North Canterbury News: June 15, 2023

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Small group tackles big Sefton project
By ROBYN BRISTOW
Asmallgroupofcommunity­minded
people,inasmall ruralNorth
Canterbury village,are rolling up their
sleeves andtackling ahuge project.
The 8­memberSeftonHall
committee,madeupmostly of retired
or semi­retired members,isforging on
withplanstobuild anew hall in the
Sefton Domain, unfazed about the
enormityofthe task ahead.
The firstfew tentative steps have
alreadybeen taken,and aplan of
action forthe oldhall and thenew,are
wellinhand, as thecommitteesets
about futureproofingaone­stop
community asset to service the village
for decadestocome.
It’sadecisionthe committeehas not
taken lightly, andcomeswithahefty
price tag.
Costhas ultimately hadthe final say
in thecommittee’s decisiontobuild
afresh.
Anew hall is estimated to cost
between $1.4 and $1.5 million.
To restorethe old hall on Sefton’s
thoroughfare, to itsformer glory,after
being battered by earthquakes, is
estimated at $800,000to$900,000.
But committeechair PaulLochhead
says, thatcost could escalate, as
repairs start, particularly in the toilet
areas.
Repairingthe old wouldalsomean
having to close the valued community
asset while workisbeing done,leaving
sports teams withoutahome, and no
where to hold social gatherings and
meetings.
The hall, built in 1966, was damaged
in aquakein2004,and repaired. It was
damagedagainin2010,and closed
briefly beforebeing openedfor
restricted use.
In 2011the restrictions were lifted,
withthe committee required to
developaplan to repairorrebuildit.
Thattime has nowcome.
An old watertank was removed in
2012, andanew pumpsystem installed,
and in 2013 emergencyrepairswere
completed.
But a2017assessment by GHD
Moving on ... Aconcept drawing of what anew Sefton Hall may look like in the Sefton Domain.
Engineeringmeant there was no
turning backfor thecommitteewith
theconclusionbeingthe hallneeded to
be lifted to 67 percentofthe new
buildingstandards. It sitsat37percent
—34percent is afail.
Mr Lochheadsaysafter couple of
public meetings it wasdecidedin2020
to do afeasibility study—the aimtoget
support for either repairingthe old or
look at rebuilding.
Therewas muchdiscussion,
deliberation andhandwringing at
public meetings,and with adecision
no nearerasurveywas sent outasking
if people wanted to retainthe old,and
repair it, or build anew.
Only athird of the forms were
returned, with the majority supporting
buildinganew hallinthe Sefton
Domain.
Unwaveringthe small committee
negotiated the lease of a600 square
metre site in the domain with the
Waimakariri District Council for a
peppercorn rental. AGeotechnical
reporthas been done.
An offer to drawupconceptplans
was acceptedfrom aresidentwith
thanks,and Splice Design Ltdisnow
completing architecturaldrawings‘‘to
get prices so we knowwhatweare
dealing with’’, Mr Lochhead says.
The new hall will haveameeting
room, kitchen, hall aboutthe same size
as theexistingone, toilets and
changing rooms which willalso be
used by sportingbodies, suchasthe
cricket club whichalready operates
out of the domain.
There is asmall building to
dismantle, but aboveall thereneeds to
be ahuge fundraising push.
‘‘Weneed athirdofthe money to get
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two­thirds throughgrants,’’ says Mr
Lochhead.
Thereis$300,000 in thebank, thanks
to insurancemoneyand from the
damagecausedinthe 2010­2011
earthquakes,plus general savings.
Theexistinghalland site, which
coverstwo residentialsections, will be
sold oncethe newhall is readytouse.
It hasavaluation of $470,000,
Rafflesare being held in theSefton
Hotel to help fill thecoffers, so the
many users of the hall—includingthe
Sefton School, local gym and indoor
bowlsclubs, karate, andWomen’s
Institute, along with many groups who
useitfor social occasions —can
continue to haveamodern homewell
into the future.
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gratefully received.Emailany offers of
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Services to rowing honoured
By JOHN COSGROVE
It was apleasant surprise for Gerald
Dwyer when he opened an email from
Government House informing him he
was being honoured by being named a
Member of the New Zealand Order of
Merit for his services to rowing.
The East Eyreton resident says his
inclusion in the King's Birthday and
Coronation Honours List 2023 was anice
surprise.
He says it was very generous of people
to nominate him, and in return, he must
humbly accept it in respect of their high
regard for his efforts.
‘‘I was thrilled when the email came,
but it was hard not telling anyone about
it until the honours were formally
announced.
‘‘My wife Sheryl was the only one I
told, and she was so happy for me.’’
Apartner at the Clark Boyce law firm
in Christchurch since 1983, Mr Dwyer
has dedicated 50 years to rowing.
His passion for rowing came about
when as aboarder at St Bedes, his older
brother asked him to cox his clubs crew.
‘‘They needed asmall person to steer
the boat, so as Iwas small at 14, Isaid
yes.’’
He says his family lived in Blenheim
and they were all into sports, especially
rugby, but when summer came along
there was nothing to do as cricket wasn’t
asuitable option.
‘‘In the 70s, the Wairau River played a
big part in people's lives in that area and
when Ifinished at St Bedes, Ibegan
rowing for the Wairau Rowing Club in
the summer breaks.’’
He enrolled in the University of
Canterbury Law School and admits his
growing passion for rowing had astrong
influence on him.
‘‘It’s very addictive, ask anyone, once
you start you don’t want to stop.’’
On graduating he joined the Avon
Rowing Club in 1980.
The club will shortly celebrate its
150th anniversary.
He soon stepped up, joining the club’s
Gerald Dwyer
committee.
‘‘I’ve never managed to get off it,’’ he
says.
Rising through the ranks, Mr Dwyer
soon became the club’s delegate to the
Canterbury Rowing Association, then
secretary and eventually president of
both it and the Avon Rowing Club.
Mr Dwyer was appointed to the Board
of Rowing New Zealand in 2000, serving
as chairman from 2013 to 2022.
As amember of Rowing NZ’s High
Performance committee between 2000
and 2012, he also served as director of
Rowing New Zealand for 21 years.
‘‘One of the biggest changes we made
then was to centralise the organisation
at Lake Karapiro in 2003.
‘‘This helped us develop the
professional and competitive skills of
our top rowers.
‘‘We took on the top athletes from the
four newly established regional
performance centres and this has given
us avery good base going forward.’’
Mr Dwyer has held various roles
within Rowing New Zealand including
as manager of the Under 19 and Under
23 teams from 1992 to 2003, selection
ombudsman between 2003 and 2012, and
race official at New Zealand
Championships and Maadi Cups since
1994.
‘‘Without the help of High­
Performance NZ, rowing here wouldn’t
be the world­dominant sport it is today.
‘‘They and alarge number of
wonderful people have all worked hard
to get our top athletes on to the top rung
of international sport.’’
Mr Dwyer has attended four Olympic
games as arowing official since 2008.
‘‘They were amazing events to attend,
and our rowers have done so well,
winning 18 Olympic rowing medals.’’
Just as athletes discover, a
commitment to sport at the highest level
has acost in terms of family time.
Mr Dwyer’s passion for rowing took
him away from Sheryl and their three
children many times over the years, but
he says he can’t stop praising Sheryl for
her unwavering support and courage as
she was the rock for the family.
‘‘When Iwas tied up in endless
meetings or events, often in many
different countries, she was there
supporting me and Ican’t thank her
enough for that,’’he says.
Amember of Sport Canterbury Board
for 12 years, Mr Dwyer has received Life
Memberships with the Avon Rowing
Club, Canterbury Rowing Association,
Rowing New Zealand and Canterbury
Sports Foundation.
Since his retirement in 2022 from the
many committees he worked on, Mr
Dwyer says he has continued to serve as
aselector and race official.
‘‘It is in my blood, it’s my passion for
the sport.‘I still have an indoor rower in
the garage to exercise on but sadly I
haven't been in aboat for years now.
‘‘My best memories of rowing are
about the social connectivity and great
fun Ihave had.’’
Aerialchecksonwinter grazingbegin
By SHELLEY TOPP
EnvironmentCanterbury’s (ECan) is
‘‘largelypleased’’ withpreparation by
farmers for winter grazing in the
Waimakariri and Ashburton districts.
It follows arecent aerialcheck. No
locations of seriousconcern were
observed,ECan'sregional leader of
farming and land use, Tami Woods, says.
‘‘Ourteam saw good buffer setbacks,
especially in foothillareas, and evidence
that most farmershad selected paddocks
carefully,’’ she says.
However, it was also observed that many
farmers planned to winter graze on allgrass
systems, ‘‘whichwill need careful
management’’.
The flyover washeld early last month
with two Ecanstaffmembers and a
farming industry observer on board.
Another flight is planned over the two
districtslaterthis wintertoobservewinter
grazing in practice.
‘‘Our focus is principally environmental,
we want to see practices that willwork to
protect freshwater sources,’’MsWoods
says. ‘‘Winter grazing, if not donewell, can
pose risks to freshwater quality.’’
ECan did its first intensive winter
grazing flyover of WaimakaririinJuly last
year.
Principalimplementation adviser Sarah
Heddell says thoseonboard werepleased
to see farmerswere wellprepared by
grazingstrategically towards waterways,
creating bufferzones, placingwater
troughs and feeders close to new breaks,
avoiding paddocks withwaterways and
wetlands,and grazingwith smaller mob
sizes.
‘‘Overall, mostfarms we observed were
meetinggood managementpractice.
Fences were set back from waterways,
stock wereonthe paddocknot in the
stream,and waterways wererelatively
clear,’’ Ms Heddellsays.
Aerial checks are likelytocontinue.

Dark sky park getting closer
By DAVID HILL,
Local Democracy Reporter
PlanstoprotectOxford’s nightsky are
gaining momentum.
The OxfordArea SchoolObservatory
has met with local stakeholdersand now
planstosubmit an application for dark sky
park status with the International Dark­
Sky Association.
The ultimate goal is to become adark
sky reserve, volunteer Raul Elias­Drago
says.
He says gaining dark sky park status for
the 11,350 hectare OxfordForest
ConservationArea was agood first step.
‘‘There’s no power, no light fittings, so it
is very easytogain accreditation and the
Department of Conservation is supportive.
‘‘We can use that to generate momentum
and then continuethe conversation with
the council and localbusinesses,generate
some funds and comeback to addressing
the lighting in the township.’’
Adark sky reservewould include the
conservation area as thecore and the
townshipasthe periphery.
Oxford­Ohoka Community Board
chairperson Thomas Robson saysthe
boardissupportive of the project.
‘‘It is something thathas been talked
aboutfor awhile and there has always
been adesire to do it and hopefully it will
bringpeople to thetown.
‘‘Theobservatory is such agreat facility,
and the morewell­knownitbecomes, the
more volunteers and support it will
generate.’’
Mr Robson says there will be some
challenges in getting adark sky reserve
application together, but he believed the
initiativewould have broadcommunity
support.
‘‘Themajorityofusmoved to Oxford to
enjoythe rural lifestyle and part of that is
the night sky.
‘‘In the long term it will be agood thing
for thecommunity and it is nice to have
proposalslike this comingtothe board
whichare good news stories.’’
Galactic centre ... Oxford astronomers hope to protect views of the galactic centre.
PHOTO: SUPPLIED BY RAUL ELIAS­DRAGO
Mr Elias­Drago gave apresentation to
the community boardlast week before
meeting with stakeholders in the Oxford
Town Hall.
These included local businesses, sports
clubs,schools,Oxford Gallery,the Oxford
A&P Association, the Department of
Conservation, Waimakariri District
Council staff and Enterprise North
Canterbury (ENC).
‘‘It was afull house and we also had
members of the Royal Astronomical
Society of New Zealand andthe
InternationalDark­Sky Association zoom
in, in support.’’
Mr Elias­Drago says there were
questions around lighting.
He says goodlighting policies could
reduce light pollution, improve melatonin
levels in humans and improve animal
welfare.
‘‘Itisnot about living in the dark.Iwant
people to have abetterlife.
‘‘Itisabout better living throughbetter
lighting.’’
AstudycommissionedbyENC
suggested adark sky reservecould
generate$5.4 million in additional
spending in the town, and create up to 24
jobs.
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Community Law Canterbury returns to Rga
By JOHN COSGROVE
CommunityLaw Canterbury has returned
to North Canterbury after adecade­long
absence.
In partnershipwith Citizens Advice
Bureau North Canterbury (CABNC),they
have opened anew free weeklylegal
consultingsessionatCABNC’soffice at
209a HighStreet in Rangiora.
CABNCchairperson Jacquie Wrigley
says the service will complementits range
of free legal advice services in Rangiora,”
says.
‘‘Thebiggest change from ouralready
popular fortnightly services,kindly
supported by seven local law firms, is that
CommunityLaw Canterburycan offer a
longer45minute one­on­one counselling
session to go intogreater depth withour
clients.’’
CommunityLaw Canterburylawyer
Karen Hayes saysthe longer free sessions
allow themtoget abetter understanding of
what CAB clients arelookingfor when
they approach themwithlegal questions
or concerns.
‘‘We supplement the great workalready
undertakenbythe local lawyers, helping
clients fromCABNC. What we supply is
advice on how to proceed withqueries
suchastenancy issues, child care
problems, employment, family and
housing issuestocriminal matters, human
rights and Māori land.’’
Karen says Community Law Canterbury
is anational organisation aimed at making
lawyers accessible to everyone.‘‘We were
in Kaiapoi untilthe earthquakestruck all
those years ago.‘‘Whenweheld our first
session here last week, therewere already
several peoplewaitingtotalk with us.’’
She says the longer 45­minutesessions
allow her to look deeperinto aquery, look
overthe documentation and offeradvice.’’
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Food hub looking for ahome
By ROBYN BRISTOW
Food Secure NorthCanterbury wants to
make collecting food parcels easier for
Hurunui’s three foodbanks, as demand for
food parcelscontinues to rise.
Hurunui’s March audit reveals 184 food
parcels weredistributed in the Hurunui
district, whichisthe highestnumberin11
monthssince April 2022.
Hurunui District Council community
development facilitator, Roger Hornblow,
says supplies go out everymonth from
Satisfy Food Rescue in Kaiapoi to
Hurunui’s three foodbanks in Amberley,
Waikari and Waipara.
But lack of a food hub in Hurunui is
styming ease of access for collectionbythe
districts food banks,and putting the
brakesonSatisfytoconnectfurther into
the district, Mr Hornblow says.
Satisfy Food Rescue Manager Stef van
Meer says Satisfyhas bought achiller,
freezer and portacom which it wouldlike
to locate in the wider Amberley area.
‘‘Thisistoreduce the distances our
hard­working food banks travel every
week to collectfood,’’ shesays.
The portacom is sitting at the
manufacturer ready to be relocated to a
suitable location in Hurunui.
Funding from the Ministry of Social
Development has allowedthe building
project to get to this point.Once alocation
is found,aco­ordinator will be employed
to support it.
But finding alocation to leaseinthe
wider Amberley area is holding back
progress and proving challenging.
‘‘To get going, only power is required for
the three units, with waterfor the
portacom preferable,but not essential.
‘‘Vehicle movements at the site would be
afew times aweek to start,with potential
to growtoonce aday,’’Msvan Meer says.
The building and chiller/freezer are
easilyrelocatable, and could be moved if
Helping others ... Matt and Yohanna Redeppening from the Amberley Leithfield Foodbank
unpack boxed supplies.
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requirements changefor the land the hub
was on, Mr Hornblow says.
Aveai Taulamana from Living Waters
Foodbanksays it wouldbeahuge weight
off theirshoulders.
‘‘Atthe moment, Living Waters picks up
foodfrom Satisfy Food RescueinKaiapoi
twice aweek.
‘‘Not onlywould we save on fuel costs
but it would be easier for our volunteers.
We would be very excited to have thenew
hub in Hurunui.’’
In the short­termuntilalocation is
found for the hub, Satisfy will make
monthlydeliveries of bulk foodtothe
Hurunui foodbanks in addition to the
weeklycollections, Mr Hornblow says.
‘‘With demand on our foodbanks
continuing to rise, collaborating and
supporting eachother across North
Canterbury has never been so important.’’
Satisfy Food Rescue and the Hurunui
DistrictCouncilhave beenworking
together for several yearsaskey
stakeholdersinthe Food Secure North
Canterbury collaborative partnership.
‘‘The group are working together on this
regional foodsecurity project to bring
together people,knowledge,and
resources, to empower North Canterbury
with funding from the Ministry of Social
Development.
‘‘We will be looking at how we can
maximise and increase local produce to
help our residents, especially when prices
are rising so steeply, Mr Hornblow says.
He saysvegetable gardens had become
the new normal and this meantthatsome
peoplehad surplus. ‘‘A local foodhub
would enable surplushomegrown
produce to be collected forredistribution
through the local food banks.’’
EV strategy
supported
by council
By DAVID HILL,
Local Democracy Reporter
The WaimakaririDistrict Council
has lentits supporttodevelopinga
nationwide electric vehiclecharging
strategy.
Mayor Dan Gordon, who drives a
hybrid, says the council supports
efforts to ensureasmooth transition
to more sustainable modes of
transport.
The council made asubmission on
Te Manatu Waka /Ministry of
Transport’s draft Long­Term Electric
Vehicle Charging Strategy for
Aotearoa New Zealand.
‘‘Thecouncil acknowledges that an
intrinsic partofmeeting New
Zealand’sEmissions Reduction Plan
is the rapidadoption of lowemissions
vehicles,’’MrGordonsaid.
‘‘Improving electric vehiclecharging
infrastructureacross New
Zealand is akey step in helping to
make this transition possible.’’
The draft strategy proposed setting
up acharging hub every 150km to
200km on main highways by 2028,
having one public charger for every
20 to 40 electric vehicles, and having
apublic charging hub for all towns
with apopulationof2000 or more by
2025.
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called on the Ministry to workmore
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The North Canterbury News, June 15, 2023
Service to volunteer brigades honoured
By JOHN COSGROVE
Twenty­five years ago, just amonth
after her husband Marty Bennetts
joined the WaikukuBeach Volunteer
Fire Brigade, LaureneBennetts
noticedabig fire out the back of their
yard at the beach.
‘‘I calledMarty and told him to get
home, then Iwent downand helped out
at the station as bestIcould,making tea
and sandwiches withthe other women
for the firemen fightingthe blaze.’’
She says she had such agood time she
decidedtojoin as avolunteer also.
‘‘Initially, it was hard learning all the
names of the equipment, Iwas acity girl
and onlyknew about red fireengines.
‘‘The yellowruralfire engines,and
the role theyplay, were awholenew
learning experience.’’
She says being an active part of the
small rural community was alot of fun.
‘‘Therewere many families here,
theirs and our kids all played together,
and the volunteers of all ages were all
about doing something positive for
their community.’’
While Laurene learned all about
fighting ruralfires,Marty developed an
interest in fire retardant and aerial fire
fighting usingfixed and rotary aircraft.
His interesthas taken him to
Australia many timestolearn how to
coordinate and manage big firesand
work with aerial water tanker assets.
Thirteen years ago,the couple moved
to the Pines Kairaki Volunteer Fire
Brigade.
Recently the couple were awarded
their25­year Gold Starsand life
honorary membershipstothe brigade.
Martycontinues to be semi­active in
Fire and Emergency NZ, helping train
the nextgenerationofaerial
firefighters. Laurene says at 63 she’s
stillinterested,but it’stime to retire.
‘‘Being given the chancetodevelop
and train to serve my community as a
firefighter has allowedmetowork with
many wonderful and interestingpeople
over the years.’’
Laurene says meeting them all has
been ahighlight and learning how to
face the beast that fire is and defeating
it, is for her,areal achievement.
PinesKairaki Volunteer Fire
Brigade controller Richard Griffith
says it will be aloss to their brigade
with Marty and LaureneBennetts and
another member, gold star recipient
Tony Howlett, also retiring.
‘‘It is 75 years of valuable experience
leaving the area,but we have astrong
5
Golden ... Laurene and Marty Bennetts, Gold Star medal recipients from the Pines Kairaki
Volunteer Fire Brigade.
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brigade here and avery supportive
community.’’
Fireman Stewart Miller receivedhis
Speeding crafts causing angst
Long Service and Good Conductmedal
for 14 yearsofvoluntary serviceatthe
same presentation.
By DAVID HILL,
Local Democracy Reporter
Bylaws are ‘‘toothless’’ without
enforcement, says Waimakariridistrict
councillor Al Blackie.
Cr Blackie, aretired dentist and
volunteer maritime safetyofficer, has
vented his frustrations at boat users who
he saysare exceeding the five knots
speed limitonthe KaiapoiRiver, in
violation of alocal bylaw.
He says he recently photographed ajet
ski doing repeatedpasses at speed.
‘‘To be fair she slowed down when she
got to the marina, and turned around,but
she was beatingitbythe time she got to
the coastguard building.
‘‘We are between arock and hard place
becauseitisanavigation issue, which is
EnvironmentCanterbury’s
responsibility,and it takes 45 minutes to
an hour for them to get here and get a
boat on the water, and by then they’re
gone.
‘‘One of these days there is going to be
carnage.’’
Local rowingclubs trainedonthe river
from young children to adults,while it
also had an impact on the Kaiapoi River
Queen, he says.
Cr Blackiesays the problem was the
councilhad no way of enforcing its
bylaws.
Signs wereput up to warn of speed
Out on the river ... Ajet ski was recently photographed on the Kaiapoi River roaring along
at speeds well above the five knots speed limit.
PHOTO: AL BLACKIE
limits, but these were often removed,
vandalised or used for target practice.
He wouldlike councils given the ability
to issue fines.
Cr Blackie says the council faced
similar issues when trying to enforce the
Pegasus Bay Bylaw.
The Ashley Rakahuri Rivercare Group
faced challengesfrom cats, dogs and
vehicles,aswell as rats and black­backed
gulls, as it sought to protect nativebirds.
‘‘Often it is locals, and theirfellow
locals, who can be quick to moan about
it, but they don’t report it,’’ Cr Blackie
said.
‘‘It is going to take the goodlocals
dobbing in the bad locals to get to the
bottom of this.’’
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6 The North Canterbury News, June 15, 2023
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In the Electoratewith
MattDoocey
MP for Waimakariri
Authorised by Matt Doocey MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington.
Dedicated volunteers
As local MP, oneofthe most inspiring
parts of my job is meeting our volunteers
all aroundthe electorate.
It never ceasestoamazemejust how
manypeople, in allcorners of
Waimakariri, give up time forthe
bettermentoftheir community.
Whetheritbeour incredible emergency
service volunteers, staff manning our
amazing op shops, people deliveringfood
to families in need, or those who provide
community eventsand activities, these
individualsare dedicated to making our
communities thrive.
Volunteers are oftenthe unsung heroes,
quietlyhelping out behind the scenes,
which is whyIam hostingmorningtea this
Volunteer Week2023.
The theme is Big Shout Out, so Iwant to
giveashout out to all our volunteers.
If you are part of an organisationthat
has notyet registered andwould like to
joinmefor acuppa on Monday June19,
email matt.dooceymp@parliament.govt.
nz.
In Wellington lastweek Ihad the
privilege of meetingTheresa Zame, and
receiving herpetition calling for an
amendmenttothe Therapeutics Products
Billtoallow her to import life­saving
prescriptiondrugs.
While Theresa describesherselfasjust
‘a mumfromGizzy’, Icallher a
courageousand strong woman. Theresa is
battling stage4lungcancer,but hasbeen
makingprogressthankstomedicationshe
importsfrom Bangladesh.
Under Labour’s Billshe, andmany
others, willnot onlybestopped,but
criminalised for importing theirlifesavingprescription
medication.
Istand behind Theresa, and the
6500­strong petitionshe delivered to
Parliament lastweek.
It was an honourtobethere to receive
herpetition, and Ithank her for her work
to highlightthis injustice.
Momentum is gathering following my
public meeting in Kaiapoirecently to
discusscommunity­ledCCTV.
It was great to see theshow of hands in
support of the projectmoving forwardand
nowthat the relevantpartiesare
connected Iamconfidentthings will
progress.
Sincethe successofthe meeting Ihave
hadresidents getintouchfrom other
subdivisions, including Silverstream,
whereIwouldbehappy to facilitate a
similaroutcome.
It's important that communities work
togethertoachieve thisincollaboration
with authoritiesincluding NZ Police, as
themore resourceswehaveonour
streets, the safer we willall be.
IvisitedKittyKingdom in Rangiora
recentlyand was introducedtosome
prettycute fluffy kittens looking for
homes.The team at Kitty Kingdomtold
me about an initiative they are working on
to seek abylaw which would requirecat
owners to de­sexand microchip their
pets. Catscan multiplyalarminglyrapidly
if left to havekittens–theycan have
several litters every year–so it is vital
everyone plays their parttoprevent so
many unwanted andstray cats.
Isupport their call for tighter cat
control in Waimakariri, and hope other
councils consider getting on board too.
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Focus on
Waimakariri
with Mayor Dan Gordon
Acollaborative effort
In recognition of atrulycollaborative
effort, I’m delighted to announce
council won the Minister of Local
Government’s Award for Council/
Community Relations at the Taituarā
(LocalGovernment Professionals
Aotearoa) Gala Dinner lastweek.
The award was for Waimakariri
District Council’s ‘Regeneration of
Kaiapoi’.
This success is testament to the way
staff,electedmembers and our
community worked together.
The judgessaid: ‘‘Thiswas ahighly
complex and challenging multi­year
programmethat is an exemplar for
those communities needing to recover
from anatural disaster… and has
deliveredafantastic end result.’’
The Regeneration Kaiapoi project
has generated avibrant landscape of
interconnectingrecreation and
commercialspaces,rich with
opportunities for cultural and social
connection out of earthquake­damaged
land thatwas red­zonedbythe Crown.
Implementation of the multi­year
project, deliveredover five
regenerationareas, covering some 80
hectares, has been community­led in
partnership with residents, visitors,
businesses, mana whenua and central
government.
Today, the Kaiapoi Regeneration
area attracts visitors and provides
recreational opportunities, including
new sports and recreation reserves, a
Heritage and MahingaKai Reserve to
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fostercultural learning opportunities
and traditional practices,aMarine
Precinct complete with floating
pontoon and aheritage boat for sunset
cruises, asustainable forest and adog
park complete with its own “stick
library” –just to nameafew!
Keeping with the theme of
celebrating successes, Iwould also like
to acknowledge the greatwork of
Canterbury Rugbyand the Northern
A&P Association for securing an NPC
Rugby matchinthe Waimakariri
District thisyear.
The game against Taranaki will be
held at the Rangiora Showgrounds on
September 2.
Not onlywill it be agreat event for
the peopleofthe WaimakaririDistrict
and our visitors fromout of town, but
with the NPC match also liveonSKY
Sport and broadcast around New
Zealand, it’s afantastic opportunity to
showcase the excellent facilities we
have right hereinWaimakariri.
This comes on the back of other great
sporting events held in our District
recently including Tactixnetball
games at MainPower Stadium, and the
national Under 19 basketball
tournament.
It’s brilliant to be havingthis calibre
of sporting events in Waimakariri.
Iwelcome contactfrom anyonewho
needs assistance or has an issue that
they may want to discuss. Email me at
dan.gordon@wmk.govt.nz or phone
021906437. I’m here to help.
Woodend School celebrating vape success
By DAVID HILL,
Local Democracy Reporter
Woodend School’s student leadersare
excited about changes to vaping
legislation.
In the changes announced on June 6, the
government said it would put astop to
vape shops opening within 300 metres of a
school or marae.
It would also cut downondisposable
vapes, restrict descriptions on product
flavours, and prohibit enticing names such
as ‘‘cotton candy’’and ‘‘strawberry jelly
donut’’.
PrincipalAndrew Retallick saysthe
announcement byHealth MinisterAyesha
Verrall, showed the stance by his student
leaders in speaking out had paid off.
Student leader Jasper Rosewarne
launched apetition earlierthis year, after
learning avape shop had opened across
the road from the school overthe summer
holidays, with the support of Mr Retallick
and the other studentleaders.
‘‘Jasper shared with us the government’s
moves aroundvapingand we had agood
discussion,’’ Mr Retallick says.
‘‘Itshows having the article in the paper
and beingonTVnews made adifference.
‘‘Wewere really happy when we learned
of the announcement ­itisagood start.’’
Jasper’s father,North Canterbury­based
LabourList MP Dan Rosewarne, says
havingorganisations like Woodendand
Belfast Schools and the Cancer Society
speaking out, made it easiertomake a
case to the Health Minister for change.
‘‘It is agood shotinthe arm for the kids
at Woodend School,’’ he says.
But Rangiora High School principal
Bruce Kearney says the changesare too
little, too late.
‘‘The shops are already there.Are they
removing them?’’
Mr Kearney alsoquestioned the
restrictingofflavours.
‘‘Why do we need flavours?Ifitisa
vehicle to stop smoking there does not
need to be aflavour.’’
The Australiangovernmentrecently
announced aban on recreational vaping,
whilethe UnitedKingdomisconsidering
acrack down.
The New Zealand governmenthas ruled
out following suit, but Prime Minister
ChrisHipkins has directedthe Health
Minister to bring some suggestions to
Cabinet.
For now the government’s priority is on
the Smokefree 2025goal, focused on
tobacco.
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Amberley 2:02am 2.3 8:12am 0.5 2:55am 2.3 9:04am 0.5 3:45am 2.2 9:55am 0.6 4:33am 2.2 10:44am 0.6 5:21am 2.2 11:32am 0.6 6:08am 2.1 12:04am 0.7 6:56am 2.1 12:48am 0.7
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2:11am 2.3 8:21am 0.5 3:04am 2.3 9:13am 0.5 3:54am 2.2 10:04am 0.6 4:42am 2.2 10:53am 0.6 5:30am 2.2 11:41am 0.6 6:17am 2.1 12:13am 0.7 7:05am 2.1 12:57am 0.7
Motunau 2:41pm 2.4 8:58pm 0.6 3:33pm 2.4 9:51pm 0.6 4:23pm 2.4 10:41pm 0.6 5:10pm 2.4 11:28pm 0.6 5:56pm 2.4
6:40pm 2.3 12:26pm 0.7 7:24pm 2.3 1:10pm 0.7
2:13am 2.3 8:23am 0.5 3:06am 2.3 9:15am 0.5 3:56am 2.2 10:06am 0.6 4:44am 2.2 10:55am 0.6 5:32am 2.2 11:43am 0.6 6:19am 2.1 12:15am 0.7 7:07am 2.1 12:59am 0.7
Gore Bay 2:43pm 2.4 9:00pm 0.6 3:35pm 2.4 9:53pm 0.6 4:25pm 2.4 10:43pm 0.6 5:12pm 2.4 11:30pm 0.6 5:58pm 2.4
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2:11am 1.6 8:18am 0.2 3:03am 1.5 9:08am 0.3 3:53am 1.5 9:58am 0.3 4:43am 1.5 10:47am 0.3 5:31am 1.4 11:34am 0.3 6:19am 1.4 12:14am 0.3 7:06am 1.4 1:00am 0.4
Kaikoura 2:36pm 1.7 8:56pm 0.3 3:28pm 1.7 9:49pm 0.3 4:19pm 1.7 10:39pm 0.3 5:07pm 1.7 11:27pm 0.3 5:54pm 1.6
6:38pm 1.6 12:21pm 0.3 7:22pm 1.6 1:06pm 0.4
*Not for navigational purposes. Wind and swell are based on apoint off Gore Bay. Maori Fishing Guide by Bill Hohepa. www.ofu.co.nz www.tidespy.com Graphic supplied by OceanFun Publishing Ltd.
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The North Canterbury News, June 15, 2023
Software tool aworld beater for Hurunui
By DAVID HILL,
Local Democracy Reporter
An ‘‘innovative and community focused’’
software tool developed for the Hurunui
District Council has won an
international award.
‘‘Coastal Adaptation Explorer’’, awebbased
tool developed by international
technology firm Jacobs to assist the
council with its community engagement
on coastal hazards, has won an award
from the United Kingdom’s
Environment Agency.
The Flood and Coast Conference
Excellence Awards were held last week.
Hurunui District Council chief
executive Hamish Dobbie said the
software was ‘‘innovative and
community focused’’.
‘‘The Coastal Adaptation Explorer is
kit developed to help communities to
work through the options as we respond
to coastal hazards.
‘‘We might have pioneered it with
Jacobs, but now Iunderstand it is being
used by other communities around the
world.’’
Mr Dobbie said the software allowed
communities ‘‘to make informed
decisions about the future’’.
The award recognised efforts to
respond and adapt to flooding and
coastal change, and to improve
resilience.
The council began the project in 2020
to identify hazards impacting Hurunui’s
coastal communities and to understand
how these hazards will change over the
next 100 years.
It allowed the council to develop longterm
approaches for managing coastal
hazards at the district’s beach
settlements in partnership with local
communities.
The beach settlements included
Leithfield Beach, Amberley Beach,
Motunau and Gore Bay.
Support grows for cat bylaw
By SHELLEY TOPP
Apetition callingfor the
Waimakariri DistrictCounciltopass
abylaw makingitmandatory to
desex, microchip andregister
domestic cats is attractingsupport
on Change.org.
The petition wasstarted by
Rangiora’s KittyKingdom cat rescue
to helpstop the growth of the stray
and feral catpopulation in North
Canterbury.
The cat rescuegroupwas
established21/2 years ago by
Rangiora's Karen Wilkes, acat lover
who has 12 ‘‘specialneedsorelderly,
inside­only’’ catsofher own.
‘‘Wehaveapatio for themsothey
can be outside but still contained,’’
she says.
Karen decided to startapetition
calling forthe newbylawbecause
rescue centres were overloaded,
withcatsand kittens and ``feralcats
wereout of controland theyare
impacting on ournative wildlife and
protected species’’.
WaimakaririMPMatt Doocey
advisedKaren to establish apetition
calling forthe bylaw.
AKitty Kingdomcommittee
memberand catfostercaregiver,
TinaHartley,ofRangiora, has done
alot of the ground work setting up
the petitionand spreading theword
about it on social media, Karen said.
The twowomenmet with a
member of theAshley­Rakahuri
RivercareGroup (ARRG), Mike
Hamblin, lastSundayseeking
support forthe petition.
The meeting was ‘‘extremely
positive,’’ Tinasaid.
‘‘Itisclear thatwewant thesame
outcome and we very much welcome
theirsupport for our petition.’’
ARRG recentlycalledfor acatcontrol
bylaw afteradomestic cat
wascaughtoncamera near the
Ashley­Rakahuri River feeding on
nationallyendangeredblackfronted
ternchicksstolenfrom a
nearbynest.
Cats were the second­worst
predator of theendangeredbirds on
thebraidedriverbehind Norway
rats, Mikesaid.
‘‘TheAshley RakahuriRivercare
Group supportsthe Kitty Kingdom
petition.
We believe thatsuccessful
introduction of theproposedbylaw
will result in beneficial outcomes for
both the catsand the native
biodiversity in theWaimakariri
District.’’
Go on linetoChange.orgtosign
thepetition.
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By DAVID HILL,
Local Democracy Reporter
The Kaikōura District
Council has pledged its
allegiance to Local
Government New
Zealand(LGNZ).
While Auckland
Counciland WestCoast
RegionalCouncilhave
pulledout of LGNZ in
recentweeks, Kaikōura’s
councillorsvoted to stay
on boardduringa
councilmeeting on
Wednesday (May 31).
Thedecision followed
LGNZ president Stuart
Crosbyand chief
executive Susan
Freeman­Greene joining
the meeting viaMicrosoft
Teams to answer
questions.
LGNZ’s handling of
ThreeWaters reformhad
been apoint of
contention, but
councillors accepted Mr
Crosby’s explanation that
thenational body had
been required to signa
non­disclosure
agreement to engage in
the processearlyon.
‘‘It was achoice
between engaging in the
processand gettingthe
best modelfor our
membersorwalking
away and being in
opposition,’’ Mr Crosby
said.
He said the
governmentwas ‘‘going
to go ahead anyway’’, but
he feltLGNZ was able to
‘‘be avoice forlocal
government’’and even
slow the processdown at
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8 The North Canterbury News, June 15, 2023
Wetland reserve welcomed
Locals are swinginginbehind the
developmentofawetland reserve
at Scargill.
Theimmediate goal of the
BirdsongProject is to restore700
metresofthe 1.7 kilometre wetland
stream in the Scargill Motunau
Reserve, back to native vegetation.
This includes athreekilometre
loop track.
Dave Nicholls, who chairedthe
inaugural community meeting to
discussthe project, displayed a
hand­drawn sketch of the stream
detailing proposed plantingareas
andrest spots, resulting from a
walk by agroup.
Feedbackfrom those attending
themeetingincluded looking
forwardtocleaner waterways,
seeing an abundance of birdlife,
andhaving aplace for children to
collect cockabillies.
Aphilanthropic fund of $100,000
hasbeen donatedtothe Project,
meaning planting,fencing, some
paid work and administrative
dutiescan now be fasttracked.
Mr Nicholls is in the process of
setting up acharitabletrust,
regular meetings with trustees and
volunteers, as away to ensure work
will happen graduallyand surely.
‘‘Initially the planistohave just
enoughworktoget everyone
started,not to exhaust the
volunteer efforts.’’
Thecharitable trust application
focusesonproviding an
indigenous ecosystem through the
partial involvement of volunteers,
inclusivityand encouragement
throughthe community,education
opportunities for the community
Project Birdsong ... Part of the wetland reserve at Scargill the community
will help develop.
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and schoolchildren, andamultigenerational
asset. Historyand
information boardscould also
formpart of the project.
‘‘The Birdsong Projectisabout
having aplace wherepeople can
cometogether, and inspire local
landowners to do the same at their
place, Mr Nicholls says.
So far, five places have been
identified for seated areasand
planted areas, focusedaround
rockoutcrops, shelteredtwists and
turns on the track, and alongside
the TipapaStream.Willowswere
removed from the Reserve in
January.
Environment Canterbury has
donated 6000 wetland plants, the
goalbeing to establish4000 plants
ayear througheco­sourcing, and
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YES programme
By DAVID HILL,
Local Democracy Reporter
Recruiting young people into
emergency services is back on the
agendafor two North Canterbury
councils.
The Hurunui District Council is
bringing back its Youth in Emergency
Services camp in July, while the
WaimakaririDistrict Council is
looking to replace its successful cadet
programmewith aYouth in
EmergencyManagement course.
Youth in Emergency Services (YES)
was anationalprogramme to introduce
young people to volunteering in
emergency services, until funding ran
out five yearsago.
The programmeisbeing reintroducedinthe
Hurunui district
thankstothe efforts of the Hurunui
Youth Council
‘‘I was informed about the YES camp
concept last yearwhen Itook the lead
on the emergency services portfolio,’’
youth council deputychairperson and
Amuri Area School year 13 student
Sam Bush says.
‘‘I decided it was something worth
looking into and,through our youth
council processes, it was voted on to
proceed and planning began.’’
The youth council has joined forces
with Police, CivilDefence, Fire and
EmergencyNew Zealand, Land Search
and Rescue (LandSAR), St John and
the Red Cross.
Funding has come fromthe Ministry
of Youth Development, the Rāta
Foundation and CivilDefence
EmergencyManagement (CDEM).
The YES camp will run during the
July school holidays, from July 10 to 14,
at the Hanmer Forest Residential
Camp and is open to young peopleaged
16 to 19­years.
‘‘The camp is agood pathwayfor
youth who are interestedinbecoming
avolunteer or are looking at one of the
emergencyservices as their future
career,’’ Sam says.
‘‘It will providethem with an
opportunity to experiencesome of
what is involved with these
organisations.’’
After running the YES programme
for several years in collaboration with
the Hurunui and Selwyn District
Councils, the WaimakaririDistrict
Council’s CDEM teamdeveloped its
own cadet programme.
But the programmebecame difficult
to sustain during Covid­19,
WaimakaririMayorDan Gordon says.
‘‘It was an initiative that we were
very proud to have developed,
however, the past coupleofyears have
provided adifficult environment in
which to operate the programme.’’
Council staff reviewed it last year,
and decidedthey could not continue it
in its present form.
‘‘After engaging with the cadets,
their families and key staff, it was
decided the best optionwould be to
replace the CDEMcadetprogramme
with asustainable long­term
programme for Youth in Emergency
Management,’’ Mr Gordon says.
The new initiative will run for eight
weeks, instead of for the school year,
with the potentialtooffer it up to four
times ayear. The focuswill be on Civil
Defencetraining.
To applyfor the Hurunui District
Council’s YES Camp, go to hurunui.
govt.nz/yescamp2023.
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IAMFEELING deflated and
disappointed by thelackofGovernment
foresight andinvestmentinflood
protectionfor ourregion.
As theregionalcouncil in NewZealand’s
largest region,itfeels like we are
beingneglectedwhen it comestofuture-proofing
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Floodingisthe number onenatural
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central andlocal governmentstoco-invest
$257 millionoverthe next three
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Surprise overGovernment
decision not tofund flood
prevention plan
Environment
Canterbury Chair
Peter Scott
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We have been askingcentral
Government to co-invest with us in
flood preventionmeasuresand river
management since 1989, however it
has been ratepayers acrossthe country
footingthe bill.
The recentdevastation of Cyclone
Gabriellecould happen anywhere in the
SouthIsland, andweshouldn’t wait for
that to happen before taking action.Preventionisstill
better than acure.
We thoughtwehad astrongcasefor
fundinginthe 2023 Budget, especially
givenwhat’satriskifthere is significant
floodingalong our78,000 kilometres
of riversystems.That includes national
assets such as Waka KotahiNZTransport
Agency roads, KiwiRailbridgesthatrun
near rivers,power andinternetinfrastructure–whichwould
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anddisrupt oursupply chains in the
eventofanother majorfloodevent.
And that doesn’t factorinour ongoing
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abilitytoget insuranceorhow events
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realitythatsomefamilies in thebadly
affected areasinthe NorthIslandare
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Fed farmers continues opposition to ute tax
FederatedFarmers continues to
oppose the increase in Ute Tax
announced in the recent budget.
Transport spokesperson Mark
Hooper says it is just another cost on a
productive sector already underhuge
pressurewith rapidly increasing costs
and slipping commodity prices.
‘‘We’ve opposed the UteTax from
day one because farmers don’t have
viable or reliablealternatives to get
the job done on their farms —and now
the Government is increasing it,’’
Hoopersaid.
The budget announcement will see
feescharged to buyers of high
emissionsvehiclesincreasing, and the
threshold for whatqualifiedasahigh
emissionsvehicle will reduce from
192gofCO2 per kilometre to 150g.
‘‘Tofund the changes to make it
easier for New Zealanders to
purchase cleaner imports, we're
adjusting charges on high emissions
vehicles,’’ thethen Transport
Minister,MichaelWoods said.
‘‘This includes vehicleslike utes
which are amongthe highest emitting
vehicles withinour fleet.’’
Mr Hooper says farmers are not
driving utesassomesortofstatus
symbol.
‘‘Wehave agenuine need for
reliable four­wheel drivevehicles to
tow equipment and get around our
farms safely.’’
The budgetannouncement will
increase the maximum fee charged on
the registration of anew ute to $6900
(up from$5175 previously), and the
registration of aused ute to $3450 (up
from $2875).
‘‘Farmers shouldn’t be taxed on
their work vehicles to subsidise
wealthy Tesla owners in Remuera and
Karori. That'sjust wrong.
‘‘The announcement is abitter pill
to swallow for farmers who arealready
being hammered with all sorts of cost
increases,’’ Mr Hooper says.
‘‘Instead of heaping new costs on to
aproductive sector,the Government
shouldbefocusing on sorting out the
state of our pothole­riddledrural
roads.
‘‘If theydon'tget on to that soon, we
might need aute to go anywhere.’’
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Focus on space rocks
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Local Democracy Reporter
North Canterbury amateurastronomers
are set to help in thetrackingofspace
rocks as they firethrough theearth’s
atmosphereabove Canterbury.
Oxford Area School hasjoined a
nationwide network of meteortrackers by
installing afireball­tracking camera
above theentrance to its observatory.
Observatory volunteer RaulElias­
Drago saidthe camera wasupand
runningand he could remoteaccess it
fromhis home.
There was justatechnical issue to
overcome,asitappearedthe school’s
firewall waspreventing theuploading of
images to the internet.
‘‘It is exciting.You think ­wow!It’s
mounted,the hardwork is done and now
it is justamatter of resolving theIT,’’ Mr
Elias­Dragosaid.
The camera waspointing towards the
celestial southpole, awayfrom possible
light pollution.
Observatoriesand schools throughout
New Zealand were already partofthe
network with cameras installed.
The CanterburyAstronomical Society
has mountedacameraatits observatory
PHOTO: DAVID HILL
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Planting their future
Native plantingsbythe Jed River are
helping water quality and givingCheviot
Area Schoolchildren the opportunity to
show they can make adifference.
Around 45 pupilsgathered in the
Hutchison Reserve to plantnatives
recently,with theirefforts tying in well
with Jed Rivercare CatchmentProject.
The project involves plantingsthanks to
along­standing group of Cheviot locals
keen to improve the quality of the river
water.
Funding fromthe Hurunui District
Landcare group has enabledthe
employment of wetland expert John
Preece, who has been advising the group
on effectivewillowcontrol without using
chemicals.
During the summer of 2021/22,the
willows were cut at the base, the bark and
tree branches chippedupand used as
mulcharound thenatives, whichwere
planted next.
Groupchair Catherine Maxwell says the
concept of not usingchemicals was
initially acontroversial topic, as using
glyphosate is very common practice.
But the members agreedthey did not
want chemicalsentering the waterway.
‘‘We needtothinkabout the health of the
water, for us and future generations.
Someone has to do something differently,’’
says Ms Maxwell, who is alsochairperson
of the Cheviot CommunityCommittee.
Adouble layer of weed mat has been
screwed intothe willow stumps,involving
ahuge amountofvolunteer hours, and the
benefitshave been impressive.
Ms Maxwell says accesstofunding
through EnvironmentCanterbury (ECan)
and MainPower Environment Fund for
plants and resources has been amassive
help.‘‘We’ve been reallylucky.’’
The Cheviotstudentsplanted cabbage
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the great natural environmentCheviot
already has, including its many trees.
‘‘Hutchison Reserve is turning into a
greatarea withthe natural habitat, with
plenty of pukekos, it’ssonice and natural.’’
Aloop track including GoreBay Road,
CheviotHills Domain, the bowling club
and the toy library is aproject in the
pipeline. ‘‘The goal is to connect the
woodland, openspacesand native areas.’’
Acommunity garden has also just been
started. ‘‘It feels like thereare lots of
people getting involved.’’
As part of thereview of theReserves
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Motoring Guide
Attention to detail, no matter how small
Oilisthe lifeblood of anyengine, andLes
Summerfield andhis team at AutoTech
Services, Rangiora areconstantlyamazed at
howsomecustomers forgetthisvital vehicle
maintenancepoint when driving.
“Oil makesthe engine work,makes it operate
at thecorrect temperatureswhilereducing
wear and tear.
“And yetwehavehad drivers coming in
claimingtheir cars arenot runningwell, or
with warninglightsontheir dashestofind
they haven’tchangedthe oilinages, or even
checkedits levels or condition,”saysLes.
Lesand hisstaffare passionate about
making customers’ cars runproperly and
economically.
“Wecan look after everything, including
repairs, servicingand diagnostics on all
makesand models of cars.”
Anew featureatAutoTech Services is
motorcycle WarrantofFitness.
Waynehas come on boardtooffercustomers
aqualifiedWOF servicefor motorcycles.
It makesits premisesat77Ivory Street in
Rangiora aone-stopshopfor customers
bringing more than onevehicle into thetown
to be serviced andwarranted.
Lesstarted AutoTech Services in 1994,
operating first at GrantPlace andthen at
Albert Street.
In theearly 2000s, Leslookedaround at other
garagesand engineeringworks anddesigned
thepurpose-built workshops he andthe
12-strongteamare nowoperating out of on
IvoryStreet.
“I looked at what others were working with,
anddecided to buildthe best workshop I
could.”
Thatattention to detailcontinues today with
Lesand theteam.
“Servicingissoimportant today, especially
as ourcustomers areundertaking a longer
ownershipcommitmentwith their main form
of transport.”
“Oil is thecheapestpartofacar, and yet it
does themostwork. We arefinding so many
issues with cars that couldhave easily, and
cheaply been solvedwith proper servicing
schedules.
“This includes brakes, batteries, lights, liquids,
suspensionand tyres.”
Les’sworry nowisthe number of vehicles he
sees with theimproperlyinflated tyres.
“Manycominginhavelow and mismatched
tyrepressures, it makesthe carhandled badly,
increaseswearand tear on tyres, and can
damage othersteeringcomponents.’’
AutoTech Services offersawide range of
competitively pricedKumho andGoodride
tyres.
“Wehavethe skillsheretomakeyourride
thebestitcan be,with our excellentwheel
alignmentfacilities.”
AutoTech Services is well knownfor offering
many other light engineeringoptions,
includingservicing classic cars —Les’s
favouritesubject.
Call theteamatAutoTech Serviceson(03)
3135802 or visitthemat77Ivory Street in
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Les Summerfield of AutoTech Services, in Rangiora
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Motoring Guide
DRIVING
TO THE
CONDITIONS
What does
that mean?
It’s anoen used phrase …. “People need
to drivetothe conditions”. But what does
that actually mean?
Not assuming that conditions on our roads
are the same from day to day, orfrom one
season to another is certainly agoodplace to
start. But even when weather conditions are
the same, drivers should take note of the road
surface they are travelling on.
Forthosewith alove of all things roading they
will know there are three main surface types
used on New Zealand roads and highways;
asphalt, chip seal and unsealed surfaces.
Asphalt –This surface is oen the favourite
of vehicle drivers and cyclists, as it is smooth
and produces alow level of noise when driven
over. It also provides agood level of grip
in dry conditions, however, and here’s the
‘driving to the conditions’ part, it has reduced
skid resistance when it is wet. So, wet roads
and asphalt means slow down.
Chip seal –This surface consists of athin
layer of stones set in tar. When in good
condition it has arough appearance but over
time and withfrequent use it can endupquite
smooth. So while the skid resistance is okay
when itisingood condition, beware of the
smooth patches as you drive, as it also has
reduced skid resistance. So, smooth surfaces
means slow down.
Unsealed roads –These roads offer very low
skid resistanceatall times as the road surface
is loose under your wheels. It’s agood idea
to always reduce speed on unsealed roads,
and even more so in summer when dust can
obscure the vision of another driver, stones
can bethrown upand chip windscreens and
dust can impact residents living onunsealed
roads. So, unsealed surfacesmeans slow down.
As we come into the colder, wetter time of
the year, the key message for driving on
all roads and driving to the conditions is
‘slow down’.
Alongside reduced skid resistance which
equals longer braking distances, black ice,
flooded roads and poor visibility are all
conditions that require slower speeds.
Allowing yourself more time to react to a
hazard and stop in the distance required is a
lot easier if your speed is lower.
As we go into winter when fog and sunstrike
can make visibility challenging, remember
to turn your headlights on, keep your
windscreens clean and watch your following
distance. These are all important parts of
driving to the conditions.
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Tamzyn humbled
New Zealanders from all areas of the
country are backing HurunuiYouth
councillorTamzyn Murdoch, aged16, to
get to the Children's General Assembly
in Denmark in September to fly the flag
for Aotearoa.
Over Kings Birthdayweekend,
Tamzyn raised over $13,000 through her
Givealittlepage, which was started by
her mum, Rebecca.
The Amuri Area School Year 11
student is one of 80 youngpeople,and
one of only two from New Zealand,
selected from across the world to attend
the Children's General Assembly.
Tamzyn will join other young people
aged 10 to 17 in creating ashared voice
on the world’s issues aheadofthe
United Nations General Assembly of
world leaders.
In her second year on the Hurunui
Youth Council, Tamzyn is no stranger to
speaking up and advocating for young
people in Hurunui.
She is also adab hand at fundraising
and started her first fundraising
campaign beforethe age of 12, when she
raised moneyfor Ronald McDonald
House.
They helped me alot when Iwas
diagnosedwith coeliac disease and I
wanted to thankthem,soIorganiseda
toy duck picking competition and raised
close to $1000.
Encouraged by that success, Tamzyn
went on to raise money for the Westpac
Rescue Helicopter, SPCANew Zealand
and Christchurch City Mission.
When she neededtoraise money to
attend the Childrens GeneralAssembly,
Tamzyn again turned to her community
to raise the money she needed, holding
abingo evening in the Waiau
Community Hall in May.
Being aired on TVNZ1 Newsthis
month promoted her fundraising to
donors across the country.
HurunuiDistrict CouncilYouth
Development Officer Jo Sherwood said
the youth councillor was afierce
advocate for young people wanting to
stay and work in Hurunui and she was
not afraid of stepping into the
leadership space, having recently
participatedinThrive for Life coaching
workshops.
‘‘It’s wonderful she has received so
much supportfrom people aroundthe
country who have recognised her
passion for our community,’’Sherwood
said.
Tamzyn said she wants to see how
young people from acrossthe world are
solving global problems.
‘‘I wanttoget adifferent perspective
on how people are solving global
problems, and Ialso want to experience
differentcultural perspectives.’’
Tamzyn will be presenting her own
perspective as ayoung person growing
up in arural communityinNew
Zealand. She said bullying, diversity and
inclusion arethemes she will be
presenting as issuesfacing New Zealand
youth.
Giving back to her community is in
Tamzyn's blood, with her mum, nan,
granddad and uncle all active in the
Waiau Volunteer Fire Brigade.
Having the support of New Zealand
behind her, Tamzyn says, has been
humbling.
‘‘I am very gratefulfor the incredible
supportIhave received from all over
New Zealand in helping me to meet my
target.’’
Tamzyn has askedthe Hurunui
community to help assist New Zealand’s
other representative to the Children's
Assembly with her fundraisingtarget.
NEWS
The North Canterbury News, June 15, 2023
21
New Clarence bridge
facing challenges
By DAVID HILL,
Local Democracy Reporter
Getting consent to build anew Waiau
Toa /Clarence River bridge is proving
to be achallenge.
In areport to arecent Kaikōura
District Council meeting, senior
operations manager Dave Clibbery
said Environment Canterbury (ECan)
has indicated there are anumber of
aspects of the proposed project which
posed challenges in granting
consents.
This included ongoing opposition
from Te Rūnanga oKaikōura.
The Glen Alton bridge, upstream
from the State Highway 1bridge, was
destroyed in the November 2016
earthquake, which has left Clarence
Valley residents vulnerable to being
cut off in heavy rain events.
The council has planned to build a
$13.5 million bridge 500 metres
downstream from the previous bridge.
‘‘The level of these challenges being
indicated by ECan is greater than
previously suggested by an initial
request for further information on the
consent,’’ Mr Clibbery said.
‘‘The project team is now
endeavouring to understand the
issues and find possible solutions and
we recently had aproductive meeting
with ECan technical specialists.’’
He said staff were continuing to
work with Te Rūnanga oKaikōura to
address the cultural concerns raised.
ECan consents planning manager
Aurora Grant says the application was
on hold while further information was
sought from the Kaikōura council.
No decision had been made on
whether to notify the consent.
There were several forestry blocks
close to harvesting, some large hill
country properties and Department of
Conservation land in the valley.
For now access was via Waipapa
Road, Wharekiri Stream and apaper
road, which has been enhanced since
the earthquakes.
The Wharekiri Stream was prone to
flooding in heavy rain events and
could be impassable for up to 10 days,
leaving residents isolated.
The project has been approved for a
95 percent subsidy from Waka Kotahi
New Zealand Transport Agency, as
part of its earthquake repairs, and the
budget has been inflation adjusted.
But the funding has asunset clause
of December 2025.
Mr Clibbery says the council
recognised some compromises would
need to be made to deliver abridge
within this timeframe
‘‘And for affected residents the
priority is just getting abridge,’’ he
says.
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NEWS
22 The North Canterbury News, June 15, 2023
Young Farmers to dance the night away
Nowis the timetoget the gladragsout and
dressupfor theWaimakariri Young
Farmers Club’s annual fundraiser –their
mid­winterChristmasballonJune 24.
For thethirdtime,the clubishosting an
evening of fun and frivolity at the
Clarkville Hall.
ClubchairmanNicky Tily says it's an
excellentopportunity for ruralpeople to
stopthinking about thefarmfor five
minutes,get out, meetpeople and have
some fun.
‘‘Unlike in past years, where thetheme
wasbased aroundrural clothing options,
which somecame dressed in everything
from ballgowns to stubbies, this year we
have gone forthe mid­winterChristmas
Apprenticeship Boost
offers adifferent path
DanRosewarne
LabourList MP
basedinNorth Canterbury
MP Dan Rosewarne left high school early
to begin anautomotive apprenticeship. He
knowsfirst-handthe benefitsthatstudying a
tradecan have on young peopleastheyenter
theworkforce.
Like the 57,000 apprentices who have already
been supported by Apprenticeship Boost,
including well over 4,000 right here in
Canterbury, I know what it’s like to choose
the non-traditional pathway of vocational
education.
As someone who struggled in high school,
Ivividly recall being told bymyhigh school
careers counsellor to “just get a trade”, as
though it was asecond-tier option. As it turns
out, following her advice and beginning an
automotive apprenticeship was the best thing
Icould’ve done. The kinaesthetic learning style
clicked with me and helped metoboost my
work ethic,build my confidence, andeventually,
it led metomy23year-long career in the New
Zealand DefenceForce.Thevocationalpathway
is oneI’veadvocatedfor ever since.
When the pandemic arrived, this Government
sawthe importance of investing intradespeople
and those who employ them. Apprenticeship
Boost isapayment of $500 per month, per
apprentice, made direct to employers. The
payment covers the first two years of an
apprentice’s training and helps businesses to
take onnew apprentices who can earn while
training towards their qualification. Currently,
more than 18,000 employersare registeredwith
theprogram.
ball theme.’’
Shesayshopesattendeeswillcome
dressed in either Christmas jerseys or
semi­formal attire.
‘‘Itisprimarilyasocial mixer,achance
for us all to getout offthe farms andmeet
othersfrom thewiderruralcommunity
andcitypeople.’’
Over the years,attendees to the YFCball
have come fromall walksoflife.
‘‘Everyone is welcome,’’ Nickysays.
Forthe $40 ticket charge,attendeescan
dance from7pm to The Bottlejacks,a
three­piece covers band playing the best
musicfromthe last70years.
Ticketsare available at: events.
humanitix.com/mid­winter­christmas­ball.
Since the Apprenticeship Boost launched in
August of 2020, this Government has supported
more than 57,000 apprentices tostay inwork
while training toward their qualification.
The Initiative has enabled the number of
young apprentices to increase by 45%, Māori
apprentices by71%, Pacific apprentices by 97%
and women in apprenticeships byaremarkable
112%.
Apprenticeship Boosttiesintothe wider goal of
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building for tomorrow. Over the next several
decades, we will inevitably see further damage
to our roads and buildings assevere climaterelated
weather events become more frequent.
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Waimakariri residents will get achance
to have their say on sweeping changes
proposed for new speed limits later this
year.
The Waimakariri District Council has
been engaging with its four community
boards on speed limits since the Setting
of Speed Limits Rule 2022 came into
effect in May last year.
The new rule requires councils to
develop aspeed management plan every
three years based on Waka Kotahi New
Zealand Transport Agency safe speed
guidelines, under the government’s
Road to Zero vision.
Waimakariri Mayor Dan Gordon says
the new draft Waimakariri Speed
Management Plan will lead to sweeping
changes to speed limits across the
district.
He says the process is complex, as the
direction from government was ‘‘very
prescriptive’’.
‘‘The content of the document, and the
number of speed limit changes proposed
is significant, and something that needs
to be considered by the full council
before it is circulated to the boards for
their input and endorsement.’’
Mr Gordon says the council would hold
aworkshop next month, before seeking
approval from the community boards to
take the draft plan out for consultation
during August and September.
The council planned to sign it off by
December before submitting it to Waka
Kotahi for certification.
In areport to the community boards,
council staff said four speed limits were
agreed to by Canterbury’s councils to
ensure consistency across the region.
This included 80kph on rural sealed
roads, 60kph on rural unsealed roads,
40kph in urban areas and 30kph around
urban schools, town centres and some
urban streets.
The proposed changes are causing
some angst, with Waimakariri MP and
the National Party’s Associate Transport
Spokesperson, Matt Doocey, raising his
concerns on social media earlier this
week.
Mr Doocey posted aspeed limit map
from Waka Kotahi, released under an
Official Information Act request.
The map was aMegaMap, which has
been produced for each district to model
what speed limit reductions might look
like.
The MegaMap suggested 30kph speed
limits could be widespread across
Rangiora, Kaiapoi Woodend,
Ravenswood and Pegasus.
But the council’s draft speed
management plan doesn’t propose
30kph speed limits in Woodend,
Ravenswood or Pegasus in the council’s
Speed map ... AMegaMap produced for
Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport
Agency to model what speed limit
reductions might look like in Waimakariri.
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draft plan, except around the two
schools.
The council is proposing amix of
30kph and 40kph speed limits for
Rangiora and Kaiapoi.
AWaka Kotahi spokesperson says
MegaMaps are atool, but are not ‘‘a
replacement for community
consultation’’.
But Mr Doocey says the MegaMaps
were evidence speed limits are being
forced on to councils by the Labour
government.
‘‘As alocal MP, Ioppose blanket speed
limit reductions being imposed across
the Waimakariri.’’
North Canterbury­based Labour List
MP Dan Rosewarne says Mr Doocey’s
post was ‘‘100 percent incorrect’’.
‘‘Councils are doing what they’ve
always done, and Iknow the Woodend­
Sefton Community Board is astrong
advocate for reducing speeds if they feel
it needs to be reduced.’’
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The North Canterbury News, June 15, 2023
Award winning Glenmark Springs open day
By ROBYN BRISTOW
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Glenmark Springs will openits gates next
Thursday, June 22, to showcasehow Ian
Knowles has achieved abalance between
profitabilityand lifestyle on his Waipara
farm.
Ian was the Supreme winner of the
Canterbury Ballance Farm Environment
Awardsearlier this year, and his property
will be showcased to visitors at theopen
day.
Run by the NZ Farm Environment
Trust,the awardwas recognition of Ian’s
focus on increasing productionwhile
reducing the farms environmental
footprint.
The judges said in awarding Ian the top
award,that the822 hectare(790 effective),
property in the Weka Pass was agreat
example of continually gatheringdata and
information aboutthe property, and
implementing strategies, practices,
pasture, and livestocktofit the business.
He achieves this through careful stock
breeding,well­considered soil
management, tree planting for shelter,
biodiversity, carbon sequestration, and
activepest control.
The property is predominately asheep
breeding and finishingoperation, with
about 30% of its income derived fromdairy
support.
Ian runs 4000 composite ewes, 1000
hoggets, alongwith 350 dairy cows. As a
side interest he also has adiverse
selectionofother animals, including
alpacas, ostriches, peacocks, deer,
turkeys, partridges, and quail.
He started leasing and buyinginto the
farm in 2015, and since then he has
invested significantly to increase the
farms efficiency and profitability.
Development is guided by research and
on­farm trials, resulting in big changes to
the farmsinfrastructure, stocking rateand
performance.
There’safocus on increasing
production while reducing the farms
environmental footprint, all through
simple systems that enableIan to manage
the farm efficiently.
Stock are carefully bred for specific
genetictraits, while winter feeding is
closelymanaged, soilsare well cared for,
and nutrientuse is tailored to seasons and
soil and pasture requirements.
Numerous treeshave been planted,
providing stock shade and shelter plus
enhancing biodiversity and carbon
sequestration. The areas microclimate has
been harnessed by planting afruit orchard
with about 15 different varieties.
To reduceerosion, boost shade and
protect waterways, 3000poplar poles have
been planted, while about2km of
shelterbelts have been established.
Waterways are beingfencedand riparian
plantingisunder way, supported by the
active control of pests.
Ian sees thefarm as special, and enjoys
sharingits space and produce withvisitors
and friends alike.
Topics to be covered on the day, which
includes guestspeakers, are: stock and
forage genetics, profitable farm
development,the bestuse of natural
resources, putting technologytowork, and
turning green. The day willalso offer an
insight intothe researchand on­farm
trials thatguidethe development of this
sheepand dairy supportoperation.
The daysstarts at 1pm, at 775 Glenmark
Drive. There will be abarbecue to end the
day, following a4WD farmtour.
Open day ... Ian Knowles of Glenmark Springs, who won the regional Supreme title in
the Canterbury Ballance Farm Environment Award, is holding an open day at Glenmark
Springs on June 22, in conjunction with Ballance.
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Education award for Oxford AS
By RACHEL MACDONALD
FutureBeef 2023isover for the year,
with agroup of students fromOxford
returning fromthe North Island withthe
prestigious Education Award in hand.
It was an awesomeoutcome ,says
participant Hillary Cooper,given that
OxfordArea School doesn't have acattle
handling team,and only she and her
younger sister,Elizabeth,had competed
in the fieldbefore.
‘‘We were lucky to be able to get there
at all.
‘‘We were veryfortunatethat Marie
Fitzpatrick,ofTimperlea AngusStud,
near Mt Oxford, stepped in to make it
happen,’’she says.
‘‘Elizabethand Itook threeofour
steersup, and Mariegave us and some
pupilsfrom Rangiora six of her cattle as
well.
‘‘ It takes ahuge commitment from
everyone to get the animalsprepped and
up there, but it was awesometohave a
team from the South Islandinthe mix,
and we all knew each other, whichwas
also great.’’
The annualcompetition is usually held
in Hastings, but it was moved to
Dannevirke thisyear, giventhat the
Hastings Showgrounds are still being
used as aCivilDefence hub following
Cyclone Gabrielle. However, the format
remained the same, says Hillary.
‘‘There was the handlers’ class, which
was areally rigorous programme.
‘‘We had to send in aCV, then got
interviewed by apanel of threejudges,
who watched us all weekend to see how
we showedour cattle and interacted with
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Education award ... The award winning Oxford Area School team. Marie Fitzpatrick, a
Future Beef committee member and valued team mentor (left), with team members Abi
Denley, Ella Luscombe, Elizabeth and Hillary Cooper.
Finally, they were judged on the hook
for their meat quality in accordancewith
Future Beef as apaddock to plate event.
Rounding out the weekend was the
education programme, which consisted
of completing tasksacross aseries of six
knowledgemodules.
The competitors were splitinto age
groups (Elizabethisstill ajunior)and the
points they achieved were collated by
school,says Hillary.
‘‘Itwas full­on,but really interesting,’’
she says.
‘‘Among otherthings, we learnt how an
auctioneer operates,there was a
veterinary session on cattle bones, and
there was an environmental module on
changes in farming and clean ways
ahead.’’
At the end of the weekend, the School
EducationAward for 2023 came south to
Oxford Area School. It was ahighly
unexpected result, says Hillary.
‘‘We were just abunch of girls doing
what they love, and we came home with
abig trophy for it.
‘‘We’ll share it around for the rest of
the year, then pass it on to the school at
the end of the last term, to put into its
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Coach Hong Kong bound
By ROBYN BRISTOW
Apassionate netballcoach,who
has tastedsuccess in Otago and
North Canterbury, has traded
places on the sidelines of
Rangiora, for the international
coaching stageofHong Kong.
Grahame Johnston, who most
recentlyhas been coaching the
Ohoka Premier side in the North
Canterbury Netballcompetition,
taking themto8out of 10 finals,
over the past decade,will also
develop aprogramme for
regionalteams.
‘‘I am reallylooking forward to
it. It will be agreat adventure.
‘‘I can’t wait to get overthere
and get going,’’ Grahame said
before leaving New Zealand
shores on Monday.
He takes with him awealth of
experience and knowledge,
having cut his teeth in the sport
with some netball greats in the
deep southbefore moving to
Canterbury.
Grahame says afriendhad seen
the job advertised and sent it to
him.
‘‘I appliedand went through an
interview process, and was
offered the job.
Anew goal ... Grahame Johnston
who has departed for Hong Kong.
PHOTO: SUPPLIED
‘‘I decidedtotake up the
challenge instead of sitting
around and seeing what
retirementlooked like,’’ he said.
Grahamehas morethan 20
years of practical experience
coaching at NPC level and age
group representative teams in
Otago and North Canterbury. He
also has Sports SpecificCoaching
in Netball (and othersports) to
Level 3+.
He has abackground in sport
and recreation throughMassey
University, and coachedthe
Otago Under 21 netballteam and
assisted withthe Otago NPC and
representative teams alongside
the late netball greatGeorgie
Salter.
Grahame’s coaching career
began in rugby ‘‘yearsbefore’’his
netballcoaching began.
‘‘I coached everything Icould
coach in rugby, and won
everything Iwent for,’’ he says.
His coaching skills were called
on when acoach was soughtfor a
netballteam.
He decided to give it ago,
challenging himself to learn a
new sport, and the skills required
on the netballcourt.
‘‘It went reallywell, and Iended
up coaching to representative
level,’’ Grahame says.
His work finallysaw him head
north, where his skills were once
again called on to coachOhoka.
Grahamesays while Hong Kong
is not headedtothe World Cup
due to its ranking falling during
Covid­19, the aim is to lift it back
into contentiontoclaim aspot in
the next World Cup cycle.
‘‘They have potential as far as
development and growth goes,’’
Grahamesays.
Volunteers being sought
By JOHN COSGROVE
ParaFed Canterburyare seeking
volunteers for the upcoming
wheelchairbasketball
tournamentheld over the
weekend of July 8and 9.
To help the organisers of the
Canterbury roundofthe
WheelchairBasketball New
Zealand National League
Tournament, ParaFed
Canterbury are looking for a
number of volunteers to help on
both days from 8.30am to 4pm in
various roles.
This tasks include manning the
scorebenchatgames, lunches
and general volunteering.
Basketball New Zealand’s
disabilityand inclusion leadMatt
Vernick says they need about 30
volunteers for the two­day event.
NorthCanterbury Basketball
and Rapid Relief are also
supporting thisevent.
Matt says the scorebench
volunteer roles are seated at a
tableonthe halfwayline.
The games are 10 minute
quarters with the clockstopped
during timeouts andstoppages in
play.
Further help is needed to
prepare the lunches for all
competitors eachday.
Matt says the draw hasn’tbeen
finalised yet, but they expect
theretobeabout eight teams
from around the country.
‘‘Teams are coming from
Waikato, Northland and
Auckland, with three from
Canterbury.
‘‘There will be some significant
skills on display withanumber of
former and currentNew Zealand
international representative
players like Daniella Egle­Bast,
Travis Moffat and EamonWood
who haveplayedinprofessional
leagues in Australia and further
abroad.’’
The Canterbury team has a
number of playersfrom Rangiora
including Travis Moffat, Tyler
Belcher andCurtis Smith.
ParaFed Canterbury sports
manager HadleighPierson says it
is agreat sporting event.and it’s
the second time the event will be
hosted at MainPower Stadium,
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Rangiora.
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Rangiora.
‘‘It’s an excellent opportunity
to be apart of Parasportand
meetsome greatpeople.’’
Freetraining for volunteers
willbeprovided.
If interested, contactMatt at
matt@nz.basketball with your
name, contact details,and when
you are available.
SPORT
The North Canterbury News, June 15, 2023
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OhokavsSaracens, Mandeville 1
Kaiapoi vs Ashley,Loburn Lower1
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Kaiapoi falls desperately short in semi final
RUGBY
ALuisetti SeedsCombined Country grand
final forKaiapoi was withinreach for
mostofits semi finalgameagainst
Ashburton Celtic on Saturday, but when
the final whistle blew it trailed 21­23.
Saracens camefrom behind in the final
quarter to edgeout Methven32­27inthe
racefor fifth place, while Ashley upset
Glenmark­Cheviot 31­29 to decide
seventh andeighth.
Hurunuiturned on astormingsecond
halfafter trailingSouthern11­12 to
wallop it 64­19and Ohoka, after leading
Rakaia 14­13atthe break, was on the
wrong end of ahighscoring secondhalf
losing40­43.
Woodend had thoughtsofits first
victoryofthe season when it was up 20­19
at halftimeover Oxford, but in asecond
halfarm wrestle, Oxford scored theonly
points winning 24­20.
KaiapoivAshburton Celtic
In agamefittingofasemi final, Kaiapoi
was left to rue somemissedopportunities
thatonanotherday would havebeen
taken,and possibly havebooked thema
place in thisSaturday’s grand final.
Howeveritwasn’t to be,goingdown to
an unbeatenAshburtonCeltic side 21­23.
Kaiapoicameout of the blocks fast and
matched Celtic physically andspreadthe
ballwithconfidence.
Kaiapoimissedanearlypenalty
attempt, andCeltic made it payinthe 16th
minutewithatry to itsstrong ballrunning
2nd five­eighths IsireliMasiwini.
Kaiapoiwas quick to respond though,
gettingstraightback on to the attack and
pinning Celtic fivemetres from itsline.
Pressure turned into pointswhen an
overthrownlineout landed in thesafe
hands of Kaiapoi’shooker, Kafu Misuiata
and thescorewas locked at 7­7.
Celtic firstfiveand captain,Nathan
McCloyaddedapenalty, but right before
halftimeKaiapoi had asustainedfive
minutes andaround seven scrumsonthe
Celtic line.
However, it was unable to capitalise in
whatcould provetobethe most vital five
minutes of defence forCeltic’sseason.
Score at halftimewas 10­7 to the home
side.
An early yellow cardtoKaiapoi lock
JoelHemptonresultedinapenalty to
McCloy, and hadCelticout to a13­7lead.
But Kaiapoi wasthe firstteamtoscore
atry in thesecond half,whenZach
Andrews, who has madeahabit of scoring
tries this season, muscled his wayover.
Withthe conversion,Kaiapoi led14­13
with20minutestogo.
Its leadwas shortlived however,when
McCloyaddedathirdpenaltyand then
followed hisown attacking kick,which
led to aKaiapoi error and atry to Celtic
Determined run ... Southbrook’s Jack Millar carries the ball with Johnny Turnbull, and
Isaac Pulley in support. Referee Jared LeGros keeps aclose eye on proceedings.
PHOTO: LEONIE HANCOX
lock Henry McManus. Celtic was allofa
sudden out to a23­14 lead.
Withtime rapidly evaporatingKaiapoi
had to findsome answers andafter some
staunch defence got itself backonthe
Celtic line, andscrummedits waytoa
penalty try, whichalso resultedina
yellow card forCeltics replacement prop.
With threeminutes to go the score was
23­21.
Kaiapoimade onelast forayinto
Celtics’half andworked itsway to within
35 metresofthe line beforeasideline
move resulted in beingtackledintotouch
and the final whistle. Heartbreak for
Kaiapoiwho hadits chances butalack of
discipline, and errors at crucial times,
ultimatelymeantitwillhave to wait
anotherseason forachance to reach its
firstLuisettiSeedsCombined final.
Standouts for the Kaiapoi sidewas
centred aroundits forwardpack,who had
the wood on theCeltic scrum andline out
for thewholematch.
HalfbackLeo McConchie hadastrong
game and combinedwell once again with
TaineJacobs­Lawson at first five.
Kaiapoiwill have theweek offtorest
up andget some injured players
rehabbed beforetaking on old rivals
Glenmark­Cheviot on ‘‘SuperSaturday’’,
whichdoubles as aDeansShield defence.
Kaiapoi 21 (KafuMisuiata,ZachAndrews,
triesand apenaltytry; TaineJacobs­
Lawson 2conversion) lost to Ashburton
Celtic 23.
SaracensvMethven
Saracenssecuredfifthposition in the
Division1combined competition with a
five pointwin over Methven at
SouthbrookPark.
With both teams scoringfourtries each,
two in eachhalf, and the scores tied at
15­all at half time, the result could have
gone eitherway with both teams
spreadingthe ball at every opportunity
making it an enjoyablegametowatch.
First points went to Methven withatry
outwideand prettymuch fromthe
ensuing kick off Toby Ashbyrepliedwith
atry for Saracens alsoout wideand
scores weretiedat5all. Saracenstook an
early lead withapenaltytogoup8–5to
which Methvenrepliedwithapenalty
and thescores were again tied.
With10minutes leftinthe first half
Methven scored aconverted try to lead 15
– 8.
Nearinghalftime, Toby Ashbyscored
his secondtry of the day which Pomare­
Edwardsconverted,and thescores were
tiedupagain, at 15­all.
Ten minutesinto the secondhalf
Saracens were the first to score witha
penaltytoPomare­Edwards followed
soonafter with atry to Nathan Goodwin
which was converted, andSaracens had
shotout to a25–15lead.
Thenitwas Methven’s turn to score
withtwo tries, one converted,and with
lessthan 15 minutestorun, Methven went
ahead 27 –25.
On the70­minute mark Nathan
Goodwin scored hissecond try of the day
which Pomare­Edwards converted to
haveSaracens leading32–27. Methven
spent mostofthe last10minutes in
Saracens half,and despitebeingawarded
acouple of kickablepenaltieschose to
run the ballatthe opposition in an
attempttobreakthe Saracens linewhich
it wasunable to do. Saracens heldon.
Hatsoff to bothteamsfor an entertaining
gameplayedingood spirit.
Saracens 32 (Toby Ashby 2, Nathan
Goodwin 2tries. Caleb Pomare­Edwards
3conversions,2penalties)beat Methven
27.
Hurunui vSouthern
Hurunuiput on astrong performance for
localsupporters in Culverdenoverthe
weekendbeating Southern64­19.Right
from the opening whistle the Hogs
showed intent.
Two excellent first halftriestoright
wing AndrewMurdoch offwellplaced
kicking,and aclassy onetoDigby Heard,
haditleading21­7atthe break.
Southern startedthe secondhalf
strongly getting thefirstpoints of the new
spell, butfromthenonitwas allHurunui.
Forwards Willie Harris, Jed McDonald
and Brian Andersonall poweredoverfor
five pointers.Digby Heard grabbed a
double, andfullback JonoSchwass tore
through twice in the final quarter to grab
adouble forhimself too.
Kyle McKenziehad aday to remember
offthe tee,nailingnine outof10attempts.
Agreatday forthe Hurunuiteam and
supporters alike in Culverden, andsome
well deserved momentum headinginto
theNorthCanterbury round.
Hurunui 64 (AndrewMurdoch2,Digby
Heard 2, Willie Harris,Jed McDonald,
BrianAnderson,tries; Kyle McKenzie 8
conversions and apenalty)beat Southern
19.
Oxford vWoodend
ApositivestartbyOxford haditup3­nil
afterthreeminutes at the Oxfordoval.
Woodend wasnexttoadd points with a
penalty andconvertedtry after playing
with more intensityand focus through to
thehalf timebreak.
Thesecond half kicked off with ascore
of 17 ­10infavour of Woodend which
added anotherthree pointsinthe 46th
minute. Oxford’s right winger Korbyn
Newmanscoredhis second tryafter a
good attacking runatthe line from
opensideDan Brooker,which he also
converted.
Oxford thenput somegoodphases
together, and used thewidthofthe field
well,before halfback MattRobertsshot
through agap to score aconverted try
underthe posts.
Woodend followedthis with some smart
rugby by pinning Oxford deepinits own
halffor thelast10minutesofthe game,
withwellplacedkicks into space fromits
backs.
Severalattempts were made by
Woodend to cross the Oxfordlinewithits
energetic forwards,plussolidattacks
fromits backs, but Oxford defendedwell
keepingWoodend at bayuntil the final
whistle.
Korbyn Newman contributed 19 of
Oxford’s 24 points,and Matt Roberts
madeabig impact offthe bench on his
return from injury. Joe Lockwood carried
wellfromlock,and Villi Ogotia hada
strong all round game at 12 marking up
againstformer All Black Zac Guildford
who guided theWoodend backs well.
Oxford 24 (Korbyn Newman 2, Matt
Roberts. Newman3conversions,one
penalty)beat Woodend 20.
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Nine Kaiapoi children are about
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to embark on a trip of a lifetime to a lot and in the last few years they had a
fire burn down some of their classrooms
St Patrick’s Kaiapoi Catholic Primary and to date, nothing has been rebuilt
School is taking nine Year 7 and 8 pupils due to a lack of funding.”
and two adults to the Cook Islands in The St Patrick’s contingent plans to
term four to learn abou the local culture take some resources for the school and
and do some community service. is seeking support from the local North
“This is our second trip and what we’ve Canterburycommunity.
identified is the opportunity to do an A number of local sports organisations
overseastrip like no other,” says teacher have agreed to donate sports equipment
Pax O’Dowd, who wi l accompany the and local businesses have given some
pupils to Rarotonga.
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Pax says the group is also liaising with
students wi l have some fun, but it’s Raro community groups in Rarotonga to do
style and it’s an opportunity to give back some volunteering, planting and clean
the local community and an opportunity
to learn what we share in common The group wi l be staying a the
as Pacific communities as we l as our Rakahangahostel, which is named after
di ferences.”
one of the islands, and is like a marae,
Pax wi l be joined on the trip by parent
Pacific Islands.
and Board of Trustees memberAngela
“It’s very basic, but community focused His classmate Caleb Spence says he
and everybody pitches in with cooking has been to Rarotonga before and is
Although the Cook Islands is o ficia ly and cleaning.
looking forward to returning.
a part of New Zealand and uses New “They are wonderful hosts and are quite “I’m exciting to see the beach. It’s pre ty
Zealand do lars, life is very di ferent on proud of their country and are rea ly hot at 30 degrees most of the time and it
the islands and local schools do not happy, humble people.”
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The pupils said they were looking Their classmates are looking forward to
As we l as fundraising for the trip, Pax forward to visiting Rarotongaand
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Big smiles ... Discovering her passion for racing lawnmowers was Rangiora grandmother
Jodie Hall.
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Speedy Lawnmowers
By JOHN COSGROVE
Mowingthe lawnwas never thismuch
fun.
The buzzing of lawnmowers at speed
caughtafew people by surprise on
Sundaymorning at the Mandeville
SportsGrounds.
The Canterbury Lawn Mower Racing
Club hostedit's first “Have agoday” for
anyoneinterested in one of the fastestgrowing
and cheapest forms of
motorsportinthe country.
‘‘It’sall aboutfun, fun, fun,’’ says club
president Don Saxon.
The day was achance for drivers to try
their handatnavigating the lowered
ride­on lawnmowers around aslippery
grass track.
‘‘It’ssimply lotsoffun, you feel like
you are doing a100kph when you are
not, on the slipperygrass,’’says novice
driverAndrew Simpson of Sefton.
Lawnmower racing is new to North
Canterbury.
Interest in forming aclub started
after workers fromthe Stihl Shops in
Rangiora and Christchurchheard about
what racers weredoing with ride­ons in
the North Island.
Club secretary Charmayne Stevens
says they wereall sitting around the
table one day whensomeone said: ‘‘Why
don’t we hold arace here?’’
‘‘Pretty soon everyone was on the
same page, and thanks to awonderful
Alan Gray who bought ten racing
lawnmowersdown from the North
Island to try out, we had awonderful
day on SundayatMandeville
introducingthe sport.’’
150 lapswere completed on the day,
with 22 new driverstrying it out for the
first time.
The clubhas set up aFacebookpage
and is planning its next club day as its
first full raceday, whichwill be held in
afarm paddock at Loburn in July.
‘‘We know of at least another ten
lawnmowersbeing built in North
Canterbury, so it should be agood first
race day.’’
She says the racers all follow strict
safety and construction rules from the
New Zealand Lawnmower Racing
Association.
‘‘They are loweredright down,run
lawnmower engines, tyres and disc
brakes.’’
But they can be ahandful, as
Rangiora grandmother JodieHall
discovered on her first drive of aracer.
‘‘I was just pottering around but Istill
have to learnhow to slide them through
the corners.’’
She says her grandchildren were
there to have ago, so she thought why
not join in?
‘‘I recommendittoanyone, as it is a
fun sport for all ages.’’
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Council Wins Award
Waimakariri District Council’s Regeneration of
Kaiapoi won the Minister of Local Government’s
Award for Council/Community Relations at
the Taituarā (Local Government Professionals
Aotearoa) Gala Dinner last week.
Chris Brown, General Manager Community and
Recreation says, “This is really an award for the
community who were so invested in the recovery
of Kaiapoi, The Pines Beach and Kairaki.”
The judges said “This was ahighly complex
and challenging multi-year programme that is
an exemplar for those communities needing
to recover from anatural disaster. Aplanned
purposive blending of engagement and some
community empowerment has delivered afantastic
end result.”
The Regeneration Kaiapoi project has generated
avibrant landscape of interconnecting recreation
and commercial spaces, rich with opportunities for
cultural and social connection, out of earthquakedamaged
land that was red-zoned by the Crown.
Implementation of the multi-year project, delivered
over five regeneration areas, covering some 80ha,
has been community-led, in partnership with
residents, visitors, businesses, mana whenua and
central government.
From school children through to the elderly,
everyone had an opportunity to shape these
spaces. Ongoing partnerships continue to ensure
community ownership of amenities.
RegenerationKaiapoiaimed to restore theseareas,
whichhad beenlockedaway since the2010/11
earthquakesand return them back to thecommunity.
Today, the Kaiapoi Regeneration area attracts
visitors and provides recreational opportunities,
including new sports and recreation reserves, a
Heritage and Mahinga Kai Reserve tofoster
cultural learning opportunities and traditional
practices, aMarine Precinct, complete with
floating pontoon and aheritage boat for sunset
cruises, asustainable forest and adog park
complete with its own “stick library” –just to name
afew!
Changes to Dra Annual Plan
Follow Deliberations
The Council has agreed on changes to its Dra
Annual Plan aer deliberating on submissions. The
plan outlines aprudent and responsible budget
which will allow council to continue to deliver a
high level of service, while also keeping rates
increases to aminimum.
Council has committed to arates increase of
6.24% which is slightly higher than the proposed
rate of 5.97%. However, it still sits significantly
lower than the inflation rate of 6.7% (formerly
7.2% at the time the Annual Plan was draed). It
also means our District has had one of the lowest
rates increases in the country.
Councildeliberatedover61submissions before
agreeing on the changes to the2023/24 Annual Plan.
The reason for the rise is because Council has
decided to fully fund the shortfall of $220k to
the unsubsidised roading maintenance budget.
The majority of respondents to the Annual Plan
requested Council fully fund the gap.
Central Government funding, through Waka Kotahi’s
contribution is capped and does not take account of
inflation. The addition of the $220k to the budget
took the total average rate up to 6.24%.
Road maintenance is high on the priority list for
residents and the Council wants to ensure it keeps
up and meets those expectations. Council has also
recently employed staff to undertake independent
reviews to ensure that all roading work is meeting
the quality and specification required in the terms
of the contract.
Some of the key issues in the Dra Annual Plan include:
1. NewregulationsmeanCouncil must testwater
suppliesmore regularly andpotentially bring
forward planned upgrades to remain chlorine-free
2. Immediate improvements need to be made to
the stormwater network following flooding from
extreme weather events
3. Inflation is affecting roading costs, and more
is needed to make sure local roads remain at a
high standard.
Last Honda Forest
Planting Day
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BALCAIRN PUBLIC HALL SOCIETY
INCORPORATED
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Notice is hereby given that the 13th annual
general meeting of the Society will be held
at the Balcairn Public Hall on Monday, 19
June 2023 at 7.00 pm.
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Amberley RD 1, 7481, at least 14 days prior
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SECTION 101, SALE
AND SUPPLY OF
ALCOHOL ACT 2012
SRR Interprise Ltd, 8, 77
Williams Street, Kaiapoi
has made application to the
District Licensing Committee
(DLC) at Rangiora for the
issue of an On-Licence in
respect of the premises
situated at 8, 77 Williams
Street ,Kaiapoi known as
Indian Food Court, Indian
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The general nature of the
business conducted (or to
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licence is Restaurant.
The days on which and the
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Monday to Sunday, 9.00am
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of the Waimakariri District
Licensing Committee at 215
High Street, Rangiora.
Any person who is entitled
to object and who wishes
to object to the issue of the
licence may, not later than
15 working days after the
date of the publication of this
notice, file anotice inwriting
of the objection with the
Secretary of the Waimakariri
District Licensing Committee
at Private Bag 1005,
Rangiora or email to
records@wmk.govt.nz.
No objection to the issue
of alicence may be made
in relation to amatter other
than a matter specified in
section 105 (1) of the Sale
and Supply of Alcohol Act
2012.
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