North Canterbury News: November 30, 2023

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Satisfy Food Rescue is awinning recipe 

Satisfy Food Rescue, aregistered charity passionate about reducing food waste, combating food insecurity, and revolutionising the way we think 

about food sustainability was awarded the Pak’nSAVE Rangiora Community Enterprise Award at the recent North Canterbury Business Awards. 

Satisfy’s volunteers redistribute surplus edible food from retailers and producers to community organisations and schools, ensuring nutritious 

food reaches vulnerable communities. Editor Robyn Bristow talks to Fran Cain, communications and funding specialist. 

Over amillion kilograms of food has 

been rescued by Kaiapoibased Satisfy 

Food Rescue since2015. 

That is the equivalent of 3,700,000 

meals. 

Satisfy Food Rescue had humble 

beginnings. 

It was foundered by Phillipa Hunt, in 

2015 who was in searchofsolutions to 

reducefood waste and address food 

insecurity. 

She began by picking up bread 

destined to be dumped. 

‘‘It’s absolutely criminal that so much 

food is going to waste when there are so 

many people going hungry,’’ she says. 

With athird of all food produced 

ending up in landfill, Phillipa says 

change starts at home. 

‘‘It all begins with honouring food, 

and not taking it for granted.’’ 

Fran Cain, communications and 

funding specialist at Satisfy Food 

Rescue says every donation the 

organisations receives today is 

valuable. 

‘‘To the bulk meat and produce 

donations we receivefrom businesses, 

to the small bowl of fresh beans 

dropped off by alocal who had surplus 

in their garden.’’ 

Today Satisfy Food Rescue, which 

received the Community Services 

Award at the North Canterbury 

Business awards,diverts five tonnes of 

food from landfill every week. 

The food is distributed to 46 

community organisations, food banks, 

schools, community meal providers, the 

elderly and thehomeless through a 

welloiled network throughout North 

Canterbury. 

Volunteers are the heart and soul of 

the organisation. Fran says over 50 

volunteers are the ‘‘life blood’’ of 

Satisfy Food Rescue. 

‘‘They are incredible. Some have 

been with us sincethe beginning. 

‘‘We are really proud of our 

volunteers who don’t tend to leave. 

Satisfied ... Volunteers celebrate winning the Community Enterprise Award at the recent North Canterbury Business Awards. 

‘‘We love them.’’ 

The enterprise also supports six paid 

staff who continue to work hard to 

rescue food, and address food 

insecurity, along with ensuring its 

network throughout North Canterbury 

is working well. 

Satisfy began life in asmall kitchen 

tucked away at Community Wellbeing 

North Canterbury. 

It then moved to its existing premises 

at Williams Street, Kaiapoi, where it 

has ‘‘grown and grown’’, says Fran Cain. 

Today it collects food from 10 local 

supermarkets which goes along way to 

help fill ‘‘empty bellies’’. 

It is also focused in helping Food 

Secure North Canterbury to establish a 

hub. 

Supplies go out every month from 

Satisfy Food Rescue in Kaiapoi to 

Hurunui’s three foodbanks in 

Amberley, Waikari and Waipara. 

The lack of afood hub in Hurunui has 

stymied ease of access for collection by 

the district’s food banks, and puts the 

brakes on Satisfy connecting further 

into the district. 

Satisfy Food Rescue and the Hurunui 

District Council have worked together 

for several years as key stakeholders in 

the Food Secure North Canterbury 

collaborative partnership. 

Fran says amazing Trustees who work 

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endless hours behind the scenes, are a 

vital link in the food chain. 

She also credits organisations such as 

the Oxford Lions Club, which has grown 

30,000 tonne of fresh produce for 

Satisfy in the past few years, with 

helping meet increasing demand from 

food banks. 

Satisfy backs the Lions project, the 

club gifts the food back, and then it is 

given to Kaiapoi High School where 

students turn it into ready made meals, 

and stock, which in turn is donated to 

food banks. 

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Family affair ... Matt Doocey (left), his father Tom, mother Joan, his wife Viki and children Emily and James with Governor General Dame 

Cindy Kiro (centre right) after Mr Doocey was sworn in as aMinister in Cabinet on Monday. 


WaimakaririMPhumbled 

ByROBYN BRISTOW 

Matt Dooceyishumbled to be sworn in 

as aMinister in Cabinet working under 

Prime Minister Chris Luxon. 

‘‘It is areal privilege and I am 

excited to have been sworn in, and to 

be sitting around the Cabinet table 

with my colleagues making decisions 

that will impact all New Zealanders,’’ 

the Waimakariri MP says. 

Mr Doocey was sworn in on Monday 

by Governor General Dame Cindy Kiro 

at Government House, as New 

Zealand’s first Minister of Mental 

Health, Minister of Tourism and 

Hospitality, Ministerfor Youth, 

Minister of ACC, and associate 

Minister of Health andTransport. 

He says beingthe first Minister of 

Satisfy passionate about everything it does 

From Page 1 

Satisfy is justly proud of its 

collaboration with so many 

organisations who all work together to 

redirect food away from landfill to 

those who need it most. 

‘‘It is amazing what is happening,’’ 

says Fran. 

Everyone was proud to have their 

work recognised at the awards, and 

being arunner up in the People’s 

Choice category, as acharity, was the 

icing on the cake. 

Mental Health was something he had 

advocated for ‘‘quite openly’’ over the 

past few years while in Opposition. 

He now had the opportunity to 

provide avoice, and take responsibility 

for some of New Zealand’s most 

vulnerable citizens. 

As Minister ofTourism and 

Hospitality Mr Doocey says the 

Government will‘‘obviously be 

deliveringonour commitment on 

staffing in the first instance’’. 

With hospitality beingadded for the 

first time to the portfolio, it was 

importantfor National to give it 

priority. 

Tourism andhospitality had gone 

through alot, particularly during the 

Covid pandemic, and he would look at 

how to support both sectors and ensure 

they could attract good workers. 

‘‘We are so passionate about what we 

all do. To be recognised was 

emotional. We are extremely 

grateful.’’ 

The rapidly expanding enterprise is 

not resting on itslaurels. 

It has just raised $31,392 to help 

build what could be New Zealand’s 

first purposebuilt food rescue facility 

in Kaiapoi. 

Atotal of $21,092 has been raised on 

aGivealittle page forworking 

drawings for the building, planned in 

Mr Doocey says he is comfortable 

with the hospitality sector being 

included in the portfolio with his 

father Tom Doocey having been ahotel 

manager, and having grown up working 

in hospitality in his younger years. 

Mr Doocey was joined by his wife 

Viki, children Emily and James, and 

his parents Tom and Joan Doocey for 

the ceremony. 

‘‘It was really nice to share the 

swearing in ceremony with family,’’ he 

says. 

‘‘I would like to thank the 

Waimakariri voters. You have allowed 

me to have this amazing opportunity,’’ 

Mr Doocey says. 

This would allow him to help address 

moving New Zealand forward for the 

betterment of the Waimakariri region 

and the country. 

the new Kaiapoi hub on red zone land 

in Courtenay Place. 

Generous donations from 

Blackwell's Department Store in 

Kaiapoi, and lawyers Helmore 

Stewarttook the total to over $30,000. 

Two more donations from The Gift 

Trust and St Vincent de Paul, Kaiapoi, 

boosted the total to over $31,000. 

Learnmore at satisfyfoodrescue. 

org.nz or visit the Kaiapoi Community 

Hub on their Facebook page: 

facebook.com/ kaiapoicommunityhub. 

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Kaiapoi Office 

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Zeberdeewins People’sChoice 

The North Canterbury News 

People’s Choice Award at the 

recent Enterprise North 

Canterbury Business Awards was 

presented to Zeberdee Equine 

Ltd. Zeberdee Equine is aNorth 

Canterbury-based equine and 

canine cover designer, developer 

and importer. Reporter John 

Cosgrove talks with owner Kirsty 

Whiting. 

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All Kirsty Whiting wants to do is provide 

the best horse, and dog covers, for her 

customers at an affordable price. 

Anoble cause that saw her driving all 

over Canterburyduring arecent regionwide 

flood event, delivering covers to 

customers unable to leave their farms due 

to high water, but still needing protection 

from the elements for their horses. 

‘‘We delivered over 100 covers that day 

by hand,” she says. 

Zeberdee Equine started as aside 

business nine years ago in North 

Canterbury, while Kirsty worked in a 

management role in Christchurch. 

It began as it continues today, as an 

online business based at Kirsty’s family 

farm at Fernside. 

She started it because she was 

concerned that the quality and the price 

charged for horse covers back then didn’t 

match. 

“They were way too expensive for what 

we were paying for,” she says. 

“I started looking at producing higher 

quality covers offshore and importing 

them. 

‘‘It was costing me asmall fortune to 

look after my ten horses with covers that 

sometimes only lasted amonth.” 

Kirsty is one of the larger Shetland pony 

breedersinthe South Island, with 30 

Shetlands on the farm. 

She also helps her father rehome 

standardbreds on the family’s 283ha sheep 

and beef property. 

Kirsty went online and sourced her first 

batch from aChinese manufacturer. 

The first container load of 500 covers 

came in only one colour and one weight. 

She found Facebook to be the perfect 

platform to move her stock and reach 

customers. 

“We came out right at the start of winter 

so it was the best time to sell the covers.” 

The side business soon became her 

main business when she was made 

redundant. 

She says she wanted to make the 

business selfsufficient and to do that she 

had to hit the ground running. 

Five years ago when her Chinese 

connection lapsed, Kirsty sourced anew 

supplier offering abetter range of 

affordable covers from anewly formed 

Warm and snug ... Asample of Zeberdee Equine’s horse covers. 

textile business in Kanpur, India. 

“It is owned and run by women, we were 

one of their first customers and they are 

still supplying us today. 

“The owner is awonderful woman, she 

has helped me so much that it has become 

astrong friendshiprather than abusiness 

arrangement.’’ 

Kirsty says having trust in asupplier is 

abig plus for any business. 

“It’s the peace of mind Iget when 

working with her that makes it asuccess.” 

She says the reach of the web and 

offering good quality products means 

much of what she imports is already sold 

before it lands in the country. 

“We started importing one container a 

year, now we are up to 10 ayear covering 

up to 40,000 items across our whole range.” 

Keeping her small but rapidly growing 

business on the farm has helped with her 

logistics. 

‘‘Method Logistics have been with us 

from the start and as they are local they 

helped with import licenses.’’ 

Kirsty is the first port of call in the 

business and she likes being busy. 

However, she says she was surprised 

when she learned she had been 

nominated by acustomer for the 

Enterprise North Canterbury Business 

Awards. 

“It was abit of ashock and Iwas very 

humbled by the nomination.” 

She says she didn’t expect to win and 

was sitting there chatting and marvelling 

at all the many wonderful businesses that 

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at home on the farm from which she runs 

the business. 

had already won awards when her 

husband leaned over and told her she had 

won the people's choice award. 

“I was shaking as Iwas in shock to find 

the most votes had been for my little 

company. It is abig deal for me as Ihave 

put my heart and soul into the business.” 

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Councils keen to see reform detail 

By DAVID HILL, 

Local DemocracyReporter 

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Canterbury News, November 30, 2023 

North Canterbury's council leaders are 

supportive of Government plans to scrap a 

raft of reforms, but are keen to see more 

details. 

Hurunui District Council chief 

executive Hamish Dobbie said the new 

Government has listened to the concerns 

of rural councils about the difficulties 

implementing arangeofpolicies. 

‘‘The issues are complex and Ilook 

forward to seeing what balance anew 

approach can bring.’’ 

The new Government has announced 

sweeping changes including the repeal of 

Resource Management Act and Three 

Waters reforms, as well as changes to the 

National Policy Statements on Freshwater 

and Indigenous Biodiversity. 

Mr Dobbie said he would like to see a 

resource management system which was 

more accessible, with ‘‘good checks and 

balances to scrutinise more complex 

matters’’. 

While rural communities like Hurunui 

have few government services, the district 

did receive government funding to deliver 

services, so any funding cuts could have 

significant impacts. 

WaimakaririDistrict Council chief 

executive Jeff Millwardsaid it was ‘‘too 

early’’ to determine the impacts of the 

reversal on reforms. 

‘‘It is afairly difficult economic 

environment at present and Ithink the 

Government recognises the issues being 

faced by our communities and 

businesses.’’ 

Mr Millwardsaid the council had 

lobbied for changes to the Three Waters 

reform. 

He hoped the new Government would 

support ‘‘better and more affordable 

models’’ being proposed by councils. 

Kaikōura District Council acting chief 

executive Peter Kearney said his council 

was supportive of the proposed legislative 

reviews. 

‘‘Where there is opportunity for us to 

proactively approach government for 

additional funding that will add value to 

our community we will certainly be 

seeking to explore those possibilities. 

‘‘At this stage there is still much for the 

new government to work through and we 

remain optimistic the detail will provide a 

constructive and pragmatic way forward.’’ 

The coalition Government has agreed to 

review the National Policy Statement on 

Indigenous Biodiversity, while the 

National Policy Statement for Freshwater 

Management and the National 

Environmental Standards for Freshwater 

will be replaced. Work on the new 

Significant Natural Areas, will be stopped. 

New resource management legislation 

will focus on property rights as aguiding 

principle. The new medium density 

residential standards, which was 

introduced as ajoint Labour and National 

initiative, will now be optional for high 

growth councils such as Waimakariri. The 

changes would be accompanied by ACT's 

plan to share aportion of GST from new 

builds with councils 

New Zealand First has also secured a 

$1.2 billion regional infrastructure fund. 

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It will be afashion parade with a 

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parade, along with an auction of ‘‘Lost 

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The Runway Shows and Charity 

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Good Street businesses have swung in 

behind the Runway Shows and Charity 

Auction, allowing the use of the Plaza in 

the Mall, to show off locally donated 

clothes that are being given asecond crack 

at life. 

Its aim is to shine alight on recycling 

and helping reduce the volume of waste 

going to landfills, as well to show off the 

quality of goods available for those 

struggling financially. 

It also hoped it will help bring people 

together to enjoy afun afternoon —from 

1pm to 2.30pm. 

An organiser Sam Fisher says categories 

of clothing will be ‘going out’, ‘men’s 

casual’, ‘women’s casual’ and ‘Children/ 

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The best outfit overall will win a 

donated prize. The winning op shop will 

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The North Canterbury News, November 30, 2023 

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Help on hand ... Waimakariri Mayor Dan Gordon (left) unveils the AED at the 

Ashley Hotel, alongside Bart Ingram who championed getting the AED. 

PHOTO: SHELLEY TOPP 

AED now at Ashley Hotel 

By SHELLEY TOPP 

An automated external defibrillator 

(AED) has been installed at the Ashley 

Hotel thanks to ahuge community 

fundraising effort. 

It was unveiled by Waimakariri 

Mayor Dan Gordon on Sunday. 

Fundraising for the portable, lifesaving, 

electronic device, which 

analyses the heart’s rhythm and if 

necessary, delivers an electric shock, 

known as defibrillation, to help 

restore the heart’s natural rhythm, 

was instigated by Ashley’s Bart 

Ingram. 

He started thinking about the need 

for an AED in Ashley after ahospital 

visit for work on his stents. Four of his 

seven stents were blocked and two of 

those couldn’t be cleaned, putting him 

at risk of aheart attack. 

Bart began checking AED locations 

and found the nearest one to Ashley 

was 20 minutes away, which could 

prove afatal length of timefor anyone 

suffering aheart attack in the village. 

He approached the Ashley Hotel 

publicans Leanne and Grant Jenkins 

to see if it was possible to install an 

AED at their premises. 

They agreed and work began on 

how funds could be raised to buy an 

AED. 

Bart is ahuge fan of Australia’s 

Bathurst car race and knows that 

North Canterbury is abig area for car 

enthusiasts, so it was decided to raise 

funds for the AED by holding an event 

for motorsport fans to watch the 

televised big race on Sunday, October 

8. 

‘‘It was avery popular event and we 

are hoping to do it again next year,’’ 

Bart said. 

He thanked the community for its 

support saying $5000 had been raised 

in three months for the device. He 

thanked Compass FM for its support, 

and the Rangiora Lions for funding 

the AED’s maintenance cost for the 

next three to four years. 

Canterbury groups and organisations 

committed to protecting vulnerable native birds 

nesting on the Ashley Rakahuri River have a 

message for fourwheeldrivers —don’t drive 

on the river during nesting season. 

Fears are held for the birds with Crate Day 

looming this Saturday. 

Birds like ngūtu pare/wrybill, tūturiwhatu/ 

banded dotterel, and tarāpuka/blackbilled gull 

breed in dynamic South Island braided rivers 

like the Ashley Rakahuri River from early 

September to the end of January,. 

DOC North Canterbury Operations Manager 

Leeann Ellis says alarge number of vehicles 

usually gather on the Ashley Rakahuri River for 

Crate Day. 

She is calling for them to go somewhere other 

than riverbeds if they ‘‘must participate’’, or 

wait until the nesting season is over in 

February. 

She is asking people to be responsible this 

year, but if there are issues, options like 

blocking access or introducing bylaws 

prohibiting driving on the river at certain times 

of year will be considered. 

The Department of Conservation (DOC), 

Environment Canterbury (ECan), and the 

Waimakariri District Council, work alongside 

the community and other authorities, to 

manage the impacts of vehicles and other 

recreationists on the riverbed during nesting 

season. 

Ms Ellis says the birds evolved to nest in the 

open river gravel and relied on camouflage to 

keep them safe from the native birds of prey, 

their only predators until introduced mammals 

arrived. 

‘‘This means they are vulnerable to 

disturbance and difficult for river users to spot. 

We know there are three sites with nesting 

birds in the upper stretch of the river managed 

by DOC, and we are asking drivers to please stay 

out of the riverbed during nesting season.’’ 

‘‘These native species are also fully protected 

and it's illegal to harm or kill them. Anyone 

found doing so could face asignificant fine or 

even jail time.’’ 

The Ashley Rakahuri Rivercare Group 

(ARRG) formed in 1999 to protect riverbed 

birds and their habitat. 

It runs an extensive trapping network, 

undertakes community education and advocacy 

for the birds, weeds islands and monitors and 

bands returning birds and new chicks. 

ARRG’s Judith Hughey says fourwheeldrivers 

affect the survival chances of 

endangered braided river birds, and the group 

would be disappointed if vehicles gathered on 

the river for Crate Day. 

‘‘Fast, noisy and aggressively driven vehicles 

can cause birds to abandon nests, kill chicks, 

smash eggs and leak contaminants in the river 

which could render the riverbed, shallows and 

the river unlivable for larvae, insects and small 

fish which birds rely on for their daily food.’’ 

The group works with ECan, which has 

dedicated rangers monitoring the Ashley 

Rakahuri Regional Park area, to protect the 

part of the river that runs from the confluence 

of the Okuu River to the Ashley Rakahuri 

Estuary. 

In the lead up to the nesting season the 

organisations work together to install up to 150 

concrete blocks at river access points to deter 

vehicles from driving on the riverbed. 

‘‘We have been pleased with how the vast 

majority of park visitors respect the nesting 

birds in areas downstream of the Okuku, says 

Parks and Forest manager Chuck Dowdell. 

‘‘It is now time to recognise the wider spread 

of nesting birds along the river and keep clear 

of all our braided rivers during nesting.’’ 

Waimakariri council manages the campsite 

and picnic reserve at Ashley Gorge. 

Greenspace Manager Grant MacLeod says 

the council is concerned about drunk drivers 

unsafely driving past families picnicking and 

swimming at the gorge on Crate Day. 

‘‘This is apopular site and for visitors safety, 

there is no access for unauthorised vehicles to 

get on to or off the river at the reserve.’’ 

Police will have apresence on the Ashley 

Rakahuri River on Crate Day and is reminding 

drivers not to drive after drinking. 

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Avery special role 

I was reallyhumbled to havebeen 

appointed as New Zealand’s first 

Minister for Mental Health in the newlyformed 

government. 

It’s an important role and one that I 

have championed over the years, so I 

consider it agreat privilege to havebeen 

given the task. 

I’m also incredibly fortunate to have 

been named as aCabinet Minister in the 

new Government —itwas aspecial 

moment having my family join me as I 

was sworn in on Monday as aCabinet 

Minister at Government House. 

I’m also looking forward to getting 

stuck into my other roles as Minister for 

Tourism and Hospitality, Youth, and 

ACC, along with associate roles in 

Health and Transport. 

Iloved reliving some fun childhood 

memories when Iattended the 

Canterbury A&P Show this month. 

Irecall many fond times as ayoung 

Cantabrian kid spending time at the 

show each year, so it was great to be able 

to enjoy time there again this year. 

It was areal pleasure to present the 

awards for the Agri Futures Clash of the 

Collegesatthe show, and great to see 

some Waimakariri schools contending. 

Clash of the Colleges is adynamic 

initiative of the New Zealand Rural 

Games Trust with more than 300 

students from across Canterbury 

competing for the title. 

It was alot of fun to see so many 

students compete and showcase their 

talents completing reallife tasks found 

in the agriculture and food sectors. 

Ienjoyed the opportunity to take part 

in awebinar panel for Movember New 

Zealand, focusingonthe importance of 

mens mental health. It was an important 

conversation with Simon Mackenzie 

(Vector CEO), Francois Barton (CEO of 

the BusinessLeaders Health and Safety 

Forum) and Dougal Sutherland (CE 

Umbrella). 

As National’s firstever Spokesperson 

for Mental Health, in 2018 Iwrote to 

everypolitical party in New Zealand 

inviting them to join acrossparty focus 

grouptodevelop solutions and policy 

over alonger term than the threeyear 

parliamentary term. 

Ibelieveabipartisanapproach is key 

to better outcomesinthe mental health 

space, and Ithank all groups and 

organisations carryingout work to 

achievebetter outcomesfor people 

struggling with their mental health. 

It's been abusyweek for Kaiapoi, with 

the 150th jubilee reunion at Kaiapoi 

Borough School, or Te Kura Tuatahi o 

Kaiapoi, the towns firstschool. 

It was great to see somany past and 

present pupils and staffcelebrating 

together, and afitting celebration given 

the schools postearthquake work,which 

includes brand new classrooms which 

wereopened recently. 

Ialso had the privilege of speaking at 

the opening of the Kaiapoi Volunteer 

Fire Brigades new fire station, agreat 

new facility that will serve the brigade 

well into the future. 

Lastly thanks to Ross Young of 

Woolworths NZ for showingmearound 

the new supermarket at Waimak 

junction —itisgoing to be an incredible 

asset for the Kaiapoi community as well 

as surrounding residents. 

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with Mayor Dan Gordon 

Abusy time as the 2023 

year comes to aclose 

It’s hard to believe this will be my last 

column of the year. 

Iwould like to thank Robyn and the 

team at North Canterbury News for 

allowing me to be part of the 

publication everymonth, and share 

with you all what has been happening 

at council. 

Iwould also like to congratulate MP 

for Waimakariri District Matt Doocey 

on his appointment as acabinet 

minister. 

We are very proud of Matt and know 

he will continue to work for the 

people of Waimakariri, as he has 

always done. 

Iattended the official opening of 

the Kaiapoi Fire Station on the 

weekend. 

The new station boasts three 

appliance bays, an operations room, 

meeting room, canteen space, 

decontamination facilities and a 

threebay resource garage. 

The previous station came to the 

end of its lifespan following damage 

from the Canterbury quakes. Then the 

process began to find asuitable 

location for anew building. 

Iwas certainly very happy to 

support council in the sale of the land 

to FENZ, and see the brigades 

aspirations for the site come to 

fruition. 

This has ultimately resulted in a 

fantastic station for the whole 

Kaiapoi Community, now and for the 

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Ialso attended the Ashley Gorge 

Reserve BBQ opening ceremony on 

the weekend. 

The electric BBQ was an Annual 

Plan request from the Ashley Gorge 

Reserve Advisory Group (AGRAG) to 

enhancethe visitor experienceofthe 

reserve. 

The Pavilion at the Reservewas 

built in 2018 with Council funding and 

sincethat time AGRAG volunteers 

havefurther enhanced the site with 

landscaping and plantings. 

Iinvited two longstanding 

community members, Jeanette Wells 

and Robert Judson, to help me switch 

on the BBQ and turn the first sausage. 

The Ashley Village now has its own 

defibrillator, and it was aprivilege 

for me to be asked to unveil it on the 

weekend. 

Thank you to Bart Ingram withthe 

support of Leanne and Grant of the 

Ashley Hotel and some incredible 

fundraising efforts by the whole 

community. 

It is abusy time of year with end of 

year prize givings and Christmas 

parades. Ilook forward to this time of 

the year being out and about in our 

community. 

Finally, Iwould like to wishyou all 

ahappy and safe Christmas and 

holiday time with your family and 

friends. 

See you all in theNew Year. 

ECan to continue work with mana whenua despite repeal 


Local Democracy Reporter 

Environment Canterbury (ECan) will 

continue to work alongside mana 

whenua, despite the announcement 

NgāiTahu representation will be 

repealed, chairperson Peter Scott 

says. 

Cr Scott said ECanwill consider 

other options to ensure amana whenua 

voice around the council table, 

including returning to having Tumu 

Taiao advisors. 

The new Government has announced 

it will repeal the CanterburyRegional 

Council (NgāiTahu Representation) 

Act (2022), which has allowed Te 

Rūnanga oNgāiTahu to appoint two 

councillors. 

NgāiTahu elected Tutehounuku 

Korako and Iaean Cranwell as its 

councillors duringlast year’s local 

government elections. 

‘‘We have had mana whenua 

representation arrangements with 

NgāiTahu for more than adecade and 

we value the enhanced decisionmaking 

that results from that,’’ Cr Scott 

said. 

‘‘Our two NgāiTahu councillors 

bringamana whenua perspective to 

our decisionmaking andtheir 

presence at the counciltable 

acknowledges the status NgāiTahu 

holds as mana whenua as recognised 

by the Crown through theirtreaty 

settlement.’’ 

He said it was acouncildecision in 

May 2021 which led to the legislation 

beingpresented to Parliament. 

NgāiTahu representatives served as 

Governmentappointed commissioners 

after the elected councillors were 

sacked by the previous Nationalled 

Government from 2011 to 2016. The 

Government also appointed NgāiTahu 

councillors in 2016, while Tumu Taiao 

advisors also served at the council 

table from 2020 to 2022. 

Just last week ECan voted against 

establishing a Māori ward for the 2025 

and 2028 local government elections, 

following advice from Te Rūnanga o 

NgāiTahu and seven of the 10 

Papatipu Rūnanga. 

The rūnanga wanted to focus on 

building on the existing relationships, 

but were open to aconversation about 

a Māori ward in the future. 

Comment has been sought from Te 

Rūnanga oNgāiTahu. 



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TOOT FOR TUCKER, TUESDAY 5TH DECEMBER 


Toot for Tucker appeal next Tuesday night 

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North Canterbury food banks are being 

swamped as they cater for to the growing 

demand for their services. 

All are hoping for amuchneeded 

boost from the annual Toot for Tucker 

appeal as they brace for another big 

Christmas rush. 

The annual drive will be held on 

Tuesday, December 5, between 6pm and 

7pm in many parts of the Waimakariri 

and Hurunui districts. 

Organiser Bev Wright says volunteers 

are ready to go, with area organisers 

busy getting their teams ready to take to 

the streets for the annual appeal which 

has become an important date on the 

calendar for food banks. 

Mrs Wright stresses that all food 

collected will stay local. 

‘‘The food banks are telling me they 

are seeing an increase in those who are 

contacting them, often seeking afood 

parcel for the first time.’’ 

She says people often feel 

embarrassed, as they had thought food 

banks were just there for those 

struggling financially, never thinking 

they too, might need ahelping hand one 

day. 

With the increase in the price of food, 

and with many families struggling to 

meet their weekly needs such as 

mortgages, rents, electricity, insurance 

and petrol, which have all increased, the 

first thing that goes when things get 

tough is food. 

It is the one item in aweek that they 

have some control over. 

Bev says the mental stress has been 

enormous for many this year and as they 

see an increase in mental health issues, 

they need to remind the good people of 

the regions that the food they collect 

during the annual Toot for Tucker, is 

there for them. 

‘‘We don’t wish to hoard it –wewant 

people who need ahand to come 

forward and contact their local food 

bank, let them know you need some 

support.’’ 

This year organisers have extended 

the programme into Waipara. 

This is thanks to avery active Food 

Pantry which reaches Amberley and 

Leithfield, and reaches up into North 


Bev thanked the continued support of 

the local Lions Clubs, Fire & 

Emergency, community groups and 

regular collectors. 

‘‘We ask people to use their own bags 

or boxes. If their bags or boxes are 

missed, please contact us and we will 

arrange for them to be collected. 

‘‘Or they can drop them into the 

Oxford Community Pantry, Salvation 

Army Rangiora, Property Brokers 

Rangiora (222 High St cnr Durham & 

High), The General Store at Pegasus, 

Veges Direct in Woodend, and Kaiapoi 

Community Services. The Hurunui 

District Council and the Hurunui 

Library are both available, during office 

hours. .’’ 

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Young student gains top honours 

By JOHN COSGROVE 

JamieLee Rogers was 

expecting her Limited Service 

Volunteer experience to be 

tough, and very strict with lots 

of people yelling in her face. 

The reality was completely 

different. 

Jamie, aYear 12 student 

from the Rangiora New Life 

School found the intensive 

course to be lifechanging, 

graduating with the top two 

awards —The Warrant Officer 

of the Defence Force’s Award 

for Leadership and the Patron 

Award for All Round 

Excellence. 

Jamie, aged 17, completed 

the sixweeklong Ministry for 

Social Development's Limited 

Service Volunteercourse at 

Burnham Military Camp 

recently. 

‘‘I’ve learned heaps from it. 

All about how to boost my selfesteem, 

to value my worth, to 

be responsible for my time, to 

respect others, to work as a 

team and be resilient.’’ 

Her mum Delwyn Harvey 

helped her apply. She thought 

she was going to attend the 

course in February next year. 

‘‘Then they called and said 

I’m on the next course in 

October.’’ 

As she had already 

completed her assessments for 

NCEA, her school gave her an 

early release. 

Jamie says the first days in 

Burnham went in ablur. 

‘‘It was information 

overload, it took aweek just to 

learn how to survive daily 

there.’’ 

When to get up, when to eat, 

when to clean up andwhen to 

sleep. Once she got her head 

around itall, she says she 

‘‘loved it’’. ‘‘It was hard having 

limited access to my cellphone 

andevery bit of 

communication had to be done 

by mail, so Ilearned how to 

write aletter.’’ 

She says the tension of 

waiting for aletter to arrive 

was something she had never 

experienced before. 

Used to sleeping in aqueensized 

bed at home inLoburn, 

Jamie quickly discovered all 

she had was asingle bed in a 

shared room with another 

Christchurch girl. 

‘‘She was lovely, just like all 

the people on the course. I 

have madesomany new 

lifelong friends.’’ Her biggest 

shock was the fitness. ‘‘I hated 

fitnessatschool, but now Ilove 

being fit andready to do 

anything.” 

The courseisaimed at 

building the skills employers 

are looking for –reliability, 

teamwork and leadership, 

communication and apositive 

attitude. Jamie is now keen to 

enter the Air Force as adog 

handler. 

Course success ... JamieLee 

Rogers (17) of Loburn with the 

awards she received after 

attending the sixweeklong 

Ministry for Social 

Development'sLimited Service 

Volunteer (LSV)course held at 

Burnham Military Camp. 

PHOTO: JOHN COSGROVE 

Kaiapoi Fire 

Station opening 

By ROBYN BRISTOW 

Kaiapoi’s new $8.08 million fire station was 

officially opened last Saturday. 

Fire and Emergency’s National 

Commander Russell Wood officially 

opened the $8.08 million station, alongside 

members of the Kaiapoi Volunteer Fire 

Brigade, iwi, community stakeholders, 

Waimakariri District Mayor Dan Gordon 

and representatives of Police, Civil 

Defence and Coastguard. 

The previous station, built in 1962, 

suffered significant earthquake damage in 

2010 and 2011, with one wingbecoming 

structurally unsound and unusable. 

The remaining wing and appliance bays 

were impacted but remained operational. 

The opening of the new Kaiapoi Fire 

Station marks the completion of Fire and 

Emergency’s Christchurch Rebuild 

programme, which involved the 

reconstruction of 12 stations across greater 

Christchurch. 

‘‘Our reconstruction programme ensures 

that Christchurch and its surrounding 

areas has afitforpurpose network of fire 

stations able to meet the needs of local 

communities,’’ Fire and Emergency’s 

CanterburyDistrict Manager Dave 

Stackhouse said. 

Kaiapoi’s new station features three 

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station. 

The Brigade is amedical coresponse 

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Ravenswood development continues to 

grow at an impressive speed. 

Ravenswood Central development 

manager Jerome O’Sullivansays it is 

satisfying to see the progress taking 

place inthe Waimakariri District’s 

newest town centre, Ravenswood 

Central. 

‘‘Major retailer Harvey Norman is 

well into the construction phaseoftheir 

new 9300 sqm store, which is likely to 

open in late 2024,’’ he says. 

‘‘Plus we are noticinganincrease in 

expressions of interest from different 

retail and service operators, which is a 

positive reflection of the region’s 

increase in business activity and the 

growing awareness of Ravenswood 

Central as aplace to do business.’’ 

After an apparent quiet period in the 

restaurant development area in recent 

months, openings are coming thick and 

fast. 

Mr O’Sullivansays two new exciting 

eateries are expectedtoopen this week. 

The Tsushi Japanese restaurant 

opened yesterday, and Mifan Chinese – 

arejoining Joe’s Garage,Thai Station, 

Spices and The Coffee Club, which are 

already trading in Ravenswood 

Central’s commercialprecinct area. 

More than 750 houses have now built 

in Ravenswood with many initial 

building preparations now under way on 

Mehrtens Crescent (stage five), the 

northernmost point of the residential 

development. 

This accounts for over 50 of the 

sections in the development now having 

either ahouse on them or under 

construction. 

Ground works for stage six of the 

residential subdivision arewell 

advanced, with the bridge over Taranaki 

Stream –connecting Ravenswood 

Central with the stage six subdivision – 

nearing completion. 

Up and away ... The new Harvey Norman at Ravenswood is well into the construction 

phase of its new 9300 sqm store. 

PHOTOS: JOHN COSGROVE 

‘‘We are aware of several intended 

developments in the light industrial 

area, and we have also just signed 

conditionalagreements for amedical 

centre and dental hygienist in 

Ravenswood Central,’’ Mr O’Sullivan 

says. 

‘‘The new town centre is progressing 

well, and we will have further progress 

updates in the coming months.’’ 

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Bypass commitment 

Waimakariri MP Matt Doocey is 

looking forward to seeing the 

Woodend Bypass finally come to 

fruition. 

He says National has committed 

$270 million to the project to build the 

bypass and to extend the Christchurch 

Northern Corridor through to 

Pegasus. 

This will be funded through the 

National Land Transport Fund, and 

additional Crown capital, with 

construction to start in its first term. 

Mr Doocey, who now also holds the 

portfolio of associate Minister of 

Transport along, says he can not wait 

to see construction begin. 

‘‘As many residents in Waimakariri 

will no doubt be aware, Ihave been 

campaigning for the Woodend Bypass 

for many years. 

‘‘The road is currently one of the 

most dangerous roads in Canterbury, 

with nine fatal and 33 serious crashes 

between 20002018.’’ 

Mr Doocey says he has met with 

community groups, schools and 

representatives from the AA, and the 

need for asignificant solution for the 

safety issues is paramount. 

‘‘The Woodend Bypass will make the 

world of difference for residents of 

Woodend, and the wider growing 

commuter population, as the district 

continues to expand. 

‘‘As evidenced by the huge turnout 

to my public rally in 2020, there is 

overwhelming local support for this 

bypass and Iknow it will be agamechanger 

for avast number of people’’. 

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Acommunity garden has been 

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The garden is acollaboration between 

the Woodend Community Association 

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vice president Andy Childs says. 

Work on the project began in October 

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‘‘Once we had removed the weeds and 

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School milestone celebrated 

ByJOHN COSGROVE 

Kaiapoi Borough School on 

Hilton Street celebrated 150 

years of continuous operation at 

asmall ceremony last Friday. 

Over 90 past pupils and former 

staff members gathered in the 

school’s hall to renew 

acquaintances and reminisce 

about old school days. 

Among them were the Regan 

family —Mrs Marie Regan and 

her sons Brian, Kim and Robin, 

and her great granddaughter 

Gemma Glasson (15). 

Mrs Regan (97) had attended 

the school as ayoung girl, as had 

her sons who were there over 60 

years ago. 

Brian Regan says it was agood 

school and even though he often 

got into trouble for playing 

pranksonpeople, he and his 

brothershad alot of fun. 

Carolyn Vasta was apupil in 

the late 1960s and says the school 

may have changed with new 

buildings post earthquake but 

the spirit there is still very 

strong. 

Wendy McGregor of Rangiora 

says coming back to the 150th 

celebration has meant somuch to 

her as she has so many positive 

memories of her time at the 

school. 

Ngaire McNicol went to the 

school in 1937 and she 

remembers the long walk to 

school each day. 

‘‘We later bought bicycles and 

rode to school, it was alot of fun 

as we used to meet up with 

friends and ride as abig group to 

and from the school.’’ 

Barrie Fowler went there from 

Cake cutting ... Kaiapoi Borough School pupil Makayla Krahagen, aged 

13, cutsthe 150th celebration cake with the Board of Trustees chairperson 

Christine WilsonGreatbatch, at the school’s 150th anniversary function. 


1950 to 1955 and remembers he 

played alot marbles and rugby 

during his time there. 

‘‘Mrs Bain was afavourite 

teacher for many from the 50s 

and 60s, and she was afervent 

golfer too,’’ he says. 

Barrie says his grandparents 

and parents had alsoattended 

the school back in 1880s and 

early 1900s. 

Raeleen Moorecame to the 

school as apupil and then the 

former principalJohn Warbuton 

inspired her to become ateacher 

so she returned as the schools 

home economics teacher for a 

few years. 

Following the formal welcome 

and afternoon tea, visitors were 

invited to walk through the 

school with senior students to 

visit the new classrooms and to 

see the commorative seat made 

by the schools caretakerbefore 

assembling for the cake cutting. 

Gentle touch ... Rangiora Borough School senior pupil Beth 

Wilhelm (left) and teacher aide Paula Clark (right) decorating their 

entry in the Soroptimist Christchurch Tree festival last year. 

PHOTO: JOHN COSGROVE. 

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be decorated for the annual 

North Canterbury Soroptimists 

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Rangiora tomorrow, Friday, 

December 1. 

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in the foyer of the Waimakariri 

District Council’s Rangiora 

Service Centre (215 High 

Street), as teams decorate their 

Christmas trees. 

Funds raised this year will 

support the North Canterbury 

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Chris Coomber of the North 

CanterburySoroptimists, says 

the trees have been entered by 

many different organisations, 

schools, and volunteer groups. 

‘‘They will start going up 

between 1pm to 3pm. There are 

so many amazingly creative 

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the annual Christmas Tree 

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Canterbury) or remember a 

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remembrance tree. Entry is 

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tree. The festival is only open 

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Hurunui motorists are being urged to 

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because they were not wearing a 

seatbelt. 

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Nationwide, around aquarter of 

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excessive speed, amore common cause 

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(11.9 %), distraction (4%) and fatigue 

(4.2%). 

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Fire and Emergency NZ, Dean Harker, 

says with the festive season approaching 

its important to keep an eye on speed, 

make sure seatbelts are done up, and if 

the intention is to have adrink, its 

essential to arrange asafe way home. 

‘‘In small communities everybody 

knows everybody. Be safe out there.’’ 

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of Mr Harker and Mr Wilson, and added 

Culverden constable ... Damian 

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areminder about towing. 

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holiday makers and farmers often have 

something attached to the tow bar. 

He says check connections, cornering 

carefully, and obey the speed limit. 

‘‘If you have got afew cars piling up 

behind you, just pull over. If you can 

prevent other people from making bad 

choices like dangerous overtaking, that's 

awin for everyone.’’ 

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safety factors apply to everyone using 

the District’s 1500km of roads —from 

locals living on the 843km of gravel or 

unsealed roads, to visitors driving the 

wellused roads. 

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Maori iwi (tribe) of the South Island) 

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council for the past two years. 

‘‘I am humbled by the support I 

have received throughout the motu 

(country) and understand the weight 

of expectation that comes with these 

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‘‘Like all New Zealanders, our 

whānau (extended family) are 

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rising living costs, so hearing the 

issues that matter to them are 

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ourtribal programmes,’’ he said. 

‘‘I am proud to lead an iwi which 

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Celebrating longevity and Xmas lights 

PHOTOS BY JOHN COSGROVE 

Are we there ... Former classmates Dale Sheehan and Brent 

Pearce look for themselves in old photos displayed at the Kaiapoi 

Borough School’s 150th anniversarycelebrations last week. 

Welcome ... Kaiapoi Borough School’s 

Kapa Haka group member Brooklyn Rapana 

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Iwas there ... Rosemary March ,aformer cleaner at the school 

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celebrations of the Kaiapoi Borough School. 

Colours up ... Aresidence at Ward Place in Rangiora, is adornedinlights for the Rangiora 

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Xmas gifts ... Aresidence at Rowse Street in Rangiora lights up for the Christmas lights 

display mapped out by Devlin Group Real Estate. 

Wonderful lights ... Victoria Withell (6) of Pegasus looks over the wide selection of 

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Business is booming in the Waimakariri 

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Commercial (nonresidential) consents 

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service sectors. 

‘‘Commercial consents have rocketed 

up, showing that this is afastgrowing 

business community. 

‘‘All the numbers appear to be heading 

in the right direction,’’ he says. 

Local businesses are feeling the upturn 

too, with the recent North Canterbury 

Business Opinion Survey in October 

showing amarked increase in confidence 

among North Canterbury businesses. 

Jerome O'Sullivan, Development 

Manager at Ravenswood Central, one of 

North Canterbury’s largest new 

developments says, they are very 

encouraged by the districts growing 

business confidence. 

‘‘We see this in the number of increased 

commercial leasing enquiries we are 

receiving, as well as the new businesses 

opening in the area. 

‘‘We are optimistic this will continue to 

grow over the next 12 months with the 

swell of business activity, increase in 

consumer spending and commercial 

interest in the district.’’ 

Mr Dalton says there were acouple of 

less positive statistics in the report, most 

notably the dairy payout, which 

Infometrics forecasts will drop to $217m 

from $246m last year. 

‘‘Unfortunately, the farmgate dairy 

payout for Waimakariri farmers is lower 

than in previous years, and is not 

expected to improve in the short term. 

‘‘Additionally, conversations with 

hospitality and retailers show some in 

these sectors are still doing it tough. 

‘‘But the positive results shown in this 

report bode well for better performance 

next year.’’ 

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More people are using public transport in 

Canterbury, but there's not enough buses 

to keep up with growing demand. 

Environment Canterbury chairperson 

Peter Scott said bus use in the Greater 

Christchurch area has grown significantly 

over the last year, placing services under 

pressure during peak times. 

‘‘We are going to need to make alot of 

buses over the next 10 years to keep up 

with demand.’’ 

The regional council last week voted to 

order five new electric buses so it could 

increasethe frequency of apopular 

Christchurch route. 

Buses will run every 10 minutes on 

Route 7, between Queenspark and 

Halswell, when the new buses arrive in 

six to 12 months. 

Bus patronage in Waimakariri, in the 

year to October, was up 21 percent on pre 

Covid levels (2018/19), while the Selwyn 

district saw a25.27 percent increase, 

council's public transport strategy and 

planning manager Sonia Pollard said. 

Environment Canterbury had no spare 

buses in the fleet, so any improvements 

were subject to funding being approved, 

Ms Pollard said. 

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‘‘This is why we are getting underway 

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‘‘We are working with central 

government to identify ways we can 

respond to changes in demand, in 

particular areas where demand exceeds 

capacity which is focused on the peak 

times.’’ 

Speaking at arecent council meeting, 

Cr Scott called on the new Government to 

help regional councils with the 

challenges. 

There needed to be more consistency 

and the new Government should "look at 

this with other regional councils’’. 

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10 years. 

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NC CRIME REPORT 

Police are still receiving alot of 

complaints from local residents being 

blocked on Facebook Marketplace after 

paying adeposit for an item. They are 

then blocked by the seller and all 

communication ceases. Police do not 

recommend using Facebook 

Marketplace as ameans of buying or 

selling and receive many complaints 

daily relating to scams on there. 

Pay cash on pickup as afirst option, or 

if you are selling an item use abank 

transfer as confirmation only after the 

funds have cleared your account –a 

screenshot is not formal proof and can 

be easily faked. 

This Saturday is the return of Crate 

Day –Please drink responsibly and if 

you are travelling between locations 

please designate adriver for the day. 

Make sure to arrange transport before 

you start drinking. 

November21: An Oxford female lost her 

bank card and it was used around the 

Kaiapoi area. If you lose or misplace 

your bank card at least block it 

immediately with your bank to prevent 

fraudulent use. You can then replace it 

later if no success in finding it; An 

overhanging copper power cable was 

reported stolen over the last few days 

from Spark Lane; Several construction 

sites have had containers broken into 

and tools stolen around the district; A 

West Coast male was arrested after 

stealing abike and gear bag in Hanmer 

Springs in separate incidents; A 

Rangiora female was forbidden to drive 

after being stopped driving with no 

licence. 

November22: AWaikuku male was 

arrested for damaging acar windscreen 

during adispute; Alog splitter was 

stolen from aWaikuku property; A 

Rangiora female was processed for EBA 

while driving in Kaiapoi; Contact was 

made via Whats App to aRangiora 

resident, the profile pretended to be her 

daughter and sent alink asking for her to 

pay abill; If you receive arequest for 

funds from afriend or family member 

online, make sure you contact them 

directly to query it. There have been 

multiple scams using this method on 

different sites online, including 

Instagram, Whats app, messenger; A 

Hanmer Springs male was arrested for 

assault after acivil dispute. 

November 23: Atrailer was stolen from a 

Ravenswood property; AWoodend male 

was sent nude images from an unknown 

Instagram account, he reciprocated and 

then the profile attempted to blackmail 

him by threatening to send the pics to 

family and friends unless payment is 

made; Do not respond to any contact 

made by unknown profiles; Do not send 

nude images especially without 

concealing your face; Asilver Isuzu was 

stolen from outside aKaiapoi address; A 

Pegasus male was arrested after he was 

found in possession of an imitation 

pistol. 

November 24: Interior damage to was 

done at aHanmer gym; AKaiapoi male 

was charged with driving while 

suspended, his vehicle was also 

impounded; Atrailer was stolen from a 

Clarkville Reserve; Avehicle had minor 

interior damage done while parked on 

High Street; ARangiora youth was 

assaulted by an unknown male from a 

vehicle while walking on Enverton 

Drive. 

November 25: Ajet ski was stolen from a 

property in Moorcroft, Kaiapoi; A 

Pegasus male was processed for EBA 

after being stopped driving in Pegasus; 

Licence plates stolen from avehicle 

parked in Good Street Rangiora; A 

Christchurch male was issued an 

infringement after drink driving in 

Kaiapoi. 

November 26: Aminor assault occurred 

after adispute by parties walking their 

dogs along the stop bank in Kaiapoi. 

Keep your dogs under control and on a 

leash in all public areas; Diesel was 

stolen from acontractors site in 

Fernside. 

Market day for xmas dinners 


Rangiora’ sHope Community Trust has 

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The aim of the project is to provide 

50 families with Christmas dinners 

within the North Canterbury region 

this year, says atrust spokesperson, 

Virginia Breitmeyer. 

The market which featured live 

music and stalls selling clothing, 

sweets, flowers and more was held in 

the trust’s Rangiora community garden 

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The Operation Christmas Dinner 

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‘‘On the way back we stopped in 

Ashburton for ice cream and while we 

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creams, we caught sight of alpacas in the 

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Peter says there was plenty of work to 

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‘‘There were no fences or shelter for 

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‘‘If we didn'thave the WIL water, we 

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Inquisitive ... Sue Forbes fell in love with 

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‘‘We are small users compared to 

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conserve as much water as possible.’’ 

The pair attended weekend 

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breeding to how to recognise agood 

fleece. 

They also joined the New Zealand 

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their own research. 

Three years after moving to the 

property, Sue and Peter welcomed their 

first 12 alpacas. 

Sue points out that you must keep the 

animals together in their family group. 

‘‘They don’t like to be alone, and you 

need to maintain their natural 

hierarchy. We wanted to try our best to 

breed alpacas that would do well in the 

showring so there are certain traits that 

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fluffy feet’’ forher next horse. 

This chance encounter prompted the 

pair to learn all they could about 

Clydesdales. 

They then bought an 18monthold 

Clydesdale colt. 

Now28years later, Alan and Margo 

havebred 11 of their own Clydesdales, 

including several champions. 

After emigrating from Holland in 1993, 

the couple were attracted to the open 

spaces of North Canterbury and bought 

4.5 hectares ofland in West Eyreton a 

year later. 

‘‘We came from abuiltup area in the 

Netherlands and the idea of having more 

space really appealed to us which is why 

we moved to New Zealand,’’ says Alan. 

The couple purchased four 

Waimakariri Irrigation Limited (WIL) 

shares when the cooperative started 

selling shares in 1998. Alan says the 

shares were an insurance for the hay 

crop. 

‘‘It was abit of agamble buying shares 

at the start of the scheme, but it was away 

to guarantee agood supply of hay for the 

horses. 

‘‘It has paid off for us because we have 

that security and stability that comes from 

knowing that you have the water there 

and we can produce much more hay as a 

result.’’ 

When one oftheir horses had problems 

with its teeth, Alan and Margo called upon 

the services of alocal horse dentist which 

in turn piqued Alans interest in equine 

dentistry. 

In 2003, he travelled to Virginia for a 

fourmonth training course and on his 

return, Alan started his own equine 

Supreme ... West Eyreton Clydesdale breeder Alan Vliet Vlieland with fiveyearold 

stallion Goldenlane George whowon the Supreme Champion Clydesdale and New Zealand 

Clydesdale Championship for 2023 at the recent Northern A&P Show in Rangiora. PHOTO: SUPPLIED 

dentistry business. 

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while and then in 2006, Ibecame afulltime 

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clients living in the Canterbury area, 

however he occasionally travels as far 

south as Oamaru and as far north as 

Blenheim to treat horses. 

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2023 at the recent Northern A&P Show in 

Rangiora. 

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announced. You see all your hard work 

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Rangiora HS changing sport management 



Rangiora High School has changed the 

way it manages sport as it looks to grow 

participation. 

The school has produced anumber of 

national sporting stars in recent years, 

including All Black Fletcher Newell 

and Football Ferns Gabi Rennie and 

Macey Fraser. 

Associate principal Paul Donnelly 

said the school wanted to take amore 

holistic approach which was about 

more than ‘‘winning’’. 

‘‘Winning and losing is apart of life. 

‘‘You get out and do the best you can, 

even if the scoreline doesn’t go your 

way.’’ 

Sport taught young people 

transferable skills such as teamwork 

and collaboration to help prepare 

them for the world beyond school, he 

says. 

Changes include disbanding the 

Rangiora High School Rugby Club and 

bringing the sport under the direct 

control of the school. 

Mr Donnelly said the move had not 

been popular, but the sports coordinators 

hoped to bring more equity 

across the different sporting codes by 

adopting the ‘‘rugby model’’. 

Rugby has its own management 

committee, and the sports coordinators 

will gradually introduce 

committees for each sporting code over 

the next 23 years,beginning with 

basketball, volleyball and netball. 

Rowing ... Rangiora High School’s Keeley Begg out on the water. 

PHOTO: SUPPLIED BY RANGIORA HIGH SCHOOL 

‘‘We looked at how do we offer the 

best service to kids in avery busy 

world. 

‘‘How do we develop coaches and 

managers, and how do we instill in our 

students that how we behave on the 

sports field, and how we behave in 

school, are the same? 

‘‘And we want to have more equity, 

with no code left behind.’’ 

PE teacher John MacDonald will be 

taking over as sports director next 

year, overseeing ateam of four sports 

coordinators. 

The school receives no funding for 

its sports programme and relies on 

sponsorship from local businesses and 

donations from the wider community. 

This year 30 sports were offered, 

including seven new sports introduced 

during the year. 

Basketball is the most popular with 

166 students participating, followed by 

rugby with 139 players and volleyball 

with 122. 

Around 4percent (663 students) of 

the student body of 1670 participated 

in sport this year, a4%growth 

compared to 2022 and matching pre 

Covid levels. 

But it was less than the peak of 750 

students in sport in 2017, when the roll 

was well over 1700. 

While there were 57 staff members 

involved in sport, Mr MacDonald says 

the school is reliant on the support of 

the wider community and is seeking 

expressions of interest for coaches, 

managers and referees for next year. 

Most sports teams had acoach and a 

manager, while higher level teams 

might have assistant coaches and 

assistant managers. 

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regional sportingbodies. 

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gym membership and it will also make 

it more cost effective to run team 

trainings.’’ The school also offered 

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evenings, where coaches from the 

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and exchange ideas. 



Stock car teamracing at Woodford Glen this weekend 


Stock car teams racing can be 

either one of the best, or one of 

the dumbest things, any driver 

can do, says team manager Tory 

Currie of the North Canterbury 

Cando Fishing Crushers. 

‘‘You are jumping into a 

powerful race car weighing 

between 1400 to 1500 kgs, 

surrounded by steel bracing, 

alongside three team mates in 

their stock cars, then you 

essentially go to war with four 

other cars. 

‘‘The aim of the game is to get 

one of your drivers across the 

line first,’’ the former racer 

says. It’s four cars versus four 

cars racing around on the track 

at Woodford Glen, and it is very 

popular with race fans. 

Due to the high attrition rate 

of this high impact, full contact 

motorsport, each team has a 

spare car in the infield. 

If acar breaks down before 

the final, then it is swapped 

with the infield car. 

Mr Currie says it’s agame of 

tactics with your runner car 

hopefully still racing at the end 

of the 10 to 15 lap race. 

‘‘The other cars are called 

blockers, and their job is to 

essentially block or physically 

stop the other team’s cars from 

reaching the runner, and 

stopping them from winning the 

race. 

‘‘It’s full contact and basically 

you go to war to keep them away 

from your runner.’’ 

However due to the 

physicality of the racing, all 

drivers have to be acutely 

aware of how the race is going. 

He says drivers need agood 

understanding of the teams 

race plan to cope with the 

unexpected during the tight 

racing. 

‘‘Last weekend at the Glen 

Spun out ... While Riley Eathone of Greymouth spins out, Cando 

Crusher 77, Robbie Edgeworth motors ahead as 721 Cory Shearer tries 

to catch them up during arecent teams race between the Cando Fishing 

Crushers and the Greymouth Grizzlies. 


when we raced against the 

Greymouth Grizzlies team their 

captain pinned our runner up 

on the wall, but our drivers 

knew what to do and another 

one quickly took over the 

runner’s role, leading us to 

victory,’’ Mr Currie says. 

‘‘Atthe end of the race we all 

had alaugh about it, and 

started planning for our next 

battle.’’ 

This weekend Friday, 

December 1, and Saturday 

December 2, the Koken Tools 

Woodford Glen Speedway is 

hosting the twoday Mainland 

Stockcar teams competition. 

On the Friday night, the 

South Island Modified 

championships will be held 

alongside the team races, and 

on Saturday the NZ Modified 

Grand Prix will also be run. 

The Cando Fishing Crushers, 

the Mainland title holders for 

the past two seasons, are 

ranked number two overall in 

the country, but Mr Currie says 

he’s under no illusions about 

the competition. 

‘‘The biggest teams in the 

country are coming here to try 

and take our crown off us. 

‘‘They all want to defeat the 

Cando Crushers and it’s very 

important for us and our 

sponsors to keep it here at 

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NEWS 


ECan votes against aMaori ward for now 



Environment Canterbury has voted 

against establishing a Māori ward for 

now, following feedback from Ngāi 

Tahu. 

The council received feedback from 

Te Rūnanga oNgāiTahu and seven of 

the region’s 10 Papatipu Rūnanga, 

which were all opposed to the creation 

of a Māori ward. 

Councillors resolved not to establish a 

Māori ward for the 2025 and 2028 local 

government elections during 

Wednesday’s council meeting, but the 

decision was far from unanimous. 

The decision did not effect the 

council’s two Mana Whenua councillors, 

who were appointed in October last year 

following the passing of the Canterbury 

Regional Council (NgāiTahu 

Representation) Act 2022. 

NgāiTahu councillor Tutehounuku 

Korako said the NgāiTahu philosophy 

was the Rūnanga represented everyone 

living within the takiwā (territory), 

including other Māori and nonMāori. 

‘‘NgāiTahu are the treaty partners 

and our relationship is confirmed 

within the NgāiTahu Settlement Act. 

‘‘It is all about the Mana Whenua 

relationship, but it doesn’t separate 

from other Māori because they are part 

of our thinking.’’ 

But CrDeon Swiggs, who is descended 

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and103.7 Hanmer Springsand Kaikoura 

Mana Whenua representation ... Environment Canterbury’s NgāiTahu councillors Iaean 

Cranwell (left) and Tutehounuku Korako were appointed in October last year. 

PHOTO: FILE 

from North Island Māori, and Cr Vicky 

Southworth disagreed. 

Cr Swiggs said he respected Ngāi 

Tahu’s position as Mana Whenua, but 

the Settlement Act, the United Nations 

Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous 

Peoples and the Waitangi Tribunal all 

talked about the rights of ‘‘Māori 

identity beyond Mana Whenua’’. 

Braided Art attracts plaudits 


The Waimakariri Public Arts Trust 

(WPAT) has received plaudits from many 

sectors for its inaugural Braided Art 

Exhibition fundraiser. 

WPAT chair Jackie Watson said the 

trustees were thrilled with the positive 

support they received for the event which 

was held in the foyer of the Waimakariri 

District Council’s service centre in 

Rangiora from Tuesday to Friday last 

week. 

‘‘It was our inaugural event so to 

achieve that level of good feedback was 

very pleasing and shows there is 

considerable support for the exhibition 

to become aregular event,’’ she said. 

‘‘We have learnt alot from it and will 

look to do even better next time. We will 

investigate achange of venue and 

perhaps achange of timing. The artwork 

was all of extremely high quality so it was 

disappointing not to sell as many 

paintings as we had hoped. But overall 

we were thrilled with the support we 

received from the 170 artists who took 

part, the people who did buy art and the 

general public who all told us they loved 

the event,’’ she said. 

‘‘The exhibition has shown us that 

Waimakariri has ahuge depth of 

renowned and emerging artists of all ages 

and that art is hugely important to people 

of all ages and backgrounds in the 

Waimakariri community.'' 

Waimakariri District Mayor Dan 

Gordon, who is apassionate arts 

supporter and involved in anumber of 

arts networks, committees and advisory 

groups in the district, was guest speaker 

during opening night of the exhibition 

last week. 

‘‘I know firsthand that art is not only a 

way to show emotion, creativity, social 

commentary and expression, but also a 

way of connecting people and 

communities. It is vital to the very fabric 

of our society and as acouncil we are 

finalising the Waimakariri Arts 

Strategy.’’ 

The need for an arts strategy in 

Waimakariri was conceived during 

planning for the district’s recovery from 

the Covid 19 pandemic. 

Mr Gordon said the intent was to 

facilitate astrategic approach to 

increasing the capacity, capability and 

reach of the arts sector in the district. 

The Arts Strategy, which is aimed at 

helping put the Waimakariri arts sector 

and its practitioners on the map as a 

creative destination, is expected to be 

adopted by the council early next year. 

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Widest 

Music 

Variety 

‘‘I feel there is afear having an extra 

Māori seat will dilute Māori 

representation.’’ 

Cr Southworth said the incoming 

Government parties had indicated the 

Canterbury Regional Council (Ngāi 

Tahu Representation) Act 2022 could be 

repealed leaving Māori with no voice 

and no diversity around the council 

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table. 

‘‘I know how quickly we can lose 

representation. In the last term we had 

50 percent men and women around the 

council table, but now we only have 

three women out of 16 councillors. 

‘‘Next term the council could end up 

being 100% Pākehā men, so a Māori 

ward offers some certainty.’’ 

Environment Canterbury Te Pou 

Herenga (NgāiTahu / Māori 

relationships director) David Perenara 

O'Connell said the feedback from the 

Rūnanga was they wanted to focus on 

growing the existing relationships. 

‘‘They wanted to get the Mana Whenua 

councillors embedded first and 

indicated further Māori representation 

could be considered later.’’ 

He said based on the 2018 Census, 

there were 53,070 residents in Waitaha 

Canterbury of Māori descent, 

representing 11.1 percent of the overall 

population. 

Of those, 20,292 identified as being of 

NgāiTahu descent (38% of the Māori 

population) and 32,778 (62%) were 

descended from other iwi. 

While anyone voting in a Māori ward 

would need to be of Māori descent and 

be on the Māori electoral roll, the same 

rules did not apply to candidates. 

Comment has been sought from Te 

Rūnanga oNgāiTahu. 



New barbecueinstalled 


Big dayfor reserve ... Waimakariri 

District Mayor Dan Gordon at the opening 

of anewly installed barbecue facility at the 

Reynolds Heritage Pavilion at the Ashley 

Gorge Reserve last Sunday. PHOTO: SHELLEY TOPP 

Anew barbecue facility installed in the 

Reynolds Heritage Pavilion at the 

Ashley Gorge Reserve will further 

enhance the area’s popularity. 

Waimakariri Mayor Dan Gordon who 

who opened the area on Sunday said the 

reserve was a‘‘very treasured area in 

our district and we are so lucky to have 

it’'. 

The project has been acollaboration 

between the Ashley Gorge Advisory 

Group, the Waimakariri District 

Council, volunteers and fundraisers. 

The opening was also attended by the 

council’s Greenspace community 

projects manager, Mike Kwant, who said 

the new facility ‘‘was about celebrating 

what has been happening here in the 

last few years’’. 

The adjacent Ashley Gorge forest area 

has been developed with volunteers 

putting in more than 7000 hours building 

tracks and running asuccessful trapping 

programme. 

The Ashley Gorge Tracks Group 

manager, John Burton, said much of the 

work had been done by young people, 

including agroup of keen homeschooled 

children and Rangiora’s 88 

Squadron Air Cadets. ‘‘I can’t speak 

highly enough about them,’’ he said. 

Oxford Lions treated guests to a 

barbecue lunch on the new barbecue. 

Indy Stringer Lucy Asher Becky Blay Lucy Paterson 

Jade Lamont Mia Montgomery Dylan Fern 

Jacob Adcock James Ha rison Arthur Haldane 

Je s Haldane Joel Ha ris Riley Slemint Alex E lerm 

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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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What’s happening in your 

community… 

Christmas is Coming toWaimakariri 

The festive season is here. This week the big 

town-centre Christmas trees are being installed in 

Kaiapoi and Rangiora, soifyou’re out and about in 

our town centres make sure to check them out. 

The Christmas Tree festival also starts in the 

Rangiora Council building on Friday. Check out the 

great trees decorated by schools and businesses 

across the District. 

The Christmas Market in Victoria Park has also had 

achange of date and will now take place between 

3–8pm on Friday 8December. 

Join Us for Good Street Beats this Summer 

Earlier this year we unveiled the new look 

Good Street which includes afantastic stage. 

From next month this stage will beavailable to 

hire for busker performances, solo acts, and so 

much more. The hire guide will be available on 

Council’s website from December. 

To celebrate this new facility Council is also 

running amusic programme over the summer — 

Good Street Beats and wewant your act! Details 

on how to apply will be available soon on our 

Facebook page and website. 

Oxford Pool is Now Open 

It’s that time again with Oxford pool now open 

for summer. 

The 15-week season runs from now through 

to mid-March to capture the best of the local 

weather. Oxford is agreat spot for aday out, 

with all the attractions of an outdoor pool which 

you just can’t beat onasunny day. 

With arange of local eateries and entertainment 

options, you may as well make aday of it. 

Similarly, Waikuku beach paddling pool isalso 

open and is agreat option for aweekend picnic. 

With the paddling pool for the wee ones, flying fox, 

playground, beach and lots of other fun options for 

all the family. 

Oxford Urban and Rural No.2 Boil Water 

Notice Issued 

Council has issued aprecautionary Boil Water 

Notice for Oxford Urban and Oxford Rural No.2 

water supplies. 

Please inform any neighbours or friends on the 

scheme who may not be aware of this notice. 

Residents on these supplies need to use boiled tap 

water or store-bought bottled water for drinking, 

cleaning teeth, making ice, washing dishes and 

preparing food until further notice. Tap water 

should be boiled on arolling boil for one minute. 

Stored water and ice should be disposedof. 

Un-boiled waterisfine forshoweringin, watering 

plants, washing cars etc. 

The reason for the Notice is turbidity coming 

from the ground supply. The Council isinthe 

process of redeveloping the well and installing 

UV treatment and we believe works related to 

this may be the cause. 

The Boil Water Notice is expected to be in place 

until the issues are resolved. 

Have you signed up for 

the Waimakariri District 

Council Newsletter? 

To join visit: 

waimakariri.govt.nz/subscribe 

Saveyourold 

batteries… 

Drop your used household 

batteries at the battery 

recycling station at your 

local transfer station. 

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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 the pool 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: 

The Building Act requires us to inspect pool barriers 

regularly for compliance to the Building Code. 

Call us on 03 311 8906 if you have any questions. 

Register your pool at waimakariri.govt.nz - 

keyword search Swimming Pool Registration

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Aspire –Wawatahia Respect–Whakautea Contribute -Tohaina 

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Cemetery Sexton Duties Contract 

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Registrationsof interestare being sought forsuitably 

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burial plot maintenance across the districts cemeteries 

which are located in Balcairn, Glenmark,Waiau, 

Waikari, Culverden, Rotherham, Cheviot, Horsly Downs, 

Hanmer Springs 

Forfurther information refertothe GETS website 

(www.gets.govt.nz) -reference 28518976 

or by emailing Daniel Blair - 

daniel.blair@hurunui.govt.nz 

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 

Notice is herebygiven of the 

North CanterburyFish and Game Council 

2023 Annual General Meeting to be held 

at North CanterburyFish and Game 

Headquarters, 595Johns Road, Harewood, 

Christchurch, commencing at 6.30pm on 

Thursday7th December 2023. 

Licence holdersand publicare welcome. 

RGabrielsson 

ChiefExecutiveOfficer 

North CanterburyFish &Game Council 

Public Notice –Adoptionofthe 

LocalAlcohol Policyfor 

Hurunui District Council 

Notice is givenunder section80of the Sale andSupply of 

AlcoholAct 2012 (the Act) that Hurunui District Council 

wishes to adoptthe finalisedLocal AlcoholPolicy(LAP). 

Undersection 81 of theAct theLAP will be adopted 30 

days afterthe date it is publicly notified.The adopted 

Policy will come intoforce on March1,2024. 

Thekey changestothe LAPare: 

•Achange to theclosing time forall Off-Licenses from 

10.00pmto9.00pm. 

•The requirementfor an Alcohol Management Planfor 

large-scale eventspecial licenses. 

•Anexemption forSuperviseddesignationsinrelation to 

historicalbuilding layoutand mixedusesof premises. 

•Arangeof discretionary conditions that canbeapplied 

to On andOff-Licenses,ClubLicensesand Special 

Licensed event. 

•The inclusion of aDefinitions sectionfor betterclarity 

andunderstanding. 

Afullcopyof the finalisedLAP is available at 

hurunui.govt.nz/bylaws-and-policies 

2634831 

2634908 

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DeclaringRoadasStopped 

Portionofunformedlegal road known 

as ConicalHill Road,HanmerSprings, 

Hurunui District 

Public Notice is hereby given thatpursuanttoSection 

319(h) and342(a)ofthe LocalGovernmentAct 1974, 

theHurunui District Council declares thepartofthe road 

describedin the schedule belowasstopped. 

TheHurunui District Council makesthisdeclaration 

as therehavebeen no objections received within the 

specifiedtimescale to theproposalpreviouslyadvertised 

as required. 

SCHEDULE 

Area (Ha) of land Shown on the Plan 

plan as 

0.4262 Section 1 SO 555045 

Datedatthe Hurunui District Council,Amberley, this 30th 

day of November 2023. 

HDobbie 

ChiefExecutive Officer 

Public Notices 

2635626 

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PUBLIC NOTICE OF 

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ON-LICENCE 

SECTION 101, SALE 

AND SUPPLY OF 

ALCOHOLACT 2012 

Woodford Glen Speedway 

Association Inc, 39 

Doubledays Road, Kaiapoi, 

has made applicationtothe 

District LicensingCommittee 

at Rangiora for the renewal 

of aClubLicenceinrespect 

of the premises situated 

at 39 Doubledays Road or 

the Clubrooms known as 

Woodford Glen. 

The general nature ofthe 

business conducted (or 

to be conducted) under 

the licence is Speedway 

Racing. 

The days on which and 

the hours during which 

alcohol is (or isintended to 

be) sold under the licence 

are Sunday to Thursday 

7.30pm to 11pm,Fridayand 

Saturday 7.30pm to 1am. 

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 15 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. 

No objection to the renewal 

of alicence may be made 

in relation to amatter other 

than amatter specified in 

section131 of theSaleand 

SupplyofAlcohol Act2012. 

This is the Second 

publication of this notice. 

This notice was first 

published 23rd November 

2023. 

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To book your spaceinthisguide,phone Amanda Keys 3132840oremail amanda.keys@ncnews.co.nz 

Accountant 

Air Conditioning 

Automotive &Recovery 

Butchery 

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2570627v2 

☎ 03 314 9480 

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027 230 9401 

concretepower@scorch.co.nz 

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Rest homes/retirement villages,booking byprior arrangement. 

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Electrician 

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2611645v3 

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Christchurch 379 0178 

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2372616v2 

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Real Estate 

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Offervalid dates vary,see productpages onlinefor details. Available while stocks last.Mates Ratespricesmay vary at anytime without notice. #Discount is offour full retail price, not availableinconjunction with anyother offer. *Lending criteria, $50 

annual Account Fee, fees,and terms and conditions. Minimum spend applies.Excludes gift cards and some promotionalitems. $55EstablishmentFee appliestoyour first LTFtransaction, $35 AdvanceFee appliestosubsequent LTFtransactions.Min 

paymentsof3%ofthe monthly closingbalance or $10 (whicheverisgreater) arerequired throughout interest free period. Paying only theminimum monthlypayments willnot fully repaythe loan beforethe end of the interest free period. QMastercard 

Expired Promotional Rate or QCardStandard Interest Rate (both27.99% p.a.) appliesatthe end of LTFInterest Free Period. (SeeTs&Cs forQMastercardStandardInterest Rate applicable to outstanding balance of aStandard Purchase.) Mastercard 

and the circles design areregistered trademarks of MastercardInternational Incorporated.Columbus Financial Services Limited and ConsumerFinance Limited reserve the right to amend, suspendorterminatethe offerand these Ts&Csatany time 

without notice.See in-storeorvisitsmithscity.co.nz/q-mastercard fordetails. X 5x Airpoints Dollars on Fisher &Paykel andHaier whiteware valid Wednesday 29 November –Sunday24December 2023.Eligible purchases include Fisher&Paykel andHaier 

branded refrigeration, laundry,cooking,dishwashing appliancesand accessories. Excludes replacement parts, extended warranties,delivery, and installation.Personalshoppers only.Excludes Commercialand Trade sales. Promotionand Airpoints 

programme terms,conditions,and exclusions apply.Visit smithscity.co.nz/airpoints fordetails.*3Valid 22Nov 2023 -Jan 22024. Terms,conditions,and exclusions apply. Purchase eligible AirConditioning duringthe promotionperiod and receiveabonus 

Outdoor BeanBag worth$129RRP.One bonus item per qualifying transaction. Bonus item is notredeemablefor cash andcannot be used in the transaction in which it is issued. In the event of an order cancellationorrefund, the bonusitemmustalso be 

returned. Available in-storeand online. Limits andother exclusionsmay apply.See in-store or online fordetails including eligibleproducts.Not available in conjunction with anyother offer. Personalshoppers only,trade andcommercialnot supplied.

North Canterbury News: November 30, 2023

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