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Anzac portrait project in SelwynA project to capture photographic portraits of World War Two veterans will include former Selwyn servicemen …

ANZAC heritage on displayFor the last year Daphne McAven of Prebbleton has immersed herself in the lives of local soldiers who served in World War I …

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Sisters remember an uncle lost in war by Belinda Cullen-Reid

One hundred years after the beginning of World War One two sisters stand before a war memorial in Kowhai Bush near Springfield looking at the name of an uncle they never met.

One of those sisters is my mother.Years earlier, after accessing my Great

Uncle’s war diary and letters home, I wrote a thesis about his experiences as part of my postgraduate studies in sociology at the University of Canterbury.

William Thomas Milliken was just 22 years old when he left Brookesdale sheep station up the back of Springfield, to join the Canterbury Mounted Rifle Company which fought in Egypt and Palestine.

One of 12 children to John and Elizabeth Milliken, immigrants from

Sisters Diana Reid, left, and Barbara Jordan at the Kowhai Bush War Memorial where their uncle William Thomas Milliken is remembered. A list of Anzac Day events in the Selwyn district can be found on page 9

continued on page 6 …

Island Magee in Scotland, William was a good letter writer and recalled anecdotes from war to his brothers, sisters and parents many miles away.

Conditions were basic, as can be attested to from letters home.

“We don’t sleep in tents out here, we might have to shift in a few moments notice. All I have for my bivvie is a hole in the ground two feet deep and long enough to lie down in, one waterproof sheet, one blanket and overcoat. I have not had my clothes off for 10 days now except to bath once and to search for

those little grey insects that pester me sometimes.

“I notice you [at home] always seem to have plenty of visitors on a Sunday and the dinner you have ready for them, well it fairly makes my mouth water when you mention the variety you have. I’d just love to sit down to a decent dinner now. The last dinner I had worth mentioning was in Melbourne on Christmas day. Our chief rations are bully beef, marmalade jam and bread which is generally pretty dry by the time it reaches us,” (May 17 1917).

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Natalie Summerfield of West Melton School is harnessed up and ready for an adventure at the school’s Wainui Park YMCA camp. Nearly the whole school has been involved with the camps, including a Year 0-2 day camp, and Year 3 overnight camp, and a Year 4-6 three-day camp. Year 7 and 8 students spent the whole week at camp, which was in part funded by a donation from the Red Cross. Students enjoyed a number of activities including orienteering, ropes skills, flying fox, kayaking, beach art, bush skills and grass skiing.

Windwhistle School students enjoy a break at Washpen Falls during a visit to the falls and Snowdon Station recently. The trip was part of a senior class study on the environment and native birds.

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West Melton rural firefighters compete at the recent Wajax Champs held in Hawarden, North Canterbury. Wajax is a portable pump which one of a team of four carries on his back like a backpack. The West Melton Master’s team won its competition and came third overall, while the team competing in the Open Grade finished fourth overall.

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Sensational Selwyn award nominations open by Kent Caddick

Nominations for the biennial Sensational Selwyn Awards, which celebrate outstanding achievements across the district, have opened.

The awards, run by the Selwyn District Council, are presented every two years to individuals, groups or organisations who live, work or play in Selwyn.

Awards spokesperson Elizabeth Pitcorn says for the 2014 awards they have secured a naming rights sponsor which is the developer of a new Rolleston subdivision and the awards will be known as the Faringdon Sensational Selwyn Awards.

“The awards recognise people and groups who have contributed to making Selwyn a great place to live across a range of categories.”

The categories are agri-business, arts and culture, business, community service, environmental, sport tourism, young achiever and the Diana Isaac Cup for native planting in Selwyn.

Lyn Nell of the Lake Coleridge Tourism Group, which took out the 2012 Sensational Selwyn Tourism Award, said entering the awards was simply a matter of reviewing their past two years of work.

“Winning the award gave us some excellent publicity and was a huge morale boost to our group.”

Nominations for the 2014 award opened on April 21 and close on June 20. The judges will sift through the nominations and name three finalists in each category with the winners being announced at a gala dinner to be held at the Lincoln Event Centre onJuly 26.

Nomination forms are available on the council’s website or in hard copy from council service centres and the Lincoln Event Centre.

Anzac portraitproject is underway by Belinda Cullen-Reid

A project to capture photographic portraits of World War Two veterans from throughout New Zealand will include former Selwyn servicemen.

Members of the New Zealand Institute o f P r o f e s s i o n a l Photographers (NZIPP) will be involved in the project, with photographers attending Anzac Day events in Selwyn.

Christchurch based photographer Tony Stewart is one of the photographers covering the Selwyn area on Anzac Day.

He said each of the photographers has been given a patch to cover and he would be attending Anzac services and visiting local RSAs in the district. An estimated 3,000 veterans would be photographed according to Mr Stewart.

The portraits will be gifted by the NZIPP to the Royal New Zealand RSA as part of 2015 centenary ceremonies and will also be publicly displayed at locations around New

Finalists and other guests gathered at the Lincoln Event Centre for a gala dinner at which the winners of the 2012 Sensational Selwyn Awards were announced

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Shedding some lightDear Editor,I was interested in your headline

regarding the council ‘shelving’ the upgrade of West Melton street lights. There are some facts which your readers may be interested in.

Since 2003 all new street lights within 5km of the Bells Road observatory have had to be of the full cut-off variety (the ones with the flat lenses) to minimise both the waste of light (electricity) upwards and the pollution of the night sky. This has occurred, and since 2013 all new Selwyn subdivisions have used the new technology.

However, there does remain other sources of light pollution (and wastage) both within Selwyn and beyond our borders which affect the night sky.

Selwyn District Council can do little to directly reduce such wastage from Templeton and beyond but does have 33 street lights of its own around West Melton which need to be upgraded to fit with the 2003 District Plan rule.

We would be in a very weak position to advocate to outside organisations until we fix our own back-yard.

Some of council’s street light stock is truly obsolete and not only are

they extremely inefficient in today’s terms but they also contain parts that are replaceable only from existing old stock.

About one third of West Melton’s old lights are in this category whereas the other two thirds are only old, inefficient, wasteful and non-compliant with the light pollution criteria of the district plan.

Progressively replacing old and inefficient street lights is something which I strongly advocate and I guess it’s just a matter of where to start.

The cost of replacing the 33 old lights around West Melton was last estimated at a modest $85,000 and it’s money that will have to be spent at some stage.

If people have a view on when the upgrade should occur then I strongly recommend that a submission on the subject during the next two to three weeks of the Annual Planning process is a step they should take.

I have more information on the simple AP submission process and about lighting options themselves so people should contact me if they wish to take this further.

Peter Hill,Selwyn District Councillor.

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Citizens Advice Bureau for Darfield by Belinda Cullen-Reid

Eighteen months of planning has come to fruition with the setting up of a Citizen’s Advice Bureau agency in Darfield.

The agency’s arrival has been the result of collaboration between the Malvern Community Board, Selwyn District Council and the Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) in Christchurch.

CAB has centres throughout the country and aims to give advice and assist people to access a range of services in their community.

“It’s about putting people in the right direction,” Malvern Community Board chairperson Jenny Gallagher said.

“The community board have backed it and encourage it. Darfield is a growing area. We need as a community to build up our services out here,” Mrs Gallagher said.

The Darfield CAB will be based in a room in the Darfield Library building. Trained volunteers will be available for face-to-face visits andvia telephone.

Mrs Gallagher said so far three people from Malvern area had been fully trained and two more were receiving training.

In a report to the Malvern Community Board, Selwyn District Council CEO David Ward said it was expected the CAB would open in Darfield in July following a launch event involving local health and social service agencies, local schools, township committeesand churches.

“With a large number of new residents moving into Selwyn, the need for information and advice on legal

Malvern Community Board chairperson Jenny Gallagher is pleased a CAB office is to set up in Darfield

rights and referrals to services such as budgeting advice has grown,” Mr Ward said.

He said in 2013 the Christchurch CAB took 424 calls from Selwyn district residents, the majority of which were on consumer law and relationships.

SDC’s Community Services Unit is providing funding to help set-up the Darfield CAB, including initial rental costs, office equipment, brochure stands and promotions.

Council corrects oversight by Kent Caddick

Selwyn District Council will remove a number of inoperative council designations from the Selwyn District Plan to correct ‘an administrative error’.

Designations are a planning tool used in a district plan for a particular type of land use by public authorities such councils. They can include sites for reserves, schools and infrastructure like water and wastewater.

SDC Planning team leader David Smith said the removal of these sites will allow the council to correct an administrative error that was made when the Proposed District Plan was notified in 2000 and 2001.

“Although the proposed schedule of designated sites was publicly notified for people to comment on, property owners living near to these sites should also have received a letter but did not at the time.” Council will remove the sites from the district plan and then notify adjoining property owners and

to publicly notify the sites the council intends to designate.

“Not all the sites currently listed in the district plan will be required to be re-notified as some are no longer needed by the council for their original purpose,” Mr Smith said. “This mainly includes gravel reserves, but also some sewerage and water infrastructure sites that are either no longer required or are classified as a permitted activity in the district plan.”

Mr Smith said all of the recreation reserves listed in the district plan will continue to be used as recreation reserves.

“Future reviews of the district plan may result in these reserves being either zoned for that purpose or re-designated.”

Council strengthens emergency responseThe Selwyn District Council’s ability to respond to civil defence incidents and other emergencies has been strengthened with the arrival of a new incident command bus.

The mini-bus will be used as a mobile incident control point to manage significant rural fires or any kind of major emergency or disaster event.

Selwyn’s Emergency Management Officer Ryan O’Rourke said the bus replaced a caravan which was no longer fit for purpose.

“The great advantage of the bus is that it can easily be driven to the scene of a fire or emergency and doesn’t require a vehicle to tow it.

“The vehicle will act as the headquarters at an incident or emergency so it is clear where the incident managers are located and

who is in charge.” Mr O’Rourke said problems with mobile phone coverage have been a challenge in previous emergencies.

“The bus provides communications from anywhere in the district. Establishing an incident control point and appointing an incident controller in major multi-agency operations is critical in an emergency in order to manage the response well.”

The mini-bus has been fitted with 3G Wi-Fi, email and radio communications and emergency equipment to assist with fire, civil defence and search and rescue work along with emergency services liaison.


Party for a prickly porcupineIt might have been a prickly situation but staff at Orana Wildlife Park has ensured one of their charges, Kidogo the porcupine, received special attention on her 21st birthday recently.

The elderly rodent is thought to be one of the oldest porcupines in the Australasian region.

Senior keeper Nichola Creighton said the average lifespan for porcupines is 15-17 years so to reach 21 was pretty amazing.

“Porcupines are amazing animals and you must always respect them. We are fortunate to have three nice natured animals.

“In the past, previous porcupines have been known to chase keepers. You wouldn’t want to upset a porcupine,

and while they cannot shoot their quills as is commonly believed, their sharp detachable spines are used for defence and could cause serious damage.”

For her 21st birthday staff pampered her with treat logs containing fruit and nuts for her to enjoy.

“Kidogo is a privilege to work with,” Ms Creighton said.

“She has a fairly relaxed attitude though can be quite stroppy, often rattling her tail quills and stamping her feet when we approach to clean her exhibit.”

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Boredom and drudgery were broken up by intermittent bursts of fighting. In a letter home dated June 11, 1917 William wrote of the bomb attacks.

“I won’t attempt to describe the awful feeling of those damn things coming down. One fell exactly eight yards from where I was lying. The concussion fairly lifted me off the ground. I don’t know how my horse escaped. I could hear the pieces of bomb whistling after me. In fact one chap and two or three horses on the other side of me were hit. I don’t want another experience like that.”

Sometimes those who died around him were friends from neighbouring farms whom William had known from home, such as his account of a friend from Kowhai Bush.

“I suppose you have heard about Willie Gold’s death by this time, poor chap. It was the night of August 12. We were protecting the camel corps right flank when they attacked and captured a Turkish redoubt. The guns bombarded for one hour and a half.

“Willie lived for two days and the other chap Paddy Sheenhan died a few hours afterwards. Willie had about seven bullets through him. They knew there was no hope for him. I’m sure his people will be very much cut up about it. That is the second one they have lost now.”

In contrast, some of what William experienced must have amazed a boy from small town Springfield, such as visiting the pyramids in Egypt and being chosen to represent New Zealand for British General Allenby’s entry

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into the captured city of Jerusalem, which was a key part of the Southern Palestine offensive.

“We reported to brigade headquarters and were told that a party of us were to represent the New Zealand Brigade at General Allenby’s entry into Jerusalem. We eventually arrived at the Holy City after travelling most of the night. We formed the bodyguard to the General and his staff while the proclamations were being read. It was an historic event, that entry into Jerusalem and I was one of five Canterbury boys and one of 20 New Zealanders there and witnessed the ceremony.”

William was never to return home. He was killed during a battle at Amman, and it is there his grave lies, along with many other young people from this district and from all around New Zealand.

A photo of William appeared alongside photos of other soldiers killed in action, in the local newspaper following his death in Amman

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Art works by two official war artists will be a feature of a Malvern Community Arts Council exhibition of war art and memorabilia at the Selwyn Gallery in Darfield.

This year marks 100 years since the outbreak of hostilities in World War 1 and MCAC Arts Co-ordinator Ingrid Cole said they are honoured to be able to mark this historical event with an inspirational exhibition at Selwyn Gallery.

Works by two official armed forces artists will sit alongside memorabilia and a display from the Darfield Genealogy and Local History Group about three local soldiers from WW1.

“We are privileged to show some of the work of Robert Maurice Conly — the only person ever to serve as an RNZAF official war artist,” Ms Cole said.

Conly, who rose to the rank of Wing Commander, joined the Royal New Zealand Air Force in 1941 to train as a pilot but was left unfit for active service after a freak accident. This led him to combine flying with his other love of painting and over the next 50 years, Maurice Conly had the opportunity to

travel wherever the RNZAF was serving — from Fiji and the Solomons to South East Asia. He is also well known as the designer of the current twenty cent and one dollar coins.

The other military artist whose works are on display in the exhibition is Honorary Captain Matt Gauldie who has been the official New Zealand Defence Force artist for seven years.

“We are lucky to have on display several of his bronzes, including a small scale statuette of ‘Sapper’ Horace Moore-Jones who was the painter of the iconic Private Simpson DCM and his donkey at Anzac work,” Ms Peel said.

She said they would like to thank Creative Communities NZ for their financial support and the Air Force Museum for the loan of their paintings.

“We are very grateful to the museum for their support of community facilities such as ours. We would also like to

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thank Darfield Genealogy and Local History Group for their stories about three local soldiers from WW1 with related photos, facts and figures.” The Lest We Forget exhibition opens on

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ANZAC heritage on display by Belinda Cullen-Reid

For the last year Daphne McAven of Prebbleton has immersed herself in the lives of local soldiers who served in World War I, in preparation for a display to mark 100 years since the beginning of the war.

A member of the Prebbleton Historical Society, Daphne has taken an interest in the stories of the soldiers, whom she has come to know from reading their letters and diaries. She has put together a display which will be open to the public on Anzac Day and the weekend.

“I’ve had it so much in my mind. You felt how desperate those boys were. I would have loved to have been able to speak to them, but most didn’t want to speak about it,” Daphne said.

“I think it’s very important to acknowledge their sense of duty. I hope people will come and take

their time to read and understand what these boys did.” Daphne has archived and put on display information and items of interest about people who were in the war who had a connection tothe area.

“Everybody has an interesting story. A lot of them were just boys. They were just ordinary boys who had to do extraordinary things.”

Some were soldiers who had lived in Prebbleton at the time, others were post war soldiers who were resettled and given land acquired by the Government from local farmers. She also has documents and memorabilia from soldiers from

Prebbleton who were prisoners of war.

Daphne began her research following a letter from the Department of Internal Affairs suggesting groups around the country do something to acknowledge the centennial.

There were 40 names of soldiers on the Roll of Honour board in the Prebbleton Hall, but Daphne knew there were others whose names didn’t appear.

She has spent hours searching through school, baptism and army rolls to seek out information. She believes there are other soldiers that she doesn’t know about, including those in the air force

Daphne McAven of Prebbleton Historical Society has spent many hours tracking down and documenting the war stories of people from the area for a display to commemorate 100 years since the beginning of World War I

and navy. Records about local women involved in the war were hard to find.

“I’m hoping in the weekend other people will come up with names,” Daphne said.

The display is at the Prebbleton Hall and will open on Anzac Day following the 9am wreath laying ceremony. A 1915 Triumph motorbike with sidecar and a replica Vickers machine gun are among items on display.

This is the first of five years of displays the Prebbleton Historical Society will undertake, with the intention of covering all the major battles of WW1.


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The Hororata Historical Society Inc is open on Anzac Day from 1pm — 4pm with a special Anzac commemoration display at the museum on Cotons Road.

The Prebbleton Heritage group is planning to have displays in the Prebbleton Public Hall over the ANZAC weekends for the next five years.

This year’s display shows the impact the WW1 had on Prebbleton. The display is at Prebbleton Public Hall, 617 Springs Road from 9am to 4pm from April 25-27.

The display includes a replica Vickers machine gun, a dispatch rider’s Triumph motorcycle, and items from a POW camp.

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They shall not grow old,As we that are left grow old.Age shall not weary them,Nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun,And in the morning,We will remember them.We will remember them.

In Flanders field the poppies blow,Between the crosses, row on rowThat mark our place, and in the skyThe larks, still bravely singing, flyScarce heard amid the guns belowWe are the Dead, Short days agoWe lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glowLoved and were loved, and now we lieIn Flanders fieldsTake up our quarrel with the foeTo you from failing hands we throwThe torch; be yours to hold it highIf ye break faith with us who dieWe shall not sleep, though poppies growIn Flanders fields.


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From an evolutional point of view, we are built to be active, consequently a lack of activity is a risk to your health and your wellbeing.

Sitting and lying down is referred to as sedentary behaviour. These days experts believe sedentary behaviour is just as dangerous to our health as smoking.

In prehistoric times, movement was necessary for everyday life. If we were not active we would not eat and therefore would die. We still have the same ‘cave men’ genes today. Increases in technology have meant a decline in the amount of incidental activity we do. This is thought to be a major contributor to the increased rates of obesity.

Some examples of incidental activity include walking, gardening, housework, stacking firewood and washing your car.

Everybody knows that the more our body moves, the more kilojoules are used. Inactivity, particularly sitting, is very bad for your health.

First, it is important to note that planned exercise still has great benefits, however even a high-intensity workout may not cancel out the effect of watching TV for hours on end. Similarly you cannot compensate for smoking heavily by doing a long run in the weekend.

An average workout occupies only 4-5% of a person’s day. Just doing this and then sitting down all day is not the lifestyle to which the human body is adapted. Our grandparents never worked out, they were active all day.

Spending time gardening is one of many ways you can incorporate incidental activity into your everyday life

Moving more doesn’t necessarily mean you need to go for a run or to the gym, it could just mean getting off the couch. A small bout of incidental activity is effective at burning some of the glucose that has accumulated in your bloodstream.

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Why not make the changes today. If you are watching TV or are on the computer try standing or sit on a Swiss ball, and get up and move around every 20 minutes. When you are out park your car away from your destination and walk, take the stairs instead of the elevator, tidy your house and play actively with your children. For more information please go to www.physicaltraining.co.nz


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A clinical trial into tangerine and red palm extract is for me one of the most important studies into natural support for cardiovascular health. A study ‘Citrus Flavonoids and Tocotrienols for Hypercholesterolemia’ (high cholesterol) by Rosa, Xian-Lu and Guthrie, 2007 identified the cardiovascular benefits of a patented combination of these extracts. This was a high quality double-blind placebo controlled trial with the objective to see if these compounds had any effect on blood cholesterol and other heart risk factors.

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Cosmetic companies have invested heavily in marketing natural products and they often charge a premium for them. It’s not uncommon to find $40 to $50 hand or face creams.

Organic products may contain just a tiny amount of certified organic ingredients or none at all. So-called natural products can also contain an array of synthetic ingredients.

Synthetic preservatives are added to cosmetics to prolong their shelf-life and prevent bacterial contamination. They’re potentially harmful ingredients and for that reason limits are placed on the amount that can be used.

Phenoxyethanol is one of the most common preservatives Consumer found. In its bulk form it’s classified by the Environmental Risk Management Authority as an acute skin toxin and is a suspected reproductive toxin. When it’s used in cosmetics, it’s considered safe at up to one percent of the finished product.

Phenoxyethanol is on the prohibited list of several natural cosmetics eco-labels but it’s used in almost all of the natural products Consumer sampled, including those made by a number of Kiwi brands.

Parabens are one of the most widely used synthetic preservatives in cosmetics. But questions continue to be raised about their toxicity, particularly their reproductive toxicity.

The European Commission’s Scientific Committee on Consumer Products says there are contradictory studies on the toxicity of several parabens, namely propyl, isopropyl, butyl and isobutyl paraben, and that the available data means it’s not yet possible to determine the safety of these substances. Existing rules allow the use of parabens in cosmetics up

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to a maximum concentration of 0.4 percent individually or 0.8 percent collectively. Many cosmetics now claim to be ‘paraben-free’. Parabens have often been replaced in these products with other synthetic preservatives.

Consumer advises if you’re buying natural cosmetics, check the ingredients list carefully. Many products are likely to contain synthetic chemicals.

Natural doesn’t mean safe. Allergic reactions can occur from both natural and synthetic ingredients.

Natural has become a marketing catch phrase. Cosmetic companies need to be upfront about the proportion of natural and synthetic ingredients their products contain.

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The internet is helping people find a wealth of information about hiring a professional tradesperson, whether finding a licenced building practitioner or getting a personal recommendation from a social media website.

Hiring a licenced building practitioner gives you an assurance that the practitioner has shown they have the skills, knowledge and experience to meet government-backed national standards.

There are seven licence classes, five of which are trade and specialist classes. These are design, site (site supervisors or construction managers), carpenters, external plasterers, roofers, brick and block layers, and foundation workers.

You can check an electronic public register to see if your builder or tradesperson is a licenced building practitioner.

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Electronic registers are not foolproof, but go a long way in helping to weed out the ‘shonkey donkeys’

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Professionals who can manage your house-building project

Architect or designer-managedIf you are using a registered architect

to custom-design your home, they will probably offer a full service which includes managing the project. In fact, they will probably prefer this option.

If the plans are being drawn by an architectural designer or an architectural draughtsperson, they may also offer this service.

Keeping on the architect/designer means paying for their services and you may be tempted to stop using them once the plans are drawn to make some savings. This could prove to be false economy.

The plans are only written instructions. Are you confident that you will be able to interpret them when the builder asks a question about them? If they are interpreted incorrectly, there could be costly mistakes, and it may not be clear who is liable for the costs once the architect has stepped away from the project.Company-managed

When you use a group housing company, or kitset/pre-built home, the price usually includes the services of a project manager.

Often you are buying the section, plans and building services as part of the package and don’t have to organise any of this yourself. But it doesn’t mean stepping away and not taking any interest in the project.Builder-managed

When you hire a builder on a full contract, depending on what is in the terms of the contract, they can manage everything from getting a designer, hiring the subcontractors, liaising with you on variations and getting materials on site.

Or, you might have a hybrid arrangement where you use an architect or designer to do the plans and have an overview of the entire project, as well

as monitor the budget and progress payments, but the builder takes on the hiring, and acquiring of materials and organising inspections.

The responsibilities need to be clearly spelt out in the contract.Other professionals

Other professionals, like quantity surveyors, sometimes take on the project management task. This can happen by default, for example, when the project manager you engaged lets you down.Project management companies

There are companies that specialise in providing project management services for building construction.

They are usually involved in apartments or commercial sites but often manage ordinary home-building where the house is a complicated design or at the expensive end of the market. Or they get called upon by busy people who want someone to take the whole project off their hands.

Most project management companies are happy to be approached and discuss your new house with you.

Small firms, or people working alone, also offer their services as project managers.

You will pay a fee for their services. Check with the individual companies and managers to see how their fees compare to those of the architect, or the margin you pay the builder to manage the project. But, as with any project management, what you pay in fees can often be saved by avoiding the expensive mistakes on a badly-managed building site.

Look under Project Management or Building Consultants in the Yellow Pages to find names of project management companies and individuals.

BRANZ Accredited AdvisersThe Building Research Association

of New Zealand (BRANZ) has Accredited Advisers who can manage a house-building project. They may be employed to manage residential house construction, including those needing special features, (for example, a home that has to accommodate people with disabilities).

BRANZ Accredited Advisers are independent, professional building consultants. They will visit the building site, and advise or report accordingly. Some are qualified in dispute resolution

procedures, including mediation and arbitration. They also provide the following services:

· Maintenance management reports.· Final inspections for new buildings.· Advice on solving technical problems.· Pre-purchase or pre-sale reports.You negotiate a fee with an accredited

adviser and decide in the contract how much of the project you want them to manage.

BRANZ can provide you with more information about using accredited advisers. Article supplied by www.consumerbuild.org.nz


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My Italian kitchen — making soffritto by Belinda Cullen-Reid

Welcome to my Italian kitchen and I invite you to follow me on a journey as I discover and share with you food from my heritage.

My great great-grandfather Giuseppe Poggi came from Naples, Italy, a city internationally famous for its food and wine. Naples boasts the origin of such culinary favourites as pizza, certain types of pasta and manyseafood dishes.

In fact the city is synonymous with the creation of rich and tasty recipes that are affordable for the people, such as the pizza Margherita, a pizza with a simple topping of tomato, mozzarella cheese and basil to represent the colours of the flag of Italy.

We will start with an Italian staple, the soffritto, which is similar to the mirepoix in French cuisine, containing aromatics of celery, onion and carrot. Soffritto means ‘to fry slowly’ in Italian. Soffritto and mirepoix are used as the base of many recipes, with the intent to add flavour to stocks, soups, stews and sauces.

While simple, the chopping of ingredients can be time consuming so some cooks like to make a large batch of soffritto and store it for later use.Ingredients:A must for any soffritto are the following:OnionsGarlicCeleryCarrotSaltExtra virgin olive oilWine vinegarOptional ingredients are:Rosemary, Basil, Parsley,White wine, WaterMethod:1. Wash the produce and then cut into

small even size pieces.2. Mix ingredients in a bowl, adding the

olive oil, vinegar and salt.3. You can take the ingredients that are

surplus to requirements and store

them in an airtight jar or freeze meal sized portions of the diced ingredients in freezer bags. Or you can cook the entire batch and keep it in the freezer, and then retrieve what is needed for meals over the next week.

4. The soffritto needs to be fried in a pan on a very low heat, so that the vegetables soften without burning and the flavours are released. A good cooking vessel to use for soffritto is a one that releases heat slowly such

as a Dutch oven or something similar made from cast iron or clay.

5. A little white wine or water can be added to the mix during cooking if the mixture is drying out or beginning to stick.

6. The cooking time varies depending on the vessel you use, but should take approximately 15 minutes.

Your soffritto can now be used to flavour a dish of your choosing, such as vegetable soup, bolognaise sauce or a tasty casserole.

Soffritto, which is the base for many Italian recipes, is a mix of aromatic vegetables and herbs cooked slowly in olive oil

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Power outages following this month’s gale-force wind storm were primarily due to trees and branches coming into contact with overhead lines and poles. As trees on private land are the responsibility of the land owner, we need your help to reduce the impact of future storms on our electricity network and on you and your neighbours.

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Orion New Zealand Limited owns and operates the electricity distribution network in central Canterbury between the Waimakariri and Rakaia rivers. oriongroup.co.nz

If you have a tree that could impact power lines, please think about your local community’s health and wellbeing. A power outage caused by a tree may not just a ect you – it may impact many people, including those with health issues.

Consider replacing tall trees near power lines with a lower growing species. If tree removal isn’t possible, as a minimum, make sure branches are kept well away from overhead lines and poles.

If planting, think carefully about the type of tree you put near overhead lines – a little shrub can become a giant in a few years’ time. Call Orion for advice on suitable trees.

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Reduce the risk of power cuts

• CUT DOWN – consider removing tall trees that could fall through power lines.

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• BE SAFE – please call Orion on 0800 363 9898 for a list of quali� ed contractors.

• PLANT WISELY – ask us about safe planting distances and power line friendly trees and shrubs.

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