The Record April 13, 2016

Youth for lifeYouth advocate George Steele has been presented with life membership to the Selwyn Youth Council.

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thousand turning up to enjoy the day.“There was really a lot going on all

around Lincoln, so it was quite hard to get an exact number of those who turned up

“It was really great to be able to hold the parade this year after last year’s event was cancelled due to

the weather.“As well as the parade along the

main street we also had and Christmas market behind the library which proved very popular and had a great feel to it. Also this year we had a junior buskers competition which was a real hit.”

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Mr Claus has been making his presence felt across the district and was most recently spotted at the Lincoln Xmas Parade held along the main street of the Selwyn township.

One of the organisers of the event Geoff Malcolm said the turnout was on a par with previous years with several

by Kent Caddick

Christmas has officially arrived in Selwyn with Santa Claus dropping in to get residents into the spirit of the festive season.

Santa and his little helpers arrive in Lincoln to kick off the festive season. Clockwise: Santa, Maggie Poff, Ehren Sturgess, Hunter Smith and Carter Meaclem. Photo by Peter Walker.

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The $2.4 million complex, which will be home to 14 independent studio units with an attached housekeeper flat, is being built on land adjacent to Leeston Park which is within 500m of the main street of Leeston.

The project, which is being administered by Abbeyfield New Zealand, is unlike other retirement complexes in that there is no cost to move into the village and the whole project is funded through grants and local fundraising,

For 76-year-old Colin Patterson, a third generation Ellesmere farmer, supporting the Abbeyfield’s development is about giving back and he is holding a concert at Ellesmere College on May 1 to help raise funds for the development.

“I have had such a great life in this district and this is a chance to give something back,” Mr Patterson said.

“This is something which will benefit the district for years to come.”

Over the years Mr Patterson’s reputation as a balladeer and story-teller has grown both locally and nationally but it’s something he said has always been in his blood.

“As a teenager riding around the farm on the tractor I would be singing, making up songs and thinking of stories to tell.

“Not surprisingly a lot of the stories and ballads were very much based on country life but generally I never wrote them down just committed them to memory.”

Balladeer giving back

Selwyn troubadour Colin Patterson is raising funds for Abbeyfield Ellesmere, a social housing complex for older people being built in Leeston.

by Kent Caddick

Selwyn balladeer Colin Patterson, a man who knows a little about life’s second chances, is to use his talents to raise funds for the Abbeyfield’s retirement complex in Leeston.

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Funds raised from the Poppy Appeal are used by the RSA to all assist current and former servicemen and women.

“One percent of the Poppy Appeal donations go towards our support services, that is, helping improve the quality of life of these people, whether or not they are members of the RSA.” RSA National Support Services Manager Mark Compain said.

Mr Compain, who served 21 years in the regular army, including operational service in Bosnia, East Timor and Afghanistan, said many current servicemen and women don’t realise RSA support is available for them too.

“New Zealand currently has 31,000 veterans - 11,000 from the period from WWII to Vietnam and 20,000 who served in campaigns post-Vietnam.

“Our support ranges from individual grants to alleviate need and hardship such as helping younger veterans re-train in other fields, developing family support for current serving NZDF personnel, and advocating for relevant research and health measures to improve the health and wellbeing of

Poppy AppealThousands of volunteers, including many NZDF members, will be out in full force on Poppy Day this Friday collecting funds for the Returned and Services Association (RSA) Poppy Appeal.

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more modern veterans.”Poppy Appeal funds also cover

scholarships and other support for dependants of veterans, recognising that the families of people who have served our country have also made sacrifices.

The garden waste service will be operating on Saturday, April 30 at Hawkins Pit, which is off Cullens Road, between 10am and 4pm and will be operated by a combination of contractors and volunteers. Proceeds from the garden waste day will be donated to the Malvern Lions Club.

“If you’re planning to clean up your garden over Anzac Weekend this is a great chance to get rid of garden prunings, tree trimmings or weeds” Selwyn District Council’s solid waste manager Andrew Boyd said.

“General rubbish, soil, flax, cabbage tree leaves, trees or branches over

Garden waste dumpMalvern residents will have the opportunity to dispose of garden waste at a community garden waste day to be held at Hawkins Pit this month.

10cm in diameter cannot be disposed of through this service.”

A similar garden waste disposal day was held at Hawkins Pit last December with over 14,200kgs of garden waste was collected to be composted rather than being burned or put into a landfill. Over $700 was raised for Malvern Lions.

“More community garden waste days are also planned for both Ellesmere and Malvern areas in late 2016,” Mr Boyd said.

It costs $5 per car, $10 per ute or single axle trailer, $15 per twin axle trailer to dispose of garden waste on the day. Payment is by cash only.

Volunteers processing green waste at Hawkins Pit near Darfield last December.

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However, Selwyn art lovers need not be concerned as Mr Askew was joking and he still intends to auction off all the works to raise money for UNICEF.

Mr Askew, who turns 95 this year, said he and his wife Doris have been supporters of UNICEF for many years.

“This is a way we can contribute to helping them to do all the great work they do,” he said.

An auction of Mr Askew’s work, which features landscapes in watercolours from around the world, will take place at the end of the exhibition on April 29 at the Selwyn Gallery.

“It is a pleasure to have Maurice exhibit at Selwyn Gallery again and an honour to host this generous auction with proceeds going to UNICEF,” Malvern Community Arts Council arts coordinator Ingrid Cole said.

Mr Askew was born in in Redditch,

Art works to benefit UNICEFby Kent Caddick

When Christchurch artist Maurice Askew visited the Selwyn Gallery in Darfield last week to see his works hanging in the gallery he said they looked so good that he wanted to take them all home again.

England and served in the RAF in WWII during which he was shot down in a raid over Germany and spent over a year as a prisoner of war.

After the war he attended Birmingham College of Art following which he taught art before joining the newly established television company Granada in 1955 where he became a senior graphic designer working on many well-known programmes including Coronation Street.

In 1962 Maurice, Doris and their two children emigrated to New Zealand where he worked as senior lecturer at the University of Canterbury from 1962 until his retirement in 1981.

Initially employed to establish the graphic design department, he went on to establish the photography and then cinematography departments where he taught a number of notable students including Vincent Ward.

Painter Maurice Askew, right, and UNICEF New Zealand’s bequest manager John Daysh visit the Selwyn Gallery in Darfield to view Mr Askew’s works which will be auctioned off to raise funds for UNICEF.

There were 12 appeals against the council’s representation review decision, which included retaining the Malvern Community Board and maintaining the current council ward and councillor structure.

All appeals sought the retention of the Selwyn Central Community Board, while the commission was also presented with a petition with over 200 signatures in support of the board.

After hearing from the council and the appellants at a hearing in Rolleston in early March the commission has decided to uphold the council’s proposal.

Selwyn Central Community Board deputy chair Bruce Russell said he was extremely disappointed at the commission’s ruling but was grateful for the support they received which

Board’s fate sealedby Kent Caddick

Supporters of the Selwyn Central Community Board are disappointed the Local Government Commission has upheld a Selwyn District Council decision to axe the board.

seemed to have been ignored by council’s representation review and the commission.

“I am a strong supporter of the community boards and I think the commission’s decision reflects the lack of support the boards in Selwyn have received from council in terms of being able to make meaningful decisions.”

Current board chair, district councillor Jeff Bland, said he was saddened by the decision.

“I am not sure the community was fully engaged in the review process which led to the disestablishment of the board,” Cr Bland said.

“The board was another way the community could engage in the electoral process and I think this decision will do little to improve the low turnout at local body elections.”

In handing down its decision the commission noted that if the residents of the Selwyn Central community believe this was the wrong decision they could make their concerns known at the upcoming elections.

The Local Government Commission’s appeals hearing panel has ruled in favour of disestablishing the Selwyn Central Community Board. From left: Pauline Kingi, Janie Annear (chair) and Leith Comer.

“It is noted, further, that 10% of electors of any community are able to petition for the establishment of a community board at any time under the Local Government Act,” the commission said.


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Recently the Government announced that it will provide an extra $20 million over the next three years to increase mental health support for people in Canterbury.

This package recognises the increased demand on Canterbury’s mental health services since the earthquakes. I’d like to acknowledge the staff who do a fantastic job providing mental health and wellbeing support to Cantabrians.

International evidence shows that psychosocial recovery after a major disaster can take five to ten years. Most people will recover over time with the support of their families and communities. However, some people will require more targeted interventions.

In addition to the $20 million package, the Ministry of Health will extend the ‘All Right?’ campaign for

Extra mental health funding good newsby Amy Adams Selwyn MP

However, it wasn’t until 2006 that he got serious about his musical and poetic endeavours.

“My sister encouraged me to enter a poetry competition, sort of a New Zealand Poetry Idol, and much to my surprise I made the finals, then was named winner.

“Following the competition I was approached by a publisher who printed some of my work.”

The following year he and his wife Valmai, whom Colin describes as his ‘right-hand man’, were rocked by a diagnosis that he had terminal cancer.

However, rather than bringing a halt to his musical and poetic career it spurred him on.

“I wanted to leave something for my grandkids to remember what their grandfather did so as part of that I released a DVD of my work.”

He also continued to tour the country bringing his unique style of storytelling and his ballads to a wider audience.

Then, out of the blue, Colin was given a new lease on life.

“Several months after my cancer diagnosis I got a call from my doctor, who told me he had sent a sample of my tumor to the United Kingdom for analysis, and it came back that I didn’t have cancer and the tumor was treatable.”

One of those now grateful for that diagnosis is Bruce Cochrane, chairman

of the Vintage Village Trust (VVT) which administers and fundraises for Abbeyfield Ellesmere.

“There are some wonderful people like Colin and groups like the Abbeyfield Companions Ellesmere (ACE) who are doing a tremendous job in helping us raise the funds for this venture.”

Mr Cochrane said the Rata Foundation through the Selwyn District Council had given them $1.1m toward the project, the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment had allocated them a grant of $750,000 and the council had loaned them a further $400,000 plus VVT had some cash reserves.

“Our current fundraising target to make us freehold is $450,000 and thanks to people like Colin and ACE it is happening.”

Mr Cochrane said the builders are ready to go.

“We are just waiting on the final building consents but hope to begin the build in around two months with the aim of opening up the complex early next year.”

Tickets to Coiln Patterson’s fundraising show at Ellesmere College on Sunday, May 1 at 2pm are available from BNZ branches in Leeston, Rolleston and Hornby, Challenge service stations in Leeston and Lincoln and the Darfield Dairy.

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a further three years from 2016/17. The ‘All Right?’ campaign is designed to help Cantabrians think about their mental health and ways they can improve it.

The $20 million package of initiatives includes:• An extra 8 clinical staff for child,

adolescent and family services to ensure timely care and increased capacity for school-based mental health teams.

• An additional 8 non-clinical roles to provide more direct access to community mental health, alcohol and drug support workers so more people can be treated in the community.

• An extra 10 clinical roles in primary care and community settings to support children, young people and families with a higher level of need.

Sporting success at West Melton Primary School was marked recently when the school’s Moa Duathlon and Swimming Cup champions were recognised at a school assembly.The athletes will go on to represent the school at zone and Canterbury level, with the swimmers recently competing at the Lincoln Zone Swimming Champs at the Selwyn Aquatic Centre in Rolleston. Both the school’s Junior Swimming Cup recipients, Eliza and Morgan, had an outstanding day at the Lincoln Zone champs, both coming first in the 9yr Mixed Relay event. Morgan also came second in the 9yr Boys’ Freestyle and Breaststroke events, while Eliza finished second in the 9yr Girls Freestyle. Both will be going to the Canterbury Zone Swimming Championships in April. Meanwhile, the school’s duathlon athletes will be competing at the Lincoln Zone Duathlon in April at the Motukarara Raceway.Pictured above, Swimming Cup Winners, from left: Eliza F (Junior Girls), Alessandra W (Senior Girls), Max S (Senior Boys), Morgan M (Junior Boys).

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The two yearly awards recognise organisations which go beyond the call of duty in the field of energy efficiency.

CEA chief executive Caroline Shone of Kirwee said she was really pleased CEA had been nominated and recognised for what the organisation had achieved.

“But I’m even more pleased that we are helping more and more Canterbury families, regardless of income, thriving in healthier homes.”

CEA has worked on improving energy efficiency in Canterbury homes for the last 22 years.

“The last two years have seen the trust diversify in the way it works, adapting to the changing needs of the community,” Ms Shone said.

“This has resulted in a much more effective way to assist Canterbury households, to help make homes more energy efficient, warmer and drier with healthier occupants.”

Ms Shone said collaboration with like-minded and community orientated organisations such as New Zealand

Energy trust a finalist in ECCA awardsCharitable trust Community Energy Action, which has been helping Selwyn residents ensure their homes are energy efficient, has been named as a finalist in this year’s 14th EECA awards, in the community category.

Red Cross and Age Concern, as well as local councils, the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority and lines companies Orion and MainPower has been beneficial for all organisations involved and thus for Canterbury people living in cold homes.

In 2015 CEA assisted over 7,500 people with advice, grants and practical help towards more energy efficient homes.

CEA operates a Curtain Bank that recycles donated curtains and a free, independent Energy Advice Service. Its insulation service installs insulation for all incomes with surpluses from unsubsidised services going towards its community projects.

The trust also manages community projects in collaboration with other organisations such as the Repair Well Project together with New Zealand Red Cross.

This project helps vulnerable homeowners with ear thquake damaged properties incorporate energy eff iciency measures during repairs.

CEA chief executive Caroline Shone of Kirwee is delighted the charitable trust has been nominated for a EECA award.

Judy joined the Gallery committee shortly after moving to Darfield and with the expansion of the gallery and opening of the Gallery II shop area her commitment to both Malvern Community Arts Council and the Selwyn Gallery was exceptional.

Over this time Judy liaised with artists, set up systems for indenting artworks, kept track of works sold, exchanged or loaned, developing a close relationship with artists.

Tribute to Malvern arts stalwartby Meg Morten

An outstanding contribution to the Selwyn Gallery was recognised at the AGM of the Malvern Community Arts Council last week when life membership was approved for Judy Finlayson. Sadly Judy lost her courageous battle with illness just hours before the meeting.

Since 2009 Judy has opened the gallery over the Christmas holidays, a time the gallery had traditionally been closed.

She also took over the monthly roster, volunteers became friends and on many occasions Judy filled in when the gallery was unmanned.

This commitment continued over a period of six years until February 2016 when her health deteriorated and she was unable to continue. Ivan played a

huge part, holding the fort at home and filling in when required. Over the last two months we have been very grateful for the systems in place and realise just how much time is required to maintain Gallery II.

Judy’s contribution to the Malvern Community Arts Council has been outstanding, as the Gallery voice on the executive and as an invaluable member of the Gallery subcommittee.

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Dan’s Advanced Warning Signs, which operate using solar-powered flashing LED lights and vehicle detection sensors, are being tested in a road safety trial around Selwyn in an attempt to reduce high-speed crashes at intersections.

The man behind Dan’s Advanced Warning Signs, Sergeant Dan Harker, has been a policeman for 31 years and has responded to more than 100 vehicle-related fatalities in his career, a large portion of those being in his 10 years working in the Selwyn district.

“If these signs can save one life, they’ve done their job,” Sergeant

Warning signs trialledA Selwyn policeman who has responded to more than 100 fatal motor vehicle accidents in his career has developed a new low-cost warning sign to help reduce road fatalities.

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Harker said.“These are scary roads and I’ve never

doubted for a second that this is the right thing to do.

“People need to realise that high-speed intersection crashes usually have a very bad outcome and everyone needs to make sensible decisions when approaching intersections.”

The warning signs are being trialled at four intersections in Selwyn which were identified using NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) crash data and AMI vehicle claims data to pin point the most at risk intersections.

Schools from Hurunui to Ashburton, as well as the West Coast, competed in over 90 events during the two day event. Thirteen schools from around Selwyn district took part.

Selwyn Aquatic Facility Manager, Kathy Moore sid it was a pleasure to host the event for the second time and the event was a huge success.

“While it was very busy in the aquatic centre, the staff and event organisers ensured the event ran smoothly,”

Schools gather at Selwyn Aquatic CentreThe Selwyn Aquatic Centre held its biggest ever event last week as more than 650 young swimmers from 136 schools took part in the Canterbury Schools Primary and Intermediate Swimming Championships.

she said.“It is fantastic that we are able to

provide the facility for these events. We had many positive comments from spectators out of town who hadn’t been to the aquatic centre before. It was great to have people experience our facility.”

The Selwyn Aquatic team also held a successful sausage sizzle to fundraise for the ‘Swim to Rio’ challenge, which sees proceeds going towards the new St John Ambulance facility in Rolleston.

Competitors take to the starting blocks during the Canterbury Schools Primary and Intermediate Swimming Championships at the Selwyn Aquatic Centre in Rolleston.


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Mr Lambie officially stepped down from the Chancellor’s position after officiating at his 12th Lincoln University graduation last week.

“My time as Chancellor has been a truly life-changing experience and it hasn’t been an easy decision to step down. However, I am very confident that the time is right,” Mr Lambie said.

“I am a dairy farmer from South Canterbury and as the industry enters challenging times it has become obvious that I need to turn my focus to the farm, and to hand over as Chancellor to allow the university to receive the focus it needs.

“I leave the University in very good hands, with Pro-Chancellor Tony Hall being voted in as Chancellor and Linda Tame as Pro-Chancellor. I have the utmost confidence in Tony, Linda, the

End of an era for Lincoln UniLincoln University Chancellor Tom Lambie has completed his final duties after 12 years in the top job at Selwyn’s largest tertiary institution.

council and the Vice-Chancellor to lead the university into the future.”

Mr Lambie joined the Lincoln University Council in 2002 becoming Chancellor in 2005.

During his time in office the university has heightened its focus as New Zealand’s specialist land-based university, which was part of a long-term strategy to reposition the 138-year-old institution.

Pro-Chancellor Tony Hall said it was with much regret the council received Tom’s resignation.

“Tom’s contribution over the last decade has been hugely significant, not only to the university but also to the wider tertiary and land-based sectors.

“A key part of Tom’s legacy will be the impact he had on the people he engaged with at Lincoln. He balanced

his governance role with a very personal regard for the individuals he met, whether they were students, staff, alumni, stakeholders or visiting dignitaries.”

Mr Lambie is an alumnus of Lincoln and has a close relationship with the Lincoln University Alumni Association.

President of the Alumni Association, Jo Spencer-Bower, said she was personally sorry to hear he was stepping down from the role of Chancellor at Lincoln.

“Tom has always taken the time to meet with the association executive, in particular when there are Council decisions that will impact the association or the alumni of the university.

“He’ll be long remembered as a true gentleman who gave a huge amount of his time for the university, often way above the call of duty.” Outgoing Lincoln University Chancellor Tom Lambie.

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There is one funding round each year and $40,000 is available to support projects by owners of heritage buildings or protected trees, with this year’s funding round closing on April 26.

A council spokesperson said this may include restoring, reinforcing and protecting heritage buildings, and other structures such as war memorials, heritage sites and trees.

“Priority is given to items listed in the Selwyn District Plan,” the spokesperson said.

“The heritage fund can be used to pay for part of the cost of restoration or protection work, and applicants will also need to fund some of this cost from other sources.

Funding for heritage projects openTime is running out to apply to Selwyn District Council heritage fund which helps to meet some of the costs of protecting heritage buildings and trees for the community’s benefit.

Funding cannot be used for routine maintenance, or for improvements which are of personal or commercial benefit.”

Last year 11 grants were made. Recipients included the former Dunsandel Methodist Church, Hororata Anglican Parish Hall, Southbridge Hall, The Parish of All Saints Church in Prebbleton, Halkett Church, Trents Chicory Kiln, St Andrew's Church Glentunnel, Aniwaniwa Cottage, the Broughton and Blackwater Homesteads and Grey Cliffe House in Prebbleton.

Applications for funding close on Tuesday, April 26 and applicants need to include at least two quotes from suitably qualified tradespeople.

Application forms are available from council service centres, libraries and online at www.selwyn.govt.nz/heritagefund.

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“She used to show us how to make soap and creams and things when we stayed with her when we were young. That started my love of herbs and from the age of seven I had my own herb garden.”

When Charlotte got older and started working she met like-minded people and one was Virginia McNaughton.

“Virginia has written a couple of books on plants and is the ‘guru of lavender’. From then on lavender basically took over my life.”

Charlotte met and married Keith who nurtured her dreams and helped her start growing lavender.

Virginia discovered a plant growing in Avice Hill’s garden and asked if she could breed it up.

It is now on the Plant Variety Right register, which means it can’t be grown commercially except with the permission of the person who holds the PVR.

“We purchased some from her years ago, planted them and you cannot buy the plant at the moment. In 2008 we won a Gold award with the oil from it,”

A passion for lavenderby Ann Morgan

Former Leeston residents Keith and Charlotte Brown are the owners and operators of Herbal Visionz Lavender which is one of the first distilleries for essential oil to be established in Canterbury.

Charlotte says.“At the same time the DSIR, now

Crop and Food, were doing research into starting a lavender essential oil group in New Zealand and along with Virginia and others we formed the Lavender Growers Association. I am the secretary and we have just celebrated the 20th anniversary of the association.

“Over the years as a group we have established quality controls for essential oil in New Zealand and now have the Supreme Oil Awards held annually for members to put their oils in to be judged by expert noses.”

Charlotte says they originally lived in Leeston but the conditions weren’t conducive for growing lavender and they had an opportunity to move to Amberley.

“This was a very positive move as the climate is warmer and the soil is lighter, and the plants love it here,” she says.

“I initially transplanted 1000 mature plants in a week into a bare paddock that we brought. We didn’t lose one of the plants. Keith put a root ripper on the tractor and ripped the lines for me to put the plants in and I basically heeled them in.

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the vehicle. They gradually straightened themselves up. These are now what I propagate from.”

She says they originally started distilling the oil on the stove and then Keith made a distillery out of an old barbecue.

“After this move he made a bigger still and we started distilling for others and things just took off. This was about 25 years ago.

“We use a Japanese Tea Harvester with a curved reciprocating cutter blade and a blower which is pushed along on big wheels. It is easy to manoeuvre by hand. You have to adjust the heights and you can harvest as fast as you can push or walk.”

Charlotte has started using the garden as a location for photographs to be taken.

“My daughter had her bridal shower photos taken here. It would be nice to be available for wedding photos when the season is right because lavender is such a lovely plant.”

Next year Keith and Charlotte are heading to France, Provence, the United Kingdom and Seattle, on a trip for seven weeks gathering information about exporting and how they can be involved in a reciprocating way with those countries, their products, and working with them rather than competing against them.

“Once a year we have about 30 clients coming to get their lavender distilled and this year we are experimenting with other herbs to expand our business.

“Our distillery is one of the best in Canterbury. Keith has modified and

Keith and Charlotte Brown have won numerous awards for the essential oil they have produced.

refined our processes and due to his careful attention to detail and expertise we've won many awards for the essential oil we have produced for ourselves and our clients. We've been helped and encouraged by family and friends along the way.”

The couple have won two golds for

their Avice Hill oil and three silvers for their Impress Purple and one for Pacific Blue.

“We are passionate about growing lavender and would never give up lavender growing - it is a passion, more than a financial choice,” Charlotte says.

Keith Brown harvests a lavender crop.


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Planning a home maintenance schedule will help prevent problems from arising or getting worse and you’ll save yourself plenty of money and heartache.

Maintenance is the work necessary to keep your home in a good state of repair to maximise its value and your comfort. Maintaining your home also helps increase its life, ensures it continues to perform and reduces your impact on the environment.

Everything that keeps your home liveable and structurally sound needs to be maintained – from foundations to roofing and cladding to plumbing and electricity supply to interior wall linings.

If your home was built or received building consent after 1992 you are responsible for making sure it continues to meet Building Code requirements.

Maintenance includes everything from regular cleaning to repairs and replacements. It can be a job as small as changing a tap washer, or as large as repainting the whole house.

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A house is one of the biggest investments you will make in your life but the need to protect that investment isn’t just about getting the right insurance coverage.

Benefits of good maintenance• Save you money by allowing you to fix

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weathertightness problems.• Ensure it is safe and secure to live in.• Help keep you and your family healthy.• Help it to hold its value.

Scheduling maintenanceIt’s best to plan a regular maintenance

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maintenance, such as cleaning your roof and walls. This will prevent some problems from occurring.

• Carry out repairs as they are needed. This prevents small problems from turning into big ones. For example, a leaky roof could destroy your ceiling if left unfixed.

• Plan ahead for major maintenance tasks such as repainting your home

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• Be prepared for emergencies. For example, know where and how your water, gas and power supplies turn off,

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Community Energy Action (CEA) provides a Design Well Check, where specialist advisors assess your building plans or preliminary drawings and discuss with you what energy efficiency improvements are possible.

CEA is a charitable trust committed to warm, dry, energy efficient homes for all in Canterbury. Design Well assists with energy efficiency decisions in the design stage of building your home; energy advisors provide independent, objective energy efficiency advice, tailored to your particular home and lifestyle. Improvements at the design stage, which can often be simple and inexpensive, can make a big difference in warmth and efficiency.

“While there is plenty of information available on energy efficiency, most of it comes from a sales perspective for specific energy products,” CEA chief executive Caroline Shone says.

“We still see people building new homes in a way that makes them less energy efficient, without the owners realising it. This could potentially be costly to them, as those people end up with a house that is not very economical to keep warm.

“When choosing between the different products it can be confusing and costly, which is why you need independent, detailed advice.”

Some common issues in new builds:• Insulation: The building code only

provides minimum standards for energy efficiency.

• Double glazing: Not all double glazing is made equal.

• Heat pumps: There is a wide variation in the energy efficiency of heat pumps, and the position of their installation plays a factor in how efficient they will be during operation.

• Hot water: Make sure your hot water cylinder is the right size for the family needs

• Ventilation: Better insulated and more airtight houses means ventilation

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When building a new home, the simplest and most economical time to incorporate warmth, comfort and energy efficiency is during the design stage.

without losing the heat is more important than ever.

• Downlights can make your insulation less effective.

• The design and orientation of your house can have a big impact on your energy efficiency needs.

• Curtains and tracks are still very important considerations, even with double glazing.

• There is more to energy efficiency in the laundry than putting in an energy efficient washing machine.

For advice on these and other issues, contact CEA to book your Design Well Check, before applying for building consent. For a small investment, the Design Well Check will give you confidence to make the best energy efficiency choices for your home.

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Among those was third generation graduate Thomas Williams, at the ceremony with his mother, Jennifer Williams, a student at Lincoln in the 1980s, and grandfather, Graham Tate, a student at Lincoln in the 1950s and a lecturer from 1968 to 1991.

Tom, who graduated with a Master of Applied Science in Transport Planning said he was proud to carry on a family tradition but he chose Lincoln because it was a good fit for his aspirations and gave him the best options for his career choice.

He said being a student at Lincoln gave him a sense of empowerment.

“It’s up to you to create your own future and the future you want for your city and country.”

Currently working for the Department of Conservation (DOC) in a part-time role,

Lincoln legacy hat trickIt was a generational affair for one Canterbury family at Lincoln University’s graduation ceremonies.

Tom has been accepted to the University of Amsterdam for a one month summer course in transport planning and will head overseas in June to complete this, all part of his long term goal of working in the transport planning industry.

Jennifer, Tom’s mother, graduated with a Diploma in Horticulture followed by a Parks and Recreation degree in the early 80s, and has since worked in national parks around the country, always using her horticulture and environmental qualifications.

Currently working for DOC on Stewart Island, she will head to Antarctica later this year with Heritage Expeditions as a DOC observer on a research vessel.

Tom’s grandfather, Graham Tate, came to Lincoln from Auckland as part of Rural Field Cadetship scheme aimed at training young recruits to work in government departments in the 1950s. He was one of the first intake of students at the newly built Hudson Hall.

After graduating with a Diploma in Valuation and Farm Management in 1957, he worked for the State Advances

Corporation settling ex-soldiers on land around New Zealand.

He returned to Lincoln in 1968 as a lecturer in Farm Management and was one of three staff members who set up the Kellogg Rural Leadership Programme

Jennifer Williams, Tom Williams and Graham Tate share memories at Lincoln University before Tom’s graduation last week.

aimed at supporting the development of rural and agricultural leaders. In the 1980s he graduated again with a Master of Science specialising in Resource Management.

It is proud of its longstanding tradition as a provider of a boarding school education and it welcomes students from throughout New Zealand and overseas.

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We welcome you to the College’s Open Day on Wednesday, 11 May between 9am – noon. Parents are also welcome to attend a presentation of the College by senior management at 7.30pm that evening.


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The two-winged project is quickly emerging as the Hawkins Construction team has now erected all the precast walls for the gymnasium and the theatre, and the steel framework for the classroom sections is nearing completion.

Hawkins project director Ian Kendrick, who is overseeing the four schools under a Public Private Partnership (PPP) contract, says Rolleston College will cater for the needs and interest of all students.

“The school will provide innovative learning environments, including specialist art & science, technology, drama, music facilities, theatre and a gymnasium.

“There will also be sports grounds for rugby and soccer and hard courts for tennis and netball,” Mr Kendrick says.

Rolleston College is one of four new schools around New Zealand which are currently under construction thanks to the PPP between the Future Schools Partners consortium and the Ministry of Education.

Ivan Hatton, the project manager on the Rolleston site, says local residents

Rolleston College taking shapeProspective students of Rolleston College are increasingly seeing their new high school emerging from its foundation.

will soon start noticing parts of the projects being completed.

“We will get certain sections ticked off early, like the perimeter line trees and driveway along the main road, and also the sports fields,” Mr Hatton says.

“We expect to have those completed next month, so by the time the students start using the fields next year the grass will be well and truly established.”

The design of the school is intended to be environmentally efficient and the Hawkins team is working hard to find the most sustainable solution for each segment of the project.

The new school, for example, will have large tanks to collect rainwater that will be used for flushing toilets and is planning special green car parks at the front entrance for cars and drivers who carpool with others.

Mr Hatton says Hawkins is aligned with the achievement of the required green star rating and has one dedicated specialist on site searching for the most sustainable and minimal environmental impact solutions.

“We use specific timber from the Forestry Stewardship Council, which is traced back to its source and we constantly look for low VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds) materials to minimise the use of any chemicals in paint or other building materials.” explains Mr Hatton.

Rolleston College is scheduled to be completed by the end of year and open for the 2017 school year.

The school will accommodate up to 1100 students, with the capacity to build for a future roll of up to 1800 students.

The two wings of Rolleston College are taking shape with gymnasium on the right and the theatre in the centre.

Rolleston College’s inaugural principal Steve Saville

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She has recently been awarded the Property Institute of New Zealand Student of the Year Prize for 2015, given to the best performing student completing Lincoln’s undergraduate property qualification.

Filling in her time in a part-time role with a surveyor between pool sessions was the key to mapping her interest in property valuation and starting her degree.

Now she is working for Colliers in Auckland as part of its retail valuation team, a big change from her Leeston family home.

“I was a competitive swimmer for 10 years. My specialty events were the 50 metres, 100 metres and 200

Student prize winner diving into new careerLincoln University student Claire Burgess is adding another trophy to the cabinet filled with her swimming medals.

metres breaststroke, and at age 17 I won all three events at the New Zealand National Age Group Championships.

“Unfortunately I missed the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games by 0.2 seconds, however this was to be a turning point in my decision making when finishing school,” Claire says.

“I made the decision to take a gap year and pursue my passion for swimming and see if I could make a New Zealand team which had always been my ultimate goal.

“At the end of 2011 I moved to Ashburton so that I was closer to my nationally recognised coach and training facilities. I trained 20 hours per week in the water as well as strength and

conditioning sessions. “To fill in my downtime I was offered

part-time work by a surveyor doing general office administration duties. However, this quickly led to more property related work such as lodging resource consent applications, plan draughting and other survey related tasks.

“It was during this time I realised that property was both a vast and very interesting field of work and so I investigated possible study options in this area. Whilst my employer at the time would’ve liked me to study surveying, I settled on valuation at Lincoln University.”

Her aspirations in the pool never came to fruition so at the end of 2012 she jumped in at the deep end and started at Lincoln, and says she’s never looked back.

Claire won a Colliers Scholarship in 2014, and again in 2015, to help with her studies.

“As part of this I was offered an internship with the company and was

given the job of doing a commercial survey of all commercial office premises within the larger Christchurch CBD area.

“I thoroughly enjoyed my time working there and it reinforced my desire to pursue a career in valuation once I finished university.”

In her three years at Lincoln University she made some lifelong friends.

“Whilst our year group was very small, by the end of our time at Lincoln we were a tight knit group and we had great relationships with all of our lecturers. There was a high level of competition amongst my peers with all of us striving to achieve top marks.

“While this rivalry pushed us to work hard, at times it created an intense working environment. “

She’s happy with Auckland and with the variety of her role.

“The pace of life up here couldn’t be more different to little old Leeston, but I’m pleased I made the decision to spread my wings and move up here.”

Lincoln University graduate Claire Burgess has received the Property Institute of New Zealand Student of the Year Prize after completing Lincoln’s undergraduate property qualification.


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Nutritionist, Bronwen Anderson

Winter warmth with vegetablesArticle supplied by 5+ A Day

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Christmas comes to Selwyn

thousand turning up to enjoy the day.“There was really a lot going on all

around Lincoln, so it was quite hard to get an exact number of those who turned up

“It was really great to be able to hold the parade this year after last year’s event was cancelled due to

the weather.“As well as the parade along the

main street we also had and Christmas market behind the library which proved very popular and had a great feel to it. Also this year we had a junior buskers competition which was a real hit.”

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Mr Claus has been making his presence felt across the district and was most recently spotted at the Lincoln Xmas Parade held along the main street of the Selwyn township.

One of the organisers of the event Geoff Malcolm said the turnout was on a par with previous years with several

by Kent Caddick

Christmas has officially arrived in Selwyn with Santa Claus dropping in to get residents into the spirit of the festive season.

Santa and his little helpers arrive in Lincoln to kick off the festive season. Clockwise: Santa, Maggie Poff, Ehren Sturgess, Hunter Smith and Carter Meaclem. Photo by Peter Walker.

JANUARY 20, 2016 Made inSelwyn

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