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Thursday,<strong>February</strong> 2, 2<strong>02</strong>3 | Issue1031 | www.starnews.co.nz<br />
Adriving passion for working pedal cars<br />
By JOHN COSGROVE<br />
Early model Bentley's, Duesenberg,<br />
Mercedes, Fords, Darracqs andPremiers<br />
areall famous vintage carbrandsbeing<br />
faithfully broughttolife in agarage in<br />
Rangiora.<br />
Butthey will not be takingtothe open<br />
road.<br />
Thecars are quarterscaleworking<br />
model children’spedalcars, andare<br />
beingmanufacturedbyretired former<br />
science teacherStu Scott.<br />
‘‘When Iretired Iwanted something to<br />
keep me thinking, to challengemeand<br />
this is it,’’ he says.<br />
It allstarts withachalkoutline on the<br />
floorofhis workshop.<br />
Notaneasy job, as themodelpedalcars<br />
sharespace withanactualFordModelT<br />
vintagecar –Stu’sfirst project after<br />
retiring fromteachingatLinwoodHigh<br />
School.<br />
‘‘Idothe research and find avintagecar<br />
that Ilike thelookof, then Idrawits<br />
outline on thefloor,and startfrom there.’’<br />
Butthesechildsizedpedalcarsare<br />
made completelyofrecycled scrapmetal.<br />
‘‘Igotothe dump, and therecycling<br />
centres,looking for oldbikes, oldbits of<br />
steel or bitsand pieces Ican reuse as<br />
parts on theselittle cars.’’<br />
Thegrille of theDuesenbergheis<br />
workingoncomesfromrepurposed<br />
carpetedging.<br />
It’s horns werefabricated from<br />
discarded silver plated wine goblets,fog<br />
lightswererecycled candle sticks, and<br />
thebonnet radiatorcap camefrom a<br />
MorrisMinorwindow winder.<br />
On the back of theDuesenberg the<br />
intricate woodenboat tail was crafted<br />
from aset of drawersand apacking<br />
pallet.<br />
Nothingislefttothe scrap heap.<br />
On the Darracq thebrass water tank<br />
came fromanoldtoiletflush tank, the<br />
steering wheelwas crafted from abed<br />
end, achildrenpushbikegavehim gears,<br />
chainand otherpartstouse while the<br />
angled radiator came off aMazdacar that<br />
hadbeen accidently driven over.<br />
TheDarracqismodelledonthe firstV8<br />
engine racingcar evermade andasone of<br />
hismany niecesornephews pedalsthe<br />
carforward allthe tappets and valves<br />
Talent on show ... Aquarter scale Duesenberg vintage sports car slowly takes shape in the garage of retired science teacher Stu Scott.<br />
PHOTOS: JOHN COSGROVE<br />
moveand clatter justasthey did on the<br />
original car madein1905.<br />
The workingnature of these old cars is<br />
afeature of Stu’s skill in theworkshop.<br />
‘‘I lovetothink about how to make<br />
thingsmove.’’<br />
One of thefirstof17cars he hasmade,<br />
was aone thirdscalereplicaofa1903<br />
Ford Model Acar,powered by a125cc<br />
engine.<br />
‘‘I madeitbecauseIlove the amount of<br />
brassthatwas on it,’’ he says.<br />
Stu hasgivenawaymostofhis creations<br />
to family and friends.<br />
‘‘I makethemsoothers canenjoy<br />
them,’’ he says.<br />
Completed ... Aone third scale model of<br />
Henry Ford’s original 1903 Model Acar,<br />
made by Mr Scott.<br />
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<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>’s conservation<br />
community is mourning the death of one<br />
of its most respectedmembers.<br />
Kaikōura conservation hero Geoff<br />
Harrow, who lived in Christchurch,spent<br />
almost 60 years workingtoprotect the<br />
Hutton’sshearwater,(Kaikōura tītī), an<br />
endangered seabirdendemicto<br />
Kaikōura.<br />
Mr Harrow, who receivedaQueen’s<br />
Service medal in 2017 forhis services to<br />
conservationand mountaineering, died<br />
on January16aged96.<br />
The Hutton’sShearwater Charitable<br />
Trust chairmanTed Howardsaid<br />
knowing Geoff meant alot to people who<br />
knewhim.<br />
‘‘Geoff’spassion for the birdshas been<br />
legendary.Hewill be sorelymissed by<br />
many, and he leaves alegacy matchedby<br />
few.’’<br />
Mr Harrowbecame interestedinbirds<br />
as achild, but began his Hutton’s<br />
shearwaterjourneymuch laterafter a<br />
chance encounter during 1964 with<br />
Kaikōura deerstalkerand motelowner<br />
IvanHislop.<br />
He toldMrHarrow he had seen<br />
‘‘masses of burrows withmuttonbird<br />
carcassesatover1800metres above sea<br />
level’’ondeer shootingexpeditionsinthe<br />
Seaward Kaikoura Range of mountains.<br />
Mr Harrow, who was an experienced<br />
mountaineer anddeerstalker, was<br />
intrigued by Mr Hislop’sstory andhoped<br />
the‘‘`muttonbirds’’ he hadseenmight<br />
actually be Hutton’s shearwater, because<br />
littlewas known aboutthe elusive<br />
seabirds.<br />
Evenleadingornithologistswere<br />
unawaretheymightbebreeding at such<br />
highaltitudeinKaikōura.<br />
Ayearlater Mr Harrowfoundthree<br />
smelly, decomposing carcasseshe<br />
believedtobeHutton’sshearwaters, near<br />
the siteIvan hadtoldhim about.<br />
He tookthe dead birds home withhim<br />
Conservation hero ... Geoff Harrow, holding aHutton’s shearwater chick. He spent almost<br />
60 years working to protect the endangered seabird, before his death on January 16, aged<br />
96. PHOTO: ANDREW SPENCER<br />
andsometimelater received<br />
confirmationfrom Dr Robert Falla at the<br />
Dominion Museum, in Wellington, that<br />
thecarcasses wereHutton’s shearwaters.<br />
It wasexcitingnews because it<br />
confirmed thatHutton’s shearwaters<br />
were still in theareaIvan hadspokenof,<br />
andduring later trips to Kaikōura Geoff<br />
located theirbreeding colonies.However,<br />
it soonbecame clear thatthe colonies<br />
were being decimatedatanalarming rate<br />
by feral pigsand somethinghad to be<br />
done to protect thebirds from extinction.<br />
Scientist, conservationbiologistand<br />
authorRichardCuthbert,who has donea<br />
PhD on theHutton’s shearwater, was<br />
commissionedtostudy the birdsand he<br />
cameupwith amanagementplantohelp<br />
them.<br />
His recommendation to establish an<br />
artificial breeding colony, nowknown as<br />
Te Rae oAtiu, nearthe Kaikōura<br />
township where chicks could be managed<br />
safely behind predatorproof fencing.<br />
Mr Harrow’s ideatocreatethe Hutton’s<br />
ShearwaterCharitableTrust,tofund that<br />
conservationwork, provedcriticaltothe<br />
success of the programme.<br />
Taskforce initiative adopted<br />
By DAVID HILL,<br />
Local Democracy Reporter<br />
Help is at hand for Waimakariri youth<br />
seeking employment.<br />
The Waimakariri District Council has<br />
joined the Mayors’ Taskforce for Jobs, to<br />
support local youth intoemployment.<br />
The programme has been successfulin<br />
the Hurunuiand Kaikōura districts and a<br />
recent changetothe populationthreshold<br />
meansWaimakariri is now eligible for<br />
funding.<br />
‘‘As Mayor thisisaninitiative that Iwill<br />
be actively involved in supporting,’’<br />
Waimakariri Mayor Dan Gordon says.<br />
‘‘I am lookingforward to seeingthis<br />
projectcommence and Iam100 percent<br />
behind it.’’<br />
The programme willbeadministered by<br />
the council’s community team.<br />
‘‘Giventhe team’s wellestablished local<br />
networks and connections, this is an ideal<br />
fit for the role.’’<br />
The initiative is being funded by the<br />
Ministry of Social Developmentonan<br />
initialsixmonth pilot.<br />
The council is in the process of<br />
appointing an employment coordinator to<br />
workalongside young peopleand local<br />
employers.<br />
The sixmonth pilotaims to get 12 young<br />
people into the local workforce, offeringa<br />
range of support and guidance to help<br />
them on their journey.<br />
‘‘Theaim of the role is to increase<br />
collaboration and add valueacrossthe<br />
work readiness sector,’’ Mr Gordon says.<br />
The programme aims to address<br />
barriersand misconceptions which limit<br />
the abilityfor localyoung people to access<br />
sustainable employment, he says.<br />
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By DAVID HILL,<br />
Local Democracy Reporter<br />
Kaikōura’s annual whale count could<br />
bring benefits for global research and<br />
local tourism, if it can get the funding.<br />
The whale count was started three<br />
years ago by the Kaikōura Ocean<br />
Research Institute Inc (KORI) in the<br />
wake of Covid, and is already producing<br />
results.<br />
‘‘A lot of people have been coming to<br />
Kaikōura to be apart of it.<br />
‘‘Every year we’ve had hundreds of<br />
people volunteer, but it is run on a<br />
shoestring budget,’’ said KORI director<br />
Dr Jody Weir.<br />
‘‘It could be so much bigger, and<br />
become such abig drawcard if we could<br />
get the funding.’’<br />
The initiative began in 2<strong>02</strong>0, when<br />
tourism companies were not operating<br />
due to Covid restrictions.<br />
The objective was to get an idea of the<br />
number of whales migrating between<br />
their feeding grounds in the Southern<br />
Ocean near Antarctica and their<br />
breeding grounds in amore tropical<br />
climate.<br />
‘‘In May 2<strong>02</strong>0 we didn’t have<br />
WhaleWatch and Dolphin Encounter<br />
running, but we still had these whales<br />
migrating and there were people not<br />
working, receiving government<br />
subsidies,’’ Dr Weir said.<br />
‘‘So employers were sending people<br />
out to help and there were tourists stuck<br />
here.’’<br />
In the first season there was funding<br />
from the Kaikōura District Council and<br />
KORI was able to combine it with<br />
research it was doing for the<br />
Department of Conservation (DOC).<br />
Since then reduced funding has meant<br />
ashorter whale count window.<br />
‘‘We have the volunteers, but it is a<br />
matter of getting the funding to employ a<br />
coordinator,’’ Dr Weir said.<br />
The resourcing only allowed for only a<br />
two week window around Matariki last<br />
year, which was combined with aDOC<br />
marine survey.<br />
Even so, she said there had been<br />
increase in whale sightings over the<br />
three years.<br />
In the first year they counted adozen<br />
humpback whales in one day, whereas<br />
last year there were 50 seen passing in a<br />
single day.<br />
‘‘This is consistent with international<br />
markers which show humpbacks are<br />
coming back.<br />
‘‘It is great because all sorts of people<br />
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School groups and holidaymakers<br />
from Auckland have been travelling to<br />
Kaikōura to help.<br />
With the international border open<br />
again, Dr Weir said it could become a<br />
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Driftwood helps lure amullet<br />
By JOHN COSGROVE<br />
For Mikaere Walker, 5, of New Brighton,<br />
his first cast at Amberley Beach<br />
Surfcasting CompetitiononSunday wasn’t<br />
his best.<br />
His rod broke.<br />
Abit distraught, his father Marshall<br />
Walkertold him to find apiece of<br />
driftwood andhewould cable tie it all<br />
together to fix the rod.<br />
Mission accomplished,and Mikaere<br />
went down to the watersedge and cast out<br />
into the surf.<br />
Suddenly he had abite, with a26.5cm<br />
long mullet takinghis bait.<br />
For awhile he was the only one along<br />
the beach to catch anything of size as the<br />
fish were notbiting.<br />
Mikaere wasone of 2<strong>02</strong> entries (161<br />
seniorand 41 junior), hoping to snarethe<br />
top prize of $1000atthe annualsurf<br />
casting event hostedbythe Amberley<br />
Lions Club (for the past 29 years).<br />
This year the winner of the $1000 cash<br />
prize was Brad SwindaleofChristchurch<br />
who caught a1.2m schoolshark.<br />
Amberley LionsClub PresidentSimon<br />
Mathersays this is one of the largest<br />
fishing contests in the South Island, and he<br />
was pleased to see many repeat entrants<br />
turning out again thisyear to line the<br />
expansive beach.<br />
‘‘We had greatweather, goodsea<br />
conditions, and it was greattosee all the<br />
families there.<br />
He said it was just alittlebit<br />
disappointingthe low numbers caught<br />
‘‘but that’ssurf casting’’.<br />
The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> beachprovides<br />
anglers withplenty of spotstoset up a<br />
gazeboorpicnic area as abase,and is a<br />
Perseverance ... Mikaere Walker, aged 5, of New Brighton, holds amullet caught on his<br />
broken rod while fishing with his dad Marshall Walker at the Amberley Beach Surfcasting<br />
Competition on Sunday. Mikaere eventually placed third with his 26.5cm long Mullet in the<br />
junior category of the competition.<br />
PHOTO: JOHN COSGROVE<br />
great place for families to sit or standand<br />
watch for any signs of acatchtaking their<br />
line, while children play in the waves.<br />
As the anglers queuedupalong the<br />
expansivebeach many like Jamie Sione<br />
and Yuri Tuutasaid they were simply<br />
waiting for the fish to wake up and takethe<br />
bait.<br />
‘‘Last night’s stormwashedalot of pipis<br />
up on the shore and we are using them as<br />
bait but no bites yet,’’ Jamie said.<br />
Mr Tuutaeventually caught the second<br />
longest fish, aGiller Sharkmeasuring<br />
111cms. Rachael Potter also of<br />
Christchurch said surf casting from the<br />
beach was relaxing and she lovedthe<br />
scenery. Shewas competing for the third<br />
time. ‘‘That’swhy it’scalled fishing. You<br />
sit and wait to catchsomethingwhile<br />
admiring the scenery,’’ she said.<br />
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Athletes headed to Berlin<br />
By ROBYN BRISTOW<br />
<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> athletes Blair<br />
Smith and Haven Drinnan, have<br />
their sights firmly set on<br />
attending the Special Olympics<br />
World Summer Games in Berlin<br />
in June.<br />
Haven has been selected in the<br />
swim team, while Blair is in the<br />
bocce team.<br />
They will join over 7000<br />
athletes from 190 countries in<br />
Berlin, across 26 sports in one of<br />
the world’s largest inclusive<br />
sporting events.<br />
They both now need to raise<br />
$18,000 to travel to Germany for<br />
the event, with Special Olympics<br />
<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> swinging in<br />
behind the pair to ensure they<br />
get to compete in the pinnacle<br />
event.<br />
Special Olympics are not<br />
funded, leaving it up to each<br />
region to raise the funds needed.<br />
Family and friends are hard at<br />
work with fundraising ventures<br />
with sausage sizzles at Pak‘nSave<br />
during the next few months, an<br />
evening with Ethel and Bethel,<br />
the Bingo Babes, and sales of<br />
chickens.<br />
The generosity of local service<br />
groups and businesses will also<br />
play ahuge part in getting the<br />
athletes to German.<br />
Haven started swimming at<br />
Special Olympics <strong>North</strong><br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> with coach Brent<br />
Kemp as an 11yearold in 2014.<br />
She swum in her first ribbon<br />
day three months later and won<br />
one blue and two red ribbons.<br />
At her first regional event she<br />
travelled with the team to<br />
Greymouth in 2016, and received<br />
Athletes ... Haven Drinnan and Blair Smith.<br />
agold, silver and bronze medal.<br />
Haven attended her first<br />
National Summer Games in 2017<br />
in Wellington coming home with<br />
two golds, and afourth place in<br />
the 25m events.<br />
On returning home she set<br />
herself agoal of training and<br />
racing over longer distances.<br />
Soon she was swimming up to<br />
200m in freestyle events.<br />
More recently she has been<br />
working on learning butterfly<br />
and breaststroke.<br />
Haven, now aged 19, attended<br />
the national summer games in<br />
Hamilton in December and<br />
received two gold medals and<br />
two silver. Most of her races were<br />
PHOTO: SUPPLIED<br />
mixed gender.<br />
Haven also competes locally in<br />
Special Olympics athletics and<br />
equestrian events, and competes<br />
as amainstream athlete in road<br />
and cross country races.<br />
Blair has been a<strong>North</strong><br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> special olympian for<br />
many years and won his first gold<br />
medal in the javelin while<br />
attending Rangiora High School<br />
in 2013.<br />
He has also been a<br />
representative in swimming,<br />
indoor bowls and bocce, and has<br />
acollection of six gold medals,<br />
four silver and two bronze he has<br />
won at regional and national<br />
level.<br />
Help available<br />
By DAVID HILL,<br />
Local Democracy Reporter<br />
Two Kaiapoi initiatives<br />
aim to removethe stigma<br />
around seeking help.<br />
Acollaboration between<br />
the KaiapoiLibrary and<br />
the Depression Support<br />
Network is underway with<br />
adisplay of information of<br />
where to gethelp.<br />
<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>based<br />
Depression Support<br />
Network facilitator Bryon<br />
Copeisalsoworkingwith<br />
Kaiapoi’s Personto<br />
Person HelpTrust to offer<br />
help and guidance to<br />
support groups.<br />
The firstsupport group<br />
meetingwill be held on<br />
Wednesday, <strong>February</strong> 8.<br />
‘‘Let’s normalise<br />
depression,’’ Mr Cope<br />
said.<br />
‘‘Thelanguage is very<br />
important as manypeople<br />
still see it as anegative<br />
and some peopledon’t<br />
knowwhy theyare theway<br />
theyare.’’<br />
The Kaiapoi Library<br />
display will continue for<br />
three weeks and feature<br />
MentalHealth Foundation<br />
factsheets,plus awide<br />
range of material suitable<br />
for teenagersand detailed<br />
informationaboutthe<br />
Kaiapoisupport groups.<br />
Mr Copesaid he setup<br />
similar displaysin<br />
libraries in Christchurch<br />
including asuccessful<br />
display at the New<br />
Brighton Library last year.<br />
‘‘Sometimespeople just<br />
want information and may<br />
notneedtogotoagroup.<br />
‘‘Itmightbeassimpleas<br />
supplying people withthe<br />
toolssuch as ‘whatdoI<br />
do?’ or ‘who do I<br />
contact?’.’’<br />
Peoplecould also pick<br />
up information to support<br />
someoneelse.<br />
He said checkingon<br />
your mentalhealthshould<br />
be as importantasgetting<br />
awarrantoffitness on<br />
your car.<br />
‘‘Youtake yourcar for<br />
warrant every sixmonths<br />
or yearly, so why notdothe<br />
same with your health?<br />
‘‘It can be as simpleas<br />
checkinginwith yourself<br />
andasking ‘howamI<br />
doing?’,‘am Ieating?,‘am<br />
Isleeping?’,rather than<br />
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The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>February</strong> 2, 2<strong>02</strong>3<br />
5<br />
Hot and gleaming ... Just some of the many cars that lined up at the <strong>North</strong>ern A&P<br />
Showgrounds in Rangiora last weekend.<br />
PHOTO: JOHN COSGROVE<br />
MuscleMadness<br />
By JOHN COSGROVE<br />
Cars of all shapes, sizes and genres in the<br />
hundreds were on show in Rangiora last<br />
weekend,atthe annual Trillo Metals<br />
Muscle Car Madness.<br />
The showgroundsbegan filling early last<br />
Thursday morning as hundreds of cars and<br />
caravans flockedtothe site as soonasthe<br />
gatesopened.<br />
On Thursday evening it took an hour and<br />
ahalf for the procession of custom cars, hot<br />
rods,sports and classiccars to make their<br />
way through the streetsofRangioraand<br />
Kaiapoi in astreet parade.<br />
Despite adownpour overnightFriday,a<br />
constantdrizzle on Saturday and blue<br />
skiesonSunday, thousands of spectators<br />
made theirway through the gates to view<br />
the hordes of carsondisplay, visit stalls,<br />
watchthe many bands perform and catch<br />
the action at the burnout pad.<br />
OrganiserCraigSteere said they hada<br />
pretty good crowd overboth days.<br />
The 33rd annual event draw in 1400 cars<br />
on Saturday amd 700 on Sunday with<br />
owners and exhibitors travelling to<br />
Rangiora from aroundthe country and<br />
many more came to enjoythe onsite<br />
camping environment.<br />
‘‘Foracouple of days people loved being<br />
able to leave the realworld hassles behind<br />
them,and sit and chat withother like<br />
minded people.<br />
‘‘Behind the scenes my greatteam and I<br />
had to do alot of juggling because of small<br />
issues like peforming artists missing<br />
flights,and other matters,but we got there<br />
in the end,’’ he said.<br />
Rob and Jenni BinghamofMount<br />
Pleasant in Christchurch, say they have<br />
been comingwith their‘68 Chev Camero<br />
and ‘30 Ford Model Acoupe for more than<br />
15 yearsand always stayonsite.<br />
‘‘We didn’t mind the little bit of rain on<br />
Fridaynight and duringSaturdaysshow, it<br />
kept the dust down,’’ Rob said.<br />
For otherslike Bruce Goodland of<br />
Christchurch it was achancefor him to<br />
show off his latest project, a1948 Chev<br />
Fleetliner Aero sedan which he has been<br />
working on for two years.<br />
‘‘I got it as apartially finished project car<br />
from up north, and havemade it into a<br />
sleeper car.<br />
‘‘It’sthe way Ilike my custom cars, with<br />
agreatpatina,’’ he said.<br />
GarryBlack of Nelson has been bringing<br />
his 1918 Dodgesportstertothe showfor<br />
almost as longasit has beenheld.<br />
‘‘I beencomingfor around30years and<br />
Ilove it. There is always abrilliantturnout<br />
and agreatfamily atmosphere here.’’<br />
Garrysays the show has grown alot over<br />
the years and it’s agreat way to catch up<br />
with friends and like mindedpeople.<br />
Lisa LeedenofTuahiwisays the<br />
camping is alot of fun at the muscle car<br />
madness.<br />
‘‘We havebeen comingwith our carsfor<br />
the pastnineyears and we enjoy the<br />
experience.<br />
‘‘There is agreatcrowdhere and every<br />
one gets on verywell,’’ she said.<br />
Another group of longterm fans were<br />
Gary Edwards of Fernside, Richard<br />
Prebble of Picton and JohnPugh of<br />
Greymouth.<br />
The trio havemet up every year since<br />
the showstarted.<br />
They drove downtothe campsite this<br />
year in aModel Aroadster,aChev<br />
Corvette andaChev Z71 pickup.<br />
‘‘It has changed overthe years and got<br />
bigger.<br />
‘‘Butit’s still agreat event to come and<br />
meet people andtalk about cars’’ saidMr<br />
Edwards.<br />
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6 The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>February</strong> 2, 2<strong>02</strong>3<br />
Sequestration credits expose advocacy<br />
Jamie McFadden, Groundswell NZ environmental spokesperson,<br />
delivers the organisation’s views on sequestration credits and asks if<br />
industry leaders are misleading farmers.<br />
Why do our industry leaders continue<br />
to mislead farmers over sequestration<br />
credits?<br />
The simple answer is that the<br />
promise of sequestrationcredits was a<br />
key marketingploy to deceivefarmers<br />
into supporting the emissions pricing<br />
proposaldevelopedbythe industry<br />
groupsunderHeWaka Eke Noa<br />
(HWEN).<br />
When our industrygroups offered to<br />
help the Government come up with a<br />
betteremissions tax option than the<br />
Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), they<br />
developed adual strategytogarner<br />
farmersupport.<br />
Thefirst partofthe strategywas to<br />
continually reinforcehow bad the<br />
alternative (ETS) was,through a<br />
campaignoffear. ‘Youwouldn’t want to<br />
be in the ETS’was repeated ad<br />
nauseuminprintand radio media.<br />
The second part of the strategy was to<br />
exaggerate the merits of their own<br />
proposal, downplay or completely<br />
ignorethe downsides,and throwina<br />
sweetener in the form of sequestration<br />
This<br />
Week<br />
Sun<br />
Fishing<br />
Guide<br />
Moon<br />
Wind<br />
Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday<br />
Feb 2 Feb 3 Feb 4 Feb 5 Feb 6 Feb 7 Feb 8<br />
Rise 6:31am<br />
Set 8:53pm<br />
Best 10:45am<br />
Ok<br />
Times 11:10pm<br />
Set 2:32am<br />
Rise 7:00pm<br />
Gentle SW becoming<br />
moderate SE<br />
Rise 6:32am<br />
Set 8:52pm<br />
Best 11:36am<br />
Fair<br />
Times<br />
Set 3:22am<br />
Rise 7:48pm<br />
Moderate SW turning<br />
SE<br />
creditswhich could be usedtooffset<br />
the emissionstax bill.<br />
However, this is where honesty went<br />
out the window as our industry groups<br />
became desperatetoobtain farmer<br />
support.<br />
The HWEN consultation process<br />
became aslickmarketing campaign,<br />
rather than genuine consultation.<br />
Farmers shouldget full sequestration<br />
creditswas the sales pitchriparian<br />
planting, nativebush,shelterbelts,<br />
woodlots.<br />
But we weren’t toldthe fine print<br />
meant most vegetationonfarms would<br />
not be eligible forcredits.<br />
In my private capacityIhave<br />
undertaken hundreds of riparian<br />
plantings for farmersover the past20<br />
years and few, if any, will be eligible for<br />
credits.<br />
Similarly with native bush on farms –<br />
mostofthis is pre1990ofwhich some<br />
may be eligiblefor minor<br />
‘‘additionality’’ credits resulting from<br />
‘activeecological management’.<br />
Anothercatch is it must be stock<br />
Encouraging signs<br />
By DAVID HILL,<br />
Local Democracy Reporter<br />
The new Prime Minister has ‘‘a positive<br />
opportunity’’ to deliver on the<br />
government’s aims for ThreeWaters,<br />
Hurunui MayorMarieBlack says.<br />
Mrs Black says the signal from Chris<br />
Hipkins that he will reconsider someofthe<br />
government’s ambitious reform<br />
programme was encouraging.<br />
The Hurunui District Council is one of<br />
30 council members of the lobby group<br />
Communities 4LocalDemocracy He<br />
hapori mō te Manapori (C4LD).<br />
All members of C4LD are calling on the<br />
new PrimeMinister to take afreshlook at<br />
the government’smodelfor water reform<br />
and to workwith councils to find amodel<br />
that works for local communities.<br />
‘‘Keeping the controlofwater service<br />
delivery in the hands of local communities<br />
is amajor collective aim for all councils<br />
represented by C4LD,’’ Mrs Blacksays.<br />
It has been ayear since C4LD presented<br />
to the MinisterialWorking Partywith its<br />
reform alternatives.<br />
‘‘It is not too late to rescuethis reform,<br />
all that needs to happen is for the<br />
government to place sometrust in local<br />
government,and listentowhat we haveto<br />
say,’’ she says.<br />
Manawatu Mayor and C4LD chairperson<br />
Helen Worboys says C4LD’sproposals will<br />
enablethe government to create<br />
opportunities for ‘‘strongand lasting<br />
partnershipsand deliver safe, sustainable<br />
and affordable water servicesfor all New<br />
Zealanders’’.<br />
She says councils shouldbegiven the<br />
opportunity to use their localknowledge to<br />
deliver better alternatives to the current<br />
proposal.<br />
Independent analysis showed the<br />
government’s proposed modelhad a<br />
numberofflaws and would deliverworse<br />
outcomes in some areas, she says.<br />
Relationships could alsobeforged with<br />
Mana Whenua at alocal level.<br />
‘‘We’re confident ourplans are in line<br />
with what the majority of New Zealanders<br />
want,’’ Ms Worboys said.<br />
‘‘We’ve presented areform framework<br />
that is directly supported by nearly half of<br />
councils in New Zealand and is aligned<br />
with the views of themajority of others.’’<br />
Councilsaround the country are busy<br />
offeringfeedbackonfour piecesof<br />
legislation (two on Three Waters and two<br />
on Resource Management Actreform) and<br />
the draft future of local government report,<br />
with submissions due this month.<br />
Public interest journalismisfundedby<br />
New Zealand on Air.<br />
Rise 6:34am<br />
Set 8:51pm<br />
Best 12:01am<br />
Fair<br />
Times 12:26pm<br />
Set 4:18am<br />
Rise 8:27pm<br />
Gentle SE becoming<br />
moderate E<br />
Rise 6:35am<br />
Set 8:50pm<br />
Best 12:51am<br />
Good<br />
Good<br />
Times 1:15pm<br />
Set 5:20am<br />
Rise 9:00pm<br />
Gentle Sbecoming<br />
moderate E<br />
excluded, which meansmost of the<br />
nativevegetation on farms pre1990 is<br />
ineligible.<br />
There are many exoticplantingson<br />
farms in the form of shelterbelts,trees,<br />
and small blocks.<br />
Most of these are pre1990,therefore<br />
also not eligible for credits.<br />
Only smallexotic plantings that don’t<br />
meet the ETS criteria (less than 1<br />
hectare,30metres wide and 30%<br />
canopycover)and post1990may be<br />
eligible for credits.<br />
However, the government has thus far<br />
rightly rejected thesefor being too<br />
small and administrativelycost<br />
ineffective.<br />
Our industryleaders were up in arms<br />
about the government’sposition on<br />
sequestration, but the truth is that it<br />
was our industry groups that designed<br />
and agreed to the fineprint that<br />
penalisesearly adopters, and knocks<br />
out mostvegetation on farms from<br />
receivingcredits.<br />
The government’s announcement<br />
prior to Christmas was a<br />
reconfirmation of what they had<br />
previously agreed to andgenerally<br />
aligned withwhat our industry groups/<br />
HWEN proposed.<br />
The promiseoffull sequestration<br />
RANGIORA OCEAN WATCH<br />
Rise 6:36am<br />
Set 8:49pm<br />
Best<br />
Times<br />
1:38am<br />
2:01pm<br />
Set 6:24am<br />
Rise 9:27pm<br />
Moderate Sturning<br />
SE<br />
Good<br />
Rise 6:38am<br />
Set 8:47pm<br />
Best<br />
Times<br />
2:23am<br />
2:44pm<br />
Set 7:28am<br />
Rise 9:49pm<br />
Gentle Sbecoming<br />
moderate E<br />
Good<br />
Rise 6:39am<br />
Set 8:46pm<br />
Best<br />
Times<br />
3:05am<br />
3:26pm<br />
Set 8:32am<br />
Rise 10:10pm<br />
Gentle SE<br />
strengthening<br />
credits under HWEN in the future is a<br />
red herring and alie, as boththe<br />
government and industry groupshave<br />
agreed to criteria like additionality<br />
which knocks out most vegetation on<br />
farms being eligible.<br />
Maybethe biggest hope is for native<br />
vegetationonfarmstoreceive<br />
substantial credits for allvalues,not<br />
justsequestrationinarevamped ETS.<br />
Thiswas something the government<br />
committedtofollowupwhenweraised<br />
it at our recent meeting with the Prime<br />
Minister and ministers.<br />
The emissionspricing and<br />
sequestration debacle has exposed<br />
major failings in our nationaladvocacy<br />
voice.<br />
We can no longer haveconfidence in<br />
our industry leaderstoprovide full and<br />
accurate information on policies and<br />
regulations thatdirectly impact<br />
farmers.<br />
Ourindustry groupsneed to decide<br />
whether they are independent, faithful<br />
advocatesofgrassroots farmers,or,<br />
agents helping thegovernmentroll out<br />
their policyagenda.<br />
The sequestration creditsdebacle<br />
proves they can’t be both, andamajor<br />
revamp of farmer advocacyiswell<br />
overdue.<br />
Bus patronage rising<br />
By DAVID HILL,<br />
Local Democracy Reporter<br />
Bus patronage is continuing to rise in the<br />
Waimakariri district.<br />
Figures from Environment<strong>Canterbury</strong><br />
(ECan) show bus patronage in Rangiora<br />
and Kaiapoi is returning to preCovid<br />
levels.<br />
‘‘Patronageonall Waimakariri services<br />
has continued to gain momentumand<br />
stabilise following Covidrelated<br />
disruptionsduringthe firsthalf of 2<strong>02</strong>2,’’<br />
an ECan spokesperson says.<br />
‘‘This was supportedbypromotions of<br />
the government halfprice fares<br />
campaign.’’<br />
WaimakaririMayor Dan Gordon<br />
regularly takes the busintoChristchurch<br />
for meetings.<br />
‘‘Sometimes Ifind travelling into town by<br />
bus to meet friends is very accessible and<br />
Iencourage peopletoconsideritasan<br />
option.’’<br />
The Waimakariri District Council has<br />
investedinparkingfacilities to support<br />
ECan’s park and rideservices.<br />
Mr Gordon saysthe council was<br />
continuing to explore options with its<br />
Greater Christchurch partners(the<br />
Christchurch and Selwyn councils, ECan<br />
and Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport<br />
Agency) to improvetransportconnections.<br />
Patronagein<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>was just<br />
65 percent of preCovid levelswhen halfpricefares<br />
were introducedinApril.<br />
But patronage improved to 84% of pre<br />
Covidlevels in November, with child<br />
patronage regularly surpassing 90% of pre<br />
Covidlevels, the spokesperson said.<br />
‘‘Overall,the 50% fares coupled withthe<br />
removal of maskmandatesonpublic<br />
transport has had apositiveeffect on<br />
engagementwith public transport.<br />
‘‘The trend towards hybrid working and<br />
working from home for partofthe week is<br />
potentially reducing traveldemand.’’<br />
The government’shalfprice fares were<br />
due to end on April 1, whenitwill be<br />
replaced by ECan’s twoyear trialofanew<br />
flat fare structure.<br />
This will comprise a$1flat farefor those<br />
aged under 25, tertiarystudents, Total<br />
Mobilitycard holders and Community<br />
Services Card holders, and a$2flat fare for<br />
everyone else.<br />
ECan is planningtoreview theroute 1<br />
(Rangiora)service as part of its Public<br />
Transport Futures programmeupdate.<br />
Trialsofthe MyWay ondemand service<br />
are also beingexplored for the Greater<br />
Christchurch area.<br />
Swell<br />
Pegasus Bay<br />
Tide Chart<br />
3<br />
2<br />
NE 1.9 m NE 1.4 m NE 1.0 m E1.0 m NE 1.1 m E0.8 m NE 0.9 m<br />
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Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows<br />
Waimakariri 3:17am 2.2 9:32am 0.8 4:06am 2.2 10:20am 0.8 4:50am 2.2 11:04am 0.7 5:31am 2.2 11:46am 0.7 6:10am 2.3<br />
6:49am 2.2 12:40am 0.7 7:28am 2.2 1:19am 0.7<br />
Mouth<br />
3:36pm 2.1 9:45pm 0.7 4:23pm 2.1 10:32pm 0.7 5:06pm 2.1 11:17pm 0.7 5:48pm 2.1 11:59pm 0.7 6:29pm 2.1 12:26pm 0.7 7:11pm 2.1 1:05pm 0.7 7:52pm 2.1 1:44pm 0.7<br />
Amberley 3:17am 2.2 9:32am 0.8 4:06am 2.2 10:20am 0.8 4:50am 2.2 11:04am 0.7 5:31am 2.2 11:46am 0.7 6:10am 2.3<br />
6:49am 2.2 12:40am 0.7 7:28am 2.2 1:19am 0.7<br />
Beach<br />
3:36pm 2.1 9:45pm 0.7 4:23pm 2.1 10:32pm 0.7 5:06pm 2.1 11:17pm 0.7 5:48pm 2.1 11:59pm 0.7 6:29pm 2.1 12:26pm 0.7 7:11pm 2.1 1:05pm 0.7 7:52pm 2.1 1:44pm 0.7<br />
3:26am 2.2 9:41am 0.8 4:15am 2.2 10:29am 0.8 4:59am 2.2 11:13am 0.7 5:40am 2.2 11:55am 0.7 6:19am 2.3 12:08am 0.7 6:58am 2.2 12:49am 0.7 7:37am 2.2 1:28am 0.7<br />
Motunau 3:45pm 2.1 9:54pm 0.7 4:32pm 2.1 10:41pm 0.7 5:15pm 2.1 11:26pm 0.7 5:57pm 2.1<br />
6:38pm 2.1 12:35pm 0.7 7:20pm 2.1 1:14pm 0.7 8:01pm 2.1 1:53pm 0.7<br />
3:28am 2.2 9:43am 0.8 4:17am 2.2 10:31am 0.8 5:01am 2.2 11:15am 0.7 5:42am 2.2 11:57am 0.7 6:21am 2.3 12:10am 0.7 7:00am 2.2 12:51am 0.7 7:39am 2.2 1:30am 0.7<br />
Gore Bay 3:47pm 2.1 9:56pm 0.7 4:34pm 2.1 10:43pm 0.7 5:17pm 2.1 11:28pm 0.7 5:59pm 2.1<br />
6:40pm 2.1 12:37pm 0.7 7:22pm 2.1 1:16pm 0.7 8:03pm 2.1 1:55pm 0.7<br />
3:18am 1.6 9:38am 0.4 4:06am 1.5 10:24am 0.4 4:51am 1.5 11:08am 0.4 5:33am 1.5 11:49am 0.4 6:14am 1.5<br />
6:54am 1.5 12:40am 0.4 7:34am 1.5 1:21am 0.4<br />
Kaikoura 3:40pm 1.4 9:45pm 0.4 4:26pm 1.4 10:31pm 0.4 5:10pm 1.4 11:15pm 0.4 5:53pm 1.4 11:58pm 0.4 6:36pm 1.4 12:30pm 0.4 7:17pm 1.4 1:11pm 0.4 7:59pm 1.4 1:51pm 0.4<br />
*Not for navigational purposes. Wind and swell are based on apoint off Gore Bay. Maori Fishing Guide by Bill Hohepa. www.ofu.co.nz www.tidespy.com Graphic supplied by OceanFun Publishing Ltd.<br />
RANGIORA
FEBRUARY 2<strong>02</strong>3<br />
HDC NEWS...<br />
What's happening Hurunui?<br />
IT'S RESEALING SEASON<br />
From time to time, various sections of Hurunui's roads need atouch uptothe surface.<br />
This means that dotted throughout the District, you will see temporary 30km zones and afair amount of<br />
roadwork activity. This will be for pre reseal repairs, first coats and full width resealing.<br />
Resealing season isduring the summer months, when the weather is best.<br />
Please take notice of these speed restrictions and slow right down when passing through these works areas,<br />
this will minimise/eliminate stone chips to your vehicle, and mean a better finished product for the road<br />
reseal.<br />
You can look at the resealing schedule and other information on our website by typing 'Resealing<br />
Programme' into the search bar.<br />
https://www.hurunui.govt.nz/roading-water/transport-network/hurunui-roads/resealing-program<br />
POOL PARTIES AGREAT SUCCESS<br />
The weather certainly played ball for aseason of summer pool parties over the past few weeks.<br />
Only Hawarden Pool Party was postponed due to rain.<br />
Any good splash around requires energy, and our Community Team made sure supplies were inabundance.<br />
Across the 11 pool parties dotted through the District, there was atotal consumption of 46kg of sausages, 27<br />
loaves of bread, 3.5 litres of tomato sauce, 1.5 litres of mustard and 8kg of lollies.<br />
What agreat effort, many thanks to everyone who came along to join in the fun.<br />
Meetings<br />
2nd Hurunui Tourism Board meeting 1.00pm<br />
(Venue: Council Chambers, Amberley)<br />
8th Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools and Spa<br />
Management Committee meeting 9.00am (Venue:<br />
Thermal Pools Boardroom, Hanmer Springs)<br />
8th South Ward Committee meeting 7.00pm<br />
(Venue: Council Chambers, Amberley)<br />
13th Hurunui Youth Council 7.00pm (Venue:<br />
Council Chambers, Amberley)<br />
14th Audit &Risk Committee 9.30am (Council<br />
Chambers, Amberley)<br />
15th Amuri Community Committee 7.30pm (Venue:<br />
Hillcrest Chambers, Culverden)<br />
16th Glenmark Community Committee 7.30pm<br />
(Venue: Scargill Pavilion)<br />
20th Hanmer Springs Community Board meeting<br />
1.00pm (Venue: The Gallery, Hanmer Springs<br />
Library)<br />
21st Operations Committee meeting 9.30am<br />
(Venue: Council Chambers, Amberley)<br />
22nd Road Safety Co-ordinating Committee<br />
10.00am (Venue: Council Chambers, Amberley)<br />
22nd Hurunui Community Committee 7.30pm<br />
(Venue: Hawarden Community Library)<br />
23rd Cheviot Community Committee 6.00pm<br />
(Venue: Cheviot Library/Service Centre)<br />
28th Council meeting 9.30am (Venue: Council<br />
Chambers, Amberley)<br />
Plenty of splashing around atthe Waiau Pool Party<br />
last month. Many thanks toall who joined the fun!<br />
FULL OF FUN AND LEARNING AT YOUTH COUNCIL CAMP<br />
WORKS UPDATES<br />
Last weekend's Youth Camp was full of fun and<br />
learning, even spending time with Councillors.<br />
The induction of the new Hurunui Youth Council took place last weekend, 27-30 January at Te Puna<br />
Wanaka, Ara institute of<strong>Canterbury</strong>.<br />
The Council membership is 5existing members and five new members.<br />
It was avaluable weekend getting to know each other, building whanaungatanga, and learning from some<br />
Council Officers to understand how Council operates in the areas of finance and governance. Mayor Marie<br />
Black and Councillors Robbie Bruerton and Dave Hislop joined the Youth Council for part of the weekend,<br />
collectively they enjoyed each other's stories and company.<br />
Watermain upgrades, Amberley<br />
Essential watermain upgrades are currently being carried out in Amberley byTrenching Dynamix, to replace<br />
the existing drinking watermain running from the Kowai water treatment plant through to Amberley township<br />
along SH1. The works will be carried out in stages, starting atthe water treatment plant at Kowai River south<br />
branch. An anticipated completion date is 30 June 2<strong>02</strong>3. Work updates will continue.<br />
In brief<br />
Wine Bottle Lids for Kidney Kids<br />
Thank you to everyone who has dropped off<br />
aluminium wine bottle lids to our transfer stations<br />
or libraries. These have been passed onto<br />
Amberley Lions for recycling, with the income<br />
donated to Kidney Kids NZ. Over the last 12<br />
months, the equivalent of 25 sacks of lids have<br />
been received and donated.<br />
Waitangi Weekend transfer station operation<br />
ALL transfer stations are closed on Monday 6th<br />
<strong>February</strong>, but in lieu ofthis, the Amberley Transfer<br />
Station will open onTuesday 7th <strong>February</strong> from<br />
10am to4pm.<br />
Review of weight limits<br />
Posted weight limits onbridges inHurunui District<br />
have been reviewed, some have been revised. An<br />
update of affected bridges will be published soon.<br />
Waiau Bridge<br />
Waiau Bridge works are complete, our contractor Downer has replaced the bridge joints.<br />
The bridge is fully open again. Thank you again for your cooperation so this job could be completed as<br />
quickly as possible.<br />
Seadown Crescent Reserve, Amberley<br />
Works have finished at Seadown Crescent Reserve. The soak pits have been constructed, and reshaping the<br />
ground to help drain the surface water away is complete. Council and the contractors would like to thank the<br />
local residents for their patience during the project, helping the grass seed take with the use of their taps,<br />
and for the refreshments!<br />
Events<br />
Stepping Up Classes - Smartphone and tablet<br />
sessions. Running every Thursday in <strong>February</strong>,<br />
10am-2pm, Amberley Library. Register at<br />
https://steppingup.nz/ or ring 03314 8980<br />
Disc Golf evening - Brooke Dawson Reserve,<br />
Hanmer Springs. Thursday <strong>February</strong> 8th, 6.30pm.<br />
Please bring your own disc.<br />
Afact about <strong>February</strong><br />
It was aRoman superstition that created <strong>February</strong> as we know it today. Toavoid even numbers, the Roman<br />
king Numa Pompilius added anextra day to <strong>February</strong> every four years, and this enabled the calendar to catch<br />
up with the Earth's orbit. **This 'fact' was researched through aGoogle search.<br />
PHONE US:<br />
Amberley: 03 314 8816.<br />
Cheviot Freephone: 03319 8812.<br />
Amuri &Hanmer Springs Freephone: 03 315 8400.<br />
info@hurunui.govt.nz<br />
www.hurunui.govt.nz<br />
Hurunui District Council
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8 The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>February</strong> 2, 2<strong>02</strong>3<br />
Waiau Fire Brigade celebrates 75 years<br />
By ROBYN BRISTOW<br />
Aspecial celebration is taking place in<br />
Waiau at Waitangi Weekend.<br />
The Waiau Volunteer Fire Brigade is<br />
celebrating asignificant birthday 75<br />
years.<br />
The brigade had its beginnings back in<br />
1948, and it has been planning and<br />
preparing for the event for the past six<br />
months.<br />
Jubilee chair Rebecca Murdoch says<br />
the brigade is looking forward to the<br />
celebration with all the people from the<br />
Waiau community who had supported it<br />
over the years, and provided much<br />
needed volunteers.<br />
Many will be joining in the<br />
celebrations, and attend the Honours<br />
evening and formal dance on Saturday<br />
evening, <strong>February</strong> 4.<br />
The Brigade was formed following a<br />
fire at afarm in the Inland Road, and<br />
from there local farmers got together<br />
began building alocal volunteer<br />
brigade.<br />
‘‘From these early foundations built<br />
by these dedicated farmers we have<br />
grown,’’ says Rebecca.<br />
There has been numerous fire<br />
engines, and it is awaiting anew one in<br />
the not too distant future.<br />
‘‘We have had extensions on the old<br />
station, and new sheds to hold gear<br />
added throughout the years.’’<br />
She says there has been arange of<br />
people in the fire brigade over the past<br />
75 years, and at present it has over 20<br />
members who range from volunteer<br />
support to the leaders of the brigade and<br />
‘‘everyone in between’’.<br />
Five new firefighters were added<br />
recently after completing their seven<br />
day course, and two new qualified<br />
firefighters have also joined in the past<br />
two weeks.<br />
Boast to numbers ... Five Waiau Volunteer Firefighters who became fully operation early last year —Tim Grant (left), Andrew Murdoch,<br />
Michael Raleigh, Mehui Patel, Peter Bush —with Hurunui Kaikoura FENZ group manager and assistant commander, Colin Russell.<br />
PHOTO: ROBYN BRISTOW<br />
In the past decade it has celebrated<br />
three members receiving their Gold Star<br />
Medals Alan Broomhall, Anthony<br />
Swarbrick and most recently Pam<br />
Murdoch.<br />
Rebecca says they all bring arange of<br />
skills and knowledge to the brigade.<br />
Over the years there has been a<br />
variety of call outs from cats up trees, to<br />
cars in rivers, and afew big fires and<br />
incidents in between, including when<br />
the local Waiau Lodge Hotel went up in<br />
flames.<br />
The weekend will begin on the Friday<br />
with ameet and great, and wine and<br />
cheese evening, at the Waiau Fire<br />
Station. The Hurunui community is<br />
invited to help celebrate the milestone<br />
at afun and display day on Saturday,<br />
<strong>February</strong> 4from 10am to 2pm at the<br />
Waiau School, at which children are<br />
invited to dress up.<br />
The fire service grounds will be used<br />
for games and to display old machinery.<br />
People will also be able to walk through<br />
the fire station.<br />
People can take their togs for arun<br />
down the slippery slide, or have agoat<br />
shooting targets with afire hose.<br />
There are colouring competitions<br />
with great prizes for ages 5and under, 5<br />
years to 11 years and 11 plus.<br />
Achurch service will be held at the<br />
station at 10.30am, followed by a<br />
barbecue lunch and farewell. Jubilee<br />
chairman Rebecca Murdoch is hoping<br />
past and present members of the<br />
brigade, and other brigade members<br />
will join in the celebrations.<br />
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Unexpected windfall for schools<br />
By DAVID HILL,<br />
Local Democracy Reporter<br />
<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> schools are set for an<br />
unexpected windfall, following the<br />
introduction of the new Equity Index<br />
Funding system.<br />
The new funding criteria has replaced<br />
the old decilerating system,which<br />
principalssaid was ‘‘unfair’’.<br />
Simon Green,anadvocatefor principals<br />
and boards of trustees, said it was good<br />
newsall round.<br />
‘‘All the schools Iworkwith havecome<br />
out on top. I’m not aware of anyschools<br />
which are worseoff.’’<br />
The old decile ratingsystem was<br />
updated every five years and was basedon<br />
property values, while the new system<br />
considers amuch wider criteria when<br />
determining funding.<br />
The government has budgeted an extra<br />
$9.8million to ensure no school loses out<br />
in the first two years of the new system. Mr<br />
Green said removing the decilesystem<br />
should take away some of the ‘‘stigma’’of<br />
schools with low decileratings.<br />
‘‘A lot people assumedthe decilerating<br />
reflected how good the school was, so it<br />
createdaperception of ‘haves’ and ‘have<br />
nots’.’’<br />
Mr Green works as aleadership adviser<br />
withEvaluation Associates, supporting<br />
principalsand boards across Otagoand<br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong>. He is also the Rangiora High<br />
School board of trustees chairperson.<br />
RangioraHigh School was previously<br />
rated adecile9,which meant it missed out<br />
on severalfunding options.<br />
PrincipalBruce Kearney saidthe new<br />
rating meantthe schoolwas eligible for<br />
morefundingand could now opt in for the<br />
school donations scheme.<br />
Families will notbeasked for aschool<br />
donation or activity fee, except for some<br />
extracurricula activities.<br />
‘‘Weare in asituation whereinflation is<br />
Simon Green<br />
goingthrough the roof and it’s harder for<br />
families, so this is one less thing they have<br />
to worry about,’’ he said.<br />
Rangiora New LifeSchool wasnot so<br />
lucky.<br />
Whilethe school will receive an<br />
increaseinfunding, it missed out on the<br />
school donation scheme by ‘‘one point’’,<br />
principalStephen Walters said.<br />
‘‘I think the new system is muchmore<br />
precise and it factors in things whichare<br />
not necessarily incomerelated, so it is a<br />
more holistic approach.’’<br />
Hurunui College and New Zealand Area<br />
Schools Association presidentStephen<br />
Beck said he was not aware of any schools<br />
beingworse off.<br />
‘‘Generally it is different acrossthe<br />
board, but Ithink mostschools have seen<br />
it as apositive.’’<br />
It has been awindfall for Hurunui<br />
College,which is now eligible for the<br />
‘‘isolation allowance’’.<br />
KaiapoiHigh School principalJason<br />
Reid said his school was also better off.<br />
‘‘Personally,Ibelieve the change is for<br />
the better because thedecilesystem used<br />
avery ‘broadbrush' method,whereas the<br />
EquityIndex systemseems to be more<br />
tailored to theindividualstudentsyour<br />
schoolhas, and their uniquesituations.’’<br />
Kaiapoi <strong>North</strong> School principalJason<br />
Miles and hisKaiapoi Borough School<br />
counterpartHaydenvan Lent said their<br />
schools werealso better off .<br />
Mr Milessaid the only costs thisyear for<br />
parents wouldbeschool uniforms and<br />
stationary, while adonation towards<br />
schoolcamps may be asked for.<br />
Mr van Lentsaid his school was now<br />
eligible for the healthy schoollunches<br />
programme, joining Te KuraoTuahiwi,<br />
Karanga Mai Young Parents’ College and<br />
Hāpuku School(Kaikōura).<br />
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10 The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>February</strong> 2, 2<strong>02</strong>3<br />
Racing and more at Medbury<br />
By ROBYN BRISTOW<br />
Hoofs poundingthe turf, and<br />
wheelbarrowsbeing pushed downthe<br />
homestraightatpace, willbethe orderof<br />
the day at the historic Medburyracetrack<br />
on <strong>February</strong> 11.<br />
Plans arewellinhand for the Hurunui<br />
Raceand GalaDay,and track conditions<br />
are ‘‘fantastic’’, Aly Youngman,chair of<br />
the race committee says.<br />
‘‘Rain has freshened up thetrack<br />
nicely,and we have left it abit long,sowe<br />
willonly needtotakethe tip off priorto<br />
raceday,’’hesays.<br />
There are full fields for the eightcard<br />
racemeeting,whichincludesanovelty<br />
kidshorseand cart race, along witha<br />
newly introduced wheelbarrow race<br />
where jockeys are pushed down the<br />
course.<br />
The fiercelycontest Station Challenge<br />
for the TedPhipps Trophy willbea<br />
highlight.<br />
Aly says the Stationhorsechallenge is a<br />
lot of fun, but entrantshave becomepretty<br />
competitive overthe years anditisnow<br />
‘‘wellcontested’’.<br />
There is also aspecialnoveltyevent<br />
being organised by RodMcKay that<br />
promises to provideplentyoflaughter.<br />
Off thetrack there willbefashioninthefield,<br />
trade andcraft stalls,food and<br />
refreshments, free children’s<br />
entertainmentand the popular station<br />
tugofwar.<br />
Community groupshaveswungin<br />
behind theeventtoensure everyone has<br />
an enjoyableday, and help their<br />
organisation’s fundraising efforts.<br />
The HurunuiRugbyClub is runningthe<br />
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Tiromoana planting continues<br />
Work is continuing to establish a<br />
kahikatea forest on the valley floor of<br />
Tiromoana Bush, adjacent to the landfill<br />
in Kate Valley.<br />
It’s part of arestoration project by<br />
Transwaste <strong>Canterbury</strong> Ltd<br />
(Transwaste) which owns Tiromoana<br />
Bush and the landfill.<br />
AQEII Covenant protects Tiromoana<br />
Bush for perpetuity.<br />
Over 1000 kahikatea trees, along with<br />
other appropriate species will be<br />
planted in 2<strong>02</strong>22<strong>02</strong>3 on the valley floor<br />
upstream of the Kate Valley Pond<br />
wetland, to continue creating the mixed<br />
kahikatea forest.<br />
Transwaste Chair Gill Cox says annual<br />
tree planting is akey part of restoring<br />
the native forests that once grew in<br />
Tiromoana Bush.<br />
‘‘Since the restoration project began<br />
in 2004 we’ve planted thousands of<br />
native trees to kickstart natural<br />
regeneration,’’ Mr Cox says.<br />
Kahikatea were first planted by Kate<br />
Pond over 12 years ago and these are<br />
now five metres tall. The success of<br />
those early plantings led to creating a<br />
kahikatea forest and wetland around<br />
Kate Pond.<br />
At some point in its farming history<br />
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within astraightened drain and the<br />
surrounding wetland drained.<br />
The creation of Kate Pond is gradually<br />
rewetting the valley and creating<br />
conditions suitable for restoring a<br />
kahikatea forest.<br />
‘‘Kahikatea appear to grow well with<br />
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The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>February</strong> 2, 2<strong>02</strong>3<br />
17<br />
Acall to upgrade an historic<br />
pedestrian bridge by Fernside<br />
residents has been met with<br />
enthusiasm from three council<br />
officials.<br />
Angie Keys, Waimakariri<br />
District Council road<br />
maintenance engineer, visited<br />
the area last Friday morning,<br />
along with Environment<br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> (ECan)<br />
representatives, zone delivery<br />
lead Nerida Theinhardt, and<br />
land management adviser <br />
northern environment<br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong>, Anna Veltman.<br />
They all said the bridge had<br />
considerable historical<br />
significance for the area.<br />
The Waimakariri District<br />
Council owns the 113yearold<br />
bridge and is responsible for its<br />
upkeep and maintenance.<br />
Ms Keys says she will discuss<br />
the issue with her colleagues at<br />
the council and she hopes to have<br />
an update on those talks by the<br />
middle of next month.<br />
The bridge, over the Cust<br />
River, from O’Roarkes Road to<br />
Bridge Road, is known as<br />
‘‘WinnieThePooh’s Pooh sticks<br />
bridge’’ by some Fernside locals,<br />
and it is akey part of the popular<br />
walking track along the stopbank<br />
around the river.<br />
However repairs are needed to<br />
the bridge, and Fernside locals<br />
say they would like to see it<br />
upgraded into acommunity<br />
space, to complement the<br />
landscaping work that was done<br />
by ECan during a$75,000<br />
upgrade of the stopbank in<br />
September 2<strong>02</strong>1.<br />
Bridge visitors ... Waimakariri District Council Road Maintenance<br />
Engineer, Angie Keys, left, with Environment <strong>Canterbury</strong>'s (ECan) Land<br />
Management adviser <strong>North</strong>ern Environment <strong>Canterbury</strong>, Anna Veltman,<br />
centre, and ECan Zone Delivery Lead, Nerida Theinhardt, during avisit to<br />
the historic Cust River bridge off O’Roarkes Road, in Fernside. PHOTO: SHELLEY TOPP<br />
‘‘It is ahistoric part of our area<br />
and needs to be cared for,’’ says<br />
Faye Miller. ‘‘We would be lost<br />
without that connection over the<br />
river.’’<br />
Although the landscaped area<br />
around the stopbank is included<br />
in ECan’s regional parks team's<br />
wider biodiversity/landscape<br />
maintenance contract, it has<br />
become overgrown with weeds<br />
since the initial planting was<br />
done. However Ms Veltman says<br />
work rectifying this is under way<br />
and once it is completed,<br />
consideration will be given to<br />
further enhancement<br />
opportunities in the area next<br />
autumn with priority for native<br />
plants.<br />
Motunau ... The site of NC Dive Club’s fishing and diving<br />
competition.<br />
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Fish, dive or surfcast<br />
Fisherswillbetrying to lure<br />
the biggestfish, and the<br />
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<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> DiveClub<br />
fishing and diving<br />
competitionatMotunau on<br />
Saturday, <strong>February</strong> 11.<br />
Mostofthe fishing and<br />
diving will be fromaboat,<br />
but thereisalso agoodsurf<br />
casting beachfor landbased<br />
entries, andexposedrocks<br />
for childrentocatch crabs<br />
from which can be entered<br />
in the competition.<br />
The<strong>North</strong><strong>Canterbury</strong><br />
DiveClub hasbeen<br />
operatingfor about50years,<br />
and hasaround 70 members.<br />
It promotes safe diving,<br />
fellowshipand good<br />
environmental practices<br />
whenusing the sea.<br />
The family friendly<br />
competition, whichthe club<br />
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is one of itsfundraising<br />
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Someofthe fundsare<br />
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RescueHelicopter service,<br />
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to helpwithmaintenanceof<br />
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to launch boats intothe local<br />
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It usuallyattracts between<br />
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year, dependingonthe<br />
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The competition runs for<br />
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Herbs workshopped<br />
By SHELLEY TOPP<br />
Aworkshop teachingthe benefitsof<br />
growingherbsinhome gardens has<br />
proved popular at theKaiapoi<br />
Community Garden.<br />
The workshop lastSaturday, was<br />
presentedbythe garden’s coordinator,<br />
Kaiapoi’s CassandraMays, who has a<br />
background in organic horticulture,<br />
and Sarka Horvathova,ofKaiapoi,a<br />
naturopath andmedical herbalist.<br />
Theyspokeaboutfourherbs,<br />
chamomile, calendula, lemonbalmand<br />
rosemary,outlining the bestway to<br />
growthemand usethemfor health and<br />
nutritionalbenefits.<br />
Cassandrasays she is pleasedwith<br />
the interest in the workshop. She<br />
believes more people areinterested in<br />
learninghow to growherbsand<br />
vegetablestoimprovetheir nutrition,<br />
health and help save money.<br />
‘‘Wethought theworkshop went<br />
reallywelland everybody seemedto<br />
enjoy discovering thebenefits of herbs<br />
and howtogrow them,’’she says.<br />
‘‘Wediscussed topicaluse for<br />
chamomile andcalendula,using them<br />
in baths, infusedoils andbalms to<br />
sootheskin irritation.’’<br />
Theytalked about how to use<br />
chamomile andlemon balmasatea to<br />
helprelaxthe nervous system,and<br />
rosemary as aculinaryherb.<br />
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Community Garden willbeholding<br />
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By DAVID HILL,<br />
Local Democracy Reporter<br />
The Waimakariricouncil ended lastyear<br />
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meeting on Tuesday, December 20,<br />
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Cars, ewes and catches were all on show<br />
Pipes galore ... Burnout competitors cars with engines of all sizes were on<br />
display at the annual Trillo Metals Muscle Car Madness held in Rangiora.<br />
Getting hot ... Under ablazing sun the large crowd waits for the start of one of<br />
the highlights of the show the burnout competition.<br />
Classic and modern cars .<br />
new cars on display at the<br />
Watching the show ... Kaiapoi boys Noah Todd 5,<br />
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VW specials ... Aline up of customised VW beetles showed what could be done<br />
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era race car that he has been building for the past ten y<br />
Plenty on offer ... Sellers and buyers watch as the auctioneers do their best to<br />
get the top prices for the 11,000 ewes on offer at the annual Hawarden ewe fair.<br />
Memories ... Winton Dalley looks over the memory boards he built to showcase<br />
the 125th anniversary of the Hawarden Saleyard company.<br />
As far as the eye can see .<br />
the annual Amberley Beac<br />
Along time ... 90 year old Russell Hessall and Beverley Forrester look over the<br />
photo boards detailing the 125 year history of the Hawarden Saleyard company.<br />
In the kitchen ... Cooking breakfast were (from left) Hawarden Presbyterian<br />
Church members Judy McMillan and Jean Dalley.<br />
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over the weekend in <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />
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h Surfcasting Competition.<br />
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By DAVID HILL,<br />
Local Democracy Reporter<br />
<strong>North</strong><strong>Canterbury</strong> school<br />
principalsare hailingthe<br />
success of their pupils after<br />
‘‘a crazy year’’.<br />
Whileattendancerates<br />
were down across the<br />
country, localprincipals are<br />
thrilledwith National<br />
Certificate of Educational<br />
Achievement (NCEA)<br />
results.<br />
Whileonline learning<br />
options were available,<br />
Rangiora High School<br />
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beingatschool.<br />
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to them.’’<br />
It showed pupils had<br />
learned selfmanagement<br />
and resilienceover the last<br />
threeyears of disrupted<br />
schooling.<br />
Mr Kearney said it was<br />
disappointing politicians<br />
had chosen to focus on low<br />
school attendancerates.<br />
‘‘I don’t knowofany<br />
business in New Zealand<br />
which had a90percent<br />
attendance ratelast year.’’<br />
Hurunui Collegeprincipal<br />
Stephen Beck saidhewas<br />
pleased with his pupils’<br />
results,with an increasein<br />
endorsementsthis year.<br />
But there was more to<br />
learning thanachieving top<br />
NCEAresults, he said<br />
‘‘Learning is linear and<br />
not specific to age grades<br />
and achieving prescribed<br />
standards.<br />
‘‘Welook at how theyare<br />
achievinginrelation to their<br />
pathway and being asmall<br />
school,the statistics don’t<br />
really work for us.<br />
‘‘Itisabout makingsure<br />
individuals are moving in<br />
the pathway they wantto<br />
headin.’’<br />
Mr Beck,the NewZealand<br />
AreaSchools Association<br />
president, said many of his<br />
pupils wereaiming for<br />
farming careers and trades,<br />
so academic achievements<br />
may be less important.<br />
Covid had an impact on<br />
attendance, with the lure of<br />
working on farmrather than<br />
attending school too<br />
attractivefor some, he said.<br />
‘‘Ithas created agap<br />
where that habitof<br />
attendanceatschoolhas<br />
changed.<br />
‘‘For us it is about working<br />
with the individuals to get<br />
the best outcomes for them.’’<br />
Rangiora New LifeSchool<br />
principalStephen Walters<br />
said he was proud of his<br />
pupils’achievements aftera<br />
challenging year.<br />
Attendance rates were<br />
impacted last year, but<br />
NCEA results had improved.<br />
It suggestedmost pupils<br />
had not fallenbehind thanks<br />
to the use of online learning,<br />
he said.<br />
Although school<br />
attendance and interaction<br />
betweenpupilsand teachers<br />
was always preferred.<br />
‘‘Therehas beenalot of<br />
attention in the national<br />
media on attendance rates,<br />
but learning is not just<br />
connected to the classroom.<br />
‘‘I think education is an<br />
easy target, particularly for<br />
political purposes.’’<br />
Oxford Area School<br />
principalMike Hart also<br />
said he was pleased withhis<br />
pupils’NCEA results, after a<br />
challenging year.<br />
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Back in chambers ... The Hurunui District Council held its first meeting of the year on<br />
Tuesday.<br />
PHOTO: FILE<br />
Liquor licensing debated<br />
By DAVID HILL<br />
Local Democracy Reporter<br />
More community involvement in liquor<br />
licensing is welcomed, but could open<br />
the process to more costs, the Hurunui<br />
District Council says.<br />
Councillors backed asubmission to the<br />
Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Community<br />
Participation) Bill at Tuesday’s council<br />
meeting.<br />
The submission was drafted by<br />
compliance and waste manager Andrew<br />
Brown, from feedback given by the<br />
council’s district licensing committee.<br />
Mr Brown said council supported<br />
making it easier for local communities to<br />
have asay in alcohol regulation, but<br />
raised some concerns.<br />
‘‘Under the present legislation it can<br />
be very difficult for communities to raise<br />
objections.<br />
‘‘But by opening up the ability to object<br />
to anyone, there is arisk you open it up to<br />
people who are outside of your<br />
community, and there are groups who<br />
are opposed to alcohol.’’<br />
He said without having some ‘‘filtering<br />
process’’ hearings could be obliged to<br />
hear ‘‘frivolous’’ submissions which<br />
dragged the process out and added to the<br />
cost.<br />
The present system allowed police,<br />
applicants and submitters to crossexamine<br />
evidence presented, but the<br />
proposed changes would remove this<br />
process.<br />
‘‘The crossexamination can draw out<br />
information which might not otherwise<br />
be drawn out,’’ Mr Brown said.<br />
‘‘So it could lead to more decisions<br />
being appealed, because you are taking<br />
away that ability to test the information.’’<br />
Mr Brown said there was also the<br />
question of who paid for the extra costs of<br />
extended hearings or appeals.<br />
The role of the mayor in code of<br />
conduct breaches also came under the<br />
microscope.<br />
Under the council’s existing code of<br />
conduct, the mayor led the process in<br />
determining the merits of any complaints<br />
received.<br />
But anew template from Local<br />
Government New Zealand removed any<br />
role for the mayor and elected members<br />
in the process.<br />
The new proposal was for an<br />
independent investigator to be<br />
appointed.<br />
But several councillors expressed<br />
their desire for the mayor to provide<br />
leadership in handling any complaints.<br />
‘‘The role of the mayor as aleader is<br />
more significant and more apart of our<br />
culture in asmall, rural council,<br />
compared to alarger council,’’ Cr Garry<br />
Jackson said.<br />
Cr Ross Barnes raised the question of<br />
whether the council could be liable for<br />
discriminating on medical status.<br />
He was referring to the council<br />
enforcing the Covid19 vaccine mandate<br />
last year.<br />
‘‘There is still hurt in the community.<br />
and it is important for the council to<br />
reconsider its decisions in the light of<br />
information we now have.’’<br />
Chief executive Hamish Dobbie said it<br />
was a‘‘health and safety decision’’ and<br />
not discrimination.<br />
‘‘We did what we could to keep people<br />
safe.’’<br />
Mayor Marie Black said it was decision<br />
which was backed by councillors at the<br />
time.<br />
‘‘While there is asense of awkwardness<br />
of raising this discussion, this is the right<br />
place to have this discussion and to seek<br />
the clarity,’’ Mrs Black said.<br />
‘‘It is very hard to know what our<br />
decisions would be in afuture<br />
discussion, but whether it would trigger a<br />
code of conduct complaint is probably<br />
the question for today’s discussion.’’<br />
Councillors voted to defer making a<br />
decision on its code of conduct until it<br />
was debated at afuture workshop.<br />
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Chlorination fears<br />
NC Police report<br />
By DAVID HILL,<br />
Local Democracy Reporter<br />
Aformer Waimakariricouncillor fears a<br />
draft decisiononchlorination in theCust<br />
water supplyisjustthe beginning.<br />
Adraftdecisionfromwater regulator<br />
TaumataArowai released before<br />
Christmas advisesifchlorine was<br />
removed fromCust’s water supply, safe<br />
drinking water could not be guaranteed.<br />
CustCommunity Network chairperson<br />
KirstynBarnett, who steppeddown from<br />
the council at last year’slocal government<br />
election,said shefeared it signalled all<br />
six of Waimakariri’s urban water supplies<br />
would needtobechlorinated<br />
The WaimakaririDistrict Council has<br />
beenchlorinating theCust water supply<br />
since 2<strong>02</strong>0 as aprecaution after upgrading<br />
water tanks.<br />
But the community requested the<br />
chlorinationberemoved andthe council<br />
applied for an exemption last year.<br />
The council also applied for<br />
exemptions to theRangiora,Kaiapoi,<br />
Woodend/Pegasus,Waikuku and Oxford<br />
urban water supplies.<br />
The draft decision said thecouncilwas<br />
followinggoodpractice,but it still<br />
identified15factorswhich led to its<br />
recommendation to decline the<br />
exemption.<br />
Those factorsincluded issues with the<br />
water source and thecouncil’s monitoring<br />
and modelling were ‘‘insufficient’’.<br />
Mrs Barnett saidshe understoodthe<br />
needtoensure drinking water was safe,<br />
but believedthe wordingofthe legislation<br />
madeitalmostimpossible for acouncilto<br />
get achlorinationexemption.<br />
‘‘Eachcasefor the councilisatest case<br />
to see whether it is worthcontinuing.’’<br />
Waimakariri MayorDan Gordon said<br />
council staff weretaking time to consider<br />
the draft report.<br />
‘‘I knowour staff arekeen to work<br />
alongside Taumata Arowaitorespondto<br />
thereport andlearnwhatwecan to<br />
strengthenthe casefor our chlorine<br />
exemptions overall.’’<br />
Council staff weredue to meet Taumata<br />
Arowai representatives in early <strong>February</strong>.<br />
‘‘This is anew process, and we are<br />
continuingtoworkwith Taumata Arowai<br />
on understandingthe draft decision first<br />
on the Cust supply, as wellasany insights<br />
to theassessmentsontheothersupplies<br />
in the coming weeks and months,’’ a<br />
council spokespersonsaid.<br />
WaimakaririMPMattDoocey said<br />
Taumata Arowai had raisedsome<br />
‘‘serious concerns’’ and thecouncil<br />
neededtorespond to those urgently.<br />
‘‘From what youread fromthe regulator<br />
thereisaclearpathway forwardfor the<br />
council to respond to the<br />
recommendations.<br />
‘‘Ithinkthe ratepayers wouldquite<br />
rightlyexpect thecouncilwould be on top<br />
theissue.<br />
‘‘It is concerning the regulator is so<br />
criticalaboutthe council’smonitoring<br />
andmodelling.’’<br />
He urged the council to fasttrackits<br />
ultraviolet treatmentprogramme to help<br />
ease TaumataArowai’sconcerns.<br />
ATaumata Arowaispokespersonsaid<br />
thedraftdecision is designedtohelp<br />
council makechanges whichmight enable<br />
an exemption to be granted.<br />
‘‘Each supplyisunique,and<br />
applications are assessed individually on<br />
theinformation provided.<br />
‘‘TaumataArowai hasadvised<br />
applicants to considerthe feedbackand<br />
considerhow thisappliestoother<br />
supplies in their district aheadof<br />
progressing withany other applications.’’<br />
Thecouncil hasuntilmid<strong>February</strong>to<br />
respond beforeafinal decision andreport<br />
is released.<br />
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Tuesday January 24: Tools were stolen<br />
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alcohol afterbeing stopped in Woodend. A<br />
large number of saddles and general<br />
equestrian equipment was stolen from a<br />
shed on South Eyre Road.Ahouse on<br />
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parkednear McIntosh’s Rocks was broken<br />
into and personal items stolen.<br />
Monday 23 and Tuesday January 24: A<br />
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Wednesday January 25: 120 metres of<br />
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Kaiapoi. Avehicle parked at an address in<br />
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Overnight Wednesday 25 /Thursday<br />
January 26: Anumber of solar lights were<br />
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Streetaddress and recovered nearby. A<br />
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Thursday January26: ACheviot male was<br />
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alcohol afterbeing stopped on Fernside<br />
Road.<br />
Overnight Thursday 26 /Friday January<br />
27: Copper earth cable was cut from a<br />
powerpole on Kippenberger Ave. A<br />
vintage Hot Rod, motorbike, and tools<br />
were stolen from ashed on Amberley<br />
BeachRoad.<br />
Friday January 27: AChristchurch man<br />
had their vehicle impounded after being<br />
stopped for drivingwhile forbidden in<br />
Waikuku. An Eyrewell male was processed<br />
for drivingwith excess breath alcoholafter<br />
beingstopped on Kippenberger Ave,<br />
Rangiora. ARangiora male was processed<br />
for drivingwith excess breath alcoholafter<br />
beingstopped on Ashley Street, Rangiora.<br />
An Oxford male had their vehicle<br />
impounded after being stopped for driving<br />
whilesuspended on Ivory Street,<br />
Rangiora. Acheckpoint was run by Police<br />
on LinesideRoad and five local drivers<br />
were processed for driving with excess<br />
breath alcohol.<br />
Saturday January 28: ATimaru male’s<br />
vehicle was impounded after being<br />
stopped for drivingwhile suspended in<br />
Kaiapoi. ALeeston female was processed<br />
for drivingwith excess breath alcoholafter<br />
beingstopped in Kaiapoi. AChristchurch<br />
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breath alcoholafter being stoppedin<br />
Flaxton. Two toiletsand rubbish bins at<br />
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alightcausing serious damage.<br />
Overnight Saturday28/Sunday January<br />
29: Awater blasterwas stolenfrom outside<br />
an address in Tara Crescent,Woodend.<br />
Sunday January 29: AMazda Eunos<br />
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Monday January 30: Propertywas<br />
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Waikuku. ARangiora man was stopped on<br />
Flaxton Road and processed for driving<br />
with excess breathalcohol.<br />
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30 The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>February</strong> 2, 2<strong>02</strong>3<br />
Aday to reminisce, celebrate at Hawarden<br />
By JOHN COSGROVE<br />
The stories flowed as alarge crowd of over<br />
300 turneduptocommemorate the 125th<br />
anniversary of the founding of the<br />
HawardenSaleyards company on Friday.<br />
Following abrief ceremony and cake<br />
cutting to commemorate the long service<br />
giventothe yards by the Hurunui rural<br />
community, the annual ewe salebegan<br />
amongthe serious buyers.<br />
Nearby groups of farmers, theirwives<br />
and retired stock agents reminisced about<br />
the earlydays of the yards.<br />
Talesoflarge family gatherings, very<br />
competitive farmers racing each other to<br />
be the first to get their mobs there, and the<br />
many wonderfulmeals catered eachand<br />
everyyear by the members of the<br />
HawardenPresbyterian Church<br />
abounded.<br />
Ewe sale stalwart and former Hurunui<br />
MayorWinton Dalley started attending the<br />
annual Hawarden ewe sale 45 years ago<br />
and says it is one of thelastleft in<br />
business.<br />
‘‘We are stillticking along, all the other<br />
country ewe sales exceptfor Sheffield<br />
have gone,their saleyards sold because<br />
the main sales are nowinChristchurch.<br />
‘‘Butwe’re stillcarrying on because as<br />
farmers we believeinour stock. It’s the<br />
quality of our breeding as we are<br />
producing <strong>Canterbury</strong>’s primelambs.<br />
‘‘Buyers and sellerscome fromasfar<br />
afield as Marlborough and Mid<br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> to the sale.’’<br />
The secrethesaid was the ewes were<br />
born and raisedonthe high country and<br />
that’s howthey adapted well to grazingon<br />
the lowlands of the <strong>Canterbury</strong> Plains.<br />
Laurie O’Carroll, adirect descendant of<br />
an original shareholder of the Hawarden<br />
Saleyards company, remembersthe funof<br />
driving the mobs of sheep fromthe farms<br />
to the saleyards beforetrucks were used.<br />
‘‘Those old farmers were very<br />
Cutting the cake ... Laurie O’Carroll and Fred Fowler cutting the 125th anniversary cake in Hawarden Saleyards on Friday was (from left)<br />
Hurunui District Mayor Marie Black, Kevin Rowe, descendants Rose Cassidy and John Sidey, and Hawarden Saleyards chairman Andrew<br />
Rutherford .<br />
PHOTO: JOHN COSGROVE<br />
competitiveinthose days, theywould try<br />
to beat each othertobefirst into the<br />
drafting pens.’’<br />
Thestockwas first driven down the<br />
roads to the yards,then following the sale<br />
thenew owners would drivethem down<br />
throughthe villagetothe railhead and<br />
then ship themaway.“Manygardens<br />
suffered from the sheep and cows moved<br />
this way,’’ Lauriesaid.<br />
Former stock agent FredFowler said<br />
thereused to be nineother ewe fairsin<br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong>, but now there were justtwo.<br />
‘‘It is asign of the times,the new yards<br />
in Christchurch and thechange to<br />
differentfarming practices haveseen the<br />
numbers of sheep dropinrecent years.<br />
Therewas always alot of banter between<br />
the farmers andthe sales agents at the<br />
Hawardensale. The Hurunui produced<br />
the bestfine woolsheepinthe country, the<br />
Corriedales bred herewere sought after<br />
by the farmers on the flat lands,’’ he said.<br />
Scargill Valley farmer David Belton (WP<br />
Belton Ltd) saidhis family had been<br />
selling at the ewe salefor 50 consecutive<br />
years. He says the descendants of those<br />
traditionalfarmers who started the<br />
saleyards company all those years ago are<br />
still coming back each year to the sale.<br />
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<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>February</strong> 2, 2<strong>02</strong>3<br />
31<br />
Prices areflection of the market<br />
By JOHN COSGROVE<br />
Buyers from all over the South Island<br />
turned up to the annual Hawarden ewe<br />
fair of over 11,000 lambs and ewes on<br />
Friday.<br />
PGG Wrightson <strong>Canterbury</strong>/West<br />
Coast livestock manager Grant<br />
Nordstrom said numbers were well back<br />
this year compared to previous sales,<br />
and ‘‘the lower prices were areflection<br />
of the times’’.<br />
‘‘It was hard going in the heat. Prices<br />
were satisfactory.’’<br />
He says the bulk of the yarding were<br />
capital stock lines out of Marlborough<br />
being offered due to land use changes.<br />
‘‘Buyers were there to secure annual<br />
lines, some of which have been coming<br />
to Hawarden for decades’’<br />
‘‘Prices this year were areflection on<br />
the market with export prices for mutton<br />
much lower than the same period last<br />
year, and buyers taking acautionary<br />
approach when purchasing.’’<br />
Mr Nordstrom said twotooth ewes<br />
sold up to $200, mixed age ewes were<br />
between $120 to $135 while annual draft<br />
ewes fetched between $100 to $140.<br />
Hawarden Sale Yards chairman<br />
Taking their time ... Buyers queue up as the auctioneer John McKone of PGG Wrightson<br />
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PHOTOS: JOHN COSGROVE<br />
Karen and Peter Boag from Gorrie<br />
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in the sale.<br />
Mr Boag said it has been an<br />
exceptionally good year this year and he<br />
was hoping the sale would go very well<br />
for them.<br />
Hawarden farmer Dave Black said<br />
this year’s season has had aslow start,<br />
but now farmers in <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />
are getting back to normal weather.<br />
‘‘It has been agood year for crops and<br />
sheep with alot of growth on the land,’’<br />
he said.<br />
Watching on ... Keeping an eye on<br />
proceedings were Keith (left) and Robert<br />
Gilbert of Southbridge and Irwell. The<br />
brothers had been attending the fair since<br />
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BILL DOWLE bill.dowle@harcourts.co.nz<br />
Four SeasonsRealty2017Ltd |Licensed Agent REAA2008<br />
Four Seasons Realty
Waipara 8Johnston Street<br />
New Listing<br />
Country life at the right price!<br />
Experience relaxed village lifeinthiscomfortable3bdrm home, just astone'sthrow fromWaipara Primary School. Our vendor<br />
has purchased and is reluctantly passing on her much loved piece of country paradise to alucky new owner. Formerly the<br />
school principal's residence, the open planliving areas enjoyall day sun with both aheatpump and logburner with wetback to<br />
keep youcosy in winter months.Enjoy private garden views from thekitchen bench, with plenty of room and pantryspace to<br />
store home grown delicacies.All bedrooms feature plenty ofwardrobe spaceand agood sizedbathroom and separate<br />
laundry add to the convenience for all the family. Hobbyists will enjoy the extra garaging with asingle standalone garage, plus<br />
a2nd double lockable garage foradditional parking or secure storage. The jewel in thecrown is the large fully fenced section,<br />
so much room for backyard cricket, pets, gardeningorhomeprojects. Avegetable bed, fruit trees andgarden shed complete<br />
this incredibly affordable package.Only 10 minutes from Amberley,with wineries and Hanmer Springs on your doorstep,<br />
come and discover the countryvillagecharm.<br />
3 1 1 3<br />
For Sale Buyers $540,000+<br />
View Mon 6Feb 4.00 -4.45pm<br />
Web pb.co.nz/RU114856<br />
Dayan Muntz<br />
M <strong>02</strong>1 432 926<br />
Kirstyn Barnett<br />
M <strong>02</strong>1 312 230<br />
E dayan.muntz@pb.co.nz<br />
E kirstyn.barnett@pb.co.nz<br />
Amberley 4/7 Wineberry Avenue<br />
Okuku 260B Foothills Road<br />
Large and unique with extra accommodation<br />
On aprivatelane in theheart of Amberley,this well-maintained<br />
property is surroundedbyotherquality homes and is located close to<br />
every amenity you could ever need. With an internally separatedpart<br />
of the house withits own lounge, bedroom and bathroom, multiple<br />
living optionsare available.Inside, ample accommodationis<br />
complemented by awell-appointed bathroom and twoensuites and<br />
two walk-in robes, while two large living areasprovideplenty of<br />
flexibility. Alovely Millbrookkitchen has awalk in pantry. Practicality is<br />
enhancedbyboth theseparate laundry and the abundance of<br />
storage, while exceptionalindoor/flowpromotes each access outside.<br />
4 3 2 2<br />
For Sale Buyers $850,000+<br />
View By appointment<br />
Web pb.co.nz/RU94959<br />
Aaron Clark<br />
M <strong>02</strong>7 873 5121<br />
Priced to sell, picturesque and private<br />
This property provides arare lifestyle opportunity with modern country<br />
living and mountain views,offered to the marketbyvendorswho are<br />
committed to their nextadventure. Designedfor effortless livability,<br />
this quality 2015 buildoffers three generousbedrooms including a<br />
well-appointed master with aWIR and ensuite.Awell-configured<br />
layoutwith generous living,dining,separate lounge, study and<br />
outdoor entertaining areaall add to the properties appeal. The<br />
modern and highly functionalkitchen is complimented with awalk-in<br />
pantryand Smeg appliances.Heating options includeaheat pump,<br />
wetback log burner,two radiators and aheat transferunit providing<br />
year-round comfort.<br />
3 2 2 2<br />
For Sale $995,000<br />
View Sun 5Feb 2.00 -2.30pm<br />
Web pb.co.nz/RL111707<br />
Aaron Clark<br />
M <strong>02</strong>7 873 5121<br />
Kiara Tinirau-Philps<br />
M <strong>02</strong>7 545 4272<br />
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What’s happening in your<br />
community…<br />
It’s Time for New PMtoRescue Water<br />
Reforms –Councils<br />
Councils representing more than amillion<br />
NewZealandersare callingonthe new PrimeMinister<br />
to take afresh look at amodel for water reform<br />
that works.<br />
The member councils of Communities 4Local<br />
Democracy He hapori mō te Manapori (C4LD) said<br />
that with Prime Minister Hipkins signalling areview<br />
of the policy agenda, he has an opportunity to<br />
deliver on Government aims for three waters, in a<br />
manner that would bring communities with him.<br />
Manawatu DistrictMayor and C4LD Chair Helen<br />
Worboyssaid that councilshad beentrying to work for<br />
positivereform overthe pastfew years to no avail.<br />
But new leadership offers the Government the<br />
chance to re-engage with the sector and work<br />
together towards successful water reform.<br />
“Thedetailed proposals we’vebrought to the table<br />
enable theGovernment to deliveronall its aims, create<br />
opportunities forstrong andlasting partnershipsand<br />
deliver safe, sustainableand affordable water services<br />
forall New Zealand,”she said.<br />
“They enable us to build on existing partnerships and<br />
forge new relationships with Mana Whenua at a<br />
local level. They also provide for the continuation of<br />
local influence and community property rights.<br />
“We’re confident that ourplans are in linewith<br />
what the majorityofNew Zealanders want.We’ve<br />
presented areformframework that is directly<br />
supported by nearlyhalfofcouncils in New Zealand<br />
andisalignedwiththe views of the majority of others.<br />
“It is not too late to rescue this reform, all that<br />
needs to happen is for the Government to place<br />
some trust in Local Government.<br />
“We should be given the opportunity to use our<br />
wealth of local knowledge to deliver better<br />
alternatives to the current proposal, which<br />
independent analysis shows has asignificant<br />
number of flaws and in many areas will deliver<br />
worse outcomes than the current system.<br />
“There is little to no public support for this plan,<br />
repeated surveys show the public is against it<br />
and most political parties voted against it, so the<br />
Government has no mandate to force it through.<br />
“The whole sector is eager to partner and work<br />
with the Government to turn this around and find a<br />
lasting solution that we can all support.”<br />
For more information on C4LD visit<br />
communities4localdemocracy.co.nz<br />
Council Retains AA Credit Rating<br />
Credit rating agency, Standard and Poor’s, have<br />
today announced that Waimakariri District Council<br />
has retained its AA long-term and A-1+ short-term<br />
credit rating with astable outlook.<br />
TheAAratingequates the Council with New Zealand’s<br />
national credit rating –the ‘sovereign rating’.<br />
Standard and Poor’s does not rate any individual<br />
Council higher than the sovereign rating.<br />
The completion of significant capital works, within<br />
its budgeted forecast in recent years, including<br />
parts of the Kaiapoi Regeneration Area, the Kaiapoi<br />
Stormwater and Flooding Improvements project,<br />
MainPower Stadium and western road route<br />
upgrades, have helped to reduce Council’s debt<br />
allowing us to maintain this position.<br />
Standard and Poor’s noted that the Council has<br />
strong financial management and budget flexibility.<br />
The consistency of Council’s financial performance,<br />
and how itisrated, assists significantly when it<br />
comes to future borrowing and rates that can’t<br />
otherwise be achieved.<br />
Waimakariri District Council has anumber of<br />
internally imposed safeguards to ensure prudent<br />
management of debt.<br />
The Council’s internal policies place limits that are<br />
more stringent than what the Local Government<br />
Funding Agency (the agency which funds Council<br />
activity nationwide) allows and ensures our Council<br />
has sufficient headroom within its borrowing<br />
limits to endure another adverse event such as a<br />
significant earthquake.<br />
Does Your Pool<br />
Fence Comply?<br />
Summer is here and it’s important pool barriers<br />
and fencing comply with the Building Act.<br />
From early<strong>February</strong>we’ll be visiting propertiesto<br />
check if apool is stillpresent, the type and if the pool<br />
fence complies.<br />
An inspection notice will be posted or emailed aer the<br />
check, noting any items that may need to be addressed.<br />
Why we’re doing this:<br />
The Building Act requires us to inspect pool barriers<br />
regularly for compliance to the Building Code.<br />
Call us on 03 311 8906 if you have any questions.<br />
Register your pool at waimakariri.govt.nz -<br />
keyword search Swimming Pool Registration<br />
Temporary Road Closure<br />
Various Roads in West Eyreton<br />
The Council has received an application<br />
to temporarily close the following roads<br />
for the period shown for the <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />
Primary Schools Triathlon.<br />
Roads to be Closed<br />
• South Eyre Road, Harewood Road to<br />
Poyntzs Road<br />
• Harewood Road, South Eyre Road to<br />
Carleton Road<br />
• Wolffs Road, South Eyre Road to 60m north<br />
of Harewood Road<br />
• Steffens Road, 60m each side of<br />
Harewood Road.<br />
Period of Closure<br />
9am to 2pm, Tuesday 14 March 2<strong>02</strong>3<br />
Detours will be in place.<br />
This closure is made in accordance with<br />
Section 11(e) ofthe Tenth Schedule of the<br />
Local Government Act 1974 and will apply to<br />
all vehicular traffic with the exception of the<br />
Fire Service, Ambulance, Police, Council vehicles<br />
and other vehicles authorised bythe Council.<br />
YOUTH<br />
Development Grant<br />
Available to young people living<br />
in the Waimakariri District aged<br />
between 12 and 24.<br />
Applications are now open and will<br />
close on Friday 3March 2<strong>02</strong>3.<br />
For more information:<br />
com.board@wmk.govt.nz<br />
<strong>02</strong>7 254 3940<br />
waimakariri.govt.nz
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RangioraMuseum<br />
Aspecialeveningon<br />
Thursday,<strong>February</strong> 23, at the<br />
Rangiora Museumwill<br />
feature afilm, TheLife<br />
Adventures of Milly.Milly,a<br />
Rangiora resident,aged 96,<br />
was born in the Chatham<br />
Islands and livedthere until<br />
she was 12, before she came<br />
to New Zealand. Thereisno<br />
entryfee, but peoplewho<br />
aren’t members are asked for<br />
adonation.<br />
Supper will be servedand<br />
it shouldn’t be alatenight.<br />
ECan Youth Rōpū<br />
Environment <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />
(ECan) are lookingfor young<br />
people to join theirYouth<br />
Rōpū.<br />
With the support of the<br />
YouthEngagement and<br />
Educationteam, the ECan<br />
YouthRōpū givesyoung<br />
people in the <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />
region an opportunity to<br />
promote the issues theycare<br />
about.<br />
They are seeking young<br />
people aged 1424 who are<br />
enthusiastic about the<br />
environment, civicsand<br />
empowering young people<br />
across Waitaha (<strong>Canterbury</strong>).<br />
For 2<strong>02</strong>3 ECanare looking<br />
for new Youth Rōpū<br />
representativesfrom across<br />
Waitaha/<strong>Canterbury</strong><br />
including two in <strong>North</strong><br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong>/Ōpukepuke.<br />
Applications are now open<br />
and close <strong>February</strong> 2<strong>02</strong>3.<br />
Visitthe ECan Youth Rōpū<br />
engagement hub pagetofind<br />
out more aboutwhat it<br />
involves to become amember<br />
of the group andhow to apply.<br />
Visit: haveyoursay.ecan.<br />
govt.nz/youthropu<br />
Waitangi Day celebrations<br />
and activities<br />
MetServiceseven day<br />
forecast:Afew showers with<br />
southerlies andtemperatures<br />
around the mid 20s for<br />
Monday,<strong>February</strong> 6, 2<strong>02</strong>3.<br />
From10:0014:00All<br />
Together Kaiapoi Waitangi<br />
Day FamilyCelebration will<br />
be held at the Trousselot<br />
ParkinKaiapoi.<br />
From11am to 2pm Te Ra<br />
WhakanuiWaitangitobe<br />
heldatthe Rangiora Borough<br />
School, KingsStreet<br />
Rangiora.<br />
From10am to 3pm The<br />
Rangiora Pottery Market and<br />
RSA Vintage Rally is afree<br />
event heldatthe Loburn<br />
Reserve,154 Loburn<br />
Whiterock Road,Loburn.<br />
Oxford Observatory<br />
Astronomy coursesare being<br />
offered online by the Oxford<br />
AreaSchoolObservatory.<br />
‘‘Exploring the SolarSystem’’<br />
begins on <strong>February</strong> 14 cost<br />
$60 per connected device.A<br />
secondcourse,‘‘exploring the<br />
universe’’ will continue over<br />
terms two, three and four <br />
cost$145.Courses open to all<br />
ages, from youngchildren to<br />
retiredfolk. Learn about the<br />
physics of the universe. To<br />
bookgotooxford.ngawhetu.<br />
nz. FollowOxford<br />
Observatory on Facebook.<br />
Business For Sale<br />
DUE to retirement, I am<br />
offering a Green Acres<br />
Franchise Lawn and Garden<br />
round for sale. Covers<br />
Waimakariri and Christchurch<br />
area. Phone Paul<br />
<strong>02</strong>72 331 962.<br />
$$$<br />
Amalgamated Scrap Metal<br />
Ltd. Specialists in farm<br />
machineryand farm clean<br />
ups, old vehicles etc.<br />
100% locally owned.<br />
Ph 0800 030 712 or<br />
<strong>02</strong>7 695 0480.<br />
2312759<br />
Home Services<br />
ROOF<br />
PAINTING<br />
20yrs local<br />
experience.<br />
allroofs.co.nz<br />
<strong>02</strong>7 416 0530<br />
2533270<br />
Firewood<br />
SPLIT Old Man Pine 3.7m<br />
@ $260, Split Hardwood<br />
Mix 3.7m @$360. Mobile<br />
<strong>02</strong>1 993 497.<br />
Wanted To Buy<br />
PRE 2000'S vehicles,<br />
mopeds, motorbikes for<br />
resurrection and restoration,<br />
not wrecking.<br />
Anything considered.<br />
Please ph <strong>02</strong>0 4016 33<strong>02</strong>.<br />
Situations Vacant<br />
DISMANTLER<br />
This is afull time position dismantling electronic<br />
and electricalproducts for recycling.<br />
Applicants require:<br />
•Ability to work within asmall team but also<br />
as an individual<br />
•Excellent time management<br />
•Bephysicallyfit as lifting product is involved<br />
•Have afull cleanlicence<br />
•Ability to use handtools.<br />
•Forkliftlicence beneficial but not essential<br />
Please email your CV and letter to:<br />
John.corney@e-cycle.co.nz<br />
2551817<br />
SUPERVISOR &<br />
DELIVERERS<br />
WANTED<br />
Need some extracash?<br />
Whynot get fit earning it?<br />
IMMEDIATE START!<br />
Deliveryrounds &supervisor<br />
position based in Amberley<br />
Are you aged11or over?<br />
Do you want to join our<br />
dynamic team and deliver<br />
the <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />
<strong>News</strong> to local homes<br />
everyThursday?<br />
If this sounds like you, email your interest<br />
along with your name, address and phone<br />
number to deliveries@alliedpress.co.nz<br />
or phone <strong>02</strong>9 983 2293<br />
NEWS &CLASSIFIED<br />
The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>February</strong> 2, 2<strong>02</strong>3<br />
Deliverers required<br />
forthe <strong>North</strong><br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong><br />
<strong>News</strong><br />
Tofind out more,<br />
contact:<br />
MarkKelly<br />
South Island Distribution Manager<br />
37<br />
STAFF NEEDED<br />
DutyManagers<br />
Bar Staff<br />
Chefs<br />
Business is booming and we need to<br />
build up our friendly team<br />
Full-timeand Part-timepositionsavailable<br />
Accommodationprovided forthe<br />
right candidates<br />
Send CV to:<br />
info@gretavalleytavern.co.nz<br />
9Tavern Drive, Greta Valley - Phone (03) 975 3924<br />
WE NEED YOU!<br />
P: <strong>02</strong>9 983 2293<br />
E: mark.kelly@mainlanddistribution.co.nz<br />
OUR BUSINESS IS GROWING...<br />
here’s how we can help grow yours too!<br />
Deliver your mailers to your<br />
customers with us:<br />
.<br />
We can deliver your mailer targeted locally to the customers most<br />
likely to buy from you or offer you mass reach via our South Island<br />
network.<br />
Your mailer can be delivered as an insert in our paper or separately<br />
in the letterbox.<br />
Contact us today for<br />
a plan to suit your<br />
business.<br />
SUPERVISORS wanted across the south island<br />
To be asupervisor you will need:<br />
• Asuitable van, mobile phone and computer with internet access<br />
• Ability to handle deliveries of large quantities each week<br />
• Ability to manage your own team of deliverers<br />
DELIVERERS wanted across the south island<br />
To be adeliverer you will need:<br />
• Afew free hours each week<br />
• Ability to home deliver papers and flyers to your own territory<br />
*You must be11years or older for this position<br />
Contact Mark Kelly South Island Distribution Manager<br />
P: <strong>02</strong>9 983 2293 | E: mark.kelly@mainlanddistribution.co.nz
CLASSIFIED<br />
38 The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>February</strong> 2, 2<strong>02</strong>3<br />
Situations Vacant<br />
Garden Centre Team Member<br />
The Garden Centre is growing and thriving and so we are<br />
expanding the team. We required experienced Garden<br />
Centre Team members for our leading Rangiora Garden<br />
Centre<br />
Youwill have:<br />
•Apositive customer focused attitude<br />
•Previous garden centre experience is preferred<br />
but not essential<br />
•Product knowledge related to garden plants,<br />
garden media, and garden hardware products<br />
•Aflarefor creative merchandising<br />
•Acan do attitude<br />
•The ability tothink smart<br />
•Towork in and as part of ateam<br />
This is afulltime, fixed term position and the days of work<br />
will include aweekend day.<br />
McAlpines have an active drug and alcohol policy in place,<br />
apre-employment drug test and medical will be required.<br />
Applicants must be aNew Zealand resident or hold avalid<br />
NewZealand visa.<br />
Please send your application and CV to:<br />
Garden Centre Team Member,<br />
McAlpines Mitre 10 MEGA,<br />
Private Bag 1003, Rangiora 7440<br />
or email applications@mcalpines.co.nz<br />
2547336<br />
Due to increasing demand, Kip<br />
McGrath Rangiora is seeking<br />
experienced, qualified and<br />
enthusiastic teachers able to teach<br />
math up to NCEA level 1.<br />
Teachers will work with no more<br />
than 4students on individual<br />
programmes after school and<br />
must be excited about making a<br />
difference.<br />
All qualified applicants welcome,<br />
including vibrant retired teachers.<br />
Further information from,<br />
and brief resumes to,<br />
rangiora@kipmcgrath.co.nz or<br />
by calling the centre Director,<br />
Dr. Grant Dykes (03) 313 3638.<br />
Candidate Nominations for2<strong>02</strong>3<br />
TrusteeElection<br />
Nominations forthe 2<strong>02</strong>3 MainPower Trustelection<br />
closed at 5pm, Friday20January2<strong>02</strong>3. Thefollowing<br />
nominations havebeen received forthe three<br />
vacancies on the Trust.<br />
ALLISON, Richard(Fernside)<br />
BROOKFIELD,Kevin (Amberley)<br />
HENDERSON, Cameron (Swannanoa)<br />
As the number of nominations did notexceed<br />
the number of vacancies, RichardALLISON,<br />
Kevin BROOKFIELD and Cameron HENDERSON<br />
aredeclared elected unopposed as trustees of<br />
MainPower Trust.<br />
AnthonyMorton<br />
Returning Officer -MainPower Trust<br />
PO Box3138, Christchurch 8140<br />
iro@electionz.com<br />
0800 666 <strong>02</strong>8<br />
2551840<br />
BOOK FAIR Friday 17<br />
and Saturday 18 <strong>February</strong>,<br />
2<strong>02</strong>3 at St Bart’s Church<br />
Hall, 23 Cass St, Kaiapoi.<br />
9:00am to 6:00pm Friday<br />
and 9:00am to 2:00pm Saturday.<br />
EFTPOS Available.<br />
Books $2.00 each or 6<br />
books for $10.00, puzzles<br />
$4.00. Tea and coffee available.<br />
Donations of good<br />
quality books, dvds, jig<br />
saws are most welcome.<br />
Please no tapes or CDs.<br />
Donated goods can be left<br />
at the Church Hall. Contact<br />
Mary 327 8457. This is an<br />
Anglican Parish of Kaiapoi<br />
Fundraiser towards parish<br />
work.<br />
Entertainment<br />
APPEARING live at<br />
Balcairn Hall, 7.30pm<br />
Friday 10th <strong>February</strong>. Back<br />
Of The Beyond, Craig<br />
Denham (Alpaca Social<br />
Club), expect a night of<br />
lush musical richness<br />
tinged with humour and not<br />
taking oneself too seriously!<br />
Tickets (cash) $30<br />
from Sally Mac’s, Amberley,<br />
Sefton Garage and<br />
Stan’s 7 Day Pharmacy,<br />
Rangiora, or online<br />
www.balcairnhall.com.<br />
RANGIORA (N.C)<br />
COUNTRY MUSIC<br />
CLUB NIGHT<br />
Monday 6 th <strong>February</strong>, 7pm<br />
Rangiora Showgrounds,<br />
Function centre,<br />
156 Ashley Street.<br />
New Singers and visitors<br />
welcome<br />
Enquiries Bob <strong>02</strong>1 111 5534<br />
2553223<br />
Educational<br />
TUITION available. Primary<br />
and secondary up to<br />
NCEA level 3. In centre<br />
(Rangiora) or interactive<br />
online from your home.<br />
Each student on an individually<br />
tailored programme.<br />
Kip McGrath Rangiora has<br />
been serving the local community<br />
for 30 +years. Give<br />
us acall (03) 313 3638 or<br />
book your free assessment<br />
online https://www.<br />
kipmcgrath.co.nz/rangiora.<br />
FALCONS &<br />
COMMODORES<br />
WANTED<br />
Suitable for<br />
dismantling or repairs<br />
Ph 313 7216<br />
2412522<br />
Grazing<br />
AVAILABLE FOR TWO<br />
horses. Rangiora town<br />
boundary, locked access,<br />
stables available. Rate<br />
negotiable. Ph 03 313 6284.<br />
Cars Wanted<br />
CASH 4CARS<br />
and 4WD'S<br />
Phone<br />
Automotive<br />
Parts<br />
03 313 7216<br />
CARAVAN AND VEHICLE<br />
Buyer: We purchase all<br />
Caravans and Vehicles;<br />
sitting around a long time<br />
needing repairs etc, no<br />
worries, we buy then all;<br />
give us amessage for afree<br />
quote. —Ph. <strong>02</strong>1-592-625.<br />
CARS, vans, 4WD’s<br />
wanted for dismantling or<br />
repair. Phone <strong>02</strong>7 258<br />
8366.<br />
PUBLIC NOTICE OF<br />
APPLICATION FOR<br />
CLUB LICENCE<br />
SECTION 101, SALE<br />
AND SUPPLY OF<br />
ALCOHOL ACT 2012<br />
Woodend Bowling Club has<br />
made application to the<br />
District Licensing Committee<br />
at Rangiora for the renewal<br />
of aClub Licence in respect<br />
of the premises situated at<br />
38 Rangiora-Woodend Road,<br />
Woodend known as Woodend<br />
Bowling Club.<br />
The general nature of the<br />
business conducted (or to be<br />
conducted) under the licence<br />
is Refreshments for bowlers on<br />
playing days.<br />
The days on which and the<br />
hours during which alcohol<br />
is (or is intended to be) sold<br />
under the licence are Tuesday<br />
3.30pm -6.30pm, Wednesday<br />
4pm - 7pm, Thursday 3pm<br />
- 9pm, Friday 1pm - 8pm,<br />
Saturday & Sunday 10am -<br />
8pm.<br />
The application may be<br />
inspected during ordinary<br />
office hours at the office of the<br />
Waimakariri District Licensing<br />
Committee at 215 High Street,<br />
Rangiora.<br />
Any person who is entitled to<br />
object and who wishes to object<br />
to the issue of the licence may,<br />
not later than 15 working days<br />
after the date of the publication<br />
of this notice, file anotice in<br />
writing of the objection with the<br />
Secretary of the Waimakariri<br />
District Licensing Committee<br />
at Private Bag 1005, Rangiora.<br />
No objection to the renewal of a<br />
licence may be made in relation<br />
to amatter other than amatter<br />
specified in section 131 of the<br />
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act<br />
2012.<br />
This is the second publication<br />
of this notice. This notice was<br />
first published on 26 January<br />
2<strong>02</strong>3.<br />
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Monday 6 th <strong>February</strong><br />
Tuesday7 th <strong>February</strong><br />
Wednesday 8 th <strong>February</strong><br />
Thursday 9 th <strong>February</strong><br />
Public Notices<br />
PUBLIC NOTICE OF<br />
APPLICATION FOR<br />
ON AND OFF LICENCES<br />
SECTION 101, SALE<br />
AND SUPPLYOF<br />
ALCOHOL ACT 2012<br />
Fresca Ltd has made<br />
application to the District<br />
Licensing Committee at<br />
Rangiora for the issue of an On<br />
and Off Licences in respect of<br />
the premises situated at 7/188<br />
High Street, Rangiora known<br />
as Fresca Mediterranean.<br />
The general nature of the<br />
business conducted (or to be<br />
conducted) under the licence<br />
is Restaurant and Grocery<br />
Store.<br />
The days on which and the<br />
hours during which alcohol<br />
is (or is intended to be) sold<br />
under the licence are On<br />
Licence -Monday toSaturday<br />
8.30am - 11.00pm, Sunday<br />
8.30am - 5.00pm. Off<br />
Licence -Monday toSaturday<br />
8.30am - 10.00pm, Sunday<br />
8.30am -5.00pm.<br />
The application may be<br />
inspected during ordinary<br />
office hours at the office of the<br />
Waimakariri District Licensing<br />
Committee at 215 High Street,<br />
Rangiora.<br />
Any person who is entitled<br />
to object and who wishes<br />
to object to the issue of the<br />
licence may, not later than<br />
15 working days after the<br />
date of the publication of this<br />
notice, file anotice in writing<br />
of the objection with the<br />
Secretary of the Waimakariri<br />
District Licensing Committee<br />
at Private Bag 1005, Rangiora<br />
or email to records@wmk.<br />
govt.nz.<br />
No objection to the issue of<br />
a licence may be made in<br />
relation to amatter other than<br />
amatter specified in section<br />
105 (1) of the Sale and Supply<br />
of Alcohol Act 2012.<br />
This is the second publication<br />
of this notice. This notice was<br />
first published on 26 January<br />
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Refuse and Recycling -Waitangi Day<br />
No collections -Public Holiday<br />
PUBLIC NOTICE OF<br />
APPLICATION FOR<br />
OFF-LICENCE<br />
SECTION 101, SALE<br />
AND SUPPLYOF<br />
ALCOHOL ACT 2012<br />
S&P Private Limited T/A<br />
Super Liquor Pegasus, 28<br />
Awatere St, Pegasus has<br />
made application to the<br />
District Licensing Committee<br />
at Rangiora for the issue<br />
of aOff-Licence in respect<br />
of the premises situated at<br />
60B Pegasus Main Street,<br />
Pegasus known as Super<br />
Liquor Pegasus - Existing<br />
Super Liquor Store from Unit<br />
Dmoving into Unit B.<br />
The general nature of the<br />
business conducted (or to be<br />
conducted) under the licence<br />
is Bottlestore.<br />
The days on which and the<br />
hours during which alcohol<br />
is (or is intended to be)<br />
sold under the licence are<br />
Monday -Sunday 10am to<br />
10pm.<br />
The application may be<br />
inspected during ordinary<br />
office hours at the office<br />
of the Waimakariri District<br />
Licensing Committee at 215<br />
High Street, Rangiora.<br />
Any person who is entitled<br />
to object and who wishes<br />
to object to the issue of the<br />
licence may,not later than 15<br />
working days after the date of<br />
the publication of this notice,<br />
file anotice in writing of the<br />
objection with the Secretary<br />
of the Waimakariri District<br />
Licensing Committee at<br />
Private Bag 1005, Rangiora<br />
7440 or email to records@<br />
wmk.govt.nz.<br />
No objection to the issue of<br />
alicence may be made in<br />
relation to amatter other than<br />
amatter specified in section<br />
105(1) of the Sale and<br />
Supply of Alcohol Act 2012.<br />
This is the first publication of<br />
this notice.<br />
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Hanmer Springs, Mt. Lyford and Gore Bay<br />
Amberley,AmberleyBeach, Leithfield,<br />
Leithfield Beach, Cheviot, Waipara, Scargill, Omihi,<br />
Greta Valley and MotunauBeach<br />
Waiau,Rotherham,Culverden, Waikari and<br />
Hawarden<br />
• OnlyHurunui DistrictCouncil bags will be collected, these are availablefrom various<br />
outlets in Hurunui.<br />
• Bags must be securely tied and at the kerbside or Council collection point by 8am.<br />
Collection times may vary tonormal, and the crew will not return tocollect bags<br />
placed out late.<br />
• Refuse bags must not exceed 15kg in weight.Bags split priortothe crew’sarrival and<br />
non-official bagswill not be collected.<br />
• Bundles of cardboardwill not be collectedbut can be recycledvia any transferstation.<br />
What is accepted via the recycling collections ifitisclean and loose inaCouncil<br />
recycling bag?<br />
• <strong>News</strong>papers,magazines,office paper and telephone directories.<br />
• Cardboard, greetings cards, junkmail, envelopesand egg boxes.<br />
• Food, drink, and pet food cans.<br />
• Rigid plasticbottles and smallcontainers, types 1, 2and 5with lids removed.<br />
What cannot be recycled?<br />
Softplastics, plastics3,4,6and 7,tetrapaks, polystyrene (includingmeat trays), plant<br />
pots,plastic strapping,clothing,food-stained paper or card, coffee cups,plastic lids, foil<br />
traysand foodwaste -ifindoubt throw it out.<br />
Do notput glass bottles in recycling bags, these can be recycledvia any transfer station.<br />
ALL transfer stations are closed on Monday 6 th <strong>February</strong>, but in lieu of this, the<br />
AmberleyTransfer Station will open on Tuesday 7 th <strong>February</strong> from 10am to 4pm.<br />
Forfurther information on waste and recyclingin Hurunui, visit www.hurunui.govt.nz<br />
2548663<br />
Livestock<br />
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Please phone Heather 03<br />
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health check. Phone<br />
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23620<strong>02</strong><br />
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2225862<br />
CRAIGS Trees<br />
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STUMPGRINDING<br />
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2227889v3<br />
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2017 CorollaGLXHatch<br />
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$<br />
19,995<br />
2019 Toyota Yaris GX<br />
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2<strong>02</strong>1 Toyota Yaris GX<br />
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2018 Corolla GX hatchback<br />
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•75,066kms<br />
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2013LexusCT200H<br />
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•85,350kms<br />
2019 CorollaGXBlack<br />
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2018 Corolla GX Hatchback<br />
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2019 CorollaGXHybrid<br />
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2017 Toyota C-HR Hybrid<br />
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2<strong>02</strong>1 Corolla GX Hatch<br />
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2019 CamryGXHybrid<br />
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2016 Rav4 GXL AWD<br />
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•Keyless, 5-Star Safety<br />
•91,900kms<br />
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$<br />
28,995<br />
2019 CamryGXHybrid<br />
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•Bluetooth, 4.7L/100km<br />
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2019 Rav4 GXL AWD<br />
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•Only 48,350kms<br />
$<br />
42,995<br />
2018 Rav4 GXLAWD<br />
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•Only 94,000kms<br />
$<br />
25,995<br />
2019 Rav4 GX 2WD<br />
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•Camera, 5-StarSafety, 6.7L/100km<br />
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2019 Rav4 GXL AWD<br />
•2.5LPetrol8-Speed Auto<br />
•Camera, Bluetooth, 5-Star Safety<br />
•Only 33,950kms<br />
$<br />
43,995<br />
2017 Rav4 GXLAWD<br />
•2.5LPetrolAuto, Satnav<br />
•5Star Safety, Keyless<br />
•Only 51,250km<br />
$<br />
29,995,<br />
2019 Rav4 GXL AWD<br />
•2.5LPetrol8-Speed Auto, ClimateAir<br />
•Camera, Satnav,5-Star Safety<br />
•Only 30,450km<br />
$<br />
42,995<br />
2016 HighlanderGXL<br />
•3.5LPetrolAuto, Leather 7-Seater<br />
•Camera, Roof Rack,Towbar<br />
•Only 72,500kms<br />
WAS$39,995<br />
$<br />
37,995<br />
2018 Toyota HighlanderGXL<br />
•3.5LPetrol, Leather 7Seater<br />
•5-Star Safety, Satnav, Camera<br />
•75,850kms<br />
$<br />
38,995<br />
2018 Highlander GXL<br />
•3.5LPetrolAuto, Leather 7-Seater,<br />
•5-starSafety, Satnav, Camera<br />
•77,400kms<br />
$<br />
38,995<br />
2019 HiluxSR5 Cruiser 4WD<br />
•2.8L Turbo Diesel, Auto<br />
•Leather 5-StarSafety, Satnav, Camera<br />
•59,300kms<br />
2012Hilux4WD<br />
•3.0L TurboDiesel,5-Speed Manual<br />
•Alloys, Canopy,Bluetooth,CruiseControl<br />
2017 HiluxS2WD<br />
•2.8L Turbo Diesel Manual<br />
•Camera, Bluetooth, Cruise Control<br />
•Only 57,450kms<br />
2019 HiluxSR5 4WD<br />
•2.8L Turbo Diesel Auto, Alloys<br />
•Camera, Satnav, Keyless<br />
•Only 54,850kms<br />
2019 Toyota Fortuner GXL<br />
•2.8L Turbo Diesel Auto, 4WD<br />
•7-Seater,Satnav,Camera<br />
•Only 26,100kms<br />
$<br />
52,995 $<br />
34,995 $<br />
31,995<br />
$<br />
51,995<br />
$<br />
47,995<br />
2015Ford RangerXLT<br />
•3.2LTurbo Diesel Auto, 2WD<br />
•Alloys, Bluetooth, Tonneau<br />
•Rear Sensors<br />
$<br />
27,500<br />
2018 Toyota Hiace<br />
•2.8L Turbo Diesel Auto, 6-Seater<br />
•Fold up Second Row<br />
•Only 68,550kms<br />
$<br />
41,995<br />
Percival Street,Rangiora • Ph (03) 313-8186 any time • www.rangiora.toyota.co.nz<br />
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2017 LandCruiserPrado TX<br />
•2.8L Turbo Diesel, 7-Seater<br />
•Leather,Keyless,Camera<br />
•Only 37,150kms<br />
WAS$63,995<br />
$ NOW 59,995<br />
2017 LandCruiserVX200<br />
•4.5LTwinTurbo Diesel, Facelift Model<br />
•Satnav,360 Camera, Leather 8-Seater<br />
•104,200kms<br />
$<br />
97,995<br />
2019 HiluxSR5 4WD<br />
•2.8L Turbo Diesel Auto<br />
•Facelift Model,Satnav,5-Star Safety<br />
•Only 37,850kms<br />
$<br />
52,995<br />
2<strong>02</strong>1 Daihatsu Hijet<br />
Dump Truck<br />
•650ccPetrolManual, 4WD<br />
•Tipper Deck, DiffLocker, Hi-LoRatio<br />
•Only 100kms<br />
$<br />
31,995<br />
2018 Hilux SR 4WD<br />
•2.8L Turbo Diesel, 6-Speed Manual<br />
•Tonneau,Camera<br />
•Only61,000kms<br />
$<br />
46,995<br />
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