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Disposal recommended ... The future of Rangiora’s historic racecourse is under scrutiny. 

PHOTO: JOHN COSGROVE 

Racecourse faces uncertain future 

By SHELLEY TOPP 

Rangiora Racecourse’s future is in 

doubt after areview recommended that 

the historic race track should be 

‘‘disposed of after the 23/24 season’’. 

Although the review was completed 

last April, the Rangiora Harness Racing 

Club, which is planning its 75th 

anniversary race day at the Rangiora 

Racecourse on February 18, has been 

told by Harness Racing New Zealand 

(HRNZ) adecision on the 

recommendation is unlikely before 

June. 

The recommendation, and delay in 

making adecision has cast along 

shadow over the club’s upcoming 

anniversary race day. 

‘‘It is like having the Damocles sword 

hanging over our heads,’’ club president 

Greg Wright says. 

‘‘We have lodged the strongest 

possible protest against the 

recommendation with Harness Racing 

New Zealand, including factual rebuttal 

of the basis underlying their 

recommendations, and have 

widespread support from the harness 

racing community, including the 

trainers and drivers,’’ he says. 

New Zealand Harness Racing 

Trainers' and Drivers' Association 

secretary Peter Cook wrote to Harness 

Racing chief executive Gary Woodham, 

asking HRNZ to ensure that the facility 

remains open and operational. 

‘‘Given that everyone in the industry is 

striving to cut costs, to close afacility 

that holds upwards of 40 trial meetings, 

and 10 race meetings staged by the 

Rangiora Club per season, (plus hosting 

other clubs), seems shortsighted to say 

the least, when upwards of 60 percent of 

the horses trained in Canterbury are 

domiciled north of Christchurch,’’Mr 

Cook says. 

‘‘Should Rangiora be closed, it would 

mean that those trainers would have to 

travel about twice as far to Ashburton to 

educate and/or qualify their horses, an 

added and unwelcome expense to 

owners, and longer time spans for 

trainers to be away from their stables.’’ 

The recommendation to ‘‘exit 

Rangiora’’ comes despite the 

Canterbury Regional Review of 

raceways also finding that the majority 

of horses in the wider Canterbury region 

are located close to Christchurch or in 

North Canterbury. 

‘‘The proportion in those two areas 

has stayed close to 85 percent. However, 

in recent years there has been ashift 

towards North Canterbury,’’ the review 

says. 

The review, which was commissioned 

by Racing NZ —abody made up of the 

three racing codes, thoroughbred, 

harness and greyhounds —also found 

that although ‘‘Canterbury is the 

essential region for harness racing in 

New Zealand’’ there were ‘‘too many 

venues, increasing the cost base with 

insufficient gain for the industry’’, and 

the split ownership of the Rangiora 

Racecourse between the Rangiora 

Harness Racing Club and the 

Canterbury Jockey Club, which is no 

longer using the facility and wants ‘‘to 

exit’’ the partnership, was a 

contributing factor in its 

recommendation to close the 

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Wheels with Wings very popular 

By JOHN COSGROVE 

The Oxford and DistrictsLions Club 

and Oxford CommunityTrust’s Wheels 

with Wings fundraiser last weekend was 

agreatday, said eventorganiser Dave 

McPherson. 

‘‘It’sjust abit of ashame that we had 

areallyunfortunate accident there,’’ he 

says. 

Aroundmid afternoon amicrolight 

attending the show reportedly 

appeared to lose power on take off and 

the pilot and passenger were injured in 

the resulting crash. 

Mr McPherson saidthe pilot was a 

personal friend of his, and had been his 

flightinstructor. 

‘‘I knowhim well and Iknow he’s 

okay. He’ll be shaken up. 

‘‘He’sprettyupset [thecrash] 

happened and his passenger was 

seriouslyhurt. It’s just traumatic, you 

don’t expectthesethings to happen. 

‘‘Up untilthat point we were 

managing agreat show,’’ Mr McPherson 

said. 

He estimates they had over 1500 

spectators and car enthusiasts come 

along on the day. 

‘‘We think there were over 450 

vintage,veteran,classic and modern 

cars, trucks, tractorsand motorcycles 

who attended plus 14 recreational 

aircraft. 

The weather made for agreat day, 

and everythingran like clockwork. 

Mr McPherson says one of the many 

highlights of the fun day was the 

turnout of scooters. 

‘‘We had between 25 to 30 scooters 

arrive on acharity ride from Rangiora 

to Oxfordvia the Ashley RiverGorge. 

‘‘They were funny because some 

didn’t quite make it all the way on their 

own steam, while others enjoyed the 

purpose built offroad track we had 

made for them onsite. 

‘‘They loved the challenge and were 

smokin’ around it all afternoon.’’ 

Mr McPherson says the Lions Club, 

the CommunityTrust and the 

Canterbury Recreational AircraftClub 

will hold adebrief lookingatall aspects 

of the day,and future ideassuch as 

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‘‘Despite the unfortunate accident we 

have received many positive messages 

of supportthrough social media. 

‘‘Many cited the professionalism of all 

involvedfrom the guides at the gate, the 

pilots and the support staff at the club 

tent,handlingthe loading and 

unloadingofthe planes, to the guy from 

OxRocks who turned up withawater 

trucktohelp keep the dust downonthe 

roadsleading into the venue. 

‘‘There were many great comments 

aboutthe fun day everyone had, and a 

lot of support for the injured pilot and 

passenger.’’ 

He thinks one option for the future 

mightbejust havingthe cars next year 

and then the planes coming every 

second year or so. 

‘‘We will have to sit down with all the 

stakeholders and work it all out.’’ he 

said. 

He will look at improving the air strip 

surface as it was ‘‘a wee bit rough’’in 

places due to the rain and stock being 

on the paddockbefore the event. 

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Supporting youth employment 

AWaimakariri youth employment 

advocate is pleased to see more 

opportunities foryoung people. 

Former Waimakariri Youth Council cochairEllie 

Tizzardis‘‘excited’’tohear the 

Waimakariri District Councilhas joined 

the Mayor’s Taskforcefor Jobs 

programme. 

‘‘It is very exciting. Ithink it willbea 

good opportunity for local youthand it has 

worked well in the Hurunui. 

‘‘It will be anice addition to the district.’’ 

Ms Tizzard has been working with 

Waimakariri MP Matt Doocey on ayouth 

employment projectsince 2020 as aCovid 

19 initiative. 

The idea cameout of the Waimakariri 

YouthDevelopmentStrategy, which the 

youthcouncilworked in 2018. 

The followingyear Ms Tizzard 

completed ayouthemploymentsurvey 

whileserving as Mr Doocey’s YouthMP. 

She was recently invited to join the 

YouthFuturesNorth Canterbury 

initiative, apartnership between local 

education providers,the Ministries of 

Educationand Social Development, and 

the Waimakariri DistrictCouncil. 

‘‘There are so many people who have 

identified an issue, so it just needstobe 

narrowed downgoingforward as along 

term sustainablething.’’ 

Ms Tizzard and Mr Dooceylaunched an 

initiativeonLabour Day last yearto 

promote youth employmentover the 

summer holidays. 

Awebsitewas launched which links to 

resources and tips for both employersand 

youngjobseekers :linktr.ee/ 

Youth advocates ... Ellie Tizzard (left) and 

Waimakariri MP Matt Doocey are continuing 

to support young people into employment. 

PHOTO:SUPPLIED BY MATT DOOCEY 

youthemploymentwaimakariri. 

‘‘I’vehad quite afew businesses say they 

have seen the promotion and seenthe 

information providedalongsideit,’’ she 

says. 

‘‘In away it has made them abit more 

confident to takethat next step.’’ 

The pairplantoroll out acontinuous 

campaign to help connect employers and 

young people.They have connected with 

Enterprise North Canterbury and Ms 

Tizzard was keentowork alongsidethe 

new MTFJ coordinatorwhen appointed. 

Whilefiguresfor the December2022 

quarter are not available yet, thenational 

employment rateinthe September 

quarter was 3.3 percent. Waimakariri’s 

unemployment rate in September year 

was just 2.4% 

The Ministry for Business,Innovation 

and Employment’s Labour Market Force, 

fact sheetproduced in December, found 

the ‘‘underutilisation rate’’across New 

Zealand was 9% for theSeptember 

quarter. 

The underutilisation rate combines 

unemployment with underemployment 

(those in part timework, but are seeking 

full time employment). 

Ms Tizzard says ahigh underutilisation 

rate at atime when employers are 

strugglingtofind staff ‘‘highlights a 

disconnectbetween jobseekers and 

employers’’. 

‘‘These are pretty surprisingstatistics in 

thiskind of environmentwith employers 

strugglingtofindpeople.’’ 

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Abig milestone for Philip Cath 

By ROBYN BRISTOW 

Talking and family are two great joys in 

Philip Cath’s life. 

Mr Cath turned 100 at the end of last 

year, celebrating the milestone 

surrounded by family. 

His wife Karen says talking is ‘‘very 

much athing’’ that Mr Cath enjoys. 

‘‘In my experience, after nearly 50 

years together, as long as you do normal 

things, eat well, enjoy adrink from timetotime, 

and keep fit, you can remain 

healthy,’’ she says. 

Every day in his younger years, 

without fail, Mr Cath would go for arun 

after work. 

Today he does alap around their 

quarter acre section every second day, 

with the aid of apusher, to keep himself 

healthy and moving. 

Mr Cath has the luxury of sharing his 

life with the fourth generation of his 

family, which includes his four sons, two 

of whom live in Australia, one in 

Auckland and one at Waikuku, nine 

grandchildren and 16 great 

grandchildren. 

All were at his 100th birthday 

celebration at Rossburn Receptions, 

Rangiora. 

Mr Cath may well be one of the last to 

have received birthday greetings from 

former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, 

who resigned her position in recent 

days. 

The card stands proudly on aside 

table, along with ahost of others in his 

home in Rangiora, where he has lived 

since arriving in the town in 1954. 

Mr Cath was born in Indonesia, and 

sent to Holland to be educated, staying 

Waimakariri is safe —Mayor 

By DAVID HILL. 

Local Democracy Reporter 

Waimakariri is asafe community despite 

recent reports suggesting youth and retail 

crimeare on the rise, says Mayor Dan 

Gordon. 

Mr Gordon echoed comments from 

RuralCanterbury area police commander, 

Inspector Peter Cooper, last month who 

said NorthCanterbury had one of the 

lowest crime rates in thecountry. 

Mr Cooper said therewas aperception 

youthand retailcrime were soakingup 

police time. 

In reality, mental healthand family 

harm call outs occupied the bulk of police 

resources. 

Mr Gordon saidhehad met with local 

retailerswho had beentargeted by recent 

crimes and pledged council support. 

‘‘I really feel for them and Ioffered any 

practicalsupport we can give. 

‘‘I have regular meetings with Peter 

Cooper andkeep in touch with the issues 

Milestone ... Philip Cath who turned 100 

late last year. 

PHOTO: ROBYNBRISTOW 

with family. He met his first wife, before 

moving to England after the war. 

The young couple could not see a 

future in the job Mr Cath was doing so 

they opted to travel down under, 

marrying before departure in 1946. They 

were married for nearly 30 years, when 

in 1975 Mrs Cath sadly died of cancer. 

The couple landed in Dunedin where 

aperson they met on the boat, gave them 

accommodation until they settled. Mr 

Cath whose background was in rubber 

of the district and Ifeedbacktohim what 

Ihear. 

‘‘I support our police and the workthey 

do and we value therelationshipwehave 

with our police.’’ 

Waimakariri MP MattDoocey has been 

advocating for atougher response to rising 

youth and retail crime, 

He saidresponding to rising retail crime 

needed amulti agency response and the 

councilhad arole to play. 

‘‘Councils have arole to play in 

improving the environment at ashopping 

precinct around safety, such as putting in 

crime prevention cameras. 

‘‘If it is wellwatched, those peopletend 

to stay away.’’ 

Mr Gordon said responding to crime 

rested with police, but everyone had arole 

to play to ensure‘‘weall liveinasafe 

community’’. 

The council’s community team worked 

alongside SocialServices Waimakariri 

and other non for profit organisations to 

come up with initiatives to improve 

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and coffee plantations, industries his 

father and mother were involved with in 

Indonesia, began work with Gough, 

Gough and Hamer, until spotting an 

advertisement for work at the New 

Zealand Forest Research Institute in 

the nursery at Rangiora. 

His forestry background helped him 

gain the position, and he remained in 

the forest service, working in research 

until opting to retire three years early at 

62. 

Mr Cath, and Karen, his second wife, 

then began working together, planting 

on farms at Garrymere, Okuku to make 

ends meet. 

By the time the planting was finished 

at Garrymere Mr Cath had turned 65, 

and the couple took life alittle easier, 

but both remained active, volunteering 

in many organisations and clubs in the 

community. 

Mr Cath has been amember of the 

Ashley Masonic Lodge for 50 years, and 

in his younger days was aStJohn 

Ambulance volunteer. 

Mr and Mrs Cath received Community 

Service Awards in 2010 for helping 

cancer sufferers and those suffering 

from Alzheimer's. 

Mr Cath became avolunteer supporter 

for cancer sufferers, sitting with 

patients often overnight toprovide 

respite for carers. 

From 1975 until 2006 he was adriver 

for cancer patients requiring transport 

for medical appointments and 

treatment. He was also avolunteer 

ambulance driver for two years during 

this time. Together he and Karen have 

worked tirelessly helping in the 

community in amultitude of ways. 

community safety. 

The Waimakariri district has been 

accredited as aWorld HealthOrganisation 

SaferCommunity for than 20 years. 

‘‘We haveled manyinitiatives over the 

yearsand we will continuetodoso, but it 

needstobeevidence based,’’ Mr Gordon 

said. 

The council partnered with police, such 

as working with community patrols to put 

crimepreventioncameras in place. 

Mr Gordon hasalso beenanadvocate, 

alongside Hurunui MayorMarie Black, for 

the Rural Lookout crime reporting app. 

‘‘I strongly encouragepeople to report 

crime, especially in rural areas, because if 

it is not reported, Peter and his teamcan’t 

respond. 

‘‘We arethe trial area (forthe Rural 

Lookout app), so if we can show it works it 

supports the needfor resourcing to go into 

getting the app released elsewhere in the 

country.’’ 

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Harvesting difficult 


La Niñ a’s continued impact has 

fostered goodgrowing conditions in the 

Waimakaririand HurunuiDistricts 

withhigh growth reported. 

But it has beenadoubleedgedsword 

as dampconditionsare alsomaking it 

harder forfarmerstodry crops out for 

harvesting. 

La Niñ ahas kept temperaturesand 

humidityhigher in theWaimakariri 

and HurunuiDistricts thesepast six 

months. 

Ashley Gorgedairy farmerGeoff 

Rountreesaysthisseasonsgrowth has 

been‘‘phenomenal’’. 

‘‘Weare barely keeping up with the 

levelsofgrowth,but as it hasalsobeen 

verydamp,its causing delaysin 

harvestinghere so everyone is working 

hardtocatchup,’’MrRountreesays. 

‘‘We too are playing catchup on the 

harvesting, simply becauseithas been 

hardtostitch together threestraight 

daysofdry weather.’’ 

He recorded 200mms of rainfall in 

November and another120mmsin 

December, and thishas meant it has 

beenhard to string threeconsecutive 

warmdry days together. 

‘‘Thishas put us late harvesting this 

year. 

‘‘Lookatthe grass around theplace, 

normallyitwill be brown, butlook at 

how highitisnow andhow greenthe 

paddocks are. Everyone is scrambling 

to get theircropsharvested so we are 

all late,’’MrRountree says. 

Custarablefarmer RoscoeTaggart 

saysthe amount of rain,and thelack of 

consistentdry days, hasbeenmaking it 

veryhard for him and hisneighbours 

around him. 

‘‘Wehave had to be veryaware of 

diseases as the grainsget wet and stay 

wet. 

It’sbeen harder to dry them out and 

we are looking at waystocombat the 

diseases that threaten to comeondue 

to the moisture stayingaround.’’ 

Sue Harrisatthe Druid farminthe 

Hurunuisays therehas beenplentyof 

feedand grass growth on thehillson 

their property. 

‘‘Yes it has been agreatyear 

althoughlambprices have dropped a 

lot in recent months.’’ 

HamishGalletly, asheep and beef 

farmer also nearWaiau,North 

Hurunui, says this seasonhas been 

good. 

‘‘It’sbeenacracker summerand we 

haveheaps of feed for all ourstock. 

‘‘There is alot of tucker forthe cattle 

up on thehills andaswemake ourown 

hay and baleagewehave beencarefully 

monitoring the weatherforecasts, 

tryingtosneakinacut hereand there 

wheneverwecould.’’ 

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thinkingonwhathegoing to do withhis 

sheep this year. 

Date change for Tūhaitara 

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An open day at Tūhaitara Coastal Park 

which was to have been held this 

Saturday, on January 28, will now be 

held in March. 

The event which will be held in the 

Woodend Beach Domain, has been 

moved to Saturday, March 4to 

coincide with Sea Week (during March 

5toMarch 13) and Parks Week (during 

March 4toMarch 12). 

The open day will provide learning 

opportunities for the community with 

arange of educational stalls including 

one providing information about the 

the park and the work being done 

there. 

The Styx Living Laboratory Trust 

and the AshleyRakahuri Rivercare 

Group will also have stalls at the 

event. 

One of the park's kaimahi taiao 

(natural resource workers), Zeta 

Hawke, says they will host abarbecue 

at the open day and there will also be 

food and drink vendors at the event, 

with live music throughout the day, 

guided walks and planting 

opportunities. 

‘‘For the tamariki we will be hiring 

abouncy castle and organising some 

seathemed face painting,’’ she says. 

‘‘It should be afantastic and 

inspiring day for the community. It 

will help us to show the community the 

hard mahi we all put into preserving 

and protecting the environment.’’

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The North Canterbury News, January 26, 2023 

Ivanand Judy celebrate diamond wedding 


Imagine having to get bothyour parents 

and your boss’s permissiontomarry. 

Such was the dilemmafacing 18 yearold 

Judith (Judy) Lange,(neeBrocket) of 

Timaru, whenshe decided to accept Ivan 

Lange’s proposal of marriage in 1962. 

But she asked,and with the blessingof 

both,the couple were married on 

Saturday, January 19, 1963 at the Sacred 

HeartChurch in Timaru. Theyrecently 

celebrated their 60thwedding anniversary 

in Kaiapoi. 

‘‘Girls didn’t have the right to marry 

young, we had to waituntilour 20s. My 

employer, the NZ PostOffice, had very 

strict rules in placeconcerningwomen 

employees marrying.’’ 

‘‘It was ahot windy day,and she looked 

lovely,’’ recalls Ivanwho had just finished 

his mechanics apprenticeship at Talbot 

Motors in Timaru. 

He spotted the Post Officeteleprinter 

operator at adanceone night at the 

Scottish Society rooms. 

‘‘Shestoodout becauseshe was wearing 

acolourful cancan petticoat,and shewas 

agood lookinggirl.’’ 

Judy saysitwas one of the moments 

‘‘when you knowhewas the right one, the 

one you wanted to spend the rest of your 

life with.’’ 

Ivan agreed and within aweek they 

were inseparable. 

Judy had beenworking for acouple of 

yearsinthe teleprinter sectionatthe Post 

Office decodingtelegrams andprinting 

them out. 

‘‘Youtyped withoutseeingthe results as 

everything was initially printedout as 

holespunched on aribbon of paper.We 

had to first learn Morsecode,then you 

learned how to readthe holes,’’she said. 

Ivan was fromWaimate where his 

parents ran amarketgarden business. 

‘‘When Iturned 15 Iwas told by my dad 

Ihad to leave school and come and work 

on the farm.’’ 

After acouple of years he left and took 

up his five year mechanicsapprenticeship 

in Timaru,workingtwo jobs to afford the 

rent and food bills. 

The newlywedsrented acottage behind 

Ivan’sworkplace untilthat companywent 

broke and they had to look elsewhere. 

‘‘We were up in Christchurch and 

spotted an advertisement for atractor 

mechanic so Iappliedand got the job. 

‘‘Theygave me amap, and avan and sent 

me off. Ididn’t tellthem Iknew nothing 

about servicingtractors, and spent many 

hours in thebackreadingservicemanuals 

on how to fix certain problems.’’ 

Ivan says he loved beingout and about 

and over the years he drove morethan 

350,000kms servicing clients in Canterbury 

and West Coastregions. 

Judy applied for atransfer to 

Christchurch and discoveredthe 

teleprinter room at the Hereford Street 

branchwas massive compared to the small 

room she used in Timaru. 

‘‘Theyhad 30 machines there and the 

noise was massive, all clattering away.’’ 

Following the birth of their firstson they 

moved into their firsthome, anew buildon 

asection theyhad boughtinKaiapoi. Ivan 

says he alsoknew nothing aboutbuilding 

but he soon learnedhow to lay concrete 

and blocks. 

Ivan continued in themechanical farm 

servicingtrades for many years before 

setting up PlaySafe NZ acompany 

specialisinginplaygroundequipment, a 

position he held untilheretired at age 75. 

Judy continued working for NZ Post 

beforemovingover to ANZ as asenior 

sales consultant. Sinceshe retired the 

couplehave travelled extensively visiting 

more than 40 countries overthe years. 

Their last ‘‘bucketlist’’ tripwas to walk 

on the Great Wall of China.‘‘We love 

travelling and we love deep sea fishing, 

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our two boys alsolove fishing,’’said Judy. 

Overthe years Ivan has helpedout on 

school boards while Judy was elected to 

the Kaiapoi Community Board for aterm 

in the early 2000s. 

Bothwere also involved in Lions and 

Rotaryclubs in the district and are known 

for hosting the Kaiapoi gardencontest for 

manyyears. 

‘‘Ithad been going for many years thenit 

lapsed,wetook up the reins and found all 

the trophies stored away, and thenwe 

restarteditand ran it for afew more 

years,’’ saidIvan. 

The couplestwo sons, Peter and 

Richard, bothwed school teachers and 

Judy and Ivan have five granddaughters. 

Judy saystheir long relationship has 

always been aboutbeing tolerant of each 

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Mayors keeping close watch on policies 

By DAVID HILL, 


North Canterbury’s Mayorssay will be 

watching policyannouncements from the 

new Prime Minister in thecoming days 

withinterest. 

New Prime MinisterChrisHipkinshas 

alreadyhinted he will look at ‘‘reiningin 

someprogrammes’’,givingthe Mayors 

hopethe governmentmay relax someof 

its extensive reform programme. 

Mr Hipkins has replacedJacinda 

Ardern,who announcedlastweekshe 

was steppingdown as Prime Minister 

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Hurunui Mayor Marie Blacksaidher 

advise to Mr Hipkinswas to take a 

moment to ‘‘stop,pause and reflect’’. 

The government’sreform programme 

includedThree Waters, legislation to 

replacethe Resource Management Act, 

the future of localgovernment and the 

Supply of Liquor Act. 

Mrs Black saiditwas toomuch, too fast. 

‘‘He needs to take averyhardand long 

look at thespeedofthe reform and the 

long term outcomes. 

‘‘What has beenlostinthe whole 

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haven’thad the chancetounderstand the 

how andthe whyand what will be 

different.’’ 

Mrs Blacksaid shehad somesympathy 

for Ms Ardern. 

‘‘I do feel sorry as afellowNew 

Zealander and awoman that her lifehas 

beenjeopardised. 

‘‘It is unfortunate thatNew Zealanders 

have chosen to takealess thanrespectful 

approach to aleader andthatis 

something we all needtoacknowledge.’’ 

Shesaid there werestill some 

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communities, and‘‘itistime for thisto 

change’’. 

WaimakaririMayorDan Gordon said 

he lookedforwardtoworkingwith the 

newlook government. 

He hopedThree Waters wasone policy 

the newPrime Ministerwas reviewing. 

‘‘The sector is opentochangeand 

working together,but thecurrent policy is 

divisiveand it is timefor aconstructive 

conversation and aconsensus approach 

to take its place.’’ 

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Restoration of railway goods shed 


After standing for almost 150 years, one 

of the last remaining buildingsfrom the 

historic Oxford Branch railwayline is 

being repaired. 

Contractors wererecentlyonsite of the 

big red goods shedsittingbeside Oxford 

RoadatSpringbank, fixing the walls and 

eaves, roofing and doorsundertaking 

repair work on the structure, aiming to 

makeitboth bird and waterproof. 

Builder MikeBenson said his team 

worked to tidy the buildingupasthere 

was quite abit of woodwork restoration 

needed. 

The old goods sheds role in the 

development of the region’s transport 

history is almost forgotten now, but 

Springbank coupleSonya and Phil Smith 

wanttopreserve the historic,former 

railway shed and nearby sidingssitting 

on theirproperty. 

‘‘Wewant to makeitusable for school 

visits to discoverits history, we are quite 

excited the first stage has been started 

and it will be good to get it all done,’’Mrs 

Smith said. 

She says theyreceivedagrant from 

‘‘TheHeritage, Biodiversity and 

Ecological Fund’’ through the 

WaimakaririDistrictCouncil. 

‘‘Its purpose is to go towards rail door 

repairs and painting of the exterior. 

‘‘Weare extremely grateful for the 

grant as we found the building was in a 

worse state than we thoughtand further 

repairs are required before the shed will 

be readyfor painting and for it to be 

accessible by the public.’’ 

Historian BernardKingsbury detailed 

in his book The Rangiora –Oxford 

Railway Line By BSKingsbury, March 

2005, about the shedoriginally being 

built in 1874 as part of the development 

of the OxfordBranch line neededto 

movelogs from Oxford which at that time 

had one of the biggest standsofmillable 

timber in Canterbury in the 1860s. 

New life ... Work continues on the almost 150yearold former railway goods shed at 

Springbank. 

PHOTO: JOHN COSGROVE 

Work on the OxfordBranch, a 

dedicated single trackrailway was 

startedin1872. By December 1, 1874 the 

line had opened to Cust, and on June 21, 

1875, the section to Oxford was opened. 

Eventually,with extensions to 

Sheffield in 1884, it had 12 stopsand two 

stations as it ran for 52kmsbetween 

Sheffield and Rangiorawhere it 

connected to the Main North Line. 

It stopped at Bells,Fernside, Stoke, 

Springbank, Cust, BennettsJunction, 

Carleton, OxfordEast and Weststations, 

View Hill, Bexley, then it went acrossthe 

WaimakaririRivergorge via acombined 

road/rail bridge before it joinedthe 

MidlandLine at Sheffield. 

The goods shed at Springbank was 

enlarged in 1927 to help farmers during 

the harvest seasonwith araisedtimber 

floortokept grain and goods off the 

ground. 

The line from Sheffield to Oxford 

closed in 1930 and economic pressures 

from burgeoning road transport 

operations forced the closure of the main 

goodsonly line from Oxford to Rangiora 

in 1959.Loadingbanks stillexistatthe 

sitesofBennetts Junction and Carleton 

stations. 

At Fernside and Springbank both still 

have theirgoods sheds, loadingbanks, 

and stockyards,while replicastation 

signscan be found at afew sites. 

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RANGIORA

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Four year terms supported by Mayors 

By DAVIDHILL, 


Four year terms could produce 

betteroutcomes,Waimakariri 

Mayor Dan Gordon says. 

Longertermsisone of the 

options proposed as part of the 

futureoflocal governmentreport 

presented last year by apanel led 

by former WaimakaririDistrict 

Council chief executiveJim 

Palmer. 

Mr Gordon says alonger term 

would allow councils and 

governments to implement 

changeinamore considered 

manner. 

‘‘It would give the opportunity 

for agovernment that wants to 

make change,whichmost 

governmentsdo, to adequately 

consult and consider the 

options.’’ 

He was referring to the Three 

Waters reform and the proposed 

legislation to replace the 

Resource Management Act. 

He wonders if the present 

government would have spent 

more time consulting on its 

reform agendaifithad an extra 

year. 

Afour yearterm would also 

allowmore time for local councils 

to consider what is best for the 

community they serve, he says. 

Developing aLong Term Plan 

everyfour years, instead of three, 

wouldalso givecouncils more 

FENZ urges caution 

People lighting fires in riverbeds and on beaches are urged to 

be extremely cautious. 

Vegetation is dry and already the Fire and Emergency NZ 

(FENZ) has been called out in the Canterbury District area, to 

fires in rivers and on beaches. 

FENZ asks the public to check what restrictions are on fires 

before lighting up, and even if there isn’t any restrictions, it 

urges people not to light fires if its hot, dry and windy. 

Before you light afire, always check the local Fire Danger 

at checkitsalright.nz; 

If the Fire Season is restricted, you will need apermit to 

have abeach bonfire; 

If the Fire Season is prohibited, there is atotal fire ban in 

place. 

FENZ asks people to check for any local council rules, as there 

is often total fire bans on beach areas. 

‘‘If you’re not going to have anetwork connection where you 

are heading, check the fire danger forecast before you head 

out. 

time to considerthe impacts of 

governmentpolicychanges. 

Hurunui Mayor MarieBlack 

says she had been opposedtoa 

fouryear term,but has changed 

her view. 

‘‘I do see the value in termsof 

getting some strategic goals 

completed. 

‘‘Quite often you come in as a 

new Mayor or councillor and it 

takesayear to settle in, so in your 

second year you might get astart 

on some of those projects,but 

then your third year is focused on 

reelection. 

‘‘So afourth year wouldgive 

you abit more time to achieve 

your goals.’’ 

WaimakaririMPMatt Doocey 

saysthere are more important 

issues suchasthe cost of living 

crisis, youth and retail crime and 

the lack of afterhours medical 

careinNorth Canterbury. 

‘‘I think it is the last thing on 

people’s minds. Ithinkpart of the 

issue is we are focusing on 

ideological issues rather thanthe 

issues thatmatter. 

‘‘Itisnot on my radar.’’ 

WaimakariribasedLabour List 

MP Dan Rosewarne says he 

backed afour year termfor 

Parliament. 

‘‘IfIcame in at the last election 

cycle, it might have taken ayear 

to get myself established and then 

by the third yearyou’re into an 

election year. 

‘‘So you don’t get alot of 

time to get into it. Four 

years would give you 

more timetomake a 

difference.’’ 

He says if local 

government went to a 

four year term it made 

sense to synchronise 

general elections and 

Boards of Trustees 

elections into four year 

terms. 

Submissionsonthe 

future of local 

government reportare 

due by February 28. 

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Busy year anticipated in Hanmer 

By DAVIDHILL, 


As the HanmerSprings 

Community Board ,chairperson 

Mary Halloway is anticipating a 

busy 2023. 

The proposedflyrideat 

Conical Hill,funding for the 

Queen Mary Hospital Soldiers’ 

Block and new cycling /walking 

tracksare just some of the things 

in the pipeline. 

The town’s newest attraction, 

the discgolf course at Brook 

DawsonReserve, was launched 

earlier this month and is already 

attracting plenty of interest, Mrs 

Holloway says. 

‘‘Hanmer Springs is asmall 

village and we punch well for 

our size. The permanent 

population in the whole basinis 

about 700 and there is about 500 

peoplelivinginthe village.’’ 

She says around twothirdsof 

the homesinthe village are 

holiday homes. 

The controversialflyride 

proposal will be the subjectofan 

EnvironmentCourthearing 

beginning on February 27. 

Aconsentwas granted to the 

HanmerSpringsThermal Pools 

and Spa in October2021 to 

install and operate agravitybased 

recreation activity 

(flyride) on the western face of 

ConicalHill Reserve. 

The decision was appealed by 

The Friends of Conical Hill Inc. 

‘‘Underthe proposal people 

will havetowalk up the hill to 

get up on the flyride for athree 

minute ride,’’Mrs Holloway 

says. 

‘‘But some residents are 

concerned it willlead to 

something else and they won’t be 

able to walk up and hearthe 

bellbirds and generallyenjoy 

the area as they always have.’’ 

She says concerned residents 

feared achair lift,aluge and 

even arestaurant could be 

added at alater date. 

.

Hawarden saleyards celebrate 125 years 

By WINTON DALLEY 

The founding of theiconicHawarden 

SaleyardsCompany 125 years ago willbe 

commemoratedtomorrow, January27, 

prior to the start of the Hawarden Ewe 

Fair. 

Abriefceremony will celebrate the 

significantmilestonefor the district, and 

for the small Company which has madea 

major contribution to theeconomy,the 

history,heritage, and social fabricof 

Hawarden andthe widerdistrict. 

Somememorabilia willbeondisplay, 

and a‘BirthdayCake’will be cut,tomark 

the occasion,bydescendants of original 

directors andshareholderswho stillfarm 

in the district. 

Somealmostequally iconic seniorstock 

agentswillalso take partinthe ceremony. 

The Hawarden Saleyards Companywas 

formed in August 1898with eightinitial 

Shareholdersand aCompany Board of 

seven directors —JamesCowie,chair, 

JohnO’Carroll,Alexander Cowie, Duncan 

McFarlane, James Tate, JamesLittle and 

FW Compton. Alldirectors were required 

to holdaminimumof10shares. 

The Company, foundedwith ashare 

holding of 1500 one pound shares, lostno 

timeinerecting thefirst yards enabling 

the first sale to takeplace sixmonths later 

on January6,1899. 

The SaleyardsCompanyprovided 

lunch on the day, andfor those fixated by 

climate change,note,the day was so hot 

thatthe ‘Canterbury Frozen Meat Co’, 

providedquantitiesof‘ice’ to keepthe 

foodand drinkscold. Hawarden Sale 

Daysbecame well accustomedtohigh 

temperaturesover their125 years. 

The yards were builton55acres of land 

purchased off GH Moore’s GlenmarkRun, 

the surrounding Hawarden Villagealso 

being built on Glenmarkland. 

The Company‘tendered’ forthe 

building of aBoardOfficeand Hall in 

1899, forboardmeetingsand community 

use. 

Atenderofone hundred and ninety two 

poundswas accepted in 1907 to extend 

the hall. 

The Board wasgenerous withthe useof 

the hall, letting it rent free formany 

community functionsincluding soldiers 

farewellsand home coming functions, 

and theA&PShow. TheHawarden 

School hiredthe Hall to supplement its 

classrooms, as didMiss Bentley to 

conduct aSunday School. 

The hallcontinues to play an important 

role, to this day, as thecateringfacility on 

saledays. 

Anumber of additionsand upgrades 

havebeenundertakenoverthe years and 

despiteits ‘maturity’,the Memorial Hall 

continues to provideaveryversatile and 

functional communityfacility,witha 

proud history of servingits community so 

well. 

In 1947 apublic meeting elected a 

committee to oversee thedevelopment 

and management of anew ‘Memorial 

Stylish turnout ... Aturnout at Hawarden for asale in the 1920s. 

Recreation Park’ on 17 acres of land 

purchasedfrom theSaleyards Company 

for 910pounds. 

In 1952anotherpublic meeting 

endorsed thePark Committee buying the 

adjacent ‘Saleyards Hall’ and2acres of 

land. 

The sale was concludedin1954for the 

sum of 1,322 pounds,19shillings and 6 

pence. 

Thesepurchases comprise the current 

Hawarden War MemorialPark andHall 

Reserve. 

Stocksaleyards were established 

during the late 1800’s in manydistrictsto 

enable farmers to trade livestock. 

These facilities servicedthe 

proliferation of smaller farms as the 

originalRuns weresubdividedand sold 

off by Ballot. Fewofthese yards remain 

today. 

However, Hawarden hasbucked the 

trend and continued to meetaneed. In 

later years theyhavebeenpredominantly 

usedtotrade quality breeding sheep, with 

at least one largeannual ewe fair,which 

has often required atwo daysale, to 

accommodate thenumbersonoffer. 

Other Stock and Station sales are still 

conductedinthe yards from time to time. 

Withmoderntechnologyand road 

transportoptionsfor trading stockhave 

becomediverse, including onfarm 

auctions, central selling centres, private 

on farmsales, onlinesales, anddirect 

supply of prime stock to exportand 

domestic meatprocessingcompanies. 

The SaleyardsCompany’s intention 

was to holdmonthly sales of store and 

prime stock,and to accommodate other 

stock sales as required. 

Advertisements and sale reports of 

early Hawarden sales record large 

yardingsofbreeding ewes, prime 

weathers, store lambs, cattle, horses, and 

pigs. 

Prime stock bought at theyards, 

destinedfor Christchurch butchers and 

export meat companiesweredriven 

throughthe village about 1.5 kms to the 

Hawarden Railway Station andloaded on 

to waitingstock wagons. 

Many agoodyarn about the dramas 

experiencedwhiledroving animals 

throughthe village havebeentold. 

Droving of stock to andfromthe yards 

wasnormal practice for manyyears. It is 

believedthe lastdrovingtothe yards was 

theWright family of Lauriston in 2007. 

An Annual reporttothe Board in 1904, 

regarded as avery satisfactoryyears 

trading, records sales of stockthroughthe 

yards as follows;62,328 sheep, 340cattle, 

67 horses, 67 pigs, implements, furniture, 

andfarm produce. 

A6%dividendonshares wasdeclared. 

With the early ‘Runs’beingoriginally 

stockedwith Merinos, theytended to 

dominated early sales,along with 

Halfbreds. 

By the early 1900’sCorriedales,which 

weredevelopedinthe Hawarden district 

from around1882 as a‘dualpurpose’ 

sheep (meat&wool),and forwhichthe 

Hawarden EweFairbecame wellknown, 

gradually took overand totallydominated 

theannual sales up until relatively 

recently. 

Generations of Canterbury farmers 

havecome to Hawarden to purchase their 

flock replacements. 

Themoveaway from Merinos was 

PHOTO: SUPPLIED 

drivenbythe development and growthof 

the exportmeatindustry after the 

successful trial shipments of frozenmeat 

to Englandin1882, making ‘dualpurpose’ 

sheep,and theuse of terminal meatsires, 

muchmoreprofitable. 

For manyyearsthe Corriedale excelled 

in this role in NorthCanterbury, dryer 

districtsofNew Zealandand around the 

world. 

The firstFreezingworksinCanterbury, 

the ‘Canterbury Frozen Meat Co’ built in 

1882lessenedthe reliance of Canterbury 

Sheep Farmersonwooland gaveanother 

valuableand reliable income stream. 

Withthe declineinwoolprices from 

the 1980’s,there was amove towards 

crossbreds andcomposite meat breeds 

occurred, resultinginawider rangeof 

breedsonofferatHawardenthesedays. 

While arelatively small yardingof 

around 12,000sheep areexpectedfor this 

year’s sale, the yarding’s have fluctuated 

between 10,000and 25,000overthe years. 

As would have beenthe wishatthe first 

and allsubsequentsales at the Hawarden 

Saleyards, it is hopedthatvendors, and 

purchasers, willenjoy fair prices at 

tomorrow’ssale, 125years on. 

The yards have along and colourful 

history,unfortunately, many anecdotes, 

and farmingfamilieswithalong history 

in thedistrict, and thesesales, arenot 

abletobe included in this article. 

Withatighttimeframe to thoroughly 

research thishistory,and little 

documentedhistory available, the 

Hawarden Museumwouldwelcomeany 

Hawarden Saleyards memorabilia 

people mayhave to add to ourrecords. 

ContactWinton Dalley029 770 2866.

History of Oxford Catholic church written 


Acomprehensivehistory of Oxford's 

Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, whichwas 

builtin1879,has beenwritten by Christine 

Harris of Rangiora. 

She decided to write the book,The 

Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, 

Oxford –Its Past,Its People, Its Faith 

Community, because of her interestin 

history and to answer the many questions 

she had aboutthe Catholic church. 

‘‘Howold wasthe Church? What was its 

history? Who were the peoplewho built 

this church? What was the attraction of the 

site?The questionskept coming,’’ she 

says. 

With the help of diocesanarchives, 

parishioners, and parishminutes,she was 

able to piece togetherthe historical 

information she needed to answer her 

questions and writethe book. 

‘‘Ever since Ican remember, Ihave been 

intriguedbythe historyofpeople and 

places and the stories they have to tell, so 

whenmyhusband, Keith and Icame to 

New Zealand (from England) with our 

three children, Martin, Michael and 

Sarah, in 1982 Iwas full of curiosityabout 

thisbeautiful country we weretomakeour 

home,’’ shesays. 

WhenSarahand her husband Clint 

moved to the township of Oxford, in 2007, 

theydecided to share worship withthem 

there. ‘‘What alovely old Churchitis, with 

the lovelyold rimu panelling,its Gothic 

styled interior, stained glasswindows and 

beautifulviews as abackdrop.’’ 

Christineand Keithhave also 

appreciated the ‘‘genuine warmwelcome 

and hand of friendship’’extended to them 

by the congregation.All funds raisedfrom 

sales of the book will be donated to the 

church. 

‘‘All old churches takehard work and a 

certain amountofmoney, imaginationand 

faith to maintain, so the resulting softcover 

36page A4 illustratedbook is being 

sold as afundraiserfor just $10,’’Christine 

says. 

‘‘It is fullofinterestinginformation, 

from the firstsettlers turning the first sods 

in 1875, including names of all parish 

priests and assistantparish priests, the 

churchfurniture and the trials faced by 

those in North Canterbury: earthquakes 

and epidemics through to 2022.’’ 

Books can be bought through the parish 

officeat41Victoria St, Rangiora, or by 

phoning (03) 313 6285. ‘‘Better still, join us 

for Mass at 8.30am one Sundayand visit 

the scenic (Oxford) township and enjoy the 

Sundaymarket, Christine says. 

Author ... Christine Harris, of Rangiora, 

with acopy of her book The Church of the 

Sacred Heart of Jesus, Oxford Its Past, Its 

People, Its Faith Community. PHOTO: SUPPLIED 

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Racingstarts at around12noonand 

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The event will begin at 10am with 

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Afterthat KaiapoiTuahiwi Community 

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to the event. 

She willbefollowed by the Kaiapoi 

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performance and at 10.20am, the 

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Kaiapoi High School's girl band, Friday 

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The EthnicSouth Indian Classical Tamil 

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Therewill also be live music throughout 

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Sharon'sgroup of entertainers will 

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Crowd favourites ... Kaiapoi entertainers 

Sharon Russell with her grandson Josh 

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Kaiapoi retailoutlets. 

‘‘Certainly the feedback from 

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The new site of Paper Plus in the 

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Mr Pinkham says KaiapoiPromotions 

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Late last year the event organisers All 

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be cancelled when the Ministry for 

Culture and Heritage declined to 

continue funding it. 

However, an ‘‘SOS’’ sent out to 

Kaiapoi business owners asking for 

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event saw Hazeldine Construction, 

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rescue. MainPower has also now helped 

fund the Waitangi Day event through 

funding All Together Kaiapoi recently 

received as one of the North Canterbury 

power company's Community Fund 

recipients. 

All Together Kaiapoi chairwoman 

Jackie Watson says they were thrilled 

with the support they had received from 

the business community. 

‘‘This event was in danger of being 

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due to being denied funding from the 

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says. 

‘‘Our amazing Kaiapoi business 

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planned. 

‘‘We are thrilled with their wonderful 

support at such short notice. 

‘‘It is awonderful event and the only 

Waitangi Day commemoration in the 

Waimakariri District.’’ 

The Waitangi Day event was cancelled 

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Disc golf proposal 



Disc golf could be coming to Kaiapoi. 

Advocates of the sport say they could 

have aninehole course set up in the 

Kaiapoi Domain within months, if they 

get the go ahead. 

Brothers Glen, Royce and Blake 

Whelan, who were born and bred in 

Ohoka, have been playing disc golf for 

several years, and are keen to have a 

local course. 

Ryan Moleta, of Ashley, fell in love 

with the game after playing it at Twizel 

as ayoungster. 

The players have been travelling into 

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at Queenspark Reserve, and other 

courses around the city. 

The idea for adisc golf course in the 

Kaiapoi Domain came during lockdown 

when Blake Whelan was out getting 

some exercise. 

‘‘I went past the domain and thought it 

would be fun to have adisc golf course 

there,’’ he said. 

Glen Whelan said the course would 

cater to everyone. 

‘‘You can play it as casual as you like, 

whereas we tend to have abit of rivalry.’’ 

‘‘We are just excited at the prospect of 

bringing disc golf to Kaiapoi,’’ Royce 

Whelan said. 

‘‘Because it is such apopular sport 

worldwide and during Covid people 

were watching it on YouTube.’’ 

The KaiapoiTuahiwi Community 

Board will consider areport at its 

February or March meeting, after the 

council completed acommunity survey 

earlier this month. 

The survey attracted 143 respondents, 

with 90 percent supporting adisc golf 

course in the Kaiapoi Domain. 

Of the remaining 10%, the main 

objections included concerns for the 

trees in the domain and apreference for 

asite in the former red zone. 

The disc golf players are due to meet 

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aproposed course which avoids 

heritage trees. 

Mr Moleta said having disc golf would 

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‘‘Safety is abig part of it. 

‘‘We find that where there is disc golf 

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because there are people there all the 

time.’’ 

Disc players had acode of etiquette 

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giving way to other park users. 

Any type of frisbee can be used, with 

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‘‘drivers’’, ‘‘putters’’ and ‘‘midrange’’ 

discs (wedges), just like golfers, Mr 

Moleta said. 

‘‘You can get high speed discs, low 

flying discs, pretty ones which look cool 

and glow in the dark discs to play at 

night.’’ 

Should the ninehole course prove 

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explore the idea of developing an 

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red zone land. 

There is not expected to be any cost to 

the council, with advocates set to 

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sleeves and nine tee pads at acost of 

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Mr Moleta and Blake Whelan are 

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centres, and don’tbeafraid to ask 

opinionsofother users. 

Askingotherparentsaboutearly 

learning servicesand kohanga reo 

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knowledge, is often very helpful. 

Parents and caregivers have 

firsthand experience,and can be a 

great source of information. 

Askingfriends and family, and 

researchingonlinecan also help 

youmake achoice. 

Space at the centre,the location 

to ensure yourlittleperson is not 

toofar from your work, home, or 

where you study, the style of care, 

andthe services offered, are all 

important questions to have 

answered. 

Your queries might include if 

meals,drinks,and nappies are 

provided. 

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component, and if theyare open 

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also considerations. 

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is paramount. 

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andexperience, along withhow 

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children get,the daily routine and 

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sleep. 

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centre is also important, along with 

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importantcommunication with 

parents. 

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ERO’s reportsprovide 

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theyreview and monitor 

themselves,and their vision and 

philosophy. 

Early learning services and 

kohanga reo are reviewed on 

averageonce every three years. 

ERO reports are available free 

on the ERO website,alongwith a 

booklet, Early Childhood 

Education: AGuide for Parents. 

For further information you can 

download the Ministry of 

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Website growing 

ARangiora basedwebsite 

catering to youngmothers 

seeking information on 

whattodohas grown in 

leaps and bounds 

Fiveyears agoyoung 

mother and primary 

teacher Kylie Andersen set 

up the NorthCanterbury 

PlayDate website – 

ncplaydate.com. 

Shesays the website 

traffic keeps on increasing. 

‘‘Wenow havehad 

businessesrequestingto 

advertise on the website.’’ 

Kylie saysshe setupthe 

informationwebsite after 

she arrived in the 

Waimakariri District from 

Blenheim and she feltso 

alone. 

‘‘I didn’t know anyone and 

as anew mum Ihad to 

search to findnew mother 

supportgroups or anything. 

‘‘Basically Ihad to figure 

it all out myselfand figure 

out what to do, where to find 

helpand support and even 

do thebasicthings of 

raising achild. 

‘‘I missed themental 

challenges of teaching and 

so Ithought about creating a 

websitetohelp allthe other 

new mums like me thathad 

just moved intoanew 

district. 

‘‘I wanted to put 

everythingintoone place as 

Iwas tired of all the bits of 

paper withinformation 

scrawled on them lying 

about thehouse, gettinglost 

or out of date,’’Kylie says. 

“Now ncplaydate.com has 

become an information 

clearing site,where people 

can find all they needto 

knowthat’s available in the 

North Canterbury area.’’ 

Kylie has created this 

website for parents so that 

theycan finduptodate 

information on what’s 

happening in North 

Canterbury for theirlittle 

rascals(likehertwo boys). 

On this siteyou can find 

the timetables for activities 

suchasplaygroups and 

music sessions, fitness and 

mental health assistance. 

Plus heapsofinformation 

thatKylie thinkslocal 

parents would findhelpful. 

Shesays she lovestohear 

users feedback and 

suggestions forwhat should 

be included and what might 

havechanged with the sites 

or businesses listed on the 

site. 

‘‘All mumscould find in 

one placeeverythingthey 

needtoknow, if for example 

theywere throwing a 

birthday party,where to 

findathemedcake,ablow 

up bouncy castle or suitable 

presents, photographersor 

evenchild friendly cafes 

and restaurants in the 

North Canterbury area,it’s 

all there.’’ 

Kylie is looking for advice 

on howtoexpand the site 

and develop it further to 

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help encourage highschool and primary 

school students to get involvedinthe 

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test their skills, and have fun. 

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title of AgriKidsNZChampion. 

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more about the farming sector. 

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Time to bag aduck 

Summer waterfowl seasons in the North 

Canterbury area are looking promising, 

said Fish and Game. 

Matthew Garrick, North Canterbury 

Fish and Game officer, says summer 

seasons provide agood opportunity to 

get out after paradise ducks that can be 

particularly susceptible to decoying. 

‘‘In addition, they can provide 

excellent opportunities for younger 

hunters to get out and bag afew birds,’’ 

he says. 

The summer paradise duck season 

starts on January 28 and runs until 

March 12. 

The summer mallard season runs for 

just two weekends —the first being 

February 4and 5, and the second 

February 11 and 12. 

The summer season is timed to 

coincide with the grain and crop 

harvests in the North Canterbury area, 

and offers agreat opportunity to harvest 

some free range game birds for the plate. 

Hunters are reminded the summer 

mallard season is only over agricultural 

grain crops and green feed paddocks, 

and more than 200 metres away from any 

water body. 

To learn more about hunting 

regulations, look at the Fish &Game 

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and Game on 03 366 9191. 

‘‘Crop harvest is just getting under 

way, so there will likely be good 

concentrations of birds on freshly 

harvested fields. 

‘‘It’s agood opportunity to get out and 

meet your local farmers while rehoning 

your shooting skills for opening 

weekend in May,’’ Mr Garrick says. 

Hunters are encouraged to be mindful 

of how they handle bagged birds if they 

are spending along time out in the field. 

The heat during summer can lead to 

meat spoilage, so hunters should have a 

plan to keep birds cool and don’t pile 

them on top of each other. 

all based on the food and fibresector. 

The contest runs in asimilar style to the 

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aFarmletchallenge throughoutthe 

Practical Day. 

Contestants face an exam and present 

speeches designed to test their teamwork, 

practical and theoreticalknowledge of and 

handson skills. 

At the end of the practical day, they go 

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The Tasman district’sregional finalsfor 

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Driving affection ... Pip the dog loves riding in the 1929 Plymouth 

Roadster, owned by Darryl and Sharlane Cotton. The vintage car was 

originally owned by Sharlane’s father. 

Wheels with wings ... Amicrolight aircraft soars into the air as a 

wide variety of classic and modern cars arrive for the show. 

Tiny wheels ... Sarila Devi (left) and Noeline Ware lay out small 

model cars on the bonnet of aFord Mustang owned by Bob Harris 

at the show. 

Fun ride ... Pilot Mike Small from the Canterbury Recreational 

Aircraft Club taxis with Claire King of Woodend, as they prepare for 

aflight. 

American classic ... Gavin Field of Ohoka 

dusts off his 1976 Lincoln Continental town 

car at the Oxford Wheels with Wings show. 

Caravan delight ... Margo Vliet Vlieland of West Eyreton, looks out 

from her 1959 caravan towed to the show by her husband, Alan, 

using their 1956 Mk 7M Jaguar. 

Gently does it ... Oxford District Lions Club member Paul Arrell 

marshals an AC Cobra muscles car into position at the display area 

of the show at Oxford. 

Scooter rally ... Kaye Royle (left) and 

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Growth returns to normal in NC 



NorthCanterbury has returned to 

‘‘normal growth’’ after atwoyear 

buildingboom, say local real estate 

agents. 

Real estate agentssaid therewas a 

noticeable easing off in propertysales in 

the middle of last year, aftertwo years of 

unprecedented growth. 

This was reflected in the number of 

consents issued for new houses in the 

Waimakaririfalling back in December, 

whichwas the quietest month in years. 

Consent numbers werealso downin 

Kaikōura, but Hurunui is bucking the 

trend. 

Hurunui District Council buildingand 

propertymanager Kerry Walshsays a 

record 197 consents for new houses were 

issued in 2022, up from170 in 2021. 

‘‘Themajor growth areashave been in 

Amberley and HanmerSprings, along 

with the rural regions surroundingthose 

areas. 

‘‘We are expectingthat the number of 

houses in both areas will remain steady 

over 2023.’’ 

The WaimakaririDistrictCouncil 

granted 828 consents for new houses last 

year,compared to 928 in 2021and less 

than 600 in 2020. 

The biggest growth has been in the 

Townsend Fields (Rangiora), 

Silverstream (Kaiapoi) and Ravenswood 

(Woodend) subdivisions and at Pegasus. 

Harcourts sales consultant Christine 

Tallott sayssales weredown at 

Townsend Fields, but interest remained 

strong. 

‘‘Buyers are alittle bit nervouswith the 

increase in costs to build and the delays. 

‘‘ButRangiora has become avery 

sought after place to live.’’ 

Enquiries were strong for Townsend 

Fields stage four,which was yet to go on 

Steady growth ... Rangiora’s Townsend 

Fields subdivision continues to attract 

strong interest. 

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sale. 

Ray White Rangiora manager Stuart 

Morris says the cost of living, rising 

interest rates,supply chainissues, 

economic uncertainty and alack of 

available landwere all having an impact. 

He says there is less land availablein 

Woodendand Kaiapoi, while Amberley’s 

new developments were waiting for titles 

to be issued. 

‘‘But we have to rememberwedon’t 

normally see that levelofbuilding we 

have had in the last few years, so Ithink 

we are moving backtoamore normal 

rate of growth.’’ 

Mr Morris says first home buyers are 

starting to return,after anoticeable drop 

last year. 

BayleysRangiora and HanmerSprings 

managerRoss Ditmer sayswhile 

residentialsales haveeased back, 

lifestyle blocksales remained strong. 

‘‘We are coming back to normal after 

the boom. If you go back two or three 

years ago, our salesinDecember were 

pretty comparable.’’ 

But he saysthe looming general 

election could create more uncertainty 

and lead to vendors and buyers being 

more hesitant. 

WaimakaririDistrict Council 

planning,regulation and environment 

general managerTracy Tierneysaid 

consent applications in December were 

considerably lower thaninprevious 

yearsand January was following a 

similar pattern. 

More than 560 amendments were made 

to approved building consents in 2022, 

‘‘up threefold comparedtoprevious 

years’’. 

‘‘This was mainly as aresult of the 

need for product substitutionduring the 

buildprocess,’’ she says. 

‘‘Industry commentators are 

anticipating aslowdown in building 

activity this year from the highsof2021 

and 2022.’’ 

MayorDan Gordon said Waimakariri’s 

continued growth presentedits 

challenges. 

‘‘We are still one of the fastest growing 

areasinthe country,somanaging growth 

is still apriority and making sure we 

have the infrastructureinplace. 

‘‘We are working with our Greater 

Christchurch partnersfor growth 

opportunities and buildingthe case for 

investmentfrom central government.’’ 

Mr Walsh saidthere were some major 

commercial developments consentedin 

2022 in the Hurunui. 

Theseincluded the Amberley Country 

Estate retirement village, some major 

worksatRodin cars in Waiauand school 

projects. 

The Kaikōura District Council 

received86resource consent 

applications, compared to 84 in 2021. 

It issued 134 buildingconsents, 

including 29 for new houses,compared to 

154 in 2021. 

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Fishing comp 

this Sunday 

Fishers will be heading to Amberley 

Beach on Sunday, January29, in the 

quest to lure alengthy catch, and go 

home with ashare of the prize pool at 

the Amberley Beach Surfcasting 

competition. 

There are many great prizes to be 

won, with the firstprize in the senior 

section $1000 cash. 

Hunting &Fishing North 

Canterbury, Mitre 10 Mega Rangiora, 

CalderElectronics (Jaycars 

Authorised Reseller), TG Custom 

Rods and Garden City Movers Ltd, 

have swunginbehind the popular 

event,whichhas an 8am start. 

Hostedbythe Amberley LionsClub 

for nearly three decades, it is one of 

the largest fishing contests in the 

South Island, withmany repeat 

entrants turningout eachyear to line 

the beach. 

Lions Club members travel the 

lengthy beachthroughoutthe day 

measuring catches for fishers, and 

ensuring everyone is enjoyingthe 

great family day out. 

The contest caters for adults,for 

whom it costs$25 to enter, and junior 

fishers aged five to 12 years, who 

have a$5entryfee. 

Tickets are availablefrom Arthur 

Burke Hammer Hardware, 

Amberley; Hunting &Fishing, 

Rangiora and Fishermans’ Loft, 

Christchurch. 

Peoplecan also register from 7am 

on the day of the competition at the 

Amberley Beach DomainHall. 

Fishing is from 8am to 3pm. For 

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ENROLMENT DAY 

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Student Centre, Cnr St Asaph &Hagley Ave

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Proudly supporting sport 

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Ohoka Cricket Club celebrates 150 years 


One of NorthCanterbury’soldest cricket 

clubs,Ohoka, celebrates its 150th 

anniversaryatWaitangiweekend. 

Tickets are selling fastfor the 

celebrationweekend, so past and present 

members are being urged to registernow 

using the club’s Facebook page or website. 

President RichardBelchersays early 

history about the club, which was formerly 

known as the Flaxton Cricket Club, is 

scarce, but an exert from the Lyttelton 

Times,from its Town &Countrysections, 

shows the club’s first meeting was in 

October, 1873. 

Mr William Kingpresidedover the 

meeting, which followed itsfirst season, 

and which said the report was ‘‘fairly 

prosperous’’, not withstanding ‘‘very 

limited support’’. 

The club’s home was initially at the 

Ohoka Domain, before moving to the 

Mandeville SportsClub, at Mandeville, in 

1981. 

Today the clubisone of the largest in 

North Canterbury. It has fivesenior sides, 

and nine juniorsides. 

It hasfive cricketpitches, and itsfields 

are consideredtobeamong someofthe 

best in New Zealand, hostingsenior and 

junior representative games regularly. 

Mr Belcher says the club alsoruns its 

own inhousetwilight cricket competition. 

While it has not hadany members 

selected in the national team over the 

years, John Hamilton, alife member, 

played in the New Zealand under 19 side, 

followed by his son Will,who was also 

selectedinthe national under19team. 

RhysMariu, aNew Zealand under19 

player and amember of the CanterburyA 

squad,isplaying forthe clubatpresent. 

The 150th celebrationswill begin on 

Friday, February3with asocial evening at 

the Mandeville SportsClub. 

Severalgames of cricketwill feature at 

Mandeville on Saturday, February 4, 

including aPast Players versus Present 

Players match. 

The 150thbirthday will be celebratedwith 

adinner at the Rangiora RSA in the 

evening. Tickets $50 per person. 

Golfwill feature on Sunday, February 5, 

withatournamentatthe Kaiapoi Golf 

Club. Entry is $40 per person. 

The Golf format will be afour person 

ambrose. Teams willbedrawn from those 

who enter. 

Register on the club’sFacebook page or 

its website. 

Golfer wins Queenstown trip 

Acoupleofcasualnine holegames of 

midweek golf with friends has earned 

Pegasus Golf Club member, Helen 

Williamson a‘onceinalifetime’ shot of 

flying off to England to play in aworld 

invitational golf tournament leading 

into the famed British Open 

Championship. 

Helenwas randomly selected as a 

monthly winner in apromotionbeing 

run by Golf New Zealand. 

Make Time Play 9,runs through the 

summer months, and is open to golfers 

of all ages and skill levels across the 

country who simply submit aninehole 

scorecard to go in the draw. 

Helenwon return airfares to 

Queenstowntocompete in the Make 

Time Play 9 final, being held in March 

in conjunction with the New Zealand 

Open. 

She joinseightotherwinners from 

throughout New Zealand who will tee 

up to play nine holesatMillbrook 

Resort. 

The best two players willwin trips to 

the 151st Open Championship at Royal 

Liverpool Golf Course to take part in 

the R&A 9Hole Challenge. 

The final in Englandwill feature 42 

ninehole players from21other 

countries. 

Helentook up golf in her mid20s and 

Aiming for Britain .. Helen Williamson, aPegasus Golf Club member, who has achance 

to fly to Britain to play in aworld invitation tournament leading up to the British Open. 


now plays off a15handicap.She says 

winningatrip to Queenstown was not 

on her mind when she signed up for a 

chance to take part in the qualifying 

round. 

‘‘Just winning atrip to Queenstown is 

an amazingprize… let alone beingin 

Victorious ... The Ohoka Maroon second grade cricket team that won the 2nd grade title 

in the 20172018 season. 

PHOTO:SUPPLIED 

with achance to go and play the leadin 

eventfor one of the world’smost special 

golfing majors,’’52year old Helensays. 

Golf New Zealand development 

general manager Thiem Nguyen says 

the initiative attracted 220,000entries 

nationwide. 

SPORTS RESULTS 

Rangiora Bridge Club 

Holiday match: North/South: Heather 

Waldron/Sarah Waldron 1, Veronica 

Hall/Sue McIlroy 2, Judy Bruerton/Barry 

Smart 3. East/West: Tom Rose/Rona 

Maslowski 1, Hans Limacher/Claire 

Williams 2, Craig Shannahan/Sue 

Solomons 3. 

New Year Pairs: N/S: Ant Lilley/Gail 

Hallams 1, Anne Dorrans/Robyn Dawson 

2, Judith Calder/Shirley Symns 3. E/W: 

Richard Luisetti/Phillipa Watkins 1, 

Lynda Grierson/Gaynor Hurford 2, Helen 

Thornburgh/Jan Roose 3. 

Junior Night: Diane Graham/Trish 

Warnes1, Kate Whitehead/Anne Bagrie 

and Carolyn Fifield/Margaret Cornwall 

equal 2. 

Summer Pairs: N/S: Veronica Hall/Sarah 

Waldron 1, Junette McIntyre/Sue McIlroy 

2, Dave Tocker/Shirley Symns 3. E/W: 

Dawn Simpson/Joyce Gray 1, Liz Duke/ 

Mike Cornwall 2, Alan Blackie/Ann 

Blackie 3. 

Amberley Golf Club 

January 21: MNeale 66, DWalker 68, A 

Genet 69, BO”Regan 69, GWilliams 69, G 

Dunlop 70, SThomas 70, SCrawford 70, J 

Morgan 70, KGussette 70, WVan Zuylen 

71, BMills 71. 

Mid Week Men: January 18: LWiddowson 

40, SMilne 39, BFitzgerald 37, RHilton 

36, PWylie 36, NReeves 36. 

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Oxford Garden Club 

The Oxford Garden Club is celebrating its 70th Jubilee on 

March 9with acelebration at the Oxford Working Men’s Club. 

The celebration begins with asocial gathering at 11am, 

followed by ameal at 12.30pm. Anyone interested in attending 

contact Kay on 027 337 1849. 

Grab nGo 

Grab yourself abargain and help keep the young ones 

entertained during the remainder of the school holidays. 

The Friends of the Hurunui District Libraries' have bought 

back, by popular demand,` Grab `n’ Go holiday reading book 

bags. Each bag is labelled with aspecific genre of books. 

Choose from historical, mystery, nonfiction and much more. 

They are available at Amberley Library for $5 per bag, until 

January 31, or while stocks last. 

Call 03 314 8980 to see if there are any left. 

Corrections 

Youth Guarantee Programme 

In an article in North Canterbury News on Thursday, January 

19, aboutComcol North Canterbury’s funding woes, it was 

incorrectly stated the MinistryofSocial Development’s Youth 

Guarantee funding criteria made if difficult for Comcol. The 

community college has previously received its Youth 

Guarantee Programme funding from the Tertiary Education 

Commission, not Ministry of Social Development. The error is 

regretted. 

John Rhind Ltd 

The John Rhind Funeral Directors team in KaiapoiisMark 

Glanville and Christine Staines. They featured in the North 

Canterbury News in aphotograph on aLocal Professionals 

feature. The caption incorrectly said the team was Mark 

Glanville and Olwen Glanville. The error is regretted. 

NEWS 


27 

Fencing beginners course to run in Rangiora next month 

Budding fencers can don afoil and give 

the sport agoinRangiora next month. 

The Fencing Institute is runningan 

eightweek beginners coursetoprovide an 

opportunity for anyoneaged 10 years an 

upward to try theirhand at the discipline. 

Fencing instructor Chris Nokes says the 

course willteach the very basics. Allthe 

fencinggear willbeprovided. All people 

have to do is turn up at the St JohnsHall, 

on the corner of Church and High Streets, 

on February 14, in aTshirt, track pants 

Musicians return to Rga 


Twoworldclassmusicians 

basedinPortugal willperform 

in Rangiora’s Chamber Gallery 

next month. 

Theconcert,byChristchurchborn 

pianist JunBouterey 

Ishido andhis life partner 

PortugueseviolinistMatilde 

Loureiro, on Wednesday, 

February1,willbegin at 

7.30pm. 

Theacclaimed musicians 

have beenperforming as aduo 

forthe last five years. 

They alsoplay‘‘allkinds of 

chamber music with other 

musicians’’ andperform solo. 

Thecouple,are in New 

Zealand forafewmonths and 

will be performingseveralother 

concertstogether in Canterbury 

andother areas,including 

Cromwell andKerikeri. 

Junwill alsoperform two solo 

performances while the couple 

areinNew Zealand, thefirstin 

Christchurch nextmonthatThe 

Piano: Centre forMusicand 

Arts,and thesecond in Nelson, 

during March. 

Thecouple both enjoy 

performing in Rangiora. 

‘‘We have often performed in 

theChamber Gallery and love 

Rangiora concert ... World class musicians, Christchurchborn pianist Jun 

BoutereyIshido, with his life partner Portuguese violinist Matilde Loureiro. 


theintimateatmosphereofthe 

venue,together with the 

friendly circleofmusiclovers 

whocometolisten,’’ Junsays. 

TheirRangiora programme 

will includeworksbyChopin, 

Schubert andBeethoven. 

Althoughthe Covid19 

pandemic, andthe many 

cancellations of publicevents it 

caused, didaffectthe couple's 

performing schedule,‘‘aswith 

many professions’’,they learnt 

to take advantageoftheir 

and sportsshoes. 

Anyone interestedshouldregister by 

5pm, Sunday, February 12 on the Fencing 

Institutes website,fencinginstitute.co.nz. 

‘‘This willnot commit themtothe full 

course, and notrequirepayment,but will 

unexpecteddowntime. 

‘‘During the lockdowns, we 

begantovalue the timespent 

quietly studying works in 

solitude, letting them mature in 

theirown time,’’ Jun says. 

Concert organiser,the 

WaimakaririCommunity Arts 

Council (WCAC), says its 

wonderfultohave Jun and 

Matilde playingatthegallery. 

Tickets are$35 an adult,$15 

studentsfromthe Rangiora 

Library (cash only). 

help me in determining theamountof 

equipment Ineed for the first session on 

theTuesday. 

Thecourse will run everyTuesday from 

6.30pm.For further informationphone 

Chris on 027 629 1996. 

Sunday 19th March 2023 

Choose your distance 6km or 12km! 

The City2Surf isall about bringing people together to achieve agoal of active participation. 

Anyone can do it, you can walk or run it and choose the distance that suits you. 

Enter now atwww.city2surf.co.nz 

Proudly supporting 

our charitable partner 

the New Zealand 

Flying Doctor Trust

What’s happening in your 

community… 

Kickstart Event Takes it up aGear in 2023 

An event aimed at upskilling motorbike riders 

and creating lifelong motorbike enthusiasts is 

happening at the Canterbury Agricultural Park on 

Saturday 4February 2023. 

During the Kickstart –Have aGo–Motorcycle 

Riders Event, seasoned and new motorbike riders 

will be able to talk to motorcycling experts and 

mechanics about how toget the most out of your 

bike, watch demonstrations and even take part 

in aslow speed control exercise. There’s even the 

opportunity to see Jayden Scott's Moto2 replica up 

close, as well as prizes to be won. 

“Kickstart is achance for riders to come together 

and learn some key skills that will help them get 

the most out of every ride,” says Council Road 

Safety Coordinator Peter Daly. 

The Kickstart Motorcycle Riders Event is 

acollaboration between Christchurch City, 

Waimakariri and Selwyn District Councils, Ride 

Forever trainers, Police, the Motorcycle Safety 

Advisory Council, ACC and local retailers. It is aimed 

at developing skills and enjoyment which will go a 

long way to addressing the high rate of crashes in 

the Canterbury region involving motorcyclists. 

Kickstart will run between 10am–2pm on Saturday 

4February. Tofind out more, visit the Kickstart 

Trackside Facebook event. 

Dispose of Asbestos Safely 

Over the last few months, staff at the Council’s 

Southbrook Resource Recovery Park have had a 

number of unsafe loads of material containing 

asbestos dumped at the site. This puts staff and 

contractors at risk, can close the site or parts of 

the site to the public and takes time and resources 

to clear away safely. 

The Council’s Health, Safety and Wellbeing 

team want to spread awareness around the 

safe disposal of asbestos for public safety and 

mitigation around ahazard that they are seeing 

reoccur. The team are encouraging members 

of the public to seek guidance from relevant 

authorities such as the Ministry ofHealth or 

WorkSafe New Zealand. 

Council’s Solid Waste Manager Kitty Waghorn says, 

“If asbestos is not handled or disposed of properly, 

it can easily become airborne and pose aserious 

health risk to people who come into contact with 

it. It is important that people are aware of the 

potential presence of asbestos inolder buildings or 

structures, and that they follow the guidelines for 

its safe removal and disposal.” 

To dispose of asbestos, it is best to hire a 

professional asbestos removal company. Ifthis 

isn’t feasible, it is important to follow WorkSafe 

New Zealand's guidelines for the management and 

removal of asbestos. Aer removal, double-bag or 

wrap the asbestos in polythene sheets, seal the 

package. Itcan then be disposed at the EcoCentral 

EcoDepot in Bromley. Contact EcoCentral Limited 

on 03 943 7513 for more details. 

In addition, pressed steel roof tiles, cement board, 

fibre board or insulation panels may contain 

asbestos. Please ask staff to check if these 

look safe tounload before you remove any such 

materials from your vehicle when you are atthe 

transfer station. 

For contaminated soil, WorkSafe has an approved 

code of practice that covers management 

and removal of asbestos, as well as roles and 

responsibilities for businesses and workers. It 

is important to check if you need alicense for 

removing and disposing of the contaminated soil. 

The WorkSafe website also has more information: 

worksafe.govt.nz 

Have you signed up for 

the Waimakariri District 

Council Newsletter? 

Tojoin visit: 

waimakariri.govt.nz/subscribe 

FREE ENGLISH 

LANGUAGE 

CLASSES 

Come along to our classes toimprove your 

speaking, listening and grammar skills 

through arange of interesting topics! 

EverySaturday, 11 February–1 April 2023 

10am–1pm 

Rangiora Town Hall Function Room 

303 High Street, Rangiora 

Enrol Now 

Julie Cloughley |Tutor 

Email: cloughju@hotmail.com 

Phone: 027 403 8245 

Free Digital 

SkillsClasses 

Introduction to Smart Phones 

Kaiapoi Library 

Tuesday 31January •10am–12noon 

Rangiora Library 

Wednesday 1February • 10am–12noon 

Introduction to Apps 

KaiapoiLibrary 

Tuesday 7February •10am–12noon 

Rangiora Library 

Wednesday 8February • 10am–12noon 

BookingsEssential 

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MOTORCYCLE RIDERS EVENT 2023 

Saturday4February2023 

10am —2pm 

CanterburyAgriculturalPark 

Curletts Road, Christchurch 

Great Prizes 

• Show and Shine,including areplica Moto2 GP bike 

• Have agoatthe “Kickstart Challenge” (register on the day) 

• Demonstrations from our local Ride Forever Instructors 

• Retailers, Food and Entertainment 

Findout more: facebook.com/kickstartcanterbury 

Supportedby: Waimakariri District Council, Christchurch City Council, 

Hurunui District Council, Selwyn District Council and Ride Forever an ACCInitiative.

NEWS &CLASSIFIED 


29 

Upcoming Council 

meetings 

The following meetings will be 

held in Januaryand February2023, 

in the Council Chamber, 

215 High Street, Rangiora, 

unless otherwise stated. 

The Palace Papers, by Tina Brown 

The explosive inside story of the Royal 

Family over the last20yearsfromDianato 

now fromthe bestsellingauthor of The Diana 

Chronicles. 

RobinWhite:Something is Happening,by 

SarahFarrar 

Here is the first book to be devoted to Robin 

White’s art in 40 years.It’s assessment of her 

remarkable 50 years as an artistincludes fresh 

perspectives by 24 writers and interviewees. 

Every. Night.Of. The. Week, by Lucy Tweed 

Welcome to Every.Night. of. the. Week,a 

cookbook for peoplewho don't likehardandfast 

recipes, by foodand recipe writer, stylist 

and Instagramgenie Lucy Tweed. 

Awildly entertaining and practical cookbook 

filled withshortcuts and permission to do it 

your own way,byDonna Hay's righthand 

woman. 

These titles are available in both the Waimakariri and Hurunui libraries. 

Find out more aboutrecentadditions to the librarycollection by going to the library catalogue at waimakariri. 

kotui.org.nz or hurunui.kotui.org.nzorcontact yourlocallibrary. 

Public Notices 

Waimakariri Water Zone Committee 

Monday 30 January at 3.30pm. 

Council 

Tuesday 7February at1pm. 

Council -Dra Annual Plan Budget 

Wednesday 8February and Thursday 

9February at9am. 

Woodend-Seon Community Board 

Monday 13 February at 5.30pm atthe 

Seon Public Hall. 

Audit and Risk Committee 

Tuesday 14February at9am. 

Rangiora-Ashley Community Board 

Wednesday 14February at7pm. 

Oxford-Ohoka Community Board 

Wednesday 14February at7pm at the 

Ohoka Community Hall, Mill Road Ohoka. 

(The Public Forum section of the agenda 

will occur from 7to7.20pm). 

Kaiapoi-Tuahiwi Community Board 

Monday 20 February at 4pm atthe 

Ruataniwha Kaiapoi Civic Centre, 

176Williams Street, Kaiapoi. 

Utilities and Roading Committee 

Tuesday 21February at9am. 

District Planning and 

Regulation Committee 

Tuesday 21February at1pm. 

Community and Recreation Committee 

Tuesday 21February at3.30pm. 

Council 

Tuesday 28February at 1pm. 

Agendas areavailable twoworking days 

before themeeting.Agendas,Minutes 

and audiorecordings formeetings 

canbefound on theCouncil'swebsite: 

waimakariri.govt.nz 

Sarah Nichols 

Governance Manager 

There’s a 

classified 

section for 

all your 

needs... 

buying, 

selling, 

wanted... 

you can do 

it all! 

Call Amanda 

to find our 

how to 

advertise! 

03 313 2840 

Deaths 

FRAMPTON, Nola Emily 

Elizabeth: Passed away on 

Sunday January 22, 2023. 

In her 92nd year. Beloved 

Wife for 68 years of Bryce 

(deceased), loved Mother 

and Mother-in-law of 

David, and Wendy 

(deceased), Julie, Wendy 

and Philip, and Gavin 

(deceased). Grandmother 

of Roger and Ginette, 

Daniel and Sharmaine, 

Natasha and John, Liam 

and Monique, Hoani, Ari 

and Haylee, Brittany and 

Nathan, Great Grandmother 

of Zachary, 

Kristian, Mannake, Theos, 

Amelia and Aidan. Messages 

may be sent to 61 

Houldsworth Street, Blenheim 

7201. At Nola’s 

request, a cremation has 

taken place. Respectfully 

cared for by Geoffrey T 

Sowman Blenheim 

FDANZ. Tel 03 578 4719 

www.sowmans.co.nz. 

Road Stopping 

Portion of Leonard Street that adjoins9Highfield Street,Waiau, Hurunui District 

Public Notice is hereby given that, pursuant toSection 319(h) and 342(a) of the Local Government Act 1974, the 

HurunuiDistrict Council proposestostop part of theroaddescribed in theschedule hereto: 

SCHEDULE 

Area (ha) Shownonthe plan as Plan 

0.21 Road to be stopped (proposed) Portion of Leonard Street,Waiau –Proposed Road Stopping 

–CanterburyMaps –3November 

PURPOSE 

The portionofroad when stoppedshall be amalgamatedpursuanttoSection 345(1)(a) of theLocal GovernmentAct 

1974 withadjoining land as follows: 

Area(ha) Shown Land to be amalgamatedwith 

0.21 Road to be stopped (proposed) Road to be stopped (Proposed) is to be amalgamated with 

Lot2DP 44736 

The above-mentioned plan may be viewed atthe Culverden Service Centre &Library, Hurunui Memorial 

Library (Amberley)orthe Hurunui District CouncilOfficesat66 Carters Road,Amberley during normal office 

hours or on theCouncilswebsite www.hurunui.govt.nz underHaveyour say –Consultations. 

If you would like toobject to this proposal you must lodge your objection in writing tothe Hurunui District 

CouncilAttn:Cameron Ashwortheitherinpersonto66Carters Road,Amberley,orposted to PO Box 13, 

Amberley 7441 or emailed to cameron.ashworth@hurunui.govt.nz to arrivenolater than5:00pm 24 February 

2023. 

Dated at HurunuiDistrict Council, Amberley this 26 day of January2023. 

Thisisthe second publication of thisnotice. 

HDobbie 

Chief ExecutiveOfficer 

KATE VALLEY LANDFILL 

COMMUNITY TRUST 

APPLICATIONS FOR FUNDING 

ASSISTANCE 

The Trust invites applications from eligible 

groups/individuals for grants from the 18 th 

funding round. 

Application period is from 30 January 2023 

to 3March 2023. Only applications on the 

2023 form will be accepted. Forms are 

available from the Hurunui District Library or 

by emailing secretaryKVLCT@gmail.com. 

Ageneralinformation evening will be held at 

the Waipara Hall on Thursday 9 th February 

2023 7:30-8:00 pm at which Trustees will 

explain the eligibility requirements and 

assist with any application questions. 

Enquiries should be directed to Julian Ball 

on 021 671 721. 

2546679 

Entertainment 

APPEARING live at 

Balcairn Hall, 7.30pm 

Friday 10th February. Back 

Of The Beyond, Craig 

Denham (Alpaca Social 

Club), expect a night of 

lush musical richness 

tinged with humour and not 

taking oneself too seriously! 

Tickets (cash) $30 

from Sally Mac’s, Amberley, 

Sefton Garage and 

Stan’s 7 Day Pharmacy, 

Rangiora, or online 

www.balcairnhall.com. 

KOWAI Archives Society 

Inc. This year we will be 

opening for visitors from 

1-4pm on the second 

Sunday in every month, 

beginning 12th February. 

This is in addition to our 

regular opening on Wednesday 

afternoons. We also 

welcome groups by special 

arrangement. Find us at 

1091 Upper Sefton Road, 

Balcairn. Phone Rosalie 03 

3541312 or email 

kowai.archives@gmail.com. 

KAIAPOI CHRISTADELPHIANS 

“The Key ofKnowledge ..” 

(Luke 11:52) 

“BORN TOBEKING” 

Many people celebrate Jesus’birth,and quote whatGabriel said 

to Mary inLuke 1:31 “…. And shall bring forth ason and call 

His name Jesus”. The chapter goes ontospeak ofHis ultimate 

destiny,and that is to be king “Heshall be great and shall be called 

the Son of the Highest and the LORD God shall give unto Him 

the throne of His fatherDavid” His disciple Nathanaelrecognised 

Him to be aking “Rabbi,Thouart theSon of GOD;Thou artthe 

King of Israel”. John 1:49. The question is where was David’s 

throne? It was Jerusalem. And has the Lord Jesus ever reigned 

there? Notyet. 

Oxford A&P 

Association 

SATURDAY 1APRIL 2023 

ENTRIES CLOSE: 28 th February 

–Nolate entries accepted. 

Schedulesavailable online– 

W: showday.online. 

Some Trade,and Art/Craftsites 

still available 

–contact Christine Roberts, 

E: secretary@oxfordapshow.co.nz 

W: oxfordapshow.co.nz. 

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PUBLIC NOTICE OF 

APPLICATION FOR 

ON AND OFF LICENCES 

SECTION 101, SALE 

AND SUPPLYOF 

ALCOHOL ACT 2012 

Fresca Ltd has made 

application to the District 

Licensing Committee at 

Rangiora for the issue of 

an On and Off Licences in 

respect of the premises 

situated at 7/188 High Street, 

Rangiora known as Fresca 

Mediterranean. 

The general nature of the 

business conducted (or to be 

conducted) under the licence 

is Restaurant and Grocery 

Store. 

The days on which and 

the hours during which 

alcohol is (or is intended to 

be) sold under the licence 

are On Licence - Monday 

to Saturday 8.30am - 

11.00pm, Sunday 8.30am 

- 5.00pm. Off Licence - 

Monday to Saturday 8.30am 

-10.00pm, Sunday 8.30am 

-5.00pm. 

The application may be 

inspected during ordinary 

office hours at the office 

of the Waimakariri District 

Licensing Committee at 215 

High Street, Rangiora. 

Any person who is entitled 

to object and who wishes 

to object to the issue of the 

licence may,not later than 15 

working days after the date of 

the publication of this notice, 

file anotice in writing of the 

objection with the Secretary 


Licensing Committee at 

Private Bag 1005, Rangiora 

or email to records@wmk. 

govt.nz. 

No objection to the issue of 

alicence may be made in 

relation to amatter other than 

amatter specified in section 

105 (1) of the Sale and 

Supply of Alcohol Act 2012. 

This is the first publication of 

this notice. 

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PUBLIC NOTICE OF 

APPLICATION FOR 

CLUB LICENCE 

SECTION 101, SALE 

AND SUPPLY OF 

ALCOHOL ACT 2012 

Woodend Bowling Club 

has made application to the 

District Licensing Committee 

at Rangiora for the renewal 

of aClub Licence in respect 

of the premises situated 

at 38 Rangiora-Woodend 

Road, Woodend known as 

Woodend Bowling Club. 

The general nature of the 

business conducted (or to be 

conducted) under the licence 

is Refreshments for bowlers 

on playing days. 

The days on which and the 

hours during which alcohol 

is (or is intended to be) 

sold under the licence are 

Tuesday 3.30pm -6.30pm, 

Wednesday 4pm - 7pm, 

Thursday 3pm -9pm, Friday 

1pm - 8pm, Saturday & 

Sunday 10am -8pm. 

The application may be 

inspected during ordinary 

office hours at the office 


Licensing Committee at 215 

High Street, Rangiora. 

Any person who is entitled 

to object and who wishes 

to object to the issue of the 

licence may, not later than 

15 working days after the 

date of the publication of this 

notice, file anotice in writing 

of the objection with the 

Secretary of the Waimakariri 

District Licensing Committee 

at Private Bag 1005, 

Rangiora. 

No objection to the renewal 

of alicence may be made 

in relation to amatter other 

than a matter specified in 

section 131 of the Sale and 

Supply of Alcohol Act 2012. 

This is the first publication of 

this notice. 

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Situations Vacant 

STAFF NEEDED 

DutyManagers 

Bar Staff 

Chefs 

Business is booming and we need to 

build up our friendly team 

Full-time and Part-timepositionsavailable 

Accommodationprovided forthe 

right candidates 

Send CV to: 

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9Tavern Drive, Greta Valley - Phone (03) 975 3924 

Educational 

TUITION available. Primary 

and secondary up to 

NCEA level 3. In centre 

(Rangiora) or interactive 

online from your home. 

Each student on an individually 

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Kip McGrath Rangiora has 

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us acall (03) 313 3638 or 

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Wanted To Buy 

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Firewood 

SPLIT Old Man Pine 3.7m 

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021 993 497. 

MECHANICALLY 

minded person required to 

take care of machinery and 

livestock, chickens. This 

role is 8am - 4.30pm 

Monday to Friday, working 

every 3rd weekend. This is 

a temp to perm role, 

immediate start. For more 

info on this role or to see 

what else we have call 

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Visit Unit 1, 6Cone Street, 

Rangiora 

www.superiorpersonnel.co.nz. 

FALCONS & 

COMMODORES 

WANTED 

Suitable for 

dismantling or repairs 

Ph 313 7216 

2412522 

Grazing 

AVAILABLE FOR TWO 

horses. Rangiora town 

boundary, locked access, 

stables available. Rate 

negotiable. Ph 03 313 6284. 

Home Services 

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allroofs.co.nz 

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Cars For Sale 

BMW 1988 3201 red, 4 

door, done 225ks, has new 

reg and wof, very tidy 

$6000. Phone 313 5861 or 

021 148 4965. 

Cars Wanted 

CASH 4CARS 

and 4WD'S 

Phone 

Automotive 

Parts 

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CARS, vans, 4WD’s 

wanted for dismantling or 

repair. Phone 027 258 

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Business For Sale 

DUE to retirement, I am 

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Waimakariri and Christchurch 

area. Phone Paul 

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Trade&Services 

ABEL &Prestige Chimney 

Cleaning. Nth Cant owned 

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areas from Waimak to Hanmer. 

Professional, guaranteed, 

service. Firebox 

repairs, carry most parts. Ph 

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BRIAN’S Tree Services. 

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issues call Grout Pro for a 

free, no obligation quote. 

Ph Darryl 0800 882 772. 

www.theprogroup.co.nz/dpc9385. 

Hay and 

Baleage 

making 

Conventional or 

round bales 

Full job or partjob 

2531832 

Ph 0274 782 925 

or 313 7938 

LAWN MAINTENANCE 

mowing, spraying, 

fertilizing, scarifier. Phone 

Hamish 027 349 7986. 

METAL WORX. Flashing, 

Sheetmetal Fabrication, 

Wrought Iron, 

Welding, Custom Trailers, 

General Metalwork. No job 

too big or too small. Ph 021 

265 5428 or 03 314 6908. 

Find us on facebook/ 

Glenmark Metal Worx. 

glenmarkmetalworx.ltd@gmail.com. 

PAINTERS 

Reg Tradesman 

Interior,exterior. 

North Canterbury Painters 

specialising in decorating for 

over 65 at adiscount rate. 

Free quotes. 

Covering Nth Canty,Oxford, 

Kaiapoi, Rangiora, Amberley. 

Rob 03 327 7899 

or 027 432 3520 2227597 

WINDOW TINTING 

tintawindow 

advanced film solutions 

99% uv block 

fade protection 

heat control 

reduce glare 

25 Years Experience 

privacy films 

frosting designs 

non-darkening films 

Workmanship Guaranteed 

Lifetime Warranties on Most Films 

UV 

block 


PAINT & wallpaper 

services. Wayne Bryant, 

exterior, interior. Qualified 

tradesman. Free quotes. Ph 

313 5337 or 027 654 4568. 

PAINTER &INTERIOR 

plasterer matching & 

patching, no job too small, 

30 yrs exp. Please phone 

022 189 8294. 

PAINTER. Qualified local 

professional, Int / Ext, 

roofs, wallpaper. Call or 

text Corban 027 846 5035. 

ANTHONY SYMONDS 

Plastering &Painting 

Services 

Locals with 30 years 

experience 

All workmanship 

Guaranteed. 

Phone 021 344 023 

Pride &Quality Painting 

&Decorating Services 

20 yrs exp, fast and friendly 

service. For all your painting 

needs, phone: Martin 310 

6187 or 021 128 9867 

POWER TOOLS repairs, 

parts &sales for over 40 

years. All main brands serviced. 

Grossman Trade 

Tools, 23 Watts Road, 

Christchurch. Ph 389 9230. 

SCREEN PRINTING. 

For all your printing 

requirements. T-shirts, 

Hoodies, Hi-Vis vests and 

polos, Overalls, Caps etc. 

Please phone Heather 03 

313 0261 or email heather. 

norstar@gmail.com. 

SHEARER. Hap’s Farm & 

Lifestyle Services. Shearing, 

crutching, drenching, 

tailing, feet trimming & 

health check. Phone 

021-267-4025. 

027 216 0000 

SEPTIC TANK 

CLEANING 

Bill’s Liquid 

Waste 

You dump it... 

Blair pumps it... 

Blair Tavendale 

Ph 03 314 9371 

0275 379-694 

CRAIGS Trees 

(03) 327-4190 

TREE REMOVALS 

THINNING &PRUNING 

STUMPGRINDING 

FELLING &TOPPING 

FULLYINSURED 

QUALIFIED ARBORIST 

Free Quotes 

027 2299 454 

craigstrees@xtra.co.nz 

Free Quotes Canterbury and Districts 

03 365 3653 0800 368 468 

2502479 

2362002 

2225862 

2434390

Trusted Trades & 

Professional Services 

Guide 

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

Automotive &Recovery 

Builder 

Butchery 

Cattle Problems 

2070788 

• WOF Cars &Trailers 

• Vehicle Servicing & 

Repairs 

• Tyres &Punctures 

• Jump Starts 

• 

Towing &Salvage 

• Courtesy Car Available 

Ph Aaron Rowlands 

0272 588 366 

13 Stone Eyre Place, 

Swannanoa 

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

•New Builds •Renovations, Extensions 

• Repairs and Maintenance 

2549049 

Ring Mark 027 229 7310 

for afree quote 

www.longsilverconstruction.com 

OxfordButchery 

Shane Frahm 

We cankill&process yourstock 

FourGenerations of Frahms 

since 1957 

Ph 312 4205 

Oxford 

Number one 

old-fashioned bacon 

&ham curing. 

A/H 021 269 1817 

2227889v3 

• Live Humane Capture 

• Trucking 

• Tagging 

• Testing 

• Sale of unruly, difficult, pesky 

cattle 

Profit share 50-50 

Craig Flintoft 03 312 9432 

craigflintoft@gmail.com 

2459888 

Construction &Concrete 

Ear Health 

Electrician 

Engineering 

All Construction & Concrete Work 

•Driveways, patios &paths 

•Bridges and Culverts 

•Floors, foundations 

•Sheds and buildings 

•Dairy Sheds, Herd homes 

•Silage pits, effluent ponds 

•Excavation and cartage 

•Precast concrete 

•Insulated panels 

Daryl Power 

027 230 9401 

concretepower@scorch.co.nz 

www.concretepower.co.nz 

2273277 

• Ear Health checks. 

• Wax removal using Microsuction 

• Removal of foreign bodies 

• Basic hearing aid care 

• ACC provider 

• WarVeteran provider 

• No medical referral 

required 

Clinics in Rangiora, Amberley and Kaiapoi 

Rest homes/retirement villages, booking by prior arrangement. 

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

Email alison@earcare.nz | Ear Care Canterbury 

2324849 

p 03 313 7144 | m 027 432 1534 

e info@rgrantelectrcial.com 

• New Houses • Heatpumps • Alterations 

• TV &Data • Security &Alarms • Lighting 

• Residential &Commercial Maintenance 

• Test &Tagging • Audio &Home Theatre 

• Inspections &much more 

www.rgrantelectrical.co.nz 

2502205 

2269236 

For your Engineering needs 

187d Ohoka Road, Kaiapoi 

Phone 03 327 5246 |027 495 2821 

toppeng@xtra.co.nz 

2495004 

Fencing 

NATHAN SCOTT 

FENCING CONTRACTOR 

Specialising in 

• Farm Fencing • Stock Yards 

• Post Driving 

Ph: Rangiora 03 312 8866 

Mobile: 027 213 1634 

Email: nathanandhayley@scorch.co.nz 

Mobile Welding /Fabrication 

Scrap Metal 

CASH PAID FOR SCRAP 

•Car Bodies •Scrap Steel•Specialists in Farm 

Machinery•All non Ferrous 

MAINLAND 

METALS LTD 

Ph (03)338 7000 

Mike0274 818544 •Robbie 0274 818 027 

Locally owned and operated 

1902273 

2548247 

2528221 

Glass 

Raymond Barrow’s 

Your 

Preferred 

Choice of Glazier 

NORTH CANTERBURY GLASS 

Covering all glass, including... 

•Broken window 

repairs 

•Double Glazing 

•Cat &Dog Doors 

•Splashbacks 

...and Much More 

•Balustrades 

•Mirrors 

•Security Screens, 

Stays &Doors 

•Safety Glass 

10 Albert Street, Rangiora 

03 313 5335 

www.northcanterburyglass.co.nz 

For All Things 

Residential, Commercial and Auto 

Landscaping 

STEWART CONTRACTING 

Landscaping -Fencing 

& Earthworks 

ENJOYABLE STRESS FREE LANDSCAPING 

03 313 9375 •027 369 3974 

www.stewartcontracting.co.nz 

contact@stewartcontracting.co.nz 

Plasterer 

Interior 

Renovations 

Ltd 

Plasterboard, 

fixing &stopping 

Cornice 

Cove and 

stippled ceilings 

Registered 

Tradesman 

Call Mark 

027 438 0665 

Plumbing 

For all 

general 

aspects of 

plumbing 

Discounts for over 

65 years old 

Fast friendly service 

All work guaranteed 

2136148 

Aaron McCartney 

Certifying Plumber 

Cell 027 366 9091 

A/H 03 310 2137 

Free Call: 

0508 44EVER 

EMAIL: 

plumber_27@yahoo.com 

AMPLIFY YOUR BUSINESS AND BE 

THE NAME THEY REMEMBER FIRST 

Advertise with us and get noticed today! 

Phone us today on 03 314 8335 or email 

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

2172994 

Landscaping 

For all your landscaping needs 

All Landscaping, Retaining Walls (Engineered and 

Non-Engineered), Timber Fences, Landscape Structures 

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

Phone Jeremy 021 169 9394 

www.blackhill.co.nz 

www.facebook.com/blackhillltd 

2372616v2 

Pool Care 

PREPARE FORSWIM SEASON 

Year-roundPoolwerxChristchurch areheretoassistyou with: 

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

•Heating optionsincluding thermalcovers and heatpumps 

•Pool and spa chemicals and equipment 

•Green Pool clean-ups 

•Water tests 

•Roboticcleanersales and servicing 

Seamless Spouting 

Seamless Spouting 

2498051v2 

Supply and Install 

of Seamless Gutters 

10 year no leaks 

guarantee 

• Continuous spouting made on site, 

large colour range available 

• High grade and thicker material used 

• Repair or replace any type of gutter 

• Undertake all insurance work 

• Independently owned and operated 

• Competitive pricing 

Servicing North CanterburyDistricts 

Call Marvin 027 371 4179 

spouting2u@gmail.com 

2481421 

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

2017 CorollaGLXHatch 

•1.8L PetrolAuto, Alloys 

•Camera, Bluetooth, NZ new 

•6.8L/100kms 

$ 

19,995 

2019 Toyota Yaris GX 

•1.3LPetrolAuto, NZ New 

•Camera, Bluetooth 

•SafetySense, Only 18,000kms 

WAS$20,995 

$ 

19,995 

2022 Ex-DemoYaris ZR 

Hybrid 

•1.5LPetrolHybrid 

•5-Star Safety, Camera, Satnav 

•Only 3.6L/100 

$ 

36,995 

2017 Toyota Vitz Hybrid 

•1.5LPetrolAuto, ClimateAir 

•3.8L/100km, Rebate Eligible 

•Only 33,700kms 

$ 

20,995 

2017 Toyota Vitz Hybrid 

•1.5LPetrolHybridAuto 

•5-Door,ClimateAir,Rebate Eligible 


$ 

20,995 

2018 Toyota Yaris GX 

•1.3LPetrolAuto, NZ New 

•Camera,SafetySense,Bluetooth 


WAS$19,995 

$ 

17,995 

2013LexusCT200H 

•1.8L PetrolHybrid; NZ New 

•Camera, Bluetooth, 4.5L/100km 

•85,350kms 

2019 CorollaGXBlack 

Edition 

•2.0L PetrolAuto, Alloys, Satnav, 

•Apple&AndroidConnect,5-Star Safety 


$ 

19,995 $ 

29,995 

2018 Corolla GX Hatchback 

•1.8L PetrolAuto 

•Camera, NZ New, Bluetooth 

•Only 59,500kms. 

$ 

20,995 

2019 CorollaGXHybrid 

•1.8L PetrolHybridAuto 

•NZNew,Satnav,Bluetooth 


$ 

34,995 

2021 Corolla GX Hatch 

•2.0L PetrolAuto, Camera, Bluetooth 

•5-Star Safety, Satnav 


$ 

31,995 

2021 Corolla GX Hatch 

•2.0L Petrol Auto, Bluetooth, Camera 

•Satnav,5-StarSafety 


$ 

30,995 

2019 CamryGXHybrid 

•2.5LHybrid Petrol, 5-Star Safety 

•AlloysCamera,4.7L/100kms 


$ 

36,995 

2016 Rav4 GXL AWD 

•2.5LPetrolAuto, Camera 

•Keyless, 5-Star Safety 

•91,900kms 

WAS$31,995 

$ 

28,995 

2019 CamryGXHybrid 

•2.5LPetrolHybrid, Camera 

•Bluetooth, 4.7L/100km 


$ 

36,995 

2017 Toyota C-HR Hybrid 

•1.8L PetrolHybrid; Leather 

•Camera, 5-StarSafety 

•Only 55,600km 

$ 

34,995 

2017 Toyota C-HR Hybrid 

•Bluetooth 

•4.2L/100km 

•44,950kms 

$ 

33,995 

2020 Hybrid Rav4 Limited 

•2.5L Hybrid Petrol, Leather 

•Sunroof,5-StarSafety, Only5.3L/100km 


$ 

53,995 


•2.5LPetrol8-Speed Auto 

•Camera, Bluetooth, 5-Star Safety 


$ 

43,995 


•2.5LPetrol8-Speed Auto 

•5-Star Safety, Satnav, Bluetooth 


$ 

42,995 


•2.5LPetrol8-Speed Auto, ClimateAir 

•Camera, Satnav,5-Star Safety 

•Only 30,450km 

$ 

42,995 

2016 HighlanderGXL 

•3.5LPetrolAuto, Leather 7-Seater 

•Camera, Roof Rack,Towbar 


WAS$39,995 

$ 

37,995 

2018 Toyota HighlanderGXL 

•3.5LPetrol, Leather 7Seater 

•5-Star Safety, Satnav, Camera 

•75,850kms 

$ 

38,995 

2019 Rav4 GX 2WD 

•2.0L PetrolAuto, Alloys, Satnav 

•Camera, 5-StarSafety, 6.7L/100km 


$ 

35,995 

2019 HiluxSR5 Prerunner 

•2.8L Turbo Diesel Auto, 2WD,Satnav 

•Facelift,Camera, 5-StarSafety 


2017 HiluxSR5 4WD 

•2.8L Turbo Diesel Auto, Canopy, 

•Nudge Bar, Camera, Satnav 

•71,350kms 

2017 HiluxS2WD 

•2.8L Turbo Diesel Manual 

•Camera, Bluetooth, Cruise Control 



•2.8L Turbo Diesel Auto, Alloys 

•Camera, Satnav, Keyless 


2019 Toyota Fortuner GXL 

•2.8L Turbo Diesel Auto, 4WD 

•7-Seater,Satnav, Camera 

•Only 26,100kms 

$ 

41,995 $ 

47,995 $ 

31,995 

$ 

51,995 

$ 

47,995 

2015Ford RangerXLT 

•3.2LTurbo Diesel Auto, 2WD 

•Alloys, Bluetooth, Tonneau 

•Rear Sensors 

$ 

27,500 

2018 Toyota Hiace 

•2.8L Turbo Diesel Auto, 6-Seater 

•Fold up Second Row 


$ 

41,995 

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

Signature 

CLASS 

2017 LandCruiserPrado TX 

•2.8L Turbo Diesel, 7-Seater 

•Leather,Keyless,Camera 


WAS$63,995 

$ NOW 59,995 

2017 LandCruiserVX200 

•4.5LTwinTurbo Diesel, Facelift Model 

•Satnav,360 Camera, Leather 8-Seater 

•104,200kms 

$ 

97,995 


•2.8L Turbo Diesel, Auto,FaceliftModel 

•Satnav,360 Camera, Leather 8-Seater 

•104,200kms 

$ 

52,995 

2021 Daihatsu Hijet 

Dump Truck 

•650ccPetrolManual, 4WD 

•Tipper Deck, DiffLocker, Hi-LoRatio 

•Only 100kms 

$ 

31,995 

2018 Hilux SR 4WD 

•2.8L Turbo Diesel, 6-Speed Manual 

•Tonneau,Camera 

•Only61,000kms 

$ 

46,995 

2542747 

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North Canterbury News: January 26, 2023

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