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Chapel elder David Smart said the church was moved from Kirwee to Glentunnel by traction engine around 1937.
“We were faced with a bill of around $60,000 to repair the chapel up to building code standards which for us as a small congregation was a significant amount.”
Mr Smart approached the Stewards
‘Ask, and it shall be given’by Kent Caddick
The biblical quote ‘Ask, and it shall be given’ (Matthew 7:7) may well have been on the minds of members of the Glentunnel Chapel this year when they were faced with replacing the floor of the church.
Trust, which owns the church, for advice on how to approach the repair work, while the chapel’s congregation moved to other premises in early June to allow the work to be undertaken.
“I spoke to David Robinson from the Stewards Trust and he planned out the work to be done following advice from an enginner, which included some
additional piling.“The Stewards Trust funded the
needed materials while Mr Robinson also recommended we approach the New Zealand branch of an international interdenominational church group called MMM, which was formerly known as Mobile Mission Maintenance, to help with the work.”
Mobile Mission Maintenance members, from left, Muriel and Bart Gilmore and Glenys Erskine-Mackie enjoy a morning tea break with Glentunnel Chapel elder David Smart, far right, during a break from replacing the chapel’s flooring.
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The award was presented by Geoff Holgate, New Zealand Walking Access Commission regional field advisor for Canterbury, during an event at Mrs Alexander’s home following the final walk of the Banks Peninsula Walking Festival.
The festival’s final walk went through the new Purple Peak Curry Reserve, and ended at Mrs Alexander’s home where 40 walkers and friends gathered to celebrate her achievements.
New Zealand Walking Access Commission chief executive Mark Neeson said it was an honour to be able to recognise Mrs Alexander’s outstanding devotion over many years to making some of Akaroa’s beautiful scenery accessible to others.
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Walking access award Akaroa resident Lynne Alexander has received a Walking Access Award for her significant contribution towards developing some of the area’s finest walks and making them accessible to thousands of people.
commitment, thousands of people have been able to enjoy spectacular walks in the hills above Akaroa.”
In 1990, Mrs Alexander opened the Woodills Track, a two and a half hour circular route that starts at the village. The family-friendly walk cuts across Mrs Alexander’s Tree Crop Farm property, as well as her neighbour’s farm, through which she negotiated access.
The Walking Access Awards recognise those who have made significant and lasting contributions to public access to the outdoors in New Zealand, whether through securing new legal access, championing public rights of access, trail building, or contributing to understanding of access rights and responsibilities.
Lynne Alexander (left) listens to Purple Peak Curry Reserve manager Hugh Wilson during the final walk of the Banks Peninsula Walking Festival.
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In 2016 ECan will move away from being run by commissioners to a mixed governance council with seven elected councillors and up to six appointees.
Mr Sunckell, a Leeston farmer who is also St John Selwyn Central Area committee chairman, is putting himself forward for election in the Mid Canterbury constituency of ECan which covers the Selwyn and Ashburton area.
“The openness created by the commissioners when appointed has provided our communities with the ability to have genuine conversations about our futures.
“This does not mean that we always like the answers but it is a far cry from
Leeston farmer to stand for ECanby Kent Caddick
Former Selwyn National Party chairman John Sunckell is to stand as one of the seven elected representatives on Environment Canterbury.
Leeston farmer John Sunckell has put his name forward to become one of Environment Canterbury’s seven elected representatives when the regional council moves to a mixed governance body next year.
the old, ‘command and control’.”Mr Sunckell accepted some people
may argue there had been a lack of democracy in ECan since the Government sacked elected representatives and put in commissioners.
“But the collaborative process that is the Canterbury Water Management Strategy has seen unprecedented community involvement in both understanding the issues we face and developing the solutions for our catchments,” he said.
“Very simply the collaborative process that we are in the middle of requires governors to give up some control, scientists to advise without agenda and
planners to give options. “This then allows communities
or catchments to make decisions that suit them within the framework set down.
“Is it perfect? No it is not, we can always do a better job of governing, of finding resolution to issues, to managing our future.
“That said any thought of a return to the old adversarial council table of the past fills me with dread. We need to be able to work together to take our futures forward.”
The election of representatives to ECan will take place during the local body elections next October.
MMM travel around New Zealand carrying out maintenance and repairs to Christian buildings from churches to schools and camp buildings.
“We applied to MMM for help in late June and they agreed to help and in mid-November four members of the group arrived to help us,” Mr Smart said.
The MMM group comprised two husband and wife combinations, Andrew Mackie and his wife Glenys Erskine-Mackie and Bart and Muriel Gilmore, who arrived in a mobile home and caravan which they were to stay in for the duration of the work.
Mr Smart said members of the congregation had done some preparatory work on the building to enable the MMM group to get to work as soon as they arrived.
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‘Ask, and it shall be given’ (Matthew 7:7)
Within eight days the chapel had a new floor which complied with Selwyn District Council building regulations.
Mr Smart said they still have some minor work to do, such as painting to both the interior and exterior, and improved lighting, which will be carried out under the guidance of Mr Robinson.
“As well as the building experience that the MMM crew bought to the project it was also about fellowship and encouragement.”
Among the MMM crew which worked on the project were 81-year-old Bart Gilmore and his wife Muriel, who have been with the New Zealand branch of the group for 14 years.
“The MMM motto is ‘to serve those who serve’ and that is why we are involved,” Mr Gilmore said.
It is hoped the Glentunnel Chapel will be able to reopen its doors early in the New Year.
Voluntary workers lived in a mobile home and caravan on the Glentunnel Chapel site while they helped members of the congregation replace the flooring.
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Associate Professor in Property Studies John McDonagh says CBD developers are effectively donating millions of dollars to the city.
“Considering the construction cost, rents and likelihood of no capital gains in the foreseeable future, they should be called philanthropists rather than developers.
“That is why few other developers or overseas investors are lining up to join the party – it does not make financial sense.”
Associate Professor McDonagh said there have already been warnings of an oversupply of office space, a situation which Christchurch experienced
Office space oversupply loomingA Lincoln University expert says new figures are making it clearer that investing in more central business district (CBD) office space makes no financial sense for developers.
Lincoln University Associate Professor John McDonagh says an oversupply of office space in Christchurch CBD is looming.
before in the early 1990s and took 15 years to recover from. There were many developer casualties as a result.
He said figures released by Colliers recently show what is under construction now will probably be all that is needed for a long time stalling further development.
“Early developers also had the jump on the rest and have secured the best tenants, reducing the attractiveness of investing further.
“The four big ongoing developments in Cashel Street are pretty much all we will get in the CBD core,” Associate Professor McDonagh said.
He said leasing up of office space is
steady but slowing and an oversupply of office space is looming.
“This also does not take into account any fix ups of pre-earthquake buildings adding to supply.
This oversupply will curtail any further development, and really start to hit suburban office space rents and vacancy levels.”
He said there is also still 30 hectares of vacant commercial land in the city available but with nothing planned for its future.
“Perhaps inner city residential is the solution, but this brings a whole raft of unanswered questions and risks.
"If you're planning to clean up your garden in the spring or summer time 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 10cm in diameter can't be disposed of through this service.”
Mr Boyd said proceeds from the event will be donated to the Malvern Lions
Garden waste disposalThis Saturday Malvern residents will have the opportunity to dispose of their green garden waste at Hawkins Pit near Darfield.
Club and a greenwaste disposal day is being planned for the Ellesmere area early next year.
The greenwaste disposal service will be operating on Saturday, December 5 between 10am and 4pm at Hawkins Pit which is located off Cullens Road just east of Bangor Road, about 5km from Darfield.
The cost is $5 per car, $10 per ute or single axle trailer, $15 per twin axle trailer and payment is by cash only as no EFTPOS is available.
Students from Rolleston School pose for a photograph in the lead up to the school production of Twisted Tales recently. The production was based on six Roald Dahl plays from his Revolting Rhymes book. The Year 7 and 8 classes focused on putting together the work which involved nearly 180 students. The plays were very pantomime themed with lots of audience participation and crazy heroes and nasty villains. Teacher Keri Dekkers said the play was well received proven by the amount of laughter throughout.
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body elections.
Current mayor Kelvin Coe has
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Pat McEvedy said he has decided to
declare early so as to get any ambiguity
out of the way.
“When folks have asked me I have
been saying yes, so this cle
ars things up.
“I stood for Selwyn Distric
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five ye
ars ago after a long record of
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Selwyn district councillors are beginning to line up at th
e starting gate for next ye
ar’s mayoral race.
public servic
e in clubs mostly rugby,
administrating and coaching for m
any
years and being on the school BOT’s at
both Southbridge Primary and Ellesmere
College for collectiv
ely four te
rms and
being chairman of both.”
Cr McEvedy has been the SDC
representative on Environment
Canterbury’s Selwyn-Waihora Water
Management Zone committee which he
also chaired.
He will not be the only
sitting
councillor to
contest the mayoralty.
Malvern ward councillor
Sam
Broughton, an unsuccessful mayoral
candidate at the last local body
elections, has signalled his intentions
to contest the mayoralty a
gain.
“I will s
tand for the mayoralty
but
will not be standing as a Malvern ward
councillor again,” h
e said.
Councillors Pat McEvedy (p
ictured) and Sam
Broughton will contest th
e Selwyn mayoralty
next October.
YES
Mayor Kelvin Coe (pictured) will n
ot be seeking
a fourth term while councillor Nigel Barnett is
stepping down from council altogether.
Councillors Sarah Walters (pictured) and
Grant Miller are not ru
ling out the possibility
of a tilt at th
e mayoralty.
NO
MAYBE
Cr Broughton was the third highest
polling mayoral candidate at the
2013 elections behind Mayor Coe
and challenger Dr Olive Webb from
Hororata, who has said she won’t be
running again.
Current deputy mayor Sarah Walters is
another “highly li
kely” candidate for th
e
mayoral chains, and, lik
e Cr Broughton
stood for the mayoralty i
n 2013.
“I have yet to
make a final decision
as I am so busy with council work at th
e
moment, so I w
ill take tim
e off during
the Christmas break to consider my
position although I would say it
is highly
likely I
will stand.”
Cr Walters said she was not surprised
at Cr McEvedy’s intention to stand for
the mayoralty as “fo
r the last seven
terms the Selwyn mayor has been a
farmer from the Ellesmere ward”.
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Retired MAF livestock officer John
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property in Selwyn Street to help
feed himself, but a recent dog attack
saw one sheep killed and two others
seriously mauled.
“It appears these two dogs made
their attack at about 4.15am as my
neighbour on hearing a disturbance
entered my property and disturbed the
dogs during the attack causing the dogs
to take off.
“These dogs are killers as in
my experience the attack was by
throat strangulation normally used
by undomesticated, uncontrolled
mongrel animals or animals in natural
wild conditions.
“My concern is these types
of dogs could well be capable of
attacking children.”
He said as a superannuitant his
sheep were his annual supply of meat
and also helped to keep the grass down
for fire protection.
“The two surviving sheep were so
stressed they are now unsuitable for
human consumption which means a
loss of around $500 and I will have to
replace the animals.”
Mr Newton said the Selwyn District
Control animal control was informed of
the attack and he was impressed with
their response.
“Animal control was prompt in
attending following a call, taking
descriptions of the animals, photos of
the aftermath of the attack and doing a
Dog attacks a concern
by Kent Caddick
A Coalgate man is concerned dogs attacking sheep around the Selwyn township may turn their
attention to vulnerable children.
search for the dogs.”
The dogs were caught on a security
camera and the footage has given to
the council’s animal control department.
Mr Newton said it isn’t the first time
Coalgate residents have had to deal
with dog attacks.
“There have been around 30
sheep killed by dog attacks in the
Coalgate area over the last two years
which have resulted in a loss to the
sheep’s owners of about $3000 and
in many cases the sheep have been
family pets.”
Council’s Senior Animal Control
Officer Steve Clarke said they were
alerted to the attack by Police.
“After the attack a witness was
interviewed and black and white CCTV
camera footage was also reviewed.
“Two dogs were involved in the
attack and they appear to be either
a Mastiff or Staffy cross breed. The
dogs looked very similar and could
well be related so staff also checked
records to identify where there were
registered dogs in the area of similar
breeds and spoke to a number of dog
owners, however, this did not identify the
dogs involved.”
Mr Clarke said they also sent letter
to properties in the Coalgate township
asking for information to help identify
the dogs.
“This also advised dog owners to
check they were responsible for their
dog's activities and that owners need to
ensure they know where their dogs are.
Coalgate superannuitant John Newton is out of pocket and has had his meat supply destroyed after
dogs attack his sheep.
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The Games celebrated its fifth
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Domain with over 9000 people
attending, 300 competitors taking part,
102 stall holders selling their wares and
200 volunteers working tirelessly behind
the scenes.
Chieftain Alex Bruce, managing
director of Adelphi Distillery an
independent bottler of single cask
Scotch whisky, and a direct descendant
of Robert the Bruce, travelled all the way
from Glasgow for the event.
“I was impressed with how well
organised the event was and by the
Record numbers for Games
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The Hororata Highland Games 2015 Chieftain has given his seal of approval to this year’s event, which
attracted the highest number of visitors in the Games’ five year history.
number of people who attended, which
was considerably more than most
Highland Games in Scotland,” Mr
Bruce said..
“The Hororata Highland Games is
most definitely authentic, paying tribute
to many Scottish traditions, but I really
enjoyed the new elements that have
been introduced and the Kiwi twist was
very special.
“I was honoured to be involved in the
event and would love to come back.”
Event manager Cindy Driscoll was
delighted with the way this year’s event
turned out.
“The Hororata Highland Games
began out of a community desire to
take charge of its own destiny following
the Canterbury earthquakes,” Mrs
Driscoll said.
“Now five years on, the community’s
passion for the event is just as
strong as ever and this passion flows
through the whole event giving it a very
special atmosphere.”
The Oceania Heavyweight
Championship was once again a highlight
of the event with New Zealander, Ruben
De Jong, taking out the title.
The Hororata Highland Games once again played host to some of the best highland dancers in the country. Photo by Peter Walker
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The ceremony was attended by Christchurch MP Nicky Wagner, Chinese Consulate-General Mr Jin Zhijian, Selwyn District Mayor Kelvin Coe, NZCB directors Mr Jason Ho and Mrs Liz Zhou, and Lincoln’s senior management.
International students are able to enrol in special NZCB-LU pathways to study in Christchurch for bachelors and master’s degrees at Lincoln after being bridged by NZCB’s diplomas in business and commerce.
Lincoln’s business development manager Dr Samuel Yu said the international education sector contributed about $3 billion to the NZ economy last year
“It is important for us to be able to build these important relationships with businesses and industries in order to reach a broader audience that we would not have otherwise been able to reach.
“The collaborative work has been a huge team effort within many units at Lincoln and NZCB, spanning from Lincworks, student enrolment, the University Studies and English Language Division, Faculty of Agribusiness and Commerce, to the Recreation Centre and international and business development teams, all working to making this public-private partnership successful.
“It will give a great Kiwi experience
Classroom village opens on campusThe New Zealand College of Business has opened a new classroom ‘village’ on Lincoln University’s campus as part of a collaboration between the university and NZCB to cater for growing international student demand.
Officially opening the new classroom village at Lincoln University are, from left, NZCB Director Mr Jason Ho, MP Nicky Wagner, Christchurch Chinese Consulate General Mr Jin Zhijian, Selwyn Mayor Kelvin Coe, Lincoln University Deputy Vice Chancellor Murray Dickson, and NZCB chief executive Mrs Liz Zhou.
Chinese Lions were on hand to celebrate the opening of a new classroom village at Lincoln University.
to the overseas students that come to study on this pathway, as students have high expectations to gain as many life skills as possible whilst they are in New Zealand,” Dr Yu said.
“Not only does the special collaboration invest in classrooms and educational pathways, it also extends to joint initiatives in strategic areas
in China on economics, finance and commerce projects.
“We have been able to tap into markets that we would not have otherwise been pursed without those relationships” says Dr Yu.
NZCB director Liz Zhou said NZCB has an obligation to the students, to make it a pleasant and enjoyable time whilst
they are at Lincoln.“We are committed to ensuring
that we do our best to cater for the experience and quality of our students.
“The addition of this new classroom village on Lincoln’s surreal campus will make it an attractive feature for students to consider being in Christchurch,” she said.
Featured artists include Sarah Deans, Jane Thomas and Fiona Moore.
Ms Moore is a Darfield based artist who is exhibiting in her ‘home’ gallery for the first time.
MCAC arts co-ordinator Ingrid Cole said Ms Moore is an emerging artist and enjoys painting different subjects, with flowers and birds being a favourite.
“In the last year Fiona has attended several workshops with artist Min Kim, who has also exhibited at Selwyn Gallery. Min’s teaching has inspired Fiona to be the best that she can be.”
The last couple of years have brought considerable success and recognition for her, with exhibits at the Kaiapoi Art Expo, and one year receiving a
Summer exhibition in DarfieldThe Selwyn Art Gallery is Darfield will Summer Holiday exhibition of artworks from Malvern Community Arts Council artist members in a variety of styles and mediums to suit all tastes.
people’s choice award. Since then private commissions have kept her busy.
Sarah Deans was born into a family of professional artists and is a painter herself, known for her depictions of flowers and landscapes.
She established the highly regarded Sarah Deans Art School at the Christchurch Arts Centre and has recently returned after 10 years in Australia, where she established a second school in Sydney.
She will be in the Gallery on Saturday, December 12 from 10am to 1pm, giving an hourly floor talk about her work.
The exhibition will run from December 5 to January 28 and the gallery will
be open every day, except Mondays, from 10am to 4pm for the duration of the exhibition.
The gallery will be closed for Christmas from December 24 to 28 and again from January 1 to 4 for New Year.
An exhibition programme will be available on the gallery's website www.selwyngallery.co.nz or from the gallery and you can check them out on Facebook (Selwyn Gallery).
The work of Sarah Deans is one of the features in the Selwyn Art Gallery’s summer exhibition.
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His innings, along with 40 from Brent Fleming, was good enough to chase down Greendale’s 190.
Greendale could have racked up a bigger score if not for the economical bowling of Andrew Laffey who picked up two for eight.
He now has 17 wickets for the season, the most in the competition, one ahead of Southbrook’s Darryn Boyle.
Close on Sefton’s heels are Southbrook after they also had a win over Weedons.
Weedons were bowled out for 168 in the final over of their innings. Kane Meyerhoff top scored with 40 with the rest of the runs shared around.
For Southbrook, Dean Power picked up four for 20 while Boyle continued his good form with the ball taking three for 27.
In reply Southbrook had an early wobble losing two quick wickets but regrouped to canter home by five wickets.
Matt Brine notched a half-century
Southbrook too strong for Weedonsby Kyle Knowles
A Lance Taylor knock of 79 has kept Sefton on top of the ladder in Canterbury premier country cricket competition.while Jonty Brown made 42 and Tony Hancox finished off the run chase with 41 not out.
South Malvern kept the pressure on the other middle of the table sides with a win over Leeston-Southbridge.
They now have a four win, four loss record with six rounds to play before the semi-finals.
Batting first South Malvern put up a defendable total of 183. Mike Pauling top scored for South Malvern with 51 while Mike Stott was the pick of the Leeston-Southbridge bowlers picking up three for 35.
Leeston-Southbridge’s top and middle order crumbled in the run chase and were reduced to 60 for six on the back of four for 28 from Mike McCaughan.
Tim Field, batting at number seven, then staged a big comeback. He scored 75 and combined with the lower order to claw Leeston-Southbridge to within touching distance of their target.
However, they fell eight runs short to leave them sixth on the ladder.
Lincoln were too good for bottom-placed Oxford easing past them by seven wickets.
Oxford batted first and could only muster 118 all out. Simon Clark and Jamie Chapman both grabbed three wickets each while Reuben Craw and Ben Harper each picked up two.
Lincoln never looked in trouble chasing down the small total. Opening batsmen Nico Lerm and Arthur Paterson put 50 for the first wicket before Lerm was dismissed for 23.
Paterson then batted through the innings and finished with 54 not out to give Lincoln an easy victory.
It was the battle of the sexes as the Kirwee men cleaned up winning all their encounters in both singles and doubles, while the Courtenay women were as equally dominate on their side of the draw.
The mixed doubles matches were shared with both sides winning two encounters to leave a final scoreline of eight matches each meaning the tie was decided by games countback, with Kirwee coming out on top by 90 games to 86.
In the other A Grade match of the day West Melton dominated Darfield winning their encounter 12-4.
Kirwee sneaks passed CourtenayA countback was needed to separate Courtenay and Kirwee in the latest round of action in the Malvern Tennis A Grade competition on Saturday.
Scott Mitchell, Emma Pennels and Alice Kerr were the only Darfield players to register singles wins with Pennels and Mitchell combining in the mixed doubles to record their side’s only other win of the day.
Weedons’ batsman Shannon Dunnett is all defence in the match against Southbrook.
Results: A Grade: Courtenay 8 (86) lost to Kirwee 8 (90); Darfield 4 lost to West Melton 12. Presidents Grade: Sheffield 1 lost to View Hill 8; Kirwee Red 3 lost to Hororata 6; Kirwee White 7 beat Courtenay East 2; West Melton Blue 2 lost to Courtenay West 7; West Melton Gold 3 lost to Darfield West 6; Darfield North 0 lost to West Melton White 9; Weedons Green 3 lost to Darfield South 6.
Emma Pennels was only one of three Darfield players to record a win in the match against West Melton.
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Rural Women New Zealand national president Wendy McGowan said in the seven years of the competition they have seen vibrant rural businesses increasingly appeal to urban residents, tourists and the rural community.
“This has been reflected in the winning rural business woman Joanne Taylor, who has succeeded in pursuing her publishing dream, while also supporting New Zealand’s rural communities.”
Joanne Taylor was the NZ Post sponsored ‘Making it in Rural’ category winner before being named as the supreme award winner.
The Ashburton-based Mrs Taylor said she was thrilled to be in the company of some amazing business owners and it was such an honour to win the Supreme Award.
“Winning this award is fabulous recognition for the hard work that the whole Latitude team has put in to making this business a success.
“I love to be able to bring the stories of the people and places from Canterbury and showcase them in a magazine that people want to keep and share with their family and friends.
“It is also a great privilege to be able to create a business that is capable of
Canterbury woman supreme winnerJoanne Taylor’s rural lifestyle magazine Latitude produced in Canterbury has won the supreme award at the Enterprising Rural Women Awards held in Nelson recently.
attracting young people back, or to stay in, our rural towns. More of this is vital if we are to keep rural towns in New Zealand as vibrant places where people can choose to live and work.”
Mrs Taylor, who along with her husband Deane run an intensive arable farm in Mid Canterbury, started the magazine in 2007.
This year the judges awarded additional certificates of special recognition for two rural women
“who are contributing to their local community through their entrepreneurial spirit”.
“Chanelle Purser owner of Carvin Streetwear in Gore impressed us with her retail success and commitment to youth in rural communities,” Mrs McGowan said.
The judges awarded her a Certificate for Emerging Enterprising Young Rural Woman at the awards ceremony.
“We also recognised another outstanding businesswoman Bridget Canning of WizWireless Limited, for her
Rural publisher Joanne Taylor has taken out the Supreme Award at the Enterprising Rural Women Awards.
contribution to rural telecommunications services for Wairarapa residents.
“The judges admired her dedication and ingenuity, and awarded her a Certificate of Special Recognition as an Enterprising Rural Woman,” Mrs McGowan said.
The other category winners were: ‘Help, I Need Somebody’ category: Bronwyn Muir - OnFarmSafety; ‘Love of the Land’ category: Marie Taylor - Plant Hawkes Bay Limited; ‘Stay, Play Rural’ category: Kate Belcher - Revolution Tours.
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Outlying Canterbury Primary Schools were given the opportunity to compete in livestock judging, similar to what they would experience at an A&P Show. To qualify for the Championships, entrants had to have attended a school pet day within their region.
Canterbury A&P Association president Nicky Hutchinson said youth development was a cornerstone objective for the association.
“The Championship Day is an extremely important initiative,” she said.
Getting children interested in animal care and welfare from a young age is imperative to both the future of the association and the agricultural industry as a whole in New Zealand. It’s wonderful to see them all so involved and having so much fun on the day.
“It’s also fantastic to have the support of Synlait who are so involved at a community level and share the association’s values.”
Synlait’s milk supply relationship manager Mark Burnside said supporting children showing an interest in animals is something the Selwyn company is very happy to do.
“We want to support those youngsters who commit time to seriously looking
Showcasing Selwyn’s farming potentialBudding young farmers from Selwyn have done the district proud at the Synlait Boys and Girls Agricultural Club Championship Day held at the ASB Agricultural Park near Christchurch recently.
after their animals,” Mr Burnside said.“Our hope is they hold on to their
interest in livestock and farming, and will in time, establish futures in the sector.
“Whether it is in a farming capacity or in the wider agriculture sector, we are going to need a growing number of people looking at these roles as serious career opportunities.”
Over 80 entries were received, comprising beef calves, dairy calves, lambs, poultry, pigs and goats. Entries were received from: Springston School, Oxford Area School, Ohoka School, Tai Tapu Primary, View Hill School, Darfield High School, Darfield Primary, Leeston Consolidated School, West Melton School, Broadfield School, Hororata Primary School and Lincoln Primary.
Students were judged across three sections: Care and Attention, Leading and Handling and their Project Books.
Each participant was required to parade their animal in front of the judges and answer questions on their care. After some serious deliberation, winners across all sections and classes were decided. Entrants received a certificate and Tip Top ice cream. Winning entries also received ribbons and trophies.
Sam Stalker from Lincoln Primary School after taking out the Dairy Calves Senior Champion trophy.
Lucy Bain from Springston School and her lamb were named Champion of the Lamb junior division.
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Beef Calves – Junior: Champion: Claire McConchie (Tai Tapu School), Reserve Champion: Sophie Lilley (Ohoka School); Senior: Champion: Jack Drage (Oxford Area School), Reserve Champion: Marshall Stokes (Oxford Area School).
Lambs – Junior: Champion: Lucy Bain (Springston School), Reserve Champion: Sam Rawston (Leeston Consolidated School); Senior: Champion: Kieran Prendergast (Lincoln Primary), Reserve Champion: Zoe Bain (Springston Primary).
Poultry - Junior: Champion: Toby Benison (Springston Primary), Reserve Champion: Amelia McConnochie (Leeston Consolidated School); Senior: Champion: Emily Neal (Tai Tapu Primary School); Reserve Champion: Sonya Benison (Springston Primary School).
Goats - Champion: Kaylee Hood (Springston School). Full results can be found at www.theshow.co.nz/canterbury-ap-association.
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Raw milk is milk that has not been pasteurised (heat treated) to kill harmful bacteria like Campylobacter and Salmonella which are potentially present in the milk.
“Many people who drink raw milk do not always fully understand the risks and don’t realise that there is the possibility of getting sick from the harmful bacteria in the milk,” Mr Stone said.
Take care when drinking raw milkThe Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is reminding Selwyn residents to take care when drinking raw unpasteurised milk, which is considered a high-risk food.
“Pregnant women, young children (particularly babies), the elderly, and people with weakened immune systems should not drink raw milk as they are at greatest risk of getting sick and the consequences for them can be more severe, and in some cases can lead to death.
“No matter how carefully the animals are milked there is always a risk that harmful bacteria can get into the milk.
“There is no way of telling by taste, sight or smell if the milk you are drinking contains any harmful bacteria so we recommend that people heat their raw milk until just boiling (or to 70°C for one MPI’s director of animal products Matthew Stone.
minute) before drinking it.”Keeping raw milk refrigerated (4°C
or less) also reduces the risk of any harmful bacteria in the milk growing to levels which make people sick when they drink it. People should discard the milk if it has been left out of the fridge and has reached room temperature.
“People who choose to drink raw milk should make sure they are getting their milk directly from the farmer and are only buying it for personal and household consumption.”
More information on raw milk and food safety can be found at www.foodsmart.govt.nz/rawmilk.
Westland chief executive Rod Quin said the company hit its peak in mid-November.
“In total, Westland processed 3,843,250 litres of milk by peak flow, compared with 3,931,022 the season prior,” Mr Quin said.
“This slight drop, combined with our new dryer seven coming into commercial production meant we had greater capacity to put more of the peak milk flow into higher value products.
“In previous years peak milk has all been channelled into bulk milk powders to maintain throughput, which give a lower return compared to products such as infant formula.
“Based on the current demand from infant formula customers, we expect the
Westland records slight drop in productionWestland Milk Products says its 2.5 percent drop in peak milk processing has meant more capacity available for the co-operative and its shareholders, enabling more focus on added-value product.
end of season results will show that we have sold more value-add product at a higher profit margin.”
Mr Quin said the trend for reduced production at Westland and across the New Zealand dairy industry as a whole is expected to continue and global markets should not be banking on New Zealand lifting or even maintaining its production this season.
He said the predicted El Nino weather pattern in the coming months is also likely to keep production down.
“Canterbury farms are expected to face dryer conditions and possible irrigation restrictions, while West Coast Farms are predicted to experience a wetter and colder season, with both of those conditions tending to result in less milk coming off-farm.”
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His texel/poll dorset lamb was judged as the country’s best from paddock to plate. Mr Sidey’s lamb was judged the best out of a field of 71 entries and was awarded the Alliance Group Mint Lamb Competition Trophy.
This year the competition had an overhaul with the overall winner being decided on a combination of yield, tender test and taste results as opposed to just taste alone.
Mr Sidey drafted the lamb himself, and after entering for the past four years, believes that experience helped him take out the win.
“A little bit of it comes down to luck but you do start to get an eye for it and get an idea of the type of lamb that does well in the competition,” Mr Sidey said.
“Conformation is vital – so I’m looking for those lambs that are meaty through the loin and over the hindquarter.
“Genetics are important too - the lamb was a cross between two meat breeds that have those valuable traits that help lambs to grow fast.”
Mr Sidey said that the competition was promoted well by the Canterbury A&P Association and urged other farmers to enter in 2016.
“I help organise the gift lamb competition for the local Hawarden A&P Show so I know the amount of work that goes on behind the scenes to bring
Texel Poll Dorset Cross wins mint lamb trophyHawarden farmer, and long-time corriedale exhibitor, Andrew Sidey took out the 2015 Mint Lamb Competition at the Canterbury A&P Show recently.
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Lambs from all over the country were judged on the hook at an Alliance plant for best overall yield, with the top four lambs in each class moving on to the tender test stage at Lincoln University before being taste tested at the 2015 Canterbury A&P Show.
The cuts of meat were cooked by leading New Zealand chef Graham Hawkes and taste tested in front of Show crowds by Jonny Schwass from Harlequin Public House, Adam Morris from Elanco, Phil Manera from Hazlett Rural Limited and Rae Finlay, former event director of the Canterbury A&P Show.
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Full Results: Overall Winner: Andrew Sidey, Hawarden - Texel/Poll Dorset. Class 1 - Dual
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If we delve deeper though, this can be very good advice, which when taken to a fuller meaning can help to change how we feel and the choices we are able to make.
Perspective can be both visual and conceptual. We determine perspective of an image on paper with objects drawn smaller to portray a sense of being further away. We also consider the relative importance of ideas, determining whether one is more important than another.
When we are said to ‘lose perspective’ it is thought that we have muddled what is important and what is not. Our thinking is deemed flawed.
From an Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) viewpoint (a great perspective term), our brain is always working to present us with what it thinks will serve us best.
Many talking therapies ask us to question the self-talk that makes up our beliefs and ideas about ourselves and others (always useful, and worth checking to see if our internal chatter is serving us well).
NLP takes this a step further, often
getting us to scrutinise the images we make (generally unconsciously), and determine the qualities of the picture that affect how we feel. Our brain will often skew the proportions in order to have us avoid or crave certain things.
For example we may want to avoid an upcoming event which could place us in danger of being judged or rejected. Our mental image of the event will be larger than life, seeming huge and overwhelming.
We will often speak about it in these terms without being aware of the mental perspective creating these feelings. We say things like, ‘meeting new people is huge for me’, or ‘I can’t see past this interview’.
Convincing our brain that we will be better off feeling calm and resourceful will mean that we can often mentally reduce it down to size, getting it ‘in perspective’. As soon as we reduce the enormity of it we feel better about it. We can ‘see past it’, ‘overcome it’, or ‘take it in our stride’.
You will notice that once we are past the event it reduces down to size automatically. By manually manipulating
the size of our upcoming events, maintaining perspective, we can take control of how we are feeling.
In both body and mind, flexibility is often a term we associate with youth, becoming less flexible as we get older. The more flexible we can be however, the more we can respond to challenges and make wise decisions.
Being flexible enough to consider another point of view, or to review the size of internal images that determine how we feel, will allow us to make choices that serve us well.
Putting things into perspectiveby Anna Dalzell, NLP Master Practitioner
Often dished out as advice to someone struggling over issues or feeling overwhelmed by events, ‘maintain your perspective’ can feel a bit like ‘get over it’ or ‘pull yourself together’ - well-meaning but somewhat hollow.
Anna Dalzell, Dip Tchg, is a NLP Master Practitioner and NZANLP coach based in Darfield, and can be contacted at 0800 2CHANGE or online at www.change.net.nz
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LavenderA mass of bright blue or purple
flowers is not the only unforgettable trait of much loved lavender. All lavenders are perfumed but the classic lavender scent belongs to the summer flowering ‘English lavenders’ (L. angustifolia, L. intermedia and their cultivars). English lavender loves a hot dry climate, with well-drained soil.
DianthusLow carpet forming Dianthus
(aka ‘pinks) are tough little perennials that bloom from spring till the first frost, and produce a wonderful spicy perfume. Modern hybrids such as the fully double ‘Magnifi-Scent Pinks’, which have flowers like ‘miniature carnations’ and the ‘Scent from Heaven’ pinks that produce masses of single or semi- double offer a wide choice of colours. All are beautifully fragrant, ideal for garden borders or pots.
Mock orangeRomantic Philadephus has
branches packed with creamy white flowers that will fill a room with fresh, orange blossom perfume. There are double flowered forms and singles with showy golden stamens. Plant them in sun for best flowering.
Star JasmineWith its sweet jasmine scented
flowers, Trachelospermum, is one of the most useful landscaping plants of our time. A dense sprawling evergreen, it can be grown as a wall cover, groundcover or low clipped hedge. Tiny propeller-shaped flowers smother the glossy foliage from early summer.
Angels trumpetsBrugmansia is a genus of small,
quick growing trees loved for their large fragrant trumpets, which hang from the branches in summer. The intoxicating evening scent from tree in full bloom, can be overpowering so ideally planted a distance from the main sitting area. Brugmansias come in a range of colours. They can be trained as a tree, pruned hard as a large shrub or grown as an espalier against a fence. They need a frost free location with full sun. All parts of this plant are poisonous (if ingested).
Lemon myrtle Lemon myrtle (Backhousia citriodora)
is loved for the fragrance of both its leaves and flowers. In late summer when there is not much else about it flowers profusely. A great feature tree for urban gardens, this Queensland native is slightly frost tender when young but can be grown outside in frosty areas provided it is planted in a sheltered position in semi-shade. Untrimmed it reaches four or five metres tall but it responds well to trimming.
Plan for perfume around outdoor living spaces, entrance ways, and under windows and those long summer evenings will be all the more enchanting.
Here’s a starting lineup of some summer-scented favourites.
RosesAll roses have a scent but some
are more fragrant than others. Take the opportunity to walk in a rose garden this summer to discover your favourites. Among the most loved in NZ gardens are hybrid tea picking roses, ‘Aotearoa’ (pink), ‘Auckland metro’ (cream), and ‘Deep Secret’ (red), and also the ‘David Austin’ roses. For a truly romantic fragrance try the old fashioned French varieties such as ‘Anais Segales’, ‘Fantin Latour’ and ‘Zephirine Drouhin’.
CitrusRefreshing, rich and pervading
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Chilean JasmineThe pure white trumpet flowers
of Mandevilla laxa exude an exotic gardenia-like perfume, especially lovely in the evening. This quick growing deciduous vine is ideal for archways, fences and pergolas. Or try it over an obelisk in large pot.
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Current mayor Kelvin Coe has
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Mayor Coe has held the positio
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Cr McEvedy is
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presenting the Ellesmere
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rmer mayor
Michael McEvedy.
Pat McEvedy said he has decided to
declare early so as to get any ambiguity
out of the way.
“When folks have asked me I have
been saying yes, so this cle
ars things up.
“I stood for Selwyn Distric
t Council
five ye
ars ago after a long record of
Mayoral hopefuls lining up
by Kent Caddick
Selwyn district councillors are beginning to line up at th
e starting gate for next ye
ar’s mayoral race.
public servic
e in clubs mostly rugby,
administrating and coaching for m
any
years and being on the school BOT’s at
both Southbridge Primary and Ellesmere
College for collectiv
ely four te
rms and
being chairman of both.”
Cr McEvedy has been the SDC
representative on Environment
Canterbury’s Selwyn-Waihora Water
Management Zone committee which he
also chaired.
He will not be the only
sitting
councillor to
contest the mayoralty.
Malvern ward councillor
Sam
Broughton, an unsuccessful mayoral
candidate at the last local body
elections, has signalled his intentions
to contest the mayoralty a
gain.
“I will s
tand for the mayoralty
but
will not be standing as a Malvern ward
councillor again,” h
e said.
Councillors Pat McEvedy (p
ictured) and Sam
Broughton will contest th
e Selwyn mayoralty
next October.
YES
Mayor Kelvin Coe (pictured) will n
ot be seeking
a fourth term while councillor Nigel Barnett is
stepping down from council altogether.
Councillors Sarah Walters (pictured) and
Grant Miller are not ru
ling out the possibility
of a tilt at th
e mayoralty.
NO
MAYBE
Cr Broughton was the third highest
polling mayoral candidate at the
2013 elections behind Mayor Coe
and challenger Dr Olive Webb from
Hororata, who has said she won’t be
running again.
Current deputy mayor Sarah Walters is
another “highly li
kely” candidate for th
e
mayoral chains, and, lik
e Cr Broughton
stood for the mayoralty i
n 2013.
“I have yet to
make a final decision
as I am so busy with council work at th
e
moment, so I w
ill take tim
e off during
the Christmas break to consider my
position although I would say it
is highly
likely I
will stand.”
Cr Walters said she was not surprised
at Cr McEvedy’s intention to stand for
the mayoralty as “fo
r the last seven
terms the Selwyn mayor has been a
farmer from the Ellesmere ward”.
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Retired MAF livestock officer John
Newton runs a few sheep on his small
property in Selwyn Street to help
feed himself, but a recent dog attack
saw one sheep killed and two others
seriously mauled.
“It appears these two dogs made
their attack at about 4.15am as my
neighbour on hearing a disturbance
entered my property and disturbed the
dogs during the attack causing the dogs
to take off.
“These dogs are killers as in
my experience the attack was by
throat strangulation normally used
by undomesticated, uncontrolled
mongrel animals or animals in natural
wild conditions.
“My concern is these types
of dogs could well be capable of
attacking children.”
He said as a superannuitant his
sheep were his annual supply of meat
and also helped to keep the grass down
for fire protection.
“The two surviving sheep were so
stressed they are now unsuitable for
human consumption which means a
loss of around $500 and I will have to
replace the animals.”
Mr Newton said the Selwyn District
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the attack and he was impressed with
their response.
“Animal control was prompt in
attending following a call, taking
descriptions of the animals, photos of
the aftermath of the attack and doing a
Dog attacks a concern
by Kent Caddick
A Coalgate man is concerned dogs attacking sheep around the Selwyn township may turn their
attention to vulnerable children.
search for the dogs.”
The dogs were caught on a security
camera and the footage has given to
the council’s animal control department.
Mr Newton said it isn’t the first time
Coalgate residents have had to deal
with dog attacks.
“There have been around 30
sheep killed by dog attacks in the
Coalgate area over the last two years
which have resulted in a loss to the
sheep’s owners of about $3000 and
in many cases the sheep have been
family pets.”
Council’s Senior Animal Control
Officer Steve Clarke said they were
alerted to the attack by Police.
“After the attack a witness was
interviewed and black and white CCTV
camera footage was also reviewed.
“Two dogs were involved in the
attack and they appear to be either
a Mastiff or Staffy cross breed. The
dogs looked very similar and could
well be related so staff also checked
records to identify where there were
registered dogs in the area of similar
breeds and spoke to a number of dog
owners, however, this did not identify the
dogs involved.”
Mr Clarke said they also sent letter
to properties in the Coalgate township
asking for information to help identify
the dogs.
“This also advised dog owners to
check they were responsible for their
dog's activities and that owners need to
ensure they know where their dogs are.
Coalgate superannuitant John Newton is out of pocket and has had his meat supply destroyed after
dogs attack his sheep.
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The Games celebrated its fifth
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Domain with over 9000 people
attending, 300 competitors taking part,
102 stall holders selling their wares and
200 volunteers working tirelessly behind
the scenes.
Chieftain Alex Bruce, managing
director of Adelphi Distillery an
independent bottler of single cask
Scotch whisky, and a direct descendant
of Robert the Bruce, travelled all the way
from Glasgow for the event.
“I was impressed with how well
organised the event was and by the
Record numbers for Games
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The Hororata Highland Games 2015 Chieftain has given his seal of approval to this year’s event, which
attracted the highest number of visitors in the Games’ five year history.
number of people who attended, which
was considerably more than most
Highland Games in Scotland,” Mr
Bruce said..
“The Hororata Highland Games is
most definitely authentic, paying tribute
to many Scottish traditions, but I really
enjoyed the new elements that have
been introduced and the Kiwi twist was
very special.
“I was honoured to be involved in the
event and would love to come back.”
Event manager Cindy Driscoll was
delighted with the way this year’s event
turned out.
“The Hororata Highland Games
began out of a community desire to
take charge of its own destiny following
the Canterbury earthquakes,” Mrs
Driscoll said.
“Now five years on, the community’s
passion for the event is just as
strong as ever and this passion flows
through the whole event giving it a very
special atmosphere.”
The Oceania Heavyweight
Championship was once again a highlight
of the event with New Zealander, Ruben
De Jong, taking out the title.
The Hororata Highland Games once again played host to some of the best highland dancers in the country. Photo by Peter Walker
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Verse of the week: And the angel came in unto Mary, and said, ‘Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among woman. Luke V28
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CARPET INSTALLATIONS021 227 2080 or Oxford 03 312 4902
021 276 536703 318 7454 | 03 339 7454
• Industrial & Residential• Generator Switching
• New Housing• Repairs & Maintenance
• Mitsubishi Electric Heat Pumps
MB FENCING CONTRACTINGSelwyn Area & Surrounds
All types of rural fencing, latest equipment.
All work guaranteed
FREE QUOTES
Ph. (evenings) 324 4111 or 0273-395-695
Ph 03 318 [email protected]
SERVICES LTDSERVICES LTD
• Pump out Septic Tanks/ Grease traps
• Service contracts/ Maintenance reports
• Unblock Sewer & Stormwater Drains
• Hire Portable loos
• Waterblasting & Camera Investigations
Qualified and Licensed BuilderQuality and professional service for
all your carpentry needs
For all enquiries contact: Dean Brewster 021 842 242
For all your travel needs
40 Carmen Road, Hornby
Park at the door
03 344 3070
SHEARINGMachines and Blades
Small Mobs - Lifestyle BlocksAlso Crutching and Dagging
Throughout the Selwyn Area
Phone ROB 021 413 270
Monday – Thursday 9am – 4.30pmFriday 9am – 4.30pm & Saturday 10am – 12pm
LARGE ASSORTMENTOF CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS
& NATIVITY SETSIN STOCK NOW
OPEN
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Come and see us today!PHONE (03) 318-8513
• 45A SOUTH TCE • DARFIELD •
• NEW ZEALAND •
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NZCNA WINNER
2014The 2014 Frank Veale Memorial Award for Most Improved Newspaper
SELWYN’S AWARDWINNING COMMUNITYNEWSPAPER
10,700 copies distributed weekly to Rolleston, West Melton, Darfield and districts
RecordRecordThe The‘The voice of your community’
SALES CONSULTANTDee Costelloe03 347 1561022 530 [email protected]
SALES MANAGERHelen Rhodes03 347 15640275 273 [email protected]
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WINNER
2014The 2014 Frank Veale Memorial Award for Most Improved Newspaper
SELWYN’S AWARDWINNING COMMUNITYNEWSPAPER
10,700 copies distributed weekly to Rolleston, West Melton, Darfield and districts
RecordRecordThe The‘The voice of your community’
SALES CONSULTANTDee Costelloe03 347 1561022 530 [email protected]
SALES MANAGERHelen Rhodes03 347 15640275 273 [email protected]
TO PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS… PHONE OUR SALES CONSULTANTS
SELWYN’S AWARD WINNING COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER
TO PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS CALL OUR SALES CONSULTANTS
Helen RhodesMedia ConsultantPhone: 03 347 1564Mobile: 027 527 3542Email: [email protected]
Dee CostelloeMedia ConsultantPhone: 03 347 1561Mobile: 022 530 3211Email: [email protected]
NZCNA WINNER
2014The 2014 Frank Veale Memorial Award for Most Improved Newspaper
SELWYN’S AWARDWINNING COMMUNITYNEWSPAPER
10,700 copies distributed weekly to Rolleston, West Melton, Darfield and districts
RecordRecordThe The‘The voice of your community’
SALES CONSULTANTDee Costelloe03 347 1561022 530 [email protected]
SALES MANAGERHelen Rhodes03 347 15640275 273 [email protected]
TO PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS… PHONE OUR SALES CONSULTANTS
NZCNA WINNER
2014The 2014 Frank Veale Memorial Award for Most Improved Newspaper
SELWYN’S AWARDWINNING COMMUNITYNEWSPAPER
10,700 copies distributed weekly to Rolleston, West Melton, Darfield and districts
RecordRecordThe The‘The voice of your community’
SALES CONSULTANTDee Costelloe03 347 1561022 530 [email protected]
SALES MANAGERHelen Rhodes03 347 15640275 273 [email protected]
TO PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS… PHONE OUR SALES CONSULTANTS
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Come in and see our stock.
Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm19 Elgin Street, Sydenham, Chch
Opposite the Colombo mall Phone: 03 377 6629