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RURAL LIFE 32 The North Canterbury News, September 14, 2023 Synthetic carpet plan in schools ‘insulting’ By ROBYN BRISTOW Thousands of students will benefit from anew initiative designed to make it easier for schools to access New Zealand wool carpets for their classrooms. The Bremworth Wool in Education Initiative has been launched in response to the Ministry of Education’s Ngā iti Kahurangi proposal to install $8 million worth of nylon carpet in up to 760 small or rural schools. Rotherham School principal, Cheryl Barbara, says the Ministry of Education’s offer to provide synthetic carpet is an insult to the rural sector. She says it is also inconsistent with the sustainability doctrine the Government wants taught to students. ‘‘It's beyond belief that they are stipulating imported synthetic carpets in rural schools, when we are awoolproducing nation —particularly as larger urban schools have the option to install carpets of their choice. ‘‘As aprincipal of arural school, Ican tell you that it goes against our rural values, and is highly offensive to our wider farming community which has been struggling over the past few years.’’ Under the Bremworth programme, schools due to replace their existing flooring can apply to the carpet manufacturer for asubsidy equivalent to at least 30 percent of their flooring needs, helping make wool carpet more accessible to New Zealand schools. For aschool wanting 400sqm of carpet, it equates to savings over FARM FENCING • YARDS • EARTHWORKS Scott Heasley 0275 350 302 |heasleyfencing@xtra.co.nz www.heasleyfencing.co.nz 2539901 Rotherham School ... Pupils from the small rural school. PHOTO: SUPPLIED $10,000. The North Canterbury School is one of 10 pilot schools that was to be fasttracked through the new renovation programme, which also includes lighting and acoustic upgrade. However, the Ministry has told other rural principals if they refuse the synthetic tiles, they cannot access this proportion of the funding to use for wool carpet. ‘‘Rural schools are about supporting their local community. Idon’t think there would be any rural school in New Zealand that would want to be using plastic carpet, to be honest,’’ says Ms Barbara. ‘‘We will look to pay for the wool carpet from some of the fundraising that we have done throughout the year, including the North Canterbury Hunting Competition, selling corn and the Amuri Rogaine event.’’ Ms Barbara says it is ‘‘heartwarming’’ to see alocal company like Bremworth offering to do what they can to help get wool back into schools. Greg Smith, Bremworth chief executive, says the decision to use petrochemicalbased carpet fibre flies in the face of the Government’s commitment to reduce the amount of plastic in our lives. He says it's ironic that Bremworth has won export contracts in Australia, which specified wool carpet in schools, and yet historically there has been less support for the product in the New Zealand education sector. ‘‘Unlike most other commercial settings, what we know about schools is that the students tend to spend alot of time sitting on the floor. ‘‘We believe in creating the optimal environment for learning and their comfort is asignificant part of this. ‘‘Bremworth is doing what it can to help small Kiwi schools like Cheryl’s access New Zealand wool ahighperforming renewable and biodegradable fibre. This then provides amore natural, healthy environment for our children to thrive. ‘‘What is needed now is for the Ministry to amend their current offer to allow schools to take the cash equivalent of the plastic tiles, which they can then put towards wool carpet,” he says. Hadleigh Smith, market development manager at The New Zealand Merino Company (NZM) says many of its growers are disillusioned by the Ministry’s decision and frustrated at lacklustre explanations after the programme was publicised. ‘‘It’s no secret that wool growers are struggling and this decision hit close to home. They don’t want their kids sitting on plastic when they could just as easily be sitting on fibre grown in their own backyard.’’ TAKE A CLOSER LOOK... Discover the Zimmatic difference. Zimmatic pivot and lateral-move systems combine high-quality components with exclusive structural designs and innovative features for a long-lasting solution you can count on. Contact your local Zimmatic dealer find out more. 0800 438 627 www.zimmaticanz.com
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