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Thursday,<strong>April</strong> <strong>13</strong>,<strong>2023</strong> | Issue1041 | www.starnews.co.nz<br />

Councils appeal<br />

High Court ruling<br />

By ROBYN BRISTOW<br />

TheWaimakariri and Timaru<br />

DistrictCouncils are appealing<br />

theHigh Court’sdecision<br />

declining to grant declarations<br />

about property rights.<br />

The two councils have filed an<br />

appeal in the CourtofAppeal,<br />

andwillbeapproachingother<br />

councils,alsoopposed to Three<br />

Waters Reform, to seeifthey<br />

wish to support the councils in<br />

the proceedings.<br />

Waimakariri, Timaru, and<br />

Whangarei District Councils<br />

had asked the High Court<br />

earlierthisyearfor<br />

declarations on the rights and<br />

interests that property<br />

ownership entails.<br />

While the declarations were<br />

refused,the High Court<br />

judgementconfirmedthe<br />

Government’s Three Waters<br />

planisexpropriatingcouncils’<br />

ThreeWater assetsand thatthe<br />

decision to pay compensation<br />

rests with Parliament.<br />

Waimakariri District Mayor<br />

Dan Gordon saysthecouncils<br />

areappealing as there are some<br />

aspectsofthejudgement worthy<br />

of further scrutiny.<br />

‘‘We know how strongly our<br />

communitiesfeel in opposition<br />

to the ThreeWatersReform,<br />

andthis appeal is afurther<br />

demonstration of our desire to<br />

defendour communities assets<br />

andvoice.<br />

‘‘Wewere pleasedthat the<br />

Government’s ThreeWaters<br />

planwas acknowledged clearly<br />

by the Court as expropriation of<br />

assets without compensation,<br />

anditsignificantly downgrades<br />

communities’ ability to<br />

influence the core services that<br />

generations of them had built.<br />

‘‘We do not agree however that<br />

the declarationssoughtweretoo<br />

❛We know how strongly<br />

our communities feel in<br />

opposition to the Three<br />

Waters Reform, and this<br />

appeal is afurther<br />

demonstration of our<br />

desire to defend our<br />

communities assets and<br />

voice.❜<br />

— Waimakariri Mayor Dan Gordon<br />

generalanddid not reflectlocal<br />

governmentownershiprights in<br />

respect of infrastructureassets,<br />

and donot supporttheassertion<br />

thatthedeclarationsinfringed<br />

theprinciples of noninterference<br />

in the legislative<br />

process,’’ MrGordon says.<br />

‘‘Between our councilsthere<br />

are more than abillion dollars<br />

worth of community assets being<br />

expropriated without<br />

compensation, so wefeel it’s our<br />

duty forall New Zealanders to<br />

ensure that basic property<br />

rights aren’t undermined.’’<br />

The councils will approach<br />

others also opposedto Three<br />

Waters Reform to see if they<br />

wish to join the proceedings.<br />

‘‘As ownersofthis critical<br />

infrastructure, on behalfofour<br />

communities,weare seeking<br />

thatany future changes to Three<br />

Waters Reform respects basic<br />

rightsinaproperty­owning<br />

democracy.<br />

‘‘We have, and every property<br />

ownerinNew Zealand should<br />

have, real concerns that once a<br />

precedent is set through Three<br />

Waters, any and every other<br />

community asset is up for<br />

grabs,’’ Mr Gordon says.<br />

Winning entry ... Ohoka market manager Barbara Warren (left) and champion cake maker Julie Han with<br />

her Peter Rabbit eating an Easter carrot cake creation.<br />

PHOTO: JOHN COSGROVE<br />

Amixture of creativity<br />

By JOHN COSGROVE<br />

Chocolate, vanilla, lemon, butter, carrot and<br />

meat cakes were all vying to be crowned<br />

champion cake at the Ohoka Market on Good<br />

Friday.<br />

The organiserofthe Great Cakes competition,<br />

marketmanager Barbara Warren, saiditcame<br />

down to amixtureofcreativity and taste, as the<br />

three professional bakers judging the<br />

competition selected Julie Han’s Easter themed<br />

creation as the bestinshow.<br />

‘‘Of the 19 entries in our first competition,<br />

Julie Han’s Peter Rabbiteating an Eastercarrot<br />

cake was truly awesome.<br />

‘‘The quality of hersand all the others was<br />

amazing, they were wonderful creations and<br />

very encouraging for the future of the<br />

competition, as there are some great bakers out<br />

there,’’ she said.<br />

‘‘The judgesfound it avery serious<br />

competition and they took on the task of<br />

selecting the champion cake by comparing<br />

creativity with taste and appeal.’’<br />

There was adecadent richchocolate cake<br />

shaped as avolcano withred jelly lava flowing<br />

from it, an iced pumpkin cake, avanillabutter<br />

layered cake withBlack Boy Peach jam inbetween<br />

the segments, carrot cakesand themed<br />

cakesonshow.<br />

Professional pastry chef Julie Han of<br />

Christchurch, said her Easter themed winning<br />

creation took two days to make.<br />

‘‘Peter was one of the hardest parts as he took<br />

time to set.Ilove making creative cakes and<br />

want to share themwith people,the more<br />

creative the better,’’ Juliesaid.<br />

Creator of one of the most unusual entries, coowner<br />

of The ButchersMistress Jonathan<br />

Blease, said his third placed meat cake was<br />

something he put together on the spur of the<br />

moment.<br />

‘‘It was made with layersofour special<br />

bourbon flavoured brisket, with ricotta cheese<br />

between them, caramelised onions,and tomato<br />

pesto.Onthe top was mashedpotatoesinfused<br />

with slicedtruffle butterand sun­dried olives.’’<br />

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Hard work foundation for long life<br />

By ROBYN BRISTOW<br />

Hard work has helped Alison Hanham<br />

lead along and satisfying life.<br />

Alison, aCharles Upham Retirement<br />

Village resident, turned 100 earlier this<br />

month.<br />

She was born in Fielding on <strong>April</strong> 2,<br />

1923, and lived her early years there and<br />

Ohakune.<br />

When her father, aWorld War Iarmy<br />

veteran, died at the age of 48, she was<br />

just 12­years­old.<br />

She and her mother, Alice, moved<br />

down to Wellington, where Alison<br />

attended Wellington East Girls’ College<br />

before moving into the workforce to take<br />

up ajob at alegal office.<br />

She later worked for MGM, the movie<br />

studio, where she helped with New<br />

Zealand film distribution.<br />

Alison met and married Thomas<br />

Hanham, in 1944, and the newly weds<br />

honeymooned at Hanmer Springs.<br />

Thomas was serving in WWII as a<br />

member of the Royal New Zealand Air<br />

Force, based in the Pacific islands, as a<br />

mechanic.<br />

Alison says she was reunited with<br />

Milestone ... Alison Hanham celebrates<br />

100 years in style at Charles Upham village.<br />

PHOTO: SUPPLIED<br />

Thomas in Christchurch.<br />

‘‘We met him in the (Cathedral)<br />

Square. It was Labour Weekend when he<br />

came back.<br />

‘‘We had asix­week­ old baby by then,”<br />

Alison says. She remembers the serving<br />

men were “green” and gaunt, with many<br />

having suffered jaundice.<br />

The couple initially stayed with<br />

Thomas’ parents, then moved into a<br />

family home in Warrington St, St Albans.<br />

Noel, the first of six children, was the<br />

end­of­war arrival, followed later by<br />

Keith, Bruce, Ruth, Robyn and Peter.<br />

The advent of children and a<br />

homemaker role led into aseries of<br />

church, scouts and sports club<br />

committee roles.<br />

When the family left home, Thomas<br />

and Alison kept adventuring, living in<br />

Rakautara (north of Kaikōura), where<br />

Thomas had adingy and enjoyed<br />

providing seafood.<br />

Alison and Thomas moved to<br />

Rangiora, where they lived for 30 years.<br />

Thomas died in 2014, and Alison<br />

moved into an over 60s unit in Victoria<br />

Street, and has since moved to the<br />

Charles Upham complex.<br />

She was Rangiora RSA Club Women’s<br />

section treasurer for more than 20 years,<br />

only giving it away nine years ago.<br />

Alison enjoys staying busy and<br />

working hard. ‘‘I don’t like being idle.’’<br />

She enjoys village life at Charles<br />

Upham.<br />

Alison has nine grandchildren and<br />

four great­grandchildren.<br />

Sutton Tools give back following its fire<br />

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Sutton Tools’ Kaiapoifactory was<br />

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plant manager GlennMorgan saysthe<br />

companywantedtogive back afterthe<br />

supporthis staff receivedfollowing the<br />

fire.<br />

SheffieldGroup, which owns Sutton<br />

Tools, donated$10,000 to the Community<br />

Wellbeing<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> Trust, after<br />

the trust’s Kaiapoi Community Support<br />

officesupportedSuttonTools families<br />

withfoodparcelsand other support<br />

services.<br />

‘‘Wedidn’tknow much about them, so<br />

we paid them avisit and they showed us<br />

around,’’ Mr Morgansaid.<br />

‘‘Itwas great goingtosee themand to<br />

see the help they are trying to do in the<br />

community.’’<br />

Community Wellbeingisa<br />

collaborationinvolving theWaimakariri<br />

and Hurunuidistrict councils,with<br />

KaiapoiCommunity Support based in the<br />

Waimakariri DistrictCouncil­owned<br />

KaiapoiCommunity Centre.<br />

Trust manager Deirdre Ryan saysitwas<br />

aprivilege to assist Sutton Tools<br />

employees in theaftermath of the factory<br />

fire.<br />

‘‘This donation from thecompanywas<br />

totallyunexpected andIfeelhonoured to<br />

receive it. These much­needed funds will<br />

supportother<strong>North</strong><strong>Canterbury</strong> families<br />

and individuals in need.<br />

Community support ... Community Wellbeing <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> Trust manager Deirdre<br />

Ryan (left) accepted a$10,000 donation from Sutton Tools engineering manager Richard<br />

Frew and plant manager Glenn Morgan. They were joined by trust board chairperson<br />

Tsarina Dellow and trustees Mary Sparrow and Niki Mealings.<br />

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‘‘We simplycouldn't do what we do<br />

withoutthe generosity of communityminded<br />

businesseslikeSutton Tools.’’<br />

Waimakariri Mayor DanGordon says<br />

Community Wellbeing played avaluable<br />

role in thecommunity.<br />

‘‘Like all our social agencies, Wellbeing<br />

playsacriticalroleinthe community and<br />

Kaiapoi Community Support does so<br />

much for the community withthe food<br />

bank and in all the other workthey do.’’<br />

Mr Morgan saysSuttonTools would<br />

look to provide ongoingsupport, such as<br />

donating products to be raffled.‘‘Welike<br />

whatCommunity Wellbeing is doingand<br />

theyare helping people to find jobsand<br />

we willbelooking to hire morepeople.’’<br />

Since the fire, Sutton Tools has<br />

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fromits Kaiapoisite, using the<br />

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<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>April</strong> <strong>13</strong>, <strong>2023</strong><br />

Waimakariri growth continues<br />

By DAVID HILL,<br />

Local Democracy Reporter<br />

Covid­19 has caused arethinkofgrowth<br />

projections, as Waimakaririplansfor the<br />

future.<br />

The Waimakariridistricthas<br />

experienced abuildingboom on the back<br />

of Covid­19, prompting council staff to<br />

use ‘‘a high growthprojectionscenario’’<br />

as it beginswork on the 2024/34 Long<br />

Term Plan(LTP).<br />

Amedium­high growth scenario was<br />

used in preparing the 2021/31 LTP, which<br />

projected 480 consents ayear would be<br />

issued for new houses.<br />

But awhopping 928 consents were<br />

issued in 2021 and 836 last year, with the<br />

district’s populationnow more than<br />

70,000.<br />

Senior policy analyst Tēmi Allinson<br />

said the highgrowth scenario projected<br />

495 consents for new houses each year.<br />

It suggested there couldbeclose to<br />

5000 new houses builtinthe district over<br />

the nextdecade,equating to more than<br />

12,000 new residents.<br />

And if the lastdecade is anythingtogo<br />

by, there could be even more growth,<br />

MayorDan Gordon said.<br />

He said the growth projections helped<br />

the council planfor infrastructure, the<br />

timing of major projects and the<br />

population growth would have an impact<br />

on rates.<br />

‘‘Our population is now 70,000 and we<br />

are anticipating it could reach 100,000<br />

overthe next 20 years and it could<br />

happen sooner.<br />

‘‘It means we need to be thinkingabout<br />

the provisionoflibraries, swimming<br />

pools and sports facilities, as well as<br />

roading investment and other<br />

infrastructure.<br />

‘‘Weare consideringour roading<br />

projects which were identified in the last<br />

LTP and asking’ are those projects sitting<br />

in the right yearordoweneed to bring<br />

them forward and what other projects do<br />

we need to look at’.’’<br />

Solution’s to Southbrook’s traffic<br />

congestion, the proposed replacement of<br />

Skew bridgeatSilverstream,Kaiapoi,<br />

and other safety improvements were in<br />

the mix, Mr Gordon said.<br />

‘‘The WoodendBypassremains a<br />

priority for the council and we will<br />

continue to lobbyfor it to ensure it is<br />

considered and there are anumber of<br />

other projects to consider which may<br />

need co­investmentfrom central<br />

government.’’<br />

The councilwas also working on<br />

spatialplanning with its Greater<br />

Christchurch partners to determine<br />

where to buildthe extra houses.<br />

He said there were anumber of<br />

reasonswhy Waimakaririwas growing at<br />

afasterrate than the rest of the country.<br />

‘‘The Covid­19 pandemicsaw anumber<br />

of people migrateback to New Zealand<br />

from overseas and from otherparts of the<br />

country.<br />

‘‘We alsohave ahigh quality of living in<br />

our district, at amore affordable rate of<br />

housingthan in other areas.’’<br />

Being close to Christchurchalso<br />

worked in Waimakariri’s favour, Mr<br />

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Nominations sought for NC Business Awards<br />

By ROBYN BRISTOW<br />

Nominations are sought for the <strong>2023</strong> <strong>North</strong><br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong> Business Awards.<br />

Enterprise <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> (ENC),<br />

whichruns the biennial awards,iscalling<br />

for nominations.<br />

Anyone can nominate a<strong>North</strong><br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong> business, and all those<br />

nominated will be contacted by ENC,and<br />

encouraged to enter.<br />

‘‘Being nominatedisahuge boost for a<br />

business’smorale,’’ says<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />

Business Awardsorganiser Guy Graham.<br />

‘‘Often, abusinesshasn’t even thought<br />

aboutentering, but anomination from an<br />

anonymous, or known source, can make all<br />

the difference, encouragethem to enter,<br />

and see them go on to win.’’<br />

Businesses can alsonominate<br />

themselves as away of ensuring they<br />

receive all relevantBusiness Awards<br />

information in the lead­up to entries<br />

opening on May 5.<br />

The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> Business Awards<br />

were launched in 2008and have beenheld<br />

every two yearssince,celebrating<br />

businessesoperatingout of the <strong>North</strong><br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong> region. Traditionally open to<br />

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Kaikōura Mayor Craig Mackle saysitis<br />

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for the first time.<br />

‘‘We have many awesome businesses in<br />

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them have the opportunity to get some<br />

recognition through theseawards.’’<br />

The awards will be officiallylaunched<br />

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Entries close on July7and judging will<br />

takeplace throughout July.<br />

The awards culminate in aGala Evening<br />

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October 6whereall the winnersand<br />

runners­upwill be announced.<br />

It is the first gala evening in five years,<br />

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‘‘This year’sGala Eveningwill be the<br />

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‘‘With an amazing new venue, and with<br />

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Easier location of properties atop priority<br />

By DAVID HILL,<br />

Local Democracy Reporter<br />

Efforts arecontinuing to make it easierfor<br />

emergency services to locaterural<br />

properties in the Hurunui district.<br />

The Hurunui District Council has<br />

reaffirmed its commitment to working<br />

with Fire and EmergencyNew Zealand<br />

(FENZ) to improve RAPID numbering in<br />

the district.<br />

FENZ representatives firstapproached<br />

the council in November 2020tooutline<br />

concernswith incorrect RAPID<br />

numbering,numbersnot displayed or<br />

located on the wrong access way.<br />

Since then councilstaff have<br />

collaborated with Culverden Volunteer<br />

FireBrigade chieffire officer Craig<br />

Ritchie to complete audits of morethan 70<br />

dairy farms in the Amuri Basin.<br />

Two rights of way havebeen created in<br />

the area and more than 600 RAPID<br />

number plateshave beenpurchased.<br />

At arecent strategy and community<br />

committeemeetingcouncillorsvoted to<br />

introducecharges for allocating RAPID<br />

numberingtonew rural properties,<br />

principalbuildings and new access ways.<br />

The RAPIDnumberplates would be<br />

installed by councilstaff to ensure they<br />

were correctlylocated.<br />

But councillors voted against<br />

introducing aregulatory approach to<br />

enforce correct RAPID numbering.<br />

Councillorsalso votedtoretrospectively<br />

ratify submissions to the Naturaland Built<br />

EnvironmentBill andthe Spatial<br />

PlanningBill.<br />

The bills havebeen proposed to replace<br />

the Resource Management Act.<br />

MayorMarieBlack said the submissions<br />

from the council emphasised the<br />

importanceofretaining ‘‘a community<br />

voice’’.<br />

The council also expressedconcernwith<br />

the plan makingtimeframe and sought<br />

clarification on the composition of the<br />

regional planning committee.<br />

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He saysmany people’s<br />

experiences of landfills are shaped<br />

by their earliestexperiences of<br />

dropping off rubbish with their<br />

parents at ‘‘old dumps’’.<br />

Mr Cox was speaking duringa<br />

visit by representativesofthe five<br />

shareholding councils of<br />

Transwaste —Christchurch City,<br />

Ashburton, Hurunui, Selwyn and<br />

WaimakaririDistricts —and<br />

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Landfill CommunityTrust, the<br />

Kate Valley Community liaison<br />

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the Woodend School, which runs<br />

educationand transport safety<br />

programmes with Transwaste,<br />

during avisit to the regional<br />

landfill east of Waipara.<br />

‘‘The precisionwith which we<br />

manage waste, the collection of<br />

methanefor generating electricity,<br />

andthe positive impact were<br />

having on the adjacent native bush<br />

are all aspectsofour operation<br />

that pleasantlysurprise visitors,’’<br />

Mr Cox said.<br />

Visitors were shown the<br />

monitoringsystems used to track<br />

movements of waste vehicles<br />

across <strong>Canterbury</strong>, the gas<br />

extraction ratesand leachate<br />

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For many visitors,particularly<br />

councillors elected in last years<br />

local bodyelections, it was their<br />

first in depth look at the landfill<br />

operations.<br />

HurunuiDistrictMayor Marie<br />

Black says it’sinteresting to return<br />

toKate Valley to witness the<br />

development of the landfill.<br />

‘‘It’s greattosee the growthand<br />

development of the site, and how<br />

the quality of the land care impacts<br />

positively on the adjacent<br />

Tiromoana Bush,’’ she said.<br />

‘‘The integrity of how the landfill<br />

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is managed is improvingthe<br />

environmental outcomes for the<br />

bushinanunexpectedand<br />

inspirational synergy.’’<br />

Other speakers included<br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong> Waste Services(CWS)<br />

Regional Manager RangiLord —<br />

who leads the operational team<br />

running the Landfill for<br />

Transwaste —and Transwaste<br />

Board Director GarethJames —<br />

who has been involved with<br />

Transwaste since its inception in<br />

the 1990s.<br />

Mr James gave apresentation on<br />

the development of thejoint<br />

venture, the search for the landfill<br />

site, its constructionand<br />

containerised transportoperation.<br />

The visitors then visited the<br />

container terminal wherefull<br />

containers are dropped off by the<br />

waste truckfleet and empty<br />

containers collected for the return<br />

triptothe waste transfer stations<br />

in each council’s district.<br />

Theywere taken to the gas<br />

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fourgenerators eachproducing<br />

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By RACHEL MACDONALD<br />

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5<br />

Grant Davey is looking for change.<br />

He’s been amember of the Ashley<br />

Rakahuri Rivercare Group since 2016,<br />

but –asoftwo years ago –hehas been<br />

the organisation’s operations manager.<br />

The problem is, says Grant, is that his<br />

group doesn't have the resources to take<br />

care of both the river and the estuary.<br />

‘‘The estuary is an internationally<br />

recognised, bird­biodiverse<br />

environment and it’s being totally<br />

ignored,’’ says Grant.<br />

‘‘As far as what we do in terms of<br />

controlling access to the Ashley riverbed<br />

and monitoring who’s on there through<br />

the cameras, that’s been pretty<br />

successful.<br />

‘‘Even on crate day, for example, the<br />

guys and their trucks tend to head up<br />

towards the Okuku Crossing, so away<br />

from the bird nesting sites.<br />

‘‘The largest threat to the nesting<br />

birds last season was the floods. Humans<br />

are always athreat, but last season, it<br />

was weather, Norway rats and cats,’’<br />

Grant says.<br />

With those elements being monitored<br />

on the river, the major issue now for the<br />

group, he says, is the Ashley estuary.<br />

‘‘There’s been alot of media exposure,<br />

public education, and DOC intervention<br />

around the Ashley river, and it’s really<br />

paying off, in terms of the bird life,’’ he<br />

says.<br />

‘‘However, the estuary has been<br />

described as the richest breeding<br />

ground and observation point for<br />

common, rare and protected birdlife on<br />

the east coast of the South Island.<br />

“The estuary is aseriously important<br />

breeding ground. It’s recognised as such<br />

in international literature.<br />

‘‘It’s one of the last take­off points for<br />

the godwits, but there are more than 31<br />

species that nest here. Most of which are<br />

Ashley estuary ... Adog runs loose among birds at the Ashley estuary.<br />

protected under law.’’<br />

The law forbids dogs around the<br />

estuary, and under Waimakariri District<br />

Council bylaws, they must either be<br />

under absolute voice control or on a<br />

leash.<br />

When Grant was walking the lagoon at<br />

the weekend, he was upset to be<br />

photographing dogs chasing protected<br />

birds. When spoken to, the owner,<br />

scoffed at him.<br />

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‘‘The lack of attention and total lack of<br />

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Grant.<br />

The ignorance is bizarre, especially<br />

given the signage in the beach.<br />

That is Grant’s issue.<br />

The signs saying ‘‘No Dogs’’ are all<br />

around the lagoon.<br />

‘‘They’re being totally ignored, to the<br />

peril of some our most endangered<br />

wading bird species’’.<br />

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MP for Waimakariri<br />

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Authorised by Matt Doocey MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington.<br />

Long road to recovery<br />

Having spentsome timeupinHawke’s Bay<br />

recently Iwas reminded of the devastation<br />

experienced across many parts of<br />

Waimakariri in the 2010and 2011<br />

earthquakes.<br />

Irememberthe strong sense of<br />

resilience among locals, and the<br />

overwhelming feeling of support from<br />

emergency services and volunteers –<br />

individuals and organisations–that<br />

opened their doors to thosewho losttheir<br />

homes, or got stuckinwith shovelstoclean<br />

up the mess createdbythe silt.<br />

Thanks to the IAmHope Wellness<br />

Centre in Esk Valley, as well as the<br />

Whatever It Takes community mental<br />

health services and the RuralSupport<br />

Trustfor hostingmeand for making time<br />

to talk about how thingsare going<br />

following Cyclone Gabrielle in February.<br />

It’s important to me to hear first­hand<br />

from residents, including localfarmers<br />

and growers, about the support needed on<br />

the ground.<br />

It will be along roadtorecovery for<br />

many of those hardest hit, and my thoughts<br />

go to all those families made homeless by<br />

this year’s catastrophic event.<br />

Many of you are aware of my efforts to<br />

hold Te Whatu Ora HealthNZtoaccount<br />

afterfailing to honourtheircommitment to<br />

Waimakariri residents to provide afterhourshealth<br />

care services by 2022.<br />

Regardless of delays with construction<br />

of the new facility, the community was<br />

promised after­hours health care services<br />

would be in place by last year. That’s why<br />

Ihave invited Te Whatu Ora,South Link<br />

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Thursday, <strong>April</strong>27, to update the<br />

community. Ihope you willbeable to come<br />

along and hearwhat theyhave to say.<br />

On Friday, May 5, Iwill be hosting<br />

National’sdeputy leaderand finance<br />

spokesperson, Nicola Willis, in the<br />

electorate. Herfirstengagement will be<br />

InspiringWomen, amorning tea event at<br />

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in Waimakariri.<br />

As amother­of­four and asuccessful<br />

leading political figure, Nicolawill share<br />

experiencesfrom her own journey to<br />

success. Nicola will be joinedbylocal<br />

businesswoman Bridget Hope, the director<br />

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The mother­of­twolaunched her high­end<br />

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Finally, it was good to see so many of you<br />

at the OxfordA&P Showthis year. Ienjoy<br />

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the mostimportant issuesbeingfaced.<br />

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Debate over the future of local radio back in the spotlight<br />

By KERRY TREMAIN,<br />

Manager Compass FM <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />

The recent closureofthe Today FM<br />

brand in New Zealandhas once again<br />

broughttothe forefront the debate of<br />

local radio media versus internationally<br />

owned networks.<br />

There are twoNetwork radio<br />

companies in NZ.<br />

One,NZME whichhas anumber of<br />

brands in the New Zealandmarket<br />

including<strong>News</strong>talk ZB andThe Hits and<br />

two,­Mediaworkswhich owns among<br />

othersThe Breeze, More FM andrecently<br />

Today FM.<br />

NZMEand Mediaworks,bothwho have<br />

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Zealandand alsoreceivehundreds of<br />

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annually.<br />

Localradiomediain<strong>North</strong><strong>Canterbury</strong><br />

does not.<br />

Mediaworks is acompany owned by<br />

Oaktree Capital from theUSA and QMS<br />

Mediaout of Australia.Today FM was<br />

quickly shut down by itsowners<br />

reportedly duetofinancial reasons,<br />

leaving its loyal listenerswithout their goto<br />

stationand 60 people without ajob.<br />

To have asignal stoppedcold turkey<br />

like Today FM is tellingwhenoverseas<br />

ownership is concerned.<br />

This showsalack of respecttowards<br />

both advertisingclientsand loyal<br />

listeners. Radio stationsexist due to<br />

client andlistenerloyalty that has been<br />

builtupover time.<br />

Internationalownershipcan bring<br />

access to greaterresources and awider<br />

pool of talent, whichcan resultinhigher<br />

quality programming.<br />

However, it canalso meanthatlocal<br />

voices and stories are drowned out by<br />

Recharge welcome<br />

Ihope you all had asafe and happy Easter<br />

with family andfriends.<br />

It was nice to have an extra long<br />

weekend with some good weather.<br />

Agreat way to recharge the batteries<br />

before we head into the winter months.<br />

I’ve attended some fantastic events in<br />

our district lately, includingthe Oxford<br />

A&P Show.<br />

It reallyisfantastic to be backenjoying<br />

the shows after Covid­19 severely hindered<br />

them in recent years.<br />

It was agreat day out, watching townand<br />

country cometogether, enjoying some of<br />

that famous Oxford hospitality and seeing<br />

agricultural and pastoral excellence<br />

across all aspects of the industry.<br />

I’d like to congratulate this year’s<br />

presidentSteve Macaulay and the show<br />

committee on another successful event.<br />

Iwas also asked to speak at the Relay for<br />

Life in Rangiora, which Ialso took partin.<br />

It is a wonderfulevent,raising funds and<br />

showing support for all those affected by<br />

cancer, thosestill battling cancer, cancer<br />

survivors,and carers,family and friends.<br />

We all know someone who has been<br />

affected by cancer.Irelayed for my sister,<br />

who is currently in remission.<br />

<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> Relay for Life set a<br />

lofty goal of raising $75,000 and they<br />

knockedthat out of the park, falling just<br />

shy of $80,000.<br />

Iwould like to acknowledge Don Young<br />

international or nationalcontent,leading<br />

to alossofcommunity engagement anda<br />

homogenization of themedialandscape.<br />

Networkradio engulfed most localradio<br />

stationsinthe 90’s and the2000’sand led<br />

to the lossofpreviouslywell­staffed and<br />

supported local brands in towns and<br />

cities acrossNew Zealand.<br />

Local radiomedia, like<strong>North</strong><br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong>’s Compass FM,can foster a<br />

greater sense of communityand<br />

belongingwithits hyper­local<br />

programmingand focus on local issues<br />

and events.<br />

It alsoprovides aplatformfor local<br />

voices to be heard, local musicians to<br />

havetheirmusic playedand forlocal<br />

businesses to reach potentialcustomers<br />

in their area.<br />

Compass FM faces agreaterchallenge<br />

without the backing of alarger network. It<br />

is difficult to competewiththe Networks<br />

for nationaladvertisers especially when<br />

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individual fundraiser, raising justunder<br />

$2000.<br />

Another council staff memberStacy<br />

Garrett promised to shave his head if he<br />

reached $1000 –which he did!<br />

It was atremendous effort from<br />

everyone involved.<br />

Another highlight for me was attendinga<br />

dance at Rangiora Baptist Church.<br />

The dance was for people with<br />

disabilities, their carers and friends. I<br />

thoroughlyenjoyed myself and want to<br />

acknowledge the amazing work done by<br />

Paula Thackwelland the team of<br />

volunteers who pulled it all together. It<br />

was abrilliant event for our district.<br />

Finally, Iwould like to congratulate<br />

Swannanoa School on its 150th<br />

Celebrations.<br />

Ihad the honourofspeaking at the event<br />

last week and unveiling a commemorative<br />

sculpture. Unfortunately, Covid­19had<br />

delayed the events for two years, but it was<br />

wonderful to see currentand former staff,<br />

students,families and the wider school<br />

communityall come together to celebrate<br />

such asignificant milestone.<br />

Iwelcomecontact from anyone who<br />

needs assistance or has an issue that they<br />

may want to discuss. Emailmeatdan.<br />

gordon@wmk.govt.nz or phone 021906437.<br />

I’m here to help.<br />

most national advertisingbrands do not<br />

support local media andseemingly prefer<br />

the ease with which theycan buythe<br />

national networks.<br />

In the end, it'sclearthat abalance<br />

between local and international<br />

ownership is neededtoensurethat media<br />

outlets in New Zealandand othersimilar<br />

markets canthrive.<br />

Whileinternational ownershipcan<br />

bringvaluableresources andbroader<br />

perspectives, it should notcome at the<br />

expenseoflocalcontentand community<br />

engagement.Localbusiness supportand<br />

communityinvolvement is essential for<br />

the survivalofCompass FM in <strong>North</strong><br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong>, as it is essentialfor other<br />

typesoflocal media.<br />

Ultimately,the closure of the Today FM<br />

brand serves as areminder of the<br />

importanceofsupporting localmedia,<br />

especiallyinthe face of international<br />

ownership in the industry in NZ.<br />

Swell<br />

Pegasus Bay<br />

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Mouth<br />

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Amberley 10:25am 2.2 4:16am 0.6 11:20am 2.3 5:14am 0.6<br />

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Beach<br />

10:51pm 2.4 4:32pm 0.6 11:49pm 2.4 5:30pm 0.6 12:16pm 2.3 6:28pm 0.6 1:12pm 2.4 7:25pm 0.5 2:08pm 2.4 8:23pm 0.5 3:03pm 2.5 9:20pm 0.4 3:57pm 2.5 10:15pm 0.4<br />

10:34am 2.2 4:25am 0.6 11:29am 2.3 5:23am 0.6<br />

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Motunau 11:00pm 2.4 4:41pm 0.6 11:58pm 2.4 5:39pm 0.6 12:25pm 2.3 6:37pm 0.6 1:21pm 2.4 7:34pm 0.5 2:17pm 2.4 8:32pm 0.5 3:12pm 2.5 9:29pm 0.4 4:06pm 2.5 10:24pm 0.4<br />

10:36am 2.2 4:27am 0.6 11:31am 2.3 5:25am 0.6 12:00am 2.4 6:21am 0.6 12:58am 2.4 7:16am 0.5 1:55am 2.5 8:10am 0.5 2:50am 2.5 9:03am 0.4 3:43am 2.5 9:55am 0.4<br />

Gore Bay 11:02pm 2.4 4:43pm 0.6<br />

5:41pm 0.6 12:27pm 2.3 6:39pm 0.6 1:23pm 2.4 7:36pm 0.5 2:19pm 2.4 8:34pm 0.5 3:14pm 2.5 9:31pm 0.4 4:08pm 2.5 10:26pm 0.4<br />

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Kaikoura 10:57pm 1.7 4:36pm 0.3 11:55pm 1.7 5:32pm 0.3 12:22pm 1.5 6:29pm 0.2 1:16pm 1.6 7:27pm 0.2 2:11pm 1.6 8:24pm 0.2 3:06pm 1.7 9:21pm 0.2 4:01pm 1.7 10:18pm 0.2<br />

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It’s not about telling farmers<br />

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NZ Landcare Trust project coordinator<br />

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‘‘And the benefits vary —<br />

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of bringing members of the<br />

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showing them some ofthe great<br />

work farmers are doing to improve<br />

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If afarm has asticky corner or a<br />

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could be one way tomake itwork,<br />

Mr Watson said. Some of the 14<br />

demonstration sites set upfor the<br />

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The sites, focusing on the<br />

protection and restoration of<br />

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Ninety percent ofNew Zealand’s<br />

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remaining wetlands tend tobeon<br />

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The project offers practical<br />

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Mr Watson said the symposium<br />

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and is especially aimed atfarmers<br />

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wetlands offer individual farms<br />

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Afuture edition of The <strong>News</strong><br />

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<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>April</strong> <strong>13</strong>, <strong>2023</strong><br />

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By DAVID HILL,<br />

Local Democracy Reporter<br />

A60kph speed limit has been<br />

proposed on State Highway 1,<br />

between Pegasusand Waikuku, in<br />

preference to wire ropebarriers.<br />

The Waimakariri District<br />

Council has agreed to back a<br />

request from local residents for a<br />

speedreduction,aspart of Waka<br />

Kotahi New Zealand Transport<br />

Agency’s Woodendsafety<br />

improvements.<br />

The request followed ameeting<br />

last weekwith Pegasusand<br />

Waikuku residents and Waka<br />

Kotahi director of regional<br />

relationships, JamesCaygill.<br />

Waka Kotahi had proposed<br />

installing awire rope barrier,<br />

knownas‘‘a cheesegrater’’, on the<br />

1.5kmstretch of road between<br />

Pegasus and Waikuku, which has<br />

an 80kphspeed limit,aspart of the<br />

proposed safety improvements.<br />

‘‘Thefeedback we received at<br />

the meeting was thatpeopleare<br />

not in favour of wire ropebarriers<br />

on thatstretch of road,’’<br />

Waimakariri Mayor Dan Gordon<br />

said.<br />

‘‘Theresidentssuggested a<br />

reduction of speed and asked if<br />

that would negate the need for<br />

wire ropebarriers.’’<br />

Residents said the wirerope<br />

barrier would cause<br />

inconvenience as it would prevent<br />

them from turning and restrict<br />

access to their properties.<br />

Mr Gordon was drafting aletter<br />

in support of the request, with<br />

inputfrom his fellowcouncillors<br />

and Woodend­SeftonCommunity<br />

BoardchairpersonShona Powell.<br />

He said similar concerns had<br />

Safety concerns ... Residents discuss Waka Kotahi New Zealand<br />

Transport Agency’s proposed Woodend road safety improvements at a<br />

public drop in session in the Woodend Community centre.<br />

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been raised by residents and<br />

business ownerslocated between<br />

Woodend and PineAcres, Kaiapoi,<br />

to the south.<br />

‘‘Ultimately what will make a<br />

differenceisa[Woodend] bypass.’’<br />

Mr Caygill saidthe meeting was<br />

agood chance to hear the specific<br />

concerns of concerned residents.<br />

He said several issueswere<br />

raised, including powerpole<br />

positions, driveway accesspoints,<br />

speed and the necessityofthe wire<br />

rope barrier.<br />

‘‘Their concernsare being fed<br />

back to theprojectteam as we<br />

continue work on the design for<br />

SH1 Saltwater CreektoCam<br />

River.’’<br />

Cr RobbieBrine said he had<br />

attended 11 road deaths on SH1<br />

between SmithStreet,Kaiapoi,<br />

and Saltwater Creek, north of the<br />

AshleyRiver, in his capacity as a<br />

policeofficer.<br />

‘‘I don’t likethe cheesegraters.<br />

They may save lives, but with the<br />

aesthetics and the inconvenience<br />

they cause, it’s justnot worth it.’’<br />

He saidreducing the speed limit<br />

would add only‘‘a few seconds to a<br />

car journey’’,while saving lives.<br />

DeputyMayorNeville Atkinson<br />

said he was opposedtoboth<br />

options. ‘‘We’renot going to solve it<br />

with aband aid. We need to finda<br />

real solution.’’<br />

Waimakariri District Council<br />

roading manager Joanne McBride<br />

said it wouldbedifficult to enforce<br />

a60kph speed limit as the 1.5km<br />

stretch of road was through arural<br />

area.<br />

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Local Democracy Reporter<br />

Feedbackisbeing sought on<br />

options to save an historic<br />

suspensionbridge near<br />

Oxford.<br />

The Waimakariri District<br />

Council is consulting on the<br />

repair of the Wolffs Road<br />

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Eyreton, which has fallen<br />

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is no longer safe for public<br />

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The bridgewas built<br />

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It has acategory 2rating with<br />

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The council’s preferred<br />

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approachrampsand<br />

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Ahorror show with audience<br />

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Evangeline Arthur is playing<br />

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It was abusy start to the year,with<br />

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week of rehearsals.<br />

‘‘There is still abit of technical stuff<br />

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haven’tdone singing on stage before,’’<br />

Mr Morrisonsays.<br />

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Speed limit change backed<br />

By DAVID HILL<br />

Local Democracy Reporter<br />

The speed limit on Kaiapoi’s Smith<br />

Streetwill be reducedtoaccommodate<br />

the growing Waimak JunctionBusiness<br />

Park.<br />

The Waimakariri District Council<br />

gave its backing at last week’s council<br />

meeting to aproposal to reduce the<br />

speed limit from 80kph to 50kphonthe<br />

small stretchofroad between the<br />

southbound motorway onramp and the<br />

existing 50kphsign,90metres to the<br />

east.<br />

Waimakariri District Councilroading<br />

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McBride saidthe speed limit change<br />

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volumes.<br />

The council will now write to Waka<br />

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Athletes ... Kaiapoi High School’s athletics team at Invercargill.<br />

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Kaiapoiathletes at<br />

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Kaiapoi High Schoolisenjoyinga<br />

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The school recently sent its largest<br />

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Teacher BrentMorrison says the<br />

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‘‘Thetwo Wynyard boys havealways<br />

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wasgreat,’’ Mr Morrison says.<br />

LilyMorrisonplacedfirst in the<br />

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With the New Zealand secondary<br />

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Kaiapoi anditisgoingwell.’’<br />

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Generations cake cutting ... The oldest Te Koromiko Swannanoa School past­pupil Derek<br />

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PHOTO: JOHN COSGROVE<br />

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It wasthird time luckyfor Te Koromiko<br />

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150th celebrations lastweek.<br />

Covid forced the delay ofthe planned<br />

celebrations in 2021 andagain in 2022.<br />

‘‘But we madeitthisyear,” says Gill<br />

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‘‘Westarted backin2020withabig event<br />

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it, andthenextyearaswell.<br />

‘‘Itwas thirdtimeluckyfor us this year<br />

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celebration which we feltcelebrated the<br />

connections the schoolhas with it’s<br />

history, thecommunity and itspupils,both<br />

young and old.’’<br />

She says it also gave them a chance to<br />

showcase the school as it is today.<br />

‘‘The schools cultural narrative has<br />

changed so much from when we first<br />

started planning forthe 150thfouryears<br />

ago.’’<br />

Gillsaysitwas greattosee everyone<br />

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her teachers fromher owndays at<br />

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‘‘Back then it was just two small<br />

classrooms, which later became three<br />

while Iwas there.Thatwas abig dayfor<br />

oursmall school.’’<br />

Ahighlight of last Thursday’s<br />

celebrationsheldintheschools hall, was<br />

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celebrations, a cake wascut by theoldest<br />

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Waimakariri District MayorDan Gordon<br />

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26 The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>April</strong> <strong>13</strong>, <strong>2023</strong><br />

Coast care top priorty for group<br />

Gettingprojectsdone in<br />

Hurunui's Pegasus Bay coastal<br />

communitieshas become<br />

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with seeking funding.<br />

The <strong>North</strong>ern Pegasus<br />

(Hurunui) Bay Coastcare Inc<br />

has recently become an<br />

incorporated society.<br />

One of its functions will be to<br />

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individuals or informal groups<br />

can obtainfunding from<br />

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of Conservation (DOC) for<br />

projects such as trapping or<br />

planting on the coast lines.<br />

Amberley resident Kevin<br />

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incorporated society, which<br />

has 15 members, is happy to<br />

know therewill be less hurdles<br />

to seeking funding for the great<br />

work that is being done.<br />

Its objectives include the<br />

protection and enhancement<br />

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of the coastalenvironment,<br />

management of recreational<br />

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riding by maintaining and<br />

creating suitable tracks, and<br />

offering support and operation<br />

of pest control activities.<br />

It willliaise withHurunui<br />

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help achievethe protection of<br />

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Rocksnorth of the Waipara<br />

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‘‘This makesfunding<br />

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With alovefor native plants<br />

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Mr Roche sayshe's been<br />

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now.<br />

‘‘One of the drivers for the<br />

group is coast care and climate<br />

change, mitigating therisk of<br />

threats to settlements by<br />

stabilising dunes.’’<br />

The five­year goalistoget<br />

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continue to develop the<br />

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predators, establisha<br />

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Waipara and Kowairiver<br />

mouthsprotectedwith<br />

planting.<br />

‘‘We have agood record of<br />

getting things done,and we<br />

have plentyofknowledgeable<br />

people, but access to more<br />

funding does help.’’<br />

More members are welcome,<br />

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support.<br />

An application has been<br />

lodgedtothe DoC underits<br />

threatened speciesand<br />

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River mouth, and awetland<br />

north of Kowai River.<br />

Mr Rochesays he will find<br />

out late<strong>April</strong> if the application<br />

has been successful.<br />

There are alsoplans to apply<br />

for funding to Kate Valley<br />

Community Trust for atoilet at<br />

The Rocks.<br />

Hurunui District Council's<br />

Water and Land co­ordinator<br />

Rima Herber has been<br />

providingMrRochewith<br />

support with contacts and<br />

technicalinformation in the<br />

area of coastalprotection, and<br />

has been what Mr Roche<br />

describes as ‘‘agreat go­to<br />

personinterms of biodiversity<br />

and knowledge’’.<br />

For more information, visit<br />

the societys Facebook page,<br />

ring Kevin Roche on 03 314<br />

9362, or email him on<br />

rochekf2@gmail.com.<br />

Top ram at<br />

Hawarden<br />

By JOHN COSGROVE<br />

Waipara farmerSteven Ellis’s Dorset<br />

Downsram won the champion sheep<br />

awardatthe recent HawardenA&P<br />

Show.<br />

Judges described it as the most<br />

completesheep on show.<br />

The Ellis family of Waipara have<br />

been breeding sheep in the Waipara<br />

district for over 58 years.<br />

Tony and Lois Ellis registered their<br />

Dorset Downs ram stud farm in 1974<br />

with threeewes bred by H. Dalziel<br />

(F.14),five bredbyS.R.<br />

Inwood (F.63) and two bred by<br />

Bayldon Farm (F.65).<br />

Steven has now taken over the<br />

‘Upton’ farm.<br />

Steven says the familylikes the<br />

Dorset Downs breed because they suit<br />

what theywant fromaewe.<br />

‘‘We are aftermeaty rams, early<br />

maturing sheepwith good growth,’’ he<br />

says.<br />

‘‘It’s been afantastic season this<br />

year,the summer has beenvery good<br />

and we had rain at the righttimes.’’<br />

The familyfarm ‘Upton’ has 350<br />

hectares with1500 Corriedale<br />

commercial ewes, 200 Dorset Down<br />

stud rams and another 200 Hoggets,<br />

plus 150 Angusheifers.<br />

Steven says he startedcoming to<br />

showswith his father over 50 years<br />

ago.<br />

For him the drawcard to Hawarden<br />

A&P Showwas the strong rural<br />

atmosphere there.<br />

‘‘It’s always beenavery socialday<br />

out with familyand friends. It is also a<br />

good chancetosee what other<br />

breedersare doing with their flocks.’’<br />

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The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>April</strong> <strong>13</strong>, <strong>2023</strong><br />

Hurunui’sbest hogget, two-tooth flocks<br />

An annualcelebration of<br />

excellenceinthe sheep farming<br />

industry encompassingthe four<br />

HurunuiA&P show districts, saw<br />

the Hawarden A&P Association<br />

take out the overall honours.<br />

Individual honours went to<br />

Dale and Jan Inchwith theirewe<br />

hoggets, and Tom,Milly, James,<br />

Jackie and Di Maxwell with their<br />

two­tooth ewes.<br />

The competition, which<br />

focusesonhoggets and twotooths,saw<br />

the team of Mark and<br />

RachaelZino, and Dale and Jan<br />

Inch, gain the highest points to<br />

take the win.<br />

Each of the A&P showareas<br />

had ajudgingday in March,<br />

where two judgesvisited each<br />

flock entered on farm to score on<br />

acomprehensive set of criteria.<br />

Sectionwinners from each<br />

area were determinedand<br />

announced at aprize giving at<br />

the end of each day.<br />

The eight winnersfrom each<br />

A&P area were thenjudged at a<br />

Champions of Champions day<br />

held on Wednesday,March 29,<br />

and, despite the weather, it was a<br />

great day with agood following.<br />

Judges AaronEatonand Tom<br />

Kernow looked over the eight<br />

finalists markingeach on flock<br />

performance, wool, breed type,<br />

breeding objectives, and<br />

environment and climate<br />

conditions.<br />

The day was open to the public<br />

and asteady stream of farmers<br />

and supporters watchedon.<br />

Historicallywinners from the<br />

variousdistricts throughoutNew<br />

Zealandwould thengo on to<br />

competeinanational<br />

competition, but this has waned<br />

due to Covid.<br />

Assistingthe A&P associations<br />

was major sponsor and organiser<br />

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supported by fellow sponsors<br />

Virbac,Boehringer Ingelheim,<br />

Elanco, Zoetis,Royal Canin,<br />

Vetpak, Allevaand Black Hawk.<br />

Champion of Champion<br />

Finalists:<br />

Cheviot –Hugh &Lucy Dampier­<br />

Crossley,Koromiko(Cross­bred<br />

Hoggets).<br />

Cheviot –Andy Lock,Mendip<br />

Hills Station (Cross­bred Two­<br />

Tooths).<br />

Amuri –Matt &Vicki Gould,<br />

HermitageStation(Cross­bred<br />

Hoggets).<br />

Amuri –Gus Waghorn,The<br />

Priory (RomneyTwo­Tooths).<br />

Hawarden –Mark &Rachael<br />

Zino, ZinoHoldings Ltd<br />

(Composite Two­Tooths).<br />

Hawarden –Dale &Jan Inch,<br />

Allandale (RomneyHoggets).<br />

Amberley –Tom &James<br />

Maxwell, Maxwelton (Cross­bred<br />

Two­Tooths).<br />

Amberley –Robert&Jean<br />

Forrester,Drynie­VALE (CrossbredHoggets).<br />

Individual <strong>2023</strong> Champions:<br />

Hoggets: Dale &Jan Inch.<br />

Two­Tooths: Tom, Milly, James,<br />

Jackie &DiMaxwell.<br />

OverallWinners for the District<br />

(highest points):<br />

Mark&Rachael Zino and Dale &<br />

Jan Inch,HawardenA&P<br />

Association.<br />

Two­tooth ewes ... Tom, Milly,<br />

James, Jackie and Di Maxwell took<br />

out top honours in the Hurunui<br />

district two­tooth flock competition.<br />

Ewe hoggets ... Dale and Jan Inch’s flock won the Hurunui district ewe hogget competition.<br />

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30 The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>April</strong> <strong>13</strong>, <strong>2023</strong><br />

Lots to offer ... Kaiapoi Toy Library committee member Rachel Bennett (left) and librarian<br />

Katja Wilson prepare more toys for the members to sign out.<br />

PHOTO: JOHN COSGROVE<br />

Toy library well-supported<br />

Demandfor toysfrom the Kaiapoi Toy<br />

Library continues to grow,according to<br />

library committee memberRachel<br />

Bennett.<br />

‘‘The Kaiapoi Toy Libraryisa<br />

wonderful community service as it makes<br />

toys affordable to parents.<br />

‘‘We now have36familiessignedupfor<br />

our service and following the recent<br />

national awarenessweek for toy libraries,<br />

we had morecoming alongtoour library<br />

at 9Cass Street in Kaiapoi to sign up.’’<br />

She sayswhat the toy library offers<br />

makes perfect sense to youngfamilies.<br />

‘‘Childrenneed constant stimulus and<br />

we all knowthey often have ashort like it<br />

or not interest for aparticular toy or<br />

game, so this can mean alot of extra<br />

expenses for parents strugglingtoget by<br />

today.<br />

‘‘That’s where we step in, we’reopen<br />

every Saturday morning and we make the<br />

toys availablefor two weekperiods.<br />

‘‘Parents can return themand pick up a<br />

new toy for their child.<br />

‘‘It reduces costs and clutterand makes<br />

the toys more sustainable for parents.’’<br />

She saysthey also offerawide selection<br />

of party hire toysand costumes ranging<br />

from bouncy castles to costumes.<br />

Mrs Bennett saysthe library has helped<br />

hundreds of families since it first started<br />

in 1992.<br />

‘‘We are unique from some other<br />

librariesasour fees alsocover the actual<br />

toy hire.’’<br />

She saidmany parents come in saying<br />

they didn’t even knowthe service was<br />

available in Kaiapoiand weregrateful for<br />

the help it gives them.<br />

‘‘I like the service because Ican borrow<br />

big bulky toys for acouple of weeksthen<br />

bring them back, saving space and<br />

expense,’’ Mrs Bennett said.<br />

The toys in the KaiapoiToy Library are<br />

current, well maintained and replaced<br />

often.<br />

‘‘We have awonderful committee who<br />

fundraise constantlytoallowusupdate<br />

the toys throughout the year.’’<br />

Contact the Kaiapoi Toy Libraryat:<br />

committee@kaiapoitoylibrary.org<br />

Annual plan submissions<br />

By DAVID HILL<br />

Local Democracy Reporter<br />

Feedback is being sought on the<br />

Waimakariri District Council’s draft<br />

<strong>2023</strong>/24 annual plan.<br />

The council is forecasting an average<br />

rates rise of 5.97 percent.<br />

Arates rise of 4.3% for this year was<br />

signalled in the 2021/31 Long Term Plan.<br />

But with inflation now at 7.2%, Mayor<br />

Dan Gordon said he was pleased to be<br />

able to keep rates under 6%.<br />

‘‘During the pandemic we made it a<br />

priority to ensure rates were kept low.<br />

‘‘At the start of the pandemic, we had<br />

just a1.5% increase and subsequent 4.5%<br />

increases.<br />

‘‘In both instances we had one of the<br />

lowest increases in <strong>Canterbury</strong>, but<br />

unfortunately, we can’t keep rates<br />

Rangiora Museum<br />

Due to populardemand, and because<br />

some peoplewere turned away, the film<br />

The Life Adventures of MillyWard will<br />

screenagain on Thursday,<strong>April</strong>27, at<br />

7.30pm, at the Museum, 29 Good Street,<br />

Rangiora.Milly is aRangioraresident<br />

who was born in the Chatham Islands.<br />

All welcome. Donationspleasefrom<br />

non members, Supper will be served.<br />

StringQuartet<br />

An ArtsonTour NZ event at Balcairn<br />

Hall, Saturday, May 6, at 7.30 pm<br />

presents StringQuartet, heartfelt,<br />

soulful and full of life. The Quartet will<br />

bring an eclectic and vibrantmix of<br />

music that promises to excite and<br />

entertain. $30 cash ticketsfrom Sally<br />

artificially low forever without doing a<br />

disservice to our residents in the future<br />

while maintaining the levels of service<br />

the community expects.’’<br />

In this year’s annual plan consultation,<br />

the council was seeking feedback on the<br />

new drinking water testing regulations<br />

and the upgrades needed to remain<br />

chlorine­free.<br />

Feedback was also sought on<br />

stormwater improvements and the<br />

funding of roading projects.<br />

Information was also provided on the<br />

Government’s reform programme,<br />

including Three Waters, Resource<br />

Management Act, the future for local<br />

government, modernising the emergency<br />

management framework and climate<br />

change.<br />

Submissions close on <strong>April</strong> 17 and can<br />

be made at Waimakariri.govt.nz/letstalk.<br />

Mac’s, Amberley; Sefton Garage and<br />

Stan’s 7Day Pharmacy, Rangiora, or<br />

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Arts Showcase opens<br />

The annual ArtsShowcase Hurunui<br />

begins this Friday, after aCovid break<br />

of two years. Organiser Mike Gilbert<br />

says theyare glad to be back up and<br />

running again showcasing the work by<br />

artistsofthe Hurunui district. The four<br />

day long exhibition covering multiple<br />

mediums opensatthe Hurunui<br />

MemorialLibrary at Amberley, on<br />

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<strong>April</strong> 17. For <strong>2023</strong> the theme is<br />

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The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>April</strong> <strong>13</strong>, <strong>2023</strong><br />

In tough times Marcus kept YFC fight alive<br />

By JOHN COSGROVE<br />

At times it was tough, butfor the past<br />

eight years oneman —Marcus White —<br />

keptthe fightgoing and today the<br />

HurunuiYoung Farmers’Club is<br />

stronger and much more proactive in<br />

the <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>community.<br />

Aregionalchairman’sawardfor his<br />

leadership within young farmers and<br />

the community doesn't seemenough<br />

for Marcuswho hasguidedthe club<br />

throughsome very rough patches.<br />

For acouple of years, he wasthe only<br />

memberand fought hardtokeep the<br />

clubalive.<br />

Now the clubhas astrong foundation<br />

of <strong>13</strong> members and more arejoining<br />

every month.<br />

Marcussays his passionfor farming<br />

started as asix­year­oldduring school<br />

holidays, helping withtailing or<br />

pushingsheepupataneighbours farm<br />

justoutsideofWaikari.<br />

His grandfather had afarm in<br />

Lincoln and hisgreatuncle had an<br />

Angus stud at WaikouaitiinOtago.<br />

‘‘Throwinsome orphanlambsand<br />

watching Country Calendar plus<br />

reading books about the highcountry,<br />

suchasErewhon,Molesworthand<br />

other high country farms and Iwas<br />

hookedonfarming.<br />

‘‘I’velovedeverystep of it and<br />

wouldn’tchange it for the world,’’ he<br />

says.<br />

‘‘I’vealsoworked with some pretty<br />

inspirational local guys whohave<br />

pushed me to where Ineed to be, and<br />

always givenmeahelpinghandand<br />

advice.’’<br />

Committed to his community, Marcus<br />

earnedaTasman regionalservice<br />

award for his service acouple of years<br />

ago,and has beenamember of hislocal<br />

rural fire brigade for 10 years .<br />

He and fianceeAlly, arethe junior<br />

vice chairs of theHawarden A&P<br />

Show.<br />

He currently worksatMtBenger in<br />

Hawarden.<br />

‘‘They are very supportive and<br />

alwayswanting me to be the best<br />

versionofmyself .’’<br />

With theirsupportMarcusstarteda<br />

DorsetDownstudonleaseblocks six<br />

years ago,running60ewesplus30odd<br />

commercial ewesand rams thatwill be<br />

sold.<br />

He says hisfirst two years out of<br />

schoolwereaharshintroduction to<br />

farming.<br />

‘‘Itwas during the lastbad drought in<br />

<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>,soitwas atough<br />

start andinsighttofarming.’’<br />

He learned how to be proactivewith<br />

his approachtothe situation andlook<br />

for the little milestones to get him<br />

throughthe hardtimes.<br />

‘‘Farmersare very resilientand<br />

passionate aboutwhat they do and<br />

although there are hardtimesitonly<br />

takes agood day of savingalambs or<br />

calf’slife,orbeingoutside to perk us<br />

up.’’<br />

Hisfavourite memories will always<br />

be of mustering sheep forshearing at<br />

sunrise withhis team of sixdogs.<br />

‘‘Ilovebeingabletoget on thehills<br />

forfreshair and spendtime withthe<br />

dogs.<br />

‘‘It allows me to think andforget<br />

aboutthe worldand what is happening<br />

aroundmeand just enjoythe little<br />

things.’’<br />

Hisadvicetothe nextgeneration of<br />

farmersistoenjoy every day, take<br />

learnings fromthe hard times and<br />

never be afraid to ask questions if you<br />

don’tknow something.<br />

‘‘Idefinitelywouldn’t change it for<br />

an officejob evenina­8frostorona<br />

snowy day. ’’<br />

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32 The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>April</strong> <strong>13</strong>, <strong>2023</strong><br />

Big push on in Nth Canty to harvest grapes<br />

By JOHN COSGROVE<br />

Aslow start to the season hasn’t<br />

bothered <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> grape<br />

growers as they prepare to harvest the<br />

majority of their grapes over the next<br />

fortnight.<br />

Barbour Vineyards Matt Barbour says<br />

this year they are doing really well<br />

despite all the weather.<br />

‘‘The fruit is still clean and although<br />

ripening is alittle slower than normal it<br />

is getting there.<br />

‘‘The next week or so will see the big<br />

push for the majority of it and then there<br />

will only be afew small portions left.’’<br />

Picking has started slightly later than<br />

normal with alater start to the growing<br />

season, and some cooler weather during<br />

flowering.<br />

‘‘January and February saw us catch<br />

up on Growing Degree Days but we still<br />

had our fair share of rain which is<br />

typical of aLaNina season, but still not<br />

typical of our traditional hot, dry <strong>North</strong><br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong> summers.’’<br />

Mr Barbour says compared to recent<br />

years this season is looking great for<br />

many of the producers around <strong>North</strong><br />

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

‘‘A lot of lessons were learnt last year<br />

around the timing of spraying, and the<br />

importance of canopy management to<br />

ensure the fruit was in the best possible<br />

condition before nets went on.’’<br />

There are over 90 producers in <strong>North</strong><br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong> ranging from growers to<br />

wineries and those who do both.<br />

Mr Barbour says this year there seems<br />

to be areal buzz in the Waipara Valley<br />

around the potential they have.<br />

‘‘There have been the first major<br />

plantings of new vineyards for over a<br />

decade, ranging in varieties depending<br />

on the grower. But it is all very exciting.’’<br />

He says volumes always vary around<br />

the valley depending on the grower.<br />

‘‘This year it looks like the whites will<br />

be up on volume due to all the rainfall<br />

we have had over February and March,<br />

while reds with Pinot Noir particularly<br />

being abit lower.<br />

‘‘This is potentially due to the<br />

flowering being abit earlier on Pinot, so<br />

it could have been affected by the wet<br />

humid spell we had at the end of<br />

November/ early December.’’<br />

He says most wines are well<br />

represented all over the wine world,<br />

with the United Kingdom, USA,<br />

Australia and Canada being the NZ wine<br />

industry’s biggest markets.<br />

‘‘China seems to be buying again<br />

which is great news for us as they seem<br />

to love our red varietals,’’ Mr Barbour<br />

says.<br />

For growers this year seems to be the<br />

year everything is finally back to<br />

normal.<br />

‘‘The backpackers have returned so<br />

we have young enthusiastic pickers back<br />

in the vineyard, and in numbers which<br />

means the fruit can be picked at the<br />

optimum sugar and acid ripeness.<br />

‘‘Whereas over the past few years the<br />

picker numbers have been abit lower,<br />

so it has taken longer to get the fruit off<br />

the vine.’’<br />

Mr Barbour says machine harvesting<br />

is fast becoming the cheapest option this<br />

has come along way in the past five<br />

years.<br />

Pumping over ... Pinot Noir grape juice already extracted from the bottom of the vat, is<br />

pumped over the top of fermenting Pinot Noir grapes to mix the vat and keep the berries<br />

on the top fresh during the fermenting process at Barbour Vineyards in <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>.<br />

‘‘Many extra features have been added<br />

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Ashley stamps its mark on senior comp<br />

RUGBY<br />

Ashley had little troubleputting<br />

Oxford to the sword witha52­nil win<br />

in its opening encounter in the<br />

LuisettiSeedsCombined Country<br />

senior rugby competition lastFriday.<br />

Thetwo met after a resolutionwas<br />

foundon when and where the game<br />

would be played —the Loburn Domain<br />

—after the Oxford A&PShow became<br />

ahurdle the previous weekend.<br />

Ashleyquickly stamped itsmark on<br />

the game and wenttohalf timewith a<br />

38­0 lead.<br />

Oxfordrallied in the secondhalf,<br />

but it was alltoo late allowinga<br />

confident Ashleyside to buildonits<br />

first half effort.<br />

Next Saturday’s match ups will see<br />

Kaiapoiaway to Hornby, Glenmark­<br />

Cheviot at West Melton, while<br />

Saracens willhost Oxford.<br />

Hurunui will be at homeagainst<br />

Southbridge, while Ashley will host<br />

Rakaia, and Woodend will play Ohoka<br />

at home.<br />

The <strong>North</strong><strong>Canterbury</strong>division two<br />

competition will commence this<br />

Saturday with 10 teamsentered.<br />

The feature match up will agame<br />

betweenGlenmark­Cheviot and<br />

Kaikōura, to be playedatthe Omihi<br />

Domain.<br />

<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> rowers help make history<br />

ROWING<br />

By ROBYN BRISTOW<br />

<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> rowers helpedbring<br />

homethe MaadiRowingCup for St<br />

Bede’s,for thefirsttime since 1991.<br />

JoshHamer, MaxWalshand Sam<br />

Earlwere partofthe St Bede’sCollege<br />

nine­strong winningcrew at Lake<br />

Karāpiro,holding offalatechallenge<br />

by thebarestofmargins—0.06sec —<br />

from HamiltonBoysHighSchool.<br />

The race was aheart stopping affair,<br />

and hasbeen quotedasthe greatest<br />

Maadi race of all timewiththe closest<br />

finish andthe fastesttime ever<br />

recorded —5minutes42.17secs.<br />

St Bede’sstarted strongly and led for<br />

mostofthe race, but alate surge by<br />

defending championsHamiltonBoys’<br />

HighSchoolput all the team’sskills to<br />

the test.<br />

Aphotofinish wasrequiredbefore<br />

the racewas confirmed as won by St<br />

Bede’s.<br />

The winatthe regatta which ran<br />

fromMarch27to<strong>April</strong>1on Lake<br />

Karāpirowas theculmination of four<br />

years preparation by the St Bede’s<br />

crew.<br />

St Bede’sRowingChairKerry Walsh<br />

Celebration time ... The winning St Bede’s team, and coaches, celebrate at Lake Karāpiro.<br />

says it wasafairy­tale ending for the<br />

crew.<br />

‘‘Themajority of theseboyshave<br />

been trainingtogether forthe past four<br />

NTH CANTY SPORTS RESULTS<br />

Amberley GolfClub results<br />

<strong>April</strong>8:RWilshire 69, RTurnbull 69,<br />

TJohnston 71, DSmith 71, RDenby<br />

72,,R Hack 72, GDunlop 72, J Byrne<br />

72, RMcPhail 72.<br />

Women: J Cumming75, SWiddowson<br />

77.<br />

Mid Week Men, <strong>April</strong>5:GRamsay40,<br />

SJohns 38, RHornblow 37,,BGill 36,,<br />

GWilliams 36.<br />

Mid Week Women, Aprul 6: L<br />

Robertson68, DBanton70, RLester<br />

70, J Brown 70.<br />

LGU winner for <strong>April</strong>: J Yates69.<br />

Nine holers:DGoodwin32, R<br />

Hayward35, HKemp35.<br />

AmberleyBridge Clubresults<br />

Monday Evening: Adrienne Paine/<br />

Jim Knight 1, Dianna Faulkner &<br />

Sarah Hoban 2, Douschka &Tim<br />

Saunders 3.<br />

ThursdayAfternoon: N/S:Helen<br />

Phillips &JudithDriver1,May Milne<br />

&Denise Laing2,HelenThornburgh<br />

&Mary Bain3.E/W:Mary Warren &<br />

IreneCarson 1, Nancy Hassall &<br />

Hugh Bradbury 2, Nell McKellow &<br />

Douschka Saunders 3.<br />

years,training six days per week<br />

acrossthe summer monthsand<br />

maintaining fitness throughthe<br />

winters. ‘‘We are veryproud of the 28<br />

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boysquad, plus the supportcrew of<br />

over 60 coaches,teachers, committee<br />

andparents. It has been abig four year<br />

campaign.’’<br />

Rangiora bowls success<br />

The Rangiora Bowling Club has won the<br />

Christchurch Bowling Club’s Tuesday<br />

Friendlies tournament for the second<br />

time in 26 years.<br />

Rangiora entered two teams of four<br />

players, with GAlexander, RWilliams, L<br />

Whinwray and Gavin Dunnett (skip),<br />

taking the win.<br />

The second team, skipped by Peter<br />

Gray, came fifth overall.<br />

The win was afitting finish to<br />

Rangiora’s season.<br />

Fitting finish ... The victorious team.<br />

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Good entries for classic<br />

By JOHN COSGROVE<br />

SPORT<br />

The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>April</strong> <strong>13</strong>, <strong>2023</strong><br />

35<br />

Slowand steady wasthe key to<br />

success for riders competing at<br />

the <strong>Canterbury</strong> Classic<br />

MotorcycleTrials annual Cust<br />

ReunionTrialmeeting held<br />

recently.<br />

Atotal of 44 entries fromall<br />

overthe South Island attended<br />

the one­daymeeting,doingtheir<br />

besttobetter theeight<br />

challengingtrials sections<br />

scattered along the banks of the<br />

CustRiver.<br />

Trials riding requires riders to<br />

slowlynavigate their way<br />

around acoursethat’s narrow<br />

and challengingasitwinds it’s<br />

way in andaround or even<br />

throughtrees,upand down<br />

banks, acrossrocky streams or<br />

throughslippery river beds, all<br />

without losing points by putting<br />

their feet down to steady<br />

themselves. Organiser Peter<br />

Barnett saidclassictrials allows<br />

competitorstouse arange of<br />

bikes all manufacturedprior to<br />

the mid 1990’swhen engine<br />

water coolingwas introduced.<br />

‘‘The earliestclasscaters for<br />

motorcycles manufacturedprior<br />

to 1965, with the oldest bike<br />

competingbeing Scott<br />

Harrison’s 1950’sBritishmade<br />

Excelsior, whichisalso the only<br />

bikewithout any rear<br />

suspension.’’<br />

The Twin shockclass<br />

including bothJapanese and<br />

European bikesfromthe 1970’s<br />

and early 1980’s with another<br />

class forair cooledmonoshock<br />

bikes fromthe 1980s and early<br />

90s.<br />

The ridersoftenmeetfor<br />

events on properties located all<br />

overthe <strong>Canterbury</strong> regionand<br />

tackle courses set thataim to<br />

challenge themachinehandling<br />

skillsand nerves of all<br />

competing.<br />

The winnersofeach classwere:<br />

Pre 65 A–BrentDownes,<br />

On alert ... Simon Jones of<br />

Swannanoa on his Honda TLR200.<br />

Swannanoa, on aBSA Bantam,<br />

Pre65B–ScottHarrison,<br />

Rotherham,onanExcelsior,<br />

Twin Shock A+ ­John Regan,<br />

Rangiora, on aYamaha TY175,<br />

Twin Shock A–Dave Mardon,<br />

Christchurch, Yamaha TY175,<br />

TwinShock B–Peter Dunn,<br />

Belfast, on aHondaTLR200,<br />

Air Cooled Mono A+ ­Hamish<br />

Barnett, Christchurch,Yamaha<br />

TY250,<br />

Air Cooled Mono A–Travis<br />

Churchill,Loburn, GasGas Aire<br />

250,<br />

Air Cooled Mono B–Mike<br />

Hennessey, Christchurch,<br />

MontesaCota 310,<br />

Concentration time ... Shirley<br />

McDonald from Swannanoa on her<br />

‘80s era Honda TLM50.<br />

PHOTOS: JOHN COSGROVE<br />

Slow and steady ... Brian<br />

Chambers of Ohoka aboard his<br />

1955 James Trials bike, navigates<br />

his way through the gaps in atrees<br />

branches during one of the eight<br />

trials sections.<br />

Boyle Cup changes hands<br />

GOLF<br />

CheviotLadies successfully<br />

challengedthe Amberley Ladies<br />

Golf team last Tuesday to takethe<br />

Cuphome, winning three of the<br />

fivematches in aclose encounter.<br />

Winners of four of the matches<br />

were found on the 18th hole.<br />

Cheviot,one of the smaller<br />

clubs in<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>, last<br />

held the cup in 2003.<br />

Amberley managed to lift the<br />

trophy in June last year, from<br />

CharterisBay, which had held the<br />

cupsince2018.<br />

The BoyleCupwas presented to<br />

theChristchurch Ladies Golf<br />

Club in 1914 and is the<br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong> InterclubMatch Play<br />

challenge trophy.<br />

It is similartothe Ranfurly<br />

Shield as the holder has to host a<br />

minimumofsix challenges at<br />

their homeclub,peryear.<br />

Clubs from all over<strong>Canterbury</strong><br />

arechosen by ballot to be the<br />

challengers.<br />

Each team hasfiveplayers who<br />

playindividual matches.<br />

An interesting tradition of the<br />

Boyle Cup is that playersare<br />

allowed to havecaddies, and<br />

spectators are alsoallowed<br />

Cup on the move ... The Cheviot Ladies golf team with the Boyle Cup they<br />

won from Amberley.<br />

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adding to the excitementofthe<br />

matches.<br />

The winner is the teamwith the<br />

most wins.<br />

The Cheviot teamofPhils<br />

Morris, Ann Le Pine, ValParsons,<br />

Jen LePine and Sue Anderson.<br />

The club only hadsix people to<br />

choose from fortheir fivewomen<br />

teamdue to injury, sickness and<br />

being oneofthe smaller clubs in<br />

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

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Hurunui v Southbridge ..at Hurunui<br />

Woodend v Ohoka...at Woodend<br />

DIVISION 2COMBINED<br />

KICK OFF 1.00<br />

Kaiapoi vOxford....at Kaiapoi<br />

Ashley vAmberley. ....atLoburn1<br />

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36 The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>April</strong> <strong>13</strong>, <strong>2023</strong><br />

Mahinga kai ... Hanmer Springs School pupils have been learning about the importance<br />

of mahinga kai.<br />

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Mahinga Kai lessons<br />

HanmerSpringsSchool is hopingtotap<br />

into the Heritage Forest’s environment<br />

to helpstudents with their learning.<br />

Principal JohnMcBridesays future<br />

plans also include takingsome<br />

ownership of the track and trail<br />

maintenance ‘‘as away of givingback to<br />

the wonderful resource at our<br />

doorstep’’.<br />

Mr McBride and 10 students recently<br />

attended aMahinga Kai workshop,<br />

embracing natural resources and their<br />

relationship to the naturalworld.<br />

Makarini Rupene, Environment<br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong>’spoū matai kō ­mahinga<br />

kai/food gathering facilitator, told the<br />

workshop gathering Mahinga Kai is<br />

about anything from the stones used for<br />

fire making and tools, pounamu, mud<br />

used for dyes, rongoā (medicines) and<br />

for cooking in, as well as birds and fish.<br />

The day proved very popular with a<br />

wide range of peoplefrom school pupils,<br />

to industry groups and farmers.<br />

Mr McBride said the HanmerSprings<br />

Schoolalready has an environmental<br />

club of students passionateabout<br />

reaching positive sustainability goals<br />

and workingwith natural resources.<br />

‘‘Lastmonthweintroduced athree bin<br />

waste managementsystem in our classes<br />

­landfill, recycling, compost ­which the<br />

students in the club havetaken<br />

responsibility for managing each week.’’<br />

Keeping it simple ... Anita Inwood (centre), of Woodend, won an Earthmaker aerobic<br />

composter at the 2021 Back to Basics Waimakariri expo, as EcoEducate rethink<br />

educator Lesley Ottey (left) and Waimakariri Mayor Dan Gordon watch on. PHOTO: FILE<br />

Back to Basics expo returns<br />

The ‘‘Back to Basics’’Waimakariri<br />

Expo is returning to Rangiora on<br />

Saturday.<br />

Organised by Timebank<br />

Waimakaririand sponsored by<br />

EcoEducate,the expowill be held at<br />

the Rangiora Baptist Church hall on<br />

Saturday from 11am to 2pm.<br />

EcoEducate rethink educator<br />

Lesley Ottey saysthere will be<br />

opportunities to learn about<br />

everything from worm farming and<br />

composting, to tips on how to fix your<br />

bike and ways to save money.<br />

‘‘It is about connecting what is<br />

good in the communityand sharing<br />

basicskills and concerns and<br />

opportunities for people whowant to<br />

volunteer or may not know what<br />

these groups do.’’<br />

The Ashley Rakahuri Rivercare<br />

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people on its efforts to protect local<br />

bird lifewhile other local groups will<br />

also be theretoshow what they do.<br />

The Back to BasicsWaimakariri<br />

expo is based on asimilar expoheld<br />

in Ashburton, Lesley says.<br />

Soup will be available to buyfor<br />

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Blairlogie<br />

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This well-presented farm is very productive, with most paddocks described in S-maps as being predominantly Mairaki moderately deep silt<br />

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Support for young Hurunui job seekers<br />

By DAVID HILL<br />

Local Democracy Reporter<br />

The Mayor’s Taskforce for Jobs<br />

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rewards to the Hurunui<br />

district.<br />

Hurunui Mayor Marie Black<br />

hosted an evening in Amberley<br />

recently to recognise the<br />

achievements of the<br />

programme over the past three<br />

years.<br />

‘‘A vision on apiece of paper<br />

is only as good as the people<br />

behind it,’’ she said, paying<br />

tribute to MTFJ business<br />

connector Chris King,<br />

programme co­ordinator<br />

Prudence Roberts and other<br />

supporters of the programme.<br />

‘‘I feel really privileged to be<br />

apart of it and to see these<br />

young people develop.’’<br />

She said young people in<br />

rural communities faced<br />

additional challenges, such as<br />

obtaining adrivers’ licence and<br />

accessing mental health<br />

services.<br />

For Hurunui youth, it meant<br />

atrip to Rangiora to sit driving<br />

tests or heading in to Rangiora<br />

or Christchurch when they<br />

needed counselling.<br />

The programme target was to<br />

place 50 young people in jobs<br />

each year, which was no easy<br />

feat, Mr King said.<br />

‘‘Fifty placements is abig ask,<br />

but it is fantastic to see the<br />

growth in our young people,’’ he<br />

said. ‘‘We are helping them<br />

with alot of small stepping<br />

stones and helping them<br />

Ready for work ... Ayden Kirkwood (17, left), Joel Kirkwood (15), Noah Sunnex (17) and Ben Fowler (18) are keen to find employment, with<br />

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PHOTO: DAVID HILL<br />

overcome challenges with<br />

mental health and wellbeing.’’<br />

Mr King said the team would<br />

be reaching out to local<br />

businesses, as another 20 young<br />

people needed to be placed in<br />

sustainable employment by the<br />

end of June to meet the targets.<br />

‘‘We need to finish the year<br />

well to continue next year.<br />

Mrs Black said the roots of<br />

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back to 2000 when agroup of<br />

seven mayors met in<br />

Christchurch, including former<br />

Hurunui Mayor John Chaffey.<br />

‘‘Those mayors realised that<br />

communities led by mayors<br />

could play arole in fostering<br />

employment opportunities for<br />

young people.’’<br />

She said the programme had<br />

grown into anetwork of mayors<br />

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Mrs Black was recently<br />

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MTFJ mayors which met in<br />

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Young people who had been<br />

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What’s happening in your<br />

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An update about water, new regulations,<br />

and chlorine<br />

The new drinking water regulator Taumata Arowai<br />

took over from the Ministry of Health in November<br />

2021 signaling anew era for water safety standards.<br />

Under the new rules, all public supplies are required<br />

to have treatment such as ultraviolet (UV) at the<br />

headworks, but also aresidual disinfectant in water<br />

that leaves the plant. All suppliers of water need to<br />

have aDrinking Water Safety Plan (DWSP) in place<br />

as well as residual disinfectant, such as chlorine -<br />

unless awarded an exemption.<br />

The Council believes our District has water of the<br />

highest quality and therefore wehave submitted<br />

six applications seeking exemptions from having<br />

to use chlorine inour urban supplies of Rangiora,<br />

Kaiapoi, Woodend-Pegasus, Oxford Urban, Cust and<br />

Waikuku Beach.<br />

Having secure and safe water is important for the<br />

health of our community and wewant tomeet the<br />

challenge of new regulations.<br />

The Council met with Taumata Arowai officials,<br />

including their Chief Executive, on two occasions to<br />

reiterate our programme of investment and the fact<br />

our residents want to have unchlorinated water.<br />

The regulator listened and while weare waiting<br />

for our applications to be assessed, Taumata<br />

Arowai has allowed the Council to continue running<br />

unchlorinated water supplies on the basis that more<br />

regular testing is undertaken and aprogramme of<br />

work is brought forward, which will increase the<br />

safety of supply. Akey part of this decision was<br />

also that the Council has emergency chlorination<br />

systems in place, which are ready and able to be<br />

used at amoment’s notice.<br />

Despite being able to continue operating<br />

unchlorinated schemes without aresidual<br />

disinfectant we are expected to use emergencychlorine<br />

in response toeven low-level detections of<br />

organic material – as wehave recently experienced<br />

in Kaiapoi and Woodend.<br />

As well as planned and budgeted UVupgrades,<br />

we are also undertaking aprogramme of reservoir<br />

upgrades across the District. To allow these<br />

upgrades to take place in asafe manner, chlorine<br />

will need to be used. This means for schemes such<br />

as Kaiapoi and Woodend, chlorine will remain until<br />

upgrades are completed – approximately July, or<br />

sooner ifpossible.<br />

Residents have been clear that they do not<br />

want chlorinated water and the Council is doing<br />

everything wecan to ensure that happens.<br />

However, the decision to chlorinate or not will<br />

be decided byTaumata Arowai’s assessment of<br />

our applications.<br />

What makes this process challenging is that there<br />

are no clear pass/fail criteria established. As a<br />

Council werespect that this is a new process, with<br />

anew regulator, interpreting new regulations and it<br />

will take time to work through.<br />

The required increased testing, and fast-tracking<br />

of UV treatment projects already underway<br />

does not guarantee asuccessful outcome of the<br />

exemption process.<br />

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each chlorinate application.<br />

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Surface feedback wanted<br />

By DAVID HILL<br />

Local Democracy Reporter<br />

Feedbackissought on the surfaceofthe<br />

proposed Kaikōura Link Pathway.<br />

The Kaikōura District Council is<br />

finalisingdesigns for stage one of the<br />

pathwayand will be trialling somesurfaces<br />

in the coming weeks,chief executive Will<br />

Doughty said.<br />

When complete, the link pathway will<br />

connect the town centrewith the Point<br />

Kean seal colony.<br />

‘‘We are assessing anumber of surfaces<br />

and we are looking forward to presenting<br />

some options to the community for<br />

feedbacktohelp decide on the final<br />

surface,’’MrDoughty said.<br />

The councilreceived a$1.9 million grant<br />

from the government’s Tourism<br />

InfrastructureFund (TIF) to develop the<br />

pathwayand to upgrade Dempsey’s Track<br />

and the Kaikōura Peninsula lookout.<br />

‘‘Thecurrent route along the Esplanade<br />

to Point Kean has anumber of path quality<br />

deficiencies that make it unsuitable for<br />

prams, wheelchairs and those with<br />

mobility challenges,’’ Mr Doughty said.<br />

‘‘It is also unsuitable for moreactive<br />

userssuch as skaters or skateboarders, who<br />

need asmooth surface.<br />

‘‘Thefinal surfaces will need to address<br />

all theseproblems to ensure it is accessible<br />

and can be enjoyed by everyone.’’<br />

Mr Doughtysaid councilstaff had<br />

consulted with stakeholders and scoping<br />

work had been completed to develop the<br />

finaldesignsfor stage one of the pathway<br />

from West End to Torquay Street.<br />

Enablingworksfor the pathwayand<br />

Dempsey’sTrack had also been completed.<br />

An erosion assessment ledtosome<br />

amendmentstothe initial design to future<br />

proofthe pathwayagainst extreme weather<br />

events, such as Cyclone Gabrielle.<br />

Council staff were finalising the design<br />

for stage twoofthe pathway, from Torquay<br />

Street to Point Kean, and planned to<br />

submit aresource consent application<br />

soon.<br />

The council was keentohearfeedback<br />

on ideas for specialfeatures along the<br />

route, such as furniture, public artwork and<br />

telling acultural narrative.<br />

Mr Doughtysaid the TIF funding was<br />

purely for the development of the pathway<br />

and any additionalideas wouldneed to<br />

developed and funded over time.<br />

Work on Dempsey’sTrackincluded track<br />

widening, new steps to softenthe gradient,<br />

new benchestoallowfor reststops and<br />

drainage channels being cleared, whilea<br />

general tidy up and beautification was<br />

underway.<br />

Old man’sbeard and bananapassionfruit<br />

vineswere also removed lastyear, with<br />

help from the Student Volunteer Army and<br />

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Public Notices<br />

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NOTIFICATION OF WEIGHT AND SPEED LIMITS ON BRIDGES<br />

Regulation 11, Heavy Motor Vehicle Regulations 1974<br />

NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to regulation 11(3) of the Heavy Motor Vehicle Regulations<br />

1974, the Waimakariri District Council has fixed the following maximum weight and speed limits<br />

for heavy motor vehicles and combinations including aheavy motor vehicle on the bridges described<br />

hereunder:<br />

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Date issued: 3<strong>April</strong> <strong>2023</strong><br />

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44 The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>April</strong> <strong>13</strong>, <strong>2023</strong><br />

Public Notices<br />

Proposed Temporary Road Closures<br />

<strong>2023</strong> Lone Star <strong>Canterbury</strong>Rally<br />

Sunday 4June <strong>2023</strong><br />

The Council has received an applicationfrom Autosport<br />

Club Inc. seeking the temporaryclosure of thefollowing<br />

roads, to runthe <strong>2023</strong> LonestarRally. Seven Stages as<br />

detailed below:<br />

Stage 1-Ashley Forest off road<br />

Stage 2-8.30am–12noon:<br />

Happy Valley Rd from Fisherman’s Lane to end.<br />

Stonyhurst Rd from Happy Valley Rd to Blythe Rd.<br />

Blythe Rd fromStonyhurst Rd to NapeNape Rd.<br />

Stage 3-10.00am –1.35pm:<br />

SinclairRd, Rallyruns South to <strong>North</strong>.<br />

Stage 4-10.30am –2.00pm:<br />

HookhamsnyvyRd-Mendip Rd to apoint 750 mbefore<br />

Leader Rd. Rally runs from Ferniehurst Rd to LeaderRd.<br />

Stage 5–11am–2.30pm:<br />

Waiau West Rd from end of seal to end.<br />

Leamington Rd (entire length).<br />

EgglestonRd(entirelength).<br />

Kaiwara Rd fromEgglestonRdtoapoint 1Kmfromthe<br />

beginning of seal.<br />

Stage 6-1.00pm –4.30pm:<br />

Greys Rd (gravel section). Heathstock Rd from Greys<br />

Rd to McDonald Downs Rd.<br />

McDonald Downs Rd (entire length).<br />

Ram Paddock Rd from McDonald Downs Rd to<br />

Laidmore Rd.<br />

Stage 7-1.30pm –5pm:<br />

Onepunga Rd (gravelsection).<br />

BerridaleRd(entire length).<br />

BrodiesRd(fromBerridale Rd to apoint 1Kmfrom the<br />

beginning of seal.<br />

To lodge an objection to the proposed closures, please<br />

contactCouncil by:<br />

Midday Thursday 20 <strong>April</strong> <strong>2023</strong><br />

This application will go before the Temporary Road<br />

Closure Committee,for their consideration.<br />

Hurunui District Council<br />

POBox <strong>13</strong>,Amberley744<br />

Email: info@hurunui.govt.nz<br />

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NORTH CANTERBURY<br />

Ploughing Match Association,<br />

Annual General Meeting<br />

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Rangiora High School<br />

Kaiāwhina/Teacher Aide<br />

Rangiora High School is proud to be a caring,<br />

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We are seeking to appoint aKaiāwhina to undertake<br />

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Relevant experience and/or qualifications are an<br />

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page of our website for further information:<br />

www.rangiorahigh.school.nz<br />

Applications close at 9am on Wednesday 26 <strong>April</strong><br />

<strong>2023</strong>. 2572862<br />

Rangiora High School<br />

School Truancy Officer<br />

Rangiora High School is proud to be a caring,<br />

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We are seeking to appoint aTruancy Officer for <strong>2023</strong>.<br />

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Please visit the Join Us /Employment page of our<br />

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Applications close at 9am on Wednesday 26 <strong>April</strong><br />

<strong>2023</strong>.<br />

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$<br />

51,995,<br />

2019 Toyota Fortuner GXL<br />

•2.8L Turbo Diesel Auto, 4WD<br />

•7-Seater,Satnav,Camera<br />

•Only 26,100kms<br />

$<br />

47,995<br />

2022 Hilux SR Extra-Cab<br />

4WD<br />

•150Kw 2.8LTurbo Diesel Auto<br />

•Camera, 5-Star Safety, Bluetooth<br />

•Only 4,050kms<br />

$<br />

59,995<br />

2019 HiluxSR5 4WD<br />

•2.8L Turbo Diesel 6-Speed Manual<br />

•Satnav,Keyless,Tonneau<br />

•5-Star Safety, 89,400kms<br />

$<br />

49,995<br />

2018 Hilux SR5 Cruiser 4WD<br />

•2.8L Turbo Diesel ,Auto, Leather Interior<br />

•Keyless,Hard-Lid, 18”Alloys, Santav<br />

$<br />

39,995<br />

2021 HiluxSR5 4WD<br />

•2.8L TurboDiesel Auto, Alloys<br />

•Satnav,Keyless, 150KW Engine<br />

$<br />

53,995<br />

2015 Ford Ranger XLT 2WD<br />

•3.2LTurboDiesel Auto<br />

•Alloys, Tonneau,ParkingSensors<br />

•Bluetooth<br />

$<br />

23,995,<br />

2020 HiluxSR5 4WD<br />

•150Kw2.8L TurboDiesel,LatestShape<br />

•Satnav,Camera, 5-Star Safety<br />

•Only 23,200kms<br />

WAS$55,995<br />

NOW $ 53,995<br />

2019 LandCruiser Prado VX<br />

•2.8L Turbo Diesel, 7-Seater, Leather<br />

•360 camera,5-StarSafety<br />

•Only 42,600kms<br />

$<br />

69,995<br />

2022 LandCruiser300 VX<br />

•3.3LTwin TurboVG, leather, 7-Seater<br />

•5-Star Safety, Santav, 360 Camera<br />

•Only 9,250kms<br />

$<br />

149,995<br />

2019 HiluxSR5 4WD<br />

•2.8L Turbo Diesel Auto, Alloys<br />

•Camera, Satnav, Keyless<br />

•Only 54,850kms<br />

$<br />

51,995<br />

2022 Hilux4WD<br />

• 2.8L Turbo Diesel,all ll set to go towork<br />

•VeryLow 6050Kms<br />

$<br />

61,995<br />

2022 LandCruiser 300VX<br />

•3.3LTwin TurboV6Diesel; Leather<br />

•7-Seater,5-StarSafety, 360 Camera<br />

•GPS, Only8,550kms<br />

$<br />

149,995<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 />

2017 LandCruiserPrado TX<br />

•2.8L Turbo Diesel, 7-Seater<br />

•Leather,Keyless,Camera<br />

•Only 37,150kms<br />

WAS$63,995<br />

$ NOW 57,995<br />

2021 Daihatsu Hijet<br />

•660cc PetrolManual,4WD,Flatdeck<br />

•DropSides, Parking Sensors<br />

•LikeNew<br />

•Only 60kms<br />

WAS$24,995<br />

$<br />

19,995<br />

2019 HiluxSR5 4WD<br />

•2.8L Turbo Diesel Auto<br />

•Facelift Model,Satnav,5-Star Safety<br />

•Only 37,850kms<br />

WAS$52,995<br />

$<br />

51,995<br />

2021 Daihatsu Hijet<br />

DumpTruck<br />

•650ccPetrolManual, 4WD<br />

•Tipper Deck, Diff Locker<br />

•Hi-Lo Ratio<br />

WAS$31,995<br />

•Only 100kms $<br />

25,995<br />

2022 LandCruiserLXSingle<br />

Cab<br />

•4.5LTurbo Diesel V8; Bluetooth<br />

•Toyota Deck, Done less than100kms<br />

$<br />

109,995<br />

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