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Hanmer Springs<br />
impacted by<br />
power outages<br />
By ROBYN BRISTOW<br />
Many in Hanmer Springs were<br />
angry and frustrated on Sunday<br />
following an all day power<br />
outage.<br />
But Hurunui District<br />
councillor Tom Davies says this<br />
was quickly overtaken by good<br />
deeds and humour of local<br />
business and residents.<br />
They swung into action to<br />
ensure there was coffee, food<br />
and activities for visitors and<br />
residents in the alpine resort to<br />
enjoy.<br />
One business organised a<br />
mini golf tournament, another<br />
nearby resident opened their<br />
property for people to take a<br />
picnic and enjoy their<br />
surrounds, while other<br />
businesses worked together to<br />
ensure they could do some<br />
business.<br />
However, Cr Davies says the<br />
outage on aSunday was<br />
‘‘particularly difficult’’ because<br />
Sunday was normally abig<br />
commercial day in the village<br />
for businesses, and some would<br />
be substantially outofpocket.<br />
The outage from just before<br />
9am to early evening was<br />
caused by adamaged HV<br />
circuit breaker at MainPower’s<br />
Culverden substation.<br />
It followed apublic meeting<br />
in the village just afew days<br />
earlier with MainPower to<br />
discuss power outages to<br />
Hanmer Springs.<br />
Around 100 people turned<br />
out at the meeting where<br />
MainPower outlined there had<br />
been 21 outages ranging from<br />
two hours to 12 hours in the<br />
village in the past year. Nine<br />
were planned, affecting<br />
between five and hundreds of<br />
houses, and 12 were<br />
unplanned, four of which were<br />
caused by weather events, six<br />
birds and possums, one<br />
vegetation and one acable<br />
fault.<br />
Many residents were happy<br />
with the explanation from<br />
MainPower, some however<br />
were frustrated and felt much<br />
of the rhetoric was<br />
‘‘condescending’’.<br />
MainPower urged people to<br />
ensure they had apower<br />
outage plan such as buying a<br />
generator.<br />
It apologised for the outages.<br />
‘‘MainPower has several<br />
measures in place to protect<br />
our infrastructure. However,<br />
rural networks can be more<br />
exposed to weather and<br />
wildlife causing unplanned<br />
power outages.<br />
‘‘MainPower apologises for<br />
the inconvenience caused<br />
during these outages, we<br />
remain confident that our<br />
current infrastructure has<br />
sufficient capacity to support<br />
the Hanmer Springs<br />
community.<br />
‘‘As shared at the community<br />
meeting, there are plans to<br />
upgrade the electricity lines<br />
into Hanmer Springs and to rebuild<br />
the MainPower<br />
substation over the next five<br />
years.<br />
‘‘These upgrades will<br />
support the growing population<br />
in the future, and be more<br />
resilient to weather and<br />
wildliferelatedevents,’’ it said<br />
in apress release.<br />
Continued Page 2<br />
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Silverstream’s popular rubberduck<br />
race hasraised more than $1300 for<br />
Satisfy Food Rescue in Kaiapoi.<br />
The annual fundraiser was held at<br />
the Tirikatene Reserve, on the<br />
Silverstream River, last Saturday<br />
morning.<br />
Organiser Shirley Jackson says she<br />
is delighted with the community<br />
support for the event which is growing<br />
in popularity every year.<br />
Waimakariri MP Matt Doocey was a<br />
guest at the event, and joined six other<br />
volunteers who threw the ducks into<br />
the river at the start.<br />
More than 200 ducks were sold for<br />
the race and 60 for the bestdressed<br />
duck competition, up on last year.<br />
‘‘We ordered more ducks this year<br />
but could have sold even more as we<br />
still sold out,’’ Shirley says.<br />
The little yellow racing ducks have<br />
now been packed away to be used<br />
again for next year’s event.<br />
Offthey go ... The start of the annual Silverstream Duck Race held at the Tirikatene<br />
Reserve on the Silverstream River, last Saturday morning.<br />
PHOTO: SHELLEY TOPP<br />
Transport achallenge in Hurunui<br />
Transport is one of the biggest<br />
challenges for newcomers to Hurunui,<br />
anew survey reveals.<br />
One quarter of respondents taking<br />
part in the Hurunui Welcoming<br />
Communities survey found accessing<br />
transport in the district the biggest<br />
challenge to settling in the Hurunui.<br />
Transportation was ranked even<br />
more of adifficulty than findingwork,<br />
making friends or conquering the<br />
Englishlanguage for nonEnglish<br />
speakers.<br />
Hurunui Council Welcoming<br />
Communities facilitator Natalie<br />
Paterson says the aimofsurvey was to<br />
look at the challenges facing<br />
Hurunui’s newcomers and where their<br />
experiences could be improved.<br />
She acknowledges that some issues,<br />
such as Hurunui’s lack of public<br />
Communication loss made outage worse<br />
From Page 1<br />
Mr Davies says Sunday’s outagewas<br />
madeworse by acellphone tower going<br />
down, cutting off cellphone<br />
communication.<br />
He says while it had battery back up,<br />
the volume of traffic quickly flattened<br />
the batteries.<br />
‘‘Ithink the villageisalso tired of the<br />
longhot, drawn out summer,and<br />
transport, couldn’t be solved<br />
overnight, but it was exciting to start<br />
working to change what could be<br />
improved to help newcomers settle<br />
and integrate.<br />
‘‘This survey represents our<br />
newcomers experiences in moving to<br />
Hurunui during the last five years. We<br />
will be using their experiences to help<br />
others have agood experience,’’ Ms<br />
Paterson says.<br />
‘‘The information will lead to<br />
actions that we, as acouncil, can<br />
undertake, for example, looking at<br />
how we communicate with those for<br />
whom English is not their first<br />
language.’’<br />
She says it was rewarding that 69<br />
percent of respondents reported<br />
feeling welcomed when they arrived<br />
in Hurunui.<br />
Sunday’s big outage meant they had no<br />
aircon.<br />
‘‘People are at the end of their tether,’’<br />
he says.<br />
He says MainPower is listening to the<br />
residents and communication had<br />
already improved with texting<br />
consumers and giving updates on the<br />
outage.<br />
Many residents took to Facebook to<br />
‘‘One of the biggest messages that<br />
came through was the importance of<br />
people just smiling and saying good<br />
morning to people who are new and<br />
being open to learning more about<br />
them.<br />
‘‘Just offering supportifsomeone is<br />
looking abit lost makes ahuge<br />
difference.’’<br />
Sixty four percent of respondents<br />
originally hailed from the Philippines,<br />
Ms Paterson says.<br />
Work opportunities attracting 30%<br />
of responders, family ties 29% and<br />
lifestyle factors 23%.<br />
The average age of the respondents<br />
was 30 to 39 years (30 percent).<br />
The surveys findings will inform a<br />
Welcoming Communities report which<br />
will be shared at acommunity launch<br />
in April.<br />
vent their anger one saying they were<br />
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Woody, adog in aselect group of canines<br />
By JOHN COSGROVE<br />
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Woody is one of aselectgroup in <strong>North</strong><br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> who regularly donate blood<br />
to help savelives.<br />
The three and ahalf yearold Terrier<br />
steps up as ablood donor when beloved<br />
dogs and cats suffer lifethreatening<br />
surgeries that require blood<br />
transfusions.<br />
He is aPointer cross Airedale<br />
Terrier.<br />
When he came into Rangiora<br />
Veterinary Centre (RVC) one day with<br />
his litter mates for his vaccinations he<br />
caught the eye of vet nurse and team<br />
leader at RVC’s Pet Hospital, Susie<br />
Lowe.She had just lost her dog and was<br />
looking for someone to fill the gap in<br />
her family's lives.<br />
‘‘He was the cutest puppy. It just<br />
seemed right. We have no regrets as<br />
he’s the best.’’<br />
Once Woody was old enough, Susie<br />
signed him up as adonor dog.<br />
‘‘I signed him up because Iknow how<br />
important it can be to have the blood<br />
there when we need it.<br />
‘‘I’d want him to be able to havea<br />
transfusion if he ever needed one, so<br />
why not help others in need.’’<br />
Ablood donor dog is very similar to a<br />
human blood donor.<br />
Dogs and cats suffer similar lifethreatening<br />
events requiring blood<br />
transfusions, and Rangiora Vets keep<br />
canine blood in the clinic for such<br />
emergencies.<br />
Susie says they restock every four<br />
weeks so the need for donors is always<br />
there.<br />
Blood donor dogs are so important,<br />
many of the staff at RVC and some<br />
clients kindly volunteer their pets to<br />
help saveother pets lives.<br />
Susie says ablood donation is a<br />
simple process,however, it is<br />
something that can be quite intrusive.<br />
‘‘A dog that’s happy at the clinic and<br />
friendly is super important.’’<br />
Donor animals have to pass atest<br />
before they are put on alist.<br />
‘‘They’ll get atour of the clinic on<br />
their first visit to make sure they’re<br />
happy in the environment, comfortable<br />
being handled and generally not<br />
stressed by being in astrange place,’’<br />
she says.<br />
The actual donation takes about half<br />
an hour. The dog will haveavet's<br />
assessment to checkthey’re in good<br />
health that day, then they’re given a<br />
light sedation as they need to stay as<br />
still as possible during the blood draw.<br />
‘‘Once sleepy we lie them down on the<br />
table and take blood from the jugular in<br />
the neck.<br />
‘‘The area is clipped and cleaned up<br />
to make it sterile, then the needle is<br />
inserted to take the blood.’’<br />
Susie says the aim is to take between<br />
400mls and 500mls.<br />
Once the dog is done they get some IV<br />
fluids to replace the volume of blood<br />
loss, then when awake and mobile they<br />
get abig tasty bowl of food.<br />
The RVC donors receive agoodie<br />
pack and their next vaccination free.<br />
Susie says the demand for blood for<br />
animal surgeries varies.<br />
‘‘Sometimes we need new blood every<br />
couple of weeks, other times it can be a<br />
while till we need some. It depends on<br />
what emergencies or hospital cases we<br />
have in.’’<br />
Staff try to keep the clinic stocked<br />
with fresh blood.<br />
‘‘We need new donors every month.<br />
‘‘We try not to use the same donor<br />
more than acouple of times ayear and<br />
they have to wait at least three months<br />
between donations.’’<br />
‘‘We’re always looking for more<br />
volunteers.’’<br />
Susie says many owners don’t realise<br />
the clinic does transfusions for pets.<br />
‘‘They’re often quite surprised.<br />
‘‘Our hospital here is full of amazing<br />
doctors and nurses who do incredible<br />
things every day.’’<br />
Nationally the NZ Companion Animal<br />
Blood Bank supplies blood and frozen<br />
plasma to vet clinics.<br />
But Susie says keeping blood on site<br />
is far more costeffective and handy for<br />
them.<br />
To find out more about blood donor<br />
dogs contact Rangiora Veterinary<br />
Centre.<br />
Saving lives ... Vet nurse Susie Lowe and<br />
her three and ahalf yearold Pointer X<br />
Airedale Terrier blood donor dog, Woody.<br />
PHOTO: JOHN COSGROVE<br />
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Appealing cookie fundraiser<br />
ByJOHN COSGROVE AND GEOFF SLOAN<br />
Kiwi stars<br />
at Balcairn<br />
It’s cookie crunching time for agood<br />
cause.<br />
This year the annual RSA Poppy Appeal<br />
will look slightly different with the iconic<br />
poppies being sold alongside limited<br />
edition Cookie Time Cookies to assist in<br />
fundraising efforts. The brainchild of the<br />
Rangiora RSA Club, their partnership<br />
with the Cookie Time Bakery in<br />
Templeton, will see Cookie Time’sChewy<br />
Oat Cookie wrapped in aspecial RSA<br />
packaging.<br />
They will be sold by RSA’saround the<br />
country through their own venues,<br />
selected retailers and even on the streets<br />
on Poppy Day (April 19).<br />
Rangiora RSA Club presidentRoss<br />
Ditmer says Jane Sommerville, the<br />
Secretary Manager at the Rangiora RSA<br />
Club, came up with the idea after visiting<br />
similar RSL Clubs in Australia.<br />
‘‘I asked to her to develop it further.’’<br />
Jane went to Cookie Timeand they were<br />
very enthusiastic about it.<br />
‘‘We were really thrilledthat they could<br />
see the merit in the idea and have come on<br />
board with us for this journey.’’<br />
The first batch of 300,000 RSA<br />
commemorative cookies rolled off the<br />
production line at Cookie Time's factory in<br />
Templeton last Wednesday. The first<br />
cookies, wrapped in the special RSA<br />
packaging feature the Cookie Time<br />
Monster and the RSAs’ iconic Poppy.<br />
Special countertop boxes have been<br />
produced, and asticker featuringthe<br />
RSA’s Poppy is also available as part of the<br />
offering.<br />
Mr Ditmer says having the poppies in<br />
with the cookies means parents can pin on<br />
the poppy, while the children have<br />
something to snack on, along with asticker<br />
for them to wear as well.<br />
The RNZRSA’s annual Poppy Appeal is<br />
the longest running street appeal in New<br />
Anice bite ... .Rangiora RSA Club president Ross Ditmer and Cookie Time general<br />
manager Lincoln Booth try one of the first cookies off the production line. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN<br />
Zealand, and is the main source of funding<br />
for the RSAs’ support to New Zealand’s<br />
veterans of military service and their<br />
whānau.<br />
The cookies will also be part of the snack<br />
offering on Air New Zealand flights during<br />
<strong>March</strong> andApril, and will be available at a<br />
national hotel chain. The Cookies are<br />
available for local RSAs to purchase and<br />
onsell to raise funds to support veterans<br />
living intheir local area.<br />
In addition, the RNZRSA (the National<br />
body) will receive two cents for each<br />
cookie sold.<br />
Fundsreceived by the RNZRSA will go<br />
in to the National Poppy Trust to support<br />
veterans across the country.<br />
The Cookie is being sold as an<br />
additional option for the RSAs’<br />
fundraising,and does not replace the<br />
traditional Poppy which is given in return<br />
for adonation.<br />
Cookie Time general manager Lincoln<br />
Booth said with ANZAC day around the<br />
corner, they were happy to jump on board<br />
with the fundraiser.<br />
‘‘It's great two iconic organisations can<br />
partner up with this awesome initiative.<br />
We're delighted to be partnering up with<br />
the RSA and everything that they can<br />
actually achieve through their network<br />
and really proud to be part of Poppy Day<br />
appeal’’.<br />
And there's even apossibility the tasty<br />
treats could be available year round,<br />
helping raise funds for RSAs across the<br />
country.<br />
Watch the video on starnews.co.nz<br />
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Their show, on Saturday <strong>March</strong> 23, will<br />
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guitar, to showcase their extraordinary<br />
vocal skills and musicianship.<br />
All three performers are stars in their<br />
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asolo performer in 1969 and won<br />
Entertainer of the Year in 1970.<br />
During the ’70’s she moved to England<br />
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Learner licence testing in Hurunui District<br />
5<br />
Aspiring drivers in the Hurunui can now<br />
get their learner licence without leaving<br />
the district.<br />
Anew initiative by the Hurunui District<br />
Council has seen the first batch of<br />
graduates get their licences in Culverden<br />
this month through the VTNZ portable<br />
theory testing service.<br />
Hurunui Council’s Safer Roads<br />
Facilitator Emma Featherysaid the<br />
opportunity will be offered to the wider<br />
community in April.<br />
The council, in partnership with<br />
Proactive Drive, has been running very<br />
successful Learner licence theory courses<br />
for about two years.<br />
‘‘These have been popular from the start<br />
and have helped many of our young<br />
people over that first hurdle to getting<br />
their licence.<br />
‘‘They’ve been so successful, last year<br />
we opened these to our migrant workers in<br />
Amuri.<br />
‘‘However, taking the next step of sitting<br />
for their theory test is still proving<br />
challenging for some,’’ Ms Feathery said.<br />
Living in arural district where there is<br />
no public transportmakes it difficult for<br />
young people to get into Rangiora to sit<br />
their test.<br />
‘‘For our migrant workers, if they’re<br />
working on farm 11 days on and three days<br />
off, or are living far from Rangiora, it’s that<br />
much harder.<br />
‘‘Now, thanks to this partnership with<br />
VTNZ, every time we hold the theory<br />
course, we will have VTNZ on site for<br />
people to sit their test.’’<br />
For Ellenber Ociones (36) from Hanmer<br />
Springs, the service has given her the<br />
opportunity to take her first step to afull<br />
Drivers Licence.<br />
When Ociones walked into the<br />
Culverden fire station, she was one of 12<br />
people attending the Learner theory<br />
course.<br />
By the end of the evening, she was the<br />
Testing time ... Ellenber Ociones high fives Jade Waqairadovu at the Learner licence theory testing event in Culverden.<br />
proud owner of aLearner licence.<br />
‘‘Living in Hanmer Springs, going to<br />
work or to the supermarket, you need a<br />
car.<br />
‘‘As migrants, we are new to the area and<br />
we didn’t know where to start to begin<br />
getting alicence.<br />
‘‘The course was easy to understand and<br />
cleared up alot of questions we had,’’ Ms<br />
Ociones said.<br />
‘‘The mobile testing really helped us<br />
because it’s not easy to get transport to the<br />
testing centre in Rangiora.<br />
‘‘My colleagues and friends, we all went<br />
together after work and we were so happy<br />
to have all passed.’’<br />
VTNZ Product Manager Ruth Stuart<br />
said the initiative fits in well with VTNZ’s<br />
new outreach programme.<br />
‘‘We’re making it easier for people to<br />
access Learner theory testing and licence<br />
renewals for our seniors.<br />
‘‘We understand it can be challenging to<br />
get to aVTNZbranch during office hours.<br />
‘‘It’s important to us that we make driver<br />
licensing more accessible to more people<br />
by removing these barriers.’’<br />
Ms Feathery said she heard about the<br />
VTNZ portable theory testing unit through<br />
the Driving Change Network, and<br />
immediately saw the potential for<br />
Hurunui.<br />
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VTNZ has been incredibly<br />
accommodating to us, providing afterhours<br />
and weekend testing options. Its<br />
been fantastic.<br />
Feathery said VTNZ will be at Hurunui<br />
District Council on Saturday, April 20.<br />
Young people enrolled on the theory<br />
learning course will be tested in the<br />
morning, and the testing unit will be<br />
opened to the public from noon.<br />
Anyone wanting to sit their Learner<br />
theory test or needing alicence<br />
reinstatement, renewal, reissue or<br />
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Around the electorate with<br />
STUART SMITH MP FOR KAIKOURA<br />
Govt’s100-day plan<br />
Last Friday marked the first 100 days of<br />
our government getting New Zealand<br />
back on track.<br />
As promised, we have delivered on all<br />
49 actions within it’s 100day plan,<br />
focused on initiatives to help rebuild the<br />
economy, ease the cost of living, restore<br />
law, and order, and deliver better health<br />
andeducation.<br />
New Zealanders voted not only for a<br />
change of government, but for achange<br />
of policies and achange of approach.<br />
The coalition Governmenthas started<br />
to deliver that change. While we have<br />
delivered dozens of changes already,<br />
we’re only getting started.<br />
We have refocusedthe Reserve Bank<br />
on reducing inflation, and kicked off<br />
work to reduce wasteful spending across<br />
the public sector.<br />
We have also cancelled fuel tax hikes<br />
for this term, repealed the Ute Tax,<br />
stopped work on Labours Jobs Tax, and<br />
cancelled the extra fuel tax Aucklanders<br />
pay from later this year.<br />
We have reintroduced 90day trials for<br />
all businesses, giving businesses the<br />
confidence to take achance on new<br />
employees, and we have stopped the<br />
blanket speed limit reductions that were<br />
slowing Kiwis down.<br />
We repealed the divisive Three<br />
Waters legislation and we’re delivering<br />
on our commitment to restore local<br />
council ownership and control of water<br />
assets.<br />
We have also started our work to<br />
double the production of renewable<br />
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We have begun work on restoring law<br />
and order.<br />
We have started work on restoring law<br />
and order. New Zealandersdeserve to<br />
feel safe in their homes, communities<br />
and public places, and the fact is they<br />
haven't in the past few years.<br />
In our first 100 days, we have scrapped<br />
the previous Governments prisoner<br />
reduction target, introduced legislation<br />
toban gang patches and crack down on<br />
gangs, andstopped taxpayer funding for<br />
section 27 reports, which did nothing for<br />
the victims of crime.<br />
We are also making gang membership<br />
an aggravatingfactor at sentencing.<br />
We have taken the first steps to ensure<br />
prisoners on remand can access the<br />
rehabilitationand reintegration support<br />
they need to turn their lives around.<br />
Delivering better health and<br />
education is another priority.<br />
So far, we have required primaryand<br />
intermediate schools to teach an hour<br />
each aday of reading, writing and<br />
maths, andfrom Term 2, cell phones will<br />
be banned in classrooms.<br />
We have listened to ED staff regarding<br />
the increased frequency of violent<br />
incidents in hospitals and improved<br />
security for health workers in hospital<br />
emergency departments and we have<br />
taken steps to extend free breast<br />
screening to women aged up to 74.<br />
We have also set five major health<br />
targets to deliver better care to New<br />
Zealanders who need it.<br />
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KAIKŌURA VIEWS<br />
MAYOR CRAIG MACKLE<br />
Great job outcomes<br />
forKaikoura youths<br />
The last cruise ship has come through<br />
for the season.<br />
It has been an awesome season with<br />
16 outofthe 17 ships scheduled for<br />
Kaikōura landing.<br />
Mayor’s Taskforce for Jobs has seen<br />
some great outcomes so far, and on the<br />
way to achieving 38 sustainable jobs for<br />
youth in Kaikoura.<br />
If we have any youth moving into, or<br />
looking for work, please make contact<br />
so we can help with resources or<br />
funding.<br />
Sea Week has been great this year<br />
with loads of fun activities and events<br />
happening.<br />
Ihad acool time attending the quiz<br />
night which was verywell organised by<br />
Soraya Brown from Sports Tasman.<br />
Therewerelots of well thought out<br />
Kaikōurabased questions that not only<br />
taught some of us athing or two, but also<br />
had some great reminiscence value.<br />
I've really enjoyed Sea Week this year<br />
and look forward to the next one!<br />
Rowing For Life is currently on with a<br />
team of rowers from all over New<br />
Zealand coastal rowing from Stewart<br />
Island to Cape Reinga on the east coast,<br />
while raising funds for Child Cancer<br />
Foundation, Starship Children's<br />
Hospital, SurfLifesaving NZ, NZ Lions<br />
Clubs Skin Cancer Screening Trust from<br />
February 10 until July.<br />
The SeawardLions and Lions Club of<br />
Kaikōura have been coordinating a<br />
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Craig Mackle<br />
drop in at Gooches Beach.<br />
This will happen around noon this<br />
coming Saturday.<br />
It would be great to have agood crew<br />
of us there to give them some<br />
encouragement and support.<br />
There will be asausage sizzle and a<br />
few other fun things happening.<br />
The town is still pumping even though<br />
we are coming to the end of summer.<br />
Ihavebeen quite floored by the<br />
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Overall, it has been agreat summer .<br />
Legislation fast-tracking consentsisunder the spotlight<br />
By DAVIDHILL,<br />
Local Democracy Reporter<br />
<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>’s councils are not<br />
expecting too many fishhooksfrom new<br />
consenting legislation.<br />
But Te Rūnanga oNgāiTahu is<br />
concerned the Government’s Fasttrack<br />
Approvals Bill could underminetreaty<br />
settlements.<br />
In the latest amendmenttothe<br />
Resource Management Act (RMA),<br />
developers of large infrastructure projects<br />
will be able to apply to the Governmentfor<br />
afasttracked consent, bypassing the<br />
normal council consenting process. Under<br />
the proposed legislation, an expert panel<br />
will be appointed to give<br />
recommendations —but ministerswill<br />
make the final decision.<br />
It remains unclear what projects will be<br />
included, HurunuiDistrict Council chief<br />
executive Hamish Dobbie said.<br />
‘‘I think if it succeeds in unclogging the<br />
process itcould be auseful addition. It<br />
also seems to have focus on very large<br />
scale infrastructure, beyondthe scale of<br />
what we would expect to see here. But<br />
until the Government announces the<br />
projects italready knows about, we won’t<br />
know what its thinking is.’’<br />
Kaikōura District Council strategy,<br />
policy and district plan manager Matt<br />
Hoggard said the legislation could make it<br />
easier for projects of importance in the<br />
district to get off the ground.<br />
‘‘We are aware of the importance of<br />
improving and maintaining relationships<br />
with iwi and our community and the need<br />
to balance speed with community<br />
involvement.’’<br />
WaimakaririDistrict Council planning,<br />
regulationand environment general<br />
manager Kelly LaValley said the Bill<br />
could be beneficial for new infrastructure<br />
projects. ‘‘We want to ensurethere is the<br />
right balance between efficiency, public<br />
involvement and achieving desired<br />
outcomes for the community and our<br />
environment.’’<br />
Te Rūnanga oNgāiTahu<br />
KaiwhakahaereJustin Tipa said the<br />
legislationcould give ministers the ability<br />
to grant consents for projects which were<br />
inconsistent with the iwi’s Treaty of<br />
Waitangi settlements. Twothirds of the<br />
conservation estate is situated within our<br />
NgāiTahu takiwā,soweare concerned<br />
the new consenting regime will lead to<br />
impacts on this whenua, including through<br />
the fast tracking of conservation<br />
concessions.’’<br />
Mr Tipa said NgāiTahu is supportive of<br />
enabling positive development within the<br />
takiwā,provided it upheld the NgāiTahu,<br />
fisheries and aquaculturesettlements and<br />
ensured ‘‘the health of te taiao (natural<br />
environment) is prioritised’’. He said the<br />
Rūnanga will review the Bill before<br />
raising its concerns with the Government.<br />
LDR is local body journalism cofunded<br />
by RNZ and NZ On Air.<br />
Swell<br />
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Mouth<br />
9:16pm 2.6 2:59pm 0.4 10:13pm 2.5 3:56pm 0.4 11:11pm 2.4 4:53pm 0.5<br />
5:51pm 0.6 12:39pm 2.2 6:49pm 0.6 1:35pm 2.2 7:44pm 0.7 2:28pm 2.2 8:36pm 0.7<br />
Amberley 8:47am 2.5 2:32am 0.3 9:46am 2.4 3:29am 0.4 10:44am 2.4 4:27am 0.5 11:42am 2.3 5:28am 0.6 12:08am 2.4 6:30am 0.7 1:06am 2.3 7:28am 0.7 2:03am 2.3 8:22am 0.7<br />
Beach<br />
9:16pm 2.6 2:59pm 0.4 10:13pm 2.5 3:56pm 0.4 11:11pm 2.4 4:53pm 0.5<br />
5:51pm 0.6 12:39pm 2.2 6:49pm 0.6 1:35pm 2.2 7:44pm 0.7 2:28pm 2.2 8:36pm 0.7<br />
8:56am 2.5 2:41am 0.3 9:55am 2.4 3:38am 0.4 10:53am 2.4 4:36am 0.5 11:51am 2.3 5:37am 0.6 12:17am 2.4 6:39am 0.7 1:15am 2.3 7:37am 0.7 2:12am 2.3 8:31am 0.7<br />
Motunau 9:25pm 2.6 3:08pm 0.4 10:22pm 2.5 4:05pm 0.4 11:20pm 2.4 5:02pm 0.5<br />
6:00pm 0.6 12:48pm 2.2 6:58pm 0.6 1:44pm 2.2 7:53pm 0.7 2:37pm 2.2 8:45pm 0.7<br />
8:58am 2.5 2:43am 0.3 9:57am 2.4 3:40am 0.4 10:55am 2.4 4:38am 0.5 11:53am 2.3 5:39am 0.6 12:19am 2.4 6:41am 0.7 1:17am 2.3 7:39am 0.7 2:<strong>14</strong>am 2.3 8:33am 0.7<br />
Gore Bay 9:27pm 2.6 3:10pm 0.4 10:24pm 2.5 4:07pm 0.4 11:22pm 2.4 5:04pm 0.5<br />
6:02pm 0.6 12:50pm 2.2 7:00pm 0.6 1:46pm 2.2 7:55pm 0.7 2:39pm 2.2 8:47pm 0.7<br />
8:57am 1.7 2:40am 0.1 9:57am 1.7 3:40am 0.1 10:56am 1.6 4:41am 0.2 11:54am 1.6 5:42am 0.2 12:16am 1.7 6:40am 0.3 1:12am 1.6 7:36am 0.3 2:06am 1.6 8:27am 0.3<br />
Kaikoura 9:22pm 1.8 3:09pm 0.2 10:20pm 1.7 4:06pm 0.2 11:18pm 1.7 5:03pm 0.2<br />
5:58pm 0.3 12:49pm 1.5 6:53pm 0.3 1:42pm 1.5 7:45pm 0.3 2:31pm 1.4 8:36pm 0.4<br />
*Not for navigational purposes. Wind and swell are based on apoint off Gore Bay. Maori Fishing Guide by Bill Hohepa. www.ofu.co.nz www.tidespy.com Graphic supplied by OceanFun Publishing Ltd.<br />
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there were many good sheep in the flock<br />
chosen for the competitiondespite it being<br />
dry and hot in the district.<br />
There was standing room only in the<br />
shearing shed and the cosiness of the<br />
crowd and the competitorsmade it<br />
pleasant for Norwegian shearer Emilia<br />
Meling, competing in her second only<br />
event.<br />
The part time bee keeper says she<br />
started as awool handler and was looking<br />
for awinter job to tide her over so she<br />
learned how to shear sheep.<br />
‘‘My family back home in Norway think<br />
it’s really cool that I’m working as a<br />
shearer, it’s not awell known profession<br />
there but I’m having so much fun working<br />
for Angus Moore.’’<br />
Gore bay camper Izy Van Hout says she<br />
loved bringing her family to the show as it<br />
was agood country show more focused on<br />
the community than the bigger ones closer<br />
to Christchurch.<br />
Cheviot A&P AssociationShow co<br />
Presidents Emma and Chris Mulcock were<br />
impressed with support and generosity of<br />
the Cheviot community.<br />
Chris says ahighlight for the couple was<br />
how the community embraced the theme<br />
of ‘Grow Cheviot’, with their entries and<br />
exhibits.<br />
‘‘This was shown by the Little Oaks<br />
Cheviot and The Treehut preschools<br />
jointly winning the Exhibit of the Year<br />
Award. Amention also has to go to the staff<br />
of Scottfresh who performed atraditional<br />
Vanuatuan dance in the entertainment<br />
area.’’<br />
Emma says she too was impressed with<br />
Fine cut ... Norwegian shearer Emilia<br />
Meling in action at the Cheviot A&P Show.<br />
PHOTO: JOHN COSGROVE<br />
the Vanuatuan dancers cultural display as<br />
it added asparkle to their entertainment<br />
line up.<br />
Chris says the Cheviot community was<br />
looking forward to the show after two years<br />
away.<br />
‘‘This was proven to be the case with an<br />
excellent crowd of locals and visitors<br />
attending.<br />
‘‘There was alot of work done by many<br />
people leading up to and on the day, but<br />
special mention must go to our secretary/<br />
treasurer Lorraine Gardner and past<br />
presidents Lynda and Phil Dickson.’’<br />
Plans are already in place for the 2025<br />
show, but the show committee is still on<br />
the lookout for people for the role of<br />
president and vicepresident.<br />
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By JOHN COSGROVE<br />
The blisters will heal, the loss of sleep<br />
forgotten, but the memories will last alife<br />
time, says Swannanoa Country Fair<br />
spokesman Regan Finch after last<br />
weekend’ssuccessful event.<br />
‘‘The weather was really great, it<br />
helped us host between seven thousand<br />
to 10,000 people on the day.’’<br />
He says many stayed for the wide<br />
variety of entertainment the organisers<br />
had put on.<br />
‘‘I loved watching the performances by<br />
the Swannanoa School children. Their<br />
Jump Jam and Kapa Hakagroups were<br />
well receivedbythe huge crowd of<br />
spectators gatheredaround the stage<br />
area.’’<br />
He says anotherhighlight was watching<br />
the smiles on the children’sfaces when<br />
the Swannanoa Volunteer Fire Brigade<br />
created ahose salute of water for all the<br />
children to run into and play under.<br />
‘‘The traffic was handled magnificently<br />
by the contractors, and our volunteer<br />
staff.<br />
‘‘The demand for parking meant we<br />
had to open up two new paddocks which<br />
we have never done before.’’<br />
Regan says the various stalls, food<br />
centres, drinks and ice cream vendors,<br />
white elephant sale, auctions and raffles<br />
were all very busy, and the blisters he<br />
earnedonhis feet rushing about between<br />
them were well deserved.<br />
‘‘I’ve lost alot of sleep over the days<br />
leading up to this great show so I’m<br />
hoping for arest this week, but we are<br />
already planning for next year’s fair.’’<br />
Paul Andrew, of Mandeville, spotted an<br />
upright piano for sale for just $20 at the<br />
White Elephant stall.<br />
‘‘As soon as Isat there at the keyboard<br />
someone asked if Icould play Queens’<br />
Playing for Freddie ... Paul Andrew, of<br />
Mandeville, amazed onlookers when he<br />
successfully played Queen’s Bohemian<br />
Rhapsody for the crowd on this upright<br />
piano for sale at the Swannanoa Fair white<br />
elephant stall.<br />
PHOTO: JOHN COSGROVE<br />
Bohemian Rhapsody, so Idid,’’ he says.<br />
The musical interlude in the shopping<br />
attracted many spectators including Mel<br />
Ellen, of Rangiora, who says the fair was<br />
awesome and there were many bargains<br />
to be had.<br />
Lee Williams, of Swannanoa, says the<br />
fair was agreat community event as<br />
everyone puts in agreat effort to make it<br />
so special.<br />
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Weekendoffun filled activities in Waimak<br />
On the way ... The 10km walkers get under way early on Sunday morning for the annual<br />
Kaiapoi Fun Run and Walk.<br />
Striding ahead ... The leading pack of runners in the 10km fun run along the Kaiapoi River<br />
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In the sun ... The 10km walkers begin their lap of the Kaiapoi circuit along the river banks.<br />
Go! ... Waimakariri MP Matt Doocey sets the 10km runners off at Murphy Park.<br />
Artful masterpiece ... Tom and James(3)<br />
Taljaard of Kaiapoi, paint hay bales at the<br />
Pāmu Eyrewell Dairy Unit as part of national<br />
Open Farms Day.<br />
Gumboots away ... Candice Houghton<br />
throws agumboot at one of the activities<br />
organised on the Pāmu Eyrewell Dairy Unit.<br />
Ahelping hand ... Swannanoa school pupil<br />
Lillian Hugo (7) helps at the food stalls during<br />
Sunday’s Swannanoa Fair.<br />
Almost ... Vertical bungee contestant Heidi<br />
Bergmans (6) of Swannanoa, narrowly<br />
misses the prize at the fair.<br />
My turn ... Khloe Williams (1) drives with her dad Lee Williams<br />
while visiting the fair at the Swannanoa Domain.<br />
More please ... Keeping the tomato sauce<br />
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By SHELLEY TOPP<br />
Rangiora ceramicist Amy Michaels<br />
is holding Rangiorabased pottery<br />
classes for neuro diverse children<br />
and teens.<br />
She became aware of the need to<br />
provide acreative outlet for them<br />
after her son Jack was diagnosed<br />
with autism and anxiety.<br />
‘‘There are so many kids in<br />
<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> with ASD<br />
(Autism Spectrum Disorder),<br />
anxiety and other neuro<br />
diversities,’’ she says.<br />
The classes, which are only<br />
available to Waimakariri residents<br />
aged from seven to 18 yearsold,<br />
began on Friday last week.<br />
They are being held at the<br />
Dudley Park pavilion in Rangiora<br />
and will run for six weeks, with a<br />
week off for Easter.<br />
The aim is to provide<br />
participants and their carers timeout<br />
and achance to roll up their<br />
sleeves and immerse their hands<br />
in clay.<br />
‘‘Working with clay provides<br />
sensory stimulation, refines motor<br />
skills and is relaxing and<br />
calming,’’ Amy says.<br />
‘‘Life is exhausting for kids and<br />
their carers.<br />
‘‘Providing acreative outlet has<br />
many physical and mental<br />
benefits.<br />
‘‘I want to give the children and<br />
their carers achance to breathe, to<br />
relax for awhile. Pottery allows<br />
you to escape the worries of life<br />
and shift your focus towards what<br />
you are creating.’’<br />
Classes cost $20 per session, with<br />
amaximum of three sessions per<br />
child, to allow as many<br />
Clay play ... James McAllister, aged eight of Cust, taking part in pottery<br />
classes being run by Rangiora ceramicist Amy Michaels at the Dudley Park<br />
pavilion in Rangiora last Friday.<br />
PHOTOS: SHELLEY TOPP<br />
participants as possible at the<br />
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New art exhibition<br />
carries awarning<br />
By SHELLEY TOPP<br />
Anew art exhibition where<br />
‘‘fascination and repulsion<br />
sit uncomfortably<br />
together’’ is being<br />
promoted with acontent<br />
warning.<br />
The warning for<br />
Springfield artist Stephen<br />
Clarke’s Shades of Death<br />
exhibition at the Oxford<br />
Gallery toi oWaimakariri<br />
says: ‘‘The artworks in this<br />
exhibition may upset, awe,<br />
illuminate, confound or<br />
challenge people.<br />
The artist explores tough<br />
themes of refugee<br />
imprisonment, suicide,<br />
death, dread, and fear<br />
alongside opposing<br />
themes.’’<br />
The warning is being<br />
made to guide the public<br />
about the exhibition’s<br />
content so they can make<br />
an informed decision on<br />
whether they want to see it.<br />
It also cautions adults<br />
not to take their children to<br />
the exhibition without first<br />
seeing it themselves, and<br />
provides information on<br />
where people suffering<br />
from depression or anxiety<br />
can get help.<br />
Gallery staff describe<br />
Clarke’s sculptural<br />
explorations in the<br />
exhibition as ‘‘a nightmare,<br />
inside of anightmare,<br />
inside of anightmare’’<br />
His metal fabrications<br />
depict phantom skeletal<br />
boats and figures made<br />
from upcycled objects<br />
‘‘that are both ghastly and<br />
intimately familiar’’, they<br />
say.<br />
Clarke doesn’t pull any<br />
punches through his<br />
creative vision.<br />
Transformed into threedimension,<br />
these exhibits<br />
confront the viewer with<br />
refugee imprisonment and<br />
detention atrocities of<br />
Manus and Christmas<br />
Islands.<br />
‘‘It sounds gruesome but<br />
is quite amazing,’’ gallery<br />
curator Areta Wilkinson<br />
says.<br />
‘‘A boat is constructed<br />
from coat hangers, figures<br />
are made from corrugated<br />
cardboard and wire,’’ she<br />
says.<br />
‘`But the ideas behind it<br />
are seriously<br />
contemplative, and based<br />
on actual events.’’<br />
The decision to hold the<br />
exhibition was made<br />
because at Oxford Gallery<br />
‘‘we don't want to shy away<br />
from tough material, we<br />
want to both share diverse<br />
artist perspectives and<br />
care for our visitors’’, Areta<br />
says. The Shades of Death<br />
exhibition closes at the<br />
gallery on April 7.<br />
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An Autumn ramble<br />
An Autumn ramble through the<br />
gardens of six of Oxford’s homes and<br />
cottages, will help senior Oxford Area<br />
School students fund raise for a<br />
cultural exchange trip to western<br />
Japan.<br />
Convener of the Historic Homes and<br />
Gardens of Oxford, Rebecca Griffiths,<br />
says visiting the gardens will be avery<br />
interesting ramble through some very<br />
private gardens in the Oxford district<br />
on Sunday April 7from 10am to 4pm.<br />
‘‘Autumn will have arrived and there<br />
will be much to see which is usually<br />
hidden out of view of passersbys.’’<br />
She says she came up with the idea to<br />
help her son fund raise for the school<br />
trip coming up soon.<br />
‘‘The lovely ownersofthe six<br />
properties have kindly opened their<br />
gates to allow people in to experience<br />
their amazing gardens.<br />
‘‘It will be awonderful day rambling<br />
around in among the autumn leaves,<br />
looking through some beautiful local<br />
gardens.’’<br />
She says one site is acottage that’s<br />
120 yearsold, another has aold farm<br />
stable with partofaneven older<br />
woolshed nearby, while one has a<br />
beautifully maturetree with a1950’s<br />
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setting.<br />
Rebecca says it should on average<br />
take viewers between four and five<br />
hourstovisit and discover the homes<br />
and cottages and their gardens.<br />
‘‘They are either within Oxford or<br />
nearby.‘‘<br />
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The OAS students trip to their sister<br />
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The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>March</strong> <strong>14</strong>, <strong>2024</strong><br />
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Achange of seasons<br />
Aretired horticulturist and regular guest speaker at <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />
Horticultural Society meetings, Michael Coulter, gives his<br />
Monthly Tips &Tasks in the latest <strong>Canterbury</strong> Horticulture Society<br />
newsletter.<br />
<strong>March</strong> signals the start of the change of<br />
seasons from Summer to Autumn.<br />
As the days become shorter, plant<br />
growth slows down, and the tasks around<br />
the garden turn towards preparing for<br />
the Winter ahead.<br />
Watering is needed as we are still in<br />
need of rain to keep up good soil<br />
moisture for growth, and the maturing of<br />
fruit and vegetables.<br />
Pip fruits will be ready for harvesting<br />
this month, as will the last of the stone<br />
fruit.<br />
The right time to pick apples is a<br />
question that Ioften get asked.<br />
What Idoisnote when Ipicked the<br />
fruit last year, then cut afruit in half and<br />
look at the pips inside.<br />
If they are brown, then Iwill pick<br />
them.<br />
Remember that pip fruit will continue<br />
to ripen after they are picked, so if you<br />
are going to store them, it is better to<br />
pick them just before they are fully ripe.<br />
Many of the pests and diseases of our<br />
plants are most prevalent now, so a<br />
timely treatment after fruit is picked<br />
will help to reduce any carryover of<br />
these problems to the next season.<br />
Citrus plants can have their last feed of<br />
the season; this will help the developing<br />
fruit.<br />
Also, look for signs of scale and<br />
whitefly, which cause the black mould<br />
on the leaves, and treat with conquer oil<br />
or an insecticide.<br />
The flower garden will still be in full<br />
bloom with Summer flowers. Keep dead<br />
heading as the Autumn plants gradually<br />
take over.<br />
Spring bulbs are available in retail<br />
outlets and mail order; only buy those<br />
that are firm and healthy and plant from<br />
now on.<br />
The bulbs that Ilifted and stored have<br />
been sorted out and cleaned up.<br />
Ikept only the very best for planting.<br />
Some have been planted into pots to<br />
flower early in the greenhouse,<br />
providing colour in the Winter.<br />
The rest will be planted into pots and<br />
placed around the terrace and the front<br />
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The perennial primulas that Idivided<br />
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be ready for planting in April.<br />
The Dahlias that Igrew in pots have<br />
been great, putting on afantastic show.<br />
Only now are they showing signs of<br />
mildew, which Iwill treat when Ispray<br />
my show Chrysanthemums, which are<br />
just forming flower buds now.<br />
This month is the harvest time for<br />
much of our fruit and vegetable crops,<br />
giving us the opportunity to judge our<br />
success and decide what we could do<br />
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advertising for nurses to meet agrowing<br />
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She said the agency did not see itself as<br />
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Hurunui Mayor Marie Black, aformer<br />
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with the new service.<br />
‘‘Every time Ihear of how the service is<br />
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The agency is looking for ahouse in the<br />
Hurunui district as abase to support the<br />
growing service, Mrs Kahu says. Having a<br />
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comfortable atmosphere and it is a<br />
relaxing environment to have education<br />
sessions, clinics and drop ins’’. Te Tai o<br />
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The agency also offers mental health,<br />
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By DAVID HILL,<br />
Local Democracy Reporter<br />
Waimakariri’s council boss is not<br />
amused with abelated request to<br />
contribute to the runningcosts of<br />
Christchurch’s new stadium.<br />
Christchurch Mayor Phil Mauger has<br />
formally written to his Waimakariri and<br />
Selwyn counterparts and to<br />
Environment <strong>Canterbury</strong> chairperson<br />
Peter Scott asking the three councils to<br />
ask if they would be willingtocontribute<br />
to the operating costs of Te Kaha,<br />
Christchurch Stadium.<br />
Waimakariri District Council chief<br />
executive Jeff Millward said the council<br />
would considerthe matter in the coming<br />
weeks.<br />
But any contribution would be subject<br />
to full consultation with ratepayers.<br />
‘‘It has missed our consultation for the<br />
Long Term Plan,’’ Mr Millward said.<br />
‘‘From the designs,itlooks like a<br />
fantastic facility, but we were never<br />
consultedand we haven’t been included<br />
in coming up with the design features.’’<br />
There had been no consultation with<br />
neighbouring councils even though the<br />
councils actively participated in the<br />
Greater Christchurch Partnership and<br />
the <strong>Canterbury</strong> Mayoral Forum.<br />
The council’s draft <strong>2024</strong>/34 Long Term<br />
Plan has already been adopted and is<br />
due to be released for consultation on<br />
Friday, <strong>March</strong> 15.<br />
No funding has been set aside for Te<br />
Kaha and it would need to be considered<br />
as part of the 2025/26 annual plan<br />
consultation process, Mr Millward said.<br />
It was unclear whether ratepayers<br />
would be asked for afixed charge, or<br />
whether it would be based on distance or<br />
on capital value.<br />
‘‘We can’t go out to the community<br />
until we understand what that looks<br />
like,’’ Mr Millward said.<br />
He acknowledged Waimakariri<br />
ratepayers contributed to the<br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> Museum, but that was<br />
subject to Government legislation, so<br />
any stadium contribution would likely<br />
be voluntary.<br />
In the letter, Mr Mauger acknowledged<br />
the Christchurch City Council had<br />
decided to build the stadium and would<br />
fund its construction.<br />
But he stressed the stadium would<br />
provide benefits to the wider region.<br />
A2019 report suggested Te Kaha’s<br />
operating costs were likely to exceed its<br />
income by $4.2 million ayear, which<br />
would cost Christchurch ratepayers an<br />
average of $<strong>14</strong>4 ayear without outside<br />
support.<br />
But Mr Millward said Waimakariri<br />
ratepayers already paid an average of<br />
$100 ayear more in rates than<br />
Christchurch ratepayers.<br />
He said the Waimakariri District<br />
Council had completed its rebuild after<br />
the earthquakes and was still paying off<br />
its earthquake loan.<br />
Waimakariri has amuch smaller<br />
ratepayer base than Christchurch and<br />
has regional facilities of its own,<br />
including MainPower Stadium and<br />
MainPower Oval.<br />
‘‘We also need to consider what our<br />
rates are in relation to Christchurch’s<br />
rates and we would need to put all of<br />
these things to our ratepayers to<br />
consider,’’ Mr Millward said.<br />
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The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>March</strong> <strong>14</strong>, <strong>2024</strong><br />
Donations —the gift that keeps giving<br />
By STEPHEN MCFARLANE<br />
The dollar that keeps giving. It’s a<br />
great concept.<br />
We should focus first on our own<br />
financial situation —that we can<br />
feed and house ourselves.<br />
But we might then consider how to<br />
supportothersinthe community,<br />
perhaps through donations while we<br />
are alive, or abequest in our will.<br />
Community foundations are an<br />
option. Locally, that’s the Aoraki<br />
Foundation.<br />
Apoint of difference for<br />
community foundations is the ability<br />
to donate to them and the funds will<br />
stay local.<br />
My donation might be to one of its<br />
established funds, such as health,<br />
Age Concern or the general impact<br />
fund.<br />
If Ichoose to donate alarger sum, I<br />
can create my own endowment fund,<br />
perhaps to benefit disadvantaged<br />
children to play sports, provide<br />
maintenance dollars to community<br />
facilities, or benefit my favourite<br />
charities.<br />
My donation is invested. Income is<br />
distributed, but the capital is<br />
maintained, thus allowing ongoing<br />
distributions.<br />
My gift will still be distributing in<br />
100 years. Indeed, there will be a<br />
point in time where the funds<br />
distributed will match, and then<br />
exceed, the original donation. That<br />
feels very impactful.<br />
The foundation model also works<br />
well for existing nonprofits with<br />
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expertise to manage them. By<br />
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foundation, they can continue to have<br />
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delegating the investment and<br />
administration. As such these funds<br />
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are acollaboration. Additional funds<br />
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The good news is that the New<br />
Zealand tax system supports and<br />
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tax credit of 33.33% of the amount<br />
donated, if it’s to an approved<br />
organisation (noting you can only<br />
claim up to the amount of your<br />
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The IRD maintains alist of which<br />
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Foundation, as an example, is on that<br />
list.<br />
Donating $100 qualifies for a$33.33<br />
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Ican maximise the outcome by then<br />
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haven’t yet caught up on the<br />
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IR526, which you attach your<br />
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your tax credit.<br />
Ican make direct donations, but<br />
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supports payroll giving —donations<br />
directly from our pay.<br />
For every dollar donated, the 33.33<br />
cent tax credit reduces the amount of<br />
PAYE paid. Supergenerous suggests<br />
there is $1 billion dollars of<br />
donations waiting to be claimed.<br />
Even if the real number is a<br />
fraction of that, the potential for tax<br />
credits to be claimed and regifted to<br />
community organisations is<br />
significant. If you have missed filing<br />
claims for donations, the IRD allows<br />
you to go back up to four years. You<br />
have to wait until the end of atax<br />
year (<strong>March</strong> 31) to claim your tax<br />
credit for the prior 12 months. If you<br />
have any current donations in mind,<br />
making them before <strong>March</strong> 31, <strong>2024</strong> is<br />
agood idea.<br />
Stephen McFarlane can be found<br />
at Timaru financial planning firm<br />
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Press files.)<br />
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Councils have welcomed the<br />
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the Government is considering<br />
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Government New Zealand (LGNZ) to<br />
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funding levers to meet the growing<br />
needs of communities.<br />
Councils' share of overall tax<br />
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‘‘everincreasing responsibilities’’,<br />
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‘‘That is not sustainable.’’<br />
‘‘Councils acknowledge the need<br />
for more housing in New Zealand,<br />
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infrastructure that supports those<br />
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‘‘Currently housing growth just<br />
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‘‘New tools like GST sharing on<br />
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21<br />
Milking fun ... Pāmu’s Eyrewell Dairy Unit manager Mahraaz Hussein explains the milking<br />
machinery to Farhana Islam (left) and Mohammad Mehedi Hasan, holding his daughter<br />
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on Sunday around the country.<br />
PHOTO: JOHN COSGROVE<br />
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show to urban visitors<br />
By JOHN COSGROVE<br />
Sunday was national Open Farms day<br />
and in <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>over 150<br />
people from the moreurban parts of<br />
Christchurch came out to visit the<br />
Pāmu Eyrewell DairyUnit.<br />
Farm Manager Mahraaz Hussein<br />
said his farmteam and volunteers<br />
from other nearby Pāmu farms<br />
enjoyed showing people around their<br />
operation there.<br />
“It was really cool to see adiverse<br />
bunch of people come to see us, and<br />
especially heaps of kids who were<br />
really curious, especially about<br />
milking the cows.<br />
“The kids had some great questions<br />
and everyone was keen to get atrailer<br />
ride on the farm, get to see the milking<br />
shed in action, and some even found<br />
the <strong>Canterbury</strong>Grass Skink in our<br />
habitat restoration paddock.”<br />
Eyrewell Dairy Unit is adairyfarm<br />
owned by Pāmu (Landcorp Farming<br />
Limited).<br />
They milk over 600 cows and also<br />
raise dairy beef cattle.<br />
Mr Hussein says they looked forward<br />
to showing families wheretheir milk<br />
comes from.<br />
Eyrewell is also home to the rare<br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong>Grass Skink and Pāmu<br />
have a2.5ha paddock dedicated to<br />
restoring their habitat that visitors<br />
were able to go into.<br />
Pāmu Community Engagement<br />
Manager Terri Anderson says this was<br />
the first time Pāmu had taken part in<br />
the national programme reconnecting<br />
Kiwis with their land, food and<br />
farmers.<br />
She says their team were proud of<br />
how they look after the farm and their<br />
animals and it’s great to show people<br />
who might not get achance to get on<br />
farm normally, and help them to get a<br />
better understanding of what they do<br />
here.”<br />
Kaiapoi Food Farm and the Food<br />
Forest were the other two sites who<br />
opened their farm gates in <strong>North</strong><br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong>.<br />
One of the visitors Mohammad<br />
Mehedi Hasan, with his wife Farhana<br />
Islam (left) and daughter Fahreta (2)<br />
were impressed by the operations on<br />
the farm as they got to meet the<br />
animals, take ahosted farm tour and<br />
tractortrailer rides, take part in<br />
farming games and watch the milking<br />
demonstration.<br />
Farhana Islam says the couple had<br />
relatives who ran dairy farms back in<br />
Bangladesh and this modern dairy<br />
operation was at another level.<br />
Golfing excellence<br />
By SHELLEY TOPP<br />
Amelia Garvey, amember of the<br />
Kaiapoi Golf Club, has become the first<br />
professional golfer to score an eagle,<br />
albatross, and aholeinone in asingle<br />
round.<br />
The groundbreaking round which set<br />
anew benchmark in golfing excellence<br />
was recorded at the NXXT Women’s<br />
Championship at Royal St. Cloud Golf<br />
Links in Florida earlier this month.<br />
Scoring this remarkable trio of rare<br />
golfing feats has defied astronomical<br />
odds and accomplished what no other<br />
professional golfer, male or female,<br />
has achieved, says the NXXT Golf chief<br />
executive Stuart McKinnon.<br />
Amelia’s achievement underscored<br />
her exceptional skill and perseverance<br />
and served as ahistoric milestone, not<br />
only for her but for the NXXT Women’s<br />
Pro Tour, showcasing the platform's<br />
capacity to host performances that<br />
redefine the sport, Mr McKinnon says.<br />
The NXXT Women’s Pro Tour is<br />
Board proposed<br />
By DAVID HILL,<br />
Local Democracy Reporter<br />
Acommunity board is being proposed for<br />
Hurunui’s south ward, including<br />
Amberley.<br />
The Hurunui District Council accepted<br />
aproposal to create aSouthWard<br />
Community Board as part of its<br />
representation review at ameeting on<br />
Tuesday.<br />
It will now go out for public<br />
consultation on Monday, <strong>March</strong> 25.<br />
The concept of aSouth Ward<br />
Community Board received unanimous<br />
support, but the late addition of splitting<br />
the south ward into two subdivisions<br />
created division and was supported by<br />
six councillors, with five opposed.<br />
Governance team leader Michelle<br />
Stanley proposed community board<br />
membership comprising two members<br />
from the Amberley subdivision and<br />
three from the Kowai subdivision (the<br />
rest of the ward), as well as four<br />
councillors.<br />
If successful, the community board<br />
would replace the existing south ward<br />
community committee, which comprises<br />
local appointees, for the 2025 and 2028<br />
local government elections.<br />
Councillor Pauline White, who<br />
represents the south ward, said she<br />
initially opposed the idea of acommunity<br />
board, but later changed her mind.<br />
‘‘One of my initial fears was it could<br />
disempower the different voices we get at<br />
the community committee, but having the<br />
dedicated to fostering the growth of<br />
women’s golf, providing competitive<br />
opportunities for emerging talents and<br />
seasoned professionals alike.<br />
Amelia, who is now based in the<br />
United States, was born in England,<br />
and moved to Christchurch with her<br />
family when she was five.<br />
She joined the Kaiapoi Golf Club a<br />
year later, the achievement was<br />
beyond her wildest dreams.<br />
``I hope to make it into the history<br />
books for other things, but Idefinitely<br />
won’t forget this day,’’ she said.<br />
The Kaiapoi Golf Club captain Sean<br />
Regan says members are very proud of<br />
Amelia’s latest achievement, playing at<br />
the elite level of world golf.<br />
‘‘She will always be remembered as<br />
the promising young girl who turned<br />
up and joined our junior coaching<br />
classes.<br />
‘‘She was mentored as she rose<br />
through the provincial and national<br />
grades by aLife Member of the club,<br />
Tom Whitaker.’’<br />
subdivisions will help to overcome that.<br />
‘‘If we put this out to our constituents<br />
they will submit and tell us whether this<br />
is the right thing.’’<br />
Councillors Vanessa McPherson and<br />
Gary Jackson, who both serve the south<br />
ward, said they could not support<br />
splitting the ward.<br />
Cr Jackson said the south ward was<br />
‘‘one community’’ and adding the subdivisions<br />
was ‘‘an added complication<br />
which will confuse people’’.<br />
Cr McPherson said having the subdivisions<br />
would be ‘‘too limiting’’.<br />
The Hurunui district already has one<br />
community board at Hanmer Springs and<br />
Cr Tom Davies, who lives in the village,<br />
said it worked well.<br />
‘‘We all have slightly different interests<br />
and there is very strong debate at the<br />
meetings and outside of meetings.<br />
‘‘In asmall community differences<br />
tend to disappear and you come to a<br />
decision of what is best for the village.’’<br />
Council staff estimated aSouth Ward<br />
Community Board would cost ratepayers<br />
around $50,000 ayear, or around $25 per<br />
south ward ratepayer.<br />
Councillors backed retaining the status<br />
quo of the mayor and 10 councillors<br />
representing the south, west and east<br />
wards, and the Hanmer Springs<br />
Community Board.<br />
The remaining community committees<br />
in Amuri, Hurunui, Cheviot and<br />
Glenmark, will also be retained.<br />
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<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>March</strong> <strong>14</strong>, <strong>2024</strong><br />
New deckonGorge Bridge to start in April<br />
By JOHN COSGROVE<br />
The longawaited replacement of the Waimakariri<br />
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efficiently, the works will be delivered under afull<br />
road closure throughout the night between 7.30pm and<br />
4.30am.<br />
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month to allow motorists to consider travel times and<br />
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The deck replacement forms partofthe longterm<br />
upgrade of the bridge, whichisjointly owned by<br />
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media as planning for the construction progresses.<br />
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NEWS<br />
The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>March</strong> <strong>14</strong>, <strong>2024</strong><br />
Kaiapoi gardens under the spotlight<br />
25<br />
Jane Hughes’ garden won two awards in<br />
this year’s annual Kaiapoi Garden<br />
Competition.<br />
She was awarded the Premier Garden<br />
Award, and the View from the Street<br />
Award.<br />
Mandy and Paul Grenier, also won two<br />
awards. Their garden was judged Best<br />
Vegetable Garden. Their second win, for<br />
the Ray White House and Garden<br />
Award, was shared with Ezra Schofield.<br />
The annual competition is held by All<br />
Together Kaiapoi (ATK), but will now be<br />
run by the Kaiapoi Garden Club after<br />
ATK announced earlier this year it was<br />
disbanding.<br />
ATK chairwoman Jackie Watson said<br />
Linda Dunbar, ‘‘our fabulous coordinator’’,<br />
was keen to seek fulltime<br />
employment.<br />
‘‘As she has been absolutely<br />
instrumental in running our events, the<br />
charitable trust has decided to call it<br />
quits.’’<br />
The group’s initial aim was to bring<br />
back some colour and vibrancy into an<br />
earthquake damaged town and<br />
community, she says.<br />
‘‘We have decided that as Kaiapoi is<br />
booming again, we think our work is<br />
done and that the community can now<br />
stand on its own feet.<br />
‘‘We will miss the fun and<br />
camaraderie of working together for our<br />
community, but all good things have a<br />
life and it is time for achange.’’<br />
The garden competition attracted 19<br />
entries and was judged on Friday,<br />
January 26 by Joan Whillans and Helen<br />
Award winner ... Jane Hughes' winning garden for `Premier Garden' and `View from the Street', in the recent Kaiapoi Garden<br />
Competition run by All Together Kaiapoi.<br />
PHOTO: CHRISTINE WATTON<br />
Roberts, who said the high quality of<br />
gardens gave them avery tough job<br />
choosing the winners, as ‘‘they were all<br />
winners in our eyes’’.<br />
Results:<br />
Walk Around: Max Pahl &Marg<br />
Kelsey.<br />
Garden Under 3Years: Helen Gordon.<br />
Sustainability: Kaiapoi Community<br />
Garden.<br />
Townhouse: Bill Waldron.<br />
Commercial: John Rhind Funeral<br />
Directors.<br />
Community Pride: Kaiapoi Club.<br />
View from the Street: Jane Hughes.<br />
Best Vegetable Garden: Mandy &Paul<br />
Grenier.<br />
Ray White House &Garden: Shared<br />
between Mandy &Paul Grenier and<br />
Ezra Schofield.<br />
Premier Garden: Jane Hughes.<br />
The recipe to harness the power of people<br />
By ROBYN BRISTOW<br />
Harnessing the power of people, a<br />
team, supporters and volunteers is<br />
the vital step to creating thriving<br />
groups and events, says community<br />
organiser and author Margot<br />
Korhonen.<br />
Margot says there is asecret recipe<br />
to building communities that people<br />
love living in.<br />
Drawing on her 20 years’<br />
experience initiating and running<br />
community groups, and events in<br />
New Zealand and Australia, Margot<br />
shares the secrets of her success in<br />
her new book, Creating Connected<br />
Communities.<br />
‘‘ Ihave just loved the community<br />
groups, events and activities I’ve<br />
been involved in.<br />
‘‘I have learned what it takes to<br />
turnanawesome idea into an<br />
exciting successful reality.<br />
‘‘Now Iwant to share my insights<br />
and offer individuals, and teams’<br />
information and tips to start projects,<br />
create groups or run events that are<br />
fun and productive,’’ Margot says.<br />
Her book is written in arelaxed,<br />
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ages and experience.<br />
It is arranged in five sections, and<br />
offers apractical guidebook covering<br />
all essential topics, such as planning<br />
and preparation, building ateam,<br />
managing money, marketing and<br />
getting the actual work done.<br />
There is also aseries of worksheets<br />
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each stage in the process, which are<br />
available as afree download from<br />
Margot’s website.<br />
‘‘It’s all about harnessing the<br />
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supporters, and volunteers.<br />
‘‘Building atribe of dedicated<br />
followers and creating engaged<br />
❛Building atribe of dedicated<br />
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connections with your community is<br />
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Margot’s book also has practical<br />
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project getting off track, losing<br />
momentum, having no money, and<br />
dealing with difficult people.<br />
These tricky topics are written in a<br />
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ensure people find solutions and get<br />
back on the track to success.<br />
‘‘I want to share what I’ve learnt<br />
through my experiences starting<br />
projects, within groups and<br />
organising events, large and small,’’<br />
she says.<br />
‘‘I really hope this book provides<br />
inspiration for so many. It could help<br />
sports teams, cultural and social<br />
clubs, schools and church<br />
fundraisers, social or networking<br />
groups and volunteering<br />
organisations.<br />
‘‘ It will help them to organise<br />
events, fundraise, create change or<br />
enhance their neighbourhoods with<br />
new facilities. Most importantly, it<br />
will help them create astronger<br />
connection with their community.’’<br />
Creating Connected Communities is<br />
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Scorpio Books, or from her website<br />
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Plan to dim lighting<br />
By DAVID HILL,<br />
Local Democracy Reporter<br />
Kaikōura'snight sky will be given<br />
greater protection under aproposal to<br />
toughen lighting regulations.<br />
The district is seeking international<br />
dark sky status, which means turning the<br />
lights down within the town.<br />
Mayor Craig Mackle said the move<br />
made sense as it would offer social,<br />
economic and environmental benefits<br />
for the community.<br />
The Kaikōura District Council will<br />
notify Plan Change 5tothe District Plan<br />
today to strengthen lighting regulations.<br />
The new rules will apply to any new<br />
builds and when lighting needs to be<br />
replaced.<br />
But local residents will not have to<br />
change their light bulbs immediately.<br />
To reduce light pollution, lights<br />
should be turned downwards and turned<br />
off when not needed, while motion<br />
sensors, light shielding and timers can<br />
reduce the impact of bright lights.<br />
Outdoor light bulbs should be<br />
replaced by 3000 Kelvin or lower.<br />
‘‘When you sit down and read the<br />
information you realise it is something<br />
we have to do,’’ Mr Mackle said.<br />
‘‘On the environmental side, it is quite<br />
incredible the difference it makes and<br />
that’s just from turning your lights<br />
down.’’<br />
The council adopted the private plan<br />
change request, which was submitted by<br />
the Kaikōura Dark Sky Trust, on January<br />
31, meaning it will take the lead.<br />
‘‘The plan change looks at responsible<br />
light so there is areal community benefit<br />
and it sits well with our rolling District<br />
Plan review,’’council chief executive<br />
Will Doughty said.<br />
It will set the minimum standards for<br />
lighting and responsible lighting<br />
guidelines for those who want to do more<br />
to protect local wildlife and protect<br />
Kaikōura’s window to the stars.<br />
The Kaikōura Dark Sky Trust was<br />
originally established to protect the<br />
Hutton’s shearwater (tītī), anative bird<br />
which is endemic to Kaikōura and is<br />
endangered.<br />
The birds regularly crash landed in<br />
the town because of the bright lights.<br />
Mr Doughty said consultation will be<br />
open for amonth and ahearing will be<br />
held if required.<br />
‘‘We are hoping the plan change will<br />
be operative by the end of the year,<br />
depending on the feedback and the<br />
process.<br />
‘‘In the meantime, it allows the trust to<br />
get on with its application to the<br />
International Darksky Association.’’<br />
The Kaikōura Dark Sky Trust will seek<br />
dark sky sanctuary status for the wider<br />
district and dark sky community status<br />
for the town.<br />
If successful, it will join dark sky<br />
sanctuaries at Aotea Great Barrier<br />
Island and Rakiura Stewart Island, and<br />
four other dark sky sites, including the<br />
Oxford dark sky park, which was<br />
announced in January.<br />
Comment has been sought from Te<br />
Rūnanga oKaikōura.<br />
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27<br />
NC councils to push<br />
on with their Plans<br />
By DAVID HILL,<br />
Local Democracy Reporter<br />
<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>’s councils plan to<br />
push ahead with their Long Term<br />
Plans, despite facing significant<br />
changes in Government policy.<br />
The Hurunui, Waimakariri and<br />
Kaikōura councils say their 10year<br />
plans are vital to preparing for<br />
future growth in their districts.<br />
The recent passing of the Water<br />
Services Acts Repeal Bill in<br />
Parliament has included provisions<br />
allowing councils to delay their<br />
plans and relaxes regulations to<br />
allow councils to update their plans<br />
to reflect the changes.<br />
The three councils said they<br />
always intended to include Three<br />
Waters in their Long Term Plans,<br />
noting it was easier to remove it at a<br />
later date, rather than to add it in.<br />
Hurunui District Council chief<br />
financial officer Jason Beck said<br />
delaying the adoption of the Long<br />
Term Plan from June to September<br />
would only complicate rates<br />
collection.<br />
‘‘We can’t set the rates for the<br />
coming year until we adopt our<br />
annual plan, so if we do not adopt<br />
our annual plan by the end of June,<br />
we will have to collect the first<br />
quarter instalment based on last<br />
year’s rates.<br />
‘‘When we are looking at a<br />
significant increase it would mean a<br />
big jump in the next three<br />
instalments, and we have done a<br />
significant amount of work already.’’<br />
Waimakariri District Council<br />
chief executive Jeff Millward said<br />
staff considered delaying the Long<br />
Term Plan for ayear due to changes<br />
in Government legislation, but<br />
considered it would be detrimental.<br />
‘‘If we did take up the option, we<br />
would be doing aone year plan with<br />
no future planning and then we<br />
would have to go back and do it again<br />
next year.<br />
‘‘We are agrowth council and so<br />
we need to stay relevant in the<br />
market.’’<br />
Kaikōura District Council chief<br />
executive Will Doughty said his<br />
council had already done six months<br />
work, so it was not interested in any<br />
delays.<br />
Delaying the Long Term Plan by a<br />
year would mean doing ‘‘an<br />
enhanced annual plan’’ this year<br />
and redoing the Long Term Plan<br />
next year.<br />
Councils can also opt to send out<br />
an unaudited consultation<br />
document to speed up the process.<br />
The Waimakariri District Council<br />
was one of the first councils to get its<br />
consultation document audited,<br />
while the Hurunui District Council<br />
is also planning to go ahead with its<br />
planned audit.<br />
The Kaikōura District Council<br />
voted last week to accept astaff<br />
recommendationtoproceed with an<br />
unaudited consultation document.<br />
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Planning for growth<br />
By DAVID HILL,<br />
Local Democracy Reporter<br />
Flood resilience and planning for<br />
growth feature in Waimakariri’s Long<br />
Term Plan, which signals an 8.94 percent<br />
average rates rise.<br />
Managing the natural environment,<br />
flood resilience, community facilities<br />
and the Rangiora eastern link road are<br />
being consulted on, says Waimakariri<br />
Mayor Dan Gordon.<br />
The Waimakariri District Council’s<br />
draft <strong>2024</strong>/34 Long Term Plan will go out<br />
for consultation tomorrow (Friday,<br />
<strong>March</strong> 15).<br />
Mr Gordon said the council was<br />
feeling the effects of the cost of living<br />
crisis, while continuing to pay off its<br />
earthquake recovery and MainPower<br />
Stadium loans.<br />
‘‘We have put some projects off<br />
because we simply can’t afford it, but we<br />
have also ensured the council continues<br />
to deliver high levels of service while<br />
prioritising growthrelated projects.<br />
‘‘We have included key projects such<br />
as the Rangiora eastern link road to help<br />
address traffic congestion.<br />
‘‘This is one of our main topics for<br />
engagement and we’re interested to see<br />
what the community thinks about this<br />
project.’’<br />
An eastern link road is expected to<br />
cost $37.9 million and will be part<br />
funded by development contributions.<br />
The council is seeking feedback from<br />
the community on whether it should go<br />
ahead and build the road, or wait for a<br />
51% subsidy from Waka Kotahi New<br />
Zealand Transport Agency.<br />
The council is planning to spend<br />
around $693 million over the next 10<br />
years replacing assets and planning for<br />
the district’s rapid growth.<br />
The district’s population is projected<br />
to grow from around 70,000 to 82,075 by<br />
2034, based on Stats NZ’s high growth<br />
scenario.<br />
Mr Gordon said the council is keen to<br />
receive feedback on its draft natural<br />
environment strategy, which considers<br />
how best to manage the natural<br />
environment.<br />
After spending $10 million in<br />
unplanned expenditure in the last three<br />
years due to flood events, the council is<br />
planning to establish apermanent<br />
infrastructure resilience team.<br />
To support the growing population,<br />
the council is planning a$24 million<br />
upgrade to the Trevor Inch Memorial<br />
Library in Rangiora.<br />
An alternative proposal is to build a<br />
$44 million extension to the Rangiora<br />
civic centre, with alibrary extension on<br />
the ground floor and council offices<br />
upstairs.<br />
The proposed Pegasus Community<br />
Centre, which was signalled in the 2021<br />
Long Term Plan, is set to be built by the<br />
end of next year.<br />
The council is also in talks with<br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> Cricket and <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />
Country Cricket about extending<br />
Mainpower Oval to accommodate more<br />
cricket pitches and training facilities.<br />
Mr Gordon said the council was also<br />
keen to receive feedback on climate<br />
change, central Government reforms,<br />
Three Waters, chlorination of drinking<br />
water, investment in transport, housing,<br />
and rubbish and recycling.<br />
The draft <strong>2024</strong>/34 Long Term Plan will<br />
be out for consultation until April 15,<br />
with hearings planned in May.<br />
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Erosion progress slow<br />
By DAVID HILL,<br />
Local Democracy Reporter<br />
Slow progressisbeing made in efforts to<br />
secure access to the Amberley Beach golf<br />
course.<br />
Around 50 golfers attended aHurunui<br />
District Council meeting in August 2023,<br />
calling on the council to extend Griersons<br />
Avenue to secure access to the Amberley<br />
Beach Golf Club’s clubhouse.<br />
The golf course is under threat from<br />
coastal erosion, along with access to<br />
mahinga kai areas in the Waimaiaia<br />
Reserve and the Waipara River mouth.<br />
The council agreed to investigate<br />
extending Griersons Avenue through the<br />
narrowestpart of awetland, against the<br />
advise in areport to the August meeting<br />
written by chief executive Hamish<br />
Dobbie.<br />
He proposed linking Webbs and<br />
Hursley Terrace Roads with Golf Links<br />
Road from the northern end, which would<br />
secure access to the golf course but not<br />
the clubhouse.<br />
Council staff have been working with<br />
Environment <strong>Canterbury</strong> to consider<br />
what consenting options are available.<br />
‘‘Some progressisbeing made, but it is<br />
slow,’’ he said.<br />
‘‘We are working towards an<br />
understanding with Environment<br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> on consenting issues for a<br />
realignment of the golf course.’’<br />
Bothoptions would secure access to the<br />
golf course for the next 30 years.<br />
Environment <strong>Canterbury</strong> consents<br />
planning manager Aurora Grant<br />
confirmed preconsent application<br />
discussions were continuing.<br />
Amberley Beach is one of several <strong>North</strong><br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> beach communities facing<br />
threats from erosion, coastal flooding and<br />
sea level rise.<br />
No solution is in sight for Motunau<br />
Beach residents facing the threat of<br />
erosion.<br />
The council has been working with two<br />
property owners at Motunau Beach, with<br />
homes perched precariously close to the<br />
cliff edge.<br />
Mr Dobbie said there is along legal<br />
process under the Building Act to follow<br />
before aresolution can be found.<br />
Ageotech report was completed last<br />
year and discussions are continue to<br />
ensure lives are not being put at risk, he<br />
said.<br />
Efforts to restore acoastal road north of<br />
Cheviot, which was claimed by the sea last<br />
year, are progressing.<br />
The council agreed to aKiwiRail plan<br />
in August to cofund the rebuild of<br />
Claverley Road in the Hundalees, north of<br />
the Conway River.<br />
Mr Dobbie said council staff had further<br />
conversations with KiwiRail last week<br />
about the reinforcement of the road.<br />
The project is expected to cost up to<br />
$520,000 and will restore access to three<br />
households, which have been relying on<br />
fourwheeldrive access.<br />
The road also provides access to<br />
archaeological sites of importance to local<br />
Mana Whenua, while the rail network is<br />
also under threat from erosion.<br />
Nape Nape Road at Blythe River, south<br />
of the Hurunui River, has been subject to<br />
slips following heavy rain events and<br />
coastal erosion over the last five years.<br />
Councillors called on staff in<br />
September to prepare astrategy to<br />
provide guidance on how to respond to<br />
these situations.<br />
It is expected to be considered as part of<br />
the Long Term Plan process in the coming<br />
weeks.<br />
The council has also been working on<br />
coastal adaptation plans with five beach<br />
communities over the last four years.<br />
Three plans have been adopted for<br />
Amberley Beach, Leithfield Beach and<br />
Motunau Beach.<br />
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Blues hall fundraiser<br />
By SHELLEY TOPP<br />
The historic Eyreton Hall will open its<br />
doors tomorrow evening (Friday, <strong>March</strong><br />
15) to celebrate ‘‘women of the blues’’.<br />
Lady Sings the Blues is apowerful<br />
show, tributing the women who have<br />
given us heartfelt tunes and by their<br />
extreme courage and passion have<br />
influenced generations of singers,’' show<br />
organiser Nigel Cook, of Down by the<br />
RiverKaiapoi Music, says.<br />
‘‘From Bessie Smith, Mahalia Jackson,<br />
Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, then,<br />
Etta James and Aretha Franklin, and<br />
right through to Bonnie Raitt, Susan<br />
Tedeschi, Amy Winehouse and Billie<br />
Eilish, to name afew, our journey spans<br />
through to the modern day.’’<br />
Nigel says that when the Eyreton Hall<br />
committee approached him to put on a<br />
community show at the hall to help raise<br />
funds to pay for the hall's crippling<br />
electricity costs, he knew exactly who he<br />
wanted to pay tribute to these legendary<br />
blues singers.<br />
Atop lineup of talented local<br />
musicians, Stephanie McEwin, Steven<br />
Gill, Gary Easterbrook, Shaun Burke<br />
and Chris McEwin, have been chosen to<br />
perform the songs these women made<br />
famous.<br />
The show will also pay tribute to the<br />
tradition of classic, oldstyle Kiwi hall<br />
concerts by serving supper at<br />
intermission.<br />
‘‘This hall lends itself to the classic<br />
Kiwi supper at intermission, having a<br />
separate supper room is perfect,’’ Nigel<br />
says.<br />
The show starts at 7.30pm at the hall,<br />
at 4Mandeville Road, on the corner of<br />
Mandeville and South Eyre roads, and<br />
finishes at 9.30pm.<br />
Tickets cost $25 each. Bookings can be<br />
made by texting Nigel at 027 404 7712<br />
and paid for on the night. Doors open at<br />
7pm.<br />
In the swim at Cheviot pool<br />
Cheviot Area School pupils are becoming<br />
more competent in the water thanks to the<br />
local Swimming Club fully funding<br />
lessons.<br />
Over the past four weeks students at the<br />
school have been have swimming lessons,<br />
with Cheviot Swimming Club member<br />
Shelley Ashford, who has helped them<br />
gain confidence in the water through<br />
building relationships and devising<br />
programmes tailored to individual needs.<br />
In four weeks the children have made<br />
huge improvement.<br />
Ted Stevenson says he enjoyed his<br />
lessons with Shelley, and Liam<br />
Tabayoyong says Shelley helped him ‘‘do<br />
breast stroke’’.<br />
‘‘I got faster at my freestyle,’’ says Tini<br />
Briefing ... Cheviot Swimming Club tutor<br />
Shelley Ashford talks to young students<br />
before their lesson in the pool. PHOTO: SUPPLIED<br />
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Cheviot A&P Show abeautiful success<br />
PHOTOS BY JOHN COSGROVE<br />
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In Control ... Tumatuenga Kapinga, aged 4, of Christchurch test drives atractor.<br />
Tasty ... Beau Reimink, aged 3, of<br />
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Puppy time ... Loch Jennings, aged 7,<br />
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On parade ... Award winning horses take part in the Cheviot A&PShow’s grand parade.<br />
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Sheep judging ... Future Farmers contestants, Frank Shield (middle) and Tom Hanna (both<br />
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Dahlia’s.<br />
Fixing aspill ... Matt Graveson of Rangiora cleans up his daughter<br />
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RHS pair take third<br />
By JOHN COSGROVE<br />
Making the transition from AgriKids<br />
to junior young farmer of the year is a<br />
huge step, says John Lundy.<br />
John, aged <strong>14</strong>, and teammate Harry<br />
Parish (15), are students at Rangiora<br />
High School and the pairing earned a<br />
hardfought third place against 18<br />
other teams competing in the regional<br />
final of the junior young farmer of the<br />
year competition held at the recent<br />
FMG Young Farmer of the Year<br />
Tasman regional finals in<br />
Christchurch.<br />
This was the first time either had<br />
competed at the junior young farmer<br />
of the year competition, although John<br />
had won at aregional final as part of<br />
the AgriKids team from <strong>North</strong> Loburn<br />
School acouple of years ago.<br />
‘‘They are two very different<br />
competitions,’’ says John.<br />
‘‘Agrikids is all about having fun<br />
whereas the junior young farmer<br />
competition is amirror of the Young<br />
Farmer of the Year contest.’’<br />
It was just like competing in the<br />
adult competition, John says, doing<br />
much the same sort of activities right<br />
down to the quickfire Qand Asession<br />
at the end with host Te Radar.<br />
Harry and John teamed up at the<br />
start of the year and have studied hard<br />
since. ‘‘It’s not just about the physical<br />
farmrelated tasks they judge you on,<br />
it’s about safety, mental strength,<br />
general knowledge and alot more. It is<br />
areal change up from Agrikids.’’<br />
On the day the pair did fencing, and<br />
flood modules —preparedness and<br />
what to do after aflood —fire and<br />
emergency, animal digestive systems,<br />
soil moisture and Ospri–NAIT<br />
tracking.<br />
Junior team ... Harry Parish (left),, and<br />
John Lundy.<br />
PHOTO: JOHN COSGROVE<br />
Both Harry and John are members<br />
of the school's farm study group, often<br />
helping out, and learning on anearby<br />
Lowline breeding farm.<br />
While John is acountry boy, Harry is<br />
atownie who helps out in the holidays<br />
on adairy farm.<br />
‘‘I love it,’’ Harry says.<br />
‘‘The challenges farming poses<br />
make me want to do better each time<br />
I’m on the farm.’’<br />
They are now waiting to see if they<br />
will be competing in the national final,<br />
as being thirdplace getters they are<br />
first reserve if either of the other<br />
teams pull out.<br />
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The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>March</strong> <strong>14</strong>, <strong>2024</strong> 35<br />
Mikayla in winningteam<br />
By JOHN COSGROVE<br />
<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> high school students<br />
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of the year Tasman regional finals.<br />
Mikayla Molloy of Sefton, was part of the<br />
winning Rangi Ruru Girls High School<br />
team with Tabitha White, and says the<br />
regional finals were thrilling and nerveracking<br />
at the same time.<br />
‘‘It was awesome to catch up with some<br />
of the people we competed against last<br />
year.<br />
‘‘It wasn't too hard once you have got<br />
your first regional final under your belt as<br />
you get into the swing of things.<br />
‘‘The day overall went pretty well, we<br />
were second overall at the end of the<br />
modules with 315 points, two points behind<br />
the St Bedes boys, and we pulled through<br />
in the faceoff to win, which was exciting.’’<br />
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<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>March</strong> <strong>14</strong>, <strong>2024</strong><br />
Cure has outstanding success<br />
Launch time ... Jim Lapsley and the Saucy Jane.<br />
PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN<br />
Jet boat nostalgia<br />
There was alot of interest at the<br />
Waimakariri River boat ramp<br />
recently, as asevenyear labour of<br />
love hit the water.<br />
Rolleston man Jim Lapsley<br />
launched his replica of Sir William<br />
Hamilton's original jet boat, the<br />
‘Saucy Jane', which was first designed<br />
70 years ago.<br />
Lapsley has had alot of interest in<br />
the project.<br />
‘‘You can trace all of these jet boats<br />
all back to this one boat.<br />
‘‘You can trace every jet skifrom the<br />
success of this one boat.<br />
‘‘So it's pretty special.’’<br />
Jim was keen to resurrect this part<br />
of New Zealand's history to prove the<br />
world's first successful jet boat<br />
worked just as it did in 1954.<br />
He used photos to help recreate the<br />
vessel, although few original<br />
materials were used.<br />
He says because it is based on the<br />
1950s design, the boat's handling isn't<br />
the best.<br />
‘‘(It's) terrible, could be described<br />
as underwhelming.<br />
‘‘But that's 1954, that's what started<br />
it all.<br />
‘‘You know, you can't expect it to go<br />
like amodern jet boat with only 30<br />
horsepower.<br />
‘‘The modern ones have got 400.’’<br />
By SHELLEY TOPP<br />
The outstanding successachieved by<br />
Kaiapoi's Cure Boating Club at the <strong>2024</strong><br />
New ZealandRowing Championships is<br />
a‘‘dream come true’’.<br />
The club sent asquad of 22 athletes to<br />
compete at New Zealand’s premiere<br />
rowingregatta which was held at Lake<br />
Karapiro, near Cambridge,and they<br />
deliveredaresult to be proud of.<br />
The squad, coached by New Zealand<br />
Olympian1294, Alex Kennedy,<br />
participated in 16 AFinals, and 8B<br />
Finals, winningmedals in six categories<br />
at the fiveday regatta.<br />
The medal haul included two golds in<br />
the men’spremiereight composite with<br />
two recipients receivingRed Coats,<br />
awarded for gold medal winning<br />
performancesatnational<br />
championships.<br />
Club vicepresident Peter Midgley<br />
says the result is testament to the hard<br />
work, dedication, and teamwork<br />
exhibited by everymember of the Cure<br />
Boating Club squad.<br />
‘‘Each athlete gave their all on the<br />
water, and their achievements reflect<br />
the commitment to excellence that<br />
defines our club.<br />
‘‘Winning medals at the national level<br />
is adream come true for us.<br />
‘‘It is aresult of the countless hours of<br />
trainingand the unwavering support<br />
from our coaches, crew members and<br />
supporters,’’ he says.<br />
The squad also achievedsuccess afew<br />
days after the championships at the<br />
national under 21 rowing trials, which<br />
NC SPORTS RESULTS<br />
were also held at Lake Karapiro.<br />
Two members of the squad, Alex<br />
Fletcher and Will Mackintosh were<br />
selected for the men’s New Zealand<br />
team, Annabelle Scott was chosen as<br />
coxswain for the women’s team. These<br />
young rowers will now compete against<br />
the Australians at the <strong>2024</strong> Under 21<br />
Pacific Regatta in Sydney in late May<br />
and early June.<br />
Alex Kennedy was also selected to join<br />
Kaye Surgenor in the New Zealand<br />
Under 21 men’s team coaching role.<br />
The Cure Boating Club rows on the<br />
Kaiapoi and Waimakariri Rivers, with<br />
the club rooms and boat shed based<br />
‘riverside' on Raven Quay in the centre<br />
of Kaiapoi.<br />
‘‘Rowing is our passion and there's<br />
something on offer all year round. We<br />
provide rowing programmes for agegroup,<br />
club, and masters rowers, as well<br />
as learntorow opportunities,’’ Peter<br />
says.<br />
Results:<br />
Men’s club single bronze medal: S.<br />
Barnet.<br />
Men’s club coxless 4silver medal: S.<br />
Barnett, C. Mackintosh, E. Byloo, and F.<br />
Dijkstra.<br />
Men’s senior coxless quad silver<br />
medal: A. Fletcher, W. Rattray, G.<br />
Johnson, and W. Mackintosh.<br />
Men’s club coxed eight silver medal: J.<br />
Wadley, C. Mackintosh, S. Barnett, A.<br />
Corkery, E. Byloo, F. Dijkstra, T.<br />
Giannakogiorgos, M. Smith, and A. Scott.<br />
Men’s premier eight composite: Two<br />
gold medals, plus two Red Coats to: G<br />
Johnson and WMackintosh.<br />
SPORT INBRIEF<br />
Country Cricket<br />
Weedons headed off Sefton to win the<br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> Country cricket premier<br />
T20 competition last Saturday.<br />
Played at the Sefton Domain, the<br />
visitors batted first and after losing<br />
three early wickets asolid partnership<br />
between their English professional<br />
George Hill, and former <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />
player Jeremy Benton, allowed them to<br />
get through to 187.<br />
In reply Sefton started in abad<br />
fashionwith the competition’s leading<br />
run scorer Amandeep Arora out first<br />
ball. Matt Laffey and Lance Taylor<br />
helped rescue the innings,but this<br />
came to an end 37 runs short of the<br />
target.<br />
Scoreboard: Sefton 150 (Matt Laffey<br />
68) lost to Weedons 187 (MacKenzie<br />
Smith 2/25).<br />
Hawarden Indoor Bowls<br />
The Hawarden Indoor Bowls Club<br />
hosted its first home tournament<br />
recently, after alapse of many years.<br />
Eleven teams fromChristchurch,<br />
Kaiapoi, Woodend, Rangiora, Sefton,<br />
and Balcairn competed in the<br />
inaugural Earlybird tournament, on<br />
six mats.<br />
Fourgames of seven ends were<br />
played throughout the day with<br />
Kaiapoi 1taking the overall honours,<br />
with Metro second and Fernside third.<br />
Funds raised through raffles and<br />
three auctions on the daywill go<br />
towards buying uniforms for the<br />
Hawarden Indoor Bowling Club<br />
members.<br />
RangioraGolf Club<br />
Stableford: Men: Eric Pollock 24 c/b, 1;<br />
StephenBell 24 c/b, 2; Eric Cormack 22<br />
c/b, 3; Keith Ryder 22 c/b, 4; John Walker<br />
22 c/b, 5; Ross McQueen21, 6; Peter Van<br />
Hout 20 c/b, 7; Bruce Pugh 20 c/b, 8;<br />
Nelson Moffatt 18 c/b, 9; Ralph Sinclair 18<br />
c/b, 10.<br />
Women: Jenni Brook 25, 1; Dianne<br />
Sinclair 24 c/b, 2; Robyn Gillman 24 c/b, 3;<br />
Ruth Crawford 23, 4; Sue Mardon 22 c/b, 5;<br />
Verety Johnson 22 c/b, 6; Carol Van Hout<br />
21 c/b, 7; Rita Moore 21 c/b, 8; Ann Martin<br />
21 c/b, 9; Marion Cotter 21 c/b, 10.<br />
Rangiora Bridge Club<br />
ThomasPairs: <strong>North</strong>/South: Maggie<br />
Johnston/Nita Sheasby1,Robin Hassall/<br />
Linda Hanham 2, Lorraine Tullett/Robyn<br />
Dawson 3.East/West:Pauline Miller/<br />
Veronica Hall 1, MargaretPickering/<br />
Janice Pickering 2, Trevor Proffit/<br />
Lorraine Proffit 3.<br />
Presidents: N/S: Lynette Tillman/Helen<br />
Phillips 1, Warwick Wyatt/Lesley Shipley<br />
2, CathCostello/Judy Bruerton 3. E/W:<br />
Wayne Hutchings/Gaynor Hurford 1,<br />
Janet Apperley/Linda Hanham 2, Peter<br />
Whitehead/JudithDriver 3.<br />
Junior Evening: Gayle Saunders/Debra<br />
Wilson 1, Margriet Dijkstra/Alison Howie<br />
2, Murray Davis/Sharyn Davis 3.<br />
Plate Pairs: N/S: Dawn Simpson/Sue<br />
McIlroy 1, David Rainey/Shirley Symns 2,<br />
Marion Lomax/Irene Carson 3. E/W: Liz<br />
Partridge/Kevin Kuch 1, Nancy Harris/<br />
Judith McIntyre 2, Jan Roose/Jannene<br />
Cumming 3.<br />
Waimakariri Gorge Golf<br />
Bingo Bango Bongo:18 Holes: M<br />
Robertson –57points, LScott–53 points.<br />
9Holes: J Jenkins —40. Nearest to Pin –<br />
No 4for 2JPottinger, Nearest to Pin – No<br />
11 for 2–LScott. Longest Putt–No 9–K<br />
Bush.<br />
Amberley Golf Club<br />
4BBB: GWilliams and EWilly +<strong>14</strong>, R<br />
Clifton and MNeale +11, RMcPhail and<br />
LSchwaiger +10, HMurray and KPepper<br />
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Excel Design Build Longest Putt:NRhyn<br />
Mid Week Men: BLogan 41, NRhynd 40,<br />
GHopping 39, NCrawford 37, RJamieson<br />
36, SJohns 36, DFlewellen 36, MGrover<br />
36, BFitzgerald 36, MBruner 36.<br />
Nine holers: IPettigrew 24, VCrooks 21, P<br />
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Tender Awarded for Waimakariri Gorge<br />
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The replacement of the Waimakariri Gorge Bridge<br />
Deck is one step closer following the award of a<br />
tender to Fulton Hogan Ltd.<br />
The new deck has been ordered and isdue for<br />
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Afull programme including details of traffic<br />
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Skills Classes<br />
Introduction to SmartPhones<br />
Rangiora Library<br />
Wednesday 20<strong>March</strong> • 10–12 noon<br />
KaiapoiLibrary<br />
Friday 22 <strong>March</strong> • 10–12 noon<br />
Oxford Library<br />
Friday 5April • 10–12 noon<br />
Introduction to Apps<br />
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Thursday 28 <strong>March</strong> • 10–12 noon<br />
KaiapoiLibrary<br />
Wednesday 27<strong>March</strong> • 10–12 noon<br />
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Let’stalk.<br />
about the draft<br />
Long Term Plan <strong>2024</strong>/34<br />
We’refocused on<br />
continuing high levels<br />
of servicefor our<br />
growingcommunity.<br />
TheCouncil is asking forfeedback thesekey topics:<br />
1. How we’ll prioritise the natural environment<br />
2. Building the right facilities atthe right time<br />
3. Extensionofthe Trevor Inch Memorial Rangiora Library<br />
4. Funding flood resilience and improvements<br />
5. Rangiora Eastern Link road.<br />
WE OPEN FORSUBMISSIONSON15MARCH<br />
HAVE YOUR SAYBEFORE 15 APRIL <strong>2024</strong>.<br />
Want to learnmore?<br />
Come alongtoone of ourdrop-ins.<br />
more info: waimakariri.govt.nz/letstalk<br />
Does Your Pool<br />
Fence Comply?<br />
waimakariri.govt.nz/letstalk<br />
Summer ishere and it’s important pool barriers<br />
and fencing comply with the Building Act.<br />
From November to <strong>March</strong> each year we’ll be visiting<br />
properties to check if apool is still present, the type<br />
and if the pool fence complies.<br />
We’ll leave anotice in the letterbox after the check, and<br />
note any items that may need tobeaddressed.<br />
Why we’re doing this:<br />
The Building Act requires us to inspect pool barriers<br />
regularly for compliance to the Building Code.<br />
Call us on 03 311 8906 if you have any questions.<br />
Register your pool at waimakariri.govt.nz -<br />
keyword search Swimming Pool Registration
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Temporary Road Closures<br />
Kaiapoi and Rangiora<br />
The following roads will be closed<br />
temporarily for the period shown for<br />
the ANZAC Day Service Parades on<br />
Thursday 25 April <strong>2024</strong>.<br />
Kaiapoi<br />
Road to be Closed<br />
• Raven Quay,<br />
from Williams Street to Black Street<br />
Period of Closure - 6am to 8am.<br />
Roads to be Closed<br />
• Sewell Street,<br />
from Smith Street toDavie Street<br />
• Davie Street,<br />
from Charles Street to Sewell Street<br />
Period of Closures - 8am to midday.<br />
Rangiora<br />
Roads to be Closed<br />
• Ashley Street,<br />
from High Street to Burt Street<br />
• High Street,<br />
from Albert Street to Durham Street<br />
• Ivory Street,<br />
from High Street to Collins Street<br />
• Alfred Street,<br />
from Ivory Street toPercival Street<br />
• Victoria Street,<br />
from High Street to 67 Victoria Street<br />
• Percival Street,<br />
from RSC carpark to High Street<br />
Period of Closures - 10.30am to 1.30pm.<br />
The following road will be closed<br />
temporarily for the period shown for the<br />
Rangiora Fire Station 150 th Anniversary<br />
on Sunday 2June <strong>2024</strong>.<br />
• Percival Street,<br />
from Queen Street to RSC carpark<br />
Period of Closure - 8am to 5pm.<br />
All closures will beremoved assoon as it is<br />
safe todoso. Detours will beinplace.<br />
These closures are made in accordance<br />
with Section 11(e) of the Tenth Schedule<br />
of the Local Government Act 1974 and<br />
will apply to all vehicular traffic with the<br />
exception ofthe Fire Service, Ambulance,<br />
Police, Council vehicles.<br />
Falcons and Holdens<br />
Ahuge display of Falcons from 1962 and Holdens from 1948 to 2018, will be on display at the Better Half Kitchen<br />
and Bar, the corner of Ashworths Beach Rod, and SH 1, Leithfield, on Sunday, <strong>March</strong> 31. The Amberley Menz<br />
Shed are running the event which starts at 10am, and it will includes many other classic vehicles from all over<br />
the world.<br />
This Falcon /Holden display has never been held in New Zealand before. Entry is free to everyone, however<br />
adonation to the Amberley Menz Shed would be gratefully accepted. Magic will entertain during the morning<br />
with numbers from the golden days of the 50s to the 70s. Food and drink is available on site. The event runs<br />
from 9.30am until 11.30 am. Look up <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> classic tours Facebook page to view previous classic<br />
gatherings.<br />
Rangiora Early Records Society<br />
The society will hold apublic meeting on Thursday, <strong>March</strong> 21 at 7.30pm at the Rangiora Museum at 29 Good<br />
Street, where Sally O'Connell, Waimakariri Libraries' Local History and Heritage Librarian, will give atour of<br />
the new Waimakariri Heritage website, aplace to conserve and curate community memories and taonga.<br />
Sally will explain how to contribute directly to the heritage resource. There will be atalk on other library<br />
services including digital resources, eventsand community education classes. Community Connections<br />
Librarian, Anna Paterson will talk about this and what they do at the Waimakariri Libraries and how they are<br />
there to help the community. All welcome, and the evening is free, although donations from non members of<br />
the Museum would be appreciated. Supper will be served. The Museum is open Wednesdays and Sundays, 1.30<br />
4pm.<br />
Waimakariri River Salmon Fishing Competition<br />
Official entry forms for the Waimakariri River Salmon Fishing Competition on <strong>March</strong> 16, organised by New<br />
Zealand Salmon Anglers Association are available from New Zealand Salmon Anglers Association committee<br />
members or Facebook, Ballinger’s Hunting &Fishing Christchurch; <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> Hunting &Fishing<br />
Rangiora; Kairaki Beach Camp office; Fishermans Loft and Anglers Warehouse.There will be separate<br />
divisions for Adult, Junior, Child and Tiddlers. The prizegiving will be held in the Pines Beach Community Hall,<br />
Dunns Ave, Pines Beach, commencing at 4.30pm. BYO refreshments. $2 sausage sizzle BBQ available.<br />
Lady Sings the Blues<br />
Lady Sings the Blues is apowerful show, tributing the women of the blues. Held at the Eyreton Hall, 4<br />
Mandeville Road on Saturday <strong>March</strong> 15, starting at 7.30pm. the show recalls the women who have influenced<br />
generations of singers. From Ella Fitzgerald to Bonnie Raitt and Amy Winehouse. Atop line up of talented local<br />
musicians. Tickets: $25 pp pre saved text 027 404 7712<br />
AT THE LIBRARY<br />
Kiwis and<br />
Cortinas,by<br />
Gordon<br />
Campbell<br />
There was a<br />
time when every<br />
New Zealander<br />
either owned a<br />
Ford Cortina or<br />
had aparent,<br />
sister, brother,<br />
grandparent or<br />
friend who did.<br />
While we can't<br />
claim these<br />
hugely popular<br />
cars as our own, the Cortina's place in New Zealand motoring<br />
history makes it something of aKiwi cultural icon.<br />
What about Men?, by Caitlin Moran<br />
After 11 years of writing bestsellers about women, and<br />
dismissing this question, having been very sure that the<br />
concerns of feminism and men are very different things,<br />
Caitlin Moran realised that this wasn't quite right, and that the<br />
problems of feminism are also the problems of, yes, men.<br />
The art of Winning, by Dan Carter<br />
Honest, surprising and inspiring, The Art of Winning converts<br />
alegendary career into timeless lessons for readers in any<br />
walk of life. Step inside the unique culture of the All Blacks –<br />
and inside the mind of alegend.<br />
These titles are available in both Waimakariri and Hurunui<br />
libraries. Find out more about recent additions to the library<br />
collection by going to the library catalogue at waimakariri.<br />
kotui.org.nz or hurunui.kotui.org.nz or contact your local<br />
library.<br />
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Respond to r.deboyer@xtra.co.nz or<br />
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Rangiora<br />
High School<br />
2659211<br />
Kaiāwhina /<br />
Teacher Aide<br />
Rangiora High School<br />
is proud to be acaring,<br />
community-based<br />
environment inspiring<br />
life-long learning.<br />
Students are at the<br />
centre of our work.<br />
We areseeking to<br />
appoint aKaiāwhina<br />
to undertake learning<br />
support work.<br />
•Permanent Part-time<br />
(25 hours per week).<br />
Term time only.<br />
Relevant experience<br />
and/or qualifications are<br />
an advantage.<br />
Please visit the Join Us<br />
/Employment page of<br />
our website for further<br />
information:<br />
www.rangiorahigh.<br />
school.nz<br />
Applications close at<br />
9am on Monday 18<br />
<strong>March</strong> <strong>2024</strong>.
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•Andy Horn Fencing<br />
•Scott Agencies ltd<br />
•Farmlands<br />
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• Greta PeaksTransport<br />
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at BalcairnHall, Saturday 23 <strong>March</strong> <strong>2024</strong> -7.30pm<br />
Threeofour much lovednationaltreasures<br />
performing together!<br />
Tickets$30 online www.balcairnhall.com OR<br />
SallyMac’s,Amberley; SeftonGarage and<br />
Stan’s 7Day Pharmacy,Rangiora.<br />
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2657712<br />
Public Notices<br />
Road Stopping<br />
PortionofCampbell Street adjoining15ManukaBay Road,PortRobinson, Hurunui<br />
District<br />
Public Notice is hereby giventhat, pursuant to Section319(h)and 342(a) of theLocal<br />
Government Act1974, theHurunui District Councilproposestostoppartofthe road<br />
described in theschedule hereto:<br />
SCHEDULE<br />
Area (Ha) Shownonthe plan as Plan<br />
0.3 Roadtobestopped(Proposed) Campbell Street –ProposedRoad<br />
Stopping –<strong>Canterbury</strong>Maps–<br />
15 December 2023<br />
PURPOSE<br />
Theportion of road when stoppedshall be amalgamated pursuant to Section345(1)(a)<br />
ofthe LocalgovernmentAct 1974 with adjoining landasfollows:<br />
Area (Ha) Shown Landtobeamalgamated with<br />
0.1 Part 1 Part1is to be amalgamated with<br />
Section49Block XI Cheviot SD<br />
0.2 Part 2 Part2is to be amalgamated with<br />
CB34C/113<br />
Theabove-mentioned plan maybeviewedatthe CheviotService Centre &Library,<br />
HurunuiMemorial Library(Amberley)orthe HurunuiDistrictCouncil Offices at 66 Carters<br />
Road, Amberley during normal officehours or on theCouncils websitewww.hurunui.govt.<br />
nz underHaveyoursay –Consultations.<br />
If youwould like to object to this proposal youmustlodge your objectioninwriting to the<br />
Hurunui District CouncilAttn: CameronAshwortheitherinpersonto66Carters Road,<br />
Amberley, or posted to PO Box13, Amberley 7441 or email cameron.ashworth@hurunui.<br />
govt.nztoarrive no later than 5:00pm 2April <strong>2024</strong>.<br />
Dated at HurunuiDistrictCouncil, Amberley this 7day of <strong>March</strong><strong>2024</strong>.<br />
This is thesecondpublication of this notice.<br />
HDobbie<br />
ChiefExecutive Officer<br />
AGM <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />
Ploughing Match Association<br />
to be held 19th <strong>March</strong><br />
<strong>2024</strong>, 7.30pm in the Ohoka<br />
Hall all welcome. Enquiries<br />
ph Bill Ward 313 4395.<br />
DEB’S Private Transport.<br />
Appointments, outings,<br />
shopping, airport transfer.<br />
Phone 021 28 99256. Email<br />
dtooby.nz@gmail.com<br />
AGM<br />
(Annual<br />
General Meeting)<br />
at Tuahiwi Community<br />
Preschool 7.30pm on<br />
9th April <strong>2024</strong>,tobe<br />
held at 204Tuahiwi<br />
Road, Tuahiwi.<br />
Allwelcometoattend.<br />
Notice of Annual<br />
General Meeting<br />
(AGM)<br />
For the Rangiora RSA<br />
to all Members<br />
Date: Saturday<br />
23 rd <strong>March</strong> <strong>2024</strong><br />
Time: 1000hrs<br />
Venue:Lounge area of<br />
Mess, Rangiora<br />
RSAbuilding,<br />
82 Victoria<br />
Street, Rangiora<br />
Agenda<br />
1. Apologies for<br />
absence<br />
2. Minutes of previous<br />
AGM<br />
3. President’sreport<br />
4. Financial report<br />
5. Confirmation of<br />
Executive Committee<br />
Members<br />
6. General business<br />
Kindest regards<br />
Bill Peck<br />
Secretary/Treasurer<br />
Rangiora RSA<br />
266<strong>14</strong>73<br />
PUBLIC NOTICE OF<br />
APPLICATION FOR<br />
ON-LICENCE<br />
Section 101, Sale<br />
and Supply of<br />
Alcohol Act 2012<br />
99 Liquor Limited, 73<br />
Victoria Street, Rangiora<br />
has made application<br />
to the District Licensing<br />
Committee (DLC) at<br />
Rangiora forthe renewal<br />
of aOn-Licence in respect<br />
of the premises situated<br />
at 73 Victoria Street,<br />
Rangiora,known as<br />
Liquorland Rangiora.<br />
The general nature of the<br />
business conducted (or to<br />
be conducted) under the<br />
licence is Liquor Retail.<br />
The days on which and the<br />
hours during which alcohol<br />
is (orisintended to be )<br />
sold under the licence are<br />
Monday to Sunday from<br />
7am to 10pm<br />
The application may be<br />
inspected during ordinary<br />
office hours at the office<br />
of the Waimakariri District<br />
Licensing Committee at<br />
215 High Street, Rangiora.<br />
Any person who is entitled<br />
to object and who wishes<br />
to object to the issue of<br />
the licence may,not later<br />
than 25 working days after<br />
the date of the publication<br />
of this notice, file anotice<br />
inwriting of the objection<br />
with the Secretary of<br />
the Waimakariri District<br />
Licensing Committee<br />
at Private Bag 1005,<br />
Rangiora 7440 or email to<br />
alcohol@wmk.govt.nz<br />
No objection to the<br />
renewal of alicence may<br />
be made in relation to a<br />
matter other than amatter<br />
specified in section 131<br />
of the Sale and Supply of<br />
Alcohol Act 2012.<br />
This is the second<br />
publication of this notice.<br />
This notice was first<br />
published on 7th <strong>March</strong><br />
<strong>2024</strong><br />
PUBLIC NOTICE OF<br />
APPLICATION FOR<br />
ON-LICENCE<br />
2659696<br />
SECTION 101, SALE<br />
AND SUPPLY OF<br />
ALCOHOLACT 2012<br />
Oak Thai Cuisine Ltd,<br />
5/245 Blenheim Road,<br />
Middleton, Christchurch,<br />
8024 has made application<br />
to the District Licensing<br />
Committee (DLC) at<br />
Rangiora for the issue of<br />
an On-Licence in respect<br />
of the premises situated at<br />
4Clayton Place, Woodend<br />
known as Thai Station<br />
Restaurant & Takeaway<br />
.The general nature ofthe<br />
business conducted (or to<br />
be conducted )under the<br />
licence isRestaurant .The<br />
daysonwhich andthe hours<br />
duringwhich alcoholis(or is<br />
intended to be )sold under<br />
the licence are Sunday to<br />
Thursday 8am to 11pm.<br />
Friday to Saturday 8am to<br />
1am.<br />
The application may be<br />
inspected during ordinary<br />
office hours at the office<br />
of the Waimakariri District<br />
LicensingCommitteeat215<br />
High Street,Rangiora.<br />
Any person who is entitled<br />
to object and who wishes<br />
to object to the issue of<br />
the licence may, not later<br />
than 25 working days after<br />
the date ofthe publication<br />
of this notice, file anotice<br />
in writing ofthe objection<br />
with the Secretary of<br />
the Waimakariri District<br />
Licensing Committee at<br />
PrivateBag 1005, Rangiora<br />
7440 or email toalcohol@<br />
wmk.govt.nz<br />
No objection to the issue<br />
of alicence may be made<br />
in relation to amatter other<br />
than amatter specified in<br />
section 105(1) of the Sale<br />
and Supply of Alcohol Act<br />
2012.<br />
Thisisthefirstpublication of<br />
this notice<br />
2660120<br />
Personal<br />
CHARMING gent would<br />
like to meet a well presented<br />
woman for coffee /<br />
colder drink and /orsome<br />
dining out /dancing opportunities<br />
027 659 4425.<br />
OLDER man seeks atrim<br />
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& outings. Send a<br />
message<br />
themightymouse460@gmail.com<br />
Educational<br />
TUITION available. Primary<br />
and secondary (Math,<br />
English, Science) up to<br />
NCEA level 3. Each<br />
student on an individually<br />
tailored programme. Kip<br />
McGrath Rangiora has<br />
been serving the local community<br />
for 30 +years. Give<br />
us acall (03) 313 3638 or<br />
book your free assessment<br />
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AAA HANDYMAN<br />
licensed carpenter LBP, all<br />
property and building<br />
maintenance, repairs, bathroom/shower<br />
installations,<br />
with free quotes 03 387<br />
0770 or 027 245 5226<br />
ciey@xtra.co.nz.<br />
ABEL &Prestige Chimney<br />
Cleaning. Nth Cant owned<br />
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Professional, guaranteed,<br />
service. Firebox<br />
repairs, carry most parts. Ph<br />
0800 661 244.<br />
ALL TREE SERVICES,<br />
arbour work, pruning, tree<br />
removal. Affordable &<br />
friendly service. Telephone<br />
021 111 4322.<br />
ARBORIST qualified.<br />
Copper Beech Tree<br />
Services. Tree removal,<br />
pruning, height reduction,<br />
hedge trimming, shaping,<br />
tree planting, firewood.<br />
Free quotes. Contact Angus<br />
Edwards 027 259 6741<br />
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BRIAN’S Tree Services.<br />
Tree felling, topping,<br />
shaping, firewood cut, rubbish<br />
removed, stump grinding,<br />
branch chipping.<br />
Affordable rates. Phone 03<br />
327 5505 or 021 124 4894.<br />
BUILDERS Father &<br />
son’s team. Amac Builders<br />
are available to help you<br />
with your building needs.<br />
High standards, low<br />
overheads, no job too<br />
small. Check us out on fb.<br />
Amac Builders Ltd. Phone<br />
027 318 4400.<br />
CHIMNEY SWEEPS.<br />
Time to service your fire.<br />
Accumulation ofsoot seriously<br />
affects performance.<br />
Latest rotary brush technology.<br />
Free moisture check<br />
on wood. Safety inspection.<br />
All work insured and guaranteed.<br />
From $80 single<br />
story. 0800 SWEEPME or<br />
www.sweepnz.co.nz.<br />
DRESSMAKING Bev’s<br />
Sew Good Services. For all<br />
your alterations, repairs,<br />
dressmaking, curtains.<br />
Phone 327 5535.<br />
HAP’S FARM and<br />
gardening service, sheep<br />
shearing, crutching,<br />
drenching etc, fencing<br />
repairs, gardening, pruning,<br />
small tree trimming etc.<br />
Phone 021 267 4025.<br />
HIGH SPEC PAINTERS.<br />
Quality local professionals.<br />
Ph: 027 846 5035. E:<br />
corban@highspecpainters.co.nz.<br />
KITCHEN, bathroom,<br />
renovations, decking,<br />
pergolas, fencing. Honest<br />
reliable licenced builders.<br />
Ph Don 027 727 9162.<br />
PAINTER & Decorator.<br />
25 + years experience.<br />
Interior /exterior, roofs &<br />
waterblasting. For a free<br />
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