Hurunui. 

Fordates andtimes, visit the Rural 

Lookout webpage at Rurallookout. 

co.nz. 

Please indicate you attendance at 

rsvp@fmg.co.nz. 

Communities now linked 

Anew connectionbetween 

Silverstream and greater 

Kaiapoi has opened. 

The SilverstreamBoulevard 

connection was officiallyopened 

last Friday, joining Silverstream 

directly to KaiapoiCentral. 

The boulevard will help unite 

the two communities and 

improve traffic flow between the 

two centres. 

Fred Rahme, director of Lime 

Developments, the group behind 

Silverstream Estate, says for the 

first time in its history, the 

Silverstream community, 

including the residential area, 

all the amenities, and The 

Sterling Retirement Village, will 

no longer be segregated from 

Kaiapoi. 

‘‘Silverstream residents will 

now have open and convenient 

access to all that Kaiapoi has to 

offer. 

‘‘Vice versa, Kaiapoi residents 

will now find it very easy to 

access all the premium 

amenities available in 

Silverstream, including the 

medicalcentre, the pharmacy, 

the cafes, and the retirement 

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village.’’ 

The road upgrade will also 

create astrong incentive for 

those travelling south from 

Rangiora to come through the 

centre of Silverstream and into 

Kaiapoi, rather than driving past 

to the motorway, says Mr Rahme. 

Research sponsored by Lime 

Developments shows that North 

Cantabrians spend significant 

amounts of disposable income in 

the Christchurch Central area, 

rather than accessing those same 

services and facilities in Kaiapoi 

or Silverstream. 

‘‘Silverstream Boulevard will 

help in changing that,’’ says 

Rahme. 

‘‘Withthe opening of this 

important connection point, the 

Kaiapoi and Silverstream 

communitieshave got amuch 

better chance of capturing the 

escape expenditure we are 

experiencing at the moment.’’ 

‘‘In Silverstream,wehave 

really highend specialist 

amenities –the pharmacy, the 

medical centre, endodontists, 

dentists, physiotherapists, 

audiologists –these services will 

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Kaiapoi.” 

The Silverstream Boulevard 

upgrade will also improveaccess 

to The Sterling, Kaiapoi,the new 

borderless retirement village 

under constructionin 

Silverstream. The village is one 

of the single largest private 

investments ever seen in 

Kaiapoi. 

When completed, it is expected 

to create over 350 jobs, many of 

which will be takenupby 

Kaiapoiand district locals. 

The new thoroughfare will also 

helpestablish anew 

‘Silverstream Loop’ pathway. 

This will extend Kaiapoi’s 

walking and cycling paths 

throughSilverstream and to the 

recently restored Butchers Foot 

Bridge. 

Fourteen years in the making, 

the completionofSilverstream 

Boulevard represents ahuge 

joint effort by Lime 

Developments and the 

Waimakariri Council, and is one 

that will likely have significant 

and ongoingsocialand economic 

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Letter of gratitude 

DearEditor, 

My latefatheroften stated—givecreditwherecredit is due. 

(Notdoneoftenthese days). 

Thisisprecisely what Iwish to do here. Last week, Lynda 

fromtheHurunui District Council,spent about 7days, working 

likeatrojan, single handed, clearingthe well over grown 

weeds fromthe Eastern Creek,thatmeanders through the 

northernpart of Amberley. 

She is agreatworker whokeptusinformed on plan and 

progresseach day. 

My neighboursand Iare very gratefuland thankful forthe 

greatwork carried out by her, on the overgrownstate the water 

wayhad beenlefttoget into. 

Ajob well donebyalady without any assistance. 

Yours, 

Trevor Stanley Joblin. 

Amberley 

Waimakariri rates 

DearEditor, 

Waimakariri rates areonthe riseby4.5%. 

Whyisthatthe councilisripping up goodfootpathsand very 

goodgutters andrelayingthem? 

Lookatthe recent Durham Street rip ups. 

Concrete at every intersection,and concretebills forus 

ratepayerstopay for. 

Stoppingmaking thesetypes of decisions would drop our 

ratesbill realfast. 

Yours, 

Ian Brown, Loburn 

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Support to navigate challenges 

By DAVID HILL 

Support is available for new school 

principals as they navigate the 

challenges of their sector. 

At least seven North Canterbury 

principals have retired in the last 12 to 

18 months, with many facing 

‘‘exhaustion’’, says Simon Green. 

Mr Green stepped down as principal 

at Amberley School last month to take up 

aposition with Evaluation Associates, 

supporting new principals in 

Canterbury, Otago and the Chatham 

Islands. 

He says there is areal need for 

support for local principals, who have 

tackled earthquake rebuilds and Covid 

restrictions over the last decade. 

‘‘There’s alot of young principals in 

Canterbury coming through and deputy 

principals stepping up as there’s been a 

lot retiring, more than there usually 

would be. 

‘‘In North Canterbury, they used to be 

in the role for 20 or 30 years. 

CA 

Simon Green 

‘‘It’s areal sign of exhaustion.’’ 

Mr Green’s new role sees him working 

remotely or going out to visit principals. 

‘‘It’s pretty cool to share my knowledge 

with new principals coming through. 

‘‘I’m hearing alot are starting out and 

finding the job isn’t for them, which is a 

shame because we want to keep good 

principals. 

‘‘We’ve got some stunning teachers 

and principals in Canterbury.’’ 

Mr Green has served 25 years in 

education in North Canterbury, 

including 14 years as principal. 

He started out at Woodend School, 

before becoming deputy principal at 

Loburn School and then Cust School. 

He was principal at North Loburn 

School for eight years and spent six 

years at Amberley School. 

Mr Green is continuing to serve as 

Rangiora High School Board of Trustees 

chairperson, supporting newly 

appointed principal Bruce Kearney. 

During his time at North Loburn 

School the school began competing in 

the AgrikidsNZ competition and the 

Garden to Table programme was 

introduced. 

‘‘When you see that those innovations 

have developed and have become 

sustainable it’s quite satisfying,’’ he 

says. 

‘‘Amberley is aspecial community too 

and it has some amazing teachers.’’ 

New home for Freemasons 


Rangiora’s Freemasons areplanningto 

build anew lodge in Ravenswood. 

Members of Ashley Freemasons Lodge 

No.28 havesold theRangiora section, 

where theirold building once stood,tothe 

Waimakariri DistrictCounciland hopeto 

beginbuildinganew lodgeat4Lilburne 

Streetinafew monthstime. 

Thecouncilpurchasedthe 800m2 

section at 132Percival Street earlier this 

month,afterinitially negotiating withthe 

Freemasons to buyaportion of the land. 

Thoseplanschanged latelastyear 

when theFreemasonsadvised thecouncil 

that theywanted to sell theentire block 

andmove to another area in Waimakariri. 

‘‘Thecouncilwas initially interested in 

usingpartofthe sitetoprovide safeand 

direct accessfrom thepublic car parkto 

Victoria Parkand the RangioraLibrary,’’ 

council’s generalmanagerofcommunity 

andrecreationChris Brown says. 

``It alsoprovides the council with its 

ownlegalaccess to theexisting councilownedcar 

park. Previously, legalaccess 

to thecouncil’s carparkwas through the 

Bunnings entrancefrom Victoria Street,’’ 

he says. 

‘‘This key linkagewas included in the 

RangioraTownCentre Strategy (Project8 

–‘EnableSouthofHighOpportunities’) 

adopted by Council in 2020.’’ 

Purchasing theentire sectionmeans 

thecouncil willnow be abletoprovide 

direct vehicle andpedestrian access to 

thecarparking areabehindthe Rangiora 

Fire Station.The access waywill not 

require all thesite andaplanisbeing 

developed to provide morecarparks at 

this location. 

‘‘Theplanwillconnectthe accessway 

andnew carparkstothe existingcar 

park. It willalso tidy up allofthe parking 

areas within thissouth of High Street 

area, makingitsafer and more easily 

accessiblefor those visiting the town 

centre,’’MrBrown says. 

‘‘The council's acquisition of this site 

enables discussionsand partnerships 

withprivate landowners and businesses 

withinthe south of High Streetareato 

imaginehow this area canenable and 

cater for future town centregrowth,as 

highlighted within the Rangioratown 

centrestrategy.’’ 

Ashley FreemasonsLodgeNo.28 

memberand Past Master, GraemeMartin, 

saysanarchitecturalconcept plan has 

beendrawnupfor thenew lodgeat 

Lilburne Street, which is next to Bryan's 

Tyres and opposite Ravenswood’sNew 

World Supermarket. 

‘‘The new building will haveameeting 

roomand hall/kitchen thatcan be used by 

community groups in the area,’’ he says. 

The former lodge,which wasacategory 

II building listedwiththe NZ Historic 

Places Trust and also on theWaimakariri 

District Council’s heritage list in the 

district plan,was demolished in 

September 2013after beingbadly 

damagedinthe September2010 

earthquakes. 

Since the building was demolishedthe 

RangioraFreemasonshave been holding 

their monthly meetings in Amberley’s 

MasonicHalland itscommitteemeetings 

at the RangioraRSA centre. 

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Notification soon 

By DAVID HILL 

Residents will be abletohavetheirsay 

on aproposedOhoka development 

soon. 

Waimakariri District Council staff 

hopetonotifyaprivateplanchange 

requestfromRolleston Industrial 

Developments Ltd foraproposed 850 

house,155.9 hectare subdivisioninthe 

coming weeks. 

Councillorsacceptedthe privateplan 

change request fornotificationonMay 

31. 

District plan manager Matt Bacon 

saysoncethe planisnotified, residents 

willhave 20 workingdays to make 

submissions. 

Oncestaffhaveconsidered those 

submissions theywill be notified, with a 

further10working daysfor feedback 

beforehearings areheld. 

The council hasyet to decidewhether 

the submissions willbeheard by a 

panel of councillors, or independent 

commissioners, Mr Baconsays. 

‘‘Itwouldnormally be heard by 

independent commissioners. 

‘‘The last few planchanges on this 

scale havebeenheardbyeitherasingle 

commissionerorapanel of 

commissioners,such as the proposed 

quarryatthe RangioraRacecourse. 

‘‘The keything forusatthe moment is 

going throughthe mechanics of how we 

openitfor submissions, andweare 

puttingsome thought into how the 

friend of submitters ideawill work.’’ 

Councillorspassed amotion to 

appoint ‘‘a friendofsubmitters’’ at the 

May 31 meeting. 

Mr Bacon says whilethe conceptis 

new to Waimakaririithas been usedby 

the Christchurch and Selwyncouncils 

and theMinistryfor theEnvironment 

employs a‘‘friendofthe commissioner’’ 

for Environment Courthearings. 

‘‘Wehaven’tusedittodate, but we 

wereplanningonhaving it for the 

DistrictPlanReview anyway. 

‘‘Quite often youwill havepeople 

coming into aplanninghearingwithno 

experience, so it canbequitehelpful 

for themhaving someonethere with 

someexpertise. 

‘‘It’ssomething that’sgrowing in 

practice which is agood thing, because 

the morewecan makethe process 

accessible for people thebetter.’’ 

Mr Bacon says thecouncilhas yet to 

formaview on theproposed 

developmentortodecide whether to 

makeasubmission. 

The proposedOhokasubdivision 

was notidentifiedfor developmentin 

the Our Space 20182048:Greater 

Christchurch Settlement Pattern 

Update, which was prepared in 2018. 

The Our Spacedocumentidentifies 

greenfield areas for developmentin 

northeast, southeastand southwest 

Rangiora,and in east/north Kaiapoi. 

Developmentisalsoongoingat 

existing subdivisions at Rangiora, 

Kaiapoi, Pegasus andWoodend 

(includingRavenswood). 

Greenfield areas arenormally 

developedclose to an existing town, 

where thereisexisting infrastructure, 

Mr Bacon says. 

He saysthe plan change process will 

consider theprovision of servicesas 

partofamerits based assessment. 

‘‘Any new residential areas need to 

be fully servicedwith waterand waste 

water. 

‘‘The generalprincipal is the 

developerwouldpay foritand recover 

it through development contributions 

on thesections. 

Community hub plan 

Work is expected to begin early next 

year on the proposed Kaiapoi 

CommunityHub, with the Waimakariri 

District Council set to sign off abudget 

increase. 

The councilisset to increase its 

contributiontothe project to $1.475 

million,with an additional $760,000 set 

to be signedoff in this year’s annual 

plan. 

The community hub will be locatedoff 

Courtenay Drive, not far fromthe south 

bank of the Kaiapoi River and to the 

east of Countdown. 

Communityand recreation manager 

ChrisBrown saysthe council’s 

contributionwill be about onethird of 

the overall costs. 

The councilwill provide 

infrastructure including the three 

waters, car parking, ecological linkages 

and awalkway. 

The balanceofthe funding will come 

from the organisations using the facility 

and outside funding sources such as the 

Rata Foundation. 

Aproject manager has been 

appointedtolead the project through 

the detaileddesign and tendering 

process, Mr Brown says. 

‘‘It’s likely to be next year before we 

get aspade in the ground. Iwould 

expect it to be around February or 

March. 

‘‘Theway the hub has been designed 

allows for the whole community to use 

and accessthe whole area in aparklike 

setting. 

‘‘It will be aplace where people feel 

comfortableand can recreateformally 

and informally.’’ 

Food Secure North Canterbury with 

Satisfy Food Rescue is one of three 

confirmed tenants on the site,along 

with the Kaiapoi Men’s Shedand the 

Kaiapoi CroquetClub. 

The three groups are in the processof 

Community hub ... The draft concept plan 

for the proposed Kaiapoi Community Hub 

was approved last year. 

IMAGE: FILE 

establishing atrust to oversee the 

running of the site,with support from 

the council in amodelsimilar to 

Rangiora’s Northbrook Studios. 

‘‘We will be advertising for trust 

members soon, so it will be run 

independentlyofthe council,’’ Mr 

Brownsays. 

‘‘Being the landowner the councilwill 

leasethe landtothe trust and that’s a 

modelwhich has been positively 

received by the potential funding 

partners.’’ 

Mr Brown says there is plenty of room 

for moregroups to join the project and 

the council has received several 

expressions of interest. 

‘‘We’re working on the philosophy of 

‘build it and theywill come’.’’ 

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Latest News on Rates 2022-23 

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

Term Plan (2021-2031). Work on the 2022-23 Annual Plan 

budget and work programme is nearly finished and it will 

closely follow theLTPyear 2plan. 

Council has taken the community's LTP feedback on 

board and wants to continue to dowhat we promised. 

We are sticking to the plan. 

In our LTP we forecast the total rates increase for 

2022-23 to be 4.04%. 

What is theactualratesincrease for 2022-23 

looking like? 

At this stage webelieve the final total increase will be 

between 4.3% and 4.9%. The Annual Plan will be 

finalised on 29 June 2022. 

DO THE RECENT PROPERTY REVALUATIONS MEAN RATES GO 

UP? NO..... BUT! 

The independent valuations are used to divide uptheoverall rates budget -nottoincrease it (like 

dividing up 'the pie'). 

The revaluations are very variable, as you can see from the Kaikōura examples in the table below. 

These dramatic changes are New Zealand wide and are the most variable we have seen for along time. 

Simplistically, the bigger the increase in capital value the greater the impact on people's individual rates. 

Here is a table showing what the variations in rates would look like for benchmark properties if we 

assume an overall total rates increase of 4.7% (note: the rates include GST). 

We haveworked hard to ensure the overall increaseinrates is similar to thatsignalled in 

the LTP. We have managed to do this without altering anyproposed activitiesand despite 

some inflation indices beingupby7to10%. 

The impactofthe changes in capital values is that someindividual rateswill go up morethan 

forecast, while otherswill godown even though theirproperty values have increased. 

The rates will be finalised with theAnnual Plan on 29 June 2022. 

For more information see our FAQs at kaikoura.govt.nz/ourservices/rates 

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use formaintenance 

work on transmission 

linesinyour area. 

Transpower, the owner and operatorofthe 

National Grid,isundertaking maintenance 

(conductorrepairs)onsectionsofits Benmore 

to Haywards HVDC transmission line (between 

Methvenand Culverden). 

We will be using alow flying helicopterwith 

line worker suspended underneath working on 

the wirealong the line,ashighlightedonthe 

accompanying map.Occasionally thehelicopter 

mayland at selectedsites. 

Thework is planned 

to occurbetween 

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Friday01July2022. 

The work is weather dependentand maychangeatthe 

lastminute. In the event of badweather thework willbe 

rescheduled to the next fine weather day. 

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Kaiapoi’sWilliamsStreet bridge is to 

receive afacelift. 

The Williams Streetbridge,gambling 

and WaikukuBeachReserves were on 

the agenda at last week’s Waimakariri 

District Council meeting. 

Councillorsvoted to removethe 

concrete balustrade panelsonthe 

Williams Street bridge, following a 

recommendation from the Kaiapoi 

Tuahiwi Community Board. 

The existing concrete pillars and lamp 

posts willbemaintained,while new 

architectural laser cut stainless steel 

infillpanels will be mounted with a 

handrail that terminates at the concrete 

pillars. 

Mayor Dan Gordon says the upgrade 

presents an opportunity to retainsome of 

the character of the bridge, while 

bringing in some more contemporary 

elements. 

‘‘These character and contemporary 

elements mean the bridge may integrate 

well with the new developmentseither 

side of the river.’’ 

Council staff will now begin the design 

process, with engagement withthe 

WaimakaririPublic Arts Trust,and will 

selectapreferred artist(s)towork on the 

bridgebalustrade design. 

Once the balustrade design is 

completed the council will seekpublic 

feedback. 

The council is seeking feedback on its 

gamblingvenue and board venue policies 

whichwere adopted in 2016. 

Whilethe gambling venue policy 

allows the council to control the growth 

of gamblingmachines in the district, the 

boardvenue policy allows the public to 

have asay throughpublic notification 

and submissions. 

The council is considering changes to 

the districtwide cap of one gambling 

machine for every resident aged 18years 

and older and introducingarelocation 

policy for gambling machines. 

To haveyour say on the gambling 

policies go to waimakariri.govt.nz/ 

letstalkbyMonday, July11. 

Council staff are creating aspatial plan 

for the Waikuku Beach Reservesand 

wantstohear from reserveusers. 

‘‘We want to hear from the community 

what kinds of activities you would like or 

wouldn’t like to see takingplaceinthe 

reserves,’’ Mr Gordonsays. 

‘‘A spatial plan is essentially a 

‘blueprint’ for how space can and should 

be allocated to ensure it’s used in the 

most strategic,effective and responsible 

way. We’re looking for already 

established users,ororganisations and 

clubsthat have an idea or have identified 

aneed, who are looking for alocation to 

host their activity.’’ 

To give feed on the Waikuku Beach 

Reservesspatial plan go to waimakariri. 

govt.nz/letstalk. 

Principal moving 

By DAVID HILL 

JamesGriggsistrading one rebuild 

for another. 

The AmuriArea School principalis 

moving on next month, just as the 

Ministry of Education has announced 

planstorebuild the secondarypart of 

the school. 

Mr Griggswill be moving to Heaton 

Normal Intermediate School in 

Christchurch, whereits earthquake 

rebuild is finallyunder way. 

With Amuri’s rebuild confirmed, 

an architect willnow be appointed 

for the detailed design. 

‘‘It’s been comingfor five years, but 

we are finally here,’’ Mr Griggs says. 

‘‘We have ahigh level conceptplan, 

but it needs somemore detail. 

‘‘Thebuildings will be designed 

around how we want to teach and 

learn. 

‘‘Some classes have30students and 

some only have fiveorsix, so the 

design willreflect the needs of a 

ruralschool.’’ 

Theschoolhopestobebreaking 

ground for anew technology blockby 

themiddle of nextyear. 

Once the new technologyblockis 

complete, the project will move on to 

replacing the existingclassroom 

blocks with up to three new buildings 

in the pipeline. 

‘‘It will be an exciting project for 

thenew principal,’’MrGriggssays. 

‘‘The timingofitmeans there will 

be timefor the new principal to get 

their feet under the table before the 

building work starts.’’ 

Mr Griggs has beenatAmurifor 

morethan seven years and says the 

timehas gone by ‘‘incredibly fast’’. 

‘‘It’s alovely community, lovely 

staff and lovely students.’’ 

Heaton Normal Intermediate 

School has aroll of around 500, 

compared to 300 at Amuri. 

The Board of Trustees has begun 

advertising foranew principal, with 

former Oxford Area School principal 

Bob Norrish stepping into the 

principal’soffice for term three. 

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Bargainsgalore 

Cancer Society North Canterbury has 

opened arecycleclothing popup shop in 

the Rangiora Methodist Churchhall. 

The shop was launched on May 31 with 

aselloutevening function,also held at the 

church where attendees were treated to a 

goodie bag on arrival,drinks and agrazing 

platter. They were also given first chance 

to buy the donated clothing before the 

shop opened on June 1. 

`‘We have had an an amazing array of 

women’s clothing, shoes,accessories 

donated for thiseventfrom people 

throughoutour CanterburyWest Coast 

district,’’ says Cancer Society North 

Canterbury fundraising and events 

manager, Tiffany Wafer. 

‘‘Thesupporthas been overwhelming. 

We havesomethingfor everyone in arange 

of styles,casual,work and evening wear 

and some gorgeous formal outfits,insizes 

from 828,’’ she says. 

‘‘Theshop is being run by our fantastic 

team of volunteers, many of whom have 

been involved in the sourcing, sorting, 

pricing and arranging of the items.Itis 

lovely to see the relationships that our 

volunteers form during events suchas 

these, their camaraderieand friendshipis 

what makes our events asuccess along 

with growing our community’s awareness 

of the services the Cancer Society provides 

to cancer patients, whanau and carers.’’ 

The popup shop is open from Monday to 

Friday, 9am until 3pm and Saturday from 

10am until1pm, until next Tuesday,on 

June 21. eftposisavailable and most items 

are under $10. 

‘‘Come and grabyourselves abargain or 

two,’’ Tiffany says.

Introducing JT Freeman, the newstore manager at Orizen TyresRangiora. 

When the rubber hits the road in North Canterbury, 

makesure youhead to Orizen Tyres Rangiora. 

Orizen Tyres Rangiora opened its doorsat343E Flaxton 

Road in Southbrook on June 1. 

Newstoremanager JT FreemansaysOrizen supplies 

and installs everything forunderneath the car, 

including tyres, wheel rims, brakes, shock absorbers, 

suspension partsand liftkits. 

Wheel alignment,puncture repairs, fitting, balancing 

and brakeinspections are also offered and Orizen 

supplies and installs carbatteries. 

“It’s exciting to be looking afterNorth Canterbury,” JT 

says. 

JT comes to Rangioraafter working forthe last 

fiveyears at the Orizen Tyres store in FerryRoad, 

Christchurch, where he wasworkshop manager for 

twoyears. 

Orizen Tyres Rangiora is the second store to open in 

the South Island and is located in abrand newbuilding 

with all newequipment, includingthe latest wheel 

alignment technology. 

“Webought the best equipmentwecanbuy and that 

will obviously reflect on thequality of the work we can 

do,” JT says. 

Orizen stocksahuge range oftyrebrands forcars, utes, 

vans, classiccars,American musclecars andfour-wheeldrivevehiclesincluding 

Continental, Maxxis, Kenda, 

Pirelliand Toyo. 

For those buyingContinental and Maxxistyres, there is a 

road hazard warranty of 12,000km or 12 months, which 

is exclusivetothe Orizen Group. An impressiverangeof 

alloyand steel wheels are in stock, with different sizes 

and styles which canbecustomised toyour tastes. 

Orizen supplies partsfrom the ShockShop and a 

wide range ofsuspension partsare availablefrom 

factoryshock replacements to shock upgrades and 

performancesuspension. 

If youare looking to upgrade your work truck or your 

four-wheel-drive,Orizen Tyreshas all the gear youneed 

including snorkels, flares, light bars and bullbars. 

If the team in Rangiora doesn’t have it instore, theycan 

order it in to meet your needs. 

Financeisavailable forupto24months, withthe first six 

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Humm. 

TheOrizen Group wasestablished in Maylast year when 

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Motoring Guide 

Fixing cars apassion for the Autotech team 

Fixing cars is more than ajob for the 

team at Autotech Services in Rangiora. 

It is apassion, with the staff at the 

Ivory Street business ensuring 

customers enjoy afriendly, and efficient 

motoring experience. 

Autotech Services has been servicing 

cars in North Canterbury since 1993. 

If your car needs aservice, oil change 

or repair, the team at Autotech Services 

can help. 

The dedicated team can service 

everything from classic cars to the latest 

European models, and also has the 

latest diagnostic tools and technology to 

fix and repair the most modern cars on 

New Zealand’s roads. 

Autotech Services aims to make the 

workshop visit as easy as possible, 

offering loan cars, and free pick up and 

delivery in Rangiora, allowing you to get 

on with your busy life. 

Today, it has nine staff, who each have 

their areas of expertise. 

Nicole Summerfield, who looks after 

clients on reception, says Autotech 

offers Warrant of Fitness to aservice 

and engine swap and ‘‘everything in 

between’’. 

The workshop contains adedicated 

warrant of fitness lane and wheel 

alignment bay. 

Autotech offers factory warranty 

servicing to save local car owners from 

having to make the trip into 

Christchurch. It is also alocal supplier 

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at prices to meet everyone’s budgets. It 

also stocks Fuchs Oil. 

Owner Les Summerfield says all staff 

do regular training in the latest 

technology and most are involved in 

motor sport and 4WD offroading. 

‘‘We all live for cars.’’ 

Autotech Services supports the local 

rally scene, sponsoring the Canterbury 

Rally held in North Canterbury. 

Nicole codrives for her brother Matt 

and they have become apair to watch on 

the national rally scene. 

Contact Autotech on (03) 313 5802, or 

email office@autotechservices.co.nz. 

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DRIVING 

TO THE 

CONDITIONS 

What does 

that mean? 

It’s anoften used phrase …. “People need 

to drivetothe conditions”. But what does 

that actually mean? 

Not assuming that conditions on our roads 

are the same from day to day, orfrom one 

season to another is certainly agood place to 

start. But even when weather conditions are 

the same, drivers should take note of the road 

surface they are travelling on. 

Forthose with alove of all things roading they 

will know there are three main surface types 

used on New Zealand roads and highways; 

asphalt, chip seal and unsealed surfaces. 

Asphalt –This surface is often the favourite 

of vehicle drivers and cyclists, as it is smooth 

and produces alow level of noise when driven 

over. It also provides agood level of grip 

in dry conditions, however, and here’s the 

‘driving to the conditions’ part, it has reduced 

skid resistance when it is wet. So, wet roads 

and asphalt means slow down. 

Chip seal –This surface consists of athin 

layer of stones set in tar. When in good 

condition it has arough appearance but over 

time and with frequent use it can end up quite 

smooth. So while the skid resistance is okay 

when it is in good condition, beware of the 

smooth patches as you drive, as it also has 

reduced skid resistance. So, smooth surfaces 

means slow down. 

Unsealed roads –These roads offer very low 

skid resistance at alltimes as theroad surface 

is loose under your wheels. It’s agood idea 

to always reduce speed on unsealed roads, 

and even more soinsummer when dust can 

obscure the vision of another driver, stones 

can bethrown upand chip windscreens and 

dust can impact residents living onunsealed 

roads. So,unsealedsurfacesmeans slowdown. 

As we come into the colder, wetter time of 

the year, the key message for driving on 

all roads and driving to the conditions is 

‘slow down’. 

Alongside reduced skid resistance which 

equals longer braking distances, black ice, 

flooded roads and poor visibility are all 

conditions that require slower speeds. 

Allowing yourself more time to react to a 

hazard and stop in the distance required is a 

lot easier if your speed is lower. 

As we go into winter when fog and sunstrike 

can make visibility challenging, remember 

to turn your headlights on, keep your 

windscreens clean and watch your following 

distance. These are all important parts of 

driving to the conditions. 

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DRIVE TO THE CONDITIONS 

Weather and road conditions can change 

quickly. Adjusting your speed to suit the 

conditions is one way to reduce the risk. 

In an emergency,the average drivertakes 

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increase exponentially the faster yougo. 

Find out more about road safety in your community 

waimakariri.govt.nz/roadsafety 

It’s ateam effort to reach zero deaths on our roads. 

As aCouncil we are committed to creating safer roads in our District.

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Proud owner ... Greg Herrett of Linwood with his Falcon AU. 

As it was ... It was driven to the event, just the same as if it were 80 years ago. 

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Ford fan ... Ross Stubley of Avondale with his Ford Capri 

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Ford fans ... Spectators wander among the cars, capturing 

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Brothers in arms ... Bruce (left) of Templeton and Maurice 

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By DAVID HILL 

The Waimakariri district has achieved 

many of its agefriendly goals over the 

last three years, but there is still work to 

do. 

Waimakariri District Council agefriendly 

community facilitator 

Madeleine Burdon says ‘‘significant 

progress’’ has been made since the Age 

Friendly Waimakariri Community Plan 

20192021 was adopted three years ago. 

In areport to arecent Waimakariri 

District Council community and 

recreation meeting, councillors were 

reminded that by 2048 around 30 percent 

of residents are predicted to be aged 

65years and over. 

While funding runs out for the agefriendly 

community facilitator role runs 

out at the end of this month, the Agefriendly 

Advisory Group will continue its 

work of advocacy in the community with 

support from the council’s community 

team. 

Over the last three years council staff 

have been increasingly looking at 

planning through an ‘‘agefriendly lens’’, 

Madeleine says. 

‘‘We’ve made significant progress, for 

example in the library, the range and 

diversity of what they offer is outstanding 

and they are innovating and adapting to 

the challenges, concerns and issues, such 

as helping with smartphones in asafe, 

friendly environment.’’ 

Madeleine says little things can make a 

big difference in making acommunity 

more agefriendly, such as planting trees 

in the right place, signs on the footpath 

and ensuring footpath repairs are made 

in atimely manner. 

‘‘They might seem to be small things, 

but if someone falls and ends up in 

hospital it is abig thing and it can be abig 

cost and it can mean that person loses 

their independence. 

‘‘So it comes back to planning and 

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Another councilled agefriendly 

initiative involves the roading and solid 

waste teams working on solutions to 

ensure bins awaiting collection are not 

blocking pedestrian access on footpaths. 

An agefriendly housing subgroup 

supported the establishment of 

Waimakariri Abbeyfield Inc last year to 

work towards creating affordable, 

accessible and safe housing for the 

district. 

Covid19 has impacted on the advisory 

group’s ability to meet its objectives over 

the last two years, but but it plans to 

continue advocating for improved public 

transport and advocating for footpath 

safety. 

The group is also working with aquatic 

staff to prepare for emergency situations 

and plans to follow up on its recent street 

hazards audit with University of Otago 

researchers to reduce falls. 

It also hopes to develop more 

intergenerational activities and bring 

back the Waimakariri Older Person’s 

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Love among the greyhounds 


Agreyhound lover has chosen anovel 

way to propose to her partner. 

When Paula Douglas decided to 

propose to Hamish Pulley via the 

Greyhounds As Pets (GAP) website she 

contacted GAP marketing team leader 

Emelia Lake for help. 

‘‘It is the first ever marriage proposal 

through GAP,’’ Emelia says. 

‘‘We worked together to get Paula up on 

the website, and Hamish said yes. It was 

such alovely thing to be apart of, and 

lovely that greyhounds are such abig part 

of their lives that Paula wanted to 

propose in this way.’’ 

When Hamish first saw Paula's 

proposal on the website's greyhound 

adoption page last month he wondered 

what was going on. 

Then halfway through reading it he 

asked Paula if it was aproposal. 

‘‘Don't Iget to propose?’’ he asked, with 

agrin on his face. 

Around 18 months earlier, in 

December 2020, Hamish had also given 

Paula abig surprise, by secretly adopting 

agreyhound to give her at Christmas. 

The Rangiora couple both love 

greyhounds and had been planning to 

adopt one for sometime so Hamish 

decided to surprise Paula with aspecial 

gift on Christmas morning. 

He contacted GAP for help in choosing 

Pippa, asmall, young, female and took 

her to his parent’s home to hide her until 

Christmas Day. 

‘‘I was supersurprised when she 

showed up on the doorstep before 

breakfast,’’ Paula says. 

Pippa quickly became abig part of 

their lives and now even helps Paula and 

Hamish foster other greyhounds for GAP. 

‘‘There is so much to love about 

greyhounds,’’ the couple say. 

‘‘Greyhounds are known because of 

their speed, but they are special for so 

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‘‘There are both physical and 

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loveable. 

‘‘They don't have an undercoat, so don't 

have nearly as much dog odour as other 

breeds. Their coat is very short as well, so 

it is easy maintenance. That said, they 

can get cold, which is why you quite often 

see greyhounds dressed up in cute 

jackets,’’ Paula says. 

‘‘Most greyhounds are supercuddly 

and once they learn what pats are about, 

they will grovel in all sorts of ways to get 

pats.’’ 

Greyhounds also love to cuddle up with 

soft toys, especially cuddlepillars which 

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Paula and Hamish haven’t set adate 

for their wedding yet. 

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Govt needs more tax revenue 

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By RILEY KENNEDY 

‘‘There is always change, it never stays 

still.’’ 

CharteredAccountants Australia and 

New Zealand tax leader John Cuthbertson 

was referring to the New Zealand tax 

system. 

Mr Cuthbertson gave apresentation at 

the CharteredAccountants Tax 

Roadshow. 

The annual event was designed to 

discuss the most pressing tax topics 

affectingChartered Accountants’ 

members. 

This year’s roadshow discussed the new 

brightlinerules and other changes to the 

tax system, such as new disclosure 

requirements for trustswhich would come 

into effect next year. 

Mr Cuthbertson, whoisachartered 

accountant,has been in the taxindustry 

since 1991. 

He has been with Chartered 

Accountants for fiveyearsand was 

previouslyataxation director at 

PricewaterhouseCoopers for about 25 

years. 

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basis for various employers —became 

moreprominent, the country needed to 

lookatdifferent waysofraising revenue, 

he said. 

While it couldbeconsideredNew 

Zealand had a‘‘broadbased’’ taxsystem 

he did not believethat. 

The country had three main tax sources 

—personal income tax, goods and services 

tax and corporate tax. 

Other sources of tax revenue needed to 

be considered for the futuresustainability 

of thesystem, he said. 

‘‘I don’t think the system is in for an 

immediateshakeup but Idothink it will 

changeover time.’’ 

With an election next year, Mr 

Cuthbertsonexpected there would be 

discussion on the topic. 

Revenue Minister David Parker 

recently announced the Government was 

developing aTax Principles Act aimed at 

fairness in the tax system. When the draft 

legislation was being developed,the 

Government needed to be careful in 

designing the framework for whatfairness 

lookedlike. 

‘‘Thatwill be more subjectiveand open 

to manipulation ...that is wherethere will 

be differences of opinion,’’ he said. 

CharteredAccountants alsowantedto 

see the ‘‘enshrinement’’ of the generictax 

policyprocess into the Tax Principles Act 

which would ensurethe legislation was 

still ‘‘workable and practical’’. One of the 

other elements of agood system was 

compliance and administration costs.‘‘For 

atax system,you want it to be easy to 

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Detailed review of Charities Act 

Acomprehensive review of the Charities 

Act aims to modernise the legislation to 

increase transparency for the public, 

improve access to justice services and 

reduce the burden on smaller charities. 

Community and Voluntary Sector 

Minister Priyanca Radhakrishnan says 

the changes will include reduced 

reporting requirements for very small 

charities, increased transparency on 

accumulated funds and amore 

accessible tribunal for charities that 

want to appeal decisions. 

The review of the Charities Act 

commissioned by the Government is led 

by the Department of Internal Affairs. 

‘‘There are about 28,000 registered 

charities that contribute greatly to New 

Zealand society, and we want to ensure 

that our legislative settings are fit for 

them to continue supporting our 

communities into the future,’’ says Ms 

Radhakrishnan. 

She says the past two years had shone 

the spotlight on the important role 

Trusts play in supporting New 

Zealanders. 

‘‘We are progressing tangible changes 

that will support charities to thrive 

while ensuring the public have trust and 

confidence in the charitable sector.’’ 

Ms Radhakrishnan says very small 

charities will benefit from an easing of 

financial reporting requirements to the 

regulator. 

‘‘This will free up resources to allow 

volunteers to spend more time focused 

on communities and doing the mahi they 

are passionate about.’’ 

The changes will lead to greater 

transparency from larger charities with 

annual operating expenses over 

$140,000, requiring them to declare and 

explain any accumulated major funds 

such as cash, assets or other resources. 

‘‘Many of New Zealand's largest 

charities have significant unexplained 

accumulated funds. It is important they 

are transparent about the reasons for 

holding on to alarge quantity of funds, 

including donations. 

‘‘Transparency builds trust, and the 

public need to be able to trust charities 

responsible with their taxfree income,’’ 

Ms Radhakrishnan says. 

As part of Budget 2022, the 

Government is also investing $1.7 

million to enable charities to appeal a 

wider range of decisions. 

Appeals to significant decisions will 

be made to an expanded Taxation 

Review Authority instead of the High 

Court, in response to calls from the 

sector to make the process less 

expensive and timeconsuming. 

The new appeals process will improve 

access to justice by allowing charities to 

selfrepresent and have more relaxed 

rules of evidence, while the timeframe 

for lodging an appeal will be extended 

from 20 days to two months. 

‘‘I want to make it easier and less 

costly for charities to appeal decisions,’’ 

says Ms Radhakrishnan. 

‘‘It is important that our system 

doesn’t just work for those who have the 

resources to navigate it. The same 

service and the same access must be 

available to everyone.’’ 

Abill is expected to be introduced this 

year to make these amendments to the 

Charities Act. The public will have an 

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By RUSSELL PALMER 

WELLINGTON: Big charitieswill needto 

be moretransparent overtheirfunding, 

afteraGovernment review recommended 

changes to thelaw. 

The changes will require charities, 

whichare not required to pay tax,to 

explain any major accumulated cash, 

assets and other resources if they have 

operatingexpenses above$140,000. 

Administrativeburdens on small 

charities will alsobereduced, and it will 

be easier for charities to seek an appeal 

over decisions. 

Charities Services, which administrates 

the sector,and the CharitiesRegistration 

Boardwhichmakes decisions about 

registration, will also haveincreased 

powers. 

Community and Voluntary Sector 

Minister Priyanca Radhakrishnan 

announcedthe changesyesterday, saying 

about28,000 registered charitiesinNew 

Zealand made agreatcontribution to New 

Zealand, but the legislation needed to be 

fit for purpose. 

It follows areview by Internal Affairs 

(DIA), ordered by the Government in 2018 

in the wakeofDestiny Church’s 

deregistration as acharity. 

The churchhad failed to file financial 

returns for two years and ignored several 

warnings from the CharitiesRegistration 

Board, whichwent so far as to say the 

deregistration was in the public interest. 

The board’s inability to punishuncooperativecharities 

prompted the new 

Labourled Government to order the 

review of the Charities Act, but the 

scrappingoftax exemptionfor charities 

was not considered, despite demands from 

the public. 

Ms Radhakrishnan said the past two 

yearsofthe Covid19 pandemichad shone 

alightonthe important role charities 

played. 

The changes would improve 

transparency and build trust, she said. 

‘‘Many of New Zealand’slargest 

charities havesignificant unexplained 

accumulated funds. 

‘‘It is important theyare transparent 

aboutthe reasonsfor holding on to alarge 

quantity of funds,including donations.’’ 

Charitieswould also finditeasier to 

makeappeals against decisions about 

them, withresponsibility transferred from 

the High Court to an expanded Taxation 

Review Authority. 

Some$1.7 millionwas set aside in this 

year’s Budget to enablethis. 

Charitieswould be able to represent 

themselves at the authority, reducing the 

costs of lodgingthose appeals, which 

would alsohave longersubmission 

timeframes. 

‘‘Itisimportant that our systemdoesn’t 

just work for those who have theresources 

to navigateit. 

‘‘The same serviceand the same access 

must be available to everyone.’’ 

Proposed changestothe Act.— 

Charity requirements—maintaining a 

charitablepurpose, having arules 

document,and having qualified officers— 

will be made explicit. 

Larger charities (with operating 

expensesover $140,000)will be required 

to report reasons for accumulatedfunds; 

to be included on an updated annual 

returnsform designed in consultation 

with the sector and iwi. 

Smallcharities to be exemptfrom 

financial reporting; threshold yet to be 

developed. 

Charities Registration Board 

membership will increase from threeto 

five. 

The board will now have power to 

disqualifyanofficer for ‘‘serious 

wrongdoing’’ or asignificant or persistent 

breach of obligations, without having to 

deregisterthe charity. Definitionof 

seriouswrongdoing to be clarified. 

The board will be required to publish 

decisions on declining an application for 

registration and deregistering acharity. 

Charities Services’ significant decisions 

and decisions of the board will be able to 

be appealed. 

Ms Radhakrishnan said an amendment 

Bill was expectedtobeintroduced this 

year, and consultation through the select 

committee process would be followed up 

to considerconcerns raisedbythe review. 

The DestinyChurch deregistration was 

tied up in thecourtsfor years,during 

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accumulated funds, says Community and Voluntary Sector Minister Priyanca 

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By DAVIDHILL 

Covid19 pressures and rising living 

costshave led to ademandfor 

budgeting support. 

Budgeting Services North 

Canterbury is steppinguptosupport 

localfamilies struggling to cope 

financially, service manager Sharon 

Grantsays. 

‘‘People are exhausted and 

extremelystressed. Manyfamilies are 

having difficultymanaging their 

household finances. 

‘‘Even basic items suchaskeeping up 

with payments for their rent or 

mortgage,electricity and previous debt 

commitments haveforced many people 

to look to Work and Income for extra 

assistance. 

‘‘Theincreases in foodprices and 

petrol too are adding to the financial 

stress experienced by families 

struggling to make endsmeet.’’ 

Sharon says there has been an 

increase in the numberofrequests for 

assistancewithKiwiSaver Hardship 

Applications, where there are also 

growing numbers of insolvency 

applications such as bankruptcies and/ 

or debt repayment orders. 

‘‘Thelevelofdebt complexity we are 

seeing has increased considerably, and 

many people are not reachingout for 

help whenthey firststart experiencing 

difficulties. 

‘‘We are often seen as the ambulance 

at thebottom of the cliff, and even 

thoughwecan advocate on aclient’s 

behalfand perhaps renegotiatebetter 

repayment terms. 

‘‘These are often only short term 

Bird project enters 6th year 

Aproject to protectand enhance braided 

river bird habitat on the Hurunui and 

Waiau Uwha Riversisenteringits sixth 

year. 

Funding has been secured for thesecond 

phase of the project on the rivers, enabling 

work to continue. 

It comes after asuccessful fiveyears 

protecting braided river bird habitat. 

In 2017,the Hurunui Waiau Uwha Zone 

Committeebiodiversity working group 

endorsed prioritising funding and resource 

to helpprotect blackfronted ternand 

blackbilled gull habitat –both threatened, 

endemic Canterburybirds. 

The committee had worked withbraided 

river experts,runanga and the community 

to identified key values, threats and gaps 

for braided river biodiversitymanagement 

aroundthe two rivers. 

Astrategic approach to addressing the 

multitudeofthreats facing braided 

riverbed birds was needed, to ensure 

alignment and collaboration of efforts 

betweenlandowners, groups and 

organisations involved in supporting them. 

Initially, around $40,000per year in 

biodiversityfunding allowed trapping, 

weed control and monitoring at both rivers, 

for the last five years. 

The focus has been on protectingbraided 

river bird nests and monitoring success 

rates of thesenests, to see whichmethods 

of protection are working. 

The DepartmentofConservation(DOC) 

has contributed asignificantamount of 

resourcetosupport this project, through 

monitoring andweed control. 

Environment Canterbury (ECan), the 

Hurunui District Council and runanga 

recently endorsed an additional$50,000 of 

funding to continuesupportingthe 

programme next season. 

Staff are working on the funding 

agreement and project implementation 

with DOC. 

ECan biodiversity officerZipporahPloeg 

said the learningsgainedthroughthe last 

Protected birds ... Efforts to protect 

endangered birds on the Hurunui and Waiau 

Uwha Rivers have been successful. 

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five years work/mahi is helping shape the 

futureofthe projectinaway that will 

betterprotectthe braided river birds. 

‘‘We went fromknowing very littleabout 

the unique braided river ecosystems in 

these rivers,tonow having abetter 

picture,’’ she said. 

Ms Zipporah said Southern Black 

BackedGulls were initiallythe focus of 

control effortsasthey are known to be a 

significantpredator of breedingbraided 

river birds. 

‘‘We didn’t record any predationincident 

involving them over the last fiveyears, 

despite their high populationinthe area,’’ 

she said. 

It is likely Southern BlackBacked Gulls 

targetnewly fledged chicks, but eggsand 

adult birds in the nontreatment areas were 

being eaten by mustelids, cats,rats and 

hedgehogs before the chicks had achance 

to hatch. 

The focus for stage two is likely to be 

aroundfuture management of two key 

islands –NIWA Islandonthe Hurunui 

River and Sharkstooth Island on the Waiau 

Uwha River. 

solutions to what are often very 

complex situations.’’ 

There are many organisations 

offering support to families struggling 

financially and theincreasing impact 

of the risingcost of living for individual 

households is goingtobefelt for some 

time yet, Sharonsays. 

‘‘The ongoing impactofCovid19, 

coupled withthe increasedcost of 

living has beenareminder to many that 

theirfinancial situationcan change 

overnight, and that building resilience 

to financialhardship is going to be a 

long term project,’’ she says. 

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Kaikoura projects funded 

Three community projectsare 

being supportedbythe Kaikoura 

ZoneCommittee’s action plan 

fund. 

The zone committee hasgranted 

$25,000tothe HapukuCatchment 

Collective, $15,000tothe Puhi 

Peaks ShearwaterStream Trapline 

and $10,000 to the Department of 

Conservation’s(DOC) Trap Library. 

Committeechairperson Ted 

Howardsaysthe Hapuku 

Catchment Collective projectisa 

large projectwhich aimstosupport 

landowners in reducing weeds 

suchasold man’s beard in the 

South Hapukucatchment. 

The funding willassist with year 

one of aproposedtwoyear 

initiative to carry outweed control 

to support increasedlevels of 

native biodiversity. 

‘‘There’s acommunity 

engagementcomponent,with 

landowners banding togetherto 

helpmakeabigger difference,’’ Mr 

Howardsays. 

‘‘Power in numbersmeans 

funding will be moreefficient and 

effectiveincontrolling alarger 

area.’’ 

The project is beingled by 

Environment Canterbury land 

managementand biodiversity 

advisorHeathMelville. 

It supportsother mahi 

happening in the catchment such 

as protectingofone of the last 

remaining coastalbush scarp 

wetlandsinthe South Island, 

Hapuku Scarp wetland, which 

hosts some of New Zealand's 

southern most tawa andblack 

maire trees. 

‘‘Weare reallyexcitedabout this 

project, seeing howinterestedand 

passionate community members 

Community action ... The Kaikoura Zone Committee is keen to support the 

community. 

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canbandtogether as acatchment 

andmake adifference,’’ Mr 

Howard says. 

ThePuhi Peaks Shearwater 

StreamTrapline Projectwill help 

protect of oneofthe lasttwo 

natural breedingcolonies of titi / 

Hutton’s shearwater as well as 

protecting other native 

biodiversity in thearea. 

Twotraplines forpredator 

controlinthe Puhi Peaks Nature 

Reservewill be established,with 

traps placed alongthe bushline. 

Puhi Peaks is alsohome to 

Hector’s tree daisy (Olearia 

Hectorii), anative tree with only 

sixpopulationsleft in thecountry. 

ThePuhi Peaks Shearwater 

colony is home to an estimated 

3000breeding pairs,downfroman 

estimated 8000in2019. 

The detailsofDOC community 

trapinitiative arestill being 

confirmedcurrently, but it is 

proposed thatDOC will support the 

community withbackyardand 

riparian margintrapping. 

DOC hasalready heldseveral 

learning opportunities,showing 

how residents can get involvedin 

backyard trapping and help protect 

nativewildlife, while contributing 

to the PredatorFree2050 national 

goal. 

‘‘The sessionswerewell 

received, so funding wasneeded to 

helpexpand the possibilitiesof 

supportthat DOC couldoffer,’’ Mr 

Howard says. 

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Hurunui school students 

were provided withthe 

tools and motivationto 

form good habits around 

road safety at aday at 

Hurunui Collegelast 

month. 

The Road Safety 

Education Limited (RYDA) 

one day workshop was open 

to all Year12and 13 

students from around the 

district, and was organised 

by Hurunui District 

Council road Safety coordinatorDean 

Eades. 

Throughout the day, 

studentstook part in both 

practical exercises and 

classroomsessions looking 

at the factors that 

contribute to road crashes, 

and learned about how to 

makechoices that enable 

themtobesafe road users. 

Mr Eades says students 

found the day engaging and 

theytook homevaluable 

skills which will help them 

staysafe on our roads, as 

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By TIM FULTON 

West Eyreton School is 

celebrating its 150th anniversary 

year with atwoday event in late 

October. 

The programme starts with the 

West Eyreton School Agricultural 

Extravaganza ‘Spring Special’, 

on Friday, October 28, from 9am 

to 2pm. 

The day will bring the past and 

present West Eyreton community 

together and include visits from 

agricultural animals in the main 

arena and anumber of 

demonstrations. 

In the school hall there will be 

natural crafts, flower displays, 

scarecrows, decorated cakes and 

many more. 

In addition, the Friends of the 

School Committee is planning an 

array of displays, stalls, bouncy 

castles, crazy bikes, an AgriKids 

area and adelicious food alley on 

the West Eyreton Domain. 

The following day, October 29, 

the official School Jubilee 

Celebrations will run from 10am 

to 2pm. 

The day starts at 10am with 

opportunities throughout the day 

to visit school learning spaces, 

and find out what schooling in the 

21st century looks and feels like. 

At 11am the school will 

officially acknowledge 150 years 

of schooling at West Eyreton with 

speeches, atree planting and the 

cutting of the cake. 

This will be followed by photos 

and arelaxed picnic lunch in 

which guests reconnect with 

familiar faces. 

West Eyreton School opened in 

1872 with 32 pupils and the first 

master was Dominie Brown. 

The school on the corner of 

North Eyre and School Roads had 

acolourful opening, organised by 

pioneering Eyrewell farmer 

Marmaduke Dixon. 

‘‘All the children of the East 

Eyreton and Cust schools and 

their parents, and ahost of other 

visitors, were invited to take part 

in the ceremony and they were 

formed up into agreat procession 

amile from the school to which 

they marched carrying banners, 

flying flags and bunting, and 

singing hymns all the way.’’ 

The West Eyreton School’s 

original school building was 

replaced in 1935. 

This was later remodelled and 

additional classrooms and 

buildings added. 

By the 1980s, when farming was 

going through tumultuous 

changes and the district 

population was dwindling, the 

school was close to becoming sole 

charge and as late as 2003, its 

future was still doubtful. 

In 2003, the new principal at the 

time, Jillian Gallagher, described 

ahuge step forward for West 

Eyreton School’s future, with a 

roll increase that led to the 

building of afifth classroom and 

permanent teacher. 

‘‘The school survived avery 

tenuous time as many rural 

schools in New Zealand were 

under threat from school mergers 

and West Eyreton wasn’t immune 

from closure or being merged 

with neighbouring schools by the 

Ministry of Education. 

‘‘The 2003 roll growth gave the 

school increased staffing and the 

subsequent building of afifth 

Old style ... West Eyreton School 

will make 150 years in October. 

PHOTO: FILE 

classroom. The March Roll 

Return confirmed that our fifth 

teacher was apermanent 

position. 

‘‘In May, afifth teacher was 

appointed to the permanent full 

time position. Building of the fifth 

classroom began in February with 

its completion in the third week of 

Term 2.’’ 

The school roll continued to 

grow and in 2005 the Ministry of 

Education approved a10year 

Development plan (2005 –2015) 

for five more classrooms, an 

Information Learning Centre and 

aschool hall. 

Now, as the school celebrates 

its 150th anniversary, the roll is 

just under 200. 

Peace makers ... Some of the patches made by Rangiora quilters 

for an international, sunflowerthemed peace quilt being made by 

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wartorn Ukraine. 

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Rangiora quilters are 

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The Rangiora quilters are 

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holdsquiltmaking classes at 

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afternoons. 

The idea behind Janno’s 

project is to show supportfor 

the Ukrainian people, by 

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patches to formalarge art 

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graves in the wartorn country. 

The aim is to deliver the quilt, 

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for Ukrainian Independence 

Day on August 24. 

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peace. 

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By DAVID HILL 

Matariki might be anew midwinter 

holiday, but viewing the star cluster 

requires good timing. 

The OxfordArea SchoolObservatory is 

opening its doorstomorrow evening as part 

of the Oxford Promotion Action 

Committee’s winter celebrations. 

But volunteer Raul EliasDragosays the 

Matariki star cluster will not be visibleasit 

only appears over the horizon at dawnat 

this time of year. 

‘‘We’ve had afew requests for Matariki, 

but it’s amorning constellation which rises 

with the sun, so whenwedosomethingat 

the observatoryatnight we won’t be able to 

see it.’’ 

He says Matariki will appear aboutseven 

degrees abovethe horizon, to the northeast, 

at dawn thisweekend. 

Being lowinthe sky, it will not be visible 

through the observatory’s12inch telescope 

until around midJuly for earlymorning 

viewings. 

Matariki will graduallyappearover the 

horizon about four minutesearlier each 

night until it ‘‘disappears’’ inthe autumn, 

before reappearing in timefor midwinter. 

Raulsays the observatory is planninga 

specialopen eveningaspart of the Oxford 

AreaSchool’s 150th anniversary 

celebrationsinOctober, but even then 

Matariki will notbevisible untiljust after 

midnight. 

‘‘Inthe middle of the summer it is very 

accessible as you cansee it move across the 

sky as the night progresses.’’ 

While viewing the Matarikistar cluster is 

off the menu for now, Raul says thereis 

plenty to see in the nightsky including 

somewellknownconstellations,star 

clusters and nebula. 

Later in the seasonthe four gasgiants, 

Jupiter, Saturn,Uranusand Neptune, will 

all be visibleinthe evening sky. 

After the challenges of the lasttwo years 

withCovidrestrictions and the weathernot 

playing ball, Raul says the observatory is 

enjoying‘‘a boom season’’. 

‘‘We’ve had some verygood open nights 

and we haveareally full programme for the 

year.’’ 

As the new 12inch telescope is much 

easier to operate than the old 10inch 

telescope, it means morevolunteers are 

abletobetrained up, Raul says. 

Thisallows the observatory to postpone 

to Saturday evenings whenthe weather 

Star gazing .. The Oxford Observatory 

plans to open tomorrow evening for some 

midwinter star gazing. But you will need to 

rise before dawn to see Matariki. PHOTO: FILE 

doesn’t play ball on Friday opennights. 

The Oxford Area School Observatory is 

hosting an open eveningtomorrow from 

7.30pm to 9.30pmfor agold coin entry. No 

bookings are required, but expectaqueue. 

Saturday, June 18, is the postponement 

date. 

LikeOxford Observatory on Facebook, or 

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for more 

information about upcoming open nights. 

This much is True, by Miriam Margolyes 

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But treatment for it has not 

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These titles are available in both 

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Community service in Waimakariri recognised 

Thirteen localresidentswererecognised 

in theWaimakaririCommunity Service 

Awardsrecently,including threecouples. 

Mayor’sAward: 

Kevin Felstead was recognisedfor his18 

years service as aWaimakariridistrict 

councillor, includingnineasDeputy 

Mayor.Healso served16years on the 

Oxford AreaSchool Board of Trustees, 

three decadeswith Oxford Civil Defence, 

the OxfordVolunteer FireBrigade, the 

Oxford ArtsTrustOxford Men’s Shed and 

Ringwood Retirement Village 

chairperson. 

TonyHall wasrecognisedfor his service 

withthe RangioraEnterprise Trust,asthe 

director of Community Colleges NZ Ltd, 

servingonthe New ZealandQualifications 

AuthorityBoard from 1992–1997,the 

Tertiary Education Advisory Commission 

from2000–2002, theSecondary Schools 

Futures Project Establishment Group in 

2003, theLincoln University Council from 

2004to2017 andasPro Chancellor and 

Chancellor, and service with Enterprise 

North Canterbury, theMainPower Trust 

Board, theNorth Canterbury Sport and 

Recreation Trust, theNew Zealand 

DisabledSkiing Association (now 

Adaptive SnowsportsNew Zealand)the 

New ZealandOlympicCommitteeBoard, 

the Coast to Coast andasPatron of the 

Waikuku Beach SurfLifeSaving Club. 

InauguralBusiness Award: 

MarkRevis and JeffPearce havehelped 

rejuvenate Kaiapoi followingthe 

earthquakesthroughsupport forthe 

Christchurch’s Northern Motorway offramps 

at LinesideRoad/SmithStreet,the 

RiverviewCentre, acquiredBlenheim’s 

Riverboat,the building of ENCHouse, 

Times Squaresshopping centre, the 

restoration of the old BNZBuilding, the 

WaimakJunction development,Rivertown 

and Northbrook Villas andrebuilding the 

council’selderlypersons’ units. 

Community Service Awards: 

Maryand Keith Morrison Maryisa 

committeemember forOperation Cover 

Up, knitting clothes and blanketsfor 

orphansinEastern Europe and Ukraine, 

and forages and preservesfruits for those 

in need in the localcommunity and 

through PacificIslandHope Trust.Keith 

supports Maryand ploughed up their 

entire back gardentogrowfood forthose 

in need,deliveringfood to the Kaiapoi 

FoodForest. 

GrahamGodman is amember of the North 

CanterburyMinibus Trust team, worked 35 

years withthe FireServicein 

Christchurch 

Jan andDaveShelton For 25 years Dave 

managed theBlueSkies Abseiling Team 

for the Blue SkiesCentre in Kaiapoi,while 

the couplewere proprietorsofthe Ashley 

Gorge Holiday Parkfrom2010to2015, 

werebothinvolved in the Ashley Gorge 

Reserve Advisory Group,and the 

Canterbury MountainRadioService. Jan 

has led theOxford section of theSAYGO 

(Steady as YouGo) exercise group, andis 

avolunteer for the OxfordCommunity 

Trust.Dave hasalsoserved in the the 

OxfordMen’sShed andthe Oxford 

Community Trust. 

IvanCampbell is knownfor his AnzacDay 

flyoversinreplicaWorld War Two aircraf. 

He servedasasenior constablein 

Rangiorafor 14 years,managedGarden 

CityRescue Helicopters and hasserved 

withthe CanterburyWest Coast Air 

Rescue Trust. 

Bryan Sulzberger hasserved with the 

Central Rural Drainage Advisory Group, 

the WaimakaririZoneCommittee, as a 

Waimakariridistrict councillor, a 

WaimakaririIrrigation Limited director 

and as amember of the Sewage to Sea 

subcommitteewhich wasinfluentialin 

removingsewage from theCam River. 

Gavin McGiffert has served with 

SouthbrookTouch, andreferees forNorth 

Canterbury Rugbyrefereeingmorethan 

Recognition ... Mayor Dan Gordon presented the Waimakariri community service awards 

recently. 


500 games over32years andisamember 

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leader, amember of the NorthernA&P 

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David Britten through hisDarkSide 

Entertainersgroup, David Brittenand a 

teamofvolunteers have donatedover 

14,000 hoursoftheirtime by appearingas 

charactersfromfamous films to entertain 

and uplift families. 

He hasaparticular interest in helping 

children suffering fromanxiety,creating 

personalised video messages as Darth 

Vader formore than720 childrenaround 

the world. 

Scott andTracey Bowman The Bowman’s 

OxfordBird RescueTrustspecialised in 

rescuing andrehabilitating birds of prey 

and waswellloved throughout 

Canterbury.This yearwas meant to be a 

milestone,celebratingadecade of 

operation,but Scott’shealthmeantthe 

birdrescue had to close. Thecouplehave 

nursed thousandsofinjured birds backto 

health. Most of these birds were injured by 

vehicleswhile feeding on roadkill. Once 

rehabilitated Scott andTracey would 

return thebirdtothe peoplewho had 

found it for them to let it go backinto the 

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35 

Beechwood stud marks 60 years 

By DAVID HILL 

There were tributes all round at the start 

of Beechwood, Richon and Woodburn 

Herefords bull sale near Amberley last 

Thursday, June 9. 

Richon stud owner Rob Stokes paid 

tribute to the Beechwood stud, which is 

celebrating 60 years, making a 

presentation to stud owners Rob and 

Mary Ann Burrows ahead of the sale. 

Mr Stokes said Mr Burrows has had a 

major influence on the Hereford breed 

with his willingness to mentor young 

breeders. 

The presentation was followed by 

Mikayla and Briearna Molloy, daughters 

of Woodburn stud owners Tim and Helen 

Molloy, reading apoem they had written 

for the Burrows. 

The Beechwood stud was established 

by Mr Burrows’ mother in 1962 as a 

counterbalance to the family’s various 

sheep studs. 

Mr Burrows was 12yearsold when the 

stud was established and said he had no 

plans for slowing down. 

While the first combined sale of the 

three studs was held in 2019, the 

Beechwood and Richon studs have been 

collaborating for longer. 

Beechwood and Richon cows have 

been run together at Rob and Julie 

Stokes’ Lees Valley property for the last 

seven years. 

‘‘When the Beechwood cows first 

arrived at Lees Valley there was snow on 

the ground,’’ Mr Stokes recalled. 

Mr Burrows said an agreement 

between the two families was drawn up 

that first winter, but after seven years it 

had yet to be signed. 

‘‘I think we can say we trust each other 

pretty well. It wouldn’t work if we didn’t 

trust each other. We’re both easy going 

Rob Burrows 

King Kong ... Richon Hereford stud owner Rob Stokes keeps aclose eye on lot 10, 

Beechwood King Kong 16, in the ring during last Thursday’s sale. King Kong sold for $7500. 

which helps,’’ Mr Burrows says. 

Rural Livestock genetics specialist 

Anthony Cox was impressed with the 

lineup of bulls on sale. 

‘‘There’s agood line up of bulls right 

through the catalogue. There’s real 

consistent quality and the bulls are nice 

and quiet.’’ 

Buyers travelled from throughout the 

South Island, with some from the North 

Island. 

The sale’s top price of $8000 went to 

Woodburn Advance 200020, which was 

vendored by the Molloy family. 

Two bulls sold for $7500 including 

Beechwood King Kong 16 and Richon 

Mort 2059. 

Mort was purchased by acouple from 

Taumarunui who have been buying bulls 

from the Stokes family for the last eight 

years, Mr Stokes said. 

Similar prices were paid at the 

Grassmere Herefords and Riverlands J 

Angus bull sale near Cheviot on 

Thursday afternoon. 

Riverlands J200518 topped the sale 

with aprize of $16,500, while other Angus 

bulls sold for $10,500 and $9500. 

Among the Herefords, Grassmere Hood 

685 sold for $9500 and three bulls sold for 

$9000. 

Some large sums of money have been 

paid for bulls around the South Island so 

far this season, including $81,000 for an 

Angus bull at Wakatipu Basin. 

The top priced Hereford bull at asale 

at Mt Somers on Wednesday, June 8, was 

$47,000, with the average price of 

between $9000 and $10,000. 

Hazlett auctioneer and Hereford 

breeder Allister Orchard was among 

those outbid at Wednesday’s sale. 

‘‘It’s been agood season. Farmers are 

getting good money for their calves, their 

lambs and dairy farmers are doing well, 

and that’s reflected in what they’re 

willing to pay for bulls.’’ 

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Greystone goes carbonzero 

Greystone Wines is now ToituEnvirocare 

net carbonzero certified as part of the 

winery’s bold plans to reduce its 

environmental impact. 

Marketing manager Nik Mavromatis says 

the certificationispart of Greystone’s 

innovativeand holistic approach to wine 

growing and making. 

‘‘We’re the first winery in the country to 

be net carbonzero, 100 percent certified 

organic with BioGro and practising 

regenerative viticulture,’’ Mr Mavromatis 

says. 

‘‘It was alot of work to get to the point of 

being carbonzero but wine is the canary in 

the mine for climatechange so we need to 

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‘‘If we don’t then we probably only have 

twentyyearsleft of making wine on this 

planet,’’ 

To achieve Toitu certification, Greystone 

had to create an emissioninventoryacross 

the entire company,including travel,how 

much diesel and petrolthey use and 

measures to counterthat. 

Greystone company cars are now hybrid, 

its new Fendt tractors are 50% more fuelefficient 

and only carbonzero electricity is 

used in the strawbale winery. 

Even the glassbottleshave been 

switched to lighterweightoptionsacross 

the production. 

Greystone viticulturist Mike Saunders 

says the company has embraced 

regenerative viticulture, which involves 

looking at every inch of the farm and 

vineyard to increase diversity whileaiming 

for amore balanced ecosystem. 

‘‘It’sapracticethat requires fewer 

manufacturedinputs,working with nature, 

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matterand reducing the company’s 

environmental impact. 

‘‘We've planted amix of 16 species, 

including sunflowers,oats, lentils and 

beans in between the rows of vines. 

Environmentally friendly ... Greystone 

viticulturist Mike Saunders receives the 

certification from Toitu Envirocare technical 

account manager Shannon Gormley. 

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between plantand soil,’’ he says. 

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those planted, creating anatural fertiliser, 

while irrigation usage is being decreased 

by maintaining ground cover. 

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integration of livestockinto the vineyard. 

The teamretrainedatrial block to a 

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NEWS 

North Canterbury News, June 16, 2022 37 

Beef +Lamb slams policy 

Beef +Lamb NewZealand (BLNZ) has 

calledthe Government’s releaseofthe 

Indigenous Biodiversity NationalPolicy 

Statement(NPS)exposure draft 

legislationbadly timedand illconsidered. 

BLNZ is ‘‘extremelydisappointed’’with 

thetiming of the release, just oneday after 

amajorannouncement on the pricingof 

agricultural greenhousegas emissions. 

BLNZ chief executiveSam McIvorsays 

farmersare feelingoverwhelmed withthe 

environmentrelated policychangesthat 

have already cometheirway. 

Theseare on topoflabourshortages, 

high onfarm inflationand managing 

Covid19. 

‘‘Work is still under way on getting the 

freshwater and climatechange policies 

right,let alone fully implemented,soit’s 

frustratingthe Government is putting out 

yetmore environmentlegislation. 

‘‘Ourfarmers arepassionate about 

biodiversity and areactively protecting 

andrestoring the indigenoushabitats they 

have on their farms, but they had major 

concerns withthe originalIndigenous 

Biodiversity NPS. 

‘‘This was particularlyinrelation to the 

broad definition of aSignificant Natural 

Area,which wouldhave restricted 

agriculturalactivitiesonasignificant 

proportionoftheir farms.’’ 

Mr McIvorsays BLNZhas beencalling 

forsignificantchanges on key provisions 

from theoutset. 

‘‘We expect genuine consultation and 

that we willbeabletoresolve all theissues 

ourfarmershave identified. 

‘‘Farmers are playing theirpartand 

indeedare leaders in the protectionof 

biodiversity. Sheep and beef farmersare 

thelargestcustodiansofindigenous 

biodiversity in New Zealandafter the 

conservation estate, andtheyactively 

managenative vegetation on thousandsof 

farms acrossNew Zealand. 

‘‘On average, about25percentofsheep 

andbeef farms are covered in native 

Sam McIvor 

vegetationand ourfarmersare very proud 

of this. 

‘‘These regulations need to be enabling 

forfarmers to carry on thatwork,while not 

restricting farming.’’ 

MeanwhileFederated Farmers has 

endorsed the goalofimproving New 

Zealand’s biodiversity management, 

includingmaintenance,and where 

needed, protection of biodiversity values. 

ChrisAllen, the Feds national board 

membersays muchofNew Zealand’s 

biodiversity remains becauselandowners 

have done the right thing, and secondgenerationplanning 

processesacross the 

country are eitheralready embedded or 

startingtobecome so. 

‘‘TheNPSIB needstobuild on and 

support thisimpetus, not derail it.’’ 

Both BLNZ and FedFarmersare 

criticalofthe six weekconsulation period, 

saying it is inadequategiven how complex 

this policy areais. 

‘‘At thevery leastthisperiod needs to be 

extendedtogiveusadequate time to 

analyse what’s proposed andfor farmers 

to have sufficientinpu,’’ BLNZ says. 

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Rangiora Hockey Club teams well placed 

HOCKEY 

At the mid point of the 2022winter hockey 

competition severalRangiora Hockey Club 

teams find themselves well positioned to 

push for the playoffs over the second half of 

round robinfixtures. 

Best placed of these arethe club's top 

Mid Week Open teams,with the Rangiora 

Hurunui Hares sittinginsecond place in 

the Women's Division 1competition, and 

the Rangiora Mighty Mid Week Men sitting 

in fourth placeintheir 1st Division table. 

The Hares are five points clearinsecond 

on the table with seven wins, one draw and 

one loss so far this season, scoring 39 goals 

and conceding just 10. 

Its recent draw was against astrong 

HSOB/Burnside team who are in third 

place on the table and could well shape up 

to be the Hare's semi finalopponentin 

August. 

The Mighty Midweek Men are also well 

clear of the chasing packthanks to awin 

over Harewood Red, which they have now 

leapfrogged into 3rd place. 

They'll be looking to consolidate 2nd or 

3rd placetoavoid the talentedHSOB/ 

Burnside team come semifinals time but 

with only threepoints separatingthe top 

teams in this grade if results go theirway 

they could even push into first place. 

Rangiora Goldisthe best of the rest for 

the club,hanging on to 2nd in the Sunday 

League Premiership (Division 2) men's 

competition afteradraw with top ranked 

UniversityVikings. 

Rangiora CBK are striving to avoid the 

wooden spoon in the Division 1Women's 

competition, most recently suffering a 

narrow loss to Southern Saphires,which is 

just one placeabove them on the table. 

Wins to threeofRangiora's Platinum 

teamskeeps them well in the hunt for finals 

berths, though it is stillearly days in their 

respective competitions. 

Results: 

Div 1women RangioraCBK 2lost to 

Southern Saphires 3. 

SSLPremiership women Rangiora 

Korimako 0lost to CarltonRedcliffs Black 

8. 

MWOWomen'sDiv 1Rangiora Hurunui 

Hares 1drew with HSOB/Burnside Blue 1; 

Rangiora Hurunui Hares 12 defeated 

HSOB/Burnside White 0. 

MWOWomen'sDiv 3Rangiora 

Piwakawaka 0lost to Waikirikiri TRex's 2; 

Rangiora Piwakawaka1lost to Hinemoa 

Kaiapoi Totara 8. 

SSL Premiership men Rangiora Gold 3 

drewwith UC Vikings 3. 

SSL Championship men Rangiora 

Oddfellows 1lost to Avon Blue 3. 

MWOmen Div 1Rangiora Mighty 

Midweek Men 4defeated Harewood Red 3; 

On attack ... Scarlett Griffiths and Ana White of the Rangiora Raiders Kwik Sticks Super 

7s team against St Andrews College A. 

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Rangiora Mighty MidweekMen 4defeated 

Harewood Blue 2. 

MWO men Div 2Rangiora Allsorts 0lost to 

HornbyRebels 7; RangioraAllsorts 1lost to 

HinemoaKaiapoi Kauri 11. 

Platinum Grades: Girls Rangiora Kaka 4 

defeated HSOB/Burnside Blue 1; Rangiora 

Kakariki abye. Boys Rangiora Jets 9 

defeated Southern 2; Rangiora Snakes 5 

defeated Waikirikiri Blue Jays 1. 

SPORTS RESULTS 

Amberley Golf Club 

June 11: PCumming72, NGranger 73, 

AGenet 73, GBurrows 73. Women: S 

Pratt74, BPettigrew 77. Excel Design 

Longest Putt: AJohnson. 

Mid Week Men:IRouse 34, KRayner 

34, GWilliams 34, AGenet33, D 

Flewellen33, BFitzgerald 33. 

Mid Week Women: RLester +8, V 

Wormald+6, JRouse +6. Longest 

Putt:BPettigrew. 

9Holers:VCrooks 14 Putts, JDouglas 

15, HKemp 15, RHayward 15. 

ParisBakeryLongestPutt:HKemp. 

RangioraGolfClub 

Nine holeStroke:Women: Lyn Leech 

35 c/b, Elaine Klopper 35 c/b, Carol 

Van Hout 35, Sarah Rutherford36. 

Men:DavidKlopper 34, Clifford 

Boddy 35 c/b,Stephen Bell35, Ross 

McQueen 36 c/b, Nelson Moffatt 36 

c/b. 

Twos: ColleenWhite No 13. 

AmberleySmallbore Rifle Club 

PWisheart 100.7, KBrown 99.5, O 

Mitchell98.4, IFrazer96.2,GHeaven 

93.2,WParker 90.0. 

Tennis courts set for facelift 

TENNIS 

Kaikoura’s Takahanga Domain tennis 

courts are set for afacelift as amultiuse 

facility. 

Sport Tasman has announced it plans 

to redevelop the tennis courts in early 

2023 to cater for netball, tennis, wet 

weather training and 3on3 basketball. 

General manager,spaces and places, 

Tony Thomas,says the plan was 

developed in collaboration with the 

Kaikoura DistrictCouncil, Kaikoura 

Netball, Kaikoura Tennis and Te 

Runanga oKaikoura. 

The concept designs will be subject to a 

public consultation meeting to be held 

later this month. 

The tennis courts, located on the corner 

of Esplanadeand KillarneyStreet, were 

badly damaged in the 2016 earthquake. 

Kaikoura Netball approached Sport 

Tasmanwith the idea of amultiuse 

facility to better serve the community. 

Netball has traditionally been played 

on the Kaikoura High School courts, 

which also sustaineddamage in the 2016 

earthquake resulting in limitedcourt 

space suitable for use. 

‘‘The current footprint of the four 

tennis courts wouldremain the same, but 

the site will require levelling to 

accommodate up to four netball courts, 

resealing,fencing, and lighting,’’Mr 

Thomas says. 

‘‘All going well, we are hoping to start 

the groundwork early in the new year, 

with the courts ready by next year’s 

winter netball season. 

‘‘But there is alot to do before then on 

aculturallysensitive site.’’ 

Sport Tasman has securedfunding 

through Sport NZ for adedicatedproject 

coordinator to help get the wheels 

moving and to providesport and 

recreation consultancy services and 

strategic advice for the project. 

In recent months, Sport Tasman and 

New life ... The Takahanga Domain 

tennis courts are set to be reborn as amultiuse 

facility. 


project partners havemet with potential 

funders, including the Department of 

Internal Affairs and Rata Foundation. 

The public consultation meeting is 

plannedfor Wednesday, June 29, at 

5.30pmatthe Kaikoura District Council 

offices. 

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youupdates from 

the region’s 

sporting events 

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39 

First all North Canterbury final 

RUGBY 

By PETER WILLIAMS 

For the first time since North Canterbury 

entered the Combined Rugby 

competition in 2007, the final for the 

Luisetti SeedsCup will be contested by 

two North Canterbury teams. 

On Saturday, Saracenswill host 

GlenmarkCheviot at Southbrook Park 

after both teams registered contrasting 

victories in the semifinals. 

Saracens vPrebbleton 

This match was areal enigma. 

Prebbleton were first on the scoresheet 

with apenalty after just 3minutes. 

Saracens struckback immediately with 

atrademark try. 

Hardrunning fullback Harry Murray 

made the break and offloaded to right 

winger,LemuelHill who finished it off in 

style. 

Murray, who was having ablinder, 

repeated the doseshortly after when he 

sliced through and slipped apass to Ollie 

Bithray for him to finish. 

Duringthe first quarter of the match 

Saracens were matching it with 

Prebbleton. 

In the forwards, hooker Connor 

Higgins andflanker Brett Hancox, who 

wasparticularly strong on defence, were 

having busy games as were the midfield 

combination of Kerran Jenkins and Toby 

Ashby. 

Given thatthe team was playing into a 

strong cold wind, the Saracens 

supporters were cockahoop, and even 

when Prebbleton closed the gap to two 

points with agood try at the 30 minute 

mark there was afeeling that Saracens 

was still on track. But the supporters’ 

mood was about to change. 

Tries to Prebbleton either side of halftime 

shot the visitors out to a2212 lead. 

Although Ashby did claw five points 

back with athoroughly deservedtry, 

Prebbleton was now dominating virtually 

every phase of the game . 

Uncharacteristically Saracens started 

to fall off anumber of tackles. Added to 

that the injurytoll started to rise,with 

some key playerslike Murray and halfback 

Liam Dunseath having to be 

replaced. 

The earlier confidence of even the 

most ardentofSaracens supporters gave 

way to resignation that they were going to 

have to bow to asuperiorteam in 

Prebbleton. 

But noone told the players.Bithray 

who had left the field in obvious pain 

havingtaken ablow to the ribs, reflected 

the spirit in this team by showing courage 

in returning to the fray as the bench was 

empty. 

But it was supersubNathan Goodwin, 

in particular, that sparked an unlikely 

last gasp renaissance from his team. 

Since coming on to the field in the 

secondhalf he had beenthe one shining 

beacon inthe Saracens’ effort. With less 

than five minutes on the clock, and 

completely against the run of play, 

Goodwin latched on to adeftlyplaced 

chip kick by fiveeighth Ricky Allin to 

score only afew metres from the corner 

flag. Given the conditions, Allin did 

supremely well to land what proved to be 

avital conversion, to narrow the gap to 

five points. 

Inspired by this turn of events, 

Saracens swept straight back on to attack 

and its big forwards,led by Rawiri 

Karena and AlexKennedy, went to work 

launching one final assault on the 

Prebbleton line. Fittingly,itwas captain 

Kennedy who crashed over next to the 

posts. Allin added the winning points. 

Prebbleton was bitterly disappointed, 

havingfailedtoput the game to bed 

despite anumber of giltedged 

Super Sub ... Inspirational flanker Nathan Goodwin on the way to scoring the try that put 

his team back in the game when all seemed lost. 

PHOTO: LEONIE HANCOX 

opportunities to do so. 

Perhaps it was karmaas12months ago 

it knocked Saracens out at the same 

ground at the quarterfinal stage by 

scoring atry deep in injury time. This 

year it was Saracens’ time to turn the 

tables. 

Saracens 31 (Lemuel Hill, Ollie Bithray, 

Toby Ashby, Nathan Goodwin, Alex 

Kennedy tries, Ricky Allin 3conversions) 

beat Prebbleton 29 (Cam Hay, Eddie 

Sunia, Tim Murgatroyd tries, Ted 

Coleman 1try 3conversions, 1penalty. 

SouthernvGlenmark 

Cheviot 

It was abig ask for Glenmark Cheviot, 

who had only just scraped into the playoffs, 

to have to travel all the way to Hinds 

to square off against the playing through 

champions. 

But in the first minute of the match, 

Cogs Harnett scoredanopportunistic try 

to give the visitors alead they never 

surrendered. From there, the first half 

was asounding out affair, with neither 

side really gaining abig advantage. 

An aerobatic try in the corner to Jordy 

Gray gave GlenmarkCheviot a103lead 

at the break. 

Early in the second half the Glenmark 

Cheviot forwards started to gain abit of 

momentum and were rewarded when 

Nick Hyde scored two tries from lineout 

mauls andHarnett kicked apenalty. 

Southern stayed in the game, scoring a 

try of its own. 

Then a68minute yellow card to 

GlenmarkCheviot prop Hayden 

O’Donnell added to the intrigue. 

Southern responded immediately with 

aconverted try that closed the gap to only 

six points, but the GlenmarkCheviot 

forwards rolled up its sleeveswith only 

14 men, playing therest of the match at 

the right end of the field,and having the 

satisfaction of winger Matt Holmes 

scoring in the dying phases. 

For the visitors, flanker, Matt 

McKellar, was outstanding while Jordy 

Gray controlled the game well from 

halfback. The five try to two victory over 

the accomplished Southern side is a 

result to be proudof. 

Southern 17 (Makasiale Kauvanua, 

Angus McKenzie tries,Thomas 

Middleton 2conversions and 1penalty) 

lost to GlenmarkCheviot 28 (Nick Hyde 

(2), Jordy Gray,Matt Holmes tries, Cogs 

Harnett 1try, 1penalty) 

Ohoka vWaihora 

Ohoka came out of the blocks well to 

celebrate Tom Taylor’s50th game for the 

team, scoring first. Waihora levelled up 

on the stroke of halftime butWaihora 

dominated the secondhalf with three 

unanswered tries. Ben Gold, Patrick 

McCallum and Scott Allinwere the pick 

of the Ohoka team. 

Ohoka 7 (Patrick McCallum try,Scott 

Allin conversion) lost to Waihora 29. 

Ashley vRakaia 

Ashley put on aconvincing performance 

to beat Rakaia 4714 after leading 287 at 

halftime. Playing an entertaining brand 

of 15man rugby it chalked up seven tries, 

with goalkicker, Jack Marshall, 

converting all but one of the tries. 

Ashley 47 (Anthony Tavendale (2), Tyler 

Power, Ben Wicksteed, Louis James, 

Korbyn Gray, Brad McKenzie, tries, Jack 

Marshall 6conversions) beat Rakaia14. 

Kaiapoi vHurunui 

Two very strong forward packs made this 

match an enthralling fixture. Taine 

JacobsLawson scored early after a 

Hurunui clearing kick was charged 

down, but the leadchanged hands 

several times during the match. 

Kaiapoi’s flanker, Jarrod Smith, earned 

their PlayeroftheDay award for his 

tireless efforts, whileHamish Dalzell 

was one of Hurunui’s best. 

With just four 4minutes remaining, 

Hurunui’s hooker Ben Funnell scored, 

but the conversion attemptwhich would 

have put Hurunuiinfront was waved 

away. 

Kaiapoi 19 (Jacob Hurring, Shak Bassi 

tries, Taine JacobsLawson 1try 2 

conversions) beat Hurunui 18 (Ben 

Funnell try, Kyle McKenzie 2penalties, 1 

conversion. 

Oxford vWoodend 

In wet, cold and windy conditions at 

Oxford, the home team controlled all bar 

the first 10 minutes of the match against 

Woodend. CodyTayles, Jesse Houston, 

GeorgePrain and Sam Freemanwere 

outstanding for Oxford, while Woodend 

certainly benefited from the return of the 

Swaine brothers. Andrew Procter and 

Aidan Wakefield were others to play 

well. 

Oxford 47 (Jesse Houston (3), George 

Prain (2) Sam Freeman, Korbyn Newman 

tries,Matt Roberts (4) Gus Mowat (2) 

conversions beat Woodend 17 (Connor 

Swaine, Michael McCloy ,tries, Jordy 

Swaine 1try, 2conversions). 

NORTH CANTERBURYRUGBY 

SUBUNION -18 June 2022 

Luisetti Seeds Div 1-ALLNORTH CANTERBURY 

FINAL 

Saracens V Glenmark Cheviot, 4.45PM Sbk1 

FINAL. Ohoka VLincoln, 2.45PM Mand 1. Ashley 

V Kaiapoi, 2.45PM LobLr1. Hurunui V Rakaia, 

2.45PM Col 1. Oxford VWest Melton, 2.45PM 

OxOval. 

Division 2-Ellesmere &North Canterbury 

Saracens V Ashley, 1.00PM Sbk 1. Ohoka V 

Hurunui, 1.00PM Mand 1. Woodend VKaiapoi, 

1.00PMWdnd1.Amberley VOxford, 2.00PMAmb 

1. KaikouraVGlenmark Cheviot, 2.30PMKaik 1. 

CombinedColts-All games 1.00pm 

Kaiapoi VLincoln. Glenmark Cheviot VPrebbleton. 

Ashley BYE. 

Womens - SeeWebsite 

1stXV 

Roncalli College Aoraki Combined VRangiora HS, 

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Senior Girls-See Website 

Under 18 

Hurunui VRangiora HS 1.00PM. Kaiapoi VHornby 

1.00PM 

Under 16 

Leeston VOxford 12.00PM. Celtic VRangiora HS 

1.00PM.Kaiapoi HS VWest Melton1.00PM 

Under14.5 

OxfordVRolleston 12.00PM. Rangiora HS Green V 

Springston /Waihora 1.00PM. RangioraHSGold V 

Kaikoura 1.00PM. 

Under 13 –all games 11.40am 

Kaiapoi VHurunui. Oxford VAshley. Saracens V 

Woodend. 


Amberley V Ohoka Black. Ashley V Saracens. 

Kaikoura V Glenmark Cheviot. Ohoka Red V 

Hurunui. OxfordBYE. 


Amberley VSaracensRed. AshleyVSaracens Blue. 

OhokaRed VHurunui. Kaiapoi Blue VOhokaBlack. 

Woodend VKaiapoiGold. Oxford BYE. 

Under 10 –all games 12.10pm 

Amberley Blue VOhoka Black. Amberley Black V 

Oxford. Kaikoura VAshley Blue. Kaiapoi Gold V 

Hurunui. WoodendVOhokaRed. 

Under 9–all games 10.00am 

Ashley Blue VSaracens Blue.OhokaBlackVAshley 

Green. Glenmark Cheviot VSaracens Red. Ohoka 

Red VHurunui. Woodend VKaiapoi Gold. Oxford 

BYE. 


Amberley VSaracens Red. Ashley Blue VGlenmark 

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Wetland planting success 

The Kaikoura community has been 

getting in behind efforts to preserve a 

wetland on alocal dairy farm. 

More than 50 people attended the 

planting day at Will and Chris Boyd’s 

Silverbank Farm at the foothills of 

Kaikoura’s Mt Fyffe, which is run by farm 

managers Shannon and Bonnie Ward. 

The attendees included community 

members, landowners, farmers, 

Environment Canterbury (ECan) staff, 

the Department of Conservation, 

Fonterra, Kaikoura Zone Committee 

members, Forest and Bird, Landcare 

Trust representatives and Kaikoura High 

School pupils. 

The New Zealand Landcare Trust 

hosted the event, which was held last 

month, and is working with the Boyds and 

Wards to look after the wetland, as part of 

its Managing Wetlands as Farm Assets 

programme. 

The trust has been helping to 

transform aremnant wetland, which has 

existing ti kouka /cabbage trees and 

grasses. 

An island located in the wetland was 

previously used for grazing, but the 

Boyds have since retired it in abid to 

protect the wetland area and the species 

of plants within it. 

Fencing has been completed around 

the wetland and last month’s planting 

day helped to get around 850 natives in 

the ground. 

Avariety of natives were planted 

including lemonwood, kahikatea, 

pokaka, grasses, harakeke and toetoe. 

Sedges will also be planted along the 

water course which will shade the water 

in the stream, helping with flow and 

water quality. 

Overland flow paths on the property 

flow into the wetland, where the native 

plantings will help filter and purify any 

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More planting is planned for around 

the northern side of the wetland in the 

future. 

Agroup of 16 year five and six pupils 

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with three staff members and three 

mothers joined with ECan land 

management advisor Peter Bradshaw on 

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CombiGuards on the plants. 

New Zealand Landcare Trust project 

coordinator Tony Watson said the 

children were ‘‘real troopers’’. 

‘‘They had the CombiGuards on in no 

time and were genuinely loving helping 

out,’’ he said. 

‘‘Some of the Boyds and their children 

have attended the school so it was so 

special to have them come help out.’’ 

The pupils learned about the 

background of the wetland, benefits of 

having wetlands and the importance of 

having good water quality. 

‘‘It was agreat opportunity to plant that 

seed of knowledge in our future 

generation,’’ Tony said. 

The farm is one of 14 sites between 

Kaikoura and Otematata which are part 

of the programme. 

Environment Canterbury and Fonterra 

are partners in the programme, 

alongside the New Zealand Landcare 

Trust. 

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farmers and the wider community to 

provide advice and share knowledge 

about the range of benefits both natural 

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Patrolling 

the streets 

By ROBYNBRISTOW 

Recruits areneeded for community 

patrols in Rangioraand Kaiapoi. 

The appealcomesasanendeavour 

is madetoincrease patrolling hours, 

and provideextrapersonnelto 

monitor the local street cameras. 

Acommunity and recruitment 

evening forthe Rangiora andKaiapoi 

Community Patrol,alongwithNorth 

Canterbury Neighbourhood Support, 

is being heldonTuesday,June 21 for 

all thoseinterested in lending ahand 

to keepcommunities safe. 

Rangiora Community Patrolleader 

Chris Barkersaysmorepeoplewill 

helpboost the number of hours 

patrols can be out,and allow acloser 

eye to be kept on areas where 

cameras are in use. 

The eveningatthe RangioraTown 

Hall’s first floor function roomfrom 

7.30pm, is aimed at showingpeople 

how they cansupport the community 

and policetoreducecrime. 

Community patrolsofNew Zealand 

workwith policeand sharethe 

objective of creatingsafer, more 

caringcommunities. 

The organisation says safer 

communities are only achievable if a 

majority of people take an activerole 

in preventingcrimehappeningto 

themselves, theirfamilies and 

friends. 

Patrollers aretrained to knowwhat 

to lookfor as theyact as the‘‘eyes and 

ears’’for the police, andcan create 

relationships in theirlocal 

community,and learnhow to protect 

one anotherthrough working with 

police. 

CARS, vans, 4WD’s 

wanted for dismantling or 

repair. Phone 027 258 

8366. 

FALCONS & 

COMMODORES 

WANTED 

Suitable for 

dismantling or repairs 

Ph 313 7216 

2412522 

Public Notices 

Notice for consultation on aproposed Enrolment Scheme 

amendment for Kaiapoi Borough School 

The Ministry of Education has identified that Kaiapoi Borough School requires an 

amendment to their enrolment scheme to manage the risk of overcrowding and has 

given the school board notice of this. 

After engagement with the Board, we have developed aproposed enrolment scheme 

for Kaiapoi Borough School under the Education and Training Act 2020. 

As part of this process, we are consulting with the school’s community and with 

people living in the area for which the school is areasonably convenient school. 

Under this scheme, students will be able to enrol ifthey live within the proposed 

home zone. The enrolment of out-of-zone students is governed by the provisions of 

the Education and Training Act 2020. 

Acopy of the proposed enrolment scheme is available at https://consultation. 

education.govt.nz/education/kaiapoi-borough-school-enrolment-scheme-amendment/ 

If you have any feedback about the proposed enrolment scheme, please visit the 

website, read the information and complete the survey before 08 July 2022. 

Contact email; Canterbury.EnrolmentSchemes@education.govt.nz 

Cars Wanted 

ANY old cars, anything pre 

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Classic Cars. Please call 

027 258 8366. 

CASH 4CARS 

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Phone 

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Parts 

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Automotive Services 

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Motorcycles 

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Firewood 

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What’s happening in your 

community… 

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

Proposed Changes for District’s Gambling 

Machine Rules 

The Council are considering changes to two clauses 

in our Gambling (Class 4) Venue Policy relating to 

how gambling machine numbers will be managed 

going forward. 

Currently there isadistrict wide cap of one 

gambling machine per 120 people 18 years old or 

older, which would allow for afurther 133 Class 4 

gaming machines (pokies) in the District with the 

current population. 

Four options are being considered, including the 

status quo, and we’re asking the community to 

rank them from most to least preferred. 

Council will also consider whether tointroduce a 

‘relocation policy’ that could determine if gambling 

machines (pokies) are allowed toberelocated if a 

venue were to close. 

“The community can also provide feedback on any 

other aspect of the Gambling Venue or Board Venue 

Policies, where we’re not currently proposing any 

changes,” says Policy Analyst, Lynley Beckingsale. 

As part of its review process Council asked 

residents toparticipate in an anonymous survey to 

determine the appetite for change concerning our 

current gambling policies. 

“Survey participants told us that we should consider 

changes tohow we manage the number of 

gambling machines inthe District,” says Lynley. 

Formal submissions can be made online at 

waimakariri.govt.nz/letstalk or hardcopies are 

available from our Service Centres. 

Submissions close Monday 11July 2022. 

Waikuku Beach Spatial Plan Expressions 

of Interest 

The Council are creating aspatial plan for the 

Waikuku Beach Reserves to ensure the community 

can enjoy and use these spaces to the fullest, 

while also protecting any areas of natural and 

cultural significance. 

Before we create the plan, we want to hear from 

any clubs, organisations or individuals who are 

interested in using aWaikuku Beach Reserve for 

their recreational activity. 

We’re looking for already established organisation 

or clubs, orthose that have anidea or have 

identified aneed, who are looking for alocation to 

host their activity. 

Aspatial plan is essentially a‘blueprint’ for how 

space can or should be allocated to ensure it’s used 

in the most strategic, effective and responsible way. 

This means that we can safeguard the space over 

the long term, ensuring that we’re caring for the 

environment and be considerate of the community. 

Activities will need to meet acriteria toensure 

they are viable and will not result in any significant 

change in how the area is used. 

We also want to hear from the community about 

the kinds of activities you would like or wouldn’t 

like to see taking place in the reserves. 

At this stage weare taking expressions of interest 

and working with groups to determine their 

suitability. Ifyou’d like to know more, please head 

to waimakariri.govt.nz/letstalk. 

Have you signed up for 

the Waimakariri District 

Council Newsletter? 

To join visit: 

waimakariri.govt.nz/subscribe 

Waimakariri 

Stash Swap 

Browse fornew treasures and find 

ahomefor your unwanted craft 

supplies with no cash involved! 

Bring along your unwanted fabric, haberdashery, 

buttons, wool, lace, sewing patterns, craft books, 

paints, brushes, zips, needles, card and stamps 

from your craft stash! 

Saturday 18 June •10am –12pm 

Kaiapoi Library 

Materials Drop Off: 

Monday 13 June toFriday 17June 

Find Out More 

libraries.waimakariri.govt.nz 

Your chance to 

talk to the Mayor 

1– 3pm 

2– 4pm 

Wednesday 22 June 

Pegasus Community Centre 

Thursday 23 June 

Oxford Service Centre 

WALKING AND 

CYCLING 

NETWORK PLAN 

AWalking and Cycling Network Plan has 

been developed for the District. 

This plan shows the connections we already 

have inplace and where new link and routes 

are proposed to make better connections in and 

around our towns. 

There will be drop-in sessions across the 

District where you can come and talk to staff 

about the proposals. 

Visit waimakairiri.govt.nz/letstalk to find 

adrop-in session, learn more about the 

network plan and tell us what you think.

Public Notices 

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4pm, Sunday 3 rd July 2022 

At club rooms 

Full details on 

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All welcome 

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Thanks 

VERY BELATED BIG 

thank you to the three 

ladies who took care of me 

when Ihad afall outside the 

Westpac Bank, you were 

the best. Also to the kind 

Ambulance men who delivered 

my car keys to my 

house. 

Situations Vacant 

FARM ASSISTANT 

required Georges Road, 

Glasnevin.Experiencewith 

fencing, cattle or vineyard 

recommended. Rate $22-27 

negotiable. Email 

ernestg@gladwines.com or 

call 027 588 1442. 

Gardening 

A+ GARDEN hedges cut 

to perfection. Tree &arbor 

work. For a quote, phone 

021 111 4322. 

Stock Feed 

HAY & BALEAGE for 

sale. Good quality meadow 

hay $10.00 per bale. Mini 

bales of baleage $20.00 per 

bale. Phone 03 313 2373. 

Pets 

BICHON HOMESTAY 

for smaller dogs. We look 

after your dog in our home. 

"No kennels". Phone today 

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The roles coverarangeofnewsfromthe metropolitan 

focused The Star to neighbourhood community titles. 

The successful applicants will need to haveapassion 

forstory telling and the communitiestheywill write 

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2312759 

PUBLIC NOTICE OF 

APPLICATION FOR 

ON-LICENCE 

SECTION 101, SALE AND 

SUPPLYOFALCOHOL 

ACT 2012 

The Taste Asian Fusion 

House (Lai Bros Limited), 

63 Percival Street, Rangiora 

7400 has made application 

to the District Licensing 

Committee at Rangiora for 

the renewal of aOn-Licence 

in respect of the premises 

situated at 63 Percival Street, 

Rangiora 7400 known as 

The Taste Asian Fusion 

House. 

The general nature of the 

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 

Tuesday to Sunday Lunch 

(11.30am -2.30pm) Dunner 

(4.00pm -9.00pm). 

The application may be 

inspected during ordinary 

office hours at the office 

of the Waimakariri District 

Licensing Committee at 215 

High Street, Rangiora. 

Any person who is entitled 

to object and who wishes 

to object to the issue of the 

licence may, not later than 

15 working days after the 

date of the publication of this 

notice, file anotice in writing 

of the objection with the 

Secretary ofthe Waimakariri 

District Licensing Committee 

at Private Bag 1005, 

Rangiora or email to 

records@wmk.govt.nz. 

No objection to the renewal 

of alicence may be made 

in relation to amatter other 

than a matter specified is 

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 9th 

June 2022. 

24883492 

Entertainment 

LIZ BRAGGINS, Graham 

Wardrop and Mary Dunne 

peforming live at Balcairn 

Hall, three local legends 

back by popular demand. 

Saturday 18th June at 

7.30pm, free supper, alcohol 

free event, raffles, CD 

sales, tickets $25 from 

Sally Macs Amberley, 

Stan’s 7 Day Pharmacy 

Rangiora, Sefton Garage 

and via www.balcairnhall.com 

PUBLIC NOTICE OF 

APPLICATION FOR 

ON-LICENCE 

SECTION 101, SALE 

AND SUPPLY OF 

ALCOHOL ACT 2012 

Sunshine Vietnamese 

Restaurant, Unit 8/77 Hilton 

Street, Kaiapoi, 7630, 

NZ has made application 

to the District Licensing 

Committee at Rangiora for 

the renewal of aOn-Licence 

in respect of the premises 

situated at Unit 8/77 Hilton 

Street, Kaiapoi, 7630, 

NZ known as Sunshine 

Vietnamese Restaurant. 

The general nature of the 

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 

10am to 10pm, Monday to 

Sundays. 

The application may be 

inspected during ordinary 

office hours at the office 

of the Waimakariri District 

Licensing Committee at 215 

High Street, Rangiora. 

Any person who is entitled 

to object and who wishes 

to object to the issue of 

the licence may, not later 

than 15 working days after 

the date of the publication 

of this notice, file anotice 

in writing of the objection 

with the Secretary of 

the Waimakariri District 

Licensing Committee at 

Private Bag 1005, Rangiora 

7440 or email to records@ 

wmk.govt.nz. 

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 201. 

This is the second 

publication of this notice. 

This notice was first 

published on 9th June 2022. 

Educational 

2488352v2 

TUITION available. Primary 

and secondary up to 

NCEA level 3. In centre 

(Rangiora) or interactive 

online from your home. 

Each student onanindividually 

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. 

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AutosportClub (Inc.) 

2022 Mt Alexander Gravel Sprint 

The Hurunui District Council has approved the 

temporaryclosure of 

Mt Alexander Road Sunday 26 June 2022, 

From 8am to 5pm. 

This closure ismade under paragraph 11(e) ofthe Tenth 

Schedule of theLocalGovernmentAct 1974. This applies 

to all vehiclesexcept emergencyservices vehicles. 

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for work in other fields. 

Theposition may include managing ateam of deliverers. This role could 

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DUTY MANAGERS, fulltime 

and part-time positions: 

Our character filled 

Hotel in Oxford (established 

in 1878) North Canterbury is 

reopening in July; we are 

looking for honest, passionate 

and enthusiastic Duty 

Managers to join our soon to 

be awesome team, led by a 

fair, and friendly hotelier; 

our hotel will have a great 

menu with service second to 

none, a cosy fire and 

friendly atmosphere, along 

with a sunny outdoor beer 

garden to name afew of our 

neat features; we are looking 

for staff who are energetic 

and can use initiative, 

have previous experience 

and can lead by example; 

responsibilities will include 

complying with all relevant 

Acts, maintaining apositive 

and fun work environment 

and culture for employees 

and offering exceptional service 

to our customers; we 

have full- and part-time 

positions available; wages 

will be based on 

qualifications and experience; 

preferable applicants 

will have ...LCQ (Licence 

Controller Qualification), 

Duty Managers Licence, 

Drivers License, an eligible 

work status in New Zealand 

and be located in New Zealand 

at the time of application; 

and has ...a"can do" 

attitude with fantastic customer 

service, and be energetic 

and enthusiastic; to be 

a people person, have a 

passion and desire to surprise 

and delight everyone 

that walks into the venue; 

flexibility, you will be able to 

shift gears as required and 

be able to relax and roll with 

change and pressure; true 

team player attributes with 

the ability to build great 

relationships with customers 

and other team members. — 

Please email your curriculum 

vitae and names of 2 

referees to info@thewest.nz 

Applications close on June 27, 

2022; positions commence 

around July 18 for training. 

Trade&Services 

METAL WORX. Flashing, 

Sheetmetal Fabrication, 

Wrought Iron, 

Welding, Custom Trailers, 

General Metalwork. No job 

too big or too small. Ph 021 

265 5428 or 03 314 6908. 

Find us on facebook/ 

Glenmark Metal Worx. 

glenmarkmetalworx.ltd@gmail.com. 

PAINT & wallpaper 

services. Wayne Bryant, 

exterior, interior. Qualified 

tradesman. Free quotes. Ph 

313 5337 or 027 654 4568. 

PAINTER & Decorator. 

25 + years experience. 

Interior /exterior, roofs & 

waterblasting. For a free 

quote, please ph Steve 03 

314 4620 or 027 477 1930. 

PAINTER. Qualified local 

professional, Int / Ext, 

roofs, wallpaper. Call or 

text Corban 027 846 5035. 


COOK/CHEF: Are you an 

experienced, enthusiastic, 

confident and proven producer 

of outstanding meals? 

If so ...wewant you! The 

newly owned and branded 

Hotel in Oxford, North Canterbury 

is opening in July! 

We require adynamic Chef/ 

Cook with excellent communication 

skills who can 

remain calm under pressure, 

whose cuisine will keep 

the patrons coming back for 

more delicious meals; 

essential job functions: 

Planning hearty new dishes 

alongside the hotelier, 

whilst managing food 

budgets and ordering of food 

supplies, monitoring quality 

of dishes at all stages of 

preparation and presentation, 

communicating food 

preparation and hygiene 

standards with other kitchen 

staff and training staff when 

necessary, preparing and 

cooking food to avery high 

standard, maintaining a 

safe and tidy kitchen at all 

times, the role will have split 

shifts 5 days a week and 

hours will vary initially; 

remuneration will be 

depending on the experience 

of the successful applicant. 

— Please email your curriculum 

vitae and names of 2 

referees to: info@thewest.nz 

Applications close June 27, 

2022. Positions commence 

week of July 18, 2022. 

Trade&Services 

Log Fires 

Pellet Fires 

Heat Pumps 

Sales 

Service 

Installations 

Free Quotes 

03 343 1651 

472 Blenheim Rd 

www.heatstore.co.nz 

POWER TOOLS repairs, 

parts &sales for over 40 

years. All main brands serviced. 

Grossman Trade 

Tools, 23 Watts Road, 

Christchurch. Ph 389 9230. 

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 

PAINTERS 

Reg Tradesman 

Interior,exterior. 

North Canterbury Painters 

specialising in decorating for 

over 65 at adiscount rate. 

Free quotes. 

Covering Nth Canty,Oxford, 

Kaiapoi, Rangiora, Amberley. 

Rob 03 327 7899 

or 027 432 3520 2227597 

REMOVALISTS 

Movemen Ltd 

2Men &agood sized truck. 

From $169 plus GST per hour. 

Kaiapoi based. 

Call Gerard 

027 668 3636 

movemen.co.nz 

WINDOW TINTING 

tintawindow 

advanced film solutions 

99% uv block 

fade protection 

heat control 

reduce glare 

25 Years Experience 

Trade &Services 

RANGIORA Rubbish 

Removal and RRR skips. 

Wheelie bins any frequency 

and skips from 1.5 cube to 

9cube. Skips and wheelie 

bins for any use, rubbish, 

greenwaste, building sites 

or just cleanups. Give us a 

phone call 313 6957 or for 

skips 021 313 255. 

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. 

privacy films 

frosting designs 

non-darkening films 

Workmanship Guaranteed 

Lifetime Warranties on Most Films 

UV 

block 

Free Quotes Canterbury and Districts 

03 365 3653 0800 368 468 

Trusted Trades & 

Professional Services 

2220615 

2475397 

2362002 

027 216 0000 

SHEARER. Hap’s Farm & 

Lifestyle Services. Shearing, 

crutching, drenching, 

tailing, feet trimming & 

health check. — Ph. 03- 

423-3713 or 021-267-4025. 

SEPTIC TANK 

CLEANING 

Bill’s Liquid 

Waste 

You dump it... 

Blair pumps it... 

Blair Tavendale 

Ph 03 314 9371 

0275 379-694 

CRAIGS Trees 

(03) 327-4190 

TREE REMOVALS 

THINNING &PRUNING 

STUMPGRINDING 

FELLING &TOPPING 

FULLYINSURED 

QUALIFIED ARBORIST 

Free Quotes 

027 2299 454 

craigstrees@xtra.co.nz 

VALUATION - 

Specialising in North Canterbury. 

Contact Geoff at 

Maxwell Valuation. Phone 

03 310 8541 or email 

geoff@maxval.co.nz. 

Guide 

2225862 

2434390 

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

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 

2227889v2 

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

Trusted Trades & 

Professional Services 

Guide 

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

Carpentry 

Cattle Problems 

Digger &Cartage Specialist 

DENTURE CLINIC 

2475070v2 

Quality Workmanship •Friendly Service 

New Builds, Renovations, Alterations, Decks, Pergolas, 

JoineryInstallation (incl. Windows), Roofing 

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

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 

• Live Humane Capture 

• Trucking 

• Tagging 

• Testing 

• Sale of unruly, difficult, pesky 

cattle 

Profit share 50-50 

Craig Flintoft 03 312 9432 

craigflintoft@gmail.com 

2459888 

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 

DIGGER &CARTAGE SPECIALIST 

Specializing in Excavation; 

Rural &Residential 

• New Builds 

• Driveways 

• Demo Stump Removal 

• All aspects of cartage 

No job too big or small 

Over 30 years experience 

K&KCONTRACTING LTD 

Ph: Kevin Carter 027 778 5599 

E: kandkcontracting2021@hotmail.com 

2488721 

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 

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 

YOU 

COULD 

BE 

HERE 

Advertise 

your business 

in our Trades 

and Services 

Phone 

Amanda Keys 

on 

03 313 2840 

Ear Health 

Scrap Metal 

• ACC provider 

• WarVeteran provider 

• No medical referral 

required 

CASH PAID FOR SCRAP 

•Car Bodies •Scrap Steel•Specialists in Farm 

Machinery•All non Ferrous 

MAINLAND 

METALS LTD 

Ph (03)338 7000 

Mike0274 818544 •Robbie 0274 818 027 

Locally owned and operated 

Panel &Paint 

If it stands still 

long enough we 

will paint it 

•17metre spray 

booth 

•FullPaint &Panel 

Service 

•Insurance Work 

•Fullcoachbuilding service, fabricating 

doors,lockers, windows, tanks 

•PaintingMotorhomes, Caravans, Boats, 

Trucks,Tractors &Cars 

Now moved to 8Seven Mile Drive, Belfast 

Phone (03) 323 4115 

www.autobodyrepairs.co.nz 

Hours Monday to Friday 

6.30am to 3.30pm except Friday 3pm 

1902273 

Electrician 

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 

2477575 

Plumbing 

For all 

general 

aspects of 

plumbing 

Discounts for over 

65 years old 

2464654 

Fast friendly service 

All work guaranteed 

Aaron McCartney 

Certifying Plumber 

Cell 027 366 9091 

A/H 03 310 2137 

Free Call: 

0508 44EVER 

EMAIL: 

plumber_27@yahoo.com 

2172994 

2269236 

Engineering 

For your Engineering needs 

187d Ohoka Road, Kaiapoi 

Phone 03 327 5246 |027 495 2821 

toppeng@xtra.co.nz 

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large colour range available 

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Servicing North CanterburyDistricts 

Call Marvin 027 371 4179 

spouting2u@gmail.com 

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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 

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 

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 

Hedge Cutting /Tree Topping 

www.treesnip.co.nz 

Landscaping 

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

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