North Canterbury News: May 25, 2023

Thursday,May 25,2023 | Issue1047 | www.starnews.co.nz 

Iconic HS Soldiers block to be restored 

By ROBYN BRISTOW 

The Soldier’s Blockinthe Queen Mary 

Historic Reserve is to be restored. 

Fundingof$3.1 million to upgrade 

the Hanmer Springs icon has been 

announced by the Hurunui District 

Council. 

The longawaited project was 

revealed at apublic meeting in Hanmer 

Springslast week,along with aconcept 

plan for apotential ‘‘immersive 

experience’’created by Weta 

Workshop. 

The threestage, multiuseproject, 

was unveiled by the council’s Chief 

Strategy and Community Officer Judith 

Batchelor and Graeme Abbot, General 

Managerfor ProductDevelopment at 

HurunuiTourism. 

Ms Batchelorsays it has been in the 

pipeline eightyears while funding was 

secured. 

The $3.1 millionismade up of Lottery 

Grants Boardfunding of $350,000, $1 

millionfrom an existing budget from 

the QueenMary development 

contributions account,anallocation of 

$250,000 from councils’earthquake 

strengtheningfund,and $1.5 million 

from the government’s Better Off 

funding. 

This will allow the firststagestoget 

under way. 

Stage One —earthquake 

strengtheningand restoration of the 

Soldiers’ Block building —isexpected 

to be completed by the end of next year. 

The restoration work includes the 

original hospitalwards—inthe east 

and west octagons —and the rooms 

linkingthem, and the restoration and 

fitoutofthe central hallasamultiuse 

community space, says Ms Batchelor. 

The ‘‘immersive experience’’ will 

guide visitors through historybrought 

to life as soldiers, nurses and patients 

share their experiences from the past. 

Visitors will movethroughaseries of 

rooms that follow the journey from the 

horrorsofthe war,tothe healing that 

was delivered at Queen Mary Hospital. 

It brings attention to special features 

such as the octagondesign of the 

building thatlet in light and air to 

patients as part of the healing process. 

The experience will acknowledge the 

importance of the building’s full history 

as aconvalescent home for soldiers, a 

nationalcentre for the treatment of 

functional nervous disordersand 

neurasthenia, acommunity centre for 

dances and events, the Taha Maori 

programme and aclinicfor drugand 

alcohol addiction. 

Mr Abbot said 21st century technology 

had made the telling of thesestories 

fromthe pastpossible, in away that was 

‘‘immersive and interactive’’. 

‘‘There has been someincredible 

stories come to light and incredible 

opportunities for tellingthese stories,’’ 

he says. 

‘‘This is not about putting up some 

hospital beds and signs–this is about 

creatinganexperience.’’ 

Mr Abbot says the nextstep will be to 

seekexternal capitalfundingand/ora 

commercial partnerfor bringthe 

immersive experience to reality. 

Ms Batchelor saysthe projectwill be 

presented to communityorganisations 

across Hurunui. 

‘‘Weneed to work with the 

community all the way through this 

journey, as this building sitsatthe 

heart of our community and its 

restorationneeds to be community 

led.’’ 

The Soldiers’ Block,along with the 

other buildings on the Queen Mary 

Historic Reserve,were vestedinthe 

Hurunui District Council in 2010, and 

managed under the Queen Mary 

Historic Reserve Management Plan. 

Discussion time ... Graeme Abbot, general 

manager for product development at 

Hurunui Tourism, Rosie Marchant, 

marketing assistant Hanmer Springs 

Thermal Pools &Spa, Shane Adcock 

(obscured),manager, sales and marketing 

for Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools &Spa, 

and local historian Rosemary Ensor view the 

proposal document for the immersive 

experience. 

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Historic moment ... The Soldiers Block in the Queen Mary Historic Reserve is to take on 

anew life following restoration. 

PHOTO: FILE 

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The experiences of growing up 

By JOHN COSGROVE 

Selfpublishing yourfirst novelisanervewrackingexperience. 

But whenRangiora primary school 

teacher Shelagh Taylor talksabout it, she 

also saysbeing very apprehensiveabout 

how her readers would react to the levels 

of violencedescribedinher novels was 

just as worrying. 

‘‘I writeabout my own life experiences 

growing up in Huddersfield, England in 

the 60s and 70s. 

‘‘There domestic violencewas sadly a 

part of life. 

‘‘I was initiallyworried how my 89yearold 

mum and family still there would 

respond to the tough and oftenviolent 

themescontainedinmybooks, but they 

just loved them,’’ she says. 

‘‘Theyand many otherreaderstell me 

they identify withthe tough times we had 

on those streets at that time.’’ 

Shelagh says her first and secondnovels, 

published thisyear by Amazon, are part of 

atrilogy covering the highs and lows of 

growing up in England during atime of 

great socialchange. 

She writes about the Ryan family 

(loosely based on her own family) and the 

peoplearound them, living in the lowincometerrace 

housesinthis West 

Yorkshire markettown. 

Her firstbook My SisterMaggie (The 

Simplicity Chronicles Book 1) dealswith 

the impact on the wholefamily of the 

growing, but taboo, love between awoman 

and her priest,and the guiltthatconsumes 

them. 

It’s set in the1960sYorkshire withlinks 

to asmallNorthern Irishtownloosely 

based on where Shelagh grew up and still 

has relatives. 

The story continues ... Rangiora primary 

school teacher Shelagh Taylor with her two 

novels. 

PHOTO: JOHN COSGROVE 

She says the familymust confrontthe 

death of their childand its rippleeffects 

on their lives, including maritalturmoil, 

depression, and health problems for all 

involved. 

‘‘I cried as Iproofeditand cry again 

wheneverIthink about it.’’ 

Her secondnovel Simplicity and 

Complexity (The Simplicity Chronicles 

Book2)continues the captivating and 

emotional storyofMaggie Ryan and her 

family, including the priest,now 

incarceratedinaSpanish prison. 

It deals with the effectsofmale rape and 

domesticviolence. 

Shelagh says she is already halfway 

through writing the finalbook of the Ryan 

trilogy. 

‘‘Thefirst book had alot of personal 

experiences in it, wrappedupwith awee 

bit of fiction. 

‘‘Thesecond has abit more fiction 

incorporated into it, the third is mainly 

fiction but still contains things from my 

past in it.’’ 

She saysshe tends to startwritingthe 

next book about halfwaythrough writing 

the previous edition. 

‘‘I lovehow Iwork. The ideas just start to 

flow and Ican’t keep up with them 

sometimes, so Ijust write them all down 

and store them up for uselater.’’ 

She saysshe startedwriting her first 

novelatthe start of the Christmas holidays 

six months ago and wroteevery day. 

When school started again, she carried 

on writing in her spare time. 

She saysher elderlymum even helped 

by recounting events for her. 

Once completed, she used various 

online apps to edit and lay out her novel 

before offeringittoAmazon as aselfpublished 

novel. 

‘‘They now publish it on demand in 

threeformats.’’ 

Shelagh says she initially didn’t feel 

confident writing suchanemotive story 

becauseitwas avery personal experience. 

But the reactionsoffamily and readers 

spurred her on to writing the rest of the 

trilogy. 

She is alreadyplanning for awhole new 

series of factbasedfiction to writeabout 

laterthis year. 

Sea delivers mysterious carving 


Sue Banks often walksthe expanse of 

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It provides an opportunity to stretch 

her legs and enjoy acoffee at Waikuku, 

and in Covid lockdown, it wasa 

solitaryplacetosit and watch the 

seascapefrom adeck chair and read. 

LastSunday,asSue started her 

amble, she discoveredalog, just down 

fromthe car park, which hadbeen 

rolled around in the seas. 

Sue believes it had justwashedup. 

On closer inspection she spotted a 

carving at the baseofthe trunk,near 

the root structure. 

Sue says it was hardtotell if it was 

abeetle or amartian, but either way it 

was distinctive, deliberately done, 

and quite artistic. 

Sue doubtsithad come downfrom 

the north following Cyclone Gabrielle, 

because of thecurrents. 

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has comefrom. 

‘‘It is more than what child could 

carve,’’ she says. 

Sue filled the carving in with sand to 

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The North Canterbury News, May 25, 2023 

3 

Council buys land for $2.6 million 


TheWaimakaririDistrict Council has 

bought 85 hectaresnearRangiora for$2.6 

million(GST inclusive), withaneye to 

establishing afuturewetlandand 

recreation reserve. 

Theland, betweenLinesideRoadand 

Revells Road, is on abusyarterial route 

into Rangiora, and is oftenreferred to 

colloquially,asLake Lineside following 

heavyrain whenwateristrappedinthe 

basinlike land. 

Council ecologistDrBex Dollery,says 

buyingthe 85haprovidesanopportunity 

forthe land to be anatural reserve in a 

highly visible location,and be 

significantly beneficial to vegetation and 

fauna in the area. 

‘‘We hope this could provide a 

recreational area, and wetland, 

comparable to TravisWetland in 

Christchurch.” 

It is hoped aproportion of theproperty 

canberetiredfrom commercial 

operation andrevertedtoephemeral 

wetland —anarea that is periodically a 

wetland,and dry othertimes—inthe 

future. 

It hasbeen usedasabeef finishing unit. 

About 500650cattle were finished 

annually in recentyears, with around120 

head wintered on the property,according 

to PGGWrightsonwho marketedthe 

property. 

Over thenextyearortwo, while 

investigationsare under way to 

determinethe best useofthe site, council 

intends to offsetthe runningcosts of the 

property by generating revenue fromthe 

land throughaleaseorlicence. 

Mayor Dan Gordon says this means the 

purchasewill have little, to no cost, to 

ratepayers. 

He says theuniqueopportunity the 

land provided wastoo good to passup. 

‘‘Blocks of landlike this do not come up 

very often, so whenitdid, council seized 

theopportunitytopurchaseit.’’ 

Mr Gordonsays revertingthe site from 

operational farm land, to wetlandinthe 

future, will alsohelpreduce thesediment 

getting intothe KaiapoiRiver and 

improve itswaterquality. 

‘‘As our district grows, it couldalso 

createawonderful, natural recreational 

area in the district.’’ 

In lastyear’s CouncilCustomer 

Satisfaction Survey more than 70 percent 

of respondentssaiditwas important for 

thecouncil to be activeinresponding to 

climate change. 

Council alsoreceived feedback in the 

survey calling formoregreenareas, 

larger parks, and recreationalareas, and 

residentscalled for the council to show 

leadershipbyprioritisingclimatechange, 

sustainability, andenvironmental 

protection, Mr Gordon says. 

Thepurchasecameafterapleafroma 

passionate memberofthe Waimakariri 

Zone Committee andformerchair 

Eye to the future ... The Waimakariri District Council has bought the land bordered by the 

red lines (the boundary lines are indicative only). 

IMAGE:COURTESY OF PGG WRIGHTSON REAL ESTATE 

MichaelBlackwell. 

‘‘Hewas unwelland in hospital, and 

phonedmeand other elected members, to 

ask that we seriously look at obtaining 

thisland. 

The council investigated and Mr 

Blackwell was delighted when council 

bought the land. 

‘‘Sadly Michaelpassed away afew days 

ago.’’ 

Mr Gordonsaysitisafitting tribute to 

someonewho gave so much to his 

community,and was so passionate about 

the environment. 

Mapping information provided by 

EnvironmentCanterburyshows there are 

remnant wetlands already on site. 

Dr Dollery says undercouncil 

ownership, therewouldbeanopportunity 

to further enhancethese. Thisparcel of 

landisaglimmerofhopefor something 

thatcouldbequite amazing forthe 

WaimakaririDistrictinthe future,’’she 

says. 

‘‘Wehave the opportunity to increase 

biodiversity,mitigate the impacts of 

climate change and providebetter 

recreation forour residents.’’ 

EnvironmentCanterburyCouncillor 

Grant Edgecongratulated the 

WaimakaririDistrictCouncilfor its 

forwardthinking. 

‘‘Itwill now allow forstrategic 

management thatsupports the 

regeneration of anaturalwetlandand 

enhance biodiversity, while securing 

stormwater retention capacityand 

addressing sediment discharge to the 

Kaiapoi River.Thisisasignificant step 

that supports multipleactions to address 

climatechange resiliencefor peopleand 

theenvironment. 

‘‘Ilookforwardtopreparation of a 

management plan in the nextphase,’’ 

CouncillorEdgesays. 

GeneralManagerfor Communityand 

Recreation ChrisBrown says thecouncil 

will consult, andworkwith thewider 

community, as well as partners Ngāi 

Tūāhuriri andEnvironment Canterbury, 

to work out the best possible usefor this 

land. 

‘‘This projectwillrequire integrated 

planning andengagementwithour 

partnersand stakeholders as well as the 

community. We’ll lookatall possible 

options,issues,constraintsand 

opportunities beforeany final decisions 

aremade.’’ 

Mr Brown saysthe purchase will help 

council to reach its stated level of service 

to provide enoughnaturalparklandfor 

district’s growingpopulation. 

‘‘Thepurchaseofthis property will 

enable the deliveryofconservation and 

environmental outcomes outlined in the 

Long TermPlanand Draft Natural 

EnvironmentStrategy,’’hesays. 

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‘‘Know me, guide me’’ ... Rangiora High School deputy principals Paula McDonald (left) 

and Haidee Tiffen have been aoverseeing acomprehensive review of the school’s 

curriculum. 

PHOTO: DAVID HILL 

Curriculum changes 

By DAVID HILL, 

Local Democracy Reporter 

‘‘It’s back to 1986’’ at Rangiora High 

School, but anew enhanced version. 

That’s the assessment of principal 

Bruce Kearney following a 

comprehensive curriculum review, 

which will lead to sweeping changes to 

the school’s teaching and learning, 

pastoral care, and arevamp of the 

Rakahuri building. 

Mr Kearney tasked deputy principals 

Paula McDonald and Haidee Tiffen with 

the task of conducting the review in term 

one. 

The pair worked with education 

consultants ImpactED to conduct an 

online survey and interviews with 

students, staff and whanau, with more 

than 1000 students responding from a 

school roll of 1700. 

‘‘It’s not astep back in time to 1986, but 

it is something parents can understand,’’ 

Ms Tiffen said. 

‘‘We are trying to simplify it, but we’re 

not letting go of all the good stuff,’’ Ms 

McDonald added. 

She said the students would be ‘‘at the 

heart of everything’’, with anew 

philosophy of ‘‘know me, guide me’’ 

underpinning the new curriculum. 

‘‘It is about getting to know our 

learners and guiding our learners. 

‘‘The number one thing parents said 

was they wanted the students to be going 

to school happy and having lots of choice 

(in their subjects).’’ 

Ms Tiffen said having strong 

connections between students and 

teachers also came through strongly. 

Once the survey was completed, staff 

were invited to test the review findings, 

with 23 staff volunteering to explore 

what changes were possible. 

The biggest change will be installing 

internal walls in the open plan Rakahuri 

building, which is thought to be the 

largest classroom in the South Island. 

The proposed layout will be 

essentially the same, but with learning 

spaces turned into single cell classrooms 

and the potential for the library to be 

incorporated. 

The project is out for tender and the 

school will be seeking funding from the 

Ministry of Education to make it happen. 

Ms Tiffen said students had found it 

distracting being in an environment 

where multiple classes were operating 

in one big space. 

‘‘Our neurodiverse learners were 

finding it particularly challenging. 

‘‘They still want those spaces, but with 

more closed off spaces to improve their 

learning.’’ 

From next year junior students will 

return to spending more time with 

specialist subjects teachers, instead of 

the cooperative teaching across 

subjects employed in recent years. 

Senior school courses will return to 

full year, rather than semester (halfyear) 

courses. 

‘‘It is all about those relationships with 

learners,’’ Ms Tiffen said. 

‘‘You can’t get to know our learners 

well enough in half ayear.’’ 

She said the focus would be on the 

teaching and learning rather than 

assessment, with the assessment built in. 

The Wānanga (form class) structure 

will change, with students spending less 

time ‘‘with atrusted adult for 

whanaungatanga (building 

relationships)’’ from next year. 

Literacy and numeracy would also be 

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Purpose-built for men at work 


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Apurposebuilt, MenzShedwas opened 

at the Northern A&P Showgrounds in 

Rangiora last Saturday. 

‘‘It's great to finally get intoour new 

purposebuiltshed,’’ says Rangiora 

MenzShedchairman Steve Mackay. 

The new multiuse 20m x20m shed is 

behind the showground’s main stand, 

replacing the previoussmallerbuilding, 

which Steve sayswas not fit for purpose 

any more. 

‘‘It’s going to be good to have aspace to 

allow our members to workthat’sclean, 

dry,doesn’t have aleaky roof and is bird 

proof,’’ he says. 

Rangiora MenzShed started in 

September2010 and two of the original 

members fromthe first shed,Eddie 

Stancombeand John Breitmeyer, were 

on hand at the opening ceremony on 

Saturday. 

Theyand manymembers from the shed 

watched as Waimakariri District Council 

Mayor Dan Gordon and Mr Mackay cut 

the ribbon to declare the new facility 

open. 

‘‘Westarted fundraising for the new 

shedback in 2021, and thankstoa 

wonderful group of supporters and 

sponsors, the work was finally completed 

justacouple of weeks ago,’’says Steve. 

The MenzShedisthankful for the help 

and assistance from many pastand 

present members, the Lottery 

Commissionand Rata Foundation 

funding grants, Wide SpanSheds, 

WaimakaririDistrictCouncil, Small 

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Steve says the MenzShed was 

established for the welfareofmen. 

‘‘Mental health and companionship are 

important to all our members. 

‘‘Most are semi or fully retired plus we 

have anumber in their 90s.’’ 

Steve says all manner of woodworking 

and light engineering projects is done in 

the shed. 

‘‘This new facility will allowusto 

continue to help many different 

communityorganisations and the public 

who ask us fix up or mend things that are 

of importance to them.’’ 

Stevesays their topselling items are 

Oregan barbecue tables and solid pine 

coffins,which they are strugglingtokeep 

up with demand for. 

The RangioraMenzShed welcomes 

new members. Steve says to come along 

on any of the three mornings (Tuesday, 

Wednesday and Thursday)from 9am to 

12noon and introduceyourselves. 

Attendance targets unrealistic -principals 



ANorthCanterbury principal says school 

attendance targets are unrealistic in the 

present environment. 

With ageneralelection looming, 

politicians have beenpromising to fix 

declining school attendancerates. 

But Rangiora HighSchool principal 

BruceKearney says the biggest barriers to 

school attendancetargetsare the Ministry 

of Education’s ‘‘inability’’ to negotiate a 

pay settlementwith teachers and the 

mandatorysevenday Covid19 stand 

down. 

The Ministry of Education’s target is for 

all students to achieve90percentregular 

attendance at school. 

That equates to just one day afortnight, 

or six or seven days in aschool term. 

‘‘Yes, nonattendance is aproblem, but it 

is not because students aren’t attending 

school, it is because we arecoming out of 

Covidwhere hardly anybody in any 

industry is hitting 90 percent attendance,’’ 

he said. 

‘‘It is alittle richfor the Minister of 

Education to write letters to school 

principals asking them to get on board 

with attendance whenthe biggest factor 

impacting attendance at the momentisthe 

government’sinability to sign acontract 

with teachers.’’ 

While therewas alot of talkabout nonattendance, 

Mr Kearneysays thereisa 

lack of funding to enable schools to tackle 

the issue. Rangiora High School recently 

employed an attendance officer from 

school funds to reach out to students in the 

7080% attendance category. 

Rangiora New Life School principal 

StephenWalters says the Ministry of 

Education should be putting more 

emphasis on student achievementrather 

than looking at attendance on its own. 

‘‘We lookedatour data and attendance 

in termone was higher than last year,but 

it is still behind2019. But the interesting 

thing is even though attendance is lagging, 

academicperformancehas been 

sustainedand evenimprovedslightly in 

some areas.’’ 

He says the Covid experiencehad led to 

change in attitude towards wellbeing. 

‘‘I think Covidhas taught us, if you are 

unwell stay home home untilyou are 

well.’’ 

Mr Walters sayshis school movedto‘‘a 

hybrid learning style’’ 10 years ago 

embracingonlinelearning alongside 

learning in the classroom.Itallows 

studentstocontinue learning and engage 

withteacherswhen absent fromschool. 

The results indicate it’s working,hesays. 

Oxford Area School principal MikeHart 

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term one this year at 61.9%, compared to 

43.7%for term one lastyear. 

‘‘PreCovid19attendanceinterm one 

2019was 71.7% regular attendance, so we 

stillhaveimprovementstomake.’’Data so 

far is trendinginthe right direction.’’ 

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CCTV in spotlight 

With the frosty mornings and darker 

evenings signalling adefinitechange of 

season, likemany parents across 

WaimakaririIamfinding myself spending 

most of mySaturday mornings on the 

sidelines of wintersports —the netball 

court andrugbyfield. 

While it’s sometimes hard for us 

parents to motivatethetroops to getout of 

thehouse early nowit’sgetting colder,it’s 

nice to jointhe othermums and dads 

cheering on our youngones. 

It alsobrings back some goodmemories 

of myown childhood whenweused to 

headoff to ourvarious sportingevents on 

amisty Saturday morning. 

Earlier thisweekIhostedapublic 

meeting to discuss communityledCCTV 

forthe Sovereign Palmssubdivision in 

Kaiapoi. 

Aresident approached meafterher 

motorhomewas stolenfrom herfront 

garden, nevertobeseen again. 

Shethoughtifcameras wereinstalled at 

theexitsofthe subdivision it would not 

only deter wouldbe thieves, but also 

allow stolen vehicles to be tracked more 

easily. 

Havingwitnessedthe successofa 

similar project in the Hurunui district,I 

wasonly too happy to get involvedand 

bring therelevantstakeholders together, 

includingthecouncil, police,community 

patrol,neighbourhood support and 

residents forapublic meeting. 

It was standing room only atthe Kaiapoi 

Golf Clubfor theover120 residents who 

attended with overwhelmingsupport for 

thebacking of my call torollout 

communityled CCTV in thearea. 

The results inHurunui speak for 

themselves,soIam excited to seethe 

backingbythe communityfor thistobe 

rolledout heretoo. 

The moreour communitiestake 

ownershipofprojects likethese, the more 

chance we have of preventingcrime in 

ourneighbourhoods. 

It washeartening to seeresidents 

takingbackcontroloftheir 

neighbourhood. 

In Parliament Irecentlyhosted the 

official launch ofthe BERL Rare 

Disorders InsightsReporttoraise 

awarenessofthe more than300,000Kiwis 

livingwitharareconditioninNew 

Zealand. 

The report found thatthe issue of 

mental healthforthose witharare 

conditioncan bedistressing. 

In Canada 80 percent of those witha 

rare conditionsufferfrommental 

distress. 

In theUKthose with rareconditions — 

andtheir carers —incur hidden costsdue 

to mental distress. 

In NewZealand thosewith arare 

disorder facesimilar challenges,but as 

thereport states we just don’thave the 

ability to measure andrespond to mental 

distress in Kiwis with ararecondition. We 

need to do better. 

Finally,itwasexciting tosee so many 

people at my Inspiring Women event in 

Silverstream,where National’sdeputy 

leader, Nicola Willis, andlocalfashion 

andbusinessguruBridgetHope, shared 

theirjourneys tothe top. Both Nicola and 

Bridget have successfully navigated 

raising ayoung familywhile beingleaders 

in their respectiveareas, anditwas 

inspiringtohear themshare their stories. 

The event wasvery well attendedand it 

wasalovely opportunity to celebrate all 

ourinspiringwomenhere in 

Waimakariri. Ialways enjoyhosting my 

colleagues in Waimakariri, so thanks to 

all of youwho made herfeelwelcome. 

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Waimakariri 

with Mayor Dan Gordon 

Anew Menzshed 

and asea of pink 

It was fantastic to cut the ribbon and 

open the new Rangiora MenzShed 

premises this past weekend. 

Steve Mackay and the team at the 

MenzShed have been fundraising for a 

long time to complete their new 

building and Ihave strongly 

supported their project and funding 

applications. 

MenzShed fosters camaraderie, 

enables members to share the skills 

they have acquired over their lifetime 

as well as learn new skills from fellow 

members. 

This ongoing learning, and resulting 

contribution to the community, has 

benefits for all. 

It was greattosee members, both 

new and established, on site for the 

opening, andtohear aboutwhat the 

MenzShed means to each of them. 

If you are curious about the 

organisation I’d recommend you drop 

in and talk to members. 

Ialso had the opportunity to speak 

with visitingfirst year politics 

students from the University of 

Canterbury over the weekend. 

This is the second year in arow I 

have met with them in Kaiapoi, and it 

was agreat opportunitytodiscuss our 

district, our values andhow we 

approach the big topics such as 

climate change, Three Waters and 

Civil Defence. 

I’m always impressed by the interest 

and insight of the students whoattend 

these forums. 

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It was great to seeaseaofpink in 

the district for Pink Shirt Day last 

Friday. 

Pink ShirtDay is an annual antibullying 

campaign with proceeds from 

the day going to TheMentalHealth 

Foundation. 

The council supported the initiative 

and its always great to see so many 

other businesses and schools in the 

district get involved each year. 

Taking partinthe day helps to 

stamp out bullying by celebrating 

diversity, and promoting kindness and 

inclusion —areally great campaign. 

As I’m sure many of you will have 

seen, Waimakariri District Council 

has appointed Jeff Millward as our 

new Chief Executive. 

Jeff has just shy of four decades of 

experienceinthe local government 

sector, and most recently has been 

Acting Chief Executive at the Council. 

We had some great candidates apply 

for the role, but Jeff stoodout as 

someone who is diligent, strategic, 

focused and has astrong andgenuine 

connection to thedistrict, its people, 

and our council. He was the 

unanimous choice. 

The council and Iare excited to 

have selected Jeff, and we look 

forward to working with him in his 

new role. As always, Iwelcome contact 

from anyone whoneeds assistance or 

has an issue they may wanttodiscuss. 

Email me at dan.gordon@wmk.govt.nz 

or phone 021906437. I’m here to help. 

Aslice of Kaiapoi’shistory stolen in brazen theft 

The brazen theft of awoollen blanket 

fromthe Kaiapoi Museum has left Sally 

Howell, heartbroken. 

Theblanket,asymbol of Kaiapoi’s 

early history, hasbeen snatched from a 

display along with asmall sample 

blanket. 

Sally, president of the Kaiapoi District 

Historical Society which administersthe 

museum, saysthe whoever tookthe 

blankets was‘‘not taking from us.Itisthe 

community they are stealing from’’. 

‘‘Those blankets arevery special, and 

its very sad someone camealong and 

tookthem. 

‘‘We want them back,’’ she says. 

Theitems were woven at atime when 

the Kaiapoi Woollen Mill was 

operational. 

Sally says the smaller item,was 

donated by alady who has sincepassed 

away. 

Her father had worked at the woollen 

mill, and hadgiven it to her for her dolls 

pram. 

‘‘Itwas beautifully woven, and had 

blanket stitching around its edge. 

‘‘Ithas got to be over 50yearsold,’’ 

saysSally. 

Thetheft tookplacelast Thursday 

afternoon,at1.30pm. 

Themuseumhas CCTV footage, but is 

askingpeople to keep an eye outfor 

anyone trying to sell theblankets on 

various sale sitesonline. 

Sally says the museum has been 

designed for it to be unmanned, so 

people could go andbrowse. Anything 

expensive is secured, or high up tomake 

it difficult to steal. 

The blankets were attached to arail, so 

as people browsed the museum they 

were able to feeltheir quality. 

The larger blanket was teal,mauveand 

white checked tartan, withaKaiapoi 

Cozy Wool label on it, whilethe smaller 

one wasaqua blue and white. 

‘‘Bothwere wrenched off the rail. It is 

really, reallysad,’’says Sally. 

If anyone can help returnthe stolen 

goods, contactthe Museum at Williams 

Street, Kaiapoi, (03)311 8919. 

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6:08am 0.8 12:33am 2.2 6:51am 0.8 1:19am 2.2 7:33am 0.7 

Gore Bay 9:30pm 2.2 3:14pm 0.8 10:16pm 2.2 4:01pm 0.8 11:01pm 2.2 4:49pm 0.8 11:47pm 2.2 5:37pm 0.9 12:16pm 2.1 6:25pm 0.8 1:01pm 2.1 7:12pm 0.8 1:47pm 2.2 8:00pm 0.8 


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Kaikoura 9:28pm 1.5 3:13pm 0.4 10:14pm 1.5 3:59pm 0.4 11:00pm 1.5 4:46pm 0.4 11:46pm 1.5 5:33pm 0.5 12:14pm 1.4 6:20pm 0.4 12:58pm 1.4 7:08pm 0.4 1:42pm 1.5 7:55pm 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. 

RANGIORA

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ECE falling off radar in funding rounds 

7 

By RACHEL MACDONALD 

Early Childhood Education (ECE) is 

considered by many families to be 

important in underpinning ayoung 

child’s social and cognitive 

development. 

It also allows many parents to return 

to work in abid to keep up with the 

rising costs of living. 

However, it is asector that seems to 

fall largely off the radar when it comes 

to funding for additional teachers, and 

efforts to establish full pay parity 

between ECE and kindergarten 

teachers, says Amy Blatch, owner of Cust 

Preschool. 

‘‘Last week’s budget, for example, is a 

step in the right direction towards 

valuing qualified teachers and funding 

pay parity with our primary and 

secondary colleagues. 

‘‘However, the whole sector has 

serious concerns about teacher to child 

ratios, but there has been no change in 

that space for avery long time. 

‘‘There’s also been no significant 

increase in government funding to 

recognise our constant increases in 

costs. We just always seem to be trying to 

catch up,’’ she says. 

Amy says the government’s funding 

model of one teacher for every 10 

children over twoyearsold, and one 

teacher for every five children younger 

than that, is about offering minimums, 

not about offering quality care and 

learning. 

At the moment she is employing two 

additional teachers on the team for her 

50 enrolled children to deliver what she 

considers ahigh level of quality care. 

“This is the only solution. 

‘‘The centre itself has to pay 

additional teachers and to pass on the 

increased costs in our fees. 

‘‘That’s hard on families whose wages 

haven’t gone up and for whom the rest of 

life is also getting more expensive.’’ 

Amy says it’s important that, in the 

interests of the children and their early 

development opportunities, the ECE 

culture should not be about delivering 

“minimums”, but without government 

support, that becomes extremely 

difficult. 

‘‘It is so frustrating for all of us. We 

want our children to have great, 

personalised teacher support and 

access to top resources in abeautiful 

environment. 

‘‘That’s what our community expects, 

but the government keeps missing the 

issue. 

‘‘We just don’t seem to be able to get 

our message through,’’ she says. 

‘‘Individual centres need to have the 

confidence to speak out and to join one 

of the advocacy groups out there 

lobbying for our cause.’’ 

The dream is that every child who 

leaves the preschool to move on to Cust 

or West Eyreton schools is up to the next 

step in their education. 

That each one takes with them the 

values and skills taught at preschool, 

and also understands what it is to be 

part of acommunity and to thrive within 

that. 

“We love what we do, we’re good at 

what we do, and we need to have that 

valued as much as we need to have our 

young people valued. We want our 

children to have great, personalised 

learning opportunities with 

experienced and qualified teachers.’’ 

Passionate about preschools ... Amy 

Blatch, the owner of Cust Preschool. 

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How to accommodate an extra 170,000 

peopleisachallenge facing the 

Waimakariri, Selwyn andChristchurch 

councils. 

The three councils and their Greater 

Christchurchpartnershave 

collaborated to prepare adraftspatial 

plan to prepare for apopulation 

expected to exceed700,000by2051. 

The plan was endorsed by 

Environment Canterbury (ECan) at its 

council meeting last Wednesday, while 

the Waimakariri District Council 

endorsed the planthe day before. 

It will be out for consultation for six 

weeks duringJune and July. 

ECan senior strategy manager Jesse 

Burgess saidthe draft spatial planwas 

‘‘a significantstep forward’’ for Greater 

Christchurch. 

‘‘The key through all of this has been 

the partnership and how we’ve all 

workedtogether,’’hesaid. 

The plan was looking to shift the focus 

from greenfields development and into 

higherdensity housing,inline with 

recent government legislation. 

Mr Burgess noted therewas ‘‘a fair bit 

of water to go underthe bridge’’ with 

Resource Management Act reformand 

ECan reviewing its regional policy 

statement. 

But he said the draft spatial plan 

allowed the councils to get aheadofthe 

game,before aregionalspatialplan was 

developedasproposed in the reform. 

The draft plan builds on the recent 

Huihui Mai Greater Christchurch 

engagement, whichreceived more than 

7000 responses,and recentreports on 

housing and commercial /industrial 

capacity in the region. 

The Whakawhanake KāingaKomiti 

(Greater Christchurch) is apartnership 

between the Waimakariri and Selwyn 

District Councils, Christchurch City 

Council,ECan, NgāiTahu, Waka Kotahi 

New ZealandTransport Agency, Te 

WhatuOra Waitaha Canterbury and two 

government ministers. 

ECan Crs TutehounukuKorako and 

IaeanCranwellpraisedthe 

consultation with NgāiTahu and the 

Papatipu Rūnanga,Ngāi Tūāhuriri, 

Taumutu and Te Hapū oNgāti Wheke 

(Rāpaki) in developingthe draft plan. 

Waimakariri Mayor Dan Gordonsaid 

the GreaterChristchurchcouncils 

facedsignificant challenges from 

ongoing growth. 

‘‘Thespatial plan has been informed 

by what our residents wish for their 

future, and will helpcreate better 

connected urban communities,more 

efficient and reliable public transport, 

alower impact on the environment from 

new building, and overall abetter 

Forward planning ... The draft Greater 

Christchurch spatial plan is debated during 

Environment Canterbury’s council meeting 

last Wednesday. 

PHOTO: DAVID HILL 

quality of life for residents. 

‘‘We are lookingforward to seeing 

what the residents of Greater 

Christchurchthink aboutthis proposal 

and I’d strongly encourage everyone to 

have their say.’’ 

With apresent populationofaround 

530,000, an extra77,000 houseswould 

need to be built over the next 28 years to 

accommodate the growth. 

The growing population was expected 

to become more ethnicallydiverse, with 

peopleidentifying as Māori, Pacifica 

and Asian formingagreater share of 

young people and the workingage 

population by 2051. 

An ageing and morediverse 

population would alsorequire arange 

of housing types and models of 

community living,the draft plan 

document says. 

The population was also expected to 

doubletopass one million within 60 

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Residents query plans for Solar Farm 


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The prospect of asolar farm being 

established in North Canterbury has left 

local residents up in arms. 

Local Democracy Reporting 

understands an Australian company, 

Energy Bay Ltd, plans to build asolar 

farm on an 80 hectare site on the corner 

of Beatties and Upper Sefton Roads at 

Ashley, north of Rangiora. 

Around 40 residents met with 

Waimakariri Mayor Dan Gordon and 

Waimakariri District Council planning 

manager Wendy Harris last Thursday to 

vent their concerns. 

Ms Harris emphasised there was no 

active consent application, but a 

resource consent was required for a 

solar farm and none had been granted. 

‘‘Any application would need to be 

lodged with the council and we would 

process the application.’’ 

Ashley resident David Fordyce said 

neighbours of the proposed site had 

been approached and asked to sign a 

document in support of the proposal. 

‘‘There seems to have been abit of 

skullduggery from Energy Bay in getting 

people to sign adocument on the 

understanding aconsent had already 

been granted.’’ 

He understood noone had signed the 

document. 

He said residents were not opposed to 

solar power. 

Residents were concerned at the lack 

of available information, with some 

taking to the internet to do their own 

research. 

‘‘There is some genuine concern. We 

are not experts and Ihave asked people 

to go away and do some research, which 

is peer reviewed,’’ Mr Fordyce said. 

Concerns included solar arrays (solar 

panels grouped together) creating ‘‘heat 

Vision of panels ... Asolar farm in Winton, Queensland, Australia. 

islands’’ with so much heat it would 

burn anything within a40metre radius. 

Meeting organiser Merv O’Brien, a 

neighbour of the proposed site, said he 

was concerned the solar panels would 

be damaged in ahail storm, exposing 

heavy metals which could leach into 

groundwater. 

Overseas recommendations also 

advised not to live within 2.2km of a 

solar farm, Mr O’Brien said. 

Ms Harris said any decision on 

whether an application is publicly 

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notified, limited notified or nonnotified 

was subject to criteria set out in the 

Resource Management Act. 

Any resource consent application 

would need to include an assessment of 

the activity’s effects on the environment, 

including proposed mitigation 

measures, she said. 

Energy Bay Ltd is understood to be a 

subsidiary of Australian company Solar 

Bay Ltd, which is building alarge solar 

farm at Massey University. 

The arrangement will see Solar Bay 

Ltd own and operate the solar arrays for 

the next 25 years. 

The university will purchase all of the 

electricity generated, before taking over 

the ownership of the solar arrays after 

25 years. 

It will comprise two solar systems, 

including asix megawatt peak (MWp) 

array on the equestrian grazing area and 

a1.87 MWp array over acar park. 

Solar farms have been proposed in 

other parts of Canterbury by other 

companies. 

The Ashburton District Council 

consented asolar farm at Lauriston, 

near Methven, last year, which is 

expected to produce 50 megawatts of 

power into the local electricity grid. 

Aresource consent application to the 

Selwyn District Council for a258ha solar 

farm at Brookside, near Leeston, was 

declined by acommissioner in March 

due to the consent only being given a 

limited notification. 

In his decision, Commissioner Tony 

HughesJohnson said he had considered 

the environmental effects raised by 

submitters and found them ‘‘acceptable 

and will be accommodated by the 

revised proposed conditions of the 

consent’’. 

Solar Bay Ltd has been contacted for 

comment. 



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proposed State Highway 1safety improvements during apublic drop in session at the 

Woodend Community Centre in February. 

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By DAVID HILL 


Reducing speeds rather than installing 

wire barriers is the bestway to reduce 

fatalities, says aformer Christchurch 

City councillor. 

Mike Stevens, who served two terms 

on the Christchurch City Council, has 

been meetinglandowners and 

businessesalong State Highway1 

between Cam River,Kaiapoi, and 

Saltwater Creek,north of Ashley River, 

to heartheir concerns. 

‘‘People feel like they’renot being 

listened to and theydon’t know what to 

do,’’ he said. 

Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport 

Agencyisproposingtoinstall wire 

barriers,known as cheese graters, on 

the centreline. 

But at ameeting with Waka Kotahi 

director of regional relationships, 

James Caygill, last month, residents 

realised that under the agency’s 

guidelines, wire barriers werenot 

required when the speedlimit was 

under 70kph. 

Mr Stevens advocated setting aspeed 

limit of 60kphfrom Cam River, south of 

Pine Acres intersection,and Woodend, 

and then from Woodend to Ashley 

River. 

The present speed limit was 80kph. 

‘‘There will be complaints,but I 

would rather see lives saved in what is 

one of the mostdangerousintersections 

in New Zealand.’’ 

He also advocated stopping traffic 

from turningright at the Pine Acres 

intersection. 

As aformerbreakdown service 

operator, Mr Stevenssaid the Pine 

Acres intersection was ‘‘themost 

profitable intersectioninCanterbury’’. 

These days Mr Stevens passes 

between his property at Saltwater 

Creek and Christchurchalong SH1 each 

day. 

‘‘Whatever they’ve done here has not 

improved it,’’ he said while parkedupin 

the laybyjust north of Pine Acres. 

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stopped to takearest or to change 

drivers. 

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Piping his way to Glasgow 


Ayoung Loburn piperheading to 

Scotland to compete in the 

World Pipe Band 

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takingitall in his stride. 

The prospectoffacing up 

against the world's best pipe 

bands later this year in Glasgow 

is daunting,but for Loburn 

student and keenpiperLucas 

Paterson he says“It willbean 

awesome experience and I 

expecttolearnalot there.” 

Lucas,aged 16, received the 

opportunity to compete in the 

World Pipe Band Championship 

when his school band,the St. 

Andrews College Pipe Band, 

won their juvenile grade and 

came second in grade two at the 

National Pipe Band 

competition, held recently in 

Christchurch. 

‘‘We did really well and our 

band director Richard Hawke 

then proposed to us that we 

shouldall go to Glasgow and 

compete in the world champs.” 

Lucas began piping at ayoung 

age after watching his 

grandfatherplay the pipes in 

pipe bands. 

‘‘It looked like fun, and I 

wantedtoget into it to be with 

him.” 

At age 13, he auditionedfor, 

and was accepted into the 

National Youth Pipe Band, and 

began playingwith his college 

band. 

Collectively, band members 

have to raiseover $200,000 for 

Piping to Glasgow ... Loburn student Lucas Paterson (16), is fund raising 

to join his college pipe band in Glasgow to compete in the world champs 

later this year. 


their trip in August and Lucas 

says he has been hard at work in 

his spare time tryingtofind ways 

to earnthe money. 

‘‘I’vebeen piping at funerals, 

weddings and busking and I’ll 

have to do alot more before we 

go.” 

Lucas saysthe collegeband is 

holding aceilidh at the school 

this Saturday evening (May 27) to 

help the band'sfundraising 

efforts. 

‘‘It willbealot of funasit’s 

Scottish dancingand music,’’ he 

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In 2022 over 40,000spectators 

descended on to Glasgow Green 

in the Scottish city of Glasgow, to 

watch 146 bands and thousands 

of pipers and drummers from 

around the world compete in the 

first world championshipsheld 

since 2019. Lucasislooking 

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bandmates to Glasgow. ‘‘It’s an 

awesomeopportunity and I’m 

hopefulwewill do well there.’’ 

Support continues 

By DAVIDHILL, 


The WaimakaririDistrict 

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cyclone in the North Island. 

Mayor DanGordon says 

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Wairoa District Council as 

partofLocal Government 

New Zealand’s (LGNZ) 

AdoptaCommunity 

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Council staff andcivil 

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‘‘Wemade aconsiderable 

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Canterbury earthquakes. 

‘‘Therewill be ongoing 

supportfor Wairoa, 

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In allnineemergency 

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Auckland and HawkesBay. 

The council also sent 

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‘‘I acknowledgethe 

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personaltime,’’ Mr Gordon 

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WairoaMayor Craig Little 

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He said thesupport 

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Six Mayorsand councils 

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The otherMayors 

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Taranaki), Craig Rowley 

(Waimate) andTaniaGibson 

(Grey District). 

‘‘The Mayorshavebeen 

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their adoptedcommunity’s 

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Littlesaid. 

‘‘Itissogreat thatthese 

councils have been there for 

us, they knowhow difficult 

our recovery is and thefact 

theyare supporting us is 

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Kaiapoi shook, rattled and 

rolled on Saturday as a 

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Waimakariri District Council 

civil defence volunteers to 

respond to alevel 8earthquake 

along the nearby Alpine Fault 

line. 

Over 50 personnel from three 

response teams responded to 

the callout based at Kaiapoi 

North School. 

There NZ Rescue Team 12 

dispatched response teams to 

search nearby houses for 

victims of the quake. 

Waimakariri District welfare 

volunteers set up aCivil 

Defence Welfare Centre in the 

school hall to handle missplaced 

people and aid initial 

relief operations. 

The Emergency Management 

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emergency hub set up in one of 

the classrooms. 

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“Despite the weather, they 

fully achieved all the exercise 

objectives by conducting field 

outreach, setting up and 

operating acommunity 

emergency hub and acivil 

defence centre.” 

He says it was agreat 

learning opportunity for the 

community emergency hub to 

New hub ... Members of the new community emergency hub work to 

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Heather Thomas and council EMA Paul Cull. 

open its newly acquired civil 

defence resource box and learn 

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“When there is an event, the 

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People will look to them for 

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Mr Cull says it was also very 

helpful to have members of the 

public come along to engage 

with the teams as role players 

and add an extra level of 

realism to the exercise. 

Quick response ... Members of 

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Remembering ... Noah Crosby, Amberley School, and Pace Williams, Leithfield, who were 

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Students remember 


An art competition in the Amberley 

district, aimed at heightening awareness 

and understanding of Anzac Day, 

attracted strong, high quality entries, 

making it hard for the judges to single 

out winners. 

The annual event, run by the Amberley 

District Lions Club and Amberley RSA, 

attracted entries from the Waipara, 

Leithfield and Amberley Schools, which 

were judged before Anzac Day 

commemorations in the Amberley 

Domain. 

They were on display at the Amberley 

Pavilion to view following the Dawn 

Service. 

Lions Club president Pam Harvey, and 

James Drewery, the Amberley RSA 

president, said the effort made by young 

students was incredible, and the 

presentation of the works of art of avery 

high standard. 

They said it was gratifying entrants 

had done alot of research and learnt a 

lot about those who served. 

Winning entries 

Waipara School: Senior: William 

Hoban. 

Leithfield School: Senior: Emma 

Weaver; Junior: Pace Williams. 

Amberley School: Senior: Molly 

McGregor; Junior: Noah Crosby. 

Overall winners from all three schools 

Senior William Hoban (Waipara), and 

Molly McGregor (Amberley), equal 1. 

Junior: Noah Crosby. 

Special class award: Kereru Years 2 to 

4, Leithfield School. 

Arecord 24 sacks of winebottle lids 

from Hurunui recyclers have gone to 

assist Canterbury kidneyfailure 

patients and theirfamiliesover the 

20222023year. 

Hurunui District Council supports 

the Amberley Lions Club by collecting 

aluminium wine bottle lids at 

Hurunui transfer stations,which are 

picked up by the Lions Cluband sold 

for metal recycling. 

Proceeds are donated to the 

Christchurch Kidney Society. 

Council’s waste minimisation team 

leader Sally Cracknellsaysthe 

amount representsasignificant 

increase fromthe 20212022year, 

which netted atotal of 13 sacks. 

‘‘It’sonly beatenbythe 20192020 

year,which had included unused lids 

from the district’s wineries, inflating 

the amount to 32 sacks,’’ said 

Cracknell. 

Christchurch Kidney Society 

Manager Jo Houghton saysthe 

support of rural communities is 

invaluable. 

‘‘The funds raised from the wine 

bottlelids goestosupportour 

younger members to do what they 

love —whether it’s ahobbyora 

passion —and what supports their 

mental health. ‘‘This could be ballet 

lessons or DriverLicenceeducation.’’ 

Amberley Lions President Simon 

Mather says Amberley Lions are 

proudtobepart of the lineup of 

organisations making the initiative a 

reality, with the revenue raised 

flowing back to Canterbury 

communities. 

For Hurunui District Mayor Marie 

Black, the issue is personal. 

Mrs Black and her family walked a 

difficult path when their daughter, 

Rachael, wasdiagnosed with 

diabetes at age 13 and,despite 

keeping good control of her diabetes, 

at age 28 her kidneys failed. 

She required dialysis for two years 

before being consideredfor akidney 

transplant. 

Her parents were not able to offer a 

kidney as they were notconsidereda 

sufficiently good match. 

Rachael’s nephrologist suggested 

she go on the donorlist and she 

received the gift of lifewith adouble 

transplant of anew kidneyand 

pancreas in2012. 

This has been life changing for 

Rachael and her family. 

‘‘Being abletosupport patients and 

other families travelling the same 

paththrough this initiative is 

incredibly rewarding. 

‘‘Not only are we supporting our 

Canterbury familiesinneed,but 

we’re doing what’s right for the 

environment, says Mrs Black. 

Ms Cracknell says while glass wine 

bottlesare recyclable, their 

aluminium lids would otherwise go to 

landfill. 

‘‘Thisisagreat way to recycle 

these. 

‘‘I’m thrilledathow our local 

householdshave supportedthis 

project.’’ 

Ms Cracknell remindedrecyclers 

thatbeer bottle topsaren’t included 

in the initiative. 

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Hui aimed at food security 

Demand at North Canterbury 

Food Banks has risen so much 

Food Rescue organisations, 

donors and food distribution 

community groups are attending a 

twodaylong hui to look at ways to 

streamline their services and 

maximise their community 

responses. 

Making more foodsecure 

communities is the goal of the 

first twoday South Island 

Regional Hui for community aid 

organisations as they look at ways 

to make their food collection and 

delivery systems more efficient 

and reach those in need. 

On May 29 and 30, Satisfy Food 

Rescue will host the hui at the 

Pines Beach Hall, with Food 

Secure North Canterbury as one 

of the principal speakers 

highlighting the collaborative 

work the Hurunui and 

Waimakariri are doing. 

Running from 9.30 am to 3 pm 

each day, speakers will discuss 

food sovereignty, community 

leadership and Mahinga Kai. 

Workshops and panel 

discussions will tackle the storing 

of food and strategies for 

overcoming barriers to food 

security. 

Satisfy Food Rescue 

spokesperson Fran Cain says 

demand has grown so much in 

recent times necessitating the 

calling for the hui to help all the 

different aid groups working in 

the community. 

“Recently Iwas talking with one 

local food bank and they said they 

used to see about five requests for 

help aweek, now, while Iwas 

there, they had five in just one 

hour and they told me it doesn't 

stop. 

“People are hurting out there.” 

She says SFR are working with 

40 recipient organisations in the 

Waimakariri district, distributing 

and delivering food to food banks, 

schools and many different 

community groups, all helping to 

feed those in need. 

The hui is modelled on similar 

ones held in the North Island and 

Fran says it’s encouraging the see 

the response she has received 

from groups and people wanting 

to attend the first Te Wai 

Pounamu Regional Hui 2023. 

Workshops look to Kaikōura’sfuture 



Kaikōura residents havecome out 

in force to give their viewsonthe 

future of the town. 

The Kaikōura District Council 

hosted aseries of workshops 

recently with urbandesigner Boffa 

Miskelltoengagewith councillors, 

key stakeholders, local iwiand the 

widercommunity to begin work on 

avision for thefuture. 

Senior planner Matt Hoggard 

said the councilwas developinga 

spatial plan to set ablueprint to 

help guidedevelopmentover the 

next 30 years. 

Aregional spatialplan has been 

proposed as arequirementunder 

the proposed Resource 

Management Act reforms, but the 

council wanted to get ahead of the 

game by developingits own plan, 

he said. 

‘‘All the sessionswere well 

attended and it was greattosee 

everyone who attendedgetting 

involved and positively 

contributing to thediscussion.’’ 

Participants considered arange 

of questions including what made 

Kaikōura unique, key issues and 

opportunities for the community 

now and into the future, and how 

these could be addressed. 

The council was interested to 

know whatatown of 10,000 might 

look like. 

The present populationofthe 

town was around 3000. 

Higherdensity housing,and 

what services and infrastructure 

would be neededtosupport all 

ages in thecommunity were 

discussed. 

Participants wereasked to 

consider whether they wanted to 

focus commercialgrowth on the 

existing towncentre or develop 

small neighbourhoodcentres, 

whether there should be more or 

less industrial and commercial 

areas,and howthe natural 

environmentcould be protected. 

Mr Hoggard saidthe feedback 

would be used to helpdevelop a 

draft spatial plan.The draft plan 

was expected to be ready for 

consultationinJuly, beforebeing 

adopted later in the year. 

‘‘We look forward to sharing the 

draft plan in the nextfew months.’’ 

Dewhirst chosen 


Emma Dewhirst, a33yearold 

businesswoman with 

longestablished farming 

family connections in 

Marlborough,has been 

chosen to represent Labour 

in the Kaikōuraelectorate 

for the OctoberGeneral 

Election. 

Ms Dewhirst,who lives in 

Blenheim,was confirmed as 

Labour’scandidate earlier 

this month.. 

Aftergaining abusiness 

degree at Massey 

University, Emma worked in 

Auckland,Londonand 

Melbourne managing 

projectsand teams. 

She now worksfrom home 

implementingfreshwater 

farm planregulationswith 

Environment Southland. 

‘‘I am honoured to be 

chosen to represent Labour 

in thiswonderfully diverse 

and sprawling electorate. 

‘‘I wanttocontribute my 

skills to help the next 

Labour Government to 

continue improvingour 

waterquality and 

environment and strengthen 

our resolvetodeal with 

climate change. 

“I come from farming 

stock. I’vemilkedcows and 

understandthe pressures 

farmers can face. They are 

not solely responsible for 

waterthat’s oftennolonger 

safe enough to swim in. 

‘‘Farmers and townies both 

shareresponsibility for 

helping restore our water 

Emma Dewhirst 

quality so we New 

Zealanders can all be proud 

of it again. Iwant to be part 

of the solution.” 

“Affordable housingisa 

big issue here.Under our 

Governmentwe’ve seen 

dozens of new state houses 

builtand many more 

underway’ 

Ms Dewhirst says Labour’s 

changes to residential 

tenancies need to be 

retainedtoensure tenants 

feel secure in their rentals. 

Emma Dewhirst and her 

partner Shaun havetwo 

youngchildren. Ms 

Dewhirst has been 

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Farmers are wellinto autumn and 

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equipment maintenance tasks aimed 

at controlling farm expenditure by 

reducing repair bills, and maximizing 

farm equipment lifespan. 

It alsoensures equipment operates 

as efficientlyasitcan. 

One of those importanttasks is 

making sure farmers can get around 

theirfarms oncewinterarrives. 

SteveMurrayofB.A MurrayLtd in 

Rangiora says now is the time to do 

dairyand stock trackmaintenance 

programmes, before the winter frosts 

arrive and turnall the trackstomud. 

‘‘It’s time for shingle spreading on 

tracks, the filling in of all the pivot 

ruts,and tidying up all those hundred 

and one littlejobs which if left 

unattendedwill makeaccess to the 

outerareas of farms alot harderwhen 

winter finally settles in.’’ 

He says most farmers he knows 

already have detailed plans in place 

for farmmaintenance schedules, and 

by now most only have to tidy up some 

of their tracks, weather permitting. 

‘‘Most callusintofill up the pot 

holes, and low points on access tracks 

and to get themreadyfor whenthe 

rainsarrive in force. 

‘‘Allare already preparing for 

spring even though we are stillonly 

goingthroughautumnnow.’’ 

Stevesays out on the plains many 

farmers and farming contractors are 

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shelter belts, tidyingupcattleand 

stockyards, cleaning pits and effluent 

tanks. 

Preparing paddocks for spring by 

Track maintenance ... Filling in irrigation pivot ruts can help keep everyone safe on farm. 

spreadinglayers of compostable 

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Farmers know their pastures 

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winter frosts bring everything to a 

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Capital applications of lime can be 

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But getting the propertyready for 

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winterisstill the mainconcern for all 

farmers.Steve says one area that still 

keeps them busy is relaying access 

roads and filling in the manydeep 

irrigation pivotruts. 

‘‘Whenyou think about it, it’s really 

ahealth and safety issue on the farm 

as pot holedtracks and deep ruts left 

unattendedmake it very difficult to 

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importantly becomeareal hazard 

when driving over paddocks.’’ 

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‘‘Allstock will thenslowly be 

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‘‘Brassicas, in particular, can be 

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farmers with erosionprone land across 

North Canterbury. 

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Minister for Forestry, Peeni Henare’s 

office, will now mean the SCAR 

programme can continue in the Hurunui 

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extended into the Waimakariri District. 

The Hill Country Erosion Fund 

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contestable funding rounds, and is open 

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Environment Canterbury (ECan) 

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SCAR Project Delivery Officer Iana 

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‘‘Farmers work alongside our land 

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or natives, retiring land or sometimes 

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the land type,’’ she says. 

Iana says they will continue to apply 

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are forever thankful to the programme 

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Industries, local catchment groups, 

landowners, rūnanga and Environment 

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North Canterbury/Ōpukepuke 

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‘‘We're delighted to have received the 

central government funding to continue 

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‘‘The SCAR programme has already 

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the extension of the programme to 

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North Canterbury News, May 25, 2023 

25 

Rut filler revealed after tests 

By TIM CRONSHAW 

@alliedpress.co.nz 

An invention tested ‘‘under cover’’ to 

avoid prying eyes is makinglightwork 

of removing tyre ruts fromthe path of 

centrepivotirrigators for farmers. 

The innovation by Canterbury 

company RutsPlus.com came runnerup 

at the inaugural agricultural 

innovation awards at the South Island 

Agricultural FieldDays in Kirwee. 

Omaramadesign engineer Rodger 

Smaill set up the family business in 

2021, run by him, wifeDonna and 

brotherinlaw operations manager 

Stephen Fielding. 

He spent fouryearsworking his way 

through earliermodelsbefore he was 

satisfied to takeittothe commercial 

market. 

Mr Smaillsaid the business filled in 

500km of pivot rutsinits first season 

and was on track to do 2000km thisyear. 

‘‘Weknew the demand was thereif we 

could perfect amachine to fill the ruts 

and do abetterjob than atraditional 

method and at acheaper rate. .. without 

putting foreign material in their 

paddocks.’’ 

The pivotrut filler pulls in material 

from both sidesofthe wheel rut back 

into placeby‘‘punching through’’the 

soil and pulling out the root structure 

on both sides. 

Thisiswindrowedwith the farmer 

following in atractor to do the wheelpacking. 

The design meant the grass 

kept growing with the root structure, 

helping to increase the weightholding 

capacity of the soil. 

Mr Smaill said filling the ruts was fast 

and easy, witheach machine able to do 

60km aday. 

‘‘Wecan get in and out of afarm super 

quick,and alot of times we will take 

four machinestoafarm and do over 

200km aday. It’s extremely 

environmentallyfriendly considering 

the machine itself is solar powered, 

wireless and remotecontrolled.’’ 

The 11 fillingunits mounted on 

trailers and towed by asmall fleet of six 

lightweight Suzuki Jimny fourwheel 

drives wereworking in Canterbury and 

Centraland North Otago,with plans to 

introduce them in Southland next year. 

The machinefollows the contours of 

the ground without adjustment and a 

screen on the dashboard shows the 

driver it is linedupwith the pivot path. 

Mr Smaill said the ideacame about 

after farmer friendstold him about 

their problems of dealing with pivot 

ruts. 

‘‘Thetime and expense of filling in 

the pivotruts gets quite overwhelming 

and they do damage to the gearbox on 

centrewheel irrigators —sothere 

Out of arut ... Design engineer and RutsPlus.com coowner Rodger Smaill spent many 

years inventing amachine that repairs centre pivot ruts by prising back the soil on both 

sides and using the root structure to increase its weightholding capacity. PHOTO: TIM CRONSHAW 

needs to be abetterway, so I decided 

that Iwas going to focusondeveloping 

anew machine fulltime,and it took me 

four years to perfect it.’’ 

Patents were pending in three 

countries. 

The quiet township of Omaramawas 

ideal for testingand keeping it out of 

sight because it could not be patented if 

there were photographs of the 

invention on social mediaorinthe 

public domain. 

He saidmany prototypeswere 

rejectedbeforethe unit was ready for 

the market. 

‘‘When I’d finished the whole project 

we had abig pile of excessattachments 

and steeland it worked out to be about 

three tonnes of steel that wasleft over 

just to create one machine. 

‘‘We triedevery possible angle to get 

to a machine thatwas reliable and did a 

really good job.’’ 

The company wasnegotiating witha 

large irrigating manufacturer in the 

UnitedStates andplanned to have 

machinesinAustralia’s Tasmania later 

thisyear in afranchise deal. 

Mr Smaillsaid they were pleased to 

get runnerupinthe innovation awards, 

especiallyasthe EcoPond winner was 

backedbyLincolnUniversity and 

Ravensdown. 

Anothermachinebyhim pulls away 

and grades material thathas built up 

under fences along dairy lanes. 

It folds aroundfencepostsand 

averages 10kmh12kmh to helpkeep 

dairy lanes dry. He had also developed 

amachine for rippinguppotholes and 

regradinggravel roads, and planned to 

introduce it commercially at the next 

field days in two years. 

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Golden time for top fleeces in Rangiora 


Fleeces from Otago and Fielding 

topped the sheets at the2023 NZ Royal 

Golden Fleece Exhibition held last 

week in Rangiora. 

The country’s best fine wool, strong 

wool,blackand coloured,Mohair and 

Alpaca (Huacaya and Suri) fleeces all 

went underthe judges critical eyes 

during the threeday event. 

The supreme fleece of thefine wool 

section went to Allan and Simon 

Paterson of the Armidale Merino Stud 

in Otago, with an ultraand super fine 

merino ewe fleece. 

JudgeNicolaPeddie of NZ Merino 

says whileshe judged the class very 

hard overall, she waspleasedthe 

winner was agreat fleece. 

The strong woolsection supreme 

awardwent to Rachel Humphries of 

Fielding, with aRomney shorn hogget 

fleece judgedbyRoss McGuckin from 

Yaldhurst Wools. 

In the blackand coloured section, 

judgeDave Burridge fromPGGW,says 

it was adifficult classtojudge as 

standardwas so high. 

‘‘Ultimately we can have only one 

champion fleece.’’ 

The winners of the supreme black 

and coloured fleece awardwere 

Richard Patterson and the estate of 

AC PattersonofTimaru with amature 

Perendale fleece. 

Richard says his late wife Annewas 

akeen breeder and she had entered 

the competition many times. 

‘‘Shestarted off years ago when she 

got threeblack sheep out of the farm 

flockand the numbers just grew and 

grew.Istillhave about 300 sheep in 

the flock.’’ 

The Mohair champion fleece went to 

Johann, Veronica and TarlaRall of Ad 

Maiora AngorasinMotukarara with a 

Under close inspection ... Judges, volunteers and breeders gather to look at the fleeces at the 2023 NZ Royal Golden Fleece Exhibition, 

held at the Rangiora Showgrounds. 


third share buck 

The champion Suri Fleece award 

went to Blackberry Creek Lea (Sarah 

and Dale Henderson) of Havelock, 

with ajunior female Suriwhite,while 

the champion Huacayafleeceaward 

went to Shamarra Galactica of 

Shamarra Alpacas (Frankand Anya 

Walkington)ofBanks Peninsular with 

ajunior maleHuacaya light fawn. 

MelissaJebson, Chair of the RAS 

Golden Fleece working group,says it 

was great to have the competition back 

up and runningagain. 

‘‘It was brilliant,westartedoff with 

aworking grouptorestructure the 

goldenfleece competition and held 

many long zoom meetingstomake it 

happenagainthis year.’’ 

The last GoldenFleece showwas 

held in Rangiora in 2019and Melissa 

says it was goodtosee participation in 

the exhibition building up again after 

the interruptioncaused by Covid. 

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Ageneration of farming the land 


Ageneration on the land was 

recognised as aNew Zealand Century 

Farmatagala function held in 

Lawrence overthe weekend. 

Lew and MargWright of Lauriston 

Downs, Hawarden wereone of three 

North Canterbury families to take 

awayanawardcelebrating 

generations on theland. 

The Wright’s familyfarm, ‘Lauriston 

Downs’ at Hawarden,was originally 

purchased by William and Minnie 

Wright (neeEll), in February of 1919. 

The couple movedwith four of their 

fivechildren ,Jack, Arthur, Mildred 

and George fromHalswell in 

Christchurch. 

Youngestson Wilfred's arrival in 

Hawarden completed their family. 

Six years after making theirhome in 

Hawarden,another nearby blockwas 

purchased,before afurther 200 acres 

was addedin1960s, bringing the farm 

to 1200 acres in total. 

All farmwork was done with horses 

until the arrivalofaCaterpillar 

crawler and much later wheeled 

tractors. 

All foursons signed up to go to World 

War Two. 

William declared the last son to 

receive the call up, had to stay at home 

to help with the farm. 

Thankfully,all threesons returned 

home. 

After Williamand Minnie's 

ownership, the farm was then owned 

by Jackand his wife Alice and their 

sonsJohn and Lew, in partnership 

withJack’s youngest brother Wilfred, 

his wife Betty and their children 

Philip, Andrew, Ann and Jill. 

In the 60s Jack and Alice andtheir 

sonstook overfull ownership, it 

remainedthat way for 40 years until 

Family farm ... Three generations of Wrights at Lauriston Downs, Hawarden —Lew (left), 

Dustin and Iain Wright, at the original farm house. 

PHOTO: MARGWRIGHT 

the beginning of the 2000s. 

John Wright retired from farming, so 

his son Lew and wife Marg ,with their 

adult children Di and Iain took on the 

responsibilityfor the guardianship of 

the Lauriston Downs land. 

At present, Iain Wright and his wife 

Jac, children Sophie and Dustin,are 

leasing Lauriston Downs. 

‘Lauriston Downs’, has survived 

farming through droughts, floods, 

bountifulseasons, and changing 

generations. 

Aidedbyembracing each modern 

advance in agriculture as it has 

evolved, eachgeneration of Wright 

family are proudtohave farmed this 

land over 100 yearsand feel honoured 

to have been involved with Century 

Farms. 

Marg Wright sayseach generation 

has handedonthe landbetter than 

they found it, as they embraced the 

progressive march of agriculture. 

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Rules clarified 

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Farmers had the opportunity to better 

understand new rules and regulations at 

arecent biodiversity and regulations 

workshop in Culverden. 

About 20 farmers attended the 

workshop at Fyffe Downs Farm, 

organised by Environment Canterbury 

(ECan). 

ECan land management and 

biodiversity adviser Andrew Turnbull 

says the workshop highlighted permitted 

activity rules around vegetation 

clearance in and around water bodies — 

including wetlands, riverbeds and 

riparian margins. 

The rules relating to this activity in the 

Canterbury Land and Water Regional 

Plan, as well as the new regulations in 

the National Environmental Standard 

for Freshwater relating to inland 

wetland restoration works, were also 

discussed. 

‘‘With this specific activity, it’s all 

about minimising sediment entering, and 

becoming suspended in the waterway. 

‘‘If you can meet the conditions set 

within the permitted activity, you will not 

need aconsent to clear away the 

vegetation around waterbodies, Mr 

Turnbull says. 

He urged farmers to reach out, and ask 

for help to find the best solution for their 

property. 

Mr Turnbull says ECan is looking 

forward to having more workshops in the 

future. 

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Zak grabs waterski record 

Zak Bainbridgeismaking waves 

in theworldofwaterskiing. 

The 14yearold RangioraHigh 

School studentset aNew Zealand 

under14Boysslalom record in 

mid April,atthe Central Waterski 

Regional ChampionshipsatLake 

Wiritoa,Whanganui. 

Zak skied three buoys on an 11 

metre line, at 55 kph, in settingthe 

record. 

It wasafairytale finish forthe 

NorthbrookWaters local,inhis 

second to lastevent as an under 14 

skier. 

In the firstroundofthe 

tournamentearlierinthe dayZak, 

and Waikatocompetitor, Luke 

Runciman, both scored twobuoys 

on the 11 metre line, at 55 kph to 

equalthe record previously held 

since2012byfellow Cantabrian 

Henley Wayne. 

Settingthe record cappedoff an 

already outstanding 2022/2023 

season forZak,who hasbeen 

training hardalongside brother 

Sam, an under17Boys and Open 

Men’s competitor. Zak attended 

the under 17 Junior World event 

in ChileinJanuaryasawildcard 

entry, and then representedNew 

Zealand at theOzKiwi Challenge 

held at the Gateway Lakes in 

AlburyWodonga,Australia, in 

March wherehewon theOverall 

under 14 Boys title. 

Sponsored by Radar, Zak at only 

14yearsold is now 16thequal on 

New ZealandMen's Slalom 

ranking list. He alsofinished the 

season secondinthe world for 

under 14 Boys Slalom. 

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Rga netball fan meets idols 

Rangiora netballer Asher 

Blakely scored the experience of 

alifetime when she was named 

an ANZ Future Captain. 

Asher met her idols of the ANZ 

Premiership at the Tactix vs 

Magic match at Mainpower 

Stadium on Saturday, 13 May, 

and led them out on to the court. 

Nineyearold Asher, who 

attends Cust Primary School, got 

up close with the players, and 

caught the action from prime 

courtside seats. 

Asher’s sister Luella was able 

to join her. 

Asher said walking on to the 

court in front of the cheering 

crowd was ‘‘amazing’’. 

‘‘I got to meet Kimiora Poi, 

captain of the Tactix who was 

really sweet. We also got the best 

seats ever Ifelt like Iwas the 

Queen.’’ 

Asher has played for her school 

netball team for three years, and 

says she gets her skills from her 

mum who was a‘‘pretty good 

player in her time’’. 

‘‘I would love to be aSilver 

Fern one day, so being named an 

ANZ Future Captain made me 

feel like I’m already acaptain. It 

was such an awesome 

experience.’’ 

ANZ Bank of New Zealand 

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Rogan says ANZ is committed to 

Up close ... Kimiora Poi, captain of the Tactix and Magic captain 

Ameliaranne Ekenasio, with Asher (left) and her sister Luella. 

its support of netball from 

grassroots players in the 

community, to the elite players in 

the ANZ Premiership and Silver 

Ferns. 

‘‘That’s why we’re giving 98 

young netball fans, like Asher, 

the chance to meet their idols of 

the ANZ Premiership and 

experience the magic of alive 

game. 

‘‘Sport is incredibly important 

to achild’s wellbeing and what 

better way to be inspired to get 

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the top of their game. 

‘‘We hope this opportunity 

shows these young fans how far 

they can go with netball and 

inspires them to follow their 

dreams into the game.’’ 

ANZ has supported netball 

from grassroots games in the 

community, to the elite level for 

the past 14 years. 

Applications for the ANZ 

Future Captains programme are 

now open at ANZcourtside.co.nz. 

Rangiora Golf Club 

Ninehole golf :Putting: Men: NelsonMoffatt 14, 1; StephenBell 15, 2; Ross McQueen 16, 3; John Gregan 17 

c/b, 4; Colin Bowman 17 c/b, 5. 

Women: Sarah Rutherford 16,1;Pam Holland17c/b, 2; Jenni Brook 17 c/b, 3; Rita Moore 18, 4; Jan Moffatt 18, 

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Three NC teams squander half time leads 

RUGBY 

It was agony for threeNorth Canterbury 

clubs in the latestround of the Luisetti 

Combined Countryrugby competition. 

GlenmarkCheviot, Ashley and Hurunui 

all squandered half time leads,ending on 

the wrong side of the ledger at full time. 

GlenmarkCheviotled group Bleaders 

Ashburton Celtic 178 onlytolose 2527, 

Ashley headedgroup Aleaders 

Prebbleton 76 before going down 1232, 

and Hurunui surrendered ahandy 110 

advantage overWest Meltonlosing 1719. 

Saracens came from behind over 

Darfield winning 2524, while Woodend 

held considerable hope of posting its first 

win of the seasonafter being14allathalf 

time over Springston beforelosing 2831. 

Kaiapoiwas always in command against 

Rakaiawinning 3219, while Oxford did 

recoverafter trailing019 against 

Southern at the break and competed on 

even termsinthe second spellbut losing 

627. 

Ohoka, after dictating termsfor much of 

its game against Southbridge, almost had a 

victory snatched awayininjury time, when 

apenalty shot hit an up rightthat allowed 

them to hold on to a2624 lead. 

Points afterseven rounds: PoolA: 

Prebbleton 32, Kaiapoi 27, Saracens26, 

Ashley 24, Darfield23, Southern 20, 

Rakaia and LincolnRolleston 11,Hornby 

and Oxford 6. PoolB: Ashburton Celtic 34, 

Waihora 30, Methven 24, Glenmark 

Cheviot23, West Melton22, Ohoka 19, 

Southbridge 15, Hurunui13, Springston 8, 

Woodend 5. 

SaracensvDarfield 

Acool day dawnedatDarfield Recreation 

groundfor this important match, with the 

second half played in dark,heavy drizzly 

conditions. 

From the kick off Darfield mounted an 

attack into the Saracenshalf, with 

Saracens defendingand clearing from 

close to its goal line. 

From aline out Darfield droppedthe 

ball, just inside Saracens half, as it spun it 

throughthe backline. 

It was scooped up by Nathan Goodwin, 

who ran about 60 metres to scorebeside 

the posts. Caleb PomareEdwards 

converted. Darfieldevened the score 10 

minutes later with aconverted try. 

Saracens took the lead when Ra Karena 

scored after awellplanned lineout move 

saw play go aroundthe front of the lineout 

for him to score near the corner to take the 

score to 127. Darfield, however, took the 

half time lead 1712, after scoring a 

converted try and kickingapenalty. 

With the weather deterioratingasthe 

second half got under way, Saracens 

immediatelywent on to the attack. Under 

pressure Darfield infringed and Saracens 

was awarded apenalty for Pomare 

Edwards to convert. 

From the kick off both teamsbattled for 

supremacy, but again under pressure, 

Darfield infringed, and Saracens was 

awarded apenalty. PomareEdwards 

converted to put Saracens ahead 1817. 

Both teams made mistakesinthe 

conditions. Darfield from ascrum 10 

meters into Saracens territory, moved the 

ball alongthe backline, but it was knocked 

on by the secondfive. 

The ball was picked up by aSaracens 

player and passedalong the back line to 

Harry Murray who outpacedthe Darfield 

defenceona50metrerun alongthe touch 

line and ran aroundtoscore under the 

posts. PomareEdwards converted, and 

with 20 minutes left Saracens led 2517. 

It hung on until four minutesfrom time 

when Darfield scored aconvertedtry to 

come within one point,but the finalscore 

remained 2524 to Saracens. 

Unfortunately,Saracens wingerNikora 

Jarvis was takenfrom the field on a 

stretcher with just two minutes left on the 

clock with asuspected fractured knee.The 

injury turned out not to be afracture, but 

he had torn everyligament around the 

knee and requiredsurgery.Henow faces 

an estimated 8month recovery. 

Saracens 25 (Nathan Goodwin, Rawiri 

Karena &Harry Murray tries. Caleb 

PomareEdwards 2conversions and 2 

penalties) beat Darfield 24. 

KaiapoivRakaia 

It was amiserable day at Rakaia Domain, 

but it didn’tdeter players from throwing 

the ball around and playing some 

impressive rugby. Kaiapoi knew it would 

have to startwell if it was going to keep a 

confident Rakaia side quiet. 

For 39 minutes Kaiapoihad, what felt 

like 8085%ofpossession and territory. 

Thekicking gamesofhalfback Leo 

McConchie, firstfive TaineJacobs 

Lawsonand fullback Lance Taylor, meant 

it was always at the rightend of the field, 

and from here,Kaiapoi’s forward pack 

went to work, constantly rumbling the 

Rakaia pack backwards. 

The scoring started off the back of a 

powerful scrum and captain Jacob 

Hurringscored the first of his two tries. 

The try was converted and was quickly 

followedbyapenalty to JacobsLawson. 

Kaiapoi was quickly back on attack and 

tighthead prop Zach Andrews scoredthe 

first of his two tries.The conversionwas 

successful. 

Kaiapoi was reaping the rewards of 

possession and when arolling maultry to 

Hurringwas quickly followed by Andrews 

second try, Kaiapoi was runningawaywith 

the game leading 270.Right on the 

halftime break, Rakaia finally got some 

possession and scored and converted to 

close the gap to 277. 

This rejuvenatedthe home side who 

was firsttoscore in the second half, and 

suddenly all the momentum was with 

them. 

High flyer ... Ohoka’s Ryan McCallum’s 

game was highlighted by his performance 

at line out time. 

PHOTO: LINDSAYKERR 

Possession levelled up and consistent 

penaltiesmeant Kaiapoi had to do alot of 

defending on its own line. Twice Rakaia 

went over the line, only to be held up. 

It was this defensiveeffort that 

ultimately kept Kaiapoi aheadand even 

though Rakaiadid scorein73rd minute to 

close the gap to 2719. 

Kaiapoi was downto14men for the final 

10 minutes, but won the ball from the kickoff 

and built multiples phaseswhich 

eventually resultedinopenside flanker, 

Jarred Gilmorescoringinthe corner. 

Final score 3219 to the visitors. 

Manyplayers stood out for Kaiapoi. The 

midfield pairing of Dante Love and Zach 

Andrewswas kept busy in defence. 

But it was upfront where Kaiapoi did its 

best work. 

Andrews, Hurringand blindside Sid 

Coster had impressivegames. 

The win propels Kaiapoi to second on 

the table, with two roundstogo, and 

luckily for them both games are back at 

KaiapoiDomain against Southernand 

Darfield. 

Kaiapoi 27 (Jacob Hurring 2, ZachAndres 

2, Jarred Gilmore.Taine JacobLawson 2 

conversions,1penalty)beat Rakaia 7. 

Ohoka vSouthbridge 

Ohoka survivedaninjury time penalty 

attempt to headoff Southbridge 2624at 

Mandeville. 

This was agame where advantage ebbed 

and flowed as time progressed, but Ohoka, 

apart from the openingquarter held on to 

the lead. 

The wet conditionsdid not detract from 

both teams trying to swing the ball wide at 

every opportunity. 

Ohoka held aterritorialadvantage in 

theopening exchanges, but against the run 

of play, it was Southbridge that did the 

scoring with aconvertedtry and apenalty 

to start things off. 

Rightwinger George Smithstarted the 

Ohoka scoring with atry in the corner 

after an overlap. With 10 minutes 

remaining in the half and Southbridge 

down aplayer, front rower Connor 

MacKinnon was bullocked overthe line 

for atry and BlainO’Loughlinsplit the 

defence to score. 

Ohoka’s handy 1910half time lead was 

quickly reduced in the openingexchanges 

of the secondhalf when Southbridge 

scored arelatively straight forwardtry. 

Ohokaeventually retaliated when loosie 

Ben Gold ran on an angle to scorehis 

teams fourthtry. 

With RickyAllin adding the conversion 

the lead was 2617 and the advantage 

looking more comfortable. 

Southbridge almost had the final say. 

Ten minutes from timeitscored a 

convertedtry and the gap was reduced to 

two points. 

Ohokaattackedagain butcould not shut 

Southbridge out. With timeupapenalty 

allowed Southbridge to attack.Ahandy 

penalty attempt left the crowdinsuspense 

until an up rightwas rattled and the ball 

dropped Ohoka’s way. 

Ben Gold lead the way in the loose for 

Ohoka and locks Ryan McCallum and Zane 

Paterson both produceddominant 

performances. 

Ohoka 26 (George Smith,Connor 

MacKinnon, Blain OLoughlin,Ben Gold 

tries. Ricky Allin 3conversions) beat 

Southbridge 24. 

Oxford vSouthern 

Good ball carriesbyGeorge Prain and Joe 

Lockwood presented Oxford with try 

scoring opportunities in the first half, but 

it did not convert this into points. 

Southern on the other hand started well 

in the cold and wet conditionsatthe 

Oxford Oval, and was up 190 after the first 

quarter. The conditionssuited the visitors 

big, and wide ranging,forwards.Southern 

had astrong scrum on Oxford’s goal line 

which resultedinatry, and again when it 

found itself with numbers out wide after a 

switch in direction. Oxford playedbetter 

in the secondhalf with both teams scoring 

atry apiece. 

Southern scored aconverted try in the 

54th minuteand the tenacious number 6, 

Jack Classen,kept two would be tackles at 

arms length to dot down in the 78th 

minute. This was converted by fullback 

Jack Muir for afull time scoreof7to 26 in 

favour of Southern.Oxford held its own in 

the set piece, but did not finish off several 

plays that would have kept it in the game 

early on. 

This made it atough day for Oxford, as 

it had to play catch up footy, in muddy 

conditions, to match the early points 

scored by Southern. 

Oxford 7(Jack Classen atry, Jack Muira 

conversion) lost to Southern 26. 

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Rangiora schools ace Showquest comp 


Rangiora Borough School pupils were 

‘‘jumping up and down screaming’’ 

when they discovered they had won the 

Showquest Christchurch Junior title at 

the Christchurch City Town Hall. 

The next day the scene was repeated 

when Rangiora High School’s 

production team celebrated coming 

second in the Showquest Christchurch 

Open category. 

RBS teacher Mikayla Williams says 

they didn't get to see the prize giving. 

‘‘We had to wait to find out, luckily I 

heard we had won and ran to tell the 

students.’’ 

She says the students were both 

surprised and excited to find out they 

had won in their first year of competing 

in the country’s biggest performing arts 

competition. 

RBS headed off Cotswold School and 

Cobham Intermediate to grab the 

overall win in the regional final and also 

scooped awards for Lighting and the 

Costume and Enhancement. 

Their performance ‘What happens 

when we are not paying attention to our 

own actions,’ focused on the effect 

society is having on the planet. 

It involved 85 of the school’s year 5 to 

8students, with 70 performers on stage 

and 15 others helping out backstage. 

Mikayla says the school received an 

info pack from the Showquest team 

towards the end of 2022. 

‘‘Fellow teacher Jasmine Treacy and I 

decided to enter the 2023 competition.’’ 

She says competing on the day was an 

‘‘incredible experience’’. 

‘‘We were at the Christchurch Town 

Hall from 11:30 am until 9:30 pm. 

‘‘We had just 30 minutes on stage to 

practice our routines before our finals 

performance.’’ 

The RBS teachers say they wanted to 

give the students an experience on the 

stage of doing something creative. 

‘‘It was great to see so many of our 

students involved in it. 

‘‘They knew that it wasn't just about 

dancing and there were roles for anyone 

who wanted to be involved. 

‘‘The win means alot to us and the 

students.’’ 

Ateam from Kaiapoi North School 

picked up the Best in Lighting award in 

the junior championship. 

The next day Rangiora High School 

competed in the open category. 

It has ahistory of competing and 

winning in past Showquest NZ 

competitions. 

Teacher Rebecca McLean says the 

school enters every alternative year 

because it is alot of hard work planning 

the performance, the props, and coordinating 

the sound and lighting for the 

production. 

This year there were 75 students on 

stage, with another 10 helping out 

backstage. 

RHS’s performance told astory about 

embracing technology and how young 

people's lives change as they adopt a 

lifestyle influenced by technology. 

Rebecca says she was proud to have 

been part of the whole process as it was 

quite a‘humbling experience’ at times. 

She says they held no auditions. 

‘‘Anyone at the school can be involved 

in the production. 

‘‘The students were amazing, they 

practised in their own time for hours 

after school for two weeks, all for ashort 

10 minutes on the stage in front of the 

judges.’’ 

Rebecca says with the help of staff and 

parents, they were still building the 

props and costumes in the days leading 

up to the performance. 

On the day they too had just one 

30minute rehearsal session to run 

Technology galore ... Members of the Rangiora High School performance team act out 

one of the scenes from their musical story about embracing technology. 

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On TV ... Members of the Rangiora Borough Schools performance team later made a 

special appearance on the TV show What Now. 

through their performance. 

‘‘It was agreat opportunity to allow 

the students to learn what being on abig 

stage feels like, to check our lighting and 

transitions.’’ 

They are already planning for their 

next production in two years' time. 

RHS also won awards for their 

choreography, props, costume and 

enhancements, plus the overall 

Showquest School Spirit award. 

RBS and RHS’s performances were 

video taped, and will be digitally 

submitted for the final national judging 

session for the overall Showquest NZ 

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What’s happening in your 

community… 

Waimakariri District Council Appoints 

Chief Executive 

Waimakariri District Council has appointed 

Jeff Millward as its new Chief Executive. 

Jeff has just shy of four decades ofexperience in 

the local government sector and most recently has 

been Acting Chief Executive atthe Council. 

Before this he was the General Manager of 

Finance and Business Support for 14years. 

Waimakariri Mayor Dan Gordon said Mr Millward 

stood out amongst arange of exceptional 

applicants and the Council are looking forward to 

officially welcoming him in his new role. 

“Jeff stood out as someone who is diligent, 

strategic, focused and has astrong and genuine 

connection to the District, its people, and our 

Council. He was the unanimous choice. 

“He believes in creating astrong team and working 

collaboratively on the problems facing the District 

and sector. While he has been renowned for his 

financial management, more recently, wehave 

seen him demonstrate the breadth of his skillset 

as aleader. 

“There is alot of opportunity in Waimakariri and 

local government. Having aleader who knows 

the sector inside out is going to be important in 

realising this potential. 

“The Council and Iare excited to have selected Jeff 

and are looking forward toworking with him in his 

new role that he starts immediately.” 

Millward says he is looking forward to continuing 

to build strong partnerships across the community 

and playing apivotal role in the ongoing growth of 

the District. 

“Throughout my career Ihave seen how strong 

relationships are vital for anorganisation and 

communities to be successful. Iamlooking 

forward to building on the relationships we have, 

creating new ones, and being aproud advocate 

for Waimakariri. 

“There are challenges as well as great opportunities 

ahead for the District. Iamproud to be leading a 

passionate team of people, who truly care about 

the community, inhelping Waimakariri continue to 

be agreat place to be.” 

Waimakariri is one of only two councils nationwide 

with an AA rating from Local Government New 

Zealand’s excellence programme. Standard and 

Poor’s also recently confirmed the councils AA/A-1+ 

credit rating. 

Northern Pegasus Bay Bylaw 

The Council has adopted the Northern Pegasus 

Bay Bylaw 2016 (amended 2023) at its meeting 

on 2May 2023 and it comes into force on 

30 June 2023. 

The bylaw was adopted with minimal 

administrative amendments. The amendments 

provide minor changes to provide more clarity for 

beach users. None of these impact on any current 

beach activity or current level of beach access. 

Council will undertake afull review of the bylaw 

later this year which will involve consultation with 

beach users, key stakeholders and members of 

the public. 

Sign upfor On Track Workshops 

Council’s Community Team are holding aseries of 

workshops for community groups and not for profit 

organisations called On Track. 

On Track is six-part programme of training 

sessions. These workshops will cover key 

information to help your community group or not 

for profit organisation ensure it is on track to 

success. This training will be ideal for board or 

committee members, managers or sole employees 

who may have taken on anew role and others who 

would simply like to be re-energised and refresh 

their knowledge. 

The topics of focus will be Governance, Strategic 

and Operational Planning, Communications, 

Funding and Team dynamics. The sessions are 

planned as an overall suite of learning and groups 

are encouraged toparticipate in all six. 

The fee of$100 includes up to three people per 

organisation for all six workshops. Support to 

cover the cost may be available, please enquire. 

Contact Wendy Howe or 021 432 028 or 

email: wendy.howe@wmk.govt.nz 

Sign Up for Dog Registration by Email 

UPDATE DOG REGISTER 

DETAILS NOW 

Dog registrations for 2023/24 are just around 

the corner, so it’s agreat time to check your 

details are uptodate and to sign up to have 

your registration emailed. 

• Have your contact or address details changed? 

• Have you got anew dog, or has afurry friend 

passed away? 

• Was your dog desexed or microchipped in the last year? 

• Are you new to the district and have aregistration 

to transfer? 

If youanswered yes to any of thosequestions, you’ll 

need to let us know. Visit waimakariri.govt.nz and fill 

in aform atDogs Online, phone us on 0800 965 468 

or call into any Council Service Centre 

Ensuring your dog is microchipped, wearing acurrent 

registrationtag andyour contact detailsare up to date 

makes it easierfor us to return your dog home whenlost. 

We can now send information and reminders by text 

message to the mobile number provided on your 

registration form. 

To receive registration renewal by email, send an 

email to office@wmk.govt.nz from the address 

you would like your registration notice sent to. 

Fourth Rates 

Instalment Due 

We’d like to remind you that the fourth 

instalment of rates is due on 20 May. 

Please note that a10% penalty will beadded 

to any part of the fourth instalment that 

remains unpaid aer 27 May. 

If you are having difficulty paying your 

rates, we encourage you toget in touch 

with us at rates@wmk.govt.nz to talk 

through payment options. 

Online go to... 

waimakariri.govt.nz/services/online-services 

(credit card and debit card payments incur a 

convenience fee). 

Internet banking 

Account number: 010877-0129222-00 

Use the valuation number on your rates invoice 

as reference. If youare paying rates on more 

than one property,email details of payment to 

finance@wmk.govt.nz 

In person 

Epos and cash payments are welcome at 

any Council service centre. 

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35 

Public Notices 

KAIAPOI CHRISTADELPHIANS 

Upcoming Council 

meetings 

The following meetings will be 

held in June 2023, inthe Council 

Chamber, 215High Street, 

Rangiora, unless otherwise stated. 

Council 

Tuesday 6June at1pm. 

Oxford-Ohoka Community Board 

Wednesday 7June at7pm in the Oxford 

Town Hall, 34 Main Street, Oxford. 

(The Public Forum section of the agenda 

will occur from 7pm to 7.20pm). 

Woodend-Seon Community Board 

Monday 12 June at 5.30pm at the Woodend 

Community Centre, School Road, Woodend. 

Audit and Risk Committee 

Tuesday 13June at9am. 

Rangiora-Ashley Community Board 

Wednesday 14June at 7pm. 

Kaiapoi-Tuahiwi Community Board 

Monday 19 June at4pm at the 

Ruataniwha Kaiapoi Civic Centre, 

176Williams Street, Kaiapoi. 

Utilities and Roading Committee 

Tuesday 20June at9am. 

Council (Adoption of the Annual Plan) 

Tuesday 20June at1pm. 

Community and Recreation Committee 

Tuesday 20June at3.30pm. 

Agendas are available two working days 

before the meeting. Agendas, Minutes 

and audio recordings for meetings 

can befound on the Council's website: 

waimakariri.govt.nz 

Sarah Nichols 

Governance Manager 

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non-darkening films 

Workmanship Guaranteed 

Lifetime Warranties on Most Films 

UV 

block 

METAL WORX. Flashing, 

Sheetmetal Fabrication, 

Wrought Iron, 

Welding, Custom Trailers, 

General Metalwork. No job 

too big or too small. Ph 021 

265 5428 or 03 314 6908. 

Find us on facebook/ 

Glenmark Metal Worx. 

glenmarkmetalworx.ltd@gmail.com. 

PAINT & wallpaper 

services. Wayne Bryant, 

exterior, interior. Qualified 

tradesman. Free quotes. Ph 

313 5337 or 027 654 4568. 

POWER TOOLS repairs, 

parts &sales for over 40 

years. All main brands serviced. 

Grossman Trade 

Tools, 23 Watts Road, 

Christchurch. Ph 389 9230. 

027 216 0000 

SEPTIC TANK 

CLEANING 

Bill’s Liquid 

Waste 

You dump it... 

Blair pumps it... 

Blair Tavendale 

Ph 03 314 9371 

0275 379-694 

CRAIGS Trees 

(03) 327-4190 

TREE REMOVALS 

THINNING &PRUNING 

STUMPGRINDING 

FELLING &TOPPING 

FULLY INSURED 

QUALIFIED ARBORIST 

Free Quotes 

027 2299 454 

craigstrees@xtra.co.nz 

Free Quotes Canterbury and Districts 

03 365 3653 0800 368 468 

2362002 

2225862 

2434390

Trusted Trades & 

Professional Services 

Guide 

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

Accountant 

Air Conditioning 

Appliance Repairs 

Butchery 

TAX RETURNS 

New Client Discount 10% 

Karla Kilner Tax & Accounting Consultants 

Taxreturns, GST returns, rental returns and pay day filing 


☎ 03 314 9480 

Servicing NorthCanterburyand Kaikoura 

03 313 0531 /03319 7559 

(NorthCanterbury) (Kaikoura) 

www.northcanterburyenergy.co.nz 

HEAT PUMPS 

AIRCONDITIONING 

VENTILATION 

SERVICE&REPAIRS 

INSTALLATION 

Call us 

for a 

FREE 

quote 

•REGISTERED TECHNICIAN 

•AUTHORISED LOCAL SERVICE 

F&P,Bosch, Smeg, 

Ariston, LG, Classique,Haier, 

Samsung andmore.... 

“Forbestresults be sure to useauthorised service” 

NORTHCANTERBURY APPLIANCE SERVICES 

Rangiora: 03 313 4420 Kaiapoi: 03 327 3810 

2332343v2 

OxfordButchery 

Shane Frahm 

We cankill&process yourstock 

FourGenerations of Frahms 

since 1957 

Ph 312 4205 

Oxford 

Number one 

old-fashioned bacon 

&ham curing. 

A/H 021 269 1817 

2227889v3 

Chiropractic Services 

Construction &Concrete 

DENTURE CLINIC 

Plasterer 

Dr Jess Ross 

ACC RegisteredDrChiropractic 

Monday&Thursday 

Injury, accidents and maintenance 

Judy McArthur 

MctimoneyChiropractic,Applied Kinesiology 

and Craniosacral|Fridays 

Phone 03 313 0350 

Select Health 

51 Ashley Street, Rangiora 

Electrician 


All Construction & Concrete Work 

•Driveways, patios &paths 

•Bridges and Culverts 

•Floors, foundations 

•Sheds and buildings 

•Dairy Sheds, Herd homes 

•Silage pits, effluent ponds 

•Excavation and cartage 

•Precast concrete 

•Insulated panels 

Engineering 

Daryl Power 

027 230 9401 

concretepower@scorch.co.nz 

www.concretepower.co.nz 

2273277 

RANGIORA 

DENTURE CLINIC 

Garry WMechen 

Registered Clinical DentalTechncian 

Phone (03) 313-9192 

38a Ashley Street, Rangiora 

Interior 

Renovations 

Ltd 

Plasterboard, 

fixing &stopping 

Cornice 

p 03 313 7144 | e info@rgrantelectrical.com 

Mention this advert &receive $50 off your next job 


2269236 

For your Engineering needs 

187d Ohoka Road, Kaiapoi 

Phone 03 327 5246 |027 495 2821 

toppeng@xtra.co.nz 

NEW N W DENTURES D N ES 

*RELINE* *REPAIRS* I S 

HOURS 

8.30am -12noon- Monday to Friday 

FREE E CONSULTATION O 

AND ADVICE 

A V C 

For a/h repairs 

phone (03) 310-3044 

Cove and 

stippled ceilings 

Registered 

Tradesman 

Call Mark 

027 438 0665 

Glass Services 

Retrofit Double Glazing 

ReplacementWindows 

Frameless Showers 

Splashbacks 

Balustrades 

Mirrors 

SecurityDoors 

Window Maintenance 

1High Street, Rangiora | 03 313 1733 

leah.stewart@hagley.co.nz 



Irrigation &Filtration 

Painter 

2490187 

Landscaping 

For all your landscaping needs 

All Landscaping, Retaining Walls (Engineered and 

Non-Engineered), Timber Fences, Landscape Structures 

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

Phone Jeremy 021 169 9394 

www.blackhill.co.nz 

www.facebook.com/blackhillltd 

2372616v2 

Scrap Metal 

CASH PAID FOR SCRAP 

•Car Bodies •Scrap Steel•Specialists in Farm 

Machinery•All non Ferrous 

MAINLAND 

METALS LTD 

Ph (03)338 7000 

Mike0274 818544 •Robbie0274818 027 

Locally owned and operated 

1902273 

Shingle 

SHINGLE SUPPLIES 

CAP 65 

CAP 40 

Quarry Prices 

from $23 per cube 

from $25 per cube 

CAP 20 from $30 per cube 

DRAINAGE CHIP 

from $40 per cube all +gst 

Plus all excavation and truck hire 

house excavations, driveways, subdivisions 

CONTRACTING 

Ph: KEN 027 201 3302 

Email: stress@xtra.co.nz 

2009594 

AMPLIFY YOUR BUSINESS AND BE 

THE NAME THEY REMEMBER FIRST 

Advertise with us and get noticed today! 

Phone us today on 03 314 8335 or email 

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

Windows & Doors 

WINDOW MARKET PLACE 

• New & Used 

• Timber & Aluminium 

• Windows & Doors 

8am-5pm Weekdays 

8am-2pm Saturday 

215 Waltham Rd, Sydenham 

Ph (03) 379 6159 info@windowmarket.co.nz 

Fax (03) 962 1012 www.windowmarket.co.nz 

ncn1242200aa 

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

2021 Corolla GX 

•2.0L PetrolAuto, Alloys 

•Satnav,5-StarSafety, Camera 

•Bluetooth, Only 17,250kms 

$ 

29,995 

2010 Toyota Prius 

•1.8L PetrolHybrid, Keyless 

•SideAirbags, 4.2L/100km 

•Only 47,756kms 

$ 

16,995 

2021 Corolla SX Hybrid 

•1.8L Hybrid Petrol, 5-Star Safety 

•Satnav,Keyless,Bluetooth 

•Only 28,300kms. 

$ 

35,995 

2017 ToyotaVitz Hybrid 

•1.5LPetrolAuto, ClimateAir 

•3.8L/100km, Rebate Eligible 


$ 

19,995 

2017 ToyotaVitz Hybrid 

•1.5LPetrolHybridAuto 

•5-Door,ClimateAir,Rebate Eligible 


$ 

18,995 

2021 Corolla GX Hatchback 

•2.0L Petrol Auto, Alloys, Camera 

•Satnav,5-StarSafety 

•Only10,200kms 

$ 

31,995 

2017 Toyota C-HR Hybrid 

•1.8L PetrolHybrid,Leather 

•5-StarSafety, Camera 

•Bluetooth, Only 37,200kms 

$ 

31,995 

2019 CorollaGXBlack 

Edition 

•2.0L PetrolAuto, Alloys, Satnav, 

•Apple&AndroidConnect,5-Star Safety 


$ 

29,995 

2019 CamryGXHybrid 

•2.5LHybrid Petrol, 5-Star Safety 

•AlloysCamera,4.7L/100kms 


$ 

36,995 

2013Toyota PriusC 

•1.5LHybrid Petrol, NZ New 

•Alloys, Bluetooth, Keyless 

•4.3L/100kms 

$ 

11,995 

2018 Corolla GX Hatchback 

•2.0L PetrolAuto, Satnav 

•Climate Air, 5-Star Safety 

•Camera, 69,200kms 

$ 

23,995 

2017 Toyota C-HR Hybrid 

•1.8L PetrolHybrid; Leather 

•Camera, 5-Star Safety 

•Only 55,600km 

$ 

34,995 

2022 Rav4 GX 2WD 

•2.0L PetrolAuto, Satnav 

•5-star Safety,Camera, Bluetooth 


2019 Rav4 GXL AWD 

•2.5LPetrol8-Speed Auto 

•5-Star Safety, Satnav, Bluetooth 


2017 Ford FocusS 

•1.5LTurboPetrolAuto, Alloys 

•Satnav,Keyless,Bluetooth, 

•Camera, Only 35,150kms 

2019 Toyota Camry GL 

•2.5LPetrolAuto, Alloys 

•Camera, 5-StarSafety, Bluetooth 

•73,200km 

$ 

40,995 $ 

42,995 $ 

20,995 

$ 

21,995 

2020 Rav4 Hybrid AWD 

•2.5LHybrid Petrol, Leather,5-StarSafety 

•360 Camera,Bluetooth 


$ 

51,995 

2019 HiluxSR5 4WD 

•2.8L Turbo Diesel 6-Speed Manual 

•Satnav,ReverseCamera,Bluetooth 

•91,550km 

$ 

46,995 

2019 Toyota Fortuner GXL 

•2.8L Turbo Diesel Auto, 4WD 

•7-Seater,Satnav,Camera 


$ 

52,995 


•150kW 2.8L TurboDiesel Auto 

•Satnav,5-StarSafety, Camera 


$ 

49,995 

2021 Highland GXLV6 

•3.5LPetrol, 8-speed Auto,Camera 

•Bluetooth, 5-StarSafety, 7-Seater 


2022Ex-DemoHiluxSR54WD 

•150Kw 2.8LTurbo Diesel Auto 

•360 Camera,5-StarSafety 


2018 Hilux SR5 Cruiser 

4WD 

•2.8L Turbo Diesel Auto, Leather, Satnav 

•Keyless,Camera, 96,350kms 

2022 HiluxSR4WD 

•150kw 2.8L Turbo Diesel Auto 

•ARB Bar,LiftKit,Camera 


$ 

59,995 $ 

64,995 $ 

49,995 $ 

64,995 

2016 HiluxSR5 4X4 

•2.8L Turbo Diesel, 6-Speed Manual 

•SportsLid,Camera,Satnav 


$ 

45,995 

2020 HiluxSR5 Cruiser 2WD 

•150Kw 2.8LTurbo Diesel Auto 

•Accent Canopy, Satnav,Bluetooth 

•Only68,300kms 

$ 

47,995 

2022 LandCruiser300 VX 

•3.3LTwin TurboVG, leather, 7-Seater 

•5-Star Safety, Santav, 360 Camera 

•Only 9,250kms 

$ 

149,995 


•2.8L Turbo Diesel Auto, Alloys 

•Camera, Satnav, Keyless 


$ 

51,995 

2022 Hilux4WD 

•2.8L Turbo Diesel, allset to go to work 

•VeryLow 6050Kms 

$ 

61,995 

2015Ford RangerXLT 2WD 

•3.2LTurboDiesel Auto 

•Alloys, Tonneau,ParkingSensors 

•Bluetooth 

$ 

23,995 

2018 Toyota Hiace 

•2.8L Turbo Diesel Auto, 6-Seater 

•Fold up Second Row 


$ 

41,995 

2017 LandCruiserPrado TX 

•2.8L Turbo Diesel, 7-Seater 

•Leather,Keyless,Camera 


WAS$63,995 

NOW $ 57,995 

2021 Daihatsu Hijet 

•660cc PetrolManual,4WD,Flatdeck 

•DropSides, Parking Sensors 

•LikeNew 

•Only 60kms 

WAS$24,995 

$ 

19,995 

2021 SR5Cruiser 4WD 

•150kW 2.8L TurboDiesel Auto 

•Flatdeck, Leather,Camera, Satnav 


$ 

61,995 

2023 Highlander Limited ZR 

•2.5LHybrid Petrol, Leather,360 Camera 

•anoramic Roof,6.2L/100km 

•Done Only 300kms 

$ 

84,995 

2022 LandCruiserLXSingle 

Cab 

•4.5LTurbo Diesel V8; Bluetooth 

•Toyota Deck, Done less than100kms 

$ 

109,995 

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

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