North Canterbury News: November 16, 2023

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Waimak Sailing Club hit again by burglars
By ROBYN BRISTOW
The wind has been taken out of the sails
of the Waimakariri Sailing Club again
after another theft.
A$2500 outboard motor has been
stolen from alocked storage container
at the club’s site north of Kaiapoi, this
time disabling the boat coaches use at
Learn­to­Sail classes for young up­andcoming
sailors.
The late model Mercury 9.9hp 2stroke
outboard was stolen after the lock on the
container was cut with agrinder at the
club’s property last week.
It has adistinct large trim tab just
above the prop.
Commodore Sam Jones is ‘‘gutted’’,
and he desperately wants it back.
It comes on the heels of two Optimist
learn­to­sail boats being stolen earlier
this year.
Both boats have since been found —
one by the police, and another by a
person walking their dog, dumped in
long grass.
Mr Jones says it appears the boat was
dumped on the property when it became
too hot to handle after all the publicity
about the theft. The area it was found in
near the club’s facilities, had already
been searched.
‘‘The positives that came from the
community, and the business
community, were phenomenal when the
boats were stolen.
‘‘Now we have been stung again,’’ says
Mr Jones.
He is grateful for all the support the
club received when the boats were
stolen, with an Optimist being donated
to the club from Auckland­based
Bucklands Beach Yacht Club.
Eight brightly coloured sails are also
now gracing the water on its fleet thanks
to the generosity of Mitre 10 MEGA
Rangiora (four sails) and two each from
CBK in Kaiapoi, and Bayleys North
Canterbury.
‘‘We now have eight Optimists,’’ says
Mr Jones to cater for those wanting to
learn to sail. Twenty five young sailors
took to the water in the latest learn­tosail
programme on Sunday.
‘‘The most we have had is 56.’’
Mr Jones was on the site early on
Sails aplenty ... Learn­to­Sail Optimists sporting the new sails from localbusinesses.
Sunday to get the gear to Loch Ness, as
their sailing lake has been nicknamed,
and discovered the outboard was
missing.
‘‘You can not get avehicle in there, so
whoever took it would have had to carry
about 200 metres to the gate,’’ he says.
The gates are also locked into the
property, and have private property
signage on them.
Stolen ... The Mercury 9.9hp outboard
stolen from the Waimakariri Sailing Club.
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Wellbeing delivered on farm
While take out deliveriesmay not reach
the farm, remote households in Hurunui
now haveaccess to an innovative
wellbeing delivery service that provides
mental­health support to their
doorsteps.
Rural isolation brings many
challenges. For Hurunui District
Council’s Together Hurunui facilitator
Natalie Paterson, connecting farmers to
wellbeing support services has been one
of the biggest.
From this month, Slice of Wellbeing
pizza­style boxes,designed and packed
by Together Hurunui, are being
delivered on farm acrossHurunui by
vets from all four North Canterbury
VeterinaryClinics in Amberley, Cheviot,
Culverden and Waikari.
Instead of pepperoni and extra
cheese, the packs contain amenu of
mental­health support services, local
wellbeing resources,Farmstrongs new
LiveWell, Farm Well book of shared
stories from farmers on what they do to
keep well, and reminders to take abreak
with amate.
Ms Paterson acknowledgedthe
Department of Internal Affairs for
helping to fund the project.
‘‘It was about supporting those
services that are already doing a
fantastic job in our rural communities,
such as Rural Support Trustand
Farmstrong.
‘‘There’s areal need out there.
‘‘A local medical centre told us they
were noticing increases in mentalhealth
appointmentsduringthe milkprice
drop, and they were hearingfrom
young farmers battling financial
pressures.
‘We knew there were many more
farmers out there who weren’t coming
in,’’ she says.
Ms Paterson decided the answer was
to take wellbeing to the farm, using the
one person farmers see in good times
and bad —their local vet.
She approachedCulverden North
Canterbury Veterinary Clinic with the
idea of stockingthe practices utes with
the packs to pass on to farmers when the
team wentout rurally.
North Canterbury Vets went astep
further and distributedthe packs across
all four clinics, as well as their sales
team and Wellbeing Committee.
Director and veterinarian Alistair
Kenyon says as arural practice with
strong roots in the community, North
Canterbury Vet Clinics welcomed the
opportunity to partner with Together
Hurunui.
‘‘Slice of Wellbeing fits in well with
our values and the duty of care we have
within our farming and rural
communities.’’
Hurunui Mayor Marie Black farms in
the Hurunui with her husband and, as a
former Plunket health worker, has an
insight into the challengesand
opportunitiesofliving rurally.
‘‘Any way that we can help to support
our farmers with their wellbeing gets my
endorsement. Rural communities like
Hurunui are under­resourced when it
comes to mental­health services.
‘‘These packs are going out on farm to
where they are needed as areal
community­led, Hurunui solution’’.
Farmstrong Delivery Specialist Krissy
Cloutmanwelcomedthe creative way of
taking wellbeing information to the
farm.
‘‘Supporting farmers’ and growers’
wellbeing is ateam effort and
Farmstrong was really pleased to jump
on board to support council’s Slice of
Wellbeing initiative.
‘‘The pizza box packaging is afun way
to get the Farmstrong Live Well, Farm
Well book and other wellbeing
resources into the hands of those who
need them right now.
‘‘It’s been an incredibly tough year for
farmers and growers. Ensuring they are
prioritising their wellbeing is really
important.
‘‘Over 14,000 people reported in 2023
they credit improvements in their
wellbeing to Farmstrong’s help and
advice. Farmstrong takes apractical
approach, showing people simple daily
wellbeing habits and ways of thinking
that farmers and growers say help them
deal with life’s ups and downs.’’
Noel McGirr, chair of North
Canterbury Rural Support Trust and a
former rural vet himself, says getting the
word out to farmers there are support
networks who cater for their needs in
harder times was very pertinent in the
present challenging rural situation.
‘‘I applaud Together Hurunui and
Natalie for this worthy initiative. Rural
Support is here with confidential,
independent, and free assistance to any
farmer finding matters abit hard going
at the moment.’’
Ms Paterson says 35 Slice of Wellbeing
boxes are packed and loaded into the
utes ready to go out.
For aMeatlovers’ or Ultimate Vege
delivery, however, you still have to leave
the farm.
Cycleways on hold in Waimak
ByDAVID HILL,
Local Democracy Reporter
Three Waimakariricycle way projects are
in limbo following the change in
Government.
Cycle ways in Rangiora, Kaiapoi and
Woodend were included in the
Government’s TransportChoices funding
announced in December last year, with
Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport
Agency set to fund 70 percent of the $5.8
million budget.
The projects were to be funded through
the Climate Emergency Response Fund. It
is now on hold until the new Government
is formed and Waka Kotahi receives a
direction on transportpriorities.
The WaimakaririDistrict Council has
already approved detailed design for the
Kaiapoi to Woodend and Woodend to
Pegasus cycle ways, while detailed design
was approved last week for athird cycle
way in Southbrook, Rangiora.
Developing the Rangioracycle way has
had some challenges, with the council
preferring aroute heading up Railway
Road, along Torlesse and Coronation
Streets, up Ellis Road and Country Lane,
and on to South Belt.
PAK’nSave and Foodstuffs South Island
Ltd have raised concerns about the lack of
visibility for truck drivers entering and
exiting the supermarket on Railway Road.
‘‘There has been some discussions
around the location of the cycle way
behind PAK’nSave, but the council felt it
was asafer option for the cycle path than
Southbrook Road, where there are 26,000
vehicles passing each day,’’ Waimakariri
Mayor Dan Gordon said.
He said council staff would continue to
consult with PAK’nSave, KiwiRail and
other businesses as the project developed.
Mr Gordon said if the funding was not
made available in the next three months,
the council would reconsider the cycle
ways as part of next year’s 2024/34 Long
Term Plan process.
The proposed cycle ways came of the
council’s walking and cycling network
plan developed last year.
‘‘We are seeing growth in alternative
modes of transportand people are coming
out here to experience walking and
cycling in our district, which is something
we are keen to encourage.
‘‘Since the NorthernCorridor opened
with the cycle way alongside it, we have
seen alot more people cycling out to our
district.’’
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North Canterbury News, November 16, 2023
NCbusinesses feel confident
By ROBYN BRISTOW
North Canterbury businesses are
feeling significantly more positive
about the future than they were six
months ago.
That is the finding from the latest
North Canterbury Business Opinion
Survey released by Enterprise North
Canterbury (ENC) last week.
The survey, whichinvolved 58
businessowners from the Waimakariri
and Hurunui districts and was
conducted prior to the 2023 General
Election, shows that business
confidence is sitting at net +six
percent, amarked increase from the net
­52% reported in April last year.
ENC Survey co­ordinator Miles
Dalton says speaking to local
businesses, there are two stand­out
reasons for the increased confidence.
‘‘At the time of the survey, businesses
were feeling that the election would
bring in amore business­friendly
Government.
‘‘They were also feeling that we are
approaching the end of the economic
downturn and there is light at the end of
the tunnel.’’
The local results are in stark contrast
to the country as awhole, with arecent
New Zealand Institute of Economic
Research (NZIER) survey showing
national business confidence sitting at
net ­53%.
Mr Dalton says despite the positive
figures in the local survey, North
Canterbury businesses are remaining
cautious.
‘‘Local businesses are still doing it
tough right now, with squeezed margins
the most obvious sign of this.
‘‘Profitability remains tight in North
3
Canterbury, too, but businesses are
confident of better profitability over
the next six months.’’
The survey has also highlighted some
growth, with net +13% of employers
reporting increased staffing levels.
Additionally, net +20% of employers
report that it is now easier to find
unskilled staff.
However, finding skilled staff
remains difficult.
‘‘As always, the survey is something of
amixed bag, but the overall feeling
from local businesses is one of
positivity for the coming months.’’
The North Canterbury Business
Opinion Survey is conducted by ENC
every six months.
The full October 2023 survey results
can be viewed at
enterprisenorthcanterbury.co.nz/
invest/surveys­and­reports.
Valued plunket nurse retires
By JOHN COSGROVE
Plunket nurse Robyn Aitken
says it’s not uncommon for
young mothers to pull out their
own Plunket Books displaying
her signature on the pages,
when she visits mums and
babes.
Ms Aitken is retiring after 37
years of dedicated service to
Plunket New Zealand, all of it
in the North Canterburyarea.
She is proud to have made a
positive difference in people's
lives.
‘‘Being anew mum is not an
easy job, for parents now life
has become so much more
complicated.
‘‘With Plunket, we can sit
down with the mum or the
whänau, and even if it’s just
one small piece of information
or advice that makes their
journey easier, then it is awin
for everyone.’’
Ms Aitken was born in a
small village in New South
Wales, Australia.
Her family immigrated to
Mid Canterbury and worked on
dairy farms, before settling in
Christchurch.
She qualified as a
Registered Nurse in 1976,
working at Christchurch and
Princess Margaret Hospitals
specalising in acute medicine
and paediatrics.
She says the decision to
become aPlunket Nurse came
Looking ahead ... Retiring Plunket nurse Robyn Aitken is looking
forward to more quality time with her grandchildren, including
Lucas Aitken, aged 5.
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about when, as asingle mum
bringing up three kids on her
own at Waikari, she decided to
retrain when her youngest
child had started school.
‘‘I wanted to do something in
my community.’’
In 1989, she spent four
months in Wellington, learning
all about child and family
health.
She says it was abig change
for her, moving away from
hospital work, but she wanted
to work regular hours to be
there for her children.
‘‘I have had so many
wonderful opportunities for
advancement in the Plunket
service.
‘‘From leadership to
professional development,
training other nurses and later
working in maternal and infant
mental health.’’
She says over the years, the
service has became more
culturally aware and
embraced diversity and
equality.
‘‘I have loved working
alongside young families in
North Canterbury and I am
now seeing my babies, babies,’’
she says.
‘‘It’s been aprivilege to be
part of Plunket. Ibelieve we
offer agood service that’s
needed by young mothers.’’
Ms Aitken can recall many
unpublishable stories about
the funny situations the team
she worked with, faced every
day out in the community.
One of those team members
was Hurunui Mayor Marie
Black.
Mrs Black says Ms Aitken
was her mentor when she
started as ahealth care
worker.
‘‘We’ve had so many fun
adventures. Iloved working
alongside her as we met the
needs of the community as a
team.’’
Ms Aitken says child care has
been her passion, but now she
needs to slow down.
‘‘I want to be more relaxed,
and with my girlfriend go out
and explore New Zealand.’’
She also wants to be there for
her own grandchildren.
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North Canterbury News, November 16, 2023
Plannedvibrant coastal community begins
By SHELLEY TOPP
Ablock of sections at Kairaki Beach, near
Kaiapoi, are up for lease.
The Te Kōhaka o Tūhaitara Trust,
which manages Tūhaitara Coastal Park,
says the sections will be available in
stages.
Expressions of interest in stage one
opened on Friday, November 10.
The trust is working with Ready
Property Managers on the regeneration
development project.
AReady Property Managers
spokesperson says the aim of the
development is to provide an attractive
vibrant coastal setting whichprovides
opportunities for residencyinnonpermanent
buildings, and which do not
detract from the natural values of the
environment.’’
Work on the project began in 2019 when
the Crown transferred 47 sections at
Featherstone Avenue, at Kairaki Beach,
to the trust as part of the Waimakariri
Residential Red Zone Recovery Plan.
‘‘The land was transferred in the form
of individual fee simple surveyed plots,
and subject to anumber of restrictions.’’
The restrictions include only building
non­permanent buildings, limiting
industrial and commercial activities, and
arequirement to offer the sections back
to the Crown if the trust wished to change
ownership of the land within 100 years.
During the last few years, the trust has
been working with Waimakariri District
Council regarding the definition of nonpermanent
buildings and the trustees are
now confident future lessees will be able
to obtain abuilding consent for dwellings
on the sections, provided they meet the
relevant building codes and are readily
removable.
The Waimakariri Residential Red Zone
Recovery Plan (Dec 2016) defines anonpermanent
structure as: ‘‘Any structure
that could be readily removed from asite,
including but not limited to caravans,
removable holiday baches and garden
sheds’’.
All proposed structures are subject to
the completion of aconcept plan and
prior approval by the trust.
Trust general manager Nick Chapman
says he is looking forward to honouring
the trust’s vision to enhance the land and
support the community’s desire to return
vibrancy to the area. The trust’s aim is
also to generate revenue from the project
to fund work in the park which includes
coastal protection, restoration, and
education.
Ready Property Managers will manage
the trust’s Kairaki Beach section leases,
and be responsible for managing lease
payments and ensuring compliance with
the obligations required under the lease
agreement.
For more information about the trust’s
Kairaki Beach sections for lease go to:
readyproperty.co.nz/kairaki
Trust takes leadinproviding data on nitrate leaching
ByDAVID HILL,
Local Democracy Reporter
Agroup of Waimakariri farmers plans to
assist Environment Canterbury in setting
new nitrate reduction targets.
The Waimakariri Landcare Trust is
lookingtotake the lead in providing
updated data to help inform the
development of anew regional policy
statement.
Oxford dairy farmer Cameron
Henderson, who is leadingthe project,
said farmers have made changes to their
farming operations since the development
of Plan Change 7tothe Canterbury Land
and Water Regional Plan, which came into
effect in September.
The recent Government Policy
Statement (GPS) on freshwater requires
Environment Canterbury (ECan) to notify
anew aregional policy statement by the
end of next year.
The short timeframe meant the regional
council did not have the time or resource
to reevaluate the modelling behind nitrate
reduction targets.
But changes made by Waimakariri
farmers have led to some significant
reductions in nitrate loss, while upgrades
to the Overseer monitoring software have
led to more accurate data, Mr Henderson
said.
On his own farm, the modelling
suggested nitrate leaching was between 80
and 100 kilograms per hectare, but last
year nitrate losses were an estimated 41kg/
ha.
‘‘Part of that will be the updates to
Overseer and more accurate climate
modelling, but we have also made aseries
of tweaks to our operation with slightly
lower stocking rates and lower inputs,’’ he
said.
‘‘What we are seeing is the overall
results on most intensive dairy farms on
the light soils in Waimakariri are leaching
about half what they were assumed to be
leaching.
‘‘So, if ECan is unable to do the work,
then it is on us to tell our own story.’’
He said it was not areflection on
Environment Canterbury, but the tight
timeframe the council was under.
Plan Change 7took 18 months and
covered the Waimakaririand the Ōrāri
Temuka Opihi Paeroa waters zones,
whereas the council was now updating all
10 zones at once.
Mr Henderson and the trust’s coordinator,Erin
Harvie, are working
alongside Aqualinc to collate existing
water quality monitoring data.
Several farmers have already
approached the trust, and the trust
planned to engage with Waimakariri
Irrigation Ltd, milk companies and Ngāi
Tahu.
They were keen to hear from more
Cameron Henderson.
farmers, who were happy to share their
data. The trust is hoping to collate data
over the next 12 months to present to
Environment Canterburyduring the
consultation process.
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Family affair ... Lexi Hurndell chose her 100­year­old grandfather Jack Topp as the subject
of her NCEA art project, documenting his 40­year career as abutcher.
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Afamily art project
By SASHA WATSON
When Lexi Hurndell had to choose a
topic for her NCEA level 2art project, it
was ano­brainer.
Why? Because she loves her
centenarian grandfather, Jack Topp,
and aspired to share his 40­year
butchery career.
The Rangi Ruru Girls’ School student
created adocumentary­like panel of
Jack’s life, beginning as a12­year­old
Kaiapoi Borough School student who
left to work in abutcher shop to his
retirement in 1990.
‘‘Butchery was abig part of my
grandfather’s life –Ihave so much
respect and love for him.
‘‘I wanted to create something
meaningful that encapsulates him and
his journey,’’ Lexi says.
Lexi, in year 12, has worked on the
project for two terms, which will go
towards earning her NCEA credits.
‘‘When Jack was 10, he was introduced
to butchery for the first time. He fell in
love with the trade and didn’t look
back,’’ she says.
‘‘He always talks about the social
aspect of butchery. Back in his day, Jack
was alady’s man, Ibelieve.
‘‘He loved gaining regular customers
and getting to know everyone else too.’’
Lexi says Jack founded Topp’s Quality
Meats on Main North Rd in 1958, and
owned it until 1985, so ‘‘he’d been in the
trade for many decades’’.
Jack says the most the most important
word is discipline, ‘‘whatever you do in
life’’.
‘‘I learnt alot because Idealt with so
many people and they’re all so different.
‘‘You must have aplan and you’ve got
to stick to it and that’s not easy
sometimes ...have agood attitude, not
only in your business life but your
private life too.
‘‘You’ll never grow old as long as
there’s love in your heart.’’
Lexi says her images were not only to
show off her grandfather’s trade, but
also the changes the trade has gone
through over the years.
Meat used to be wrapped in paper, tied
with astring, and given to customers by
the butcher’s hand, she says.
‘‘Now when we go to the supermarket,
the meat is packed in plastic and you
don’t have to talk to those working in the
deli,’’ she says.
‘‘I loved that back in his day, it was
more interactive –socialising was
definitely important as it was the centre
of everything.’’
Lexi plans to frame some of the photos
from the board when it comes back from
review in January.
‘‘I’m incredibly proud of the finished
piece.
‘‘When Ishowed my grandfather the
board, he could not wipe the smile off his
face.’’
Plans for health services
Erskine Owen, the company behind a
property syndicate formed to buy
Brackenfields, says there is an increasing
need for health services in the Amberley
area to cater for growth.
It is proposing a$20 million investment
to build at 3000 square metre health and
wellness facility on avacant site next to the
2.7ha Brackenfields Shopping complex,
following the completion of the centre’s
sale later this month.
The development, for which resource
consents have yet to be lodged, is aimed at
attracting more medical professionals into
the town and could also see the addition of
other wellness services —including a
fitness centre.
Eight new subdivisions and anew $200m
retirement village have seen alarge
number of consents issued in the town in
recent times. Alan Henderson, director of
Erskine Owen says with the projected
rapid growth of Amberley it is likely there
will be aneed for more healthcare
providersover the coming years.
‘‘The proposed healthcare facility would
be designed to complement any existing
services in Amberley, and reduce the need
for residents to travel out of town for
specialist care if not currently available,’’
he says.
Mr Henderson says while amedical
centre could attract avariety of healthcare
professionals such as aGP, dentist and
physio, they are also consulting with the
community and doing research to
determine the ideal mix of service
providers.
He says Erskine Owen has received
strong interest in the property syndicate
from locals as well as wholesale investors
from around the country after launching
Brackenfields Property Syndicate to buy
the existing $15 million Brackenfields
retail development.
He says the centre will be rebranded
and upgraded over the coming months to
attract new tenants as well as encourage
the 11,000 plus travellers, who use the
stretch of SH1 each day, to stay longer.
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OPINION
North Canterbury News, November 16, 2023
Mayor Marie Black
Future of Local Govt
At arecent hui in Wellington Mayors and
Chief Executives from across the country
considered our collective future.
We have heard many promises of how
the incoming governmentwill put the
local back into ‘‘Localism’’, and get our
great country ‘‘back on track’’, and help
rebuild the economy. While both central
and local government play amajor role in
our the future, we at local government
continue to deliver on the essential
services that our communities depend
on.
These are the things that make our
communities liveable.
The hui focused on the things that
could make adifference to how we
deliver, with resounding support to
considerfunding and financing options,
as the current tools are insufficient to
meet the needs of our communities.
Over the past few years with the scope
and pace of change this has put many
councils under pressure.
Councils are bound by the same
regulations as you in your business, and
often funds get diverted from the usual
business to focus on other issues.
Your council has been advocating for
your district, working through the myriad
of legislative changes, and tackling the
funding demands, while striving to keep
our communities running smoothly.
CHECK IT OUT
Classic display
Amberley Menz Shed is organising a
Japanese classic vehicles display at the
Better HalfCafe, on the corner of
Ashworths Beach Road and State
Highway 1, Leithfield, on Sunday,
November 26, to raise funds for anew
building. It will run from 9.30am to
12.30pm with free entry for all,although
adonation to the Amberley Menz Shed
would be appreciated. The band, Magic,
will be playing music from the 50s to the
70s. All classic vehicles are welcome, but
park in the adjacent field. Food and
drinks available on site.
CAB fundraiser
AChristmas Raffle fundraiser, in support
of Citizens Advice Bureau, North
Canterbury,tohelp keep its essential
service going to the same high standard,
and provide the best information and
advice free to our clients. Funds raised
will be used to help with training,
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we will focusonaswework through the
Long Term Plan.
Iamkeen as acouncil that we offer as
many opportunities for the public to
understand the issues we face.
This will ensure that you, our
community, has an insight to the costs
and challenges we are also facing to
enable your elected members to find the
bestrange of options for you to consider
when we formally consult early in the
first quarter of 2024.
Your voice and participation is most
important as we test each other’s
assumptions for what matters most to
you, what that will cost, and who or how
it will be paid.
We need considered engaged and
funded partnerships that will benefit our
district.
As we consider how we can work with
central government, we need to consider
how we can work with you, and that your
thoughts are captured in designing the
future of the Hurunui District.
The new Government needs to listen
and understand us better.
We need to listen and ensure we work
with you, our community, to focus on the
things that matter most to you as we map
our next 10 years and beyond together.
United we can do so much more.
stationery, administration and
everything else involved in running our
office. Tickets can be bought from the
CAB at 209A High Street, Rangiora, or
outside local supermarkets. There is a
great selection of prizes. It will be drawn
on December 8.
Braided Art Exhibition
The Waimakariri Public Arts Trust’s
Braided Art Exhibition 2023 is being held
in the foyer of the Waimakariri District
Council Service Centre at 215 High Street
in Rangiorafrom Wednesday November
22until Friday, November 24. It
showcases Waimakariri’srenownedand
emerging artists and is afundraiser for
the trust. It provides an opportunity for
everyone to support the artists and the
trust by buying aunique piece of New
Zealand art with a‘‘braided’’ theme,ona
15cmx15cmcanvas, for $80. Entry is free.
Donations to the trust gratefully
accepted.
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planning disappoints
By DAVID HILL,
Local Democracy Reporter
Criticism of the Waimakariri
District Council’s housing growth
planning is disappointing, says
Mayor Dan Gordon.
In issuing arecommendation to
decline aprivate plan change
application to rezone land at Ohoka
last month, independent
commissioners Cindy Robinson and
Ros Day­Cleavin were critical of the
council fornot making enough
provision for housing growth.
But Mr Gordon said the criticism
was ‘‘unfair’’.
‘‘I guess they are entitled to come
to whatever conclusions they like,
but Ican assure youthe council does
have enough provision to meet short
to long term land capacity.’’
He said under the existing
Waimakariri District Plan, there
was 321 hectares available for
development, which equated to
capacity for around 5900 new
houses.
Based on its growth model, which
was prepared under the
requirements set out in the National
Policy Statement on Urban
Development, the council projected
demand for 5600 new houses over
the next 10 years.
Under the Proposed District Plan,
notified in November 2021, the
council believed it had provision for
rezoning of land to cater for more
than 20,000 new houses.
The Proposed District Plan has
been incorporated into the Greater
ChristchurchSpatial Plan, which
has just finished consultation.
The council put forwardthis
evidence as part of its plan change
assessment, with the applicant,
Rolleston Industrial Developments
Ltd, arguing the council’s model
‘‘overstated capacity’’.
But Mr Gordon said other
councils, including the Selwyn
District Council, used the same
methodology.
‘‘The model will always be subject
to variables and changing market
demands across a30year period’’
Rolleston Industrial
Developments Ltd also presented
evidence suggesting land in
northeast Kaiapoi,which has been
included in the spatial plan, was
unsuitable for development.
The land in question was deemed
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2010 and 2011 earthquakes, with the
government offering to payout
property ownerstoallow them to
move on.
Arural zoning designation was
then imposed by the Waimakariri
District Council, which has been
retained in the Proposed District
Plan, with the council also
designating it for possible future
development.
Specific zoning outcomes were
being considered as part of the
District Plan Review, due to be
completed in June next year.
The costs of developing the former
red zone land were likely to be high,
and apotential developer would
need to be awareofthe constraints
specific to the area, acouncil
spokesperson said.
‘‘Any flooding or other
environmental considerations
would need to be accounted for in
any development plans.’’
But developershave already
expressed interest in former red
zone land, including aconsortium
led by Kaiapoi developer Jedd
Pearce, which is exploring the
possibility of amarina development
including apartment style living.
Mr Gordon said the experience
reinforced the need for a
moratorium on private plan changes
while acouncil is going through a
District Plan Review.
‘‘All of that consultation can be
compromised by aprivate plan
change.’’
Mr Gordon raised his concerns
with Outgoing Environment
Minister David Parker last year and
planned to raise the issue again
when anew Environment Minister is
appointed.
‘‘Changes were signalled in the
Resource Management Act reforms,
but the incoming Government has
signalled it will take adifferent
direction, so we will wait to see what
that is.’’
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8 The
NEWS
North Canterbury News, November 16, 2023
YES to Danceversity project
By JOHN COSGROVE
A national excellence award beckons
for Rangiora High School year 13
student Elizabeth de Lima.
On December 4, Elizabeth (17) will
attend the Lion Foundation Young
Enterprise Scheme (YES) national
finals in Wellington to receive her
award.
This is the second year in arow the
school has won an YES award.
YES allows students to set up and run
areal business, creating products or
services and bringing them to market.
Rangiora High School (RHS) business
studies teacher Alice Kavet saidthe
scheme at the school involved seven
groups this year.
While the rest of the YES students
followed the traditional path of the
program, looking for ways to
manufacture and sell products,
Elizabeth took adifferent approach.
‘‘The class is about finding aneed and
solving it, so Iwanted to find out how I
could combine my two passions–
theatre and caring for others ­asa
business,’’ Elizabeth says.
An active participant in many
theatrical productions in Rangiora,
Elizabeth formed acompany called
Danceversity.
‘‘I wanted to bring alove of dance and
music to our special needs students,’’
she says.
Inspired by the school’s Lighthouse
special needs program, head teacher
Simone Mullan says Elizabeth sought a
way to fill the need for authentic
connections with the community
through young people with disabilities.
‘‘We are very excited she is receiving
the award. She has been part of our
group for three years now and has
Buddingentrepreneur ... Rangiora High School year 13 student Elizabeth de
Lima with her mentor Simone Mullan, the head of the school's Lighthouse
program.
PHOTO: JOHN COSGROVE
started makingreal connections with
the students.’’
Elizabeth worked in her spare time to
gain the confidence and support of
children in the Lighthouse program
who often don’t accept changethat well.
‘‘It wasn’t easy, some danced quickly,
while others took their time to join in.’’
Working on asolo project made it
harder for Elizabeth as she didn’t have
anyone else to help ease the workload.
YES projects are usually run by groups
of students.
Mrs Mullan says it was apleasure
seeing the students at the school’s
annual Showcase presentation.
‘‘This was the first time the children
had ever performed in front of people.
‘‘Elizabeth did all the work and it was
amazing to see what real inclusion in a
local community looks like.’’
When told of her award, Elizabeth
thought it was just anotification that
she was in the running for it.
‘‘We went to the regional finals
where all the local YES projects
presented their final reports and were
judged. They told me there Ihad
already made it through to the grand
final, and Iwould receive the award. I
was shaking as Iwas so emotional
about it.’’ Elizabeth will join ARA’s
National Academy of Singing and
Dramatic Art next year and plans to do
ateaching degree in special needs
education.
Replacing Skew
Bridge discussed
Replacing the Skew Bridge in west Kaiapoi
remains apriority, says Waimakariri Mayor Dan
Gordon.
Mr Gordon says the council has been lobbying
Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency for
funding to assist with the estimated $11 million
replacement cost.
‘‘I would like to bring it forward, but without the
subsidy it will place 100 percent of the cost on the
council.’’
He was responding to comments from ratepayer
Bruce Bellis, in adeputation to acouncil meeting
on Tuesday, November 7.
Mr Bellis called on the council to take urgent
action to replace the bridge.
‘‘It is adangerous bridge, it is avery narrow
bridge, and it is very old and parts of it are
crumbling away.’’
It urgently needed replacing, he said.
‘‘It is not uncommon to see parts of rear view
mirrors (of trucks) lying on the bridge.’’
Mr Bellis presented a2019 report, Skew Bridge
Point of Entry,which he believed the council had
received from Waka Kotahi. He received the report
as part of an Official Information Act request to the
council.
But the council’s transportand roading manager,
Joanne McBride, said the report was prepared by
council staff and submitted to the agency as part of
its funding application.
It has been estimated to cost $11 million to
replace the bridge, with the council seeking a51%
funding share from Waka Kotahi to ease the burden
on ratepayers.
‘‘The council has been advocating to Waka Kotahi
to replace Skew Bridge for years and has
committed to funding the council share of the
project,’’ Ms McBridge said.
There is no funding commitment from Waka
Kotahi, which requires the project to go through a
business case process. When last assessed it did not
meet the the funding criteria.
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Canterbury News, November 16, 2023
Life members ... Philip and Kay Worthington with yearling heifer Woolstone Park Palace,
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PHOTO: JOHN COSGROVE
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By JOHN COSGROVE
Kay and Philip Worthington’s decades of
work breeding heritage Angus Lowline
cattle has been recognised in Australia.
The Fernside couple, who own
Woolstone Park Lowlines Stud, have been
awarded honorary life membership of the
Australian Lowline Cattle Association
(ALCA).
The award is in recognition of Kay and
Philip’s meritorious service to the
association and the Lowline breed in
Australasia.
Philip has been aboard member of the
association for the past 10 years.
The couple, both former media industry
professionals, started their farming
careers later in life.
They began on asmall property in
Balcairn, then moved to alarger
100­hectare site at Fernside.
Philip says he wasn’t asheep farmer.
He and Kay preferred goats, initially
farming over 500 Angoras for their
mohair.
When the local irrigation scheme came
on tap in the late 1990s, the couple
decided to move into cattle farming with a
couple of key provisos set down by Kay.
‘‘The cattle had to have no horns, be
nicely mannered and not daunting to work
with,’’ Philip says.
More used to researching stories for
newspapers, Philip hit the books and
found suitable cattle breeds based on
Kay’s requirements.
‘‘The Lowline breed are heritage Angus
cattle and they fitted perfectly.’’
He says they are asmaller­sized breed
of cattle and are very easy to work with.
‘‘I found the Australians had been
researching the breed.
‘‘They set up the first DNA profiles of a
cattle breed and were looking closely at
its suitability to allow farmers to run more
of the smaller­sized stock units on hardier
paddocks up in the north of the country,
compared to larger breeds.’’
He says the benefits of the smaller­sized
animal are shorter gestation periods
while getting the same amount of good
meat, and they are much easier to handle.
When the Australian research, which
proved the worth of the breed, was over,
breeders elected to keep all the
documentation and set up ALCA to foster
interest in the breed.
The couple bought two Lowline
embryos in 1999, and from that bred a
couple of bulls, which were then mated to
heifers —the rest is history.
Today Woolstone Park has 114
registered stud Lowline cattle —about
one­sixth of the total number of 620
registered Lowline cattle in New Zealand.
Philip and Kay have added another
element to their business,expanding
their passion for the breed into the
education sector.
‘‘We saw high schools in Queensland
running herdsperson training on their
school farms, and so we started it here.’’
Working closely with Rangiora High
School for the past 14 years, the couple
have introduced herdsmanship and farm
skills to many young town and rural
students.
‘‘They love it. We still get students who
have left school calling us up and offering
to help out at the four shows we attend
each year.’’
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Two murals on Chorus cabinets are
brightening up Waimakariristreets.
Painted by local artists, another three
are due in the coming months.
The first art mural, entitled Tatatau by
artist Monti Masiu, features various
Polynesian cultural patterns that cover the
cabinet in Whitefield Street, Kaiapoi.
Local artist AshleighRitchie painted the
second mural on West Belt. Entitled The
Regal Sheep, her mural celebrates the
beauty and diversity of life using rainbow
colours to symbolise joy and happiness.
Some of the other designs chosen this
year include ablue woven blanket that
symbolises the unique history of Kaiapoi,
and afriendly dragon peeking out to watch
children going to school.
Waimakaririisalso part of this year’s
Rainbow Cabinet art initiative, with the
chosen designcelebrating the Rainbow
community in Waimakariri.
It features ablack cat popping up to
remind the community to be Rainbow
allies.
Waimakariri District Mayor Dan Gordon
says the Chorus Cabinet Art programme
supports artists to showcase their talents
to the local community.
‘‘We always look forward to partnering
with Chorus through their Cabinet Art
programme and this year we’re happy to
say that, once again, we received highquality
designs.’’
Chorus Community Relations Manager
Jo Seddon says it's exciting to see many
creative designs come through.
‘‘Every year, we are amazed by the
quality of submissions and the level of
creativity artists bring to their designs and
this year has been no different.’’
The Chorus Cabinet Art project is
delivered with the support of the
Waimakariri Public Arts Trust; artists will
be out painting their murals over the
coming months, so keep an eye out.

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14 The
NEWS
North Canterbury News, November 16, 2023
Kaiapoi River quality
rated poor since 2018
By SHELLEY TOPP
The Kaiapoi River is unlikely to be
safe for swimming ever again, an
EnvironmentCanterbury(ECan)
surface water quality and ecology
scientist says.
Dr Adrian Meredith's comment
came after ECan’s Water quality for
Contact Recreation:Annual Summary
Report for 2022­23 showed water
testedatthe Kaiapoi River boat ramp
hadreturned avery poor rating since
2018.
Dr Meredith said water in the
Kaiapoi River was likely to have been
heavily contaminated with bacteria
for some time, from anumber of
sources, that will be difficult to
manage or control effectively, he said.
This was because the river is fed by
anetwork of lowland agricultural
streamsand drains (Courtenay
Stream, Silverstream, Ohoka Stream,
Cust River, Cam River), and the
drainage from the increasing urban
area of Kaiapoi that drains into the
Kaiapoi River.
High duck populations along the
rivers, and the high pigeon population
roosting under bridges (particularly
the Williams Street Bridge), are also
believed to be contributors to the poor
water quality.
Dr Meredith said ECan has
identified steps to make incremental
improvements in controlling some of
those sources.
However, the reality is that those
recommendations may never bring the
water quality of ariver like the
current Kaiapoi River into asuitablefor­swimming
grade.
The river is also atidal waterway
whichcontributes to the problem by
concentrating contaminants, leading
to poorer water quality than more
swiftly flowing rivers.
There are also historic contributing
factors.
‘‘The Kaiapoi River, through
Kaiapoi, was originally the north
branchofthe Waimakariri River, and
Kaiapoi township was on Kaiapoi
Island and suffered serious floods and
flood hazards,’’ Dr Meredith said.
Then duringthe 1930s the Wrights
cut diverted the Waimakariri River
more directly to the ocean and cut off
both the north branch (Kaiapoi), and
the south branch (Otukaikino), of the
WaimakaririRiver.
The original north branch would
havehad generally very good water
quality, he said. But after the Wrights
cut was opened and the Waimakariri
River ceased to flow through Kaiapoi
the water quality ‘‘will have greatly
changed’’.
From then on water quality began to
be dominated by the network of
lowland agriculturalstreams and
drains, and the drainage from the
increasing urban area of Kaiapoi.
Historically Kaiapoi River has also
been contaminatedbyaseries of
industrial dischargesinto the
waterway.
However the dischargesceased
more than 30 years ago, and will not be
impacting on high E. coli
concentrations,DrMeredith says.
Classy performance ... Conductor Dwayne Bloomfield with the Rangiora RSA Club Band
performing the premiere of Armistice at Flanders Fields at the Rangiora Baptist Church Hall
in Rangiora.
PHOTO SHELLEY TOPP
Score’sworld premier
By SHELLEY TOPP
Apowerful piece of music written to
commemorate Armistice Day has been
given aworld premiere in Rangiora.
Armistice at FlandersFields, written by
world renowned composer Dwayne
Bloomfield, of Rolleston, was performed
for the first time by the Rangiora RSA Club
Band during aconcert at theRangiora
Baptist Church Hall on Armistice Day, last
Saturday.
Two hours after the Rangiora concert,
which was conducted by Dwayne, and
received astanding ovation from the
audience, Armistice at Flanders Fields
was performed again, this time in
Brisbane, by the ANZAC Brass Band, and
that performance was followed by others
in South Africa, the United Kingdom,
Canada and the USA.
Armistice at FlandersFields is the fifth
WWI musical compositionDwayne, who is
also musical director of the Rangiora RSA
Club Band, and aformer Band Master of
the NZ Army Band, has composed.
He was asked late last year by the coordinator
of the Armistice Day concerts,
John Gardner, to write anew score to
commemorate the historic day and was
‘‘completely sold’’ on the idea.
‘‘I spent until March just thinking about
the shape the piece would take, and doing
research, trying to find out when the last
NZ casualties were, how many deaths on
the last day, who were the last casualties,’’
Dwayne says.
‘‘In March Istarted putting the notes on
to the score, and in August we tested the
first half and some of the ideas, and by
mid­September (I) had completed it.
‘‘We tried it (at) the next practice and
from there started visualising how it was
going to work in performance.’’
From then the band continued to work
on the new composition, and all the others
in the Rangiora concert, right up until the
day of the premiere.
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Veterans and their families remembered
More than 100 veterans and ex-servicemen and women turned out for the November 11 Armistice Day parade conducted by the Rangiora RSA.
Held at 11am at the RangioraCenotaph, the parade assembled before two scale WW2 fighter planes flew asalute overhead. Rangiora RSA
Padre Bill Peck read the details about the last day of the war to end all wars in 1918. Waimakariri District Council Mayor Dan Gordon, RSA
members and the public laid wreaths at the baseofthe cenotaph.
On Parade... Parade Sergeant Major WO1 Pat Duggan lines up the veterans at the start
ofthe Rangiora RSA Remembrance Day parade.
As one ... Tony Quinlan, Royal Marines, (left) helps Jim Cassels, RAF, to arrange the wreath
the two veterans would lay at the Cenotaph.
Nice chat ... RSA executive members Neill Price (left,) Royal New
Zealand Artillery, and Barry Frost, NZ Army, wait for the start of the
parade.
Remembering others ... Cadets Thomas Wells (left) and Hayden
Wafer from the NZ Cadet Forces Air Training Corps 88 Squadron
District of Waimakariri lay their wreath.
In Memory ... Waimakariri District Council
Mayor Dan Gordon lays awreath at the base
of the cenotaph.
Awaken... Rangiora RSA patron Bernie
Powerraises the National flag at the
Remembrance Day parade.
Standto... Rangiora RSA Padre Bill Peck sounds reveille.
Remembering others ... Terry Trembath, served in the Royal New
Zealand Navy. He came to the parade to remember his brother Ray
Trembath, who died last year after 41 years service in the New
Zealand Army and the French Foreign Legion.

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North Canterbury News, November 16, 2023
North Course returns to NC
By ROBYN BRISTOW
The North Course has returned.
Now in its second year, it is a
month­long celebration of North
Canterbury food, wine and
hospitality where eateries serve
up the very best local produce to
tempt diners tastebuds.
Event organiser Kelly Lynch of
Enterprise North Canterbury’s
MADE NORTH CANTERBURY
initiative says the event is an
opportunity for diners to head
out, support local and try
something new.
‘‘The North Course supports
our local food and beverage
producers as well as our local
hospitality providers,’’ Kelly says.
‘‘North Cantabrians love their
food, wine and beer and they love
to support local, so we’re serving
up the chance to do both this
November and dine their way
around the amazing participating
establishments.
‘‘We want to see locals and
visitors out there enjoying the
spring weather, trying new places
to dine and tasting delicious new
menu items.’’
To date, there are 28 hospitality
providers signed up in
Waimakariri and Hurunui
districts.
Each is required to add adish
to their menu that must contain at
least one ingredient from North
Canterbury, and match it, where
possible, with aNorth Canterbury
wine, beer or coffee.
Diners of The North Course
dish are invited to rate it on The
Black Beech Wine &Pizza Bar ... The Oxford wine and pizza bar was
crowned the most rated establishment in the 2022 North Course event.
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North Course website.
The four establishments with
the most popular dishes at the
end of the month will win a
profile in aCuisine Magazine
feature on North Canterbury in
2024.
Every diner that votes will go in
the draw to win an amazing North
Canterbury weekend escape
including anight at Greystone
PurePod, along lunch at
Greystone Cellar Door, aluxury
spa package at Hanmer Springs
Thermal Pools &Spa, and two
tickets to the North Canterbury
Wine &Food Festival in March
2024.
‘‘Ideally, we would love our
participating eateries to take this
as an opportunity to really
showcase their amazing local
suppliers. We want to seeNorth
Canterbury ingredients shine on
the menu, to acknowledge the
incredible breadth and quality of
food and beverages we have here
in our region,’’says Kelly.
The North Course is aMADE
NORTH CANTERBURY event,
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and Visit Hurunui. It is North
Canterbury’sfirst provenance
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By DAVID HILL,
Local Democracy Reporter
North Canterbury’s three
councils have called for a
review of the way Audit New
Zealand conducts its auditing
of councils.
All three councils have faced
hikes in their audit fees and
Hurunui District Council chief
executive Hamish Dobbie has
questioned the scope of the
audits and whether it provides
value for ratepayers’ money.
‘‘It is important that it is
independent, but there is a
level of detail, such as
Department of Internal Affairs
performance measures, which
add no value whatsoever for
our community.’’
He said the Hurunui District
Council faced the same level of
auditing as Auckland Council.
‘‘They (Audit NZ) have
standards they apply which are
not always proportionate.
‘‘And of course, we get
audited to amuch higher level
and have greater transparency
that the Government doesn't
have, and it all costs money,
which falls on our ratepayers.
‘‘This is another one of those
unfunded mandates.’’
Mr Dobbie’s comments
followed concerns raised by
Kaikōura Mayor Craig Mackle,
after the Kaikōura District
Council was initially given an
audit bill of $188,730 ­a
whopping 47 percent hike on
last year. It was subsequently
negotiated down to $137,000.
Mr Mackle called on the
Office of the Auditor General to
review how the auditing
process is managed and the
impacts on smaller,rural
councils.
Waimakariri District Council
chief executive Jeff Millward
said auditing fees had been
discussed by the Canterbury
Mayoral Forum, and the chief
executives’ and finance
managers’ forums.
‘‘We have challenged the
auditors’ reports and asked the
Office of the Auditor­General to
consider whether the scope of
work is at the right level or
whether it is over the top.’’
Mr Millward said
Waimakariri’s audit fee went
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Localised curriculum ... Jo Fissenden is the new principal at Kaikōura High School.
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New Kaikoura HS
principal appointed
By DAVID HILL,
Local Democracy Reporter
The ability to deliver a‘‘localised
curriculum’’ played amajor part in
appointing anew principal at Kaikōura
High School, board of trustees presiding
member John Wyatt says.
The board announced last week
deputy principal Jo Fissenden will be
stepping into the top job next year.
‘‘Jo and Ishare agoal for Kaikōura to
be the most admired small school in the
country and we want our rangatahi to be
the best reflections of themselves,’’ Mr
Wyatt says.
‘‘And having alocalised curriculum is
abig part of that.
‘‘We want to be agreat rural high
school delivering what is needed for our
community and being relevant for where
we live.’’
Mrs Fissenden has been filling in as
acting principal since principal John
Tait left the school in term two.
She was originally from Christchurch
where she attended Burnside High
School, one of the largest schools in the
country.
Ayear 7to13school, Kaikōura High
School is one of smallest high schools
and began the year with 218 students.
Mrs Fissenden first came to Kaikōura
as amasters student doing research for
two years at the marine biology
laboratory, which has since closed.
After training as abiology and science
teacher, she taught at Marlborough
Boys’ College before returning to
Kaikōura to raise her family.
She has taught at Kaikōura High
School for 16 years, with three of her
children being students at the school
and the eldest now at Canterbury
University.
Despite the demands of her new role,
Mrs Fissenden has negotiated with the
board to remain in the classroom,
teaching the senior biology class.
‘‘I am keen to still be connected, and it
will be cool to have that perspective with
some significant changes being made to
NCEA.
‘‘I think it is important to remind
yourself of what is happening in the
classroom and in education.’’
She is not anticipating making major
changes to the school, but ensuring there
is alocalised curriculum and being
transparent for parents were top
priorities.
‘‘The feedback we have is that parents
don’t feel comfortable coming into the
school and we have taken that on board.’’
She says being in asmall, rural school
community had its advantages in making
connections and offering opportunities
to students in the community.
But there were also challenges in
recruiting staff, as relievers were hard to
find, forcing the school to close several
times in the last two years due to staff
sickness.
Students and staff also had to travel
long distances for sporting opportunities
and to access specialist appointments.
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North Canterbury News, November 16, 2023
Eyrewell firm wins Technology Award
Angus Robertson Mechanical Ltd was awarded the Misco Joinery
Technology Award at the recent North Canterbury Business Awards. A
generational company, it focuses on it’s founder’s strong commitment
toquality, innovation and leading edge technology,specilaising in
producing coil processing and rollforming machines for the roofing and
construction industry. Reporter John Cosgrove talks with General
Manager Clint Taylor.
Based in Eyrewell,this North Canterbury
specialist technologyfirm designs and
manufactures unique building industry
products for its clients nationally and
internationally.
General manager Clint Taylor saysthey
love working closely with customers to
meet their requirements thatvary from
country to country.
‘‘We want to help them optimise their
productivity, maintain cost­efficiency and
operate safely to international standards.’’
The company was founded in1993 by
the late Angus Robertson who set the
baseline for the team of experienced
design and manufacturing engineers.
From its 2000sqm factory site at
Eyrewell, 47 staff design and manufacture
Rollforming and coil processing machines
used by all the building industry’smain
players in the country.
Angus Robertson Mechanical speciality
is Rollforming, a‘dark art’ of metalcraft
that requires exceptional engineering
skills with complex calculations, accurate
design, building,automation and
extensive testing to ensure perfection
every time.
Rollform machinesare usedtoform
onsite metal products used for roofing,
steel frame and purlin construction,
garage doors and other specialist
applications.
‘‘We’ve supplied hundreds of bespoke,
standard industry rollformers and other
coil processing machines to clients
throughoutNew Zealand,Australia,
Vietnam, Algeria, Indonesia, Malaysia,
Myanmar, Thailand and Ghana.’’
Mr Taylor describes rollforming as one
that requires operators to have akeen
understanding of metal and its properties.
‘‘Because our clients work with steel
procured from all around the world, it
comes in many different varieties,
consistencies and blends, which makes it
very tricky to bendorroll uniformly.
‘‘Where we come to the forefront of the
industry is throughour teams dedication
togetting it just right, each time, clients
use our machines.’’
He says many clients come to them
because of their reputation for designing,
building and then maintaining the
intricatemachines they build in the
factory.
‘‘There can be 3000 individual parts we
have to make for each machine and having
all the skilled craftsmen and women on
hand makes our job so much easier.’’
He says their team of engineers also
writethe software, design the control
systems and then once installed, offer
extensive maintainence services for the
life of all their complex machines.
‘‘We get to build for our clients the Rolls
Royce of Rollforming machines. What
ever they want we can make for them.’’
The judges at the Business Awards
picked up on the ‘localness’ of the
business. Mr Taylor says it’s thanks to his
wonderful staff and clients, whose sense of
involvement and drive, has had abig
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Terrace Edge, Liquid
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The 2022 Riesling was
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Organic Wine of Show, and
also took home aGold medal.
Dancing Water, Art Series, a
2019 Chardonnay, was highly
commended and also won
Gold.
The top red, (Gold), was
Mon Cheval’s 2021, Pinot
Noir, while Silver Wing Field
blend Pet Nat, won the
Natural Wine of Show with its
Sauvignon/Riesling/Semillion
(Silver medal).
The Museum Wine of Show
was Old Glenmark Vicarage’s
Divine Daughter —a2006
Riesling which was also
awarded aGold medal.
The People’sChoice White
went to Waipara Hills with a
2022 Riesling Medium (Silver
medal), and the Red, Mon
Cheval’s Le Char, a2017 Pinot
Noir (Silver).
Free tastings of the 11
winning wines will be held at
Vino Fino on Saturday,
November 11, from 1pm to
4pm.
Gold Medals were also
awarded to: Isolated Hill
(2022, Pinot Noir Rose); Mon
Cheval (2020 Riesling dry,
2012 Pinot Noir, 2021 Pinot
Noir); Mt Brown, Grand
Reserve (2021 Pinto Gris);
Saving Grace (2022
Chardonnay).
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2022 Sauvignon Blanc);
Terrace Edge (Chosen Barrels
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By DAVID HILL,
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AKaikōura wetland project will
receive afunding boost to help with
restoration work.
The Kaikōura Zone Committee has
recommended agrant of $6160 be
made to aproject to restorethe
Tirohanga Wetland, acoastal
wetland to the north of Kaikōura.
The funding would come from the
zone committee’s $75,000 2023/24
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Environment Canterbury.
It would pay for fencing to protect
the wetland from livestock,
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committee meeting, Environment
Canterburysenior biodiversity
advisor Heath Melville said the
weeds included black alders and
willow, which were becoming apest
in the wetland.
He said the landowner would be
contributing $6630 to the project.
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received the Immediate Steps
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Canterburyin2021, following the
2016 North Canterbury earthquake,
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Coveted Hawke Cup heads to Hawkes Bay
Canterbury Country cricket
surrendered the much coveted Hawke
Cup to challenger Hawkes Baylast
weekend.
It was agame that had been
programmed eight months earlier but
Cyclone Gabrielle, that battered the
Hawkes Bay, prevented the team from
travelling south.
With the match put on the backburner
for months, Hawkes Bay finally had
their shot at winning back the historic
trophy, starting in Rangiora last Friday.
It had Canterbury Country on the back
foot from the beginning, and Hawkes
Bay took the trophy home after Country
suffered afirst innings loss.
Canterbury Country won the toss and
asked the visitors to bat first.
Hawkes Bay amassed 353 in 132 overs.
Heading the Country bowling was
captain Sam Chamberlain who took 4/57
from 37.5 overs.
In reply Canterbury Country wickets
fell at regular intervals and the cup
defence looked slimmer with each ball
bowled.
The only sustained resistance came
from Cheviot’s Archie Redfern who
scored 56.
The seasons normal programme will
commence shortly with round robin
games against other teams in the zone.
The winner of this will earn the right to
challenge for the Hawke Cup.
Scoreboard: Canterbury Country 129
(Archie Redfern 56, Harry Chamberlain
25) lost on the first innings to Hawkes
Bay 353 (Sam Chamberlain 4/57, George
Gunn 2/56).
Rga racegoers support Katie Cox Appeal
By SHELLEY TOPP
Racegoers at Rangiora Harness Racing
Club’s (RHRC)Bayley’s Raceday
meeting have added to the Katie Cox
Appeal.
Acharitable trust was established last
month by Craig Wiggins to collect
donations for Katie, aged 33, atalented
harness racing trainer and driver from
Leeston, after she was diagnosed with
an aggressive, rare form of lung cancer
following adoctor'svisit to treat a
lingering cough.
The campaign was established to help
Katie fund her medical expenses
including expensive medication which
has been used successfully overseas.
RHRC president Russell Latimer says
buckets were placed around the
raceway at last Friday’s meeting for
racegoers to support the appeal.
Raceday sponsors, Bayleys
Canterbury, and their team of real
estate agents attending the meeting
contributed significantly to the total
raised.
Racegoers to the next race meeting at
Rangiora will also have the opportunity
to support the appeal.
To date the harness racing community
has raised about $300,000.
Asuccessful Melbourne Cup day
fundraiser luncheon held at Addington
Raceway on November 7added
significantly to the total, which also
includes donations of $25,000 from
Entain, $10,000 from TAB NZ and $5000
from Harness Racing New Zealand.
Katie has thanked everyone for their
support in an open letter to the harness
racing community posted on the
Harness Racing New Zealand website.
‘‘I am humbled by your generosity and
the many kind words. Abig thanks must
also go to all those who have helped
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People wanting to contribute to the
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Collection for Katie ... Rangiora Harness
Racing Club president Russell Latimer
alongside the collection bucket at the club’s
race meeting last Friday for the Katie Cox
Appeal.
PHOTO: SHELLEY TOPP
SPORTS RESULTS
Rangiora Bridge Club
Grey Pairs: N/S: Warwick Wyatt/Janelle
Crawley 1, Colleen Adam/Moody Shokry
2, Faye Priest/Julie Day and Tom Rose/
Judy Bruerton equal 3. E/W: Janice
Pickering/Heather Waldron 1, Gaynor
Hurford/Helen Paterson 2, David
Rainey/Sue Solomons 3.
Rimu Pairs: N/S: Stuart Atkinson/
Wayne Hutchings 1, DaveTocker/Sue
McIlroy 2, Ant Lilley/Gail Hallams 3.
E/W: Dawn Simpson/RobinHassall 1,
Sue Solomons/Richard Luisetti 2,
Janice Pickering/Noeline Goodgame 3.
Junior Evening: N/S: Helen Russ/
Lynette Tillman 1, Gayle Saunders/
Debra Wilson 2, Margriet Dykstra/
Alison Howie 3. E/W: Ben Prain/Julie
Smith 1, Murray Davis/Sharyn Davis 2,
Judy McIver/Paul Williams 3.
Premier Pairs: N/S: Jannene Cumming/
Jan Roose 1, Barry Smart/Lynda
Cameron 2, Janice Pickering/Maree
Felstead 3. E/W: Dawn Simpson/Gaynor
Hurford 1, Veronica Hall/Marion
Lomax 2, Nancy Harris/Maggie
Johnston 3.
Rangiora 9­hole Golf
Jingles: Men: Hudson Deane 24, 1; Ross
Gillespie 23, 2; Dennis Brook 21, 3;
Bruce Pugh 19 c/b, 4.
Ladies: Jan Moffatt 27, 1; Catherine
Boddy 19, 2; Diane Sinclair 18, 3; Verety
Johnson 17, 4.
Amberley Bridge Club
Monday Evening: Caryl Brown &Nell
McKellow 1, Lyn Johns &Ian
Pettigrew 2, Janenne Cumming &Jan
Roose 3.
Thursday Afternoon: Judith Driver &
Jan Roose 1, Douschka Saunders &
Nell McKellow 2, Diana Faulkner &
Helen Phillips 3.
Waimakariri Gorge Golf
Summer Golf, Stableford: 18 holes: F
Nimmo ­39, NRobertson ­34, SFarrar
­30, J Pottinger ­30.
Nearest to Pin for 2–No.4 –JPottinger.
Nearest to Pin for 1–No.17 –FNimmo.
Longest Putt –No. 1–MRobertson
9Holes
J Smith ­17, VMcKenzie ­15.
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143
78
TOTALREALTY
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By JOHN COSGROVE
Work has started on the new dog
agility park at the Millton
Reserve Dog Park in Rangiora.
Rangiora Lions Club member
and co­ordinator of the project,
Quentin de Hamel, says the
installation of wooden zig zags,
jumps, raised walkways and
hoops will be the accumulation
of years of quiet planning by the
Rangiora Lions Club.
‘‘The agility stations are part of
alonger plan to add additional
features to the park that will
make the Rangiora Dog park the
envy of any community.
‘‘Lions is all about giving back
to the community, and these sorts
of projects allows us to provide
facilities that many members of
the community can enjoy. It’s
very rewarding’’, says Mr de
Hamel.
He says the plan is to have the
area next to the existing dog
park, open to the public before
Christmas so dogs can enjoy
some new features in the park
over the summer months.
Mr de Hamel says the
opportunity to expand the
facilities at Millton Park arose in
2021 when the Waimakariri
District Council were looking for
ways to use the land behind the
existing dog park on River Road.
‘‘As aresult, the council agreed
to allocate additional land for the
dog park to enable an agility area
to be established, and to give
dogs greater opportunities for
enrichment.’’
In the future it is intended to
construct awalking path from the
dog parks to the tracks and trails
Under way. .. Rangiora Lions Club members (from left) Quentin de Hamel,
Dene Cook and Mike Clemens working working on the "A frame" feature,
one of the new dog agility structures at the Millton Reserve Dog Park in
Rangiora.
PHOTO: JOHN COSGROVE
along the banks of the Ashley
River.
The Millton Reserve Dog Park
is in constant use by dogs.
The Rangiora Lions Club
raised the funds for the agility
features from sponsorship and
community grants. Amajor
sponsor has been Rangiora Vet
Centre.
The work is all being done by
voluntary labour and the Lions
Club welcomes anyone who
would like to assist to join them.
‘‘This is acommunity project
and we are keen to have the
community involved in this
development’’, says Mr de
Hamel.
Anyone interested should
contact the Rangiora Lions Club
for details.
NEWS
The North Canterbury News, November 16, 2023
NEWS IN BRIEF
33
Flyride
The proposed Flyride for HanmerSprings continues its bumpy
ride to fruition.
Ahearing before the Environment Court, scheduled for last
Monday, November 6, did not eventuate due to illness.
It has now been rescheduled until next year, but no date has
been set.
Enigmatic Nature
Kathy Thorpe has delivered another, not­to be­missed
exhibition of superb quality for aWaimakariri art gallery.
Enigmatic Nature by Kathy Thorpe is proving popular.
The exhibition at Kaiapoi’s Art On the Quay Gallery is amix of
photography and ceramics inspired by the beauty of nature.
‘‘This exhibition explores the complexity of nature through
shapes and tones found in the natural world, offering ahumble
celebration of our ever changing environment,’’ Kathy says.
Enigmatic Nature by Kathy Thorpe, closes on Wednesday
November 22.
Correction
In the October 26 issue of the North Canterbury News, farmer
Robbie Wakelin of Springbank Cust, was incorrectly
misquoted as saying: ‘‘The Global Dairy Trade price has risen
slowly over the past six months and now that it has finally
turned, people are in abetter position for the coming spring
milking season.’’
It should have read six weeks’, not six months.
The error is regretted.
Cust stopbank
Repair work has started on the Cust River stopbank at the
bridge end of Bridge Road, Fernside.
Environment Canterbury (ECan) began work acouple of weeks
ago after aroutine check found the headwall, aconcrete base
wall built at the outlet of adrainpipe or culvert, had collapsed.
It was blocking the floodgate and flooding the land and drain
upstream, David Aires, ECan's rivers manager, says.
‘‘Left unrepaired, this would create arisk to properties on the
landward side of the stopbank, as the floodgate was no longer
functional.’’
On the landward side of the stopbank, the inlet of the culvert
was blocked with rubbish and the bank had slumped further
restricting flow into the Cust River.
Anew alloy floodgate will be fitted to improve the flow
capacity of the culvert and increase its ability to control
floodwaters.
Aweed grill on the landward headwall will also be installed to
prevent weed build up inside the culvert, lowering the chance
of blockages.
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Nine Kaiapoi children are about
quickly realised the school doesn’t have
to embark on a trip of a lifetime to a lot and in the last few years they had a
fire burn down some of their classrooms
St Patrick’s Kaiapoi Catholic Primary and to date, nothing has been rebuilt
School is taking nine Year 7 and 8 pupils due to a lack of funding.”
and two adults to the Cook Islands in The St Patrick’s contingent plans to
term four to learn abou the local culture take some 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 Canterbury community.
identified is the opportunity to do an A number of local sports organisations
overseas trip like no other,” says teacher have agreed to donate sports equipment
Pax O’Dowd, who wi l accompany the and local businesses have given some
pupils to Rarotonga.
“It’s like school camp, where the
Pax says the group is also liaising with
students wi l have some fun, but it’s Raro communitygroupsinRarotonga to do
style and it’s an opportunity to give back some volunteering, planting and clean
the local communityand 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 member Angela “It’s very basic, but communityfocused
His classmateCaleb Spence says he
and everybodypitches 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 Zealand and uses New “They are wonderful hosts and are quite “I’m exciting to see the beach. It’s pre ty
Zealand do lars, life is very di ferent on proud of their country and are rea ly hot at 30 degreesmost of the time and it
the islands and local schools do not happy, humble people.”
have the same resources.
The pupils said they were looking Their classmatesare looking forward to
As we l as fundraising for the trip, Pax forward to visiting Rarotonga and learning about Cook Islands culture and
s he school has been fundraising to meeting their new penpals at Nukutere meeting their penpals.
rt Nukutere Co lege, a Year 7 to 11 Co lege, who they have been
They have been busy fundraising and
in Rarotonga, which St Patrick’s
co responding with in the lead up to the co lecting stationery supplies and books
ilt a relationship with.
to take to Nukutere Co lege and packing
rs trip last year was an
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What’s happening in your
community…
Construction to begin on
Townsend Playground
Construction will begin this month onanew
playground at Townsend Road Reserve in Rangiora.
The works will take place between November 2023
and January 2024 and include:
• Earthworks and surface preparation
• Construction of footpaths and concrete areas
• Installation ofthe playground equipment
• Installation ofstreet furniture and fence.
Entry/exit points for construction vehicles into the
site will be designed to limit the impact on traffic
and take into account children playing and riding
bikes on the street. Neighbours ofthe reserve
should expect some construction noise.
During construction access to the reserve will
be restricted.
Council started consultation with the community on
the design of the playground back inNovember 2021
and the final design was approved bythe Rangiora-
Ashley Community Board in August 2022. Delays
in delivery ofthe play equipment and landscaping
items meant that construction ofthe playground
has been delayed.
The playground is expected to open in late Summer
and will include asmall BMX/pump track, large open
slide, smaller slide for younger children, swing set
and separate nest swing, spinner, rockers, nature play
area, flying fox and aformalised cycle/scooter loop
path around the play space.
Upcoming Roadworks
Starting on Monday 20November, CORDE will
be carrying out pavement rehabilitation (granular
overlay) on Easterbrook Road. This work will take
four–six weeks tocomplete (weather permitting).
The road will be closed between Hicklands Road and
Mountvista Road, between the hours of7am and
6pm. Itwill reopen to traffic with areduced speed
limit in place overnight and while no work is taking
place. Traffic will be detoured via Plaskett Road to
the west, or Flaxton Road to the east.
Pine Avenue, Waikuku Beach is closed from Monday
20 November for uptofour days while the damaged
sewer main isrepaired.
Courtenay Drive will be closed in the northbound
(anticlockwise) direction from Wyber Place to
Charters Street until 22 December for works at the
Kaiapoi Community Hub site.
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starting aweekly drop-in group. Bring your
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Does Your Pool
Fence Comply?
Summer ishere and it’s important pool barriers
and fencing comply with the Building Act.
From November to March each year we’ll be visiting
properties to check if apool is still present, the type
and if thepool fence complies.
We’ll leave anotice in the letterbox after the check, and
note any items that may need tobeaddressed.
Why we’re doing this:
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regularly for compliance to the Building Code.
Call us on 03 311 8906 if you have any questions.
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In New Zealand, most drinking water is
plumbosolvent, which means it can dissolve very
small amounts of metals from older pipes or from
metal fittings such as taps.
As an example, when you turn off atap there will be
asmall amount of water left in the tap body. If this
water is left sitting in the tap for hours it may
dissolve metals from the tap body.
Although the health risk is negligible, your local
Council is recommending that all households flush a
cup of water from their drinking water taps each
morning before use.
This is in line with the Drinking Water Standards for
New Zealand.
All households are advised to take this precaution,
whether they are on apublic or private water
supply.
If you want to know more, check with your plumber
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PUBLIC NOTICE OF
APPLICATION FOR
ON-LICENCE
SECTION 101, SALE
AND SUPPLY OF
ALCOHOL ACT 2012
Asian Garden Hospitality
Ltd–Buddha Stix Rangiora,
93 Ivory Street ,Rangiora
has made application
to the District Licensing
Committee atRangiora for
therenewal of aOn-Licence
in respect ofthe premises
situated at 93 Ivory Street,
Rangiora, known as
Buddha Stix Rangiora.
The general nature ofthe
business conducted (or to
be conducted )under the
licence isRestaurant .The
daysonwhich and thehours
duringwhich alcoholis(or is
intended tobe)sold under
the licence are Monday to
Sunday 11am to 11pm
The application may be
inspected during ordinary
office hours at the office
of the Waimakariri District
LicensingCommitteeat215
High Street,Rangiora.
Any person who is entitled
to object and who wishes
to object to the issue of
the licence may, not later
than 25 working days after
the date ofthe publication
of this notice, file anotice
in writing ofthe objection
with the Secretary of
the Waimakariri District
Licensing Committee at
PrivateBag 1005,Rangiora
7440 or email torecords@
wmk.govt.nz
No objection to the renewal
of alicence may be made
in relation to amatter other
than amatter specified in
section131 of theSaleand
SupplyofAlcohol Act2012.
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Public Notices
OPERATIVE WAIMAKARIRI DISTRICT PLAN
Clause 10 of Schedule 1
of the Resource Management Act, 1991
NOTIFICATION OF DECISION
PRIVATEPLAN CHANGE RCP031
ROLLESTON INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
535 MILL ROAD, OHOKA
At its meeting on 7November 2023 the Waimakariri District Council
resolved to adopt the Commissioner’s recommendation to decline
Rolleston Industrial Developments Limited’s request to rezone
approximately 155.9 hectares, as amended from Rural to Residential 2,
4A and Business 4,and create aResidential 8zone.
The full text of the decision can beread online at waimakariri.govt.nz/
council/public-notices, or online at any Waimakariri District Council or
Libraries or service centres during working hours located at:
Rangiora Library, 139 Percival Street, Rangiora;
Rangiora Service Centre, 215 High Street, Rangiora;
Ruataniwha Kaiapoi Civic Centre, 176 Williams Street,Kaiapoi; and
Oxford Service Centre/Library, 34 Main Street, Oxford.
Anyone who made asubmission on Private Plan Change RCP031
may appeal to the Environment Court against the Council’s decision.
Appeals must be in the prescribed form as set out in Form 7tothe
Resource Management (Forms, Fees and Procedure) Regulations
2003. Appeals must reach the Court within 30 working days of
receiving notice of the decision from the Council. Acopy of any appeals
must also be served on the Council.
Please note that any appeals are to be lodged with the
Environment Court by 5pm, 16 January 2024
For further information please contact Audrey Benbrook,
Development Planning Administrator on 0800 965 468 or email
developmentplanning@wmk.govt.nz
Notification: Saturday, 11November 2023
ASHGROVE NETBALL
Club AGM, Sunday 26th
November, 2.30pm, North
Canterbury Netball Club
Pavilion, refreshments will
be provided.
Entertainment
TOOT’ N’ CROON entertain
on 1st December, local
nine member band Toot’ n’
Croon play at the Rangiora
RSA on Friday 1st December,
entertaining with popular
songs from the 1950s to
1970s. Come and relax,
sing along or dance the
night away, band starts at
7.45pm, entry $10 cash at
the door.
For Sale
JIGSAWS, books, plants,
baking at Presbyterian
Church, Rangiora, 18th
November, 10am to 2pm.
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nikkilandscapedesign@gmail.com
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027 416 0530
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copperbeechtreeservices@gmail.com
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removed, stump grinding,
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Affordable rates. Phone 03
327 5505 or 021 124 4894.
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www.sweepnz.co.nz.
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gardening service, sheep
shearing, crutching,
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repairs, gardening, pruning,
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Phone 021 267 4025.
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Interior /exterior, roofs &
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or 313 7938 Please phone Heather 03
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Email:
corban@highspecpainters.co.nz
Phone: 027 846 5035.
Property services Ltd
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Gardening
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services. Wayne Bryant,
exterior, interior. Qualified
tradesman. Free quotes. Ph
313 5337 or 027 654 4568.
ANTHONY SYMONDS
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needs, phone: Martin 310
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advanced film solutions
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heat control
reduce glare
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frosting designs
non-darkening films
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2502479
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2362002
027 216 0000
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Waste
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(03) 327-4190
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FELLING &TOPPING
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027 2299 454
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Butchery
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0272 588 366
13 StoneEyrePlace,
Swannanoa
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Oxford Butchery
Shane Frahm
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FourGenerations of Frahms
since1957
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Oxford
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ProfessionalServices
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Computer Repairs
Construction &Concrete
Ear Health
• Live Humane Capture
• Trucking
• Tagging
• Testing
• Sale of unruly, difficult, pesky
cattle
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Craig Flintoft 03 312 9432
craigflintoft@gmail.com
2459888
Bruce Evans
131 Ohoka Road
Kaiapoi
03 327 3111
021 293 6331
compucare@xtra.co.nz
www.compucare.co.nz
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Virus&malwareremoval
New&Used PC’s 4Sale
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•Bridges and Culverts
•Floors, foundations
•Sheds and buildings
•Dairy Sheds, Herd homes
•Silage pits, effluent ponds
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•Precast concrete
•Insulated panels
Daryl Power
027 230 9401
concretepower@scorch.co.nz
www.concretepower.co.nz
2273277
• EarHealthchecks.
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• Removal of foreign bodies
• Basic hearing aidcare
Clinics in Rangiora, Amberley and Kaiapoi
Rest homes/retirement villages,booking byprior arrangement.
Bookings:Online www.earcare.nz |Phone 020 4124 25 25
Email alison@earcare.nz | Ear Care Canterbury
2324849
• ACC provider
• WarVeteran provider
• No medicalreferral
required
Electrician
Glass
Electrician
Engineering
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• Inspections • Testing &Tagging &much more
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03 313 9375 •027 3693974
www.stewartcontracting.co.nz
contact@stewartcontracting.co.nz
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Rangiora 313 6948
Christchurch 379 0178
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www.facebook.com/blackhillltd
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repairs
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•Mirrors
•Security Screens,
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•Safety Glass
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03 313 5335
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p 03 313 7144 | e info@rgrantelectrical.com
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Interior
Renovations
Ltd
Plasterboard,
fixing &stopping
Cornice
Cove and
stippled ceilings
Registered
Tradesman
Call Mark
027 438 0665
2608643
Home Care Services
Offering apersonal 24 hour support service
to seniors and mums with newborns
Personal Care •Shopping •Transport
•Cleaning
Medical •Rehabilitation •Post Natal Care
Dementia, Palliative and Respite Care
NORTH CANTERBURY
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Plumber &Gasfitter
FOR ALL YOUR PLUMBING
&GASFITTING NEEDS
Phone 03 310 7102 |027 280 0653
Email: grant@gwpg.co.nz |www.gwpg.co.nz
For your Engineering needs
187d Ohoka Road, Kaiapoi
Phone 03 327 5246 |027 495 2821
toppeng@xtra.co.nz
2269236
2623834
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general
aspects of
plumbing
Discounts forover
65 yearsold
Fast friendly service
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Aaron McCartney
Certifying Plumber
Cell 027 366 9091
A/H 03 310 2137
FreeCall:
0508 44EVER
EMAIL:
plumber_27@yahoo.com
2172994
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Waimakariri toKaikoura
Email jimmy@insituscaffolding.co.nz
Phone 027 288 3058
2594990
Services
MCC SERVICES
PEST CONTROL
GUTTER CLEANING |MOSS ROOF SPRAYING
EXTERIOR HOUSEWASHING
EXPERIENCED, RELIABLE AND FREE QUOTATIONS
2607786v2
PH 021 105 5222
mccdaj@gmail.com
2599650
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•Car Bodies •Scrap Steel•Specialists in Farm
Machinery•Allnon Ferrous
MAINLAND
METALS LTD
Ph (03) 338 7000
Mike 0274 818 544 •Robbie0274 818 027
Locally owned and operated
Signs &Design
1902273
Seamless Spouting
Supply and Install
of Seamless Gutters
10 year no leaks
guarantee
• Continuous spouting made on site,
largecolour range available
• High gradeand thickermaterialused
• Repair or replaceany type of gutter
• Undertakeall insurance work
• Independently owned andoperated
• Competitivepricing
Servicing North Canterbury Districts
Call Marvin 027 371 4179
spouting2u@gmail.com
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Mouldy Silicone Replacement
Tiled Shower Makeovers
Old Grout Re-Colouring
For ALL your Tile &Grout issues
call 0800 882 772 for a FREE quote.
www.theprogroup.co.nz/dpc9385.
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2019 Rav4 GXL Hybrid
•2.5LHybrid Petrol AWD
•5-StarSafety, Camera,Satnav
•Keyless, Bluetooth, NZ New
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47,995 $
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2022 HighlanderLimited
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2018 HighlanderGXL
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•5-Star Safety,Camera
$
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2019 LandCruiserPrado VX
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•Only51,450kms
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•2.8L TurboDiesel,5-star Safety
•Camera,5-Seater, Keyless
•80,550kms
2023Hilux SR52WD
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•Only23,150kms
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2018 HiluxSR5 4WD
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2022LandCruiserPrado VX
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•Leather,Satnav, Keyless, Bluetooth
•Camera,Only22,350kms
WAS$79,995
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76,995
2015Suzuki GrandVitara
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•RearCamera,Towbar
•48,700kms
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•150Kw2.8LTurbo Diesel Auto,
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2019 HiluxSR5 Cruiser2WD
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