North Canterbury News: July 27, 2023

Thursday,July27, 2023 | Issue1056 | www.starnews.co.nz 

Downpours, snow, slips, ice cause problems 

By SHELLEY TOPP AND 

ROBYN BRISTOW 

When Woodend Beach harness racing 

trainer Bob Buttheaded out to begin 

working his teamofhorses last Sunday 

morning he found much of the training 

property was underwater. 

Bob and four other harnessracing 

trainers,includingJohn and Jenna 

Dunn, GavinSmith and Matt Purvis, all 

train at the property which is owned by 

Bob’s parentsDavidand Catherine Butt 

who are on holiday in Fiji. 

The day before the flooding, on 

Saturday, the farm had been ‘‘winter 

wet’’ after heavy rainsince Thursday but 

once the creek that runs through it burst 

the property had beeninundated with 

water. 

However, the allweather training 

track on the propertyremainedfine to 

use and no horses had to be evacuated. 

‘‘We just moved them to higherground 

or into boxes,’’ Bob said. 

Tuahiwi trainerDave Thompson 

wasn’tsolucky. 

He had to evacuate 11 horses from his 

training propertyonSunday night. The 

horseswere moved to Rangiora 

racecourse withhelp from John and 

Jenna Dunn, Matt Purvis and Ohoka 

trainer Trent Yesberg. 

‘‘JohnDunn organised it,’’ Dave said. 

It was like 2015 all over again for Dave 

and his wifeSylvia when their horses 

also had to be evacuatedbecause of 

flooding and John came to theirrescue 

then as well. 

Dave and Sylviawere notified by Civil 

Defence personnelat7.30pm on Sunday 

that they would have to evacuate. 

However, in the end they were able to 

stay in their home but were very grateful 

for the helpthey received moving their 

horses. 

‘‘John and his lovelywife Jenna are 

such busypeople, but they still find time 

to help others,’’ Sylviasaid. 

Dave and Sylvia’s Revells Road 

property backs on to the flood prone 85ha 

blockofland betweenLineside Road and 

Revells Road whichwas purchased by 

the WaimakaririDistrict Councilearlier 

this year to develop into awetland 

reserve. 

The couple are hopingthat the 

development willimprovedrainage in 

the surrounding area. 

After the 2015 flooding there had been 

many public meetings with the council to 

get the drainage problems in the area 

fixed, they said. 

‘‘But it has just been an ongoing issue, 

and nothing has happened.’’ 

Meanwhile flooding and snowcaused 

problems on roads throughout North 

Canterbury. 

Motorists are being asked to keep an 

eye out for flooded areas, potholes and 

slips as councils beginthe clean up. 

While Mt Lyford Skifieldcelebrated 

the arrivalofsnow,and apossible 

openingmid week, snow madedriving in 

the area abit tricky. 

The Inland Roadwas closed due to ice, 

slips and flooding,but is now open, while 

the Leader Road remains closed, along 

with severalotherroads and fords 

throughoutthe Hurunui District. 

The rain caused the closure of Oxford 

Area SchoolonMonday, withproblems 

caused by flooded roadsalong school bus 

routes. 

Many roads and fords wereclosed in 

the WaimakaririDistrict, but rivers, and 

creeks are receding,allowing many 

roads to reopen. Fordsremain closed, 

particularly in the Eyre River. 

WaikukuBeach Road, east of King’s 

Avenue,was closed on Monday due to a 

‘‘significant flow of wateracross the road 

making it unsafe’’. 

The council called in contractors with 

pumps to help drain the water which 

tookseveral hours. It said while it was 

appreciated it would have asignificant 

impact on residents and access, the 

priority was to keep people safe. 

Gumboot weather ... Harness racing 

trainer Bob Butt at the flooded Woodend 

Beach training property owned by his 

parents Catherine and David Butt last 

Monday morning. The property is used by 

Bob and four other harness racing trainers. 

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The Te Kōhaka o Tūhaitara 

Trusthas appointed anew 

general manager to run 

Waimakariri's Tūhaitara 

Coastal Park. 

Nick Chapman, the former 

chiefofoperations at the Boyle 

RiverOutdoorEducation 

Centre, run by the North 

Canterbury Alpine Trust, will 

starthis new roleatthe coastal 

park on July 24. 

He replaces the Trust’s 

former generalmanager Greg 

Byrnes who resigned earlier 

this year,after becoming an 

EnvironmentCanterbury 

councillorfor Christchurch 

Central/Ōhoko at last October’s 

localelections. 

Te KōhakaoTūhaitaraTrust 

chairman Joseph Hullen says 

Mr Byrnes was a‘‘special 

person’’ who had madeabig 

impact at the park, introducing 

many initiatives including 

gettingthe community 

involved with the Trust's 

200year vision to rehabilitate 

the landtoanindigenous 

coastal ecosystem supporting a 

diverse range of native flora 

and fauna speciesand 

providingsustainable mahinga 

kai. 

‘‘Greg has left big boots to 

fill,’’ Mr Hullen says. 

However, the trustees had 

interviewed some ‘‘fantastic 

candidates’’ for the role and 

Nick really stood out. 

‘‘He was responsiblefor the 

operational management of 

Hui discusses access to support services 

Amental health hui this month heard from 

both service providers and young people 

about opportunities and challenges in 

accessing supportinHurunui. 

Together Hurunui network of social 

services held the hui recently to hear from 

mentalhealth providers working across 

the district. 

Hurunui DistrictCouncil’s Community 

Partnerships manager Rhea Duffy says the 

hui invited social services to share its work 

and findings from the past year. 

‘‘The conversation has never been so 

important. 

‘‘If we look at this years annual Hurunui 

Youth survey, our young people have 

overwhelmingly identified mental health 

and wellbeing as the most important issues 

for our young people,’’ Ms Duffy says. 

Hurunui Youth councillor Ayame Balila, 

who spoke at the hui, says young people in 

Hurunui need accesstolocalised support, 

especially in Hurunui’s more isolated 

New manager ... The new Te Kōhaka o Tūhaitara Trust general manager Nick Chapman, centre, with 

deputy chairman Rex Anglem, far left, trustee Catherine McMillan, Trust chairman, Joseph Hullen, and 

head ranger of Tuhaitara Coastal Park, Deane Barlow. 

PHOTO: SHELLEYTOPP 

the Boyle River Outdoor 

Education Centre facility and 

its programmes, Mr Hullen 

says. 

‘‘Hehas also worked in 

outdooreducation 

programmes in New Zealand 

and Australia and has 

experienceworking with youth 

and disabledpeople, as well as 

expertise in securing funding 

for programmes.’’ Mr Chapman 

has also worked in food 

production systems, where he 

was solutions focused for 

sustainable urban, communitysourcedagriculture. 

‘‘It wasobvioustousthat 

Nick was avery real and caring 

person. He is an excellent 

relationship builder and 

strategic thinker, we feel he 

has the vision to take the trust 

into the next phase,’’ Mr 

Hullensays. 

‘‘We prideourselves on our 

connectionswith ourlocal 

schools andwehave astrong 

focus on sustainability, 

increasingbiodiversity and 

looking after our natural 

environments. 

‘‘Nick’s experience running 

outdoor education 

areas, that is confidential and trusted. 

‘‘School can be ahard place for some 

students, especially if they are perceived as 

being different. 

‘‘These attitudes can be normalised, 

which can make students feel they can’t 

speak up,’’ she says. 

Ms Duffy says the hui signposted arange 

of support that is available in the district, 

with speakers at the hui representing 

councils Hurunui Youth Programme, Right 

Service Right Time,Rural SupportTrust 

North Canterbury, Comcare, Te Tai O 

Marokura, North Canterbury Cancer 

Society, Clearhead onlinesupport and 

Community Wellbeing North Canterbury 

Trust. 

Deirdre Ryan,manager of Community 

Wellbeing, says members of her team are 

working with young people, adults and 

families across the Hurunui on an almost 

daily basis. ‘‘We have kaimahi working with 

our young people in our primary and 

programmesand his focus on 

sustainablepractices will be a 

hugeasset to the Trust.’’ 

The park was established as 

an outcomeofthe settlement 

between Te Runanga oNgāi 

Tahuand the Crown, withthe 

lands being gifted to the people 

of New Zealand. It covers 

about 700 hectares of land 

along the coastline from the 

Waimakariri Rivermouth to 

the Waikuku Beach settlement, 

and can be accessed from 

Kairaki, PinesBeach, 

Woodend Beach, Pegasus 

Townand Waikuku Beach. 

secondary schools, with dropin services 

for parents who have concerns about their 

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‘‘Social work, wellbeingsupport for 

tamariki and rangatahi, drug and alcohol 

support, community parenting 

programmes and an oceanbased SurfWise 

therapy programme for young people to 

build lifeskills and resilience,were all part 

of apackageofcare being offered in 

Hurunui, she says. 

Community Wellbeing also has anew 

Next Steps Facilitator for Hurunui — 

Cathie Sinclair—whowill work alongside 

Hurunui families, with funding through the 

Ministry of Social Development, to help 

them navigategetting help through their 

difficult times. Hurunui DistrictCouncil’s 

Together Hurunui Facilitator Natalie 

Paterson says the Next Steps online 

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Game changer ... Tina and Nigel George with the Gen 2KLIMA cane pruner. 

Pruning easier with cane cutter 

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Many say it’s agame changerinthe 

world of viticulture. 

Acane pruning machine, invented by 

Nigel Georgeand Marcus Wickham, two 

North Canterburybased, leadingNew 

Zealand viticulturists,the 2008 KLIMA, 

is not only helping tackle pruning 

locally and in otherNew Zealand 

districts, it is now sought after 

internationally. 

‘‘We were both working for NZ 

Vineyard Estate in Waipara at the 

time,’’ says Nigel. 

They could see cane pruningwas a 

physical and daunting task, and while 

women made great cane cutters, it took 

alot of strength and efforttopull all the 

debrisoff the vines. 

‘‘It is one of the biggestjobs annually 

for any vineyard, along withstripping 

last year's growthoff the vines,’’says 

Nigel. 

Nigel and Marcus had been 

discussinghow to automate the cane 

pruning process, to make the job easier. 

It’s now known that Nigelstood there 

looking at the vinesfor about five 

minutes and thensimply said ‘‘yes it’s 

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It was warmly received by vineyards 

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Marcus and Nigel travelled to Europe 

to sell it to French and German 

vineyards.While there Nigel realised 

he had to make some major changes. 

‘‘The vineyards in Europeare alot 

smallerand furtherapart than what we 

workwith here, so the first generation 

KLIMA was abit too large for them.’’ 

Nigel dived straight into the 

development of the Gen 2model making 

it smaller, lighter,more compact and 

moreefficient. 

The new Gen 2KLIMA makes the 

cumbersome job of cane pruning alot 

moreefficient and less strenuous for 

vineyard workers. 

Normally vineyards would employ up 

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‘‘It’s athreemonth job in winter on 

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‘‘We stillneed about 20 cane pruners 

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While Marlborough, Europe and later 

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Eroding access ... Golf Links Road, north of the Amberley Beach settlement which is taking 

abattering from the sea. 

PHOTO: HURUNUI DISTRICT COUNCIL 

Sea erosion debated 

By ROBYN BRISTOW 

Rapid erosion on the Amberley 

foreshore is putting the brakes on 

golfers getting to their course. 

The road, which is just north of the 

Amberley Beach settlement, is 

experiencing significant erosion and 

inundation due to the sea crashing over 

the beach ridge. 

On Tuesday at its monthly meeting the 

Hurunui District Council decided to 

investigate options to realign the road. 

One option, to give access to the golf 

course, Waimaiaia Reserve and the 

Waipara River boundary, is via Webbs 

Road and Hursley Terrace, following the 

river boundary through private land. 

It could then go on to the golf course, to 

rejoin the existing Golf Links Road. 

The other option is to extend the road 

from Grierson Avenue, through private 

land, across awetland, to the southern 

boundary of the Golf Club. 

Since last November public meetings 

have provided opportunities for 

community input into road alignment 

options. 

At the moment the road is regraded as 

soon as practicable after weather events, 

however this is not asustainable longterm 

approach, the council says. 

It has agreed to investigate the 

estimated cost of both proposed road 

realignments, including consenting and 

construction, and the cost to acquire 

land. 

Officers are to report back to the 

August 29 council meeting. 

Amberley Golf Course has been at Golf 

Links Road since 1954. 

It was founded in 1922 when it was 

opposite Amberley House on SH1, 

before it was moved to the Amberley 

Domain, then Lawcocks Road. 

‘‘The golf course is an important part 

of our community, we have got to do 

whatever we can to take them with us on 

this journey,’’ Cr Garry Jackson said. 

Further north, Claverley Road has 

also been suffering the effect of coastal 

erosion. 

This road is the only public access to 

three farms, and KiwiRail’s coastal line 

runs parallel to the road, right beside 

the coast. 

An approximate 50 metre section of 

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‘‘We are working with KiwiRail the 

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The Your Legal BGM team ... Anthony Corcoran (left), Roger Brown, Helen Williams and Sharon Ward. 

Three friends reunite in law firm 


The recentclosing of lawyersBrandts 

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anticipated reduction in legal services 

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Instead, it allowed three old friends to 

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Waimakariri 

with Mayor Dan Gordon 

July wet and wild 

in the Waimakariri 

Once againJuly has proventobeawet 

andwildmonthinthe Waimakariri. 

Morethan150mm of rain fell in some 

areas between last Saturday nightand 

Mondaymorning. 

Council staff andCivilDefence set up 

an Emergency OperationsCentre (EOC) 

on Saturdaytodealwiththe level of 

servicerequests, andtomonitor roads 

andriverlevels. 

Ispent quite abit of timeinthe EOC 

over the weekendIliketokeep up to 

date withwhat is happening. 

Thankyou to council staff, 

contractors, CivilDefence volunteers 

andour emergency services personnel 

whoworked tirelessly assisting 

residentswithfloodingand drainage 

issues,and keeping abreast of the 

changing situation. 

Thankyou also tothe residents of 

Tuahiwiwho selfevacuated atthe 

request ofCivil Defencewhenthere 

were concernsthe Cam River may 

breach itsbanks onSunday night. 

Thankyou to the Civil Defence 

volunteers teams who supportedthe 

welfarecentreatRiverside Church in 

Kaiapoiovernight on Sunday. 

Nowasweshiftour focus to the 

cleanup, staff willendeavour to make 

their waythrough the largenumber of 

servicecalls. 

Thesecalls aretriaged,withthe most 

seriousonesbeing dealt withfirst. 

Events like this can result in months 

of work to getthrough the volume of 

requests. 

Iwould liketoacknowledge the sad 

passingofCharles Wiffen.Iattended 

hisfunerallast week. 

Charleswas thepresident of 

Canterbury Country Cricket andhada 

long associationwithCountry Cricket 

having served onthe Executive for 11 

yearsfrom 1984 to 1995 before taking 

overasPresident in2018. 

This month MayorMarieBlack andI 

were madehonourablemembers of the 

NorthCanterbury Soroptimists. 

Ifeltvery privileged to receivethis 

honour. 

Iamabig fanofthe work the 

Soroptimists doinour community to 

educate, empower andenable 

opportunities for women andgirls. 

Like the rest of New Zealand Ihave 

also beentaken overbyFootball World 

Cupfever! 

Theopeninggameagainst Norway by 

theFootball Ferns wasjustfantastic, 

andsoexciting for us to have Gabi 

Renniefromour districtinthe squad. 

Iknowweare allgetting behindGabi 

andthe team. 

Iwelcome contactfrom anyone who 

needsassistance or has an issue they 

maywanttodiscuss. 

Emailmeatdan.gordon@wmk.govt. 

nz or phone021906437. I’mhere to help. 

Rob 

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Mud, glorious mud 

Peppa Pig losing her golden boots, and 

finding them in timetocompete in a 

muddypuddle jump with her friends, 

has got nothing on the real deal. 

Although the sequence in this case 

for my farmer husband happened in 

reverse order, and there certainly 

wasn’t any excitement aboutmuddy 

puddles, or just mud in general really. 

In fact Iamguessingwhat was 

uttered whenhefound himself stuck 

firmly, knee deep in mud in his 

gumboots, would not have been fit for 

achildren’s book, or any book for that 

matter. 

It began with adaringmove to 

unhook abungeecord fromagate way. 

The vehicle being usedhad already 

had to be rescued byaneighbour 

when it got stuck, so using it was right 

out of the question to get to said 

bungee. 

Simple justtippytoe down the fence 

line where the cows hadn’t turned the 

ground to mud, then somehow get 

across the gateway whichwas abit of 

abog hole,tounhook thebungee. 

Midway the gumboots became firmly 

planted. 

After alot of wiggling, pulling and 

nearly ending up facefirst in the mud, 

there wasnothing else for it but to 

abandon the gummies. 

Carefully taking one foot out of one 

gumboot at atime, stripping his jeans 

and socks off, he then plunged his bare 

feet and legsinto the unknown. 

Apparently it is an amazing 

experience feeling the oddities 

hidden in the mud sliding up between 

your toes as you eventually get to the 

post where the bungee can be undone. 

Now covered in mud,cold, pretty 

dam angry, and with no footwear, the 

operation began to dig out his 

gummies. 

Ihave no idea how long this took, but 

it was getting pretty dark, no doubt 

along with his mood, when I 

eventually called him to discover it 

had been aparticularly hard slog in 

the mudfor muchofthe day —toput 

it politely. 

He had to hose himself down, before 

getting dressed and into his vehicle 

for the drivehome. However, this 

muddy adventure wasn’t afirst. 

Afew days earlier, at another 

property while checking stags, he had 

also got stuckinthe mud, andwas 

almost on all fours as he just managed 

to pull himself to safety. 

During this adventure he had his 

hand on his phone at one stage 

thinking the onlyway out might be to 

ring ahelicopter to comeand pluck 

him to safety. 

While we can look back and laugh — 

and it is even funnier whentold first 

hand —the mud, wet and daily grind, 

isn’t aload of laughs for the farming 

community at the moment. 

Farmers plug on each day to ensure 

the health of their stock, albeit bare 

footed, bare legged or not. 

But even in these dire times being 

able to laugh aboutthe day’s follies is 

helping them to keep on going. 

What is working well for Waimak elderly and what is not 

Health services, transport, housing and 

safety are the key areas identified as 

needing improvement after consultation 

with the elderlyinthe Waimakariri 

community. 

The Waimakariri AgeFriendly Advisory 

Grouphas been consulting and askingthe 

elderly whatthey think is working well, 

and where theythink things could do 

better. 

The basis of consultationwith groups 

and individualswas achecklist developed 

by the World Health Organisation which 

listscriteria thatdefinewhat an Agefriendly 

Community looks like. 

In Junethe group received areport on 

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SE 

thethinking and views aboutthe priorities 

forthe area. 

The collated results will shortly be 

reported to the Waimakariri District 

Council and the agefriendly advisory 

group will seekendorsement fromthe 

district council for action. 

Theconsultation process identified four 

areas forimprovement, but there also 

many features older people likedabout 

livinginthe Waimakariri: 

It is afriendly community. 

Thereare great service organisations 

andagenciesfor support,ifneeded. 

Services across the community –shops, 

supermarket, cafes’etc. are very good. 

Fair 

Best 

Times 

8:42am 

9:12pm 

Set 4:15am 

Rise 1:04pm 

Gentle Wturning 

S 

RANGIORA OCEAN WATCH 

Best 9:43am 

Good 

Times 10:15pm 

Set 5:28am 

Rise 1:57pm 


moderate SE 

Good 

There is agreat range of recreation and 

social opportunities. 

Somegood healthservicesXray and 

BloodService in particular. 

The collation of feedback also clearly 

identified four priority areas where 

improvement is needed: 

Health Services. 

Transport. 

Housing. 

Safety. 

Key suggestions were: 

Health Services: 

The need for more home helpand 

improvementsincommunity nursing 

availability and consistency. 

Best 10:48am 

Times 11:21pm 

Set 6:35am 

Rise 3:04pm 

Gentle Wturning 

S 

Best 11:53am 

Good 

Times 

Set 7:31am 

Rise 4:23pm 


moderate SE 

Best 12:25am 

Good 

Times 12:56pm 

Set 8:15am 

Rise 5:47pm 

Moderate Wturning 

SE 

Less waiting timefor health checksand 

appointments. 

Improved local access to accident and 

emergency facilities. 

The need for after hours services. 

Transportation: 

Easieraccess to buses and carparking. 

Housing: 

More pensioner housing and a 

commitment to asuitablehome for every 

older person. 

Safety: 

Greater availability of help with 

internet for older people. 

More visible police presence plus 

patrolsatnight. 

Swell 

Pegasus Bay 

Tide Chart 

3 

2 

E1.3 m E1.5 m E0.9 m E0.9 m E0.9 m E0.9 m E1.0 m 

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1 

0 

Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows 

Waimakariri 11:33am 2.1 5:18am 0.7 

6:06am 0.7 12:46am 2.1 6:56am 0.6 1:40am 2.2 7:49am 0.6 2:34am 2.2 8:44am 0.5 3:29am 2.3 9:42am 0.4 4:24am 2.4 10:39am 0.3 

Mouth 

11:54pm 2.1 5:50pm 0.8 12:24pm 2.2 6:44pm 0.7 1:18pm 2.3 7:39pm 0.7 2:14pm 2.4 8:33pm 0.6 3:09pm 2.5 9:28pm 0.5 4:03pm 2.6 10:22pm 0.4 4:57pm 2.6 11:16pm 0.3 

Amberley 11:33am 2.1 5:18am 0.7 

6:06am 0.7 12:46am 2.1 6:56am 0.6 1:40am 2.2 7:49am 0.6 2:34am 2.2 8:44am 0.5 3:29am 2.3 9:42am 0.4 4:24am 2.4 10:39am 0.3 

Beach 

11:54pm 2.1 5:50pm 0.8 12:24pm 2.2 6:44pm 0.7 1:18pm 2.3 7:39pm 0.7 2:14pm 2.4 8:33pm 0.6 3:09pm 2.5 9:28pm 0.5 4:03pm 2.6 10:22pm 0.4 4:57pm 2.6 11:16pm 0.3 

11:42am 2.1 5:27am 0.7 12:03am 2.1 6:15am 0.7 12:55am 2.1 7:05am 0.6 1:49am 2.2 7:58am 0.6 2:43am 2.2 8:53am 0.5 3:38am 2.3 9:51am 0.4 4:33am 2.4 10:48am 0.3 

Motunau 

5:59pm 0.8 12:33pm 2.2 6:53pm 0.7 1:27pm 2.3 7:48pm 0.7 2:23pm 2.4 8:42pm 0.6 3:18pm 2.5 9:37pm 0.5 4:12pm 2.6 10:31pm 0.4 5:06pm 2.6 11:25pm 0.3 

11:44am 2.1 5:29am 0.7 12:05am 2.1 6:17am 0.7 12:57am 2.1 7:07am 0.6 1:51am 2.2 8:00am 0.6 2:45am 2.2 8:55am 0.5 3:40am 2.3 9:53am 0.4 4:35am 2.4 10:50am 0.3 

Gore Bay 

6:01pm 0.8 12:35pm 2.2 6:55pm 0.7 1:29pm 2.3 7:50pm 0.7 2:25pm 2.4 8:44pm 0.6 3:20pm 2.5 9:39pm 0.5 4:14pm 2.6 10:33pm 0.4 5:08pm 2.6 11:27pm 0.3 

11:43am 1.5 5:26am 0.4 12:06am 1.4 6:13am 0.4 12:56am 1.5 7:01am 0.3 1:47am 1.5 7:52am 0.3 2:40am 1.5 8:46am 0.2 3:34am 1.6 9:41am 0.2 4:29am 1.6 10:37am 0.1 

Kaikoura 

6:00pm 0.4 12:33pm 1.5 6:53pm 0.4 1:25pm 1.6 7:46pm 0.3 2:18pm 1.7 8:39pm 0.3 3:12pm 1.8 9:32pm 0.2 4:06pm 1.8 10:26pm 0.1 5:01pm 1.9 11:20pm 0.1 

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

RANGIORA

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Vicarage Views to offer affordable homes 

By DAVID HILL, 

Local Democracy Reporter 

7 

New residents could be moving into 

Kaikōura’sVicarageViews subdivisionnext 

year. 

Sincethe resourceconsent was 

approved in May, developerGarry 

Robertson has beenworking with 

localbuilders to plan the seven 

hectare subdivision at Ludstone 

Road. 

The development was subject to a 

$7.8 millioninjection from the 

government’s infrastructure 

acceleration fund,administered 

through Kainga Ora, along withthe 

130 hectare Ocean Ridge subdivision, 

to the south. 

‘‘We wouldn’t have been able to do it 

without that funding,’’MrRobertson 

said. 

‘‘Thealternative would be to split it 

up into 30 big sites with septic tanks, 

whichwould have been an inefficient 

use of land and wouldn’t giveyou the 

affordable housing the town needs.’’ 

He is planning to offer arange of 

affordable houses, older person’s 

housing and somemore upmarket 

unitsinthe 80 section development. 

He was aiming for the lowest priced 

sections at $675,000 to $775,000. 

That would buya550to600 square 

metresectionwith a120 to 160 square 

metre, threebedroom house and 

garage, withviews of the Kaikōura 

Mountain rangeand the sea. 

The more upmarket sections will 

have amore elevated views and a160 

to 200 square metre house, and could 

sell for closer to $1 million. 

Mr Robertsonsaid the homeswould 

attract those looking for holiday 

homesaswell as those settling in 

Kaikōura, and he was keen to hear 

from investorslooking for rental 

properties. 

Room with aview ... Planning is under way to develop the new Vicarage Views subdivision, shown in part, at Kaikōura. 

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‘‘If you talktoemployers like the 

council, DolphinEncounter and the 

schools, they’reall saying they’re 

struggling to attract staff. 

‘‘Nobody can get staffbecause we 

can’t house them. 

‘‘We can’tgrow the town untilweget 

the houses.’’ 

He was keen to discuss optionsfor 

settingupahousing trust or talk to 

employers keen to relocate to 

Kaikōuraand provide housing for 

workers. 

‘‘If we get abig grunteeemployer 

into the townwewill help them set up 

ahousing trust. 

‘‘We want to help young people into 

housing. 

‘‘We will help anyonewho wants to 

come and work in Kaikōura.’’ 

Around 10 standalone, older 

person’sunits willbelocatedinthe 

centre of the subdivision. 

‘‘We know there is abig demand for 

them,’’ Mr Robertson said. 

‘‘There are alot of families with an 

olderfamily member who needs to 

down size, but isn’t quite ready for a 

retirementhome, but thereare few 

options for them.’’ 

The infrastructure acceleration 

fund willcontributetothe cost of road 

upgrades, acycle way linking Ocean 

Ridge with Vicarage Views and the 

town centre,footpaths, culverts and 

bridge restrengthening. 

Betweenthe two subdivisions, Mr 

Robertson saidclose to 500 homes 

were likely to be built over the next 30 

years, providinghousing for around 

1500 people. 

‘‘It will future proof Kaikōurafor 

the next 30 years.’’ 

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Photographic Society’s exhibition, The Magic of Light, at the Art on the Quay Gallery in the 

Kaiapoi Library until August 9. 

Light exposes beauty 


The magic of light has been exposedina 

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The Rangiora Photographic Society’s 

exhibition,The Magic of Light 

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Garagesale 

The popular Great OxfordGarageSale Trail is being held on Sunday, August 6, at 

9am to 2pm. There will be 40 sites in and around Oxford township. Venue maps are 

available at Pearson Park Oval from 9am to 11am. After 11am they will be at the 

OxfordFarmers Market. Gold coin appreciatedfor map. Organised by the Oxford 

PromotionsCommittee. 

Looking for Alaska 

Husband and wifeAaron Gottand Amy Maynard, afolkpop duo from Hamilton, 

will presentLooking for Alaska,inthe Balcairn Hall on Sunday,August 13, at 

7.30pm. 

They will draw on adiverse range of country,soul, folkand māori influences in the 

show .Hardhittingand thoughtprovoking original musicisinspired by their life 

and travels. 

Tickets (cash) $30 from Sally Mac’s, Amberley; Sefton Garage and Stan’s 7Day 

Pharmacy, Rangiora,oronline:www.balcairnhall.com. Student discount $20 – 

onlinebookings only. 

Classic Cars 

Veteran, vintageand classic vehicles are welcome at the monthly meeting of 

classics, at the cornerofAshworths BeachRoad,and SH1, Leithfield on Sunday, 

July 30 from9.30am. All entries and spectators free,but adonation to the Amberley 

Menz Shed would be appreciated. Members will be on duty at entry to accept your 

donation. An old fashioned rock ‘n’ roll band, will play 50s and 70s music. 

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Welcoming and smart 

The Cheviot Area School office is sporting 

anew mural, and aplaygroundupgrade is 

well underway. 

The projects, which have seen mums, 

dads and pupils pitch in over the school 

holidays, are all part of apush to brighten 

up the school, make it welcoming and 

smart. 

Mel van Reenen saysshe initiated the 

mural. 

It is based on designs and ideasfrom 

students,under the guidanceofartist, 

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Supported by funding from Creative 

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students met at Mark’s studioinKaiapoi, 

whereheasked what Cheviotand the 

school meant to them. 

Whilethe project had been delayed 

because of Covid, Mel says the end result is 

an inclusivedesignofactivities, sport, 

recreation, and placesspecial to the 

district. 

They are embraced with the names of 

the villages and districts in the Cheviot 

district,forming the outercircle of the 

mural. 

Meanwhile,the playground is in the 

midstofanupgradethanks to mums, dads, 

kids and caregivers turning out in huge 

numbers to working bees prior to school 

resuming after the holidays. 

Playground committee head,Joanne 

Stevenson, saysthe project is aimed at 

making the playground safe, vibrant, and 

inclusive. 

‘‘It is important to us thateveryone has a 

placeinthe school, and there are no 

Helping hands ... Julia van Reenen (Yr 4), 

and Maddie Wilkinson, (Yr 3), help with the 

playground upgrade. 

limitations for those involved in play,’’ she 

says. 

Joanne says many of its featuresdated 

back many years,and wererundown. GH 

BuildingLtd had done atremendous job in 

making the fort safe and, after two days of 

toil duringthe holidays, withthe huge 

number of people involved, alot had been 

achieved in making the playground user 

friendly for all uses. 

The projectwas given ahuge boost 

thanks to funding from the Rata 

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The lead principal of the Rangiora 

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Swannanoa School has a1to29 ratio 

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teacher burnout in North Canterbury, he 

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‘‘Teaching is afantastic, really 

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‘‘We need to promote that more.’’ 

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Winning Dry Cured Ham 


Maps anyone? ... Oxford Promotions volunteers Clive 

Smythe (left) and Thomas Robson hand out the maps to guide 

shoppers to all the locations of the garage sales at last years 

Great Oxford Garage Sale Trail. 


Garage sale soon 

The Great Oxford Garage Sale Trailnext monthagain 

promises to be an exciting day out for bargain hunters. 

It is the 13th yearthe Trail has beenrun, and it has become 

an extremely popular day on the eventscalendar. 

If you lovetofossick around at garagesales, looking for a 

bargain or aunique find, thenhead to OxfordonSunday, 

August 6from 9am to 2pm. 

Organisedbythe Oxford Promotions Action Committee, 

maps of the sites can be pickeduponthe day from the 

Pearson ParkOval,off Dohrmans Road,from 9am to 11am. 

Afterthat theywill be available at the Oxford Farmers 

Market in Main Street. 

Agold coin donation for the map would be appreciated. 

Each year it has brought hundreds into the North 

Canterbury town,fromall overCanterbury, and this year 

should be no different, the PromotionsAction committee 

says. 

Fortysites have been registeredinand around the 

township. 

The number is limited to 40 as people have found it hard 

in past yearstoget around al thesites. 

Thereare anumber of siteswithin the Oxford Farmers 

Market to cater for residents whowantedtohave agarage 

sale,but were outside the area. 

Adding his personal touch to aproven winning 

recipe, brought national success for Kaiapoi 

Butcher Fred Hicklin. 

The owner of Cattermoles Butchery of Kaiapoi, 

says he added just a“wee touch” of his own special 

mix of herbs and spices, to his shop’s popular Dry 

Cured Bacon and the judges liked it —awarding 

him asilver medal at the Retail Meat New 

Zealand’s recent 100% New Zealand Bacon and 

Ham Awards. 

Fred says everything done to their entry was the 

same as they have done in the past. 

‘‘It’s cured onsite here in Kaiapoi, in an oldfashioned 

chip smoker, with sugar and salts. 

‘‘I like it because it’s atraditional recipe that’s 

won in the past, but Iadded my own twist to the 

process and we are very happy it earned us asilver 

award at the bacon and ham awards.’’ 

Judges sampled over 151 entries, submitted by 42 

retailers countrywide, looking at the aroma, taste, 

colour, how well it was cured and how well it tasted 

when cooked, to decide on 28 winners. 

The two Supreme Winners of the 100% New 

Zealand Bacon and Ham Awards presented by 

NZPork, went to Hasting Butchers Wild Game. 

Fred Hicklin took over Cattermoles Butchery two 

and half years ago after working there for the 

previous 10 years. 

‘‘I took it over from Chris Beech who had owned 

the company for 28 years after he took it over from 

Gary Cattermole.’’ 

The business has been afeature of Kaiapoi for 

over 50 years, and is the last remaining butcher 

shop in Kaiapoi. 

But knowing he had several previous awardwinning 

small goods products associated with the 

business, meant Fred took ayear off from 

competing at anational level when he took over. 

‘‘I gave it ayear to get things settled here at 

Cattermoles when Itook over, then we started 

planning to enter national competitions again.’’ 

He says previous owner Chris Beech still comes 

down each week to help out at the shop and to pass 

on his experience of winning several national 

titles. 

Tasty win ... Cattermoles Butchery of Kaiapoi owner 

Fred Hicklin with his award winning Dry Cured Bacon. 

PHOTO:JOHN COSGROVE 

The Gisborneborn but Kaiapoiraised butcher is 

also in the final year of his apprenticeship. 

‘‘Chris has been helping me out with this too.’’ 

He admits the awards ceremony was still abit of 

ablur. 

‘‘I flew to Auckland and went to the awards 

dinner with my brother Erracht. It still takes a 

moment to recall what happened. 

‘‘I’m glad Iwent there and I’m proud of the 

support Ihave from our customers and Kaiapoi.’’ 

Fred says he and his six staff are working hard, 

curing and preparing all the tasty small goods and 

meat cuts they offer customers. They are looking 

forward to the next competition on their books –the 

national sausage awards. 

‘‘We are aiming for atop placing, to do well for 

Kaiapoi,’’ says Fred. 

Asilver medal was awarded to Harris Farms at 

Domett, near Cheviot and abronze to Hibbards 

Butchery of Christchurch. 

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Nerf shootout fun for all ages 


Achance sighting at an op shop in 

Rangiora sparked the gem of an idea 

and helped Ryan Edmunds of Loburn 

create afun event for young people in 

his community. 

‘‘I was looking around the op shop and 

saw ahuge box of Nerf blasters about to 

be thrown out. 

‘‘I asked about them and they were 

happy for me to take them off their 

hands. 

‘‘I knew Ihad afew lying in my 

wardrobe at home, and that’s when I 

thought of holding aNerf Showdown to 

keep young people entertained in the 

district.’’ 

ANerf Blaster is atoy gun made by 

Hasbro, that fires foam darts, arrows, 

discs, or foam balls. 

Most are manually powered using 

pressurised air and have been abig 

seller with children and exponents of 

cosplay since 1992. 

Many popular culture action movies 

and online games have tieins with 

Hasbro to make the Nerf blasters as 

merchandising. 

Ryan (21) helps run aKarate Dojo with 

his brother at the North Loburn 

Community Hall and set up aplaying 

arena inside the hall to challenge and 

entertain the participants. 

‘‘I wanted to give the kids in the area 

something to do on the weekend while 

it’s wet and cold.’’ 

The young entrepreneur says his 

parents even thought the idea had merit, 

so he started planning for the day. 

‘‘When Iwas younger, all Iwanted to 

do was hang out with kids my age and 

have afun day, this is aperfect way to 

have some safe fun on acold day.’’ 

He scouted through other op shops 

and online as he assembled acollection 

of working blasters and lots of spare 

Charge ... Ten year olds Ella RothschildStewart (left) and Fergus Webb leap over one of 

the obstacles at the Nerf Showdown, as Will Armstrong(10), Chester Densen (11) and 

organiser Ryan Edmunds provide covering fire inside the North Loburn Community Hall. 

foam ammo. 

‘‘My parents set up the play area in the 

dojo on my recent 21st birthday and we 

had awhole lot of friends there. 

‘‘We all had so much fun so Ithought it 

was time to extend it out into the 

community.’’ 

He says he made it an indoor activity, 

as away to help young people get some 

exercise and to run around, helping to 

ease the stress of having lots of children 

BOARDING SCHOOL 

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Boarding is at theheart of Nelson 

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stuck indoors because of inclement 

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Amelia RothschildStewart (10) says 

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Stonewood Homes opens Rga showroom 

Brothers Aaron and LewisStrong,are 

taking the reins of StonewoodHomes’ first 

franchise to open in the region. 

Theshowroom opens in Rangiora this 

weekend. 

Thesiblings are putting theirsales and 

building expertise together,after deciding 

to follow up an advertisement looking for 

afranchisee in the area. 

Aaron says theyhad afew meetings, and 

then signeduptobecome the new 

franchisees. 

He lives in Rangiora and beganhis 

career in thebuilding industry at Carters, 

startingasthe boy in the yard who worked 

hisway up to atradesales rep then on to 

amanager’srole. 

After six years at Carters, Aaron moved 

to asalesrole at Versatile HomesinNorth 

Canterbury, selling housesand shedsfor 

the next seven years. 

Meanwhile Lewis’ career also started in 

the industry withabuilding 

apprenticeship, before developing his 

own buildingcompany HiSpec Homes. 

Aaron says he always wanted to work for 

himself, so when he started lookingfor 

opportunities earlier this year,his brother 

was right by his side to joinhim. 

He says the partnership workswell, as 

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Hunters to gather at Mandeville Tavern 

The Mandeville Tavern deer and pig 

hunt is areunion of hunters old, who are 

now being joined by agreat bunch of 

keen young hunters, says tavern owner 

Lindsay Peters. 

He has owned the pub for more than 

three decades and says the traditional 

hunt provides an opportunity for 

hunters aged 16 and over to get out and 

bag apig or deer, and be eligible for a 

prize. 

The competition runs from Friday, 

August 18 with the final weigh in at 2pm 

at the Mandeville Tavern in Raven 

Quay, Kaiapoi, on August 20. 

Hunters taking part in the Mandeville 

Pig Hunting committee’s competition 

will be taking aim at pigs and deer over 

the duration of the hunt. 

Mr Peters says deer joined the line up 

in recent times, and the committee has 

decided to continue to confine it to just 

deer and pigs, and not open it up to any 

other animals. 

Mr Peters says the prize pool for the 

annual event is $10,000, including a 

$1000 rifle sponsored by Hazeldine 

Construction. 

he has the expertise in sales, and manages 

the daytodayrunning of the business, 

while Lewistakes on the role of project 

manager with his building background. 

Stonewood Homes General Manager 

Gregg Somerville says while the market 

acrossNew Zealand is quiet,hebelieves it 

is an ideal time to be starting anew 

business as you get a‘‘chancetoget 

established to be ready to grow when the 

marketrebounds’’. 

‘‘Historically,home building enquiries 

have alwaysbeen strong in North 

Canterbury,and the time was right to 

introduceanew franchise.’’ 

Aaron and Lewis are hopingthe opening 

of their showroom will see asolid turnout 

of those interested in homebuilding, and 

are alreadyworkingonhouse and land 

packages in Oxfordand securingsections 

at Silverstream and Ravenswood. 

They are hoping to havethem on the 

marketshortly. 

Franchise holders ... Brothers, Lewis (left) 

and Aaron (right) Strong, are excited to 

open the doors of their new showroom for 

Stonewood Homes North Canterbury this 

Saturday. 

One lucky entrant will have the 

opportunity to win the rifle, but will 

need to present their Firearms Licence 

to claim the prize. 

Other major sponsors are PreCut 

Construction, Hunting and Fishing 

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There are prizes for the heaviest boar, 

sow, stag and hind, and the heaviest 

average weight of agroup of pigs. 

There will also be alarge variety of 

spot prizes up for grabs for those 

entering the competition. 

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On-farm maintenance crucial 


For busyRangioradairy farmer 

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can suck up alot of time keepinghis 

team away from the core business of 

milkingcows. 

So havingateam member who has 

been willing to takeonthe farm 

maintenance role alongside his other 

farm workhas been hugely beneficial. 

Ben Leech began working with 

Richard, who is aneighbour, during the 

school holidays, thenjoined the team 

fulltime when he left school three 

years ago. 

He now livesonthe farm. 

It is adream job for Ben who has 

always wantedtobeafarmer,and says 

Team work ... Rangiora dairy farmer Richard Stalker, left, with one of his farm workers, 

Ben Leech. 

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he loves working on the farm. 

‘‘Youare working outsideevery day 

and there is always something new to 

learn,’’ he says. 

Ben’smain job on the farm is 

managing aherd of calves, 350 yearlings 

and 300 twoyearolds. 

But he also looks after the repairsand 

maintenance of the farm's machinery 

including tractors, motorbikes, milking 

shed equipment and irrigation units. 

‘‘Benhelps to keep everything 

running smoothly,’’ Richardsays. 

But if there is anythingBen and the 

team cannot fix Richard callsafriend 

and neighbour GlenJelinek,the owner 

of Waikukubasedengineering and 

mechanical business Glen 24/7. 

Glen has been helping Richardwith 

his engineeringand mechanical onfarm 

maintenance, and repair work for 

more than10years. 

He has also been teachingBen 

additional generalonfarm 

maintenance skills, and saysheenjoys 

helping him because he is keentolearn. 

Richard says keeping on top of farm 

maintenance is an important part of 

running adairy farm. 

‘‘If we have amechanical failure in 

the milking shed we can’t milkour 

cows. If the irrigation unitsmalfunction 

we can’tirrigatethe fields.Soitisvital 

to havesomeone handywho can do the 

repairs quickly and get thingsmoving 

again,’’ he says. 

‘‘The farmingindustryiskeen to 

support young peoplewho are 

interestedinmaking acareer out of 

farming. 

‘‘It is hardwork but thereare 

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perseveranceisrewarded with great 

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Waimakariri Young FarmersClub vice 

chair Bella Archer wants to shinethe light 

on an important, but oftenoverlooked 

element of effectivefarm maintenance — 

the farmer. 

Withcalvingand lambing starting now 

for most farmers, Bella says it is agood 

timetotalk aboutpreparing the most 

important thingsafarmer may need. 

How can you prepare yourselffor 

calving and lambing, and how you take 

careofyourself over this period,are 

problems facedevery year by farming 

families. 

So Bella has collected some tips from 

peoplewithexperience in the industry to 

try and help her community prepare for 

the birthing season. 

1. Precook bulk meals and freeze themfor 

future use 

There are so many accountsonFacebook 

and Instagram that offer free recipes you 

can easily cook. Bella recommends 

spending afew hours on your daysoff, 

cooking meals thatyou love and putting 

theminthe freezerfor thosebusy days 

ahead. 

She says Facebook sites like NZ Young 

Farmers, NZ FarmingTasmanYoung 

FarmersRegion,Beef +Lamb New 

Zealand and What's For Smoko,all offer 

simple and enjoyable recipes as they know 

justwhat it's liketobeout there during 

these busy times. 

2. Stocking up yourfridge and your freezer 

Go and do abig shop of allthe things you 

regularly use and stock up for the busy 

times. 

Thisissoyou are not worrying about 

having to refill your fridge/freezer. 

Meatand vegetables arevery easily 

stored in the freezer for quick meals when 

you are verybusy,says Bella. 

3. Make acalving/lambing kit 

Thisshould be filled with snacks that are 

highly nutritious and greatfor those quick 

pickmeups whenyou don't have time to 

Food for all ... Waimakariri Young Farmers 

Club vice chair Bella Archer says preparing 

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stop for long. 

Theseare best stored in the shed or the 

ute, so you havequick and easy access to 

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refreshed and be readyfor what'snext. 

5. Rest 

Bellasays rest is so underrated during 

thesebusytimes. 

All the expertssaysensuringfarmers 

are getting enough sleep is so important. 

Sleepallows your bodytorecover and 

helpstokeep your mind freshand allows 

your immune systemtofunction 

efficiently. 

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farmers going through calving/lambing. 

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But eventhough they haveaslow 

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Rangiora Nursery Production 

ManagerRichard Parrysays caring for 

yourtrees is just as important as 

caring for any stock units on afarm. 

‘‘They are an investment and 

farmers should make surethey protect 

their investments.’’ 

He says when many farmersmake 

the conscious effort to plantfor the 

future, and decidetoplant ablock of 

trees, (about 1000 stemsper hectare) 

theywill allwork with aforestry 

consultant to find the bestgenetics 

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the tree branches and learn how to 

maintain it. 

‘‘Usuallywith the help of the 

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maintenance of their forestry blocks 

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withpruning and thinning during 

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Richard saysduring the first year 

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How to choose the right fencing contractor 

Installing or repairing fences, whether 

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investment. 

Agood fence, regularly maintained, has 

the potentialtoadd considerable value to 

your property, and give you peaceofmind. 

With unprecedented levels of fence 

repairs being undertaken across the 

country, PhilCornelius, Fencing 

Contractors Association NZ president, 

points out that findingthe rightfencing 

contractor for the jobhas neverbeen more 

important. 

Wheretostart 

When choosing aquality fencing 

contractor,you should look for a 

professional whose workmanship is based 

on longestablished best industry 

practices. 

They will have the right toolsfor the job 

—investinginmachinery, plant, and tools 

to carry out the work in atimely and 

efficientmanner. 

Additionally, they willhavethe 

expertiseand supplier contacts to select 

the correct materials for the project. 

Many fencing contractors offer ahuge 

diversity of services fromrural and farm 

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civiland roading works. 

Some construct retainingwalls, 

viticulture,horticultural structures, and 

orchard developments —the list goes on. 

Engaging acontractoryou have used 

before, or whohas done agreat job for a 

colleague,can be agood option. 

Alternatively, the directoryonthe 

FCANZwebsiteprovides an excellent list 

of fencingcontractors who work around 

the country. 

What to look for 

Thereare many aspectstoconsider when 

choosing afencingcontractor — be 

cautious of being tempted by the cheapest 

priceorwho is available immediately to 

carryout your work. 

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As BenjaminFranklin allegedly said: 

The bitterness of poor quality remains 

longafter the sweetness of low price is 

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Skilled fencers are in demand and the 

fencing industry is experiencing growth 

like it hasn’tseen in some time. 

Always look for afencing contractor who 

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If you don’t know them, ask to speak 

with some of their previous customers. 

Choosingthe right fencingcontractor for 

thejob, whether ruralorresidential, 

should never be just aboutprice,Philsays. 

FCANZ members are providedwith the 

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Philsays those who have achieved 

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customer can have some peace of mind 

knowing that their workmanship and 

professionalism has been assessed by the 

Association. 

Our members are alsoexpected to 

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outlines acceptable professional 

behaviours. 

As well as price,hereare the top seven 

thingstolook for whenconsidering a 

fencing contractor: 

Experience: Aproven work record in 

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References:A willingnesstoput you in 

touch with previous customers. 

Tools of Trade: They have the right tools 

for the job. 

Materials: They choose good quality 

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materialsthat are rightfor the job. 

Availability:There will be await for 

most quality fencingcontractors. 

Longevity:The business has been 

around for afew years. 

Professionalism: Awritten quote or 

estimate is provided. 

Planahead: Try to book afencing 

contractor in advance, as many are 

booked up months ahead.Inthe current 

market fencing supplies, likebuilding 

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Farm workers and managers new to the 

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It was organised by NorthCanterbury 

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Hurunui District Council’s 

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support newcomers, and migrants, in 

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‘‘As partofour next steps in Hurunui 

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Communities programme, we are going 

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take of what is available to support our 

newcomers and migrants, and to chat to 

peopleabout their experiences in 

Hurunui. 

‘‘Community events such as these are 

great ways to connect,’’ Ms Paterson 

says. 

North Canterbury Veterinary Clinic 

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meet and greet was held onceayear, 

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farm. 

‘‘The aim is to give new dairyclients 

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come intothe winter months. 

‘‘The meet and greet is also an 

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‘‘All areas of the business deal with 

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them to be abletoput aface to the name 

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About 32 people, including NCVC 

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‘‘One of our longterm clients took 

information home to havefor their new 

farm managerarriving fromthe 

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Hurunui Mayor Marie Blackstressed 

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Proudly supporting sport 

in North Canterbury 

Old foes to meet in Nth Canty rugby final 

RUGBY 

By LINDSAY KERR 

and PETERWILLIAMS 

Archrivals GlenmarkCheviot 

and Kaiapoi will again faceeach 

other in the North Canterbury 

rugbyseniorgrand final this 

Saturday. 

Between the two they have 

dominated the winners spot for 

the past six years. 

GlenmarkCheviot 

overpowered last year’s beaten 

finalist Hurunui 330 in its semi 

finalclash, while Kaiapoi was 

made to work hardbefore 

heading off Ashley 2214. 

Both games were played in 

atrocious wet weather, withthe 

OmihiDomain game called off 10 

minutes from the end,due to the 

overheadand ground conditions. 

In playoff games for theminor 

positions,Ohoka againdealt to 

Saracens, taking fifth placewith 

a3319 victory, and Oxford dealt 

to Woodend 4112 to secure 

seventh place. 

The division two final will 

matchupKaiapoiand Ashley. 

Kaiapoi beat Ohoka 2716, 

whileAshleybeat defending 

champion Kaikoura 1810. 

GlenmarkCheviot vHurunui 

Any foreign visitor with little 

knowledge of New Zealand’s 

passion for club rugby would 

have questioned the sanity of 

thoseplayingand supporting the 

teams at the Omihi Domain. 

Therewas no let up withthe rain, 

creating aplaying strip that 

became increasingly more 

treacherous. 

This was not aided by water 

that steadily flowed from an 

adjoining tennis court. 

Both sides started with clear 

intentions of letting the backsrun 

with the ball, but when 

circumstances steadily got worse, 

the GlenmarkCheviot forward 

pack went aboutlaying a 

foundation to buildraids in 

Hurunui territory. 

The combined side’s firsttwo 

efforts of running the ball 

resulted in the ball carrier falling 

over,but when secondfiveeight 

Mike Keane ran on an angle near 

the Hurunuiline, an Andrew 

Hull try ensued following apush 

over from afive metrescrum. 

Hurunui stayed in contention 

and had promisingmoments of 

attack, but 10 minutes from half 

time,GlenmarkCheviot worked 

its way back into an attacking 

position. 

After aseriesofpick and go, 

lockTom Blyth crashed over so 

score. 

The game wentintothe break 

withGlenmarkCheviot leading 

12nil, but Hurunuidid not look 

out of contention.That was to 

change onlyseven minutes into 

the half when the Glenmark 

Cheviot forwards attacked the 

lineand Andrew Zuppicich 

scored. 

The try was converted, and 

Hurunui’swinning chances 

became slim. 

Withmore confidence and the 

seemingly inevitability of the 

final result, the local teams 

confidencegrew and at the mid 

way point of the half asustained 

blind side attackresulted in 

Hamish Gibb —playing his 50th 

senior match—scoring. 

The fifthand final try came 

onlyfive minutes later when 

propHaydenO’Donnellwas 

usheredover the line in awall of 

verymuddy jerseys. 

With10minutes of play 

remaining both captains agreed 

to call it fulltime. 

While the GlenmarkCheviot 

packcontrolled much of the play, 

MikeKeane played an 

instrumental partindictating 

playwhenever the backs had the 

luxury of any ballretention. Noone 

triedharder in the Hurunui 

packthan hooker Cale Dobby. 

GlenmarkCheviot 33 (Andrew 

Hull, Tom Blyth, Andrew 

Zuppicich, Hamish Gibb and 

Hayden O’Donnell tries. Cogs 

Harnett2and SeijunYamasawa 

2conversions)beat Hurunui0. 

Kaiapoi vAshley 

As Kaiapoi and Ashley ran out on 

to ableak and rainsodden 

Kaiapoi Oval,both teams were 

probably buoyedbythe news 

their Division 2teams had both 

beaten higherranked opponents, 

Ohoka and Kaikoura 

respectively, to qualifyfor the 

Division 2final nextSaturday. 

AshleykeptKaiapoi pinned on 

its own linefor many minutes 

early in the match, and showed 

their positive intent by spurning 

apenalty goalopportunity. 

Dogged Kaiapoi defencekept 

Ashleyatbay until eventually an 

ambitiouspass in treacherous 

conditions allowedKaiapoi’s 

ZachMcKay to intercept. 

When he was hauledin, he 

found Mat Joyita in support, and 

in the one movement it was now 

Kaiapoi’sturn to spendtime on 

Duty calls ... GlenmarkCheviot’s Hamish Gibb who was playing his 

50th senior match. 

PHOTO:KATE JENSEN 

attack. 

Withpoints always likely to be 

hardtocome by in the 

treacherous conditions, 

Kaiapoi’stactics differedfrom 

Ashley’s,and whenalongrange 

penalty opportunity presented 

itself, theytook the shot and 

Taine JacobsLawsonobliged 

withanexcellent kick. 

Kaiapoi looked to be gaininga 

bit of ascendancy, especially at 

set scrum time and at the 25 

minute mark it was rewarded 

withthe firsttry of the match, 

fittingly scored by one of 

Kaiapoi’shardestworkers,Ryan 

Clark. 

But Ashley was far from aspent 

force and by halftime theyhad 

scored twice. 

Firstly,Ashley’s Playerofthe 

Day,Luke Gold,scoredwide out, 

and thencaptain,Louis James, 

playing his 50th Division 1match 

for Ashley, crashed overaftera 

concerted forward attack on the 

Kaiapoi line. Both were 

converted by Nathan Emeryand 

a10point deficit had been turned 

into afour pointlead with Ashley 

to playwith the bitter southerly 

at their backs in thesecondhalf. 

This challengeseemed to 

stiffen Kaiapoi’s resolve. Its 

forwards in particular, with 

ConnorSmithoutstanding,led 

the way andput Ashley under 

extreme pressure when it did get 

the ball. 

Ten minutesinto the second 

half, the hardworking Kaiapoi 

lock, Bailey Counihan, scored a 

try to put Kaiapoi back in front. 

Both packs threw everything 

into it, and atitanicbattle ensued 

for the many supporters who 

bravedthe frigidconditions. 

Despite playing intothe wind, 

Kaiapoi won theterritorial battle 

in the second halfand when 

replacement flanker Jarred 

Gilmore crashed overaftera 

sustained period on attack, 

JacobsLawson’s conversionput 

the gameout of reach. The 

standard of forward play by both 

teams was exceptional. 

For the secondhalf Ashley was 

also inspired by having the 

services of veteranflanker, 

RichieHancox, who came offthe 

bench for his 250th Senior match 

in acareer thatbeganback in 

2004 –atruly outstanding 

contribution. 

Kaiapoi 22 (Ryan Clark,Bailey 

Counihan, JarredGilmore, tries. 

Taine JacobsLawson, 1penalty 2 

conversions) beat Ashley 14 

(Luke Gold, LouisJames tries. 

NathanEmery2conversions). 

Contributed by Mark Wedlake 

Saracens vOhoka 

Ohoka struckfirst withagreat try 

to Scott Allin and, as per usual 

under challenging conditions, 

Allin converted his try. 

Just three minuteslater Ohoka 

struckagain, putting the winger 

GeorgeSmith in for atry through 

some slickpassing out the back 

line despite the conditions. 

It was converted by Allin. 

In the 24th min Ohoka scored a 

third try for the first half through 

some strong running from Ben 

Gold. The first halflooked like 

one way traffic withOhoka 

successfully using the wind to 

gain field position. 

Not wanting to finish the first 

half withnopoints Saracens 

scoredanintercept try converted 

by Marty Lockyer, then another 

nice try at the 37thmin also 

converted, to go intothe halfwith 

Ohokaleading 2114. 

The second half was awell 

fought battlebetween the sides 

with Saracens scoring first at the 

62nd min.The try was 

unconverted, and this was to be 

the lastpoints Saracens scored in 

the game. Ohoka was 

determined, and showed no 

defensive weaknesses in the last 

20 minutes running in two more 

tries —one more through Ben 

Gold who had agreatgame,and 

then agame killer by half back 

Tom Wedlake, which was to be 

the final pointsscored in the 

game. Thisfinal try was 

converted to finishthe game 

3319 in favour of Ohoka. 

Some great rugby was played 

despite the conditions,and a 

massive effort from the Ohoka 

side to beat Saracens at home for 

the secondtime in successive 

weekends, to take the plate final. 

Continued Page 29 

PROUDLYSUPPORTING LOCALSPORT 

RANGIORA

ICE wins national titles 

ICE Gymsports from Rangiora 

returned fromthe Gymnastics 

New Zealand National 

TrampolineChampionships, 

withahost of nationaltitles and 

top honoursinhand. 

Competing in Tauranga,ICE 

teammembers earned nine 

national titles including the two 

top honours—the Men’sand 

Women’s overallTrophies. 

ICE’s youngest competitor, 

Sienna Wicksteed, aged 9, won 

the 910 years girlsSynchronised 

title with her partner Kiera 

Milnthorpe fromCanterbury. 

She followed up with abronze 

in the Double Mini Trampoline 

(DMT) Event. 

Hannah Van Schalkwyn, aged 

12, won goldinher Synchronised 

Trampolineevent followed by 

two silvers in her individual 

events,the FIG 1112 division. 

Nicola Cox, aged 18 and Lucy 

Lucas, aged 17, alsowon gold in 

their Synchronised Trampoline 

event withNicola following up 

with asilver in DMT in the FIG 

1721 division. 

The senior Men’s and Women’s 

events were dominated by 

Lachie Kirk and Bronwyn Dibb. 

Bronwyn,the current World 

Champion, posted alarge score 

in her DMT event, followed by a 

second in Individual 

Trampolinetodominatethe 

overall award. 

Lachie had an outstanding 

competition taking the Men’s 

Tumbling and DMT titles, 

backed by silver in Synchronised 

Trampolineand Individual 

Trampoline. 

The finaletothe competition 

was the Trans TasmanTrophies, 

with aNew Zealand team 

competing against atouring 

Australian Team. ICE members 

CampbellRobertson, Bronwyn, 

Lachie and Nicola were selected 

for New Zealand. 

New Zealand took out boththe 

Trampoline and DMT Trophies 

NC SPORTS RESULTS 

Rangiora Bridge Club 

Oxford Pairs: North/South: 

Denise Lang/Judith Calder1,Sue 

McIlroy/Junette McIntyre 2, Tom 

Rose/Rona Maslowski3.East 

West: Gaynor Hurford/Barry 

Smart 1, Lorraine Tullett/Janelle 

Crawley 2. Norm Shipley/Lesley 

Shipley 3. 

Winter Pairs: N/S: Judith Calder/ 

LynneStephenson1,Helen 

Phillips/Irene Carson 2, Heather 

Waldron/ShirleySymns3.E/W: 

Adrienne Lamb/Anne Anderson 

1, Geoff Swailes/Carol Swailes 2, 

Ross Marks/AdriennePaine 3. 

Oxford secures win in NC rugby 

From Page 30 

Contributed by Andrew 

Spencer 

Oxford vWoodend 

Ahat trick of triestoopenside 

flankerGeorgePrainhelped, 

home side,Oxford, secure a 

4112 winoverahard working 

Woodend. 

Oxford keptworking the 

blindside on both sides of the 

park rather than putting it 

throughits backs throughout 

both the firstand second 

halves. 

Bouncing to success ... The members of the victorious ICE Gymsports 

team from Rangiora. 

PHOTO: SUPPLIED 

in avery close result. 

ICE also won the National 

DMT Team event —The Aaron 

Howden Memorial Shield— 

returning the shield back to 

Rangiora after losing it to North 

Harbour last year. 

Nextonthis year’s calendar 

for membersofthe club is 

Campbelland Bronwyn 

Junior Evening: Annette 

Caldwell/Gail Dunlop 1, Marilyn 

Eliet/Alison Howie 2, Helen 

Russ/Lynette Tillman 3. 

Winter Pairs: Sarah Waldron/ 

Janet Apperley 1, Penny Fisher/ 

Lynda Grierson 2,Jenny Hassall/ 

Gaynor Hurford 3. 

Amberley Bridge Club 

Monday evening: The team of 

Nell McKellow,Caryl Brown, 

Jannene Cumming andIrene 

Carson were placed first. 

Thursday afternoon: North/ 

South: Nancy Hassall &Jan 

Roose 1, Faye Priest&Diane 

Thisresulted in getting over 

thegain lineregularly so that 

momentumwas created and 

tries with it. TheOxford pack 

scored acoupleofpushover 

tries as well as tries out wide 

to Jesse Anderson, Jack Muir 

andJack Classen from broken 

play. 

Woodend played hard and 

didnot give up for the full 80 

minutes. 

It scored tries in the 46th 

and78th minutes, converting 

its second try. 

attending World Cup events in 

the United States and Bulgaria. 

Sienna, Hannah,Nicola, Lucy, 

Alexandra, Campbell and 

Braida are attending the 

Australian Club Championships 

on the Gold Coastwhile 

Bronwyn, Campbell and Lachie 

attend the World 

Championships in Great Britain. 

Watson2,Irene Carson&Diana 

Faulkner3,DiBethel & Nell 

McKellow4,Kaye Lainchbury & 

Helen Thornburgh 5. East/West: 

Mary Warren & Lerey Atkinson 1, 

Carole Smith &Adrienne Paine 

2, Hugh Bradbury &Nola 

McKissock 3, Mary Bain &Helen 

Phillips 4, Erin Rapson & Sandra 

Forbes 5. 

Amberley Smallbore Rifle Club 

OMitchell 97.3, KBrown 96.2,W 

Parker95.3, IFrazer 93.3, R 

Harper 93.3,MParker 92.2, O 

Bourne 85.0, EPatchett 79.2, M 

Bourne 73.0, HMurray 56.0. 

The strong southerly wind 

affected the accuracy of some 

of the kickinginthe second 

half, which suited Oxford’s 

game plan of keeping the ball 

in hand, and Woodendshowed 

some spirited attack in the 

last quarter whichrequired 

Oxford to defend its line hard. 

Considering the recent 

weather, the condition of the 

number 2 field allowed for 

open rugby when holes were 

breached, and it was agood 

final game forthe season. 

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GlenmarkCheviot. The game was called off 10 minutes from time due to the poor 

conditions overhead and under foot. 

PHOTO: KATE JENSEN 

Wet under foot ... GlenmarkCheviot’s right winger, Seijun Kawasaki, takes awide berth 

around two Hurunui defenders. 

PHOTO: KATE JENSEN 

Boating hazard ... Flooding debris provides an obstacle in the Kaiapoi River on Monday 

morning. 

PHOTO: SHELLEYTOPP 

Taking shelter ... Aplayhouse at the Omihi Domain, provides some respite from the 

pouring rain for spectators at the GlenmarkCheviot vHurunui rugby match. PHOTO:KATE JENSEN. 

Right at home ... Pukekos wading through floodwater on land neighbouring the 

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PHOTO: SHELLEY TOPP 

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Wet Weather Response 

Once again July has proven tobeawet and wild 

month in the Waimakariri. 

More than 150mm of rain fell in some areas between 

Saturday night and Monday morning. 

Council staff and Civil Defence set up an Emergency 

Operations Centre (EOC) on Saturday to deal with the 

level of service requests and tomonitor roads and 

river levels. 

MayorDan Gordon says he would like to thank to staff, 

contractors andemergencyservices personnel who 

workedtirelesslyassisting residents with flooding and 

drainage issues during thechanging situation. 

“Thank you also to theresidents ofTuahiwi who selfevacuated 

at the request of Civil Defence when there 

were concerns the Cam River may breach its banks 

on Sunday night. Aspecial mention also to the Civil 

Defence Volunteers teams who supportedthe welfare 

centre at Riverside Church inKaiapoi overnight on 

Sunday,” Mayor Gordon says. 

Now that the weather warning has been lied 

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The Waikuku Fire Brigade has occupied an area 

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In 2017 responsibility for Fire Brigades transferred to 

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to Fire and Emergency. Since then, FENZ have 

developed aplan for all their properties, including 

those leased from councils. 

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to have a‘shower within the hour’ of an incident so 

they can decontaminate and not take contaminants 

or carcinogens with them into their vehicles, homes 

or workplaces. 

To meet these requirements, the Waikuku Fire Station 

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It’sproposed to installanew block to housetwo toilets, 

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FENZ haverequested asmall addition to theexisting 

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The land to be leased from Council is Recreation Reserve, 

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SCHOOLS, SPORTS CLUBS, CULTURAL EVENTS 

OUTSTANDING 

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tournaments or events, expenses are often large and 

at times problematic... 

The North Canterbury News is pleased to be able to 

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work being done in our community. 

For full information on how your school, club or 

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please email info@ncnews.co.nz. .nz. 

Indy Stringer Lucy Asher Becky Blay Lucy Paterson 

Jade Lamont Mia Montgomery Dylan Fern 

Jacob Adcock James Ha rison Arthur Haldane 

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Heather Andersen 

St Patrick’s Kaiapoi Rarotonga Cultural T 

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 resourcesfor 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 

acific communities as we l as our Rakahanga hostel, which is named after 

one of the islands, and is like a marae, 

wi l be joined on the trip by parent 

15 tropical islands tot 

Board of Trustees member Angela very basic, but community focused His classmate Caleb Spence says he kilometres and has a 

ont. 

d everybody pitches in with cooking has been to Rarotonga before and is 

ough the Cook Islands is o ficia ly 

looking forward to returning. 

Far more Cook Islan 

t of New Zealand and uses New 

ey are wonderful hosts and are quite “I’m exciting to see the beach. It’s pre ty in New Zealand, with 

nd do lars, life is very di ferent on d of their country and are rea ly hot at 30 degreesmostof the time and it identifying more than 

ands and local schools do not h py, humble people.” 

resident in this coun 

he same resources. 

e pupils said they were looking Their classmates are looking forward to population as the W 

e l as fundraising for the trip, Pax ward to visiting Rarotonga and learning about Cook Islands culture and The culture and la 

he school has been fundraising to eting their new penpals at Nukutere meeting their penpals. 

to Maori and the ind 

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

They have been busy fundraising and known as Cook Isla 

in Rarotonga, which St Patrick’s responding with in the lead up to the co lecting stationery supplies and books Nukutere is also b 

ilt a relationship with. 

to take to Nukutere Co lege and packing name of one of the 

irs trip last year was an 

upil Mason Robson says his penpal 

tipuna (ancestors) 

unity to see the lay of the land. We kes taro’, a popular vegetablein the The Cook Islands is a co lection of 

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An insight into volunteering 

Asimulatedemergencyresponse 

saw multiple victims being rescued 

fromHanmerSprings Forest, with 

first respondersfrom arange of 

agencies attending to the 

‘‘injured’’. 

On handwere 16 young people 

from the HurunuiDistrict, who 

weregettinganinsight intobeing a 

volunteer with an emergency 

service. 

Theywere attending theYouth 

in EmergencyServices(YES) 

Camp, held over the secondweek 

of the Julyholidays. 

Hurunui District Council Youth 

DevelopmentOfficer,Jo 

Sherwood, says over the five days, 

attendees were exposed to arange 

of emergency scenarios involving 

Police, St John, Red Cross, 

LandSAR,Fire and Emergency NZ 

(FENZ) and Civil Defence. 

‘‘Atthe end of the week, all the 

agencies came togethertodeliver 

an exercise thatput everything our 

young peoplehad learnt during the 

weektothe test,’’ Ms Sherwood 

says. 

Participantsended the week’s 

training by choosing an emergency 

servicetovolunteer with for three 

months. 

IzzyBaille of Home Schools 

Hanmer says she chose to 

volunteer with FENZ, witha 

particular interestinfire safety in 

the built environment. 

‘‘I found the week super 

interesting and really enjoyed 

being apart of it. It was really all 

good. The blindfolded playground 

obstaclecourse really showed how 

easyitwas to get disoriented,’’ Izzy 

said. 

Grace Leen of RangioraHigh 

School agreed she would 

“definitely” do it again. 

‘‘Overall, Ilearnt more about 

teamwork andthe different roles 

needed withinemergency services 

and how to get abig task done as 

quickly as possible to savelives.’’ 

Grace says she had chosen to 

volunteer withthe Amberley 

Volunteer Fire Brigade. 

FENZgroupmanager for 

Hurunui and KaikouraColin 

Russell says it was heart warming 

to see thenext generation of 

volunteers coming through. 

‘‘Wedepend on our volunteers to 

support our local communities, so 

Water borne ... YES Camp 2023 participants learn how to create awater 

reservoir for helicopters as FENZ lead aresponse to asimulated rural fire 

event in their camp in Hanmer. 

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Leading the way ... YES camp participants learn how acontrol room 

works as part of Civil Defence Emergency Management training designed 

to prepare them ahead of asimulated Civil Defence Rescue. 

we’revery supportive of 

programmes that encourage 

volunteers, now and in future–it’s 

abit of future proofing for 

volunteers. The young adults 

involved this week showed agreat 

deal of enthusiasm,commitment, 

and keenness to support their 

communities.They gaveupaweek 

of their holidays to experience all 

sectorsofvolunteering.’’ Hurunui 

District Council Emergency 

Management Officer, AllanGrigg, 

says it was a‘‘fantastic’’ week, with 

Amuri Area School 

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JazminCuff sponsoredby Artisan Spa, Hanmer Springs. 

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GraceMoriarty sponsored by Delivery of Davis Learning Programs. 

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Samantha Moriarty sponsored by Moriarty Shearing Ltd. 

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impressive leadership displayed 

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‘‘It was rewarding to see sucha 

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Youngstersresponded to a 

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PUBLIC NOTICE OF 

APPLICATION FOR 

ON-LICENCE 

SECTION 101, SALE AND 

SUPPLY OFALCOHOL 

ACT 2012 

Ramsay Oxford Limited 

Trading as The West Oxford 

Hotel, 159 Main Street, Oxford 

7430, North Canterbury New 

Zealand has made application 

to the District Licensing 

Committee at Rangiora for 

the renewal of aOn-Licence 

in respect of the premises 

situated at 159 Main 

Street, Oxford 7430, North 

Canterbury New Zealand 

known as The West Oxford 

Hotel. 

The general nature of the 

business conducted (or to be 

conducted) under the licence 

is Hotel. 

The days on which and the 

hours during which alcohol 

is (or is intended to be) sold 

under the licence are Monday 

to Sunday 7.00am -1.00am 

(the following day) -toallow 

for events outside normal 

opening hours. 

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 anotice in writing 

of the objection with the 

Secretary ofthe Waimakariri 

District Licensing Committee 

at Private Bag 1005, Rangiora 

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. 

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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 a 

On-Licence in respect of the 

premises situated at 4Clayton 

Place, Woodend 7691 known 

as Joe’s Garage 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 anotice in 

writing of the objection with the 

Secretary of the Waimakariri 

District Licensing Committee 

at Private Bag 1005, Rangiora 

or email to records@wmk.govt. 

nz. 

No objection to the issue of 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 20 th July 2023. 

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• ACC provider 

• War Veteran provider 

• No medical referral 

required 

Clinics in Rangiora, Amberley and Kaiapoi 

Rest homes/retirement villages, booking by prior arrangement. 

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

Email alison@earcare.nz | Ear Care Canterbury 

2324849 

Engineering 

For your Engineering needs 

187d Ohoka Road, Kaiapoi 

Phone 03 327 5246 |027 495 2821 

toppeng@xtra.co.nz 

2269236 

Plasterer 

Interior 

Renovations 

Ltd 

Plasterboard, 

fixing &stopping 

Cornice 

Cove and 

stippled ceilings 

Registered 

Tradesman 

Call Mark 


Plumbing 

For all 

general 

aspects of 

plumbing 

Discounts for over 

65 years old 

Fast friendly service 

All work guaranteed 

Aaron McCartney 

Certifying Plumber 

Cell 027 366 9091 

A/H 03 310 2137 

Free Call: 

0508 44EVER 

EMAIL: 

plumber_27@yahoo.com 

2172994 

Quarry Supplies 

QUARRY SUPPLIES 

2557745 

● CAP 65 ● CAP 40 

● CAP 20 ● Pit Run 

● Large Soakpit Boulders 

● Crusher Dust 

● Arena and Fill Sand 

● M4-40 

● Screened Soil 

Dean Hurley 027 333 7140 

dean@hagg.co.nz 

Scaffolding 

For All Your Scaffolding 

Requirements 

Waimakariri to Kaikoura 

Email jimmy@insituscaffolding.co.nz 

Phone 027 288 3058 

2594990 

2599650 

Signs &Design 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seamless Spouting 

Seamless Spouting 

Supply and Install 

of Seamless Gutters 

10 year no leaks 

guarantee 

• Continuous spouting made on site, 

large colour range available 

• High grade and thicker material used 

• Repair or replace any type of gutter 

• Undertake all insurance work 

• Independently owned and operated 

• Competitive pricing 

Servicing North CanterburyDistricts 

Call Marvin 027 371 4179 

spouting2u@gmail.com 

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Tile/Grout Cleaning 

Dirty Tiles &Grout? 

Tile & Grout Cleaning 

Mouldy Silicone Replacement 

Tiled Shower Makeovers 

Old Grout Re-Colouring 

For ALL your Tile &Grout issues 

call 0800 882 772 for a FREE quote. 

www.theprogroup.co.nz/dpc9385. 

2596721 

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 

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

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North Canterbury News: July 27, 2023

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