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Vaping use down<br />

By DAVID HILL<br />

Local Democracy Reporter<br />

Vaping use has gone down<br />

significantly since vaping sensors<br />

were installed ayear ago in a<br />

<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> high school.<br />

Rangiora High School installed<br />

sensors with cameras in toilet<br />

corridors in August last year in a<br />

bid to stamp out vaping, and antisocial<br />

behaviour, which was on<br />

the rise.<br />

Oneyear on, acting principal<br />

Remihana Emery says it is ‘‘very<br />

rare’’ for the sensors to go off.<br />

There has also been less<br />

incidents of anti­social behaviour.<br />

‘‘Kids will be kids and try what<br />

they try, we were no different.<br />

‘‘It is really about informing our<br />

kids about the risks so they can<br />

make informed decisions.’’<br />

Mr Emery says the message<br />

seemed to be getting through, as<br />

most students now understood the<br />

risks.<br />

‘‘But we can’t take our foot off<br />

the accelerator.’’<br />

The sensors have cameras,<br />

which are triggered by the vapour<br />

to take aphoto.<br />

When students were caught, the<br />

school supported them and their<br />

parents to help them give up<br />

vaping.<br />

Board of trustees presiding<br />

member Simon Green says the<br />

sensors were expensive, but he is<br />

pleased with the outcome.<br />

‘‘The board is really supportive<br />

of the initiatives the leadership<br />

team is taking and we are pleased<br />

the students can now use the<br />

toilets for their intended<br />

purpose.’’<br />

Rangiora High School has also<br />

become part of apilot programme<br />

which uses digital technology to<br />

help young people to kick the<br />

habit of vaping.<br />

Ignite Aotearoa and oVRcome<br />

have joined forces to pilot a<br />

virtual reality programme in four<br />

secondary schools, including<br />

Shirley Intermediate School<br />

(Christchurch), Wellington<br />

College and Tangaroa College<br />

(Auckland).<br />

Young people are given access<br />

to clinical desensitisation therapy<br />

via avirtual reality headset linked<br />

to their smartphones.<br />

Kaiapoi High School chose not<br />

to install vaping sensors, but<br />

principal Jason Reid says vaping<br />

use at school had decreased.<br />

‘‘Since the beginning of the year<br />

our vaping stats have gone down<br />

to 10 percent of what there used to<br />

be.<br />

‘‘A big part of that is being<br />

caught.’’<br />

Mr Reid says the school treated<br />

vaping as apublic health issue<br />

and used restorative processes,<br />

working with the student and<br />

their parents.<br />

‘‘When we have an open<br />

discussion around the table with<br />

parents they tend to be more<br />

honest.<br />

‘‘After all, you don’t have to hide<br />

it ­you’ve been caught.<br />

‘‘There are still consequences,<br />

especially if they are repeat<br />

offenders, but the aim is to<br />

remove the harmful behaviour.’’<br />

Mr Reid says the focus was on<br />

supporting students to give up<br />

vaping.<br />

There had been some push back<br />

from students who said they didn’t<br />

want to quit, but it had more to do<br />

with addiction, he said.<br />

Vaping, like smoking, is banned<br />

in schools, but it is proving to be<br />

addictive, which leads to anxiety,<br />

increased impulses and irritation<br />

as students crave their next hit.<br />

Not enough is known about the<br />

long term health impacts of<br />

vaping, Mr Reid says.<br />

Families could get support from<br />

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Bluey Duncan is distraught.<br />

He is carlessthanks to it being stolen<br />

from outside AmberleyResthome and<br />

Retirement Studios late last month.<br />

While his little Mazda Demio was<br />

found in the Waipara River bed afew<br />

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‘‘I had only re­registeredtwo days<br />

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His car was parked in the car park at<br />

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beside garden foliage nose first, off<br />

Hilton Drive.<br />

‘‘It was 7.30pm at night and they would<br />

havehad to back the vehicle out of the<br />

position it was in,’’Bluey says.<br />

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Gone ... Bluey Duncan stands in the park where his Mazda Demio was parked, and stolen<br />

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‘‘And now for this to happen Iam<br />

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Poetry Day celebrations in Rga<br />

By SHELLEY TOPP<br />

National Poetry Day has been<br />

celebrated in Rangiora with the launch<br />

of Fuego Volume 2.<br />

The World Congress of Poets literary<br />

journal was launched in the children’s<br />

section of the Rangiora Library on<br />

August 23.<br />

The launch was hosted by Fuego<br />

Volume 2’s publisher andeditor­inchief<br />

Doc Drumheller, the pen name of<br />

Oxfordpoet Jason Clements.<br />

Jason is the Waimakariri Libraries<br />

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Zealand at the 43rd World Congress of<br />

Poets, in Madurai, India, this<br />

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launch event for Fuego Volume 2.<br />

Morethan 100 people including<br />

poets of all ages, who contributed<br />

works for the journal, and their<br />

families/whanau, attended the<br />

Rangiora launch.<br />

‘‘The future of poetry in Waimakariri<br />

is in good hands, with stellar<br />

performances from children/tamariki<br />

from schools across the district, who<br />

participated in the libraries Kids Fest<br />

Magic of Metaphors workshop, and<br />

poignantpoems by tamariki from<br />

Tuahiwi School who composed poetry<br />

in aMatariki Masterclass with the<br />

Write On School for YoungWriters,’’<br />

Jason said.<br />

Both groups of children had work<br />

featured in the journal.<br />

The audience was also treated to<br />

performances by some of our leading<br />

and emerging poets, including the<br />

reigning Christchurch Poetry Slam<br />

Champion,Lee Fraser, Ockham Award<br />

finalists Isla Huia andAnnabel Wilson,<br />

Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal<br />

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and artist Pat White, as<br />

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Poems from the Fuego Volume 2have<br />

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In <strong>September</strong> 2010 when Cheviot,<br />

along with Christchurch, suffered from<br />

the effects of the 7.8 Christchurch<br />

earthquake, the bell in Cheviot’s<br />

Presbyterian stone church on State<br />

Highway One, swung so hard it came off<br />

its hook and fell to the floor of the first<br />

level of the bell tower.<br />

Fortunately, due to the construction of<br />

the stone church, the church and hall<br />

didn’t suffer any structural damage.<br />

However the bell was cracked, and<br />

was left to lie where it fell.<br />

It had been donated to the church by<br />

Jim Banks, areturned serviceman who<br />

had taken up the land resettlement<br />

block of Cheviot Hills, and came from<br />

the derelict belltower left over from the<br />

Cheviot Hills Estate days where it was<br />

used to call the workers to the cookshop.<br />

Meanwhile plans were afoot for anew<br />

life for the church.<br />

In 2018 Cheviot Knox Community<br />

Centre Trust (CKCC) was formed to buy<br />

the church, and hall, on behalf of the<br />

Cheviot residents, from the<br />

Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa.<br />

CKCC Chairman Jane Maxwell says<br />

the decision to buy it was agood one.<br />

‘‘We knew from the beginning it would<br />

take awhile for all the community to<br />

make the mindshift from church /<br />

denomination­based ownership, to a<br />

community space owned and operated<br />

by the community, for the community.’’<br />

But, she says its future is now assured<br />

due to the varied and encouraging<br />

amount of use both buildings are getting.<br />

Coupled with this, thanks to the<br />

backing of local volunteers, who open<br />

and close the church most days, it is<br />

enjoyed by many locals, and visitors<br />

passing through Cheviot, judging by<br />

entries in the visitor’s book, Jane says.<br />

Abell, or the lack of one, was the only<br />

missing piece of its new life.<br />

CKCC Trustee John Wright urged the<br />

Trust to look into how to restore abell in<br />

the tower.<br />

Enter Winton Dalley, the now former<br />

Hurunui Mayor, who knew where there<br />

was asurplus bell following the<br />

amalgamation of two parishes —<br />

Hawarden and Waikari.<br />

The bell from Hawarden, of which<br />

little is known of its history, was donated<br />

to the trust for its Cheviot complex.<br />

John Wright and Peter Somerville<br />

installed it in the church tower, and<br />

purely by chance, 10 years to the day of<br />

the Christchurch earthquake —<br />

<strong>September</strong> 4, 2020 —itwas rung.<br />

The issue then remained how to get<br />

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the damaged bell, down from its resting<br />

place.<br />

Some ingenious thinking, and the<br />

abseiling skills of Peter Montgomery<br />

and his family, from Cheviot Hills,<br />

helped retrieve it from the church<br />

tower, and it was transported back home<br />

to Cheviot Hills.<br />

Arestored belltower awaits the bell,<br />

thanks to Jock and Mary Montgomery,<br />

who having bought the Cheviot Hills<br />

property, commissioned alocal builder<br />

Leo Garrett to repair and restore it.<br />

Sadly though there was no bell.<br />

Mrs Maxwell says Peter Montgomery<br />

recalls how strongly his parents, felt<br />

about the Historic Tower at Cheviot<br />

Hills, and its bell, and how delighted<br />

they would have been to know it had<br />

returned home, and maybe one day<br />

would take pride of place back in the<br />

tower.<br />

‘‘It truly is awin/win for everyone,’’<br />

says Mrs Maxwell.<br />

‘‘The Hawarden bell is now in the<br />

stone church in Cheviot. The original<br />

bell that came from Cheviot Hills, has<br />

gone back to Peter Montgomery.<br />

‘‘Sadly he still hasn’t been able to get<br />

it repaired. Apparently it may need to go<br />

to England to afoundry. Repairing abell<br />

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‘‘I guess even if the bell can’t ring, it is<br />

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or Email bowlskaiapoi@outlook.com<br />

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Playcentre safely fenced<br />

By JOHN COSGROVE<br />

The direction of rails on a30­yearold<br />

metal fence caused a$32,000<br />

headache for the Woodend<br />

Playcentreuntil the Lions Club of<br />

Woodend Pegasus stepped up and<br />

helped fund its replacement.<br />

Thirty years ago the Woodend<br />

Playcentrewas built at the back of<br />

the Woodend Community Hall to<br />

replace the previous building<br />

which had burnt down.<br />

Thirty years on, the fence was<br />

deemed unfit for purpose by the<br />

Ministry of Education and it had to<br />

replace it.<br />

‘‘We were facing a$32,000 bill for<br />

anew metal fence simply because<br />

the railings went horizontal and<br />

were mounted on the inside not<br />

the outside, and were not vertical<br />

pickets,’’ says the Playcentres<br />

health and safety officer Erin<br />

Inwood.<br />

‘‘The ministry visited us and said<br />

we needed to replace it because a<br />

child could climb up and over it,<br />

using the railings as aladder.<br />

‘‘It’s been there for 30 years and<br />

no child has ever thought of<br />

climbing over it.’’<br />

Ms Inwood says over the years<br />

they have had many children who<br />

liked to try and abscond, and yet<br />

none had ever attempted to scale<br />

the walls.<br />

Faced with ahuge bill for the<br />

construction of the new wall, the<br />

parents approached the Lions<br />

Clubs in the district.<br />

‘‘We raised $17,000 and they<br />

gratefully donated the remaining<br />

$15,000, plus $4000 for new<br />

playground bark.’’<br />

Lions Club of Woodend Pegasus<br />

SecretaryIan Lennie, says the club<br />

Play time ... Woodend Playcentres health and safety officer Erin Inwood<br />

and her nephew Oakley Cartwright (2) play near the new fence.<br />

PHOTO:JOHN COSGROVE<br />

worked on the project with help<br />

from other Lions Clubs in the<br />

district.<br />

‘‘The playcentre approached the<br />

Lions Club of Rangiora and they<br />

talked to us.<br />

‘‘We decided to adopt the<br />

project, eventually providing over<br />

$20,000 in support.’’<br />

He says this type of community<br />

project is one the Lions love to<br />

support.<br />

‘‘They reached out and we were<br />

in aposition to help. We like doing<br />

that,’’ he says.<br />

The funding came courtesy of<br />

the Lions Clubs of Rangiora,<br />

Woodend and Pegasus Lions Clubs<br />

and the Lloyd Morgan Lions Clubs<br />

Charitable Trust.<br />

This Saturday, <strong>September</strong> 7, at<br />

9.30 am, the Woodend Playcentre<br />

will be adding the final touches to<br />

the project, by installing the new<br />

playground bark.Lions clubs<br />

members and any volunteers are<br />

welcome to come down and help<br />

out.<br />

NEWS<br />

<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>September</strong> 5, <strong>2024</strong><br />

5<br />

Bridge nearer<br />

By DAVID HILL,<br />

Local Democracy Reporter<br />

Aproposed bridge<br />

replacement in <strong>North</strong><br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong> could be facing a<br />

budget blowout as asunset<br />

clause deadline looms.<br />

Rural residents have been<br />

waiting eight years for their<br />

new Waiau Toa /Clarence<br />

River Glen Alton bridge,<br />

after the 7.8 magnitude<br />

earthquake destroyed the<br />

original crossing.<br />

The Kaikōura District<br />

Council is pressing ahead<br />

with plans to replace the<br />

bridge, but has hit ahurdle<br />

with costs ballooning.<br />

The council’s contractor,<br />

Contract Structures Ltd, has<br />

completed a50% design for<br />

the new bridge at the<br />

original site, with its initial<br />

cost estimate exceeding the<br />

funding available from Waka<br />

Kotahi NZ Transport<br />

Agency.<br />

‘‘We need to understand<br />

what that means for the<br />

budget and we are talking to<br />

NZTA,’’ council chief<br />

executive Will Doughty said.<br />

‘‘We will need to come to<br />

council in <strong>September</strong> with<br />

some options.’’<br />

The council was unable to<br />

provide an updated cost<br />

estimate, but NZTA has<br />

previous approved a95%<br />

subsidy to build a$13.5<br />

million bridge, with asunset<br />

clause of June 2025 fast<br />

approaching.<br />

Aresource consent still<br />

needs to be obtained from<br />

Environment <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />

and the council will likely<br />

need to purchase land for a<br />

new road.<br />

The council originally<br />

applied for aresource<br />

consent to build anew bridge<br />

500 metres upstream from<br />

the previous bridge.<br />

But the proposed new site<br />

had faced opposition from<br />

Te Rūnanga oKaikōura due<br />

to cultural reasons.<br />

The Rūnanga has<br />

indicated it will support<br />

building anew bridge at the<br />

original site.<br />

This site is also preferred<br />

by property owners.<br />

The Clarence Valley is<br />

home to several properties,<br />

including forestry blocks,<br />

some large hill country<br />

properties and Department<br />

of Conservation land.<br />

For now access in and out<br />

is via Waipapa Road,<br />

Wharekiri Stream and a<br />

paper road through several<br />

properties.<br />

But the Wharekiri Stream<br />

is prone to flooding in heavy<br />

rain events and can be<br />

impassable for up to two<br />

weeks.<br />

Access is by four­wheeldrive<br />

only.<br />

‘‘The project has been<br />

ongoing for nearly eight<br />

years, but we are in acloser<br />

position to finding a<br />

workable solution,’’ Mr<br />

Doughty said.<br />

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OPINION<br />

<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>September</strong> 5, <strong>2024</strong><br />

Good<br />

Focus on<br />

Waimakariri<br />

with Mayor Dan Gordon<br />

Stunning day of rugby<br />

It was greattoonce again spend a<br />

stunning afternoon watchingNPC Rugby<br />

played right here in the Waimakariri<br />

District.<br />

Iwas lucky enough to attend the<br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong> vs Wellington game at the<br />

RangioraShowgrounds on the weekend.<br />

It was astellar day weatherwise and<br />

was played on immaculate grounds —a<br />

perfect backdrop to showcase what a<br />

first­class venue we can provide here in<br />

Waimakariri. Unfortunately, we couldn’t<br />

do much about the result, butitwas still<br />

afantastic day out.<br />

Ihad the privilege of attending and<br />

speaking at both the Kaiapoi and Cust<br />

Fire Brigade honours evenings recently.<br />

Ireally do enjoy attendingthose<br />

evenings and giving thanks to the<br />

exceptional brigade members who so<br />

diligently serve our district.<br />

It was aparticularly special<br />

celebration in Cust where brigade<br />

members Simon East and Johnny Riley<br />

each received aGold Star award.<br />

AGold Star does not only symbolise<br />

the completion of 25 years of service —a<br />

huge milestone —but it also<br />

acknowledges the dedication,<br />

commitment, and long­term service to<br />

the community.<br />

It reflects the hard work, bravery, and<br />

the years of sacrifices made to protect<br />

others.<br />

Ireally want to congratulate Simon,<br />

Johnny and their families on agreat<br />

Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday<br />

Sep 5 Sep 6 Sep 7 Sep 8 Sep 9 Sep 10 Sep 11<br />

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achievement.<br />

It was awonderful occasion to speak at<br />

the 50th anniversary of Norm Kirk’s<br />

passing on Saturday.<br />

He was Mayor of Kaiapoi from 1953<br />

until 1957 before he entered Parliament,<br />

so it was only fitting that the<br />

commemoration was held in Kaiapoi.<br />

During his tenure as Mayor, Norm had<br />

aparticular focus on improving<br />

infrastructure and services in Kaiapoi,<br />

and one of our mostsignificant reserves<br />

is named after him —Norman Kirk Park.<br />

Iwas also recently part of aFuture of<br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong> Panel Discussion with<br />

Christchurch City Mayor Phil Mauger,<br />

Selwyn District Mayor Sam Broughton,<br />

Ballantynes CEO Maria O’Halloran, Alex<br />

Skinner and organised by Duncan<br />

Cotterill Lawyers.<br />

Theaim of the event was to give<br />

leading businesses,directors, and<br />

others an opportunity to discuss the<br />

challenges and opportunitiesarising<br />

from the regions projectedgrowth, and<br />

how businesses,central and local<br />

government can contribute to the<br />

successful growth of the <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />

region.<br />

It was agreat event which resulted in<br />

interesting and informative discussions.<br />

Iwelcome contact from anyone who<br />

needs assistance or has an issue that you<br />

might want to discuss.<br />

Email me at dan.gordon@wmk.govt.nz<br />

or phone 021 906 437. I’m here to help.<br />

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In the Electorate with<br />

RANGIORA OCEANWATCH<br />

MattDoocey<br />

MP forWaimakariri<br />

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Authorised by Matt Doocey MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington.<br />

Students achieving<br />

Ihope that allthe fathers and father<br />

figures acrossthe Waimakariri got to<br />

spendsome quality time with their<br />

loved ones on Father's Day over the<br />

weekend.<br />

Ihad alovely relaxingSunday<br />

afternoon with my family, enjoying the<br />

unseasonably mild weather,<br />

particularly after the excitement of<br />

the snowfall last week.<br />

While Iaminthe electorate Ilove<br />

catchingupwith as many constituents<br />

as possible,and Iespecially enjoy<br />

celebrating local successes, which is<br />

why Iwas keen to visit Kaiapoi<br />

Borough School last week to share in<br />

the successofthe schools teaching<br />

staff.<br />

When principalHayden van Lent<br />

invited me to join the staff foranevent<br />

to thank the teachers for all their hard<br />

work it was apleasure to be able to get<br />

along to the school and offer my<br />

congratulations in person.<br />

There has been much news of late in<br />

the media about the dire state of<br />

student achievement sotohear good<br />

news about academic achievement<br />

coming from our local schools is really<br />

reassuring.<br />

At Kaiapoi Borough School the<br />

results for student achievement in<br />

maths, reading and writing are<br />

impressive and atestament to the<br />

hard work and dedication of the<br />

teachers to keep improving standards<br />

in the classroom.<br />

We are often quick to criticise<br />

schools nowadays so it was refreshing<br />

to attend an event which celebrates<br />

achievement and recognises<br />

collaborative hard work from<br />

teachers, students and their families.<br />

Well done Kaiapoi Borough!<br />

Ahuge thank you also to the Kaiapoi<br />

Volunteer Fire Brigade for having me<br />

speak at their honours evening over<br />

the weekend.<br />

It’s always apleasure to attend such<br />

events and express my gratitude for<br />

all the volunteers who give up so much<br />

of their own time for the greater good<br />

of the electorate.<br />

It’s important to also acknowledge<br />

the families of the brigade for<br />

allowing them to drop everything at a<br />

moments notice and attend what can<br />

often be atraumatic scene at all hours<br />

of the day and night.<br />

Along with anumber of service<br />

awards, it was nice to see three<br />

members of the brigade receive the<br />

life honorary medal for their many<br />

years of dedicated service to their<br />

community. Aspecial thanks to Matt<br />

McPhee, Tim Reynolds and Jon<br />

Matthews for their outstanding<br />

contribution to the brigade.<br />

Geophysics observatory to be remembered in Amberley<br />

By DAVIDHILL,<br />

Local Democracy Reporter<br />

Amberley’s role in studyingthe<br />

Earth’s magnetic field is set to<br />

remembered.<br />

The Amberley Domain was home to a<br />

geophysics observatory from 1913<br />

until 1978, playing its part in studying<br />

electrical storms and aurora.<br />

Jo Hassall, who chairs the Hurunui<br />

District Council’s south ward<br />

committee, said plans were in place to<br />

erect apark bench, picnic table and a<br />

displayboard in the domain to tell the<br />

story.<br />

‘‘It is going to be quite exciting,’’ she<br />

said.<br />

‘‘The building is long gone andthere<br />

is nothing to say there was once a<br />

geophysics observatory in the domain.<br />

‘‘If we don’t preserve these sites,<br />

they are lost forever.’’<br />

She said the process started after a<br />

letter was received from an<br />

astronomer in Rolleston, alerting the<br />

ward committee to the domain’s<br />

illustriouspast.<br />

Aworking bee is being planned to<br />

clear the area and remove some dead<br />

trees,while the Amberley Reserve<br />

Advisory Group is going to apply for<br />

funding to support the project.<br />

Mrs Hassall said it will add value to<br />

the site, as there is nowhere for<br />

parents to sit while children are<br />

playing on the tennis and netball<br />

courts at the domain.<br />

‘‘It will be alovely area when it is<br />

finished and there is abeautifulview<br />

out to Mt Grey.’’<br />

The observatory was originally<br />

established in the Christchurch<br />

Botanic Gardens in the 19th century,<br />

but was moved to Amberley in 1913,<br />

according to aChristchurch City<br />

Councilreport.<br />

‘‘The introduction of the electric<br />

tram system affected some of the<br />

observatory’s instrumentation making<br />

it difficult to obtain accurate<br />

records,’’ the report says.<br />

‘‘In 1913 anew magnetograph was<br />

acquired and located offsite in the<br />

Amberley Domain, <strong>North</strong><br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong>.’’<br />

Observations continued at the<br />

Christchurchsite, alongside the<br />

Amberley observatory which was<br />

tucked into an embankment.<br />

An article on the teara.govt.nz<br />

website says the observatory was<br />

moved to Eyrewell, near Oxford, in<br />

1978 due to the growth of Amberley.<br />

The observatories have operated<br />

alongside other New Zealand<br />

magnetic observatories at Apia in<br />

Samoa and Scott Base in Antarctica,<br />

with the data shared as partofaglobal<br />

network.<br />

The GNS Science geomagnetics<br />

team continues to measureand<br />

monitor the magnetic field from the<br />

Eyrewell observatory.<br />

LDR is local body journalism cofunded<br />

by RNZ and NZ On Air.<br />

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Motunau 6:14pm 1.9 12:09pm 0.6 6:55pm 1.8 12:49pm 0.7 7:38pm 1.8 1:30pm 0.7 8:23pm 1.8 2:13pm 0.7 9:11pm 1.8 2:59pm 0.8 9:59pm 1.8 3:50pm 0.8 10:48pm 1.8 4:43pm 0.8<br />

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR<br />

Ahuge bouquet<br />

Dear Editor<br />

I’d like to take theopportunity to give a<br />

huge bouquet to the Hurunui Theatre<br />

Group for their fantastic performance of<br />

The FullMonty which Iwas lucky enough<br />

to attend at the Waipara Memorial Hall<br />

on Saturday, (August 31).<br />

After seeing the movie several times, I<br />

had an idea of the story line –men losing<br />

their jobs, their livelihoods, and<br />

therefore their identities, the loss of<br />

pride at not being able to provide for<br />

their families, the shame of that,<br />

difficulties with relationships, and<br />

different ways to deal with theseissues —<br />

in this case, coming up with aunique way<br />

to raise money.<br />

The cast portrayed this so well, so<br />

professionally,with such perfect timing<br />

and characterisation that you lost<br />

yourself in the moment in the various<br />

exchanges —became so involved with<br />

what was being portrayed becauseitwas<br />

being done so well...and given alocal<br />

flavour, that you forgot the actors,and<br />

fineactresses, too, were, well, mostly<br />

farmers or lived on the land in <strong>North</strong><br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong>.<br />

While it had poignant moments, there<br />

were so many great one­liners, so many<br />

laughs and some excellent songsters, that<br />

if anyone in the audience didn’t enjoy<br />

themselves, they’d be very hard to please.<br />

Even Icoped with six male bottoms<br />

flashed briefly in the finale! Great fun. A<br />

wonderful polished production with<br />

minimal props. Well done and thank you.<br />

Yours,<br />

Judith Paviell,<br />

Waikari<br />

Reining in spending<br />

Dear Editor,<br />

Re the headline in the <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />

<strong>News</strong>, on Thursday, August 29, ‘‘PM<br />

Urges councils to rein in spending’’.<br />

The PM Christopher Luxton is<br />

disingenuous (not exactly being honest or<br />

truthful).<br />

The National Party (and the Labour<br />

Party)have systematically devolved<br />

responsibilities from Parliament to local<br />

councils (also regional councils).<br />

The result is that now your local<br />

council has 100 Acts of Parliament to<br />

administer, with little financial support<br />

from Wellington.<br />

These are the Acts of Parliament that<br />

most effect our lives.<br />

Local councils main income is from<br />

rates —which is atax on property.<br />

To say that this is an unbalanced,<br />

inequitable way for councils to obtain<br />

funds is awee bit of an understatement!<br />

Abalanced equitable way would be to<br />

spread the tax (ie current rate demand)<br />

as widely as possible, linked to benefits<br />

and costs.<br />

Will the government change to allow<br />

this?<br />

No! —asannounced by the the current<br />

government which now has ACT as a<br />

coalition partner.<br />

Councils have to spread this income<br />

from this property tax rather thinly,<br />

providingwater, sewage, local roads,<br />

rubbishdisposal (i.e. infrastructure),plus<br />

town planning and bylaws —rules for a<br />

civilised society, etc etc.<br />

Ever heard of ‘‘ratepayer demands for<br />

lower rates’’ while also hearing demands<br />

for the ‘‘council to do something?’’<br />

The biggest ticket items in demand<br />

come under infrastructure. Hurunuiand<br />

Waimakaririhave agood record for<br />

prudent expenditure. Go figure.<br />

Yours,<br />

David Stringer,<br />

Kaiapoi<br />

Frustrated by debt<br />

Dear Editor,<br />

The Waimakariri Distrist Council<br />

Mayor’s report of intimidation (NC<br />

<strong>News</strong> July 25), is surprising, since a<br />

Curia Poll of 1000 people showed Dan<br />

Gordon has ahigh approval rating,<br />

and residents generally consider<br />

Waimakariri an orderly and socially<br />

inclusive environment.<br />

It is convenient to label ratepayers<br />

as ‘conspiracy theorists,’ when many<br />

feel their concerns are ignored by<br />

bloated ‘busy body’ bureaucracies<br />

drafting superfluous regulations.<br />

New Zealanders are frustrated by<br />

reckless debt, ‘vanity’ projects,<br />

extreme policy via exaggerated<br />

computer modelling, councillors<br />

hamstrung by restrictive caveats, and<br />

unelected officials seizing control<br />

through predetermined policy<br />

overreach.<br />

The Prime Minister, addressing<br />

Local Government NZ on August 21,<br />

undertook to review council<br />

regulations, stating: ‘‘It’s<br />

unacceptable that the rules allow<br />

unelected officials, in many cases, to<br />

prevent elected members from<br />

accessing the informationthey need<br />

to represent their communities.<br />

‘‘We will review those settings.’’<br />

The Four Wellbeings, which have<br />

confused councils’ roles and caused<br />

spending bonanzas, will be removed.<br />

The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> Ratepayers’<br />

and Renters’ Association,<br />

representing productive working<br />

people, is to be applauded for asking<br />

the tough questions, because the<br />

Waimakariri District Council is<br />

drowning ratepayersindebt, largely<br />

via inept property acquisitions, with<br />

OIA’s revealing loss­making<br />

transactions.<br />

Debt has spiralled to $200m, plus<br />

$12 million interest annually.<br />

Following Christchurch’s and<br />

Auckland’s example, the<br />

Waimakariri District Council should<br />

resign from Local Government New<br />

Zealand.<br />

If along overdue forensic analysis<br />

shows WDC has morphed into a<br />

property investor,when it is solely<br />

tasked with maintaining the<br />

district’s infrastructure, ratepayers’<br />

representatives need to rein in WDC<br />

officials to re­focus on transparent<br />

coreservices, mandatory debt<br />

repayment and solvency.<br />

To quote Christopher Luxon:<br />

‘‘Ratepayers deserve to know exactly<br />

what they’re getting for their rates. ...<br />

The party’s over.’’<br />

Yours,<br />

Susan Thorpe,<br />

Rangiora.<br />

Letters to the Editor<br />

The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong><br />

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Letters will be publixhed at the<br />

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<strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>September</strong> 5, <strong>2024</strong><br />

Bypass commitment<br />

By DAVID HILL,<br />

Local Democracy Reporter<br />

The Woodend Bypass has been<br />

included as part of a$1.8 billion<br />

funding boost for transport in<br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong>.<br />

Waimakariri Mayor Dan Gordon said<br />

he welcomes the commitment from the<br />

Government to begin work on the<br />

Belfast to Pegasus Motorway, including<br />

the Woodend Bypass, beforethe next<br />

election.<br />

The funding was announced as part<br />

of the Government’s<strong>2024</strong>/27 National<br />

Land Transport Programme on<br />

Monday, <strong>September</strong> 2, by Transport<br />

Minister Simeon Brown.<br />

‘‘The community will be thrilled to<br />

hear the government has made afirm<br />

commitment to construction of the<br />

Woodend Bypass.<br />

‘‘The bypass has long been<br />

campaigned for by the community and<br />

council, and commitment for<br />

construction to start within three years<br />

will be welcome news to locals.’’<br />

Mr Gordon said he was keen to see<br />

other Waimakariri projects move<br />

forward, including the proposed<br />

Rangiora eastern link road and the<br />

upgrade of Skew Bridge at west<br />

Kaiapoi.<br />

‘‘We also welcome NZTA (New<br />

Zealand Transport Agency) putting<br />

aside funding to complete the business<br />

case for the Rangiora eastern link road.<br />

‘‘This is key infrastructure that will<br />

unlock growth and development in<br />

Rangiora and provide more efficient<br />

and reliable travel times. Skew Bridge<br />

hasn’t been included in this link, but<br />

we will continue to advocate for this in<br />

the coming years.’’<br />

Mr Brown gave the green lightfor<br />

planning to begin on the Belfast to<br />

Pegasus Motorwayduring avisit to<br />

Waimakariri in July. On Monday, he<br />

said the $1.8 billion investment will<br />

boost economic growth and<br />

productivity and reduce travel times.<br />

‘‘Christchurch is the economic<br />

powerhouse of the South Island, and<br />

transportisacritical enabler for<br />

economic growth and productivity.<br />

With $1.8 billion of investment over the<br />

next three years, we are committed to<br />

making sure that every transport dollar<br />

is spent wisely on the projects and<br />

services that Cantabrians need.’’<br />

Monday’s announcement also<br />

includes acommitmenttoplan a<br />

second Ashburton bridge, access<br />

improvements for State Highway 1at<br />

Halswell and a$350 million investment<br />

in <strong>Canterbury</strong>’s public transport<br />

network.<br />

Morethan $900 million will also be<br />

invested in maintenance and pothole<br />

prevention work to make the region’s<br />

state highways and local roads safer,<br />

Mr Brown said.<br />

Waimakariri MP and Associate<br />

Transport MinisterMatt Doocey said<br />

the Woodend Bypass design is<br />

progressing.<br />

‘‘Therehas been alot of discussion<br />

around the Pegasus roundabout and<br />

the Ravenswood interchange and I<br />

know NZTA is looking whether to build<br />

an underpass or overpass.’’<br />

The Government is consultingona<br />

proposed new 110kph speed limit for<br />

the Christchurch Southern Motorway.<br />

Depending on the outcome, Mr Doocey<br />

said he will consider advocatingfor a<br />

110kph speed limit for the<br />

Christchurch <strong>North</strong>ern Corridor.<br />

‘‘It has been common feedback from<br />

people that theroads of national<br />

significance are built for that speed<br />

and safety.’’<br />

LDR is local body journalism cofunded<br />

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Scrapbook of memories ... Leigh White, of Loburn, shows former Labour MP Dan<br />

Rosewarne ascrapbook she created after the death of Norman Kirk, during apublic meeting<br />

held at St Bartholomew’s Church Hall in Kaiapoi last Saturday to remember New Zealand’s<br />

Prime Minister from 1972­1974, who was also Kaiapoi Mayor from 1953 to 1957.<br />

PHOTO: SHELLEY TOPP<br />

Late PM remembered<br />

By SHELLEY TOPP<br />

The life of New Zealand’s fourth Labour<br />

Prime Minister Norman Kirk was<br />

remembered at apublic gathering in<br />

Kaiapoi on the 50th anniversary of his<br />

death.<br />

The event was held last Saturday<br />

afternoon in the St Bartholomew's Church<br />

Hall in Cass Street,which is ashort walk<br />

from nearby Norman Kirk Park in Day<br />

Place.<br />

Mr Kirk, who became affectionately<br />

known as ‘‘Big Norm’’ after aNew<br />

Zealand music band, Ebony, wrote asong<br />

about him and called it ‘‘Big Norm’’.<br />

He had alimited formal education, but<br />

was avoracious reader with alifelong<br />

passion for libraries and became an<br />

eloquent orator and formidable debater.<br />

He was elected prime minister in 1972,<br />

but died in office only two years later, on<br />

August 31, 1974, of congestive cardiac<br />

failure and thromboembolic pulmonary<br />

heart disease. He was 51.<br />

Mr Kirk had aclose association with<br />

Kaiapoi, building his family home in<br />

Carew Street, and becoming Mayor of the<br />

Kaiapoi Borough Council in October 1953<br />

aged 30. At that time he was the youngest<br />

mayor in New Zealand.<br />

His grandson Justin Kirk, of<br />

Christchurch, attended his Kaiapoi<br />

anniversary function and five guest<br />

speakers,including Tane Teharawira<br />

Lilley, who welcomed the large crowd to<br />

the event. His mihi was followed by<br />

speeches from former Labour MP Dan<br />

Rosewarne, Labour MP for Wigram,<br />

Megan Woods, Tuahiwi kaumātua/elder<br />

person of status Tira­Roa Reuben, and<br />

Waimakariri District Mayor Dan Gordon.<br />

They all spoke about how Mr Kirk was<br />

not only highly regarded as aleader, but<br />

also aman who cared about others.<br />

The event was acelebration of Mr Kirk’s<br />

achievements and the hall was decorated<br />

with alarge selection of photographs and<br />

other memorabilia of a‘‘mighty totara’’<br />

who was widely considered to have been<br />

one of New Zealand’s most popular prime<br />

ministers,aleader who had adeep rooted<br />

social conscience, and understood the<br />

need to focus on housing, healthcare, full<br />

employment and equal opportunity for<br />

all.<br />

Students commended<br />

Nineteen students gave thought<br />

provoking and entertaining speeches at<br />

the Hawarden­Waikari Lions biennial<br />

school’s speech contest for the<br />

McIlwraith Cups.<br />

Laura Cundy, from Amuri Area<br />

School, won the senior grade with a<br />

speech entitled Genetic Engineering,<br />

while Gypsy Thornton’s speech on<br />

Legalisation of Cannabis took out the<br />

intermediate grade for the Amuri<br />

student.<br />

Molly Schuurman, also from Amuri,<br />

who spoke on Why We Should Spend More<br />

Time Outdoors,was the junior winner.<br />

Al three took home aMcIlraith Cup,<br />

presented to them by Lions Club<br />

president Dave Hislop.<br />

The evening, held at the Hawarden<br />

Hall, showcased students from Amuri<br />

Area School, Hurunui College, and<br />

HanmerSprings and Omihi Schools.<br />

The senior section catered fro<br />

students from Year 11 to Year 13,<br />

intermediate contestants were from<br />

Years 9and 10, while the junior grade<br />

was for Year 7and 8students.<br />

Lion JJ Gudopp organised the event,<br />

with Sally MacDonald and Julia Steele<br />

from Amuri College judging the<br />

speeches. They commended the students<br />

for the research, organisation and<br />

presentation of their speeches.<br />

The MC for the evening was Josh<br />

Brinsdon from Hurunui College.<br />

Results:<br />

Senior grade: Laura Cundy 1, Millie<br />

Jane McIlraith, New Zealand Firearms<br />

Laws (Hurunui College) 2; Kathrynee<br />

Taduran, Toxic malbehavior is<br />

Unacceptable (Amuri).<br />

Intermediate grade: Gypsy Thornton 1,<br />

Shea Kelly Poverty in New Zealand<br />

(Hurunui) and Lillie Schuurman,<br />

Freedom of Speech (Amuri) equal 2,<br />

Liam Clausen, New Zealand Frogs<br />

(Hurunui) 4.<br />

Junior grade: Molly Schuurman 1,<br />

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By SHELLEY TOPP<br />

Pupils ask tough question<br />

Pegasus Bay School pupils<br />

had atough question for<br />

Waimakariri District Council<br />

staff at ameeting held to<br />

discuss dangerous<br />

intersections in their<br />

community.<br />

‘‘Can you put acost on a<br />

child’s life?’’ road safety coordinator<br />

Peter Daly and<br />

transportation engineer<br />

Nithin Thomas<br />

Puthupparambil were asked<br />

during apresentation by one<br />

of the school’s Sustainable<br />

Development Goals (SDG)<br />

ambassadors Corinne<br />

Mitchell.<br />

Her presentation outlined<br />

the danger pupils faced<br />

navigating the four­way<br />

Pegasus Boulevard/Solander<br />

Road/Murfitt Street and<br />

Whakatipu Street/Solander<br />

Road intersections close to<br />

the school, and sought<br />

pedestrian crossings to be<br />

installed to keep them safe.<br />

Corinne said alot of<br />

parents did not think it was<br />

safe for their children to walk<br />

to school.<br />

‘‘Mine don’t, so we take a<br />

car and always see near<br />

misses.’’<br />

The meeting was held at<br />

the school on August 28 after<br />

the SDG ambassadors and<br />

their pou/leader Pegasus Bay<br />

School teacher Sally<br />

Patterson wrote to the<br />

council seeking urgent action<br />

to fix the problem.<br />

‘‘A lot of drivers are unsafe<br />

and speed in our growing<br />

Making plans ... Waimakariri District Council road safety coordinator/journey<br />

planner, Peter Daly, with some of Pegasus Bay<br />

School’s Sustainable Development Goals ambassadors Corinne<br />

Mitchell, left, Quinn Duffy, and Grace Lovelock, during ameeting at<br />

the school last week to discuss the pedestrian predicament facing<br />

pupils attending the school.<br />

PHOTO: SHELLEY TOPP<br />

community,’’ they said.<br />

‘‘There is only one<br />

pedestrian crossing, opposite<br />

our kura (school) on Solander<br />

Road, yet many tamariki<br />

(children) then have to cross<br />

Whakatipu Street and the<br />

very busy Pegasus Boulevard.<br />

‘‘Last year there was acar<br />

accident at school pick up<br />

time on Whakatipu Street<br />

where acar didn’t stop at the<br />

stop sign, and hit another car,<br />

spinning it around hitting the<br />

gutter causing serious<br />

damage. Having pedestrian<br />

crossings would hopefully<br />

slow these cars down at these<br />

stop signs.’’<br />

The ambassadors also<br />

noted that Woodend School<br />

had alot of pedestrian<br />

crossings around their school<br />

‘‘so their tamariki (children)<br />

are safe’’ in their school<br />

community.<br />

‘‘We realise we are not on<br />

the main road like Woodend,<br />

but there have been many<br />

near misses and car<br />

accidents in Pegasus. The<br />

intersections are always busy<br />

at pick up and drop off time,<br />

and people are rushing to<br />

places and forget to<br />

indicate.’’<br />

Mr Daly said he couldn’t<br />

put avalue on achild’s life.<br />

‘‘I have grandchildren and I<br />

would spend amillion dollars<br />

to keep them safe, but Idon’t<br />

have amillion dollars.’’<br />

He thanked Corinne and<br />

the other SDG ambassadors<br />

at the meeting for raising<br />

their concerns with the<br />

council and also for<br />

presenting apossible<br />

solution.<br />

However, the council was<br />

reluctant to put pedestrian<br />

crossings in places where<br />

high use occurs only at peak<br />

times, because drivers<br />

‘‘subconsciously learn’’ that<br />

most of the time there will be<br />

nobody on the crossing.<br />

‘‘Changing people’s<br />

attitude is very difficult,’’ he<br />

said.<br />

However, he assured the<br />

pupils that he had listened to<br />

their concerns and would<br />

relay them to his manager to<br />

see what could be done to<br />

help make the area safe for<br />

all Pegasus Bay School pupils<br />

to be able to walk or cycle to<br />

school.<br />

In order to assist with that<br />

process he asked the<br />

ambassadors to get all pupils<br />

at the school to mark where<br />

they lived on alarge map he<br />

would provide to determine<br />

where most of the school’s<br />

foot traffic came from.<br />

11<br />

Welcoming<br />

Waimak plan<br />

NEWS<br />

<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>September</strong> 5, <strong>2024</strong><br />

By SHELLEY TOPP<br />

Anationwide initiative which aims to make<br />

communities more welcoming for<br />

newcomers has been adopted by the<br />

Waimakariri District Council.<br />

The Welcoming Communities Plan is an<br />

Immigration New Zealand­led initiative<br />

which supports newcomers to feel included<br />

and have asense of belonging in the<br />

economic, civic, cultural and social life of<br />

their new communities.<br />

The Waimakariri programme is being<br />

run by the council’s community team's<br />

community development facilitator Aimee<br />

Claassens.<br />

‘‘The initiative is anational one and<br />

externally funded by Immigration New<br />

Zealand, but each district develops their<br />

own plan,’’ she says.<br />

The plan will shine alight on existing<br />

activities in the district that help support<br />

newcomers, but the hope is that it will also<br />

support new initiatives where needed.<br />

The aim is to create adiverse and vibrant<br />

Waimakariri where everyone feels<br />

welcome.<br />

Waimakariri is afast­growing community<br />

with 1600 new people moving here every<br />

year from outside the district, across New<br />

Zealand and overseas.<br />

‘‘Ensuring everyone feels included and<br />

has asense of belonging is vital for building<br />

astrong and resilient community," she says.<br />

``Communities that make newcomers feel<br />

welcome are also likely to enjoy better<br />

social outcomes and stronger economic<br />

growth.’’<br />

In Waimakariri, adigital link has been<br />

established for newcomers to complete a<br />

10­minute survey to help the community<br />

team understand what its like settling in a<br />

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NEWS<br />

<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>September</strong> 5, <strong>2024</strong><br />

15<br />

Literacy, numeracy improvement needs time<br />

By DAVID HILL,<br />

Local Democracy Reporter<br />

<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> principals say it will<br />

take time to adapt to the new literacy<br />

and numeracy standards, which<br />

students are struggling to pass.<br />

Year 10 students from <strong>North</strong><br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong> achieved similar results to<br />

the national average in new reading,<br />

writing and numeracy tests.<br />

Nationally, thousands of teenagers<br />

failed the new NCEA literacy and<br />

numeracy standards, which they sat in<br />

May.<br />

Just 46 percent of students passed the<br />

numeracy test while 59 percent<br />

achieved the reading standard.<br />

Principals spoken to by Local<br />

Democracy Reporting said literacy and<br />

numeracy were the foundation subjects,<br />

but it will take time to see<br />

improvements.<br />

Students who failed the tests in May<br />

can resit them as many times as needed,<br />

with an opportunity to resit this month.<br />

But principals said the New Zealand<br />

Qualifications Authority took nearly<br />

three months to get results back to<br />

schools, leaving little time to help<br />

students prepare to resit the tests.<br />

Rangiora High School students sat the<br />

tests for the first time this year.<br />

‘‘It is anew thing and we need to adapt<br />

our teaching to prepare students for<br />

these tests and at the same time not<br />

neglect preparing them for NCEA next<br />

year and beyond,’’ acting principal<br />

Remihana Emery said.<br />

While there was general feedback<br />

given to the school, Mr Emery said he<br />

would like to see individual feedback on<br />

where students needed to improve.<br />

‘‘Normally we do mock exams before<br />

the actual exam for NCEA, which allows<br />

us to see where students need to<br />

improve for the exam.’’<br />

Amuri Area School principal Matt<br />

Barlow said his school’s pass rates were<br />

slightly higher than the national<br />

average.<br />

‘‘We piloted it last year, which was<br />

really good for our kids because it gave<br />

us asense of what was required.’’<br />

Since then the school had set up a<br />

home room programme for year 9and 10<br />

Mental health in spotlight<br />

By DAVID HILL,<br />

Local Democracy Reporter<br />

Treating mental health call outs<br />

as ahealth response rather than<br />

apolice matter will produce<br />

better outcomes, Mental Health<br />

Minister Matt Doocey says.<br />

‘‘If you are in amental health<br />

crisis, you probably don’t want<br />

the police turning up,’’ he said.<br />

Te Whatu Ora Health NZ and<br />

the New Zealand Police have<br />

announced they will transition to<br />

amulti agency response for those<br />

requiring mental health crisis<br />

support from November.<br />

It meant the police would no<br />

longer be the first responder in a<br />

mental health crisis, once the<br />

new measures come into full<br />

effect in <strong>September</strong> 2025.<br />

Mr Doocey said he was working<br />

on amental health and addiction<br />

plan, which included growing the<br />

mental health workforce.<br />

He has set atarget of training<br />

500 new mental health<br />

professionals each year, up from<br />

423, including psychiatrists,<br />

psychologists, mental health<br />

nurses, allied health and the<br />

peer support and lived<br />

experience workforce.<br />

‘‘It feeds into the wider plan<br />

over three to five years of moving<br />

from apolice­led response to a<br />

multi­agency response.<br />

Mental Health Minister Matt<br />

Doocey<br />

‘‘It is an important change and<br />

Ithink most people would see the<br />

value in it.’’<br />

Mr Doocey said he would<br />

consider additional funding, but<br />

for now the increased workforce<br />

would be funded from existing<br />

budgets.<br />

For the first stage of the<br />

transition, police and Health NZ<br />

are working on afaster handover<br />

at hospital emergency<br />

departments to reduce the<br />

impact on police resourcing.<br />

‘‘There can be astigma if<br />

someone is sitting there with a<br />

police officer, with ataser on<br />

their belt, and I’m not sure if that<br />

is the best environment.’’<br />

students, giving them extra literacy and<br />

numeracy lessons and helping to<br />

understand when students were ready<br />

to sit the tests.<br />

Mr Barlow said he welcomed the<br />

feedback from NZQA, which was<br />

helping students prepare to resit the<br />

tests.<br />

‘‘The feedback is quite broad, so Ican<br />

sympathise with colleagues at larger<br />

schools in needing specific feedback.’’<br />

Kaiapoi High School piloted the tests<br />

over two years, which has given staff an<br />

understanding of what was expected,<br />

principal Jason Reid said.<br />

‘‘We have awhole series of things in<br />

place from when students rock up to the<br />

school.’’<br />

Staff are developing literacy and<br />

numeracy courses which will be taken<br />

by year 9and 10 students from next year.<br />

Courses will also be available for year<br />

11 to 13 students who have not achieved<br />

the standards.<br />

From 2026 students will have to pass<br />

all three assessments to obtain NCEA at<br />

any level.<br />

Mr Reid said there was adanger<br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong> Rural Area<br />

Commander Inspector Peter<br />

Cooper said the move to amultiagency<br />

approach to mental<br />

health would free up police to<br />

better serve the community.<br />

‘‘I’ve had afew conversations<br />

with Matt [Doocey] over the years<br />

and it is heartening that we are<br />

now talking about who is the most<br />

appropriate person to respond.<br />

‘‘You don’t call an electrician<br />

to fix your plumbing.’’<br />

While he did not have exact<br />

numbers, he said anecdotally<br />

around 20% of police call outs<br />

were for mental health and it was<br />

also about the time involved.<br />

Mr Cooper said police would<br />

still respond where there was the<br />

risk of serious harm.<br />

But for low level call outs, it<br />

was better to send amental<br />

health professional, he said.<br />

Mental health call­outs were<br />

just as common in rural<br />

communities.<br />

‘‘Our rural communities are<br />

under just as much pressure as in<br />

the cities, it is just different<br />

pressures.’’<br />

Police data suggests mental<br />

health­related call­outs are<br />

received every seven minutes,<br />

and take up about half amillion<br />

hours of police time in ayear.<br />

LDR is local body journalism<br />

co­funded by RNZ and NZ On Air.<br />

students could leave school with no<br />

qualifications, even if they had enough<br />

level 3credits.<br />

‘‘I would like them to change it so the<br />

NCEA certificate is not dependent on<br />

achieving the literacy and numeracy<br />

standards at this stage, until it is<br />

embedded,’’ he said.<br />

Rangiora New Life School principal<br />

Stephen Walters said his students had<br />

exceeded expectations in the May<br />

assessment, achieving results well<br />

above the national average.<br />

He said students only sat the<br />

assessments when they were ready.<br />

There will always be students who<br />

don’t quite meet the standard, but they<br />

can always do it again next year, he said.<br />

LDR is local body journalism cofunded<br />

by RNZ and NZ On Air.<br />

Bus patronage<br />

is growing<br />

Bus patronage is continuing<br />

to grow.<br />

Environment <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />

says nearly 14.5 million<br />

passenger trips were taken<br />

on the Greater Christchurch<br />

network during the 2023/24<br />

financial year, the highest<br />

number in more than a<br />

decade.<br />

Metro spokesperson<br />

Thomas McNaughton says it<br />

passes the post­earthquake<br />

record of almost 14.1 million<br />

passenger trips, in the<br />

2013/14 financial year.<br />

He said the record was<br />

17.2 million passenger trips<br />

recorded in the 2009/10<br />

financial year.<br />

‘‘Our network is going<br />

from strength to strength,<br />

and we’re excited to see our<br />

patronage numbers<br />

continue to rise.<br />

‘‘Our data shows us that<br />

138,000 customers boarded<br />

with their Metrocard over<br />

the financial year.<br />

‘‘We estimate that at least<br />

28 percent of the Greater<br />

Christchurch population<br />

have used Metro in the last<br />

12 months.’’<br />

Councillor Joe Davies says<br />

he is proud of the patronage<br />

figures.<br />

‘‘This jump in patronage is<br />

encouraging, supported by<br />

our $2 flat fare trial,’’ he<br />

says.<br />

The council’s $2 flat fare<br />

trial, which continues until<br />

June 2025, is acontributing<br />

factor to the recent rise in<br />

patronage.<br />

Improvements to the<br />

reliability of the network,<br />

and increased frequencies<br />

to some services have also<br />

helped momentum.<br />

‘‘We want to thank our<br />

customers for choosing<br />

public transport,’’ Thomas<br />

says.<br />

‘‘They are the reason we<br />

are able to hit these<br />

milestones, which are a<br />

positive for both our<br />

environment and our<br />

community.’’<br />

Environment <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />

signalled further service<br />

improvements to core routes<br />

in the <strong>2024</strong>/34 Long Term<br />

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KAIKOURA HOP<br />

The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>September</strong> 5, <strong>2024</strong><br />

Over a1000 cars expected at Kaikoura Hop<br />

By JOHN COSGROVE<br />

The 14th Kaikoura Hop promises to be<br />

‘‘a western cowboy­themed fun­filled<br />

four days of cars and entertainment,’'<br />

say organisers Doug and Fonda<br />

O’Callahan.<br />

‘‘Everyone loves to dress up, and do<br />

silly things, and at this year'sKaikoura<br />

Hop that’s what we will be offering<br />

people,’’ says Doug.<br />

Over 1200 cars are expected to roll<br />

into Kaikoura for the annual<br />

celebration from <strong>September</strong> 18 to 22 at<br />

the Kaikoura Racecourse and beyond,<br />

with Saturday, <strong>September</strong> 21, the big<br />

day at the Kaikoura Hop Car Show<br />

Extravaganza.<br />

Doug says he’s been surprised at the<br />

number of entries this year.<br />

‘‘We will always know on the day<br />

whether they all turn up, but we have<br />

been impressed by the numbers prebooking<br />

for this year'sevent.’’<br />

Last year, over 1200 cars were on show<br />

during the Saturday parade day, while<br />

many thousands of spectators went<br />

through the gates.<br />

‘‘Many have already booked to stay the<br />

whole week, and that’s cool,’’<br />

‘‘We were expecting about 15 to 20<br />

percent fewer entries this year due to<br />

the economy, but the numbers have<br />

taken us by surprise,’’ says Doug.<br />

‘‘I’m expecting quite afew pickups<br />

will be on show, F150s and C10s plus<br />

newer models, and the Mustangs will be<br />

agreat attraction.’’<br />

The western­themed festivities start<br />

on Wednesday, <strong>September</strong> 18, with a<br />

Rest Home Run and early bird quiz.<br />

‘‘We are going to pick up some special<br />

old people and give them arun around<br />

Kaikoura in the cars.‘‘<br />

On Thursday morning, ascavenger<br />

hunt gives attendees achance to park up<br />

in Kaikoura and walk around<br />

discovering the township.<br />

It’s followed by ashed tour and photo<br />

shoot before everyone reassembles for<br />

the drive­in movie, which continues the<br />

Western theme with the classic ‘Back to<br />

the Future 3’.<br />

Friday has the Hop's famous poker<br />

run and Friday night cruise parade.<br />

Doug and Fonz ask all participants to<br />

dress up and display extra lights for the<br />

popular parade around central<br />

Kaikoura.<br />

Saturday is the big day out, with gates<br />

opening at the Kaikoura Race Course<br />

early in the morning for cars and<br />

spectators.<br />

‘‘All the usual food and shops will be<br />

onsite using aslightly revised layout this<br />

year,’’ says Doug.<br />

‘‘The Miss Kaikoura Hop and best<br />

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Following the pageants, acruise will<br />

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the mid­afternoon.<br />

On Saturday evening, the ever popular<br />

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and finally the next morning, afarewell<br />

breakfast will be held for Hop<br />

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Doug says this year and next will be<br />

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‘‘This year we have bought aproper<br />

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‘‘We have also increased the signage<br />

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Doug says he will enjoy travelling<br />

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enable him to meet as many of the<br />

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‘‘I’m already planning for 2025, which<br />

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SEPTEMBER <strong>2024</strong><br />

HDC NEWS...<br />

What's happening Hurunui?<br />

NEW COMMUNITY BOARD MEMBER FOR HANMER SPRINGS<br />

Hanmer Springs Community Board’s newest member Stacey Inglis is afamiliar face within her<br />

community. Amum oftwo, ofNgati Porou descent, Stacey and has lived in the township for 18 years.<br />

Stacey iswell-known for her volunteering spirit including being onthe bowling club committee and<br />

lending ahand with the school’s Kapa Haka group. She’s also afamiliar face asthe co-owner, with<br />

husband Zane, of Rustic Café.<br />

SPRINGING INTO REPAIR AND RESEALING SEASON<br />

Pavement repairs are happening around Hurunui at the moment, in advance ofthe upcoming annual<br />

road resealing programme. Thank you for your cooperation and patience, safely navigating the speed<br />

restrictions through these work sites. This plays amajor role in being able toundertake the<br />

necessary repairs which lead tosuccessful resealing, while minimising damage risk toyour vehicle.<br />

Abig thank you tothe volunteer fire crews, working<br />

tirelessly to contain aforestry fire north of Waipara.<br />

HANMER SPRINGS COMMUNITY AWARD <strong>2024</strong><br />

MAINPOWER AMBERLEY POOL <strong>2024</strong>/25 SEASON<br />

Mayor Marie Black, Hurunui Community Award recipient<br />

Paul Walmsley and West Ward Councillor Tom Davies.<br />

Congratulations to Paul Walmsley, recipient of the Hanmer Springs Community Award <strong>2024</strong>. Paul is<br />

best known for his role asmanager of Hanmer Springs Health Centre. Healso works with Civil<br />

Defence, was aSt John Volunteers First Responder from 2018 until earlier this year, has been the<br />

lead ingetting acommunity car for Hanmer Springs, and played abig role in making COVID-19<br />

vaccines available atclinics and mobile clinics inHanmer Springs.<br />

MainPower Amberley Pool will re-open tothe public for the <strong>2024</strong>-25 summer season at1pm on<br />

Saturday 26 October. Admission fees will remain the same aslast summer.<br />

During the school term public sessions will be 10.30am -5.30pm Tuesday –Friday, and 1pm– 5.30pm<br />

on weekends. During school holidays they will be seven days per week between 10.30am -5pm.<br />

The Membership Programme provides non-lifeguarded entry outside of normal hours to competent<br />

adult swimmers/aqua joggers to enable them towork ontheir training and fitness. Preliminary<br />

applications close atnoon on Monday 16 <strong>September</strong>. Learn To Swim will be available again, both<br />

classes and individual lessons for all ages and abilities, delivered by qualified instructors. Lessons will<br />

commence onSaturday 12 October.<br />

Registration forms and terms and conditions are available online -<br />

https://www.hurunui.govt.nz/recreation/mainpower-amberley-swimming-pool<br />

ABIG THANK YOU TOTHE VOLUNTEER FIRE CREWS<br />

Abig thank you toall the volunteer fire crews who have been working tirelessly to contain the forestry<br />

block fire north ofWaipara, which has been burning since last Thursday. And abig thank you to the<br />

Waipara Civil Defence Emergency Response team who cooked breakfast on Monday for all these<br />

hard-working volunteers. On behalf ofFire and Emergency New Zealand, while this warm and windy<br />

weather continues, please donot light any fires, and check old burn piles are fully extinguished.<br />

WORKS UPDATE<br />

Cheviot Intake treatment<br />

This drinking water supply for Cheviot township and surrounding area isnearing completion. The<br />

treatment shed includes filtration, UVand chlorine disinfection. There is an additional new bore, a<br />

new 1000kl reservoir, anew 12x6m shed, new surface pumps and new treatment monitoring gear.<br />

Waiau Rural Intake and Blythe Intake treatment shed<br />

The treatment shed has been built. When infrastructure has been installed, this shed will service the<br />

Waiau area from west ofWaiau township to Emu Plains, and upInland Road.<br />

Weather isabig topic for many. InNIWA’s released statistics for spring of 2023 <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> looked abit like<br />

this - temperatures were above average, rainfall was ‘near normal,’ soil moisture levels were ‘near normal,’ and<br />

overall there were more Nor’West winds. Let’s see what spring of <strong>2024</strong> holds for us, it’s been amixed bag sofar.<br />

Meetings for <strong>September</strong><br />

3 Council meeting (Presentations) 10.00am<br />

(Venue: Council Chambers, Amberley)<br />

10 Strategy &Community Committee 9.30am<br />

(Venue: Council Chambers, Amberley)<br />

11 South Ward Committee 7.00pm (Venue:<br />

Council Chambers, Amberley)<br />

16 Hanmer Springs Community Board 1.00pm<br />

(Venue: The Boardroom, Hanmer Springs Thermal<br />

Pools &Spa)<br />

17 Operations Committee 9.30am (Venue: Council<br />

Chambers, Amberley)<br />

18 Amuri Community Committee 7.00pm (Venue:<br />

Hillcrest Chambers, Culverden)<br />

24 Council meeting 9.30am (Venue: Council<br />

Chambers, Amberley)<br />

In brief<br />

Scheduled streetlight maintenance<br />

Transpower will be undertaking scheduled<br />

maintenance on its infrastructure. All streetlights will<br />

be on 24 hours aday, seven days aweek. Work<br />

completion isexpected to take 5-6 weeks, beginning<br />

on Tuesday 3<strong>September</strong>.<br />

Kickstart Expo<br />

Ajoint initiative between <strong>Canterbury</strong> motorcycle<br />

retailers, councils, MotoCAP and NZTA toincrease<br />

bike safety awareness. FREE. Sunday 22 <strong>September</strong><br />

Air Force Museum, 45 Harvard Avenue, Wigram,<br />

Christchurch.<br />

RAPID number plates<br />

Have you got your RAPID number plate yet? Please<br />

email HDC’s Rapid Number &Vehicle Crossing<br />

Officer Liz Atkins -liz.atkins@hurunui.govt.nz or<br />

phone 027 7332 237<br />

Spring school holidays<br />

Hurunui Youth isalready thinking about activities for<br />

the <strong>September</strong>/October school holidays. To have a<br />

look at what has been planned, and toregister,<br />

please visit www.hurunui.govt.nz/hyphols<br />

Hurunui Age Friendly Survey<br />

Being arural community with asmaller population,<br />

growing older inthe Hurunui comes with its own<br />

challenges. We need to hear from our older residents<br />

about what itislike tolive in the Hurunui.<br />

www.hurunui.govt.nz/afsurvey<br />

Paper copies are at libraries and service centres.<br />

Calling on mentors for young people<br />

Hurunui Youth issearching for community-minded<br />

adults who are open to mentoring ayoung individual<br />

on aweekly basis, by sharing enjoyable activities.<br />

For more information phone Phil Trotter, coordinator<br />

for Youth Services Mentoring, 027 223 8701<br />

FREE Parenting Workshop<br />

Guiding families to support their young people,<br />

addressing vaping, technology, social media, gaming<br />

and online safety. Amberley Hotel 16 <strong>September</strong>,<br />

Cheviot Hotel 30October.<br />

www.hurunui.govt.nz/parents<br />

Flower Weaving (Putiputi) Workshop<br />

AHurunui Community Arts Council workshop,<br />

Thursday 12 <strong>September</strong>, 6-9pm. Aclass of10at$10<br />

each. Contact Pam 027 406 3331. Held at Hurunui<br />

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The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>September</strong> 5, <strong>2024</strong><br />

By the Beach theme at Scargill Show<br />

By ROBYN BRISTOW<br />

19<br />

By the Beach is the theme of the<br />

Scargill Horticultural and Home<br />

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Spring Show at Tipapa Estate on<br />

Saturday, <strong>September</strong> 14.<br />

Cookery, arts and crafts, daffodils,<br />

cut flowers, photography, sewing,<br />

knitting and home produce will all be<br />

showcased.<br />

New classes added this year include<br />

cake from apacket and paint by<br />

numbers.<br />

The children’s classes have also<br />

seen several changes, while anew<br />

Family Challenge encourages family<br />

to worktogether and decorate acake<br />

with a By the Beach theme.<br />

The community is urged to get busy<br />

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week’s show, with entries being<br />

accepted from 8.30am to 10am on show<br />

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Everyone attending from 12 noon<br />

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coffee while being entertained by<br />

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People can also buy pumpkin seeds<br />

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Spring flowers, floral art, stalls, baking,<br />

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The show is on Saturday, October 5<br />

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Competition entry is free for the<br />

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Woodend garden Club and the Lions<br />

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On the Wednesday prior, October 2,<br />

craft courses for children from<br />

preschool to Year 8will be held at the<br />

centre from 10am to 12 noon.<br />

This is designed to encourage the<br />

creative talents of young children so<br />

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Competitors can set up their entries<br />

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Tuahiwi School/Te Kura oTuahiwi<br />

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It is used in more than 16,000<br />

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She says the competition was<br />

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Times Table Rockstars hero ... Te Kura oTuahiwi/Tuahiwi School Year 8<br />

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PHOTO: SHELLEY TOPP<br />

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The Kaikōura District<br />

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Waka Kotahi NZ Transport<br />

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three years.<br />

But it has received just<br />

$252,000 from the <strong>2024</strong>/27<br />

National Land Transport<br />

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whether we keep the<br />

momentum going and top up<br />

the local share or slow the<br />

progress down. We had<br />

listened to the feedback from<br />

the community and there was<br />

overwhelming support for<br />

accelerating the footpath<br />

programme.’’<br />

Mr Doughty said the<br />

council anticipated it would<br />

get about 80 percent of what<br />

it asked for across its roading<br />

and footpaths work.<br />

The council had been<br />

fortunate to receive around<br />

80% of its roading subsidy<br />

request.<br />

‘‘We were pleased to see<br />

the level of support for some<br />

of the other asset classes. It<br />

all comes down there being<br />

only so much money in the<br />

transport pot.’’<br />

Prime Minister<br />

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councils to ‘‘rein in the<br />

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<strong>September</strong> council meeting,<br />

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footpath renewals<br />

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the shortfall.<br />

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Honours blanket ... Seaward Kaikoura Lion Club members and staff at Kaikoura Health<br />

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By ROBYN BRISTOW<br />

ASeaward Lions Club of Kaikoura is<br />

helping honour and provide dignity for<br />

those passing at the local healthcentre.<br />

The quilting skills of three members,<br />

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care facility.<br />

He discussed it with Julie Syme of the<br />

Seaward Lions Club, and along with<br />

Rhonda Russell and Marz Simpson,<br />

they set about designing the ‘‘Honour<br />

Blanket’’, the fabric of which depicts<br />

New Zealand birds.<br />

As it was presented at Kaikōura<br />

Health, ablessing was given by Angela<br />

Blunt, the health services manager, and<br />

Rev Harrison said aprayer as blanket<br />

was presented at the centre.<br />

Ms Blunt said families were asked if<br />

the staff could line the hallways to<br />

farewell the departed from the centre,<br />

and the beautifully designed blanket<br />

would add dignity to what could be a<br />

distressing time.<br />

The Seaward Lions joined the staff at<br />

the hospital and sung afitting waiata<br />

and prayer during the presentation.<br />

President Linda Devine said the<br />

club’s motto was ‘‘We Love to Serve’’,<br />

and the Honour Blanket was a<br />

wonderful idea it was pleased to<br />

support.<br />

The club’s next project is supporting<br />

the youth of Kaikōura by hosting a<br />

music performance at the Mayfair<br />

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Local Democracy Reporter<br />

Environment <strong>Canterbury</strong> (ECan) has<br />

rejected arequest from the Government<br />

to repeal NgāiTahu representation at the<br />

council table.<br />

Regional councillors voted to retain the<br />

NgāiTahu councillors at ameeting on<br />

Wednesday [August 28], declining a<br />

request from Local Government Minister<br />

Simeon Brown to repeal the <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />

Regional Council (NgāiTahu<br />

Representation) Act by putting forward a<br />

local Bill.<br />

The Act followed aprevious local Bill<br />

put forward by ECan in 2022.<br />

The decision followed consultation with<br />

Te Rūnanga oNgāiTahu and the 10<br />

Papatipu Rūnanga chairs.<br />

In adeputation to Wednesday’s<br />

meeting, Te Rōpū Tuia (a joint committee<br />

of Papatipu Rūnanga and councillors) cochair<br />

Dr Liz Brown said the Government<br />

was ‘‘not demonstrating excellence’’in its<br />

Treaty commitments.<br />

‘‘The Government has forgotten that<br />

NgāiTahu was invited to the council table<br />

by the previous National Government in<br />

2010.’’<br />

NgāiTahu commissioners and<br />

councillors were appointed by previous<br />

National Government in 2010, 2013 and<br />

2016.<br />

The council then appointed two Te<br />

Tumu Taiao (cultural advisors) in 2020,<br />

without formal voting rights.<br />

The passing of the legislation by the<br />

previous Labour Government two years<br />

ago established the arrangement ‘‘on a<br />

more permanent footing’’, Dr Brown said.<br />

NgāiTahu elected its first two<br />

councillors, Iaean Cranwell and<br />

Tutehounuku Korako, in October 2022.<br />

Dr Brown said the NgāiTahu<br />

councillors provided multiple benefits<br />

including improving engagement between<br />

the council and Papatipu Rūnanga and<br />

improved decision making.<br />

‘‘No­one lost their seat because Ngāi<br />

Tahu was invited to the table... and the<br />

strength of the collective has grown.’’<br />

Chairperson Peter Scott said having<br />

NgāiTahu representation around the<br />

council table had saved ratepayers'<br />

money.<br />

‘‘It makes sense to us. We have been<br />

doing this since 2010.<br />

‘‘We debated this [in the last council<br />

term] and came to the conclusion it was<br />

the most judicial, cost effective and best<br />

value for our ratepayers in allowing us to<br />

achieve our commitments to engage with<br />

Mana Whenua.’’<br />

Deputy chairperson Craig Pauling said<br />

having the Tumu Taiao was not<br />

satisfactory, as the advisors were unable<br />

to vote.<br />

‘‘We were very lucky that our Tumu<br />

Taiao humbled themselves to come and<br />

join us without the ability to vote.<br />

‘‘We had to do the local Billbecause the<br />

Local Government Act didn’t allow them<br />

to vote.’’<br />

Cr Pauling also supported having<br />

representation for other Māori living in<br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong>.<br />

<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> councillors Grant<br />

Edge and Claire McKay both supported<br />

the recommendation to reject Minister<br />

Brown’s request.<br />

Cr Edge said there has been ‘‘some illinformed<br />

commentary’’ about NgāiTahu<br />

representation.<br />

‘‘This is <strong>Canterbury</strong>’s Act, put forward<br />

by democratically elected councillors.’’<br />

Cr McKay said the relationship between<br />

ECan and NgāiTahu had come along way<br />

since 2010, but there was still room for<br />

improvement.<br />

The only councillor to oppose the<br />

recommendation was David East.<br />

‘‘I am not fundamentally opposed to<br />

Māori representation, but Ibelieve it<br />

needs to be voted on by the region as a<br />

whole.’’<br />

Councillors Cranwell and Korako chose<br />

to reserve their right to speak until after<br />

the recommendation had been voted on.<br />

Cr Scott will now write to Mr Brown to<br />

inform him of the decision.<br />

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Recreating work by Dutch postimpressionist<br />

painter Vincent van<br />

Gogh has won public acclaim for a<br />

group of Rangiora’s St Joseph’sSchool<br />

pupils.<br />

The school’s Year 4­5pupils, led by<br />

their Scottish­born teacher, Pamela<br />

Gallagher, looked at two of Van Gogh’s<br />

famous paintings, The Starry Night,<br />

painted in 1889, and his Sunflowers,<br />

series painted in 1888 and 1889, during<br />

their inquiry­based study of the artist.<br />

They liked the Dutch master’s art so<br />

much they decided to recreate it for the<br />

School Art Expo section of last month’s<br />

Kaiapoi Art Expo where it won the<br />

People’s Choice Award for that section.<br />

Earlier this month Waimakariri Arts<br />

Trust chairwoman, Jackie Watson and<br />

the Pak’nSave School Art Expo<br />

sponsor, James Flanagan, visited the<br />

school to present the children with<br />

their $250 prize for the school and a<br />

certificate for winning the award.<br />

Jackie said James, who owns<br />

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Catherine, was also presented with a<br />

certificate of appreciation for his<br />

support.<br />

‘‘He has sponsored the Schools Expo<br />

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Pamela said the pupils were ‘‘really<br />

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great expo entries from seventeen<br />

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By JOHN COSGROVE<br />

A record number of cars of all shapes and<br />

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Rock’n Wheels car meeting held at the<br />

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Atotal of 835 hot rods, custom cars,<br />

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sportscars plus asmattering of<br />

motorcycles, were all on parade for the<br />

public celebrating Father’s Day.<br />

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response.<br />

‘‘There are so many cars and people<br />

supporting us now, it’s amazing,’’ she<br />

says.<br />

‘‘Many people pointed out that we are<br />

now firmly established on the calendar<br />

for car meetings as we are the first of the<br />

season.<br />

‘‘Everybody was so positive despite the<br />

wind blowing several stall holders roofs<br />

away but everyone had fun,’’ she says.<br />

Murray and Lyndi Sinclair of Rangiora<br />

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‘‘This is aNew Zealand new car and we<br />

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‘‘It’s awonderful car to tour in and we<br />

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‘‘They nearly always smile and<br />

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‘‘It’s afun car to drive as it has aV12<br />

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For one young driver, showing his 1960<br />

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‘‘I didn’t even have my drivers licence<br />

then, but together dad (Gary) and I<br />

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‘‘We were planning on getting it fixed<br />

up in time for me to take my drivers test<br />

in it as amanual car.’’<br />

Gary says all the work and the<br />

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‘‘He worked after school delivering<br />

<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong> newspapers to<br />

earn the money to buy tools, parts and<br />

services, repainted and get it up to spec.’’<br />

Quinn and Gary installed a1600<br />

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‘‘Then he went for his licence in it. he’s<br />

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Quinn says he’s still saving up to buy<br />

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John Small of Rangiora (77), went to<br />

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Councilboosts funding<br />

By DAVIDHILL,<br />

Local Democracy Reporter<br />

Safety is a‘‘must­have’’ on <strong>North</strong><br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong>’s beaches, says the<br />

Waimakariri District Council as it<br />

increases its funding to Surf Life Saving<br />

New Zealand.<br />

Councillors voted to boost its<br />

lifesaving budget by 23 percent,<br />

approving an additional $22,597.19 for<br />

the <strong>2024</strong>/25 summer season —$1.84 per<br />

ratepayer.<br />

The extra funding will allow Life<br />

Saving New Zealand to increase its<br />

patrol days over the summer and allow<br />

for wage increases.<br />

Following the Prime Minister<br />

Christopher Luxon’s addressatthe<br />

Local Government New Zealand<br />

conference last month, calling on<br />

councils to focus on essential services,<br />

councillors queried whether funding<br />

surf life saving was a‘‘nice­to­have’’ or a<br />

‘‘must­have’’.<br />

Councillor Robbie Brine said it was<br />

‘‘absolutelyessential’’ the region’s<br />

beaches were patrolled by professional<br />

life guards, while councillor Al Blackie<br />

said he would find it ‘‘bizarre’’ if anyone<br />

suggested saving alife was ‘‘a nice­tohave’’.<br />

Mayor Dan Gordon said he did have<br />

concerns about funding requests being<br />

received after the Long Term Plan has<br />

been adopted, but he supported the<br />

extra funding.<br />

‘‘This is about ensuring people on our<br />

beaches are safe.’’<br />

Councillors Brent Cairns and Philip<br />

Redmond said the Woodend­Sefton<br />

Community Board has been asking for<br />

increased funding for beach patrols for<br />

several years.<br />

Cr Redmond said Woodend­Sefton<br />

Community Board chairperson Shona<br />

Powell had indicated funding the beach<br />

patrols was ‘‘a big bangfor buck’’, given<br />

population increases and the beaches<br />

served the whole district.<br />

Cr Paul Williams voted against the<br />

funding increase and suggestedthe<br />

Waikuku Beach Surf Life Saving Club be<br />

asked to look at alternative funding<br />

options, including user pays, such as a<br />

collection at the beach.<br />

But Deputy Mayor Neville Atkinson<br />

said the council had aresponsibility.<br />

‘‘If not us, who? Who is responsible?<br />

I’m not sure rattlingabox at the beach is<br />

aviable option, if you are relying on<br />

people to keep loosechange in their<br />

budgie smugglers.<br />

‘‘You cannot put avalue on saving a<br />

life at sea. It is horrific in any event.’’<br />

SurfLife Saving New Zealandhas<br />

paid patrols at the Waikuku, Pegasus<br />

and Woodend beachesonweekdays<br />

during the school holidays.<br />

It is planningtoincrease paid patrol<br />

days from 85 to 99 days, including 39 days<br />

at Waikuku Beach and 30 days at both<br />

Pegasus and Woodendbeaches, with 10<br />

life guards employedduring December<br />

and January.<br />

Council staffwill liaise with Surf Life<br />

Saving New Zealand, the Woodend­<br />

Sefton Community Board and other<br />

stakeholders to confirm the patrol dates.<br />

Abudget of $118,090 was approved for<br />

the <strong>2024</strong>/25 season in the Long Term<br />

Plan.<br />

The WaikukuBeach Surf Life Saving<br />

Club also providesvolunteerpatrols at<br />

Waikuku Beach duringweekends from<br />

Show Weekend until March.<br />

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RURAL LIFE<br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>September</strong> 5, <strong>2024</strong><br />

Alpaca showcaseatRangiora this weekend<br />

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He says 121 alpacas are entered in the<br />

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breed judging on Saturday, <strong>September</strong><br />

7, at the Rangiora Showgrounds.<br />

The judge is Lisa FordofAuckland.<br />

Mr Allison says Alpacas remain a<br />

popular choice for many in <strong>Canterbury</strong>,<br />

particularly in <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>, with<br />

many National Alpaca Show Supreme<br />

Champions being bred on farms in the<br />

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‘‘We presently have 21 registered<br />

Alpaca Association members/breeders<br />

in <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>, with afurther 41<br />

spread around the rest of the South<br />

Island.’’<br />

Alpacas have been farmed in<br />

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first arriving in 1986.<br />

The breed section is convened by<br />

Kees Rietveld of Styx River Farm<br />

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Winner ... Stoney Meadows Renaissance, amale white Alpaca born at Stoney Meadows<br />

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The country’s most prestigious annual<br />

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Year Grand Final.<br />

About to enter its 57th year, the flagship<br />

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Contest competitions in October, with up<br />

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Young Farmerschief executive Lynda<br />

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Zealand’srising stars of agriculture.<br />

‘‘After proving themselves at adistrict<br />

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from across the country.”<br />

Fourteen FMG Junior Young Farmer of<br />

the Year teams will also compete for a<br />

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teams from across Aotearoa.<br />

‘‘It takes alot of preparation, made<br />

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‘‘It’s aquest for the ultimate farming allrounder.’’<br />

Grand Final convenor and Otago/<br />

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<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>September</strong> 5, <strong>2024</strong><br />

29<br />

Feralanimals aserious problem for farmers<br />

By ROBYN BRISTOW<br />

Out­of­control populations of goats, pigs,<br />

deer and other wild animals are costing<br />

farmers an absolute fortune and taking a<br />

significant toll on indigenous<br />

biodiversity, Federated Farmers say.<br />

Federated Farmers pest management<br />

spokesperson Richard McIntyre says it is<br />

avery serious problem that’s costing<br />

Kiwi farmers almost aquarter of abillion<br />

dollars every year. ‘‘These pests aren’t<br />

just chewing into farmers’ bottom lines,<br />

they’re also chewing into our native bush<br />

and completely undermining<br />

conservation efforts.’’<br />

Arecent survey of more than 700<br />

Federated Farmers members from<br />

across the country shows feral animals<br />

are costing farmers at least $213 million<br />

ayear.<br />

That figure includes adirect spend of<br />

$5.45 per hectare on pest control ($74<br />

million per year) and $10.22 per hectare<br />

in lost production ($139 million per year).<br />

‘‘That is ahuge cost for rural<br />

communities to be carrying at atime<br />

when many farming families are already<br />

struggling to turn aprofit,’’ Mr McIntyre<br />

says.<br />

‘‘It’s also avery conservative estimate<br />

and doesn’t include things such as the<br />

cost of restoring damaged pasture, fixing<br />

broken fences or the loss of trees.’’<br />

Mr McIntyre says goat, pig and deer<br />

populations are booming in most parts of<br />

the country, but things are particularly<br />

bad on farms bordering Department of<br />

Conservation (DOC) land.<br />

‘‘DOC are widely regarded by farmers<br />

as the neighbour you really don’t want to<br />

have because they don’t fulfil their<br />

obligations on controlling wild animals<br />

and weeds,’’ he says.<br />

‘‘Farmers are spending huge sums of<br />

money trying to get wild animal<br />

populations under control, but until we<br />

see more investment on public land,<br />

nothing is going to change.’’<br />

Mr McIntyre says unfortunately, DOC<br />

is spending just $13 million ayear<br />

managing large browsing animals like<br />

goats, pigs and deer.<br />

‘‘This simply isn’t addressing the<br />

problem, with DOC monitoring showing<br />

deer and goat prevalence increasing 64%<br />

in just the last 10 years.<br />

‘‘DOC’s efforts are just adrop in the<br />

bucket. The annual cost to farming<br />

families is more than 15 times the<br />

Government spend," McIntyre says.<br />

‘‘Farmers could spend all the money in<br />

the world on pest control, but if we don’t<br />

see similar efforts on public land, we’re<br />

never going to make adent in these<br />

populations.<br />

‘‘Hordes of wild animals will simply<br />

keep walking out of the bush, where<br />

they’re breeding like rabbits and<br />

destroying forest understories, and on to<br />

our farms.’’<br />

National parks comprise about onethird<br />

of New Zealand, but aquarter of<br />

the country’s indigenous biodiversity is<br />

located on farmland.<br />

‘‘If the Government continues to<br />

under­invest in pest control, we’re all<br />

going to pay the price of declining<br />

biodiversity, lost production and<br />

reduced exports,’’ Mr McIntyre says.<br />

‘‘We need to get on top of this problem<br />

now.<br />

‘‘If we allow these animals to keep<br />

breeding, their populations, and the cost<br />

to control them, will only continue to<br />

grow.<br />

‘‘We appreciate the Government is<br />

under huge financial pressures, but this<br />

isn’t something New Zealand can afford<br />

to scrimp and save on.’’<br />

McIntyre says it isn’t necessarily about<br />

the Government having to spend more<br />

money. It could simply be acase of<br />

reprioritising existing spending to<br />

deliver better outcomes.<br />

The Federated Farmers survey found<br />

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populations expanding in the last five<br />

years, and 28% said numbers are<br />

‘significantly higher’.<br />

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‘‘Farmers just don’t have the resources<br />

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‘‘Recreational hunters are doing a<br />

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things are now nearing crisis point and<br />

will only continue to get worse.<br />

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<strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>September</strong> 5, <strong>2024</strong><br />

<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> trounces Ellesmere<br />

Easytry ... <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>’s Takaya Saito scores by the corner flag during<br />

the second half of his team's Southbridge Shield Match.<br />

PHOTOS: JOHN COSGROVE<br />

Winners ... The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> Rugby team won the annual Southbridge Shield match against<br />

Ellesmere on Sunday at the Rangiora Showgrounds. <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> won 55 to 13.<br />

Easy. .. <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>’s full­back Anthony Tavendale tries to<br />

side step an Ellesmere tackle.<br />

Try time ... <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>’s Dan Brooker scores against<br />

Ellesmere's Josh Charlton.<br />

Got it ... <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>’s Harry Murray<br />

goes high for the catch against Ellesmere's<br />

Ted Coleman.<br />

Enjoying themoment ... Part of the large crowd who came along<br />

tocatch the SouthbridgeCup and NPC matches.<br />

Out of my way ... <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>’s Ben Morris fends off atackle<br />

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<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>September</strong> 5, <strong>2024</strong><br />

31<br />

<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> serves up convincing win<br />

RUGBY<br />

By LINDSAY KERR<br />

The rugby matched the weather and the<br />

superb condition of the Rangiora<br />

Showgrounds on Sunday, when the <strong>North</strong><br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong>senior side served up a55­13<br />

hiding to Ellesmereinthe annual<br />

Southbridge Shield exchange.<br />

The game, the 95th played since the<br />

competition’s inception minus World War<br />

2, and Covid­19 cancelled exchanges, was<br />

the 38th win for <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>, who<br />

served up an exhibition of running rugby<br />

to score eight tries to their opponents one.<br />

No­one outside the team’s inner circle<br />

anticipated ascoreline of this proportion.<br />

However, <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> captain<br />

Andrew Hull said he was not surprised,<br />

when asked if he saw this result coming.<br />

‘‘We have trained for this result<br />

throughout our campaign this season.<br />

‘‘When the score began to mount we<br />

could not, and would not, change our<br />

approach.’’<br />

Early signs of the games momentum was<br />

signalled in the opening exchanges when<br />

first five eight Paddy McCallum pierced<br />

the defence line with Takaya Saito on the<br />

left wing coming close to scoring.<br />

Scott Allin began the scoring moments<br />

later with apenalty before Harry Murray<br />

burst into the backline from the blind side<br />

wing eluding two tackles to score.<br />

Ellesmerekicked apenalty before<br />

Murray was on hand again to score, seizing<br />

on awell­directed tactical kick.<br />

With ascrum that was beginning to<br />

dominate, <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>’s pressure<br />

continued and hooker Nick Hyde was<br />

rumbled over the line to score his sides<br />

third try.<br />

They went to the orange break with a<br />

24­6 lead.<br />

<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> began the second half<br />

in fashion similar to how it had finished<br />

the opening 40 minutes. Loosie Ben Gold<br />

was on hand to score, and three minutes<br />

later fullback Anthony Tavendale scored<br />

after being set up by Saito.<br />

Saito scored the next try following an<br />

Try time ... <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>’s Ben Gold scores despite alate tackle by Ellesmere Jayden Baxendale during the game.<br />

overlap and at the mid­ point in the half<br />

Dan Brooker scored following an<br />

Ellesmere knock on.<br />

With 10 minutes remaining Jayden<br />

Stokes touched down, and Scott Allin<br />

kicked his sixth conversion.<br />

As the clock kicked over 40 minutes,<br />

Ellesmere finally scored atry following a<br />

defensive situation deep into its territory.<br />

It ran the ball out some 75 metres.<br />

The game will be remembered as one<br />

the best, and convincing wins, that <strong>North</strong><br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong> has served up to Ellesmere<br />

over the years.<br />

<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> was ably lead by<br />

captain Andrew Hull from No 8inwhat<br />

was atrue 15 player effort.<br />

The game was perhaps the highlight of<br />

coaches Matt Keane and James Lowe time<br />

with the team.<br />

<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> 55 (Harry Murray 2,<br />

Nick Hyde, Ben Gold, Anthony Tavendale,<br />

Takaya Saito, Dan Brooker, Jayden Stokes<br />

tries. Scott Allin apenalty and six<br />

conversions) beat Ellesmere 13 (two<br />

penalties, atry and aconversion).<br />

The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> second side, the<br />

Stags, also produced awinning<br />

performance over their Ellesmere<br />

opponents with acomprehensive 32­7<br />

PHOTO: JOHN COSGROVE<br />

victory.<br />

Two tries, created around 30 metres<br />

from the try line mid­way through the first<br />

half, assisted in establishing a17­0 lead at<br />

half time.<br />

Early in the second half loosie William<br />

Chaffey was first to abreakdown after a<br />

kick deep into the Ellesmere territory.<br />

From the ensuing ruck atry resulted.<br />

With full time nearing afifth try was<br />

scored before Ellesmere scored on the<br />

stroke of the final whistle.<br />

The tables were turned for the <strong>North</strong><br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong> Colts who were beaten 33­19<br />

by their Ellesmere counterparts.<br />

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Rangiora 9­hole golf<br />

Stableford, August 27: Men: Ron<br />

Reed 20, 1; Ross Gillespie 18, 2.<br />

Ladies: Diane Sinclair 22, 1; Pam<br />

Holland 20, 2.<br />

Amberley Golf<br />

August 31: JYates 65, DWalker 68, B<br />

Mills 69, RTurnbull 69, LSchwaiger<br />

69, JCumming 70, RDenby 71, J<br />

Burrows 71, BYates 71, SNelson 71,<br />

HMurray 71, JBishop 72, PNeumann<br />

72.<br />

Hole­in­one: Gavin Murray. Excel<br />

Design Build Longest Putt: BYates.<br />

Mid Week Men: DSmith 40, JJohns<br />

39, GWilliams 39, JByrne 39, JAllan<br />

39, KGussettee 38, JBurrows 37.<br />

Longest Putt: BYates.<br />

Kim Rayner Memorial Trophy: Best<br />

nett for 2rounds in August: SJohns.<br />

Mid Week Women: LWilly 8up, J<br />

Rouse 4up, JMorgan 4up. Longest<br />

Putt: SLee. LGU sponsored by<br />

Buncos: JYates 67.<br />

Nine Holers: VCrooks &CBrown 33,<br />

MCottier &IPettigrew 33.5, W<br />

Chisnall &RPercy.<br />

Waimakariri Gorge Golf<br />

Third Champs Qualifying<br />

18 Holes: Silver: JPottinger 89,L<br />

Anderson 89. Bronze 1: LSteele 101,<br />

LSmith 104. Bronze 2: FNimmo 104,<br />

LScott 108.<br />

No 4Nearest to Pin for 2–FNimmo,<br />

No 11 NTP for 2–MTeAwa, No 15<br />

NTP for 2–JBlatch, No 17 NTP for 1<br />

–JBlatch.<br />

Longest Putt, No 9, NWeavers. Twos:<br />

JBlatch.<br />

Nine holes: JSmith 57.<br />

PROUDLYSUPPORTINGLOCAL SPORT<br />

RANGIORA


5 7<br />

Show Home Guide<br />

8Homestead Drive, Bellgrove, Rangiora<br />

Due to open January 2025<br />

(currently under construction)<br />

Opening times will be<br />

Wednesday –Sunday<br />

12pm–4pm or by appointment<br />

Come on over toournew Display Home...<br />

9Homestead Drive,<br />

<br />

Open Wed-Sun 12-4pm or<br />

call to schedule aprivate tour<br />

03 741 1436 | jennian.co.nz<br />

Show Home OpeningOctober!<br />

13 Homestead Drive, Rangiora<br />

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facebook.com/MilestoneHomesChristchurch<br />

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WednesdaytoSunday12to4pm<br />

03 3130319<br />

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alsodesign build<br />

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2704814<br />

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Saturday11.30am to 12.30<br />

Phone to view<br />

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P027 4921502<br />

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Open: WednesdaytoFriday12noon to -4pm<br />

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STAGE4SECTIONS<br />

Selling<br />

NOW<br />

Situated in West Rangiora, Townsend Fields presents aliving spacethat<br />

enhances your outdoorexperiencewith open countryside, surrounded by<br />

reserves, waterways, nativeplanting and recreational walkways and paths.<br />

Simply put,itisthe town’s newest,eco-friendly location to call home.<br />

To make an appointment or if youhaveany questions,simply phone or email<br />

Chris.<br />

Titlesare expected from August <strong>2024</strong><br />

Buildersterms available<br />

Section sizes from 6<strong>05</strong>-928m2<br />

Sections pricedfrom$370,000<br />

Services to the boundary<br />

Te Matauru PrimarySchool zone<br />

Chris Tallott<br />

027 4906 042 |03313 6158<br />

sales@townsendfields.co.nz<br />

Four Seasons Realty<br />

townsendfields.co.nz Four Seasons Realty 2017 Ltd|Licensed AgentREAA 2008<br />

THINKING<br />

OFselling?<br />

We continuetohavestrongdemand for<br />

propertiesthroughout <strong>North</strong><strong>Canterbury</strong>.<br />

If you’rethinking of selling or wouldliketoknow what your property is<br />

worth, call Gemma or Sue todayfor aconfidential chat and free appraisal.<br />

Gemma &Sue Roberts<br />

027 440 1282 |03323 6045<br />

sue.gemma@harcourts.co.nz<br />

Four Seasons Realty 2017 Ltd|Licensed Agent REAA 2008<br />

Four SeasonsRealty


Kirstyn<br />

&Dayan<br />

Rangiora 1Bell Street<br />

New Listing<br />

Scan for more<br />

Private family living!<br />

This sunny fully fenced private home located in aquiet streetisall readyforanew family.The kitchenhas beennicely<br />

updatedwith pantry and moderncabinetry, and opensuptocathedral ceilings in thecomfortable living/diningareacomplete<br />

with ceilingfan.Anew log burner,heat pumpand new curtains keepyou cosy and warm, while gashot waterensures a<br />

luxurious experienceinthe shower.Three spacious bedrooms, one with awonderful mezzanine floor, mean plentyofroomfor<br />

everyone, while the family bathroomfeatures an extra-largecorner tubwith shower. There is garagingfor two cars with<br />

automatic doors, plusacarport for additional parkingand agarden shedtostore allyou need to maintain theeasy-care<br />

backyard. Separated fencedareasare ideal foryour furrycompanions and children, with mature treesproviding privacy and<br />

natural beauty. Located handy to SouthbrookPark, Te Matarau Primary, bus and transport links, this is agreat location to raise<br />

afamily and an idealinvestment inyour future. Call to viewtoday!<br />

3 1 1 2<br />

Deadline Sale closes Wednesday18th <strong>September</strong>, <strong>2024</strong> at<br />

2.00pm, (unless sold prior)<br />

View Sat7Sep 3.00 -3.45pm<br />

Sun8Sep3.00 -3.45pm<br />

Web pb.co.nz/RU187459<br />

Kirstyn Barnett<br />

M 021 312 230<br />

Dayan Muntz<br />

M 021 432 926<br />

E kirstyn.barnett@pb.co.nz<br />

E dayan.muntz@pb.co.nz<br />

Amberley 62 Watties Road<br />

Scan for more<br />

Asustainable life awaits!<br />

Haveyou always wanted to escape the neighboursand enjoy acountry lifestyle closetotown? Seton5ha of land, this unique<br />

fourbedroomcountry propertyhas stunning unencumbered<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> vistas and provides aperfect start to lifestyle<br />

living. With aplethora of edible produce on hand including established fruittrees, aberry orchardand more, there areoptions<br />

tokeepyour family fed, trade yourproducewithfriendsorthe potential forputting someextra dollars in your pocket. The<br />

homestead has been newly painted andfreshened up foryou, withplenty of scope foryou to addyour owntouches.<br />

Experiencethe warmthofanopen-planlayoutenjoyingboth alog burnerand the north-facingaspect, creatingaseamless<br />

flow between the living, dining, and kitchenareas,perfect forentertainingorenjoying qualitytime with family. Thehomehas<br />

been designed specifically forthe suntomaximisepassive warmthplusthere aresolar tubes forhot water, reducingyour<br />

power bills. For thoseseeking asustainable lifestyle, withall theedible options youcould possibly dream of,orsimply just<br />

wantingtohave that extra roomtobreathe, then thisshould be theone foryou.<br />

Property Brokers Ltd LicensedREAA 2008 |pb.co.nz<br />

4 1 1 3<br />

Tender closes 3.00pm, Wed11th Sep, <strong>2024</strong><br />

View Thu5Sep4.30 -5.30pm<br />

Sun8Sep11.00 -12.00pm<br />

Web pb.co.nz/RU182250<br />

Kirstyn Barnett<br />

M 021 312 230<br />

Dayan Muntz<br />

M 021 432 926<br />

E kirstyn.barnett@pb.co.nz<br />

E dayan.muntz@pb.co.nz<br />

Proud to be here


Maurice<br />

&Allie<br />

Oxford 40 Clarks Road<br />

Scan formore<br />

Carbon credits and country air!<br />

Locatedjust 5km from the ruraltown of Oxford, this 20-hectare property offers aunique blend of natural beauty, privacy, and<br />

potential for sustainable living. The land features adiverse landscape, rangingfrom flat areas to rolling hills,providing versatile<br />

options for development and use. Astandout feature of this property is its 10-hectare forestry block, registered in theETS, to<br />

benefit from the increasinglyvaluablecarbon credit market. The remaininglandisidealfor those seeking apeaceful lifestyle,<br />

with ample space for gardening, small-scalefarming, or simply enjoying the tranquilityofrural living. The propertyboasts<br />

breathtaking views of Mount Oxford. Well-maintained fencing ensures security anddefines the boundaries, making it perfect<br />

for livestock or simplypreserving your privacy. Practical amenities include alock up three-bay implement shed, onebay of<br />

which is linedand there is an attachedlean-to and container, providing excellent storage for machinery, vehicles, orpotential<br />

conversion into aworkshop space. This structure offers asolidfoundation for those looking to establish alifestyle property or<br />

small farm.<br />

Tender closes3.00pm, Wed18th Sep, <strong>2024</strong><br />

View By appointment<br />

Web pb.co.nz/RL191146<br />

Maurice Newell<br />

M 027 240 1718<br />

Allie Miller<br />

M 027 398 3752<br />

E mauricen@pb.co.nz<br />

E allie.miller@pb.co.nz<br />

Oxford 440 Bush Road<br />

Scan formore<br />

75 ha of possibilities!<br />

Just 5kmfrom Oxford town, this75ha property offers stunning views of the Oxford mountains. Astream runs through the<br />

land, which includes asmall patch of native bush. The block features portable cattle yards with acrush, partial deer fencing,<br />

and good boundary fences throughout. Awell-designed laneway system ensures easy stock movement across the property.<br />

This "summer-safe"land benefits from the high rainfall area, makingitexcellent for running cattle. Its generous size also<br />

presents opportunities for tree planting and carbon farming considerations. The property combines practical farming<br />

infrastructure with lifestyle appeal, ideal for thoseseeking offgrid rural living witheasy access to town amenities. There are no<br />

covenants, but aconsent notice requires aCouncil approved stream crossing for aconsented dwelling.With its mix of natural<br />

beauty and functionalfeatures,this block stands out in the Oxford area. Whether you're afarmer looking to expand or a<br />

lifestylebuyer seeking space and views, this property deserves your attention. Contact us to arrangeaviewing.<br />

Property Brokers Ltd LicensedREAA 2008 |pb.co.nz<br />

Tender closes3.00pm, Wed 18th Sep, <strong>2024</strong><br />

View By appointment<br />

Web pb.co.nz/RL191147<br />

Maurice Newell<br />

M 027 240 1718<br />

Allie Miller<br />

M 027 398 3752<br />

E mauricen@pb.co.nz<br />

E allie.miller@pb.co.nz<br />

Proud to be here


What’s happening in your<br />

community...<br />

Multicultural Cooking Class Series<br />

Looking for ideas to tantalise your taste buds?<br />

Want to learn tocook different and interesting<br />

dishes from other cultures? Waimakariri’s<br />

Multicultural Cooking Class series runs until<br />

25 <strong>September</strong>.<br />

The series ishosted byGlobal Locals of<br />

Waimakariri (GLOW). Classes are run byresidents<br />

who either want toshare their favourite homestyle<br />

dishes from their countries oforigin, or by<br />

New Zealand born locals who enjoy embracing<br />

other cultures.<br />

• 11<strong>September</strong> |French Cuisine<br />

• 18<strong>September</strong> |Persian Cuisine<br />

• 25<strong>September</strong> |Israeli Cuisine<br />

Classes are held from 5.30–7.30pm inthe<br />

Kaiapoi High School hospitality kitchen. Tickets<br />

are $25 and can be purchased via Humanitix.<br />

Planting Day atHuria Mahinga Kai and<br />

Heritage Reserve<br />

Come down and help usplant some lovely native<br />

plants including harakeke, hoheria and kanuka.<br />

We will have acoffee cart onsite, and you can<br />

grab afree sausage from the barbecue.<br />

Saturday 28 <strong>September</strong> |10am–12.30pm<br />

Celebrate<br />

Te Wiki o<br />

Te ReoMāori<br />

Join us for Kapa Haka<br />

performances by local school<br />

groups in each of our libraries.<br />

16–26<strong>September</strong> <strong>2024</strong><br />

Performances will take<br />

place during our preschool<br />

programmes.<br />

See the full schedule at<br />

waimakaririlibraries.com<br />

waimakaririlibraries.com<br />

IS YOUR<br />

ORGANISATION<br />

ON TRACK?<br />

Marketing 101Workshop<br />

—<br />

Friday 20 <strong>September</strong> 9.30am–3pm<br />

Ruataniwha KaiapoiCivic Centre<br />

$20per society (two participants)<br />

Registration essential<br />

Formoredetailsvisit bit.ly/HumanitixCommunityTeam<br />

or contact Aimee Claassens 03 3118963<br />

aimee.claassens@wmk.govt.nz<br />

waimakariri.govt.nz<br />

NCF Park, Courtenay Drive, Kaiapoi –parking off<br />

Bowler Street.<br />

Welcoming the Whitebait Season<br />

With the start of spring comes the start of<br />

whitebait season.<br />

We love to see everyone getting out and enjoying<br />

our beaches as the mercury rises, and here<br />

are some friendly reminders for asuccessful<br />

whitebait season:<br />

• Make sure you're uptodate onwhitebait<br />

fishing regulations on the Department of<br />

Conservation website.<br />

• A permit is required for vehicle access to the<br />

Ashley River mouth during the whitebaiting<br />

season -permits can bepurchased from the<br />

Teabags can<br />

no longer go in<br />

the greenbin.<br />

Teabagsalong<br />

with paper towels /<br />

serviettes and shredded<br />

paper must go in your<br />

rubbish binorbag.<br />

Rubbish<br />

Roadside Spraying<br />

Chemical Control of<br />

Vegetation All Areas<br />

PUBLIC NOTICE<br />

Residents are advised that our vegetation<br />

control contractor (CORDE Ltd) will start<br />

roadside spraying inall areas in<strong>September</strong><br />

<strong>2024</strong>. The chemical used is aglyphosate<br />

base (Lion Herbicide and LI-1000). This will<br />

continue intermittently when required and<br />

weather permitting, through toApril 2025.<br />

Rangiora and Kaiapoi Service Centres.<br />

• Camping on the beach is not permitted. Check<br />

out freedom camping spots on our website.<br />

• Itisnesting season for our native birdlife so<br />

If any resident has alegitimate concern<br />

with this work, they should contact the<br />

Waimakariri District Council Customer<br />

Services Team 0800 965 468.<br />

please be mindful, particularly when driving on<br />

the beach.<br />

Carl Grabowski<br />

Roading Operations Team Leader<br />

For more information, visit<br />

waimakariri.govt.nz/beaches


Public Notices<br />

Give us your<br />

feedback<br />

TheWaimakariri<br />

Health Advisory Group<br />

is seekingan<br />

Independent Chairperson.<br />

More info:<br />

Visitwaimakariri.govt.nz/whag<br />

or contact<br />

tessa.sturley@wmk.govt.nz<br />

HELP PEOPLE IN<br />

YOUR COMMUNITY<br />

BECOME SAFE DRIVERS<br />

Mentorsneed to:<br />

Vacancy:<br />

Independent<br />

Chairperson<br />

Areyou affiliatedwith<br />

thelocal health sector<br />

andpassionateabout<br />

addressing theneedsof<br />

your community?Thisisa<br />

voluntary3-year position.<br />

•Have afull licence for more than two years<br />

•Commit totwo one-hour driving sessions aweek<br />

•Help learner drivers learn the skills needed to<br />

pass the Restricted Driver’s Licence test.<br />

Access to cars,fuel, training<br />

andsupport will allbeprovided.<br />

waimakariri.govt.nz<br />

INTERESTED IN BECOMING A MENTOR?<br />

Contact: CarolynBoswell<br />

Community Development Facilitator | carolyn.boswell@wmk.govt.nz<br />

<strong>North</strong><strong>Canterbury</strong>PrimarySchools<br />

EnrolmentApplicationsfor 2025<br />

Pre-enrolment andBalloting Procedures forstudentslivingoutside of aschoolzone<br />

The School Boards of Loburn te Kura Aromauka,<strong>North</strong> Loburn Tihiraki,Tūtira Ashgrove,TeKoromiko<br />

Swannanoa, Ohoka,Southbrook, Ashley Rakahuri,Cust, Rangiora Borough, Te Waitai Sefton,TeMatauru<br />

Primary, View Hill andWai-a-RakiWestEyreton schools, invite applications from parentswho wish to enrol<br />

their children for2025. Enrolment at theseschools is governed by an enrolment scheme,the details of which<br />

areavailable from therespectiveschooloffices.<br />

Applications forOut of Zone places arenow beinginvited.<br />

Loburn School te Kura Aromauka Up to 10 places from NE to Yr 8<br />

<strong>North</strong>LoburnTihiraki 14 places from NE to Yr 6<br />

Tūtira Ashgrove School<br />

2places at NewEntrant<br />

Te Koromiko SwannanoaSchool Uptospaces 5atNE<br />

Ohoka School<br />

0places available<br />

Southbrook School<br />

10 places at NE andYr1<br />

Ashley Rakahuri School Up to 10 places from NE to Year 8<br />

Rangiora BoroughSchool 10places from NE to Yr 4<br />

Te Waitai SeftonSchool<br />

2places at NewEntrant (Prioritytwo only)<br />

Wai-a-RakiWestEyreton School 6places at NE to Yr 3<br />

Te MatauruPrimary<br />

0places available<br />

View Hill School<br />

4places available<br />

The deadlineforreceipt of applications forout of zone placesis3pmFriday20<strong>September</strong> <strong>2024</strong>. Please apply<br />

in writingtothe appropriateschooland or view informationonthe school website forapplicationdetails.<br />

If aballot forout of zone places is required,itwill be held on Wednesday25<strong>September</strong> <strong>2024</strong>. Parentswill<br />

be informedofthe outcomeofthe ballot within threeschooldaysofthe ballot beingheld. If youliveinthe<br />

school zone of oneofthese schoolsand have notyet signalled your intentiontoenrol your childnext year,<br />

please contactthe school immediatelytoassistthemtoplanappropriately.<br />

Cust School will hold aballot precedingeachtermfor enrolmentthe followingtermand will follow the<br />

followingtimeline. Theyhaveupto15places available.<br />

Applications from outofzonestudentswill be processed in the followingorder of priority:<br />

Firstpriority will be giventostudentswho have been accepted for enrolmentinanapprovedspecial programme.<br />

Secondpriority will be giventoapplicantswho aresiblingsofcurrent students.<br />

Third priority will be giventoapplicantswho aresiblingsofformerstudents.<br />

Fourth priority will be giventoapplicantswho arechildrenofformerstudents<br />

Fifth priority will be giventoapplicantswho arechildrenofboard employees.<br />

Sixthpriority will be giventoall otherapplicants.<br />

RANGIORA Lions Club -<br />

Garden Magic $6 Spring<br />

special!. Pig manure and<br />

aged sawdust or horse<br />

manure from grain fed<br />

horses, in 40l bags. Free<br />

delivery Rangiora, only $6<br />

abag -while stocks last!.<br />

Phone 021 118 0071 or<br />

email rlcbuy24@gmail.com<br />

Raffle Results<br />

RANGIORA Lioness<br />

raffle results, 1st 278 L<br />

Lavery, 2nd 122 Tom, 3rd<br />

389 K Gibson. Many<br />

thanks for your support.<br />

Livestock<br />

MERINO Wether lambs<br />

wanted 5 or 6 required.<br />

Cash buyer. Please phone<br />

027 485 8595.<br />

2684112<br />

Wanted To Buy<br />

CARAVAN wanted with<br />

shower and toilet. Needing<br />

repairs ok or any condition.<br />

Also wanting ahorse float<br />

and trailer. Phone Steve<br />

027 622 0011<br />

TOOLS, Garden, Garage,<br />

Saw Benches, Lathes, cash<br />

buyer. —Phone 355-2045.<br />

NOTICE OF DRAIN SPRAYING<br />

The Waimakakariri District Councilwill be<br />

carryingout weed sprayingofdrainsand<br />

waterraces commencing 16 <strong>September</strong><br />

<strong>2024</strong> –30April2025inclusive.<br />

Drains or areas of drains will be sprayed<br />

accordingtoneed andnot all public drains<br />

will necessarily be sprayed.<br />

Council will minimise sprayingaquatic<br />

vegetation such as watercress andmonkey<br />

musk,preferringtouse mechanical<br />

methods to manage excess weed growth.<br />

Sprayingofdry drain invertsand adjacent<br />

woody weed pest specieswill continue.<br />

The active chemicals that maybeusedin<br />

this programme are:<br />

•Glyphosatefor vegetation<br />

•Triclopyr forgorse and broom<br />

The majorityofdrains to be sprayed willbe<br />

dryand wherewatercressistobesprayed,<br />

appropriatewarning signs will be erected.<br />

All sprayingwill be completed by<br />

30 April 2025.<br />

InquiriestoDeclan McCormack, Land<br />

DrainageEngineer,phone:0800965 468<br />

KalleySimpson<br />

3WatersManager<br />

NEW & secondhand all<br />

golf equipment, selling at<br />

bargain prices. Phone Peter<br />

027 317 6880.<br />

For Sale<br />

2707047<br />

HAY large squares, shed<br />

stored,can load, 20 available<br />

at $45 each, Loburn.<br />

Phone 027 6466 773.<br />

Temporary<br />

closure to ordinary<br />

vehiculartraffic<br />

TheCouncil has<br />

approved an application<br />

from RatecMotorsport<br />

Inc. forthe temporary<br />

closureof:<br />

• Barron Avenue,<br />

Ashley Forest<br />

• Saturday and<br />

Sunday 21 &22Sept<br />

<strong>2024</strong><br />

• From 9amto6pm,<br />

each day.<br />

This closureismade<br />

underparagraph 11(e)<br />

of theTenth Schedule of<br />

theLocal Government<br />

Act1974. This applies<br />

to all vehicular traffic<br />

with theexception of<br />

emergencyservices<br />

vehicles.<br />

It will be an offence<br />

underthe above<br />

regulations forany<br />

person,other than those<br />

underauthority of an<br />

authorised permit,to<br />

usethe road forordinary<br />

vehicular traffic during<br />

theperiodofclosure.<br />

Proposed<br />

TemporaryRoad<br />

Closure<br />

TheHurunui District<br />

Councilhas received<br />

an applicationfrom<br />

theWaiparaFireworks<br />

Committeetorun<br />

theAnnual Fireworks<br />

Display event.<br />

Forsafety, this event<br />

requires thetemporary<br />

closureof:<br />

•All of ChurchRoad<br />

between SH1and<br />

Glenmark Drive,<br />

•Fromthe corner of<br />

Glenmark Driveand<br />

ChurchRoadtothe<br />

KingsRoad, Waipara.<br />

•Friday8November<br />

<strong>2024</strong>.<br />

•From5pm to 11pm<br />

Anyobjectionstothe<br />

proposed closurewill<br />

need to be lodged to<br />

Councilby:<br />

12 noon,Thursday19<br />

<strong>September</strong><strong>2024</strong>.<br />

email:<br />

info@hurunui.govt.nz<br />

post: Hurunui District<br />

Council<br />

PO Box13<br />

Amberley<br />

This closureisproposed<br />

underparagraph 11(e)<br />

of theTenth Schedule of<br />

theLocal Government<br />

Act1974. Theproposed<br />

closurewill applytoall<br />

vehiculartrafficwiththe<br />

exceptionofemergency<br />

services vehicles.<br />

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CLASSIFIEDS<br />

<strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>September</strong> 5, <strong>2024</strong><br />

Enrolment Scheme 2025<br />

Amberley School -BroomfieldSchool-Leithfield School-<br />

Omihi School -Waipara School<br />

The Boards of Trustees from Amberley, Leithfield, Broomfield and Omihi Schools<br />

would like to notify parentswho wish to enroltheir childrenatthe aboveschools<br />

for 2025. Enrolment at these schools is governed by an enrolment scheme, the<br />

details of which are available from therespectiveschool offices.Applications for<br />

out of zone places are now being invited.<br />

The Board of Trustees at Torotoroa-Amberley School hasdeterminedthatthere are<br />

up to 5places at the school for outofzonestudents in 2025.<br />

The Board of Trustees at Broomfield School has determined that there are upto6<br />

places at the school for out of zone students in 2025.<br />

The Board of Trustees at Leithfield School -TeKura oKōwai has determined that<br />

there are up to 8placesatthe schoolfor out ofzonestudents in 2025.<br />

TheBoard of Trustees at OmihiSchool hasdeterminedthat thereare up to 8places<br />

atthe school for out of zone students in 2025.<br />

WaiparaSchool -Norestrictionsonenrolment /openzone.<br />

Parents of students wholivewithinthe home zone should alsoapplybythisdate<br />

toassist theschoolstoplan appropriatelyfor theremainderofthe year.Students<br />

who live in the homezone are entitled to enrol atthe school.<br />

The deadline for receipt of applicationsfor out ofzoneplacesis3pm Wednesday<br />

25th <strong>September</strong> <strong>2024</strong>.Ifaballotfor outofzoneplacesisrequired, it will be held<br />

on Friday 27th <strong>September</strong> <strong>2024</strong>. Parents will be informed of the outcome within<br />

three school days.<br />

Applications from out ofzone students will be processed inthe following order<br />

ofpriority:<br />

First priority will be given tostudents who have been accepted for enrolment in<br />

anapproved special programme.(This priority category is notapplicable at listed<br />

schools.)<br />

Second priority will be given to applicants who aresiblings of currentstudents.<br />

Third priority willbegiven to applicants who aresiblings of former students.<br />

Fourth priority will be given to applicants who arechildrenofformer students.<br />

Fifthpriority will be given to applicants who arechildrenofboardemployees.<br />

Sixth priority will be given to all other applicants.<br />

For further information, including application forms, please contact the relevant<br />

schooloffice.<br />

Board of Trustees<br />

Amberley School, Broomfield School,Leithfield School,Omihi School andWaipara<br />

School.<br />

27<strong>05</strong>892<br />

Public Notices<br />

CALL FORNOMINATIONS FORONE COMMUNITYTRUSTEE<br />

FORTHE KATEVALLEYLANDFILLCOMMUNITYTRUST<br />

The Kate Valley Landfill Community Trust is seeking nominations for one<br />

community trustee from the WaiparaCommunityArea.<br />

The principal task ofthis charitable Trust is to distribute funds provided by<br />

Transwaste <strong>Canterbury</strong> for purposes that are beneficial to people whose<br />

principal place ofresidence is within the contributing area tothe Waipara<br />

School (the Community Area). This includes funding community activities or<br />

facilitiesinany location that arecapableofconferringsuchbenefit.<br />

In theeventofmorethanone nomination beingreceived,apublic meetingwill<br />

be held in the Waipara Memorial Hall onMonday 11November <strong>2024</strong>. Voting<br />

will beopen from 6:30pm-7:30pm. Avote will take place to elect one trustee<br />

who will be appointed for aterm ofthree years. Itwill be arequirement of<br />

those wishing tovote to be present onthe night of this election meeting and<br />

to sign aregisterstatingtheirnameand addressinorder that eligibility to vote<br />

can beassessed. No proxy/absentee votes will be accepted. The existing<br />

trustee whose term isexpiring isnot precluded from offering themselves for<br />

re-election.<br />

The Kate Valley Landfill Community Trust is made up of three Community<br />

trustees,one Amberley trustee andtwo Settlor’s trustees.<br />

WhoCan Be Nominated?<br />

Anypersonover the age of 18 whoseprincipalplace of residence is within the<br />

Waipara CommunityArea identified on theplan in theTrust Deed.<br />

WhoCan Make aNomination?<br />

Any person over the age of18whose principal place of residence is within<br />

theCommunity Areaand whosenameand addressappearsonthe applicable<br />

current electoral roll.<br />

HowCan aNomination Be Made?<br />

Written notice in theformofaletter of nomination is required. This must:<br />

•Contain the full name and residential address ofthe person making the<br />

nomination,and that person’s date of birth andsignature.<br />

•Contain a signed statement of willingness to serve as a trustee from<br />

the person nominated, together with his/her full name, date ofbirth and<br />

residential address.<br />

•Be complete in all respects and be received by The Secretary,<br />

SecretaryKVLCT@gmail.comonorbefore closing date of Friday,18October<br />

<strong>2024</strong>.<br />

More Information<br />

Enquiries canbedirectedtoSecretaryKVLCT@gmail.com<br />

Official complaints must be made to the Secretarynolaterthan48hours after<br />

the election results announced.<br />

Acopy of theKate Valley LandfillCommunity Trust Deed can be requestedby<br />

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