North Canterbury News: November 16, 2023

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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
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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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St Patrick’s Kaiapoi Rarotonga Cul
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
Pupil Mason Robsonsayshis penpal
nity to see the lay of the land. We ‘likes taro’, a popular vegetableinthe
The Cook Islands is a co lection of
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