North Canterbury News: November 17, 2022

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Showcommitment recognised 

When Philip Worthington told his wife, 

Kay, he wantedtolink with Rangiora High 

School to have students trainand lead 

theircattle at A&Pshows,she was 

sceptical. 

‘‘Youwant to take someone else’s 

children and young cattle into apublic 

space? 

‘‘What could possiblygowrong?’’ asked 

Kay. 

However, 13 years on, and manyshows 

later, the Worthingtons and their 

Woolstone Park Lowlines stud near 

Rangiora have introducedmany young 

people to the showing movement and 

giventhem the chance to learn about 

handling cattle. 

At the recent NZ Agricultural Showin 

Christchurch theywere recognised for 

theirencouragement of youth, and 

commitment to the showing movement. 

Each received aRoyalAgricultural 

Society Medal presented in the cattlering 

by the RASpresident, RachelWalker, 

during the show’s premier beef cattle 

event, the Meat and Wool Cup. 

The Worthingtons were themselves 

helped to learn the craft by other New 

Zealand and Australianexhibitors. 

The transtasmanlink is still strong, with 

youngQueenslander Meggie Riethmuller 

also helping with theirteam of kids and 

cattle. 

They met Meggiewhen she was a 

15yearold winner of an exchange 

scholarshipand spent aweek staying with 

them and judging at thethen Christchurch 

Show. 

She has returned to assist at the shows 

and teach her youngaudiencethe craft of 

clipping and presenting cattlefor the last 

sevenyears. 

Philip said, on receiving the surprise 

medal, that he definitely gets more back 

from working with the young people than 

he putsin. 

Theirenthusiasm and passion keephim 

young, he says. 

Kay says the mostrewarding part is 

seeing the handlers growinconfidence 

and knowledge as theygain experience. 

The stud doesfour showseach season— 

Rangiora, Christchurch (NZAgricultural), 

Malvern and Oxford –opening doors into 

careers in agriculture for their young 

Leading lights ... Phil and Kay Worthington at the New Zealand Agricultural Show in Christchurch where their commitment to youth and 

the show movement were recognised by the Royal Agricultural Society. 

PHOTO: TIM CRONSHAW 

charges. 

‘Quite afew have gone on to jobs in the 

industry –dairy farming, withfirms such 

as Ravensdown, Balance or Gallaghers as 

saleand field representatives, vet 

technicians, and associated primary 

produceroles suchasinhoneyand 

beeswax, and contracting. 

‘‘Some would have gonedownthose 

paths anyway,but for otherscattle 

handling introduced them to those 

opportunities, and that’s aneat outcome. 

‘‘For someit’s the team experience,and 

respectand knowledge for animals.’’ 

Philip learned of Queensland and New 

South Walesschools’ use of Lowlines in 

the curriculum, andregular outings on the 

show circuit there, and wanted to 

replicate thathere.Hence the approach to 

the Rangiora High School’s Rural Studies 

department. 

For the last 12 years teacher Gillian 

Kosterhas been astalwart supporterof 

the cattlehandling programme, andsome 

students have been awardedtheir school 

colours for cattlehandling. 

The Woolstone studgave Rangiora High 

adozen heifers lastyear and the school – 

which now has the first registeredschool 

Lowline stud outsideAustralia –got nine 

calvesthis year. 

‘‘Who knows–hopefully theschool 

mightbreak in thosecalvesand start its 

own showing programme. That would be 

the perfectresult,’’ says Philip. 

He has been agreat advocatefor theNZ 

AG Show developing youth competition 

and competitors, includingaschool teams 

paraders class –and, at 75, is probably the 

oldest memberofayouth subcommittee 

anywhere in thecountry. 

He is also on the Canterbury 

Agricultural and Pastoral Association’s 

general committee andcattle committee, 

the financeand show committeesofthe 

Northern A&P AssociationinRangiora, 

and is aCentral Districtscouncillor for the 

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Proposed RMA reform ‘stuns’ 

By DAVID HILL, 

Local Democracy Reporter 

NorthCanterbury local government 

leaders fear proposed Resource 

ManagementAct (RMA) reformwill take 

away local decisionmaking. 

EnvironmentMinister David Parker 

announced the introduction of the Natural 

and Built Environments andSpatial 

PlanningBillstoParliamentonTuesday 

afternoon. 

Amongthe proposed changes is the 

scrappingof100 districtand regional 

plansand regional policy statements, 

whichwouldbereplaced by 15 regional 

plans. 

Athird piece of legislation,the Climate 

AdaptationBill is due to be announced 

next year. 

Waimakariri Mayor Dan Gordon and 

MarieBlack, MayorofHurunui,said they 

had not had achance to review the 

proposed legislation, but Kaikōura Mayor 

CraigMacklesaid he was‘‘stunned’’ by the 

announcement. 

‘‘I am justseeing moreand more‘big 

brother knows best’coming from the 

Government,’’ Mr Macklesaid. ‘‘We have 

looked at amalgamation beforeand this 

lookslike amalgamation by stealth.’’ 

Hurunui District Councilchief 

executive Hamish Dobbie said the reform 

proposal would lead to aloss of local 

decision making. 

The recent report on the future of local 

governmenthintedatmoving to more 

regional governance,including the 

possibility of aregional unitary authority. 

‘‘It is pretty early days, but we know we 

have agovernment which is regionalising 

services, if you lookatthe polytechs and 

Three Waters,’’ Mr Dobbiesaid. 

Kaikōura District Councilchief 

executive WillDoughty expressed concern 

at the speed and timingofthe 

government’s reformagenda and the 

pressure it placed on small councils ‘‘to 

have meaningful input’’. 

He saiddiscussionshad beenheldto 

consider whether Canterbury could be a 

‘‘testcase’’ for aregionalplan, but more 

information was beingsought fromthe 

Ministry for the Environment. 

Mr Gordon said his council will be 

looking at the billclosely, and would be 

makingasubmission. 

Mr Parker saidthe reforms would 

simplify the consenting process and 

reducecosts, with estimatedsavings of 

about $10 billion over 30 years.Hesaid it 

would improve housing affordability by 

freeing up landfor building and through 

fasterand cheaperconsenting. 

‘‘Developers,infrastructure providers 

and businesseswill see the largest cost 

savings as consent volumes and costs 

decrease, savinghundreds of millions of 

dollarsayear. 

But National’s Housing, Infrastructure 

and Acting Environment Spokesperson 

Chris Bishop saiditwould have the 

opposite effect. 

‘‘The new Billswill add yet more 

bureaucracy,add morecomplexitytothe 

system, introduce significantlegal 

uncertainty and riskrepeating the 

mistakes of the past.’’ 

Green Party EnvironmentSpokesperson 

EugenieSage saidthe proposed 

legislation missed the mark whenitcame 

to the environment.‘‘TheGovernment 

seems to have bought into the outdated 

ideathat there is atradeoff between 

qualityinfrastructure and good 

environmental outcomes. This just isn’t 

true.’’ 

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Armistice Day remembered in Rangiora 

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Armistice Day was remembered by over 

150 members of the Rangiora RSA, 

families and supporters at the Rangiora 

cenotaph, last Friday morning —onthe 

11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th 

month. 

Two scale WW2 fighter planes flew a 

salute overhead while Padre Bill Peck 

read the details about the last day of the 

war to end all wars in 1918. RSA veteran 

Ian Caldwell recited the ode while 

Padre Beck played the last post. 

Waimakariri District Council Mayor 

Dan Gordon, RSA members and the 

public laid wreaths and poppies at the 

base of the cenotaph which was guarded 

by cadets from the NZ Cadet Forces Air 

Training Corps 88 Squadron District of 

Waimakariri. 

Following the ceremony 

commemorating Armistice Day, the end 

of World War One at 11am on November 

11, 1918, RSA members and supporters 

retired to the RSA’s Spitfire restaurant 

for aluncheon. 

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For others ... ATC 88 Squadron District of 

Waimakariri cadet sergeant Emma Warwick 

takes the wreath offered by veterans Paddy 

Quinlan ex Royal Marine, left, and Jim 

Cassels ex RAF, at the service at the 

Rangiora cenotaph. 

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Reform package fails to impress 

By DAVID HILL. 


Proposed changes to the Government’s 

Three Waters reformpackage are 

‘‘cosmetic’’,say threeNorth Canterbury 

council leaders. 

Parliament’s finance and expenditure 

committee has recommended amix of 

rural,provincial and metropolitan 

councils be represented on the four 

entities, which would hold annual 

shareholders' meetings. 

Stronger accountability measures and 

increasedaudit scrutiny have also been 

recommended. 

The reforms aim to put New Zealand's 

drinking water,wastewater and 

stormwaterinto four regional entities, 

but councils around the country fearthey 

will losecontrol. 

North Canterbury’s councils say the 

proposalsdolittletoease their concerns. 

‘‘Theproposedchanges are cosmetic 

and it doesn’trepresentthe strong 

feedback in the 80,000 submissions,’’ says 

WaimakaririMayorDan Gordon. 

Hurunui Mayor Marie Black described 

the select committee’s recommendations 

as ‘‘somewhat underwhelming’’. 

‘‘Therecommendations have made 

little change to the overall contextofthe 

reform.’’ 

Communities 4Local Democracy,of 

which Mr Gordonisdeputy chair,has 

joined forceswith the Mayors of 

Aucklandand Christchurchtopromotea 

model of regional ownership,where 

local councils collaborate and can apply 

for centralGovernment funding. 

‘‘The indications we have is that 

National and the Greens support our 

recommendations and it seems even the 

Maori Party is leaning towards our 

position.’’ 

Mr Gordon and Kaikōura District 

Council chief executive Will Doughty say 

apieceoflegislation as important as this 

ideallyneeds crossparty support. 

National Party Local Government 

SpokespersonSimon Watts says the 

select committee feedback showsthe 

governmentisstill not listening. 

‘‘Itshows that Jacinda Ardern and 

Nanaia Mahuta's promise of 

consideration and dialogue with mayors 

and localcommunities about the 

alternatives is just talk.’’ 

Green Party Three Waters 

SpokespersonEugenie Sage says the 

model lacksastrong connection to 

regional communities and longterm 

fundingcertainty. 

She says the Green Partyprefers a 

3 

seven entitymodel with local councils 

havinggreater oversight of the entities. 

Under this scenario the Canterbury 

councils could potentially work together, 

which is more workablethan an entity 

incorporating most of the South Island, 

Mr Doughtysays. 

‘‘Whateverhappens therewould need 

to be further engagement with NgāiTahu 

and what it meansfor the Takiwā. 

‘‘One of the challenges of the four 

entities model is you’ve got such a 

diversity of councils and regions, so it 

would be verydifficult to get some 

consensus.’’ 

While the tide seems to be turning 

against the government, the election is 

still ayear away and Mr Doughy fearsthe 

legislation could be too advanced to be 

repealed. 

‘‘I do wonderwith the timeframes,if 

they are committedwith these billsand 

with the National transition programme 

already drafting employmentcontracts, 

you wonderhow harditwill be to 

unpick.’’ 

Mr Doughtysays he remains open to 

the possibility there may be benefits 

from the reform, but if there is ‘‘it needs 

to be better articulated’’. 

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Quilters Quarters to close doors 

By SHELLEY TOPP 

Rangiora’sQuilters Quarters,which 

started as the Bernina Shop 40 years ago, 

is closing. 

The craft business now in Rangiora’s 

former DistrictCourt building, was 

formerlyat9High St, next to The 

WarehouseRangiora. 

West Eyreton’sPauline Forrest has 

owneditfor the last14years. 

She bought the business after retiring 

from a35year nursingcareer and moved 

the shop from HighStreet to the Court 

building in Percival Street justover two 

yearsago. 

Now she is planning to retire fromwork, 

and is looking forward to spending more 

time withher grandchildren. 

Pauline and her husband Grant ownthe 

historic Rangiora Court house building 

whichopened in 1893. It was given 

Landmarks status in 2003 and has a 

Historic Places Category II registration. 

Courtsignage on the exterior of the 

building had to stay, whichcaused 

confusion at times for someofPauline’s 

customerswho could not understand why 

the signageremainedwhen it was no 

longer used as acourt house. 

‘‘I have hadtotell themIam notallowed 

to remove thesign because of the 

building's heritage listing,’’ Pauline says. 

The building was closed in 2011 for 

earthquake strengthening, and in 2014 the 

Valued customer ... Marion Petrie, of Woodend, left, at Rangiora’s Quilter’s Quarters last 

Wednesday, being served by the owner Pauline Forrest, who will close the business to 

retire on December 16. 

PHOTO: SHELLEY TOPP 

Rangiora District Court was officially 

closed afterthe Ministry of Justice 

decidedtotransfer Rangiora'scourt 

services to the Christchurch District Court. 

It was completely refurbishedand 

earthquake strengthened after Pauline 

and Grant bought it in 2015.Pauline,who 

is the fifthowner of the business, says she 

will missall the wonderfulcustomers she 

has met over the yearsand is sadtosee 

Quilters Quarters closeunderher watch. 

‘‘I have been trying to sell it for the last 

few years but thathasn’t happened,soI 

have decided to closeitand retire,’’ she 

says. 

Many customershave toldPauline they 

are also sad Quilters Quarters is closing. 

Woodend’s MarionPetrie, who is akeen 

embroiderist, says she will miss Pauline’s 

expertise and friendly service. 

December 16 is the last day of trading. 

The building will be available for lease. 

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Rural Lookout crime app popular 

Amobile phoneapp is helping put the 

brakesoncrime in North Canterbury. 

The Rural Lookout app was launched 

in May, and Police says it is not just 

helping targetareas being hit by 

criminals, but is also being appreciated 

by peoplebecause it is aquick and easy 

way to report acrime, or suspicious 

behaviour to the police. 

The app, whichcan be downloaded on 

to asmartphone, allows users to alert 

Policeimmediately. 

It is still in its trialphase in the pilot 

districts of Hurunui and Waimakariri, 

where therehave been 2651 downloads 

and 190 reports, of which 51 were in the 

Hurunui District. 

Senior ConstableTony Maw of 

Rangiora Policesays nearly half of the 

reportsinthe Hurunui Districtwere 

relatedtoacar, or person acting 

suspiciously. 

‘‘From these reports we have been 

able to provideinformationtothe 

public,and plan where and when to 

increase our presence and patrols.’’ 

Burglary and theft from outside areas 

like yards and garages targetingitems 

such as trailers, fuel, tools and firewood 

were also reported, as well as unlawful 

huntingincluding the slaughterofstock 

on privateproperty,and illegal street 

racing including burnouts. 

‘‘Otherreports we’ve had include 

wilful damage to letter boxesand gates 

on privateproperty,theft of livestock 

and traffic incidents,’’says Constable 

Maw. 

He saysPolice have beenvery happy 

withthe feedback received fromusers 

which includes an increased 

confidence in police, and appreciation 

of receiving afollow up phone call to 

any alerts made on the app. 

Hurunui District Mayor Marie Black 

sayscombating crimeinrural districts 

is directlyrelated to people reporting 

incidents, which is much more likely to 

happen if it’s easytodoand effective. 

‘‘Rural crimeissadly not something 

we can pretenddoes not happen, as it 

can happen to anyone. 

‘‘This app is great,and it’slargely 

thanks to proactiverural Police who 

are as passionate about safe 

communitiesinHurunui as us living 

here.’’ 

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For further information, email:rural. 

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Avisit to Sir Ed’shut 

Getting apeek inside Sir Edmund 

Hillary’s preserved Antarctic hut was 

once considered an impossibility for just 

about everyone. Now it’s been made 

possible for many through the use of the 

latest Virtual Reality technology. 

The Antarctic Heritage Trust’s Sir Ed’s 

Antarctic hut roadshow visited the 

libraries at Amberley and Hanmer 

Springs last week to share the 

experience with residents as part of a 

national tour to showcase the work 

undertaken by the trust in Antarctica. 

The new virtual reality experience 

allows users to explore the hut with 

additional interactive features, 

including archival audio of Sir Ed and 

other members of his team (thanks to the 

RNZ collection at Ngā Taonga Sound & 

Vision). 

The presentation also includes photo 

galleries showing historic images of the 

experiences, science, landscapes and 

wildlife, and contemporary images of 

the conserved building and its artefacts 

today. 

Avisitor to the Amberley library 

presentation, Coralee Scott, said she 

found the whole experience ‘‘amazing 

and so immersive’’as she felt she was 

actually there. 

Developed in partnership with 

Auckland University of Technology and 

Staples VR, the virtual reality (VR) 

experience allows users to explore Sir 

Edmund Hillary’s hut in Antarctica. 

The experience provides insight into 

how the 23 men in Sir Ed’s team lived 

and worked in the world’s most extreme 

environment more than 60 years ago. 

Hillary’s hut was Scott Base’s first 

building and was built by ateam led by 

Sir Ed to support the Commonwealth 

TransAntarctic Expedition and the 

Gently does it ... Antarctic Heritage Trust 

public engagement officer Rupert Jackman 

helps Hurunui District Libraries Amberleybased 

librarian Michelle Phillips as she 

prepares to enter the world of Sir Ed’s hut at 

Scott Base in Antarctica via virtual reality. 


International Geophysical Year. 

The Trust cares for this hut and four 

other historic expedition bases in 

Antarctica. 

The Trust conserved Hillary's Hut in 

time for Scott Base's 60th anniversary 

held in 2017. 

Using VR, participants can tour the 

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Historic Hurunui homestead opens its doors 

By ROBYN BRISTOW 

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An historic Hurunuihomestead will open 

its doorsonSunday, December 4, to allow 

people to experienceits grandeur, and the 

careful restoration work under way. 

The Lyndon homestead, owned by Jude 

Flintoft and Steve Smith since 2018, is 

beingrestored to its former glory after it 

was extensively damagedinthe 2016 

Waiau/Kaikōura earthquake. 

The open day is beinghosted by the 

Amuri Historical Society along with Jude 

and Steve. 

The stunning building,painted in 

original red brick and white trim colours, 

is set on aslight rise against abackdrop of 

trees. 

Scottishimmigrant John Tinline 

(18591884), owned the original Lyndon 

run. The 16,000hectare farmwas bought 

for $120,000 by the Macfarlanebrothers, 

Duncanand Alec in 1884.Theymoved 

from Coldstream,onthe outskirts of 

Rangiora. 

Duncan, aged 24, positioned his 21room 

house carefullywith shelterfrom the 

Nor’west windsand access to areliable 

water source. The cost of the substantial 

kauri and plasterhouseonconcrete 

foundations was 837 pounds and 15 

shillings. He moved into the home, which 

was slightlywest of the site of Tinlines 

dwelling, in May 1890. 

Mainselectricity was installed in 1957. 

Priortothat it manufactured its own gas 

supply, thenran an electricitygenerator. 

Over successiveyears the original 

runholding decreased in size due to 

various government Acts such as, the 1915 

Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act.The 

government could see the need for closer 

settlement on existing large farms (runs) 

and this brought increased food 

production for localconsumptionand 

export. 

As transportation to markets was in its 

Lyndon homestead ... Visitors will be able to experience its grandeur and the restoration work under way. 

infancy, and largepastoralrunswere in 

remote locations, the Act was passed and 

gavethe Governmentauthority to 

purchase suitable land, ensuring the 

survivalofsupply towns such as Waiau. 

The Runholder had the right to retain 

any part of his farmthat constituted an 

economic unit, as well as the homestead 

block. The remaining landwas sold by 

ballot. 

Duncan Macfarlane remained at 

Lyndon and his brother Alec wentto 

Achray, Rotherham. Duncanmarried 

MaryFrances Newtonin1893. They had 

fivechildren. 

Duncan died in 1914and the farm was 

carriedonasanestate. Of the four sons, it 

was James (Jim) thateventuallyfarmed at 

Lyndon.Hereturned to the homestead 

block in 1926. For the previous 12 years 

Lyndon had been well managed by 

Duncan McLean, grandfather of current 

owner, Jude Flintoft. 

Prior to Jim’smarriage in 1929 to 

Adrienne Acland, he attended Christs 

College and readLaw at Cambridge 

University.This marriage produced seven 

children,six daughtersand oneson. 

Adrienne passed away in 1950 and Jim 

remarried in 1952.Eileen, his second wife, 

had come to Lyndontolook afterJim’s 

young daughters. 

She had travelledfrom England and 

intended staying for afew months, but 

ended up being the third Macfarlane 

woman to run Lyndoninits Macfarlane 

ownership of 134 years. 

Jim died in 1962.Eileen and their two 

children Kate and Jim remained at 

Lyndon. Eileen died justpriortothe 2016 

Waiau/Kaikōura earthquake. 

Jude and Steve have no set time frame 

for completingLyndon’s restoration. The 

emphasis is on enjoying the process and 

honouring and preserving the original 

builders workmanship, and recapturingas 

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muchofthe property’s history as possible. 

As part of the restoration phasethe 

homestead has been painted in aspecially 

mixed paint Homestead Red to recreate 

the original house colour. 

The grounds were designed by Alfred 

Buxton, aprominentLandscape designer 

of the 1920s. The formal grounds included 

awidedriveway,numerous flower beds,a 

sunken tennis court and acroquetlawn. 

The post First World War period was one 

of pastoral affluenceand aBuxton 

landscapebecame asymbolofthat 

affluence. 

Judeand Steve encourage visitors to 

enjoy the house and surrounding grounds 

by staying awhile, and relaxing. 

The December 4open day at 31 Lyndon 

Road, includes refreshments in the 

entrance price of $15 (cash only).The 

Amuri Historical Museum and Cob 

Cottage, on the Village Green in Waiau, 

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walkersout for themuch anticipated post 

Covidreturn of theKaiapoiFun Runand 

Walk, organised by AllTogether Kaiapoi. 

It wasmyfirst father andson fun run, 

andifthe pace James set at six is anything 

to gobyI’mcertain to be introuble over 

thecomingyears. 

But it will begoodtohavethe 

competition to keep me onmytoesasIget 

older. 

Congratulations to everyone who 

participatedand to thosewho received 

certificatesfor placingintheir respective 

categories. 

I’vebeenincrediblydisappointedby 

thelackofinformation coming from those 

responsible forWaimakariri's afterhours 

healthfacility. 

After tryingand failing forsometimeto 

getstraightanswersout of TeWhatu Ora 

Health NZ,Iended up having to lodge 

written parliamentary questions inorder 

to get the answers fromthe Health 

Minister. Hisresponses revealedthe 

resource consentisnot even inplace yet, 

despite assurances to thecontraryearlier 

this year. 

The responses alsorevealedthe 

buildingconsentwon’t belodged until 

March nextyear, meaningconstruction 

will start,atbest, around June 2023. 

After beingpromised this healthcare 

facility would begin construction thisyear 

Isharethe community’s frustration at this 

newlyannounced timeframe andIhave 

written to Te Whatu Ora Health NZand 

theHealth Minister urging them to 

expedite this project without further 

delay, and helpease thepressureon 

Christchurch'sEmergency Department. 

As local MP Iattendedameeting at the 

Woodend Community Centre to support 

residentsfollowing the recent Pegasus 

fire. 

Morethan130 residentswere 

evacuated as aprecaution butthanks to 

thehardworkofemergency services and 

theWaimakariri District Council's civil 

defence team,fortunatelyeveryone and 

their propertieswerekept safe. 

Thankyou to all those who helped coordinate 

efforts to make sure 

communicationlines werekeptopenand 

theevacuationcentre manned,and 

stocked, for those whohadtoleave their 

homes at short notice. 

Finally, it’s that time of year whenI 

enjoycelebratingthe success of ourlocal 

schools by attending prizegiving 

ceremonies to mark theendoftheschool 

year. 

Thesekicked offwith OxfordArea 

Schools senior prizegiving, which wasa 

greatoccasion. 

My experience ofOxfordAreaSchool is 

oneofstudent leadership. 

Ihavebeen fortunate enough to work 

alongsidetwoOxfordstudents whowere 

myWaimakariri Youth Membersof 

Parliament —EllieTizzardin2019and 

Hillary Cooperthis year. Both Ellie and 

Hillary were exemplar youth leaders who 

representedOxford AreaSchool and the 

wider Waimakaririelectorate well on the 

national stage in Parliament. 

It wasalso arealprivilege to attendand 

speakatthe schools 150 Years Jubilee 

recently,with past pupils Nessie Horgan 

andRay Mehrtens, both95yearsold. 

Here’stoanother century andahalfof 

student success inOxford. 

SH1 road works delayed 

The prospect of rain has delayed 

plans for resealing work to be 

conducted on SH1 in North 

Canterbury, betweenthe Cam River 

bridge and the SH71 (LinesideRoad) 

overbridge, by aweek. 

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency 

announced last week it planned to 

reseal with chip,toboost safety and 

resilienceonthe 2.4km section of 

highway. 

Work was originally scheduled to 

get under way this Saturday, but it has 

nowbeen pushed out to Saturday, 

November26. 

Over the weekendofNovember 

26/27, there will be adetour for both 

north and southbound trafficvia 

Williams and SmithStreets. The 

Northbound lane will be closed from 

6am10am on Saturday to allow for 

sealingunder SH71overbridge, while 

the Southbound lane will be closed 

from6am on Saturday to 7pm on 

Sunday. 

Outside these hours there may be 

Stop/Go trafficmanagement and 

temporaryspeed restrictions. 

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Waimakariri 

Focus from Dan Gordon, Mayor 

RANGIORA OCEAN WATCH 

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strengthening 

Chlorination focus 

On behalf of my family, Iwould like to 

thank you for the kind condolences that 

we received after the recent and sudden 

passing of my mother Liz. 

Although it has been avery difficult 

time, my family and Ihave found 

comfort in your kind words, calls, 

messages,and cards. 

Isincerely appreciate yoursupport. 

Thank you. 

Last week was the first regular council 

meeting of the new term and where we 

discussedthe chlorination of our district 

water supplies. 

Taumata Arowai took over 

responsibility for regulating drinking 

water from the MinistryofHealth in 

November 2021, via the Water Services 

Act. 

The Act requires all registeredwater 

supplies to introducearesidual 

disinfectant,such as chlorine, unless 

awarded an exemption. 

The chlorine requirement cameinto 

effect on November 15. 

Waimakariri DistrictCouncil has 

submittedsix applications to Taumata 

Arowai, seekingexemptions from 

having to use chlorine in urbanwater 

supplies of Rangiora, Kaiapoi, 

WoodendPegasus, Oxford, Cust and 

Waikuku Beach. 

Earlier thismonth,wehosted 

Taumata Arowai ChiefExecutiveand 

Principaladviser Drinking Waterto 

discuss the implications of the 

November 15 date, and express the 

community’s strong preferencefor 

unchlorinated water, and apathway 

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towards achieving exemptions. 

Thereport to council followed this 

meetingand details the options council 

has to continueoperating urban water 

supplies either chlorinated or 

unchlorinated. 

These options take account of a 

programmeofwork to be done to meet 

new compliance standards,until 

exemptionsassessments are 

considered. 

The councillors and Iwelcome the 

‘‘pragmatic approach’’ Taumata Arowai 

are takingregardingenforcement of 

mandatory chlorination. 

Overthe coming weeks councilstaff 

will work with Taumata Arowai to agree 

atimetable for the assessment of our 

chlorineexemption applications. 

We expect thefirst decision in the 

coming months. 

Councilhas decided to continue to 

operateour unchlorinatedsupplies as 

we bring forwardwork alreadyplanned, 

such as UV disinfection,arigorous 

testing regime, and retain the option of 

emergency chlorination at short notice 

if required.This is an importanttool in 

allowing us to operate nonchlorinated 

schemes over thelong term. Councilhas 

invested over$100m in water 

infrastructureand has budgeted for 30 

years ahead of planned upgrades. 

Because of this, waterinWaimakariri is 

of avery high standard. 

Iwelcomecontact from anyone who 

needs assistance or wants to discuss an 

issue. Email me at dan.gordon@wmk. 

govt.nz or phone021906437. 

Community engagement 

Hurunui College youngsters are engaging 

with their community. 

Aprogramme focusedonlife skills is 

keeping their College studentsproactive in 

the community. 

Funded by the Ministry of Education, 

the programme Kia Pakari, meaning 

‘strong and sturdy’,involvesagroup of 

Year 9and 10 students engagingin 

physical activity, well being development, 

and creating strong communicationskills, 

with an overall goal to raise achievement 

and engagement. 

Studentsare also encouraged to suggest 

communitybased projects,their most 

recentbeing abeach clean up at 

Ashworths, Amberley and Leithfield 

Beaches. 

Course leader Lee Copplestone says the 

projects are about character building and 

learningtobecome good membersof 

society. 

‘‘It was great to have them do aproject 

focused on the impact our actions can have 

on the environment,’’ he says. 

Hurunui DistrictCouncil’s Business 

Connector Chris King was nearby with a 

trailer for the rubbish collectedand to 

lend ahand. 

‘‘Itisalways good to see local young 

people coming up with great ideas and 

getting stuck into it,’’ Mr King says. 

Swell 

Pegasus Bay 

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Mouth 

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Amberley 

5:53am 0.8 12:35am 2.0 6:40am 0.8 1:21am 2.1 7:28am 0.8 2:07am 2.1 8:17am 0.7 2:54am 2.2 9:06am 0.7 3:42am 2.3 9:56am 0.6 4:31am 2.3 10:48am 0.6 

Beach 

12:07pm 2.2 6:30pm 0.8 12:53pm 2.2 7:15pm 0.7 1:40pm 2.2 7:58pm 0.7 2:27pm 2.2 8:41pm 0.7 3:13pm 2.2 9:26pm 0.6 4:00pm 2.3 10:13pm 0.6 4:49pm 2.3 11:04pm 0.5 

6:02am 0.8 12:44am 2.0 6:49am 0.8 1:30am 2.1 7:37am 0.8 2:16am 2.1 8:26am 0.7 3:03am 2.2 9:15am 0.7 3:51am 2.3 10:05am 0.6 4:40am 2.3 10:57am 0.6 

Motunau 12:16pm 2.2 6:39pm 0.8 1:02pm 2.2 7:24pm 0.7 1:49pm 2.2 8:07pm 0.7 2:36pm 2.2 8:50pm 0.7 3:22pm 2.2 9:35pm 0.6 4:09pm 2.3 10:22pm 0.6 4:58pm 2.3 11:13pm 0.5 

12:01am 2.0 6:04am 0.8 12:46am 2.0 6:51am 0.8 1:32am 2.1 7:39am 0.8 2:18am 2.1 8:28am 0.7 3:05am 2.2 9:17am 0.7 3:53am 2.3 10:07am 0.6 4:42am 2.3 10:59am 0.6 

Gore Bay 12:18pm 2.2 6:41pm 0.8 1:04pm 2.2 7:26pm 0.7 1:51pm 2.2 8:09pm 0.7 2:38pm 2.2 8:52pm 0.7 3:24pm 2.2 9:37pm 0.6 4:11pm 2.3 10:24pm 0.6 5:00pm 2.3 11:15pm 0.5 

5:59am 0.4 12:42am 1.4 6:45am 0.4 1:26am 1.4 7:32am 0.4 2:11am 1.4 8:20am 0.4 2:57am 1.5 9:09am 0.4 3:44am 1.5 9:59am 0.3 4:34am 1.6 10:50am 0.3 

Kaikoura 12:15pm 1.5 6:36pm 0.4 1:01pm 1.5 7:19pm 0.4 1:47pm 1.5 8:02pm 0.4 2:33pm 1.5 8:45pm 0.4 3:20pm 1.5 9:29pm 0.3 4:07pm 1.6 10:16pm 0.3 4:57pm 1.6 11:05pm 0.3 

*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. 

RANGIORA

NEWS 


North Canterbury murals take centre stage 


Three murals adorning playgrounds 

and school buildingsinNorth 

Canterbury have won awards in this 

year’sKeep New Zealand Beautiful 

Wall Worthy competitionsponsored by 

Resene. 

Rangiora Playcentre, Rangiora’s 

Ashgrove School,and Woodend School 

were three of 10 winners in the 

competition. 

From all the submissionsreceived, 15 

designs were chosen as finalists for 

their strong and creative 

environmental message, and the 

enhancementthey wouldmake to the 

local community. 

They were then put to apublic vote 

via social media to determinethe top 10 

murals, with winning submissions 

receiving a$750 Resene paint voucher, 

drop cloth and high vis vests, as well a 

$500 donation if the mural is completed 

by the end of the 2022 schoolyear. 

Rangiora Playcentre’s mural, 

Nature’s Playground,celebrates nature 

and createsalink between the 

playcentreenvironmentwherethe 

muralswill be placed–the sandpit and 

the garden –and the landscape of the 

beach and bushwhere native birdsand 

animals live. 

It’s hoped they will create 

conversations about caring for the 

environmentwhere the birds and 

animals live, so thatthey can thrive. 

It is made up of two parts, and 

inspired by the naturalbeauty of the 

region, and the countryasawhole. 

The Playcentre utilised an extensive 

selection of vivid Resenepaints to 

createthe mural, including Resene 

Kingfisher Blue, Niagara, Pelorous, 

Wellywood, Colour Me Pinkand 

Outrageous. 

Design and painting of the muralwas 

facilitated by localNorthCanterbury 

artists Laura and Mel of Off the Wall 

Murals, and the plywoodpanels on 

which the murals were painted were 

suppliedbyKenneally Timber and 

Outdoor Living. 

AshgroveSchool’s mural 

Tūrangawaewae Our Place to Stand 

celebrates the physical environmentof 

the schooland includes the wider 

elements, both natural and emotional, 

that make the special place that it is. 

All the learning hubs in the design 

represent the powerofwhat can be 

achievedtogether. 

Woodend School’s Cultural Narrative 

has some of the essential elements that 

represents the school—acentral tree 

which is the main part of its schoollogo 

and whichencompasses its values. Also 

included are the Whare ManuBirds 

which represent the schoolfamily 

groups and derived fromits cultural 

narrative —Kereru, Tui, Weka, Kotare, 

Tauhou, and Korimako .Every child at 

the schoolisinvolvedinone of the 

Whare Manu groups and thereare 

activitiesacross the school when all the 

students work together. 

Keep New ZealandBeautiful chief 

executive Heather Saunderson,says 

the ReseneWall Worthycompetition 

provides agreat opportunityfor early 

childhood centres, schools and youth 

groups to celebrate alocal hero, to tell 

astory abouttheir localarea or 

communicate aconservation theme. 

‘‘As always, we wereblownaway by 

the calibre of entries, and by the 

participationinthe voting by the public 

with over 4500 votes castvia our 

websiteand socialmedia. 

‘‘We'resoexcited to see these murals 

come to life, knowing how the 

beautification of public spaces greatly 

benefits communities by increasing 

civic pride.’’ 

7 

Wall Worthy ... Rangiora Playcentre’s mural, Nature’s Playground, which was one of 10 

winning entries in the Keep New Zealand Beautiful Wall Worthy competition, sponsored by 

Resene. 

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Kaiapoi Central 

Park and Ride 

Vaccination Event 

COVID-19 and MMR vaccinations 

available. 

Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 November 

10am–4pm 

Visit before we shut thedoorsfor 

redevelopmentinearly2023 

More at canterburymuseum.com/redevelopment 

Free kaiand spotprizes! 

Book your spotonline at BookMyVaccine.nz 

Walk-insare alsowelcome 

CDHB17Nov22 NCN 

11 Rolleston Avenue,Christchurch 

Free entry; donations appreciated 

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NEWS 


Museum built on apassion for history 


9 

What started as an interest in collecting 

glassmilk bottles has grown intoatruly 

eclectic private museum collection, 

reflecting the social history of the 

Waimakariri region from the 1800s to 

modern times. 

Retired Rangiora dairyfarmer 

turned museum curator Richard Spark, 

says his uniquemuseum at Northbrook, 

is full of the bitspeoplewantedtothrow 

away and he was lucky enoughtobe 

theretocatch them. 

‘‘Theycome from everywhere. I’m 

always lookingfor interesting bits to 

add to my collection,’’ he says. 

Mr Sparkisopening his museum up 

this Sunday, November 20,to help raise 

awareness of, and funds for, Dementia 

Canterbury. 

He says he and his latewife Dawn 

used to love travelling all around the 

world lookingfor historical items. 

‘‘Whenshe passedlast year suffering 

from Dementia, Idecided to hold a 

special day to commemorate her 

passion for life and to also celebrate 20 

years since we added the Rossburn 

Receptions Convention Centretothe 

Northbrook Museum. 

When they opened the centre 20 years 

ago, Mr Sparksays theydidn'thave a 

clue it would becomesuch abusy place 

for family events,weddings, funerals 

and birthdays. 

‘‘We started the museumin1985 with 

just one shedfull of bits and pieces, it 

had avery small kitchenand visitors 

eithersat inside in the foyeroroutside 

when they wanted acuppa. ‘‘Over the 

years Icollectedmany more pieces and 

brought in my latebrother Johns 

extensive tractor collection so we 

eventually addedanother three bigger 

sections to the museum,itwas then we 

decided we needed abigger kitchen/ 

Richard Spark ... Retired Rangiora dairy farmer turned museum curator with some of his extensive range of collectibles. 

reception areabecauseofthe large 

numbers of peoplevisiting. 

‘‘ Dawn and Ibuilt areception centre 

which opened in 2002. 

‘‘Very quickly people started ringing, 

enquiring if they coulduse it for 

funerals or weddings. 

‘‘When we both retired20years ago, 

Dawnfrom her passion for teaching as 

akindergarten teacherand me as a 

dairy farmer,weboth became 

caterers.” 

In 2010 the couple built achapel 

because theywanted to separate the 

servicesfrom the catering operation. 

‘‘Wehad to be very quietinthe 

kitchens during funeral and wedding 

services, it justmade sensetobuild a 

chapel onsite.” 

The doorsofthe chapel and the 

museum bothcame from the Blenheim 

Methodist Churchwhere Mr Spark’s 

parentsMargaretand Harold Spark 

where married in 1926. 

‘‘I put up one set as the front door of 

the museumin1988 and stored the 

other set until we built the chapel, it’s a 

great linkwith my motherand father,” 

he says. 

Mr Spark says the popularityofthe 

centre grew quickly, and he estimates 

they have hosted over 400 weddings, 800 

funeralsand thousandsofother 

functions onsite in the past 20 years. 

PHOTO: JOHNCOSGROVE 

‘‘I get alot of satisfactionsupplying a 

product people enjoy and Ijust like 

being busy.” 

He alsogets the satisfaction of 

working withhis childrenand grandchildren 

who continuetohelp out with 

the cateringatfunctions. 

To celebrate the 20 years, he has 

planned afree openday for the pubic to 

look through the Northbrook Museum, 

and the centre, along with free 

afternoon tea. 

‘‘We will be open this Sunday, 

November 20, from 1.30 pm to 4pmso 

come along and have agood look 

aroundand helpmesupport Dementia 

Canterbury,’’hesaid. 

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Court ruling may have 

significant impact 



An Employment Court ruling around 

teacher working hours could have major 

implications, North Canterbury schools 

say. 

The New Zealand Post Primary 

Teachers’ Association successfully 

argued that aschool is ‘‘not open for 

instruction’’ during weekends, public 

holidays, vacations and outside of 

8.30am to 4.30pm on school days, in a 

recent Employment Court hearing in the 

North Island. 

But principals say there needs to be 

flexibility in ateacher’s day to ensure 

work/life balance and being available for 

meeting with parents. 

Rangiora High School board of 

trustees chairperson Simon Green was 

unaware of the ruling, but says it would 

be ‘‘disappointing’’ if it became binding. 

The teaching day is structured from 

9am to 3pm and then it is ‘‘flexible’’, 

Rangiora High School principal Bruce 

Kearney says. 

To accommodate the Employment 

Court ruling, Mr Kearney changed the 

start time for staff meetings from 8.20am 

to 8.30am, ‘‘but you can’t put rigidities 

around the end time’’. 

Some teachers may choose to start 

earlier or to remain at school after 3pm, 

while others may wish to go and pick up 

their children after school and take 

home marking to do later in the evening. 

Schools also rely on teachers being 

available to run cultural activities and 

coach sports teams outside of teaching 

hours. 

‘‘Teachers are paid asalary and there 

Have your say 

on safespeeds 

To ensure our transport system protects and helps us 

to get to the places and people important to us, 

the way we manage speeds has changed. 

As part of our transition to the new approach, 

we’re developing an interim State Highway 

Speed Management Plan. 

is aflexibility built in, and it is about 

how we can best serve our students,’’ Mr 

Kearney says. 

Oxford Area School principal Mike 

Hart says the ruling is about fairness in 

recognising an eight hour working day as 

the accepted limit for teachers. 

But collective agreements have a‘‘call 

back’’ clause, which gives provision for 

attending evening meetings, such as 

those with parents, or for staff training 

during term breaks. 

‘‘Employment law is the guiding 

document, but we have to remember 

there are 12 weeks in acalendar year 

where we don’t expect teachers to do an 

eight hour day. 

‘‘It is achoice, where teachers can 

work out what is best for their work/life 

balance. 

‘‘Some may choose to work longer 

hours during term time and take abreak, 

while others choose to work aconsistent 

number of hours throughout the year.’’ 

Kaiapoi High School principal Jason 

Reid says many teachers work long 

hours with burnout aconcern, 

particularly for new teachers. 

He says his advise for new teachers is 

to ‘‘pace yourself’’ in the first two years. 

‘‘The challenges of doing this job are 

incredibly complex and it will absorb as 

much time as you will throw into it.’’ 

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Our plan includes proposed new speed limits on 

sections of state highways, safe speeds around schools 

and marae, and other speed related activities. 

Afinal touch ... Leithfield Garden and Art Trail committee member Linda Tayles works on 

bonsai Maple trees as she prepares her garden for the upcoming trail weekend. 


Leithfield trail returns 


The Leithfield Gardenand Art Trail 

returns on November 26 and 27, 2022. 

The trail,now in its second year, is a 

fundraiserfor the LeithfieldCommunity 

Centre and the Leithfield Public Library. 

‘‘It’s afun event that is unique because 

we have14gardensand 17 artists' studios 

to visit, all within three small defined 

areas. 

‘‘They are in the main Leithfield Village, 

the Leithfield Beacharea and on the 

nearby Ashworthscorner,’’she says. 

Lindasays there will be lots and lots of 

new gardens and studios to visit and it’sall 

for justone priceof$25. 

‘‘This getsyou intoall the venues and the 

proceeds go towards helping our 

community in several ways,’’ she says. 

‘‘Some of the gardens are wonderful, 

such as Ken and Mike’s down at Leithfield 

Beach. 

‘‘Then there is the historic Hanna 

House, the Sanctuary of Fourviereand 

Mike and Holly’srambling garden in which 

they have spent abit of time and effort 

keeping the many historic trees and shrubs 

rarely seen today, all in good order.’’ 

On the artistic side, thereiseverything 

from pottery to knittedpompom hats, 

decorativemoss,stainlesssteel sculptures, 

furniture and colouredpaintings. 

‘‘Each placeyou can visit is unique, and 

we have so manytalented people herein 

Leithfield,that it is awonderful placeto 

look for presents for Christmasand other 

occasions,’’Linda said. 

The major sponsor of the trailis 

McAlpinesMitre 10 MEGARangiora,with 

assistancefrom Cleanup Canterbury. 

Gold sponsors: PURE by the Barrelman, 

MagicMoss, Woodend Nurseries, Better 

Half Kitchen andBar, Cj's drivethrough 

plantfarm,Silver sponsors:Black Hills 

New ZealandwoolNaturally and Property 

Brokers Dayan Muntz. 

Mrs Tayles saysthe committee is hoping 

to runthe event every two years. 

Information can be found on the The 

Leithfield Gardenand Art Trail Facebook 

site or from lindatayles@hotmail.com. 

Find out what’sproposed foryour region and give 

your feedback online at www.nzta.govt.nz/ISMP 

Consultation closes on 12 December 2022

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the community around them.” 

“The Sterling has been created with these 

priorities in mind, to provide aconnected, 

multigenerational experience for those looking 

to right-size their living arrangements and 

spend their retirement years inasupportive, 

connected environment.” 

To that end, there is no main gate or border 

wall around The Sterling. Rather, the village 

is seamlessly integrated into the wider 

Silverstream community -the thriving and 

established residential development inKaiapoi. 

Silverstream locals are encouraged to visit the 

village and participate invillage activities, 

and village residents are free toexplore 

the surrounding Silverstream community, 

maintaining their connections with friends, 

family, and neighbours. 

“Most retirement villages have got agreat big 

wall around them, but The Sterling isn’tlike 

that,” says village resident, Stuart. “It’s areal 

community.” 

“In fact, that’s one of the things we like about 

The Sterling. There’s no fence around it”. 

“We’re absolutely delighted with the place. 

While the village is still growing, we’ve already 

made some really good friends here. It’s 

paradise.” 

Ayear on, The Sterling’s resident-focused 

approach is proving popular. Stage One and Two 

villas sold out upon release. The last of Stage 

Three’s villas have just been released and are 

expected to sell just as fast. 

Forthose interested in taking acloser look, a 

Showhome Open Day is scheduled for Saturday, 

the 19th of November, from 10am till 2pm, at6 

Camellia Lane, Kaiapoi. 

Fordetails, call Michelle or Denise on 0508 783 

754 or email hello@thesterling.co.nz (visits by 

appointment only). 

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Return of NZ Agricultural Show popular 

The New Zealand Agricultural Show 

2022opened its doorsagainin 

Christchurch after aCovid enforced 

two yearshut down, and the 

Canterbury crowdsresponded in 

recordnumbers. 

Overthe threedaylongCanterbury 

A&P Showhosted at theCanterbury 

AgriculturalPark in Christchurch,the 

Show’s general manager Tracy Ahern 

saidtherehad been70,000 people 

throughthe gatesbythe endof 

Thursday,and atotalof115,000 people 

had entered by 4pm on Friday. 

Morethan46,000tickets had been 

soldonFriday,whichAhernbelieved 

was anew record, helped along by free 

entry for under 18s. 

On show waseverything from duck 

herding, fashion shows, gumboot 

throwing,woodchopping, equestrian 

eventsand allthe hotly contested farm 

animalcompetitions. Butfor many the 

mainattractionofthe show otherthan 

the farming relatedtradedisplayswas 

the chance to catch up withold friends. 

‘‘Itwas goodtocatchupwith people 

we haven’t seeninthree years,’’ Waiau 

farmers Sueand AngusGalletly said, 

‘‘It’sbeenatoughcoupleofyears but 

it’sgreattosee our friendsagain.’’ 

Rotherham beef farmerBen Crossley 

agreedsaying it wasfun sayinghelloto 

all thepeoplehehasn’t seen for sucha 

longtime. 

Former CanterburyA&P Association 

presidentPeterGardner of Amberley 

saidhehas beencoming to the show 

mostofhis lifeand his fondest 

memories wereall about the peoplehe 

met andthe stock on show. 

For theRangioraHigh School 

students involvedinthe school’scattle 

showteam programme,the showwas a 

chance to showoff their stock handling 

skills as they paraded their charges 

aroundthe judging ring. 

Toeing the line ... Rangiora High School 

student Harry Parish 13, keeps his lowline 

calf in check as he parades at the show. 

Ariki Matehaere 16, says theextra 

curricular programme held at the 

Woolstone ParkLow Linecattlestudat 

Fernside, nearRangiora,was agreat 

programmebecauseitallowedthe 

ninemembercattle show team 

valuableexperience in stockhandling, 

parading andbecoming familiar with 

the animals. 

For agroup of friends, breeding and 

raisingapiglettoshow standardhas 

beenafiveyear long journey filled 

withalot of fun. 

Members of the SlugGeneticsteam 

fromNorth Canterburywere upbeat 

despitetheir latest piglet not making 

Fine winner ... One of the championship winning Corriedale ewe hoggets bred at 

Eudunda Corriedale Stud by Tom Burrows. 

PHOTOS: JOHN COSGROVE 

thetop tenofthe hotlycontested boar 

competition.Their130kgpet pig, Janel 

wasthe fifth yearthey had 

enteredthe competition, which 

attracted 46 teams of young farmers, 

studentsfromLincoln University, 

commercialand hobby breeders and 

friends to the show. Manyteamssuch 

as the PorkChop Princesses were 

dressed in matchingsetsofclothes. 

TomBurrows of WestEyreton’s 

Eudunda Corriedale Stud, says the 

show hasalwaysheldanattraction for 

himand his family. 

‘‘I’ve beencoming since 1977 andI 

lovebeing abletosee how other 

breeders are performing,it’sagreat 

waytoadvertise the studand compare 

our breeds withthe other studs.’’ 

His ewesdid wellwithone picking 

up champion in breed whichwas 

shown off in thecapable hands of the 

Australian YouthCorriedale 

ambassadorKatrina Abbott. 

‘‘This is agreat programmewhich 

we, thebreedersassociationrun with 

Australiaonalternative years.It’s 

great for the young peopletolearn 

about Corriedalesand farmingin 

general,’’ he said. 

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ART SHOWCASE 

Saturday 26 November,10am -4.30pm &Sunday27November, 10am -3pm 

Charles Upham Retirement Villageinassociation with the 

North Canterbury Art Collectivewarmly inviteyou to their 

Art Showcase. 

Refreshments will be provided 

Villagetoursavailable 

Artwork from this talented group of artists will be displayed in 

the Village Centre and made available for purchase. 

Aportion of all 

artwork sales 

will go to our 

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partner, The 

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This is afree event. 

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NEWS 


Many North Cantabrians were on parade 

Remembering those who served ... Malaysian/Borneo conflict veteran John (Jack) Hall and his daughter Angela 

Hall sit beside the poppies during the Remembrance Day service held last Friday at the Rangiora cenotaph. Mr Hall 

served with the Royal New Zealand Air Force as anavigator, flying for more than 5000 hours aboard the RNZAF 

Bristol Freighters. His job was to guide the big freighters to drop zones over the jungles of Malaysia and Borneo 

in the 1950s and 60s. Air dropping essential supplies to groups of special forces on missions and national 

servicemen troops patrolling through the dense jungles below. 

Young reflection ... Xander KeenanSmith 10, on holiday from his 

home in Australia, sits with Lindsay Jones during the service at the 

Cenotaph. He found the parade very interesting and helpful as he 

discovered more about his own uncles’ service. 

PHOTOS BY 

JOHN COSGROVE 

(Right) Together we 

stand ... 

Waimakariri District 

Council Mayor Dan 

Gordon (right) stands 

with RSA veterans on 

parade for 

Remembrance Day 

last Friday at the 

Rangiora cenotaph. 

(Left) Easy does it 

... Elizabeth Cooper 

(right) and her 

mother Michelle 

Maginness of Oxford, 

move another family 

pair of the Cooper 

Whenua Hereford 

Stud entrants into the 

show ring at the 

cattle judging section 

of the show. 

All on show ... Ben Crossley of Rotherham watches the vehicle parade in the main arena from the comfort of the 

Silver Fern Farms display and reception area at the show. 

Nice venue ... Enjoying ameal at the Silver Fern Farms reception 

area, were Waiau farmers Sue and Angus Galletly.

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over the long and pleasant show weekend 

Rashers on parade ... The Slug genetics team above of (from left) Andrew Heard, John 

Waghorn, Murray Stackhouse, Richard Brons and Richard Loe, all of North Canterbury, 

entered Janal, their 130kg pet pig, in the special Boar Breeders Association commercial pig 

competition held at the New Zealand Agricultural Show in Christchurch last week. 

This was the fifth time the group of friends had entered the competition. 

(Below) Fun in the ring ... The Pork Chop Princesses (from left) Bridget James, Renee 

Curtin, Bella Nolan and Alice Gualter, from both Mid and North Canterbury, also entered 

‘Pumba’ their chosen pet pig, in the hotly contested competition for breeding and raising 

apiglet in just five months. The competition attracted 46 teams of young farmers, students 

from Lincoln University, commercial and hobby breeders to the show. Many teams dressed 

in matching sets of clothes and once the competition for the piglets was over, the teams 

took part in afashion parade to pick the best dressed team. 

Getting ready ... Waiting their turn to enter the judging ring at the cattle section of the 

show were Rangiora High School students Tara Browne 14, (left) and Ariki Matehaere 16 

with their Woolstone Park Low Line cows . 

Looking on ... Many visitors to the show enjoyed the chance to meet old friends and look 

at the wide variety of stock on show. 

On her way ... Waimak Foxes versus Sefton Thunder in their grade 

one match at the weekly Southbrook Touch tournament. 

TOUCH PHOTOS: DAYNA BURTON 

Gottcha ... Grade four Waimak CTT players reach out to prevent 

atry by aBroomfield Killer Wasp player. 

End run ... Agrade one Tiny Terrors player 

runs away from the chasing Southbrook Red 

team as he aims for the touch line. 

(Below) Many farmers came to the show for 

alook and to see what other breeders had to 

offer.

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in the number of cyclists, pedestrians and other 

road users. Take the time to check the way is 

clear at intersections, check your blind spots 

and allow space when passing road users. 

We want everyone to get to where they’re 

going safely –wecan all take responsibility 

looking out for each other. 

Find out more waimakariri.govt.nz/roadsafety 

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

As aCouncil we are committed to creating safer roads 

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Paddlers needed ... The Waimak Dragon Boat Club is on the look out for new members 

to crew their boats. 


Extra paddlers needed 


The WaimakDragonBoat Clubare looking 

for acoupleofnew memberstohelp crew 

theirboats. 

Club coordinator MarieChilds says they 

need extra paddlers to help make up 

numbers in the boats they have. 

‘‘Each boat has acrew of 20, includinga 

sweepand acaller. 

‘‘We havetwo mixed teams— the 

Waimak Attack and theWaimak Vibe — 

and we need acouple of extrapaddlers to 

help us out this season.’’ 

She saysall the paddlerscommit to 

trainingonce aweek untilChristmas, then 

twiceaweek in January until theseason 

finishes at the endofMarch. 

Theirfirst race is this Sunday, 

November 20, at Kerrs Reach,and the 

crewswill continue to trainand race in 

Akaroa and Christchurch in the new year 

as they build up for the nationalsbeing 

held in Easter. 

‘‘It’s goodfun and helps to keepyou fit,’’ 

she said. 

Many of theteam hasbeen withthe club 

for morethan five years andMariesays 

they all enjoy the fun they have and the 

camaraderie. 

‘‘There are 22 peopleinthe boat with 

you, up closeand personal, so you quickly 

make new friends, and our crew ranges in 

age from 20 to 81.’’ 

The Waimak DragonBoat Clubtrainon 

the Kaiapoi rivereach Wednesday evening 

from 6pm under the watchfuleye of coach 

Rick Smith. 

To join the ranks contact Marieatmarie. 

childs1967@gmail.com or at 0272266481.

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NEWS 


Rangiora Early Records Society 

Occasionallyhistory brings to lightinexplicable links that 

can bring the intangiblepast to life.Alate 1920's Philips 

radio recentlydonatedtothe Rangiora Museumhas 

sparked discussionsand research that hasuncovered an 

unlikely associationbetween seemingly unrelatedpeople, 

and brings colour to apiece of World War 2history.Ifyou 

wanttoknowhow an entrepreneurialelectronics firm, a 

NewZealand Bomberpilot, andaDutchfamilyare 

connected, joinusattheRangiora Museum, 29 Good 

Street, Thursday,November 24, at 7.30pm,whereDennis 

de Visser willshowandtellthisfascinating story. A 

donation fromnonmembersat the door would be 

appreciated. 

Balcairn Hall concert 

Adam McGrath is live at theBalcairnHall on November 

19, at 7.30pm. All profitsfromtheconcertare dedicated to 

United Nations WomenAotearoaNZsupportingwomen 

and girls of Ukraine.Freesupper,alcoholfree event, 

raffles,CDsales. Cash tickets $25 fromSallyMacs 

Amberley, Stan’s 7Day Pharmacy Rangiora, Sefton 

Garage or via balcairnhall.com. 

Night Sky 

Discover thesplendour of the nightsky through a 

telescope at afree communityevent onFriday, November 

18, from 9pmatthe KaikōuraWatertoweroff Scarborough 

Stree,Kaikoura. All welcome, Dress warm. Check out 

kaikouradarksky.nzfor further informationand weather 

report. 

Craig Pickering Memorial Trailride 

TheAmuri AreaSchoolCraigPickeringMemorial 

Trailride will be held this Saturday at Lochiel Station,70 

Lewis PassRoad. It willbesignpostedfrom Hanmer 

Springs turnoff.Entryfee is $70 on the day.$30 for 

children16years and under. Themainloopisonhill 

countryfarm tracks. Aminipeewee track is also available. 

Track opensat9am.EnquiriestoSimon022 3198900 or 

Fiona 027 260 2027. 

Cabin fever, by Michael 

Smith and Jonathan 

Franklin 

In early2020, an ominous virus was 

spreadingandnoone knew what the 

coming weeks would bring. The 

cruise shipZaandam waspreparing 

to sail from BuenosAiresloaded with 

1200passengers, plus600 crew.There 

wasconcern aboutthe virus in the 

news, but thatwas oceansaway, and 

escapingtosea for afew weeks 

seemed likeagoodoption. 

Cabin Fever is atrue storyabout 

beingtrappedonboard acruise ship 

when thepandemic struck, heroism 

andsurvival at sea. 

Life in the shallows, by Karen Denyer 

This highly illustrated and fascinating bookreveals the wetlands of 

AotearoaNew Zealandasnever seen before. Throughtraditional 

Maori knowledge andthe work andexperiencesofleading scientists, 

it explores the creation, diversity,vulnerability andculturalvalues of 

swamps,fens, lakes, estuaries andbogs. 

Lifeinthe shallows showshow the growing collaboration of 

mātaurangaMāori,citizen science andWestern science has the 

potential to significantly improveour understanding and protection 

of these important and specialplaces. 

Tools for the Top Paddock, by Kane Brisco 

WhenKaneBriscowas at his lowestebb,hestoodin themiddle of a 

paddock, with waterflowing over his boots,tryingtocomprehendhow 

many days of rain he'denduredwithoutabreak. Consumed by a 

myriad of problems,Kanelostconfidence in hisownability anddidn't 

know if he could financially survive. Kane sharesthe experiences that 

madehim almostquit farming, alongwith thesimple methods he 

developedfor dealing withthe mental andphysicalstrains of lifeon 

theland. 

He offers advice for peopledoingittough, as well as how to buildthe fitnessrequiredtothrive in good 

times and bad. 

Thesetitlesare available in both WaimakaririandHurunui libraries. Findoutmore about recent additions 

to thelibrary collection by going to the library catalogue at waimakariri.kotui.org.nz or hurunui.kotui.org.nz. 

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29 

The Widest Music Variety 

Friday 6pm & replayed at 12pm Sunday 

Tune in nowtolistenon104.9 North Canterbury 

and103.7 Hanmer Springs andKaikoura 

Exciting news ... Members of Rangiora Borough School’s Year 7/8 Jump Jam Challenge 

team, during the South Island Regional competition at Cashmere High School which they 

won. They have now taken out the National championship for Year 7/8 Advanced Category 

in the interschool competition. 

PHOTO: SHANE BUCKNER 

WAIAU UWHA BRAIDED RIVER 

BIRDS FIELD DAY 

JumpJam success 


RangioraBoroughSchoolis 

celebrating abig winonthe national 

stage in theJumpJam Challenge 

competition. 

The school’sallgirlYear 7/8team 

are thenew NationalChampions for 

the Year 7/8 AdvancedCategory in the 

interschoolcompetition. 

The wincomesafter earliersuccess 

at the regional competitionwhich was 

heldatCashmereHighSchoolon 

November 5. 

‘‘Wetookthreeteamstothe regional 

competition,’’ RangioraBorough 

School teacher, Mikayla Williams says. 

‘‘Wehad 16 studentsinthe Year7/8 

team, 12 students in the 5/6 team and 11 

students in the year4team.’’ 

Theschool wonthe Year7/8 

Advanced Categoryatthe regional 

competition,and theirscoreswere 

thencompared to thosefromthe North 

Island schoolswho competed last 

Saturday, on November 12. 

‘‘Wefoundout we had wonthe 

regional competition on November 5 

and then we receivedaphonecallon 

November 12, afterthe North Island 

schools competed, to tellusthatwehad 

won the National competition forthe 

year7/8 AdvancedCategory.’’ 

‘‘Wealsoplaced fourth in the 

RegionalYear 5/6 Xtreme Category 

withour year5/6 team,’’Mikayla says. 

‘‘The win means alot forthe team, 

theyare mostly all year8students so 

thiswas theirlast JumpJam 

competition. 

‘‘Itisanincredibleachievement for 

the students andfor the school. 

‘‘The teams represent ourschool 

incredibly well at these competitions 

and make our school so proudofthem 

and theirachievements.’’ 

‘‘Asteachers this means alot to us. 

Lastyear, we won theNational Year5/6 

All Starcompetition and we wanted to 

do well again thisyear.’’ 

Alot of workhad goneinbehindthe 

scenestoget the girls to the 

competitions throughpractices, 

fundraising,organising costuming and 

parent help. 

‘‘Itshows that all ourhard work has 

paidoff and we are proudofall of the 

teams we havetakentothe competition 

thisyear no matteriftheyhaveplaced 

or not,’’Mikayla said. 

JumpJam is designed to challenge 

fundamental movementskills,increase 

fitness,developstudent leadership and 

motivate students to move and enjoy 

exercise. 

‘‘Weuse it within ourschooltoget 

students activeand forthe dance 

element,’’ Mikayla says. 

WoodendSchool placed secondin 

the year7/8 Ultimate category in the 

nationalcompetition. There is no 

overall champion in thecompetition 

because each category has different 

rules. 

WHERE AND 

WHEN? 

Meet at Culverden Rugby 

Club 1:30 pm 30th 

November. 

WEWILL HEAR 

FROM 

Professor Ken Hughey, ahighly 

regarded expert on braided riverbed 

birds 

Zipporah Ploeg from Environment 


. 

We will finish with abarbeque hosted by 

John Faulkner at 758 Mouse Point Road. 

WHAT'S HAPPENING 

We will visit Black Billed Gull and Black 

Fronted Tern colonies in Amuri Basin and 

learn about: 

What these species are and why they 

need our help. 

Outcomes of conservation work 

underway. 

How their future links to everyone who 

interacts with braided rivers or depends 

on them for their livelihood. 

We will observe bird colonies close-up. 

Please bring binoculars, walking shoes, etc. 

Please RSVP to our email 

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Vineyard’scharity 

runapopular affair 


The Pegasus Bay Vine run earlynext year 

will take seriousrunnersona21km 

journey through vineyards, and into the 

picturesquehillsofthe Waipara region, 

with sweeping views of the Pegasus Bay 

coastline. 

The longest course has beenlengthened 

to ahalf marathon, helping thoseheading 

off to the CoasttoCoast and otherdistance 

racestoget in some serious training. 

However, the emphasisofthe VineRun 

remains firmly on afriendly, fun,family 

eventwith two shorter courses —6kms and 

10kmsrun/walks —cateringfor all. 

People are encouraged to bring apicnic 

lunchtothe January 29, 2023,event, and 

enjoyitinthe lawns of Pegasus Bay 

Winery after the run, where there will be 

entertainment, andlive music, and some 

food options. 

Over $100,000has beenraised for the 

New Zealand Brain Research Institute 

(NZBRI)since the event began in 2018. It 

was hobbledinJanuary this year by Covid 

19 protocols, but its hoped for agood turn 

out next January. 

OrganiserMike Donaldson says the 

longer coursewill appeal to abroader 

rangeofrunners,and while the course, 

whichtakesinacoupleofneighbours 

properties, is quitechallenging, but will 

also provide somepretty beautifulscenery 

out to sea and over the Waipara Valley. 

The wineryisownedbyMike’sparents 

Ivan and Christine.Ivan has been a 

member of the NZBRI board since 2006 

and established Friendsofthe NZBRI to 

raisefundsfor neurological research.The 

Enjoying the run ... Entrants in the 2021 

Vine Run having plenty of fun and laughs. 

PHOTO: SUPPLIED 

Institute focusesonunderstanding more 

aboutneurological disorders such as 

Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and Multiple 

Sclerosis. He has hadadistinguished 

career as aneurologist and was nameda 

Companionofthe New ZealandOrderof 

Meritfor his servicestoneurology in 2013. 

He is also awine writerand wine judge. 

All proceeds fromentryfees go to the 

institute.Itis$70 per adult ($40for under 

18) for the 6km run/walk; $80 ($45),for the 

10km run/walk, and $99 for the half 

marathon which is only open to adult 

entries (18, and over).You can register as 

an individual or agroup at vinerun.co.nz 

or the Vine Run Facebookpage. 

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31 

Roading quandary 



How to fund rural roads and make them 

resilient is an ongoing challenge for the 

Hurunui District Council. 

The council maintains one of the 

largest roading networks per capita in 

the country with 1460km of local roads, 

excluding State Highways 1and 7, with a 

relatively small ratepayer base. 

The population is around 13,000, 

meaning there is 120 metres of road per 

person. 

Hurunui District Council chief 

executive Hamish Dobbie says the roads 

were designed for an earlier time and 

are not equipped to cope with today’s 

heavier vehicles and more frequent rain 

events. 

Roading is funded 52 percent from 

Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport 

Agency’s One Network Fund (ONF), but 

when there is afunding shortfall 

ratepayers are left to pick up the full 

cost. 

The funding is largely for 

maintenance, though the council can 

apply for emergency funding after 

severe weather events. 

‘‘Hurunui roads have been rated lowly 

in the ONF and historically we have had 

low maintenance costs due to being adry 

weather district,’’ Mr Dobbie says. 

‘‘But with more frequent weather 

events, our resilience is being impacted. 

Our network is not designed for those 

events, so it needs capital works rather 

than maintenance.’’ 

Mayor Marie Black says larger 

vehicles, such as stock trucks and milk 

tankers, provide economic value to the 

country, but the council does not always 

get the funding support it needs. 

‘‘We are stuck in the bind of not being 

able to meet the needs and expectations 

of our community.’’ 

While the push is to low emission 

vehicles, Mr Dobbie says those options 

do not work as well in rural areas due to 

the distance, the nature of the rural 

sector and vehicle design. 

‘‘Small vehicles are designed for 

urban roads, so rural communities are 

pushed more to SUVs and fourwheel 

drives.’’ 

Incentives for moving to electric 

vehicles were introduced under the 

previous National government and 

Waimakariri MP Matt Doocey says it is 

time rethink how roading is funded. 

‘‘As we move to Net Zero (emissions) 

by 2050, we’ve got to make sure we 

maintain our roading network. 

‘‘The whole thing needs to be looked 

at, including the settings around small 

councils with alow ratepayer base and 

high kilometres to fund.’’ 

Aspokesperson for Transport Minister 

Michael Wood says the government has 

increased investment in low emission 

transport choices, including walking and 

cycling, public transport and electric 

vehicles, as well as infrastructure. 

Atotal of $1.2 billion is forecast to be 

invested in Canterbury in the 2021–24 

National Land Transport Programme 

(NLTP). 

AWaka Kotahi spokesperson said the 

agency is developing aClimate Change 

Adaptation Plan in the wake of climate 

change and increased severe weather 

events. 

It hopes to release the plan by the end 

of the year, before developing aseparate 

implementation plan. 

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Books on offer ... Allie King (left) and Emily Williams, both regional leaders for 

the Selwyn and North Canterbury district of the Dairy Women’s Network, display 

some of the wide range of books they had on offer at the Ballance book swap 

night held last week. 


Power of words 


The power of the written word and a 

chance to meet likeminded women 

socially were on the cards at the 

NorthCanterbury branchofthe 

DairyWomen’sNetwork Ballance 

AgriNutrientsbook swap and social 

nightlast week.. 

Endeavouring to get women 

reading and taking time for 

themselves away from the pressures 

of dairy farming is the goalofa 

unique projectsponsored by 

Ballance AgriNutrients. 

Regionalleader forthe Selwyn 

and North Canterburydistrict, Emily 

Williams, says ‘‘Now is abusy time 

for dairy farmers and we want to give 

womenachance to get out and 

socialisewith otherwomen so with 

funding from Ballance Agri 

Nutrients we havecreated thebook 

swapscheme’’. 

Women cancome along to the 

social meetings, choose abook which 

is either abestseller, fiction or nonfiction,orself 

help book,takeit 

home, read it and then bringitback 

the following month and swapitfor 

anotherbook. Emily says it’spart of 

the educational and wellbeing 

workshops the networkisoffering 

members. 

‘‘Itgives us all achancetomix and 

socialise, make connectionsand 

learn.’’ The network’s next Selwyn 

and NorthCanterbury district 

meeting will be held at the Hurunui 

Hotel on December 15. 

Farmers urged to be wary 


Farmers are beingwarned 

about storing damphay in 

their shedsasthe summer 

haymakingseason gets under 

way. 

Fireand EmergencyNew 

Zealand(FENZ) has already 

had anumber of calls to 

haybalefires, andalso 

controlled burns whichhave 

reignited or gotawayonland 

owners,inthe pastfew weeks. 

FENZCanterbury 

community riskmanager Dean 

Harkersays farmers should 

avoid storing damphay as it 

can catch firedue to 

spontaneous combustion, 

which usuallystarts between 

two to seven weeks after 

storage. 

‘‘This is whenyou should 

regularlycheckonyourhay,’’ 

he says. 

Signs the hay is heating up 

in the shed are steam 

condensationonthe steel roof, 

mould growthonand inside 

bales,acridfumesand hot 

humid air at the topofthe 

stack. 

Whattodoif the stackistoo 

hot 

Mr Harkerurgescautionwhen 

walking acrossthe topofa 

stack suspectedofbeing very 

hot. 

‘‘Itmay be so hotand air 

deficientinthe middle of the 

stack, that it hasbecome 

extremelyhot, leadingto 

charredbales whichcan 

collapseinwardswiththe 

extra weightontop. 

‘‘The sudden accesstoair will 

often result in spontaneous 

Shed fire ... Stored hay was destroyed in this fire in the Hurunui 

district. 

PHOTO: FILE 

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consequences. 

‘‘If in doubtdial 111.’’ 

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RURAL LIFE 


Plans key to winter grazing management 

An intensive winter grazing 

management plan is the key for farmers 

to make sure they are getting the best 

environmental outcome with ahighrisk 

activity. 

New intensive winter grazing rules 

came into force on November 1aspart 

of the Government’s Essential 

Freshwater package. 

Under these rules, intensive winter 

grazing (IWG) can be practised as a 

permitted activity only if certain 

criteria around land area, slope, 

distance from water ways and critical 

source areas are met. 

Farmers who are unable to meet these 

criteria will need to apply for resource 

consent, with May 1, 2023, the deadline 

to lodge an intensive winter grazing 

resource consent application. 

If an application is submitted by May, 

the IWG activity will be considered 

compliant in 2023 if the applicant 

follows what was proposed in the 

application and ensures environmental 

risks are appropriately managed 

according to their IWG management 

plan. 

Environment Canterbury regulatory 

services general manager Judith Earl 

Goulet said Canterbury farmers are 

working hard to reduce their impact on 

water ways. 

‘‘We’re really happy to see that 

farmers have made huge strides in 

improving winter grazing practices over 

the past 10 years,’’ EarlGoulet said. 

‘‘We acknowledge that getting the 

paperwork right can add to the stress of 

running afarming business and we want 

to try to make this process as 

straightforward as possible, so farmers 

can spend their time onfarm working to 

make improvements. 

‘‘We understand getting resource 

consent can be along process. To make 

it as easy and efficient as possible, we’ve 

created an IWG resource consent 

application form which explains all the 

information needed to complete an 

application.’’ 

The form can be completed by farmers 

themselves. For more information on 

the permitted activity criteria, resource 

Winter grazing ... Environment Canterbury has some tips on how to apply the new winter 

grazing rules. 

PHOTO: FILE 

consents and intensive winter grazing in 

general are go to ecan.govt.nz/yourregion/farmershub 

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Braided river birds will be the topic 

of conversation at afield day in the 

Amuri Basinlaterthis month. 

The Hurunui Biodiversity Trust has 

joinedforces withEnvironment 

Canterbury (ECan) to run the field 

day on Wednesday, November 30, 

starting at 1.30pmatthe Culverden 

Rugby Club rooms in School Road. 

The workshopisachancetolearn 

about braided river birds,why they 

need our help and actionstoprotect 

the birds in the Amuri Basin. 

Speakers will includebraidedriver 

birds expert Professor Ken Hughey 

and ECan biodiversity advisor 

Zipporah Ploeg. 

As part of the field trip, 

participants will visitblackbilled 

gull and blackfrontedtern colonies 

in the AmuriBasin to learn more 

aboutthe differentspecies and 

conservation effortstoprotect these 

sites. 

The field day will finish witha 

barbecue and discussion hosted by 

John Faulkner at his farm at 758 

MousePoint Road,the site of alarge 

conservation project. 

Mr Faulkner received fundingfrom 

the Hurunui District LandcareGroup 

and spent $60,000ofhis own money to 

create acommunity areaofnative 

plantings. 

This ‘‘unique private project’’ 

comprisesaround 70 nativespecies 

in the ground. 

To register, RSVPto 

hurunuibiodiversity@gmail.com. 

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SI Ram sale season kicks off this week 

35 

Ramssale seasoninthe South Island 

in 2022, kicks offtoday, Thursday, 

November 17, with thefirstof22being 

the BC Gallagher Beltex sale at Mt 

Somers. 

PGG Wrigthson’slivestockgenetics 

representative,for the upper South 

Island, SimonEddington, says he 

expects agood yearatthe sales. 

‘‘The NorthIslandram sales, which 

startedtwo weeks ago,weregoing 

along OK,but we haveabiggervariety 

of stock and breeds downhere so that 

shouldhelpit. 

‘‘Online via theBidrsalesplatform, 

the North Island auctionshavebeen 

verypopularwith peoplewho cannot 

traveltothe sales. 

‘‘Weare juststarting here so thenext 

coupleofweeksshouldshow us what 

the prices will be like,’’ he said. 

Mr Eddington saidthe upcoming 

Canterbury A&P Association’s elite 

ram and ewesale,beingheldnext 

Friday,November 25, should be agood 

one and he expectsitwill be similarin 

sizetolastyear’s salewhich drew in 

140 lotscovering14main breedsand 

others. 

The elite ramand ewe saleisheldat 

the Canterbury AgriculturalPark,102 

Curletts Road, Christchurchand starts 

from12.30pm. 

At therecent threeday Canterbury 

showmany breeders said they were 

having agood yearand theywere at the 

showtosee how otherbreeders were 

progressing with blood lines. 

Andrew Sidey, of theGlenovis Stud 

in Hawarden,said it wasgoodtosee all 

the sheep breedsthere, and to check 

Supreme ... The supreme champion 

perendale ram, shown by TS and E 

Anderson of the Mt Guardian stud at 

Parnassus. 

out thenew bloodlines as well as show 

off hischampionship winning 

Corriedaleram hogget. 

‘‘There were some new genetics 

there to lookatand it was also agood 

chancefor us to look at howothers 

stock comparestoour own,’’ he said. 

Close scrutiny ... John Burrows, of Cust 

left, and Neville Moorehead, of 

Southbridge, judge the Wools of New 

Zealand best ram hogget, wool breeds at 

the New Zealand Agricultural Show in 

Christchurch last week. The ram, belonging 

to Andrew Sidey of Glenovis Stud, 

Hawarden, had earlier been judged overall 

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RAN questions emission ‘tax’ 

The Hurunui-based Rural Advocacy Network is concerned for rural communities following the 

Government’s recently announced proposal to reduce agricultural emissions. It questions the impact on 

rural communities in the article below, calling the Government’s proposal ‘‘nonsensical’’. 

OPINION 

What is going to happentoour small 

rural towns –Cheviot, Culverden, 

Hawarden? 

And the bigger towns Amberley, 

Rangiora, Kaikoura even 

Christchurchcity –will they be 

affectedtoo? 

Whatare theimpacts on businesses, 

schools, and employment? 

These are all questions to askin 

relation to the Government’s proposal 

to tax farmers foremissions. 

Takethe Cheviot areafor example. 

There are around 130 farms, and 

based on theestimated tax thatwill 

mean $1 million gone from the Cheviot 

area in thefirst year, increasing every 

yearafter that. 

Farmers frustrated and worn down 

withthe avalanche of unworkable 

regulationsare already exiting the 

industry, and this will accelerate with 

the introduction of the emissions tax. 

Landuse change will see more food 

producing land converted to pines as 

corporatesand multinationals chase 

the carbonoffset market. 

Landuse change is constant, but 

when it is driven by poorpolicyitcan 

have disastrous consequences. 

Farmers who don’t or can’t selltheir 

farms will be forcedtosignificantly 

reducespending on rural servicing 

and local businesses. 

Big machinerysuppliers are already 

noticingadropoff in spend, but many 

of the discretionary spenditemswill 

suffer too–cafes, retail shops, and 

tourism relatedbusinesses. 

Environmental spend will take a 

massive hitand the environment will 

be worse off as aresult. 

Farming families have avital role in 

providing volunteers for St Johns, 

ruralfire, andcivil defence as well as 

nurses,teachers, doctors. 

If the predicted 20%fewer farms 

eventuates,what will it meanfor these 

vitalservices? 

This possible scenario has come 

aboutbecause the New Zealand 

Government hasdecidedthe easiest 

way for it to achieveits climate change 

targets is to hit the ruralsector. 

Taxing agriculture emissions 

deliversmultiple perverse outcomes 

to thedetriment of our rural 

communities, our environment, and 

our country. 

Taxing anddecreasing food 

production of the world’s most 

emissions efficient farmersdefies 

logic–whywould agovernmentdothis 

to its owncountry? 

All our main farmingadvocacy 

organisations have capitulated to the 

Governments’dictate to emissions tax 

agriculture, much to the dismay of 

grassrootsfarmers. 

Howdoes Beef+LambNZagree to 

policy that has adisproportionateand 

devastating impact on theirown 

sector? 

Andhow do they,alongwith 

DairyNZand Federated Farmers 

agreetoapolicythat is notsupported 

by their ownmembers? 

However, there is hope. 

Groundswell NZ is gaining 

increasingpublicsupportinstanding 

up againstunworkable regulations 

with nowover 90,000 supporters.Some 

Federated Farmer provinces have 

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Groundswell NZinopposing the 

emissionstax. 

Manyurban people are now 

supporting the Groundswell NZ 

campaignastheyrecognise the 

Government’s agriculture emissions 

tax proposal is nonsensical and will 

hit them in the back pocketatthe 

supermarket counter. 

Arecent Curia poll found the 

majority of New Zealanders (57%) did 

notsupportthe Government leading 

the world in taxing farmersfor 

emissions. 

Groundswell NZ are not against 

change, or theneed to address 

environmental issues, andare calling 

for solutionsthat focus on actions and 

delivering positive outcomes. 

The millions of dollars being wasted 

on atax and associated bureaucracy 

wouldbemuchbetterspent helping 

people and communities on the 

groundtoaddress andadapt to 

environmental challengesfreshwater, 

indigenousbiodiversity, 

natural events and aconstantly 

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If you sharethese concerns, please 

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submissionformopposingthe 

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ECan ready for new term 

By DAVIDHILL 


EnvironmentCanterbury is settohold its 

first ordinary meeting term today 

(Thursday,November 17) after a 

dramatic starttothe newcouncil term. 

South Canterbury councillorPeter 

Scott was electedchairpersonbythe 

narrowest of margins last monthwhen 

his namewas drawn out of acontainer, 

after tying eightvotes apiece with Cr 

Craig Pauling. 

‘‘We have an outstanding organisation 

with outstandingstaff and we needto 

supportthem morethan we do,’’CrScott 

says. 

He saysECan needs to be ready for 

change,with pendinglocal government, 

environmentaland fresh water 

legislation on thehorizon. 

Improving relationships with 

Canterbury’s districts councilsand with 

NgāiTahu are priorities for this term. 

He saysthe Otago,Southland and West 

Coast regional councilsare lookingto 

ECan to helpimproverelationships with 

NgāiTahu and he welcomed the 

appointment of two ManaWhenua 

representatives with full votingrights. 

‘‘The big challengeisworkingwith 

NgāiTahu.Some see it as athreat and 

some see it as amassiveenabler, so 

we’ve got to work through that.’’ 

Cr Scott served four years as deputy 

chairperson, withhis namealsobeing 

drawn from acontainer after atie with 

Cr Claire McKay in 2019. 

Cr Paulingwas elected unopposedas 

deputy chairperson. 

In agaffe, Cr Ian MacKenzie said he 

seconded Cr Pauling's nominationfor 

‘‘cochair’’ instead of deputy chair. 

While he was elected in the 

Christchurch West/Ōpunaward,Cr 

Paulingisalso NgāiTahu. 

New leaders ... New Environment 

Canterbury deputy chairperson Cr Craig 

Pauling congratulates new chairperson Cr 

Peter Scott on their new roles. PHOTO: DAVID HILL 

In accepting the roleofdeputy 

chairperson, Cr Pauling paid tribute to 

NgāiTahu historian Dr Terry Ryan,who 

had passedaway on October 27. 

He recalled his first meeting withDr 

Ryan whenhewent to learn about his 

whakapapa. 

‘‘He lookedatmybit of paper and said 

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Kaikōura ready for summer 

By DAVID HILL 


Kaikōura tourist operators are gearing 

up for abusy summer. 

The international border is open, 

cruise ship visits are scheduled and 

overseas tourists are starting to trickle 

back into town. 

All Kaikōura needs now is anormal 

summer and plenty of sunshine, says 

Destination Kaikōura chairperson 

Lynette Buurman 

‘‘We are feeling optimistic. We have got 

alot to be excited about as acommunity,’’ 

she says. 

‘‘There is asteady increase in bookings 

coming through and it is really good to 

see that interest still exists around 

Kaikōura as adestination.’’ 

Destination Kaikōura manager Lisa 

Bond says the town is starting to see 

visitors from Australia, Singapore, the 

United States, United Kingdom and 

Europe. 

But there no Chinese tourists yet, with 

China’s border remaining closed. 

‘‘We are starting to build up numbers 

again,’’ Ms Buurman says. 

‘‘It is not amass increase, but people’s 

confidence to travel is returning. Alot 

has happened in the last few years and 

everyone has lost something. 

‘‘But we can’t wait to welcome tourists 

back this summer.’’ 

While cruise ship schedules are 

subject to change, Kaikōura could expect 

to see arecord number, with 16 

scheduled to visit at this stage. 

The first visit, Westerdam, was due to 

arrive on Tuesday (November 14). 

While the Westerdam can carry up to 

1916 passengers and 817 crew, Ms Bond 

says the cruise ships are not expected to 

be full. 

‘‘We are looking forward to it and we 

have (Mayor) Craig (Mackle) already 

lined up to greet the cruise ships,’’ she 

Bouncing back ... Destination Kaikōura 

chairperson Lynette Buurman (left) and 

manager Lisa Bond are ready for abusy 

summer. 

PHOTO: DAVID HILL 

says. 

‘‘He hasn’t had achance to do it yet, but 

(former Mayor) Winston (Gray) did it 

before him.’’ 

The ‘‘soft opening’’ of the new Sudima 

Hotel last week is ‘‘a game changer’’ for 

the town, Ms Bond says. 

‘‘The fact they have committed to it is 

such apositive for the town,’’ says Ms 

Buurman, who is also coowner of 

Encounter Kaikōura. 

‘‘Other businesses can look at them and 

think ‘wow!’ If they know the timing is 

right to open with this size and 

significance, it gives us all confidence.’’ 

For now the Kaikōura iSite remains in 

hibernation while Destination Kaikōura 

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Canterbury Country successfully 

defended the Hawke Cup witha 

convincing win over Southlandat 

MainpowerOval last weekend. 

The Hawke Cup,the symbolofnational 

district cricketsupremacysince1910, was 

liftedbyCountry theprevious weekend 

after overpowering holders Hawkes Bay. 

The challengehad beenprogrammed 

for March,but withCovidrestrictions 

intervening thegame was rescheduled for 

the new season. 

Southland earnedits righttochallenge 

after winningthe southernzone 

elimination series, but anyserious 

thoughtsofliftingthe cup were scuttled 

when rain curtailed playonSaturday 

afternoon. 

At this point theywere 50/1chasing a 

handy421 amassedbyCountry. 

Theyfacedthe final daywith a 

daunting taskofscoring372 runs to win. 

The day two conditions continued to 

favour the quick bowlers. 

Darfield’sZak Foulkes,who baggedsix 

wickets in the Hawkes Bay fixture, 

carriedhis bowling form over to this game 

claiming two wickets. 

Also featuring wasCheviot’s WillSmith 

whofrom eightoverssneeredthree 

wickets. 

TheCountry innings was spearheaded 

On target ... Zak Foulkes on his way to 

taking two wickets for 41 runs. 

PHOTOS: SHANNONJAMES 

by a223 runpartnership betweenFoulkes 

withaclassy161 and JesseFrew91. 

Playercoachand former Dutch 

internationalTim Gruigters hit77before 

the innings fellaway. 

The last fourwickets bought only148 

Victorious ... The Canterbury Cricket Country team with the Hawke Cup which they 

defended against Southland. 

runs,ascenario thatboughtafew frowns 

from some as it was considered apoor 

conclusion,but in the schemeofthe game 

it wasperfectly adequate. 

Country’s next game is againstanOtago 

Aselection,beforeembarking on thezone 

challengeseries. 

The next Hawke Cup defenceis 

programmedfor February 24. 

Scoreboard:CanterburyCountry 421(Z 

Foulkes161,JFrew 91, TGruigters77, B 

Coburn24) beatSouthland 161(WSmith 

3/13, JFrew2/29, ZFoulks 2/41, BCoburn 

2/45). 

Third Dominion Handicap for Sundees Son 


Woodend Beachtrained trotter Sundees 

Son has beengiven astanding ovation at 

Addington Raceway after winning his 

thirdconsecutiveDominion Handicap. 

The gelding is ownedbyKaiapoi couple 

Colinand Nancy Hair, who werejoined at 

the racewaylast Friday by theiradult 

childrenand grandchildren. 

‘‘They were veryexcitedtobethere,’’ 

Colin, who also bred Sundees Son, says. 

‘‘It was astunning race but hard to 

comprehendand believe what he 

achieved really. 

‘‘Thestanding ovation was very 

humbling for us as owners makingour way 

down from the standafter the race, with 

people clappingand patting us on the 

back. 

‘‘Youcouldn’t evendreamofowning a 

horselike this —Horse of the Year, three 

Dominion Handicaps, three Ordeal Cups, 

two RoweCups,and 12 GroupOne wins. 

‘‘He is also the first trotter to wina 

million dollars in stake money in New 

Zealand and his dam(Stardom, which 

Colinalso bred) is Trotting Broodmare of 

the Year. 

‘‘ It is very special.’’ 

Sundees Son’s Show Day win in New 

Zealand’srichest race for trotterscame 

after athrillinghomestraight tussle with 

another trotting superstar,Muscle 

Mountain, whichisalso trained at 

WoodendBeach,byGreg and Nina Hope 

and finished aclose second. 

But half waydown the home straight 

Sundees Son's driver JohnDunn thought 

Muscle Mountain, driven by the Hope’s 

son, junior driver, Ben, would win the 

$315,750,3200 metrerace 

‘‘Ben drove aterrific raceonMuscle 

Mountain. Igive him 10outof 10 for that,’’ 

John saidimmediately after the race. 

‘‘Ifelt my horsewas gone at the furlong 

(200 metres), but he cameagain and dug 

deep to win. 

‘‘He is atrue champion. 

‘‘I don’tthink we will everget another 

horse like him.’’ 

SundeesSon is trained by John’s wife 

Jenna, in partnership with his dad Robert 

Dunn, and much of the work with the 

trotterisdone by Jenna’s dad Craig 

Edmonds, who works parttime at the 

Dunn stable and shoes the trotter, but also 

trains in his own right in partnership with 

Winning team ... Sundees Son with owners Colin and Nancy Hair, left, handler Craig 

Edmonds, his daughter Jenna Dunn with her fatherinlaw, and training partner Robert 

Dunn, and her husband, driver John Dunn, after the gelding won his third consecutive 

Dominion Handicap at Addington Raceway . 

PHOTO: RACE IMAGES 

another daughter, Aimee,atWoodend 

Beach. 

Theirrunner FiveWise Men finished 

third in the DominionHandicapwith 

another Dunntrainedrunner, 

Ardiebythehill finishingfourth. 

PROUDLYSUPPORTING LOCALSPORT 

RANGIORA

Hawarden 270 Birchdale Road 

Swinford 

This very attractive dairy support block, located in thedesirable farmingareaofMasons Flat, comprises 56ha in threetitles, 

with astunning remodelled homesteadin aparklikesetting.The lovely 302m2 homecomprises three bedroomsplus office, 

large living, masterbedroom designed for anen-suite and alarge double garagewith extra storage space.Effectivelyanew 

home with newweatherboardsand roof, including wall insulation,re-wired, re-plumbed,new fire with wetback, double glazing, 

new kitchen and bathroom plus aheat-pump. There is much to likeabout this block, including excellent shelter aroundthe 

house and many specimentrees which date backtothe 1880s, (whenitwas the Horsley Down nursery)including anumber of 

good producing walnuttrees down the driveway.Support buildingsinclude aworkshop, old deer yards, old woolshed, with 

plant, anopen shed and alarge disusedpiggery which has alot of room for storage,plus anew five bay shed,which is approx. 

21m x9mand includes aconcrete bay for stockfeedorfertiliser. The land is subdivided into 13 well fencedpaddocks, with a 

laneway, andproduction has been good. 

3 1 2 

Deadline Sale closes Wednesday 30th November, 2022at 

2.00pm, (unless sold prior) 

View By appointment 

Web pb.co.nz/RR109106 

Hamish Anderson 

M 027 678 8888 

Maurice Newell 

M 027 240 1718 

E hamisha@pb.co.nz 

E mauricen@pb.co.nz 

Glentui 1070 Ashley Gorge Road 

Dairy support, crop or deer 

This property comprises 112 hectares of productivesoil in atraditionally summer safe area. There are approximately 27 

paddocks, with roughly half the areadeer fenced andwell-maintained shelterbelts are afeature of this property. The soil 

typesvary, accordingtoS-maps, creating aversatile property for stock management. Soil typesinclude Pahaumoderately 

deep silt loam,Mayfield moderately deep silt as well as Darnley, Ayreburn and Watertonloams. Our vendorshave achieved 

good productionwith their understandingofbiological farming, targeting the base saturation, cation exchangecapacity and 

applyinginputsaccordingly.Crop yieldshave been especially good,with kale,fodderbeet andmaize being productive. This 

year 4.5ha have been sown with fodder beetand 4.5hawith kale. Carryingcapacity has beenverygood withrecent numbers 

240 R2 and above stags, 90 spikers, 90 weaner hinds and 80 MA hinds. In addition, there are 160 dairy heifers carried on a 

live-weight gainbasis.The deeryards are very goodand there is alarge six bay barn, which is approximately 12m deep. 

Property Brokers Ltd Licensed REAA 2008 |pb.co.nz 

5 3 

DeadlineSale closes Wednesday 7th December, 2022 at 2.00pm, 

(unless sold prior) 

View By appointment 

Web pb.co.nz/RR111205 

Hamish Anderson 

M 027 678 8888 

Maurice Newell 

M 027 240 1718 

E hamisha@pb.co.nz 

E mauricen@pb.co.nz 

Proudtobehere

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High tea fundraiser for GAP 


Canterbury’s Greyhounds As Pets 

(GAP)charitywill hold ahigh tea 

fundraiser at the historicWest 

Eyreton Hall. 

The Country Style High Tea will be 

held on Sunday, November 27, starting 

at 1pm, hosted by GAP volunteers 

Amanda ScottRichards and her young 

son Enzo ScottRichards, of West 

Eyreton,with theirgreyhound Zin 

Zan. 

‘‘Our casual, countrystylehigh tea 

will include arange of deliciously 

decadent homebakedtreats served 

with tea and coffee,’’ Amanda says. 

‘However, due to the nature of this 

fundraiser we are unabletocater to 

special dietaryrequirements.’’ 

Raffles will be heldduring the day 

andthere willbeasilent auction with 

items for guests to bid on. 

People are asked to bring cash, as 

eftposwill not be available at the hall. 

There are no doorsales and tickets, 

An artist on ajourney 


For Katherine Thorpe art is a 

journey that keeps hergrowing. 

The journey has led the Rangiora 

artist to Katherine Thorpe: 

Peregrination(as Islowly meander 

through life),anexhibition of her 

work at Rangiora’sChamber Gallery. 

The exhibition is amix aoffine art 

photographs printed on 

Hahnemuhle Germanetching paper 

usingarchival inks,and ceramics. 

Kathygraduatedwith aBachelor 

of VisualArts from the Universityof 

Aucklandin2008, but lacked the 

confidence then to start her own 

business, preferring insteadtowork 

as an assistant to an established 

professional photographer and doing 

some freelance work on the side. 

However, that changed in 2012 when 

Kathyand herhusband, Ryan,‘‘a 

very talentedgraphicdesigner’’, 

established theirown company 

called TheZoo, specialisingin 

photography, branding and design 

work. 

During the early days of their 

business Kathyalso directed some 

short films, commercialsand events 

for afew companieswho knewshe 

enjoyed doing more than just 

photography. 

Afew years later she began 

experimenting with different 

mediums, creating pieces that were 

moreofwhat she wanted to make, 

rather than what others had askedof 

her. 

At thistime she found inspiration 

fromher first ‘‘proper’’ homeand 

garden. 

‘‘I felt likeIwas on ajourney with 

the plantsand flowers around me,’’ 

she says. Then, afterthe first Covid 

19 pandemiclockdown she decided 

to give pottery ago. 

She has been experimenting with 

all kinds of objects and ideas, but 

recently created aseries of hanging 

vases for dried flora and some of 

these are included in thisexhibition. 

Kathy is holding afree, meet and 

greet at the Chamber Gallery on 

November27, at 1.30pm. The 

exhibition runsuntilThursday, 

December 8. 

costing $25, are limited to 100, They 

must be boughtahead of the event 

from the Oxford Pharmacy (cash only) 

or online at eventfinda.co.nz North 

CanterburyHigh Tea For ACause. 

The high tea is beingheld to raise 

fundstohelp rehomeretired 

greyhounds. 

For more information about the 

eventcontact Amanda on 022 089 1723, 

or emailequinmotion@gmail.comor 

visitthe GAP website at: 

greyhoundsaspets.org.nz/events. 

Quartet in concert 

Four classicallytrained singerswho met while 

studying at Wellington’s New Zealand Schoolof 

Musicwill perform in Rangiora this Saturday. 

Performing underthe name Tokowhā (meaning 

four people or aquartet), Lila Crichton(baritone/ 

tenor), Matt Barris (baritone), Alfred Fuimaono 

(baritone) and Tomairangi Henare (baritone),plus 

pianoaccompanist Alex Jefferies,willhold a 

concert in Rangiora Library’s Chamber Gallery, on 

Saturday, November 19, at 7.30pm.. 

Tokowhā havebeen performingtogether since 

2020 through the New Zealand School Of Music's 

classical performanceprogramme. They all have a 

wide rangeofmusical backgroundsbut together 

deliver amixture of musical fusions incorporating 

elementsfrom classical, jazz, musicaltheatre, 

Māori and Pasifika songs and more. 

They love singing together and connecting with 

theiraudiences. 

‘‘We display our lovefor music withaprogramme 

whichranges from grand Puccini ariastothe fun of 

Gilbert and Sullivan,’’ they say. 

‘‘Each piecewehave arrangedourselves for the 

quartet and we have felt astrong connection to the 

musicand eachother with singing it.’’ 

Tickets:Available at Rangiora Library, adults 

$35, students $15, cash only. 

NEWS 


RESULTS 

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Rangiora Golf Club 

Nine hole competition —Stroke / 

LGU /Jingles 

Women: Catherine Boddy 27, Ann 

Cameron 19, Carol Van Hout 18 c/b, 

Pam Holland 18. 

Men: Clifford Boddy25, Robert 

Madden 17, Nelson Moffatt 16 c/b, 

Terry Courtney 16. 

Lucky Card:Women: Pat Glassey, 

Men: John Gregan 

Rangiora Bridge Club 

Grey Pairs: North/South: Veronica 

Hall/Pam McAllister 1, Lynne 

Stephenson/Lorraine Tullett 2, Judy 

Bruerton/Sue Solomons 3. East/ 

West: Heather Waldron/Janice 

Pickering 1, Norm Shipley/Lesley 

Shipley 2, RobynDawson/Colleen 

Adam 3. 

Rimu Pairs: N/SJanice Pickering/ 

Noeline Goodgame 1, Irene Carson/ 

Helen Thornburgh 2, Heather 

Waldron/Veronica Hall 3. E/W: 

Judith Driver/Jan Roose 1, Jenny 

Shore/Liz Duke 2, Jill Amer/Hilary 

Lakeman 3. 

Junior Evening: N/S: Annette 

Caldwell/Gail Dunlop 1, Diane 

Graham/Trish Warner 2, Mr ED/ 

Helen Hobbs 3. E/W: Anna Gunn/ 

Julie Tinomana 1, MarilynEliet/ 

Alison Howie 2, Denis Milne/ 

Gerrard McRae 3. 

PremierPairs: N/S:Richard 

Luisetti/Craig Shannahan 1, Robin 

Hassall/Jenny Hassall 2, Dave 

Tocker/Sue McIlroy3.E/W: Gaynor 

Hurford/Dawn Simpson1,Alison 

Price/Derek Wilson 2, Liz Partridge/ 

Junette McIntyre 3. 

54,000 

Thank you 

North Canterburyry 

The North Canterbury News iscelebrating 

afurther increase in its readership. 

According to the latest 2022 Neilsen readership 

report, readership has grown 

by a further 3000 this year, to 54,000. 

The survey results are testament to a great team reporting news to 

readers that is engaging and trustworthy, says Star Media regional 

manager Steve McCaughan. This is backed by advertisers keen to 

grow their sales and profits by using North Canterbury’s best read 

newspaper. 

The North Canterbury News team is local, fiercely parochial and 

passionate about its product, says managing editor Robyn Bristow. 

‘‘I thank all our readers as we strive to deliver an informative weekly 

newspaper across the region, connecting communities and their 

people. It is really encouraging to see the readership of the North 

Canterbury News grow, offering our advertisers top value,’’ she says. 

Several Star Media titles have also experienced growth. 

In the Christchurch urban area The Star is now 96,000, up 33 

percent, while the Bay Harbour News has increased to 12,000, up 

3000 on last year, and Selwyn Times has increased to 48,000 —up 

3000 on last year. 

‘‘It was very pleasing to see our titles are now read 210,000 times a 

week, which is up 11,000 on last year, offering massive reach to our 

market,’’ says McCaughan. 

Phone 03 313 2840 |03314 8335 

info@ncnews.co.nz |14 Ashley Street, Rangiora

What’s happening inyour 

community… 

Latest Update onNorth Kaiapoi Water 

North Kaiapoi residents may have seen news from 

the Council that our currently unchlorinated schemes 

have been allowed tocontinue without chlorine while 

exemption applications are being processed by new 

drinking water regulator, Taumata Arowai. 

This is to allow time for processing, despite new 

legislation regarding chlorine coming into effect on 

15 November. 

Unfortunately, this change isnot applicable toNorth 

Kaiapoi –where chlorine will remain switched on for 

now asatemporary measure. 

Council has proposed, as part of its chlorine 

exemption application for Kaiapoi, to install 

continuous microbiological monitoring equipment in 

the network. This would allow the water quality to 

monitored very closely, and hopefully, allow ustoturn 

off chlorine in North Kaiapoi. 

We had hoped to have sourced and installed this 

specialist equipment around this time. However, due 

to the specialised nature of the equipment –ithas 

not yet been used in New Zealand for this purpose 

–and general supply chain challenges, we may not 

be able to get and install the equipment for another 

three tofour months. 

Once this equipmentisoperational, we will then be 

abletoagreeaplan with Taumata Arowai to turnoff 

chlorine,while maintaining thesafetyofthe water. 

We understand that chlorine has been in place foralot 

longerthanexpected thatthis is frustrating forresidents. 

We are currently navigating new regulations and 

working to deliver chlorine free water. Waimakariri 

District Council is one of only three councils 

throughout the country pursuing this path. 

For this reason, we need tobecareful about any 

decisions to remove chlorine, and this adds to the 

time taken tomanage these issues. 

ATonne of Rubbish and aTanning Bed 

In just afour-hour clean-up of the northern bank of 

the Ashley-Rakahuri River more than 980 kilograms 

of rubbish was collected. 

The recent clean-up was organised bythe Waimakariri 

District Youth Council inconjunction with Waimakariri 

District Council, ECan Rangers, Ashley Rakahuri 

Rivercare Group and several volunteer groups. 

Alarge onsite skip was filled with couches, mattresses, 

and other unwanted furniture and as one volunteer 

noted –enough abandoned parts tobuild acar. 

The most interesting item retrieved on the day was a 

tanning bed! 

Waimakariri District Council Solid Waste Asset 

Manager Kitty Waghorn says it’s disappointing so 

much isdumped at the river when there are other 

options available to people. 

“Someofthis stuff being dumped is actuallyworth money 

to people or has the option to be reused or recycled.” 

Kitty says there are several scrap metal dealers in 

the District, many who pay if you bring it in to their 

yard, and some who will come and pick up unwanted 

scrap from properties free of charge. 

She says still-useable unwanted furniture can be sold 

or donated to charity shops or taken to the ReSale 

Store atCouncil’s Southbrook resource recovery park. 

“Things like tyres are also relatively cheap todispose 

of they start at$6.50 for acar tyre atthe transfer 

station. Next year the upfront cost all new tyres will 

include the recycling fee and disposing ofthose tyres 

will end up being free. This is something that is long 

overdue but will hopefully make abig difference.” 

Kitty says she has been really impressed with the 

leadership of the Youth Council on this project. 

“Last year they were involved inthe event, but this 

year they have stepped up and taken ownership of it. 

Ithink they have done anexcellent job and I’m really 

proud of them.” 

Chloe Betony from the Waimakariri Youth Council 

says they would like to look at more ways to educate 

people about the environmental harm of dumping 

rubbish at the river. 

“I feel sorry for the wildlife, particularly the different 

species of braided river birds. They have adifficult 

enough time as it is without the risk posed to them, 

from not just the rubbish itself, but the vehicles 

driving in there todump it. 

“There was so much polystyrene dumped as well, this 

is something that is easy toberecycled at any of the 

transfer stations. It’s areal shame to see things like 

this end up in the river.” 

Notice of 

Extraordinary Meeting 

An extraordinary meeting of the 

Waimakariri District Council will be 

held on Tuesday22November2022 

at 11.30am inthe Council Chamber, 

215High Street, Rangiora. 

Council 

The following business will be considered at 

the meeting: 

• Approval toSubmit Three Waters 

Reform -Better OffApplication and 

Funding Agreement. 

Agendawillbeavailable twoworking days 

before themeeting. Agendas,Minutes and 

audiorecordingsofmeetingscan be foundon 

theCouncil's website: waimakariri.govt.nz. 

Sarah Nichols 

GovernanceManager 

About Smith Street 

Speed Limit 

We’re reviewing speed limits onSmith Street, 

Kaiapoi. We want to ensure roads have safe and 

appropriate speeds for their current use. 

We’re proposing to reduce the speed limit from 

80km/hr to 50 km/hr in areas onSmith Street, 

Kaiapoi between the SH1 motorway interchange 

and the Cam River bridge. 

Have your say before 5pm Monday 28 November 

at waimakariri.govt.nz/letstalk 

About Waikuku Beach 

Reserves Spatial Plan 

We’ve created aspatial plan to help us make 

decisions on how the Waikuku Beach Reserves 

should be used now and into the future. 

We want to know ifyou think we’ve got the right balance 

of recreational, open and natural space sothat we can 

enjoy but also protect the reserves. 

Have your say before 5pm Sunday 27 November 

at waimakariri.govt.nz/letstalk

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Entertainment 

ADAM MCGRATH live 

at Balcairn Hall, 19th 

November 2022, 7.30pm, 

fans will not want to miss 

this! All profits are dedicated 

to United Nations 

Women Aotearoa NZ supporting 

women and girls of 

Ukraine. Cash tickets $25 

from Sally Mac’s, Amberley, 

Sefton Garage, Stan’s 7 

Day Pharmacy, Rangiora, 

or via balcairnhall.com. 

Personal 

A slim, tallish, happy, 

bouncy attractive lady is 

sought by acharming indep 

older man, who might be 

keen to meet up for coffee, 

activities, socialisation, 

outings, relaxation. Phone 

0276 594 425. 

Educational 

TUITION available. Primary 

and secondary up to 

NCEA level 3. In centre 

(Rangiora) or interactive 

online from your home. 

Each student onanindividually 

tailored programme. 

Kip McGrath Rangiora has 

been serving the local community 

for 30 +years. Give 

us acall (03) 313 3638 or 

book your free assessment 

online https://www. 

kipmcgrath.co.nz/rangiora. 

CASH 4CARS 

and 4WD'S 

Phone 

Automotive 

Parts 

03 313 7216 

CARS, vans, 4WD’s 

wanted for dismantling or 

repair. Phone 027 258 

8366. 

Cars Wanted 

FALCONS & 

COMMODORES 

WANTED 

Suitable for 

dismantling or repairs 

Ph 313 7216 

2412522 

Gardening 

A+ GARDEN hedges cut 

to perfection. Tree &arbor 

work. For a quote, phone 

021 111 4322. 

Livestock 

HOME KILL 

MEAT PROCESSING 

MEAT2U.NZ 

313 0022 

2466978 

Pets 

BICHON HOMESTAY 

for smaller dogs. We look 

after your dog in our home. 

"No kennels". Phone today 

03 314 6110. 

Wanted To Buy 

PRE 2000'S vehicles, 

mopeds, motorbikes for 

resurrection and restoration, 

not wrecking. 

Anything considered. 

Please ph 020 4016 3302. 

STANDING GRASS for 

baleage or hay wanted to 

buy in Waimakariri or 

Hurunui areas. Please 

phone Jane 0276 550 191 

or Ian 0274 344976. 

$$$ 

Amalgamated Scrap Metal 

Ltd. Specialists in farm 

machineryand farm clean 

ups, old vehicles etc. 

100% locally owned. 

Ph 0800 030 712 or 

027 695 0480. 

2312759 

STANDING 

GRASS WANTED 

to purchase. All 

areas considered. 

Please phone 

027 220 1839. 

2533266 

Garage Sales 

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 

20th. Gates open 10am - 

2pm. Furniture, linen, mink 

blankets, kitchen ware, 

home decor, outdoor / 

indoor plants and pots, 

garden ornaments, tools 

and hardware, sewing / 

quilting material and 

notions, craft items, camping 

gear, large family tent. 

CASH ONLY. 415 High 

Street, Rangiora. 

Haveanopinionan on alocaltopic? 

WriteusaLetter to theEditor! 

Email Robyn at robyn.bristow@ncnews.co.nz 

Catchall the latest news and viewour digital 

edition online at www.starnews.co.nz 

Phone 03 314 8335 |Email sales@ncnews.co.nz

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PUBLIC NOTICE OF 

APPLICATION FOR 

ON-LICENCE 

SECTION 101, SALE 

AND SUPPLYOF 

ALCOHOL ACT 2012 

Route 72 Cafe Bar Emporium 

Ltd, 1697 Cust Road, Cust 

Village, North Canterbury 

has made application to the 

District Licensing Committee 

at Rangiora for the renewal 

of aOn-Licence in respect 

of the premises situated 

at 1697 Cust Road, Cust 

Village, North Canterbury 

known as Route 72 Cafe Bar 

Emporium. 

The general nature of the 

business conducted (or to 

be conducted) under the 

licence is Restaurant /Retail 

Emporium. 

The days on which and the 

hours during which alcohol 

is (or is intended to be) sold 

under the licence are Sunday 

to Thursday 8.00am - 

11.00pm, Friday &Saturday 

8.00am to 12.00 Midnight. 

The application may be 

inspected during ordinary 

office hours at the office 

of the Waimakariri District 

Licensing Committee at 215 

High Street, Rangiora. 

Any person who is entitled 

to object and who wishes 

to object to the issue of 

the licence may, not later 

than 15 working days after 

the date of the publication 

of this notice, file anotice 

in writing of the objection 

with the Secretary of 

the Waimakariri District 

Licensing Committee at 

Private Bag 1005, Rangiora 

or email to records@wmk. 

govt.nz. 

No objection to the renewal 

of alicence may be made 

in relation to amatter other 

than a matter specified in 

section 131 of the Sale and 

Supply of Alcohol Act 2012. 

This is the first publication of 

this notice. 

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OFF-LICENCE 


AND SUPPLYOF 


Springbank Blackhouse 

Ltd has made application 

to the District Licensing 

Committee at Rangiora 

for the renewal of an Off 

Licence in respect of 

the premises situated 

at 533 Boundary Road, 

Springbank known as 

Blackhouse Vineyard 

B&B. 




licence is Vineyard B&B. 

The days on which and 

the hours during which 

alcohol is (or is intended 

to be) sold under the 

licence are Monday to 

Sunday 9am to 9pm. 





Licensing Committee 

at 215 High Street, 

Rangiora. 

Any person who is 

entitled to object and 

who wishes to object to 

the issue of the licence 

may, not later than 15 

working days after the 

date of the publication of 

this notice, file a notice 

in writing of the objection 




at Private Bag 1005, 

Rangiora or email to 

records@wmk.govt.nz. 

No objection to the 

renewal of alicence may 

be made in relation to a 

matter other than amatter 

specified in section 131 

of the Sale and Supply of 

Alcohol Act 2012. 

This is the first publication 

of this notice. 

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AND SUPPLY OF 


Tasteful Affairs Ltd has 

made application to 

the District Licensing 

Committee at Rangiora 

for the renewal of an On 

Licence in respect of the 

premises situated at 373 

Williams Street, Kaiapoi or 

Kaiapoi Golf Club known 

as Tasteful Affairs Cafe, 

Restaurant &Bar. 




licence is Restaurant. 

The days on which and the 

hours during which alcohol 

is (or is intended to be) 

sold under the licence are 

Sunday -Thursday 8am till 

11pm, Friday &Saturday 

8am till 12 midnight. 





Licensing Committee at 

215 High Street, Rangiora. 

Any person who is entitled 

to object and who wishes 

to object to the issue of 

the licence may, not later 

than 15working days after 

the date of the publication 

of this notice, file anotice 

in writing ofthe objection 




at Private Bag 1005, 

Rangiora. 

No objection to the renewal 

of alicence may bemade 

in relation to amatter other 

than amatter specified in 

section 131 of the sale and 

supply of Alcohol Act 2012. 

This is the first publication 

of this notice. 

2533858v1 

Situations Vacant 

2531835 

Farm Work 

Available 

Hours negotiable 

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Otherwork as 

required 

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027 478 2925 

Home Services 

ROOF 

PAINTING 

20yrs local 

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027 416 0530 

2533270 

EXPERIENCED domestic 

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Phone 0210 358 148. 

2514148 

ABEL &Prestige Chimney 

Cleaning. Nth Cant owned 

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Professional, guaranteed, 

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Free quotes. Contact Angus 

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BRIAN’S Tree Services. 

Tree felling, topping, 

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Trade &Services 

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Latest rotary brush technology. 

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314 4620 or 027 477 1930. 

PAINTER &INTERIOR 

plasterer matching & 

patching, no job too small, 

30 yrs exp. Phone 022 189 

8294. 

PAINTER. Qualified local 

professional, Int / Ext, 

roofs, wallpaper. Call or 

text Corban 027 846 5035. 

POWER TOOLS repairs, 

parts &sales for over 40 

years. All main brands serviced. 

Grossman Trade 

Tools, 23 Watts Road, 

Christchurch. Ph 389 9230. 

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News! 

Readership numbers are at an all time high, so if you want to be part of a 

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This is a part time position which also includes distribution of circulars, overseeing 

a distribution team, you will need a suitable van, mobile phone and computer with 

internet access. 

We pride ourselves on delivering 

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

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

friendly drivers and astrong Health and Safety ethic. 

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P: 029 983 2293 |E: mark.kelly@mainlanddistribution.co.nz 

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advanced film solutions 

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reduce glare 

25 Years Experience 

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non-darkening films 

Workmanship Guaranteed 

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UV 

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tailing, feet trimming & 

health check. Phone 

021-267-4025. 

SEPTIC TANK 

CLEANING 

Bill’s Liquid 

Waste 

PAINTERS 

Reg Tradesman 

Interior,exterior. 

North Canterbury Painters 

specialising in decorating for 

over 65 at adiscount rate. 

Free quotes. 

Covering Nth Canty,Oxford, 

Kaiapoi, Rangiora, Amberley. 

Rob 03 327 7899 

or 027 432 3520 2227597 

CRAIGS Trees 

(03) 327-4190 

TREE REMOVALS 

THINNING &PRUNING 

STUMPGRINDING 

FELLING &TOPPING 

FULLYINSURED 

QUALIFIED ARBORIST 

Free Quotes 

027 2299 454 

craigstrees@xtra.co.nz 

Pride &Quality Painting 

&Decorating Services 

20 yrs exp, fast and friendly 

service. For all your painting 

needs, phone: Martin 310 

6187 or 021 128 9867 

ANTHONY SYMONDS 

Plastering &Painting 

Services 

Locals with 30 years 

experience 

All workmanship 

Guaranteed. 

Phone 021 344 023 

2502479 

Hay and 

Baleage 

making 

Conventional or 

round bales 

Full job or partjob 

2531832 

Blair Tavendale 

Ph 03 314 9371 

0275 379-694 

2362002 

You dump it... 

Blair pumps it... 

Ph 0274 782 925 

or 313 7938 

027 216 0000 

2225862 

2434390 

Sharon Grant 

 

 

Find us on Facebook: (Budgeting Services North Canterbury) 

www.bsnc.org.nz 

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

experience. Occasional weekends, shiftwork and long distance work. 

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

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Competitive pay rates to match your experience 

Free Quotes Canterbury and Districts 

03 365 3653 0800 368 468 

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

2509309

Trusted Trades & 

Professional Services 

Guide 

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

Automotive &Recovery 

Butchery 

Computer Repairs 

Construction &Concrete 

2070788 

• WOF Cars &Trailers 

• Vehicle Servicing & 

Repairs 

• Tyres &Punctures 

• Jump Starts 

• 

Towing &Salvage 

• Courtesy Car Available 

Ph Aaron Rowlands 

0272 588 366 

13 Stone Eyre Place, 

Swannanoa 

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

OxfordButchery 

Shane and Leanne Frahm 

We cankill&process yourstock 

FourGenerations of Frahms 

since 1957 

Ph 312 4205 

Oxford 

Number one 

old-fashioned bacon 

&ham curing. 

A/H 312 4709 

WE ARE OPEN, WEARE AESSENTIAL SERVICE 

2227889v2 

Bruce Evans 

131 Ohoka Road 

Kaiapoi 

03 327 3111 

021 293 6331 

compucare@xtra.co.nz 

www.compucare.co.nz 

Computer Repairs &upgrades 

Prompt professional services 

2276525v2 

Virus &malware removal 

New &UsedPC’s4Sale 

All Construction & Concrete Work 

•Driveways, patios &paths 

•Bridges and Culverts 

•Floors, foundations 

•Sheds and buildings 

•Dairy Sheds, Herd homes 

•Silage pits, effluent ponds 

•Excavation and cartage 

•Precast concrete 

•Insulated panels 

Daryl Power 

027 230 9401 

concretepower@scorch.co.nz 

www.concretepower.co.nz 

2273277 

DENTURE CLINIC 

Ear Health 

Electrician 

Glass 

RANGIORA 

DENTURE CLINIC 

Garry WMechen 

Registered Clinical DentalTechncian 

Phone (03) 313-9192 

38a Ashley Street, Rangiora 

NEW N W DENTURES D ES 

*RELINE * *REPAIRS 

* I S 

HOURS 

8.30am -12noon 

- Monday to Friday 

FREE E CONSULTATION O 

AND ADVICE 

A V C 

For a/h repairs 

phone (03) 310-3044 

• Ear Health checks. 

• Wax removal using Microsuction 

• Removal of foreign bodies 

• Basic hearing aid care 

• ACC provider 

• WarVeteran provider 

• No medical referral 

required 

Clinics in Rangiora, Amberley and Kaiapoi 

Rest homes/retirement villages, booking by prior arrangement. 

Bookings: Online www.earcare.nz |Phone 020 4124 25 25 

Email alison@earcare.nz | Ear Care Canterbury 

2324849 

2269236 

Engineering 

For your Engineering needs 

187d Ohoka Road, Kaiapoi 

Phone 03 327 5246 |027 495 2821 

toppeng@xtra.co.nz 

p 03 313 7144 | m 027 432 1534 

e info@rgrantelectrcial.com 

• New Houses • Heatpumps • Alterations 

• TV &Data • Security &Alarms • Lighting 

• Residential &Commercial Maintenance 

• Test &Tagging • Audio &Home Theatre 

• Inspections &much more 

www.rgrantelectrical.co.nz 

2502205 

Landscaping 

For all your landscaping needs 

All Landscaping, Retaining Walls (Engineered and 

Non-Engineered), Timber Fences, Landscape Structures 

and more...Lifestyle Block, Rural and Residential. 

Phone Jeremy 021 169 9394 

www.blackhill.co.nz 

www.facebook.com/blackhillltd 

2372616v2 

Phone: 03 313 5335 

10 Albert Street, Rangiora 

www.northcanterburyglass.co.nz 

2518788 

Raymond Barrow’s 

NORTH CANTERBURY GLASS 

✓ Reglaze broken windows 

✓ Cat &dog doors 

✓ Splash Backs 

✓ Frame-less glass showers 

✓ Doubleglazing 

✓ Windscreens 

Lawn Care 

Love your lawn? Youwill! 

Lawn mowing -complete lawn care 

2500209v3 

Cost effective lawn care; fine home and business 

lawns; sports turf. Mowing (reel and rotary), 

edging, fertilising, weed elimination, soil 

improvement, de-thatching, core aeration. 

Ph or email David 021 0241 7759 

E: davidwhiteturfcare@gmail.com 

204 Woodside Road, RD1 Oxford 

Scrap Metal 

CASH PAID FOR SCRAP 

•Car Bodies •Scrap Steel•Specialists in Farm 

Machinery•All non Ferrous 

MAINLAND 

METALS LTD 

Ph (03)338 7000 

Mike0274 818544 •Robbie 0274 818 027 

Locally owned and operated 

1902273 

2495004 

Mobile Welding /Fabrication 

Plasterer 

Interior 

Renovations 

Ltd 

Plasterboard, 

fixing &stopping 

Cornice 

Cove and 

stippled ceilings 

Registered 

Tradesman 

Call Mark 

027 438 0665 

Plumbing 

For all 

general 

aspects of 

plumbing 

Discounts for over 

65 years old 

Fast friendly service 

All work guaranteed 

Aaron McCartney 

Certifying Plumber 

Cell 027 366 9091 

A/H 03 310 2137 

Free Call: 

0508 44EVER 

EMAIL: 

plumber_27@yahoo.com 

AMPLIFY YOUR BUSINESS AND BE 

THE NAME THEY REMEMBER FIRST 

Advertise with us and get noticed today! 

Phone us today on 03 314 8335 or email 

sales@ncnews.co.nz to find out how we can help! 

2172994 

Pool Care 

PREPARE FORSWIM SEASON 

Year-roundPoolwerxChristchurch areheretoassistyou with: 

•Regular, casual or on-demandpool and spa valet servicing 

•Heating optionsincluding thermalcovers and heatpumps 

•Pool and spa chemicals and equipment 

•Green Pool clean-ups 

•Water tests 

•Roboticcleanersales and servicing 

Seamless Spouting 

Seamless Spouting 

Supply and Install 

of Seamless Gutters 

10 year no leaks 

guarantee 

• Continuous spouting made on site, 

large colour range available 

• High grade and thicker material used 

• Repair or replace any type of gutter 

• Undertake all insurance work 

• Independently owned and operated 

• Competitive pricing 

Servicing North CanterburyDistricts 

Call Marvin 027 371 4179 

spouting2u@gmail.com 

2498051v2 

2481421 

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

2007 Toyota Vitz 

•1.3LPetrolAuto 

•Alloys, Keyless 

•Climate Air, 7-Airbags 

$ 

6,995 

2019 Toyota Yaris GX 

•1.3LPetrolAuto, NZ New 

•Camera, Bluetooth 

•SafetySense, Only 18,000kms 

WAS$20,995 

$ 

19,995 

2004 Toyota Celica 

•1.8L VVTL-I Petrol, 6-Speed Manual 

•NZNew,MultipleAirbags 

•Spoiler 

$ 

11,995 

2017 Toyota Vitz Hybrid 

•1.5LPetrolAuto, ClimateAir 

•3.8L/100km, Rebate Eligible 

•Only 33,700kms 

$ 

20,995 

2017 Toyota Vitz Hybrid 

•1.5LPetrolHybridAuto 

•5-Door,ClimateAir,Rebate Eligible 


$ 

20,995 

2018 Toyota Yaris GX 

•1.3LPetrolAuto, NZ New 

•Camera,SafetySense,Bluetooth 


WAS$19,995 

$ 

17,995 

2020 Toyota RaizeZ 

•1.0LTurboPetrolAuto, 2WD 

•360Camera,Satnav 

•5.4L/100km,Only 41,400kms 

$ 

29,995 

2010 Toyota Prius 

•1.8L PetrolAuto, 4.2L/100km 

•Rebate Eligible 


$ 

14,995 

2018 Corolla GX Hatchback 

•1.8L PetrolAuto 

•Camera, NZ New, Bluetooth 

•Only 59,500kms. 

$ 

20,995 

2019 CorollaGXHybrid 

•1.8L PetrolHybridAuto 

•NZNew,Satnav,Bluetooth 


$ 

34,995 

2019 Toyota C-HR Hybrid 

•1.8L Hybrid Petrol, ClothInterior 

•Camera, Rebate Eligible 


2015Corolla GX Hatch 

•1.8L PetrolAuto, Alloys 

•Camera, Bluetooth 

•71,730km 

$ 

37,995 $ 

15,995 

2018 Rav4 GXL AWD 

•2.5LPetrolAuto, Satnav 

•Keyless,Camera, 5-Star Safety 

•107,800kms 

$ 

27,995 

2016 Rav4 GXL AWD 

•2.5LPetrolAuto, Camera 

•Keyless, 5-Star Safety 

•91,900kms 

$ 

28,995 

2019 Rav4 GX 2WD 

•2.0L Petrol Auto, Alloys 

•Satnav,Camera 

•SafetySense,Only15,550kms 

2016 HighlanderGXL 

•3.5LPetrolAuto, Leather 7-Seater 

•Camera, Roof Rack,Towbar 


WAS$29,995 WAS$31,995 WAS$41,995 

$ 

37,995 

$ 

39,995 

2018 HighlanderGXL 

•3.5LPetrol8Speed-Auto 

•Leather 7-Seater,Satnav 

•Camera, Only 63,850km 

$ 

45,995 

2019 Rav4 GX 2WD 

•2.0L PetrolAuto, Alloys, Satnav 

•Camera, 5-StarSafety, 6.7L/100km 


$ 

35,995 

2017 Toyota Fortuner GXL 

•2.8L Turbo Diesel, 4WD 

•Satnav,7-Seater, Camera 

•Only62,500kms 

$ 

41,995 

Holden Colorado Trailblazer 

•2.8L Turbo Diesel Auto, Leather 

•7-Seater,Camera 


WAS$41,995 

$ 

36,800 

NOW 

2021 HiluxSr5 Cruiser2WD 

•150Kw 2.8LTurbo Diesel Auto 

•Leather,Satnav, Camera 


$ 

49,995 

2021 HiluxSR4WD 

•150Kw 2.8LTurboDiesel 

•Auto, Camera, Last Shape 


$ 

54,995 

2017 HiluxSR4WD 

•2.8L Turbo Diesel Auto, Camera 

•Bluetooth, Canopy, 

•Towbar,Liner 

$ 

37,995 

2015Ford RangerXLT 

•3.2LTurbo Diesel Auto, 2WD 

•Alloys, Bluetooth, Tonneau 

•Rear Sensors 

$ 

27,500 

2018 LandCruiser PradoVX 

•2.8L Turbo Diesel, Leather 7-Seater 

•Keyless,Satnav, 

•360 Camera 

WAS$71,995 

$ NOW 69,995 

2017 LandCruiserPrado TX 

•2.8L Turbo Diesel, 7-Seater 

•Leather,Keyless,Camera 


WAS$63,995 

$ NOW 59,995 

2014 Hilux4WD 

•3.0L TurboDiesel 

•Double Cab-Flatdeck 

•BullbarwithSideBars 

$ 

39,995 

2019 HiluxSR5 4WD 

•2.8L Turbo Diesel, Auto 

•Camera, Facelift Model, keyless 

•Satnav.Only 37,850kms 

$ 

52,995 

2021 Daihatsu Hijet 

Dump Truck 

•650ccPetrolManual, 4WD 

•Tipper Deck, DiffLocker, Hi-LoRatio 

•Only 100kms 

$ 

31,995 

2018 Hilux SR 4WD 

•2.8L Turbo Diesel, 6-Speed Manual 

•Tonneau,Camera 

•Only61,000kms 

$ 

46,995 

Percival Street,Rangiora • Ph (03) 313-8186any time • www.rangiora.toyota.co.nz 

2523547 

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