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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY <strong>18</strong>, <strong>2023</strong><br />
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Former<br />
district court<br />
judge David<br />
Saunders<br />
has spoken<br />
publicly for<br />
the first time<br />
about his<br />
passion for<br />
naturism.<br />
The 71-yearold<br />
talks<br />
exclusively<br />
on pages<br />
4-5 about<br />
shedding<br />
his judicial<br />
robes<br />
PHOTO: SUSAN<br />
SANDYS<br />
Council<br />
boss to<br />
‘kick back<br />
and enjoy’<br />
retirement<br />
THE DISTRICT council is looking<br />
for a new chief executive after David<br />
Ward decided it is time to retire.<br />
He will step down from the role<br />
when his contract finishes at the end<br />
of June. At 68, he says it is time to<br />
retire.<br />
“I’ve thoroughly<br />
enjoyed my time (at<br />
the council) and I<br />
am really proud of<br />
the organisation,” he<br />
said.<br />
“It’s time to kick<br />
back and enjoy it,’ he<br />
said of retirement.<br />
Ward has been<br />
David<br />
Ward<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong>’s chief executive for almost<br />
10 years and has worked in local<br />
government since 1991. The last 10<br />
years had been a time of substantial<br />
growth, and major changes.<br />
“I am particularly proud of our<br />
organisation and the development<br />
of our staff during my time as CE;<br />
the construction of a number of<br />
valuable and already very wellutilised<br />
district community facilities,<br />
which will be enjoyed for years to<br />
come; and the enhanced community<br />
engagement models that we have<br />
implemented.”<br />
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Nudity is always a good<br />
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are when it comes to towns and settlements in <strong>Selwyn</strong>.<br />
Pages 10-11<br />
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Families targeted in ‘racist’ attacks<br />
• By Nathan Morton<br />
FAMILIES ARE angry and<br />
scared after waking to a racial<br />
attack, finding the n-word and<br />
Nazi symbols tagged on multiple<br />
properties in Rolleston.<br />
Houses on Chert St and<br />
Burnham School Rd were hit on<br />
Thursday night by graffiti taggers<br />
using green spray paint.<br />
Nelly and Tim Bremner woke<br />
on Friday morning to find the<br />
n-word scrawled in big letters on<br />
their driveway.<br />
The word left the couple feeling<br />
“mortified”, particularly<br />
Nelly, who as a Fijian Indian felt<br />
personally affronted by the word.<br />
Her house was the only one on<br />
their street targeted.<br />
“I don’t know what to say. It’s<br />
horrible,” she said.<br />
“We have a little boy with<br />
brown skin, we’re so angry. We<br />
just moved here from Wellington<br />
and we got warned about a racist<br />
culture down here, I guess<br />
they’ve been proved right.”<br />
Tim called the police and<br />
alerted them to the tagging. They<br />
learned other houses across the<br />
district had also been targeted<br />
by similar graffiti on the same<br />
night.<br />
One property on a separate<br />
street also had the n-word<br />
sprayed on it.<br />
“They wrote words like homo<br />
VANDALS: Some of the green spray-painted graffiti left on homes in Chert St and<br />
Burnham School Rd.<br />
and pedo [at other houses],” said<br />
Nelly.<br />
“The person might know the<br />
person in the community, but<br />
what they’re doing with their<br />
writing, it’s things that will upset<br />
and offend the community.”<br />
Tim also spoke with the<br />
district council.<br />
The incident has since been<br />
lodged with the graffiti removal<br />
programme.<br />
The couple were offered support<br />
from an empathetic local.<br />
“We spoke with a Scottish man<br />
who lives nearby, he had penises<br />
spray-painted on his fence and<br />
he’s offered to waterblast our<br />
driveway,” he said.<br />
“So we’ll see how that goes.”<br />
Another family living nearby<br />
on Burnham School Rd awoke to<br />
find Nazi symbols sprayed onto<br />
their recycling and rubbish bins.<br />
Daniel Fechney spotted his<br />
bins had been targeted, before<br />
walking down the road to see if<br />
any other properties on his street<br />
were targeted - again, it had been<br />
a targeted incident.<br />
“I got home at 11pm last night,<br />
I didn’t hear anything then and I<br />
suppose spray painting is a quiet<br />
activity,” said Fechney.<br />
While cleaning his bins, a lady<br />
stopped by and told Fechney<br />
about the n-word sprayed on the<br />
Bremner’s driveway, he said the<br />
news of this was upsetting.<br />
“It doesn’t matter if you’re<br />
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“I wouldn’t care if it was a<br />
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Police said they understood<br />
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Rolleston has been rapidly<br />
expanding in recent years<br />
due to high numbers of new<br />
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said the area has experienced<br />
“more stupid stuff” in recent<br />
weeks.<br />
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Baring all publicly for the first<br />
• By Susan Sandys<br />
RETIRED: David Saunders has been a member at<br />
Pineglades Naturist Club for 50 years.<br />
PHOTO: SUSAN SANDYS<br />
DAVID SAUNDERS says it is<br />
a good feeling to be finally able<br />
to talk openly about his lifestyle<br />
now that his days as a judge are<br />
well behind him.<br />
The longtime Pineglades<br />
Naturist Club Rolleston member<br />
has never spoken publicly about<br />
his life as a nudist, despite a short<br />
lived media storm six years ago.<br />
So after being elected president<br />
of the New Zealand Naturist<br />
Federation over New Year, it is<br />
time to talk.<br />
“I feel comfortable about it,<br />
I’m not sitting and judging cases<br />
where somebody is going to say<br />
‘Well that judge only decided<br />
that, because he’s a naturist,’”<br />
Saunders, 71, says.<br />
In 2016 Sensible Sentencing<br />
Trust founder Garth McVicar<br />
caused a short lived stir going<br />
public about a judge whose<br />
naked photos were posted on the<br />
Pineglades website. McVicar said<br />
the judge (Saunders) - who wasn’t<br />
named - was creating a “public<br />
outrage”.<br />
TV news ran with the “naked<br />
judge” story, without identifying<br />
Saunders, with McVicar calling<br />
for an investigation, arguing the<br />
photos could undermine fair<br />
judicial process, as they could be<br />
used for blackmail purposes.<br />
Broadcaster Paul Henry, himself<br />
a naturist, joined the<br />
debate, taking issue with<br />
McVicar’s view the matter. But<br />
it did rattle the corridors of the<br />
judiciary.<br />
The chief district court judge<br />
at the time told Saunders: “Keep<br />
your head down, it will blow<br />
over.” So that is what he did.<br />
“(Media) came to me, I said ‘I<br />
would love to make a comment,<br />
but I won’t, because I’m not<br />
going to fuel the debate’,” said<br />
Saunders.<br />
But his lifestyle was never<br />
something he kept secret from<br />
work colleagues and friends.<br />
He was a district court judge<br />
JUDICIAL:<br />
David<br />
Saunders<br />
was a<br />
district<br />
court<br />
judge for<br />
27 years.<br />
for 27 years before retiring two<br />
years ago - 10 years in Dunedin<br />
then 17 years in Christchurch.<br />
He has been a member of<br />
Pineglades at Rolleston for 50<br />
years, having joined when he was<br />
21, a Canterbury University law<br />
student.<br />
Being naked in public came at<br />
an early age.<br />
His father was headmaster<br />
at Hanmer School, who would<br />
undertake pool duty at the<br />
thermal pools.<br />
“No one wore togs, I think<br />
it was the sulphur in the water<br />
(because of the affect on fabric),<br />
so it was just accepted.”<br />
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MUSCLE CAR MADNESS<br />
Rangiora A&P Showgrounds<br />
Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th <strong>January</strong><br />
For some reason the <strong>Selwyn</strong> district<br />
and the Ashburton seem to be a real<br />
“hot bed” for classic cars and hot<br />
rods. Large numbers of enthusiasts from<br />
these areas come to Rangiora’s Muscle<br />
Car Madness each year.<br />
This year will be the 33rd year of<br />
this ‘ mammoth ‘ event. We have cars<br />
coming from all over the country as far as<br />
Northland and Waiheke island. Another<br />
large group is coming from Wairoa in the<br />
Hawkes Bay.<br />
Pete Schimanski returns this year<br />
with another car from his collection,<br />
an extremely wild, street legal early<br />
Holden Monaro. Matt Elliot is bringing<br />
his Chevrolet c10 pickup, it sits on the<br />
ground and is one of the top trucks in the<br />
country.<br />
Phil Dunstan will have his remarkable<br />
classic caravan on display, certainly one<br />
of the most detailed and creative art<br />
works to ever be seen.. all the way at<br />
the other end of the spectrum ia Morris<br />
1100 powered by a supercharged 383<br />
Chevrolet engine.<br />
The burnouts will also be a spectacle,<br />
not to be missed. The finals were<br />
cancelled due to weather last year so<br />
there is a lot of unfinished business!<br />
Ricky Ireland is bringing down his ex<br />
Summernats winning late model Holden<br />
ute which has around 2,000 horsepower.<br />
For the Ford fans Arnie donaldson<br />
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Melbourne ‘rockabilly’ band the Flyin’<br />
Saucers return for the first time since<br />
2020 and everyone loves Belinda on the<br />
double bass. I recently heard a great<br />
band at the ‘Beach hop’ called the Sons,<br />
who play a wide variety of infectious rock<br />
‘n roll and are joined by Brothers grimm,<br />
Late Starters, Yeah the Boys, Nexus and<br />
several high school bands which will give<br />
us a great variety of music.<br />
The pageant is another great<br />
spectacle that ‘kicks off ‘ at 12 noon<br />
on Saturday, with all ages catered for.<br />
Registrations are on site on Saturday<br />
morning with old style hairdressers<br />
available on site.. If you need a new<br />
dress for the event there are several<br />
sites on site,and the man in your life can<br />
purchase heaps of man cave stuff and the<br />
youngsters have rides in the kidz zone.<br />
Event t shirts are available but always sell<br />
out fast. Saturday seems to be the big<br />
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Day entries available if you have a<br />
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Admission is $20 adult, under 16’s FREE.<br />
Discounted 2 day pass (public hours<br />
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Later in Nelson the family<br />
would visit the relatively private<br />
Tahuna Beach.<br />
“I hated swimming with togs<br />
on,” he said.<br />
At Pineglades in his 20s<br />
he found being nude just as<br />
liberating. Today he still has<br />
this sense of joy as he potters<br />
about the club as one of the older<br />
members whose main job is<br />
grounds work.<br />
“It just feels natural to be<br />
working without t-shirts and<br />
stuff on, working naked in the<br />
garden.”<br />
He said it was also a connecting<br />
way to meet people. When<br />
everyone is naked there are no<br />
barriers. Fellowship and friendships<br />
are formed.<br />
The dad-of-three said it was<br />
also a good lifestyle in which to<br />
bring up children.<br />
“It gives them a much broader,<br />
liberal view of what life is about.”<br />
Pineglades is on seven hectares<br />
on Brookside Rd, with beautiful<br />
garden areas frequented by native<br />
birds and inter-twined with<br />
walkways. It has sports courts,<br />
children’s playground, heated<br />
outdoor swimming pool, spa and<br />
sauna complex, and clubhouse<br />
with a licensed bar and barbecue<br />
area.<br />
It has baches throughout<br />
which members own. They they<br />
stay weekends and holidays; a<br />
few members live there permanently.<br />
Baches have kitchenettes<br />
and running water, while bathrooms<br />
are communal. There is<br />
also an area for caravans, and<br />
a few baches owned by the club<br />
are rented out to visitors on a per<br />
night basis.<br />
The club has about <strong>18</strong>0 financial<br />
members.<br />
“It’s a far cry from the 1970s<br />
when I believe numbers were,<br />
when I joined up, around 500 or<br />
600,” Saunders said.<br />
In its early years Pineglades<br />
was called the Canterbury Sun<br />
and Health Club. It was on the<br />
rural outskirts of Rolleston,<br />
whereas today it is surrounded<br />
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time liberating for judge<br />
RELAXED:<br />
David<br />
Saunders<br />
at a wine<br />
and cheese<br />
open day at<br />
Pineglades.<br />
by homes. Saunders said members<br />
looked out for each other.<br />
A fellow club stalwart, who undertook<br />
much of the communal<br />
building work in the grounds,<br />
was is in the process of replacing<br />
rotting windows on an 80-yearold<br />
member’s bach.<br />
Currently members are<br />
looking forward to the club’s<br />
annual volleyball match with<br />
Rolleston Volunteer Fire Brigade,<br />
on February 4. Club members<br />
wear nothing, except any items<br />
they may choose to add for sun<br />
protection or warmth, while firefighters<br />
wear shorts and T-shirts.<br />
“A few years ago they had<br />
t-shirts specially made that said<br />
‘If people are here thinking they are<br />
going to pick up a one-night stand or a<br />
fling, it’s the wrong reason (to be here)’<br />
– Retired judge David Saunders<br />
‘Next year we will play naked.<br />
Yeah right!’ with a tui on it,” said<br />
Saunders.<br />
A common question in online<br />
forums was if there was anything<br />
sexual about naturism clubs.<br />
“It’s not. In fact, we would be<br />
a much stronger moral group<br />
than you would probably find at<br />
many golf clubs or tennis clubs.<br />
It would break the fabric of here<br />
if everybody was swinging and<br />
carrying on. I’m not going to say<br />
it has never happened, but by<br />
and large we conduct ourselves<br />
with propriety, respect and self<br />
respect,” he said.<br />
“If people are here thinking<br />
they are going to pick up a onenight<br />
stand or a fling, it’s the<br />
wrong reason (to be here).”<br />
Saunders said he was looking<br />
forward to fulfilling the national<br />
federation president role, and expected<br />
his experience as a judge<br />
would help.<br />
He said the philosophy behind<br />
naturism was described well<br />
in the international federation<br />
mission statement - “Naturism<br />
is life in harmony with nature,<br />
with self respect, and respect to<br />
others.”<br />
NEWS 5<br />
Work starts to<br />
find new<br />
chief executive<br />
• From page 1<br />
Said Ward: “The growth of<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> will continue at a fast pace<br />
in the coming years, which will<br />
provide further opportunities<br />
for the organisation and my<br />
successor. In the meantime, there<br />
are still many matters that I will<br />
be attending to through to 30<br />
June.”<br />
A process has now started to<br />
find a new chief executive.<br />
Said Mayor<br />
Sam Broughton:<br />
“Council is looking<br />
for a strategic,<br />
future focused<br />
leader who will<br />
ensure the council<br />
continues to<br />
deliver services<br />
that support the<br />
lifestyle and<br />
Sam<br />
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demands of the sustained growth<br />
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the partnerships the council has<br />
already developed with mana<br />
whenua, businesses, community<br />
groups, schools and other<br />
stakeholders for the wellbeing of<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> district.”<br />
Broughton said Ward had given<br />
excellent service.<br />
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Hole under SH1 forces detour<br />
• By Susan Sandys<br />
DISCOVERY OF an enclosed<br />
hole under State Highway 1 led<br />
to more than six weeks of traffic<br />
diversions currently in place at<br />
the Aylesbury Rd/Burnham Rd<br />
intersection.<br />
District council contractors<br />
discovered the void when<br />
installing the Darfield to<br />
Rolleston sewerage pipeline mid<br />
last year. At the time there were<br />
traffic diversions in place along<br />
the two roads, when the plan was<br />
to install a 100m drinking water<br />
pipe under the highway at the<br />
same time.<br />
However, the void meant the<br />
contractor had to pause the<br />
drinking water pipe installation<br />
for safety assessments, leading<br />
the job to be rescheduled to the<br />
New Year.<br />
From <strong>January</strong> 9 to February 19<br />
there is no highway access from<br />
Aylesbury Rd. The road is closed<br />
overnight, then opening 6am-<br />
7pm weekdays only for one-way<br />
traffic turning off the highway.<br />
In late <strong>January</strong> for about<br />
two weeks, with dates yet to<br />
be confirmed, there will be no<br />
highway access from Burnham<br />
Rd. The road will be one-way,<br />
open only to traffic turning off<br />
the highway.<br />
District council group<br />
manager infrastructure and<br />
property Murray Washington<br />
said the drinking water pipe was<br />
a future proofing project, ready<br />
A ROUNDABOUT may be<br />
installed at the State Highway<br />
1/Aylesbury Rd/Burnham Rd<br />
intersection.<br />
A Waka Kotahi NZ Transport<br />
Agency spokesperson said<br />
the agency was undertaking<br />
feasibility investigations for a<br />
for future connections.<br />
“At this point the pipe isn’t<br />
roundabout at the intersection,<br />
as part of the State Highway<br />
1 Templeton to Waikirikiri/<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> River project. The<br />
spokesperson said no further<br />
details would be available until<br />
April. The roundabout would<br />
be the second on the highway<br />
INCONVENIENCE: There will<br />
be no highway access from<br />
Aylesbury Rd until February<br />
19 and the road will remain<br />
closed overnight.<br />
source from or supplying to<br />
anywhere, it’s been put in while<br />
we have access to work in that<br />
area so that it’s there when it’s<br />
needed in the future.”<br />
The new year timing for the<br />
latest road diversions had been<br />
co-ordinated with Waka Kotahi<br />
NZ Transport Agency, KiwiRail<br />
and Burnham Military Camp.<br />
This timeframe was chosen as<br />
it was considered to be least<br />
disruptive to motorists.<br />
“There has been no change to<br />
the budgets for either of these<br />
projects from the timing of the<br />
work,” Washington said.<br />
Roundabout may be added to intersection<br />
between Rolleston and <strong>Selwyn</strong><br />
River. A two-lane roundabout<br />
is to be installed next year at<br />
the intersection of the highway<br />
with Dunns Crossing Rd and<br />
Walkers Rd, as part of the<br />
Rolleston flyover and associated<br />
improvements project.<br />
NEWS 7<br />
Residents<br />
resigned to<br />
chlorination<br />
• By Susan Sandys<br />
PREBBLETON Community<br />
Association members are resigned<br />
to chlorination of the township’s<br />
water beginning later this month.<br />
Prebbleton is the last area on<br />
the district council’s schedule<br />
for introducing temporary<br />
chlorination. It is scheduled to<br />
begin <strong>January</strong> 31, following the<br />
Jowers Rd, West Melton, supply<br />
scheduled for <strong>January</strong> 24.<br />
All other areas which have not<br />
been permanently chlorinated had<br />
the disinfection method switched<br />
on in the last three months of last<br />
year as the district council meets<br />
new drinking water standards. The<br />
district council aims to stop adding<br />
chlorine on a supply-by-supply<br />
basis if it receives exemptions from<br />
water regulator Taumata Arowai.<br />
President Graeme Gemmill said<br />
he and the committee members<br />
generally felt chlorination was a<br />
“fait accompli” following councillors<br />
voting late last year to move<br />
ahead with it. But members were<br />
hopeful the exemption process the<br />
district council was committing to<br />
would ultimately see chlorination<br />
cease.<br />
The district council’s first<br />
exemption application, for Rakaia<br />
Huts, failed due to contamination<br />
risks including septic tanks.
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NEWS<br />
Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz<br />
Cat’s death highlights EV danger<br />
SURVIVOR: Lizzie the burmese kitten is happy to be home<br />
with owner Miriam Martin after getting lost following an<br />
unplanned car trip.<br />
• By Susan Sandys<br />
LIZZIE THE kitten from<br />
Prebbleton has learned the hard<br />
way not to climb into the wheel<br />
arch of cars.<br />
The lilac point burmese<br />
survived being lost for three<br />
nights following an unplanned<br />
trip which killed her playmate<br />
Shadow.<br />
Their owner is warning fellow<br />
cat owners to be mindful that<br />
electric vehicles in particular are<br />
a risk to animals, as their quiet<br />
motors are less likely to scare<br />
them away.<br />
Miriam Martin is a burmese<br />
breeder. She said she had been<br />
devastated to find Shadow dead<br />
near the end of her long driveway<br />
in early <strong>January</strong>, shortly<br />
after realising both Shadow and<br />
Lizzie were missing. The pair<br />
were <strong>18</strong> weeks old, from different<br />
litters, but “inseparable”<br />
playmates.<br />
A friend had visited earlier in<br />
the day to clean the cattery. Martin<br />
and her friend realised after<br />
Shadow was found dead what<br />
must of happened.<br />
It appeared the two cats, who<br />
had earlier been seen playing<br />
near the parked car, had climbed<br />
into the front wheel arch, with<br />
Shadow jumping out once the<br />
car was moving. The friend<br />
had been devastated to realise a<br />
LUCKY: Lizzie has only<br />
eight lives left after a<br />
journey in a car’s wheel<br />
arch.<br />
thump she had heard was not a<br />
possum after all.<br />
“I can’t blame her at all, she<br />
had no idea.”<br />
Martin said she and a fellow<br />
breeder searched for four days<br />
in the 2km stretch between<br />
her and her friend’s home, also<br />
in Prebbleton. This including<br />
walking while rattling cat<br />
biscuits in a tin and shaking a<br />
play stick with a feather and a<br />
bell.<br />
“People must have thought we<br />
were nuts,” Martin said.<br />
Martin said she was now<br />
happy to have Lizzie back after<br />
a resident living about 100m<br />
from the friend’s home phoned<br />
her about a kitten fitting Lizzie’s<br />
description meowing in her<br />
backyard.<br />
“She was very, very clingy<br />
for about two days. That night<br />
I couldn’t sleep because every<br />
time I touched her she would<br />
purr. She was just so excited to<br />
be home,” Martin said.<br />
She said both Lizzie and<br />
Shadow had been living in her<br />
home and sleeping on the bed<br />
before they were to later become<br />
breeding cats.<br />
Martin said her older cats were<br />
scared of cars, but younger cats<br />
could be naive. While the engine<br />
starting in fuel vehicles could<br />
scare pets away, electric cars<br />
were quieter. She advised people<br />
to either honk the horn or tap on<br />
the bonnet of electric cars before<br />
driving off.<br />
Martin said Lizzie, who was<br />
named after Queen Elizabeth II<br />
following the monarch’s death,<br />
was like many burmese in that<br />
she had a penchant for small<br />
spaces. While she was learning<br />
about the dangers of cars, Lizzie<br />
had been causing concern lately<br />
with her explorations of the<br />
inner depths of the bed’s duvet<br />
cover.<br />
“No matter how careful you<br />
are, they find these little nooks<br />
and crannies,” she said.<br />
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A lot at ‘steak’ for father, son<br />
NEWS 9<br />
• By Darryl Baser<br />
CHRIS MCLAREN and his<br />
son Nick, 17, have won the right<br />
to compete in this year’s Steak<br />
Cook-off Association World<br />
Championship at Fort Worth,<br />
Texas.<br />
However, they need to raise<br />
about $3500 each to get to the<br />
competition on March 13.<br />
The Waddington pair compete<br />
in SCA-run barbecue competitions<br />
around the South Island<br />
with the more experienced<br />
Chris, who’s been competitively<br />
cooking since 2020, having also<br />
competed in the North Island<br />
including at High Steaks in<br />
Rotorua in 2022.<br />
Barbecue competitions have<br />
two categories – the main event,<br />
or steak cook-off, and an ancillary<br />
section for either entrees<br />
or drinks. Both events have a<br />
golden ticket available for the<br />
person who wins.<br />
He won his golden ticket at a<br />
competition in Pegasus in 2022.<br />
“I won both my golden tickets<br />
last year, one for the steak, one<br />
for the ancillary. I came second<br />
in the ancillary, for a drink<br />
which had to contain Bacardi. I<br />
actually got second place in that,<br />
but the person who won that<br />
event already had their golden<br />
ticket so it rolled down to me,”<br />
McLaren said.<br />
He says he didn’t actually get<br />
entry into the steak category by<br />
winning a competition, but his<br />
name was read out on a global<br />
livestream event at New Year,<br />
which was broadcast from Texas,<br />
announcing the top 10 competitors<br />
from each of the 10 competing<br />
regions around the world.<br />
He got a surprise when they<br />
read out the New Zealand section:<br />
“Troy Bilbrough was first,<br />
Ashley Hofacher was second,<br />
and third place was myself and<br />
I didn’t have a golden ticket,<br />
but they announced on the live<br />
COMPETITION:<br />
Chris McLaren<br />
(left) and son<br />
Nick, with<br />
tools of the<br />
trade and<br />
golden tickets<br />
in hand, hope<br />
to compete at<br />
the home of<br />
barbecue, in<br />
Texas.<br />
feed that I had a ticket as well to<br />
compete in the steak category at<br />
the world champs.<br />
“When you get an invite to<br />
the world champs, you gotta<br />
go,” he said.<br />
While Chris has been competing<br />
for a couple of years, Nick<br />
is following in his father’s footsteps,<br />
winning his golden ticket<br />
at BBQs Direct in November<br />
2022, in the ancillary category,<br />
which cemented the pair’s decision<br />
to go to the United States.<br />
“It was like, we’ve got to go, father<br />
and son, to compete against<br />
each other. We’re there to try<br />
and beat each other.<br />
“He only got into competitions<br />
in July, and had only<br />
learned how to cook a steak the<br />
week before that.”<br />
The pair have a Givealittle<br />
page with a $3000 target, and<br />
have raised more than $1000.<br />
If you want to donate, go<br />
to https://givealittle.co.nz/<br />
cause/help-us-get-tothe-world-steak-cookoffchamps<br />
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Hazardous<br />
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OVERGROWN trees in Lincoln<br />
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have been pruned.<br />
In November, the <strong>Selwyn</strong><br />
<strong>Times</strong> reported the trees on the<br />
intersection of Gerald, Robert<br />
and William Sts were causing<br />
motorists a lot of frustration.<br />
The tree on the corner of Robert<br />
and Gerald was particularly bad.<br />
The district council said it had<br />
responded to a Snap Send Solve<br />
request that came in asking<br />
the trees be trimmed as it was<br />
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NEWS<br />
Pea growers<br />
asked to help<br />
with Lions<br />
fundraiser<br />
THE LIONS Club of Ellesmere<br />
is seeking pea straw from<br />
farmers as it aims to continue<br />
last year’s successful fundraising<br />
efforts.<br />
Spokesperson Glenn Smith<br />
said the club donated $125,000<br />
to the community from the<br />
proceeds of its annual golf<br />
match as well as pea straw sales.<br />
Schools received $21,900<br />
of the funds, youth groups<br />
$17,300, health groups $21,200,<br />
clubs $29,700, and sports clubs<br />
$35,600.<br />
“A special thank you goes out<br />
to our local farmers who donated<br />
large amounts of pea straw,<br />
without them we wouldn’t have<br />
the ability to raise the funds<br />
we have. We would also like to<br />
thank the contractors who bale<br />
and cart the larger bales for us at<br />
no cost,” Smith said.<br />
“We are continuing to look<br />
for pea straw to bale, we know<br />
times are tough. However, if<br />
anyone is growing peas, please<br />
consider what you can achieve<br />
by supporting your local Lions,”<br />
he said.<br />
•Anyone who is able to<br />
help is asked to get in<br />
touch with Smith on 027<br />
436 0348.<br />
Retired<br />
microbiology<br />
lecturer and<br />
amateur<br />
historian<br />
Mike Noonan<br />
who lives<br />
near Dunsandel looks at<br />
how accurate internet<br />
programs are when it<br />
comes to towns and<br />
settlements in the<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> District<br />
ARTIFICIAL intelligence (AI)<br />
computer programs are being<br />
developed rapidly these days.<br />
These programs leverage the vast<br />
array of online data to mimic the<br />
capabilities of the human mind<br />
in order to answer questions.<br />
A new AI chatbot, called<br />
ChatGPT, was launched in<br />
November. It was immediately<br />
lauded for its capability to give<br />
articulate and detailed answers.<br />
I am a retired microbiology<br />
lecturer, and after reading an<br />
article on how well ChatGPT<br />
answered microbiology<br />
questions, I had the same view<br />
as the author, thinking I would<br />
have given ChatGPT a pass in<br />
my university course.<br />
Now as a local historian, I<br />
decided to see if I was going<br />
to be replaced by a computer<br />
very soon by asking ChatGPT<br />
about the history of some towns<br />
Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz<br />
When internet searching<br />
ACCURACY: Leeston, seen here with the first hotel in the background, was established in<br />
<strong>18</strong>64, not in the <strong>18</strong>70s as the ChatGPT description claims.<br />
PHOTO: ELLESMERE HISTORICAL SOCIETY<br />
in <strong>Selwyn</strong>. Question: Can you<br />
tell me about the history of<br />
XXXXX town in Canterbury,<br />
New Zealand? The answers<br />
for each town started with a<br />
statement about the distance<br />
from Christchurch, followed by<br />
a sentence stating the area was<br />
originally settled by Māori and<br />
then the arrival of Europeans in<br />
the <strong>18</strong>50s.<br />
Each of the towns “grew<br />
slowly over the years, and by<br />
the turn of the 20th century,<br />
it had a population of around<br />
200 people.” The final sentence<br />
was a bland statement about the<br />
“strong sense of community and<br />
a rich history, making it<br />
an attractive place to live and<br />
visit.”<br />
The description of each town<br />
also contained sentences which<br />
were so inaccurate I found<br />
them amusing. The ChatGPT<br />
descriptions follow in italics.<br />
The town of Leeston was<br />
established in the <strong>18</strong>70s.<br />
Leeston was named after<br />
William Leeston, who was the<br />
provincial secretary and member<br />
of the Provincial Council of<br />
Canterbury.<br />
Actually the town was<br />
established in <strong>18</strong>64, and<br />
probably named after first<br />
chairman of the Ellesmere Road<br />
Board, Edward J. Lee.<br />
Both Dunsandel and Hororata<br />
were originally called The<br />
Clumps, due to the clusters of<br />
trees that grew in those areas.<br />
Then Dunsandel was later<br />
renamed Dunsandel, after a<br />
town in Scotland.<br />
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NEWS 11<br />
spits out the incorrect answer<br />
Dunsandel was in fact named<br />
after the home in Galway,<br />
Ireland, of early runholder Robert<br />
Daly. Daly never actually came to<br />
New Zealand, but managed his<br />
property here through an agent.<br />
Southbridge was originally<br />
known as The Bridges, due to<br />
the number of bridges that were<br />
built over the local waterways.It<br />
was later renamed Southbridge,<br />
to distinguish it from the town<br />
of Northbridge, which is located<br />
further north.<br />
Southbridge was in fact<br />
probably named after Charles<br />
Bridge, a local landowner. The<br />
name of Northbridge may have<br />
been proposed for another area<br />
after Southbridge was named.<br />
“Glentunnel was originally<br />
known as The Tunnel, due to the<br />
presence of a tunnel that was built<br />
through the nearby Port Hills as<br />
part of the Midland Line railway.”<br />
The Port Hills are in fact a long<br />
way from Glentunnel.<br />
Lincoln was named after the<br />
Lincolnshire county in England.<br />
It is known for its rolling hills.<br />
Lincoln was named after the<br />
Earl of Lincoln, an important<br />
member of the Canterbury<br />
Association.<br />
ChatGPT uses the billions of<br />
websites and text documents<br />
stored online as a source of<br />
data to optimize its 175 billion<br />
parameters. AI is effective<br />
HISTORY: Main South Rd ran through Dunsandel in 1927.<br />
The building on the left is the Dunsandel Store.<br />
PHOTO: A. SWANSON, DUNSANDEL HISTORIC SOCIETY<br />
only in the area in which it has<br />
been trained, and most of the<br />
information about the history of<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> District is in the form of<br />
paper-based accounts.<br />
The district council and <strong>Selwyn</strong><br />
Libraries are making efforts to<br />
change this.<br />
The district council is<br />
financially supporting a<br />
cataloguing program called<br />
eHive. Seven of the district’s<br />
historical groups are actively<br />
entering data into eHive.<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> Libraries is supporting<br />
a program called Recollect,<br />
labelled Kā Kōrero o Waikirikiri<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> Stories, which already<br />
contains much information. It is<br />
hoped <strong>2023</strong> will be a big year for<br />
the historical groups to learn how<br />
to enter their own data.<br />
If you want to use the internet<br />
to obtain information on the<br />
history of <strong>Selwyn</strong>, I suggest you<br />
use eHive and Recollect in the<br />
meantime and avoid ChatGPT,<br />
unless you want a laugh.<br />
However, if the microbiology<br />
example referred to above is<br />
anything to go by, chatbots<br />
will become an important way<br />
of disseminating historical<br />
information in the future.<br />
PAST: Dunsandel, pictured here in the 1940s, was named<br />
after Robert Daly’s home in Galway.<br />
PHOTO: CANTERBURY MAPS<br />
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Wednesday <strong>January</strong> <strong>18</strong> <strong>2023</strong> <strong>Selwyn</strong> <strong>Times</strong><br />
• By Susan Sandys<br />
IT WAS a long day of golf for<br />
two 14-year-olds from West<br />
Melton as they played 72 holes<br />
to raise money.<br />
Cam Griffiths and Marshall<br />
Johnston hit good scores as<br />
they participated in the Cancer<br />
Society’s The Longest Day<br />
initiative.<br />
The pair played at Weedons,<br />
teeing off at 5.30am on<br />
Wednesday last week, sinking<br />
their last ball about 6pm.<br />
While their day of golf is done,<br />
donations are still coming in<br />
and can be accepted until the<br />
end of this month.<br />
They have so far raised more<br />
than $1600, a much higher<br />
total than their initial goal of<br />
$500.<br />
The Longest Day sees people<br />
give one-off donations as<br />
participants play 72 holes in<br />
one day.<br />
Cam and Marshall are<br />
particularly motivated for<br />
the cause, having personally<br />
known people affected by cancer.<br />
For Cam, this includes his<br />
own family members.<br />
“I’m doing this in memory of<br />
both my granddads, who lost<br />
their battle to cancer, and also<br />
for my dad who got diagnosed<br />
with cancer two years ago but<br />
he beat it,” Cam said.<br />
His dad Tony said having<br />
being diagnosed with prostate<br />
cancer was “disheartening.”<br />
Having been through the<br />
battle of dealing with “the<br />
unknown,” made him all the<br />
more proud of the two boys.<br />
“It hit home more once they<br />
had finished, they had done it<br />
for people who are suffering<br />
from cancer and for people<br />
who have lost the battle,” Tony<br />
said.<br />
While the two had been tired<br />
by the end of the day, they had<br />
been grateful for the weather,<br />
which was warm and overcast<br />
with no wind.<br />
Marshall is a tournamentlevel<br />
golfer with a handicap of<br />
three. His score for the four<br />
rounds of the day on the 73-<br />
par course were 75, 75, 74 and<br />
79. Cam was happy with his<br />
scores after starting to play the<br />
sport just last year. They were<br />
94, 100, 101 and 102.<br />
Cam and Marshall have<br />
named their The Longest<br />
Day duo The Bogey Boys.<br />
Donations can be made<br />
at longestday.org.nz/t/<br />
thebogeyboys until <strong>January</strong> 31.<br />
Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz<br />
Friends sink 72 holes in<br />
one day for a good cause<br />
ABOVE PAR: Cam Griffiths (left) and Marshall Johnston<br />
have raised more than $1600 to help those affected by<br />
cancer.<br />
NEWS 13<br />
Big changes<br />
to reserve<br />
management<br />
at Castle Hill<br />
SUBSTANTIAL changes are<br />
proposed for the Castle Hill<br />
Village Reserves Management<br />
Plan to better manage the area’s<br />
reserves, trees and local assets.<br />
The aim of the plan is to<br />
provide a vision for the reserve<br />
areas in Castle Hill Village<br />
and guide the day-to-day<br />
management and development<br />
of these spaces over the next 10<br />
years. The original Castle Hill<br />
Village reserves management<br />
plan was adopted in June 2011.<br />
The district council has worked<br />
closely with the Castle Hill<br />
Community Association and the<br />
wider village to review the plan,<br />
including surveying property<br />
owners on a range of reserve<br />
topics.<br />
The proposed changes to the<br />
plan include guidance on trees<br />
planted next to houses to limit the<br />
potential for trees to shade homes<br />
in winter, adoption of Fire and<br />
Emergency New Zealand’s advice<br />
to provide a 10-metre tree setback<br />
from dwellings to reduce fire<br />
risk, and managing planting to<br />
balance areas with sufficient open<br />
space to maintain alpine views.<br />
Submissions on the draft<br />
plan can be made to the district<br />
council until Friday March 17.<br />
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Coming from a small farming<br />
community near Auckland, Renee<br />
Benterman has moved to <strong>Selwyn</strong> to<br />
continue her Chiropractic experience.<br />
With a Bachelor of Chiropractic, she<br />
recently joined Karyn Brents at Road to<br />
Wellness Chiropractic and started taking<br />
on new clients for chiropractic treatment.<br />
Renee empathises that prevention is<br />
better than a cure and states, “I wish to<br />
see a community maintain wellnessbased<br />
care.” She questions why people<br />
wait until they are in chronic pain before<br />
they begin to seek help. Road to Wellness<br />
specialises in the Blair technique (system<br />
of analysing and adjusting the upper<br />
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which is particularly effective for any<br />
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Communication and making people<br />
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providing full explanations are vital to<br />
Renee. She declares, “We work with<br />
them rather than on them”. That includes<br />
Renee discussing what’s brought you<br />
in and providing you with a postural<br />
assessment. This assessment will help<br />
you to understand what is happening<br />
with your body, what has occurred and<br />
why it is unbalanced. She will check your<br />
entire body’s alignment, movement and<br />
restrictions and discuss the process as<br />
she treats you. At the end of the session,<br />
you will be given a folder outlining<br />
postural-related exercises, tips and advice<br />
on what to expect after the adjustment.<br />
This information allows you to get the<br />
best out of chiropractic and will help you<br />
to help yourself.<br />
With her farming background, Renee<br />
says she loves that <strong>Selwyn</strong> is rural but<br />
still has the busyness of a town but<br />
“without the Auckland traffic”. When not<br />
working, she happily explores the area<br />
with her husband and wee dog, one-yearold<br />
springer spaniel poodle Opie.<br />
Renee welcomes all to Road to Wellness<br />
Chiropractic to ensure everyone in the<br />
community has the opportunity to get<br />
the best out of their body’s potential.<br />
Road to Wellness Chiropractic is located<br />
at Office 2/ Level 2/80 Rolleston Drive,<br />
Rolleston or www.roadtowellness.co.nz.
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NEWS<br />
Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz<br />
Author takes another deep dive<br />
BANKS PENINSULA has a<br />
unique history – and within the<br />
area itself the small bays and<br />
communities all have their own<br />
individual stories to tell.<br />
Le Bons Bay is one such<br />
community and over the past 45<br />
years, Garry Brittenden has been<br />
gathering and publishing the<br />
history of the bay. After being<br />
out of print for some time, a<br />
revised and updated Le Bons Bay<br />
the story of a settlement is now<br />
available at bookshops.<br />
The Le Bons Bay history book<br />
was first published in 1978,<br />
and has sold more than 2000<br />
copies as interest in local history<br />
continues to flourish. The latest<br />
revision will be the seventh<br />
printing of the now 200-page<br />
book.<br />
Brittenden says there is an<br />
increasing interest in family<br />
history and this has led to many<br />
descendants of pioneer families<br />
providing of photographs,<br />
diaries and information to add<br />
to the depth of the book.<br />
“The digital age has<br />
certainly provided wonderful<br />
opportunities for history to<br />
be sourced and shared. It has<br />
enabled families to find their<br />
personal histories without<br />
leaving home and this has<br />
resulted in a growing interest in<br />
this area,” Brittenden said.<br />
“I am constantly being<br />
contacted by folk from all<br />
over the world regarding their<br />
historic connection with Le<br />
Bons, either seeking information<br />
or sharing their own research.”<br />
This edition features a<br />
chapter on the quite extensive<br />
Scandinavian migration to New<br />
Zealand that saw around 25<br />
families settle at Le Bons in the<br />
<strong>18</strong>70s.<br />
“The New Zealand<br />
Government actively recruited<br />
immigrants from Scandinavia<br />
at this time, and much has been<br />
written about the settlements<br />
of Dannevirke, Norsewood and<br />
Ekatahuna in the North Island,”<br />
said Brittenden.<br />
“However, significant numbers<br />
came to Lyttelton and ended<br />
up in Robinsons Bay and then<br />
on to Le Bons to work in the<br />
sawmills, where they bought<br />
SETTLERS: The Condon family at their Le Bons Bay home<br />
in the <strong>18</strong>70s. Alfred Condon was the bays first mailman,<br />
walking through the bush to Takamatua and back three<br />
times a week to collect and deliver mail. Left – Garry<br />
Brittenden has been gathering and publishing the history<br />
of the bay for 45 years.<br />
land and settled. Denmark had<br />
a disastrous war with Prussia<br />
in the <strong>18</strong>60s, and many Danes<br />
lost land as a result. In Le Bons,<br />
four Danes who served together<br />
in the war came out with their<br />
families and ended up with<br />
adjoining farms in the bay.”<br />
One of the Danish families,<br />
the Hemmingsens, are holding<br />
a family reunion at Le Bons<br />
later this month. While there<br />
is extensive evidence of Maori<br />
occupation of the bay for<br />
hundreds of years prior to<br />
European settlement, no Maori<br />
lived in the bay when John Cuff<br />
brought his sawmill up the Le<br />
Bons Bay stream in <strong>18</strong>57 and<br />
began the clearance of the dense<br />
native forest.<br />
The sawmills did not just bring<br />
a steady stream of settlers to the<br />
bay, the clearance of the forest<br />
enabled dozens of small farms to<br />
be established, accompanied by<br />
thriving cocksfoot and cheesemaking<br />
industries.<br />
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into history of bay<br />
BACKYARD CRITTERS<br />
Wednesday <strong>January</strong> <strong>18</strong> <strong>2023</strong> <strong>Selwyn</strong> <strong>Times</strong><br />
NEWS 15<br />
Mike Bowie is an ecologist who specialises<br />
in entomology (insects and other<br />
invertebrates). Each week he introduces<br />
a new species found in his backyard at<br />
Lincoln. His column aims to raise public<br />
awareness of biodiversity, the variety of living<br />
things around us. Check out the full list of<br />
invertebrates found at www.inaturalist.org/projects/backyardbiodiversity-bugs-in-my-lincoln-section<br />
FRONTIER: A shot of Le Bons Bay beach taken in 1952.<br />
Unlike the other eastern<br />
bays, Le Bons never had large<br />
land holders, so by <strong>18</strong>90 the<br />
bay supported more than 300<br />
people. It is no surprise then<br />
that their numerous offspring<br />
in the generations that followed<br />
maintained a continued interest<br />
in their forebears. The book also<br />
features some wonderful sections<br />
from diaries and recollections of<br />
the early settlers. Henry Drury<br />
was a bushman in the bay in the<br />
<strong>18</strong>70s, and his stories of whiskey<br />
stills, horse racing and bush life<br />
paint an evocative picture of a<br />
world we can only imagine.<br />
The new edition also contains<br />
many additional historic photos<br />
that date back to the <strong>18</strong>70s and<br />
reveal an intimate look at a small<br />
rural community and its changes<br />
over time. The Elliot family came<br />
to Le Bons in the <strong>18</strong>60s and one<br />
of their descendants, Garry Elliot,<br />
has a wonderful collection of early<br />
photos taken around the bay,<br />
some of which appear in the book.<br />
PHOTO: DONALD MCKAY<br />
•The book is available<br />
from Smiths Bookshop at<br />
The Tannery and also from<br />
various outlets on Banks<br />
Peninsula. Garry Brittenden<br />
has lived in Le Bons<br />
Bay for many years and<br />
teaches history at Akaroa<br />
Area School. His great<br />
grandfather worked on the<br />
sawmills in the bay for a<br />
time and his grandfather<br />
built the first bach in the<br />
bay in 1932.<br />
Check out BioBlitz if you<br />
are interested in wildlife<br />
IN OCTOBER last year I<br />
photographed an endemic<br />
moth species known as Tingena<br />
brachyacma.<br />
This <strong>18</strong>-20mm long species is<br />
on the wing from September to<br />
November. It is usually found in<br />
the southern parts of the South<br />
Island, so the specimen I found in<br />
our Lincoln backyard is unusual<br />
and the northern-most recorded<br />
on iNaturalist.<br />
This species is predominantly<br />
brown in colour apart from a<br />
creamy white saddle on its dorsal<br />
(top) part of its body. When<br />
resting, the moth is tent-like<br />
and the wing tips at the rear are<br />
higher than the rest of the body,<br />
resembling the bristles of a paint<br />
brush.<br />
The moth inhabits open<br />
swamps, native forest and<br />
scrubland and has been collected<br />
amongst manuka.<br />
If you enjoy reading these<br />
articles on invertebrates or you<br />
or your children enjoy checking<br />
out the wildlife, then you should<br />
pencil in February <strong>18</strong> in your<br />
diary.<br />
On that day there is a BioBlitz<br />
at Muriwai o Whata/Coopers<br />
Lagoon, just south of Taumutu.<br />
The all-day event will be similar<br />
to the highly successful BioBlitz<br />
held at the Lincoln Liffey a few<br />
years ago.<br />
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in the coming weeks.<br />
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NEWS<br />
Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz<br />
Buskers, magic, mullets and wine<br />
Search the couch for a<br />
few gold coins to catch<br />
a show at the Bread<br />
and Circus World<br />
Buskers Festival which<br />
runs until the end of the<br />
month in Christchurch<br />
BREAD AND Circus is back<br />
for <strong>2023</strong> – 30 years after the first<br />
World Buskers Festival was held.<br />
This year’s programme will<br />
see some twists and turns, while<br />
sticking to the busking roots of<br />
the festival.<br />
There will be something for<br />
everyone from day-time family<br />
fun for children to late-night<br />
adults-only shows.<br />
Since the first World Buskers<br />
Festival was held in 1993, the<br />
event has grown and evolved and<br />
now includes many incredible<br />
ticketed and free shows.<br />
One you won’t want to miss<br />
will be An Idiot’s Guide to Wine.<br />
If comedy and wine are a match<br />
made in heaven, then Merrick<br />
Watts can perfectly blend the<br />
two together for an evening of<br />
entertainment.<br />
Watts, a qualified wine<br />
specialist, will take you on a<br />
journey through the wonderful<br />
world of alcohol, where he is the<br />
idiot – and strangely the expert<br />
too.<br />
Another must-see ticketed<br />
BALANCE: Busking pitches will be set up across the city for<br />
street performers to show off their skills in front of the public.<br />
event will be The Purple Rabbit,<br />
one of the festival’s most<br />
anticipated acts. The adult-only<br />
show will be a perfect storm of<br />
world-class misfits, with a blend<br />
of magic and mind-blowing<br />
mayhem. Get your tickets early<br />
for this one.<br />
Then head outside to catch<br />
the magic of the street buskers<br />
who will fill the inner city with<br />
mischief and contagious energy.<br />
There will be multiple busking<br />
pitches set up across the city,<br />
including at The Green at Te<br />
Pae, Scott Statue Park and The<br />
Bridge of Remembrance. The<br />
pitch performances will be held<br />
every day, except Mondays and<br />
Tuesdays.<br />
MulletMan and MiM will be<br />
at the various pitches throughout<br />
the festival. MulletMan has<br />
featured in nearly every festival<br />
since 2005.<br />
The acrobat extraordinaire<br />
will fly high, hang upside down<br />
and every other way in this high<br />
energy show.<br />
Identical twin brothers from<br />
Argentina, Emilio and Leandro,<br />
are known as the The Twins’<br />
Trip. Their incredible show will<br />
include a mixture of magic,<br />
juggling, cheeky antics and brave<br />
volunteers.<br />
You can also catch these street<br />
performers at The New Regent<br />
Street Spectacular on <strong>January</strong> 20<br />
and 21 at 7pm, 8pm or 9.30pm<br />
and <strong>January</strong> 22 at 5.30pm or 7pm.<br />
•Bread and Circus<br />
runs until <strong>January</strong> 29.<br />
The full programme<br />
can be found at<br />
www.breadandcircus.co.nz<br />
Bread and Circus performers<br />
light up street and stage<br />
•The Purple Rabbit<br />
FALL DOWN the rabbit<br />
hole for some mischief, madness<br />
and magic with The Purple<br />
Rabbit. This star-studded<br />
ensemble uses trickery to put<br />
on a show that you’re unlikely<br />
to forget anytime soon. Awardwinning<br />
Australian magician<br />
and comedian Dom Chambers<br />
has appeared on Penn & Teller:<br />
Fool Us! and made the America’s<br />
Got Talent semi-finals.<br />
The Purple Rabbit will feature<br />
Chambers’ alcoholic Harry<br />
Potter, as well as the Unnamed<br />
Magician, champion beatboxer<br />
Gale, Chinese-trained juggler<br />
Emma Phillips and ‘sexual<br />
psychologist’ Harper Jones.<br />
•Tickets to The Purple<br />
Rabbit are available at<br />
www.breadandcircus.co.nz<br />
•The Space Cowboy<br />
THE SWORD-swallowing,<br />
juggling, chainsaw-welding,<br />
unicycle-riding, blindfolded<br />
arrow-catching Space<br />
Cowboy has no fear. Captivated<br />
children and sceptical adults will<br />
be left wide-eyed as The Space<br />
Cowboy’s magic makes them<br />
doubt what’s in front of their<br />
them.<br />
The Space Cowboy, who<br />
started performing as an<br />
8-year-old in Byron Bay, has<br />
now amazed audiences across<br />
more than 40 countries. He has<br />
numerous TV credits including<br />
Officially Amazing, Outrageous<br />
Acts of Science and America’s<br />
Got Talent.<br />
•Find out more about<br />
The Space Cowboy’s free shows<br />
at www.breadandcircus.co.nz<br />
Te Puna Wai o Waipapa<br />
Hagley Senior College<br />
ENROLMENT DAY<br />
Tue | 31st <strong>January</strong> | <strong>2023</strong><br />
9.00am - 4.00pm<br />
<strong>2023</strong> Year 12 & 13 Programmes Pre-Professional Programmes<br />
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Thinking of building in <strong>Selwyn</strong>?<br />
Are you looking to build your dream home in the <strong>Selwyn</strong> district<br />
this year?<br />
If so, the Build7 team would love to hear from you.<br />
space. Indoor/outdoor flow is also super important in <strong>Selwyn</strong>,<br />
where people are often looking to make the most of country views<br />
or beautiful gardens.”<br />
You may not know it but there are many gorgeous Build7 homes<br />
sprinkled across <strong>Selwyn</strong> including the stunning examples pictured<br />
here at Lincoln and Prebbleton.<br />
"Each of our houses is custom designed to suit what people want<br />
and need to live well, and to work within an agreed budget. They<br />
are the very definition of dream homes," Build7 South Island<br />
owners Jamie and Fran Cowan say.<br />
Fran and Jamie themselves lived in Lincoln for many years.<br />
“We know that people in <strong>Selwyn</strong> really like to be part of the whole<br />
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WHAT A <strong>2023</strong> it’s been already<br />
for the progeny of Christian<br />
Cullen mare Supreme Gem.<br />
Between 2011 and 2015 she<br />
won eight races with a best mile<br />
rate of 1:53.7. Now three of her<br />
daughters have won races this<br />
year at three different venues.<br />
“As a breeder it’s very satisfying,”<br />
says Prebbleton-based John<br />
McDermott.<br />
Trained by McDermott, sixyear-old<br />
mare Ruby’s A Delight<br />
(Bettor’s Delight/Supreme Gem)<br />
got the ball rolling at Rangiora<br />
on New Year’s Day. It was her<br />
sixth success and “she could win<br />
some more as well.”<br />
She was followed by full sister<br />
Sophie, trained by Tyler Dewe,<br />
at Roxburgh on <strong>January</strong> 4 and<br />
then the Geoff and James Dunntrained<br />
Topaz (American Ideal/<br />
Supreme Gem) at Motukarara<br />
on <strong>January</strong> 8. It was Sophie and<br />
Topaz’s first wins.<br />
“It’s pretty rare for all three to<br />
win so close together ... and great<br />
for Supreme Gem, she was top<br />
class.”<br />
The first foal from speedy<br />
racemare Flying Sands (11 wins),<br />
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Supreme Gem’s last race was a<br />
winning one at Ashburton in<br />
December 2014. She suffered a<br />
career-ending leg injury just days<br />
later.<br />
She had five foals before dying<br />
of colic in February 2021.<br />
“It was a big blow,” says Mc-<br />
Dermott, “but you have to keep<br />
going.”<br />
Now 73, McDermott reckons<br />
he’s bred “nearly 100” foals over<br />
the years.<br />
“I’ve been breeding horses<br />
since I was 21.”<br />
He is also well known for his<br />
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BREEDING: Topaz winning at Motukarara on <strong>January</strong> 8.<br />
association with top filly Olga<br />
Korbut.<br />
“I was given a half share in her<br />
when I was 23 after previously<br />
turning down a half share in her<br />
brother the champion Noodlum<br />
the year before.”<br />
She won eight from 58 in the<br />
mid to late 1970s, and was a<br />
Group 1 winning two-year-old<br />
in the 1974/75 season and a New<br />
Zealand record-holder at three.<br />
McDermott’s trained 55 winners<br />
since his first in 2009, with<br />
seven wins as an amateur driver<br />
as well.<br />
He hopes Supreme Gem’s<br />
winning progeny will extend<br />
to her fifth and final foal I Spy<br />
Diamonds. By He’s Watching,<br />
the three-year-old filly hasn’t<br />
qualified yet.<br />
“She’s promising but just needs<br />
more time.”<br />
– Harness Racing Desk<br />
Cup Day report: Poor track preparation<br />
PAYMENTS HAVE been<br />
withheld from the Canterbury<br />
Jockey Club in the aftermath of<br />
the New Zealand Cup Day track<br />
debacle.<br />
The meeting was<br />
abandoned because of<br />
unsatisfactory track preparation.<br />
New Zealand Thoroughbred<br />
Racing has assured owners and<br />
trainers they will not look to cut<br />
stakes this season unless the TAB<br />
payout (the code’s share of the<br />
TAB’s profits) drops further below<br />
budget next year.<br />
But NZTR says it will cut the<br />
money paid to clubs which fail<br />
to provide a racing surface that<br />
can handle the conditions, which<br />
is often the reason blamed for<br />
abandonments.<br />
NZTR has also released its<br />
report into the NZ Cup Day<br />
postponement, which saw the<br />
meeting held two days later but<br />
with an enormously reduced<br />
crowd and the CJC offering to pay<br />
refunds to those who did attend<br />
on Cup Day, their biggest meeting<br />
of the year.<br />
The report into the Cup Day<br />
abandonment suggested irregular<br />
irrigation infiltration and the<br />
longer grass had contributed to<br />
the slippery patch that caused<br />
the abandonment, as well as a<br />
generally inconsistent racing<br />
surface, which saw one of New<br />
Zealand’s most popular and<br />
profitable meetings called off.<br />
“Given these various factors it<br />
is reasonable to conclude that the<br />
combination of dry patches, dense<br />
matted growth on the surface,<br />
and localised low infiltration rates<br />
could produce slippery patches,”<br />
stated the report.<br />
“A certain amount of rain or<br />
irrigation was applied to the track<br />
prior to the race day<br />
“That combination would result<br />
in excess moisture in the surface<br />
layer creating a thin layer of soft,<br />
slippery soil above harder, drier<br />
soil beneath. It is expected that<br />
the programme in Cup Week<br />
complicates things because racing<br />
on Saturday, Wednesday and<br />
Saturday limits the windows when<br />
irrigation can be applied and<br />
most likely does not allow ideal<br />
amounts and timing of irrigation<br />
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NZTR chief executive Bruce<br />
Sharrock said CJC will be docked<br />
some of their meeting payments<br />
for that disastrous weekend.<br />
“While we are all in this<br />
together as an industry, there<br />
has to be accountability. What<br />
has been going on is incredibly<br />
frustrating for the entire industry,<br />
both us and the stakeholders. So<br />
we can’t and won’t be keeping<br />
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if that comes about through<br />
unsatisfactory preparation,”<br />
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Riccarton has had and will again<br />
have some meetings transferred or<br />
moved to its synthetic track so it<br />
can undergo a track renovation.<br />
“Riccarton is currently<br />
undergoing a full turf renovation<br />
with all grass being removed<br />
down to 30mm, scarifying,<br />
sub-soiling and verti-draining,”<br />
the NZTR report said.<br />
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Sustainability Expo coming to <strong>Selwyn</strong><br />
From worm farms to super homes, reducing your power bill, keeping warm<br />
and cheaper transport, the practical side of sustainability will be on show in<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> next week.<br />
Lots of summer still<br />
to come in <strong>Selwyn</strong><br />
Summer in <strong>Selwyn</strong> has once again been a huge hit with residents—and we’re still<br />
only halfway through the jam-packed calendar.<br />
The fun kicked off at the beginning of December, with an outdoor movie screening<br />
of The Muppet Christmas Carol in Anderson Square, Leeston. It was great to see<br />
families gather, following the Leeston Santa Parade. We’re looking forward to the<br />
upcoming outdoor movie events in February when the weather is hopefully<br />
more settled!<br />
After the Christmas break, whānau welcomed in the new year with our Picnic in<br />
the Park events at Arthur’s Pass and Castle Hill, complete with a game of backyard<br />
cricket or kite flying. Both were fantastic events for all ages.<br />
Between 4 and 11 <strong>January</strong>, nearly 200 young people went along to the <strong>Selwyn</strong><br />
Sports Centre to have a go at the 3 play sessions, trying out new sports, such as<br />
Pickleball, Floorball and Korfball, and old favourites like basketball. Everyone had a<br />
great time and it was fantastic to see this event growing.<br />
Other awesome events have included Skate ‘n’ Splash, held at both the <strong>Selwyn</strong><br />
Sports Centre and <strong>Selwyn</strong> Aquatic Centre, and the Inflatable Fun Day at the<br />
Darfield Recreation and Community Centre.<br />
If you’re keen to get out and about these holidays, the good news is there’s still<br />
plenty of Summer in <strong>Selwyn</strong> events to come. So mark the following dates in<br />
your diaries:<br />
• Summer Pool Party–22 <strong>January</strong> at Southbridge Pool.<br />
• Summer Skate Picnic–2 February in West Melton.<br />
• Family Kite Festival–5 February at Foster Park, Rolleston.<br />
• A Month of Sundays–5 and 12 February at Lincoln Library; and 19 and<br />
26 February at Te Ara Ātea, Rolleston.<br />
• Outdoor Movies–10 February at Greendale Reserve (School of Rock) and on<br />
<strong>18</strong> February at Prebbleton Domain Playground (Ferdinand).<br />
• Picnic in the Park–12 February in Hororata Domain and 19 February in<br />
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For a full list of events, go to selwyn.govt.nz/events<br />
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RMP was adopted in June 2011.<br />
The Council has worked closely with Castle Hill Community Association and the<br />
wider village to review the RMP, including surveying property owners on a range of<br />
reserve topics. Several key issues and challenges were identified through this process,<br />
which are addressed in the draft RMP.<br />
To read the draft Castle Hill Village RMP and make a submission, go to<br />
selwyn.govt.nz/yoursay or visit <strong>Selwyn</strong> District Council’s offices in Rolleston or<br />
the Darfield Library and Service Centre. You can also make a submission via email<br />
or post.<br />
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The <strong>Selwyn</strong> Sustainability Expo will be running at the Rolleston Community<br />
Centre this weekend 10am–5pm Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 <strong>January</strong>, helping<br />
residents learn about ways to lead more sustainable lifestyles.<br />
The expo, organised independently by volunteers and supported by<br />
the Council’s <strong>Selwyn</strong> Community Fund, will see exhibitors from public<br />
organisations, voluntary groups and private companies, presenting on areas<br />
such as home design improvements, renewable energy, energy efficiency,<br />
waste minimisation, and waste and water recycling. There will also be a<br />
speaker series covering a range of sustainability themes.<br />
Council staff will be on hand to discuss areas such as practical ways to reduce<br />
waste, green building tips, sustainability resources events funding. Council<br />
projects, biodiversity sites in <strong>Selwyn</strong> and funding for planting projects.<br />
The event is a great opportunity for people to get practical advice and<br />
learn about what’s on offer to support sustainability in <strong>Selwyn</strong>, Council<br />
Sustainability Lead Keith Tallentire says.<br />
“There’s heaps of ways that we can all become a little bit more sustainable<br />
that is better for the budget, better for our health and better for our<br />
community and environment. For many of us the tricky bit is getting started.<br />
The expo’s going to be a really good way to see all the different things that are<br />
happening and how each of us can be part of it, with small and big ways to<br />
make a difference.”<br />
New opportunities help migrant and<br />
community groups connect in <strong>Selwyn</strong><br />
More opportunities are being created for new migrants to connect with<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> communities.<br />
The Waikirikiri <strong>Selwyn</strong> Welcoming Communities Network was set up as a<br />
part of Council’s commitment to the Ministry of Business’ Immigration and<br />
Employment Welcoming Communities Plan.<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> is one of 27 councils participating in this plan, and was one of the four<br />
councils to pilot this initiative.<br />
Thirteen people across several migrant and community groups attended<br />
the most recent event, organised by the network, at Lincoln Event Centre on<br />
December 14.<br />
Key speakers included University of Canterbury Masters Student Jerome<br />
Wong Yit who discussed his research – in collaboration with the Council -<br />
on the wellbeing needs of the Filipino community in Rolleston and ways to<br />
support them better.<br />
Hafsa Ahmed from<br />
Lady Khajida Trust<br />
spoke about her<br />
upcoming ethnic<br />
women’s leadership<br />
course, funded by the<br />
Ministry of Ethnic<br />
Communities, and<br />
speakers from Lincoln<br />
University discussed its<br />
work with international<br />
students and creating<br />
opportunities to connect with migrant communities.<br />
Community and Economic Development advisor and host of the event, Kirstin<br />
Dingwall-Okoye says the focus of these events is to connect newcomer groups<br />
and services, share information and enable collaborations where the needs are<br />
most essential.<br />
Ministry of Ethnic Communities’ strategic engagement and partnership<br />
advisor, Fay El Hanafy says she really enjoyed the chance to network at<br />
this event.<br />
“Because <strong>Selwyn</strong> is my focus area, it’s important to network at these events<br />
and be involved with how we can make <strong>Selwyn</strong> a better place for<br />
migrant communities.”<br />
In <strong>2023</strong>, Council hopes to offer more of these networking opportunities for<br />
migrants in <strong>Selwyn</strong>, kicking off with a kai table and public opening of the<br />
Welcoming Communities funded plaque at Te Ara Ātea on Tuesday<br />
14 February.<br />
If you would like to join the Waikirikiri <strong>Selwyn</strong> Welcoming Communities<br />
Network please email contactus@selwyn.govt.nz.<br />
Council Call<br />
SELWYN DISTRICT COUNCIL<br />
Norman Kirk Drive, Rolleston<br />
Ph 0800 SELWYN (735 996)<br />
TE ARA ĀTEA<br />
56 Tennyson Street, Rolleston<br />
Ph 347 2880<br />
DARFIELD LIBRARY & SERVICE CENTRE<br />
1 South Terrace, Darfield<br />
Ph 3<strong>18</strong> 8338 or 347 2780<br />
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Notices<br />
Malvern Water Race Scheme maintenance<br />
Planned construction works are to be completed within the Malvern Water Race Scheme from<br />
23–25 <strong>January</strong>. This will<br />
FOSTER<br />
require a shut<br />
PARK<br />
off for<br />
CAR<br />
portions<br />
PARKING<br />
of the scheme along Old West Coast Road<br />
and fluctuating flows are expected across the remainder of the Malvern scheme, for approximately<br />
48 hours.<br />
Alcohol notices<br />
Delish Thai Cuisine Limited (Delish Thai, Prebbleton) has applied for an on licence.<br />
The Rajput Limited (Rossendale Weddings and Events) has applied for an on licence.<br />
Objections to these applications are open until 3 February. For more information visit<br />
selwyn.govt.nz/alcoholnotices<br />
Park safely at Foster Park<br />
Did you know there are over 570 parking spaces in the Foster Park car parking areas?<br />
There’s heaps to do at Foster Park this<br />
summer, from club sports to general<br />
recreation. It’s great to see so many<br />
190 carparks<br />
people using the park.<br />
If you’re enjoying Foster Park over<br />
summer remember to take advantage<br />
of the free parking and help keep all<br />
park users safe.<br />
Using one of the 570 parking<br />
spaces provided helps keep drivers,<br />
pedestrians and cyclists safe while<br />
providing convenient parking for<br />
park users.<br />
Please remember:<br />
• Car parks are available close to<br />
most sports fields.<br />
• It’s illegal to park on a grass berm<br />
or verge that is separated from<br />
the road by a footpath or kerb. It<br />
is also illegal to park on a footpath<br />
or over broken yellow lines.<br />
The Council parking safety team will<br />
be responding to reports of unsafe or illegal parking around Foster Park. You can report unsafe<br />
parking via Snap Send Solve app or by calling the Council on 0800 SELWN (735 996).<br />
Thanks for parking safely and keeping Foster Park a fun place for all users and neighbours.<br />
Meetings<br />
Public Forums: Council, Community Board and local committee meetings are open to the public. Time<br />
is available at the start of meetings for people to speak on matters of concern. Please notify Therese<br />
Davel or Bernadette Ryan if you wish to speak at the Council meeting at least five days before<br />
the meeting.<br />
COUNCIL & COMMUNITY BOARD MEETINGS<br />
Malvern Community Board<br />
Monday 23 <strong>January</strong> 4.30pm<br />
West Melton Community Centre<br />
Council*<br />
Wednesday 8 February 1pm<br />
Rolleston HQ Offices<br />
On the Roads<br />
DYNES ROAD<br />
* Livestreamed on the Council website and YouTube channel<br />
GOULDS ROAD<br />
Community Services Committee*<br />
Wednesday 15 February 9am<br />
Rolleston HQ Offices<br />
Transport & Infrastructure Committee*<br />
Wednesday 15 February 1pm<br />
Rolleston HQ Offices<br />
Ayelsbury Road is one-way northbound from SH1 to Godley<br />
Road weekdays 6am–7pm and closed from 7pm–6am and during<br />
weekends for the installation of a water pipe. Blakes Road is closed<br />
from Springston Road to Elmwood Drive for water upgrades and<br />
stop/go is in place from Hampstead Lane for repairs. Weedons Road is closed<br />
from Ellesmere Junction Road to Shands Road for resurfacing and repairs.<br />
Broadlands Drive is open one-way northbound (towards the town centre and SH1) between<br />
Lowes Road and Goulds Road for roading and safety upgrades. Markham Way is open one-way<br />
northbound (from Tennyson Street towards Norman Kirk Drive) for safety upgrades and installation<br />
of a shared path and cycleway. Shands Road is open one-way southbound between Robinsons<br />
Road and Tancreds Road for repairs. Stop/go controls are in place for repairs and upgrades on<br />
Birchs Road at the Tancreds Road intersection, Downs Road from Sleemans Road to Osbournes<br />
Road, North Belt from 130 North Belt, Telegraph Road from Two Chain Road to Grange Road,<br />
Tennyson Street, Wards Road at the Sandy Knolls Road intersection, Weedons Road from<br />
Ellesmere Junction and Waimakariri Gorge Bridge.<br />
Please take care around work sites and follow site signage. Follow the QR code with this story for a<br />
map of these works, or view our road closures map at selwyn.govt.nz/roadclosures.<br />
CHANGE<br />
ROOMS<br />
RUGBY<br />
CLUBROOMS<br />
81 car parks<br />
76 car parks Dynes Rd<br />
BROADLANDS DRIVE<br />
SELWYN<br />
SPORTS<br />
CENTRE<br />
MOUNDS<br />
PLAY<br />
GROUND<br />
PIT<br />
SELWYN<br />
AQUATIC<br />
CENTRE<br />
225 carparks<br />
Wednesday <strong>January</strong> <strong>18</strong> <strong>2023</strong> <strong>Selwyn</strong> <strong>Times</strong> 23<br />
Event Guide<br />
FOSTER<br />
PARK<br />
DOG PARK<br />
Friday 20 <strong>January</strong><br />
Jump and Juggle<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> Sports Centre, 10am–2pm<br />
Around-A-Bounce are back with seven bouncy<br />
castles! Have a go on the Lu Uno Wall and enjoy<br />
a circus show from the Strawberry Fairy Party<br />
Entertainer. Learn how to hula hoop, juggle, spin<br />
ROLLESTON<br />
plates and silk fans. Under 8 years: 10–11am, 8+<br />
COLLEGE<br />
ROLLESTON<br />
COLLEGE<br />
GROUNDS<br />
BUILDINGS<br />
years: 11.30am–12.30pm. All ages: 1–2pm. $5 per<br />
child. Bookings required at selwyn.govt.nz/events.<br />
SPRINGSTON ROLLESTON ROAD<br />
Sunday 22 <strong>January</strong><br />
Southbridge Pool Party<br />
Southbridge Pool, 1–3pm<br />
The annual summer pool party is here! Enjoy the<br />
inflatables, water rollers, inflatable spa, free ice<br />
blocks and more. A fun event not to be missed.<br />
Normal pool admission applies. Drop-in.<br />
Monday 23 <strong>January</strong><br />
Board Games Club<br />
Darfield Library, 3.30–4.30pm<br />
Love board games? Head along to Darfield Library to<br />
play a variety of exciting games. Suitable for those<br />
new to board games, as well as regular players.<br />
Free. Bookings not required.<br />
Tuesday 24 <strong>January</strong><br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> Libraries Holiday Fun<br />
Broadfield Community Hall, 10am–1pm<br />
Come and explore what the library has to offer,<br />
robots, LEGO®, board games, virtual reality, 3D<br />
printing, books, and more. Have a go at making your<br />
own button badge by creating your own artwork on<br />
the day or bringing along photos or images. Children<br />
under 8 must be accompanied by a parent. Free.<br />
Bookings not required. Visit selwynlibraries.co.nz/<br />
events to find out more times and locations the<br />
Library Edge Connector vehicle is visiting<br />
these holidays.<br />
Wednesday 25 <strong>January</strong><br />
Slime and Sand<br />
West Melton Community and Recreation<br />
Centre, 1.30–2.30pm<br />
Come along to our fun science workshop! Create<br />
your own slimy beach with assorted colours and<br />
textures and try out some other fun experiments.<br />
For children aged 7+ years. $5 per person. Bookings<br />
required at selwyn.govt.nz/events.<br />
Thursday 26 <strong>January</strong><br />
Snorkeling<br />
Darfield Pool, 11am–1pm<br />
Come and learn to snorkel these school holiday with<br />
Dive HQ! Learn the basics of using the snorkel and<br />
search for items underwater. 8–13 years. Please bring<br />
togs, towel and a water bottle. $5 per child. Bookings<br />
required. To book or for more times and locations<br />
visit selwyn.govt.nz/events.<br />
FOR MORE COUNCIL EVENTS VISIT<br />
SELWYN.GOVT.NZ/EVENTS<br />
LEESTON LIBRARY & SERVICE CENTRE<br />
19 Messines Street, Leeston<br />
Ph 347 2871<br />
LINCOLN LIBRARY & SERVICE CENTRE<br />
Gerald Street, Lincoln<br />
Ph 347 2876<br />
0800 SELWYN<br />
SELWYN.GOVT.NZ<br />
SELWYNDISTRICTCOUNCIL
24 <strong>Selwyn</strong> <strong>Times</strong> Wednesday <strong>January</strong> <strong>18</strong> <strong>2023</strong><br />
Jump and Juggle<br />
Friday, 10am-2pm<br />
Around-A-Bounce are back<br />
with seven bouncy castles.<br />
Have a go on the Lu Uno Wall<br />
and enjoy a circus show from<br />
the Strawberry Fairy Party<br />
Entertainer. Learn how to hula<br />
hoop, juggle, spin plates and<br />
silk fans. Under 8s – 10-11am.<br />
8+ – 11.30am–12.30pm. All ages<br />
– 1-2pm $5 per child, bookings<br />
required.<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> Sports Centre<br />
Staying Safe - A Refresher<br />
Course For Older Drivers<br />
Wednesday, 10am-2pm<br />
This free classroom-based<br />
course will help you re-familiarise<br />
yourself with traffic rules and<br />
safe driving practices. It will also<br />
increase your knowledge about<br />
other transport options and help<br />
you remain independent for<br />
longer. A light lunch is provided.<br />
Email Wendy Fox at Age<br />
Concern Canterbury, wendy.fox@<br />
ageconcerncan.org.nz or phone<br />
331 7808. Courses are run by Age<br />
Concern and supported by the<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> District Council.<br />
Slime and Sand<br />
Wednesday, 1.30-2.30pm<br />
Go along to a fun science<br />
workshop. Create your own slimy<br />
beach with assorted colours and<br />
Email ross.kiddie@starmedia.kiwi by<br />
5pm each Wednesday<br />
textures and try out some other<br />
fun experiments. 7+ years. $5 per<br />
person.<br />
West Melton Community &<br />
Recreation Centre<br />
Paddle Boarding<br />
Thursday, 10am-noon<br />
Learn how to paddle board<br />
with Jet Junkies over the holidays<br />
at the <strong>Selwyn</strong> Aquatic Centre. 10+<br />
years. $5 per person.<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> Aquatic Centre<br />
Kids’ Short Story Writing<br />
Competition<br />
Until <strong>January</strong> 30<br />
Calling all budding writers.<br />
Enter the <strong>Selwyn</strong> Libraries short<br />
story competition starting with –<br />
You’ll never guess what happened<br />
to me this summer ...<br />
The top two stories for each<br />
division will win an awesome<br />
readers dream prize pack. All<br />
entries must be typed and<br />
pages numbered. All entries<br />
to be emailed with the subject<br />
line Short Story Competition,<br />
include author’s name, contact<br />
number, age and division to<br />
programming@selwyn.govt.<br />
nz. Enter by 5pm <strong>January</strong> 30.<br />
Division 1 – 12 years and under.<br />
Entries must be under 1000 words.<br />
Division 2 13-<strong>18</strong> years, Entries<br />
must be under 1500 words.<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> Libraries<br />
Device Drop-In<br />
Friday, Darfield Library, 1.30-<br />
3.30pm, Leeston Library, 2-4pm,<br />
Lincoln Library, 10am-noon<br />
Weekly device drop-in sessions<br />
at Darfield, Leeston and Lincoln<br />
are informal support groups to<br />
help familiarise yourself with your<br />
digital device.Whether it’s a tablet<br />
or mobile phone, someone will be<br />
able to help you with the basics.<br />
Lincoln, Darfield and Leeston<br />
Libraries<br />
Holiday Fun at Southbridge<br />
Hall<br />
Friday, 10am-1pm<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> Libraries are coming<br />
to you. Come and explore<br />
what is on offer, robots, Lego,<br />
board games, virtual reality,<br />
3D printing, books, and more.<br />
Also have a go at making your<br />
own button badge by creating<br />
your own artwork on the day<br />
or by taking along photos or<br />
images you have found. Button<br />
badges are sized 1”, 1.5” and<br />
2.25”. Children under 8 must be<br />
accompanied by a parent. Free.<br />
Bookings not required.<br />
Southbridge Hall<br />
Board Games Club<br />
Sunday 1.30pm-3pm<br />
Love board games? Head along<br />
to Te Ara Ātea to play a variety of<br />
exciting games. Suitable for those<br />
new to board games, as well as<br />
regular players. Free. Bookings<br />
not required.<br />
Te Ara Ātea, Rolleston<br />
Scrabble Club<br />
Monday, Leeston Library,<br />
10.30am-12.30pm, Lincoln<br />
Library, 11am-noon<br />
Whether you’re a competitive<br />
player or just happy to play and<br />
enjoy a social chat, this club is a<br />
Pahū! – Te Ara Ātea, 56<br />
Tennyson St, Rolleston.<br />
Pahū! (to burst, explode,<br />
pop) brings together<br />
the artworks of Judy<br />
Darragh, Janna van<br />
Hasselt, Turumeke<br />
Harrington, Miranda<br />
Parkes, and Clara Wells –<br />
five artists who respond<br />
to the multi-use nature<br />
of Te Ara Ātea with<br />
an air of mischief.<br />
Expect exuberant<br />
colours, unusual forms,<br />
and tantalisinglytactile<br />
materials from<br />
this second suite of<br />
artworks. Until <strong>January</strong><br />
31<br />
great place to get to know other<br />
locals and take part in a good<br />
game of scrabble. Everything is<br />
provided. Suitable for all ages.<br />
Free. Bookings not required.<br />
Leeston & Lincoln Libraries<br />
JP Clinics<br />
Monday to Thursday. Te Ara<br />
Ātea – Monday, noon–1pm,<br />
Thursday, 11am-noon. Lincoln<br />
Library – Tuesday 10am-noon.<br />
Darfield Library – Wednesday,<br />
11.30am-12.30pm<br />
A justice of the peace can help<br />
you with witnessing signatures<br />
on documents, certifying<br />
copies of documents, taking<br />
oaths, declarations, affidavits<br />
or affirmations, applications<br />
for marriage or civil union<br />
dissolution, citizenship<br />
applications and sponsorship<br />
applications.<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> Libraries<br />
Do it<br />
with your workmates<br />
New Start • New CourSe • New FiNiSh<br />
6km or 12km ChooSe your diStaNCe<br />
Get your team together, enter and be the<br />
first to run the new C2S course.<br />
Have you been working from home or<br />
remotely? Then get your workplace involved<br />
and re-connect, or are you maybe a group of<br />
mates looking for a goal to achieve?<br />
Two new distances to choose from 6km or<br />
12km so all ages and fitness can join in.<br />
(Teams can split entries over both distances)<br />
Team sites are also available at the finish.<br />
SuNday 19th marCh <strong>2023</strong><br />
Enter your team at www.city2surf.co.nz<br />
Contact Lisa Lynch to book your site<br />
Email lisa.lynch@starmedia.kiwi or call 021 800 809<br />
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26 <strong>Selwyn</strong> <strong>Times</strong> Wednesday <strong>January</strong> <strong>18</strong> <strong>2023</strong><br />
Sunday 19th March <strong>2023</strong><br />
Choose your distance<br />
6km or 12km!<br />
The City2Surf is all about bringing people<br />
together to achieve a goal of active<br />
participation. Anyone can do it, you can walk<br />
or run it and choose the distance that suits you.<br />
Enter now at www.city2surf.co.nz<br />
Proudly supporting<br />
our charitable partner<br />
the New Zealand<br />
Flying Doctor Trust
Wednesday <strong>January</strong> <strong>18</strong> <strong>2023</strong> <strong>Selwyn</strong> <strong>Times</strong> 27<br />
BACK SCHOOL<br />
Returning to School<br />
TO<br />
Communication and<br />
organisation are key<br />
The fun and unstructured days of the<br />
holidays will be soon over as the time<br />
to return to school nears. This time can<br />
bring excitement and relief for some,<br />
but others may experience fear, anxiety<br />
and stress. Ensuring the positive mental<br />
Leeston<br />
Consolidated<br />
School<br />
Term 1 <strong>2023</strong>, commences on<br />
Tuesday 31st <strong>January</strong> at 9am.<br />
The school office will be open for<br />
new enrolments on Monday 30th<br />
<strong>January</strong> 9am-12pm<br />
Lynda Taylor, Principal<br />
Ph 324-3493<br />
admin@leeston.school.nz<br />
health of our young people is crucial. A<br />
proactive approach means identifying<br />
healthy coping strategies and supporting<br />
connectedness. These tips and<br />
techniques to cope with new challenges,<br />
routines, and tiredness will make the<br />
transition to school as easy as possible.<br />
• Communication is key between<br />
students, caregivers and the school.<br />
Everybody being on the same page is<br />
essential. Prepare the way by talking to<br />
your child about going back to school.<br />
Ask them how they’re feeling – the<br />
positives and negatives. Actively listen to<br />
what they are saying and acknowledge<br />
their worries by explaining that these<br />
feelings are normal. Model a positive<br />
attitude and suggest coping strategies for<br />
stressful situations (mindfulness, music,<br />
breathing, exercise, supportive people).<br />
• Check the school’s website or contact<br />
the office to make sure you know the<br />
date your child is due back to school. Be<br />
prepared for the first day if it is a new<br />
school by allowing your child to check<br />
out the school grounds beforehand<br />
or look at the “street view” on a map<br />
on a device. Practise walking there or<br />
catching public transport, so they know<br />
where to go and what to do. Before<br />
heading off to school, check that their<br />
uniform is correct, clean, fits and easy to<br />
find. Make sure any necessary stationery<br />
is labelled and ready to go.<br />
• Set up and establish routines for<br />
before, at, and after school. Before the<br />
school year starts, wake up your child<br />
earlier to reset their body clock. Prepare<br />
and pack lunches the night before; if<br />
students are old enough, they should be<br />
responsible for doing this themselves.<br />
Decide on clothing the night before<br />
it’s needed. Allow extra time in the<br />
morning to have breakfast and to cope<br />
with unexpected situations. After school,<br />
ensure students know where to keep<br />
their backpacks and school notices and<br />
when and where they should do their<br />
home learning.<br />
Be realistic about expectations on<br />
returning to school. That first week back<br />
is tiring for everybody-students, families<br />
and teachers. Students may encounter<br />
new challenges, activities, friendships,<br />
and routines, so communication and<br />
organisation are key to reducing stress<br />
and anxiety.<br />
West Rolleston<br />
Primary - School<br />
Te Kura o Te Uru Kowhai<br />
Welcome<br />
to <strong>2023</strong><br />
Term 1 <strong>2023</strong><br />
commences<br />
on Tuesday<br />
31st <strong>January</strong><br />
For all new enrolments over the Christmas period, please fill out<br />
our online enrolment form found on the website, these will<br />
be processed in late <strong>January</strong>. The office will be open on<br />
Monday the 30th <strong>January</strong> from 9am to 3pm.<br />
Please visit our website www.westrolleston.school.nz<br />
for more information<br />
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Welcome to <strong>2023</strong><br />
Clearview Primary<br />
Term 1 Commences<br />
Tuesday, 31 <strong>January</strong><br />
Open afternoon Monday 30 <strong>January</strong> 1-3pm<br />
Office open for enrolments from<br />
Monday 23 <strong>January</strong><br />
The office will be open on Tuesday 24th <strong>January</strong><br />
for new enrolments (By appointment only)<br />
Contact admin@rolleston.school.nz<br />
to make an appointment<br />
Term 1 starts Tuesday<br />
31st <strong>January</strong> <strong>2023</strong><br />
Uniform Sale<br />
Order on-line at: nzuniforms.com/clearview,<br />
or visit NZ Uniforms retail store<br />
455 Blenheim Road,<br />
Sockburn<br />
Second Hand Uniforms<br />
Sunday 22 <strong>January</strong> 1-3pm<br />
& Monday 30 <strong>January</strong> 1-3pm<br />
in the Clearview Hall.<br />
Cash or cheque only.<br />
Please visit www.clearview.school.nz for further information on Clearview Primary
28 <strong>Selwyn</strong> <strong>Times</strong> Wednesday <strong>January</strong> <strong>18</strong> <strong>2023</strong><br />
Monday 30 <strong>January</strong> <strong>2023</strong><br />
Dunsandel School<br />
Irvines Rd, RD2, Dunsandel, 7682<br />
Ph: 325 4079<br />
www.dunsandel.school.nz<br />
Hororata School<br />
2548 Bealey Rd, Hororata, RD2, Darfield,<br />
7572<br />
Ph: 3<strong>18</strong> 0803<br />
www.hororata.ultranet.school.nz<br />
Kirwee Model School<br />
School Ln, Kirwee, 7543<br />
Ph: 3<strong>18</strong> <strong>18</strong>50<br />
www.kirweemodel.school.nz<br />
Tai Tapu School<br />
1 School Rd, Tai Tapu, 7645<br />
Ph: 329 6796<br />
www.taitapu.school.nz<br />
Springfield School<br />
2 Tawera Ln, Springfield, 7681<br />
Ph: 3<strong>18</strong> 4867<br />
www.springfield.ultranet.school.nz<br />
Burnham School<br />
2 Chaytor Ave, Burnham, 7600<br />
Ph: 347 6851<br />
www.burnham.school.nz<br />
Ladbrooks School<br />
9 Barnes Rd, Halswell, Christchurch, 7674<br />
Ph: 329 6885<br />
www.ladbrooks.school.nz<br />
BACK SCHOOL<br />
TO<br />
School contact details and start dates <strong>2023</strong><br />
Lincoln Primary School<br />
130 North Belt, Lincoln, 7608<br />
Ph: 325 2571<br />
www.lincolnprimary.ultranet.school.nz<br />
Sheffield School<br />
Wrights Rd, Sheffield, 7500<br />
Ph: 3<strong>18</strong> 3713<br />
www.sheffieldprimary.school.nz<br />
Springston School<br />
16-20 Leeston Rd, Springston, 7616<br />
Ph: 329 5724<br />
www.springston.school.nz<br />
Tuesday 31 <strong>January</strong> <strong>2023</strong><br />
Waitaha School<br />
12 Lemonwood Dr, Faringdon, Rolleston,<br />
7615<br />
Ph: 344 1243<br />
www.waitaha.school.nz<br />
Darfield Primary School<br />
15 Ross St, Darfield, 7510<br />
Ph: 3<strong>18</strong> 8473<br />
www.darfield.school.nz<br />
Greendale School<br />
<strong>18</strong>7 Greendale Rd, RD1, Christchurch, 7671<br />
Ph: 3<strong>18</strong> 8436<br />
www.greendale.school.nz<br />
Leeston Consolidated School<br />
19 <strong>Selwyn</strong> St, Leeston, 7632<br />
Ph: 324 3493<br />
www.leeston.school.nz<br />
Rolleston Christian School<br />
571 Springston Rolleston Rd, RD 8, Rolleston,<br />
7678<br />
Ph: 550 2653<br />
www.rollestonchristian.school.nz<br />
Windwhistle School<br />
19 Rakaia Gorge Road, Windwhistle, Hororata,<br />
7572<br />
Ph: 3<strong>18</strong> 6828<br />
www.windwhistle.school.nz<br />
Broadfield School<br />
562 Robinsons Road, Broadfield, 7676<br />
Ph: 325 2440<br />
www.broadfield.co.nz<br />
Clearview Primary School<br />
20 Broadlands Dr, Rolleston, 7614<br />
Ph: 347 7025<br />
www.clearview.school.nz<br />
Prebbleton School<br />
Blakes Rd, Prebbleton, 7604<br />
Ph: 349 6553<br />
www.prebbleton.school.nz<br />
Rolleston School<br />
11 Tennyson St, Rolleston, 7614<br />
Ph: 347 8355<br />
www.rolleston.school.nz<br />
Weedons School<br />
135 Weedons Ross Rd, RD 5,<br />
Weedons, 7675<br />
Ph: 347 8740<br />
www.weedons.school.nz<br />
Welcome to Burnham Primary School,<br />
where learners enjoy learning, teachers<br />
love to teach and our families support<br />
and care about our amazing semi-rural<br />
school just a stone’s throw from our local<br />
township, Rolleston.<br />
Together in partnership with whānau, we<br />
value the importance of each child being<br />
successful. Our vision is centred on the<br />
child at the heart - Preparing and Weaving<br />
our Future - through our core learner<br />
actions of RESPECT – EFFORT – PRIDE.<br />
Learners are supported to develop as<br />
West Melton School<br />
743 Weedons Ross Rd, West Melton, 76<strong>18</strong><br />
Ph: 347 8448<br />
www.westmelton.school.nz<br />
West Rolleston Primary School<br />
327 Dunns Crossing Rd, Rolleston, 7678<br />
Ph: 595 0952<br />
www.westrolleston.school.nz<br />
Wednesday 1 February <strong>2023</strong><br />
Araria Springs Primary<br />
<strong>18</strong> Russ Drive, Lincoln, 7608<br />
Ph: 420 0888<br />
www.araria.school.nz<br />
Lemonwood Grove School<br />
14 Lemonwood Dr, Faringdon, Rolleston,<br />
7615<br />
Ph: 974 9236<br />
www.lemonwoodgrove.school.nz<br />
Glentunnel School<br />
Homebush Rd, Glentunnel, 7683<br />
Ph: 3<strong>18</strong> 2717<br />
www.glentunnel.school.nz<br />
Te Rōhutu Whio School<br />
85 Kate Sheppard Drive, Rolleston 7678<br />
Ph: 244 0426<br />
www.terohutuwhio.school.nz<br />
Southbridge School<br />
25 Hastings St, Southbridge, 7602<br />
Ph: 324 2545<br />
www.southbridge.school.nz<br />
Preparing children<br />
for the future<br />
competent and confident citizens, where<br />
they are challenged academically as well as<br />
have many opportunities to develop their<br />
sporting, citizenship and leadership.<br />
Burnham School can accept students<br />
and their families, who enjoy learning in<br />
a small friendly caring semi-rural school,<br />
from across the <strong>Selwyn</strong> district including<br />
Rolleston. As we do not have a school zone<br />
this means that we cater for all students in<br />
Years 1-8.<br />
We look forward to welcoming you and<br />
your family to Burnham School in <strong>2023</strong>.
Wednesday <strong>January</strong> <strong>18</strong> <strong>2023</strong> <strong>Selwyn</strong> <strong>Times</strong> 29<br />
BACK SCHOOL<br />
TO<br />
Tips for homework<br />
happiness<br />
• Limit distractions – Create a quiet zone for your child<br />
to complete their homework without being disrupted<br />
by siblings, pets, TV noise, electronic games etc.<br />
• Provide a space – Assign a space, desk or room where<br />
everything they require is easy to access including a<br />
stash of paper, pens, etc.<br />
• Encourage time management – Discuss a suitable<br />
time and the amount of time needed to complete your<br />
child’s homework and encourage them to work within<br />
that timeframe.<br />
• Stay positive – it’s important that parents have a<br />
positive attitude and encourage their child to also have<br />
a positive, healthy attituds towards homework.<br />
KEEP COOL &<br />
SUN SAFE AT<br />
SCHOOL<br />
Protecting your child’s skin<br />
when they’re young and<br />
educating them can make<br />
a big difference to their<br />
health later on in life.<br />
COOL<br />
CLOUDY<br />
CLOTHING<br />
COVERUP<br />
HAT<br />
HOLE<br />
NOSE<br />
NECK<br />
OZONE<br />
RAYS<br />
SLIP<br />
SHIRT<br />
SLOP<br />
SUNNIES<br />
SLAP<br />
SHADE<br />
SKIN<br />
SUNSCREEN<br />
TREE<br />
ULTRAVIOLET<br />
UMBRELLA<br />
WRAP<br />
• Encourage independence – help your child to learn<br />
independence and life skills by not relying on you to<br />
provide the solutions to their homework.<br />
• Communicate – If your child’s homework time is<br />
stressful, discuss with the teacher ways to help make it<br />
easier and understand what is required.<br />
• Reward – Rewards for hard work can come in the<br />
form of praise, time spent together and/or a special<br />
snack to reinforce positive effort.<br />
For sun smart school information visit: www.sunsmartschools.co.nz<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong><br />
high<br />
school<br />
contacts<br />
High schools have rolling start dates;<br />
please refer to your child’s school<br />
website for detailed opening details.<br />
Ellesmere College<br />
Leeston Dunsandel Rd, Leeston, 7682<br />
Ph: 324 3369<br />
Visit: www.ellesmere.school.nz<br />
Darfield High School<br />
7 McLaughlins Rd, Darfield, 7510<br />
Ph: 3<strong>18</strong> 8411<br />
Visit: www.darfield.school.nz<br />
Lincoln High School<br />
25 Boundary Rd, Lincoln, 7640<br />
Ph: 325 2121<br />
Visit: www.lincoln.school.nz<br />
Rolleston College<br />
631 Springston Rolleston Rd,<br />
Rolleston, 7678<br />
Ph: 595 2490<br />
Visit: www.rollestoncollege.nz<br />
Te Kura Tuarua o Tawera<br />
Darfield High School<br />
Start of School Year <strong>2023</strong><br />
Monday 23 <strong>January</strong>: Office opens<br />
Friday 27 <strong>January</strong>: New Staff Induction Day<br />
Monday 30 <strong>January</strong>: Staff Only Day<br />
Tuesday 31 <strong>January</strong>: Year 7s attend and<br />
Senior Course Confirmation<br />
Wednesday 1 February: Years 7 & 8 attend<br />
Thursday 2 February: Whole school attends<br />
Monday 6 February: Waitangi Day (observed)<br />
www.darfield.school.nz<br />
Let’s begin.<br />
<strong>2023</strong> start dates<br />
Hōake! Monday <strong>January</strong> 30 -<br />
Tuesday <strong>January</strong> 31<br />
Year 9 students at school.<br />
(All buses run as normal.)<br />
Wednesday February 1<br />
- Full day for Years 9, 10 and 11.<br />
- Year 12 at school from<br />
9.15am to 11.15am.<br />
- Year 13 at school from<br />
12:15pm to 2:15pm.<br />
Thursday February 2 -<br />
Friday February 3<br />
All students at school for the<br />
whole day.<br />
The school office is open from<br />
Monday <strong>January</strong> 23.<br />
25 Boundary Road, Lincoln<br />
(03) 325 2121<br />
lincoln.school.nz
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Wednesday <strong>January</strong> <strong>18</strong> <strong>2023</strong> <strong>Selwyn</strong> <strong>Times</strong> 31<br />
BACK SCHOOL<br />
TO<br />
School is back –<br />
learners on the move.<br />
11,500 <strong>Selwyn</strong> learners will be travelling<br />
back to school soon. That’s nearly 20% of<br />
our population using wheels and feet on<br />
the roads and paths around <strong>Selwyn</strong>.<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> Road Safety is asking everyone<br />
to plan ahead when school goes back.<br />
Take the opportunity to practice the safest<br />
route for your children on their journey to<br />
school. Educate them around the risks of<br />
crossing roads, driveways and encourage<br />
them to stay alert to avoid distractions<br />
such as mobile devices and headphones.<br />
We all know children can be<br />
unpredictable. Slow down, take extra care<br />
to ensure your speeds are down. Get into<br />
the habit of going 30km/hr past schools<br />
and 20km/hr past school buses. Be patient<br />
and obey the crossing patrol.<br />
Drop back – reduce congestion with<br />
traffic at the gate and walk the last piece<br />
of your journey. Lead by example and get<br />
your family active; physical activity will<br />
benefit everyone’s physical and mental<br />
health. Ensure everyone that needs a<br />
helmet has one, this includes scooters.<br />
Wearing one reduces the risk of head<br />
trauma by 74%. And be a good role<br />
model; as an adult you’re not immune to<br />
head trauma.<br />
Road safety and awareness is a vital life<br />
skill. It starts developing at a young age,<br />
so take every opportunity to educate your<br />
children on how to be a safe road user.<br />
Set them up with good habits and a safe<br />
future on the roads when they grow up.<br />
A range of high vis products are available<br />
which makes your child more visible in<br />
all weather conditions. Most schools have<br />
high vis items available for free or a small<br />
cost, these really make a difference.<br />
School travel safety tips:<br />
• Be bright be seen – ask your school for<br />
a safety vest.<br />
• Explore the safest routes together<br />
talking about potential risks.<br />
• Get out and active together to reduce<br />
the chaos at the school gate.<br />
• Wear your helmets, this goes for<br />
caregivers too – young people are<br />
watching you.<br />
Road safety resources for parents and<br />
children can be organised through your<br />
school or <strong>Selwyn</strong> District Council by<br />
emailing roadsafety@selwyn.govt.nz.<br />
Rolleston College<br />
Kia ora. I hope you have all had a<br />
wonderful holiday, we are looking forward<br />
to welcoming all returning and new<br />
learners to Horoeka Haemata Rolleston<br />
College this year.<br />
Firstly, well done to you all for getting<br />
through 2022. We ended the year with two<br />
amazing Junior Prize Givings, Welcome<br />
Year 8 Day which was a huge success<br />
and our Mixed Touch team winning the<br />
Colleges’ first National Title.<br />
I know <strong>2023</strong> is going to be an even bigger<br />
year, I encourage you all that in the first<br />
Head Prefects (Dakota, Ezra, Ted, Thomas and Gemma)<br />
weeks of school as you settle in, that you<br />
take up the opportunities the College has<br />
to offer.<br />
For now please have a wonderful rest of<br />
your holidays.<br />
We look forward to seeing you all in the<br />
new school year. It is going to be a huge<br />
privilege to represent and serve you all.<br />
As Year 13s, this role is all about giving<br />
back. If you see us, please come and talk<br />
to us, we would love to get to know you<br />
all. Until then, please have an amazing rest<br />
of holidays.<br />
We’re heading<br />
back to school<br />
Please watch out for us<br />
selwyn.govt.nz
32 <strong>Selwyn</strong> <strong>Times</strong> Wednesday <strong>January</strong> <strong>18</strong> <strong>2023</strong><br />
continuing education<br />
Adult and Community<br />
Education Courses at<br />
Papanui High School<br />
Term 1 courses at<br />
Canterbury WEA<br />
WEA re-opens on Tuesday 7th February<br />
for Term 1 with courses in arts, crafts,<br />
music, yoga, Tai Chi, climate change,<br />
science, language, gardening, cultural<br />
studies and more.<br />
With an election this year,<br />
why not consider political<br />
concepts and democracy?<br />
Politics Aotearoa: political parties<br />
and electoral development, Tuesday 14<br />
February, 6.30-8.30pm, 6 weeks, $35–<br />
Quentin Findlay<br />
Did you know that there were no<br />
organised parties prior to <strong>18</strong>90? Before<br />
“the NZ Labour party” there were several<br />
labour parties. Or that local body elections<br />
in Christchurch used proportional<br />
representation four times before WW2.<br />
Parliamentary democracy in Aotearoa<br />
has been a recent development, with<br />
considerable changes in the electoral<br />
process and parliamentary parties from<br />
“then” 19th century until “now” 21st<br />
century.<br />
Open government: What does this<br />
mean? Why is it so important?<br />
Tuesday 28 March, 6.30-8pm, koha<br />
entry - Andrew Ecclestone<br />
Open government is vital in a world<br />
on the brink of ecological and climate<br />
catastrophe. This talk, followed by<br />
discussion, examines why this is the case,<br />
and how to strengthen our democracy<br />
through more open government. Countries<br />
are grappling with open government or<br />
shrinking democratic ideals worldwide,<br />
in Aotearoa we need to safeguard our<br />
future through progressing toward open<br />
government. Andrew is Senior Associate,<br />
Institute for Governance & Policy Studies,<br />
Victoria University and Deputy Chair of the<br />
New Zealand Council for Civil Liberties.<br />
Book online at cwea.org.nz for<br />
Christchurch adult education, courses and<br />
events.<br />
Papanui High School has a long and proud<br />
tradition of serving our community by<br />
providing Adult and Community Education<br />
(Nightclasses) to members of the Papanui and<br />
wider Christchurch communities for 85 years.<br />
We are one of the largest providers of Adult<br />
Education in Christchurch and our range<br />
of courses on offer for Term 1 <strong>2023</strong> will not<br />
disappoint.<br />
There are many reasons why people wish<br />
to continue to learn. Come along and enrol<br />
in one of our popular classes where you will<br />
enjoy getting together with like minded<br />
people. Our tutors are well experienced in<br />
their chosen field and are wanting to help<br />
make your learning experience rewarding<br />
so whether this is your first time returning<br />
to the classroom or whether you are a<br />
regular course junkie we know that you<br />
will find a course that will give you the<br />
opportunity to extend your personal<br />
skills and knowledge and meet some<br />
new people in an enjoyable, relaxed,<br />
friendly environment.<br />
Our range of courses on offer for Term<br />
1 include a variety of Cooking classes,<br />
Photography, Art, Music, Reiki, Tennis<br />
Coaching, Languages, Woodwork,<br />
Beekeeping, Stone Carving, Crafts, Self<br />
Improvement, Fitness, Film Making.<br />
Dressmaking plus many more options.<br />
Our classes for Term 1 <strong>2023</strong> begin<br />
the week of 13 February and most run<br />
for seven weeks. Classes are held in the<br />
evenings but there are some weekend<br />
workshops on offer as well. For a full list<br />
of courses and enrolment information<br />
please visit our website https://www.<br />
papanui.school.nz/com-edu/categories<br />
or telephone our office on 03 352 0701 or email<br />
ace@papanui.school.nz.
continuing eDucAtion<br />
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Wednesday <strong>January</strong> <strong>18</strong> <strong>2023</strong> <strong>Selwyn</strong> <strong>Times</strong> 33<br />
Explore Risingholme<br />
Learning’s Short<br />
Courses in <strong>2023</strong><br />
Rise<br />
up with<br />
Risingholme<br />
in <strong>2023</strong>!<br />
Your learning doesn’t have to stop once<br />
your schooling has finished. Christchurch<br />
folks can consistently add to their skills<br />
in the wide range of fascinating courses<br />
available at Risingholme Learning.<br />
Wellbeing-warriors can get their fix from<br />
Yoga, Zentangle, Goal Setting and Reiki, or<br />
maybe you need to Rethink Your Money<br />
Mindset in <strong>2023</strong>? For the creatives you can<br />
try Calligraphy, Crochet, Life Drawing,<br />
Screen Printing, and Upholstery to name a<br />
few! Whether you’ve always wanted to play<br />
the guitar, make something in a woodwork<br />
workshop or try your hand at pottery, we<br />
have a course for you.<br />
Whether you are looking to learn new<br />
skills for enjoyment or employment, or<br />
you want to upskill and don’t have the time<br />
(or funds) for traditional tertiary study –<br />
Risingholme Learning has got your back!<br />
By doing a Risingholme course, you’ll learn<br />
practical new skills, and upgrade your life by<br />
taking on an enjoyable challenge.<br />
Our courses are designed to help keep you<br />
motivated and thriving. Your interests may<br />
be creative, practical, or something distinctly<br />
personal. Whatever your interests are, there<br />
is sure to be a Risingholme course for you.<br />
What matters is that it is something you find<br />
meaningful and enjoyable.<br />
Curious about trying<br />
that thing you’ve been<br />
thinking about for years?<br />
Risingholme Learning has over 300 short<br />
courses in multiple locations around<br />
Christchurch.<br />
Ignite a new passion in <strong>2023</strong><br />
Enrolments are always open<br />
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Learn Fabric Arts<br />
from Sewing,<br />
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Pattern Drafting<br />
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To expand your horizons, enrol today, check out the<br />
amazing variety of courses here: Website: www.risingholme.org.nz<br />
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www.risingholme.org.nz
34 <strong>Selwyn</strong> <strong>Times</strong> Wednesday <strong>January</strong> <strong>18</strong> <strong>2023</strong><br />
CROSSWORD<br />
1 2 3 4 5 6<br />
7 8 9<br />
10 11<br />
12 13 14<br />
15 16 17<br />
<strong>18</strong><br />
275<br />
SUDOKU<br />
Every row, column and box should<br />
contain the digits 1 to 9.<br />
WordBuilder<br />
WORDBUILDER<br />
175<br />
6<br />
E F O<br />
N U D<br />
words of three or more letters,<br />
How many words of three or more<br />
including plurals, can you make from the six<br />
letters, using each letter only once? No foreign<br />
words or words beginning with a capital are<br />
allowed. There's at least one six-letter word.<br />
once?<br />
TODAY<br />
Good 17 Very Good 21 Excellent 25<br />
letters, including plurals, can you make<br />
from the six letters, using each only<br />
No words beginning with a capital are<br />
allowed. There’s at least one six-letter<br />
Solution 174: ago, argon, gar, gran, groan, jag, jar,<br />
JARGON, jog, nag, nog, nor, oar, organ, rag, ran,<br />
word. rang, roan.<br />
Good 17 Very Good 21 Excellent 25<br />
19 20 21 22<br />
23 24<br />
25 26<br />
Across<br />
7. Many (8)<br />
9. Line of ships (6)<br />
10. Dossier (4)<br />
11. Pacifier (10)<br />
12. Sentimental film (6)<br />
14. Imprisoned (8)<br />
15. Intensify (6)<br />
16. Moving aimlessly (6)<br />
19. Space rock (8)<br />
21. High-pitched shout (6)<br />
23. Next to each other (4,2,4)<br />
24. Most excellent (4)<br />
25. Platitude (6)<br />
26. Hold sacred (8)<br />
Decoder<br />
Down<br />
1. Wolf-like (6)<br />
2. Unit of heredity (4)<br />
3. Entire (8)<br />
4. Monitor (6)<br />
5. Unaccustomed (10)<br />
6. Activity (8)<br />
8. In short supply (6)<br />
13. Inclination, bias (10)<br />
15. Follower (8)<br />
17. Spread out (8)<br />
<strong>18</strong>. Respect (6)<br />
20. Air (6)<br />
22. Missing (6)<br />
24. Poet (4)<br />
Y N S W P B F I K G L C Q<br />
14 15 16 17 <strong>18</strong> 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26<br />
U E Z A M O D X V R T H J<br />
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13<br />
14 15 16 17 <strong>18</strong> 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26<br />
G I<br />
W<br />
All puzzles copyright<br />
T H E P U Z Z L E C O M P A N Y<br />
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z<br />
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13<br />
www.thepuzzlecompany.co.nz<br />
SOLUTION<br />
No.175<br />
10 16 4 12 2 17 <strong>18</strong> <strong>18</strong> 12 4<br />
Crossword<br />
Across: 7. Numerous,<br />
9. Convoy, 10. File, 11.<br />
Peacemaker, 12. Weepie,<br />
14. Confined, 15. Deepen,<br />
16. Adrift, 19. Asteroid, 21.<br />
Scream, 23. Side by side,<br />
24. Best, 25. Cliché, 26.<br />
Enshrine.<br />
Down: 1. Lupine, 2. Gene,<br />
3. Complete, 4. Screen, 5.<br />
Unfamiliar, 6. Movement,<br />
8. Scarce, 13. Preference,<br />
15. Disciple, 17. Disperse,<br />
<strong>18</strong>. Admire, 20. Oxygen, 22.<br />
Absent, 24. Bard.<br />
WordBuilder<br />
den, doe, don, done, due,<br />
dun, dune, duo, end, eon,<br />
fed, fen, fend, feud, foe,<br />
fond, FONDUE, found, fun,<br />
fund, nod, node, nude, ode,<br />
one, undo, unfed.<br />
Sudoku<br />
Each number in our DECODER grid represents a different<br />
letter - there is a number for all 26 letters of the alphabet.<br />
DECODER<br />
Enter the given letters into all squares with matching numbers.<br />
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Wednesday <strong>January</strong> <strong>18</strong> <strong>2023</strong> <strong>Selwyn</strong> <strong>Times</strong> 35<br />
HOME PROFESSIONALS<br />
No mess<br />
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irrigation and servicing, your pump to inground<br />
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“With this ‘invisible’ trencher you wouldn’t<br />
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Their expertise in the latest technology when<br />
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and money and ensure you have a relaxing<br />
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Installing Wifi controlled systems means you<br />
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“We have a range of smartphone controllers<br />
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Maintenance is essential to ensure your<br />
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Some of the issues include clogged sprinklers;<br />
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36 <strong>Selwyn</strong> <strong>Times</strong> Wednesday <strong>January</strong> <strong>18</strong> <strong>2023</strong><br />
HOME PROFESSIONALS<br />
Time to call the<br />
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The continued rate of residential<br />
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on Laser Electrical Rolleston to provide<br />
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Many of today’s homeowners need the<br />
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camera systems and the Laster Electrical<br />
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Laser Electrical in Jones Road specialises<br />
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Their team of electricians take great<br />
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They also have a great selection of<br />
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Wednesday <strong>January</strong> <strong>18</strong> <strong>2023</strong> <strong>Selwyn</strong> <strong>Times</strong> 37<br />
HOME PROFESSIONALS<br />
One stop for filtered water<br />
Pumps & Filters, in Halswell Junction<br />
Road, is the go to place for irrigation,<br />
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domestic or business needs.<br />
Is your water clean and safe to drink? If<br />
your water is supplied by your council, or<br />
if you have a bore on your property, you<br />
may have noticed that the taste and smell<br />
as changed as a re-sult of your council<br />
adding chlorine to your water.<br />
Pumps & Filters can help with reducing<br />
the chlorine to a level that’s un-noticeable<br />
with an under bench filter in the kitchen<br />
for one tap. By adding one large carbon<br />
filter cartridge is normally all that’s<br />
needed for whole house treatment.<br />
“The most obvious problem with chlorine<br />
in the water is that it leaves an unpleasant<br />
taste and smell behind. Chlorine can<br />
alter the taste of beverages. Chlorine is<br />
ingested from drink-ing water and also<br />
inhaled in showers,” says Jason from<br />
Pumps & Filters.<br />
Chlorine can also make hair and skin<br />
feel dry after showering. And when you<br />
do shower chlorine is not only absorbed<br />
through the skin but also vaporised in<br />
the shower and inhaled into the lungs so<br />
makes up the majority of daily chlorine<br />
exposure.<br />
Chlorine should be removed from the<br />
entire water source.<br />
“Some suppliers say you need two filters<br />
- one for sediment and one for chlorine<br />
reduction which we believe is incorrect. If<br />
the council supplies water with sediment<br />
in it , it’s likely you would have bigger<br />
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says Jason.<br />
Pumps & Filters can also test your bore<br />
water and advise on the best remedy if<br />
required.<br />
Pumps & Filters is open from 8am<br />
until 4.30pm, Monday to Friday at 551<br />
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38 <strong>Selwyn</strong> <strong>Times</strong> Wednesday <strong>January</strong> <strong>18</strong> <strong>2023</strong><br />
HOME PROFESSIONALS<br />
Swimming pools<br />
popular in <strong>Selwyn</strong><br />
Swimming pools continue to gain in<br />
popularity this year keeping Lagoon<br />
Pools, the locally owned and operated<br />
swimming pool supplier and installer,<br />
busier than ever.<br />
The Lagoon Pools team, owned by Julie<br />
and Warren Hastings, can help make your<br />
dreams come true with a new pool but can<br />
also transform the entire pool area.<br />
They also install pool lighting, fountains,<br />
swim jets or spa jets, says Julie.<br />
The continued popularity of enjoying a<br />
pool in your own backyard has led to huge<br />
demand for the company’s services.<br />
“We suggest booking in your pool project<br />
well in advance to make sure your dream<br />
comes true,” says Julie.<br />
Julie and Warren provide a professional<br />
and customer-focused service and say<br />
there really is a pool for any site. They<br />
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Lagoon Pools supplies 100 per cent<br />
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It takes around five days<br />
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Contact Lagoon Pools<br />
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Wednesday <strong>January</strong> <strong>18</strong> <strong>2023</strong> <strong>Selwyn</strong> <strong>Times</strong> 39<br />
Thoughtful planning<br />
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Great outdoor furniture can bring both<br />
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Rugs made specifically for outdoor use are also<br />
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Another thing to think about is purchasing<br />
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40 <strong>Selwyn</strong> <strong>Times</strong> Wednesday <strong>January</strong> <strong>18</strong> <strong>2023</strong><br />
Tough Mazda ute with all the frills<br />
I WAS SCHEDULED into the<br />
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We had had a series of<br />
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we had replaced along with<br />
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True to form the BT-50<br />
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That’s just many of the tasks<br />
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offered in all of the utes I’ve had<br />
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However, BT-50 Takami is a<br />
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It is a high-spec model that in<br />
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There’s also a blackout kit, black<br />
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It’s not just the comfort and<br />
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kit Mazda has available<br />
through its ute engineering<br />
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Interestingly, while the<br />
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the BT-50 in other forms was<br />
lacking for kit, the Limited<br />
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was also high on spec, but<br />
nevertheless the Takami has<br />
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double cab brands.<br />
At $69,190 it sits $6500 above<br />
the Limited which to me still<br />
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ute that will last the distance in<br />
terms of strength and reliability.<br />
Even though it’s been around<br />
STYLISH: The Mazda BT-50 Takami’s leather trim is twotone<br />
black and khaki.<br />
MAZDA BT-50: Comprehensively equipped for comfort, convenience and safety.<br />
for a year or so now, the latest<br />
generation BT-50 gets what I<br />
call a new engine. Gone is the<br />
old Ford-sourced five-cylinder<br />
unit, today’s BT-50 gets the fourcylinder<br />
turbocharged diesel<br />
engine that is sourced from Isuzu<br />
and is shared in its D-Max.<br />
The 3-litre unit is rated at<br />
140kW and 450Nm, power and<br />
torque reached at traditional<br />
points of the rev band – 4000rpm<br />
and 1600-2600rpm. Unlike many<br />
large capacity diesels, this unit is<br />
quiet and refined, sound is well<br />
isolated from the cabin and it<br />
works smoothly through a sixspeed<br />
gearbox.<br />
On the subject of transmission,<br />
the BT-50 works traditionally,<br />
drive is sent rearwards through<br />
to a live axle located by leaf<br />
springs. When four-wheel-drive<br />
is required a console-mounted<br />
dial system will usher in low or<br />
high ratio as needed, power is<br />
then directed through a transfer<br />
system to the front wheels – fourwheel-drive<br />
is then initiated.<br />
Given the underpinnings<br />
are not only load-bearing and<br />
able to tackle off-road tracks<br />
and trails, the BT-50 has a<br />
remarkable in-cabin ride. The<br />
spring and damper rates are<br />
set so that occupant comfort is<br />
also a priority. Sure, there’s an<br />
underlying jiggle that is common<br />
to all utes of this type, but it’s not<br />
significant and it would seem that<br />
• Price – Mazda BT-50<br />
Takami, $69,190<br />
• Dimensions – Length,<br />
5280mm; width, <strong>18</strong>70mm;<br />
height, 1790mm<br />
• Configuration – Fourcylinder,<br />
four-wheel-drive,<br />
2999cc, 140kW, 450Nm,<br />
six-speed automatic.<br />
• Performance – 0-100km/h,<br />
10.5sec<br />
• Fuel usage – 8l/100km<br />
Mazda has put a lot of thought<br />
into seat design, for the driving<br />
position and comfort beneath<br />
seems perfect.<br />
In terms of performance<br />
and handling, the BT-50 has solid<br />
mid-range boost which in turn<br />
provides peace of mind when<br />
negotiating that highway overtake<br />
– 80-120km/h can be achieved<br />
in 6.6sec, while for the record<br />
a standstill to 100km/h time of<br />
around 10sec is up to<br />
par.<br />
More importantly, Mazda<br />
also claims an eight-litre per<br />
100km/h combined cycle fuel<br />
usage average. In today’s market<br />
where diesel prices are sitting not<br />
that far distant to what we pay<br />
for petrol, fuel thrift is of genuine<br />
importance.<br />
During my evaluation time the<br />
BT-50 Takami was constantly<br />
listing around a 10l/100km<br />
average. On a long highway run<br />
the instantaneous readout was<br />
sitting at 8.2l/100km with the<br />
engine turning over very relaxed<br />
at 1400rpm at 100km/h.<br />
Riding on high grade<br />
Bridgestone Dueler tyres<br />
(265/60 x <strong>18</strong>in), there is lot of<br />
rubber meeting the road surface,<br />
that connection transmitted<br />
firmly back to the steering wheel;<br />
centre and off-centre feel is<br />
involving, providing surety to the<br />
driver.<br />
If a tight corner is entered a<br />
bit on the quick side, there is still<br />
positive turn-in and a definite feel<br />
of control and balance through<br />
the rear driving wheels. Grip<br />
is never brought into question<br />
thanks to quick electronics that<br />
intervene quickly, oversteer<br />
needn’t be considered.<br />
I’ve driven several variants of<br />
the new BT-50 series including<br />
the base model that I took on a<br />
long South Island road trip. I’ve<br />
come away from each experience<br />
quite satisfied with the level of<br />
refinement, Takami has only<br />
served to prove Mazda has taken<br />
that sophistication one step<br />
further.<br />
It would be the ute that I would<br />
buy, but I have to admit I am a<br />
little biased, my wife and I are<br />
new members of the Mazda<br />
owner-family, and we are very<br />
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Wednesday <strong>January</strong> <strong>18</strong> <strong>2023</strong> <strong>Selwyn</strong> <strong>Times</strong> 41<br />
Classifieds Contact us today Phone our local team 03 379 1100<br />
Situations Vacant<br />
DUNSANDEL STOP<br />
SHOP is looking for a<br />
full-time cook, with front<br />
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skills! Approximately<br />
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But don’t worry you get<br />
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please email your CV<br />
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Situations Vacant<br />
Seeking new<br />
experienced<br />
members to<br />
join our small<br />
team<br />
-We pride ourselves on quality<br />
work at a steady pace.<br />
-Your opinion matters.<br />
-Rolleston based.<br />
Contact Jamie 0276 272 576<br />
or Sarah 021 669 114<br />
Relief Teacher Opportunity<br />
We are seeking passionate, innovative teachers who have a<br />
desire to provide genuine learner-centered education. Due to<br />
our continued investment in professional development and<br />
learning, Rolleston College is seeking New Zealand registered<br />
upper primary and secondary teachers for casual relief<br />
positions.<br />
Ideally we would love you to be available to start for the<br />
beginning of Term 1, <strong>2023</strong>. Please register your interest, by<br />
sending your CV along with two verbal references and your<br />
contact details to recruitment@rollestoncollege.nz.<br />
Situations Vacant<br />
LINCOLN<br />
The Flaming Rabbit is seeking a<br />
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Full time, 30 to 35 hours per week.<br />
A mixture of days, evening and weekends.<br />
Must have a CURRENT duty managers<br />
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Be proactive, honest, friendly and<br />
able to work under pressure in a team<br />
environment.<br />
Applications close 29th <strong>January</strong> <strong>2023</strong><br />
Contact: Byron William<br />
Email: gm@flamingrabbit.nz<br />
Do you suffer from<br />
dizziness or vertigo?<br />
These issues can be treated with vestibular physiotherapy.<br />
Our team of experienced physiotherapists have all completed<br />
internationally recognised competency courses in Vestibular Rehabilitation.<br />
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<strong>18</strong>/11/2022 1:41:43 pm<br />
Situations Vacant<br />
Groundsperson<br />
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We are seeking a Groundsperson/Gardener to provide garden<br />
and grounds maintenance services at our Lincoln site. The<br />
primary accountabilities for this role include lawn care,<br />
weeding and mulching, trimming, planting, watering and hard<br />
landscape maintenance.<br />
This full-time permanent position would suit someone with a<br />
background in gardening and grounds services who can work<br />
independently and proactively.<br />
To succeed in this physical hands-on role, you should be<br />
passionate about gardening, and take great pride in presenting<br />
well maintained outdoor spaces for our staff, visitors and<br />
stakeholders. A self-starter, you should be able to work both<br />
unsupervised and as part of a team. Practical maintenance<br />
skills to support the use of equipment associated with this role<br />
and a basic level of computer literacy are also required.<br />
You will need to be an organised person with good<br />
interpersonal skills, a great attitude to work, and the ability to<br />
complete work in a prompt and safe manner.<br />
More information including the position description can be<br />
found on our website https://careers.sciencenewzealand.org/<br />
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Gardener,50026.html All applications are to be submitted via<br />
our careers website.<br />
For specific enquiries about the position contact Anja Hess by<br />
calling +64 3 321 9757.<br />
The official closing date for applications is Monday 30 <strong>January</strong><br />
<strong>2023</strong> at 9.00am. However, we encourage you to apply quickly<br />
as we reserve the right to close applications earlier should the<br />
ideal candidate be found prior to the closing date.<br />
Rolleston College 631 Springston Rolleston Road<br />
Phone. 03 595 2490 Email. recruitment@rollestoncollege.nz<br />
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selwyn.govt.nz<br />
Draft Castle Hill Village Reserves<br />
Management Plan<br />
Submissions invited<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> District Council is inviting feedback on the draft Castle Hill Village Reserves<br />
Management Plan. The Plan has been in place since 2011, and has been reviewed<br />
to ensure it meets community needs over the next 10 years.<br />
Copies of the draft Castle Hill Village Reserves Management Plan and submission<br />
forms are available on the Council website selwyn.govt.nz/yoursay and at the<br />
Council offices in Rolleston and Darfield Library & Service Centre.<br />
Complete the online submission form at selwyn.govt.nz/yoursay or send your<br />
submission to:<br />
· Email: yoursay@selwyn.govt.nz (subject line, ‘Castle Hill Village Reserves<br />
Management Plan’)<br />
· Post: <strong>Selwyn</strong> District Council, Freepost 104653, PO Box 90, Rolleston, 7643,<br />
ATTEN: Castle Hill Village Reserves Management Plan<br />
· Deliver in person: Council offices in Rolleston or Darfield Library & Service Centre<br />
Submissions are welcome by 5pm, Friday 17 March <strong>2023</strong>.<br />
Please indicate in your submission if you would like to speak at a Council hearing.<br />
This is a public notice under Section 41(6) of the Reserves Act 1977.<br />
selwyn.govt.nz<br />
Public Notice<br />
Malvern Water Race Scheme maintenance<br />
Planned construction works are to be completed within the Malvern Water<br />
Race Scheme from 23–25 <strong>January</strong>. This will require a shut off for portions<br />
of the scheme along Old West Coast Rd and fluctuating flows are expected<br />
across the remainder of the Malvern scheme, for approximately 48 hours.<br />
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The <strong>Selwyn</strong> District just keeps growing! We know Waikirikiri <strong>Selwyn</strong> is a great place<br />
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people are coming to join us. <strong>Selwyn</strong> is dynamic and ever changing, we have a strong<br />
heritage and exciting future, and we are proud of who we are. The Council and I<br />
are looking for a CEO who can support and challenge us to make great long-term<br />
decisions for future generations. We want to continue to focus on a broad range<br />
of social, economic, environmental and cultural wellbeing outcomes for our people<br />
and are looking for the right person to lead us into and through new opportunities.<br />
At <strong>Selwyn</strong> District Council we employ over 550 team members and are responsible<br />
for community assets worth over $2 billion with an annual income of approximately<br />
$200 million and total debt of about $80 million. Our fast-growing population<br />
(currently 80,000) is supported by a well performing and diverse economy with<br />
success being due to strong partnerships and many contributors. To be successful<br />
in your application you will be able to show your track record of encouraging the<br />
best of others. To read more about our Council, please visit www.selwyn.govt.nz<br />
Ngāi Te Ruahikihiki and Ngāi Tūāhuriri have mana whenua over their takiwā which<br />
extends across Waikirikiri <strong>Selwyn</strong> District. We affirm the importance of an enduring<br />
and collaborative partnership with mana whenua to ensure te mana o te taiao is<br />
upheld and to foster sustainable and prosperous communities. We want a CEO who<br />
is passionate about continuing to advance this work.<br />
With our incumbent CEO due to retire in <strong>2023</strong>, we are seeking a future-focused<br />
leader who will drive the strategic direction and support the continued growth and<br />
sustainability of the <strong>Selwyn</strong> region. Your leadership will guide the Council through<br />
the evolving landscape of Local Government, and you will ensure the strong<br />
oversight of the Council’s people and resources to ignite the full potential of our<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> Waikirikiri economic base, community and future growth priorities.<br />
To succeed in this role you will be approachable, able to demonstrate a fresh<br />
mindset and have demonstrated ability to connect, empathise and deliver for<br />
all areas of a community. You will have strong commercial leadership capability,<br />
ideally with previous or related Local Government exposure. You will be futurefocused,<br />
innovative and hold mana to foster building a future that is bigger than<br />
any individual. You will build on an existing team culture of empowerment and a<br />
customer centric approach that is outcomes focused.<br />
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If you are a passionate leader who wants to make their mark while having a<br />
positive influence on the progress of the <strong>Selwyn</strong> District, please submit your<br />
cover letter and CV by going to www.brannigans.co.nz/jobs. Please note this<br />
appointment will be governed by the Local Government Act 2002. Initial enquiries<br />
are welcome by phoning Nick Carter 03 345 8764 or Sally Wynn-Williams on<br />
03 345 8759.<br />
Applications close Monday 6 February <strong>2023</strong>
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Issue 8 - summer <strong>2023</strong><br />
Kia ora<br />
Welcome to the new year. <strong>Selwyn</strong> is<br />
a district where we have countless<br />
places to gather and experience<br />
friendship and family. Our natural<br />
environment offers so much to<br />
explore and as a community we have<br />
complemented this with some great<br />
built locations. Darfield pool has had<br />
an amazing stage one makeover,<br />
the new Youth Space in Rolleston is<br />
a roaring success and just outside<br />
Prebbleton, Kakaha Park is open for<br />
business. There are more details about<br />
all these inside this edition.<br />
Mayor Sam<br />
Opening day of the Youth Space in Rolleston<br />
Youth Space<br />
We asked young people from across <strong>Selwyn</strong> what they wanted to see in the Rolleston town<br />
centre. They told us they wanted a place to hang out with their friends that they could call their<br />
own and do the things they loved. So, we build just that. Last month we opened the ‘Youth<br />
Space’ with a huge party just a stone’s throw from Te Ara Ātea. Top of the wish list was an<br />
awesome skate park, basketball and netball hoops and areas to sit and chill. We partnered with<br />
skateboarder David North of Nelsons Creek Skateboards to design a snake run, flow bowl and<br />
a massive pool bowl which has been a drawcard for skaters from all over the region. But the<br />
Youth Space is more than just fun; it is a place where our rangatahi youth can feel safe, connect<br />
with their friends and keep active.<br />
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Kakaha Park<br />
We have some incredible open spaces in<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> and the latest addition is set to be<br />
the best yet. The first stage of Kakaha Park is<br />
now open between Prebbleton and Lincoln.<br />
Cyclists are already enjoying all levels of<br />
jumps, a snake run and rolling boardwalk<br />
style tracks. Dog owners are making the<br />
most of one of the biggest dog parks in the<br />
district which includes a separate area for<br />
smaller dogs. Now the first stage has been<br />
completed, the park has provided three<br />
full-size and one half-size lit playing fields.<br />
There is also a mini playground, car parking<br />
and toilets. The next two phases will be<br />
developed to include an additional recreation<br />
space featuring large areas of native<br />
planting. There’ll also be a bespoke changing<br />
room, more car parking, off-road bike trails<br />
and a water way opening in <strong>2023</strong>.<br />
Kakaha is the Māori word for astelia fragrans<br />
or bush lily, a native flax-like plant used for<br />
weaving. There is evidence of the presence of<br />
kakaha on the Canterbury Plains long before<br />
European settlement, so the name reflects<br />
the park’s location and the connection with<br />
mahika kai (food gathering) sites in<br />
our region.<br />
A great place to catch up with friends or study<br />
One of the many quiet spaces<br />
Happy birthday Te Ara Ātea<br />
Last month Te Ara Ātea celebrated its one-year anniversary, and what a year it has been.<br />
Almost immediately numbers flowing through the doors ramped up and are now sitting at an<br />
average of about 600 people a day. In the past twelve months people from all over the district<br />
have travelled to take part in one of the 900 workshops and programmes hosted in the facility.<br />
We’ve held art exhibitions, live music and performances, and run classes from digital art to<br />
candle making. Te Ara Ātea also offers many valuable drop-in opportunities with JP clinics and<br />
even a free tech service if you’re struggling with your device. And it’s not just our community<br />
who love Te Ara Ātea; it’s won regional and national awards for architecture as well as the Local<br />
Government New Zealand Award for Cultural Wellbeing Excellence. Whether you’re looking for<br />
a quiet reflective spot with a book and a coffee, to learn more about our culture and heritage or<br />
to get creative, Te Ara Ātea has it all.<br />
Cyclist on one of many new tracks in Kakaha Park<br />
between Prebbleton and Lincoln<br />
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Wednesday <strong>January</strong> <strong>18</strong> <strong>2023</strong> <strong>Selwyn</strong> <strong>Times</strong> 47<br />
Signing the relationship agreement with Te Taumutu Rūnanga<br />
Deepening<br />
our relations<br />
Our Council acknowledges Te Taumutu Rūnanga as<br />
representative of the people of Ngāi Te Ruahikihiki,<br />
mana whenua, who hold whakapapa connections to<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong>. We also recognize Te Ngāi Tūāhuriri Rūnanga<br />
as representative of the people of Ngāi Tūāhuriri, also<br />
mana whenua, whose rohe extends through <strong>Selwyn</strong>.<br />
We have a long history of working with Te Taumutu<br />
Rūnanga and the fruits of that partnership are evident<br />
in so much of what is great about our district. Recent<br />
examples of this are culturally relevant citizenship<br />
ceremonies and Te Ara Ātea. The partnership with the<br />
Rūnanga also helps with environmental protection<br />
work with Environment Canterbury and development<br />
of the regulations that protect our natural resources.<br />
Introducing our three<br />
new Councillors<br />
Hello, like many Cantabrians I fell in love<br />
with, and, felt like I had ‘come home’ when<br />
I settled here a decade ago. My family had<br />
migrated from England to Lyttleton on the<br />
ship ‘Cressy’ in <strong>18</strong>50 and settled locally. I<br />
enjoy many hobbies, horse riding, gardening,<br />
arts and crafts, and love history, ‘old<br />
things’, environmental topics and farm life.<br />
Communities are the heart of what makes<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> great, let’s keep them beating stronger.<br />
You can’t beat living in the country, I reside in<br />
Russell’s Flat with my husband, daughter, two<br />
dogs plus an arrangement of farm animals.<br />
Most of my time is spent enjoying the outdoors<br />
- and what a wonderful place to do that. I<br />
would like to thank the people of Malvern<br />
for their support in my election to Council –<br />
with so much change approaching, I hope to<br />
communicate and support you all well.<br />
Elizabeth Mundt—Ellesmere Ward<br />
Lydia Gliddon—Malvern Ward<br />
Until recently the work we have done together has<br />
been ad hoc and relied on goodwill and interpersonal<br />
connections, however recently we formalised<br />
the partnership to enable both organisations to<br />
determine better ways of working together. The<br />
signed relationship agreement commits us to working<br />
together to deliver the best possible community and<br />
environmental outcomes for <strong>Selwyn</strong>. It will mean<br />
we work together from the start of projects. We will<br />
have richer discussions and look for ways of growing<br />
our understanding of <strong>Selwyn</strong>’s heritage as we make<br />
decisions about our future.<br />
Kia ora. Becoming a Councillor has been like<br />
jumping onto a moving train. However, I’m<br />
joining a brilliant team of Councillors who have<br />
been great helping me get my feet under the<br />
table. I’ve already started making links with our<br />
amazing businesses leaders and I am looking<br />
forward to connecting with our community<br />
groups, volunteer organisations and first<br />
responders very soon.<br />
Phil Dean—Rolleston Ward<br />
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News in Brief<br />
Roading repairs<br />
Council roading teams have now completed 95 per cent of<br />
repairs after heavy rainfall caused significant damage to the<br />
local roading network during winter last year. The work has<br />
included fixing four bridges, 220km of roads, and more than<br />
3315 potholes.<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong><br />
Stats<br />
Reid’s Pit<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> has a brand-new recreational reserve at Reid’s Pit, on<br />
the corner of Weedons and <strong>Selwyn</strong> roads. The new reserve<br />
is as big as six football pitches and features two walking/<br />
running tracks and four bike-only tracks.<br />
290 Civil Defence<br />
volunteers<br />
1000+ at<br />
Youth Space opening<br />
Darfield Pool redevelopment<br />
The first stage of the $2.4 million Darfield pool redevelopment<br />
is complete, with new changing rooms and the exterior<br />
painting completed. Stand by for the next stage which will<br />
see a new three-metre hydro slide, splash pad and family area<br />
later this year.<br />
79,300 latest official<br />
population statistics<br />
16,400 registered dogs<br />
Summer in <strong>Selwyn</strong> brochure<br />
Our ‘Summer in <strong>Selwyn</strong>’ brochure listing over 60 fun packed<br />
activities for all ages is out now. To get your copy, pop to your<br />
local library, Te Ara Ātea or our main Council offices and pick<br />
one up. All your summer favorites are back, and more.<br />
Lowest employment rates<br />
We’ve got some of the lowest employment rates in the country<br />
at 2.8 per cent, and our economy is outstripping the rest of<br />
Aotearoa. It was no surprise that we were awarded a best<br />
practice commendation at the Economic Development New<br />
Zealand awards.<br />
New businesses<br />
Businesses are popping up everywhere. Non-residential<br />
construction rocketed up 137 per cent last year compared<br />
to 2021. It’s great to have new businesses setting up and<br />
investing, which in turn creates new job opportunities<br />
in <strong>Selwyn</strong>.<br />
$839,589 average house<br />
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If you have any questions or<br />
feedback please contact me at<br />
mayor@selwyn.govt.nz<br />
or on Facebook at<br />
facebook.com/samforselwyn.<br />
You can also view the latest issue<br />
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A DARFIELD farmer has<br />
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It was a happy ending to the<br />
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A MOTORIST a legedly more<br />
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Police say the 25-year-old<br />
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THE OWNER of the<br />
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The meeting involved one<br />
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Facilitated by Oranga<br />
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While the victims could<br />
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The victim’s views did not<br />
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serve not only a practical purpose of<br />
somewhere to gather around to warm<br />
as the day turns to dusk and the nights<br />
get shorter, an outdoor fire can make<br />
a stunning feature or room divider for<br />
any outdoor living area. Water features,<br />
like a pond with beautiful koi fish, can<br />
also serve as a great outdoor focal point,<br />
creating tranquil environment in which<br />
to relax and unwind in, or create a<br />
meditative Japanese rock garden which<br />
your outdoor area can overlook.<br />
In the zone<br />
If you already have a large terrace or<br />
outdoor area, a blank canvas is a great<br />
place to start. If you have a particularly<br />
large outdoor area, dividing the space<br />
into zones makes for a more functional<br />
and aesthetically pleasing space. You can<br />
do this by using a number of different<br />
elements, such as contrasting flooring<br />
materials or by creating different levels<br />
of decking. However, if you’re after a<br />
seamless indoor/outdoor flow or wish to<br />
create the illusion of more space, use the<br />
same flooring materials indoors and out.<br />
Divisions can also be made with the<br />
clever positioning of furniture. Use<br />
modular seating to create walls and<br />
separate spaces. Plants are a cost effective<br />
and eco-friendly way to create divisions<br />
between zones, and are also an ideal way<br />
to camouflage ugly walls, create privacy<br />
and soften sharp angles. Living walls, an<br />
ever-increasingly popular vertical plant<br />
system, can be either freestanding to<br />
create different outdoor areas and can<br />
be on wheels to easily transform your<br />
outdoor space at a moment’s notice. Play<br />
with height and scale with various<br />
types of planters, whether you use<br />
hanging planters to draw the eye upwards,<br />
or oversized planter pots to add drama.<br />
Go with the flow<br />
Creating a great indoor/outdoor flow is<br />
easily created by opening up your kitchen<br />
with bifold doors or windows to create a<br />
servery or bar area for easy entertaining.<br />
If you are building your home from the<br />
ground up, you may want to design an<br />
outdoor room which lies at the epicentre<br />
of the building, with rooms opening onto<br />
the communal courtyard with bifold<br />
doors.<br />
Function over form<br />
Consider what you intend to use your<br />
outdoor space for. If you don’t plan on<br />
eating outside, there’s no need for a dining<br />
table, but buy some comfortable outdoor<br />
seating instead. If you only intend on<br />
sitting outdoors during the evening,<br />
then don’t waste money on awnings and<br />
umbrellas, and invest the money in an<br />
outdoor fireplace which you will actually<br />
use.<br />
Atmosphere<br />
Create unique and personalised outdoor<br />
decor with textiles and homewares from<br />
your travels or your favourite antique<br />
shop, or make your own shell garlands or<br />
wreaths from beach holidays. String up<br />
fairy lights or lanterns to create a festive<br />
mood in the evenings.<br />
STAGE 6<br />
5<br />
650sqm<br />
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• Sections starting from $225,000<br />
• Six prime sections from 650sqm to 2,340sqm<br />
4<br />
650sqm<br />
3<br />
650sqm<br />
14<br />
675sqm<br />
13<br />
675sqm<br />
ERIC CROZIER ROAD<br />
• Located within the quality subdivision of<br />
Torlesse Estate, just a short distance to the<br />
Darfield village and all its amenities, as well<br />
as the local Primary School, Darfield High<br />
School and pre-schools<br />
2<br />
650sqm<br />
1<br />
1,030sqm<br />
12<br />
750sqm<br />
30<br />
720sqm<br />
• All have mains sewer connection, town water<br />
supply, power and fibre to the boundary<br />
• Protective covenants are in place to protect<br />
the future of your investment<br />
• Titles due approximately March <strong>2023</strong><br />
121<br />
2,340sqm<br />
120<br />
2,310sqm<br />
bayleys.co.nz/5519614<br />
Register your<br />
interest today<br />
Chris Flanagan | 027 433 4657<br />
chris.flanagan@bayleys.co.nz<br />
WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008
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Boundary lines are indicative only<br />
Lincoln 9 Benashet Drive<br />
Ready to start building your dreams?<br />
Situated in the ever-popular Barton Fields, this 811 sqm (more or less) section is titled and ready for you to build your<br />
dream home on. Surrounded by high calibre homes your investment is assured. Barton Fields is a perfect rural<br />
backdrop to a lifestyle that embodies a country feel with city convenience. A short drive gives you all of Lincoln's<br />
growing amenities at your doorstep while venturing 20 minutes further will give you all the additional benefits of<br />
being in Christchurch. With a short drive to the airport and a raft of leisure activities nearby, this section will appeal<br />
to families and professionals alike. With no future stages of Barton Fields available contact me today to download<br />
the property files that your advisors will need to help you start planning a new lifestyle in <strong>2023</strong>.<br />
811sqm<br />
Price by Negotiation<br />
Urszula Bedggood 027 338 7889<br />
urszula.bedggood@bayleys.co.nz<br />
Haley Smith 027 341 3846<br />
haley.smith@bayleys.co.nz<br />
WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008<br />
bayleys.co.nz/5520102<br />
Lincoln 4 Zabeel Street<br />
The ultimate Summer entertainer<br />
Basking in afternoon sun yet complemented with shade sails, the expansive Kwila deck and dedicated spa area<br />
create the perfect place to entertain friends, family or simply relax and admire your surroundings. Within the home,<br />
you are immediately greeted with a spacious living area that includes a feature block wall to contrast the neutral<br />
tones throughout; whilst a log fire creates an ambient atmosphere in the additional separate lounge. Showcasing<br />
sought-after features, the gorgeous high-spec kitchen benefits from stone benchtops, a 90cm freestanding stove, a<br />
double fridge space, and even includes a bar fridge. Exuding luxury, both the family bathroom and ensuite are fully<br />
tiled, with the family bathroom offering a lovely freestanding bath. All four bedrooms are generously proportioned<br />
double bedrooms, with a separate laundry and an extra study space for added daily convenience.<br />
4 2 2 2<br />
Deadline Sale (unless sold prior)<br />
4pm, Wed 25 Jan <strong>2023</strong><br />
View 3.15-3.45pm Sun 22 Jan<br />
Nick Booth 027 306 3<strong>18</strong>6<br />
nick.booth@bayleys.co.nz<br />
WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008<br />
bayleys.co.nz/5520192<br />
bayleys.co.nz
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NEW LISTING<br />
Lincoln 203 Southfield Drive<br />
Laid-back living<br />
Bordered by mature greenery and enjoying the expanse of a 1,093sqm (approx) section, this permanent material<br />
abode is rich with casual comfort to represent a superb find for families. Subtle feature walls, an attractive neutral<br />
colour scheme, and the occasional burst of colour add character to the interior, while the 200sqm (approx) layout<br />
offers no shortage of space, with three bedrooms, two bathrooms, an office, and interconnecting living zones. A<br />
generously scaled kitchen and dining room display classic style and steps across to the lounge, where a central log<br />
burner delivers winter warmth and creates an inviting atmosphere. A heat pump is another inclusion, along with<br />
ample storage options throughout, including the internal access double garage, which provides convenient vehicle<br />
parking.<br />
bayleys.co.nz/5520229<br />
3 1 2 1 2<br />
Deadline Sale (unless sold prior)<br />
4pm, Thu 9 Feb <strong>2023</strong><br />
View Sun 1.30-2pm or by appointment<br />
Urszula Bedggood 027 338 7889<br />
urszula.bedggood@bayleys.co.nz<br />
Haley Smith 027 341 3846<br />
haley.smith@bayleys.co.nz<br />
WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008<br />
Rolleston 88 Jean Archie Drive<br />
Entry-level excellence<br />
The finesse and reassurance of contemporary construction are offered at this recently completed residence that<br />
sits reserve-side in Rolleston. Freshly finished in October 2022, this home is superbly suited to young families, firsthome<br />
buyers and investors and comes equipped with the remainder of a 10-year Master Build Guarantee, making it<br />
an exceptional opportunity in this popular location. Symmetry and classic style are attractive attributes exhibited on<br />
arrival, while indoors, the pared-back decor is eye-pleasing and incredibly neutral, ensuring you can easily<br />
personalise the home according to your preference. Unfolding across a single level, the floor plan hosts two<br />
bathrooms and three bedrooms, with the master ideally featuring a walk-in wardrobe and ensuite. The family-sized<br />
bathroom is superbly configured and fully equipped, featuring a standalone bath, shower, toilet, and vanity.<br />
3 1 2 2 2<br />
Price by Negotiation<br />
Phone for viewing times<br />
Sam Chamberlain 027 388 9409<br />
sam.chamberlain@bayleys.co.nz<br />
Louise Sams 027 696 9906<br />
louise.sams@bayleyscanterbury.co.nz<br />
WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008<br />
bayleys.co.nz/5520150<br />
bayleys.co.nz
5<br />
Four Seasons Realty<br />
Four Seasons Realty
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Four Seasons Realty<br />
Four Seasons Realty
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Mini makeover gives<br />
living areas a lift<br />
Don’t let heading into winter give you the<br />
blues. Think of all the things you love about<br />
the cooler seasons and give your home a<br />
mini-makeover to make it the comfortable,<br />
warm and welcoming home you desire.<br />
Revamping your living and dining areas<br />
will give your lived-in spaces a fresh new<br />
feel. Unlike a renovation, a revamp (or<br />
face lift) need not involve a huge financial<br />
outlay. In fact it is an extremely budgetfriendly<br />
way of giving your rooms a new<br />
look as you can add and subtract pieces as<br />
the pay packet allows.<br />
Moving slowly over the next couple of<br />
months is an advantage. If you don’t, after<br />
all, like that bright pink cushion you had<br />
planned to build your new look around,<br />
you can change direction without having<br />
spent too much money. Another advantage<br />
of moving slowly to build your new look is<br />
the time it allows you to hunt for just the<br />
right pieces, or wait for the sales to offer<br />
you bargains. Also have a look around your<br />
home for items you could recover, paint or,<br />
with a little tweaking, find new purpose for.<br />
Start your facelift by deciding what sort of<br />
look you’re going to aim for.<br />
Browse magazines and the internet for<br />
ideas, check paint colour charts for the<br />
latest colour options. Visit furnishing stores<br />
and take note of the different display areas -<br />
how do they balance colour and texture?<br />
Then find an item you would like to<br />
build your new look around. This could<br />
be a treasure you’ve had for a while or<br />
something that you covet and have spotted<br />
in a shop.<br />
Your next step is to sit down with<br />
pencil & paper & plan. List what items<br />
can be changed and how, and what can’t.<br />
Think colour, shades and tones and<br />
complementary colours, think texture,<br />
think pattern, think outside the square.<br />
Think fabric, wood, plastic, old and new.<br />
That comfy old chair doesn’t need to be<br />
replaced.<br />
Buy some furnishing fabric and recover<br />
it (or have it recovered).What items have<br />
other family members put aside because<br />
they no longer need them but they’re ‘too<br />
good to throw out’?<br />
Once you’ve got some sort of plan<br />
mapped out you can start work on creating<br />
your new look.<br />
Spend time browsing the shops to see<br />
what is available in your chosen colour<br />
- candles, photo frames, vases, pot plant<br />
holders, wallpaper, fabric, large items and<br />
small.<br />
SELLING YOUR HOME?<br />
Potential buyers are<br />
likely to be living in your<br />
neighbourhood, it’s an<br />
area that they already love<br />
and are actively seeking<br />
to stay in. That’s why it<br />
makes sense to advertise<br />
your property in the<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> Property Guide.<br />
We are the only media<br />
that reaches across the<br />
entire <strong>Selwyn</strong> District.<br />
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Arthur’s Pass<br />
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Springfield<br />
Glentunnel DarfieldTempleton<br />
Rolleston<br />
Burnham Lincoln<br />
Dunsandel Tai Tapu<br />
Leeston<br />
For cost effective, highly<br />
targeted advertising that delivers<br />
results, contact a local Real<br />
Estate Company that advertises<br />
in the <strong>Selwyn</strong> Property Guide.
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Selling in the<br />
New Year?<br />
Our hard working team are still achieving great results for our vendors and are<br />
now actively looking for new properties in all price brackets.<br />
We have four dedicated offices in Rolleston, Lincoln, Leeston and Darfield.<br />
The entire team work together in achieving the best result for our clients.<br />
Please call any one of our four offices or email us to book in your<br />
appraisal today, we look forward to hearing from you.<br />
Our work family, look forward to working with your family<br />
Jackie Derrick<br />
Area Manager<br />
M 027 6363 576<br />
Kate McKenzie<br />
Property Managment<br />
M 027 265 9819<br />
Lincoln 03 595 6954 | Rolleston 03 929 0306 | Leeston 03 281 8704 | Darfield 03 975 4506<br />
pb.co.nz<br />
Licensed REAA 2008<br />
PB065134
13<br />
Rolleston 155 Bellam Road<br />
The Best of Broadfield!<br />
Enriched with quality content and in a highly sought after location, this superb oasis is arguably one of the most<br />
prestigious lifestyle properties on the market right now! The unmistakable architectural design is faultless and simply<br />
immaculate from the moment you enter the gates. The open-plan living is full of light with multiple door's opening up<br />
onto the numerous well sheltered outdoor living spaces. The chef-friendly kitchen consists of top-of-the-range<br />
appliances and an impressive butler's pantry whilst achieving a fantastic functionality mindset. The generous master<br />
suite is complete with a stunning ensuite and walk in robe, whilst the 3 additional bedrooms are supported by a large<br />
family sized tiled bathroom. The home also features a separate office, laundry and carpeted garage complete with<br />
attic storage. Nationally recognised at the highly regarded Master Build House of the Year awards, this reiterates that<br />
this is a home out of the ordinary. The 4ha is fenced into 5 paddocks with quality fencing, water troughs in every<br />
paddock and fantastic shelter and pasture species across the property. The 3 bay lockable Total Span implement shed<br />
is the perfect spot for not only storing all the vehicles and toys but a great space for those whose hobbies require<br />
additional space. All in all, this is the perfect lifestyle property and quite simply the Best of Broadfield!<br />
Property Brokers Ltd Licensed REAA 2008 | pb.co.nz<br />
4 2 2 2<br />
Deadline Sale closes Thursday 9th February, <strong>2023</strong> at<br />
4.00pm, (unless sold prior)<br />
View Thu 19 Jan 5.30 - 6.00pm<br />
Sun 22 Jan 1.00 - 1.45pm<br />
Web pb.co.nz/ROL112792<br />
Chris Moore<br />
M 027 288 0563<br />
E chris.moore@pb.co.nz<br />
Gareth Cox<br />
M 021 250 9714 P 03 975 4506<br />
E gareth@pb.co.nz<br />
Proud to be here
14<br />
Rolleston 34 Sandhurst Drive<br />
Near new home with triple car garaging, must view<br />
Maximise time spent doing your favourite things by securing this low maintenance three double bedroom plus triple garage<br />
home, ready for you to enjoy without lifting a finger. Built in 2021, the 193sqm floorplan encompasses a light and bright openplan<br />
kitchen/dining/living area which is well connected to the outdoor patio by sliding doors. Two double bedrooms share the<br />
centrally located main bathroom and separate toilet, while the sunny Master bedroom features an ensuite with tiled shower,<br />
plus walk-in wardrobe and access to the outdoor patio area via the ranchslider. Fully fenced the 653sqm section is perfectly<br />
positioned North-facing, for all-day sun. With a super large grass area this property has a blank canvas for any keen gardener,<br />
while it works perfectly now as a spacious play area for families with young children and pets. The wonderful indoor out door<br />
flow to the patio area is wonderful for entertaining. Conveniently located within the sought-after Clearview Primary zone and<br />
just short walk from Rolleston College and Foster Park. My owners are motivated and will be accepting an offer at deadline (<br />
unless sold prior) so don't miss out!<br />
Property Brokers Ltd Licensed REAA 2008 | pb.co.nz<br />
2 1 3<br />
Deadline Sale closes Thursday 2nd February, <strong>2023</strong> at 4.00pm,<br />
(unless sold prior)<br />
View Sun 22 Jan 12.00 - 12.30pm<br />
Web pb.co.nz/ROU113683<br />
Karen Harper<br />
M 027 444 1436<br />
Angela Hunt<br />
M 021 548 777<br />
E karenh@pb.co.nz<br />
E angela.hunt@pb.co.nz<br />
Are you looking for an<br />
experienced agent?<br />
“Stephan is great. He has helped us sell several houses<br />
now and he is always so honest, helpful and friendly -<br />
and is genuinely a nice person to deal with.”<br />
Sam and Denise<br />
“We have known Stephan for many years and we have<br />
asked Stephan to sell several of our and our friends<br />
properties over this time. Stephan property market<br />
knowledge, honesty and integrity sets him apart from<br />
other agents. We can’t recommend Stephan highly<br />
enough. Thanks Stephan.”<br />
Peter & Sue<br />
With <strong>18</strong> years of real estate experience in the <strong>Selwyn</strong><br />
region, I have witnessed many changing markets and<br />
continue to produce superb results for my clients. If<br />
you are considering a move and wish to discuss your<br />
options regarding the sale of your property, then<br />
please call me anytime.<br />
Stephan Knowler AREINZ<br />
M 027 229 9522<br />
E stephan.knowler@pb.co.nz<br />
pb.co.nz<br />
Property Brokers Ltd Licensed REAA 2008<br />
PB065152
15<br />
Hororata 103 Cotons Road<br />
Cotons Road Farm<br />
Cotons Road Farm is 54ha and consists of 43.3ha titled area plus 10.7ha AMF Land. This property has been faithfully<br />
farmed for several decades and now it's the time for the vendors to move on. Cotons Road Farm is situated close to<br />
the Hororata town boundary, with only a 10-minute walk to Hororata Primary School, 15 min drive to Darfield and an<br />
easy 45 min commute to Christchurch Airport. There are four soil types associated with this property allowing for a<br />
multitude of farming options. At present the Baseline is 15kgN/ha/yr. Two scenario options have been modelled, one<br />
being if the property remains dryland and/or two if the property is managed under Central Plains Water Scheme. A<br />
report on the above will be available in the Information Memorandum. The intending purchasers may consider<br />
livestock trading as an option with the Coalgate Sale Yards approximately 9km from the farm. 172m2 is the area of<br />
the very comfortable three bedroom, two bathroom home, with an attached single garage easy care garden and<br />
great views to Mt Hutt and the majestic Southern Alps.<br />
3 2 1<br />
Auction 2.00pm, Thu 16th Feb, <strong>2023</strong><br />
View By appointment<br />
Web pb.co.nz/DFR112535<br />
Grant McIlroy<br />
M 027 345 9262<br />
E grantm@pb.co.nz<br />
Property Brokers Ltd Licensed REAA 2008 | pb.co.nz<br />
Proud to be here
16<br />
Prebbleton 19 Brahman Close<br />
When location means everything!<br />
It's fair to say that properties in the sought-after Stonebridge subdivision, in the heart of Prebbleton, seldom reach<br />
the market. The convenient location, the peaceful nature, and the quality of the surrounding homes ensure residents<br />
are loath to leave, holding tight to their properties and the endearing features of the area. This large family home<br />
astutely blends a commanding presence with warmth and charm. Inside, this well-configured layout boasts five goodsized<br />
bedrooms and two bathrooms, including an ensuite off the master, and an office. Both bathrooms have been<br />
renovated and are tiled throughout with a standalone bath in the family bathroom. The large kitchen and the openplan<br />
dining/living areas are complemented by a separate formal lounge, offering flexibility for families of all shapes<br />
and sizes. The home is sunny and warm, with an abundance of natural light bathing the communal areas, and a bevy<br />
of intelligent heating solutions (including a gas fireplace, a heat transfer system, a heatpump, underfloor heating in<br />
the tiled areas and double glazing throughout) promising year-round comfort. Situated on a back section and framed<br />
by mature trees and manicured gardens, the 2300+m2 grounds are the perfect spot to unwind with family and<br />
friends, enjoying privacy and the undeniably peaceful environs of this highly desirable part of the village.<br />
5 2 2 2<br />
For Sale By Negotiation<br />
View Sun 22 Jan 12.00 - 12.30pm<br />
Web pb.co.nz/LIU113459<br />
Tanya Marillier<br />
M 027 383 3844<br />
E tanya@pb.co.nz<br />
Monty Marillier<br />
M 021 943 973<br />
E Monty@pb.co.nz<br />
Property Brokers Ltd Licensed REAA 2008 | pb.co.nz<br />
Proud to be here
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Residential | Lifestyle | Rural | Commercial | Property Management<br />
Thinking about<br />
an exciting career<br />
in real estate?<br />
Property Brokers in <strong>Selwyn</strong> are expanding its<br />
team and we now have positions available<br />
for new or experienced salespeople in our<br />
Lincoln, Rolleston, or Leeston branches.<br />
If you are a licensed salesperson or an outgoing and<br />
energetic person passionate about real estate and looking<br />
to make a positive change then we would love to talk to you.<br />
Property Brokers is a hard-working team with a powerful sense<br />
of family where our relationships with people come first.<br />
If you are interested in knowing more about<br />
real estate and working with us, then please<br />
either email or phone me today.<br />
Jackie Derrick<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> Area Manager<br />
027 636 3576 | jackie.derrick@pb.co.nz<br />
pb.co.nz<br />
Property Brokers Ltd Licensed REAA 2008<br />
PB063951
security system are just a few of the many extras on<br />
offer with this property. There is a separate standalone<br />
spacious office/studio that gives options for<br />
those who require a dedicated work from home space<br />
or alternatively, room for a dependant relative.<br />
a short, easy commute into the city or out to Ro leston.<br />
Karen Hennessy<br />
Mobile: 027 967 0<strong>18</strong>6<br />
karen.hennessy@pggwrightson.co.nz<br />
Week commencing Tuesday, 3Rd ocToBeR 2017<br />
As always, this builder has finished his latest new build to<br />
perfection, incorporating a l the ‘must haves’ and more for<br />
keep cool or warm, as required, at the push of a bu ton with<br />
2 heat pumps.<br />
The home’s practical layout also includes a walk-in linen<br />
room, a substantial separate laundry, a tic storage with<br />
ladder access and last, but certainly not least, hugely sought<br />
after 4 car garaging. From the moment you approach this<br />
www.flemington.co.nz<br />
Mobile: 027 527 8258<br />
Mobile: 027 224 4733<br />
Week commencing WeDneSDAY, 23RD mAY 20<strong>18</strong><br />
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Your guide to all things Real Estate<br />
in the <strong>Selwyn</strong> District<br />
Setting the Stage<br />
Who doesn’t want top dollar<br />
or a fast sale when selling their<br />
home? With your house on the<br />
market, make sure your house<br />
stands out for all the right<br />
reasons. Staging your home<br />
with temporary furnishings<br />
and décor should now be a<br />
standard step when preparing<br />
your home for sale. Highlight<br />
your home’s best features<br />
and give it the edge over<br />
competitors.<br />
Most people start searching for a house<br />
by checking online listings. Photos<br />
initially draw buyers in, and an eyecatching<br />
staged home will entice people<br />
to consider your property before seeing it<br />
in person.<br />
Once the target buyer has been<br />
determined, partial or complete house<br />
staging can be undertaken to showcase<br />
spaces. Heather Russell from the local<br />
business “itransformhomes” suggests that<br />
people watching building and renovation<br />
TV shows where rooms are dressed may<br />
have encouraged house staging. People<br />
now want a finished and ready product.<br />
A professionally staged home brings<br />
a fresh pair of eyes and promotes your<br />
home as a saleable product. A staged<br />
space can help a buyer visualise what<br />
will fit and imagine creating a home, not<br />
just buying a house. Emphasise the good<br />
points, and if there are areas you don’t<br />
want focused on, clever use of furnishings<br />
or décor will distract and draw eyes<br />
elsewhere. Decluttering or rearranging<br />
the furniture to make the most of the<br />
space is important. Heather advises,<br />
“Your home is your biggest asset, and it<br />
should hit the market looking the best it’s<br />
ever looked.”<br />
Statistics show that staged homes get<br />
a higher sale price and spend less time<br />
on the market. Professional staging will<br />
also give a refreshed look and provide<br />
an opportunity for new photos of homes<br />
already on the market and not selling.<br />
Rather than reducing the price, paying<br />
for staging may give you a better financial<br />
return, and Heather states, “It is a shortterm<br />
outlay for a long-term gain.” Costs<br />
will depend on whether it is a partial or<br />
whole house staging but usually includes<br />
the consult, staging, hire period and unstage<br />
at the end.<br />
When it comes time to sell your property,<br />
ensure you get the best sale price quickly<br />
by staging your home to showcase its best<br />
features. Then, from the first glimpse of<br />
listing photos, make potential buyers fall<br />
in love with your house, and when they<br />
walk through the doors, they can imagine<br />
themselves living there.<br />
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Quality Home, Private Setting, Sought After Location<br />
A large, quality home sited in a private and established<br />
5021m 2 park-like setting in the sought after Claremont<br />
Estate on the boundary of Christchurch City.<br />
The home features four bedrooms (master with<br />
en suite and walk-in robe), open-plan kitchen, dining<br />
and living along with formal dining, lounge and<br />
conservatory. Great indoor outdoor flow to a large<br />
sheltered deck set in sprawling lawns and easy care<br />
gardens with automated watering. Triple car garaging,<br />
security gates, ducted heating, solar energy and<br />
Auction (unless sold prior)<br />
Thursday 19 October, 2pm<br />
411 Blenheim Road<br />
www.pggwre.co.nz/DAR26164<br />
the discerning buyer. Situated on a 1200m 2 section, with<br />
an established backdrop, the substantial 315m 2 floor plan<br />
provides the ultimate in family living options. The sunny &<br />
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together with define dining, living & study spaces that<br />
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fresco’ entertaining area.<br />
The formal lounge als opens to the landscaped garden<br />
& has a boxed high stud ceiling with sound speakers. A l 4<br />
bedrooms are fabulously proportioned queen sized rooms,<br />
with the master suite providing the perfect parents’ retreat<br />
featuring an amazing dressing room with fu l wardrobe<br />
system, additional storage & a beautiful tiled ensuite with<br />
double tiled shower, freestanding bath & twin vanities. The<br />
family bathroom is equa ly elegant with a tiled shower &<br />
twin vanities. Cosy up in front of the log burner, keep your<br />
toes warm with the under tile heating in the bathrooms &<br />
DeaDline Sale:<br />
Closing 4pm on Monday<br />
11th June 20<strong>18</strong><br />
(unless sold prior)<br />
rwro leston.co.nz/RLL23148<br />
Town & Lifestyle Real Estate Ltd<br />
Licensed (REAA 2008) - West Melton<br />
Sarah Booth<br />
Contact:<br />
Set amongst other quality homes on larger sections,<br />
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Contact:<br />
Phone: 03 341 4301<br />
premium property, you wi l appreciate what a privilege it<br />
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