North Canterbury News: August 03, 2023
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NEWS<br />
22 The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>August</strong> 3, <strong>2023</strong><br />
Vote in the<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />
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Looking for Alaska<br />
Folkpop duo from Hamilton, Looking for Alaska, will play at the Balcairn Hall on<br />
Sunday,<strong>August</strong> 13 at 7.30pm.Aaron Gott and Amy Maynard perform hard hitting original<br />
music, their songsinspiredbytheir life and travels. Tickets Adults $30 from Sally Mac's,<br />
Amberley;Sefton Garage; Stan's 7Day Pharmacy, Rangiora; balcairnhall.com.<br />
RangioraMuseum<br />
BruceMcLaren will outline‘‘The Life and TimesofaRangioraKid’s Kid’’, at the<br />
Rangiora Museum, on Thursday,<strong>August</strong> 24, at 7.30pm. Bruce is the second son of Norma<br />
and Tom McLaren and was there formany of the adventures detailed in their books<br />
aboutgrowing up in Rangiora. But whathappened next?What impactdid that have on<br />
the sonofaRangiorakid? All welcome to 29 Good Street. Donations appreciated from<br />
nonmembers. Supper will be served.<br />
Duathalonseries starts<br />
The first of three races in the <strong>2023</strong>Tuffnell Drainage JD Duathlonseries starts at<br />
Mandeville on Sunday, <strong>August</strong>6,from 9.15am. The MandevilleSportsClub is the race<br />
venueat431 MandevilleRoad, Mandeville.Categoriesavailable —kids 59 years, youth<br />
(1012 years), novice /junior (1318), open and teams. Moreinfo and entries at jdevents.<br />
co.nz/mandeville.<br />
<strong>North</strong><strong>Canterbury</strong>Holistic Fair<br />
The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>Holistic Fair runs fourtimes ayear with avariety of holistic<br />
services and products to show at the Ashgrove School, 48 Seddon Street,Rangiora on<br />
Sunday,<strong>August</strong> 6, 10amto3pm. Bring cashasthere is limited eftpos.Door sales only, $2<br />
entry, childrenfree.<br />
Entries nowopen forwearable arts.<br />
The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>Wearable Arts competition arecalling for entries in this years<br />
contest.<br />
The finalswill be held on Saturday, September 9, at 7pm in the RangioraBaptist Church<br />
Auditorium, 111 East Belt, Rangiora. Categories are :Years 16–Aotearoa –Floraand<br />
Fauna, Years 79 –Open or Kiwi Iconic Places or Objects, Years 1013 –Open or NZ<br />
Innovators and Innovation, Adults –Open or Kiwiana –what it meanstobeKiwi. Prizes<br />
for all categories.For more info and to entergoto: northcanterburywearablearts@gmail.<br />
com.<br />
GreatOxfordGarageSale<br />
An extravaganza of new,recycled,secondhand, vintage, treasures andbits and bobswill<br />
be on sale in the Great Oxford Garage Sale thisweekend.The Oxford PromotionsAction<br />
Committeeeventwill run from 9amto2pm on Sunday, <strong>August</strong> 6.<br />
Venuemaps are available on the day from9am to 11am at Pearson Park Oval, off<br />
Dohrmans Road, off Bay Road, or under the pine tree on Main Street, after 11am.<br />
Submit your vote online at<br />
ncbusinessawards.co.nz<br />
Feelingbloated<br />
or have asorestomach?<br />
TheSootheStudy is recruiting now.<br />
We arelooking for people with functional dyspepsia (indigestion) to<br />
participate in aresearch studyinvestigating thedigestive health effects<br />
of consuming mānuka honey.<br />
Symptomsoffunctionaldyspepsia include:<br />
• pain or burning in thestomach,bloating,excessive belching (burping)<br />
or nauseaafter meals<br />
• anearly feeling of fullnesswheneating<br />
• pain in thestomach that may sometimesoccur unrelated to meals or<br />
may be relieved by eating.<br />
Afteratwo-weeklead-in period, we will provide you with mānuka honey<br />
or ahoney-likeproduct to eatbefore breakfast anddinner everyday for<br />
six-weeks. Twoweeks laterwewill againask you aboutyourfunctional<br />
dyspepsia symptoms.<br />
Thetimecommitment for this study will be about10hours and you will<br />
attend sixclinic visits in total. Youwill receive up to $220 in supermarket<br />
vouchers in recognition of the actual or reasonable costsassociatedwith<br />
participating in this study(e.g.,parking and/ortravel costs).<br />
If you experiencesymptomsoffunctional dyspepsia,and areaged<br />
18 to 70 yearswewould love to hear from you.<br />
Department of Human Nutrition<br />
Laura Ombasa |PhD student<br />
soothestudy@otago.ac.nz |Tel 021279 0140<br />
Hotel 21, by Senta Rich<br />
Asharp, funny, poignant and completely heartwarming<br />
story about female friendship and kickass<br />
women.<br />
Kāwai: For Such aTime as This, by Monty Souter<br />
This epic historical adventure tells the story of precolonial,<br />
Aotearoa<br />
New Zealand, like<br />
it's never been told<br />
before<br />
What is Left Over<br />
After, by Natasha<br />
Lester<br />
Apowerful story of<br />
motherhood and<br />
loss, this novel<br />
explores the<br />
complexities of<br />
grief and<br />
disconnection —<br />
and what it takes to<br />
become connected<br />
again.<br />
These titles are available in both Waimakariri<br />
and Hurunui libraries.<br />
Find out more about recent additions to the library<br />
collection by going to the library catalogue at<br />
waimakariri.kotui.org.nz or hurunui.kotui.org.nz or<br />
contact your local library.<br />
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