North Canterbury News: April 27, 2023

Thursday,April 27,2023 | Issue1043 | www.starnews.co.nz 

We will remember them 

Landmark ... The street signs that prompted astreet party. 

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Coronation party 

By ROBYN BRISTOW 

Neighbours on King and 

Charles Streets, Rangiora, 

will party on Saturday, May 6. 

The celebration is in 

recognition of the new King, 

Charles III and his wife 

Camilla, being crowned King 

and Queen of the United 

Kingdom and other 

Commonwealth realms, at 

Westminister Abbey in 

London. 

There will be tables laden 

with scones and cupcakes, 

barbecues, apiper, acard for 

the King and Queen featuring 

the street names Charles and 

King, and aCoronation Cake. 

While there will be plenty 

of pomp and ceremony, an 

organiser, Sam Fisher, says 

the street affair is aimed at 

having fun, introducing 

residents of the 

neighbourhood to each other, 

acknowledging society as it 

emerges from adifficult and 

divisive time in history due to 

the Covid19 pandemic, and 

giving Rangiora agood vibe 

and good publicity. 

But above all, it is 

acknowledging the new head 

of state. 

Sam says you don’t have to 

be aroyalist to join in. 

‘‘This is acommunity meet 

up event and at least one 

organiser would rather not 

have Kings and Queens, but 

there has been significant 

social change. 

‘‘We have anew head of 

state, and this is an excuse for 

aparty,’’ he says. 

And where better in the 

North Canterbury township 

than where King and Charles 

Streets intersect. 

Continued Page 2 

Silent tribute ... Ahuge crowd turned out to pay their respects to the fallen at aDawn Service in Kaiapoi on 

Anzac Day, April 25. The service was one of many throughout North Canterbury where crowds attended 

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What’s there ... Keen crafts people sort through the free offerings at the Waimakariri Stash Swap in Rangiora. 

Paradise for keen crafts people 

By JOHN COSGROVE 

Bits and bobbins, needles and threads, 

materials and patterns were all waiting 

to be discovered at the third 

Waimakariri Stash Swap on Saturday. 

Held at the Rangiora Library, the 

Waimakariri Stash Swap proved avery 

popular event with hundreds packing 

one of the galleries at the library in 

search of afree bargain. 

Waimakariri Libraries community 

connections coordinator Anna Patersen 

said it was the first time they had hosted 

the event in Rangiora. 

‘‘It has been held in Kaiapoi twice 

before and we decided to hold it here to 

gauge the response.’’ 

She says people were queueing up 

prior to its opening, keen to browse for 

new treasures and find ahome for all 

the unwanted craft supplies donated to 

the swap. 

‘‘Staff here were busy from Thursday 

sorting and arranging the piles of 

unwanted fabrics, haberdashery, 

buttons, wool, lace, sewing patterns, 

craft books, paints, brushes, zips, 

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Plenty to choose from ... Keen knitters Sharon Grant (left) and Chris Hodge, of Pegasus, 

sort through the free offerings at the Waimakariri Stash Swap held in Rangiora. 

needles, card and stamps donated. 

She says many of the free items came 

from estate clearances. 

‘‘A lot of families who donated stuff 

said they were looking for away to clear 

out their loved one’s craft collections.’’ 

Street party idea grew in neighbourhood 

From Page 1 

Sam says the idea has grown since he 

firstmootedastreet partytoafewofhis 

neighbours as agreatway to get to know 

each other. 

And thanks to some awesome sponsors 

it has grown, he says. 

The group is catering for 80,and its 

hopedeveryonewill get into the swing of 

the occasionand dressup, and enjoy. 

Rangiora Bakeryand Rangiora Mitre 

10 have come on board, to helpmake it 

happen, alongwith New World 

Rangiora. 

The involvement of Waimakariri 

Districtcouncillor Brent Cairns has also 

assisted in seeing pastthe red tape 

involved in aroad closure. 

Anew Waka Kotahi rulefor ‘‘Play 

Street’’ community eventswill allow the 

partial closureofCharlesStreet, from 

11am till 4pm betweenBush and King 

Streets. 

‘‘It would have been impossible 

otherwisedue to the procedures 

involved in aroad closure. 

‘‘It would have been too costly, and full 

of red tape,’’ says Sam. 

‘‘We will,however, need cars off the 

streetinthe area for theday,’’hesays. 

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Aduty volunteer endedupin hospital 

with ahead injurywhen the CustToy 

Library was burgled last Monday. 

All for the sake of a$50 cashfloat in an 

ice cream container. 

The incidentalso left ausuallylaidback 

little village feeling distinctly 

rattled. 

Locals are mystifying why anyone 

wouldbother to target acommunityoriented, 

volunteeroperated children’s 

operation, just after 9am on aMonday 

morning. 

As one local said: ‘‘$50 won’t get you 

drugs; it will hardlyget you apacket of 

cigarettes.’’ 

Unfortunately, as aresultofthe 

aggravatedassaultthere willnow always 

be two volunteers on duty at all times, 

and allfuture transactions willbecashfree. 

The toy library willalso be limitingits 

hours to Saturday mornings only. 

There aren’tenough handsavailable 

to do Mondaysaswell. 

Lindsay Tallott,secretary of the Cust 

Toy LibraryCommittee, says the 

volunteer organisation serves 27 families 

and atotal of 42 children. 

‘‘Members pay an annualmembership 

fee of $40,and then we hireout toys for 

avery small fee,’’ she says. 

‘‘Weeven have morethan 150 toys that 

are free to rent, including all puzzles and 

games,due to their educational value.’’ 

The committee relies solelyonateam 

of five volunteers to keep the toy library 

running. 

‘‘We’remore than happy to do it this 

way,because it’s such awonderful 

resource for our families and our 

community,’’ she says. 

An increasing number of young 

families are movingtothe Cust area, 

hence the openingin2015 of the Cust 

Preschool. 

The Cust/West Eyreton Playcentre has 

alsorecently attractedpositive ERO 

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Ongoing vandalism to buildings at the 

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in Hanmer Springs is ‘‘senseless and 

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Judith Batchelor. 

‘‘All the buildings are alarmed and 

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preventing more serious damage 

occurring. 

‘‘However, it’s disappointing for the 

community to hear about ongoing 

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Windows in Chisholm Ward are a 

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community to also assist by being the 

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witness,’’ Ms Batchelor says. 

Recent damage to the gates on Jacks 

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history of the site make Queen Mary 

Hospital Reserve, ataonga for our 

region. 

‘‘The grounds are well maintained for 

the council, and offer aperfect 

opportunity for picnics and walks. 

‘‘When enjoying and using the 

grounds, our community can help us to 

look after this special heritage site by 

reporting any suspicious behaviour to 

Police’’ Ms Batchelor says. 

Autumn is agreat time to enjoy the 

gardens at the Queen Mary Hospital 

Heritage Reserve. 

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hectares and includes three nationally 

significant buildings. 

It is also home to arange of exotic and 

mature trees such as redwoods, oaks and 

sequoia, which form apleasing palette 

of seasonal reds, browns and oranges. 

Historian Rosemary Ensor, who has 

Autumn colours ... Vandalism is spoiling the vista for visitors and locals enjoying the 

grounds of the Queen Mary Heritage Reserve. 

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‘‘The Queen Mary gardens were once 

‘the gardens of Hanmer Springs’. 

‘‘Visitors and locals alike walked 

round them, inhaled the sulphur air 

(even drank the water), played tennis 

and bowls, swam in the pools, took 

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Winners ... Members of the under16 Allstars team reacting to being crowned the top display marching team at 

the New Zealand championships. 

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Marching off to Australia 


Australia beckonsfor the Under16 

Waimakariri based Allstars 

marching team. 

The team recentlytook out 

nationaldisplay honours at the 

New Zealand championships. 

CoachJulia Bellettsays the 

team's goal on entering the recent 

New Zealand Championshipswas 

to place in the top six. 

‘‘Theteam were overwhelmed, 

and shocked to be placed 

championdisplay team, and it took 

awee minute to let it all sinkin.’’ 

Cocoaches Bellett and Maria 

Manihera knew the girls had the 

“fight to win” in them, but with the 

standard beingexceptionally high 

didn’t expect them to be named 

ChampionDisplayteam. 

‘‘It was avery emotional timefor 

us all, with the nationals being 

cancelledthe previous season due 

to Covid, it was fantastic to get our 

girlsout there and perform.’’ 

Bellett says the girls of the 

Allstars u16 marching team are 

having ashort break now,but will 

soon resume training at the end of 

May. 

‘‘As national champions, they 

have been selected to represent 

NZ at the inaugural Australia and 

New Zealand DrillDance 

Marching Tattootobeheld on the 

Gold Coast in July.’’ 

She saysthey have been actively 

fundraising at lots of local events to 

get the teamthere andcannot wait 

to perform. 

‘‘Some of our girls(ranging in 

age from 13 17 years) havenever 

been on aplane,let alone out of the 

country, so it will be an awesome 

experiencefor them, and 

something they willnever forget.’’ 

Allstars are now recruitingmore 

girlstojoin theirranksand march 

alongside theiru16 team for the 

coming season. 

Bellett says starting in June the 

teamswill practise at the 

Clarkville hall on Tuesdays from 

4.30pm to 6pm. 

Competitions are heldintown at 

Nunweek ParkstartinginOctober. 

‘‘No experience is needed, we 

teachyou everything you need to 

know.Wealso provideall gear 

including the famous white boot.’’ 

Allstars also have an open (noncompetitive) 

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Westend toilets 

to be replaced 

By DAVID HILL, 

Local Democracy Reporter 

Kaikōura’s Westend toilets 

are set to be replaced, 

thanks to the government’s 

‘‘Better Off’’ funding. 

Replacing the toilets in 

Kaikōura’s town centre is 

the largest project 

accepted for funding as 

part of the Kaikōura 

District Council’s $1.55 

million share of tranche 

one funding. 

Chief executive Will 

Doughty says the council 

has nominated 12 projects, 

including amix of direct 

grants to local 

organisations and some 

councilled projects. 

The council is looking at 

the design and tendering 

process as it prepares for 

an $800,000 upgrade of the 

Westend toilets. 

‘‘They are continuing to 

give us problems from a 

property and maintenance 

point of view, so it will be 

good to get that one out of 

the way.’’ 

Mr Doughty says the 

council is planning to tidy 

up the whole area, 

including the amphitheatre 

and afootbridge bridge 

over Lyell Stream, along 

with the toilets. 

But he says the 

government’s decision to 

withdraw the second 

tranche funding, which 

would have been $4.66 

million for Kaikōura, 

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one projects. 

‘‘Most of these are 

standalone projects that 

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the funding envelope. 

‘‘A couple of the projects 

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with aview that anything 

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at alternative work.’’ 

One of those initiatives 

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Cat bylaw called to combat feral epidemic 

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Rangiora cat rescue volunteers are 

calling for acat bylaw to combat the 

region’s feral cat epidemic. 

Karen Wilkes, founder of cat rescue 

organisation Kitty Kingdom Canterbury, 

and Tina Hartley are calling for abylaw 

requiring owners to get their cat 

desexed and microchipped. 

The pair recently met with 

Waimakariri Mayor Dan Gordon and 

cited similar bylaws already adopted by 

the Selwyn District Council and the 

Wellington City Council. 

The issue came to ahead recently 

when acat was found injured after being 

caught in agin trap —normally used for 

catching possums —incentral 

Rangiora. 

‘‘We got the call about this cat which 

people had been feeding over the last 

few years,’’ Ms Wilkes said. 

‘‘If he had been microchipped he 

probably wouldn’t have been walking 

the streets as astray for so long.’’ 

But this was just the tip of the iceberg, 

as there were numerous instances of 

cats being dumped near rivers and in 

rural areas. 

‘‘People are just dumping cats and 

leaving them,’’ Ms Hartley said. 

‘‘And if people dump them at the 

Ashley River they will harm the birdlife 

because they need food. 

‘‘What Karen is trying to do is trap 

them, and then get them desexed, and 

rehomed, so we can stop this population 

explosion.’’ 

Ms Wilkes said one female cat could 

have four or five litters of kittens in a 

year, with up to five kittens in alitter, if 

she was not desexed. 

Over eight years more than two 

million descendants could be bred from 

one female cat, she said. 

‘‘People are already threatening to 

poison or harm cats and some are 

already doing it, so something needs to 

be done.’’ 

Mr Gordon said he was looking into 

the Selwyn bylaw and had written to the 

appropriate government minister. 

He said it would be difficult to enforce 

abylaw. 

‘‘I think in order for abylaw like that 

to be successful it probably needs to be 

adopted by all councils in the region. 

‘‘This is to stop litters being born in 

Christchurch, where there is no bylaw, 

and being driven into rural areas to be 

dumped.’’ 

Kittens could be desexed at 10 weeks 

or when they reached one kilogram in 

weight. 

They could be microchipped at the 

same time. 

Ms Wilkes called for anational 

database of microchipped cats to be 

developed. 

‘‘I’m always scanning rescued cats and 

hoping, ‘please let it be chipped’.’’ 

She was applying for grants to help 

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OPINION 


This 

Week 

Sun 

Fishing 

Guide 

Moon 

Wind 

Around the electorate with 

STUART SMITH MP FOR KAIKOURA 

Threat to democracy 

Democracy in New Zealand is being 

challenged from within. 

And those who fought and died to 

protect our freedom would never have 

believed that the biggest threat to our 

democracy is not aforeign power, but 

our very own government. 

The Three Waters rebranding is a 

strategy aimed at diverting attention 

from the true intent of the policy, and 

reducing the intensity of the ongoing 

debate. 

The hapless Kieran McAnulty, whose 

honesty was awelcome change on 

TVNZ's Q&Aprogramme, has conceded 

that the Three Waters reform moved 

away from aoneperson, onevote sense 

of democracy. 

Mr McAnulty went on to say that the 

Treaty of Waitangi required 

antidemocratic representation. 

Well, this will be news to most of us 

given that article three of the Treaty 

states: 

In consideration thereof, Her Majesty 

the Queen of England extends to the 

Natives of New Zealand Her royal 

protection and imparts to them all the 

Rights and Privileges of British Subjects. 

For the avoidance of doubt, the 

Waitangi Tribunal, who are not known 

for their conservatism, state the 

meaning of article three as: 

In Article 3, the Crown promised to 

Māori the benefits of royal protection and 

full citizenship. 

This text emphasises equality. 

Clearly, the Treaty of Waitangi does 

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representation, in fact, it is to the 

contrary: it guarantees equal citizenship 

and by default, one person, one vote, and 

each vote of the same value. 

Mr McAnulty went on to claim that 

their reform is the only way to achieve 

cost savings! Just how cost savings can be 

achieved, given that the reservoirs, 

pipes, and treatment plants cannot be 

aggregated, is amystery. 

He also claimed that the only way to 

achieve balance sheet separation for 

infrastructure is with its plan. 

This is errant nonsense and another 

attempt at distraction. 

There is no doubt that some councils 

have managed their infrastructure very 

badly. 

Wellington City Council, for one, is a 

great example. They have for many years 

spent ratepayers' money on vanity 

projects and neglected vital 

infrastructure. 

Is Mr McAnulty saying then, that with 

their plan, ratepayers whose councils 

have managed their infrastructure 

wisely should have to pay to fix the likes 

of Wellington's mess? 

All that aside, what must be stopped is 

the potential loss of democracy! 

If the Labour Party want to ignore the 

equal citizenship provision in the Treaty 

of Waitangi, and base voting rights on 

ethnicity, then they should put it to the 

people in areferendum. 

Iwill fight for democracy, and one 

person, one vote. Will you? 

Ok 

Rise 7:17am 

Set 5:36pm 

Best 

Times 

7:32am 

7:54pm 

Moderate SW turning 

SE 

Ok 

Rise 7:18am 

Set 5:34pm 

Best 

Times 

8:16am 

8:37pm 

Rise 3:02pm Set 12:57am 

Rise 3:24pm 

Moderate SW easing 

to gentle S 

Ok 

Rise 7:19am 

Set 5:33pm 

Best 

Times 

8:58am 

9:19pm 

Set 2:00am 

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Gentle SW turning 

S 

KAIKŌURA VIEWS 

MAYOR CRAIG MACKLE 

Rebrand of Three 

Waters disappointing 

Three Waters reform received a 

rebrandinthe lastfew weeks to 

becomeAffordable Water Reforms. 

For me it wasdisappointing thatthe 

changes didn’t go further. 

The move fromfour entities to 10 may 

givesmall councils like ours abigger 

voice. 

However, we’re not so sure that this 

new model can deliverthe costsavings 

to the community promisedbythe 

reforms. 

They’ve alsoscrapped $4.55m of 

Tranche2Betteroff funding that was 

on the table for us in July2024. 

We hadn’t committed to takingit, but 

now don’t havethat option. 

Moredisappointing is that it didn’t 

addressthe ownership issueofthree 

waters assets. 

As aCouncil, we willremain an 

active memberofthe Communities4 

Local Democracygroupand will 

continue to lobby forfurther change. 

Thiswilllikelybecomeanelection 

issue as the reform does not havecross 

party support. 

Council continue to workonbudgets 

for the AnnualPlanand we arepleased 

withhow the budgets arelooking. 

Despiteinflation being around 7 

percent, at this stage we may be able to 

keepthe rates risetoaround 5%. 

That’spretty goodgoinginmy view, 

RANGIORA OCEAN WATCH 

Fair 

Rise 7:20am 

Set 5:31pm 

Best 9:39am 

Times 10:00pm 

Set 3:04am 

Rise 4:03pm 

Gentle SW turning 

S 

Rise 7:21am 

Set 5:30pm 

Best 10:21am 

Fair 

Times 10:42pm 

Set 4:09am 

Rise 4:22pm 

Moderate SW turning 

S 

and will be in the lower levelofrates 

increasesacrossNew Zealand. 

At this stage,weare stickingtoyear3 

of the LTP with no major changes. 

As thereare no optionsfor the 

community to feedback on,weare not 

planning to do aformal consultation 

thisyear. 

It wasfantastic to seethe new St 

Johns building formally openedthis 

week. 

It is agreat facilitywhichwas along 

timeinthemaking. 

Welldonetoall those involved with 

the project. 

We now have four of ourfirst 

responders alllocated within astone’s 

throw of each other,and threewith 

relatively new facilities. 

The annual adventure race continues 

to go fromstrengthtostrengthwith 

over700 hundred competitors this year 

in allthe categories. 

No doubt therewere some pretty sore 

bodies the nextday, but therewere 

plenty of smilesnot to mention mudon 

the day. 

Finallywinter is nearly hereand we 

haveAnzacDay approaching. 

It is agoodtime to takeamoment to 

pause andreflect. 

There are alot of people out there 

who are struggling forone reasonor 

another, so look outfor eachother. 

Fire safety urged by FENZ as winter temperatures arrive 

By ROBYN BRISTOW 

As thetemperature drops in New 

Zealand as winter approaches, people 

are being asked to be vigilant when 

they light theirfires, turnontheir 

heaters,electricblankets and clothes 

driers. 

Householdsduringthe colder 

monthsare 29 percent more likely to 

have fires. 

Fire and Emergency NewZealand 

(FENZ)has begunit’sWinterFire 

SafetyCampaign in an endeavour to 

makepeople aware of the dangers of 

notgettingtheir chimney’scleaned 

annually, or inspecting their electric 

blanketstoensuretheirare no hot 

spots, or that lint hasn’t built up in 

their driers. 

Their were426 firesfrom Juneto 

August over the past five years due to 

not cleaning chimney or ensuring a 

drier wasworking efficiently. 

Afurther248 fires were due to the 

heat source beingtooclose to 

combustibles, and 210 becauseashes, 

embersorcigarettes weredisposed of 

carelessly. 

FENZ Community Risk Manager 

Dean Harkersays itsimportantpeople 

arevigilant, andprotectthemselves, 

their family andtheir home from fires. 

‘‘Weattendasignificantnumber of 

house firesoverthe winter monthsthat 

arecausedbyheaters,dryers, 

fireplaces andelectric blankets,allof 

which could be prevented. 

❛Alot of the things we are 

asking people to do this winter 

are pretty easy. So, stay 

vigilant and keep yourself safe, 

warm and dry ❜ 

—FENZ Community RiskManagerDean Harker 

‘‘Fire andEmergency recommends 

that you keepeverything at least one 

metreawayfromheatersand 

fireplaces.Ifyoudohaveafireplace, it 

is agoodidea to getyourchimney 

swept before the start of winter.’’ 

‘‘For those people getting their 

electric blankets out of the cupboard, 

andontotheirbeds,itisespecially 

importanttocheckfor hotspots. 

‘‘Werecommendpeople puttheir 

electric blankets onhighfor 15 

minutes, switchthemoff,andthen 

checkfor anyhotspots,’’Deansays. 

‘‘If youdo feelany hotspots oryour 

electric blanket is over five yearsold, it 

is timetoreplaceit.’’ 

Peoplewithclothesdriersshould 

also be vigilant inmakingsure they 

clean out the lint after every cycle. 

When there is excesslint in thedrierit 

can getveryhot and result in afire. 

‘‘Alot of the things we areasking 

people to do this winter are pretty 

easy. So, stay vigilant and keep 

yourself safe, warm and dry.’’ 

Swell 

Pegasus Bay 

Tide Chart 

3 

2 

E1.1 m SE 0.9 m SE 1.1 m E0.9 m E0.7 m E1.0 m E1.1 m 

3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 

1 

0 

Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows 

Waimakariri 10:28am 2.1 4:16am 0.8 11:16am 2.1 5:07am 0.8 

5:56am 0.8 12:21am 2.2 6:41am 0.8 1:07am 2.2 7:24am 0.8 1:52am 2.2 8:05am 0.7 2:35am 2.2 8:46am 0.7 

Mouth 

10:45pm 2.2 4:30pm 0.8 11:33pm 2.2 5:20pm 0.8 12:03pm 2.1 6:09pm 0.8 12:49pm 2.1 6:56pm 0.8 1:34pm 2.1 7:42pm 0.8 2:17pm 2.2 8:28pm 0.8 3:00pm 2.2 9:13pm 0.7 

Amberley 10:28am 2.1 4:16am 0.8 11:16am 2.1 5:07am 0.8 


Beach 

10:45pm 2.2 4:30pm 0.8 11:33pm 2.2 5:20pm 0.8 12:03pm 2.1 6:09pm 0.8 12:49pm 2.1 6:56pm 0.8 1:34pm 2.1 7:42pm 0.8 2:17pm 2.2 8:28pm 0.8 3:00pm 2.2 9:13pm 0.7 

10:37am 2.1 4:25am 0.8 11:25am 2.1 5:16am 0.8 


Motunau 10:54pm 2.2 4:39pm 0.8 11:42pm 2.2 5:29pm 0.8 12:12pm 2.1 6:18pm 0.8 12:58pm 2.1 7:05pm 0.8 1:43pm 2.1 7:51pm 0.8 2:26pm 2.2 8:37pm 0.8 3:09pm 2.2 9:22pm 0.7 

10:39am 2.1 4:27am 0.8 11:27am 2.1 5:18am 0.8 


Gore Bay 10:56pm 2.2 4:41pm 0.8 11:44pm 2.2 5:31pm 0.8 12:14pm 2.1 6:20pm 0.8 1:00pm 2.1 7:07pm 0.8 1:45pm 2.1 7:53pm 0.8 2:28pm 2.2 8:39pm 0.8 3:11pm 2.2 9:24pm 0.7 

10:40am 1.4 4:31am 0.4 11:26am 1.4 5:19am 0.4 


Kaikoura 10:55pm 1.5 4:39pm 0.4 11:43pm 1.5 5:26pm 0.4 12:11pm 1.4 6:13pm 0.4 12:55pm 1.4 7:00pm 0.4 1:37pm 1.4 7:45pm 0.4 2:20pm 1.4 8:30pm 0.4 3:03pm 1.5 9:15pm 0.4 

*Not for navigational purposes. Wind and swell are based on apoint off Gore Bay. Maori Fishing Guide by Bill Hohepa. www.ofu.co.nz www.tidespy.com Graphic supplied by OceanFun Publishing Ltd. 

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Waiau wetland provides alearning opportunity 

Aswampy area inthe corner 

of aWaiau farm paddock has 

been transformed since the 2016 

Kaikoura earthquake. 

Ardan View, afarm atEmu Plain, 

has taken part inthe ‘‘Managing 

Wetlands as Farm Assets’’ 

project that is winding upwith a 

free symposium atChristchurch’s 

Addington Events Centre on May 

2. 

The symposium will feature 

presentations from people who 

have actively restored or created 

wetlands on their land. It is not 

about telling farmers how todo 

their job, but about understanding 

the opportunities that wetlands 

offer and sharing relevant, helpful 

information. 

The three-year project, led by 

NZ Landcare Trust, was funded 

by industry and government. 

Fourteen demonstration sites were 

set upinarange of Canterbury 

farming systems and ecological 

zones from Kaikoura toOtematata. 

Ardan View is the Kaikoura site. 

Farm owner Shaun Lissington 

said the property didn’t have a 

wetland prior to the quake. 

‘‘We were lucky not to suffer 

much structural damage but the 

land itself has been affected, 

including the creation of what is 

now this wetland,’’ he said. 

The Lissingtons bought the 

168ha property eight years ago 

and converted it to adairy farm. 

The area that has become the 

wetland was just awet patch with 

some large willow trees. 

‘‘We want to protect the 

biodiversity and have been 

keeping stock out ofthe area for 

the last few years,’’ Shaun said. 

‘‘We’re not sure if there’s enough 

water in there and if it stays for 

long enough for the plants to 

soak upexcess nitrogen, so we’ve 

engaged ahydrologist to help with 

that. 

‘‘Once we know how much water 

and how big the wetted area will 

be, we can get the fencing done. 

‘‘There was also afield day held 

on the farm last year and fellow 

farmers came up with afew 

suggestions around moving the 

water around the area. 

‘‘It looks like we’ll stake afew 

haybales in to encourage the 

water to meander and make sure 

the water doesn’t flow straight 

through.’’ 

Some water may be introduced 

from anearby drain, sothe 

Lissingtons are finding out whether 

they will need aresource consent. 

‘‘If we do need aconsent, it will 

take abit longer and cost usabit 

more to do so, but we’d rather 

do it once and do it right,’’ Shaun 

said. 

‘‘If we and other farmers don’t 

need aconsent for this type of 

work, there will bemore farmers 

who will be prepared toget some 

wetland restoration under way 

—itcan be abit confusing and 

possibly means there are other 

wetland projects onfarms that are 

on hold, due tothe uncertainty. 

Making adifference ...Ardan View now has aworking wetland being 

developed bythe Lissington family. 


Lie of the land ...Shaun Lissington (left) shows NZ Landcare Trust 

‘‘Managing Wetlands as Farm Assets’’ project co-ordinator Tony Watson the 

wetland site on his Waiau farm. 


‘‘Often farmers think it’s simply a 

matter of fencing anarea off and 

planting native plants, but we’ve 

since discovered that we have 

quite afew species there already 

and wejust need to let them get 

better established. 

‘‘So, we’re poisoning the willow 

trees which are quite invasive 

and making sure they don’t 

out-compete the natives through 

shading and smothering. 

‘‘After wefence the area off with 

permanent materials, we may end 

up planting afew locally sourced 

plants, but it’s amazing to see just 

what plants have appeared in the 

last few years by themselves. 

‘‘Another benefit of the wetland 

area isthat itattracts birdlife 

—there have been sightings of 

dotterels and other native birds in 

this wetland area.‘‘ 

Shaun is setting upa 

‘‘photopoint’’ where images will 

be taken from the same place and 

angle every few years, to show the 

wetland’s progress over time. 

Farmers and anyone interested 

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NEWS 


Truckies enjoy abreak from the road 

9 

BY JOHN COSGROVE 

Truckies got apleasant surprise last 

Thursday when they were pulled over at 

the Glasnevin Weigh Station on SH1 

north of Amberley. 

After aquick hello from the New 

Zealand Police Commercial Vehicle 

Safety Team, the truckies then had the 

option of either continuing on their way, 

or taking abreak at the NZI Truckie 

Rest Stop set up there. 

‘‘It was the first time I’ve enjoyed 

being pulled over,’’ says Greg Hart, of 

Kaiapoi, who was moving alarge 

excavator on his Mack truck and trailer 

unit. 

NZI community risk advocate Gary 

Rennie says the company had brought 

their successful North Island rest stop 

operation down to the South Island and 

was trialling it before amajor road 

transport safety push by the insurance 

company later in the year. 

‘‘Fatigue is amajor cause of road 

accidents, and at NZI we want to support 

truckers, to give them achance to 

recharge and refresh before the next leg 

of their journey with complimentary 

barista coffee, fresh fruit and sausages.’’ 

He says it couldn’t have gone any 

better, with many drivers electing to 

take ashort break at the Truckie Rest 

Stop for abite to eat, aquick health 

check, and chat with some of NZI’s Fleet 

Fit partners about managing driving 

fatigue. 

‘‘This was the first time we held the 

rest stop operation here, it was fun 

watching the drivers returning to their 

cabs with arms loaded with food and 

Good grub ... Driver Kerry Hobson digs 

into asausage at the NZI Truckie Rest Stop 

held at the Glasnevin Weigh Station on SH 

1north of Amberley. 

PHOTOS: JOHN COSGROVE 

drinks kindly supplied by Satisfy Food 

Rescue from Kaiapoi, plus lots of other 

freebies as well.’’ 

Helping out alongside NZI risk 

management staff were local Police, St 

John, Fit for Duty, Waka Kotahi New 

Zealand Transport Agency and NZ 

Trucking Industry personnel. 

Trucker John Chappell, of Yaldhurst, 

says it was agreat initiative by all the 

organisations taking part, because 

everyone there was just doing their job 

and promoting safety on the roads. 

Welcome break ... ANZI staff member helps driver Layton Ross stock up on goodies . 

Agood haul ... Gary Ward loads up at the NZI Truckie Rest Stop. 

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NEWS 


Digital divide is being 

lessened through lessons 

Digital MixNMatch classes arerun 

across the Hurunui District. 

They offerolderadults the 

opportunity to learndigital skills 

andincrease theirconfidence to use 

many online tools.. 

Hurunui DistrictLibrarian Mark 

O’Connell says theresponse to the 

classeshas been very positive. 

‘‘Those attending really feelthey 

aremuchbetter equipped to 

negotiate thedigital worldafter 

completingaclass.’’ 

The mix and match nature means 

each week thetutor cantailor the 

class to the requestsofthose 

attending. 

This allows forchoices fromtopics 

as varied as email, mobile phones, 

apps, social media, and online 

security. 

‘‘Feedback has been extremely 

positive and satisfying both from the 

tutor, and thosewho haveattended,’’ 

says Mr O’Connell. 

He says oneperson recently said: 

‘I feel Ihavenow entered the 21st 

Century’. 

Community support ... Around 160 people attended an open day earlier this month to 

discuss education opportunities in Kaikōura. 

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Anew initiative has aspirations for 

educationalopportunitiesinKaikōura. 

Local groups cametogether to organise 

an open day earlier thismonth to ask the 

community to sharetheir thoughtson 

learning in Kaikōura. 

Kaikōura EducationAspirations(KEA) 

is acollaboration between Te Rūnangao 

Kaikōura education pou,Kaikōura 

District Council,TeHāoMātauranga 

(Kaikōura Education Trust), the Ministry 

of Education, schoolprincipals, 

community membersand local rangatahi. 

Te Hā oMātauranga coordinator 

Sarah Beardmore said the group’s 

objective was to support education in 

Kaikōura. 

‘‘Education is not justwhat happens in 

schools,’’ she said. 

‘‘We all have apart to play, and we want 

Kaikōura to be acommunity where we 

are all working together to createarich 

learning environment. 

‘‘Our purpose is for youngpeople and 

their whānau in Kaikōura to havearange 

of options to realisetheirdreams and 

potential.’’ 

She said Kaikōura’s relative isolation 

and small size meant educational 

opportunities were limited in the town 

and people often had to move away to 

followtheir dreams. 

Around160 people attended the open 

day to discuss learning opportunities 

from preschooltoadult education, with 

ChristchurchbasedYouth and Cultural 

Development providingentertainment. 

Arangeofstations including 

transitions,community role in education, 

Te Ao Māori education, parentsand 

whānau, hauora and wellbeing, 

pathways, adultlearning, school 

attendance, ‘‘dreaming big’’ and 

localised curriculum wereset up at the 

open day to seek feedback. 

Feedback from the open day was being 

collated and would be presentedtothe 

KEA group nextmonth. 

Common themes so far included 

professional development,training 

opportunities for young workersand 

lifelong learning. 

‘‘Normallyfor professional 

development you have to go to 

Christchurch for training, so if we can 

provide opportunities in Kaikōura it will 

make adifferencefor people,’’ Ms 

Beardmore said. 

‘‘We are lookingathow we can grow 

Kaikōura to supportand valueeducation 

by making learning opportunities more 

visible and providing aspiration.’’ 

Initiatives already under way included 

atrades academy at Kaikōura High 

School run by the Mayors’Taskforce for 

jobs and collaborations withAra Institute 

of Canterbury and the Nelson 

Marlborough Institute of technology. 

The rootsofthe KEA group go back to 

2008 when community members and 

educations came together to forman 

action plan for education in the 

community. 


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THE NORTH CANTERBURY HUNTING COMPETITION 


13 

Entries open for NC Hunting Competition 

The spotlight will be on the AmuriA&P 

showgrounds at Rotherham on June 24 to 

25. 

The Rotherhambased The North 

Canterbury Hunting Competition is being 

basedatthe showgrounds thisyear to 

accommodate the hugenumbers of entries 

and people expected to turnout. 

Last year hundreds turnedupinthe 

smallNorth Canterbury townwith 461 

feralanimalsbeing weighedin—172 deer 

and 289 pigs. They wereall weighed in in 

four hours —equating to one animal every 

32 seconds. 

Therewere also 117 possums,124 hares, 

62 rabbits, 32 mallardducks, 61 paradise 

ducks, 15 rats and 15 geeseentered. 

Entries are now open for this year’s 

popular annual event which is a 

fundraiserfor the Rotherham Community 

Pool,and the RotherhamSchool to 

support an extrateacher. 

Run by agroupofcommunityvolunteers 

keen to help their Rotherham community, 

it is focused on it being afun, familyorientatedhunt,and 

agreat community 

day out. 

An organiser, Mat Bailey, said last year 

they were aiming to be thebiggest hunt in 

the South Island. 

And the response indicated it was, with 

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Animals keep Jennifer moving 

BY RACHEL MACDONALD 

If you ask 92yearold Jennifer 

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she has no hesitation in her 

answer. 

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energy to get moving every day. 

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gate,there’s eightyearold 

Millie. She’s the doorbell. 

‘‘Herfather was aSydney 

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and very ignorant,foxie,’’says 

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rescue cat, found in arubbish 

skip,who has agimpy foot. 

Thereare also around 32 

pigeons. 

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powerlines outside her home 

in Cust –the ones withblack 

feathers are new introduced 

tumblers, to replace the ones 

the rats recentlychased off. 

Finally,thereare her three 

alpacas, who comeupfrom the 

bottom paddock for dinner, 

when they’re called, every 

evening. 

Firstand foremost in 

Jennifer’s life, though, have 

been horses. 

She grewupwith themin 

Scotland, where she was homeschooled,with 

four or five girls 

who cametostaythrough the 

termstoshare the tutor, while 

her parents helped 

rehabilitate soldiersafter the 

war. 

Teacherswere in short 

supply postwar,soJennifer 

went on to teach. 

‘‘I hated it. Ididn’t know 

what to do with the boys in that 

At home ... Jennifer, Millie and Puss. 

school. Happily,Icaught 

chickenpox fromthemand 

couldn’t go back for thelast 

term.’’ 

By then,she had been 

offeredajob to lookafter a 

string of Argentine polo ponies 

in England. 

‘‘Itwas the year before the 

coronation, andPrince Philip 

was coming to the stables. It 

was then that Igot involved in 

the pony club instructors’ 

courses, and learnthow to 

PHOTO: RACHEL MACDONALD 

teach,’’ she says. 

‘‘Backthen, we still used all 

the militarycommands for 

dressage.You had to getit 

absolutely right, elseyou’d get 

ridersliterally waitingtoknow 

if you wantedthem to ride off 

up the beach.’’ 

Her nextstepswere Canada 

and then New York State, 

again as ariding coach. 

Roles would include aiding a 

GermanOlympic coachand 

then building adressage 

programme in an exclusive 

girls’ college in Virginia, 

complete withnew stables and 

an indoor school, courtesy of 

one family. 

Eventually,Jennifer’s 

travelsled her to New Zealand. 

‘‘I was based in Taupo, which 

was the centrefor dressageall 

overthe country,’’she says.‘‘I 

focused mostly on working 

withthe national pony club 

teams and travelled alot.’’ 

Looking back, one of her 

highlights was takingona 

young rider with an energetic 

horse. 

‘‘She was agreat riderand 

he was agreat horse, but she 

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the time for him.Wefound a 

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rodehim, he was lovely.I 

jumped him once and it was 

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‘‘I’d beenintouch with Mark 

Toddand thathorse’s name 

was Charisma.’’ 

Today, Jennifer has just 

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‘‘There is so muchout there 

about teaching horsesand 

whatriders needtodo, but 

there’s very little abouthow to 

put any kindofcoaching 

across,’’ she says. 

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In Memory ... Anzac wreaths adorn the ground in front of the Rotherham 

Memorial. 

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Laying awreath ... Sam Bush, amember of the 

Waiau Volunteer Fire Brigade, Hurunui Youth Council 

deputy chair and Amuri Area School year 13 student 

lays the school’s wreath at Rotherham. PHOTO: ALIX BUSH 

Flag duty ... Number 88 Squadron (Rangiora) ATC cadet William Foster (16), 

holds the flags at the Kaiapoi RSA dawn service. 

Flypast ... Two Spitfire war birds fly overhead at the Rangiora RSA Anzac Day service. 

Long memories ... WW2 veteran Gordon Taylor, almost 100yearsold, enjoyed 

the Rangiora service. 

Proud to be part of it all ... Fouryearolds Maisie Parker (left) and Charlotte Heylon hold the wreath from 

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Youth view ... Kaiapoi High School head girl Abi 

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Cenothaph service ... Waiting to lay their wreaths are Rangiora RSA Veterans’ 

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Call to arms ... Bugler Sara Black from Hanmer 

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Young and old ... Soldiers young and old sing the national anthem at the Kaiapoi service. 

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In Charge ... Senior pupils at Rangiora High School wait their turn to speak, and 

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Kaikōura is planning for its ‘‘day in the 

sun’’. 

The Kaikōura District Council wants 

to know what Kaikōura might look like 

with apopulation of 10,000. 

The district’s present population was 

just under 4000 and historically growth 

rates had not been high, chief executive 

Will Doughty says. 

‘‘But there is afeeling our day in the 

sun is coming, so we need to plan ahead 

so we can lead it rather than letting it 

happen to us. 

‘‘We don’t want to become another 

Wānaka, so we need to plan for how we 

want the town to develop.’’ 

Being atourist town, Mr Doughty said 

the district already had the 

infrastructure to cope with alarge influx 

of people. 

‘‘We would be quite comfortable with a 

population of 10,000 because alot of our 

infrastructure is already designed for 

that sort of capacity.’’ 

Consultant Boffa Miskell has been 

engaged to produce aspatial plan, which 

will set ablueprint for how the town 

develops over the next 30 years. 

Mr Doughty said public workshops 

would be held next month to start the 

process. 

‘‘We are hoping to have it completed 

by December, so this will be an 

opportunity for the community to give 

some input into the draft. 

‘‘It will be ablueprint for how we want 

the township to grow over the next 30 

years.’’ 

He said the spatial plan would 

consider the infrastructure needed to 

support an ageing population. 

Already around 25 percent of the 

Kaikōura population was aged 65years 

and over and this was expected to grow 

as more people looked to retire to the 

town. 

The proposed Vicarage Views subdivision 

was looking to provide housing 

options for first home buyers and the 

elderly, while more development was 

already in the pipeline. 

‘‘There is very limited housing stock 

for elderly people to downsize to and we 

tend to lose people to other places as 

they get older,’’ Mr Doughty said. 

‘‘We have some councilowned 

pensioner units, but there is no 

retirement village or care facility aside 

from the hospital.’’ 

Housing options and services were 

also limited for younger people and 

families looking to move to Kaikōura, he 

said. 

‘‘From acouncil perspective, our new 

corporate services senior manager Peter 

Kearney is moving down from 

Wellington with ayoung family. 

‘‘We did manage to find them 

accommodation, but the children have 

had to be waitlisted for preschool. 

‘‘When you bring people into the 

district, you’ve got to provide these 

supports and services if you want to 

attract them.’’ 

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Student takes to the seas 


Forany 16yearold, fighting fires 

or stopping floodingonboard a 

ship isn’t your usual school holiday 

activity. 

Rangiora student AbbySturgeon 

(16), saysitwas all part of the fun 

while attending the Royal New 

ZealandNavy's SchoolToSeas 

camp at the Devonport Naval Base 

in Auckland. 

Shewas abit nervous at first 

about fighting fires and stopping 

theship from sinking. 

Herteam didn’t manage to stop 

thefloodingontheirfirst go, but it 

wasfun, eventhough they were 

soaked by the end of the exercise. 

‘‘It was on day two of the eightdaylong 

course. 

‘‘They threw us in at the deep 

end, learning how damage control 

on aNavy ship is handled.’’ 

Abby says she first heardabout 

thecamp from afriend, and after 

researchingitshe had to wait until 

shewas in year 12 to apply. 

Out of over 150 applicants 

nationwide, Abby was one of 32 

selected. 

Thecamp is open to young 

women in years 12 and 13 who are 

studyingmathsand science. 

Abbysays they werebilleted 

aboard the HMNZS Canterbury in 

12 bedrooms stacked threebeds 

high. 

‘‘It was acool way to learn all 

about thebasics of life onboard a 

ship, we evengot lost afew times 

walking about thisbig ship.’’ 

They got up at 6.30am every 

morning and wouldspend the day 

learningabout all the things 

officers and ratings in the Navy 

did. 

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Rangiora Museum 

Duetopopulardemand andsometurnedaway we are showing 

the film TheLife Adventures of Milly Ward again on Thursday, 

April 27, at 7.30pm at theMuseum, 29 Good Street, Rangiora. 

MillyisaRangiora residentwho wasborn in theChatham 

Islands. All welcome. Donations please fromnon members. 

Supper will be served. 

Reunion 

N.C.F Kaiapoi/C.S. Stevens/AllianceGroupex staff members 

are invitedtoagettogetheratthe Kaiapoi WorkingMen’s Club 

on Sunday, May 14 at 1pm. It is hoped to seeasmanyofthose 

whoworked at the Kaiapoi worksaspossibleturn up, 

particularly as anumbersare sadly gettingless and less. 

Totara planting 

AmightyTotara 

(Podocrpus totara) willbe 

planted in Amberley’s 

EasternReserveonMay 5 

to commemorate King 

CharlesIII’scoronation. 

The HurunuiDistrict 

Council is inviting the 

public to attend to help 

mark the historic event. 

Theplantingwilltake 

placeat2pm. 

Hurunui MayorMarie 

Blacksays the Eastern 

ReserveisAmberley’s 

newestreserve,which 

makes anicesynergy as a 

setting to commemorate 

thenew king’scoronation. 

‘‘Totaras can livefor 

over1000 years and this 

commemorativetotara 

willbeenhancing the 

reserve forgenerations to 

comeasasymbolofNew 

Zealand’s special 

relationship with the 

UnitedKingdom.’’ 

Interactive map 

Hurunui District ratepayers can now see where someoftheir 

rates money is being spent, thanks to an interactive map. 

The council has created aProject Map, whichisupdated 

monthly. It illustrates how and where rate money is spent 

around the Hurunui District.

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Giving the young achance 

Employing localyouth is awin 

for communities and 

businesses, says Dale Hutt, 

owner of Amberley’s 

Nor’Wester Cafe. 

The cafe has employed10 

youngsters from the local 

community over the pastfive 

years. 

‘‘It is amazing to giveyoung 

peopleanopportunity to try 

something new that could turn 

out to be their passion’’ he says. 

Young people from 

throughout the region will get 

the chance to explore local 

employment and training 

opportunities at next month’s 

North Canterbury Youth 

Futures Expo. 

The event is being held at 

Rangiora High School on 

Wednesday, May 24, from 4pm 

to 8pm. 

The expo is acollaboration 

between the Waimakaririand 

Hurunui District Councils, 

local schools, ComColNorth 

Canterbury, the Ministry of 

SocialDevelopment and the 

Ministry of Education. 

Hurunui District Council 

youth development officer Jo 

Sherwood saysthe expo was 

developed for young people and 

their families to findout more 

about local employers and 

training opportunities. 

‘‘Helpingour local youth into 

local job placementscreates 

Supporting local ... Amberley’s Nor’Wester Cafe owner Dale Hutt, with 

staff member Meg Harvey, who lives locally and has been working at the 

cafe for the past two years. 

PHOTO: HURUNUI DISTRICT COUNCIL 

personal development 

opportunities to assist them in 

their career pathways and is 

also goodfor our local 

businesses.’’ 

Local businesseswho would 

like to be involved in the expo 

can go to ncyf.co.nz or follow 

North Canterbury Youth 

Futures on Facebook. 

Respite beds at Hub go 



The lossofhospitalbedsfor 

respite care at the Rangiora 

HealthHub is another blow to the 

community,saysWaimakariri MP 

MattDoocey. 

Te Whatu OraHealth New 

Zealandhas confirmed therespite 

careservicehas not been 

availablesince August due to 

staffing shortages. 

Mr Doocey saidservicesbeing 

cancelleddue to nursing 

shortageshad become ‘‘alltoo 

common in hospitals around the 

country’’. 

He saiditwas yetanother blow 

for residents, on top of thedelayof 

the proposedafter hours,urgent 

carefacility at the healthhub. 

He blamedthe Governmentfor 

‘‘draggingtheirheelsinplacing 

nurses on theimmigrationgreen 

list’’. 

‘‘You’vegot to ask yourselfthe 

questionifthe governmenthadn’t 

beensostubborn to adapt its 

immigration settings to respond to 

the health workforce crisis would 

the bedsinWaimakaririhaveto 

be closed?’’ 

Te Whatu OraCanterbury 

executive directorplanning, 

fundingand decision support, 

TraceyMaisey, saidwhile the 

bedswere not in use, they 

remained onsite. 

She saidthe bedshavebeen 

supported by dual registered 

midwives,who alsoheld anursing 

registration. 

‘‘Itisnolongercommon for 

midwives to be dual practicingso 

mostofthe staff at the hub arenot 

registered to care for respite 

patients–the patients thathave 

tendedtooccupy theflexibeds.’’ 

At leastfive registered nurses 

wererequired to fill a24/7 roster 

to lookafter thefour beds, Ms 

Maisey said. 

‘‘Wewillcontinuetoseek dual 

registered staff to support the 

model of careatRangiora.’’ 

Agedresidential carefacilities 

in North Canterburywere able 

offer respiteservices in the 

meantime,she said. 

Public interest journalism 

funded throughNew Zealandon 

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Priorities forCanterbury 

By DAVID HILL 


Flood mitigation, immigration 

and regional transport are the 

priorities for Canterbury’s 

Mayors. 

The Canterbury Mayoral 

Forum has released its Plan for 

Canterbury, identifying its 

priorities for the next three 

years. 

The Mayors will present the 

plan to Government Ministers 

next month, seeking permanent 

coinvestment in flood 

protection, immigration policies 

which work for Canterbury and to 

develop an integrated approach 

to transport planning. 

Deputy chairperson and 

Hurunui Mayor Marie Black said 

it would be an important 

opportunity to make ministers 

aware of the region’s priorities. 

‘‘It is particularly important in 

an election year to ensure 

Ministers are aware of what is 

needed here in Waitaha. 

‘‘Taking aproactive approach 

and visiting them in the capital 

with the Plan for Canterbury will 

be worthwhile as we look to build 

stronger connections with 

leadership in central 

government.’’ 

The document would also 

provide abasis for conversation 

and partnership with NgāiTahu, 

and the business and community 

sectors. 

‘‘We need to be strong 

advocates for Canterbury and 

having set out our priorities, we 

can move forward with these and 

make the change we want to see 

across the region,’’ Forum 

chairperson and Timaru Mayor 

Nigel Bowen said. 

The Mayors were seeking 

permanent coinvestment in 

flood protection to protect the 

region’s 78,000km of rivers and 

streams. 

Canterbury has significant 

infrastructure, universities and 

research institutes, but the 

region’s GDP per person lagged 

behind the national average. 

Investment is needed to 

improve wages, develop skilled 

jobs and attract skilled workers 

to fill them. 

An estimated $1 billion 

investment was needed in 

Canterbury’s transport network 

over the next decade to support 

economic development. 

For more information about 

the Plan for Canterbury visit 

canterburymayors.org.nz/ 

PlanforCanterbury. 

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RURAL LIFE 


Horticulture on offer 

Positive SDI feedback 



Anew horticulturecourse could be the 

first of many tertiary education 

opportunitiesfor Kaikōura. 

The Nelson MarlboroughInstituteof 

Technologyisoffering a24week 

sustainable horticulturecourse in 

Kaikōura fromnextmonth. 

The coursecameaboutafter a 

conversationbetweenKaikōura Mayor’s 

Taskforce forJobsmanagerSean Madden 

and coursetutorDon Cross. 

‘‘Our philosophy is to offerKaikōura the 

opportunity to do sometertiary education, 

beginning with level2,whichisfairly 

simple,and moving up from there,’’Mr 

Cross said. 

‘‘Weare offeringthe coursebecausewe 

havebeeninvited to by the Kaikōura 

community.’’ 

The coursewill centrearound setting 

up yourown vegetablegarden and an 

orchard. 

Literacy andnumeracy skillswillalso 

be incorporatedintothe course. 

Kaikōura has struggledtooffer 

educationalopportunities beyond school 

due to itssmallsize. 

Locals seeking further education would 

normally have to traveltoChristchurch. 

Mr Cross saidthe coursewas funded by 

the TertiaryEducation Commission and 

was free forupto20participants. 

Credits towards alevel 2certificatein 

primary industryskills are on offer. 

The courseisbeingoffered in 

collaborationwith Te Hā oMātauranga 

(KaikōuraEducationTrust)and the 

Kaikōura Mayors’ Taskforce forJobs, with 

Growing opportunities ... Nelson 

Marlborough Institute of Technology tutor 

Don Cross checks out the Kaikōura 

Community Garden. 

PHOTO: DAVID HILL 

classes being held next doorinthe 

Kaikōura Bowling Club rooms. 

Participants willmake useofthe 

Kaikōura CommunityGarden,tucked in 

behind the Te Hā oMātauranga building 

in LudstoneRoad. 

Public interestjournalismfunded 

through NewZealand on Air. 

By GINA MCKENZIE 

Cust dairy grazers Gary and Penny 

Robinson’s Subsurface Drip Irrigation 

(SDI) trial has received positive 

feedback from farmers following field 

days at trial blocks in North Canterbury 

and Central Otago. 

The system is also being installed at 

Linwood Park in Christchurch. 

Gary and Penny are taking part in 

Next Generation Farming, aproject 

aimed at helping farmers meet tough 

nitrate caps, while maintaining their 

viability. 

As part of the project, farmers like the 

Robinsons are using innovation and 

demonstrating its productivity and 

environmental benefits to neighbours in 

the region and beyond. 

Waimakariri Landcare Trust (WLT) 

and Waimakariri Irrigation Limited 

(WIL) have partnered with the Ministry 

for Primary Industries (MPI) for the 

project, with support from MPI’s 

Sustainable Food and Fibre Futures 

fund along with Environment 

Canterbury, Ballance, and DairyNZ. 

SDI’s lowpressure system saves water 

and power and improves crop yields by 

eliminating surface water evaporation 

and reducing the incidence of weeds and 

disease. Water is applied directly to the 

root zone of the crop and not to the soil 

surface. 

Gary and Penny recently held two field 

days at trial blocks in Cust, North 

Canterbury and in Maniototo, Central 

Otago which were well received by 

farmers and industry partners. 

Despite heavy rain during the Cust 

field day, Penny says farmers were keen 

to learn about subsurface irrigation and 

seeing the system in the ground and 

being able to ask practical questions 

built astronger understanding of how 

the system works. 

‘‘The weather definitely wasn’t in our 

favour, but we still had agood turnout, 

and everyone was very engaged and 

interested. From the questions asked 

and discussion we had, SDI does seem to 

be accepted as aviable solution and 

option for irrigation in New Zealand.’’ 

Over 50 farmers turned out for the 

Maniototo field day where the 

difference between the 18hectare test 

block using subsurface irrigation and 

the adjacent block using traditional 

irrigation was evident, says Gary. 

‘‘It was astinking hot day, and it was 

perfect because they have had ahot and 

dry summer down there, so you could 

really see the difference with lush green 

grass growing on the block where we 

have installed the SDI. 

‘‘The farmer, Luke Jeffries, is really 

impressed with the system and after the 

field day we had quite afew local 

farmers approach us to learn more.’’ 

Gary and Penny are now focused on 

gathering data to prove the benefits of 

the subsurface drip irrigation system, 

and have some interesting projects in 

the pipeline. 

‘‘We’ve had lots of interest from 

farmers, and we are also in discussions 

about using the SDI system for 

wastewater. We feel like we are on aroll 

now in terms of public awareness of how 

the system works and the benefits it 

provides.’’ 

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Sensor helps meet nitrogen caps 

By GINA MCKENZIE 

Cust farmerRoscoe Taggart has reduced 

use of nitrogen fertiliserbyabout 80 

kilograms this seasonthroughtrialling a 

Yara Nsensor on his family’s 730 hectare 

arableand sheep farm over the pasttwo 

years. 

Roscoeisparticipating in Next 

Generation Farming, aproject to help 

farmers meet tough nitrate caps while 

maintaining their viability. 

As partofthis project, farmerslike 

Roscoeare usinginnovation and 

demonstrating its productivity and 

environmental benefitstotheir 

neighbours in the regionand beyond. 

Waimakariri Landcare Trust (WLT) and 

Waimakariri IrrigationLimited(WIL) 

have partnered with the Ministry for 

Primary Industries(MPI) for the project, 

with support from MPI’s Sustainable Food 

and Fibre Futuresfund alongwith 

Environment Canterbury,Ballance, and 

DairyNZ. 

The significant savings on fertiliser, the 

ease of useofthe Nsensor,and the 

environmental benefitsmake the Nsensor 

atool that Roscoeseeshimself usingwell 

into the future. 

‘‘We have savedaround three units of N 

per tonne of grainsoonatwelvetonne 

paddock youare saving 36 units of Nper 

hectare which gives us an overall saving of 

80 kilograms of ureafor the season. 

‘‘While you are saving on costsyou are 

also obviously lessening the impact that 

your farming operation is having on the 

environment. It is awinwin.” 

Roscoesaysthe Nsensor is quick and 

easy to set up with little inputrequired 

beforehestarts applying fertiliser. 

‘‘We just put in the crop growth stage 

and expectedyieldand parameters 

aroundthe limits you would likethe 

sensortospread to.Itisremarkably 

simple.” 

Sensor ... The Yara Nsensor fitted to the 

roof of Roscoe’s tractor allows him to apply 

the precise amount of nitrogen required for 

his crops which has resulted in significant 

savings on fertiliser costs while also 

reducing his environmental impact. 


The Nsensorhas two operatingmodes; 

target rate mode where farmers provide 

the Nsensorwithafigure to work towards 

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the crop’slightreflectance which is 

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chlorophyll content. The Nsensor then 

calculates the crop’snitrogen uptake and 

appliesthe correct amount of fertiliser 

directly to the plant. 

Roscoe begins his first fertiliser 

application in targetrate mode and then 

switchestoabsolutemode for subsequent 

applicationsiftheseare required. 

He has been surprised by the variability 

of fertiliser required by crops throughout 

his farm whichissomethingthat he didn’t 

havethe ability to refinewhenusing the 

previousvariable rate system. 

‘‘I noticed alot of variabilityinthe first 

season,and it was not what we were 

expecting. Areasthat Iwould have 

expected to require quiteabit of fertiliser 

didn’t require quitesomuch, and then 

areasthat Ithought wouldn’t need as 

much ended up with abit more. 

“You must trustinthe technology when 

you switch it to absolute mode, and it helps 

you become more efficient with farming 

when you trynew things and moveahead 

with technology. 

‘‘It’s not just about savingmoney, it’s also 

aboutreducing our environmental impact 

and learning howtechnologycan be atool 

in the toolbox forthe future.’’ 

Meanwhile, asustained period of rain 

during the crop flowering period in 

Decembercausedfusarium headblight, a 

fungal diseasewhich affects wheatand 

this alongwith otherdiseasesimpacted on 

some of Roscoe’s crops duringthe growth 

stage. 

“We’ve had amixedbag with the yield 

this season. Last seasonwehad good 

growing conditions right up until harvest, 

whichwas extremely wet, whereas this 

year it rainedduring the growingseason. 

However, we’ve have had good conditions 

during the harvestthis year.” 

Despite weather related issues, Roscoe 

has still managed to achieve abovebudget 

yields for his crops. 

“The grasses have been abovebudget, 

and our clover is over budgetaswell. All 

the hybrid crops thatwehave harvested 

have also gone over budget. Overall, I 

thinkithas been apretty goodresultfor 

us.” 

Roscoe will continuetofocuson 

precisionagriculture by measuringand 

quantifying the benefits of hisNsensor 

over coming seasons. He believes that 

usingtechnology wiselycan enable 

efficientfarming.‘‘Weather patterns are 

becoming more unpredictable, and we are 

seeing more extreme weather events 

occurringcloser togetherthan in the past. 

We have to look at what we can control and 

focusonfarming as efficiently as we can.’’ 


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Reserve amble ... Waimakariri District Council community projects officer Mike Kwant talks to visitors in the 

Silverstream Reserve in Clarkville, who attended the first of four walks organised in the district as part of the 

Canterburywide walking festival. 

PHOTO: JOHN COSGROVE 

Walking Festival popular 


Fromserene river banks to high 

country vistas, thediverse range of 

Waimakariri District walking 

track locations wereonshowin 

April as hundredstookpart in the 

Canterbury Walking Festival. 

The Christchurch City Council 

and Active Canterbury’sWalking 

Festival providedachance for 

Cantabrianstoexplorethe many 

walks in and around the Ōtautahi, 

Selwyn andWaimakaririDistricts. 

FourWaimakaririwalks were 

included in the programmeand 

the first washeld at the 

SilverstreamReservein 

Clarkville. 

The three kilometrewalk 

allowed visitorstodiscover the 

reserve, aplace manyhadn’t seen 

before. 

Waimakariri DistrictCouncil 

community projects officer Mike 

Kwant saysthe walks programme 

was agoodopportunity to seenew 

places in our own backyard. 

‘‘Itwas agreat opportunity for 

peopleattending to discoverthe 

biodiversity of the reserve and 

alsosee whatthe rangers and 

community volunteersare 

achieving here.’’ 

Visitorstothe Silverstream 

Reserve and theotherthree 

venues wereshown thevarious 

environmental projects being 

undertakenthere to enhancethe 

biodiversity valuesofthe sitesin 

theWaimakaririDistrict. 

These includethe TūhaitaraArt 

Hike heldatTeTai Kōhaka, 

WoodendBeach,the fifthAnnual 

Kaiapoi River WellbeingWalk 

andthe DiscoverAshleyGorge 

walk. 

Mikesays among thosewho 

attended thewalks were anumber 

whohave asked formore 

informationaboutvolunteeringat 

thereserves. 

‘‘It wasgoodtosee howmany 

came along to the Waimakariri 

sessions, as the walks were agreat 

chance for people to getoutdoors 

anddiscovernew places.’’ 

Skedaddle could become annual 

This weekend’sSkedaddle 

trailrace is shaping up to 

become an annual event. 

SkedaddleRace Director 

Richard Negus says at present 

they have 380 participants 

registeredfor Canterbury's 

newest trail run. 

‘‘We are hopeful thatwecan 

breakthe 400 mark come race 

day, Saturday, April 29, at the 

Island HillsStation, 

Hurunui.’’ 

He says things are coming 

together nicelyalthough they 

do have abig week aheadof 

themselveswith nearly 50km 

of course marking,site 

buildingand aprerace 

athlete registration evening to 

hold in Christchurch. 

Skedaddleisanew trail 

running race which servesas 

afundraiser for conservation 

work withinthe Mandamus 

PreservationReserve at 

Island HillsStation. 

This 3300ha ungrazedarea 

includes a600 ha QEII open 

spacecovenant, which is one 

of the largest in the 

Canterbury district. 

Namedafter the highest 

peak on the property,Mt 

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Skedaddle(1704m), the race 

includes42km, 30km, 15km 

and 4km courses. 

Negussays the intention is 

to establish Skedaddleasan 

annual eventmoving forward, 

wherepeople can challenge 

themselves on the trails and 

support nature at the same 

time. 

‘‘We look forward to 

showcasing this hiddengem of 

aproperty to the public this 

weekend.’’ 

More information on the 

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SENIOR 

DIVISION 1COMBINED 

ROUND 4.KICK OFF 2.45 

Hurunui v Woodend......Gladstone Domain, Woodend 

Glenmark/Cheviot vOhoka........Omihi 

Kaiapoi vOxford........................Kaiapoi Oval 

Ashley vHornby..........................Loburn Domain 

Saracens vPrebbleton...............PrebbletonDomain 

DIVISION 2 

2023 rugby 

DRAW 

round 3. KICK OFF 1.00 

Kaikoura vSaracens...................Southbrook Park 

Saracens vKaiapoi......Southbrook Park 

Ashley vWoodend ......Gladstone Domain, Woodend 

Kaiapoi vGlenmark.Cheviot....Omihi 

Amberley vHurunui.......2.00pm ....Amberley 

Friday28April. 7.00pm kick off: 

Oxford vOhoka....Oxford Oval 

COLTS COMBINED 

round 3. KICK OFF 1.30 

Northern vOhoka......Omihi 

Ashley v Allenton......Allenton 

Rangiora GolfClub 

Nine hole results: Stroke, Men: Pat Reynolds 34, 1; 

John Gregan 35, 2; Richard Luisetti36c/b, 3; Alan 

MacDonald 36 c/b, 4; Ralph Sinclair 36 c/b, 5. 

Women: Catherine Boddy 36 c/b, 1; Pat Roberts36c/b, 

2; Jenni Brook 37 c/b, 3; Pam Holland 37 c/b, 4. 

Rangiora Bridge Club 

Individual:North/South:Tom Rose/Rona Maslowski 

1, Jenny Shore/Liz Duke 2, Christine Sweeney/Janene 

Mussen 3. East/West: Joyce Gray/Heather Waldron 1, 

Craig Shannahan/Sue Solomons 2, VeronicaHall/ 

Dawn Simpson 3. 

Rimu Pairs: N/S: Dave Tocker/Sue McIlroy1,Richard 

Luisetti/Sue Solomons 2, SharynRudolph/Robin 

Dawson 3. E/W: Jenny Story/Peter Story 1, David 

Rainey/Moody Shokry2,Lynda Grierson/Gaynor 

Hurford 3. 

Junior Night: Anne Bagrie/Kate Whitehead 1, Helen 

Russ/Lynette Tillman 2, Gerard McCrea/Denis Milne, 

and Julie Tinomana/Anna Gunn, equal 3. 

AutumnPairs: N/S RobinHassall/Linda Hanham 1, 

Lyn Edwards/Shirley Symns 2, Tom Rose/Rona 

Maslowski 3. E/W:Richard Luisetti/Gaynor Hurford1, 

Jenny Story/Peter Story 2, VeronicaHall/Noreen 

Thompson 3. 

AmberleyBridge Club 

Monday Evening: Draw for partners (1): Sarah Hoban/ 

Jim Knight1,Shula Guse/Julie Elliott 2, Di Bethell/Ian 

Pettigrew 3. 

Thursday Afternoon: N/S: MaryBain/ Helen 

Thornburgh1,Diana Faulkner/ Helen Phillips 2, 

Nancy Hassall/Jan Roose 3. E/W: Mary Warren/Irene 

Carson 1, Nola McKissock/ Diane Watson 2, Denise 

Lang/FayePriest 3. 

Amberley Golf 

April 22: SHartley 39, NGranger 37, KGussettee 33, 

RSaulbrey 33, NScott 31, JBurrows 31. Mid Week 

Men: BGill 38, RClifton 37, PWylie 37, AFalloon 36, 

JStringleman 36. Mid Week Women: JLucas 69, J 

Bishop71, JBrown 76. LGU winnerfor April: JYates 

69. 9Holer:VCrooks12putts, OPatchett 15, DReid 

16. Paris BakeryLongest Putt:RHayward. 

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Saracens wins Rakahuri Shield match 

RUGBY 

Saracens kept its unbeaten record 

intact, heading off previously unbeaten 

Ashley 2114 in the latest round of the 

combined country competition on 

Saturday. 

Kaiapoi quickly stamped its authority 

against Lincoln Rolleston extending a 

205 half time advantage to win 445, 

while Hurunui could not extend aseven 

point half time margin over Springston 

being forced to settle for a20all draw. 

Arelieved Oxford unit scored its first 

points of the season against Hornby, but 

failed to convert abrief lead going down 

1725. 

Ohoka meanwhile had Ashburton 

Celtic in sights at half time, but could 

not retain the momentum, losing 2144. 

GlenmarkCheviot suffered its second 

loss of the competition beaten 2329 by 

Waihora, while Woodend, in spite of 

scoring atry in each half, was no match 

for West Melton succumbing 1236. 

Competition points after 3rounds 

Section 1: Prebbleton 15, Saracens 14, 

Ashley and Kaiapoi 11, Southern 8, 

Darfield 7, LincolnRolleston and 

Hornby 5, Rakaia 1, Oxford 0. 

Section 2: Ashburton Celtic 14, Methven 

13, Waihora 11, West Melton 10, 

Southbridge 8, Glenmark Cheviot and 

Hurunui 7, Ohoka 6, Springston 3, 

Woodend 1. 

Saracens vAshley 

Saracens squeezed out long time rivals 

Ashley 2114 in their battle of bridges 

contest for the Rakahuri Shield at the 

Southbrook Domain last Saturday. 

The eagerly awaited clash did not rise 

to any heights, but the intensity 

compensated for the large crowd that 

was on hand. 

Saracens had early territory and 

possession, but it was Ashley who had 

the first scoring opportunity with an 

unsuccessful penalty attempt. 

Saracens ultimately scored first after 

ablind side move that involved a 

number of forwards and ended with a 

Willie Kerr try. 

Ashley quickly struck back and came 

close to scoring five minutes later, 

before Jack Marshall from first five 

eight carved ahuge hole in Saracens 

defence to cross the line unopposed. 

Saracens dominated the last 10 

minutes of the half. 

Caleb PomareEdwards kicked a 

penalty and Nathan Goodwin scored a 

try, converted by Pomare Edwards to 

give his team a157half time lead. 

Ashley struck first in the second half. 

Aclearly rejuvenated side took the 

attack to Saracens and was rewarded 

Celebration time ... The victorious Saracens team after winning against Ashley and taking 

home the Rakahuri Shield. 

PHOTO: LEONIE HANCOX 

with atry scored in awall of jerseys, 

only minutes into the spell. Marshall 

converted and the gap was narrowed to 

one point. 

Fifteen minutes from the end 

Saracens opted for relative safety, with 

PomareEdwards adding his second 

penalty and after unsuccessfully 

pounding the Ashley line with only four 

minutes remaining, another penalty was 

converted into points, leaving Ashley 

with the challenge of aconverted try to 

draw even. 

Saracens was well lead by captain 

Josh Maynard at number eight, and 

Willie Kerr, playing at lock, regularly 

stamped his mark on proceedings. 

Marshall was always dangerous in the 

Ashley line up, and the Duckworth 

brothers, Luke and Josh, relished the 

heat of the close contact exchanges. 

Saracens 21 (Willie Kerr, Nathan 

Goodwin tries. Caleb PomareEdwards 

conv, 3pens) beat Ashley 14 (Jack 

Marshall and aforward tries. Marshall 2 

convs). 

Kaiapoi vLincoln 

Rolleston 

Both sides were one win, one loss 

coming into the match at Foster Park, so 

aclose encounter was on the cards. 

Kaiapoi started well, kicking two early 

penalties to firstfive Taine Jacobs 

Lawson. But multiple penalties and 

handling errors stifled any chance of 

adding to its 65 lead 30 minutes in. 

Kaiapoi started to find its groove and 

secondfive Zach Mckay ran hard and 

straight and scored two tries in the final 

10 minutes before half time, both 

converted by JacobsLawson. 

Things continued well for the visitors 

in the second half. Two tries to Jacobs 

Lawson (1 converted) and 1todebutant 

Kees Tiweka, converted by fullback 

Lance Taylor, kept the momentum 

firmly in Kaiapoi’s favour. 

Staunch defence meant it played alot 

of the second half in LincolnRolleston’s 

half, even though playing with 14 men 

for 20 minutes, after yellow cards to 

Bailey Counihan and Pat Saukuru. 

The match finished with centre Matt 

Tuatagaloa splitting the defence and 

strolling over. 

Final score saw Kaiapoi comfortable 

winners, 445. 

The combination of JacobsLawson 

and Mckay was atelling factor, and both 

were awarded players of the match. 

Kaiapoi 44 (Taine JacobsLawson 2tries, 

Zach McKay 2, Kees Tiweka 1, Matt 

Tuatagaloa; JacobsLawson 2conv, 2 

pen, Lance Taylor 2conv) beat Lincoln 

Rolleston 5. 

OxfordvHornby 

Oxford had the best of the early 

exchanges and was first to score when 

its industrious halfback, Matty Roberts, 

disrupted Hornby’s possession 

following an untidy defensive scrum. 

He pounced on the loose ball which 

was fed out to the hardrunning centre 

Viliami Ogatia who scored close to the 

posts. 

The aborted conversion attempt that 

was charged down was the forerunner of 

alitany of simple mistakes that stunted 

Oxford’s attempts to finish off promising 

attacking moves and allowed Hornby 

back into the match. 

Atry and afirsthalf penalty to the 

perennial cellar dwellers gave Hornby 

an 85 halftime lead. 

Asniping run saw Roberts cross for a 

good try that gave Oxford the lead back. 

But it was not to last for long. Aloose 

pass was gratefully intercepted by 

Hornby gave it the first of three 

unanswered tries that put the game out 

of Oxford's reach. 

When Jesse Houston, playing in the 

midfield, crossed for Oxford’s third try it 

was acase of too little too late. 

The final whistle was asignal for 

scenes of unbridled delight and 

celebratory dances by the Hornby 

players. 

It had been four long seasons since 

their faithful supporters had witnessed 

success in aLuisetti Seeds Combined 

fixture. 

The 18yearold Crusaders Academy 

member and product of St Thomas 

College, Richie Tupuailei, abig, hardrunning 

No 8, was the undoubted star 

for aHornby team that deserved its 

victory. At the other end of the age scale, 

47yearold Simon Fleetwood put in a 

very solid shift, and was one of Oxford's 

best. 

In what seems the dim distant past 

when Oxford was always championship 

contenders, Fleetwood played 130 

matches for this team before 

transferring south to Methven for whom 

he also played over 100 matches. Now he 

has answered Oxford's SOS as they had 

ashortage of prop forwards and is back 

with it for another season, despite still 

living in Methven. Flankers George 

Prain and the indefatigable Jack 

Classen also impressed, but the Oxford 

team will need to cut down on its error 

rate if it is to register victories in this 

seasons competition. 

Oxford 17 (Viliami Ogatia, Matt Roberts 

and Jesse Houston tries, Toni Baker 

Joass 1conv) lost to Hornby 25. 

Woodend vWest Melton 

Woodend began with hiss and aroar, 

keeping up agood temp throughout the 

game. Daniel Devlin scored its first try 

and Jordan Swaine the second, with a 

great conversion. Jason Poe had his first 

start as hooker and showed great 

improvement with his line out throws 

towards the end of his spell, enough to 

give him forwardoftheday. 

Paul Mareko had his first start at 13, 

and played himself into the game to 

threaten the West Melton defence. 

The team is aware of its short comings 

and is determined to improve over the 

next few games. 

Woodend 12 (Daniel Devlin and Jordan 

Swaine tries; Swaine aconv) lost to West 

Melton 36. 

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OhokavCeltic 

Celtic openedthe scoring in the 

15th minute of itsmatch against 

Ohoka in the Luisetti Seeds 

Combined Countryrugby 

competition. 

Bothteams hadbattled hard with 

gooddefensive effortsbefore Celtic 

managed to breakthrough and 

score. 

Nathan McCloy converted. 

George Websterscoredfor Ohoka 

soonafteras theball went through 

many hands before being offloaded 

to putWebsteraway. ScottAllin 

converted. 

Almost immediatelyCeltic struck 

back with another try, which was 

unconverted. 

At thehalfhour markPatrick 

McCallum scoredatry from 

fullback, forAllintoconvert. 

Thegamewas verymuch abattle 

betweenboth teamsatthispoint, 

butCelticstruck backalmostathalf 

timetoscore an unconvertedtry. 

This gaveCeltic thehalf timelead, 

fivepointsaheadof Ohoka 1914. 

Thesecond half forCeltic was35 

minutesofunanswered scoring 

where theyscored 26 points. 

Ohokacamebackatthe death to 

score atry,withBen Goldtouching 

down after anice pick andgofrom 

thebaseofascrum. Allinconverted. 

Butthere was no time to addtoits 

score and Celtic ran outthe winners 

4421. 

George Smithof Ohoka,who 

assisted in Patrick McCallum’s try, 

hadagoodgame, whileWilliam 

Wedlakeinthe frontrow,and 

VaughanMcGiffert inhis 150th 

seniorgamefor Ohoka alsostood 

out. 

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Aguided tour of Tiromoana Bush 

The challenges and opportunitieswere 

laid bare during afield day and guided 

tour through the 407 hectareTiromoana 

Bush. 

Around40people attended the field day 

organised by the Hurunui Biodiversity 

Trust to see the regenerating lowland 

nativeforest on Mt Cass RoadinWaipara. 

TrusteeSara Heard says the attendees 

were abletosee firsthandhow 

biodiversitycan be restored and 

enhanced. 

‘‘We organised this eventtoenable 

peopletolearn about the challenges and 

opportunities of restoring biodiversity,’’ 

Sara says. 

It was hostedbyProfessorDavid Norton, 

emeritus professor from the Universityof 

Canterbury’sTeKura Ngahere |Schoolof 

Forestry who wrote the original 

Tiromoana Bush RestorationManagement 

Plan in 2004and provides ongoing advice 

to TranswasteCanterbury (theownerof 

TiromoanaBush)onthe restoration 

project. 

Professor Norton was joined by Fraser 

Maddigan,who has takenover the onthegroundecological 

managementof 

TiromoanaBush. 

He saysTiromoanaBush is akey 

biodiversity areaand is the largest area of 

protected land withinthe 51,000ha 

Motunau Ecological District, comprising 

of coastal hill country between the 

Hurunui, Waikari, Omihi and Waipara 

Riversand the coast. 

While heavily impactedbyhuman 

settlement,there arestillmany key 

biodiversity values present in the coastal 

hill country, he says, which is why 

conservation work is so important and 

rewarding. 

‘‘Remnant patches of podocarp,black 

beech and areas of regenerating bush, 

especiallykānuka, can be found 

throughoutthe Motunau Ecological 

District. There are also unusual plants 

Laid bare ... Tiromoana Bush visitors view progress on the restoration project up close. 

such as the southern rātā and native 

mistletoes. The range of indigenous fauna 

is equally inspiring with spotless crake, 

kereru,tui,Canterburygecko and skinks 

all thriving in remnant forests in North 

Canterbury. That’s why the restoration 

work we’redoing in TiromoanaBush 

should be an inspirationfor landowners 

throughout Hurunui,’’ saysProfessor 

Norton. 

He says people wandering through 

Tiromoana Bushmay wonder whywe 

leave the gorse growing among the bush. 

‘‘The answer is that the gorse is a 

nurserycrop –itprovides shelter for the 

native seedlings until they get established. 

Once the native trees grow above the gorse 

they block the sunlight, takeupthe water 


and nutrients in the soil, and the gorse 

dies. Gorse has an important roletoplay 

and when it’s done it dies. That’swhy we 

don’t spray it or dig it out. Nature will use 

it anddiscard it.’’ 

TiromoanaBush is ownedand funded 

by Transwaste Canterbury, which owns 

and operates the adjacent Kate Valley 

Landfill. Transwaste chairman Gill Cox 

saysfield days are akey part of growing 

the awareness and understanding of the 

restoration project and the importance of 

biodiversity in Hurunui. 

‘‘Nature takes time, alot of time, and for 

the first few years it was hardtosee 

progress. Now, 17 years after we beganthe 

restoration project, the resulting 

regeneration is abundantly clear.’’ 

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Welcome to Hurunui ... Hurunui District Council chief executive Hamish Dobbie (left), 

Mayor Marie Black and community partnerships manager Rhea Duffy at the official signing 

of the Welcoming Communities accreditation. 

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Welcome accreditation 



Becoming an accredited Welcoming 

Community is ‘‘a big step forward’’, says 

Hurunui Mayor Marie Black. 

The Hurunui District Council 

celebrated achieving Welcoming 

Communities accreditation with a 

signing ceremony last week. 

Immigration New Zealand’s (INZ) 

Welcoming Communities Programme 

Te Waharoa ki ngā Hapori is designed to 

support local councils in welcoming 

recent migrants, former refugees and 

international students. 

Hurunui is one of 26 councils around 

the country to have joined the initiative. 

Mrs Black said the initiative was about 

‘‘making people feel welcome’’. 

‘‘It is abig step forward for us as a 

district. 

‘‘It is important for us as we have such 

adiversity of ethnic groups who now live 

in the district.’’ 

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Hurunui Welcoming Communities 

facilitator Natalie Paterson said gaining 

accreditation was the first milestone in a 

four stage process. 

She said the Welcoming Communities 

advisory group would now begin a 

stocktake of support available for 

different ethnic groups and newcomers 

to determine what was working and to 

identify any gaps. 

‘‘We will take that information and 

develop athreeyear plan of how 

Hurunui can be the most welcoming 

place for all newcomers.’’ 

She said the term ‘‘newcomers’’ was 

used rather than migrants, as it included 

New Zealanders moving to the district 

from other parts of the country as well as 

those arriving from overseas. 

‘‘With the recent natural disasters we 

may find people looking for achange and 

we want to ensure Hurunui is aplace 

people are thinking about.’’ 

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ageing population. 

The ‘‘ageing in Kaikōura’’ surveywill be 

launched on May1bythe Older Persons 

Working Group. 

Chairperson Michael McCabe said he 

was keen to hear fromasmany people as 

possible. 

‘‘We wanttohear from all ages because 

ultimatelywe’ve all got to think about our 

old age at some stage. 

‘‘Youare nevertoo young to think about 

ageing and what youmight need in the 

future.’’ 

The Older Persons Working Group was 

established by the Kaikōura District 

Council after the 2016 earthquake. 

It evolvedout of apostquake housing 

forum which identified there was aneed to 

ensuretherewere adequate services for 

the elderly. 

Around25percentofKaikōura’s 

populationwas alreadyaged 65years and 

over. 

That figurewas expected to grow to oneinthree 

people over the nextfew decades. 

Mr McCabe saidwhile the Kaikōura 

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Road Vegetation Control 

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The Hurunui District Council 

advise of rural roadside spraying 

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marker pegs, and some gravel 

roadsides. 

For further information regarding 

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Registered Chemical Applicators 

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Declaring RoadasStopped 

Portion of Jamesons Road that dissects 

461ConstitutionRoadinCulverden, 

HurunuiDistrict. 

Public Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Section 

319(h) and 342(a) of the Local Government Act 

1974,the Hurunui District Councildeclares the partof 

the road described in the schedule below as stopped. 

The Hurunui District Council makes this declaration 

as there have been no objections received within 

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Guide 

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Air Conditioning 

Appliance Repairs 

Butchery 

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Computer Repairs 

Construction &Concrete 

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38a Ashley Street, Rangiora 

Dr Jess Ross 

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51 Ashley Street, Rangiora 

Electrician 


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131 Ohoka Road 

Kaiapoi 

03 327 3111 

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ncn1242200aa 

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