North Canterbury News: June 01, 2023

Thursday,June1,2023 | Issue1048 | www.starnews.co.nz 

King’s 

Birthday 

Caught on camera ... Acat makes ameal of blackfronted tern chicks from anest in the Ashley River. The blackfronted 

tern, anationally endangered bird, struggles to nest successfully each season. 

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Group calls for cat bylaw 

By ROBYN BRISTOW 

Cats are endangering braided 

river birds, and need to be 

controlled, says aNorth 

Canterbury rivercare group. 

The AshleyRakahuriRivercare 

group (ARRG) is calling for the 

registration, microchipping, 

desexing, and limiting numbers of 

cats per household,inabid to 

protect the birds, and other 

inhabitants of the riverbed. 

It saysacat control bylaw is 

urgently required. 

ARRG has called on 

WaimakaririMayorDan Gordon 

to take heed of its plea for action, 

with the group’s operation’s 

manager presenting him with 

photographic evidence of cats at 

nests, and at predatortraps the 

grouphas set. 

The trapsare not for cats. 

The groupsays catsare the 

second worst predatorof 

endangered braided river birds 

on the river—Norway rats being 

the worst. 

In aletter to Mr Gordon, ARRG 

says cats have even swum the 

riveronoccasion to get to the 

islands whereendangered birds 

nest. 

‘‘We do this on behalfofall 

riverinhabitants, particularly 

braided river birds, and to 

prevent continued cruelty to cats, 

whichare often abandoned to 

lead aprecarious existence in the 

wild,’’ ARRGsays. 

It urges Mr Gordon to promote 

goingfurther than aSelwyn 

DistrictCouncil bylaw, which 

requiresregistration and 

microchippingofcats. 

During arecent three month 

trialonbaits for traps, there were 

79 visits by cats, the most of any 

predator. 

ARRG sayscontrolswould add 

alayer of protection for 

endangered birds, giving the 

various species achancetobreed 

successfully. The number of 

unwanted litters of kittenswould 

also reduce,the group says. 

‘‘Bylaws to control cats will, in 

the long term, lead to fewer cats 

beingdumped and breeding in 

the wild,’’ agroup spokesperson 

says. 

‘‘We know fromexperiencein 

Canterbury thatferal cat 

populationsare huge, and not 

easily controlled.’’ 

Business confidence 

drops in Waimakariri 


NorthCanterbury business 

confidence has dropped 

markedly thisyear,despite 

positive figurescoming out of 

the latest Waimakariri 

economic report. 

Both the North Canterbury 

Business OpinionSurvey and 

the Quarterly Economic 

Monitor for the Waimakariri 

District were released last 

week,showing amixedbag of 

low confidence and steady 

growth. 

The Business Opinion 

Survey, released twice ayear 

by Enterprise North 

Canterbury (ENC), saw a 

staggering 40 percentdrop in 

confidence in the New 

Zealand economic situation 

sincethe last survey in 

October 2022. 

Localbusiness confidence 

in the New Zealand economy 

sits at net52%, whichisthe 

lowest ever recorded outside 

of the Covid19 lockdown. 

Survey coordinatorMiles 

Dalton says the drop is 

unsurprising. 

‘‘A good part of thisoutlook 

will be down to inflation, 

whichiscausing profitsto 

drop. 

‘‘In general, sales are 

actually up, but increased 

costsare eating into the 

benefitsofthat forour local 

businesses. 

‘‘We are seeing more 

pressure on businesses as 

they work on their end of year 

accounts,’’ he says. 

Despite this,the survey 

showsthat North Canterbury 

businessesfeel more 

confident aboutthe national 

economy than New Zealand 

businessesoverall,which is 

sittingatnet 61% confidence. 

Local businesses are also 

more confident about their 

own business situation than 

they weresix months ago — 

up 11% on the last survey. 

The Waimakariri Quarterly 

Economic Monitor (QEM) 

from Infometricspaintsa 

more positive picture, with 

local GDP up 3.7% for the 

year to Marchplacing 

Waimakaririinthe top 11 

growth regionsinthe country. 

This reportalso highlights 

increases in consumer 

spending, tourism, house 

values and employment 

figures, as wellasnonresidentialconsents 

which 

have increased by a 

whopping 58% compared to 

just 11% nationally. 

‘‘The QEM showsusthat 

money is still flowing freely in 

Waimakariri and although 

some of thisincrease can be 

put downtoinflation, we also 

have some underlying 

strengths here,’’ Mr Dalton 

says. 

‘‘Specifically, our 

population is still growing, 

local tourismisbouncing 

back, and adiversified 

economygives us the ability 

to better rollwith the 

punches, which we’ve seen 

time and again in recent 

years.’’ 

However, Mr Dalton says 

thingsare likely to get worse. 

‘‘For many, the negative 

effects of high inflationhave 

still not kicked in fully. 

Unfortunately, thingsare 

likelytoget worsebeforethey 

get better for some of our 

local businesses, so the axiom 

of ‘prepare for the worst but 

hope for the best’has never 

been truer.’’ 

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Conspiracy claims dismissed 

By DAVID HILL, 

Local DemocracyReporter 

Waimakariri Mayor Dan Gordon says 

there is ‘‘no conspiracy’’ with the United 

Nations. 

The Mayor was speaking in response 

to submissions to the draft 2023/24 

annual plan, as the council resumed its 

deliberations on Tuesday morning (May 

30). 

Several of the 61 submissions 

expressed objections to references to 

the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for 

Sustainable Development. 

‘‘We are not controlled by the United 

Nations and the people we answer to are 

our ratepayers,’’ Mr Gordon said. 

The Mayor’s comments prompted an 

outburst from the public gallery ,with 

one woman speaking up before exiting 

the meeting. 

Mr Gordon said councillors had 

listened to the points made and would 

be responding to them. 

Several councillors expressed a 

desire to respond directly to those 

submissions, but Mr Gordon advised 

restraint. 

Cr Al Blackie questioned the wording 

of the motion ‘‘accepting’’ the 

submissions, ‘‘if we know something is 

demonstrably incorrect’’. 

Council staff agreed to change the 

wording to ‘‘receive’’ the submissions. 

Mr Gordon said the best time to 

address whether the UN’s 2030 Agenda 

was relevant to the council’s planning 

would be during next year’s 2024/34 

Long Term Plan (LTP). 

Chief executive Jeff Millward said the 

council was on track for an average rates 

rise of 5.97 percent for the 2023/24 

financial year, ‘‘barring any additions 

from the submissions’’. 

‘‘It was one we didn’t have to consult 

on because there are no major changes, 

but we did anyway, so there has been 

very little change coming through the 

submissions.’’ 

The main projects in the annual plan 

were roading, cycle trails and 

community facilities to accommodate 

growth. 

The council was bringing forward its 

ultra violet treatment programme to 

enhance its case with Taumata Arowai 

for chlorine exemptions for its main 

urban water supplies. 

Mr Millward said work had begun on 

the 2024/34 LTP and the council was 

forecasting an average rates rise of 5.2% 

for the 2024/25 financial year. 

‘‘But that is under pressure. 

‘‘We have ongoing inflation which is 

going on for longer than was predicted 

by the economists.’’ 

The council’s deliberations were 

scheduled to continue today and 

tomorrow (May 30 and 31). 

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Entries steady for NC Business Awards 


Waimakariri businesses are leading the 

charge when it comes to North 

Canterbury Business Awards entries. 

Entries to the biannual event opened 

earlier this month and organisers say 

they’re pleased with the steady stream 

of entries so far, but are hoping to attract 

many more. 

Business Awards organiser, Guy 

Graham of Enterprise North Canterbury 

(ENC), says the most entries have come 

from businesses in the Waimakariri 

District, followed by Hurunui and 

Kaikoura, who have an equal number. 

‘‘We’re hoping more businesses in all 

districts will consider entering, as this is 

afantastic opportunity to get some welldeserved 

recognition for all the hard 

work that has gone into your business.’’ 

The 2023 Awards offer atotal of nine 

categories. 

One category winner will go on to be 

crowned the MainPower Supreme 

Award winner. 

Each entrant can also opt to compete 

in the North Canterbury News People’s 

Choice Award. 

‘‘We would love to see more entries in 

the MADE NORTH CANTERBURY 

Food &Beverage Award, as well as the 

CoolSpaces Sustainability Award,” says 

Guy. 

‘‘The Food &Beverage Award is pretty 

self explanatory. 

‘‘We have so many incredible food and 

beverage producers in our region who 

we wholeheartedly encourage to enter. 

‘‘The Sustainability Award on the 

other hand, can go to any type of 

business in any industry, so long as 

they’re making positive changes to 

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improve their contribution towards the 

climate or environment. 

‘‘We know there are alot of businesses 

in North Canterbury who are making 

great efforts towards reducing their 

carbon, or implementing staff training 

around better environmental practices, 

for example. 

‘‘These are the types of businesses 

we’d love to see entering the CoolSpaces 

Sustainability Award,’’ says Mr Graham. 

Businesses considering entering the 

awards are encouraged to read all of the 

entry information before starting their 

application. 

Mr Graham says entrants should give 

themselves plenty of time to complete it. 

‘‘The entry form is very 

comprehensive –that’s intentional on 

our part –and it’s followed by afull 

review and interview with our judges. 

‘‘The process is thorough but all the 

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Challenges as growth continues 


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Waimakariri’sgrowth is settocontinue 

foryearstocome,but predictingwhere 

peoplewillchoose to live is creating some 

challenges. 

With the GreaterChristchurch area 

expected to need 77,000more houses over 

thenext 30 years, the Waimakariri 

district’spopulation is likelytotop 

100,000 by 2053. 

Thepresent population in the 

Waimakariridistrict is around70,000. 

Waimakariri District Council 

developmentplanningmanager Matt 

Bacon says it was difficulttopredict how 

many people will move to the district and 

wheretheywill choose to live. 

‘‘We havegone away from specific 

numbersand locationsand nowwe’re 

looking at differentscenarios. 

‘‘We do housingnumbers almost on an 

annualbasis.’’ 

TheWoodend /Pegasus areawas the 

fastest growing area for the district,but 

gettinganaccurate population was 

difficultasStats NZ included the 

burgeoning Ravenswoodsubdivision in 

theneighbouring Waikukuarea, Mr 

Bacon says. 

While the Woodend/Pegasusarea was 

expected to top10,000 by 2053,the wider 

Waikuku,Pegasus, Woodend andPegasus 

Bayareawas expected to reach 12,500 

peopleby2033 and15,000 peopleby2043. 

Mr Bacon sayspopulationprojections 

arebased on acalculation of births, 

deathsand net migration. 

‘‘With regardstomigration, I 

understand thefigures are largely 

influenced by NationalImmigration 

Policy settings and arethe primarydriver 

of population growth.’’ 

Where to housethe extra people wasa 

challengeascouncils wanted to avoid an 

ever expanding urbansprawl andtaking 

up quality farmland, while drainage was 

an issue in someareas. 

Strategy,engagementand economic 

development general manager Simon 

Hart says staff arethinking about‘‘where 

thenumberswill go when they hit 

Waimakariri’’. 

Growing pains ... The growth of subdivisions like Ravenswood is creating planning 

headaches for Waimakariri District Council staff. 

PHOTO: FILE 

The Ravenswood subdivisionis 

alreadyuptostage fiveofthe plannedsix 

stage development, whileother subdivisions 

are fillingupfast. 

The recentlyopened up BellgrovesubdivisioninRangioraensures 

therewas no 

shortage for now,MrBaconsays. 

The councilisrequired,under the 

NationalPolicyStatement for Urban 

Development,toplanahead of demandto 

ensuretherewas plenty of supply. 

But even whenplanningwas put in 

place, Mr Bacon saysthere is always alag 

between approval and anew subdivision 

being dividedup. 

Futuredevelopment could be urban 

infill,while the passing of theResource 

Management (EnablingHousing and 

Other Matters) AmendmentAct in 

December 2021 made it possibletosubdivide 

sectionsfor up to threehousing 

unitsand buildinguptothree storeys in 

themain urbanareas. 

‘‘Themarket forintensification willbe 

limited, so there is abig difference 

betweenwhat theplan enables andwhat 

actuallyhappens,’’ Mr Bacon says. 

He says Townsend Fields(Rangiora) is 

offering average sizedlotsofabout 600to 

700square metres, even though smaller 

lotsizesare allowed. 

‘‘They will offerwhat theybelieve the 

marketistelling them,’’ Mr Hartadded. 

‘‘So we need to be conscious of whatis 

attracting peopletoWaimakariri, is it 

high densityhousing or larger sections?’’ 

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Truck safety brought to the school gate 

By JOHN COSGROVE 

Truck safety education has returned to 

Woodend School. 

Canterbury Waste Services (CWS) 

fleet supervisor Andrew Cleland says 

it’s great to be back at Woodend School, 

after acouple of years break, holding 

oneday sessions for the children on how 

to be safe around truck and trailer units. 

‘‘Our relationship with Woodend 

School started back in 2005, and was 

part of acompany sponsored initiative 

to help children at the school 

understand the dangers of being around 

the truck and trailers we use every day 

to move waste to Kate Valley. 

‘‘Now we are back after aCovid break 

to re energise the programme, and keep 

it fresh in the children’s minds as our 

drivers continue to engage with them 

every time they pass the school.’’ 

Woodend School and landfill owner, 

Transwaste Canterbury, along with the 

police entered into agood will 

agreement in August 2005 to work 

together to enhance road safety, with a 

special focus on the safety of Woodend 

children and adults, around trucks. 

Andrew says the children see the CWS 

trucks every day when they walk to and 

from school, as SH1 goes right past their 

gate. 

‘‘We wanted to create asafety 

orientated relationship between the 

children and our drivers.’’ 

CWS drivers going to and from the 

Kate Valley landfill sound their horns 

whenever they see Woodend students. 

The students in turn give the drivers 

the ‘‘thumbs up’’ to show they have 

spotted them. 

‘‘We come along to the school each 

year and show the children how they 

appear to the drivers.’’ 

He says it is about showing them 

around the trucks, getting them up into 

the cabs to show them where are the 

drivers blind spots are and to 

demonstrate how they can easily 

disappear from atruck drivers vision. 

Now the emphasis is on helping them 

understand the dangers of wind blasts 

when alarge truck and trailer unit goes 

past. 

The initial programme was so 

successful John Bond, the regional 

adviser for Transporting NZ Ia Ara 

Aotearoa, adopted the programme in 

2013 and took it to 17 other schools in the 

South Island as part of an industrywide 

good will and safety programme. 

‘‘It’s been agreat idea and everyone 

loves it, we have so many trucking 

companies of all sizes involved now in 

educating children about being safe 

around trucks. 

‘‘It’s about seeing the driver and him 

or her seeing the children,’’ John says. 

One other area of interest for the 

children at Woodend School is the 

adoption of the back of the trailers for 

safety messages penned and designed by 

the children. 

Andrew Cleland says they will be 

continuing with the tradition of inviting 

school children to design asafety 

message to be painted onto the back of 

the trailers. 

‘‘There are 14 units in operation and 

once the entries are judged by the 

board, they get painted on and the 

children start looking out for their 

special trucks.’’ 

Thumbs up ... Ayear five class at the 

Woodend School’s truck safety programme 

run by Canterbury Waste Services. 

PHOTO: JOHN COSGROVE 

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Spotlight on speed 



An Amberley Beach resident is getting 

fed up with speeding drivers. 

Luis Arevalo says he is at his ‘‘wits 

end’’ after three years of trying to get 

action over drivers consistently 

exceeding the 30kph speed limit in the 

Amberley Beach village. 

‘‘Cars race past our homes at well 

over that speed, some so fast Icannot 

get their make /model or number 

plate. 

‘‘I would estimate close to 80 to 

100kph.’’ 

Mr Arevalo has raised his concerns 

with local police and the Hurunui 

District Council. 

He would like the council to install 

another speed hump on Grierson 

Avenue and suggested speed cameras 

be installed. 

Hurunui District Council chief 

operations officer Dan Harris said 

staff were aware of Mr Arevalo’s 

concerns. 

He said community support would 

be needed to implement more 

speeding restrictions, such as an extra 

speed hump. 

‘‘Hence we suggested he work 

through the community channels, 

namely the Amberley Beach 

Residents and Ratepayers Committee 

and then the South Ward committee.’’ 

Mr Harris said next year’s 2024/34 

Long Term Plan was the best place to 

consider it and he suggested Mr 

Arevalo make asubmission. 

Road safety coordinator Dean 

Eades said Amberley Beach Road and 

the village had speeds set based on 

Waka Kotahi New Transport Agency 

guidelines. 

‘‘The mean or free flow speed for 

this area is being controlled [kept 

down] on the roads.’’ 

Mr Eades said Grierson Avenue had 

amean operating speed of 32kph, 

while neighbouring Chamberlain 

Avenue had amean operating speed of 

26kph. 

Apolice spokesperson said North 

Canterbury police were aware of 

reports of speeding at Amberley 

Beach. 

‘‘If you travel above the posted 

speed limit, you can expect to be 

stopped and subjected to intervention 

such as engagement, education and 

enforcement.’’ 

The public were encouraged to 

report dangerous driving so it could be 

investigated, by calling 111 if it was 

happening now or 105 after the fact. 

Details including the vehicle’s 

registration number were helpful, the 

spokesperson said. 

Concerned residents could also 

contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555111 

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Mayor Marie Black 

Uncertainty reigns 

Given our councilhas just completeda 

round of consultation regardingthe Draft 

AnnualPlan, Iwould like to acknowledge 

members of our community who attended 

the sessions. 

Thepast 12 months have been riddled 

with uncertainty. 

Interest rates and living costs are 

significantly on the rise,taking atoll on our 

economy, supply chains and service 

delivery, which are impacting on our 

households and businesses. 

The annual plan is dedicated to 

‘‘stickingtothe game plan’’ to achieve its 

community outcomes and priorities. 

However, the unavoidable impact of 

inflationand rising costs to council means 

we are facing an average growth adjusted 

rate increase of 7.49%,which is above what 

we forecast in our Long Term Plan. 

Evenamidst the challenges, we continue 

to deliver anumber of servicesand 

projects to bringbenefittoour community 

now, and into the future. 

Already, council officers and elected 

membersare focusedonthe long term 

plan (LTP), as this is akey planning tool for 

councils. 

It describesthe council activitiesand 

the community outcomes it aspires to 

achieve. 

This is ahigh level planning framework, 

and will be ready for full consultation 

during 2024. 

Lastweek Cr Ross Barnesand I 

attended the LGNZ conference for two 

days in Wellington,which included 

regional,metro, ruraland provincial 

councilsfrom around the country. With the 

generalelection just around the corner, 

keynote speakers included Minister 

This 

Week 

Sun 

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Jun 1 Jun 2 Jun 3 Jun 4 Jun 5 Jun 6 Jun 7 

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McAnulty, Labour spokesperson for Local 

Government and Emergency response, 

NicolaWillis Deputy Leader of the 

National Party,and Eugenie Sage,from 

the Green Party. 

Issues debated included the proposal to 

reducethe voting age to 16, an invigorating 

session focused on resilienceand the 

future for food production, an indepth 

discussion on funding for aresilient 

transport network that supports sufficient 

transport investment, and priorities for 

both buildingbetter to achieve 

maintenance, and new developments. 

This is akey area for our council as we 

look to the LTP and make sure we are 

achieving acloser alignment with your 

expectations, and our delivery of level of 

services. 

During theevent Ihad the opportunity to 

reconnect with Napier Mayor Kirsten 

Wise and Wairoa Mayor Craig Little, who 

have both had significant impact in their 

districtsfrom Cyclone Gabrielle. 

Donations that have been made through 

the specialfund set up at HurunuiDistrict 

Council will be used specifically to support 

rural people and to aid their recovery. 

The totalof$6700 has been forwarded, 

with $5000 of this being donated by 

Hawarden Waikari Lionsgroup and the 

remainder from individual or group 

donations. 

Mayor Kirsten and MayorCraig are 

extremely grateful for this generous 

donation and expressedtheir gratitude. 

Although nearingJune the weather is 

providing some lovely milddays. 

So make this mostofthis cycle and 

appreciate all that our lovely districthas to 

offer. 

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KAIKŌURA VIEWS 

MAYOR CRAIG MACKLE 

From the Beehive 

to the hockey arena 

RecentlyIattended ameeting at the 

Beehive with the 10 Mayors from 

Canterbury and the chair of 

Environment Canterbury. 

As mayors we worktogether 

because we acknowledge that as a 

collectivewehave astrongervoice. 

By findingcommon groundwecan 

also share costs, and work smarter to 

overcome the bigger challengesthat 

our communities face. 

We put the refreshed Planfor 

Canterbury to nineGovernment 

ministers. 

Top of the todo list was 

advocatingfor permanent coinvestment 

in floodprotection 

schemes, immigration and skills 

policies thatwork for Canterbury, 

an integratedapproach to transport 

funding,and supporting 

Canterbury's economic development 

and emergency management. 

It was apositive conversation and 

I’m hopeful that there aresome good 

things to come from it in the future. 

We also receivedgood news last 

week that the MayorsTaskforce for 

Jobs willbefunded for anothertwo 

years. 

Everyyear we have young people 

leaving schooland entering 

employmentfor the first time, and 

most needsome help. 

It’s reallyimportant to have 

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someone workingatagrassroots 

level in our community to help the 

young people getthe experience 

that theyneed to get intowork,and 

to workwith our local employers to 

identify the skillgaps that need 

filled. 

So thisisgreat news for our 

community. 

Also, ashoutout to the High 

SchoolHockey team. 

We all travelledtoChristchurch a 

few weeksago to see the Blacksticks 

play. 

The trip was areward for them 

being agreat team who have 

supported each other, played forthe 

love of thegame, and as aresult seen 

so much improvementthis yearthey 

are an awesome bunch of young 

people. 

We wereall in awe of thespeed of 

the game at thatlevel and it was a 

real inspiration seeing the Black 

Sticksplay. 

Finally, Iattended an information 

evening last week for the North 

Canterbury Business Awards. 

It’s opentoall businesses in 

Kaikoura, and its not about winning 

or losing. 

It’s about getting your name out 

there and making connections. 

So find out more on theirwebsite 

and get your application in! 

Aproposed subdivision could change the Ohoka village 



Aproposed subdivisionwill 

substantially change the ruralvillage 

of Ohoka, if approved. 

Ahearing date has been setto 

consider aproposed private change 

(PlanChange 31 PC31)byRolleston 

Industrial Developments Limitedfor 

aresidential subdivision at Ohoka, 

near Rangiora. 

It willtake place from August 3to16, 

with the independent hearings panel 

consider 648 primary submissions and 

eightfurther submissions. 

Rolleston Industrial Developments 

Ltd is proposing to build a155 hectare, 

850 home subdivision at Ohoka. 

The WaimakaririDistrictCouncil 

has madeasubmission opposing the 

proposed plan change. Concerns 

raisedincludethe loss of productive 

farming land, flooding issues, traffic 

congestionand the lack of public of 

transport in the area. 

While the developerhas found a 

loophole in the NationalPolicy 

StatementonUrban Development, 

which allowedfor developmentin 

growthareas, such as Greater 

Christchurch, the proposalgoes 

against the council’s previous 

planning work. 

Thisincludedthe Operative District 

Plan, the draftDistrict Plan, which 

was notified in 2021, and the nonstatutoryRural 

Residential 

Development Strategy, which was 

prepared in 2018. 

The strategyfound thatrural 

residential development, sections of 

5000m2, is unsuitable on the site 

proposedbyRolleston Industrial 

Developments Ltd. 

The developerisproposing to 

develop 500m2 sections. 

Afinalhearing schedule will be 

published on the council’s websiteby 

Friday, July 28. 


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Motunau 2:31pm 2.2 8:46pm 0.7 3:18pm 2.3 9:36pm 0.7 4:06pm 2.4 10:26pm 0.6 4:56pm 2.5 11:18pm 0.6 5:49pm 2.5 

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Gore Bay 2:33pm 2.2 8:48pm 0.7 3:20pm 2.3 9:38pm 0.7 4:08pm 2.4 10:28pm 0.6 4:58pm 2.5 11:20pm 0.6 5:51pm 2.5 

6:45pm 2.5 12:27pm 0.5 7:40pm 2.6 1:21pm 0.5 

2:01am 1.5 8:09am 0.4 2:47am 1.5 8:53am 0.3 3:34am 1.5 9:40am 0.3 4:23am 1.5 10:29am 0.3 5:15am 1.5 11:21am 0.2 6:10am 1.5 12:05am 0.2 7:06am 1.6 1:00am 0.2 

Kaikoura 2:27pm 1.5 8:42pm 0.4 3:13pm 1.6 9:31pm 0.3 4:02pm 1.6 10:20pm 0.3 4:52pm 1.7 11:11pm 0.2 5:43pm 1.7 

6:37pm 1.8 12:15pm 0.2 7:32pm 1.8 1:11pm 0.2 

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RANGIORA

NORTH CANTERBURY SPORT &RECREATION TRUST 


MainPower Stadium home to basketball 

MainPower Stadium is apopular venue 

for many sporting codes. 

The indoor Stadium is not yet twoyearsold, 

but is already becoming a 

venue of choice for avariety of sports 

teams for national and regional 

tournaments, club games and other 

programmes on offer. 

Run by the North Canterbury Sport 

and Recreation Trust, its four fullsized 

courts, supporting fitness centre, which 

offers facilities for individuals, teams 

and group training, along with other 

facilities, are attracting astrong 

following. 

Those working in the complex are now 

hard at work to ensure it continues to 

focus on being agreat onestop shop for 

those who hire it. 

Last week, MainPower Stadium was 

on show when Raelene Castle, Group 

Executive of Sport NZ, visited the venue 

to find out more about the North 

Canterbury Sport and Recreation Trust 

and it’s programmes. 

Ms Castle was impressed with the 

opportunities available to adiverse 

range of age groups, including walking 

netball, primary school basketball and 

pickleball. 

She took time to chat to participants 

and staff. 

This weekend the Aon Under 19 

National basketball tournament is being 

held from Friday, June 2until Monday, 

June 5. 

Over 260 young basketballers will 

compete at the tournament hosted by 

Basketball New Zealand, in conjunction 

with the North Canterbury Basketball 

Association. 

It will feature North Canterbury and 

Canterbury Basketball teams, 

competing against other strong 

basketball regions such as Waikato and 

Harbour. 

Games start at 9am each day, and run 

into the evening, with last games at 

7.30pm. Everyone is welcome, and entry 

is free. 

There are 16 men’s teams competing, 

in four pools of four, while 10 women’s 

teams will battle it out in two pools of 

five. 

Meanwhile, on Saturday, July 8and 

Sunday, July 9, round two of the 

National Wheelchair Basketball 

League, will be held at the stadium. 

The stadium is the home venue for the 

Canterbury Rollas —which make up 

three teams including North Canterbury 

—who use the stadium for practice, and 

league games. 

It is the Rollas venue of choice due to 

the disabled parking right out front, 

excellent toilet and shower facilities, 

and the first class courts. 

Five of the Rollas members live in the 

Rangiora area. 

The Canterbury Ateam won round 1, 

in Whangarei recently, beating 

Auckland 56 to 45 in the final. 

Under 19 ... Canterbury playing Porirua on day three of the AON Under 19 Nationals held at MainPower Stadium Rangiora in 2022. 

PHOTO: BASKETBALLNZ 

The tournament will be hosted by 

Canterbury Wheelchair Basketball, with 

both Aand Bgrades competing against 

teams from the Auckland, Waikato, and 

Northland regions. 

Around 50 players are expected at the 

tournament. 

Canterbury Rollas ... Players hard at work 

at MainPower Stadium. 


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HDC NEWS... 

What's happening Hurunui? 

RECYCLING -DOITONCE, DO IT PROPERLY 

The recycling system atGreta Valley Tavern is all about doing your bit to make the next person’s job easier. 

Glass, cardboard, cans and plastic containers are separated, and glass is divided into colours. Lids are 

collected and dropped off at Hurunui Memorial Library inAmberley where they’re used for local recycling 

projects. Anorganic waste bucket isdonated to alocal farmer. Evidence of the Tavern's good progress is 

clear during staff member Annika Jablolonski's weekly visits toAmberley Transfer Station, where staff there 

appreciate the hard work that is happening. If you want to tell us your thoughts on the draft Waste 

Management and Minimisation Plan, please visit Alerts/Consultations on the Council's website. 

CIVIL DEFENCE GROUP FORMED INCULVERDEN 

Culverden now has its own Civil Defence Community Emergency Response Team, Newly-appointed 

Culverden Civil Defence coordinator is retired farmer, Gregor McKenzie. The group includes 20 

volunteers 

from arange ofbackgrounds who have all been appointed roles, all with the common desire of wanting to do 

their bit for their community, should adisaster strike. An earthquake through the Alpine Fault and asevere 

snow event were identified asthe top two risks. This Civil Defence preparedness training isreplicated across 

Hurunui District’s nine Civil Defence sectors of Cheviot; Hawarden-Waikari; Culverden; Hanmer Springs; 

Waiau; Waipara; Motanau-Scargil-Greta Valley; Amberley and Mt Lyford. 

Meetings 

1st Hurunui Tourism Board 1.00pm (Venue: 

Council Chambers, Amberley) 

6th Council meeting (Presentations) 9.30am 

(Venue: Council Chambers, Amberley) 

12th Youth Council 6.30pm (Venue: Council 

Chambers, Amberley) 

13th Audit &Risk Committee 9.30am (Venue: 


14th South Ward Committee 7.00pm (Venue: 


15th Glenmark Community Committee 7.30pm 

(Venue: Waipara Pavilion) 

19th Hanmer Springs Community Board 1.00pm 

(Venue: The Gallery, Hanmer Springs Library) 

20th Operations Committee 9.30am (Venue: 


21st Amuri Community Committee 7.00pm (Venue: 

Hillcrest Chambers, Culverden) 

22nd Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools &Spa 

Management Committee 9.30am (Venue: Thermal 

Pools Boardroom, Hanmer Springs) 

27th Council meeting 9.30am (Venue: Council 

Chambers, Amberley) 

28th Hurunui Community Committee 7.30pm 

(Venue: Hawarden Community Library) 

29th Cheviot Community Committee 6.00pm 

(Venue: Cheviot Library/Service Centre) 

Reinstatement works inCulverden, including the 

full width renewal of the eastern footpath. 

WORKS UPDATES 

Culverden -pipeline replacement 

Works to replace the existing pipeline network along SH7 through Culverden have been progressing very 

well. To everyone who's properties have been affected by the water shutdowns, thank you for your 

cooperation. Reinstatement work has included the full width-renewal of the eastern footpath. 

Hanmer Springs -courtesy pedestrian crossings 

The two new raised courtesy pedestrian crossings onAmuri Avenue are complete. Thank you everyone for 

your patience and cooperation while these works took place. 

Hurunui 1scheme 

Earthworks have commenced onsite - the realignment of the access track and excavation works for the 

engineered reinforced reservoir tank slab are underway. Hurunui 1 is the District's largest drinking water 

scheme. The plant is being moved toahigher elevation -removing the risk of flooding from the Hurunui 

River, to maintain national Drinking Water Standards, and tokeep up with the District’s growth. 

Lake Sumner Road 

The road is open to all vehicles to travel across new concrete ford. Rock work and culvert replacements are 

now complete on the downstream side, and the reno mattress has been constructed. Cutting and shaping 

embankments and hauling remaining rock to stockpile, removing temporary culverts onthe upstream side of 

the ford, and channelling water tolow-flow culverts positioned under the existing concrete ford are all works 

that are now taking place. 

BE SAFE -BESEEN. 

Leithfield School students taking part in the BE 

SAFE BE SEEN initiative last week. 

Safe cycling –BESAFE BE SEEN isacollaboration between AA Canterbury, Hurunui District Council, West 

Coast District Council, and the New Zealand Police. Last Friday Leithfield School children received aset of 

USB rechargeable white and red (front and back) LED lights touse on their bikes and scooters. HDC's Road 

Safety Coordinator Dean Eades believes the good habits children learn now will help prepare them for the 

future. Broomfield School also received avisit last Friday, agreat opportunity to listen and learn about how to 

get safely toand from school. BESAFE BESEEN will be making its way around the District to other schools. 

On average across New Zealand, there is18m of road per person. But here in the Hurunui District, there is 

120m of road per person -which means our District has alarge road network -1600km of roads intotal! 

In brief 

THANK YOU FOR YOUR FEEDBACK SO FAR... 

Tell us what you think about the Draft Annual Plan, 

Waste Management and Minimisation Plan, and the 

Statutory Fees and Charges. 

You have until Tuesday June 6th - please look 

under Alerts/Consultations on the Council's website 

for further information. 

TRANSFER STATION HOURS, KING'S BIRTHDAY 

WEEKEND 

All transfer stations will be closed next Monday, 

June 5. 

Hanmer Springs, Gore Bay, - Refuse and recycling 

will be collected one day later, Tuesday June 6. 

Amberley, Amberley Beach, Leithfield and Leithfield 

Beach -Refuse and recycling will be collected on 

Wednesday June 7. 

MOTORCYCLE SAFETY PROGRAMME SUCCESS 

HDC's Road Safety Coordinator Dean Eades is part 

of agroup of Road Safety Coordinators (including 

Waimakariri, Christchurch City, and Selwyn) who 

received the Cedric Rogers Award, for the ‘Kickstart’ 

motorcycle rider improvement programme, part of 

Ride Forever. 

FREE LEARNER THEORY CLASSES 

Aimed at any young person, led by Pro-active Drive. 

Cheviot: Tues 4&Wed 5July 

Hawarden: Tues 11&Wed 12 July 

www.hurunui.govt.nz/learner 

PHONE US: 

Amberley: 03 314 8816. 

Cheviot Freephone: 03 319 8812. 

Amuri &Hanmer Springs Freephone: 03 315 8400. 

info@hurunui.govt.nz 

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NEWS 


Nth Canty Model Rail Club at across road 


11 

Theend of thelineisnighfor theNorth 

Canterbury Model Railway Club. 

At the beginning, sixmonths became six 

years,for the clubinits present home, but 

nowthe fork in the track has comefor 

Rangiora’s model train enthusiasts. 

Oneway is to expand their club's 

facilities intoamore permanent location 

in Rangiora, while downthe other track is 

thevery real prospect of having to pack 

allthe trainsawayinboxes and putthem 

underthe bed. 

North CanterburyModelRailway Club 

hassevenmonths to vacateits premises at 

13 Blake Street. 

‘‘To be fair, it wasonly ever loaned to us 

by the council as atemporary venue for 

sixmonths, six years ago. But nowwedo 

have to move out because they wantto 

knock downthisold building andturnit 

into acar park,’’ saysclubsecretary Kevin 

Ching. 

Sincethey wereasked to move on, the 

club hasbeen workingcloselywiththe 

Waimakariri District Council to find 

another locationtoexpand theclub’s 

facilities. 

Thecouncil hasoffered it someland. 

‘‘All we havetodoisfindasuitable 

building of more than 350sqmtofit allour 

modelrailwaysetsinto it.’’ 

Kevin says theBlakeStreet base is 

around288square metres, andcontains 

sixlayoutswith thebiggest –Desert Creek 

13m long. 

Theclubhas 13 active members, and50 

online, who are mainly of pensioners, 

whohave thetime and thepassion for 

building model trains, scenery and track 

layoutsand automatingtheirrailway 

lines and rolling stock. 

‘‘It’s notlimited to us men, we welcome 

anyonetocomedown andjoin us to share 

acommoninterestand comradeship,’’ 

says Kevin,who hasfostered an interest 

At ajunction ... North Canterbury Model Railway Club president Owen Patchett (left) and club secretary Kevin Ching contemplate the 

future of the club, which is seeking new premises. 


in model trainssince he waseight yearsold. 

‘‘Mydad bought aHornby train setfor 

my brother andmeasaChristmas 

present,but we hadtowait three years for 

him to lose interest in playingwith it 

beforehefinally gaveittous.’’ 

The club was incorporatedin2016, 

after threeyears of sharing aspaceata 

local church hall. 

‘‘Wewouldbringour tracksalonginthe 

backofour carsorontrailers, setthem 

up, tinker withthem,thenhave to break 

themdowneach night,’’ says Kevin. 

‘‘Thankstothe generosity of the WDC, 

they offered us this buildingasa 

temporary home in 2017.’’ 

Therethe clubhas establishedmany 

intricatelydetailed model train tracks, 

each built withloveand care by members. 

‘‘All here haveheldalatent love for 

trainsall their lives andnow theyhave 

thetime to resurrect their passion and 

have fun,’’says Kevin. 

Nowall the clubhas to do is find the 

moneytoeithermove an old classroom or 

similarsizedstructureonto theirnew 

site or erect anew purposebuilt multiusefacility 

there. 

Club presidentOwen Patchettsays they 

are lookingatall optionsand are 

continuingtoapply forfundingwhile 

seekingassistance fromother interested 

community organisationsalsosearching 

for somewherepermanenttobe based. 

Owensays the proposed facility could 

mirror the new Rangiora MenzShed 

facility, which is shared by other 

community groups. 

‘‘Sofar we haveraised about halfof 

whatweneed,sothe work continues,’’ he 

said. 

Please contactthe secretary Kevin 

Ching on 027 3106020oremailketc@xtra. 

co.nz 

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The Law4You team is reflecting on the first six months of 2023 

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Lighting up young cyclists 


NEWS 


15 

Slow down and give them room, 

that was the mainmessage from 

acycle light safetyinitiative 

rolledout for North Canterbury 

school childrenlast week. 

Pupils at Leithfield School 

areamongthe firstin 

Canterburyand the WestCoast 

to receive bicycle lighting kits 

that willhelpthem to staysafe 

andseen. 

Fivehundredlightsets 

sourcedfrom aChinesecontact, 

consisting of front and rear 

lightingunits rechargeableby 

USB, have been donated to 

schools thanks to apartnership 

betweenthe Automobile 

Association’s Canterbury/West 

CoastDistrict Council andDavis 

Ogilvie &Partners –Engineers, 

Surveyors and Planners, to 

promote safer cycling in the 

community. 

The$4500 initiativeiscalled 

Be Safe, Be Seen. 

CanterburyAADistrict 

Council chairman John 

Skevington says they are happy 

to supportany initiativethat 

increases thesafety of children 

when biking to schooland 

aroundthe community. 

TheAAand Davis Ogilvie 

have partneredwith thePolice 

whowill distributethe 500sets 

of lightstoschoolsaround the 

region. 

Mr Skevington saystheywant 

thelightstomake thechildren 

more visibletootherroad users, 

giving everyonemore timeto 

Lighting up .. Tying on the front and rear light sets at Leithfield School 

were (left) Canterbury AA District Council chairman John Skevington and 

Police senior constable Ken Terry, as Leithfield School pupil Riley Rhodes 

10, looks on. PHOTO: JOHN COSGROVE 

react before any potentially 

dangerous situations unfold. 

‘‘Hopefullyitwill get the 

studentsthinking aboutsafety. 

Road safety awareness is a 

lifelong journey andapplies to 

allforms of transport. There is 

no betterplace to start creating 

awareness than in schools.’’ 

LeithfieldSchool principal 

RobCavanagh saidthe school 

waspleased to be part of any 

push that promoted asafe 

environmentfor young cyclists. 

‘‘We arevery happy to support 

any initiative that increasesthe 

safety of ourtamarikiwhen 

bikingtoschooland aroundour 

community.Anumber of our 

students bike to schooleach 

day,including afew who must 

cross abusy state highway.’’ 

Virtual forklifts ... Caleb Westeneng of Kaiapoi is helped to 

experience the virtual world of forklift driving at the Careers Expo at 

Rangiora High School. 


Expo offers choices 


Choices forcareers were 

considered and compared 

against others at the North 

Canterbury YouthFutures 

employment and careers expo. 

Atotal of 50 exhibitors were 

on handatthe Rangiora High 

School hall last Wednesday 

evening to discuss career 

direction options, training 

needsand future employment 

prospects with alarge number 

of interested seniorstudents 

and young people. 

Career options on offer 

ranged from retail to logging, 

powerline delivery services to 

aeronautical engineering, 

mechanical trades skills to 

demolitionand community 

service volunteering. 

Several virtual reality 

technologies wereonhandfor 

thosewanting to sample forklift 

driving, learntodrive or 

discover life as alimitedservice 

volunteer. 

Emergencyservices, the 

Police and the Defence Forces 

were also on handaswere 

several tertiarybased training 

providers. 

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Focus on leadership 


An event encouraging young women 

to pursue leadershiprolesacross the 

workforcehas left organiser Marina 

Shearerhopeful forthe future. 

Fifty female students from 

secondary schoolsinCanterbury, 

including fourstudents from 

Hurunui schools,learnt aboutlifeas 

leaders at the inaugural Thrive For 

LifeChangeMaker Leadership Day. 

Ms Shearersaidthe studentswere 

excited, energised,wanted to learn 

and were curiousaboutexperiences 

in theworkplace. 

‘‘Students toldmetheyreally 

enjoyed being surroundedbypeople 

who are passionate likethem,and 

had similarexperiencestoshare. 

‘‘Not onlydid theylearn new skills 

theymade newfriendsand started 

developing networks thatcouldserve 

themthroughout their lives.’’ 

Ms Shearer, aThrivefor Life 

director, saysshe organised the 

event to giveyoungwomenthe 

encouragement to pursue leadership 

roles. 

‘‘All my life we’ve beentalking 

about raisingthe number of women 

in leadershiproles, yet Idon’t see 

the resultsinthe statistics,’’ shesays. 

The educationsector was theonly 

one wherewomen had traction.In 

sectorssuch as IT,energyand 

finance there’s very littlechange. 

‘‘Itbecame clear to me if we wantto 

see womenincorporateleadership 

thenweneed to be empowering and 

inspiring young femalestudents to 

actively pursue seniorroles,’’ Ms 

Shearersays. 

She began by offering afree 

leadership coursenationallyonline, 

andinvited colleagues to sharetheir 

knowledgeand alsoasked some 

successful head students from the 

previousyear to sharetheir 

experiences. 

Whilethe online programmewas 

well receivedMsShearer felt that a 

facetoface Leadership Day would 

be the ultimate experiencefor 

students. 

‘‘Leadership is about morethan 

havingoutstanding qualifications. 

‘‘Leaders havetoengage,influence 

andinspire. 

‘‘Thosepeople skills aren’teasily 

learntremotely. Ifelt it was 

important foryoungwomen who’ve 

been disconnected for muchofthe 

past threeyears to reconnect and 

learn firsthand how to leadby 

buildingmeaningfulrelationships.’’ 

Students learnedaboutEmotional 

Intelligenceand howtobuildself 

andotherawareness. 

They engaged in apractical 

problem solvingsession with 

Wellingtonbased careercoach 

ChristineMutch, who helped them 

resolvedaytoday leadership 

challenges in theirroles at school. 

Rabobank and the Rabobank 

CommunityFundsupportedthe 

inaugural ChangeMaker event in 

Canterbury, held in midMay in 

Christchurch. 

Thesuccess of theinaugural 

Leadership Dayhas convincedMs 

Shearer to offersimilarworkshops 

in thefuture. 

‘‘Every yearIwanttobe ableto 

give the nextgroup of year13 

studentsthe opportunitytolearnthe 

lessons theyneedbefore theyleave 

high schooltoprogress to the next 

stage of theirdevelopment.’’ 

At home in Church St 

Cancer Society North Canterbury is 

very much at home, in its new homein 

Rangiora’s Church Street. 

It is right on the doorstep of where it 

ran its successful April fundraiser — 

Relayfor Life in Dudley Park—and colocated 

with the NorthCanterbury 

Netball Centrejust as its Shoot for the 

Moon challenge is beingpromoted. 

The team,which was previously in 

PercivalStreet, is now operatingout of 

43 Church Street, justaroundthe 

block. 

‘‘It is quite exciting to have thisvery 

accessible locationasour new base,’’ 

communityengagementmanager 

Gabrielle O'Connell says. 

The team now has an additional 

member —Rachel Brooke —who will 

work alongside Emma as aCancer 

Navigator. 

‘‘This means we will havethe 

capacitytosupportmore people with 

cancer in our North Canterbury 

community,’’MsO’Connell says. 

Rachel has an extensive background 

in health and has moved down from 

Northland to join the team. 

Meanwhile people are being 

encouraged to sign up forthe Shootfor 

the Moon challenge. 

In signing up people havetoshoot 

384 goalsintheir chosen wintersport, 

and get sponsoredtodoit. 

For more information and to sign up 

go to shootforthemoon.org.nz 

Anyone can access theCancer 

Society’s free cancer support services 

by popping into the local centrein 

Church Street, filling in areferral 

form on the Cancer Societywebsite at 

cancer.org.nz, or calling the Cancer 

Informationfreephone line 0800 226 

237. 

New CEO for Amuri Irrigation 

Andrew Barton, the chief executive 

officer of the Amuri Irrigation Company 

has resigned. 

The Board has ‘‘reluctantly’’ accepted 

his resignation. 

Board chair David Croft says over the 

past 10 years, Andrew established AIC as 

aleading irrigation company, guided the 

company through a$83 million 

infrastructure upgrade, developed a 

strategic water storage opportunity and 

has positioned AIC well for future 

regulatory processes. The Board want to 

acknowledge and thank Andrew for his 

huge contribution to AIC in his capacity 

as CEO. 

‘‘We are pleased to announce that 

Andrew will continue working for AIC in 

the immediate term as Executive 

adviser as part of the leadership team, 

and is committed to supporting the 

company with strategic planning, 

consenting and regulatory processes in 

the future. 

The Board has appointed Sara Black 

to the role of CEO. 

Sara has strong connections to the 

region and along association with AIC as 

both ashareholder and team member. 

‘‘She has adeep and comprehensive 

understanding of the opportunities and 

issues AIC faces. 

‘‘This, together with her legal 

background and strong knowledge of the 

environment that AIC operates within, 

will provide adepth of leadership and 

strong continuity,’’ Mr Croft says. 

The handover will take place on July 

26, enabling asmooth and seamless 

transition. 

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Issue 218 June 2023 

Community fund winners announced! 

The 2023 Community Fund round one allocations are 

now confirmed! This year the fund has increased to 

$40,000 which is anincredible amount to give back to our 

MainPower community.While the 2023 round one may be 

over,round two nominations are now open,sohead to our 

website to nominate alocal community group or school 

doing worthwile work in your community. 

Check out our list of winners below! 

Community Groups: 

• NZRT12 

• Kaikōura Community Shed 

• Oxford Football Club 

• Leithfield Beach ResidentsAssociation 

• Amberley Meals on Wheels 

• Cheviot Combined Sports Club 

• SpecialOlympics North Canterbury 

• R13 DevelopmentTrust 

• North Canterbury Academy ofMusic 

• Hurunui Community Committee 

• Rangiora Cricket Club 

• Rangiora Bowling Club 

• All Stars U16 Marching 

• North Canterbury Poultry &Pigeon Club 

• ICETrampoline 

• Suicide Awareness and Prevention New Zealand 

• The Hope CommunityTrust 

• North Canterbury Rugby Sub Union 

• Rangiora Community Patrol 

• Menzshed Pegasus Woodend CommunityTrust 

• Oxford Community Menzshed 

• WaimakaririYoung Farmers 

• Rangiora Squash Club 

• Kaiapoi Netball Club 

• North Canterbury Pony Club 

• DanceTroup NCSD Fundraising Inc. 

Schools: 

• TeMatauru Primary 

• StJoseph’s Kaikōura 

• Kaikōura High School 

• Hurunui College 

• West Eyreton School 

• Kaiapoi Borough School 

• Pegasus Bay School 

Spotlight on Sponsorship 

Recently MainPower embarked on a new partnership 

within the health and wellbeing sector. 

The decision to partner with the Community Wellbeing 

North Canterbury Trust was easy! Holding a range of 

differentprogrammes for theNorth Canterbury community, 

the benefits these courses and programmes bring is 

phenomenal. 

MainPower has donated $10,000 to Community Wellbeing, 

these funds are to support the multitude of parenting 

programmes. These programmes are evidence-based 

courses and resources available to North Canterbury 

parents and caregivers, and most importantlythey are free! 

To learn more about the Community Wellbeing North 

Canterbury team andwhat they do in our community, head 

to their website. 

Pictured: Louise Leitch, Business and Marketing (Left) &Deidre Ryan, 

Manager (Right). 

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WINTER GARDENING 


June gardening priorities as winter sets in 

in rows in thegarden. 

Clumps canbelifted and divided as 

the plants mature.Isuggest buying 

them in flower, so youknow what 

colourthe flowers are. 

Asidedressing of dried blood 

organicplant food promotesbetter 

flowering and healthyleaf growth. 

Polyanthuswillhappily grow in either 

sun or shade–you choose. 

Consider worm farming 

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could be awormfarm. 

Worms turn waste intofertiliser and 

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to runand theyeat and process some 

householdfoodwaste. 

Be mindful they do notlike 

everything, so armyourself with some 

knowledgebefore getting awormfarm. 

Forexample,avoidadding meat, 

largeamountsofgrassand breadbasedproducts. 

Readymade wormfarmkits arein 

theshops, or makeyour own usingan 

olddrum, bath or largebucket. 

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Winter colour ... Planting polyanthus can brighten up your winter garden. 

PHOTO: FILE 

Rachel Vogan considers five 

timely tasks for June. 

Manage winter vegetables 

Aim to getgarlic in the ground around 

the shortestday. Cold soilsand winter 

chills activate thedevelopment of 

cloves. 

Check winter crops for signs of rot 

and deterioration, especially with 

winterlettuce, as too muchwater can 

cause themtorot. 

Remove afew lowerleaves if they 

are touching the ground to improveair 

movement around the baseofthe 

plant. 

Celeriac, the fat boycousin of celery, 

willbefattening up as it doesover the 

coldmonths. 

Harvestasrequired. 

Hardyleafy greens like silverbeet 

andkale canbeplanted out thismonth. 

Rotate houseplants 

Rotatinghouseplantsafew times a 

year is alwaysagood idea. It’saneasy 

gardening task to do overwinter. 

Agentlehalf twistwillpreventthe 

plant from becoming lopsidedand 

developing abare patch on oneside of 

theplant. 

Dust the leaves andcheckfor pests 

andany sign of disease at thesame 

time.Indoor plants require less water 

in winter. 

Do aseed inventory 

Idon’t know about you,but Ioften 

forget what seeds Ihaveonhand. 

Agood jobtodooverwinter is to do 

astocktake on seeds to createan 

inventoryofwhat you haveonhand. 

This task canlimitthe risk of 

doublinguponseeds that youalready 

have,and may even allow thebudgetto 

stretchfor afew morespecialty seeds. 

At the sametime, checkonany seeds 

that you may have saved yourself; 

checkthat seeds aredry, in an airtight 

containerand that theyare clearly 

labelled. 

Open packets of seeds do deteriorate 

over time,soifyou findapacket afew 

years oldthat is open, the chancesof 

allthe seeds germinatingwill be 

reduced. 

Plant polys for wintercolour 

Thereissomething wonderfulabout 

thebright cheerful bloomsPolyanthus 

provides from autumn through winter 

untilthe endofspring. 

Theirperennial flowers are very 

easy to growand last in the garden for 

many years.Beingashallowrooted 

plant, theyare areliable choice for 

tubs,window boxesand baskets. 

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WINTER GARDENING 


Growing your own is simply better for you 

Rachel Vogan explores what to 

focus on this month in the food 

department. 

Thereissomething very wholesome about 

growing your own produce. 

The flavour and nutritional value of 

freshfood is superior every time. 

Not only doesitsave you money, but it 

also reduces the environmental costs 

associatedwith transportationand the 

logistics of getting cropsfrom the grower 

to the supermarket.Growing your own 

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Not all crops thrive in the coldest 

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Protectingcrops from the weather will 

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Vegetables willstill grow outsidebut at 

aslower rate.The crops discussed this 

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Let broccoliflower 

Allowingbroccoli to go to seed and flower 

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Top crop ... Time to get garlic in the 

ground as the shortest day approaches. 

Pumpkins are beststored in adry place, 

away from rain and up off the ground. In 

the garage,awoodshed or porch are all 

good places.While the skinsare tough and 

will cope outside, the harvest will keep 

longerifthey are out of the elements. 

Birds and mice can nibble away at them 

too, so it paystokeep an eye on them. 

Top crop: Garlic 

The shortest day occurringthis month 

servesasatimely remindertoget garlic in 

the ground. Winter chills and short days 

are exactly whatgarlic needs to activate 

its growingprocess. 

Garlicisgrownbyplanting individual 

clovesinthe ground. For those of you who 

saved yourown seed garlic, well done – 

remember to onlyplant the biggest and 

best cloves and use the rest in the kitchen, 

Discard anything with blemishes on the 

clove.Seedgrade garlic is in garden 

centres now and available online through 

various seed and bulb companies. 

How to plantgarlic 

Garlicrequires full sun;itisnot acrop 

that willflourish in the shade.Itneeds a 

warm soiltohelp fatten theclovesfrom 

late springinto the summer growing 

season. 

Avoid planting garlicinthe same 

position in the garden,especially if rust 

was aproblem last season. Aim for the soil 

to be loose and fertile. 

Dig the ground overwithafork before 

planting and blend compost, chicken 

manureorother organic matterpriorto 

planting. Nourish the ground with blood 

and bone or aseaweed plantfood before 

planting. 

Only plantthe fattest cloves. Plantthem 

5cm deep, withthe pointyend of the clove 

facingup. The pointshould be 1015cm 

apart to ensure eachplant is not 

competing with its neighbour’sfood and 

water andhas roomtodevelopthe biggest 

crop. Alayer of mulcharound garlic helps 

keep the weeds away, anditinsulates the 

groundatthe same time. 

Harvesting 

Garlicisalongterm crop,whichtakessix 

to eight months to maturefrom planting of 

the clove. Liftthe bulbs once the leaves die 

off. When the leaves wilt, thatindicates 

Stored pumpkins ... Check to make sure 

there is no sign of decay or rot. PHOTOS: FILE 

the bulbs have stoppedgrowing. Allow 

headstodry in the sun before hanging in 

adry spot.Garlic heads will easily keepsix 

months in the rightspot. 

Leafygreenstoplant now 

Cabbage choy sum 

Speedy Asian greens areperfect for 

winter meals. Ispottedafrosthardychoy 

sum at Oderings in the vegetable section. 

The name suggests it forms ahead likea 

cabbage,but it doesn’t. Instead, it 

producesmultiple stems of stalks with 

rounddarkgreen leaves, alittle like a 

largespinach but faster growing. Looks 

like it willbeaniceaddition to stir fries, 

curries, salads or in awrap. After asneaky 

quicknibble on aleaf,ittickedthe flavour 

box for me, so it’sgot aspotinmy raised 

vegetable gardenbythe house. It is 

available as seeds too in the Yatesseed 

range. As the plant matures, stemsof 

yellow flowers appear. 

Spinach from seed 

Packed with nutrients, spinach is one crop 

that prefers to grow in the cooler months 

of the year. 

It never really thrives as amainstream 

warm seasoncrop, as hot periodsoften 

cause it to bolt and run to seed. 

It happily growsinatunnel house or 

outside. 

It is awonderfulcrop forthe vegepod. 

Outside, if given alittle protection, the 

growth rate willalmostdouble. Sowing 

seedsinwinter works, they take acouple 

of weeks to germinate. Alternatively, plant 

out readygrown seedlings instead. 

Bare patch 

If for whateverreason the vegetable patch 

will be emptyorvacant over winter, take 

the opportunitytoadd layersofcompost 

or manure to the soil. 

This willbreak downinto the soil over 

the next few monthstoadd valuable 

nutrients and goodness to the ground. 

Wormswill love it and in afew months 

the ground willbereadyfrom spring 

planting. Adding alayer of mulch will 

keep the area neat, tidy and weedfree 

untilspringplantingtime comes around. 

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Mayor hails jobs success 

By DAVID HILL 


Waimakariri Mayor Dan Gordon is hailing 

the earlysuccess of the Mayor’s Taskforce 

for Jobs (MTFJ) programme. 

Mr Gordon says he is thrilled to hear 

three young people had been placed in 

employment in the first twomonths of the 

scheme. 

The Waimakariri District Council joined 

the programme thisyear on asix month 

trial,with Elizabeth Trevathanbeing 

appointed as MTFJ programme facilitator 

just two months ago. 

‘‘In two short months our MTFJ 

programme is already starting to prove its 

worth as ameans to supportand empower 

local young people toward apositive 

future,’’ Mr Gordon said. 

‘‘Recentlythe teamhave been involved 

in aprogramme with localhigh schools and 

are making further connections in the 

communityeach week. I’m excited to see 

the positive impact this will have on young 

peopleinthe district.’’ 

Ms Trevathansaid the MTFJprogramme 

allowed communities for find‘‘local 

solutionsfor local people’’. 

‘‘We can be more agile in setting up 

supportsand arranging courses to help 

prepare our young people for 

employment.’’ 

The aim is to achieve 12 job placements 

for localpeople not already in education, 

employment or training. 

While the initiative is aimed at 16 to 

24yearolds, Ms Trevathan saidthe 

programme could work witholder 

jobseekers provided they met set criteria. 

‘‘We are workingtoaddress the barriers 

to young peopleinfindingemployment and 

we are workingwith local employers so 

they can see the value young people can 

add to theirbusiness.’’ 

She said the programme had connected 

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workforce. 

Assistancewith obtaining adriver’s 

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The programme worked closely with the 

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MSD statisticsfor the March quarter 

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Tackling invasiveweeds is afocus forthe 

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RURAL LIFE 


Dog triallists afeature of national team 


Long timeNorth Canterburydog triallist 

Neil Evans saysyou are only ‘‘ever as good 

as your next run’’. 

The Omihi farmer, who has been 

trialling dogsfor more than 40 years, has 

been selected as captainofthe New 

ZealandTest team. 

He and his heading dog, Tess, willbe 

competing in the 2023 TransTasman Test 

at the Ashburton A&P Show on October27 

and 28. 

Tess, says Neil, is just a‘‘weebit 

special’’. 

North Canterbury is wellrepresented in 

the four man team,with near neighbour, 

Ian Stevenson, and his dog Zac, joining 

Neil. 

The other two membersare 

Southlander Brian Dickison with Jake, 

and Leo Jecentho and Tess from the North 

Island. 

It is the third timeNeil has been 

selected to represent New Zealand, but 

the firstascaptain. 

He saystrailing keeps him fit, and his 

feet firmlyonthe ground. 

And whileyou can have abig week one 

week, the nextyou can be leftwith you tail 

betweenyour legs,Neil says. 

While beingcaptainofthe New Zealand 

test teamwill addawee bit of pressure,he 

is honoured to be selected by his peers. 

‘‘It is pretty special.’’ 

Last yearthe contingent travelledto 

Australia to compete,but Covid19 canned 

the New Zealandbased testthe previous 

year. 

It has also takenhim to nearly every 

corner of New Zealand. 

‘‘We treatitlike our annual holiday. 

‘‘Through dog triallingIhave seen most 

of New Zealand. 

‘‘Thereare not many corners Ihaven’t 

been in, and you get off the mainroad,’’ he 

says. 

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The Lakes farm near 

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The KellyDaly family property, at 

Cheviot, has been recognised as aNew 

Zealand Century Farmat agala function 

held in Lawrence, the family 

representatives gathered to accept the 

bronze 100 years plaque. 

They were one of three North 

Canterbury properties recognised. 

Today Josh Daly and Lauren Nimmo, 

farm ‘The Lakes’ in partnership with 

Josh’s parents Vince and Faye Daly. 

Josh is fifth generation of the Kelly 

Daly family farming The Lakes farm 

situated at the south end of the Cheviot 

basin. 

The story of the farm began in 1893 

when the Cheviot estate was purchased 

by the then Government following the 

death of 'Ready money' Robinson, as his 

next generation disputed paying death 

duties. 

The estate purchased was divided for 

settlement by small farmers. 

Some were sold but most were drawn 

in aballot under aLease In Perpetuity 

scheme. 

James Edward Kelly drew the block, 

but as he was aminor, the lease was 

transferred to his father William Kelly. 

In March 1895. William established 

‘The Lakes' farm. 

It was bare land with no 

accommodation and fences had still to 

be erected. 

The Kelly’s initially lived in atent 

until asmall twobedroom workers 

cottage was built. 

Cattle were the principal source of 

income in the first years and by 1899 the 

Kelly's were sowing wheat for sale. 

In 1901 the first sheep were reported. 

There was no easy way to send 

produce to market as the railway didn’t 

arrive until 1907. 

William transferred the lease to his 

eldest son Frank on 15th September 

1903 following Franks marriage to Maud 

Winter, (Josh Daly’s great grandmother). 

Anew house was built over the cottage 

with four bedrooms, lounge, bathroom, 

kitchen, an outside toilet and wash 

house. 

Wheat, oats, chaff and wool became 

the mainstays of the farm income. 

Sadly Frank Kelly died aged 42, in 

1912, from hydatids. 

Maud was widowed with five children 

under 10. 

She employed Jeremiah Daly (Josh’s 

great grandfather), to help on the farm. 

Maud and Jeremiah were married on 

September 1913 and they had two more 

children: John (Josh’s grandfather) and 

Patrick. 

In 1920 an additional 50 acres was 

added on the eastern boundary and in 

1939 the family acquired the 'Killarney' 

block on the northern boundary of The 

Lakes. 

John and Pat stayed and worked on 

the farm through the war years. 

When Jeremiah died in 1952 John 

Daly inherited The Lakes lease. 

John Daly and his wife Molly had five 

children and continued to develop The 

Lakes and refurbished the homestead 

once again. 

When their son Vincent married Faye 

Groters in 1982 ,the young couple 

purchased ‘The Lakes' LIP lease from 

John and Molly who had moved to a 

retirement block on nearby Homeview 

Rd. 

Vincent and Faye freeholded The 

Lakes in 1989. 

Development continued and in 1998 

Vince and Faye reinstated the lake, 

which had silted up over the years, using 

the opportunity of an extensive drought 

which led to the ability to irrigate. 

In 2003 the farm was awarded a 

Ballance farm environment merit 

certificate ‘‘for water harvesting and 

developing an innovative water storage 

system’’. 

The Lakes is still run as amixed 

cropping farm with some dairy support. 

Vincent’s elder brother, Tony, has 

completed ashort book detailing the 

history of the family farm, gathering 

together the stories passed down by 

generations. 

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Cheviot with their bronze 100 years plaque 

at the recent New Zealand Century Farms 

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Top players pass on tips 


Learning whatittakes to pursue 

an internationalcareer in 

women'srugbywas the theme of a 

unique womentorship programme 

heldfor youngwomenrugby 

playersatLincoln University. 

KaiapoiHighSchool girl'srugby 

teamcoach Whaea Danna saysthe 

10 girlsfrom the school’steam 

weregiven aunique insight into 

the physical,mental,spiritualand 

familycommitmentsneeded to 

achieveacareerininternational 

sport. 

The insights came from several 

Super Rugby Aupikicompetition 

playersfromthe Canterbury 

Matatū teamand formerBlack 

Ferns,who were on handtotalk to 

the playersfromKaiapoi and 

Ashburton Highs Schools and 

HaeataCommunity Campus. 

The girls’rugby team at Kaiapoi 

was awardedone of the 2degrees’ 

Womentorship Programme 

attendance slots after astrong 

performance in lastseason's 

Canterbury Secondary Schools 

Winter Competition. 

Overhalfthe team were new to 

rugby. 

The programmewas established 

to inspireyoungwāhine to help 

pavetheirway to sporting 

greatness. Kaiapoiwas oneoftwo 

schoolsinthe regionand oneof 

eight in the country to receive the 

invitation. 

Whaea Danna saysitwas agreat 

This way ... Kaiapoi High School girls rugby team player Elenoa Druliduli 

is shown the correct way to hold the ball by former international Black Ferns 

rugby player, Kendra Cockshead, (left) at the 2degrees’ Womentorship 

Programme held at Lincoln University. 


wayfor girls to learn howtheir 

heroes got started, how theytrain, 

andhow theycontinuetoperform 

at thehighest levelsofthis fastgrowing 

sport. Shesaysthe 

school’s teamisjust starting a 

multiyearcampaign to establish 

itself in the sport. 

‘‘We haveawhole new teamthis 

year, andtheyhavejuststarted 

theseason in theMilesToyota 

SecondarySchoolsGirlsrugby 

tournament. 

‘‘We are lookingtobuild on 

thesegirl's skills and talents to 

ensure the team we have nowhas 

depth forthe coming seasons.’’ 

WhaeaDanna also coaches the 

Belfast Cobras U17 girl'srugby 

team and says thesportisgetting 

biggereveryyear. 

‘‘It’s great to have so many girls 

teams competing thisyear, at 

Kaiapoi and Cobra ouryoung 

playersare onlyjust starting their 

sporting careers, so them being 

here today, attending the 

womentorship programmewas a 

wonderful thing for them as they 

start their journeyinthe sport.” 

Riley is Glasgow bound 


Augustisgoingtobeabusy time 

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hismum, MelSmart, will be 

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AmemberofBMX NZ’s 16 rider 

strong team, the three times New 

Zealandage group championand 

current Oceania 13 year boys BMX 

championsays he is looking 

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gymand working on my strength, 

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Amember of the North 

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racingprogressedfrom the 

interesthehadincompetingon 

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Riley has been fundraising 

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Theschool’sprincipalAndrew 

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Ashley, Kaiapoi keep semi chances alive 

RUGBY 

Ashley improved its standing in Pool Aof 

the Luisetti Combined Countryrugby 

competition following a5119demolition 

of close rival DarfieldonSaturday. 

Kaiapoi kept its chance of asemi final 

berthalive after beating Southern 2915, 

and Hurunui dealt Waihora’s 

competition chances aset backcoming 

from ahalf time 1621deficit to 

eventually win 2321. 

Ohokalooked to have control in its 

game againstSpringston goingout to a 

2615lead, before beingheadedoff 4044, 

whileGlenmarkCheviot madenorace of 

its encounter with Woodend, winning 

690. 

Saracenseasily accountedfor Lincoln 

Rakaia 437 after leading197 at the 

break, and Oxfordproved no match for 

Pool leaders Prebbletonlosing 62nil. 

Points: Pool A: Prebbleton 37, Kaiapoi 

32, Saracens 31, Ashley 29, Darfield 23, 

Southern20, Rakaia 16, Lincoln 

Rolleston11, Oxford and Hornby 6. Pool 

B: Ashburton Celtic 39, Waihora31, 

Methven 29, GlenmarkCheviot28, West 

Melton 21, Hurunui17, Southbridge 16, 

Springston 13, Woodend5. 

Kaiapoi vSouthern 

Southernproved atenacious opponent 

with acompetent forward pack, 

especially at scrumtime, and awellorganised 

defensive back pattern. 

Despite that, Kaiapoialwayslooked 

the morecompleteside, even though it 

conceded far too many penalties, 

especially early in the match, and left 

many points out on the paddock as a 

result of some inaccurate passing and 

poor handling. 

The matchwas won at the breakdown 

whereKaiapoiflanker, Jarred Gilmore 

ruledthe roost. He gainedstrong support 

from his fellow loosies, Connor Smith 

and Jacob Hurring. 

They delivered an amplesupplyofball 

to halfback Leo McConchie, and fiveeighth 

Taine JacobsLawson,ensuring 

that Kaiapoiwon the territorial battle. 

Smithseemstohave developedanose 

for where the tryline is, scoringthree 

timesonSaturday, becomingKaiapoi’s 

top tryscorer for the season with seven 

tries. Kaiapoi’s other try was scoredby 

lock,Zane Carey–just reward for a 

wholeheartedeffort from him. 

Kaiapoi appearedtohave control over 

the gameinthe firsthalf, but aconverted 

try to Southernrightonthe halftime 

hooter closedthe gap to 1510. 

The second half followedasimilar 

pattern but anotherSouthern try at the 

69minute mark,narrowed the gap to just 

sevenpoints. and gave Kaiapoi’s 

supporters someuneasymoments before 

Smithput the game to bed with his fourth 

try that also securedanall important 

bonus point in Kaiapoi’s quest for asemifinal 

spot. 

Kaiapoi29Connor Smith 3, ZaneCarey 1 

try, Taine JacobsLawson (3 conversions, 

1penalty) beat Southern 15 (2 tries, 1 

conversion, 1penalty.) 

Ashley vDarfield 

Ashley ran in eight triesina5119hiding 

of its closestrival Darfield on apleasant 

afternoon at the Loburn Domain. 

Three of the tries were scored by 

Paddy Skerten,who, in his first premier 

game start, turnedonan80minute 

performance he will never forget. He was 

prominent at the breakdown and his 

tries well executed. 

Darfield had its chances in the opening 

exchanges,but Ashley struck first with a 

try to Matt Kippenberger, who was 

celebrating his 100th game,followinga 

maul that started 10 metres fromthe 

Darfield line. 

Loosehead prop JackSherriff scored 

momentslater after an overlap was 

createdinablindside movement. 

Darfield finally posted pointswith a 

converted try after 25 minutes, and seven 

minuteslaterSkerten’s first try followed 

after he broke through atacklefollowing 

aback line move. 

On the stroke of half time, live wire 

Ashley half backLuke Gold, scored from 

ascrum nearthe Darfield lineand 

Ashley went to the break witha227lead. 

Ashley’s seal on the match was 

effectivelystamped in the opening 

exchanges of the second half when 

winger James Ensoroutsprinted the 

opposition to score abrilliantsolo try. 

Darfield followed with its second try,but 

did not score again until deep into the 

half. 

Skerten’s second try followed when he 

busted through the oppositionwall and 

his third camefrom an attackthat started 

50 metres out, with the ballgoing through 

severalpair of hands. 

With fulltimenearing Ashley’s captain 

AnthonyTavendale scoredadeserved 

try fromfullback. In addition to Skerten, 

Tavendale, Gold and Kippenberger also 

regularly stamped their authority on the 

game. 

Ashley 51 PaddySkerten 3, Matt 

Kippenberger, Jack Sherriff,Luke Gold, 

James Ensor, Anthony Tavendaletries, 

one penaltyand four conversions. 

Darfield 19. 

HurunuivWaihora 

Hurunuidominated possession in first 

half on at Culverden, but blew several 

good opportunities. 

Some lackluster defencearound the 

ruck let Waihoraprop Fergus Matla in 

for two easy tries, taking the half time 

score to 2116, to Hurunui. 

Possession of the ball in the second 

spell was more even. 

Hurunuisharpened up on defence, 

and was more patient withbuilding 

pressure. 

Bullocking run ... Johnny Turnbull taking the ball forward supported by Kerran Jenkins, 

Oscar Burney and Josh Maynard. 

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Apenalty try to Hurunui in the 50th 

minute followed two powerful lineout 

driveattempts, both coming up heldup. 

FlynnCrean had yet another tireless 

game,leading the Hurunui pack.Second 

five,SiSmith, showed his physicality, 

breaching the Waihora defence on 

multiple occasions and won agame high 

threeturnovers. 

The individual brillianceand speedof 

Waihora'sMatla was hard to missfrom 

the sideline, while No 8Geoff Beaumont 

made somegood carries and led astrong 

set piece for the visiting side. 

Hurunui 23 Andrew Murdochatry, a 

penalty try; Kyle Mckenzie aconversion, 

3penalties. Waihora 21 Fergus Matla (2), 

DylanWinson;BrettGillian 3 

conversions. 

SaracensvLincoln/Rolleston 

Playing into astrongnor’wester at 

Southbrook Park, Saracensimmediately 

went on to attack and was awarded a 

penalty about30metres out, directly in 

frontofthe posts. 

The attempted penalty kick hit the left 

hand upright, and Lincoln/Rolleston 

cleared the ball with akick to touch. 

Saracens immediately wentback on 

attack, and with continued 

infringements by Lincoln/Rolleston a 

penalty was awardedjust five metres out 

and Willie Kerrtook aquick tap to crash 

across for the first try of the day. It was 

convertedbyCaleb Pomare –Edwards. 

The first20minutes of the match was 

controlled by Saracens with two more 

triesscored, of whichone was converted, 

to lead 19nil. 

In the second quarterofthe match 

Lincoln/Rolleston had alittle more 

control and possession, and scored a 

converted try after 25 minutes to make 

the score 19 –7toSaracens at halftime. 

Both teams struggled withthe blustery 

conditions. But withthe wind at their 

backs in the secondhalf, the Saracens 

forwards made some good groundupthe 

middlewhile the backs made some good 

ground with wellplaced positional kicks. 

Spinning the ball wide reaped the 

benefitwith four tries,two of whichwere 

converted, and Saracenstook out the win 

43 –7. 

Saracens 43 WillyKerr, Toby Ashby, 

Harry Murray, Jordy Smith, Lemuel Hill, 

Kerran Jenkins&OllieBithray tries. 

Caleb PomareEdwards 4conversions 

beat LincolnRolleston 7. 

Oxford vPrebbleton 

Strong games from the Oxfordfullback 

Jack Muir,and number8Jesse Housten, 

helped to keep the game competitive 

againstthe topofthetable Prebbleton 

in nor’west conditions at the Oxford Oval. 

However, Prebbleton played well, and 

securedgood ballfor its backs which it 

converted into tries with its strong 

runningand organised backline. 

Oxford defendedwith intensity and 

had periods of putting phases together 

well in attack, but not well enough to 

cross the Prebbleton line. 

Oxford missed the defensive 

capabilitiesand attacking organisational 

skills of its openside flanker George 

Prain, who was unfortunately injuredin 

the warm up, and the direction and 

guidance of its captain MattRoberts, who 

is still out with injury. 

Following ahalf time score of 24nil, 

the final score was 620toPrebbleton. 

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Oxford farm seeks to eliminate methane 

Craigmore Sustainables is trialling 

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Craigmore’s 400hectare dairy farm 

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with an additive normally used in the 

treatment of drinking water. 

The cuttingedge technology at the 

farm, which milks 1100 cows, is the result 

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Craigmore general manager farming, 

Stuart Taylor, says Craigmore is striving 

to be aleader in the trial and adoption of 

new technology. 

‘‘Craigmore recognises farming plays 

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and mitigating climate change and we 

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the targets set by the Climate Change 

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and changes to existing operations.’’ 

EcoPond could play akey role in 

supporting farmers to reduce methane 

and help New Zealand meet its climate 

change targets, he says. 

‘‘EcoPond is an important trial for us 

because we are keen to apply innovative 

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minimise environmental impacts.’’ 

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Initial tests in May tested the effluent 

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This showed a95percent reduction in 

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This technology is another example of 

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‘‘We have several sustainability 

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Research is improving the 

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Earlier this year, EcoPond became 

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‘‘It’s great to see Craigmore take a 

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Opening Hours King’s Birthday 

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following changes to Council services and facilities 

apply for King’s Birthday. 

Council ServiceCentres will be closed on Mondayand 

reopen on Tuesday 6June. Libraries will be closedon 

King’sBirthday, reopening on Tuesday 6June. 

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King’s Birthday. 

Land Purchase for Future Wetland and 

Recreation Reserve 

The Council is excited to announce it has purchased 

aproperty with significant potential for ecological 

and recreational development between Kaiapoi 

and Rangiora. 

The newlyacquired land is an 85ha blockbetween 

Linesideand Revells Roadswhich is prone to flooding. 

Followingheavyrain, water becomes trapped in the 

basin like landand foryearsithas beencolloquially 

referred to by locals as “Lake Lineside”. 

Now under Council ownership, it is hoped a 

proportion of the land could be retired from 

commercial operation and reverted to ephemeral 

wetland (an area that is periodically awetland, and 

dry other times) in the future. 

Over thenext one to twoyears,while investigations are 

underway to determine thebest use of thesite, Council 

intendstooffset therunning costsbygenerating 

revenuefrom thelandthrough alease or license. This 

means it will havelittletonocost to ratepayers. 

Mayor Dan Gordon says itisvery early days, but the 

unique opportunity the land provided was too good 

to pass up. 

“Blocks of land likethis do notcomeupvery oen so 

when it didCouncilseized theopportunity to purchase it.” 

In last year’s Council Customer Satisfaction Survey 

more than 70 percent of respondents said it was 

important for the Council to be active inresponding 

to climate change. 

Council also received feedback in the survey 

calling for more green areas, larger parks, and 

recreational areas. Residents called for Council 

to show leadership by prioritising climate change, 

sustainability, and environmental protection. 

“Reverting the site from operational farming land to 

wetland in the future, will help reduce the sediment 

getting into the Kaiapoi River and improve the water 

quality of the river. 

“As our District grows, it could also create a 

wonderful, natural recreational area in the District,” 

Mayor Gordon says. 

“I was approached by passionate members of the 

Waimakariri Water Zone Committee. Former Chair 

Michael Blackwell, who was unwell and in hospital, 

phoned me and other elected members toask that 

we seriously look at obtaining this land. 

“Following this Council did investigate. Michael was 

delighted to learn that the Council had purchased 

the land. Sadly, Michael passed away recently. It 

is afitting tribute to someone who gave somuch 

to his community and was passionate about the 

environment that Council was able to purchase this 

land and investigate its potential as apossible future 

wetland and recreation reserve.” 

Mapping information provided by Environment 

Canterbury shows there are remnant wetlands 

already on site. 

Council ecologist Dr Bex Dollery says under Council 

ownership, there would an opportunity to further 

enhance these. 

“This parcel of land is aglimmer of hope for 

something that could be quite amazing for the 

Waimakariri District in the future,” Dr Dollery says. 

“We have the opportunity to increase biodiversity, 

mitigate the impacts of climate change and provide 

better recreation for our residents.” 

Dr Bex Dollery says purchasing the 85ha of land 

on one of the main arterial routes into Rangiora 

provides an opportunity for the land to be anatural 

reserve inahighly visible location. She says it will 

also be significantly beneficial to the vegetation and 

fauna in the area. 

General Manager for Community and Recreation 

Chris Brown says the Council will consult and work 

with the wider community as well as partners 

Ngāi Tūāhuriri and Environment Canterbury to 

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St Patrick’s Kaiapoi Rarotonga Cul 

Nine Kaiapoi children are about 

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St Patrick’s Kaiapoi Catholic Primary 

School istaking nine Year 7 and 8 pupils 

and two adults to the Cook Islands in 

term four to learn abou the local culture 

and do some community service. 

“This is our second trip and what we’ve 

identified is the opportunity to do an 

overseas trip like no other,” says teacher 

Pax O’Dowd, who wi l accompany the 

pupils to Rarotonga. 

“It’s like school camp, where the 

studentswilhavesomefun, but it’s Raro 

style and it’s an opportunity to give back 

the local community and an opportunity 

to learn what we share in common 

as Pacific communities as we l as our 

di ferences.” 

Pax wi l be joined on the trip by parent 

and Board of Trustees member Angela 

Although the Cook Islands is o ficia ly 

a part of New Zealand and uses New 

Zealanddolars, lifeisverydiferenton 

theislandsandlocalschoolsdonot 

havethesameresources. 

Aswel as fundraisingfor the trip, Pax 

s he school has been fundraising to 

rt Nukutere Co lege, a Year 7 to 11 

in Rarotonga, which St Patrick’s 

ilt a relationship with. 

rs trip last year was an 

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quickly realised the school doesn’t have 

a lot and in the last few years they had a 

fire burn down some of their classrooms 

and to date, nothing has been rebuilt 

due to a lack of funding.” 

The St Patrick’s contingent plans to 

take some resources for the school and 

is seeking support from the local North 

Canterburycommunity. 

A number of local sports organisations 

have agreed to donate sports equipment 

and local businesses have given some 

Pax says the group is also liaising with 

community groups in Rarotonga to do 

some volunteering, planting and clean 

The group wi l be staying a the 

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“It’s very basic, but community focused 

and everybody pitches in with cooking 

and cleaning. 

“They are wonderful hosts and are quite 

proud of their country and are rea ly 

happy, humble people.” 

The pupils said they were looking 

forward to visiting Rarotonga and 

meeting their new penpals at Nukutere 

Co lege, who they have been 

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Biodiversity values restored 

Biodiversity values along the Waipara 

River are being restored thanks to 

teamwork between the Hurunui District 

Council and Environment Canterbury 

(ECan). 

At this month’s Hurunui District 

Council strategy and community 

committee meeting, ECan Zone Manager 

Andrew Arps said 47 hectares of woody 

weed, such as willow and other exotic 

trees, are in the process of being 

removed from the Waipara River 

following the aerial spraying of the trees 

in February. 

Hurunui District Mayor Marie Black 

says the visual impact of the clearance of 

the fallen trees in the fairway was 

already generating positive feedback 

from residents travelling on State 

Highway 1. 

The project. which is being funded by 

Braided River Revival — 

Whakahaumanui Ngā Awa ā Pākihi, was 

initiated after the two councils got 

together following community concerns. 

Funding had taken three years to 

secure, Mr Arps says. 

Hurunui District Council’s water and 

land coordinator Rima Herber has been 

assisting ECan’s river engineers ahead of 

the willow control work, organising three 

field trips with ECan staff to assess the 

unique challenges in the river. 

These include the extent of the willow 

invasion, the amount of gravel buildup, 

and the large, permanent islands that the 

trees have created in the fairway of the 

river. 

‘‘At the bridge on Double Corner Road, 

Andrew Arps 

mature willows had established right 

across the river, leaving gaps of only a 

few metres between each tree. 

‘‘There had been alarge buildup of 

gravel in this area, due to the willows 

preventing the flow of gravel 

downstream in highwater events. 

‘‘This site, particularly, showed the 

extent of the problem willows were 

causing in the river,” Ms Herber says. 

Mr Arps says the project’s aim is to 

restore amore natural braiding pattern 

for the Waipara River and Weka Creek to 

reduce flood and erosion risk, and to 

improve habitat for native flora and 

fauna. 

Church to be strengthened 

By RACHEL MACDONALD 

Earthquake strengthening of the 

OxfordDistrict Union Church will see 

the congregation headtoStDavid’s in 

Cust for the next few months. 

St David’s Oxfordparish clerk and 

building convenerKen Walker says 

the building has been assessed as 

between 2030 percent of earthquake 

safetystandards,while the church’s 

head office has decreedits buildings 

must perform to arating of at least67 

percent. 

‘‘We’ve discoveredalot wasn’tdone 

properly when the building was 

constructed. For example, while it has 

piles and bearersunderneath, nothing 

connects to its foundations,’’Ken says. 

‘‘In an earthquake, it could 

conceivablysway from sidetoside 

until it topples over.’’ 

Waghorn Builderswill stripthe 

interior liningsout of both the church 

and the lounge. Steel postswill be 

installed at eachend of the main part 

of the church,with thesethen tied 

withcrossbraces. 

Subfloor work will include 

connecting the bearerstothe concrete 

foundations to stop the building from 

moving laterally. 

The same goes for the lounge, where 

the interior willalso be clad in bracelinedGib. 

Up in the ceiling, partsofthe roof 

need to be removed and ply laid, 

connectedtoeach end and nailedinto 

brace the roof area. 

‘‘The sad thing is that we had the 

whole church and loungerefurbished 

justthree years ago,’’ says Ken. 

‘‘Now we’ve beenhit with this.’’ 

However, the congregation is lucky 

to be able to meet at St David’s in Cust, 

where Oxford’s pewshave already 

beenmoved into the church hall. 

‘‘Cust fallsunder the Presbyterian 

umbrellaofthe Union Church , 

whereas our ministry is Methodist,’’ 

saysKen. 

‘‘Both sideshave been good enough 

to work together to make this happen 

for us.’’ 

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His classmateCalebSpencesays he 

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Notice for consultation on aproposed Enrolment Scheme amendment for 

Southbrook School 

The Ministry of Education has identified that Southbrook School requires an amendment to their enrolment 

scheme and has given the school board notice of this. 

After engagement with the school board, we have developed aproposed enrolment scheme for Southbrook 

School under the Education and Training Act 2020. 

As part of this process, we are consulting with the school’s community and with people living in the area for which 

the school is areasonably convenient school. 

Under this scheme, students will be able to enrol if they live within the proposed home zone. The enrolment of 

out-of-zone students is governed by the provisions of the Education and Training Act 2020. 

Acopy of the proposed enrolment scheme isavailable at 

https://consultation.education.govt.nz/education/southbrook-school-enrolment-scheme-amendment-2023/ 

If you have any feedback about the proposed enrolment scheme, please visit the website, read the information 

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The Annual General Meeting of the North Canterbury 

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Please bring aplate and $5 

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Sat 3rd June, 10am 

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Hurunui College Positions 

Caretaker/Grounds person 

Hurunui College is seeking applications for the position of 

caretaker/grounds person. 

The role of caretaker is avaried role and has many areas 

of responsibility, itcould potentially be full time for the 

right person, or parttime/job share for 2ormore people. 

We require someone who can prioritise when multiple 

requests come in, keep calm on hectic days and is 

willing to go the extra mile to help the school always run 

as smoothly as possible. 

Primary Release/ORS Teaching Position 

Part time 0.6 fixed term, primaryrelease/ORS position. 

We are seeking amotivated, flexible and dedicated New 

Zealand registered teacher to join our team to work 

initially inthe primary area of the school and with the 

capacity to also support anORS funded student. The 

position will be fixed termthrough to the end of the 2023 

school year with possible opportunities to extend some 

aspects of the employment into 2024. 

Learning Assistant Position 

We seek amotivated and passionate Learning Assistant 

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The position is permanent, for aminimum of 20 hours 

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http://www.hurunuicollege.school.nz/vacancies.html 

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hedge trimming, shaping, 

tree planting, firewood. 

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Guide 

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

Air Conditioning 

Automotive &Recovery 

Butchery 

Chiropractor 

Servicing NorthCanterburyand Kaikoura 

03 313 0531 /03319 7559 

(NorthCanterbury) (Kaikoura) 

www.northcanterburyenergy.co.nz 

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VENTILATION 

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INSTALLATION 

Cattle Problems 

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• Vehicle Servicing & 

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• Tyres &Punctures 

• Jump Starts 

• 

Towing &Salvage 

• Courtesy Car Available 

Ph Aaron Rowlands 

0272 588 366 

13 Stone Eyre Place, 

Swannanoa 

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

OxfordButchery 

Shane Frahm 

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FourGenerations of Frahms 

since 1957 

Ph 312 4205 

Oxford 

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old-fashioned bacon 

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Construction &Concrete 

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Looking to improve overall 

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In Sync Chiropractic can help with: 

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• Balance &Body 

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Adults 

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• Trucking 

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• Sale of unruly, difficult, pesky 

cattle 

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craigflintoft@gmail.com 

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027 230 9401 

concretepower@scorch.co.nz 

www.concretepower.co.nz 

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Book online today at www.insyncchiro.co.nz 

Phone today for an appointment 03 327 2990 

Dr Sian Hickling, Chiropractor 

2/122 Williams St, Kaiapoi 

2569837 

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Electrician 

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• Wax removal using Microsuction 

• Removal of foreign bodies 

• Basic hearing aid care 

• ACC provider 

• WarVeteran provider 

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Clinics in Rangiora, Amberley and Kaiapoi 

Rest homes/retirement villages, booking by prior arrangement. 

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

Email alison@earcare.nz | Ear Care Canterbury 

2324849 

p 03 313 7144 | e info@rgrantelectrical.com 

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ANNE’S HAIR &BEAUTY 

HAIRDRESSER &BEAUTY THERAPIST 

Qualified, ,25years Experience. 

Registered &Licensed Home Salon 

Ladies Haircuts $30 

Ladies Pensioner Cuts $25 

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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 

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Quarry Supplies 

QUARRY SUPPLIES 

2557745 

Engineering 

For your Engineering needs 

187d Ohoka Road, Kaiapoi 

Phone 03 327 5246 |027 495 2821 

toppeng@xtra.co.nz 

Landscaping 

● CAP 65 ● CAP 40 

● CAP 20 ● Pit Run 

● Large Soakpit Boulders 

● Crusher Dust 

● Arena and Fill Sand 

● M4-40 

● Screened Soil 

Dean Hurley 027 333 7140 

dean@hagg.co.nz 

DRY WOOD AVAILABLE NOW! 

2572396 

Selection of wood types 

Get in early for Winter! 

Bags of lighting wood 

available 

Interested in forestry blocks 

suitable for firewood 

2582977 

Firewood 

027 431 2014 

Painter 

Scrap Metal 

CASH PAID FOR SCRAP 

•Car Bodies •Scrap Steel•Specialists in Farm 

Machinery•All non Ferrous 

MAINLAND 

METALS LTD 

Ph (03)338 7000 

Mike0274 818544 •Robbie 0274818 027 

Locally owned and operated 

1902273 

Plasterer 

Interior 

Renovations 

Ltd 

Plasterboard, 

fixing &stopping 

Cornice 

Cove and 

stippled ceilings 

Registered 

Tradesman 

Call Mark 

027 438 0665 

Plumbing 

For all 

general 

aspects of 

plumbing 

Discounts for over 

65 years old 

Fast friendly service 

All work guaranteed 

Aaron McCartney 

Certifying Plumber 

Cell 027 366 9091 

A/H 03 310 2137 

Free Call: 

0508 44EVER 

EMAIL: 

plumber_27@yahoo.com 

2172994 

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Re-Growth Colour $85 

Foils 1/2 Head $100 

Full Head Foils $140 

Colour &Foils $140 

Price includes Blow wave 

(Toner, Long or Thick hair will be Extra) 

Mobile Service Extra 

Ph Anne 

Cnr Johns Rd & 

03 313 9391 

Lowe Pl, Rangiora 

&021 298 3957 

BY APPOINTMENT ONLY 

Seamless Spouting 

Seamless Spouting 

Supply and Install 

of Seamless Gutters 

10 year no leaks 

guarantee 

• Continuous spouting made on site, 

large colour range available 

• High grade and thicker material used 

• Repair or replace any type of gutter 

• Undertake all insurance work 

• Independently owned and operated 

• Competitive pricing 

Servicing North CanterburyDistricts 

Call Marvin 027 371 4179 

spouting2u@gmail.com 

2481421 

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

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• Reversing Camera 

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2004 Toyota 

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• 203,000km 

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• 8-seater 

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2019Mazda2 

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• 1.5L Automatic 

• 54,000km 

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• Navigation 

• Reversing Camera 

$19,995 

15Mazda3 

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•116,000km 

•Bluetooth 

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$16,490 

17Mazda3 

GLX 

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• 108,000km 

• NZ-new 

• Reversing camera 

• Towbar 

$17,995 

18Mazda2 

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•NZ-new 

•Alloys 

•Bodykit 

•Navigation 

$18,995 

22Mazda2 

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• 1.5L 

• 1,700km 

• Ex Demonstrator 

• Balance of 

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$29,990 

2012Mazda3 

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•NZ-new 

•100,000km 

•Cruisecontrol 

$12,995 

21Mazda 

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• 1 NZ-new owner 

• Towbar 

• Polished Sports Bar 

• Deck Liner 

• Tonneau Cover 

• Balance of 5 Year Warranty& 

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•NZ-new 

•28,000km 

•Alloys 

$23,995 

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