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Thursday,<strong>September</strong> <strong>22</strong>,20<strong>22</strong> | Issue1014 | www.starnews.co.nz<br />

Feathered friends and Holy Cows<br />

By SHELLEY TOPP<br />

The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> Wearable<br />

Arts Show received aresounding<br />

welcome back reception in its<br />

stunning return to the Rangiora<br />

Town Hall.<br />

Last Saturday’sfundraiser for<br />

the Oxford Area School started a<br />

few minuteslate due to technical<br />

issueswith the lighting system,<br />

but this delay and other<br />

humorous, minor glitches during<br />

the show, contributed to the<br />

charm of the event.<br />

One of three judges, Oxford<br />

Arts Trust’schairwoman Areta<br />

Wilkinson, calledthe show a<br />

‘‘fantastic grassroots platform to<br />

express who we are in our<br />

community’’.<br />

The showfeatured 42 exhibits,<br />

21 from students, from nine<br />

schools, and21from adults.<br />

The exhibitswere all of<br />

exceptional quality, Areta said.<br />

‘‘On behalf of Miranda (Brown),<br />

Charlotte (Davis) and myselfI<br />

would like to thankthe dedicated<br />

team at OxfordArea School for<br />

staging this event,their sponsors,<br />

and especially congratulate all<br />

the exhibitors.You inspire us.<br />

‘‘If we had enoughprizes you<br />

would all have got one.You are<br />

all our art champions,’’ she said.<br />

‘‘Yourinnovative thinking,<br />

courage and generosityare the<br />

necessary wellbeingtools which<br />

will gently help you and others<br />

navigate hard times, and it is our<br />

collective, creative thinking that<br />

can help our community<br />

flourish.’’<br />

The show, which alsofeatured<br />

three exceptionaldanceroutines<br />

from the <strong>North</strong><strong>Canterbury</strong><br />

SchoolofDance students, was<br />

organised by Jane Anderson for<br />

the Oxford Area School Parent<br />

Teacher Association.<br />

Jane said she was thrilled with<br />

the support giventothe event,<br />

which was last heldin2019,after<br />

its enforcedhiatus becauseofthe<br />

Covid 19 pandemic restrictions.<br />

‘‘Having asold­out crowdon<br />

Saturday night was brilliant and<br />

the intentionnow is to make the<br />

show an annual event,’’ Jane<br />

said.<br />

With continued supportfrom<br />

the community and the show’s<br />

regular sponsors,including The<br />

Oxford FarmersMarket,which<br />

once again paid for the two<br />

Supreme winners' prizes of a<br />

return trip for two to see the<br />

WorldofWearable Art Show in<br />

Wellington, from <strong>September</strong> 29<br />

untilOctober16, and Rangiora’s<br />

Mitre10Mega now on board as<br />

principalsponsor,itwas time to<br />

move theshow forward and make<br />

it an annual event, she said.<br />

All funds raised on the night<br />

will go to the Oxford Area School<br />

and areview of the show will now<br />

be heldbyJane and others at the<br />

school to see how it canbe made<br />

even betterfor nextyear.<br />

Results:<br />

Supreme Awardwinner<br />

(Adults):Bug Fumigator,<br />

designed by Simon Eder, of<br />

Waikuku Beach, and modelledby<br />

Nkayla Beer.<br />

Supreme Awardwinner<br />

(Students):Scaredand Stared to<br />

Stone, designed by Jess<br />

Brosnahan, KatelynWilson and<br />

JamieKeogh, fromBreens<br />

IntermediateSchool, in<br />

Christchurch, and modelledby<br />

Katelyn Wilson.<br />

More photos page25.<br />

Backstage ... Count Cluckula,<br />

designed and modelled by Talan<br />

Lovatt was placed third in the<br />

Students Years 7­13 Dreams and<br />

Nightmares category at the <strong>North</strong><br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong> Wearable Arts Show<br />

held at the Rangiora Town Hall last<br />

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Bella, the belle of the WRC rally<br />

By JOHN COSGROVE<br />

When the WRC Repco Rally New<br />

Zealand kicks off in Auckland next<br />

weekend from <strong>September</strong> 29 to October<br />

2,back in the field will be arecord<br />

breaking youngRangiora girl.<br />

Bella Haggarty14, of Rangiora willbe<br />

the youngest co­driver in the field when<br />

her and her father SeanHaggarty line<br />

up in theirSubaru WRX for the startof<br />

this world rally event.<br />

But this won’t be the first time she has<br />

guidedher dad around arallycourse<br />

because Bellatook up the challengein<br />

the co­drivers seat nearly two years ago.<br />

‘‘Dad sort of asked me if Iwouldlike<br />

to try it out and Iloved it,’’ she said.<br />

She achieved her RGrade licence at<br />

13 and in her first yearthe pairwon the<br />

Classic 4WD category of the NZRC2021<br />

Group ARallyChallenge.<br />

The role of the co­driver is to read<br />

route instructions to the driver froma<br />

road book which details intersections<br />

and any hiddenhazards on the course.<br />

It’s alanguageall of its own.<br />

At the WRC event nextweekend this<br />

will involveBellalearning how to<br />

interpret afull roadbook of notes and<br />

compare themtothose she willmake<br />

duringtwo practise reconnaissance<br />

runs she and Sean will make through all<br />

the rally stages beforethey even start.<br />

‘‘It’sgoingtobealot of hardwork, but<br />

it’s all about clarityand timing,’’she<br />

said.<br />

‘‘Dad says Imust give him clear and<br />

concise instructions about every<br />

corner, they must be loud and clear and<br />

correct becausehow he drives rests<br />

solelywith me.’’<br />

Sean saysthat burdenof<br />

responsibility is backed up by strong<br />

feelings of trustbyboth him and Bella<br />

in each others abilities.<br />

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Afamily affair ... Bella Haggarty 14, of Rangiora will be the youngest co­driver in the field<br />

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Repco Rally New Zealand.<br />

PHOTO: JOHN COSGROVE<br />

being dad and daughter to partners,<br />

trusting eachothertodotheir job<br />

properly.<br />

‘‘She’svery seriousabout her notes<br />

and Irespect that,’’ he said.<br />

Belle says her first couple of rallies<br />

were very nerve wracking and stressful<br />

but now she loves it.<br />

‘‘With next weeks rallythere is still so<br />

much to do and somehow Ihave to fit it<br />

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Whenasked about car sickness —the<br />

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she has never suffered from it.<br />

‘‘Myhead is on aswivelthe whole<br />

timeweare rallying, it so crazy as there<br />

is so muchtodoasaco­driversoIdon’t<br />

suffer fromitatall, however dad getsit<br />

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She saysher friends thinkit’s cool<br />

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she wants to switch seats.<br />

New signs for anglers access<br />

By JOHN COSGROVE<br />

Over 100 new angler accesssigns<br />

have recentlygone up aroundthe<br />

<strong>North</strong><strong>Canterbury</strong> Fish &Game<br />

Region in preparation for the new<br />

fishing season starting October 1.<br />

Angler access signs unlockavast<br />

area of fantastic fishing spots thata<br />

fishing licenceenablesanglersto<br />

fish in.<br />

The new signs replace many worn<br />

out, dilapidated signs, but several<br />

are new signs for new access points.<br />

<strong>North</strong><strong>Canterbury</strong> Fish and Game<br />

(NCFG) has worked with landowners<br />

to secure access at these points for<br />

anglers, and theseaccesspointscan<br />

now also be usedbyotherriver users.<br />

There are over400 angler access<br />

and informationsigns in the <strong>North</strong><br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong> Region, all the way from<br />

highupinthe Southern Alpsdown to<br />

the river mouths on thecoast.<br />

Replacing thesesigns has enabled<br />

Fish&Gamestafftosee how good<br />

the rivers are looking for the opening<br />

of the new seasonnext weekend.<br />

The backcountry waters up in the<br />

Hurunui highcountry were looking<br />

in excellent condition when staff<br />

visitedduring thisweek's coldsnap.<br />

The rivers allhad good flows when<br />

staff visitedduring lastweek's cold<br />

snap.<br />

The wet winterhas alsomeant<br />

plentyofwater to help sea run<br />

salmonreturn to the spawning<br />

streams.<br />

The new signagewillhelp salmon<br />

anglers access fishingspots when<br />

they go fishing withthe new $5 searun<br />

salmon harvest card required for<br />

sea run salmon fishing.<br />

NCFG chief executive officer<br />

RasmusGabrielsson says,<br />

"<strong>Canterbury</strong> anglers have access to<br />

some world­class fisheries in the<br />

region. We wanttohelp anglers of all<br />

ages and skilllevels access these<br />

fantasticfisheries hencewhy we<br />

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A1920’sScow set to ply the Kaiapoi River<br />

By DAVID HILL,<br />

Local Democracy Reporter<br />

3<br />

Kaiapoi could soon have asecond iconic<br />

boat on its waters.<br />

Anewly formed trust, fronted by<br />

WaimakaririDeputyMayorNeville<br />

Atkinson, has purchased a1920s scow<br />

whichwill soon be returned to Kaiapoi to<br />

be restored.<br />

The Alwin GHeritage Trustmade a<br />

deputationthisweek to the Kaiapoi­<br />

Tuahiwi CommunityBoard aboutits plans<br />

for the scow, knownasSuccess.<br />

‘‘I didn’t think Iwould ever get back<br />

involved with an old ship,but Iwould have<br />

to say I’m pretty excited about where this<br />

couldgofor Kaiapoiand the district as a<br />

whole, and for maritime history,’’ Cr<br />

Atkinsonsaid.<br />

Whilethe Success has not operated at<br />

Kaiapoi before, it was similartoother<br />

vessels which operated in the porttown in<br />

the pastand theboathad alocal<br />

connection.<br />

‘‘It used to have sister ships whichcame<br />

in and out of Kaiapoi in the 1930s,’’ Cr<br />

Atkinsonsaid.<br />

Launched at the Port of Aucklandin<br />

1925,the 66­foot long scow was originally<br />

knownasAlwin G.<br />

In the 1930s, Success was based at<br />

Whitianga transporting telephone poles,<br />

silver birch and glasssand and it sailed<br />

around the <strong>North</strong> Island for anumber of<br />

yearsasacoastal trader.<br />

It is thought the scow was renamed<br />

Success whenitwas owned by Jack Hall,<br />

grandfather of Kaiapoi resident Tony<br />

Hall,and was based at Warkworth.<br />

‘‘Tony contacted me and said his family<br />

is very interested in what we are doing,’’<br />

Cr Atkinsonsaid.<br />

In 1963, Success moved southto<br />

Wellington whereitoperated as a<br />

motorised refugebarge, transportinga<br />

variety of cargo.<br />

Success joined with another scow,<br />

Portland, which regularly visited Kaiapoi,<br />

to rescue survivorsfrom theWahine<br />

disasterin1968.<br />

The scow suffered an engine fire and<br />

sankin1995, but it was salvagedand<br />

transportedtoNelsonwhere it was<br />

restored and returned to the water.<br />

The Success was still afloat on its<br />

moorings in 2008 at ElaineBay, in the<br />

Marlborough Sounds, where it operated as<br />

amuscle barge.<br />

Today the Success sitsabovethe slipway<br />

at Nelson.<br />

‘‘They are due to do somework on the<br />

slipway, so we’ve got to get her out and<br />

backtoKaiapoi soon,’’ Mr Atkinsonsaid.<br />

He says the trust is negotiating with the<br />

Waimakariri District Council and hopes to<br />

secure aleaseorlicense to occupy former<br />

red zoneland next to the Coastguard<br />

buildingonthe northbank of the Kaiapoi<br />

River.<br />

The trust is raising funds for the project<br />

and plans to buildatemporarybuilding to<br />

housethe scow during its restoration.The<br />

scow’s four litre,six cylinder Gardiner<br />

diesel enginehas been restoredinthe<br />

<strong>North</strong>Islandand will make its wayto<br />

Kaiapoi soon.<br />

Cr Atkinson says the ultimate goalwould<br />

be to get the scow on thewater carrying<br />

passengers.<br />

‘‘Thetrust has acompletely open mind<br />

abouthow thatwill happen,but the<br />

intention is to share it withthe<br />

community, whether thatbepublic<br />

viewings and tours in the shed or out on<br />

the water.’’<br />

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Sunday forums spark interest<br />

Hundreds of people turned out on Sunday<br />

to hear National’s take on Three Waters<br />

reform.<br />

OppositionThree Waters spokesperson<br />

Simon Watts spoke at four public meetings<br />

in the Waimakariri and Kaikoura<br />

electorates on Sunday, after being invited<br />

by Waimakariri MP Matt Doocey.<br />

‘‘Thislegislationhas sparkedkeen<br />

public interest, and clear opposition in<br />

this electorate ­95percent of respondents<br />

to alocal council survey said they want to<br />

opt out,’’ Mr Doocey said.<br />

‘‘Close to 4000 submissionswere<br />

receivedfrom Waimakariri residents in<br />

just three weeks, which showsthe degree<br />

of localengagement in this issue.’’<br />

Mr Doocey was joinedbyKaikoura MP<br />

Stuart Smith in hosting Mr Wattsfor the<br />

four public meetings, in Papanui, Oxford,<br />

Kaiapoi and Leithfield.<br />

‘‘People have seen the signs around the<br />

electorate saying National willrepeal and<br />

replace Three Waters so it was good to<br />

explain this in more detail,’’MrDoocey<br />

said.<br />

Mr Watts told residentsNational had<br />

plans for an alternative model in which<br />

local ownershipofwater assets would be<br />

retained,and private propertyrights<br />

respected.<br />

Central governmentwould work with<br />

individual councils to collaborate to<br />

improve waterinfrastructurein their area,<br />

including co­funding investment in their<br />

water assets.<br />

Many of New Zealand’s 67 councils had<br />

invested well in their water infrastructure.<br />

But Mr Wattssaid there would be some<br />

which would need help to transition into a<br />

better space to deliver water for their<br />

community,and working with councilson<br />

acase­by­casebasis madesense.<br />

Mr Doocey said people also raised<br />

concern about local voices being lost if<br />

Three Waters was centralisedand run by<br />

four mega water entities.<br />

‘‘People have avalid reason to question<br />

why bureaucrats in Wellington think they<br />

know more about Waimakariri’s water<br />

assets than they do.’’<br />

Restoration ... Neville Atkinson hopes to<br />

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on the water at Kaiapoi.<br />

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Kupa wants littering to stop<br />

By ROBYN BRISTOW<br />

Kupa Youle is ‘‘ proud’’ his<br />

environmental work has been<br />

recognised by Prime Minister<br />

JacindaArdern.<br />

Butthe 14­year­old Broomfield<br />

School student continues to be<br />

‘‘frustrated’’ people continue to<br />

litterlocal beaches and places.<br />

‘‘Iwant people to stop littering<br />

andrecycle.’’<br />

He wrote to Ms Ardern to let her<br />

know he was trying his best to<br />

‘‘help you and New Zealand’’.<br />

‘‘Everyweek Igotoalocal beach<br />

armed withmyglovesand abag,<br />

andmylearning assistantSuzanne<br />

anddog Louie. Everyweek Iam<br />

saddened by how much litter is left<br />

on the beachmakingthe wildlife<br />

sufferand the beaches dirty!<br />

‘‘Iamtryingtoteach the little<br />

kids at school not to litter. It’s hard<br />

though,’’Kupa said in his letter.<br />

Ms Ardernreplied to Kupa<br />

saying it was great he, Suzanne and<br />

Louie were doing so much to keep<br />

thebeachesclean.<br />

‘‘I’m really glad to hear you care<br />

so much aboutour environment!<br />

‘‘It can feel challenging to<br />

persuade others to careasmuch as<br />

youdo, but Ipromise that the<br />

Government is doingeverything it<br />

cantohelp protectour<br />

environmentand keep it free of<br />

litter,’’ she said in her letter.<br />

Ms Ardernoutlinedthe<br />

penalties for littering, but added<br />

despite the law there wasstill a<br />

problem withlitter, as wellasmore<br />

general problems withthe amount<br />

of rubbish generated and sent to<br />

landfills. She outlined various<br />

initiatives the Governmentwas<br />

workingonand funding available<br />

Sheltering ... Kupa in ashelter he built during abeach clean up at<br />

Waikuku.<br />

PHOTO: SUPPLIED<br />

to help organisations to try and<br />

reduce litter. Sheoutlined anew<br />

law to replace the Litter Act and<br />

the Waste Minimisation Act 2008.<br />

‘‘The purpose of the law is to<br />

create clearduties for everyone on<br />

how they should dispose of things,<br />

withmuch bettersupport for<br />

reinforcing those rules,’’ saidMs<br />

Ardern.<br />

‘‘Thank you for doingyour bit<br />

Kupa.’’<br />

Kupa’s learning assistant,<br />

Suzanne Vale says Kupa, who is on<br />

the Autismspectrum, chooses to<br />

clean rubbish from local beaches<br />

eachweek.<br />

‘‘Heissopassionate about our<br />

environmentand the animalsthat<br />

liveinit, that this is his top choice<br />

for his futureoccupation. It is<br />

incredible how diligently he works<br />

to achieve his goal of agreener,<br />

cleaner NZ.’’<br />

Diane Stevens<br />

Foodbank now<br />

at Ashley Street<br />

By ROBYN BRISTOW<br />

The Salvation Army<br />

Foodbank in Rangiora has<br />

moved house.<br />

It is now in the Corps<br />

building at 12 AshleyStreet<br />

where the Community<br />

Ministry Foodbank is open<br />

from 9am to 2pm Monday to<br />

Friday.<br />

Diane Stevenshas recently<br />

joinedasCommunity<br />

Ministry team leaderand<br />

welcomes conversations with<br />

those seekinghelp with food<br />

parcels or advocacy.<br />

Diane will continue to<br />

build on the work already<br />

done, particularly by June<br />

Lang who retiredrecently,<br />

and its partners Waimakariri<br />

SocialServices, <strong>North</strong><br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong> Budget Services<br />

Hope Baptist and the Police<br />

Familyteam.<br />

Lindsay Andrews fromthe<br />

Rangiora Corps saysthe<br />

Foodbank has moved from<br />

the Family Store on Albert<br />

Street, to Ashley Street giving<br />

it more spaceatatime when<br />

the demand for food parcels<br />

is growing.<br />

He says there are many<br />

generous individuals and<br />

families who supportthe<br />

SalvationArmy for which it is<br />

grateful, along withsupport<br />

from Mitre 10 Mega for<br />

Foodbank shelving,<br />

Pak‘NSave for products,<br />

Satisfy Food, Grown,the<br />

DormerFamily,Bayleys Real<br />

Estate, and Property Brokers<br />

for its Tootfor Tucker<br />

appeal. ‘‘You are our<br />

partners in making a<br />

difference in the lives of<br />

others,’’ Mr Andrews says.<br />

Cones Road<br />

Community<br />

Planting Day<br />

Ashley River /Rakahuri<br />

The Rangiora Reach Masterplan<br />

is acollaborative project between<br />

Environment <strong>Canterbury</strong> and<br />

Waimakariri District Council<br />

to improve the riverside near<br />

Rangiora.<br />

INLAND SCENIC<br />

ROUTE 72<br />

BMX Track<br />

CONES RD<br />

To give new plants the best chance at<br />

making it through the summer, 3,200<br />

seedlings are being planted in <strong>September</strong>.<br />

Come down and lend ahand!<br />

Saturday 24 <strong>September</strong> from 10am –1pm<br />

Please bring along your own shovel, gloves,<br />

water and wear sturdy shoes.<br />

Find out more: ecan.govt.nz/events<br />

RIVER RD<br />

Area of planting<br />

Parking<br />

Walking track under bridge


NEWS<br />

<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>September</strong> <strong>22</strong>, 20<strong>22</strong><br />

5<br />

International students are returning to NZ<br />

By JOHN COSGROVE<br />

The reopening of borders has seen<br />

internationalstudents welcomed backinto<br />

several schools in the <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />

region.<br />

While the financial benefitsof<br />

internationalstudents who pay between<br />

$15,000 to $17,000 ayear to studyhere is<br />

welcome, schoolsalso see it as an<br />

opportunity to increase their cultural<br />

diversityand educational opportunities<br />

withintheir classrooms.<br />

OxfordArea Schoolprincipal Mike Hart<br />

says whileanincreased diversity in kura<br />

(school) is an essential aspect of accepting<br />

internationalstudents at OAS,they also<br />

generate incomefor the local community,<br />

not justthe school.<br />

‘‘We have had to adjust over the past few<br />

years with adramaticreductionin<br />

internationalstudents, however we felt<br />

well supported by the Ministry of<br />

Education duringthis time of loss of<br />

income.’’<br />

He said most staff wereable to be<br />

redeployed into other areas of the school<br />

duringthistime.<br />

‘‘In Term threewehavehad the arrival<br />

of eight international studentsfromBrazil<br />

for one term. Our pre­pandemic<br />

InternationalDepartment was able to<br />

reassembletocaterfor this group at kura.’’<br />

He says he hopesmore overseas<br />

students will pickNew Zealand as the<br />

place to come and study, and they have<br />

fielded manyrequests and have anumber<br />

of students already enrolled for the<br />

upcoming year.<br />

‘‘Hopefully,this is apositive sign for the<br />

future,’’MrHartsays.<br />

Kaiapoi High School (KHS)principal<br />

Jason Reid says the school has decided to<br />

delay rebootingits international<br />

programme in order to focus on enhancing<br />

the school culture in 2023.<br />

“KHS hasnot had areliance on funds<br />

Glad to be here ... The lure of equestrian and outdoor education programmes was abig plus for students like (from left) Oda Dehnke<br />

16, and Caralyne Czechowski 16, of Germany and Maria Demarchi 15, of Brazil, in signing up to study in <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> at Rangiora<br />

High School.<br />

PHOTO: JOHN COSGROVE<br />

gained from international student<br />

programmesand any funds gained<br />

supplement our programmes.’’<br />

Mr Reid says the internationalstudent<br />

programmeiscomplexinvolving staffing,<br />

learning support, pastoral care and<br />

hosting.<br />

‘‘Weare lookingtoput robust<br />

infrastructure in placein2023 to create a<br />

highly successfultransition to<br />

international programmesin2024.’’<br />

Kaikoura HighSchool principal John<br />

Taitsays the number of international<br />

studentsatKaikoura was very small with<br />

justtwo to three annually.<br />

Rangiora High School (RHS) director of<br />

internationalstudents Melissa Heyrick<br />

says the school is excited to be welcoming<br />

international students back into their<br />

schoolcommunity<br />

She says the two years they had to<br />

suspend the 15­year­oldscheme felt like a<br />

long time.<br />

‘‘It was two yearsofuncertainty and<br />

concern whether we would be able to<br />

return to normal and welcome them back<br />

into our great school.’’<br />

In 2019students from eleven countries<br />

were part of the programme at RHS.<br />

‘‘Prior to Covidand the border lock<br />

down,wewould have had approximately<br />

65 international students on campus each<br />

year, sometimes up to 90. Covidhit and we<br />

went down to 25 students in 2020, and then<br />

this year we have hadonly one Thai<br />

studentfrom thestart of 20<strong>22</strong> up until now<br />

when we have had awelcomeinfluxinto<br />

the school.<br />

‘‘SinceJuly we now have 15 and the<br />

forecast for term oneof2023 is to welcome<br />

30 plus students back to the school, says<br />

Ms Heyrick.<br />

The RHS International scheme is very<br />

popular in both Japanand Europe<br />

becauseofthe equestrianand out door<br />

educationsprogrammes.<br />

‘‘We are also very well known for our<br />

pastoral care of the students, she says.<br />

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OPINION<br />

6 <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>September</strong> <strong>22</strong>, 20<strong>22</strong><br />

This<br />

Week<br />

Sun<br />

Fishing<br />

Guide<br />

Moon<br />

Wind<br />

RAPID project in<br />

Hurunui reviewed<br />

At the recent Strategyand Policy<br />

meeting of council, the committee<br />

reviewed the year long project to<br />

promote and encourage better, more<br />

accurate and easily identified use of<br />

the Rural Property Numbering.<br />

While the RAPID (rural address<br />

property identification number) has<br />

been in use for anumber of years, the<br />

critical factor is that RAPID numbers<br />

must be easily identified,free from<br />

vegetation, erected on apost at your<br />

property entrance and illuminated for<br />

ease of identification at night.<br />

During thepast year there have<br />

been 70 audits completed on dairy<br />

farms all in the Amuri Basin thanks to<br />

Fire Chief Craig Ritchie.Wehave<br />

progressed to rights of way, and 576<br />

property owners have purchased<br />

RAPID numbersfrom RTL Ltd.<br />

While the council, over the past year<br />

has takenanon­regulatory approach<br />

to this programme of work, it is<br />

important to consider why we are<br />

identifying and promoting this. During<br />

the year it has been highlighted that,<br />

despite modern GPS systems, on site<br />

property number display was crucial<br />

for emergency services to locate rural<br />

addresses when responding to an<br />

emergency situation.<br />

Over the pastfew weeks, Ihave been<br />

privileged to attend many local<br />

brigades and celebrate with them<br />

their years’ of service.<br />

Ok<br />

Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday<br />

Sep <strong>22</strong> Sep 23 Sep 24 Sep 25 Sep 26 Sep 27 Sep 28<br />

Rise 6:19am<br />

Set 6:25pm<br />

Best<br />

Times<br />

9:31am<br />

9:55pm<br />

Rise 4:56am<br />

Set 2:14pm<br />

Gentle Sbecoming<br />

moderate E<br />

Ok<br />

Rise 6:17am<br />

Set 6:26pm<br />

Best 10:18am<br />

Times 10:40pm<br />

Rise 5:24am<br />

Set 3:20pm<br />

Gentle Sbecoming<br />

moderate E<br />

These events have allowed me to<br />

reflect on how important the RAPID<br />

numbers are to you, andyour<br />

community volunteers, who will are<br />

providing emergencyservices for you.<br />

It is without doubt Fire andStJohn<br />

services across our district are mainly<br />

serviced by volunteers, and it is our<br />

duty to make certain that an event<br />

needing their services, properties<br />

must be easy to find.<br />

It is our volunteers who getout of<br />

bed, leavetheir work­place or family<br />

occasion when the alarm is raised to<br />

attend to us in timeofemergency, it is<br />

also our duty to ensure that they can<br />

find our property as quickly as<br />

possible when time is critical.<br />

The least we can do to support our<br />

volunteers is have the RAPID<br />

numbers visible and not wastetheir<br />

critical minutes to protect life and<br />

property.<br />

My plea to you as community<br />

members is to have aseriouslook at<br />

your property number and answer<br />

your own question? It is highly visible<br />

both day and night, can you improve<br />

your situation to support the services<br />

who are there to help you in time of<br />

emergency?<br />

My backing for this project is to<br />

support thenetwork of St John and<br />

Fire and Emergency volunteers who<br />

provide the exceptional service to<br />

duty in time of emergency.<br />

Waimakariri Sailing Club quiz night<br />

The Waimakariri Sailing Clubisholdingaquiz eveningonWednesday,October 12, at<br />

7pm, at the Rangiora RSA,inVictoriaStreet. There is amaximum of six people perteam/<br />

table, at $10 per person, or $60 atable. There willbespot prizes, auction,raffles,food<br />

and drink available. Pleasepre­registerbypaying$60 to WaimakaririSailing Club,bank<br />

account 03 06740091930 00, or registeryour interest withthe secretary at<br />

gwendaj@gmail.com, phone 0<strong>22</strong> 601 6272.<br />

Stewarts GullySailing Club<br />

The Stewarts Gully Sailing Club is holding an Open Day on Saturday, <strong>September</strong>24, for<br />

anyone wantingtotry their hand at sailing. People giving it agoare taken out on the<br />

waterinsailing dinghies to get first hand experience.The open day from1pm to 4pm<br />

is suitablefor anyone aged 8years to 80 years. The clubhas Learn to Sail classes on<br />

Saturday October 8, and <strong>22</strong>, November 5, and December 3. Theprogrammecosts$50. Life<br />

jackets are supplied. For information ringAaron Lange 0279328734 or email<br />

omgzix@yahoo.co.nz; or Lindsay Russell 02102693559 or lindsayrussell481@gmail.com.<br />

Ok<br />

Rise 6:16am<br />

Set 6:27pm<br />

Best 11:03am<br />

Times 11:25pm<br />

Rise 5:49am<br />

Set 4:27pm<br />

Gentle S<br />

Rise 7:14am<br />

Set 7:28pm<br />

Best 12:46pm<br />

Fair<br />

Times<br />

Good<br />

Rise 7:11am<br />

Set 6:34pm<br />

Gentle Sbecoming<br />

moderate SE<br />

Rise 7:12am<br />

Set 7:30pm<br />

Best<br />

Times<br />

Joanne Gumbrell<br />

Chair, Waimakariri Age-friendly<br />

Advisory Group<br />

Access very important<br />

He kotukurerenga tahia.<br />

‘‘A whiteheron’s flightisseen but<br />

once’’ –afittingwhakatauki for our<br />

late Queen.<br />

What wonderful pageantry we have<br />

been watching as Great Britain<br />

honours our Queen.<br />

As mentioned in the <strong>North</strong><br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong> lastweek, some<br />

olderpeoplehave lived through five<br />

monarch's.<br />

Ihave afriend who is doing that and<br />

couldpossibly live longer thanthe<br />

Queen.<br />

Iattended the Waimakariri Access<br />

Group(WAG) annual meetingrecently.<br />

The grouphas arepresentative on<br />

our Age­friendly Advisory Groupand<br />

the Chairperson alsocomeswhen she<br />

can.<br />

At the AGM aspeaker fromBlind<br />

Low Vision (previously the Blind<br />

Society) spoke aboutthe helpful, and<br />

unhelpful levels and indicators found<br />

on streets in cities and towns.<br />

We have some in Waimakariri.<br />

Iknew that the yellow raised dots<br />

and stripsatcrossings and other<br />

places were for peoplewith vision<br />

impairment and having them<br />

The Dressmakers of Auschwitz,<br />

by Lucy Adlington<br />

The powerful chronicle of the<br />

women who used their sewing<br />

skills to survive the Holocaust,<br />

stitching beautiful clothes at an<br />

extraordinary fashion<br />

workshop created within one of<br />

the most notorious WWII death<br />

camps.<br />

Modern Slow Cooker, by Alyce<br />

Alexandra<br />

Appliance queen Alyce<br />

Alexandra is here to show you<br />

that with the right recipes, slow cooker meals can be<br />

vibrant, interesting and full of flavour –not just endless<br />

soups and stews.<br />

Gun to the Head, by Keith Banks<br />

From the bestselling author of Drugs, Guns &Lies, comes<br />

Keith's story of what it was really like to be atactical<br />

police officer in the violent and corrupt eighties.<br />

These titles are available in both Waimakariri and<br />

Hurunui libraries. Find out more about recent additions<br />

to the library collection by going to the library catalogue<br />

at waimakariri.kotui.org.nz or hurunui.kotui.org.nz or<br />

contact your local library.<br />

RANGIORA OCEAN WATCH<br />

1:08am<br />

1:30pm<br />

Rise 7:31am<br />

Set 7:42pm<br />

Moderate Sturning<br />

SE<br />

Good<br />

Rise 7:10am<br />

Set 7:31pm<br />

Best<br />

Times<br />

1:52am<br />

2:14pm<br />

Rise 7:52am<br />

Set 8:51pm<br />

Moderate SE turning<br />

E<br />

Good<br />

Rise 7:08am<br />

Set 7:32pm<br />

Best<br />

Times<br />

2:37am<br />

3:00pm<br />

Rise 8:13am<br />

Set 10:02pm<br />

Gentle Sbecoming<br />

moderate SE<br />

explained helpedusall understand.<br />

They areabit likebraille for people<br />

to read with their whitesticks.<br />

However, some sidewalkmarkings are<br />

not helpful.<br />

Thereare also still businesses which<br />

have signs and racks of goods out on<br />

the footpath.<br />

On anarrow footpaththeseare a<br />

hazard for disabled people.<br />

I’m still hearingfrom people about<br />

scooters left on footpaths, so anyone in<br />

awheelchair or self­drivemobility<br />

scooter cannot get by.<br />

Rubbish day must be anightmare<br />

too.<br />

Putting rubbish bins out in the<br />

morning and bringing themin, or<br />

asking afriendtodothis, as soonas<br />

they have been emptied, would be<br />

helpful.<br />

Our council wants to hear about<br />

anythingthat needs changing.<br />

Get the snap/send/solve app on your<br />

phonetolet themknow.<br />

If you are not sure about how to do<br />

this,thereare classes at our libraries.<br />

Details are in our local papers,<br />

including the <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>.<br />

God Save the King.<br />

Swell<br />

Pegasus Bay<br />

Tide Chart<br />

3<br />

2<br />

E0.6 m NE 0.5 m E0.7 m E0.8 m E1.2 m E1.3 m E1.1 m<br />

3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9<br />

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Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows<br />

Waimakariri 1:46am 2.0 7:51am 0.7 2:30am 2.1 8:37am 0.7 3:13am 2.1 9:21am 0.7 4:54am 2.1 11:05am 0.6 5:36am 2.2 11:49am 0.6 6:18am 2.2 12:10am 0.5 7:04am 2.3 12:53am 0.5<br />

Mouth<br />

2:08pm 2.2 8:25pm 0.7 2:51pm 2.2 9:07pm 0.6 3:32pm 2.2 9:47pm 0.6 5:12pm 2.3 11:28pm 0.6 5:52pm 2.3<br />

6:35pm 2.3 12:32pm 0.5 7:21pm 2.3 1:18pm 0.5<br />

Amberley 1:46am 2.0 7:51am 0.7 2:30am 2.1 8:37am 0.7 3:13am 2.1 9:21am 0.7 4:54am 2.1 11:05am 0.6 5:36am 2.2 11:49am 0.6 6:18am 2.2 12:10am 0.5 7:04am 2.3 12:53am 0.5<br />

Beach<br />

2:08pm 2.2 8:25pm 0.7 2:51pm 2.2 9:07pm 0.6 3:32pm 2.2 9:47pm 0.6 5:12pm 2.3 11:28pm 0.6 5:52pm 2.3<br />

6:35pm 2.3 12:32pm 0.5 7:21pm 2.3 1:18pm 0.5<br />

1:55am 2.0 8:00am 0.7 2:39am 2.1 8:46am 0.7 3:<strong>22</strong>am 2.1 9:30am 0.7 5:03am 2.1 11:14am 0.6 5:45am 2.2 11:58am 0.6 6:27am 2.2 12:19am 0.5 7:13am 2.3 1:02am 0.5<br />

Motunau 2:17pm 2.2 8:34pm 0.7 3:00pm 2.2 9:16pm 0.6 3:41pm 2.2 9:56pm 0.6 5:21pm 2.3 11:37pm 0.6 6:01pm 2.3<br />

6:44pm 2.3 12:41pm 0.5 7:30pm 2.3 1:27pm 0.5<br />

1:57am 2.0 8:02am 0.7 2:41am 2.1 8:48am 0.7 3:24am 2.1 9:32am 0.7 5:05am 2.1 11:16am 0.6 5:47am 2.2<br />

6:29am 2.2 12:21am 0.5 7:15am 2.3 1:04am 0.5<br />

Gore Bay 2:19pm 2.2 8:36pm 0.7 3:02pm 2.2 9:18pm 0.6 3:43pm 2.2 9:58pm 0.6 5:23pm 2.3 11:39pm 0.6 6:03pm 2.3 12:00pm 0.6 6:46pm 2.3 12:43pm 0.5 7:32pm 2.3 1:29pm 0.5<br />

1:48am 1.4 7:52am 0.4 2:32am 1.4 8:37am 0.4 3:15am 1.4 9:21am 0.4 4:57am 1.5 11:05am 0.3 5:40am 1.5 11:49am 0.3 6:24am 1.5 12:13am 0.3 7:10am 1.6 12:57am 0.3<br />

Kaikoura 2:11pm 1.5 8:28pm 0.4 2:54pm 1.5 9:09pm 0.4 3:36pm 1.6 9:50pm 0.4 5:17pm 1.6 11:30pm 0.3 6:00pm 1.6<br />

6:44pm 1.6 12:34pm 0.3 7:31pm 1.6 1:21pm 0.3<br />

*Not for navigational purposes. Wind and swell are based on apoint off Gore Bay. Maori Fishing Guide by Bill Hohepa. www.ofu.co.nz www.tidespy.com Graphic supplied by OceanFun Publishing Ltd.<br />

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20<strong>22</strong> MainPower <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />

Sports Awards Finalists<br />

The<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>Sport&Recreation Trust is pleased to announcefinalists forthe 20<strong>22</strong>MainPower <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>Sports<br />

Awards. This years awards include the achievementsoflocalathletes,coaches, administrators,clubsand events over the last<br />

THREE years,due to limited sporting opportunities during the pandemic. CATEGORY winners and the SUPREMEAWARD<br />

winner will be announced at the award’s gala dinner event on Friday 14 t h October at MainPower Stadium, Rangiora.<br />

Tickets areavailable nowfromthe NCSRT. Ph:03975 5560. Email: roliver@sportstrust.org.nz<br />

The20<strong>22</strong> finalists are...<br />

Pictured LtoR:<br />

IvyBrown,<br />

Rakahuri Rage,<br />

Fletcher Newell,<br />

MaryGoulding<br />

JUNIOR SPORTSMAN<br />

Walter Brown-Basketball. Aregular starterfor the<br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong>Rams in 20<strong>22</strong>, Walter maintains close ties with<br />

his former St Bedes school teams as acoach and mentor.<br />

In 2020 Walter led StBedes to qualify forthe National<br />

SecondarySchools tournamentfor the first time in 10<br />

years,and waspart of the <strong>Canterbury</strong>U17s and U19s<br />

thatwereNational Championships<br />

runners up and winners in 2020 and<br />

2021 respectively.<br />

JacobTurner -Mountain Biking.<br />

Afterseveral topfinishesatJunior<br />

WorldSeries events in 2021 Jacob<br />

earned selection forthe NZ team<br />

forthe UCI WorldJunior MTB<br />

Championships in Italy lastyear,but<br />

wasunable to attenddue to Covid<br />

restrictions. Other results include<br />

top10finishesatthe20<strong>22</strong> Oceania<br />

U23 Championships, National NCO<br />

Champs,MTB Night Racing World Champs and more.<br />

Mathieu Rigter - Gymnastics. Winner of two national<br />

age group titles in 2021 - Tumbling and Double<br />

Mini Trampoline - and 3rd in an International Virtual<br />

Trampoline event for Elite15-16yrMen.<br />

Jacob Turner<br />

JUNIOR SPORTSWOMAN<br />

JessicaHendren - Athletics. Afterastring of national<br />

high jump titles at age group and secondaryschool<br />

competitions over thelast couple of years Jessica<br />

competed at the Oceania Champs in Australia this year,<br />

winning the U18 women’s high jump title.<br />

Freya Lodge Whitham -Football. Prior totaking up<br />

afootball scholarship in the US Freyaplayedfor the<br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong>Pride Football team forseveralyears and was<br />

selectedfor the NZ U17 team to play atthe FIFAWorld<br />

CupQualifying event in 2021.<br />

IvyBrown -Basketball. Ivywas selected forthe BBNZ<br />

U17 team this year, which qualified for the FIBA U17 World<br />

CupinHungary.Closer to home Ivy plays in the <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />

Premier league for <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> and is part of the<br />

Mainland Eagles Academy.<br />

Ashlyn Rean -Basketball. Playingout of RangioraHigh<br />

SchoolAshlyn has achievedhigh resultsacross all grades<br />

includinghelping <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>to4 th at the BBNZ<br />

U17 Nationalsthis year. Ashlyn wasalso selected forthe<br />

National U17 team which qualified for the FIBAU17 World<br />

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SPORTSMAN<br />

Campbell Robertson -Trampoline. Following<br />

selection to the NZ team at the 2019 WorldTrampoline<br />

Championships -wherehewas the best of the four Kiwis<br />

competing -Campbell wasthe overall men’s champion at<br />

the NZ Nationals in 2012 and 20<strong>22</strong> and has been selected<br />

as NZ’sonly man in the DoubleMini Trampoline eventat<br />

theWorld Championships laterthis year.<br />

SamBosworth -Rowing. Samisakey<br />

member of the NZ Men’sRowing 8that<br />

wongold at the 2020 TokyoOlympics.<br />

Prior to thathewas the first male<br />

coxswain to win aWorld Cupeventwith<br />

afemale crew -the NZ women’s8.<br />

Fletcher Newell - Rugby. Strong<br />

performances forthe champion<br />

Crusaders saw Fletcher called up to<br />

the All Blacks squad during their South<br />

Africa leg of the RugbyChampionships.<br />

Sincethen he has made an appearance<br />

off the bench in all of the AllBlacks games.<br />

SPORTSWOMAN<br />

BrittanyWang -Hockey. Brittanyisworking hard<br />

towardsselection to the Black Sticks and Junior Black<br />

Sticks this year afterregular appearances forthe<br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong>Catsoverthe last<br />

couple of seasons. Brittany<br />

wasalso Captain of theNZ<br />

Development team at the Heritage<br />

Tournamentin2021 and was<br />

named MVP of the tournament.<br />

MaryGoulding -Basketball.<br />

Sincemaking her debut in the<br />

Tall Fernsin2019 Mary has played<br />

professionally in Sweden and<br />

Australia beforereturning to<br />

playfor Mainland Pouākai in the<br />

new-look 20<strong>22</strong> National Women’s<br />

League. Marywas also partofthe<br />

Tall Fernsthatfinished 5 th at the<br />

Asia Cupcompetition in 2021.<br />

BronwynDibb -Trampoline. This<br />

year Bronwynbecame the first<br />

NZer to win aGymnastics medal<br />

at the WorldGames when she<br />

placed 2nd in the Women’s DMTand set aworld record<br />

scorewith her first pass in the finals. This followeda2nd<br />

inDMT at the WorldCup in Portugal and 2 nd at the World<br />

Trampoline Championships in 2019.<br />

BronwynDibb<br />

SPORTS TEAM<br />

ICE Gymsports Senior DMT Team. Winners of the<br />

2021 National Double Mini Trampoline Team Shield and<br />

1 st placeatthe Superbounceevent 2020&2021. The<br />

team also wonthe International DMTtitle at the first V<br />

Tramp virtual competition against teamsfrom11other<br />

countries. Team included Campbell Robertson, Braida<br />

Thomas,Brooke Teear,Corentin Manti & BronwynDibb.<br />

AshleyRugbyColts. In 2021 the AshleyColts team<br />

became the first <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>side to win the Luisetti<br />

SeedsCombined CountryColts competition. Playing<br />

AshburtonCeltic in the final,Ashley were able to achieve<br />

the narrowest of wins 27-26 to take the title.<br />

NC Basketball U17 GirlsTeam. After finishing 9th at<br />

the 2021 U17 Nationals this team stepped up agear in<br />

20<strong>22</strong>, beating reigning champs <strong>Canterbury</strong>inqualifying<br />

to go into the Nationals as one of the topseeds. Atthe<br />

July Nationals the NC U17 girlstopped their pool before<br />

narrowly losing to Wellington in the semi-finals then<br />

<strong>North</strong> Harbour Ainthe 3/4 playoff.<br />

SPORTS COACH<br />

Liam Connelly - Basketball. Earlier this year Liam was<br />

named assistantcoach forthe BBNZ U18women’s team<br />

to competeatthe FIBA U18 Asia Championships. Prior to<br />

this Liam coached his <strong>Canterbury</strong>men’steam to the 2021<br />

BBNZ U19 national title and torunners up at<br />

the BBNZ U17 champs in 2020. Liam continues<br />

to coach and assistcoaching development<br />

at RangioraHigh School and within <strong>North</strong><br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong> Basketball.<br />

NC Senior RugbyTeam Coaches -Rugby. In<br />

their second yearashead coaches James Lowe<br />

and Matt Keane have assembled atalented<br />

squad and instilled it with a strong team culture<br />

thatlead to success in the 20<strong>22</strong> repseason.<br />

Not only did they win back theSouthbridge<br />

Shield from Ellesmerebut theyalso defeated<br />

Otago Country, South <strong>Canterbury</strong>A,and the<br />

Cantabrian U20s. Their only loss wastothe<br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong>Barbarians thankstoapenaltyin<br />

overtime.<br />

George Robinson -Basketball. In the last<br />

3years George’s coaching highlights include<br />

stints as assistantcoach fortheNZU19 women’s<br />

team and the <strong>Canterbury</strong>Rams, as well as head<br />

coach of the Rams 3x3 team in 2020. George wasthe<br />

only SI coach selectedfor the SportNZCoaching for<br />

ImpactCourse and waschosen forthe High Performance<br />

SportNZRegional Coaching Pilot Programme. Currently<br />

George is plying his trade in Australia asCommunityand<br />

DevelopmentLead Coach at the Brisbane Bullets.<br />

Official Media Partner of the 20<strong>22</strong><br />

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SPORTS ADMINISTRATOR/OFFICIAL<br />

Adam Keizer -Football. Adam joined Waimak United<br />

Football Club in 2019 and made an immediate impact<br />

with his enthusiasm forcommunityfootball and youth<br />

development. He encouraged the local business<br />

communitytosupporthis vision to offer free football for<br />

children, rancoaching courses to up-skill parentcoaches<br />

and referees and to get morereferees into the game.<br />

VickyHumphreys-Trampoline Gymnastics. Vicky<br />

remains the South Island’s only qualified international<br />

Trampoline and Double Mini Trampoline judge. At<br />

the 2019 WorldChampionships Vickywas NZ’sDMT<br />

Judge andwas selectedtobeonMen’s and Women’s<br />

preliminary and finals judging panels. She wasalso an<br />

internationally recognized judge forthe VTramp virtual<br />

competition in 2020.<br />

Kim Cotton -Cricket. This year Kimreached the pinnacle<br />

of umpiring women’s cricket -appointmenttoumpire<br />

the finals at both the ICCWomen’s WorldCup and the<br />

Women’s T20 cricket final at the Commonwealth Games.<br />

She was the only NZ umpireofficiating at the WorldCup<br />

wheresheumpired several round robin games,asemi<br />

final and the final at Hagley Park.<br />

ATHLETE WITH ADISABILITY<br />

Troy Washington -Special Olympics Sports. Troy has<br />

been afixtureofRangioraHigh School sports forseveral<br />

years,competing in and supporting several sports teams<br />

including Futsal,Football, Cross Country, Rugby, Athletics<br />

and Basketball. Hehas had success at the 2021 Special<br />

Olympics Basketball Regional Games and the 2020<br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong> SecondarySchool Athletics Championships<br />

and SecondarySchool Football competition.<br />

Zack Lappin -ParaAthletics. This year Zack became a<br />

national record holderwhen he brokethe U20 T37 1500m<br />

record competing at the NZ Track&FieldChamps. He was<br />

also 1st in Para Senior Men’s Javelin and 2nd in ParaSenior<br />

Men’sdiscus with apersonal bestthrow. Zack turned 17<br />

this year which meanshenow competes at senior Para<br />

competitions,butnot beforehebroke the NZU17 Javelin<br />

record at the LovelockClassic in January.<br />

SPORTS EVENT<br />

Hedgefest. Local BMX aceLiam<br />

Goodwin introduced Hedgefest<br />

in 2021, attracting 50 riders<br />

and some 400 spectators to his<br />

purpose-built dirtjump track<br />

near Woodend. This unique<br />

eventsawBMX and MTBriders<br />

invited to perform tricks, jumps<br />

and high-flying manoeuvresfor<br />

the audience. With no other<br />

eventquitelike it in the country<br />

Liam is hoping to build the event<br />

further andattractmore riders to<br />

Hedgefest<br />

the sport.<br />

BBNZ U19National Tournament. One of NZ Basketball’s<br />

premiere age-group tournaments, the U19 Nationals<br />

brought 25men’s and women’steams from across the<br />

countrytoMainPowerStadium in August 20<strong>22</strong>. It wasthe<br />

first time NC had hosted a BBNZ nationaltournament, with<br />

NCBA callingonover80localvolunteers to assist with its<br />

smooth running. Anestimated1200 spectators watched<br />

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communityfundraising events. The 6-hourteams<br />

mountain biking race uses sections of the RakahuriTrail<br />

alongside the Ashley RiveratRangiora. In 2020the event<br />

attractedover100 teamsof2-4 riders, making it one of the<br />

Waimakariridistrict’s largestsporting eventsand amajor<br />

fundraiser fortheTrust’s MainPower Waiswim Primary<br />

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CLUB OF THEYEAR<br />

<strong>North</strong><strong>Canterbury</strong>Basketball. Growth in NC basketball<br />

continues apace with NCBA’s 2021 playernumbers<br />

increasing to 1300, with <strong>22</strong> club teams,numerous age<br />

group repteams, 45 officials,50coaches andover50<br />

other volunteers. NCBA’s “Girls GotGame” programme<br />

has been aparticular success, with over 120 year 5-8 girls<br />

nowinvolved. The introduction of 3x3 basketball foryear<br />

5/6 players in the Friday Night Basketball competition has<br />

seen an increase in player skills and confidencewhich will<br />

lead to success at regional &national levels in the future.<br />

ICE Gymsports. Themerger of ICE Trampoline Sports<br />

and RangioraGymnastics Club to create ICE Gymsports<br />

has givennew lease of lifetoall the club’s programmes<br />

and seen an increase in participation across the board.<br />

ICE Gymsports nowhas over 600 members, 20 coaches,<br />

and 15 qualified judges,and attracts manycasual visitors<br />

and school group booking. Theintroduction of the<br />

“Jump Start”programme forindividuals with disabilities<br />

and sensory development needs has been aparticular<br />

achievement in thelast couple of years,providing access<br />

to gymsports to another partofthe local community.<br />

SERVICE TO SPORT<br />

PeterWilliams -Cricket. Peterhas been afixtureof<br />

local cricket and rugbyfor just about as long as anyone<br />

can remember. Heserved<strong>Canterbury</strong>CountryCricket for<br />

over 37 years as secretary, boardmember and selector.<br />

More recently he has been involved in recruiting and<br />

appointing umpires which has contributed to huge<br />

growth in that area of the game. Peter also remains<br />

actively involvedinrugbycircles aftermanyyears as<br />

aplayer, referee, administrator and reporterfor <strong>North</strong><br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong>Rugby.<br />

Leigh Bolton -School Sport. Leigh has<br />

organised sportfor RangioraHigh School for<br />

the last 10 years,going above and beyond<br />

whatisexpectedofthe role to ensure<br />

students have rewarding and memorable<br />

sporting experienceduring their time at the<br />

school. She has broughther ownpassion<br />

forsportinto the role and has thrived on<br />

seeing students grow through the sporting<br />

opportunities she has helped create.<br />

PeterStevenson -SurfLifeSaving. Over<br />

20 years associatedwith the WaikukuBeach<br />

SurfLifeSaving Club has not dampened<br />

Peter’spassion forthe sportnor the dedication he puts<br />

into coaching and mentoring club members at all levels.<br />

Peterisahighly respectedcoach within <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />

SurfLifeSaving circles and has coached the <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />

DevelopmentSquad as well as junior WaikukuClub<br />

members to national competitions. Peter plans all the<br />

club’s trainings through the year then assists,encourages<br />

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he is ALWAYS there to support club surf life savers at their<br />

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JacobTurner -Mountain Biking<br />

•Oceania XCOChamps<br />

-3 rd U19 2020/5 th U23 20<strong>22</strong><br />

•NZXCO Nationals 2020 -2 nd U19<br />

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•Selection to NZ team forUCI<br />

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Millie-Jane McIlraith -Shooting<br />

•Selectedfor theNZOpen<br />

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•NZSecondarySchools Nationals -<br />

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Georgia Gold -Netball<br />

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NNL team 20<strong>22</strong><br />

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League developmentsquad 2021<br />

•NCNC U18 Nationals team 2021<br />

JessicaHendren -Athletics<br />

•Oceania Athletics Champs 20<strong>22</strong> -<br />

1 st U18 High Jump<br />

•Selectedfor NZ Secondary<br />

Schools Athletics team 20<strong>22</strong><br />

•NZSecondarySchools Champs<br />

2020 -1 st Jnr Girls High Jump<br />

IvyBrown-Basketball<br />

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•PartofNCBA U17 team finishing<br />

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NEWS<br />

10 <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>September</strong> <strong>22</strong>, 20<strong>22</strong><br />

Weaving exhibition<br />

By ROBYN BRISTOW<br />

An exhibition that bringsthe beauty and<br />

serenity of NewZealand’s nativeforests<br />

indoorsisonshow at the ChamberGallery<br />

in the RangioraLibrary.<br />

The Ngahere –The Bush of Aotearoa,<br />

exhibition, by members of the<br />

Professional Weavers NetworkofNew<br />

Zealand, is on tour throughoutNew<br />

Zealand.<br />

The exhibition featuresmore than39<br />

pieces of art work including handwoven<br />

textured and gauze fabrics,tapestries,<br />

Jacquardweaves,floor rugsand cushions.<br />

The exhibition blendsimagination, skill<br />

and creativeflairand Rangioraisthe first<br />

stopinthe group’s nationwidetourwhich<br />

includes exhibitions in sixother towns.<br />

It bringstogether someofNew<br />

Zealand’s most talented weavers, who<br />

have taken inspiration from awide<br />

variety of forest experiences and<br />

interpreted theminmanydifferentways,<br />

using akaleidoscopeoftextures,colours<br />

andfiltered light whilealso keeping the<br />

textures and coloursofthe forest in mind,<br />

though notnecessarilybeing literal in<br />

that approach.<br />

TheNgahere –The BushofAotearoa is<br />

atactileexhibitionand visitors are<br />

encouraged to immerse themselves in the<br />

show andtohandle thework.<br />

It is an active group, providing a<br />

stimulatingand excitingenvironmentfor<br />

members withanannual seminarwhich<br />

providesanopportunitytoshare<br />

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ClosesOctober 820<strong>22</strong> atnoon<br />

Car show extravaganza. .. Cars lined up at the Kaikoura race course last Saturday during<br />

the Kaikoura Hop.<br />

PHOTO: JOHN COSGROVE<br />

Hopping to theHop<br />

By JOHN COSGROVE<br />

Kaikoura’s streets reverberated to the<br />

sound of thousands of V8s, classic and<br />

custom cars over the weekend.<br />

The annual Kaikoura Hop returned<br />

with acolourful bang after two years of<br />

COVID restrictions hampered the event.<br />

Founder Doug O’Callahan said it had<br />

been abusy few days.<br />

He praised his wife Fonz and all the<br />

Kaikoura and Christchurch people who<br />

had stepped up at the last minute to take<br />

over the reigns of the show when he<br />

suffered heart problems.<br />

‘‘This year due to my surgery, my wife<br />

and my daughter plus Elaine and Hunter<br />

Clark and many others kindly stepped<br />

up and took over many of my roles.<br />

‘‘This great event couldn’t have<br />

happened if it wasn’t for them,’’ he said.<br />

Now in its 12th year, the biggest part of<br />

the four day long hop, the Car Show<br />

Extravaganza, was held in its traditional<br />

venue at the Kaikoura race course.<br />

Dougs says that once again the show<br />

attracted about 1000 car entries and over<br />

5000 spectators.<br />

‘‘Many more always come up on day<br />

trips from north and south, especially<br />

when the weather was fine like it was on<br />

Saturday.<br />

‘‘Doug says it was avery successful<br />

event despite the tough economic times.<br />

‘‘Everyone who came, and they came<br />

from as far as Whangarei and<br />

Invercargill, said they had, had agreat<br />

time.<br />

‘‘We put alot on for them including<br />

poker runs, adrive in movie, pin up<br />

contests, skate contest, burn out<br />

contests, many scenic runs around the<br />

district, agiant party, and my favourite<br />

was the cruise to Rodin Cars at Mount<br />

Lyford.’’<br />

Doug says it was an amazing drive out<br />

to the race car builders private track and<br />

factory in <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>.<br />

‘‘We were so grateful to the team there<br />

letting us look around the place.’’<br />

As the theme was ‘Happy Days” many<br />

of the women attending dressed for the<br />

occasion as did afew men.<br />

‘‘Every one is looking forward to next<br />

years event,’’ says Doug.<br />

More photos on page 24<br />

Electric classic cars unlikely<br />

Converting classiccars to electric power is<br />

aUnitedStates trend unlikely to catch on<br />

in New Zealand, saysanAmberley classic<br />

car owner and events organiser.<br />

Trevor Stanley­Joblin believes the high<br />

cost of the conversionswouldput Kiwi<br />

classic car owners off converting their<br />

petrol­powered vehicles to electric power.<br />

‘‘Classicvehicles are generally just used<br />

for classic­car gatherings,tours,rallies and<br />

shows,’’ he says.‘‘Ofcourse,itisalso nice<br />

for afamilypicniclunch,out in the country<br />

on asummer Sunday.But overall the<br />

mileage per vehicle is not high, so is it<br />

worththe cost?’’<br />

Mr Stanleysays spending the thousands<br />

of dollarstoconvert to electric may make<br />

senseifthe classic car ownerwants their<br />

prideand joy to remain in the family, and<br />

plan to bequeath it to family members or<br />

placeitinafamily trust.He is unaware of<br />

any New Zealand work shopspecialising<br />

in convertingdomestic combustion­engine<br />

vehicles to electricity power.<br />

‘‘That is not to say that there is not an<br />

opportunity for someone to specialise in<br />

doingso. Ithinkchange is on the way, but<br />

in my opinion, the number of classiccar<br />

owners thatwill changetoelectric, area<br />

very small percentage.’’<br />

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Sunday fun for all with aParty in the Park<br />

By JOHN COSGROVE<br />

Spring is in the air and AllTogether<br />

Kaiapoi's free ‘Party in the Park' is<br />

back on again for 20<strong>22</strong>.<br />

It is happening this Sunday,<br />

<strong>September</strong> 25, from 11.30am to 2.30pm<br />

The ‘Party in the Park'will be held at<br />

TrousselotPark, in Kaiapoi, and<br />

marksthe startofthe annual Kaiapoi<br />

Spring Festival with music, fun and<br />

games.<br />

The musicwill be presented by a<br />

live 8piece music band, the ‘Family<br />

Affair’, with SharonWilliams and her<br />

family playing.<br />

All Together Kaiapoiproject coordinator<br />

LindaDunbar said it will be<br />

afabulousday out for the whole family<br />

with avarietyofattractions on offer<br />

including: foodand marketstalls,<br />

raffles, pedalmania,photo booth,<br />

bouncy castles, face painting, paint<br />

ball target shooting, pony rides,<br />

interactive farmyard, bumper boats<br />

and waterwalkers.<br />

The Partyinthe Park, sponsoredby<br />

the KiwiGaming Foundation and<br />

Blackwell’s Department Store, is just<br />

one of anumber of events on during<br />

the Kaiapoi Spring Festival.<br />

ThereisaTreasure Hunt sponsored<br />

by CreativeCommunities and<br />

Easylawn.<br />

It willrun from<strong>September</strong>24<br />

through to October 16, with 20 shopsin<br />

Kaiapoi and Silverstream displaying<br />

whiteline drawn artworkintheir<br />

windows.<br />

But only 12 will have achicken<br />

hidden in theirartwork. List all 12<br />

correctly to win.<br />

The artwork on each of the business<br />

windows has been created by different<br />

Waimakariri artists of various ages<br />

from primary and secondary school<br />

studentsthrough to adults. Entry<br />

forms for the ‘Spring ShopWindow<br />

Treasure Hunt'can be collected from<br />

the Kaiapoi Library.<br />

The Kaiapoi Garden Clubwill be<br />

creating aspectacular floral display<br />

as part of the Spring Festival in the<br />

space where Patchina the Giraffeison<br />

Williams Street beside the ANZ bank<br />

tomorrow afternoon.<br />

Once againthe very colourful large<br />

woodendaffodils have been installed<br />

on the planters on the Kaiapoi bridge.<br />

Organised by All Together Kaiapoi<br />

in partnershipwith the Kaiapoi<br />

MenzShed who made them three years<br />

ago and install them for special<br />

occasions.<br />

All Together Kaiapoi are also<br />

planning on installingalarge number<br />

of yellow lanterns to hang on both<br />

sides of the Kaiapoi bridge duringthe<br />

SpringFestival.<br />

Brightening up the day ... All Together<br />

Kaiapoi project co­ordinator Linda Dunbar<br />

(left), the Kaiapoi­Tuahiwi Community<br />

Board chairperson and chairperson of All<br />

Together Kaiapoi Jackie Watson and the<br />

Menzshed of Kaiapoi project co­ordinator<br />

Bob Smith, with one of eight large scale<br />

wooden daffodils erected in the planter<br />

boxes on the Kaiapoi Bridge to<br />

commemorate the start of the Kaiapoi<br />

Spring Festival.<br />

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Inflatable fun for all in Kaiapoi<br />

By ROBYN BRISTOW<br />

The Kaiapoi Promotion Association is<br />

bringing back afun free eventfor<br />

Waimakaririschools.<br />

The Inflatarun challenge is on againin<br />

Kaiapoi on October18, and this year it<br />

will not just be for students.<br />

The publicisalso going to have an<br />

opportunity to test their skills around the<br />

Inflatarun circuit.<br />

Last year350, Year 5to8studentsfrom<br />

Ohoka,Pegasus Town, Kaiapoi Borough<br />

and St Patrick's schoolswent head­tohead<br />

at Kaiapoi Promotion Association’s<br />

(KPA) first interschoolchallenge at<br />

MurphyPark.<br />

The students were buzzingwith<br />

excitement as they lined up for the big<br />

loop track and relay race made up of 12<br />

inflatable obstacles provided by<br />

Inflatarun.<br />

At the end of the event Pegasus Bay<br />

Schoolwas declared the winnersand<br />

received atrophydonatedbythe Lions<br />

Club of Pegasus Town.<br />

Inflatarun director Graham Mosssays<br />

duringlockdownhedecidedtocreate<br />

something fun for rural schoolstoenjoy<br />

without travelling into Christchurch city.<br />

WaimakaririDistrict Council Mayor<br />

Dan Gordon attendedand saw first­hand<br />

how muchthe students enjoyed<br />

participating.<br />

‘‘Thanks to Kaiapoi Promotion<br />

Association for initiating this fun event<br />

for students to enjoy.I’m really thrilled<br />

it’s being offered to so many students<br />

throughout the WaimakaririDistrict.<br />

‘‘Any opportunity that gives young<br />

peoplethe opportunity to be in the<br />

outdoors, exercising and also having fun<br />

is something to be encouraged’’<br />

KPA Chairman MartinPinkham says<br />

they wereable to use asmall bit of<br />

funding left overfrom the Kaiapoi<br />

Christmas Carnivaltomake the first<br />

Big kids ... All ages will get to have agoatthe inflatarun challenge next month in Kaiapoi.<br />

event free and accessiblefor the schools,<br />

and this year’s event has been able to be<br />

run due to some fundingfrom<br />

Youthtown.<br />

‘‘Itwas fantastictosee all the schools<br />

together like this.<br />

‘‘Wealso want people to know that<br />

Murphy Park is agreat venueand<br />

Kaiapoi is afun place for people to do<br />

PHOTO: FILE<br />

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Event manager TracyInwood says she<br />

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Disc golf proposal for domain<br />

By DAVID HILL,<br />

Local Democracy Reporter<br />

Disc golfcould soon be anew attractionat<br />

Kaiapoi Domain.<br />

The Waimakariri District Council’s<br />

greenspace team planstoconsult with the<br />

community following aproposalto<br />

develop anine­hole disc golf course in the<br />

Kaiapoi Domain.<br />

The proposal gained the initialsupport<br />

of the Kaiapoi­TuahiwiCommunity Board,<br />

following apresentation at its meeting on<br />

Monday, <strong>September</strong> 19.<br />

Deputy Mayor Neville Atkinson said he<br />

looked forwardtohearingfrom the public.<br />

‘‘I think this is agreat concept and we<br />

will wait to see what the peoplethink<br />

aboutthe use of the domain.<br />

‘‘There’s plentyofspace at the domain<br />

and the onlyproblem will be themagpies.’’<br />

BoardmemberBrent Cairns said the<br />

appeal of disc golfwas therewas no age<br />

barrier.<br />

‘‘It’s going to bringinall the agesand it’s<br />

apositive for Kaiapoi.’’<br />

Cr Al Blackie also backedthe idea and<br />

suggestedthe incoming board could<br />

considerputtingupsome money towards<br />

the project.<br />

In apresentation to the board,Ben Croll<br />

and Ryan Molata said there were50disc<br />

golf courses in New Zealand, with four in<br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong>.<br />

The pair were busy fundraisingand<br />

seeking sponsorshiptopay fornine<br />

baskets (estimated cost $7284.23),18<br />

sleeves ($746.24) and ninetee pads<br />

($110/m2).<br />

It would be entirelyfree to participants,<br />

who would just need to bring afrisbie.<br />

The rules were similar to golf and<br />

participants could download an app on to<br />

theirphone to keep score.<br />

The boardvoted to install amemorial<br />

seat and plaquededicatedtoformerboard<br />

chairperson ChrisGreengrass, whopassed<br />

Disc golf ... The Kaiapoi Domain may soon host adisc golf course, as the sport grows in<br />

popularity.<br />

PHOTO: FILE<br />

away earlierthis year.<br />

The seatwouldbelocatedonthe north<br />

bank of the Kaiapoi River, next to the<br />

Coastguardbuildingand facingthe<br />

mountains and the library,board<br />

chairperson Jackie Watson said.<br />

‘‘The family thoughtthe location was<br />

appropriate because of Chris’ involvement<br />

with the rivercarnival.’’<br />

Councilstaff willwork with the<br />

Greengrass family on the finaldesign.<br />

Asculpture funded by the Kaiapoi Art<br />

Expo will be erected at Silverstream<br />

EsplanadeReserve.<br />

The Waimakariri Arts Trust, which<br />

organises the expo, commissioned the<br />

sculpture from Amberley artistRaymond<br />

Herberand donated it to the Waimakariri<br />

Public Arts Trust.<br />

The board approvedthe location, which<br />

had been chosenbythe Waimakariri<br />

Public Arts Trust and the council’s<br />

greenspacespace.<br />

It will installedupon alow mound<br />

northeast of the central path.<br />

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18 <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>September</strong> <strong>22</strong>, 20<strong>22</strong><br />

MP opposes Ohoka plan<br />

By DAVID HILL,<br />

LocalDemocracy Reporter<br />

Waimakariri MP Matt Doocey<br />

admitsopposing aprivate plan<br />

changefor aproposed <strong>North</strong><br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong> residential<br />

development was not an easy<br />

decision.<br />

Mr Doocey has expressed his<br />

opposition to aproposed<br />

development at Ohoka,near<br />

Rangiora, despite the developer<br />

being amemberofhis extended<br />

family.<br />

The Waimakariri District<br />

Council has receivedaround 630<br />

submissions in response to the<br />

850 section development<br />

proposed by Rolleston<br />

Industrial Developments Ltd.<br />

The company is partofCarter<br />

Group,and is run by Mr Doocey’s<br />

cousinTim Carter.<br />

‘‘Somepeople felt Ihad a<br />

conflict of interest, but Iwas<br />

upfront from the beginning and I<br />

felt thatIhad ajob to do as the<br />

local MP to listentopeople’s<br />

concerns,’’MrDoocey said.<br />

‘‘In away, with Carter Group<br />

being aprominent company in<br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong>, it was inevitable<br />

this issue would potentially<br />

arise.<br />

‘‘I feelattimes people did<br />

make personal attacks because<br />

of my familyconnection withthe<br />

developer which Ifeel was<br />

uncalled for.<br />

‘‘I can’t be responsiblefor<br />

what people do in my extended<br />

family­they have to be<br />

responsiblefor their own<br />

decisions.’’<br />

Despite the family<br />

connection, Mr Doocey said<br />

he decided, after hearing the<br />

concerns of residents, the<br />

proposed developed would be<br />

bad for the community.<br />

He cited the loss of<br />

productive soils, the risk of<br />

flooding and transport issues<br />

among his reasonsfor<br />

opposing the development.<br />

‘‘In New Zealand the lossof<br />

productive soils is amajor<br />

issue and this plan change<br />

would leadtothe lossof<br />

productive soils.’’<br />

He understood aNational<br />

PolicyStatement on<br />

productive soils was being<br />

prepared by the Government.<br />

Mr Doocey said anumber of<br />

residents in Ohoka,<br />

Silverstreamand south<br />

Kaiapoi had raised concerns<br />

about flooding, which were<br />

highlighted in the recent<br />

heavy rain events.<br />

Transport was another<br />

issue highlighted by<br />

residents,with Tram Road<br />

already under pressure from<br />

congestion.<br />

Mr Doocey said he had<br />

written to Environment<br />

Minister David Parker and<br />

raisedquestions in<br />

Parliament in response to<br />

residents’concerns.<br />

He alsodisputed the<br />

developer’s assessment the<br />

proposed development was<br />

consistent with the National<br />

PolicyStatement on urban<br />

development.<br />

Under the NPS, housing<br />

developments were allowed in<br />

urban environments which had<br />

existing or planned public<br />

transport services.<br />

‘‘Ohokaisneitherurbannor<br />

serviced by public transport,’’<br />

Mr Dooceysaid.<br />

‘‘I’m supportive of green fields<br />

development in areasinclose<br />

proximity to planned urban<br />

development areas with linksto<br />

existing infrastructure suchas<br />

roadingand three waters.’’<br />

<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>­based<br />

Labour List MP Dan Rosewarne<br />

said he had also been contactby<br />

concerned residents and had<br />

raised questions with<br />

Government Ministers.<br />

‘‘I’ve been quitesurprised at<br />

the backlash,’’ he said. ‘‘The<br />

feedback I’vehad from the<br />

Ministers is thatit’s examples<br />

like this,that’s why we’re looking<br />

at the RMA (Resource<br />

ManagementAct). We need to<br />

make it abit more consistent so<br />

we can get better co­ordination<br />

with future developments.’’<br />

AWaimakaririDistrict<br />

Councilspokesperson said<br />

submissionswere being<br />

processed, with asummarytobe<br />

prepared for afurther<br />

submission period of 10 days<br />

before hearings wereheld. No<br />

date has been set for asecond<br />

submission period or for<br />

hearings, whichwill be heard by<br />

independent commissioners.<br />

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<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> Police incidentsto<strong>September</strong> 18<br />

Saturday, <strong>September</strong> 10: Acontrolled purchase operation was<br />

conducted in the Waimakariri area by the Liquor Licensing Team<br />

in Christchurch. Ayoung person was taskedwith attempting to<br />

purchase alcohol. Atotal of 28 premises were visited, no sales<br />

were made which is very pleasing.<br />

Sunday, <strong>September</strong> 11: AMilwaukee impact wrench was stolen<br />

from ahouse deck on Main <strong>North</strong> Road, Woodend.<br />

Tuesday, <strong>September</strong> 13:A35 year old male was charged with drug<br />

and firearm offences after an incident at Waikuku.<br />

Wednesday, <strong>September</strong> 14:Aname plate was stolen from atrailer<br />

in PercivalStreet,Rangiora;Anattempted burglary was reported<br />

to aproperty in Sutherland Drive, Kaiapoi. Entry was not gained;<br />

Ascam was reported where the scammerpretendedtobethe<br />

victim’s daughter, convincing them to supply the credit card<br />

number. The scammers had obtainedbasic details of the daughter<br />

and the contact was made over social media. Areminder to always<br />

confirm who you are dealing with; Amale saying he was collecting<br />

for the Cancer Society in Kaiapoi causedconcern. No money was<br />

handed over; Two vehicles on Helicon Street in Pegasus were<br />

entered.Tools and awallet were stolen. The cards from the wallet<br />

were used soon after in Christchurch.<br />

Thursday, <strong>September</strong>15:Agrey 2002 Nissan Fairlady was stolen<br />

from acar sales yard on Williams Street in Kaiapoi; Asteam<br />

cleaner was stolen from aFlaxton Road business in Rangiora; A<br />

person was seen on CCTV trying vehicle door handles on Jove<br />

Drive in Pegasus; A24year old male was arrested after being seen<br />

by amember of the public tagging in Rangiora. Excellentwork by<br />

the witness who followed the offender until Police arrived; Two<br />

drones were seen flying around BradleysRoad in Ohoka.<br />

Friday, <strong>September</strong> 16:Awhite Toyota Passo was stolen from Te<br />

Hurunui DriveinPegasus. Another vehicle was brokeninto<br />

nearby; ARangiora male was processed for Driving with Excess<br />

Breath Alcohol after beingstopped in Kaiapoi; Friday,<strong>September</strong><br />

16/Saturday,<strong>September</strong> 17: AGallagher solar electric fence unit<br />

was stolen from afarm on Balcairn Amberley Road.<br />

Saturday, <strong>September</strong> 17 and Sunday, <strong>September</strong> 18:Alowered<br />

white Ute was seen acting suspiciouslyinKotare Ave in Rangiora;<br />

Ared MazdaFamilia was stolenfrom Charles Street, Kaiapoi,and<br />

located on Otaki Street; AHonda EU65isgeneratorwas stolen<br />

from atrailer parked at an address in Kippenberger Ave<br />

Rangiora;Tagging was placed on the toilets at MatawaiPark<br />

Rangiora and Trousselot Park Kaiapoi; Alarge terracotta pot was<br />

stolen in Pegasus; Two cheetah statues were stolen from an<br />

addressinMacphail Ave Rangiora.


Spring flower show<br />

The Woodend Community Centre will be<br />

blooming on Saturday,October 1.<br />

Spring blooms will brighten up the<br />

centre, alongwith floralart, bakingand<br />

crafts, at the 89th annualWoodend<br />

Spring FlowerShow.<br />

Exhibitors from as far field as Leeston,<br />

Christchurch and Rakaia are expectedto<br />

join local <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> entrants to<br />

show off theirdaffodils in the open,<br />

intermediate and novice classes.<br />

Therewill also be classes for other<br />

spring flowers, fruit and vegetables,<br />

preserves, baking,handcrafts, and<br />

photography. There’s ablokes section<br />

and children’s classes.<br />

Entrytothe show, which will run from<br />

1pm to 4pm,is$2, and childrenare free.<br />

It is also freetoenter an exhibit.<br />

Schedules areavailable at Paws<br />

Woodend, Kaiapoi and Rangiora<br />

Libraries, Boots nAll and businesses<br />

throughoutthe Waimakariri area.<br />

Therewill also be stallsoutside with<br />

plants, and Daffodil bulbsfor sale,<br />

alongside Devonshire teams.<br />

Afloral art exhibition willbeon<br />

display at the show run which is runby<br />

the WoodendGarden Cluband the Lions<br />

Club of Woodend Pegasus as acombined<br />

community project.<br />

The show has along and colourful<br />

history,beginning in 1932with agroup of<br />

farmer'swives wantingtoshowcasetheir<br />

flowers and produce.<br />

Blooming ... Visitors admire the range of<br />

daffodils on display at aprevious Woodend<br />

Spring Flower Show.<br />

PHOTO:FILE<br />

New food forest<br />

By SHELLEYTOPP<br />

Anew food forest is being established<br />

at Gladstone Park in Woodend with<br />

support from the KaiapoiFood<br />

Forestteam and the Waimakariri<br />

District Council’sgreenspaceteam.<br />

The first trees for the new Pegasus/<br />

Woodend FoodForest were planted<br />

duringacommunity plantingday held<br />

at the park on Sunday <strong>September</strong> 11.<br />

The event was heldthree days after<br />

the death of Queen Elizabeth 11, and<br />

the first treeplantedinthe new forest<br />

was aRoyalGala apple tree, which<br />

‘‘seemed appropriate,’’ said the<br />

Kaiapoi FoodForest Board of<br />

Trustees chair, Brent Cairns.<br />

Every tree was donatedbylocal<br />

residents, the Woodend Nursery,<br />

Riverside Horticulture,Woodend<br />

Volunteer Fire Brigade,Kaiapoi<br />

Food Forest and the Woodend<br />

Menzshed.<br />

Support for the forest beganin<br />

October 2021when Isa and Oliver<br />

Dambeck, of Pegasus, calledapublic<br />

meeting to discuss starting a<br />

community food forest at the park.<br />

‘‘There was such enthusiasm about<br />

the idea,’’ Brent said. ‘‘However it<br />

took manyconversations to get<br />

approval to use public land, but in the<br />

end the GreenSpace team were very<br />

supportive of the idea.’’<br />

Afood forest is designed around<br />

nature, growing food in layers with<br />

canopy trees of fruit or nut trees<br />

planted first, then underthat smaller<br />

treesthat require the protection of<br />

the larger trees,ortreessuch as<br />

kowhai or kakabeak, thatprovide<br />

beneficial nutrients,are planted<br />

followed by berries, herbs and ground<br />

covers.<br />

With the first trees in the new forest<br />

now planted ‘‘we are now lookingfor<br />

cardboardand mulchtohelp retain<br />

moisture and feed the trees and<br />

plants,’’Brentsays.<br />

‘‘Once we have the area covered in<br />

mulchwewill need borders to retain<br />

the mulch and makeiteasier for<br />

contractors to mow. Thenwecan start<br />

planting more plants like<br />

raspberries, herbs, strawberries.’’<br />

The Pegasus/WoodendFood Forest<br />

is the second food forest withinthe<br />

Waimakariridistrict, joining the<br />

Kaiapoi Food Forest. Members of the<br />

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Local Democracy Reporter<br />

Woodend residentssay acycle waylinking<br />

the town with Kaiapoi is urgently needed<br />

for the community.<br />

Woodend CommunityAssociation<br />

chairperson Doug Weatheysaid the<br />

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Pegasus with Woodend should be atop<br />

priority.<br />

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District Council’smeetingearlier this<br />

monthinresponse to the council’swalking<br />

and cycling networkplan.<br />

The proposed Woodend to Kaiapoi cycle<br />

way would follow Sandhill Road,<br />

continuing parallel to State Highway 1to<br />

Pine Acres,before followingWilliams<br />

Street into Kaiapoi.<br />

It was listed as priority two in the<br />

council’s draft walking and cycling<br />

network plan,while the Pegasus to<br />

Woodend cycle waywas prioritythree.<br />

Mr Weathey said the Woodend to<br />

Kaiapoi cycleway wouldcomplete the<br />

circuit, with the Passchendaele Pathway<br />

(Kaiapoi to Rangiora) and the Rangiora to<br />

Woodend Pathway.<br />

‘‘It would be avery nice circuit around<br />

the eastern part of the districtand it would<br />

bringalot of peopleinto the area.’’<br />

Woodend­Sefton CommunityBoard<br />

chairperson ShonaPowell also addressed<br />

the council meeting and said the two cycle<br />

ways wereneeded to offerasafe route for<br />

cyclists.<br />

She saidone primary schoolpupil had<br />

attendedthe dropinsessions to say he<br />

wanted to cyclefrom Woodend to Kaiapoi<br />

High Schoolwhen he was older.<br />

‘‘We have been askingfor thesecycle<br />

ways since2018 and it’s no longeranice to<br />

have.’’<br />

Kaiapoi High School principalJason<br />

Reid, akeen cyclist, saidthe proposed<br />

Woodend to Kaiapoicycle way was ‘‘a<br />

fantastic idea’’.<br />

‘‘Cycle ways like this are extremely<br />

valuable because theygive youngpeople<br />

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road.<br />

‘‘Environmentally it means you don’t<br />

have to haveavehicle that burns through<br />

fossilfuels and it’sgood for fitness and<br />

wellbeing.’’<br />

Kaiapoi PromotionsAssociation<br />

chairperson MartinPinkham served on<br />

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partywhich helped develop the network<br />

plan and was pleased to see it finally<br />

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was only listed as priority two.<br />

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following Williams Street intoKaiapoiasa<br />

less busy road wouldbeasaferoption.<br />

‘‘We needtoget peopleinto <strong>North</strong><br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong> and we’ve got to give them<br />

options.<br />

‘‘What I’m pleased aboutisthat we<br />

finallyhave acycling networkplan as it<br />

sets aguide for the next 20 years,even if<br />

we may disagreewith what is given<br />

priority.’’<br />

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By DAVID HILL.<br />

Local Democracy Reporter<br />

AChristchurch­based community trusthas<br />

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The Waimakariri District Council<br />

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initiatives outside of Christchurch.<br />

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housing units on its books.<br />

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wouldneed to be created to operate in<br />

other<strong>Canterbury</strong> districts, including<br />

Waimakariri.<br />

Waimakariri District Councilstrategic<br />

projects general manager Simon Markham<br />

said the approach to the councilfollowed<br />

the establishment of aWaimakariri social<br />

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social housingwaitinglist andagrowing<br />

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district is around 100 households and it’s<br />

increased by 100 percent in the last 12<br />

months.’’<br />

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2011 earthquakes, withasignificant<br />

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Community rallies after Pines Beach fire<br />

By JOHN COSGROVE<br />

23<br />

Desperate cries for help woke<br />

neighbours of 14 Rinaldi Avenue at<br />

2:53am on Saturday, <strong>September</strong> 10.<br />

Aquick 111 call, and then several ran<br />

over the road in the small rural<br />

community of Pines Beach, to help the<br />

single male occupant of the house<br />

escape the growing inferno.<br />

Community member Chris Anderson<br />

praised the swift work by the Pines<br />

Kairaki rural fire team who were<br />

quickly on the scene to find the fire was<br />

well involved.<br />

He says they quickly set about<br />

protecting the neighbouring properties<br />

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property.<br />

‘‘Incidents like this are areminder<br />

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‘‘Sadly the owner, who is well known<br />

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said.<br />

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when Ivisited him the next day in<br />

Christchurch hospital where he is being<br />

treated for minor injuries.<br />

‘‘With the help of the nurses we got<br />

Friends in need ... Pines Beach resident<br />

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response by people in the community.<br />

PHOTO: JOHN COSGROVE<br />

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Empty shell ... The fire damaged house at 14 Rinaldi Avenue Pines Beach settlement.<br />

PHOTO: FENZ<br />

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Great view. .. The 20<strong>22</strong> Kaikoura Hop returned to the Kaikoura Race Course for its annual car extravaganza over the weekend attracting over 1000 custom cars.<br />

By JOHN COSGROVE<br />

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1600 as members of the Youbee student film crew document the Kaikoura Hop.<br />

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Beach, and modelled by Nikayla Beer, was the adult categories Supreme<br />

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Supreme Student Categories winner ... Scared and<br />

Stared to Stone, designed by Jess Brosnahan, Katelyn<br />

Wilson and Jamie Keogh, and modelled by Katelyn<br />

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Show in the Rangiora Town Hall last Saturday night.<br />

Holy Cow ... Aunique design by Charlie Dean and<br />

modelled by Eden Peacock, was Highly Commended in<br />

the Students Years 1­6 Agriculture category.<br />

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WAIAU PIG HUNT<br />

26 <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>September</strong> <strong>22</strong>, 20<strong>22</strong><br />

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By SHELLEY TOPP<br />

27<br />

ARangiora woman with arare formof<br />

ovarian cancer is startingagynaecological<br />

cancer peer support group.<br />

Catharine Hogan was diagnosed with<br />

the disease 19 years ago.<br />

Catharine was not expectedtolive more<br />

than fiveyears,but says earlydetection,<br />

surrounding herself with agood medical<br />

team who knew what they were doing, plus<br />

having faith and inner strength have all<br />

helped her to extendthat early prognosis.<br />

‘‘Because of all those positives, Ihave<br />

experienced much lessstress in dealing<br />

with my illness,’’ she says.<br />

Catharine,(Ngati Kuri) says she<br />

inherited her inner strength fromher<br />

grandmother NanaHogan.<br />

‘‘If you had dropped abomb on her you<br />

wouldhave been sorry for the bomb,’’<br />

Catharine says.<br />

‘‘Shewas avery strong woman.’’<br />

Catharine is being supported by Cancer<br />

Society <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>toestablish the<br />

group. The initial meetings for the new<br />

groupwill be held in their Rangiora office,<br />

but futuremeetingsmay also be held at<br />

otherlocations.<br />

There will be no medical practitioners<br />

or hierarchy in the group, Catharinesays.<br />

‘‘Everyoneatthe meetings will havea<br />

livedexperience of gynaecologicalcancer.<br />

We willall have agood understandingof<br />

what we are goingthrough and how we<br />

mightbeable to helpand support each<br />

other.’’<br />

Gynaecologicalcancersare knownas<br />

the silent cancers.<br />

Catharine is hoping her new peer<br />

support group will help raise awarenessof<br />

Peer support group planned ... Catharine Hogan, centre, is starting agynaecological cancer peer support group, with support from<br />

members of Cancer Society <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>, in Rangiora, Gabrielle O’Connell, left and Emma Westwood­Davies, right. PHOTO: SHELLEY TOPP<br />

themand help womenwho havethe<br />

disease gainstrength and companionship<br />

fromeach other. The inaugural meeting<br />

willbeheld on Monday,October 10,<br />

starting at 7pm, in the CancerSociety<br />

<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>'s Rangioraoffice in the<br />

old DistrictCourtBuilding at 143 Percival<br />

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After many yearsriding fastbikes,<br />

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discover the countryside.<br />

Astride his trusty Honda he loves<br />

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andinteresting places off the<br />

beaten track.<br />

“There is so much to see right<br />

here on our own backdoor,”he<br />

says.<br />

Hisson Simon works on anearby<br />

dairy farm and wheneverhecan,<br />

he loves riding withdad through<br />

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“Weget away wheneverSimon<br />

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time potteringaroundthe dirt<br />

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Colin.<br />

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leisuremotorcyclist MikeTucker<br />

of Woodend, to signupfor the 20<strong>22</strong><br />

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The 20<strong>22</strong> Postie Bike Rally is a<br />

270km roundtrip through the wild<br />

and scenicMackenzie country. It<br />

starts and finishes in Twizel over<br />

the secondweekend in November.<br />

Run by the Goldfields Heritage<br />

Trust, the rally followsagrowing<br />

trend for small and slow<br />

motorcycle adventure off road<br />

trips which started in Australia.<br />

There the rallies are thousands<br />

of kilometres long which is along<br />

way aboardasmall capacity farm<br />

or off road bike or typically a<br />

versionofthe small sturdyHonda<br />

and Yamaha motorcycles posties<br />

use to deliver mail on, hencethe<br />

Having fun ... Colin Pullan aboard his trusty Honda.<br />

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Colin Pullan saysthat when he<br />

saw the advertising for the Twizel<br />

postie rally he knew he had to<br />

enter.<br />

‘‘I talkedtoSimonand Mike and<br />

theywere justaskeen as Itodoit.<br />

havea650cc adventure bike which<br />

Isometimesuse for ridesand it is<br />

the most comfortablebike Ihave<br />

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aboard our little bikesand believe<br />

me thoseseats can hurt after a<br />

while, butweare not going fast and<br />

it’sall about thefun of riding in<br />

new areas,’’hesays.<br />

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surrounding areas,including the<br />

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Mike Turner says the group will<br />

onlyfind out on the Saturday<br />

morningwhere theywill be riding<br />

that day, making the adventure all<br />

thatmore interesting.<br />

“It’salot of fun riding the wee<br />

bikes and it’s an awesome way to<br />

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former hillclimbchampion usedto<br />

going fast.The Twizel postierally<br />

willbeafirst for him.<br />

NEWS<br />

<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>September</strong> <strong>22</strong>, 20<strong>22</strong><br />

29<br />

Weed and pest<br />

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resulted in aweed­free NIWA Island, just downstream<br />

from the SH7 bridge.<br />

About 25 nesting river birds, including black­fronted<br />

terns, wrybill, black­billed gulls and banded dotterels,<br />

require aweed­free haven because they will only nest in<br />

places that are completely free of vegetation taller than<br />

themselves.<br />

Hurunui District Council’s Water and Land co­ordinator<br />

Rima Herber says this is the natural state of the braided<br />

rivers before introduced plants began to occupy these<br />

ecosystems.<br />

She was one of the group members weeding the island’s<br />

tree lupin —not to be confused with the coloured Russel’s<br />

lupin found in the Tekapo Basin —and says maintaining<br />

asafe nesting habitat is essential for the survival and<br />

existence of these river birds.<br />

Tree lupin is an invasive introduced plant, well adapted<br />

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‘‘These birds use river islands such as NIWA Island to<br />

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ferrets and weasels.’’<br />

The ongoing project is managed by Environment<br />

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‘‘The birds that nest on these braided rivers will not nest<br />

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ECan ensured asubstantial channel was dug between<br />

the island and the riverbank ECan to deter pests, as the<br />

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‘‘This was alesson learnt from aprevious year when rats<br />

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The 2013strategyidentified the need<br />

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NEWS<br />

<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>September</strong> <strong>22</strong>, 20<strong>22</strong><br />

33<br />

Commissioners to decide<br />

By DAVID HILL<br />

Local Democracy Reporter<br />

Commissioners will consider the fateofa<br />

housing development in Amberley.<br />

The Hurunui District Council’s strategy<br />

and policycommittee voted last week to<br />

appoint two independent commissionersto<br />

considersubmissions for aresource<br />

consent application forstagesthree to six<br />

in The Clearing sub­division.<br />

The Clearing sub­division ,located<br />

between Amberley Beach and Carters<br />

Roads, has 123 sections established in the<br />

firsttwo stages. The application proposed<br />

creating afurther 201 sections ranging in<br />

size from400m2 to 1028m2,with the vast<br />

majority below700m2.<br />

But the Hurunui District Plan allowed<br />

for just 20 percent of sections to be smaller<br />

than 700m2 for residential 1A zone.<br />

Othervariations to the DistrictPlan,<br />

included anumberofsections not meeting<br />

the 15 metre by 15 metre shape factor<br />

requirement,non­compliance withthe<br />

minimum 20 metre road width and alack of<br />

provision of footpaths on both sidesofthe<br />

roads.<br />

MayorMarie Black said she favoured<br />

appointing two independent<br />

commissioners duetothe extent of the noncompliance<br />

and the importance to the<br />

community.<br />

Councillors have hailed the success of<br />

an initiative to improve theuse of rural<br />

property numbering.<br />

Council staff joinedjoined forces with<br />

Culverden Volunteer Fire Brigadechief<br />

fire officer Craig Ritchie last year to<br />

improve the visibility and accuracyof<br />

RAPID(ruraladdress property<br />

identification) numbering in the Amuri<br />

Basin.<br />

Audits have been completedon70dairy<br />

farms, the council has approved the<br />

naming of rights­of­way, and 576 property<br />

owners havepurchased RAPID numbers<br />

from RTL Ltd. The councilhopedtoroll the<br />

initiativeout over other parts of the<br />

district.<br />

Council staff have sought clarityon<br />

how to dispose of land which is not for sale.<br />

Councillorsadopted adraft Disposalof<br />

Property Policy, which includes asection<br />

on council property which is not for sale,at<br />

last week’s strategy and policy committee<br />

meeting.<br />

Chiefoperations officer Dan Harris said<br />

the councilhad arange of options to<br />

dispose of property which was surplus to<br />

requirements.These included repurposing<br />

the property for anotherpurpose, gifting<br />

property which was no longerfinancially<br />

beneficial to the council, selling the<br />

property, or demolition.<br />

‘‘Challenges had arisen around the<br />

distribution of the proceeds fromthe sale<br />

of property, and last year it was first<br />

determinedthat apolicyreview would help<br />

address this issue,’’ Mr Harris said.<br />

Public interest journalism is fundedby<br />

New ZealandonAir.<br />

Social services impress MP<br />

By DAVID HILL<br />

Local Democracy Reporter<br />

Murray Clarke<br />

Standing for Rangiora Community Board<br />

As a founding chairman of the Rangiora<br />

Community BoardIamstandingfor election<br />

in an endeavourtoensurethatpropertyrates<br />

increases for Rangiora residents are kept to<br />

aminimum by avoiding costly overruns and<br />

exploring alternativesources of funding.<br />

Committed to listening and acting on the<br />

needsofthe RangioraWardresidents.<br />

Ihave been alocal resident for 49 years<br />

involved in farminginSouthbrookand small<br />

businessventures.<br />

Community activities – Founder<br />

of Community Watch, Rotary Club,<br />

Waimakariri Health Advisory Group, Grey<br />

Power, Rangiora Drainage Committee and<br />

six termsonthe Rangiora Advisory Boardto<br />

name afew.<br />

Previously employed byOtago University<br />

as Facilities and Contracts Manager at<br />

Christchurch Hospital Site where Iamalso<br />

Justice of thePeace forstaffand patients.<br />

University Exceptional Achievement<br />

Award for Earthquake reinstatement work<br />

Otago Medical School representative on the<br />

Rangiora HealthHub.<br />

2506553<br />

Qualified in Building Inspection and<br />

Engineering, Public recreation facility<br />

management I have the ability to fully<br />

understand Council Staff reports and act<br />

appropriately.<br />

Iamcommitted to serving the Rangiora Ward residents<br />

▶ 3terms on the Rangiora Ashley Community Board<br />

▶ 49 years in Southbrook<br />

▶ Qualified in Building Inspection and Engineering<br />

▶ Justice of the Peace<br />

▶ Experience in facilities &contracts management<br />

Community activities:<br />

• Founder of Community Watch<br />

• Rotary Club • Waimakariri Health Advisory Group<br />

• Grey Power • Rangiora Drainage Committee<br />

Authorised by Murray Clarke, 027 513 7678<br />

The Waimakariri district is well served<br />

by its social serviceagencies, says a<br />

visiting GreenMP.<br />

GreenPartypublicservices<br />

spokesperson Jan Logie met with CAB<br />

<strong>North</strong><strong>Canterbury</strong>, SocialServices<br />

Waimakariri and SalvationArmy<br />

Rangiora on Friday(<strong>September</strong> 9) and<br />

was impressed with what she saw.<br />

‘‘Ourcommunitiesare going through<br />

some really difficulttimes, but in this<br />

community you have 20 years of<br />

conscious work that has goneinto getting<br />

the agenciestowork together. It’s alucky<br />

community.<br />

‘‘I haven’theard of thatmany<br />

examplesofsuch strong connections<br />

between social serviceagencies.’’<br />

Some communities faced aduplication<br />

of services, with socialagencies<br />

competing for funding and ‘‘a lackof<br />

trust’’, Ms Logiesaid.<br />

But the issues werethe sameand<br />

communities faced funding challenges in<br />

the wake of Covid­19, risinginflation and<br />

the housing crisis.<br />

The cost of living, housing,<br />

employment and digital exclusion were<br />

common themes which cameupinher<br />

conversations on Friday, she said.<br />

Digital exclusion was being tackled in<br />

Parliament and was complex issueas<br />

therewere avarietyofreasonswhy<br />

people were excluded.<br />

Affordability, limited or no internet<br />

access or access to acomputerand<br />

English as asecondlanguage couldlead<br />

to exclusion, whilesome documents<br />

required the use of computer rather than<br />

acellphone.<br />

‘‘It’s such an importantdiscussion and<br />

fundamentally it’s about how do we<br />

shapegovernment or publicservices to<br />

reachpeople where theyare at,rather<br />

than focusingonthe organisation’s<br />

need,’’ Ms Logie said.<br />

Community organisations likeCABs<br />

and the librarieswere pickingthe slack<br />

in helping people to fill out documentsor<br />

prepare CVs.<br />

Ms Logie said she was surprised to<br />

learnthere was no emergency housing<br />

MP visit ... Rangiora Salvation Army<br />

Captain Lindsay Andrews (left) discusses<br />

social issues with Green MP Jan Logie<br />

during her visit to Rangiora last week.<br />

PHOTO: DAVID HILL<br />

and onlylimited social housinginthe<br />

Waimakariri district, despite its size.<br />

It meantpeople ended living in<br />

campinggroundsorwere forced to seek<br />

support in Christchurch, awayfrom<br />

family, support networks, schools and<br />

evenemployment.<br />

‘‘Peoplehave the best chance of being<br />

resilient through changewhen they have<br />

people aroundthem.’’<br />

‘‘Being sent away to acity, away from<br />

their connections makes it harder to get<br />

through those difficulttimes.’’<br />

She said the Government was not<br />

doing enoughand there was aneed for<br />

moresocial housing and alargerprivate<br />

rentalstock whichwas ‘‘more affordable<br />

andsecure’’.<br />

‘‘For manypeople, home ownership<br />

hasbecomeanimpossible dream, so<br />

there is amuch greater rolefor<br />

Government to play in supportingpeople<br />

andfor those communitiesit’s so worth<br />

it.’’<br />

Notonly was there aneed for more<br />

warm, dry andaffordable housing,italso<br />

needed to be accessible forthe ageing<br />

population. Just two percent of housing<br />

was ‘‘accessible’’, despite aquarter of the<br />

population being agedover­65 or living<br />

with disabilities,’’ Ms Logie said.


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‘‘There is wonderfulgrass growth, and I<br />

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silage, particularly pasture that has been<br />

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animalsonitsince late July ­August,’’he<br />

says.<br />

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silage job is in the nextfew days, and he<br />

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rateshad to rise, depending on<br />

qualifications,toattract staff.<br />

Further northDavidPankhurstof<br />

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saysthere is alot of moisture on the<br />

ground, and it has beencold, but the<br />

season is looking promising.<br />

‘‘With the right weather, and as long as<br />

the ground doesn’t go likeconcrete, it will<br />

be agood season,’’ he says.<br />

Growth had sloweddown abit witha<br />

skiffofsnow, but given the right conditions<br />

it would come away again, although it will<br />

be abit later than further southin<strong>North</strong><br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong>.<br />

Designing silage and<br />

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Well­placedsupplementary feedstorage<br />

areascan savemoneythroughreduced<br />

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land that is:<br />

­easilyaccessible (e.g. close to the feed<br />

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­atleast45m from afarmdairy;<br />

­atleast50m from waterways, open drains<br />

or dams, and the catchment areas of bores;<br />

­further awayifthe land is steep,soils are<br />

coarse­textured, or groundwater may<br />

entersensitive waterways;<br />

­well away from gullies or other places<br />

whererunoff catchment water canflow<br />

into the storagearea;<br />

­not prone to flooding or that has ahigh<br />

watertable;<br />

­away from subsurface drains.<br />

Silage leachate should neverenter<br />

waterways as it is highly toxic to aquatic<br />

life.<br />

Construction<br />

The walls andfloor of asilagebunker must<br />

be capableofwithstanding the hard<br />

knocks of machinery as well as resisting<br />

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Concrete with awater:cement ratio less<br />

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support 20MPa if vehicles are used on it.<br />

The silage bunkerfloorshouldbe<br />

watertight and extend out beyond the<br />

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sealed surface with leachate directed to a<br />

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Wilting is the key to minimising silage<br />

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Properly covering stacks to keepthe<br />

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RURAL LIFE<br />

<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>September</strong> <strong>22</strong>, 20<strong>22</strong><br />

South Island field days appeal to exhibitors<br />

By TIM CRONSHAW<br />

35<br />

Next year’s South Island Agricultural<br />

Field Days, in Kirwee, have got away to<br />

aracing start with 280 exhibitors<br />

already on the books.<br />

Organisers are optimistic that entries<br />

will continue to pick up pace before<br />

registrations close in November for the<br />

three­day event in March.<br />

The biennial field days are held every<br />

odd year between Kirwee and<br />

Waimumu and are adrawcard for<br />

farmers with their many machinery<br />

demonstrations, primary industry trade<br />

sites and stalls.<br />

Organising committee chairman<br />

Hayden Dorman said entries were<br />

coming in alot faster than the previous<br />

event probably as Covid­19 uncertainty<br />

had died down.<br />

‘‘A lot of the big names are starting to<br />

roll in ...and especially the big<br />

machinery operators have got their big<br />

sites again.<br />

‘‘It’s been hard for them to get stock in<br />

the past few years, but if they have the<br />

same sites they must have it here.’’<br />

He said they had been lucky to run<br />

every Kirwee event without becoming a<br />

casualty of Covid­19 and were relieved<br />

that lockdowns appeared to be over.<br />

Eastern Southland’s Waimumu was<br />

less fortunate with the February event<br />

having to be cancelled for the first time<br />

in its 40­year history, as was the case for<br />

many A&Pshows.<br />

‘‘That’s one thing we don’t have to<br />

worry about now thank God.<br />

‘‘Last time we were very cautious and<br />

were lucky, so to have 280 exhibitors by<br />

now is really pleasing and they are still<br />

rolling in every day so that’s agood<br />

sign.’’<br />

Mr Dorman has been on the<br />

committee for close to 13 years.<br />

He has more time on his hands after<br />

he and his business partner sold their<br />

milking cow business after leasing a<br />

Dorie dairy farm the past six years.<br />

He said community spirit was behind<br />

the 25 committee members volunteering<br />

their time for the large event.<br />

They had already carried out several<br />

working bees at the Kirwee site, which<br />

included upgrades to tracks.<br />

Fed Farmers urge vigilance<br />

By TIM CRONSHAW<br />

<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> farmers are being told<br />

to watch out for any suspicious<br />

behaviour around their farms after a<br />

major rustling operation.<br />

About 800 lambs taken from aproperty<br />

near Cheviot has prompted apolice<br />

investigation.<br />

The rustling was disclosed earlier this<br />

month in aTwitter post by farmer Maury<br />

Leyland.<br />

She said she was ‘‘beyond gutted’’ that<br />

hundreds of sheep had been stolen.<br />

‘‘Yards, dogs and trucks must have<br />

come in,’’ she said. ‘‘Someone must have<br />

seen something. Please contact me if you<br />

know anything.’’<br />

She later replied to thank people for<br />

their support and hoped strange<br />

movement records might be picked up.<br />

Stock records via earmarks have been<br />

circulated to stock yards.<br />

Other farmers revealed they suffered<br />

regular stock thefts, but not on this scale.<br />

Soon after the post, the <strong>North</strong><br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong> branch of Federated<br />

Farmers put out an advisory to its<br />

members to be extra vigilant for<br />

rustling.<br />

President Caroline Amyes said<br />

farmers were being advised to share any<br />

information relating to stock thefts with<br />

police.<br />

It would have taken alot of<br />

Stock thefts ... Farmers urged to be<br />

vigilant.<br />

PHOTO: FILE<br />

organisation to remove the animals, but<br />

she wouldn’t speculate on possible leads<br />

as there was apolice investigation, Mrs<br />

Amyes said.<br />

‘‘It’s never nice hearing something<br />

like this. People [put] so much attention<br />

and effort into their livestock, so when<br />

something like this happens you do feel<br />

it as acommunity.’’<br />

Rustling has flared up in the past,<br />

Federated Farmers and insurance<br />

company FMG releasing achecklist of<br />

security measures farmers can take to<br />

reduce the risk.<br />

Farmers were recommended to have<br />

locks on gates and ramps in risk areas,<br />

and to have tops on hinges so gates<br />

couldn’t be lifted, Mrs Amyes said.<br />

Security cameras were getting<br />

cheaper for high­traffic areas, she said.<br />

Not many farmers ear­tagged lambs, and<br />

that would make tracing them more<br />

difficult.<br />

Farmers would be doing their due<br />

diligence and processing health records<br />

as amatter of course when buying stock,<br />

she said.<br />

Police said they were working with the<br />

farm owners and following some<br />

positive leads after receiving reports on<br />

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Police had provided security advice to<br />

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Aseries of dairy cattle thefts arose in<br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong> with more than 100 cows and<br />

calves stolen in 2016. Federated<br />

Farmers estimates rustling costs<br />

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The DVS Pegasus Open 72 Hole<br />

Strokeplay tournamentwill tee off<br />

at <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>’s PegasusGolf<br />

Club on Thursday,October13to<br />

Sunday, October 16.<br />

The Charles TourofNew Zealand,<br />

originally conceived by one of the<br />

country’s best performed<br />

professional golfers GregTurner,is<br />

namedinhonour of New Zealand’s<br />

legendary Sir Bob Charles.<br />

It is made up of eight eventsin<br />

New Zealand and is designed to<br />

provide opportunitiesfor young<br />

talented local amateur golfers to<br />

play alongside New Zealand’s elite<br />

amateurs and New Zealand­based<br />

professional golfers.<br />

They will compete for atotal tour<br />

prizepool of over $850,000.<br />

The DVS Pegasus Open is the only<br />

SouthIsland event on the Charles<br />

Tour and is preceded by aPGA of<br />

New Zealand Pro­Am swingthrough<br />

Nelson, Blenheim and Kaikoura.<br />

Eventorganiser,Mike Godinetof<br />

Golf Management+Marketing, says<br />

the return of the event to the<br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong> golfing calendar after<br />

two years of Covid related<br />

cancellations and postponementsis<br />

ahuge boosttogolf in the region.<br />

‘‘We are very appreciative that our<br />

majorsponsorDVS, hosts Pegasus<br />

Golf &Sports Club and our<br />

supportingpartnersNZME and the<br />

nzherald.co.nz,and Lamb &<br />

Hayward are 100 percent behind the<br />

return of top class golf to<br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong>’’.<br />

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of DVSsays DVS is pleased to once<br />

againsponsor this Charles Tour<br />

event.<br />

‘‘We consider it aprivilege to be<br />

involved with such aprestigious and<br />

professionally managed major New<br />

Zealand golf event which carries the<br />

name of New Zealand’s greatest ever<br />

golfer Sir Bob Charles.<br />

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New Zealand and our partners<br />

NZME,nzherald.co.nz, Lamb&<br />

Hayward and our hosts the Pegasus<br />

Golf &Sports Club in providing an<br />

opportunity for elite amateur and<br />

professional golfers to do battleout<br />

on one of thebest golf courses in<br />

New Zealand.<br />

‘‘We will be treated to some<br />

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againweare reminded that we don’t<br />

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see that ETuTangatawill feature<br />

and benefit fromthe Pro­AmDay —<br />

it’s acharitythat does so much good<br />

in our community.’’<br />

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manager, Ben Harris,saysNZME is<br />

proud to be amajor supporter of the<br />

DVS Pegasus Open.<br />

‘‘It’safantasticevent and it is<br />

great to have apremium tournament<br />

in Sir Bob’s home town.<br />

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readers and viewers across<br />

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nz.’’<br />

Stephen Parkyn CEO of Lamb &<br />

Hayward says contributing to the<br />

development of amateurplayers<br />

fittedwell with their philosophy of<br />

supporting the growth of the game.<br />

‘‘I look forward to watching the<br />

Lamb &HaywardTrophyfor best<br />

amateur beingcontested again,<br />

withinavery competitive field.<br />

‘‘I am surethe best amateur trophy<br />

bringsanother levelofinterest to<br />

the DVS Pegasus Open.’’<br />

The Golf New Zealand team is<br />

looking forward to getting back to<br />

Pegasus Golf Club this year after<br />

missing out on staging the event in<br />

2021 due to Covid­19, says Dave<br />

ManganGeneral ManagerGolf New<br />

Zealand.<br />

‘‘It’sgreat thatdespite the hiatus<br />

DVS has stayed onboard and is<br />

supporting the event again this year.<br />

‘‘These eventsrepresentsuch a<br />

great playingopportunity and<br />

without their financial support<br />

these opportunities wouldn’t exist.<br />

‘‘The facilities at the Pegasus Golf<br />

Club and conditioning of the course<br />

are excellent.<br />

‘‘Every time we haveplayed a<br />

Jennian Homes CharlesTour event<br />

there the best players havecome to<br />

the fore,whichweexpect to see<br />

again thisyear.’’<br />

Pegasus Golf &Sports Club<br />

General Manager JamesDevlin says<br />

the club is very pleased the DVS<br />

Pegasus Open will bring focus on the<br />

golf course and continue its<br />

reputationasone of New Zealand’s<br />

best golf venues.<br />

‘‘Our GolfCourse Superintendent<br />

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Committee member Kelly Wiki says the<br />

club, which shares space withthe local<br />

tennis club, appliedfor an ANZNetball<br />

Grant becauseafter yearsofrepairs the<br />

club’s storage facilitieswere no longer<br />

salvageableand they needed somewhere<br />

safe to storetheir gear.<br />

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neededaspacetobeable to lockall of our<br />

gear away,’’Wiki said.<br />

The clubhad been around80years, and<br />

netball runsthroughmultiple generations<br />

in thecommunity, and is afamilyaffair for<br />

many.<br />

Club presidentCaitlyn Loose says the<br />

club needed its own storagespace.<br />

‘‘Storage has been an issue for 10 years<br />

or more. The cupboardsare literally<br />

broken and we’vehad hoodies stolen. We<br />

get husbandsand boyfriends to fix them<br />

but they are madefrom really cheap<br />

material.’’<br />

Ms Loose says the club is ‘‘grateful’’ to<br />

receive the grant.<br />

‘‘It’s amassive relief to ensure our gear<br />

and uniforms are stored in asecure<br />

place.’’<br />

With big subdivisions in the Woodend<br />

area,the club hasgrown by five teams in<br />

the last two years. Fundraising effortsto<br />

buy astorage facility and gear had been<br />

stymied by Covid­19, and asking<br />

businessesfor support was unfairasthey<br />

struggled alsodue to Covid, saysMsLoose.<br />

‘‘Ourcommunity has had so much<br />

hardship, we don’tfeel like we can ask for<br />

more.’’<br />

ANZ GeneralManager Marketing, Matt<br />

Pickering says ANZ is proud to support<br />

netball the grassrootsclub and school<br />

levelin<strong>North</strong><strong>Canterbury</strong> to the elite<br />

players in the ANZ Premiershipand the<br />

Silver Ferns.‘‘Community netball has had<br />

it tough over the lasttwo yearssowehope<br />

ANZ’s support makes it easier forplayers<br />

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SPORT<br />

38 <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>September</strong> <strong>22</strong>, 20<strong>22</strong><br />

Second place ... By aheartbeat or two, Sloan Cox of Rotorua had to settle for<br />

runner up.<br />

PHOTO: JOHN COSGROVE<br />

Electric rally finish<br />

It came downtoacouple of heart<br />

beatsor38one hundredths of a<br />

second after two days of racing.<br />

In abattle that could have gone<br />

either way, Cromwells Hayden<br />

Paddon viedwith Sloane Cox of<br />

Rotorua,asthe pairtried to go just<br />

that littlebit fasterthan the other on<br />

each of their finalrunsupand down<br />

the onemile long Ashley Rallysprint<br />

course on Sunday.<br />

Paddon was the firstunder the<br />

minute barrier on day one of the 20<strong>22</strong><br />

Ashley Forest Rallysprint.<br />

But Cox set the cat amongst the<br />

pigeons early on Sundaymorning<br />

with astrong 57.92 to lead Paddon at<br />

the endofqualifying when the field<br />

was reduced to the top 32.<br />

From thenitwas just amatter of<br />

holding theircars together and<br />

turning in fast times as the fields<br />

were cut again and again.<br />

Paddon driving hisfully electric<br />

Hyundai Kona EV, ralliedafter a<br />

series of up and down qualifying<br />

runs to set the fastest time of 55.54<br />

seconds, just0.38 ahead of Cox’s<br />

Mitsubishi Evo 8hillclimbspecials<br />

timeof55.92.<br />

It was Paddon’sthird win at the<br />

event and the first driving his fully<br />

electric HyundaiKona EV.<br />

Paddon says “It's beenareally<br />

goodbattle with Sloan all weekend.<br />

He had afew problems but oncehe<br />

got them sorted, it was super close<br />

between us.<br />

‘‘Tobehonest,it’s always more<br />

enjoyable to battlelike this with<br />

close timeseach run, andhe<br />

certainly pushed us.<br />

Ithink we both have more in the<br />

tankfor thefuture,but we put it all<br />

on the line for the last run and did<br />

the best we could.’’<br />

Former championSloane Coxsays<br />

he wasthrilled to have made it<br />

through to the final and to have been<br />

so competitive with his purpose built<br />

car.<br />

‘‘The car ran at its best all<br />

weekend. Imadeafew littlemistakes<br />

but Iamthrilled with how it all went.<br />

‘‘I was happy with how close<br />

Hayden and Iwere all weekend.’’<br />

NC drivers perform well<br />

By JOHN COSGROVE<br />

Behind the front runners<br />

who garner theheadlinesat<br />

any motorsportevent, there<br />

is alwaysaseries of torrid<br />

battlesamongst theother<br />

drivers, allinsearch of a<br />

personal best time or<br />

placing.<br />

At theAshleyForest<br />

Rallysprint over the<br />

weekend, ahorde of <strong>North</strong><br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong> drivers faced the<br />

fastestminute of theirlives<br />

and forRangiora’s Peter<br />

Murch it was the hopethat he<br />

would moveastep further up<br />

the podium.<br />

For thepast three<br />

consecutive rally sprints he<br />

has hadahold on thirdplace<br />

in the very competitive0­<br />

1300ccclass. This year he<br />

hoped to go onebetter.<br />

But ahead of himwas<br />

current0­1300ccclass<br />

champion, ChrisHerdman<br />

alsoofRangiora.<br />

Bothwerepartofthe very<br />

strongToyota Starletgroup<br />

at the sprintand Peter knew<br />

he wasupagainst time on the<br />

day.<br />

“This is the fourth timeI<br />

havefacedthe hilland I<br />

hoped to improve my best<br />

timeof1:14.02thatIset back<br />

in 2019when they lastran the<br />

rallysprint.<br />

He sayshis Suzuki<br />

poweredStarlet struggledon<br />

the forest roads thisyear.<br />

“Like manyofthe smaller<br />

cars, the road wasabit<br />

rougherand theruts and soft<br />

conditionsmeant we all<br />

suffered.”<br />

This reflected in hisbest<br />

time,a1:16.57, butitwas still<br />

enoughfor him to once again<br />

secure third in class behind<br />

Herdman.<br />

ChrisHerdman<br />

maintained his grip on the<br />

WasteCo NZ 0­1300ccclass<br />

makingitback to back wins<br />

when he made a1:13.62run.<br />

Herdman 32,startedhis<br />

rallyingasa12year old, codriving<br />

forGraham Wilson.<br />

When he turned 16 he<br />

worked after schoolfor two<br />

years in abakery to save<br />

enoughtobuy hisfirst rally<br />

car­aToyotaStarlet.<br />

In theParksEngineering<br />

1301cc­1600cc class, it wasa<br />

race of theco­drivers.<br />

WinnerKerry Sloanof<br />

Dunsandel, and second<br />

placed TimMcDonald of<br />

Amberley,usually rideinthe<br />

co­drivers seatbut took the<br />

opportunity this year to show<br />

that they too candrivefast.<br />

Youngcharger Ari<br />

Pettigrew in his BMW318Ti,<br />

hounded many time2wd<br />

championMosgiel'sChris<br />

Heyinthe Scaffold<br />

Unlimited 2WDclassfor his<br />

second placing.<br />

Former speedwaydriver<br />

Dwyane Kennett of Woodend<br />

suffered aspin at the<br />

infamousdipperinhis<br />

WoodendGarage Subaru<br />

duringone of his qualifying<br />

runs but stillmanagedhis<br />

best evertime of 1:10.45at<br />

theevent. He nowlooks<br />

forward to thelonghaul<br />

north for the WRC event in<br />

Auckland.<br />

Ohoka’s David Nixon made<br />

hisrallysprint debutoverthe<br />

weekend in an immaculate<br />

Subaru ImprezaWRX rally<br />

carhetook 10 years to build<br />

as ahomage to thelate great<br />

ColinMcRae. Hisbesttime<br />

wasa1:08.87.Enough to<br />

make thefinal32.<br />

Mandeville’s Stefan Moser­<br />

Rust drove hisMitsubishi<br />

into the final16with abest<br />

time of 1:08.38.<br />

ShaneMcKenzie of<br />

Rangiora,drovehis 30 year<br />

oldMitsubishi VR4 intothe<br />

final 32 witha1:08.95 run.<br />

Steve Pabst of Kaiapoidid<br />

abesttime of 1:16.67inhis<br />

Holden Commodore, while<br />

GarryMechen of Rangiora<br />

continued on his longcareer<br />

in motor sport withabest run<br />

of 1:26.27.<br />

Sharing thedriving of one<br />

of thevery fast Semog Bravo<br />

cross cars, Rangiora’s Sean<br />

Haggarty wassecond in the<br />

classwitha1:02.96. while the<br />

youngestcompetitor this<br />

year, Harri Silcock also of<br />

Rangiora scoredabest time<br />

wasa1:06.47.<br />

Woodend’s David Ollis had<br />

hisbest runofthe weekend<br />

on Sunday when he made the<br />

top16with hisbesttimeof<br />

1:05.14. He too is off to the<br />

WRCNZRally next<br />

weekend.<br />

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<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>ry<br />

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According to the latest 20<strong>22</strong> Neilsen readership<br />

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newspaper.<br />

The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong> team is local, fiercely parochial and<br />

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‘‘I thank all our readers as we strive to deliver an informative weekly<br />

newspaper across the region, connecting communities and their<br />

people. It is really encouraging to see the readership of the <strong>North</strong><br />

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Several Star Media titles have also experienced growth.<br />

In the Christchurch urban area The Star is now 96,000, up 33<br />

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Waimak youth take lead at river clean up<br />

By DAVID HILL<br />

Local Democracy Reporter<br />

Around 50 turnedout for aclean<br />

up day at the AshleyRakahuri<br />

RiveronSunday,<strong>September</strong> 18.<br />

Organisedbythe Waimakariri<br />

YouthCouncil, the event brought<br />

the wider communitytogetherto<br />

retrieve several tonnesofrubbish<br />

from the north bank of the river.<br />

Co­chairpersonChloeBetony<br />

said partsofanold ToyotaHilux,<br />

acouple sofas, tyres,amattress<br />

and several otherlargeitems<br />

whichhad been dumped were<br />

found.<br />

She saidthe youth council was<br />

called on to support last year’s<br />

effort, following the May 31 flood<br />

event, and decided to take the<br />

lead thisyear.<br />

‘‘I loved doingitsomuch last<br />

year that IthoughtIwouldsee<br />

who would be interested.<br />

‘‘We’ve had alot of support from<br />

the (Waimakariri) council,<br />

Environment<strong>Canterbury</strong>, the<br />

Ashley RakahuriRivercareGroup<br />

and Eco Educate and it’s great to<br />

see so many people.’’<br />

The event was also supported by<br />

Keep Rangiora Beautiful and a<br />

largecontingentfrom Ashley<br />

Rakahuri School.<br />

The youthcouncilhas had a<br />

busymonth taking the lead in<br />

raising awarenessof<br />

environmental issues.<br />

Young peoplesupported<br />

planting initiativesduring<br />

Conservation Week and the youth<br />

councilwas running an art<br />

competition whichclosesnext<br />

week.<br />

The localgovernment elections<br />

was another opportunityfor young<br />

people to have avoice, Ms Betony<br />

said.<br />

‘‘When Ivote personally I’m<br />

definitely votingfor people who<br />

are passionate about the<br />

environment and it’s cool that we<br />

get to vote for ECan.<br />

‘‘We’vegot afew candidates<br />

heretoday,soit’sgood for young<br />

people to engage with them.<br />

‘‘Wejust want to be involved, we<br />

don’t wanttobeanafterthought in<br />

policy and this eventtoday shows<br />

thatyoung people areavaluable<br />

partofthe community.’’<br />

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Rubbish collection ... Sophia (12,<br />

left) and Saoirse (13) McAlister, of<br />

Ashley Rakahuri School, enjoyed a<br />

morning out at the Ashley River<br />

Clean Up Day on Sunday.<br />

Planning ... Waimakariri Youth Council co­chairperson Chloe Betony (left), Eco Educate rethink educator<br />

Lesley Ottey and Waimakariri District Council youth development facilitator Emily Belton were pleased with<br />

the turn out at the Ashley River Clean Up Day on Sunday.<br />

PHOTOS: DAVID HILL<br />

Hilux, anyone? ... Samuel (6, left) and William (8) Clark, of Ashley<br />

Rakahuri School, admire their finds during the Ashley River Clean Up Day<br />

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Ex-RHS student arising star<br />

By JOHN COSGROVE<br />

Spectators at the RATEC<br />

Motorsports run Ashley<br />

Rallysprint over the weekend<br />

could not help but notice one<br />

of the country’s rising rally<br />

stars in action.<br />

Driving what was originally<br />

aluxury brand car, Ari<br />

Pettigrew <strong>22</strong>, was punting his<br />

venerable BMW 318Ti twodoor<br />

around like it was his<br />

usual steed, an AP4 spec rally<br />

car.<br />

‘‘It was what Istarted out in,<br />

we pulled it out of retirement<br />

and made afew tweaks under<br />

the hood to make it<br />

competitive,’’ he said.<br />

The last time he competed<br />

there was in 2019.<br />

He says he was delighted<br />

that on Sunday he managed to<br />

get into the top 16 elimination<br />

for the first time, eventually<br />

finishing up 12th overall and<br />

second behind Mosgiel driver<br />

Chris Hey.<br />

Hey, the 13 time winner of<br />

the Secure Scaffold Unlimited<br />

2WD class, won with aclass<br />

wining time of 1:05.82.<br />

Ari was just 1.55 seconds<br />

behind Hey’s time, which is<br />

surprising considering Hey’s<br />

car is apurpose built hill<br />

climb specialist car with alot<br />

more horse power on tap.<br />

Ari, aformer Rangiora High<br />

School student, has now been<br />

employed by rally ace Hayden<br />

Paddon for the past two years,<br />

working on Paddon’s rally<br />

cars.<br />

Working for Paddon in<br />

Cromwell, Ari says he has<br />

been absorbing all he can from<br />

the experience.<br />

‘‘He’s agreat boss and he<br />

has actually been helping me<br />

with my rallying for the past<br />

five years.<br />

‘‘He let me take this<br />

SPORTS RESULTS<br />

RangioraBridge Club<br />

Pocock Pairs: <strong>North</strong>/South:<br />

Liz Duke/David McRae 1,<br />

Heather Waldron/Colleen<br />

Adam2, JudyBruerton/Tom<br />

Rose3.<br />

East/West:Gaynor Hurford/<br />

DawnSimpson1,Margaret<br />

Pickering/Janice Pickering<br />

2, Jan Stupples/MeganEddy<br />

and ChristineSweeney/<br />

Janene Mussenequal 3.<br />

SpringPairs: N/S:Alison<br />

Price/DerekWilson 1, Ant<br />

Lilley/Gail Hallams 2,<br />

ColleenAdam/Sue<br />

Solomons 3.<br />

E/W:Gaynor Hurford/<br />

RichardLuisetti 1, Lyn<br />

Edwards/Adrienne Paine 2,<br />

Marion Lomax/Jan Roose 3.<br />

Junior Evening: N/S: Brian<br />

Montgomery/Susan Kinley<br />

1, Denis Milne/Gerard<br />

McRae2,Jan Cameron/<br />

AnneBagrie 3.<br />

E/W:Helen Russ/Lynette<br />

TillmanandMurray Davis/<br />

Sharyn Davis equal 1,<br />

Margaret Cornwall /Carolyn<br />

Fifield 3.<br />

PremierPairs: N/S: Joyce<br />

Gray/Beverley Brain 1, Dave<br />

Tocker/Sue McIlroy 2, Judy<br />

Bruerton/Sue Solomons 3.<br />

E/W:AlisonPrice/Derek<br />

Wilson 1, DawnSimpson/<br />

Gaynor Hurford 2, Maree<br />

weekend off to race here.’’<br />

Last year was the<br />

breakthrough year for Ari,<br />

winning three national NZ<br />

Rally Championship titles –<br />

Open 2WD, Junior and Teams<br />

championships in his BMW.<br />

Then in November 2021 his<br />

efforts were finally recognised<br />

allowing him to step up to the<br />

pinnacle of New Zealand<br />

rallying, driving the former<br />

Greg Murphy Holden Barina<br />

AP4, now owned by Daniel<br />

Alexander of Manukau Auto<br />

Centre.<br />

Now he is campaigning at<br />

the top level alongside his<br />

boss with the support of<br />

Paddon Rallysport.<br />

For Ari, motorsport began at<br />

the tender age of four when he<br />

took up grass karting.<br />

At 16­years, he started<br />

competing in Rally Sprints<br />

and Autocross in an old BMW<br />

318ti before moving up to the<br />

national rally championship<br />

in a2WD Stadium Cars Fiesta<br />

ST150.<br />

His first rally event was the<br />

Ashley Forest Rally Sprint in<br />

2016 and he has competed<br />

here twice before and been<br />

third in class both times with<br />

his distinctive two wheel drive<br />

BMW 318T1.<br />

He says his focus now moves<br />

towards the WRC Rally NZ in<br />

acouple weeks time.<br />

This year is Ari’s first<br />

season in the outright 4WD<br />

championship class in the<br />

20<strong>22</strong> Brian Green Properties<br />

NZRC, and he has continued<br />

to impress reaching third<br />

during the series.<br />

The WRC New Zealand rally<br />

next weekend will find him<br />

competing against the top tier<br />

of both New Zealand and<br />

international rallying.<br />

Achallenge he is looking<br />

forward to.<br />

Felstead/Janice Pickering<br />

3.<br />

Waimakariri Gorge<br />

Women’s Golf<br />

Stableford: JDeans52, M<br />

Robertson 42, JBlatch 38, S<br />

Macdonald 38,SGillespie<br />

36, NWeavers 34,H<br />

Chamberlain 34,ESteele<br />

34, MTe Awa33, JPottinger<br />

31, BThompson 30.<br />

LGU &Putting: 18 Holes:<br />

Silver: RLynton+3.3,J<br />

Pottinger +3.3. BronzeI:J<br />

Blatch ­1.7,LSteele +0.3.<br />

Bronze II: MTeAwa ­7.7, M<br />

Robertson ­5.7,SFarrar<br />

­3.7, IBeets­Huchshorn ­2.7.<br />

Putting:M.Robertson 28.<br />

9Holes: JSmith ­0.9.<br />

Putting:R.Roy 17.<br />

Amberley Golf Club<br />

<strong>September</strong> 17:GDunlop66,<br />

PRogers 69,SPratt70, H<br />

Murray 71, JMorgan71, N<br />

Rhynd 72, KPercy72. Excel<br />

Design Longest Putt: G<br />

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Mid WeekMen:BGill42,<br />

Darryl Smith37, PWylie37,<br />

GBlackler38, GWilliams<br />

37, RWilshire 36 .<br />

Mid WeekWomen: RLester<br />

68, CBrown 70 .Longest<br />

Putt:CBrown.<br />

Sept LGU:JYates 68.<br />

Nine holers:MCarpenter<br />

21, GReid 18,AAstell18.<br />

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Council Services onQueen Elizabeth II<br />

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Council Service Centres, Libraries and Aquatic<br />

Centres will be closed onMonday 26 <strong>September</strong> to<br />

observe Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Day.<br />

Southbrook Resource RecoveryPark remains openand<br />

our kerbsidecollection service continues as normal.<br />

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Key Dates:<br />

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Voting documents delivered<br />

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Tuesday 4October at 1pm(final ordinary<br />

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community trusteefrom the Waipara Community Area.<br />

The principal taskofthis charitable Trust is to distribute fundsprovided by<br />

Transwaste <strong>Canterbury</strong> for purposes that are beneficial topeople whose<br />

principal place of residence is within the contributing area to the Waipara<br />

School (the Community Area). This includes funding community activities<br />

or facilitiesinany locationthat are capableofconferring such benefit.<br />

In the eventofmorethan one nomination being received, apublic meeting<br />

will be held in the Waipara Memorial HallonMonday,14November 20<strong>22</strong>.<br />

Voting will be open from 6:30pm-7:30pm. Avote will take place toelect<br />

one trustee who will be appointed for aterm of three years. It will be a<br />

requirement of those wishing to vote tobepresent onthe night ofthis<br />

election meeting and to sign aregister stating their name and address in<br />

order that eligibility to votecan be assessed. No proxy/absentee voteswill<br />

be accepted. The existing trustee whoseterm is expiring is not precluded<br />

from offering themselves for re-election.<br />

TheKate Valley Landfill Community Trust is made up of three Community<br />

trustees, one Amberley trustee and two Settlor’strustees.<br />

Who CanBeNominated?<br />

Any person over the age of 18 whose principalplace of residence is within<br />

the Waipara Community Areaidentified on theplan in the Trust Deed.<br />

Who CanMakeaNomination?<br />

Any person over the age of18whose principal place of residence is<br />

within theCommunity Area and whose nameand addressappears on the<br />

applicable current electoralroll.<br />

How CanaNomination Be Made?<br />

Writtennotice in the form of aletterofnomination is required. Thismust:<br />

•Containthe full name and residential address of the person making the<br />

nomination, and that person’s dateofbirth and signature.<br />

•Containasignedstatement of willingness to serve as atrusteefrom<br />

theperson nominated, together withhis/her full name,date of birth and<br />

residentialaddress.<br />

•Becomplete in all respects and be received by TheSecretary,<br />

Secretary@KVLCT@gmail.com, on or beforeclosingdate of Friday, 21<br />

October 20<strong>22</strong>.<br />

More Information<br />

Enquiries can be directedtoSecretaryKVLCT@gmail.com<br />

Official complaints must be made to the Secretary no later than 5days<br />

after the electionresultsannounced.<br />

Acopy of the Kate Valley Landfill Community Trust Deedcan be requested<br />

by phoning 0800 TRANSWASTE(872 679).<br />

Motorcycles<br />

MOTORCYCLE wof,<br />

service &repairs at South<br />

Pacific Motorcycle<br />

Services, Mandeville.<br />

Please phone 03 312 0066<br />

office@motorbiketours.co.nz.<br />

Property Wanted<br />

PROFESSIONAL couple<br />

looking at buying or renting<br />

a house in Clarkville,<br />

Ohoka or Mandeville. Anything<br />

considered. Please<br />

call us on 0<strong>22</strong> 187 4144.<br />

Business For Sale<br />

DUE to retirement I am<br />

offering a Green Acres<br />

franchise lawn and garden<br />

round for sale. Covers Waimakariri<br />

and Christchurch<br />

area. Ph Paul 027 233 1962.<br />

Wanted To Rent<br />

MATURE person requires<br />

self contained unit and<br />

garage. Ph 0<strong>22</strong> 167 7378.<br />

Due to unforeseen work commitments<br />

requiring me to now be out of New Zealand for<br />

significant periods of time, Ifeel that Iwould<br />

no longer have the capacity to carry out the<br />

duties of the position of South Ward Councillor<br />

if Iwere to be elected.<br />

Given this, Iask that you please do not vote<br />

for me.<br />

Yours faithfully,<br />

Jonathan Kruse<br />

Authorised by Jonathan Kruse jkftremote@gmail.com<br />

<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> Dive Club<br />

20<strong>22</strong> AGM<br />

to be held at<br />

Kaiapoi Club, 113Raven Quay,<br />

Kaiapoi<br />

on 26 th <strong>September</strong> 20<strong>22</strong> at 7.00pm<br />

All existing and new members welcome.<br />

Enquiries 027 560 6902<br />

2514159<br />

2510982<br />

2514905<br />

WE NEED YOUR BOOKS<br />

Help us to do this again by donating books, magazines, dvds, cds, puzzles &records.<br />

DROP BOXES ARE AVAILABLE AT:<br />

ZSERVICE STATION &RANGIORA NEW WORLD.<br />

If you want us to collect your books, call 027 472 4439<br />

BOOK FAIR<br />

7 th -8 th October 20<strong>22</strong><br />

Rangiora A&P Showgrounds, 158 Ashley Street<br />

Terrible<br />

<br />

Debt<br />

<br />

<br />

a free and<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

Kiwisaver<br />

teach<br />

manage<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

the Waimakariri<br />

or Hurunui<br />

District<br />

www.bsnc.org.nz<br />

<br />

other agencies<br />

<br />

Sharon Grant <br />

<br />

<br />

Find us on Facebook: (Budgeting Services <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>)<br />

Supported by: <br />

<br />

Registered Charity Number: CC10710<br />

Garden Fete<br />

Thursday13October 20<strong>22</strong><br />

10am -4pm<br />

Rakaia Gardens -home of<br />

Sue &Ted Rollinson<br />

282 Awaroa School Road,Dorie 11RD Rakaia<br />

(signposted off SH1)<br />

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Come join us foragreat day. 100+ stalls,livemusic,<br />

food &beautiful gardens to explore<br />

Gate tickets on the day$20<br />

Presale tickets $15; Children 5yrs+ $5<br />

ATMand EFTPOS available onsite<br />

Tickets nowavailable<br />

• Eventfinda websitewww.eventfinda.co.nz or<br />

• StJohn Shop,Papanui-43Main <strong>North</strong> Road<br />

• StJohn Shop,Sydenham -300 Colombo Street<br />

• Orphone St John on 03 308 7132<br />

Raising funds forMid <strong>Canterbury</strong>StJohn<br />

BOOK FAIR<br />

Friday 23 and Saturday 24 Sept, 20<strong>22</strong><br />

at St Bartholomew’s Church Hall,<br />

23 Cass St, Kaiapoi.<br />

9:00am to 6:00pm Friday and<br />

9:00am to 2:00pm Saturday<br />

** Eftpos available **<br />

Books $2.00 each or<br />

6books for $10.00.<br />

Teaand coffee available.<br />

This is an Anglican Parish of Kaiapoi<br />

Fundraiser towards parish work.<br />

2512624<br />

Kaiapoi Senior Touch Module<br />

(Thursday’s)<br />

Start date: Thursday 20 th October 20<strong>22</strong><br />

Grades: Men’s/Mixed Grades<br />

Cost: $320 per team<br />

Registrations:<br />

Email alastair@cooltranz.co.nz<br />

or mobile 021 826 384<br />

2515807<br />

<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> Indoor Bowls<br />

Annual General Meeting<br />

Tuesday 4 th October 20<strong>22</strong><br />

Rangiora RSA, 7pm<br />

Pat Kearns<br />

Secretary<br />

027 310 1944<br />

2516552<br />

PUBLIC NOTICE OF<br />

APPLICATION FOR<br />

ON-LICENCE<br />

SECTION 101, SALE<br />

AND SUPPLYOF<br />

ALCOHOL ACT 2012<br />

Legend Since 2021 Ltd has<br />

made application to the<br />

District Licensing Committee<br />

at Rangiora for the renewal<br />

of an On Licence in respect<br />

of the premises situated<br />

at 194C Williams Street,<br />

Kaiapoi known as Le Soleil<br />

Cafe, Restaurant &Bar.<br />

The general nature of<br />

the business conducted<br />

(or to be conducted) under<br />

the licence is restaurant.<br />

The days on which and the<br />

hours during which alcohol<br />

is (or is intended to be)<br />

sold under the licence are<br />

Sunday to Thursday 8am-<br />

11pm/ Friday to Saturday<br />

8am -1am the following day.<br />

The application may be<br />

inspected during ordinary<br />

office hours at the office<br />

of the Waimakariri District<br />

Licensing Committee at 215<br />

High Street, Rangiora.<br />

Any person who is entitled<br />

to object and who wishes<br />

to object to the issue of the<br />

licence may, not later than<br />

15 working days after the<br />

date of the publication of this<br />

notice, file anotice in writing<br />

of the objection with the<br />

Secretary of the Waimakariri<br />

District Licensing Committee<br />

at Private Bag 1005,<br />

Rangiora or email to<br />

records@wmk.govt.nz.<br />

No objection to the renewal<br />

of alicence may be made<br />

in relation to amatter other<br />

than a matter specified in<br />

section 131 of the Sale and<br />

Supply of Alcohol Act 201.<br />

Thisisthesecondpublication<br />

of this notice. This notice<br />

was first published on 15th<br />

<strong>September</strong> 20<strong>22</strong>.<br />

2514070v2<br />

Ashley Community<br />

Church AGM<br />

Followed by General<br />

Meeting<br />

Wednesday 12 th October<br />

7.30pm<br />

Ashley Rakahuri School<br />

Hall, 4BoundaryRd,<br />

2516930<br />

Ashley<br />

All Welcome<br />

Supper Provided<br />

Enquiries 027 3211 004<br />

WOODEND Spring<br />

Flower Show, Saturday 1st<br />

October 20<strong>22</strong>, 1-4pm,<br />

Woodend Community<br />

Centre, School Road. See<br />

gorgeous Spring flowers,<br />

Photography, Crafts, Floral<br />

Art and lots more. Enjoy a<br />

Devonshire tea, browse<br />

plant and craft stalls, buy<br />

Daffodils for next season.<br />

Entries welcome and are<br />

free, schedules are available<br />

at Paws Vet Woodend,<br />

Veg NOut and libraries in<br />

Kaiapoi and Rangiora also<br />

online and Facebook.<br />

Come and enjoy a lovely<br />

day, admission $2 per<br />

adult, children are free.<br />

Phone Pam (03) 313 8120<br />

or 021 170 9895,<br />

pamjcleeve@gmail.com.<br />

Livestock<br />

HOME KILL<br />

MEAT PROCESSING<br />

MEAT2U.NZ<br />

313 00<strong>22</strong><br />

2466978


CLASSIFIED<br />

46 <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>September</strong> <strong>22</strong>, 20<strong>22</strong><br />

Public Notices<br />

Refuse and Recycling Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Day<br />

Some refuse and recycling collection days are changing due to the Queen Elizabeth<br />

II Memorial Day on <strong>September</strong> 26th; the change ofday also applies to some rural<br />

collection points.<br />

Monday 26th<strong>September</strong><br />

• Nocollections -public holiday<br />

Tuesday 27th <strong>September</strong><br />

• Hanmer Springs,Mt. Lyford andGore Bay<br />

Wednesday28th <strong>September</strong><br />

• Amberley, Amberley Beach, Leithfield, Leithfield Beach, Cheviot, Waipara,Scargill,<br />

Omihi, Greta Valley and MotunauBeach<br />

Thursday 29th<strong>September</strong><br />

• Waiau,Rotherham, Culverden,Waikari and Hawarden<br />

Whenusingthe refuse and recycling collections, please remember:<br />

• OnlyofficialHurunui Council bagswill be collected.<br />

• Bundles of cardboard will not be collected; but can berecycled via the transfer<br />

stations.<br />

• Bags must besecurely tied and at the kerbside or collection point by 8am. The<br />

crewwill notreturntocollect bags placed out late.<br />

• Bagsmust not exceed 15kg.<br />

• Bagssplit priortothe crew’sarrivaland non-officialbags willnot be collected.<br />

Whatisacceptedvia therecycling collections?<br />

The following areaccepted, providingthey clean and loose in aCouncilrecycling bag.<br />

• <strong>News</strong>papers, magazines,officepaperand telephone directories.<br />

• Cardboard, greetings cards,junk mail, envelopes,and egg boxes.<br />

• Food,drink,and pet foodcans.<br />

• Rigid plasticbottles and small containers,types1,2and 5with lids removed.<br />

What cannot be recycled?<br />

Soft plastics (i.e. those that can bescrunched), plastics 3, 4, 6and 7, tetrapaks,<br />

polystyrene, plant pots, plastic strapping, clothing and shoes, food-stained paper or<br />

cardboard, coffeecups,plastic lids,foiltrays and foodwaste arenot recyclable.<br />

If in doubtthrow it out;contaminated recycling bags willbestickered and left.<br />

Recycling glassbottles<br />

Glass bottles must not be put in recycling bags but can be recycled via any transfer<br />

stationprovidinglidsare removed.<br />

2515761<br />

ROADSIDE SPRAYING<br />

CHEMICAL CONTROL OF VEGETATION<br />

ALL AREAS<br />

PUBLIC NOTICE<br />

Residents are advised that our vegetation control<br />

contractor (CORDE Ltd) will start roadside spraying<br />

in all areas in <strong>September</strong> 20<strong>22</strong>. The chemical used is<br />

aglyphosate base (Lion Herbicide and LI-1000). This<br />

will continue intermittently when required and weather<br />

permitting,through to April 2023.<br />

If any resident has alegitimate concern with this work,<br />

they should contact the Waimakariri District Council<br />

Customer Services Team 0800 965 468.<br />

Carl Grabowski<br />

Roading Operations Team Leader<br />

2515788<br />

CHILDREN’S craft afternoon,<br />

28th <strong>September</strong><br />

20<strong>22</strong>, 3.30-5.30pm, at the<br />

Woodend Community<br />

Centre. Decorated biscuits,<br />

Paper Cup Flowers,<br />

Snowmen On Sticks, and<br />

material coliage on A4<br />

board or cardboard. Children<br />

can enter their craft<br />

into the Woodend Spring<br />

Flower show being held on<br />

the Saturday. There is an<br />

entry fee of $2 per child.<br />

Bookings are essential.<br />

Register now by ringing<br />

Val Cotton (03) 313 8410<br />

or email<br />

valclivecotton@gmail.com<br />

Personal<br />

GENT, single WP, indep<br />

LOO, and abit lonely seeks<br />

asimilarly placed slimmish<br />

lady for some stimulating<br />

company, conversation and<br />

outings. Lets laugh and<br />

enjoy together what life has<br />

to offer. Please Phone /Txt<br />

027 659 4425.<br />

PUBLIC NOTICE OF<br />

APPLICATION FOR<br />

ON-LICENCE<br />

SECTION 101, SALE<br />

AND SUPPLYOF<br />

ALCOHOL ACT 2012<br />

NSB Hospitality Ltd has<br />

made application to the<br />

District Licensing Committee<br />

at Rangiora for the renewal<br />

of an On Licence in respect<br />

of the premises situated<br />

at 740 Main <strong>North</strong> Road,<br />

Kaiapoi known as Pineacres<br />

Restaurant and Bar.<br />

The general nature of<br />

the business conducted<br />

(or to be conducted) under<br />

the licence is Restaurant &<br />

Bar.<br />

The days on which and the<br />

hours during which alcohol<br />

is (or is intended to be)<br />

sold under the licence are<br />

Sunday to Thursday 8am-<br />

11pm /Friday to Saturday<br />

8am -1am the following day.<br />

The application may be<br />

inspected during ordinary<br />

office hours at the office<br />

of the Waimakariri District<br />

Licensing Committee at 215<br />

High Street, Rangiora.<br />

Any person who is entitled<br />

to object and who wishes<br />

to object to the issue of<br />

the licence may, not later<br />

than 15 working days after<br />

the date of the publication<br />

of this notice, file anotice<br />

in writing of the objection<br />

with the Secretary of<br />

the Waimakariri District<br />

Licensing Committee at<br />

Private Bag 1005, Rangiora<br />

or email to records@wmk.<br />

govt.nz.<br />

No objection to the renewal<br />

of alicence may be made<br />

in relation to amatter other<br />

than amatter specified in<br />

section 131 of the Sale and<br />

Supply of Alcohol Act 201.<br />

This is the first publication of<br />

this notice.<br />

2516961v1<br />

Pets<br />

BICHON HOMESTAY<br />

for smaller dogs. We look<br />

after your dog in our home.<br />

"No kennels". Phone today<br />

03 314 6110.<br />

Wanted To Buy<br />

$$$<br />

Amalgamated Scrap Metal<br />

Ltd. Specialists in farm<br />

machineryand farm clean<br />

ups, old vehicles etc.<br />

100% locally owned.<br />

Ph 0800 030 712 or<br />

027 695 0480.<br />

2312759<br />

For Sale<br />

• DOG FOOD<br />

• BIRD FEEDERS<br />

HALF PRICE<br />

MEAT2U.NZ<br />

313 00<strong>22</strong><br />

2490219<br />

Gardening<br />

A+ GARDEN hedges cut<br />

to perfection. Tree &arbor<br />

work. For a quote, phone<br />

021 111 43<strong>22</strong>.<br />

Educational<br />

TUITION available. Primary<br />

and secondary up to<br />

NCEA level 3. In centre<br />

(Rangiora) or interactive<br />

online from your home.<br />

Each student on an individually<br />

tailored programme.<br />

Kip McGrath Rangiora has<br />

been serving the local community<br />

for 30 +years. Give<br />

us acall (03) 313 3638 or<br />

book your free assessment<br />

online https://www.<br />

kipmcgrath.co.nz/rangiora.<br />

Trade&Services<br />

ABEL &Prestige Chimney<br />

Cleaning. Nth Cant owned<br />

& operated. Covering all<br />

areas from Waimak to Hanmer.<br />

Professional, guaranteed,<br />

service. Firebox<br />

repairs, carry most parts. Ph<br />

0800 661 244.<br />

ALL TREE SERVICES,<br />

arbour work, pruning, tree<br />

removal. Affordable &<br />

friendly service. Telephone<br />

021 111 43<strong>22</strong>.<br />

ARBORIST qualified.<br />

Copper Beech Tree<br />

Services. Tree removal,<br />

pruning, height reduction,<br />

hedge trimming, shaping,<br />

tree planting, firewood.<br />

Free quotes. Contact Angus<br />

Edwards 027 259 6741<br />

copperbeechtreeservices@gmail.com<br />

CHIMNEY SWEEPS.<br />

Time to service your fire.<br />

Accumulation of soot seriously<br />

affects performance.<br />

Latest rotary brush technology.<br />

Free moisture check<br />

on wood. Safety inspection.<br />

All work insured and guaranteed.<br />

From $80 single<br />

story. 0800 SWEEPME or<br />

www.sweepnz.co.nz.<br />

BRIAN’S Tree Services.<br />

Tree felling, topping,<br />

shaping, firewood cut, rubbish<br />

removed, stump grinding,<br />

branch chipping.<br />

Affordable rates. Phone 03<br />

327 5505 or 021 124 4894.<br />

DIRTY TILES &Grout?<br />

Professional tile cleaning,<br />

tiled shower restoration,<br />

mouldy silcone, shower<br />

glass & we can even<br />

recolour your old grout!<br />

For all your tile and grout<br />

issues call Grout Pro for a<br />

free, no obligation quote.<br />

Ph Darryl 0800 882 772.<br />

www.theprogroup.co.nz/dpc9385.<br />

EXPERIENCED Painter<br />

&Interior Plasterer available<br />

for small jobs. Please<br />

call Reg 0<strong>22</strong> 189 8294.<br />

Log Fires<br />

Pellet Fires<br />

Heat Pumps<br />

Sales<br />

Service<br />

Installations<br />

Free Quotes<br />

03 343 1651<br />

472 Blenheim Rd<br />

www.heatstore.co.nz<br />

HOMEKILL & Wild<br />

Game meat processing. Ph<br />

313 00<strong>22</strong>. www.meat2u.nz.<br />

KITCHEN, bathroom,<br />

renovations, decking,<br />

pergolas, fencing. Honest<br />

reliable licenced builders.<br />

Ph Don 027 727 9162.<br />

LAWN MAINTENANCE,<br />

mowing, weed spraying,<br />

fertilizing, scarifier. Phone<br />

Hamish 027 349 7986.<br />

METAL WORX. Flashing,<br />

Sheetmetal Fabrication,<br />

Wrought Iron,<br />

Welding, Custom Trailers,<br />

General Metalwork. No job<br />

too big or too small. Ph 021<br />

265 5428 or 03 314 6908.<br />

Find us on facebook/<br />

Glenmark Metal Worx.<br />

glenmarkmetalworx.ltd@gmail.com.<br />

PAINT & wallpaper<br />

services. Wayne Bryant,<br />

exterior, interior. Qualified<br />

tradesman. Free quotes. Ph<br />

313 5337 or 027 654 4568.<br />

PAINTER CM Decorating<br />

all types of painting,<br />

interior, exterior, roof<br />

spraying, water blasting.<br />

Phone Corey 0<strong>22</strong> 169 7614.<br />

Trade &Services<br />

PAINTER & Decorator.<br />

25 + years experience.<br />

Interior /exterior, roofs &<br />

waterblasting. For a free<br />

quote, please ph Steve 03<br />

314 4620 or 027 477 1930.<br />

PAINTER. Qualified local<br />

professional, Int / Ext,<br />

roofs, wallpaper. Call or<br />

text Corban 027 846 5035.<br />

POWER TOOLS repairs,<br />

parts &sales for over 40<br />

years. All main brands serviced.<br />

Grossman Trade<br />

Tools, 23 Watts Road,<br />

Christchurch. Ph 389 9230.<br />

Pride &Quality Painting<br />

&Decorating Services<br />

20 yrs exp, fast and friendly<br />

service. For all your painting<br />

needs, phone: Martin 310<br />

6187 or 021 128 9867<br />

ANTHONY SYMONDS<br />

Plastering &Painting<br />

Services<br />

Locals with 30 years<br />

experience<br />

All workmanship<br />

Guaranteed.<br />

Phone 021 344 023<br />

PAINTERS<br />

Reg Tradesman<br />

Interior,exterior.<br />

<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> Painters<br />

specialising in decorating for<br />

over 65 at adiscount rate.<br />

Free quotes.<br />

Covering Nth Canty,Oxford,<br />

Kaiapoi, Rangiora, Amberley.<br />

Rob 03 327 7899<br />

or 027 432 3520 <strong>22</strong>27597<br />

SCREEN PRINTING.<br />

For all your printing<br />

requirements. T-shirts,<br />

Hoodies, Hi-Vis vests and<br />

polos, Overalls, Caps etc.<br />

Please phone Heather 03<br />

313 0261 or email heather.<br />

norstar@gmail.com.<br />

WINDOW TINTING<br />

tintawindow<br />

advanced film solutions<br />

99% uv block<br />

fade protection<br />

heat control<br />

reduce glare<br />

25 Years Experience<br />

privacy films<br />

frosting designs<br />

non-darkening films<br />

Workmanship Guaranteed<br />

Lifetime Warranties on Most Films<br />

UV<br />

block<br />

Free Quotes <strong>Canterbury</strong> and Districts<br />

03 365 3653 0800 368 468<br />

Trusted Trades &<br />

Professional Services<br />

2502479<br />

SHEARER. Hap’s Farm &<br />

Lifestyle Services. Shearing,<br />

crutching, drenching,<br />

tailing, feet trimming &<br />

health check. Phone<br />

021-267-4025.<br />

2362002<br />

027 216 0000<br />

SEPTIC TANK<br />

CLEANING<br />

Bill’s Liquid<br />

Waste<br />

You dump it...<br />

Blair pumps it...<br />

Blair Tavendale<br />

Ph 03 314 9371<br />

0275 379-694<br />

TILER. All aspects of<br />

tiling. <strong>22</strong> years experience.<br />

Respectful rates. Phone<br />

Paul 0<strong>22</strong> 191 7678.<br />

CRAIGS Trees<br />

(03) 327-4190<br />

TREE REMOVALS<br />

THINNING &PRUNING<br />

STUMPGRINDING<br />

FELLING &TOPPING<br />

FULLYINSURED<br />

QUALIFIED ARBORIST<br />

Free Quotes<br />

027 <strong>22</strong>99 454<br />

craigstrees@xtra.co.nz<br />

Guide<br />

<strong>22</strong>25862<br />

2434390<br />

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

Automotive &Recovery<br />

Butchery<br />

Computer Repairs<br />

2070788<br />

• WOF Cars &Trailers<br />

• Vehicle Servicing &<br />

Repairs<br />

• Tyres &Punctures<br />

• Jump Starts<br />

•<br />

Towing &Salvage<br />

• Courtesy Car Available<br />

Ph Aaron Rowlands<br />

0272 588 366<br />

13 Stone Eyre Place,<br />

Swannanoa<br />

Eftpos available Mon –Fri 8am –5pm, Sat 9am –1pm<br />

OxfordButchery<br />

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