North Canterbury News: July 06, 2023

Thursday,July6,2023 | Issue1053 | www.starnews.co.nz 

Lester Truman —Menz Shed’sMrGoogle 

Down at the Hanmer Springs Menz 

Shed, Lester Truman goes by the name 

of Mr Google. 

‘‘We don’t need Google, we just ask 

Lester,’’ quips member Mike Shaxon. 

Truman carries more blueprints in his 

head than the internet, Mike says, and is 

always quick to invent new ways of 

solving problems to help his community. 

When the Menz Shed was approached 

to come up with awasp capture solution, 

Lester had athink and came back with a 

quick fix that is affordable and 

practical. 

‘‘You take an ordinary 1.5 litre softdrink 

bottle, cut it in half, invert the top 

into the bottom to create afunnel, put 

sugar water into the bottom –and wait 

for the wasps to visit,’’ Lester says. 

The Menz Shed creates the wooden 

frames to hang the bottles in trees. 

‘‘If someone comes to us, whether a 

school, community group or sports club, 

and asks us if we can make something — 

if we can do it, then yes we will,’’ Mr 

Shaxon says. 

Throughout the Hanmer Springs 

community is evidence of the Menz 

Shed’s contribution to their community. 

Ashield for St John’s CPR challenge, 

aflagpole for the golf club, birdfeeders 

for the Hanmer Springs Conservation 

Trust, outdoor furniture –they’ve done 

it all. 

The Menz Shed operates as a 

charitable trust and its assistance 

extends beyond the old Smithy building 

Mr Google ... Lester Truman (left) with his fellow Menz Shed members, Jim Sutherland, Barry Toomey, John Thompson and Mike 

Shaxon of the Hanmer Springs Menz Shed. 

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from which they have been operating for 

the past four years on the Queen Mary 

Hospital Heritage Reserve. 

Stacking wood for an infirm resident, 

supplying firewood to those in need, 

building awheelchair ramp, and making 

astep to help avalued pet get up into the 

house are all ways in which they have 

given back. 

‘‘We’re here for the community,’’ Mr 

Shaxon says. 

For members, the gains are 

camaraderie and support, he says. 

‘‘It’s about supporting and 

encouraging one another.’’ 

Mr Shaxon says the Menz Shed is 

grateful for being able to use the old 

Smithy and for council’s support over 

the years. Hurunui District Council 

Chief Strategy and Community Officer 

Judith Batchelor says building strong 

communities through supporting 

communityled projects is awinwin for 

the district. 

Retreat an option for beach community 

By DAVID HILL, 

Local Democracy Reporter 

Managed retreatisanoption as Amberley 

Beach residents planfor the future. 

It is oneofseveral optionstoaddress 

thethreat of coastal erosion,floodingand 

sea level riseatthe small beach 

settlement. 

TheHurunui District Council has 

adopted an Amberley Beach Coastal 

Adaptation Plan after three years of 

consultation with localresidents. 

Planner HannahShieldssaysthe 

majorityofresidents wanted to remain in 

the beachsettlement for as long as 

possible. 

Managed retreat,was presentedasa 

longterm option, receiving apositive 

response from residents whenpresented 

withthe draft adaptation planearlierthis 

year. 

‘‘The purposeofanadaptive plan is to 

leave all of theoptionsopen for as long as 

possible,’’ Ms Shields said. 

‘‘Itisunlikely we will ever get 100 

percent agreementonthe preferred 

option.’’ 

Shesays 37 of the109 property owners 

hadoffered feedbackonthe option of 

land bankingtopreparefor amanaged 

retreat, withthe majorityinfavour. 

Council staff willseek feedback from 

theremaining propertyowners to get 

theirpreferences before takingany 

further actiononthisoption. 

Theplan setsout how to fundand 

manageacoastal bund to protect 

properties, as wellasaseries of 

‘‘triggers’’ forwhen residents and the 

council will needtoreconsidertheir 

options. 

Options wouldinclude movingthe bund 

backfurther fromthe coastline, 

introducing other coastalprotection 

measures or implementing managed 

retreat. 

Chief executive Hamish Dobbiesays 

the bundwas owned by the residents, 

withthe councilacting as the‘‘collector of 

funds’’. 

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Amberley Beach bund successful 

From Page 1 

It wasfirstconstructed in 1993 in 

response to coastalflooding the year 

before,and was extended to the full 

length of the settlement in 2003. 

It required maintenance every few 

years,but has beensuccessful at 

preventing coastalinundation and 

reducingerosion. 

Mr Dobbie saidanew bundwas now 

required,asthe existing one wastoo close 

to thesea, and it wouldneed to be 

relocatableasthe sealevel rose. 

‘‘Thenew bundisabit of agame 

changerbecauseitcan be rolledback and 

it can go deeper into the sand.’’ 

He said the‘‘triggers’’werebased on 

thepossiblehazards. 

Triggersincludedpropertyowners 

beingunable to obtain insurance,the cost 

of renourishing the bund, theimpact of 

floodevents andsignificant capital works 

beingrequired. 

‘‘Onetrigger willtrigger aconversation, 

buttwo triggersisanindicator that we 

need to implement another option. 

‘‘People’sconcerns aboutdifferent 

triggerswilldiffer and it willbetheir 

choice. 

‘‘It we don’thavetriggers we are not 

goingtoknow whentohavethose 

conversations.’’ 

Thecouncilhas beenconsulting with its 

four beachcommunities since 2020 with 

Retreat ... Anew relocatable bund is proposed to replace this well worn bund at 

Amberley Beach. 

PHOTO: DAVIDHILL 

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Nth Canty Women’sInstitute in good heart 

By SHELLEY TOPP 

It was aday to rememberfor North 

Canterbury FederationofWomen’s 

Institute(WI) members at the New 

ZealandFederationofWomen’s 

Institutes’ 102nd annualmeeting. 

Fourmembers fromthreeNorth 

Canterbury branches, Kainga, Rangiora 

and SeftonKowai, all receivedtrophies 

for their achievements. 

The highestawardwenttoKathryn 

Hopkinson, of Belfast,president of the 

Kainga WI,who received aGoldHonours 

Award. 

Acitation of Kathryn's many 

achievements during heryears of WI 

service wasreadout at the meetingbefore 

she accepted her award. 

New Zealand Federation of Women’s 

Institutesnationalpresident Jude 

VaughnsaidKathrynwas a‘‘most worthy’’ 

recipient for herlong,dedicated and 

enthusiasticservicetoWI. 

Kathryn saiditwas agreat honourand 

veryhumbling to receive the award. 

She receivedaframed copy of her WI 

achievements alongwith heraward. 

Ann Jelfs, presidentofthe North 

Canterbury FederationofWomen’s 

Institute, was awardedthe Barbara Wood 

Trophy. 

It was in recognition of the biggest 

increase in membership at anyWIduring 

High achievers ... NC Federation of Women’s Institute members, Kathryn Hopkinson, 

president of the Kainga Women’s Institute, left, Ann Jelfs, president of the NC Federation 

of Women’s Institute and also the Rangiora Women’s institute, with Denise Lochhead, 

president of the SeftonKowai Women’s Institute, and Raylene Page, secretary of the 

Rangiora Women’s Institute. 

PHOTO: SHELLEY TOPP 

the2022 year. North Canterbury has 

seven WI’s,Kainga, Loburn, MasonsFlat/ 

Hawarden, Ohoka,Pegasus/Woodend, 

Rangioraand SeftonKowai. 

Themembership increase was 

achieved at the SeftonKowaiWIbranch 

andits president,Denise Lochhead was 

presentedwiththe SawerTrophy in 

recognition of the membershipgain. 

Denisesaid theincrease in 

membership wasareflection of Sefton's 

‘‘strong,tightknit community’’where 

people supported each other. 

However, thebranchalsohad members 

fromfurther afield including 

Christchurch and Rotherham. There is a 

widerangeofages —the youngestinher 

early 60’sand the oldest, aformer teacher 

at Sefton School, now 93. Raylene Page, a 

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ANorthCanterbury pharmacist says 

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Some werereferred from their 

general practices where GPs are 

struggling to keepupwithdemand 

over thewinter months. 

Almost all pharmaciesacross 

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signed up to the initiative in thehope 

it will helpease pressure on 

emergencydepartments and general 

practitioners. 

Te WhatuOra’sCommunity 

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weekend to see their GP,’’she says. 

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By JOHN COSGROVE 

This year's North Canterbury Wearable 

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approaching and many designers are 

working long hours to finish their 

creations. 

The annual Oxford Area School 

fundraiser is just nine weeks away, and 

Oxfordbased designer Lynley 

McDougall says she still has lots to do. 

This will be the third time she has 

entered the competition. 

Last year her geometrically inspired, 

pentagram outfit, was placed second 

and she's hoping this year's creation will 

help her reach the top step of the 

competition. 

‘‘This year, the theme Ihave chosen is 

about people ageing. 

‘‘All Ican tell you is, that it’s about the 

preservation and care of memories.’’ 

She says the wearable arts 

competition is avery creative process 

and she thoroughly enjoys it. 

Lynley says many creative people 

often start projects, go off on atangent 

and may come back to finish the first 

project months or even years later. 

But the wearable arts competition 

means she has to stick to the deadline. 

‘‘To do that, Ihave to focus on what I 

want to say with the creation through its 

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‘‘Secondly you make it fit the model, so 

you want it to be light and wearable. 

Working hard ... Oxfordbased designer Lynley McDougall is working hard to prepare her 

creation for the upcoming North Canterbury Wearable Art Competition. PHOTO:JOHN COSGROVE 

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Afarmstoreand boutique butcheryopens 

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Saturday, July 8. 

The Macdonald family hasopened the 

Middlehurst Station FarmStore for 

residents andvisitorsseekingfresh meat, 

locally sourced produce,and adiverse 

selection of seasonalproducts. 

LucyMacdonald,one of thesisters 

behindthe visionary Middlehurst Station 

FarmStore, says Kaikoura is renowned 

for its foodand artisanproducers, and 

theyare thrilled to be able to contribute 

to the thrivingcommunity. 

‘‘We’ve always dreamed of creatinga 

space where we can connectwithour 

customersdirectly,and showcase thebest 

of New Zealand’s highcountryfarming.’’ 

For theMacdonald family,parents 

Susan and Willie, and childrenSophie, 

Lucy, Henry and Skye, the farmstore 

representsanaturalprogression in their 

family business. 

‘‘Itbringsusgreatjoy to seeour 

childrenactively involvedinthe family 

business,evolving it intosomething 

remarkable. 

‘‘Openingafarm store feltlikethe 

logical nextstep for our business,aligning 

perfectlywithour valuesand overall 

vision,” saysSusan. 

The Macdonald family envisionsthat 

the farmstorewill make apositive impact 

on thelocal economy. 

By championing localproducers, they 

hopetofoster anew avenue for sales for 

Kaikōura's hardworkingindividuals and 

families. 

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artisanal Canterbury,Kaikōura and 

Marlborough products as possible. 

‘‘Wecan’t waittogive localproducers 

another avenuetosell theiramazing 

products,’’ says Lucy. 

Family affair ... The Macdonald family who are opening the Middlehurst Station Farm Store and boutique butchery on Saturday. 

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Middlehurst StationFarmStore is also 

kittedout withafullycertified butchery 

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be responsiblefor preparing and 

providingfresh,premiumcuts of 

Middlehurst Stationlamb and beef,and 

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‘‘Our mission has alwaysbeen to make 

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New Zealanders. 

‘‘And this is our chance.’’ 

In addition to serving local customers, 

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TheMiddlehurst Station FarmStore 

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invites everyone fromthe regiontocome 

andexperiencethe richflavours, 

seasonal delights, and warmhospitality. 

Middlehurst Stationisinthe remote 

mountains of the AwatereValley in 

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Photos galore ... Looking for more photos to tell the story of Oxford is Michelle Doody 

of the Oxford Museum. 

PHOTO:JOHN COSGROVE 

Photographs sought 

to record history 


Being able to name people and places in 

old photographs willhelp keep the 

OxfordMuseum uptodate and 

educational,says Michelle Doody, as 

she continuestocatalogue thousands of 

loanedordonatedphotographs. 

The Oxford Historical RecordSociety 

treasurer says photography is very 

important to the museum, as 

photographstell the story of a placeand 

the people who livedthere. 

‘‘We can put up aphoto of ahouse or 

building, and that is all it is. 

‘‘But if we know wherethat house 

was, if it’s still there today or if it’sgot 

some sort of story associated with it, 

then it makes it so much more 

interesting than simplybeing justa 

photo on awall.’’ 

The photos on display at the Museum 

cover all types of events and life in the 

Oxforddistrict, and range in age from 

the late1800stoearly 1900s, pre and 

postworld wars,orthose shot in the 

1960s and the new ‘old’ photos taken 

beforethe 1980s. 

Alongside portraits datingback 

decades, photos of historicalbuildings 

and homes, streetsand historical 

events, there is even one series 

showcasing the arrival of the first 

aircraft to land in Oxford, when Charles 

KingsfordSmith landed the Southern 

Cross therein1934. 

The daughter of the district’s longtime 

postie, Wayne Doody, Michelle 

says she knows many of the stories 

behindhouses,buildings and 

businessesinthe district. 

‘‘Thishelps whenpeoplecome in and 

say they are either looking for an old 

house theyonce lived in, or one their 

grandparentsmight have lived in.’’ 

Michelle says people love to see what 

Oxfordused to look like. 

‘‘Theymay know people in some 

photos, or theyare lookingfor others, so 

we help them find thoseimagesinour 

database. 

‘‘We have thousands of photos already 

on hand, somedonated,others on loan.’’ 

She says the museum is looking for 

imagesfrom the early days to help them 

tell the story of Oxford. 

‘‘It all helps to create the storyofthe 

township, the peopleand the buildings 

here. 

‘‘If people couldlook in their albums 

for old photosofOxford,especially 

beforethe new subdivisions popped 

up, and also see if they have any images 

of the old businesses showing what they 

used to be, compared to what they are 

now, it would helpusalot.’’ 

If there are any, Michelle asks people 

to bring them into the museum. 

‘‘You can donate or loan them to us 

and we will pop them on the wallfor 

everyone to see them.’’ 

She says the responsehas been good. 

‘‘Today most people's photos are on 

their phones, so it is important to get the 

old photos on the walls so people can 

still see them.’’ 

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midwinter Big Splash, whichraises 

valuable funds forstrokesurvivors. 

Ofcourse,choosing theright costume 

to jump intoicy coldwater is also of 

high importance,whichiswhy I 

reachedout to thewidercommunity to 

help me decide. 

IfI’m honest it wasnogreat surprise 

that thewinner wasaChristmasTurkey 

costume! 

Well done to all my fellow jumpers 

whobraved whatIthink wasthecoldest 

BigSplash water yet. 

Iwas recently approached by 

residentsofWoodend askingforhelp in 

supporting hospitality business owners 

Michaeland Zora, oftheGrub Hub café. 

Michael andZora’s business,like 

many others, was badlyaffected by 

Covid19. 

Zora returned to her studies, however 

unfortunately,this decision resulted in 

hernot complyingwithhervisa 

conditions which has resulted in the 

threat of deportationbyImmigration 

NewZealand. 

A petition launchedtoraise 

awarenessofMichael andZora’s 

situation garnered 3000signatures in 

itsfirst weekend. 

They clearlyhaveanenormous 

amountoflocalsupport. 

They are active members of the 

Woodendcommunity,sponsoring the 

rugby club andcoaching kids 

basketball, andthese areexactly the 

sort of people we want here. 

You can find thepetitiononchange. 

org if youwould like to signitand 

supportthishardworking and 

communitymindedcouple. 

Talking to peoplearound the 

electorate it’s cleareducation has 

becomeakeyconversation point. 

Parents arerightlyworried about 

their children'sattendance being 

affected by strikes,and worsestill, 

results areasignificantconcern. 

Twothirds of of secondary school 

students failed to meet minimum 

standards inreading, writing and 

maths,whileanalarming 98 percent of 

Decile One Year 10 studentsfailed a 

basic writingtest. 

National’srecently announced 

Teaching theBasics Brilliantly policy 

willrequire all primary and 

intermediateschoolstoteach an hour 

each of reading, writingandmaths 

every day. 

We will require schools to assess 

student progressintheseareasatleast 

twice ayearfromYear3to Year 8, with 

clear reportingtoparents, providing a 

reliable, nationalpictureofhow New 

Zealandchildrenare progressing. 

Lastly, it was lovelytosee so many of 

Waimakariri’svolunteers at my 

morningteatokickoff thisyears 

Volunteer Week. 

Themed the BigShout, Ishouted a 

cuppa,sconesandmuffins for 

volunteers across more than 20 

different organisations. 

It wasagreat opportunitytohear 

fromeach group aboutthe amazing 

work they do forourcommunity. 

We areveryfortunate to have so 

many selfless individuals makingthe 

Waimakaririsuch an awesomeplace to 

work and play. 

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with Mayor Dan Gordon 

Abig splash, planting 

day, and afarewell 

Thank you to all of those who once again 

supported The Big Splash. 

It was agreat night at the RSA where 

Iwas joined by fellow jumpers Mayor 

Marie Black from Hurunui, Waimakariri 

MP Matt Doocey, and other teams and 

individuals from businesses around the 

district. 

Just shy of $13,000 was raised which is 

an impressive effort. 

The funds raised are split 50/50 

between the Rangiora Stroke Club and 

the Rangiora Promotions Association. 

The Rangiora Stroke Club provides 

support for the whole district. 

It will use the money raised towards 

funding more speech therapy sessions, 

physio sessions and social events which 

are ahuge support for those who have 

suffered astroke, and their families. 

Rangiora Promotions will invest the 

funds back into community events. 

Iwould also like to acknowledge 

Father John Adams, Parish Priest of St 

Peter Chanel Parish in Waimakariri, 

who has been appointed Bishop of 

Palmerston North. 

The news was announced from Rome 

last week. 

Fr John was agreat support to my 

family and Iafter my mother passed last 

year, and Iknow he will be dearly missed 

by his parishioners here in Waimakariri. 

However, this is avery welldeserved 

opportunity for Fr John and Iwish him 

all the best. 

Also, abig thank you to the forty plus 

volunteers who gave Councillor Al 

Blackie, Peter Ashley (Chief Operating 

Officer Honda New Zealand) and myself 

RANGIORA OCEAN WATCH 

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ahand at our final Honda Forest 

Planting Day last month. 

Together we planted more than 400 

native seedlings and 25 large Totora 

trees. 

This brought the total number of trees 

planted at the Honda Forest to 12,000 – 

quite incredible. 

Thanks to Honda for their significant 

donation of $200,000 and the community 

who have attended anumber of planting 

days. 

It was also my pleasure to attend the 

Woodend School Model United Nations 

Assembly last week and present the 

prizes. 

The students had researched a 

country in pairs, and were given three 

UN resolutions which they had to 

research their country’s views on and 

present them. 

It was the second time Ihave attended 

this event at Woodend School, and once 

again Iwas so impressed. Very well 

done. 

Ialso helped judge the North 

Canterbury Primary Schools Debating 

Competition at Ashgrove School 

between Ashgrove and Woodend 

Schools. 

In the end it was close, with Woodend 

winning. 

Icontinue to be very proud of the great 

speaking talent being nurtured in our 

schools. 

Iwelcome contact from anyone who 

needs assistance or has an issue they 

may want to discuss. 

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

or phone 021906437. I’m here to help. 

Hearing for proposed Oxford landfill and quarry begins 



Amuch anticipated hearing into a 

proposed landfill and quarry near 

Oxford finally got under way on Monday. 

Around 400 submissions were 

received in response to resource 

consent applications from Woodstock 

Quarries Ltd to expand arock quarry, 

and develop alandfill at 513 Trigg Road, 

View Hill, northwest of Oxford. 

Environment Canterbury (ECan) 

consents planning manager Aurora 

Grant said apanel of independent 

commissioners had been appointed 

jointly by ECan and the Waimakariri 

District Council to consider all evidence 

for the application through the hearing 

process. 

Adecision will be released after the 

hearing is concluded. 

Woodstock Quarries Ltd has 

submitted five resource consent 

applications to ECan, and aland use 

consent with the Waimakariri District 

Council, to expand an existing hard rock 

quarry, and to develop alandfill for 

disposal of construction and demolition 

waste, contaminated soils and special 

wastes. 

The OxfordOhoka Community Board 

was among those opposing the landfill 

application. 

It was due to present its evidence 

tomorrow, July 7. 

Residents are concerned the waste 

will be toxic, could contaminate awater 

aquifer, the possibility of fire, air 

pollution, and damage to roads. 

The hearing was due to begin in 

Oxford on Tuesday, May 16, but was 

postponed until July 3, to allow more 

time to consider changes proposed by 

the applicant. 

The hearing continues tomorrow, 

Friday, July 7, in Oxford, and Monday to 

Wednesday, July 17 to 19, in Rangiora. 

Friday, July 21, has been included if 

an extra date is required. 

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RANGIORA

NORTH CANTERBURY SPORT &RECREATION TRUST 


MainPower Stadium hub for sporting codes 

Rangiora’s MainPower Stadium is 

becoming an attractive centre for 

national, multisports tournaments. 

The stadium is set up to host awide 

range of sports, both socially and 

competitively, for club games and 

training. 

It is now also attracting agrowing 

number of tournaments and events from 

outside North Canterbury. 

The stadium has ahigh quality sprung 

floor and is permanently lined for 

basketball (four courts), netball (four 

courts), futsall (four small and one full 

size court), volleyball (four courts), 

badminton (six courts), and korfball (one 

court). 

Managed by the North Canterbury 

Sport and Recreation Trust, the stadium 

hosted the New Zealand Area Schools 

annual tournament this week, and next 

weekend is the venue for anational 

tournament, hosted by the Hazara 

Association of Canterbury. 

The New Zealand Area School’s 

Sports Tournament winds up today (July 

6). 

The siting of the stadium, in 

Coldstream Road, proved the ideal host 

for the area schools tournament as the 

Maria Andrews Park football fields were 

just up the road, while Rangiora High 

School, which is also nearby, offered up 

its sports grounds for the rugby and Kiarohi 

competitions. Kiarohi is a 

traditional Māori game, played on a 

circular field. 

Atotal of 300 students, from four 

regions across the country, took part in 

the tournament contesting avariety of 

sports. 

As area schools generally have 

smaller rolls in the senior school, it 

makes it difficult to field full teams to 

compete. So four regions have been 

established, and students trial for spots 

in the regional team. This allows 

students who might never experience a 

national tournament to enjoy asporting 

feast. 

Ben Bamford, the coordinator of the 

tournament on behalf of the organising 

area school, Hurunui College says many 

students took part in several sporting 

codes. 

While this made sorting out draws for 

the various sports alittle difficult, it 

gave area school students the chance to 

shine at the national level, he says. 

For three days of Matariki weekend, a 

multi sports event, run by the Hazara 

Association of Canterbury, will be held 

and includes futsal, volleyball, girls 

netball and kids mini competitions. 

An organiser Belal Haidri says it is the 

second time they have used MainPower 

Stadium, but this time round it has 

extended out to anational tournament 

with teams coming from Auckland, 

Wellington, Hamilton and Dunedin. 

There are 17 volleyball teams, 14 

futsall teams, and six girls/women’s 

netball teams, with half the teams 

Sporting festival .,. MainPower Stadium has hosted the New Zealand Area School’s Sports Tournament this week, with netball, 

volleyball and basketball showcased throughout this week. 

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coming from outside of Christchurch. 

Belal says members of the Afghan 

community will be participating in 

several different sports, but 

importunately the tournament is about 

the community getting together to 

celebrate Eid ulAdha (The Feast of 

Sacrifice). 

‘‘Our motive behind this event is to 

bring communities from all over 

Aotearoa together through sports and 

create asafe space for community 

members to participate in sports.’’ 

Belal says the initiative was started 

last year by himself alongside Sadra. 

Both had been involved in organising 

and running several community events 

and sports events, not only across the 

Afghan community but also Muslim and 

ethnic communities. 

Previously tournaments were held at 

YMCA at the new Shirley and Avonside 

High School. 

However on joining the Waimak 

Football Club, Belal says he found out 

about the MainPower Stadium. 

‘‘I could not think of agreater facility 

than MainPower Stadium. Ithink this 

will be apermanent yearly event at 

stadium,’’ he says. 

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AReady To Learn programme, 

organised by the RangioraRotary Club, 

is helpingtopreventNorth Canterbury 

school childrenfrom slippingthrough 

the cracksofthe education system. 

The programmeisrun in conjunction 

with the North Canterbury Principals 

Group and the club provided $20,000 in 

the last 12 months for startofyear 

stationery, schooluniforms, attendance 

at school camps, swimming togs, petrol 

vouchers, shoesand essentialhome 

packs for families. 

Loburn School principal Stuart 

Priddy,says the programme began 

when Rotary approached the 

principals' group with an offer to 

directly support studentsand families 

to ensure all students had the best start 

to school. 

‘‘Thereare 42 schools in the North 

Canterbury catchment area and in 2022 

the fund supported 29 schools,’’ he says. 

The fundsare deposited directly into 

the schoolaccount and the school 

either buysthe appropriate equipment/ 

resources for the familyordeposits the 

money directly into the family's school 

account. 

‘‘The response from the schools has 

been overwhelmingly positive,’’ Mr 

Priddy says. 

‘‘For many families it ensuresthat 

their children do not miss out on 

anything schoolrelated through 

financial hardship. 

‘‘Most schools have the capability to 

supportfamilies to ensure their 

children do not missout, so the addition 

of the Rotary support, means more 

families and children can be supported. 

‘‘The schools are extremely grateful 

for the ongoing support of Rangiora 

Rotary.’’ 

The ReadyToLearn programme is 

Fundraising to support learning ... Rangiora rotarians Malcolm Garvan and Dorothy 

Stewart selling spring bulbs to raise funds for the Rangiora Rotary Club’s Ready To Learn 

Programme which supports North Canterbury primary school children. 


the brainchild of Rangiora Rotarians 

Dorothy Stewart and Malcolm Garvan 

who run an annual spring bulb sale to 

fundthe initiative and alsoapproached 

North Canterbury businesses for their 

support. 

Dorothysays she wanted to do 

something to give every child achance 

to learn at school. 

‘‘Cost should not be abarriertoa 

childhavinganeducation,’’ she says. 

‘‘Weare perceived as being awealthy 

partofthe country, but when you talk to 

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are children who struggle to be in a 

position to learn. 

‘‘I was also counsel (lawyer) for 

children for probably nearly 30 years in 

North Canterbury and saw children 

unabletobenefit from school. 

‘‘ The consequences for everybody 

are significant if we have disengaged 

children at schoolwho later become 

disengagedadults in the community.’’ 

This year Ms Stewart and Mr Garvan 

have held anothersuccessfulbulb sale 

in March through to April which 

together withfirewood saleshas 

enabled themtoprovide the scheme 

with another $5000. 

Peoplewanting to help Rangiora 

Rotarysupportthe Ready To Learn 

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at: secretary@rotaryrangiora.co.nz 

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Zone focuses on water quality 

By DAVID HILL. 


Effortstoimprove water quality have 

received morethanhalf of Environment 

Canterbury’sWaimakaririZone 

Committeebudget. 

Theproject,which is designed to build 

amore complete understanding of water 

quality in theWaimakariridistrict, is one 

of four new initiativessupported by the 

committee’s $50,0002022/23action plan 

budget. 

Thezone committeealso supported the 

removal of woody weeds to protect 

nesting birds on the Ashley Rakahuri 

River andawetland restoration project. 

Anew Waimakariri ZoneCommittee 

Environment Awards has alsobeen 

established. 

‘‘It was verypleasing to see arange of 

different projects applying to the fund,’’ 

zone committee chairperson Carolyne 

Lathamsaid. 

‘‘They will allmakeagreatcontribution 

to achieving ourgoals acrossthe district.’’ 

Shewas particularly excitedabout the 

newenvironmental awards,with 

nominations openingsoon. 

‘‘We wanttorecognise those in our 

communitywho undertake, champion, or 

inspire environmental initiativeswithin 

ourzone.’’ 

Anew project aimed at building amore 

complete understandingofwaterquality 

in the district received$26,400. 

TheWaimakaririLandcare Trust will 

do astocktakeofmonitoring efforts 

already under way,before lookingfor any 

gaps. 

‘‘Thetrust wants to engagelocal people 

with water monitoringeffortsinthe 

district, strengthening connectionswith 

thehealth of their freshwater,’’ Ms 

Lathamsaid. 

‘‘They hope to empower everyonewith 

an interest in water quality to takepart in 

monitoring progress.’’ 

Community projects ... The Waimakariri Zone Committee is supporting four community 

initiatives from its 2022/23 action plan budget. 

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Efforts to enhancethe headwaters of 

SaltwaterCreekatSefton received 

$15,600. 

The projectincludedthe restoration of 

awetland at theheadwatersofthe creek, 

which would have downstream benefits 

for the wholewaterway. 

‘‘Itwill increase indigenous 

biodiversity in the district,aswellashave 

hydrological andecologicalbenefits,’’ Ms 

Latham said. 

The wetland restoration was a 

collaborationbetweenthe Waimakariri 

Biodiversity Trustand the landowner, 

DaikenNew Zealand. 

Rūnanga, local groups andindividuals 

willall be consulted as theproject 

developed. 

The zone committee allocated $5000 to 

helpclear weeds from braided riverbird 

nesting areas in theAshleyRakahuri 

River. 

Around 14.6hectaresofweed clearing 

is plannedonten separateislands. 

Theremaining $3,000has been 

allocated to thenew environmental 

awards. 

Awardswill be presented acrossthree 

categories. 

Theseincludeagroup,organisation or 

businessaward, an individual award 

(landowner or amember of an 

organisation)and ayouthaward 

(individual or group aged18years and 

under). 

Entries closemidAugust. 

Formoreinformation contactCarolyne 

Latham at avlink@xtra.co.nz. 


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Brownies 

trapping 

predators 


Kaiapoi Brownies are looking to 

install tracking tunnels into the 

red zone in Kaiapoi in termthree, 

to see what predators are around. 

They have been given ahelping 

hand by BowdenEnvironmental 

and RymanHealthcare. 

Unit teamleader Kathryn Gibson 

says Bowden Environmental, has 

kindly sponsored 10 tracking 

tunnels and tracking cardsfor the 

project. 

‘‘I met with staffatthe 

Waimakariri District Council 

recentlyand they suggested we run 

an athome trapping programme, 

as aprecursor to putting dedicated 

trapsinthe red zone. 

‘‘Thegirls willbegiven asimple 

to operatehumane rat trapfor 

theirbackyard.’’ 

She saysthey will then keep data 

aboutthe datesand numbers of 

rats caught to analyse what 

trappingsolution they undertake. 

Rats are aprime predator, 

seeking outeggs and youngfrom 

bird’s nests. 

‘‘Following the survey,wewill 

then put the trapsout, we feel this 

wouldbeagood service project for 

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Two North Canterbury councils are 

stepping up their efforts to welcome new 

migrants. 

The Waimakariri District Council has 

joined with 33 councils, including 

Hurunui, to be accepted into 

Immigration New Zealand’s Welcoming 

Communities programme. 

Waimakariri Mayor Dan Gordon says 

new migrants faced anumber of 

challenges when settling into anew 

community. 

‘‘We see Welcoming Communities as a 

means to bridge the gap between 

newcomers and long term residents, 

celebrate diversity, and support our new 

migrants to apply their unique skills, 

talents and experience to create more 

vibrant communities across the 

district.’’ 

The council had already established a 

migrant facilitator portfolio within the 

community team back in 2016 in 

response to the growing number of 

migrants, particularly in the dairy sector 

and assisting in the earthquake rebuild. 

Now new funding allows for ahalftime 

facilitator to be employed over a 

three year period to work alongside 

migrants, employers and migrant 

advocates. 

Community team leader Tessa Sturley 

said the money would support the good 

work already happening in the migrant 

space. 

The community team has already 

helped to establish the Migrants and 

Newcomers Network, now known as 

Glow (Global Locals of Waimakariri), 

which ran anumber of initiatives 

including English language classes. 

Since then the booming hospitality 

sector and the growing retirement 

village sector have been ‘‘significant 

employers of migrant staff’’, Ms Sturley 

says. 

Often the families of migrant workers 

had limited English making it difficult to 

find work or integrate into the 

community. 

The Hurunui District Council was 

accepted into the programme last year 

and received its initial accreditation in 

April. 

It was now close to completing the first 

of four accreditation stages, welcoming 

communities facilitator Natalie 

Paterson said. 

AWelcoming Communities advisory 

group had been established to complete 

astocktake of support available for 

different ethnic groups and newcomers 

to determine what was working and to 

identify any gaps. 

Athreeyear Welcoming Communities 

plan has now been developed, which was 

adopted by the council last week. 

‘‘We feel it is important to put 

migrants at the centre of conversations 

so we can hear their experiences,’’ Ms 

Paterson says. 

Feedback from migrants had already 

led to extending adriver licensing 

programme, which supported young 

people to pass their learners’ license, to 

migrants. 

Even setting up abank account or 

enrolling children in school could be a 

challenge for migrants, Ms Paterson 

said. 

The Welcoming Communities 

programme supported New Zealanders 

moving into the district from other parts 

of the country, as well as those arriving 

from overseas. 

Ms Paterson says conversations had 

already begun with agencies like the 

Rata Foundation to seek funding once 

the initial seed funding ran out. 

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Brrrrr ... Margaret Woodcock checks her campsite after acold, wet night sleeping rough 

for charity . 


Anight under canvas 


Heavyrain, loud roadnoise and later 

icy conditions failedtodeter an 

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MargaretWoodcock,seven Boys 

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spentSaturdaynightsleeping rough as 

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Margaretsays it was freezing coldfor 

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of the Trinity Methodist Church, Rev 

Darryn Hickling who sleptinhis car. 

‘‘Onechurch membertried sleeping 

out on the Cottage steps,and they were 

therefrom about 10.30pm, but it got too 

cold and left after 3am. 

‘‘I was quite warm enough in my 

sleeping bag, although my nose froze 

unless Ikept it covered. 

‘‘It was hard at the start as the noise 

of the rain on the tent was deafening 

when Ifirst triedtosettle down, but 

what was even worsewas the noise of 

traffic, somevery loud,all night long.’’ 

She says when she got up in the 

morning,she was sprinkled with the 

ice that had formed on the outside of 

her tent. 

‘‘Nevertheless, Ihave no complaints, 

only thankfulness for the supportand 

the fun of being with the Rangiora 

Boys Brigade and their leaders, who 

incidentally stayedonwatch all 

night.’’ Margaretsays they will 

continue fundraising for refugees with 

another event,possibly in August, by 

holding asponsored walk. 

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Students representing Ukrainealso 

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Woodend School’s year 7and 8 

studentsspentterm two learning 

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their adopted countries. 

Theylearnedabout food, customs, 

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country. 

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Kiara Arboleda teamed up with 

ChristopherPorter as the Philippines 

and said she enjoyedlearning about 

where her parents camefrom. 

‘‘For the last few weekswehave 

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out what our country thinksand 

preparing speeches,’’ Kiara says. 

HayleySleghornand Alysha Gray 

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building and it is one of the three 

richest countries.’’ 

StellaClon says she enjoyed 

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wars, the MoroccoSpain war and facts 

and history about the country.’’ 

Lottie Sandssays she enjoyed 

learning about the culture,beliefs, 

wars and weapons in Israel, and ‘‘how 

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Philippines ... Kiara Arboleda (left) and Christopher Porter represented the Philippines at 

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Our future Canterbury 

There is alot to be proudofin 

Canterbury. 

If you stoptothink of what is iconic 

about New Zealand,much of it is right 

here on our doorstep —our craggyridges 

and mountain ranges, the sweep of the 

Canterbury Bight, diverse coastline 

features, our mighty braided rivers, 

spectacular highcountry landscapesand 

the vast Canterbury Plainswith the 

Southern Alps as the backdrop. 

ChristchurchCity, home to the 

majority of Cantabrians, continuesits 

rebuild and revitalisation, supported by 

growing regional urban centres. 

You can be proudtoo that Canterbury 

is asignificant food basketfor our nation 

with some of the mostproductive land 

and the finesthighquality,low emission 

produce you willfind anywhere in the 

world. 

But if you look alittle deeper, is it as 

good as it shouldbe? 

There is no denyingthat human 

activity, in both rural and urban 

environments, has left its mark on the 

Canterbury environment. 

In many areas where activity has 

intensified, our environment and natural 

resources are not in greatshape. 

Water qualityinour rivers, lakes and 

wetlands has deteriorated,mahinga kai 

opportunities for ManaWhenua are 

severely compromised,and indigenous 

biodiversity has been lost. This all adds 

up to asignificantlyalteredenvironment. 

So, what is to be donetoturn this 

around? 

The need for changeoftendrives 

innovation and communities working 

together to achieve collectivegoals and 

make progress towards the Canterbury 

we all want moreachievable. 

In addition to the more direct 

environmentalimpactsofhuman 

activity, it is clearwemust adapt to the 

consequences of climate change, which 

are already being felt throughmore 

extreme weather eventsand unusual 

weather patterns. 

Taking action to limit the impacts of 

climate changeand planning to manage 

them better is essential. 

Environment Canterbury has an 

obligation to ensure our regulatory plans 

are fit for the future and consistent with 

central government legislation. 

The worldischangingand 

expectations from the community have 

movedonsince the last regionwide 

discussion more than adecade ago. 

We need your views on avision for 

freshwaterparticularly, and to hear 

aboutthe outcomes you want on other 

issues that are key to our region. 

Apublic campaign called Our Future 

Canterbury willstart at the beginning of 

July,asking you to visit the Have Your 

Say section of our website. 

It’s important that you do, but even 

more important that you get behind the 

need for change, to protect and improve 

our environment so thatitprovides a 

healthy futurefor us and those that 

follow. 

Look out for the public campaign and 

visit Have Your Say this July and August. 

We look forward to hearingfrom you. 

If you wanttocontact me for any 

further informationortotell me the 

issues you care about, email councillor. 

mckay@ecan.govt.nz 

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Kate Valley meeting 

The eyes and ears for the WaiparaOmihi 

community had an upcloselook at the 

operationsofthe Kate Valley Landfill 

recentlywhen the Community Liaison 

Group (CLG)held its quarterly meetingonsiteatthe 

landfill. 

The CLG was set up to enableregular 

and effective communicationbetween 

residents in the WaiparaOmihi area, 

adjoining landowners and Transwaste. 

It meetstodiscuss any community or 

cultural concerns relatingtothe Landfill, 

and receives updates on the development 

and operationofthe Landfill,and 

TiromoanaBush and walkways. 

GillCox, TranswasteChairman,says the 

CLG since 2005 it has provided valuable 

insight into the expectations of the local 

community for the landfill. 

‘‘Wehave aspiredtobearesponsible 

business operator in the Waipara 

community,and the participation of the 

CLG has ensured that any concerns have 

beenresolved.’’ 

CLG members are given free access to 

the operations of the landfill at the 

meetingtosee firsthand how the regions 

waste is beingmanaged. 

The CLG is abletosuggest activitiesthey 

would like to see at the landfill,such as 

public opendays and visitsfrom 

communityorganisations and schools. 

Longservingcommunity representative 

AlecBaxter has been the chairofthe CLG 

for several terms, and saysbeing amember 

of the CLG has provided athorough 

education on all the different aspects of 

waste management and even nativeforest 

restoration. 

‘‘The Kate Valley Landfill is so much 

morethan just the lastresting placefor the 

regions waste,’’ says Mr Baxter. 

‘‘Over the years Ihave been involved 

withthe CLG, Ihave seen the development 

of the gastoelectricity generationthat’s 

extracting clean energy from methanegas 

captured from decomposing waste in the 

landfill. 

Mr Baxtersays seeing Waipara emerge 

Kate Valley meeting ... Kelvin Head (CWS 

operations manager) (left), Ajay Krishna 

(CWS environmental engineer), Hayden 

Leach (CWS regional manager), Jack 

Burrows (CLG member Omihi /Waipara), 

Alec Baxter (CLG member and Chairman, 

Omihi /Waipara), Shannon Wiffen 

(Environment Canterbury resource 

management officer), Judith Batchelor 

(Hurunui DC chief strategy and community 

officer). 

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as alocation for greenelectricity 

generationisawin for the local 

communityand the environment. 

‘‘The restoration of TiromoanaBush and 

provision of publicwalkways through the 

regenerating native forest is of enormous 

benefit to our local community,made 

possible because the landfill is here and 

funds the restoration project. 

‘‘Participating in the CLG has allowed 

me to understandand appreciate there’s 

so much more to waste managementthan 

buryingrubbish in the ground.’’ 

The CLG consists of three 

representatives of property ownersinthe 

WaiparaOmihiarea, two representatives 

of property owners along Mt CassRoad, 

and arepresentative from ECan, the 

Hurunui DistrictCouncil and Transwaste. 

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An event built on Lego 

You are never too old to find inspiration 

with lego, says Toni Batey. 

The Kaikōura mum says with her 

children grown up, their toy bricks were 

sitting idle in boxes. 

‘‘I thought why not see if the kids in 

town have some too, and the idea for 

Inspiration Corner was born,’’ she says. 

Since the event began three years ago 

it has tripled in size. 

‘‘In the first year we filled the supper 

room and last year we filled the entire 

hall, but we didn’t use the supper room 

or the stage. 

‘‘This year we will fill the whole lot, so 

we can’t get any bigger.’’ 

Last year 350 people passed through 

the door and Toni anticipates there 

could be as many as 200 people visiting 

each day this year. 

It will be back in the Kaikōura 

Memorial Hall from Tuesday to 

Thursday, July 11 to 13. 

‘‘It has been more popular than Icould 

have ever imagined and it is not just the 

kids either,’’ Toni says. 

‘‘The event is now etched on our 

town’s calendar for years to come.’’ 

The organising team has increased 

too, with fellow Kaikōura Seaward Lions 

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This year the pair has been joined by 

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Toni has created some city scenes 

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Special guests Rachel and Jason de 

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‘‘When they heard about Kaikōura’s 

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Toni has also put the call out for school 

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HDC NEWS... 

What's happening Hurunui? 

STICKING TO THE GAME PLAN 

Delivering key services remains apriority in the Annual Plan 2023-24, which was adopted by Council last 

Tuesday. The average rate increase has been set at 7.49%. Total capital expenditure will be $36million, of 

which $16 million is allocated to water service delivery (drinking water, stormwater and wastewater) and $7 

million is allocated to roading renewal projects. In addition, Council has provided for afurther $2.8 million 

towards the development of new water slides at Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools and Spa to replace the 

current body slides that are approximately 25 years old. The Waste Management and Minimisation Plan, and 

the new and changed Fees and Charges were also adopted. Mayor Marie Black thanked everyone in Hurunui 

for their feedback and submissions on these topics. 

WINTER DRIVING 

Winter ishere. Road Safety Coordinator Dean Eades reminds usabout that... 

The BIG thing for winter driving is –drive to the conditions, they can be so variable. 

Lights on all the time, for everyone's safety, not just yours. 

With sickness in the air (flu –COVID, etc…) don’t mix your medicines. Driving impaired is amajor cause 

of accidents and road deaths. 

Prepare for the drive –you and your vehicle. Can you see through the windows, are your mirrors set 

correctly, are you tired, are there alot of distractions in the vehicle? 

Meetings 

17th Hanmer Springs Community Board 1.00pm 

(Venue: The Gallery, Hanmer Springs Library) 

25th Council meeting 9.30am (Venue: Council 

Chambers, Amberley) 

Please note, the Council agreed to have alighter 

meeting schedule in July to allow all elected 

members and Council employees to have aquieter 

period after abusy Annual Plan and end offinancial 

year process. 

Normal committee meetings will resume inAugust. 

In brief 

MATARIKI WEAVING CRAFTS... (ages 5+) 

Amberley Library, Wednesday July 12, 2-3pm 

Cheviot Library, Thursday July 13, 10-11am 

Hanmer Springs Library, Thursday July 13, 2-3pm 

PAINT CLEARANACE 

There is plenty of paint for giveaway at all transfer 

stations in Hurunui. Now is a good time to stockpile 

for DIY jobs inspring. 

BATTERY AND LID BINS 

Menzshed members in Hurunui have been busy 

making new battery and lid recycling stations for the 

District. 

They are in the libraries/service centres in 

Amberley, Hawarden and Cheviot. 

RECYCLING BAGS HAVE FRESH LOOK 

Recycling bags for kerbside collection are now 

wrapped in paper, instead ofplastic. 

Osborne Road, stormwater drainage improvements 

Amberley Beach now has aCoastal Adaptation Plan 

PRE-LOVED CLOTHING 

Pop-up clothing bins have been set up at the 

Hurunui District Libraries atHawarden and Amuri. 

Clothing will be collected until the end of August 

and will go to SaveMart, with some of the funds 

raised going towards the Child Cancer Foundation. 

Winter is a good time to sort your closet and now 

there's agreat incentive to tackle that job. 

WATER UPDATES 

Kowai to Amberley pipeline 

Contractors will return to site in drier weather tocomplete berm work along SH1, including topsoiling work, 

grass seeding and completing chip sealing to driveways. The switchover will be by mid July. 

Hurunui 1scheme 

The one million litre reservoir arrived on site at the beginning of July, and works have commenced on its 

build. The earthworks to continually improve access for all vehicles to the worksite are continuing. 

Medbury Road 

Installation of the Medbury Road watermain work has gone well, relocating the Hawarden and Waikari 

potable water pipelines to provide extra resilience from high river level events. Works will be completed 

during July. 

Osborne Road 

Works are underway to improve the stormwater drainage capacity inAmberley, to be safely discharged into 

the Eastern Drain waterway. These improvements will reduce surface water on properties and roads during 

heavier weather events. The works will be completed by mid July. 

AMBERLEY BEACH COASTAL ADAPTATION PLAN 

At the Council meeting on June 27, the Coastal Adaptation Plan was adopted for Amberley Beach. The Plan 

sets out pathways for the Amberley Beach community to respond to the risks ofcoastal and flooding hazards 

over the next 100 years. In the medium term, the bund continues to provide protection to the community from 

the sea. As the effects ofclimate change increases the hazards, the community will likely need to adapt 

another option. 

The plan reflects three years of coastal conversations between the community and Council. Work is still 

underway to create adaptation plans for other coastal communities within the District. Thank you Amberley 

Beach community for all your hard work to get this Plan inplace. 

FOOD SECURITY FOR HURUNUI 

As food parcel demand continues to rise, Food 

Secure North Canterbury hopes a food hub will 

make things easier for Hurunui's foodbanks in 

Amberley, Waikari and Waipara. HDC's Community 

Development Facilitator Roger Hornblow says this 

hub means easier collection, and connections with 

people in need. 

SNAP SEND SOLVE 

This winter, help others byreporting risks or minor 

issues before they become problems. You can do 

this through the Snap, Send, Solve app on your 

smart phone or through the web page on your 

browser at https://reports.snapsendsolve.com/ 

If the matter needs to be reported outside of hours, 

or requires urgent attention, please call us. 

THE NEXT STEPS 

The Next Steps website is acollaboration between 

Hurunui and Waimakariri District Councils, Together 

Hurunui, Social Services Waimakariri and the 

Lottery Grants Board, with funding from the Ministry 

of Social Development. Itassists anyone across the 

Districts with information and help about arange of 

topics, and helps them get through tough times. 

Visit www.nextsteps.org.nz 

PHONE US: 

Amberley: 03 314 8816. 

Cheviot Freephone: 03 319 8812. 

Amuri &Hanmer Springs Freephone: 03315 8400. 

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Getting to work ... The Culverden Civil Defence Community Emergency Response Team 

(CERT) map out smaller sector areas on GIS maps at their second meeting. 


Learning the ropes 

GeographicInformationSystem (GIS) 

maps cover the meeting table at the 

CulverdenFire Station like atablecloth. 

Hurunui District Council emergency 

managementofficer Allan Grigg has 

brought the maps from councilsothe 

newlyformed Culverden Civil Defence 

Community EmergencyResponseTeam 

(CERT) can start breakingdown the area 

they oversee intosmaller zones. 

This is the secondmeeting of the team, 

and the enthusiasmwas infectiousasthe 

team breaks into foursubgroups. 

Each group has amap andablack vivid 

marker. 

Thickblack boundary lines aresoon 

springing up across the maps as the groups 

divide the Amuri Plain into apatchwork of 

smaller, interlocking areas that follow the 

terrains natural boundaries. 

Putting their heads together, the groups 

compile lists of wellknown community 

memberslivingineach of the demarcated 

areaswho could be shoulder tapped to 

help during adisastereventbyreporting 

conditions on the groundtothe CERT 

team. 

Mr Grigg calls it acascade of information 

that will flowdirectly fromthese smaller 

areas, whichmight rangefrom only one 

farm or land area, to small groups of rural 

households, to portionsofCulverden 

township itself, up to the CERT team. In 

turn,the team will passonthisinformation 

to an activatedEmergency Operations 

Centre, which is able,inthe eventofa 

Canterburywide disaster, to pass it on to 

the Canterbury Civil Defence Emergency 

Management(CDEM) Group. This 

Hurunui intelligence could be added to 

informationbeing received fromacross 

Canterbury and passed on to the National 

Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). 

‘‘ We’re breaking the sector down into 

more manageableareas, smaller 

communities of maybe two or threefarms, 

or smaller rural communities, and then 

identifying two or three peopleineach 

area who could be part of the Civil Defence 

network, Mr Grigg says. 

It has to be manageable. During an event 

like an earthquake, it takes time to get 

information, and an effective CDEM 

response depends on getting that full 

assessment of the situation on the ground, 

in the shortestpossible timeframe. 

Creating these smallercommunity 

response teams speedsupthe flow of 

information, whichwill then speedupthe 

response where our communities getthe 

help they need so they are incredibly 

valuable. 

Localknowledge of people and places is 

key, and the depthofcommunity 

information the group shares is 

impressive, Mr Grigg says. There could 

also be potential forthis developing CDEM 

network to also connectwith North 

Canterbury Neighbourhood Support, 

whichisalso looking to develop 

communitynetworks in the Hurunui 

District. 

The group, led by Culverden Civil 

Defence coordinator and retiredfarmer 

Gregor McKenzie, will bring together the 

people they have shoulder tapped for 

thesecommunity response roles, and a 

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Traps protecting native birds 



Rapid seabed 

recovery 

Acommunity effort is helping to 

protect native birds on the Waiau Toa 

Clarence River. 

Environment Canterbury has 

engaged the services of the Kaikōura 

Community Shed to build predator 

traps, while an agreement is in place 

with Clarence River Rafting to help 

lay atrapline. 

Senior biodiversity officer Heath 

Melville says he had ordered 40 traps 

from the Kaikōura Community Shed 

in the latest round. 

‘‘We’ve used the shed on anumber 

of projects and they are agreat bunch 

to work with.’’ 

The predator traps were being 

made by agroup of mostly retired 

men who met on aThursday morning 

in the shed, tucked in behind Te Hā o 

Mātauranga (Kaikōura Education 

Trust) in Ludstone Road. 

Known as ‘‘Blue’s Group’’, the 

group is looked after by Te Hā o Te 

Ora Kaikōura Health community 

support worker Belinda ‘‘Blue’’ 

Rickerby. 

‘‘We have been working with Heath 

for awhile and he has taken us out to 

where the traps are going.’’ 

Shed coordinator Darryl McRobie 

said the shed members enjoyed 

supporting community initiatives. 

‘‘Heath is areally good contact for 

us because he wants to deal with 

local people, instead of employing 

out of town people to build their 

traps, which is great.’’ 

Environment Canterbury has 

allocated $4415 for the project from 

its 2022/23 action plan budget. 

Mr Melville says anumber of 

predators were captured in the traps 

last summer. 

Community support ... Members of the Kaikōura Community Shed have been 

working on predator traps to protect endangered birds in the Waiau Toa Clarence 

River hāpua colony. 

PHOTO: SUPPLIED BY HEATH MELVILLE, ENVIRONMENTCANTERBURY 

But atrail of dead birds was found 

in the surrounding area 

demonstrating the need for trapping. 

Arecent count found 450 chicks 

plus adult birds at one location, but a 

follow up count found only 230 birds 

including around 150 juveniles. 

‘‘It means that of the 450 chicks, it 

could be anywhere between 150 and 

350 actually fledge,’’ he says.. 

Native birds in the area included 

tarāpuka /blackbilled gull, tara / 

whitefronted tern, tōrea / 

oystercatchers, taranui /caspian 

tern, tūturiwhatu /banded dotterel 

and poaka /pied stilt. 

The traps were targeting southern 

blackbacked gulls, rats, hedgehogs, 

stoats, weasels, ferrets and feral cats. 

Kaikōura’s seabed is showingpromisingsigns of 

recovery from the devastating 2016 earthquake, 

says NIWA. 

The Kaikoura Canyon, in the Hikurangi 

Marine Reserve, was among the most 

biologically productive deepseabed 

environments on the planet, but the 7.8 

magnitude earthquake nearly completely wiped 

out some of its ecosystems. 

However,NIWA and Victoria University of 

Wellington PhD student Katie Bighamsays the 

area is showingastonishing resilience to the 

physical and biogeochemical disturbance 

caused by the earthquake. 

‘‘The earthquake caused ahighly complex 

‘full canyon flushingevent’ that reshaped the 

canyon floor and transported 850 metric 

megatons of sedimentout along the Hikurangi 

Channel. 

‘‘Inevitably, this was devastating for the 

abundant marine life in the area, which is New 

Zealand’s only deepsea marine reserve. 

‘‘However, it also provided arare opportunity 

to study the impacts of an underwater 

earthquake on seabedcommunities. And 

encouragingly, the ecosystem is showing great 

resilience many of the marine organisms have 

returned, withsome parts well on the way to 

beingfully recovered, Katie says. 

There was already lots of information on 

Kaikōura’s deepsea environment due to earlier 

surveys in the canyon, including thousands of 

images and datapoints. NIWAwas therefore 

able to comparethat information to images 

collected severalweeks,months and yearsafter 

the earthquake. 

Those seabed images taken shortly after the 

earthquake showed that the ‘‘canyon flushing 

event’’ had been catastrophic for the once 

productivebenthiccommunity on the seafloor. 

However, within months,there was anotable 

increase in some species, including fish and sea 

cucumbers. —Source: NIWA 

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Development park on hold for changes to application 

By DAVID HILL,, 

LocalDemocracy Reporter 

Aproposed Kaikōura business 

development park is on hold as 

developers look to make changes to 

their application. 

The developers of aproposed 

business park on State Highway 1(SH1), 

south of the Kaikōura, have requested a 

private plan change request be placed 

on hold while they consider changes to 

the application. 

Kaikōura District Council chief 

executive Will Doughty said anew 

notification period will begin after 

Kaikōura Business Park 2021 Ltd 

requests to resume the process and 

council staff consider any changes. 

‘‘It was first mooted 12 to 15 years ago 

and it has always been identified as a 

potential area for the relocation of some 

of our businesses. 

‘‘We would need to consider those 

changes and make sure any changes 

proposed are in line with the direction 

we are heading. 

‘‘The developer has put alot of work 

into it so we are keen to continue the 

dialogue.’’ 

The proposal is to build a21.6 hectare 

business park on the corner of SH1 and 

Kaikōura Inland Road, around 4.2km 

southwest of the town. 

The land is presently zoned as rural in 

the Kaikōura District Plan. 

The council is continuing to work on 

developing aspatial plan as it looks to 

support the long term growth of the 

district. 

Mr Doughty said an initial series of 

workshops held last month were well 

supported and the council was looking 

forward to holding ahui with Te 

Rūnanga oKaikōura next week, as it 

looked to further develop its spatial 

plan. 

‘‘We had afantastic attendance and 

the quality of the feedback was very 

good and the community will have an 

opportunity to have further feedback as 

it evolves.’’ 



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Loving her job 

BethHicks’s passionfor 

the outdoorshas seta 

record in Mayors 

Taskforce forJobs(MTFJ) 

placements. 

Hurunui District 

Council MTFJ Business 

ConnectorChrisKing says 

the 20yearolds 

application for the MTFJ 

programmestrongly 

flagged an interest in 

obtaining onfarm 

experience. 

Two days after her 

preliminary interview at 

the start of this month, 

Bethaccepted a 

placement withMedbury 

FarminHawarden. 

She didn'tneed to join 

the working group, Mr 

King says. 

Astaff vacancymeant 

they neededanextrapair 

of hands on theirdairy 

farmimmediately. 

Withstrong roots in the 

Hurunui, Beth is relishing 

the challenges of onfarm 

lifeand is quickly picking 

up new skills,while still 

being abletostayworking 

in thedistrictclose to 

family. 

‘‘The guys support me to 

pushmyself into learning 

new thingsand Ireally 

appreciate them. Ifeel it 

at the end of theday in a 

goodway.’’ 

Thatsense of 

accomplishment hasseen 

Bethlearntodrivea 

tractor, break fence, and 

do milking. 

The best thingaboutonfarmlife, 

shesays, is the 

views. 

‘‘I feel reallyblessed 

lookingout in the 

mornings on afrosty day.’’ 

Brenda andDaveHislop 

of Medbury Farm say 

bringingonanMTFJ 

young personreflected 

theirpersonalbelief that, 

with theright support, 

young people could 

achieve whatever theyset 

theirmindson. 

‘‘Ourjob is to createthe 

passion andthe drive 

attitudeiseverything.’’ 

HurunuiDistrict 

Council MayorMarie 

Blacksaidthe MTFJ 

programmesability to 

connectayoungperson to 

an opportunitythatcould 

expandtheirskill setand 

experiencewas the 

programmesgreatest 

strength. 

‘‘ Its wonderful to hear 

aboutalocalyoungperson 

whocan stayand work in 

ourdistrict in afield that 

they love. 

‘‘This is whatmakes the 

MTFJ programmesoclose 

to my heart.’’ 

With no prior onfarm 

experience, Beth is 

excited to seewhere the 

transferable skillsshe is 

gaining every day will take 

her. 

Once thingshe is sure of 

herfuture willkeepher 

connected to theoutdoors 

andanimals. 

MTFJ is a nationwide 

network of NewZealand’s 

mayorsthathelpsyoung 

peopleintoemployment 

andtraining opportunities 

with funding from the 

MinistryofSocial 

Development. 

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NEWS 


27 

Spatial plan looks 30 years out in Hurunui 



Hurunui residents will get the chance 

to have asay on whatAmberleymight 

look like in the year 2053. 

The Hurunui District Council has 

begunwork on aspatial plan for the 

district’s south ward,which includes 

Amberley,toplan for growth over the 

next 30 years. 

Asouthward economic assessment 

prepared by consultants Property 

Economicswas presented to 

councillorsonTuesday(June27) 

aheadofpublicengagement in 

September. 

In responding to questions from 

councillors, planning team leader 

Nicola Kirby saiditwas difficult to 

predict what growth Amberleyand the 

southward couldexpect over the next 

30 years. 

‘‘Theassessment provides a 

snapshotintime based on the last 30 

years and projections from Census 

and economic data. 

‘‘Looking 30 years in advance is 

difficult and it will need to be 

constantly reviewed to see if we are on 

the right track and when we get the 

latest Censusdata we will fact check it 

againstthe data we’vegot.’’ 

The economic assessment 

considered two growthscenarios, one 

based on the StatsNZhigh growth 

scenario and theother based on a 

report fromOptus, commissioned by 

Canterbury councils in response to 

deficiencies with the 2018 Census 

data. 

TheSouth Ward population of 5600 

people was predicted to grow by 

between1730 (Stats NZ)and 5320 

(Optus)residents by 2053. 

This would require an additional 

790 to 910 houses, including holiday 

homes, for the Stats NZ scenario, or 

2790 houses for the Optus growth 

scenario. 

Existingcouncil planning had 

provisionfor 790 new houses, based on 

average section sizes of 700 square 

metres. 

Chiefexecutive Hamish Dobbie said 

the numbers from the Optus report 

were used in preparing the 2021/31 

Long TermPlan. 

He saidthe Stats NZ high growth 

scenariohad not fullyaccounted for 

the ‘‘growthbubble’’ the districthad 

experienced in recent years. 

‘‘There is awhole number of 

differentenvironmental factors which 

can comeinto play. 

‘‘If youlook at the lastdecade you’ve 

got factors like the movement of 

people out here after the (2010and 

2011)earthquakes and the opening up 

of the(Christchurch) Northern 

Corridor, and thenyou could factor in 

the potential for rail in the future and 

you are looking at awhole different 

set of numbers.’’ 

MayorMarie Black said it was 

important for the counciltoprepare 

the spatial plan ‘‘to be ahead of the 

game’’, with the possibility of a 

regionalplanning approach being 

signalled in the future. 

While there had been no 

engagement withMana Whenua to 

date, Mrs Blacksaid she looked 

forward to discussions with Te 

Rūnanga oNgāi Tūāhuriri. 



Community effort is helping protect endangered birds 

By DAVIDHILL, 


Acommunity effort is helping to protect 

theendangeredblackbilled gull / 

tarāpuka. 

Environment Canterbury senior 

biodiversity officer Heath Melville has 

been working alongsideTeWhenuaLand 

Information New Zealandand the 

DepartmentofConservationona 

trappingprogramme designed to support 

thegulls. 

TheKaikōura Community Shedhas 

supported the work by building 30 

predator traps. 

Mr Melvillesaysthe gullswere 

vulnerable to flooding,human 

disturbance andpredators, suchasrats, 

weasels, ferrets, stoatsand hedgehogs. 

Harrier hawksand southernblackbackedgulls/karorowere 

alsoathreat. 

‘‘Weassumed thefullrange of 

mammalianpredators would be there– 

feral cats, ferrets,stoats, weasels, ratsand 

hedgehogs,’’ Mr Melville says. 

‘‘Sureenough, the 46 traps we laid 

caughtsomeofeverything. Even when we 

dialled backtrapchecks to monthly after 

the tarāpuka had left the site,wewere 

still catching the full suite of predators, 

evenwhen thebaitwas threetofourweeks 

old.’’ 

The Charwell River was oneoffour 

knownnesting sites for tarāpuka in the 

Kaikōuraand HurunuiWaiau Uwha 

zones, Mr Melvillesays. 

He says the Waiau ToaClarence River 

hāpuacolony continued to struggle, but 

theHurunuicolonyhad experienced 

some breedingsuccess thisyear. 

‘‘TheCharwell looks to havehad the 

most success in fledging tarāpuka in the 

north of the region.’’Ahigh count of 

chicks to adults suggested the Charwell 

River site offered asafer breedingground 

compared to other monitored sites. 

New life ... Blackbilled gull /tarāpuka 

chicks at Charwell River. PHOTO: BY DAN BURGIN.

NEWS 


Mayor calls for job flexibility 

By DAVID HILL 


Funding has been secured for the next 

two years, but Kaikōura Mayor Craig 

Mackle would like to see more flexibility 

for the Mayors’ Taskforce for Jobs 

programme. 

The programme was expected to bring 

$350,000 funding to Kaikōura for the next 

12 months, but Mr Mackle says it would 

work better if districts were able to share 

any unused funding. 

‘‘We could share the money round that 

we don’t use, but instead they (Ministry of 

Social Development) take it back,’’ he 

says. 

‘‘If Hurunui needed another $10,000 to 

place more young people in jobs and we 

have some spare money, shouldn’t we be 

able to pass it on to them instead of 

returning it?’’ 

The Kaikōura programme had placed 

70 people in jobs over the last 12 months, 

while other districts had struggled to 

meet the target of 50 job placements. 

Mr Mackle said some Kaikōura youths 

had been placed in jobs outside the 

district, and there was some informal 

collaboration with the Hurunui District 

Council’s programme staff. 

But there could be more collaboration 

if the criteria was more flexible. 

‘‘Half of the Canterbury councils are 

involved and the rest are informed 

through the Canterbury Mayoral Forum, 

so why can’t they let us work together 

more?’’ 

He was also frustrated at how long it 

took to announce the funding, with the 

latest funding round only announced in 

May, while last year funding agreements 

were only confirmed in July, after staff 

contracts had expired. 

The delay led to manager Sean Madden 

moving on after nearly three years in the 

role. 

On the job ... Kaikōura Mayor Craig Mackle (right) enjoys going to check up on young 

workers who have been place in jobs through the Mayors' Taskforce for jobs programme, 

such has apprentice electrician Isiah Nisbett (centre), pictured with his employer Josh 

Chambers, of Chambers Electrical. 


But Te Hā o Mātauranga (Kaikōura 

Education Trust), which held the funding 

agreement on behalf of the Kaikōura 

District Council, hoped to appoint anew 

manager soon. 

Te Hā manager Vicki Gulleford said 

the $350,000 was less than the $500,000 

funding received three years ago, but she 

was confident they could make it work. 

‘‘We will just be careful with what we 

do with it,’’ she says. 

‘‘We might have to offer less with 

microcredentials (training courses) or 

ask businesses to contribute.’’ 

Alarge part of the funding from the last 

12 months went towards establishing a 

trades academy for year 11 and 12 

students at Kaikōura High School, 

including buying materials and tools for 

the students and employing alocal 

builder as atutor. 

The academy was established to help 

prepare young people to work in the 

trades, with an eye to the proposed 

housing developments at Vicarage Views 

and Ocean Ridge. 

‘‘If the students have those preskills 

and don’t need to go away and do apretrade 

course, and they have that 

experience on ajob site, it takes the 

pressure off an employer,’’ Ms Gulleford 

says. 



Young talent ... Kyson Manawatu (14) aka 

‘‘Elvis’’ and ‘‘The Three Cactuses’’, 

comprising Hailow Waititi (12), Isla Heger 

(11) and Tilly Joyce (12), were the 

prizewinners at atalent competition run by 

Kaikōura’s Lateral Youth on Friday evening. 

Kaikōura’s 

young talent 

Kaikōura’sScout Hall mightnot be the 

grandest of settings, but it is proving to be a 

hub for the youth of the town. 

Lateral Youth,alocalyouthgroup for 11 

to 15 yearolds and run by Te Hā o 

Mātauranga(Kaikōura EducationTrust), 

celebrated the end of term withatalent 

competition on Friday. 

The evening began with young people 

vyingtobethe best MC. 

The prize being the money ($20)ora 

mystery box, whichitturned out contained 

an assortmentofblinkies and squishy toys. 

The main event saw several young people 

struttheir stuff. But there couldbeonly one 

winner and that wenttoKysonManawatu 

(14) for his impersonation of Elvis. 

Aclose secondwas the Three Cactuses, 

comprising Hailow Waititi (12),Isla Heger 

(11) and Tilly Joyce(12) with their comedy 

act, presenting the best and worst‘‘Dad 

Jokes’’.

LIVE LINES 

Issue 219 July 2023 

Electricity Retailers might offer “hour(s) of 

free power”.What is that costing MainPower 

customers? 

Many electricity retailers have begun offering customers“free 

hour(s) of power” incentive deals. 

MainPower has observed anincrease in customer capacity 

overload faults due to customers using multiple high 

consumption electrical appliances during their“free hour(s) of 

power”periods. 

Asituation one of our customers found themselves in when 

they moved to anew address was that their new property’s 

power supply was not the same as their previous home. 

So when their ‘free hour(s) of power’ deal clicked onfor the 

evening, the owner turned on five fan heaters in different 

rooms atthe same time (that were fine to run on the previous 

larger capacity) alongside other appliances (e.g., oven, 

dishwasher and washing machine) and overloaded their new 

property’s capacity resulting in call out charges and repair 

works for MainPower to reinstate their power. 

Turning on an excessive amount of appliances all atonce could 

cause you to blow your network service fusing due to an 

overload of capacity. Ifthis occurs, you will need to call 

MainPower to re-instate your power, and will be liable for all 

call-out charges (including but not limited to): 

What happens if Ineed to increase my 

capacity? 

To start the process, check that the wiring inside your house or 

business is capable of taking the increased current. 

Your electrician will beable to help you with this. 

Once your electrician has advised what capacity you require, 

you can apply online for aquote via the MainPower website. 

To apply for aquote, simply fill out the ‘Amend Supply’ Form. 

Why would Ineed to increase my capacity? 

If you are thinking about altering the electrical load within 

your home (e.g. changing from alog burner to multiple heat 

pumps), or you wish to run extra appliances from your home 

(e.g. charging an electric vehicle, or aspa pool), you may need 

to increase your capacity in order to meet the added demand of 

extra appliances. 

Your electrician will be able toadvise you on what will be 

required. MainPower are happy to work with your electrician, 

or to provide you with information directly. 

Get in touch bycalling MainPower on0800 30 90 80 

• MainPower NZ Ltd minimum call out fee plus travel costs. 

• Low voltage service fuse replacement. 

• Other related costs that may arise during the call out and 

repair process. 

MainPower’s call out fee rates are located onthe MainPower 

NZ Ltd website. 

Does MainPower charge for call-outs? 

MainPower provides a24-hour fault response service. When a 

customer’s property or actions have caused the fault, the 

customer will be charged acall out fee. 

Call outs caused by aMainPower network fault will not incur a 

fee. 

Please refer to the MainPower website for more information. 

How can Ifind out what capacity Ihave? 

Get in touch with MainPower (0800 30 90 80, oremail 

NSR@mainpower.co.nz). 

To learn more about us and what 

we are doing in your community, 

head to our website. 

MainPower 24 Hour 

Faults Line 

mainpower.co.nz 0800 30 90 80

Mayor ‘stoked’ at rates rise 

By DAVID HILL 


Kaikōura Mayor Craig Mackle is ‘‘stoked’’ 

to be able to offer ratepayers one of the 

lowest rates rises in the country. 

The Kaikōura District Council adopted 

its 2023/24 annual plan on Wednesday 

(June 28), confirming an average rates 

rise of 4.99 percent. 

While it was higher than the 1.99% 

average rise signalled in the 2021/31 Long 

Term Plan (LTP), Mr Mackle said it was a 

good result considering the high inflation 

environment. 

‘‘It wasn’t our goal to be one of the 

lowest in the country, but to be able to do 

it without sacrificing anything shows that 

the homework has been done. 

‘‘Maintaining our infrastructure is key 

to our survival at the moment,’’ he said. 

‘‘Sometimes you feel like you’re not 

achieving much, but when you drive 

around you see alot of work is being done 

for asmall district.’’ 

There was very little change from what 

was signalled in the LTP, with roading 

and footpaths still the priority. 

‘‘We had avery thorough 10year plan 

process which has given us some 

certainty and helps us plan for our 

future, so let’s go again,’’ Deputy Mayor 

Julie Howden said, with an eye to next 

year’s 2024/34 LTP process. 

The council opted not to consult on the 

annual plan, but had kept ratepayers 

informed about it through open 

workshops and communications with 

residents. 

While the finances were in agood 

position, chief executive Will Doughty 

said staff recruitment remained a 

challenge. 

Alack of affordable housing and rental 

properties in the town was making it 

difficult for employers to recruit staff. 

The council has vacancies for a 

building control manager, apolicy 

Craig Mackle 

planning officer and acommunications 

officer. 

But the council had partially overcome 

its building control team recruitment 

challenges by taking on atrainee, who 

has now completed the competencies 

required to undertake less complex 

building inspections. 

Regulatory team leader Jo York said it 

reduced the need for Hurunui District 

Council building staff to travel to 

Kaikōura for inspections. 

She said other local builders had 

expressed an interest in doing similar 

training. 

The council has also taken on acadet 

through the Kaikōura Mayor’s Taskforce 

for Jobs programme to assist with the 

executive and communications team. 

Mr Mackle said it was great to see local 

people given these opportunities. 

‘‘If you have high end staff move on the 

trainees can’t step to that level straight 

away, but it is agood option for the long 

term. 

‘‘If you can get young people into that 

line of work they can go places.’’ 



NEWS 

The North Canterbury News, July 6, 2023 31 

Call for ‘disciplined spending’ 

By DAVID HILL 


Reducing debtand ‘‘disciplined spending’’ 

are key focuses for Hurunui’s councillors. 

The Hurunui DistrictCouncil adopted its 

2023/24 annual plan on Tuesday(June 27), 

confirming an averageratesrise of 7.49 

percent. 

But councillors called on council staff to 

place afocus on debt reductionand looking 

for more efficiencies in spending as it 

lookedaheadtonext year’s2024/34Long 

Term Plan. 

Chief executive Hamish Dobbiesaid 

reducing debt remainedabig focus for 

staff. 

‘‘This budget wasbased on sticking to the 

plan. If we were to take inflationinto 

account it (therates rise) would be even 

more. 

‘‘But we are stilldelivering the same 

level of service. We have found some 

efficiencies and somegains, but it is going 

to be tight. 

‘‘It is abudget we can deliverand 

hopefully we can make it stick.’’ 

The average rates riseof7.49%was 

Hamish Dobbie 

higherthanthe 4.99%forecast in the 

2021/31 LongTerm Plan. 

Council staff were able to keepthe rates 

rise down by reducing the councilreserves 

budget and increasing the dividend paid by 

Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools &Spa. 

Chieffinancial officer Jason Beck said 

the councilwas apredicting an operating 

deficit of around$1.5 millionfor the 2023/24 

financial year. 

North Canterbury police 

Police have arrested a23yearold 

anda26yearoldfollowing multiple 

vehicle thefts,and attempted vehicle 

thefts,inKaiapoi and the 

surrounding Waimakaririarea. 

Lastweek policewere called to 

reports of two men attempting to 

breakinto vehicles using ametal bar 

and other tools on Maggie Street. 

When police arrived themen 

attempted to flee thesceneinastolen 

Toyota Surf, usingthe vehicletoram 

apolicecar. 

Noone was injured. 

Thepairexitedthe vehicle, and 

attemptedtoflee the sceneonfoot, 

but were quicklyapprehended. 

Both menare due to reappear in 

Christchurch District Court on July 

19. 

Charges included dangerous 

driving,assault, unlawful 

interference with amotor vehicleand 

unlawfullytakingamotor vehicle. 

Furthercharges relating to 

dishonestyoffending arelikely. 

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ThingsIRememberorwas Told, by Carol 

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ThingsIremember,orwas told, is the memoir 

of outspoken Wellington GP Carol Shand, who 

since the early1960shas spent her life 

fighting for change in medical, social and 

legal issues that she considered important: 

maternity care, access to contraception, 

abortion law change, and improved response 

to sexual assault complaints. 

What yourChickens want you to Know, by 

AndreaGraves 

Written specifically for New Zealanders, this 

readable and entertaining guidebrings 

together the best contemporary knowledge 

about keepingchickens,amustread for 

anyonewith, or considering keeping chickens 

in the backyard. 

Secrets of the Sea, by Robert Vennell 

Secrets of the Sea is afascinating 

introduction to New Zealand's fish and 

shellfish, weaving togetherhistory, biology 

and culture to revealhow theseunique and intriguing creatures have shaped 

our lives.Ranging fromsandy shores and rocky reefs to the open ocean and its 

depths, Robert Vennell celebrates the magic and mystery of the world beneath 

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Thesetitles are available in both 

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Find out 

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additions to 

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going to the 

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or contact 

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Library holiday fun 


Waimakariri’s public libraries at 

Oxford, Rangiora and Kaiapoi are 

running abusy schedule of activities 

for childrenand their families during 

school holidays thismonth. 

The Kids Fest 2023 eventsonoffer 

includeCreativeTrust Digitech Fun, 

Dungeons and Dragons For Beginners, 

Family Quiz nights, Try NotToLaugh 

Storytimes, Haiku Hike, Family Craft 

nights and the MatarikiMystery Trail. 

CreativeTrust DigitechFun is a 

handson digital event. giving 

participantsthe opportunity to build 

and code their own robot, using the 

latest OSMOand SPHERO kits, 

Waimakariri Libraries learning 

connections coordinator Jason 

Clements says. 

‘‘Participants willalso learn new 

skills through handson play and 

creativethinking,’’ he says. 

The Dungeons and Dragons For 

Beginners eventswill provide 

participantswith the opportunity to 

learnhow to play the popular fantasy 

tabletop roleplaying game. 

The Family Quiz nights will provide 

ageneralknowledge test, with the 

chance to win aprize,and the Try Not 

To Laugh Storytimes sessions will be 

‘‘packed with sillystories, ridiculous 

songs, and apuppet show withpunch 

lines,’’ Jason says. 

The Matariki Mystery Trail, 

wherebyparticipants willtry to find 

all the Matarikistarshidden in the 

library to go in the draw to win prizes, 

willbeheld at all three libraries 

every day of he school holidays, 

during opening hours. 

Matariki is alsothe theme for the 

family craft nights, while the Haiku 

Hikeevent, heldbyJason, will teach 

the young participants how to create 

short poems full of imagery. 

Theywill alsotake ahaikuhike 

along the KaiapoiRiver and gain an 

opportunity to have their work 

published. 

The KidsFest events began on July 

3and end on Sunday, July 16. For 

moreinformation abouttimesand 

dates of the events, go to the 

WaimakaririLibrariesFacebook 

pageorwebsite. 

Families can register for theevents 

at any Waimakaririlibrary by 

phoning03311 8901,oremailing: 

library@wmk.govt.nztobook. 

Mid-winter swim 

The Waikuku Surf Life Saving Club is 

hosting its annual midwinter swim on 

FridayJuly 14, at 11 am 

Held at Waikuku Beach for more than 

15 years ,club chairmanDuncan 

Campbell says around 150 to 200 people 

took the plunge into the cold water at last 

years event, and he is hoping many more 

will come along for abit of fun on 

MatarikiDay next Friday morning. 

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RURAL LIFE 


Farmersphilosophical 

Changes to land use 

regulationsand volatility in 

carbon creditpricingare 

putting pastoral properties 

backonthe acquisitiontable 

for sheep and beef farmers. 

Accordingtothe latest 

sector report fromBayleys 

Insights, Data and 

Consulting team, REINZ 

datashows the total land 

area of pastoral properties 

soldfor the 12 months ending 

March 31 nationwide was 

131,384ha —down 24 percent 

on the same time last year. 

Bayleys national director 

rural Nick Hawkensays 

given the speedofinterest 

rateincreasesand land use 

regulation changes,itisnot 

surprising activity in the 

pastoral market has 

contracted. 

However, with large 

chunks of pastoral landnow 

effectively offlimits for 

afforestation for offshore 

buyers, thereisnow more 

opportunity for sheepand 

beeffarmers to better 

competefor hillcountry 

land. 

‘‘Buyer activity for hill 

country conversion to 

forestry started to slow in 

Spring 2022, initially 

influencedbyrestrictions 

which tightenedupthe 

conversion of farmland to 

forestry by offshore buyers,’’ 

he says. 

‘‘Additionally, while some 

forestry conversion activity 

is expected to continue, we 

anticipate this will be less 

aggressivegiven the recent 

ministerial inquiry into 

forestry slash, following the 

significant weather events 

this year on the North 

Island’s East Coast. 

‘‘Governmentled 

recommendations are 

expected to have amore 

controlling influence on land 

use which will effectivelyput 

traditional food and animal 

fibre producers back in the 

buyersarena for pastoral 

land,’’ Mr Hawken says. 

He sayswhile competing 

land use among the farming 

subsectors remains,with 

dairy farmers seekinggood 

pastoral land as part of their 

strategy to meet 

environmental standards, 

the sheepand beef farmers 

spokentoatthe recent 

Fieldays remained 

philosophical about current 

marketconditions. 

‘‘Likethe rural property 

market, farmingiscyclical 

with market dipsand surges 

part of the deal and there 

was afair bit of shoulder 

shrugging over the economy 

among farmers at Fieldays. 

New Zealand has some of 

the world’s mostefficient 

farmers who were not averse 

to change, but with speed 

bumps in the wider economy 

impacting real returns, and 

compliance thresholds being 

adjusted,farmersare having 

to be even more prudent and 

investinareas that enhance 

productivity that is 

sustainable. 

With the food and fibre 

sectorcontinuing to power 

the economyasour top 

export earner, Mr Hawken 

says innovation and 

diversification will play a 

bigger role in the pastoral 

sector. 

‘‘Theanticipated 

reduction in competing land 

use fromforestrywould 

provide opportunity for 

thosebuyers who have 

arguably been priced out of 

this market in more recent 

timessuchasthose wanting 

hill country for breeding 

operations, and 

entrepreneurial operators 

with vision,’’ he says. 

It is expected whenspring 

arrives buyers will have 

more propertyoptions to 

considerbut buyer 

willingnesswill continue to 

be influenced by 

affordability assessments 

and longterm usage 

strategies. 

‘‘We would expecttosee 

continued buyer activity for 

better quality properties, 

land for strategic 

acquisition, and land that 

has been consented for 

alternativeuse.’’ 

Mr Hawken says onfarm 

margins are being 

compressed, however 

vendors who do not have 

timesensitivemotivating 

factors to transact are likely 

to remain resilient to price 

adjustment pressure. 

‘‘Everyoneiswantingtosee 

an easing of inflation, costs, 

and the priceofdebt so the 

market can adjust and find 

its new level.’’ 

Akaroa Salmon 

buys hatchery 


Akaroa Salmon has bought a 

salmon hatchery in Waiau, North 

Canterbury. 

The hatchery was aformer 

salmon farm, established in 1987 

by Amuri Salmon, utilising the 

natural water quality of the 

Waiau River. 

It has seen anumber of 

changes in ownership over the 

years. 

Akaroa Salmon, who was 

looking to grow production, 

needed the right mix of pure 

clean spring water and good 

water temperatures, to raise 

high quality salmon from eggs, 

decided to take the leap and buy 

the former farm. 

The new venture, called the 

Waiau Hatchery, has already 

employed three staff and begun 

considerable investment in 

infrastructure. 

Duncan Bates, managing 

partner of Akaroa Salmon, says 

buying the salmon farm at 

Waiau, marks amilestone in how 

Akaroa Salmon raises its King 

Salmon. 

‘‘With the addition of the 

Waiau Hatchery, we can now 

control the complete life cycle, 

from roe to fullygrown fish. 

‘‘Access to the highest quality 

smolt, when the ocean farm 

needs them, is crucial in 

delivering astrong outcome for 

the company. 

‘‘We are delighted to be here in 

the beautiful Amuri region, and 

we have already received 

tremendous support from the 

local community.’’ 

Newly appointed General 

Manager of Waiau Hatchery, 

Hagen Kocksch, says having 

prior experience in this area, he 

is thrilled to witness the 

development potential onsite. 

‘‘It is pretty exciting to witness 

the growth of this venture, 

especially knowing that as 

Akaroa farms, processes, and 

even smokes its fish, we will have 

the privilege of observing the 

final product –and tasting it 

too.’’ 

Akaroa Salmon’s origins go 

back to 1985, when the Bates 

family, who had been sheep and 

beef farming in Wainui since 

1866, diversified into raising 

Pacific King salmon in the 

beautiful Akaroa Harbour. 

Tom and Duncan Bates fed the 

fish by hand, and grew Akaroa 

Salmon into one of the most 

respected King Salmon farms in 

the world. 

Akaroa Salmon processes its 

fish in Christchurch, with 70 

employees across the production 

and farming sites. 

It exports to over 12 countries 

and supplies many of the best 

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2583383 

Farmer attracts global audience 

Global interest in New Zealand farming 

practices and principles is growing 

thanks to aNorthCanterbury farmer. 

Oxfordbased sheepandbeef farmer 

Alistair Bird,known online as Kiwi 

Farmer,issharing his farming 

experiences withfarmers around the 

world via his YouTube channel. 

Based on the realities of farming in 

New Zealand, he has already amassed 

an audience of more than 10,300 

subscribers sincelaunching lastyear. 

Mr Bird says thereisasignificant 

interest fromoverseas farmers in how 

Kiwis operatetheir farms from a 

practical perspective. 

‘‘No matter where you are in the 

world, there’s ashared camaraderie 

with farmers,’’ he says. 

‘‘The YouTube channel is agreat way 

of sharing my knowledge, as well as 

receiving suggestionsand advice from 

others around the world.’’ 

‘‘Approximately 60 percent of my 

audience is based overseas in countries 

such as Ireland, Australia and the USA 

which confirmsthereisagenuine 

interestinhow we do things in NZ and 

how we run our farms.’’ 

The Kiwi Farmer channel is also 

attracting the attention of international 

farmingcorporations also, and Mr Bird 

has recently signed asponsorship deal 

with agritech companyTePari,aglobal 

livestock equipment manufacturer 

based in Oamaru. 

As partofthe sponsorship deal, Mr 

Bird received aTePari Lenta MX3 

Cattle Crush. 

The stateoftheart crushallows the 

farmer to access and treat cattle safely 

and securely from asingle position. 

Mandatory electronic identification 

(EID) tags on the animal are read 

throughanEID tag reader,providing 

realtime insights into the health and 

performance of individual livestock. 

‘‘As aonemanband, acattlecrush 

like this makes handling and treating 

cattle both saferand moreefficient,’’ 

Mr Bird says. 

‘‘With features such as the integrated 

Monitoring stock ... Alistair Bird at The Grange, near Oxford. 

EID reader it’s possible for tasks like 

recording EID tags and cattleweights, 

to be done instantly and seamlessly. 

‘‘Te Pari marketingmanagerCorban 

Blampiedisaclassicexample of a 

forwardthinkingKiwi farmer.’’ 

‘‘Alistairisyour typicalhardworking 

Kiwi bloke,’’ Mr Blampied says. 

‘‘He’s an inspiring personfor the next 

generation of farmers, and through his 

online channelheprovides an honest 

and positive look at what it’s reallylike 

to work in the NZ agriculture industry.’’ 

Children and teenagers aspiring to 

workinthe industry are among Mr 

Bird’s emerging audience. 

‘‘I’ve always createdcontent that’s 

friendly to awide audience. 

‘‘I’ve had some parents reachout and 

say their five and sixyearoldsactively 

waitand watch the videos once they’re 

released. 

‘‘It’s been great to expose them to the 

manypathways within farming.’’ 

Students from OxfordArea School 

Kaikōura course bearing fruit 

Anew horticulturecourse in Kaikōura 

hopes to bear fruit this summer. 

WithNew Zealandlikelytobefacing a 

strawberryshortage thissummer, Te 

Pūkenga Nelson MarlboroughInstitute of 

Technologytutor, Don Cross, decided to 

get his students growing strawberries. 

The studentshavebeenbusy preparing 

strawberrypots, withthe hope of 

harvesting the crop laterinthe year. 

The24weeksustainablehorticulture 

coursebegan lastmonth in theKaikōura 

BowlingClub rooms and thelocal 

community gardennextdoor. 

It grewfromaconversation between Mr 

Cross and former KaikōuraMayors 

Taskforce for Jobs manager Sean 

Madden. Mr Cross says11students have 

joinedthe freecourse,and more courses 

areplanned forKaikōuranextyear. 

Studentsare learning howtoset up a 

vegetablegarden and an orchard, as well 

as growingstrawberries. 

Thefreecourse is fundedbythe 

Tertiary EducationCommission, with 

students able to gaincreditstowards a 

level2certificateinprimary industry 

skills. 

It is offered in collaboration withTe Hā 

o Mātauranga (Kaikōura Education Trust) 

andthe KaikōuraMayors’ Taskforcefor 

Jobs. 

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Mr Bird says connecting the urban 

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SPORT 


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Changing pace ... Rangiora rally driver Matt Summerfield and his 700HP super saloon speedway car. 

Summerfield takes new turn 


Rangiora rally driver Matt 

Summerfield is happy with how 

his first full season as asuper 

saloon speedway driver panned 

out. 

‘‘It was meant to be alearning 

year but Ihad so much fun.’’ 

During the season, Matt 

competed in 14 race meetings on 

five different race tracks in the 

South Island, and along the way, 

he picked up acouple of podium 

finishes and one race win. 

He was also awarded the most 

improved Driver of the Season 

award at Woodford Glen 

Speedway. 

Matt says he had only one DNF, 

which was during his firstever 

drive in the car at Woodford 

Glen, since then the car’s gone 

great. 

‘‘I’m looking forward to 

another year campaigning with 

the Boulton Racing Team 

(BRT).’’ 

The biggest changes this longtime 

national rally competitor 

faced adapting to this different 

form of motorsport, was driving a 

NORTH CANTERBURY SPORTS RESULTS 

Rangiora Golf Club 

Nine hole section results: Putting, 

men: Peter Van Hout 13 c/b, 1; 

NelsonMoffatt 13 c/b, 2; Ross 

McQueen 14, 3; Dennis Brook 15 

c/b, 4. 

Women: ElaineKlopper 13 c/b, 1; 

Diane Sinclair 13 c/b, 2; Carol Van 

Hout 17 c/b, 3. 

Saturday 24/6/23 Oxford Pairs 

Rangiora Bridge Club 

North/Sputh: Judith McIntyre/Sue 

McIlroy 1, HeatherWaldron/ 

Beverley Brain2,Veronica Hall/ 

Dawn Simpson 3. East/West: Lyn 

Edwards/Adrienne Paine 1, Trevor 

Proffit/Lorraine Proffit2,Judith 

Driver/Tony Biddington 3. 

Rata Pairs: N/S: Lyn Edwards/ 

Shirley Symns1,IreneCarson/ 

AdriennePaine 2, Nancy Harris/ 

Stephanie Galbraith3.E/W: David 

McRae/Fern McRae 1, Sue 

Solomons/Jan Roose 2, Liz 

Partridge/Junette McIntyre 3. 

Junior Evening: N/S: Kate 

Whitehead/Anne Bagrie 1, Annette 

Caldwell/Gail Dunlop 2, Alison 

Howie/Marilyn Eliet3.E/W: 

Margaret Cornwall/Susan Kinley 1, 

Murray Davis/Sharyn Davis and 

Nevin Topp/Ross Marks equal 2. 

Premier Pairs: N/S: Tony 

Biddington/Owen Evans 1, Sarah 

much more powerful, heavier 

and bigger race car, and racing 

with other drivers on short oval 

tracks. 

‘‘A rally car is lighter and 

handles wonderfully, but asuper 

saloon race car is designed from 

the ground up to go fast, be big 

and strong and the setup is so 

different. 

‘‘The motors are huge, 

Methanol powered 410ci V8’s 

with 700HP compared to my little 

1600cc fourcylinder turbo 

producing only 300HP. 

‘‘People Iknow said it would be 

easy to jump in and drive it fast, 

but the two types of motorsport 

are so far apart, they are night 

and day in terms of speed and 

handling.’’ 

He says he was shocked at how 

few of his rallying driving skills 

could be transferred into 

competitive speedway driving. 

‘‘In arally car, it’s just you and 

your codriver, working in sync to 

get the fastest time on the stage, 

you have aplan and you stick to 

it. 

‘‘When Iwas sitting there 

during my first race meeting at 

Waldron/ShirleySymns 2, 

Veronica Hall/Marion Lomax 3. 

E/W: DawnSimpson/Gaynor 

Hurford1,Kevin Kuch/Phillipa 

Watkins2,Liz Partridge/Junette 

McIntyre 3. 

Amberley Bridge Club 

Monday evening (Hawarden 

visitors): NS:Caryl Brown &Nell 

McKellow 1, Judy &Karen 2, 

Brenda &Graeme Carson 3, 

JanneneCumming &Irene Carson 

4, MargaretBean &Ken Fox 5. 

East/West: Diana Faulkner & 

Sarah Hoban 1, Aileen &Alison 2, 

Paul Munnerley&John 3, Sarah 

HughesGames &Shula Guse 4, 

Carolyn Hay &Ian Petigtew 5. 

Thursday afternoon: Adrienne 

Paine &Jan Roose 1, May Milne & 

Denise Lang 2, Nola McKissock & 

Diane Watson 3, Nell McKellow & 

Di Bethell 4, Carolyn Hay &Ian 

Pettigrew5,Irene Carson &Mary 

Warren 6, Sandra Forbes &Erin 

Rapson 7, Nancy Hassall &Hugh 

Bradbury 8, Virginia Ffitch &Marg 

Barson 9, DianaFaulkner & Helen 

Phillips 10, Kaye Lainchbury & 

Carol Smith 11. 

Motunau Pairs–averageofbest 

three results played with the same 

partner over the previous four 

weeks: Erin Rapson &Sandra 


the ‘Glen’, Irealised Ihad no 

plan. 

‘‘I had no codriver to support 

me, it was just me and all the 

other drivers out there, going as 

fast as we could into the first 

corner. 

‘‘To say Iwas abit 

apprehensive is an 

understatement.’’ 

Matt says Josh Boulton, owner/ 

head of the BRT based at 

Whiterock, approached him 

during the 2022 NZ Rally 

Championship (NZRC) season. 

‘‘He was keen for me to give 

super saloons go, and as adeal 

for adrive in the NZRC 2023 

season had fallen through, I 

decided to take up his offer. Josh 

and his team were wonderful, I 

was very impressed with the 

passion and professionalism they 

and all the competitors at 

speedway bring to motorsport.’’ 

The Rangiorabased 

electrician says he hasn’t left his 

rallying roots behind, as he is 

slowly preparing aveteran 

Subaru for acoming campaign in 

the historic rally car 

competition. 

Forbes 1, Nancy Hassall &Hugh 

Bradbury 2, 

IreneCarson &Mary Warren 3, 

Nola McKissock &Diane Watson 4, 

Carolyn Hay &Ian Pettigrew 5, 

Diana Faulkner &Helen Phillips 

6, Virginia Ffitch &Marg Barson 7. 

Amberley Golf Club 

July 1: MGrover 69, GBurrows 71, 

KRayner 73, DVan Turnhout 74, J 

Murray 74, RClifton 74, B 

Balderstone 75, ABennet 75, G 

Williams 75, KRattray75, B 

Fitzgerald 75. 

Excel Designand Build Longest 

Putt:TFleete. Women:RLester 

73, KRattray 75. 

Mid Week Men: BO’Regan 38, G 

Smith 36, NReeves 36, AFalloon 

35. 

Mid Week Women: KPercy and L 

Willy 69 points. Longest Putt: S 

Lee. 

LGU winner for June: KPercy 67. 

Nine holers: J Bourne 33, G Reid 

36, J Evans 39. 

Amberley Smallbore Rifle Club 

MBlack 97.5, PWisheart97.4, W 

Parker 96.2,KQuigley95.4, I 

Frazer 95.4, KBrown 93.4, R 

Harper 93.2, GHeaven 89.0, M 

Parker 85.0,EPatchett 80.0, J 

Black 72.0, TDavey 25.0, HMurray 

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RUGBY 

GlenmarkCheviot extended its 

lead in the North Canterbury 

seniorrugby competition last 

Saturday following a42nil 

demolition job ofits closest rival 

Saracens. 

Ashleydidn’t help Hurunui’s 

25th birthday celebrations, 

beatingit3110, while Kaiapoi 

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Oxford went to Woodend 

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Points after 5rounds: Glenmark 

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GlenmarkCheviot v 

Saracens 

The game was extraspecial for 

GlenmarkCheviot, as it was for 

Cogs Harnett,who was playing 

his 100thgame for the club. 

It also gave the combined side 

achancetodefend the Deans 

Shield for the first time in over 

two years. 

The sun came out, but too late 

to dry out awet field, so it was to 

be amuddy game where ball 

handling was achallenge. 

It started with afizz with 

GlenmarkCheviot crossing in the 

third minute with atry to Hayden 

O'Donnell. 

Atry in the corner to Seijun 

Kawasaki after asustained 

period of forwards pressure was 

next, while the remaining points 

for the first half were from No 8 

AndrewHull and Lock Tom 

Blyth. 

The second half startedwell 

with Nick Hyde changing his try 

scoring methods,this time at the 

end of aslick backline counter 

attack, and scooting40m down 

the side line to score in the 

corner. 

The rest of the second half was 

aseesawing affair. The slippery 

ball was achallenge, with neither 

team managing to challenge the 

line, untillate in the half when 

Kawasaki again made abreak 

down the side, with the ever 

presentMax Murray collecting 

the spoils. 

Kyohei Yamasawa had agreat 

game with the boot, landing all 

six conversions,insome 

challenging footing. 

The whole GlenmarkCheviot 

pack workedwell as aunit, with 

Nick Hyde having avery strong 

game, while in the back all the 

focus was always goingtobein 

and around the centurion 

Harnett. 

GlenmarkCheviot 25(H 

O'Donnell, Seijun Kawasaki, 

Andrew Hull, Tom Blyth, Nick 

Hyde, Max Murray tries; Kyohei 

Yamasawa six conversions) beat 

Saracens0. 

Oxford vWoodend 

Oxford travelled to Woodend 

expecting aclose encounter. 

But it was not to be, due to a 

supremefirst half performance 

by Oxford's loose forward trio of 

Jesse Houston,George Prain and 

Jack Classen. 

They dominated at the break 

down, which set the team up for 

four triesinthe spell. 

In the first half, Ashley Classen 

scored Oxford’s first try after six 

minutes, and four minuteslater 

Inasi Ketewai dotted down. 

With overwhelming numbers, 

Classen was on hand to scorethe 

third try and five minutes later it 

was Houston who was on hand as 

last receiver to score. 

Woodenddid snatch atry on 

the half time whistle,when it 

attacked in earnest,and was 

rewarded when lock Thomas 

Stopforth charged his way over to 

score. 

But the game was effectively 

out of reach with the scoreline at 

265. 

It was asimilarpattern in the 

second half. 

Oxford's half back, Matt 

Roberts,asthird receiver found 

his way to the line. 

At the 20minutemark goal 

kicker Kyle Newman scored, and 

from the kick off Harry Muir 

scored to extendthe margin to 

435. 

After asolid build up, and 

effective ball retention from 

Woodend, it was rewarded with a 

well earnedtry to BarryBurton. 

With full time looming Prain 

finished Oxford's try scoring 

feast. 

Whilethe Oxford loose 

forwardswere the stars,Matt 

Robertsathalfback was again to 

the fore. 

One of the hardest workers in 

the Woodendline up was lock 

ThomasStopforth whose try was 

well deserved. 

Huge milestone .. Cogs Harnett who celebrated his 100th match for his 

club in CheviotGlenmark’s match against Saracens with the Deans 

Shield his team retained. 

PHOTO: KATE JENSEN 

Oxford 50 (Jack Classen2,Inasi 

Ketwai, Jesse Houston, Matt 

Roberts,Korbyn Newman, Harry 

Muir, George Praintries; 

Newman5conversions beat 

Woodend 10,(ThomasStopforth 

and Barry Burtontries). 

HurunuivAshley 

Arelentless Ashleyside 

outplayedHurunui. 

Ashleynow sits second place 

on the ladder, with two games 

left, leadinginto semi finals. 

The visitorsdidn't muck 

around, scoringtwo early tries 

through mid fielders Corbin 

Mechenand Matt Couch, off the 

back of some brilliant attackfrom 

fullback Anthony Tavendale. 

Hurunuiregathered and started 

to find its rhythm, scoringthe 

next two tries. 

Ashleystruck back through 

winger Korbyn Gray soon after 

the break, when slick hands 

through the backline sent the 

winger across in the left corner. 

Another late try to the visitors 

sealed it at 3113, their ruthless 

counter attack and quick ruck 

ball provingthe key differences. 

As you would expect, 

Hurunui's BrianAnderson toiled 

all day. 

He was brutal in the collision 

zone and their leading ball 

carrier. 

Tirelessyoung lock, Issac 

Francis was involved 

everywhere, and Matt Hickey 

also had astrong game. 

Anthony Tavendale was 

undoubtedly Ashley’s best player. 

Firstfive Nathan Emery kicked 

five from five. 

Hurunui 13 (Isaac Francis, 

Regan Holden tries; Kyle 

Mckenzie apenalty) lost to 

Ashley 31 (Corbin Mechen, Matt 

Couch, KorbynGray tries; 

Nathan Emery four conversions, 

one penalty). 

Ohoka vKaiapoi 

In what has become aconsistent 

theme of the season for Ohoka, it 

competed strongly as ateam 

against amore highlyranked 

opponent, but in the end just 

made too many errorstobeable 

to pull off the upset win it covets. 

Kaiapoi made the most of the 

running in the first half. 

The tone was set when Dante 

Loveplaced adeft kick behind 

the Ohoka backsfor fullback 

Lance Taylor to gather expertly, 

and dive over wide out. 

Taine JacobsLawson added 

the extraswith avery good 

conversion. 

Ten minutes later Jacobs 

Lawson was in the action again 

as Kaiapoistormedontoattack, 

and recycled the ball expertly 

through threeorfour phases 

before he crashedover under the 

postsmaking the conversion a 

formality. 

But it was not all one way 

traffic, and Ohoka halved the 

deficit with agood try that was 

finished off by Ben Gold after a 

strongmid field burst. 

Kaiapoireestablishedits 14 

pointmargincourtesy of its 

powerful scrummaging which 

saw captain JacobHurringdot 

downfor apushover try. 

Again Ohoka bounced back, 

and felt somewhataggrieved 

whencentre Scott Allin barged 

over the line engulfed bya 

blanket of yellow jerseys. 

Withoutthe advantage of 

numerousmultiangle replays 

that his colleagues in firstclass 

rugbywould enjoy,referee Jared 

Le Gros couldscarcely be blamed 

for not being able to award atry, 

so Kaiapoi took a14point lead 

into halftime. 

It wasagreat credit to Ohoka’s 

tenacious defence, Kaiapoiwas 

held scoreless for all the second 

half. 

Scott Allinatcentre 

marshalledthe Ohokabackline 

defence effectively, whileTom 

Wedlake also stood out for his 

tenacious defence. 

Kaiapoi’s defence was also 

solid,but Ohokadid manage to 

put some morepoints on the 

boardwhen replacement David 

Pollard finished off agood team 

try. Despite being unable to score 

abonus pointtry, Kaiapoi 

managed to hold on comfortably 

enough. 

Lock HarrisonLewis 

responded well to the 

opportunity he got with his first 

runon startfor the season,while 

in the Kaiapoi pack Bailey 

Counihan turned in a 

wholehearted effort. 

Ohoka 12 (Ben Gold, David 

Pollard tries, Scott Allin 1 

conversion) lost to Kaiapoi 21 

(Lance Taylor, Jacob Hurring 

tries,Taine JacobLawson 1try, 3 

conversions). 

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Doocey hosts Waimakariri volunteers 

Volunteers play avaluable role in the 

Waimakariri community, says MP Matt 

Doocey. 

The Waimakariri MP hosted aspecial 

morning tea at Rangiora’s Mainpower 

Oval last month to thank local volunteers 

and mark the start of Volunteer Week. 

Mr Doocey invited arepresentative 

from each of the volunteer groups 

present to speak briefly about their 

organisation, before offering scones and 

muffins. 

‘‘It is my privilege to be able to visit 

your organisations and learn about the 

wonderful work you do for the 

community,’’ he said. 

‘‘As alocal MP, you kind of think 

people turn up to hear from you, but they 

don’t. 

‘‘They come to here to hear from each 

other.’’ 

Organisations represented included 

Waiora Links Community Trust, St 

Vincent de Paul, Rangiora Scouts, Keep 

Rangiora Beautiful, and the Oxford 

Community Trust. 

Kaiapoi organisations included the 

Kaiapoi Community Garden, Kaiapoi 

Museum, the Kaiapoi Community Patrol, 

the Salvation Army’s Kaiapoi op shop, 

the Darnley Club, All Together Kaiapoi, 

the Kaiapoi Food Forest, and the 

Kaiapoi Toy Library. Regionwide 

organisations included North 

Canterbury Neighbourhood Support, 

Community Wellbeing North Canterbury, 

Satisfy Food Rescue, CAB North 

Canterbury, Coastguard North 

Canterbury, Meals on Wheels, and Fire 

and Emergency New Zealand. 

New recruit ... Waimakariri MP Matt 

Doocey (left) signs up for ashift on patrol 

with Owen Cassidy, of the Kaiapoi 

Community Patrol. 

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Enjoying Kaiapoi’sart 


An art teacher from Northland has 

been on ajourney of discovery since 

moving to Kaiapoi in July last year. 

Win Stringer moved to Kaiapoi from 

Kerikeri to be nearer family in 

Christchurch, and says it is the best 

move she has ever made. 

``I had never been to Kaiapoi 

before, even though Iwas raised in 

Central Otago and spent 20 years in 

Timaru, but everyone is so friendly 

here and the town has everything I 

need.'' 

Not long after moving to Kaiapoi, 

Win, who studied fine arts at 

Canterbury University and has been an 

art teacher for 40 years, became a 

trustee of the Waimakariri Public Arts 

Trust. 

The trust was established to promote 

art and culture in the Waimakariri 

District, encourage public art in new 

developments and redevelopments, 

raise funds to enable the commission 

of art works, educate the public about 

art and artists, and support arts 

projects and events in the community. 

As anew trustee, Win has been 

compiling adatabase of existing 

outdoor artworks or sculptures in the 

Waimakariri district and has been 

intrigued by that journey of discovery. 

So far she has located 18 sculptures 

in Kaiapoi, many of them on the banks 

of the Kaiapoi River that winds 

through the town. 

‘‘Each one has astory to tell and I am 

finding that it is agreat introduction to 

the town,'' she says. 

‘‘It has been fascinating finding out 

about the stories behind these 

sculptures, the people behind them.’’ 

Her favourite Kaiapoi outdoor 

artwork is the red letterbox sculpture 

on Williams Street, which was erected 

in 2013 to mark the loss of red zoned 

homes in Kaiapoi, Pines Beach and 

Kairaki Beach. 

It lifted spirits in the town after the 

Rubble Rousers' reminder ... 

Waimakariri Public Arts trustee Win 

Stringer, with Kaiapoi multimedia artist 

and sign writer Mark Larsen alongside 

Win’s favourite Kaiapoi outdoor sculpture, 

The Letterbox,which was created by Mark 

during acollaborative art project with 

Rubble Rousers. 

PHOTO: SHELLEYTOPP 

devastating September 4, 2010 

earthquake destroyed large areas of 

the town. 

The popular sculpture is by Kaiapoi 

multimedia artist and sign writer 

Mark Larsen. 

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St Patrick’s Kaiapoi Rarotonga Cul 

Nine Kaiapoi children are about 

quickly realised the school doesn’t have 

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 Canterbury community. 

identified is the opportunity to do an A number of local sports organisations 

overseas trip 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. 

“It’s like school camp, where the 

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 member Angela “It’s very basic, but community focused His classmateCalebSpencesayshe 

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 degreesmost of the time and it 

the islands and local schools do not happy, humble people.” 

have the same resources. 

The pupils said they were looking Their classmates are looking forward to 

As we l as fundraising for the trip, Pax forward to visiting Rarotonga and learning about Cook Islands culture and 

s he school has been fundraisingto 

meeting their new penpalsatNukutere 

meeting their penpals. 

rt Nukutere Co lege, a Year 7 to 11 Co lege, who they have been 

They have been busy fundraising and 

in Rarotonga, which St Patrick’s 

co responding with in the lead up to the co lecting stationery supplies and books 

ilt a relationship with. 

to take to Nukutere Co lege and packing 

rs trip last year was an 

Pupil Mason Robson says his penpal 

nity to see the lay of the land. We ‘likes taro’, a popular vegetable in the The Cook Islands is a co lection of 

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AND SUPPLY OF 

ALCOHOL ACT 2012 

Lost Cafes Ltd has made 

application to the District 

Licensing Committee at 

Rangiora for the renewal of 

an On Licence in respect of 

the premises situated at 88 

Victoria Street, Rangiora 

known as Winnie Bagoe’s 

Rangiora. 

The general nature of the 

business conducted (or to 

be conducted) under the 

licence is Restaurant. 

The days on which and the 

hours during which alcohol 

is (or is intended to be) 

sold under the licence are 

Sunday-Thursday 11am- 

11pm and Friday and 

Saturday 11am-1am the 

following day. 

The application may be 

inspected during ordinary 

office hours at the office 

of the Waimakariri District 


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 

in writing of the objection 

with the Secretary of 

the Waimakariri District 

Licensing Committee 

at Private Bag 1005, 

Rangiora 7400 or email 

alcohol@wmk.govt.nz. 

No objection to the renewal 

of alicence may be made 

in relation to amatter other 

than amatter specified in 

section 131 of the Sale and 

Supply of Alcohol Act 2012. 

This is the first publication 

of this notice. 

2595837v1 

CASH 4CARS 

and 4WD'S 

Phone 

Automotive 

Parts 

03 313 7216 

Cars Wanted 



CLUB LICENCE 


AND SUPPLY OF 


Woodend Rugby Football 

Club has made application 

to the District Licensing 

Committee at Rangiora 

for the renewal of aClub 

Licence in respect of the 

premises situated at 202 

Gladstone Road, Woodend 

known as Woodend Rugby 

Clubrooms. 


business conducted (or to 

be conducted) under the 

licence is Sports Club. 



is (or is intended to be) 

sold under the licence are 

Monday - Thursday 5pm 

- 11pm. Friday, Saturday 

&Public Holidays 11am - 

1am, Sunday 11am -11pm. 



office hours at the office 


Licensing Committee at 215 

High Street, Rangiora. 



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 

in writing of the objection 

with the Secretary of 

the Waimakariri District 


Private Bag 1005, Rangiora 

7440, or email to records@ 

wmk.govt.nz. 

No objection to the renewal 

of alicence may be made 

in relation to amatter other 

than amatter specified in 

section 131 of the Sale and 

Supply of Alcohol Act 2012.. 

This is the first publication of 

this notice. 

2594999v1 

FALCONS & 

COMMODORES 

WANTED 

Suitable for 

dismantling or repairs 

Ph 313 7216 

2412522 



ON-LICENCE 


AND SUPPLY OF 


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 Restaurant. 


business conducted (or to be 

conducted) under the licence 

is Restaurant. 



is (or is intended to be) sold 

under the licence are: 

Monday to Sunday,9.00am to 

11.00pm. 



office hours at the office of the 

Waimakariri District Licensing 

Committee at 215 High Street, 

Rangiora. 



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 



Private Bag 1005, Rangiora 

or email to records@wmk. 

govt.nz. 

No objection to the issue of 

a licence may be made in 

relation to amatter other than 

amatter specified in section 

105 (1) of the Sale and Supply 

of Alcohol Act 2012. 

This is the second publication 

of this notice.This notice was 

first published on 29 th June 

2023. 

Public Notices 

2593369 

Cars Wanted 

CARS, vans, 4WD’s 

wanted for dismantling or 

repair. Phone 027 258 

8366. 

Firewood 

SPLIT Old Man Pine 3.7m 

@ $300, Split Hardwood 

Mix 3.7m @$400. Mobile 

021 993 497. 

WANTED: 

BOOKS, 

PUZZLES 

&CDS 

Forpickups 

please contact 

Alan -email: 

galanmac@xtra.co.nz 

2572160 

TheAnnual General Meeting of 

Abbeyfield Waimakariri Inc. 

will be held on 

Thursday,20July 2023 at 7pm 

in the StewartRoom, John Knox 

Presbyterian Church, 

Corner High and King Streets, Rangiora. 

Guest Speaker 

Light Supper to follow 

Board &Residence 

ROOM AVAILABLE to 

rent long term in Rangiora 

to share with quiet, working 

male. Must be clean, 

tidy and working, prefer 

female. Please ph Terry 03 

310 7958. 

Educational 

Entertainment 

BALCAIRN HALL presents “ARO” 

in association with Arts on Tour NZ 

TUESDAY18JULY 2023–7.30 pm 

Thisbilingual duosharesapassionfor thepower of 

language andmusic to tell stories andremindusofour 

culturalidentity. 

Tickets(cash)$30.00 from SallyMac’s,Amberley; Sefton 

Garage andStan’s7Day Pharmacy, Rangiora, or Online: 

www.balcairnhall.com. 

Specialprice for Studentsifbooking on line-$15 

TUITION available. Primary 

and secondary (Math, 

English,Science) up to 

NCEA level 3. Each 

student on an individually 

tailored programme. Kip 

McGrath Rangiora has 

been serving the local community 

for 30 +years. Give 

us acall (03) 313 3638 or 

book your free assessment 

online https://www. 

kipmcgrath.co.nz/rangiora. 

Have youbeen 

caught out by 

TheHotline closing? 

Talk to us today tofind out 

how wecan help. 

NOTICE OF ANNUAL 

GENERAL MEETING 

Toot’n’Croon 

at the RSA 

Local 9-member band 

Toot’n’Croon entertains 

with bouncy popular music 

from the 1960s and 70s, 

with all the harmonies, at 

the Rangiora RSA, starting 

at 7.45pm on Friday 21 st 

July. Entry $10 cash at 

the door. 

2594724 

PhoneJillian 

022 024 3092 

2595675 

RANGIORA BOWLING 

CLUB 

ANNUAL GENERAL 

MEETING 

SATURDAY8 th July 2023 

AT 2 PM 

THE CLUBROOMS 

2582247 

GOOD STREET 

ALL WELCOME 

2593272 

Home Services 

MOSS 

SPRAYING 

20yrs local 

experience. 

allroofs.co.nz 

027 416 0530 

2575446 

Trade&Services 

ABEL &Prestige Chimney 

Cleaning. Nth Cant owned 

& operated. Covering all 

areas from Waimak to Hanmer. 

Professional, guaranteed, 

service. Firebox 

repairs, carry most parts. Ph 

0800 661 244. 

ARBORIST qualified. 

Copper Beech Tree 

Services. Tree removal, 

pruning, height reduction, 

hedge trimming, shaping, 

tree planting, firewood. 

Free quotes. Contact Angus 

Edwards 027 259 6741 

copperbeechtreeservices@gmail.com 

BRIAN’S Tree Services. 

Tree felling, topping, 

shaping, firewood cut, rubbish 

removed, stump grinding, 

branch chipping. 

Affordable rates. Phone 03 

327 5505 or 021 124 4894. 

CHIMNEY SWEEPS. 

Time to service your fire. 

Accumulation of soot seriously 

affects performance. 

Latest rotary brush technology. 

Free moisture check 

on wood. Safety inspection. 

All work insured and guaranteed. 

From $80 single 

story. 0800 SWEEPME or 

www.sweepnz.co.nz. 

DIRTY TILES &Grout? 

Professional tile cleaning, 

tiled shower restoration, 

mouldy silcone, shower 

glass & we can even 

recolour your old grout! 

For all your tile and grout 

issues call Grout Pro for a 

free, no obligation quote. 

Ph Darryl 0800 882 772. 

www.theprogroup.co.nz/dpc9385. 

DRESSMAKING Bev’s 

Sew Good Services. For all 

your alterations, repairs, 

dressmaking, curtains. 

Phone 327 5535. 

HIGH SPEC PAINTERS. 

Quality, local professionals. 

Email: 

corban@highspecpainters.co.nz 

Phone: 027 846 5035. 

LABOURER available 

hourly, or day. Phone Day 

Call 021 063 7501. 

METAL WORX. Flashing, 

Sheetmetal Fabrication, 

Wrought Iron, 

Welding, Custom Trailers, 

General Metalwork. No job 

too big or too small. Ph 021 

265 5428 or 03 314 6908. 

Find us on facebook/ 

Glenmark Metal Worx. 

glenmarkmetalworx.ltd@gmail.com. 

PAINT & wallpaper 

services. Wayne Bryant, 

exterior, interior. Qualified 

tradesman. Free quotes. Ph 

313 5337 or 027 654 4568. 

PAINTER & Decorator. 

25 + years experience. 

Interior /exterior, roofs & 

waterblasting. For a free 

quote, please ph Steve 03 

314 4620 or 027 477 1930. 

POWER TOOLS repairs, 

parts &sales for over 40 

years. All main brands serviced. 

Grossman Trade 

Tools, 23 Watts Road, 

Christchurch. Ph 389 9230. 

ANTHONY SYMONDS 

Plastering &Painting 

Services 

Locals with 30 years 

experience 

All workmanship 

Guaranteed. 

Phone 021 344 023 

WINDOW TINTING 

tintawindow 

advanced film solutions 

99% uv block 

fade protection 

heat control 

reduce glare 

25 Years Experience 

Trade &Services 

privacy films 

frosting designs 

non-darkening films 

Workmanship Guaranteed 

Lifetime Warranties on Most Films 

UV 

block 

Free Quotes Canterbury and Districts 

03 365 3653 0800 368 468 

Trusted Trades & 

Professional Services 

2502479 

Pride &Quality Painting 

&Decorating Services 

20 yrs exp, fast and friendly 

service. For all your painting 

needs, phone: Martin 310 

6187 or 021 128 9867 

SCREEN PRINTING. 

For all your printing 

requirements. T-shirts, 

Hoodies, Hi-Vis vests and 

polos, Overalls, Caps etc. 

Please phone Heather 03 

313 0261 or email heather. 

norstar@gmail.com. 

SEPTIC TANK 

CLEANING 

Bill’s Liquid 

Waste 

Blair Tavendale 

Ph 03 314 9371 

0275 379-694 

2362002 

You dump it... 

Blair pumps it... 

027 216 0000 

CRAIGS Trees 

(03) 327-4190 

TREE REMOVALS 

THINNING &PRUNING 

STUMPGRINDING 

FELLING &TOPPING 

FULLY INSURED 

QUALIFIED ARBORIST 

Free Quotes 

027 2299 454 

craigstrees@xtra.co.nz 

Guide 

2225862 

2434390 

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

Accountant 

Air Conditioning 

Appliance Repairs 

Butchery 

TAX RETURNS 

New Client Discount 10% 

Tax & Accounting Consultants 

Taxreturns, GST returns, rental returns and pay day filing 

2570627v2 

☎ 03 314 9480 

Servicing NorthCanterburyand Kaikoura 

03 313 0531 /03319 7559 

(NorthCanterbury) (Kaikoura) 

www.northcanterburyenergy.co.nz 

HEAT PUMPS 

AIRCONDITIONING 

VENTILATION 

SERVICE&REPAIRS 

INSTALLATION 

Call us 

for a 

FREE 

quote 

•REGISTERED TECHNICIAN 

•AUTHORISEDLOCAL SERVICE 

F&P, Bosch, Smeg, 

Ariston,LG, Classique,Haier, 

Samsung andmore.... 

“Forbestresults be sure to useauthorised service” 

NORTHCANTERBURY APPLIANCE SERVICES 

Rangiora: 03 313 4420 Kaiapoi: 03 327 3810 

2332343v2 

OxfordButchery 

Shane Frahm 

We cankill&process yourstock 

FourGenerations of Frahms 

since 1957 

Ph 312 4205 

Oxford 

Number one 

old-fashioned bacon 

&ham curing. 

A/H 021 269 1817 

2227889v3 

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

Trusted Trades & 

Professional Services 

Guide 

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

Chiropractic Services 

Construction &Concrete 

DENTURE CLINIC 

Earthworks 

Dr Carissa McGregor 

ACCRegistered Dr Chiropractic 

Monday &Thursday 

Injury, accidents and maintenance 

Judy McArthur 

Mctimoney Chiropractic, Applied Kinesiology 

and Craniosacral|Fridays 

Phone 03 313 0350 

Select Health 

51 Ashley Street, Rangiora 

Electrician 

p 03 313 7144 | e info@rgrantelectrical.com 

Mention this advert &receive $50 off your next job 

2564272v2 

2570092 

All Construction & Concrete Work 

•Driveways, patios &paths 

•Bridges and Culverts 

•Floors, foundations 

•Sheds and buildings 

•Dairy Sheds, Herd homes 

•Silage pits, effluent ponds 

•Excavation and cartage 

•Precast concrete 

•Insulated panels 

Engineering 

Daryl Power 

027 230 9401 

concretepower@scorch.co.nz 

www.concretepower.co.nz 

For your Engineering needs 

187d Ohoka Road, Kaiapoi 

Phone 03 327 5246 |027 495 2821 

toppeng@xtra.co.nz 

2269236 

2273277 

RANGIORA 

DENTURE CLINIC 

Garry WMechen 

Registered Clinical DentalTechncian 

Phone (03) 313-9192 

38a Ashley Street, Rangiora 

NEW N W DENTURES D ES 

*RELINE* *REPAIRS* I S 

HOURS 

8.30am -12noon- Monday to Friday 

FREE E CONSULTATION O 

AND ADVICE 

A V C 

For a/h repairs 

phone (03) 310-3044 

AVAILABLE FOR AWIDE RANGE OF WORK 

•Maintenance &Construction of farmtracks / 

access tracks and driveways 

•Shed pads 

DOZER 8 tonne John Deere 

•Rootrake & mole ploug 

h 

GRADER John Deere 

DIGGER 1.7 -255 ton 

ne availablel 

GPS MACHINE CONT 

NTRO 

L 

We can also provide 

•Gravel Supply and Cartage 

•Free transportfor larger jobs 

•Competitive hourly rates & free quotes 

Tyrone Anderson Operations Manager 

021 0824 0900 tyrone@edr.co.nz 

www.edr.co.nz 

2595205 

Glass Services 

Hair &Beauty 

Irrigation &Filtration 

Landscaping 

Retrofit Double Glazing 

ReplacementWindows 

Frameless Showers 

Splashbacks 

Balustrades 

Mirrors 

SecurityDoors 

Window Maintenance 

1High Street, Rangiora | 03 313 1733 

leah.stewart@hagley.co.nz 

2533705 

2576758c 

ANNE’S HAIR &BEAUTY 

HAIRDRESSER &BEAUTY THERAPIST 

Qualified, 25years Experience. 

Registered &Licensed Home Salon 

Ladies Haircuts $30 

Mens Cuts $20 

Ladies Pensioner Cuts $25 

Pensioner Cut &Blow Wave $45 

Ladies Cut &Blow Wave From $50 

Perms Regrowth 

Foils ½Head 

Colour and Foils 

Alll 

conditioning treatment 

Ph Anne 

03 313 9391 

&021 298 3957 

Mobile Service Extra 

BY APPOINTMENT ONLY 

Cnr Johns Rd & 

Lowe Pl, Rangiora 

2582977 

Painter 

2490187 

For all your landscaping needs 

All Landscaping, Retaining Walls (Engineered and 

Non-Engineered), Timber Fences, Landscape Structures 

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

Phone Jeremy 021 169 9394 

www.blackhill.co.nz 

www.facebook.com/blackhillltd 

2372616v2 

Scrap Metal 

CASH PAID FOR SCRAP 

•Car Bodies •Scrap Steel•Specialists in Farm 

Machinery•All non Ferrous 

MAINLAND 

METALS LTD 

Ph (03)338 7000 

Mike0274 818544 •Robbie0274818 027 

Locally owned and operated 

1902273 

Plasterer 

Interior 

Renovations 

Ltd 

Plasterboard, 

fixing &stopping 

Cornice 

Cove and 

stippled ceilings 

Registered 

Tradesman 

Call Mark 

027 438 0665 

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CAP 65 

CAP 40 

Shingle 

SHINGLE SUPPLIES 

Quarry Prices 

from $23 per cube 

from $25 per cube 

CAP 20 from $30 per cube 

DRAINAGE CHIP 

from $40 per cube all + gst 

Plus all excavation and truck hire 

house excavations, driveways, subdivisions 

CONTRACTING 

Ph: KEN 027 201 3302 

Email: stress@xtra.co.nz 

2009594 

Services 

MCC SERVICES 

GUTTER CLEANING 

PEST CONTROL |MOSSROOF SPRAYING 

EXTERIOR HOUSE WASHING 

EXPERIENCED, RELIABLE AND FREE QUOTATIONS 

2593516 

PH 021 105 5222 

mccdaj@gmail.com 

Windows & Doors 

WINDOW MARKET PLACE 

• New & Used 

• Timber & Aluminium 

• Windows & Doors 

8am-5pm Weekdays 

8am-2pm Saturday 

215 Waltham Rd, Sydenham 

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

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

ncn1242200aa 

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

2017 Mazda 2 

Ltd 

• 1.5L 

• 46,000km 

• Automatic 

• NZ New 

• Reversing Camera 

• Navigation 

$19,995 

2012 Toyota 

Aqua 

• 1.5L Petrol Hybrid 

• CVT 

• 132,000km 

• CD Player 

• Air Conditioning 

SOLD 

$10,995 

2019 Mazda 2 

GSX 

• Leather 

• 1.5L Automatic 

• 54,000km 

• NZ-new 



$20,995 

2018 Isuzu 

MU-X 

• 3.0L Diesel 

• 4WD 

• Auto 

• 139,000km 

• Leather Seats 

• Towbar 

• 1 NZ NEW Owner 

SOLD 

$35,995 

2012 Mazda 

3 GLX 

• 2.0L Petrol 

• 6 Speed Manual 

• 34,000km 

• 1 NZ NEW Owner 

• Immaculate Condition 

• Towbar 

• Brand New 17” 

Advanti Alloy’s & Tyres 

$14,995 

2014Mitsubishi 

Challenger 

GLS 

• 2.5L Diesel 

• 4WD 

• Auto 

• 120,000km 

• 5 Seats 

• Towbar 


• Roof Racks 

$21,995 

2022 Mazda 2 

Ltd 

• 1.5L 

• 1,700km 

• Ex Demonstrator 

• Balance of 

MazdaCare Servicing 

& Warranty 

$29,990 

2012 Mazda 3 

GLX 

• 2.0L petrol 

• Automatic 

• NZ-new 

• 100,000km 

• Cruise control 

$12,995 

2016 Mazda 3 

SP-25 

• 2.5L Petrol 

• Auto 

• 51,000km 

• Towbar 

• Alloys 



SOLD 

$20,995 

2020 Suzuki 

Swift 

Sport 

• 1.4L petrol turbo 

• 6-speed manual 

• NZ-new 

• 28,000km 

• Alloys 

$23,995 

Sales:Tim 03 314 0135 |Service: Michael 03 314 0131 

ARTHUR BURKE 

MAZDA 

2-4Markham St 

Amberley, Canterbury 

03 3140127arthurburkemazda.co.nz 

2589654

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