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NEWS The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>March</strong> <strong>14</strong>, <strong>2024</strong> 21 Milking fun ... Pāmu’s Eyrewell Dairy Unit manager Mahraaz Hussein explains the milking machinery to Farhana Islam (left) and Mohammad Mehedi Hasan, holding his daughter Fahreta (2),when the family visited the farm as part of the national Open Farms day held on Sunday around the country. PHOTO: JOHN COSGROVE Life on the farm on show to urban visitors By JOHN COSGROVE Sunday was national Open Farms day and in <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>over 150 people from the moreurban parts of Christchurch came out to visit the Pāmu Eyrewell DairyUnit. Farm Manager Mahraaz Hussein said his farmteam and volunteers from other nearby Pāmu farms enjoyed showing people around their operation there. “It was really cool to see adiverse bunch of people come to see us, and especially heaps of kids who were really curious, especially about milking the cows. “The kids had some great questions and everyone was keen to get atrailer ride on the farm, get to see the milking shed in action, and some even found the <strong>Canterbury</strong>Grass Skink in our habitat restoration paddock.” Eyrewell Dairy Unit is adairyfarm owned by Pāmu (Landcorp Farming Limited). They milk over 600 cows and also raise dairy beef cattle. Mr Hussein says they looked forward to showing families wheretheir milk comes from. Eyrewell is also home to the rare <strong>Canterbury</strong>Grass Skink and Pāmu have a2.5ha paddock dedicated to restoring their habitat that visitors were able to go into. Pāmu Community Engagement Manager Terri Anderson says this was the first time Pāmu had taken part in the national programme reconnecting Kiwis with their land, food and farmers. She says their team were proud of how they look after the farm and their animals and it’s great to show people who might not get achance to get on farm normally, and help them to get a better understanding of what they do here.” Kaiapoi Food Farm and the Food Forest were the other two sites who opened their farm gates in <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>. One of the visitors Mohammad Mehedi Hasan, with his wife Farhana Islam (left) and daughter Fahreta (2) were impressed by the operations on the farm as they got to meet the animals, take ahosted farm tour and tractortrailer rides, take part in farming games and watch the milking demonstration. Farhana Islam says the couple had relatives who ran dairy farms back in Bangladesh and this modern dairy operation was at another level. Golfing excellence By SHELLEY TOPP Amelia Garvey, amember of the Kaiapoi Golf Club, has become the first professional golfer to score an eagle, albatross, and aholeinone in asingle round. The groundbreaking round which set anew benchmark in golfing excellence was recorded at the NXXT Women’s Championship at Royal St. Cloud Golf Links in Florida earlier this month. Scoring this remarkable trio of rare golfing feats has defied astronomical odds and accomplished what no other professional golfer, male or female, has achieved, says the NXXT Golf chief executive Stuart McKinnon. Amelia’s achievement underscored her exceptional skill and perseverance and served as ahistoric milestone, not only for her but for the NXXT Women’s Pro Tour, showcasing the platform's capacity to host performances that redefine the sport, Mr McKinnon says. The NXXT Women’s Pro Tour is Board proposed By DAVID HILL, Local Democracy Reporter Acommunity board is being proposed for Hurunui’s south ward, including Amberley. The Hurunui District Council accepted aproposal to create aSouthWard Community Board as part of its representation review at ameeting on Tuesday. It will now go out for public consultation on Monday, <strong>March</strong> 25. The concept of aSouth Ward Community Board received unanimous support, but the late addition of splitting the south ward into two subdivisions created division and was supported by six councillors, with five opposed. Governance team leader Michelle Stanley proposed community board membership comprising two members from the Amberley subdivision and three from the Kowai subdivision (the rest of the ward), as well as four councillors. If successful, the community board would replace the existing south ward community committee, which comprises local appointees, for the 2025 and 2028 local government elections. Councillor Pauline White, who represents the south ward, said she initially opposed the idea of acommunity board, but later changed her mind. ‘‘One of my initial fears was it could disempower the different voices we get at the community committee, but having the dedicated to fostering the growth of women’s golf, providing competitive opportunities for emerging talents and seasoned professionals alike. Amelia, who is now based in the United States, was born in England, and moved to Christchurch with her family when she was five. She joined the Kaiapoi Golf Club a year later, the achievement was beyond her wildest dreams. ``I hope to make it into the history books for other things, but Idefinitely won’t forget this day,’’ she said. The Kaiapoi Golf Club captain Sean Regan says members are very proud of Amelia’s latest achievement, playing at the elite level of world golf. ‘‘She will always be remembered as the promising young girl who turned up and joined our junior coaching classes. ‘‘She was mentored as she rose through the provincial and national grades by aLife Member of the club, Tom Whitaker.’’ subdivisions will help to overcome that. ‘‘If we put this out to our constituents they will submit and tell us whether this is the right thing.’’ Councillors Vanessa McPherson and Gary Jackson, who both serve the south ward, said they could not support splitting the ward. Cr Jackson said the south ward was ‘‘one community’’ and adding the subdivisions was ‘‘an added complication which will confuse people’’. Cr McPherson said having the subdivisions would be ‘‘too limiting’’. The Hurunui district already has one community board at Hanmer Springs and Cr Tom Davies, who lives in the village, said it worked well. ‘‘We all have slightly different interests and there is very strong debate at the meetings and outside of meetings. ‘‘In asmall community differences tend to disappear and you come to a decision of what is best for the village.’’ Council staff estimated aSouth Ward Community Board would cost ratepayers around $50,000 ayear, or around $25 per south ward ratepayer. Councillors backed retaining the status quo of the mayor and 10 councillors representing the south, west and east wards, and the Hanmer Springs Community Board. The remaining community committees in Amuri, Hurunui, Cheviot and Glenmark, will also be retained. LDR is local body journalism cofunded by RNZ and NZ On Air. Lot 3, FixedPrice$925,000 FixedPrice Rangiora Packages With Guaranteed BuildTimes AvailableNow. 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