North Canterbury News: September 07, 2023

Thursday,September 7, 2023 | Issue1062 | www.starnews.co.nz 

Fish die following industrial spill at Sefton 

By ROBYN BRISTOW 

Fish have died in Saltwater Creek as 

Environment Canterbury (ECan) 

continues investigations in to an 

industrial spill into the North 

Canterbury waterway. 

The fish,which includes bullies, and 

tuna/eels, were found following the spill 

of wastewater and effluent from Daiken 

New Zealand’s medium density 

fibreboard (MDF) production property 

at Sefton, North Canterbury. 

The spill happened just as the 

whitebait season opened and ECan is 

urging fishers, and recreationalists to 

stay away from the wider Saltwater 

Creek and Ashley/Rakahuri estuary , 

and keep animals out of the water until 

the all clear is given. 

It urges people to pay attention to 

signs warning of the danger posed along 

the waterway which runs for several 

kilometres east of the factory, and 

crosses State Highway One. 

‘‘It’s important that people do not fish, 

whitebait or harvest mahinga kai in the 

area,’’ ECan says. 

Teams were taking water samples and 

making assessments about wildlife 

recovery on Monday, and planning a 

cleanup operation. 

‘‘We are working on getting afull 

picture of the nature and type of 

discharge, but we are not expecting to 

have this from our water testing and 

investigation until the end of the week,’’ 

an ECan spokesperson says. 

‘‘Any decision around enforcement 

action won’t be taken until we've 

gathered the necessary information,’’ 

ECan says. 

Grant Davey, operations manager of 

the AshleyRakahuri Rivercare Group 

says Saltwater Creek runs into the 

northern part of the estuary, so it will 

not impact on the Ashley River —‘‘at 

least not on the nontidal part of it’’. 

‘‘The magnitude of the spill, and the 

toxicity of it isn't clear, but along with all 

the other threats to the birds, and 

everything else in the estuary, this is 

just another blow —one that should be 

completely avoidable.’’ 

Meanwhile in astatement Daiken 

New Zealand says it shares community 

Grim find ... Environment Canterbury ecologist Jarred Arthur retrieving dead fish from Saltwater Creek near the bridge on the corner 

of Factory Road and Amesbury Road, in Sefton, on Monday, after an industrial spill in the creek last Friday. 

PHOTO: SHELLEY TOPP 

concerns about the ‘‘accidental 

discharge’’ into Saltwater Creek from its 

premises in North Canterbury. 

Operations director Duncan Ward 

says the discharge was stopped as soon 

as it was discovered early last Friday 

morning, and Daiken reported it to 

Environment Canterbury (ECan) soon 

after. 

‘‘The company is working with ECan 

to help mitigate any environmental 

damage and is fully cooperating with the 

regional council’s investigations. 

‘‘Daiken has also commenced its own 

internal investigation.’’ 

He assured the public Daiken NZ is 

not atimber treatment plant, as had 

initially been reported, and therefore 

there were none of the heavy metals or 

other highly toxic substances usually 

related with timber treatment, in the 

discharge. 

‘‘We compliment and thank ECan for 

its speedy work to notify whitebaiters 

and other water users not to harvest and 

consume whitebait, shellfish and eels 

(etc) in the meantime. 

‘‘We also promptly notified the water 

and environmental groups we are 

partnered with to look after Saltwater 

Creek.’’ 

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The cars kept rolling into the Amberley 

Domain lastSunday as vehicles of all 

shapesand sizes attendedthe 13th 

Rock’N’Wheelsmeet. 

OrganiserKatrinaPlattsays shewas 

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Father’s Day turnoutwhich she 

believes numbered more than 760 

vintageand veteran cars, trucks, 

motorcycles, micro cars, jeeps, 

homebuilt hotrods,custom and classic 

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Carssmall and large,camefrom all 

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Loburn, at the 13th Rock‘N’Wheels car meet held at the Amberley Domain on Sunday, 

Father's Day. 

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Loburnisachippie by trade, but says 

he enjoyed takingonthe challenge of 

rebuildinga1936Ford Cabrioletintoa 

streetrod. 

‘‘Ittook me eight and half years, it 

required ahugeamount of workbut I 

had alot of supportwhenIneeded it 

and it’s all steel, witha572 BigBlock 

Chevinit. 

Mrs Plattsays she couldn’t have 

staged theannual event without the 

kind support of personnelfromthe 

Leithfield BoxingClub, Amberley 

Squash Club, Broomfield and 

Amberley Schools,the Amberley 

Volunteer Fire Brigade, herfamily and 

students fromKaiapoi HighSchool. 

‘‘Thanks to everyone whocameand 

thankyou foryoursupport.’’ 

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Take note ... AEnvironment Canterbury sign placed near the Saltwater Creek bridge 

on the corner of Factory Road and Amesbury Road, in Sefton. 


From Page 1 

Mr Ward saysDaiken’s primary 

focusnow is to thoroughly 

investigate the root causesofthe 

incident. 

‘‘Daiken New Zealand is very 

proudofits commitment to the 

environmental health of Saltwater 

Creek,’’MrWard says. 

Therefore the company sharedthe 

community’s ‘‘sadness and 

concerns’’ thatspillinto Saltwater 

Creekhad happened. 

He says anyone worried about the 

impact of the discharge on food or 

watersources should refertoadvice 

beingcirculated by ECan. 

Anyoneseeing affected wildlife, 

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Vaping epidemic prompts action 

By DAVID HILL, 

Local Democracy Reporter 

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Cameras andsensorsare being 

installed in toilet corridors at 

Rangiora HighSchoolinabid to crack 

downonvaping. 

The growingvaping epidemic has left 

North Canterbury schoolsgrappling 

withwaystomanage it. 

Rangiora HighSchoolprincipal 

Bruce Kearney says vapinghad led to 

antisocial gatherings around 

bathroomsand the schoolwas 

determined to stamp it out. 

‘‘Students often vapeinour toilets in 

large groups and it can be intimidating 

for our students to actually use the 

toilets fortheirintended purpose.’’ 

Cameras have beeninstalled in the 

mainRakahuri building in bathroom 

corridors,and more camerasand 

sensors will be gradually installed 

acrossthe school. 

He saysthe camerasand sensors 

wereexpensiveand took money away 

fromeducation,but vapinghad got out 

of handand schoolswereleft to 

manageitasbest they could. 

Signs are being installed to indicate 

to students wherethere are cameras 

and vapingsensors. 

‘‘Weshouldneverhavegot intoa 

situationwhere youngpeople are 

addicted to aproductwhich is 

supposed to help people stop 

smoking.’’ 

The school’sboardoftrustees 

chairperson,Simon Green, says he has 

receivedpositive comments from 

students sincethe announcement. 

‘‘We’ve hadnoconcerns raised 

aroundprivacy so far,and they are only 

being placed in thecorridor andnot in 

the cubicles themselves, so there is no 

privacyissue. 

‘‘The sensors are pretty good at 

pickingupwhenpeople are usingthe 

toiletfor apurpose otherthan what is 

intended.’’ 

Mr Kearney says theschool is 

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He is alsocalling on parents to get in 

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seized. 

Kaiapoi High School principal Jason 

Reid says his schoolhas investigated 

cameras andsensors,but found them 

‘‘toocostly’’. 

‘‘We have enough ways of monitoring 

when vaping is likely to happen,and 

we can havethosediscussions.’’ 

Buthesays vapingisagrowing 

problem in schools andhehas real 

concernsaboutthe ongoing health 

risks. 

Whilevaping, likesmoking, is 

banned in schools, it is proving to be 

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addictive,which ledtoanxiety, 

increasedimpulses and irritation as 

students cravedtheirnext hit, he says. 

‘‘Wedon’t knowenough aboutthe 

longtermeffects of thechemicals, but 

we do knowthat it is ahighlyaddictive 

substance. 

‘‘Wenow havestudents who are 

looking for support to give it up. 

‘‘Theyare identifyingthat it is 

controlling their lives,and it impacts 

on howtheyfunction in the 

classroom.’’ 

Mr Reid sayshewouldlike to see 

vapingbecome aprescription only 

medicinefor givingupsmoking. 

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Waimakaririenvironmental awards are 

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The WaimakaririZone Committee’s 

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presented alongside the Waimakariri 

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awardsinOctober. 

Zone committee chairpersonCarolyne 

Lathamsays the awards wereopen to 

anyonewho was working towards 

enhancing the local,Waimakariri 

environment. 

‘‘We wanttoacknowledge the groups 

and individualsthat are goingthe extra 

mile to protect and enhance our local 

environment. 

‘‘We're on the lookout for individuals 

or groups who undertake, champion, or 

inspire environmental protection, 

conservation,orrestoration, within the 

zone.’’ 

The awards havebeen fundedbya 

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Nominations for the inaugural 

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September18. 

Awardswill be presented across three 

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Waimakariri economy holding 


The WaimakaririDistrict’seconomy is 

holding strong despite theeconomic 

climate, accordingtothe latestreport 

fromInfometrics. 

The WaimakaririDistrict Quarterly 

Economic Monitor to June2023, 

commissionedbythe Waimakariri 

District Council, was released lastweek. 

The reportshows Waimakariri's GDP 

up 4.3 percent on last year, compared to 

3.1%for NewZealandasawhole. 

Enterprise NorthCanterbury 

Business SupportManager MilesDalton 

says, overall, Waimakariricontinues to 

punchabove its weight,relative to the 

rest of NewZealand. 

‘‘Even the areas that lookweakonthe 

surface —such as carregistrations(own 

7.1%)and residentialbuilding consents 

(down16.5%)—are nottoo bad. They 

arejust downonthe very strongposition 

they wereinayear ago,’’hesays. 

In additiontoanincreasedGDP the 

latest statistics show consumer 

spending, tourismexpenditure, guest 

nightsand employmentare allup, with 

nonresidentialbuilding consents 

toppingthe listata90.2%increase on 

last year. 

‘‘Thereisalot of largescale business 

developmentgoingoninthe district, 

which is reallyexciting,hence thehuge 

increase in nonresidential building 

consents,’’MrDaltonsays. Conversely, 

house sales,house valuesand 

commercial vehicle registrations are all 

downonlast year, in linewiththe rest of 

New Zealand. 

One item of noteisthe projected dairy 

payoutof$7next year, he says. 

‘‘Thatisseriously painful foralot of 

ourfarmers, so we will waittosee how 

thisimpactsthe wider economy.’’ 

Readthe fullInfometrics 

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In pursuit of the best Xmas cake 


The secret of awinning Christmas cake is 

passionand learningfrom mistakes. 

After 50 years of baking Christmas cakes 

for A&P Association competitionsinthe 

North Canterburyregion, Christine 

Beaton,ofLeithfield, says the best cakes 

are those made with loveand aclose eye 

on the regulations. 

‘‘The golden rule is readingthe 

instructions. 

‘‘If it says eight inchessquare (20.32cm2) 

then it better be, right down to the last 

millimetre.’’ 

Mrs Beatonsays she has seensomany 

cakes disqualified simply because the 

creatordidn’t readthe fineprint on the 

judgingsheet. 

Eight inchessquare, an appearance 

with no bumps,hollowsorsunken centres, 

an attractivecolour that’s golden brown, 

texture that’s firm and fine,its flavour and 

aroma mustbedelicious,plus aperfect 

blend of fresheggs and dairy ingredients, 

quality sugar, flour and dried fruit, and 

absolutelynodecorations allowed. 

‘‘It’sall in the rules read them,’’ she 

says, as she prepares for aresurgence in 

home crafts which used to be astaple of 

country A&P shows 

Mrs Beatoniscoordinating theKiwi 

Christmas Cake competitionatthis year's 

New Zealand Agricultural Show in 

November. 

She says the home industry section of 

A&P associations has become the fastestgrowing 

sectionafteryearsinthe 

doldrums. 

She is encouragingbakersyoung and 

old, to have agoand enter thisyear's 

competition. 

‘‘You may win or you may haveadud, 

who knows,just as longasyou don’t drop 

it on the way to theshow like Ihave done 

several times,’’ she says. 

For Mrs Beaton, her passion for baking 

cakes started with her Nana on the family 

farm at Waipara. 

Yummy ... Christine Beaton, the coordinator of the year’s Kiwi Christmas Cake 

competition at the New Zealand Agricutlural Show, likes cakes moist, and with no alcohol 

in them. 


‘‘Mum was working hard to provide for 

us afterDad had sufferedastroke whenI 

was in primary school. Mum had to step 

up, so Ilearnt to cook to do my part. Nana 

showed me how to make cakes.’’ 

Mrs Beatonstartedentering A&P shows 

over50years ago, entering cakes,biscuits, 

jamsand relishes. 

‘‘I also enteredthe Country Girls Young 

Farmers competitionstoo. Theytaught me 

alot about bakingwinning cakes.’’ 

She saysbakerswill have lots of failures 

as they go, but theyare thebest way to 

learn, just don’t be afraid to ask for help. 

More information on the Christmas 

Cake competitionatthe NZ Agriculture 

show can be obtained from Mrs Beaton at 

amberfield.christine@gmail.com. 

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Double celebration for Lenix 

It was adouble celebration for Waikari’s 

Lenix Trembath this month when she 

took first place in the Amuri Community 

Arts Councils Adult Art competition, and 

enjoyed aHurunui Mayors Taskforce for 

Jobs (MTFJ) morning tea shout with her 

employer and work colleagues. 

Hurunui District Councils MTFJ coordinator 

Prudence Roberts says the 

morning tea shout was the first in aseries 

to acknowledge the support of local 

employers to the programme and 

Hurunui’s young people. 

The morning tea was held in the Amuri 

Community Arts Council Gallery in the 

Hurunui District Library in Hanmer 

Springs, where 19yearold Lenix’s 

awardwinning artwork Under the Water 

took pride of place. 

Hanmer Springs Painting and 

Decorating owner Tony Pearce said 

Lenix’s journey had started with working 

afew days aweek with the business and 

had grown to afull threeyear 

apprenticeship as apainting and 

decorating specialist. 

In tandem, he has watched Lenix 

pursue her passion for art. 

‘‘Today, one of your artworks is on a 

gallery wall. 

‘‘In five to 10 years, you will look back 

on this journey and see agreat change,’’ 

Mr Pearce predicted. 

Lenix says accepting the job placement 

in January through MTFJ, came after a 

New Year’s resolution to stick with a 

permanent workplace position for afull 

year. 

‘‘Ahead of starting this job, Ifelt 

nervous Ididn’t know what Iwanted to do 

with my life. 

‘‘I was hoping Iwouldn’t give up but 

would give it atry.’’ 

The camaraderie between the four 

members of her work crew had 

supported her throughout the year, 

Lenix says. 

‘‘I wouldn’t want to do my 

apprenticeship with anyone else. 

‘‘My plan is after the apprenticeship to 

stand back and look at where Iwant to go, 

perhaps combining my experience from 

this job with my love of art and going into 

interior decorating.’’ 

Lenix says she had never entered her 

artwork in acompetition previously. 

‘‘MTFJ has been really good; Ihave 

taken from it aconfidence in myself. It’s 

pushed me in the right direction, and I 

felt there was someone who believed in 

me as aperson.’’ 

Hurunui Mayor Marie Black says MTFJ 

has been one of the most influential 

programmes council has introduced to 

support young people and others in the 

district, and she acknowledged the 

contribution of Hurunui employers to 

Hurunui MTFJs success. 

‘‘The character of MTFJ does not exist 

without supportive employers to take 

graduates into arole in the community.’’ 

Challenge conquered 


North Canterbury’s Jack Norrishas been 

crowned topNew Zealand apprentice 

sparkydomesticand commercial — 

followingthe Master Electricians 

Apprentice Challenge.The 24yearold 

was oneoftwo to take out Apprentice of 

the Yearawards at aGalaAwards 

ceremony at Auckland’sGrandMillenium 

Hotel. 

Arecord 317apprentices tookpart in 

the final Challenge. Aucklander, Chris 

Read, took the industrial title. 

Jack, from Leithfield, and who is 

employedbyAotea ElectricCanterbury, is 

‘‘stoked’’ to have captured thetitle, 

achieving hisgoalofwinning at his 

secondattempt at the Challenge. 

‘‘I’m prettystoked.Itisareal 

achievement forme,”says Jackwho first 

startedatAoteaElectric as alabourer 

fresh out of high school. 

After 18 months,hetookatwoyear stint 

overseas to Canada. 

But Covid saw him come home, and he 

returned to Aotea,where he wasasked to 

become an apprentice. 

‘‘Becominganapprentice wasn’t 

something Iwas lookingfor at thetime, 

but I’mreally glad I’ve done it. 

‘‘It’sgreatwork. Iamreally enjoying it.’’ 

The finalists had to completefive,twohourpracticalmodules 

over twodays, 

reflectingvarious scenarios an 

apprentice mightface on thejob. 

All of the apprenticesweregivena 

heads up on the modules in advance, so 

theyhad timetobrushuponwhat they 

neededtodo. 

Apprentice of the Year ... Jack Norris. 

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Jack says it took abit of study to ensure 

he waswellplaced to tackle the modules. 

MasterElectricians Acting Chief 

Executive andGeneralManager 

OperationsMathew Lawrence saysitisno 

small thingtohavereachedthe finals of 

theChallenge, letalonewin thetitle of 

Apprenticeofthe Year. 

‘‘This event reallytestsapprentices 

technically, mentallyand physically. It 

wasanintensecouple of days forthe 10 

finalists as theyare all veryfocusedhigh 

achievers at thetop of their game.’’ 

Under the Water .. . Lenix with her awardwinning 

artwork. 


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Focus on 

Waimakariri 

with Mayor Dan Gordon 

New beginnings and 

afestival of rugby 

Welcome to Springinthe 

Waimakariri! 

As akeengardenerthis is my 

favouriteseason. 

Withthe daffodils popping up and 

the blossomstarting to bloom it 

reallyisabeautiful timeofyear. 

As theweatherisstarting to warm 

up and we are enjoyingthe sunny 

afternoons,itisagreatopportunity 

to explorethe wonderfulparksand 

beaches aroundthe District as we 

spend time withfamily andfriends. 

Iattendedthe Canterburyv 

Taranaki NPC game at Rangiora 

Showgroundsonthe weekend. 

It wasfantastic to be abletohost an 

event like thatinour district. 

There werethousands of 

attendees, not justlocal, butfromall 

around theregion. 

Iknowthe locals enjoyed seeing 

the players at our cafesand eateries 

around Rangiorainthe daysprior as 

well. 

It wasafantastic day of rugby 

which alsoincludedthe Southbridge 

ShieldChallengeand North 

Canterbury vEllesmere agegrade 

games. 

Following thesuccessofthe 

weekendwehope to see manymore 

games like this being played in 

Waimakariri. 

Ialsohad the privilegeofofficially 

openingRavenswood Central on 

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Afreecopy of volume oneofthe World 

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People wishingtogointhe draw to 

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Put Fuego Competition in the 

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tremendous work done. 

It wasaparticularly special 

occasion for all thenew businesses 

in Ravenswood. 

It is fantasticthatdevelopments 

like Ravenswoodare attracting 

quality businesses and investment to 

ourDistrict, andtothe Woodend and 

Pegasuscommunity.It’swonderful 

to have Gullthere and we are looking 

forward to HarveyNorman opening 

next year. 

TheWaimakariri Districtisone of 

thefastest growingdistricts in the 

country andthereisanexpectation 

that Ravenswood will playamajor 

part in satisfying and servicing this 

growth. 

RavenswoodCentralwillcreate 

newemployment opportunitiesfor 

people in our district, as well as 

enhancingpeople’sexperienceand 

enjoyment of the areathroughmore 

shoppingand dining options. 

This development will be further 

enhanced in the coming years thanks 

to thecommitment from bothmajor 

political parties to push forwardwith 

theWoodend Bypass. 

We hopetosee soilturningfor this 

essential project in 2026/27. 

Correction 

Chairman of the Waipara Residents 

and Reserves Association, Alistair 

Malcolm, officiated at the unveiling 

of the 150yearoldiron gates at the 

Glenmark Domain, Waipara 

recently. The gates were gifted for 

the project by Malcolm and Sally 

Mckenzie, and Ruth Berry andher 

late husband Keith. In astory on 

page 2 of the The North Canterbury 

News on August 31, incorrectly said 

Mr Paul Williams was the chairman. 

The error is regretted. 

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Residents frustrated 

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Residents have been leftfrustrated by 

the consenting process for aproposed 

quarry andlandfill near Oxford. 

OxfordOhokaCommunityBoard 

chairpersonThomas Robson says 

residents felt the process was weighted 

heavilyinfavour of theapplicant, 

Woodstock QuarriesLtd,whichkept 

adapting theapplication. 

The hearingresumed last weekatthe 

OxfordTown Hall’s A&PRoom to 

consider consent applicationsfrom 

Woodstock QuarriesLtd. 

‘‘Throughoutthis consentingprocess 

the communityhas been bombarded by 

new information,whichhas made it 

hardfor the community to counter,’’ Mr 

Robsonsaid. 

‘‘There have beennumerous requests 

fromthe community boardand other 

submitterstoreceive asummary of the 

mostuptodateplans and information, 

which seemtobechangingdaily. 

‘‘Unfortunately theapplicanthas 

ignoredthese requests and this has 

added to the community’s level of 

frustration.’’ 

Woodstock QuarriesLtd submitted 

fiveresourceconsent applications to 

Environment Canterbury,and aland 

use consent withthe Waimakariri 

District Council, to expandanexisting 

hardrock quarry, and to develop a 

landfill for disposal of construction 

and demolitionwaste, contaminated 

soils andspecial wastes. 

The hearinghad resumed on 

Monday,August 28, afterithad been 

adjourned on July9,whenthe 

commissioners sought supplementary 

evidence from the applicant. 

The adjournment followed the 

commissioners suspending 

proceedingstwo days earlier after 

protestorsbecame abusivetocouncil 

staff and thecommissioners. 

The hearinghad originallybeen 

scheduledtobegin in May,but was 

postponed to allowmoretime to 

consider changes proposed by the 

applicant. 

In asubmissionpresentedonbehalf 

of the communityboard,MrRobson 

raised fivemain concerns—traffic 

effects, fire safety,dust,operational 

logistics and amenity effects. 

He said the useofnarrow,rural 

roads by 55 tonne trucks wouldcreate 

dust, congestion anddamagetoroads, 

and it wasalso abusy schoolbus route. 

It wouldalsocreate accessissues for 

emergency services, including fire 

engines. 

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Tom Robson 

Oxford is classified as ahighwind 

zone, makingitvulnerabletodust 

contamination. 

The applicanthad proposed using 

water as adust suppressor, but did not 

explain‘‘the quantity of water 

required,where thiswateristocome 

fromand howtoprevent thisuse of 

water causingcontamination’’, Mr 

Robsonsays. 

He also questionshow the proposed 

bin wash on sitewouldwork. 

‘‘There is alsoareal concernthatdue 

to the remotelocationofthe site it will 

be difficult forlocalcouncils to 

effectively monitor the compliance of 

the operation.’’ 

He alsoquestioned the needfor a 

new landfill, giventhere was plenty of 

capacityatthe Kate ValleyLandfill 

and theBurwood ResourceRecovery 

Parklandfill in Christchurchhad been 

closedin2019due to alackofuse. 

Mr Robson saidOxford wasknown 

for its natural beauty and thearea was 

usedfor sports, including adventure 

races suchasthe Oxford Odyssey. 

Environment Canterbury said the 

commissioners would resumethe 

hearingonWednesday, September 13, 

for the presentation of reporting 

officers’ reports. 

Oncethe hearingisconcluded,a 

written decision from the 

commissioners was expected to be sent 

to the applicantand submitterswithin 

15 working days. 

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Sporting variety at MainPower Stadium 

Cheerleading takes centre stage at 

MainPower Stadium, in Rangiora, on 


The stadium is hosting The Alpine 

Classic, which has attracted 30 teams 

from throughout New Zealand. It is 

believed to be the largest event hosted at 

the stadium. 

It is in it’s third year, and has grown 

considerably in size year, on year. 

It has been developed by Michelle 

Cumming to give the sport exposure, 

and provide an opportunity for South 

Island cheerleading gyms to compete 

locally. 

‘‘In previous years the only way to 

compete was to travel to the North 

Island. 

‘‘This means they can compete 

without the added expense of travel, and 

further grows the sport of cheerleading 

by making it more accessible.’’ 

Michelle says cheerleading impacts 

young athletes in so many ways. 

‘‘In addition to the obvious physical 

skills that you learn doing cheerleading, 

kids also learn social skills such as 

teamwork, camaraderie and 

commitment,’’ she says. 

They are also honoured to partner 

with University and Tertiary Sport New 

Zealand (UTSNZ) to host their 

‘Cheerleading Championships’. 

‘‘There will be four University teams 

in attendance, all vying for the position 

of UTSNZ Grand Champion. 

‘‘Last year was the first time all four 

university programmes had been at the 

same event, and we are excited to 

provide them amore ‘official’ national 

event,’’ says Michelle. 

Athletes taking part in the Classic 

range in age from 5years to 40 plus and 

will be representing 10 gyms. 

Judges will be flown in from across 

New Zealand and Australia, with half 

the judging panel made up of Australian 

judges. 

Michelle says cheerleaders train 

anywhere from 1.5 hours to five hours a 

week with their teams, depending on the 

age group and level. 

She also owns Empire Athletics in 

Rangiora, which has enjoyed 

cheerleading success at home and in 

Australia. 

‘‘We have had some extraordinary 

success recently with two of our teams 

travelling to an Australian event,’’ says 

Michelle. 

We took three teams to the Cheercon 

Worlds Experience in Sydney in mid 

August. 

‘‘All three teams won their divisions — 

two teams (Citrine Senior Coed 3and 

Kryptonite, Open Coed 3) were offered 

‘bids’ to an invitation only event held in 

Orlando Florida, called ‘The Summit’. 

‘‘Empire Athletics is the first 

programme in New Zealand to receive 

an invitation to this event, and we are 

excited to represent our programme, 

and cheerleading in New Zealand on the 

Centre stage ... Alpine Classic competitors at aprevious competition. 

global stage,’’ she says. 

The Alpine Classic starts at 9am, on 

September 17, and will run till 4pm. 

Spectator tickets are online only, and 

there is alimited number due to 

capacity restrictions (NO DOOR 

SALES). Please purchase from www. 

alpineclassic.co.nz. 

Korfball tournament 

Meanwhile aKorfball tournament, one 

of the fastest growing mixed gender 

games South Island wide, will be held at 

MainPower Stadium this weekend — 

Saturday, September 9toSunday, 


Eighteen teams from Canterbury, the 

West Coast and South Canterbury, 

totalling about 200 students from Years 

11 to 13, will compete in the Senior 

South Island Secondary Schools 

tournament. 

Event organisers Mixx have booked 

Mainpower Stadium because of its 

modern design, great facilities for the 

students and because it has four courts 

in one area. 

They say the stadium has awarm 

feeling, and fits perfectly with the 

atmosphere and energy they want to 

create. 

This year they have introduced the 

sport to the entire South Island which 

should see teams from Southland, Otago 

and Tasman compete in the tournament 

in acouple of years. 

Mixx says Korfball is the perfect 

balance of sporting experiences. It is 

competitive yet fun for everyone to play, 

especially with it’s mixed gender 

element to the game. 

‘‘With Mixx we have discovered away 

in which we can present the sport in a 

fashion that fills aneed within schools 

of the community. 

‘We allow kids to stand out, be 

different, have agood time while still 

being positive to one another. 

‘‘This has apositive effect on the game 

in the long term.’’ 

Korfball is in the same sporting family 

as netball and basketball. 

It involves shooting the ball through a 

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korf, similar to ahoop or basket. 

Unlike in netball however, all players 

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on passing and working together as a 

team. 

Korfball was first developed in the 

early 20th Century in the Netherlands, 

which has astrong culture in the sport 

from acommunity base to the elite level. 

Korfball is now firmly established in 

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the Pegasus Bay Art Show which was held at the Pegasus Bay School. 


Pegasus Art Show 

to makememories 

By SHELLEY TOPP 

Funds raised at Pegasus Bay School’s 

threeday Pegasus Bay Art Show have 

been earmarked for aspecial occasion. 

On December 8the school will close 

for the day so the teachers and pupils 

can travel to Christchurch to see the 

ballet, Cinderella, as part of the school’s 

Education Outside the Classroom 

programme. 

The Christmas Gala Community 

Performance will include nearly 300 

students from the Southern Ballet 

Theatre performing at the historic Isaac 

Theatre Royal. 

The onehour show is being billed as 

an entertaining, colourful production of 

ballet, contemporary and jazz dance, 

suitable for children of all ages, with 

dramatic scene changes guaranteed to 

hold the audience’s attention. 

Pegasus Bay School’s business 

manager, Micky Brosnan, says they 

decided to use funds raised at this year’s 

art show, which was held last weekend, 

for their Education Outside the 

Classroom programme because ‘‘we 

really want to continue to provide these 

memorymaking learning experiences 

for all of our children.’’ 

The Pegasus Bay Art Show is apopular 

event on the North Canterbury arts 

calendar and abig fundraiser for the 

school. The organisers had hoped to 

make it an annual event, but have 

decided to keep it as abiennial show for 

now because of the cost of living crisis. 

The main exhibition, which was held 

in the school gym, showcased about 420 

pieces of art including 10 exhibits by 

guest artist Joel Hart of Waikuku Beach. 

A‘‘Kids Art’’ exhibition was also held 

alongside the main event and included a 

spectacular, large scale Space 

Explosion In Our Galaxy artwork. The 

high quality of the children’s work 

prompted Julianna Gale, an art lover 

from Rangiora, to say it was the 

‘‘highlight of the whole show’’. 

Young poets shine 


The launchofanew poetryjournal has 

unveiledagroupoftalented young poets 

from the WRITE ON School For Young 

Writers. 

Volume One of TheWorldCongress of 

Poetsliterary journal Fuego,the Spanish 

word for ‘‘fire’’, was launched on August 

25, National Poetry Day,atthe Rangiora 

Library. 

The event was hostedbyFuego’s editorinchief 

Doc Drumheller,the pen name of 

Oxford’s Jason Clements, who is also 

Waimakariri Libraries learning 

connections coordinator. 

The journal contains poetry and artwork 

from writers and artists in Waimakariri, 

plus poets from the North Canterbury 

Cancer Society Writers and Orator’s 

Group, the WRITEONSchoolFor Young 

Writers, based in Christchurch,and 

participants from aWaimakariri Libraries 

Kids Fest Haiku Hike workshop withthe 

youngest poet only six years old. 

‘‘These localwriters are featured 

alongside some of the leading poets in 

New Zealand, membersofthe World 

CongressofPoetsand an impressive 

delegationofwritersfrom China,’’ Doc 

says. 

‘‘We hopetoset the world on fire with 

this firstvolume and look forward to 

encouraging more poets to publishtheir 

work.’’ 

The students from theWRITE ON 

School for Young Writers,who had poems 

Big night out ... Waimakariri District 

Mayor, Dan Gordon, fourth from right at 

back, alongside the Fuego Editor in Chief, 

Doc Drumheller, third from right, with some 

of the contributors and guests at the launch 

of the new international poetry journal, in 

the Rangiora Library during National Poetry 

Day last week. 


published in Fuego wereinvitedtoread 

theirwork at the launch alongside some of 

New Zealand’s poetry luminaries and they 

stolethe show, prompting Doc to callfor 

the gifted young poets to ‘‘pleasekeep 

writing’’. 

WaimakaririDistrict Mayor Dan 

Gordon, aguestatthe function, said the 

council is proud of what Jasonhas 

achieved. He has really put Waimakariri 

on the world map with the publication of 

this journal.’’ 

Fuegowill be launched internationally 

by Doc when he attends the 42nd World 

Congress of Poets, on board the Divina 

MSC Cruisethis month.

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Prioritise edibles 

Plenty to do in the vegetable garden this 

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crops likecapsicum, chilli, 

tomato,eggplantand cucumber inside 

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Get ahead of weeds 

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Mow,sow and feed lawns 

Neattidy lawns transform outdoor 

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this time of year. 

Make aslug pub 

Warmerweathersees an increase in the 

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duringthe day as they slideunder 

leaves, pots and debris,and feed at 

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application is required for it to be 

successful.Thick crushedlayers of 

eggshells worktoo (but with the price of 

eggs,they may be scarce). 

Spruce up outdoorliving areas 

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North Canterbury News, September 7, 2023 

13 

Late pruning pointers for Sept 

You can still prune some plants in 

September. Here's how to go 

about it. 

Words: Shannon Hunt 

Pruning means to remove dead, dying, 

crossed, distortedordisfigured branches, 

while shaping yourtrees and bushes to 

suit your environmentand landscape 

requirements. 

It’s not too late to prune roses. 

If you are new to pruning bush and 

standard roses,and you didn’t get around 

to doing the job when they were dormant 

—when the branches were bare—you can 

prune your roses thismontheven if new 

leavesare appearing. 

Removetwothirds of the growth by 

cutting backthe branches justabove an 

outwardfacing node, with adownwardsloping 

cut towards themiddleofthe 

plant. 

Alwaysprune your bushes or standards 

into anest or bowl shape so air can flow 

freely, reducing the chance of fungal 

diseasestaking hold. 

Spray your postpruned bushes with 

copper, and agood sprayingoil, to prevent 

pest infestation. 

Cover the ground at the baseofyour 

plant with sheeppellets for an organic, 

slowrelease feed. 

Tip: The jury is out as to whether pruning 

cuts shouldbepaintedwith commercial 

pruning paint, but if you choose to do this, 

check out the organic options available at 

gardenstores or try the cheap option 

sealing with plain candlewax.Remember, 

asuccessful prune is not only about 

clipping, shaping and thinning the plant, 

but also sharpening, oiling, cleaningand 

maintaining your tool blades and 

mechanisms. 

Hydrangeas 

Depending on where you are in the 

country, you may still have dead leaves on 

your dormant hydrangea branches, or new 

leavesmay have beguntoburstthrough on 

the branches. Or you may haveboth. 

Regardless of which stage theyare at, 

you can still prune and shapethem. Some 

gardeners are happytoprune to the 

ground, while othersreduce growth by 

half, and some like to leave them before 

that wildlook.Whatever you choose to do, 

Hydrangeas ... You can still prune and 

shape hydrangeas. 

PHOTO: FILE 

mosthydrangeas are very hardyand will 

regrow from their baseeach year, or 

sprout fromlast year’sbranches. 

Prune afeijoa in the sun 

If your feijoa treewasn’t pruned in April, 

May or June (after fruiting) and youare in 

afrostfree area, you can prune and thin it 

successfully this month,but do it on a 

sunny day so fungal diseases cannot take 

hold. 

Prune camelliasafter 

flowering 

Mostcamellia bushes likeagood prune 

oncethey have stopped flowering. Remove 

all deadwood and shape yourbush to 

preferred height, roundness or boxiness. 

After pruning, feedwith sheeppellets and 

acommercial acidloving fertiliser (or lots 

of natural, dried pine needles work well), 

spray seaweedliquidonthe foliage,apply 

asprinkle of seaweed granules, clear 

weeds and mulch the base keeping it off 

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Tip: To rid your camellia of any sucking or 

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product to use,talk to your favourite 

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NEWS 


Avery light-hearted review 


Apopular autobiography written 

by ‘‘Rangiora kid’’, Tom McLaren, 

hasbeen given alighthearted 

reviewbyhis middle son, Bruce, 

duringahilarious fundraiser for 

theRangiora Museum. 

Theevent was advertised as an 

opportunityfor Brucetooutline 

‘‘The Life And Times of aRangiora 

Kid’s Kid’’, with the assumption 

made by many attending the 

function that it would be atalk 

about abook he hadwrittenasa 

follow up to TheLife and Times of 

ARangioraKid, written by Tom. 

However,this was not the case. 

‘‘Ihave not written abook,’’ 

Bruce told the audience. 

‘‘ThereisnoTheLife and Times 

of aRangiora Kid’s Kid book, just in 

case you all go out and try to buy a 

copy of it.’’ 

Instead he wanted to talk about 

hisfather’s book, plus an earlier 

memoirwritten by his mother, 

Norma McLaren,and the fun he 

hadgrowing up in Rangiora as 

their kid, withtwo male siblings 

including ‘‘naughtybrother’’ Russ. 

‘‘It all started with Mum’sbook 

Scorpio Years,’’ Brucesaid. 

‘‘It was abeautifully written 

book and was apleasure to read.’’ 

Butthen his father decided to 

write his story in ‘‘TheLife and 

Times of aRangiora Kid’’, which 

waspublished in 2021 andquickly 

sold out.But it was ‘‘a terrible 

book’’, Bruce joked. 

‘‘It is the kind of bookthat makes 

youwant to suck air throughyour 

teeth.’’ 

HiscuttingassessmentofTom’s 

book was all in good fun, and afar 

cryfrom the enthusiastic 

Kidding around ... Norma and Tom McLaren, of Rangiora, with their 

books, Scorpio Years and The Life and Times of aRangiora Kid, and their 

middle son, Bruce, during afunction at the Rangiora Museum. PHOTO: SHELLEY TOPP 

encouragement Bruce and his 

brothersgave theirDad beforehis 

bookwas published. Backthen 

Norma had fretted that Tom’s book 

contained ‘‘somewhat rude 

language that should be removed’’, 

but their sons advised Tom that he 

mustleavethe manuscript ‘‘as it 

was.’’ 

And so in the end Tom ignored 

Norma, the woman he calls ‘‘the 

starofmylife’’and did what his 

sonstold him to do. 

Tom and Norma, who are both 

Rangiora Museum volunteers are 

big believers that everyone should 

record their own stories. 

‘‘For many years Norma and I, 

on hearing people talking of 

memorable eventsintheir 

lifetime, haveadvised them to get 

it written down. 

Unfortunately this advice in 

mostcasesisjust not heeded, or 

theylose their memory, or drop off 

the perch,’’ Tom said. 

Their middle son has not written 

his storyyet,but his museum talk, 

which alsoincluded asection 

about his extensive travelsaround 

the world,showshehas inherited 

Tom andNorma’stalentfor storytelling 

and has some interesting 

tales to tell. 

Volunteers wanted 

for planting day 


Volunteersare being 

calledtohelp plant more 

than 1000 native plants at 

Huria Reserve,inKaiapoi, 

this Saturday, September 

9. 

The plantingday is part 

of the Huria Mahinga Kai 

project which is funded by 

the Waimakariri District 

Council and managed by 

Te Kōhaka o Tūhaitara 

Trust. 

The day is a 

collaboration between the 

council, the trust and Te 

Ngāi Tūāhuriri Rūnanga 

which forms the Joint 

Working Group. 

The generalmanager of 

the trust, Nick Chapman, 

says the projectaims to 

recognise the significant 

cultural valuesfor Te Ngāi 

Tūāhuriri Rūnanga. 

‘‘Mahinga Kai describes 

the foodand natural 

resources that mana 

whenuagather in their 

takiwā (area), as well as the 

practices they use,’’ he 

says. 

‘‘The areawill provide 

for social and cultural 

activities, and include 

walking trails and native 

forestplantingwhen we 

eventually plantout the 

close to 15,000 sqm.’’ 

The plants, including 

harakeke (New Zealand 

flax), hoheriaand kanuka, 

havebeen purchased from 

Riverside Horticulture, in 

Rangiora, and Waiora 

Nursery,inChristchurch, 

because bothnurseries 

ecosourcetheirplants 

which meansthey come 

fromthe samelocal 

geneticsand can be 

reintroduced back into 

their local natural 

environment.This 

increases survival rates 

and is in keepingwith the 

unique character of the 

region. 

The council’s 

Intermediate Landscape 

ArchitectDistrict 

Regeneration, Hannah 

RoseBelworthy, says three 

planting dayshave already 

beenheld at the Huria 

Reserve,sinceMay last 

yearwhen the first 

community planting day 

tookplace to get planting 

underway. 

‘‘There have been two 

public community planting 

daysand one planting day 

organised with Tuahiwi 

School with 9000 plants 

planted so far,’’ she says. 

ThisSaturday’splanting 

day is at the reserve, in 

CourtenayDrive, with 

parking off Bowler Street. 

It will start at 10amand 

finish at 12 noon.There will 

be free coffee and sausage 

sizzle for volunteers. 

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Trees and vegetation 

What are you responsible for? 

Treestoo close to powerlines areahazardand amajorcauseofpowerfailures during bad weather. 

Theycan breakpower lines and networkequipment, resulting in risk of serious injury or death as 

well as causingwidespread powerinterruptions.This inconveniences farmsand households,affects 

businessproductivity andcauses damagetocustomers’electronic equipment and appliances. 

Tree Owners’ Responsibilities 

Under theElectricity (Hazards fromTrees) Regulations, 

tree owners are responsiblefor theirtrees; the results 

of tree damage to powerlinescan be asignificant 

cost to atreeowner.Please check your trees, hedges 

or shelter belts regularly.Ifyou are notsurewhat to 

look for, pleasecall us so we can help. 

Remember,treesneedtobekept asafedistance 

away from powerlines and other electricitynetwork 

equipment because: 

•Children that climb trees closetopowerlines are at 

riskofseriousinjuryordeath. 

•Insevere weather conditions, vegetationcan 

becomeelectrically ‘live’ andmay electrocute 

anyone coming intocontact with it. 

•Treesand vegetation coming intocontactwith 

powerlines can causepoweroutages,not justfor 

the tree owners,but the widercommunity. 

•Inbad weather, treescan toppleorbranches break 

away causing damage to powerlines resulting 

in apoweroutage.Insnoworicy conditions, the 

additional weight on the tree can cause asimilar 

scenario. 

•Treesclose to lines maycause electrical sparking 

resulting in fire. 

•Tree roots can grow aroundunderground electricity 

cables,rupturing the insulation andcausing power 

outages. 

What do the Electricity (Hazardsfrom Trees) 

Regulations meantoyou? 

These regulations are to provide asafe electricity 

supply toyou and to protect the security of 

electricity supply to everyone in the community. 

The regulations place responsibilities on tree 

owners (you) and the electricity network operator 

(MainPower) 

Following theregulations willhelp ensuresecurity of 

supply to youand the wider community. 

Please don’t wait to be reminded that your trees 

need to be cut.Beproactive,regularly inspectyour 

treesand if they areineither the Notice Zone or the 

Growth LimitZone theymustbetrimmedsafely. 

Call us on 0800309080for afree inspectionand a 

quote from our utility arborists. Be aware thatifyour 

treescauseany problems on our network, youcan be 

chargedfor allcosts of repair. 

Alwaysremember: Touching live 

powerlines, or trees close to the 

lines,can result in serious injury 

or death. Please ensure that you 

engagequalified contractors to 

carry outany trimming work near 

powerlines. 

Noticeand GrowthLimit Zones 

Theregulations specify different zones fortrees 

growingclose to powerlines and other electricity 

network equipment: the NoticeZone and the 

Growth Limit Zone (illustratedbelow). 

Tree “A” 

In Notice Zone 

needs trimming soon 

Overheadline 

Notice 

Zone 

Tree“B” 

In Growth Limit Zone 

must betrimmed 

Growth 

LimitZone 

66,000V(high voltage) 5.0 metres 4.0metres 

33,000V (high voltage) 3.5 metres 2.5 metres 

11,000V (high voltage) 2.6 metres 1.6metres 

400V /230V(low voltage) 1.5 metres 0.5 metres 

Notes: 

•These distances are from the power line, not the 

power pole. 

•These distancesare aminimum and apply in all 

conditions, including high wind or snow. 

•Inmost instances, thepower lines that go to a 

houseorbuilding are lowvoltage powerlines. 

•Powerlines that go down astreet maybelow or 

high voltage. 

Cut /Trim Notice 

If your tree is growingwithin the NoticeZone 

(Tree A) youwill receivealegal notice from us saying 

thatitmustbetrimmed soon becauseitisgrowing 

too closetopowerlines and equipment. 

If your tree continues to grow into the Growth Limit 

Zone (Tree B) youwill receive alegalnotice from 

us requiringthe treetobetrimmed (byaqualified 

contractor) within aspecified time frame. This is 

because the treeisnow tooclose to powerlines and 

equipment,and couldcause apoweroutage and / 

or harmthe public.Asyou might expect, the notice 

zonesvary depending on the voltageofthe power 

lines. 

OffencesCommitted by Tree Owners 

Thereare penaltiesfor tree owners whodonot 

complywith awritten requesttocut theirtrees, or do 

not advise MainPoweron0800309080ofthe time 

and location of the cuttingwork. 

On summary conviction, tree owners maybeliable 

for afinenot exceeding $10,000 andafurtherfine of 

$500 forevery dayonwhich the offence continues. 

If your treesare considered an immediate danger to 

our network, MainPowerhas an obligation to remove 

anyhazard. If youhave failedtokeepyourtrees 

clear of powerlines, or have notresponded to our 

requests, then as the treeowneryou are responsible 

forall costsincurred by us to remove anyhazard. 

Cutting Trees NearLiveLines 

Trimming trees and vegetation close to powerlines 

can be extremely dangerousand must be undertaken 

by acompetent worker.When selecting acontractor 

please ensuretheyare trainedtocarry out this work. 

MainPowerhas ateam of experienced and qualified 

utility arborists(arborists trainedtowork nearlive 

lines).Youmay engageMainPowerarborists, or other 

arborists of your choosing, but it is essentialtoensure 

thatanyone workingnear powerlinesissuitably 

trained and qualified to do so. 

Fall Hazard Zone 

Tree ownersshouldbeaware that trees present a 

hazard if they fall and damage powerlines.Theclosest 

atree can be locatediscalculated on thebasis of the 

height of treeplus 4metres. Checkthatyour treesare 

outside the fall hazard zone and considertrimming or 

removal to avoid causing damage and incurring future 

costs. 

Tree “C” 

Tree Cisoutside 

the fall zone. 

Contactus: 

mainpower.co.nz 

info@mainpower.co.nz 

08003090 80 

Tree “D” is inside 

the fall zone and 

would damage 

the network. 

Furtherinformation on theElectricity (Hazards from 

Trees) Regulations can be found on our website: 

mainpower.co.nz. 

If youhave anyconcernsabout MainPower’sservice, 

please callMainPoweron0800 30 90 80 to access 

our complaintresolution service. 

If we areunabletoresolve acomplaint to your 

satisfaction, Utilities Disputes Ltd (UDL) provides a 

free and independent servicewhich canreviewand 

further investigate the issues foryou. 

UDL can be contacted on 0800 22 33 40, 

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NEWS 

North Canterbury News, September 7, 2023 

17 

Tennis Centre opening delayed 


Slow progressisbeing made on the 

MainPower Tennis Centre in Rangiora, 

pushing back the completion date. 

Coldstream TennisClub president 

LawrenceSmithsays theywere hoping to 

open their new clubrooms at the start of 

this year's season, but supply issues have 

caused hold ups. 

‘‘Nowit’s unfortunately looking like it 

won’tbeopened until the end of the 

2023/2024 season in March next year.’’ 

‘‘Thebiggest delay was withthe roofing 

support metal and fabrication. It’staken 

longer than planned, but we are looking 

forward to seeing the roofbeing installed 

shortly.’’ 

The style of the multimillion dollar 

centre is designed to blend in withthe 

neighbouring MainPower Stadium. 

The construction of thecentremarks the 

thirdstage of the ColdstreamTennis Club's 

complex building process. 

The complexcame aboutafter the 

Rangiora and Southbrook Tennis clubs 

sold their propertiesand pooled their 

moneytobuildanew complexfor 

members. 

‘‘TheWaimakariri DistrictCouncil 

helped us out and providedthe land.’’ 

Stageone of the nearly $3 millionfacility 

was the constructionand tar sealing of the 

playing courts at the combined club's new 

site at 289 Coldstream Road, Rangiora. 

Stagetwo was the resurfacing of the 10 

new courts and the installation of lighting 

facilities. 

Stagethree is the construction of the 

new MainPower Tennis Centrewhich, 

when completed, will offer meeting rooms, 

office spaces, akitchen and bar catering 

facilities, apro shopand men’sand 

women’s changing facilities. 

On its way ... Work continues on the new MainPower Tennis centre which is owned and 

operated by Coldstream Tennis Club. President Lawrence Smith says the roof will soon be 

on but sadly the proposed opening date for this year has had to be rescheduled to early 

next year because of supply issues. 


Stage four willbethe completion of 

landscaping work aroundthe centre. 

‘‘Waiting for the metal work to be done 

hasn’t been fun,but it’s all finally coming 

together,’’ says Lawrence. 

He saysthat the club’s firstfull season 

on the new blue courts has been verywell 

received, with the club’s membership 

numbersdoubling. 

‘‘We have some greateventscoming up 

this season including the annualTennis 

New Zealand Love Tennis Day, on Sunday, 

September10, from 10am to 4pm. 

‘‘It’s an open day heldbyclubs all over 

the country,for everyone to come down 

and have ago. 

‘‘We supply rackets and ballsand our 

club coachwill be on handtohelp people 

learnall about the game.’’ 

New opportunities for club members 

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Fun art ... Kaiapoi East Residents Association secretary Maree Hazeldine looks over the 

tennis balls on show in an art installation created to encourage dog owners to use the 

area’s around a‘tennis ball tree’ that has sprung up in recent months in Kaiapoi’s red 

zone. 


Acurious creation 


The curious creation of atennis ball 

tree has caught the eye of dog walkers 

in Kaiapoi’s Red Zone. 

Whilenot an actual species of tree, a 

deciduous tree in one of the 800 former 

houselots now cleared in the red zone, 

has become an impromptuart feature 

for all the dogs usingthe large open 

spaces of the zone. 

Kaiapoi East Residents Association 

chairMichelle MacWilliam says it’s a 

bit of an eye catcher –atree adorned 

with multiplechewed ‘Optic Yellow’ 

coloured tennisballs. 

‘‘It suddenly appeared abouttwo to 

threemonths ago. 

‘‘Theballswere pickedupbylocals 

out walking their dogs after other dogs 

or theirown had chewed themup. 

‘‘They are all munted as the tennis 

ballsoftoday don’t seem to be that 

hardy, so people started placing them 

on the branchesofthe tree as an art 

installation to inviteotherowners and 

walkerstodiscover the openspaces of 

the red zone.’’ 

She saysthe large open spaces in 

Kaiapoi East are one of the nicest 

places dog owners can safely play 

fetchwith theirdogs. 

‘‘While the nearbydog parksare 

important,some owners and theirdogs 

oftenget intimidatedbythe larger 

dogs running around in the enclosed 

parks, especially whenthey want to 

play fetch. 

‘‘Thespace eastofthe softball 

courts,onthe left as you go down to 

AskeatonDrive,aroundthe old Kirk 

Street parkisanexcellent place for 

dogs to run free off the leash and it’s 

largeenough to allowseveraldogs to 

play fetchwithout them annoying each 

other.’’ 

She saysaslong as dogsowners are 

attentivetowhat others are doing, 

then everyonecan safely workinthe 

space. 

‘‘Thetennis balltree and the open 

spaces have started to attract dog 

owners from nearby communities and 

thereisenough space for everyone to 

get along.’’ 

Dog ownerowner Melanie Robinson, 

of Kaiapoi,says she lovestaking her 

10yearold Cavalier King Charles 

Poodle cross, Stella, for walks in the 

park.‘‘It’s quite cooltosee the tennis 

ball tree every day as we go pastiton 

our daily walks, it fits in nicely with all 

the blossoms and flowers springing up 

everywhere here,’’ she said. 

Pick up your dog’spoo and bin it. 

Drains go straight to our rivers 

and sea,help keep them clean. 

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Early bird ticket time for food fest tickets 

The Glenmark Reserve will againhost 

the North Canterbury Wineand Food 

Festival. 

The festival, on March 3, 2024, is an 

opportunity to taste and enjoy local wine, 

food and entertainment. 

Atotal of 500 tickets are available now 

at the earlybird rate. 

Jon Holmes, festival director says, they 

were thrilled with the 2023 event, having 

had to canceltwice in previousyears due 

to Covid restrictions. They were now 

looking forward to the 2024 event. 

‘‘This is one of themost unique 

festivals in the country, staying true to its 

rootsasacelebration before the busy 

harvestseasonfor the wineries. 

‘‘It’s brilliant to see it so well supported 

by people all over Canterbury,’’ 

More than 20 wine producers will be on 

site, offering the chancetosample their 

products. 

There willbearange of delicious 

options fromlocal chefs, bakers,makers 

and food trucks tempting people’s taste 

budswith gourmet burgersand woodfire 

pizza to vegansalads or sweet treats. 

The festival willalso feature live 

music, talks,and demonstrations.There 

willbeplenty of activitiesfor the whole 

family, including facepainting, and a 

petting zoo. 

Early birdtickets are on salefrom 

September 13, startingfrom $30 per 

person. 

Bookatncwineandfood.co.nz, and 

follow the festival’s socials for updates 

and announcements. 

Under 18s are freetoattend with a 

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Artwork off to Te Papa 



When aRangiora High Schoolpupil 

volunteeredtohelp makenew kapa 

haka uniforms he never imagined it 

would lead to his artwork being chosen 

for anational exhibition. 

But year 10 pupilTiakihana 

Tavendale’s efforts in makingamaro 

(the piupiu apronboys wear in kapa 

haka performances) caughtthe 

attention of head of creative arts, Claire 

Aldhamland. 

On Friday the maro,made entirely 

from harakeke /flax, was packed at and 

sent off to Wellington to appear in Te 

Papa’sRingaToi exhibition. 

‘‘As his work developed Icould see his 

mahi was outstanding so Isuggested we 

enter him in level one NCEA so he could 

gain somerecognitionfor his work.’’ 

It soon became clear the work would 

qualify for an excellence grade,soMs 

Aldhamland decided to apply for the 

annualRinga Toil exhibition for 

secondary school students with afocus 

on Toi Māori and Pacific arts. 

Tiakihana only foundout lastweek 

his artworkhad beenaccepted and the 

race was on to get it ready. 

‘‘I was so happy because I’vedone all 

this work and to be recognised is quite 

special,’’ he said. 

Tiakihana, who is of NgāiTahu 

descent, has been amember of the 

school’s kapahaka group since last 

year. 

When he heardstaffwere going to 

make new kapa haka uniforms, he 

decided to join the teachers after 

school. 

The project has beensupported by the 

Puketeraki Kāhui Ako (Rangiora 

community of learning), with former 

Rangiora HighSchool pupils Morehu 

FluteyHenare and Sue Tipene offering 

some tutoring. 

Tiakihana learned how to harvest the 

harakeke /flax from scratch, extracting 

the stems, fibre and threadheneeded 

from the raw flax. 

While the stems were dyed in 

Rangiora HighSchool colours, 

Tiakihana was able to tell his own story 

Cultural attire ... Rangiora High School 

pupil Tiakihana Tavendale was excited to 

send his artwork to Te Papa last week. 

PHOTO: DAVID HILL 

in his art. 

‘‘The stepsrepresent the steps of 

learning and strength and the muka 

(fibre) represents my teachers who have 

made an impactonmylife.’’ 

Tiakihana is keen to learn about his 

culture and represented the school in 

the Ngā Manu Kōrero interschool 

speechcompetition this yearwith his 

speech‘‘Unapologetically Māori’’. 

Next yearheplans to enteraspeech 

entirely in Te Reo. 

Ms Aldhamlandsaid it was the first 

time Rangiora HighSchool had applied 

to enter astudent’s artworkinaTePapa 

exhibition. 

‘‘I neverexpectedtobeable to say 

that I’vegot astudent exhibiting at Te 

Papa. 

‘‘But Ithink it is the start of something 

because now we know the process.’’ 

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SEPTEMBER2023 

HDC NEWS... 

What's happening Hurunui? 

WHAT DOYOU DO WITH YOUR FOOD WASTE? 

There's somany options for how to get rid of your broccoli stalks, egg shells, apple cores…. 

Some methods are listed below, and there will be some we'd love tolearn about. 

Which of the following options do you currently use todispose ofyour food waste? 

Home compost heap or compost bin, abokashi composting kit, aworm farm, you have chickens or pigs, 

you donate your food waste to someone else for their animal, you give to acommunity compost 

programme, or maybe something else? 

Let us know, email feedback@hurunui.govt.nz, or drop into one of our service centres and write itdown. 

Thank you. 

THOSE BLUE DOTS 

You might notice blue circles on some of the stormwater manholes in Cheviot, they'll soon be in Waikari and 

Hawarden too. 

They are the tops ofantennas (head units) which hang from the manhole lid inside the inspection shaft. Via a 

Bluetooth connection, they communicate with abeacon which is attached by abraided stainless steel cable, 

(the sensor), hanging below the lid. This system is non-mechanical and foul-proof. The alert is an early 

warning that the wastewater system is filling up more than it should be, and action might need to be taken 

such as getting asucker truck to remove some ofthe contents. This creates more visibility ofthe network, 

which is especially helpful when weather events occur. 

It also means upgrades within the network can be prioritised. The rollout of this technology around Hurunui 

will be in stages, including expanding it into the stormwater network. 

Meetings 

5 Council meeting (Presentations) 9.30am (Venue: 

Council Chambers, Amberley) 

7 Audit and Risk Committee 9.00am (Venue: 

Council Chambers, Amberley) 

12 Strategy and Community Committee 9.30am 

(Venue: Council Chambers, Amberley) 

13 South Ward Committee 7.00pm (Venue: Council 

Chambers, Amberley) 

13 CEO Performance Review Subcommittee 

1.00pm (Public Excluded) (Venue: Councillor’s 

Lounge, Amberley Council Building) 

18 Hanmer Springs Community Board 1.00pm 

(Venue: The Gallery, Hanmer Springs Library) 

19 Operations Committee 9.30am (Venue: Council 


20 Amuri Community Committee 7.00pm (Venue: 

Hillcrest Chambers, Culverden) 

26 Council meeting 9.30am (Venue: Council 


28 Cheviot Community Committee 6.00pm (Venue: 

Cheviot Library/Service Centre) 

In brief 

RUBBISH &RECYCLING BAGS, COUNTDOWN 

You can now purchase rubbish and recycling bags 

at Countdown Supermarket in Amberley. 

5rubbish bags $20, 5recycling bags $3. 

Available in packs offive only. 

TSUNAMI ALERTS 

Amberley Beach: Sunday September 24, 1.00pm. 

Leithfield Beach: Sunday September 24, 1.30pm. 

Stabilising road sides around Hurunui. 

Those blue dots -stormwater technology 

HIGHLIGHTS FROM OPERATIONS 

LOOPS ATTHE RAILWAY CROSSING 

Rail safety work happening at the Douglas Road level crossing, Amberley, is the placement of yellow hoops 

in the footpath on approach to the crossing, so pedestrians have to take notice of the train track environment. 

Thanks to KiwiRail and Downer for the materials and work to make this possible. 

AMBERLEY KOWAI WATERMAIN COMPLETE 

The Amberley to Kowai Watermain replacement is now complete. Last Friday the final walkthrough and 

survey of the 4.5km pipeline took place. All of the existing property connections are now running from the new 

DN280 PE pipeline. There are outstanding items to be carried out as the weather improves over the coming 

months -for example, pipeline trench reinstatement, roadside berm soiling works and grass seeding, and 

driveway reinstatement. Amassive thank you to all the residents who have been affected by these works, for 

your understanding and cooperation during this time. This pipe upgrade is to future-proof this area of the 

district for future growth, and was budgeted into the Long Term Plan. 

BRUSHWALL WORK HAPPENING AROUND THE DISTRICT 

Road cones dotted around roadsides may be marking out areas where brushwall (or willow wall) work is 

happening. These walls help stabilise road sides which incurred slips during the heavy rain in July throughout 

Hurunui. Ngaroma Road and Lake Sumner Road have recently had some of this work done. 

COMPLETED WORKS 

Some significant drinking water projects have recently been ticked off ascompleted. This includes the new 

Amuri Treatment shed which houses upgraded drinking water infrastructure, the pump shed on Lake Sumner 

Road which marks the final piece of the project for the Waikari Basin Scheme - merging the Upper Waitohi 

Scheme, the Hawarden Waikari Scheme and the Peaks Scheme. The new Culverden treatment plant is now 

up and running, marking another new state of the art drinking water system for Hurunui District. These 

projects help to future-proof the district, and were budgeted for in the Council's Long Term Plan. 

Vernal equinox will beSaturday September, at6:49 pm. It is the moment when the sun is exactly 

above the equator, and day and night are of equal length. It also happened on March 21. 

KEEP NZ BEAUTIFUL 

September is KNZB Month. What's going on in 

your community to get behind this great cause? 

Please email us your action photos, 

feedback@hurunui.govt.nz, subject line KNZB 

MORE HELP FOR GETTING ADRIVER LICENCE 

Hurunui Community Driver Mentor Programme has 

received funding from Mayors Taskforce for Jobs 

to cover the lease of asecond vehicle for ayear, 

to help more people gain aDriver Licence. 

ARE YOU DUE ARATES REBATE? 

This subsidy towards the cost of your rates (up to 

$750 for this rating year) is in relation to your total 

household income. If you are a low income 

homeowner, you may beeligible. Application forms 

are available at all service centres, or 

downloaded from the DIA website (there is a link 

on our website, type in the search bar Rates 

Rebate). If you applied for a Rates Rebate last 

year, you have already been sent an application 

form for this rating year. 

SECONDARY SCHOOL ACHIEVERS FUND 

Applications are now open, close on Monday 

October 9. Visit our website, under Awards and 

Funding. 

PHONE US: 

Amberley: 03314 8816. 

Cheviot Freephone: 03319 8812. 

Amuri &Hanmer Springs Freephone: 03 315 8400. 

info@hurunui.govt.nz 

www.hurunu i.govt.nz 

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Rock‘n’Wheels 13th gathering at Amberley 

Massive ... The large line up of classic muscle cars, custom cars, vintage and modern sports cars, minis, trucks and motorcycles at the 

13th annual Rock ‘n’ Wheels meet held at the Amberley Domain on Sunday. 

PHOTOS BY JOHN COSGROVE 

Jeeped ... Keith McKenzie (left) of Amberley, and Don Hartill of the 

West Coast chat about the restored 1942 Ford GPW on show. 

Tiny cars ... James Crampton (15) of Amberley, looks over acouple of unique BMW Isella 300+ micro cars dating 

from the late 1950s. 

Living up to it’s name ... Gary Marton of Waikuku fixes aleak that sprang on his 1955 Chev 

Sedan delivery wagon named ‘Hot as hell’ as he arrived on Sunday. Gary bought the car 

in 2014 from the USA as astreet drag car. “It’s a9.4 second car,” he said. 

Welcome ... Bob Dronfield of the Amberley Squash Club, man’s the gate as he welcomes 

Henry Little with his 39 Chev Master Deluxe to the Amberley Showgrounds. 

Fred’s Pig Farm ... Ian Wright of Amberley, drew many praises for 

his creativity with his custom homebuilt Austin ute. 

Snapping away ... Car enthusiasts of all ages were out at the meet, marvelling at the wide assortment of vehicles 

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Scargill spring celebration 


Woolly and warm ... Hats knitted on aloom by Waipara 

School pupils. 


Babies benefit 


Newborn babies are 

benefitting from the 

activities of agroup of 

Waipara School pupils. 

The group has been 

knitting hats as part of their 

Friday Club activities. 

To date atotal of 13, 100 

percent wool hats have 

been created on looms. 

The group made the 

decision to donate the 

smallest hats to the 

Christchurch neonatal 

intensive care unit, and the 

rest will go to alocal 

midwife who will give them 

to any new babies in the 

area. 

The club also includes 

science experiments, 

woodwork, cooking, and 

other interests that the 

children choose. 

Spring flowerswill bloom in the 

rustic setting of The Woolshed 

at TipapaonSaturday, 


The 112thannual Scargill 

Horticultural and Home 

Industries Spring show is being 

held at the Greta Valleyvenue, 

and will showcase daffodils, cut 

flowers, needlework, cookery, 

home produce, art, crafts and 

photography. 

Thereare open and novice 

classes, and classes for 

children including edible 

animal and pinecone creations, 

handwork, crafts,cookery and 

more. 

Adecorativetheme of Native 

Birdsong,allowsplenty of 

scopefor the imaginationtorun 

wild in the decorative sections, 

as well as best themed entries 

in photography, craftsand art. 

Therewill be an awardfor the 

overall most outstanding 

themed entry. Stalls outsidethe 

woolshed will sellavariety of 

goodsincluding herbs, vege 

seedlings, artwork,preserves, 

baking, honey, sourdough 

products,breads, and 

Rawleighs products. 

Therewill alsobelive music 

and coffee, and raffles. Entries 

are open to everyone, and it is 

free to enter. 

Photographyentries are 

requiredtobepreentered, and 

need to be in by tomorrow, 

Friday September 8, to allow 

time for displaying this very 

popular class. 

The show is open to the 

public from 12 noon for stalls, 

Flower festival ... The Woolshed at Tipapa during last year’s Scargill 

Horticultural and Home Industries Spring show. 


and from 1pm to view the 

judged exhibits in the 

woolshed.Prize giving begins at 

3pm. Entry is adults $3, 

children free. Eftposisnot 

available.For more 

information, visit the Facebook 

page;Scargill Horticultural & 

Home Industries Society, or for 

aschedule contact the 

secretary, Jo Gardner on 

0274755419. 

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Speed big factor in NC accidents 



Speed has been afactor in what has 

been one of the deadliest years on North 

Canterbury’s roads. 

There have been 13 fatalities on the 

region’s roads so far this year, including 

five in one weekend. 

Canterbury Rural Area Commander 

Inspector Peter Cooper said speed was 

one of four common factors in fatal car 

accidents. 

‘‘We call it RIDS restraint, 

impairment, distraction and speed. All 

crashes have at least one of those 

factors. 

‘‘It is really sad that people lose their 

lives on North Canterbury roads and it is 

all preventable crashes.’’ 

Restraint meant wearing your 

seatbelt, impairment included the 

influence of alcohol and /ordrugs, and 

distraction included playing on a 

cellphone. 

But speed was the most common factor 

leading to accidents, he said. 

‘‘For every kilometre we can reduce 

the speed we reduce crashes and lives 

lost. 

‘‘I see people complaining about 

speed limits, but if we all went that little 

bit slower we would save lives.’’ 

Councils have been working on speed 

management plans under Waka Kotahi 

New Zealand Transport Agency’s 

Setting of Speed Limits Rule 2022, 

which came into effect in May last year. 

The imposing of new speed limits, 

including 80kph on rural sealed roads, 

60kph on rural unsealed roads, 40kph in 

urban areas and 30kph around urban 

schools, town centres and some urban 

streets, has been met with amixed 

reaction. 

But Mr Cooper said the new speed 

limits were based on science and saving 

lives. 

The 30kph speed limits were 

recommended for areas where there 

were likely to be more children and 

cyclists out and about. 

Mr Cooper said attending accidents 

was one of the most difficult parts of the 

job of apolice officer. 

‘‘It is one thing Iworry about when I 

get the call that there’s been acrash. Is 

it going to be my family or someone I 

know? 

‘‘Everybody knows somebody in this 

community.’’ 

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Ahealthy virtual adventure 

Two North Canterbury schools are taking 

part in fourth Zespri Youngand Healthy 

VirtualAdventure. 

Rotherhamand KaiapoiBorough 

schools have joined 20,000 childrenfrom 

747 classrooms, and 261 schools 

nationwidefor the annualfiveweek 

adventure aimed at inspiring and 

educating kids to make healthy choices for 

alifetime of good physical and mental 

health. 

Young and Healthy Charitable Trust 

and Virtual Adventure Founder Kim 

Harveysays the adventure is designed to 

encourage and educate tamariki to create 

their best health and wellbeing practices, 

and influence their friends and family to 

get involved too. 

‘‘Researchshows the first 10 years of a 

child’slife sets the foundations for good 

health, so we’vedesignedthe programme 

in afun and interactive way to help kids 

understand and noticefor themselves 

what it feels like whenthey make healthy 

choices.’’ 

The youngstudents earn points for 

simple healthy habits like drinkingplenty 

of water, eating fruit and vegetables, 

caring for their mental health and looking 

after the environment. 

Ms Harveysays this helps them travel 

virtuallytodifferent locations around the 

world with the classmates. 

This year includes afocus on ‘Moving in 

Nature’toencouragemoving outside 

during the cooler, grayerdays because it 

has so many additional benefits such as 

boostingenergyand wellbeing. 

Zespri HeadofGlobalPublic Affairs 

Michael Fox says the purpose of 

partnering with the Young and Healthy 

Charitable Trust, is to help people, 

communities and the environmentthrive 

through the goodness of kiwifruit, and the 

adventure doesjust that by making a 

positive differencetosomany kids and 

communities across New Zealand. 

The programme is complemented by a 

series of inperson school visits, including 

special guest appearances by sports stars 

and ASICS ambassadors and 13 deserving 

classrooms will receive free ASCIS sports 

shoes. 

Zespri’s support means the fiveweek 

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intermediate students across New 

Zealand each year.Over 80,000 children 

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LIVE LINES 

Issue 221 September 2023 

Hot water control frequently asked questions 

MainPower continuously monitors and controls the load on the 

network to ensure asecure, reliable supply of electricity. 

Sometimes, during periods of peak electricity consumption, MainPower 

switches off electricity supplied to hot water cylinders for ashort time 

to make sure the network is not overloaded. 

How does load control work? 

Electrical load on the network is continuously monitored through our 

network control system. When areas of the network approach peak 

load, signals are sent out through the network to switch off the hot 

water cylinders inthe affected area. 

In New Zealand, most hot water cylinders are controlled in this way 

by the regional electricity distribution business. Customers who allow 

their hot water to be controlled will typically pay lower rates on their 

power bills. To learn more about your electricity billing, contact your 

electricity retailer. 

When does MainPower control 

electricity delivered to hot water 

cylinders? 

Like roading networks, electricity networks experience peak times 

when demand is high and capacity is near the limit. On aroading 

network, this would look like arush hour traffic jam. 

Peak times onthe MainPower network typically occur on cold winter 

mornings and evenings (when most customers are running heaters, 

lights and other appliances at once), or in summer when irrigators 

and air conditioning are running at full capacity. Hot water cylinders 

are remotely controlled by MainPower when the electricity network is 

experiencing high load. 

Does load control affect the whole 

network at once? 

Only the partofthe network that is nearing peak load will be controlled. 

electricity retailer. 

These signals are called ‘ripples’ and reach ‘ripple receivers’ fitted to 

the meter board at each house or business, signalling them to switch 

off the hot water cylinder. Hot water cylinders are switched back on as 

soon as the load on the network starts to reduce. 

MainPower limits the amount of load control to four-hours within any 

eight-hour period. In most cases, the effects of load control aren’t 

noticed by customers. Hot water cylinders store enough heat to stay 

hot throughout the four-hour window, aswell as meeting an average 

household’s hot water needs. 

Does MainPower control irrigator 

load? 

Irrigatorsuse alarge amount of electricity.Irrigatorsonthe MainPower 

network may be connected to our emergency load control system. 

Houses, sheds etc. are not connected to the emergency load control 

system. Irrigation load is not controlled to manage load on aseasonal 

basis, unlike hot water. 

If MainPower needs to urgently decrease the load on the network, 

we may turn off the electricity supply to irrigators. This is to ensure 

continued supply across the region and only happens in extremely 

rare, emergency situations. If it is necessary to turn off irrigators, 

MainPower will try to contact affected customers, however this may 

not always be possible in an emergency. 

What appliances are affected by load 

control? 

In New Zealand, electricity supply to most hot water cylinders can be 

controlled through ripple signals. 

In some rare, emergency situations, MainPower may also turn off 

electricity supply to irrigators through the same ripple control system. 

To learn more about us and what 

we are doing in your community, 

head to our website. 

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Licensed under REAA 2008 

397B Papanui Road, Strowan 

Old Wharf ... Waiopuka, Kaikoura by Susie Baker. 

PHOTO: SUPPLIED. 

Aunique art exhibition 

An exhibition of modern artworksand 

handcrafteditemsusing traditional 

woodwork and photographic skills, will be 

held in Kaikoura from September 13 to 17. 

The Uniquely DrivenExhibition features 

worksbyphotographer SusieBaker, and 

localwoodworker, CullenSmith, at the 

Pink Shed, Fyffe House. 

The techniquesthe two artistsuse 

connect the historyofearly industrythe 

firstEuropeansbrought to this area 

around 180 years ago. 

The exhibition entwines this history 

NC SPORTS RESULTS 

with the use of art, and focuses on their 

artisan skills. 

Smithlearnthis furniture and 

wheelwrightskillsfrom his father,and 

continues to put his talent into practice by 

making contemporaryand unique 

furniture, and woodwork items. 

Susie, an alternative photographer, has 

been exhibiting and working with 

historical processes for over 20 years. 

The exhibition, which coincideswith the 

KaikouraHop, is openfrom 10am to 4pm 

and entry is free. 

397B Papanui Road is aperfect base for St Andrew's 

College being only ashort walk down the road and 

within close proximity of other top private schools such 

as Rangi Ruru Girls' School, Selwyn House School and 

St Margaret's College. Agents contact details below. 

Guy Greenslade 

Thomas Knight 

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Real Estate Agent 

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NC rampant on Southbridge Shield day 

PHOTOS BY JOHN COSGROVE 

Quick try ... North Canterbury Senior rep team’s Jesse Houston beats the tackle by Ellesmere’s Stefan Smit and 

crashes over for the first try in the early moments of the 100th clash for the Southbridge Shield clash on Saturday 

at the Rangiora Showgrounds. 

On the nose ... North Canterbury Senior rep Anthony Tavendale 

pushes his way past Ellesmere’s Josh Charlton during their match. 

Up you go ... North Canterbury’s Colts 

captain Padraig Skerten is upended by an 

Ellesmere tackle. 

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rep team’s full back Kyohei Yamasawa looks 

for away forward during the shield match. 

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has his game face on. 

Passing by ... North Canterbury’s Jayden Sherwood attempts to get around Ellesmere’s 

Carter Baxter’s tackle during their Under 16 clash. 

Breaking through ... North Canterbury’s Tim Luxon on acharge as he tries to break 

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Ared-letter day for North Canterbury rugby 

By PETER WILLIAMS 

Last Saturday was aredletter day for 

North Canterbury rugby. 

For the first time ever, the Canterbury 

Rugby Union scheduled ahome 

National Provincial Championship 

match outside the confines of 

Christchurch City. 

An excellent crowd attended at the 

very time alot of adverse publicity is 

doing the rounds about the woefully 

small crowds, nationwide, at NPC 

fixtures this year. 

This has led to conjecture the format 

of the NPC is no longer fit for purpose. 

Once again it seems the Canterbury 

Rugby Union could be leading the way, 

showing just what can be achieved with 

some innovative scheduling. 

The NPC match provided aplatform to 

celebrate the 100th edition of the 

Southbridge Shield, the symbol of Sub 

Union rugby supremacy in Canterbury. 

The North Canterbury vEllesmere 

encounter was the curtainraiser, and 

followed matches between North 

Canterbury and Ellesmere Colts, 

development sides, under 18 and under 

16 teams. 

The playing surface was immaculately 

presented at the Rangiora Showgrounds 

and athrilling encounter ensued with 

Canterbury hanging on by the barest of 

threads to defeat the competition 

frontrunners, Taranaki, by 29 points to 

28. 

It was appropriate too, that alegend of 

the Rangiora Rugby Club, Chris Hart, 

now resident in Otago, was fulfilling the 

TMO duties at the very ground where he 

himself played his club and 

representative rugby. 

NorthCanterbury success 

The 100 year celebration of the 

Southbridge Shield gave an extra edge 

to this year’s fixture. 

It did not take long for North 

Canterbury to stamp its authority on the 

game, when its fullback Kyohei 

Yamasawa gathered an errant clearing 

kick, and linked up with his support 

players to give Jesse Houston a20metre 

sprint down the left touchline, to dive in 

at the corner. 

It didn’t take Yamasawa long to 

confirm his precocious talent by landing 

two penalty goals, taking North 

Canterbury out to acommanding 11nil 

lead. 

The first was astraightforward affair, 

but the second from near the halfway 

line was awarning shot to Ellesmere not 

to infringe from anywhere within their 

own half. 

Aided by astring of penalties against 

the home team, the expected Ellesmere 

fightback materialised in the second 

quarter. 

Fullback Alistair Collins timed his 

incision into abackline to perfection, 

and sliced through to score untouched. 

He converted his own try. 

With both teams exchanging 

penalties, it went to the break with the 

locals leading by 1410. 

Again North Canterbury signalled its 

determination soon after the break 

when prop Josh Duckworth shot out of a 

maul, and burst 20 metres up field deep 

into the 22 before being held up. 

This set up aseries of pickandgoes 

which saw Nick Hyde crash over to 

score in ahandy position, making the 

conversion aformality. 

Though Collins closed the gap again 

with another penalty midway through 

the half, it was afurther display of 

Yamasawa’s blistering speed that put 

the game out of reach when he scored 

wide out. 

North Canterbury’s staunch defence 

served it well throughout the match. It 

held firm in the final stanza and ran out 

deserved winners by 2613. 

Yamasawa’s performance stood out, 

while in the forwards Jesse Houston 

worked tirelessly, while Paddy 

McCallum pulled the strings masterfully 

in the pivot position. 

In the end though it was the 

wholehearted effort of the whole squad, 

particularly on defence, which won the 

day for North Canterbury and ensured 

its name was etched on to the 

Southbridge Shield for the 40th time. 

Ellesmere has previously won it on 33 

occasions. 

North Canterbury 26 (Jesse Houston, 

Nick Hyde, Kyohei Yamasawa tries; 

Yamasawa 3penalties, 1conversion) 

beat Ellesmere 13 (Alistair Collins 1try, 

2penalties, 1conversion). 

Lowergrades 

North Canterbury Stags v 

Ellesmere Development 

North Canterbury attacked from the 

kickoff with Digby Heard scoring atry in 

the corner within 2minutes. 

Ellesmere regrouped scoring a 

converted try after asustained period 

on attack. But North Canterbury replied 

in kind with atry to Kyle Aldridge taking 

a107 lead. 

It was Ellesmere though, that 

dominated the next portion of the 

match. North Canterbury lost abit of 

momentum making anumber of errors. 

One intercept pass looked like alength 

of the field try for Ellesmere but a 

superb chase from winger, Matt Earl, 

stopped his opponent just short of the 

try line. However Ellesmere stayed on 

attack and scored two more tries. 

Late in the half North Canterbury’s 

hard working forwards put Louie Bethel 

over for an important try close to the 

posts that narrowed Ellesmere’s lead to 

1917 at halftime. 

An Ellesmere try was followed by a 

penalty try to North Canterbury, 

levelling the score at 24all. Afurther 

converted try by Ellesmere saw North 

Canterbury bring on their bench which 

added considerable energy. 

Asuperb run up the centre of the field 

by Louie Bethel resulted in Matt Couch 

scoring under the posts. Replacement 

first five Cannon Elvines converted to 

lock the score up at 3131. But North 

Canterbury dominated play for the last 

quarter with Tom Stopforth, Digby 

Heard and hard working flanker, 

Richard Taylor, all scoring to take the 

final score to 4631. The North 

Canterbury forward pack worked hard 

all day dominating the scrums and 

setting up agood platform for their 

backs. 

North Canterbury Stags 46 (Digby Heard 

(2), Kyle Aldridge, Louie Bethel, Matt 

Couch, Tom Stopforth, Richard Taylor 

tries, apenalty try, Kyle Aldridge 1 

conversion, Cannon Elvines 1 

conversion each) beat Ellesmere 

Development 31. 

Colts 

Picture perfect conditions presented 

the Colts with an exciting opportunity to 

challenge for the elusive Munro Shield. 

Ellesmere dominated early territory 

and possession but struggled to convert 

this to points as the North Canterbury 

boys defended valiantly. 

When North Canterbury finally got the 

opportunity to venture into Ellesmere’s 

half it was rewarded with 3points, 

Ellesmere responded with aconverted 

try, followed by another 3points to 

North Canterbury. 

Sam Regan was rewarded with 5 

points from aline out drive late in the 

first half. Ellesmere nabbed acounter 

attack try to lead 14 11 at half time . 

The second spell saw some great 

attacking rugby from North Canterbury. 

An early penalty kick levelled the 

scores, followed by some patient 

attacking rugby rewarded with agreat 

try to Padraig Skerten. 

The momentum shifted to and fro all 

half with North Canterbury’s discipline 

letting it down at times to allow the 

pressure to be relieved from Ellesmere. 

Alate try in the corner saw Ellesmere 

draw level, but regained the lead from 

an excellent sideline conversion, 2119 

to Ellesmere. 

Ten minutes of tense rugby followed 

as North Canterbury went on amission 

to secure the Munro shield. 

Although the effort and commitment 

was there from the lads, they just 

couldn’t quite get that last pass away. 

Ellesmere closed the game out with a3 

pointer to retain the Shield, 2419. 

Harry Arps (Ashley) was tireless in the 

front row, Regan Holden (Hurunui) was 

an absolute standout across the park 

while Sam Kinney (Hurunui) and Cole 

Morgan (Ashley) directed traffic and 

defended outstandingly. Blake Tull 

(Ashley), the smallest Colt on the park 

was always threatening and looking for 

work on the edges. 

North Canterbury 19 (Sam Regan, 

Padraig Skerten, tries, Cole Morgan 3 

penalties) lost to Ellesmere 24. 

Under 18 

This was anailbiter. North Canterbury 

made an impressive start with early 

tries to centre, Max Dunbar and fullback 

James Ismail. Anthony Gala converted 

Dunbar’s try and then added a 

conversion, but Ellesmere fought back 

with tries wide out to level the half time 

score at 15all. Loose head prop for 

North Canterbury, Tom Laxon, was the 

first to score in the second half before 

replacement flanker Max Jackson 

sealed the deal with the winning try late 

in the match. 

Other players to standout for North 

Canterbury were Earl John who moved 

from wing in the first half, to centre in 

the second and shored up North 

Canterbury’s defensive efforts out wide 

where they had been found lacking in 

the first half and proved elusive with the 

ball in hand. 

The other standout was captain 

George Riley in the engine room. He 

showed outstanding leadership, 

particularly in the organisation of North 

Canterbury’s lineouts. 

North Canterbury 29 (Max Dunbar, 

James Ismail, Tim Laxon, Max Jackson 

tries Anthony Gola 1penalty 1 

conversion, Archie Prain 2conversions) 

beat Ellesmere 22. 

Under 16 

Perhaps the North Canterbury boys had 

not adjusted to the very early kick off 

time of 9.30 am, as it seemed as though 

many of the boys hadn’t woken up 

properly. 

Ellesmere took advantage of North 

Canterbury’s lethargy and shot out to a 

big halftime lead. 

The second half was adifferent story. 

Playeroftheday Carter McKenzie 

led the way with afine allround 

performance, while Dan Flutey 

impressed with one big run and some 

awesome offloads. Despite the much 

improved secondhalf performance by 

North Canterbury, Ellesmere held on 

for acomfortable 2612 win. 

North Canterbury 12 (Jayden Sherwood, 

Ezekiel McCullough tries, Kyle Searle 1 

conversion) lost to Ellesmere 24. 

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Nth Canty senior rugby team to tour Japan 

By LINDSAY KERR 

North Canterbury’s rugby tour to Japan 

at the end of Septemberwill herald in a 

new and ambitious project for the sub 

union. 

In its 120 year history it has never had 

ateam venturesofar away from its base. 

Parts of the South Island are usually 

the furthestaway fieldsthey have played 

on. 

The sub union has been successful in 

bringing All Blacksthroughits club and 

representativeprogrammes, but the 

latterhas always been primarily focused 

on playing the Ellesmere sub union side 

in its annual clash for the Southbridge 

Shield. 

The representative programmethis 

year remained focused on this fixture, 

but following its victory last week, all 

hands have moved to its forthcoming 

Japanesetour which involves 29 players. 

The touristhe brain child of North 

Canterbury’s own Robbie Deans, now 

coachinginJapan,and the playing squad 

will base themselves with his club, the 

Saitama Wild Knights. 

In the truespirit of amateurrugby,the 

trip is being entirely selffunded. 

This includes the playerswhere each 

member of the squad havemade 

significant contributions. 

The intention of the tripisabout 

developingplayers,and offering 

meaningful professional player 

pathways, without them having to move 

away from their clubs and out of the 

NorthCanterbury catchment area. 

Thereisalso the viewthat this trip will 

occur regularly —potentially biannually. 

Deanswho is one of agood number of 

All Blackstohave come from the local 

competition,believesthe benefits to the 

players will be significant. 

‘‘Thisisagreat opportunity for players 

withinthe NorthCanterbury club 

competition to experience not only 

cultural benefits of touring, but also 

immersioninthe Wild Knights rugby 

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The schedule will requireplayers to 

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Kaikōura Whale Run is back in townthis Saturday 

Kaikōura SuburbanSchool is hoping for a 

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The 17th annual Kaikōura Whale Run 

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Community Consultations 

We’ve got lots of community consultations open 

for feedback and are keen to hear from residents 

across arange of different topics. 

Current consultations include: 

• Woodend and WoodendBeachentrancesigns – 

proposing new entrance signs for both Woodend 

and Woodend Beach and we would like to hear 

your thoughts about the conceptual designs we 

have put together. 

• Rangiora Town Cycleway Stage One – 

sharing the design for the first section of this 

route that provides asafe and accessible 

connection to the Passchendaele Memorial Path. 

• Playspaces in Kaiapoi East –considering what 

play spaces we should have inthe Kaiapoi East 

area and want to know what you think about a 

proposal to replace the playground (currently up 

for renewal) at Currie Park with anew play space 

at Norman Kirk Park. 

• Waimakariri Economic Development Strategy – 

providing aframework that guides the Council’s 

and Enterprise North Canterbury’s efforts 

and activities in supporting local economic 

growth over the next ten years with the aid of 

anticipated delivery partners in critical areas. 

• Mandeville Resurgence Channel Upgrades – 

asking forfeedback on the options being considered 

to improve the managementofstormwater and 

resurgence flowthrough Mandeville. 

• Community Outcomes –these are the 

outcomes Council aims to achieve topromote 

the social, economic, environmental, and cultural 

well-being of our District and residents, in the 

present and for the future. 

• Road Reserve Management Policy –combined 

anumber of existing policies into one and clarified 

howweproposetomanage things likeroadside 

berms, paper roads,roadsealing,temporary 

storageand traffic managementtonameafew. 

Community feedback helps the Council make decisions 

and it’simportant the publichavetheir say on issues 

that affect them. Youcan providefeedback on any of 

these topics onlineatwaimakariri.govt.nz/letstalk. The 

registration process is quickand easy and providing 

your details makes sure we can keep youinthe loop. 

Motorcycle Awareness Month 

Alongside our neighbouring Councils, we are helping 

promote Motorcycle Awareness Month thisSeptember. 

We all want road users to be more aware of 

motorcyclists, and to take more care when 

changing lanes, pulling out at intersections or 

turning right at intersections. 

We are also encouraging motorcyclists to build on 

their own awareness too. Like being aware that 

drivers can change lanes and without looking, turn 

or pull out in front of motorcyclists. These things 

happen regularly, and rarely without warning. 

Riding with awareness is key to improving 

motorcyclists’ safety out amongst traffic. That's 

what Ride Forever courses can help with. 

We have aseries of coffee stops in Motorcycle 

Awareness Month. Check out the Facebook page 

for alocation that you can ride to grab acoffee, 

look at bikes, and catch up with other riders with 

shared interests. facebook.com/kickstartcanterbury 

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Visit our website to find out more 

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Join us on World Rivers Day for 

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and makeapositiveimpact on 

thelocal environment. 

Sunday 24 September10am–12pm 

Ashley/Rakahuri River 

Please arrive by 9.30amforhealthand 

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Guinea Pigs 

The North Canterbury Guinea Pigs Spring ShowisonSunday, September 24 at 38 

Rangiora Woodend Road. The doors openfrom 10am to 1pm. Gold coin entry.Baby 

Guinea Pig sales.Enquiries to Jenny 021 1457245. 

UniquelyDriven Exhibition 

Susi Baker, an ‘‘alternative’’ photographer, and Cullen Smith, alocalwoodworker, 

will hold aWoodwork, Fine Art,furniture and Photography exhibition in The Pink 

Shed at Fyffe House, Kaikoura, from Wednesday, September 13 to Sunday, 

September 17,from 10am to 4pm. Susie andCully havecreatedanexhibition that 

entwines history with the use of art practice, focusing on their artisan skills. 

Rangiora Museum 

Dan Smith will tell us TheStory of John CSmith Ltd,awell knownRangiora 

Company, at the museum’s next meeting. All welcome to join us at the Rangiora 

Museum, 29 Good Street,onThursday, September 28,at7.30pm. Adonation 

appreciated from nonmembers. Supper provided. No need to book. The museum is 

open every Wednesday andSunday 1pm to 4pm. 

KaikouraSchoolyard Market 

The market, afundraiser for the Kaikoura Primary School, will be held from 10am 

to 1pm, Saturday,September 16.There will bearts and crafts, plants, produce and 

new and used items. $10 for stalls (3.5 x3.5m). All stall holders welcome. 

SecondarySchool Achieversfund 

The Secondary School Achievers fund is for current 

school studentsfrom Year 11 –Year 13,who aregoing 

on to furtherstudyinthe following year. 

Past recipients have used thefunds for boarding fees, 

scholarship travel expenses, purchases of text books 

or electronicequipment. 

Criteria 

• Applicants must have their family home within 

the Hurunui District boundary, although it is 

recognised that some applicants may currently 

be attending aschool outside thedistrict. 

• Successful applicants will need to demonstrate 

their positive attitude as wellastheir high level of 

ability and/or ingenuity. 

• Successful applicants will need to demonstrate 

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howthey would benefit from financial assistance 

to helpthem achieve their goals. 

Conditions 

• Funding isonly for formal academic study, not 

voluntary work. 

• Thisfundingcan onlybereceivedonce. 

• Late or incomplete applications will not be 

considered. 

Applications for 2023 open on Monday 4September 

and close on Monday 9 October. 

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Youth voice ... Will Munsey and Tamzyn Murdoch polishing up their knowledge. 


Youth and the election 

Hurunui’s Youth councillors are doing 

their bit to help this years government 

elections be free and fair. 

Voting in the 2023 General Election 

opens on Monday, October 2, and closes 

on Saturday, October 14. 

Youth Councillors Tamzyn Murdoch, 

Will Munsey and Aliannah Thompson 

spent aSunday polishing up their 

knowledge of what makes arobust 

democracy, looking at the importance of 

political neutrality for those in public 

office. 

The training took place in 

Christchurch and was organised by the 

Rerenga Awa Canterbury Youth 

Workers Collective, anetwork that 

supports those working with youth. 

Aliannah says the training brought 

home how important it is to create afair, 

nonjudgmental environment when 

engaging the youth voice and provided 

useful tips on how to help youth 

councillors navigate potentially difficult 

situations. 

‘‘You can’t voice your personal 

political beliefs when representing the 

Youth Council, but you can get young 

people interested in the elections,’’ says 

Will. 

He says one of the challenges is getting 

young people who have turned 18 to get 

engaged in enrolling to vote. 

Tim Perry, Manager of CYWC, says the 

request for training came from the youth 

groups involved in the network, 

particularly youth councils. 

He says as this is an election year it’s 

important for these young people to 

know how to be politically neutral in 

their roles, and to develop how they 

work alongside others who may have 

different opinions to their own. 

Tamzyn says it was helpful for the 

youth councillors to consider which hat 

they were wearing when having 

conversations in political spaces, an 

exercise, she says, that was especially 

useful. 

Perry says it was effective having the 

training delivered by the Electoral 

Commissions youth advisors. 

‘‘It’s really neat having younger people 

delivering training for young people.’’ 

Hurunui District Councils Youth 

Development Officer Jo Sherwood says 

the training was agreat way for the 

youth councillors to look at how they can 

promote voting in this years general 

elections in aneutral way. 

Enrolment Scheme 2024 

Amberley School -Broomfield School -Leithfield School - 

Omihi School -Waipara School 

The Boards of Trustees from Amberley, Leithfield, Broomfield and Omihi Schools would like to notify parents who 

wish to enroltheir children at the above schools for 2024. Enrolment at theseschools isgoverned by an enrolment 

scheme, the details of which are available from the respective school offices. Applications for out of zone places 

are now being invited. 

The Board of Trustees at Amberley School has determinedthat there are up to 5places at the school for out of zone 

students in 2024. Preference will be given to New Entrants. 

The Board of Trustees at Broomfield School has determined that there are up to 9places at the school for out of 

zone students in 2024. 

The Board of Trustees at Leithfield School -TeKura oKōwai has determined that there are up to 7places at the 

school for out of zone students in 2024. 

The Board of Trustees at Omihi School has determined that there are up to 8places at the school for out of zone 

students in 2024. 

Waipara School -Norestrictions on enrolment /openzone. 

Parents of students who live within the home zone should also apply by this date to assist the schools to plan 

appropriately for the remainder of the year.Students who live in the home zone are entitled to enrol at the school. 

The deadline for receipt of applications for out of zoneplaces is 3pm Wednesday 20 th September2023.Ifaballot 

for out of zone places is required, it will be held on Friday 22 nd September 2023. Parents will be informed of the 

outcome by 4 th October 2023. 

Applications from out of zone students will be processed in the following order of priority: 

First priority will be giventostudents who have been accepted for enrolment in an approved special programme. 

(This priority category is notapplicable at listed schools.) 

Second priority will be giventoapplicantswho are siblings of current students. 

Third priority will be given to applicants who are siblings of former students. 

Fourth priority will be given to applicants who are children of former students. 

Fifth priority will be giventoapplicants who are children of board employees. 

Sixth priority will be given to all otherapplicants. 

For furtherinformation, including application forms, please contact the relevant school office. 

Board of Trustees 

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The Rotary Club of Rangiora awards agrant each 

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Friday and 9am to 2pm 

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CHILDREN’S craft afternoon, 

27th September, 

10am -12pm, at the Woodend 

Community Centre. 

Decorated biscuits, 

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to embark on a trip of a lifetime to a lot and in the last few years they had a 

fire burn down some of their classrooms 

St Patrick’s Kaiapoi Catholic Primary and to date, nothing has been rebuilt 

School is taking nine Year 7 and 8 pupils due to a lack of funding.” 

and two adults to the Cook Islands in The St Patrick’s contingent plans to 

term four to learn abou the local culture take some resources for the school and 

and do some community service. is seeking support from the local North 

“This is our second trip and what we’ve Canterburycommunity. 

identified is the opportunitytodoan 

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 

studentswilhavesome fun, but it’s Raro community groups in Rarotonga to do 

style and it’s an opportunity to give back some volunteering, planting and clean 

the local community and an opportunity 

to learn what we share in common The group wi l be staying a the 

as Pacific communities as we l as our Rakahangahostel, which is named after 

di ferences.” 

one of the islands, and is like a marae, 

Pax wi l be joined on the trip by parent 

Pacific Islands. 

and Board of Trustees memberAngela 

“It’s very basic, but community focused His classmateCaleb Spence says he 

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

Although the Cook Islands is o ficia ly and cleaning. 

looking forward to returning. 

a part of New ZealandandusesNew 

“They are wonderful hosts and are quite “I’m exciting to see the beach. It’s pre ty 

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

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

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

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ilt a relationship with. 

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Pupil Mason Robson says his penpal 

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027 216 0000 

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03 365 3653 0800 368 468 

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Trusted Trades & 

Professional Services 

Guide 

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

Air Conditioning 

Automotive &Recovery 

Builders 

Chiropractor 

Servicing NorthCanterburyand Kaikoura 

03 313 0531 /03319 7559 

(NorthCanterbury) (Kaikoura) 

www.northcanterburyenergy.co.nz 

Butchery 

OxfordButchery 

Shane Frahm 

We cankill&process yourstock 

FourGenerations of Frahms 

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Ph 312 4205 

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AIRCONDITIONING 

VENTILATION 

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INSTALLATION 

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0272 588 366 

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Plasterer 

Plumbing 

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2269236 

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contact@stewartcontracting.co.nz 

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•Car Bodies •Scrap Steel•Specialists in Farm 

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