North Canterbury News: July 20, 2023

Thursday,July20, 2023 | Issue1055 | www.starnews.co.nz 

Lines companies unite to deliver wind farm 

By ROBYN BRISTOW 

North Canterbury’s Mt CassWind 

Farm, whichwhen built will be the 

largest in the South Island, has taken on 

astrategic partner. 

MainPower New Zealand Limited 

(MainPower) has confirmed 

Marlborough Lines Limited, through its 

subsidiary EnergyMarlborough, has 

boughta50 percentstake in the Mt Cass 

Wind Farm. 

It is believedto be the first time two 

lines companies havecome together to 

deliver amajor infrastructure project 

for New Zealand. 

The wind farm has already got the 

required resource consents, and 

construction is expected to begin in 

2024. 

MainPower Chief Executive, Andy 

Lester, says the partnership makes 

sense with both companies already 

collaborating on anumber of projects, 

being consumerowned and having 

aligned strategies. 

‘‘We’re bothfirmly committed to 

delivering value to our shareholders — 

who are also our customers —and this 

project delivers valueinmultiple 

ways,’’ he says. 

The constructionphase is expected to 

deliver about 100 jobs, along with about 

$100 million of direct local investment. 

‘‘The projectwill also create 127 

hectares of protected land with 

predator freeareas of native shrub and 

forest, and the existing Mt Cass 

walkway will be extended, adding a 

greatleisure resourceand visitor 

attraction,’’ says Mr Lester. 

Marlborough Lines Chief Executive, 

Tim Cosgrove, sayshis company has 

been actively seeking new 

opportunities to invest in renewable 

generation. 

‘‘The Mt Cass Wind Farm aligned with 

our visiontoenergise Marlborough's 

future. 

‘‘It will deliver much needed 

renewable generation to the upper 

South Island and greater resilience to 

the electricity supply. 

‘‘It’sapositive step towardsreaching 

New Zealand’s net zero emissions 

targets,’’MrCosgrove says. 

Wind power ... Asimulated 3D model of the Mt Cass wind farm which is expected to begin to take shape in 2024. 

The $350 million Mt CassWind Farm 

projectwill have 22 turbines generating 

amaximum of 95MW of electricity— 

enough to power 40,000 homes. 

Mt Cass WindFarm Ltd Chief 

Executive,Todd Voice,says it is an 

exciting infrastructure projectfor 

North Canterbury. 

Overall, the wind farm will 

potentially save around 100,000 tonnes 

of greenhouse CO2 emissions eachyear. 

‘‘Weare delighted to have 

Marlborough Linesonthe team to 

deliver it. 

‘‘Our focus now is continuing to shape 

the project so it remains on track,’’ Mr 

Voice says. 

The turbines are rated at 4.3MW each, 

givingthe wind farm amaximum power 

outputof94.6MW.They haveatip 

height—ground to highestpoint — of 

136.5m. 

Largerturbines will now be 

constructed. This has reducedthe 

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number from the 26 originally 

consented to 22, and will increase the 

windfarm generation output. 

The turbines are the same model as 

those beinginstalled at Harapaki Wind 

FarminHawkes Bay, and use direct 

drive technology. 

Temporary Meteorological (Met) 

masts are alreadyvisible on site. They 

willobtainthree months of valid wind 

data, and will be replaced by two 

permanent masts. 

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Peanut’sfamily are devastated 

By JOHN COSGROVE 

Peanuthas now been missing fortwo 

weeks. 

This is despitePolice enquiries and 

social media carryingthe story of the 

missing Kaiapoi Chihuahua. 

Peanut’s ownerNat O'Donnell, says she 

andher family aredevastated by the 

disappearanceofPeanut.‘‘I’m an 

emotional wreck, it’s been avery hardtwo 

weeks looking for Peanut.Weare all just 

exhausted.’’ 

On Saturday July8,Peanut went 

missing from Allison Crescent in Kaiapoi 

whereshe was beinglooked after by a 

closefamily friendwhile the O’Donnell 

familywere on holiday in Australia. 

‘‘My bestfriend is alsodevastated,she 

hasbeen beside herself. Butit’snot her 

fault.’’ 

Natand herchildren arrived back from 

aholiday late on Sunday night,July 9, and 

have been searchingnonstop forPeanut, 

alongwith many othersinthe Kaiapoi 

community. 

Socialmedia usersinNorth Canterbury 

have followedthe searchfor Peanut 

online, with many hundredslogging 

messages of support. 

During thefirst week, calls for Police 

actionsurfaced as rumoured sightings of 

aman picking up aChihuahua and 

walking awaywith it, pluslatersocial 

media posts claimingPeanut had been 

rehomed by aperson known to take and 

rehomedogs in the Kaiapoiarea before, 

surfaced. 

NatsaysonSunday,July16, sheand the 

Policevisitedthe addressofthe person 

mentionedinthe online report, in 

Christchurch. 

Natsaysafter adiscussion with Police, 

Peanut ... The Kaiapoi Chihuahua has 

been missing for two weeks. PHOTO:SUPPLIED 

theysay there maybemoretothe 

person’sclaim of knowingthe 

whereaboutsofPeanut,but he continues 

to refuse to give any further information’’. 

‘‘I’m at aloss at what to do now, it was 

avery emotionalmoment.’’ 

Nat has startedagivealittle page to 

raise funds to bringaspecialistdog 

trackerDon Schwass fromNelson. 

He helped track downanother family’s 

pet dog Ace,11daysafter it wentmissing 

followingavehicle crash in theLewis 

Passareaearlier in June. 

‘‘Hehas been wonderful, he is so 

calming, I’m awreck buthecalms me 

downand then helpsmecreate search 

plansand areas to look in.’’ 

One of Don’s tricksistodropitems 

familiar to thedog in places she may be. 

Nat says if peoplesee items of clothing 

in various places in and aroundKaiapoi, 

please leave them there. 

‘‘They are part of atracking map we 

have laid out’’. 

Shehopes theperson who tookher 

dress looksgoodinit. 

While therewere sightings of Peanut 

aroundKaiapoi, on Saturdayafternoon 

andeveningofJuly 8, NatsaysPeanut, 

beingaverysmalldog,was probably 

terrified and ranfromanyonethat got 

close. 

‘‘Dozens of people have been out 

looking for her and thecommunity has 

been incrediblewith theirconstant 

support.’’ 

Sheishoping the community can raise 

funds to getDon down when they havea 

100percent positivesightingofPeanut, to 

give herthe best chance of cominghome. 

Natsays notknowing where peanutis, 

what'shappened and possiblywho has 

her, hasbeen absolutely devastating to 

herfamily. 

‘‘Ihavenot beenabletoreturn to work 

as Iamspending every hour possible 

doingwhatever needs to be donetobring 

herhome.’’ 

Nowthatthe school holidays are over 

andpeople arebackhomeshe has asked 

residents in thewiderSovereign Palms 

area to check their CCTVcamerasfor any 

signsofPeanut. 

Peanutisnobigger than ashoe. 

‘‘She is teeny tiny and only 1.5kgs she 

is literallyabout thesize of akittenand 

couldbemistaken as asmallrabbit by 

biggerdogs.’’ 

Contact Nat O'Donnellon027 2241747. 

Noise contours in focus at ChCh Airport 

By DAVID HILL, 

LocalDemocracy Reporter 

Noise contoursfor Christchurch 

International Airport are being 

reviewed, as EnvironmentCanterbury 

beginswork on its regional policy 

statement. 

The council has received updated 

noise contours requested from 

ChristchurchInternational Airport, 

which will helpinform areview of the 

Canterbury Regional PolicyStatement, 

which has been operativesince 2013. 

The airport’s modelling was reviewed 

by an international panel of experts, 

who worked with airport staff to 

finalise the noisecontours, an 

Environment Canterbury spokesperson 

said. 

‘‘At this stage, the new contours are 

considered to be technical information 

only.’’ 

In the meantime, the existing noise 

contours identified in the operative 

regional policy statement will be used 

for land use planning purposes. 

The policy helps Environment 

Canterbury and local councils identify 

areas exposed to aircraft noise, so 

appropriate measures can be 

developed to mitigate any negative 

impacts, the spokespersonsaid. 

The existing noise contours were 

developed morethan 10 years ago to 

inform the GreaterChristchurch Urban 

Development Strategy, the 2013 

Regional Policy Statement and the 

district plans for Christchurch, Selwyn 

and Waimakariri. 

‘‘They are essentially afootprint an 

airportmust operatewithin,’’ the 

spokespersonsaid. 

‘‘This might include limiting 

development or requiring noise 

protection in buildings in areas likely to 

be adversely affected by the noise.’’ 

Noise contours werealso beingused 

in developing the GreaterChristchurch 

spatialplan, along withother 

environmental and hazard 

considerations. 

Thisspatial planning will set the 

longterm direction for where and how 

the GreaterChristchurch urbanarea 

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Public consultation on the spatial 

planisopen untilJuly 23. 

Oncethe spatialplan has been 

developed it willbeincorporated into 

the regional policy statement and then 

the Christchurch,Selwynand 

Waimakariri District Plans. 

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Celebration asparkling affair 


Ahuge audience and anew venue made 

for asparklingMatarikicelebration in 

Kaiapoi lastFriday evening. 

All Together Kaiapoi hosted the 

event,which was heldatanew site in 

Kaiapoi’s red zone —Norman Kirk 

Park. JackieWatson, Chairperson of 

All Together Kaiapoi says, they were 

thrilled with the audience. 

‘‘We can’tbelievethe numbers. The 

community has really rallied around 

and supported us. 

‘‘It’sfantastic to be part of this 

spectacle.’’ 

It is the secondtime All Together 

Kaiapoi has run the event. 

Jackiesays the weatherconditions 

were perfect overall,with only one 

smallspellofrain during the earlypart 

of the evening. 

‘‘It was abeautiful night and not even 

frosty, so every one was havingaball.’’ 

Thousandsofvisitorsattended which 

later caused extended traffic delays in 

nearbystreets. 

For some these delays lasted over an 

hour. 

All TogetherKaiapoi arranged an 

extensive performancelist for the 

three hour concert. 

It included the Kapa Haka groups 

from KaiapoiNorth and Borough 

Schools, Kaiapoi High School staff 

band‘‘“Viking Thunder’’,bands 

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Dance groups using LEDS as part of 

their act included Funkdafied Dance 

Club and Jenna McKenzieSchool of 

Dance for contemporary dance 

performances. 

Alarge number of food trucks and 

merchandisingstalls circled the event 

area catering to the thousands of 

visitors, while many family groups 

congregatedinand around the LED 

light stationsscattered throughout the 

park. 

Aplay area for LED poi and hoops 

kept children entertained while the All 

Together Kaiapoivolunteerswere kept 

busy handingout LED wands. 

Lit up ... Bentley Ferguson, aged 5, of Kaiapoi, with his LED glasses, enjoying the fun at 

the at the All Together Kaiapoi Matariki Festival. 

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Ma’s featured guests for this show 

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Grant, performing with Izzy as The 

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They will be joined by well known 

local musicians Manu Francois and 

Sophia Bidwell. 

Born in the Caribbean, Manu is an 

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He is well known for his warm 

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Businesses changing places in Rangiora 

By SHELLEY TOPP 

The face of Rangiora’s central business 

district is changing. 

The changes have meant changing 

spaces, which have come with much 

sadness and alot of happiness. 

It was asad day for Chikako Sasaki 

when she closed the door for the last 

time at her High Street business Crema 

Café and she shed many tears. 

The closure had been forced on 

Chikako because the building housing 

her cafe, at 190 High Street, was being 

demolished. 

She feared this would signal the end 

of the business she had worked so hard 

to establish. 

However, on the day demolition work 

began on the old building last month, 

there were no tears because Chikako 

had reestablished Crema Café ina 

caravan parked near the John Knox 

Presbyterian Church on the corner of 

High and King Streets. 

The support from her customers has 

been huge. 

‘‘All my customers have followed me 

to my new site,’’ she says. 

Chikako is grateful for their continued 

support and happy to have found such a 

good site for her caravan. 

But she is also looking forward to 

moving her cafe back into amore 

permanent home when the new building 

is completed. 

For Debbie Grice and her daughter 

Ashe Barrett, the owners of homewares 

and gift shop I'Adore, closing day at 

their former premises in Durham Street 

was the start of an exciting journey. 

They closed their business on July 14 

and plan to reopen next Monday (July 

24) in the former Rangiora courthouse. 

The historic brick building at 143 

Percival Street was opened in 1893, and 

now has aHistoric Places Trust category 

II listing and obtained Landmarks status 

in 2003. ‘‘I am very excited to be moving 

there,’’ Debbie says. 

‘‘We think the building is more suited 

to our style.’’ 

On the move ... Mother and daughter 

Debbie Grice and Ashe Barrett, of Rangiora, 

the owners of I’Adore, which is relocating to 

the former Rangiora Court House at 143 

Percival Street. 

Caravan style ... Chikako 

Sasaki, owner of the Crema 

Cafe in Rangiora is trading from 

atemporary mobile shop near 

the John Knox Presbyterian 

Church on the corner of High 

Street and King Street after her 

former cafe premises at 190 

High Street in Rangiora was 

recently demolished. 

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Silverware performances ... Some of the North Canterbury School of Dance students performing during the Christchurch competitions. 

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NC dancers soar high at comps 

Twentyfour dancers from the North 

Canterbury School of Dance did anear 

clean sweep of the prizes in the team 

sections at the Christchurch 

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Earlier in the school holidays the 

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contemporary team, performed in the 

New Zealand Dance Awards, gaining 

third place with an emotional 

performance called ‘‘Goodbye’’. The 

team performed against competitors 

from throughout New Zealand. 

Memories stirred by NC News photograph 


Whenshe saw her daughter's photo in 

arecent NorthCanterbury News 

edition, posinginfrontofthe Weka 

PassRailway steam locomotive, Nola 

Pearson of Kaiapoi said it boughtback 

manymemories of her time working at 

New Zealand Railways. 

‘‘Itwas almost afamilytradition 

then, as my fatherstarted in the 

railways in Palmerston North, my two 

uncles also worked on the railways, my 

youngersister did as well, and whenI 

turned 16, Itoo started working in the 

NZR ticket offices in Dunedin.’’ 

Nola’s father even met her mother 

while working in the railways. 

Nolasays she started work at the 

bookingscounteratthe Dunedin 

Railway Station. 

‘‘Dad had left the railways,and we 

had movedtoDunedin for his work in 

the ANZBank.’’ 

Her lovefor numbers and 

accountancy saw Nola making all the 

bookingspeople wanted to use on the 

NZR network. 

‘‘Itwas fun callingall the other 

Fond memories ... As ayoung woman, 

Nola Pearson of Kaiapoi used to work for NZ 

Railways. 

PHOTO:JOHN COSGROVE 

centres each day,tomakebookings for 

trains, buses and ferries.’’ 

After the family moved to 

Christchurch, Nola found work in the 

ticketing office at the old 

ChristchurchRailway Station. 

The station was later torn down after 

beingseverely damagedinthe 

Canterbury earthquakes. 

She marriedhusbandVic and stayed 

working at NZR until1978. 

The family later moved to Kaiapoi 

with their four children in 1991. 

One perk she remembers most, was 

the annual freetravel passNZR staff 

receivedeach year. 

‘‘We used them to go to manyplaces 

in the South Island usingthe road and 

rail system forday trips. 

‘‘Just before Ifinishedthere, my 

younger sister and Iused it to visitour 

birth town of Palmerston North.’’ 

Nola saidshe hated the hardseats of 

the overnight‘‘Cabbage’’ train she and 

her sisterhad to ride on to get to catch 

the ferry at Picton. 

‘‘It was along,long trip,Iwas 

pregnantatthe time and thought Ihad 

better usemypass before Ileft the 

company.’’ 

‘‘Seeing Natasha next to the old 

steam train brought backsomany 

memoriesfor me,’’ Nola said. 

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Meeting 

The Annual Meeting of shareholders of 

MainPower New Zealand Limited (MainPower) 

will be held at the MainPower head office, 172 

Fernside Road, Rangiora on Wednesday 23 

August 2023 commencing at 9.00am. 

An invitation isextended to all North Canterbury 

residents to attend. 

Notice of MainPowerTrust 

Annual Meeting 

Notice is hereby given that the Annual General 

Meeting of Beneficiaries of the MainPowerTrust 

will be held on Wednesday 23rdAugust at the 

MainPower head office building, 172 Fernside 

Road, Rangiora following the Annual General 

Meeting of MainPower New Zealand which will 

commence at 9.00am. 

All members ofthe public are invited to attend. 

The safety of our community is our priority. If 

there are any circumstances that make holding 

aphysical meeting impractical, MainPower 

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will be published on the Company’s website by 

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Vision on goals to be sought 


Local Democracy Reporter 

Waimakariri residents willbeasked to 

give feedback on the district’s goals for 

the next10years. 

The Waimakariri District Council will 

consult on its draftcommunity 

outcomes later thismonth,asitbegins 

work on the 2024/34 Long Term Plan 

(LTP). 

Mayor Dan Gordon said it was an 

important part of the LTP process and 

he encouraged residents to give 

feedback. 

‘‘The purpose of the longterm planis, 

amongst otherthings,todescribe the 

community outcomes of the local 

authority’s district or region. 

‘‘Community outcomesare the 

outcomes alocal authority aims to 

achieveinordertopromote social, 

economic, environmental and cultural 

wellbeing in the present and for the 

future.’’ 

The draft community outcomes 

recognise the growing contribution of 

arts, cultureand heritagetothe 

wellbeing of the district. 

Ensuring there weresufficient skills 

and education opportunitiesavailable 

to support the economy is another new 

addition. 

Consultationwill be carried out 

during July and August, with hearings 

scheduled for late August. 


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Mid winter dip ... Members of the Community Wellbeing North Canterbury Trust Jan 

Campbell (left), Jeanette Van Der Merwe, Kathie Nicholson and Antoinette Lewis head 

back to the warmth of atowel after their cold plunge. 


Acelebratory dip 


The Pacific wasn’ttoo cold for the 

hundreds of swimmers takingpart in 

the Waikuku Beach Surf Life Saving 

Club’sannual Matariki midwinter 

swim on Friday. 

There were ballerinas, Where’s 

Wally’s, Hawaiian dancers,and lots of 

tutus on show, before the shivering 

crowd dashed into the surf. 

Seniorclub lifeguardDai Brooks 

says surprisingly, the water 

temperaturereached double figures 

as over 250 people enjoyed the midwinterdip. 

‘‘It was an amazing day and our only 

concern was the water reaching 

double digits in temperature, which 

was abit concerning.But maybe next 

year it will be back to singledigits 

again.’’ 

Mild sunny weather helped as 

participants made the annualrun 

from the club’s rooms downinto the 

surf, dipped their headsinand then 

trotted back to the clubrooms for adry 

toweland ahot cup of potato curry 

soup sponsored by Oamaru Organics. 

Instead of holding their annual 

midwinterswim on the winter 

solstice day as many other regions do, 

the clubdecided several years ago to 

align their swim with the new 

Matariki day holiday, to make it 

easier to organise. 

RANGIORA OCEAN WATCH 

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Dai says turnout on the day is 

dependent on the weather, but their 

regularsalways show up and take to 

the cold surf. 

To be officially recognised, 

participants have to dip under twice. 

‘‘They can’t just splasharound, they 

have to go undertwice,’’ says Dai. 

AntoinetteLewis saysthat wasn’ta 

problem as the surfdoused her 

several times. 

‘‘It was pretty cold but the sun made 

it better as the surf started soaking my 

friends and I.’’ 

The Bigginsfamily of Waikuku said 

the midwinter swimwas 

‘‘refreshing’’but way morefun and 

warmer than last year's frostycold 

conditions. 

Shirley Sutherland of Amberley, 

wore aHawaiianbeach outfit to the 

event. 

‘‘This was all Icould find to wear 

that wouldn’t drownme,’’she says. 

Kathie Nicholson founditalittle 

bit chilly. 

‘‘My toes wereabit cold,but I 

wished Ihad bought my boogie 

board,’’ she says as she headed out for 

asecond run in the surf. 

Others found it invigorating despite 

the cold. 

Many returned to the water a 

second timetoenjoy the mild 

conditions on the beach. 

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Gore Bay 6:53pm 2.2 12:42pm 0.7 7:33pm 2.2 1:22pm 0.7 8:15pm 2.2 2:03pm 0.7 8:58pm 2.1 2:45pm 0.8 9:42pm 2.1 3:29pm 0.8 10:27pm 2.1 4:17pm 0.8 11:15pm 2.1 5:08pm 0.8 

6:33am 1.4 12:28am 0.4 7:16am 1.4 1:09am 0.4 7:59am 1.4 1:51am 0.4 8:42am 1.4 2:33am 0.4 9:25am 1.4 3:15am 0.4 10:09am 1.4 3:58am 0.4 10:55am 1.4 4:42am 0.4 

Kaikoura 6:49pm 1.6 12:34pm 0.4 7:30pm 1.5 1:16pm 0.4 8:11pm 1.5 1:59pm 0.4 8:55pm 1.5 2:42pm 0.4 9:40pm 1.5 3:28pm 0.4 10:28pm 1.4 4:16pm 0.4 11:16pm 1.4 5:07pm 0.4 

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

RANGIORA

NEWS 


Spawning habitats hold hope for inanga 



ANorthCanterburystreamcould soon 

be teeming withinanga /whitebait. 

Inanga spawninghabitats have been 

restoredinTaranaki Stream at 

Waikuku Beach,giving hopethe 

stream will return to being athriving 

environment. 

WaimakaririDistrict Council water 

environment advisorSophie Allen says 

inanga wereunder threat due to 

climate change andchanging coastal 

environments. 

‘‘The question is oftenaskedwhether 

inanga areafreshwaterspeciesora 

saltwaterspeciesand the answer is 

theyare both. 

‘‘Their spawning areas needtobeon 

the edgeofsaltwater and the 

freshwater, butascoastal 

environments change, wherewillthese 

areas moveto?’’ 

At TaranakiStream,the banks had 

risen overtimeand thegrasseshad 

beeneatenaway by farmanimals. 

The council nowownsthe land, with 

the stream fenced offand thebanks 

lowered and replanted, to providesix 

regeneratedspawning habitats. 

The earthworks happened around 18 

months ago,withthe planting 

completed last year. 

Planningwas essentialasthe right 

plants andgrasses were needed to 

ensurethe eggs stayed dampand did 

not get sunburnt, Ms Allen said. 

‘‘Theyhavetobethe right plants. 

Inanga likeplantswith lots of stems 

and dense roots. 

‘‘Itisstill early days, butwhenthe 

plants grow to full sizeoverthe next 

yearortwo we willget abetter idea if 

Stream enhancement ... Waimakariri District Council water environment advisor Sophie Allen looks out across inanga /whitebait 

spawning habitats at Taranaki Stream, near Waikuku Beach. 

PHOTO: DAVID HILL 

we havecreatedadeluxe habitatfor 

thewhitebait. 

‘‘Thefirst survey is saying we have 

gotsomespawningreturning, which is 

agoodstart.’’ 

Theinangaspawned around Easter. 

They swaminto the habitat at high 

tide and wriggled up intothe grasses to 

laytheireggs. 

‘‘They like to spawntogether in a 

shoal. Thewatercan go white when 

they all release theireggs together,’’ 

Ms Allen says. 

The eggs hatchamonth later, with 

the babyinanga beingwashed out to 

sea. 

There theyfeed until theyare 

around sixmonths old, and return to 

the freshwaterinthe spring. 

If they avoid thewhitebaitnets,they 

can growto80mmto110mm by the time 

theyspawnasoneyearolds. 

‘‘Some peopledoquestionwhether 

we should be catching thematall, but 

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thebiggest threat is nothaving a 

habitatfor spawningbecausethe 

streamkeepschangingand climate 

change hasexacerbated that,’’ Ms 

Allen says. 

Theprojected was jointly funded by 

theWaimakariri District Council and 

EnvironmentCanterbury, and 

supported by the Waimakariri Water 

Zone Committee. 


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Amultiinstrumentalist, singer and 

composer fromOhokaisplanning to add a 

commercialpilot licence to her impressive 

list of achievements. 

‘‘My aim is to become acomposer who 

sings and flies,’’ says Alexandra Watson, 

who also has aBachelor of ScienceDegree 

in Mathematics and aBachelor of Music in 

Performance fromthe University of 

Canterbury. 

She is studying for aMaster of Arts in 

Music,specialising in Composition and 

Performance Voice. 

Alexandra, who was born in England, 

and performs using herChristianname, 

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learn to fly after atrialflightatRangiora 

Airfield. 

She gained her private pilot’s licence in 

2019, when she was 17, and is hoping to 

qualify as acommercial pilot later this 

year. 

There is never adull moment in 

Alexandra's busylife. 

So far this year she has performed in 

several concerts at Christchurch and 

Rangiora venues, and she also travelled to 

FranceinJuly and England in January 

where she attended aconcertperformed 

by popular Welshmezzo soprano, 

KatherineJenkins, at London'sRoyal 

AlbertHall. 

‘‘Katherine has beenmyinspiration for 

many years. Ihave been in the audience 

for manyofher concerts throughoutthe 

UnitedKingdomand most recently a 

concert in the New Year at the Royal 

AlbertHall in London.’’ 

Alexandraisalso the musical director of 

the North Canterbury Academy of Music 

which is celebratingabig anniversary 

later this year. 

‘‘This is my third year as musical 

director of North Canterbury Academy of 

Music,’’ Alexandra says. 

In concert ... Alexandra Watson performing. 

‘‘I thoroughly enjoy teaching my 

studentsand hope that Iinspire them with 

my love of music. 

‘‘This year is our 40thanniversary and 

we areworkinginpartnership with 

Christchurch Symphony Orchestra (CSO) 

to run our Anniversary Orchestral 

Weekend in August at the Rangiora Town 

Hall.’’ 

Alexandra developed alove of music 

fromayoung age startingwith piano at 

agedfour,followed by the violin, voice, 

cello, fluteand finallythe harp. 

‘‘Atschool in the United Kingdom we 

wereintroduced to an instrument on a 

termly basis, and Icould not resist the 

temptation to learn,’’ she says. 

She enjoys differentmusic genres from 

classical to contemporaryand musical 

theatre. 


‘‘I havesome good memories singing in 

the Barbican, in London, and the 

Sheldonian,inOxford, plus an amazing 

performingarts tourthrough Italy.’’ 

However, sheislooking forward to her 

performance schedule closer to home next 

year. 

‘‘My first concertofthe year will be at 

The Piano in Christchurch on Sunday 

February 18, 2024. 

‘‘Thiswill be asolo concert aimed at 

both the young and youngatheart,’’she 

says. 

‘‘Thiswill be followed by AMagical 

Musical Mystery In Concert later in the 

year.’’ Thevenuewill again be The Piano 

with two performances on September28. 

‘‘It will be the premier of amusicalthat 

Ihave composed, and Iwill be 

accompanied by members of CSO.’’ 

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Blitzing,chasing the queens 

gambit or using the Sicilian 

opening are all part of the 

movesonoffer at the North 

Canterbury ChessClub. 

Aboutadozen regular 

members meet at the War 

MemorialHall in Rangiora, on 

the first and third Tuesdays of 

each month, to strategise and 

test their skills againsteach 

other. 

Organiserand club president 

ScottStringer hasbeen playing 

chessfor 50 years,and says he is 

stillsurprisedbyhow many 

players learn chess to get better 

at the modern RPG computer 

gamesand fantasycards. 

‘‘Chess teachesits players 

strategy,patternrecognition, 

increasesconcentration and 

the life skillthat everything 

they do in the game has 

consequences.’’ 

The club attracts retirees and 

younger peopleand is growing 

againinpopularity,atlocal 

schools such as Tihiraki North 

Loburn, Scott saysteachers 

foster astrong chess club 

amongthe children there. 

‘‘Theclub numbers have gone 

up and downand up again since 

we started back on September 

11, 2001,but it is avery social 

club,it’s agreatplace to learn 

the beauty of playing chess, 

what it offers you, and no two 

nights are the same.’’ 

The eveningthe North 

Canterbury News visitedthe 

club they wereplayingBlitz 

chess. 

‘‘Youhave fiveminutes to 

All concentration ... North Canterbury Chess Club president Scott 

Stringer starts his match with aQueens Gambit while playing at the 

clubs fortnightly session. 


play and make the most moves, 

it’s fast and challenging.’’ 

Mr Stringer saysthey also 

play long form chess in which 

games can takehours, or social 

chess which is untimed. 

Membersplay whatever suits 

the mood on the night,and they 

are opentoanyone coming 

downfrom 7pm to 9pm on club 

nights to have ago. 

Mr Stringer says he was once 

ranked as high as 115th in New 

Zealand chesscompetition 

circles, but he now prefers to 

play socially andtorun training 

courses to helpyoung people 

develop alove for Chess. 

Charles Wiffen 

Faithful Cheviot cricket, 

and farming stalwart lost 

By LINDSAY KERR 

NorthCanterbury cricket and 

the farming communitylost a 

faithfulservantrecently withthe 

passing of Charles Wiffen 

following along illness. 

Charles, together with his wife 

Sandi, farmed their sheep and 

beef property(Inverness) at 

Parnassusall theirmarried life. 

Charles perhaps became 

better known for his wine 

production from vines in 

Marlborough. 

Cricket was apassion where he 

was involved firstly with the 

Parnassus Club, that become 

part of the CheviotClub. 

At the time of his death he had 

remained involved witha 

fundraisingproject to upgrade 

the existing clubrooms. He had 

along time involvement with the 

old Hurunui Cricket sub 

association, and also with the 

Canterbury Country District 

Association,where he had 

servedasPresident from 2017 

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effectsofconsuming differenttypes milk–cow, goat,orsheep. 

We will provideyou with cow,goat or sheepmilk powder to drink 

twiceaday for 12-weeks,oryou will be askedtoeat your normaldiet 

(controlgroup). Thetime commitment for thestudy will be about 11 

hours andyou will attend fiveclinic visits.You will receiveupto$220 in 

supermarket vouchers in recognitionofthe actual or reasonable costs 

involvedwith participating in this study(e.g. parkingand/ortravel costs). 

If youare awoman aged 60 to 80 yearsand candrink milk,wewould 

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Rangiora Museum 

Andrew Blackwell, director of Kaiapoi's 

Blackwell's Department Store, afamilyrun 

business which has been in North 

Canterbury since the 1870s, will be 

speaking and illustrating the store's 

history at the Rangiora Museum, on 

Thursday, July 27, at 29 Good Street, at 

7.30pm. All welcome, and donations 

appreciated from nonmembers. Supper 

will be served. 

GLOW MultiCultural Cooking Class 

The second class of the Global Locals of 

Waimakariri, or GLOW MultiCultural 

Cooking Class Series is cooking 

Singaporean Char Kway Teow. This 

popular dish is made of amix of flat rice 

noodles and yellow wheat noodles, stirfried 

over high heat with light and dark 

soy sauce and other ingredients added to 

build the flavour base. This class will be 

held on Wednesday July 26, starting at 

5.30pm at Kaiapoi High School, 101 

Ohoka Road, Kaiapoi. Bookings at 

events.humanitix.com/2023glowmulticulturalcookingclasssingaporean. 

The third class will focus 

on Thai food. 

Ma Bell and Guests 

An afternoon of acoustic roots, urban 

folk, and country blues with awhole lot 

of Celtic soul, will be performed at the 

Pines Kairaki Community Hall on 

Sunday, July 23. Down by the River with 

Ma Bell and Guests, features The Blues 

Mamas (Izzy Miller Bell and Susan Leigh 

Grant), plus special guests Sophia 

Bidwell and Manu Francois. The show 

starts at 2pm. Tickets $20 cash. To book 

text 027 404 7712. 

Wicked winter Rogaine 

The Wicked winter Rogaine will be held 

on Sunday, July 30 at Teviotdale. It is a 

fundraiser event for Leithfield School. 

Fun rogaines are suitable for everyone 

from gurus to newbies. Anybody with a 

moderate level of fitness can participate 

and ahigh level of navigation ability is 

not required. More details at: 

wickedrogaines.nz/wickedwinter6hrrogaine. 

Rideon lawn mower racing 

The first race for the newly formed 

Canterbury Lawn Mower Racing Club 

will be held on Saturday, July 29, from 

11am at the corner of North Eyre Road 

and No 10 Road, Swannanoa. Marvel at 

the fun had racing lawn mowers. More 

details on the Canterbury Lawn Mower 

Racing Club’s Facebook page. 

Rangiora Borough School 150 year 

celebration 

The school will celebrate its 150 year 

Jubilee on October 13 and 14. While the 

programme is being finalised to 

recognise the milestone, past members 

of the Rangiora Borough School 

community, are invited to connect and 

join the contact list by emailing 

150@rangiora.school.nz. The organisers 

are on the lookout for information from 

years gone by, and any memorabilia 

people are prepared to share during the 

celebration. 

This project has beenreviewed and approvedbythe University of Otago 

Human Ethics Committee(Health). Reference: H22/067 

Zone committee 

Dear Editor, 

The article in your July 13 edition about funding for native bird monitoring in the 

Ashley/ Rakahuri being provided by the Waimakariri Zone Committee, reminded me 

that here in the Hurunui we still have no zone committee. 

The previous Hurunui Waiau Zone Committee was disbanded in September 2020 

by the Hurunui District Council —almost three years ago now— on the basis that 

the council would be responsible for reforming and establishing anew group with 

more of afocus on implementation. 

Now almost three years later nothing has happened. 

While Environment Canterbury is distributing funds, of Ithink $50,000 per annum, 

per zone committee, there is no formal body to distribute this to, for the benefit of 

rivers and wetlands in the Hurunui council area. 

Iamaware that funds have been allocated for work in the Waiau River, in 

accordance with the support given by the previous zone committee, but there are 

other projects and organisations that could use funding for eligible projects. 

Any distribution of zone committee funding should be transparent and community 

lead. 

Action by the council is Isuggest, now well overdue, together with an explanation 

for the delay in the reestablishment of aZone Committee. 

Yours, KFRoche, Amberley. 

Cycleway deferred 

Water 

WHAT’S OUR FUTURE CANTERBURY? 

Freshwater is in high demand, and impacts of climate change will 

add extra pressure. How, when and where we use our water is critical 

to ensure we are prepared for the future. 

Have your say and help us get the balance right. 

Tell us what you think at ecan.govt.nz/ourfuture 

E23/8415 



Aproposed Rangiora cycleway project has 

been deferred to avoid aforecast $1.7 

million budget blowout. 

The Waimakariri District Council has 

decided not to proceedwith the proposed 

onroad cycleway, along Ashley, Ivory and 

Percival Streets, andSouthbrook Road, 

afterstafffoundduringthe design stage it 

wouldnot meet Waka Kotahi New Zealand 

Transport Agency’s design criteria. 

In areport presented at arecent council 

meeting seniorengineeringadvisor Don 

Youngsaid the extrasafety provisions 

wouldrequireapaintedmedian on a 

separatedcycleway, which had not been 

allowed for in the original design. 

The project was one of four cycleways 

approved under the government’s 

Transport Choices funding package. 

Mr Young said meeting Waka Kotahi’s 

design criteria could lead to abudget 

blowout of up to $1.7 million across the 

four cycle ways. It was estimated the 

Rangiora cycle way’s budgetwould 

blowout from $745,000to$1.585 million to 

provide forthe extra safetyprovisions. 

‘‘To go aheadwouldlead to asignificant 

shortfall in funding and the loss of up to 

224 car parks,’’ he said. 

‘‘We feel it would not be agood step at 

this stage.’’ 

The total budgetfor all four cycleways 

had been expected to cost morethan $6 

million, with $4.86 millioncomingfrom the 

Transport Choicespackageand $1 million 

from the government’s‘‘Better Off’’ 

funding. 

The council wouldcover the costs of 

drainage improvements, additional 

landscaping and culturalsignage. 

Waka Kotahi staff had indicatedthe 

budgetallocated for the Rangiora project 

could be usedtooffset the cost overruns 

from the other threeproposed cycle ways, 

Mr Young said. 

‘‘WakaKotahihas indicated they would 

rathersee us completethree cycle ways, 

than have the entire projectfall over.’’ 

Staff were asked to provide areport on 

options for arevised Rangiora cycle way as 

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Business Awards 


Atotal of 56 businesses havebeen 

selected to contest theNorth 

Canterbury Business Award’s 2023. 

Miles Dalton, thebusinesssupport 

manager forEnterpriseNorth 

Canterbury which runsand hosts the 

event, says this year’s entries were of 

an extremely highquality, with a 

total of 83 applications received. 

‘‘It’s beenafrantic couple of weeks 

helpingpeople get theirapplications 

together,but we are finallyatapoint 

where we canreveal who is 

competing in the business awards 

thisyear.’’ 

He says therehas alreadybeen a 

lot of ticketsales forthe October 6 

galaeventwhere thewinnerswill be 

announced. 

‘‘The galaevent is brilliant. 

‘‘It’s afun night out thatgivesyou 

an excuse to dress up. 

‘‘There is athreecoursedinner full 

of North Canterbury produce, and 

entertainment.’’ 

The MC for the evening is well 

knownentertainer Jackie Clark. 

Formore information go to 

enterprisenorthcanterbury.co.nz/ 

businessawards/. 

Thefinalists are: 

BDOProfessional Services: Han 

Romano Ltd, Matt’s IT, Meteorite 

Hunters, Modbod Facial 

Rejuvenation Clinic, NZ 

GeotechnicalConsultants. 

MADE Foodand Beverage: Hurunui 

Farms,Lavendyl Lavender, Mt Fyffe 

Distillery,MylkMade,Spice Village 

Hanmer Springs. 

PAK‘nSave Community Enterprise: 

BellyfulWaimakariri,BusyBumbles, 

Compass FM, CorinaHazlettArtist 

Studio, Kaikoura Community Op 

Shop, Kidsbase, Satisfy Food 

Rescue, TaimaKorero Charitable 

Trust,ThistleFit. 

CoolSpaces Sustainability: 

Aquaponics, KarikaasCheese, 

MagnifynzLtd, Moddex, OxfordArea 

SchoolObservatory. 

Totalspan Tradesand Services: 

Ashley’sTow Taxi, Chatterton 

Builders Ltd, Clearview Autoglass, D 

APanelBeating, DesignerGates, 

EmpireAthletics,The Joiner Shop 

Kaikoura, Peter Hansen Drainage 

Ltd. 

PercivalStreetBakery Customer 

Services: BlackRabbit Pizza, 

Mandeville Supervalue Fresh 

ChoiceOxford,LoulaHire,Rangiora 

RSAClub,Waipara Sleepers, 

Zeberdee Equine. 

HanmerSpringsThermal Pools and 

SpaTourism: Encounter Kaikoura, 

South Pacific MotorcycleToursLtd, 

HapukuKitchen,Hanmer Springs 

TOP10HolidayPark, South Pacific 

Helicopters. 

Misco Technology: AngusRobertson 

Mechanical, DiarySmart, Go 

Wireless,iGEN Industries, Rodin 

Cars. 

Hellers Emerging Business: 

AqualandNew Zealand Lucy Jane 

Photography, StudioPilates 

International Rangiora, 

TenForwardRangiora Ltd, The 

CoffeePott 2021 Ltd, TheSugar 

Room,TSWithLove Ltd,Visual 

Optics. 

The North Canterbury News is 

sponsoring the People’sChoice 

Award. 

Detailsonvoting will be putonthe 

NorthCanterbury Enterprise 

website soon. 

Lifestyle help available 


LocalDemocracy Reporter 

Support is beingoffered to 

Waimakariri’s lifestyle blockowners to 

meet their environmental commitments. 

The Waimakariri Zone Committee, in 

partnership withEnvironment 

Canterbury and the Waimakariri 

District Council, hasdeveloped a 

resourcetosupportthe growing number 

of lifestyle blockowners. 

The Waimakariri district has more 

than 6500lifestyle blocks, which is 

thought to be one of the highestnumber 

in the country. 

Zone committeechairperson 

Carolyne Latham saysitwas found 

lifestylers oftenfell under the radar, 

during the process of developing the 

Waimakariri zone implementation plan 

in 2018,whichbecame Plan Change 7 to 

the Canterbury Landand Water 

RegionalPlan. 

‘‘We knowthat they want to be doing 

theirbit for the environment, but 

sometimes it is difficulttoknow where 

to start.’’ 

Collectively, lifestyle blockscould 

have asignificant impact on our 

environmentasthey typically had more 

people and infrastructure on asmaller 

land area. 

The zone committee’s lifestyle block 

working grouphas produced anew 

resourcecalled Top Ten Tipsfor 

Lifestylers. 

‘‘This resource condenses all the 

information availableinto the most 

important areas where improvements 

will make adifference,’’ Ms Latham 

says.‘‘It was surprisinglydifficult to put 

it togetherbecause, while there is alot 

of information out there on good 

managementpractice, we needed to 

look at it fromalifestyleperspective. 

Help available ... Tips are being offered 

for Waimakariri’s lifestyle block owners to 

meet their environmental commitments. 


‘‘Often they don’thave to do much, 

sometimesitmight just be putting things 

in adifferent place,like moving fences 

or moving troughs.’’ 

Not all lifestyle blockswere the same, 

she says. Some were like mini farms, 

somewere extended sections, somehad 

sheds for storing vintage cars or 

machinery and othershad businesses 

run out of them. 

The tips included protecting 

waterways, understanding yourland, 

takingcare of plants and animals, 

monitoring septic tanks,managing 

fertiliserand manure, and being 

responsible with rubbish disposal. 

Advice is also available from the New 

Zealand LandcareTrust, the 

Waimakariri Biodiversity Trust, 

EnvironmentCanterbury and the 

Waimakariri District Council. Ms 

Latham saysthe zone committeewas 

working withthe councilstolaunch a 

website withthe top 10 tips, and a 

lifestyle workshop wasinthe pipeline. 

John Rhind Funeral Directors Kaiapoi 

MarkGlanville 

Manager & Funeral Director. 

Markgrewupand lived in Waikuku 

Beach, later settlinginrural 

Woodend, working as aNorth 

CanterburyFuneralDirector, 

qualifying in Funeral Directing -1995. 

Markand his wifeOlwen liveona 

lifestyleblock in Flaxton. 

Outside of the officeMarkenjoys 

getting outdoors, White baiting 

duringthe seasonand is aseasoned 

Toastmaster.Mark alsooffers 

Community basedtalks to groups. 

Its allaboutfunerals,costs,and the 

Funeral trust of NZ. Give himacall if 

your communitygroupisinterested 

in aTalk. 

Christine Staines 

Afuneral director in North Canterbury 

since1997,Christineisa4th generation 

Kaiapoi local has brought her family 

up in the river town.Christine has a 

passion forFuneralDirecting,she says 

“I get up every morning thinkinghow 

luckyIam”Its an easyjob to love but 

its notalwayseasy. 

John RhindsKaiapoi, is located in a 

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from which we serveour families in 

NorthCanterbury, it wasanold family 

home and John Rhinds renovated 

the cottagein2014. We holdfamily 

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Venue’s 

Funerals can beheld at Rangiora’s 

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NEWS 


Matariki aweekend of community fun 

Fireworks show ... Thousands gathered to be entertained and later watch the six minute long 

fireworks display, which marked the finale of the All Together Kaiapoi Matariki Festival held at the 

Norman Kirk Park on Friday evening. 

Light show ... Dancers from the Jenna McKenzie School of Dance entertain the 

crowd at the All Together Kaiapoi Matariki Festival. (From left) Aria Stewart (9), 

Maddie Dunn (14) and Chloe Coppen (9). 

Midwinter dip ... Over 250 hardy people braved the cold water at the Waikuku Beach to take part in the Waikuku 

Surf Live Saving Club’s annual Matariki midwinter swim on Matariki Morning. 

PHOTOS BY JOHN COSGROVE 

Reach for it ... Shukrollah (in blue) from the Christchurch team tries 

to get around his Auckland opponent during their Futsal match at the 

Afghan sports festival held in Rangiora. 

Yummy soup ... Enjoying their hot potato curry soup after their 

midwinter swim, were the Biggins family from Waikuku, (from left) 

Tyler aged 11, Marley and Steve. 

Gently does it ... Simon de Roo of Pegasus, helps his children Boss 

aged 3, and Max aged 8, to melt their marshmallows from Paiges 

Kitchen at the Amberley Farmers Market ‘s special Makete. 

Nice ... Hannah Kuznetsov aged 9 of 

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over the hot brazier. 

Tokens for fun ... Marianna Inkster (left) hands free market tokens 

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Helping the Hāpuku wetland to flourish 

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Acollaboration between Environment 

Canterbury and landowners at the 

Hāpuku scarp wetland, near Kaikōura, 

is bearing fruit. 

Senior biodiversity officer Heath 

Melville said the project was spread 

over several sites over alarge area, 

tackling woody weeds such as vines and 

willows. 

‘‘If we allowed the vines to proliferate 

they would likely smother this and kill 

the bush.’’ 

The site provided the southern most 

limit of two large native trees, the matai 

and the black mairi, Mr Melville said. 

‘‘This is the sort of environment that 

hopefully they can hopefully regenerate 

in.’’ 

While he was unsure whether pre 

European Māori utilised the black 

mairi, ‘‘the incredibly hard, dense 

wood’’ was once exploited as fuel for 

steam trains. 

Gorse, broom and banana passionfruit 

plants were other woody weeds in the 

area. 

‘‘There is some really good seed 

sources, so if we can keep the weed 

sources under control, the natives will 

flourish. 

‘‘The natives provide so much more 

value for the birds and invertebrates, 

and grow better as acommunity.’’ 

The wetland was home to several 

native bush birds and the pūkeko, with 

feral cats amajor predator in the area. 

‘‘The pūkeko anecdotally appeared to 

be declining, so quite afew people have 

been trapping,’’ Mr Melville said. 

He said the Hāpuku catchment 

comprised amix of farmers and lifestyle 

block owners, as well as the Hāpuku 

village. 

The project started with one 

landowner and has quickly spread to 

include 10 properties, with other 

property owners looking to get involved. 

Arecent woody weed workshop, 

hosted by the Kaikōura Zone Committee 

and with input from the Department of 

Conservation, was held in Hāpuku to 

introduce landowners to some new 

tactics for removing pest plants in their 

area. 

‘‘It was agreat event for learning how 

to tackle noxious vine pest plants in our 

area, it was areal eyeopener, and I 

gained some great skills to add to my 

toolkit to manage our block by the 

Hāpuku River,’’ landowner Heli Wade 

said. 

Another local landowner William 

Loppe said landowners could feel 

overwhelmed when facing the extent of 

the woody weeds. 

‘‘We all know that the simple sum of 

our individual efforts is just not enough, 

if not coordinated around good 

expertise and astrong methodology.’’ 

The Kaikōura Zone Committee 

contributing some funding from its 

2022/23 action plan fund budget, while 

landowners were also contributing to 

the project. 

Mr Melville said he hoped the project 

could be spread out to other areas 

within the wider Kaikōura zone and 

there was already plenty of interest. 

‘‘But we may have to look at it 

differently, in terms of how we allocate 

the funding.’’ 


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Woody weed ... Environment Canterbury 

senior biodiversity officer Heath Melville 

says vines will ‘‘strangle the bush’’ without 

intervention, at Hāpuku scarp wetland, near 

Kaikōura. Photo: David Hill

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It encourages people to examine 

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The Waimakariri poster campaign 

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InCommon project manager Holly 

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‘‘We have already seensome 

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‘‘This is thesecondposter 

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‘‘Ourfirst was with health 

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Farm Plans help with farm improvements 

Farmers and rural consultants taking 

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sustainable,whileremaining profitable 

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The initiative is led by the 

WaimakaririLandcare Trust (WLT) with 

funding from the Ministry for Primary 

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humanresources side of his business 

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‘‘Theinitial conversation(with the 

consultants helping develop IFPs) 

identified we were on track with our 

farm and business management. 

‘‘However, we had opportunities in our 

humanresources side of things. We were 

interviewedbyspecialists in that area 

and some of the questionswere quite 

uncomfortable. 

‘‘Butthat made us delve abit more into 

what we do, especially regarding how I 

instruct and encourage staff so they can 

perform at theirbest,’’ Harry says. 

‘‘I've had lots of great mentors who 

have givenmeopportunities as I've 

growninfarming. 

‘‘It's my role now to give those 

opportunities to new ones. Thatmeans 

giving space. 

‘‘I've grown as aperson through this 

process, because I've learned to be less 

involved, less hung up and step backa 

bit.’’ 

SarahWatson, owner of People MAD 

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is aspecialist in human resource 

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on the IFP project. 

She shares Mr Meijers views on the 

benefits farmers can obtainfrom 

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‘‘What typically happens with most 

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they know they need. 

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Sarah. 

My roleistohelp farmerssee that 

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them to focusondoingagood job across 

the whole of the business. 

John Donkers of DairyFarm 

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experienceofthe IFP pilot is how often 

farm ownerscan be really good farmers, 

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environmental,animal welfare, and 

financial risks.’’ 

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‘‘I ask farmingcouples and families, 

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risk?’’ 

In an analysisofthe IFP pilottodate, 

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longertermrisk analysis across IFP 

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‘‘Consultants and advisers are not 

being used to their full potential. They 

are not being asked to challenge and 

push the farmers.’’ 

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THIS WEEKS 

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DRAW 2023 rugby 

Slicing through ... GlenmarkCheviot midfielder, Mike Keane, slices through the Oxford defence to help his team 

to adecisive win. 


NC semi-finalists found 

RUGBY 

GlenmarkCheviot’s hotform 

continuedinthe North 

Canterbury senior rugby 

competition on Saturday,earning 

ahomesemifinalfollowing an 

emphatic 655defeatofOxford. 

Saracensrecentrun of mixed 

performances continuedandwas 

denied asemi final spot after 

goingdown 1020 to Ohoka. 

In spite of adisappointing1043 

loss to Kaiapoi, Hurunui remains 

aheadofSaracens on thetable, 

andwill face thedauntingtask of 

playing GlenmarkCheviot at 

home inone semifinal. 

Kaiapoi’s semi final will be 

against Ashley,who swept by 

Woodend 6112, in its last game of 

theseason. 

Finalroundrobin points: 

GlenmarkCheviot35, Kaiapoi27, 

Ashley 24,Hurunui19, Saracens 

17,Ohoka16, Oxford5,Woodend 0. 

Kaiapoi vHurunui 

Kaiapoi turned on afantasticday 

weather wiseand their team 

replicated thiswiththeir 

performancebeatingHurunui 

4310. 

In what wasamustwin game for 

both teams, Kaiapoihadthe lionshareofpossessionand 

territory. 

Thefirst20minuteswas untidy 

andKaiapoiwasunable to 

capitaliseonthe chances it 

created. 

But it seemedlike justamatter 

of timebefore it clicked. 

Thescoring openedwitha 

Taine JacobsLawson penalty 

goal,which wasquickly followed 

by thefirsttry of thegame. 

Lock, Bailey Counihanwas at 

theback of arolling maul and 

went overtoscore. JacobsLawson 

converted. 

This sparkedsomeenterprising 

play from thehomesidewhich 

started making line breaks and 

pinning Hurunui deep in its half. 

JacobsLawson was next on the 

score sheetwhenhefollowed up 

hisownchip, and chase,and dived 

over. 

He converted his owntry,and 

when fullback LanceTaylor 

finished offaniceattacking move 

to score on half time,Kaiapoishot 

outtoa220lead. 

Hurunui wasunabletomake 

much headwayand couldn’t getits 

handsonthe ball forlongperiods 

of thegame. 

As thesecond halfstarted, 

Kaiapoi was determined to score 

first,and they didwhenhooker 

Kafu Misuiata peeledoff theback 

of therollingmaul tosteamover 

theline. 

The trywas converted and was 

shortly followed by secondfive 

Dante Love,scoopingupaloose 

pass fromHurunui to runover 

untouched. 

The trywas converted and 

Kaiapoi led360. 

Hurunui finally managed to 

cross thechalkfromasustained 

periodofplay, and was able to 

enjoy some time withthe ball. 

It was shortlivedthough as 

Kaiapoi wouldbethe next team to 

score whenagoodbuildup 

resulted in opensideflankerSid 

Coster diving over,with Jacobs 

Lawsoncontinuinghis fine 

displayoff theboot and 

converting. 

Thelast score would go to 

Hurunui who right on full timeput 

adeft kickthrough whichresulted 

in aspectacularfinishinthe 

corner. 

In whatcould beconsideredone 

of Kaiapoi’s bestgamesofthe 

season, they willbevery happy 

with therugbythey are playing at 

this timeofthe year. 

They havenow booked 

themselves ahomesemifinal 

against rivals Ashley andyou 

won’twanttomissit. 

Playerstostandout for Kaiapoi 

werehooker, Kafu Misuiata, First 

five, TaineJacobsLawson and 

flankerSid Coster. 

Kaiapoi 43 TaineJacobsLawson, 

Bailey Counihan,LanceTaylor, 

Kafu Misuiata, DanteLove,Sid 

Coster;JacobsLawson 1penalty 

and 5conversions. 

GlenmarkCheviot v 

Oxford 

Therewas no lack of motivation 

for theGlenmarkCheviotboys to 

bring their AgametoOxford, 

beingthelastgameoftheyear, 

and the opportunity to lock away 

the Deansshieldfor thesummer. 

But achallengingfirst 20 

minutes, where Oxford retained 

possession,threwthe ballfrom 

sidetoside, and ran the ball from 

anywhere,was whatwas 

encountered in asurprisingly 

sunny Saturday onafirmtrack — 

something notexperiencedfor a 

few weeks. 

Once GlenmarkCheviotwas 

abletogethands on the ball,and 

stringsome phases together, the 

points stated to flowwith amix of 

quick hands to the outsides, plus 

someforward rumbling. 

By half timeGlenmarkCheviot 

had already runin5tries. 

Thesecond half startedwith 

similarflairfromboth teams. 

Tries comingfrombroken play 

and making the most of 

opportunities and space. 

Oxford was rewarded with a 

welltaken trytoNo8 Jesse 

Houston. 

Four moresecond half tries to 

GlenmarkCheviotfromamixture 

ofsetpiece, andopenplay,blew 

the scoreout to 655 at full time. 

In theforwards Tom Blyth hada 

strong game in thetight,while 

Nick Hydefound space on the 

wing foracoupleofwelltaken 

tries. 

In in thebacks,MikeKeane was 

animpenetrablewallondefence 

andSeijun Kawasaki wasatreat 

out widewhengive space to 

stretch hislegs. 

GlenmarkCheviot 65 NHyde 2, H 

Allen, HGibb, J Vincent, C 

Harnett, GJensen, SKawasaki 2 

tries. KYamasawa 2conv,S 

Kawasaki3conv beat Oxford 5 

Jesse Houston atry. 

Ashley vWoodend 

Bitofaone sided affair with 

Ashley pack dominant at set piece 

andeventuallywinning 6112. 

Woodend’stwo tries were good 

trieswith thesecondbeing awell 

worked lengthoffield run from 

their No 4. 

After initially going tryfortry in 

first 10 or so minutes Ashley took 

over all thescoring, anditwas one 

sided after that. 

Woodend toiledawayuntil the 

endofthegamefor no reward. 

ForAshley Matt Peak at lock, 

Mika Felixatprop, James 

Anderson and Nick Sim all 

featured onthe score boardwith 

strong games, whileNathan 

Emerykickedeightgoals from 

nine attempts. 

ContinuedPage 30 

Division1Combined: 2.45pm kick off 

GlenmarkCheviot vs Hurunui, Omihi 1 

Kaiapoi vs Ashley, KaiapoiOval 

SaracensvsOhoka, Southbrook 1 

OxfordvsWoodend, OxfordOval 

Division 2: 1.00pm kick off 

Ohoka vs Kaiapoi, Mandeville1 

HurunuivsAmberley, Culverden 2 

OxfordvsGlenmark Cheviot, Oxford Oval 

2.00pm KaikouravsAshley, TBA 

Colts: 1.00pmkick off 

Ohoka vs Hurunui, Mandeville 2 

Ashley BYE 

Womens: 1.00pm kick off 

Kaiapoi vs HSOBGrizzlies, Kaiapoi1 

Miles Toyota Championship: kick off 12.00pm 

MCC AshHutt1st XV vs RHS 1st XV, Ashburton Celtic2 

Under18: 12.00pm kick off 

11.30pm Prebbleton vs RHS 2nd XV, PrebbletonDomain1 

Leeston vs Kaiapoi, LeestonPark 1 

OxfordvsTemuka, OxfordOval 

Under16: 12.00pm kick off 

Lincoln vs Kaiapoi, Lincoln Domain 3 

Under14.5: 11.30am kick off 

MCRSU Alps vs RHS Gold, Hampstead 1 

MCRSUPlains vs RHS Green, Ashburton Celtic 1 

Woodend vs Rolleston College, GladtsoneDomain 1 

12.30pm Hurunui vs Lincoln, Culverden 1 

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‘‘We hosted the first 

tournament of mixed sports for 

the Canterbury area last year, 

but then decided to extend it to 

all of New Zealand, to make it 

more inclusive.’’ 

Atotal of 17 volleyball teams, 

12 Futsal teams, six women's 

netball teams and eight junior 

Futsal teams spent the 

weekend competing at 

MainPower Stadium. 

‘‘We had over 350 players, 

supporters and coaches from 

regional teams from all over 

the country. 

‘‘Normally these teams only 

contest their regional titles, 

but we wanted to bring them all 

together because sport is the 

only way for us all to get 

together, to meet and enjoy 

each others company and 

renew friendships.’’ 

Mr Haidari says all were 

close fought games with Etihad 

FC (from Christchurch), 

eventually beating Hazara FC 

(Christchurch) 32 in the Futsal 

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OhokavSaracens 

After agood win against Oxfordlast 

week, Ohoka was on the hunt for its 

secondwin on the trot. 

Saracens startedhot withatry out 

wide in the firsttwo minutes, which 

was unconverted. 

But Ohoka struck backafter four 

minutes with apenalty converted by 

the everaccurate Scott Allin. 

It was ahard fought battle for the 

next 20 minutesbefore Ben Gold 

snuck through the Saracensdefence 

to score avery nice try under the 

sticks, which was successfully 

converted by Allin. 

Six minutesout from halftime 

Patrick McCullum slippedthrough 

the Saracensdefence to push Ohoka 

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The last points scored were by 

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Now is an important time to have asay 

about Canterbury’s future, says 

Environment Canterbury councillor 

Grant Edge. 

The North Canterbury councillor is 

encouraging Waimakariri, Hurunui and 

Kaikōura residents to share their views 

as the regional council begins areview 

of the Canterbury Regional Policy 

Statement (RPS). 

The RPS is expected to be notified by 

December next year, and Environment 

Canterbury is seeking public feedback. 

It will ultimately form part of an 

Integrated Plan for Canterbury, being 

merged with the Coastal Environment 

Plan and the Canterbury Land and 

Water Regional Plan. 

‘‘The whole integrated planning 

process is quite exciting,’’ Cr Edge says. 

‘‘And it is coming about at atime of 

new legislation with the RMA (Resource 

Management Act) reforms.’’ 

Merging the three plans into one 

Integrated Plan will simplify the process 

and ‘‘give people more certainty for land 

use,’’he says. 

The RPS set the framework for local 

councils when preparing District Plans. 

Under the proposed RMA reform 

legislation, District Plans may soon be 

replaced by Regional Plans, making it 

important local voices were heard, he 

says. 

‘‘We seem to duplicate things alot, so 

I’m hoping in the end it will lead to the 

regional council, district councils and 

the government working more closely 

together. 

‘‘With climate change impacts and 

adaptation, anew way of funding is 

needed within the regional space, 

because it will become unaffordable 

through rates alone. 

‘‘So the best way is having government 

around the table and listening, with 

local people contributing.’’ 

The Greater Christchurch 

Partnership provides an example of how 

this could work, with local and central 

government, and treaty partners sitting 

around the table and negotiating to find 

aconsensus. 

Cr Edge praised the Hurunui District 

Council for ‘‘forward thinking’’ in 

developing acoastal adaptation plan in 

partnership with the Amberley Beach 

community. 

It is believed to be the first of its kind 

in the country. 

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New principal welcomed 


HurunuiMayor Marie Black andthe 

WaikariSchoolcommunity welcomed 

new principalPhoebe ToddonMonday. 

Mrs Blackwished Ms Todd all the 

bestasshe settlesin, having moved 

fromMethven in MidCanterbury. 

The Waikari Schoolisatthe heart of 

the Black family. 

Mr andMrs Black’sfourchildren 

attended theschool,representingthe 

fourthgenerationofBlackstograce the 

school gates on PrincesStreet. 

‘‘Our fourchildrenhad agreat 

learning experiencewithinthese 

school grounds. They allspeak fondly of 

their teachersand theopportunitythey 

had in these classrooms.’’ 

One of thebestmemoriesMrs Black 

has of the Waikari Schoolwas everyone 

rolling up their sleeves andworking as 

ateam. 

‘‘Inmyopinion, thisisone of the 

manystrengths of thisschool, where 

yourchildren reallysee youcaring for 

themasyou work to providearich and 

inspiring learningenvironment.’’ 

Of the 14 years thatthe Blacks’ 

childrenattendedthe school,Mrs Black 

was aBoardofTrusteeChairperson for 

eight of those. 

‘‘Phoebe, please knowthat there are 

manysupport people youcan call on if 

the needarises—your fellow 

principals, therangeofsupport 

servicesand of course your 

community.’’ 

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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, plantingand 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 degrees most 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 classmatesare looking forward to 

As we l as fundraising for the trip, Pax forward to visiting Rarotongaand 

learning about Cook Islands culture and 

s he school has been fundraising to meeting their new penpals at Nukutere meetingtheir 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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Waimakariri Calls for Pause 

TheGovernment needs to pauseand seekamandate 

before pushing any further ahead with itscontroversial 

ThreeWaterReforms, says WaimakaririMayor Dan Gordon. 

Mayor Dan Gordon spoke on behalf of the Council in 

opposition tothe Government’s Water Services Entities 

Amendment Bill at the Governance and Administration 

Select Committee hearing. 

“This Bill shouldn’t go ahead because it’s based on flawed 

assumptions, models not suitable for New Zealand, and 

there’s no mandate from Kiwis nationwide. This process 

overall should be stopped until at least aer the General 

Election in October,” says Mayor Gordon. 

“A pause is the most sensible option. This is because if 

the current government is re-elected then they will have 

won anelectoral mandate to push ahead, on the other 

hand, if anew government is elected, they won’thave to 

waste precious reform time repealing poor legislation.” 

In the submission, the Council recognised there was a 

need for change in water provision, but this Bill didn’t 

go far enough to address the matters of concern to 

councils and their communities 

“Thegovernment continues to pushahead with theremoval 

of assets from communitiesresulting in the loss of control 

thatownershipconfers onthem,” saidMayor Gordon. 

“The Waimakariri community does not support this and 

the loss of ownership and effective control is the crux of 

the issue. 

“There is abetterway to undertake ThreeWaters Reform 

andourCouncil as well as Communities4LocalDemocracy 

(C4LD) we’veprovided modelsand alternatives thatwould 

deliver on the Government’s objectives. 

“Wegenuinely want areform thatworksfor all. We don’t 

support this Billand ask foritnot to proceedfurther 

pending the outcomeofthe generalelection.” 

It’s Back to School this Week 

School holidays are over and our children will be heading 

back to school this week. Winter time adds extra risk to 

road user’s journeys, particularly for children who don’t 

have as much experience or are easily distracted. 

Darker mornings and evenings, and wet orfoggy days all 

contribute to reduced visibility so making sure they are 

able to be clearly seen isimportant. 

For those that live rural, make sure your youngsters 

wear some type of reflective garment ifthey’re walking 

or cycling to school or to catch the bus. Giving drivers 

every opportunity to see them helps reduce the risks. 

Remember to check lights are working on bicycles if 

riding in dark or low light conditions. 

Drivers –allow plenty of space and slow down when you 

see younger people walking or cycling. Children cannot 

accurately judge the speed and distance of approaching 

cars – so slow down and expect the unexpected. 

In areas where there are vulnerable road users, like 

schools, please reduce your speed regardless of the 

speed limit. Driving to the conditions means being 

aware of what is happening around you and driving 

appropriately so you can react should something change. 

Police have alow tolerance for speed around schools 

and when passing stationary school buses. Drivers are 

required to slow down to 20km/h no matter what side of 

the road they are on when passing. School patrols also 

rely on courtesy and safe behaviour from all road users to 

help keep children safe on their journey toschool. 

We ask all drivers to be extra careful on the roads as 

children settle into the new school term. 

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Upcoming Council 

meetings 

The following meetings will 

be held in August 2023, inthe 

Council Chamber, 215 High Street, 

Rangiora, unless otherwise stated. 

Council 

Tuesday 1August at1pm. 

Oxford-Ohoka Community Board 

Wednesday 2August at7pm at the 

Oxford Town Hall, Main Street, Oxford. 

(The Public Forum section of the agenda 

will occur from 7–7.20pm.) 

Audit and Risk Committee 

Tuesday 8August at9am 

Rangiora-Ashley Community Board 

Wednesday 9August at7pm. 

Woodend-Seon Community Board 

Monday 14 August at5.30pm at the 

Woodend Community Centre, 

School Road, Woodend. 

Utilities and Roading Committee 

Tuesday 15 August at9am. 

District Planning and 

Regulation Committee 

Tuesday 15 August at1pm. 

Kaiapoi-Tuahiwi Community Board 

Monday 21 August at 4pm at the 

Ruataniwha Kaiapoi Civic Centre, 

176Williams Street, Kaiapoi. 

Community and Recreation Committee 

Tuesday 22 August at 3.30pm. 

Agendas are available two working days 

before the meeting. Agendas, Minutes 

and audio recordings for meetings 

can befound on the Council's website: 

waimakariri.govt.nz 

Sarah Nichols 

Governance Manager 

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Public Notices 

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KAIAPOI CHRISTADELPHIANS 

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for this? The Bible reveals its history from being 

the city,Salem, under thepriestMelchizedek, being 

ruled by the Jebusites, captured by King David, 

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Jesus Christ will return to fulfill the prophecies 

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Value in bilingual signs 



Bilingual signage is good in 

principle, provided it does not 

compromise road safety, says 

Waimakariri Mayor Dan Gordon. 

Mr Gordon says there is ‘‘value 

in bilingual signage’’, when 

speaking to his council's 

submission to Waka Kotahi New 

Zealand Transport Agency’s 

Land Transport Rule on Traffic 

Control Devices (bilingual signs). 

In the submission, chief 

executive Jeff Millward said as 

English was still the dominant 

language, English names and 

directions should be placed 

above Te Reo versions, 

especially for the benefit of 

international visitors. 

‘‘We would ask that careful 

consideration be given to 


PUBLIC MEETING TO ELECT WAIPARA 

/OMIHI MEMBERS OF KATE VALLEY 

LANDFILL COMMUNITY LIAISON GROUP 

Transwaste Canterbury Ltd (TCL) intends to hold a 

public meeting for residents of the Waipara /Omihi 

area to elect three members to the Community 

Liaison Group (CLG). 

The meeting will be held at: 

7:30pm on Wednesday 26 July 2023 

WaiparaPavilion –GlenmarkDomain 

The meeting will be chairedbyMrRichard Murchison. 

All residents of the Waipara /Omihi area are invited 

to attend. 

Nominations for the three positions will be called for at 

the meeting. The members will be selected bysecret 

ballot. Only residents of the Waipara/Omihi area can 

be nominated, make or second anomination, or vote. 

The Community Liaison Group meets quarterly with 

Kate Valley Landfill operations staff, with the prime 

purpose of the meetings being to: 

•Outline and explain the progress of the landfill 

operations. 

•Listen to and discuss any community and 

culturalconcerns aboutlandfill operations. 

•Present and discuss the complaints register 

and results of any monitoring and/or reporting 

as required by the conditions of regional and 

district council consents. 

Hayden Leach 

Regional Manager 

CanterburyWaste Services 

whether bilingual signage may 

contribute to an increased 

accident rate by international 

visitors. 

‘‘We are concerned that there 

is arisk of some of the signs 

becoming busy and proving to be 

adistraction to road safety.’’ 

Waka Kotahi has said there is 

evidence bilingual signs provide 

benefits, including safety 

enhancement, tourism 

promotion, language protection, 

cultural enhancement, and 

enhanced social cohesion. 

It has said bilingual signs were 

common in other countries and 

there was little evidence for 

increased accidents. 

The agency is relying on a 39 

page report, Bilingual traffic 

signage –aresearch note: 

International experiences and 

outcomes. 

2598900 

The report provides examples 

of where there were increased 

risks to road safety, as well as 

safety improvements. 

Examples from China and 

Wales suggested road users ‘‘may 

compensate for increased 

comprehension times and time 

lost, with driving behaviours that 

are less safe’’. 

Public consultation closed on 

June 30. 

Afinal decision is expected 

from Waka Kotahi in March next 

year. 

Public interest journalism 

funded through New Zealand on 

Air. 

Bright stars shine in exhibition 

Three hundredchildren from 

Rangiora’s early childhood 

centres have contributed stars 

for an exhibition celebrating 

MatarikiatRangiora's 

Chamber Gallery. 

The exhibitionopened at the 

gallery in the Rangiora Library 

last Saturday, and closes today, 

Thursday July 20. 

The youngest contributing 

artistisonly 8months,which is 

the youngest any artisthas ever 

exhibited at the gallery. 

The contributing early 

childhood centres were: 

Annabel's Educare,Busy Bees 

Southbrook, Kidsfirst 

Kindergartens, Leaps & 

BoundsMontessori, 

Peppertree Preschool, My 

PreschoolRangiora, The Oaks 

Rangiora Montessori 

Preschool, BestStartEducare, 

Rangiora HighSchool Nursery 

School,Blossoms Educare 

Rangiora,Kindercare NZ. 

Bright stars .. Part of the exhibition 

done by 300 of Rangiora’s early 

childhood students, on display in 

the Chamber Gallery the Rangiora 

Library. 

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CLASSIFIED 


Proposed TemporaryRoadClosure 

The Hurunui District Council has received an 

application from Autosport Club Inc. to run the 2023 

Mt Alexander Road Sprint event. 

Forsafety,this eventrequires the temporary closure of: 

Mt Alexander Road, 

Sunday 24 September2023 

From 8am to 5pm. 

Any objections to the proposed closure willneed to be 

lodged withthe Council by: 

12 noon, Thursday24July 2023 

Email: info@hurunui.govt.nz 

Post: Hurunui DistrictCouncil, 

PO Box 13 

Amberley 7441 

This closure is proposed under paragraph 11(e) of the Tenth 

Schedule of the Local Government Act 1974. The proposed 

closure will apply toall vehicular traffic with the exception of 

emergency services vehicles. 

2599064 

Proposed TemporaryRoadClosure 

The Hurunui District Council hasreceivedanapplication 

from Ratec MotorsportInc. torun the AshleyForest 

Rallysprint event. 

Forsafety,this eventrequires thetemporaryclosure of 

aportionof: 

BarronAvenue 

Saturday andSunday 

16 –17September 2023 

From 9am to 6pm, daily. 

Any objections to the proposed closure willneed to be 

lodged withthe Councilby: 

12 noon, Thursday24July 2023 

Email: info@hurunui.govt.nz 

Post: Hurunui DistrictCouncil, 

PO Box 13 

Amberley 7441 

This closure is proposed under paragraph 11(e) of the Tenth 

Schedule of the Local Government Act 1974. The proposed 

closure will apply toall vehicular traffic with the exception of 

emergency services vehicles. 

2599067 

Waimakariri Access 

Group AGM 

Will be held in the 

Council Chambers, 

Waimakariri District 

Council, High Street, 

Rangiora on Thursday 

10 August 2023. 

Join us for morning 

tea 10am prior to the 

meeting starting. 

All welcome. 

2598710 

WANTED: 

BOOKS, 

PUZZLES 

&CDS 

Forpickups 

please contact 

Alan -email: 

galanmac@xtra.co.nz 

2572160 


PUBLIC NOTICE OF 

APPLICATION FOR 

ON-LICENCE 

SECTION 101, SALE 

AND SUPPLY OF 

ALCOHOL ACT 2012 

James Hospitality 

Ravenswood Ltd, 128 Island 

Rd, RD1, Kaiapoi 7691 has 

made application to the 

District Licensing Committee 

at Rangiora for the issue of 

aOn-Licence in respect of 

the premises situated at 4 

Clayton Place, Woodend 

7691 known as Joe’sGarage 

Ravenswood Central. 

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: 

7am -1am Friday &Saturday. 

7am - 11pm Sunday to 

Thursday. 

The application may be 

inspected during ordinary 

office hours at the office 

of the Waimakariri District 

Licensing Committee at 215 

High Street, Rangiora. 

Any person who is entitled 

to object and who wishes 

to object to the issue of the 

licence may,not later than 15 

working days after the date of 

the publication of this notice, 

file a notice in writing ofthe 

objection with the Secretary 

of the Waimakariri District 

Licensing Committee at 

Private Bag 1005, Rangiora 

or email to records@wmk. 

govt.nz. 

No objection to the issue of 

alicence may be made in 

relation to amatter other than 

amatter specified in section 

105 (1) of the Sale and 

Supply of Alcohol Act 2012. 

This is the first publication of 

this notice. 

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NOTICE OF HEARING 

Housing Policy hearings will be held at 9am on 

Monday 24 July 2023, in the Council Chamber, 

215 HighStreet, Rangiora. 

Sarah Nichols 

GOVERNANCEMANAGER 

Situations Vacant 

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Retail Sales 

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McAlpines Mitre 10 MEGA are seeking applications from 

outgoing, friendly and enthusiastic people to join our 

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Work local. Save yourself all those hours in the car each 

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• Weekend work required 

McAlpines have an active drug &alcohol policy in place, 

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Applicants must be aNew Zealand resident or hold avalid 

NewZealand visa. 

Please send your application and CV to: 

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Private Bag 1003 

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CARS, vans, 4WD’s 

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dressmaking, curtains. Motorhomes, Cars &Boats 

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Chiropractic Services 

Construction &Concrete 

DENTURE CLINIC 

Earthworks 

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ACCRegistered Dr Chiropractic 

Monday &Thursday 

Injury, accidents and maintenance 

Judy McArthur 

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Scrap Metal 

CASH PAID FOR SCRAP 

•Car Bodies •Scrap Steel•Specialists in Farm 

Machinery•All non Ferrous 

MAINLAND 

METALS LTD 

Ph (03)338 7000 

Mike0274 818544 •Robbie 0274 818 027 

Locally owned and operated 

1902273 

2490187 

•17metre spray 

booth 

•FullPaint 

Panel Service 

•Insurance Work 

•Fullcoachbuilding service, fabricating 

doors,lockers, windows, tanks 

•Painting Motorhomes, Caravans, Boats, 

Trucks,Tractors&Cars 

Now moved to 8Seven Mile Drive, Belfast 

Phone (03) 323 4115 

www.autobodyrepairs.co.nz 

Services 

MCC SERVICES 

GUTTER CLEANING 

PEST CONTROL |MOSSROOF SPRAYING 

EXTERIOR HOUSE WASHING 

EXPERIENCED, RELIABLE AND FREE QUOTATIONS 

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If it stands still 

long enough we 

will paint it 

PH 021 105 5222 

mccdaj@gmail.com 

& 

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For all your landscaping needs 

All Landscaping, Retaining Walls (Engineered and 

Non-Engineered), Timber Fences, Landscape Structures 

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

Phone Jeremy 021 169 9394 

www.blackhill.co.nz 

www.facebook.com/blackhillltd 

2372616v2 

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 


Interior 

Renovations 

Ltd 

Plasterboard, 

fixing &stopping 

Cornice 

Cove and 

stippled ceilings 

Registered 

Tradesman 

Call Mark 

027 438 0665 

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 

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

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$ 

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$ 

15,494 

2014 TOYOTA COROLLA 

FIELDER 

1500cc,Hybrid, Reverse Camera, 

Alloys,Push Start, 5Star Safety 

Rating.REBATE AVAILABLE. 

$ 

15,485 

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$ 

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Control, Heated Seats,Push Start. 

$ 

15,999 

2016 SUZUKI BALENO XG 

28000kms, 1200cc, Reverse 

Camera, Cruise Control, Fullied 

Optioned. 

$ 

15,294 

2015 MAZDA DEMIO13S 

76800kms, 1300cc,Keyless 

Entry,Alloys,PushStart, Reverse 

Camera. 

2013 HONDA FIT HYBRID 

29000kms, 1300cc, Alloys, Cruise 

Control,ReversingCamera. 

2016 SUZUKI SX4 S-CROSS 

68672kms, 1586cc, NZ New, 

Alloys, TowBar,Cruise Control, 

Reversing Camera, Parking 

Sensors, Push Start. 

2012 SUBARU XV 2.0I-L EYESIGHT 

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$ 

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From $ 

32,494 

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1800cc, Full Electrics, Push Start, 

5Star Safety Rating. REBATE 

AVAILABLE! 

$ 

34,999 

2014 TOYOTA VITZ 

26000kms,1300cc,Reverse 

Camera, Push Start. 

$ 

15,990 

2012 MAZDA DEMIO 13 - 

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32000kms, 1300cc Alloys, Keyless 

Entry, Traction Control. 

$ 

36,990 

2012 HONDA INSIGHT 

EXCLUSIVE XL 

29000kms, 1500cc, Alloys, Reversing 

Camera, TractionControl. 

$ 

18,899 

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Starting From 64000kms, Available 

in 4&5Drs, White&Silver,Petrol& 

Diesel. 

2019 MITSUBISHI TRITON DC 

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2442cc, Cruise Control, Keyless 

Entry,NZNew,Reversing 

Camera, Towbar. 

2015 SSANGYONG ACTYON 

SPORT 

1998cc, 6-Speed Manual,Diesel, 

CD/Radio,TractionControl. 

2019 HYUNDAI TUSCON 2.0 

CRDI ELITE 2.0 

36100kms, 1995cc,Apple Carplay, 

Bluetooth,Cruise Control, Heated 

Seats,ClimateControl. 

2013 NISSAN X-TRAIL4WD X 

86730kms, 2000cc, Alloys, Reverse 

Camera,Heated Seats, 4WD,Alloys, 

PushStart. 

All prices include on road costs, 12 month registration and new WOF 

*Safety ratings are from year of manufacture* 

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North Canterbury News: July 20, 2023

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