North Canterbury News: September 07, 2023
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NEWS<br />
2 The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>September</strong> 7, <strong>2023</strong><br />
Rock‘n’Wheels show rocked<br />
By JOHN COSGROVE<br />
Thededicated,<br />
local team are<br />
here to help<br />
Managing Editor<br />
Robyn Bristow<br />
027 312 1581<br />
robyn.bristow@ncnews.co.nz<br />
Sales Manager<br />
DaynaBurton<br />
027 312 0089<br />
dayna.burton@ncnews.co.nz<br />
Reporters<br />
ShelleyTopp<br />
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JohnCosgrove<br />
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The cars kept rolling into the Amberley<br />
Domain lastSunday as vehicles of all<br />
shapesand sizes attendedthe 13th<br />
Rock’N’Wheelsmeet.<br />
OrganiserKatrinaPlattsays shewas<br />
overwhelmed and humbled by the<br />
Father’s Day turnoutwhich she<br />
believes numbered more than 760<br />
vintageand veteran cars, trucks,<br />
motorcycles, micro cars, jeeps,<br />
homebuilt hotrods,custom and classic<br />
musclecarsand high performance<br />
sports cars.<br />
Carssmall and large,camefrom all<br />
overthe South Island to attend,with<br />
severalmaking thejourneyfromthe<br />
WestCoast.<br />
Chris King fromWaikukuwas<br />
amazed at the variations of Mini’s that<br />
paraded on theday, whileGaryMarton,<br />
alsoofWaikuku,showed his1955 Chev<br />
Sedan street dragster completewith<br />
it’smesmerising air brush flame paint<br />
job.<br />
One of themost popular customcars<br />
was Ian Wright’sFredPig Farm ute.<br />
Ian,ofAmberley,said his project car<br />
startedoff as abarn find.<br />
‘‘Itwas arolling chassis Ibought off<br />
an old farmer, it hadbeen in ashedfor<br />
over20years, the tyres were flat, the<br />
Austin motor was full of water and<br />
seizedup, so it took me awee while to<br />
sort it all out, thenIbuiltthe cab on<br />
thatout of old corrugated iron which<br />
seemtosuititquite well.’’<br />
The crowd liked it too, awarding it<br />
one of thePeople’s Choicesawards.<br />
Owner of WIKD36, Ash Jones of<br />
Lovely wicked Ford ... Cleaning up his ‘36 Ford Cabriolet street rod was Ash Jones of<br />
Loburn, at the 13th Rock‘N’Wheels car meet held at the Amberley Domain on Sunday,<br />
Father's Day.<br />
PHOTO: JOHN COSGROVE<br />
Loburnisachippie by trade, but says<br />
he enjoyed takingonthe challenge of<br />
rebuildinga1936Ford Cabrioletintoa<br />
streetrod.<br />
‘‘Ittook me eight and half years, it<br />
required ahugeamount of workbut I<br />
had alot of supportwhenIneeded it<br />
and it’s all steel, witha572 BigBlock<br />
Chevinit.<br />
Mrs Plattsays she couldn’t have<br />
staged theannual event without the<br />
kind support of personnelfromthe<br />
Leithfield BoxingClub, Amberley<br />
Squash Club, Broomfield and<br />
Amberley Schools,the Amberley<br />
Volunteer Fire Brigade, herfamily and<br />
students fromKaiapoi HighSchool.<br />
‘‘Thanks to everyone whocameand<br />
thankyou foryoursupport.’’<br />
More photos page 26<br />
Amanda Keys<br />
027 536 6224<br />
amanda.keys@ncnews.co.nz<br />
Focus on root cause of incident<br />
Jillian Dickie<br />
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jillian.dickie@ncnews.co.nz<br />
Graphic Design<br />
Heather Hood<br />
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Take note ... AEnvironment <strong>Canterbury</strong> sign placed near the Saltwater Creek bridge<br />
on the corner of Factory Road and Amesbury Road, in Sefton.<br />
PHOTO: SHELLEY TOPP<br />
From Page 1<br />
Mr Ward saysDaiken’s primary<br />
focusnow is to thoroughly<br />
investigate the root causesofthe<br />
incident.<br />
‘‘Daiken New Zealand is very<br />
proudofits commitment to the<br />
environmental health of Saltwater<br />
Creek,’’MrWard says.<br />
Therefore the company sharedthe<br />
community’s ‘‘sadness and<br />
concerns’’ thatspillinto Saltwater<br />
Creekhad happened.<br />
He says anyone worried about the<br />
impact of the discharge on food or<br />
watersources should refertoadvice<br />
beingcirculated by ECan.<br />
Anyoneseeing affected wildlife,<br />
should not touchit. Instead phone<br />
0800 765 588.<br />
It is important not to eat fish,<br />
whitebaitorshellfish fromthe area.<br />
If you have any concerns contact<br />
your GP.<br />
Teaching on<br />
the gifts of the<br />
Holy Spirit for<br />
the next 9weeks.<br />
(1 Cor. 12-14)<br />
Meeting 10am<br />
EverySundayatthe<br />
RangioraTownHall<br />
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&spirit filled church<br />
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