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Emma’sjourney into the unknown 

By JOHN COSGROVE 

Aflight of fancy tookEmma from 

Rangiora to TaiTapu, Halswell andhome 

again —eventually. 

Her homecomingisdue to the power of 

human kindness, social media and her 

committed family. 

LastWednesday Emma, asix month old 

handreared Muscovy duck, wentmissing. 

Unbeknowntoher owner Milly Ansley, 

aged16, Emma decided to checkout her 

neighbourhood. 

Bec Ansley,Milly’smum, says they felt 

it wasabit unusual on Wednesday when 

Emmadidn'tshowupfor breakfast. 

‘‘Wethought shemight have started 

nesting,sowewaited until Thursday, but 

still no Emma. 

‘‘She wasn't coming up to the doorsas 

she used to,demanding food andthatwas 

worrying.’’ 

By Friday morning Milly and herfamily 

weremorethan abit concerned at the 

disappearanceofhomebody Emma, who 

had even left her brotherbehind,which 

was unusualasthe pairwereinseparable. 

Milly and Emma have been together 

since Emma Stone andAndrew Garfield 

arrived at the Ansley homeinJanuary as 

apairofcute yellowducklings, giftedby 

afamily friend. 

TheyquicklyimprintedontoMilly, 

coming to her voice, stayinginher 

bedroom and followedher everywhere. 

‘‘I'vealways loved birds andtheywere 

justwhatIwanted.’’ 

The pair soon identified Millyastheir 

de facto mum as shehand raised them. 

‘‘I evenhad to standinthe creek nearby 

to get them to enterthe water when they 

werebig enough, but when Iclimbedout 

theyquickly got outofthe water and 

followed me backhome,” said Milly. 

She saysher father andmother started 

searching around theneighbours homes 

lastFriday. 

‘‘Dad wentdoortodoor asking if they 

had seen Emma–abig white Muscovy 

duck.’’ 

It was thendiscovered akind hearted 

neighbourhad spotted Emmainher back 

yardand became worriedshe looked 

disorientated and lost. 

Home at last ... The Ansley family are very grateful for all the help complete strangers gave them as they searched for Emma, their 

wayward Muscovy duck. 

PHOTO: JOHN COSGROVE. 

Because the neighbour wasabletopick 

Emma up shethoughtshe maybesick, 

andinneedofcare. 

So the kind spiritshe is, shedrove her 

allthe wayinto the FerrymeadBird 

Rescue centrewhere the staff noticed 

that Emmawasn't injured, but was 

instead ahealthyand well cared for duck 

whowas obviouslysomeone’s pet. 

Oneofthe workers then tookher home 

to TaiTaputocare forher until they 

could find herowner, and placed herin 

their chickencoop. 

But to their surprisewhen they opened 

the coopthe nextday Emmawas having 

noneofthis, andtookoff, soaringhigh 

intothe skyheadingtowards Halswell. 

MeanwhileBec hadstarted posting 

pictures and appeals on anumberoflost 

animal Facebook sites in Christchurch. 

‘‘Emmahad never beenfar from us,so 

we hopedsomeonemighthaveseen her. 

‘‘Itwas amazingthe number of replies 

we got, withanumber of kind people 

calling telling us theyhad seenaduck 

here and there. 

“Oncewediscoveredwhere shehad 

been taken to,wetriedtoget theaddress 

of theworker so that we could go out and 

pick her up,but shewas alreadyinthe 

wind.’’ 

Thanks to social media thefamily 

started to piecetogether Emma’s big 

adventure whichtook her to the outskirts 

of Christchurch. 

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Brickbybrick two legoaficionados are 

building enthusiasm in Kaikourafor crafty 

creations. 

When Toni Bateyand Lorraine Diverget 

together, talk generally turns to brick 

builds whole legotowns, and Lorraine 

and daughter Jessie’s latestbuild, ababy 

grandpiano that evenplays atune. 

Now they haveteamed up with the 

KaikouraDistrict Council, Creative 

Communities, Kaikoura Paper Plusand 

LionsClub of SeawardKaikoura to 

present Inspiration Corner —anevent for 

lego enthusiasts to present their creations, 

and be in to win at the Kaikoura Memorial 

Hall from July18to21. 

It is the second brick event, and this year 

it willquadruple in size, says Toni. 

‘‘We’re going waybigger,” Toni says. 

‘‘We’re in thelargeMemorial Hall. We 

have two other adults showcasing their 

brickbuilds—Tanja Van der Zwet with 

landmark builds, andJoFissenden’swith 

her Magical Hogwarts castle and story 

books.’’ 

The event is for all ages,and most 

importantly, ‘‘it’s your buildswewant to 

see’’. 

KaikouraPaper Plus is prize sponsor 

Emma is found in the big city 

From Page 1 

Bec sayssomechildren atthe Halswell 

Kidsfirst posted about abig discussion 

on whether Emma was aseagull, or a 

duck, when they spotted her resting on 

the roof. 

‘‘Others messaged us to tell us they 

had seen the largewhite duck flying or 

wandering along roads. 

Then akind person reposted my 

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again this year and the Seaward Lions 

have joined in to support the youngsters 

and the community. 

There aretwo categories —afreestyle 

build, and using instructions. 

Lorraine says over50ofthe 100 entries 

were creative,not frominstructions. 

Being the heart of winter, there will be 

the largelego pile for kidstobuild from, a 

huge screen TV showingbuildmovies, and 

the pair havearranged for thisyears 

School’s competition to be around 

Emergency Services. 

‘‘We thought that withthe St John 

Ambulance and Fire station beingbuilt, 

plus the Men’s Lionsfundraising for the 

new Helipad, why not see whatthey can 

build.’’ 

There’ll be 14 displaysites and the 

public willget to vote on all categories to 

find the winners. 

It’s $2 to enter abuild on Monday, July 

18, and then$2per person to visit on 

Tuesday, July19, to Thursday, July 21, to 

see the displays and vote. 

More FM Marlboroughwill be on site 

with some goodies on Wednesday, July 20, 

with prizegivingat12noon, Thursday. 

Forthose under age 8, aged9to 17,or 

18+, get your imagination going in the first 

week of the holidays, and on Monday,July 

appeal for helponaSelwyn site, and a 

man messaged us to say that she may be 

outsidehis property in Lincoln. 

‘‘As we were already in Halswell 

lookinginthe domain and at the 

Westlake reserve, it wasn't long till we 

wereoutside his property and there she 

was. 

‘‘Emmawas sitting under anearby 

willow tree and when she heard Milly’s 

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voice calling her she went nuts.’’ 

Quacking away excitedly,and 

twerking her tail feathers, she walked 

towards them to be reunited with her 

family. 

Emma refused to sit in the large cage 

they had with them forher homeward 

journey, instead she perched on Milly’s 

knees chirping and snuggling up to her, 

clearly happy to have been found. 

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Flashing spirals ... Local children Ollie West (left, 10), Colton Clark (9) and Xavier Burton (12) spin their light sabres for effect at the 

MainPower Light Festival in Rangiora. 

PHOTO: JOHN COSGROVE 

Festival brightens spirits in Rga 


The return of theMainPower Light 

Festival at Victoria Park in Rangiora 

on Friday and Saturdaynightswas a 

welcome attractionafter so much 

disappointmentdue to Covid19 

affected events. 

SponsoredbyMainPower, the light 

and soundwonderlandcaptured the 

imagination of thousands of children 

and adultsastheynavigated theirway 

around thefairyland of laser lights, 

neon, discolights, interactivelighting 

displays, glowtoysand foodand bricabrac 

retailers. 

There was ahugespaceman who 

stood tallinafield of planets, and 

whenhetook atumble on Saturday 

night, crowdsgatheredtowatchand 

cheeraseventstaff resurrected him, 

and the showwenton. 

As darknessfellqueueswere quickly 

formed at the manyinteractive 

displayssuchasthe bowand arrowsto 

shootbetweenlit hoops,the flashing 

hula hoops, thesnowmachine, Nemo 

andhis mates,the pearlsinthe oyster, 

thepush pulllightgenerator, adance 

floor,stepping lights, and thedrums 

who’sLED light chains reacted to the 

beatsofhundreds of children 

poundingonthem. 

Flowerswerealsopart of the theme 

this year and aflorallight tunnel,lit by 

hundredsofLED lights, wasjust one of 

many colourfullight displaysonhand. 

TanitaOtton of Sheffield,lovedthe 

fairylights in the tunnel andfoundthe 

wholedisplay fantastic, while Reuben 

HarveyofKaiapoi saysitwas agreat 

occasion andachancetoget the family 

out of the house. 

‘‘Itwas areallygood turnout and set 

up as well, it was agood chance to meet 

family andfriendsand takepartina 

goodcommunityevent,’’ he said. 

Event Manager Sarah Broughton 

saysitwas an absolutelyincredible 

response. 

‘‘Wehave beenoverwhelmed with 

people overthe weekend, it’s been so 

fantastic. 

‘‘Weare so raptwiththe numbers 

thathave comethrough,and we are 

reallyexcitedtobring another large 

scale event backtoRangioraaftera 

coupleofyears, so we are really 

happy.’’ 

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Better water reforms demanded 

It’s time to demand better threewaters 

reform, and reject the Government’s one 

size fitsnoneplan, say North Canterbury 

Mayors. 

Hurunui MayorMarieBlack,and 

WaimakaririMayor Dan Gordon,say the 

people have their one and only 

opportunity to have asay on water reforms 

through the SelectCommittee process, 

and it’s importantthat they don’t miss the 

opportunity. 

Full guidance on how people can 

provide their feedback is now at 

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22 to havetheirsay. 

Mayor Black says for those who had 

approached the council unhappy with 

what was beingsuggested, now was time 

for them to take action. 

‘‘This is the only chance thatyou willget 

to haveany saywhatsoever on what 

happens to our district’s infrastructure. 

‘‘We need to deliver astrong message to 

the Governmentthat people wantabetter 

form of reform thatrespects the decades of 

investmentbylocal communities,and 

enables themtopreserveareal say in how 

their money is spentinthe future.’’ 

Acommon sensemodelfor reformthat 

everyone could get behind, and which 

deliversevery outcome sought by the 

Government had been developed through 

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Invisible and mystifying 


The prospect of being invisible 

and the obvious advantagesor 

disadvantages of it, have captured 

the imaginationofmillions since 

the classic HG Wells' story was 

firstpublished in 1897. 

The Invisible Man while 

adapted many timesfor both the 

big and smallscreens,has rarely 

been proposedfor the stage. 

But the storyistobetold by the 

talentedteam at The Rangiora 

Players Little Theatre. 

The play, loosely based on the 

original, but quiteserious novel 

by HGWells, was adapted by the 

gifted DerekWebb who has 

chosen to present it in quitean 

opposite direction. 

This brand new, fastmoving, 

and very funny adaptation using 

the thought of invisibility gives 

rise to plenty of visual gagswith 

characters –and the audience – 

beinginvited to imagine objects 

that apparently aren’t visible. 

As Mrs Hall (oneofthe main 

characters)will tellyou, it’s full of 

‘twists and turns, rely on it’ and 

the audience will be kept 

laughing throughout. 

Tricks, mishaps, and character 

changes appearordisappear 

right to the very end. 

ActorAnita van der Veldensays 

the team have had manyfullon 

belly laughs throughout 

rehearsals and are looking 

forward to sharing thoselaughs 

with the audience. 

‘‘Ourdirector, DimitriGibara, 

has avery clear vision for this 

play and he has kept the 

costuming and set simple so the 

audience can engage and be 

drawninbyeachofthe 15 

charactersplayed by the five 

actors in the play. 

‘‘There are some very clever 

costume/character changesand 

differentaccents, some changes 

are done at lightning speed but as 

with any livetheatre these swift 

costume changes could easily go 

wrongwhich willadd to the 

hilarity. 

‘‘This is slapstick comedyatits 

finest.’’ 

When askedaboutthe illusion 

of invisibility she says The 

Invisible Man productionis 

knownas‘The Magic of Theatre’ 

and agreatdeal of efforthas gone 

into managing the theatre effects 

for thisshow. 

‘‘Ourprop making, costuming 

and set building skills haveall 

been put to good use, but to 

actuallysee (or not see)how 

invisible we have managed to 

make Griffin(the main character) 

you will need to come and watch 

the show.’’ 

The show runs from July 9to 

July 23 at The Rangiora Players 

Little Theatre on Northbrook 

Road,Rangiora and it’sfully 

licencedsoyou can buy abeer or 

awine before you get settled in 

your seat. 

Tickets can be purchased on 

the Rangiora PlayersWebsite,or 

at Stan’s Seven Day Pharmacy, or 

at KaiapoiIsite. 

Some shows are close to being 

sold out. 

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Free trade deal abig 

win for NZ wine 

By SHELLEY TOPP 

The Government’s new free 

tradedeal with the European 

Union(EU) is a‘‘big win for 

New Zealand wine’’,one of 

NorthCanterbury’s leading 

winegrowers, says. 

The new deal, whichwas 

announced by the Prime 

Minister, Jacinda Ardernon 

Friday last week, will lifttariffs 

on New Zealand wine and is 

expectedtosave New 

Zealand’swine exporters $5.5 

million annually. 

The general manager of sales 

and marketing for Waipara’s 

awardwinning Greystone 

Wines, Nik Mavromatis, says 

NorthCanterbury 

Winegrowers are thrilled with 

the deal. 

‘‘Europehas alongculture of 

wine productionand avery 

mature market in termsof 

consumption,’’ he says. 

‘‘Howeverthe tradebarriers 

we havelong faced in the EU 

have restricted our market 

access. This new dealwill 

particularly benefit premium 

wine regionssuch as North 

Canterbury that appealtothe 

more sophisticated customers. 

Some of our wines –such as 

late harvest Rieslings, have 

neverbeen allowedaccessto 

the EU so abroaderrange of 

NZ wines will hopefullybe 

allowed in,’’ he says. 

‘‘Greystone has strong sales 

in Northern Europeand 

Scandinavia so this will make 

market access much easier and 

provide areal growth 

opportunity.Iamvery happyto 

see this deal doneand look 

forward to working closely with 

our partnersthere soon. We 

know the European customers 

love our wine but havehad 

difficulty getting it intomarket 

with tariff costs,’’ he says. 

‘‘To be honest Inever thought 

this (freetrade deal)would get 

over the linewith their long 

history of protecting their 

domestic industries so Iam 

very happy. This is abig win for 

NZ wine.’’ 

The EuropeanUnion is a 

significantexport marketfor 

New Zealand winegrowers 

with more than20million litres 

of wine, valuedatmore than 

$150 million, exported to the 27 

affiliated countries in the last 

12 months. 

New Zealand Winegrowers 

chiefexecutive PhilipGregan, 

says he is pleasedNew Zealand 

winegrowers will benefit from 

the new deal. 

‘‘TheEU’s complex rules can 

make market accessdifficult 

for winegrowers, so it is 

encouraging to see some easing 

of restrictions in this area. 

‘‘We lookforward to 

publicationofthe fulltext of 

the agreement, so that we can 

examine the agreementin 

more detail.’’ 

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Kaiapoi’ssixth night of pollution 


Kaiapoihas experiencedits sixth 

day of high pollution thiswinter. 

Environment Canterbury (ECan) 

recentlyadvised thetown hasrecorded 

ahighof65PM10 on Sunday, makingit 

the eighth exceedence of the air 

pollution standard in thelast 12 

months. 

PM10refers to particulatematter in 

the air thatissmaller than10 

micrometres in diameter. 

ECansaysKaiapoi records these 

highnumbersbetween6pm and8pm at 

night, when manypeoplecome hometo 

acold houseafterwork. 

The three mainsourcesofPM10 are 

fromhomeheating, industryand 

vehicles. 

It comes mainlyfrom thecombustion 

of fuels suchaswood, coal,petrol and 

diesel. 

On atypicalwinter day in Kaiapoi, 

Ecansays an estimated90% of 

emissions comefrom homeheating. 

The healthbasedconcentration 

guideline wasexceeded on Sunday, 

July3,witha24hour average 

concentration of 65 micrograms of 

suspended particulate per cubic metre 

of air,measured at the monitoring site 

in Kaiapoi. 

Compliancewiththisguideline is 

required under theNational 

Environmental Standard forAir 

Quality (NESAQ),withlimitsare set by 

the Ministry forthe Environment. 

These limitsare based on the health 

risks associated withdifferent 

contaminants. 

ECanprincipal implementation 

advisorDrPaulHopwood saysthe 

annual WarmerCheaper campaign 

reminds Canterburyresidentsto‘burn 

smokefree’ by using good wood, better 

burning techniquesand amodern, 

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‘‘Burningsmokefree saves you 

money and provides cleanerair for the 

community, so it’sawinwin,’’ he said. 

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Usedry,seasoned woodand buy 

unseasoned wood well in advance of 

needing it;12months minimum for 

pine, longer forhardwoodsorthose 

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useamoisture metertohelpwiththis. 

Store your wood undercover,with 

good air flow. 

Use threesizes of wood –kindling, 

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Firewood in short supply 

Suppliersinthe district have cited 

the longwet summerearlier this year 

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of dry firewood in the region. 

CityFirewood,the closest of thebulk 

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websiteadelay of onetotwo weeksfor 

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their stocks, whichvary from$115to 

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Around the electorate with 

STUART SMITH MP FOR KAIKOURA 

Health reforms mean 

aloss of local input 

With the passing of thePae Ora 

(Healthy Futures) Act, New Zealand is 

goingdown apath of providing 

taxpayer funded servicesbased on 

ethnicity. 

But what does this mean? 

Besides spendingbillions on 

rearranging bureaucratsin 

Wellington, the Act disestablishes all 

localDHBs and establishes Health 

New Zealand,asingle,new Crown 

agency to lead system operations, 

planning,and the commissioning and 

delivery of health services across the 

country. 

The Act also establishes the Maori 

Health Authority which will cocommission 

and planservices with 

Health New Zealand. 

It is fair to say that these reformsare 

all about bureaucracy, not outcomes, 

and of course,cogovernance. 

We can be certain that there willbe 

aloss of localinput into health,just as 

thereiswith Three Waters. 

Thereisnodoubtthat Maorihealth 

outcomesare poor, and we can see this 

in the life expectancy data; with Maori 

living 6.5 years less than the average 

for the NewZealandpopulation. 

But Pasifika alsohave a4.5 years 

shorter lifeexpectancy thanthe 

average,but there is no proposalfor a 

Pasifika Health Authority. 

Clearly thereare life style factors at 

play here,but whatever the rootcause, 

if thereisone, it is not clear how a 

Maori Health Authoritywill improve 

the statistics. 

If aseparate healthauthority is the 

answer, should we have aMen's Health 

Authority given thatmen have a3.5 

yearshorter life expectancy than 

women? 

The point being if you go downthis 

track, where do we stop slicing and 

dicing the population into smallerand 

smaller groups? 

How willaccess to healthcare based 

on ethnicitybeestablished? 

Willthere be an ethnicity card 

introduced? 

Given that today it is acceptable to 

selfdeclaregender, is it possible to 

selfdeclareethnicity? 

It might sound silly, but this is 

recognisedinlegislation where 

informationabout aperson’s 

‘‘ethnicity, including selfdeclared 

ethnicity’’ is outlinedinthe Income 

Insurance Scheme (Enabling 

Development) Bill. 

Access to health care and other 

taxpayer fundedservices must be 

based on need, not ethnicity. 

If we go down thepath of ethnicitybased 

services we divide New 

Zealand, ratherthan unite. 

Iwant to live in countrywhereall its 

people are valued, regardless of their 

ethnicity or personal beliefs. 

Do you? 

NC police report 

There has been numerous reports of 

graffiti around Rangiora and Pegasus 

made to North Canterbury Police. 

The graffiti is mainly around public 

toilets, andpolice are interest to hear 

from anyone who may have 

information to help identify offenders. 

Other North Canterbury 

occurrences: 

Tuesday, June 28: 

Agreenand silver Toyota Surf was 

stolen from Murray Streetin 

Rangiora, and ablack and silver 

Toyota Surf was stolen from 

Silverstream Boulevard in Kaiapoi; a 

local resident was scammed after 

receiving aphone call from someone 

pretending to be from the BNZ saying 

that they had to change theiraccess 

codes and passwords. 

The victim allowed access to their 

computer and subsequently lost a 

large sum of money —remember 

banks will never ask you for your 

passwords. 

Overnight Tuesday 28 June/ 

Wednesday 29 June 2022: 

Aburglary was reported at arural 

property in Sefton. The offenders 

accessed agarage which was 

unlocked. Police advise rural 

residents to lock their doors when 

they are away. 

Wednesday, June 29: 

The remains of acattle beast were 

located nearthe Hurunui River 

between Culverden and Waikari; a 

Christchurch male was arrested for 

breaching aProtection Order; 

attempts were made to steal two 

vehicles parked in Percival Street and 

King Street. The offences were not 

reported until two days later. Please 

call 111 at the timeasthe offenders 

may still be in the area; ahydraulic 

car hoist power pack was stolen from 

ayard in Flaxton Road; Aperson was 

scammed out of $600whenattempting 

to buy two puppies online. Please 

remember buyer bewareand ensure 

you can trust the seller; there were 

numerous dronesightings in the 

Ohoka and Swannanoa area. 

Thursday, June 30: 

An unlocked vehicle was enteredin 

Tuahiwi andawallet was stolenoff 

the front seat; anumber platewas 

stolen from atrailer on Johns Road, 

Rangiora; sometime between Friday1 

July /Sunday 3July 2022 agreen 

Toyota Forerunner was stolen from 

Williams Street, Kaiapoi. 

Friday, July1: 

Avehicle was broken into while 

parked at MainPower Stadiumin 

Coldstream Road. 

Saturday, July 2: 

AChristchurch female was processed 

for excess breath alcohol after being 

stopped in Hanmer Springs; a 

Christchurch male wasarrested for 

excess breath alcohol when stopped in 

Tram Road. 

Overnight Saturday, July 2, Sunday, 

July 3: 

The registration label was stolen out 

of avehicle parked on Kingsbury 

Avenue, Rangiora. 

Sunday, July 3: 

Aburglary was reported at aproperty 

on Main Race Road, Eyrewell where a 

gate was stolen. 

Between Sunday, July 3, Monday,July 

4: Alarge blue wood splitter was 

stolen from ayard in Revells Road, 

Tuahiwi. 

Monday, July 4: 

Two fires were lit in arubbish bin and 

in the toilet nearthe skate park in 

Kaiapoi. The fire was extinguished by 

amember of thepublic and two youths 

were seen running from the scene. 

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Satisfy Food Rescue is looking forward 

to work beginning on apermanent 

facility to house its growing service. 

The North Canterburybased food 

rescue charity is one of several 

organisations set to benefit from the 

proposed Kaiapoi Community Hub in 

the former red zone. 

‘‘We are excited to be working with the 

other stakeholders for this project to see 

it come to fruition,’’ Satisfy Food Rescue 

manager Stef van Meer said. 

‘‘Each year we are receiving and 

distributing more and more food to help 

sustain the community organisations we 

support. 

‘‘A purpose built facility as part of the 

Kaiapoi Community Hub will work 

wonders for us in the long term as we see 

the need for our service increase.’’ 

Satisfy retrieves food from local 

supermarkets, businesses and residents 

with surplus garden produce, which it 

passes on to food banks across the 

Waimakariri and Hurunui districts. 

In the last financial year Satisfy 

distributed 45 percent more food than 

the year ending March 2021. 

Satisfy collaborated with other 

organisations last year to form Food 

Secure North Canterbury and has 

secured funding from the Ministry for 

Social Development to build anew 

facility as part of the Kaiapoi 

Community Hub. 

The Waimakariri District Council has 

signed off an additional $760,000 in the 

2022/23 annual plan, to increase its 

contribution to $1.475 million. 

Work is expected to begin early next 

year on the proposed hub, which will be 

located off Courtenay Drive, not far from 

the south bank of the Kaiapoi River and 

to the east of Countdown. 

The Kaiapoi Men’s Shed and the 

Kaiapoi Croquet Club are also joining 

the hub, with room for more groups, the 

council’s community and recreation 

manager, Chris Brown, said. 

Deputy Mayor Neville Atkinson said 

the hub is ‘‘an extremely positive 

development’’ for Kaiapoi. 

‘‘It’s agreat use of that land and a 

positive investment, and these groups 

make such apositive difference to the 

community.’’ 

The council’s contribution will be 

about onethird of the overall costs, 

providing infrastructure including the 

three waters, car parking, ecological 

linkages and awalkway. 

The balance of the funding will come 

from the organisations using the facility 

and outside funding sources such as the 

Rata Foundation. 

Aproject manager has been appointed 

to lead the project through the detailed 

design and tendering process, Mr Brown 

said. 

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

get aspade in the ground. Iwould expect 

it to be around February or March. 

‘‘The way the hub has been designed 

allows for the whole community to use 

and access the whole area in aparklike 

setting. 

‘‘It will be aplace where people feel 

comfortable and can recreate formally 

and informally.’’ 

The three groups are in the process of 

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Workcouldbegin on alarger aqua 

sports park in Kaiapoi in 2024. 

The WHoWCharitable Trust is 

seeking atwoyear extensiontothe 

memorandum of understanding it 

signed with the Waimakariri District 

Council in August2020, as it looks to 

expand its sport park concept beyond 

its temporaryaqua play park. 

Trust vicechairperson Jason Mill 

saidthe projectislargelyontrack, 

despite the challengesofCovid19. 

‘‘When we first started out,2024 was 

always our target so we are still on 

track to get ashovel in the groundby 

then.’’ 

The memorandum of understanding 

set aside land in the formerred zone to 

the north of Kaiapoi River,while the 

trust undertook marketresearch, 

water testing and afeasibility study 

for the project. 

The trust was also granted athreeyearlicensetooccupy 

last year to 

operate an aqua play park on 

Courtenay Lake to the southofthe 

river from October to April,with 

Kaikanui Aqualand NZ running the 

operationonbehalf of the trust. 

Despite the wet summerand adelay 

in gettingunderway, Mr Millsaid 

there were15,000 paying customersto 

the play park fromall overNew 

Zealand. 

‘‘Webrought 25,000people 

includingspectators into Kaiapoi, so 

it givesussome confidence that it will 

work. We now have two moreseasons 

to up our game. 

‘‘Wemight pull 30,000 to 40,000 

people, so we have beentalking to 

Enterprise North Canterbury to see 

how we can get people to spendmore 

timeinKaiapoi and supportother 

businesses.’’ 

Now thatthe council has completed 

workonastormwater main to northof 

the river, thetrust has beenable to 

begin hydrology tests on the proposed 

siteofthe largeraqua sportspark, Mr 

Millsaid. 

He said the land will need to be 

remediated and he estimated it could 

cost$40 million to construct the first 

stage. 

Stage one is likely to incorporatethe 

inflatablepark, cable boarding and a 

small surf park, possibly with some 

kayaking. 

The longerterm projectwill cost 

upwardsof$80 million. 

The money is expected to comefrom 

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WaimakaririDistrict Council 

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‘‘We need to look at it in more detail 

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path we need to follow and howlong 

they might need.’’ 

DeputyMayor Neville Atkinsonsaid 

the play park had proven itself and he 

was looking forward to seeingthe 

reportfrom council staff. 

Residents had raisedconcerns 

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presence of crowdsofpeople. 

‘‘There were somelegitimate 

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management the trust has beenable to 

put people’s minds at ease,’’ Mr 

Atkinson said. 

‘‘And if this lastsummer is asmall 

picture of what the futurewill look 

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look at the big picture. It has the 

potentialtobenefiteverybody.’’ 

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Alongheld dream has zoomed into life 

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The young athlete found out he had 

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Commonwealth Games team via azoom 

call and he will travel to Birmingham, in 

England, on July 21 to begin preparation 

for the competition. 

‘‘I was very excited to get the news. It 

is achildhood dream come true,’’ he 

said. 

Jorden will travel to the games with 

his Christchurch coach, Alex 

Pozdniakov. His parents, Ronda 

OConnellInns, and Noel Inns, are also 

looking forward to attending the games 

as spectators. 

‘‘I think mum and dad are even more 

excited for it than Iam, as they have 

been on this journey and supported me 

for my whole career,’’ he said. 

Jorden has been doing gymnastics 

since he was 6yearsold, and he is now 

25. 

‘‘I love the challenge and the 

adrenaline that comes with it,’’ he said. 

‘‘Gymnastics has such awide variety 

of things /skills to learn. 

‘‘It is also very unique and Ican do a 

lot of things that others can't, flips, 

strength skills etc.’’ 

Men’s artistic gymnastics involves six 

apparatus, including floor, pommel 

horse, rings, vault, parallel bars and 

high bar. Jorden is New Zealand’s 

current allaround senior open 

champion, and the national pommel 

horse champion. 

He is avastly experienced gymnast, 

and has competed at multiple world cup 

events and world championships, but 

this will be the first time he has 

represented New Zealand at the 

Commonwealth Games. 

‘‘I have competed in Hungary, France, 

Australia, Doha and Germany. Ihave a 

couple of 10th finishes at World Cup 

events and Ihave been the Australian 

pommel horse champion,’’ he said. 

There are five artistic gymnasts in the 

New Zealand men’s team for the 

Birmingham Games and for them 

competition begins on July 29. 

‘‘If we qualify for event finals there 

are another two days of competition a 

few days later,’’ said Jorden, who will be 

trying to qualify for the pommel horse 

final. 

Jorden is amember of the 

Christchurch School of Gymnastics, but 

also works parttime at Euromarque, a 

Christchurch car dealership, to help 

fund his gymnastics career. 

‘‘I don't receive government funding 

or sponsorship at all, we even have to 

pay for all of our New Zealand uniforms. 

‘‘To qualify for these big events we 

have to compete at two world cup /world 

champ events in the year beforehand, 

which are fully selffunded.’’ 

Dream come true ... Kaiapoi’s Jorden 

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Area School’s Sport Tournament 

TenOxford Area School 

students will be wingingtheir 

waynorth to theNew Zealand 

Area School’sAssociation 

national sports tournament in 

Whangarei next month. 

Theywillrepresent theTop of 

theSouth at McKayStadium 

andKensington Centre in 

varyingsportingcodes from 

July 12 to 15. 

The successful students andtheir sports are 

Abby Taylor (football,basketball); Earl Cacho 

(rugby, basketball); Jess Booth(football, 

netball); AshleighLawler(netball); Cailey 

Hollard(netball,KiORahi); LoganPaulin 

(rugby); Connor Slemint(rugby); JonSmoothy 

(football); Oliver Sillars (football); Billy 

Hollard(football, basketball). 

The national tournament hasbeenan 

importantpartoflifefor area school pupils 

since 1994, when therewas an informalgettogether 

at MercuryBay Area School. 

The first officialNew ZealandAreaSchool’s 

tournament washeldinDunedin in 1995, the 

brainchildofRon Morgan from MercuryBay. 

With area schools, whichcater forstudents 

Abby 

Taylor 

Football, 

Basketball 

Supported by 

Frazer Mehrtens 

Jess 

Booth 

Football, 

Netball 

Supported by 

Core Construction 

and Contracting 

Cailey 

Hollard 

Netball, 

Ki ORahi 

Supported by 

Country Physio 

from Year 1to13, tending 

to be rural, Ronwas keen 

to introduce atournament 

to provide seniorstudents 

with highlevel sporting 

opportunities. 

The contributing schoolsarea 

grouped into four regions— 

Northland, Centre (the North 

Island southofAuckland), 

topofthe South(SouthIsland 

northofOamaru), andSouthofthe South 

(Otago andSouthland)—with students 

selected during aregionaltournamentinall 

four regions. 

It is multi-code eventwhichincludes rugby, 

netball,basketball, football,volleyball andKio 

Rahi,aMaori ball game. 

In each code thereisaround robin 

competitionfollowedbyaNorth Island v 

SouthIslandgame, from whichtournament 

teams areselected. 

Duetothe size of theschoolsinvolved, pupils 

usually play in more than onecodeevery day. 

The tournament also provides an important 

social aspect,along with theopportunity to 

competeatahigh level. 

Earl 

Cacho 

Rugby, 

Basketball 

Supported by 

Fresh Choice Oxford 

Community Cash 

Ashleigh 

Lawler 

Netball 

Supported by 



Logan 

Paulin 

Rugby 

Supported by 

Fresh ChoiceOxford 


NEWS 

12 North Canterbury News, July 7, 2022 

Research fundraiser 


ACancerSociety NorthCanterbury 

supporter has donated fivecopiesofa 

new cookbook for NorthCanterbury 

News readers. 

The Food Connection, has been 

published as afundraiser by the 

Canterbury West Coast division of 

CancerSociety New Zealand. 

The donor does not want to be named, 

but says she is making the contribution 

in memory of her younger brother, who 

loved baking. Sadlyhedied of 

leukaemia more than 50 years ago when 

he was only aged 10 years, and 

treatment for the disease was limited. 

Today,thanks to donations madeover 

the years for cancer research, 

significant improvements in treatment 

outcomes have been achieved. 

The Food Connectionincludes seven 

chapters featuring starters and light 

meals,fish and seafood, meat and 

poultry, vegetablessalads and sides, 

desserts and puddings, baking and 

treats, and party foodand drinks. 

All the recipes werecontributedby 

CancerSociety friends, volunteers, 

families, patients and supporters plus 

some wellknown New Zealand chefs, 

including former RangioraHigh School 

student, Dean Brettschneider, whose 

raspberry and meringuepie features on 

page 134. 

To go in the drawtowin acopy of The 

Food Connection, email your name, 

address and phonenumbertothe North 

Canterbury News editor, Robyn Bristow 

(robyn.bristow@ncnews.co.nz) by 

FridayJuly 22. The winners will be 

notified by phone.Copies of the book What’s cooking? ... Emma Westwoodcan 

also be purchased at the Cancer Davies, supportive care worker for Cancer 

Society’sChristchurch officeat97 Society North Canterbury, looking through a 

Fitzgerald Avenue or at the Cancer copy of the The Food Connection 

Society North Canterbury centre at 143 cookbook. 

PHOTO: SHELLEY TOPP 

Percival Street in Rangiora. 

 

 

Connor 

Slemint 

Rugby 

Supported by 

Bayphil 

Construction 

Jon 

Smoothy 

Football 

Supported by 



Oliver 

Sillars 

Football 

Supported by 

QB 

Backpackers 

Ashley 

Industrial 

Services 

Billy 

Hollard 

Football, 

Basketball 

Supported by 

Craig Brown 

Construction 

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Fire &Ice Festival brings warmth to winter 

The art of ice sculpting is set to 

return to Kaiapoi with the 

BlackwellsFire &Ice Festival. 

After the uncertainty of Covid 

19, the Blackwells Department 

Store is pleased that the Fire & 

Ice Festival is on Saturday, July 

16, to coincide withthe Kaiapoi 

Art Expo. 

The event has become an 

annual fixture to lightup 

winter, since Blackwells 

reopened in its new building 

after the 2010 earthquakes. 

Auckland artist Victor 

Cagayat will once again ‘‘weave 

his magic’’, by turning blocksof 

ice into sculpturesinthe 

Blackwellscar park between 

12.30pm and 3.30pm, Andrew 

Blackwell says. 

Theninthe evening from 5pm 

to 8pm, the sculptures will be lit 

up and the Blackwells car park 

willbelined with awide variety 

of food and craft stalls. 

Popular Christchurch 

entertainer Dr Sanchezwill be 

performing along with fire 

performers, to ensure afun 

night out for all ages. 

Andrew has longbeen afan of 

art and has servedonthe 

Kaiapoi Art Expo organising 

committee,soispleasedtobe 

abletooffer the Fire &Ice 

Festival for the community, to 

coincidewith the art expo. 

Thisyear Creative 

Communities and Harcourts 

havecome on board as sponsors 

for the event, while Enterprise 

North Canterbury has again 

provided some eventfunding, 

‘‘which is most appreciated and 

has allowed us to grow the 

event’’. 

The Kaiapoi Club has also 

swung in behind the festival, 

making its car park available. 

Andrew says the expo is a 

goodway to celebrate the 

talented artists in Kaiapoiand 

the wider district, while the 

festival offers achance for the 

community to get together at a 

timeofyear when thereare not 

as many events happening. 

‘‘It’s alwaysareally good 

community nightand people 

comeout and about and have a 

catchup, and warm up with a 

nicecup of mulled wine. 

‘‘It’s areally good weekend for 

art lovers in the community with 

the art expo on nextdoor (in the 

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Victor Cagayat has been a 

regular in Kaiapoisince the 

Fire&Ice Festival was first 

established. 

‘‘He’s amazing. He originally 

comes from South East Asia and 

usedtocarve in wood. These 

dayshegets flown all over New 

Zealandand works with ice,’’ 

Andrew says. 

‘‘But not just any ice. It has to 

be able to withstand the 

chainsaw and chisel. 

‘‘Wesource it fromSouthern 

Ice in Christchurchand Kaiapoi 

New World, over the river from 

us, is kindenough to storeitin 

their freezer.’’ 

Andrew has organised the 

foodstalls to ensure there is a 

widevariety of options to suit 

different tastes. 

‘‘We’ve got the same amount 

of stalls, but we have some more 

boutique foods including vegan 

and gluten free. 

‘‘Wehave created abigger 

entertainmentarea so the fire 

performers havemore room.’’ 

Blackwells Department Store 

willalso be open latewith some 

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Blackwell’sfocuses on new, quality brands 

Blackwell’s Department Store 

has been busy rejigging its mix of 

quality clothing brands. 

The iconicdepartment storeis 

looking to the futureaspart of its 

150thanniversary celebrations. 

The menswear department has 

had amakeover, whilethe winter 

season fashions have been going 

strong and otherdepartments 

have been expanded. 

Manager /buyer Belinda Syme 

has been working with the buyers 

to source new brands and 

productstoenhance all aspects 

of its customers lives. 

‘‘We haverefined our fashion 

brands andbydoingsohave been 

able to add strongernew relevant 

brands. 

‘‘This winter sawaround 10 

new brands in store, with moreto 

come in the summer.’’ 

The Menswear department has 

been modernised as the iconic 

storelookstocater to agrowing 

population. 

New brandshave been added 

including Garciamen's, LTB 

jeans, Blend, No Excess, 

Gazman, Blazerand St Goliath, to 

name afew. 

The range of traditional brands 

has also increased,such as 

Swandri, RMWilliams, Ben 

Sherman,John Lennon, Bob 

Spares, Farrah,Cambridge and 

Vonnella. 

‘‘Ourcustomerswill still find 

all the traditional brands they 

love,and now with an injectionof 

new brands, we have something 

for everyone,’’ Belinda says. 

‘‘In the Womenswear 

departmentyou may have 

noticedthe biggest change. 

‘‘More brands,bigger selection 

and an increaseinaccessories 

has madeBlackwells’ 

womenswear department better 

thanever.’’ 

New womenswearbrandshave 

beenintroduced including Boho, 

Holmes &Fallon, Caju, Madly 

Deeply,Billie the Label and 

Siren to name afew. 

These complementthe more 

traditionalbrands of Vassalli, 

Memo, Foil, Bayroad, RM 

Williams and many more. 

Blackwells now stocks more 

furniture than it has before, from 

sofas, to side tablesand 

everythinginbetween. 

‘‘Our throws andcushions have 

expanded to cater for all styles, 

from100 percent wool throws, 

and from weavetocolourful 

cotton prints,’’ Belinda says. 

The Footwear department has 

beenexpanded to allow staff to 

showcasesomefabulous, 

exclusive brands andtohelp 

customers get the absolute best 

fit. 

The giftware selection has also 

had afocus put on it, withnew 

brands being added. 

‘‘Wereally are atrue 

DepartmentStore and invest 

continually in training our 

fabulousstaff to givethe absolute 

bestcustomer service,’’ Belinda 

says. ‘‘And remember, you can 

still pick up yourbuttons and 

wooland be sure to get your 

Jockey underwear whileyou are 

in store.’’ 

New arrivals ... Blackwells Department Store has new styles on display in its Menwswear and Womenswear 

departments. 

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Bring the kids to see the classic tale of curious 

little Alice Liddel, who falls asleep on the 

riverbank and dreams of following arabbit down 

a rabbit hole into a magical ‘Wonderland’. 

In Wonderland, Aliceencountersmultiple crazy 

characters from her imagination, including the 

Caterpillar who becomes a butterfly, the Mad 

Hatter who just wants acup oftea, the mysterious 

Cheshire Cat and the evil Queen of Hearts 

whowants to chop everybody’s head off! 

MadisonTull 

Cheshire Cat 

So far myfavourite moment 

in the show has 

been being able toincorporate 

dance. 

My love for dance is 

being shown through 

my character which 

makesitextra fun. 

Ella 

Steele 

I love dancing at 

HSPA. Ithas been fun 

learning new routines 

and making new 

friends. I am most 

looking forward to 

being onthe stage as 

part of alargeshow. 

Summer 

SoloDancer 

HSPA has been my 2nd 

home for the past 5 

years, Iamsad to be 

saying goodbye atthe 

end of the year. Ihave 

ended my last year 

with HSPA with abang 

by getting tobeasolo 

dancer. Ican't wait to 

see all your lovely faces 

in theaudience! 

ZoeMcKinley-Clark 

White Rabbit 

Something that makes 

me unique is the fact 

that I’m disabled. I 

thought that Iwouldn’t 

be able to pursue acting 

because of it! Ithought 

that I would have to 

look exactly like the 

character and Iwouldn’t 

be able to get the role! 

Now I know that’s very 

Olivia Wyatt 

SpecialtySinger 

I have enjoyed watching 

some ofthe older 

students at HSPA do 

their thing, as they all 

inspire me so much. I 

can’t wait to get back 

on stageyet again! 

During theshow, Alicegoesonajourneyofself 

-discovery, realising that she is perfect just how 

she is, there is no such thing asnormal. She also 

discovers that people do not always completely 

know who they areall the timeand that’sokay. 

At the end of the story Alice wakes up on the 

banks ofthe river, unsure if she dreamt her adventure 

or if it reallyhappened. 

This is astory forour time, aboutexploration and 

acceptance. Musical Theatre entertainment for 

the whole family. 

Come andsee theshow! 

July 14 –16 (First week of SchoolHols) 

Tickets$15 &$20.Availableat 

Town Hall Cinemasbothoverthe counter 

andonlineunder ‘LiveShows’. 

Groupdiscounts areavailable. 

Don’tmiss outonthisentertainingfamily show!! 

Thankyou to Kidsfest,WDC & 

ouramazing sponsorsbelow! 

LucasWaghorm 

The MadHatter 

I think I relate to my 

character well, as Ilove 

to dress in bright colours 

and express myself. 

I am enjoying playing 

this character asit’s a 

bit more crazy and out 

there than something I 

wouldusually do. 

Azaria Westeneng 

TheDodoBird 

Iamexcitedwecan run 

the show normally this 

year. With COVID the 

last couple of years 

shows havebeendifferent. 

From a whole 

school show to even 

one on film. I am so 

grateful everything can 

run smoothly this year 

forAlice! 

RuebenBester 

Card Seven 

IamRueben Bester and 

Iamplaying the part of 

Card 7inAlice. 

I have enjoyed practising 

for the show this 

year and can't wait to 

face the Queen on 

stage! 

HazelCroft 

Contemporary 

Dancer 

Iamenjoying learning 

newmoves in my dance 

class for the show. And 

really looking forward 

to performing myclass 

dance on stage in Alice. 

Katie Kavanagh 

Singer, Dancer and 

Actor 

Ilike being able to express 

myself &become 

abetter actress, dancer 

&singer. Ialso love being 

apart of the show 

with my friends &making 

new friends. Being 

part of HSPA has made 

me more confident & 

happier in myself.

NEWS 


Council challenged 

By DAVID HILL, 

LOCAL DEMOCRACY REPORTER 


been challenged to protect the 

‘‘freedoms’’ of local residents. 

More than 30 local residents filled 

the public gallery at Tuesday’s (July 5) 

council meeting to support Rangiorabased 

relief teacher Joe Holland, who 

made apresentation calling on 

councillors to ‘‘protect our freedoms’’. 

Top of the list was the Three Waters 

reform. 

‘‘It’s my understanding the 

Waimakariri community has made an 

overwhelming response that we don’t 

support the Three Waters being 

handed over to central Government,’’ 

Mr Holland said. 

‘‘It prompts me to ask, why does 

central Government want control of 

our water? If central Government 

cared about us they would provide 

more support to councils that need 

support. 

‘‘Instead they’ve completely 

disregarded our freedoms and they 

want to take away what we need to 

sustain our lives, our water. 

‘‘If you decide not to stand up for us, 

what else will they take from us?’’ he 

asked, challenging the councillors. 

In response, Mayor Dan Gordon said 

the council had taken astrong position 

opposing the Three Waters legislation 

proposed by the Government. 

‘‘We’re one of the few councils 

which has been very strongly opposed 

to the proposed Three Waters 

legislation from day one and we went 

out and consulted with our 

community, even when we were 

advised not too. 

‘‘We have been strongly advocating 

for adifferent result and we will 

continue to do so.’’ 

The council is also afounding 

member of Communities 4Local 

Democracy, with Mr Gordon as deputy 

chairperson. 

Mr Gordon encouraged residents to 

make asubmission to express their 

views on the Three Waters Reform 

and to contact their local MP. 

Submissions on the Water Services 

Entity Bill close on July 22. 

Councillors also adopted a 

Waimakariri District Climate Change 

Scenario: Technical Report prepared 

by NIWA (National Institute of Water 

and Atmospheric Research). 

The report will now form abaseline of 

evidence for council planning, 

including the District Plan and the 

2024/34 Long Term Plan. 

Waimakariri District Council 

strategic projects manager Simon 

Markham said the report also 

provided abasis for ongoing 

conversations with Te Runanga oNgai 

Tuahuriri and the wider community. 

‘‘It’s avery important piece of work 

that we’ve been waiting to receive for 

quite some time, which will underpin 

alot of work that we will need to do in 

the future,’’ Cr Mealings, the climate 

change portfolio holder, said in 

support of the report. 

Public interest journalism is funded 

by New Zealand on Air. 

The artists ... Helen Kendall, and Tamar Guse, of Waipara, during the opening of their 

exhibition. 


Our Land exhibition 


Two mums by day and artistsbynight, have 

collaboratedtocreate an exhibition of 

artwork for Rangiora’s Chamber Gallery. 

Fibreartist, Tamar Guseand painter, 

HelenKendall, both live in Waipara, and 

despite busy domestic schedules somehow 

find time and energy to create joyful, 

uplifting artwork, inspired by their close 

connection to ‘‘our land’’, even thoughboth 

womenwere not born in New Zealand. 

Tamarwas born in South Africa, where 

her Israelimother and Germanfather 

were marine biologists. 

Her family left South Africa when Tamar 

was aged three,moving firsttoEngland, 

then Israel, before finally settling in New 

Zealand. 

However, after the birth of her first child 

in Israel, Tamarbegan taking basket 

weaving classes to findtime for herself. 

‘‘When Ihad my firstchildIsuddenly 

didn’t haveany time or energy for anything 

but beingamother and Ifelt alossof 

identity,’’ she says. 

That was eight years agoand now settled 

in New Zealand, she has been teaching 

others to weave and even had her work 

featuredatTePapa,inWellington. 

‘‘I am inspired by nature. This comesout 

in my artworkwith the incorporation of 

naturalelementssuch as driftwood,vines 

and antlers,’’ she says. 

Helen, who paints in oilsand acrylics, is 

also inspired by nature, particularly the 

rolling hills, vineyards, nor’west sunsets 

and rural life of the Waipara Valley. 

Born in Ireland, she saysher love of art 

comesfrom her mother who ‘‘is an 

amazing painter’’ and taught her children 

how to draw andsketch. 

Helenpaints mainly landscapes, but 

also animals. She enjoys using colourand 

lighttocreateinterest, depth and feeling 

in her paintings. 

The women hope their exhibition will 

foster intrigueabout the things people take 

for granted and serve to remind us that 

nature can stillsurprise us’’. 

Our Land is at the Chamber Gallery, in 

the RangioraLibrary until July 28. 

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HDC NEWS... 

What's happening Hurunui? 

WRAP UP OF TEXTILE MONTH 

Our Waste Education Team's 'Textile Month' held throughout June was about creating 

opportunities to repair, reuse or repurpose pre loved clothing. 

More than 270 kilograms of clothing was collected from the temporary clothing bins in Cheviot 

and Hanmer Springs Service Centres, which were then collected by the Textile Recycling 

Company and delivered to SaveMart. 

The 'Wardrobe Surgery Workshop' hosted in partnership with Mollie's Place in Amberley had a 

great turn out, where staff from Mollie's Place and our Waste Educator offered advice on 

mending clothing items and assisted with small clothing repairs. 

LOCAL BUSINESSES TRIALLING BOKASHI 

Hanmer Springs Hotel and Powerhouse Café are trialling the commercial Zing Bokashi bins. 

By using Zing Bokashi Composting, businesses can stabilise their food scraps and use them as a 

bi-product for their own fertiliser for local gardens in the area or to grow their own fruit and 

vegetables. Feel free tocontact Council for more information. 

DOG REGISTRATIONS 

It’s farewell tothe plastic dog tags, and abig welcome to the blue anodised aluminium tags which 

will be keeping Hurunui’s dogs onthe right track for the future. 

These tags are designed tolast your dog’s lifetime, and well suited to Hurunui District Council’s 

focus on sustainability. 

There won’t be any additional cost to dog owners for these new tags, as they have been 

budgeted into the Long Term Plan. 

Owners registering dogs for the first time and re-registering, can do so online; 

hurunui.govt.nz/rrl/animals-dogs/dog-control -Registering your dog. 

The new tags are created by New Zealand company Tag King, and will be sent out bymail, or 

can becollected from aCouncil Service Centre if the dogs are registered in person. 

All dogs must be registered byJuly 312022, to avoid late penalties. 

Meetings 

25th Hanmer Springs Community Board 1.00pm 

(Venue: The Gallery, Hanmer Springs Library). 

26th Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools &Spa 

Management Committee 9.30am (Venue: Boardroom, 

Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools). 

28th Council meeting 9.30am (Venue: Council 

Chambers, Amberley). 

(Please note, the Council agreed to have alighter 

meeting schedule in July toallow all elected members 

and Council staff tohave aquieter period after abusy 

Annual Plan and end of financial year process). 

In brief... 

Water Services Entities Bill -have your say 

Public submissions on the Water Services Entities 

Bill are open. 

The bill would create four publicly owned water 

services entities, each entity taking on 

responsibility for delivering water services to a 

specific geographical area, from 1July 2024. The 

bill sets out how the water services entities would 

operate, and how they would be accountable to 

the public. 

Submissions must be done online, and close at 

11.59pm onFriday, 22 July 2022. 

Online: From the ‘Related links’ panel, 

https://www.parliament.nz 

What's happening at our Transfer Stations? 

New green waste pad: The rear of the Hanmer 

Springs Transfer Station has been excavated and a 

new concrete pad is being poured for green waste 

storage. 

New glass recycling area: Aconcrete pad will be 

poured for the glass bin to sit on with aretaining wall 

acting as a safety barrier. Moving the glass area 

allows us more space to store our green waste. 

On the lookout for Rural Crime 

Local dog with the new blue aluminum tag. Powerhouse Cafe staff with their Bokashi Kits. 

MTFJ PLACEMENTS ON KEREONE FARM 

Last month, Mayors Taskforce for Jobs youths Ben Tamatea and Laura Clyma were hired by 

farm owner John Faulkner toassist him with his biodiversity project atMouse Point. Using his 

farm as acentral point, John has come up with the concept ofrestoring the Twin Bridges tothe 

Waiau Township. 

Ben and Laura have assisted with weeding and the planting ofunique plant species. 

Both are thrilled to be in full time work and enjoying all the perks that come with the role, these 

being the outdoors, regular pay cheques, and caring for the environment. 

RESERVE WORKS 

The cremation burial berms at Balcairn cemetery look really smart, after some winter 

maintenance work. 

The board walk around Chisholm Reserve in Hanmer Springs has been recently built, 

replacing the 15 year-old previous one which had become worn and slippery. One section of 

the board walk has been replaced with lime chip, and the boards that cross the pond are 

being replaced with athicker, rough saw timber. 

The Hurunui District currently has the most registered dogs per 1000 people in New Zealand, (421 dogs for 

every 1000 people). The total number ofregistered dogs inNew Zealand is currently 591,897. Where will 

Hurunui sit when this year's dog registration numbers have been tallied? 

Reporting rural crime is easier now, after last 

month’s successful pilot launch of the Police 

‘Rural Lookout’ app. 

Since its inception on May 4th, there have been 

more than 2100 community members download 

the App, and nearly 50 incidents reported. 

Hurunui District’s Mayor Marie Black is right 

behind the Rural Lookout initiative, and asarural 

person herself she hugely values the purpose this 

app serves for rural property owners, workers and 

those onlifestyle blocks. 

She is thrilled her District is part of the pilot 

programme, alongside Waimakariri District. 

For more information on the app, visit 

rurallookout.co.nz 

Candidate Nominations for Local Body 

Elections 

Candidate nominations open onthe 15th of July. 

Visit Hurunui District Council website for more 

information, or give us aring. 

PHONE US: 

Amberley: 03 3148 816. 

Cheviot Freephone: 03319 8812. 

Amuri &Hanmer Springs Freephone: 03 315 8400. 

info@hurunui.govt.nz 

www.hurunui.govt.nz 

Hurunui District Council

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Residents celebrate win 

By DAVID HILL 


Agroup of Amberley residents 

are thrilled their street name 

will remain the same. 

The Hurunui District Council 

voted last week to rescind a 

November 25 decision to change 

the name of Rosewood Drive to 

Hilton Drive by seven votes to 

three. 

Resident Brian Gill said the 

decision was arelief to his 

neighbours, who were faced with 

the prospect of having anew 

street name and number. 

‘‘At the end of the day 

democracy was the winner, but 

we would hope that there is some 

learning for the council 

administration that they don’t go 

roughshod without consulting 

with the community. 

‘‘From our perspective, they 

had to be held accountable for 

making their recommendations.’’ 

He said residents only found 

out about the name change when 

they received aletter from the 

council dated April 29. 

‘‘Five months after they had 

made the decision, they made a 

letterbox drop advising that from 

July 1itwill be renamed and this 

is your new number.’’ 

The decision impacted on 11 

houses and the Little Oaks 

Preschool. 

The residents launched a 

petition which was presented to 

Hurunui Mayor Marie Black. 

They met with Mrs Black and 

council staff on May 11 to air 

their concerns, before making a 

deputation to acouncil meeting 

on June 2. 

Celebrations ... Rosewood Drive residents celebrate at the Railway Tavern 

in Amberley last week after the Hurunui District Council’s decision to rescind 

amotion to change the name of their street. 


‘‘This is an example of local 

democracy in action,’’ Mrs Black 

said. 

‘‘We heard from the people and 

Ithank them for having the 

courage to come and ask us to 

reconsider.’’ 

The council says staff 

contacted residents of Pound 

Street, Hilton Drive and 

Rosewood Drive in November, 

and received responses from 37 

properties in person, by phone, 

email and via SurveyMonkey. 

The name Rosewood comes 

from the name of anearby farm. 

Rosewood Drive was chosen as 

atemporary name for alink road 

when stage 3ofthe Oakfields subdivision 

was approved by the 

council in 2015. 

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The developer had proposed 

Hilton Drive South, but the 

council resolved that the name 

was similar to the name of an 

existing road and didn’t align 

with council policy. 

Rosewood Drive runs off 

Amberley Beach Road and the 

intention is for it to eventually 

link up with Hilton Drive and 

Pound Street. 

Residents celebrated the 

decision by having dinner 

together at the Railway Tavern in 

Amberley last Thursday evening 

(June 30). 

‘‘We are afairly tight knit 

community in the street,’’ Mr Gill 

says. 

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Welcome to the 

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By DAVID HILL, 

Local DEmocracy Reporter 

Hurunui has always been a 

‘‘welcoming community to live, 

work and play’’, saysMayor 

MarieBlack. 

The Hurunui District 

Council is one of eightcouncils 

in the latest intake of councils 

to join Immigration New 

Zealand’s Welcoming 

Communities programme. 

‘‘It’s really cool.It’s 

something new and it sits 

nicely within our strategic 

direction,’’Mrs Blacksays. 

‘‘There’splenty of 

employmentavailable in our 

district and it’s aboutattracting 

and retainingpeople acrossall 

sectors,whether it be rural 

professionals,veterinary 

services,GPs, qualified 

technicians, engineers and 

workers for our hospitality 

sector.’’ 

ImmigrationNew Zealand 

says thereare now 26 councils 

taking partinthe Welcoming 

Communities programme, 

including 14 in the South 

Island. 

The programme was first 

established as apilotin2017, 

involving 10 councils including 

the Ashburton DistrictCouncil. 

Mrs Blacksays the 

programme will enhance 

efforts to ‘‘embrace newcomers 

into ourcommunity and 

support that integration’’. 

‘‘A culturally rich community 

bringsfresh perspective and 

vibrance that is incredibly 

valued. 

‘‘It is important to us that our 

communityissupportive, 

welcoming, and feelslike home 

to all newcomers who choose to 

stay.’’ 

Migrant workers are 

particularly importanttothe 

vibrancy of the rural and 

tourismsectors, she says. 

Immigration New Zealand 

general manager of refugee 

and migrant services, Fiona 

Whiteridge, says the 

Welcoming Communities 

programme’s aimistobuild 

strong and integrated 

communities to help 

newcomers feel included, so 

everyone canthrive. 

‘‘We are grateful for the 

enthusiasm shown and the 

desire from councils around 

the country to be partofsuch 

an important initiative that 

began fiveyearsago,’’she says. 

Ms Whiteridgesays 

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Marie Black is standing for the Hurunui 

mayoralty again in the upcoming 

October Local Government elections. 

Mrs Blackwas elected Mayor in 2019, 

and believes the strong platform set in 

her first three year term has been 

influential in guiding the district 

through the unprecendented pressure. 

‘‘The pastthree years has beena 

culmination of business as usual, 

leading the district throughsignificant 

reformand supporting the district and 

its peoplethroughthe global 

pandemic,’’ she says. 

‘‘We are not immunetofacing 

challenges with climatechange, floods, 

drought and earthquakes, and Ilook 

forward to providing the continuity and 

stability of leadershipthrough the next 

triennium.’’ 

Mayor Black believes there is moreto 

do, and wants to continue coastal 

conversations,advocate further for the 

attraction and retention of services 

acrossthe district, and she is 

particularly focused on healthdelivery 

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those who value the contributionthat 

many volunteers maketoour district.’’ 

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The booksfocus on responsible animal ownership and key animal welfare 

topics. 

Theyare part of the SPCA’s free education programmewhich wasestablished 

in2016toimprove animal lives by nurturing theheartsand minds of young New 

Zealanders. 

The latest set of books,ResponsibleAnimal Guardianshipisthe fourth in the 

series andthere are six books ineach series. 

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eachset of six costs $29.95 with aspecialofferavailable to purchaseall foursets 

for $100.00 

Waimak CEO resigns 

The chief executive of the Waimakariri 

District Council Jim Harland has 

resigned for health reasons. 

He has held the position for 15 months. 

Mr Harland’s decision to step down 

follows along and distinguished career 

in the public sector. 

Previously he was Dunedin City 

Council chief executive for 11 years, 

then moved to The New Zealand 

Transport Agency as director of 

relationships, prior to taking up the 

position with the Waimakariri District 

Council. 

Waimakariri Mayor Dan Gordon says 

in Mr Harland’s time with the council he 

has successively led the organisation 

through the Covid19 pandemic, and the 

omicron variant. 

‘‘All council services were available 

even with rapidly changing Government 

directives and significant staff illness.’’ 

Mr Harland also led improvements to 

the Annual Plan process including the 

introduction of anew approach to 

prioritising the capital expenditure 

programme, with afocus on the four well 

beings (economic, social, cultural and 

environmental) and staff/contracting 

resources available. 

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Deer, pigs athreat 


One of greatest threats to the survival of 

biodiversity in Hurunui District are 

pests such as wild deer and pigs. 

This was one of the messages 

delivered to acommunity meeting held 

at Waipara organised by the Hurunui 

Biodiversity Trust. 

The meeting was called to discuss the 

development of adistrict wide 

biodiversity resource, which would be 

available online and in hard copy. 

Trust Chair Dave Nicholls said when 

completed it could provide local 

landowners with aresource to help them 

take action to protect and enhance the 

biodiversity on their land. 

‘‘Everyone interested in protecting 

biodiversity wants to know where to 

start,’’ Mr Nicholls said. 

‘‘We hope by developing an accessible 

biodiversity resource everyone in the 

district can learn more about the value 

of the biodiversity on their land, the 

threats from pest species, and the steps 

they can take to protect biodiversity.’’ 

Mr Nicholls, and trustees Michael 

Bennett and Jamie McFadden spoke 

about protecting biodiversity from the 

dual challenges of pest species and 

climate change. 

Mr Bennett said communities needed 

to understand and appreciate 

biodiversity in order for them to thrive, 

and the Trust saw the need to 

consolidate information in one resource 

for the local community. 

The spread of pest species is one 

example of what could be compiled into 

an online resource. 

Mr McFadden, who shared amap 

identifying where deer were apest 

across the district, said the prevalence 

of pest species inhibited natural 

regeneration, and meant efforts to 

establish biodiversity, such as planting 

winter 

trees, were often awaste of time, as it 

was easily trampled or eaten by deer. 

In many areas protecting existing 

biodiversity from being destroyed by 

pests was agreater priority, in the short 

term, than new plantings. 

Mr Nicholls said the biodiversity 

resource could help inform people about 

the threats so they could make informed 

decisions to protect biodiversity on their 

properties. 

‘‘There’s alot of information required 

to make informed decisions about 

biodiversity,’’ says Nicholls. 

‘‘You need to know what you have and 

why it’s worth protecting. Then you need 

to know what the threats are, including 

pests such as deer and pigs and invasive 

weeds. And finally, but most 

importantly, people need to know what 

steps to take to protect their biodiversity 

and what support and funding might be 

available to help them.’’ 

People at the meeting were invited to 

write down their needs and ideas for the 

biodiversity resource. 

Mr Nicholls said the group discussion 

tapped into the challenges many people 

have with managing biodiversity. 

‘‘There’s been ashared experience of 

disappointment and disillusion when 

pests or the climate destroys new native 

plantings.’’ 

‘‘People want to do their bit for the 

environment and planting natives seems 

like the right thing to do and it can be in 

the right place. 

‘‘However, landowners need to know 

the factors that influence biodiversity, 

including its value, the threats to it and 

the opportunities to enhance it, across 

their properties and the district to be 

able to understand what will give the 

best return to biodiversity from their 

efforts.’’ 

Further meetings are planned as the 

resource takes shape. 

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Close look ... Crowds at the Fernside School fund raising fair get aupclose look into aRobinson R44 helicopter 

that was taking part in the fairs golf ball drop. 


Fundraising takes to the air 

It rained golfballs on Sundayat 

Fernsideschool, as over 400 

ballswere tossed out of a 

hovering helicopter as partofa 

fund raising picnic. 

The eager onlookers all 

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Principal Darryn Ward says 

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HS celebrating 

winter in style 


Hanmer Springs is 

celebrating midwinter in 

style. 

The second Alpine 

Winter Festival opened last 

Friday with budding young 

skaters, gliding on ice to 

music under disco lights on 

apopup rink. 

Visit Hurunui sales and 

marketing manager Shane 

Adcock says the village is 

being transformed into a 

winter oasis, with a 

Bringing the Cool Carnival, 

twinkling lights, ice skating 

and lots more. 

‘‘Our alpine village is a 

magical place in winter, 

and we love sharing it with 

others. 

‘‘The whole village and 

surrounding community 

has worked hard to create a 

schedule of activities for 

every taste that will provide 

relaxation, adventure and a 

whole lot of wintry fun,” 

says Shane. 

‘‘Many of our local 

businesses are jumping on 

board with the festival, 

bringing areal northern 

hemisphere Christmas feel 

to the village,’’ he says. The 

inaugural festival in 2021 

attracted nearly 5000 

people. 

‘‘After adifficult couple 

of years in the pandemic, 

we are so pleased to get 

tourism moving again in 

our little region,’’ Shane 

says. 

This year’s Christmas 

Light competition, which 

gives people achance to 

dress up shop windows, 

gates, fences and trees, is 

expected to be even 

brighter. 

Hanmer Springs Thermal 

Pools and Spa is 

transforming its Sulphur 

pools into plunge pools, 

against abackdrop of live 

music from Topia. Other 

events include movie 

screenings at the Hanmer 

Springs Hotel, the Hanmer 

Springs Ski Field Open Day 

and an Adventure Film 

Festival at Hanmer Springs 

TOP 10. For the fourth year 

in arow, Canterbury will 

also be competing for the 

Hanmer Springs Trophy 

against neighbours 

Tasman, in apreseason 

rugby game at the Hanmer 

Domain. 

The spectacle attracts 

many rugby followers from 

throughout North 

Canterbury and 

Marlborough. Find all the 

details, as well as afull 

schedule of events at 

visithurunui.co.nz/alpinewinterfestival. 

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Pine pollen’shealthy opportunity 


Pine pollen harvested from trees near 

Hanmer Springs and Kaikoura could be 

agoldmine for the New Zealand forest 

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Pine Pollen New Zealand Limited, 

trading under the name Bio Gold, has 

received $288,500 in Government 

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to lay the foundations for apine pollen 

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Pollen contains arare natural source 

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The North Canterbury trees are on 

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Meyer. 

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‘‘Establishing this industry means 

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any benefits that pine pollen offers. 

‘‘Our local customers love the pollen, 

and were getting excellent feedback 

from them’’ says Mr Meyer. 

‘‘We’re also looking at highvalue 

export opportunities.’’ 

He says lately there has been anew 

wave of interest from the natural health 

industry in the United States and 

Canada for the product. 

Common reasons for taking pine 

pollen as adietary supplement include 

to support energy levels, hormonal 

balance, immune function, and overall 

wellbeing. 

‘‘We’ve furthered our research and 

development work for the past 18 

months with the help of SFF Futures 

funding to understand how the 

biochemistry of New Zealand pine 

pollen differs in relation to factors such 

as species, genetics, location, and more. 

‘‘We’ve also compared our pollen to 

that from overseas and its looking very 

promising,’’ says Mr Meyer. 

Pine pollen is the fine yellow powder 

released by pine trees every spring that 

forms part of the reproductive life cycle 

of the tree. The powder is produced 

inside the catkin (male flowers) of pine 

trees. 

‘‘We’ve spent years working out which 

specific type of Pinus radiata yields the 

best pollen —it’s not amatter of using 

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‘‘ It is very complex, and you’ve got to 

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He says the final product is expensive 

because the seasonal window for pine 

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‘‘Callaghan Innovation has helped 

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funding for atop Masters student, to 

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on an even deeper level. 

‘‘The University of Canterbury had 

also assisted with harvesting trials, and 

is developing technology that is able to 

do largescale harvesting,’’ he says. 

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forestry industry, and create new jobs in 

regional communities through creating 

apollen industry. 

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Painting gives Missy colour and energy 

On amission to survive and paint, 

the picture is looking bright for a 

local artist. Painting has given 

Rangiora artist Missy MacDonald, 

colour and energy to her life, even 

through the darkest months of 

2021, as she battled cancer. Kate 

Barber reports 

Diagnosed with breast cancerinMarch 

lastyear,Missy’slife was turnedupside 

down. 

But alove of painting gave heranoutlet 

for creativity andescape. 

‘‘Art has been my recovery,’’ she says, 

reflectingonher treatmentand the 

challenge of adjusting to lifeonce the 

treatmentwas over. 

Diagnosed with triple negative ductal 

carcinoma, Missy saysshe wenttopieces. 

Eventhough the doctorssaid it was 

survivable,Missy didn’t believethem. 

She gaveupwork, as aSterilising 

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embarked on an intensivetreatment plan 

thatspanned 10 months, involving 

chemotherapy, surgery and then 

radiation. 

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During thisperiod, Missy’s mother 

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Throughout hertreatment,she spent a 

lot of timewith hertwinsister, artist Ros 

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absorbingthe process. Over the last 10 

years,the pairhave experimentedwith 

pouring paints, andmorerecently they 

had been refining theirtechniquesin 

order to controlthe pour, Missy says. 

Occasionally, when energylevels 

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artwork. 

Paintingoffered herabreakfromwhat 

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‘‘Whenyou’re going throughsomething 

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yourown headall thetime.’’ 

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It wasgoodnews the cancerwas gone. 

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‘‘Itwas time to get crackingwith my 

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‘‘I work all dayonmyart.IfI’m not 

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As well as painting, Ros and Missy 

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conformation, temperaments andthe 

partnership we sharewith them. 

Everythingabout them’’. 

Missy has had wonderful supportfrom 

family and friends, particularlyRos. 

‘‘She's amazingly kindand generous. She 

evenbought acouple of horses,Ford and 

Rangerwith theidea that one daywe 

could ride them together.’’ 

Its no surprisethat Missy’sexpressive, 

vibrantAcrylic Pour and Paint pieces 

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providing excellent subjects.However 

she saysshe’s enjoyingpainting dogs, 

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forher arttobringinanincome. At any 

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The iconic store plans to finally 

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The Blackwell’s 150th anniversary 

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An attempt to resurrect the 

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be set soon. 

‘‘We wanted to celebrate with our 

customers, so we want to put that right. 

Andrew says the store has 

experienced good support for its loyal 

customer base and there has been 

plenty of interest in the new season 

fashions. 

‘‘There’s certainly alot more 

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SPORT 

North Canterbury News, July 7, 2022 

37 

Ashley’swinning ways continue 

RUGBY 

By PETER WILLIAMS 

Ashleytook the Deans Shield up to 

Cheviot to defenditinthe heart of 

Deans country,and won. 

Its significant win over Glenmark 

Cheviot rockets it to the top of the 

standings table on points differential 

from Saracens and Kaiapoi. 

The top four teams in the North 

Canterbury edition of the Luisetti 

Seeds competition faceoff against each 

other on Saturday, with Kaiapoi getting 

acrackatthe Deans Shield when it 

hosts Ashley, while GlenmarkCheviot 

must return to SouthbrookPark in a 

rematch of the Combined Competition 

final. 

If it fails to repeat its victoryfrom that 

match,itwill be in grave danger of 

failing to qualify for the semifinals as 

both Hurunui, who is in sizzlingform at 

the moment, and Oxford, are breathing 

down its neck. Thosetwo teams also 

clash on Saturday in what willbea 

mustwin match for both of them. 

GlenmarkCheviot v 

Ashley 

It didn’t take GlenmarkCheviotwinger, 

Blair Norton,long to make his presence 

felt after arare starting opportunity as 

he scored in the opening minuteto 

finishoff awellworked team try that 

rockedthe visitors. Ashley’s response 

was swift and equallyasimpressive 

with forwards interactingwith backs 

down the lefthandedge for Anthony 

Tavendale to scoot clear. 

Two penalties by man of match Jack 

Marshall extended Ashley’s lead, only 

for the GlenmarkCheviot forwards to 

springinto their work with atry to Nick 

Hyde, making the half time score 1310 

to Ashley. 

At the start of the second half the 

Ashleyforwards workedhard and got 

their tails up. Luke Duckworth, 

celebratinghis 50th game,was to the 

fore along withamix of the old and 

young brigade. Jimmy Thiele, Callan 

Smith and substitute PadraigSkerten, 

from the coltsteam,all made solid 

contributions. 

Nearlyall of Ashley’s ventures into 

the GlenmarkCheviot half produced 

pointsthrough the boot of Marshall. He 

kickedtwo more penalties and then,in 

the 54thminute, he executedawell 

weighted grubberkick to the corner 

that was swooped up by aflying 

Anthony Tavendale who scored the 

secondofhis two tries in the righthand 

corner. 

Once again GlenmarkCheviot hit 

back with awell workedmove down the 

lefthandedge whichwas rewarded 

with apenaltytry when referee, Karl 

Hancox, judged that Tavendale had 

tripped one of the GlenmarkCheviot 

players on the way to the line. 

This sevenpointer narrowed the 

margintojust 7points, with20minutes 

still to go and Ashley was downto14 

men. 

Another penalty to Marshallquelled 

some of the scoreboardpressurebut by 

now the hostswere making the mostof 

possessionaidedbysome fresh legs 

from the bench. Matt Holmes Scored to 

cut the margin back to justsix points. 

Again,Ashley had to dig deepand 

once again Marshall landed apenalty 

kick in the 78th minute, his sixth of the 

match,toput the gamebeyondreach. 

For GlenmarkCheviot, Sam Foster 

impressed in the forwards while Norton 

made the most of his opportunities. For 

Ashley, its young pack,ably led by Louis 

James,worked hard all day to supply 

the backs front foot ball, but in the wash 

up it was the boot of Marshall with 20 

Hero to villain ... Anthony Tavendale scored Ashley’s only 2tries in its win over 

GlenmarkCheviot, then was yellow carded towards the end of the match leaving his team 

to battle it out with 14 men. 

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points that proved to be the clincherfor 

the visitors. 

Glenmark Cheviot22(BlairNorton, 

NickHyde, Matt Holmes tries, apenalty 

try,) lost to Ashley 30 (Anthony 

Tavendale 2tries, Jack Marshall 6 

penalties, 1conversion). 

Saracens vKaiapoi 

AlthoughTaine JacobsLawson drew 

first blood for Kaiapoi with an early 

penalty,this was to be Kaiapoi’s only 

points of the match. It was not ahighscoring 

fixture. Saracens won because 

it made fewer mistakes, had awatertight 

defensive plan and was ableto 

capitalise on most of the opportunities 

that were presented. It was certainly 

the betterteam on the day. 

In the firsthalf, winger Nikora Jarvis 

and flanker Brett Hancox both got 

themselves into goodpositions to latch 

on to wellplaced chip kicks. This 

allowedSaracens to take a123lead 

into the second half. 

In the second half, the Saracens pack 

started to get the better of their 

opponents in most phases except 

perhaps the set scrums. Lock, Geoff 

Cherry had probablyhis bestgame of 

the seasonfor Saracens while Willy 

Kerr at No 8was alwayshungry for 

work. In the backline the Tomasi 

brothers, halfback Maeveand 2nd five, 

Ryanboth came off the bench and 

added abit of Tongan flair to the 

Saracenseffort, with Ryan scoring the 

onlytry of the halfafteraconcerted 

assault on the Kaiapoi line. 

Saracens22(Nikora Jarvis, Brett 

Hancox, Ryan Tomasi tries RickyAllin 

1penalty 2conversions) beat Kaiapoi 3 

Taine JacobsLawson 1penalty. 

Hurunui vOhoka 

Hawardenturnedonafine day and a 

firm track for areturntorugbyfor the 

United grounds, and Hurunui turnedit 

on to produce its best performanceof 

the seasonina12tryromp. It scored 

three earlytries to set the tone. 

Ohoka fought back in the second 

quarterbut couldn’t break the home 

defence and atry on halftime sent 

Hurunui to the break 22nilup. 

The home team then put the pedal 

down in an impressive secondhalf 

scoring 52 unanswered points. 

The forwards and backs combined 

well. WingsHunterJohnsonand 

Andrew Murdoch scored 5tries 

between them, finishing off some 

excellent team play. JoshCavanagh was 

also to the fore in the backs, whileup 

front,Will Jamesonand Flynn Crean, 

two formerUnited juniors, relishedthe 

chance to play back on their old home 

ground. Hamish Dalzell also had a 

Prolific ... Jack Marshall’s goalkicking 

cemented Ashley’s win. He kicked six 

penalties and aconversion for apersonal 

tally of 20 points. 

stronggame in his last outing for the 

team. 

For Ohoka,Angus Leckie and Sam 

Powell worked hardin the pack and 

Tom Wedlake ran strongly fromsecond 

five. 

Hurunui 74 Hunter Johnson3,Andrew 

Murdoch 2, Jed McDonald, Josh 

Cavanagh, Brian Anderson, Cale Dobby, 

SimonSmith, DigbyHeard, Matt Hickey 

tries, Kyle McKenzie 3, Simon Smith 4 

conversions beat Ohoka 0. 

Oxford vWoodend 

Woodend played well in the first half, 

holding Oxfordtoaverynarrow lead, 

but in the second half Oxford wore 

Woodend down and scoredfive tries to 

eventuallyrun awaywith the match. In 

aman of the match performance, Danny 

Brooker had astrong all roundgame, 

scoring two tries while Liam Stevenson, 

George Prainand Gus Mowat were 

others to impress. 

Woodend 10 losttoOxford 36 Danny 

Brooker 2, LiamStevenson, Jack Muir, 

Vili Ogotia, Jireh Vunibaka tries, Gus 

Mowat 3conversions beat Woodend 10. 

NORTH CANTERBURYRUGBY 

SUBUNION-9July 2022 

Luisetti Seeds Division 1 

2.00pm Saracens VGlenmarkCheviot, Southbrook1. 

2.45pm Kaiapoi V Ashley, Kaiapoi Oval. Oxford V 

Hurunui,OxfordOval. Ohoka VWoodend, Mandeville 1. 

Division 2- Championship 

Saracens V Glenmark Cheviot, 12:55 PM, Sbk 2. 

Hurunui VKaiapoi GOLDS,01:00PM. Cul2.Kaikoura 

VOhoka,02:00 PM,Kaik1. 

Division 2-Reserve 

Oxford V Ashley, 01:00 PM, OxOval. Amberley V 

Woodend, 02:30 PM,Amb 1. 

Combined Colts 

Ashley VGlenmark Cheviot, 01:00 PM. Tinwald V 

Kaiapoi,01:00PM, Tinw:1. 

Womens-See Website 

1st XV 

Rangiora HS VNelson College, 11.00AM Rangiora 

HS1. 

Under18 

RHS VHurunui, 01:00 PM, RHS 1. Kaiapoi GOLD V 

Hornby,01:00 PM,KaiOv. 

Under 16 

Hurunui VLeeston,1.00PMCulverden 1. RangioraHS 

VKaiapoiHS, 1.00PMTBC.Oxford VLincoln,1.00PM 

Oxford Oval. 

Under 14.5 -See website 

Under 13 

8/7/22 HurunuiVOxford, 6.00PM Cul 1. 

9/7/22 Saracens VAshley,11.40am, Sbk 1. Woodend 

VKaiapoi, 11.40am. 

Under 12 

7/7/22 AmberleyVHurunui,6.45pm, Amb 1. 

9/7/22 at 11.30am Oxford V Ashley. Saracens V 

Glenmark Cheviot. OhokaBlack VKaikoura. OhokaRed 

BYE. 

Under11 

7/7/22 AmberleyVHurunui, 5.40pm, Amb 1. 

9/7/22 at 10.30am Oxford VAshley. Kaiapoi Blue V 

Kaiapoi Gold. Ohoka Black VOhoka Red. Saracens 

BlueVWoodend.Saracens RedBYE. 

Under 10 –all games12.10pm 

Hurunui VAmberleyBlue. Amberley BlackVWoodend. 

Oxford VAshley Blue. Ohoka Red VKaiapoi. Ohoka 

Black VKaikoura. 

Under 9–all games10.00am 

Kaiapoi VAshley Green. Glenmark Cheviot VOhoka 

Red. Hurunui VWoodend. Saracens Red VSaracens 

Blue. Ashley Blue BYE. 

Under 8 

7/7/22 Amberley VHurunui, 5.40pm Amb 1a. 

9/7/22at11.05am Oxford VAshley Blue.KaiapoiGold 

VAshley Green. Kaikoura Blue VGlenmark Cheviot 

Black. Glenmark Cheviot Blue VOhoka Red. Ohoka 

BlackVKaikouraRed. SaracensBlue VSaracens Red. 

WoodendBYE. 

Under 7 

7/7/22 Amberley VHurunuiBlack, 4.45pm, Amb 1b. 

8/7/22 Ohoka BlackVKaiapoiBlue,5.45pm, Mand3b. 

9/7/22 at10.50am Ashley Blue VHurunui. Ashley 

GreenVKaiapoiGold. GlenmarkCheviot VOhoka Red. 

Oxford Black VWoodend Green. Woodend Black V 

OxfordRed. Saracens BlueVSaracens Red.. 

Under 6-all games10:00am 

7/7/22 Amberley VHurunui Black, 4.45pm, Amb1a. 

8/7/22 Ohoka Black VKaiapoi Blue, 5.00pm,Mand3a. 

9/7/22at10.00am OhokaGreen VAshleyBlue. Kaiapoi 

Gold VAshley Green. Ashley Gold VWoodend White. 

Glenmark Cheviot Black VWoodend Black. Glenmark 

Cheviot Blue VOhoka Red. Glenmark Cheviot Gold V 

AshleyWhite. Oxford VWoodend Green. SaracensBlue 

VSaracens Red. 

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Rangiora Allsorts hold on to for its first win 

HOCKEY 

In amajor form reversal the 

beleaguered Rangiora Allsorts Mid 

Week Men's Hockey team secured its 

first win of the season after holding out 

in the final quarter to upset Marist 

Mooses. 

The Allsorts got off to aflying start and 

heading into the last stanza was leading 

61 through acombination of scrambling 

defence —led by the tireless work of 

Paul ‘‘Robbo’’ Robertson —and by 

making the most of its goal scoring 

opportunities, with Jon Green scoring 

five of its goals. 

This was something the team has 

struggled to do all season. 

However, Marist, pushing for atop 

four spot on the table before this game, 

kicked into gear and fought back with a 

string of goals to put the Allsorts defence 

under intense pressure in the final 

minutes. 

But in the end it was too little, too late, 

with Marist's last goal on the full time 

hooter still leaving it trailing 56. 

Rangiora Korimako scored its first 

points since being promoting into the 

Division 2competition with adraw 

against University Amazons, while 

Rangiora Gold Men's Division 2team 

comfortably accounted for Carlton 

Redcliffs. 

Rangiora CBK Women's Division 1 

team couldn't match its first round draw 

against HSOB/Burnside going down 14, 

and Rangiora Hurunui Hares returned 

to their winning ways in the Mid Week 

Women's Division 1after acouple of 

weeks of draws and losses. 

After arun of seven wins in arow the 

Mighty Mid Week Men couldn't find its 

8th, having to settle for adraw against 

University Mongols. 

In Platinum action the Rangiora 

Snakes scored amajor upset over top of 

the table Rangiora Jets in its club clash, 

while both girls platinum teams 

suffered losses. 

Results 

Division 1women Rangiora CBK 1lost 

to HSOB/Burnside 4. 

SSL Premiership women Rangiora 

Korimako 2drew with University 

Amazons 2. 

MWO Women's Div 1Rangiora Hurunui 

Hares 2beat Southern United 0. 

MWO Women's Div 3Rangiora 

Piwakawaka 0lost to University Aztecs 

6. 

SSL Premiership men Rangiora Gold 6 

Maintaining possession ... Katie Lynn of Rangiora All Sorts. 

beat Carlton Redcliffs 1. 

SSL Championship men Rangiora 

Oddfellows 0lost to Southern Strikers 4. 

MWO men Div 1Rangiora Mighty 

Midweek Men 2drew with University 

Mongols 2. 

MWO men Div 2Rangiora Allsorts 6 


beat Marist Mooses 5. 

Platinum Grades 

Girls Rangiora Kaka 1lost to Harewood 

White 6; Rangiora Kakariki 0lost to 

HinemoaKaiapoi Tawa 2. 

Boys Rangiora Jets 2lost to Rangiora 

Snakes 3 

SPORTS RESULTS 

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Oxford Pairs: North/South:RoseFahey/Margaret Smith 1, Denise Lang/ Colleen Adam 

2, Veronica Hall/Dawn Simpson 3. East/West: Trevor Proffit/Lorraine Proffit 1, Margaret 

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Winter Pairs: North/South: Alison Price/Janice Pickering 1, Helen Phillips/Sue McIlroy 

2, Moody Shokry/Kaye Lainchbury 3. East/West: Lyn Edwards/Dave Tocker 1, Jenny 

Roper/Shona Keating 2, Mary Rickard/Nita Sheasby 3. 

JuniorNight: Fons Sanders/Ellis Sanders 1, Gerard McRae/Denis Milne2,MurrayDavis/ 

Sharyn Davis3. 

Premier Pairs: North/South: Kerryn Lange/Karen Manson 1, Joyce Gray/BeverleyBrain 

2, Judy Bruerton/SueSolomons 3. East/West: Alison MacDonald/Christine Miller 1, Fern 

McRae/Lyn Edwards 2, Gaynor Hurford/Dawn Simpson 3. 

AmberleyGolf Club 

July 2:K Rattray 66, SThomas 69, GBu 70, RClifton 72, BBalderstone 73, SHartley 73, 

BMills 74, GDunlop 74. 

Women: BPettigrew 64,KPerry 71, SPratt 73, LRobertson75. 

ExcelDesign Build Longest Putt: MCottier. 

Mid Week Men: JStringleman 37, BBalderstone 33, RWilshire 33, KRayner 33, BGill 

33. 

Mid Week Women: JBishop 35 ,KPepper 35,SLee 33. 

Longest Putt: HWright. 

Nine holers: DPerry 37, GReid 39, MCarpenter 39, HAstell 39. 

Rangiora Golf Club 

Nine Hole Competition: Knibbs Trophy, Stableford:Men: Robert Madden 17c/b,Eric 

Pollock 17, David White 14. Ladies: Jenni Brook 18,Annie Cameron 15, Diane Sinclair 

15. Stroke /Putting: Men: John Walker 13 c/b, Peter Van Hout 13 c/b, Clifford Boddy 13. 

Ladies: Pam Holland 15, Carol Van Hout 16, AnneSmith 17 c/b. 

Walkway called for 

By BENJAMINGRIFFITHS 

Residents are calling for aWoodend to 

Pegasus walkway and cycle way. 


been consulting on its walking and 

cycling network, which includes 

building 14 proposed walking and 

cycling paths over three years. 

The council consulted with the 

community last month, receiving mixed 

feedback from around 100 submitters, a 


spokesperson says. 

Aproposed Woodend to Pegasus link 

has been the subject of anumber of 

submissions, with residents wanting to 

know why the link is low on the priority 

list. 

The council says the Woodend to 

Pegasus link has been given priority 3, 

because it is on State Highway 1(SH1) 

and requires the full agreement of Waka 

Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency 

(NZTA). 

‘‘At this stage they (NZTA) are 

investing in local safety improvements, 

which includes consideration of 

provision for improved crossing 

facilities of SH1 from Pegasus to 

Ravenswood,’’ the spokesperson says. 

At last month’s WoodendSefton 

Community Board meeting chairperson 

Shona Powell said residents had 

continued to raise concerns about the 

lack of safety improvements for 

pedestrians and cyclists at the SH1 / 

Pegasus /Ravenswood roundabout. 

There had been three accidents at the 

roundabout in recent weeks. 

The council budgets around $500,000 

per year towards cycleways, which 

would also include a51percent subsidy 

from NZTA. 

With NZTA funding unavailable, the 

project is proceeding with the council 

providing the local share of funding. 

Acycleway alongside Tram Road, 

between Mandeville and Swannanoa 

School, is considered priority 1due 

safety concerns for the school children, 

the spokesperson says. 

‘‘The Government does not fund bus 

services for children who live near to 

schools. The proposed path and cycle 

way is to improve the safety of children 

going to school and back.’’ 

Asecond cycleway alongside 

Mandeville Road, from McHughs Road 

to the Mandeville Sports Ground, is 

considered priority 2due to 

affordability. 

ENROLMENTS CLOSING 

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PROPERTY 

Charm of yesteryear, today’s comfort 

8Wilsons Road, Oxford 

Embracing the semi-rural surroundings and boasting an undeniable sense of serenity which belies its proximity to Oxford village 

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Outside, cottage gardens and established trees frame the 2428m 2 section; the sun-soaked veranda is the perfect spot to relax, 

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In terms of location, things couldn’t be more convenient with awealth of amenities within walking distance -including supermarket, 

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There’s alot to love here! Representing the ultimate blend of semi-rural living and urban convenience with plenty of distinctive 

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Wednesday 20 th July, 5:00 pm (unless sold prior). 

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Outbuildings includeatwo stand raised board woolshed with coveredyard attached. There are sheep yards, cattleyards and a 

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Long service honoured 

By DAVID HILL 


Alongserving Waimakariri 

District Council staff member 

was farewelledlast week aftera 

lifetime of supporting the 

community. 

MadeleineBurdon retired 

last Thursday after 15 years as 

part of the council’scommunity 

team and numerous social 

sectorroles beforethat. 

She credits her longevity to 

the people she has workedwith 

over the years. 

‘‘There’s nothingI’ve done 

that Icould have achieved on 

my own and that wouldn’tbe 

what communitydevelopment 

shouldbeabout. 

‘‘The community 

development advisory role I 

inheritedwas verybroad and I 

had lived in the district since 

1980, so it seemed the perfect 

fit.’’ 

Madeleinesays her various 

roles were about supporting 

those who made adifference in 

the community. 

‘‘You are the peoplewho are 

hands on, who respondtothe 

needs of thousands of peopleon 

adaily basis, my roles sat 

behindyou and your agency’s 

work,’’ she said to many wellwishers 

at her public farewell. 

‘‘I am humbled by the work 

you all do and I’m deeply 

grateful to havejourneyed with 

you.’’ 


community team manager 

Tessa Sturleysaid the number 

of RSVPs to the farewell 

function was ‘‘testament to how 

Farewell ... Madeleine Burdon (left) was greeted by Waimakariri District 

Council community team manager Tessa Sturley during her farewell 

function last week. 

PHOTOS:DAVID HILL 

much Madeleine is loved in the 

community’’. 

For the last 15 months she has 

worked as the agefriendly 

communityfacilitator, with 

responsibility for implementing 

the council’s agefriendly 

communityplan. 

Tessasays Madeleineiswellknownfor 

her storytelling, her 

expressions and anecdotes, and 

for ‘‘singinglustily’’ in the 

council’s waiata singinggroup. 

MayorDan Gordon paid 

tribute to the ‘‘great love and 

aroha’’ Madeleinehad shown 

for the community. 

WaimakaririAgefriendly 

AdvisoryGroup chairperson 

Joanne Gumbrell invited 

Madeleinetobethe group’s 

‘‘taonga and patron’’. 

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Public Notices 

THE 

INVISIBLE 

MAN 

The Rangiora Players 

are presenting the "The 

Invisible Man", a 

retelling of the classic 

HG Wells story, 

adapted by Derek 

Webb, directed by 

Dimitri Gibara, for a 

season beginning Saturday, 

9th July at the 

Rangiora Players Little 

Theatre. Tickets and 

more details are available 

from the website 

listed below 

http://rp.nz 

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

It’s Time to Demand Better Water Reform 

It’s time for Waimakariri to demand better three 

waters reform, and reject the Government’s one size 

fits none plan, says Mayor Dan Gordon. 

The public currently have their one and only 

opportunity to have their say on the water 

reforms through the Select Committee process 

and Mayor Gordon says it’s important that they 

don’t miss the opportunity. 

Full guidance on how people can provide their 

feedback is now atdemandbetter.nz .Everyone has 

until July 22 to have their say. 

MayorGordonsaidhehas beenapproached by many 

people unhappywithwhatwas beingsuggested, now 

it wastimefor everyoneto take action. 

“This is the last chance that you will get to have a 

say on what happens to our district’s infrastructure.” 

“We need to deliver astrong message to the 

Government that people want abetter form of 

reform that respects the decades of investment by 

local communities and enables them to preserve a 

real say in how their money is spent in future. 

“Through Communities 4Local Democracy He 

Hapori mō te Manapori we’ve developed acommon 

sense model for reform that everyone can get 

behind and that delivers every outcome sought by 

the Government. 

“We’ve workedhardtocreate amodelfor reform that 

willensurebetterlongterm waterservices forevery 

community, nowit’s timefor our community to take a 

fewminutes anddemand better water reform. 

“We’re also calling on the Government to ensure 

that local communities are heard by making 

sure that the select committee meetings aren’t 

heard solely in Wellington, so when you have the 

option of speaking in person it’s important to take 

that opportunity. 

“If you don’t want to see future water services that 

are ‘all pay, nosay’ this is your only opportunity to 

stand up and be counted. 

“Every person that doesn’t take part in the process 

will be counted bythe government asbeing in 

support of this plan.” 

Submissions are now being accepted on the Water 

Services Entities Bill and for guidance on how your 

submission will support our work to deliver better 

water reform, visit demandbetter.nz 

2022 Local Government Elections on the Way 

Waimakariri District Council is calling on community 

advocates to think about putting their name in the 

mix to stand for Mayor, councillor or community 

board member and about who best represents them. 

“Election day is Saturday 8October. If you want to 

make adifference in your community, now is the 

time to think about standing, or start thinking about 

who best represents you,” says Deputy Electoral 

Officer Sarah Nichols. 

“Every three years the community decide who 

represents them on the Council and in their 

community boards. We want as many people 

as possible to be part of the process, as both 

candidates and voters.” 

The Council’s Electoral Officer is holding acandidate 

information session on 26 July, for persons 

considering taking the step towards standing in the 

election and seeking aninsight into what's involved 

with election rules, as well as what it means to 

become an elected member. 

• Tuesday 26 July. 6pm. Waimakariri District Council 

Chambers. 215 High St, Rangiora. 

Candidate nominations open on 15 July and close 

at midday on 12 August. Nomination forms will 

be available on the Council website and at Service 

Centres from 15 July. 

Candidates must be aNew Zealand citizen and 

enrolled onthe electoral roll. They don’t need to 

live inthe area they represent but do need to be 

nominated by two people enrolled inthe area they 

wish to represent. 

Youneed to be on the electoral roll to vote. Keep an 

eye onyour mailbox for Electoral Commission packs 

to check your enrolment details, or visit vote.nz to 

check if you’re already enrolled. 

Formore information about standing, enrolling 

and voting, visit 

waimakariri.govt.nz/your-council/local-body-elections. 

About reviewing the 

Gambling Venue Policy. 

The policy creates rules around numbers of 

venues and gaming machines, their location 

and growth within the District. 

Do you think the policy should be updated? 

Share your feedback before5pm on Monday 11 July 

waimakariri.govt.nz/letstalk 

The Waimakariri 

Event Funds 

Enterprise North Canterbury isinviting 

organisers of Waimakariri events to 

apply for one of two event funds. 

The funds offer between $500 and $10,000 

towards events held in the Waimakariri District. 

The current funding round is open from 

1August until 31 August 2022. 

Check out the criteria for the Waimakariri 

Regional Events Fund and apply online at 

northcanterbury.co.nz/regional-events-fund 

Check out the criteria for the Waimakariri 

Event Fund and apply online at 

visitwaimakariri.co.nz/events/organisers/ 

Or contact events@visitwaimakariri.co.nz for 

more information. 

The Waimakariri Regional Events Fund is Ministry of 

Business, Innovation and Employment funding and the 

Waimakariri Event Fund is Waimakariri District Council 

funding. Both are administered by ENC. 

AUTHOR TALK 

Conquering Cascade 

From beyond theDennistonPlateau,the 

birthplaceofNew Zealandcoalmining 

unionism, comesthe story of theCascade 

Westport Coal Company. 

Conquering Cascade shares the troubles and 

triumphs of the coal company and the 30-year 

alliance with its workforce, culminating in a 

powerful legal showdown. 

Join us at the Rangiora Library tohear author 

Phil Walsh share the story ofhis latest book. 

Wednesday27July 2022 • 6.30pm 

RangioraLibrary 

Booking Essential 

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PUBLIC NOTICE OF 

APPLICATION FOR 

OFF LICENCE 

SECTION 101, SALE 

AND SUPPLY OF 

ALCOHOL ACT 2012 

Forthluck Ltd, 201 Davis Rd, 

Cust, Canterbury has made 

application to the District 

Licensing Committee at 

Rangiora for the renewal of 

a Off-Licence in respect of 

the premises situated at 201 

Davis Road, Cust, Canterbury 

known as Forthluck Ltd. 

The general nature of the 

business conducted (or to be 

conducted) under the licence 

is Remote sales of alcohol – 

online sales. 

The days on which and the 

hours during which alcohol 

is (or is intended to be) sold 

under the licence are 7am – 

11pm Monday to Sunday. 

The application may be 

inspected during ordinary 

office hours at the office 

of the Waimakairiri 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 pubication of this notice, 

file anotice inwriting 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 

amatter specified in section 

131 of the Sale and Supply of 

Alcohol Act 2012. 

This is the second publication 

of this notice. This notice 

was first published 30th June 

2022. 

2492869v2 

Local Government Elections 

Public Notices 

Candidate 

Nominations Open 

FridayJuly 15 2022 

Stand for the 

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Kaiapoi Christadelphians 

“The Key of knowledge...” (Luke 11:52) 

IS THERE SUCH ATHING 

AS ABSOLUTE TRUTH? 

This is aquestion Pilate asked 2000 years ago. 

Today, the world states all truths are relevant and 

subjective. Ifthis is truth, how can there be truth, 

because there can be no absolute. Accepting that 

the Bible is God’sword, expressinghis thoughts for 

the well-being of his creation, we can be assured 

of truth. Do we reject the authority because it is 

inconvenient when choices have to be made? God 

madethe earth to function in harmony and peace, if 

mankind will heed God’s ways. 

DVD presentation -Sunday,10 th July,7pm 

Blue Skies Conference room (South) 

Williams Street, Kaiapoi 

Forinformation phone 03 352 5453 

Website -Christadelphianvideos 

Pets 

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for smaller dogs. We look 

after your dog in our home. 

"No kennels". Phone today 

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Poultry 

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DeclaringRoad as Stopped 

Portion of the unnamed unformed legal roadadjoining Ashworth 

Bush Road to the southandthe unnamed unformed legal road to 

the north in Balcairn, HurunuiDistrict. 

PublicNotice is hereby giventhatpursuant to Section 319(h)and 342(a)ofthe 

LocalGovernmentAct 1974,the HurunuiDistrictCouncil declares the part of 

theroaddescribed in theschedulebelow as stopped. 

The Hurunui District Council makes this declaration asthere have been no 

objections received within the specified time scale to the proposal previously 

advertised as required. 

SCHEDULE 

Area(m 2 )ofland Shown on theplanas Plan 

15,050 Road to be stopped BruceAlexanderSurveyors 

(proposed) –Copy of thePlan – 

14 December 2021 

Datedatthe Hurunui DistrictCouncil, Amberleythis 4day of July2022. 

HDobbie 

Chief ExecutiveOfficer 

2495968 

NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY MEETING 

An Extraordinary meeting of the Waimakariri District 

Council has been scheduled on Tuesday 12 July 2022 at 

11am to be held in the Council Chamber, 

215 High Street, Rangiora. 

The following business will be considered at the meeting: 

Councillor Remuneration 

Bellgrove Development Rangiora (to be considered 

public excluded) 

Sarah Nichols 

GOVERNANCE MANAGER 

2495068 

Situations Vacant 

LOCAL Industrial 

cleaning position, Tues to 

Sat. Labouring, Factory, 

Poultry, Traffic Control, 

and Sawmill roles, short 

and long term available. 

Immediate starts contact 

Daphne or PJ at Superior 

Personnel 03 313 6180. For 

other roles see our website 

www.superiorpersonnel.co.nz. 

PERMANENT ROLES, 

Team Leaders and night 

shift dispatch position 

available in ChCh, competitive 

pay rates, immediate 

starts. Please contact 

Daphne on 03 313 6180 or 

027 327 0656. 

www.superiorpersonnel.co.nz.

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Expression of Interest: 

Caregivers and 

Registered Nurses 

Every day, inevery way, webring real heart towork. It 

is what drives us to deliver our refreshingly different person-first 

commitment to care. That’s why at Ballarat Care 

Home, located in Rangiora, we are looking for someone 

like YOU tojoin our community. You will help us rise to 

the challenges of enriching the lives of society’s most 

vulnerable. 

As a Caregiver or a Registered Nurse who embody these 

values to share our journey with, you’ll be surrounded by 

ateam of like-minded health professionals that support 

and care for residents and each other. 

These positions are permanent, full-time, part-time or 

casual working on arotating roster offering flexibility to 

suit your lifestyle. 

For all new Registered Nurses –you will be eligible for a 

sign on bonus of $3000, relocation as well as initial accommodation 

package 

Forall new Caregivers –you will be guided and supported 

by qualified nursing staff as well as on-site management 

to develop your career further 

What can BUPA offer you? 

• Industrycompetitive remuneration and benefits 

• Anaccredited employer with Immigration NZ that 

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to help grow your career 

• Continued professional development opportunities 

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To continue your nursing career, please email your CV to 

our recruiter,Sara at Sara.Hong@bupa.co.nz 

To continue your caregiving career,please email your CV 

to our recruiter,Angie at Angielyn.Santos@bupa.co.nz 

Or pop by the care home to drop off your CV! 

NEVELE RSTUD LIMITED 

852 SpringsRoad, Prebbleton, CHRISTCHURCH 

FOAL WATCHSTAFF 

Nevele RStud is aleadinghorse stud situatedonthe outskirtsof 

Christchurch. With thebreeding andfoalingseasonapproaching,we 

arelooking to employFoalWatch staff. 

2495970 

We requireafternoon and night Foal Watchstaff from September 

untillateDecembertoearly January.Horse senseisanecessityand 

foaling experiencepreferred butnot essential, as on-the-job training 

will be provided. 

Youmustbeabletoworkaspart of ateam,bephysically fitand able, 

honest,and reliable. 

If interested, pleasecontactour StudManagerAnna Murphy on 

021071 1557 or emailyourCVtoanna@nevelerstud.co.nz 

WANTED 

FULL OR PART TIME WORK 

Forenergetic mature person 

relocating to Rangioraatend of June. 

Qualified ApplianceService 

Technician, alsoagreat DIYman. 

Ph 021 978 348 (Ron) 

will tackle anything. 

KaikouraDay Trip 

Wednesday 20th July 

$25pp return 

Travel &Tours 

Tours 

10 DayNapier CoromandelEast 

CoastCoach Tour 2022: 

Departs 25th August 

$2,985 pp twin share 

Daytrips 

Orari Gorge Station 

Thursday27th October 

$50pp return 

We canprovide shuttle and coachhire 

Call Reid Tours 0800446 886 

Email:reidtours@xtra.co.nz www.reidtours.com 

Email to join our mailing list 

Situations Vacant 

DeliverersWanted! 

Need some extracash?? 

Whynot get fit earningit! 

Be part of adynamic team from areputable and 

well-respectedcompanyand deliver advertising 

material and newspapers to local homes. 

Interested? 

We requirehonest,reliable people, 

aged 11 or over,inyour area NOW! 

Forfurther details contact: 

Martin Foley at Mainland Distribution 

Email: martin.foley@mainlanddistribution.co.nz 

Please include your 

name, address and 

contact details 

SUPERVISOR WANTED 

We are looking forawell organised personto 

manage the distribution of advertising material 

&local newspapers intohousehold letterboxes. 

This is apart-time contract position where you can co-ordinate most of 

your work from home, allowing the opportunity to continue or apply 

for w 

Theposition may include managing ateam of deliv This role could 

suit an at home parent, retiree or someone returning tothe workforc 

Youwill need asuitable van, mobile phone, computer with internet 

access and be able to provide short-term undercover stor 

Interested? Contact: 

mark.kelly@mainlanddistribution.co.nz 

Support Workers –Kaikoura, Hanmer Springs, 

Culverden and surrounds | Trade Me Jobs 

Areyou looking foranopportunity to pursue acareer in healthcare, 

wherein-house paid training is available? 

Arewarding andchallenging position, where youcan makeareal 

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•Experiencepreferred but notessential, ongoing trainingprovided 

•Travelallowance 

•Morning,afternoon, evening and weekendshifts 

•Bepart of apassionateand supportiveteam 

•Starting rate $21.84 

If this sounds likeanexcitingopportunity, or youwould liketo 

know more, pleaseeither apply online throughTrade Me or 

email canterburyadmin@access.org.nz 

2475427 

Tractor Operator, 

Irrigation, Relief Milker 

Position required. 

5minutes from 

Rangiora/Cust/Ohoka/ 

Swannanoa areas. Good 

hourly rate. Reliable. 

Drive in position. 

Phone 027 236 7577 

for details. 

2496156 

Trade&Services 

ABEL &Prestige Chimney 

Cleaning. Nth Cant owned 

& operated. Covering all 

areas from Waimak to Hanmer. 

Professional, guaranteed, 

service. Firebox 

repairs, carry most parts. Ph 

0800 661 244. 

ALL TREE SERVICES, 

arbour work, pruning, tree 

removal. Affordable & 

friendly service. Telephone 

021 111 4322. 

ARBORIST qualified. 

Copper Beech Tree 

Services. Tree removal, 

pruning, height reduction, 

hedge trimming, shaping, 

tree planting, firewood. 

Free quotes. Contact Angus 

Edwards 027 259 6741 

copperbeechtreeservices@gmail.com 

BRIAN’S Tree Services. 

Tree felling, topping, 

shaping, firewood cut, rubbish 

removed, stump grinding, 

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Artwork aplenty at Kaiapoi Expo 

Record entries will line at the Corcoran 

French Kaiapoi Art Expo at the Kaiapoi 

Club on Saturday and Sunday, July 16 to 

17. 

The expo will feature awhopping 132 

artists and more than 750 artworks, says 

Waimakariri Arts Trust chairperson 

Jackie Watson. 

The 16th annual Kaiapoi Art Expo is 

Waimakariri district’s largest visual art 

show and attracts large crowds every 

year. 

‘‘It’s our biggest ever. We’ve got more 

artists than we’ve had before,’’ she says. 

‘‘We’re just hoping there will be plenty 

of room to move around.’’ 

The artists include 82 returning artists 

and 50 first time entrants, which means 

the expo ‘‘is finding amarket for both 

emerging and established artists, 

ensuring the event is continually 

evolving’’, Jackie says. 

The Pak’n Save Rangiora School Art 

Expo also features arecord number of 

entries with 15 Waimakariri Schools 

participating. 

Those schools include: Ashgrove 

School, Kaiapoi Borough School, 

Kaiapoi High School, Kaiapoi North 

School, Oxford Area School, Rangiora 

Borough School, Rangiora New Life 

School, St Joseph's Catholic School, St 

Patrick's Catholic School, Swannanoa 

Guest artist ... Kim Henderson, of 

Motunau Beach, in Greta Valley, with some 

of her work on opening night at the Kaiapoi 

Art Expo last year. 

PHOTO: FILE 

School, Te Kura oTuahiwi, Te Matauru 

Primary School, Tihiraki North Loburn 

School, West Eyreton School and 

Woodend School. 

The Waimakariri Public Arts Trust 

will feature acentre stage with an 

impressive display of sculptures, as it 

looks to promote its efforts to display art 

in the community. 

Sculptures from Kaiapoi’s Mark 

Larsen, Ngai Tahu artist Piri Cowie, 

Amberley’s Sharon Eagle, Waipara’s 

Raymond Herber and Timaru’s Debbie 

TempletonPage will all feature. 

Proceeds from last year’s expo have 

been used to commission asculpture 

from Mr Herber, with the Waimakariri 

Public Arts Trust arranging for a 

suitable location. 

Organisers are looking forward to 

hosting the more than 4000 visitors 

expected to attend the weekend art 

show. 

Budding artists are encouraged to 

come along to the expo on Saturday and 

HaveAGo themselves, with assistance 

from local artists, who will be setup 

downstairs at the Kaiapoi Club to 

demonstrate their talents from 10am to 

3pm. 

Once again the Kaiapoi Art Expo will 

be supported by the Blackwell's Live Ice 

Sculpting from 12.30pm in the carpark 

on Saturday, followed by the Blackwell's 

Fire and Ice Market in the evening. 

The All Together Kaiapoi ‘‘Light up 

Kaiapoi’’ lanterns will also be glowing 

for the week leading up to the Corcoran 

French Kaiapoi Art Expo. 

SATURDAY 16 TH JULY 

10am to 2pm: 

Art on the Quay 


Ruataniwha Kaiapoi 

Civic Centre 

10am to 5pm: 

Kaiapoi Art Expo 

Kaiapoi Club 

Riverview Lounge 

12.30 to 3.30pm: 

Live Ice Sculpting 

Blackwell’s car park 

SUNDAY 17 TH JULY 

10am to 5pm: 

Kaiapoi Art Expo 

Kaiapoi Club 

Riverview Lounge. 

BOTH DAYS 

5pm to 8pm: 

Fire & Ice Night 

Market 

Food & Craft Stalls 

Christchurch Fire 

Poi Performers, 

Live Latin Guitar 

Music, 

Blackwell’s Carpark 

1pm to 4pm: 

Art on the Quay 


Ruataniwha Kaiapoi 

Civic Centre 

All Together Kaiapoi is running the “Light Up” 

project, providing lanterns for retail business 

on Williams Street 

2489345 

AenonCustomers (and my Amazing Staff)! 

AHuge Thanks toyou all! We opened the store here 

just over 5years ago and i’ 

it’sbeen apleasure to serve 

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To say thanks here 

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CORCORAN FRENCH 

KAIAPOI ART EXPO 

SATURDAY 16 &SUNDAY 17JULY •10AM -5PM 

RIVERVIEW LOUNGE, KAIAPOI CLUB, GOLD COIN ENTRY 

SHOWCASING WAIMAKARIRI PUBLIC ARTS TRUST 

Come along this weekend 

and check out over 700 

artworks from over 100 artists 

all under one roof including 

painting, ceramic, woodwork, 

photography, textiles and 

more. PLUS for something 

a little different Have-A-Go 

yourself at weaving, felting, 

pottery and moreonSaturday 

all at the Kaiapoi Club. 

www.kaiapoiartexpo.co.nz 

Thank You! 

to our 

OPENING NIGHT 

GOLD AND SILVER 

EXPO SPONSORS AND FUNDERS 

SCHOOL ART EXPO 

PEOPLE’S CHOICE 

FUNDERS 

Kaiapoi-Tuahiwi |Rangiora-Ashley 

Oxford-Ohoka |Woodend-Sefton

North Canterbury News: July 07, 2022

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