North Canterbury News: September 01, 2022

Thursday,September 1, 2022 | Issue1011 | www.starnews.co.nz 

Hands on experience with the paint pot 

Green Hands ... 

Flynn Brine3,shows 

off his green hands 

during messy play at 

the Rangiora 

Playcentre last week. 

Messy play was the 

nationwide theme 

adopted by 

Playcentres around the 

country as away to 

promote sensory 

experiences for 

children. 

Session facilitator at 

Rangiora Playcentre, 

Melissa Brine, says 

messy play is essential 

for early childhood 

development. 

‘‘It helpsour children 

discover new ways to 

express themselves 

and develop social 

skills as it encourages 

them to expand their 

creative processes and 

practise new skills. 

“All the materials we 

use are water based 

nontoxic including 

paint, shaving foam, 

mud, slime and 

gloop.” PHOTO:JOHN COSGROVE 

Fears grow about expansion to Amberley subdivision 

By DAVID HILL. 

Local Democracy Reporter 

Amberley residents fear aproposed 

development could tarnish the town’s 

rural character. 

UWC Limited has submitted a 

resource consent application with the 

Hurunui District Council to expand The 

Clearing subdivision with sections as 

small as 400m2. 

The Clearing subdivision ,located 

between Amberley Beach and Carters 

Rangiora 

Roads, already had 123 sections 

established in the first two stages. 

The application proposes creating a 

further 201 sections ranging in size from 

400m2 to 1028m2, with the vast majority 

below 700m2. 

Resident Vanessa McPherson says the 

proposal would put Amberley’s rural 

character at risk. 

‘‘It could lead to having aMcDonalds 

and vape shops, and people don’t want 

Hurunui to turn into that kind of place.’’ 

Hurunui District Council chief 

executive Hamish Dobbie says the 

proposal would introduce ‘‘higher 

density housing than we would have 

expected’’ and could bring 400 new 

residents to the town. 

The Hurunui District Plan allowed for 

just 20 percent of sections to be smaller 

than 700m2 for residential 1A zone. 

‘‘The 700m2 rule is an arbitrary 

number. It’s about how the rural 

character and amenity of the town is 

reflected,’’ Mr Dobbie says. 

‘‘But we know nationally this is 

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density housing has come out our way. 

‘‘The question will be what the public 

thinks.’’ 

Other variations to the District Plan, 

included anumber of sections not 

meeting the 15 metre by 15 metre shape 

factor requirement. 

The proposed subdivision also did not 

comply with the minimum 20 metre road 

width, and the provision of afootpath on 

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Growing pains will develop 

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Ms McPherson said while she supported 

growth, the sheer number of sections 

would put pressure on existing 

community services. 

‘‘I feel growth is inevitable, but let’s 

grow on our terms. 

‘‘There’s so many different factors to 

consider. We’re getting alot of retirees, 

but the Amberley Medical Centre is 

already bulging at the seams.’’ 

Mr Dobbie says the council has 

completed work to expand the town’s 

waste water capacity and work is under 

way to extend the town’s drinking water 

supplies. 

‘‘Other services such as the medical 

centre, schools and shops are down to 

other people to provide, but our view is 

that growth will led to agrowth in those 

services.’’ 

Ms McPherson says neighbours are 

expressing concerns about the 

development, but are unsure how to 

respond. 

‘‘I feel very strongly that this subdivision 

is taking us down apath the 

community doesn’t want to go down.’’ 

Mr Dobbie encouraged residents to 

have their say and to give reasons for 

their views to help inform the planners. 

The full application can be viewed on 

the Hurunui District Council website. 

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September 16. 

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On the go ... North Canterbury brothers, Ben (left) and Hugh DampierCrossley, gallop across the Mongolian steppes while competing 

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Racing on the Mongolian steppe 

By JOHN COSGROVE 

Losing his mount,inthe middleofavast 

and empty MongolianSteppe,was not part 

of the plan for Cheviot sheepand beef 

farmer HughDampierCrossley. 

Worsestill, he was on his own and the 

feisty little horse he was on had bucked 

him offand left,taking all Hugh’s camping 

gear. 

It was only the second day of a10day 

adventure, but it was something, he says, 

he wasprepared for. 

‘‘Allthose years musteringupinthe high 

country had prepared me with the 

physical andmental skills to overcome a 

smallhiccuplike this,’’ he said. 

His options werelimited: run forward 

over 16 kilometres to the nexthorse 

stationand pick up afresh mount to 

continueinthe 2022August MongolDerby, 

or return to the previous horsestation and 

start it all again. 

Luckyfor him aherder appeared on a 

motorcycleand three hourslater had 

retrievedHugh’s Mongolian pony from six 

kilometres away on theside of anearby 

mountain. 

Reunited with all his gear,the bruised 

and battered Hugh continued on the 

longest and toughest horserace on earth. 

The MongolDerbyisa10dayadventure 

race for equestrians racing over 1000 kms 

across the barren steppes of Mongolia. 

Part of the Equestrianists world series 

of distance races, it was runintwo events 

in 2022, to make up for earlierCovid 

cancellations. One race was held in July 

and the secondinAugust,the one Hugh 

and his younger brotherBen, entered. 

‘‘I read about it 12 yearsago but life on 

the farm and familyhad put it on hold until 

Iturned 40, two years ago. Iapplied this 

year and managed to convince Ben to 

enter as well. We were lucky to be two of 

the 46 competitors selected from over 400 

entriesworldwide,totake part in the 

race.’’ 

On August7,after 50 hours of travel, the 

brothers fronted up at the race 

headquarters in Ulaambaatar, Mongolia, 

to enterthe race. 

‘‘We were all weighed in and medically 

checkedover. You had to weigh a 

maximumof85kgs wearing all yourriding 

gear of boots, jackets, pants, helmet and 

back pack.’’ 

Thehorses saddle, reins, straps, water, 

andthe important emergency and 

communications gearwere all judged as 

free weight. 

‘‘We then had to find out how the comms 

andGPS gearall worked. We thenboarded 

abus for asix hour drive west of 

Ulaambaatartothe startofthe race.’’ 

There awaitingthe competitors was a 

replica of asection of Genghis Khan’s 

mighty horse messenger system, which at 

thetime connected half the planet. 

‘‘We would ride for up to 10 days 

continuously,from 7am to 7pm,making 

ourway alonganetworkof27horse 

stationsspaced about35kmsapart. 

‘‘At each one you changedhorses and 

continued on to the nexthorse station, just 

like theydid in the old days. 

‘‘At each station, vets assessedthe 

horses we had just ridden in on, to make 

sure theywere ok before we were allowed 

to continue. In allyou wouldride 28 

Mongolian ponies,some of the feistiest 

and strongest horses in the world. 

‘‘They were onlybetween 12 and 14 

handshigh but they all had massive 

stamina andcouldrun all day.’’But Hugh 

says it wasalmost like alottery as to which 

one you got at each station.‘‘We quickly 

learnedthe fatter oneswere slower but 

the rest were fastand hardy horses.Some 

bucked, othersdidn’t, some went fast in 

the wrong directionsand others were 

awesome little horses.’’ 

Hugh sayseach night riderschose to 

either stay at the stations or camp out 

underthe starsashedid acouple of times. 

‘‘Mostly when7pm rolledaround, I 

wouldlook for anearby Ger or mongolian 

herders iconic hut, and knock on the door 

asking them if Icould stay andrest my 

horseuntil tomorrow. The Mongolian 

herders were lovely people,noone ever 

said no and they took great care of us all.’’ 

In allhespent eight long days in the 

saddle, initially riding in agroupoffour 

but when two werebrought downbythe 

minefield of Marmot and fox holes out on 

the steppeshewas soononhis own. 

‘‘Those long daysofmustering prepared 

me well for the mentaltask of riding in a 

placethat resembles the McKenzie, but is 

many,many times biggerand veryempty.’’ 

Only 26 finished out of the 46, and that 

included his brother Ben.Hugh earned 

6th overall while Ben was 8th. 

‘‘Themarmot holes took out many 

riders, and anorovirus meant it wasn’t fun 

for awhile. ‘‘This is such ahard race that 

rightupuntil the lastday Ididn’tknow if 

Iwas ever going to finish it or not.’’ That 

last day was one of the bestHugh said.He 

caught up with anotherrider and the pair 

racedeach other to the finish line 

completing almost 1300kmsineightdays. 

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Students making adifference 

Planting native trees in anearby 

forest was afun day out for 60 senior and 

junior pupils of Broomfield School, near 

Amberley on Monday morning. 

The eager beavers took to the hillside 

surround Lake Janet, about 17kms west 

from Amberley, to plant 300 native trees 

in an area recently milled by Rayonier 

Matariki Forests. 

Forest production manager Hamish 

McConnon said it was awesome the 

pupils came out and planted young 

native trees in the area. 

‘‘These new trees planted by the 

children, will act as abuffer between 

Lake Janet and logging operations in the 

nearby forest. 

These great guys and girls are all 

locals and it will become aspecial place 

for them when they come back over the 

next few years and see the area develop 

and grow into anew natural forest 

habitat.’’ 

District Forester Rebecca Coles said 

it was fantastic to see all the Rayonier 

Matariki Forests staff and local 

tramping club volunteers who also came 

out to help the children plant the natives 

in the area. 

‘‘It all happened because the school 

let us know they were keen to be part of 

the scheme to improve the hillside 

around the Lake Janet and Mt Grey 

walkways, an area we had scheduled for 

development.’’ 

Family tree. .. Mila Haughton 5, and her 

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at Lake Janet. 

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BuddyHollyfan Nigel Cook is 

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from 1957inanew show. 

57 The Show,will be held at 

Kaiapoi’s Pines Beach Hall on 

Friday, September 9, starting at 

7pm, and willfeature music from 

the late1950s and memories from 

people who were livingin 

Waimakaririatthat time. 

The show’s music will be 

performedbyThe Gladstones,a 

band formed especially for the 

event. 

‘‘Theband is named after one of 

New Zealand’s greatestrock and 

roll venues, the Gladstone Hotel 

(in Christchurch),’’ Nigelsays. 

It includes singerand lead 

guitarist, Brian Clarke,rhythm 

guitaristand singer, Phil 

Chapman, double bassplayer, 

CraigGibbleand Carl Chapman 

(Phil’s son), on drums. 

‘‘There will be snippets of life 

from the late 1950s collected from 

Kaiapoi people and read by 

narrators Jackie Watson and Paul 

Soperinbetween the music.’’ 

A1957 Ford Fairlane will be on 

display outside the hallonthe 

night. Afireeater/sword 

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Another Rangiora High School 

expupil has risen to the top. 

Leon Hingston has been named 

the top building apprentice in 

the Central South Island and and 

Southern regions. 

The 22yearold builder, who 

has just completed afour year 

apprenticeship with Clive 

Barrington Construction in 

Christchurch, will now go on to 

contest the Registered Master 

Builders’ CARTERS Apprentice 

of the Year at anational level. 

Nic Menlove from Invercargill 

(Botting Builders), and Chelsea 

Roper from Queenstown 

(Queenstown Carpenters), were 

second and third respectively. 

The judges said Leon is an 

excellent example of amature 

and competent apprentice. 

‘‘He has been well trained by 

his employer and is naturally 

talented, with skills and 

capabilities that will serve him 

well in the future. 

‘‘As arecently qualified 

carpenter, Leon’s attitude, 

leadership qualities, and 

practical knowledge set him 

apart.’’ 

They said his calm demeanour 

was another asset, allowing him 

to problem solve on the spot and 

consistently deliver strong 

results. 

His success follows closely on 

the heels of another expupil, 

Fletcher Newell, who gained All 

Black selection this month. Both 

were at Rangiora High School 

together and both are members 

of the Ashley Rugby Club. 

Leon trained through the 

Top apprentice ... Leon Hingston. 

Building and Construction 

Industry Training Organisation 

(BCITO), abusiness division of 

Te Pūkenga. 

The Apprentice of the Year 

competition recognises 

excellence among carpentry 

apprentices and raises 

awareness of career 

opportunities in the building and 

construction industry. The 

competition tests future sector 

leaders' project management, 

business, presentation, and 

practical skills. 

For the regional competition, 

each apprentice had to submit 


details of abuilding project they 

were working on as well as take 

part in atwohour practical 

challenge. 

The top 10 participants from 

each region then progressed to 

an interview stage, with ajudging 

panel and an onsite visit to 

discuss their building project in 

detail. 

The top apprentice from each 

region goes on to compete in the 

national competition. 

This includes a45minute 

interview with the national 

judging panel and an additional 

sixhour practical skills test. 

Service recognised ... CAB chairperson Jacquie Wrigley (left) with 

Anne Schroeder. 


CAB life membership 

An outstanding contributionto 

Citizens AdviceBureau North 

Canterbury was honoured with 

aLife Membership awardto 

AnneSchroeder at itsannual 

meeting last week. 

Anne’sassociation withthe 

bureaureachesback13years. 

She joined the bureau in 

2009, and became an 

AccreditedBureau 

Interviewerin2010. 

Annewas elected to the 

Board in 2012 —known then as 

the Management Committee— 

and became chairperson in 

2013, aposition she held for 

two years. 

She steppeddown from the 

board part waythrough2015. 

In 2019 Anneagainaccepted 

nominationtothe boardasa 

member. She continues in that 

roleand is deputy 

chairperson,and has accepted 

her name goingforward for 

nominationtothe 2022/2023 

board. 

Overthe years,Anne has 

beenanactive memberon 

manyofthe bureau’s teams, 

leadingseveralofthem. 

She hasbeeninvolved with 

civil defence, fundraising, 

information, learning and 

development, mentoring, 

migrantconnect, andpublic 

speaking teams. 

She hasled the Migrant 

Connect team since its 

inceptionin2014,and hascoled 

theLearning and 

Development Teamsince2019. 

If anythingneeded doing, 

Annealways put herhand up. 

‘‘Wethank you,Anne, for 

being whoyou areand 

bringing yourgenerous heart 

and practical wisdomtothe 

workings of thebureau, and to 

the clients who cometous 

seeking help. ‘‘We’re proudto 

callyou our coworker andour 

friend,’’ her citation read. 

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OPINION 


Appreciating the flair 

and district creativity 

This certainly is atime to appreciate the 

talent and flair we have living in our 

district, with the Waipara Theatre 

Group hosting its annual show, and then 

Amuri Players over the next two weeks. 

Spamalot was the name of the show 

in Waipara. Ithoroughly recommend 

attending these fabulous community 

events, the local talent is truly amazing 

each year finding newbies that rise to 

the occasion and present amost 

enjoyable evening of entertainment. 

Iamlooking forward to attending the 

show Mamma Mia hosted by the Amuri 

Players at the Hanmer Springs 

Memorial Hall. Isuspect Iwill be 

equally impressed with the quality of 

this show. 

Whether you are front of stage or 

working behind the scene, we are all 

grateful you have undertaken the 

commitment of attending numerous 

rehearsals and show nights for us all to 

enjoy. Magic indeed. 

The finals day for the North 

Canterbury Rugby union undergrade 

rugby championship were hosted in 

Amberley over the weekend —agreat 

day of footy with many budding All 

Blacks participating in the day. 

Many parents, and grandparents were 

in attendance which was fun to 

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participate in and support the 

grandchildren with their sporting 

excellence. 

At the national level, Communities 4 

Local Democracy spoke to their 

submission for the Water Services Entity 

Bill, at Parliament House on Monday. 

Iattended to support chair, Manawatu 

Mayor Helen Worboys and Deputy Chair 

Waimakariri Mayor Dan Gordon. 

C4LD is concerned that it 

expropriates, without compensation, 

council owned community assets 

contrary to all principles of law, and it is 

widely opposed by communities across 

New Zealand because it removes local 

voice in favour of acentralised approach 

contrary to all principles of localism. 

The Bill as drafted is based on data 

and analysis that is incorrect and that 

there are alternate approaches to 

reform that could achieve amore 

durable outcome to the longterm 

benefit of the country. 

This coming Sunday is Father Day, a 

time to reflect and show appreciation to 

all our dads. 

Around the world the day is celebrated 

in asimilar manner, usually involving 

giving gifts to fathers and family 

activities. 

Happy Fathers Day to all! 

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Jess Quinn is, in her own words, quite literally 

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The GreyMen, by Ralph Hope 

What do you do with ahundred thousand idle 

spies? 

These titles are available in both 

Waimakariri and Hurunui libraries.Find out 

more about recent additions to the library 

collection by going to the library catalogue at 

waimakariri.kotui.org.nz or hurunui.kotui.org. 

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for the energy revolution 

By GRAEME PETERS, 

Chief Executive, Electricity Network Assoc 

The world is at the start of an energy 

revolution. 

With renewable electricity 

increasingly replacing climate changecausing 

fossil fuels across our economy, 

we will shortlyrequire much greater 

volumes of reliableand sustainable 

electricity for homes and businesses. 

New technologies likesmart load 

control devicesand electric vehicle 

(EV) smart chargers are going to be 

crucial as partofthis transition by 

allowing lines companies to 

communicate with devices in their 

customers’ homes,helping to 

seamlessly reducepeak loads. 

This isn’tjust efficient; it can also 

save us all moneybyavoiding 

unnecessary investment in overbuilding 

new generation and network 

upgrades. 

As new energy technologies 

fundamentally changethe way people 

use electricity, it is important that lines 

companies understand the potential 

impacts on their networks. 

MainPower, who serve you here in the 

Waimakariri, Hurunui and Kaikoura 

regions, recognise that it is only through 

partnering with its communityand 

customers that theycan fullygrasp the 

regional uptake of new technologies, 

and ensure they are prepared to 

provide network services that meet 

their communities’ expectations. 

To supportthis collaborative 

approach, MainPower has launched 

MPowered Future astrategic 

framework designed to guide the 

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network into the future. 

The framework also shows how it will 

tackleexciting innovationsand smart 

technologydevelopments like solar 

generation, peertopeertrading,and 

new generation technology on its 

network. 

Akey projectunder way is the 

development of aSmartEnergyHub at 

the MainPower head office to gather 

valuable data and insights into the 

futureofenergy technology. 

The Smart Energy Hub will integrate 

established networktools, such as the 

Supervisory Control and Data 

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with newer technologieslike EV 

charging,solargeneration,and battery 

storage. 

Once the studyiscomplete, the 

findings will inform futurenetwork 

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more appliances that can be monitored 

and controlled remotely. 

MainPower also remains committed 

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The 93MWasset will be the largest in 

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homes and contribute to the 

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carbonemissions by 2050. 

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lines companies are welladvanced on 

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economy. 

Tracks andtrails 

HurunuiTrails Trust is 

looking for new faces and 

ideas to help promote the track 

and trail network in the 

HurunuiDistrict, and develop 

routes. 

The Trust’s primary roleisto 

enablesmall local groups or 

individualsaround the district 

to developand maintain the 

network. 

It has ahandfulofvacancies 

aroundthe table,and trustee 

MaryHollowaysaystrustees 

who cansee the vision of a 

network of trailsand embrace 

the diverse environment in 

Hurunui, were sought. 

The Trust implements the 

HurunuiDistrict Council’s 

Walking andCyclingStrategy, 

which seeks to develop awellmaintained 

network of tracks 

and trailsfor walkers,cycles, 

horses alongwith some fullyaccessibletrails. 

It alsoaims to develop 

routes thatcan be used 

throughout thedistrict to link 

communities and avoid state 

highways. 

To learn more,attend the 

HurunuiTrails Trust AGM 

tonight, Thursday September 

1, at 7pminthe Hurunui 

District Council Chambers, 

Carters Rd,Amberley. 

Or contact:Mrs Holloway at: 

mary@graceandflavour.co.nz, 

phone 027498 3764 or Hurunui 

TrailsTrusteeStu Munroat: 

stu.munro1@gmail.com. 

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HDC NEWS... 

What's happening Hurunui? 

CAREER KIOSKS SPARK INTEREST IN LOCAL SCHOOLS 

Inzone Career Kiosks have been installed atAmuri Area School Library/Service Centre, Hurunui 

College and Cheviot Area School. 

Funded for one year by the Mayor's Taskforce for Jobs (MTFJ), these interactive Kiosks enable 

students to watch videos onavariety ofcareers. 

Students can select anoption for an automated text message, providing information. 

https://www.inzone.co.nz/about 

MAKING TIME FOR THE TRACKS AND TRAILS 

Tracks and trails form a significant reason why Hurunui District is a great place to live and 

holiday. Promoting and enabling small local groups orindividuals around the District todevelop 

and maintain them, is the primary role of the Hurunui Trails Trust. The Trust, which also manages 

Hurunui’s St James Cycle Trail- one of New Zealand’s Great Rides, islooking for Trustees with a 

wide range of skills, -most importantly resourceful enthusiastic people who may come from all 

over the District. Ifyou would like tolearn more, come along tothe Hurunui Trails Trust AGM this 

evening Thursday September 1st, 7 pm - Hurunui District Council Chambers, Carters Rd, 

Amberley. 

Or contact: 

•Trustee Mary Holloway; mary@graceandflavour.co.nz, 027 498 3764 

•Trustee Stu Munro; Stu.munro1@gmail.com 

OPERATIONS OVERVIEW REPORT 2021-22 NOW AVAILABLE 

Now available on our website, this Report summarises the work undertaken through the 21/22 

financial year. 

It was a very challenging year due to COVID-19 disruptions, frequent storm events, the 

unforeseen building boom, works resulting from the Three Waters Reform specifically the 

demands for information, and the positive disruption of the stimulus building boom. 

Despite these hinderances, the workload has practically been delivered in its entirety, and nearly 

all non-financial performance measures met. 

To view the report, look under News items on the website, orring Council and they can point you 

in the right direction. 

Achallenging 12 months for undertaking projects. 

SPRING INTO GOOD DRIVING HABITS 

The Hurunui Trails Trust is looking for new members. 

Spring; afavourite part of the year for many, but remember to keep safe behind the wheel. 

Warm weather aids vegetation growth which reduces visibility in some areas. 

In spring time farmers graze the road verge, so look out for stock close to the roads. 

Plan your breaks, because arefreshed driver is asafe driver. 

Look for Driver Reviver facilities in the rest area north of the State Highway 1bridge, which 

will be running on Monday October 24th, (Labour Monday). 

Be seen, be safe – with changeable light levels, you are safer to travel with your driving 

lights (not just the park lights) on, night AND day. 

Have clear visibility through your windscreen and side windows. Use your indicators, your 

mirrors and look around before moving. 

Drive phone-free. 

Be aware of increased potholes after the incredibly wet winter. 

Between 1900 and 1901, reserve land was set aside in Hanmer Springs for planting exotic trees tosupply the 

Christchurch market. Planting ofradiata pine and Douglas fir began in 1902-1903, prison labour was used 1903- 

1913. 25 prisoners there in 1904, most ofwhom had asked to serve their sentence atHanmer Springs. 

Meetings 

1st Council meeting 9.30am. Presentations. (Venue: 

Council Chambers, Amberley). 

14th South Ward Committee 7.00pm. (Venue: Council 

Chambers, Amberley). 

15th Strategy &Policy Committee 9.30am. (Venue: 

Council Chambers, Amberley). 

15th CEO Performance Review Committee (Public 

Excluded) 3.00pm. (Venue: Councillors Lounge, 

Amberley Council Offices). 

21st Amuri Community Committee 7.30pm. (Venue: 

Hillcrest Chambers, Culverden). 

22nd Operations Committee 9.30am. (Venue: Council 


26th Hanmer Springs Community Board 1.00pm. 

(Venue: The Gallery, Hanmer Springs Library). 

27th Hurunui Tourism Board 1.00pm. (Venue: Council 


27th Cheviot Community Committee 6.00pm. (Venue: 

Cheviot Library/Service Centre). 

29th Council meeting 9.30am. (Venue: Council 


In brief... 

Draft National Policy Statement: 

At the August Council meeting, Council unanimously 

approved the submission made on the Draft National 

Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity - 

Exposure Draft, tothe Ministry of the Environment. The 

draft can be found on our website under News. 

New ramp for Conical Hill: 

Construction work for improved accessibility toConical 

Hill isunderway. Works include the establishment of 

the Conical Hill entrance ramp which will connect to 

the existing pathway that leads up the hill, and a 

concrete wall and ahandrail system. 

Local Body Elections: 

Meet The Candidate sessions are being held in the 

South and East Wards. 

If your community organisation is interested in hosting 

apolitically neutral session please let us know about it 

so we can publicise it on our Meet-the-Candidates 

webpage; elections@hurunui.govt.nz 

For sessions already organised, and candidate 

contacts, visit 

https://www.hurunui.govt.nz/council/local-bodyelections 

Voting papers will be sent from September 16. 

Scam &Fraud Awareness workshops: 

Held by our Community Partnerships Team, to help 

you protect you and your family members. 

Guest speakers: North Canterbury Police Officer Tony 

Maw and Hurunui Police led by Rob Irvine, 

Neighbourhood Support North Canterbury Manager 

Sarah Saunders, representatives from Hurunui 

Libraries. 

Questions? Email: community@hurunui.govt.nz, 

phone 03 314 8816 

Hanmer Springs: Thursday 15 September, 10am - 

11.30am, Hanmer Springs Golf Club, (Hosted by 

Helping Hands Hanmer) 

Cheviot: Tuesday 20 September, 10am-12pm, Knox 

Church Community Hall 

Waikari: Thursday 22 September, 10am-12pm, 

Waikari Hall. 

PHONE US: 

Amberley: 033148 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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Timing and accuracy ... The current Stihl Timbersports World champion Jack Jordan, was 

in North Canterbury over the weekend training with the New Zealand Stihl Timbersports 

team and gave abrief demonstration of his cutting abilities to the public in Amberley. 

PHOTO: JOHN COSGROVE 

Chips fly in Amberley 


The chips were flying on Monday 

morning outsideBashersITM store in 

Amberley. 

The flying wood came courtesyof 

multiworld timbersports champion 

Jack Jordan whoserazorsharp axes 

deftlysliced through the standing and 

underarm logs during adisplay of his 

talents. 

Over 50 peoplegatheredtowatch him 

cut logs in only afew secondsusing what 

he describes as longstokes, accuracy 

and timing. 

‘‘It’sall aboutintuition,you can feel it 

when the bladehits aknot or gets 

pinched, so you adjust your swing, 

because once you startcutting you have 

to keepgoing,’’hesaid. 

Jack, a26yearoldsheepand beef 

farm managerfrom Taumarunui and 

currentl World Stihl Timbersports 

champion, was in North Canterbury 

over the weekend training with the New 

ZealandStihl Timbersports team. 

The teamwere trainingataFernside 

farm as they worked in preparation for 

their tilt at the worldchamps in late 

October. 

‘‘It was goodtoget everyone together, 

the five team members cut their way 

through over 80 blocks during the 

weekend as we workedontiming and 

the coordinations of everyone 

strengths for the teams racing events.’’ 

Jack saysit’s offseason hereinNew 

Zealand compared to the rest of the 

timbersportsworld, and many hadn’t 

cut too many blocks, but they all worked 

hard and quickly built up their 

confidence as they prepared to meet 

traditional foes the Australians and 

northern European axemeninthe 

champswhichare being held in 

Sweden. 

Resilience breakfast 


Tools to keep your mind frame in 

check and help you out, are the 

subject of aresilience breakfast this 

weekend. 

Waghorn Builders of Kaiapoi lost 

two employees through suicide, and 

decided to do something to raise 

awareness and provide some means of 

help for those suffering mental health 

issues. 

Director Luke Waghorn said they 

held asuicide prevention breakfast 

two years ago and they’ve had such a 

large demand to host another. 

“As you all know, mental heath is a 

huge part of all of our lives as we all 

struggle with this aspect day to day. 

Some more than others. 

“The worst thing we can do, is not 

talk about it. There’s astigma around 

this subject in NZ, especially in the 

trades sectors,” he said. 

Responding to the demand codirector 

Jake Waghorn and Luke are 

hosting another Resilience Breakfast 

on the morning of September 6, at the 

Kaiapoi Rugby League grounds, 

Murphy Park . 

From 7.30am to 9am this Saturday, 

Waghorn Builders along with 

Broadhurst Builders and the 

Waimakariri District Council have 

invited guest speakers Lance Burdett 

from WARN International Ltd, ex All 

Black Zac Guildford from the The 

Broken Movement Trust and Sam 

Ringdahl from Better Than Before, 

along for achat over breakfast. 

“These guys have all been through 

the highest of highs and the lowest of 

lows, they would love to to pass on 

some valuable tips that are the key 

component to help us all deal with the 

day to day stresses, trials and 

tribulations we face in today’s world,” 

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Haven at Woodend for Icelandic ponies 


For rescued Icelandic ponies asmall 

haven of hope has been established in 

North Canterbury. 

Just over two years ago former mental 

health worker Henrietta Kook of 

Woodend, took on two Icelandic ponies 

that had been rescued. 

‘‘One was 33 years old, and both had 

spent alarge number of years alone in 

paddocks,’’ she says. 

Henrietta says the Icelandic ponies 

are popular with parents because of 

their mild mannered nature around 

children. 

‘‘They are so nice and gentle to teach 

someone to ride, but when the children 

get older the ponies are left on their own 

in paddocks. 

‘‘This isn’t good for their wellbeing 

and we are happy to rescue them and 

reintegrate them into agroup situation. 

“Noone wants to be left alone, Iused 

to work in mental health and Iknow 

what being alone can do to people, 

horses are no different.’’ 

Ayear ago Henrietta teamed up with 

Mahalia Eade and together they 

foundered Woodend Beach Horse 

Riding, based at the Birchbrook 

Equestrian Centre on Jelfs Road near 

Woodend Beach. 

Mahalia, an admin worker in car sales, 

says WBHR was started so the joy of 

horse riding could be shared with 

others. 

‘‘There is no better feeling of joy and 

freedom than riding ahorse out in 

nature and that's what we want to share 

with children and adults in the area.’’ 

Henrietta says she has loved horses 

all her life and started riding when she 

was eight years old. 

She later competed in showjumping 

and dressage, but as she got older her 

passion grew more into riding horses 

leisurely out in nature, enjoying ‘‘living 

the real life’’. 

She believes in teaching children 

riding skills and showing them the “real 

life” experience while riding the five 

Icelandic and Haflingers horses they 

have. 

‘‘There are enormous benefits, both 

mentally and physically, for both the 

horses and for children.’’ 

She says the horses have helped many 

with their healing process. 

‘‘I have noticed how being around the 

horse is great for children with anxiety 

and other issues, and also great for the 

horses rescued after years of being left 

alone. 

‘‘Riding ahorse is low stress and helps 

children to feel good about themselves. 

It makes me feel so good watching the 

children and the horses develop and 

grow,’’ she says. 

During the past couple of weekends 

the WBHR have been hosting ‘have ago 

days’ in the nearby Woodend forest. 

Lucy Hewson 9, of Woodend was one 

of anumber of children who came along 

to try their hand at riding in forests 

safely. 

‘‘I liked it alot and it taught me to look 

up and not down all the time as this was 

the first time Ihad ridden in aforest,’’ 

she said. 

Her mother Erin, aformer rider 

herself, says the ‘have agodays’ were a 

fun way to learn the correct way to ride 

in forests and around trees, and because 

there is no pressure it’s fun for the 

children. 

Fun ride ... Lucy Hewson 9, of Woodend, 

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11 

Close shave ... Southbrook student Novee Wotherspoon gives Waimakariri District Mayor, 

Dan Gordon, aclose shave during the school’s fundraising event on Daffodil Day to raise 

money for the Cancer Society. 

PHOTO: SHELLEY TOPP 

Close shave for Mayor 


Waimakariri District Mayor, Dan Gordon, 

was givenanunplanned haircut during a 

ShaveFor ACure event at Southbrook 

School on Daffodil Day. 

The event was organised by the school’s 

student team leaders, who invited Mr 

Gordon to attend lastFriday’s event as 

theircelebrity guesttodothe initial 

haircutting. 

One of thestudent leaders, Ollie Read, 

aged 13, who came up with the idea to hold 

the event, joined two other students, 

NoveeWotherspoon, aged 12, and Jamie 

Tuuta, aged 12, plus the school’sdeputy 

principalRichard Blackmore,ingetting 

theirhair shaved during the day. 

The mayor proved to be handy witha 

pair of hair clippers, despite never having 

done any haircutting previously, aside 

from ``trimming my beard occasionally’’. 

But Rangiora hairdresserMelissa 

Sanders was on handtofinishoff his work 

Across the Great Divide 

Across the Great Divide will play in the 

Balcairn Hall on Saturday, September 3 

at 7.30pm. Their music has true folk 

roots, and features traditional, 

contemporary, and original songs and 

tunes from Celtic, Scandinavian and 

Americana Roots. Tickets are available 

from Stan’s 7Day Pharmacy, Rangiora; 

Sefton Garage; Sally Mac’s, Amberley; or 

at balcairnhall.com. 

AshleyRakahuri River Clean Up Day 

The Waimakariri Youth Council is 

organising ariver cleanup day with the 

at the end of the event.During hisspeech, 

beforethe hair cutting began,MrGordon 

thanked the studentsfor organising the 

fundraising event. 

‘‘I commend Ollieand the teamfor their 

initiative. Thanks for yourleadership 

organising this event. It is amazing.’’ 

Afterthe eventshaving was complete Mr 

Gordon was complimenting the students 

on theirnew haircuts and was told he 

should get one too. 

Whilehewas initially reluctant he 

eventuallyagreed and afterwards said he 

likedhis newlook and may keep it. Mr 

Blackmore said the school’sShave For A 

Cure event raised $1200 for the Cancer 

Society. 

The money came fromamufti day and 

wild hairday, which were heldin 

conjunctionwith the Shave For ACure 

event, plus donations fromparents and 

othercommunity members. Some students 

also raised moneyfor the event by busking 

and doing odd jobs outside school hours. 

Ashley Rakahuri Rivercare Group on 

Sunday, September 18, from 9.30am at 

the car park just after the SH1 bridge 

heading north. The day will finish with a 

sausage sizzle at 12pm. 

The event is supported by 

Waimakariri District Council, 

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Scouting service recognised 


Long and outstandingserviceto 

scouting in Rangiorahas been 

rewarded with aLifetime of 

Service awardbeing presented to 

Judy Evans. 

Judy hasgivenover 40 years 

services to scouting since starting 

as aleader in Wales. 

She has beenaKea Leader, Cub 

pack Akela andsectionleader for 

Keas and Cubs at Rangiorasince 

July 2005. 

Judy likes to challengeyouth 

and adults alike, and continuously 

nurtures and encouragesher 

youthmembers to learnand try 

new things. 

Greg Heavenwas awardedthe 

Silver Tikiwhichrecognises 

excellent service exceeding the 

requirementand expectations of 

his role. 

Greg is thewiseold owl of the 

RangioraScoutgroup. He has 

been the RangioraScoutGroup 

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previously been Group Chairman. 

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youthsections. 

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Stacey Sanders followed in the 

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recently introducedintoall 

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scheme. These awardsrecognise 

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programmeareas of personal, 

adventure andcommunity,and 

are thehighest award achievable 

by youth members in their 


relevant section. 

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Production of 

new film begins 


North Canterbury towns 

and landscape feature in a 

short film — On the Edge of 

Hope —which began 

production thisweek. 

Locationsfor the film, 

which sheds light on the 

struggles of females during 

WWII while men were away 

fighting for New Zealand, 

include Cust, Glentui, Lees 

Valley, WekaPass and 

Hawarden. Ferrymead also 

features. 

There are alsoscenes set 

in 1931, 1939, 1946, 1947 and 

1998, for the film written, 

directed and produced by 

Sukhvir Parmar of Loburn, 

while Corran Lindsayiscowriter. 

It is Parmar’s second 

film. His first short film, 

The Outsider, which was 

also filmed in North 

Canterbury, was selected at 

the TorontoIndependent 

Film Festivalin2021. 

SandraLucas,the coproducer, 

and one of the 

lead actors says most war 

filmsdonot show the 

sufferingfrom the mother’s 

perspective. 

‘‘This film does,’’ she 

says. 

The production was given 

afinancial boost after a 

presentation to the 

Waimakariri District 

Council and received a 

grant fromthe Creative NZ 

ArtsCouncil, Toi Aotearoa, 

to make the film. 

Sandra says many 

members of the Canterbury 

community have also been 

verygenerous in support. 

‘‘Wehave an 

experienced, quality team 

of crew and actors for this 

project. 

‘‘Itwill be one of it kind. 

‘‘Afterthe past few years 

of New Zealand borders 

being closed and 

productions being put on 

hold, it is wonderful to see 

lifebeingbreathedback 

intofilms and creativity, 

again. Especially herein 

Canterbury,’’ says Sandra. 

She is aprofessional film, 

television, theatreand 

commercial actress, and an 

independent filmmaker 

and producer. 

Sandra was born in New 

Zealand and has lived more 

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‘‘But we never missedayear,’’ Doug 

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South Island and parts of the North 

Island,ferries willing. 

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has been held. 

‘‘I started with the idea that if we 

could attract up to 80 cars to come to 

Kaikoura it wouldbereally 

awesome.’’ 

Atotal of 167 turnedup. 

‘‘Someone saidtomeyou don’t know 

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‘‘The following year it doubled to 

350, thenwentto500, 750,a1000 then 

over 1200,’’ he says. 

The rugby grounds where it was held 

quicklybecame inadequate so the 

fourth yearitwas shifted to the 

racecourse and it has been there ever 

since. 

‘‘People said they would all get 

hypothermia. But it turned out what 

they needed was suncreen,’’ Doug 

says. 

The 2016 earthquake closedthe 

roads to Kaikoura, and the 2017 

Kaikoura Hop was unable to go ahead. 

But the following yearDoug and 

Fondagot married, and the event 

turned into ahuge wedding 

celebration, and the car enthusiasts 

turned out en masse. 

‘‘It was our biggest year,’’ he says. 

Following thepast two yearsof 

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this year. 

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While Saturday is the big day at the 

event, there are four days of action, 

visits and shows. 

‘‘It’s all about having fun,’’ says 

organiser Doug O’Callahan. 

People are urged to get creative in 

designing their cars for the Rocker 

Cover toy car racing competition, with 

sections for both adults and kids, and 

spot prizes for the best looking, themed 

and the ugliest. 

The Hot Wheels drag racing 

competition promises lots of noise and 

drama, and rolling along on wheels will 

take on awhole new meaning with roller 

skating at the Kaikoura Memorial Hall 

on the Friday evening from 7pm, and a 

car hop competition on Sunday. 

Contestants will demonstrate the art 

of delivering food to parked cars and 

picking up the empty trays, while rolling 

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Learning life skills on the job 

Jamie McMahon has learnt alot 

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months on the Tuia programme. 

The18yearold’s goal now is to 

continuetolearn from his 

experience, while saving to buy a 

car. 

Hisjourneybegan as amember 

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MayorsTaskforcefor Jobs (MTFJ). 

Jamie began working along side 

HurunuiMayorMarie Black, and 

earlier this year was accepted on 

to the Tuia Programme which 

supports young Maori aged18to 

25. 

Theaim of the longterm, 

intergenerational programme is to 

develop theleadership capacity of 

young Maoriincommunities 

throughout New Zealand, with 

Mayors mentoring themonaonetoone 

basis. 

‘‘It’s always good to catchupwith 

MayorBlack.Wechat about things 

andIlearn somelife stuff as well,’’ 

Jamie says. The pair catch up 

about once amonth. 

Jamie is working around 30 

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Rangiora, in FrontofHouse. He 

hopes eventuallytojoin the 

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‘‘Ilearned alot about the 

workforce withMTFJ,and at this 

jobmygoal is to learnand do as 

much as Ican.’’ 

As one of 40 rangatahi around 

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Tuia success ... Hurunui Mayor Marie Black (left), with Jamie McMahon. 


listening to guest speakers, and 

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through workshopsand 

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‘‘Mywhakapapa is Ngāti 

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an enjoyableand big process 

attendingthe wananga and 

learning as muchasIcan.’’ 

He sees the benefits of being 

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Creative flare willbeonshow in 

Rangiora whenthe North 

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September 17. 

Creations fromstudents and 

adultsfrom across the region 

will take centrestage at the 

Rangiora TownHall for the 

McAlpines Mitre 10 Mega 

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While it has beenalong wait, 

the showmanaged by the Oxford 

Area School PT, finallyreturns 

after entrants and spectators 

were denied in recent times due 

to Covid19 protocols. 

Its ashow for all the family, 

with entertainment being 

provided by the North 

Canterbury School of Dance. 

The show began life in the 

area school’s general purpose 

hall. 

But the handiworkofpast 

participants made the show so 

popular, it moved to the 

Rangiora Town Hall to give 

greater access, space for more 

people, and to providea 

supportive environment. 

Some of the creations from 

past shows can be viewed at 

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Rangiora. 

The organisersare grateful for 

the continuation of the longterm 

partnershipwith the 

OxfordFarmers’ Market. Once 

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flights and ticketstothe World of 

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the Supreme Adult and Supreme 

Student winners. 

The showstarts at 7pm. 

Tickets are on sale at the 

Rangiora Town Halloronline at 

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Vintage Fair. 

Donated preloveditems from 

the 19th century through to 1960 

werecollected and prepared 

for sale,coordinated by Anna 

McCormick, alocal Soroptimist 

withaprofessional background 

in vintagewares. 

Stalls were mannedby 

Soroptimist members dressed 

in vintage costume, and all 

reported trading wasbriskfor 

itemsfromthe pastwhich are 

nowdesirable andcollectable. 

The efforts frommanymonths 

of collecting and organising 

itemsfor the fair, was rewarded 

by the very pleasinglevel of 

sales from theover 300 people 

whovisited the fair. 

As part of an international 

women’s service organisation, 

whosemission is to empower 

andenable women andgirls, 


the North Canterbury 

Soroptimistshavepledged the 

proceeds of $7500 fromthisfair, 

to assist the localHOPE 

Community Trust. 

Thetrust offers counselling 

in groupcoursesfor teenage 

girls experiencinganxiety in 

the district andreflectsthe 

Soroptimistsconcern for the 

high suicide rate among New 

Zealand adolescentsand the 

mentalwell being of young 

people. 

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19 

Festival of words 


Waimakariri libraries are 

participating in the WORD 

Christchurch Festival 2022. 

The fiveday festival,which 

beganyesterday, August 31, and 

runs until September4,aims to 

inspire alove of reading and 

writing withawiderange of 

oneoff special events. 

The first Waimakariri event, 

HaikuHike,was afree 

lunchtimeperformanceheld 

yesterday in the Kaiapoi 

Library. It featured 

Waimakariri poetrystudents 

reading their own work, 

followed by aset from awardwinning 

poet Doc Drumheller, 

the penname used by Jason 

Clements, who is also the 

Waimakariri libraries learning 

connectionscoordinator. 

The secondfestival event in 

Waimakariri, Celebrating 

Culture andSister Cities, will 

be heldinthe RangioraLibrary 

tomorrow evening, on 

September2,startingat7pm. 

‘‘This is anot to be missed 

culturalexchange,’’ Jasonsays. 

For Celebrating Culture and 

Sister Cities,four New Zealand 

poetswill collaborate with five 

Chinese musiciansfrom the 

New Zealand Hubei Economic 

TradeCultural Association, 

and young Chinese writers 

from Christchurch'sWrite On 

School for Young Writers, in 

celebration of the sister city 

relationship between 

Waimakariri and Enshi in 

China, and 50 years of 

diplomatic relationsbetween 

Chinaand New Zealand. 

The event is free but 

registrations for it areessential 

as numbers are limited. 

Registrations can be made at 

any Waimakariri library, by 

phoning03311 8901,oremail 

library@wmk.govt.nz. More 

information is available at 

libraries.waimakariri.govt.nz 

and wordchristchurch.co.nz/ 

for theChristchurch event. 

Safe driving practices 

Spring is afavourite time of the year, but it can produce 

challenging driving conditions. 

Hurunui District Council’s roadsafety coordinator Dean Eades 

says warmweather aids vegetation growthwhich reduces 

visibility in some areas. 

He is encouraging drivers and riders to carefully consider their 

driving habits, including following distances. 

‘‘Spring is also atime of the year when farmers graze the road 

verge, so lookoutfor grazing stock on your travels,’’ saysMrEades. 

All road usersare encouraged to plan ahead when the roads are 

full of towing vehicles,such as at Labour Weekend in late October. 

He encourages drivers to plan their journey to include breaks 

alongthe way. 

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One of the most advanced and handy 

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The wellknown and innovative 

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The Welder has been an Aucklandbasedmobileweldingservice 

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The Welder is fully certified, holds 

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They are proud sponsors of the 

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Onsite Onhand. .. The Welder Brian Horne 

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Law4You may adopt the quick label of 

property and commercial lawyers, 

however that doesn’t completely capture 

the essence of Law4You. 

Ageneral practice firm,basedin 

Rangiora, Law4You has alsobuilt asolid 

reputation in otherareas such as trusts, 

estates and relationship property. 

With recent changes to the statutory 

framework of trust law,and the ongoing 

changes to property law, these areas can 

be challenging, but very rewarding finding 

solutionsfor clients. 

Director/Solicitor Justine Grey is 

surrounded by aloyal, dedicatedteam 

with good clientknowledge which is the 

key to asuccessful provincial law firm 

office. 

The deliveryoflegalservices to its 

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Proven, Personable and Professional. 

Ms Greysays being able to practice 

acrossareasofproperty, trusts, 

relationship property and estates allows 

the firmtoimpart sound and practical 

advicetoclients.. 

Practical advice may not always be legal 

—itcan sometimes just be generaladvice 

back with many years of experience and 

legal transactions. 

‘‘It comes down to people and each one 

has theirown circumstances, concerns, 

obligationsand vision.It’s finding the right 

path for them. 

‘‘Blended families can be adynamo of 

issueseg: how property might be owned, 

how each party wants to willtheirassets to 

their family, may be ensuring they are 

lookingafter theirpartner/spouse,versus 

obligations to their children, do theyor 

don’t theyhave aprenup,’’ she says. 

‘‘One size doesnot fit all and bringing 

options and solutions to the table for 

clientscan be extremelysatisfying.’’ 

Ms Grey says trusts have received a 

backlash to theirveracity due to the Trusts 

Act 2019, ongoing challenges to trustsin 

property relationship claims and under 

the scrutiny of Ministry of Social 

Development in residentialcare subsidy 

applications. That said, trustscan still be a 

goodvehicle to own your assets provided 

its managed properly. 

‘‘Wehave hadthe opportunity to assist 

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has become alarge sectionofour work 

reviewing trusts,reportingtoclients, and 

managingthem. 

‘‘Wealso assistour clients into 

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enduring powers of attorney documents, 

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You are welcome to call into our offices, 

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can assist you.’’ 

Proven, personable and professional ... The Law4You team Simon Grey (Office 

Manager) front left, Justine Grey (Director/Solicitor), Paige Grey (Receptionist/Typist), back 

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DrainPro is working with local builders 

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Ray Vincent took over the 

Christchurch North franchise for 

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2020, and is keen to build up more 

clients in North Canterbury. 

‘‘We’re gradually building up our 

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says. 

‘‘We’ve got afew clients we’re working 

with in north Christchurch and we’re 

looking to extend further into North 

Canterbury.’’ 

Ray works in with local builders to 

install pipe work for sewer and 

stormwater. 

It sounds like dirty work, but Ray says 

he mainly works on new houses. 

‘‘Generally we can quote off plans, as 

the builders are our main contacts. 

‘‘It’s agood industry to be in, 

especially at this time of year as there’s 

plenty of work.’’ 

Ray has previously worked as a 

plumber and gasfitter, before doing his 

OE and then settling in Canterbury. 

The opportunity to own aDrainPro 

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says. 

‘‘I love it, Iwouldn’t be here if Ididn’t 

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DrainPro was founded in 2014 by 

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DrainPro’s services include sewer 

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‘‘Residential housing is our bread and 

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The team can install gravity systems, 

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DrainPro can also install treatment 

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Ray says his team picks up work 

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Out and aboutinNorthCanterbury 

Here you are. ..Cancer Society volunteer 

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appeal in Rangiora. 

Pinned. ..At Rangiora Countdown, Cancer 

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Love it. ..Ashlee Arthur 4, had adaffodil 

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For you. ..Stacey Burrows places aCancer 

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Happy to help. ..Steve Fountain receives his daffodil from Cancer 

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Bambina. ..Cancer Society volunteer Barb 

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Youth take lead for environment 

By DAVID HILL 


Waimakariri youth are stepping up 

for the environment. 

The Waimakariri YouthCouncil 

is takingthe lead with 

environmental initiativesfor 

ConservationWeek (September 5to 

11) and the Keep New Zealand 

BeautifulCleanUpWeek 

(September 17 to 23). 

Cochairperson Chloe Betony 

said the youthcouncilhad been 

busy establishing relationships with 

local environmental organisations. 

‘‘For me personally, the 

environmenthas always been a 

priority in my study and on the 

youth council, Ihave beenlooking 

at how we can get young people 

involved. 

‘‘Youngpeople want to make a 

difference, but sometimes they 

don’t know how to get involved, so 

it’s about makingthoseconnections. 

‘‘We have been building 

relationships with community 

partners and helpingtoget things 

happening.’’ 

Youth council members willbe 

joining planting days at 

Silverstream Reserve, near 

Kaiapoi, on Tuesday (September 6) 

from 10amto12.30pm,and at 

Tūhaitara Coastal Park,near 

Kaiapoi, on Thursday, September 8, 

from 10amto12pm. 

TheSilverstream Reserve 

volunteers also haveplanting days 

on Sundays from 10amto12.30pm, 

forthose who cannot make it during 

theweek, Chloesaid. 

‘‘We went there(Silverstream)on 

Sunday and they’re areally nice 

group of people.They brought 

homebakedgoods along, which 

wasjustlovely.’’ 

All ages ... Lucy Tavener (left) and Isabella Tavener were among the 

volunteers at the Ashley River cleanup last year. 

PHOTO: FILE 

After joining acleanup daywith 

the AshleyRakahuriRivercare 

Group and other local groups 

following last year’s floods, the 

youth council decided to take the 

lead thisyear,Chloe said. 

‘‘Lastyearwewere invited to the 

initial meeting and we encouraged 

them to use online registration. 

‘‘It was my highlight of lastyear 

and hopefully it will be again.’’ 

An AshleyRakahuri River Clean 

Up Day will be held on Sunday, 

September 18, as part of Clean Up 

Week. 

The rivercaregroup will be out in 

force,while Lesley Ottey, from Eco 

Educate, willprovide abriefing. 

‘‘It would be good if we can get 

peopleexcitedabout it.Wehad 

around100 peoplelast year 

includingchildren,’’ Chloe said. 

Last year’scleanup saw nearly 

six tonnes of rubbishand more than 

100 tyres removed from the river 

banks. 

To raise awarenessofthe 

environment, the youthcouncilwill 

also be running acolouringin 

competition for childrenaged 

12yearsand under and an art 

competition for young peopleaged 

12years andover from September5 

to 25. 

The theme of the art competition 

is ‘‘what doesconservation mean to 

you’’. 

Entrantsare able to express 

themselves inany form of art, 

whether painting, photography, 

collage or sculpture. 

Chloe is keen to hearfrom 

anyone who has afourwheeldrive 

and trailerand would liketohelp 

out.The cleanup day is opentoall 

agesand registration is essential. 

Assembleatthe car park just after 

the SH1 bridge heading north from 

9.30am. 

The cleanup day will finish with a 

sausage sizzle at 12pm.For more 

information, go to the Ashley 

RakahuriRiverCleanUpevent 

pageonFacebook. 

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NEWS 

The North Canterbury News, September 1, 2022 29 

Migrant family plants 

trees to give back 

By DAVID HILL 


Life in North Canterbury is a 

world awayfrom growing up 

postrevolution Iran. 

Rohiyeh Faramarzi and her 

familyhave lived in Woodend, 

for 20 yearsand wanted to 

give back to theiradopted 

community by planting trees. 

Working with the 

Waimakariri District 

Council’sgreenspace team, 

Ms Faramarzi was able to 

develop aplantingproject 

which led to atree planting 

day at Rangiora’s Dudley 

Park on Saturday,August 27. 

‘‘With the support of the 

WaimakaririDistrict Council, 

we have been abletocreate 

an ongoing dialogue about 

how we can contribute by 

creating spacesinour parks 

where people and families 

can come and gather.’’ 

Ms Faramarzi fled her 

home country to escapeher 

family’s persecution due to 

their Baha’i Faith. 

‘‘The persecution of the 

Baha’is affected the way 

Baha'ifamilies and my family 

went about their lives. 

‘‘After the Iranian 

revolution, persecution 

intensifiedand Baha'is no 

longerhad any civil rights or 

freedoms. 

‘‘Baha'is werearrestedon 

false charges, land was 

confiscated,businesses were 

closed, and young Baha'is 

were banned from entering 

university.’’ 

She moved to India where 

she met her husband, 

Shahriar Faramarzi, and 

afterthe birth of their first 

childthey decide to move ‘‘to 

asmaller, quieter and more 

peaceful country’’. 

In New Zealand, the 

couple’s two daughters have 

studied at university, 

completing law and 

engineering degrees 

something Ms Faramarzi was 

unable to do in Iran. 

TheirBaha’i Faithhas 

always been important to 

them and teachesthe 

importance of serving 

‘‘communitiestouplift them 

and make them better’’. 

Last year the couple 

decided to do something to 

mark 100 years sincethe 

passing of Abdu’lBaha,the 

eldest son of Bahá'u'lláh,the 

founder of the Baha’i Faith. 

Ms Faramarzi saidshe was 

inspired to thinkaboutthe 

natural environment, leading 

to the tree planting project. 

‘‘Planting trees really 

comesfrom adesiretouplift 

and beautify our shared 

surroundings.Our 

environment remindsushow 

connected we are as ahuman 

family. We all benefit from a 

healthy, safe environment 

and we also havea 

responsibility to contribute to 

it.’’ 

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Stunning action at Southbridge Shield 

Air shot. ..North Canterbury’s Padraig Skerten is upended by 

Ellesmere half back Daniel Pearse as he tries to make abreak during 

their Colts game at the Southbridge Shield series of matches held at 

Lincoln on Saturday. Ellesmere Colts won 3328. 

On his knees. ..North Canterbury Colts 

forward Isaac Francis tries to keep 

momentum going forward as he is tackled by 

Ellesmere’s Sean Lemon during their game. 

Tackled. ..Ellesmere forward Duncan Stuart wraps around North 

Canterbury Samson Vea during their Colts game as part of the seven 

games played in the Southbridge Shield series of matches held at 

the Lincoln Rugby Club grounds on Saturday. 

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Fast break. ..Mitchel Walker of the Southern 

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during the Canterbury Tri Rugby curtain 

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Tackled. ..Southern player Haylee Mason of 

Prebbleton, is tackled by Ethan Hamilton 

Curry of Northern during the Canterbury Tri 

Rugby game on Saturday in Lincoln. 

Touchdown. ..Northern player Troy 

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match. 

On his way. ..Dion Gallop of the Northern 

team looks for abreak during the Canterbury 

Tri Rugby curtain raiser game at Lincoln 

against the Southern team. 

Low air. ..Fast moving North Canterbury half back Jordy Gray is 

tackled by his opposite number Ellesmere seniors half back Jimmy 

Coull during their Southbridge Shield seniors game at Lincoln. 

Hand off. ..North Canterbury’s Matt Roberts 

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Ellesmere. NC won 130. 

Any way through. ..North Canterbury Seniors forward Josh 

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RURAL LIFE 


Farmers band together to fight for farmers 


Agroup of farmers, fearing He Waka 

EkeNoa (HWEN)will drive oneinfour 

extensive,low environmental 

impactsheep, beefand deer farmsout 

of business, and stranglethose 

remaining, havebrokenrank from 

traditional industryleaders,and 

released an open letter expressing 

their frustrations. 

The large groupofconcerned sheep 

andbeeffarmers, including several 

North Canterburyfarmers, saysthe 

break downinthe farming industry 

will result in massive community 

displacement and social upheaval, 

‘‘all while HWEN proudly claimstobe 

building farmerresilience to climate 

change’’. 

The openletter calls for immediate 

action fromB+LNZ on HWEN,asthe 

groupconsidersthe special meeting 

pathway as levypayers to reinforce 

thekey principles of anyfuture 

emissionspricing,and ‘‘includingasa 

last resort, avote of no confidencein 

ourindustryrepresentatives for 

failing to advocate in accordance with 

these principles’’. 

The groupacknowledges the good 

work thatB+LNZundertakes on it 

behalf, butsaysbecause of the gravity 

of theconsequences of this issue ‘‘it is 

ourexpectation thatthis call to action 

be addressedand acted uponon 

behalf of all extensive sheep,beef and 

deer farmersofNew Zealand without 

delay’’. 

Local Rural Advocacy Network 

chair, Jamie McFadden, saysthe 

letterraisesmassive questionsasto 

howindustryleaders got to the point 

of agreeing to such an ‘‘appalling 

policy’’ that will havedevastating 

consequences forcommunities, and 

whether by becoming‘‘agents in 

❛While our industry leaders 

and government bask in 

political glory, in truth, it will be 

roughly 6500 sheep, beef and 

deer family farmers, their 

communities, their schools and 

small provincial businesses 

who pay the price.❜ 

—Anationwide groupof concernedfarmers 

helping the Government implement an 

unworkable policy so widely opposed 

by farmers theyhaveforfeited the 

right to claim to be advocates and 

representativesofgrassroots 

farmers’’. 

The letterat the eleventh hour 

comes as the group abandons any hope 

HWEN recommendationswill deliver 

anyvaluetothe country beyond 

widespread afforestation, community 

devastation and thefurther 

intensification of landremaining in 

pastoral use. 

‘‘Thesimple truth is that those 

tasked with finding apath forward 

have so far faltered andresigned 

themselvestoconflicted compromises 

while departing from their stated aims 

of enablingsustainable food andfibre 

production for future generations,’’ 

the letter says. 

‘‘While ourindustry leaders and 

governmentbask in politicalglory,in 

truth, it will be roughly 6500sheep, 

beef and deer family farmers, their 

communities,their schools andsmall 

provincial businesses whopay the 

price,’’ the lettersays. 

‘‘Failingthis,wewill be facedwith 

little choice but to consider the 

Special Meeting pathway available to 

us as levypayers to reinforce the key 

principlesofany future emissions 

pricing including as alast resort, a 

VoteofNoConfidence in our industry 

representatives for failing to advocate 

in accordance with theseprinciples.’’ 

‘‘Far from unproductive as the 

sector is conveniently labelled, our 

sector has delivered $10b in revenue 

thisyear,all while hosting aquarterof 

New Zealand's native biodiversity and 

wetlands. 

‘‘He WakaEke Noa’s proposed 

settings wouldpenalise these farmers 

for working in harmony with the 

naturalcapitaloftheir farmland, 

instead of stretching it to its 

environmentallimits through 

intensification. 

‘‘For context, it is important to 

understandthat our sectorsexisting 

Biogenic Methane cuts and 

subsequent targets go well beyond the 

no further warmingmantra setfor 

other businesssectors.’’ 

The letter says‘‘in reality, the 

Governmentis askingfarmerstooffset 

the wider emissions of thenation, and 

furthermore,withinHeWaka Eke 

Noa's currentparameters,itdemands 

extensive sheep,beef and deer 

farmers carry the vast bulkofthis 

burdenbysubsiding warming 

emissions generated by intensive 

farming systems’’. 

It claimsthesekey pointshave been 

allowed virtually no public scrutiny. 

‘‘Few understandthat of the 

Governments 10 percent methane 

reduction target, only a3%reduction 

per decadeisrequired to balance 

current warming fromBiogenic 

Methane(because Biogenic Methane 

is acyclic flow gas). 

‘‘The remaining7%reduction will 

produceacooling trend that the 

Governmenthas deemed necessary to 

offset warmingfrom other sectorsof 

the economy. 

‘‘There hasbeennorecognitionor 

honesty regarding this sacrifice or its 

consequences, including driving food 

prices up,increasingglobal emissions 

(as less efficientcountries fill the 

void)escalatingthe next waveof 

intensiveagricultureand destroying 

biodiversity by further fueling the 

already frenzied ratesof afforestation 

usingintroduced species. 

‘‘The sad ironyofHeWakaEke Noa 

is that far frombeingall in this 

together oursector spokespeople 

instead proposetothrow extensive 

sheep, beef, and deerfarmers 

overboard to saveother sectors from 

having to paddleharder. 

‘‘Wenote thatDairyNZand Fonterra 

submitted in support of a10% 

Biogenic Methanetarget, knowing full 

well thatitwould be sheep, beef and 

deerfarmers paying the ultimate 

pricethe destruction of theirsector,’’ 

the open letter says. 

‘‘This is not an effective, fair,or 

equitable way to achievethe 

Governments emission reductions 

targets and shamelessly works against 

the goals of the National Policy 

Statements for both Freshwaterand 

Biodiversity. 

‘‘For this reason,we unequivocally 

reject the propositionthatextensive 

agricultureberequiredto pay for the 

warmingeffects of Biogenic Methane 

from other sources. 

‘‘Wesupportabasic pricing 

mechanism for CO2, N2Oand Biogenic 

Methanewherethis exceeds warming 

neutral, though all onfarm 

sequestration must be recognised,and 

on the same netemissions platform 

that othersectors areallowed to work 

from.’’ 

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Biodiversity rules could cost ratepayers 

By DAVID HILL, 


North Canterbury’s three councils fear 

new biodiversity rules could impose a 

financial burden on ratepayers. 

Responding to the National Policy 

Statement (NPS) for Indigenous 

Biodiversity exposure draft, the 

Kaikoura, Hurunui and Waimakariri 

district councils expressed contrasting 

views. 

But all shared common concerns 

around alack of funding and ashortage 

of qualified ecologists to carry out the 

work of mapping significant natural 

areas (SNAs). 

In its submission, the Kaikoura 

District Council said it supported the 

general direction of the exposure draft, 

but it felt improvements could be made. 

Cr Robby Roche questioned how it fit 

within the constraints of running asmall 

district. 

‘‘Our small ratepayer base and the 

large areas of classified SNAs are of 

huge concern. 

‘‘I’m concerned with what a‘one size 

fits all’ mentality would look like for us.’’ 

According to the Canterbury Regional 

Policy Statement, Kaikoura had around 

29,703 hectares ‘‘of potential areas of 

SNAs’’, ahuge area for adistrict of just 

2900 ratepayers. 

The council shared Local Government 

New Zealand’s concern the 

Government’s allocated $19 million to 

support councils to identify SNAs was 

‘‘unlikely to meet the true costs’’. 

The Hurunui District Council faced 

landowner backlash from previous 

attempts at SNA mapping. 

‘‘Landowner trust is slowly being 

repaired, however, we know there are 

many landowners who are unlikely to 

react well to assessment of SNA on their 

land,’’ Hurunui Mayor Marie Black said 

in her council’s submission. 

She said her council favoured 

collaboration with landowners, tangata 

whenua and community groups working 

for biodiversity outcomes. 

Funding was also amajor burden in 

the Hurunui district, Mrs Black said. 

‘‘We have asmall ratepayer base 

spread across alarge tract of land. 

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‘‘With limited funds, we consider 

funds spent on indigenous biodiversity 

would be better spent on active 

management and engagement with 

landowners and tangata whenua, rather 

than ecologist mapping.’’ 

The Waimakariri District Council has 

amuch larger ratepayer base and ‘‘less 

dependence on farming’’, indigenous 

biodiversity portfolio holder Cr Al 

Blackie said. 

He said there were more than 100 

SNAs in the district, with the vast 

majority registered and owners were 

working alongside the council. 

The council was well advanced with 

its indigenous planting programmes, 

with more than 100,000 trees planted 

across the district. 

‘‘We are doing what we can and we are 

well aware of the long term aspirations 

in the NPS, but the devil will be in the 

detail. 

‘‘We can always do better, but we are 

heading into arecession so there’s not 

the money to do better.’’ 



Old Man’sBeard being targeted 



Kaikōura’s Kowhai River is set to 

benefit from a$500,000 weed control 

effort. 

The project is one of the largest of its 

kind in the region, as part of 

Environment Canterbury’s (ECan) berm 

transition programme. 

Undertaking alarge scale project now 

meant weeds could be better managed 

through annual control operations, 

ECan’s braided river revival regional 

lead, Greg Stanley, says. 

This was the biggest investment ECan 

had made to control weeds in Kaikōura’s 

water ways. 

The berm control programme was 

partfunded (64 percent) by the Ministry 

of Business, Innovation and 

Employment’s Kānoa –Regional 

Economic Development and Investment 

Unit. 

The remainder was funded by ECan 

through acombination of contributions 

from partners, operational funding and 

rates. 

‘‘Previous budgets have allowed 

maybe $20,000 to $30,000 ayear for weed 

control, but half amillion bucks is 

unheard of,’’ Mr Stanley says. 

‘‘We’re using this funding boost from 

the Government as agreat opportunity 

to make adifference in this area and 

others across the region.’’ 

‘‘By removing the mature pest plants, 

we can hopefully get weed levels down 

to apoint where we’re able to control 

them with our routine annual, targeted 

weeding programmes.’’ 

Removing weeds from the berms the 

land next to the river made them more 

resilient against weed intrusion and 

more likely to be covered in diverse, 

native plant life. 

The project had several benefits 

including decreasing flood risk by 

supporting floodprotection trees, reestablishing 

habitat for wildlife and 

increasing recreational value. 

The weeding programme would 

include Luke Creek and Waimangarara 

River, as well as Kowhai River. 

The entire Kaikōura project would 

encompass more than 180 hectares. 

It was one of 23 rivers throughout 

Canterbury in the programme, with 

ECan using aunique mix of three 

methods. 

In Kaikōura, no planting was needed 

as the targeted weeding would allow the 

native species to flourish. 

Targeted weeding meant leaving flood 

protection poplar trees, native 

undergrowth and native forest alone. 

But pest plants like old man’s beard, 

ivy, banana and passion fruit vines, 

barberry, pampas grass and dying 

sycamores would be removed. 

Old man’s beard was afastgrowing 

pest plant, with asingle plant able to 

cover up to 180 square metres and climb 

up to 20 metres high. 

It could also kill other plants by 

smothering them and blocking out light. 

Old man’s beard ... Weed control efforts at 

Kaikōura’s Kowhai River are targeting old 

man’s beard. 

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By PETERWILLIAMS 

The North Canterbury 

representativerugby team 

cappedoff agreat season on 

Saturday, deservedlybeating 

Ellesmere 130 at Lincoln, and 

bringing home the Southbridge 

Shield. 

For the last decade Ellesmere 

teams have generallyhad the 

wood on their North Canterbury 

counterpartsatboth club and 

representativelevels. 

This has beendecisively 

turnedaround this season with 

GlenmarkCheviot and 

Saracens getting through to the 

final of the Luisetti Seeds 

combined rugby competition 

and now NorthCanterbury 

securing the most coveted of all 

the trophies in Countryrugby. 

It was immediately apparent 

this was ahighlymotivated and 

well organised North 

Canterbury team.Although 

Ellesmere createdsome early 

territorial pressure,once this 

was successfully repulsed, 

North Canterbury set about 

stamping theirauthority on the 

match withtwo welltaken tries. 

The first was scored at the 10 

minutemark by hardworking 

prop, Ra Karena, after some 

slick interpassing down the left 

hand flank that featured a 

numberofthe forwards. 

The secondcame just four 

minutes later when second fiveeight 

Mike Keane broke atackle 

and ran 20 metres to score. 

This openedupaninvaluable 

10 point buffer for North 

Canterbury and provedtobethe 

only pointstobescoredinthe 

match until replacement Scott 

Allin landedapenaltygoal in 

the finalact of the game. 

While theremay have been no 

tries scored in the intervening 

65 minutes, the match certainly 

did not lackinterest. 

The defensiveefforts of both 

teams were of the highest 

standard.Ellesmere’s match 

plan involved alot of hard 

straight running, especially 

aroundthe fringes of the rucks 

and mauls. 

Only once did Ellesmere 

reallylook likescoring. 

At the 25 minute mark one of 

their big loose forwards broke 

clearfrom some loose playand 

Bursting clear ... North Canterbury hooker, Louis James, with ball in 

hand, makes abreak from the pack. 

charged at the lonely figure of 

fullback HarryMurray in front 

of his own posts. Murray proved 

up to the task lowering the ballcarrier 

in acopybook oneonone 

tackle, but he offendedat 

the subsequentbreakdown and 

was shown ayellow card. 

His teammatesrallied, 

repulsed that attack and safely 

negotiatedthe next 10 minutes 

despite havingonly 14 men. 

North Canterbury’s effort in 

holding Ellesmere scoreless 

was the key to its success. 

Up front, the whole of the 

forward pack and particularly 

the impressive loose forward 

trio of Josh Maynard, Andrew 

Hull and Danny Brooker were 

diligent on defence. Lock Flynn 

Crean had amassive game, 

tackling strongly, running hard 

with ball in hand,and along 

with Hull and WillieKerr, 

gainedasteadysupplyof 

lineout ball. 

The North Canterbury set 

scrum was avery efficient unit, 

too. They pushed Ellesmere off 

one of theirown feeds and 

generally heldthe upper hand 

in that phase of the game. 

In the backs, Jordy Gray at 

half backwas avery influential 

figure untilhewas replaced 

early in the secondhalf. 

Selectorcoach, Matt Keane, 

was richly rewarded for 

selecting four Glenmark 

Cheviotplayers, Grayathalfback, 

Corrigan Harnett at first 

five and Mike Keane and Matt 

Jensen in the centres. 

Their combination, wellhoned 

duringthe club rugby 

season and skilfully organised 

by Mike Keane, ensured that the 

defensive screenthey put up 

proved impenetrable. 

While unabletoscoreany 

furthertriesitself, whichwas a 

tributetoEllesmere’s defence, 

and in particular, their work at 

the breakdown, North 

Canterbury certainlywon the 

territorialbattle in the second 

half. 

This ensured that the match 

was generallyplayedatthe right 

Attacking the line ... North Canterbury halfback, Jordy Gray leaves 

Ellesmere defenders sprawled in his wake after one of his trademark 

dabs. He directed play expertly in the first half. 

PHOTOS: JOHN COSGROVE 

end of the field. 

As the match progressed the 

leadershipskills of Josh 

Maynard became more and 

more apparent, as he made 

many important tackles and ran 

stronglywith ballinhand. It was 

most appropriate that he was 

the one to lift the Southbridge 

Shield aloft at the end of the 

match. 

North Canterbury 13 (Ra 

Karena, Mike Keane, tries, Scott 

Allin, penalty) Ellesmere 0. 

Lower gradefixtures 

North Canterbury took five 

teams to Lincoln on Saturday to 

front up to their Ellesmere 

counterparts, and four of the 

fivecame with wins.The North 

Canterbury Development Team, 

known as the Stags, played an 

attractivebrand of rugby and 

had avery convincing win. One 

of the features was the makeshift 

hooker,Jared Gilmore 

scoring abrace of tries. 

North Canterbury Development 

36 (Korbyn Gray, Jarred 

Gilmore 2, Josh Cavanagh, 

Ethan McDuff, Kerran Jenkins, 

tries Ricky Allin 3conversions 

beat Ellesmere Development 10. 

In the ColtsgradeEllesmere 

scored the only pointsofthe 

first half withatry, but the 

second half was averitable tryfestwith 

both teams scoring 

fourtrieseach. 

Ellesmere openedupabig 

leadbut the sterling efforts of 

playerslike MichaelJones, Jed 

McDonald, and Samson Vea in 

the North Canterbury forward 

packstartedtobear somefruit 

as NorthCanterbury narrowed 

the gap dramatically towards 

the end of the match without 

everreallylooking like winning 

it. 

North Canterbury Colts 28 

(Michel Jones, Samson Vea, 

Callum Murdoch,RaEruera 

tries, LachieGrant 4 

conversions) lost to Ellesmere 

Colts 33. 

PROUDLYSUPPORTING LOCALSPORT 

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SPORT 


Life membership for Audrey 

Audrey Burnethas had an 

association withthe Rangiora 

CroquetClub datingback to the 

early 1980s. 

Her service andcommitment 

to the clubwas recognised 

recently when she was 

presented with alife 

membership of the club. 

Croquethas been afamily 

affair for Audrey. 

Her motherhas abench seat 

outsidethe clubrooms 

dedicated to her, and her 

husbandTom has the mower 

shed dedicated to him. 

Audrey’s association with the 

club beganwhen it was located 

in the confines of the Rangiora 

BowlingClub —asituation that 

dated back to 1905. 

But this ended in 2005 when 

the club was asked to vacate. 

During the Croquet club’s 

time at this venue Audrey acted 

Club Captain and President. 

When the club wentinto 

recessshe joined the Kaiapoi 

Croquet Club, thenthe St James 

Club in Christchurch following 

the 2010 earthquake that 

severely damaged the Kaiapoi 

facility. 

When the Rangiora club was 

reformed in 2015,atanew 

venue in RiverRoad, Audrey 

was one of the firsttorejoin. 

Since then she has continued 

to offer help, time and energy to 

the club. 

Life member ... Audrey Burnett. 


NC takes the honours 

RUGBY 

Ellesmeredrewfirst bloodin 

itsunder 18 matchagainst 

North Canterbury atthe 

annual fixture at Lincolnon 

Saturday. 

But North Canterbury 

equalisedwithatry by Josh 

Youngman to leave theteams 

locked together at 5all at 

halftime. 

North Canterburystrung 

together threefurthertriesin 

thesecond half,while 

Ellesmerecould only manage 

twotogiveNorth Canterbury a 

hardfought win. 

U18North Canterbury 22 (Josh 

Youngman, Ash Cassidy, Earl 

Cacho, DylanSchaaretries, 

Toby Horn1conversion)beat 

U18Ellesmere 17. 

Theunder 16 team gotthe day 

offto agoodstart forNorth 

Canterbury. Afterconceding 

twoearly convertedtries, 

NorthCanterbury was playing 

catchupbut responded well 

with firsthalftriestoRyan 

Danielsand AlexPalmer. 

Apenalty andaconversion by 

MaxDunbar gave North 

Canterburyaone pointlead 

going into thesecond. 

Teamsexchangedtries early 

in thesecond half. 

Another Dunbar conversion 

gave NorthCanterburya3 

pointbufferand theymanaged 

to cling on to itinanailbiter 

finish. 

CaptainCouperWikiledby 

example whilethe midfield 

pairingofSuliasi Uhatafeand 

RyanDaniel wereparticularly 

effectiveondefence. 

U16North Canterbury 22, 

(RyanDaniel, AlexPalmer, 

MaxJackson, tries,Max 

Dunbar1conversion, 1 

penalty) beat Ellesmere 19. 

Rangiora Bridge Club 

Individual: Fern McRae/David 

McRae1,Noreen Thompson/ 

SueMcIlroy2,LynEdwards/ 

AdriennePaine 3. 

Rata Pairs: North/South: Ant 

Lilly/GailHallams1,David 

Rainey/David McRae 2, 

VeronicaHall/CatherineBoddy 

3. 

East/West:Judith Driver/ 

Richard Luisetti1,Gaynor 

Hurford/ShirleySymns 2, Robin 

Hassall/Heather Waldron 3. 

North Canterbury club sports results 

Mixed teams:Ann Blackie/ 

Janet Apperley/Judith Calder/ 

MarilynEliet1,Ellis Sanders/ 

Fons Sanders/Joyce Gray/ 

VeronicaHall 2, Annette 

Caldwell/Gail Dunlop/Gaynor 

Hurford/MoodyShokry 3. 

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Adam 1, MaggieJohnston/ 

Janice Pickering 2, Liz 

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E/W: Phillipa Watkins/David 

McRae 1,Robyn Findlay/Barry 

Simpson 2, Jenny Hassall/Julie 

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LGU&Putting ,18Holes: 

Silver: LAnderson76, JCollins 

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BisqueBogey, 18 holes: JDeans 

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99.9,KBrown 98.8,WParker 

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TRANSITION… 

Warmer andabove ournormal rainfall... 

Rural |Lifestyle 

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Incredibly we’vesurvived one of the wettest 

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for apromising start to spring with good 

growth expected, Niwa has forecast higher 

than normal temps with above or normal 

rainfall here in Canterbury. So, whilst 

the outlook maybe promising, prudent 

planning and feed management may still 

be required as we know the impact the 

climatecan haveonour rural communities, 

particularly our farmingfamilies. 

The North Canterbury Rural Support Trust 

has again been confirmed as the preferred 

charity for the upcoming North Canterbury 

Wine Region Charity Golf Day to be held at 

Pegasus Golf Club lateNovember,Harcourts 

Four Seasons is proud to be the major 

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The North Canterbury Rural Support Trust 

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Selwyn, Christchurch including Banks 

Peninsula,and KaikouraDistrictCouncil. 

James Twiss, adirector ofHarcourts Four 

Seasons said “it’s wonderful wecan again 

support this event, showcasing the North 

Canterbury Wine Region and the fantastic 

wines from our region, and the fact that 

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NEWS 


Amomentintime 

More than 100 images 

captured amomentin 

time in the 202248Hours 

in Kaikoura photoshoot 

last month. 

Organiser Neroli Gold 

says there were so many 

talented photographers 

this year,with the judges 

havingdifficulty 

choosingthe overall 

winner. 

‘‘The judges not only 

commentedonthe 

quality of theimages,but 

also the composition of 

them’’she said. 

‘‘The weekend of the 

shoot,August 6and 7, 

certainly offered the 

entrants the dramatic 

weather features that 

Kaikoura is known for. 

‘‘However, the 

weather proved too 

much of achallenge for 

most to enter the ‘‘Dark 

Sky’’ class, with only one 

entry thisyear.’’ 

Nerolisaid she was 

pleased with the number 

of junior entrantsagain 

this year and there were 

several photographers 

from out of town, 

includingone who was 

completing her Covid 

isolationinKaikoura. 

The annual48Hours 

in Kaikoura exhibition 

is on now in the J&S 

Wyatt suite at The 

Mayfair until September 

10. 

The opening hoursare 

the hoursofthe theatre, 

which is usually 2.15pm 

until late. 

Top Gun ... Nyree Alexander’s Maverick Manouevers won 

the nature /wildlife category in the 48 Hours in Kaikoura 

photography competition. 


48 Hours in Kaikoura 

photography 

competitionwinners: 

Overall winner: Lisa 

Bond, Tuteurutira;John 

Vasta, The Pa. 

Open category:Lisa 

Bond, Tuteurutira. 

Land /seascape 

category: JohnVasta, 

The Pa. 

People /portrait 

category:Robbie 

Williams, The Master & 

the Muse. 

Nature /wildlife 

category:Nyree 

Alexander, Maverick 

Manouevers. 

Junior category:Isla 

Heger, One Stepata 

Time. 

Significant rewrite 

of plan possible 



TheHurunui District Council’sDistrict 

Plan could face asignificantrewrite if 

biodiversity proposalsare adopted. 

Thecouncil’ssubmissiononthe 

National Policy Statement for 

IndigenousBiodiversity exposure draft 

wasretrospectively ratified at acouncil 

meeting on Wednesday,August 25,with 

councillorsexpressingtheir concerns. 

Senior planner Nicola Kirby saidif 

theNPS wasadopted in its present 

form it would force changes to the 

Hurunui DistrictPlan. 

‘‘District planscan’t be inconsistent 

with anationallevel document,so 

there will be some significant changes, 

andweare abouttogothroughthe 

processofworking outwhatwemay 

need to change.’’ 

Topofthe listofconcernswas the 

mappingofsignificantnaturalareas 

(SNAs)onprivate land, which has 

proved to be an‘‘emotivetopic’’ since 

thecouncil firstattemptedtobring it 

intothe DistrictPlaninthe1990s. 

MayorMarie Blacksaidshe had 

requested thatHurunui notbe 

includedinthe Canterbury Mayoral 

Forum’s submission,asher community 

had‘‘a differentview’’. 

Councillors votedtoname an 

unnamed portionofroad between 

HiltonDrive and RosewoodDrive in 

Amberley asHiltonDrive, in abid to 

cause theleast confusion. 

It meantthere would nowbea 

continuousloopedroad,linking 

CartersRoad and AmberleyBeach 

Road, with threenames. 

PoundRoadruns offCarters Road 

andthenbecomesHilton Drive. 

Anewstretch ofroadbeing 

developedaspartoftheOakfields subdivisionwill 

be acontinuation of 

HiltonDrive, linking with Rosewood 

Drive. 

Rosewood Drive wasconfirmedasa 

road nameinJune, when councillors 

revoked apreviousdecision to name 

the entirestretch of road from Pound 

Road and linking withAmberley Beach 

Road as Hilton Drive. 

Arightofway off PurchasRoadat 

Glasnevin, south ofWaipara, hasbeen 

named Limeloader Lane. Thename 

Limeloader recognised the lime 

loadingplant whichoperated on 

Purchas Road for anumber of years 

until the 1960s.Elevenproperties used 

the rightofway. 

Councillors voted towaive the entire 

consentingfeestotalling $13,452.39 for 

the GlenmarkChurch’srebuild. 

Council staff had already granteda 

$2500refund,the maximum allowed in 

the council’s policy, as well as waiving 

the BuildingResearchAssociationof 

New Zealand andthe Ministry of 

Business, Innovation andEmployment 

levies. 

MrsBlack said thepolicy allowedfor 

discretiontogobeyond the$2500 

maximumfor projectswhich benefited 

the community. Sheacknowledged the 

community’seffortinraisingmore 

than $600,000. TheGlenmark Church at 

Waiparawas severely damagedin 

September 2010 Canterbury 

earthquake. 

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Winter grazing under scrutiny from the sky 



Aflyover of Waimakariri farms has found 

that farmers are following winter grazing 

rules. 

Environment Canterbury (ECan) 

conducted atrial flyover of the 

Waimakariri district in afixedwing 

aircraftlast month to observe winter 

grazing practices. 

Stafffoundmost farmers were 

observinggood managementpractices. 

Principalimplementation advisor 

SarahHeddellsaid thoseonthe flight 

were pleasedtosee that farmers were 

wellprepared. 

Farmerswere grazingstrategically 

towards waterways, creating buffer 

zones, placingwatertroughs and feeders 

close to new breaks, avoiding paddocks 

withwaterways andwetlands, and 

grazingwith smaller mob sizes. 

‘‘Overall, mostfarms we observed were 

meetinggood managementpractice. 

‘‘Fenceswere set back from waterways, 

stock wereonthe paddocknot in the 

stream, andwaterways wererelatively 

clear. 

‘‘Our Waimakariri landmanagement 

advisor followed up with acoupleof 

landownerswho were identified as 

needingsome extra supportand their 

response has been positive.’’ 

The flight took place during thesome 

of the wettest winterconditions 

Canterburyhas ever seen, makingfor 

tough conditions for intensive winter 

grazing. 

Ms Heddell said surface flooding and 

waterlogged soils meant this was atough 

timefor farmers withcalving and 

lambing under way. 

‘‘All this rain has madeitdifficult to 

farmrightnow, and thatreinforces the 

needfor farmerstohave an intensive 

winter grazing planinplace.’’ 

Shesaid the council appreciated the 

43 

help industry groups providedfor the 

trial. 

‘‘Whileweknow these kinds of things 

can feel invasive,webelieve flyovers can 

be auseful waytounderstand how 

farmers are approaching intensive 

wintergrazing and where we can focus 

help, supportand advice.’’ 

Staff would continue to work with 

industry groups throughout the region 

over thenext year to helpfarmersplan 

for winter grazing. 

No further intensive winter grazing 

flyovers were planned this year and staff 

were lookingtorefine its process before 

any future flyovers. 

Police report 

from Nth Canty 

Asummary of someofthe occurrences dealt withby 

North Canterbury Policeover thepastsevendays. 

Manyincidents havenot beenincludedfor privacy or 

operationalreasons. 

Tuesday, August 23: The Toy Library in Amberley was 

brokeninto,and some damagewas caused; Further 

reports receivedofgraffiti andasmall fire lit in public 

toilets aroundRangiora; Two offenders weredisturbed 

stealing property fromaTram Roadaddress. Theydrove 

off in acharcoalcoloured Toyota Surfwithlarge tyres 

towingatrailer. 

Wednesday,August 24: Atrailerwas stolen from 

Starvation Hill, Oxford; Abeehivewas stolenfrom 

Hayfield Terrace, Cust;Awater fountain was stolen 

from ahouse on Heywards Road, Clarkville;AKaiapoi 

residentdisturbed an offenderbreaking into their 

vehicle on Evans Place; Coppercabling was stolen from 

apole on Greigs Road, Clarkville. 

Thursday, August25: Acopper earth cable wasreported 

stolenfromapower pole nearthe WaimakaririBridge 

on SH1. 

Thursday August 25 AugusttoFriday August 26: A 

Toyota Landcruiser wasstolen fromParkinson Place, 

Woodend. It waslaterrecovered on Downs Road, 

Eyrewell. 

Friday, August 26: Alargeconcretelion statue was 

stolenfromMarshmansRoad,Ashley; AToyota Caldina 

was stolen from Fuller Street, Kaiapoi and later 

recovered in Marshlands,Christchurch. 

Friday, August 26 to Saturday, August 27: An excavator 

at anew subdivisioninWoodend wasentered. Damage 

was caused andkeys were stolen. 

Saturday,August 27: AgreenScout Ebike wasstolen 

fromthe Okuku River;Asolarpoweredelectric fence 

unitwas stolen from apaddock on MarshmansRoad. 

Saturday,August 27 to Sunday, August 28: Avehiclewas 

brokeninto on JacksonsRoad,Ohoka.Nothingofvalue 

was leftinthe vehicle butawindow wassmashed; An 

unsuccessful attempt was made to break into a 

commercial premises in FlaxtonRoad,Rangiora. 

Sunday,August 28: AsilverFord FalconWagon was 

stolenfromTram Road, Ohoka;aRangioradriver was 

processedfor driving withexcess breath alcohol after 

being stoppedinRangiora. 

Career kiosks in schools 

An interactive toolisproviding students in Hurunuiwith the 

ability to visualisewhat they want to do when they growup. 

InzoneCareer Kiosksare installed at Amuri Area School 

Library/ServiceCentre and Hurunui College. 

One will also be installed at Cheviot Area School nextweek. 

Fundedfor ayear by the Mayor's Taskforce for Jobs(MTFJ), 

these interactive kiosks enable studentstowatch videosona 

variety of careers. 

If aparticular video spikes their interest, they can select an 

optionfor an automated text messagetobesent to their 

cellphone, providing links and otherrelevantinformation. 

MTFJ Programme coordinator Jo Carter said Inzone 

CareerKiosks are agreat toolfor exploring acareer or 

pathway. 

‘‘Studentsmay stumble acrosscareer options they didn’t 

even know were out there,’’ says Ms Carter. 

InzoneCareer Kiosksare located throughoutNew Zealand, 

and Ms Carterhopes to have somevideos of Hurunui 

businessesfeaturing. 

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Public Notices 

PUBLIC NOTICE OF 

APPLICATION FOR 

ON-LICENCE 

SECTION 101, SALE 

AND SUPPLYOF 

ALCOHOL ACT 2012 

Ramsay Oxford Limited trading 

as The West Oxford Hotel, 159 

Main Street, Oxford 7430, 

North CanterburyNew Zealand 

has made application to the 

District Licensing Committee 

at Rangiora for the issue of 

a On-Licence in respect of 

the premises situated at 159 

Main Street, Oxford 7430, 

North CanterburyNew Zealand 

known as The West Oxford 

Hotel. 

The general nature of the 

business conducted (or to be 

conducted) under the licence 

is Hotel. 

The days on which and the 

hours during which alcohol 

is (or is intended to be) sold 

under the licence are Sunday 

to Thursday 8am - 11pm, 

Friday &Saturday 8am to 1am 

(following day). 

The application may be 

inspected during ordinary 

office hours at the office of the 

Waimakariri District Licensing 

Committee at 215 High Street, 

Rangiora. 

Any person who is entitled 

to object and who wishes 

to object to the issue of the 

licence may, not later than 15 

working days after the date of 

the publication of this notice, 

file anotice in writing of the 

objection with the Secretary 

of the Waimakariri District 

Licensing Committee at Private 

Bag 1005, Rangiora or email to 

records@wmk.govt.nz. 

No objection to the issue of 

a licence may be made in 

relation to amatter other than a 

matter specified in section 105 

(1) of the Sale and Supply of 

Alcohol Act 2012. 

This is the second publication 

of this notice. This notice was 

first published on 25 August 

2022. 

2508160v2 




OFF LICENCE 


AND SUPPLY OF 


MKLS Automotive Imports 

Limited, 59 Golf Links Road, 

RD3, Rangiora has made 

application to the District 

Licensing Committee at 

Rangiora for the issue of a 

Off-Licence in respect of the 

premises situated at 59 Golf 

Links Road, RD3 Rangiora 

known as Wholesaler. 


business conducted (or to be 

conducted) under the licence 

is Remote sales. 



is (or is intended to be) sold 

under the licence are any day 

&atany time.. 



office hours at the office 

of the Waimakairiri District 

Licensing Committee at 215 

High Street, Rangiora. 



to object to the issue of the 

licence may,not laterthan 15 

working days after the date of 

the pubication of this notice, 

file anotice inwriting of the 

objection with the Secretary 



Private Bag 1005, Rangiora 

7440 or email to records@ 

wmk.govt.nz. 

No objection to the issue of 

alicence may be made in 

relation to amatter other than 

amatter specified in section 

105 (1) of the Sale and 

Supply of Alcohol Act 2012. 

This is the second publication 

of this notice. This notice was 

first published on 25 August 


2508350v2 

Gardening 

LAWN MAINTENANCE, 

mowing, weed spraying, 

fertilizing. Please phone 

027 632 7216. 




ON-LICENCE 


AND SUPPLYOF 


Boats and Hoes Ltd 

has made application 

to the District Licensing 

Committee at Rangiora for 

the renewal of aOn-Licence 

in respect of the premises 

situated at 83 Victoria 

Street, Rangiora known as 

Joe’s Garage Rangiora. 


business conducted (or to 

be conducted) under the 

licence is Restaurant. 



is (or is intended to be) 

sold under the licence are 

Sunday – Thursday 8am 

–11pm, Friday –Saturday 

8am –1am (the following 

day). 



office hours at the office 



215 High Street, Rangiora. 



to object to the issue of 

the licence may, not later 

than 15 working days after 

the date of the publication 

of this notice, file anotice 

in writing ofthe objection 

with the Secretary of 

the Waimakariri District 


Private Bag 1005, Rangiora 

or email to records@wmk. 

govt.nz. 

No objection to the renewal 

of alicence may be made 

in relation to amatter other 

than amatter specified is 

section 131 of the Sale and 

Supply of Alcohol Act 2012. 

This is the first publication 

of this notice. 

2509270v1 

FREE CAMP SITE 

Foragileperson with 

caravan or mobile 

home and alarge dog, 

locatedinRangiora on 

commercial site with 

reserve land beside. 

Please call John 

021 733 141. 


TheAmberleyDistrictResident’s 

Association Inc 

Would liketoinviteyou to come and 

MEETTHE CANDIDATES 

STANDING FORTHE 

AMBERLEY SOUTHWARD 

on Tuesday 6th September,2022 

at 7.30 pm 

at the Anglican Church Hall 

in Amberley. 

Therewill be an opportunityfor questions but 

theyneed to be submittedinwriting at the 

meeting or youcan email roymyers@xtra.co.nz 

beforethe meeting. 

Supperwill be provided. 

Anyenquiriesplease contactRoy Myers. 

Kaiapoi Christadelphians 

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

AWORLD IN CRISIS - 

GOD’S SOLUTION 

As World problems escalate, media outlets present 

many ideas on resolving the issues. But many 

solutions are beyond the capabilities of mankind. 

The ONLY true and reasonable place tofind the 

answer isinthe Bible. God has established his 

credibility through nature and fulfilled prophecy. 

He WILL restore the earth and now offers aplace 

in his Kingdom when Christ returns, for those who 

choose to walk faithfully in his ways. 

DVD presentation -Sunday 4 th September,7.00pm 

Conference Room, Blue Skies, 

Williams Street, Kaiapoi 

Forinformation phone 03 352 5453 

Website -Christadelphianvideos 

Rotary ClubofRangiora 

Charitable Trust 

ALEX MURRAY 

EDUCATION AWARD 2022 

The Rotary Club of Rangiora awards agrant each 

year inmemory of aformer member, Alex Murray, 

to assist ayoung person about to leave school to 

undertake further training at an education centre, 

polytechnic or university. 

The grant, to a value of $5000, will be awarded 

to ayoung person living in either the Waimakariri 

or Hurunui Districts. The grant is to assist with 

course costs and/or study materials (excluding 

accommodation costs) over the first two years of 

tertiarystudy. 

We are calling for applications for this grant for study 

to becommenced in 2023. 

The application form may be obtained by emailing 

awmissen@xtra.co.nz. 

Applications will close onFriday 23 rd September 


2505616 

2510336

What’s happening in your 

community… 

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

C4LD presents credible, widely supported 

Three Waters reform plan toGovernment 

Communities 4Local Democracy He hapori mō 

te Manapori on Monday presented to the Finance 

and Expenditure Committee this week outlining 

its pathway to deliver better water reform, and 

exposing significant shortfalls in the Government’s 

current proposal. 

C4LD Chair and Manawatu District Mayor 

Helen Worboys said that while the whole local 

government sector agrees with the need to ensure 

proper investment occurs at the right place and 

at the right time, the sector is pretty much unified 

against the plan currently on the table. 

One of the major findings in the work done by C4LD 

is that the massive transition costs required inthe 

setting up and running of the four entity model is 

unnecessary and asignificant waste of money. 

“Castalia’s modelling for us shows that capital 

expenditure in the sector isactually financeable 

for the next 20 years, and beyond that with only 

the most modest of price increases. 

“Accordingly, the four mega entity, “balance 

sheet separation” issimply not necessary. Other 

structural alternatives do exist and would 

effectively address the core problem.” 

C4LD Deputy Chair and Waimakariri District Mayor 

Dan Gordon said that the loss of control and any 

real influence was areal issue for our communities, 

and shouldn’t be overlooked bythe Government. 

“AttimesofCivil Defence emergencieshavingthe 

ability to influence how staffand contractorsare 

deployed to protectour community is crucial,” he said. 

“We know wehave very real onthe ground 

experience with earthquakes and now regular 

weather events that leads toflooding. You only 

have tolook at the recent rain events particularly 

in Nelson and Marlborough tosee that. 

“Under the Entity Based model this lack of 

control and influence is aserious concern for our 

Councils and communities. When times are tough, 

communities want tosee alocal face who knows 

and understands them –not an unknown and 

distant bureaucrat.” 

Whitebait season starts this September 

Avid Whitebaiters may have noticed aslightly later 

start to the 2022 season with the Department of 

Conservation revising the in-season dates from 

this year. 

Whitebait season will officially cast off on 

1September until 30 October 2022, and those 

planning on accessing the beach at the Ashley 

Rakahuri River mouth or Courtenay Confluence (off 

Courtenay Drive), will need apermit for their vehicle. 

The permit, which can be organised through one of 

the Council’s Service Centres, includes akey for the 

access gates and costs just $30 for the season. 

Community Projects Officer, Mike Kwant says 

that it’s important that people follow the beach 

regulations while whitebaiting. 

“These areas are incredibly important to the 

District ecologically, soweasking people to enjoy 

themselves, but to take care, particularly at the 

Ashley Rakahuri Estuary where we have wildlife 

that needs to be protected.” 

He says that dogs are not allowed inthe Estuary 

and encourages whitebaiters tofamiliarise 

themselves with the rules in the Northern Pegasus 

Bay Bylaw for vehicles accessing the beach. 

Rangiora After Hours Medical 

Centre Update 

The new Rangiora Medical Centre is on track to 

offer after hours health care for our region. 

Waimakariri District Mayor DanGordon says, despite 

anumberofsetbacks the project is well underway. 

“Like so many projects around the country, the 

new Medical Centre has seen delays caused 

by Covid-19, but I’m happy tosay the resource 

consent is ready to be issued.” 

The resource consent will allow patients to access 

health care from 8am to 10pm seven days aweek. 

Mayor Gordonsays this new primaryhealth care 

centre to be builtadjacenttothe existing Rangiora 

Health Hub will be ahuge asset not only to the 

Waimakariri District, but North Canterburyasawhole. 

2022 MULTICULTURAL COOKING CLASSSERIES 

Want to learn to cook 

different and interesting 

dishes from other cultures? 

Global locals of Waimakariri (GLOW) in partnership 

with the Waimakariri District Council are hosting a 

10-week Multicultural Cooking Class Series. 

27 July –28September2022 | 5.30–7.30pm 

‣ Kaiapoi High School 

‣ Rangiora New Life School 

Register at humanitix.com/au 

$ 

20 

per class 

&student 

Ablocked drain? 

New pothole? 

Fallen tree? 

Digital 

Essentials 

Free four-week course which covers 

introduction todevices, internet 

and email. 

Classes run for two hours once a 

week for four weeks. 

Kaiapoi Library 

Starts on Monday 5September 

RangioraLibrary 

Starts on Friday 9September 

Bookings essential 

steppingup.nz 

03 311 8901 

Waimakariri District Council 

Use the free Snap Send Solve app to tell 

Waimakariri District Council about it. 

DOWNLOAD FOR FREE 

Visit our website to find out more 

waimakariri.govt.nz

Entertainment 

APPEARING live at 

Balcairn Hall, 7.30pm Saturday 

3rd September 2022, 

Across The Great Divide. 

Uplifting package of Celtic, 

Americana and Scandinavian 

folk music fusion! 

Tickets $25 from Sally 

Mac’s Amberley, Sefton 

Garage, Stan’s 7Day Pharmacy 

Rangiora, (cash preferred 

by ticket vendors) or 

purchase tickets online: 

www.balcairnhall.com. 

Situations Vacant 

Entertainment 

RANGIORA (N.C) 

COUNTRY MUSIC 

CLUB NIGHT 

Monday 5 th September,7pm 

Rangiora Showgrounds, 

Function centre, 

156 Ashley Street. 

New Singers and visitors 

welcome 

Enquiries Bob 021 111 5534 

2508797 

Educational 

TUITION available. Primary 

and secondary up to 

NCEA level 3. In centre 

(Rangiora) or interactive 

online from your home. 

Each student onanindividually 

tailored programme. 

Kip McGrath Rangiora has 

been serving the local community 

for 30 +years.Give 

us acall (03) 313 3638 or 

book your free assessment 

online https://www. 

kipmcgrath.co.nz/rangiora. 


Pets 

BICHON HOMESTAY 

for smaller dogs. We look 

after your dog in our home. 

"No kennels". Phone today 

03 314 6110. 

Home Services 

CARPET &UPHOLSTERY 

CLEANING Commercial & 

Residential. Servicing 

North Canterbury. Ph Dave 

at Christchurch Carpet 

Cleaning 021-638-637 

CLASSIFIED 



45 

Brand Mowers &Chainsaws 

We are seeking amature and reliable part-time team member 

for our busy Sales &Service Centre to wash mowers, help 

out with assembling new mowers and keep our yard looking 

pristine over the Spring/Summer. 

This role would suit ahigh school student, or someone keen 

to learn the small motor trade –lad or lass. There is potential 

for the right applicant to lead to afull time role within the 

company. Days and hours of work tobenegotiated. 

Apply inperson toReuben with CV&Cover Letter, 

or email through tosales@brandmowers.co.nz 

Connect Hurunui Inc. has two part time 

positions available: 

TimeBank Coordinator oversees the exchange 

platform, memberships, recruitment and accounts. 

Learning exchange coordinator organises events 

and promotes participation. 

In each of these two positions, the hours are variable 

building up to 15 per week including job training. 

If you have apassion for and enjoy working with 

the Hurunui community,please email your CV to 

coordinator.timebank@gmail.com stating which 

position you feel you would be most suited to. 

Any questions phone/text 027 524 7332. 

We can provide you with ajob description outlining in 

more detail the expectations. All your information will 

be held confidentially. 

Assistant Site Manager 

We are seeking an Assistant Site Manager to work part 

time at our busy self-storage business in Rangiora. 

We are looking for an energetic and outgoing person, who 

clearly cares for client needs, has experience with basic 

office tasks, and has excellent client communication skills. 

This role will involve 

• Providing welcoming, friendly and exceptional 

customer service 

• Managing phone and email enquiries 

• Assisting in the administration and booking of units 

• Maintaining aclean andorganised workspace 

• Providing administrative and social media support 

for management staff. 

• Assisting with on-site supporttasks where needed 

To be successful in your application you will have very 

good relationship building skills, be well organised, 

punctual, reliable and contribute positively to our customer 

service team. Youwill also need to be computer literate, 

flexible with your time, enthusiastic and willing to learn. 

If you have the above skills and wish to be considered 

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

confidence to info@lockboxstorage.co.nz 

This is a permanent part time role of 10 hours per 

fortnight, every2nd weekend and following Monday.Must 

also be available to cover leave and sickness. 

Applications close 5pm Monday 12 th September 2022. 

2509865 

2507902 

FINANCIAL OFFICER -RATES 

We offer |Tāmātou mahi 

We understand how important itisfor you to have a 

supportive environment. That is why we invest inour 

team by providing training and aplace where you can 

share your expertiseand learnfrom others. We provide 

flexible work arrangements, awelcoming and friendly 

environment where we respect each other and are 

committed to make this District even better.Noparking 

or traffic hassles, and scenicvistas in abundance. 

About the role |MōTeTūranga 

Youwill be reporting to the Management Accountant 

and carry out various tasks within the Rates 

Department, supporting an experienced Rates Officer. 

This could include receiving and processing rates rebate 

applications, reviewing rates information databases, 

and respondingtorequests from solicitors. 

In addition, you will provide supportinother aspectsof 

the Finance Team’s operations, e.g. Creditors/Debtors, 

Banking, Fixed Assets. This role will evolve over time, 

depending on your experience and skillset. 

This is apermanent role (0.8 to 1FTE) and is based in 

our Amberley Office, 40 minutes north of Christchurch 

and the entrance to the Waipara wine growing region 

and our award winning Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools 

and Spa. 

About you |Mōu 

Ideally you have at least threeyears practical experience 

in an accounts environment and are advanced in using 

Excel. Youare solution-focusedand committed to meet 

your external and internal customer needs. 

About us |MōMātou 

The Hurunui District lies north of Christchurch and 

has alottooffer.Its small towns are awindow intothe 

rural heartland. It is our vision to be aworkplace that 

embraces diversity of thought which is shaped byour 

cultures, backgrounds, experiences and personalities. 

We want to have the right people inthe right place at 

the right time to provide infrastructure and services that 

are different, effective and appropriate to our Hurunui 

community. 

Formore information, pleasecontact Jason Beck, Chief 

Financial Officer, at jason.beck@hurunui.govt.nz or 

phone on 027 498 2638.Job ID 6070307. 

ApplicationscloseSunday 11 September. 

2509904 

Garden Centre 

Team Member 

We require an experienced Garden Centre Team 

Member for our busy Rangiora Garden Centre. The 

Garden Centre is growing and thriving and as such 

we are expanding the team. 

Youwill have: 

• Apositive customer focused attitude 

• Previous garden centre experience is preferred 

but not essential 

• Product knowledge related to garden plants, 

garden media, and garden hardware products 

• Aflare for creative merchandising 

• Acan do attitude 

• The ability to think smart 

• Towork in and as partofateam 

This is afull time position and the days of work will 

include aweekend day. 

McAlpines have an active drug and alcohol policy 

in place, apre-employment drug test and medical 

will be required. 

Applicants must be aNew Zealand resident or hold 

avalid New Zealand visa. 

If you would like to be partofagreatteam, be valued 

and make adifference, then written applications 

including your CV should be forwarded to: 

Garden Centre Team Member Position, McAlpines 

Mitre 10 MEGA, Private Bag 1003, Rangiora 7440 

or email applications@mcalpines.co.nz 

275FlaxtonRoad, Southbrook 

2507183 

Ph: 3136640 


Retail Sales 

Full Time, Fixed Term 

We Need You! 

McAlpinesMitre 10 MEGA are seeking applications 

from outgoing, friendly and enthusiastic people to 

join our Retail team,onaFixed Term. 

• Weekend workrequired, up to 40 hours 

• Working inside and outside 

• Must be physically fit and strong 

• Required to climb ladders and use lifting 

equipment 

• Work as partofateam 

• Beabletothink proactively 

• Work hard and smart 

• Customer focused 

• Familiarity in either DIY or Customer Service 

preferred. 

McAlpines have an active drug &alcohol policy 

in place, apre-employment drug test and medical 

will be required. 

Applicants must be aNew Zealand resident or hold 

avalid New Zealand visa. 

If you would like to be partofagreatteam, be valued 

and make adifference, then written applications 

including your CV should be forwardedto 

Retail Assistant, McAlpines Mitre 10 MEGA, 

Private Bag 1003, Rangiora 7440 

or email: applications@mcalpines.co.nz 

2507332 

2507182 

Call us for all your transportneeds 

CLASS 5DRIVER 

TransportRangiora is amedium size Transport&Logistics Company based in Rangiora servicing arange 

of clients, from Logging, Bulk Cartage and Freight. We are aprogressive company with agreat team of 

friendly drivers and astrong Health and Safety ethic. 

We are looking for motivated Class 5 truck driver with, general all-round experience and or logging 

experience. Occasional weekends, shiftwork and long distance work. 

Must be able to pass amedical and drug test, have apositive attitude and take pride in your appearance, 

your work, and your truck. Our expectation is you will have agood safety record. 

Competitive pay rates to match your experience 

Ring the office on 03 313 6026, or email your CV through to admin@transportrangiora.co.nz 

2509309 

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: 


Interested? Contact: 

Phone mark.kelly@mainlanddistribution.co.nz 

Mark 029 983 2293

CLASSIFIED 



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: 

Mark Kelly at Mainland Distribution 


Please include your 

name, address and 

contact details 

Wanted To Rent 

RETIRED gentle bloke 

requires single bedroom, 

self contained dwelling in a 

very quiet country location 

in North Canterbury, up to 

and within 20 minutes from 

Christchurch, good references. 

Phone 027 271 3222. 

To Let 

HOMESITTERS req’d. 

Lovely homes and pets. 

Town & country, month 

sits avail. Phone Lisa on 

021 547 262 or visit 

townandcountryhomesit.co.nz 

Livestock 

HOME KILL 

MEAT PROCESSING 

MEAT2U.NZ 

313 0022 

2466978 

Wanted To Buy 

$$$ 

Amalgamated Scrap Metal 

Ltd. Specialists in farm 

machineryand farm clean 

ups, old vehicles etc. 

100% locally owned. 

Ph 0800 030 712 or 

027 695 0480. 

2312759 

For Sale 

2508251 

• DOG FOOD 

• BIRD FEEDERS 

HALF PRICE 

MEAT2U.NZ 

313 0022 

2490219 

MEADOW HAY, conventional 

bales $10 per bale. 

Dry and barn stored. Ph 

Deb 021 289 9256. 

Cars Wanted 

CASH 4CARS 

and 4WD'S 

Phone 

Automotive 

Parts 

03 313 7216 

CARS, vans, 4WD’s 

wanted for dismantling or 

repair. Phone 027 258 

8366. 

FALCONS & 

COMMODORES 

WANTED 

Suitable for 

dismantling or repairs 

Ph 313 7216 

2412522 

Automotive Services 

CARAVANS & 

MOTORHOMES. 

Interior &exterior repairs, 

maintenance & upgrades, 

based in North Canterbury. 

Solar, satellite, awning 

installations. 

light engineering &welding 

services. Professional 

coach builder specializing 

in the RV industry 25 years. 

Call Darryl @ Advanced 

Auto Homes 027 220 6566. 

Motorcycles 

MOTORCYCLE wof, 

service &repairs at South 

Pacific Motorcycle 

Services, Mandeville. 

Please phone 03 312 0066 

office@motorbiketours.co.nz. 

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 

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, 

branch chipping. 

Affordable rates. Phone 03 

327 5505 or 021 124 4894. 

CHIMNEY SWEEPS. 

Time to service your fire. 

Accumulation of soot seriously 

affects performance. 

Latest rotary brush technology. 

Free moisture check 

on wood. Safety inspection. 

All work insured and guaranteed. 

From $80 single 

story. 0800 SWEEPME or 

www.sweepnz.co.nz. 

DIRTY TILES &Grout? 

Professional tile cleaning, 

tiled shower restoration, 

mouldy silcone, shower 

glass & we can even 

recolour your old grout! 

For all your tile and grout 

issues call Grout Pro for a 

free, no obligation quote. 

Ph Darryl 0800 882 772. 

www.theprogroup.co.nz/dpc9385. 

DRESSMAKING Bev’s 

Sew Good Services. For all 

your alterations, repairs, 

dressmaking, curtains. 

Phone 327 5535. 

EXPERIENCED Painter 

&Interior Plasterer available 

for small jobs. Please 

Sheetmetal, 

call Reg 022 189 8294. 

Log Fires 

Pellet Fires 

Heat Pumps 

Sales 

Service 

Installations 

Free Quotes 

03 343 1651 

472 Blenheim Rd 

www.heatstore.co.nz 

HOMEKILL & Wild 

Game meat processing. Ph 

313 0022. www.meat2u.nz. 

KITCHEN, bathroom, 

qualified. renovations, decking, 

pergolas, fencing. Honest 

reliable licenced builders. 

Ph Don 027 727 9162. 

PAINT & wallpaper 

services. Wayne Bryant, 

exterior, interior. Qualified 

tradesman. Free quotes. Ph 

313 5337 or 027 654 4568. 


METAL WORX. Flashing, 

Sheetmetal Fabrication, 

Wrought Iron, 

Welding, Custom Trailers, 

General Metalwork. No job 

too big or too small. Ph 021 

265 5428 or 03 314 6908. 

Find us on facebook/ 

Glenmark Metal Worx. 

glenmarkmetalworx.ltd@gmail.com. 

PAINTER & Decorator. 

25 + years experience. 

Interior /exterior, roofs & 

waterblasting. For a free 

quote, please ph Steve 03 

314 4620 or 027 477 1930. 

PAINTER. Qualified local 

professional, Int / Ext, 

roofs, wallpaper. Call or 

text Corban 027 846 5035. 

POWER TOOLS repairs, 

parts &sales for over 40 

years. All main brands serviced. 

Grossman Trade 

Tools, 23 Watts Road, 

Christchurch. Ph 389 9230. 

ROOFER. All roof repairs, 

roof painting, water blasting, 

moss treatment, 

repointing, gutter cleans & 

snow straps and more. Free 

quotes. Please ph Nathan 

027 516 6609. 

Pride &Quality Painting 

&Decorating Services 

20 yrs exp, fast and friendly 

service. For all your painting 

needs, phone: Martin 310 

6187 or 021 128 9867 

ANTHONY SYMONDS 

Plastering &Painting 

Services 

Locals with 30 years 

experience 

All workmanship 

Guaranteed. 

Phone 021 344 023 

WINDOW TINTING 

tintawindow 

advanced film solutions 

99% uv block 

fade protection 

heat control 

reduce glare 

25 Years Experience 

privacy films 

frosting designs 

non-darkening films 

Workmanship Guaranteed 

Lifetime Warranties on Most Films 

UV 

block 

Free Quotes Canterbury and Districts 

03 365 3653 0800 368 468 

Trusted Trades & 

Professional Services 

2502479 


SCREEN PRINTING. 

For all your printing 

requirements. T-shirts, 

Hoodies, Hi-Vis vests and 

polos, Overalls, Caps etc. 

Please phone Heather 03 

313 0261 or email heather. 

norstar@gmail.com. 

SHEARER. Hap’s Farm & 

Lifestyle Services. Shearing, 

crutching, drenching, 

tailing, feet trimming & 

health check. Phone 

021-267-4025. 

2362002 

027 216 0000 

SEPTIC TANK 

CLEANING 

Bill’s Liquid 

Waste 

You dump it... 

Blair pumps it... 

Blair Tavendale 

Ph 03 314 9371 

0275 379-694 

CRAIGS Trees 

(03) 327-4190 

TREE REMOVALS 

THINNING &PRUNING 

STUMPGRINDING 

FELLING &TOPPING 

FULLYINSURED 

QUALIFIED ARBORIST 

Free Quotes 

027 2299 454 

craigstrees@xtra.co.nz 

Guide 

2225862 

2434390 

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

Appliance Repairs 

Butchery 

Cattle Problems 

•REGISTERED TECHNICIAN 

•AUTHORISEDLOCAL SERVICE 

F&P, Bosch, Smeg, 

Ariston,LG, Classique,Haier, 

Samsung andmore.... 

“Forbestresults be sure to useauthorised service” 

NORTHCANTERBURY APPLIANCE SERVICES 

Rangiora: 03 313 4420 Kaiapoi: 03 327 3810 

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Thursday,August 2, 2018 | Issue808 | www.ncnews.co.nz 

HAVE YOU BEEN TO 

OUR WEBSITE LATELY? 

www.ncnews.co.nz 

Visit now toview the paper online &more! 

OxfordButchery 

Shane and Leanne Frahm 

We cankill&process yourstock 

FourGenerations of Frahms 

since 1957 

Ph 312 4205 

Oxford 

Number one 

old-fashioned bacon 

&ham curing. 

A/H 312 4709 

WE ARE OPEN, WEARE AESSENTIAL SERVICE 

2227889v2 

• Live Humane Capture 

• Trucking 

• Tagging 

• Testing 

• Sale of unruly, difficult, pesky 

cattle 

Profit share 50-50 

Craig Flintoft 03312 9432 

craigflintoft@gmail.com 

2459888 

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

Trusted Trades & 

Professional Services 

Guide 

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

Chiropractic Care 

Construction &Concrete 

Contractor 

Engineering 

Dr.YvonneShaw Chiropractor(B.Chiro) 

(03) 975 5135 

18 BlakeSt, Rangiora 

info@symmetrychiropractic.nz 

ncnSymC1006 

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•Insulated panels 

AARON HARRIS 

ELECTRICAL LTD 

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• ELECTRICAL INSPECTIONS 

• SMART WIRING 

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FROM $6000 PLUS GST 

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