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Countrypoliceman keeping children safe
By ROBYN BRISTOW
Senior Constable Ken Terry ‘‘lives and
breaths’’ children’s safety.
‘‘I love my job keeping children safe, and
working with young people. It is a
privilege,’’ he says.
The country policeman’s work takes him
into more than 40 schools in the
Waimakariri and Hurunui Districts,
where he is highly regarded, trusted and
loved for his commitment to road safety, by
students,school staff and school
communities.
Constable Terry’s passion for road safety
education, ajob he has been doing in
North Canterbury for over 13 years, and
his genuine concern for the wellbeing of
students,has seen him awarded the
prestigious annual Yellow Ribbon Road
Safety Hero Award.
The accolade recognises individuals
who demonstrate exceptional dedication
to promoting road safety within their
communities.
His tenure in road safety with the NZ
Police as aSchool Community Officer was
one of the key reasons he was chosen from
over 30 other nominees for the award.
Constable Terry was presented with the
award in Auckland, during the Yellow
Ribbon Road Safety Alliance Hui.
Aspokesperson for the Alliance says it is
honoured to recogniseSenior Constable
Ken Terry for his outstanding dedication
and unwavering commitment to road
safety.
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Regional rate to rise by 17.9 percent throughout Canty
By DAVID HILL,
Local Democracy Reporter
Canterburyratepayers will have to
dig deep into their pockets as
Environment Canterbury proposes a
17.9 percent rate increase.
It is lower than the 24.2 percent it
had proposed, after the regional
council found savings, including
delaying some transport projects,
after two days of intensive debate.
Lighting up ... Canterbury AA District Council chairman John Skevington and Senior Constable Ken Terry tie on the front and rear light
sets during avisit to Leithfield School as part of the Be Safe Be Seen initiative, which involves distributing cycle lights to school children.
Acting chairperson Craig Pauling
says while there were some tense
negotiations, he is pleased with the
outcome.
The councillors voted on 15 main
resolutions, with several resulting in
close division among the 16
councillors, he says.
‘‘Even though it was tense
throughout, there was good support
at the end, and people felt there was
some good give and take in the room,’’
Councillor Pauling said.
‘‘The feeling in the room was, ‘we
have done all we could have’.’’
More than 1300 submissions were
received on the draft Long Term
Plan, with 153 making oral
presentations during the hearings,
which held over four days.
‘‘We tested the water with some
bold options in our consultation and
the response demonstrated there
were mixed views, with some saying
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others identified we could make
savings or prioritise work,’’ Cr
Pauling says.
Savings were made by delaying
some of the proposed public
transport projects, including
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business case until year 2and
postponing bus route improvement
work until year 3.
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By SHELLEY TOPP
Kaiapoi Saturday Market
stallholders are giving back to the
community that has supported them
for around 20 years.
The stallholders of the not­forprofit
market, which was established
in 2005, have donated $500 to the
Kaiapoi Food Forest.
They also plan to donate $500 to the
Kaiapoi Menz Shed.
‘‘We want to give back to the
community which has supported us
Constable exemplifies the spirit of the award
From Page 1
His workexemplified the spiritofthe
Road Safety Hero Award, and the
Alliance extended its deepest gratitude
for Constable Terry’s ongoing efforts to
make roads safer for everyone.
Constable Terry, who is in his 38th
year with the New Zealand Police is
‘‘absolutely chuffed’’ with the award.
He had no idea there was such an
award, or who had nominated him when
he was told he had been selected.
However, Constable Terry says being
acknowledged at anational level is an
absolute thrill.
He says it is his passion for people,
and helping them navigate our busy
roads, that is his main driver.
Accidents remain etched in his mind
like most police, he says, and he
remembers every fatal crash vividly.
He also sees the devastatingimpact
accidents have on families and
communities.
He says the programme has endured
in North Canterbury in spite of it being
immeasurable through statistics and
Many submitters supported river resilience
From Page 1
‘‘It makes sense to delay this work so we
haveabetter idea of where the
Government and Waka Kotahi (New
Zealand Transport Agency) are
heading,’’ Cr Pauling says.
‘‘Some councillors thought we should
be more cautious,but if we don’tput it in
the plan, we don’tget anythingfrom
Waka Kotahi.’’
Around three­quarters of submissions
supported the council increasing its
spending on ‘‘river resilience’’,
including flood protection, and pest and
weed control.
The council is proposing to invest$25
forall those years,'' Shirley Gollan, a
stallholder from Fernside, and
market co­ordinator, says.
The not­for­profitcommunity
market is held nearthe Kaiapoi
River in Williams Reserve, every
Saturday morning.
Every stall holder is charged $5 to
take part.
However as the Waimakariri
District Councilallows the
organisers to hold it in the reserve at
no cost, they have decided to put that
money back into the community to
figures.
Constable Terry was nominated by
the Canterbury /West Coast Automobile
Association District Council, who noted
Ken has been the driving force behind
the highly successful Be Safe Be Seen
cycle light initiative for school
children.
He will continue to deliver the
programme until he retires, ‘‘which
won’t be along time away’’, he says.
Mark White –AACanterbury/West
Coast Councillor andnominator of Ken,
says NZ Police are very fortunate ­‘‘as
are we as parents and grandparents ­ to
have an individual like Ken who lives
and breathes children's safety’’.
‘‘Ken is talked about in suchhigh
regard in schools andinour wider
community.
‘‘Ken's passion for road safety and his
genuine concern for the wellbeing of
our children have made him an
invaluable asset to our community.
‘‘This award is asmall, but fitting
recognitionofhis tremendous
contributions,’’hesays.
million ayear, over the next 10 years, to
boost flood protection.
There was strong support for a
district­wide rate for river resilience in
Selwyn, and the council was considering
similar options from the Ashley
Rakahuri River and other rivers in
South Canterbury.
Cr Pauling says it would need support
from the community, local councils and
ultimately central Government.
‘‘Over the last five years we have been
gettingmore and more requests for how
we might move forward in addressing
our rivers.
‘‘It is recognition that rivers are
important to everybody.’’
He says river resilience was anational
issue, as disruption to bridges on major
thank them for their support.
‘‘We really appreciate the support
we get from the council and the
community,’’ Shirley says.
‘‘We couldn’t exist without that
support.
‘‘Councillor Brent Cairns is very
good.
‘‘He pops around everySaturday
morning to see how we are going.’’
During the colder months the
market usually attracts around 10
stalls, but in summer and spring
there can be 16 or more.
The Be Safe Be Seen initiative,
which involves distributing cycle
lights to school children for their
bikes, has received overwhelmingly
positive feedback.
‘‘The programme's success is a
testament to Ken’s dedication and
his ability to engage with the
community, particularly the
schoolchildren who eagerly
participated in the road safety
education classes and light
giveaways.’’
John Skevington –AACanterbury/
West Coast Council Chairperson, has
spearheaded the AA bike lights
project, whole­heartedly supported
by other AA councillors.
‘‘Having police officers like Ken
has been essential to getting our AA
bike lights project off the ground.
‘‘It’s been alot of fun and agreat
privilege working with him, and
other Community Constables in
Canterbury, to roll out this road
safety initiative to children who ride
bikes to school.’’
routes could affect the whole country.
‘‘Room for rivers’’ was an important
conversation and could be achieved by
buying land, such as Environment
Canterbury buying land beside the
Ashburton River.
Another example was the
Waimakariri District Council’s land
purchase on Lineside Road, beside the
Cam Ruataniwha River.
‘‘By acquiring the land we can do
something great for the community,’’ Cr
Pauling says.
Council staff will now finalise the
Long­Term Plan before it is audited by
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Grizzly find ... Rat detector dog Evie locates acache of decayinganimal carcasses which were illegally dumped in the Ashley­Rakahuri
Regional Park, near Ashley Village recently.
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Dumped carcasses attract rats
By SHELLEY TOPP
Illegal dumping of animal carcasses
along the Ashley­Rakahuri River ,near
Rangiora, is causing the rat popularion
to explode.
The rotting carcasses are providing
easy fodder for the rodents and other
predators, including feral cats and
harrier hawks.
All prey on the endangered birds
living along the river.
The problem has become so bad that
the volunteer trapping work being done
in the Ashley­Rakahuri Regional Park to
keep the predators under control has
become ineffective.
There are fears that if animal
carcasses continue to be dumped along
the river, rodent numbers will become
uncontrollable which could see the
population of endangered birds living
there wiped out.
‘‘Putting out traps and expecting the
rats to walk in is insufficient,’’ Ashley­
Rakahuri Rivercare Group (ARRG)
operations manager, Grant Davey says.
In 2019 an entire 48 nest, blackfronted
tern/tarapiroe colony, and more
than 100 gull chicks, were destroyed by
rats along the river.
Since then the rodent problem has
continued to worsen.
Three weeks ago, Grant found several
dead sheep and the remains of a
butchered cattle beast, which had
recently been dumped, on the north
bank of the river about akilometre
downstream from Ashley Village. In a
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dead pigs and deer which had been
there for sometime, and less than a100
metres downstream the remains of apig.
‘‘This area has been afavourite
dropping area for dead animals for
years,’’ he says.
Another popular dumping place is the
north bank of the river just upstream
from the Cones Road bridge.
Other ARRG trappers have also
reported the remains of pigs and deer
being dumped on both sides of the river
six or seven kilometres upstream from
Rangiora.
In recent years rat detector dogs have
proved valuable assets in the battle to
prevent the river area becoming
overrun with rodents.
Rat detector dog Evie, owned by Grant
and his wife Val, has recently proved to
be invaluable along the river.
After only afew months on the job the
young Welsh springer spaniel quickly
surpassed the number of rats caught by
trappers along the river during the same
time.
‘‘Our trapping programme simply
doesn't work. We need to try other things
­hence the dogs,’’ Grant says.
But with so many rats now camped
along the river feasting on the illegally
dumped rotting carcasses, controlling
rodent numbers is mission impossible
for one dog, and hiring professional dog
handlers with their rat detector dogs is
prohibitively expensive.
Environment Canterbury (ECan)
rangers clean up the worst of the
stinking mess the carcasses create, but it
is costly and time­consuming work for
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However, with ECan completing 13
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Waimakariri River Regional Park, plus
23 removals last year and 24 in 2022, the
threat of afine seems to be an
ineffective deterrent to flytippers.
ECan’s manager parks and forests
Chuck Dowdell says that on average over
the last five years the regional council
has dealt with acarcass removal job
every two weeks.
‘‘Dumping carcasses in the parks is
inconsiderate to park users and
environmentally unacceptable. We bury
carcasses where they will not have any
impacts on the environment or people’s
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However with digger hire and staff
time this can cost hundreds of dollars
for each removal and thousands in total
each year, with all costs funded from
regional council rates.
‘‘We encourage the public to advise us
of any flytipping they see and provide us
with photos if possible,’’ he says.
This can be done by emailing the duty
ranger at: duty.ranger@ecan.govt.nz or
phoning ECan on 03 353 9007.
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Hit British rock musical at Rangiora HS
BySHELLEY TOPP
We Will Rock You, ahit musical based
on the music of British rock band Queen,
is in production at RangioraHigh
School.
The show, which is being co­produced
by the school’s director of performing
arts and teacher of commerceand
dance, Bex McLean, and the school’s
business manager, David Lowe, will
open in the school’s hall on Wednesday,
June 19, at 7pm, and run until Saturday,
June 22.
It will be the school’s first theatrical
production since 2017 when High School
Musical,which was based on the popular
television film of the same name, was
produced.
We Will Rock You will showcase the
large number of talented performing
arts students at the school.
The long delay in getting back up on
stage to do another theatrical
production was largely due to the
complications caused by the Covid­10
pandemic.
However, producing abig theatrical
event such as this is ahuge for those
involved, so getting the timing right to
begin was crucial.
The time came when Bex was
appointed director of performing arts at
Rangiora High School last year.
It was anew role for the school, and
Bex was keen to provide ‘‘ourtalented
performing arts students with achance
to shine both on stage and back stage’’.
She received great support for her
idea to produce We Will Rock You from
the school board and principal Bruce
Kearney.
‘‘Rangiora High School is strong in a
number of sports, but we also havea
huge number of actors, singers, dancers,
musicians, technical (sound and
lighting) and visual arts students who
deservetohave their talents
represented too,’’ Bex says.
‘‘This show promotesthe arts and
gives it an equal standing to our sports
teams. The teamwork,friendships
formed and opportunity it providesfor
ourschool’s performing arts students to
feel partofsomething special, and part
of ateam, is important to me.’’
Bex hopes the school and wider
community will support everyone
involved with the show by attending.
Thereare 70 students and 20 staff
working on the musical, plus anumber
of pupils and staffhelping behind the
scenes.
This includes the school’ssound and
lighting team, with students also
assisting in frontofhouse, backstage,
hair and make­up, costuming and coproducing.
Aformer Rangiora High School pupil,
Jacob Coxhill, also has arole in the
show, playing Galileo, and ateacher,
Nigel Mills, who is atalented actor and
singer,will play the role of Buddy.
‘‘It takes an absolute team effort to
producethis `beast' as there are so many
moving parts,’’ Bex says.
We Will Rock You tells the futuristic
story of agroup of ‘‘Bohemians’’ who are
fighting to restore freedom of thought in
an Orwellian society where ‘‘Planet
Earth’’ has been renamed‘‘Planet Mall’’
and all non computer­generated music
has been banned.
The show is being directed by Bryony
Jamison, awidely experienced
thespian, who is singing tutor/advanced
senior drama at Rangiora’s Hartley
School of Performing Arts and also
works as an apprentice with the Jesters
and the Court Theatre in Christchurch.
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The North Canterbury News, May 30, 2024
Huge tourism benefits as dark sky nation
By DAVID HILL,
Local Democracy Reporter
Becoming adark sky nation could have
huge benefits for New Zealand tourism,
says Tourism Minister Matt Doocey.
The Royal Astronomical Society of
New Zealand believes New Zealand
could become the world’s dark sky
nation, an idea which Mr Doocey, who is
also Waimakariri MP, says he supports.
To become adark sky nation the
country would need to cut light
pollution, such as outdoor lighting, to
allow for greater stargazing and
astronomy.
Tourism New Zealand research
indicated more than 70 percent of
people thinking about visiting New
Zealand were interested in stargazing,
Mr Doocey says.
The best times for stargazing were
during the ‘‘off­peak and shoulder
seasons’’ for tourism, which meant
protecting New Zealand’s night skies
could provide an economic boost when
tourist towns were otherwise quiet.
‘‘It is something Iamkeen to
encourage,’’ Mr Doocey says.
‘‘We want to grow tourism because we
know it brings jobs to rural New
Zealand.
‘‘Tourism is very seasonal, so we need
to be looking at how we can market and
promote New Zealand during those
shoulder and off­peak periods.’’
Mr Doocey says an economic impact
report commissioned by Enterprise
North Canterbury last year showed a
dark sky trail would provide an
economic boost in the region.
The report said adark sky reserve
could generate $4.6 million of visitor
spending in Waimakariri and create up
to 24 jobs.
The Oxford Dark Sky Group obtained
dark sky park status in January for the
Dark sky ... The Oxford Observatory is keen to protect Oxford's night sky from light
pollution.
Oxford Forest Conservation Area from
the Dark Sky International.
Oxford Dark Sky president Raul Elias­
Drago said there was no cost to the
group, thanks to support from the
community, the Waimakariri District
Council, Oxford­Ohoka Community
Board and Government agencies such as
PHOTO: FILE
the Department of Conservation.
The group was now planning to apply
for dark sky reserve status, which would
incorporate the town of Oxford.
Mr Doocey says the Oxford example
showed how communities coming
together could achieve economic
benefits at little cost.
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Enterprise North Canterbury has
been working with other regional
tourism organisations (RTOs) to develop
aCanterbury dark sky trail.
The Aoraki Mackenzie International
Dark Sky Reserve was established in
2012, while the Kaikōura Dark Sky Trust
is about to apply for dark sky sanctuary
status and interest is growing in other
Canterbury communities.
‘‘I would encourage RTOs to think
about whether dark skies should be part
of their destination management plans,’’
Mr Doocey said.
‘‘There is real potential for aground
up approach and Iwould be really
supportive of that.’’
Mr Elias­Drago, who is also the Royal
Astronomical Society of New Zealand
(RASNZ) secretary, said anational
approach was needed, perhaps led by
the Department of Conservation.
‘‘The Department of Conservation has
been very supportive regionally,’’ he
says.
‘‘The Rangiora office supported our
application and other regional offices
have supported other applications, but
every time each regional office is doing
the same thing.
‘‘If the work was done nationally, we
wouldn’t have to replicate the work in
every region.’’
Mr Doocey has accepted an invitation
to speak at the New Zealand Starlight
Conference in Tekapo in October, which
is organised by RASNZ and the Aoraki
Mackenzie International Dark Sky
Reserve board.
‘‘We are hoping to use the conference
as aspringboard to advance the
discussion around becoming adark sky
nation,’’ Mr Elias­Drago says.
Niue became the world’s first
International dark sky nation in 2020.
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North Canterbury News, May 30, 2024
Mayor Marie Black
Proud ofcouncillors
As the Local Government sector
grappleswith the challenges of the
viability of individual Long Term Plans,
and for councils up and down the
country to demonstrate their fiscal
responsibility, at alocal level Ifeel
proud of the integrity that elected
membershave brought to this intensive
process.
Local Government thereforehas arole
to champion, and change our
sustainability position for now, and for
future generations.
The broad focus area for change
withinLocal Government is funding and
financing, water resources inclusive of
fresh, waste and stormwater,climate
change, transport, and the Resource
Management reform with the Fast Track
Approval Bill which facilities the
delivery of projects that may have
regional and national benefits.
These issues are individually matters
of significance notwithstanding the
cumulative impact.
At alocal level our districthas
continued to deliver on capital
expenditure, and the Operations
committee of council receives amonthly
updateonthis progress.
If you have an interest in seeking out
more information alook on the website
will contain all the information that may
satisfyyour need —hurunui.govt.nz —
then have alook on the meeting and
committee tab.
We are indebted to our volunteer
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community committeesand advisory
groups who play amajor role at
community level to govern local areas of
interest.
It is important that we acknowledge
their input as this feeds into the value of
our district.
Given that in June we will be
celebrating with aNational Volunteer
week.
Volunteer week is something that I
want to publicly acknowledge as a
critical part of what makes our district
tick.
We thrive and are enriched by the
goodwill of the manyvolunteers in every
community, and their contribution and
impactisrecognised and supported.
The National Volunteerweek for 2024
runs from June 16 to June22.
An early warningwill enable you to
honour the collective energy and mana
of all volunteers in the Hurunui District.
They collectively grow our people and
our district. Thank you, you are an
inspiration.
All the best for along weekend as we
ready ourselvesfor the Kings Birthday
celebration.
Itrust it’s atime for some rest and
relaxation with abreak from the school
routine and perhaps achance to reduce
some of the sicknessthat is beginning to
emerge through the district. More
importantly be safe on our roads. Alittle
extra time will make sure you, and your
family, arrive at your destination safely.
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Around the electorate with
STUART SMITH MP FOR KAIKOURA
Water use improved
Many years ago, Iworked on the Ceres
Farms in Wongan Hills, 187 km north of
Perth in the heart of the Western
Australian Wheat Belt.
Last month, Iwas able to return for a
visit anddiscovered that with the
adoption of newtechniques and
technology, it has improved production
and environmental outcomes.
They are not mutually exclusive.
Early settlers cleared the bush,
resulting in water ‘running’ off the
surface and pooling in low lying areas
where it eventually evaporated,
leaving the salt behind.
To address this, Ceres Farms
changed cultivation and soil
management practices by deep ripping
which breaks up apan that builds up
over time as ‘fines’ migrate through the
soilprofile and form apan.
Stubble is now‘crunched’ and
incorporated into the soil rather than
beingburntwhich builds up humus in
the soil.
Salt build­up makes bore water
brackish, and not suitable for human
consumption, so drinking water is
piped from Perth.
While subsidised, is expensive.
To address this issue, Ceres Farms,
along with its changed cultivation and
soil management practices, installed a
desalination plant in 2018 to treat the
salty groundwater in alow­lying area
of over 30 hectares.
On average 150,000 litres of ground
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water is put through the treatment
plant per day to produce 75,000 litres of
pure, drinkable water which services
the needs of the five houses on the
property. The total operational costs of
approximately of $69 per day, is half
that of the subsidised Perth scheme
water.
While in Western Australia, Ialso
visited the Margaret River Wine
Region to look at how they handle
public tastings in their cellar doors.
This is of great interest given my
Members Bill —the ‘Sale and Supply of
Alcohol (Cellar Door Tasting)
Amendment Bill —isonthe order
paper.
Margaret River is the home of Cape
Mentelle Wines founder David
Hohnen, who also founded iconic
Marlborough winery Cloudy Bay.
Wine tastings at cellar doors attract a
charge ranging from $10 AU —often
waived with asubsequent purchase.
New Zealand’s alcohol licensing for
cellar doors is out of step, and the
Cellar Door Bill, if passed into law will
bring our legislation into line.
It is Budget day (May 30). I am in
Kaikoura with Rangitata MP James
Meager for apublic meeting on
Tuesday, June 4.
Keep an eye on my Stuart Smith MP
Facebook page for more details. As
always, it is great to hear your views on
what matters most to you, so Ican
represent your voice in parliament.
Schools bulging at the seams as building projects reviewed
By DAVID HILL,
Local Democracy Reporter
Crunchtime is fast approachingfor two
North Canterbury schools bulging atthe
seams.
Woodend School and Te Kura oTuahiwi
are on the Ministry of Education’slist of
352 building projects under review.
The review is not expected to be
completed until July.
Te Kura oTuahiwi, a Māori immersion
and bilingual school between Kaiapoi and
Rangiora, was due to receive five new
classrooms and anew hall, with building
set to begin last December and be
completed next month.
But it was delayed and is now on hold,
pending the review.
Principal Dot Singh said the project was
designed to take the school’s capacity to
230 students.
For now the school is sitting at its
present capacity of 160, with another 33
pupils pre­enrolled to start later this year.
‘‘Now we are wondering where we will
put all of those tamariki.
‘‘Ifeel they (the Ministry) will come to
the party in some form, it just might not be
how we planned it.’’
WoodendSchool principal Andrew
Retallick said his roll was continuing to
grow faster than anticipated.
The school roll hit 480 students last
week and looked set to reach at least 520
by the end of the year.
‘‘I’ve had 70 students enrol so far this
year and we have 50 Year 8s leaving at the
end of the year, so it shows you how much
we are growing.’’
The site’s capacity is around 490 and by
using the school library as aclassroom, Mr
Retallick said the school could cater for
around 510 students.
The school’s growth comes on the back
of the booming Ravenswood sub­division.
‘‘The toughest part is the uncertainty
and having no clear direction, but Ican’t
do anything about it until Iget some
direction from the Ministry,’’ he said.
Schools around the country are feeling
the pressure while they wait for an update
from the Ministry of Education’s review.
Education Minister Erica Stanford
announced an inquiry in February, which
immediately put the brakes on the
projects.
At the time, Ms Stanford said the scope
of the building works were ‘‘unrealistic
and unaffordable’’.
Ministry of Education Te Tai Runga
(South) Hautū (leader) Nancy Bell said
there were no updates on the North
Canterbury building projects.
‘‘We continue to work closely with the
schools in our planning to deliver roll
growth teaching spaces to accommodate
the schools’ in­zone rolls as required.’’
LDR is local body journalism co­funded
by RNZ and NZ On Air.
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Kaikoura 10:34pm 1.7 4:12pm 0.3 11:29pm 1.7 5:08pm 0.3
6:06pm 0.2 12:49pm 1.6 7:05pm 0.2 1:45pm 1.7 8:03pm 0.2 2:41pm 1.7 9:01pm 0.2 3:37pm 1.8 9:58pm 0.2
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Passion ignites new life at Mocketts Motors
As the youth unemployment rate
rises to almost double the national
employment rate, experts are
suggesting employers don’t want
to take achance on young people.
But in the Hurunui District, the
Mayors Taskforce for Jobs
scheme is having apositive effect
on young people, helping them
get in to jobs with willing
employers in the predominantly
rural district.
Petrol and passion are igniting new life
into an historic Culverden workshop.
New owner­operator of Mocketts
Motors, Chris Gudsell says his vision was
to get the workshop up and running for the
community, and to pay homage to the
history of the site.
‘‘There are just so many stories about
this building.’’
With 20 years experience in almost all
facets of the automotive industry, Chris
reopened Culverden’s historic Mocketts
Motors in November 2023, bringing the
iconic building to new life.
He says the community quickly started
dropping by to share their own stories,
and connections with the business, which
has stood at the heart of Culverden on
SH7 since the start of the 20th Century.
Aplaque on the wall lists the workshop
businesses previous owners.
Mayor Marie Black points to her own
familial connection to the workshop.
‘‘This faćade has sat at the heart of this
community ever since Iremember. It
defines Culverden,’’ she says.
Chris says when the building was
opened there was so much history stored
away in it.
Photographs and vintage memorabilia
rescued from the back rooms are helping
New life ... Owner­operator of Mocketts Motors Chris Gudsell (left), automotive
engineering apprentice Marco Shepherd, Hurunui District Mayor Marie Black, and Hurunui
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to create amuseum and automotive
vintage display that will soon be open to
the public.
His passion is shared by his new
automotive engineering apprentice,
Marco Shepherd, aged 20, who started his
apprenticeship one month after Gudsell
opened for business.
‘‘I did my apprenticeship while flatting
with Marcos father, aNorth Canterbury
mechanic,’’ says Chris.
‘‘Its coming full circle to give back.’’
Mrs Black says to support Chris in
providing an opportunity of alifetime to a
local young person, Hurunui Mayors
Taskforce for Jobs (MTFJ) arranged the
apprenticeship under the MTFJ
programme.
‘‘With my dad being amechanic, I’ve
been into cars all my life and then this
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into acareer.
‘‘My mum could see this coming amile
away,’’ says Marco.
‘‘Being back in the engine pit has
brought back memories. The first time I
was in the engine bay was when my dad
was working on a1969 Dodge Charger. I
was about five years old.’’
Its not just the connection with the past
that Chris and Marco bring to the
business. Mocketts Motors now has its own
website, Facebook and Instagram pages,
and they are soon to launch aYoutube
channel.
‘‘We’ve set up aGoPro over one engine
bay for putting together videos. Marco has
brought that side into things, with great
input and ideas,’’ says Chris.
Hot rods, classic performance cars, and
classic vintage cars, are both Chris’s and
Marco’s passion, with some very special
cars coming into the workshop.
All get the attention to detail that has
helped Chris build up aloyal customer
base that travels from all over South
Island, and further, to the Culverden
workshop.
An immaculately restored 1960 Ford
Thunderbird, 1961 Volvo 544 LHD and a
1963 Triumph Herald are just afew that
have come through the workshop doors.
‘‘Marco is being exposed to abroader
range of experience than in most
workshops,’’ says Chris. ‘‘He can go from
stripping an engine to changing brake
pads.’’
Mrs Black says MTFJ’s success is its
grassroots connections with local
communities, which allows for tailored
solutions to help young people into
employment and training.
‘‘Mocketts Motors holds aspecial place
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community for over 100 years. Its really
rewarding to see that community
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North Canterbury News, May 30, 2024
Mt Hutt snowexpress
ByROBYN BRISTOW
Alove for the ski slopes and an
adventurous spirit will take Cara Luxmore
to the ski fields of Mt Hutt this winter.
Cara, atour bus driver, is offering abus
service from Rangiora to Mt Hutt five days
aweek when the ski resort opens on June
14.
Courtesy of her mum Lynn Proctor, and
step dad John, Cara, will drive their
22­seater bus to the slopes from Thursday
to Monday with eight pick up points along
the way.
Asolo mum,and atour bus driver for
Oceania in the summer months, Cara
decided to give the Mt Hutt run acrack to
fill in the winter months, and to help pay
the bills.
Cara, whose adventurous spirithas seen
her involved in extensive touring and truck
driving, including underground gold
mining, has Class 2to5driver licences.
She describes herselfasslightly mad,
funny, easy going, professional and
friendly, and says she is not one to sit
around waiting until the summer months
to get back to work.
Her first stop to get her venture off the
ground was North Canterbury Enterprise
where she was encouraged to go to Work
and Income (Winz), to see if there was any
assistance available to help her hit the
road to Mt Hutt.
There she was introduced to mentor
Judy Celmins, who has encouraged her to
get the venture on the road, and help with
aBusiness Plan to help her access agrant
through Winz to help the project become a
realty.
Cara says having the bus provided by her
mum and step dad, with whom she has a
great relationship, is providing the
momentum to get the show on the road.
Afew alterations means the bus can
accommodate passenger’s ski gear.
Snow express ... Cara Luxmore in her
22­seater bus ready to head to the ski slopes
at Mt Hutt.
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Awebsite —snowexpress.co.nz — is up
and running, and is the vehicle for
bookings for the $55 trip to and from the
skifield.
Cara plans eight stops along the way —
Rangiora, Cust, Oxford, Waddington,
Coalgate, Glentunnel, Windwhistle and Mt
Hutt Lodge.
‘Then it is straight to Mt Hutt by about
8.30am to allow people to start skiing by
9am,’’ she says.
‘‘People will book and pay on line. If
people who haven’t are waiting at one of
the stops, they will miss the bus if there is
no room for them.’’
Cara’s website will also have tips and
‘‘tricks’’ on how to keep warm on the
mountain, and she will also run ablog.
As she prepares for her first trip up the
mountain she is also considering making
the service available to Waimakariri
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Canterbury Ltd (Transwaste).
At $1.4 million dollars the compactor
is one of the most expensive machines
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Transwaste Chairman Mr Gill Cox
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landfill can accommodate as much
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North Canterbury News, May 30, 2024
Pink Ribbon gathering honours many
ByJOHN COSGROVE
National Breast Cancer Appeal Day last
Thursday saw amultitudeofpink ribbon
activities around the region.
At the Skurr Centre in the Rangiora
Showgrounds, four friends hosted a
Pink Ribbon morning tea for about100
guests, raising $2565 for The Breast
Cancer Foundation
Lifelong friends Sammy Schwind,
Amalia Jennings, Charlotte Turner and
Carol Thompson created the event to
honourmembers of their families and
friendswhose lives had been touched by
cancer.
Sammy lost her mum to breast cancer
and thought holding amorning tea
would be agood way to raise funds for
The Breast Cancer Foundation.
More people than expected attended
the function which impressed the four
friends.
Sammy says it was so wonderful to see
everyone there.
‘‘The people of Rangiora havebeen so
generous to us. Many businesses kindly
donated goods and services to our
raffles and silent auction, and lots of our
friends helped us out by baking all the
wonderful cakes and scones for the
morning tea.’’
Some of the items offered were a
weekend at Hanmer, clothes vouchers, a
handbag and manymore.
The morningtea was ahigh tea with
trays of creamedscones, tea and coffee,
sandwiches and cakes on each of the
tables.
Sammy says there was even alolly
table, which was donated byone woman,
who hand­made everything on it.
‘‘Next year, we are already planning
for acombined Pink Ribbon/ Blue
Ribbon day –joining the Breast and
Prostate Cancer appeals together.’’
Sponsors of the Pink Ribbon morning
tea were Harcourts,Fi’sFlowers ‘n’ Art,
Country Lane Fashions, Health 2000,
Maki Mono, Stirling Sports,Coffee
Worx, Studio Pilates, Earl Builders,
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Books, Winnie Bagoes,The Plough,
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Town Hall Cinemas,Fernside Fresh
Milk, AFriends HanmerHouse,
Waipara Springs Winery &Restaurant
and Essence Magazine.
Ban proposal upsets
Fish and Game
Joining together ... Friends meeting new friends at the Pink Ribbon Morning tea at the
Skurr Centre.
PHOTO: JOHN COSGROVE
Ratestorise 10.98%
in Hurunui District
By DAVID HILL,
Local Democracy Reporter
Fish and Game is unimpressed with a
proposal to ban hunting dogs from the
Ashley Rakahuri River estuary during
duck shooting season.
The Waimakariri District Council is
consulting on anew Northern Pegasus
Bay Bylaw, which includes banning all
dogs on the spit and the Ashley
Rakahuri River and Saltwater Creek
estuary.
The bylaw governs what activities
are allowed on the district’s beaches.
The new rules will remove an
exemption which has allowed holders
of Fish and Game hunting licenses to
take their dogs into the estuary area
during gamebird hunting season.
The measures are designed to
protect ecological values and bird
habitats around the estuary and
wetlands.
But Fish and Game North
Canterbury game bird specialistMatt
Garrick was not impressed with the
proposed ban.
He said he corresponded with the
council ayear ago, but had not had any
further contact.
‘‘I explained that duck season does
not overlap during critical, sensitive
periods,such as nesting, so there
would be no conflict with dogs used for
game bird hunting.’’
He said he requested data to
demonstrate game bird hunting and
dogs in the winter was having an effect
on the estuary's bird life, but had
heard nothing further.
The estuary is home to threatened
bird species including wrybills, blackbill
gulls,banded dotterels, blackfronted
terns and pied oystercatchers,
some of which are also endangered.
Acouncil spokesperson saidstaff
reached out to Fish and Game North
Canterbury in January and May last
year to inform the organisation it was
conducting areview of the bylaw.
‘‘Based on feedback we received
from the public consultation on the
bylaw, which ran for three months over
summer of 2023/24, we are now
proposing to exclude all dogs and this
would include hunting dogs.
‘‘We welcome any feedback on the
proposed changes to the bylaw from
Fishand Game and any other group or
individual.’’
Submissions can be made at https:/
/letstalk.waimakariri.govt.nz/ until
June14.
LDR is local body journalism cofunded
by RNZand NZ On Air.
By DAVID HILL,
Local Democracy Reporter
Hurunui ratepayers are facing arevised
rates hike of 10.98 percent.
Hurunui District Council staff have
taken afine­tooth comb to the 2024/34
Long Term Plan budgets to find some
savings, after earlier proposing arates
riseof12.37%.
Councillors gave clear instructions to
staff to find some savings during
deliberations earlier this month.
Speaking at Tuesday’s council
meeting, chief financialofficer Jason
Beck said savings had been found across
several budgets.
The staffallocation for this year has
been reduced from 155.41 to 150.05 full
time equivalent and the councillors’
mileage allowance has also had atrim.
The pain is expectedtocontinue, as
the council is predicting a14.49% rates
hike for the 2025/26 financial year, Mr
Beck said.
But the rate rises from year 3were
expectedtodrop below 5%.
The council consultedoninvestment
in roading, the development of the
Queen Mary Historic Reserve in
HanmerSprings and rating for
stormwateractivities.
Provision has also been made to
replenish the coastal bund at Amberley
Beach.
Abund is atype of embankment which
protects against the sea.
Amberley Beach ratepayers will be
levied $303.56 ayear, an increase from
$258.83 ayear, which was requested by
the residents’ group.
Chief executive Hamish Dobbie said
the council was also exploring
purchasing land at acost of $1 million as
it plans for future proactive relocation
as part of the Amberley Beach Coastal
Adaptation Plan, which was adopted last
year.
It would be debt funded and paid off by
atargeted rate, once an agreement has
been reached with residents.
The final 2024/34 Long Term Plan is
due to be adopted at the next council
meeting on June 25.
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14 The
CHANEY’S /BRIDGEND
North Canterbury News, May 30, 2024
Milestonefor WoodfordGleninDecember
By JOHN COSGROVE
Woodford Glen Speedway celebrates 50
years of racing this December, and
helpingtopreserve all the memories
experienced at the Kaiapoi­based
speedway is author Lindsay Richards.
Lindsay is producing the official
history of the track and fondly
remembers being there on the opening
night on Saturday, December7,1974.
He spent those first years setting up
the drivers’ club up and working with
the original owners Errol Inwood and
Ron Rutherford to get things running
successfully, all while campaigning a
saloon car himself for acouple of
seasons.
Lindsay was the first presidentofthe
Woodford Glen Speedway Association
(WGSA) which eventuallypurchased
WoodfordGlen —named after owners:
InWOOD and RutherFORD —in1979. It
required alot of fund­raisingand the
help of some members who underwrote
the $100,000 bank loan.
‘‘We worked hard promoting the
speedway and paid off the loan in just
two years,’’ says Lindsay.
Over the next decade, WGSA
negotiated with surrounding land
owners to buy or swap parcels of land to
eventually settle on 28 acres of freehold
land which hosts the speedway’s
extensive facilities today.
Lindsay, who also served as Clerk of
the Course and promoter, says it was
hard work in those early decades.
‘‘We were competing against
Ruapuna’sestablished speedway track,
but eventually, we emerged with our
own line­up of stockcars,modifieds and
saloon car racing.’’
The Christchurch Speedway
Association is the second oldest
Speedway club in New Zealand and
built the Ruapuna track in 1949.
Memories ... History author Lindsay Richards surrounded by 50 years of memories from
Woodford Glen Speedway.
PHOTO: JOHN COSGROVE
‘‘They were tough butfun times,‘‘ says
Lindsay, ‘‘We have had many good bits
and some bad bits but we are still here
today.’’
The idea for ahistory book has been
brewing for several years.
‘‘Ten years ago at our fortieth,
someone asked why hasn’t abook
chronicling the history of the track, and
the club since 1974, been written yet.
‘‘‘Now when we meet, often at
funerals,someone always asks about
the book, so now that I’m retired I
started to write it.’’
Initially, despite his years working in
the media, Lindsay has found the job
taxing.
‘‘All the information from those early
yearsisinhard copy format and had to
be collated by hand from meeting
programmes, media stories and
yearbooks. ‘‘Luckily there have been
some very good books written already
about speedway in New Zealand and
they had lots about the early years of
the speedway.’’
He says it’s now getting easier thanks
to the internet as he can even find out
lap times and race wins from 20 years
ago online.
‘‘It is still hard fact­checking the
stories Iknow about or havebeen told,
but it’s getting easier now that
Palmerston North­based Speedway
New Zealand board member, Tim
Savell has offered to help me with the
book's layout. With his and many others'
kind help, we should have it available
well before December.’’
Fond Memory
One of Lindsay’s favourite memories is
taking the then Prime Minister, David
Lange, for aride in aMonster Truck
Kiwi Thunder.
It was afivetonne Nissan Navara King
Cub, standing four metres high and
powered by an 800hp Chev V8 engine. It
was being campaigned around
speedway tracks in the country during
1987/88.
‘‘The guy who built and drove the
truck, Mike Parkes from Auckland, was
staying with me, prior to doing acar
crush event at Woodford Glen on the
coming Saturday night.
‘‘The rig was parked outside my
house in Shirley Road, and created so
muchtraffic congestion, from people
slowing down to look at it, that the
policeasked if it could be relocated to
side road instead,’’ he says.
That weekend was also the 1988 Lady
Wigram Trophy race.
‘‘We had arranged for the truck to
drive slowly around in agrass area in
front of the spectator barriers during
the lunch break.’’
This was atime when Mr Lange, was
pursuing his own motor racing passion,
racing his Ford Laser in the AGC Ford
Laser TX3i National Championships at
the Wigram meeting that very day.
‘‘As the monster truckapproached
the pit area, the Prime Minister walked
across to have abetter look.’’
He duly climbed aboard and was
taken for aride.
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CHANEY’S /BRIDGEND
The North Canterbury News, May 30, 2024
Planting days atthe Waimakariri River
Tree planting days are being planned
along the banks of the Waimakariri
River.
Native planting provides awide range
of benefits including increasing native
biodiversity, creating habitat for native
wildlife (insects, reptiles and birds),
stabilising soil, recreating ecological
corridors, enhancing water quality and
landscapes and providing asense of
place in our rivers.
The planting events include aKidsFest
event at the Bailes Island Picnic area,
days at The Sanctuary Wetland and
Baynons Brake, and two days being
organised by Forest and Bird North
Canterbury.
For more information, contact Gill or
Brad at duty.ranger@ecan.govt.nz.
First up is the ‘‘Come Plant with Me’’
KidsFest planting day at the Bailes
Island Picnic area on Coutts Island Road,
Belfast, on Sunday July 7, from 10am.
Join Environment Canterbury’s
regional park rangers on the southern
banks of the Waimakariri River.
It is achance to learn about what
Environment Canterbury is planting and
why certain plants have been chosen.
Spades and gloves are available, or you
can bring your own.
Afree barbecue will be provided.
Acommunity planting day will be held
at the Sanctuary Wetland on Lorimas
Road, Coutts Island, Belfast, on
Saturday, August 24, from 9.45am.
This is the first of twovolunteer
planting days at the Sanctuary Wetland.
The wetland is the largest and broadest
remaining lowland freshwater complex
of flood plain, backswamp, swamp forest
and spring­fedstream on the lower
Waimakariri River.
The planting day will wrap up around
1pm, following abarbecue lunch.
The entrance is via Lorimas Road, off
Coutts Island Road.
Take aleft from the stopbank and
follow it west until you reach the Rock
Spur car park and picnic area.
The route will be signposted from the
Lorimas Rd Entrance.
On the north side of the river is a
community planting day at Baynons
Brake on Sunday, September 22, from
9:45am.
This is the last public planting day of
the season and is being held on World
Rivers Day.
Baynons Brake is amodified river
berm area mainly consisting of willow
and poplar trees planted for flood
protection.
Hidden within Baynons Brake is a
hotspot of biodiversity known as Baynons
Bush.
Once again, the planting will wrap up
by 1pm, following abarbecue.
The entrance to the park is from
Baynons Road, which runs off Heywards
Rd in Clarkville.
It will be signposted from the Baynons
Road /Heywards Road intersection.
To register for these three planting
days, go to ecan.govt.nz/your­region/
living­here/regional­parks/waimakariririver­regional­park/sign­up­to­ourcommunity­planting­events/.
Forest and Bird North Canterbury is
also planning two planting days at the
Sanctuary Wetland on Saturday, July 13,
and Saturday, August 17.
For more information and to register,
please email NorthCanterbury.
Branch@forestandbird.org.nz.
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Cherish the river ... Join aplanting day on
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RURAL LIFE
North Canterbury News, May 30, 2024
Caution urged as nitrate research continues
By DAVIDHILL,
Local Democracy Reporter
A group of Waimakariri farmers is
hoping to assist Environment
Canterbury in getting abetter
understanding of the state of local
groundwater.
The Waimakariri LandcareTrust has
been in talks with Environment
Canterbury about working together to
conduct testing later this year to better
understand nitrate levels in the
district’s groundwater.
EnvironmentCanterbury’s 2023
groundwater survey, of 349 wells across
Canterbury, was released earlier this
month and showed high nitrate levels
and E. coli in some water sources.
Recent water testing by Greenpeace
has also raised alarm bells.
But Oxford dairy farmer and trustee
Cameron Henderson says the sample
sizes were too small to give aclear
understanding of the state of
groundwater.
He hoped testing would be conducted
during the next irrigation season.
‘‘We want to build abetter picture of
where the nitrates are coming from.’’
Mr Henderson says therewas ‘‘no
disputing the data’’ about nitrate levels
in groundwater, but more testing was
needed before drawing conclusions.
‘‘We know there are high levels of
nitratesinsome areas, but is it dairying?
‘‘It might end up being dairying, but
we don’t want to point the finger in the
wrong direction before we haveenough
data.’’
He said the dairy boom in the
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17
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Thursday 6 June,
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Beechwood In Time ... Selected to join LIC beef team.
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LIC selects local bull
ANorth Canterbury polled Hereford
bull has been selected from 23 bulls,
representing eight breeds, to join the
LIC Beef team for this coming AI
season.
Beechwood In Time 7, asix­yearold,
belongs to Rob and Mary Ann
Burrows of Ashley.
He is at Xcell Breeding Centre in
Woodend having 10,000 straws of
semen collected, having come through
the Beef and Lamb Progeny test at
Pāmu’s Renown dairy farm in the
Waikato.
Atotal of 635 calves by the 23 sires
were reared to amean weight of 85kg
at the farm. In Time came out as areal
all round bull for low birth weight to
above average growth —two traits
which usually contradict one another.
His calves were born seventh
shortest for gestation length, fourth to
lightest at birth giving good calving
ease, and were fifth to seventh
heaviest at weaning —200, 400, and
600 day weight.
His dairy beef index of $138 is also
well above the average, says Rob.
‘‘All of In Time’s calves are polled,
as he doesn’t carry the horn gene.
‘‘Also his friendly temperament has
obviously come through in the dairy
cross calves who were easily reared,
and fourth placed to reach 89kg out of
the shed. They also thrived out in the
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against the tide of major meat
processors recording losses.
The company owned by Japan’s
Itoham Yonekyu Holdings posted a
relatively strong result in difficult
trading conditions for the year ending
last December despite it being adrop
from the previous year’s $147.7m
profit.
It stacked up well against Alliance
Group’s nearly $70.2m net loss on the
back of arecord $73.6m profit, and the
joint Chinese­Kiwi owned Silver Fern
Farms’ loss of $24.4m from apositive
$189.3m the year before.
Anzco’s turnover of $1.83 billion was
behind on $1.90b in 2022.
Chief executive Peter Conley said a
focus on core business activities and
growing returns from strategic
investments was key to the success.
He said the result was pleasing
considering the challenging business
environment the sector experienced
last year.
The Covid­19 recovery brought an
upswing in tourism and restaurant
business was countered by the global
impact of rising costs and interest
rates, as well as consumers facing
higher living costs, he said.
‘‘The recovery in China has been
slower than anticipated and this
coincided with difficult trading
conditions for some key products in
other markets.
‘‘With astrong global reach, Anzco
managed to effectively navigate
market pricing challenges for beef
and lamb at various stages of the
season.’’
Mr Conley said amajor project
during the year was the depopulation
and repopulation of cattle at its Five
Star Beef operation, as part of the
programme to eradicate Mycoplasma
bovis.
Five Star Beef was out of the market
for about six months.
‘‘The depopulation, cleaning and
repopulation had aconsiderable
impact on our staff, customers, and
suppliers working with the Five Star
Beef business.
‘‘We’re grateful to these affected
parties for their ongoing faith in our
highly valued products and continuing
to work with us as we re­establish this
business.’’
He said acore focus was buying
livestock to meet customer
expectations both domestically and
offshore.
‘‘During the year Anzco’s China
office became operational, and with
our other offshore offices in Japan,
Australia, North America, the United
Kingdom and Europe, contributed to
our strategy of getting closer to our
customers and delivering increased
revenue from our red meat products.’’
Anzco says its value­add food and
healthcare businesses performed well
and continued to grow their
contribution to the company’s result.
The company continued to invest in
lower emissions technologies to
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for biodiversity benefits
Canterbury researchers are
exploring how planting native
shelterbelts and hedgerows on
farms can deliver biodiversity
benefits and make good business
sense.
Native hedgerows and shelterbelts on
farms can help boost biodiversity.
While stands of weather­worn
macrocarpa and pine are still a
common sight in rural Canterbury, a
growing number of farmers are planting
native trees on their land.
Conservation biologist and University
of Canterbury |TeWhare Wānanga o
Waitaha senior lecturer in the School of
Biological Sciences Dr Sara Kross, is
leading aseries of projects aimed at
better understanding this trend.
Her team is investigating how the
conservation and rewilding potential of
increased native planting can coexist
alongside the commercial imperatives
of farming.
‘Non­crop’ planting features such as
shelterbelts, hedgerows, and bush
blocks are of particular interest to the
researchers.
‘‘These features provide shelter for
crops and livestock, as well as
preventing erosion and runoff,’’ Dr
Kross says.
‘‘But they are also important for
biodiversity and because those habitats
exist at the field margin there’s alot
more interaction with the farmland and
the way it’s managed.’’
She sees huge potential for farmers to
assist the establishment of ‘green
corridors’ of native plantings across
Canterbury.
‘‘These pathways of habitats can
provide food, water, nesting, breeding,
and migration sites for native species
including birds, lizards, and
invertebrates.’’
While this could significantly
improve biodiversity on the plains, Dr
Kross acknowledges this goal can be at
odds with the commercial side of
farming.
‘‘Most farmers are really passionate
stewards of their land and want to leave
it in better condition.
‘‘At the same time, their farms are
businesses and that creates ahierarchy
of needs.’’
She hopes the new research will show
that improving biodiversity and
meeting economic goals need not be
mutually exclusive.
Encouragingly, similar research from
around the world has shown an overall
positive impact for farmers who
develop native habitats on farm
margins.
‘‘There aren’t just ethical or aesthetic
reasons to plant natives,’’ says Dr Kross.
‘‘It has the potential to deliver real
production and financial benefits in the
long run.’’
While it’s not known how much
Canterbury land is planted in non­crop
features, an early part of the research
will see UC PhD student Mary Buford
Turnage use remote sensing technology
to map existing plantings.
‘‘We’re hoping to use methods that
will allow us to differentiate between
the native hedgerows and the exotic
shelterbelts,’’ says Dr Kross.
‘‘That will also help us to see where
the gaps are and to map connectivity.’’
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FARM MAINTENANCE
The North Canterbury News, May 30, 2024
19
Maintenance cuts costs
By JOHN COSGROVE
Fences around paddocks on farms are
not one of those install and forget about it
items.
Scott Heasley of Heasley Fencing and
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industry for 30 years.
He says it is one of those annual jobs
farmers need to factor into their
maintenance schedules.
‘‘At this time of the year, if the farmers
are up in the high country, they will want
to loosen their wires off for the snow and
frost.’’
It pays to loosen them off alittle bit for
the winter to stop fences getting flattened
in the snow, Scott says
Normally, individual fencing wires are
tensioned: Electric wire 2.5 mmm are be
strained to 100 kgs, and plain wires 2.5
mm strained to 150 kgs.
Too high astrain puts too much stress
on the fence.
‘‘Let them off afraction, and don’t over
tighten them to save you having abill
come summertime.’’
The North Canterbury contractor says
farmers are hurting at the moment, and
fence maintenance now, will help save
time and money in the future.
Another important element Mr Heasley
advises is to use New Zealand standard
wires.
‘‘There are only two good products on
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‘‘They’re made to meet NZ
specifications and the fence lines we
install with them are expected to last a
minimum of 50 years.’’
‘‘If built properly, agood fence should
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steel wires and posts, then you will get
that longevity out of your fences.
‘‘General maintenance is key. Use highquality
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is of ahigh quality, and will last.’’
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Kaiapoi improves its quarter-final hopes
RUGBY
Collated BY PETER WILLIAMS
At least one Kaiapoi supporter is
known to have abandoned, what
he believed to be asinking ship,
when he left his team’s Club Day
at half time.
Kaiapoi at that point was
trailing Ohoka by 0­26.
The disillusioned supporter
was disgusted at what he saw as
an awful performance against an
impressive Ohoka outfit.
It took asecond­half Houdini
act of mammoth proportions to
refloat Kaiapoi’s chances of
qualifying for the quarter­finals.
However, that is what
eventuated with Kaiapoi running
in 33 unanswered points in the
second half.
Instead it was Ohoka whose
chances of proceeding further in
this seasons Luisetti Seeds
Combined Counctry competition
took afatal blow when it failed to
defend its 26 point lead. Just over
amonth ago Ohoka had been top
of the Group Btable after 4
consecutive wins to open the
competition, but now 4
consecutive losses leaves it
languishing in eighth place with
no chance of progressing to post
section play.
In Pool Athe quarter­finalists
have been known for some time.
Glenmark­Cheviot who is top of
this pool is the only team already
assured of ahome quarter­final,
while main interest in this Pool
on the final day of round­robin
play on Saturday will be in the
clash between Prebbleton and
Southern who are locked
together in second position. The
winner will get the advantage of a
home quarter­final
Pool Bthough is much closer.
Waihora has virtually sealed the
top spot, but Celtic, Southbridge
and Kaiapoi are all locked
together on 27 points, just two
ahead of Darfield. Despite its
heroics last Saturday, Kaiapoi is
still arguably in the most
vulnerable position, as it must
travel to Darfield.
The winner of that match is
guaranteed to proceed, but if
Kaiapoi falters its only hope will
be if either Celtic or Southbridge
stumble against Ashley or
Springston respectively.
Kaiapoi vOhoka
In agame of two halves it was
Kaiapoiwho came back from
being 26­0 down at half time to
snatch alate, dramatic win over a
gallant Ohoka side.
It was club day at Kaiapoi.
Ohoka flew out of the blocks,
enjoyingalions share of
possession and territory.
Attackingfrom everywhere
and making alot of metres
around the ruck and on the
edges,its ability to go back to the
short side andfind amismatch
was impressive. Ohoka scored
regularly throughout the first
half dotting down four tries. Scott
Allinconverted 3. It was looking
good for the away side as it
entered half time.
Afrustrated Kaiapoi side came
out in the second half,
eliminating the errors it was
making inthe first, and holding
on to the ball for long periods of
time. It scored quickly through
blindside flanker Sid Coster and
from there started to make
regular breaks and trips into the
Ohoka 22.
Eventually the pressure told
with Bailey Counihan scoring,
converted by first five Lance
Taylor. Ohoka received two
yellow cardsaround this time,
and the gaps started to show.
Strong running by second five
CyrilReece, and apowerful
scrum, had Kaiapoi scoring two
more tries to left wingShak
Bassi, andnumber 8Chris Smith.
Taylor converted both, tying the
score at 26­all.
As the game entered the final 7
minutes Ohoka missed along
range penalty goal that would’ve
seen it take the lead. Then after a
hectic 2minute period, the game
changed. Acharge down and
break from Kaiapoi half back Leo
McConchie, was followed by a
turnoverand break from Ohoka,
whichled to atackle and ball
strip from Reece, who galloped
30 metres,being pushed on by a
vocal home crowd saw him claim
the match winner with 90
seconds left on the clock. Taylor
converted. Ohoka received the
ball from the kick off but was
unable to find any gaps, and
Kaiapoi completed adramatic
come­from­behind victory.
For Kaiapoi centre Isaiah
Solomon­Ritchie and usual
flanker, turned hooker Jared
Gilmore were standouts. For
OhokaEngland at half back and
Allin werestrong. Kaiapoi now
faces amust­win away game v
Darfield if they want to play
quarter finals rugby.
Kaiapoi 33 (Sid Coster, Bailey
Counihan, Shak Bassi, Chris
Smith, Cyril Reece, tries Lance
Taylor 4conversions beat Ohoka
26 (Sam England (2), Scott Allin,
Milestone ... Geoff Cherry who played his 200th game for Saracens on
Saturday.
PHOTO: BRIDGET ROBINSON
Tom Taylor tries, Allin 3
conversions)
Oxford vHurunui
This match was played out
between two very evenly
matched teams but as a
spectacle, it disappointed.
Most of the first half was played
between the two 22s and neither
side really looked like scoring
until Harry Muir, who was having
agood match for Oxford at first
five, broke the deadlock in the
36th minute. Not to be outdone
Hurunuiswept straight on to
attack and aconverted try to Josh
Cavanagh gave it anarrow 7­5
lead at the break.
Five minutes into the second
half Dan Brooker,who got
throughapower of work for
Oxford, gave his team a10­7 lead
which it retained formost of the
rest of the match. During this
period Hurunuihad the
territorial advantage but staunch
Oxford defence, with George
Prain, Jesse Houston and Ben
Foster to the fore, snuffed out any
chances Hurunuicreated.
The turning point came in the
72nd minute when tireless
Hurunuiflanker, Gus Waghorn,
was sin­binned for failing to roll
away after atackle. With its
opponents down aman, Oxford
sensed an opportunity and
consecutive tries to Houston and
Brooker sealed aClub Day
victory for Oxford. Hurunui
struck back right on time when
Cale Dobby crossed.
While the final scoreline
flattered Oxford, it did deserve
its 4try to 2victory. Prop Ben
Jones, ahalftime replacement,
made an impression during the
second half.
Oxford 24 (Harry Muir, Dan
Brooker (2), Jesse Houston, tries
Seamus Smythe 2conversions
beat Hurunui 14 (Josh Cavanagh,
Cale Dobby, tries, Logan Topp 2
conversions.)
Glenmark­Cheviot vWest Melton
Glenmark­Cheviot started well at
Magpie Stadium (Cheviot),
consistently applying pressure
on the visitors.
The pressureproved too much
for West Melton with aHarry
Allen try to start the points off for
the day. Glenmark­Cheviot kept
its foot down by dominating set
piece, particularly the scrums.
Off the back of this strong set
piece, the backs enjoyed front
foot ball, with some great inter
play which lead to Jake Vincent
bagging adouble in the first half,
in what was aman­of­the­match
performance.
Angus Gibb, again proved
incredibly tough to contain,
making an immense amount of
post contact metres to
continually get Glenmark­
Cheviot on the front foot. Ethan
McDuff rounded out the first half
with awalk over try.
West Melton came out in the
second half much more strongly,
especially stand out performer
Ilaisa Gabrieli, who was aforce
on the left wing. He lead West
Melton to anumber of line
breaks, and large periods of
dominance in the second half.
Andrew Zuppicich, Glenmark­
Cheviot, dropped the ball over
the line, but made up for this
later with atry in the 81st minute.
Glenmark­Cheviot 41 (Harry
Allen, Jake Vincent (2) Ethan
McDuff, Andrew Zuppicich tries,)
beat West Melton 19.
Springston vAshley
Intent on apositive start, it took
only 10 minutes for Ashley to go
out to a10­nil advantage with
tries to Matt Kippenberger from
alineout drive, and Korbyn Gray
who dashed 60 metres to score
the visitors second try.
Goal kicking lapses again
plagued Ashley’s game plan and
would later prove to be its
Achilles heel .
Springston, somewhat shocked
by the start, knuckled down and
its forwards went to work being
rewarded with aconverted try
after 14 minutes.
From then on the story of the
day, from Ashley’s viewpoint, was
missed kicks, mistakes, penalties,
alot of frustrating rugby with
many attacking opportunities
going unrewarded with last pass
errors.
Ashley’s solitary points in the
second half came from another
try to Matt Kippenberger when
the visitors finally put together a
well worked attack in the 64th
minute. Both sides then had
opportunities to go on and win
the game with Springston
drawing level in the 74th minute
with atry.
With both sides reduced to 14
players, fading light and training
lights turned on, winter rugby
which started in full sunlight was
reduced to arather sombre
affair, reflecting Ashley’s
fortunes. With 3minutes to go,
Springston had apenalty kick to
win the game. It hit the cross bar
bouncing back into the field of
play. An unfortunate injury in the
ensuing ruck resulted in Ashley’s
Jack Regan needing assistance to
leave the field. The time taken
for treatment of Regan reignited
the Ashley side and from the
penalty abreak out by Korbyn
Gray went the length of the field.
This foray was rewarded with a
kickable penalty opportunity, but
Ashley opted for alineout option,
touch was missed, and the game
was over.
Springston 15 drew with Ashley
15 (Matt Kippenberger (2),
Korbyn Gray tries).
Continued Page 21
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NC SPORTS RESULTS
Rangiora Bridge Club
Cherry Pairs: North/South:
Diane Watson/Margaret
Smith 1,Bunty Marshall/
Veronica Hall 2, Denise Lang/
Julie Day 3. E/W: Rosemary
Smart/Robin Denley 1, Liz
Duke/Rhoda Quinn 2,
Margaret Pickering/Janice
Pickering 3.
Rata Pairs: N/S: Judith
Driver/Jan Roose 1, Heather
Waldron/Robyn Dawson 2,
Janice Pickering/Maree
Felstead 3. E/W: Moody
Shokry/Peter Story 1, Noeline
Goodgame/Phillipa Watkins 2,
Nancy Harris/Stephanie
Galbraith 3.
Junior Evening: N/S: Gayle
Saunders/Debra Wilson 1,
Annette Caldwell/Gail Dunlop
2, Kate Whitehead/Anne
Bagrie 3. E/W: Murray Davis/
Sharyn Davis 1, Gerard
McCrea/Denis Milne 2, Dani
Crotty/Alison Howie 3.
Premier Pairs: N/S: Jim
Knight/Ken Fox 1, Dave
Tocker/Sue McIlroy 2, Rona
Maslowski/Tom Rose 3. E/W:
Jenny Story/Peter Story 1,
Gaynor Hurford/Dawn
Simpson 2, Jan Roose/
Jannene Cumming 3.
Cherry Pairs, May 18: North
/+South: Liz Partridge/Sue
McIlroy 1, Nita Sheasby/
Andrea Dempsey 2, Tom
Rose/Robyn Dawson 3. E/W
Gaynor Hurford/Joyce Gray 1.
Liz Duke/Rhoda Quinn 2,
Dawn Simpson/Linda
Hanham 3.
Presidents,May 20: N/S
Lynne Stephenson/Noeline
Goodgame 1, Val Atkinson/
Helen Phillips 2, Loraine
Barnett/Sue McIlroy 3. E/W
Lesley Shipley/Murray Ross 1,
Marion Lomax/Gail Dunlop 2,
Geoff Swailes/Penny Fisher 3.
Junior Evening, May 20: Ben
Prain/Julie Smith 1, Gayle
Saunders/Debra Wilson 2,
Margriet Djkstra/Helen
Kenna 3.
Plate Pairs, May 22: N/S Dawn
Simpson/Sue McIlroy 1.
Phillipa Watkins/Nikki
Luisetti 2. Alan Blackie/Ann
Blackie 3. E/W: Robin
Hassall/Gaynor Hurford 1,
Richard Luisetti/Barry Smart
2, Jill Amer/Andrew Findlay
3.
Waimakariri Gorge Golf
Stableford (May 16): 18 Holes:
J Deans ­38, BFaulkner ­36.
No 4Nearest to Pin for 2–R
Pilbrow, No 11 Nearest to Pin
for 2–SMacdonald, No 17
Nearest to Pin for 1–B
Faulkner. Longest Putt –No9
–SMacdonald.
Nine holes: J Smith ­21, Nett
Eagle ­9–JSmith.
Nancy McCormick –36Holes
(Alternate Shots): NWeavers
&LSmith, 1; MTeAwa &E
Steele, 2; J Blatch &B
Thompson, 3.
May 23 matchplay, 18 holes:
Mixed pairs:­DJudson &L
Steele, RRiki &MTeAwa.
Single matches:­JBlatch, J
Collins, FNimmo, C
MacDonald, CBush, J
Pottinger, J Deans, V
McKenzie.
No 4Nearest to Pin for 2–J
Deans; No 8Nearest to Pin for
1–NRobertson; No 11
Nearest to Pin for 2–L
Anderson; No 17 Nearest to
Pin for 1–KChappel.
Longest Putt –No9–D
Judson.
Twos –K Chappel.
Nine holes best Nett: J
Stewart –35, J Jenkins ­47.
Amberley Golf Club
May18: DWalker 67, J Bates
69, BMills 70, GDemmocks
71, CEaton 71, HMurray 72, S
Dalkie 72, AGenet 72, J Yates
72, RAtwill 72, RClifton 72.
Excel Design Longest Putt. C
Eaton
Mid Week Men: PWylie 42, M
Bruner 37, DRowell 38, A
Falloon 37, MGrover 37, D
Irving 37.
Longest Putt: PWylie.
Mid Week Women: B
Pettigrew 70, J Bishop 70, K
Percy 72, BScott 72, S
Widdowson 72.
Longest Putt: FReardon.
LGU winner for May: K
Pepper 67.
Nine holers, Men: DPercy 23,
CMurray 21, LBrockway 21.
Ladies: HAstell 24, MCottier
22, CBrown 21.
May 25: Bisque Par:­JByrne
+6, RHornblow +5, S
Widdowson +5, TFleete +4, J
Cumming +4, GMurray +5, L
Schwaiger +3, RTurnbull +3,
J Morgan +3, PNeumann +2.
Excel Design Build Longest
Putt: J Cumming .
Mid Week Men: May 22:­J
Byrne +3, BBalderstone +2, I
Rouse +5, BClark­Hall
square, BMills square.
Longest Putt: AFalloon.
Nine holers putting: May 22:­
J Evans 11, DGoodwin 13, R
Hayward 14, OPatchett 16.
Amberley Smallbore Rifle
Club
KQuigley 100.7, DQuigley
99.7, KBrown 98.4, MBlack
97.4, OMitchelI 97.1, W
Parker 92.3, NJerebine 91.0, S
Ironmonger 89.2, TDavey
88.0, KJerebine 86.2, E
Patchett 85.0
May 27: KQuigley 100.5, K
Brown 99.6, OMitchelI 99.3, D
Quigley 98.5, IFrazer 92.3, W
Parker 92.2, SIronmonger
90.2, GSampey 88.1, TDavey
84.0, NJerebine 83.0.
Stokes Motorsport ...
The Stokes rallying team relishing its home rally.
PHOTO: SUPPLIED
Stokes home rally
Robbie Stokes is hoping to claim backto­back
wins in his Ford Fiesta AP4
when the Canterbury Rally returns
this weekend.
Stokes won the event last year in a
Ford Escort, the first time the event
has been won in a2WD car for 36
years.
His younger brother Jack Stokes,
with co driver Sarah Faulkner, will
also be competing in the event, and is
out for redemption after crashing out
on the final stage in 2023.
Stokes Motorsport, based in
Waikuku, has had avery successful
start to the season.
Robbie, alongside new co­driver
Sarah Brennan, has secured second
overall at the first two rounds of the
New Zealand Rally Championship
(NZRC).
On the back of these two
performances, the pair lead the
national championship.
Jack has shown great pace in his
rookie year of the NZRC. He has
achieved two podium finishes in his
Ford Fiesta R2 at the Otago and South
Canterbury Rally’s, even after losing
time in the latter event due to a
snapped gear stick.
The Canterbury Rally is not part of
the NZRC but will count towards the
South Island based Mainland Rally
Championship.
‘‘Heading back to local roads for the
Canterbury Rally is always ahighlight
for us.
‘‘This is where Igot my first rally
win, and it would be awesome to be
able to do that again especially with
friends and family supporting,’’ says
Robbie.
‘‘We are really proud to have Team
Hutchinson Ford backing us this
season. As ateam we are finally
getting the results we knew were
possible and to have their support
helps us to focus on the driving.’’
The Canterbury Rally will be held
on Sunday, June 2.
Eleven North Canterbury locals will
be competing in the event which has
eight stages covering atotal of 140km.
Most will be held in theOkuku and
Ashley Forest, with plenty of
spectating opportunities.
The final stage will be held at
Ruapuna Motorsport Park with the
first car due to start at 3.55pm. Entry is
$5 per person, or $10 acar with all
proceeds going to the Cancer Society.
Saracens stalwart celebrates his 200th senior match
From Page 20
Saracens vMethven
Saracens’ stalwart Geoff
Cherry was celebrating his
200th senior match for the
club, but there was little else
to celebrate at Southbrook
Park.
An accomplished Methven
team were relentless from the
kickoff and got away to a21­0
lead in as many minutes.
Shocked saracens finally able
to get their hands on the ball
and strung together multiple
phases to allow flanker Dave
Addison to cross over near the
posts. Oscar Burney slotted the
conversion. This gave
Saracens some confidence.
They managed once again to go
on the attack and crossed over
in the corner but
unfortunately the winger
dropped the ball over the line.
Methven maintained their
point­a­minute spree taking a
42­7 lead into halftime.
The second half brought more
of the same with Saracens
managing only aconsolation
try to Hadrian Jackson while
the Methven onslaught
Proudly bringing
youupdates from
the region’s
sporting events
continued.
Saracens 14 (Dave Addison,
Hadrian Jackson, tries Oscar
Burney two conversions) lost
to Methven 75.
Rakaia vWoodend
Woodend travelled to Rakaia,
buoyed by amuch better
performance last week against
Celtic.
It certainly showed this again,
dominating the first half with
the Swaine brothers, Connor
scoring two tries and Jordie
one to establish adeserved
17­7 halftime lead.
But Rakaia stormed back in
the second half with five
unanswered tries.
Rakaia 38 beat Woodend 17
(Connor Swaine 2tries, Jordie
Swaine 1try, 1conversion).
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North Canterbury News, May 30, 2024
Culver Formula FirstRookie-of-the-Year
By JOHN COSGROVE
Fernsideschool pupil Jackson Culver is
the youngest­everrace winner and
Formula First Rookie of the Year in New
Zealand motorsport history.
The 12­year­old from Loburn in North
Canterbury, won the Formula Firstend­ofseasonrace
at Manfield, with afaultless
performance in the one­hour endurance
race.
He is the youngest at 12 years and 225
days, to do so in the 56­yearhistory of the
category, and to take thecoveted Rookieof­the­Year
title.
He is younger than other now­famous
drivers such as Scott Dixon, Nick
Cassidy, and Liam Lawson to take
victory in aFormula Firstsingle­seater
racing car. They achieved their wins at
the age of 13.
Jackson benefited from gaining his
nationalmotor racing licence when the
age limit was lowered to 12.
His debut race win came one
weekend after he secured Rookie­of
­the­Year in the New Zealand Formula
First Championship, 212 points clear of
his nearest rival.
He finished sixth overall for the
eight­round championship when he
amassed 22 top­10 finishes over the 25
races, eight times in the top six.
‘‘From what Iwanted to achieve at
the start of the season, to what I've
achieved, I'm happy,’’says Jackson.
He says he came into the pits after
finishing the final race and he didn't
know whether he had won it or not.
‘‘I asked afew people and they said
I'dwon, and then it took acouple of
minutesfor me to realise I'd won this
race.’’
Jackson started karting when he was
six and over the years has won many
titles and races.
He spent last year racing karts in
Australia beforehestepped up to the
Formula First series.
Jackson's father,Paul Culver,a
property and business investor, says
every three weeks they wereonaplane
to somewhereinAussie, from January
to the end of August.
‘‘He missed the winter series in
Formula First, but we received a
special dispensation from Motorsport
New Zealand, which meant he could
start in the summer national series
based on his karting successes.’’
Paul has had alifetime interest in
motorsport. ‘‘I did abit of karting and
rallying when Iwas younger, now Ilook
forward to spending time with my four
childrenand helping my two sons in
motorsport.’’ Jackson, meanwhile, will
race in the upcoming 2024 Formula
First winter series at Manfield.
Jackson Culver ... New Zealand's
youngest ever Formula First race winner
and Rookie­of­the­Year, leading the field.
PHOTO: GEOFF RIDDER
Cheviot teen takes step towards ultimate motocross goal
By SHELLEY TOPP
Cheviot teenager Richard Spencer has
become New Zealand’s fourth fasted
motocross rider in his class.
He achieved the result in the 13­16 yearold
85cc class, at the three­day New
Zealand Junior Motocross Nationals,
which were held last month at Flipp’s
Motocross Park Circuit in Himatangi, near
Levin.
The new ranking is another important
step towards Richard's ultimate goal of
becoming an international motocross
rider representing New Zealand.
It was achieved competing against a
classy field of 30 young riders,including
Levi Townley,who has raced extensively
overseas, and is the son of Ben Townley,
winner of the 2004 MX World
Championship, and Brodie Court from
Australia, who finished first and second
respectively.
This followed ahard fought battle to the
very end between North Island rider Bo
Phillips and Richard. Their battle
resulted in athird­equal draw but after a
count back Richard, who suffered two
serious crashes in race 3, was placed
fourth.
Richard, aged 14, was initially ‘‘double
classing’’ at the nationals, also entering
the 12­14 125cc class.
He rode three races of the five in that
competition, but had to pull out after the
last crashinthe 85cc eventtoallow the
heavy bruising he sustained to go down.
However, even though he missed
competing in two races of the 125cc
competition,points earned in the first
three races enabled him to finish 12th in
that class competing against 28 riders.
Richard has been riding motocross
since he was two­years­old. His parents
Fiona and Danny are sheep and beef
farmers in the Ethelton Valley, near
Cheviot. Fiona says both Danny and
Richard are motorbike mad and they both
use them to get around the farm. Their
passion for the motocross sport is taking
the family on ‘‘an amazing journey, with
some major ups and downs since 2018’',
Fiona says.
In December 2021 Richard broke his
femur at the Rat Track SuperCross in
Nelson which kept him away from
Motocross powerhouse ... Cheviot Area
School pupil Richard Spencer, aged 14, of
Cheviot, with his motocrossbikes at his
parents' farm in the EtheltonValley, near
Cheviot.
PHOTO: FIONA SPENCER
competition for almost ayear. Then, soon
after being given the all clear to race again
Richard broke both his arms in an
accident riding at afriend's farm. That
required more surgery and another three
months away from racing. ‘‘Neither
accident has fazed the young rider. ``He
has come back faster than before,’’ Fiona
says.
Richard, who was awarded the Cheviot
Lions Sportsperson of the Year Award in
2021, is fortunate to have the sponsorship
and support of numerous North
Canterbury businesses, Fiona says. Taylor
Shearing of Cheviot, Amuri.net of
Culverden, Bob McLeary Yamaha of
Rangiora, and Davaar Logging of Greta
Valley have been with Richard since the
beginning. Brendan Esler Builders of
Amberley, DynoworxinAshburton and
Moto SR in Taupo have also played ahuge
part in Richard’s support network and
helping him get to the next level. But
23MX Coaching, which is run by Marshall
Phillips of Kaiapoi, has been one of the
biggest assets to Richard’s performance in
the last two years, Fiona says.
‘‘Marshall has kept Richard to atraining
programme, both on and off the bike,
which Richard has followed with
commitment and the hard work has
certainly paid off.’’ He also took time off
work to follow the riders he coaches to the
nationals, and was ahuge inspiration.
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Setting the Record Straight onNitrates
Therehavebeensomereports in the medialately
discussing nitratelevelspredominantly in privatewells
in theWaimakariri andotherneighbouringdistricts.
Iwould just like to clarify afew things.
The testing was carried out byGreenpeace.
They allege that several public water supplies
have concerning levels of nitrates present inthe
samples. In Waimakariri this includes the Oxford
Rural No. 1supply.
This is simply not true.
Council drinking water supplies are tested monthly
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Road Safety Week activities
Orange road cones, stop /gosigns
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week.
Staff from Waka Kotahi New
Zealand Transport Agency,
Waimakariri District Council,
Beca and Corde visited the
school on Wednesday, May 22, to
talk about Road Safety Week.
Beca school road safety work
programme leader Heather Law
says Ashgrove School was one of
16 schools around the country
chosen for aspecial road safety
session last Wednesday.
Year 2and 3students from
Ashgrove School heard a
children’s story on road safety,
before going outside for some
practical lessons.
‘‘It is anice way to give alittle
back to the community we live
and work in,’’ Heather says.
The story, Queen of the Road’’,
about amum who is astop / go
sign traffic controller, was
written by Heather’s mum,
Jennifer Beck, of Auckland. Once
outside, the children learned
how to set up temporary road
signs, place orange road cones in
the right place, how to use traffic
lights and about stop /gosigns.
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The RangioraHigh SchoolBoard
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enrolmentswill be accepted in 2025
forthe following students:
1. Priority2–siblings of current
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Notice of Intention to Take
Land for Road, Barwells Road,
Waimakariri District
NOTICE is hereby given thatWaimakariri District Council
proposes to take, under the Public Works Act 1981, the
land described in the Schedule tothis notice (Land).
The Land is required for road.
The reason whyWaimakariri District Council considers
it essential to take the Land istocomplete the legal
vesting asroad of aportion of Barwells Road that was
intended to be conveyed to the Crown for the purposes
of road,and has been formed and used as road for a
significant period of time.
The successors to the owner of the Land and those
persons with aregistered interest in the Land have
been served with notice of Waimakariri District Council’s
intention to take the Land and advised of their right to
object.
Any other person having the right toobject may send
awritten objection to the Registrar,Environment Court,
Justice &Emergency Services Precinct, 20 Lichfield
Street, Christchurch 8013 or DX WX11113,Christchurch,
within 20working days after the date ofpublication of
this notice.
If any objection is made inaccordance with this notice, a
public hearing will be held with the right ofthe objector
to appear and be heard personally, unless the objector
otherwise requires, and each objector will be informed of
the time and place of the hearing.
Any person requiring further information in respect of
this advice should contact JennyAcker,The Property
Group Limited, Level 2, Lion House, 169 Madras
Street, Christchurch 8011. Postal Address: PO Box
7240, Sydenham, Christchurch 8240. Email: jacker@
propertygroup.co.nz .Phone: 021 195 0144.
Canterbury Land District – Waimakariri District
Schedule
Area
ha
0.4784 more or less
The Land islocated adjoining 11and 22 Barwells Road,
Loburn.
Dated at Rangiora this 15th day of May 2024
Jeff Millward
Chief Executive
Waimakariri District Council
Notice of Intention to Take
Land for Road, Barwells Road,
Waimakariri District
To:The successors of Mr John Dobson ofSpreydon
1. Takenotice thatWaimakariri District Council
proposes to take,under the Public WorksAct 1981,
the land described in the Schedule to this notice (Land).
2. TheLand is required forroad.
Reasonsfor TakingLand
3. The reason why Waimakariri District Council considers
itessential to takethe Land is to complete thelegal vesting
as road of aportion ofBarwells Road thatwasintended to
be conveyed tothe Crown forthe purposes ofroad andhas
beenformed and used asroad forasignificantperiod of
time.
Your Right to Object
4. The Land hasnot yet beentaken.
5. Youhavearight to object to the taking of the Land.
6. If youwish to object, you must send awritten objection
to the Registrar,Environment Court,Justice &Emergency
Services Precinct, 20 Lichfield Street, Christchurch 8013 or
DX:WX11113 Christchurch, within 20 working days after
the publication of thisnotice.
7. Ifyou make an objection, apublic hearing of the
objection will be held unless you give written notice to the
Environment Courtthatyou want the hearingtobeheld in
private.
8. If you make anobjection:
a. Youwill be advised ofthe time and place of thehearing;
and
b. Youwill have the right to appearand be heard
personally or to be represented by abarrister orasolicitor
or anyother personyou authorise.
Your Right to Compensation
9. This notice, and the right to object describedabove
relate to the taking of the Land and nottoyourright to
compensation. Underthe Public WorksAct 1981 you are
entitled to full compensation, if your interest theLand is
taken. If this compensation cannotbeagreed between you
andWaimakariri DistrictCouncil, it canbedetermined in
separate proceedings before the Land Valuation Tribunal.
WARNING
THIS NOTICE CONCERNS YOUR RIGHTS OVER THE LAND
REFERRED TO. IFYOU ARE INANY DOUBT ABOUT
ITS EFFECT YOUSHOULD OBTAIN LEGAL ADVICE
IMMEDIATELY.
DO NOTDELAY.
The Land is locatedadjoining 11and 22 Barwells Road,
Loburn.
Canterbury Land District – Waimakariri District
Schedule
Area
ha
0.4784 more orless
Description
Part Rural Section 7807 (part Deeds
Index 8c/s 960 in DR 135/183)
Description
Part Rural Section7807 (part Deeds
Index 8c/s 960 in DR 135/183)
Dated at Rangiora this 15th dayofMay 2024
Jeff Millward
Chief Executive
WaimakaririDistrict Council
Situations Vacant
Rangiora
HighSchool
Casual
Cleaners
RangioraHighSchool
is proud to be acaring,
community-based
environment inspiring
life-long learning.
Studentsare at the
centre of our work.
We areseeking to
expand our pool of
on-call/casual cleaners
forbothafternoon and/or
evening shifts.
Allenquiries and CV’s
canbeemailedto:
wlj@rangiorahigh.
school.nz.
2680438
Rangiora
HighSchool
Food and
Nutrition
Technician
Permanent, part-time
working15hrs/wk
duringtermtime, to
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to theFood &Nutrition
Department.
Formoreinformation
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visitthe Join Us /
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www.rangiorahigh.
school.nz
Applications close at
9am on Monday 10
June 2024
2681038
Rangiora
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Permanent
Full-Time
Head
Caretaker
RangioraHighSchool
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aschool environment is
useful but not essential.
Startdateisnegotiable.
Formoreinformation and
to apply, pleasevisit the
Join Us /Employment
page of our website.
www.rangiorahigh.
school.nz
Applications close9am
on Tuesday 4June
2024.
2677760
Situations Vacant
Rangiora
High School
Kaiāwhina/
Teacher Aide
Weare seeking to
appoint aKaiāwhina
to undertake learning
supportwork in
our Lighthouse
Programme,working
with ORSfunded
studentswithhighand
veryhighneeds.
•Permanent part-time
positionworking 25
hours per week (term
time only).
•Previous teacher aide
experiencepreferred,
but not essential.
Closingdate: Monday
10 June 2024
Pleasevisit theRHS
websitefor further
information:
www.rangiorahigh.
school.nz/join-us/
employment
Personal
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te reoMāori
We areseeking to
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reoMāori to uphold
thedignity of people,
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and knowledge, and
embed and amplifya
Māoriworldview by
adaptingprogrammes
and supporting
colleagues,and by
creating, leading and
advising.
This is afixedterm, part
time position(14 hours
per week).
Closingdate: Monday 10
June 2024
Pleasevisit theRHS
websitefor further
information:
www.rangiorahigh.
school.nz/join-us/
employment
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GENT, well presented,
warm happy & affable
seeks an engaging modern
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Planning AdministrationOfficer (FixedTerm)
• Do youprideyourself on your organisational skills?
• Do youhave an eyefor detail andaccuracy?
• Do youwanttowork in afun, supportiveteam
environment?
The Waimakariri District Councilservesacommunityofover
60,000 that is experiencing rapid growth with ahigh rate
of development accompanied bycorresponding demands
on administrative functions. The Council is seeking an
administrator to work within the Planning Unit based in
Rangiora.
The successful applicant will be responsible for providing
administrative support including file management,
maintaining reporting systemsfor tracking resource consent
applications, organising meetings, and taking minutes.
Undertaking the administrative tasks to set upresource
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“cando” attitude.Being able to prioritise workloadsand deal
with multiple tasks in high-pressure situations isessential.
An understanding of local government would be useful but
is notessential.
The positionisfixed term for 18 months. However,ifworkload
increases,itcould become apermanentposition.
If youhavethe appropriate skills,experience,and attitude to
fulfil therequirements of this position,and youwant to be on
ourteam, getintouch because we want to hear fromyou.
Formoreinformation on thepositioncontact Denise Cowan,
Planning Administration Team Leader on 0800 965 468
(0800 WMKGOV).
Applicationsclose at 5pm on Sunday 16 June 2024.
The Council is an equalopportunityemployer.
To apply for this job go to
https://waimakariridc.recruitmenthub.co.nz/Vacancies/
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• Physically fit and strong
• Able toclimb ladders and use lifting
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• Familiar ineither DIY orCustomer
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• Weekend work will be required
McAlpines have an active drug &alcohol
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Applicants must be aNew Zealand resident
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Please send your application and CV to:
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02
$15
Was$31.38
65
100% LOCALLYOWNED &OPERATED.
Prices valid until 23 rd June 2024
While stocks last
*Ifyou findalower priceonanidenticalin-stock product, we will beat it by 15%.
Excludesspecial quotes, on account(credit and cash) purchases,stock liquidations andcommercial quantities.The same
in-stock productmust be available to youfor same daydeliveryorcollection. Includes GSTand delivery charges.Ifyou findthe
same product cheaperfromanotherMitre10store or online at www.mitre10.co.nz we’ll match that price. The in-store price
may be lower than that advertised.
RANGIORA

RANGIORA
100% LOCALLYOWNED &OPERATED.
*Ifyou findalowerpriceonanidenticalin-stock product, we will beatitby15%.
Excludes specialquotes,onaccount(credit andcash) purchases,stock liquidations andcommercialquantities.The same
in-stock productmust be available to youfor same daydeliveryorcollection.Includes GSTand deliverycharges.Ifyou findthe
sameproduct cheaper fromanother Mitre10store or onlineatwww.mitre10.co.nz we’ll match thatprice. The in-store price
maybelowerthanthatadvertised.
RANGIORA