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to rein in spending 

By DAVID HILL, 

Local Democracy Reporter 

North Canterbury council leaders 

say they are already ‘‘reining in the 

fantasies’’. 

Christopher Luxon called on 

councils to ‘‘rein in the fantasies’’, 

manage spending, and focus on 

delivering core services in his 

opening address at last week’s 

Local Government New Zealand 

Conference. 

‘‘Go line by line, stop the wasteful 

spending, remove the bureaucracy, 

focus on better customer service, 

and end the projects that aren’t 

delivering value for money.’’ 

While some mayors and 

councillors around the country 

were left feeling bruised by the 

Prime Minister’sspeech, North 

Canterbury’s councils say it is 

regulations which drive up rates. 

Local Government Minister 

Simeon Brown also announced 

changes for local government at the 

conference, including limiting 

rates increases for projects other 

than ‘‘picking up rubbish, fixing 

water infrastructure and filling in 

potholes’’. 

He will look at measures like 

revenuecapping to rein in 

‘‘wasteful spending’’, and ways to 

make elected members more 

accessible and more accountable 

to voters. 

Kaikōura Mayor Craig Mackle 

and Hurunui District Council chief 

executive Hamish Dobbie said 

much of the cost borne by 

ratepayers was in meeting 

unfunded mandates passed down 

by central Government, including 

regulations. 

‘‘The biggest problem for us in 

producing infrastructure is the 

rules imposed by central 

Government,’’ Mr Dobbie said. 

‘‘The Government needs to take 

some responsibility, rather than 

just leaving it up to local 

government.’’ 

Mr Mackle said his council has 

focused on core infrastructure, 

such as roading, footpaths and 

three waters, despite ahigher than 

usual rates rise this year of 14.75 

percent. 

‘‘The Prime Minister certainly 

had some clear points to make in a 

short period of time at the 

conference. 

‘‘We agree with the comments 

around focusing on the basics and 

ensuring efficient and effective 

delivery, and ultimately delivering 

consistent ongoing value to our 

communities. 

‘‘We have made great progress on 

these over the last few years 

despite having to increase our 

local share of funding to make sure 

we get the job done.’’ 

Mr Mackle would also like to see 

rising audit costs and insurance 

Kaiapoi canine welcome 

premiums addressed. 

Audit New Zealand’s auditing of 

Kaikōura’s annual plans cost close 

to 2% of the council’s rates 

revenue. 

Hurunui Mayor Marie Black said 

the Prime Minister’s opening 

address ‘‘made many sit up and 

think’’. 

‘‘But, of course, putting this in 

the context of Hurunui District 

Council, Ihave reflected on our 

recent Long Term Plan, with our 

focus on the basics of roading, 

water and infrastructure that 

supports our community to be 

vibrant and welcoming. 

‘‘We have not had a‘laundry list 

of options’ that sit outside this 

brief.’’ 

She said Hurunui has a‘‘back to 

basics’’ focus, which also 

recognises the value of libraries, 

swimming pools and green spaces, 

which play an important role 

‘‘within our place of belonging’’. 

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Canine welcome ... The owner of Kaiapoi Paper Plus, Jared Raines, with his bearded collie/huntaway 

cross, Molly. 

PHOTO: SHELLEY TOPP 

By SHELLEY TOPP 

You might find afriendly 

bearded collie/huntaway cross, 

behind the counter when you 

shop at Paper Plus Kaiapoi. 

Molly belongs to the shop’s 

owner ,Jared Raines, and 

sometimes accompanies him to 

work. 

She is amember of the Dogs 

of Kaiapoi Wall of Fame which 

features 64 photos of canine 

cuties who have visited the 

shop with their owners. 

Jared says the initiative 

began when his sister Keely 

Raines, who used to work at 

the shop, started bringing her 

two dogs to work with her to 

ease their separation anxiety. 

‘‘We got so many positive 

comments from customers and 

staff about the dogs being in the 

shop,’’ Jared said. The positive 

feedback intensified when 

Jared started bringing his 

family’s new puppy, which 

could not be left home alone 

either, into work also. 

Customers began asking staff 

if the shop was dogfriendly 

and Jared began to think it 

would be agood initiative to 

introduce in the shop. 

While travelling overseas he 

had seen many dogfriendly 

shops where canines were 

welcome, alongside their 

owners, and he thought itwas a 

great initiative with many 

benefits. 

‘‘It was so cool. So we started 

welcoming people with their 

dogs into our shop too.’’ 

Soon after that the staff 

began photographing the dogs 

coming into the shop and the 

Dogs of Kaiapoi Wall of Fame 

was born. It is now afeature in 

the shop and is enthusiastically 

supported by visitors. 

Keely no longer works at 

Paper Plus Kaiapoi, in the 

restored former Bank of New 

Zealand building on the corner 

of Williams Street and Charles 

Street. But her partner, Sam 

Roberts, who runs the printing 

side of the business, sometimes 

still takes their two Brussels 

griffon dogs, Rocker and 

Booster, to work with him, 

although they are more likely 

to be found at the back of the 

shop with Sam. 

Like Molly they have become 

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Eleven objections to new board 

ByDAVID HILL, 


The fate of aproposedcommunity board 

in North Canterbury will be decided by 

the Local Government Commission. 

Eleven objections were received on 

the Hurunui District Council’s decision 

to create acommunity board for its 

south ward, which includes Amberley, at 

next year’s local government election. 

Councillors who supportedsaid it was 

‘‘moredemocratic’’ and would better 

represent the south ward's growing 

population. 

The AmberleyDistrict Residents’ 

Association is among the eleven 

objectors. 

Association chairperson Roy Myers 

says there was ‘‘no evidence’’ to support 

the change. 

‘‘I can’t see any advantage whatsoever 

with an elected community board of five 

members who are paid by atargeted rate 

of $20,’’ Mr Myers said. 

‘‘I think it is going to reduce 

representation.’’ 

He says under existing structure, 

committee members were accountable 

to the group they represented, but he 

questioned how the board members 

would be accountable. 

‘‘The south ward has quite adiverse 

character. You have the urban part, the 

rural part and the beach communities.’’ 

Councillors voted in favour of 

replacing its south ward committeewith 

an elected community board in June, 

following arepresentation review. 

This was despite opposition from 

residents’ groups,with 14 of the 22 

submissions opposed to the change. 

The proposedcommunity board would 

havefive members elected at large, plus 

the four ward councillors and the mayor. 

The south ward committeecomprises 

nine community members elected at its 

first meeting in acouncil term, plus the 

fourward councillors and the mayor. 

Community members include 

representativesfrom residents’ 

associations, the AmberleyReserves 

AdvisoryGroup, the Hurunui Youth 

Council and three independent 

members. 

South ward committeechairperson Jo 

Hassall says she looked forward to 

hearing the Local Government 

Commission’s decision. 

Under review ... Eleven objections have been received on the proposed Hurunui south 

ward community board. 

PHOTO: FILE 

‘‘I do like the fact it is being taken to a 

separateperson, who will look at it 

independently. 

‘‘It has gone through the right process 

and whateverdecision is made is final.’’ 

The Local Government Commission is 

an independent body that can make 

decisions on the structure of local 

government. 

South ward councillor Vanessa 

McPherson was among those who voted 

in favour of establishing the community 

board. 

She said it would be ‘‘more 

democratic’’ as elected board members 

would be accountable to the whole 

community and not just to the groups 

they represented. 

‘‘We are lookingatthe population 

growth in Amberleyand Ithink moving 

forward the south ward needs and 

deserves democratic representation 

that will support that growth. 

‘‘I know there are some associations 

and groups who feel they will lose their 

voice, but councillors will still have 

direct links with those groups.’’ 

The residents’ associations will also 

be able to make deputations to the 

community board. 

Fellow south ward councillor Pauline 

White voted against establishing asouth 

ward community board. 

She says the 11 appeals was ‘‘another 

thread in athorough representation 

review process’’. 

‘‘The community is continuing to 

engage, and this is evidence of their 

vested interest in representation to fit 

the current needs of the south ward.’’ 

The Local Government Commission 

will make its determination by April 10. 

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Waimakariri Mayor Dan Gordon said 

he was not surprised by the Prime 

Minister’s announcement. 

‘‘We have been through our Long 

Term Plan line by line and pushed out 

all nonessential projects to outlying 

years. 

‘‘It was great to hear the 

acknowledgement from the 

Government that current funding 

models such as rates are not 

sustainable.’’ 

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In search of life-saving blood 

By JOHN COSGROVE 

Jazmin (Jaz) Mead is searching for 

golden blood. 

Not the extremely rare blood type, just 

plasma so her uncle and many others 

can live. 

The former Kaiapoi High School 

student discovered last year her uncle 

needed regular infusions of lifesaving 

blood products for the rest of his life. 

‘‘We call it golden blood as it comes 

from plasma,’’ she says. 

Plasma is the goldcoloured liquid 

part of blood that carries blood cells, 

water, proteins and clotting factors 

around the body. 

It is precious, as it helps save lives, 

hence why people often refer to it as 

liquid gold. 

Jaz set out to find how she could help 

increase the supply of plasma and blood 

to the New Zealand Blood Service and 

help her uncle. 

‘‘I wanted to find ways to help and one 

of the ideas was to hold ablood drive 

here at Kaiapoi High School.’’ 

Ayear later, Jaz’s planning and 

determination were rewarded when 

over 90 parents, teachers and senior 

students lined up on Tuesday to donate 

blood at the Kaiapoi School auditorium. 

The goal was to help reduce the 

desperate shortage of plasma and blood 

products experienced in Canterbury at 

present, by NZ Blood. 

‘‘noone misses out when they need 

blood, but we are so short of plasma,’’ 

says Laura Jones, Clinical Nurse Leader 

with NZ Blood. 

‘‘Plasma is ahuge driver for us at the 

moment and every year the demand for 

blood products gets bigger and bigger.’’ 

She says plasma is often called liquid 

gold, as it is worth more per gram than 

real gold. 

Plasma can be donated more 

frequently than blood, every two weeks, 

and is used to boost the immune system 

of people with low levels of antibodies; 

control autoimmune disorders; and 

provide clotting factor concentrates for 

people with bleeding disorders. 

‘‘It is great to see someone with 

enthusiasm like Jaz, organise the blood 

Giving life ... Kaiapoi High School principal Jason Reid (left) and KHS head girl Ariana 

Roberts, with blood drive organiser and former student Jazmin (Jaz) Mead (right), who 

joined nearly 90 donors at the school on Tuesday donating whole blood to the NZ Blood 

Service as part of aproject started by Jaz ayear ago. 

PHOTO: JOHN COSGROVE 

drive here at the school, as it inspires 

people to become blood donors for life.’’ 

Kaiapoi High School principal Jason 

Reid was one of those donors and says 

the fact Jaz has returned to the school to 

continue the drive to donate blood after 

she has left to pursue acareer in 

hospitality, is indicative of her 

personality. 

‘‘She wants to help people and that’s 

Jaz’s nature. 

‘‘She saw aneed with the younger 

students last year, to help them get over 

the fear of donating blood and hopefully 

become lifelong supporters of the 

service.’’ 

Laura Jones says it has been three 

years since they last visited Kaiapoi 

High, but there is always agreat 

response to blood drives in North 

Canterbury, with the next ones being 

held in Rangiora on September 3and 4, 

in Kaiapoi on October 29 and back in 

Rangiora on Christmas Eve, December 

24. 

Several other high schools in North 

Canterbury have also asked Jaz to 

organise blood drives at their schools. 

Friends seeking `memories and tributes' 


Friends of North Canterbury‘‘equine 

legend’’ Florence West are seeking photos 

and information about her for abook they 

are creating to celebrate her 82nd 

birthday. 

‘‘We are inviting all friends and 

customers of our legendaryequestrian 

Florence West to help us celebrate and 

acknowledge her dedication to the North 

Canterburyand wider equestrian 

community, as she has hung up her saddle 

for the last time,’’ they say. 

Florence, who is aformer New Zealand 

equestrian representative, is aresident at 

the Charles Upham Retirement Village in 

Rangiora. 

In her long equestrian career she has 

been involved in pony club, western 

riding, hunting, showing, trekking, 

showjumping and stock and station work. 

‘‘She has done it all and taught so many,’’ 

her friends say. ‘‘In fact she has shared her 

expertise across generations of some 

families helping them to achieve their 

goals. We would love your help by sharing 

your story, or photos, on how she has 

impacted on your life.’’ 

The aim is to collect ‘‘memories or 

tributes’’ and put them in the book for 

Florence ‘‘to help her reminisce and 

remember you all’’. Anyone who can help 

provide information and/or photos for the 

book can contact Thereza on 027 484 9246, 

or at thereza@xtra.co.nz. 

Information and photos must be 

received by the end of this week to meet 

the printing deadline for the book. 

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Efforts to develop anew cricket ground in 

Amberleyare being delayed due to 

confusion over who has responsibility. 

Hurunui District Council chief 

executive Hamish Dobbie said staff were 

hampered in their ability to progress the 

development of Amberley Eastern 

Reserve, due to the wording of acouncil 

resolution passed five years ago. 

‘‘We just need to know who is giving 

direction so we can getonand do it.’’ 

The council has been revising its 

reserve management plan, which helps to 

shape how large green spaces are used in 

the region. 

The Eastern Reserve attracted the most 

interest during the recent consultation 

with mixed views on the cricket ground 

proposal. 

Cricket isproposed to be the main sport 

at the four hectare reserve, while a 

potential play area, pump track and tennis 

courts are also being considered. 

In 2019, the council passed aresolution 

where it directed the Amberley Reserve 

Advisory Group to update its charter to 

include the Eastern Reserve, with the 

council retaining control of the reserve’s 

development. 

But Mr Dobbie said the wording of the 

resolution had created confusion over who 

made the final decision. 

Alongside the council, there are a 

number of interested parties including the 

council’sSouth Ward Committee, the 

AmberleyReserve Advisory Group, 

sporting organisations and local residents, 

all wanting to have asay. 

Eastern Reserve ... Hurunui Mayor Marie Black planted atree at the Amberley Eastern 

Reserve last year, with help from local children, to mark the coronation of King Charles III. 

‘‘Officers are of the view that the council 

intended to retain direct governance of the 

Eastern Reserve throughout its 

development and that the council would 

work with the Amberley Reserve Advisory 

Group and the various sporting bodies,’’ 

Mr Dobbie said. 

At acouncil meeting on Tuesday, August 

27, councillorsdirected staff to prepare a 

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paper for the September council meeting 

to clarify the decision making process. 

Consultation of the revamped reserve 

management plan has been completed, 

with the council due to adopt the new plan 

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Donations sought for book fair 

The call has gone out for donations of 

books, magazines, puzzles and videos for 

the upcoming Rotary Club of Rangiora’s 

annual book fair in October. 

Over the past three years, the Rotary 

Club of Rangiora has distributed over 

$206,000 raised from the book sale and 

other events, into the North Canterbury 

community. 

The annual book sale is one of its main 

funding sources and the money raised 

helps cofund swimming lessons for 

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wide range of other community based 

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for the sale. 

Working behind the scenes sorting 

and collating the donated books is a 

dedicated team of volunteers, including 

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the book sale for over 40 years. 

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The Rotary Club of Rangiora October 

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items on sale this year will be puzzles, 

scifi books and NZ non fiction. 

‘‘We have also received from one 

donor anumber of old books, some 

dating from the early 20th century, plus 

other single books sleeved or in box 

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Plenty to do ... Rotary Club of Rangiora 

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Kaiapoi’s garden competition will 

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In recent years it has been the domain 

of Altogether Kaiapoi, but with it 

winding up, the future of the garden 

competition was in limbo. 

Margaret Maw, the club’s president, 

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competition at the end of January, 2025. 

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STUART SMITH MP FOR KAIKOURA 

Droughtrelief aims 

to sustain farmers 

Farmers in North Canterbury are 

grappling with severe drought 

conditions and with lambingwell 

underway, it is tough time for many. 

Drought creeps in gradually, its 

effects accumulating over time, while 

the path to recovery can often be just as 

long and arduous. 

The prolonged dry spell has hit the 

Hurunui District particularly hard, 

leaving farms strugglingwith feed 

shortages and failed crops. 

While many farmers have 

implemented sound management 

practices such as reducing livestock 

numbers, the persistent dry conditions 

have pushed many to their limits. 

In amove that underscores the 

government's commitment to rural 

communities, our government is 

boosting support for drought affected 

farmers. 

The latest support package, totalling 

$68,000, combines government funding 

with contributions from industry 

partners. 

This includes $20,000from the 

government, matched by $18,000 from 

agricultural organisations to provide 

critical veterinary support. 

An additional $30,000 will bolster the 

Hurunui Mayoral Fund, targeting 

assistance to the most vulnerable 

farmers. 

This aid builds upon earlier 

measures, including amediumscale 

adverse event classification in March 

that unlocked $170,000 for Rural 

Support Trusts. 

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relief available through the Income 

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cashflow challenges. 

The drought'simpact extends beyond 

immediate feed shortages, coinciding 

with the crucial lambing and calving 

season. 

The government'sresponse 

acknowledges that these 

circumstances are beyond farmers' 

control, with NIWA data confirmingthe 

HurunuiDistrict as particularly hardhit. 

The multifaceted approach to 

supportinvolves collaboration 

between various stakeholders, 

including the Ministry for Primary 

Industries' On Farm Support service, 

local authorities, and industry groups. 

This coordinated effort aims to 

provide targeted assistance, from feed 

supply management to financial aid. 

As the backboneofNew Zealand's 

economy, the agricultural sector's 

resilience is crucial. 

This support package not only 

addresses immediate needs but also 

signals the government's longterm 

commitment to rural communities' 

sustainability. 

Farmers in need are urged to reach 

out to their local Rural Support Trust, 

emphasising that help is available. 

As climate challenges persist, such 

proactive measures will be vital in 

maintaining the strength and 

adaptability of New Zealand's 

agricultural sector. 

New Hanmerboard member 

Hurunui born and bred, Hanmer Springs 

Community Board’s newest member, is 

driven to serve her community. 

Stacey Inglis was sworn in to her new 

role at last week’s community board 

meeting, following the recent byelection 

to fill an extraordinary vacancy created by 

the passing of longserving member 

Richard Tapper. 

The mum of two, who is of Ngati Porou 

descent, has lived in the township for 18 

years and is wellknown for her 

volunteering spirit, including being on the 

bowlingclub committee and lending a 

hand with the school’s Kapa Haka group. 

She is also afamiliar face as the coowner, 

with husband Zane, of Rustic Café , 

which they have been running since 2005. 

‘‘This community looks out for each 

other. Ilove the sense of community —that 

was really behind putting my name 

forward,’’Stacey says. 

Stacey has been delegated responsibility 

for the board’s Public Relations portfolio. 

She was also added to the list of 

community board members interested in 

the development of the Queen Mary 

Hospital Historic reserve. 

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River concerns 

Dear Editor, 

Kaiapoi and Cam Rivers 

Iwould like to know what has happened 

to our beautiful rivers around here. 

Ihave lived here now for six years and 

been whitebaiting and fly fishing on both 

rivers. 

Now, they have turned into adisgusting 

mess —noweed or watercress—and the 

fresh water mussels and cockabillies are 

dying. 

This is happening below Bramleys 

Bridge at Tuahiwi on the Came and 

below Three Streams on the Kaiapoi 

River. 

Why is this happening? Are the local 

council or Environment Canterbury 

putting poison in our rivers so they don’t 

have to pay to clean them out with a 

dragline. 

They don’thave Lagarosiphon weed in 

the water like Lake Dunstan and Lake 

benmore. 

Ican’ttake my grandchildrenfly fishing 

there anymore —there is no mayfly 

hatches or invertebratesfor the fish to 

feed on. 

What can we do about the state of our 

rivers? 

Yours, 

Peter Casserly 

Kaiapoi 

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Dear Editor, 

Re your article on arogue dog attack in 

the August 22, 2024 edition. 

Dog owners need to be aware that their 

precious pets arepotential killers. 

More than once ownerswalking their 

dogs along the Kowai River Track let 

their dogs off leash to run free. 

Some dogs cross the river, and Ihave 

had sheep killed. 

The dogs then go back to their owners, 

hopefully. 

But the damage is done. The dog owner 

is unaware. 

The farmer is left with amess to clean 

up. 

One of my ewes was attacked on 

Tuesday, August 20, about 11.30am. 

The dog looked like an American 

Staffordshire Terrier from aGoogle 

search. 

It had gone by the time Igot arifle. 

Ihad to put the ewe down, and one of 

her lambs that had been bitten, died 

over night. 

The other is now apet. 

We got off lightly. 

It is the owners fault, not the fault of 

the dog. 

Yours, 

David Rowell 

Kowai River Road 

Variety concert 

The North Canterbury McAlpines Pipe Band will perform in the 50s up Brass Into 

Spring Family Variety Concert at 2pm on Sunday, September 1, at Isaac Theatre 

Royal in Gloucester Strett Christchurch. The concert will also feature Suzanne 

PrenticeOBE, who has performed internationally with many of the world's 

famous stars. 

There will also be 60 dancers from Southern Cross Irish Dance. Proceeds from 

the concert will go to the Canterbury Charity Hospital. 

Tickets are: Stalls $30 adults, $25 seniors and $15 for children. Dress Circle $50, 

$35 and $15. 

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As the new BMX season approaches North Canterbury BMX is inviting anyone 

interested in giving the sport agototurnout at a‘‘Have aGoDay’’ on Saturday, 

August 31 at the club’strack at the Ashley Picnic Grounds in Millton Avenue. The 

day starts at 2pm and people of all ages and abilities are welcome to give the sport 

ago. 

Balcairn concert 

The Great Divide,featuring traditional, contemporary, and original songs and 

tunes fromCeltic and Americana roots will visit the Balcairn Hall on Sunday, 

September 22, as the Mike Greer Homes North Canterbury concert series 

continues. Americana dobro player, guitar master and composer Tony Burt, Scots 

traditionalist on harp, vocals and guitar Karen Jones, and Scandinavian soprano 

sax player Hanna Wiskari Griffiths bring together instruments and genres which 

seldom grace the same stage, weaving Celtic airs and Americana traditions into 

high energy dance tunes, complete with social comment and heritage. 

Tickets are $30 available from Sally Macs, Amberley; Sefton Garage, Stans 7Day 

Pharmacy, Rangiora,oronline balcairnhall.com /humanitix. 

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Soldiersblock still on track 

Tourism funding 



The restoration of an historic 

Hanmer Springs building remains 

on track, despite abudget blowout. 

The Hurunui District Council 

will seek a$300,00 grant from the 

Rata Foundation towards a 

$425,000 funding shortfall for the 

restoration of the former Soldiers’ 

Block in the Queen Mary Historic 

Reserve. 

The Soldiers’ Block was opened 

in 1916 to rehabilitate soldiers 

returning from World War 1, and 

was later used as adrug and 

alcohol treatment facility,while 

the site also has cultural 

significance for Ngāti Kurī. 

Speaking at Tuesday’s (August 

27) council meeting,chief strategy 

and community officer Judith 

Batchelor said project budget has 

been revised to $3.601 million, 

after $3.176 million was budgeted 

in the council’s 2023 annual plan. 

She said the funding shortfall 

was due to expected increases in 

materials costs and changes to the 

heating system, while the removal 

of linings and floor coverings 

revealed structural elements 

which were not shown on the 

original building plans. 

The remaining $125,000 will be 

funded from the Queen Mary 

Development Contributions Fund. 

The funding will allow the first 

two stages of the project to be 

completed, with the building on 

track to reopen on Anzac Day next 

year. 

Stage one is earthquake 

strengthening and bringingthe 

building to code, while stage two 

will see the main hall reinstated 

Lookingtothe future ... The Queen Mary Historic Reserve is undergoing 

aredevelopment. 

PHOTO: FILE 

for community use. 

The longterm vision will be to 

establish amuseum with an 

interactive experience called ‘‘A 

Place of Light and Life’’, which will 

tell the story of the site. 

But it will require the 

community to raise afurther $6 

million anddiscussions have 

begun around creating a 

temporary exhibition. 

Ms Batchelor said conversations 

have alreadybeen held with the 

Rata Foundation. 

‘‘Our conversations with Rata 

have been around how we can 

keep the story alive during the 

different stages of the project. 

‘‘We have avideo and bed and 

I’m confidentwecan get ourhands 

on more informationfor the 

exhibition space to provide awet 

weather activity and an 

educational opportunity for the 

15,000 school children that visit 

Hanmer Springs.’’ 

The council also approved the 

use of $430,000, from interest 

accrued from the Queen Mary 

Development Contributions Fund, 

to help kick start fundraising 

efforts for the next stage. 

Hanmer Springs councillor Tom 

Davies said developing the Queen 

Mary Historic Reserve, including 

the Soldiers’ Block, is ‘‘a key 

anchor project for Hanmer 

Springs’’. 

‘‘The support of the locals is just 

amazing,’’ he said. 

‘‘I have been lucky enough to 

have alook inside acouple of times 

and now that the panels have been 

removed you can see the 

architectural geniusofthe 

building. 

‘‘It is an absolute gemfor 

Hurunuiand it will be something 

we can be so proud of when it is 

finished.’’ 



Funding infrastructure for 

tourist towns has no simple 

solution, says Hurunui District 

Council chief executive 

Hamish Dobbie. 

North Canterburytowns 

Hanmer Springs and Kaikōura 

are small communities which 

punch above their weight to 

service tourists. 

Mr Dobbie said the cost of 

providing additional 

infrastructure such as toilets 

and rubbish bins was largely 

borne by ratepayers. 

‘‘We appreciate visitors bring 

money into the local economy 

and sometimes we need to do 

things infrastructurewise to 

support that. 

‘‘We don’t necessarily want 

that to be borne by ratepayers, 

but the cost has to be picked up 

somewhere.’’ 

While local ratepayersmay 

not use the public toilets or 

rubbish, there were benefits 

with visitors spending money in 

the local community and 

improved environmental 

outcomes. 

Local Government New 

Zealand took the opportunity to 

promote its message of the 

need for alternative funding 

tools, during last week’s local 

government conference in 

Wellington. 

Anumber of councils have 

been calling for 

accommodation and tourism 

levies, with arecent opinion 

poll suggesting there was 

public support. 

But Mr Dobbie said 

accommodation and tourism 

levies would provide limited 

benefit in Hanmer Springs and 

he preferred raising the 

International Visitor Levy, 

which charged visitors at the 

border. 

‘‘If you just take the money 

where the tourists sleep, does 

that really enhance tourism 

infrastructure overall.’’ 

Alternatively, alevy collected 

at the border could be 

distributed where it was 

needed or where there were 

opportunities, he said. 

The Mackenzie District 

Council increased its rates by 

one percent so it could clean its 

public toilets twice aday. 

Mr Dobbie said abed tax 

might make little difference as 

few of those visitors may stay 

the night in the district. 

Tourism Minister Matt 

Doocey said Tourism New 

Zealand was reviewing the 

International Visitor Levy and 

an announcement would be 

made soon on whether it willbe 

increased. 

While the levy was set $35 

per visitor, options were being 

considered to increase it to as 

much as $100 per visitor. 

The levy did not apply to 

Australians or Pacific 

Islanders. 

Mr Doocey said he was aware 

there was strong support for an 

accommodation levy, but the 

Government had yet to make a 

decision. 

He said the Government had 

an ambitious agenda to double 

export earnings. 

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Multi-usechurch facilityrising in Rangiora 


The new multiuse John Knox 

Rangiora Presbyterian Church and 

John Knox Community Centre in 

Rangiora is taking shape. 

The centre’s exterior is now visible 

and work is well under way with the 

outfitting of the interior amenities, 

says Rangiora Presbyterianminister 

Reverend Jason King. 

‘‘Everything is on schedule and we 

expect the church to be opened early 

next year.’’ 

This will be the third John Knox 

church on the site on the corner of 

High and King Streets. 

Its predecessor, the second John 

Knox Presbyterian Church, opened on 

September 28, 1922, 50 years almost to 

the day after early Rangiora settlers 

had built the first John Knox church 

across the road. 

Following the Christchurch 

earthquakes, the church had been 

classified as an earthquakeprone 

risk, and the congregation moved next 

door to use the John Knox Centre for 

services when the church buildingwas 

demolished in 2014. 

Rev King says the $3 million build is 

almost fully subscribed,but some 

funding must still be raised to outfit 

parts of the building. 

‘‘We have ordered some equipment 

nowaswefeel it is prudent to get it 

here before the costs risetoo much 

higher.’’ 

He says ahuge thank you to all who 

have stepped up financiallytosupport 

the build. 

‘‘Especially the many amazingly 

generous supporters, parishioners 

and the Presbyterian Church. 

‘‘Thanks also to the Rata 

Foundation, who believed in the longterm 

value of this facility for the wider 

Rangiora community, 

‘‘Presbyterian Support next door 

alsodeserves amentionasthey have 

been wonderful, helping us out by 

letting us share their space and use it 

as achurch on Sundays.’’ 

He says once the complex is opened 

next year, the congregationwill need 

to find its feet as achurch. 

‘‘We are keenly looking ahead to 

finding out what the next church 

season will be like, and to discover 

what it means to be achurch in the 

middle of Rangiora.’’ 

Rev King says this is nota 

traditional church building. 

It has been designed from the outset 

as amultiuse facility for the 

community. 

It will offer 800900 sqm of space in 

its five main community spaces. 

There are also new offices for Rev 

King and church staff, plus storage 

and anew kitchen in the refurbished 

existingbuilding. 

‘‘A kind person donated acoffeemaking 

machine, which Iwill see gets 

warmed upeach day, it will be so 

helpful to invite groups into the centre 

with freshly brewed coffee,’’ he says. 

‘‘One way people can help us out 

now is by buying aseat for the 240seat 

main auditorium,’’ he says. 

Rev King says it is an exciting time 

for the congregation, with everyone 

New beginnings ... Rangiora Presbyterian minister Rev Jason King, gets the feel of his 

new pulpit area inside the new multiuse John Knox Rangiora Presbyterian Church and 

John Knox Community Centre. 


eagerly awaiting the complex opening 

early next year. 

‘‘Already Ihave had many enquiries 

from interested users and businesses 

wanting to book space in our new 

facility, which Ibelieve will serve the 

Rangiora community well for many 

years to come,’’ he says. 

Silver Fern Farms and our 2023 Plate to Pasture 

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warmly invite the farming community to attend a 

Field Day attheir farm Raumati. 

Hear from the Fosters about their farming 

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Morning tea kicks off at 10am, followed byafarm 

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CanAm North Canterbury sell and service the industry leading 

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Kings Mowers and 

Heating are proud 

to be alocal and 

independent business 

which has served 

Rangiora for 40 years. 

We are experts in the 

sale and installation of 

log burners, stocking a 

large number of quality 

brands such as Metro, 

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Firenzo, Pyro, Maxen 

and Wagener. 

We specialise in 

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whole project 

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supply heat transfer 

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heat pumps, ensuring 

your home isalways 

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The other side of our 

business the sale of 

servicing of outdoor 

power equipment. 

We have awell 

equipped workshop 

and are able to 

service most makes 

and models of rideon 

mowers, rotary 

mowers, chainsaws, 

line trimmers etc. 

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KiwiGas is aleading local LPG gas company with afocus 

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In May of this year, our new LPG refill depot opened at 

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Versatile hasover40years 

experience in theconstruction 

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startedin1976 from a 

small office in suburban 

Christchurch,and hasgrown 

considerably with presently 

havingover30Versatile 

franchises nationwide. 

Versatile NorthCanterbury 

is oneofthe 2Canterbury 

franchises.Based in Rangiora 

it hasbeen ownedfor thelast 

4years by Adam Brennan 

andCatherine McNee. Our 

franchiseservicesawide area 

northofthe WaimakaririRiver 

includingKaikouraand inland 

to theSouthernAlps. 

Kevin Mooreand EdithSayers 

areour Building’sSales team. 

They specialise in garages, 

farm buildings, sleepouts and 

carports. Spanbild, whichis 

ourparentcompany,operates 

theSpanbildfactory basedin 

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we have long standing 

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individual clientswho require 

specific requirements from 

theirbuildings whichinclude 

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storagefor vehicles,boats, 

caravans. 

We have also completedwork 

forthe localcouncils, building 

pump shedsusedfor water 

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district supply,and have a 

newexcitinglocal community 

projectweare workingonfor 

theMenzShedinKaiapoi. 

CatherineMcNee is ourHome 

SalesConsultant, shetook 

over therolejustoverayear 

ago. Versatile hasanextensive 

rangeofhomedesigns ranging 

from smallhomes,30m2, up 

to larger homes300m2. The 

pavilionstyle architecturally 

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very popularand look greatin 

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setting. 

We have hadalotof 

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spaces.The floorplanscannot 

be modified butyou canadd 

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skylightsand solarpanels. 

Clientsare wantingthese 

smallerhomes foravarietyof 

reasonsfor example: parents’ 

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income stream or worker’s 

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demand foreconomical 

housingoptions. 

We have just introduced a 

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Versatile range. Thereare 6 

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this range, allmeetingthe 

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2017-2024 

CONTACT US 

Phone:0508 TORQUE 

Email : info@ttanz.co.nz 

Locations : 

Rangiora : 343E Flaxton Road 

Christchurch:407 FerryRoad 

Sockburn : 22 LowtherStreet 

ABOUT US 

TorqueTyre&Auto is alocally created brand bornin 

Rangiora. We opened ourfirst shop in Rangioraunder a 

differentnameinJune2022. After the hugeamount of 

support we recieved wedicided tocreate abrand that 

raises the bar for the rest of theindustry. In June2024our 

Rangiora store was rebranded to become the first Torque 

Tyre &Auto, two monthslaterweopened anotherstore in 

Christchurch and one month after that weopened TTA 

Sockburn. If you want the best customer service and the 

best deals visit one of our three locations. 

Rangiora 

WHAT WE DO 

Wheels &Tyres 

Christchurch 

4X4 Upgrades 

WOFRepairs 

Wheel Alignments 

Servicing 

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TTAHaveyou covered forall things automotive 

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Car and Dog Wash. 

Hello Rangiora!Iam theDaveofBig Dave’s Car 

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Todd’s Rddown from Mitre 10. Ihave lived in 

theNorth Canterbury area forover5yearsand 

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Loving theNorth Canterbury region andseeing 

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wash at both locations as well as self-serve 

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allopen24/7! 

WhatIbelievesetsusapart from othercar wash 

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strive to be cost effective with all our services 

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come by thebeginningofthe newyear! 

At BigDave’sCar andDog Wash ourgoal is for 

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Transport Rangiora Ltd 

Your trusted transport partner inNorth Canterbury 

2519693 

Supporting our local 

community 

General Cartage, Containers 

&Swinglift, Log cartage, 

Hiab Crane, Daily Freight 

P.O. Box 171 |279B Flaxton Road | Rangiora 

Phone 03 313 6026 

www.transportrangiora.co.nz 

operations@transportrangiora.co.nz 

admin@transportrangiora.co.nz 

Locally owned by Murray Pascoe, aborn and 

raised North Canterbury man. 

Murray comes from an extensive transport 

background having driven trucks for many 

years before starting Transport Rangiora in 

2007. 

Transport Rangiora have many long-term 

employees that have abroad knowledge of the 

North Canterbury area. 

We are committed tosupporting our 

community. 

Gold Trucks –Gold Service 

With our locally employed staff we are 

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Whether you require heavy lifting, container 

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we’ve got you covered. 

Hiab Cranes with certified operators –all lifting 

equipment is tagged and tested. 

Heavy lifting requires precision and expertise. 

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materials, machinery, or any other heavy goods, 

our Hiabs and operators are up to the task, 

making your lifting job safe and efficient. 

Container Handling 

Transport Rangiora sells and hires shipping 

containers. 

We also offer secure yard storage. Our 

Container fleet along with swing lifts offer a 

seamless solution. An MPI approved ATF site 

is operated onsite for container devanning of 

imported products. 

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General Freight 

From daily freight ex Christchurch to large-scale 

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Whether you’re abusiness needing regular 

transport solutions oranindividual requiring a 

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We deliver the goods for you! 

Logging 

We operate safe and efficient transport oflogs 

from the forest tothe mill and/or export port. 

Why choose the Transport Rangiora team. 

Experienced and certified operators. Our team 

are highly trained ensuring your goods are insafe 

hands. 

Modern well-maintained fleet –weinvest in the 

latest equipment to provide reliable and efficient 

services. 

Customer focused approach –the team tailor our 

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Safety first –weprioritise safety in all our 

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Trust Transport Rangiora to deliver Gold –Service. 

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The reward ... Fantail eggs in anest found at the Silverstream Reserve in Clarkville. A 

thriving native bird population is one of the many benefits seen at the reserve since the 2019 

introduction of asuccessful trapping programme. 

PHOTO: JOAN WHILLANS 

Bird song is returning 


As achild Joan Whillans learnt the 

benefits of trapping possums in native 

bush on her family’s coastal Otago 

property. 

Now the retiree is using those skills to 

lead the successful predatorcontrol 

programme at Silverstream Reserve in 

Clarkville. 

‘‘The difference apredator control 

programme makes to bird populations is 

spectacular,’’ Joan says. 

‘‘The effect on lizard and skink 

populations is also dramatic. 

‘‘Feral cats caught on Banks Peninsula 

were found to have 15 to 17 skinks in their 

stomachs from just one day’s feeding.’’ 

The trapping programme began in 2019 

when Joan noticed despite the ‘‘valuable 

planting’’ being done in the east area of the 

reserve there were few birds there. It was 

the same in the west of the reserve, which 

had wellestablished planting. 

Fast forward five years and the reserve’s 

birdlife is thriving with traps having 

removed more than 2500 possums, rats, 

hedgehogs andmice, as well as some 

stoats, weasels and feral cats. 

‘‘The dawn chorus in September is 

incredible,’’ Joan says. It could not have 

happened without the dedicated work of 

the volunteershelping Joan. ` 

‘‘They are all incredibly committed to 

this programme, and most have been part 

of this team for five years,’’ she says. 

Constant support from the Waimakariri 

District Council, notably greenspace 

community projects officer Mike Kwant 

and more recently Predator Free 

Waimakariri ranger Richard Chambers, 

who oversees predator control 

programmes in Waimakariri, have also 

played avital role in the trapping success 

at Silverstream. 

During arecent bird count, using the 

Department of Conservation's bird count 

system to maintain consistency in records, 

the reserve was found to have good 

populations of grey warblers/riroriro, 

bellbird/korimako, kingfisher/kōtare and 

fantail/pīwakawaka. 

Other birds seen in the reserve outside 

the time of the bird count include aNew 

Zealand pigeon/kererū,alittle owl/ruru 

nohinohi and atui/tūī. 

‘‘The kererū is also seen on adaily basis 

in late winter in apropertyneighbouring 

the reserve, feeding in atree lucerne tree 

and eating kōwhai leaves and flowers,’’ 

Joan says. ‘‘We are hoping it finds amate.’’ 

The biggest number of predators caught 

in the reserve are mice. More than 1100 of 

them have been removed since 2019. 

‘‘Mice may appear to be insignificant 

predators, but they can, and do, reach 

birds’ nests on finer branches that larger 

predators are too heavy to reach,’’ Joan 

says. 

Trapped predators are killed humanely 

in DOCapproved traps instantkill traps, 

and returned to nature in the reserve. 

ConservationWeek call 

to `take action for nature' 


Take Action for Nature is the theme 

forthis year’s Conservation Week, 

which begins next Monday, 

September 2. 

The week is being celebrated in 

Rangiora by the Waimakariri 

District Council’s greenspace team 

with apublic tree planting day in 

Hegan’s Reserve at 2Dench’s Road. 

There will be the opportunity to 

plant native trees, build your own 

pest trap, complete ascavenger hunt 

and take home anative plant for 

your own garden. 

Asausage sizzle will also be held. 

Conservation Week was originally 

launched in 1969 by the New 

Zealand Scout Association, with the 

goal to promote greater interest in 

the environment and encourage 

people to take practical actions to 

look after it. 

It has been run by the Department 

of Conservation (DOC) since 1987. 

‘‘Every year Conservation Week 

sees thousands of New Zealanders 

getting involved with conservation 

workbydoing conservation 

activities at home or attending one 

of many events hosted across the 

country. 

‘‘Creating change can be big or 

small, when we pull together,wecan 

make abig difference,’’ aDOC 

spokesperson says. 

‘‘New Zealand’s wildlife is still in 

crisis with more than 4000 of our 

native animals and plants 

threatened or at risk. 

‘‘Conservation Week is achance to 

bring everyone together to do 

something, big or small to create 

change.’’ 

The week runs until September 8.

Weighty tunes ... Rangiora Bells member Bruce McCallum plays the bass bells 

using Schulmerich Handbells from Pennsylvania, America, at the Rangiora Bells 

practice session. 

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Bell ringers sought 


Numbersare dwindling and it’s 

hoped some new blood will come and 

join them to help create wonderful 

music. 

Call them Ringers or 

Carillonneurs, they would like to be 

known as handbell ringers or 

Rangiora Bells. 

Ahandbell is adesigned to be rung 

by hand. 

They are not unlike the oldfashioned 

school bells with iron 

clappers inside, but these produce 

delicate notes through asmaller, 

expertly crafted handbell that is 

made by Schulmerich Handbells 

from Pennsylvania, America. 

The tune of the bell depends on its 

size, and pitch, which can be further 

finetunedbyshaving off the metal. 

Ahandbell group (a team, 

ensemble, choir or orchestra) will 

have aset of handbells covering all 

the notes over two or more octaves 

(including all the sharps and flats). 

They play these together and in 

sequence to create apiece of music, 

complete with melody and harmony. 

Rangiora Bells began as the 

Richmond Handbell Ringers in 2000, 

after apublic demonstration by a 

visiting Japanese specialist, 

encouraged the congregation at the 

Richmond Methodist Church in 

Christchurch, to learn the art of bell 

ringing. 

In 2022 the Rangiora Bells, under 

the baton of Clare Dolheguy, was 

formed after the Richmond Bells 

founder retired. 

Subtle tunes ... Playing the top notes 

(treble) using Schulmerich Handbells 

from Pennsylvania, America, at the 

Rangiora Bells practice session, are 

Lesley Godkin (left), Clare Dolheguy 

and Christine Cox. 

Clare and five of the group live in 

Rangiora, while the rest are from 

Christchurch or Woodend. Clare says 

people are most welcome to come 

down and either listen or take part. 

Abasic knowledge of music is 

needed. Over the years the bell 

ringers have entertained at service 

clubs, retirement villages, weddings 

and funerals, plus been guest 

performers for singing groups such 

as the Canterbury Singers and the 

Canterbury Philharmonic. They have 

also played in Australia. 

Rangiora Bells meet every 

Thursday afternoon in the lounge at 

Trinity Methodists Church in 

Rangiora at 1pmfor an hour and a 

half of practice. 

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Cut-a-thon for wellbeing 

A24hour cutathon at Tom’s 

Chop Shop in Rangiora will 

help raise fund for the 

Community Wellbeing North 

Canterbury Trust. 

The Trust supports the 

mental health and wellbeing 

of men, women, families and 

communities across North 

Canterbury. 

Tom’s Chop Shop barber, 

Charlie Knox, came up with 

the idea for the cutathon 

which will run from 9am 

Saturday, September 21 to 

9am, Sunday, September 22. 

It is the third cutathon 

Charlie has been involved 

with. 

Charlie has been at Tom’s 

Chop Shop for three years and 

has been barbering for nine. 

His motivation for the cutathon 

is driven by his own 

mental health challenges. 

‘‘I’ve had some battles with 

mental health,’’ says Charlie. 

‘‘I’ve got clients who have 

anxiety, kids who are 

depressed. 

‘‘Guys share their stories, 

their hardships with me. It’s 

important to help our clients. 

‘‘We do our best as barbers 

but we’re not mental health 

experts. That’s why Ithought 

it would be good to fundraise 

for Community Wellbeing. 

‘‘They’re local. They help 

people who are struggling 

with their mental health and 

all their services are free.’’ 

The 24 hour charity event 

takes place during Mental 

Health Awareness Week. The 

Tom’s Chop Shop challenge ... Charlie Knox at work in the Good 

Street barber show. 

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theme of the Week this year is 

Community is... what we 

create together. 

Deirdre Ryan, Community 

Wellbeing’s General Manager 

says Tom’s Chop Shop 24 

Charity Cutathon is aperfect 

example of this theme, in 

action. 

‘‘I’m very grateful to Tom’s 

Chop Shop and all the barbers 

for undertaking this charity 

event,’’ says Deirdre. 

‘‘Not only is it raising vital 

funds for mental health and 

wellbeing services in North 

Canterbury, it’s helping to 

break through the stigma 

surrounding mental health. 

Especially mental health for 

men.’’ 

The five barbers doing the 

24 hour challenge are Charlie, 

Regan, Joel, Logan and Tom 

Weddell, the owner of Tom’s 

Chop Shop. 

Septic tank warning 

Failing to ensure aseptic tank 

is maintained could put your 

family's health at risk. 

Environment Canterbury is 

reminding rural residents to 

check on their septic tanks. 

It is estimated there are 

about 34,000 onsite wastewater 

systems, often called septic 

tanks, across Canterbury. 

The most common system for 

single households in 

Canterbury is aprimary 

treatment tank and land 

application system, such as a 

bolder pit or trench. 

But there are also some 

newer secondary treatment 

systems. 

If these systems are not 

looked after properly there 

could be serious consequences. 

Faulty systems can 

contaminate the land on your 

property or even the drinking 

water supplies of the whole 

community. 

Resource management 

technical lead Jessica 

Newlands warns problems 

often begin when people fail to 

maintain their systems and the 

tank or gully trap overflows, 

causing ponding of wastewater 

on the land surface. 

Landscaping, vehicle 

movements or the installation 

of children’s equipment can 

heighten the risk. 

Institute of Environmental 

Science and Research (ESR) 

senior groundwater scientist 

Bronwyn Humphries says 

anecdotal evidence links 

seepage with children’s play 

areas. 

‘‘Kids might just assume it 

is amuddy puddle, and not 

bother to tell their parents. 

‘‘There was acase in 

Canterbury where children 

had sustained gastro for two 

years before the family 

finally figured out the kids 

were playing in awaste 

disposal field near their 

playground.’’ 

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Young Butcher of the Year cup she won last week, she is now looking forward to her chance 

to take on the world in Paris next year. 


Sam is acut above 

the rest in her trade 


Heeding the advice of judges she has 

faced over the past eight years, plus 

plenty of practice, helped 

Ravensdown New World butcher Sam 

Weller to be crowned Pact Packaging 

Young Butcher of the Year after an 

intense meatcutting contest last 

Thursday night. 

Sam, aged 30, was entered as the 

wild card for the competition, and says 

it all came down to presentation and 

finesse. 

‘‘I took on boardall the advice the 

judges have given me over the years, 

and Ijust worked hard trying to make 

every cut and display the best Icould.’’ 

Sam says her partner Karen has 

been her biggest supporter over the 

years. 

‘‘She’s my PR agent, she’s always 

spurring me on to do better,and then 

she takes photos of everything and 

posts them on social media.’’ 

Having apassion for creating 

different and interesting cuts and 

recipes suitable for customers to 

easily replicate at home, has long kept 

Sam interested in doing morewitha 

simple meat cut. 

‘‘When Istarted at New World 

Rangiora while Iwas still young and at 

school, Iwas only packing up beef cuts 

and chickens. 

‘‘But Iwas thinking about what I 

could do with the product and that has 

kept me wanting to learn more.’’ 

She was offered abutcher's 

apprenticeship in 2015, and started 

learning how to be creative with meat 

products. 

‘‘I spend abit of time looking for 

inspiration online. 

‘‘I look at what others have done, 

then try and find ways to make it 

possible for my customers to recreate 

it in their kitchens.’’ 

She entered her first competition in 

2016 and by 2018 was the World 

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prepared cuts such as abeef tbone, 

chicken leg, pork leg, lamb shanks and 

the mystery cut of lamb saddle. 

The young butchers were judged for 

their skills including speed, 

organisation, health and safety and 

how clean bones were at the end. 

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Funding announced 



Ayouth employment programme has 

received funding for another 12 months 

beyond 2025. 

Social Development and Employment 

Minister Louise Upston announced $9 

million in funding last week, which will 

allow the Mayors’ Taskforce for Jobs 

(MTFJ) programme to be extended to 

June 30, 2026. 

She made the announcement at the 

MTFJ annual meeting, which was held 

as part of the Local Government New 

Zealand conference in Wellington from 

Wednesday to Friday, August 21 to 23. 

The announcement followed calls 

from North Canterbury’s mayors 

recently for funding assurances for the 

programme, which helps young people 

get into employment. 

The MTFJ programme is funded by the 

Ministry for Social Development. 

Ms Upston said the Government’s 

focus is on getting people into 

employment and ‘‘supporting 

communityled programmes with a 

proven track record’’. 

The national unemployment rate 

continues to climb, reaching 4.6 percent 

in the June quarter, with young people 

aged 16 to 24years the hardest hit. 

Kaikōura district councillor Vicki 

Gulleford said she was pleased with the 

announcement. 

‘‘We don't know how this will be 

distributed throughout the participating 

programmes or what the expected 

number of outcomes will be. 

‘‘However, we are very hopeful that 

the strong successes Kaikōura has 

achieved through our previous delivery 

of the programme will stand us in good 

stead for continuing with asimilar or 

increased contract for the next year. 

‘‘Kaikoura District Council will 

continue to partner with Te Hā o 

Mātauranga to deliver the programme 

locally.’’ 

The Kaikōura MTFJ programme was 

contracted for 38 sustainable (at least 91 

days), fulltime employment placements, 

for the year to June 30 and placed 48 

people, including 44 youth. 

The Hurunui programme is contracted 

for 15 placements, and placed 16 young 

people. Hurunui Mayor Marie Black said 

she was ‘‘thrilled there is alonger term 

vision to enable the programme to 

continue to grow’’. 

‘‘The mahi is important for our young 

people, to remain connected, confident 

and contribute to our district. 

‘‘This extended focus is important for 

our wonderful employers and our 

partnership with MSD.’’ 

The Waimakariri District Council only 

joined the programme at the beginning 

of last year, but has enjoyed some 

positive outcomes, Mayor Dan Gordon 

said. 

MTFJ Waimakariri facilitator 

Elizabeth Trevathan said around 130 

referrals or contacts from job seekers 

have been received in the last 12 months. 

‘‘On average we have around 40 job 

seekers actively engaged at any one 

time.’’ 

While the Waimakariri programme 

was funded for 14 placements, it placed 

29 people, including 26 youth in the year 

to June 30. 

Afurther 20 young people have been 

placed into parttime, casual or fixed 

term employment contracts. 

‘‘This programme is agreat example of 

localism in action,’’ Mr Gordon said. 

‘‘It utilises local knowledge and 

relationships to help young people 

secure work and start careers that will 

help them throughout their lives. 

‘‘There is areal demand and need for 

it and our council will be seeking to 

continue the programme and continue 

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New chairman determined to rebuild show 

By TIM CRONSHAW 

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Former minister of agricultureand 

speaker of the House Sir David Carter is 

determined to rebuild the scaledback 

CanterburyA&P Show into afinancially 

strong position. 

The Banks Peninsula farmer was 

elected chairman of the Canterbury A&P 

Association (Capa) board at its annual 

meeting in Christchurch. 

He said the ‘‘iconic’’ show week running 

since 1862, was part of Christchurch and 

Canterburyand would not exist without a 

strong show. 

‘‘So it’s been stopped by world wars and 

Covid19 and I’m not going to see it stop 

because of the precarious financial 

position.’’ 

Sir David said the goal was to run agood 

show this year and build momentum for 

next year with alongterm ambition to 

cement it back into place for ‘‘at least 

another 160 years’’. 

New board membershad arrived 

knowing the finance director announced 

at the annual meeting the show’s financial 

position was ‘‘precarious’’, he said. 

‘‘So we have gone in with our eyes wide 

open, but with the determination ...and 

the support of our urban and rural 

community this show can survive and in 

fact it can prosper.’’ 

Other shows breaking even or making 

asmall profit in asingle day with a 

smaller attendance showed it was 

possible to do this with athreeday show 

attended potentially by 100,000visitors, 

he said. 

The new board planned to put atight 

rein on costs and was asking the public 

to buy early tickets and going to business 

people, sponsors and trade exhibitors 

about providing financial backing. 

To return to astrong financial 

position and be alongterm success, 

volunteers and other show supporters 

needed wide support, he said. 

‘‘My phone has been red hot today 

with people saying this is wonderful and 

we want the show to survive. Well it 

won’t survive with lip service. It will 

only survive if everyone gets behind it. 

‘‘It’s an important connection between 

New chairman ... Sir David Carter 

rural and urban and we have got to make 

sure we don’t destroy that linkage and 

that’s what I’m determined to do by 

making sure the show survives.’’ 

Sir David said when he heard there 

was talk of not having ashow this year 

he was ‘‘absolutely dismayed’’. 

The last show had lost alot of money 

and there was no point dwelling on 

postmortems as there was aneed to 

move forward positively, he said. 

‘‘The show is afundamental part of 

Christchurch’s history —ithas been 

running in some form since 1862 and is 

the longestrunning agricultural show in 

the South Island. While it is called the 

Christchurch show this year, we want to 

return to the New Zealand Agricultural 

show in 2025. The show is literally the 

country coming to town.’’ 

Sir David has been amember of Capa 

for 50 years and has along history of 

serving the rural community politically 

and at governance level. 

He was about 17yearsold when he 

first attended the show. Amember of the 

association since at least 1972, he was an 

exhibitor as aSimmental breeder for 

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about 10 years until committing to 

politics. 

He said backing already received 

from local businesses was positive. 

‘‘Our event partners Event Hire are 

underwriting parts of the Christchurch 

Show, and we can’t thank them enough. 

They have stepped up and said the show 

must go on.’’ 

Christchurch mayor Phil Mauger said 

there were solid plans in place to ensure 

its longevity. 

‘‘This is part of our history, and it is 

important that it continues for our city. 

So, Ihope that everyone will get behind 

it and get to the show rain, hail or shine. 

As acommunity we need to support this 

iconic event.’’ 

Event Hire coowner Phil Anderson 

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said they were shocked when they heard 

the show wasn’t going to run. He said 

while the show would be scaled back 

slightly all the things people loved about 

it would still take place. Livestock 

displays, stock judging, trade sites, 

competition events and entertainment 

would continue. 

To bring the crowds in, the entry price 

has been halved for for adults to $20 for 

adults and Event Hire is seeking a 

sponsor to subsidise the cost of children 

tickets. 

In another change the show will be 

shifted to Thursday, Friday and 

Saturday, rather than Wednesday to 

Friday. Mr Anderson said this would 

reduce previous queues and parking 

pressure on the traditional last day of 

Friday. 

Christchurch City Council managers 

have assured the board of its full 

support and appreciated the value of a 

healthy show continuing for the local 

community and economy. 

He said the lesson from previous years 

was the need for the show community 

working constructively with the board. 

‘‘There is ageneral committee which 

is large, but it’s made up of very 

dedicated show people and in the past 

that general committee has had a 

dysfunctional relationship with the 

board. The board Iput together is now 

50% independent members and 50% 

general committee members. That sort 

of trust in each other and cooperation 

between the general committee and the 

board is going to be absolutely essential 

to get the show working.’’ 

Independent directors elected on the 

board were Hazletts operations 

manager Peter Engel and BDO audit 

senior manager Ethan Hill, along with 

Bryce Murray, Brent Chamberlain and 

Lex Peddie from the general committee. 

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Rain still in short supply in Nth Canterbury 

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Rising lamb prices are providinglittle 

relief forNorth Canterbury farmers,who 

have already sent stock awayasamild 

winter follows adry autumn. 

The region was declared in drought in 

March. 

Leading up to winter, farmers had 

jettisoned stock, including productive 

animals, by 20% to 30% becauseofthe 

ongoingdry conditions compounded by 

lower scanning. 

The result of the smallercarryover is 

meat companies are reacting to fill their 

chains, with prices nosing towards the 

high $6 per kilogram mark last week. 

Front of mind for farmers as they ride 

the winter out with lambing at their 

doorstep is feeding remaining breeding 

stock, as replenishing rain is still in short 

supply. 

Atough year financially is on the back of 

rising costs and earlier low returns, 

although banks are responding with lower 

interest rates after the Reserve Bank cut 

the official cash rate. 

North Canterbury Federated Farmers 

meat and wool chairwoman and Marble 

Point Station farmer Sara Black said 

rising prices were too late for many 

farmers. 

‘‘I know for us the trading stock we 

would sell coming into the springwehad 

to get rid of at the end of autumn. Even 

though there is ablip and somegreat 

prices around it does seem to be asupply 

issue born out of scarcity rather than a 

long term trend coming from the external 

markets. 

‘‘It’s probably not sustainable and 

somethingalot of farmers who are going 

through this situation won’t be able to 

benefit from.’’ 

High prices showed there must be few 

stock around, she said. 

She said farmers in their area had come 

through amild winter so far, with some 

15°C days. 

‘‘It’s adouble edged sword, as winter 

can be such acold, dark and miserable 

time and I’m sure for many farmers it’s 

the least enjoyable time of the year. 

This year it’s been more bearablefrom 

aliving point of view, but the added 

stress of not topping up the moisture 

levels means the dry doesn’t really go 

away as aresult.’’ 

For some farmers, June rain was the 

first ‘‘doubledigit’’ rainfall 

experienced since midDecember. 

Mrs Black said they had 50mm in the 

first two weeks of June, which was the 

most substantial rain received this 

year. 

Other properties ranged from 10mm 

to 50mm in Cheviot. 

‘‘It was agood rain,but we are 

dealing with low moisture levels in the 

soiland lots of creeks and water ways 

just aren’t even running. Even our 

riversare at reasonably low levels at 

the moment. 

‘‘Everyone has been looking towards 

spring since autumn and hoping alittle 

bit of moisture will get us through the 

traditionally dry summers. But the 

systems have been few and far between 

and when they do come —30mm or 

50mm —itgets slurped up very quickly. 

So moreisneeded.’’ 

Sara Black 

Another 27mm of rain and 25mm of 

snow last week at Marble Point leaves 

them with abit moremoisture when the 

heat arrives. 

Farmersmade early decisions by 

bringing in costly feed or finding 

grazing and offloading dry ewes when 

scanning results wereback or exiting 

breeding ewes with triplets to reduce 

stocking rates. 

They knew once they were in winter 

and set stocking into lambing options 

would be limited as they held on until 

feed arrived in spring. 

‘‘Everyone pulled as many levers as 

they could in the autumn. Going 

through adry summer isn’t unusual in 

this part of the country, but staying dry 

into autumn is.’’ 

Mrs Black said awinter without long 

cold periods had helped stretch 

supplementary feeding, as budgets 

were tight. 

Many farmers in lower areas had 

started lambing. 

For farmers on steeper hill country, 

suchasMrs Black and her husband, 

Matt, who farm Marble Point’s 2388ha 

between Hanmer and Culverden, this 

won’t start until midSeptember. 

They are in an equity farming 

partnership running 4100 Corriedale 

ewes and 430 Angus beef cattle. 

Mrs Blacksaid putting their 1100 twotooths 

on an irrigated blockfor the first 

time and another 1200 ewe hoggets 

going out to grazing had proven to be 

the right move. 

‘‘It was agood decision and we 

wouldn’t have been able to keep them 

home anyway.Itwas probably the only 

decision we could have made. Idon’t 

know of any other alternative.’’ 

Farmers would continue to farm 

conservatively until the weather 

turned, she said. 

‘‘We’ve held on and hopefully feed 

comes away and the little bit of rain we 

had is enough to start it off, but we 

wouldn’t mind afollow up. All farmers 

are trying to do the best with what 

they’vegot. 

The Hurunui Adverse Event 

Committee and the North Canterbury 

Rural Support Trust had provided 

farmers with great support, she said. 

To lighten spirits aFarm Break event 

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Pine plantings ... Federated Farmers say anew report should be amajor wakeup call for 

the Government. 

PHOTO: FILE 

Report a ‘wake-up’ 

Federated Farmers say the ‘Why Pines?’ 

report by the Our Land and Water 

National Science Challenge should 

serve as amajor wakeup call for the 

Government. 

Federated Farmers meat &wool chair 

Toby Williams, says it may have been 

published as areport, but it reads more 

like ahorror story for New Zealand’s 

farmers and rural communities. 

‘‘The study makes it very clear that 

under the current policy settings we will 

continue to see millions of hectares of 

productive farmland plastered in 

plantation pine trees. 

‘‘Planting pine trees as far as the eye 

can see may well help reduce emissions 

or improve water quality, but somebody 

has to ask the question atwhat cost? 

‘‘I can tell you it will come at the 

expense of rural communities, food 

production, the economy, and our native 

biodiversity. There simply has to be a 

better way.’’ 

The Our Land and Water National 

Science Challenge report shows that 

meeting the freshwater bottom lines will 

require widespread land use change 

from farming to forestry. 

‘‘One of the studies found that even if 

there was no carbon price, one fifth of 

sheep and beef country would still need 

to be converted to pine forest to meet 

freshwater goals,’’ Williams says. 

‘‘This must be of huge concern to the 

Government, who scrapped the failed 

He Waka Eke Noa pricing programme 

because it was going to have the exact 

same effect.’’ 

Fixing New Zealand’s unworkable 

freshwater rules and rethinking our ETS 

forestry settings were both included in 

Federated Farmers' list of policy 

priorities for restoring farmer 

confidence. 

‘‘While the Government has done lots 

of good things to restore farmer 

confidence, unfortunately the Labour 

Government’s freshwater bottom lines 

remain on the books, Mr Williams says. 

‘‘These rules are completely 

unrealistic and unworkable. Federated 

Farmers has consistently called for 

them to be scrapped, with anew focus 

put on replacing the broken RMA 

system. 

‘‘If the Government want farmers to 

increase the value of our exports and 

adapt to changing conditions, we need to 

be able to change our land use as 

opportunities pop up. 

‘‘Unfortunately, under the current 

system, every time afarmer tries to do 

something different on their land they’re 

met with nothing but red tape and 

expensive consenting costs. 

‘‘Our current environmental policy 

framework is completely broken. 

‘‘The Government needs to work at 

pace to urgently repeal unworkable 

freshwater bottom lines and replace the 

RMA.’’ 

New CEO at HortNZ 

Kate Scott has been appointed chief 

executive officer of HorticultureNew 

Zealand (HortNZ). 

Ms Scott has been working in 

agribusiness for 20 years and has 

significant experience in resource 

management, environmental policy and 

planning and stakeholder engagement. 

She is executive director of 

environmental consultancy Landpro, 

chairs the New Zealand Rural Leadership 

Trust and is deputy chair of Thriving 

Southland. Kate was aNuffield scholar in 

2018 and was arecipient of the Rabobank 

Australasian Emerging Leader award last 

year. 

Her qualifications include aBachelor of 

Arts (Geography &Political Science) 

degree from Victoria University. She 

completed the Leading Professional 

Service Firms programme at Harvard 

Business School and the Institute of 

DirectorsGovernance Development 

Programme. 

Barry O’Neil, chair of HortNZ, says Ms 

Scott is astrong and effective leader, a 

collaborative relationship builder and a 

practical problem solver. 

‘‘The calibre of candidates for the CEO 

role was exceptional. Kate stood out for 

her energy and ability to not only deliver 

on our strategy and priorities, but also look 

for opportunities for wider collaboration. 

‘‘She is also experienced in leading 

organisations and people, fostering a 

strong sense of team and enabling those 

she works with to succeed. 

‘‘ Iamconfident Kate will navigate the 

sector's complexities and be able to unpick 

and understand the key issues while 

remaining focused on delivering results 

that will make adifference for growers and 

the wider horticulture industry,’’ Mr 

O’Neil says. 

He paid tribute to departing chief 

executive Nadine Tunley. 

‘‘Nadine has been amazing in the CEO 

role. She has always been connected, 

always looking for the best horticulture 

and organisational outcomes, and 

encouraging us to find abetter way of 

working. 

‘‘She led us through some really tough 

times, including the pandemic, the labour 

crisis as aresult of the closed borders and 

Cyclone Gabrielle. We wish her all the best 

for the next stage of her career.’’ 

Kate starts her new role on October 17.

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Scenic marathon returning to Kaikoura 

One of New Zealand’s most scenic 

marathons is returning at Labour 

Weekend. 

The Kaikōura Mountains to Sea 

Marathon attracts people from North 

Canterbury, Christchurch, Nelson, 

Marlborough and beyondwho come to 

enjoy the beautiful scenery, organiser 

Carys Laugesen says. 

‘‘We had an entrant from the United 

States one year, who justhappened to be 

on holiday, and we get afew from 

Australia and the North Island. 

‘‘It has that grassroots charmtoit, but 

we’vegot our feet on the ground now and 

we’re ready to start making it areally big 

event and another reason to get 

Kaikoura on the map. 

‘‘It you’ve not been to Kaikoura 

before, it is agreat way to see the land 

and the sea.’’ 

The event is afundraiser for Kaikōura 

High School and the Kaikōura Lions 

Club, with funds from last year’s event 

going to support outdoor education. 

Once again there are four distances on 

offer, including 5km, 10km, half 

marathon (21km) and full marathon 

(42km), and there is ateams event, 

where teams of four complete the 

marathon distance as arelay. 

The call has gone out to schools in 

NorthCanterbury and Marlborough to 

take on the challenge and enter teams 

Seaside setting ... 

All ages participate in the Kaikoura Mountains to Sea Marathon. 

PHOTO: SUPPLIED 

alongside the Kaikōura students. 

Carys says the familyfriendly event 

attracts all ages and even experienced 

runners. 

‘‘We have had some relatively wellknown 

people taking part and we would 

like to see more seasoned amateur and 

semi professionalorprofessional 

runners competing.’’ 

This year students have been given 

Whale Run attracts entriesfrom Auckland 

Competitors and enthusiasts arecoming 

from near and far to compete in the 

Kaikōura Whale Run next week. 

The 18th annual Kaikōura Whale Run 

is back as Kaikōura Suburban School’s 

annual fundraiser on Saturday, 

September 7, with principal Delwyn 

Riding looking forward to abig day. 

‘‘It is going swimmingly.Itis going to 

put last year’s event out ofthe ballpark.’’ 

Parent and organising committee 

member Lauren Fearnley says 

registrations have been received from as 

far afield as Auckland. 

‘‘It is very well supported. We 

definitely have people coming from 

Canterbury, Nelson and Marlborough 

and quite afew who come multiple 

years. 

‘‘It’s great for the community and the 

school.Itisour biggest fundraiser and it 

brings peopletothe town.’’ 

The same courses are back from last 

year, includingthe half marathon 21km, 

10km, 5km and ‘‘marafun’’ events, 

offering something for everyone. 

The ‘‘marafun’’ is ashort course on the 

school grounds with obstacles and 

aimed at children under 8years, who 

can enjoy competingwith their parents. 

The longer courses pass through local 

Andthey’re off ... Competitors at the startline of apast Kaikōura Whale Run. 

farmland, taking in Kaikoura’s 

mountainous scenery, remote farmland 

and asingle trail through bush, Lauren 

says. 

‘‘It is an opportunity to see natural 

farmland which you wouldn’t normally 

get to see. 

‘‘The 21km course gets some elevation 

with views back to Kaikōura.’’ 

The small, semiruralschool with a 

roll of between 50 and 60 pupils 

regularly punchesabove its weight, 

PHOTO: FILE 

Lauren says. 

‘‘We have ahuge amount of 

volunteers.Wehave all the parents, 

supporters,local businesses and groups 

helping out. 

‘‘It is fundraising for the school, but 

we definitely do have to call for some big 

support to get the event under way.’’ 

There will be food and drinks on sale, 

along with live entertainment and abar 

at the finish line. To register, go to 

kaikourawhalerun.co.nz. 

the chance to test their creative skills, 

designing medals for the winners. 

The winning designs will be turned 

into medals by the Kaikōura High 

School trades department. 

Carys says no changes have been made 

to the routes, but it will depend on the 

weather and any road works or 

unforeseen events leading up to the 

event. 

Most of the events start on the 

waterfront at South Bay, with the 5km 

event starting at the Point Kean seal 

colony. 

Courses take in acircuit of the 

Kaikoura Peninsula, with the half 

marathon heading over to the Kowhai 

River and the marathon climbing to the 

Mt Fyffe car park. 

All events finish back at the South Bay 

Racecourse. 

Participants can walk the 5km, 10km 

and half marathon courses, as long as 

they specify their intention when 

signing up, and there is acut off time to 

complete the event. 

The Kaikōura Mountains to Sea 

Marathon will be held on Saturday, 

October 26. 

Entries are open at 

kaikouramountainstosea.com, with 

early bird entries closing on October 1, 

or follow Kaikoura Mountains to Sea 

Marathon on Facebook and Instagram. 

NC SPORTS RESULTS 

Rangiora 9hole golf 

Nett: Men John Gregan 34, 1; John 

Gardner 36 c/b, 2; Stephen Bell 36 c/b, 3. 

Ladies: Rita Moore 34, 1; Pam Holland 35 

c/b, 2; Verety Johnson 35 c/b, 3. 

Amberley Golf Club 

Ambrose: AFalloon, RAtwill, RDenby, D 

Banton, JLucas 48.4; NReeves, BGill, B 

Eaton, LSchwaiger, CBurrows 51.6; S 

Thomas, KGussettee, BYates, LWilly 52; B 

Balderstone, RJamieson, MHedges, S 

Widdowson 54. Excel Design Build Longest 

Putt: BBalderstone. 

Mid Week Men: GMurray 40, NReeves 39; 

BYates 37, AFalloon 37; LBrown 36; J 

Burrows 36. Mid Week Women: PLey 39; K 

Burrows 37; JMorgan 37; JInkston 37; J 

Murphy 36. Nine Holers: JEvans 13 Putts, 

OPatchett 13, PGarlick 13,DGoodwin 16, 

CMurray 16, PMander 16. 

Waimakariri Gorge Golf 

Stableford: 18 holes —LSteele 33, N 

Robertson 33, JDeans 33, MTeAwa 30, D 

Gillespie 29, JBlatch 28, LSmith 28, KBush 

28. No 4Nearest to Pin for 2—LScott; No 

8NTP for 1—NRobertson; No 11 NTP for 

2—LAnderson; No 15 NTP for 2—B 

Faulkner;No17NTP for 1–CWilliams. 

Longest Putt –No18–JBlatch; Nett Eagle 

—5—LScott. 

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Nth Canty builds toward Southbridge Shield 

By LINDSAY KERR 

The North Canterbury rugby sides 

build up fixture before facing 

Ellesmere might not have gone the way 

it hoped following a3149 loss at the 

hands of the Canterbury Pasifica side 

last Saturday. 

But lessons learned will assist this 

week’s training sessions. 

Played at Belfast’s Sheldon Park, the 

game was unconventional. 

Thirteen tries were scored, many of 

them involving inventive play, and 

others weak defence from the 

respective opposition line ups. 

Added to this was the unpredictable 

nature of astrong north west wind. 

North Canterbury started the better, 

scoring an excellent solo try from full 

back Anthony Tavendale. 

It attacked again and looked to have 

scored, but then from an attacking line 

out five metres out, the ball was lost 

and the home team had aturn on 

attack. 

It took full advantage of aseries 

penalties in their favour and scored the 

first of their eight tries. 

Another try followed five minutes 

later before Tavendale was on hand 

again to slice through the defence to 

score his second try. 

Pasifica scored two more tries in the 

half and with the oranges nearing they 

enjoyed a2212lead. 

Into injury time North Canterbury 

clawed aslice of the deficit back when 

left wing speedster Takaya Saito 

scored atry with Scott Allin converting. 

The pattern of the second half began 

in asimilar fashion to the first, but this 

time it was Pasifica that scored first. 

North Canterbury responded almost 

immediately from the kick off and the 

forwards charged at the line to score. 

With the scoreline at 2427, the game 

was still up for grabs from either side. 

Pasifca scored next and North 

Canterbury looked to follow suit five 

minutes later. 

The try was denied and the 

momentum again swung in Pasifica’s 

favour. It scored the next try and the 

advantage was then 17 points. 

Two minutes from time, replacement 

half back Jayden Stokes scored from a 

31 

blindside move with Allin converting 

from the sideline, and into the wind. 

Pasifica had the last say when the 

pack powered over the line to score. 

Tavendale’s attacking skills in the 

North Canterbury backline was a 

feature of their play, and loosie Dan 

Brooker led the charge for the 80 

minutes. 

Next Sunday at the Rangiora 

Showgrounds, North Canterbury’s final 

game of the season will see it defend 

the Southbridge Shield in its annual 

outing against longtime rival 

Ellesmere. 

Canterbury Pasifica 48 beat North 

Canterbury 31 (Anthony Tavendale 2, 

Ben Gold, Takaya Saito, Jayden Stokes 

tries. Scott Allin 3conversions). 

Kaiapoi Golf Opentees off next month 


The continued support of acommunityminded 

sponsor has given the Kaiapoi 

Golf Club the certainty it needs to hold 

its annual Kaiapoi New World Golf 

Open. 

Kaiapoi New World'sowner/operators 

Gareth and Laura Caldwell have been 

supporting the event since its 

reintroduction three years ago. 

‘‘Their continued interest and 

sponsorship in this annual event 

provides the certainty we are so grateful 

for,’’ club chairman Jack Oldridge says. 

‘‘This golf open has really developed 

into avery sought after event on the 

golfing calendar, very much in response 

to what we can offer the participants 

both in prize money and the many 

additional attractions on the day.’’ 

Gareth and Laura say supporting the 

Kaiapoi community is something very 

important to them. 

‘‘We couldn’tbeprouder to partner 

with the Kaiapoi Golf Club as amajor 

sponsor to help support this great 

tournament again. 

‘‘Like so many communitybased clubs 

there are always so many people in 

behind the scenes giving up their own 

time for the ongoing success of the club 

so the community are able to enjoy what 

is on offer and Kaiapoi Golf Club is no 

different. 

‘‘Jack and all the team at the club are 

genuinely great people so it is areal 

pleasure to be involved with them.’’ 

Gareth is planning to take part in the 

event but says he is not avery good 

player and will try to get some practice 

in before the big day to improve his 

chances. 

However Laura says he is very 

competitive. 

The 18hole event will be held on 

Continued support ... The owner/operators of Kaiapoi New World, Gareth and Laura Caldwell, who are the main sponsors of the Kaiapoi 

New World 18 Hole Golf open on Sunday, September 15, with the club chairman, Jack Oldridge, far right and club captain Sean Regan, 

far left. 

PHOTO: SHELLEY TOPP 

Sunday, September 15, with ashotgun 

start at 10am and a9.30am checkin for 

precompetition briefing. 

It attracts participants from across 

Canterbury and with more than $10,000 

in prizes to be won, and entries limited 

to the first 100 players, entry is keenly 

sought. 

‘‘Such is the interest in this event that 

it sold out in one day last year,’’ Jack 

says. 

It is open to all comers, with men's and 

women’s divisions. The entry fee is $50. 

Registrations opens next Monday, 

September 2. 

Registration is not complete until the 

entry has been received. 

For information on how to enter 

phone the Kaiapoi Golf Club office, 

which is open from 8am to 2.30pm daily, 

on 03 327 7320. 

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What’s happening in your 

community... 

Southbrook Rubbish PitClosedon 

30 and31August 

The general rubbish pit at Southbrook Resource 

Recovery Park will be closed to the public for 

scheduled maintenance on Friday 30 and 

Saturday 31 August. 

Contractors will beonsite torenew asection of 

the floor that has reached the end ofits life. 

To ensure safety of the public and to keep 

disruption to aminimum, weneed to close the 

general rubbish pit toreplace asection of the pit. 

This includes constructing reinforcing and steel 

floor runners, and pouring anew layer of concrete. 

The concrete needs time to cure before the 

general rubbish pit can be opened up again, and 

we will be using high-strength fast-curing concrete 

to limit the closure to two days. 

During these two days the green waste area, 

recycling centre and Resale Shop will remain open, 

and wewill still accept Council-branded rubbish 

bags at the recycling area. The site will be fully 

operational onSunday 1September. 

If youneed to disposeoflargeramounts of rubbish 

during thesetwo days,weadviseyou to visitEcoDrop 

Styx Mill, whichisopenfrom7am–4.30pmdaily. 

Councillor Robbie Brine said Southbrook Transfer 

Station was built over 25years ago. 

“More than 416,000 tonnes ofrubbish has been 

dropped into the pit and pushed into the compactor 

since the site opened in mid-1998, and this section 

of the pit floor has reached the end ofits life. 

“This renewal will ensure that we can keep providing 

the expected level of service toour customers until 

we can complete our planned site upgrades.” 

Seven-day Time Restricted Parkingfor 

Rangiora Town Centre 

If you regularly park in the Rangiora Town Centre, 

you might have noticed changes to our on-street 

parking signage. 

Time restricted parking now takes place onthe 

weekends,aswellasduringthe week.Ifyou think 

youwillneedmorethanthe allocatedtimeshown 

on thesign, thereisunrestrictedon-street parking 

availableclose to theTownCentreand theTownHall. 

These changes have been made to comply with 

the Parking Bylaw 2019, which can be found on the 

Council website. 

Health Advisory GroupSeeking 

IndependentChairperson 

The Waimakariri Health Advisory Group islooking 

for an independent Chairperson. This isavoluntary 

3-year appointment. 

The Waimakariri Health Advisory Group (WHAG) 

was established in2004 to provide advice to the 

Council onhealth issues, tobeaforum where 

health needs are discussed and to progress shared 

solutions and approaches across the District. 

WHAG meets onabi-monthly basis onthe first 

Tuesday ofthe month. More information about the 

group isatwaimakariri.govt.nz/whag 

COMMUNITY 

EMERGENCY 

HUB 

Windy 

weather? 

If you think your bin could beblown over, 

consider putting it out on the morning of 

your collection day, before 7am, and bring it 

in as soon as possible after collection. 

— 

Find out more collection tips at 

rethinkrubbish.co.nz 

OPEN 

NIGHT 

SwannanoaSchool Hall 

Tuesday3September6pm 

HowpreparedisSwannanoa 

forthe next emergency? 

Join your communityfor the Silverstream 

Community EmergencyHub Open Day. 

LearnwhatSwannanoa’sCommunity 

EmergencyHub is allabout andwhatyou 

candowhenanemergency strikes. 

rethinkrubbish.co.nz 

Cutand 

Compose 

CapturingPlace Through Collage 

Discover your connectiontocherished 

places in abeginnerfriendlycollage 

workshop with artist KatieHallam. 

Rangiora Library 

Sunday 1September •2–3.30pm 

KaiapoiLibrary 

Sunday 8September •2–3.30pm 

Ages 12+ • $10 per person 

No experience necessary —just bring photos of 

meaningful locations tocreate expressive artworks. 

Find outmore 

waimakaririlibraries.com 

03 311 8901 

or visit any of our libraries 

Welcomebagsfor newcomers 

Are you new toWaimakariri? 

Or know someone who is? 

Decorated bylocal school children, 

welcome bags contain flyers and 

resources tohelp connect new 

residents with key service providers 

in the Waimakariri District. 

Available atany Council service centre or email: 

community@wmk.govt.nz

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Give us your 

feedback 

NEED FUNDING 

FORA 

COMMUNITY 

PROJECT? 

Your Community Boardcan support 

your projectwithgrant funding. 

Applicationforms andgrant criteria are 

availableonlineorfromany CouncilService 

Centre.For more information aboutfunding 

visitthe Councilwebsite. 

Find outmoreat 

waimakariri.govt.nz/communitygrants 

Looking to... 

boost yourmood, 

get in shape, 

or find some 

helpful resources. 

nextsteps.org.nz 

AT THE LIBRARY 

Selling or 

Searching 

for 

something? 

Youcan find 

it here in our 

classifieds... 

Phone 

03 313 2840 

to findout 

more 

Educational 

TUITION available. Primary 

and secondary (Math, 

English, Science) up to 

NCEA level 3. Each 

student on an individually 

tailored programme. Kip 

McGrath Rangiora has 

been serving the local community 

for 30 +years. Give 

us acall (03) 313 3638 or 

book your free assessment 

online https://www. 

kipmcgrath.co.nz/rangiora. 

Fishes of Aotearoa, by Paul Caiger 

With along and complex coastline 

scattered with countless islands, and 

freshwater waterways weaving all 

through our rugged landscape, 

Aotearoa really is an aquatic nation. 

As such, it is home to abounty of 

colourful and characterful fishes. 

The Crewe Murders, by Kirsty 

Johnston 

The murder of Harvey and Jeannette 

Crewe in their Pukekawa farmhouse 

in 1970 remains New Zealand' smost 

infamous cold case. 

Being Henry, by Henry Winkler 

From Emmyaward winning actor, 

author, comedian, producer, and 

director Henry Winkler, adeeply 

thoughtful memoir of the lifelong 

effects of stardom and the struggle to 

become whole. 

These titles are available in both 

Waimakariri and Hurunui libraries. 

Find out more about recent additions 

to the library collection by going to 

the library catalogue at waimakariri. 

kotui.org.nz or hurunui.kotui.org.nz. 

You can also contact your local 

library. 

Public Notices 

KAIAPOI 

CHRISTADELPHIANS 

“The Key ofknowledge (Luke 11:52) 

EVIDENCE THAT JESUS 

CHRIST ROSE FROM THE 

DEAD 

The belief in the resurrection ofJesus Christ is a 

matter of life and death. For, if it is nottrue, there 

is no hope for afuture life. The Old and New 

Testament writings prophesied that Jesus Christ 

would be raised from the dead. The disciples, 

having seen their risen Lord, preached the full 

import of his being raised to life again. All who 

listened could share in that hope. There is also 

historical proof from pagan writers at the time of 

Christ who testified to these things. 

Sunday,1st September, 7.00pm 

Blue SkiesConventionCentre, 

Kaiapoi 

Allwelcome. 

Forinformation-phone 033525453 

Website-Biblechannel 

2705516 

Rotary Club of Rangiora 

Charitable Trust 

ALEX MURRAY 

EDUCATIONAWARD 2024 

The Rotary Club ofRangiora awards agrant each 

year in memory of aformer member, Alex Murray, 

to assist ayoung person about toleave school to 

undertake further training at an education centre, 

polytechnicoruniversity. 

The grant, to a value of $5000, will be awarded 

to ayoung person living in either the Waimakariri 

or Hurunui Districts. The grant is to assist with 

course costs and/or study materials (excluding 

accommodation costs) over the first two years of 

tertiary study. 

We are calling for applications for this grant for study 

to be commenced in 2025. 

The application form may be obtained by emailing 

Sargison.craig@gmail.com. 

Applications will close on Friday 27th September 

2024. 

2699342 

Final Representation Arrangements 

for the 2025 Elections 

(In accordance with 

Local Electoral Act 2001) 

At the Council meeting on the 26th June 

2024, the Kaikōura District Council reviewed 

its representation arrangements and resolved 

that the following proposal apply for the 

elections to be held on 11 October 2025. 

Submissions on the proposal were invited. 

As the Council received zero (0) submissions 

on its initial proposal it becomes the basis of 

election for the Kaikōura District Council for 

the local elections to be held on 11 October 

2025. 

Council Representation 

a) The Council will comprise seven (7) 

Councillors and the Mayor, all elected 

at large (by the electors of the district 

as awhole) 

b) The Council will not establish any 

wards 

c) The Council will not establish any 

community boards 

Further information 

Any queries regarding the Council’s decision 

should be directed to: 

• Kaikoura District Council, phone 03 319 

5026 

• Council Offices, Level 2, 96 West End, 

Kaikōura 

• Email –kdc@kaikoura.govt.nz 

• www.kaikoura.govt.nz 

Will Doughty 

Chief Executive Officer 

August 29, 2024 

2704583 

Notice for consultation onproposed new enrolments schemes for StJoseph’s 

School (Rangiora) and StPatrick’s School (Kaiapoi) 

Helping youget back 

onyour feet. 

NgāMahi amuri ake nei 

ANorth Canterbury based 

online support directory 

helping you take your next step. 

The Ministry of Education has been working with StJoseph’s School (Rangiora) and St Patrick’s School (Kaiapoi) 

to develop proposed enrolment schemes under the Education and Training Act 2020 to assist these schools to 

provide afair and transparent process for enrolments where there is more demand for enrolments than there are 

places available within their maximum rolls. Students will beable toenrol as per the criteria listed inthe proposed 

enrolment scheme. 

As part ofthis process, we are consulting with the schools’ communities and with people living inthe areas for 

which the schools are areasonably convenient school. 

Copies of the proposed enrolment schemes are available at 

https://www.education.govt.nz/school/new-zealands-network-of-schools/have/esconsultation/ 

If you have any feedback about aproposed enrolment scheme, please visit the website, read the information and 

complete the survey before 27September 2024. 

Contact email; Canterbury.EnrolmentSchemes@education.govt.nz

38 The 

Proposed 

Temporary 

Road Closure 

The Hurunui District 

Council has received 

an application from 

AutosportClub 

(Inc) requesting the 

temporary closure of: 

•WoodsRoad, Scargill 

•Saturday12October 


•From8am to 5pm 

This closure is 

requested to safely run 

the WoodsRoadGravel 

Sprint Event 2024. 

autosport.org.nz 

Any objections to the 

proposed closurewill 

need to be lodged 

with Hurunui District 

Councilby: 

•Midday 

•Friday6September 


Email: info@hurunui. 

govt.nz 

Address: Hurunui 

District Council, PO 

Box13, Amberley 7441 

This closure is 

proposed under 

paragraph 11(e) of the 

Tenth Schedule of the 

Local Government Act 

1974. The proposed 

closure will apply to 

all vehicular traffic 

with the exception of 

emergencyservices 

vehicles. 

Gardening 

BILL GREEN GAR- 

DENS. Mowing, weeding, 

pruning and tidying. Free 

quotes 022 4600 759 

billgreenservices@gmail.com 

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Public Notices 

DEB’S Private Transport. 

Appointments, outings, 

shopping, airport transfer. 

Phone 021 289 9256. Email 

dtooby.nz@gmail.com 

WANTED: 

BOOKS, 

PUZZLES,DVDS 

AND RECORDS 

Forpickups 

please contact 

Alan -email: 

galanmac@xtra.co.nz 

2689805 

Cars Wanted 

CARS, Vans, 4WD’s 

wanted for dismantling or 

repair. — Please phone 

027-258-8366. 

Situations Vacant 

STAFFWANTED 

Entertainment 

50S UP Brass Presents 

“Into Spring Family Variety 

Concert” at 2pm on 

Sunday September 1st at 

Isaac Theatre Royal 

Gloucester St. 

Featuring Suzanne Prentice 

OBE. Suzanne has 

performed internationally 

with many of the world's 

famous stars. Also 60 

dancers with live band from 

Southern Cross Irish Dance 

also, the Nth.Canterbury 

McAlpines Pipe Band. 

Tickets from Ticketek or 

the Theatre. Stalls $30 

Adults, $25 Seniors and 

$15 for children. Dress 

Circle $50, $35 and $15 

fees may apply 

Concert proceeds will go to 

the Canterbury Charity 

Hospital 

Cars Wanted 

WANTED WANTED: Purchasing 

Caravans, Motorhomes, 

Vehicles, good/bad/ 

broken/sitting, I buy them 

all. —Ph. 021-592-625. 

WescoSeedsisCurrently lookingfor highly 

motivated staff forthe following, come andjoin 

atop bunchofcountrybumpkins.Weare asmall 

family businessthatislocated nearlyinthe middleof 

nowhere(cust). If youare wantingtoloseweightor 

sickoffast food this is therightplace foryou! We are 

basedonafarmsoyou couldmeetthe occasional 

cow that hasrun loose so if youare afraidofcow poo 

you mightwanttoskipthisjob. 

Seasonal job requires the following 

• Mixing up differentseedblends 

• Sowing up andbagging off seed orders in 25kg 

bags 

• Forkliftlicenseand class2is useful butnot 

necessary 

• 40-45 hour weeks 

• Months of interest areFebruarytoApril and 

SeptembertoNovember. 

ContactJethro 021228 3455 

Pool Supervisor 

We are looking forapermanent full-time (30–40 hrsper week) 

Supervisor to take on the responsibility theeveryday runningofthe 

MainPower AmberleyPool. 

TheRole 

In this role you will ensure that all relevant swimming pool,healthand 

safety standards according to the NZRAPoolsafeQuality Management 

Standards Scheme are met. Youwill leadand manage ateam of Lifeguard 

and Swim/Aqua Fit Instructors, prepare theirrosters andensurethey are 

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• Ensure plantoperationsare maintained andoperated. 

• Overseecleaningactivities, ensuring pool andsurrounds arekeptsafe 

and clean. 

• Develop pool schedule use(e.g. public andschool lessons,LTS 

lessons etc.) and oversee lessons bookingsand themembership 

scheme. 

• Monitor thebudgetand spending. 

• Weekendand eveningworkmay be required. 

During the off season(generally June to August)weexpect you to take 

onalternative tasks and projects within the organisation and make use of 

your annual leave. 

Skills and experience 

To be successful in this role we expect youtohaverelevantwork 

experience with asimilar background andhavearesultdrivenapproach 

and attitude to create excellent customerexperience. 

• Self-organisedand good time management skills. 

• Abilitytorespond to interactions in an efficient,courteous and 

professional manner. 

• Experienceinleading andmanagingateam. 

• Pool LifeguardPractisingCertificateand Swim &Water Safety 

Teacher qualifications(preferredorthe abilitytoundertake training to 

achieve these). 

• Qualifications/experience in swimming pool waterqualityand 

chemicaltreatment/management(or the ability to undertake training 

to achievethese). 

• Knowledge of emergencyprocedures andacurrent FirstAid 

certificate. 

About us 

We are driven by acommitment to our community andservice excellence 

and passionate about fostering asupportiveenvironment wherediverse 

ideas arecelebrated, and personal and professionalgrowthisencouraged. 

Formoreinformation,pleasecontact NaomiWoodham, 

Customer Services Manager-naomi.woodham@hurunui.govt.nz 

or phone on 029 770 9151. 

Applications close 08 September 2024. 

2704554 

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A trusted &quality assured 

tradesman, Tim Green 

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painting services. Phone 

021 154 7110. 

GENERAL 

BUILDING & 

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35 years 

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Human Resources Generalist 

(Permanent –Full Time –although some 

flexibility for the right candidate) 

Make areal difference in asmall team 

We haveanexciting opportunity foramotivatedand 

enthusiastic Human ResourcesGeneralist to join the 

Council team in Kaikōura. Youmight be joining us 

from another Council, excitedtogrow yourskills and 

experience, or wanting avariety of work that asmall 

Council can offer. 

Or maybe you just want to live in aunique and 

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the refresh and restart you’ve been looking for –the 

lifestyle is great here in Kaikōura! 

This is aversatile role, and no two days are the 

same. Youwill be askilled HRprofessional that can 

provide HR administration as well as intermediate 

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Aspart of this role, you will be the go-to health,safety 

andwellbeing administrator and the in-house payroll 

liaison. 

For more detail about the role, please see the 

position description on our website. 

This is apermanent full-time role; however, part 

time hours and flexible working arrangements are 

negotiable for the right candidate. 

All applicants must hold afull driver’s license and 

have the legal right to work in NZ. 

Afulljob description is availableonour website 

www.kaikoura.govt.nz 

Applications should be emailed to 

HR@kaikoura.govt.nz 

Applicationsclose Thursday 12th September 2024 at 

4.00pm. 

Wanted To Buy 

CARAVAN wanted with 

shower and toilet. Needing 

repairs ok or any condition. 

Also wanting ahorse float 

and trailer. Phone Steve 

027 622 0011 

TOOLS, Garden, Garage, 

Saw Benches, Lathes, cash 

buyer. —Phone 355-2045. 

Property Wanted 

LOOKING FOR AUNI- 

CORN Lifestyle block 

approx 10 acres, private, 

any size house /shed house 

& sheds, Rangiora 

surrounds, cash buyer, not a 

millionaire. Text 027 787 

9648 what you have and I’ll 

get back to you! 

WANTED 3 bedroom 

house. Garage +off-street 

parking. Up to $650k. Ph 

021 978 348 

Firewood 

SPLIT 6m Black Poplar 

$400, Split Hardwood Mix 

3.7m @ $400. Phone 

Mobile 021 993 497. 

For Sale 

GARDEN COMPOST, 

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Pig manure and sawdust 

OR horse manure (from 

grain-fed horses) in 40l 

bags. 

Also dry, easy to light 

kindling, made from 

recycled wood, packed in 

4kg boxes. 

4 bags/boxes for $30, or 

$10 each. Free delivery 

Rangiora. Support your 

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Phone 021 1180071 or 

email 

buyfromrangioralions 

@gmail.com 

2704173 

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areas from Waimak to Hanmer. 

Professional, guaranteed, 

service. Firebox 

repairs, carry most parts. Ph 

0800 661 244. 

ARBORIST qualified. 

Copper Beech Tree 

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pruning, height reduction, 

hedge trimming, shaping, 

tree planting, firewood. 

Free quotes. Contact Angus 

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copperbeechtreeservices@gmail.com 

ATTIC LADDERS and 

storage, kitchen, bathroom 

& laundry renovation, 

automaticgates, int/ext 

painting, LBP Builder, we 

do it all. 021 351 900 

BRIAN’S Tree Services. 

Tree felling, topping, 

shaping, firewood cut, rubbish 

removed, stump grinding, 

branch chipping. 

Affordable rates. Phone 03 

327 5505 or 021 124 4894. 

BUILDERS Father & 

son’s team. Amac Builders 

are available to help you 

with your building needs. 

High standards, low 

overheads, no job too 

small. Check us out on fb. 

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Time to service your fire. 

Accumulation ofsoot seriously 

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All work insured and guaranteed. 

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DRESSMAKING Bev’s 

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your alterations, repairs, 

dressmaking, curtains. 

Phone 327 5535. 

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the most out of your advertising in 

the North Canterbury News 

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215 Waltham Rd, Sydenham 

Ph (03) 379 6159 info@windowmarket.co.nz 

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Call 021 640 748 or 

www.highcountryfencing. 

co.nz 

HAP’S FARM and 

gardening service, sheep 

shearing, crutching, 

drenching etc, fencing 

repairs, gardening, pruning, 

small tree trimming etc. 

Phone 021 267 4025. 

LAWN MAINTENANCE, 

mowing, weed & moss 

spraying, fertilizing & 

scarifying. Phone Hamish 

027 349 7986. 

PAINT & wallpaper 

services. Wayne Bryant, 

exterior, interior. Qualified 

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313 5337 or 027 654 4568. 

PAINTER & Decorator. 

25 + years experience. 

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waterblasting. For a free 

quote, please ph Steve 03 

314 4620 or 027 477 1930. 

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interior, exterior, commercial 

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waterblasting, spray paint 

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25 Years Experience 

privacy films 

frosting designs 

non-darkening films 

Workmanship Guaranteed 

Lifetime Warranties on Most Films 

UV 

block 

Free Quotes Canterbury and Districts 

03 365 3653 0800 368 468 

Turf Aeration 

ANTHONY SYMONDS 

Plastering &Painting 

Services 

Locals with 30 years 

experience 

Allworkmanship 

Guaranteed. 

Phone021 344 023 

027 216 0000 

SEPTIC TANK 

CLEANING 

Bill’sLiquid 

Waste 

You dump it... 

Blair pumps it... 

Blair Tavendale 

Ph 03 314 9371 

0275 379-694 

CRAIGS Trees 

(03) 327-4190 

TREE REMOVALS 

THINNING &PRUNING 

STUMPGRINDING 

FELLING &TOPPING 

FULLY INSURED 

QUALIFIEDARBORIST 

Free Quotes 

027 2299 454 

craigstrees@xtra.co.nz 

Lawns·Sportsfields·Parks·Golfcourses 

SOLIDTYNEAERATING+CORING+VERTICUTTING 

Greatresultsinimprovingturfhealthusingless 

fertilizerandwater!Allowsbetterdrainage,plusair 

andmoisturetoreachtherootzone.Self-propelled 

andtractormountedmachinesavailable. 

Booknowtogetthisworkdonethroughwinter/spring,and 

seetheresultsthroughnextsummer. 

PhoneRogeron0274 324352 

2502479 

HIGHSPEC 

PAINTERS 

Qualitylocal professionals 

Email: 

corban@highspecpainters.co.nz 

Ph:027 846 5035 

2362002 

2225862 

Guide 

2679956 

2434390

TRUSTED TRADES &PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 


39 

Trusted Trades & Professional Services 

To book your spaceinthis guide,phone Amanda Keys 3132840 or email amanda.keys@ncnews.co.nz 

Accountant 

Air Conditioning 

Appliance Repairs 

Butchery 

TAX RETURNS 

Tax&AccountingConsultants 

Taxreturns,GST returns, rental returns&payday filing 

10/65 PERCIVAL STREET,RANGIORA 

03 314 9480 

NEW 

CLIENT 

DISCOUNT 

10% 

2647405 

•REGISTEREDTECHNICIAN 

•AUTHORISEDLOCAL SERVICE 

F&P, Bosch, Smeg, 

Ariston, LG,Classique,Haier, 

Samsungand more.... 

“For best resultsbesuretouse authorised service” 

NORTHCANTERBURYAPPLIANCE SERVICES 

Rangiora: 03 3134420 Kaiapoi: 03 3273810 

2332343v2 

Oxford Butchery 

Shane Frahm 

We cankill&processyour stock 

FourGenerations of Frahms 

since1957 

Ph 312 4205 

Oxford 

Number one 

old-fashioned bacon 

&ham curing. 

A/H 021 269 1817 

2227889v3 

Cattle Problems 

Chiropractic Services 

Construction &Concrete 

Starlink /TV /Security 

• Live Humane Capture 

• Trucking 

• Tagging 

• Testing 

• Sale of unruly, difficult, pesky 

cattle 

Profit share 50-50 

Craig Flintoft 03 312 9432 

craigflintoft@gmail.com 

2459888 

Dr Joy White 

ACCRegistered Dr of Chiropractic 

Wednesday 

Dr Jess Ross 

ACCRegistered Dr of Chiropractic 

Tuesday 

Phone 03 313 0350 

We have now moved to 

211 King Street,Rangiora 

2700264 

All Construction & Concrete Work 

•Driveways, patios &paths 

•Bridges and Culverts 

•Floors, foundations 

•Sheds and buildings 

•Dairy Sheds, Herd homes 

•Silage pits, effluent ponds 

•Excavation and cartage 

•Precast concrete 

•Insulated panels 

Daryl Power 

027 230 9401 

concretepower@scorch.co.nz 

www.concretepower.co.nz 

2273277 

• Starlink aerial mounng • Wi-Fi extensions 

• TV wall mounng • Home audio installaon 

• Alarm installaon 

• Security camerainstallaon 

Mark Hubball 027 4725314 

www.tvsoluons.co.nz 

2666483 

DENTURE CLINIC 

RANGIORA 

DENTURE CLINIC 

Garry WMechen 

Registered Clinical Dental Techncian 

Phone(03) 313-9192 

YOU 

COULD 

BE 

HERE 

2269236 

Engineering 

For your Engineering needs 

187d Ohoka Road, Kaiapoi 

Phone 03 327 5246 |027 495 2821 

toppeng@xtra.co.nz 

Irrigation &Filtration 

2490187 

38a Ashley Street,Rangiora 

NEW N W DENTURES D ES 

*RELINE* *REPAIRS* I S 

HOURS 

8.30am -12noon 

- Monday to Friday 

FREE E 

CONSULTATION O 

AND ADVICE 

A V C 

For a/h repairs 

phone (03) 310-3044 

Advertise 

your business 

in our Trades 

and Services 

Phone 

Amanda Keys 

on 

03 3132840 

Funeral Director 

HAL L & Co. 

Funeral Directors 

Death Is But AHorizon ... AHorizon Is But The Limit Of Our Sight 

Give our friendly team acall and let us look 

after all of your funeral needs 

•Full funeral Services 

•Pricing Plan Options 

•DirectCremation options 

•Memorial Services 

2611645v3 

Convenient Locations 

Rangiora 313 6948 

Christchurch 379 0178 

www.undertaker.co.nz 

Mechanical Repairs 

FairmowSmall EngineRepairs 

20+yearsexperience|LocatedinRangiora 

Repair of ATVs,ride-on mowers,2strokes, 

motorbikes, concretetools &water blasters. 

Chain sharpens $12. 

Bestpriceguaranteeandfreelocalpickup. 

Call Lewis on 0220620763 

Email fairmow@gmail.com 

or find me on Facebook. 

2694945 

2678697 

✓ 

✓ 

✓ 

✓ 

Quarry Supplies 

● Driveway/Drainage chip -12mm 

● Crusherdust 

● Horse Arenasand 

● 2A sand 

● Soakhole &Gabion Boulders. 

● Screened soil 

● We have stock available & 

canmakeproductstoorder. 

Dean Hurley027 333 7140 

dean@hagg.co.nz 

Tile/Grout Cleaning 

Dirty Tiles &Grout? 

Tile &Grout Cleaning 

Mouldy Silicone Replacement 

Tiled Shower Makeovers 

Old Grout Re-Colouring 

For ALL your Tile &Grout issues 

call 0800 882 772 for a FREE quote. 

www.theprogroup.co.nz/dpc9385. 

2637238 

Plumber /Gas Fitter 

• New Builds 

• Renovations 

• Maintenance 

• Blocked 

Drains 

• Pump 

Services 

Scrap Metal 

• Spoutings 

• Gas Hobbs 

• Hot Water 

Gas 

Conversions 

• Travel 

Anywhere 

CASH PAID FOR SCRAP 

•Car Bodies •Scrap Steel•Specialists in Farm 

Machinery•Allnon Ferrous 

MAINLAND 

METALS LTD 

Ph (03) 338 7000 

Mike 0274 818 544 •Robbie0274 818 027 

Locally owned and operated 

1902273 

2660908 

CAP 65 

CAP 40 

CAP 20 

Shingle 

SHINGLE SUPPLIES 

Quarry Prices 

DRAINAGE CHIP 

from $40 per cube 




all +gst 

Plus all excavation and truck hire 

house excavations, driveways, subdivisions 

CONTRACTING 

Ph: KEN 027 201 3302 

Email: stress@xtra.co.nz 

2009594 

Streamline Spouting 

Continuous spoutingg 

Supply and Install of Seamless Gutters 

10 year no leaks guarantee 

• Continuous spouting made on site,large colour 

rangeavailable 

• High gradeand thickermaterialused 

• Repair or replaceany type of gutter 

• Undertakeall insurance work 

• Independently ownedand operated 

• Competitive pricing 

Servicing North Canterbury Districts 

Call Marvin 027 371 4179 

spouting2u@gmail.com 

2667246 

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

2012 Toyota Prius 

GTouring 

1.8L Petrol Hybrid 

Toyota Certified 

$ 

18,995 

2016 Toyota Aqua 


5-DoorHatchback 

ToyotaCertified 

$ 

19,995 

2017 Corolla 

Fielder Hybrid 


Auto,96,950kms 


$ 

16,995 

2020 RAV4 Hybrid 

G-Spec 

2.5L HybridPetrol 



$ 

43,995 

2016 AquaG-Spec 

1.5L Hybrid Petrol 

Auto 


$ 

19,995 

2018 C-HR 

G-Spec Hybrid 

1.8L Hybrid Petrol, 

67,350kms 

$ 

26,995 

2017C-HR 

GSpecHybrid 

1.8LPetrolHybrid 

Auto,64,600km 

$ 

26,995 

2018VitzHybrid 



$ 

17,995 

2018 Toyota 

Prius S 

62,890km 


$ 

24,995 

2022 Corolla GX 

Hatch 

2.0L Petrol Auto, 

32,600kms 

$ 

25,995 

2017 RAV4 GXL 

AWD 


90,750kms 

$ 

24,995 

2022 Yaris 

Cross GX 


36,100kms 

$ 

25,995 

2019Corolla GX 

Hatch 

2.0LPetrolAuto, 

69,200kms 

$ 

19,995 

021 Camry GX 

Hybrid 


Auto, 31,450kms 

$ 

35,995 

2019 HiluxSR 

4WD 

2.8LTurbo Diesel Auto, 

131,350kms 

$ 

36,995 

2023 RAV4 Hybrid 

Adventure 


Auto,Only4,700kms 

$ 

59,995 

2022Highlander 

Limited 

3.5LPetrolAuto, 

52,050kms 

WAS$53,995 

NOW 

$ 

51,995 

2024Yaris Cross 

GR-Sport 

1.5L Hybrid Petrol Auto, 

1,650kms 

$ 

42,995 

2022 Highlander 

Hybrid GX 


Auto, 62,000kms 

$ 

51,995 

2019 Fortuner GXL 

2.8LTurboDieselAuto, 

105,750kms 

$ 

41,995 

2018 Hiace 

10-SeaterMinibus 

3.0L TurboAuto, 

80,800kms 

$ 

39,995 

2020Rav4Hybrid 

Limited 

2.5LHybridPetrol 


2019Hilux SR5 

Pre-Runner 

2.8LTurbo Diesel Aut 

2WD, 102,100kms 

$ 

49,995 $ 

32,995 

2023 LandCruiser 

300 GR 

3.3L Twin Turbo V6 

Diesel,21,700kms 

WAS$154,995 

NOW 

$ 

149,995 

2023 HiluxSR5 

4WD 

150Kw2.8LDiesel 


$ 

57,995 

2019 HiaceZX 

4-Door 

2.8L TurboDieselAuto, 

117,550kms 

$ 

49,995 

2023LandCruiser 

PradoVX 

150Kw2.8L Turbo 

Diesel Auto,12,150kms 

$ 

76,995 

2019Hilux SR 

4WD 

2.8LTurboDiesel 


$ 

39,995 

2024 L/C70LX 

Double Cab 

150Kw2.8L Turbo 

Diesel Auto, 850kms 

$ 

99,995 

2704488

Spring Cleaning 

Sorted. 

THE PINK STUFF 

Cleaning Paste 

850g 

2018653 

Toilet Cleaner 

750ml 

2018655 

THE PINKSTUFF 

$10 50 $7 79 

THE PINK STUFF 

THE PINKSTUFF 

Multi-Purpose 

Foam Bathroom 

Cleaner 750ml 

Cleaner 

2018649 

2018648 

$7 79 $7 79 

Selleys 

Oven CleanAerosol 

350g White Foam 

371580 

$6 28 Selleys 

BARKEEPERS 

FRIEND 

Cleanser &Polish 

Powder 340g 

383604 

SugarSoapFloor 

Cleaner 750mlBlue 

325811 

$9 89 

$9 90 30 Seconds 

Spray&WalkAway 

Lichen,Moss AndMould 

RemoverReadytouse 

with motorisedsprayer 

5Litre 

325558 

$39 99 

30 Seconds 

OutdoorCleaner 

Concentrate5Litre 

362155 

Everyday 

Low Prices 

$24 99 Finish 

Everyday Exit Mould 

Scrub Daddy 

Dishwasher 

Low Prices Mould Remover 

Sponge 

AssortedSKUs 

Tablets Lemon 

500ml 

324921 

52 pack 

2032576 

$19 99 $8 48 $5 999 

Effects 

Wonder Grip Spring 

Pegs Pack of 24 

134514 

$5 98 Karcher 

WindowVac WV2 

Versatility 

334562 

$139 

Karcher 

K3DeckWater 

Blaster 

2005161 

$229 

Was$299 

Number8 

Spout Bucket 9 

Litre 

2018961 

$1 49 

Everyday 

Low Prices 









RANGIORA

RANGIORA 


*Ifyou findalowerpriceonanidenticalin-stock product, we will beatitby15%. 



sameproduct cheaper fromanother Mitre10store or onlineatwww.mitre10.co.nz we’ll match thatprice. The in-store price 

maybelowerthanthatadvertised. 

RANGIORA

North Canterbury News: August 29, 2024

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