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Clarity on after<br />
hours sought<br />
By DAVID HILL,<br />
Local Democracy Reporter<br />
The community needs clarity<br />
around when anew Rangiora<br />
after hours medical facility will<br />
be built, says Waimakariri MP<br />
Matt Doocey.<br />
The Associate Health<br />
Minister welcomed news South<br />
Link Health Group has<br />
obtained aconsent to build a<br />
new medical centre at the<br />
Rangiora Health Hub on<br />
Ashley Street.<br />
But the notforprofithealth<br />
provider has yet to announce<br />
when the build will start or set<br />
atimeframe for its completion.<br />
The Ministry of Health<br />
entered into an agreement with<br />
South Link Health Group in<br />
<strong>20</strong>21, following apetition<br />
calling for after hours<br />
healthcare being presented to<br />
the former <strong>Canterbury</strong>District<br />
Health Board (CDHB) two<br />
years earlier.<br />
‘‘It is now time the<br />
community got some clarity for<br />
when construction will start,<br />
and when it will open because<br />
the community has been<br />
waiting for along time,’’ Mr<br />
Doocey says.<br />
ASouth Link Health Group<br />
spokesperson says the provider<br />
has been busy completing the<br />
merger of two medical<br />
practices and ‘‘future proofing’’<br />
the operation ahead of building<br />
the new medical centre.<br />
Now known as Rangiora<br />
Medical, the practice will<br />
continue to operate from two<br />
locations, Good Street and<br />
Victoria Street, until the new<br />
facility opens.<br />
In the meantime,<br />
recruitment of medical<br />
professionals remains a<br />
challenge, the spokesperson<br />
said.<br />
‘‘There just isn’t enough GPs<br />
to go around,’’ she says. ‘‘We<br />
are in agood position of being<br />
anotforprofit, which is areal<br />
point of difference for us. But it<br />
doesn’t make it any easier.’’<br />
Mr Doocey says the<br />
Government increased funding<br />
in Budget <strong>20</strong>24 for the training<br />
of GPs. It will allow for more<br />
places at the Auckland and<br />
Otago University medical<br />
schools, while anew medical<br />
school was opening at Waikato<br />
University ‘‘with afocus on<br />
serving rural and regional New<br />
Zealand’’.<br />
Waimakariri Mayor Dan<br />
Gordon says he is keeping in<br />
regular contact with South<br />
Link Health Group and hopes<br />
to hear an update soon.<br />
‘‘The new centre, which<br />
received abuilding consent last<br />
month, will mean our residents<br />
have access to extended hours<br />
of medical care as well as hightech<br />
imaging radiology right<br />
here in <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>.<br />
‘‘This project is the result of<br />
huge investment and<br />
commitment from South Link<br />
Health Group, Pacific<br />
Radiology and the local GPs.<br />
There is no doubt Rangiora<br />
Medical has faced its fair share<br />
of setbacks, but the passion and<br />
dedication from those involved<br />
in this project has been<br />
unwavering.’’<br />
South Link Health Group,<br />
which is anetwork of 26<br />
medical practises, is<br />
responsible for funding and<br />
constructing the new facility. It<br />
will include full radiology<br />
services (ultrasound, CT and<br />
MRI scans), GP services, a<br />
pharmacy, and urgent after<br />
hours healthcare.<br />
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Good as new ... Teddy bear restorer Suzanne Irvine with Old Ted and the photo of her grandmother Florence<br />
Fransden receiving him as apresent in 1917.<br />
PHOTO: JOHN COSGROVE<br />
Bringing teddys back to life<br />
By JOHN COSGROVE<br />
In an old black and white photo<br />
dating from 1917, an eightyearold<br />
girl happily shows off her new<br />
British teddy bear.<br />
Over 100 years later it has<br />
helped build the foundation of a<br />
teddy bear hospital in Kaiapoi.<br />
The young girl was Kaiapoi<br />
resident Suzanne Irvine’s<br />
grandmother Florence Fransden,<br />
and for over 107 years ‘‘OldTed’’<br />
the teddy bear has been watching<br />
over generations of the Irvine<br />
family.<br />
The care of Old Ted over the<br />
years inspired the former CTV<br />
camerawoman to start her Teddy<br />
Bear Hospital.<br />
Afew years ago she started<br />
making and repairing teddy bears<br />
parttime, but her love for<br />
repairing and restoring old<br />
heritage bears saw her opening<br />
the teddybearhospital.co.nz.<br />
The mohair British Teddy Bear<br />
was made by the Terry Toy<br />
Company in East London and had<br />
travelled to a<strong>Canterbury</strong> toy shop<br />
sometime before 1914.<br />
In 1917 he was purchased by<br />
some of Florence’s family<br />
members who bought him to aid<br />
in her recovery from anearfatal<br />
bout of illness and athree month<br />
stay in hospital.<br />
When the photo was taken in<br />
1917, three of her brothers went<br />
off to WW1, never to return.<br />
‘‘Old Ted sat on asmall chair in<br />
the lounge of the family home on<br />
Moorhouse Ave.<br />
‘‘My dad was an only child and<br />
he wasn’t allowed to play with<br />
him, and neither were we ever<br />
allowed to touch him.<br />
‘‘That’s why he was in such good<br />
condition, as he just sat there, out<br />
of the sun,’’ Suzanne says.<br />
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The excitement, drama and<br />
unpredictability of live theatre came into<br />
play at the final rehearsal of Rangiora<br />
High School’s latest theatrical production<br />
We Will Rock You.<br />
Technical issues delayed the start of<br />
the rehearsal and performers quickly<br />
learnt that even the softest backstage<br />
whisper will be picked up by the live<br />
microphones they all wear.<br />
But oncethe show got under way one<br />
thing became clear.<br />
This musical is no amateur high school<br />
production.<br />
It is aslick, polished, highly enjoyable<br />
show that could easily run in acity<br />
theatre and the talented young<br />
performers in it are stars in the making<br />
with abright future in theatre if they<br />
choose.<br />
The show’s coproducer Bex McLean,<br />
who is director of performing arts and<br />
teacher of commerce and dance at<br />
Rangiora High School, was thrilled with<br />
the rehearsal.<br />
‘‘It was brilliant with great energy from<br />
students, plus their hair/makeup and<br />
costumes, along with the sound and<br />
lighting aspects, were all just awesome,’’<br />
she said.<br />
‘‘There were afew technical<br />
difficulties, but you always expect that<br />
when you have so many movingparts to<br />
bring together, and the tech crew hustled<br />
and handled it so well, as did the<br />
performers and band.’’<br />
The result comes after many months of<br />
planning, preparation and hard work<br />
from everyone involved in the production<br />
including director Bryony Jamison, a<br />
highly regarded, widely experienced<br />
Old Ted now sparkling after hospital stay<br />
From Page 1<br />
Old Ted was later passed on to<br />
Suzanne’s father Martyn Irvine, a<br />
retired carpenter, and in time he will<br />
passhim on to Suzanne who has<br />
recently restored him to his former<br />
glory.<br />
‘‘Four generations of my family have<br />
worked on ‘Old Ted' to preserve his<br />
stability.<br />
‘‘There were old stitches on his ears<br />
which my greatgrandmother would<br />
have done.<br />
‘‘Grandma kept him together sewing<br />
him up when the stitches failed over the<br />
years.<br />
‘‘My dad tidied him upand replaced<br />
the eyes,and now I’ve cleaned him up<br />
and strengthened him so he’s looking as<br />
bright and sparkly as he was when he<br />
first came into our family.’’<br />
Suzanne says Old Ted has ashine on<br />
his fur now that he never had before.<br />
Sixty years of sitting near an open fire<br />
had coated Old Ted’s fur in black<br />
Powerful performance ... Jacob Coxhill, aformer Rangiora High School pupil, aged 23,<br />
playing Galileo during the final rehearsal of the school’s musical production of We Will Rock<br />
You.Alongside Jacob are pupils, Katie Kavanagh (left),aged 13, Emily Anderson, 14, and<br />
Indi GregoryDickson, 14, who play Gaga students.<br />
PHOTO: SHELLEY TOPP<br />
thespian, who is singing tutor/advanced<br />
senior drama at Rangiora’s Hartley<br />
School of Performing Arts.<br />
She is also working as an apprentice<br />
with the Jesters and the Court Theatre in<br />
Christchurch.<br />
The hope is the production will<br />
promote the arts at Rangiora High School.<br />
It certainly has the quality to do that,<br />
and Bex is hoping the <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />
community will take the opportunity to<br />
support everyone involved with the show<br />
by attending it and telling their friends<br />
about it.<br />
smokey ash and tar.<br />
So far she is working on a23yearold<br />
Lion attacked by adog, a70yearold<br />
rabbit and an 85yearold teddy bear<br />
suffering from abug infestation<br />
problem.<br />
‘‘I love repairing the old teddy bears,<br />
I’ve only been in business for four<br />
weeks and people from all over are<br />
calling me up, surprised there is ateddy<br />
bear hospital service here in Kaiapoi.’’<br />
‘‘That one Ihad to put in the freezer<br />
for 48 hourstokill off all the bugs, now<br />
I'm thawing him outbeforethe<br />
restoration work starts.’’<br />
Suzanne says she has been surprised<br />
by the demand for her skills.<br />
‘‘It’s been crazy the demand, with<br />
many calls coming from <strong>Canterbury</strong> and<br />
just as many from cities up north.’’<br />
She says Old Ted epitomises the<br />
physical longevity of heritage family<br />
bears.<br />
‘‘They honour the legacy and heritage<br />
they represent in afamily’s history.<br />
We Will Rock You,which is based on the<br />
music of British rock band Queen, tells<br />
the futuristic story of agroup of<br />
‘‘Bohemians’’.<br />
The Bohemians are fighting to restore<br />
freedom of thought in an Orwellian<br />
society where ‘‘Planet Earth’’ has been<br />
renamed ‘‘Planet Mall’’, and all noncomputer<br />
generated music has been<br />
banned.<br />
The show, in the Rangiora High School<br />
hall, runs until Saturday (<strong>June</strong> 22).<br />
Tickets are $25 per person through the<br />
online ticketing platform Humanatix.<br />
‘‘It’s time for people to dig out these<br />
old bears from storage and create a<br />
lasting family heirloom for future<br />
generations to enjoy.’’<br />
In 1890, William J. Terry founded his<br />
toy factory, based in east London. The<br />
company was already famous for its soft<br />
toys before producing its first teddy<br />
bears in the early 1900s. Englishbears,<br />
like Old Ted, usually had glass eyes<br />
with painted backs. The webbed claw<br />
stitching on the bear's paws is another<br />
characteristic of English bears. W.J.<br />
Terry died in 1924 and his son took over<br />
the company but just before the Second<br />
World War, the factory was shut down.<br />
Made between 1905 and 1908 from<br />
shaggy mohair and stuffed with wood<br />
wool and kapok, these dolls set the<br />
standard for British toy bears.<br />
Certified Terry bears like Old Ted,<br />
now sell at international auctions for<br />
over NZD$<strong>20</strong>00 while many others<br />
reside in museums suchasthe Victoria<br />
&Albert Museum.
Helping farewell pets peacefully<br />
By ROBYN BRISTOW<br />
Saying goodbye to much loved petscan<br />
be one of the hardest decision pet owners<br />
have to make.<br />
Veterinarian Janine Cumming is<br />
helping make this decision easier by<br />
offering apeaceful and personal<br />
farewell in the comfort of people’s<br />
homes.<br />
Janine, who is <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>based,<br />
has begun ahome euthanasia<br />
service, to help pet owners farewell their<br />
friends in adignified, respectful and<br />
stressfree environment in their own<br />
homes.<br />
She says euthanising animals is one of<br />
the most important things avet has to do.<br />
‘‘It is such aprivilege and people are so<br />
grateful.’’<br />
Janine says it is the ‘‘most beautiful<br />
feeling’’ when people are able to farewell<br />
their pet in the comfort of their own<br />
home.<br />
It ensures the animal’s last memory is<br />
not the sterility of aclinic environment,<br />
which some hated visiting.<br />
‘‘I understand that some animals have<br />
alot of anxiety and fear surrounding<br />
visiting the vet clinic, and therefore<br />
being at home and saying goodbye can<br />
make this already difficult process a<br />
little easier,’’ she says.<br />
Janine decided to offer an at home<br />
euthanasia service, after having to put<br />
some of her own family’s much loved<br />
older dogs to sleep in her own home, and<br />
seeing how stressfree and peaceful the<br />
process could be.<br />
It was an environment in which she<br />
could explain what was happening to her<br />
Loved pets ... Janine Cumming with the<br />
family dog, Falcon.<br />
PHOTO: SUPPLIED<br />
young daughter Neva, and help her<br />
understand that it was all ‘‘part of life’’,<br />
which was a‘‘really important part of<br />
learning’’.<br />
‘‘I realised how lucky my family was to<br />
have this service readily available to us.<br />
‘‘I believe every pet deserves a<br />
dignified transition, surrounded by love<br />
and familiarity in their home<br />
environment.’’<br />
Janine, who worked as avet in a<br />
Christchurch veterinary practice for<br />
about <strong>20</strong> years, decided about three years<br />
ago to start up an animal chiropractic<br />
service —Animal Motion NZ —and work<br />
part time at the clinic.<br />
When deciding to offer pet euthanasia,<br />
she then gave up work at the practice.<br />
‘‘It fits in nicely with the animal<br />
chiropractic service, and flexible enough<br />
for me to do both, as there are no set<br />
hours.’’<br />
Clients can contact her through her<br />
lovedpets.co.nz website.<br />
Janine then reaches out to the client,<br />
chats to them about the service if they<br />
wish, and makes atime.<br />
She also offers to have their pet<br />
cremated, and to return their ashes to<br />
the family home.<br />
‘‘About 70 percent do cremation, others<br />
bury their pet at home.<br />
‘‘I can take away all those decisions,<br />
and get it all sorted for them.’’<br />
Janine says vets used to do alot of<br />
home visits, but with busy schedules now<br />
many were unable to spare the time.<br />
Being such abig occasion, it was<br />
important that the pet owners were not<br />
rushed.<br />
Several vets are now referring clients<br />
to her.<br />
‘‘As aveterinarian, Iunderstand the<br />
deep bond we share with our pets, and<br />
the difficult decisions we have to make.’’<br />
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Council engagement awinner<br />
The Hurunui District Council has<br />
earned aTaituarā Excellence Award<br />
for its Amberley Beach Coastal<br />
Adaptation Project.<br />
The award recognises the council for<br />
setting anew standard for community<br />
engagement in the face of climate<br />
change,<br />
The Department of Internal Affairs<br />
Award for Excellence in Community<br />
Engagement recognises projects<br />
demonstrating outstanding results<br />
through excellent community<br />
engagement or empowerment.<br />
The Amberley Beach Coastal<br />
Adaptation Project centred around<br />
open and inclusive conversations with<br />
the small Amberley Beach community.<br />
These conversations focused on the<br />
impact of climate related events in<br />
their coastal community, including<br />
rising sea levels, coastal erosion, and<br />
the potential for ground water, river,<br />
and rainrelated flooding.<br />
Through collaborative dialogue, the<br />
council and residents defined the<br />
challenges they would face over the<br />
next 100 years.<br />
Raymond Horan, Taituarā Chief<br />
Advisor, says the project was a<br />
reminder great community engagement<br />
didn’t require abig budget or lots of<br />
staff, ‘‘even on acomplex or potentially<br />
divisive issue’’.<br />
‘‘Sixtysixcouncils have acoastline,<br />
making this one of the most<br />
transferable of this year’s entries, not<br />
just for climate change, but seismic risk<br />
and recovery, and insurance retreat.<br />
‘‘The judges were impressed by the<br />
range and quality of the stories that<br />
councils entered into this category.’’<br />
Hurunui District Council’s<br />
dedication to open communication sets<br />
anew standard of community<br />
engagement in climate action.<br />
Seven category winners of the <strong>20</strong>24<br />
LGFA Taituarā Local Government<br />
Excellence Awards, plus aSupreme<br />
Award, were announced at the Taituarā<br />
Excellence Awards and Gala Dinner in<br />
Wellington on <strong>June</strong> 13.<br />
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Anose trained for disasters<br />
ByJOHN COSGROVE<br />
Findingpeople buried under<br />
earthquake debris or trapped in<br />
collapsed buildings is what aselect<br />
group of <strong>Canterbury</strong> dogs train most<br />
weekends for.<br />
Their training is so they can do the<br />
job quickly and safely when the need<br />
arises, in locations that are often too<br />
dangerous for their handlers to enter.<br />
Run entirely by volunteers, the<br />
Southern Training Group for the<br />
Urban Search and Rescue(USAR)<br />
Search Dog Association holds onsite<br />
trainingexercises to keep their dogs at<br />
operational status.<br />
Five dogs and their handlers spent<br />
the weekend searching for hidden<br />
victims inside Rangiora Racecourse<br />
buildings and in anearby quarry<br />
rubble pile.<br />
The dogs were either qualified or<br />
workingtowards being declared<br />
operational.<br />
USAR national dog trainer Colin<br />
Howard says only six dogs nationally<br />
are fully trained for this type of work,<br />
as it takes 12 to 24 months to train a<br />
dog.<br />
Their training involves manyhours<br />
spent by their volunteer owners<br />
working with their dogs, teaching them<br />
ways to search based on smell or sound<br />
across terrains as open as office blocks<br />
or as rugged as quarry piles.<br />
Jenny Gardner of Waipara and<br />
Poppy, athreeyearold collie, are<br />
already operational, meaning they can<br />
be called out at any moment to a<br />
disaster area to search for survivors.<br />
‘‘I have always wanted to be involved<br />
in helping my community. Working<br />
with Poppy is agreat way to make that<br />
happen,’’ says Jenny.<br />
Jenny has been involvedwith USAR<br />
for three and ahalf years and has<br />
Findingpeople ... Jenny Gardner, of Waipara, and Poppy, her threeyearold collie<br />
USAR search dog, searching aRangiora Racecourse building for ‘‘victims’’ during<br />
asearch dog training session held last weekend.USAR national dog trainer Colin<br />
Howard (left)watches on.<br />
PHOTO: JOHN COSGROVE<br />
spent the past year and ahalf training<br />
with Poppy.<br />
‘‘It’s been an awesome experience as<br />
Ihave learnt so much. The situations<br />
Poppy andItrain in are always very<br />
challenging and exciting. It is great<br />
watching her work as she is avery<br />
smart dog.’’<br />
Jenny says training the search dogs<br />
isn’t easy as it takes many people to<br />
make it work. ‘‘Ownerscan’t do it on<br />
their own, they need help and support<br />
from many to achieve the result of an<br />
operationally qualified search dog,<br />
who will find people in some the worst<br />
places you can imagine.’’<br />
Charges looked at<br />
for official requests<br />
By DAVIDHILL,<br />
Local Democracy Reporter<br />
A<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />
council is considering<br />
charging for official<br />
information requests, as<br />
it struggles to keep up<br />
with demand.<br />
In areport to recent<br />
council committee<br />
meeting, Waimakariri<br />
District Council<br />
governance team leader<br />
Thea Kunkel said the<br />
council had responded to<br />
nearly 300 requests for<br />
information in the last 12<br />
months, received under<br />
the Local Government<br />
Official Information and<br />
Meetings Act.<br />
Councillors were due to<br />
workshop adraft<br />
charging policy this<br />
month, before adopting it<br />
at the next month’s<br />
council meeting.<br />
Chief executive Jeff<br />
Millward said the<br />
requests were adding to<br />
staff workload.<br />
‘‘We are making sure<br />
we respond to them<br />
promptly, but it is causing<br />
quite abit of work.’’<br />
The legislation allowed<br />
for councils to charge for<br />
costs associated with<br />
processing arequest, but<br />
to date hasn’t charged for<br />
an official information<br />
request.<br />
But three recent<br />
requests were<br />
‘‘considered substantial’’.<br />
Staff advised there<br />
would be acharge if the<br />
work was under taken,<br />
the report said.<br />
The council received 71<br />
requests between March<br />
and May, compared to 61<br />
for the same period last<br />
year and 32 in <strong>20</strong>22.<br />
Staff have spent 194<br />
hours responding to<br />
requests over the last<br />
three months and it was<br />
estimated to have cost the<br />
council $8588.<br />
Charging guidelines<br />
provided by the Ministry<br />
of Justice suggested staff<br />
time be charged at $76<br />
per hour, with no charge<br />
for the first hour.<br />
The requests were for<br />
information on arange of<br />
topics.<br />
These included<br />
drainage, proposed solar<br />
farms and other consent<br />
applications, property<br />
purchases, security at<br />
council facilities, threats<br />
to councillors and staff,<br />
and annual plan<br />
processes.<br />
One recent request<br />
wanted information<br />
regarding Kintyre Lane<br />
in Ohoka from <strong>20</strong>07<br />
onwards.<br />
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Safety improvements canned<br />
By DAVID HILL,<br />
Local Democracy Reporter<br />
Motorists could be paying atoll to drive on<br />
the Woodend Bypass when it is completed.<br />
Meanwhile, planned safety<br />
improvements to the area have been<br />
canned for now, as officials review the<br />
planned work as part of the Woodend<br />
Bypass design.<br />
The Government is considering a<br />
proposal for its promised roads of national<br />
significance to be partially funded by a<br />
toll.<br />
New Zealand TransportAgency Waka<br />
Kotahi said the Woodend Bypass has been<br />
confirmed as one of the first five roads of<br />
national significance and that asafety<br />
review will be undertaken.<br />
Associate TransportMinister Matt<br />
Doocey said the Government has backed<br />
recommendations by Waka Kotahi to<br />
introduce tolls in its Government Policy<br />
Statement on Land Transport.<br />
‘‘As aGovernment, we are open to a<br />
wide range of funding tools to ensure we<br />
are able to deliver the roads that will allow<br />
kiwis and freight to get to where they want<br />
to go quickly and safely.’’<br />
Safety improvements for Woodend’s<br />
Main <strong>North</strong> Road were announced in<br />
December <strong>20</strong>22, as part of a$35 million<br />
funding package for State Highway 1<br />
between Saltwater Creek and Cam River,<br />
with work due to begin this year.<br />
But Mr Doocey said it made sense to<br />
have another look at the work programme.<br />
‘‘When you look at the Woodend safety<br />
improvement programme, it was in<br />
response to Labour cancelling the bypass,<br />
so it is right to relook at that programme in<br />
the context of the new motorway.’’<br />
Waka Kotahi had previously advised the<br />
safety improvements were on hold,<br />
pending the revised GPS on Land<br />
Transport.<br />
The former Labourled Government<br />
Roading solutions ... Transport Minister Simeon Brown (left) visited Woodend last year<br />
to discuss transport issues with AA <strong>Canterbury</strong> /West Coast district councillor Alan Turner<br />
and Waimakariri MP Matt Doocey.<br />
PHOTO: FILE<br />
included the Woodend Bypass in its GPS<br />
on Land Transport announced in August<br />
last year.<br />
Funding was also announced in<br />
December <strong>20</strong>22 for a$6million project,<br />
including cycleways linking Kaiapoi,<br />
Woodend and Pegasus, as part of Waka<br />
Kotahi’s Transport Choices Programme.<br />
But the programme was axed last<br />
December by the Nationalled<br />
Government.<br />
Mr Doocey said the proposed cycleways<br />
and an underpass at the Pegasus<br />
roundabout would be considered as part of<br />
the final bypass design.<br />
‘‘When you look at the Christchurch<br />
<strong>North</strong>ern Corridor, the (Christchurch to<br />
Kaiapoi) cycleway was an important part<br />
of it, so Ithink it would make sense to<br />
consider the cycleways and an underpass<br />
as part of the bypass design.’’<br />
WoodendSefton Community Board<br />
chairperson Shona Powell said she<br />
welcomed news about the bypass, but the<br />
safety improvements were needed now.<br />
‘‘It will take several years to build the<br />
bypass. It is just getting frustrating.’’<br />
Waimakariri Mayor Dan Gordon said he<br />
had been seeking clarity about the<br />
promised safety improvements without<br />
success.<br />
But he welcomed Mr Doocey’s<br />
comments that the cycleway and underpass<br />
would be considered as part of the<br />
final design.<br />
‘‘It makes total sense to construct this as<br />
part of the works and Iknow the<br />
community would be thrilled to have these<br />
included.<br />
‘‘This is an incredibly important project<br />
for our district and Iamdelighted by the<br />
depth of consideration the Government is<br />
giving to it.’’<br />
He would also like to see acycleway<br />
cliponadded to the State Highway 1<br />
bridge over the AshleyRakahuri River.<br />
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OPINION<br />
<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>June</strong> <strong>20</strong>, <strong>20</strong>24<br />
Mayor Marie Black<br />
Fundingroading and<br />
impacts in the future<br />
Ratepayers frequently contact councilto<br />
raise matters relating to roading.<br />
The strategic approach for elected<br />
members was to respond through the<br />
LongTerm Plan, and haveamuch<br />
stronger focus on improving the state of<br />
our roading network.<br />
Council proposed an ambitious<br />
roadingprogramme to deliver amuchneeded<br />
investment in roading.<br />
Last week we received the indicative<br />
allocation of funding from New Zealand<br />
TransportAgency (NZTA) for <strong>20</strong>24<strong>20</strong>27,<br />
and although this allocation sits<br />
favourablyagainst the <strong>20</strong>21<strong>20</strong>24<br />
formula, it barely covers inflation and<br />
has tighter definitions for the<br />
expenditure.<br />
It does not match the funding required<br />
to drive substantial improvements in our<br />
roading network.<br />
Also, we have recently heard from<br />
NZTA that they are proposingachange<br />
to the Emergency work investment<br />
policy which will impact on what, and<br />
when, we can apply for additional<br />
roading funding to supportworks<br />
required after an event.<br />
Natural events such as weather bombs<br />
already places significantfinancial<br />
pressure on the Hurunui District<br />
Council to meet the required service<br />
levels, and find any additional roading<br />
budget following an emergency.<br />
NZTA proposed changes will shift the<br />
qualification of funding from 1in10<br />
year, to 1in<strong>20</strong> year eventstatus, and to<br />
halve the uplift in emergencyfunding<br />
from <strong>20</strong> percent to 10%.<br />
This will inevitably shift the financial<br />
burden to ratepayers.<br />
CHECK IT OUT<br />
Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday<br />
Jun <strong>20</strong> Jun 21 Jun 22 Jun 23 Jun 24 Jun 25 Jun 26<br />
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We considerthis shiftisatodds with<br />
the frequency and severity of events, and<br />
places financial strain on our capacity to<br />
restore essentialinfrastructure and<br />
services.<br />
These changeswill be of interest to<br />
many of you, and no doubt you will be<br />
following the topic across all media<br />
platforms.<br />
We areadvocating to ensure we are<br />
best placed to meet your level of<br />
expectation with afunding resource that<br />
is supported not just through your rates,<br />
but through the allocated subsidy from<br />
NZTA.<br />
Our message to the governmentisthat<br />
the fundingsystem for roading is not<br />
achieving the outcomesthat the<br />
community wants,and that too much<br />
roading money is spentonregulatory<br />
conformance, not fixingroads.<br />
The meaningofMatariki<br />
The stars were used as signals.Ifthe<br />
stars were clear and bright it was a<br />
signal that afavourable and productive<br />
season lay ahead.<br />
Matariki is an important celebration<br />
of all that is good about life on earth, and<br />
to show respect on the land that we live.<br />
Connecting with the stars reminds us<br />
of ourwhakapapa and those who have<br />
passed to the heavens.<br />
While for some the celebration of<br />
Matariki is new, it is very closely aligned<br />
to the guidance of our forebears and the<br />
hope that the stars will in fact bringa<br />
favourable and productive season.<br />
Whatever this meanstoyou, Ihope you<br />
can look forward to the new season of<br />
promise.<br />
Kia kaha –bestrong.<br />
Rangiora Museum<br />
Donald Ellis, local resident and baker, will present Part 2of‘‘Trouble at t'Mill’’, at<br />
the Rangiora Museum on Thursday, <strong>June</strong> 27, at 7.30pm. If you came last year to<br />
Donald's interesting story of how the Ellis family, of Dunedin's sleeping bag and<br />
mattress fame, came to New Zealand in avery dramatic way, you will enjoy the<br />
sequel.<br />
Everyone is welcome. It is free, although donations from nonmembers of the<br />
RangioraEarly Records Society, would be appreciated. Supper will be served, along<br />
with the popular community chat. The Museum is open Wednesdays and Sundays,<br />
1.30pmto4pm.<br />
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR<br />
Ahuge thank you<br />
Dear Editor,<br />
Some <strong>20</strong> months ago Iwas diagnosed<br />
with adisease that seems to appear far<br />
too regularly these days. However, this<br />
letter is not all about me, but is about the<br />
excellent care Ihave received from,<br />
primarily, Pacific Radiology Southern<br />
Cross, Burwood Radiology plus the<br />
Respiratory, Urology, Radiation and<br />
Oncology units at at Christchurch<br />
Hospital.<br />
The doctors,nurses and staff have all<br />
been so professionalintheir approach<br />
and we have also had some fun along the<br />
way.<br />
The empathy and compassion they<br />
have displayedtoboth my family and<br />
myself has been absolutely top drawer.<br />
These people obviously go on shift with<br />
the mindset of having apositive impact<br />
on their patients care. They deserve<br />
every accolade that may be bestowed on<br />
them.<br />
We as afamily will never forget what<br />
they have done for us.<br />
Ahuge thank you to you all.<br />
Yours,<br />
Allan Jenkins,Woodend<br />
Hurunui drought<br />
Dear Editor,<br />
Ishare Hurunui Mayor, Marie Blacks<br />
disappointment with M.P. Stuart Smith's<br />
(i.e. government) responsetothe present<br />
RANGIORA OCEANWATCH<br />
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Gentle SWturning<br />
SE<br />
drought decimating not just the land but<br />
bank balances of those farming which<br />
will very likely continue well into next<br />
year or longer.<br />
Time for the Hurunui Irrigation<br />
Project to be completed huh? Both it<br />
and the Glenmark scheme were<br />
Treasury casualties of the mid 80s and<br />
onward and no “party” has<br />
acknowledged the massive contribution<br />
both have made, and are still making, to<br />
the economy, e.g. over $<strong>20</strong> minexcise<br />
tax per year from the paltry 1300 ha of<br />
vines surrounding Waipara which would<br />
be adrop in the “milk bucket” of the<br />
returns from the Amuri scheme!<br />
Lake Sumner is already a“pumped”<br />
hydro scheme in waiting (every time a<br />
NW spills over the Alps!) and thousands<br />
of years old technology awaits to be used<br />
to harness it for power AND irrigation.<br />
Iwas the local Fed Farmers Chairman<br />
during the 1970s prolonged drought and<br />
we at least had agovernment in tune<br />
with the land and people who were not<br />
slow in authorising free cartage, by rail<br />
from Otago for any feed to help which<br />
were unshipped and distributed at<br />
Waipara.<br />
‘‘A medium scale’’ adverse event gets<br />
$170,000 to Rural Trusts. In aword—<br />
pathetic —especially when measured<br />
alongside the losses that are happening<br />
here and now.<br />
Not even aministerial salary!<br />
Yours,<br />
John McCaskey, Waipara<br />
Petsofthe Year calendar<br />
By SHELLEY TOPP<br />
The SPCA is calling on dog and cat lovers<br />
to enter their animals in the<br />
organisation's Pets of the Year <strong>20</strong>25<br />
calendar competition fundraiser.<br />
This year New Zealand's largest<br />
animal charity has two calendar<br />
categories, cat and dog, says the SPCA’s<br />
chief executive Todd Westwood.<br />
‘‘This is achance to put your pet<br />
photography skills to use, and capture<br />
your furry friend's fabulous side. Or<br />
maybe you have agem already on your<br />
camera,’’ he says.<br />
‘‘While the top 12 fundraisers will be<br />
our monthly stars,any pet profile which<br />
raises over $150 will be guaranteed a<br />
spot inside the calendar.’’<br />
Every dollar raised as part of the Pets<br />
of the Year competition goes directly<br />
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‘‘As your pet's photo generates<br />
donations, sick, injured and vulnerable<br />
animals aroundNew Zealand will get<br />
the help they need because of it,’’ Todd<br />
says.<br />
To enter go to petsoftheyear.spca.nz.<br />
Joyful ... Belle Topp, soon to be an entrant<br />
in the SPCA’s <strong>20</strong>25 Calendar of the Year<br />
competition fundraiser.<br />
PHOTO: SHELLEY TOPP<br />
Choose afavourite photo of your cat or<br />
dog and create aprofile that captures<br />
their essence, then share their profile<br />
with family, friends and colleagues to<br />
help you fundraise. Entries close on<br />
Sunday, July 28, at 10pm.<br />
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Amberley 2:57am 2.1 9:06am 0.7 3:42am 2.1 9:53am 0.7 4:28am 2.2 10:41am 0.7 5:17am 2.2 11:30am 0.6 6:08am 2.2 12:07am 0.6 7:01am 2.3 12:55am 0.5 7:55am 2.3 1:45am 0.5<br />
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3:28pm 2.3 9:46pm 0.7 4:13pm 2.3 10:33pm 0.7 4:59pm 2.4 11:<strong>20</strong>pm 0.6 5:46pm 2.4<br />
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3:06am 2.1 9:15am 0.7 3:51am 2.1 10:02am 0.7 4:37am 2.2 10:50am 0.7 5:26am 2.2 11:39am 0.6 6:17am 2.2 12:16am 0.6 7:10am 2.3 1:04am 0.5 8:04am 2.3 1:54am 0.5<br />
Motunau 3:37pm 2.3 9:55pm 0.7 4:22pm 2.3 10:42pm 0.7 5:08pm 2.4 11:29pm 0.6 5:55pm 2.4<br />
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Gore Bay 3:39pm 2.3 9:57pm 0.7 4:24pm 2.3 10:44pm 0.7 5:10pm 2.4 11:31pm 0.6 5:57pm 2.4<br />
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Illegal hunting upsetting Hurunui farmers<br />
ByJOHN COSGROVE<br />
Hurunui farmers and the police are<br />
concerned about illegal hunting<br />
activities along the Conway and<br />
Charwell Rivers in the Hurunui<br />
district.<br />
Several Hurunui farmers worry<br />
someone may be injured as illegal<br />
spotlight hunters in vehicles<br />
callously shoot deer andsheep along<br />
the river banks.<br />
One farmer, who has been farming<br />
there over eight years and asked not to<br />
be named, says he is distressed by the<br />
numbers of dead deer and sheep he’s<br />
seen abandoned on the river beds and<br />
banks.<br />
‘‘There are lots of deer and pigs on<br />
the properties surrounding me and<br />
this attracts shooters.<br />
‘‘Some are on properties used for<br />
dedicated deer stalking businesses,<br />
but some hunters are continuing to<br />
drive up and down the river beds at<br />
night using spotlights and shooting<br />
anythingthat moves even though this<br />
is illegal.<br />
‘‘Recently Icame across three sheep<br />
carcasses, all shot and left there on<br />
the river beds. There were also a<br />
couple of deer carcasses nearby.’’<br />
He says the drivers come in from the<br />
bridges on State Highway 1and SH 70.<br />
It is illegal to carry acenterfire<br />
rifle along ariver bed unless going to<br />
DOC land, but there is no DOC land<br />
there, he says.<br />
It is alsoillegal to spotlight hunt in a<br />
river bed which is treated the same as<br />
Shot ... Adead sheep shot in the Conway River bed.<br />
PHOTO: SUPPLIED<br />
aroad in most cases.<br />
Farmers say they have sat in the<br />
many huts located on paddocks higher<br />
up from the river banks, and watched<br />
the spotlight shooters in action at<br />
night.<br />
‘‘It has been on going for yearsbut<br />
this was the first time we have found<br />
dead sheep.’’<br />
Another farmer discovered many<br />
dead sheep carcasses recently<br />
‘‘My sheep sometimes get through<br />
the fences and wander out on to the<br />
river beds. They are tagged and<br />
therefore private property and yet<br />
these shooters still shoot them.<br />
‘‘I know the river beds are full of<br />
deer and feral pigs, but why shoot my<br />
sheep?’’<br />
Aneighbour of his discovered the<br />
latest bunch of sheep shot.<br />
‘‘There were eight lying on several<br />
spots along the river bed, some had<br />
been gutted or dismembered. It was<br />
obvious they had been shot to order for<br />
their meat.’’<br />
He says it is not uncommon for<br />
farmers in the district to find they are<br />
short adozen or so sheep at times<br />
throughout the year.<br />
Atotal of 30 two tooths wererecently<br />
reported missing off anearby farm.<br />
He says hunters are quickly moving<br />
away from using spotlights as they can<br />
now legally purchase and use high<br />
powered thermal imaging units now.<br />
He says these poachers aresmart ,<br />
but he and others are becoming more<br />
proactive about catching them or<br />
reporting them on the police rural<br />
lookout app.<br />
Official sources say hunters need<br />
permission from the land owner to be<br />
there, and river beds are always an<br />
issue as many are managed by Land<br />
Information New Zealand.<br />
Toitū Te Whenua /LINZ head of<br />
Crown Property, Sonya Wikitera, says<br />
LINZ is not issuing permits for<br />
recreational hunting on riverbeds<br />
they manage on behalf of the Crown.<br />
‘‘It is illegal for the public to<br />
spotlight on any DOC, or LINZ land,<br />
and we ask that the public reportany<br />
suspicious spotlighting to the police<br />
immediately.’’<br />
Sergeant Rob Irvine, the Hurunui<br />
subarea supervisor, says police are<br />
awareofillegal hunting practices in<br />
Hurunui, including in the Cheviot<br />
area and it remains aproblem that<br />
police can and do respond to.<br />
Enquires are ongoing into these<br />
reports.<br />
‘‘Police are awareoffurther illegal<br />
hunting reports posted to social media<br />
platforms.<br />
‘‘We ask when posting on social<br />
media about this activity you also<br />
report it to Police with as much detail<br />
as possible, as soon as possible.’’<br />
Police are urging residents to keep<br />
an eye out for suspicious or unusual<br />
activity, and report any illegal or<br />
suspected illegal hunting, either to<br />
police on 111 if it is happening now,<br />
and through 105, or the rural lookout<br />
app if it’s after the fact. The app is<br />
available to download on the Apple<br />
App Store or Google Play store.
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Rural health recruitmentchallenges remain<br />
By DAVID HILL,<br />
Local Democracy Reporter<br />
Recruiting medical professions into<br />
rural areas remains achallenge, says a<br />
<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> mayor.<br />
Health Minister Dr Shane Reti says<br />
Health New Zealand has made good<br />
progress in recruiting staff, but<br />
Hurunui Mayor Marie Blacksays rural<br />
areas are missing out.<br />
Mrs Black says it is reassuring to<br />
know progress has been made in<br />
recruitment.<br />
However she says there is little<br />
evidence of it in ‘‘primary health<br />
provision in country areas’’.<br />
The Hurunui districthas been doing<br />
its bit to encourage health students to<br />
consider working in rural areas, she<br />
says.<br />
Third year Otago Medical School<br />
students have been visiting the district<br />
eachAugust for several years.<br />
The initiative has been running for 10<br />
years, with the students visiting<br />
medical centres, St John, District<br />
Nurses, police, the <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />
Rural Support Trust and alocal<br />
preschool.<br />
‘‘If we can grow our own people, that<br />
is the best solution,’’ Mrs Black said.<br />
Training more health professionals is<br />
apriority in Budget <strong>20</strong>24, with $22<br />
million set aside for doctor training.<br />
‘‘That will take us from an intake of<br />
589 this year to an intake of 614 from<br />
next year,’’ Dr Reti said.<br />
‘‘We are also progressing acost<br />
benefit analysis for aproposed third<br />
medical school through Waikato<br />
University, which will focus on primary<br />
and rural care.’’<br />
While overseastrained medical<br />
professionals make avaluable<br />
contribution, Dr Reti said training<br />
young New Zealanders was more<br />
sustainable in the long term.<br />
‘‘Health workforce shortages are a<br />
problem in every country around the<br />
world.<br />
‘‘That is why it is so important we<br />
invest in training doctors and other<br />
health professionals here in New<br />
Zealand.’’<br />
In the year to December <strong>20</strong>23,Health<br />
NZ recruited more than <strong>20</strong>0 fulltime<br />
equivalent senior doctors, 2500 nurses,<br />
nearly 100 midwives, and more than 230<br />
scientific and technical staff.<br />
There were still shortages in mental<br />
health, critical care and midwifery, Dr<br />
Reti said.<br />
Waimakariri Mayor Dan Gordon says<br />
he is pleased the Government is<br />
addressing workforce shortages.<br />
Anew medical centre is being<br />
planned in Rangiora to offer urgent and<br />
after hours medical care, but it would<br />
need more medical professionals, he<br />
says.<br />
‘‘I am pleased with the Government’s<br />
announcement that funding will be<br />
allocated to ensure we are training<br />
more doctors and health care<br />
professionals here in New Zealand.<br />
‘‘This will help to alleviate doctor<br />
shortages particularly in the regions<br />
and rural communities.’’<br />
The Kaikōura district faced similar<br />
challenges, and its over 65 population<br />
was expected to increase to onethird<br />
over the next 30 years.<br />
Takahanga Marae has hosted tertiary<br />
health students from around Aotearoa<br />
in recent years for athreeday Noho<br />
Marae visit.<br />
The initiative is apartnership<br />
between Te Tai oMarokura, aMaori<br />
health and social service provider in<br />
Kaikōura, and Hauora Taiwhenua /<br />
Rural Health Network’s careers<br />
programme.<br />
LDR is local body journalism cofunded<br />
by RNZ and NZ On Air.<br />
Libraries holdingMatariki poster comp<br />
Waimakariri libraries are holding a<br />
poster competition for primary and<br />
secondaryschool children to<br />
celebrate Matariki on Friday, <strong>June</strong><br />
28.<br />
Participants are asked to create a<br />
poster featuring their favourite<br />
whetu/star, the night sky, aportrait<br />
of aloved one, or something<br />
depicting what Matariki means to<br />
them.<br />
There arenolimits to the<br />
creativity of the entries.<br />
Atable has been set up in each of<br />
Waimakariri’s three public libraries<br />
in Oxford, Rangiora and Kaiapoi, for<br />
participants in the competition to<br />
create their posters with materials<br />
for the artwork provided.<br />
However, work done outside the<br />
libraries will also be accepted.<br />
Entries must be submitted at one of<br />
the libraries by 5pm on Friday, <strong>June</strong><br />
21.<br />
The posters will be displayed in<br />
the libraries for the duration of the<br />
competition and for ashort time<br />
after the winners have been<br />
announced.<br />
Two competition entries have<br />
already been installed in the<br />
children’s section of the Kaiapoi<br />
Library.<br />
The Waimakariri Library team<br />
leader, learning and heritage, Janina<br />
Good, who is based at the Kaiapoi<br />
Library, says she is excited to see<br />
what the children come up with.<br />
‘‘We always get beautiful art when<br />
we have competitions like this,’’ she<br />
says.<br />
‘‘It makes your heart sing.’’<br />
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Caring for plantings at Balmoral<br />
ByJOHN COSGROVE<br />
The HawardenWaikari Lions<br />
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<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>June</strong> <strong>20</strong>, <strong>20</strong>24<br />
Glenmark-Cheviot to hostthe grand final<br />
RUGBY<br />
Collated BY PETER WILLIAMS<br />
Itwill be abig day at the Omihi<br />
Domain on Saturday when<br />
GlenmarkCheviot host<br />
Prebbleton in the final of the<br />
Luisetti Seeds Combined<br />
competition.<br />
In very contrasting matches<br />
they were the teams to emerge<br />
victorious from two pulsating<br />
semifinals.<br />
Waihora led throughout its<br />
semifinal against Prebbleton at<br />
Tai Tapu, but at 2415 with only a<br />
few minutes remaining,<br />
Prebbleton scored aconverted<br />
try and aclutch penalty goal in<br />
injury time to take it through to<br />
the final with a2425 win.<br />
GlenmarkCheviot lookedto<br />
make no race of it as it piled on<br />
five first halftries, leading 357 at<br />
one stage.<br />
But Southbridge showed what<br />
atalented and determined side it<br />
was by storming back and closing<br />
to within just six points with four<br />
minutes of play on the clock, but<br />
fallingshort 4135.<br />
Two other <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />
teams secured some silverware<br />
for themselves in the lower<br />
divisions.<br />
Ashley’s victory overKaiapoi<br />
secured it the <strong>Canterbury</strong> Rugby<br />
Supporters Club Trophy, while<br />
Woodend’s decisive 243 victory<br />
over Saracens in the Plaque<br />
section won it the trophy.<br />
Given three weeks ago they<br />
were languishing at the bottom of<br />
the table without awin, it is<br />
particularly gratifying for the<br />
club to have finished this<br />
competition with two wins.<br />
With no other senior matches<br />
beingplayed this Saturday, it is<br />
hoped <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> rugby<br />
supporterswill head to Omihi for<br />
the Grand Final for the Luisetti<br />
Seeds Cup.<br />
GlenmarkCheviot vSouthbridge<br />
It took Glenmark Cheviot just<br />
two minutes to post the first try. It<br />
stormed immediately on to attack<br />
and from a5metre lineoutitwas<br />
veteran prop, Andrew Zuppicich,<br />
arguably playing the best rugby of<br />
his lengthy career, who barged<br />
over.<br />
Two minutes later,<br />
Southbridge retaliatedwith a<br />
converted try of its own, but from<br />
that point on GlenmarkCheviot<br />
took control, dominating the<br />
territorial battle and piling on a<br />
constant flow of points.<br />
Up front, Harry Allen and<br />
Zuppicich led the way. Flanker<br />
Richard Taylor turned in a‘‘manof<br />
thematch’’effort. Indeed, it<br />
was an impressive performance<br />
from the whole pack. and the<br />
backs did their bit too.<br />
Before the first quarter was<br />
over, the home team had scored<br />
four tries,two of them to fullback<br />
Harry Murray, playing his first<br />
game for five weeks.<br />
He twice exploited gaps on the<br />
blind side to go over untouched.<br />
Mike Keane, playing at firstfive,<br />
also found space on the blind and<br />
his perfectly weighted grubber<br />
kick was gatheredupbythe evervigilant<br />
flanker, James Kellow<br />
for another try in the righthand<br />
corner.<br />
By winningvirtually all the<br />
possession, GlenmarkCheviot<br />
had camped in Southbridge<br />
territory virtually all half,<br />
meaning whenever it was<br />
awarded apenalty kick it was<br />
likely to be inakickable position.<br />
While the freeflowing nature<br />
of the rest of the half was<br />
anythingbut the traditional<br />
finals footy,captain Andrew Hull<br />
did doff the cap to the ‘‘Finals<br />
Blueprint’’ by taking two shots at<br />
goal when they presented<br />
themselves.<br />
The multitalented goalkicking,<br />
hooker, Nick Hide<br />
obliged andwhen rangy lock, Ben<br />
Morriss capped afineindividual<br />
performance by scoring.<br />
GlenmarkCheviot shot out to a<br />
357lead andthe game seemed<br />
all but over as acontest.<br />
However, with halftime up on<br />
the clock acouple of<br />
indiscretions spoiled anear<br />
perfect half from the home team.<br />
Avery easy penalty opportunity<br />
was spurned andtwo phases<br />
later aloopy pass that wenthalf<br />
the width of the field was<br />
gathered by the Southbridge<br />
winger who showed aclean pair<br />
of heels andsprinted the length<br />
of the field, completely against<br />
the run of play, to score between<br />
the posts at the other end.<br />
Southbridge seemed to come<br />
out for the second half witha<br />
differentgame plan and amuch<br />
more attacking intent. Soon after<br />
the resumption it scored a<br />
converted try from aquick tap<br />
penalty andall of asudden it was<br />
‘‘game on’’.<br />
Two further penalties by Hyde<br />
kept Southbridge at arm’s length,<br />
but when the visitors scored a<br />
fifth try (all of which were<br />
converted) GlenmarkCheviot<br />
was left to defend just asix point<br />
buffer for the last four minutes.<br />
Some local supporters’<br />
Rampaging run ... GlenmarkCheviot winger, Jake Vincent fends off a<br />
Southbridge opponent, with team mate Nic Hyde in support.<br />
PHOTO: KATE JENSEN<br />
fingernails took ahammering but<br />
it survived and will be back to do<br />
it all again this Saturday.<br />
Glenmark 41 (Andrew Zuppicich,<br />
Harry Murray (2), James Kellow,<br />
Ben Morriss tries, Nick Hyde 2<br />
conversions, 4penalties) beat<br />
Southbridge 35.<br />
Ashley vKaiapoi<br />
Aclosely contested Division 2<br />
curtainraiser between Ashley<br />
and Kaiapoi, won by the home<br />
team 3026, set the scene<br />
perfectly for the senior match,<br />
being even throughout. Tight<br />
forwards, Sam Regan (Ashley)<br />
and Zac Andrews (Kaiapoi)<br />
traded early tries.<br />
If anything,Ashley had the best<br />
of the first half. It was helped in<br />
no small measure by Kaiapoi’s<br />
illdiscipline –they were down to<br />
13 players at one point. The best<br />
try of the half came when Luke<br />
Gold, showing his versatility by<br />
filling in at halfback, latched on<br />
to asimple 8to9move, delivered<br />
awelltimed pass to Anthony<br />
Tavendale who celebrated his<br />
50th appearance for Ashley by<br />
hitting the gap at speed and<br />
scoring on the right edge.<br />
This allowed Ashley to take a<br />
157 lead into the second half, but<br />
the game really sprung to life<br />
when Lance Taylor, playing at<br />
half back, caught the home side<br />
napping with aquick tap which<br />
created anumerical overlap for<br />
Jared Gilmore to score in the<br />
corner.<br />
Taylor’s excellent conversion<br />
and subsequent penalty gave<br />
Kaiapoi the lead for the first time<br />
in the match, and the game’s<br />
intensity lifted with Ashley<br />
launching aseries of attacks<br />
which went unrewarded because<br />
of Kaiapoi’s excellent defence.<br />
Eventually, though, Ashley did<br />
find away through when Gold<br />
attacked the line and displaying a<br />
slightof hand with aperfectly<br />
timed pass, feeding Matt Couch,<br />
who went over unchallenged.<br />
Ashley also got good value from<br />
their bench which was<br />
highlighted when Blake Walesby<br />
ran 30 metres before being<br />
tackled just short of the line. The<br />
subsequent pop pass fed to the<br />
evergreen Andre Barrett, filling<br />
in as reserve hooker, saw him<br />
score afairytale try that will get<br />
longer in running metres the<br />
more times it is told.<br />
Kaiapoi was rewarded late in<br />
the piece with aintercept try to<br />
Max Dunbar who relished every<br />
opportunity he had on attack.<br />
For the purist the battle of the<br />
two number 6’s was ahighlight of<br />
the game with both having ahuge<br />
work rate. Kaiapoi’s Gilmore was<br />
outstanding over the ball at ruck<br />
time while Nick Sim was<br />
industrious, and particularly<br />
stoic on defence for Ashley.<br />
Ashley 30 (Sam Regan, Matt<br />
Couch, Andre Barrett tries,<br />
Anthony Tavendale 1try, 1<br />
penalty, Cannan Elvines, 1<br />
penalty, 1conversion, Corbin<br />
Mechin 1conversion) beat<br />
Kaiapoi 22 (Zach Andrews, Jared<br />
Gilmore, Max Dunbar tries,<br />
Lance Taylor 1conversion, 2<br />
penalties).<br />
Hurunui vRakaia<br />
Rakaia scored inside the opening<br />
five minutes which set the tone<br />
for the rest of the first half.<br />
Mistakes in general play and<br />
poor defence gifted the visitors<br />
too many opportunities to strike<br />
as they added two more triesto<br />
their advantage before halftime.<br />
The second half saw Hurunui<br />
make some inroads with<br />
possession, and it struck back<br />
twice, through Digby Heard.<br />
Rakaia then extended its lead<br />
again, with winger Laisiasa<br />
Bogitini finding space on the<br />
edge and racing over to score.<br />
Hurunui finally found some<br />
hard earned attacking<br />
momentum after that, and<br />
swinging the ball from sideline to<br />
sideline saw it make some metres<br />
and eventually score again<br />
through Logan Topp. Jono<br />
Schwass closed the eventual<br />
deficit to 7, identifying a<br />
mismatch on the shortside, and<br />
linking with Gus Waghorn, to<br />
dive over in the corner. Manofthematch,<br />
Louie Bethell, carried<br />
hard in close quarters and<br />
brought ahard edge to the<br />
contest with his chop tackling,<br />
while Logan Topp’s physicality<br />
with ball in hand set the platform<br />
to go wide.<br />
Hurunui 29 (Isaac Francis, Digby<br />
Heard (2), Logan Topp, Jono<br />
Schwass tries Heard 2<br />
conversions) lost to Rakaia 36.<br />
Ohoka vOxford<br />
Oxford kept the ball close and<br />
treasured possession. Its reward<br />
was atry by fullback Jack Muir.<br />
Ohoka responded positively with<br />
agood try to Tom Taylor, after<br />
some good forward drives, but<br />
Oxford dominated the second<br />
quarter scoring three further<br />
tries —Muir completing ahattrick.<br />
This gave the visitors avery<br />
handy 247 halftime lead.<br />
After aspirited halftime<br />
speech from their coach, Ohoka<br />
responded with two converted<br />
tries, narrowing the gap to just<br />
three points.<br />
It looked like Ohoka might take<br />
the lead, but Oxford fought well,<br />
and in the 77th minute the<br />
irrepressible Dan Brooker<br />
scored his second try of the day to<br />
put Ohoka away.<br />
Kurt Johnstone, Zane<br />
Patterson, Ricky Allin, and<br />
George Wedlake all impressed<br />
for Ohoka while, as usual,<br />
Brooker had an outstanding<br />
game for Oxford while the Muir<br />
brothers, Harry and Jack both<br />
contributed significantly to<br />
Oxford's win.Ohoka 21 (Tom<br />
Taylor, Kurt Johnstone, Scott<br />
Allin tries, Allin 3conversions)<br />
lost to Oxford 31 (Jack Muir (3),<br />
Dan Brooker (2) tries, Seamus<br />
Smyth 3conv)<br />
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Hands on ... Swannanoa School students and their parents planted 567 seedlings at Brian<br />
and Rosemary Whytes <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> farm last month.<br />
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Seedlings planted<br />
Agroup of Year 5Swannanoa School<br />
students saw their year long native<br />
seedling project come to fruition when<br />
they planted their seedlings at Brian and<br />
Rosemary Whyte’s Swannanoa farm in<br />
<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> last month.<br />
The students have been raising native<br />
seedlings in agreenhouse at their<br />
school.<br />
The greenhouse and plants were<br />
provided by Waimakariri Irrigation<br />
Limited (WIL) as part of abiodiversity<br />
project which aims to enhance and<br />
improve ecological values throughout<br />
the 44 000hectare area covered by the<br />
irrigation scheme.<br />
WILs biodiversity project lead Dan<br />
Cameron says the students were excited<br />
to get involved with planting their<br />
seedlings, and it was positive to see<br />
parents join the planting day.<br />
‘‘We have been working together with<br />
the school for acouple of years now.<br />
‘‘The idea is for the students to grow<br />
their own seedlings and for them to<br />
decide which project they would like to<br />
contribute the plants to once they are<br />
mature enough to plant out.<br />
‘‘In this case, we had 160 plants from<br />
the school with the remaining 367 plants<br />
grown in agreenhouse on Brian and<br />
Rosemary’s property.’’<br />
Dan was also heartened to get positive<br />
feedback from another WIL shareholder<br />
who attended the planting day who<br />
indicated interest in holding asimilar<br />
planting day at their farm.<br />
‘‘The key to the success of this type of<br />
project is that farmers can see what<br />
their peers are doing and then put up<br />
their hand to get involved.<br />
‘‘The idea is for it to happen locally,<br />
and organically, as it is about farmers<br />
and the community working together<br />
with the irrigation cooperative to<br />
improve the environment for everyone.<br />
Other local schools involved in the<br />
biodiversity improvement project<br />
including, West Eyreton School and Cust<br />
Preschool, will be planting their native<br />
seedlings at reserves and along riparian<br />
margins near Oxford this month.<br />
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The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>June</strong> <strong>20</strong>, <strong>20</strong>24 21<br />
Disestablishment welcome<br />
Federated Farmers welcomes the<br />
Government announcement the He Waka<br />
Eke Noa partnership will be<br />
disestablished immediately.<br />
‘‘The previous Government were too<br />
focused on pricing farmers, driving blindly<br />
towards unachievable, political,<br />
unscientific methane reduction targets,’’<br />
Federated Farmers president Wayne<br />
Langford says.<br />
‘‘There was acomplete disregard for the<br />
significant and unjustifiable costs this<br />
would place on hardworking farming<br />
families and the wider New Zealand<br />
economy.’’<br />
Mr Langford says Federated Farmers<br />
would never accept aplan that would see<br />
<strong>20</strong> percent of sheep and beeffarms, and 5%<br />
of dairy farmers, priced out of existence.<br />
‘‘From day one Federated Farmers<br />
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‘‘As soon as it became clear He Waka<br />
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Federated Farmers’ bottom lines were<br />
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viable and costeffective tools would be<br />
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‘‘There is aclear acknowledgement that<br />
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22 The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>June</strong> <strong>20</strong>, <strong>20</strong>24<br />
Plantings protecting significant sites<br />
During the last seven years<br />
over 5000 native seedlings<br />
have been planted as part<br />
of Waimakariri Irrigations<br />
biodiversity project.<br />
The project was<br />
launchedin<strong>20</strong>18 after 297<br />
sites of ecological interest<br />
were identified across the<br />
irrigation schemes<br />
44,000hectare command<br />
area.<br />
Fourteen projects are<br />
under way with two<br />
projects at the Cust River,<br />
three projects at Burgess<br />
Stream and one project<br />
each at the Old Eyre and<br />
Hunters streams.<br />
WIL biodiversity project<br />
lead Dan Cameron says the<br />
initiative aims to protect<br />
existing areas of ecological<br />
significance while also<br />
identifying sites for<br />
restoration that can<br />
improve biodiversity<br />
across the entire<br />
catchment.<br />
‘‘It’s not about doing<br />
projects here and there.<br />
We focus on areas of<br />
significance and look at<br />
sites that are connected to<br />
shareholder land and the<br />
wider catchment.’’<br />
The concept of<br />
connectivity is key to Dan’s<br />
work, and he believes this<br />
will drive the success of the<br />
project over the long term.<br />
‘‘Connectivity is akey<br />
Ecological sites ... WIL biodiversity project lead Dan Cameronwith WIL CEO Brent Walton at<br />
abiodiversity project site on the Burgess Stream in Swannanoa.<br />
PHOTO: SUPPLIED<br />
principle of biodiversity,<br />
and we can’t work on<br />
habitat creation and<br />
restoration in isolation.<br />
‘‘We need to consider<br />
connections between each<br />
site to eventually create an<br />
ecological corridor that<br />
provides pathways for<br />
nativefauna to follow.<br />
‘‘This is alongterm<br />
projectover 30 to 40 years<br />
that extends beyond the<br />
irrigation scheme.’’<br />
We havealready<br />
included local schools in<br />
this project and over time<br />
will broaden the scope to<br />
other organisations and the<br />
wider community.<br />
WIL CEO Brent Walton<br />
says the map of key sites<br />
producing during the <strong>20</strong>18<br />
biodiversity survey has<br />
proved to be auseful tool<br />
for engaging with<br />
shareholders.<br />
‘‘Having this map of all<br />
the sites has given our<br />
farmers avisual idea of<br />
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‘‘If we work our way up<br />
from the mouth of the<br />
Waimakariri River there<br />
are areas where we have<br />
connections, and if we can<br />
fill in those areas, we can<br />
create agood pathway.’’<br />
The project has used<br />
technology such as drones<br />
to efficiently gather data<br />
from each restoration site<br />
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which then can be shared<br />
via mapping software. Dan<br />
says technology is also<br />
helpful for practical<br />
aspects such as planting<br />
near farm infrastructure.<br />
‘‘We use the drone<br />
together with mapping<br />
software which provides<br />
data and metrics to track<br />
our progress.<br />
‘‘It is very efficient, and<br />
we use it to measure<br />
everything including<br />
practical issues such as<br />
which native plants will fit<br />
under pivots.’’<br />
While improving and<br />
protecting biodiversity is a<br />
regulatory requirement for<br />
WIL, Brent and the cooperative<br />
view ecological<br />
restoration as part of their<br />
commitment to the broader<br />
community.<br />
‘‘Primarily, it’sthe right<br />
thing to do.<br />
‘‘When you look at it from<br />
acatchment approach<br />
what we do here on our<br />
farms impacts anonWIL<br />
shareholder and the<br />
community downstream.<br />
‘‘We want to improve<br />
what we already have here<br />
in terms of biodiversity,<br />
and then work together<br />
with other organisations<br />
and the community to<br />
create those longterm<br />
connections from the sea to<br />
the mountains.’’<br />
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Come along toour late nights at Rangiora Library<br />
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KaiapoiLights<br />
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If youliveorworkinthe Loburn area,you’re<br />
invitedtojoinyourcommunity forthe opening<br />
of theLoburnCommunity EmergencyHub.<br />
Chat with locals andhelpput together a<br />
bespokeplanfor Loburn.Experiencethe<br />
“shaky house” andgrabafree sausage<br />
offthe BBQ!<br />
All lids and<br />
tops belong<br />
in the bin.<br />
Even if it’s a<br />
plastic type 1, 2<br />
or 5, please don’t<br />
put them in the<br />
recycling bin.<br />
rethinkrubbish.co.nz<br />
Matariki at theKaiapoi Food Forest<br />
Celebrate Matariki atthe Kaiapoi Food Forest<br />
and enjoy live music, market stalls, ahangi and<br />
several performances.<br />
Friday 28 <strong>June</strong> |11am–3pm<br />
32 Cass Street<br />
Free event but hangi tickets are $15.<br />
Let’s Talk about our Beaches —<br />
Consultation Extension<br />
We’veextendedthe consultation period forthe<br />
<strong>North</strong>ern PegasusBay BylawtoSunday23<strong>June</strong><strong>20</strong>24.<br />
Based onyour feedback we have proposed some<br />
changes tothe <strong>North</strong>ern Pegasus Bay Bylaw.<br />
The <strong>North</strong>ern Pegasus Bay Bylaw has been in<br />
place since <strong>20</strong>10 to explain what activities are<br />
permitted onour beaches and what activities are<br />
prohibited. There are also rules and guidelines<br />
around some of these activities and how they<br />
need to be carried out.<br />
To see the proposed changes and to have your say,<br />
go to waimakariri.govt.nz/ourbeaches<br />
NEED FUNDING<br />
FORA<br />
COMMUNITY<br />
PROJECT?<br />
Your Community Boardcan support<br />
your projectwithgrant funding.<br />
Applicationforms andgrant criteria are<br />
availableonlineorfromany Council Service<br />
Centre.For more informationabout funding<br />
visitthe Council website.<br />
Find outmoreat<br />
waimakariri.govt.nz/communitygrants<br />
RUATANIWHA<br />
KAIAPOI CIVIC CENTRE<br />
176 WILLIAMS STREET<br />
KAIPOI<br />
06/06 -11/07 HARIKOA EXHIBITION
CLASSIFIED<br />
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27<br />
Public Notices<br />
Upcoming Council<br />
meetings<br />
Unless otherwisestated, the<br />
followingmeetingswillbeheldin<br />
July <strong>20</strong>24 in theCouncil Chamber,<br />
215HighStreet, Rangiora.<br />
WaimakaririWater Zone Committee<br />
Monday 1July at4pm.<br />
Council<br />
Tuesday 2July at 9.30am at the<br />
Ruataniwha Kaiapoi Civic Centre<br />
176 Williams Street, Kaiapoi.<br />
Oxford-Ohoka CommunityBoard<br />
Wednesday 3July at7pm at the<br />
Oxford Town Hall, Main Street, Oxford.<br />
(The Public Forum section of the<br />
agenda will occur from 7pm to 7.15pm.)<br />
Woodend-Sefton CommunityBoard<br />
Monday 8July at5:30pm atthe<br />
Woodend Community Centre<br />
School Road, Woodend.<br />
Rangiora-AshleyCommunity Board<br />
Wednesday 10 July at 7pm.<br />
Kaiapoi-TuahiwiCommunity Board<br />
Monday 15 July at 4pm atthe<br />
Ruataniwha Kaiapoi Civic Centre<br />
176 Williams Street, Kaiapoi.<br />
Utilitiesand RoadingCommittee<br />
Tuesday 16July at9am.<br />
District Planning andRegulation<br />
Committee<br />
Tuesday 16July at1pm.<br />
<strong>North</strong>ern PegasusBay BylawHearing<br />
Wednesday 17 July at 2pm.<br />
Communityand Recreation Committee<br />
Tuesday 23 July at 3.30pm.<br />
Agendaswillbeavailable twoworking<br />
days before themeeting. Agendas,<br />
Minutes, andaudio recordings of<br />
meetings canbefound on theCouncil's<br />
website: waimakariri.govt.nz<br />
Sarah Nichols<br />
Governance Manager<br />
Have you signed up for<br />
the Waimakariri District<br />
Council <strong>News</strong>letter?<br />
To join visit:<br />
waimakariri.govt.nz/subscribe<br />
DOG REGISTRATION FEES <strong>20</strong>24/<strong>20</strong>25<br />
Dog registration fees are now due and may be paid online at waimakariri.<br />
govt.nz or at your local Council Service Centre.<br />
Dog Registration Fees<br />
Owner/Administration Fee<br />
(Including National DogData<br />
Base Levy)<br />
Fee if paid on or<br />
Before 31 July <strong>20</strong>24<br />
PLUS FEE FOR EACH DOG<br />
Fee if paid on or<br />
After 1August <strong>20</strong>24<br />
$45.00 $67.50<br />
Working Dog (1) $13.00 $19.50<br />
PetDog (2)<br />
Entire,not neutered<br />
$50.00 $75.00<br />
Spayed/Neutered Dog (3) $27.00 $40.50<br />
Dangerous Dog Total Fee (4) $108.00 $162.00<br />
Replacement tag $5.50 $5.50<br />
Disability Assist Dog (5)<br />
No fee<br />
(1) Working Dog –isadog classified under Section 2ofthe Dog Control<br />
Act 1996.<br />
(2) PetDog –are dogsnot included in the specific categories of Neutered/<br />
Spayed Dogs, Working Dogs or Disability Assist Dogs.<br />
(3) Spayed/Neutered Dog –For dogsneutered or spayed before 1August<br />
in the current registration year. Evidence in the form of veterinary<br />
certificate, or adeclaration from the owner to the effect that the dog<br />
is spayed or neutered, will be required where the fact is not already<br />
recorded on the Council’s dog register.<br />
(4) Dangerous Dog –isany dog classified by the Authority in terms of<br />
Section 31 of the Dog Control Act 1996.<br />
(5) Disability Assist Dog –isadog certified by one of the organisations<br />
listed in Schedule 5ofthe Dog Control Act 1996 as trained or being<br />
trained to assist aperson with adisability.<br />
Other Dog Control Fees<br />
Permit to keep 3ormore dogs inurban areas initial<br />
application fee<br />
Impounding Fees:<br />
•First Offence<br />
•Second and Subsequent Offence<br />
•Daily Sustenance Fee (per day)<br />
Fee for<br />
<strong>20</strong>24/<strong>20</strong>25<br />
$167.00<br />
$53.50<br />
$160.00<br />
$16.00<br />
Microchipping $21.50<br />
Callout fee (including after hours) $75.00<br />
ANNUAL DOGREGISTRATIONFEES <strong>20</strong>24/<strong>20</strong>25<br />
The Hurunui District Councilhas fixed thefollowing dogregistrationfees<br />
for the period 1July <strong>20</strong>24 to 30 <strong>June</strong> <strong>20</strong>25. All fees are GST inclusive.<br />
REGISTRATION FEES<br />
Standard domestic dog: $47.00<br />
Responsible dog owner category: $33.00<br />
Workingdog: $33.00<br />
Workingexemptdog (exemptfrommicrochipping): $33.00<br />
Disability assist dog:<br />
No charge<br />
Probationary dogowner -Working/working exempt dog: $33.00<br />
Probationary dogowner -Domesticdog: $47.00<br />
Dangerous dog: $70.50<br />
If registration is not completed by 1August<strong>20</strong>24, a50% penaltyfee will<br />
be applied to the registrationfee after that date.<br />
Dogs are not considered registered until full fees, as applicable, have<br />
been paid.<br />
Registration forms will be forwarded out to known dog ownersin<strong>June</strong>.<br />
Please remember to update us with changes to your contactdetails and<br />
dog records.<br />
To findonlineinformation,visit www.hurunui.govt.nz andclickthe DOGS<br />
tab at the topofthe page, or visit your nearest Council service centre.<br />
Educational<br />
TUITION available. Primary<br />
and secondary (Math,<br />
English, Science) up to<br />
NCEA level 3. Each<br />
student on an individually<br />
tailored programme. Kip<br />
McGrath Rangiora has<br />
been serving the local community<br />
for 30 +years. Give<br />
us acall (03) 313 3638 or<br />
book your free assessment<br />
online https://www.<br />
kipmcgrath.co.nz/rangiora.<br />
Poultry<br />
BROWN SHAVER LAYERS<br />
POL,18-weeks-old, ready<br />
mid-July, pickup Clarkville;<br />
$35 order now. — Ph.<br />
027-433-77<strong>20</strong>.<br />
Gardening<br />
A+ GARDEN hedges cut<br />
to perfection. Tree &arbor<br />
work. For aquote, phone<br />
021 111 4322.<br />
Firewood<br />
2686880<br />
SPLIT Old Man Pine 3.7m<br />
@ $300, Split Hardwood<br />
Mix 3.7m @$400. Mobile<br />
021 993 497.<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 atrailer. Ph Steve 027<br />
62<strong>20</strong> 011<br />
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT<br />
ACT1991<br />
WAIMAKARIRI DISTRICTPLAN<br />
Public Notification of<br />
Application forResource<br />
Consents<br />
The full application can be viewedonline at www.<br />
waimakariri.govt.nz and may also be examined<br />
during office hours at the Rangiora Service Centre,<br />
215 High Street, Rangiora.<br />
Submissions can be made bynotice in writing on<br />
the Council's Notice of Submission toResource<br />
Consent Form or to the like effect, and will be<br />
receivedatany Waimakariri District Council Office<br />
until 5.00pm on Friday 19 July,<strong>20</strong>24.<br />
Your submission may also be sent via email to<br />
RCsubmissions@wmk.govt.nz A Copy of any<br />
submissionmust also be sent to the applicant.<br />
Location:<br />
107 Bradleys Road OHOKA<br />
Proposal:<br />
To construct and establish adwelling on asite less<br />
than 4ha inarea which breaches the <strong>20</strong>-metre<br />
road boundary and internal boundary setbacks<br />
in the Rural Zone including the cancellation ofa<br />
covenant under s240(5) of the RMA.<br />
Applicant: John Raymond Latham<br />
Applicant'saddress for service:<br />
JRLatham<br />
C/- Scope Resource ManagementLimited<br />
57 Camwell Park<br />
RD 1<br />
KAIAPOI 7691<br />
The closing date for submissions is 5pm on<br />
Friday, 19July <strong>20</strong>24. Your submission may also<br />
be sent via email to: RCsubmissions@wmk.govt.nz<br />
For any queries regarding this resource consent<br />
application, please contact Nirosha Seelaratne at<br />
the WaimakaririDistrict Council on 0800 965 468.<br />
WendyHarris<br />
Planning Manager<br />
KAIAPOI<br />
CHRISTADELPHIANS<br />
“The Key ofknowledge (Luke 11:52)<br />
BIBLE PROPHECY AND THE<br />
BIRTH OFISRAEL<br />
Throughout history, Israel, the people, have been<br />
a focus in World events. They have been treated<br />
inhumanely in Pogroms(Russian-devastation,orriot),<br />
mob attack against the persons and property of a<br />
religious, racial or national minority, banishment and<br />
forced conversion. But still,after centuries of attempted<br />
genocide, they remain a vital people who have<br />
contributed to mankind, in all the arts,music, science<br />
and medicine. Israel, the land, although renamed by<br />
Emperor Hadrian as Palaestina, orPalestinian Syria,<br />
so that Israel would be ‘lost’ to the World, has been<br />
brought back from ignominy. What isthe explanation<br />
for this amazing event? The Bible is the only place<br />
that prophetically reveals the movements of Israel, the<br />
people and the land.<br />
Sunday, 23 rd <strong>June</strong>, 7.00pm<br />
Blue Skies Convention Centre,<br />
Williams Street, Kaiapoi,<br />
All welcome<br />
Forinformation phone03352 5453<br />
website-Biblechannel<br />
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Free local pick up/drop.Orvisit: 59 CentennialAve,Alexandra.<br />
photos@cdimaging.co.nz |034486237<br />
2686958<br />
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CLASSIFIEDS &TRUSTED TRADES<br />
<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>June</strong> <strong>20</strong>, <strong>20</strong>24<br />
Out of Zone Enrolments<br />
Commencing Term 3<strong>20</strong>24<br />
Fernside School<br />
Fernside School haslimited places<br />
available forcommencementinTerm3<br />
as follows:<br />
1xYear 2, 1xYear 5, 1xYear 7.<br />
Formoreinformation or foracopy of the<br />
application form,pleaseemail<br />
fernsideschool@fernside.school.nz.<br />
Applications close at11:59 pm on<br />
Wednesday, July 3. Aballot, if required,<br />
will be held on Friday,July5.<br />
DEB’S Private Transport.<br />
Appointments, outings,<br />
shopping, airport transfer.<br />
Phone 021 289 9256. Email<br />
dtooby.nz@gmail.com<br />
Situations Vacant<br />
We are looking for Team Members<br />
For our Bathroom, Power Tools,<br />
Heating and BBQ departments<br />
McAlpines Mitre 10 MEGA are seeking<br />
applications from outgoing, friendly and<br />
enthusiastic people to join our successful.<br />
Work local<br />
Public Notices<br />
2686605<br />
RANGIORA BOWLING<br />
Club, Annual General<br />
Meeting, Saturday 6th July<br />
<strong>20</strong>24, at 2pm. the clubrooms,<br />
Good Street, all<br />
welcome.<br />
To be successful you will be:<br />
• Customer focused<br />
• Enjoy working inside and outside<br />
• Physically fit and strong<br />
• Able to climb ladders and use lifting<br />
equipment<br />
• Enjoy working aspart ofateam<br />
• Able tothink proactively<br />
• Able to work hard and smart<br />
• Familiar ineither DIY orCustomer<br />
Service or quick to learn<br />
• Weekend work will be required<br />
McAlpines have an active drug &alcohol<br />
policy in place, apre-employment drug test<br />
and medical will be required.<br />
Applicants must be aNew Zealand resident<br />
or hold avalid New Zealand visa.<br />
Please send your application and CVto:<br />
Retail Team Member<br />
McAlpines Mitre 10 MEGA<br />
Private Bag 1003<br />
Rangiora 7440<br />
or email: applications@mcalpines.co.nz<br />
2681596<br />
Situations Vacant<br />
Eyre Community<br />
Environmental<br />
Safety Society<br />
(ECESS)<br />
AGMwillbeheld<br />
Thursday 25 th July<br />
at 7:00pm<br />
West EyretonHall<br />
All members and interested<br />
residentswelcome.<br />
Cars Wanted<br />
CARS, vans, 4WD’s<br />
wanted for dismantling or<br />
repair. Please phone 027<br />
258 8366.<br />
Trade&Services<br />
ABEL &Prestige Chimney<br />
Cleaning. Nth Cant owned<br />
& operated. Covering all<br />
areas from Waimak to Hanmer.<br />
Professional, guaranteed,<br />
service. Firebox<br />
repairs, carry most parts. Ph<br />
0800 661 244.<br />
ARBORIST qualified.<br />
Copper Beech Tree<br />
Services. Tree removal,<br />
pruning, height reduction,<br />
hedge trimming, shaping,<br />
tree planting, firewood.<br />
Free quotes. Contact Angus<br />
Edwards 027 259 6741<br />
copperbeechtreeservices@gmail.com<br />
ATTIC LADDERS and<br />
roof storage Free noobligation<br />
quotes. Integrated<br />
Trade Services<br />
021 351 900<br />
BRIAN’S Tree Services.<br />
Tree felling, topping,<br />
shaping, firewood cut, rubbish<br />
removed, stump grinding,<br />
branch chipping.<br />
Affordable rates. Phone 03<br />
327 5505 or 021 124 4894.<br />
CHIMNEY SWEEPS.<br />
Time to service your fire.<br />
Accumulation of soot seriously<br />
affects performance.<br />
Latest rotary brush technology.<br />
Free moisture check<br />
on wood. Safety inspection.<br />
All work insured and guaranteed.<br />
From $80 single<br />
story. 0800 SWEEPME or<br />
www.sweepnz.co.nz.<br />
CLEANING Residential<br />
homes, $40ph, 25 years<br />
experience, reliable,<br />
honest, trustworthy, i am<br />
very thorough, excellent<br />
references. Phone/txt<br />
Alaina 02<strong>20</strong> 649 334.<br />
DRESSMAKING Bev’s<br />
Sew Good Services. For all<br />
your alterations, repairs,<br />
dressmaking, curtains.<br />
Phone 327 5535.<br />
GUTTER CLEAN, professional<br />
and affordable<br />
prices. House wash, roofs,<br />
driveways, pathways from<br />
$150. Phone 022 469 0767.<br />
HAP’S FARM and<br />
gardening service, sheep<br />
shearing, crutching,<br />
drenching etc, fencing<br />
repairs, gardening, pruning,<br />
small tree trimming etc.<br />
Phone 021 267 4025.<br />
HIGH SPEC PAINTERS.<br />
Quality local professionals.<br />
Ph: 027 846 5035. E:<br />
corban@highspecpainters.co.nz<br />
MOSS<br />
SPRAYING<br />
<strong>20</strong>yrs local<br />
experience.<br />
allroofs.co.nz<br />
027 416 0530<br />
2575446<br />
FOR ALLYOUR<br />
★Garden Clean-ups<br />
★Pruning<br />
★Lawn Mowing<br />
★Garden Maintenance<br />
Call us todayfor aFREE quote<br />
PH 0800 4546 546<br />
(0800 4JIMJIM)<br />
PAINT & wallpaper<br />
services. Wayne Bryant,<br />
exterior, interior. Qualified<br />
tradesman. Free quotes. Ph<br />
313 5337 or 027 654 4568.<br />
PAINTER & Decorator.<br />
25 + years experience.<br />
Interior /exterior, roofs &<br />
waterblasting. For a free<br />
quote, please ph Steve 03<br />
314 46<strong>20</strong> or 027 477 1930.<br />
POWER TOOLS repairs,<br />
parts &sales for over 40<br />
years. All main brands serviced.<br />
Grossman Trade<br />
Tools, 23 Watts Road,<br />
Christchurch. Ph 389 9230.<br />
PLASTERER, interior,<br />
free quotes, matching &<br />
patching, no job too small.<br />
Phone 0221 898 294.<br />
a<br />
No job<br />
too<br />
small<br />
Plastering<br />
GibStopping<br />
Skim Coating<br />
Patching<br />
Free Quotes<br />
027 345 0561<br />
45<br />
yrs<br />
exp<br />
ANTHONY SYMONDS<br />
Plastering &Painting<br />
Services<br />
Locals with 30 years<br />
experience<br />
Allworkmanship<br />
Guaranteed.<br />
Phone021 344 023<br />
SUPERVISORWANTED<br />
<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />
We arelookingfor awellorganisedpersontomanage thedistributionof<br />
advertising material &local newspapersintohouseholdletterboxes.<br />
This isapart-time contract position where you can co-ordinate most<br />
of your work from home, allowing the opportunity to continue or apply<br />
for work in other fields. The position may include managing ateam of<br />
deliverers.<br />
This role couldsuitanathomeparent,retiree or someonereturning to the<br />
workforce.<br />
Youwill need asuitable vehicle, mobile phone, computer with internet<br />
access and be able to provideshort-term undercoverstorage.<br />
For further information please contact Mark<br />
Mark.kelly@mainlanddistribution.co.nz<br />
2502479<br />
Trade &Services<br />
2684666<br />
RUST REPAIRS, minor<br />
& major, paint & panel<br />
work & restorations of<br />
trucks, RVs, horse floats,<br />
I-car certified. Please<br />
phone 027 727 0481.<br />
TruckRestore NZ<br />
STONE MASON, brick<br />
and block layer. Schist,<br />
River Stone, Volcanic<br />
Rock, Oamaru Stone and<br />
paving. All EQC repairs.<br />
Please phone 027 601 3145<br />
or visit www.featureworks.co.nz<br />
236<strong>20</strong>02<br />
027 216 0000<br />
CASH PAID FOR SCRAP<br />
•Car Bodies •Scrap Steel•Specialists in Farm<br />
Machinery •All non Ferrous<br />
Streamline Spouting<br />
Continuous spoutingg<br />
Supply and Install of Seamless Gutters<br />
10 year noleaks guarantee<br />
• Continuousspoutingmadeonsite, largecolour<br />
range available<br />
• High gradeand thickermaterialused<br />
• Repair or replaceany type of gutter<br />
• Undertakeall insurance work<br />
• Independently ownedand operated<br />
• Competitivepricing<br />
Servicing <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> Districts<br />
Call Marvin 027 371 4179<br />
spouting2u@gmail.com<br />
CAP 65<br />
CAP 40<br />
CAP <strong>20</strong><br />
Shingle<br />
SHINGLE SUPPLIES<br />
Quarry Prices<br />
DRAINAGE CHIP<br />
from $40 per cube<br />
Scrap Metal<br />
SEPTIC TANK<br />
CLEANING<br />
Bill’sLiquid<br />
Waste<br />
You dump it...<br />
Blair pumps it...<br />
Blair Tavendale<br />
Ph 03 314 9371<br />
0275 379-694<br />
CRAIGS Trees<br />
(03) 327-4190<br />
TREE REMOVALS<br />
THINNING &PRUNING<br />
STUMPGRINDING<br />
FELLING &TOPPING<br />
FULLY INSURED<br />
QUALIFIEDARBORIST<br />
Free Quotes<br />
027 2299 454<br />
craigstrees@xtra.co.nz<br />
MAINLAND<br />
METALS LTD<br />
Ph (03) 338 7000<br />
Mike 0274 818 544 •Robbie0274818 027<br />
Locally owned and operated<br />
from $23 per cube<br />
from $25 per cube<br />
from $30 per cube<br />
all +gst<br />
Plus all excavation and truck hire<br />
house excavations, driveways, subdivisions<br />
CONTRACTING<br />
Ph: KEN 027 <strong>20</strong>1 3302<br />
Email: stress@xtra.co.nz<br />
TrustedTrades&<br />
ProfessionalServices<br />
To book your spaceinthisguide,phone Amanda Keys 313 2840 or email amanda.keys@ncnews.co.nz<br />
1902273<br />
2225862<br />
<strong>20</strong>09594<br />
2434390<br />
2667246<br />
Turf Aeration<br />
Lawns·Sportsfields·Parks·Golfcourses<br />
SOLIDTYNEAERATING+CORING+VERTICUTTING<br />
Greatresultsinimprovingturfhealthusingless<br />
fertilizerandwater!Allowsbetterdrainage,plusair<br />
andmoisturetoreachtherootzone.Self-propelled<br />
andtractormountedmachinesavailable.<br />
Booknowtogetthisworkdonethroughwinter/spring,and<br />
seetheresultsthroughnextsummer.<br />
PhoneRogeron0274 324352<br />
Starlink /TV /Security<br />
• Starlink aerial mounng • Wi-Fi extensions<br />
• TV wall mounng • Home audio installaon<br />
• Alarm installaon<br />
• Security camerainstallaon<br />
✓<br />
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✓<br />
Mark Hubball 027 4725314<br />
www.tvsoluons.co.nz<br />
Tile/Grout Cleaning<br />
Dirty Tiles &Grout?<br />
Tile &Grout Cleaning<br />
Mouldy Silicone Replacement<br />
Tiled Shower Makeovers<br />
Old Grout Re-Colouring<br />
For ALL your Tile &Grout issues<br />
call 0800 882 772 for a FREE quote.<br />
www.theprogroup.co.nz/dpc9385.<br />
2596721<br />
WINDOW TINTING<br />
tintawindow<br />
advanced film solutions<br />
99% uv block<br />
fade protection<br />
heat control<br />
reduce glare<br />
25 Years Experience<br />
privacy films<br />
frosting designs<br />
non-darkening films<br />
Workmanship Guaranteed<br />
Lifetime Warranties on Most Films<br />
UV<br />
block<br />
Free Quotes <strong>Canterbury</strong> and Districts<br />
03 365 3653 0800 368 468<br />
Windows & Doors<br />
WINDOW MARKET PLACE<br />
• New & Used<br />
• Timber & Aluminium<br />
• Windows & Doors<br />
8am-5pm Weekdays<br />
8am-2pm Saturday<br />
215 Waltham Rd, Sydenham<br />
Ph (03) 379 6159 info@windowmarket.co.nz<br />
Fax (03) 962 1012 www.windowmarket.co.nz<br />
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Trusted Trades & Professional Services<br />
To book your spaceinthis guide,phone Amanda Keys 3132840 or email amanda.keys@ncnews.co.nz<br />
Accountant<br />
Air Conditioning<br />
Appliance Repairs<br />
Butchery<br />
TAX RETURNS<br />
Tax&AccountingConsultants<br />
Taxreturns,GST returns, rental returns&payday filing<br />
10/65 PERCIVAL STREET,RANGIORA<br />
03 314 9480<br />
NEW<br />
CLIENT<br />
DISCOUNT<br />
10%<br />
2647405<br />
Servicing <strong>North</strong><strong>Canterbury</strong>and Kaikoura<br />
03 313 0531 /03319 7559<br />
(<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>) (Kaikoura)<br />
www.northcanterburyenergy.co.nz<br />
HEAT PUMPS<br />
AIRCONDITIONING<br />
VENTILATION<br />
SERVICE&REPAIRS<br />
INSTALLATION<br />
Call us<br />
for a<br />
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Samsungand more....<br />
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NORTHCANTERBURYAPPLIANCE SERVICES<br />
Rangiora: 03 31344<strong>20</strong> Kaiapoi: 03 3273810<br />
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Oxford Butchery<br />
Shane Frahm<br />
We cankill&processyour stock<br />
FourGenerations of Frahms<br />
since1957<br />
Ph 312 4<strong>20</strong>5<br />
Oxford<br />
Number one<br />
old-fashioned bacon<br />
&ham curing.<br />
A/H 021 269 1817<br />
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Cattle Problems<br />
Chiropractic Services<br />
Construction &Concrete<br />
DENTURE CLINIC<br />
• Live Humane Capture<br />
• Trucking<br />
• Tagging<br />
• Testing<br />
• Sale of unruly, difficult, pesky<br />
cattle<br />
Profit share 50-50<br />
Craig Flintoft 03 312 9432<br />
craigflintoft@gmail.com<br />
2459888<br />
Dr Carissa McGregor<br />
ACCRegistered Dr Chiropractic<br />
Monday &Thursday<br />
Injury, accidents and maintenance<br />
Judy McArthur<br />
MctimoneyChiropractic, AppliedKinesiology<br />
andCraniosacral|Fridays<br />
Phone03313 0350<br />
Select Health<br />
51 Ashley Street,Rangiora<br />
2564272v2<br />
All Construction & Concrete Work<br />
•Driveways, patios &paths<br />
•Bridges and Culverts<br />
•Floors, foundations<br />
•Sheds and buildings<br />
•Dairy Sheds, Herd homes<br />
•Silage pits, effluent ponds<br />
•Excavation and cartage<br />
•Precast concrete<br />
•Insulated panels<br />
Daryl Power<br />
027 230 9401<br />
concretepower@scorch.co.nz<br />
www.concretepower.co.nz<br />
2273277<br />
RANGIORA<br />
DENTURE CLINIC<br />
Garry WMechen<br />
Registered Clinical Dental Techncian<br />
Phone (03) 313-9192<br />
Gardening Services<br />
Firewood<br />
Processing<br />
Garden<br />
Maintenance<br />
Hedge Trimming<br />
Tree Services<br />
Lawn Mowing<br />
2269236<br />
Engineering<br />
For your Engineering needs<br />
187d Ohoka Road, Kaiapoi<br />
Phone 03 327 5246 |027 495 2821<br />
toppeng@xtra.co.nz<br />
Glass Services<br />
Funeral Director<br />
HAL L & Co.<br />
Funeral Directors<br />
Death Is But AHorizon ... AHorizon Is But The Limit Of Our Sight<br />
Give our friendly team acall and let us look<br />
after all of your funeral needs<br />
•Full funeral Services<br />
•Pricing Plan Options<br />
•DirectCremation options<br />
•Memorial Services<br />
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Convenient Locations<br />
Rangiora 313 6948<br />
Christchurch 379 0178<br />
www.undertaker.co.nz<br />
Irrigation &Filtration<br />
38a Ashley Street, Rangiora<br />
NEW N W DENTURES D ES<br />
*RELINE* *REPAIRS* I S<br />
HOURS<br />
8.30am -12noon<br />
- Monday to Friday<br />
FREE E<br />
CONSULTATION O<br />
AND ADVICE<br />
A V C<br />
For a/h repairs<br />
phone (03) 310-3044<br />
Painter &Decorator<br />
30 YearsExperience<br />
PENSIONERDISCOUNTS<br />
•17metre spray<br />
booth<br />
•FullPaint &Panel<br />
Service<br />
•InsuranceWork<br />
Panel &Paint<br />
Registered<br />
Business<br />
WINZ Approved<br />
Phone<br />
DarrylPeter<br />
027 689 5<strong>20</strong>3<br />
If it stands still<br />
long enough we<br />
will paint it<br />
•Fullcoachbuildingservice,fabricating<br />
doors, lockers,windows, tanks<br />
•PaintingMotorhomes, Caravans,Boats,<br />
Trucks, Tractors &Cars<br />
Now moved to 8Seven Mile Drive, Belfast<br />
Phone (03) 323 4115<br />
www.autobodyrepairs.co.nz<br />
Hours MondaytoFriday6.30amto3.30pm<br />
ExceptFriday3pm<br />
2685633<br />
2678697<br />
Retrofit Double Glazing<br />
ReplacementWindows<br />
FramelessShowers<br />
Splashbacks<br />
Balustrades<br />
Mirrors<br />
Window Maintenance<br />
1High Street, Rangiora | 03 313 1733<br />
leah.stewart@hagley.co.nz<br />
Quarry Supplies<br />
● Driveway/Drainagechip -12mm<br />
● Crusherdust<br />
● Horse Arena sand<br />
● 2A sand<br />
● Soakhole &Gabion Boulders.<br />
● Screened soil<br />
● We have stock available &<br />
canmakeproducts to order.<br />
Dean Hurley027 333 7140<br />
dean@hagg.co.nz<br />
2629029<br />
Plumber /Gas Fitter<br />
• New Builds<br />
• Renovations<br />
• Maintenance<br />
• Blocked<br />
Drains<br />
• Pump<br />
Services<br />
Real Estate<br />
• Spoutings<br />
• Gas Hobbs<br />
• Hot Water<br />
Gas<br />
Conversions<br />
• Travel<br />
Anywhere<br />
2490187<br />
2660908<br />
Commercial&Residential<br />
Exterior &InteriorPainting<br />
SprayPainting<br />
Roof Cleaning &Painting<br />
Waterblasting<br />
PhoneMike027 931 1876<br />
mikewattspainting@hotmail.com<br />
Portaloo Servicing/Temp Fence<br />
2679115<br />
Servicing yoursand our portaloos<br />
Scaffolding<br />
For All Your Scaffolding<br />
Requirements<br />
Amberley based, servicing Waimak to Kaikoura<br />
Email jimmy@insituscaffolding.co.nz<br />
Phone 027 288 3058<br />
2650754<br />
2677427<br />
To book your spaceinthisguide,phone Amanda Keys 3132840oremail amanda.keys@ncnews.co.nz
Storage Shed & Workshop<br />
9m x 9m x 2.7m with 2x Roller Doors, Window & PA Door<br />
Double Garage with Storage<br />
9m x 6m x 2.4m with Sectional Door, PA Door & Ranch Slider<br />
Multi-Purpose Storage Shed<br />
<strong>20</strong>m x 10m x 3m with 5x Roller Doors, 2x Whirly Birds & PA Door<br />
Multi-Purpose Storage Shed<br />
10.5m x 8m x 3.6m with 3x Roller Doors, 3x Ampelites, PA Door & Awning<br />
(Wooden Gatesnot included)<br />
Tractor Shed<br />
7m x 6m x 3.6m<br />
Lifestyle Farm Shed with Lock-Up<br />
12m x 6m x 3.6m with Roller Door & PA Door, Zincalume ®<br />
Calf Shed<br />
21m x 6m x 3.6m with Canopy, Roller Door & PA Door, Zincalume ®<br />
Lifestyle Farm Shed<br />
21m x 9m x 3.6m with Roller Door, 6x Ampelites & PA Door, Zincalume ®<br />
Mono Pitch Double Garage<br />
9m x 6m x 3m with Sectional Door & Ranch Slider<br />
Double Garage<br />
10.5m x 7.5m x 3m with 2x Sectional Doors & PA Door<br />
Extra Height Shed<br />
10.5m x 9m x 4.2m with 2x Roller Doors, Ampelite & PA Door<br />
Heritage Barn<br />
10.5m x 11m x 2.7m with 3x Sectional Doors & PA Door<br />
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