North Canterbury News: March 07, 2024
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RURAL LIFESTYLE<br />
<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>March</strong> 7, <strong>2024</strong><br />
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PAWS Vet Clinic on the move<br />
PAWS Veterinary Clinic is moving its base<br />
three minutes from its Woodend address.<br />
The local, small animal, family business<br />
has been based in the heart of Woodend’s<br />
busy main street for the last eight years.<br />
Its owners, Nick and Melanie Deane –who<br />
started PAWS as asingle veterinary and<br />
veterinary nurse combination –today<br />
employ four vets and nine diplomatrained<br />
nurses.<br />
Over time the clinic has become<br />
challenged by the limitations of its<br />
location, size, and lack of parking.<br />
The new clinic at 8Hinge Lane, in<br />
Ravenswood, is four times bigger, and<br />
includes 12 parking spaces, easy access<br />
for clients, and anumber of elevated<br />
stateoftheart features in its new<br />
location.<br />
An opening celebration of the new<br />
clinic will be held on <strong>March</strong> 15.<br />
Waimakariri MP MattDoocey, and<br />
Waimakariri District Council Mayor Dan<br />
Gordon are attending.<br />
Separating the cats from the dogs<br />
Dogs and cats will now enjoy separate<br />
waiting/consulting rooms on opposing<br />
sides of the clinic, including separatedog/<br />
cat hospital stay wings for stressfree<br />
recoveries.<br />
Anew operating theatre, along with a<br />
dedicated ultrasound room join adental<br />
operating table, and an isolation room for<br />
infectious patients.<br />
New home ... Nick and Melanie Deane,<br />
who own and operate PAWS Vets, with<br />
their rescue chocolate Labrador bitzer,<br />
Chester.<br />
PHOTO: SUPPLIED<br />
In anod to the role pets play within<br />
their families, PAWS has added a<br />
dedicated grieving room with dim lights, a<br />
couch, and athoughtful exit directly off<br />
the room for additional customer privacy<br />
and comfort.<br />
‘‘We had alot of equipment in the old<br />
surgery that was no longer fitting<br />
easily,’’Nick Deane says.<br />
‘‘Our clients naturally demand high<br />
levels of care because their animals are<br />
such important family members.<br />
‘‘This extra space allows us to look after<br />
them in afacility that is not unlike a<br />
human hospital.’’<br />
Melanie says they had indulged Nick’s<br />
love of technology and taken the<br />
opportunity to install some new cuttingedge<br />
equipment within the build.<br />
The new clinic has been alabour of<br />
love within the local community, with<br />
Jade Kemp, of Jade Architecture Design,<br />
and Colin O’Neill, of Plains Limited<br />
Construction –who were both involved in<br />
the first clinic build –returning to make<br />
the new one happen. Mark Larsen from<br />
Larsen’s Art &Sign, in Kaiapoi, handled<br />
the artwork.<br />
Positive for small business<br />
Nick says PAWS’ growth is apositive<br />
result for small businessinthe<br />
Waimakariri, and he credited Kiwibank<br />
with helping them from the outset of<br />
PAWS, when other banks wouldn’t get in<br />
behind them. Some of PAWS’ clients<br />
travel from as far away as Hanmer<br />
Springs and the West Coast.<br />
‘‘We are so grateful for the support<br />
from our local communities and outoftown<br />
clients over the past eight years, and<br />
we’re looking forward to being able to<br />
continue to offer exceptional care in a<br />
beautiful facility,’’Nick says.<br />
PAWS head nurse Caroline Walker<br />
says they are excited to get settled in and<br />
take advantage of the additional space<br />
and dedicated layout.<br />
Rural sportsman of the year contender<br />
New Zealand dog trials captain Neil<br />
Evans is one of two <strong>Canterbury</strong> finalists<br />
for the Ford Ranger New Zealand rural<br />
sportsman of the year award.<br />
The 65yearold <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />
farmer from Omihi led afourman team<br />
to victory last year in the twotest<br />
transtasman sheep dog trial series<br />
against Australia,inAshburton.<br />
Aconvincing win made for an<br />
emotionalmomentfor the team, which<br />
lost the previous dog trials series on<br />
Australiansoil.<br />
Now Mr Evans is one of three finalists<br />
for the sportsmantitle at the New<br />
Zealand Rural Sports Awards.<br />
The other contenders are Timaru<br />
reversible ploughman Bob Mehrtens,<br />
69, and Timbersports competitor Jack<br />
Jordan, 27, of Taumarunui.<br />
The awards will be announced at the<br />
Awapuni Racing Centre tomorrow,<br />
Friday, <strong>March</strong> 8, during the New<br />
Zealand Rural Games weekend.<br />
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